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Ndisoloko ndibuzwa ukuba kufanelekile na ukuba sithandaze kuYesu Kristu. Ngumbuzo onomdla.

Ndiqinisekile ukuba umntu okholelwa kuBathathu Emnye unokuphendula athi: “Kambe ke, sifanele sithandaze kuYesu. Ngapha koko, uYesu nguThixo.” Ngenxa yoko, kusengqiqweni ukuba amaKristu athandaze kuMoya Oyingcwele kuba, ngokutsho komntu okholelwa kuBathathu Emnye, uMoya Oyingcwele unguThixo. Ndiyazibuza ukuba ungawuqala njani umthandazo oya kuMoya oyiNgcwele? Xa sithandaza kuThixo, uYesu wasixelela ukuba siwuqale ngolu hlobo umthandazo wethu: “Bawo wethu osemazulwini . . . Akazange asixelele nantoni na ngendlela yokubiza yena ngokuthi “Yesu uThixo osemazulwini” okanye mhlawumbi ngokuthi “Kumkani uYesu”? Hayi, ngokusesikweni kakhulu. Kutheni “umzalwana wethu osezulwini…” Ngaphandle kokuba umzalwana akacacanga kakhulu. Ewe, ninabazalwana abaninzi, kodwa mnye kuphela uBawo. Kwaye ukuba sizakulandela ingqiqo kabathathu emnye, sithandaza njani kumntu wesithathu wobuThixo? Ndicinga ukuba kubalulekile ukugcina inkalo yentsapho yolwalamano lwethu noThixo, akunjalo? Ke uYahweh nguBawo, kwaye uYeshuwa nguMzalwana, oko kuya kwenza umoya oyingcwele…yintoni? Omnye umzalwana? Nah. Ndiyazi… “Umalume wethu osezulwini…”

Ndiyazi ukuba ndiyahlekisa, kodwa ndithatha nje imilinganiselo kaBathathu Emnye kwisigqibo sayo esisengqiqweni. Uyabona, andingomntu ukholelwa kuBathathu Emnye. Ummangaliso omkhulu, ndiyazi. Hayi, ndiyayithanda ingcaciso elula uThixo asinika yona ukuze asincede siqonde ulwalamano lwethu naye—olo lolwalamano lukatata/lomntwana. Yinto esinokunxulumana ngayo sonke. Akukho mfihlakalo kuyo. Kodwa kubonakala ngathi unqulo olulungelelanisiweyo lusoloko luzama ukuwubhida lo mbandela. Mhlawumbi nguBathathu Emnye, okanye yenye into. Ndakhuliswa njengomnye wamaNgqina kaYehova yaye awayifundisi imfundiso kaBathathu Emnye, kodwa anenye indlela yokungcolisa ulwalamano lukayise/lomntwana uThixo alunika wonk’ ubani ngoNyana wakhe, uYesu Kristu.

Njengomnye wamaNgqina kaYehova, ndafundiswa kwasebusaneni ukuba ndandingenalo ilungelo lokuzibiza ngokuba ndingumntwana kaThixo. Eyona nto ndandinethemba layo yayikukuba ngumhlobo wakhe. Ukuba ndithe ndahlala ndinyanisekile kuMbutho kwaye ndaziphatha de kwasa ekufeni kwam, ndaza ndavuswa ndaza ndaqhubeka ndinyanisekile eminye iminyaka eyi-1,000 XNUMX, emva kokuba ulawulo lukaKristu lweminyaka eliwaka luphela, kulapho kuphela apho ndandiya kuba ngumntwana kaThixo, inxalenye yenkulungwane yokuqala. usapho lwakhe lwendalo yonke.

Andisakholelwa oko, kwaye ndiyazi ukuba uninzi lwenu olumamele ezi vidiyo luyavumelana nam. Ngoku siyazi ukuba ithemba elinikwe amaKristu lelokuba ngabantwana bakaThixo abamkelweyo, ngokuvisisana nelungiselelo uBawo wethu alenzileyo ngentlawulelo ngokufa kokuphela koNyana amzeleyo. Ngale ndlela, ngoku sinokubiza uThixo njengoBawo wethu. Kodwa ngenxa yendima ebalulekileyo uYesu anayo ekusindisweni kwethu, ngaba nathi sifanele sithandaze kuye? Ngapha koko, uYesu usixelela kuMateyu 28:18 ukuba “linikwe mna lonke igunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni.” Ukuba ungowesibini kumyalelo wazo zonke izinto, ngaba akafanelanga ukuba sithandazele?

Abanye bathi, “Ewe.” Baya kwalatha kuYohane 14:14 othi ngokutsho kweNew American Standard Bible nezinye ezininzi ezifundeka ngolu hlobo: “Ukuba nithe nacela into kum egameni lam, ndoyenza mna.”

Kuyaphawuleka ukuba iAmerican Standard Version yoqobo ayiquki isimelabizo senjongosenzi, “me”. Ifundeka ngolu hlobo: “Ukuba nithe nacela nantoni na egameni lam, ndiya kuyenza mna,” hayi “ukuba nithe nacela nantoni na egameni lam”.

KwaneBhayibhile ehlonelwayo kaKing James ithi: “Ukuba nithe nacela into ngegama lam, ndoyenza mna.”

Kutheni ezinye iinguqulelo zeBhayibhile ezihlonelwayo zingaliquki igama elithi “mna”?

Isizathu sikukuba asiyiyo yonke imibhalo-ngqangi yeBhayibhile ekhoyo equkayo. Ngoko sinokugqiba njani ukuba ngowuphi umbhalo-ngqangi emasiwamkele njengothembekileyo kumbhalo wokuqala?

Ngaba uYesu usixelela ukuba sicele kuye izinto esizidinga ngokungqalileyo, okanye ngaba usixelela ukuba sicele uBawo aze yena, njengommeli kaYise—ulogos okanye ilizwi—asinike ezo zinto uBawo amyalela kuzo?

Simele sithembele kwimvisiswano epheleleyo yeBhayibhile ukuze senze isigqibo ngombhalo-ngqangi esimele samkele. Ukwenza oko, akufuneki nokuba siphumele ngaphandle kwencwadi kaYohane. Kwisahluko esilandelayo, uYesu uthi: “Asinini enanyula mna; Zonke izinto enithe nazicela kuBawo egameni lam Angakunika.” (Funda uYohane 15:16.)

Kwaye ke kwisahluko esisemva koko uyasixelela kwakhona: “Kwaye ngaloo mini aniyi kundibuza nantoni na. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni. ukuba nithe nacela nto kuBawo egameni lam, wokunika yena. Kude kube ngoku anikaceli nto egameni lam; celani, niya kwamkela, ukuze uvuyo lwenu luzaliseke. ( Yohane 16:23, 24 .

Enyanisweni, uYesu uzikhupha ngokupheleleyo kwinkqubo yokubongoza. Uhlabela mgama esithi, “Ngaloo mini niya kucela egameni lam, kwaye Anditsho kuni ukuthi, ndiya kunicelela kuBawo; kuba uBawo ngokwakhe uyanithanda; ngokuba nina nindithandile, nakholwa ukuba mna ndaphuma kuBawo. ( Yohane 16:26, 27 .

Eneneni uthi akasayi kusicela kuBawo. UBawo uyasithanda ngoko sinokuthetha naye ngokuthe ngqo.

Ukuba bekufanele ukuba simbuze ngokuthe ngqo uYesu, kuya kufuneka asenzele isicelo kuBawo, kodwa usixelela ngokucacileyo ukuba akakwenzi oko. UbuKatolika buthatha eli nyathelo ngakumbi ngokubandakanya abangcwele kwinkqubo yezikhalazo. Ukhunga ongcwele, Ongcwele ukhunga kuThixo. Uyabona, yonke le nkqubo yenzelwe ukusahlukanisa noBawo wethu osezulwini. Ngubani ofuna ukonakalisa ulwalamano lwethu noThixo uBawo? Uyazi ngubani, akunjalo?

Kodwa kuthekani ngezo ndawo apho amaKristu aboniswa ethetha ngokuthe ngqo noYesu, ade enze nezibongozo kuye. Ngokomzekelo, uStefano wabiza uYesu ngokuthe ngqo xa wayexulutywa ngamatye.

I<em>New International Version iyiguqulela ngolu hlobo oku: “Ngoxa babemxuluba ngamatye, uStefano wathandaza esithi, “Nkosi Yesu, wamkele umoya wam.” ( IZenzo 7:59 ) IZibhalo Ezingcwele zithi:

Kodwa asiyonguqulelo echanekileyo leyo. Iinguqulelo ezininzi ziyichaza ngokuthi, “wakhwaza”. Kungenxa yokuba isenzi sesiGrike esiboniswe apha— epikaloumenon ( ἐπικαλούμενον) esiligama nje eliqhelekileyo elithetha “ukubiza,” yaye alize lisetyenziswe xa kuthethwa ngomthandazo.

proseukomai (προσεύχομαι) = "ukuthandaza"

epikaloumenon (ἐπικαλούμενον) = "ukukhwaza"

Andiyi kuzama ukulibiza—ligama eliqhelekileyo elithetha “ukubiza”. Ayizange isetyenziswe xa kubhekiswa kumthandazo othi kwisiGrike igama elahlukileyo lilonke. Enyanisweni, elo gama lesiGrike lomthandazo alizange lisetyenziswe naphi na eBhayibhileni ngokuphathelele uYesu.

UPawulos akasebenzisi igama lesiGrike elithetha umthandazo xa esithi wabongoza iNkosi ukuba isuse iliva ecaleni kwakhe.

“Ngoko ukuze ndingaziphakamisi ngokungaphezulu, ndanikwa uviko enyameni yam, isithunywa sikaSathana, ukuba sindithuthumbise. Ndayibongoza kathathu iNkosi ngaso isithunywa eso, ukuba siyisuse kum. Uthe ke yena kum, Ubabalo lwam lukwanele; kuba amandla am azalisekiswa ekuswelekeni kwamandla. ”(2 Korinte 12:7-9 BSB)

Akazange abhale athi, “Ndathandaza kuYehova izihlandlo ezithathu,” kunoko wasebenzisa igama elahlukileyo.

Ngaba iNkosi kubhekiselwa kuyo apha, nguYesu, okanye uYehova? NguNyana okanye uYise? INkosi sisibizo esisetyenziswa ngokufanayo phakathi kwezi zibini. Ngoko asinakutsho ngokuqinisekileyo. Sicinga ukuba nguYesu, kufuneka sizibuze ukuba lo ngumbono. UPawulos wathetha noYesu endleleni eya eDamasko, waza waba neminye imibono abhekisela kuyo kwiincwadi zakhe. Apha, siyabona ukuba iNkosi yathetha naye ngebinzana elithile okanye amagama angqalileyo. Andazi, kodwa xa ndithandaza, andiva ilizwi eliphuma ezulwini lindinika impendulo yomlomo. Uyaqonda, andihambelani nompostile uPawulos. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, uPawulos waba nemibono engummangaliso. Ngaba wayebhekisela kuYesu embonweni, kanye njengalowo wayenawo uPetros xa uYesu wayethetha naye eluphahleni ngoKorneli? Heyi, ukuba uYesu ukhe wathetha nam ngqo, ndiza kumphendula ngqo, kunjalo. Kodwa ngaba loo mthandazo?

Sisenokuthi umthandazo yenye yezinto ezimbini: Uyindlela yokucela into kuThixo, yaye ukwayindlela yokudumisa uThixo. Kodwa ndingacela into kuwe? Oko akuthethi ukuba ndithandaza kuwe, akunjalo? Kwaye ndingakudumisa ngento ethile, kodwa kwakhona, andinakuthi ndithandaza kuwe. Ngoko umthandazo awuyoncoko nje yokucela, ukufuna ukhokelo, okanye ukubulela—zonke izinto esinokukwenza ngazo okanye komnye umntu. Umthandazo yindlela esinxibelelana ngayo noThixo. Ngokukodwa, yindlela esithetha ngayo noThixo.

Ngokuqonda kwam, lo ngundoqo walo mbandela. UYohane utyhila ngoYesu ukuba “bonke abamamkeláyo wabanika igunya lokuba babe ngabantwana bakaThixo, abo ke bakholwayo kwigama lakhe: abantwana abangazalwanga ngagazi, nangakuthanda kwandoda; bazalwa nguThixo. .” ( Yohane 1:12, 13 BSB )

Asilifumani igunya lokuba ngabantwana bakaYesu. Sinikwe igunya lokuba ngabantwana bakaThixo. Okwesihlandlo sokuqala, abantu baye banikwa ilungelo lokubiza uThixo ngokuthi nguYise wobuqu. Elinjani lona ilungelo uYesu asenzele lona: Ukubiza uThixo ngokuthi “Bawo.” Utata wam ondizalayo yayinguDonald, yaye nabani na emhlabeni wayenelungelo lokumbiza ngegama, kodwa mna nodadewethu kuphela esasinelungelo lokumbiza ngokuthi “Bawo.” Ngoko ngoku sinokubiza uThixo uSomandla ngokuthi “Tata,” “Tata,” “Abba,” “Bawo.” Kutheni singafuni ukusebenzisa ngokupheleleyo oko?

Andikho kwimeko yokubeka umthetho malunga nokuba ungathandaza na kuYesu. Kufuneka wenze oko isazela sakho sikuyalela ukuba ukwenze. Kodwa ekwenzeni oko, qwalasela olu lwalamano: Entsatsheni, unokuba nabazalwana abaninzi, kodwa uBawo omnye kuphela. Uza kuthetha nomkhuluwa wakho. Ngoba kutheni? Kodwa iingxoxo onazo notata wakho zahlukile. Zahlukile. Ngokuba nguyihlo, kwaye mnye kuphela wabo.

UYesu akazange asixelele ukuba sithandaze kuye, kodwa kuphela ukuba sithandaze kuYise nowethu, uThixo wakhe nowethu. UYesu wasinika ulwalathiso olungqalileyo oluya kuThixo njengoBawo wethu. Kutheni singenakufuna ukulisebenzisa elo thuba ngawo onke amathuba?

Kwakhona, andenzi mthetho wokuba kulungile okanye akulunganga ukuthandaza kuYesu. Asiyondawo yam leyo. Ngumcimbi wesazela. Ukuba ufuna ukuthetha noYesu njengomzalwana omnye komnye, ixhomekeke kuwe loo nto. Kodwa xa kuthethwa ngomthandazo, kubonakala kukho umahluko ekunzima ukuwuchaza kodwa kulula ukuwubona. Khumbula ukuba, nguYesu owasixelela ukuba sithandaze kuBawo osezulwini waza wasifundisa indlela yokuthandaza kuBawo wethu osezulwini. Akazange asixelele ukuba sithandaze kuye.

Enkosi ngokubukela nangenkxaso yenu kulo msebenzi.

Ukuze ufumane inkcazelo engakumbi ngalo mbandela jonga ikhonkco kwinkalo yenkcazo yale vidiyo. https://proselytiserofyah.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/can-we-pray-to-jesus/

 

 

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