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Kwividiyo yam yangaphambili eyayiyinxalenye yolu ngcelele ngeSabatha kunye nomthetho kaMoses, sifunde ukuba amaKristu akufuneki agcine iSabatha njengoko amaSirayeli amandulo ayesenza. Kakade ke, sikhululekile ukwenjenjalo, kodwa eso iya kuba sisigqibo sobuqu. Noko ke, asimele sicinge ukuba ngokuyigcina, sizalisekisa imfuneko yosindiso lwethu. Usindiso aluzi ngenxa yokuba sizama ukugcina ikhowudi yomthetho. Ukuba sicinga ukuba kunjalo, ukuba sishumayela kwabanye ukuba kunjalo, ngoko siyazigweba. Njengoko uPawulos eyibeka kumaGalati nawo awayebonakala enale ngxaki yokucinga ukuba kufuneka agcine omnye okanye wonke umthetho:

“Kuba ukuba nizenza amalungisa phambi koThixo ngokugcina umthetho, nigawulwe kuKristu; niphalele elubabalweni lukaThixo. ( Galati 5:4 )

Ke, abakhuthazi beSabatha abafana no-exJW uMark Martin, okanye iinkokeli zebandla lamaSabatha, basemkhenkceni obhityileyo ngokushumayela emhlambini wabo ukuba ukugcina iSabatha yimfuneko ukuze ubani asindiswe. Kambe ke, la madoda ayayazi le ndinyana sisandul’ ukuyifunda, kodwa azama ukuyijikeleza ngokuthi ukugcinwa kweSabatha kwandulela umthetho. Bathi yamiselwa abantu ngexesha lokudala, kuba uThixo waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe waza wawubiza njengongcwele. Kaloku, ulwaluko lwalukho kwangaphambi komthetho, ukanti lwadlula yaye abo babeluphakamisa bagwetywa. Yahluke njani iSabatha? Kulungile, andisayi kungena kuloo nto ngoku, kuba sele ndikwenzile oko. Ukuba awukhange uyibukele ividiyo yokuqala ukubona ukuba kutheni ukuqiqa kwamaSabatha kungabambeleli kuphononongo lwezibhalo, ke ndingacebisa ukuba uyeke le vidiyo kwaye usebenzise ikhonkco elingasentla ukubona ividiyo yokuqala. Ndibeke ikhonkco kuyo kwinkcazo yale vidiyo kwaye ndiya kongeza ikhonkco kuyo kwakhona ekupheleni kwale vidiyo.

Konke oku kuthethwayo, sisashiyelwe imibuzo embalwa engakhange iphendulwe kwividiyo yokuqala. Umzekelo, xa ujonga kwiMithetho eliShumi, uya kubona ukuba iSabatha ibandakanyiwe njengomthetho wesine. Ngoku, ukuskenwa kwezinye ezisithoba kubonisa ukuba zisasebenza. Ngokomzekelo, sisathintelwa ekunquleni izithixo, ukunyelisa igama likaThixo, ukubulala, ubusela, ukuxoka, nokukrexeza. Ngoko kutheni iSabatha ifanele yahluke?

Abanye baphikisa ngelithi iMithetho Elishumi ingumthetho ongunaphakade yaye ngenxa yoko yahlukile kwamanye amakhulukhulu emimiselo ephantsi koMthetho kaMoses, kodwa loo mahluko ukho kwiingcamango zabo. Akukho ndawo kwizibhalo zamaKristu apho uYesu okanye ababhali beBhayibhile bakhe bawenza mahluko onjalo. Xa bethetha ngomthetho, bathetha ngawo wonke umthetho.

Eyona nto bayityeshelayo abantu abanjalo kukuba njengamaKristu, asinamthetho. Sisephantsi komthetho. Asingomthetho kaMoses esi siphantsi kwawo. Loo mthetho wathatyathelw’ indawo ngumthetho owongamileyo—iMithetho Elishumi yathatyathelw’ indawo yiMithetho Elishumi. Oku kwaxelwa kwangaphambili nguYeremiya:

“Nguwo ke lo umnqophiso, endiya kuwenza nendlu kaSirayeli emva kwaloo mihla, utsho uYehova: Ndiya kuwubeka umyalelo wam embilinini yabo, ndiwubhale ezintliziyweni zabo; ndibe nguThixo wabo, bona babe ngabantu bam.”— Yeremiya 31:33;

UYehova uThixo wayeza kuwuthabatha njani umthetho obhalwe kumacwecwe amatye aze ngandlel’ ithile ayibhale ezintliziyweni zabantu?

Kwaneengcali kumthetho kaMoses ngexesha likaYesu zazingayazi impendulo yalo mbuzo, nto leyo ebonakala ngokuncokola komnye wabo neNkosi yethu uYesu.

Kwafika omnye wabachazi-mthetho, weva bebuzana; Ebona ukuba uYesu ubaphendule kakuhle, wambuza esithi, Kuyo yonke imithetho nguwuphi owona mthetho ubalulekileyo?

UYesu waphendula wathi: “Owona ubalaseleyo, lo: Yiva, Sirayeli, iNkosi uThixo wethu yiNkosi inye. Uze uyithande iNkosi uThixo wakho ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangomphefumlo wakho uphela, nangengqondo yakho iphela, nangamandla akho ephela. Owesibini ke ngulo: 'Mthande ummelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda ngako.' Akukho mthetho mkhulu kunale.

“Utshilo, titshala,” yaphendula le ndoda. “Unyanisile xa usithi uThixo mnye, akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwakhe. Ukumthanda yena ngentliziyo yakho iphela, nangengqondo yakho iphela, nangamandla akho ephela, nokuthi umthande ummelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda ngako, yeyona nto ibalulekileyo kuwe ngaphezu kwawo onke amadini anyukayo nemibingelelo.

UYesu embonile ukuba uphendule ngengqiqo, wathi kuye, Akukude wena ebukumkanini bukaThixo. ( Marko 12:28-34 )

Uthando! Ukuthanda uThixo nothando ngabanye. Konke kuxhomekeke kuloo nto. Kubaluleke gqitha kangangokuba xa uYesu wabona ukuba lo mFarisi uyifumene, wamxelela ukuba ‘akakude ebukumkanini bukaThixo. UMthetho ushwankathelwa ngemithetho emibini: ukuthanda uThixo nokuthanda ummelwane. Ukuqonda loo nyaniso kumsondeze loo mFarisi kubukumkani bukaThixo. Imithetho emithathu yokuqala kwelishumi iya kugcinwa ngokwemvelo kuthi ukuba simthanda ngokwenene uThixo. Isixhenxe esiseleyo, kuquka nowesine, umthetho weSabatha, siya kugcinwa nguye nawuphi na umKristu olandela isazela sakhe esiqhutywa luthando.

Umthetho owangena endaweni yomthetho kaMoses ngumthetho kaKristu, umthetho wothando. UPawulos wabhala:

“Thwalisanani ubunzima; xa nenjenjalo ke nithobela umyalelo kaKrestu.” ( Galati 6:2 )

Ngowuphi umthetho sibhekisa kuwo? Ibhalwe phi le mithetho? Masiqale ngale:

“Ngoko ke ndininika umyalelo omtsha: Thandanani. Njengoko ndinithandileyo mna, nani nifanele nithandane. ( Yohane 13:34, 35

Nguwo lo umthetho omtsha, ongaqukiyo emthethweni kaMoses. Intsha njani? Akatsho na ukuba sithandane yaye asiyiyo na le nto siyenzayo ngokwemvelo? Xa wayethetha ngokuthanda iintshaba zikabani kuMateyu 5:43-48 , uYesu wathi: “Ukuba nithe nabulisa abazalwana benu bodwa, yintoni na engaqhelekanga eniyenzayo? Abenzi kwaloo nto na nabantu beentlanga? ( Mateyu 5:47 )

Hayi, asiyonto inye. Okokuqala, kulo naliphi na iqela labafundi, kukho abo uya kuziva uhlobene nabo ngokwemvelo, kodwa abanye oya kubanyamezela kuphela ngenxa yokuba bengabazalwana noodade bakho bokomoya. Kodwa uthando lwakho ngabo lufikelela kude kangakanani? UYesu akasixeleli nje ukuba sithande onke amalungu entsapho yethu yokomoya, kodwa usinika umfaneleko, indlela yokulinganisa olo thando. Uthi, ukuthandana “kanye njengoko ndinithandileyo nina.”

UYesu wancama yonke into ngenxa yethu. IBhayibhile isixelela ukuba wathabatha ubume bekhoboka. Wade wanyamezela ukufa okubuhlungu ngenxa yethu. Ngoko xa uPawulos waxelela abaseGalati ukuba bathwalisane imithwalo yabo ukuze sizalisekise umthetho kaKristu, ngoku siyayibona indlela osebenza ngayo loo mthetho. Ayikhokelwa ngumgaqo ongqongqo wemithetho ebhaliweyo, kuba ngayo nayiphi na ikhowudi yomthetho ebhaliweyo, kuya kuhlala kukho imikrozo. Akunjalo, wayibhala ezintliziyweni zethu. Umthetho wothando ngumthetho osekelwe kwimigaqo enokuziqhelanisa nayo nayiphi na imeko. Akunakubakho zikroba.

Ngoko, umthetho kaKristu uye wathabathel’ indawo njani umthetho kaMoses? Thatha umthetho wesithandathu: "Uze ungabulali." UYesu wahlabela mgama esithi:

“Nivile ukuba kwathiwa kumanyange, Uze ungabulali; kodwa othe wabulala, woba sisisulu somgwebo. Noko ke, mna ndithi kuni, wonk’ ubani oqhubeka equmbele umzalwana wakhe uya kuphenduliswa kwinkundla yokusesikweni; kodwa nabani na obiza umzalwana wakhe ngelizwi elingathethekiyo lendelelo uya kuphenduliswa kwiNkundla Ephakamileyo; kanti nabani na othi, 'Sidengendini esingento yanto!' uya kuba sisisulu somlilo weGehena. ( Mateyu 5:21, 22 NWT )

Ngoko ukubulala, phantsi komthetho kaKristu, akusapheleli kwisenzo somzimba sokubulala ubomi ngokungekho mthethweni. Ngoku kuquka ukuthiya umzalwana wakho, ukumdelela umKristu onguwenu, nokuwisa isigwebo somgwebo.

Phofu ke, ndisebenzise iNguqulelo Yehlabathi Elitsha apha, ngenxa yempoxo. Uyabona, inkcazo abayinika "Sidenge esidelekileyo!" Ingaba yi:

“Ichaza umntu njengongenaxabiso ngokuziphatha, uwexuki nomvukeli nxamnye noThixo.” (w06 2/15 iphe. 31 Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi)

Ngoko, ukuba unomsindo yaye uyamdelela umzalwana wakho kangangokuba umbize ngokuthi “mwexuki,” uzigweba yaye uzigwebela ukufa kwesibini eGehena. Ayimangalisi na indlela iQumrhu Elilawulayo eliye lawaphembelela ngayo amaNgqina kaYehova ukuba aphule lo mthetho kaKristu, ukuze abulale abazalwana noodade bawo ngokubagweba ngentiyo njengabawexuki ngenxa nje yokuba abo bayimela ngenkalipho inyaniso yaye bezichasa iimfundiso zobuxoki zoLawulo. Umzimba.

Ndiyazi ukuba akukho sihloko, kodwa bekufuneka kuthiwe. Ngoku, makhe sijonge omnye umzekelo ongaphezulu wendlela umthetho kaKristu owodlula ngayo umthetho kaMoses.

“Nivile ukuba kwathiwa, Uze ungakrexezi. Kodwa mna ndithi kuni wonk’ ubani oqhubeka ekhangela umfazi ngokokude amkhanuke sele emkrexezile entliziyweni yakhe. ( Mateyu 5:27, 28 NWT )

Kwakhona, phantsi komthetho, sisenzo sokwenyama kuphela esikufanelekelayo ukukrexeza, kodwa apha uYesu udlulela ngaphaya komthetho kaMoses.

Umthetho kaKristu ungena njani endaweni yomthetho kaMoses xa kuthethwa ngeSabatha? Impendulo yalo mbuzo inamacandelo amabini. Masiqale ngokuhlalutya imilinganiselo yokuziphatha yomthetho weSabatha.

“Khumbula umhla wesabatha ukuba uwungcwalise. Wosebenza imihla emithandathu, uwenze wonke umsebenzi wakho; ke wona umhla wesixhenxe yisabatha kaYehova uThixo wakho. Uze ungenzi namnye umsebenzi ngawo, wena, nonyana wakho, nentombi yakho, nesicaka sakho, nesicakakazi sakho, nezinto zakho ezizitho zine, nomphambukeli ophambukele phakathi kwakho; Kuba ngemihla emithandathu uYehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, neento zonke ezikwezo zinto, waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe. Ngenxa yoko uYehova wawusikelela umhla wesabatha, wawungcwalisa. ( Eksodus 20:8-11 )

Phawula ukuba ekuphela kwento eyayifuneka yayikukuphumla kuwo wonke umsebenzi iiyure ezingama-24. Yayibububele bothando obu. Kwanamakhoboka ayengenakucelwa ukuba akhonze iinkosi zawo ngeSabatha. Yonke indoda nomfazi babenexesha labo. Ixesha lokuphumla ngokwasengqondweni, ngokwasemzimbeni, ngokweemvakalelo nangokomoya. Ixesha lokucamngca ngengqiqo. Ixesha elikhululekile kwiimbophelelo ezidinisayo.

Kwakufuneka bayigcine ngexesha elithile kuba babeluhlanga. ECanada, sithatha iintsuku ezimbini emsebenzini. Siyibiza impelaveki. Sonke siyavuma ukuyenza ngoMgqibelo nangeCawa, kuba kungenjalo kuya kuba ngumbhodamo.

Ukungayi emsebenzini kusempilweni kwaye kubuyisela umphefumlo. ISabatha yayililungiselelo lothando, kodwa kwakufuneka iphunyezwe phantsi kwesigwebo sokufa.

Wathi uYehova kuMoses, Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo, Nize nizigcine iisabatha zam, ngokuba zingumqondiso phakathi kwam nani kwizizukulwana zenu, ukuze nazi ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo. Yehova, ngcwalise; niyigcine isabatha, kuba ingcwele kuni. Lowo uyihlambelayo wobulawa afe; Bonke abo basebenza umsebenzi ngayo, loo mphefumlo wonqanyulwa, ungabikho ebantwini bakowawo. Imihla emithandathu wosebenza umsebenzi ngayo, ke umhla wesixhenxe yisabatha kasabatha, ingcwele kuYehova; bonke abo basebenza umsebenzi ngomhla wesabatha, bobulawa bafe. Oonyana bakaSirayeli mabayigcine ke isabatha, bayenze isabatha kwizizukulwana zabo: ingumnqophiso ongunaphakade. Phakathi kwam noonyana bakaSirayeli, ingumqondiso ongunaphakade phakathi kwam noonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba ngemihla emithandathu uYehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe, waphefumla.’” ( Eksodus 31:12-17 ) Inguqulelo yesiXhosa yowe-XNUMX yesiXhosa.

Kutheni bekuya kufuneka kuphunyezwe ilungiselelo lothando kunye nesigwebo sokufa? Kaloku, siyazi ngokwembali yawo ukuba amaSirayeli ayengabantu abakhohlakeleyo, abantamo zilukhuni nabavukelayo. Babengenakuwugcina umthetho ngenxa yemvakalelo yothando ngommelwane wabo. Kodwa kwakubalulekile ukuba bawugcine wonke umthetho, kuba umthetho, kuquka iMithetho Elishumi, kuquka neSabatha, wawuphumeza injongo enkulu ngakumbi.

KwabaseGalati sifunda ngale nto:

“Ngaphambi kokuba indlela yokukholwa kuKristu ibekho kuthi, sasilindwe ngumthetho. Sagcinwa eluvalelweni, ngokungathi kunjalo, de indlela yokholo ityhilwe. Mandiyibeke ngenye indlela. ke wona umthetho wawusigcina thina, ade afike uKristu; yasikhusela, sada saya kwenziwa amalungisa ngokholo. Kwaye ngoku ifikile indlela yokholo, asisafuni mthetho njengomlondolozi wethu.” ( Galati 3:23-25 ​​)

Indlela yokholo ifikile ngoku. Ngoku sisindiswa, kungekhona ngokubambelela ngokuqinileyo kumthetho—umgaqo ekungekho moni unokuwugcina nangayiphi na imeko—kodwa ngokholo. Umgaqo womthetho wawulungiselela uhlanga ukuba lube nomthetho ophakamileyo, umthetho kaKristu, umthetho wothando.

Yicinge ngolu hlobo. Ukuba umnini-mhlaba ongumSirayeli wayegcina iSabatha ukuze angagwetyelwa ukufa kodwa asebenzise amakhoboka akhe ngethambo ngezinye iintsuku ezintandathu, ngaba wayeya kugwetywa ngokomthetho. Hayi, kuba wayeyigcina incwadi yomthetho, kodwa phambi koThixo akazange awugcine umoya womthetho. Akazange abonise uthando ngommelwane. NjengamaKristu, asinazikroba kuba umthetho wothando ugubungela zonke iimeko.

UYohane uyasixelela: “Lowo umthiyileyo umzalwana okanye udade usisibulala-mntu, yaye niyazi ukuba akukho sibulala-mntu sinobomi obungunaphakade buhleliyo kuso. Siyazi ngale nto into okuyiyo uthando: UYesu Kristu wasincamela ubomi bakhe. Nathi ke sifanele ukubancamela abazalwana ubomi bethu.” (Funda eyoku-1 kaYohane 3:15, 16.)

Ke, ukuba uza kuthobela umthetho-siseko esekelwe kuwo iSabatha, uya kuqinisekisa ukuba usebenza ngobulungisa nabasebenzi bakho kwaye ungabasebenzi kakhulu. Awudingi mthetho ukunyanzela ukuba ugcine ixesha elingqongqo leeyure ezingama-24. Kunoko, uthando luya kukushukumisela ekubeni wenze oko kuyingenelo kwabo bakusebenzelayo, yaye eneneni, nawe ngokwakho, kuba ukuba ubunokusebenza ngokunganqumamiyo yaye ungaphumli, ubuya kuphulukana novuyo lwakho uze wenzekalise impilo yakho.

Oku kundikhumbuza ubomi bam njengomnye wamaNgqina kaYehova. Kwakufuneka siye kwiintlanganiso ezintlanu ngeveki yaye kwakulindeleke ukuba sibe nenxaxheba kubulungiseleli bendlu ngendlu ngamarhatya nangeempela-veki. Konke oku ngelixa unyamekela intsapho kwaye ubambe umsebenzi osisigxina. Asizange sibe nosuku lokuphumla, ngaphandle kokuba siye sazithabatha, yaye emva koko sasiziva sinetyala ngenxa yokuba singazange size kwiqela lenkonzo yasentsimini okanye siphoswe ziintlanganiso. Kwakubizwa ngokuba kukuzincama, nangona iZibhalo zamaKristu zingathethi nto ngokuzincama okunjalo. Yijonge. Khangela igama elithi “ukuzincama” kwiWatchtower Library—elibhalwe ngolu hlobo ngoonobumba basendle ukuze ubambise zonke izinto ezahlukahlukeneyo. Uya kufumana iingoma ezingaphezu kwewaka kwiimpapasho zeWatch Tower, kodwa akukho nanye eBhayibhileni, kwanakwiNguqulelo Yehlabathi Elitsha. Sasikhonza iinkosi ezingqwabalala ezaziseyisela ekubeni sikhonza uYehova uThixo. Ubunkokeli boMbutho buye benza ukuba uThixo abe ngumphathi ongqwabalala.

Ndikufumanisa kutyhila kakhulu ukuba imibhalo yokugqibela yeSibhalo esiphefumlelweyo yileyo kaYohane. Ngoba? Kuba ezo mibhalo zigxininisa kuthando ngaphezu kwayo yonke enye into. Kufana nokuba, emva kokusinika zonke iinkqubano zikaThixo nabantu, uBawo wethu wasezulwini uphefumlela uYohane ukuba akushwankathele ngokusenza siqonde ukuba ngokwenene luthando.

Kwaye oku kusizisa kwinyaniso yokwenyani nemangalisayo etyhilwa ngeSabatha, into ethi onke amaSabatha ayiphose, kanye njengabaFarisi abancinci abalungileyo abaqhuba kakuhle ekugxileni kwimithetho, imithetho kunye nemimiselo yokugwetyelwa kwaye baphose umfanekiso omkhulu wento epheleleyo. ububanzi, nobude, nokuphakama, nobunzulu bothando lukaThixo. Kwileta eya kumaHebhere, sixelelwa oku:

“Umthetho usisithunzi nje sodwa sezinto ezilungileyo eziza kubakho, ungathethi zona ezo zinto. Ngenxa yesi sizathu ayinakuze, ngamadini afanayo aphindaphindwayo ngokungenasiphelo unyaka nonyaka, ibenze bagqibelele abo basondelayo ekunquleni.” ( Hebhere 10:1 )

Ukuba “umthetho usisithunzi nje sezinto ezilungileyo eziza kubakho,” ngoko iSabatha, eyinxalenye yaloo mthetho, imele ibe nesithunzi sezinto ezilungileyo eziza kuza, akunjalo? Zeziphi izinto ezilungileyo ezifanekiselwa yiSabatha ngokuthe ngqo?

Impendulo yoko ifumaneka kumthetho weSabatha yantlandlolo.

“Kuba ngemihla emithandathu uYehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, neento zonke ezikwezo zinto, waza waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe. Ngenxa yoko uYehova wawusikelela umhla wesabatha, wawungcwalisa. ( Eksodus 20:11 )

Njengoko kubonisiwe kwividiyo engaphambili, ezi asizoentsuku zokoqobo ezineeyure ezingama-24, kwaye ingxelo yendalo yeGenesis ayenzelwanga ukuba ithatyathwe ngokoqobo njengeplani yeprojekthi yokulungisa umhlaba. Into esinayo apha yinkcazo yobumbongo ejoliswe ukunceda abantu bamandulo baqonde izinto zenkqubo yokuyila kunye nokwazisa ingcamango yeentsuku ezisixhenxe zomsebenzi ophela ngosuku lokuphumla. Loo Sabatha luphumlo lukaThixo, kodwa ngokwenene imela ntoni?

UYesu usikhokelela kwimpendulo kwingxelo awaphinda wathetha ngayo nxamnye nolawulo olungqongqo lwabaFarisi.

Ngenye isabatha uYesu wayecanda emasimini, basuka abafundi bakhe bakha izikhwebu behamba. Ke ngoko bathi abaFarisi kuye, Khangela, yini na ukuba benze oko kungavumelekileyo ngesabatha? Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Anizanga niyilese na into awayenzayo uDavide, xa yena nabalingane bakhe balambile, beswele? Ngexesha lobubingeleli obukhulu buka-Abhiyatare, wangena endlwini kaThixo waza wadla izonka ezingcwalisiweyo, ezazivumelekile kubabingeleli kuphela. Kwaye wanika namaqabane akhe. Emva koko uYesu wathi, “ISabatha yenziwa ngenxa yomntu, hayi umntu wayenzelwe iSabatha. Ke ngoko, uNyana woMntu uyiNkosi yayo nesabatha.( Marko 2:23-28 )

Ezo ngxelo zimbini zokugqibela zinzima ngentsingiselo kangangokuba ndinobuganga bokuthatha incwadi epheleleyo ukuzicacisa. Kodwa sinemizuzu embalwa kuphela. Masiqale ngentetho yokuqala: “Isabatha le yabakho ngenxa yomntu, asingumntu owabakhoyo ngenxa yesabatha.” Abantu abazange badalwe ukuze bagcine iSabatha. ISabatha yenzelwe ukunceda thina, kodwa apha uYesu akabhekiseli kusuku olunye lweveki. Ngomhla weSabatha abaFarisi babesiba shushu kwaye bezikhathaza ngawo yayiluphawu nje lwento enkulu ngakumbi—isithunzi sento eyinyani.

Nangona kunjalo, umkhwa wobuFarisi abantu abaninzi abahlupheka kuwo ngokukhawuleza wenza umqondiso ongaphezulu kunokwenyani oyimeleyo. Thatha njengobungqina boku, imithetho ebekwe ngabaFarisi banamhlanje ababumba iQumrhu Elilawulayo lamaNgqina kaYehova. Xa kufikelelwa kumthetho kaThixo ngegazi, benza okungakumbi ngomfuziselo kunento eyimelayo. Igazi limele ubomi, kodwa bakhetha ukunikela ngobomi, emva koko baphule ingcaciso yabo yesithintelo sokutya igazi. Ukusa la mazwi kaYesu angeSabatha kweli qela labaFarisi aze atshintshe igama elilula kusinika oku: “Igazi lenziwa ngenxa yomntu, kungekhona umntu ngenxa yegazi.” UYehova uThixo akazange abe nenjongo yokuba abantu bafe ngenxa yokwala ukutofelwa igazi. Awuyincami inyani ukuze ugcine isimboli, akunjalo? Bubuvuvu.

Ngokukwanjalo, abo baFarisi bamandulo, babecinga ukuba ukuthobela umthetho ngeSabatha kwakubaluleke ngakumbi kunokuphelisa ukubandezeleka komntu, enoba kukulamba okanye kukugula. Khumbula indlela abakhalaza ngayo izihlandlo ezininzi uYesu ephilisa abagulayo waza wavula amehlo kwiimfama ngeSabatha.

Bayiphosa ingongoma yokuba yonke injongo yeSabatha yayikukuphelisa ukubandezeleka. Usuku lokuphumla emisebenzini yethu.

Kodwa ukuba uYesu wayengabhekiseli kusuku lokoqobo oluziiyure ezingama-24 xa wayesithi iSabatha yenzelwe umntu, ngoko wayethetha ngeyiphi iSabatha? Ingcaciso ikumazwi akhe alandelayo: “UNyana woMntu uyiNkosi yayo nesabatha.”

Akathethi ngeentsuku zeveki. Intoni? Ngaba uYesu uyiNkosi yeSabatha, kodwa ingeyiyo eminye imihla? Ngubani ke ngoko iNkosi yoMvulo, ngoLwesibini, okanye uLwesithathu?

Khumbula ukuba iSabatha yayifuzisela umhla weNkosi wokuphumla. Loo Sabatha kaThixo isaqhubeka.

Ngoku ndiza kufunda inxalenye ende yamaHebhere eqala kwisahluko sesi-3 indinyana 11 iphele kwisahluko sesi-4 indinyana 11. Konke oku ndinokukuchaza ngawam amazwi, kodwa ilizwi eliphefumlelweyo elilapha linamandla ngakumbi kwaye lizicacisa ngokwalo.

“Ngoko ke ndafunga ndinomsindo, ndathi: ‘Abayi kungena ekuphumleni kwam.’” Lumkani ke, bazalwana noodade abathandekayo. Zigcineni iintliziyo zenu zingabi mbi, ningakholwayo, nimke kuThixo ophilileyo. Nimele nilumkisane yonke imihla, ngoxa “kusenamhla,” ukuze kungabikho namnye kuni olahlekiswa sisono aze aqaqadeke kuThixo. Kuba, ukuba sithembekile kude kube sekupheleni, sikholose ngoThixo, njengoko saqalayo ukukholwa, soba nesabelo kuko konke okukaKristu. Khumbula oko ikutshoyo: “Namhlanje, xa nithe naliva ilizwi lakhe, musani ukuzenza lukhuni iintliziyo zenu, njengoko wenzayo uSirayeli ukumvukela kwawo.” Yaye ngoobani abavukela uThixo, nangona balivayo ilizwi lakhe? Asingabo na abantu abaphuma eYiputa uMoses? Ngubani na owamqumbisayo iminyaka emashumi mane? Yayingengabantu abonayo na, izidumbu zabo zalala entlango? Wayethetha nabani uThixo xa wayefunga ukuba abasayi kuze bangene ekuphumleni kwakhe? Ngaba yayingengobantu abangazange bamthobele? Siyabona ke ngoko, ukuba, ngenxa yokungakholwa kwabo, ababanga nakungena ekuphumleni kwakhe. Idinga lokungena ekuphumleni kwakhe lisahleli. Ngoko sifanele sibe noloyiko, hleze abanye benu bangasifumani. Kuba ezi ndaba zilungileyo—zokuba uThixo ukulungisele ukuphumla oku—zishunyayelwe kuthi kanye njengoko kwaba njalo nakubo. Kodwa oko akuzange kuncede nto kubo, kuba babengabelani ngokholo lwabo babephulaphule uThixo. Kuba thina bakholwayo sodwa sinokungena ekuphumleni kwakhe. Ngokubhekiselele kwabanye, uThixo wathi: “Ndibafungile ndinomsindo, ndathi: ‘Abayi kungena ekuphumleni kwam,’” nangona oku kuphumla sele kulungisiwe ukususela ekudalweni kwakhe ihlabathi. Siyazi ukuba ilungile ngenxa yendawo ekuthethwa ngayo eZibhalweni ngomhla wesixhenxe: “Waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe.” Kodwa kwezinye iindawo uThixo wathi, “Abayi kungena endaweni yam yokuphumla.” Ngoko ke ukuphumla kukaThixo kukho ukuze abantu bangene, kodwa abo baziva kuqala ezi ndaba zilungileyo abazange bangene kuba bengazange bamthobele uThixo. Ngoko uThixo wamisa elinye ixesha lokungena ekuphumleni kwakhe, yaye elo lixesha nanamhlanje. UThixo wakuvakalisa oku esebenzisa uDavide emva kwexesha elide kumazwi asele ecatshulwe: “Namhlanje, xa nithe naliva ilizwi lakhe, musani ukuzenza lukhuni iintliziyo zenu.” Ke kaloku, ukuba uYoshuwa wayephumelele ukubaphumza, uThixo ngewayengazange athethe ngomnye umhla wokuphumla owawuseza. Ngoko ke abantu bakaThixo balindelwe luphumlo olukhethekileyo. Kuba bonke abangene ekuphumleni kukaThixo baphumle ekubulalekeni kwabo, kanye njengoko uThixo wakwenzayo emva kokudala ihlabathi. Ngoko masenze konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze singene koko kuphumla. Kodwa ukuba siyamvukela uThixo, njengoko wenzayo amaSirayeli, sokhubeka. ( Hebhere 3:11–4:11 .

Xa uYehova waphumlayo kumsebenzi wakhe wokudala, yayinjani imeko yehlabathi? Konke kwakulungile. UAdam noEva babengenasono yaye babeza kuzala uluntu. Bonke babemiselwe ukulawula yonke indalo esemhlabeni baze bazalise umhlaba ngenzala yabantu abangamalungisa. Yaye ngaphezu kwayo nantoni na enye, babeseluxolweni noThixo.

Oko koko kuthethwa kukuba ekuphumleni kukaThixo: ukunandipha uxolo lukaThixo, ukuba nolwalamano noBawo wethu.

Noko ke, bona baza bagxothwa kumyezo oyiparadesi. Baphulukana nelifa baza bafa. Ngoko ke, ukuze singene ekuphumleni kukaThixo, simele sidlule ekufeni siye ebomini. Simele singeniswe ekuphumleni kukaThixo ngobabalo lwakhe olusekelwe ekuthembekeni kwethu. UYesu wenza konke oku kwenzeke. UyiNkosi yeSabatha. Lowo, njengeNkosi, nguye onegunya lokugweba nokusingenisa ekuphumleni kukaThixo. Njengoko amaHebhere esitsho, ukuba sikholose “ngoThixo kanye njengoko saqalayo ukukholwa, soba nesabelo kuko konke okukaKristu.” Olu kuphumla belulungile ukususela oko uThixo wadala ihlabathi loLuntu. Ke masenze konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze singene koko kuphumla.

Umthetho kaMoses usisithunzi sezinto ezilungileyo ezizayo. Enye yezo zinto zilungileyo, ezafanekiselwa kwangaphambili lusuku lweSabatha yeveki nganye lithuba lokungena kumhla wokuphumla kaThixo ongunaphakade weSabatha. Emva kokuba uThixo esidalele ikhaya, waphumla. Abantu babekolu phumlo kwasekuqaleni yaye babeya kuqhubeka bekho ngonaphakade logama bethobela uYise wasezulwini. Oku kusibuyisela kwinyaniso esisiseko ephathelele uthando.

“Ukuthanda uThixo kuthetha ukugcina imiyalelo yakhe, kwaye ayinzima imiyalelo yakhe.” (Funda eyoku-1 kaYohane 5:3.)

“Ndibhala ndinikhumbuza, zintanda, ukuba sithandane. Lo asingomthetho mtsha, ngulowo sasinawo kwasekuqalekeni. Uthando kuthetha ukwenza oko uThixo asiyalele kona, yaye wasiyalela ukuba sithandane, kanye njengoko nevayo kwasekuqalekeni.” ( 2 Yohane 5, 6 NLT )

Lo mthetho sasinawo kwasekuqalekeni ngumthetho omtsha, asinike wona uYesu, wokuba sithandane njengoko wasithandayo.

Umtyholi wasahlukanisa noThixo ngokusixelela ukuba singaphila kakuhle ngaphandle kwakhe. Jonga ukuba kwenzeka njani oko. Asizange siphumle ukususela ngaloo mini. Ukuphumla kuyo yonke imigudu yethu kunokwenzeka kuphela xa sibuyela kuThixo, simbandakanya kubomi bethu, simthanda size ngoko sizabalazele ukuthobela umthetho wakhe esiwunikwe ngoKristu, umthetho ongengomthwalo. Inokwenzeka njani? Isekelwe ngokupheleleyo kuthando!

Ngoko ke musa ukumamela abantu abakuxelela ukuba ukuze usindiswe, kufuneka ugcine umhla wesabatha wokoqobo. Bazama ukufumana usindiso ngemisebenzi. Ziyafana nezi mini zabalandeli bakaYuda ababethwaxa ibandla lenkulungwane yokuqala ngokugxininisa kwabo kulwaluko. Hayi! Sisindiswa ngokholo, kwaye ukuthobela kwethu umthetho ophakamileyo kaKristu osekelwe eluthandweni.

Enkosi ngokumamela. Ndiyabulela nangokuqhubeka nokuxhasa lo msebenzi.