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Ngivame ukubuzwa ukuthi kufanelekile yini ngathi ukuthandaza kuJesu Kristu. Umbuzo othokozisayo.

Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi umuntu okholelwa kuZiqu-zintathu angaphendula: “Yebo, kufanele sithandaze kuJesu. Phela uJesu unguNkulunkulu.” Uma kucatshangelwa lokho kunengqondo, kuyalandela ukuthi amaKristu nawo athandaze kuMoya oNgcwele ngoba, ngokomuntu okholelwa kuZiqu-zintathu, uMoya oNgcwele unguNkulunkulu. Kazi ungawuqala kanjani umkhuleko oya kuMoya oNgcwele? Lapho sithandaza kuNkulunkulu, uJesu wasitshela ukuba siqale umthandazo wethu ngale ndlela: “Baba wethu osezulwini.” ( Mathewu 6:9 ) Ngakho sinesiqondiso esinembile sendlela yokubiza uNkulunkulu: “Baba wethu osezulwini . . . Akazange asitshele lutho mayelana nendlela yokuzibiza ngokuthi “uJesu uNkulunkulu osezulwini” noma ngokuthi “iNkosi uJesu”? Hhayi, kusemthethweni kakhulu. Kunganjani “Umfowethu osezulwini…” Ngaphandle kokuthi umfowethu akacacile kakhulu. Phela ungaba nabafowabo abaningi kodwa uBaba oyedwa. Futhi uma sizolandela umqondo kaziqu-zintathu, sikhuleka kanjani kumuntu wesithathu wobuNkulunkulu na? Ngicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukulondoloza isici somndeni sobuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu, akunjalo? Ngakho-ke uJehova unguBaba, noJesu unguMfowethu, ngakho lokho kungenza umoya ongcwele…ini? Omunye umzalwane? Nah. Ngiyazi… “Umalume wethu osezulwini…”

Ngiyazi ukuthi ngenza inhlekisa, kodwa ngimane ngithathela uZiqu-zintathu esiphethweni sazo esinengqondo. Uyabona, angiyena umuntu okholelwa kuZiqu-zintathu. Ukumangala okukhulu, ngiyazi. Cha, ngiyayithanda incazelo elula uNkulunkulu asinika yona ukuze asisize siqonde ubuhlobo bethu naye—ubuhlobo bukababa/nomntwana. Yinto sonke esingahlobana nayo. Ayikho imfihlakalo kukho. Kodwa kubonakala sengathi inkolo ehleliwe ihlale izama ukudida le ndaba. Kuphakathi kokuthi uZiqu-zintathu, noma okunye. Ngakhuliswa njengomunye woFakazi BakaJehova futhi abayifundisi imfundiso kaZiqu-zintathu, kodwa banenye indlela yokungcolisa ubuhlobo bukababa/nomntwana uNkulunkulu abunikeza wonke umuntu ngeNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu.

Njengomunye woFakazi BakaJehova, ngafundiswa kusukela ngiwusana ukuthi ngangingenalo ilungelo lokuzibiza ngokuthi ngingumntwana kaNkulunkulu. Okungcono kakhulu engangingakuthemba kwakuwukuba umngane wakhe. Uma ngihlala ngithembekile eNhlanganweni futhi ngiziphatha kwaze kwaba sekufeni kwami, bese ngivuswa futhi ngiqhubeka ngithembekile eminye iminyaka eyinkulungwane, lapho-ke ukubusa kukaKristu kwenkulungwane eyinkulungwane kuphela, kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ngangiyoba umntwana kaNkulunkulu, ingxenye ye umndeni wakhe wendawo yonke.

Angisakukholelwa lokho, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi abaningi benu abalalela lawa mavidiyo bayavumelana nami. Manje siyazi ukuthi ithemba elinikezwe amaKristu elokuba abantwana bokutholwa bakaNkulunkulu, ngokuvumelana nelungiselelo uBaba wethu alenzile ngesihlengo esakhokhwa ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa. Ngale ndlela, manje sesingakwazi ukubiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uBaba wethu. Kodwa uma sicabangela indima ebalulekile uJesu anayo ekusindisweni kwethu, ingabe nathi kufanele sithandaze kuye? Phela, uJesu usitshela kuMathewu 28:18 ukuthi “Nginikwe lonke igunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni.” Uma engowesibili ekulawuleni zonke izinto, akafanele yini ukuba simthandazele?

Abanye bathi, “Yebo.” Bayobhekisela kuJohane 14:14, ngokwe-New American Standard Bible kanye nabanye abaningi ofundeka kanje: “Uma nicela utho kimi egameni laMi, ngolwenza.”

Kuyaphawuleka nokho ukuthi i-American Standard Version yasekuqaleni ayifaki isabizwana sento, “mina”. Ifundeka kanje: “Uma nicela utho ngegama lami, ngiyakulwenza,” hhayi “uma nicela utho kimi egameni lami”.

Futhi iBhayibheli elihlonishwayo leKing James alisho: “Uma nicela utho egameni lami, ngolwenza.”

Kungani ezinye izinguqulo zeBhayibheli ezihlonishwayo zingasifaki isabizwana sento ethi, “mina”?

Isizathu siwukuthi akuyona yonke imibhalo yesandla yeBhayibheli etholakalayo ehlanganisayo. Ngakho sinquma kanjani ukuthi yimuphi umbhalo wesandla esizowamukela njengothembekile kowokuqala?

Ingabe uJesu usitshela ukuba simcele ngokuqondile izinto esizidingayo, noma ingabe usitshela ukuba sicele kuBaba bese yena, njengenxusa likaYise—uphawu noma izwi—uyosinika izinto uBaba amqondisa kuzo?

Kumelwe sithembele ekuvumelaneni okuphelele kweBhayibheli ukuze sinqume ukuthi yimuphi umbhalo wesandla esizowamukela. Ukuze senze lokho, akudingekile ukuba siphumele ngaphandle kwencwadi kaJohane. Esahlukweni esilandelayo, uJesu uthi: “Aningikhethanga mina, kodwa mina nginikhethile, nganibeka ukuba nihambe, nithele isithelo, nesithelo senu sihlale, noma yini eniyakukucela kuBaba egameni lami Angase akunike.” ( Johane 15:16 )

Bese kuthi esahlukweni esingemva kwalokho aphinde asitshele: “Futhi ngalolo suku aniyikungibuza lutho. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini. uma nicela utho kuBaba egameni lami, Uzokunika yona. Kuze kube manje anikaceli lutho egameni lami; celani, lizaphiwa, ukuze intokozo yenu igcwale. ( Johane 16:23, 24 )

Eqinisweni, uJesu uyazikhipha ngokuphelele enqubweni yokucela. Uqhubeka enezela, “Ngalolo suku niyocela egameni laMi, futhi Kangitsho kini ukuthi ngizalicelela kuBaba; ngokuba uBaba uqobo uyanithanda, ngokuba nina ningithandile, nakholwa ukuthi mina ngaphuma kuBaba.” ( Johane 16:26, 27 )

Empeleni uthi ngeke asicelele kuBaba. UBaba uyasithanda ngakho singakhuluma naye ngokuqondile.

Uma kufanele simcele ngokuqondile uJesu, kuyodingeka asenzele isicelo kuBaba, kodwa usitshela ngokusobala ukuthi akakwenzi lokho. UbuKatolika buthatha lesi sinyathelo ngokuqhubekayo ngokufaka abangcwele ohlelweni lwezicelo. Unxusa ongcwele, ongcwele unxusa kuNkulunkulu. Uyabona, yonke le nqubo ihloselwe ukusiqhelelanisa noBaba wethu osezulwini. Ubani ofuna ukonakalisa ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu uBaba? Uyazi bani, angithi?

Kodwa kuthiwani ngalezo zindawo lapho amaKristu afanekiselwa khona ekhuluma ngokuqondile noJesu, aze acele ngisho nokunxusa kuye. Ngokwesibonelo, uStefanu wabiza uJesu ngokuqondile lapho ekhandwa ngamatshe.

I-New International Version ikubeka kanje: “Lapho bemkhanda ngamatshe, uStefanu wathandaza, “Nkosi Jesu, yamukela umoya wami.” ( IzEnzo 7:59 ) Ngakho, uStefanu wathandaza: “Nkosi uJesu, yamukela umoya wami.”

Kodwa lokho akuyona inguqulo enembile. Izinguqulo eziningi zihumusha ngokuthi, “wamemeza”. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi isenzo sesiGreki esiboniswe lapha— epikaloumenon (ἐπικαλούμενον) okuyigama elivamile elisho “ukumemeza,” futhi alikaze lisetshenziswe lapho kubhekiselwa emthandazweni.

i-proseukomai (προσεύχομαι) = “ukuthandaza”

epikaloumenon (ἐπικαλούμενον) = "ukumemeza"

Ngeke ngizame ukulibiza—igama elivamile elisho nje “ukumemeza.” Alikaze lisetshenziswe uma kubhekiselwa emthandazweni okuyigama lesiGreek elihluke ngokuphelele. Eqinisweni, lelo gama lesiGreki elisho umthandazo alikaze lisetshenziswe ndawo eBhayibhelini lapho likhuluma noJesu.

UPawulu akalisebenzisi igama lesiGreki elisho umthandazo lapho ethi wanxusa iNkosi ukuba isuse iva ohlangothini lwakhe.

“Ngakho ukuze ngingaziphakamisi, nganikwa iva enyameni yami, ingelosi kaSathane, ukuba ingihluphe. Ngayincenga kathathu iNkosi ukuba isuse kimi. Kepha wathi kimi: “Umusa wami ukwanele, ngokuba amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” (2 Korinte 12:7-9)

Akazange abhale ukuthi, “Ngathandaza eNkosini izikhathi ezintathu,” kodwa kunalokho wasebenzisa igama elihlukile.

Ingabe iNkosi kubhekiselwa kuyo lapha, uJesu, noma uJehova? INdodana noma uBaba? INkosi yisiqu esisetshenziswa ngokushintshana phakathi kwalokhu okubili. Ngakho ngeke sisho ngokuqinisekile. Uma sicabanga ukuthi nguJesu, kufanele sizibuze ukuthi lo kwakuwumbono yini. UPawulu wakhuluma noJesu endleleni eya eDamaseku, futhi waba neminye imibono abhekisela kuyo emibhalweni yakhe. Lapha, siyabona ukuthi iNkosi yakhuluma naye ngegama eliqondile noma amagama aqondile. Angazi ngawe, kodwa uma ngithandaza, angilizwa izwi elivela ezulwini linginikeza impendulo yomlomo. Khumbula, angihambisani nomphostoli uPawulu. Phakathi kokunye, uPawulu waba nemibono eyisimangaliso. Ingabe wayebhekisela kuJesu embonweni, ofana nalowo uPetru ayenawo lapho uJesu ekhuluma naye ophahleni lwendlu ngoKorneliyu? Hhayi-ke, uma uJesu eke wakhuluma nami ngqo, ngizomphendula ngokuqondile, kunjalo. Kodwa ingabe lowo mthandazo?

Singase sithi umthandazo ungenye yezinto ezimbili: Uyindlela yokucela okuthile kuNkulunkulu, futhi uyindlela yokudumisa uNkulunkulu. Kodwa ngingakucela okuthile? Lokho akusho ukuthi ngiyakhuleka kuwe, akunjalo? Futhi ngingakudumisa ngokuthile, kodwa futhi, ngeke ngisho ukuthi ngiyakhuleka kuwe. Ngakho umthandazo ungaphezu kwengxoxo esicela kuyo, sifune isiqondiso, noma sibonge—zonke izinto esingazenza ngazo noma komunye umuntu. Umthandazo uyindlela esikhuluma ngayo noNkulunkulu. Ngokuqondile, yindlela esikhuluma ngayo noNkulunkulu.

Ngokuqonda kwami, lokho kungumsuka wendaba. UJohane wembula ngoJesu ukuthi “bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, bonke abamamukelayo, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe, abangazalwanga ngegazi, noma ngesifiso, noma ngentando yomuntu, kodwa abazalwa nguNkulunkulu. .” ( Johane 1:12, 13 )

Asilitholi igunya lokuba ngabantwana bakaJesu. Sinikezwe igunya lokuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Ngokokuqala ngqá, abantu baye banikezwa ilungelo lokubiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uYise wabo siqu. Yeka ilungelo uJesu asenzele lona: Ukubiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi “Baba.” Ubaba ongizalayo kwakunguDonald, futhi noma ubani emhlabeni wayenelungelo lokumbiza ngegama, kodwa mina nodadewethu kuphela esasinelungelo lokumbiza ngokuthi “Baba.” Ngakho manje singabiza uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke ngokuthi “Baba,” “Baba,” “Abba,” “Baba.” Kungani singafuni ukukusebenzisa ngokugcwele lokho?

Angikho esimweni sokwenza umthetho mayelana nokuthi kufanele uthandaze kuJesu noma cha. Kufanele wenze lokho unembeza wakho okutshela kona. Kodwa ekwenzeni lokho kuzimisela, cabangela lobu buhlobo: Emkhayeni, ungaba nabafowabo abaningi, kodwa uBaba oyedwa kuphela. Uzokhuluma nomfowenu omdala. Kungani kungenjalo? Kodwa izingxoxo onazo noyihlo zihlukile. Zihlukile. Ngoba unguyihlo, futhi kukhona oyedwa kuphela walabo.

UJesu akakaze asitshele ukuba sithandaze kuye, kodwa kuphela ukuba sithandaze kuYise nowethu, uNkulunkulu wakhe nowethu. UJesu wasinika umugqa oqondile oya kuNkulunkulu njengoBaba wethu siqu. Kungani singeke sifune ukusebenzisa lokho ngawo wonke amathuba?

Futhi, angenzi umthetho wokuthi kulungile noma akulungile yini ukuthandaza kuJesu. Akuyona indawo yami leyo. Yindaba kanembeza. Uma ufuna ukukhuluma noJesu njengomzalwane oyedwa komunye, lokho kukuwe. Kodwa uma kuziwa emthandazweni, kubonakala kunomehluko okunzima ukuwuchaza kodwa okulula ukuwubona. Khumbula, nguJesu owasitshela ukuba sithandaze kuBaba osezulwini futhi owasifundisa indlela yokuthandaza kuBaba wethu osezulwini. Akakaze asitshele ukuthi sithandaze kuye.

Siyabonga ngokubukela nokusekela kwenu lo msebenzi.

Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngalesi sihloko bheka isixhumanisi endimeni yencazelo yale vidiyo. https://proselytiserofyah.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/can-we-pray-to-jesus/

 

 

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