Kuyini Ukuphenduka OkuseBhayibhelini?
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Ukubuyela kuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yakho yonke
Ukuphenduka kungenye yemiyalezo eyinhloko yeBhayibheli, kodwa futhi kungenye yemiyalezo engaqondakali kahle.
Abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi ukuphenduka kusho ukuzizwa benamahloni, bezilahla, noma ukucela intethelelo kuNkulunkulu ngokuphindaphindiwe. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi baphendukile ngoba bekhale emhlanganweni noma bezwe bethinteke kakhulu okwesikhashana.
Ukuphenduka okuseBhayibhelini kujule kakhulu—futhi kunethemba elikhulu. Kuyisimemo sikaNkulunkulu sokuqaphela lapho sisuke khona kuYe, siphenduke kunoma yini edabukisa uMoya waKhe, bese sibuyela ebudlelwaneni naye ngoJesu Kristu.
Umprofethi uJoweli ubhala ubizo lukaNkulunkulu:
“Kepha namanje,” kusho uJehova, “buyelani kimi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila; niklebhule izinhliziyo zenu, hhayi izingubo zenu kuphela.”—Joweli 2:12-13
UNkulunkulu wayengafuni ukubonakaliswa kwenkolo kwangaphandle. Wayefuna izinhliziyo zabantu baKhe. Wayebabiza ukuba babuyele ngobuqotho, ngokuphelele, futhi ngaphandle kokulibala.
Leyo yinhliziyo yokuphenduka kweBhayibheli.
Kusho ukuthini Ukuphenduka KweBhayibheli?
Ukuphenduka kweBhayibheli kuwukubuyela kuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yonke okukhiqiza ushintsho lwangempela lwenhliziyo, isiqondiso, nokuziphatha.
Ukuphenduka kuhlanganisa ukuvuma izono, kodwa kungaphezu kokuvuma ukuthi senze into engalungile. Kungase kuhlanganise ukudabuka, kodwa kungaphezu kokuzizwa ngokomzwelo. Kungase kudinge ukucela intethelelo, kodwa kungaphezu kokukhuluma amazwi afanele.
Ukuphenduka kweqiniso kuqala lapho sivumelana noNkulunkulu ngesono sethu. Siyayeka ukusivikela, ukusithethelela, ukusilulaza, noma ukusola omunye umuntu. Siyafulathela okungalungile bese sibuyela kuNkulunkulu ngokuzinikela nangokulalela.
U-Isaya uchaza lokhu kuguquka ngokucacile:
“Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe, nomuntu ongalungile imicabango yakhe, abuyele kuJehova, uyakuba nomusa kuye.”—Isaya 55:7
Indawo lapho kuphenduka khona akuyona nje indlela engcono yokuziphatha. Indawo lapho kuphenduka khona uJesu.
Siyaphenduka ngoba isono silimaza ubudlelwano naye. Siyabuya ngoba ungukuphila kwethu, uthando lwethu lokuqala, nomvuzo wethu omkhulu kunayo yonke.
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Joyina abalandeli bakaJesu emhlabeni wonke ngezinsuku ezingu-21 zokuphenduka, umthandazo, ubunye, kanye nokungcweliswa. Ukubhalisa kumahhala futhi kukunikeza ukufinyelela okusheshayo kuMhlahlandlela ophelele wezinsuku ezingu-21 kanye nezinsiza zethu zeBhayibheli ezitholakalayo.
Ukuphenduka Kuyinhliziyo Yevangeli
UJohane uMbhapathizi walungiselela indlela kaJesu ngokumemezela:
“Phendukani, ngoba umbuso wezulu ususondele.”—Mathewu 3:2
UJesu waqala inkonzo yakhe yomphakathi ngobizo olufanayo:
“Isikhathi sesifikile, umbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele; phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli.”—Marku 1:15
Ngemva kokuvuka Kwakhe, uJesu wathi ukuphenduka ukuze kuthethelelwe izono kufanele kushunyayelwe egameni Lakhe ezizweni zonke (Luka 24:46-47).
Kamuva uPetru washumayela:
“Phendukani nibuye, ukuze izono zenu zisulwe, ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuqabuleka zivela ebusweni beNkosi.”—IzEnzo 3:19
UPawulu waphinde wafakaza ukuthi abantu kufanele “baphenduke futhi baphendukele kuNkulunkulu, benze imisebenzi ehambisana nokuphenduka” (IzEnzo 26:20).
Ngakho-ke ukuphenduka akuyona imfundiso yesibili yamaKristu aqotho ngokungavamile. Kuyisici esibalulekile seVangeli.
Kusiholela kude nesono futhi kusiyise eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu. Kusivulela indlela yokuthethelelwa, ubudlelwano obubuyiselwe, kanye nokuqabuleka okuvela ebukhoneni beNkosi.
Ubizo lokuphenduka aluzona izindaba ezimbi. Luyisimemo sokushiya lokho okuletha ukufa bese sibuyela kuLowo onika ukuphila.
Ukuphenduka Kungaphezu Kokuzizwa Udangele
Umuntu angazizwa kabi ngalokho okwenzekile kodwa angaphenduki ngempela.
Ngezinye izikhathi sizisola ngoba sibanjwe, ngoba othile udumele ngathi, noma ngoba izinqumo zethu ziveze imiphumela ebuhlungu. Singase sizisole ngalokho esikulahlekile ngaphandle kokulila ngokuthi isono sethu simthinte kanjani uNkulunkulu futhi samlimaza kanjani abanye.
Lolu hlobo lokudabuka lungaba ngoluqotho, kodwa aluhlali luveza ushintsho.
UPawulu uhlukanisa phakathi kosizi lwezwe nosizi oluvela kuNkulunkulu:
“Ngokuba ukudabuka okuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu kuveza ukuphenduka okungazisoliyo okuholela ensindisweni, kodwa ukudabuka kwezwe kuveza ukufa.”—2 Korinte 7:10
Usizi lwezwe luhlala lugxile kithi. Lugxila ekuhlazekeni, ekujezisweni, edumeleni, ekulahlekelweni, noma ekungakhululekeni.
Usizi olufana nolwaphezulu lubona isono ngombono kaNkulunkulu. Luyaqaphela ukuthi isono sidabukisa uMoya waKhe, silimaze ubudlelwano naye, silimaze abantu abathandayo, futhi sivimbela ubuntu bukaJesu ukuba buvezwe ngokugcwele ngathi.
UDavide waveza lolu hlobo lokudabuka lapho ethandaza:
“Ngonile kuwe, wena wedwa, futhi ngenze okubi emehlweni akho.”—IHubo 51:4
Usizi olufana nolwaphezulu alusishiyi sicashe kuNkulunkulu siphelelwe yithemba. Lusidonsela kuye ngokuthobeka.
Ubufakazi obucacile bokuphenduka akusikho ukuthi sizizwe sinamandla kangakanani ngesikhathi somthandazo, kodwa ukuthi isiqondiso sethu sashintsha yini ngemva kwalokho.
Kusho ukuthini ukuklebhula inhliziyo yakho?
Ngesikhathi sikaJoweli, abantu ngezinye izikhathi babeklebhula izingubo zabo njengokubonakaliswa kwangaphandle kosizi, ukulila, noma ukuphenduka. Kodwa uNkulunkulu watshela abantu bakhe:
“Dabula inhliziyo yakho hhayi izingubo zakho kuphela.”
Kungenzeka ukuklebhula ingubo ngaphandle kokuklebhula inhliziyo.
Singaya emhlanganweni wokuphenduka, sikhale, sivume izono, sizizwe siqiniseka, bese sihamba sithintekile kakhulu—kodwa sibuyele ezimweni ezifanayo nasemikhubeni ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Impendulo yangaphandle yayingokoqobo, kodwa inhliziyo ayizange ishintshe ngokuyisisekelo.
UJesu waxwayisa ngokudumisa uNkulunkulu ngezindebe zethu kuyilapho izinhliziyo zethu zihlala kude naye (Mathewu 15:8). UDavide wayeqonda ukuthi imihlatshelo yangaphandle ayanele:
“Imihlatshelo kaNkulunkulu ingumoya ophukile; inhliziyo ephukile nedabukileyo, Nkulunkulu, awuyikuyidelela.”—IHubo 51:17
Uma inhliziyo idabuke ngempela, asikwazi ukubuyela esimweni sethu sangaphambilini ngokukhululeka.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi ngeke siphinde sikhubeke noma sone. Kusho ukuthi isono asisakwazi ukuhlala ngokuthula ngaphakathi kwethu. Lapho siwa, kuba nobubele, ukuqiniseka, nokudabuka. Asikwazi ukuhlala singanaki lokho okudabukisa Lowo esimthandayo.
Inhliziyo edabukile ithi:
“Jesu, angikwazi ukuqhubeka ngihlala kude nawe. Angikwazi ukuthula ngalokho okwakubethela esiphambanweni. Ngikufuna ngaphezu kwalesi sono, lenduduzo, lo mkhuba, noma le ngxenye yomhlaba.”
Ukuklebhula inhliziyo kuhilela ukuzivumela ukuthi sibone isimo sethu sangempela esikhundleni sokusibheka kude.
Kumelwe sibheke ngobuqotho ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu. Ingabe uJesu unenhliziyo yethu yonke ngempela? Ingabe simthanda ngaphezu kwezokuzijabulisa, induduzo, imali, ukuqashelwa, izifiso, nezinto zaleli zwe?
ImiBhalo iyaxwayisa:
“Ningawuthandi umhlaba nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda umhlaba, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye.”—1 Johane 2:15
Kumelwe futhi sibheke ngobuqotho emakhaya ethu. Ingabe umshado wethu ubonakalisa uKristu? Ingabe ubudlelwano bethu buphawulwa uthando, intethelelo, udumo, nokuthobeka? Ingabe abantwana bethu bahlangana nokuba khona kanye nesimo sikaJesu ngathi?
Kumelwe sibheke iSonto ngokwethembeka. Ingabe siphila njengoMzimba ongcwele, onothando, nohlangene ochazwe emiBhalweni? Noma ingabe sesamukele ukungathandazeli, ukuhlukana, umona, ukuncintisana, isono sobulili, uthando lwemali, kanye nobungane nezwe njengobuKristu obuvamile?
Inhliziyo edabukile ayisheshi ukuphenduka kule mibuzo. Ihlala phambi kukaNkulunkulu isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuqala ukuzwa lokho akuzwayo.
Lokhu kugcizelela ukudabula inhliziyo, kunokuba kumane kubonise impendulo yangaphandle, kuvela ngqo ekufundiseni kwakho ngoJoweli 2 bese ubuyela kuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yonke.
Cela uNkulunkulu ukuba enze inhliziyo yakho ibe mnene
Kungenzeka ukuthi kwakukhona isikhathi lapho wawungeke uchaze khona inhliziyo yakho njengelukhuni.
Kodwa esinye isibonakaliso senhliziyo elukhuni ukuthi singabona isono, ukuhlupheka, kanye nokubhujiswa ngokomoya ngaphandle kokuthinteka kakhulu.
Singazibona izono zethu ngaphandle kokulila ngokuthi zimdabukisa kanjani uNkulunkulu. Singabona isimo semindeni yethu ngaphandle kokukhalela ukubuyiselwa. Singabuka ukuhlupheka okusizungezile futhi siqhubeke nosuku lwethu njengokungathi akwenzekanga lutho.
UNkulunkulu wathembisa:
“Ngizoninika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake umoya omusha phakathi kwenu; ngizosusa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngininike inhliziyo yenyama.”—Hezekeli 36:26
Inhliziyo enomusa ayigcini nje ngokubona; iyazizwa.
Yini ephula inhliziyo yakho kakhulu? Yikuphi ukungabi nabulungisa, ukuhlupheka, noma isimo esingokomoya esikushukumisela ekukhaleni noma entukuthelweni efanele? Lokhu kusabela kungase kwembule indawo lapho inhliziyo yakho isenomusa khona.
Ungasheshi uphenduke lapho into iba buhlungu ukuyicabanga. Hlala phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Vumela uMoya oNgcwele akubonise ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Mcele ukuba akunike isihawu njengoJesu, owabona izixuku futhi waba nesihawu ngazo ngoba zazicindezelekile futhi zihlakazekile njengezimvu ezingenamalusi (Mathewu 9:36).
Inhliziyo ethambile iholela emthandazweni weqiniso. Inhliziyo ethambile iholela ekuphendukeni kwangempela. Inhliziyo ethambile iqala ukufuna uNkulunkulu hhayi ngoba nje sifuna izimo zethu zithuthuke, kodwa ngoba asisakwazi ukwamukela impilo ngaphandle kokugcwala kwenhloso Yakhe.
Ukuphenduka Kuqala Ngokubhekana Neqiniso
Asikwazi ukuphenduka kulokho esikwenqabayo ukukuqaphela. Yingakho ukuphenduka kwangempela kudinga ukwethembeka. Kumelwe siyeke ukuziqhathanisa nabanye, ukuvikela ukuziphatha kwethu, ukusola abantu abasizungezile, noma ukucabanga ukuthi yonke imilayezo mayelana nokuphenduka ihloselwe omunye umuntu.
UJesu wasixwayisa ngokugxila ecezwini elisesweni lomunye umuntu ngenkathi singalinaki ipulangwe elisesweni lethu (Mathewu 7:3-5). Uma sifunda ngokuphenduka, umcabango wethu wokuqala akufanele ube ukuthi umlingani wethu, umfundisi, isonto, noma isizwe sidinga ukukuzwa.
Umthandazo wethu wokuqala kufanele ube yilo:
"Nkosi, ngihlole."
UDavide wathandaza:
“Ngihlole, Nkulunkulu, wazi inhliziyo yami; ngivivinye, wazi imicabango yami ekhathazayo; ubone ukuthi ikhona yini indlela embi kimi, ungihole endleleni yaphakade.”—IHubo 139:23-24
Asikwazi ukuhlola izinhliziyo zethu. Sidinga iNkosi ukuba izihlole futhi ikhulume nathi.
Ngaphambi kokuba sime esikhaleni ngenxa yabanye, kumelwe siqale siphenduke ezonweni zethu.
IZwi likaNkulunkulu kumele libe yisibuko ngaphambi kokuba libe umlayezo esiwusebenzisa komunye umuntu (Jakobe 1:22-25).
Ukuphenduka Kufinyelela Inhliziyo
IHubo 24 likhuluma ngalabo abangakhuphukela entabeni yeNkosi njengabantu “abanezandla ezihlanzekile nenhliziyo ehlanzekile”.
Izandla ezihlanzekile zikhomba ukuziphatha kwethu kwangaphandle—izenzo zethu, amazwi ethu, ubudlelwano bethu, ukusebenzelana kwethu ngezimali, kanye nokuziphatha okubonakalayo. Inhliziyo ehlanzekile ifinyelela ekujuleni. Ihlanganisa izisusa zethu, izifiso zethu, imicabango, izahlulelo, izifiso, ulaka, umhawu, ukuqhosha, kanye nokungathetheleli.
UJesu wathi:
“Ngoba ngaphakathi, ezinhliziyweni zabantu, kuvela imicabango emibi, izenzo zobufebe, ukweba, ukubulala, ukuphinga, izenzo zokuhaha, ububi, inkohliso, ukuziphatha okubi, umona, ukunyundela, ukuzidla, nobuwula.”—Marku 7:21-22
Singase sigweme ihlazo elibonakalayo ngenkathi sivikela ukuqhosha. Singase siye esontweni ngenkathi senqaba ukuthethelela. Singase sikhulume ngokuvuselelwa ngenkathi sihlala sinomona ngenkonzo ethile. Singase sikhulekele obala ngenkathi ngasese sithanda ukuqashelwa, imali, induduzo, noma ukwamukelwa abantu.
Ukuphenduka kweBhayibheli akubuzi nje kuphela ukuthi:
"Yini embi engiyenzile?"
Iphinde ibuze:
"Yini engiyivumele ukuba ihlale enhliziyweni yami?"
UNkulunkulu ufisa iqiniso ngaphakathi (IHubo 51:6).
Ukuphenduka Kwangempela Kuveza Izithelo
UJohane uMbhapathizi wathi:
“Ngakho-ke vezani izithelo ezihambisana nokuphenduka.”—Mathewu 3:8
Ukuphenduka kuqala enhliziyweni, kodwa ekugcineni kuyabonakala.
Uma siphenduka ngempela, siqala ukwenza izinqumo ezahlukene. Kungase kudingeke sicele othile ukuba asixolele, athethelele othile osilimazile, alungise amanga, abuyisele lokho okuthathiwe, aqede ubuhlobo obunesono, ashintshe indlela esisebenzisa ngayo imali, noma asuse okuthile okusiholela ekuyekethiseni njalo.
UZakewu wabonisa lokhu lapho enikela ngokubuyisela labo ayebaphangile. Izenzo zakhe azizange zithenge insindiso; zembula ukuthi ukuhlangana kwakhe noJesu kwashintsha inhliziyo yakhe (Luka 19:8-9).
Lezi zenzo azithengi intethelelo. UJesu wakhokha inani eliphelele lokuthethelelwa kwethu esiphambanweni. Izenzo zethu ziveza nje ukuthi ushintsho lwangempela lwenhliziyo nesiqondiso seluvele lwenzekile.
Ukuphenduka akusho ukuthi ngeke siphinde silwe. Kusho ukuthi asisakwazi ukubuyisana nesono.
Ngingaphenduka Kanjani?
Qala ngokuza ngokwethembeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Beka eceleni isikhathi ngaphandle kweziphazamiso bese umeme uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi ahlole inhliziyo yakho.
Ungasheshi ukudlula kulokhu. Hlala phambi Kwakhe futhi umcele ukuthi akubonise lapho impilo yakho ingabonisi khona inhliziyo Yakhe, iZwi Lakhe, noma inhloso Yakhe.
Uma embula okuthile, kuchaze ngokucacile. Ungacashi ngemuva komthandazo ojwayelekile njengokuthi, “Ngithethelele wonke amaphutha ami.” UmBhalo uthi:
“Ofihla izono zakhe ngeke aphumelele, kodwa ozivumayo azishiye uyothola isihawu.”—IzAga 28:13
Vumelana noNkulunkulu ngqo ngokuziqhenya, ukubaba, ukungathembeki, inkanuko, umona, isifiso sobugovu, ukungathandazeli, ukuthanda izwe, noma ukungalaleli akudalulayo. Thola intethelelo uJesu ayithenga ngeSiphambano. Ungazami ukukhokhela isono sakho ngehlazo noma ngokuzijezisa.
“Uma sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile futhi ulungile, ukuze asithethelele izono zethu futhi asihlanze kukho konke ukungalungi.”—1 Johane 1:9
Bese uphenduka kokungalungile. Susa okudinga ukususwa, lungisa okungenziwa kulungiswe ngokuzibophezela, thethelela abanye, ucele intethelelo lapho kudingeka khona, bese ulalela lokho uNkulunkulu akucacisile.
Ekugcineni, buyela kuJesu. Chitha isikhathi emthandazweni, ekukhulekeleni, emiBhalweni, nasebudlelwaneni obuthule naye. Ukuphenduka akuphelele ngoba nje siyeke ukwenza okuthile. Inhloso yako ukubuyisela ubuhlobo obuphelele noNkulunkulu.
Ithemba Elimangalisayo Lokuphenduka
Ukuphenduka akusikho ukuphela kwethemba. Kuyindlela yokungena ekubuyiselweni. UNkulunkulu akasibizi ukuthi sibuyele ngoba efisa ukusenqaba. Usibiza ngoba efisa ubudlelwano nathi.
UJoweli umchaza ngokuthi:
“Unomusa nesihawu, uyephuza ukuthukuthela, ugcwele isihe.”—Joweli 2:13
UHoseya unikeza isimemo esifanayo:
“Wozani, masibuyele kuJehova. Ngoba usidabulile, kodwa uzosiphulukisa; usilimazile, kodwa uzosibopha.”—Hoseya 6:1
Uma siphenduka, uNkulunkulu uyathethelela, ahlanze, abuyisele, avuselele indlala engokomoya, athambise izinhliziyo ezilukhuni, futhi alethe ukuqabuleka okuvela ebukhoneni Bakhe. Inhliziyo yokuphenduka ayikona ukwehluleka kwethu. Inhliziyo yokuphenduka iyisihe sikaNkulunkulu.
Umthandazo Wokuphenduka
Jesu, ngiza phambi kwakho ngokwethembeka nangokuthobeka. Hlola inhliziyo yami bese wembula noma yini engiyixolile, engiyifihlile, engiyinciphisile, noma engihlulekile ukuyibona. Yenza inhliziyo yami ibe mnene futhi. Ngisize ngibone isono sami njengoba usibona futhi ngizwe ukuthi uzizwa kanjani ngempilo yami, umndeni wami, iSonto Lakho, nalabo abahluphekayo. Angifuni ukumane ngiklebhule izingubo zami noma ngibe nempendulo yesikhashana ngokomzwelo. Nginike umusa wokuklebhula inhliziyo yami. Letha ushintsho olujulile nolweqiniso ngaphakathi kimi kangangokuthi angikwazi ukubuyela kulokho okukuzwise ubuhlungu. Ngiyavuma lokho okwembule, futhi ngithola intethelelo nokuhlanzwa owangithengela kona ngeSiphambano. Nginike umusa wokwenza zonke izinguquko ezidingekayo. Ngibonise ukuthi ubani engidinga ukumthethelela, ubani engidinga ukucela intethelelo kuye, yini engidinga ukuyisusa, nokuthi yini engidinga ukuyilalela. Buyisela uthando lwami lokuqala. Dala kimi inhliziyo ehlanzekile, futhi uvuselele umoya oqinile ngaphakathi kimi (IHubo 51:10). Vumela impilo yami iveze uthando lwakho, ubungcwele, ukuthobeka, neqiniso. Ngibuyela kuwe, Jesu. Ungukuphila kwami, isabelo sami, nomvuzo wami omkhulu. Amen.
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