Kungani Kufanele Uthandaze Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu? Umhlahlandlela WeBhayibheli Wokuthandaza ImiBhalo
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Isingeniso
Umthandazo ungenye yamalungelo amakhulu uNkulunkulu awanike abantwana Bakhe. Ngomthandazo siyamkhulekela, sibonisa uthando lwethu Ngaye, sinxusela abanye, futhi sihlanganyela emsebenzini Wakhe emhlabeni. Kodwa amakholwa amaningi aqotho abuza umbuzo obalulekile: "Kungani kufanele ngithandaze ngisebenzisa imiBhalo? Akwanele yini ukukhuluma ngokusuka enhliziyweni yami?"
IBhayibheli ngokuqinisekile lisikhuthaza ukuba sithulule izinhliziyo zethu phambi kukaNkulunkulu (IHubo 62:8). Umthandazo wangempela awuhloselwe ukuba ukuphindaphinda amavesi noma amazwi enkolo angenalutho. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, imiBhalo yembula iphethini engavamile amaKristu amaningi angayinaki. Kuyo yonke iBhayibheli, abantu bakaNkulunkulu bathandaza ngokuphindaphindiwe ngokweZwi laKhe. UJesu wenza kanjalo. Abaphostoli benza kanjalo. ISonto lokuqala lenza kanjalo.
Lokhu akufanele kusimangaze. Uma iBhayibheli lembula ubuntu bukaNkulunkulu, izithembiso Zakhe, kanye nentando Yakhe, khona-ke asikho isisekelo esingcono sokwakha imithandazo yethu.
Ukuthandaza iZwi akuthathi indawo yengxoxo yomuntu siqu noNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, kugcwalisa imithandazo yethu ngeqiniso laKhe, kuvumelanisa izinhliziyo zethu nezinjongo zaKhe, kuqinisa ukholo lwethu, futhi kusifundisa ukuthandaza njengoba efisa. Kuguqula umthandazo ekubeni ukuveza imicabango yethu nje ube ukuvumelana nenhliziyo nentando kaNkulunkulu.
IZwi LikaNkulunkulu Lembula Intando KaNkulunkulu
Enye yezinselele ezinkulu amakholwa abhekana nazo emthandazweni ukwazi ukuthi athandaza ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu yini. Sivame ukuzibuza, "Ingabe yilokhu uNkulunkulu akufunayo? Ingabe ngicela okuthile okumdumisayo?"
ImiBhalo inikeza impendulo ngoba yembula inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Isibonisa lokho okumthokozisayo, lokho akuthembisayo, lokho akuyalayo, nalokho afisa ukukufeza phakathi kwabantu baKhe. Umphostoli uJohane uyabhala:
1 Johane 5:14-15 — “Yilokhu ukuqiniseka esinakho kuye, ukuthi uma sicela utho ngokwentando yakhe uyasizwa. Uma sazi ukuthi uyasizwa kukho konke esikucelayo, siyazi ukuthi sinazo izicelo esizicelile kuye.”
Qaphela ukuthi ukuzethemba kwethu akusekelwe emizweni yethu noma ezifisweni zethu zomuntu siqu kodwa entandweni kaNkulunkulu eyembuliwe. Lapho silazi kakhulu iZwi laKhe, kulapho siba nesibindi esikhulu sokuthi sicela okumthokozisayo.
Lesi esinye sezizathu zokuthi ukuthandaza ngemiBhalo kunamandla kangaka. Esikhundleni sokuzibuza ukuthi izicelo zethu ziyavumelana yini nenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, siqala ngalokho asekukhulumile. IZwi lakhe livuselela izingqondo zethu (KwabaseRoma 12:2), libumba izifiso zethu, futhi lisifundisa ukufuna kuqala umbuso waKhe kunowethu.
Njengoba sigcwalisa imithandazo yethu ngemiBhalo, kancane kancane siyeka ukucela uNkulunkulu ukuba abusise izinhlelo zethu bese siqala ukumcela ukuba afeze izinhlelo Zakhe ngathi.
UJesu Nebandla Lokuqala Bathandaza Izwi
Mhlawumbe isizathu esinamandla kakhulu sokuthandaza iZwi yilesi: uJesu uqobo lwakhe wenza kanjalo.
Kuyo yonke inkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni, uJesu wayephila ngokuthembela ngokuphelele kuYise futhi wabonisa njalo indawo ebalulekile yemiBhalo.
Ngesikhathi uSathane emlinga ehlane, uJesu akazange athembele ekucabangeni kwabantu noma ezimpikiswaneni ezingokomzwelo. Waphendula kathathu ngamazwi afanayo:
Mathewu 4:4 — “Kulotshiwe...”
Igunya laliseZwini likaNkulunkulu.
Ngisho nalapho ehlupheka esiphambanweni, imithandazo yokugcina kaJesu eqoshiwe yayiphinda imiBhalo.
Mathewu 27:46 — “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?” (IHubo 22:1)
Luka 23:46 — “Baba, ngibeka umoya wami ezandleni zakho!” (IHubo 31:5)
Ekuhluphekeni kwakhe okukhulu, inhliziyo yakhe yagcwala iZwi likaNkulunkulu.
Indlela efanayo yaqhubeka eBandleni lokuqala.
Ngemva kokuba uPetru noJohane besongelwe abaholi benkolo, amakholwa abuthana ukuze athandaze (IzEnzo 4:23-31). Esikhundleni sokuqala ngokwesaba noma ukuchaza konke okwakwenziwa yizitha zabo, baqale bakhulekela uNkulunkulu njengoMdali, base becaphuna iHubo 2, beqaphela ukuthi ukuphikiswa ababebhekene nakho kwase kubikezelwe kakade emiBhalweni.
Kulapho-ke kuphela lapho bethula khona isicelo sabo:
IzEnzo 4:29 — “Manje-ke, Nkosi, bheka izinsongo zabo, unike izinceku zakho ukuba ziqhubeke zikhuluma izwi lakho ngesibindi sonke.”
Umthandazo wabo wawugcwele imiBhalo futhi ugxile ezinjongweni zikaNkulunkulu kunokuba ugxile ekuphikisweni kwabantu.
Kuyo yonke iTestamente Elisha sithola le ndlela efanayo ngokuphindaphindiwe. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bavumela iZwi laKhe ukuba lilolonge indlela abathandaza ngayo ngoba babeqonda ukuthi izithembiso zaKhe, iqiniso laKhe, kanye nentando yaKhe kunikeza isisekelo esiqinile sanoma yimuphi umthandazo.
Thandaza Impendulo, Hhayi Inkinga
Enye yezindlela eziphawuleka kakhulu enkonzweni kaJesu neSonto lokuqala akusikho nje lokho ababekuthandazela, kodwa nalokho ababengakuthandi.
Uma sifunda amaVangeli kanye nencwadi yezEnzo, asitholi uJesu noma abaphostoli benza ubumnyama bube yisizinda semithandazo yabo. Ngokuqinisekile baqaphela ukuthi uSathane, amademoni, isono, ukushushiswa, nobubi bukhona, kodwa ukunaka kwabo kwahlala kugxile kuBaba, umbuso waKhe, kanye neZwi laKhe.
Lapho uSathane elinga uJesu, wamane waphendula wathi:
Mathewu 4:4 — “Kulotshiwe...”
Waphendula ngeqiniso likaNkulunkulu.
Ngesikhathi iSonto lokuqala libhekene nokushushiswa, abazange bachithe isikhathi sabo sokuthandaza bechaza konke okwakwenziwa yisitha. Bamemezela ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu, bathandaza iZwi laKhe, futhi bacela isibindi sokuqhubeka nokufeza umsebenzi waKhe (IzEnzo 4:24–30).
Ngisho nalapho uJesu ehlangana namademoni, imiyalo yakhe yayiqondile ngendlela emangalisayo.
UMarku 1:25 — "Kodwa uJesu wamkhuza, wathi: 'Thula, uphume kuye!'"
Kwakungagcizelelwanga ukuphakamisa ubumnyama noma ukuhlanganyela ezingxoxweni ezinde nobubi. Kwagcizelelwa egunyeni likaKristu.
Lokhu kusifundisa isimiso esibalulekile. Umthandazo weBhayibheli awukona nje ukukhulisa inkinga kuphela, kodwa umayelana nokuvumelana nempendulo kaNkulunkulu. Umphostoli uPawulu uyabhala:
2 KwabaseKhorinte 3:18 — “Kepha thina sonke, sibona ngobuso obungamboziwe inkazimulo yeNkosi, siyaguqulwa sibe sesimweni esifanayo...”
Lokho esikubona njalo kuyasibumba ukuthi siba ngubani.
Uma ukunaka kwethu kugcwele ubumnyama, ukwesaba, nakho konke okwenziwa yisitha, izingqondo zethu kancane kancane ziba matasa ngalezo zinto. Kodwa lapho ukunaka kwethu kugxile kuKristu, izithembiso zaKhe, umbuso waKhe, kanye neZwi laKhe, uMoya oNgcwele usiguqula sibe sesimweni saKhe.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi siyayishaya indiva impi engokomoya. Kusho ukuthi siyilwa ngendlela uJesu enza ngayo—ngokuma eqinisweni likaNkulunkulu nokumemezela iZwi laKhe. Ukuthembela kwethu akusekelwe ebukhulu benkinga kodwa ebukhulu boMsindisi wethu.
Indlela Yokuthandaza IZwi LikaNkulunkulu
Ukuthandaza ngemiBhalo kulula kakhulu. Qala ngokufunda indinyana emfushane kancane bese ucela uMoya oNgcwele ukuba akusize uqonde ukuthi yembulani ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu noma intando yaKhe. Bese uguqula lawo maqiniso abe umthandazo noma isimemezelo somuntu siqu.
Ake sithi ufuna ukuthandazela umndeni wakho encwadini yabase -Efesu 1:17:
"...ukuze uNkulunkulu weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu... aniphe uMoya wokuhlakanipha nowesambulo ekumazini yena."
Bese, ungathandaza:
"Baba, ngicela ukuthi unike amalungu omndeni wami umoya wokuhlakanipha nokwambulelwa ukuze bakwazi ngokujulile Wena. Yembula uJesu Kristu kubo. Vula amehlo abo eqinisweni Lakho futhi ubadonsele ebuhlotsheni obuseduze Nawe."
Esinye sezihluthulelo zokuthandaza iZwi ukuba sobala. Esikhundleni sokuthandaza ngokujwayelekile, sebenzisa izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu kumuntu, emndenini, esontweni, edolobheni, noma esizweni osithandazelayo. Zisho ngaphambi kokumemezela imiBhalo. Ibandla lokuqala lalithandaza ngokuqondile, futhi kuyo yonke imiBhalo sithola amakholwa eletha izicelo eziqondile phambi kweNkosi.
Esinye isibonelo, kusetshenziswa umBhalo ofanayo:
"Baba, ngicela ukuthi unike abantwana kulo muzi wase-__________ (khuluma ngomuzi) umoya wokuhlakanipha nowesambulo ukuze bakwazi ngokujulile Wena. Veza uJesu Kristu kubo."
IBhayibheli lisikhumbuza nokuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu liphethe igunya laKhe. Ekhuluma ngezingelosi, umhubi uthi:
IHubo 103:20 — “Bongani uJehova, nina zingelosi zakhe, nina maqhawe enenza izwi lakhe, nilalela izwi lezwi lakhe!”
Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, asigcini nje ngokuzwakalisa izifiso zethu lapho sithandaza ngemiBhalo. Simemezela intando kaNkulunkulu eyembuliwe futhi sivumelana nalokho asekukhulumile kakade. Njengoba simemezela iZwi laKhe ngokholo, sihlanganyela kulokho afisa ukukufeza emhlabeni.
Ungathandaza indima efanayo ngomndeni wakho, isonto lakho, idolobha lakho, isizwe sakho, izithunywa zevangeli, abelusi, abaholi bakahulumeni, noma ubani iNkosi ebeka enhliziyweni yakho.
Qaphela ukuthi awuphindi nje ivesi, kodwa uvumelana nalokho uNkulunkulu asekushilo kakade ukuthi kuyisifiso Sakhe.
Njengoba uqhubeka nalo mkhuba, imiBhalo iyajwayelana kakhulu, ukholo lwakho luyaqina, futhi imithandazo yakho iya ngokuya ivumelana nenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.
Isiphetho
UNkulunkulu usinike isipho esimangalisayo eZwini Lakhe. Ngalo wembula ubuntu Bakhe, izithembiso Zakhe, ukuhlakanipha Kwakhe, nentando Yakhe. Uma sithandaza ngokwemiBhalo, asizami ukukholisa uNkulunkulu ukuba enze into angakaze ayifise. Sihlanganyela Naye kulokho asekwembulile kakade.
Kwangathi imithandazo yakho ingabunjwa kakhulu yiZwi likaNkulunkulu, igxile kuJesu Kristu, futhi igxile embusweni waKhe. Njengoba ugcwalisa inhliziyo yakho ngemiBhalo, ngeke nje uthole ukuzethemba okukhulu emthandazweni, kodwa nobudlelwano obujulile nalowo owaphefumulela wonke amakhasi eZwi laKhe.
Qhubeka Ukhula Emthandazweni
Ukufunda ukuthandaza iZwi akukhona ukubamba ngekhanda indlela—kumayelana nokufunda ukuthandaza njengoba uJesu, abaphostoli, neBandla lokuqala bathandaza: ngezinhliziyo ezizinikele kuNkulunkulu nezingqondo ezigcwele iqiniso laKhe.
Ukuze sikusize uqale, silungiselele iqoqo lemiThandazo yabaPhostoli ethathwe ngqo emiBhalweni. Le miThandazo yeBhayibheli ingakusiza ukuthi unxusele umndeni wakho, isonto, idolobha, isizwe, kanye nezizwe ngokuthandaza intando kaNkulunkulu eyembulwe ngokuzethemba.
Uma ungathanda ukujula nakakhulu, sikumema ukuthi uhlanganyele namakholwa avela emhlabeni wonke ezinsukwini 21 zokungcweliswa komhlaba wonke. Phakathi nalezi zinsuku ezingamashumi amabili nanye, amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamaKristu avela ezizweni eziningi azibekela eceleni isikhathi sokuzithoba phambi kweNkosi ngomthandazo, ukuphenduka, ukuzila ukudla, nokufuna ubukhona bayo ndawonye.
Uma ubhalisa, uzothola ukufinyelela kwamahhala kumtapo wethu wezincwadi wezinsiza zeBhayibheli, iziqondiso ezisebenzayo, kanye nezinto eziklanyelwe ukukusiza ukuthi ukhule ohambweni lwakho noKristu phakathi nezinsuku ezingu-21.
“Uma abantu bami ababizwa ngegama lami bezithoba, bathandaze, bafune ubuso bami, baphenduke ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngiyakuzwa ezulwini, ngibathethelele isono sabo, ngiphilise izwe labo.” — 2 IziKronike 7:14 (ESV)
