Abafundi BoMbuso NgoTony EvansIsampula

Okukhathazayo Okuyinhloko 

Osukwini 1, sibheke ukhiye ongekho emasontweni ethu futhi sanquma ukuthi ukhiye kuwukuba umfundi. Ngemva kokuthola isihluthulelo esingekho, manje ake sibhekise ukunaka kwethu ekukhathazekeni okuyinhloko kwalowo obambe isihluthulelo esilahlekile. Abafundi bakaJesu bakhathazeke kakhulu ngombuso Wakhe—okungukubusa kukaNkulunkulu kanye nokubusa kwakhe kuwo wonke umlando. 

Njengoba siqhubeka nohambo lwethu phakathi ekujuleni, emifantwini, naseziqongweni zezintaba ezakha umbuso kaNkulunkulu, masinwebe imephu yethu yomgwaqo ngokubheka ngokujulile lo mqondo obanzi wombuso kaNkulunkulu. Igama lesiGreki elisetshenziswe iBhayibheli elithi umbuso lisho “ukubusa” noma “igunya.” Ngakho, lapho sikhuluma ngombuso, sikhuluma kuqala ngenkosi noma umbusi. Sikhuluma ngothile ophethe.

Uma kukhona umbusi, kufanele futhi kube "nemithetho," noma izikhonzi zombuso. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umbuso uhlanganisa indawo—isizinda inkosi ebusa phezu kwayo. Okokugcina, uma kukhona umbusi, imithetho, kanye nombuso, kufanele futhi kube nemithetho yombuso—iziqondiso ezilawula ubudlelwano phakathi kombusi nezikhonzi. Lokhu kuyadingeka ukuze imithetho yaziwe ukuba benza lokho umbusi afuna bakwenze.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uhlanganisa zonke lezi zici. UnguMbusi ophelele wesizinda Sakhe, esihlanganisa yonke indalo. Konke okubuswa nguNkulunkulu, Uyazilawula—ngisho noma kungabonakali sengathi Uyayiqhuba. Ngisho nalapho ukuphila kubonakala sengathi akulawuleki, uNkulunkulu uqhuba zonke izinto.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu nawo unemithetho. KwabaseKolose 1:13 uthi wonke umuntu othembele eNkosini uJesu Kristu njengoMsindisi ususiwe embusweni wobumnyama wayiswa embusweni wokukhanya. Uma ukholwa kuJesu Kristu, ukwethembeka kwakho kushintshile. 

Ukuze uphile impilo ngokugcwele futhi ufeze futhi uzwe konke uNkulunkulu akudalele ukuba ukwenze, kufanele ubeke uNkulunkulu nombuso Wakhe kuqala. Ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu akufanele kube phakathi kwabaningi. UNkulunkulu akanakuba ngowesibili; Kumele Abe ngowokuqala. Inkinga yeningi lethu ukuthi uNkulunkulu umane nje usendaweni yezimpilo zethu; Akayena owokuqala ezimpilweni zethu. 

Ngiye ngizwe abantu bengitshela ukuthi abanaso isikhathi esanele sikaNkulunkulu. Abangitshela khona ngempela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akaqali ekuphileni kwabo, ngoba abantu bahlala bezinika isikhathi sezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu.  Sihlala sinesikhathi esanele salokho esikubeka kuqala ezimpilweni zethu. Ukuntuleka kokuba umfundi akubangelwa ukungabi nesikhathi. Ukuntuleka komfundi kubangelwa ukwehluleka  ukubeka kuqala isikhathi sethu.

Ukungawufuni umbuso njengento esiyikhathalela ngokuyinhloko kuye kwaholela ekuncipheni kolwazi lukaNkulunkulu. Nokho ukubusa, izibusiso, ukuholwa, kanye namalungiselelo ezulu kungafezeka ngokugcwele kuphela njengoba izimiso zombuso kaNkulunkulu zibekwa phambili ngabafundi Bakhe. UNkulunkulu uye wakwenza kwacaca ngokuphelele kuyo yonke imiBhalo ukuthi indawo yakhe efanele ekuphileni kwethu ingeyokuqala. Umbuso uwukukhathazeka okuyinhloko komfundi.