Thola i AppZonke Izilimi: Ukulalela uNkulunkulu Wezilimi EziningiIsampula
Bethela
Ucabangani uma uzwa igama elithi “bethela”? Kuya ngesiko lakho lenkolo, esinye sezithombe zakho zokuqala singaba indlela iziphambano ezivezwa ngazo esontweni lakho. AmaKatolika angase afanekisele ngoJesu ohluphekayo; AmaProthestani angase acabange ngokushesha isiphambano esingenalutho. Izithombe ezinemininingwane eminingi zizovela njengoba uqala ukucabanga ujule ngokuthi kwakuyini ngempela ukubethelwa nokuthi kwakusho ukuthini kuJesu futhi, ekugcineni, kithi sonke.
Kodwa kuthiwani uma belingekho igama elikhona elisho “isiphambano”—ingasaphathwa eyokuthi “ukubethelwa”—olimini lwakho? Ezinye izilimi zisebenzise amagama anjengokuthi “ukwelula” noma “isando esiphambanweni” ekubetheleni, kodwa abahumushi bezinye izilimi babone kuwukuhlakanipha futhi kuqondakala ukuchaza inqubo yokubethelwa ngokujulanjalo lapho kushiwo “ukubethela”. Abahumushi besi-Apali (ulimi olukhulunywa ePapua New Guinea) bahumushela ukubethelwa ngamagama alandelayo: "isipikili esihlahleni beka uhlaka oluphambene, phakamisa ukuze ume uqonde (kumuntu obethelwe esiphambanweni) ukuze afe (futhi kwezinye izimo: ufe futhi uvuke)."
Isiphi isithombe ocabanga ukuthi umKristu we-Apali uyasibona lapho efunda noma ezwa 1 KwabaseKorinte 2:2? Zama ukuphinde uzifundele ivesi nencazelo yesi-Apali: “Nganquma ukuthi ngenkathi nginani ngizokhohlwa yonke into ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu, lowo owabethelwa esihlahleni esinqunyiwe, waphakanyiswa ukuze ame aqonde ukuze afe bese evuka futhi."
Kuningi. Kodwa kuletha isithombe esiyingcaca esingase sithambekele ekuhlanzeni ngegama elilodwa elithi "ukubethelwa." Ungahlanganyela kanjani nabantu abayinkulungwane ogwini olusenyakatho yePapua New Guinea njengoba ukhumbula ukubethelwa kukaJesu esiphambanweni ngezindlela ezibonisa ubulungiswa namuhla?
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Ukuxhumana kukaNkulunkulu nesintu kusukela ekuqaleni kwakuhloselwe “zonke izizwe, nemindeni, nezilimi.” Nakuba zonke izilimi zinekhono elilinganayo ekuvezeni umlayezo weBhayibheli, ulimi ngalunye lunekhono eliyingqayizivele lokudlulisa imiyalezo ethile yeBhayibheli ngezindlela ezicebisa kakhulu ezinye izilimi ezingeke zikwazi. Lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli luhlola amagugu ayisikhombisa afihliwe azokwandisa indlela ocabanga ngayo ngoNkulunkulu nangezindaba zakhe ezinhle.
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