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Ummeli, uMduduzi, uMsizi

Lapho amaBhayibheli ethu esiNgisi engavumelani ngenguqulo eyodwa yegama elilodwa lesiGreki noma lesiHebheru, singaphetha ngokufanele ngokuthi leli igama okunzima ukulihumusha. “UMduduzi,” “uMmeli,” “uMeluleki” noma “uMsizi” ngesiNgisi wonke abhekisela esithembisweni esifanayo sikaJesu esahlukweni seshumi nane sikaJohane.

Uchwepheshe wokuhumusha iBhayibheli odumile u-Eugene Nida wabhala ukuthi “mhlawumbe alikho igama eTestamenteni Elisha okunzima ukulihumusha ngokwanele njengegama elithi ‘UMduduzi.’ Igama lesiGreki, ngokuvamile elihunyushwa ngokuthi Paraclete, licebile ngokwedlulele ngengcebo yalo yencazelo, ngoba alisho nje ‘ukududuza’ kodwa futhi ‘ukuqondisa,’ ‘ukukhuthaza,’ ‘ukufundisa,’ ‘nokusiza. Ukubeka zonke lezi zincazelo endaweni eyodwa yendabuko kunzima ngempela, kodwa nokho [one] kufanele azame ukuthola igama noma ibinzana elizonikeza abantu isithombe esanele senkonzo kaMoya oNgcwele eyingqayizivele."

Umlando wokuhunyushwa kweBhayibheli unikeza izinguqulo eziningi ezinhle nezishukumisa ingqondo, kuhlanganise “nalowo ohambisana ngokuqhubekayo” ( Tausug / Philippines), “Lowo onikeza ukufudumala emiphefumulweni yethu” ( Eastern Highland Otomi / Mexico), “Lowo obopha imicabango" (i-Baoulé / Ivory Coast), kanye "nomlamuli okhulumela thina." 

U-Eugene ukhomba endabeni eyodwa ebaluleke kakhulu evela ekuhunyushweni kolimi lwesiKare, ulimi lwase-Central African Republic. U-Estella Myers, isithunywa sevangeli esisebenza phakathi kwamaKare, wayezame kanzima ukuchazela abasizi bomdabu incazelo yegama elithi “uMduduzi.” Wayechaze kabanzi ngenkonzo nomsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele njengoba ukhuthaza, uqinisa, uyala, uvikela, ududuza, futhi uqondisa umKristu. Ekugcineni, abahumushi besiKare bababaza, “O, ukube othile ubengasenzela konke lokho, besiyothi, ‘Nguye owela phezu kwethu.’” 

U-Estella wayemangele—lokhu kwakubonakala kuwumusho onganele ukuchaza umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele. Kodwa abahumushi baphikelela ekuchazeni indlela eyingqayizivele abalisebenzisa ngayo leli gama.

Ekugcineni ngenxa yokukhathala okuphelele bawa endleleni, bazi ukuthi uma bengafiki endaweni ephephile esigodini esilandelayo, babezobulawa futhi badliwe izilwane zasendle ebusuku. Nokho, uma othile owayedlula endleleni ebabona bedindilizile, wabe esebahawukela, wagoba ukuze abathathe futhi abasize ukuba bafike endaweni ephephile nesivikelo somuzi olandelayo, lowo muntu wayemchaza ngokuthi “lowo owela eduze kwakhe. thina." Abahumushi besiKare baphikelela ngokuthi lena kwakuyinguqulo efanele yegama elithi “uMduduzi,” njengaLowo osekela, ovikela, futhi ogcina abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ohambweni lwabo oluya ekhaya labo lasezulwini.

Kunini lapho uMoya oNgcwele awe phansi eduze kwakho ukuze akuphakamise futhi akusize ufinyelele ekuphepheni? Ingabe yilokho okudingayo namuhla? Cela uMduduzi "ukufudumala emphefumulweni wakho" ngalelihora.