Ngizinikele ngokugcwele: IsingenisoIsampula

Iyini Indaba YeBhayibheli?

IBhayibheli liyindaba eholela kuJesu, bese liyasishintsha ukuze sifane naye kakhulu. Yindaba yesu likaNkulunkulu lokuhlenga isintu nokubuyisela indalo, egcwaliseka ngoJesu.  

Indaba yeBhayibheli iqala ngoGenesise iphele kusAmbulo—futhi yonke into ephakathi iyingxenye yalokho kulandisa okukhulu. Ezinye izingxenye zeBhayibheli ziqhubekisela phambili le ndaba ngokusobala, kuyilapho ezinye zihloselwe ukusisiza ukuba sibone uNkulunkulu, thina kanye nomhlaba ngendlela entsha—indlela ebonisa iqiniso ngokunembe kakhudlwana.  

Yenzeka ezenzweni ezinkulu eziyisithupha.

  Indalo — Ukuwa —U-Israyeli — UJesu — IBandla — Indalo Entsha

Indalo (UGenesise 1-2): Lesi isiqalo sendaba kaNkulunkulu. Udala konke, futhi Ukubiza ngokuthi kuhle. Ngemva kwalokho, Udala abantu ngomfanekiso Wakhe. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ekhasini lokuqala leBhayibheli, sidalwe saba nesithunzi, ukubaluleka nenjongo.  

UNkulunkulu wadala abantu ukuba bahlale ebudlelwaneni Naye futhi babambisane Naye ekubuseni indalo Yakhe. Le ngxenye yendaba iphetha ngeqiniso elihle lokuthi abantu bokuqala babesengozini ngokuphelele futhi babengenawo amahloni. 

Ukuwa (UGenesise 3-11): Le ngxenye yendaba yilapho yonke into ingahambi kahle. Abantu bokuqala balingwa ensimini futhi bavumela izifiso zabo. UNkulunkulu wayefuna ukuhlanganyela nabo, kodwa babefuna ukubusa phezu Kwakhe.   

Lomzuzu wokuhlubuka ucekela phansi indalo kaNkulunkulu enhle njengoba isono sihlasela, singena kuyo yonke into. Izulu nomhlaba kuyahlukana phakathi. Sibona isimo esibhubhisayo sesono, nokuthi ukuhlubuka kwethu kwaba ukwephula indlela okufanele kube ngayo.  

U-Israyeli (UGenesise 12-Malaki): lonke iBhayibheli kumaHeberu (iTestamente Elidala) liyindaba kaNkulunkulu esungula umbuso wabalingani abangabantu abasebenza Naye ukuze baqale ukubuyisela ukuthula ezweni. Iqala ngendoda okuthiwa u-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu ayisebenzisayo ukuze akhe umndeni ogcina uba isizwe esikhulu. 

Njengoba indaba iqhubeka, sibona ukuthi ukonakala kwesono kujula kangakanani. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho izinto zibonakala zihamba kahle, othile ulingeka ngesikhundla, ingcebo, noma amandla.  

Kodwa uNkulunkulu akabafulatheli abantu bakhe. Uhlala ethembekile. Unikeza umusa nentethelelo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abantu Bakhe bakhubeka kangaki. Kuyo yonke le ngxenye yendaba, uNkulunkulu ulokhu etshela abantu Bakhe ukuthi kuyofika usuku lapho isono sinqotshiwe, ukuthula kuyobuyiselwa, futhi zonke izizwe zivume ukuthi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli unguNkulunkulu oyedwa weqiniso. Kodwa umbuzo osalayo: Ziyogcwaliseka nini lezi zithembiso?  

UJesu (NgokukaMathewu–NgokukaJohane): Izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ziyagcwaliseka lapho uJesu, uNkulunkulu wezulu nomhlaba, engena emlandweni esesimweni somuntu. Futhi uletha izindaba ezinhle: Umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze! 

Lezo zindaba ezinhle yilezo esizibiza ngokuthi iVangeli—isimemezelo sokuthi ngoJesu, uNkulunkulu wethu usephinde waba yiNkosi; Umbuso wakhe uyeza emhlabeni njengasezulwini; futhi wonke umuntu unesimemo kulo mbuso.

Nansi ingqikithi yendaba yeBhayibheli: UJesu waphila, wafa, futhi wavuka. Ngenxa yalokho, yonke into ihlukile—isono, ukufa nesihogo kuye kwaphucwa izikhali. Ngenxa kaJesu, sigcwaliswe ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu futhi sabuyiselwa endaweni yethu njengabangani Bakhe.

IBandla (IzEnzo–EkaJuda): Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu anyukele ezulwini, wayala abalandeli Bakhe ukuthi baqhubeke nalokhu akuqalile: ukuhlanganyela noNkulunkulu ukuze akhulule isintu esonweni. Esiphambanweni, uJesu wayinqoba impi yokulwa nesono, ukufa, nesihogo, kodwa kusenomsebenzi okufanele wenziwe. Umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngokwengxenye luapha, kodwa awukho ngokuphelele. Kuze kube usuku uJesu abuya ngalo ukuzoqeda lokho akuqalile, sibizelwe ukukhonza uJesu ngokwethembeka.  

Indima yethu ukwethula umbono walokho okuzayo—lapho izulu nomhlaba kukodwa. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, uNkulunkulu uzokwenza zonke izinto zibe zintsha, ububi buyoqedwa, futhi ekugcineni umdlavuza wesono uyosuswa.  

Njengoba silulindele ngokulangazela lolo suku, siyabathanda omakhelwane bethu, senza okulungile futhi sihamba noNkulunkulu ngokuthobeka, sazi ukuthi akukho lutho esimenzela kona uJesu oluyoba yize.  

Indalo Entsha (IsAmbulo): Isiphetho sendaba yebhayibheli akukona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhiphe okudala futhi angenise okusha. Kunalokho, nguNkulunkulu owenza z onke izinto zibe zintsha. 

Indaba iphetha lapho yaqala khona-ngensimu ebizwa ngokuthi i-Edene lapho izulu nomhlaba kukodwa, futhi uNkulunkulu uhlala nabantu bakhe. Kulokhu kuphela, i-Edene ayiyona nje insimu. Kulokhu, i-Edene iyoba idolobha elikhulu abantu bazo zonke izilimi, izinhlanga nezizwe bayolibiza ngokuthi ikhaya.  

Njengoba ukuphela kuyisiqalo, isidalwa esisha siyokhululwa emandleni okonakala esono futhi esikhundleni salokho sigcwaliswe ngokukhonza uNkulunkulu. Ababhali beBhayibheli basitshela ukuthi kuyoba kuhle kangangokuthi iso elingakaze likubone, nendlebe engekuzwanga, futhi akukho nhliziyo eye yacabanga izinto uNkulunkulu azibekele labo abamthandayo.

Indaba yeBhayibheli iyindaba yesu likaNkulunkulu lokuhlenga isintu esonweni nokubuyisela indalo. Yindaba eqala futhi egcina e-Edene. Yindaba kaNkulunkulu, yethu, kanye nomhlaba. Yindaba sonke esiyingxenye yayo. Futhi yindaba sonke esinendima okufanele siyidlale. 

Imibuzo Yokuloba

• Ngokusekelwe ekufundeni kwanamuhla, bhala ukuthi iVangeli liyini ngamazwi akho.
• Ingabe lokhu kuqonda kweBhayibheli neVangeli kuyahluka kulokho obukucabanga ngaphambilini? Kanjani?  
• Uyiqonda kanjani indima yakho endabeni yombhalo?

Ivesi Lenkumbulo

Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane. Njengalokhu nginithandile, nani kufanele nithandane. Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.” NgokukaJohane 13:34-35 NIV