Ukuzinikela Ngokugcwele: IndaloIsampula

Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi

Amazwi okuqala eVangeli likaJohane awukubuyisela emuva ngenhloso emazwini okuqala kaGenesise 1. Kungani uJohane evula indaba yakhe yokuphila kukaJesu ngale ndlela? Ubeka impikiswano yokuthi uJesu akayena nje omunye umprofethi, umpristi, noma inkosi—uJesu akayena nje uMesiya, okhethiwe kaNkulunkulu—kodwa uJesu unguNkulunkulu.  

Ukugomela kukaJohane okunamandla ukuthi uJesu uyiZwi likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo, ungumuntu wesibili kaZiqu-zintathu, uMkhululi othenjisiwe, neNkosi efanele yendalo. Futhi ukudlulisela lokho ngokubhekisela ekhasini lokuqala leBhayibheli.  

Lesi singeniso sihlelwe ngendlela ebingadlulisela ngokusobala kubafundi abangamaJuda namaGreki ubuqiniso bokuthi uJesu ungubani.

UJohane uqala ngokuthi:

Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. NgokukaJohane 1:1 NIV

Leli vesi laliyokwenza kokubili abafundi bakhe abangamaJuda namaGreki banqekuzise amakhanda bevumelana. Abantu bamaJuda babeyokuzwa “iZwi” futhi bacabange ukuthi uJohane wayekhuluma ngeTorah nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. Izilaleli zakhe ezingamaGreki zazingase zicabange ukuthi ubhekisela “emphefumulweni wendawo yonke.”  

Bekungeke kuze kube ivesi lesibili lapho bezoqala ukubuza imibuzo.  

Yena wayenoNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. NgokukaJohane 1:2 NIV

Evesini lesibili, uJohane wenza ushintsho abize uLizwi ngokuthi “yena.” Womabili la maqembu cishe abezonwaya amakhanda ngenxa yokudideka. Ngokwemibono yabo yomhlaba, uLizwi wayengeyena uYena, uLizwi waye yinto enamandla kakhulu into, kodwa ngokuqinisekile wayengeyena umuntu.  

Futhi uJohane uyaqhubeka. Evesini 14, uthi:

ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu. Sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo yeNdodana eyodwa kuphela eyavela kuYise, igcwele umusa neqiniso. NgokukaJohane 1:14 NIV

ULizwi owayenoNkulunkulu ekuqaleni, uLizwi onguNkulunkulu, uLizwi okwadalwa ngaye zonke izinto, uLizwi okukuye ukuphila nokukhanya nethemba nomusa neqiniso—lelo zwi lembathe isikhumba namathambo., futhi waba umuntu.  

Lowo muntu nguJesu, owafa ngokuzithandela esiphambanweni ukuze akhulule isintu esonweni futhi enze indlela yokuba indalo ibuyiselwe.  

Ngakho singaba nesibindi nethemba ngokwazi ukuthi Lowo esimlandelayo akayena nje umfundisi ohlakaniphile noma umuntu olungile. Kunalokho, unguNkulunkulu wayo yonke indalo.  

Imibuzo Yokubhala   

• Bhala elinye lamavesi okufunda namuhla kujenali yakho. Lokhu kuwuthinta kanjani umbono wakho ngoJesu?  
• Ukwazi ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu alilona “utho” kodwa ukuthi “ngubani,” kuyishintsha kanjani indlela ozibandakanya ngayo nalolu cwaningo?  
• Chaza umehluko phakathi kokwazi ngomuntu ngokumelene nokumazi ngempela.

Ivesi Lenkumbulo

Ngokuba singumsebenzi wezandla zikaNkulunkulu, sidalelwe kuKristu Jesu ukwenza imisebenzi emihle, ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba siyenze. Kwabase-Efesu 2:10 NIV