ISABATHA NOBUBELE            

UKUZINDLA

UNkulunkulu akasinikanga iSabatha njengomthetho OMELANA nathi kodwa njengesenzo sobubele KITHI. Kungakho abafundi babevunyelwe ukudla izikhwebu ukuze basuthise indlala ngeSabatha (Mathewu 12:1-8). Kungakho indoda eyayinesandla esishwabene yaphulukiswa ngeSabatha (Mathewu 12:9-13). UJesu wabona ukulamba kwabafundi nosizi lwale ndoda futhi kwamthinta. ISabatha liwusuku lokondliwa nokuphulukiswa. Ukungenqatshelwa kwezenzo (“ukungenzi lutho”) noma isidingo sezenzo (“ukunikela ngomhlatshelo”) akukho phakathi kweSabatha. Inhloso enkulu yeSabatha ukusibonisa ububele bukaNkulunkulu.  

ETestamenteni Elidala iSabatha liwukubonakaliswa kwesivumelwano phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu Bakhe, kanjalo nokusoka. ISabatha lisebenza njengosuku lokuphumula, lokubheka phezulu kuNkulunkulu kanye nokumangala ngobubele nobungcwele Bakhe. “Niyakuwagcina amaSbatha ami, ngokuba ayisibonakaliso phakathi kwami ​​nani ezizukulwaneni zenu, ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova oningcwelisayo. ( Eksodusi 31:13). Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bathola ububele bukaNkulunkulu, “bathintwe” yilo, bese beludlulisela njengesibusiso emhlabeni wonke.  

Lapho sibuthana ndawonye ngenjongo yokudumisa nokuhlanganyela, lapho silalela izwi likaNkulunkulu futhi sikhuluma Naye, siphuma ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke futhi sigubhe ububele Bakhe. Esontweni umcabango wokusebenza kwezomnotho, kanye nokucabanga kwezokungcebeleka, kuyabhidlika. Ngakho, inkonzo yesonto ayilona ibhizinisi noma umbukiso, noma umzamo wenkolo noma ukusetshenziswa kwezenkolo. Kungaphezu kwalokho. Yindawo lapho imiphefumulo yethu ingaphumula khona nalapho sithola khona umusa kaNkulunkulu. Esontweni, uNkulunkulu usikhonza ngobubele bakhe. Noma ubani othola umusa kaNkulunkulu uyoba umnikezeli womusa. “Ngakho-ke yibani nobubele, njengoba noYihlo enesihe.” ( Luka 6:36)

Ngesipho somusa, uNkulunkulu usilungiselela ukuba siphile futhi senze ngesihe, senze okuhle komunye nomunye. Ivesi losuku lisikhuthaza ukuthi sibe ngabakaJesu kulomhlaba.

IMIBUZO YOKUZINDLA  

• Zindla ngalokhu okulandelayo: UNkulunkulu akasinikezanga iSabatha njengomthetho OMELENE NATHI, kodwa njengesenzo sobubele KITHI.  
• NgingaBuzwa kanjani ububele bukaNkulunkulu obubonakaliswa ngeSabatha maqondana noNkulunkulu kanye nabantu abangizungezile?   
• Iluphi ushintsho oluncane engingalwenza ukuze ngibeke phambili ububele bukaNkulunkulu ngeSabatha—njengomuntu ngamunye, emndenini, ebandleni?

IZIHLOKO ZOMTHANDAZO  

• Sithandazela isikhathi sokugxila kuNkulunkulu. Siphuma endleleni yethu yokucabanga ejwayelekile egxile ekusebenzeni nasekusebenziseni. Sicela uNkulunkulu ngomusa Wakhe (u-Kyrie eleison - Nkosi yiba nomusa!).   
• Sithandazela intethelelo ngezikhathi lapho izinkonzo zesonto ziba udlame lwezenkolo esikhundleni sokuhlangana noNkulunkulu.  
• Sithandazela wonke umuntu oshumayela iZwi likaNkulunkulu, nokuthi umlayezo womusa kaNkulunkulu uzwakale futhi wemukelwe.   
• Sithandazela ukuba uNkulunkulu avule amehlo ethu, ukuze senze umusa komakhelwane bethu njengoba nje nathi esihawukele.
• Sithandazela ukuba uMoya oNgcwele asibonise ukuthi singagxila kanjani kuNkulunkulu futhi sinakekele yonke indalo.

UMTHANDAZO OPHAKANYISIWE  

Nkulunkulu onomusa, siyakudumisa futhi siyakuthakasela! Sikhonza Wena. “Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele, Nkosi Nkulunkulu uSebowati (Somandla)”, sikhuleka kanye nebutho lezingelosi.  

Usixolele ngokuzicabangela thina futhi sigxile emisebenzini yethu, kuyilapho kufanele ngabe sigxile Kuwe. Vuselela izinkonzo zethu zebandla ngoMoya waKho oNgcwele, ukuze sihlangane Nawe kabusha, futhi nezinhliziyo zethu ziguqulwe ngobubele Bakho. Busisa bonke abashumayela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Vula amehlo nezinhliziyo zethu ukuze sibheke izidingo zomakhelwane bethu kanye nomphakathi wethu. Siphe imibono nesibindi sokutshala ngomusa ebandleni Lakho nasemhlabeni. Amen.

U-Lea Schweyer, uMongameli we-Evangelical Alliance Section Riehen-Bettingen, Switzerland.