Okugqamile: Ukubheka Ukholo Oluqinile Lwabantu AbangapheleleIsampula

Usuku 3: U-Stefanu

UStefanu ungumfeli wokholo wokuqala ongumKristu (umuntu owabulawa ngenxa yokholo lwabo) ngemva kokuba ethule inkulumo evuthayo kubaholi benkolo abathile abeka kuyo umlando wesizwe sakwa-Israyeli. Enkulumweni yakhe, uStefanu uchaza ngokungagwegwesi ukuthi ama-Israyeli amlahla kanjani uNkulunkulu ngokuphindaphindiwe, nakuba uNkulunkulu ewavikela futhi ewasindisa ngokuphindaphindiwe. Kodwa uStefanu akazange aqale njengesikhulumi esivuthayo. Waqala ngokuweta amatafula. Encwadini yeZenzo 6 sibona abafundi bezama ukuxazulula inkinga. Kwakunomsebenzi omningi kakhulu okwakumelwe wenziwe nabantu ababenabo. Kwakukhona abafelokazi okufanele banakekelwe kodwa futhi umyalezo kaJesu kwakumele uphume+! Ukunakekela abantu noma ukusabalalisa ivangeli kwakungeke kushaywe indiva. Ngakho abafundi bafuna usizo.

Into ethokozisayo mayelana nendlela abakhetha ngayo ukuthi ubani ozosiza ukuthi amazinga abephezulu kangakanani. Umuntu angase azibuze ukuthi kunendaba yini ngempela ukuthi ubani opha abafelokazi ukudla kwabo inqobo nje uma abafelokazi besadla. Kodwa abafundi babefuna uhlobo oluthile lomuntu owayezokwenza lo msebenzi: “abantu abanegama elihle,” “abagcwele uMoya oNgcwele,” ‘nabagcwele ukuhlakanipha. Kungani lezi zimfanelo zazibalulekile emsebenzini?

UStefanu ukhethwa kule ndima kanye nabanye abayisithupha futhi uchazwa ngokuqondile ngokuthi "ugcwele uMoya oNgcwele." Uchazwa nangokuthi “ugcwele ukholo namandla” futhi uyakwazi ukwenza “izibonakaliso nezimangaliso” (6:8). UStefanu ugqama ngendlela eyenza abaholi benkolo bambheke njengosongo. Baze bathole nofakazi bamanga abangaqamba amanga ngaye, bethi uhlambalaze uNkulunkulu nenkolo yamaJuda, futhi ngenxa yalokho uStefanu uyabulawa.

Kungenzeka ukuthi uyazicabangela njengamanje, “Kodwa angisona isikhulumi, anginaso isibindi, futhi ngingabaleka uma noma ubani ezama ukungibulala. Ngeke ngibe nesibindi njengoStefanun. Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi akazange aqale ngaleyo ndlela. Lapho kukhulunywa ngezenzo zakhe zesibindi, eduze kwazo kuneqiniso lokuthi “wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele” futhi “egcwele umusa namandla.” Kulo lonke iBhayibheli lapho uMoya oNgcwele ekumuntu, baba namandla. Kwesinye isikhathi amandla enyama (bheka uSamsoni encwadini yabaHluleli), kodwa imvamisa kuba yikhono lokwenza noma lokusho izinto abebengeke bakwazi ukuzenza. Ngamanye amazwi, uma ungenaso isibindi sokwenza lokho owaziyo ukuthi kulungile, uMoya oNgcwele angakunikeza! Ungase ubhekane noma ungabhekani nokufa ngenxa yokulandela uJesu njengoba kwenza uStefanu, kodwa ungazi ukuthi uMoya ofanayo owamnika isibindi sokuhlala ethembekile kuJesu lapho ebhekene nokuhlukunyezwa okubi (ukubulala, eqinisweni) nguye ohlala kuwe lapho ukhetha ukulandela uJesu.

Imibuzo Yokuzindla/Yengxoxo:

1. Umphumela weZenzo 6:7 uhlobene kanjani nezindinganiso zezisebenzi ezikhethwe ku-6:3?

2. Ikuphi ukufana okubonayo phakathi kukaStefanu noJesu?

3. Uma ukhethe ukulandela uJesu, ukwamukela umhlatshelo wakhe ngawe, nokunikela ukuphila kwakho kuye, ingabe uwubonile uMoya oNgcwele usebenza empilweni yakho? Kanjani?

4. Uma ungenzanga leso sinqumo, yisiphi isithiyo noma umbuzo onawo futhi ungayifuna kanjani impendulo?