Umbuso wezulu ususondele.
KuMathewu 3:2 ethi, “Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele.” Kumele kwenziwe umehluko phakathi kombuso wezulu nombuso kaNkulunkulu.
Igama lesiHeberu elithi "ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν" lihunyushwa ngokuthi umbuso wezulu, okuwumbuso kaNkulunkulu osenhliziyweni. UJesu utshela abantu ukuthi baphendukele kuNkulunkulu njengoba uNkulunkulu esondela ezinhliziyweni zabo. Umbuso wezulu nguJesu Kristu. Kulabo abaphendukayo, uJesu Kristu ungena ezinhliziyweni zabo.
Izingelosi ezona embusweni kaNkulunkulu zakhumula imimoya yazo yaboshwa ebhodweni zaba ngabantu. Abantu babanjwe emhlabeni. Ngakho abantu bafa kabili.
KuGenesise 2:17, “Kepha umuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi ungadli kuwo, ngokuba mhla udla kuwo uyakufa nokufa.” IBhayibheli lesiHeberu lithi, “fa futhi ufe.” nakhu. Futhi kuJohane 3:3, “UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” Kuchazwa ngokuthi “ukuzalwa kabusha.” Owangaphambili uzofa (kabili) futhi azalwe evela ezulwini. Ngokuphathelene nokufa okubili, ukufa kokuqala kuwukufa esonweni (ubhapathizo lwamanzi), futhi ukufa kwesibili kuwukufa emphefumulweni (ubhapathizo emlilweni).
Ukufa kwesiphambano kuyinqubo yokufa esonweni nokukhumula izingubo ezingcolile zomphefumulo. Ngakho uJesu washumayela ivangeli emimoyeni eboshiwe. Ngamanye amazwi, Wangena ezinhliziyweni zabo bonke abantu futhi wembula kubo ukuthi kufanele ufe. Ku 1 Petru 3:19-20, “Ngayo wahamba washumayela imimoya etilongweni; ababengalaleli ngesinye isikhathi, lapho ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu kulindile ezinsukwini zikaNowa, kusakhiwa umkhumbi, okwasindiswa ngawo abambalwa, okungukuthi imiphefumulo eyisishiyagalombili emanzini.
Ubhapathizo lwamanzi lusho ukufa esonweni. KwabaseRoma 6:6-7 “Sikwazi lokhu, ukuthi umuntu wethu omdala wabethelwa kanye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono ubhujiswe, singabe sesikhonza isono. ngokuba ofileyo ukhululiwe esonweni.
Ukufa komphefumulo kuwumbhapathizo womlilo, ukufa komphefumulo (umuntu wokuqala, u-Adamu) owaphuma emzimbeni. Ikholwa liyashintsha lisuka emzimbeni wenyama liye emzimbeni kamoya (izingubo zikaKristu). KuMathewu 3:11-12, “Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi kukho ukuphenduka.” kepha ozayo emva kwami unamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuthwala izicathulo zakhe: yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo; ukolweni wakhe esiphaleni; kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.
Kunezinsuku ezintathu phakathi kokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu. Usuku lwesithathu lufanekisela ukwakhiwa kwethempeli. KuJohane 2:19, “UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Bhidliza leli thempeli, futhi ngezinsuku ezintathu ngiyakulivusa. Abangcwele abafa noJesu banethempeli elakhiwe ezinhliziyweni zabo. Futhi ukuvuka kuwukushintsha kwezingubo zisuka emzimbeni wenyama ziye emzimbeni womoya (umphefumulo omusha). Kweyoku-1 Korinte 15:44-47, “Kuhlwanyelwa kungumzimba wemvelo; kuvuswa kungumzimba womoya. Kukhona umzimba wemvelo, futhi kukhona umzimba womoya.
Kanjalo kulotshiwe ukuthi: Umuntu wokuqala u-Adamu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo; uAdamu wokugcina wadala umoya ophilisayo. Kepha okokuqala akusikho okomoya kepha okwemvelo; futhi emva kwalokho lokho okungokomoya. Umuntu wokuqala uvela emhlabeni, ungowomhlaba; Umuntu wesibili yiNkosi evela ezulwini.’
Labo abafa esiphambanweni noJesu (ubhapathizo lwamanzi) futhi bakholelwa ukuthi umzimba wabo wenyama (umphefumulo) ufile (ubhapathizo lomlilo) bayogqoka izingubo ezivela ezulwini. Lokhu kuwukuvuka. Uvuko akukhona ukuvuka komzimba wokuqala, kodwa ukugqoka umzimba womoya (izingubo zikaKristu) ovela ezulwini. Yingakho abangcwele beba ngabapristi futhi bembathe izingubo ezingcwele zompristi.
Ukwenyuka kusho ukuthi ikholwa lingena ethempelini elakhiwe enhliziyweni. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ithempeli lisho umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Kweyoku-1 Korinte 3:16, “Anazi yini ukuthi niyithempeli likaNkulunkulu nokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala kini na?”
Futhi uJesu watshela abaFarisi ukuba baphenduke, ngoba umbuso ususondele. Izulu liba umbuso kaNkulunkulu enhliziyweni. Lokhu kufanekisela ukufa kukaJesu esiphambanweni, ukuvuka, nokunyukela embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, abangcwele futhi bangakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
UkuZa Kwesibili kunguNkulunkulu ongena ethempelini ezinhliziyweni zamakholwa. Lona ngu-Imanuweli, futhi ngesiGreki elithi Parousian. Kusho ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Abantu bebandla basalindele ukubuya kwesibili kukaJesu, kodwa ukubuya kukaJesu kwesibili sekufezekile kulabo abathempeli labo elakhiwe ezinhliziyweni zamakholwa. Ngakho, abangcwele kanye noKristu bahlangana ethempelini futhi babe nedili lomshado wasezulwini.
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