EmaKhristu Eliciniso Ayalihlonipha LiVi LaNkulunkulu
“Livi lakho liliciniso.”—JOH. 17:17.
1. Ngekwaloko lokwake kwenteka kuwe, shano lokutsite lokwenta boFakazi BaJehova behluke kuletinye tinkholo.
CABANGA ngesikhatsi lowacala ngaso kucoca nalomunye waboFakazi BaJehova. Yini loyikhumbulako ngaloko lenacoca ngako? Labanyenti bangaphendvula batsi: ‘Ngatsintfwa yindlela boFakazi labalisebentisa ngayo liBhayibheli kute baphendvule yonkhe imibuto lebenginayo.’ Kufanele kutsi sajabula kakhulu nasitfola injongo yaNkulunkulu ngemhlaba, loko lokwentekako nasifa kanye nelitsemba ngalabatsandzekako betfu labafile.
2. Ngutiphi letinye tizatfu letakwenta walihlonipha liBhayibheli?
2 Njengobe besichubeka sifundza nabo, kungenteka sabona kutsi liBhayibheli lenta lokungetulu kwekumane liphendvule imibuto yetfu lemayelana nekuphila, kufa kanye nelikusasa. Sacala kujabulela liciniso lekutsi liBhayibheli liyincwadzi lesebenta kutendlula tonkhe emhlabeni. Seluleko salo asiphelelwa sikhatsi, futsi labo labasilalelako batfola imphumelelo kanye nenjabulo ekuphileni. (Fundza Tihlabelelo 1:1-3.) EmaKhristu eliciniso bekaloku emukela liBhayibheli, “hhayi njengelivi lemuntfu nje kodvwa njengobe linjalo lilivi laNkulunkulu.” (1 Thes. 2:13) Kubuketa umlandvo lomfishane kutasisita sibone umehluko lokhona emkhatsini walabo labalihlonipha mbamba liVi laNkulunkulu kanye nalabo labangalihloniphi.
INKINGA LENKHULU IYACATULULWA
3. Nguyiphi inkinga leyasongela bunye belibandla lebuKhristu langelikhulu lekucala, futsi yini labebayesaba?
3 Eminyakeni lengu-13 leyalandzela ngemuva kwekugcotjwa kwaKhoneliyuse, umuntfu weTive wekucala lobekangakasokwa, kwaphakama inkinga leyasongela bunye belibandla lebuKhristu. Bantfu labanyenti beTive bebachubeka bemukela inkholo yebuKhristu. Umbuto lowaphakama utsi: Ngembikwekutsi babhajatiswe, labantfu bekufanele bacale basoke ngelisiko lemaJuda yini? Lombuto wawungasimelula kumuntfu longumJuda. EmaJuda labekagcina uMtsetfo waMosi bekangalokotsi avakashele likhaya lemuntfu weTive, ingasaphatfwa-ke indzaba yekuba nebungani naye. EmaKhristu langemaJuda besekusikhatsi ashushiswa kamatima ngesizatfu sekushiya inkholo yawo yekucala. Nangabe bekangavuma kutihlanganisa nebeTive labangakasokwa, loko bekutawukhulisa kungevani lobekukhona emkhatsini wemaJuda kanye nemaKhristu, futsi bekungabangela kutsi emaKhristu atondvwe kakhulu.—Gal. 2:11-14.
4. Bobani lababitwa kute bacatulule loludzaba, futsi ngumiphi imibuto lokungenteka beyisetingcondvweni tabo?
4 Nga-49 C.E., baphostoli kanye nemadvodza lamadzala eJerusalema, nawo labekasokile, ‘bahlangana ndzawonye kute badzingidze lendzaba.’ (Imis. 15:6) Lokwalandzela lapho akuzange kube yimphikiswano lengasho lutfo ngemitsetfo letsite lengagucuki, kodvwa kwaba ngumcocandzaba losekelwe emiBhalweni. Imibono lengafanani yavetwa kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi kulendzaba. Yimibono yalabanye nobe lubandlululo yini lobelutawulandzelwa kute kufinyelelwe esiphetfweni? Emadvodza lamadzala bekatasihlehlisa yini sincumo salendzaba kute kube ngulapho simo senkholo lebesikhona ka-Israyeli sibancono? Bebatawumane batsatse sincumo lesingakacatjangwa kahle yini kute labantfu labanemibono leyehlukene bagcine bavumelene ngavi linye?
5. Umhlangano lowaba seJerusalema nga-49 C.E. bewehluke njani emakomidini emasontfo labakhona lamuhla?
5 Kuhocisa ngobe kucatjangelwa labanye nobe kukhankasela kutsi kuviwe wena, kuyintfo levamile emakomidini emasontfo lamuhla. Nanobe kunjalo, akuzange kube khona loko emhlanganweni lowaba seJerusalema. Lokujabulisa kakhulu kutsi kwagcine kuvunyelwene ngelivi linye. Kwenteka njani loko? Nanobe ngamunye kulabebakhona bekanembono lotsite ngalendzaba, bonkhe bebalihlonipha liVi laNkulunkulu, futsi leyo miBhalo lengcwele yaba lusito kute kucatululwe lenkinga.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 119:97-101.
6, 7. Yasetjentiswa njani imiBhalo kute kucatululwe inkinga yekusoka?
6 Indzima leyasita ekucatululeni lenkinga ngu-Amose 9:11, 12. Njengobe ucashuniwe kuMisebenti 15:16, 17, utsi: ‘Ngiyawuncandzeka, ngiyawuvusa indlu yaDavide lewile; ngiyawuvusa tindvonga tayo ngibuye ngitakhe futsi, kuze labo labasele kubantfu bamfune ngebucotfo Jehova kanye nebantfu bato tonkhe tive, bantfu lababitwa ngelibito lami, kusho Jehova.’
7 Nanobe kunjalo, lomunye angase atsi: ‘Lendzima ayikhulumi ngekutsi bekungakabaluleki kutsi beTive labangemakholwa basokwe.’ Loko kuliciniso, kodvwa kufanele kutsi emaKhristu langemaJuda bewayicondza lendzaba. Bewangatsatsi beTive labasokile ‘njengebantfu betive,’ kodvwa bekabatsatsa njengebazalwane babo. (Eks. 12:48, 49) Sibonelo saloko kutsi lihumusho la-Bagster le-Septuagint, ku-Esta 8:17 litsi: “Linyenti lebantfu betive belisokile, futsi beselibe ngemaJuda.” Ngako-ke, ngesikhatsi imiBhalo ibiketela kutsi labasele bendlu yaka-Israyeli (emaJuda nebantfu labemukele inkholo yebuJuda) kanye ‘nebantfu bato tonkhe tive’ (beTive labangakasoki) bebatawuba munye ngesizatfu selibito laNkulunkulu, kwaba ngumlayeto locacile. Kusoka bekungasiyo imfuneko kubeTive labebafuna kuba ngemaKhristu.
8. Kuba nesibindzi kwasita njani esincumeni lesatsatfwa?
8 LiVi laNkulunkulu kanye nemoya wakhe kwasita lamaKhristu lacotfo kutsi ‘ahlangane avumelane.’ (Imis. 15:25) Nanobe lesincumo besingabangela emaKhristu langemaJuda kutsi ashushiswe kakhulu, labacotfo basisekela ngalokugcwele lesincumo lebesitsetfwe eBhayibhelini.—Imis. 16:4, 5.
UMEHLUKO LOMKHULU
9. Ngusiphi sici lesikhulu lesaholela ekungcolisweni kwekukhonta kweliciniso, futsi nguyiphi imfundziso leyavela?
9 Umphostoli Pawula wabiketela kutsi ngemuva kwekufa kwebaphostoli, buKhristu bebutawungcoliswa timfundziso temanga. (Fundza 2 Thesalonika 2:3, 7.) Kulabo labebangeke bemukele “imfundziso lephilile,” bekutawufaka ekhatsi emadvodza labekanemitfwalo ebandleni. (2 Thim. 4:3) Pawula wecwayisa labadzala labebaphila ngesikhatsi sakhe, watsi: “Emkhatsini wenu kuyawuvela bantfu labayawufundzisa lokuphambene neliciniso badvonse emakholwa lamanyenti alandzele bona.” (Imis. 20:30) I-The New Encyclopædia Britannica nayichaza lokunye lokwabangela kucabanga lokusontsekile, itsi: “EmaKhristu labefundzele ifilosofi yemaGriki acala kubona sidzingo sekuchaza kukholwa kwawo, kuze enetise kuhlakanipha kwawo aphindze agucule netifundziswa letingemacaba.” Imfundziso lemcoka leyashintjwa ngemacaba imayelana naloko Jesu Khristu langiko. LiBhayibheli limbita ngekutsi yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, kodvwa bantfu labebatsandza ifilosofi yemaGriki bebatsi unguNkulunkulu.
10. Beyingacatululwa njani indzaba lemayelana nekutsi Khristu ungubani?
10 Kwaba netinkhulumo mphikiswano letimayelana naJesu emakomidini lamanyenti emasontfo. Lendzaba beyingacatululwa melula kube tihambeli talemihlangano beticabangisisile ngemiBhalo, kodvwa atizange tente njalo. Ecinisweni, linyenti lato bese vele litentile tincumo lingakefiki emhlanganweni, futsi lahamba lingasafuni kugucuka emibonweni yalo. Labavumelana ngako kulemihlangano bekungakasekelwa nakancane emiBhalweni.
11. Nguyiphi inhlonipho lenkhulu leyaniketwa bo-Father bemasontfo, futsi kungani kwentiwa njalo?
11 Yini leyenta kutsi ingasetjentiswa kahle imiBhalo kulendzaba? Charles Freeman losati, uveta kutsi labo labebakholelwa kutsi Jesu unguNkulunkulu ‘bakutfola kumatima kuphikisa timfundziso taJesu letitsi yena mncane kunaNkulunkulu, uYise.’ Ngesizatfu saloko, imikhuba kanye nemibono yelisontfo yakamuva yangena esikhundleni semaVangeli. Kute kube ngulamuhla, linyenti lebafundisi ligcamisa tinkhulumo letingakaphefumulelwa tabo-Father bemasontfo ngetulu kweliVi laNkulunkulu. Nakungenteka kutsi uke wacoca ngemfundziso yaMtsatfu Amunye nemuntfu lowayifundza, kungaba lula kukubona loko.
12. Ngukuphi kulawula lokungasikuhle lokwentiwa ngumbusi wemaRoma?
12 Sici lesinakekako setinkhulumo mphikiswano talawo makomidi saba kungenela kwebabusi bemaRoma kulendzaba. Mayelana naloku, Richard E. Rubenstein, longuPhrofesa, wabhala naku lokulandzelako ngeKomidi yase-Nicaea: “Constantine bekabatsandza [bobhishobhi] futsi wabanjingisa kakhulu. Esikhatsini lesingaphansi kwemnyaka, lombusi lomusha besekakhonile kwakha kabusha emasontfo abo, wabaniketa nemisebenti yabo kanye neticu labebamukwe tona . . . Waniketa bafundisi bemaSontfo tikhundla lebetivame kunikwa baphristi labangemacaba.” Ngesizatfu saloko, “Constantine waba nesikhundla sekulawula kanye nekucondzisa konkhe lobekwentiwa yikomidi yase-Nicaea.” Charles Freeman watsi: “Kwavunyelwana ngekutsi umbusi bekangacinisa liSontfo aphindze alawule timfundziso talo.”—Fundza Jakobe 4:4.
13. Ucabanga kutsi ngutiphi tintfo letilawula baholi bemasontfo balamuhla kutsi bangatinaki timfundziso teliBhayibheli leticacile?
13 Ngesikhatsi baphatsi bemasontfo bakutfola kumatima kuchaza loko langiko Jesu Khristu, bantfu labanyenti labavamile bebete inkinga lenjalo. Ngesizatfu sekutsi bebangenandzaba nekuba nebuhlobo nembusi nobe kutfola tikhundla emasontfweni, bakhona kuyicondza kahle lendzaba, basebentisa imiBhalo. Kuto tonkhe timo labebahlangabetana nato, bebenta kanjalo. Gregory wa-Nyssa, lobekaSati Senkholo ngaleso sikhatsi, wakhuluma kabi ngebantfu labavamile, watsi: “Batsengisi betimphahla, bashintji bemali kanye nalabatsengisa kudla, bonkhe batati tenkholo. Nawubuta ngesisindvo semali yakho, lomunye losati sefilosofi ukuchazela indlela iNdvodzana leyehluke ngayo kuYise. Nawubuta kutsi sinkhwa singumalini, imphendvulo loyitfolako kutsi Babe mkhulu kuneNdvodzana. Nawubuta sisebenti sakho kutsi asalungile yini emanti ekugeza, sikuphendvula ngekutsi iNdvodzana yadalwa.” Kuliciniso kutsi ngalokwehlukile kubaholi bemasontfo, bantfu labavamile bebasekela imibono yabo eVini laNkulunkulu. BoGregory kanye nebangani bakhe bebatawube benta kahle ngekulalela labantfu.
“EMABELE” KANYE ‘NELUKHULA’ KUKHULA NDZAWONYE
14. Kungani singaphetsa ngekutsi kusukela elikhulwini lekucala leminyaka kute kube ngunyalo bekusolo kunemaKhristu lagcotjiwe eliciniso emhlabeni?
14 Kulomunye wemifanekiso yakhe, Jesu wachaza kutsi kusukela elikhulwini lekucala leminyaka kuchubeke, bekutawuhlala kunemaKhristu eliciniso lagcotjiwe emhlabeni. Wawafananisa ‘nemabele’ lakhula emkhatsini ‘welukhula.’ (Mat. 13:30) Kuyavunywa, angeke sikhone kusho ngalokucondzile kutsi bobani nobe ngumaphi emacembu labekasolo ayincenye yalabagcotjiwe, lokusigaba semabele, kodvwa siyaciniseka kutsi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi bebasolo bakhona bantfu labanesibindzi labebavikela liVi laNkulunkulu baphindze batibekele ebaleni timfundziso telisontfo letingakasekelwa emiBhalweni. Ase sicoce ngaletimbalwa tato.
15, 16. Bala labanye bantfu labahlonipha liVi laNkulunkulu.
15 Umbhishobhi lomkhulu Agobard wase-Lyons, eFulansi (779-840 C.E.), wakhuluma ngalokumelene nekukhonta titfombe, kutinikela kubosanta bemasontfo kanye netinkonzo nemikhuba yemasontfo lengakasekelwa emiBhalweni. Lomunye lowaphila ngesikhatsi sakhe, lokunguBhishobhi Claudius, naye wayilahla imikhuba yemasontfo waphindze wamelana nekuthandaza kubosanta, kanye nekukhontwa kwetinsalela. Ngelikhulu lesi-11, Archdeacon Berengarius wase-Tours, eFulansi, wacoshwa esontfweni ngesizatfu sekutsi walahla imfundziso yemaKatolika yekutsi liwayini kanye nesinkhwa kugucuka kube ngumtimba kanye nengati yaJesu. Ngetulu kwaloko, bekatsatsa liBhayibheli njengalelibaluleke kwendlula imikhuba yelisontfo.
16 Ekhulwini lesi-12, kwavela bantfu lababili labebatsandza liciniso leliBhayibheli, lokungu-Peter wase-Bruys kanye na-Henry wase-Lausanne. Peter washiya sikhundla sakhe sebuphristi ngesizatfu sekutsi bekangakhoni kuhlobanisa imiBhalo kanye netimfundziso temaKatolika tekubhajatiswa kwetinswane, kugucuka kwesinkhwa kanye neliwayini, kuthandazela labafile kanye nekukhonta siphambano. Ngemnyaka wa-1140, Peter walahlekelwa kuphila kwakhe ngesizatfu setinkholelo takhe. Henry, lobekangaphansi kwesifungo sekungashadi, wakhuluma ngalokumelene nemikhuba lekhohlakele lebeyisesontfweni kanye netinkonzo talo letingakasekelwa emiBhalweni. Waboshwa ngemnyaka wa-1148 futsi wacitsa imphilo yakhe yonkhe asejele.
17. Ngutiphi tinyatselo letibalulekile letatsatfwa ngu-Waldo kanye nebalandzeli bakhe?
17 Ngesikhatsi Peter wase-Bruys bamshisa abuka ngesizatfu sekusola kwakhe lisontfo, kwatalwa lomunye umuntfu lowakhula wase uba nendzima lenkhulu ekusakateni liciniso leBhayibheli. Sibongo sakhe besisaka-Valdès, nobe Waldo.a Bekehlukile ku-Peter wase-Bruys kanye na-Henry wase Lausanne, ngobe bekete sikhundla esontfweni, kodvwa bekalihlonipha liVi laNkulunkulu kangangekutsi watsengisa tintfo takhe waphindze wahlela kutsi tindzinyana letitsite teliBhayibheli tihunyushelwe elulwimini lebelikhulunywa kakhulu eningizimu yemphumalanga, eFulansi. Linyenti lebantfu lajabula kakhulu ngekutfola umlayeto weliBhayibheli ngelulwimi lwabo, futsi nabo banikela ngetintfo kanye nekuphila kwabo kute bahlanganyele nalabanye liciniso leBhayibheli. Loko kwaliphatamisa kakhulu lisontfo. Nga-1184, lamadvodza kanye nebafati labanenshisekelo labatiwa kamuva ngekutsi ngemaWalden, bacoshwa esontfweni ngupapa baphindze bacoshwa emakhaya abo ngumbhishobhi. Lesento sabangela kwandza kwemlayeto weliBhayibheli nakuletinye tindzawo. Ngemuva kwaloko, balandzeli ba-Waldo, Peter wase-Bruys, na-Henry wase-Lausanne kanye nalabanye bantfu labebanembono lowehlukile kuwelisontfo, bebatfolakala etindzaweni letinyenti eYurophu. Labanye bantfu labamelela liciniso leliBhayibheli bavela emakhulwini eminyaka lalandzela, bafaka ekhatsi: John Wycliffe (c. 1330-1384), William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536), Henry Grew (1781-1862), kanye na-George Storrs (1796-1879).
“LIVI LANKULUNKULU ALIKABOSHWA”
18. Chaza indlela yekutadisha liBhayibheli leyasetjentiswa bafundzi beliBhayibheli labacotfo ngelikhulu lesi-19, kanye nekutsi kungani yaphumelela.
18 Nangetulu kwemetamo yato, titsa teliciniso leBhayibheli tehlulekile kuvimbela kusakatwa kwalo. UmBhalo wa-2 Thimothi 2:9 utsi: “Livi laNkulunkulu alikaboshwa.” Nga-1870, licembu lebafundzi beliBhayibheli labacotfo lacala kufuna liciniso. Nguyiphi indlela lelayisebentisa? Munye kubo bekaphakamisa umbuto. Ngemuva kwaloko, bebacoca ngawo. Bebahlola yonkhe imiBhalo lehlobene nalowo mbuto bese nasebanetisekile ngekuvumelana kwaleyo miBhalo, bafinyelele esiphetfweni bese bakubhala phansi loko. Akukucinisi yini kwati kutsi njengebaphostoli nemadvodza lamadzala angelikhulu lekucala, labantfu labetsembekile, “bokhokho betfu bakamoya,” labaphila ngasekupheleni kwa-1800, bebatimisele kuvumelanisa tonkhe tinkholelo tabo neliVi laNkulunkulu?
19. Utsini umbhalo wemnyaka wa-2012, futsi kungani ufaneleka?
19 LiBhayibheli lisesisekelo setinkholelo tetfu. Ngesizatfu saloko, Sigungu Lesibusako saboFakazi BaJehova sikhetse kutsi umbhalo wemnyaka wa-2012 kube ngemavi aJesu latsi: “Livi lakho liliciniso.” (Joh. 17:17) Njengobe wonkhe umuntfu lofisa kwemukelwa nguNkulunkulu kufanele ahambe ngeliciniso, sifisa shengatsi sonkhe singachubeka silwela kucondziswa liVi laNkulunkulu.
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a Ngaletinye tikhatsi, Valdès ubitwa ngekutsi ngu-Pierre Valdès nobe ngu-Peter Waldo, kodvwa ligama lakhe alatiwa kahle.
HLOLA LAMAPHUZU LALANDZELAKO:
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Umhlangano lowabanjwa eJerusalema nga-49 C.E. bewehluke njani emakomidini emasontfo alamuhla?
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Bobani labanye bantfu labalimelela liVi laNkulunkulu kungakafiki iminyaka yabo-1800?
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Nguyiphi indlela yekutadisha liBhayibheli leyasetjentiswa ngemaKhristu latsembekile laphila ngasekupheleni kwabo-1800, futsi kungani yaphumelela?
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Umbhalo wemnyaka wa-2012 utsi: “Livi lakho liliciniso.”—Joh. 17:17
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Waldo
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Wycliffe
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Tyndale
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Grew
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Storrs