Imbono YeBhayibhile
Ngaba UThixo Uyakugweba Ukusetyenziswa Kotywala?
‘UNGAZIKHATHAZI ngecocaine, iheroin, iLSD, nangomya—utywala buseyeyona ngxaki inkulu inganqwenelekiyo ibutho labantu ekusafuneka liyilwe. Utywala bubangela ukufa kwabantu abaninzi ngakumbi nokutshabalalisa uluntu kunangaphezu kokusetyenziswa kwazo zonke ezinye iziyobisi zidityanisiwe.’ Ezi ziingcamango ezaveliswa kwingqungquthela yeWorld’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (uManyano Lwamabhinqa AngamaKristu Ehlabathi Olukhuthaza Uzilo-tywala) yama-31 ebakho emva kweminyaka emithathu kwiminyaka emibini eyadlulayo eKhanada.
Iindwendwe ezazilapho zabona ekwandeni kokusetyenziswa kotywala ehlabathini lonke ixabiso elikhwankqisayo kwimpilo nakubomi babantu, nakwizigidi zeerandi eziya kusetyenziswa nyaka ngamnye ngoorhulumente bezizwe ukuze balwe ukukhotyokiswa butywala. Beyisekile kukuba uThixo uyakugweba ukusetyenziswa kwabo, abantu abaninzi abaneenjongo ezintle balwela ukupheliswa kwazo zonke iziselo ezinxilisayo. Kodwa ngaba iBhayibhile iyayixhasa le mbono?
Ukusetyenziswa Kwewayini EBhayibhileni
Kudala uThixo wathembisa abantu bakhe abathobelayo oku: “Ozala amaqonga akho bubuninzi, nemikhombe yakho yokukhongozela iphuphume iwayini entsha.” (IMizekeliso 3:10) Ewe, Nguye owasinika umdiliya oxakatha isiqhamo, ikwanguye nosinika igwele elincinane elambathisa umdiliya njengokuba kusondela ixesha lokwenza iwayini.
Inkqubo yokuvelisa iwayini emnandi yacaciswa ngokuyinxenye ngumprofeti kaThixo uIsaya. Ebona kusengaphambili iintsikelelo zehlabathi elitsha lobulungisa elizayo, uIsaya wabhala oku: “UYehova wemikhosi uya kuzenzela zonke izizwe . . . isidlo sewayini egcinwe ngeentsipho . . . sewayini egcinwe ngeentsipho, yaza yahluzwa.” (Isaya 25:6) Abenzi bewayini abanamava bayazi ukuba iwayini “egcinwe ngeentsipho,” ize ingaphazanyiswa kangangexesha elide ebudeni bokubila kwayo, ngokuthe ngcembe iyazihluza, ivelisa ivumba elimnandi nencasa engakumbi.
Ngaba Kukho Ulonwabo Neengenelo Zempilo?
UThixo wandlala kokubini ulonwabo neengenelo zempilo ezinokufumaneka kwiwayini. Umprofeti wakhe uYotam wathetha ‘ngewayini evuyisa uThixo nabantu.’ (ABagwebi 9:13) UKumkani uSolomon wabhala ‘ngokutsala inyama yakhe ngewayini.’ (INtshumayeli 2:3) Yaye kwingxelo eyaziwa nanguthathatha yomsitho waseKana, uYesu, kummangaliso wakhe wokuqala, wajika amanzi amaninzi “ayeyona wayini imnandi,” ukuze onwabise iindwendwe zomsitho.—Yohane 2:6, 7, 10, The New English Bible.
Ukwazi kukaYesu ukuba iwayini inokusebenza njengeyeza kubonakala kumzekeliso wakhe womSamariya olungileyo. Ebopha amanxeba alo ndoda yayenzakele, umSamariya olungileyo wagalela “ioli newayini” kuwo. (Luka 10:30-34) Ukukhuthaza kukampostile uPawulos uTimoti oselula ukuba ‘asele intwana yewayini ngenxa yesisu sakhe, nobulwelwe bakhe obufuthi’ kuvisisana kakuhle nolwazi lwezimini lwexabiso lewayini njengokutya neyeza.—1 Timoti 5:23.
UGqr. Salvatore P. Lucia, owayesakuba ngunjingalwazi weSebe Lezamayeza kwiYunivesithi yaseKhalifoniya wachaza kwincwadi yakhe ethi Wine and Your Well-Being ukuba “iwayini ayisosiselo sinxilisayo nesisesona sidala esisetyenziswa ekutyeni nje kuphela kodwa siyeyona nto ibalulekileyo kwezonyango esetyenziswa ngokuqhubekayo ukutyhubela imbali yomntu.” Nomphandi osisazi ngemfundo yezokondla uJanet McDonald wachaza ukuba iwayini eselwa ngomlinganiselo ofanelekileyo ibonakala inomphumo njengeyeza lokuzolisa, into ekwenza ube nomdla wokutya, nanjengoncedo ukuze wetyise nasekufunxeni iityuwa ekutyeni okutyiwayo.
Umlinganiselo Ofanelekileyo Nokuzeyisa Kuyafuneka
Phofu ke, phezu kwazo nje iimbekiselo ezamkelekileyo kwiwayini nakwiziselo ezinxilisayo eBhayibhileni nakumayeza asetyenziswayo kwezonyango, ukusetyenziswa kakubi kotywala kuye kwabangela iingxaki ezinkulu kuluntu. Ngaba oko kubek’ ityala kuThixo ngazo zonke iintlekele eziye zalandela ngenxa yokusetyenziswa kakubi kotywala? Ngokwahlukileyo koko, eLizwini lakhe, iBhayibhile, uye wanikela isikhokelo esibanzi esilawula ukusetyenziswa nokusetyenziswa kakubi kwewayini.
Ngokomzekelo, qwalasela isilumkiso esinamandla esilandelayo nxamnye nokusetyenziswa kakubi kwesi sipho: “Musa ukuba phakathi kwamasela wayini, naphakathi kwamadla-kudla.” Ngokuqinisekileyo oku akuthethi ukuba ngabantu abangatyi nyama nabangaseli tywala kuphela abakholekileyo kuThixo, nale ndinyana ingabagwebi abo basebenzisa iwayini encinane okanye abatya inyama ngokufanelekileyo. Kunoko, esi silumkiso seBhayibhile sinxamnye nokuzingxala ngokutya nokuzinkcinkca ngotywala. Oku kuyabonakala njengakomnye umzekeliso othi: “Ungokabani na uYeha? Ungokabani na uYoo? Zinabani na iingxabano? Inabani na inkalazo? Anabani na amanxeba angenasizathu? Anabani na amehlo anozizi? Anabo balibala ewayinini.”—IMizekeliso 23:20, 29, 30.
Ababhali beBhayibhile uPetros noPawulos bacebisa ubungcathu ngokululeka amaKristu okuqala ukuba akuphephe ‘ukutshiswa yiwayini’ kunye “nokunxila yiwayini.” Esi siluleko sasifanele sithatyathwe ngokunzulu, njengokuba umpostile walumkisa wathi ‘Amanxila awasayi kubudla ilifa ubukumkani bukaThixo.’ Ngamanye amazwi, abanomkhwa wokusebenzisa kakubi iziselo ezinxilisayo abamkelekanga kuThixo yaye abayi kubufumana ubomi obungunaphakade.—1 Petros 4:3; Efese 5:18; 1 Korinte 6:9, 10.
Ngaloo ndlela, ukuba abantu abathile baswele ukuzeyisa ekusebenziseni utywala, bafanele babuyeke ngokupheleleyo. (Thelekisa uMateyu 5:29, 30.) Ngaphezu kokuba oku kusonakalisa umzimba, ukuxhomekeka okwandileyo etywaleni kusenokubangela umonakalo okrakra wokomoya. Ngenxa yoko, uThixo usilumkisa ngobulumko nxamnye nokuzinkcinkca ngeziselo ezinxilisayo.
Ngokwahlukileyo kwimbono yomntu oxhasa isalelo sotywala, iBhayibhile ayifuni okanye ide ibonise ukuba, bonke abantu bafanele bazikhwebule ngokupheleleyo kwiwayini okanye kwiziselo ezinxilisayo. (Duteronomi 14:26) Umdumisi uthi ngoYehova: “Ulontshulisela inkomo utyani, nomfuno wokunceda umntu, ukuze kuphume isonka emhlabeni. Iwayini iyivuyise intliziyo yomntu.” Enyanisweni, uThixo wenza kwakho iwayini ngenjongo elungileyo nezukileyo, xa iselwe ngomlinganiselo ofanelekileyo.—INdumiso 104:14, 15.
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