Abafileyo ababesele kabaphila yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Lokhu kungukuvuka kokuqala.

Umusho wokuqala wevesi lesi-5 ubekwe kubakaki kuNW neMo ukuze kusizwe umfundi ahlanganise lokho okukubakaki nalokho okungenhla kwakho. Njengoba kuphawulwe ngokukhanyayo, akubona “abafileyo ababesele” abahlanganyela ovukweni lokuqala. Lolovuko lungolwalabo ababusa noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Ingabe lokhu kusho ukuthi abekho abanye abantu abayophila phakathi neminyaka eyinkulungwane ngaphandle kwalabo ababusa noKristu ezulwini? Cha; ngoba, ukuba bekunjalo, bekuyosho ukuthi akukho muntu abebeyokhonza njengabapristi ngenxa yakhe, futhi indawo abayibusayo ibiyoba yimbulunga engenalutho.

Obani-ke “abafileyo ababesele”? Yibo bonke abantu abafa ngenxa yesono sika-Adamu nalabo, okuyothi nakuba besindile osizini olukhulu noma labo abangase bazalwe phakathi nokuBusa Kweminyaka Eyinkulungwane, abayodinga ukukhululwa emiphumeleni ebulalayo yesono esinjalo.—Qhathanisa nabase-Efesu 2:1.

Kungayiphi-ke ingqondo kuthiwa “kabaphila” kuze kube sekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane? Lokhu akusho ukuvuka kwabo. Lokhu ‘kuphila’ kuhilela okungaphezu nje kokuphila njengabantu. Kusho ukuzuza ukuphelela kobuntu, bekhululekile kuyo yonke imiphumela yesono sika-Adamu. Phawula ukuthi ukubhekisela kulokhu evesini lesi-5 kwenzeka ngokushesha ngemva kokuba ivesi elandulelayo lithi labo abayoba sezulwini “baphila.” Ngokuqondene nabo kushiwo ukuphila okukhululekile kuyo yonke imiphumela yesono; baze banikezwe ngisho nelungelo elikhethekile lokungafi. (1 Kor. 15:54) Khona-ke, mayelana “nabafileyo ababesele,” kumelwe kusho ukuphelela kokuphila ekupheleleni kobuntu.

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