Kutshoni Ukuba Ngcwele?
Impendulo YeBhayibhili
Ukuba ngcwele kutsho ukwehlukaniswa ukuze ungangcoliswa yilutho oluthile. Ibala lesiHebheru elihunyutshwe ngokuthi “ngcwele” livela ebaleni elithi “yehlukanisa.” Lokhu kutsho ukuthi into engcwele itshiyene lezinye izinto ngoba ihlanzekile, ayilasici futhi iqakatheke kakhulu.
Akulamuntu loba ulutho olungcwele ukwedlula uNkulunkulu. IBhayibhili lithi: “Kakho ongcwele njengoJehova.”a (1 USamuyeli 2:2) Yikho kufanele ukuthi uJehova kube nguye ositshelayo ukuthi kuyini okungcwele.
Ibala elithi “ngcwele” lingasetshenziswa kuloba yini elokwenza loNkulunkulu, kodwa ikakhulu ezintweni ezisetshenziselwa ukumkhonza. Ngokwesibonelo iBhayibhili lisitshela:
Ngezindawo ezingcwele: Ngesikhathi uMosi eseduze lesixuku esasibhebha uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele.”—U-Eksodusi 3:2-5.
Ngemikhosi engcwele: Ama-Israyeli ayesiba lemikhosi ebizwa kuthiwa ‘yizinkonzo ezingcwele.’—ULevi 23:37.
Ngezinto ezingcwele: Izinto ezazisetshenziswa ethempelini eJerusalema zazibizwa kuthiwa ‘yimiceciso engcwele.’ (1 AmaKhosi 8:4) Lanxa ama-Israyeli ayengazikhonzi izinto lezi, kwakumele azihloniphe sibili.b
Umuntu olesono angabangcwele yini?
Ye. IBhayibhili lithi: “Yibani ngcwele ngoba mina ngingcwele.” (1 UPhetro 1:16) Liqiniso sibili ukuthi abantu ngeke babengcwele njengoJehova, kodwa nxa bemlalela bangenelisa ukuba ‘ngcwele’ futhi ‘bamthokozise.’ (KwabaseRoma 12:1) Umuntu ongcwele ukhanya ngendlela enza ngayo lakhuluma ngayo. Ngokwesibonelo ‘uyaxwaya ukuxhwala kobufebe’ futhi ‘ungcwele kukho konke akwenzayo.’—1 KwabaseThesalonika 4:3; 1 UPhetro 1:15.
Kungenzakala yini ukuthi umuntu acine engasekho ngcwele?
Ye kungenzakala. UNkulunkulu ngeke ambone njengongcwele umuntu ongamlaleliyo futhi ongaziphathi ngendlela ayifunayo. Ngokwesibonelo ibhuku lamaHebheru nxa likhuluma ngabazalwane lithi “bafowethu abangcwele” futhi liyabaxwayisa ukuthi kungabi ‘lolenhliziyo yokona lokungakholwa, ephambukayo kuNkulunkulu ophilayo.’—KumaHebheru 3:1, 12
Imibono engaqondanga ngokuba ngcwele
Okungaqondanga: Ukuze ube ngcwele kumele uzilimaze kumbe uzizwise ubuhlungu.
Okuqondileyo: IBhayibhili litshengisa ukuthi ‘ukuphatha umzimba kabuhlungu’ kumbe ukuzikhalala ‘akulasizo’ kuNkulunkulu. (KwabaseKholose 2:23) UNkulunkulu ufuna sikholise impilo. ILizwi lakhe lithi: “Ukuthi wonke umuntu adle, anathe azuze ukusuthiseka ekusebenzeni gadalala kwakhe—lokhu kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu.”—UmTshumayeli 3:13.
Okungaqondanga: Ukungatshadi kwenza umuntu abengcwele kakhulu.
Okuqondileyo: Amanye amaKhristu angakhetha ukuhlala engatshadanga, kodwa ukungatshadi ayisikho okwenza abengcwele. Liqiniso sibili ukuthi amaKhristu angatshadanga anqinekela ukukhonza uNkulunkulu engaphanjaniswa yilutho. (1 KwabaseKhorinte 7:32-34) Lanxa kunjalo iBhayibhili litshengisa ukuthi lalabo abatshadileyo bangabangcwele. UPhetro owayengomunye wabafundi bakaJesu wayetshadile.—UMathewu 8:14; 1 KwabaseKhorinte 9:5.
a Ibizo likaNkulunkulu nguJehova. AmaBhayibhili amanengi atshengisa ukuthi ibala elithi “ngcwele” liyahambelana lebizo elithi Jehova.
b IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi ukukhonza izinto ezinjalo kubi.—1 KwabaseKhorinte 10:14.