Ukuqonda amaphupho: Isambulo saphezulu noma isifiso somuntu siqu?
Amaphupho abe yisihloko sokuthakazelisa amakhulu eminyaka, evame ukuhunyushwa njengamafasitela liye esikhathini esizayo, ukuboniswa kokuqonda kwethu, noma ngisho nemiyalezo yaphezulu. EBhayibhelini, amaphupho adlala indima enkulu ekwambuleni amacebo kaNkulunkulu futhi aqondise abantu bakhe. Kepha sihlukanisa kanjani phakathi "kwephupho" njengombono wobusuku nelithi "iphupho" njengesifiso noma umgomo? Ngabe zinjalo ngokufanayo, noma zisebenzela izinhloso ezihlukile empilweni yethu engokomoya nezomuntu siqu?
Amaphupho Ebhayibheli: Imibono Yebusuku
Ebhayibhelini, amaphupho avame ukuvezwa njengendlela uNkulunkulu axhumana ngayo nabantu. Le "mibono yasebusuku" akuyona imicabango engahleliwe kepha inenhloso, ithwele imiyalezo yaphezulu evame ukufeza izehlakalo ezizayo noma intando kaNkulunkulu ngempilo yomuntu. Enye yezibonelo eziphawuleka kakhulu nguFaro kuGenesise 41. UFaro waphupha ngezinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinamafutha alandelwa izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezingemuva kanye namakhanda ayisikhombisa anempilo alandelwa amakhanda ayisikhombisa athambile. Leli phupho lalisambulo esingokwesiprofetho seminyaka eyisikhombisa sethala elilandelwa iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala eGibhithe.
Ukuhunyushwa kwaleli phupho ngoJosefu kwakubalulekile, njengoba kwaholela ekuhlelweni kwendlala ezayo, ekugcineni igcina amaGibhithe nezizwe ezaziseduze nasezinhlekeleleni. Ngaphandle kokuhunyushwa kwaphezulu, iphupho likaFaro kungenzeka ukuthi lalihlala liyimfihlo engachazwanga, okuholela ekungazilungiseni nasenhlelweni enhle ekugcineni. Le ndaba igcizelela ukuthi amaphupho asemqoka weBhayibheli avame ukuhlanganiswa ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu lwabantu noma izizwe zonke.
Isibonelo esinye isibonelo sitholakala kuMathewu 1: 20-21, lapho uJosefa, uYise kaJesu wasemhlabeni, ethola iphupho elimyala ukuba athathe uMariya abe ngumkakhe ngoba ingane ethwele ikhulelwa nguMoya oNgcwele.
Lezi zibonelo zibonisa ukuthi amaphupho asebhayibhelini awawona nje amade amagagali kepha axhumeke kakhulu eziqinisekelweni zikaNkulunkulu. Imvamisa iza nemiyalo ethile, lapho ilandelwa, kuholela ekugcwalisekeni kwezinhlelo zikaNkulunkulu. Ngamafuphi, iphupho kulo mongo liyisibonakaliso senhliziyo kaNkulunkulu ngomuntu ngamunye futhi isebenza njengesiqondisi sezinqumo ezibalulekile zokuphila.
Izifiso: Amaphupho njengezinhloso zakho
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, igama elithi "iphupho" esimweni sanamuhla livame ukubhekisa ezifisweni noma izinhloso zokuthi umuntu afisa ukufeza. Le yimibono yomuntu siqu yekusasa, njengezifiso zomsebenzi, izinhloso zokuphila, noma izifiso zokukhula komuntu siqu. Ngenkathi la maphupho kungabonakala kungaphefumulelwa ngokwaphezulu ngendlela efanayo namaphupho asebhayibhelini, nakancane akonaka. Izifiso zisinika ukuqondiswa futhi kusishukumisele ukuba sisebenzele ikusasa elingcono.
KuZaga 16: 9, kulotshiwe ukuthi: "Inhliziyo yomuntu ihlela indlela yakhe, kepha uJehova uyamisa izinyathelo zakhe." Leli vesi liqokomisa ukulingana phakathi kwezifiso zethu somuntu siqu kanye nohlelo lukaNkulunkulu oluvelele lwezimpilo zethu. Ngenkathi singaba namaphupho nezinhloso, ekugcineni uNkulunkulu oqondisa futhi ususe izinyathelo esizithathayo ukuze sizifinyelele. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izifiso zethu kufanele zihambisane nentando kaNkulunkulu, futhi kufanele sifune ukuqondiswa kwakhe ekuphishekeleni izinhloso zethu.
Kodwa-ke, kunomehluko obalulekile okufanele wenziwe phakathi kwephupho elinikezwe uNkulunkulu kanye nesifiso somuntu siqu. Iphupho elinikezwe uNkulunkulu livame ukubandakanya isambulo esiholela ekuguqukeni okungokomoya noma impilo. Kudinga ukutolika kwaphezulu kanye nokuqondanisa nesikhathi sikaNkulunkulu. Ngokuphambene, izifiso zomuntu siqu zivame ukususelwa ezifisweni nasezifiso zethu, futhi kuyilapho zibusiswa uNkulunkulu, zidinga ukuqonda ukuze ziqinisekise ukuthi azithambisi nentando yakhe.
Ukuxhumeka phakathi kwamaphupho nezifiso
Ngenkathi amaphupho nezifiso zingabonakala zihlukile, zingahlangana. Iphupho elinikezwe uNkulunkulu lingaba isifiso njengoba sisebenzela ukugcwaliseka kwaso. Isibonelo, lapho uNkulunkulu enikeza umbono noma inhloso, iba amandla okuqhuba ezimpilweni zethu, abumba izifiso zethu futhi aqondise izenzo zethu.
Cabanga ngendaba kaNehemiya. UNehemiya wayenesifiso esijulile, noma waphupha, ukwakha kabusha izindonga zaseJerusalema (Nehemiya 2:12). Lokhu bekungeyona nje isifiso somuntu siqu kodwa umbono ophefumulelwe uNkulunkulu. Iphupho likaNehemiya lamholela ekutheni athathe izinyathelo ezingokoqobo, afune imvume enkosini, abumbana abantu, futhi anqobe ukuphikiswa. Isifiso sakhe sasigxile kakhulu enjongweni yaphezulu, sibonisa ukuthi iphupho elivela kuNkulunkulu lingaba kanjani umgomo obonakalayo esikulandela ngenkuthalo.
Ukugcina
Ekuphetheni, ngenkathi amaphupho 'njengemibono yobusuku' futhi amaphupho 'njengezifiso' angahle avele ehlukile, axhumekile. Amaphupho asebhayibhelini avame ukusebenza njengezambulo zaphezulu, asiqondise enjongweni yethu nasekuvumelaniseni izimpilo zethu nentando kaNkulunkulu. Izifiso, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ziyinhloso yomuntu siqu esisinikeza ukuqondiswa kanye nesisusa. Isihluthulelo ukufuna isiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu kuzo sobabili, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izifiso zethu zihambisana nezinhlelo zakhe zaphezulu.
Noma ngabe kuyiphupho eliza ngobusuku noma isifiso esijulile, zombili zingaba nesandla ekufezeni injongo kaNkulunkulu ngezimpilo zethu. NjengeZaga 3: 5-6 sisikhumbuza, "Thembelani uJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ungethembeki kokuqonda kwakho; zithobele zonke izindlela zakho, futhi uzothumela izindlela zakho ziqonde kuye." Amaphupho nezifiso, lapho enikelwe kuNkulunkulu, yiba ngamathuluzi anamandla ezandleni zakhe, abumba izindawo zethu ngokuya ngentando yakhe ephelele.
