36—Ukreqo Egalatiya

[Esi sahluko sisekwe kwileta eya kwabaseGalati]

Ngexesha wayehleli eKorinte, ikho into eyayingamonwabisanga kakhulu uPawulos kwamanye amabandla ayesele emiselwe. Ngenxa yempembelelo yeetitshala zobuxoki ezaziphuma kumakholwa aseYerusalem, kwanda kumakholwa aseGalati iyantlukwano, ukuchasana nenkolo, nokuthanda iziyolo. Ezi titshala zazixuba izithethe zesiYuda neenyaniso zeendaba ezilungileyo. Zathi zityeshela isigqibo sentlanganiso yebandla lonke eyayiseYerusalem, zakhuthaza abaguqukileyo beeNtlanga ukuba bagcine ubuceducedu obabuyimithetho yamasiko.IZ 383.1

Imeko yayimbi. Ububi obangeniswayo babeka engozini yokuwatshabalalisa ngokukhawuleza amabandla aseGalati.IZ 383.2

Le nto yamkrazula intliziyo uPawulos, nomphefumlo wakhe waphazamiseka lukreqo lwabo wayethe, ngokuthembeka, wabafundisa imithetho-siseko yeendaba ezilungileyo. Wakhawulezawawabhalela la makholwaalahlekisiweyo, ezityhila iimfundiso ezibubuxoki azamkeleyo, ebakhalimela kakhulu abo babesuka kulo ukholo. Emva kokuwabulisaamaGalati ngamazwi athi, “Makube lubabalo kuni, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uBawo wethu, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu,” wathetha kubo la mazwi okukhalima kabukhali:IZ 383.3

“Ndimangalisiwe kukuba niphambuke kamsinya kangakakulowo wanibizayo ngobabalo lukaKristu, niye kwiindaba ezilungileyo ezizimbi; ezingezizo nokuba zizo ezinye; koko kukho bathile banikhathazayo, bathandayo ukuzigqwetha iindaba ezilungileyo zikaKristu. Ke nokokuba sisuke thina aba, nokokuba sisuke isithunywa sasezulwini sanishumayeza iindaba ezilungileyo ezinxamnye nezo sanishumayezayo, masisingelwe phantsi.” Iimfundiso zikaPawulos zazihambelana neziBhalo, kanti noMoya Oyingcwele wangqinelana nokusebenza nzima kwakhe; kungoko wabalumkisayo abazalwana bakhe ukuba bangaphulaphuli nanye into echasana neenyaniso awayesele ebafundisile.IZ 384.1

Umpostile wawathethela amakholwa aseGalati ukuba awacingisise kakuhle amava awo obomi bobuKristu. “Ehlani, maGalati aswele ukuqonda!,” wakhala, “Ngubani na oninyangileyo, ukuba ningayithambeli nje inyaniso, ebethe nje phambi kwamehlo enu uYesu Kristu wabhalwa, wabhengezwa phakathi kwenu, ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni? Ndithanda ukukha ndiqonde kuni le ndawo yodwa: Namamkela uMoya emisebenzini yomthetho, namamkela ezindabeni zokholo, kusini na? Ninje na ukuswela ukuqonda? Nakuba niqale kuMoya, ngoku nigqibela kwinyama na? Izinto ezinzima kangaka nafumana naziva na? Ukuba kanti benifumana nisenza. Lowo ngoko uniphayo uMoya, usebenza imisebenzi yamandla kuni, ukwenza oko ngokwasemisebenzini yomthetho, ukwenza ngokwasezindabeni zokholo, kusini na?”IZ 384.2

Ngaloo ndlela, uPawulos wawamisa amakholwaaseGalati phambikwenkundla yesazelasawowafuna ukuwabambaendleleni yawo. Exhomekeke emandleni kaThixo okusindisa, esala ukwamkela iimfundiso zeetitshala ezikreqileyo, umpostile wazama ukukhokelela abo babeguqukile ekuboneni ukuba babekhohliswe kakhulu, kodwa, ngokubuyela kukholo lwabo lokuqala kwiindaba ezilungileyo, ayenokuyoyisa injongo kaSathana. Wema waqina ngakwicala lenyaniso nobulungisa; lwaza ukholo lwakhe olukhulu nokuthembela kwakhe kwisigidimi awayesiphethe, kwabanceda abaninzi abakholo lwabo lwaluseluhlile, ukuba babuyele ekuzinikeleni kwabo kuMsindisi.IZ 384.3

Athi ukwahluka kwendlela uPawulos awabhalela ngayo ibandla laseKorinte kule abhalele ngayo elaseGalati! KwabaseKorinte ukukhalima kwakhe kwakunokunonophela nobubele, kanti kwelaseGalati yaba ngamazwi angathantamisiyo. EKorinte ayoyiswe sisilingo. Bathi bekhohliswe bubuchule bobuqhophololo beetitshala ezazibeka imposiso ekhangeleka ngokwenyaniso, badideka bothusiwe. Ukubafundisa ukuba bakwazi ukwahlula phakathi kobuxoki nenyaniso, kwakufuna ukulumka nomonde. Ukuba uPawulos wayeya kuba lukhuni okanye angxame ngendlela engenabulumko, wayeya kuyichitha impembelelo yakhe kwabaninzi awayefuna ukubanceda.IZ 385.1

Kumabandla aseGalati, imposiso engasithelanga, ethe genge, yayisima endaweni yesigidimi seendaba ezilungileyo. UKristu, isiseko senkolo, walahlwa ngokupheleleyo kusima iinkonzo ezaphelelwayo zobuYuda. Wabona umpostile ukuba, ukuze asindiswe amakholwa aseGalati kwiimpembelelo eziyingozi ezaziwazela, kufuneka kuthatyathwe amanyathelo angqongqo, kunikwe ezona ziyalo zibukhali.IZ 385.2

Kukho ke apha isifundo esibalulekileyo esinokufundwa nguye wonke umlungiseleli kaKristu esi sokuba ukusebenza kwakhe akwenze kulungele imeko yabantu ajongene nokubanceda. Ububele, umonde, ukuba nesigqibo, nokuqina zizinto ezifuneka ngokufanayo; kodwa zizonke kufuneka zisetyenziswe ngokuzahlula ngokufanelekileyo. Ukusebenzana ngobulumko neendidi ezahlukeneyo zeengqondo, phantsi kweemeko neemfuno ezahlukeneyo, kungumsebenzi ofuna ubulumko nokubona okukhanyiselweyo nokungcwaliswe nguMoya kaThixo.IZ 386.1

Kwileta yakhe eya kumakholwa aseGalati, uPawulos uphinda ngokufutshane iziganeko eziphambili ezazihlangene nokuguquka kwakhe namava asekuqaleni obuKristu. Ngale ndlela, wayefuna ukubonisa ukuba, kwakungokubonakala okukodwa kwamandla ezulu okwamkhokelela ukuba azibone azibambe iinyaniso ezinkulu zeendaba ezilungileyo. Kwakungenxa yomyalelo awawufumana kuThixo ngokwaKhe, ukuze uPawulos akhokelelwe ekuyaleni nasekulumkiseni amaGalati ngendlela endilisekileyo nethe ngqo. Wabhala, engazizilizi, engathandabuzi, kodwa enengqiniseko enokoyiseka okuzinzileyo kunye nolwazi olupheleleyo. Wawandlala ngokucacileyo umahluko phakathi kokufundiswa ngumntu nokuyalelwa ngqo nguKristu.IZ 386.2

Umpostile wawakhuthaza amaGalati ukuba azishiye iinkokeli zobuxoki ezawalahlekisayo, abuyele kwinkolo eyayikhatshwa zizibonakaliso ezingenakuphazanywa zokwamkelwa lizulu. Abantu ababezama ukuwasusa enkolweni yeendaba ezilungileyo babengabahanahanisi, abantu abangengcwele entliziyweni nabakhohlakeleyo ebomini babo. Inkolo yabo yayijikeleza kwiinkcukacha zokukhonza okwakucingwa ukuba ngokwenziwa kwako kungabazisela ukuthandwa nguThixo. Babengenalo ulangazelelolweendabaezilungileyo ezaziza kubabizela ekuthobeleni ilizwi, elithi, “Ukuba akathanga umntu azalwe ngokutsha, akanakububona ubukumkani bukaThixo.” Yohane 3:3. Kubo inkolo esekwe phezu kwemfundiso enjalo, yayingathi ifuna umbingelelo omkhulu kakhulu, baza babambelela kwiziphoso zabo, bezilahlekisa bona kunye nabanye.IZ 386.3

Ukumisa imininingwana yenkolo ebonwa ngaphandle endaweni yobungcwele bentliziyo nobomi, kusayanelisa nangoku imveli engenziwanga yabantsha njengoko yayinjalo ngemihla yezi titshala zakwaYuda. Namhlanje, njengelo xesha, zikho iinkokeli zobuxoki ngokwasemoyeni, ezimfundiso zazo ziphulaphulwa ngomdla ngabaninzi. Eli lilinge alifundisise kakuhle uSathana, lokuzijika iingqondo kwithemba lokusindiswa ngokukholwa kuKristu nokuthobela umthetho kaThixo. Kuzo zonke izizukulwana, utshaba olukhulu luzimisa ngendlela izihendo zalo ukuba zihambelane nokungxama-ukugweba okanye ukukekelela ekuthandeni kwabo, lufuna ukubakhohlisa. Ngexesha labapostile, wawakhokelela amaYuda ukuba aphakamise umthetho wamasiko aze amale uKristu; ngeli xesha langoku ubakhuthaza abazibiza ngoKristu ukuba bathi phantsi kokungathi bahlonela uKristu, bawugculele umthetho wokuziphatha bafundise ukuba imiyalelo yawo ingatyeshelwa kungabikho kugwetywa. Luxanduva lomkhonzi kaThixo ukumelana ngokuqinileyo nangokungahexiyo naba bagqwethi bokholo athi ngelizwi lenyaniso azityhile iimposiso zabo engenaloyiko.IZ 387.1

Kumalinge akhe okuzuza ukuthenjwa kwakhona ngabazalwana bakhe baseGalati, uPawulos wakwazi ukusikhusela ngempumelelo isikhundla sakhe njengompostile kaKristu. Wavakalisa ukuba ungumpostile, “ongavele bantwini, kanjalo kungengamntu; kungaye uYesu Kristu, noThixo uYise, owamvusayo kwabafileyo.” Akukho ebantwini, kodwa kukwelona Gunya liphezulu emazulwini, apho yena wafumana khona ukuthunywa kwakhe. Isikhundla sakhe savunywa liqumrhu likawonke-wonke eYerusalem, ngezigqibo awathi uPawulos wazithobela kuko konke ukubulaleka kwakhe esebenza phakathi kweeNtlanga.IZ 387.2

Kwakungekuko ukuziphakamisa, kodwa yayikukubabaza ubabalo lukaThixo, okwenza ukuba uPawulos ababekele, abo babebukhanyela ubupostile bakhe, ubungqina bokuba “wayengasilele nganto kwabona bapostile baziincamisa.” 2 Korinte 11:5. Abo babezama ukulucuntsa ubizo lwakhe kunye nomsebenzi wakhe, babesilwa noKristu, obabalo kunye namandla aKhe abonakaliswa ngoPawulos. Wayenyanzelekile umpostile, ngenxa yeentshaba zakhe, ukuba athabathe isigqibo sokuma agcine indawo yakhe kunye negunya lakhe.IZ 388.1

UPawulos wacengana nabo babeke bawazi ebomini babo amandla kaThixo, ukuba babuyele kuthando lwabo lokuqala lwenyaniso yeendaba ezilungileyo. Ngeentetho ezingenakuphendulwa, wabeka phambi kwabo ilungelo abanalo lokuba ngamadoda nabafazi abakhululekileyo kuKristu, abathi ngobabalo lwaKhe oluxolelanisayo bonke abazinikela ngokupheleleyo bambathiswe ingubo yobulungisa baKhe.Wema kwindawo ethi wonke umphefumlo onga ungasindiswa kufuneka ube namava enene, awaxhamlayo ezintweni zikaThixo.IZ 388.2

Amazwi kampostile anyanisekileyo okubacenga awazange awe phantsi. UMoya Oyingcwele, wabafikela ngamandla amakhulu, bathi abaninzi abanyawo zabo zazilandele iindlela ezigwenxa, babuyela kukholo lwabo lokuqala lweendaba ezilungileyo. Ukususela ngoko, bema enkululekweni uKristu awabakhululela kuyo. Kwabonakala ebomini babo iziqhamo zikaMoya—“uthando, uvuyo, uxolo, ukuzeka kade umsindo, ububele, ukulunga, intembeko, ubulali, ukuzeyisa.” Igama likaThixo lazukiswa, labalikhulu inani labakholwayo elongezwayo kuloo mmandla.IZ 388.3