I-St. Tikhon Zadonsky
26. Umphambukeli okanye umhambi
Nabani na oye walishiya ikhaya lakhe kunye neLizwe likayise waza wahlala kwelinye icala ungumphambukeli kunye nomhambi apho, kanye njengokuba umRashiya oseItali okanye kwelinye ilizwe engumphambukeli kunye nomhambi apho. Unjalo ke nomKristu, osusiweyo kwiLizwe likaBawo wasezulwini aze aphile kweli hlabathi lizaliswe ziinkathazo, ungumphambukeli nobhadulayo. Umpostile ongcwele kunye nabathembekileyo bathi ngale nto: “Asinamzi usisigxina apha, kodwa sijonge ikamva.” (Heb. 13: 14). Kwaye oNgcwele uDavide uyakuvuma oku: “Ndingumphambukeli kuwe, ndilundwendwe njengoobawo bonke” (INdu. 39: 13). Kwakhona uyathandaza: “Ndingumphambukeli ehlabathini; musa ukundifihlela imiyalelo yakho.” ( INdu. 119: 19). Umhambi, ohlala kwilizwe lasemzini, wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuze enze aze afeze oko akuzeleyo kwilizwe lasemzini. Ngoko umKristu, obizwe lilizwi likaThixo waza wahlaziywa ngoBhaptizo olungcwele kubomi obungunaphakade, uzama ukungaphulukani nobomi obungunaphakade, obuthi apha kweli hlabathi bufunyenwe okanye bulahlekile. Umhambi uphambukele ezweni lasemzini, esoyika, kuba ephakathi kwabasemzini. Ngokufanayo, umKristu ophila kweli hlabathi, ngokungathi ukwilizwe lasemzini, uyoyika yaye elumkile kuyo yonke into, oko kukuthi, imimoya engendawo, iidemon, isono, amakhubalo ehlabathi, abantu abangendawo nabangenabuthixo. Wonk’ ubani uyamphepha lowo ubhadulayo aze amke kuye, ngokungathi uphuma kothile ongenguye nowasemzini. Ngokukwanjalo, bonke abathandi boxolo noonyana beli phakade bayamkhwebula umKristu wokwenyaniso, bemka baze bamthiye, ngokungathi akangowabo yaye uchasene nabo. INkosi ithetha ngale nto: “Ukuba beningabehlabathi, ihlabathi linge likuthanda okwalo; Ke ngokuba ningengabehlabathi, ndaninyulayo mna kulo ihlabathi, ngenxa yoko linithiyile ihlabathi” (Yohane 15:19). Ulwandle, njengoko besitsho, alunamntu ofileyo ngaphakathi kwalo, kodwa luyasikhupha. Ngoko ihlabathi eliguquguqukayo, njengolwandle, likhupha umphefumlo ozinikeleyo, ngokungathi ufile ehlabathini. Umthandi woxolo ngumntwana othandekayo kwihlabathi, ngelixa umdeleli wehlabathi kunye neenkanuko zalo ezithandekayo lutshaba. Umhambi akaseka nantoni na engenakushukunyiswa, oko kukuthi, akukho zindlu, akukho gadi, okanye nantoni na enye into enjalo, kwilizwe lasemzini, ngaphandle kwezinto eziyimfuneko, ngaphandle kwayo akunakwenzeka ukuhlala. Ngoko kumKristu wokwenyaniso, yonke into kweli hlabathi ayinakususwa; yonke into kweli hlabathi, kuquka nomzimba ngokwawo, iya kusala ngasemva. Umpostile ongcwele uthetha ngako oku: “Kuba asingenanga nanto ehlabathini; Kucacile ukuba asinakufunda nto kuyo.” (1 Tim. 6: 7). Ngoko ke, umKristu wokwenyaniso akafuni nantoni na kweli hlabathi ngaphandle nje kwemfuneko, esithi kumpostile: “Sinento ke edliwayo neyambathwayo, masaneliswe zezo zinto.” (1 Tim. 6: 8). Umhambi uthumela okanye aphathe izinto ezinokushenxiswa, njengemali neempahla, azise kwiLizwe likayise. Ngoko kumKristu wokwenyaniso, izinto ezishukumayo zeli hlabathi, anokuhamba nazo aze aziqhubele kwixesha elizayo, zizenzo ezilungileyo. Uzama ukuziqokelela apha, ephila ehlabathini, njengomrhwebi wokomoya, izinto zokomoya, aze azizise kwiLizwe likayise wasezulwini, aze abonakale kunye nazo aze abonakale phambi koBawo oseZulwini. INkosi iyasilumkisa ngale nto, maKristu: “Ziqwebeleni ubutyebi emazulwini, apho kungonakalisi nundu namhlwa, nalapho amasela angagqobhoziyo ebe” ( Mateyu 6:20 ) . Oonyana beli xesha banyamekela umzimba ofayo, kodwa imiphefumlo enyanisekileyo inyamekela umphefumlo ongafiyo. Oonyana beli phakade bafuna ubutyebi babo bexeshana nobasemhlabeni, kodwa imiphefumlo enyanisekileyo izabalazela izinto ezingunaphakade nezasezulwini kwaye inqwenela ezo ntsikelelo “ezingabonwanga liso, ekungaviwanga ndlebe, ekungathanga qatha nto entliziyweni yomntu” (1 Kor. . 2:9). Bajonga obu butyebi, obungabonakaliyo kwaye bungenakuqondakala ngokholo, kwaye batyeshele yonke into yasemhlabeni. Oonyana beli xesha bazama ukuduma emhlabeni. Kodwa amaKristu okwenyaniso afuna uzuko ezulwini, apho likho iLizwe lawo. Oonyana beli phakade bahombisa imizimba yabo ngeengubo ezahlukahlukeneyo. Yaye oonyana bobukumkani bukaThixo bawuhombise umphefumlo ongafiyo baze banxibe, ngokutsho kwesibongozo sompostile, “inceba, ububele, ukuthobeka kwentliziyo, ubulali, ukuzeka kade umsindo.” (Kol. 3: 12). Ke bona aba kweli phakade bangamageza, bayageza; Oonyana bobukumkani bukaThixo banengqiqo, balumkile, kuba bekhathalele ulonwabo olungunaphakade kubo. Kuyakruqula umntu obhadulayo ukuhlala kwilizwe lasemzini. Ngoko kuyakruqula yaye kulusizi ngomKristu wokwenyaniso ukuphila kweli hlabathi. Kweli hlabathi ukuyo yonke indawo elubhacweni, entolongweni nakwindawo ethinjelwe kuyo, ngokungathi ususiwe kuBawo wasezulwini. “Yeha ke mna,” utsho oNgcwele uDavid, “ukuba bude ubomi bam ekuthinjweni” (Nd. 119: 5). Ke abanye abangcwele bayakhalaza kwaye bayancwina ngale nto. Umhambi, nangona kukruqula ukuhlala kwilizwe lasemzini, sekunjalo uphila ngenxa yentswelo awayishiyayo iLizwe Loyise. Ngokukwanjalo, nangona kulusizi ngomKristu wokwenyaniso ukuhlala kweli hlabathi, logama nje uThixo eyalela, uphila aze akunyamezele oku kubhadula. Umhambi usoloko enelizwe likayise nekhaya lakhe engqondweni nakwinkumbulo yakhe, yaye ufuna ukubuyela kwiLizwe likayise. AmaYuda, ayeseBhabhiloni, ayesoloko eneLizwe Loyise wawo, iYerusalem, kwiingcamango neenkumbulo zawo, yaye enqwenela ngokunyanisekileyo ukubuyela eLizweni lawo. Ngoko amaKristu okwenyaniso kweli hlabathi, njengakwimilambo yaseBhabhiloni, ahlala ekhala, ekhumbula iYerusalem yasezulwini—iLizwe loBawo waseZulwini, aze aphakamisele amehlo awo kulo ngokuncwina nokulila, yaye afuna ukuza khona. “Kungenxa yoko le nto siyancwina, silangazelela ukwambatha, saleke ikhaya lethu lasemazulwini,” wancwina uPawulos ongcwele xa wayekunye nabathembekileyo (2 Kor. 5: 2). Kuba oonyana beli phakade, abakhotyokiswe lihlabathi, ihlabathi lifana nelizwe looyise neparadesi, ngoko ke abafuni kwahlulwa kulo. Kodwa oonyana bobukumkani bukaThixo, abo bazahluleyo ehlabathini, banyamezela zonke iintlobo zosizi ehlabathini, bafuna ukuza kwelo Lizwe. KumKristu wokwenyaniso, ubomi kweli hlabathi buyinto engaphaya kokubandezeleka okuthe gqolo nomnqamlezo. Xa umhambi ebuyela kwilizwe likaBawo, kwikhaya lakhe, intsapho yakhe, abamelwane kunye nabahlobo bayamvuyisa kwaye bamkele ukufika kwakhe ngokukhuselekileyo. Ngaloo ndlela, xa umKristu, egqibile ukubhadula emhlabeni, esiza kwiLizwe likaBawo wasezulwini, zonke iiNgelosi nabo bonke abemi abangcwele basezulwini bavuyisana naye. Umhambi ofike kwilizwe likaBawo kunye nekhaya lakhe uhlala ekhuselekile kwaye uzolile. Ngoko umKristu, xa engenile kwiLizwe likaBawo wasezulwini, uyazola, uhlala ekhuselekile kwaye akoyiki nto, uyavuya kwaye uyavuya ngolonwabo lwakhe. Ukusuka apha uyabona, uMkristu: 1) Ubomi bethu kweli hlabathi abuyiyonto ngaphandle kokubhadula nokufuduka, njengoko uYehova esitsho: “Ningabasemzini nabaphambukeli phambi kwam” (Lev. 25: 23). 2) Ilizwe lokwenyani loBawo wethu alikho apha, kodwa lisezulwini, kwaye ngenxa yalo sadalelwa, sahlaziywa ngoBhaptizo sabizwa liLizwi likaThixo. 3) Thina, njengababizelwe kwiintsikelelo zasezulwini, akufuneki sifune izinto zasemhlabeni kwaye sinamathele kuzo, ngaphandle koko kuyimfuneko, njengokutya, impahla, ikhaya kunye nezinye izinto. 4) Indoda engumKristu ephila ehlabathini ayikho enye into enokuyinqwenela ngaphandle kobomi obungunaphakade, “kuba apho bukhoyo ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu.” ( Mateyu 6:21 ) Xa kuthethwa ngoBukumkani bukaThixo, amaKristu athanjisiweyo asehlabathini aye afuna ukuba nobutyebi obungakumbi. 5) Nabani na ofuna ukusindiswa makahlukane nehlabathi entliziyweni yakhe de umphefumlo wakhe umke ehlabathini.
27. Ummi
Siyabona ukuba kweli hlabathi umntu, kungakhathaliseki ukuba uhlala phi okanye apho akhoyo, ubizwa ngokuba ngumhlali okanye ummi wesixeko apho ahlala khona, umzekelo, umhlali waseMoscow nguMuscovite, umhlali waseNovgorod. Novgorodian, njalo njalo. Ngokukwanjalo, amaKristu okwenyaniso, nangona ekweli hlabathi, sekunjalo anesixeko kwiLizwe likayise wasezulwini, “esiSigcisa noMenzi waso unguThixo” ( Heb. 11:10 ). Kwaye babizwa ngokuba ngabemi besi sixeko. Esi sixeko yiYerusalem yasezulwini, awathi uMpostile ongcwele uYohane wayibona kwisityhilelo sakhe: “Umzi lowo uyigolide engcwengekileyo, njengegilasi esulungekileyo; Isitrato somzi yigolide engcwengekileyo, njengegilasi ebonakalelayo; yaye akukho mfuneko yalanga nanyanga yokusikhanyisela esi sixeko, kuba ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo busikhanyisile, nayo iMvana isisibane saso.” ( ISityhi. 21:18, 21, 23 ) Ngoko ke, iMvana iyasikhanyisela. Ezitratweni zayo kuhlala kuculwa ingoma emnandi ethi: “Haleluya!” (Bona iSityhi. 19:1, 3, 4, 6 ). "Akukho nto ingcolileyo iya kungena kulo mzi, nabani na owenza isikizi nobuxoki, kodwa kuphela abo babhaliweyo encwadini yobomi yeMvana" (ISityhi. 21: 27). “Ngaphandle ke zizinja, nabakhafuli, nabenzi bombulo, nababulali, nabakhonzi bezithixo, nabo bonke ababuthandayo, nababenza okuchasene nomthetho” (ISityhi. 22:15). AmaKristu okwenyaniso abizwa ngokuba ngabemi besi sixeko sihle nesiqaqambileyo, nangona ebhadula emhlabeni. Apho baneendawo zabo zokuhlala, ezilungiselelwe bona nguYesu Krestu, uMkhululi wabo. Apho baphakamisa amehlo abo omoya baze bancwine kukubhadula kwabo. Ekubeni kungekho nto iyinqambi eya kungena kwesi sixeko, njengoko sibonile ngasentla, “masizihlambulule,” ngumKristu othandekayo, “kuko konke ukudyobheka kwenyama nokomoya sibufeza ubungcwele, sisoyika uThixo,” ngokwesibongozo sabapostile (2 Kor. 7:1). Kwaye kwanga singaba ngabemi balo mzi usikelelekileyo, kwaye, ekubeni silishiyile eli hlabathi, singaba ngabafanele ukungena kuwo, ngobabalo loMsindisi wethu uYesu Kristu, kuye malube luzuko kunye noYise noMoya oyiNgcwele ngonaphakade. Amen.
Umthombo: iSt. Tikhon Zadonsky, "Ubuncwane Bokomoya Buqokelelwe Ehlabathini."
