Ngu-St. Basil Omkhulu
Umthetho wokuziphatha wama-80
Isahluko 22
Luluphi uphawu lobuKristu? Ukholo olusebenza ngothando ( Gal. 5:6 ).
Yintoni esizalwa nayo elukholweni? Intembelo engakhethi cala kwinyaniso yamazwi kaThixo aphefumlelweyo, engagungqiswanga nokuba yingcinga evela kwimfuneko yemvelo, okanye kukuhlonela okubonakalayo.
Luluphi uphawu lwabathembekileyo? Ukuhlala kule ntembelo ngamandla ezinto ezithethiweyo, ungabi nabuganga bakususa okanye ukongeza nantoni na. Kuba ukuba “konke okungekokwaselukholweni kusisono” ( Roma 14:23 ) Ngokutsho kompostile, “ukholo ke luphuma eludabeni, udaba ke lukho ngelizwi likaThixo.”— Roma 10:17 . ngoko nantoni na engaphandle kweZibhalo eziphefumlelweyo, ingeyiyo yokholo, isisono.
Luyintoni uphawu lothando lukaThixo? Ukugcina imiyalelo Yakhe ngelixa sifuna uzuko lwakhe.
Luluphi uphawu lothando ngommelwane? Kungekuko ukufuna okukokwakhe, kodwa oko kuyingenelo ngokomoya nangokwenyama kulowo umthandayo.
Luluphi uphawu lobuKristu? Ukuzalwa ngokutsha ngobhaptizo lwamanzi noMoya.
Luluphi uphawu lwamanzi azelweyo? Ukuze, njengokuba uKristu wasifelayo kwaba kanye ngenxa yesono, ukuze abe ufile, abe engenakuthintelwa kuko konke ukunxaxha, ngokoko kubhaliweyo kwathiwa, Sonke esabhaptizelwayo kuKristu Yesu, sabhaptizelwa ekufeni kwakhe; senjenjalo ke sangcwatywa naye ngokubhaptizelwa ekufeni, sisazi nje ukuba umntu wethu omdala wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni kunye naye, ukuze umzimba wesono uphuthiswe, singabi sakhonza isono.” ( Roma 6:3 ) Xa sisazi ukuba umntu wethu omdala wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni kunye naye. 4a, 6).
Luyintoni uphawu lokuzalwa nguMoya? Ukuze abe ngokomlinganiselo awawunikwayo oko wazalwa ngako, ngokutsho kokubhaliweyo “oko kuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama, noko kuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya” (Yohane 3:6).
Luluphi uphawu lozelwe ngasentla? Ukuba nimhlube umntu omdala, kunye nezenzo zakhe, nolangazelelo lwakhe, nokwambatha umntu omtsha, ohlanjululwayo ekwazini, ngokomfanekiselo woMdali wakhe ( cf. Kol. 3:9-10 ), ngokuvisisana noko kwathethwayo: “Umntu omtsha, ohlaziyelwa ekwazini, ngokomfanekiselo woMdali wakhe, ( Yoh. bonke abo babhaptizelwayo kuKristu, namambatha uKristu kuni” (Gal. 3:27).
Luluphi uphawu lobuKristu? Ukuhlanjululwa kuko konke ukudyobheka kwenyama nokomoya ngegazi likaKristu nokwenza imisebenzi engcwele ngokoyika uThixo nangothando lukaKristu ( cf. 2 Kor. 7:1 ) yaye singenabala okanye ubungendawo okanye nantoni na elolo hlobo. kodwa sibe ngcwele yaye singenakusoleka ( Efe. 5:27 ), size ngaloo ndlela siwudle umzimba kaKristu size sisele igazi, “kuba nabani na odlayo aze asele ngokungafanelekanga udla aze asele ukugwetywa kwakhe” ( 1 Kor. 11:29 ).
Uyintoni na umqondiso kwabo batya isonka baze basele kwindebe yeNkosi? Ukugcinwa rhoqo kwenkumbulo yaLowo wasifelayo waza wavuka kwakhona.
Luluphi uphawu lwabo bagcina le nkumbulo? ukuba bangaziphileli, kodwa baphilele yena owafayo wabuya wavuka ngenxa yabo (2 Kor. 5:15).
Luluphi uphawu lobuKristu? bagqwesa ngobulungisa ezintweni zonke ababhali nabaFarisi ( Mat. 5:20 ), ngokomlinganiselo wemfundiso yeNkosi ngokweVangeli.
Luluphi uphawu lobuKristu? Thandanani njengoko uKristu wasithandayo ( Efese 5:2 ).
Luluphi uphawu lobuKristu? Ukubona iNkosi phambi kwayo ngamaxesha onke ( Indumiso 15:8 ).
Luluphi uphawu lobuKristu? Ukuhlala uphaphile yonke imihla neyure kwaye uhlala elungele ukugqibelela okukhulu ukukholisa uThixo, esazi ukuba iNkosi iya kuza ngeyure engayilindelanga (cf. Luka 12:40).
Phawula: Imithetho yokuziphatha (i-Regulae morales; Ἀρχή τῶν ἠθικῶν) ngumsebenzi ka-St Basil Omkhulu, apho uzalisekisa ngokusemandleni akhe isithembiso sakhe esinikwe kwi-ascetics kwingingqi yasePonto: ukuqokelela kwindawo enye izithintelo kunye nezithintelo. iimbopheleleko ezithe saa apha naphaya kwiTestamente eNtsha kulowo uphila ngokwemithetho kaThixo. Le yimiyalelo yasemoyeni ethe ngandlel’ ithile ifane nencwadi enokuthenjwa eluncedo kwimibhalo yeTestamente eNtsha. Ziqulathe imithetho engamashumi asibhozo, umthetho ngamnye wahlulwe ngokwenani elahlukileyo lezahluko.
UMthetho wokugqibela wama-80 uqulathe izahluko ezingamashumi amabini anesibini ezithetha ngokubanzi noko amaKristu afanele abe kuko, kwanabo baphathiswe umsebenzi wokushumayela iVangeli.
Lo mgaqo uphela ngeSahluko sama-22, kodwa esimi ngokwahlukileyo kwezinye. Mhlawumbi kufanele kujongwe njengeepilogue kuyo yonke iMithetho Yokuziphatha. Kakade ke, kuyo kwakhona ongcwele uhlala enyanisekile kuye, egcwalisa ngeengcaphuno kunye nokubhekisela kwimibhalo yeBhayibhile, kodwa kwangaxeshanye, xa eyifunda, umntu ushiyeka enemvakalelo yokuphakama rhoqo, apho impendulo nganye ikhokelela ekubeni umbuzo olandelayo.
Umthombo: Patrologia Graeca 31, 868C-869C.
