Incazelo elula yeBhayibheli ngaphandle kwamagama enkolo.

Isono Yini?

Awudingi ukujwayela amagama ebandla ukuze uqonde lokhu. Isono siyinto ethinta wonke umuntu kithi, futhi umlayezo weBhayibheli akusikho ukuthi umubi ngokukhethekile. Kuwukuthi wonke umuntu udinga uMsindisi ofanayo.

IBhayibheli Lisho Ukuthini Ngo-“Sono”?

Leli khasi alikho ukukuhlazisa. Likhona ukuchaza ukuthi kungani wonke umuntu kithi edinga umusa. Umlayezo weBhayibheli akusikho “umubi kunabo bonke abanye.” Kuwukuthi sonke sone, sonke sidinga intethelelo, futhi uNkulunkulu ngothando wenze indlela yokubuyela kuYe ngoJesu.

Ungase uzwe amaKristu esebenzisa igama elithi isono futhi wazibuza ukuthi lisho ukuthini ngempela. Lingazwakala lilukhuni noma lesabekayo igama lenkolo, kodwa ngaphambi kokuba uyeke ukufunda, sicela uqonde into ebalulekile: lokhu mayelana nawo wonke umuntu kithi. Awukhethwa noma wahlulelwa wedwa.

Isono sisho ukuthi sehlulekile ukufinyelela ezingeni elipheleleyo likaNkulunkulu. Ngezinye izikhathi isono sibonakala sinzima kakhulu kithi, kwesinye isikhathi singabonakala sincane.

Wake waxoka? Wake wathatha into eyayingeyakho—noma ngabe incane njengocezu lwegamu? Wake wayala amanzi endaweni yokudlela kodwa wagcwalisa inkomishi yakho nge-Coke ungakhokhelanga?

Wake wenza ngamabomu okuphambene nalokho abazali bakho abakutshele ukuba ukwenze? Wake wavumela imidlalo yevidiyo, ithelevishini, ibhola, imicimbi yezemidlalo, ukuzilibazisa, imali, noma enye into ibe ibaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwakho kunoNkulunkulu, ukuya ebandleni, noma ukuthatha isikhathi ufunda iBhayibheli?

Wake wabuka omunye umuntu ngenkanuko embi? Waba nomhawu ngoba othile wayenethoyizi elisha, imoto, indlu, umsebenzi, ubudlelwano, noma okunye obekufuna? Wake wathukuthelela othile kangangokuthi wathi “Ngiyakuzonda”?

Lezi yizibonelo zansuku zonke ezisisiza siqonde ukuthi iBhayibheli lisho ukuthini ngesono. Akekho kithi ongakhomba omunye ngomunwe azenzise ukuthi akazange asone.

“Ngokuba bonke basone, basilela enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu;” — KwabaseRoma 3:23 (IBhayibheli)

Wonke umuntu kithi udinga intethelelo kaNkulunkulu. Isono sisehlukanisa noNkulunkulu ongcwele. Asikwazi ukulungisa lokho kuhlukana nje ngokuzama kakhulu, ukwenza izinto ezinhle ezanele, ukuya ebandleni, noma ukuba “umuntu ongcono.”

“Konke kuvela kuNkulunkulu, owasixolelanisa naye ngoJesu Kristu...” — 2 KwabaseKorinte 5:18 (IBhayibheli)

“Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ukufa, kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu ukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” — KwabaseRoma 6:23 (IBhayibheli)

Yingakho sidinga uJesu. UNkulunkulu akabashiyanga abantu bengenayo indlela yokubuyela kuYe. UJesu Kristu ngokuzithandela wathatha indawo yethu. Wayengenasono, kodwa wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu. Wathatha isijeziso esasingeke sikhokhe, wafela esiphambanweni, wavuka. NgoJesu, uNkulunkulu unikeza intethelelo, ukuthula noNkulunkulu, nokuphila noNkulunkulu phakade njengesipho.

“Ukufa neHayidesi kwaphonswa echibini lomlilo. Lokhu kungukufa kwesibili.” — IsAmbulo 20:14 (IBhayibheli)

IBhayibheli lithi, “Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ukufa” (KwabaseRoma 6:23). Inkokhelo yinto etholwayo noma ebhekene nayo. Isono sinomphumela weqiniso: ukufa. IsAmbulo sichaza noukwahlulelwa kokugcina ngokuthi “ukufa kwesibili” — ichibi lomlilo. Ngamanye amazwi, asikwazi nje ukukhokha intengo yesono ngokwethu bese sibuyela ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu. Uma sishiywe sikhokha lokho uukwahlulelwa ngokwethu, singeke sizisindise kukho.

“Futhi akukho okungcolile okuyakungena kuyo...” — IsAmbulo 21:27 (IBhayibheli)

UNkulunkulu uYise ungcwele ngokuphelele. Isono asikwazi nje ukuthathwa sibekwe ebusweni bakhe obungcwele sengathi akubalulekile. IBhayibheli lithi akukho okungcolisayo okuyongena emzini wakaNkulunkulu waphakade nokuthi amehlo kaNkulunkulu ahlanzeke kakhulu kunokuba abheke ububi. Ngakho isono sethu senza ukuhlukana esingeke sikulungise ngokwethu.

Kungani Isono Sisehlukanisa NoNkulunkulu?

Futhi iqiniso ukuthi akekho kithi osona kanye kuphela. Singabantu. Senza ukukhetha okungalungile, sikhuluma amagama angalungile, sicabanga imicabango engalungile, futhi sibeka ezinye izinto ngaphambi kukaNkulunkulu. Wonke umuntu kithi udinga isihe nentethelelo.

“Ngokuba noma ubani ogcina umthetho wonke, kepha eshaya ngento eyodwa, unecala ngakho konke.” — uJakobe 2:10 (IBhayibheli)

Awudingi ukwephula yonke imiyalo eyishumi ukuze uhlukaniswe noNkulunkulu futhi udinge intethelelo yakhe. Ngisho isono esisodwa phakathi nokuphila konke sanele ukukhombisa ukuthi sehlulekile ezingeni likaNkulunkulu eliphelele. Isibonelo, uma okuphela okungalungile owake wakwenza ekuphileni kwakho konke kwakungamanga ayodwa, wawusadinga intethelelo kaNkulunkulu. IBhayibheli lithi uma umuntu egcina umthetho wonke kodwa eshaya ngento eyodwa, lowo muntu unecala phambi komthetho.

Isono Esisodwa Sanele Ukudinga Intethelelo

Yingakho Sidinga UJesu

UNkulunkulu usithanda kakhulu kangangokuthi wathumela uNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu. UJesu waphila ukuphila okuphelele esasingakwazi ukuphila. Akazange asone. Kodwa ngokuzithandela waya esiphambanweni wathatha isijeziso sesono sethu phezu kwakhe. UJesu wafa esikhundleni sethu.

Kodwa indaba ayiphelanga esiphambanweni. UJesu wavuka kwabafileyo. Wanqoba ukufa.

“Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ukufa, kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu ukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” — KwabaseRoma 6:23 (IBhayibheli)

“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze bonke abakholwa nguyo bangabhubhi, kodwa babe nokuphila okuphakade.” — uJohane 3:16 (IBhayibheli)

Awudingi ukuba ophelele ngaphambi kokuza kuJesu. UNkulunkulu usevele uyakuthanda. Awudingi ukuhlanza ukuphila kwakho kuqala, ukwazi yonke iBhayibheli, noma ukuqonda yonke imfundiso yobuKristu. Udinga uJesu nje.

Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa

Mhlawumbe uzibuza eyodwa yale mibuzo. Nazi izimpendulo ezimfushane zokukusiza uqhubeke.

Isono siyini ngamagama alula?

Isono ukukhetha, ukucabanga, noma ukwenza lokho okuphikisana noNkulunkulu nalokho okulungile. Ukuxoka, ukweba, inzondo, umhawu nenkanuko embi yizibonelo ezilula.

Isono esisodwa siyabaluleka ngempela?

IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi wonke umuntu usone futhi udinga intethelelo. Asidingi ukwephula wonke umyalo ngaphambi kokudinga uJesu.

Kungani isono sisehlukanisa noNkulunkulu?

UNkulunkulu ungcwele futhi akanasono. UJesu weza ukusibuyisela kuNkulunkulu ngokuthatha isijeziso sesono nokunikeza intethelelo.

Ngiya kuphi ngokulandelayo?

Ukuqonda isono akuhloselwe ukukushiya wesaba. Kuchaza ukuthi kungani uJesu weza nokuthi kungani isimemo sakhe sentethelelo sibalulekile.

Kungani Ngidinga UJesu?Ngingasindiswa Kanjani?