Ubhapathizo lwamanzi.
Nansi indlela; hambani ngayo.
Isaya 55:6-7,
Mfuneni uJehova esenokutholwa, nimbize eseseduze. Omubi makashiye indlela yakhe, nomuntu owenza okubi imicabango yakhe, abuyele kuJehova, uyakuba nomusa kuye, yebo, abuyele kuNkulunkulu wethu, ngokuba uyakwenza ukuthethelela kube kukhulu.Ngoba sonke siyizoni.
AmaRoma 3:23,
ngokuba bonke bonile, basilalelwe inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu;AmaRoma 3:10,
...Akakho olungileyo, akakho noyedwa;Sonke kumelwe siphenduke.
Luka 13:3
Ngithi kini: Qha, kepha uma ningaphenduki, niyakubhubha kanjalo nonke.IzEnzo 3:19-20,
Ngalokhu phendukani, niguquke ukuba kuhlangulwe izono zenu, ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuhlunyelelwa ezivela ebusweni beNkosi nokuba ithume uKristu Jesu enimmiselweyo,Ngisho namasonto kumelwe aphenduke.
IsAmbulo 2:1,5,
“Kuyo ingelosi yebandla lase-Efesu loba ukuthi:...
ngakho khumbula lapho uwe khona, uphenduke, wenze imisebenzi yakuqala; uma kungenjalo, ngiyeza kuwe, ngilususe uthi lwesibani sakho endaweni yalo, uma ungaphenduki.IsAmbulo 3:19,
Bonke engibathandayo ngiyabasola, ngibalaye; ngakho-ke shisekela uphenduke.Kumelwe sibhapathizwe.
Marku 16:16,
Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa, kepha ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa.1 Petru 3:21,
enisindiswa ngawo manje nani ngokomfanekiso, okungukuthi ngombhapathizo, kungesikho ukususa insila yenyama kepha ukucela kuNkulunkulu unembeza omuhle, ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu.Ngokucwiliswa emanzini.
Johane 3:23,
Naye uJohane wayebhapathiza e-Enoni eduze neSalimi, ngokuba amanzi ayemaningi lapho; beza babhapathizwa.IzEnzo 8:36-39,
Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini. Umthenwa wathi: “Bheka, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?” UFiliphu wathi kuye: “Uma ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonke, kungenziwa.” Waphendula wathi: “Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” Wayala ukuba inqola ime. Behlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wambhapathiza. Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhlwitha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza.Ngokusho iphethini lamaPhostoli.
1 Samuweli 15:22,
...Bheka, ukulalela kuhle kunomhlatshelo, nokuqaphela kuhle kunamanoni ezinqama.Luka 24:45-49,
Khona wayesevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqonde imibhalo. Wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe kanje ukuthi uzakuhlupheka uKristu, avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu, kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe ukuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono ezizweni zonke, kuqalwe eJerusalema. Nina-ke ningofakazi balezi zinto. Bhekani, ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba; kepha hlalani emzini, nize nembathiswe amandla avela phezulu.”IzEnzo 2:36-39,
“Ngakho indlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli mayazi impela ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile iNkosi noKristu uJesu lo enambethela nina esiphambanweni.” Sebekuzwa bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPetru nakwabanye abaphostoli: “Madoda, bazalwane, siyakwenze njani na?” UPetru wayesethi: “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu; khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. Ngokuba isithembiso ngesenu nesabantwana benu, esabo bonke abakude, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza.”Labo abangabhapathiziwe usebenzisa igama leqiniso,
babeyalwe ukuba baphinde babhapathizwe.IzEnzo 8:14-17,
Kwathi ukuba abaphostoli baseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya lilamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu, bathumela kubo oPetru noJohane; sebehlele khona babakhulekela ukuba bamukele uMoya oNgcwele, ngokuba wayengakehleli nakoyedwa kubo; kodwa babesabhapathiziwe egameni leNkosi uJesu kuphela. Khona babeka izandla phezu kwabo; base bamukela-ke uMoya oNgcwele.IzEnzo 19:1-6,
Kwathi u-Apholo eseKorinte, uPawulu wafika e-Efesu esedabulile amazwe angasenhla, wafumana abafundi abathile, wathi: “Namamukela yini uMoya oNgcwele mhla nikholwayo na?” Bathi kuye: “Qhabo, asizwanga nokuzwa ukuba kukhona uMoya oNgcwele.” Wathi: “Pho, nabhapathizelwa kukuphi na?” Base bethi: “Kukho ukubhapathiza kukaJohane.” UPawulu wayesethi: “UJohane wabhapathiza umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, ethi kubantu mabakholwe nguyena obezakuza emva kwakhe, kungukuthi uJesu.” Bathi ukuzwa lokho, babhapathizwa egameni leNkosi uJesu. Kwathi uPawulu esebekile izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo; base bekhuluma ngezilimi, baprofetha.IzEnzo 10:48,
Wayeseyala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi...Yikuphi ihlelo kufanele ngijoyine?
Akekho kubo. Khonza uJesu Kristu.Johane 3:3,
UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.”Galathiya 1:8,
Kepha-ke noma kungaba yithina noma ingelosi evela ezulwini enishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene nalelo esanishumayeza lona, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo.Ngisho umprofethi akumelwe ungavumelani umbhalo.
1 Korinte 14:37,
Uma umuntu ethi ungumprofethi, noma ethi ungowomoya, makaqonde ukuthi lokhu enginilobela khona kungumyalo weNkosi.Kumelwe samukele uMoya oNgcwele.
IzEnzo 1:4-5,
kwathi ehlangene nabo, wabayala ngokuthi: “Ningamuki eJerusalema, kodwa nihlalele isithembiso sikaYise enasizwa ngami. Ngokuba uJohane wayebhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli izinsuku eziningi.”IzEnzo 5:32,
Thina singofakazi balezo zinto kanye noMoya oNgcwele uNkulunkulu amnikile labo abamlalelayo.Johane 16:7-14,
Kodwa mina nginitshela iqiniso lokuthi kunilungele ukuba ngimuke; ngokuba uma ngingamuki, uMduduzi kayikuza kini; kepha uma ngimuka, ngiyakumthumela kini. Lapho esefikile yena, uyakuqondisa izwe ngesono, nangokulunga, nangokwahlulela: ngesono, ngokuba bengakholwa yimi; ngokulunga, ngokuba ngiya kuBaba, ningabe nisangibona; ngokwahlulela, ngokuba umbusi waleli zwe wahlulelwe. “Ngise nokuningi okokunitshela, kodwa ningekuthwale manje. Kepha nxa esefikile yena, uMoya weqiniso, uzakuniholela kulo lonke iqiniso; ngokuba akayikukhuluma ngokwakhe, kodwa lokho akuzwayo uyakukukhuluma, anibikele okuzayo. Uyakungikhazimulisa, ngokuba uyakuthatha kokwami anibikele khona.IzEnzo 1:8,
kodwa nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.AmaRoma 8:9-11,
Kepha nina anisenyameni, kodwa nikuye uMoya, uma uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehlala kini. Kepha uma umuntu engenaye uMoya kaKristu, lowo kasiye owakhe. Uma uKristu ekini, umzimba ufile ngenxa yesono, kepha umoya ungukuphila ngenxa yokulunga. Uma-ke uMoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kini, yena owavusa uKristu Jesu kwabafileyo uyakuphilisa nemizimba yenu efayo ngaye uMoya wakhe ohlala kini.IzEnzo 10:44-48,
Kwathi uPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi. Abokusoka abakholwayo ababefikile noPetru bamangala kakhulu, ngokuba isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sitheliwe naphezu kwabezizwe. Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, betusa uNkulunkulu. Khona uPetru waphendula wathi: “Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamukela uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na?” Wayeseyala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi...Kumelwe sihambe ekukhanyeni kweZwi.
1 Johane 1:5-7,
Nanti izwi esalizwa kuye, sinishumayeza lona lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungukukhanya, ubumnyama abukho kuye nakanye. Uma sithi sinenhlanganyelo naye sibe sisahamba ebumnyameni, sinamanga, asenzi iqiniso; kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni, njengalokhu yena uqobo esekukhanyeni, khona sinenhlanganyelo omunye nomunye, negazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula ezonweni zonke.Zilungiselele ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu wakho... Amose 4:12
Kusuka epheshana... Nansi indlela; hambani ngayo.
ngu S.E. Johnson.
