Indaba yengxoxo kaJesu nowesifazane ongumSamariya iyisibonelo esimangalisayo sendlela awenza ngokwethembeka umsebenzi wakhe. Elambile futhi ekhathele ngenxa yohambo, waphumula emthonjeni kaJakobe. Kwakusemini. Abafundi bakhe babengene eSikhari beyothenga ukudla. Kwabe sekufika owesifazane ezokha amanzi. Wamangala lapho ecela ukumnika okuphuzwayo. UmJuda wacela usizo kowesifazane ongumSamariya? Kwakungeyona indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqala, kodwa ngaphansi kongqimba lwezinkolelo-ze zabo nokungazi, uJesu wasiqaphela isidingo esingokomoya. Wayefisa ukwethula kulo mphefumulo odidekile ingcebo yothando lukaBaba.

Wamcela ukuthi angabuyi esephumulile eseqabulekile. Futhi akazange asikisele ukuthi abize umhlangano omkhulu ngokwanele ukuze akhulume ngezinto ezimbalwa ezibalulekile. Cha, wethula umsebenzi wakhe kanye nesimo sakhe kulo wesifazane kuphela. Wayengabonakali njengomuntu othembisayo ngokukhethekile; wayephila esonweni, eshisekela izinzuzo ezidlulayo, enesithakazelo emanzini okuphila kuphela uma ayengamphephisa enkingeni yokukha amanzi, futhi, njengoba singakwazi ukwahlulela ngokuphikisa kwakhe okuphambene nalokho okungabalulekile, wayengenakunqotshwa ngokuphelele. amaqiniso angokomoya uJesu awembula phambi kwakhe.

Noma kunjalo, lona wesifazane wayengomunye wabantu abambalwa kakhulu uJesu abatshela ngokuqondile ukuthi unguMesiya. Ekugcineni, amazwi akhe ayifinyelela inhliziyo yakhe. Abakamoya banqoba; waqaphela kuJesu lowo ayemdinga. Manje ushiye ujeke wakhe futhi wayefuna ukwethula umsindisi komakhelwane bakhe nabangane.

Isipho senani elingenakulinganiswa

Owesifazane ongumSamariya umelela iningi elikhulu labo iZwi leNkosi eliqondiswe kubo. Kubantu abamatasatasa ngezinto zasemhlabeni baze bangabi nasikhathi salokho okuletha ukuthula. INkosi ingathanda ukuziveza kithi, kodwa sivumela yonke into encane isiphazamise futhi izwi layo licindezelwe. Kodwa akadikibali. Uma iNkosi ibingasilethelanga lutho olubalulekile, mhlawumbe ibingeke iphikelele ekuzameni ukunaka thina. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lokho akunikezayo ngeke kukhokhelwe ngegolide, ngaphezu kwalokho okwake kwangena enhliziyweni yomuntu. Uthando lwakhe ngathi luyamenqabela ukuthi asihoxise isipho. Uma nje besingabona ukubaluleka kwayo, besingeke singabaze nakancane ukuyijabulela.

UJesu wathi kowesifazane ongumSamariya: “Ukube ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu nokuthi ubani othi kuwe, Ngiphuzise!, ubuyocela kuye, futhi ubeyokunika amanzi aphilayo.”— Johane 4,10:3,20 . Yeka ukuthi uJesu ukhuluma ngokwemvelo kanjani ngalezi zinyathelo! Akashiyi kungabaza ngakho. Uma owesifazane esazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu, nakanjani wayezosicela. Noma ubani angakukholelwa lokho. Kodwa kungokwemvelo ukuthi uzomnika isicelo. Lapho sifunda ukuthi amanzi okuphila ayini futhi siwomele kakhulu ngokwethu, uJehova uyasizwa isicelo sethu futhi uyasiqinisekisa ukuthi singawathola nathi. Kungokwemvelo kuye ukuba asinike amanzi okuphila njengoba kungokwemvelo ngathi ukuba somele, empeleni ngisho nakakhulu. Ngoba unikeza okwengeziwe, “okungaphezu kwalokho esingakucela nesikuqondayo” ( Efesu XNUMX:XNUMX ).

Injabulo Engapheli

“Kodwa lowo ophuza amanzi engizomnika wona kasoze oma naphakade, kodwa amanzi engiyomnika wona ayoba kuye umthombo wamanzi ophuphuma ukuphila okuphakade.” ( Johane 4,14:5,6 ) Nakhu ukugcwaliseka okuphelele. ukugcwala kokuphila, injabulo engapheli kanye nensindiso yaphakade. Yeka ukuthi kuncane kangakanani esikwazisayo lokho uJesu afuna ukukwenzela abalandeli bakhe: ukuphila okumangalisayo abafisela kona. Akafuni abantu bakhe babe nezifiso ezingagcwaliseki noma balambele futhi bomele ize izibusiso abangenakuzifinyelela. “Babusisiwe abalambele futhi bomele ukulunga, ngoba bayosuthiswa!” ( Mathewu 5:33,23 ) Isibusiso uMose asinikeza uNafetali sisebenza kubo bonke abantwana bakaNkulunkulu: INKOSI.”—Duteronomi 6,35:XNUMX. UJesu wathi: “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Oza kimi kasoze alamba, lokholwa kimi kasoze oma.”​—UJohane XNUMX:XNUMX.

Emhlabeni omusha kukhona “umfula wamanzi okuphila ocwebezelayo, ocwebezela njengekristalu, ogeleza uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu” ( IsAmbulo 22,1:17,13 ) . Iphuma emvelweni kaNkulunkulu, ngoba “iwumthombo wamanzi aphilayo” ( Jeremiya 7,16.17:XNUMX ). Isihlahla sokuphila, esimi nhlangothi zombili zomfula, simunca amandla awo okuphila angapheli emfudlaneni wokuphila. Yeka ukuthi kuhle kanjani ukuphuza kulo mfudlana! Izimbongi zihaye ngaye; Nomaphi lapho umcabango ngaye usungene khona ezinhliziyweni zabantu, uvuse ukoma okungekho okunye okunganelisa. Noma ubani ophuza lomfudlana uyakhululeka kubo bonke ububi futhi agcwale injabulo nentokozo yaphakade. Wonke umuntu ubengaqeda ukoma kwakhe emanzini ayo ayikristalu ukube nje bebengakwazi. Ungukuthululwa kwempilo kaNkulunkulu uqobo; ezikhukhuleni zawo kukhona iphakade nezulu. Kuthiwa ngabahlengiweyo: “Abasayikulamba, bangabe besakoma, ngokuba iWundlu eliphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi liyakubalusa, libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi aphilayo, uNkulunkulu abesule. asuse zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo.”—IsAmbulo XNUMX:XNUMX, XNUMX.

Manje!

Manje asitshelwa lokhu ukuze kuvuse isifiso sethu sokunqoba. Ngoba njengoba konke lokhu kungaphezu kokukucabanga kwethu, nakho kungaphezu kwemizamo yethu yomuntu. Konke lokhu akwethulwa kithi njengombono omangalisayo wekusasa elingaqinisekile, kodwa njengento okufanele yamukelwe futhi ijatshulelwe namuhla. “Ngokuba konke kungokwakho... okwamanje noma okuzayo.” ( 1 Korinte 3,21.22:6,4.5, 22,17 ) “Inala yezulu” ingokuthile okufanele kunambithwe namuhla. “Amandla enkathi ezayo” aqondiswe esikhathini samanje (Hebheru 7,37:XNUMX). "Noma ubani owomileyo, woza; nothandayo makathathe amanzi okuphila ngesihle” (IsAmbulo XNUMX:XNUMX). UJesu uthi kuwo wonke umuntu ophila emhlabeni, kuhlanganise nathi: “Uma ekhona owomileyo, woza kimi, aphuze!” ( Johane XNUMX:XNUMX ) Ngakho-ke, uJesu wathi:

Konke ukulangazelela kungoJesu

Ukuphuza amanzi okuphila kuwukuphuza ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu. Yeka ithuba elihle kumuntu! Sivunyelwe ukugcwalisa impilo kaNkulunkulu futhi siyithathe kalula futhi ngokwemvelo njengamanzi lapho somile. Ukuphila kwakhe kukuzo zonke izipho zakhe, ngakho lapho siqeda ukoma kwethu okungokwenyama ngamanzi ahlanzekile, siphuza ukuphila kwakhe. Kodwa ziningi ezinye izinto esizomele zona, hhayi nje ukwanelisa izifiso zethu ezingokwenyama. Konke ukulangazelela, konke ukulwela, konke ukunganeliseki, noma kusemthethweni noma okungekho emthethweni, kungukoma komphefumulo. UJesu kuphela ongaqeda lokho koma. “Lowo okholwa kimi akasoze oma” (Johane 6,35:XNUMX).

Ngokushesha!

Ungacabangi ukuthi uma ufika uzophuza kuwukuzikhukhumeza ngoba awufaneleki. Ukuzikhukhumeza akukho ekuphuzeni. INkosi iyakhononda ngokuthi siyanqikaza ukwamukela isimemo sayo sokuphuza amanzi okuphila ngesihle: “Zimangaleni, nina mazulu... usho uJehova. Ngokuba abantu bami benzile isono esiphindiweyo: bangishiyile mina, mthombo wamanzi aphilayo, ukuze bazimbele imithombo, imigodi enemigodi engenakuqukatha amanzi.” ( Jeremiya 2,12.13:XNUMX, XNUMX ) Ngakho-ke, abantu bami baqhubeka bephila ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaJeremiya.

UJesu usisondeza kakhulu kuNkulunkulu

Akufanele neze sesabe ukuthi iBhayibheli liyosivumela ukuba senze okuthile okuhle kakhulu kithi futhi okuhloselwe abantu abafaneleka kakhulu kunathi kuphela. Izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu ngathi azinamkhawulo. Ufisa ukufinyelela kuye. Akanelisekile ngomuntu ohlala kude naye, lapho kufika khona imifudlana emincane yezibusiso zakhe. Ufuna bahlale emthonjeni lapho amanzi okuphila ehlala egeleza ngobuningi. Ukuze afeze lo mgomo, uJesu weza kulo mhlaba. Abantu babezidedisele kude noNkulunkulu, ngamunye ehamba ngendlela yakhe. Khona-ke uJesu weza ukuze asibonise ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphila emthonjeni. “Sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso.” ( Johane 1,14:XNUMX ) Yena ngokwakhe waphuza emthonjeni wokuphila; kuye ukuphila kukaYise kwabonakaliswa kubo bonke, futhi ngemva kokusibonisa ukuthi kufiseleka kangakanani, waphinde wasinika kona.

Amanzi aphilisa isono

“Nokho siyizoni futhi sikude noNkulunkulu,” sisho. Lokhu akusona isithiyo! “Kepha manje...nina enanikade nikude senisondezwe ngegazi likaKristu.” ( Efesu 2,13:13,1 ) Umthombo owavulwa ‘umelene nesono nokungcola’ ( Zakariya 30,15:12,3 ). Isono kwaba ukuthi sishiye umthombo. “Ngokuphenduka nokuphumula ningasindiswa.” ( Isaya 12,6:XNUMX ) Kunensindiso lapho siphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngoba uzinikela Yena njengensindiso yethu. Ukuhlenga akuphelele futhi akusebenzi. Uphelele njengoNkulunkulu uqobo, ngokuba unguye uqobo, ngakho-ke isipho sikaNkulunkulu kithina uqobo lwakhe, konke esikudingayo sikuthola kuye. Kwakuyodingeka silambe kuphela lapho umfudlana wawo womile, hhayi umzuzwana ngaphambili. Izinsiza zakhe ziyizinsiza zethu. UNkulunkulu ungamandla okuphila kwethu. Uyingoma yethu. "Ungumthombo ojulile wenjabulo yothando." Ngakho-ke, ‘siyojabula, sikha amanzi emithonjeni yensindiso’ ( Isaya XNUMX:XNUMX ). Kukhona okungaphezu kokwanele kithi nakuwo wonke umuntu esifuna ukusiza. Singadweba futhi sidwebe futhi njalo ngenjabulo, ngoba akukho ukudumazeka noJehova. “Ngokuba oNgcwele ka-Israyeli mkhulu phakathi kwakho.”— Isaya XNUMX:XNUMX .

“UJehova uyakukuhola ngokungaphezi, asuthise umphefumulo wakho endaweni yokomileyo, aqinise amathambo akho; uyakuba njengensimu eniselwe kahle nanjengomthombo wamanzi ongabuni.” ( Isaya 58,11:36,9.10 ) “Badla ingcebo yendlu yakho, ubanika isikhukhula senjabulo ukuba baphuze. Ngokuba ukuwe umthombo wokuphila.” ( IHubo 17,22:1,12.13-XNUMX ) Yilabo kuphela abaphuza kuJesu namuhla futhi bahlanjululwe esonweni emthonjeni wokuphila kwabo abayokwazi ukuphuza emfuleni ogeleza uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi. Uma ungakunxaneli namuhla, nawe ngeke ube nalutho ngakho. Ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu kuyinkazimulo nokukhanga kwezulu, futhi uJesu ungukukhanya kwenkazimulo yakhe. Leyonkazimulo siyiphiwe ngoJesu (Johane XNUMX:XNUMX). Uma sesikutholile, siyakhululwa embusweni wobumnyama futhi "sidluliselwe embusweni weNdodana yakhe ethandekayo." Khona-ke amandla ezwe elizayo azosebenza kithi futhi asenze abahlanganyeli “befa labangcwele ekukhanyeni” (Kolose XNUMX:XNUMX).

Kwaphela ukoma

Kuphela ngokuphuza nokujabula kuJesu manje lapho siyojwayelana nomoya nendawo yasezulwini. Sivunyelwe ukuhlola injabulo yabahlengiweyo manje futhi sinqume ukuthi siyabafuna noma cha. Labo abenqabayo kulokhu kukhanya benza njalo kuze kube phakade. Abantu ngeke bakwazi ukusola iNkosi ngokubaphatha ngokungafanele nokubafihlela ukuthi izulu lifiseleka kangakanani. Akekho oyokwazi ukuthi, “Ukube besazi ukuthi lihle kangakanani, ngabe senze isinqumo esihlukile.” Ngoba lokho okwenza izulu lifiseleke kunikezwa abantu abasemhlabeni ngoJesu Kristu. Lapha usungakwazi kakade ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukungabomi.

Vumela umthombo wokuphila ungene enhliziyweni yakho: isibusiso endaweni yami

“Okholwa yimi, njengokusho kombhalo, kuye kugobhoza imifudlana yamanzi aphilayo emzimbeni wakhe. Kodwa lokhu kuyikho akushilo ngoMoya okufanele bamamukele labo abakholwa kuye.” ( Johane 7,38.39:3,16, XNUMX ) UNkulunkulu uzinikela ngomoya wakhe, futhi uhlala ngaye enyameni efayo. Noma ubani ongaphakathi lakhe eliqiniswa nguye wamukela uJesu ezinhliziyweni zabo futhi ugcwaliswe “ekugcwaleni konke kukaNkulunkulu” ( Efesu XNUMX:XNUMX ). Kanjalo umthombo wokuphila ukuye, nemifudlana yesibusiso, imifula yamanzi aphilayo, iphuma kuye. UJesu wagcwala uMoya, nemifudlana yamanzi aphilayo yagobhoza iphuma kuye ezulwini. Ngakho waphuzisa owesifazane ongumSamariya amanzi okuphila ukuze angabe esakoma.

Bonke abahlanganyela noJesu okuhlangenwe nakho aba nakho kulokhu kuhlangana baqaphela into eyodwa: akekho ongavumela amanzi okuphila ageleze kuye ukuze asindise abanye ngaphandle kokuqabuleka nokuziqinisa. “Ophuzisa abanye uyakuqabuleka naye.” ( IzAga 11,25:4,32 ) Kwakunjalo nangoJesu. Lapho eqala ukukhuluma nowesifazane, wayelambile futhi ekhathele. Kodwa ngokuzinakekela waqabuleka futhi waqiniswa kangangokuthi lapho abafundi bakhe bebuya bemncenga bethi: ‘Rabi, yidlani!’ wathi kubo: ‘Nginokudla engikudlayo eningakwaziyo!’ ( Johane XNUMX:XNUMX ) Ngakho-ke, lapho abafundi bakhe bebuya, bamncenga bethi: “Rabi, dlani! ) Babecabanga ukuthi kukhona owayemphathele okuya ngasethunjini, kodwa ukudla kwakhe kwakuwukwenza intando kayise. UNkulunkulu akabizi abantu ukuba bazidlise enkonzweni yakhe, kodwa ukuba baphuze emthonjeni wokuphila futhi bamkhazimulise ngokuvumela umfudlana onikeza ukuphila ugeleze phakathi kwabo, ophuzisa imiphefumulo yabo futhi uqinise amathambo abo futhi uwenze isibusiso emandleni. abanye lapho bebakhonza ngokuzithandela.

Ellet Waggoner, “Izifundo zeVangeli likaJohane. Amanzi Okuphila. Johane 4:5-15 Iqiniso Lanje, January 19, 1899.