Umhlatshelo KaJesu ‘Uyisihlengo Sabaningi’ Ngayiphi Indlela?
Impendulo yeBhayibheli
Umhlatshelo kaJesu uyindlela uNkulunkulu akhulula noma asindisa ngayo abantu esonweni nasekufeni. IBhayibheli libhekisela egazini likaJesu elachitheka ngokuthi inani lesihlengo. (Efesu 1:7; 1 Petru 1:18, 19) Ngakho, uJesu wathi wayezele ‘ukuzonikela ukuphila kwakhe‚ kube-yisihlengo sabaningi.’—Mathewu 20:28, IBhayibheli lesiZulu elivamile.
Kungani kwadingeka “isihlengo sabaningi”?
Umuntu wokuqala, u-Adamu, wadalwa ephelele, noma engenaso isono. Wayenethuba lokuphila phakade kodwa lamlahlekela ngenxa yokuthi wakhetha ukungamlaleli uNkulunkulu. (Genesise 3:17-19) Lapho eba nabantwana, wadlulisela kubo isono. (Roma 5:12) Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, iBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi u-Adamu ‘wazithengisela’ ebugqilini besono nokufa, yena nabantwana bakhe. (Roma 7:14) Ngenxa yokuthi babengaphelele, akekho kubo owayengakhokhela lokho u-Adamu akulahla.—IHubo 49:7, 8.
UNkulunkulu wayihawukela inzalo ka-Adamu eyayingasenalo ithemba. (Johane 3:16) Nokho, ngenxa yobulungisa baKhe wayengeke amane angazinaki noma azithethelele izono zabo ngaphandle kwesisekelo esizwakalayo. (IHubo 89:14; Roma 3:23-26) UNkulunkulu uyabathanda abantu, ngakho walungiselela isisekelo esingokomthetho esasidingeka ukuze izono zabo zingagcini nje ngokuba zithethelelwe kodwa futhi zisulwe. (Roma 5:6-8) Isihlengo siyileso sisekelo esingokomthetho.
Sisebenza kanjani isihlengo?
EBhayibhelini, igama elithi “isihlengo” lihlanganisa lezi zinto ezintathu:
Siyinkokhelo.—Numeri 3:46, 47.
Siyakhulula noma siyahlenga.—Eksodusi 21:30.
Siyinani elilingana nalokho okukhokhelwayo, noma elikusibekelayo.a
Cabangela indlela lokhu okusebenza ngayo emhlatshelweni wesihlengo kaJesu Kristu.
Inkokhelo. IBhayibheli lithi amaKristu “athengwa ngentengo.” (1 Korinte 6:20; 7:23) Leyo ntengo yigazi likaJesu, “athengela [ngalo] uNkulunkulu abantu kuzo zonke izinhlanga nezilimi nabantu nezizwe.”—IsAmbulo 5:8, 9.
Ukukhulula. Umhlatshelo kaJesu ‘ukhulula ngesihlengo’ esonweni.—1 Korinte 1:30; Kolose 1:14; Hebheru 9:15.
Ukulingana. Umhlatshelo kaJesu ulingana ncamashi nalokho u-Adamu akulahla—ukuphila komuntu ophelele. (1 Korinte 15:21, 22, 45, 46) IBhayibheli lithi: “Njengoba nje ngokungalaleli komuntu oyedwa [u-Adamu] abaningi baba yizoni, ngokufanayo futhi ngokulalela komuntu oyedwa [uJesu Kristu] abaningi bayoba ngabalungileyo.” (Roma 5:19) Lokhu kwenza kucace ukuthi kungani ukufa komuntu oyedwa kungaba isihlengo sezoni eziningi. Empeleni, umhlatshelo kaJesu ‘uyisihlengo esihambelanayo sabo bonke’ abathatha izinyathelo ezidingekayo ukuze bazuze kuwo.—1 Thimothewu 2:5, 6.
a EBhayibhelini, amagama okuqala ahunyushwe ngokuthi “isihlengo” aveza umqondo wenani noma into ebalulekile ekhokhwayo. Ngokwesibonelo, isenzo sesiHebheru esithi ka·pharʹ ngokuyisisekelo sisho ukuthi “huqa” noma “sibekela.” (Genesise 6:14) Ngokuvamile sibhekisela ekusibekelweni kwesono. (IHubo 65:3) Ibizo elihlobene naso elithi koʹpher libhekisela enanini elikhokhelwa ukusibekela, noma ukuhlenga. (Eksodusi 21:30) Ngokufanayo, igama lesiGreki elithi lyʹtron elivame ukuhunyushwa ngokuthi “isihlengo,” lingahunyushwa nangokuthi “inani lesihlengo.” (Mathewu 20:28; The New Testament in Modern Speech, kaR. F. Weymouth) Abalobi besiGreki babesebenzisa leli gama ukuze babhekisele enanini elikhokhelwa ukukhulula isiboshwa sempi noma isigqila.