Iitalente zaziyiyunithi yobunzima kunye nemilinganiselo eyayisetyenziswa ngamaYuda kwiTestamente eNdala. Ngaba uyawazi umzekeliso weetalente? Ngena apha, ukhangele ukuba usiphathe njani na isipho uThixo asiphe kulowo wabantwana bakhe.
Umzekeliso weetalente
Umzekeliso weetalente lelinye lamabali awabaliswa nguYesu yaye sinokulifumana kwincwadi kaMateyu isahluko 25, indinyana 14 ukuya kweyama-30. Le ncwadi yeyokuqala esiyifumana kwiTestamente Entsha yaye iyasityhila kwaye iyasifundisa. mayela nobukumkani bukaThixo ekupheleni kwexesha.
Italente ekukhanyeni kweLizwi likaThixo yayiyimali kwaye ubunzima bayo buziikhilogram ezingamashumi amathathu zegolide. Yayiyeyona nto iphakamileyo, ibiza kakhulu okanye eyona nto ixabisekileyo awayenokuba nayo nawuphi na umntu welo xesha. Oko kukuthi, italente yayiluhlobo lwemali eyasekwa ngamaxesha eBhabhiloni yaza yanika umntu isikhundla esithile ngokwezoqoqosho.
Emva koko njengoko sifunda iLizwi likaThixo, sifumana enye ingcaciso yegama elithi italente kwaye lolona phawu luxabisekileyo okanye uphawu lomntu. Umntu unokuba neetalente ezininzi okanye enye kuphela aze azisebenzise kakuhle okanye angayazi nokuba yintoni na eyona talente yakhe.
Le ngcaciso ikwasetyenziswa namhlanje njengoko sisebenzisa igama elithi italente ukugxininisa okanye ukuqaqambisa isiphiwo somntu. Ngokomzekelo, amaxesha amaninzi siye seva ukuba umntu unesiphiwo sokudlala ikatala okanye sokuthengisa. Oko kukuthi, uphawu awalunikwa nguThixo ukuze avele entweni okanye kwizinto ezininzi.
Ukuqonda ukuba zeziphi iitalente zeTestamente eNdala kunye neyethu ngoku, masiqale ukufunda umzekeliso weetalente ukuze siqonde ukuba iNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu ifuna ukusixelela ntoni na ngesi sicatshulwa simangalisayo nesinamandla.
Umzekeliso weetalente ivesi 14-15
Umzekeliso weetalente uqalisa kanye emva komzekeliso weentombi ezilishumi. Oko kukuthi, kuqala iNkosi yenza uludwe lobukumkani bamazulu neentombi ezilishumi, apho kwakukho ezintlanu eziziziyatha nezihlanu ezizizilumko. Yandula ke iNkosi uYesu inxulumanise ubukumkani bamazulu njengendoda ethabatha uhambo ize inike abakhonzi bayo iitalente ezithile.
Kumele kuqondwe ukuba ngaphambi kwale mizekeliso mibini, uYesu Kristu uthetha ngomkhonzi othembekileyo nosisilumko. Ngoko sasinokuqonda ukuba le mizekeliso mibini ichazwa yiNkosi ukuze inike imfundiso ecace ngakumbi nenzulu ngezi mpawu afanele ukuba umkhonzi ngamnye weNkosi abe nazo.
UMateyu 14: 14-15
14 Kuba ubukumkani bamazulu bufana nomntu owathi, waya kude, wabiza abakhonzi bakhe, wabanika impahla yakhe.
15 Wathi omnye wamnika iitalente zantlanu, omnye zambini, nomnye yaba nye, walowo wanikwa ngokwawakhe amandla; emva koko wemka.
Masibone ukuba lo mntu wanika ngamnye kubakhonzi bakhe iitalente ngokwamandla akhe. UBawo wethu waseZulwini wenza okufanayo nakuthi, akasivavanyi kuphela ngokwamandla ethu. Ayizi kusinika iounce engaphezulu kunokuba sinokuyiphatha ngenene. UThixo akasinikanga wonk’ ubani amandla, ubuchule okanye isiphiwo esisenza silunge, sixabiseke yaye sahluke komnye umntu.
Apha sifumanisa ukuba loo mntu wanika lowo wayefanelekele ezintlanu iitalente, ezimbini kwalowo wayefanelekela ezimbini, yaye omnye lowo wayefanelekela enye. UThixo akaphazamanga, unika wonke umntu ngokobulumko bakhe nolwazi lwakhe ngathi.
Le ndoda yashiya zonke izinto zayo ezandleni zabakhonzi bayo, ikholose ngokupheleleyo ngabanye nobuchule babo. Wemka kangangexesha elithile, kungekhona ngokuthe ngqo, kodwa wayeza kubuyela ukuze abe kunye nabo kwakhona.
Ngaba obu budlelwane buqhelekile kuwe? Kungekudala, kungekudala, iNkosi yethu iza kubuya, eyahamba nathi okwexeshana isenyameni nasegazini, yaya ezulwini emva kokuba ivusiwe ize imisele ngokutsha uBukumkani bayo obunamandla nobungunaphakade.
Umzekeliso weetalente ivesi 16-18
Landela umzekeliso weetalente ngokuchaza oko kwenziwa ngabakhonzi ngeetalente ezazinikwe yinkosi yabo.
UMateyu 25: 16-18
16 Lowo ke wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, waya wasebenza ngazo, wazuza esinye isihlanu seetalente.
17 Kwangokunjalo nalowo wamkela ezimbini, naye wazuza esinye isibini.
18 Ke naye lowo wamkela yanye, waya wemba emhlabeni, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe.
Umkhonzi wokuqala warhweba ngeetalente ezintlanu awayezinikiwe waza wazuza ezintlanu ezingakumbi. Nowesibini ke wawuphinda kabini umlinganiselo lowo wayewunikwe. Eyesithathu ngokungafaniyo wayifihla phantsi komhlaba.
UYesu Krestu ibali asixelela lona usebenzisa igama elithi italente njengemali okanye imali. Imali imela ixesha, imele ubuchule bomntu kwaye ikwamele inkuthalo.
Kukho abantu abanikela ixesha elininzi kunye nobuchule bokuqhuba umsebenzi, nangona kunjalo, akukho nto bayenzayo, ngoko abakhutheleyo. Ngoko, kweli bali sinokubona indlela abakhonzi ababini abalisebenzisa ngayo ixesha labo, ubuchule babo yaye bekhuthele.
Ngelixa owesithathu akazange alisebenzise ixesha lakhe, okanye ubuchule awayenabo kwaye engakukhathaleli oko wayekunikiwe. INkosi inike bonke abantwana bayo ixesha nethuba lokwenza oko kufuneka sikwenze.
INtshumayeli 9: 11
11 Ndabuya ndabona phantsi kwelanga, ukuba ukugidima asikokwabanamendu, imfazwe asiyeyamagorha; kananjalo isonka asisesezilumko; kodwa bonke bephela bafikelwa lixesha nasisihlo.
Elo thuba lifutshane, ixesha lalo koko iNkosi uYesu Kristu imisele ukuba sibe lapha emhlabeni. INkosi iyasityhilela ukuba sonke sisikelelwe kwaye sonke sinexesha nethuba lokwenza.
Ukuba bakhe bakuxelela ukuba akukho nto uyithethayo, bubuxoki. Iimeko zobomi zakwenza wakholelwa ukuba yonke into oyenzayo ayiphumeleli, asiyonyani naleyo. Musa ukuwela ngenxa yobuxoki beli hlabathi.
Xa uThixo wakudalayo, wakwenza ngothando waza wakunika ubuchule obunye okanye ngaphezulu obukwenza wahluke yaye ukhethekile. Kananjalo anicingi ukuba into eninokuyinikela ebukumkanini bamazulu yinto engento. Ngokuchaseneyo noko, iNkosi uYesu yakudala, yabumba wena yakunyula ngenxa yokuba inenjongo ebomini bakho nasebukumkanini bayo.
Umzekeliso weetalente ivesi 19-23
Emva kwezi zinto, indoda ekumzekeliso weetalente yabuya yaza yadibana nesicaka sayo ngasinye ukuze ichaze oko ukwenzileyo.
UMateyu 25:19
19 Ithi ke emveni kwexesha elikhulu, ifike inkosi yabo bakhonzi, ibalelane nabo
Wonke umKristu ulindele ukubuya kwesibini kweNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu kwaye kuya kufika ngokuqhwanyaza kweliso. Sonke siya kuzibonakalisa phambi kweNkosi yethu ethandekayo kwaye sinike izizathu zezinto esizenzileyo nesingazange sizenze.
Ukuba sisebenza ngokweetalente esizinikwe nguBawo wethu waseZulwini, ngokwentando nangokoyika uYehova, siya kuvuzwa. Oku koko kutyhilwa ngumzekeliso weetalente kubakhonzi ababini ababethembekile kwinto encinane.
UMateyu 25: 20-23
20 Weza lowo wamkela iitalente ezintlanu, wazisa esinye isihlanu seetalente, esithi, Nkosi, wandinika iitalente zantlanu; Khangela, ndizuze esinye isihlanu seetalente phezu kwazo.
21 Yathi ke kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kokuncinane; ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi; Ngena kuvuyo lweNkosi yakho.
22 Weza ke nalowo wamkela iitalente ezimbini, wathi, Nkosi, wandinika iitalente zambini; Khangela, ndizuze esinye isibini seetalente phezu kwazo.
23 Yathi ke kuye inkosi yakhe, Hee ke, mkhonzi ulungileyo, uthembekileyo! Ubuthembekile kokuncinane; ndiya kukumisa phezu kweento ezininzi; Ngena kuvuyo lweNkosi yakho.
Ewe, umzekeliso weetalente ubhekisela kwindlela ezenzeka ngayo izinto ebukumkanini bukaThixo yaye ubhekisela kwixesha lesiphelo. UKristu usityhilela ngeli bali, ukuba nangona eli hlabathi likhohlakele kwaye sidlule kwiimvavanyo ezibuhlungu. Nangona ihlabathi lonke lihlekisa ngathi. Umvuzo wethu bubomi obungunaphakade kunye neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
INkosi iyakuqonda ukuthembeka okwakukuthi kwizinto zobukumkani bukaThixo. Asiyi kufumana iintsikelelo zasemhlabeni kuphela kodwa kubomi basemva kokufa, esinika uvuyo esilunikwa yiNkosi yethu kuphela. Ilizwi likaThixo liyasityhilela ukuba siya kufumana isithsaba kwaye siya kuba kumtshato wemvana.
Umzekeliso weetalente ivesi 24-28
Ngokungafaniyo nabanye abakhonzi ababini, umkhonzi wesithathu, owayenikwe italente enye, uqalisa ukuthetha ngaphambi kokuba inkosi yakhe imbuze. Into ebangel’ umdla kukuba xa lo mkhonzi eqalisa ukuthetha, ubonisa inkosi yakhe ulwazi analo ngaye yaye sekunjalo akenzanga nto.
Kwenzeka into efanayo ebukumkanini bamazulu, abantu abaninzi banolwazi ngoThixo, bayalifunda ilizwi, bazi ngokuqinisekileyo zonke izinto ezibhaliweyo apho. Baya etempileni kodwa iintliziyo zabo zikude lee kuye.
UMateyu 25: 24-28
24 Weza ke nalowo wamkela italente, wathi, Nkosi, bendikwazi wena ukuba ungumntu olukhuni, uvuna apho ubungahlwayelanga khona, ubuthe apho ungelelanga khona;
25 endandisoyika, ndaya ndayiselela italente yakho ngomhlaba; nantsi eyakho.
26 Yaphendula inkosi yaso, yathi kuso, Sikhonzi singendawo, esilivila, ubusazi nje ukuba ndivuna apho ndingahlwayelanga khona, ndihlanganise apho ndingahlwayelanga khona.
27 Ngoko ke ngewuyinike imali yam kubananisi, ndaza ndakuba ndifikile, ndakuba ndithabathe okwam kunenzala.
28 Yihlutheni ngoko italente leyo, niyinike lowo uneetalente ezilishumi.
Xa sihlalutya onke amazwi athethwa ngumkhonzi enkosini yaso, kuyaqondakala ukuba wayesazi ukuba inkosi yaso inamandla: uvuna apho ubungahlwayelanga khona, uhlanganise apho ungelelanga khona. Mhlawumbi sibona imimangaliso, amandla kaThixo, imimangaliso nemiqondiso kwaye singazithobi phambi kobuso bakhe sithi: Ndikho.
Abaninzi abakholelwa ngeentliziyo zabo zonke imimangaliso nemimangaliso kaThixo, abakholelwa ukuba sihlanjwe ngegazi likaKristu, abakholelwa kwizipho zoMoya oyiNgcwele, abakholelwa kumandla omoya. INkosi uYesu Kristu. Ezo zinto bazithetha ngomlomo wabo, kodwa abakholwa ngeentliziyo zabo.
Lo ngumkhonzi okhohlakeleyo nongakhathaliyo, wayewazi amandla kaThixo kwaye ahamba ngendlela engaqhelekanga. Ukuba wayenokumnceda lo mkhonzi kubuthathaka bakhe aze angamthembi, kuba engathembekanga kokuncinane, uYehova akayi kumvuza kancinane. kuba oko anako kuya kuthatyathwa kuye.
Lowo ungathembekanga, xa uThixo ethabatha oko anako, uya kumnika aze avuze umkhonzi othembekileyo aze afumane iintsikelelo ezingakumbi.
Umzekeliso weetalente 29-30
Umzekeliso weetalente uyaphela, uqinisekisa kwakhona ukuba nabani na onayo uya kuvuzwa yaye uya kuba nezinto ezingakumbi, kungekhona izinto eziphathekayo kuphela. Kodwa kuzo zonke iinkalo zobomi bakho iNkosi uYesu Kristu iya kukusikelela kwaye uya kububona ubukhulu bukaThixo kobu nobomi obulandelayo.
UMateyu 25: 29-30
29 Kuba osukuba enako, uya kunikwa, abe nako ngakumbi; osukuba engenako, uya kuhluthwa kwanoko anako.
30 Naye umkhonzi ongancedi lutho, mkhupheleni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; khona apho kuya kubakho ukulila nokutshixiza kwamazinyo.
Ngelixa umkhonzi ongancedi lutho, esinye sezichazi ezisetyenziswe yiNkosi uYesu Kristu kulo mzekeliso, akuyi kuhluthwa kuphela oko anako. Kunoko, uya kuphoswa ebumnyameni ngonaphakade yaye oko kuya kuba sisohlwayo sakhe sokuba kude nokungavumi ukukhonza uYehova.
Siyazi ukuba uThixo unguThixo wobulungisa, wothando, wenceba, woxolelo, ungumgwebi wethu kodwa uligqwetha lethu, unguBawo wethu, uSomandla, uMdali noMsindisi. Nangona kunjalo, ukuba simisa umzuzu kwaye sihlalutye amagama endiwasebenzisayo ukuchaza umkhonzi ongazange abe luncedo, kuyamangalisa ukubona ukuba usebenzisa amagama: amabi, angakhathali kwaye angenamsebenzi.
Hayi kuba ephosisile, ngenene umntu ongabusebenzeliyo ubukumkani bukaThixo kwaye oyenze lukhuni intliziyo yakhe, ungumntu ombi kwaye entliziyweni yakhe kukho inkohliso yodwa. Kodwa kukuvulwa kwamehlo omoya kunye nokuqonda ukuba akukho mntu ukhohlisayo iNkosi kwaye kanye njengoko iLuthando, ukwanguBulungisa.
Yintoni iparabola?
Imizekeliso yayiyindlela ephindaphindiweyo eyasetyenziswa ngayo iNkosi yethu ukuthumela isigidimi kwabo banyuliweyo bayo. Qondani kakuhle, abanyulwa bakhe, kungekhona ihlabathi liphela. Le nyaniso yaxelwa nguYesu Kristu kubapostile bakhe, emva kokuba enze umzekeliso womhlwayeli.
UMateyu 13
10 Beza abafundi bathi kuye, Kungani na ukuba uthethe kubo ngemizekeliso?
11 Waphendula ke wathi kubo, Kungokuba nikuphiwe nina ukuzazi iimfihlelo zobukumkani bamazulu; ke bona abamkelwa.
Kuyo kukho iimfihlelo zobukumkani bamazulu ngabantwana babo kuphela abaya kuba nako ukucalula nokuqonda.
Zingamabali esiganeko esithile sobuxoki ukuchaza okanye ukuthelekisa imeko ethile kunye nokubonelela ngombono omtsha malunga nento ethile. Umzekeliso ukwadlulisela, ngeengcebiso nemifanekiso ethile, umxholo ophambili wokuseka imfundiso.
KwiTestamente eNdala sifumana imizekeliso ethile kwincwadi yezafobe, kwiimfundiso zikaKumkani uSolomon ukuthelekisa enye into nenye. Ukuze ukwazi ukubona le nyaniso ndikumema ukuba ufake ikhonkco elilandelayo Incwadi yeMizekeliso apho kuxutyushwa le ncwadi imangalisayo.
Elinye ibali elidibana neempawu zomzekeliso okwiTestamente eNdala lelo uNatan awalixelela uDavide ngendoda esisityebi nehlwempu.
KwiTestamente eNtsha yona inxalenye yayo, sifumana imizekeliso eyasishiyelwa yiNkosi yethu uYesu nequlethe izigidimi ezikhulu nezinamandla. UKrestu usinika isityhilelo esinzulu sobukumkani bamazulu nendlela obusebenza ngayo naphezu kwezinto ezoyikekayo ezinokubonwa kweli hlabathi.
Phakathi kwemizekeliso yeNkosi yethu yile: umhlobo ogulayo, umthi neziqhamo zawo, imitshato okanye isijwili, umalusi olungileyo, umSamariya olungileyo, indlu esentlabathini okanye elulwalweni, ukhula engqolowa, umakhi wenqaba, ukukhula kwembewu, iintombi ezilishumi. , babini abanamatyala, nomkhiwane, nokunye okuninzi.
Isiphelo
Inkosi yezi zicaka phambi kokuba ihambe okwexeshana, ndithembele kubo ngokunika yonke impahla yayo ukuze ikhulise. Wayesele ebazi ubuchule bomntu ngamnye nokuba ngamnye wabo wayenokuba negalelo ngantoni. UThixo wenza okufanayo kubo bonke abantwana bakhe kwasekuqaleni kwendalo. Ekupheleni kwawo wonke umsebenzi, uYehova wanika uAdam noEva umhlaba ukuba bawusebenze kwaye wabathemba ukuba baya kuwuzisa loo msebenzi.
Umkhonzi owenza okuphindwe kahlanu nalowo wenze okuphindwe kabini wakuzukisa oko akuphathisiweyo, ngaloo ndlela ebonakalisa umbulelo nothembekileyo enkosini yakhe. Ngelixa owesithathu akazange ayihloniphe intembeko awayeyinikwe.
Kwakhona, le nkosi yayifuna ukuba xa ibuya kuhambo lwayo, ifike abakhonzi bayo bekhuthele, besebenzela ubukumkani bayo, yaye bekulungele ukufika kwayo. Babemele babe nembopheleleko yaye babe nemveliso koko babekunikiweyo.
INkosi ifuna sixakeke ebukumkanini bayo kwaye simvelisele, ukuyisa ilizwi lakhe kubantu abangamaziyo, sithandazele abagulayo, sisebenzele ubukumkani bakhe kwaye sithwale isiqhamo, yinto ekufuneka siyenze.
UKristu ulungiselela ukuza kwakhe kwaye ufuna ukuba siwulungele loo mzuzu. Wasibongoza ukuba sihlale silindile, sithandaze, ngokuba uya kuza njengesela ebusuku. Kufuneka siphile ebungcweleni, silindele loo mini inkulu.
Siya kuvela phambi koKumkani kaKumkani, iNkosi kankosi, ukuze siphendule ngezinto esizenzileyo apha emhlabeni. Ithemba lethu lelokuba ngeGazi leMvana kaThixo. Igazi elihlambayo kwaye lisiguqule phambi koBawo oseZulwini, kuba unguThixo onobulungisa nothembekileyo.
Ilizwi likaThixo lisityhilela ukuba emva komgwebo kaThixo wokugqibela, kuya kubakho izulu elitsha nomhlaba omtsha, olawulwa nguYesu Kristu. Isithembiso sesokuba wonke umntu okholwayo kuye uya kuxolelwa izono zakhe kwaye siya kuhlala ngonaphakade kunye noYesu Kristu wethu.
Eli hlabathi lizaliswe bubumnyama kwaye lilawulwa ngongendawo, lihlabathi eligulayo, lahluliwe phambi kobuso bukaThixo, lokonakala, inkohliso, ukufa nobubi. Obu asibobomi uThixo awayesifunela kona kwasekuqaleni, ngoko ke, ngokuthembeka kokuncinane, umvuzo wethu awucingeki.
Simele sikhumbule ukuba asingabo bonke abathi uYesu Kristu uyiNkosi ngokwenene iNkosi yabo. Aba ngabakhonzi abangenamsebenzi, abangaphangeliyo nabangasebenziyo ebukumkanini bukaThixo. Abazikholelwa ezintliziyweni zabo zonke iintsikelelo namadinga amiselwa lilizwi.
Ukuba sithembekile size siqhubeke sihamba kwindlela kaYehova de kube sekupheleni kwehlabathi, siya kuvuzwa gqitha yaye okona kulunge ngakumbi kunokuphila ngonaphakade phambi koThixo wethu. Ukongezelela kuzo zonke iintsikelelo noxolo esiya kuba nalo ngoxa sisaphila kobu bomi.
Kwelinye icala, loo mkhonzi ungathembekanga, akakholelwa kwaye ucinga ukuba ngamandla akhe nangengqondo yakhe unokoyisa zonke izinto. Akayi kuba nalo uxolo olugqithisele kuko konke ukuqonda, ubutyebi bakhe abuyi kuhlala ngexesha. Ukongezelela kwixesha lesiphelo, uya kugwetywa aze agqalwe enetyala, ekuya kuthi ngenxa yoko umgwebo wakhe uphoswe edikeni lomlilo ngonaphakade.
Lindani nithandaze bazalwana, masiqhubeke sisebenza kwaye sinyanisekile kwiNkosi yethu uYesu. Amaxesha asondele kwaye nokuza kwakhe kuyasondela. Masingatyhafi kweli dabi kuba izithembiso zikaThixo ziza kuzaliseka kungekudala.
Mfune uYehova imini nobusuku, mcele ukuba akuhluthise ngokulambela ilizwi lakhe, ufumane ixesha lakhe, wenze izinto ezikholekileyo kuye. Ixesha lisekhona, iNkosi yongeze imihla yenceba ukuze uguqe phambi kobuso bakhe uguquke. Obu bomi bufutshane kakhulu kwaye asazi ukuba sizakuhlala ixesha elingakanani kubo. Namhlanje lusuku ngaphandle kwakhe kodwa ingomso lingaba ngunaphakade ngaphandle kwakhe.
Ukuba siyazenza zonke ezi zinto, uzuko esiya kuhlala kulo alunakuthelekiswa nanto. Ukuba kubomi bokubona ngokoqobo, ukuphulaphula, ukutya nokwabelana neNkosi, akunaxabiso elinokusinikwa leli hlabathi lidlulayo. Ubomi bolonwabo, uxolo, ubomi hayi ukufa, impilo hayi ukugula, koko uMdali wethu asithembisa kona.
Emva koko ndikunika le audiovisual eya kukusa nzulu ngakumbi kubukho bukaBawo wethu waseZulwini, isinika ukuqonda ngakumbi malunga neemfihlelo ezifunyenwe apho ukuze ziqhubeke zithwala isiqhamo ebukumkanini bukaThixo.