Ukuzinikela kwanamuhla: IPhentekhosti, lokho okudingeka ukwazi nokunxusa ukusho
Uma ubuyela emuva uyofunda iTestamente Elidala, uzothola ukuthi iPhentekhosti lalingelinye lamaholide amaJuda. Kuphela nje ababanga ukuyibiza ngokuthi yiPentekosti. Leli igama lesiGrikhi. AmaJuda awubiza ngokuthi umkhosi wokuvuna noma umkhosi wamasonto. Izindawo ezinhlanu okukhulunywa ngazo ezincwadini ezinhlanu zokuqala: u-Eksodusi 23, u-Eksodusi 24, uLevitikusi 16, uNumeri 28 noDuteronomi 16. Kwakungukugujwa kokuqala kwamasonto okuqala okuvunwa. EPalestina kwakukhona izilimo ezimbili unyaka nonyaka. Ukuqoqwa kokuqala kwenzeka phakathi nezinyanga zikaMeyi noJuni; isivuno sokugcina safika ekwindla. IPhentekhosti bekungukugujwa kokuqala kokuvunwa kokuqala kukakolweni, okusho ukuthi iPentekosti ihlala iwela phakathi noMeyi noma kwesinye isikhathi ekuqaleni kukaJuni.
Kube nemikhosi eminingana, imikhosi noma imigubho eye yenzeka ngaphambi kwePhentekhosti. Kwakukhona iPhasika, kwakukhona isinkwa ngaphandle kwemvubelo futhi kwakukhona nomkhosi wolibo. Umkhosi wezithelo zokuqala kwaba ngumkhosi wokuqalisa kokuvunwa kwebhali. Nakhu ukuthi uluqonde kanjani usuku lwePhentekhosti. Ngokusho kweTestamente Elidala, uzohamba ngosuku lokugubha ulibo futhi, kusukela ngalolo suku, uyobe ubalile izinsuku ezingama-50. Usuku lwamashumi amahlanu kwakuzoba usuku lwePhentekhosti. Ngakho-ke izithelo zokuqala zingukuqala kokuvunwa kwebhali nePentekosti umkhosi wokuqala kokuvunwa kukakolweni. Njengoba bekuhlala njalo kusasele izinsuku ezingama-50 kube nezithelo zokuqala, kuthi izinsuku ezingama-50 zilingane namasonto ayisikhombisa, "isonto lamasonto" lihlala lize kamuva. Ngakho-ke, bawubiza ngokuthi uMkhosi Wokuvuna noma uMkhosi Wamasonto.
Kungani iPentekosti ibalulekile kobuKristu?
AmaKhristu anamuhla abheka iPentekosti njengomkhosi, hhayi ukugubha isivuno sikakolweni, kodwa ukukhumbula lapho uMoya Oyingcwele uhlasela iBandla kuZenzo 2.
1. UMoya oNgcwele wagcwalisa iBandla ngamandla futhi wengeza amakholwa amasha angama-3.000.
Ku-Act 2 ubika ukuthi ngemuva kokuba uJesu enyukele ezulwini, abalandeli bakaJesu baqoqelwa umkhosi weGrape Harvest Festival (noma iPentekosti), noMoya oNgcwele "wagcwalisa indlu yonke lapho babehleli khona" (Izenzo 2: 2) ). "Bonke bagcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi njengoba noMoya wabanikeza amandla" (Izenzo 2: 4). Lesi sehlakalo esingajwayelekile saheha isixuku esikhulu futhi uPetro wasukuma ezokhuluma nabo ngokuphenduka nangevangeli likaKristu (Izenzo 2: 14). Ekupheleni kosuku umoya ongcwele weza, iBandla lakhula ngabantu abayizi-3.000 (Izenzo 2: 41). Ngalesi sizathu amaKhristu asagubha iPentekosti.
UMoya oNgcwele waprofethwa eTestamenteni Elidala futhi wathembiswa nguJesu.
UJesu wathembisa uMoya oNgcwele kuJohane 14:26, ozoba ngumsizi wabantu bakhe.
"Kepha uMsizi, uMoya oNgcwele, uBaba azothumela kuye ngegama lami, uzonifundisa konke anikhumbuze konke engikushilo kini."
Lomcimbi weTestamente eliSha nawo ubalulekile ngoba ugcwalisa isiprofetho seTestamente Elidala kuJoweli 2: 28-29.
"Futhi emva kwalokho, ngizothulula uMoya wami kubo bonke abantu. Amadodakazi akho namadodakazi akho ayoprofetha, amadoda amadala akho azaphupha amaphupho, abantu bakho abasha babone imibono. Futhi ezincekwini zami, abesilisa nabesifazane, ngizothulula uMoya wami ngalezo zinsuku. "
SEBENZA UMOYA OYINGCWELE
"Woza umoya oNgcwele,
thela phezu kwethu umthombo wentambo yakho
futhi kuvusa iPhentekhosti elisha eSontweni!
Yehla kubabhishobhi bakho,
kubapristi,
kwezenkolo
nakwezenkolo,
kwabathembekile
nakulabo abangakholwayo,
kwizoni ezilukhuni kakhulu
nakuye ngamunye wethu!
Ehla phezu kwabo bonke abantu bomhlaba,
kuzo zonke izinhlobo
nakuzo zonke izigaba kanye nesigaba sabantu!
Sinyakazise ngomoya wakho waphezulu,
asihlanze kuzo zonke izono
futhi usikhulule kuyo yonke inkohliso
nakubo bonke ububi!
Sisuse ngomlilo wakho,
asishise
futhi sizidla othandweni lwakho!
Sifundise ukuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyikho konke,
lonke injabulo yethu nenjabulo
nokuthi kungukuphela kwethu esikhona manje,
ikusasa lethu nobuphakade bethu.
Woza kithi uMoya oNgcwele usiguqule,
Sisindise,
sibuyisele,
sihlanganise,
Consacraci!
Sifundise ukuba ngabakaKristu ngokuphelele,
okwakho ngokuphelele,
ngokuphelele uNkulunkulu!
Sikubuza lokhu ukuze usicelele
futhi ngaphansi kokuholwa nokuvikelwa kweNkosazana eNobusisiwe,
umakoti wakho
Umama kaJesu no mama wethu,
INdlovukazi Yokuthula! Amen!