(Ukufunda uMbhalo kudingeke kakhulu, ngokuba ngaphandle kokucaphuna eBhayibhelini konke okungashiwo kungaba yimicabango yoMuntu nje engaphelele ukusiza ekuqondeni uNkulunkulu (Ujobe 42:7). Kusemqoka kakhulu ukuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani; ngokuba uma kungenjalo singazithola sizenzela, futhi silandela sikhonza onkulunkulu esizenzele bona, lokhu okuphambene nentando kaNkulunkulu (UEksodusi 20:3-5).
Yilokho uNkulunkulu akhethe ukuba sikwazi Ngaye okwambuliwe kithi. Linye lamagama achaza uNkulunkulu yileli elithi “UkuKhanya”, okusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungozivezayo ngobuNguye (UIsaya 60:19, eKaJakobe 1:17). Iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu wambulile ulwazi Ngaye alikafanele ukudebeselwa, ngoba lokho kungenza ukuthi sisilalelwe ukungena ekuphumuleni Kwakhe (KuMaHeberu 4:1). Indalo, iBhayibheli, Nezwi elaba yinyama (UJesu Kristu) yikho konke okuzosisiza simazi kangcono ukuthi uNkulunkulu unjani.
Asiqale ngokuqondq ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguMdali wethu, nokuthi siyinxenye yendalo Yakhe (UGenesise 1:1, Amahubo 24:1). UNkulunkulu uthi uMuntu wenziwa ngomfanekiso Wakhe. UMuntu ungaphezu kwendalo yonke futhi wanikwa ukuthi abuse phezu kwayo (UGenesise 1:26-28). Indalo yangcoliswa ‘ukuwa’ koMuntu kodwa isakhombisa umsebenzi Wakhe (UGenesise 3:17-18; KwabaseRoma 1:19-20). Uma sibheka ububanzi bemvelo, ukujula kokuyiqonda, ubuhle bayo nokuhleleka kwayo sinakho ukuqonda ukwesabeka nokumangalisa kukaNkulunkulu.
Ukufunda ngamanye amagama kaNkulunkulu kusinceda ekufuneni kwethu ngokwazi ngoNkulunkulu. Amanye awo yilawa:
Eloyi – Onamandla, oNgcwelengcwele (UGenesise 1:1)
Adonayi – Inkosi, kukhombisa ubudlelwane phakathi koMniniyo nesisebenzi (UEksodusi 4:10, 13).
El Elyoni – Ophezukonke, OPhakeme, Onamandla Onke (UGenesise 14:20).
El Royi – Onamandla oBonayo (Ugenesise 16:13)
El Shaddayi – Umninimandla Onke (UGenesise 17:1)
El Olami – UNkulunkulu waphakade naphakade (UIsaya 40:28)
Yahweh – Unkulunkulu o “NgiNguye”, okusho ukuthi uNgokhona phakade (UEksodusi 3:13,14).
Akesiqhubeke sibuke amanye amagama achaza uNkulunkulu: UNkulunkulu ungowaphakade – okusho ukuthi akanasiqalo futhi ubukhona Bakhe abunamkhawulo. UnguNkulunkulu ongabhubhiyo, ophila phakade (UDuteronomi 33:27; AMahubo 90:2; I KuThimothi 1:17). UNkulunkulu akaguquki – okusho ukuthi wethembeke ngokuphelele (UMalaki 3:6; Numeri 23:19; AMahubo 102:26,27). UNkulunkulu akafaniswa naMuntu – oukusho ukuthi akekho ofana Naye ngemisebenzi nangesimo Sakhe; akalinganiswa futhi wenza konke ngokungasoleki nokuphelele (USamuweli II 7:22; AMahubo 86:8; UIsaya 40:25; NgokukaMathewu 5:48). UNkulunkulu unGongaqondeki ngokuphelele ngokwengqondo yethu – okusho ukuthi akaqondeki ngengqondo yethu thina Bantu (UIsaya 40:28; AMahubo 145:3; KwabaSeroma 11:33,34).
UNkulunkulu Ulungile – okungukuthi akakhethi muntu (UDuteronomi 32:4; AMahubo 18:30). UNkulunkulu uNgonamandla Onke; Angenza noma yini aYifunayo kodwa ke izenzo zakhe zivumelana nobuNguye Bakhe (Isambulo 19:6; UJeremiya 23:23). UNkulunkulu ungowazi konke – okusho ukuthi wazi imumva, inamuhla, nekusasa, futhi wazi nalokho esikucabangayo ngasosonke isikhathi; Ngokuba wazi konke, ukwahlulela kwakhe kulungile kuwo wonke uMuntu (AMahubo 139:1-5; Izaga 5:21).
UNkulunkulu nguye yedwa – okusho ukuthi hhayi nje ukuthi akekho omunye, kodwa ukuthi NGuye yedwa ohlangabezana nezidingo zentliziyo yethu, futhi NGuye yedwa ofanele ukudunyiswa nokukhonzwa yithi (UDuteronomi 6:4). UNkulunkulu uwuKulunga – okusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu akamelani nezenzo ezimbi; kungenxa yokulunga Kwakhe nokwahlulela Kwakhe ukuthi izono zethu zithethelelwe, uJesu kwadingeka ukuba ezwe ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu okwabekwa Kuye yizono zethu (UEksodusi 9:27; ngokukaMathewu 27:45-46; KwabaseRoma 3:21-26).
UNkulunkulu unguMbusi – okusho ukuthi ubusa phezukwakho konke; endalweni yakhe yonke angeke imiswe injongo kaNkulunkulu (AMahubo 93:1; 95:3; UJeremiya 23:20). UNkulunkulu unguMoya – okusho ukuthi uNgongabonakaliyo ngamehlo enyama (NgokukaJohane 1:18; 4:24). UNkulunkulu UZiquzintathu – okusho ukuthi ebuThathwini bakhe munye ngesimo, munye emandleni nasenkazimulweni. Qaphela lokhu ukuthi endimaneni yombhalo (NgokukaMathewu 28:19; NgokukaMakho 1:9_11) kuthiwe “igama” lisho kunye kodwa kube kubhekiswe eBantwini abathathu – “UBaba, INdodana, noMoya Ongcwele”. UNkulunkulu uyiQiniso – okusho ukuthi ubuNguye buyavumelana, angeke aziphikise futhi angeke akhulume amanga (AMahubo 117:2; USamuweli I 15:29).
UNkulunkului uNgcwele – okusho ukuthi wahlukene nakho konke ukungcola futhi uxabene nakho. UNkulunkulu uyabubona ububi bonke futhi uyabuthukuthelela. Umlilo yigama eliphathwayo uma kukhulunywa ngobungcwele. UNkulunkulu uthiwa uNguMlilo oqothulayo (UIsaya 6:3; UHabakuki 1:13; UEksedusi 3:2,4,5: KuMaHeberu 12:29). UNkulunkulu unoMusa – lokhu kufaka ukulunga kwakhe, umusa, isihawu, nothando – amagama lawa asivezela nje kancane ngokulunga kwakhe. Uma bekungesiwo umusa kaNkulunkulu, konke okushiwo Ngaye bekungenza singasondeli nokusondela Kuye. Ngenhlanhla akunjalo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu ufisa ukusazi ngamunye ngamunye (UEksodusi 34:6; AMahubo 31:19; I KaPetru 1:3; NgokukaJohane 3:16; 17:3).
Lokhu okungenhla bekuwumezamo nje wokuphendula umbuzo ngoNkulunkulu. Siyakuncenga ukuba ukhuthazele ekumfuneni nokumazi kancono (UJeremiya 29:13).
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