Umbhabhadiso/uMoya oNgcwele
Qaphela ukuthi ukulandela ukuphenduka kungukuthethelelwa kwezono, okusho ukubhabhadiswa, ukufa ngokomfanekiso nokuvuselwa empilweni entsha. Okuwukuphela kwendlela ongangena ngayo embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngokuzalwa ngokusha, ngokuphenduka nokubhapathizwa.
Uma umuntu ephuma emanzini, zonke izono zakho ziyasuswa, futhi wamukele isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele. Uyokufundisa futhi akusize ukuba ulandele umthetho kaNkulunkulu. Amavesi alandelayo ayakufakazela
anikwazi ukwamukela umoya ngaphandle kokuthi niphenduke ngeqiniso, yekani ukona nibuyele emthethweni kaJehova. Isono singukweqa umthetho.
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NgokukaJohane 3:5 “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” 4 UNikodima wathi kuye: “Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala na? Angangena ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina azalwe na? 5 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngamanzi nangoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 6 Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama, nalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya. 7 Ungamangali ngokuthi ngithe kuwe: Nimelwe ukuzalwa ngokusha. 8 Umoya uphephetha lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umdumo wawo, kodwa kawazi lapho uvela khona lokuthi uya ngaphi. Kunjalo nangabo bonke abazelwe nguMoya.”
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NgokukaMathewu 3:1 Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhapathizi, eshumayela ehlane lase
2 isithi: Phendukani, ngoba umbuso wezulu ususondele.
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NgokukaJohane 3:22 Emva kwalokho uJesu nabafundi bakhe beza ezweni laseJudiya; wachitha khona isikhathi nabo, ebhapathiza. 23 UJohane laye wayebhabhathiza e-Enoni eduze leSalimi, ngoba amanzi ayemanengi lapho; futhi abantu siyeza futhi sasibhapathizwa—
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NgokukaMathewu 4:17 Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukushumayela, ethi: “Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele.”
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IzEnzo 2:37 Kwathi abantu bekuzwa lokho bahlabeka ezinhliziyweni, babuza uPetru nabanye abaphostoli, bathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, senzeni na? 38 UPetru waphendula wathi: “Phendukani, nibhapathizwe nonke, egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu, khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. 39 Lesi sithembiso singesenu, nesabantwana benu, nesabo bonke abakude, kubo bonke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza kuye.” 40 Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi, wabancenga wathi: “Sindiswani kulesi sizukulwane esonakele.” 41 Labo abalamukelayo ilizwi lakhe babhabhathizwa, njalo ngalolosuku kwengezelelwa kwabakholwayo abangaba zinkulungwane ezintathu. 47 bedumisa uNkulunkulu njalo bethokozelwa ngabantu bonke. Futhi uJehova wenezela esibalweni sabo imihla ngemihla abasindiswayo. Ngokufanayo, uPawulu ufundisa amadoda ase-Athene:
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IzEnzo 17:30 Ngempela, lezo zikhathi zokungazi uNkulunkulu wazishaya indiva, kodwa manje uyala abantu bonke ezindaweni zonke ukuba baphenduke, ngoba umisile usuku ayokwahlulela ngalo izwe ngokulunga ngoMuntu ammisile. Ubanikile isiqinisekiso salokhu kubo bonke ngokumvusa kwabafileyo.
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NgokukaMathewu 3:16 Esebhapathiziwe, uJesu wakhuphuka masinyane emanzini; bheka, izulu lavuleka kuye, wabona uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehla njengejuba esehlela phezu kwakhe. 17 Kwase kuzwakala izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo engithokozile ngayo.”
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NgokukaMarku 1:15 Amazwi kaJesu afika ngendlela yomyalo ophuthumayo: “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, nombuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele. Phendukani, nikholwe yivangeli.” UKristu akafiki nje kuphela ezomemezela uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ozayo ngokushesha, ikakhulukazi kulabo uNkulunkulu ababizayo ( Johane 6:44 ), kodwa futhi ukuze alungiselele abakhethiweyo imithwalo yabo yemfanelo engokomoya manje naseMbusweni.
UMoya oNgcwele wemukelwa e-Efesu
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IzEnzo 19:4 UPawulu wachaza: “Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluwubhapathizo lokuphenduka. Watshela abantu ukuthi bakholwe kuLowo oza emva kwakhe, okungukuthi, kuJesu. 5 Kwathi sebezwile lokho babhabhathizwa ebizweni likaJesu Kristu. 6 Kwathi uPawulu ebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwabo, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo, bakhuluma ngezilimi, baprofetha.
Ubhapathizo lukaSawulu
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IzEnzo 9:15 Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: “Hamba! Ngokuba lo muntu uyisitsha Sami esikhethiweyo ukuba ayise igama lami kwabezizwe, namakhosi, nabakwa-Israyeli. 16 Ngizamtshengisa ukuthi kumele ahlupheke kangakanani ngenxa yebizo lami!” 17 Ngakho u-Ananiya wahamba wayangena endlini. Wayesebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe, wathi: “Sawulu mfowethu, iNkosi uJesu, owabonakala kuwe endleleni obuhamba ngayo, ingithumile ukuba ubuye ubone futhi ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele.” 18 kwawa emehlweni akhe okunjengezinkwethu, wabuye wabona. Wasukuma wabhapathizwa. 19 Ngemva kokudla ukudla, wathola amandla.
UFiliphu kanye nomthenwa waseTopiya
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IzEnzo 8:34 Umthenwa wathi kuFiliphu: “Ngikubuza ukuthi umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani ngaye noma ngomunye umuntu na?” 35 UFiliphu wasevula umlomo wakhe, waseqala ngalombhalo watshumayela ivangeli ngoJesu. 36 Njengoba behamba endleleni bafika emanzini, umthenwa wathi: “Bheka, nanka amanzi! yini engivimbela ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?” 38 Wayala ukuba inqola ime; behlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu nomthenwa, wambhapathiza. 39 Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamsusa uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza. 40 Kodwa uFiliphu wazithola eseAzotu, njalo edabula watshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi waze wafika eKesariya.