Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
IiVangeli UMateyu 3:1-17 1 Ngaloo mihla weza uYohane umbhaptizi, eshumayela entlango yakwaYuda, esithi, 2 esithi, Guqukani, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu busondele. 3 Kuba lo nguye lowo kwathethwa ngaye ngumprofeti uIsaya, esithi, Izwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yilungiseni indlela yeNkosi, nizityeneneze iindlela zayo. 4 Kwaye uYohane lowo wayenxibe ingubo yakhe yoboya benkamela, enxibe umbhinqo wesikhumba esinqeni sakhe; kwaye ukutya kwakhe kwakuyiinkumbi nobusi basendle. 5 Kwaphuma oko besiya kuye abaseYerusalem, nabelakwaYuda bonke, nabo bonke abakummandla waseYordan, 6 Babhaptizwa nguye eYordan, bezivuma izono zabo. 7 Kodwa xa wabona abaFarisi nabaSadusi abaninzi besiza kubhaptizo lwakhe, wathi kubo, Nzalandini yamarhamba, ngubani na onilumkisileyo ukuba nibaleke ingqumbo ezayo? 8 Velisani ngoko iziqhamo ezifanele inguquko; 9 Musani ukucinga ukuba ningathi ngaphakathi kwenu, Sinobawo uAbraham; kuba ndithi kuni, uThixo unako ukumvelisela abantwana kula matye uAbraham. 10 Kananjalo izembe libekwe engcanjini yemithi; ngoko ke yonke imithi engavelisi ziqhamo zilungileyo iyagawulwa, iphoswe emlilweni. 11 Mna ndinibhaptiza ngamanzi ukuze niguquke; kodwa lowo uzayo emva kwam unamandla kunam, endingafaneleyo ukuzithwala izihlangu zakhe; yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangomlilo. 12 Omoya wakhe wokwela usesandleni sakhe, aze acoce ngokupheleleyo isanda sakhe, ayibuthele ingqolowa yakhe emkhombeni, kodwa umququ uya kuwutshisa ngomlilo ongacimiyo. 13 Emva koko uYesu weza eYordan evela eGalili kuYohane, ukuze abhaptizwe nguye. 14 Kodwa uYohane wayemalela, esithi, Mna kufuneka ndibhaptizwe nguwe, uza kum na wena? 15 UYesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Vuma okwangoku, kuba kusifanele ukwenjenjalo ukuzalisekisa bonke ubulungisa.” Waza ke wamvumela. 16 UYesu, ebhaptiziwe, wenyuka kwaoko emanzini; nanko amazulu evuleka kuye, wambona uMoya kaThixo esihla njengehobe, esiza phezu kwakhe. 17 Kwavakala ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi, Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda, endikholisiweyo nguye.
Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
Inene ndithi kuni, Phakathi kwabo bazelwe ngabafazi akuvelanga mkhulu kunoYohane uMbhaptizi; ke yena omncinci ebukumkanini bamazulu mkhulu kunaye. Ukususela kwimihla kaYohane uMbhaptizi kude kube ngoku ubukumkani bamazulu buyagonyamelwa, baze abo bagonyamelayo babuthimbe ngamandla. Mateyu 11:11-12 Wathi kubakhonzi bakhe, Lo nguYohane uMbhaptizi; uvukile kwabafileyo; yiyo loo nto imisebenzi yamandla iyabonakala kuye. Ke yona, isiyalelwe ngunina, yathi, Ndinike apha intloko kaYohane uMbhaptizi ngesitya. Mateyu 14:2,8 Bathi ke bona, “Abanye bathi unguYohane uMbhaptizi, abanye bathi unguEliya, abanye bathi unguYeremiya, okanye ngomnye wabaprofeti.” Mateyu 16:14 Baqonda ke abafundi ukuba wayethetha kubo ngoYohane uMbhaptizi. Mateyu 17:13 Kodwa uYesu waphendula wathi, “ Aniyazi into eniyicelayo. Ningayisela na indebe endiyiselayo, nibhaptizwe ngobhaptizo endibhaptizwa ngalo?” Bathi kuye, “Sinako.” Wathi kubo, “ Niya kuyisela indebe yam, nibhaptizwe ngobhaptizo endibhaptizwa ngalo; kodwa ukuhlala ngasekunene kwam nangasekhohlo kwam, asikokwam ukupha, kodwa kuya kunikwa abo bakulungiselweyo nguBawo.” Mateyu 20:22-23 UMateyu 21:25 Ubhaptizo lukaYohane lwaluvela phi? lwaluvela ezulwini, okanye ebantwini? Baxoxa bodwa, besithi: “Ukuba sithi, ‘Lwaluvela ezulwini,’ uza kuthi kuthi, ‘Kutheni ke ngoko ningakholwanga kuye?’ UMateyu 28:18-20 Weza uYesu, wathetha kubo, esithi, Ndinikwe onke amandla ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Hambani ke ngoko, niye kufundisa zonke iintlanga, nibabhaptize egameni loYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele; nibafundisa ukuba bazigcine zonke izinto endiniwisele umthetho ngazo; niyabona, mna ndinani imihla yonke, kude kube sekupheleni kwehlabathi. Amen. UYohane wayebhaptiza entlango, eshumayela ubhaptizo lwenguquko ukuze kuxolelwe izono. Kwaphuma kuye lonke ilizwe lakwaYuda, nabo bonke abaseYerusalem, babhaptizwa nguye emlanjeni iYordan, bevuma izono zabo. Mna ndinibhaptize ngamanzi; ke yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. Kwathi ngaloo mihla, uYesu weza evela eNazarete yaseGalili, wabhaptizwa nguYohane eYordan. Marko 1:4-5,8-9 UKumkani uHerode weva ngaye (kuba igama lakhe lalidumile): wathi, UYohane uMbhaptizi uvukile kwabafileyo, ngenxa yoko le misebenzi yamandla iyenzeka kuye. Waphuma, wathi kunina, Ndicele ntoni na? Wathi, Intloko kaYohane uMbhaptizi. Wangena kwaoko engxamile kukumkani, wacela, esithi, Ndithanda ukuba undinike kalokunje ngesitya intloko kaYohane uMbhaptizi. Marko 6:14,24,25 Baphendula bathi, “UnguYohane uMbhaptizi; abanye bathi, unguEliya; abanye bathi, ngomnye wabaprofeti.” Marko 8:28 Kodwa uYesu wathi kubo, Anazi into eniyicelayo: ningayisela na indebe endiyiselayo mna, nize nibhaptizwe ngobhaptizo endibhaptizwa ngalo mna? Bathi kuye, Sinako. Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Indebe endiyiselayo mna niya kuyisela; nobhaptizo endibhaptizwa ngalo niya kubhaptizwa ngalo nina. Marko 10:38-39
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Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
Ubhaptizo lukaYohane lwaluvela ezulwini, okanye ebantwini? Ndiphenduleni. Marko 11:30 Lowo ukholwayo aze abhaptizwe uya kusindiswa, kodwa lowo ungakholwayo uya kugwetywa. Marko 16:16 Waza waya kulo lonke ilizwe elijikeleze iYordan, eshumayela ubhaptizo lwenguquko ukuze kuxolelwe izono; Wathi ke kwizihlwele ezaziphuma zisiza kubhaptizwa nguye, Nzalandini yeenyoka, ngubani na onilumkisileyo ukuba nibalekele ingqumbo ezayo? Kweza ke nababuthi berhafu ukuba babhaptizwe, bathi kuye, Mfundisi, masenze ntoni na? Waphendula uYohane, esithi kubo bonke, Mna ndinibhaptiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza onamandla kunam, endingafanele ukumkhulula umtya weembadada zakhe; uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangomlilo. Kwathi ke, bakubhaptizwa bonke abantu, kwathi, uYesu ebhaptiziwe, ethandaza, izulu lavuleka, Luka 3:3,7,12,16,21 Akufika amadoda kuye, athi, UYohane uMbhaptizi usithumile kuwe esithi, Wena ungulowo uzayo na, silinde omnye, okanye silinde omnye? Kuba ndithi kuni, Phakathi kwabo bazelwe ngabafazi akukho mprofeti mkhulu kunoYohane uMbhaptizi; kodwa lowo mncinane ebukumkanini bukaThixo mkhulu kunaye. Bonke abantu abamvayo, nababuthi berhafu, bamgwebela uThixo, bebhaptizwa ngobhaptizo lukaYohane. Kodwa abaFarisi nabaqondisi-mthetho balikhanyela icebo likaThixo, bengabhaptizwanga nguye. Kuba uYohane uMbhaptizi weza engadli sonka, engaseli wayini; nithi ke nina, Unedemon. Luka 7:20,28-30,33 Baphendula bathi, “UnguYohane uMbhaptizi; abanye bathi, unguEliya; abanye bathi, omnye wabaprofeti bamandulo uvukile.” Luka 9:19 Kukho ke ubhaptizo endifanele ukubhaptizwa ngalo; hayi indlela endixinezelekileyo ngayo lude luzaliseke! Luka 12:50 Ubhaptizo lukaYohane lwaluvela ezulwini, okanye ebantwini? Luka 20:4 Bambuza bathi kuye, Ubhaptiza ngani na ke, ukuba awunguye uKristu, noEliya, nomprofeti lowo? Wabaphendula uYohane, esithi, Mna ndibhaptiza ngamanzi; ke kukho omnye phakathi kwenu eningamaziyo; Ezi zinto zenzeka eBhethabhara phesheya kweYordan, apho uYohane wayebhaptiza khona. Bendingamazi nam; kodwa ukuze abonakale kuSirayeli, kungoko ndize kubhaptiza ngamanzi. Bendingamazi nam; kodwa lowo wandithumayo ukubhaptiza ngamanzi, wathi kum, Othe wambona uMoya esihla phezu kwakhe, wahlala phezu kwakhe, nguye lowo ubhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. Yohane 1:25-26,28,31,33 Emva kwezi zinto weza uYesu nabafundi bakhe kwilizwe lakwaJuda, wahlala apho nabo, wabhaptiza. UYohane naye wayebhaptiza e-Enon, kufuphi neSalem, kuba amanzi ayemaninzi apho; beza babhaptizwa. Beza kuYohane, bathi kuye, Rabhi, lowo wayenawe phesheya kweYordan, lowo umngqinelayo, yabona, yena uyabhaptiza, kwaye bonke abantu beza kuye. UYohane 3:22-23,26 Ithe ngoko iNkosi, yakwazi ukuba abaFarisi bevile ukuba uYesu wenza abafundi abaninzi kunoYohane, ebabhaptiza, (nangona uYesu ngokwakhe wayengabhaptizi, kodwa ebhaptiza abafundi bakhe), uYohane 4:1-2 , apho uYohane wayebhaptiza khona kuqala, wahlala khona.
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Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
IZenzo Ngokuba uYohane wayebhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele kungekabi ziintsuku zininzi emva koko. IZenzo 1:5 Ukususela kubhaptizo lukaYohane, kwada kwayimini awanyuswa ngayo kuthi, kufuneka kubekho omnye kubo abe lingqina lokuvuka kwakhe kunye nathi. IZenzo 1:22 UPetros wathi kubo, Guqukani, nibhaptizwe nonke ngabanye egameni likaYesu Kristu, ukuze nixolelwe izono zenu, namkele isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 2:38 Ngoko ke abo balamkelayo ilizwi lakhe ngovuyo babhaptizwa, yaye ngaloo mini kongezelelwa kubo imiphefumlo emalunga namawaka amathathu. IZenzo 2:41 Kodwa bakuba bekholiwe nguFilipu eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zobukumkani bukaThixo, negama likaYesu Kristu, babhaptizwa, amadoda kwanabafazi. IZenzo 8:12 Wakholwa ke naye uSimon; waza emva kokuba ebhaptiziwe, wahlala noFilipu, wamangaliswa, ebona imiqondiso nemiqondiso eyayisenzeka. (Kuba wayengekafiki namnye kubo; babebhaptiziwe egameni leNkosi uYesu kuphela.) IZenzo 8:13,16 Bathi ke besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini athile; lathi ithenwa, Khangela, nantsi amanzi; yintoni na endithintelayo ukuba ndibhaptizwe? Waza wayalela ukuba inqwelo ime; behla bobabini baya emanzini, uFilipu nethenwa; walibhaptiza. IZenzo 8:36,38 Kwaoko kwawa emehlweni akhe ngokungathi ziinkwethu, wabona kwangoko, wavuka, wabhaptizwa. IZenzo 9:18 Ndithi, niyayazi loo nto, eyavakaliswa kulo lonke elakwaYuda, yaqala eGalili, emva kobhaptizo awalushumayelayo uYohane, esithi: Ngaba kukho mntu unako ukuthintela amanzi ukuba bangabhaptizwa aba bamkele uMoya oyiNgcwele njengathi? Wabayalela ukuba babhaptizwe egameni leNkosi. Bamcela ke ukuba ahlale iintsuku ezithile. IZenzo 10:37,47-48 Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, njengoko yathi, UYohane okunene wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16 Xa uYohane wayeshumayela okokuqala ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe ubhaptizo loguquko kubo bonke abantu bakwaSirayeli. IZenzo 13:24 Emva kokuba ebhaptiziwe yena nendlu yakhe, wasibongoza esithi: “Ukuba nindibonile ukuba ndithembekile eNkosini, ngenani endlwini yam, nihlale khona.” Wasinyanzela. Wabathabatha ngaloo lixa lobusuku, wahlamba imivumbo yabo; wabhaptizwa yena nabo bonke abakhe, ngoko nangoko.” IZenzo 16:15,33 UKrispo, umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, wakholwa eNkosini, nendlu yakhe yonke; kwaye abaninzi baseKorinte bakuva bakholwa, babhaptizwa. Lo mntu wayefundiswe indlela yeNkosi; kwaye evutha ngumoya, wayethetha kwaye efundisa ngononophelo izinto zeNkosi, esazi ubhaptizo lukaYohane kuphela. IZenzo 18:8,25
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Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
Wathi kubo, Nabhaptizelwa enini na ke? Bathi, Kubhaptizo lukaYohane. Waza wathi uPawulos, UYohane wabhaptiza ngobhaptizo lwenguquko, esithi ebantwini, mabakholwe kulowo uza kuza emva kwakhe, oko kukuthi, kuKristu Yesu. Bakuva oku, babhaptizwa egameni leNkosi uYesu. IZenzo 19:3-5 Kaloku ke, ulibele ntoni na? Sukuma, ubhaptizwe, uhlambulule izono zakho, ubiza igama leNkosi. IZenzo 22:16
Iileta Anazi na ukuba thina sonke sabhaptizelwa kuKristu Yesu sabhaptizelwa ekufeni kwakhe? Ngoko ke sangcwatywa naye ngokubhaptizelwa ekufeni: ukuze njengokuba uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngozuko lukaYise, nathi ngokunjalo sihambe ebomini obutsha. KwabaseRoma 6:3-4 Ngaba uKristu wahlulwe na? Ngaba uPawulos wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni ngenxa yenu? Okanye nabhaptizwa egameni likaPawulos? Ndiyabulela uThixo kuba ndingabhaptizanga namnye kuni, ngaphandle kukaKrispo noGayo; ukuze kungabikho mntu uthi ndabhaptiza egameni lam. Ndabhaptiza nendlu kaStefana; ngaphandle koko, andazi nokuba ndabhaptiza wumbi na. Kuba uKristu akandithumanga kubhaptiza, kodwa ukushumayela iindaba ezilungileyo; kungabi ngabulumko bamazwi, ukuze umnqamlezo kaKristu ungabi namsebenzi. 1 kwabaseKorinte 1:13-17 Bonke babhaptizelwa kuMoses efini naselwandle; 1 kwabaseKorinte 10:2 Kuba sonke sabhaptizelwa mzimbeni mnye ngaMoya mnye, nokuba singamaYuda, nokuba singabeentlanga, nokuba singamakhoboka, nokuba singabakhululekileyo; sonke sasezwa kuMoya mnye. 1 KwabaseKorinte 12:13 Okanye baya kwenza ntoni na abo babhaptizwa ngenxa yabafileyo, ukuba abafileyo abavuki konke konke? Kutheni ke ngoko babhaptizwa ngenxa yabafileyo? 1 kwabaseKorinte 15:29 Kuba nina nonke enabhaptizelwayo kuKristu, nambatha uKristu. KwabaseGalati 3:27 Inye iNkosi, lunye ukholo, lunye ubhaptizo, Kwabase-Efese 4:5 Nangcwatywa naye elubhaptizweni, navuswa naye ngokukholwa kukusebenza kukaThixo, owamvusa kwabafileyo. KwabaseKolose 2:12 Ngemfundiso yobhaptizo, nokubekwa izandla, novuko lwabafileyo, nomgwebo ongunaphakade. Hebhere 6:2 Umfanekiso ofana nalo ubhaptizo olusisindisayo ngoku (ongekuko ukulahla ukungcola kwenyama, kodwa kukuziphendulela kuThixo ngesazela esilungileyo), ngokuvuka kukaYesu Kristu: 1 Petros 3:21
Iincwadi Ezilahlekileyo ZeBhayibhile Simbonile uYesu, enambethelelayo emnqamlezweni, ethetha nabafundi bakhe abalishumi elinanye, ehleli phakathi kwabo eNtabeni yemiNquma, esithi kubo, Hambani niye kwihlabathi liphela, nishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo kuzo zonke iintlanga, nibabhaptize egameni loYise, neloNyana,
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Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
neloMoya oyiNgcwele; bonke abakholwayo, babhaptizwe, baya kusindiswa. Akuba ezithethile ezi zinto kubafundi bakhe, sambona enyukela ezulwini. IVangeli likaNikodemo 10:19-21 Waphendula wathi, Ndingulizwi lodandulukayo entlango, uYohane uMbhaptizi, nomprofeti woPhezukonke, owahamba ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe ukuze alungiselele indlela yakhe, ukuze anike abantu bakhe ulwazi losindiso ukuze baxolelwe izono. Mna Yohane, ndakubona uYesu esiza kum, eshukunyiswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, ndathi, Nantso iMvana kaThixo, nantso esusa izono zehlabathi. Ndambhaptiza kumlambo iJordan, ndambona uMoya oyiNgcwele esihla phezu kwakhe efana nehobe, ndaza ndeva ilizwi livela ezulwini, lisithi, Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda, endikholisiweyo nguye. IVangeli likaNikodemo 13:11-13 Kodwa xa umntu wokuqala uBawo wethu uAdam weva ezi zinto, zokuba uYesu wabhaptizwa eJordan, wabiza unyana wakhe, uSete, wathi, Baxelele oonyana bakho, oobawomkhulu nabaprofeti, zonke ezo zinto, owazivayo kuMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, xa ndakuthuma emasangweni eParadesi, ukuba ucele kuThixo ukuba andithambise intloko xa ndandigula. IVangeli likaNikodemo 14:1-2 Emva koko uKristu, uNyana kaThixo onenceba kakhulu, uza kuza emhlabeni ukuze avuse umzimba womntu ka-Adam, aze kwangaxeshanye avuse imizimba yabafileyo, aze xa efika abhaptizwe eYordan: IVangeli likaNikodemo 14:6 Ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli yasiyalela ukuba sidlule ngaphesheya kweJordan, siye kwilizwe elihle nelityebileyo, apho kukho abaninzi abavukileyo kwabafileyo kunye nathi ukuze siqinisekise ukuvuka kukaKristu. Kuba sineentsuku ezintathu kuphela esivumele ukuba sivuke kwabafileyo, thina bavukayo ukuze sibhiyozele ipasika yeNkosi yethu kunye nabazali bethu, size sinikele ubungqina bethu ngoKristu iNkosi, kwaye sibhaptizwe kumlambo ongcwele waseJordan. Ngoku ababonwa mntu. IVangeli likaNikodemo 21:4-5 Banoyolo abo bagcina ubhaptizo lwabo lucocekile; kuba baya kufumana uxolo noYise, noNyana, noMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo zikaPawulos noThecla 1:18 Emva koko bakhupha ezinye izilwanyana zasendle ezininzi; kodwa uThecla wema izandla zakhe zolulelwe ezulwini, wathandaza; waza akugqiba ukuthandaza, wajika, wabona umngxuma wamanzi, wathi, Ngoku lixesha elifanelekileyo lokuba ndibhaptizwe. Waziphosa emanzini, wathi, Egameni lakho, Nkosi yam Yesu Krestu, ndibhaptiziwe namhlanje. Abafazi nabantu bebona oku, bamemeza bathi, Musa ukuziphosa emanzini. Urhuluneli ngokwakhe wamemeza, ecinga ukuba iintlanzi (amathole olwandle) zifana nokutya ubuhle obuninzi kangaka. IZenzo zikaPawulos noThecla 9:6-7 Akubona oko uThekla, wathi kuye: “Ndibhaptiziwe, Pawulos; kuba lowo ukuncedileyo ekushumayeleni, undincedile ekubhaptizeni.” IZenzo zikaPawulos noThekla 10:2 Ngoko ke, ukuba amadoda anjalo alungileyo akanakukwazi ngobulungisa bawo ukukhulula abantwana bawo, singathemba njani ukungena ebukumkanini bukaThixo, ngaphandle kokuba sigcine ubhaptizo lwethu lungcwele kwaye lungangcoliswanga? Okanye ngubani oya kuba ngumthetheleli wethu, ngaphandle kokuba sifunyenwe senze okungcwele nobulungisa? 2 Clement kwabaseKorinte 3:9 Ngokuphathelele abo bangaphambili, kubhaliwe kubantu bakwaSirayeli ukuba abayi kwamkela ubhaptizo oluzisa uxolelo lwezono, kodwa baya kuzimisela omnye ongenakukwazi. Ileta Jikelele kaBharnabhas 10:2
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Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
Kuba uThixo wethu uYesu Kristu wakhawulwa esizalweni sikaMariya, engowembewu kaDavide, ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, waza wazalwa waza wabhaptizwa, ukuze ngentlungu yakhe ahlambulule amanzi, ahlambulule isono. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kwabase-Efese 4:9 Kuba ndibonile ukuba nizinzile elukholweni olungashukumiyo, ngokungathi nabethelelwa emnqamlezweni weNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, enyameni nasemoyeni; naqiniswa eluthandweni ngegazi likaKristu; niqinisekile ngokupheleleyo ngezinto eziphathelele iNkosi yethu. Owayengowomnombo kaDavide ngokwenyama, kodwa enguNyana kaThixo ngokwentando namandla kaThixo; wazalwa ngokwenene yiNtombi Enyulu, wabhaptizwa nguYohane; ukuze kuzaliseke ubulungisa bonke ngaye. Incwadi kaIgnatius eya kumaSmirna 1:3-4 Akukho semthethweni ngaphandle kobhishophu, nokuba kubhaptiza, okanye kubhiyozela uMthendeleko oNgcwele; kodwa nantoni na ayivumayo, nayo iyamkholisa uThixo; ukuze nantoni na eyenziweyo iqiniseke kwaye yenziwe kakuhle. Ileta kaIgnatius eya kumaSmirna 3:5 Mkholiseni lowo nilwa naye phantsi kwakhe, nize nifumane umvuzo wenu kuye. Makungabikho namnye kuni ofunyanwa eshiya; kodwa ubhaptizo lwenu maluhlale, njengeengalo zenu; ukholo lwenu, njengesigcina-ntloko senu; uthando lwenu, njengomkhonto wenu; umonde wenu, njengesikrweqe senu sonke. Ileta ka-Ignatius eya kuPolycarp 2:14 Bangaphi na abanye abawe emanzini, baza abakwazi ukuqengqeleka emanzini? Ngabo balivileyo ilizwi, baza bavuma ukubhaptizwa egameni leNkosi; kodwa becinga ngobungcwele obukhulu obufunwa yinyaniso, bazirhoxa, baza bahamba kwakhona ngokweenkanuko zabo ezimbi. Ngaloo ndlela wagqiba ingcaciso yenqaba. 1 Incwadi yoMalusi kaHermas (Imibono) 3:75-77 Ndathi kuye, Ndive ngoku kubafundisi abathile, ukuba akukho nguquko ngaphandle kobhaptizo; xa singena emanzini, size sifumane uxolelo lwezono zethu; kwaye emva koko, asimele sone kwakhona, kodwa siphile ngobunyulu. 2 Incwadi yoMalusi kaHermas (Imiyalelo) 4:18 Kuba ngaphambi kokuba umntu amkele igama loNyana kaThixo, umiselwe ukufa; kodwa xa efumana olo tywino, ukhululwa ekufeni, aze anikezelwe ebomini. Ngoku olo tywino ngamanzi obhaptizo, apho abantu behla khona phantsi kwesibophelelo sokufa, kodwa benyuka bemiselwe ubomi. 3 Incwadi yoMalusi kaHermas (Izifaniso) 9:153-154 Ileta kaHerode eya kuPilato iRhuluneli UHerode kuPontiyo Pilato iRhuluneli yaseYerusalem: Uxolo. Ndixhalabile kakhulu. Ndibhala ezi zinto kuwe, ukuze xa uzivileyo ube buhlungu ngam. Kuba njengokuba intombi yam uHerodiya, endimthandayo, yayidlala echibini lamanzi elalinomkhenkce phezu kwalo, laphuka phantsi kwayo, umzimba wayo wonke wawela, intloko yayo yanqunyulwa yaza yahlala phezu komkhenkce. Kwaye khangela, unina ubambe intloko yakhe emadolweni akhe emathangeni akhe, kwaye yonke indlu yam ibuhlungu kakhulu. Kuba mna, ndakuva ngendoda uYesu, ndanqwenela ukuza kuwe, ukuze ndimbone yedwa, ndive ilizwi lakhe, nokuba lifana neloonyana babantu. Kwaye kuqinisekile ukuba ngenxa yezinto ezininzi ezimbi ezenziwa ndim kuYohane uMbhaptizi, nangenxa yokuba ndamhlekisa uKristu, khangela ndifumana umvuzo wobulungisa, kuba ndichithe igazi elininzi labantwana babanye emhlabeni. Ke ngoko izigwebo zikaThixo zilungile; kuba wonke umntu ufumana ngokwengcinga yakhe. Kodwa ekubeni wawufanele ukubona loo Thixo-mntu, ngoko ke kufanelekile ukuba undithandazele. Unyana wam uAzbonius naye usentlungwini yokufa.
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Ubhaptizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, ukuba yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. IZenzo 11:16
Nam ndisebunzimeni obukhulu, ndilingwa kakhulu, kuba ndinesifo somlambo; ndibandezelekile kakhulu, kuba ndamtshutshisa lowo wangenisa ubhaptizo lwamanzi, owayenguYohane. Ngoko ke, mzalwana wam, izigwebo zikaThixo zilungile.
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