Ubhapathizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi: UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. IzEnzo 11:16
AmaVangeli Mathewu 3:1-17 1 Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhapathizi eshumayela ehlane laseJudiya, ethi: 2 Ethi: “Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele.” 3 Ngoba lo nguye okwakhulunywa ngaye ngumprofethi u-Isaya, ethi: “Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.’ 4 UJohane lo wayenengubo yoboya bekamela, nebhande lesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuyizinkumbi noju lwasendle. 5 Kwase kuphuma kuye iJerusalema, neJudiya lonke, nezwe lonke laseJordani, 6 Babhapathizwa nguye eJordani, bevuma izono zabo. 7 Kodwa lapho ebona abaningi kubaFarisi nabaSadusi beza ekubhapathizweni kwakhe, wathi kubo: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani onixwayise ukuba nibalekele ulaka oluzayo na?” 8 Ngakho-ke vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka. 9 Ningacabangi ukuthi ningasho phakathi kwenu ukuthi: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu angamvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe.’ 10 Futhi manje izembe selibekwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho-ke yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyanqunywa, iphonswe emlilweni. 11 Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi kube ngukuphenduka; kepha lowo oza emva kwami unamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuthwala izicathulo zakhe; yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo. 12 Ombenge yakhe isesandleni sakhe, futhi uzohlanza isibuya sakhe ngokuphelele, abuthele ukolweni wakhe enqolobaneni, kodwa amakhoba uzowashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo. 13 Khona uJesu evela eGalile weza eJordani kuJohane ukuba abhapathizwe nguye. 14 Kodwa uJohane wamvimbela, ethi: “Yimi engidinga ukubhapathizwa nguwe, wena uza kimi na?” 15 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “ Vuma kalokhu, ngokuba kusifanele ukugcwalisa ukulunga konke.” Wase emvumela. 16 UJesu esebhapathiziwe wakhuphuka masinyane emanzini; bheka, amazulu avuleka kuye, wabona uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehla njengejuba, eza phezu kwakhe. 17 Bheka, izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo.” Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akuvelanga omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha omncane embusweni wezulu mkhulu kunaye. Kusukela ezinsukwini zikaJohane uMbhapathizi
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kuze kube manje umbuso wezulu uyahlushwa, nabaphangi bayawuthatha ngenkani. Mathewu 11:1112 Wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Lo unguJohane uMbhapathizi; uvukile kwabafileyo; yingakho imisebenzi yamandla iyasebenza kuye.” Yona, isifundiswe ngunina, yathi: “Nginike lapha ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi ngoqwembe.” Mathewu 14:2,8 Bathi: “Abanye bathi unguJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye bathi ungu-Eliya; abanye bathi unguJeremiya noma ungomunye wabaprofethi.” Mathewu 16:14 Khona-ke abafundi baqonda ukuthi wayekhuluma kubo ngoJohane uMbhapathizi. Mathewu 17:13 Kepha uJesu waphendula wathi: “ Anikwazi enikucelayo. Ningaphuza yini indebe engizoyiphuza, nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engizobhapathizwa ngalo?” Bathi kuye: “Singakwenza.” Wathi kubo: “ Niyakuyiphuza impela indebe yami, nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engizobhapathizwa ngalo; kepha ukuhlala ngakwesokunene sami nangakwesobunxele sami akukhona okwami ukupha, kodwa kuyakuphiwa labo abakulungiselwe nguBaba.” Mathewu 20:22-23 Mathewu 21:25 Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvelaphi? Lwaluvela ezulwini noma kubantu na? Bazindla bodwa, bathi: “Uma sithi: ‘Ezulwini,’ uzakuthi kithi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga nguye ngani na?’ Mathewu 28:18-20 UJesu weza wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “ Ngiphiwe amandla onke ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Ngakho-ke hambani nifundise izizwe zonke, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele, nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; bhekani, nginani njalo, kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe. Amen.” UJohane wabhapathiza ehlane, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono. Kwaphumela kuye lonke izwe laseJudiya, nabo bonke baseJerusalema, babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo. Mina nginibhapathizile ngamanzi, kodwa yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele. Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku, uJesu wafika evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani. Marku 1:4-5,8-9 INkosi uHerode yezwa ngaye (ngoba igama lakhe lasakazeka kabanzi): wathi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi uvukile kwabafileyo, yingakho imisebenzi yamandla iyasebenza kuye.” Yaphuma, yathi kunina: “Ngicelani?” Wathi: “Ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.” Yangena masinyane enkosini, yacela, yathi: “Ngithanda ukuba unginike manje esitsheni ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.” Marku 6:14,24,25 Baphendula bathi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi;” abanye bathi: “U-Eliya;” abanye bathi: “Omunye wabaprofethi.” Marku 8:28 Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: “ Anazi ukuthi nicelani: ningaphuza yini indebe engiyiphuzayo, nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngalo?” Bathi kuye: “Singakwenza.” UJesu wathi kubo: “ Impela nizakuphuza indebe engiyiphuzayo; nibhapathizwe ngobhapathizo engibhapathizwa ngalo.” Marku 10:38-39 Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini noma kubantu? Ngiphenduleni. Marku 11:30
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Ubhapathizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi: UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. IzEnzo 11:16
Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa, kodwa ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa. Marku 16:16 Wafika ezweni lonke laseJordani, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka ukuze kuthethelelwe izono; wayesethi ezixukwini ezaziphuma ukuzobhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani onixwayise ukuba nibalekele intukuthelo ezayo?” Kwase kufika nabathelisi ukuzobhapathizwa, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, sizakwenzani na?” UJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: “Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi; kepha uyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe; yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo.” Kwathi bonke abantu sebebhapathiziwe, kwathi uJesu naye ebhapathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka, Luka 3:3,7,12,16,21 Kwathi amadoda esefikile kuye, athi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi usithumile kuwe, ethi: ‘Wena unguye ozayo, noma sibheke omunye?’ Ngokuba ngithi kini: Phakathi kwabazelwe ngabesifazane akekho umprofethi omkhulu kunoJohane uMbhapathizi; kepha omncane embusweni kaNkulunkulu mkhulu kunaye.’ Bonke abantu abamuzwayo, nabathelisi, bathi uNkulunkulu ulungile, babhapathizwa ngombhapathizo kaJohane. Kodwa abaFarisi nezazimthetho balahla icebo likaNkulunkulu ngabo, bengabhapathizwanga nguye. Ngokuba uJohane uMbhapathizi weza engadli sinkwa, engaphuzi wayini; nina nithi: ‘Unedemoni. ’ Luka 7:20,28-30,33 Baphendula bathi: “UJohane uMbhapathizi; abanye bathi: U-Eliya; abanye bathi: Omunye wabaprofethi basendulo uvukile.” Luka 9:19 Kodwa nginombhapathizo engizobhapathizwa ngawo; yeka ukuthi ngikhathazekile kangakanani uze ufezeke! Luka 12:50 Ubhapathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini noma kubantu na? Luka 20:4 Bambuza bathi kuye: “Pho, ubhapathizelani uma ungesiye uKristu, no-Eliya, nalowo mprofethi na?” UJohane wabaphendula wathi: “Mina ngibhapathiza ngamanzi; kepha umi phakathi kwenu eningamaziyo; lokhu kwenzeka eBethabara ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane wayebhapathiza khona. Bengingamazi mina; kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli, yingakho ngizile ngibhapathiza ngamanzi.” Bengingamazi mina; kodwa owangithuma ukubhapathiza ngamanzi wathi kimi: “Lowo oyakubona uMoya ehla ahlale phezu kwakhe, nguyena obhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.” Johane 1:25-26,28,31,33 Ngemva kwalezi zinto uJesu nabafundi bakhe bafika ezweni laseJudiya, wahlala lapho nabo, wabhapathiza. UJohane naye wayebhapathiza e-Ayenon eduze neSalimi, ngoba kwakukhona amanzi amaningi lapho; beza babhapathizwa. Base befika kuJohane, bathi kuye: “Rabi, lowo owayenawe ngaphesheya kweJordani, owafakaza ngaye, bheka, yena uyabhapathiza, futhi bonke abantu beza kuye.” Johane 3:22-23,26 Ngakho-ke iNkosi yathi isazi ukuthi abaFarisi bezwile ukuthi uJesu wenza abafundi abaningi futhi ebabhapathiza, (nakuba uJesu ngokwakhe engabhapathizanga, kodwa abafundi bakhe,) Johane 4:1-2 Waphinde wamuka waya ngaphesheya kweJordani endaweni lapho uJohane ayebhapathiza khona ekuqaleni, wahlala lapho. Johane 10:40
IzEnzo Ngokuba uJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi impela, kepha nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli izinsuku eziningi. IzEnzo 1:5 3
Ubhapathizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi: UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. IzEnzo 11:16
Kusukela ekubhapathizweni kukaJohane, kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo kithi, kumelwe kumiswe omunye abe ngufakazi kanye nathi wokuvuka kwakhe. IzEnzo 1:22 UPetru wathi kubo: “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono, khona niyakwamukeliswa isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele.” IzEnzo 2:38 Khona labo abamukela izwi lakhe ngokuthokoza babhapathizwa, kwanezelwa kubo ngalolo suku imiphefumulo engaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu. IzEnzo 2:41 Kodwa lapho bekholwa nguFiliphu eshumayela izindaba zombuso kaNkulunkulu, negama likaJesu Kristu, babhapathizwa, abesilisa nabesifazane. IzEnzo 8:12 USimoni naye wakholwa; kwathi esebhapathiziwe, wahlala noFiliphu, wamangala, ebona izibonakaliso nezibonakaliso ezenzekayo (ngoba wayengakafiki nakweyodwa kubo; kodwa babebhapathiziwe egameni leNkosi uJesu kuphela). IzEnzo 8:13,16 Kwathi besahamba, bafika emanzini athile; umthenwa wathi: “Bheka, nanka amanzi; yini engivimbela ukuba ngibhapathizwe?” Wayala ukuba inqola ime; behlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wambhapathiza.” IzEnzo 8:36,38 Kwawa masinyane emehlweni akhe kwangathi yizinkwethu, wabona khona lapho, wasukuma, wabhapathizwa. IzEnzo 9:18 Ngithi, niyazi lelo zwi elamenyezelwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya, laqala eGalile, ngemva kobhapathizo uJohane alushumayelayo: “Ukhona yini ongala amanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamukele uMoya oNgcwele njengathi?” Wayala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi. Base bemncenga ukuba ahlale izinsuku ezithile. IzEnzo 10:37,47-48 Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi: ‘ UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.’ IzEnzo 11:16 Ngesikhathi uJohane eshumayela okokuqala ngaphambi lokuphenduka kubo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli. IzEnzo 13:24
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Kwathi esebhapathiziwe kanye nendlu yakhe, wasincenga wathi: “Uma nithi ngithembekile eNkosini, ngenani endlini yami, nihlale khona.” Wasicindezela. Wabathatha ngaso leso sikhathi sobusuku, wabageza imivimbo yabo; wabhapathizwa khona lapho, yena nabo bonke abakhe. IzEnzo 16:15,33 UKrispu, umphathi wesinagoge, wakholwa yiNkosi kanye nendlu yakhe yonke; abaningi kwabaseKorinte bezwa bakholwa, babhapathizwa. Lo muntu wayefundiswe indlela yeNkosi; evutha emoyeni, wakhuluma futhi wafundisa ngokucophelela izinto zeNkosi, azi ubhapathizo lukaJohane kuphela. IzEnzo 18:8,25 Wathi kubo: “Pho, nabhapathizelwa kukuphi na?” Bathi: “Ngobhapathizo lukaJohane.” UPawulu wathi: “UJohane wabhapathiza ngobhapathizo lokuphenduka, ethi kubantu: “Mabakholwe nguyena ozayo emva kwakhe, okungukuthi, kuKristu Jesu.” Sebezwile lokhu, babhapathizwa egameni leNkosi uJesu.” IzEnzo 19:3-5
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Ubhapathizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi: UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. IzEnzo 11:16
Manje-ke ulindeleni na? Sukuma, ubhapathizwe, uhlambulule izono zakho, ubize igama leNkosi. IzEnzo 22:16
Izincwadi Anazi yini ukuthi sonke esabhapathizelwa kuKristu Jesu sabhapathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe? Ngakhoke singcwatshwe naye ngokubhapathizelwa ekufeni, ukuze njengalokho uKristu wavuswa kwabafileyo ngenkazimulo kaYise, nathi sihambe ekuphileni okusha. KwabaseRoma 6:3-4 Ingabe uKristu wahlukene phakathi? Ingabe uPawulu wabethelwa esiphambanweni ngenxa yenu? Noma nabhapathizwa egameni likaPawulu? Ngibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi angibhapathizanga muntu kini, ngaphandle kukaKrispu noGayu; funa kube khona othi ngabhapathiza egameni lami. Futhi ngabhapathiza nendlu kaStefana; futhi angazi ukuthi ngabhapathiza omunye. Ngokuba uKristu akangithumanga ukubhapathiza, kodwa ukushumayela ivangeli; kungabi ngokuhlakanipha kwamazwi, funa isiphambano sikaKristu senziwe ize. 1 Korinte 1:13-17 Bonke babhapathizwa kuMose efwini naselwandle; 1 Korinte 10:2 Ngokuba ngaMoya munye thina sonke sabhapathizwa sibe mzimba munye, noma singamaJuda noma singabezizwe, noma siyizigqila noma sikhululekile; sonke saphuziswa uMoya munye. 1 Korinte 12:13 Uma kungenjalo, bazokwenzenjani labo ababhapathizelwa abafileyo, uma abafileyo bengavuki nhlobo? Pho, kungani bebhapathizelwa abafileyo? 1 Korinte 15:29 Ngoba nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembethe uKristu. KwabaseGalathiya 3:27 INkosi eyodwa, ukholo olulodwa, ubhapathizo olulodwa, Kwabase-Efesu 4:5 Nangcwatshwa kanye naye ngobhapathizo, lapho nani navuswa kanye naye ngokukholwa ngamandla kaNkulunkulu, owamvusa kwabafileyo. KwabaseKolose 2:12 Ngemfundiso yobhapathizo, nokubeka izandla, nokuvuka kwabafileyo, nokwahlulelwa okuphakade. Hebheru 6:2 Umfanekiso ofanayo lapho ngisho nobhapathizo lusisindisile manje (hhayi ukususa ukungcola kwenyama, kodwa ukucela unembeza omuhle kuNkulunkulu,) ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu: 1 Petru 3:21
Izincwadi Ezilahlekile ZeBhayibheli Simbonile uJesu enambethela esiphambanweni, ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe abayishumi nanye, ehlezi phakathi kwabo eNtabeni Yeminqumo, ethi kubo: “Hambani niye ezweni lonke, nishumayele ivangeli ezizweni zonke, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele; yilowo nalowo okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa.” Eseshilo lokhu kubafundi bakhe, sambona enyukela ezulwini. IVangeli likaNikodemu 10:19-21 Waphendula wathi, “Ngiyizwi lomuntu omemeza ehlane, uJohane uMbhapathizi, nomprofethi woPhezukonke, owahamba ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe ukuzolungisa indlela yakhe, ukunikeza
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Ubhapathizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi: UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. IzEnzo 11:16
abantu bakhe ulwazi lwensindiso kube ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” Mina Johane, lapho ngibona uJesu eza kimi, eshukunyiswa nguMoya oNgcwele, ngathi, “Bhekani iWundlu likaNkulunkulu, bhekani elisusa izono zomhlaba.” Ngambhapathiza emfuleni iJordani, ngabona uMoya oNgcwele ehla phezu kwakhe ngesimo sejuba, ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo.” IVangeli likaNikodemu 13:11-13 Kodwa lapho umuntu wokuqala ubaba wethu u-Adamu ezwa lezi zinto, zokuthi uJesu wabhapathizwa eJordani, wabiza indodana yakhe, uSeti, wathi: “Tshela abantwana bakho, okhokho nabaprofethi, konke owakuzwa kuMikayeli, ingelosi enkulu, lapho ngikuthuma emasangweni ePharadesi, ukuyocela uNkulunkulu ukuba angigcobe ikhanda lapho ngigula.” IVangeli likaNikodemu 14:1-2 Khona-ke uKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu enesihe kakhulu, uzofika emhlabeni ukuzovusa umzimba ka-Adamu, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuzovusa imizimba yabafileyo, futhi lapho efika uzobhapathizwa eJordani: IVangeli likaNikodemu 14:6 Ingelosi enkulu uMikayeli yasiyala ukuba sidlule ngaphesheya kweJordani, siye ezweni elihle nelinothile, lapho kukhona abaningi abavukile kwabafileyo kanye nathi ukuze kube ubufakazi bokuvuka kukaKristu. Ngoba sinikezwe izinsuku ezintathu kuphela kwabafileyo, thina esavuka ukuze sigubhe iPhasika leNkosi yethu nabazali bethu, futhi sifakaze ngoKristu iNkosi, futhi sibhapathiziwe emfuleni ongcwele waseJordani. Manje ababonwa muntu. IVangeli likaNikodemu 21:4-5 Babusisiwe labo abagcina ubhapathizo lwabo luhlanzekile; ngoba bayothola ukuthula noBaba, neNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele. IzEnzo zikaPawulu noThecla 1:18 Ngemva kwalokho bakhipha ezinye izilwane zasendle eziningi; kodwa uThecla wema izandla zakhe zelulelwe ezulwini, wathandaza; kwathi eseqedile ukuthandaza, waphenduka, wabona umgodi wamanzi, wathi, “Manje sekuyisikhathi esifanele sokuba ngibhapathizwe.” Ngakho waziphonsa emanzini, wathi, “Ngegama lakho, Nkosi yami Jesu Kristu, ngibhapathiziwe namuhla.” Abesifazane nabantu bebona lokhu, bamemeza, bathi, “Ungaziphonsi emanzini.” Umbusi ngokwakhe wamemeza, ecabanga ukuthi izinhlanzi (amathole olwandle) zifana nokugwinya ubuhle obungaka. IzEnzo ZikaPawulu noThecla 9:6-7 Lapho uThekla ebona, wathi kuye: “Mina ngibhapathiziwe, Pawulu; ngokuba lowo okusizayo ekushumayeleni, ungisizile ekubhapathizeni.” IzEnzo zikaPawulu noThekla 10:2 Ngakho-ke, uma abantu abanjalo abalungile bengakwazi ngokulunga kwabo ukukhulula abantwana babo, singathemba kanjani ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu, ngaphandle kokuthi sigcine ubhapathizo lwethu lungcwele futhi lungangcolisiwe? Noma ubani oyoba ngummeli wethu, ngaphandle kokuthi sitholakale senze okungcwele nokulungile? 2 Clement kwabaseKorinte 3:9 Manje mayelana nokuqala kwalaba, kulotshelwe abantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi abayikwamukela ubhapathizo oluletha ukuthethelelwa kwezono; kodwa bayozimisela omunye ongenakukwazi. Incwadi Ejwayelekile KaBarnaba 10:2 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wethu uJesu Kristu wakhulelwa esizalweni sikaMariya, wenzalo kaDavide, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ngokwesimiso sikaNkulunkulu; wazalwa futhi wabhapathizwa, ukuze ngokuhlupheka kwakhe ahlanze amanzi, kube ngukuhlanzwa kwesono. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kwabase-Efesu 4:9
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Ubhapathizo Lwamanzi Nomlilo Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi yathi: UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele. IzEnzo 11:16
Ngoba ngibonile ukuthi nizinzile ekukholweni okungenakunyakaziswa, njengokungathi nibethelwe esiphambanweni seNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, kokubili enyameni nasemoyeni; futhi niqiniswe othandweni ngegazi likaKristu; niqiniseka ngokugcwele ngezinto eziphathelene neNkosi yethu. Owayengowozalo lukaDavide ngokwenyama, kodwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ngokwentando namandla kaNkulunkulu; wazalwa yiNtombikazi ngempela, wabhapathizwa nguJohane; ukuze kugcwaliseke ukulunga konke ngaye. Incwadi ka-Ignatius kwabaseSmirna 1:3-4 Akukho emthethweni ngaphandle kombhishobhi, noma ukubhapathiza, noma ukugubha iSidlo Esingcwele; kodwa noma yini ayithandayo, lokho kuyamjabulisa uNkulunkulu; ukuze noma yini eyenziwayo iqiniseke futhi yenziwe kahle. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kwabaseSmyrnaeans 3:5 Jabulisa lowo enilwa naye, futhi enithola kuye inkokhelo yenu. Makungabikho noyedwa kini otholakala eyisiphukuphuku; kodwa ubhapathizo lwenu maluhlale, njengezingalo zenu; ukholo lwenu, njengesigqoko senu; uthando lwenu, njengomkhonto wenu; ukubekezela kwenu, njengesivikelo senu sonke. Incwadi ka-Ignatius eya kuPolycarp 2:14 Futhi bayini abanye abawela emanzini, kodwa abakwazanga ukugingqika emanzini? Bangabantu abalizwile izwi, futhi ababezimisele ukubhapathizwa egameni leNkosi; kodwa becabanga ngobungcwele obukhulu obudingwa yiqiniso, bazihoxisile, futhi bahamba futhi ngokwezinkanuko zabo ezimbi. Ngakho-ke waqeda incazelo yombhoshongo. 1 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imibono) 3:75-77 Ngathi kuye, ngisho namanje sengizwile kubafundisi abathile, ukuthi akukho okunye ukuphenduka ngaphandle kobhapathizo; lapho sehlela emanzini, futhi samukela intethelelo yezono zethu; nokuthi ngemva kwalokho, akumelwe sisaphinde sone, kodwa siphile ngobumsulwa. 2 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Imiyalo) 4:18 Ngoba ngaphambi kokuba umuntu amukele igama leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, unqunyelwe ukufa; kodwa lapho ethola lolo phawu, ukhululwa ekufeni, futhi unikezwa ukuphila. Manje lolo phawu lungamanzi obhapathizo, lapho abantu bengena khona ngaphansi kwesibopho sokufa, kodwa benyukela ekuphileni. 3 Incwadi Yomalusi KaHermas (Izifaniso) 9:153-154 Incwadi kaHerode eya kuPilatu uMbusi UHerode kuPontiyu Pilatu uMbusi waseJerusalema: Ukuthula. Ngikhathazekile kakhulu. Ngikubhalela lezi zinto, ukuze kuthi uma usuzizwile uzizwe ubuhlungu ngami. Ngoba njengoba indodakazi yami uHerodiya, engimthandayo, yayidlala echibini lamanzi elalineqhwa phezu kwalo, laphuka ngaphansi kwayo, umzimba wayo wonke wawela phansi, ikhanda layo lanqunywa lahlala phezu kweqhwa. Bheka, unina ubambe ikhanda lakhe emadolweni akhe emathangeni akhe, nendlu yami yonke ilusizi olukhulu. Ngoba mina, lapho ngizwa ngomuntu uJesu, ngafisa ukuza kuwe, ukuze ngimbone yedwa, ngizwe izwi lakhe, noma ngabe lifana nelamadodana abantu. Futhi kuqinisekile ukuthi ngenxa yezinto eziningi ezimbi engizenzile kuJohane uMbhapathizi, nangenxa yokuthi ngimgcone uKristu, bheka ngithola umvuzo wokulunga, ngoba ngichithe igazi eliningi labantwana babanye emhlabeni. Ngakho-ke izahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu zilungile; ngoba wonke umuntu uyamukela ngokomcabango wakhe. Kodwa njengoba wawufanele ukubona lowo Nkulunkulu-muntu, ngakho-ke kufanele ungithandazele. Indodana yami u-Azbonius nayo isezinhlungwini zehora lokufa. Nami ngisosizini olukhulu futhi ngisosizini olukhulu, ngoba nginesifo sokuwa; futhi ngisosizini olukhulu, ngoba ngashushisa umuntu owaqala ubhapathizo lwamanzi, okwakunguJohane. Ngakhoke, mfowethu, izahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu zilungile.
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