Izimiso zeThempeli kanye neNdlela yesiVumelwano
“Ithempeli lisenkabeni yokuqinisa ukholo lwethu kanye namandla omoya ngoba uMsindisi kanye nemfundiso Yakhe iyinhliziyo yethempeli. Konke okufundiswa ethempelini, ngokufundiswa nangoMoya, kukhulisa ukuqonda kwethu ngoJesu Kristu. Izimiso Zakhe ezibalulekile zisibophezela Kuye ngezivumelwano zobuphristi ezingcwele. Bese ke, njengoba sigcina izivumelwano zethu, Usinikeza amandla Akhe okuphilisa, aqinisayo.” (UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson, “The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation,” Ingqungquthela yeBandla lonke, ngo-Okthoba 2021).
Ukwamukela izimiso zasethempelini kanye nokugcina izivumelwano yingxenye ebalulekile yokuzibophezela kwakho ekulandeleni uJesu Kristu. Kukusiza futhi ukuthi uzilungiselele ukuthi ngelinye ilanga ubuye futhi uhlale Naye kanye noBaba wethu oseZulwini. Ungenza okuningi ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ulungele. Ukufunda ivangeli likaJesu Kristu nokusebenzisa lezo zimfundiso empilweni yakho kufanele kufakwe. Ukugcina izivumelwano osuzenzile kusemqoka ekulungeleni kwakho ithempeli.
UJesu wafundisa, “Isango lincane nendlela iyingcingo eyisa ekuphileni; bayingcosana abayifumanayo“ (ngokukaMathewu 7:14). Isango esingena kulo umbhabhadiso futhi indlela esilandela ngayo ivangeli lakhe. Umbhabhadiso yisimiso sokuqala sevangeli kanye nesinyathelo esidingekayo endleleni yesivumelwano ebuyela kuNkulunkulu.
Ezinye izimiso nazo zizokuqondisa endleleni. Lokhu kubandakanya ukwamukela uMoya oNgcwele, ukugcotshelwa ebuPhristini bukaMelkisedeki (okwamadoda), ukwamukela ukwembathiswa kwasethempeli, kanye nokubopha ethempelini. Lezi zimiso zobuphristi ezingcwele ziholela ezibusisweni ezinkulu kakhulu uBaba wethu oseZulwini azinikeza abantwana Bakhe—injabulo yokuhlala Naye kanye nemindeni yethu emuva kwalempilo yasemhlabeni.
Ungazizwa ungaqiniseki noma ucindezelekile njengoba ulungiselela ithempeli Ngaphambi kokuvakasha kwakho kokuqala, kuvamile ukuzibuza ukuthi izoba njani imicimbi yasethempelini. Ezinye izinto zizoba zintsha kuwe, kodwa okuningi okwenzeka ethempelini kufanele kuzwakale kujwayelekile kakhulu ngoba konke kugxile evangelini likaJesu Kristu.
Awudingi ukwazi noma ukukhumbula yonke into lapho uya ethempelini. Izisebenzi zasethempelini zihlale zikhona ukuze zikusize. La mavolontiya anothando futhi anomusa. Bakhona ukuze bakusize uzizwe wamukelekile futhi ukhululekile endlini yeNkosi.
Ngoba usubhabhadisiwe, usuyazazi ezinye izinto ngezimiso kanye nezivumelwano. Uyazi ukuthi anezincazelo ezingokomfanekiso nezingokomoya. Ngokwesibonelo, ufundile ukuthi ukubhabhadiswa kufanekisela ukuhlanzwa nokuzalwa kabusha. Wagqoka ezimhlophe wangena emanzini. Umphathi wobuphristi waphakamisa ingalo yakhe wakhuluma amazwi esimiso. Wabe usungcwatshwa (wacwiliswa) emanzini futhi wavuka njengomuntu omusha. Ubuhlanzekile futhi umsulwa futhi ulungele ukuphila impilo yakho njengomfundi othembekile kaJesu Kristu. Emuva kokuba usubhabhadisiwe, wamukela isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele njengoba izandla zazibekwe phezu kwekhanda lakho.
Ngesikhathi ubhabhadiswa, wenza isivumelwano noNkulunkulu. Wathembisa ukuthi uzimisele ukuthwala igama likaJesu Kristu, umkhumbule njalo, ugcine imiyalelo Yakhe, futhi umkhonze kuze kube sekugcineni. Njengelungu leBandla Lakhe, uvuselela isivumelwano sakho sokubhabhadiswa kanye nazo zonke ezinye izivumelwano lapho uthola isidlo esingcwele.
Izimiso zasethempelini zilandela iphethini efanayo. Uzogqoka okumhlophe, ufundiswe ngohlelo lukaNkulunkulu, futhi uhlanganyele emcimbini engcwele nengokomfanekiso. Uzophinda uthenjiswe izibusiso njengoba wenza isivumelwano sokulandela izimfundiso kanye nesibonelo sikaJesu Kristu.
Khumbula ukuthi yonke into ethempelini isikhomba kuMsindisi kanye noBaba wethu oseZulwini. Konke kuhloselwe ukuphakamisa nokukhuthaza.
Izandla Ezihlanzekile Nenhliziyo Emsulwa
Encwadini yamaHubo, siyabuzwa, “Ngubani oyakukhuphukela entabeni kaJehova na? noma ngubani oyakuma endaweni yakhe engcwele na? Lowo onezandla ezihlanzekile, nenhliziyo ehlanzekileyo” (AmaHubo 24:3–4). Intaba yeNkosi yithempeli lakhe. Kukhulunywa ngezimfanelo ezimbili—izandla ezihlanzekile nenhliziyo ehlanzekile.
Ekhuluma ngalesi siqephu, iGosa uDavid A. Bednar wathi: “Mangiphakamise ukuthi izandla zenziwe zihlanzeke ngenqubo yokukhumula umuntu wemvelo futhi ngokunqoba isono kanye namathonya amabi ezimpilweni zethu ngeNhlawulo yoMsindisi. Izinhliziyo ziyahlanzwa njengoba sithola amandla Akhe aqinisayo okwenza okuhle futhi sibe ngcono. Zonke izifiso zethu ezifanele nemisebenzi emihle, njengoba kudingekile, azisoze zaveza izandla ezihlanzekile nenhliziyo ehlanzekile. KuyiNhlawulo kaJesu Kristu enikeza kokubili amandla okuhlanza kanye nawokuhlenga asisiza ukuba sinqobe isono kanye namandla angcwelisayo kanye namandla aqinisayo asisiza ukuba sibe ngcono kunangaphambili ngokwethembela emandleni ethu kuphela. INhlawulo engenamkhawulo ngeyesoni nongcwele kithi ngamunye” (“Clean Hands and a Pure Heart,” i-Ensign noma Liyahona, ngoNovemba. 2007, 82).
Njengoba ulungiselela ithempeli, uzovakashela umbhishobhi wakho. Uzophinde uhlangane nomongameli wakho wesikhonkwane, uma uyokwembeswa noma ubekwa uboshwa ngokwasethempelini. Umuntu ngamunye uzoqhuba inhlolokhono yemvume yasethempelini. Uyokwazi ukuxoxa nabo ngemicabango nemizwa yakho, futhi bayokunikeza iseluleko esiphefumulelwe. Njengoba uphendula imibuzo yabo, uzophinde uqinisekise ukuthi "unezandla ezihlanzekile nenhliziyo ehlanzekile." Ngamanye amazwi, uzosho ukuthi ufanelekile futhi uzimisele ukungena ethempelini, ubambe iqhaza ezimisweni ezingcwele, futhi ugcine izivumelwano zakho.
Izivumelwano eziNgcwele ezoMuntu siqu Futhi Zinamandla
Njengoba uqhubeka endleleni yesivumelwano eya ethempelini, uzoqala ukwazisa izibusiso zezivumelwano ezingcwele empilweni yakho kakhulu. Nazi ezinye izinto okufanele uzicabange ngokubaluleka kwezivumelwano:
1. Izivumelwano zijulisa ubudlelwano bakho noBaba oseZulwini kanye noJesu Kristu.
Isivumelwano isithembiso esingapheli futhi esingcwele phakathi kukaNkulunkulu kanye nabantwana Bakhe. Nakuba le ncazelo inembile, ayiphelele. Isivumelwano singaphezu kwenkontileka. Kuwukuzibophezela komuntu siqu okuchaza futhi kujulise ubuhlobo bethu noNkulunkulu. Izivumelwano zakha isibopho esingcwele phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantwana Bakhe. Zivuselela imimoya yethu, ziguqule izinhliziyo zethu, futhi zisisiza sibe munye Naye. Njengoba uthembekile ezivumelwaneni zakho, ukuzinikela kwakho kuBaba oseZulwini kanye noJesu Kristu kuzokhula. Imizwa yakho yokubonga izokhula. Ikhono lakho lokuthanda nokusiza lizokhula. Futhi izibusiso ezithenjisiwe ethempelini zizogeleza empilweni yakho.
2. Izivumelwano zikusiza ukuthi ugxile ezintweni ezibaluleke kakhulu.
Phakathi nokuphila kwakho, uyobhekana nezinqumo ezidinga isikhathi sakho, amandla akho, nezinto zakho. Izinqumo eziningi ezinhle zizoncintisana nezinye ezifanelekile. Ukhetha kanjani?
UMongameli uDallin H. Oaks wafundisa: “Ngenxa yokuthi into ethile yinhle akusona isizathu esanele sokuyenza. … Ezinye izinto zingcono kunokuhle, futhi lezi yizinto okufanele zibeke ukunakekela okubalulekile phambili ezimpilweni zethu. … Okunye ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi somuntu siqu nesomndeni kungcono, kanti okunye kungcono kakhulu. Kufanele silahle ezinye izinto ezinhle ukuze sikhethe ezinye ezingcono noma ezingcono kakhulu ngoba zikhulisa ukholo eNkosini uJesu Kristu futhi ziqinise imindeni yethu” (“Good, Better, Best,” i-Ensign noma Liyahona, ngoNovemba. 2007, 104, 107).
Ngezivumelwano, uNkulunkulu usisiza ukuba siqonde izimiso, izinqubo, kanye nezithembiso Aziyo ukuthi zingcono kakhulu kithi. Singathola ukuqonda okwengeziwe ngezinto ezibalulekile futhi senze izinqumo ezihlakaniphile uma sigxila kuqala kulezo zibopho ezingcwele esizenze noNkulunkulu.
3. Izimiso nezivumelwano zasethempelini ziyakubusisa kanye nabanye.
Uma uthola ukwembathiswa kwakho noma uboshwa kumlingani wakho noma umndeni wakho, uzoshiya ithempeli nezithembiso ezivela eNkosini ngqo kuwe. Hhayi nje izithembiso ezenziwa kumprofethi othile wasendulo noma abantu, kodwa izithembiso ezenziwa kuwe. Kufanele ufune ukuziqonda kanye nencazelo yazo empilwenii yakho.
Emuva kokuba usuzitholele izimiso, ungabuyela ethempelini ukuze uthole izimiso egameni labanye abangasekho. Unesibopho esikhethekile sokufuna okhokho bakho futhi uqinisekise ukuthi bayazithola izimiso zasethempelini. USizo lwakho luzobusisa izimpilo zabo futhi likukhumbuze izithembiso kanye nezibusiso zakho.
Lwela Ukukhumbula Futhi Ubuye
Njengoba ulungiselela ukubamba iqhaza ezimisweni zethempeli, khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguBaba Waphakade futhi uJesu Kristu unguMhlengi wakho. Bayakwazi wena. Bayakuthanda ngokuphelele. Njengoba ugcina izivumelwano zakho, uzobusiswa kulempilo kanye nakwelandelayo.
Uyasikhumbula isikhathi lapho wazizwa usondelene kakhulu noBaba oseZulwini kanye noJesu Kristu? Leyo mizwa izokhula ethempelini. Ithempeli lihlukanisiwe kwiziphazamiso, ukucindezeleka, namathonya amabi okuphila. Kule ndawo engcwele, uyakhunjuzwa ukuthi wena nabathandekayo bakho nilapha emhlabeni ngenjongo enkulu nenhle. Uzothola ukuthula okukhulu, induduzo, isiqondiso, nethemba.
Uzothola futhi ukuthi izibusiso zethempeli zizongena enhliziyweni yakho futhi ziphakamise umphefumulo wakho. Buyela ethempelini kaningi ngangokunokwenzeka. Njengoba wenza kanjalo, uyoqonda okwengeziwe ngothando uNkulunkulu noJesu Kristu abanalo ngawe nakubo bonke abantu. Noma usuphumile ethempelini, uMoya oNgcwele uzoqhubeka nokukufundisa. Uzokukhumbuza ngalokho owabhekana nakho, indlela owazizwa ngayo, nendlela ongaphila ngayo ngendlela uNkulunkulu ayifunayo.
Njengoba ulungiselela ithempeli, khumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna usondele Kuye. Unikezele ithempeli Lakhe njengendawo ekhethekile yokusondela Kuye. Injabulo yakho yaphakade nayo iyinjabulo Yakhe. Wasinika izibusiso zethempeli ukuze asibuyisele kuYe. Cela usizo Lwakhe njengoba ulungiselela futhi wabelane ngohambo lwakho Naye. Uzokuqondisa. Uzokukhuthaza Futhi Uyokusiza endleleni.
