Mayelana nokweMbathiswa kwaseThempelini

Isipho Sakho Siqu esivela kuNkulunkulu

UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson wasikhumbuza ukuthi “yonke imisebenzi, sonke isifundo, konke esikwenzayo eBandleni, kukhomba eNkosini kanye nasendlini Yakhe engcwele. Imizamo yethu yokumemezela ivangeli, ukuphelelisa abaNgcwele, kanye nokuhlenga abafileyo konke kuholela ethempelini. Ithempeli elingcwele ngalinye limi njengophawu lobulungu bethu eBandleni, njengophawu lokholo lwethu ekuphileni ngemuva kokufa, futhi njengesinyathelo esingcwele esibheke enkazimulweni yaphakade yethu kanye nemindeni yethu” (“Personal Preparation for Temple Blessings,” Ensign, ngoMeyi 2001, 32; ILiyahona, ngoJulayi 2001, 37).

Isethempelini kuphela lapho singenza khona izivumelwano ezingcwele ezihlanganisa isithembiso sokuphila okuphakade embusweni kaNkulunkulu, “okuyisipho esikhulu kunazo zonke izipho zikaNkulunkulu” (IMfundiso neziVumelwano 14:7). Izimiso zeThempeli kanye nezivumelwano bekulokhu kuyingxenye yevangeli likaJesu Kristu. Ziqinisa ubudlelwano obungcwele futhi zisisize sigxile kuMsindisi, iNhlawulo Yakhe, kanye nokuzinikela kwethu ekuMlandeleni.

Ukwamukela ukwembathiswa kwasethempelini kwakho kuyisipiliyoni somuntu siqu. Ukulungiselela kuyokwenza kube nenjongo. Amalungu amaningi eBandla athola ukwembathiswa kwabo ngaphambi kokuthunywa noma umshado. Abanye bamane banesifiso esikhulu sokuqhubekela phambili endleleni yesivumelwano. Ababhishobhi kanye nomongameli bamagatsha kufanele bakhuthaze futhi baluleke amalungu amadala afisa ukuthola ukwembathiswa kwabo. Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ukwembathiswa kwakho kungaphezu kwesinye isinyathelo nje; kuyingxenye ebalulekile nekhazimulayo yohambo lwakho lwaphakade.

Ukwembathiswa ngokoqobo “isipho.” Kulo mongo, ukwembathiswa kwasethempeli kuyisipho sezibusiso ezingcwele ezivela kuNkulunkulu komunye nomunye wethu. Ukwembathiswa kungamukelwa kuphela ngendlela Yakhe kanye nasethempelini Lakhe elingcwele. Ezinye zezipho ozithola ngokwembathiswa kwasethempeli kuhlanganisa:

1. Ulwazi olukhulu ngezinhloso nezimfundiso zeNkosi.

2. Amandla okwenza konke uNkulunkulu afuna sikwenze.

3. Isiqondiso nesivikelo esingcwele njengoba sisebenzela iNkosi, imindeni yethu, kanye nabanye.

4. Ithemba, induduzo, nokuthula okwandisiwe.

5. Izibusiso ezithenjisiwe zamanje naphakde.

Amalungu eBandla aneminyaka okungenani engu-18 ubudala (futhi angasafundi esikoleni esiphakeme noma esikoleni samabanga aphezulu) angathola ukwembathiswa kwasethempeli uma ethembekile futhi ekulungele. Ngenxa yokuthi izimiso nezivumelwano zethempeli zingcwele futhi zinokubaluleka kwaphakade, iNkosi ibeke izindinganiso kulabo abafisa ukuzamukela. Amalungu kufanele futhi akwazi ukuqonda imisebenzi ebalulekile azoyamukela njengoba enza izivumelwano noNkulunkulu.

Ukulungiselela ukuthola ukwembathiswa kuzobandakanya ukulandela izimfundiso zikaJesu Kristu kanye nokulwela ukugcina izivumelwano owazenza ngesikhathi ubhabhadiswa. Uyazivuselela izivumelwano zakho njalo uma wamukela isidlo esingcwele. Uzothola ithuba lokuhlangana nombhishobhi wakho bese kuba ngumongameli wakho wesikhonkwana kwinhlolokhono yemvume yethempeli. Izindinganiso zokungena endlini yeNkosi kuzoxoxwa ngazo ngesikhathi senhlolokhono. Bazokubuza imibuzo ekuvumela ukuthi wabelane ngobufakazi bakho bevangeli likaJesu Kristu, abaphrofethi Bakhe abaphilayo, kanye neBandla Lakhe elibuyisiwe. Izimpendulo zakho zizoqinisekisa ukuthi ulwela ukugcina imiyalelo kaNkulunkulu futhi ulandele uJesu Kristu. Umongameli wakho wesikhonkwana uzokwazi ukukunikeza incwadi yemvume yasethempelini ezokuvumela ukuthi ungene ethempelini futhi uthole ukwembathiswa kwakho.

Uhlolojikelele lokweMbathiswa

Ngenkathi ujoyina iBandla, wathola izimiso ezimbili—ukubhabhadiswa kanye nokuqiniswa. Ngokufanayo, ukwembathiswa kwasethempeli kwamukelwa ngezingxenye ezimbili.

Engxenyeni yokuqala, uzothola ngasese futhi ngamunye lokho okubizwa ngokuthi yizimiso zokuqala. Lezi zimiso zihlanganisa izibusiso ezikhethekile mayelana nefa lakho elingcwele kanye namandla akho. Njengengxenye yalezi zimiso, uzophinde ugunyazwe ukugqoka ingubo engcwele yethempeli futhi uyalwe ukuthi uyigqoke impilo yakho yonke.

Engxenyeni yesibili, uzothola okunye ekumbathisweni esimisweni seqembu. Lokhu kwenzeka egumbini lokufundisa kanye nabanye abeze ethempelini. Ezinye zezipho zethulwa ngevidiyo kanti ezinye ngabaphathi bethempeli. Ngesikhathi sesimiso, izehlakalo eziyingxenye yesu lensindiso ziyethulwa. Zibandakanya ukuDalwa komhlaba, Ukuwa kuka-Adamu no-Eva, iNhlawulo kaJesu Kristu, Ukuhlubuka, kanye nokuBuyiselwa. Uzofunda kabanzi mayelana nendlela bonke abantu abangabuyela ngayo ebukhoneni beNkosi.

Ngesikhathi sokwembathiswa, uzomenywa ukuthi wenze izivumelwano ezithile noNkulunkulu. Lezi zivumelwano yilezi:

• Umthetho Wokulalela, ohlanganisa nokulwela ukugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu

• Umthetho Womhlatshelo, okusho ukwenza konke esingakwenza ukuze sisekele umsebenzi weNkosi futhi siphenduke ngenhliziyo ephukile kanye nomoya odabukileyo.

• Umthetho weVangeli, okungumthetho ophakeme Awufundisa ngenkathi esemhlabeni.

• Umthetho Wobumsulwa, okusho ukuthi siba nobuhlobo bobulili kuphela nomuntu esishade naye ngokusemthethweni nangokomthetho kaNkulunkulu.

• Umthetho Wokunikela, okusho ukunikela ngesikhathi sakho, amathalente, kanye nakho konke iNkosi esibusise ngakho ekwakheni iBandla likaJesu Kristu emhlabeni.

Zonke izivumelwano noNkulunkulu zihloselwe ukuba zibe ngezibophayo. Uma ugcina izivumelwano zakho futhi uphenduka ekungapheleleni kwakho, ubudlelwano bakho Naye buyaqina futhi Uzokubusisa ngokugcwele. Ubudlelwano bakho noMsindisi nabo buyasondelana futhi bube nenjongo. Abagcini besivumelwano bathola ukufinyelela okukhulu emandleni kaNkulunkulu kanye nothando oluhlala njalo, ukuthula, induduzo, kanye nenjabulo. UNkulunkulu uthembisa ukuthi labo abagcina izivumelwano zabo bayoba nethuba lokubuya bayohlala Naye ingunaphakade..

UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson uyachaza ukuthi “Ukwenza isivumelwano noNkulunkulu kushintsha ubuhlobo bethu Naye ingunaphakade. Kusibusisa ngesilinganiso esengeziwe sothando nesihe. Kuthinta lokho esiyikho nendlela uNkulunkulu ayosisiza ngayo sibe yilokho esingaba yikho.” Ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu ngalabo abavumelene Naye, ”Uzobathanda. Uzoqhubeka nokusebenza nabo futhi abanikeze amathuba okushintsha. Uzobathethelela uma bephenduka. Futhi uma beduka, Uzobasiza ukuba bathole indlela yabo yokubuyela kuYe” (“The Everlasting Covenant,” ILiyahona, ngo-Okthoba 2022).

Ekupheleni kokwembathiswa, abahlanganyeli ngokomfanekiso babuyela ebukhoneni beNkosi njengoba bengena egumbini leselestiyali. Lapho ungathatha isikhathi sokuzindla, uthandaze, ufunde imibhalo engcwele, noma wabelane ngokuthula imicabango yakho nomndeni nabangane. Liyindawo yokuthula, lapho ungathola khona induduzo nesiqondiso saphezulu.

Bonke abahlanganyela emcimbini wokwembathiswa bayakhuthazwa ukuba banake okufundiswayo. Odlula kukho kuzogcwaliseka kakhulu uma uhamba ngenhloso yokufundiswa nguMoya oNgcwele. Ungakhathazeki ngokukhumbula noma ukuqonda yonke into okokuqala. Abasebenzi basethempelini bayohlala bekhona ukuze bakusize futhi bakulekelele. Akusona isivivinyo, kodwa yithuba lokuzizwa useduze noBaba oseZulwini kanye noJesu Kristu. Gxila enjabulweni yokuba sendlini yeNkosi kanye nemibono yomoya oyitholayo.

Sondela eNkosini

Ukwembathiswa kwasethempeli kuyisinyathelo esidingekayo esiholela ensindisweni kanye nasekubuyeleni kuBaba oseZulwini. Futhi yisikhathi sokusondela kuJesu Kristu—ukumazi kangcono futhi ulandele isibonelo Sakhe. Yebo, zonke izibusiso ezithenjisiwe zokwembathiswa zincike ekuthembekeni kwethu.

Ngemuva kokuthola ukwembathiswa kwakho, buyela ethempelini kaningi ngangokunokwenzeka. Uma wenza kanjalo, ungaba nengxenye ezimisweni zokuqalisa kanye nezokhokho nabanye abangasekho. Njengazo zonke ezinye izimiso ezenziwa ethempelini, labo abafayo bayazi ngomsebenzi wakho futhi bangakhetha ukuthi bayakwamukela noma abakwamukeli lokho obenzele kona.

Ukuhlanganyela kwakho kukuvumela futhi ukuthi uzwe izibusiso, imiyalelo, nezivumelwano futhi. Njengoba uya ethempelini, uzoqaphela izindlela eziningi ukwembathiswa kuhlobene nesu lensindiso futhi kubusisa impilo yakho. Okufundayo nokuzwayo kuzocaca futhi kube yigugu kuwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Njengoba uvakasha, uzozwa uthando lukaNkulunkulu futhi ukhunjuzwe ngalokho okubaluleke kakhulu.