Ngaba UThixo Wasebenzisa Indaleko Ukudala Ubomi?

“Ufanele, Yehova, Thixo wethu, ukwamkela uzuko nembeko namandla, ngenxa yokuba wadala zonke izinto, nangenxa yokuthanda kwakho zabakho yaye zadalwa.”—ISITYHILELO 4:11.

EMVA kokuba uCharles Darwin enze ingcamango yendaleko yaziwa ngokubanzi, uninzi lwabo bazingomb’ izifuba ngokuba ngamaKristu baqalisa ukukhangela iindlela zokunxulumanisa inkolelo yabo ngoThixo kunye nengcamango yendaleko.

Namhlanje, inkoliso yeecawa eziphambili ekuthiwa zezamaKristu zibonakala ngathi ziyavuma ukuba uThixo wasebenzisa indaleko ukuyila ubomi. Abanye bafundisa ukuba uThixo wayimisela kwangaphambili indalo ukuba ivelise izinto eziphilayo ngokusuka kwizinto ezingenabomi yaye ekugqibeleni ivelise abantu. Abo batshotsh’ entla kule mfundiso, eyaziwa ngokuba yindaleko yamakholwa, bavakalelwa kukuba uThixo akazange azidube ngale nkqubo yakuba iqalile. Abanye bavakalelwa kukuba, uThixo wavumela indaleko ukuba ivelise iindidi ngeendidi zezityalo nezilwanyana, kodwa maxa wambi engenelela ukuze le nkqubo ihambele phambili.

Ngaba Ukunxulumanisa Ezi Mfundiso Kuyasebenza?

Ngaba ingcamango yendaleko ibetha ngesingqi esinye neBhayibhile? Masithi indaleko iyinyaniso, oko kuthetha ukuba ingxelo yeBhayibhile ngokudalwa kuka-Adam yintsomi nje eyilelwe ukufundisa isifundo esithile kodwa ayifanele igqalwe njengento eyenzeka ngokoqobo. (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:18-24) Ngaba le yimbono kaYesu ngengxelo yeBhayibhile? UYesu wathi: “Anizange nifunde na ukuba lowo wabadalayo ukususela ekuqaleni wabenza baba yindoda nebhinqa waza wathi, ‘Ngenxa yesi sizathu indoda iya kumshiya uyise nonina ize inamathele emfazini wayo, baze abo babini babe nyama-nye’? Ngako oko abasebabini, kodwa banyama-nye. Ngoko ke, oko uThixo akubophelele ngedyokhwe ndawonye makungahlukaniswa mntu.”—Mateyu 19:4-6.

UYesu apha wayecaphula ingxelo yendalo ekwincwadi yeGenesis isahluko sesibini. Ukuba ke uYesu wayekholelwa ukuba umtshato wokuqala wabantu yintsomi nje, ngaba kwakusengqiqweni ukucaphula kuwo ekufundiseni ngobungcwele bomtshato? Lulwimi etywaleni olo. UYesu wacaphula kule ngxelo yeBhayibhile kuba wayesazi ukuba yimbali eyinyaniso.—Yohane 17:17.

Abafundi bakaYesu nabo babeyikholelwa ingxelo yendalo ekwiGenesis. Ngokomzekelo, iVangeli kaLuka ilanda umlibo wokuzalwa kukaYesu ukusa kuAdam. (Luka 3:23-38) Ukuba uAdam wayengumntu wasentsomini, uguquke nini lo mnombo wokuzalwa wokwenene waza wayintsomi? Ukuba lo mnombo yinto nje eyilwe  ngabantu, yintoni eyayiza kusenza siqiniseke xa uYesu esithi unguMesiya owayeza kuphuma kumnombo kaDavide? (Mateyu 1:1) UmVangeli uLuka uthi “ndazilanda zonke izinto ukususela kwasekuqaleni ngokuchanileyo.” Ngokucacileyo wayeyikholelwa ingxelo yendalo ekwiGenesis.—Luka 1:3.

Ukholo lompostile uPawulos ngoYesu lunxulumene nengxelo ekwiGenesis. Wabhala wathi: “Ekubeni ukufa kungomntu, nokuvuka ekufeni kukwangomntu. Kuba kanye njengoko kuAdam bonke besifa, ngokunjalo nakuKristu bonke baya kwenziwa baphile.” (1 Korinte 15:21, 22) Ukuba uAdam ebengenguye uyise woluntu lonke, esathi “isono sangena [ngaye] ehlabathini nokufa ngaso isono,” yintoni eyayiya kubangela ukuba uYesu afe ukuze asikhulule esonweni esasizuza njengelifa.—Roma 5:12; 6:23.

Ukusingela phantsi imfundiso yendalo efumaneka kwincwadi yeGenesis kuthetha ukusingela phantsi isiseko sokholo lobuKristu. Ingcamango yendaleko nemfundiso yobuKristu zinjengempuma kwintshona. Iinzame zokunxulumanisa ezi mfundiso zimbini ziya kuvelisa ukholo olubuthathaka oluya ‘kukhukuliswa ngamaza luze luphetshethwe yiyo yonke imimoya.’—Efese 4:14.

Ukholo Olusekelwe Kwisiseko Esomeleleyo

Kangangeenkulungwane, iBhayibhile iye yagxekwa yaza yahlaselwa. Ngokuphindaphindiweyo iBhayibhile iye yangqinwa inyaniso. Xa iBhayibhile ithetha ngembali, imibandela yempilo okanye inzululwazi, ngokuphindaphindiweyo oko ikuthethayo kuye kwangqinwa kunokuthenjwa. Icebiso layo ngendlela yokuqhubana nabantu linokuthenjwa kwaye lisexesheni. Iintanda-bulumko zabantu neengcamango zabo ziye zanjengengca eluhlaza ehlumayo ize ibune, kodwa iLizwi likaThixo “liya kuhlala ukusa kwixesha elingenammiselo.”—Isaya 40:8.

Imfundiso ngendaleko ayiphelelanga nje kwingcamango yenzululwazi. Yintanda-bulumko eye yendela kangangamashumi eminyaka. Kwiminyaka yamvanje, imfundiso eqhelekileyo kaDarwin yendaleko iye yatshintsha ngokuthe ngcembe njengoko kuye kwavela ubungqina obucacileyo bokuba izinto ezisemhlabeni zadalwa. Siyakucela ukuba uyihl’ amahlongwane le nyewe. Unokwenjenjalo ngokuqwalasela eminye imixholo ekule nkupho. Ukongezelela, unokufunda iincwadi ezikhankanywe kweli phepha nakwiphepha 32.

Emva kokuphanda ngalo mbandela, kusenokwenzeka ukuba uya kuba nentembelo engakumbi ngoko kuthethwa yiBhayibhile ngexesha elidluleyo. Ngaphezu koko, ukholo lwakho ngezithembiso zeBhayibhile luya komelela nangakumbi. (Hebhere 11:1) Nawe usenokushukunyiselwa ukuba uzukise uYehova, ngenxa yokuba “wadala zonke izinto.”—ISityhilelo 4:11.

INKCAZELO ENGAKUMBI

Incwadi Yabantu Bonke Kule ncwadana inemifanekiso kushukuxwa iimpikiswano ezingeemfundiso zeBhayibhile

Is There a Creator Who Cares About You? Le ncwadi ithetha ngemibandela yenzululwazi kwaye ingakufundisa nangesizathu sokuba uThixo onenkathalo avumele ukubandezeleka

Yintoni Ngokwenene Efundiswa YiBhayibhile? Umbuzo othi “Yintoni injongo kaThixo ngomhlaba?” uphendulwa kwisahluko 3 sale ncwadi

[Amagama acatshulweyo akwiphepha 10]

UYesu wayeyikholelwa ingxelo yendalo ekwiGenesis. Ngaba wayephazama?

[Ibhokisi ekwiphepha 9]

YINTONI INDALEKO?

Enye indlela yokuchaza “indaleko” kungathiwa “yinkqubo yokuzitshintshela kwezinto.” Noko ke, eli gama lisetyenziswa ngeendlela ezininzi. Ngokomzekelo, lisetyenziswa ukuze licacise utshintsho olukhulu kwizinto ezingaphiliyo—indlela eyabakho ngayo indalo iphela. Ukongezelela, eli gama lisetyenziswa ukuchaza ukutshintsha kwezinto eziphilayo—indlela iintyatyambo nezilwanyana eziziqhelanisa ngayo nendawo ezikuyo. Ubukhulu becala, eli gama lisetyenziswa ukuchaza ingcamango yokuba ubomi basuka nje bazivelela kwinto engaphiliyo, busiba ziiseli eziziphindaphindayo yaye ngokuthe ngcembe bukhula ukuze bube zizidalwa ezintsonkothileyo, yaye umntu usesona sikrelekrele. Le ndlela yesithathu yokucacisa eli gama yindlela elisetyenziswe ngayo igama elithi “indaleko” kweli nqaku.

[Inkcazelo Ngomfanekiso okwiphepha 10]

Space photo: J. Hester and P. Scowen (AZ State Univ.), NASA