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Ukukhanya kukaKristu makukhanye
ISwitzerland iyizwe elihle elinamachibi, izintaba nezigodi. Ngezinye izinsuku izintaba zivalwa umgubuzelo wenkungu ongena ekujuleni kwezigodi. Ezinsukwini ezinjalo izwe linentokozo ethile, kodwa ubuhle balo obuphelele abunakubongwa. Kwezinye izinsuku, lapho amandla elanga eliphumayo esephakamise iveyili enenkungu, yonke indawo ingabonakala ngokukhanya okusha nangombono ohlukile. Manje izintaba ezimbozwe yiqhwa, izigodi eziluhlaza, izimpophoma ezihlokomayo namachibi esimaradi zingabukwa ngayo yonke inkazimulo yazo.
Lokhu kungikhumbuza umbhalo olandelayo: “Kodwa izingqondo zabo zazilukhuni. Ngokuba kuze kube namuhla leli veli lihlezi phezu kwesivumelwano esidala lapho sifunda khona; ayivezwa ngoba ibekwe kuKristu. Kodwa uma iphendukela eNkosini, iveli liyosuswa.”2. AbaseKorinte 3,14 futhi 16).
UPawulu wayalwa ngokucophelela uGamaliyeli “emthethweni wawobaba.” UPawulu uchaza indlela azibheka ngayo ngokuphathelene nomthetho: “Ngasokwa ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili, ngingowabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngingowesizwe sakwaBenjamini, umHebheru wamaHebheru, umFarisi ngokomthetho, ngingumshushisi webandla. ngokwentshiseko ngingenacala ngokokulunga okufunwa ngumthetho.” (Filipi 3,5-enye).
Wachazela abaseGalathiya: “Ngokuba leli zwi angilamukelanga kumuntu, futhi angifundiswanga muntu; cha, uJesu Kristu ngokwakhe wazembula kimi.” (Galathiya 1,12 Ukuhumusha okusha kwe-Geneva).
Manje, ekhanyiselwe iNdodana kaNkulunkulu evusiwe eyasusa iveli phezu kukaPawulu, uPawulu wawubona ngombono omusha umthetho kanye nendawo yonke yeBhayibheli. Manje wabona ukuthi ukukhulelwa kwamadodana amabili amakhosikazi amabili ka-Abrahama, uHagari noSara, kuGenesise, kwakunencazelo ephakeme, engokomfanekiso, ukubonisa ukuthi isivumelwano esidala sase siphelile futhi isivumelwano esisha sase siqalile ukusebenza. Ukhuluma ngamaJerusalema amabili. UHagari umelela iJerusalema 1. I-Century, idolobha elalibuswa amaRoma futhi ngaphansi kokubusa komthetho. USara, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ufana neJerusalema eliphezulu; ungunina womusa. Ulinganisa ukuzalwa kuka-Isaka nokwamaKristu. U-Isaka wayengumntwana wesithembiso, njengoba nje wonke amakholwa ezalwa ngokusha ngamandla angaphezu kwemvelo. (KwabaseGalathiya 4,21-31). Manje wabona ukuthi izithembiso ezenziwa ku-Abrahama zazizuzwa njengefa ngokukholwa kuKristu. “Ngaye (uJesu) uNkulunkulu uthi yebo kuzo zonke izithembiso zakhe. Ngakho-ke siqhutshwa nguye sithi Amen, kube inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu usibeke kanye nani phezu kwalesi sisekelo esiqinile: uKristu” (2. AbaseKorinte 1,20-21 Good News Bible). Naphezu kwemibono yakhe yangaphambili ngoMthetho, manje wayesebona ukuthi imiBhalo (uMthetho nabaProfethi) yembula ukulunga okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngaphandle koMthetho: “Kepha manje, ngaphandle komthetho, ukulunga okuphambi kukaNkulunkulu kuyembulwa kufakazelwa. ngomthetho labaprofethi. Kodwa ngikhuluma ngokulunga phambi kukaNkulunkulu, okuza ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu kubo bonke abakholwayo.” ( Roma 3,21-22). Manje wayeseqonda ukuthi ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle zomusa kaNkulunkulu.
ITestamente Elidala aliphelelwa yisikhathi, kodwa njengoPawulu, thina maKristu kufanele siliqonde futhi silihumushe ekukhanyeni kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu evusiwe, uJesu Kristu. Njengoba uPawulu abhala: “Kodwa konke okwembulwayo kuyabonakala ekukhanyeni ukuthi kuyini ngempela. Ngaphezu kwalokho: Konke osekubonakala kungokokukhanya. Kungakho kuthiwa: Vuka wena oleleyo, uvuke kwabafileyo! Khona-ke uKristu uyokwenza ukukhanya kwakhe kukhanye phezu kwenu.” (Efe 5,13-14 New Geneva translation).
Kuyoba yisimangaliso esijabulisayo kuwe ukuzwa lombono omusha ngoJesu. Kungazelelwe kuvuleka umbono obanzi kuwe, ngoba uJesu uzokhanyisa indawo ecashile yenhliziyo yakho ngamehlo akhanyiselwe ngezwi lakhe futhi kaningi ngalabo abakuzungezile. Lezi kungaba izinto ezingalungile noma ubunzima ezenza ukuhlala ndawonye nomakhelwane bakho kube nzima futhi zingalukhonzi nhlobo udumo lukaNkulunkulu. Nalapha futhi, uJesu uyakwazi ukususa iveli kuwe. Ufuna ubhekane neqiniso ngombono ocacile futhi uguqule lokho okufiphaza umbono wakho futhi kuphazamise ubudlelwano bakho nabanye kanye naye.
UKristu makakukhanyisele futhi ngaye asuse iveli. Nge-lens kaJesu, impilo yakho nomhlaba kuzobukeka kuhluke ngokuphelele kunalokho ongakucabanga.
Edi Marsh
