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Ukuphi?
Ngokushesha ngemva kokuwa, u-Adamu no-Eva bacasha endaweni yaseNsimini yase-Edene. Kuyaxaka ukuthi basebenzisa indalo kaNkulunkulu, izitshalo nezilwane, ukuze bacashe kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuphakamisa umbuzo wokuqala obuzwe njengombuzo eTestamenteni Elidala - uvela kuNkulunkulu uya kusoni, (u-Adamu): "Base bezwa uJehova uNkulunkulu ehamba ensimini lapho usuku selupholile. U-Adamu nomkakhe wacasha ebusweni bukaJehova uNkulunkulu phakathi kwemithi yensimu. UJehova uNkulunkulu wambiza u-Adamu, wathi kuye: “Uphi na?”1. mose 3,8-enye).
“Ukuphi na?” Yebo, uNkulunkulu wayazi ukuthi u-Adamu wayekuphi, ukuthi wenzeni, nokuthi wayekusiphi isimo. Umbuzo uNkulunkulu awusebenzisayo kulesi siqephu somBhalo ufakazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengadingi ulwazi olwavele lwaziwa Nguye, kodwa wayecela u-Adamu ukuthi azihlole.
Ukuphi manje esimweni somoya nasebudlelwaneni bakho noNkulunkulu? Impilo ikusa kuphi manje? Kulesi simo akuso njengamanje, wayevukela, esaba uhlobo olungelona lokwesaba, ecashela uNkulunkulu, futhi esola abanye ngokuziphatha kwakhe. Le ncazelo ejwayelekile hhayi u-Adamu kuphela kepha nenzalo yakhe sonke isikhathi kuze kube namuhla.
Bobabili u-Adam no-Eva bazithathela izindaba. Ukuze bangazizwa kabi phambi kukaNkulunkulu, bazimboza ngamaqabunga omkhiwane. Le ngubo yayingafanelekile. UNkulunkulu wabenza ngezikhumba zezilwane zokugqoka. Lokhu kubukeka kungumhlatshelo wokuqala wesilwane nokuchitheka kwegazi elingenacala, nokulindela obekuzofika.
Lo mbuzo ungase ubaluleke nakumaKristu, njengoba engagonyiwe esimweni somuntu. Abanye baye bazama ukuthunga izingubo zabo ndawonye ukuze bazizwe bembozwe ngandlela-thile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, belandela imikhosi, amasiko, imithetho neziqondiso. Nokho, impendulo yesidingo somuntu ayitholakali emikhubeni enjalo, kodwa igxilile embuzweni wokuqala izoni ezihlakaniphile eziwubuza eTestamenteni Elisha ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu: “Iphi inkosi yamaJuda esanda kuzalwa? Sabona inkanyezi yakhe iphuma futhi seza ukuzokhuleka kuye.” ( Mathewu 2,2).
Ngokwamukela nokukhulekela inkosi eyanikwa ubukhosi kusukela ekuzalweni, uNkulunkulu manje ukuhlinzeka ngezingubo ezidingekayo: “Ngokuba nina nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembethe uKristu” (KwabaseGalathiya) 3,27). Esikhundleni soboya bezilwane, manje usugqoke u-Adamu wesibili kuKristu, okunika ukuthula, ukwazisa, ukuthethelela, uthando kanye nekhaya elamukelekile. Leli yivangeli ngamafuphi.
ngu-Eddie Marsh
