Inkolelo - Ukubona Okungabonakali

Kusasele amasonto ambalwa sigubhe ukufa nokuvuka kukaJesu. Zimbili izinto ezenzeka kithi lapho uJesu efa futhi evuswa. Okokuqala ukuthi safa naye. Futhi okwesibili ukuthi savuswa kanye naye.

Umphostoli uPawulu ukubeka ngalendlela: “Uma navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ekhona uKristu, ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; Funani okwaphezulu, hhayi okusemhlabeni. Ngokuba nafa, nokuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa lapho uKristu, ukuphila kwenu, esebonakaliswa, khona-ke nani niyobonakaliswa kanye naye enkazimulweni.” ( Kolose 3,1-enye).

Lapho uKristu efela esiphambanweni ngenxa yezono zethu, sonke isintu, kuhlanganise nami nawe, safa lapho ngomqondo womoya. UKristu wafa esikhundleni sethu, esikhundleni sethu. Kodwa hhayi nje esikhundleni sethu, wafa futhi wavuka kwabafileyo njengommeleli wethu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi lapho efa futhi evuswa, safa kanye naye, savuswa kanye naye. Kusho ukuthi uBaba uyasamukela ngenxa yalokho esiyikho kuKristu, iNdodana yakhe ethandekayo. UJesu usimela phambi kukaBaba kukho konke esikwenzayo, ukuze kungabi yithina esikwenzayo, kodwa uKristu kithi. KuJesu sikhululiwe emandleni esono nasekujezisweni kwaso. Futhi kuJesu sinempilo entsha kuye nakuBaba ngoMoya oNgcwele. IBhayibheli likubiza ngokuthi ukuzalwa kabusha noma okuvela phezulu. Sazalwa kwaphezulu ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele ukuze siphile impilo egcwalisekile endaweni entsha yomoya.

Ngokwevesi esilifundile namanye amavesi ambalwa, sihlala noKristu embusweni wasezulwini. Kwafa mina omdala, ngaphila omusha. Manje usuyisidalwa esisha kuKristu. Iqiniso elithokozisayo lokuba yindalo entsha kuKristu ukuthi manje sesihlotshaniswa naye futhi yena unathi. Akufanele nanini sizibone sihlukene, sikude noKristu. Ukuphila kwethu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu. Sibandakanywa ngokuphelele noKristu. Ukuphila kwethu kuye. Uyimpilo yethu. Simunye naye. Siphila kuye. Asibona nje izakhamuzi zasemhlabeni; nathi singabahlali basezulwini. Ngithanda ukukuchaza njengokuphila ezindaweni ezimbili zesikhathi - indawo yesikhathi yesikhashana, ebonakalayo kanye nengunaphakade, indawo yesikhathi yasezulwini. Kulula ukusho lezi zinto. Kunzima ukubabona. Kodwa ziyiqiniso, njengoba silwa nazo zonke izinkinga zansuku zonke esibhekana nazo.

UPawulu usitshela ukuba singabheki okubonwayo, kodwa sigxile kokungabonakali: “Ngakho-ke asikhathali; kodwa lanxa umuntu wethu wangaphandle ebola, owangaphakathi wenziwa musha insuku ngensuku. Ngokuba ukuhlupheka kwethu okwesikhashana nokukhanya kusidalela inkazimulo yaphakade nedlulele, esingabheki okubonwayo, kodwa okungabonwayo. Ngokuba okubonakalayo kungokwesikhashana; Kodwa okungabonakali kungunaphakade” (2. AbaseKorinte 4,16-enye).

Yilokho kanye iphuzu. Yilokho ingqikithi yokukholwa. Uma ubona leli qiniso elisha lokuthi ungubani kuKristu, lishintsha konke ukucabanga kwakho, kuhlanganise nalokho okungenzeka ukuthi ubhekene nakho njengamanje. Uma uqaphela ukuthi uJesu uhlala ngaphakathi kuwe, kwenza umehluko omkhulu emandleni akho okubhekana nezindaba zalokhu kuphila kwamanje.

nguJoseph Tkach