Umthombo wamanzi aphilayo

U-Anna, owesifazane ongashadile oneminyaka ephakathi nendawo, wafika ekhaya ngemuva kosuku olunengcindezi emsebenzini. Wayehlala yedwa efulethini lakhe elincane. Wahlala kusofa osugugile. Zonke izinsuku bezifana. "Impilo ayinalutho," ecabanga ngokudangala. "Ngingedwa".
Edolobhaneni eliphambili, uGary, usomabhizinisi ophumelelayo, wayehleli endaweni yakhe. Kusuka ngaphandle yonke into yabonakala ihamba kahle. Noma kunjalo, kukhona abekulahlekile. Akakwazanga ukusho ukuthi yini eyayinenkinga ngaye. Wazizwa engelutho ngaphakathi.
Abantu abahlukene. Izimo ezahlukahlukene. Inkinga efanayo. Abantu abakwazi ukuthola ukwaneliseka kwangempela kubantu, ezintweni abanazo, ezintweni abazithandayo, noma enjabulweni. Kubo, impilo injengesikhungo sedonathi - ayinalutho.

Emthonjeni kaJakobe

UJesu washiya iJerusalema ngenxa yokuphikisana nabaFarisi. Lapho ebuyela esifundazweni saseGalile, kwakudingeka adabule eSamariya, okuyindawo amaJuda ayeyigwema. Abase-Asiriya babelinqobile iJerusalema, abakwa-Israyeli badingiselwa e-Asiriya, kwathi abezizwe balethwa kuleyo ndawo ukuze bagcine ukuthula. Kwakukhona ukuhlangana kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu nabeZizwe, okuyinto "amaJuda ahlanzekile" ayedelela.

UJesu womile, ukushisa kwasemini kwase kunamandla. Wafika emthonjeni kaJakobe ngaphandle komuzi waseSikhari, lapho amanzi ayekhishelwa khona. UJesu wahlangana nowesifazane emthonjeni wamcela ukuba amnike amanzi ukuze aqale ingxoxo naye. Ukuziphatha okunjalo kwakubhekwa njengento engafanele kumaJuda. (Johannes 4,7-9) Lokho kwakungenxa yokuthi wayengowesifazane ongumSamariya odelelekile futhi engowesifazane. Wagwenywa ngoba wayenegama elibi. Wayenabayeni abahlanu futhi ehlala nendoda futhi eyedwa endaweni yomphakathi. Amadoda nabesifazane abangahlobene babengakhulumisani ezindaweni zomphakathi.

Lena kwakuyimingcele yamasiko uJesu ayengayinakanga. Waba nomuzwa wokuthi wayenokushiyeka, futhi ubuze obungagcwali. Wabheka ukulondeka ebuhlotsheni babantu kodwa wangakutholi. Kukhona okwakushoda, kodwa wayengazi ukuthi kuyini. Wayengakutholanga ukuphelela kwakhe ezandleni zamadoda ayisithupha ahlukene futhi cishe wahlukunyezwa futhi walulazwa amanye awo. Imithetho yesehlukaniso yayivumela owesilisa ukuthi “axoshe” owesifazane ngezizathu ezingathi shu. Wenqatshwa, kodwa uJesu wathembisa ukuqeda ukoma kwakhe okungokomoya. Wamtshela ukuthi wayenguMesiya owayelindelwe. UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Uma usazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu nokuthi ungubani othi kuwe: ‘Ngiphuzise,’ ubungacela kuye, futhi ubeyokunika amanzi aphilayo. Lowo ophuza lawa manzi uyophinde ome; Kodwa lowo ophuza amanzi engimnika wona, kasoze ome phakade, kodwa amanzi engiyomnika wona ayakuba-ngumthombo wamanzi kuye ogobhozela ekuphileni okuphakade.” (Joh. 4,10, 13-14).
Ngomdlandla wabelana ngolwazi lwakhe nabantu bedolobha lakubo, futhi abaningi bakholwa kuJesu njengoMsindisi womhlaba. Waqala ukuqonda nokuba nakho lempilo entsha - ukuthi angaba kuKristu ngokugcwele. UJesu ungumthombo wamanzi aphilayo: “Abantu bami benza isono esikabili: bangishiya mina mthombo ophilayo, benza imithombo eqhekekileyo, engenakugcina amanzi.” ( Jeremiya. 2,13).
U-Anna, uGary, nowesifazane waseSamariya baphuza emthonjeni womhlaba. Amanzi avela kuwo awakwazanga ukugcwalisa isikhala empilweni yakhe. Ngisho namakholwa angabuzwa lobu buze.

Ingabe uzizwa ungenalutho noma unesizungu? Ingabe ukhona noma okuthile ekuphileni kwakho okuzama ukuvala isikhala sakho? Ingabe kukhona ukuntula injabulo nokuthula empilweni yakho? Ukusabela kukaNkulunkulu kulemizwa yokungabi nalutho kuwukugcwalisa isikhala empilweni yakho ngobukhona Bakhe. Udalelwe ukuthi ube nobudlelwane noNkulunkulu. Badalwe ukuze bajabulele umuzwa wokuba ngabangane, ukwamukelwa kanye nokwazisa okuvela kuye. Uyoqhubeka uzizwa ungaphelele njengoba uzama ukugcwalisa leso sikhala nganoma yini enye ngaphandle kokuba khona kwakhe. Ngobudlelwane obuseduze obuqhubekayo noJesu uzothola impendulo yazo zonke izinselele zempilo. Angeke akuphoxe. Igama lakho liphezu kwazo zonke izithembiso zalo eziningi. UJesu ungumuntu futhi unguNkulunkulu ngesikhathi esifanayo, futhi njenganoma yibuphi ubungane oba nabo nomunye umuntu, kuthatha isikhathi ukuba ubuhlobo buthuthuke. Lokhu kusho ukuchitha isikhathi ndawonye nokwabelana, ukulalela nokukhuluma nganoma yini efika engqondweni. “Uyigugu kangakanani, O Nkulunkulu, umusa wakho! Abantu baphephela emthunzini wamaphiko akho. Bavunyelwe ukuba bajabulele ingcebo yendlu yakho, futhi ubanike okuthile okuphuzwayo emfudlaneni wenjabulo. Ukuwe umthombo wokuphila konke; ekukhanyeni kwakho sibona ukukhanya.”—IHubo 36,9).

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