Isinyathelo esikhulu esintwini

Ngomhlaka 21. NgoJulayi 1969, usomkhathi u-Neil Armstrong washiya imoto eyisisekelo futhi wangena enyangeni. Amazwi akhe ayethi: "Kuyisinyathelo esincane kumuntu, isinyathelo esikhulu esintwini." Kwakuyisikhathi esiyingqopha-mlando saso sonke isintu - umuntu wayeqala ngqa ukuba senyangeni.

Angifuni ukuphazamisa impumelelo emangalisayo yesayensi ye-NASA, kodwa ngisazibuza: lezi zinyathelo zomlando enyangeni zisisize ngani? Amazwi ka-Armstrong asazwakala nanamuhla - njengoba enza ngaphambili, kodwa ukuhamba enyangeni kuzixazulule kanjani izinkinga zethu? Sisenezimpi, ukuchitheka kwegazi, indlala nezifo, okwandisa izinhlekelele zemvelo ngenxa yokufudumala kwembulunga yonke.

NjengomKristu, ngingasho ngokuqiniseka okugcwele ukuthi izinyathelo ezingokomlando zesikhathi sonke, ezazimelela “izinyathelo ezinkulu zesintu” kwakuyizinyathelo uJesu azithatha ethuneni lakhe eminyakeni eyizi-2000 edlule. UPawulu uchaza isidingo salezi zinyathelo ekuphileni okusha kukaJesu: “Uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukholo lwenu luyinkohliso; icala enizibeke phezu kwenu ngezono zenu lisephezu kwenu (1. AbaseKorinte 15,17).

Ngokuphambene nesenzakalo eminyakeni engu-50 edlule, imithombo yezindaba yomhlaba yayingekho, yayingekho emhlabeni wonke, ayizange iqoshwe kuthelevishini noma iqoshwe. UNkulunkulu akamdingi umuntu ukuba enze isitatimende. UJesu Kristu wavuswa ngokuthula lapho izwe lilele.

Izinyathelo zikaJesu ngempela zazingezabo bonke abantu, bonke abantu. Ukuvuka kwakhe kwamemezela ukunqotshwa kokufa. Akunakuba khona ukugxuma okukhulu esintwini njengokunqoba ukufa. Izinyathelo zakhe zaqinisekisa izingane zakhe ukuthethelelwa kwezono nokuphila okuphakade. Lezi zinyathelo njengalezo ezivusiwe zaziyisinqumo esiwujuqu kakhulu kuwo wonke umlando wesintu. Ukugxuma okukhulu esonweni nasekufeni kuya ekuphileni okuphakade. “Siyazi ukuthi emva kokuba uKristu esevusiwe kwabafileyo, ngeke aphinde afe; ukufa akusenamandla phezu kwakhe »(Roma 6,9 NGU).

Leyo ndoda eyayikwazi ukuhamba enyangeni kwaba impumelelo emangalisayo. Kodwa lapho uNkulunkulu ngoJesu efela esiphambanweni ngenxa yezono zethu kanye nathi zoni, wabe esevuka futhi wahamba ensimini, isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu esintwini kwaba.

ngu-Irene Wilson