Ukuhehwa kwengcebo

Omunye umagazini ubike ukuthi inani elandayo labantu lithola injongo nenjongo ezimpilweni zabo kumantra "Ngiyathenga, yingakho ngikhona". Uzokubona lokhu kuphazamiseka okuhlekisayo kumusho owaziwa kakhulu wefilosofi: "Ngicabanga ukuthi yingakho ngikhona". Kepha isiko lethu eligxile ekusebenziseni akudingi impahla ethe xaxa. Okudingwa yisiko lethu yiqiniso levangeli, okungukuzibonakalisa kukaNkulunkulu: Nginguye enginguye; yingakho ulapha! Njengabantu abaningi namuhla, le nsizwa ecebile yazikhomba eVangelini likaMarko ngezimpahla zayo nengcebo yayo. Wakhohliswa emcabangweni wakhe futhi wacabanga ukuthi inhlalakahle yakhe lapha futhi manje ivikelekile ngengcebo yakhe yempilo nokuphila okuphakade kuqinisekiswa yimisebenzi yakhe emihle.

Indoda ecebile yabuza uJesu ukuthi yini okwakumelwe yenze ukuze izuze ifa lokuphila okuphakade. “Kushoda into eyodwa kuwe. Hamba uye khona, uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze ungilandele. (UMarkus 10,21). UJesu waphendula umbuzo wakhe ngokumtshela ukuba alahle uthando lwezinto zakhe futhi esikhundleni salokho agcwalise inhliziyo yakhe ngokulambela ukulunga. Impendulo kaJesu yayingekhona ngokuthi indoda ecebile yayingayenzelani uJesu, kodwa ukuthi yini uJesu ayengayenzela yona. UJesu wacela lendoda ukuba iyeke ukuthembela ezintweni ezibonakalayo, inkohliso yokuthi yayingakwazi ukulawula ukuphila kwayo siqu, izinikezele kuNkulunkulu futhi ithembele ekulondekeni kukaNkulunkulu. UJesu wabekela indoda inselele yokwamukela ingcebo yaphakade ngomusa kaNkulunkulu kanye nesiqinisekiso esiphelele sokuphila okuphakade esisekelwe ekulungeni kukaJesu. UJesu wathembisa indoda ecebile ukuba ibe omunye wabafundi bayo. Nasi isicelo esivela kuMesiya sokuhamba naye, sihlale naye, futhi ahambe naye nsuku zonke, isisekelo esiseduze. Indoda ecebile ayizange idelele isithembiso sikaJesu noma isenqabe ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Inguqulo iphawula ukuthi isicebi sashaqeka futhi sahamba sidabukile, sinezinhlungu ezisobala. Walizwa iqiniso lokuxilongwa kukaJesu, kodwa akakwazanga ukwamukela ukwelashwa ayenikezwa.

Khumbula ukuthi umbusi osemusha ocebile ekuqaleni wawajabulela amazwi kaJesu. Wayeqiniseka ngoba wayelalela uNkulunkulu, egcine imiyalo yakhe “kusukela ebusheni bakhe” ( ivesi 20 ). UJesu akamphendulanga ngokuphelelwa yisineke noma ngokubhuqa, kodwa ngothando: “UJesu wambheka wamthanda” (ivesi 21). Ngenxa yobubele bangempela, uJesu wasibona ngokushesha isithiyo esasivimbe ubuhlobo balo muntu noNkulunkulu—ukuthanda izinto zakhe ezingokwenyama nokholo lokuthi ukulalela kwakhe kwakungayifanelekela ukuphila okuphakade.

Kubukeka sengathi umcebo wale ndoda usuyithathile. Indoda ecebile yayinombono ofanayo ngempilo yayo yezikamoya. Usebenze ngaphansi komqondo ongamanga wokuthi imisebenzi yakhe emihle izobophezela uNkulunkulu ukuba amnike impilo engunaphakade. Ngakho-ke kufanele uzibuze: «Ngubani noma yini elawula impilo yami?»

Siphila esikweni eligxile kubathengi ngakolunye uhlangothi elikhokha ngomlomo inkululeko nenkululeko. Ngasikhathi sinye, nokho, kusenza sithande ukuzibandakanya nesibopho esigcina sigqilaziwe sokuthenga, sokufanelekela nokuba nezinto, nokukhuphuka emazingeni okuphumelela kwezenhlalo nakwezomnotho. Siphinde sibhekane nenkambiso yenkolo egcizelela imisebenzi emihle njengokhiye wensindiso, noma okungenani ithi imisebenzi emihle idlala indima ebalulekile ekutheni siyayifanelekela yini insindiso.
Kuyadabukisa ukuthi amanye amaKristu alahlekelwa umbono wokuthi uKristu usiholelaphi nokuthi ekugcineni siyofika kanjani lapho. UJesu wabonisa ikusasa lethu elilondekile lapho ethi kubafundi bakhe: “Kholwani kuNkulunkulu futhi nikholwe kimi. Maningi amafulethi emzini kababa. Uma bekungenjalo, bengiyothi kini: Ngiya ukunilungisela indawo na? Futhi nxa sengiyonilungisela indawo, ngobuye ngize, nginibuyisele kimi, ukuze nibe lapho ngikhona. Futhi lapho ngiya khona niyayazi indlela” (Johane 14,1-4). Abafundi babeyazi indlela.

Zikhumbuze ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguye futhi ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu uyakuthanda futhi uyakuxolela. UJesu ngomusa wakhe ukunikeza yonke ingcebo yombuso wakhe. Uyisisekelo sakho konke okukholwayo, ungumthombo wensindiso yakho. Phendula kuye ngokubonga nothando, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho nangawo onke amandla akho.

nguJoseph Tkach