UKristu uvukile

Ukholo lobuKristu lumi noma liwe ngokuvuka kukaJesu. “Kepha uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukukholwa kwenu kuyize, nisesezonweni zenu; khona-ke nalabo asebalala bekuKristu bayabhubha” (1. AbaseKorinte 15,17). Ukuvuka kukaJesu Kristu akuyona nje imfundiso okufanele ivikelwe, kufanele yenze umehluko ongokoqobo ekuphileni kwethu kobuKristu. Kungenzeka kanjani lokho?

Ukuvuka kukaJesu kusho ukuthi ungamethemba ngokuphelele. UJesu wabikezela kubafundi bakhe ukuthi wayeyobethelwa, afe futhi avuswe. “Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi umelwe ukuya eJerusalema, ahlushwe kakhulu. Uyobulawa ngamalunga, nabapristi abakhulu, nababhali, abuye avuke ngosuku lwesithathu” (NgokukaMathewu 1)6,21). Uma uJesu akhuluma iqiniso ngalesi simangaliso esikhulu kunazo zonke, kubonisa ukuthi singaqiniseka ngokuthi unokwethenjelwa ezintweni zonke.

Ukuvuka kukaJesu kusho ukuthi zonke izono zethu zithethelelwe. Ukufa kukaJesu kwamenyezelwa lapho umpristi omkhulu eya endaweni engcwelengcwele kanye ngonyaka ngoSuku Lokuhlawulela ukuze anikele ngomnikelo wesono. Isikhathi lapho umpristi omkhulu engena endaweni engcwele engcwele ama-Israyeli ayebhekwe ngesithakazelo esikhulu: wayezobuya noma cha? Yeka injabulo eyaba khona lapho ephuma eNgcwelengcwele futhi esho intethelelo kaNkulunkulu ngoba umnikelo wamukelwa omunye unyaka! Abafundi bakaJesu babethemba uMhlengi: «Kepha thina besethemba ukuthi nguye obeyakuhlenga u-Israyeli. Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, namuhla kulusuku lwesithathu lokhu kwenzekile.” ( Luka 2 Kor4,21).

UJesu wangcwatshwa ngemva kwedwala elikhulu futhi okwezinsuku ezimbalwa kwakungekho sibonakaliso sokuthi wayezophinde avele. Kodwa ngosuku lwesithathu uJesu wavuka. Njengoba nje ukubonakala kompristi ophakeme ngemva kwesihenqo kwabonisa ukuthi umhlatshelo wakhe wawamukelekile, kanjalo ukuvela kukaJesu kabusha ekuvukeni kwakhe kwafakazela ukuthi umhlatshelo wakhe wezono zethu wawemukelwe uNkulunkulu.

Ukuvuka kukaJesu kusho ukuthi impilo entsha ingenzeka. Impilo yobuKristu ingaphezu kokukholelwa ezintweni ezithile ngoJesu, iwukuhlanganyela kuye. Indlela kaPawuli ayintandokazi yokuchaza ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba umKristu ukukusho “kuKristu”. Lenkulumo isho ukuthi sihlanganiswe noKristu ngokukholwa, uMoya kaKristu uhlala kithi futhi zonke izinsiza zawo zingezethu. Ngoba uKristu uvukile, siphila Kuye, sincike ebukhoneni Bakhe obuphilayo, siphuma ebunyeni bethu Naye.
Ukuvuka kukaJesu kusho ukuthi isitha sokugcina, ukufa uqobo, sinqotshiwe. UJesu waqeda amandla okufa kwaba kanye: “UNkulunkulu wamvusa futhi wamkhulula osizini lokufa, ngoba kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba ukufa kumbamba” (IzE. 2,24). Ngenxa yalokho, “Njengoba ku-Adamu bonke bayafa, kanjalo kuKristu bonke bayokwenziwa baphile” (1. AbaseKorinte 15,22). Akumangalisi ukuthi uPetru wayengabhala: “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, owabuye wasizala kabusha ngokwesihawu sakhe esikhulu ethembeni eliphilayo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo, elidleni elingabhubhiyo nelingangcolile nelingabuni. , eligcinelwe nina ezulwini” (1. UPetrus 1,3-enye).

Ngoba uJesu wabeka phansi ukuphila kwakhe futhi wakuthatha, ngoba uKristu wavuka futhi ithuna lalingenalutho, manje siphila Kuye, sincike ebukhoneni Bakhe obuphilayo, siphuma ebunyeni bethu Naye.

nguBarry Robinson