Yiba nokuphila okuphakade

Ngolunye usuku oluhle lwasentwasahlobo, uJesu wakhuluma nabantu endaweni eseduze noLwandle LwaseGalile futhi welapha abaningi abagulayo. Kwathi sekuhlwile uJesu wathi kuFiliphu, omunye wabafundi bakhe: Singasithenga ngaphi isinkwa ukuze badle? (Johane 6,5). Babengenayo imali eyanele ukunikeza wonke umuntu isinkwa esincane. Ingane yayinezinkwa zebhali eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzi ezimbili, kodwa lapho ezanele amadoda angaba ngu-5000 kanye namakhosikazi awo nabantwana.

UJesu wayala abantu ukuba balale ngamaqembu otshanini. Wathatha isinkwa, wabheka phezulu ezulwini, wabonga, wanika abafundi. Badlulisa izinkwa nezinhlanzi kubantu. Ukuphindaphindeka okuyisimangaliso kwenzeka ngokusatshalaliswa kokudla. Lapho sebesuthi, abafundi babutha izinkwa eziningi kunakuqala.

Abantu bamangala lapho bebona lesi sibonakaliso, bathi: “Ngempela lo ungumprofethi obezakuza ezweni.” ( Joh. 6,14). UJesu wananzelela ukuthi babefuna ukumbeka inkosi, wasuka wahamba eyedwa. Ngakusasa ekuseni abantu bafuna uJesu futhi bamthola ogwini lolwandle eKapernawume. UJesu wabasola ngokuthi babengamfuni ngenxa yesimangaliso, kodwa ngoba babedle isinkwa nezinhlanzi ezanele futhi basutha. Nokho, uJesu wayekhathalela okungaphezu nje kokupha abantu ukudla. Wabaxwayisa: ‘Kunokuba niphishekele ukudla okuphelayo kuphela, funani ukudla okuhlala njalo okuletha ukuphila okuphakade. INdodana yomuntu izoninika lokhu kudla, ngoba uNkulunkulu uBaba uyimisile njengoMbusi wayo.” (Joh 6,27 NGU).

Abantu bambuza ukuthi yini okufanele bayenze ukuze bajabulise uNkulunkulu? Wathi: “Lokhu kungumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ukuba nikholwe kuye amthumileyo.” (Joh 6,29).

UNkulunkulu uzama ukukutshelani ngalendaba? Yena ngokwakhe uyaninika ukholo kuJesu, isithunywa sikaNkulunkulu. Lokho kusho ukuthi uvumelana noJesu ukuthi ufuna ukukunika ukuphila okuphakade. Uma udla uJesu njengokudla kweqiniso negazi lakhe njengesiphuzo sangempela, isikhumbuzo sokuthethelelwa kwezono zakho, uthola ukuphila okuphakade. UJesu ukutshela mathupha ukuthi uyisinkwa sokuphila futhi ngeke uphinde ulambe futhi ngeke uphinde wome. “Okholwa yilokhu unokuphila okuphakade” (Joh 6,47).

Kungakho ngijabula ukukunika ngokomfanekiso isinkwa sokuphila ngalemicabango namuhla. Othandweni lukaJesu

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