UJesu uvukile, uyaphila

Kusukela ekuqaleni, intando kaNkulunkulu yayihlose ukuba umuntu akhethe isihlahla esizomnika ukuphila. UNkulunkulu wayefuna ukuhlangana nomoya womuntu ngoMoya wakhe oNgcwele. U-Adamu no-Eva bakulahla ukuphila noNkulunkulu ngoba bakholelwa amanga kaSathane okuthi bayoba nokuphila okungcono ngaphandle kokulunga kukaNkulunkulu. Njengenzalo ka-Adamu, sazuza njengefa kuye icala lesono. Ngaphandle kobudlelwane bomuntu siqu noNkulunkulu, sizalwa sifile ngokomoya futhi ngenxa yesono sethu, kufanele sife ekupheleni kwezimpilo zethu. Ulwazi lokuhle nokubi lusiholela endleleni yokuzibona silungile yokuzibusa ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu futhi lusiletha ekufeni. Uma sivumela uMoya oNgcwele ukuba asiqondise, sibona icala lethu kanye nemvelo yethu yesono. Umphumela uba ukuthi sidinga usizo. Lokhu kuyimfuneko yesinyathelo sethu esilandelayo:

“Sabuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe siseyizitha zakhe.” ( Roma 5,10 I-New Life Bible). UJesu wasibuyisela kuNkulunkulu ngokufa kwakhe. AmaKristu amaningi ayayeka kulokhu. Bakuthola kunzima ukuphila impilo evumelana noKristu ngoba abayiqondi ingxenye yesibili yevesi:

“Ngakho-ke, ikakhulu njengoba sesingabangane bakhe, siyosindiswa ngokuphila kukaKristu.” (Roma ) 5,10 I-New Life Bible). Kusho ukuthini ukusindiswa ngempilo kaKristu? Noma ubani ongokaKristu wabethelwa esiphambanweni, wafa futhi wangcwatshwa kanye naye futhi akasenakuzenzela lutho ngokuthanda kwakhe. UKristu wavuka kwabafileyo ukuze avuse labo abafa kanye naye. Uma ubiza impilo kaJesu ngensindiso yakho njengoba wenza ukubuyisana, kusho ukuthi uJesu usevukile empilweni entsha kuwe. Ngokholo lukaJesu, ovumelana nalo, uJesu uphila impilo Yakhe kuwe. Baye bathola ukuphila okungokomoya okusha ngaye. Ukuphila okuphakade! Abafundi bakaJesu abakwazanga ukuqonda lesi sici somoya ngaphambi kwePhentekoste, lapho uMoya oNgcwele wawungakafiki kubafundi.

UJesu uyaphila!

Kwase kusele izinsuku ezintathu uJesu alahlwe ngecala, abethelwe esiphambanweni futhi angcwatshwe. Abafundi bakhe ababili babehamba beya emzaneni othiwa i-Emawuse: “Babexoxa bodwa ngazo zonke lezi zindaba. Kwathi besakhuluma bebuzana, uJesu uqobo wasondela, wahambisana nabo. Kodwa amehlo abo ayevinjiwe ukuba bangamazi.” ( Luka 24,15-enye).

Babengalindele ukubona uJesu emgwaqeni ngoba babekholelwa ukuthi uJesu ufile! Yingakho bengakholwanga izindaba zabesifazane zokuthi uyaphila. Abafundi bakaJesu bacabanga: Lezi yizinganekwane eziwubuwula! “UJesu wathi kubo: Zizinto zini lezi enizikhulumisana ngazo endleleni na? Bama lapho, bedabukile ”(Luka 24,17). Lolu wuphawu lomuntu ovukile engakamboni. Lokhu ubuKristu obudabukisayo.

“Omunye wabo, ogama lakhe linguKleyophase, waphendula wathi kuye: “Ingabe nguwe wedwa phakathi kwezihambi eJerusalema ongakwaziyo okwenzeke khona kulezi zinsuku na? Futhi (uJesu) wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, yini na?” (Luka 24,18-19). UJesu wayengumlingiswa oyinhloko futhi uzenza umuntu ongenalwazi ukuze bamchazele:
“Kepha bathi kuye: NgoJesu waseNazaretha, obengumprofethi, enamandla ngesenzo nangezwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu bonke; njengalokho abapristi bethu abakhulu nabaphathi bamnikela ukuba agwetshwe ukufa, bambethela esiphambanweni. Thina-ke besethemba ukuthi nguye ozakuhlenga u-Israyeli; Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, namuhla wusuku lwesithathu lokhu kwenzeka” (Luka 24,19-21). Abafundi bakaJesu bakhuluma enkathini edlule. Babenethemba lokuthi uJesu wayezowasindisa ama-Israyeli. Leli themba baligqiba ngemva kokubona ukufa kukaJesu futhi bengakholelwa ekuvukeni kwakhe.

Kukusiphi isikhathi lapho uhlangana khona noJesu? Ingabe ungumuntu nje ongokomlando owaphila futhi wafa eminyakeni engaba ngu-2000 edlule? Uzizwa kanjani ngoJesu namuhla? Ingabe uhlangabezana nakho ngaso sonke isikhathi sokuphila kwakho? Noma ingabe uphila ekuqapheleni ukuthi uye wabuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kwakhe futhi ukhohlwe injongo yakhe, kungani uJesu avuswa?
UJesu waphendula abafundi ababili wathi: “UKristu bekungafanele yini ahlupheke ngalokhu futhi angene enkazimulweni yakhe? Futhi yena (uJesu) waqala ngoMose nakubo bonke abaprofethi futhi wabachazela lokho okwashiwo ngaye kuyo yonke imibhalo ” ( Luka 24,26-27). Babengazi lutho uNkulunkulu alusho kusengaphambili ngoMesiya emiBhalweni.

“Kwathi ehlezi nabo etafuleni, wathatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula wabanika. Ayesevuleka amehlo abo, bamazi; Wanyamalala kubo »(Luka 24,30-31). Bakuqaphela lokho uJesu ayekusho kubo futhi bakholwa amazwi akhe ukuthi uyisinkwa sokuphila.
Kwenye indawo siyafunda: «Ngokuba lokhu kuyisinkwa sikaNkulunkulu esivela ezulwini futhi sinika ukuphila emhlabeni. Ngakho bathi kuye: Nkosi, siphe njalo lesi sinkwa. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Oza kimi kayikulamba; futhi lowo okholwa kimi akasoze oma »(Johannes 6,33-enye).

Yilokhu okwenzekayo lapho empeleni uhlangana noJesu njengovukile. Uzothola futhi ujabulele uhlobo oluthile lwempilo, njengoba nje abafundi ngokwabo bake babhekana nakho: “Bathi omunye komunye: Izinhliziyo zethu bezingavuthi yini kithi, ngokuba wakhuluma kithi endleleni, wasivulela imibhalo na? (Luka 24,32). Lapho uhlangana noJesu empilweni yakho, inhliziyo yakho iqala ukuvutha. Ukuba ebukhoneni bukaJesu kungukuphila! UJesu okhona futhi ophilayo uletha injabulo kanye naye. Abafundi bakhe bafunda lokhu ndawonye ngemva kwesikhashana: “Kepha njengoba bengenakukholwa ngenxa yentokozo futhi bamangala” ( Luka 24,41). Babejabule ngani? Mayelana noJesu ovukile!
Kamuva uPetru wayichaza kanjani le njabulo? “Animbonanga kodwa niyamthanda; manje niyakholwa kuye, nakuba ningamboni; kodwa niyothokoza ngentokozo engakhulumekiyo nenkazimulo, lapho nifinyelela umgomo wokukholwa kwenu, okuyinjabulo yemiphefumulo »(1. UPetrus 1,8-9). UPetru wathola le njabulo engachazeki nekhazimulayo lapho ehlangana noJesu ovusiwe.

“Kepha yena, uJesu wathi kubo: “Yilawa amazwi ami engawasho kini ngisenani: Kumele kugcwaliseke konke okulotshwe ngami emthethweni kaMose, nakubaprofethi nasemahubweni. Ngemva kwalokho wabenza bazwisisa ukuthi babezwisisa iMibhalo.” ( Luk4,44-45). Yayiyini inkinga? Ukuqonda kwakho kube yinkinga!
“Kwathi esevukile kwabafileyo, abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi wayekushilo lokho, bakholwa yimibhalo nezwi uJesu alikhulumayo.” ( Joh. 2,22). Abafundi bakaJesu abagcinanga ngokukholelwa amazwi emiBhalo, futhi bakholelwa kulokho uJesu abatshela kona. Baqaphela ukuthi iBhayibheli leTestamente Elidala laliyisithunzi sekusasa. UJesu uyingqikithi yeqiniso neqiniso lemiBhalo. Amazwi kaJesu abanikeza ukuqonda okusha nenjabulo.

Ethuma abafundi

Ngesikhathi uJesu esaphila, wathumela abafundi bakhe ukuba bayoshumayela. Yisiphi isigijimi abasishumayela kubantu? “Baphuma bashumayela ukuba abantu baphenduke, bakhiphe amademoni amaningi, bagcoba abagulayo abaningi ngamafutha, babaphulukise.” ( Marku 6,12-13). Abafundi bashumayeza abantu ukuthi baphenduke. Ingabe abantu kufanele baphenduke endleleni yabo yokucabanga yakudala? Yebo! Kodwa ingabe lokho kwanele lapho abantu bephenduka futhi bengazi lutho olunye? Cha, lokho akwanele! Kungani bengatshelanga abantu ngokuthethelelwa kwezono? Ngoba babengazi lutho ngokubuyisana kukaNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu.

«Khona wabaqondisa ukuthi babeyiqonda imibhalo, futhi wathi kubo, Kulotshiwe ukuthi uKristu uyohlupheka futhi avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu; nokuthi ukuphenduka kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe kube-khona ukuthethelelwa kwezono phakathi kwabantu bonke” (Luka 24,45-47). Ngokuhlangana noJesu ophilayo, abafundi bathola ukuqonda okusha ngovukileyo nomyalezo omusha, ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu kwabo bonke abantu.
“Yazini ukuthi anihlengwa ngesiliva elibhubhayo noma ngegolide ekuhambeni kwenu okuyize ngokwendlela yawoyise, kodwa ngegazi eliyigugu likaKristu njengeWundlu elingenacala nelingenacala” (1. UPetrus 1,18-enye).

UPetru, owazama ukugwema ukuchitheka kwegazi eGolgotha, wabhala la mazwi phansi. Insindiso ayinakuzuzwa noma ithengwe. UNkulunkulu wenza ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu ngokufa kweNdodana yakhe. Lokhu kuyisidingo sokuphila okuphakade noNkulunkulu.

"Khona-ke uJesu waphinda wathi kubo: Ukuthula makube kini! Njengoba uBaba engithumile, nami ngiyanithuma. Eseshilo lokho wabaphephetha, wathi kubo: Thathani uMoya oNgcwele! ( Johane 20,21:22 )

UNkulunkulu waphefumulela u-Adamu umoya wokuphila ekhaleni lakhe ensimini yase-Edene, waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo. “Njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Umuntu wokuqala u-Adamu waba-ngumuntu ophilayo, u-Adamu wokugcina waba umoya ophilisayo.”1. AbaseKorinte 15,45).

UMoya oNgcwele uvusa labo abazelwe ekufeni komoya ekuphileni ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu. Abafundi bakaJesu babengakaphili ngokomoya ngalesi sikhathi.

“Kwathi esenabo esidlweni, wabayala ukuba bangasuki eJerusalema, kodwa balinde isithembiso sikaBaba enasizwa kimi; ngokuba uJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli lezi zinsuku.” 1,4-enye).
Abafundi bakaJesu babezobhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele ngePhentekoste. Lokhu ukuzalwa kabusha nokuvuka ekufeni komoya kanye nesizathu esenza u-Adamu wesibili, uJesu, eze emhlabeni ukuzokwenza lokhu.
UPetru wazalwa kanjani futhi nini? “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, osizele kabusha ngomusa wakhe omkhulu, sibe nethemba eliphilayo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kwabafileyo.”1. UPetrus 1,3). UPetru wazalwa kabusha ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu.

UJesu weza emhlabeni ukuzovusa abantu. UJesu wabuyisana nabantu noNkulunkulu ngokufa kwakhe futhi wanikela ngomzimba wakhe ngenxa yethu. UNkulunkulu usinike impilo entsha ukuze aphile kithi. NgePhentekoste, uJesu weza ngoMoya oNgcwele ezinhliziyweni zalabo ababekholwa amazwi kaJesu. Laba bayazi, ngobufakazi bukaMoya oNgcwele, ukuthi uhlala kubo. Wamenza waphila ngokomoya! Ubanika ukuphila kwakhe, ukuphila kukaNkulunkulu, ukuphila okuphakade.
“Kepha uma uMoya walowo owavusa uJesu kwabafileyo ehlala kini, yena owavusa uKristu kwabafileyo uyakuphilisa nemizimba yenu efayo ngomoya wakhe ohlala kini.” 8,11). UJesu futhi ukunika umyalo: Njengoba uBaba engithumile, nami ngiyanithuma (ngokukaJohane 17,18).

Siwathola kanjani amandla emthonjeni wokuphila ongapheli? UJesu wavuswa ukuba ahlale kuwe futhi asebenze kuwe. Yikuphi ukugunyazwa omnika kona futhi umnikeze? Ingabe uyamnika uJesu igunya lokubusa ingqondo yakho, imizwa yakho, imicabango yakho, intando yakho, zonke izinto onazo, isikhathi sakho, yonke imisebenzi yakho kanye nakho konke ukuphila kwakho? Abanye abantu bazokwazi ukukubona ekuziphatheni nasekuziphatheni kwakho.

“Kholwani yimi ukuthi ngikuBaba, noBaba ukimi; uma kungenjalo, kholwani ngenxa yemisebenzi. Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwa yimi naye uyakwenza imisebenzi engiyenzayo, nemikhulu kunalena uyakuyenza; ngokuba mina ngiya kuBaba” (Johane 14,11-enye).

Vumela uMoya kaNkulunkulu usebenze ngaphakathi kuwe ukuze uvume ngokuzithoba kunoma yisiphi isimo ukuthi nguwe ongakwazi ukwenza lutho ngokwakho. Yenza ngokwazi nangokuthemba ukuthi uJesu, ohlala kuwe, angakwenza futhi uzokwenza konke ngawe. Tshela uJesu konke futhi nganoma isiphi isikhathi ukuthi kufanele enzeni nawe ngamazwi nangemisebenzi ngokwentando yakhe.
UDavide wazibuza: “Uyini umuntu ukuba umkhumbule, nengane yomuntu ukuba umnakekele? Wamenza waba phansi kancane kunoNkulunkulu, wamthwesa umqhele wodumo nodumo.” ( IHubo 8,5-6). Lowo ngumuntu ngobumsulwa bakhe esimweni sakhe esijwayelekile. UbuKristu yisimo esijwayelekile sawo wonke umuntu.

Bonga uNkulunkulu kaninginingi ngokuthi uhlala kuwe nokuthi uvunyelwe ukumvumela ukuthi akugcwalise. Ngokubonga kwakho, leli qiniso elibalulekile liyakhula kuwe!

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