Ukukhanya kwangempela

Ngabe ukukhanya kwezibani ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi kungaba yini ngaphandle kokukhanyisa? Izimakethe zikaKhisimusi ziningi kakhulu emkhathini kusihlwa, lapho izibani eziningi zisakaza isimo sengqondo sikaKhisimusi sothando. Ngezibani eziningi kangaka, kulula ukuphuthelwa ukukhanya kwangempela okwakukhanya ngoSuku LukaKhisimusi. “Kuye (uJesu) kwakukhona ukuphila, futhi ukuphila kwakuwukukhanya kwabantu.” ( Joh 1,4).

Ezinsukwini lapho uJesu ezalwa eBhetlehema eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-2000  edlule, kwakunexhegu elithile elikhonza uNkulunkulu okuthiwa uSimeyoni eJerusalema. UMoya oNgcwele wayembulele uSimeyoni ukuthi wayengeke afe engakamboni uKristu weNkosi. Ngolunye usuku, uMoya waholela uSimeyoni egcekeni lethempeli, ngalo kanye usuku abazali bakaJesu abaletha ngalo umntwana ukuze agcwalise izimfuneko zeTorah. Lapho uSimeyoni ebona umntwana, wathatha uJesu wamgona futhi wadumisa uNkulunkulu ngala mazwi: “Nkosi, manje uyiyeke ihambe inceku yakho ngokuthula, njengokusho kwakho; ngokuba amehlo ami abone uMsindisi wakho, insindiso oyilungisileyo phambi kwabantu bonke, ukukhanya kokukhanyisela abezizwe nokudumisa kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli.” 2,29-enye).

Ukukhanya kwabezizwe

USimeyoni wadumisa uNkulunkulu ngalokho ababhali, abaFarisi, abapristi abakhulu nabafundisi bomthetho ababengakuqondi. UMesiya ka-Israyeli akazelanga nje kuphela ukusindisa u-Israyeli kodwa futhi nokusindiswa kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba. U-Isaya waprofetha kudala ngaphambili: “Mina, Jehova, ngikubizile ekulungeni futhi ngikubambe ngesandla. Ngakudala ngakwenza isivumelwano sabantu, sokukhanya kwabezizwe, ukuba uvule amehlo ezimpumputhe futhi ukhiphe iziboshwa ejele nabahlezi ebumnyameni uphume etilongweni ” ( Isaya 4 )2,6-enye).

UJesu: U-Israyeli omusha

Ama-Israyeli angabantu bakaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu wayebabizile baphuma ezizweni futhi wabahlukanisa ngesivumelwano njengabantu Bakhe abakhethekile. Lokhu akakwenzelanga bona kuphela, kodwa nokusindisa izizwe zonke. “Akwanele ukuba ube yinceku yami ukumisa izizwe zakwaJakobe, ubuyise abantu bakwa-Israyeli abahlakazekile, kepha ngikwenze ukukhanya kwezizwe, ukuze insindiso yami ifinyelele emikhawulweni yomhlaba. (Isaya 4.)9,6).

U-Israyeli kwakufanele abe ukukhanya kwabeZizwe, kodwa ukukhanya kwabo kwacisha. Babehlulekile ukugcina isivumelwano. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uhlala ethembekile esivumelwaneni sakhe kungakhathaliseki ukungakholwa kwabantu bakhe besivumelwano. "Yini manje? Uma abanye bengathembekile, ukungathembeki kwabo kwenza ize ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu na? Akube njalo! Kunalokho, kusenjalo: UNkulunkulu uqinisile futhi bonke abantu banamanga; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Ukuze nibe neqiniso emazwini enu futhi ninqobe lapho nilungile” (Roma 3,3-enye).

Ngakho ekugcwalisekeni kwezikhathi uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe siqu ukuba ibe ukukhanya kwezwe. WayengumIsrayeli ophelele owagcina isivumelwano ngokuphelele njengoIsrayeli omusha. “Njengokuba ukulahlwa kwehlela phezu kwabantu bonke ngesono saKhe, kanjalo ukulungisiswa kweza kubo bonke abantu ngokulunga kwaLowo okuholela ekuphileni. (AmaRoma 5,18).

NjengoMesiya owayeprofethiwe, ummeleli ophelele wabantu besivumelwano nokukhanya kweqiniso kwabeZizwe, uJesu wakhulula kokubili uIsrayeli nezizwe esonweni futhi wabenza babuyisana noNkulunkulu. Ngokukholelwa kuJesu Kristu, ngokwethembeka kuye futhi uzihlanganise naye, uba ilungu lomphakathi wesivumelwano esithembekile, abantu bakaNkulunkulu. “Ngoba nguNkulunkulu oyedwa olungisisa abaJuda ngokukholwa, nabezizwe ngokholo” (Roma 3,30).

Ukulunga kukristu

Asikwazi ukwenza ukulunga okuvela kithina sodwa. Kuphela uma sifakwa noKristu uMhlengi lapho silungile. Siyizoni, asilungile kithi ngokwethu ukwedlula u-Israyeli. Kuphela lapho siqaphela ukuthi sinesono futhi sibeka ukholo lwethu kuLowo uNkulunkulu athi ngaye ababi balungile lapho singabhekwa njengabalungile ngenxa yakhe. “Bonke bayizoni futhi bantula inkazimulo okufanele babe nayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi balungisiswa ngaphandle kokufaneleka ngomusa wakhe ngokuhlengwa okwenziwa ngoKristu Jesu.” 3,23-enye).

Bonke badinga umusa kaNkulunkulu njengoba nje nabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Bonke abanokholo lukaKristu, abeZizwe kanye namaJuda, basindiswa kuphela ngoba uNkulunkulu uthembekile futhi muhle, hhayi ngoba siye sathembeka noma ngenxa yokuthi sithole indlela ethile eyimfihlo noma imfundiso elungile. “Wasikhulula emandleni obumnyama futhi wasibeka embusweni weNdodana yakhe ethandekayo.” ( Kolose 1,13).

Thembela ku jesu

Ngendlela elula ngayo, kunzima ukuthemba uJesu. Ukuthembela kuJesu kusho ukubeka impilo yami ezandleni zikaJesu. Ukunikeza ukulawula impilo yami. Singathanda ukulawula impilo yethu. Sithanda ukulawula ukuzenzela izinqumo zethu nokwenza izinto ngendlela yethu.

UNkulunkulu unecebo lesikhathi eside lokukhululwa kwethu nokuvikeleka, kodwa futhi necebo lesikhashana. Asikwazi ukuthola izithelo zezinhlelo zakhe uma singagxilile okholweni. Ezinye izinhloko zombuso zizibophezele ngokuqinile emandleni ezempi. Abanye abantu babambelela ekuvikelekeni kwabo kwezezimali, ebuqothweni babo, noma edumeleni labo. Abanye bagxilile ekhonweni noma emandleni abo, ekuhlakanipheni, ekuziphatheni kwebhizinisi, noma ekuhlakanipheni. Azikho kulezi zinto ezimbi ngokwemvelo noma ezinesono. Njengabantu, sithambekele ekuthembeni kwethu, emandleni, nasekuzinikeleni kubo kunokuba ngumthombo wokuphepha nokuthula.

Hamba ngokuzithoba

Lapho sibeka izinkinga zethu kuNkulunkulu futhi sithembela ekunakekeleni kwakhe, ekulungiseleleni, nasekusikhululeni kanye nezinyathelo ezinhle esizithathayo ekubhekaneni nazo, uthembisa ukuba nathi. UJakobe wabhala: “Zithobeni phambi kweNkosi, khona iyoniphakamisa.” (Jakobe 4,10).

UNkulunkulu usibiza ukuthi sibeke eceleni impi yethu yempilo yonke, sizivikele, sizondle, sigcine izinto zethu, sivikele udumo lwethu, sandise izimpilo zethu. UNkulunkulu ungumhlinzeki wethu, umvikeli wethu, ithemba lethu nesiphetho sethu.

Inkohliso yokuthi singabamba ukuphila kwethu kufanele kuvezwe ekukhanyeni, ukukhanya kukaJesu: «Mina ngiwukukhanya kwezwe. Ongilandelayo ngeke ahambe ebumnyameni, kodwa uyoba nokukhanya kokuphila.” (Joh 8,12).

Khona-ke singavuswa kuye futhi sibe yilokho esiyikho ngempela, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abayigugu abasindisayo futhi abasizayo, izimpi zabo azilwayo, ezidambisa ukwesaba kwabo, ababuhlungu ahlanganyela nabo, abakusasa labo aliqinisekisayo futhi abalondoloza idumela labo. “Kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni njengalokhu yena esekukhanyeni, sinenhlanganyelo omunye nomunye, negazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula ezonweni zonke.”1. UJohannes 1,7). 

Uma sidela konke, sizonqoba yonke into. Lapho siguqa, siyasukuma. Ekulahleni kwethu inkohliso yokulawula komuntu siqu, sembethe yonke inkazimulo nobukhazikhazi nengcebo yombuso wasezulwini, waphakade. UPetru uyabhala: “Phonsani zonke izinkathazo zenu phezu kwakhe; ngoba uyakukhathalela (1. UPetrus 5,7).

Uhlushwa yini? Izono zakho ezifihliwe? Ubuhlungu obungabekezeleleki? Inhlekelele yezezimali engenakunqotshwa? Isifo esibuhlungu? Ukulahlekelwa okungacabangi? Isimo esingenakwenzeka lapho ungenakukwazi ngokuphelele ukwenza okuthile? Ubudlelwano obuyinhlekelele nobubuhlungu? Izinsolo zamanga ezingelona iqiniso? UNkulunkulu uthumele iNdodana yakhe, futhi ngeNdodana yakhe usibamba izandla futhi asiphakamise futhi alethe ukukhanya kwenkazimulo yakhe ebunzimeni obumnyama nobubuhlungu esibhekene nabo. Noma sihamba esiGodini Samathunzi Okufa, asesabi ngoba Unathi.

UNkulunkulu usinike isibonakaliso sokuthi insindiso yakhe iqinisekile: «Futhi ingelosi yathi kubo: Ningesabi! Bhekani, nginibikela izindaba ezinhle zokuthokoza okukhulu okuyakuba kubantu bonke; ngokuba nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi, oyiNkosi uKristu, emzini kaDavide” (Luka 2,10-enye).

Yonke indawo lapho ubheka khona lesi sikhathi sonyaka kukhona ukukhanya okuhlobisa, izibani ezimhlophe, ezinemibala noma amakhandlela akhanyayo. Lezi zibani ezibonakalayo, ukukhanya kwazo okufiphele, kungakulethela injabulo enkulu okwesikhashana. Kodwa ukukhanya kweqiniso okuthembisa insindiso futhi okukukhanyisa ngaphakathi nguJesu, uMesiya, owafika kithi kulomhlaba futhi oza kuwe uqobo namuhla ngoMoya oNgcwele. “Lokho kwakungukukhanya okuqinisileyo okukhanyisa bonke abantu abeza kuleli zwe.” (Joh 1,9).

nguMike Feazell