Amagama anencazelo

Kwakushubile ekuseni phambi kwesihlalo sombusi ongumRoma eJerusalema. Ingxenye yabantu bakwa-Israyeli yajabula futhi yajatshuliswa abaphathi babo ukuba bafune ngokuzwakalayo ukuthi uJesu abethelwe esiphambanweni. Lesi sijeziso esinonya, esasingakhishwa kuphela ngenxa yecala elibhekiswe kuziphathimandla zombuso ngokomthetho wamaRoma, sasingayalelwa kuphela umhedeni, uPontius Pilatu, owayezondwa amaJuda.

Manje uJesu wema phambi kwakhe futhi kwadingeka aphendule imibuzo yakhe. UPontiyu Pilatu wayazi ukuthi izikhulu zabantu zazimnikele kuye ngomona omsulwa futhi wayenamazwi omkakhe ezindlebeni zakhe ukuthi akufanele ahlanganise lutho nale ndoda elungile. UJesu akazange aphendule emibuzweni yakhe eminingi.
UPilatu wayazi indlela uJesu amukelwa ngayo ngokunqoba emzini ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambili. Noma kunjalo, wazama ukugwema iqiniso nobulungisa ngoba wayengenaso isibindi sokumelela izinkolelo zakhe futhi akhulule uJesu. UPilatu wathatha amanzi wageza izandla zakhe phambi kwesixuku wathi: “Anginacala egazini lalo muntu; uyabuka!" Ngakho bobabili abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabo bonke abeZizwe babenecala ngokufa kukaJesu.

UPilatu wabuza uJesu, wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na? Lapho ethola impendulo: “Usho lokho ngokwakho, noma abanye abantu bakutshele ngami na?” UPilatu waphendula: “Ingabe ngingumJuda? Abantu bakho nabapristi abakhulu bakunikele kimi. Wenzeni?" UJesu waphendula: “Umbuso wami awusiwo owaleli zwe, uma izinceku zami bezizawulwela. UPilatu wabuye wabuza: “Pho, useyinkosi na? UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uthi ngiyinkosi (Johane 1).8,28-19,16).

Lawa kanye namagama alandelayo angamagama anencazelo. Ukuphila nokufa kukaJesu kwakuxhomeke kukho. INkosi yawo wonke amakhosi yanikela ngokuphila kwayo ngenxa yaso sonke isintu. UJesu wafa wabuye wavuka ngenxa yabo bonke abantu futhi unikeza ukuphila okuphakade okusha kubo bonke abakholwa kuye. UJesu ukhulume inkazimulo yakhe yobuNkulunkulu, amandla akhe nobukhosi bakhe, ukukhanya kwakhe nezinto zakhe futhi usefana nathi bantu, kodwa engenasono. Ngokufa kwakhe, wathatha amandla kanye namandla esono futhi ngalokho wasibuyisana noBaba waseZulwini. NjengeNkosi evukile, wasiphefumulela ukuphila kukamoya ukuze sibe munye naye noBaba ngoMoya oNgcwele. UJesu uyiNkosi yethu ngempela. Uthando lwakhe luyisizathu sokusindiswa kwethu. Kuyintando yakhe ukuthi siphile naye phakade embusweni nasenkazimulweni yakhe. La mazwi anengqondo kangangokuthi angathinta ukuphila kwethu konke. Othandweni lweNkosi evukile, uJesu.

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