UJesu weza kubo bonke abantu

Kuyasiza kakhulu ukufunda imibhalo ngokuseduze. UJesu wenza isibonakaliso esinamandla futhi esihlanganisa konke ngesikhathi exoxa noNikodemu, isazi esivelele nombusi wamaJuda. “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.” ( Joh. 3,16).

UJesu noNikodemu bahlangana ngokulingana - kusuka kuthisha kuya kuthisha. Impikiswano kaJesu yokuthi ukuzalwa kwesibili kwakudingeka ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu yamangaza uNikodemu. Le ngxoxo ibibalulekile ngoba uJesu, njengomJuda, kwakudingeka abhekane namanye amaJuda futhi, njengakulesi simo, ikakhulukazi ababusi abanethonya.

Ake sibone ukuthi kwenzekani ngokulandelayo. Ngokulandelayo kuba nokuhlangana nowesifazane emthonjeni kaJakobe eSikhari. Wayeshade kahlanu futhi manje wayeseshade kabi nendoda, okwamenza waba yisihloko sokuqala sezingxoxo phakathi kwabantu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayengumSamariya futhi ngenxa yalokho wayengowesizwe amaJuda asibukela phansi futhi asigwema. Kungani uJesu, urabi, aba nengxoxo nowesifazane wabo bonke abantu, okwakungajwayelekile, futhi nowesifazane ongumSamariya kubo bonke abantu? Orabi abahlonishwayo abakwenzanga lokho.

Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, uJesu azichitha phakathi kwabo ngokucela kwamaSamariya, yena nabafundi bakhe badlulela eKhana laseGalile. Lapho, uJesu welapha indodana yesikhulu sasebukhosini, athi kuso: "Hamba, indodana yakho iyaphila!" Lesi sikhulu, ngokuqinisekile isicebi esasicebile, sasisebenza esigodlweni seNkosi uHerode, futhi sasingahle sibe ngumJuda noma umhedeni. Ngayo yonke imali ayenayo, wehluleka ukusindisa indodana yakhe eyayisifa. UJesu wayeyithemba lakhe lokugcina futhi elihle kakhulu.

Ngesikhathi ehlala emhlabeni, kwakungeyona indlela kaJesu yokwenza isitatimende esinamandla ngothando lukaNkulunkulu ngabo bonke abantu ebe esesemuva. Uthando lukaYise lwabonakaliswa emphakathini ngempilo nokuhlupheka kweNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa. Ngalezi zikhathi ezintathu, uJesu waveza ukuthi wayezele "bonke abantu".

Yini enye esiyifunda kuNikhodemu? Ngemvume kaPilatu, uJosefa wase-Arimatheya wathatha isidumbu sikaJesu futhi ehamba noNikhodemu. “Kwafika noNikodemu, owafika kuJesu ngobusuku obudlule, ephethe amapondo ayikhulu emure exutshwe nenhlaba. Base bethatha isidumbu sikaJesu, basibopha ngendwangu yelineni kanye namakha, njengoba nje amaJuda engcwaba.” (Johane 1)9,39-enye).

Ekuhlanganeni kokuqala weza eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu ebumnyameni, manje uzibonakalisa ngesibindi namanye amakholwa ukuze ahlele ukungcwatshwa kukaJesu.

nguGreg Williams