Ukuhlangana noJesu

Ababili engisebenza nabo bakhulela emasontweni ahluke kakhulu. Angisakhumbuli ukuthi kwaqala kanjani, kodwa ngaqaphela ngokushesha ukuthi babekhuluma ngenkolo ehhovisi. Nalapha futhi, ubuKristu babuphambili - bunokugxeka okucacile. Ngazizwa ngiphoqelekile ukubatshela ukuthi ngiya esontweni kodwa ngabacela ukuba baqhubeke bexoxa ngoba ngakuthola kuthakazelisa ngempela. Yini eyadala ukuphawula kwakho okungekuhle?

Bobabili babedunyazwe ngokuphelele ukuziphatha kokuzithoba kwabanye abaholi besonto namakholwa. Babelishiyile iBandla kodwa baqhubeka bethintwa imikhuba emibi. Konke lokhu kungikhumbuze ezinye zezihlobo zami ezingasafuni lutho oluzihlanganisa neBandla ngenxa yezinto ezimbi ezenzeka eminyakeni edlule. Ngakho, kunabaningi ababekade besonta abathukuthele kakhulu futhi balinyazwa ngokujulile izenzo zokungacabangeli nezobugovu zamaKristu.

Ngiyaqonda ukuthi labo abathintekayo abasafuni ukuba ngamalunga; okuhlangenwe nakho kwabo kwenza kube nzima kubo ukwamukela ivangeli. Ingabe ikhona indlela yokuphuma? Ngikholwa ukuthi kunomyalezo okhuthazayo endabeni kaTomase, umfundi kaJesu. UTomase wayeqiniseka ukuthi abanye abafundi babenephutha - yeka ukuthi kwakuyimbudane kangakanani ukuthi uJesu uvuke kwabafileyo! UTomase wayenolwazi olunembayo kakhulu lwalokho okwenzeka cishe ekufeni kukaJesu; cishe wakubona ukubethelwa esiphambanweni. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kwamtshela ukuthi noma yini atshelwa yona kumelwe ukuba ayilungile. Kwase kuba nomhlangano noJesu. UJesu uthi kuTomase: “Yelula umunwe wakho, ubone izandla zami, welule isandla sakho, usifake ohlangothini lwami, ungakholwa, kodwa kholwa! ( Johane 20,27:28 ). Manje konke kwamcacela. UTomase wakwazi ukukhipha umusho omfushane kuphela: "Nkosi yami noNkulunkulu wami!" (Ivesi ).

Ngithandazela ukuthi izihlobo zami nozakwethu ekugcineni bahlangane noJesu futhi asuse zonke izithiyo ezivimbela ukholo lwabo kuye. Angikaluboni ushintsho kubantu abaningi engibakhulekele. Kodwa kwabanye, ngiyazibuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasebenza yini ngemuva kwezigcawu. Ngokusobala kukhona izinguquko ezincane zesimo sengqondo kwezinye izihloko. Nakuba kungeyona impumelelo, ayizinkomba ezanele zokungigcina ngibathandazela!

NgoMoya oNgcwele, uJesu uletha ukuguquka kwenhliziyo kulabo abanenkinga yokufika ekukholweni. Angase angisebenzise ukuze ngisize ekubizeni abafundi abasha ngokuhlanganyela ukholo lwami nabo. Noma ngabe ngibandakanyeka kangakanani, ngazi kahle ukuthi nguJesu yedwa oguqula ukuphikiswa kube ukholo. Ngakho ngiyaqhubeka ngithandazela ukuthi abanye bahlangane noJesu. Khona-ke, njengoTomase, nabo bayobona uJesu ngelinye ilanga.

ngu-Ian Woodley