UBartimewu

Izingane ziyazithanda izindaba ngoba ziyamangalisa futhi zicacile. Basenza sihleke, sikhale, basifundise izifundo bese ngaleyo ndlela bathonye indlela esiziphatha ngayo. Abashumayeli bebengakhombisi nje ukuthi uJesu ungubani - babesitshela izindaba ngalokho akwenzayo nokuthi wahlangana nobani ngoba kuningi esingakusho ngaye.

Ake sibheke indaba kaBartimewu. “Bafika eJeriko. Lapho ephuma eJeriko, yena nabafundi bakhe nesixuku esikhulu, kwakuhlezi isinxibi esiyimpumputhe ngasendleleni, uBartimewu, indodana kaTimewu.” 10,46).

Okokuqala, siboniswa ukuthi uBartimewu wayesazi isidingo sakhe. Akazange azame ukukucashela kodwa “waqala ukuklabalasa” ( ivesi 47 ).
Sonke sinezidingo uMsindisi noMsindisi wethu kuphela, uJesu, angazixazulula. Isidingo sikaBartimaeus sasicacile, kepha kwabaningi bethu isidingo sethu sifihliwe noma singeke futhi ngeke sisivume. Kunezindawo ezimpilweni zethu lapho kufanele sikhalele usizo loMsindisi. UBartimaeus ukukhuthaza ukuba uzibuze: Ingabe usukulungele ukubhekana nesidingo sakho futhi ucele usizo njengoba enza?

UBartimewu wayevulekele izidingo zakhe futhi kwakuyisiqalo sikaJesu ukuba amenzele into enkulu. UBartimewu wayazi kahle ukuthi ubani ongamsiza, ngakho waqala ukumemeza: “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele! ( Ivesi 47 ), enegama likaMesiya. Mhlawumbe wayekwazi okwashiwo u-Isaya: “Khona-ke amehlo ezimpumputhe ayovulwa nezindlebe zezithulu.” ( Isaya 3 Kor.5,5).

Akawalalelanga amazwi amtshela ukuthi akafanele ukuhlupha uThisha. Kodwa wayengenakuthuliswa, ngoba wayazi ukuthi kwakufanele amemeze nakakhulu: "Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!" (UMarkus 10,48). UJesu wema wathi: Mbizeni! Nathi sithandwa uNkulunkulu, uyayeka uma ezwa ukukhala kwethu. UBartimewu wayazi ukuthi yikuphi okubalulekile nokungabalulekile. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi endabeni, washiya ingubo yakhe wagijimela kuJesu (ivesi 50). Mhlawumbe ingubo yakhe yayiyigugu kakhulu kuye, kodwa kwakungekho lutho olwalumvimbela ukuba eze kuJesu. Yiziphi izinto ezingabalulekile empilweni yakho kodwa ozazisa kakhulu? Yiziphi izinto okufanele uziyeke ukuze usondele kuJesu?

“UJesu wathi kuye: Hamba; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Wabona masinyane, wamlandela endleleni »( ivesi 52). Ukukholwa kukaJesu Kristu nakho kukwenza ubone ngokomoya, kuyakuphulukisa ebumpumputheni bakho bokomoya futhi kukwenza ukwazi ukulandela uJesu. Ngemva kokuphulukiswa kukaBartimewu nguJesu, wamlandela endleleni. Wayefuna ukuhamba noJesu futhi abe yingxenye yendaba yakhe nomaphi lapho emyisa khona.

Sonke sifana noBartimewu, siyizimpumputhe, siswele futhi sidinga ukwelashwa kukaJesu. Masibeke eceleni noma yini engabalulekile bese uJesu usiphilisa simlandele ohambweni lwakhe.

nguBarry Robinson