Isithombe sakho

Umsebenzi obanzi womdwebi u-Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) uye wanothiswa ngomdwebo owodwa. Isithombe esincane esithi "Indoda Endala Enentshebe", umdali wayo owayengaziwa ngaphambili, manje ingashiwo ngokucacile kumdwebi odumile waseDashi, kusho uchwepheshe owaziwayo we-Rembrandt u-Ernst van de Wetering e-Amsterdam.

Besebenzisa amasu wokuskena athuthukile, ososayensi bahlole umdwebo waseRembrandt. Wamangala kakhulu lapho isithwebuli sikhombisa ukuthi kukhona omunye umdwebo ngaphansi komsebenzi wobuciko - lowo ongaba isithombe sakuqala esingapheli somdwebi. Kubukeka sengathi uRembrandt waqala ngokuzenzela isithombe futhi kamuva wasebenzisa indwangu ukupenda leli khehla ngesilevu.

Umlando ungasisiza sibone iphutha esingalwenza lapho sizama ukuqonda uNkulunkulu. Iningi lethu lakhula likholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufana nomfanekiso obonakalayo - indoda endala enentshebe. Yileyo ndlela abaculi benkolo abachaza ngayo uNkulunkulu. Asicabangi nje ukuthi uNkulunkulu mdala, kepha futhi uyisidalwa esiphilayo esikude, esisongela, esiqinile futhi esithukuthele ngokushesha lapho singaphili ngezindinganiso zakhe ezingenakwenzeka. Kepha le ndlela yokucabanga ngoNkulunkulu ifana nomdwebo wendoda endala okufihlwe ngaphansi kwayo isithombe sakho.

IBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi uma sifuna ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unjani, kufanele sibheke kuJesu Kristu kuphela: “UJesu ungumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ongabonakali, izibulo ngaphambi kwendalo yonke.” ( Kolose 1,15).
Ukuze sithole umbono weqiniso wokuthi uNkulunkulu uyini ngempela, sidinga ukubheka ngaphansi kwezingqimba zemiqondo edumile ngoNkulunkulu futhi siqale ukubona uNkulunkulu embulwa kuJesu Kristu. Uma senza lokhu, kuzovela isithombe esiyiqiniso nesingachemi kanye nokuqonda ngoNkulunkulu. Kulapho kuphela lapho singathola khona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ucabangani ngempela ngathi. UJesu uthi: “Sengibe nani isikhathi esingaka, awukangazi, Filiphu? Obona mina ubona ubaba. Uthi-ke: Sibonise ubaba? (Johane 14,9).

UJesu kuphela osibonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unjani ngempela. Kunokuba abe ngumuntu oqhelelene naye futhi ongenandaba naye, wabonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu - uYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele - usithanda ngokungenamibandela. UNkulunkulu akekho laphaya ezulwini ndawana thize, ubheke kithi ethukuthele futhi ulungele ukushaya nokujezisa. “Ningesabi nina mhlambi omncane! Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kuyihlo ukuninika umbuso” (Luka 12,32).

IBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela uJesu emhlabeni ngoba ethanda izwe - hhayi ukuba ahlulele isintu kodwa ukuze asisindise. “INkosi ayilibali isithembiso, njengalokhu abanye besibheka njengekulibala; kodwa uyanibekezelela futhi akafuni ukuba kulahleke muntu, kodwa ukuba wonke umuntu athole ukuphenduka (2. UPetrus 3,9).

Ngokushesha lapho izingqimba zokungaqondi kahle sezinqotshiwe, umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu uyaziveza osithanda ngaphezu kwalokho esingakucabanga. "Lokho ubaba anginike khona kukhulu kunakho konke, futhi akekho ongakuhlwitha esandleni sikababa" (Johannes 10,29).

NgoJesu siboniswa inhliziyo yeqiniso kaNkulunkulu ngathi. Simbona ukuthi ungubani ngempela, hhayi endaweni ekude futhi akasithukutheli futhi akanandaba nathi. Ukhona lapha nathi, ulungele lapho siphenduka ukuthola ukwanga kwakhe kothando, njengoba nje uRembrandt ekhombisa komunye wemidwebo yakhe, Ukubuya kweNdodana Yolahleko.

Inkinga yethu ukuthi sisendleleni yethu. Sisebenzisa eyethu imibala bese sidweba eyethu imigqa. Ngezinye izikhathi singamsusa ngokuphelele uNkulunkulu esithombeni. UPawulu wathi: “Sonke sibonakalisa inkazimulo yeNkosi ngobuso bethu bungambuliwe, futhi siguqulelwa ekubeni ngomfanekiso wayo sisuka kwenye inkazimulo siye kwenye ngeNkosi enguMoya.”2. AbaseKorinte 3,18). Ngaphansi kwakho konke lokhu, uMoya oNgcwele usenza umfanekiso kaJesu ongumfanekiso kaBaba. Njengoba sikhula ngokomoya, lesi sithombe kufanele sibonakale nakakhulu. Ungavumeli ezinye izithombe zivimbe umbono wakho wokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani noma indlela uNkulunkulu acabanga ngayo ngawe. Bheka uJesu, okunguye yedwa ongumfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, umfanekiso wakhe.

nguJames Henderson