UJesu nabesifazane

Lapho esebenzelana nabesifazane, uJesu wayeziphatha ngendlela eguqukayo uma kuqhathaniswa namasiko ayevamile emphakathini wekhulu lokuqala. UJesu wahlangana nabesifazane ababemzungezile ngamehlo. Ukuxhumana kwakhe naye ngokukhululekile kwakungajwayelekile neze ngaleso sikhathi. Ulethe udumo nenhlonipho kubo bonke abesifazane. Ngokuphambene namadoda esizukulwane sakhe, uJesu wafundisa ukuthi abesifazane bayalingana futhi bayalingana nabesilisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Abesifazane bangathola futhi intethelelo nomusa kaNkulunkulu futhi babe izakhamuzi ezigcwele zombuso kaNkulunkulu. Abesifazane babejabule kakhulu futhi bejabule ngokuziphatha kukaJesu, futhi abaningi babo banikela ngokuphila kwabo enkonzweni yakhe. Ake sibheke isibonelo sikanina, uMary, ngezindaba zomlando zemiBhalo.

UMariya, unina kaJesu

Lapho uMaria esemusha, kwakunguyise owahlela umshado wabo. Kwakuwumkhuba ngaleso sikhathi. UMariya wayezoba umkaJosefa umbazi. Ngenxa yokuzalwa kwakhe eyintombazane emkhayeni wamaJuda, indima yakhe njengowesifazane yabelwa ngokuqinile. Kodwa indima yabo emlandweni wesintu iye yaba engavamile. UNkulunkulu wayemkhethile ukuthi abe unina kaJesu. Lapho ingelosi uGabriyeli ifika kuye, wethuka futhi wazibuza ukuthi ukubukeka kwayo kusho ukuthini. Ingelosi yamqinisekisa futhi yamtshela ukuthi nguye okhethwe uNkulunkulu ukuba abe unina kaJesu. UMariya wabuza ingelosi ukuthi kufanele kwenziwe kanjani lokhu, njengoba wayengayazi indoda. Ingelosi yaphendula: “UMoya oNgcwele uyakukwehlela phezu kwakho, amandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; ngakho-ke okungcwele okuzelwe kuyobizwa ngokuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Bheka, u-Elisabethe isihlobo sakho naye ukhulelwe indodana elingana naye, futhi useyinyanga yesithupha, okuthiwa yayinyumba. Ngokuba akukho lutho olungenzeke kuNkulunkulu” (Luka 1,35-37). UMariya waphendula ingilosi wathi: Ngizazinikela ngokupheleleyo eNkosini. Konke kufanele kwenzeke njengoba ushilo ukuthi kuzokwenzeka. Ingelosi yabe isimshiya.

Ukwazi ukuthi wayesongelwa ngamahloni nokululazeka, ngesibindi nangokuzimisela uMariya wazithoba entandweni kaNkulunkulu ngokholo. Wayazi ukuthi ngenxa yalokhu, uJosef kungenzeka angashadi naye. Yize uNkulunkulu amvikela ngokukhombisa uJosefa ephusheni ukuthi kufanele amshade yize ekhulelwe, isigameko sokukhulelwa kwakhe ngaphambi komshado sasakazeka. UJosefa wahlala ethembekile kuMariya futhi wamshada.

UMariya uvela kabili kuphela encwadini kaJohane, ekuqaleni impela eKhana, aphinde futhi ekupheleni impela kwempilo kaJesu ngaphansi kwesiphambano - futhi izikhathi zombili uJohane umbiza ngokuthi unina kaJesu. UJesu wahlonipha unina kukho konke ukuphila kwakhe nalapho ebethelwa esiphambanweni. Lapho uJesu embona elapho, ngokungangabazeki ethuswa yilokho ayekubona, ngozwela wamazisa yena noJohane indlela ayeyonakekelwa ngayo ngemva kokufa nokuvuka kwakhe: “Lapho uJesu ebona unina, nomfundi amthandayo enaye; yathi kunina: “Mame, bheka, nansi indodana yakho! Wayesethi kumfundi: "Bheka, unyoko lo! Kusukela kulelo hora kuqhubeke umfundi wamthatha wahamba naye” (Johane 19,26-27). UJesu akazange abonise inhlonipho nenhlonipho kunina.

UMary Magdalene

Esinye sezibonelo ezingavamile zezinsuku zokuqala zenkonzo kaJesu ukulandela ngokuzinikela kukaMariya Magdalena. Wayengoweqembu labesifazane ababehamba noJesu nabafundi bakhe abangu-12 futhi kukhulunywa ngaye ekuqaleni phakathi kwabesifazane ababehamba nabo: «Ngaphezu kwalokho, nabesifazane abambalwa ayebalaphe emimoyeni emibi nasezifweni, okunguMariya, othiwa uMagdalena, emadimoni ayisikhombisa ayephumile.” ( Luk 8,2).

Amademoni akhe ashiwo ngokusobala, isb.umlando onzima lo wesifazane okwadingeka abhekane nawo. UNkulunkulu unike abesifazane izikhundla ezibalulekile zokuhambisa umyalezo wakhe emhlabeni, kufaka phakathi nasekuvukeni. Ubufakazi besifazane babungasizi ngalutho ngaleso sikhathi, ngoba igama labesifazane lalingenalusizo enkantolo. Kuyamangaza ukuthi uJesu wakhetha abesifazane njengofakazi bokuvuka kwakhe, yize wayazi kahle ukuthi igama labo lalingenakusetshenziswa njengobufakazi ngaphambi kwezwe langaleso sikhathi: «Waphenduka wabona uJesu emi futhi engazi ukuthi kwakunguJesu. UJesu wathi kuye: "Mame, ukhalelani? Ufuna bani? Ucabanga ukuthi ngumphathi wensimu bese ethi kuye, Nkosi, ngabe umsusile yini, ngitshele: Umbekephi? Ngemuva kwalokho ngifuna ukumthola. UJesu wathi kuye: Mariya! Wabe esephenduka wathi kuye ngesiHeberu: Rabbuni!, Lokho kusho ukuthi: Master! (Johane 20,14: 16). UMary Magdalene wahamba masinyane watshela abafundi izindaba ezingenakunyakaziswa!

UMary noMartha

UJesu wafundisa ukuthi abesifazane, njengamadoda, banomthwalo wemfanelo wokukhula emseni nasolwazini lapho kuziwa ekubeni ngabalandeli Bakhe. Lokhu kuvezwe ngokucacile endabeni yoMvangeli uLuka ngokuvakashela kukaJesu endlini kaMarta noMariya, ababehlala eBethaniya, idolobhana eliqhele ngamakhilomitha amathathu ukusuka eJerusalema. UMarta wayememele uJesu nabafundi bakhe endlini yabo ukuze badle isidlo sakusihlwa. Kodwa lapho uMarta ematasa ekhonza izivakashi zakhe, udadewabo uMariya nabanye abafundi bamlalela ngokucophelela uJesu: “Wayenodadewabo, igama lakhe linguMariya; wahlala ezinyaweni zeNkosi, walalela inkulumo yayo. Nokho, uMarta wayematasa kakhulu ebakhonza. Wasesondela wathi: Nkosi, awuceli yini kudadewethu ukuthi ngikhonze ngedwa? Mtshele ukuthi angisize!" (Luka 10,39-enye).
UJesu akazange amsole uMarta ngokuba matasa enkonzweni, wamtshela ukuthi udadewabo uMariya nguye owayebeke izinto eziza kuqala kuye ngaleso sikhathi: “Marta, Marta, ukhathazeke kakhulu nezinkathazo. Kodwa kunento eyodwa edingekayo. UMariya ukhethe isabelo esihle; lokho akufanele kususwe kuye” (Luka 10,41-42). UJesu wayemthanda uMarta njengoba ayethanda uMariya. Wambona ezama, kodwa wabuye wamchazela ukuthi ukwenza ngokuzibophezela kuyinto yesibili. Okubaluleke nakakhulu ubuhlobo naye.

Indodakazi ka-Abrahama

Enye indaba ethakazelisayo kaLuka imayelana nokuphulukiswa kowesifazane okhubazekile esinagogeni, phambi kwamehlo omphathi wesinagoge: «Wayefundisa esinagogeni ngesabatha. Bheka, kwakukhona owesifazane owayenomoya iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, wamgulisa; wayesetshekile engasakwazi nokusukuma. Kepha uJesu embona, wambiza, wathi kuye: “Sifazane, uhlengiwe ekuguleni kwakho. Futhi ngibeke izandla zami phezu kwakhe; wahle walulama, wadumisa uNkulunkulu.” ( Luka 13,10-enye).

Ngokusho komholi wenkolo, uJesu wephula iSabatha. Wayethukuthele: “Kukhona izinsuku eziyisithupha zokusebenza; wozani kubo futhi niphulukiswe, kodwa hhayi ngosuku lweSabatha ”(ivesi 14). Ingabe uKristu wayemesaba la mazwi? Hhayi nakancane. Waphendula: “Bazenzisi! Aniyithukululi yini, kube yilowo nalowo inkabi noma imbongolo yenu emkhombeni ngesabatha, niyiyise ukuyiseza na? Lo, oyindodakazi ka-Abrahama, uSathane ayembophile iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, kwakungafanele yini ukuba akhululwe kulesi sibopho ngesabatha? Futhi lapho esho lokho, bonke ababephikisana naye baba namahloni. Abantu bonke bathokoza ngemisebenzi yonke ekhazimulayo eyenziwa ngaye.” ( Luka 13,15-enye).

UJesu akazange nje azibangele ulaka lwabaholi bamaJuda ngokuphulukisa lona wesifazane ngeSabatha, kodwa wabonisa ukwazisa kwakhe ngaye ngokumbiza ngokuthi “indodakazi ka-Abrahama.” Umqondo wokuba indodana ka-Abrahama wawusakazekile. Ezahlukweni ezimbalwa kamuva uJesu wasebenzisa leli gama ebhekise kuZakewu: “Namuhla insindiso isifikile kule ndlu, ngokuba naye uyindodana ka-Abrahama” ( Luka 19,9).

Phambi kwabagxeki bakhe abanolaka, uJesu wakhombisa obala ukukhathalela nokwazisa kwakhe lona wesifazane. Kwaphela iminyaka wonke umuntu ebuka njengoba ayebhekene nobunzima bokuya esinagogeni ukuzokhonza uNkulunkulu. Kungenzeka ukuthi wamgwema lo wesifazane ngoba wayengumuntu wesifazane noma ngoba wayekhubazekile.

Abalandeli besifazane nofakazi bakaJesu

IBhayibheli alisho ngokuqondile ukuthi babengaki abesifazane ababekanye noJesu nabafundi bakhe, kodwa uLuka unikeza amagama abesifazane abathile abavelele futhi uveza ukuthi kwakukhona “abanye abaningi”. “Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho wahamba umuzi ngomuzi nomzana ngemizana, eshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu; nabayishumi nambili babenaye, nabesifazane abaningi abaphulukisile kubomoya ababi nasezifweni, okunguMariya othiwa uMagdalena, okwaphuma kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa, noJowana umkaKhuza induna kaHerode, noSusana. nabanye abaningi ababebakhonza ngempahla yabo” (Luka 8,1-enye).

Cabanga ngala mazwi amangalisayo. Lapha abesifazane babengagcini nje ngokuba noJesu nabafundi bakhe, kodwa futhi babehamba nabo. Qaphela ukuthi okungenani abanye balaba besifazane babengabafelokazi futhi benezimali zabo. Ukuphana kwabo kwasiza okungenani uJesu nabafundi bakhe. Yize uJesu ayesebenza ngaphansi kwamasiko ekhulu lokuqala, wayishaya indiva imingcele eyayibekelwa abesifazane ngamasiko abo. Abesifazane babekhululekile ukumlandela futhi babambe iqhaza ekusebenzeni kwakhe nabantu.

Owesifazane waseSamariya

Ingxoxo nowesifazane owayencishwe inyumbazane emthonjeni kaJakobe eSamariya iyingxoxo ende elotshiwe uJesu aba nayo nanoma yimuphi umuntu kanye nowesifazane ongeyena umJuda. Ingxoxo yezenkolo emthonjeni - nowesifazane! Ngisho nabafundi, ababejwayele ukubhekana nezinto eziningi noJesu, babengakukholelwa lokho. “Kusenjalo bafika abafundi bakhe, bamangala ngokuthi ukhuluma nowesifazane; kodwa kakho owathi: Ufunani? kumbe: Ukhulumani laye? (Johannes 4,27).

UJesu wamthululela isifuba lokho ayengakaze akutshele muntu ngaphambili, okungukuthi unguMesiya: “Uma owesifazane ethi kuye: Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya uyeza, othiwa uKristu. Lapho efika, uzositshela konke. UJesu wathi kuye: “Yimi engikhuluma nawe.” (Joh 4,25-enye).

Ngaphezu kwalokho, isifundo uJesu amnika sona mayelana namanzi aphilayo sasibucayi nengxoxo ayinikeza uNikodemu. Ngokungafani noNikodemu, watshela omakhelwane bakhe ngoJesu, futhi abaningi babo bakholelwa kuJesu ngenxa yobufakazi besifazane.

Mhlawumbe, ngenxa yalona wesifazane, isikhundla sakhe sangempela kwezenhlalo eSamariya asibongwa kahle. Ukulandisa kubonakala kukhombisa ukuthi wayengowesifazane onolwazi, onolwazi. Ingxoxo yakho noKristu yembula ukujwayela okuhlakaniphile ngezindaba ezibaluleke kakhulu zezenkolo zesikhathi sakho.

Bonke bamunye kuKristu

KuKristu sonke singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu futhi siyalingana phambi kwakhe. Njengoba umphostoli uPawulu abhala: “Ngokukholwa nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu. Ngokuba nina nonke enabhapathizwa kuKristu nembethe uKristu. Lapha akakho umJuda noma umGreki, akakho oyisigqila noma okhululekile, akakho owesilisa noma owesifazane; ngokuba nina nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu” (Galathiya 3,26-enye).

Amazwi kaPawulu anengqondo, ikakhulukazi uma ethinta abesifazane, asenesibindi nanamuhla futhi ngokuqinisekile ayemangalisa ngesikhathi ewabhala. Manje sinempilo entsha kuKristu. Wonke amaKristu anobudlelwano obusha noNkulunkulu. NgoKristu thina - abesilisa nabesifazane - sesingabantwana bakaNkulunkulu uqobo futhi simunye kuJesu Kristu. UJesu wakhombisa ngesibonelo sakhe uqobo ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokubeka eceleni ubandlululo oludala, imizwa yokuphakama kunabanye, imizwa yentukuthelo nentukuthelo, nokuhlala naye futhi empilweni entsha.

nguSheila Graham