Igama laba yinyama

UJohane akaliqali ivangeli lakhe njengabanye abavangeli. Akasho lutho ngendlela uJesu azalwa ngayo, uthi: “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu wayenguLizwi. Yena lowo ekuqaleni wayekuNkulunkulu” (Joh 1,1-enye).

Mhlawumbe uyazibuza ukuthi "igama" lisho ukuthini, okusho ukuthi "logos" ngesiGreki? UJohane ukunika impendulo: “ULizwi waba yinyama wahlala phakathi kwethu, futhi sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo njengeNdodana ezelwe yodwa kaYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso.” ( Joh. 1,14).

Igama ngumuntu, indoda engumJuda ogama layo linguJesu, owayekhona noNkulunkulu ekuqaleni futhi wayenguNkulunkulu. Akasona isidalwa esidaliwe, kodwa uNkulunkulu ophilayo phakade, owadala yonke indalo: “Zonke izinto zenziwe ngokufana, futhi ngaphandle kwayo akukho okudaliweyo.” ( Joh. 1,3).

Kungani uJohane echaza lesi sizinda? Kungani kudingeka sazi ukuthi ekuqaleni uJesu wayengumuntu ongagcini nje ngokuphila noNkulunkulu kodwa futhi onguNkulunkulu? Ngalokhu singayiqonda imiphumela uJesu ayithatha lapho ezithoba ngenxa yethu. Lapho uJesu efika emhlabeni, wayelahle inkazimulo yakhe ekhazimulayo eyamenza waba iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ukuze sifane nathi njengabantu. Umnyombo walenkazimulo uthando.

UNkulunkulu ongenamkhawulo owangena emikhawulweni yesikhathi nokungapheleli kwabantu. Ngokuzalwa kukaJesu, uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke wazibonakalisa eBhetlehema ebuthakathakeni bomntwana osanda kuzalwa. UJesu waludela udumo lwakhe futhi waphila ngaphansi kwezimo eziphansi: “Nakuba enguNkulunkulu, akazange agcizelele emalungelweni akhe aphezulu. Wadela konke; wathatha isikhundla esiphansi senceku futhi wazalwa futhi waqashelwa njengendoda »(Filipi 2,6-7 New Life Bible).

UJesu uhlale ekulungele ukubekela eceleni udumo nenkazimulo yakhe ukuze asisindise. Udumo alukho mayelana namandla nodumo. Ubukhulu bangempela abukho emandleni noma emalini. “Ngokuba niyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu: nakuba ecebile, waba mpofu ngenxa yenu, ukuze nicebe ngobumpofu bakhe.”2. AbaseKorinte 8,9). Ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu bubonakala othandweni lwakhe olungenamibandela nasekuzimiseleni kwakhe ukukhonza, njengoba isenzakalo sokuzalwa kukaJesu sibonisa.

Ukuzalwa kanzima

Cabanga ngezimo ezizungeze ukuzalwa kukaJesu. Alizange lifike lapho abantu bamaJuda sebeyisizwe esinamandla, kodwa lapho bedelelwa futhi bebuswa uMbuso WamaRoma. Akazange eze edolobheni elibaluleke kakhulu, wakhulela esifundeni saseGalile. UJesu wazalwa ngaphansi kwezimo ezibangela amahloni. Kwakuyoba lula nje ukuba uMoya oNgcwele udale ingane kowesifazane oshadile njengoba kwakunjalo kowesifazane ongashadile. Ngisho nangaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu, uJesu wayesesimweni esinzima. ULuka usitshela ukuthi uJosefa kwadingeka ahambe aye eBhetlehema ukuze abalwe ekubalweni kwabantu: “UJosefa naye wasuka eGalile, emzini waseNazaretha, waya ezweni laseJudiya emzini kaDavide othiwa iBetlehema, ngokuba wayengowendlu nozalo lukaDavide, ukuze akwaziswe kanye noMariya, umkakhe ayemethemba; wayekhulelwe »(Lukas 2,4-enye).

UNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ngalo ngendodana yakhe okuwukuphela kwayo, kodwa izwe lalingayifuni. “Wangena endaweni yakhe; nabakhe abamamukelanga” (uJohane 1,10). Abantu bakhe babazi uNkulunkulu kuphela njengoNkulunkulu onamandla amakhulu nenkazimulo engabonakali. Babengamnakanga uNkulunkulu owayehamba ensimini yase-Edene ebiza izingane zakhe ezinenkani. Babengalethembi izwi likaNkulunkulu, elakhuluma nabo ngobumnene, nokho ngokuqinile. Izwe lalingafuni ukwamukela uNkulunkulu njengoba eziveza kubo. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wasithanda kakhulu, lanxa sasiyizoni ezimbi: “Kodwa uNkulunkulu utshengisa ukuthi uyasithanda ngoba uKhristu wasifela siseyizoni.” ( KwabaseRoma. 5,8). Ukuzalwa kukaJesu nokuthobeka kwakhe okukhulu kufanele kusikhumbuze lokhu.

Ukuthinta inhlonipho

Izingelosi zazimelela umoya wodumo, inkazimulo nodumo esigcawini sokuzalwa kukaJesu. Nansi imikhanyo ekhanyayo, iqembu labahlabeleli lasezulwini lihlabelela izindumiso zikaNkulunkulu: “Masinyane kwakukhona uquqaba lwamabandla asezulwini kanye nengelosi eyadumisa uNkulunkulu yathi: “Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu nokuthula emhlabeni kubantu bentando yakhe enhle. "( Lukas 2,13-enye).

UNkulunkulu wathumela izingelosi zakhe ukuba kubelusi, hhayi abapristi namakhosi. Kungani ingelosi yaletha izindaba zokuzalwa kukaJesu kubelusi babo bonke abantu? Ufuna ukusikhumbuza isiqalo nabantu bakhe abakhethile uma ephinda ebhala umlando. U-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe bonke babengabelusi, imihambima, nabantu abahlezi ngaphandle futhi bezulazula nemihlambi yabo emikhulu. Ngokwesiko lamaJuda, abelusi emadlelweni aseBhetlehema babenomsebenzi okhethekile wokwelusa izimvu namawundlu okwakusetshenziselwa imihlatshelo ethempelini.

Abelusi baphuthuma eBetlehema futhi bathola umntwana osanda kuzalwa, ongenasici uJohane athi ngaye: "Bheka, leli iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elithwala isono sezwe!" (Johannes 1,29).

Abelusi babebhekwa njengabantu abangaphucukile abangathenjwa. Amadoda anuka ubulongwe, umhlaba, izilwane nezithukuthuku. Abantu abasemaphethelweni omphakathi. Yilaba bantu abakhethwa yingelosi kaNkulunkulu.

Balekela eGibhithe

Ingelosi yaxwayisa uJosefa ephusheni ukuba abalekele eGibhithe futhi ahlale khona isikhashana. “Ngakho uJosefa wavuka wathatha umntwana nonina ebusuku wabalekela eGibhithe.” 2,5-enye).

Umtwana kaKristu walethwa eGibhithe futhi waba umbaleki ezweni ama-Israyeli ayelishiyile, izwe lobugqila nabaxoshwayo. Leso kwakuyisiphetho sikaJesu sokuba mpofu, ashushiswe, futhi alahlwe abantu ayezele ukuzobasindisa. UJesu wathi noma ubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu kufanele abe inceku. Lobo ubukhulu beqiniso ngoba lokho kuyingqikithi kaNkulunkulu.

Uthando lukankulunkulu

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu kusikhombisa ukuthi uthando luyini nokuthi ingqikithi kaNkulunkulu iyini. UNkulunkulu uyasivumela thina bantu ukuba sizonde futhi simshaye uJesu ngoba uyazi ukuthi indlela engcono kakhulu yokusanguluka iwukubona ukuthi ubugovu buholelaphi. Uyazi ukuthi indlela engcono kakhulu yokunqoba ububi akukhona ngokusebenzisa amandla, kodwa ngokuphikelela kothando nomusa. Ingqondo yakhe ayilinyazwa amagalelo ethu. Uma simenqaba, ngeke acindezeleke. Akaphindiseli uma simlimaza. Angaba yingane engakwazi ukuzisiza, angathatha indawo yesigebengu esibethelwe esiphambanweni, angacwila phansi ngoba esithanda.

Ingcebo kaJesu Kristu

Lapho uKristu enikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu, kwakungekona nje ukufa kwakhe, wazinikela ngenxa yethu ukuze abampofu bacebe. “UMoya ngokwawo ufakazela umoya wethu ukuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. Kodwa uma singabantwana, siyizindlalifa futhi, okungukuthi izindlalifa zikaNkulunkulu nezindlalifa kanye noKristu, njengoba sihlupheka kanye naye, ukuze futhi sivuswe enkazimulweni kanye naye.” 8,16-enye).

UJesu akagcinanga ngokunakekela ubumpofu bethu, wasinika nengcebo yakhe. UKristu wasenza izindlalifa kanye naye ngokufa kwakhe ukuze sizuze ngokungabonakali konke anakho. Konke anakho usishiyele kona. Ingabe siyawazi lo mkhakha?

Isifundo kithi

Ukuzalwa kukaJesu kunomyalezo obalulekile kithi, ukuthi kufanele siphathane futhi siziphathe kanjani. UNkulunkulu ufuna sibe yilokho ayikho, njengoba nje noJesu ayenjalo. Hhayi ngokubukeka, hhayi ngamandla, kodwa othandweni, ukuthobeka nobudlelwano. UJesu wathi inceku ayinkulu kuneNkosi. Uma yena, iNkosi noMfundisi wethu, esikhonze, nathi kufanele sikhonze omunye nomunye. “Akufanele kube njalo phakathi kwenu; kodwa noma ubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe yinceku yenu.”— Mathewu 20,26:28 .

Mfundi othandekayo, sebenzisa isikhathi sakho nezinsiza zakho ukusiza nokusebenzela abanye abantu. Landela isibonelo sikaJesu futhi uvumele uJesu aphile kuwe futhi ubonise uthando nesihe sakhe komakhelwane bakho ukuze bamazi.

nguJoseph Tkach