Ungowakho

UJesu akezanga emhlabeni ukuzothethelela izono zethu kuphela; weza ukuzophilisa imvelo yethu enesono futhi asidale kabusha. Akasiphoqi ukuba samukele uthando lwakhe; kodwa njengoba esithanda ngokujulile, kuyisifiso sakhe esikhulu ukuba siphendukele kuye futhi sithole ukuphila kweqiniso kuye. UJesu wazalwa, waphila, wafa, wavuka kwabafileyo, futhi wenyuka njengeNkosi, uMhlengi, uMsindisi, noMmeli wethu ukuba ahlale ngakwesokunene sikaYise, esekhulule sonke isintu esonweni saso: «Ngubani oyakulahla na? UKristu Jesu ulapha, owafa, yebo, kakhulu, owavuka futhi, ongakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esinxusela.” 8,34).

Nokho, akazange ahlale esesimweni somuntu, kodwa unguNkulunkulu ngokugcwele futhi engumuntu ngokugcwele ngesikhathi esifanayo. UnguMmeli wethu nommeleli wethu osikhulumelayo. Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala: “[UJesu] ufuna ukuba wonke umuntu asindiswe futhi azi iqiniso. Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye kuphela umlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu: uKristu Jesu, owaba ngumuntu. Wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ukuze ahlenge bonke abantu. Lona ngumlayezo uNkulunkulu awunikeza umhlaba lapho kufika isikhathi (1 Thimothewu 2,4-6 New Life Bible).

UNkulunkulu umemezele kuKristu ukuthi ningabakhe, ukuthi nihlanganisiwe nokuthi nibalulekile kuye. Sikweleta insindiso yethu entandweni ephelele kaBaba, ogxilile ekusifakeni enjabulweni yakhe nasekuhlanganyeleni ahlanganyela neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele.

Uma uphila impilo kuKristu, udonseleka ebudlelwaneni nasenjabulweni yempilo kaNkulunkulu omthathu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uBaba uyakwamukela futhi ahlanganyele nawe njengoba enza noJesu. Kusho ukuthi uthando uBaba waseZulwini olubonakaliswe unomphela ekuthatheni isimo somuntu kukaJesu Kristu akulona okwesibili othandweni abelokhu enalo—futhi azohlala enalo—kuwe. Kungakho konke ekuphileni kobuKristu kugxile othandweni lukaNkulunkulu: «Uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi lwabonakala kubo bonke lapho ethumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa emhlabeni ukuze siphile ngayo. Okuyingqayizivele ngalolu thando ukuthi thina asithandanga uNkulunkulu, kodwa wasinika uthando lwakhe” (1. UJohannes 4,9-10 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).

Mfundi othandekayo, uma uNkulunkulu esithanda kangaka, kufanele simane sidlulisele lolo thando komunye nomunye. Akekho umuntu owake wabona uNkulunkulu, kodwa kunesibonakaliso esibonakalayo esingambona ngaso. Abantu esiphila nabo bangambona uNkulunkulu lapho bezwa uthando lwethu ngoba uNkulunkulu uhlala kithi!

nguJoseph Tkach