Cabanga ngoJesu ngenjabulo

UJesu wathi masimkhumbule njalo uma siza etafuleni leNkosi. Eminyakeni yangaphambili, isidlo seNkosi kwakuwumcimbi othule, obalulekile kimi. Nganginomuzwa wokungakhululeki lapho ngikhuluma nabanye abantu ngaphambi noma ngemva komkhosi ngoba ngangilwela ukulondoloza isithunzi. Nakuba sicabanga ngoJesu, owafa ngemva nje kokuhlanganyela isidlo sokugcina nabangane bakhe, lesi senzakalo akufanele sibe inkonzo yomngcwabo.

Sizomkhumbula kanjani? Ingabe sizolila futhi silile njengeqembu labalilayo abakhokhelwayo? Ingabe kufanele sikhale futhi sidabuke? Ingabe kufanele sicabange ngoJesu ngokukhononda ngecala noma ukuzisola ngokuthi ngenxa yesono sethu wabhekana nokufa okunyantisayo—ukufa kwesigebengu—ngethuluzi lamaRoma lokuhlushwa? Ingabe isikhathi sokuphenduka nokuvuma izono? Mhlawumbe lokhu kwenziwa kangcono kakhulu ngasese, nakuba ngezinye izikhathi lemizwa iphakama lapho sicabanga ngokufa kukaJesu.

Kuthiwani uma sisondela kulesi sikhathi sokukhumbula ngombono ohluke ngokuphelele? UJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Hambani niye emzini nithi komunye wabo, ‘UMfundisi uthi, ‘Isikhathi sami siseduze; Ngizodla iPhasika kanye nani nabafundi bami.” ( Mathewu 26,18). Ngalobo busuku, njengoba ehlezi nabo ukuze adle isidlo sakhe sakusihlwa sokugcina futhi exoxa nabo okokugcina, wayenokuningi engqondweni yakhe. UJesu wayazi ukuthi wayengeke aphinde adle nabo kuze kube yilapho umbuso kaNkulunkulu ubonakala ngokugcwala kwawo.

UJesu wayesechithe iminyaka emithathu nengxenye enala madoda futhi wayewathanda kakhulu. Wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Bengilangazelela ukudla iwundlu lePhasika nani ngingakahlupheki.” ( Luka 2 Kor.2,15).

Ake simcabange njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyafika emhlabeni izohlala phakathi kwethu futhi ibe ngomunye wethu. Nguye, osesimweni sobuntu bakhe, wasikhulula emthethweni, emaketangeni esono, nasekucindezelweni kokufa. Wasikhulula ekwesabeni ikusasa, wasinika ithemba lokwazi uBaba nethuba lokubizwa futhi sibe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. «Wathabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa nina; lokhu kwenzeni ningikhumbula.” ( Luka 2 Kor2,19). Masigcwale injabulo lapho sikhumbula uJesu Kristu, owagcotshwa uNkulunkulu: “UMoya weNkosi uJehova uphezu kwami, ngokuba iNkosi ingigcobile. Ungithumile ukuba ngishumayele izindaba ezinhle kwabampofu, ngibophe abanhliziyo zaphukileyo, ngishumayele inkululeko kwabathunjiweyo, nasezigqilini ukuba bakhululeke futhi bakhululeke” (Isaya 6)1,1).

UJesu wabekezelela isiphambano ngenxa yenjabulo eyayimlindile. Kunzima ukucabanga injabulo enkulu kangaka. Ngokuqinisekile kwakungeyona intokozo yomuntu noma yasemhlabeni. Kumelwe ukuba kwakuyinjabulo yokuba uNkulunkulu! Injabulo Yezulu. Injabulo yaphakade! Kuyinjabulo esingakwazi ngisho ukuyicabanga noma ukuyichaza!

Lona nguYe, uJesu Kristu, okufanele simkhumbule. UJesu, owaphendula usizi lwethu lwaba yinjabulo futhi osimema ukuba sibe ingxenye yokuphila kwakhe, manje naphakade. Masimkhumbule ngokumamatheka ebusweni bethu, ngokumemeza kwenjabulo ezindebeni zethu nezinhliziyo ezilula zigcwele intokozo yokwazi nokuba munye neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu!

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