Lapho izibopho zangaphakathi ziwa

Izwe lamaGerasa lalisogwini olusempumalanga yoLwandle LwaseGalile. Lapho uJesu ephuma esikebheni, wahlangana nendoda okwakusobala ukuthi yayingeyena inkosi. Wayehlala lapho phakathi kwemigede yokungcwaba namatshe amathuna amathuna. Akekho owayekwazile ukumthambisa. Akekho owayenamandla ngokwanele ukubhekana naye. Imini nobusuku wayezulazula ememeza kakhulu futhi ezishaya ngamatshe. “Kepha kwathi ebona uJesu esekude, wagijima, wawa phansi phambi kwakhe, wamemeza kakhulu, wathi: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe Jesu, Ndodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke? Ngifunga kuNkulunkulu: Ungangihluphi! (Marku 5,6-enye).

Wayehlanya futhi ezilimaza. Nakuba le ndoda yayisesimweni esibi kakhulu, uJesu wayeyithanda, wayizwela, wayala imimoya emibi ukuba ihambe, nempela yahamba. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni lo mlisa agqokise ngoba wayesephilile futhi usengabuyela ekhaya. UJesu wayebuyisele konke ukulahlekelwa kwakhe. “Kwathi esengena emkhunjini, lowo owayenedemoni ngaphambili wacela ukuhlala naye. Kodwa akamvumelanga, kodwa wathi kuye: “Hamba uye endlini yakho kwabakini, ubatshele ukuthi kungakanani uJehova akwenzele kona, nendlela ekuhawukele ngayo.” ( Marku. 5,18-19). Impendulo yalo mlisa imnandi kakhulu. Ngenxa yalokho uJesu ayemenzele kona, wancenga uJesu ukuba ahambe naye futhi amlandele. UJesu kazange avume, wayeselelinye icebo ngaye wathi goduka uye kwabakini. Batsheleni indaba kaJehova, nendlela eyanihawukela ngayo.

Le ndoda yayisimazi uJesu ukuthi ungubani, ngisho noma ekuqaleni kwakungenxa yokuvuma amademoni. Wayeyibonile insindiso kanye nomsebenzi wakhe wokuhlanza, futhi wayazi ukuthi wayengumamukeli womusa kaNkulunkulu osindisayo. Wahamba watshela abantu lokho uJesu ayekwenzile. Wayengundabamlonyeni isikhathi eside futhi abaningi bezwa ngoJesu okokuqala endleleni. UDavide wayebhekane nesimo esifanayo futhi wabhala emazwini akhe encwadini yamaHubo: “Mbonge uJehova, mphefumulo wami, ungakhohlwa okuhle akwenzele kona: yena othethelela zonke izono zakho, owelapha zonke izifo zakho, okhulula ubuhlungu bakho. ukuphila ekubhujisweni, okuthwesa umusa nesihe, othokozisa umlomo wakho, ukhule njengokhozi.”— IHubo 10.3,2-enye).

Akunandaba ukuthi ukusiphi isimo; akusho lutho ukuthi ulahlekelwe ini kulempilo. UJesu uyakuthanda njengoba unjalo manje, hhayi njengoba ofisa ukuba yikho. Ushukunyiswa ububele futhi angakubuyisela futhi uzokubuyisela. Ngomusa wakhe usinike ukuphila esikhundleni sokufa, ukholo esikhundleni sokusola, ithemba nokuphulukiswa esikhundleni sokuphelelwa ithemba nokubhujiswa. UJesu ukupha okungaphezu kwalokho ongakucabanga. Ekugcineni, uNkulunkulu uzosula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni ethu. Ngeke kusaba khona ukuhlupheka noma ukulahlekelwa noma ukufa noma usizi. Kuyoba usuku lwenjabulo olunjani lolu.

nguBarry Robinson