Umkhosi Wokwenyuka KukaJesu

Ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amane ngemva kokuhlupheka, ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu wazibonakalisa ephila kubafundi bakhe ngokuphindaphindiwe. Bakwazi ukubona ukubonakala kukaJesu izikhathi eziningana, ngisho nangemva kweminyango evaliwe, njengalowo ovusiwe esesimweni esiguqulwe isimo. Bavunyelwa ukuthi bamthinte badle laye. Wakhuluma kubo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nokuthi uyoba njani lapho uNkulunkulu emisa umbuso wakhe futhi eqeda umsebenzi wakhe. Lezi zenzakalo zaqala ushintsho olukhulu ekuphileni kwabafundi bakaJesu. Ukwenyuka kukaJesu kwaba isenzakalo esiwujuqu kubo futhi kwavuselwa “eMkhosini Wokwenyuka”, obugujwa kuphela kusukela ngekhulu lesine.

AmaKristu amaningi akholelwa ukuthi uJesu ovusiwe wahlala emhlabeni izinsuku ezingu-40 futhi waya endaweni ephephile ezulwini eKuphakameni ngoba wayesewuqedile umsebenzi wakhe emhlabeni. Kodwa akulona iqiniso lelo.

Lapho enyukela ezulwini, uJesu wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi uzoqhubeka engumuntu noNkulunkulu. Lokhu kusiqinisekisa ngokuthi ungumPristi Omkhulu owazi ubuthakathaka bethu njengoba kulotshwe kumaHeberu. Ukwenyukela kwakhe ezulwini okubonakalayo kusiqinisekisa ngokuthi akamane anyamalale kodwa uyaqhubeka esebenza njengomPristi wethu Omkhulu, uMlamuleli noMlamuleli. Ubunjalo beNhlawulo uqobo lwayo ayigcini nje ngalokho uJesu akwenza, kodwa ukuthi ungubani futhi uzohlala eyikho.

IBhayibheli libhala ngesenzakalo sokweNyuka kweZenzo: “Niyakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esephezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya kuze kube-sekugcineni komhlaba. Esekushilo lokho wakhushulwa phambi kwamehlo abo, ifu lamsusa phambi kwamehlo abo.” 1,8-enye).

Abafundi babegqolozele esibhakabhakeni, bheka, amadoda amabili abembethe ezimhlophe emi eduze kwabo, athi kubo: “Nimeleni lapha, nigqolozele esibhakabhakeni na? UJesu lo, onyuswe phakathi kwenu wasiwa ezulwini, uzakubuya futhi njengalokhu elimbonileyo ehamba ngayo. La mavesi awenza acace amaphuzu amabili ayisisekelo: okokuqala, uJesu wanyamalala efwini wenyukela ezulwini, okwesibili, uzobuyela kulo mhlaba.

UPawulu wengeza omunye umbono kulezi zici esifuna ukuzicabangela kabanzi. Ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu ngathi, uNkulunkulu ocebile ngesihawu, wasiphilisa kanye noKristu nakuba sasifile ngeziphambeko futhi sisindiswa ngomusa wakhe. Ngenxa yalokho, ngomqondo ongokomoya, sanyuselwa ezulwini noJesu: “Wasivusa kanye nathi, wasimisa kanye nathi ezulwini kuKristu Jesu, ukuze abonakalise ezikhathini ezizayo ingcebo enkulu yomusa wakhe. ngobubele bakhe kithi kuKristu Jesu.” ( Efesu 2,6-enye).

Lapha uPawulu uchaza lokho okushiwo yimpilo entsha esinayo ebunyeni noJesu Kristu. Ezincwadini zakhe, uPawulu uvame ukusebenzisa inkulumo ethi “kuKristu” ukuze asisize siqonde ukuthi singobani. Ukuba kuKristu kusho ukuhlanganyela hhayi kuphela ekufeni, ukungcwatshwa, nokuvuka kukaJesu, kodwa nasekukhuphukeni Kwakhe, esiphila ngakho naye ngokomoya ezindaweni zasezulwini. Ukuba kuKristu kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uBaba akasiboni ezonweni zethu, kodwa uqala ukubona uJesu lapho esibona kuye. Usibona sinoKristu futhi sikuKristu, ngoba yilokho esiyikho.

Konke ukuphepha kwevangeli akulele nje enkolweni yethu noma ekulandeleni imithetho ethile. Konke ukuphepha namandla evangeli kulele ekulenzeni kukaNkulunkulu "kuKristu." UPawulu wagcizelela leliqiniso ngokuqhubekayo kweyabaseKolose: “Uma navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ekhona uKristu, ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; Funani okwaphezulu, hhayi okusemhlabeni. Ngoba nafa, futhi ukuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu.” ( Kolose 3,1-enye).

Gxila ezintweni ezingenhla, hhayi ezintweni zasemhlabeni. Ukuba kuKristu kusho ukuthi njengamaKristu siphila ezindaweni ezimbili - umhlaba wenyama ongokoqobo wansuku zonke kanye "nomhlaba ongabonakali" wokuphila komoya. Asikayiboni inkazimulo egcwele yokuvuka kwethu kanye nokwenyukela ezulwini noKristu, kodwa uPawulu usitshela ukuthi lokho akuyona into engokoqobo. Usuku luyeza, uthi, lapho uKristu eyovela, futhi ngalolo suku siyokuzwa ngokugcwele ubuqiniso balokho esiyikho.

UNkulunkulu akamane nje asithethelele izono zethu futhi asishiye ukuze sizame ukuba ngabalungileyo. UNkulunkulu wasiphilisa kanye noKristu ngisho nalapho sasifile eziphambekweni zethu. Khona-ke wasivusa kanye noKristu futhi wasihlalisa kanye naye ezindaweni zasezulwini. Asisesibo thina sodwa, kodwa esisebunyeni noKristu. Sihlanganyela kukho konke asenzele khona, asenzela kona, nangenxa yethu. SingabakaJesu Kristu!

Lesi yisisekelo sokuzethemba kwakho, inkolelo yakho eqinile, ukwethenjwa kanye nethemba eliqinile. UNkulunkulu unidale ebunyeni noKristu ukuze kuye nihlanganyele ebudlelwaneni bothando uJesu ayenalo noYise noMoya oNgcwele kusukela phakade. KuJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yaPhakade, ungumntwana kaBaba othandekayo futhi uyakujabulela kakhulu. Usuku Lokwenyuka KobuKristu yisikhathi esihle sokukukhumbuza ngalezi zindaba ezinhle ezishintsha impilo.

nguJoseph Tkach