amatshe okulahlwa

Sonke sike sabhekana nobuhlungu bokwaliwa, kungaba ekhaya, esikoleni, ngenkathi sifuna umaqondana, kubangane, noma lapho sifaka isicelo somsebenzi. Lokhu kulahlwa kungafana namatshe amancane abantu abajikijela ngawo abantu. Okuhlangenwe nakho okufana nesehlukaniso kungazwakala njengetshe elikhulu.

Konke lokhu kungaba nzima ukubhekana nakho futhi kunganciphisa futhi kusicindezele unomphela. Siyazi ukuthi isisho sakudala esithi: Izinduku namatshe kungaphula amathambo ami, kodwa amagama awasoze angilimaza, akuwona neze iqiniso. Amazwi enhlamba ayasilimaza futhi abuhlungu kakhulu!

IBhayibheli lisho okuningi ngokulahlwa. Ungase uthi ensimini yase-Edene abazali bethu bokuqala bala uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe. Njengoba ngifunda iTestamente Elidala, ngamangala ukuthi kaningi kangakanani abantu bakwa-Israyeli bemenqaba uNkulunkulu nokuthi wayebasindisa kanjani. Ngesinye isikhathi bafulathela uNkulunkulu iminyaka engu-18 ngaphambi kokuba ekugcineni baphendukele Kuye ngenxa yomusa. Kwakumangalisa ukuthi kwadingeka ukuthi kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuphenduka futhi acele usizo. Kodwa iTestamente Elisha nalo linokuningi elikushoyo ngalo.

Owesifazane waseSamariya owahlangana noJesu emthonjeni kaJakobe wayenamadoda amahlanu. Weza ukuzokha amanzi emini, lapho wonke umuntu esedolobheni. UJesu wayazi konke ngaye nangesikhathi sakhe esidlule. Kodwa uJesu wafaka owesifazane engxoxweni eyashintsha ukuphila. UJesu wamamukela lona wesifazane kanye nokuphila kwakhe kwangaphambili futhi wamsiza ukuba abe nobuhlobo bomuntu siqu naye njengoMesiya. Kamuva, abantu abaningi beza ukuzolalela uJesu ngenxa yobufakazi babo.

Omunye wesifazane wayenenkinga yegazi. Wayengavunyelwe ngisho nokuphumela obala iminyaka engu-12 ngoba wayebhekwa njengongcolile. “Kodwa lapho owesifazane ebona ukuthi wayengacashile, weza ethuthumela futhi wawa phansi phambi kwakhe futhi walandisa phambi kwabo bonke abantu ukuthi kungani wayemthintile nokuthi wayesephulukise ngokushesha.” ( ULukha. 8,47). UJesu wamphulukisa futhi nalapho wayesaba ngoba wayejwayele ukwala.

Owesifazane waseFenike onendodakazi ekhwelwe amademoni waqale wenqatshwa uJesu futhi wathi kuye: “Makudliswe abantwana kuqala; ngokuba akukuhle ukuba umuntu athathe isinkwa sabantwana, asiphonse ezinjeni noma kwabezizwe. Kodwa waphendula wathi kuye: “Nkosi, kodwa izinjana ezingaphansi kwetafula zidla imvuthuluka yabantwana.” ( Marku. 7,24-30). UJesu wahlabeka umxhwele ngaye futhi wamnikeza isicelo sakhe.

NgokomBhalo, owesifazane obanjwe ephinga kwakufanele abulawe ngokukhandwa ngamatshe; lawa kwakungamatshe angempela okulahlwa. UJesu wangenela ukuze asindise impilo yakhe (Joh 8,3-enye).

Izingane ezincane eziseduze noJesu zaqale zaxoshwa amazwi ahlabayo abafundi: “Khona-ke kwalethwa kuye abantwana ukuze abeke izandla phezu kwabo futhi athandaze. Kodwa abafundi babathethisa. Kodwa uJesu wathi: Bayekeni abantwana, lingabenqabeli ukuza kimi; ngoba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjalo. Wabeka izandla phezu kwabo, wamuka lapho.” ( Mathewu 1, )9,13-15). UJesu wagona abantwana futhi wakhuza abadala.

Yamukelwe othandiweyo

Iphethini icacile. Kulabo abalahlwa yizwe, uJesu uyeza ukuzobasiza nokubaphulukisa. UPawulu ukubeka ngamafuphi: “Ngokuba wasikhetha ngaye ngaphambi kokusekelwa kwezwe, ukuba sibe ngcwele, singasoleki phambi kwakhe othandweni; Wasimisela ngaphambili ukuba sibe ngabantwana bakhe ngoJesu Kristu, njengokwentando yakhe okuhle, kube udumo lomusa wakhe okhazimulayo asiphe wona ngoThandekayo.” ( Efesu 1,4-enye).

OThandekayo uyiNdodana ethandekayo kaNkulunkulu, uJesu Kristu. Ususa amatshe okulahlwa kithi futhi awaguqule abe amatshe ayigugu omusa. UNkulunkulu usibheka njengabantwana bakhe abathandekayo, abathathwe eNdodaneni ethandekayo uJesu. UJesu ufuna ukusidonsela othandweni lukaBaba ngoMoya: “Manje lokhu kungukuphila okuphakade, ukuba bazi wena owukuphela kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso, nomthumileyo, uJesu Kristu” ( Johane 17,3).

Sabalalisa umusa

UNkulunkulu ufuna sibonise lolu thando, umusa kanye nokwamukelwa kubantu esihlangana nabo, siqale ngezingane zethu kanye nemindeni yethu, njengoba nje uNkulunkulu esamukela. Umusa wakhe awupheli futhi awunamibandela. Akudingekile ukuba sikhathazeke, kuyohlale kunamagugu amaningi omusa esingawanikeza. Manje sesiyazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukwamukelwa nguJesu, ukuphila ngokomusa nokusabalalisa.

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