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Idwala: UJesu Kristu
Eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-3300 edlule, uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke wanika inceku yakhe uMose umsebenzi wokuhola abantu bakwa-Israyeli besuka ekuthunjweni eGibhithe baye enkululekweni yezwe lesithembiso. UMose wawamukela lo msebenzi futhi wahola abantu ngokuthobeka nangamandla. Wakuqaphela ukuncika kwakhe okuphelele kuNkulunkulu futhi, naphezu kobunzima obuningi nabantu, walondoloza ubuhlobo obuseduze nobuzinikele neNkosi uNkulunkulu.
Nakuba uMose ayaziwa njengendoda ethobekile, ukuziphatha kwama-Israyeli kwakuvame ukumthukuthelisa. Ingxenye yabantu yaxabana futhi ilangazelela ukubuya enkululekweni eyanikezwa nguNkulunkulu iye ezitsheni ezigcwele zenyama nobugqila baseGibhithe. Bakhononda ngokudla okuyisidina kwemana nokoma kwabo okungabekezeleleki ogwadule. Benza isithombe, basikhonza, basidansa futhi baphinga. Abantu abakhonondayo base bezokhanda uMose ngamatshe, behlubuka kuNkulunkulu owayebakhululile.
Umphostoli uPawulu ubhekisela kulesi senzakalo encwadini yakhe eya kwabaseKorinte: “Bonke badla ukudla okufanayo okungokomoya, baphuza isiphuzo esifanayo sokomoya; ngoba babenatha edwaleni lomoya elalibalandela; kodwa idwala lalinguKristu” (1. AbaseKorinte 10,3-enye).
UJesu uyisinkwa seqiniso esivela ezulwini. UJesu wathi: “Akuyena uMose owanipha isinkwa esivela ezulwini, kodwa uBaba unipha isinkwa soqobo esivela ezulwini. Ngoba lesi yisinkwa sikaNkulunkulu esivela ezulwini futhi esinika ukuphila emhlabeni. Basebesithi kuye: Nkosi, siphe njalonjalo isinkwa esinje. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubo: Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Oza kimi kayikulamba; futhi lowo okholwa kimi akasoze oma.” (Joh 6,32-enye).
Idwala limelela uJesu Kristu. Kulelidwala kugobhoza amanzi anikeza ukuphila, aqeda ukoma okungokwenyama nokungokomoya phakade. Okholwa kuJesu iDwala ngeke aphinde ome.
Ezizukulwaneni zama-Israyeli, okungukuthi abantu, ababhali nabaFarisi, izimo zabo eziningi zengqondo azikashintshi. Bakhonona ngoJesu lapho ethi: “Mina ngiyisinkwa esehla ezulwini.” ( Joh 6,41).
Sifundani endabeni le? Impendulo siyithola emavesini alandelayo: “Indebe yesibusiso esiyidumisayo ayikona yini ukuhlanganyela egazini likaKristu? Isinkwa esisihlephulayo asikona ukuhlanganyela emzimbeni kaKristu? Ngokuba yisinkwa sinye, thina esibaningi simzimba munye. Ngokuba sonke sabelana esinkwa sinye” (1. AbaseKorinte 10,16-17 ZB).
UJesu Kristu, iDwala, unika bonke abakholwa kuye ukuphila, amandla kanye nobuhlobo obuyigugu noNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke: uYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele. Bonke abantu abathanda uJesu nabamethembayo ngempilo yabo bamukelekile emphakathini kaNkulunkulu, ebandleni lakhe.
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