Imfihlakalo kaMesiya

Umuntu onochoko weza kuJesu, waguqa phambi kwakhe wacela ukuphulukiswa. UJesu uMesiya, ethinteka ngokujulile, welula isandla sakhe esigcwele isihe, wamthinta wathi phila futhi uchoko lwaphela masinyane; isikhumba somuntu sasihlanzekile futhi sinempilo. UJesu wayimukisa, engashongo ngokugcizelela ukuthi: Ungatsheli muntu ngalokhu! Nikeza umhlatshelo uMose awuyala ukuba welaphe uchoko, uziveze kubapristi. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ukuphulukiswa kwakho kuzoqashelwa khona ngokusemthethweni. Kodwa kwathi nje indoda isingezwakali, yasakaza izindaba zokuphiliswa kwayo. Ngakho idolobha lonke lathola ngakho. Ngakho-ke, uJesu kwadingeka angahambi ezindaweni zomphakathi futhi wayengasakwazi ukuhamba ngokukhululeka emzini ngoba wayesethinte onochoko (ngokukaMarku. 1,44-enye).

Kungani uJesu ayengafuni ukuba umuntu onochoko owayephulukisiwe abike ngokuphulukiswa kwakhe? Futhi akazange awavumele amademoni ukuba akhulume, ngoba ayemazi ukuthi ungubani: “Waphulukisa abaningi ababegula ngezifo ngezifo, wakhipha amademoni amaningi, futhi wayengawavumeli amademoni ukukhuluma; ngoba babemazi.” (Marku 1,34).

UJesu wabuza abafundi bakhe: “Nani, uJesu wabuza, nina nithi ngingubani? UPetru waphendula: “Wena unguMesiya; Khona-ke uJesu wabaxwayisa ukuba bangatsheli muntu ngakho.” (Marku 8,29-30 NGÜ).

Kodwa kungani uJesu ayengafuni abafundi bakhe batshele abanye ukuthi unguMesiya? Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wayenguMsindisi osesimweni somuntu, enza izimangaliso futhi eshumayela ezweni lonke. Pho kungani kwakungesona isikhathi esifanele sokuba abafundi bakhe bahole abantu kuye futhi babambulele ukuthi ungubani? UJesu wagcizelela ngokucacile nangokugcizelela ukuthi ungubani akufanele embulwe kunoma ubani. UJesu wayazi okuthile umphakathi noma abafundi bakhe ababengakwazi.

IVangeli likaMarku libhala ukuthi ekupheleni kwenkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni, ngesonto ngaphambi kokubethelwa kwakhe, abantu bajabula ngoba baqaphela ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya: “Futhi abaningi bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, abanye bendlala amagatsha aluhlaza endleleni. washiya amasimu. Ababehamba phambili nababelandela bamemeza bathi: Hosana! Makabongwe ozayo egameni leNkosi! Mawudunyiswe umbuso kababa wethu uDavide ozayo! Hosana kweliphezulu! (Marku 11,8-enye).

Inkinga yayiwukuthi abantu babecabanga uMesiya ohlukile futhi babelindele okuhlukile kuye. Babelindele inkosi eyayizohlanganisa abantu, ibaholele ekunqobeni amaRoma abusa ngesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu futhi ibuyisele umbuso kaDavide enkazimulweni yawo yangaphambili. Umfanekiso wabo kaMesiya wawuhluke kakhulu emfanekisweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, uJesu wayengafuni ukuba abafundi bakhe noma labo abaphulukisayo basakaze isigijimi esiphathelene naye ngokushesha. Sasingakafiki isikhathi sokuthi abantu bezwe. Isikhathi esifanele sokusatshalaliswa kwabo kwakuwukufika kuphela ngemva kokubethelwa nokuvuka Kwakhe kwabafileyo. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho iqiniso elimangalisayo lokuthi uMesiya ka-Israyeli uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu noMsindisi womhlaba lingaqondwa ngobukhulu balo obugcwele.

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