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Njengamanje ubuKrestu bugubha uKhisimusi, ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu. UJesu weza emhlabeni njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu ukuze aphile njengoNkulunkulu nomuntu ngesikhathi esisodwa. Wayethunywe uYise ukuba akhulule abantu esonweni nasekufeni. Iphuzu ngalinye kulolu hlu lifakazela iqiniso lokuthi indlela kaNkulunkulu yokuphila yaphakade, uthando, ukuba senyameni kukaJesu, amazwi nezenzo zakhe - kuyimfihlakalo engembulwa kuphela uMoya oNgcwele kaNkulunkulu futhi iqondwe ngokubonga kuye.
Ukukhulelwa kukaJesu ngoMoya oNgcwele, ukuzalwa kwakhe ngoMariya kanye noJosefa kuyizimfihlakalo. Njengoba sibheka isikhathi uJesu amemezela ngaso ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, siya ngokuya sidonseka emfihlakalweni okukhulunywa ngayo lapha—uJesu Kristu.

Umphostoli uPawulu uchaza lokhu ngale ndlela: “Ngibe isikhonzi sebandla ngokuthunywa uNkulunkulu anginike nina, ukuba ngishumayele izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokugcwala kwalo, okuyimfihlakalo ebifihliwe kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo nasezikhathini zasendulo. kudala kodwa kwembulwa kwabangcwele bakhe. Kubo uNkulunkulu wathanda ukubazisa ukuthi iyini ingcebo yenkazimulo yale mfihlakalo phakathi kwezizwe, enguKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimulo.” ( Kolose 1,25-enye).

UKristu kuwe unikeza isimo kule mfihlakalo. UJesu kuwe uyisipho saphezulu. Kulabo abangaqapheli ukubaluleka kukaJesu, uhlala eyimfihlakalo efihliwe. Nokho, kulabo abamvumayo njengoMhlengi noMsindisi wabo, ungukukhanya okukhanyisa ebumnyameni: “Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabanika amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe. " (Johane 1,12).

Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ekudaleni umuntu u-Adamu ngomfanekiso wakhe wawumuhle kakhulu. Ngesikhathi u-Adamu ehlala ebuhlotsheni obuphilayo noMdali wakhe, uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawusebenza kuye zonke izinto ezinhle. Lapho u-Adamu ekhetha ukuzibusa ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu ngokuthanda kwakhe, ngokushesha walahlekelwa ubuntu bakhe bangempela futhi kamuva walahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe.

U-Isaya wamemezela insindiso kubo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli nakubantu: “Bheka, intombi ikhulelwe futhi izozala indodana, futhi iyoqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Imanuweli.” 7,14). UJesu weza emhlabeni “njengoNkulunkulu unathi”. UJesu wahamba indlela esuka emkhombeni eya esiphambanweni.

Kusukela ekuphefumuleni kwakhe kokuqala emkhombeni kuze kube sekugcineni kwakhe eKalvari, uJesu wahamba indlela yokuzidela ukuze asindise labo abathembela kuye. Imfihlakalo ejulile ngoKhisimusi ukuthi uJesu akazalwanga nje kuphela, kodwa futhi unikeza amakholwa ukuthi azalwe kabusha ngoMoya oNgcwele. Lesi sipho esingenakuqhathaniswa sivulekele noma ubani ofisa ukusamukela. Ingabe usuwamukele kakade lokhu kubonakaliswa okujulile kothando lwaphezulu enhliziyweni yakho?

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