UMariya, unina kaJesu

Ukuba ngumama kuyilungelo elikhethekile kwabesifazane.Ukuba unina kaJesu kuyinto engavamile nakakhulu. UNkulunkulu akakhethanga noma yimuphi owesifazane ukuba azale indodana yakhe. Indaba iqala lapho ingelosi uGabriyeli imemezela kumpristi uZakariya ukuthi umkakhe u-Elisabethe wayezozala indodana ngokuyisimangaliso, ayezoyiqamba ngokuthi uJohane (ngokukaLuka. 1,5-25). Lokhu kamuva kwaziwa ngokuthi uJohane uMbhapathizi. Kwakungenyanga yesithupha yokukhulelwa kuka-Elisabethe lapho ingelosi uGabriyeli nayo yabonakala kuMariya owayehlala eNazaretha. Wathi kuye: “Sawubona, wena obusisiwe! INkosi inawe!" (Luka 1,28). UMaria akazange akukholelwe ayesanda kukuzwa: “Washaqeka ngamazwi futhi wacabanga: Kubingelela kanjani lokho? (Ivesi 29).

UJesu wakhulelwa ngesimangaliso, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, ngaphambi kokuba uMariya abe nobuhlobo bomshado noJosefa: “Lokhu kungenzeka kanjani, njengoba ngingazi muntu na? Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, namandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; Ngakho-ke okungcwele okuzozalwa kuyothiwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” (Luka 1,34-enye).

Ukukhethwa ukuba uzale iNdodana kaNkulunkulu kwakuyilungelo elikhulu, isibusiso esikhulu esivela kuNkulunkulu kuMariya. Kamuva uMariya wavakashela u-Elisabethe, isihlobo sakhe; wamemeza esiza kuye, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane, futhi sibusisiwe isithelo sesisu sakho! (Luka 1,42).

Umbuzo uphakama ngokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu akhetha uMariya phakathi kwazo zonke izintombi zaseNazaretha. Yini eyayibenza bahluke kwabanye? Ingabe ubuntombi bakhe? Ingabe uNkulunkulu wamkhetha ngenxa yokungabi nasono kwakhe noma ngenxa yokuthi wayevela emndenini ovelele? Impendulo eqotho ukuthi asazi isizathu esiqondile sesinqumo sikaNkulunkulu.

EBhayibhelini, ubuntombi bunikezwa ukubaluleka okukhethekile, ikakhulukazi ngokuphathelene nobuhlobo bomshado nokuhlanzeka kobulili. UNkulunkulu akazange akhethe ngokusekelwe ekungabini nasono kukaMariya. IBhayibheli liyabhala ukuthi akekho umuntu owake waphila ongenasono: “Bonke bayizoni, besilela enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu, balungisiswa ngomusa wakhe ngaphandle kwemfanelo ngokuhlengwa okungoKristu Jesu.” 3,23-24). UMariya wayeyisoni njengami nawe.

Kungani uNkulunkulu amkhetha? UNkulunkulu wakhetha uMariya ngomusa, hhayi ngenxa yalokho ayekwenzile, ukuthi wayengubani, noma ngenxa yesizinda sakhe. Umusa kaNkulunkulu awusifanele. UMariya wayengakufanelekeli ukukhethwa. Akekho phakathi kwethu ofanelwe ukukhethwa nguNkulunkulu ukuba ahlale ngaphakathi kwethu. UNkulunkulu wakhetha uMariya ngomusa: “Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa, nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu, akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo.” ( Kwabase-Efesu 2,8).
UNkulunkulu wakhetha uMariya ukuba athwale uJesu ngenxa yesizathu esifanayo akhetha wena ukuba uJesu ahlale kuwe. UMariya wayemane engumuntu wokuqala uNkulunkulu ayephila kuye. Namuhla ihlala kubo bonke abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu: “Kubo uNkulunkulu wathanda ukubazisa ingcebo yenkazimulo yale mfihlakalo phakathi kwezizwe, uKristu phakathi kwenu, ithemba lenkazimulo” (Kolose 1,27).

Njengoba sigubha ukuzalwa kukaJesu kule nyanga, khumbula ukuthi, njengoMariya, nawe ukwazisa kakhulu uNkulunkulu. Uma ungakamemukeli uJesu njengoMhlengi noMsindisi wakho, uNkulunkulu ufuna ukuhlala kuwe futhi. Ungasho, njengoMariya: «Bheka, ngiyincekukazi (inceku) yeNkosi; Makube kimi njengezwi lakho.” (Luka 1,38).

by Takalani Musekiwa

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