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UMathewu 9: Inhloso Yokuphulukiswa
UMathewu 9, njengezinye izahluko eziningi zeVangeli likaMathewu, ubhala izenzakalo ezihlukahlukene ekuphileni kukaKristu. Leli akulona nje iqoqo elingahlelekile lama-akhawunti—ngesinye isikhathi uMatthew wengeza indaba endabeni ngoba aphelelisana kahle. Amaqiniso angokomoya abonakaliswa ngezibonelo ezibonakalayo. Esahlukweni 9, uMathewu ufingqa izindaba eziningi ezitholakala evangelini likaMarku nelikaLuka, kodwa inkulumo kaMathewu imfushane kakhulu futhi imfushane kakhulu.
Igunya lokuthethelela izono
Lapho uJesu esebuyele eKapernawume, “[amadoda ambalwa] aletha kuye umuntu ofe uhlangothi elele ohlakeni. UJesu ebona ukholo lwabo wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Yima isibindi, ndodana yami, uthethelelwe izono zakho” (v 2). Ngokukholwa amadoda amletha kuJesu ukuze aphulukiswe. UJesu wazinikela kumuntu ofe uhlangothi ngoba inkinga yakhe enkulu yayingekhona ukukhubazeka kwakhe kodwa izono zakhe. UJesu wakwenza lokho kuqala.
“Bheka, abanye kubabhali bathi phakathi kwabo, Lo uhlambalaza uNkulunkulu” (ivesi 3). Babecabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu kuphela ongathethelela izono, uJesu wayekuthathela kude kakhulu.
“Kepha uJesu ebona imicabango yabo wathi: ‘Nizindlani ezinhliziyweni zenu na? Yikuphi okulula, ukuthi: Izono zakho zithethelelwe, noma ukuthi: Sukuma uhambe? Kodwa ukuze nazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inamandla emhlabeni okuthethelela izono, wathi kofe uhlangothi: “Sukuma, uthabathe uhlaka lwakho, uye ekhaya. Wasukuma, wabuyela ekhaya” (v 5-6). Kulula ukukhuluma ngentethelelo yaphezulu, kodwa kunzima ukufakazela ukuthi ikutholile ngempela. Ngakho uJesu wenza isimangaliso sokuphulukisa ukuze abonise ukuthi unegunya lokuthethelela izono. Umsebenzi wakhe emhlabeni wawungekona ukwelapha bonke abantu ezifweni zabo zenyama; akabaphilisanga ngisho nabagulayo eJudiya. Umsebenzi wakhe ngokuyinhloko kwakuwukumemezela ukuthethelelwa kwezono - nokuthi wayengumthombo wentethelelo. Lesi simangaliso sasingahloselwe ukumemezela ukuphulukiswa okungokwenyama kodwa, okubaluleke nakakhulu, ukuphulukiswa okungokomoya. “Lapho abantu bekubona lokhu, bamesaba futhi bamdumisa uNkulunkulu” ( Ivesi 8 ) - kodwa akubona bonke abajabula ngakho.
Dlana nezoni
Ngemva kwalesi senzakalo, “[uJesu] wabona umuntu ehlezi ehhovisi lentela, ogama lakhe linguMathewu; wathi kuye: Ngilandele! wasukuma, wamlandela” (v. 9). Iqiniso lokuthi uMathewu wayehlala emasikweni libonisa ukuthi wayeqoqa intela kubantu ababethutha izimpahla endaweni ethile—mhlawumbe nakubadobi ababeletha izinhlanzi zabo edolobheni ukuze bazithengise. Wayeyisikhulu sentela, umthelisi kanye “nomphangi womgwaqo omkhulu” owaqashwa amaRoma. Nokho wawuyeka umsebenzi wakhe owawumzuzisa ukuze alandele uJesu, futhi into yokuqala ayenza kwaba ukumemela uJesu edilini nabangane bakhe.
“Kwathi ehlezi ekudleni endlini, bheka, abathelisi abaningi nezoni beza bahlala noJesu nabafundi bakhe” (v. 10). Lokho kungafana nomfundisi oya ephathini esithabathaba somuzi kanokusho.
AbaFarisi babona uhlobo lomphakathi uJesu ayekuwo, kodwa abafuni ukukhuluma naye ngokuqondile. Kunalokho babuza abafundi bakhe: “Kungani umfundisi wenu edla nabathelisi nezoni na?” ( Ivesi 11b). Kungenzeka ukuthi abafundi babuka bodwa bemangele futhi ekugcineni uJesu waphendula: “Abanamandla abamdingi udokotela, kodwa abagulayo.” Kodwa hambani niyofunda ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokho (Hoseya). 6,6): "Ngijabulela umusa hhayi umhlatshelo". “Ngize ukuzobiza izoni hhayi abalungile” (ivesi 12). Wayenegunya lokuthethelela - ukuphulukiswa ngokomoya nakho kwenzeka lapha.
Njengoba nje udokotela ekhonza abagulayo, noJesu ukhonza izoni ngoba yizo ayeze ukuzosiza. (Wonke umuntu uyisoni, kodwa akukhona lokho uJesu akhuluma ngakho lapha.) Wabiza abantu ukuba babe ngcwele, kodwa akazange afune ukuba baphelele ngaphambi kokuba ababize. Ngoba sidinga umusa kakhulu kunokwahlulela, uNkulunkulu ufisa ukuthi sisebenzise umusa ngaphezu kokwahlulela abanye. Ngisho noma senza konke uNkulunkulu akuyalayo (isib, umhlatshelo) kodwa sehluleke ukubonisa umusa kwabanye, sisuke sehlulekile.
Esidala nesisha
AbaFarisi akubona bodwa abamangala ngenkonzo kaJesu. Abafundi bakaJohane uMbhapathizi babuza uJesu: “Kungani thina nabaFarisi sizila ukudla okungaka, nabafundi bakho bengazili na?” ( Ivesi 14 ). Bazila ukudla ngoba babehlupheka ngenxa yokuthi isizwe sase siqhelelene kakhulu noNkulunkulu.
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Abayeni bangalila kanjani umyeni enabo na? Kodwa siyeza isikhathi lapho umyeni ezakususwa kubo; khona-ke bayozila ukudla” (V 15). Asikho isizathu inqobo nje ngiselapha, wathi - kodwa wayesho ukuthi ekugcineni "uyothathwa kubo" - ngenkani - khona-ke abafundi bakhe bazohlupheka futhi bazile ukudla.
UJesu wabe esebanikeza isaga esiyindida: “Akakho olungisa ingubo endala ngendwangu entsha; ngoba idlozi liphinde likhumule ingubo futhi ukukhala kubi kakhulu. Kawufaki iwayini elitsha ezimvabeni ezindala; kungenjalo izimvaba ziyophuka, newayini lichitheke, nezimvaba zonakale. Kodwa iwayini elisha lithelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha, futhi kokubili kugcinwa ndawonye” (amavesi 16-17). Ngokuqinisekile uJesu akezanga “ukuzolungisa” iziqondiso zabaFarisi mayelana nendlela yokuphila ukuphila kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu. Wayengazami ukwengeza umusa emihlatshelweni eyayishiwo ngabaFarisi; futhi akazange azame ukufaka imibono emisha esimisweni semithetho ekhona. Kunalokho, waqala into entsha ngokuphelele. Siyibiza ngokuthi iSivumelwano Esisha.
Ukuvusa abafileyo, ephulukisa abangcolile
“Esakhuluma lokhu kubo, bheka, kwafika omunye wabaholi bebandla, wawa phansi phambi kwakhe, wathi: ‘Indodakazi yami isanda kufa, kepha woza ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwayo, izakuphila. . . 18). Lapha sinomholi wenkolo ongajwayelekile—owayethembele kuJesu ngokuphelele. UJesu wahamba naye wayivusa intombazane kwabafileyo (v 25).
Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba afike endlini yentombazane, omunye umuntu weza kuye ukuze aphulukiswe: “Futhi, bheka, owesifazane owayenomopho iminyaka eyishumi nambili weza ngemva kwakhe, wathinta umphetho wengubo yakhe. Ngokuba wayezitshela ukuthi: Uma nje ngingathinta ingubo yakhe, ngizakusindiswa. UJesu waphenduka wambona, wathi: “Yima isibindi, ndodakazi yami, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Owesifazane wasinda ngaso leso sikhathi” (Amavesi 20-22). Owesifazane wayengcolile ngenxa yokopha kwakhe. Umthetho kaMose wawungavumeli muntu ukuthi amthinte. UJesu waba nenkambo entsha yesenzo. Kunokuba amgweme, wamphulukisa lapho emthinta. UMathewu uyafingqa: Ukholo lwalumsizile.
Ukholo lwalubangele la madoda ukuba alethe kuye umngane wawo ofe uhlangothi. Ukholo lwashukumisela uMatthew ukuba awuyeke umsebenzi wakhe. Ukholo lwaholela umholi wenkolo ukuba acele indodakazi yakhe ukuba ivuswe, owesifazane ukuba aphulukiswe ukugobhoza kwegazi lakhe, kanye nezimpumputhe ukuba zicele uJesu ukuba abone (ivesi 29). Kwakukhona zonke izinhlobo zokuhlupheka, kodwa umthombo owodwa wokuphulukisa: uJesu.
Incazelo engokomoya icacile: UJesu uthethelela izono, unikeza impilo entsha nesiqondiso esisha ekuphileni. Usenza sibe msulwa futhi usisiza ukuba sibone. Leli wayini elisha alizange lithelwe emithethweni emidala kaMose - kwadalelwa umsebenzi ohlukile. Umsebenzi womusa uwumgogodla wenkonzo kaJesu.
ngu-Michael Morrison
