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Isimangaliso sokuzalwa kukaJesu
“Ungakwazi ukufunda lokhu?” isivakashi sangibuza, sikhomba inkanyezi enkulu eyisiliva enombhalo wesiLatini: “Hic de virgine Maria Jesus Christ natus est.” “Ngizozama,” ngiphendula, ngizama ukuhumusha, ngisebenzisa amandla aphelele enkulumo yami encane yesiLatini, “Lapha kulapho uJesu azalelwa khona iNcasakazi uMariya.” “Awu, ucabangani?” kubuza indoda. "Ucabanga kanjalo?"
Kwakuwukuvakasha kwami kokuqala eZweni Elingcwele futhi ngangimi emsamo weChurch of the Nativity eBethlehem. IChurch of the Nativity efana nenqaba yakhiwe phezu kwale nkundla noma umhume lapho uJesu Kristu azalelwa khona ngokwesiko. Inkanyezi eyisiliva ebekwe esitezi semabula kuthiwa iphawula iphuzu eliqondile lapho ukuzalwa kwaphezulu kwenzeka khona. Ngaphendula ngathi, “Yebo, ngikholwa ukuthi uJesu wakhulelwa ngokuyisimangaliso [esibelethweni sikaMariya],” kodwa ngangabaza ukuthi inkanyezi eyisiliva yayimaka khona impela indawo yokuzalwa Kwakhe. Indoda, eyayingakholelwa kuNkulunkulu, yathi cishe uJesu wazalwa ngaphandle komshado nokuthi ukulandisa kwevangeli ngokuzalwa kwentombi nto kwakuyimizamo yokufihla leli qiniso elibangela amahloni. Wacabanga ukuthi ababhali bamaVangeli bamane baboleka indaba yokuzalwa okungaphezu kwemvelo ezinganekwaneni zasendulo zobuqaba. Kamuva, njengoba sizungeza indawo eboshwe ngamatshe yaseManger Square ngaphandle kwesonto lasendulo, saxoxa ngale ndaba ngokujulile.
Izindaba zobuntwana
Ngachaza ukuthi igama elithi “ukuzalwa kwentombi” libhekisela ekukhulelweni kokuqala kukaJesu; okungukuthi, inkolelo yokuthi uJesu wakhulelwa kuMariya ngosizo lukaMoya oNgcwele ngokuyisimangaliso ngaphandle kokungenela kukababa ongumuntu. Imfundiso yokuthi uMariya wayewukuphela komzali kaJesu wemvelo ifundiswa ngokucacile ezingxenyeni ezimbili zeTestamente Elisha: uMathewu 1,18-25 noLuka 1,26-38. Bachaza umbono kaJesu onamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo njengeqiniso elingokomlando. UMathewu uyasitshela:
“Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba kanje: Kwathi uMariya unina esemiselwe uJosefa, ngaphambi kokuba amyise ekhaya, kwafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele... kwagcwaliseka okwashiwo iNkosi ngomprofethi, ethi: “Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, bayakuyiqamba igama lokuthi u-Imanuweli,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: UNkulunkulu unathi. 1,18. 22-23).
ULuka uchaza indlela uMariya asabela ngayo esimemezelweni sengelosi sokuzalwa kwentombi: “Khona-ke uMariya wathi engelosini, Lokhu kungenzeka kanjani, njengoba ngingazi muntu? Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, namandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; ngakho-ke lokho okungcwele okuzozalwa kuyothiwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” ( Luka ) 1,34-enye).
Umbhali ngamunye uyiphatha ngendlela eyehlukile le ndaba. IVangeli likaMathewu lalibhalelwe ukufundwa ngamaJuda futhi lalisebenza ngokugcwaliseka kweziprofetho zeTestamente Elidala zikaMesiya. ULuka, umKristu weZizwe, wayecabanga ngezwe lamaGrikhi nelamaRoma lapho ebhala. Wayenezithameli ezahlukahlukene kakhulu - amaKrestu anemvelaphi yobuqaba ayehlala ngaphandle kwePalestine.
Cabangela futhi ukulandisa kukaMathewu: “Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu kwaba kanje: Kwathi uMariya unina eseganiselwe uJosefa, ngaphambi kokuba amyise ekhaya, kwafunyanwa ekhulelwe ngoMoya oNgcwele” ( Mathewu. 1,18). UMathewu uxoxa indaba ngombono kaJosefa. UJosefa wacabanga ukuhlukana nomshado ngasese. Kodwa ingelosi yabonakala kuJosefa futhi yamqinisekisa: “Josefa, ndodana kaDavide, ungesabi ukumthatha uMariya umkakho; ngokuba lokho akwamukelayo kungoMoya oNgcwele.” ( Mathewu 1,20). UJosefa walamukela icebo laphezulu.
Njengobufakazi kubafundi bakhe abangamaJuda bokuthi uJesu wayenguMesiya wabo, uMathewu uyanezela: “Konke lokhu kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi, ithi: ‘Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, bayakuyibiza. igama lakhe elithi Emanuweli” okusho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu unathi” (Mathewu 1,22-23). Lokhu kukhomba ku-Isaya 7,14.
Indaba kaMary
Ngokunaka kwakhe okuyisici endimeni yabesifazane, uLuka uxoxa indaba ngokombono kaMariya. Ekulandiseni kukaLuka sifunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela ingelosi uGabriyeli kuMariya eNazaretha. UGabriyeli wathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Maria, uthole umusa kuNkulunkulu. Bheka, uzokhulelwa, ubelethe indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu.” 1,30-enye).
Kumelwe kwenzeke kanjani lokho, wabuza uMaria, njengoba ayeyintombi nto? UGabriyeli wamchazela ukuthi lokhu kwakungeke kube umqondo ovamile: “UMoya oNgcwele uyokwehlela phezu kwakho, namandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; ngakho-ke lokho okungcwele okuzozalwa kuyothiwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” ( Luka ) 1,35).
Nakuba ukukhulelwa kwakhe ngokuqinisekile kwakuyoqondwa ngokungeyikho futhi kwakuyofaka idumela lakhe engozini, uMariya wasamukela ngesibindi isimo esingavamile: “Bheka, ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi,” ebabaza. “Makwenzeke kimi njengokusho kwakho” (Luka 1,38). Ngesimangaliso, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yangena emkhathini nesikhathi futhi yaba umbungu womuntu.
Igama laba yinyama
Labo abakholelwa ekuzalweni kwentombi ngokuvamile bayakwamukela ukuthi uJesu waba umuntu ukuze sisindiswe. Labo bantu abangakwemukeli ukuzalwa kwentombi nto bavame ukuqonda uJesu waseNazaretha njengomuntu - futhi umuntu kuphela. Imfundiso yokuzalwa kwentombi nto ihlobene ngokuqondile nemfundiso yokuzalwa komuntu, nakuba ingafani. Ukuzalwa komuntu (isimo somuntu, ngokwezwi nezwi elithi “embodiment”) kuyimfundiso eqinisekisa ukuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yaphakade yengeza inyama yomuntu ebunkulunkulwini bayo futhi yaba umuntu. Le nkolelo itholakala ngokucace kakhulu esanduleleni seVangeli likaJohane: “ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu” (Johane. 1,14).
Imfundiso yokuzalwa yintombi ithi ukukhulelwa [ukuzala] kwenzeka ngokumangalisayo kuJesu engekho ubaba ongumuntu. I-Incarnation ithi uNkulunkulu waba yinyama [umuntu]; ukuzalwa yintombi kusitshela ukuthi kanjani. Ukuzalwa komzimba kwakuwumcimbi ongaphezu kwemvelo futhi kuhilela uhlobo olukhethekile lokuzalwa. Ukube ingane eyayizozalwa yayingumuntu kuphela, sasingeke sibe khona isidingo sokukhulelwa okungaphezu kwemvelo. Umuntu wokuqala, u-Adamu, ngokwesibonelo, naye wenza isimangaliso ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu. Wayengenababa noma umama. Kodwa u-Adamu wayengeyena uNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ukhethe ukungena esintwini ngokuzalwa okuyintombi okungaphezu kwemvelo.
Umsuka wakamuva?
Njengoba sibonile, amagama endimana kuMathewu nakuLuka acacile: UMariya wayeyintombi nto lapho uJesu amukelwa emzimbeni wakhe nguMoya oNgcwele. Kwakuyisimangaliso esivela kuNkulunkulu. Kepha ngokufika kwemfundiso yenkolo yenkululeko - ngokusola kwayo konke izinto ezingaphezu kwemvelo - lezi zitatimende zeBhayibheli ziphonswe inselelo ngezizathu ezahlukahlukene. Esinye sazo kungumthombo okuthiwa wephuzile wokulandisa kokuzalwa kukaJesu. Lo mbono uthi ngenkathi inkolo yokuqala yamaKrestu isungulwa, amaKrestu aqala ukwengeza izinto eziqanjiwe endabeni ebalulekile yempilo kaJesu. Ukuzalwa kwentombi, kuthiwa bekuyindlela yakhe yokucabanga yokuveza ukuthi uJesu wayeyisipho sikaNkulunkulu esintwini.
I-Jesus Seminar, iqembu lezazi zeBhayibheli ezikhululekile ezivotela amazwi kaJesu nabavangeli, ithatha lo mbono. Lezi zazi zemfundiso yenkolo ziyayilahla indaba yeBhayibheli yokukhulelwa okungaphezu kwemvelo nokuzalwa kukaJesu ngokuyibiza ngokuthi "ngemva kokudalwa." Baphetha ngokuthi, kumelwe ukuba uMariya walala noJosefa noma enye indoda.
Ingabe ababhali beTestamente Elisha bahlanganyela enganekwaneni ngokukhulisa uJesu Kristu ngokuqaphela? Ingabe ‘wayemane engumprofethi ongumuntu,’ “umuntu ovamile wesikhathi sakhe” kamuva owahlotshiswa ngemizwa engaphezu kweyemvelo abalandeli bangempela ukuze ‘basekele imfundiso yabo yobuKristu’?
Imibono enjalo ayinakwenzeka ukusekela. Imibiko emibili yokuzalwa ekuMathewu nakuLuka - ngokuqukethwe kwabo okuhlukile kanye nemibono yabo - izimele komunye nomunye. Ngempela, isimangaliso sokukhulelwa kukaJesu ukuphela kwephuzu elivamile phakathi kwabo. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi ukuzalwa yintombi kusekelwe kusiko langaphambili, elaziwayo, hhayi ekukhuleni kwezenkolo kamuva noma ekuthuthukisweni kwezimfundiso.
Ngabe izimangaliso ziphelelwe yisikhathi?
Ngaphandle kokwamukelwa kabanzi yiSonto lokuqala, ukuzalwa kwezintombi kungumqondo onzima kusiko lethu lesimanje kwabaningi - ngisho namaKristu athile. Umqondo wokukhulelwa okungaphezu kwemvelo, abaningi bakholelwa, unuka njengenkolelo-ze. Bathi ukuzalwa yintombi nto kuyimfundiso engabalulekile emaphethelweni eTestamente Elisha engahambelani kangako nesigijimi sevangeli.
Ukwenqatshwa kokungaphezu kwamandla emvelo ngabagxeki kuyahambisana nombono wezwe onengqondo futhi onobuntu. Kepha kumKristu, ukususwa kwamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo kusukela ekuzalweni kukaJesu Kristu kusho ukwehlisa imvelaphi yawo yobunkulunkulu kanye nencazelo eyisisekelo. Kungani ukwala ukuzalwa yintombi nto uma sikholelwa ebunkulunwini bukaJesu Kristu nasekuvukeni kwakhe kwabafileyo? Uma sivumela ukuphuma ngamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo [ukuvuka nokwenyuka), kungani kungavunyelwa ukungena okungaphezu kwamandla emvelo emhlabeni? Ukuyekethisa noma ukuphika ukuzalwa kwentombi kuphuca ezinye izimfundiso zenani nencazelo. Asisenasisekelo noma igunya lalokho esikukholelwayo njengamaKristu.
Uzalwe nguNkulunkulu
UNkulunkulu uhileleka emhlabeni, ungenela ngenkuthalo ezindabeni zabantu, uma kunesidingo edlula imithetho yemvelo ukuze afeze injongo yakhe - futhi waba yinyama ngokuzalwa kwentombi. Lapho uNkulunkulu engena enyameni yomuntu esesimweni sikaJesu, akazange abulahle ubunkulunkulu bakhe, kunalokho wengeza ubuntu ebunkulunkulwini bakhe. WayenguNkulunkulu ngokugcwele futhi engumuntu ngokugcwele (KwabaseFilipi 2,6-8; AbaseKolose 1,15-20; amaHebheru 1,8-enye).
Umsuka kaJesu ongaphezu kwemvelo umenza ahluke kubo bonke abanye abantu. Umbono wakhe wawuhlukile omiswe uNkulunkulu emithethweni yemvelo. Ukuzalwa kwentombi nto kubonisa izinga iNdodana kaNkulunkulu eyayilungele ukuya ngalo ukuze ibe uMsindisi wethu. Kwakuwukubonakaliswa okumangalisayo komusa nothando lukaNkulunkulu (Joh 3,16) ekugcwaliseni isithembiso sakhe sensindiso.
INdodana kaNkulunkulu yaba ngomunye wethu ukuze isisindise ngokwamukela isimo sobuntu ukuze isifele. Weza enyameni ukuze labo abakholwa kuye bahlengwe, babuyisane, futhi basindiswe.1. UThimothi 1,15). Munye kuphela owayenguNkulunkulu nomuntu owayengakhokha inani elikhulu lezono zesintu.
Njengoba uPawulu echaza: “Kwathi sesiphelele isikhathi, uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe, izelwe ngowesifazane, yaba phansi komthetho, ukuba ihlenge abaphansi komthetho, ukuze samukele ukuma kwabantwana (KwabaseGalathiya) 4,4-5). Kulabo abamukela uJesu Kristu futhi bakholelwe egameni lakhe, uNkulunkulu ubanikeza isipho esiyigugu sensindiso. Usinikeza ubuhlobo bomuntu siqu naye. Singaba amadodana namadodakazi kaNkulunkulu—“abantwana abangazalwanga ngegazi, noma ngentando yenyama, noma ngentando yomuntu, kodwa nguNkulunkulu” (Joh. 1,13).
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