Impilo Yomphostoli uPetru

Umuntu oseBhayibhelini sonke esingamatanisa naye nguSimoni, uBar Jona (indodana kaJona), owaziwa ngokuthi umphostoli uPetru. Ngamavangeli sithola ukumazi njengomuntu kukho konke ukuxaka kwakhe okumangalisayo kanye nokuphikisana kwakhe: uPetru, umvikeli ozibeke yena kanye nomlweli kaJesu kwaze kwaba sekugcineni okubuhlungu. UPetru lowo owaba nesibindi sokumqondisa umnumzane. UPetru, oqonda kancane kancane, kodwa ngokushesha uzibeka ekhanda leqembu. Enamawala futhi ezinikele, engenangqondo futhi enokuqonda, engabikezeleki futhi enenkani, eshisekayo futhi enonya, evuleleka kodwa ethule kaningi uma kubalulekile—uPetru wayeyindoda efana neningi lethu. Oh yebo, sonke singafana noPetru. Kwangathi ukubuyiselwa nokuvuselelwa kwakhe yiNkosi noMfundisi wakhe kungasikhuthaza sonke.

udumo kanye adventure

UPetru wayengumGalile ovela enyakatho yakwa-Israyeli. Umlobi ongumJuda wathi laba bantu bangaphandle babenolaka kodwa ngokwemvelo bephana. ITalmud yamaJuda yathi ngalaba bantu abaqinile: Ngaso sonke isikhathi babekhathalela kakhulu udumo kunenzuzo. Isazi semfundiso yenkolo uWilliam Barclay sachaza uPetru ngale ndlela: “Enentukuthelo, ethatha amawala, eshukunyiswa imizwelo, ejatshuliswa ubizo lokuzijabulisa, eqotho kuze kube sekugcineni—uPetru wayengumGalile ovamile.” Ezahlukweni zokuqala ezingu-12 zezEnzo Zabaphostoli ezisheshayo, ukuvelela kukaPetru phakathi kwamaKristu okuqala kubonisiwe. NguPetru owenza ukuba kukhethwe umphostoli omusha ozongena esikhundleni sikaJudasi (IzE 1,15-22). UPetru wayengumkhulumeli weqembu elincane entshumayelweni yokuqala ngosuku lwePhentekoste (Izenzo 2). Beqondiswa ukholo eNkosini yabo, uPetru noJohane belapha ethempelini indoda eyaziwayo egulayo, badonsa isixuku esikhulu, futhi badelela abaholi bamaJuda ekuboshweni kwabo (IzE. 4,1-22). Abantu abangu-5000 beza kuKristu ngenxa yalezi zenzakalo ezihlaba umxhwele.

KwakunguPetru owaya eSamariya ukuze aqinisekise umsebenzi wevangeli kuleyo nsimu yobufundisi eyinselele. Nguye owabhekana nesangoma esinobuqili uSimon Magus (IzE 8,12-25). Ukusola kukaPetru kwenza abakhohlisi ababili bafa (IzE 5,1-11). UPetru wavusa umfundi owayefile (IzE 9,32-43). Kodwa mhlawumbe igalelo lakhe elikhulu emlandweni webandla kwaba ngenkathi ebhabhadisa isikhulu esingumRoma esontweni - isenzo sesibindi esadonsa ukugxekwa kwebandla lokuqala elalibuswa ngamaJuda. UNkulunkulu wasisebenzisa ukuvula umnyango wokukholwa emhlabeni wabeZizwe (Izenzo 10, Izenzo 15,7-enye).

UPetru. UPetru. UPetru. Wayebusa ibandla lokuqala njenge-colossus ephendukile. Akukholakali ukuthi abagulayo baphulukiswa emigwaqweni yaseJerusalema, lapho isithunzi sakhe sisodwa sibasibekela (IzE 5,15).

Kodwa njengoba sesibonile, wayengaziphathi kanje. Ngalobo busuku obumnyama eGetsemane, lapho isixuku siza sizobopha uJesu, uPetru ngokuxhamazela wanqamula indlebe yenceku yompristi ophakeme ngenkemba engalungile. Kamuva wabona ukuthi lesi senzo sobudlova sasimphawula njengendoda. Kungase kumlahlekisele ngokuphila kwakhe. Ngakho wamlandela uJesu ekude. KuLuka 22,54-62 UPetru uboniswa ngokucacile ephika iNkosi yakhe - kathathu njengoba uJesu ayebikezele. Ngemva kokuphika kwakhe okwesithathu ukuthi uyamazi uJesu, uLuka uyabika kalula: “INkosi yaphenduka yambheka uPetru.” ( Luka 2 Kor.2,61). Kungaleso sikhathi lapho uPetru agcina ebona khona ukuthi wayengaqinisekile futhi engazilungiselele ngempela. ULuka uyaqhubeka: “UPetru waphuma wakhala kamunyu.” Kulokhu kunqotshwa kokuziphatha kulele kokubili ukuwohloka nokuthuthuka okumangalisayo kukaPetru.

Ukuziqhenya kwe-ego

UPetru wayenenkinga enkulu yokuzicabangela. Yinto sonke esinayo ngezinga elilodwa noma elinye. UPetru wahlushwa ukuzidla ngokweqile, ukuzethemba, ukuzethemba ngokweqile ngamakhono akhe obuntu nokwahlulela. I 1. UJohane isahluko 2 ivesi 16 uyasixwayisa ukuthi kungakanani ukuziqhenya okunquma izenzo zethu. Eminye imibhalo ikhombisa ukuthi lo mbulali ongakhulumi angasinyonyobela futhi onakalise izinhloso zethu ezinhle (1. AbaseKorinte 13,1-3). Lokho kwenzeka kuPetru. Kungenzeka nakithi.

Njengoba sisondela enkathini yePhasika kanye nePhasika futhi silungiselela ukwabelana ngesinkwa newayini lesidlo esingcwele, sibizelwe ukuba sizihlolele le mfanelo egxilile (1. AbaseKorinte 11,27-29). Umbulali wethu othule ubonakala kangcono ngokuhlaziya izici zakhe ezihluke kakhulu. Okungenani zine zazo esingazikhomba namuhla.

Okokuqala, ukuziqhenya ngamandla omuntu angokomzimba. UPetru wayengumdobi oyisidlakela okungenzeka wayehola abazalwane ababili abangaba ababili ogwini lwaseGalile. Ngakhulela kubadobi - bangaba lukhuni futhi bakhulume futhi bangawasebenzisi amaduku kasilika. UPetru wayeyindoda abantu ababethanda ukuyilandela. Wayeyithanda impilo enzima neneziyaluyalu. Siyakubona lokho kuLuka 5,1-11 lapho uJesu emcela ukuba akhiphe amanetha abo ukuze abambe. UPetro nguye owaphikisa wathi: “Nkosi sisebenze ubusuku bonke kasibambanga lutho”. Kodwa njengenjwayelo, wavumela ukukhuthazwa nguJesu, futhi ukubamba izinhlanzi kungazelelwe kwamshiya emangele futhi engalinganiseli ngokomzwelo. Lokhu kuncipha nokugeleza kwahlala kuye futhi mhlawumbe kwakungenxa yokuzethemba kwakhe ngokweqile—isici uJesu ayezomsiza ukuba asisuse ngokholo lwaphezulu.

Abanolwazi bayazi

Lesi sici sesibili sibizwa nge-intellectual pride (elitist knowledge). uzongena 1. AbaseKorinte 8,1 kushiwo lapho sitshelwa khona ukuthi ulwazi luyakhukhumeza. Kuyenzeka. UPetru, njengabaningi bamaJuda ababelandela uJesu, wayecabanga ukuthi wazi konke. Ngokusobala uJesu wayenguMesiya owayelindelwe, ngakho kwakungokwemvelo ukuthi wayezogcwalisa iziprofetho zobukhulu besizwe nokuqokwa kwamaJuda njengabaholi abaphakeme embusweni owabikezelwa abaprofethi.

Kwakuhlale kukhona lokhu kushuba phakathi kwabo mayelana nokuthi ngubani ozoba mkhulu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wayelolisile isifiso sabo sokudla ngokubathembisa izihlalo zobukhosi eziyishumi nambili zesikhathi esizayo. Ababengakwazi ukuthi lokhu kusekude phambili. Manje ngesikhathi sakhe, uJesu weza ukuze azibonakalise enguMesiya futhi agcwalise indima yenceku kaNkulunkulu ehluphekayo ( Isaya 53 ). Kodwa uPetru, njengabanye abafundi, wageja lobu buqili. Wayecabanga ukuthi wazi konke. Wazenqaba izimemezelo (zezinkanuko nokuvuka) kukaJesu ngoba zaziphikisana nolwazi lwakhe (Marku 8,31-33), futhi wamelana noJesu. Lokhu kwamenza wakhuzwa, "Suka emva kwami, wena Sathane!"
UPetru wayenephutha. Wayenephutha ngolwazi ayenalo. Wahlanganisa u-2 no-2 wathola angu-22, njengabaningi bethu.

Ngobusuku uJesu aboshwa ngabo, labo okwakuthiwa abafundi abathembekile babesaphikisana ngokuthi ubani owayezoba mkhulu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Babengazi ukuthi babelindelwe yizinsuku ezintathu ezimbi kangakanani. UPetru wayengomunye wabafundi ababephuphuthekiswe futhi ekuqaleni wenqaba ukuba uJesu amgeze izinyawo njengesibonelo sokuthobeka (Johane 13). Ukuziqhenya ngolwazi kungakwenza lokho. Kuvela lapho sicabanga ukuthi sazi yonke into lapho sizwa intshumayelo noma senza isenzo sokukhulekela. Kubalulekile ukukuqaphela lokhu, ngoba kuyingxenye yokuziqhenya okubulalayo esinakho ngaphakathi.

Ngiyaziqhenya ngesikhundla sakho

UPetru nabafundi bokuqala babhekana nokuqhosha kwabo lapho becasukela unina kaJakobe noJohane ngokucelela amadodana abo izindawo ezingcono kakhulu eduze kukaJesu embusweni kaNkulunkulu (Mathewu 20,20:24-2). Bathukuthela ngoba babeqiniseka ukuthi lezi zindawo kufanele kube ngezabo. UPetru wayengumholi owaziwayo weqembu futhi wayekhathazekile ngokuthi uJesu wayebonakala enothando olukhethekile ngoJohane (Johane Kor.1,20-22). Lolu hlobo lwepolitiki phakathi kwamaKrestu lusabalele eBandleni. Unesibopho kwezinye zezinyathelo ezimbi kakhulu ezenziwa iSonto LobuKristu emlandweni. Opapa namakhosi balwela ubukhosi ngeNkathi Ephakathi, amaSheshi namaHabe ayebulalana ngomunye ngekhulu le-16, futhi amanye amaProthestani eqisayo asalokhu enezinsolo ezijulile ngamaKatolika kuze kube namuhla.

Kunento yokwenza nenkolo, ngokuyinhloko mayelana nokusondela kokungapheli, mayelana nokuxhumana nezinto eziyinhloko, ezingqondweni zethu ukuthi "Ngithanda uNkulunkulu ngaphezu kwenu, ngakho ngisondelene kakhulu naye kunabo bonke abanye" angabhubha. Ngakho-ke ukuziqhenya ngesikhundla somuntu ngokuvamile kuvumela ukuziqhenya kwenombolo yesine, ukuziqhenya ngenkonzo yokukhulekela. Amasonto aseNtshonalanga naseMpumalanga abe nokuhlukana okuningi phakathi neminyaka edlule, futhi okunye kwakho kwakungenxa yombuzo wokuthi isinkwa esinemvubelo noma esingenamvubelo kufanele sisetshenziswe yini esakramenteni. Lokhu kwehlukana kuye kwangcolisa isithunzi seBandla kuwo wonke umlando, ngoba isakhamuzi esivamile sibona le mpikiswano njengempikiswano mayelana nombuzo othi, “Umphathi wami ungcono kunowakho.” Ngisho nanamuhla, amanye amaqembu amaProthestani agubha iSidlo SeNkosi Sakusihlwa kanye ngesonto, amanye kanye ngenyanga, kanti amanye awafuni nhlobo ukusigubha ngoba sifanekisela inhlangano ebumbene, okuyinto athi ayilona iqiniso.

In 1. UThimothi 3,6 Amabandla axwayiswa ukuthi angagcobi umuntu omusha ekukholweni funa azikhukhumeze awele ekwahlulelweni kukasathane. Lokhu kukhuluma ngodeveli kubonakala kwenza ukuzikhukhumeza kube “yisono sokuqala” ngoba kwenza udeveli akhukhumele ukuzethemba kwakhe aze aphikisane necebo likaNkulunkulu. Akakwazanga nje ukumelana nokuba ngumphathi wakhe.

Ukuziqhenya ukungavuthwa

Ukuziqhenya kuyibhizinisi elingathí sina. Usenza siwacabangele ngokweqile amakhono ethu. Noma kugcwalisa ngaphakathi kithi isifiso sokuzizwa kahle ngathi ngokuziphakamisa ngaphezu kwabanye. UNkulunkulu uyakuzonda ukuzidla ngoba uyazi ukuthi kungathinta ubuhlobo bethu naye kanye nabanye (Izaga 6). UPetru wayenesilinganiso esikhulu sakho, njengoba kunjalo nathi sonke. Ukuziqhenya kungasidonsela ogibeni lokugcina olungokomoya lokwenza izinto ezifanele ngezizathu ezingalungile. Siyaxwayiswa ukuthi singase sishise ngisho nemizimba yethu ngokuzidla okuyimfihlo ukuze nje sibonise abanye ukuthi silungile kangakanani. Lokhu ukungavuthwa ngokomoya kanye nobumpumputhe obudabukisayo ngesizathu esibalulekile. Wonke umKristu onolwazi uyazi ukuthi akunandaba ukuthi sibukeka kanjani emehlweni abantu ukuze siziphendulele ngaphambi kokwaHlulelwa kokugcina. Cha. Okubalulekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ucabangani ngathi, hhayi lokho abanye abantu abasizungezile abakucabangayo. Lapho sikuqaphela lokhu, singathuthuka ngempela ekuphileni kobuKristu.

Leyo kwakuyimfihlo yenkonzo emangalisayo kaPetru kuZenzo. Waqonda. Isenzakalo sangobusuku bokuboshwa kukaJesu ekugcineni saholela ekuweni kukaPetru osekhulile. Waphuma wakhala kamunyu ngoba angagcina ephalaze lowo mganu onobuthi obizwa ngokuthi ukuzigqaja. UPeter Omdala wacishe wafa. Wayesenendlela ende okwakusamelwe ayihambe, kodwa wayesefinyelele uguquko lwempilo yakhe.

Kungase kushiwo nangathi. Njengoba sisondela esikhumbuzweni sokufa kukaJesu komhlatshelo, masikhumbule ukuthi, njengoPetru, singaba basha ngokuphuka kwethu. Masibonge uNkulunkulu ngesibonelo sikaPetru nothando lweNkosi yethu enesineke, ebona kude.

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