Isidlo sakusihlwa sokugcina sikaJesu

Kwakufanele kube isidlo sabo sokugcina noJesu ngaphambi kokuba afe, kodwa abafundi babengazi. Babecabanga ukuthi bazodla ndawonye bagubhe imicimbi emikhulu yakudala bengazi ukuthi kunomcimbi omkhulu kakhulu owenzeka phambi kwabo. Isehlakalo esafeza konke okwakushiwo okwedlule.

Kwakuwubusuku obungajwayelekile. Kukhona okwakungalungile, abafundi babengazi ukuthi kuyini. Okokuqala uJesu wageza izinyawo zabo, kwakumangalisa futhi kwakumangalisa. Impela, iJudiya laliyindawo eyomile futhi enothuli ngaphandle kwenkathi yezimvula. Nokho, ngisho nomfundi ozinikele ngempela akasoze acabanga ukugeza izinyawo zikathisha wakhe. UPetru wayengafuni ukwazi ukuthi iNkosi yakhe yayimgeza izinyawo kwaze kwaba yilapho uJesu emchazela injongo yalo msebenzi.

Okwesikhashana, uJesu wabonakala ethinteke ngokomzwelo lapho ebatshela ukuthi omunye wabo wayezomkhaphela. Ini? Ngobani? Kungani? Ngaphambi kokuba baqhubeke becabanga ngakho, wathi wayeyokhazinyuliswa uNkulunkulu uYise nokuthi ngokushesha wayezobalahla bonke.

Waqhubeka wathi: “Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane, njengoba nje nginithanda. Manje baqonda ukuthi lawa kwakungamazwi anamandla. Ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nomakhelwane bakho njengoba uzithanda wena, kodwa lokho uJesu akusho kusha. UPetru wayevame ukuba nzima ukuthanda. UJohane akabizwanga ngeze ngeNdodana yokuduma. UTomas wabuza yonke into futhi uJudas wagijima ngokusola umshini wemali. Uthando lwabo ngomunye nomunye lwaluhlobene eduze nothando lukaJesu. Lokhu kwakubonakala kuwumgogodla walokho ayefuna ukubachazela kona. Kwakunokuningi okwengeziwe. UJesu wababiza ngokuthi bangane bakhe, akazange ababheke njengezinceku zakhe noma abalandeli bakhe.

Badla imvu eyosiwe, imifino ebabayo nesinkwa, okwalandelwa yimithandazo yokukhumbula izenzo ezinkulu zikaNkulunkulu zensindiso emlandweni wabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Ngesinye isikhathi kusihlwa, uJesu wavuka wenza into ayengayilindele nhlobo. Wahlephula isinkwa wabatshela ukuthi lokhu kwakungumzimba wakhe ophukile. Wathatha iwayini wabachazela ukuthi lena kwakuyindebe yesivumelwano esisha egazini lakhe. Kodwa babengazi nganoma yisiphi isivumelwano esisha, okwakumangalisa.

UJesu wathi kuFiliphu: Uma ungibonile, umbonile uBaba. Isho lokho futhi? Ngikuzwe kahle lokho? Waqhubeka wathi: Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila. Ube esephinde wakugcizelela ukuthi uyabashiya, kodwa angabashiyi njengezintandane. Wayebathumelela omunye uMduduzi, uMluleki, ukuba abe nabo. Wathi: Ngalolu suku niyakukwazi nina ukuthi ngikuBaba, nina nikimi, nami ngikini. Lokhu kwakuyimpicabadala eyayingadelela ngisho nomdobi oyinkondlo kakhulu.

Noma ngabe yayiyini incazelo ephelele, wenza izinkulumo ezimangazayo ngokuhlala kukaMoya kumaKrestu. Wahlanganisa leliqiniso nobunye bukaYise neNdodana kanye nabo. Babesashaqekile ngendlela uJesu azibiza ngayo ngokuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu phakathi nayo yonke inkonzo yakhe. Wabachazela ukuthi njengabafundi bakhe babenobuhlobo obungokomoya neNdodana, njengoba nje neNdodana yayihlanganyela ebuhlotsheni noYise, futhi lokhu kwakuhlobene eduze nothando lwayo ngabo.
Isifaniso sesivini, umvini namagatsha sasicacile. Kufanele bahlale futhi baphile kuKristu, njengoba nje igatsha linokuphila emvinini. UJesu akagcini ngokunikeza imiyalo noma izibonelo, kodwa ubanikeza ubuhlobo obuseduze. Bangathanda njengoba enza ngokuhlanganyela impilo Yakhe nothando noBaba!

Ngandlela-thile kwabonakala kufinyelela umvuthwandaba lapho uJesu ethi ukwazi uYise neNdodana kuwukuphila okuphakade. UJesu wathandazela abafundi nabo bonke ababeyobalandela. Umthandazo wakhe wawumayelana nobunye, ubunye naye kanye noNkulunkulu uBaba. Wakhuleka kuBaba ukuba babe munye, njengalokhu naye emunye kuye.

Ngalobo busuku wakhashelwa ngempela, wathunjwa amasosha nezikhulu, waphathwa kabi, waquliswa icala eliyinhlekisa, futhi ekugcineni washaywa futhi wanikelwa ukuba abethelwe. Kuwuhlobo lokufa olubi kakhulu ezigebengwini. Amathemba namaphupho abafundi ashabalala ngokuphelele futhi ashabalala. Bekhungatheke ngokuphelele, bahlehla baya ekamelweni bahluthulela iminyango.
Abesifazane kuphela abaya ethuneni ekuseni ngeSonto, bekhala futhi bedabukile, kodwa bathola ithuna lingenalutho! Ingelosi yababuza ukuthi kungani babefuna abaphilayo kwabafileyo. Wathi kubo: UJesu uvukile, uyaphila! Kwezwakala kukuhle kakhulu ukuba yiqiniso. Awekho amagama angachaza lokhu. Kodwa abafundi besilisa bamane abazange bakholwe kwaze kwaba yilapho uJesu ebonakala ngokuyisimangaliso phakathi kwabo emzimbeni wakhe okhazimulayo. Ubabusisa ngokubingelela: “Ukuthula makube kini!” UJesu ukhuluma amazwi ethemba: “Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.” Lesi sithembiso sahlala. Ngokuhlangana kwakhe nobuntu, ngokuza kwakhe njengomuntu futhi ezithathela izono zabo bonke abantu, wahlala exhumene nabo ngisho nangemva kokufa. Isithembiso sahlala empilweni yakhe entsha yokuvuka kwabafileyo, ngoba ngalokho wavula indlela yokubuyisana, ukuhlengwa kanye nokwamukelwa kwesintu ebuhlotsheni bakhe noBaba ngoMoya oNgcwele. UJesu ovusiwe unikeza bonke abantu ithuba lokubamba iqhaza ngqo emphakathini kaZiqu-zintathu.

UJesu wathi kubo: “Njengoba uBaba engithumile, nami ngiyanithuma nina.” Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu kanye nenhlanganyelo kaMoya, abafundi bokuqala bakwenza lokho impela.Bejabule, bebonga futhi bekhuleka, bamemezela izindaba ezinhle zikaJesu ovukile kanye nempilo entsha esivumelwaneni esisha, impilo kuJesu Kristu.

Nawe, mfundi othandekayo, ungaba futhi, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ubuhlobo obufanayo neNdodana ehlanganyela nabo noYise. Impilo othandweni. Wababusisa ngobunye bukaNkulunkulu, ekuhlanganyeleni nesintu kanye noNkulunkulu onguMthathu Emnye kuze kube phakade.

nguJohn McLean