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Isipho esihle sikaKhisimusi
Njalo ngonyaka ngomhlaka-25. Ngomhla lu kuZibandlela, inkolo yobuKrestu igubha ukuzalwa kukaJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ezelwe yiNcasakazi uMariya. IBhayibheli aliqukethe noma yiluphi ulwazi mayelana nosuku oluqondile lokuzalwa. Mhlawumbe ukuzalwa kukaJesu akwenzekanga ebusika uma sikugubha. ULuka ubika ukuthi uMbusi u-Awugustu wayala ukuba izakhamuzi zomhlaba wonke waseRoma zibhalise ohlwini lwentela (Luka 2,1) futhi “bonke bahamba bayobhaliswa, yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,” kuhlanganise noJosefa noMariya, owayekhulelwe ( Luka 2,3-5). Ezinye izazi ziye zabeka usuku lokuzalwa lukaJesu lwangempela ekuqaleni kwekwindla kunaphakathi nobusika. Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lwalunini ngempela usuku lokuzalwa kukaJesu, ukugubha ukuzalwa kwakhe kuwufanele ngempela.
Ezingu-25. UZibandlela usinikeza ithuba lokukhumbula isikhathi esimangalisayo emlandweni wesintu: usuku uMsindisi wethu azalwa ngalo. Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi usuku lokuzalwa kukaKristu alugcini ngendaba kaKhisimusi. Unyaka ngamunye wempilo yakhe emfushane, eyaphela ekufeni kwakhe esiphambanweni nasekuvukeni nasekunyukeni kwakhe ezulwini, uJesu wachitha izinsuku zakhe zokuzalwa emhlabeni. Unyaka nonyaka wayehlala phakathi kwethu. Akazange nje eze ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lokuqala—wahlala phakathi kwethu kukho konke ukuphila kwakhe njengomuntu. Wayenathi njalo ngosuku lwakhe lokuzalwa.
Ngenxa yokuthi uJesu Kristu ungumuntu ngokuphelele futhi unguNkulunkulu ngokugcwele, siyazi ukuthi usiqonda ngokuphelele. Uyasazi ngaphakathi nangaphandle; uyazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuzwa ubuhlungu, amakhaza nendlala, kodwa futhi nenjabulo yasemhlabeni. Waphefumula umoya ofanayo, wahamba emhlabeni ofanayo, enomzimba wenyama ofana nowethu. Ukuphila kwakhe okuphelele emhlabeni kuyisibonelo sethu sothando kubo bonke nokukhathalela labo abaswele kanye nenkonzo kaNkulunkulu yendawo yonke.
Izindaba ezinhle kakhulu zendaba kaKhisimusi yilezi: UJesu ukhona namanje! Izinyawo zakhe azisangcolile futhi zibuhlungu ngoba umzimba wakhe usukhazimulisiwe. Izibazi zesiphambano zisekhona; amanxeba akhe ayizimpawu zothando lwakhe ngathi. Kubalulekile okholweni lwethu njengamaKristu nasemsebenzini wethu lapha eCCI/WCG ukuba sibe noMmeli futhi Obambele kuJesu, owazalwa eyindoda, waphila indoda, futhi wafa eyindoda ukuze asisindise . Ukuvuswa kwakhe kusinika ithemba lokuthi nathi sizovuswa futhi samukeleke emndenini kaNkulunkulu ngoba wasifela.
Esinye seziqephu zeTestamente Elidala ezibikezela ukuzalwa kukaJesu sitholakala ku-Isaya 7,14: “Ngakho-ke iNkosi uqobo iyakuninika isibonakaliso: bheka, intombi ikhulelwe, izale indodana, iyoqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Imanuweli.” U-Imanuweli ngesiHeberu futhi lisho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu unathi”, okuyigama elinamandla. isikhumbuzo kithi ukuthi uJesu ungubani. UnguNkulunkulu owehla, uNkulunkulu phakathi kwethu, uNkulunkulu owazi usizi nokujabula kwethu.
Kimina, isipho esikhulu kunazo zonke kulo Khisimuzi isikhumbuzo sokuthi uJesu weza kanye kuphela, hhayi nje ngosuku lokuzalwa. Waphila njengomuntu njengami nawe. Wafa njengomuntu ukuze sizuze ukuphila okuphakade ngaye. Ngokuthatha isimo somuntu, uJesu wahlangana nathi. Waba ngomunye wethu ukuze sibe semkhayeni kaNkulunkulu kanye naye.
Lona umnyombo womlayezo wethu eGrace Communion International/WCG. Sinethemba ngoba sinoJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, eyaphila emhlabeni njengathi manje. Ukuphila kwakhe nezimfundiso zakhe zisinika isiqondiso, futhi ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe kusinika insindiso. Sihlanganiswe omunye komunye ngoba sikuye. Uma uxhasa i-GCI/WCG, usiza ekusakazeni leli vangeli: Sihlengiwe uNkulunkulu owasithanda kakhulu waze wathumela indodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba izalwe engumuntu, iphile njengomuntu, ukuze ife sibe umhlatshelo. ukufa ukuze sivuswe futhi asinikeze ukuphila okusha kuye. Leso isisekelo salesi sikhathi somkhosi kanye nesizathu esenza sigubhe.
Ngiyethemba ukuthi uzohlanganyela nathi kule nyanga njengoba sigubha ndawonye lokho esihlale simenywa ukuba sikwenze, okuwukuxhumana noNkulunkulu osiqondayo. Ukuzalwa kukaJesu kwakuyisipho sethu sokuqala sikaKhisimusi, kodwa manje sigubha usuku lokuzalwa kukaKristu minyaka yonke ngoba usenathi. UMoya wakhe oNgcwele uhlala kubo bonke abalandeli. Uhlezi enathi.
Ngikufisela uKhisimusi obusisekile kuKristu!
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