Isahluko Seshumi nanye
Ukuvuswa kukaLazaru
Ngemva kokuba uJesu ephunyukile kulabo ababefuna ukumbamba, kulotshiwe ukuthi “wamuka waya phesheya kweJordani, endaweni lapho uJohane ayebhapathiza khona kuqala” ( Joh.Johane 10:39-40). Le ndawo, eminye imibhalo yesandla ebhekisela kuyo ngokuthi “iBethabara,” isendaweni engaba amamayela angamashumi amabili empumalanga yeJerusalema, eduze noMfula iJordani. Lena indawo lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi aqala khona inkonzo Yakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi, uJohane wazichaza “njengezwi lomemeza ehlane,” ethi, “Lungisani indlela yeNkosi”Johane 1:23), futhi “Kukhona Omunye phakathi kwenu eningamaziyo” (Johane 1:26). Njengoba kulotshiwe esahlukweni sokuqala salelivangeli, “Lezi zinto zenzeka eBethabara ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane wayebhapathiza khona” (Johane 1:28).
Lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi ethi, “Kukhona Omunye phakathi kwenu eningamaziyo,” wayebhekisela kuJesu. La mazwi akhulunywa ngempela, ngoba uJesu wayengakayiqali inkonzo Yakhe yasobala. Nokho, kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, sekudlule iminyaka emithathu, futhi uJesu kancane kancane ubelokhu ezibonakalisa Yena uqobo. Uye washumayeza izixuku, wakhipha amademoni, futhi wenza izimangaliso eziningi. Uphendule amanzi aba yiwayini eKhana, waphulukisa indodana yesikhulu eKapernawume, waphulukisa owayefe uhlangothi echibini laseBethesda, wasuthisa abayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu entabeni eseduze neBetsayida, wahamba oLwandle LwaseGalile, futhi kamuva nje, waphulukisa indoda eyimpumputhe eduze. ichibi laseSilowama.
Zonke lezi zimangaliso ziye zafakaza ngandlela thize ngobunjalo bukaJesu bobunkulunkulu. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, kuye kwaba noshintsho kancane kancane kusukela ekuboneni uJesu njengendoda phakathi kwabantu, kuya ekumqapheleni njengoMesiya, ekukholelweni ukuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngale ndlela, uJesu ubelokhu ezenza aziwe kancane kancane. Le nqubo, nokho, ayikapheli. Ezinsukwini Zakhe zokugcina emhlabeni, uJesu uzoqhubeka embula ubunjalo Bakhe bobunkulunkulu, ikakhulukazi esimangaliso esilandelayo esiyodlula zonke izimangaliso ezandulele. 1
Umbiko NgoLazaru
1.Kwakukhona ogulayo, uLazaru waseBethaniya, emzini kaMariya noMarta udadewabo.
2 KwakunguMariya owagcoba iNkosi ngamafutha, wesula izinyawo zayo ngezinwele zakhe, omnewabo uLazaru wayegula.
3. Odadewabo basebethumela kuye, besithi: Nkosi, khangela, omthandayo uyagula.
4. UJesu esezwile wathi: Lokhu kugula akusikho okokufa, kodwa kungokwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ikhazinyuliswe ngakho.
5 UJesu wayebathanda oMarta nodadewabo noLazaru.
6 Kwathi esezwile ukuthi uyagula, wahlala izinsuku ezimbili endaweni abekuyo.
7 Emva kwalokho wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Asibuye siye eJudiya;
8. Abafundi bathi kuye: Rabi, abaJuda sebefuna ukukukhanda ngamatshe manje, usaya futhi khona na?
9 UJesu waphendula wathi: Kawakho yini amahola alitshumi lambili emini? Uma umuntu ehamba emini, akakhubeki, ngokuba ubona ukukhanya kwaleli zwe.
10 Kodwa uma umuntu ehamba ebusuku, uyakhubeka, ngokuba ukukhanya akukho kuye.
11. Wazisho lezi zinto; Emva kwalokho wathi kubo: “ULazaru umngane wethu uyozela; kodwa ngiyahamba ukuze ngimvuse ebuthongweni.
12. Base bethi abafundi bakhe: Nkosi, uma ephumula, uyakusindiswa.
13 Kodwa uJesu wakhuluma ngokufa kwakhe, kodwa bona bacabanga ukuthi ukhuluma ngokulala ubuthongo.
14 Ngakho uJesu wathi kubo obala: “ULazaru ufile;
15 Futhi ngiyathokoza ngenxa yenu ukuthi bengingekho, ukuze nikholwe; kodwa asiye kuye.
16. Khona uTomase othiwa uDidimu wathi kubafundi kanye naye: “Asihambe nathi, ukuze sife kanye naye.
Lesi siqephu siqala ngala mazwi: “Kwakukhona ogulayo, uLazaru waseBethaniya, emzini kaMariya nodadewabo uMarta” (Johane 11:1). Engxenyeni yomhleli eceleni, uJohane usitshela ukuthi “uMariya” okukhulunywa ngaye kulesi siqephu unguMariya ofanayo owayezogcoba uJesu ngokushesha “ngamafutha anephunga elimnandi futhi esule izinyawo zaKhe ngezinwele zakhe” (Johane 11:2).
Kungalesi sikhathi lapho kufika khona isithunywa kuJesu nombiko ngoLazaru. Isithunywa, esasithunywe uMarta noMariya, sithi kuJesu: “Nkosi, bheka, lowo omthandayo uyagula.”Johane 11:3). Lapho ezwa lesi sigijimi, uJesu uthi: “Lokhu kugula akusikho okokufa, kodwa kungokwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ikhazinyuliswe ngakho.”Johane 11:4).
Kubalulekile ukuqhathanisa la mazwi namazwi uJesu awasho ngaphambi kwesimangaliso sakhe sakamuva lapho evula amehlo empumputhe. Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wathi: “Akonanga lo muntu, noma abazali bakhe, kodwa ukuze kwambulwe kuye imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu.”Johane 9:3). Nokho, kulokhu uJesu uthi lokhu kugula kungokwenkazimulo “kaNkulunkulu” futhi wenezela ngokuthi “iNdodana kaNkulunkulu iyokhazinyuliswa ngakho.” Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, umlayezo ngoLazaru awulona nje ithuba lokubonisa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kodwa futhi ithuba lokukhazimulisa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
Ngokomqondo oqhubekayo womoya wevangeli ngalinye, isimangaliso esandulelayo mayelana nokuvulwa kwamehlo ayizimpumputhe sihlobene nokuguqulwa kokuqonda. Njengoba sizobona, lesi simangaliso esilandelayo sihlobene nokuvuselelwa kwentando. Kumayelana nokubizelwa ekufeni uye ekuphileni; lokhu kubizwa nangokuthi ukuzalwa kwefa elisha—isihloko esiyinhloko eVangelini NgokukaJohane.
Njengoba indaba iqhubeka, sifunda ukuthi uJesu wayebathanda oMarta, uMariya, nomfowabo uLazaru. Nokho, uJesu akasheshi ukubasiza. Kunalokho, lapho uJesu ezwa ukuthi uLazaru uyagula, wahlala ezinye izinsuku ezimbili eBethabara. Ngemva kokulinda izinsuku ezimbili, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Masiye eJudiya futhi.”Johane 11:7). IJudiya iyisifunda esikhulu, esingahlanganisi nje iBethaniya kuphela kodwa neJerusalema. Bekhumbula ukuthi iJerusalema liyindawo eyingozi kuJesu, futhi bazi ukuthi iBethaniya, ikhaya likaLazaru, lingaphandle kweJerusalema, abafundi bathi, “Rabi, kamuva nje abaJuda sebefuna ukukukhanda ngamatshe, futhi ingabe uya khona futhi? ” (Johane 11:8). Ephendula, uJesu uyabaqinisekisa ukuthi akufanele besabe. “Awakho yini amahora ayishumi nambili ngosuku,” kusho yena. Ngakho-ke, “Uma umuntu ehamba emini, akakhubeki, ngokuba ubona ukukhanya kwezwe.”Johane 11:9).
Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, uJesu utshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi uhambo lwasemini luyoba oluphephe kakhulu ngoba bayobe behamba ekukhanyeni kosuku. Ngokujule nakakhulu, uJesu ubakhumbuza ukuthi ungukukhanya kwezwe. Njengoba Asho esiqeshini esedlule, “Mina ngiwukukhanya kwezwe. Bonke abangilandelayo abasoze bahamba ebumnyameni, kodwa babe nokukhanya kokuphila.”Johane 8:12). Ngamanye amazwi, inqobo nje uma uJesu esenabo, neqiniso Lakhe lisekubo, akukho okumele besabe. Bazobe behamba ekukhanyeni. 2
Ngemva kokunikeza la mazwi okuqinisekisa, uJesu uthi kubafundi bakhe, “ULazaru, umngane wethu, uyozela; kodwa ngiyahamba ukuba ngimvuse ebuthongweni” (Johane 11:11). Besaba ukuzifaka bona noma ukuzifaka uJesu engozini, abafundi baphikelela ngokuthi uhambo alukadingeki. Bathi: “Nkosi, uma elele, uyakusinda;Johane 11:12). Ngalezo zinsuku, “ukulala” kwakuyisaga esisho ukufa. Ukuthi umuntu ulele kwakufana nokuthi umuntu ushonile, noma ufile. Ngakho-ke, uJesu ucacisa incazelo Yakhe. Ekubeka ngokusobala, uthi, “ULazaru ufile” (Johane 11:14).
Njengenhlalayenza, kuningi ekusebenziseni kukaJesu ulimi kunalokho okubonwa ngamehlo. Kulokhu, igama elithi “ukulala” libhekisela ekuntuleni ukuqonda. Emibhalweni yesiHeberu, uDavide uthi, “Khanyisa amehlo ami, funa ngilale ubuthongo bokufa.”AmaHubo 13:3). Ukudlula ekuphileni ngaphandle kokuqonda kahle iqiniso likamoya kufana nokuhamba ebumnyameni. “Ubuthongo bokufa.”
Nakuba ukungabikho kokuqonda kuwuhlobo olulodwa lokufa, kukhona okungathi sína nakakhulu. Kungukufa kwentando. Kungukufa kwanoma yisiphi isifiso sokuhamba endleleni yemithetho. Yilokhu uJesu akushoyo lapho ethi uLazaru akalele nje, okubhekiselwe kungqondongqondo engakhanyiselekile, kodwa uLazaru ufile. Yilokho okuzwakala ekujuleni kokuphelelwa ithemba lapho ithemba selingasekho.
Ngokuphathelene nalolu hlobo lokuphelelwa ithemba, olumelelwa ukufa kukaLazaru, uJesu uthi, “Ngiyajabula ngenxa yenu ukuthi bengingekho” ( NW )Johane 11:15). Uma ethathwa njengoba enjalo, la mazwi angase adideke. Uma sithi nhlá, singase sizibuze ukuthi kungani uJesu ethi, “Ngiyajabula,” ikakhulukazi ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi uJesu wayemthanda uLazaru. Kodwa uJesu uthi, “Ngiyajabula ngenxa yenu.” Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu uyazi ukuthi kunokuthile ngokufa kukaLazaru nokufika kwabo sekwephuzile okuyoba kuhle ngabafundi ukufakaza—ukuze bakholwe. Khona-ke uJesu uyanezela, “Nokho, asiye kuye” (Johane 11:15).
Ethatha izwi likaJesu, uTomase uthi kwabanye abafundi, “Asihambe nathi, ukuze sife kanye naye.”Johane 11:16). Naphezu kwezingozi ezingase zibalindele eJerusalema, futhi engaqondi ukuthi yini azoyibona, uTomase unquma ukuthembela kuJesu futhi amlandele, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umphumela uyini. Njengoba lesi siqephu siphela, uJesu nabafundi bakhe basendleleni eya eBhethaniya.
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Nakuba uLazaru afa, uJesu wayesekubona kusengaphambili okuhle okungase kuvele kuye. Njengoba ubhekana nokulahlekelwa kwakho siqu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukulahlekelwa isikhwama semali, umsebenzi, noma ubuhlobo, khumbula ukuthi kunohlangothi olungokwemvelo nolungokomoya kuzo zonke izimo. Uhlangothi lwemvelo lunqunyelwe umbono wezwe ogxile ekulahlekelweni. Yingxenye yethu edabukisayo. Uhlangothi lukamoya, nokho, lunombono waphakade. Iyaqonda ukuthi wonke amashwa angasebenza ekujuleni ukholo, futhi konke ukulahlekelwa kungaqinisa ukukholwa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani emhlabeni wakho wangaphandle, noma ukulahlekelwa okuthile okungokwenyama, ukuphela kobudlelwane, noma ukufa kwephupho, kungaba isikhathi sokusondela kuNkulunkulu futhi uvumele uNkulunkulu ukuba akuqinise. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, khumbula amazwi kaJesu, “Lokhu kugula akukona okokufa.” 3
Ukufika eBethany
17 Khona uJesu efika, wamfumana esenezinsuku ezine ethuneni.
18. IBethaniya laliseduze neJerusalema, kungaba ngamastadiyu* ayishumi nanhlanu.
19. Abaningi kubaJuda babefikile kwabesifazane bakaMarta noMariya, ukuze babaduduze ngomnewabo.
20 UMarta esezwile ukuthi uJesu uyeza, wamhlangabeza; kodwa uMariya wayehlezi endlini.
21 UMarta wayesethi kuJesu: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga.
22 Kepha namanje ngiyazi ukuthi noma yini ongayicela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uyakukunika yona.
23 UJesu wathi kuye: Umnewenu uzakuvuka futhi.
24. UMarta wathi kuye: Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakuvuka ekuvukeni ngosuku lokugcina.
25. UJesu wathi kuye: Mina ngingukuvuka nokuPhila; okholwa yimi, noma efa, wophila.
26 Futhi wonke ophilayo ekholwa yimi kasoze afa phakade. Uyakukholwa lokhu na?
27 Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi, ngiyakholwa ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu obezakuza ezweni.
UMarta ubingelela uJesu
Njengoba uJesu nabafundi bakhe besondela eBhethaniya, bathola ukuthi uLazaru usenezinsuku ezine esethuneni.Johane 11:17). Ukufa kukaLazaru, okubonakala kuwukugcina, kumelela okuthile okwenzeka ekuphileni kwethu ngakunye. Kunezikhathi lapho singase sibe nomuzwa wokuthi iphupho lifile, noma ubuhlobo buphelile, noma silahlekelwe kakhulu.
Ezikhathini ezinjalo, kubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu ulibazise ukufika Kwakhe futhi wasishiya singenasizo. Ukungakholwa kwethu kusiholela phansi ekukhathazekeni, ekwesabeni, ekudumazekeni, nasekuphelelweni ithemba. Ngolimi lwemibhalo engcwele, lapho uJesu ethi, “ULazaru ufile,” ubhekisela kulezi zikhathi zokuphelelwa ithemba lapho sikholelwa ukuthi wonke amathemba aphelile. Lezi yizikhathi lapho uLazaru engafanga nje. “Sekuphele izinsuku ezine efile,” okusho ukuthi kubonakala lingekho ithemba lanoma yiluphi uhlobo lovuko. 4
Mhlawumbe yilokho uMarta akuzwayo lapho ezwa ukuthi uJesu usendleleni eya endlini yakhe futhi uphuthuma ukumhlangabeza. Edumele ngokuthi uJesu ulibele ukufika, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ukube ubulapha, umfowethu ngabe akafanga.” Noma kunjalo, uyaqhubeka ebonisa ukholo emandleni kaJesu okuphulukisa. Njengoba ekubeka, “Kodwa namanje ngiyazi ukuthi konke ongakucela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uyakukunika” (Johane 11:22).
UJesu unikeza isiqinisekiso somusa, ethi, “Umfowenu uzovuka futhi.” UMarta uthatha lokhu njengokusho ukuthi uLazaru uzophinde avuke, kodwa kuphela esikhathini esikude esizayo. Njengoba kulotshiwe ngomprofethi uHezekeli ukuthi: “Bantu bami, ngiyakuvula amathuna enu, nginikhuphule kuwo; ngizakubuyisela elizweni lakoIsrayeli” (Hezekeli 27:12). U-Isaya uyabhala: “Abafileyo bakho bayophila . . . Vukani nihlabelele nina enihlala othulini… umhlaba uyakuxosha abafileyo.”Isaya 26:19). Ngokuvumelana nezindima ezinjengalezi, uMarta uchaza amazwi kaJesu njengoba enjalo. Uthi, “Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakuvuka ovukweni ngosuku lokugcina” (Johane 11:24).
Ukuqonda okulinganiselwe kukaMarta kunikeza uJesu ithuba lokusho enye inkulumo ethi “NGIKHONA”. UJesu usekushilo kakade ukuthi “UnguManzi Okuphila” (Johane 4:14), “Isinkwa Sokuphila” (Johane 6:35), “Ukukhanya Kwezwe” (Johane 8:12), “Umnyango Wezimvu” (Johane 10:7), kanye “noMalusi Omuhle” (Johane 10:11). Kodwa manje Useqhubekela phambili. UJesu wathi kuMarta: “Mina ngingukuvuka nokuPhila. okholwa yimi, noma efa, wophila. Futhi lowo ophilayo akholwe yimi kasoze afa naphakade.”Johane 11:25-26).
Ngokusobala, ekuqhubekeleni phambili kwezinkulumo ezithi “NGIKHONA” ezimemezela ngokwandayo ubunjalo bukaJesu bobunkulunkulu, lena inkulumo enamandla kunawo wonke okwamanje. Kuleli qophelo lapho uJesu anquma khona futhi abuze uMarta, kalula nje, “Uyakukholwa lokhu na?” (Johane 11:26). Ephendula uMarta wathi: “Yebo, Nkosi, ngiyakholwa ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, obeza ezweni.”Johane 11:26).
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Kuhle ukuba namandla. Ingafeza okuningi. Kodwa, njengoba ungase uthole, amandla omuntu angeke akwenze ujabule lapho udabukile. Futhi ngeke kukwenze uzizwe unothando lapho uthukuthele. Lapho uJesu ethi, “Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila,” ukuthembisa ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izimo zakho zinzima kangakanani, unikeza amandla okuvuka. Lawa amandla angakukhipha ezimeni zakho ezimnyama kakhulu—okwamanje, hhayi esikhathini esithile esikude esikhathini esizayo. Uyakukholwa lokhu? Uma kunjalo, ngokuzayo lapho uzizwa ucwila ekudumazekeni, ekucasukeni, entukuthelweni, ekuzidabukeleni, noma ekuphelelweni ithemba, khumbula ukuthi amandla omuntu awanele. Lesi yisikhathi somkhuleko; lesi yisikhathi sokuletha iqiniso laphezulu engqondweni. Lokhu kuvula indlela yokuba umoya kaNkulunkulu ungene, ulethe imicabango emisha engqondweni yakho nezifiso ezintsha enhliziyweni yakho. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHeberu ukuthi: “Kungabi ngamandla, kungabi ngamandla, kodwa kube ngoMoya wami, isho iNkosi;Zakariya 4:6). 5
UMary ubiziwe
28. Eseshilo lokho wamuka, wabiza udadewabo uMariya ngasese, wathi: “Ukhona uMfundisi, uyakubiza.
29. Esezwile, asuke masinyane, eze kuye.
30 Kepha uJesu wayengakafiki emzaneni, kodwa wayesesendaweni uMarta amhlangabeza kuyo.
31. Ngakho abaJuda ababenaye endlini bemduduza, bebona ukuthi uMariya wasukuma masinyane waphuma, amlandela, ethi: “Uya ethuneni ukuyokhala khona.
32 Kwathi uMariya efika lapho uJesu ekhona, embona, wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ukuba ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga.
33. Kwathi uJesu embona ekhala, nabaJuda ababeze naye bekhala, wabubula emoyeni, waphazamiseka naye.
34. Wathi: “Nimbeke ngaphi na? Bathi kuye: Nkosi, woza ubone.
35. UJesu wakhala.
36 AmaJuda asesithi: Khangelani ukuthi wayemthanda njani.
37 Abanye kubo bathi: “Lo owavula amehlo empumputhe ubengekwenze yini ukuba nalo angafi na?
Uthisha uyafona
Ngemva kokumemezela ukholo lwakhe kuJesu, uMarta ubuyela ekhaya kuMariya futhi uthi kuye: “UMfundisi ufikile futhi uyakubiza.”Johane 11:28). La mazwi awasebenzi nje kuMariya. Asebenza nasentweni ethile engaphakathi kwethu emelelwa uMariya. Njengoba sekuphawuliwe kakade ekuqaleni kwalesi sahluko, lona nguMariya waseBethaniya ozogcoba uJesu ngamafutha ngokushesha futhi asule izinyawo zaKhe ngezinwele zakhe. Kulokhu, umelela ingxenye yethu ethanda futhi ekhulekela uNkulunkulu ngokubonga nangokuzinikela. Ngakho-ke, lapho uMarta ethi kuMariya, “UMfundisi uyakubiza,” kusho nokuthi uNkulunkulu ubizela lesi sici sesimo sethu esingokomoya. Kuyingxenye yethu enamandla okuthanda nokukhulekela uNkulunkulu.
Lapho uMariya ezwa ukuthi uJesu uyambiza, usukuma ngokushesha aphume ayohlangabeza uJesu. Nokho, abalilayo bacabanga ukuthi “uya ethuneni ukuyokhala khona” (Johane 11:31). Abalilayo abangenalwazi lokuthi uJesu ufikile, babona umhlaba ugcwele usizi. Bamelela ingxenye yethu ebona umhlaba ngaphandle kobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Uma silahlekile ezimeni zosizi, kuba nzima ukuzwa uNkulunkulu ebiza. Kufana nokucushwa esiteshini esihlukile. Ubizo lukaNkulunkulu lusekhona, kodwa asikwazi ukuluzwa noma ukusabela kulo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uMariya uzwa ukuthi uJesu uyambiza futhi usabela ngokushesha. EVangelini NgokukaLuka, lapho uJesu evakashele uMarta noMariya emzini wabo eBhethaniya, uMarta “wayephazamisekile ngokukhonza okuningi” ( NW )Luka 10:40). Waze wakhononda ngokuthi uMariya, owayehlezi ezinyaweni zikaJesu, elalele amazwi aKhe, wayengamsizi. Ephawula ukuthi uMarta ‘wayekhathazekile futhi ekhathazeka ngezinto eziningi,’ uJesu wamtshela ukuthi udadewabo uMariya wayekhethe “leyo ngxenye enhle, okuwukuphela kwento edingekayo” ( NW )Johane 10:41-42).
Lapho sihlaziya iVangeli NgokukaLuka, siphawule ukuthi indaba kaMarta noMariya iza ngokushesha ngemva komfanekiso womSamariya Olungileyo. Nakuba ukugcizelelwa kwesiqephu somSamariya Omuhle kuphezu kokusebenzela umakhelwane, ukugcizelela kwesiqephu esiphathelene noMarta noMariya siphathelene nothando eNkosini. Ngaleso sikhathi, sabonisa ukuthi lesi ngesinye isibonelo sokuthi kungani amavangeli kufanele afundwe ngokulandelana kwawo. Uma kungenjalo, uma ukugxila kwethu kumfanekiso womSamariya Olungileyo kuphela, singenza inkonzo yomakhelwane ibe yinto ebalulekile. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma ukugxila kwethu kundaba kaMarta noMariya kuphela, singenza uthando lweNkosi lube lubaluleke kakhulu. Nakuba yomibili idingeka, njengoba imiyalo emibili emikhulu idingeka, uthando eNkosini luyimfundiso ephakeme kakhulu. Yilokho uJesu akubiza ngokuthi “leyo ngxenye enhle.” 6
Ngakho-ke, lapho uMarta etshela uMariya ngasese ukuthi uJesu uyambiza, kuyisithombe sendlela uJesu asibizela ngayo buthule engxenyeni yethu engagcini nje ngokuvuma ubuNkulunkulu Bakhe, njengoba kwenza uMarta, kodwa futhi emkhulekela, njengoba kwenza uMariya. Nakuba uMariya ephinda amazwi okholo afanayo nakaMarta, ethi: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga” (Johane 11:32), Kusho uMary eguqe ngamadolo, ekhala. Lolu uhlobo lokholo oluphakama ngokushesha lapho uMfundisi ebiza futhi ekhonza ngokuzithoba ezinyaweni Zakhe. Lolu ukholo olusuka enhliziyweni oluvela othandweni. 7
Woza uzobona
Njengoba sekushiwo, lapho uMariya efika kuJesu, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zaKhe, wakhala. Nabakhalayo abamlandelayo bayakhala. UJesu ekubona konke lokhu wabubula emoyeni wakhe wathi: “Nimbekephi na? Besabela, bathi, “Wozani nibone” (Johane 11:34). Amazwi athi, “wozani nibone” asikhumbuza amazwi kaJesu kubafundi Bakhe ekuqaleni kwenkonzo Yakhe lapho bembuza ukuthi ubehlalaphi. Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wathi kubo: “Wozani nibone.”Johane 1:39).
Lapho uJesu emema abafundi bakhe ukuba ‘beze babone,’ wayengabhekiseli endaweni. Kunalokho, wayebhekisele endleleni amehlo abo angokomoya ayeyovulwa ngayo ukuze bathole indlela entsha yokuphila. Manje, ngemva kweminyaka emithathu, abalilayo kulesi siqephu basebenzisa amagama afanayo, kodwa anencazelo ehlukile. Lapho uJesu ethi, “Wozani nibone indlela yokuphila,” abalilayo bathi, “Wozani nibone indawo yokufa.” Ekuphenduleni, kulotshiwe ukuthi “uJesu wakhala izinyembezi” (Johane 11:35).
Njengathi sonke, uJesu unohlangothi lomuntu olungadabukisa futhi lube nesihawu. Abanye abalilayo abambona ekhala bakholwa ukuthi ukhala ngokulahlekelwa umngane wakhe amthandayo, uLazaru. Ngakho bathi, “Bheka ukuthi wamthanda kanjani” (Johane 11:36). Kodwa kukhona abanye abangabazayo abathi: “Lo, owavula amehlo empumputhe, ubengenakukwazi yini ukuvimbela lona ukuba angafi na?” (Johane 11:37).
Nakuba kungase kuyiqiniso ukuthi uJesu wakhala ngenxa yothando lwakhe ngoLazaru, kungase kube nezinye izizathu. Angase futhi akhale ngabo bonke labo abasangabaza nababanjwe ukungakholwa kwabo, bonke ababoshelwe ukwesaba, bonke abadukiswa izimfundiso zamanga, nabo bonke abaqhutshwa izinhloso zobugovu. Kulokhu, ukukhala kukaJesu kungase kungabi uLazaru kuphela kodwa kuso sonke isintu. Lapho uthando lukhulu, usizi lujula. 8
“Susani Itshe”
38. Khona uJesu, ebubula futhi phakathi kwakhe, wafika ethuneni; lalingumhume, kubekwe itshe phezu kwawo.
39. UJesu wathi: Susani itshe. UMarta, udadewabo wofileyo, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, usenuka, ngokuba sekulusuku lwesine.
40. UJesu wathi kuye: “Angishongo yini kuwe ukuthi uma ukholwa, uzakubona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu na?
41 Balisusa-ke itshe lapho ofile wayelele khona. UJesu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wathi: “Baba, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ungizwile.
42 Bengazi mina ukuthi uyangizwa njalo; kepha ngenxa yesixuku esingiphahlileyo ngishilo lokho, ukuze bakholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uJesu wakhala. Kodwa kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi Ubamba leli thuba ukuze abonise ukuthi uvuko alulona usuku oluthile olukude, kodwa ukuthi uwuvuko. Njengoba uJesu asho lapho ezwa ukuthi uLazaru wayegula, “Lokhu kugula akusikho okokufa, kodwa kungokwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ikhazinyuliswe ngakho.”Johane 11:4). Ngakho, uJesu uqala ngokusondela ethuneni likaLazaru. Iwumhume netshe elikhulu elivale umgodi. Emi phambi komhume, uJesu uthi, “Susani itshe” (Johane 11:39).
Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, uJesu ukhuluma nabalilayo ababebuthene emhumeni, bekholelwa ukuthi uLazaru ufile futhi manje akasenathemba. Kulababantu uJesu uthi, “susani itshe.” Nokho, ngokujule kakhulu, umyalo kaJesu wedlula isikhathi esingokomlando futhi ukhuluma komunye nomunye wethu ngesidingo sokususa noma yini evimbela ukukholelwa kwethu ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu namandla. 9
“Susa itshe” kusho uJesu komunye nomunye wethu, esibiza ukuthi sisuse noma yini engamanga nenhliziyo elukhuni ezimpilweni zethu. “Susani itshe,” Uthi, esiyala ukuba sisuse ukungabaza kwethu, ukungabaza kwethu, kanye nokuntula kwethu ukwethemba ebukhoneni Bakhe obusindisayo. “Susani itshe,” esho, esinxusa ukuba sisuse ukuzidla okusivimbela ekuboneni amandla Akhe ezimpilweni zethu. Embhalweni ongcwele, “inhliziyo yetshe” iyinkolelo enenkani yokuthi asimdingi uNkulunkulu. Kuwukungathandi ukuzithoba phambi kukaJehova. Kuwukungabaza amandla eNkosi okusindisa. 10
Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uMarta ephikisa khona. Nakuba eye wabonisa ukholo kuJesu emizuzwini embalwa edlule, manje kuphakama ukungabaza kuye. Wesaba ukuthi uma itshe lingasuswa, isidumbu sikaLazaru esibolile sizophuma iphunga elibi. Njengoba uMarta esho, “Nkosi, manje sekunuka kabi, ngokuba usenezinsuku ezine efile.”Johane 11:39).
Ephendula, uJesu umkhuthaza ukuba abe nokholo. Wathi kuye: “Angishongo yini kuwe ukuthi uma ukholwa, uyakubona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu na? (Johane 11:40). Amazwi kaJesu anomyalezo obalulekile komunye nomunye wethu. Akufanele silinde kuze izimangaliso zisenze sikholelwe kuNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, kufanele siqale ngokukholelwa. Kulapho kuphela lapho sizobona khona amandla kaNkulunkulu enza umehluko ezimpilweni zethu. Njengoba uJesu asho, “Uma benikholwa, beniyobona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.”
Ngokushesha nje lapho uJesu esho la mazwi kuMarta, abantu basusa itshe. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Balisusa itshe endaweni lapho ofile wayelele khona.”Johane 11:41). Njengoba benza lokhu, uJesu waphakamisa amehlo akhe ngomthandazo, ethi: “Baba, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ungizwile. Futhi ngiyazi ukuthi uhlezi ungizwa, kodwa ngenxa yabantu ababemi khona ngishilo lokhu ukuze bakholwe ukuthi ungithumile.”Johane 11:41-42).
UJesu ufuna bazi ukuthi ungogcotshiweyo othunywe uNkulunkulu. Ufuna bakholelwe ukuthi akayena nje umenzi wezimangaliso ongumuntu, kodwa kunalokho, “ungukuvuka nokuphila.” Lokhu kuwukukholwa okungasusa itshe, kubenze babone inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.
Isicelo esiwusizo
Umyalo ‘wokususa itshe’ unikezwa labo ababebuthene eduze kwethuna—abakhalayo nababukele. Kodwa futhi inikezwe ngamunye wethu. UJesu ucela ukuba sisuse itshe lokungakholwa, sisuse itshe lokungabaza, sisuse itshe lokungathembeki kuNkulunkulu, sisuse itshe lokuzikhukhumeza kwenhliziyo elukhuni ukuze siqale ukuzwa izwi likankulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ngokucace ngokwengeziwe futhi ukumbona ngokusobala. Noma nini lapho siqala ngokukholwa, itshe liyasuswa. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho sizwa khona izwi Lakhe futhi sibone inkazimulo Yakhe njengoba siphumela ekuphileni okusha. Njengesicelo esingokoqobo, kholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu angayishintsha impilo yakho, eqala ngalesi sikhathi samanje. Gingqa itshe lokungakholwa ubone ukuthi kwenzekani. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Susani itshe.”
ULazaru Uyaphuma
43 Esetshilo lezizinto, wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi: Lazaru, phuma!
44 Waphuma ofileyo eboshwe izinyawo nezandla ngezindwangu, ubuso bakhe buboshwe ngeduku. UJesu wathi kubo: Mthukululeni, limyeke ahambe.
Lapho itshe selisusiwe, uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, “Lazaru, phuma”Johane 11:43). Igama elithi “Lazaru,” liyinhlanganisela yamagama amabili esiHeberu, elithi El [Nkulunkulu] +ʿāzār [usizo] elisho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu ulusizo lwami” noma “uNkulunkulu ungisizile.” Ngakho-ke, igama elithi “Lazaru” libhekisela emfanelo ethi, “Ngizimisele ukulalela. Ngizimisele ukufunda. Ngizimisele ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulusizo lwami.”
Ukubiza kukaJesu uLazaru ngegama kulandela esahlukweni esandulele lapho kulotshwe khona ukuthi “Izimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe, futhi ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama, aziholele phandle” (Johane 10:3). Njengoba itshe selisusiwe, uLazaru manje uyakwazi ukuzwa uJesu ebiza igama lakhe, embiza ukuba aphume ethuneni. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Waphuma ofileyo eboshwe izinyawo nezandla ngezingubo zokungcwaba, nobuso bakhe bugoqwe ngendwangu.”Johane 11:44).
Nakuba uLazaru ezwile uJesu embiza ngegama, futhi nakuba lokhu kwanele ukumenza avuke kwabafileyo futhi aphume ethuneni, uLazaru usaboshwe izandla nezinyawo ezingutsheni zasethuneni. Ngokuqondwa ngokomoya, izingubo zethuna zimelela imibono engamanga nezinkolelo ezikhawulayo ezivimbela ngamunye wethu ukuba aphile ngokugcwele ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Noma nini lapho siboshelwe imibono engamanga, asikwazi ukucabanga ngokucacile ngezimfundiso zikaNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke sikwazi ukuhamba kalula endleleni yemiyalo Yakhe. Nakuba sifuna ukwenza okulungile, sizizwa singenamandla. Kuzwakala sengathi “sisaboshwe izandla nezinyawo.”
Kungalesi sizathu uJesu manje ephendukela kubantu futhi ethi, “Mthukululeni, nimyeke ahambe” (Johane 11:44). Izingubo ezindala zamathuna kufanele zikhishwe ngaphambi kokuba kugqokwe izingubo ezintsha. Kumelwe kube nenqubo yokuhlanza nokuhlanza lapho sikhululeka khona ezimweni zengqondo ezicashile nezinkolelo ezinemingcele. Ngamanye amazwi, ngamunye wethu kumelwe azimisele ukuqaphela futhi alahle imikhuba emidala yokucabanga okungamanga, ukuze sembathe izingubo ezintsha—imibono yeqiniso ezoqinisa konke okuhle nokuhloniphekayo ngaphakathi kwethu. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Vuka, vuka, wembathe amandla akho, Siyoni. Gqoka izingubo zakho ezinhle ... zikhulule kulokho okukubophayo” (Isaya 52:1). 11
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Lapho uLazaru ezwa uJesu embiza ngegama, uyaphuma emhumeni. Kodwa izingubo zakhe zamathuna zisabambelele kuye. Ngezinga okhetha ngalo ngokukhululekile ukusebenzisa isipho sokucabanga ukuze uqonde umbhalo, uNkulunkulu uyokhumula “izingubo zakho zabafileyo ezindala” futhi akunike ukuqonda okusha. Ngokufanayo, ngezinga okhetha ngalo ngokukhululekile ukusebenzisa inkululeko yakho yokuzikhethela, uphila ngokuvumelana nokuqonda kwakho okusha, uNkulunkulu uyokwakha intando entsha kuwe. Ngeke ‘uboshwe izandla nezinyawo’ imibono engamanga nezifiso zobugovu. Kodwa lokhu kuhlale kuyindaba yokuzikhethela. Njengohlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo, cabangela ukukhetha kwesikhashana nomzuzu okwenzayo usuku lonke. Lalela izwi likaNkulunkulu elithi kuwe ngeZwi laKhe, “Phuma uphile.” Njengoba kulotshiwe emiBhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Ngibeke phambi kwakho ukuphila nokufa, izibusiso neziqalekiso. Manje khethani ukuphila, ukuze niphile wena nabantwana bakho.”Dutheronomi 30:19). 12
Impendulo Yabaholi Bezenkolo
45 Ngakho abaningi kubaJuda ababeze kuMariya bebona abekwenzile uJesu bakholwa nguye.
46 Kodwa abanye kubo basuka baya kubaFarisi, babatshela akwenzileyo uJesu.
47. Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bemema umphakathi, bathi: “Siyakwenze njani na? Ngokuba lomuntu wenza izibonakaliso eziningi;
48. Uma simyeka kanjalo, bonke bayakukholwa nguye, futhi amaRoma azofika, athathe kokubili indawo nesizwe sethu.
49. Omunye wabo, uKayafase engumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka, wathi kubo: Anazi lutho;
50 Futhi anicabangi ukuthi kusilungele ukuba kufe umuntu oyedwa ngenxa yabantu, singabhubhi sonke isizwe.
51 Kodwa lokhu kakutshongo ngokwakhe; kepha engumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka, waprofetha ukuthi uJesu wayesezakusifela isizwe;
52. Kungabi ngesizwe sodwa, kodwa nokuba abuthele ndawonye abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekileyo, babe munye.
53. Kusukela ngalolo suku bacebisana ukuba bambulale.
54 Ngakho uJesu kabange esahamba obala phakathi kwamaJuda, kodwa wasuka lapho waya elizweni eliseduze lenkangala, emzini othiwa iEfrayimi, wahle wahlala khona labafundi bakhe.
55. IPhasika labaJuda lase lisondele, abaningi abavela emaphandleni bakhuphukela eJerusalema ngaphambi kwePhasika ukuba bazihlambulule.
56. Base bemfuna uJesu, bakhuluma bodwa bemi ethempelini, bathi: “Nithini na ukuthi akayikuza emkhosini na?
57 Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi uma ekhona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababonise, ukuze bambambe.
Ukuvuswa kukaLazaru ethuneni mhlawumbe kuyisimangaliso esikhulu kunazo zonke uJesu asesenze kuze kube manje enkonzweni yaKhe. Nakuba uMathewu noMarku bengasho lutho ngekhono likaJesu lokuvusa abantu kwabafileyo, uLuka ubhala izenzakalo ezimbili zalokhu okwenzeka. Isenzakalo sokuqala sihilela insizwa, kakade esebhokisini layo futhi ilibangise emngcwabeni. UJesu umane athinte umphongolo bese ethi, “Nsizwa, ngithi kuwe ‘vuka,’” futhi insizwa yahlala phansi (bheka Luka 7:11-17). Okwesibili kuhilela intombazanyana ebigula yabe isifela embhedeni wayo. UJesu umane ambambe ngesandla athi, “Mntwana, vuka,” nomoya wakhe ubuye (bheka Luka 8:55).
Nokho, ukuvuswa kukaLazaru kuhilela ukubonakaliswa kwamandla okukhulu nakakhulu. Lapho uJesu efika, uLazaru akasekho embhedeni wakhe, ubulawe ukugula. Futhi akekho ebhokisini lapho esendleleni eya ekungcwatshweni kwakhe. Kunalokho, uLazaru wayesenezinsuku ezine efile, futhi ungcwatshwa emhumeni, uvalwe ngetshe. Noma kunjalo, uJesu uvusa uLazaru ekufeni futhi uthi makaphume ethuneni. Lokhu kubonakaliswa okukhazimulayo kwamandla kaNkulunkulu kuwukugcwaliseka kwamazwi kaJesu, “Lokhu kugula akusikho okokufa, kodwa kungenxa yenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ikhazinyuliswe ngakho.”Johane 11:4).
Ngenxa yalesi simangaliso esikhulu, abaningi bahamba bekholelwa kuJesu, kodwa hhayi wonke umuntu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Abanye baya kubaFarisi babatshela izinto azenzileyo uJesu.”Johane 11:45). Lapho abaholi benkolo bezwa umbiko wokuvuswa kukaLazaru, baphatheka kabi futhi bakhathazeke kakhulu. Bebiza umhlangano ophuthumayo, bathi: “Siyakwenzani, ngokuba lomuntu wenza izibonakaliso eziningi na? Uma simyeka, bonke bayakukholwa nguye, futhi amaRoma azofika athathe kokubili indawo yethu nesizwe sethu.”Johane 11:47-48).
Abaholi benkolo babuswa ukwesaba kwabo. Basola ukuthi njengoba udumo lukaJesu lukhula, abantu bazofuna ukumbeka njengenkosi yabo. Uma kunjalo, ukwethembeka kwabantu ngeke kusaba ngakubo noma maqondana neRoma, kodwa kunalokho kubheke kuJesu. Abaholi benkolo besaba ukuthi uhulumeni wamaRoma uyobheka lokhu njengenguquko, futhi, ngokuziphindiselela, uyohlasela abantu abangamaJuda ngokuphindisela, ngokunokwenzeka ubaphuce inkululeko yabo kakade elinganiselwe, wandise izintela zabo, ucekela phansi amasinagoge abo, futhi ubulale izakhamuzi zawo. . Abaholi benkolo besaba ukuthi konke lokhu kwakuyoba ingxenye yempindiselo yamaRoma kubantu abangamaJuda ngokulandela uJesu njengenkosi yabo.
Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uKayafase, umpristi ophakeme walowo nyaka, angenela khona ngombono wakhe. “Anazi lutho,” esho kwabanye abaholi benkolo. “Futhi anicabangi ukuthi kulungele ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu, kungabhubhi sonke isizwe.”Johane 11:49-50). Isixazululo sikaKayafase sifushane futhi sinesihluku: UJesu kumelwe abulawe. Phela, ngokombono kaKayafase, kwakuyoba ngcono kakhulu ukubulala uJesu kunokubona sonke isizwe samaJuda sibhubha.
Ngokuthakazelisayo, uJohane usitshela ukuthi amazwi kaKayafase ayisiprofetho, nakuba uKayafase engakwazi. Njengoba uJohane esho, uKayafase akashongo lokhu ngokuthanda kwakhe, “kodwa engumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka, waprofetha ukuthi uJesu wayesezofela isizwe. Futhi kungengenxa yesizwe sodwa, kodwa ukuba abuthele ndawonye abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekileyo, babe munye.”Johane 11:51-52).
Engqondweni kaKayafase, ukufa kukaJesu ngandlela-thile kwakuyohlanganisa amaJuda ayehlakazeke emazweni amaningi. Lesi siprofetho sagcina siyiqiniso. Ukufa kukaJesu kwakuyohlanganisa “abantwana bakaNkulunkulu,” kodwa hhayi ngendlela uKayafase ayeyihlosile.
Ngokushesha ngemva kwesiprofetho sikaKayafase, abaholi benkolo bavumelana. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Khona kusukela ngalolo suku bacebisana ukuba bambulale.”Johane 11:53). Ngenxa yalokhu, uJesu uyalishiya iJerusalema futhi uya emzini okuthiwa i-Efrayimi, enyakatho yeJerusalema, osekugcineni kwehlane (bheka Johane 11:54). Kulo mongo, lapho kusobala khona ukuthi uJesu uyashushiswa, igama lalo muzi linokubaluleka okukhethekile. Njengokulotshiweyo emibhalweni yesiHeberu, uJosefa waqamba indodana yakhe yesibili ngokuthi u-Efrayimi, ethi: “UNkulunkulu ungenze ngaba nezithelo ezweni lokuhlupheka kwami”Genesise 41:52).
Ngandlela-thile, naphezu kwetulo lokubulala uJesu, naphezu kokuhlupheka uJesu ayobhekana nakho, ukuphephela kukaJesu kwa-Efrayimi kusikisela ukuthi uJesu uyothela, ngisho nasezweni lokuhlupheka Kwakhe. Ngamanye amazwi, bonke ububi obuhloswe abaholi benkolo, nakho konke ukuhlupheka uJesu ayokukhuthazelela ekugcineni kuyoletha isilinganiso esikhulu sokulunga. Lokhu kwaprofethwa kudala lapho uJosefa ethi kubafowabo ababemthengisa ebugqilini: “Nangiceba okubi, kepha uNkulunkulu wakuceba kwaba kuhle ukuba akwenze njenganamuhla, ukuba aphilise abantu abaningi.”Genesise 50:20). 13
Ukulungiselela iPhasika
Esiqeshini esidlule, siphawule ukuthi “ukukhulula uLazaru engutsheni yakhe yethuna” kufanekisela inqubo yokuhlanza nokuhlanza edingekayo ngaphambi kokuthola iqiniso elisha. Izimo zengqondo ezindala nezinkolelo ezingamanga kufanele ziqale zisuswe, njengezingubo ezindala zamathuna, ngaphambi kokuba izimo zengqondo ezintsha nezinkolelo zeqiniso zamukelwe futhi zigqokwe. Njengoba nje ingadi kumelwe isuswe ukhula oluyingozi ngaphambi kokuba imbewu enhle itshalwe, izisusa ezingcolile nemibono eyonakele kufanele kuqale kususwe ngaphambi kokuba kwethulwe izifiso ezinhle. Lokhu kuyingxenye ebalulekile yenqubo yokuhlanza.
Njengoba siphendukela kulesi siqephu esilandelayo, abaholi benkolo sebezogubha iPhasika. Kuqala ngabantu abaningi abakhuphukela eJerusalema “ukuyozihlanza” (Johane 11:55). Abaholi benkolo nabo balungiselela umkhosi wePhasika, kodwa abachazwa njengabazihlanzayo. Kunalokho, bamatasatasa bezama ukuthola ukuthi bangambamba kanjani uJesu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Bamfuna uJesu, bakhuluma bodwa bemi ethempelini, bethi omunye komunye: ‘Nicabangani ukuthi akayikuza edilini [lePhasika]?’” (Johane 11:56). Nakuba besethempelini, abahlanganyeli emthandazweni, ekudumiseni, noma ekuhlanzeni. Kunalokho, bayazibuza ukuthi bazombamba kanjani uJesu.
Kuya kuba sobala ukuthi njengoba uJesu eqhubeka eveza ubuyena baKhe bobunkulunkulu, amaqhinga abaholi benkolo aya ngokuya ekhohlisa. Isimangaliso esikhulu sokubuyisela uLazaru kwabafileyo asibanga namphumela omuhle kubo, futhi asibenzi babe amakholwa. Kunalokho, kwandisa ukwesaba kwabo nokuzimisela kwabo ukubhubhisa uJesu. Njengoba bebona, lesi simangaliso siyobangela abantu ukuba balandele uJesu kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Kubaholi benkolo, lokhu kusho ukuthi bazolahlekelwa ithonya labo kubantu abakholelwa kuJesu nasezimfundisweni Zakhe.
Besaba ukuthi uJesu uwusongo oluqondile emandleni nasekulawuleni kwabo, futhi besaba ukuziphindiselela kwamaRoma, abaholi benkolo banquma ngokuqinile ukuthi uJesu kumelwe afe. Ngokomoya, into efanayo ingenzeka ekuphileni kwethu ngakunye. Noma nini lapho siqala ukubeka ukholo lwethu kuJesu futhi simlandele, imimoya emibi izohlasela, inqume ngokuqinile ukuqeda ukholo lwethu olukhulayo. Ngakho-ke, lesi siqephu siphetha ngala mazwi, “Kepha abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi uma ekhona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababikele, ukuze bambambe” (Johane 11:57). 14
Isicelo esingokoqobo
Uvuko lungomunye wemilayezo eyinhloko yalesi sahluko. Ngomqondo ojulile, inkolelo yokuthi uNkulunkulu anganikeza izimo zengqondo ezintsha, anikeze izindlela ezintsha zokubona izinto, alethe induduzo ejulile, futhi akuphakamisele ezimweni eziphakeme zokuqaphela. Ngisho noma uzithola usekujuleni kokuphelelwa ithemba, uNkulunkulu angawuvusa umoya wakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu angakupha umuzwa wokuthula kwangaphakathi, induduzo, ukubonga, noma injabulo—ngezinga othembela ngalo Kuye. Kumelwe futhi siqaphele amathonya esihogo afuna ukuphuthuma futhi acekele phansi ukholo lwethu ngokufaka ukwesaba nokungabaza. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, hlala uthembekile kuNkulunkulu futhi uqhubeke ukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unamandla okukusindisa nokukuphakamisa. Kungalesi sizathu uJesu athi, “Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila. Okholwa yimi, noma efa, wophila.”Johane 11:25). Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isimo, khumbula ukuthandaza, ukholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unamandla okuvuka—amandla okukunika ukuphila okusha. 15
Bilješke:
1. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2033: “Isimo somuntu seNkosi asizange sibe munye nesimo Sayo sobunkulunkulu ngesikhathi esisodwa kodwa kuyo yonke inkambo yokuphila Kwayo, kusukela ebuntwaneni kuze kube umzuzu Wayo wokugcina emhlabeni. Ngale ndlela, wenyukela enkazimulweni ngokuqhubekayo, okungukuthi, ebunyeni.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 109: “Inqubo yeNkosi yokukhazimulisa kwaba ukuguqulwa kwesimo somuntu ayekuthatha emhlabeni. Isimo somuntu esiguquliwe seNkosi siyisimo senyama sobunkulunkulu.”
2. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 920: “Inkulumo ethi, ‘ukuhamba ekukhanyeni,’ isho ukuphila ngokuvumelana namaqiniso kaNkulunkulu, nokuwabona ngaphakathi kuye, njengoba iso libona izinto. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi izinto ezibonakalayo zomoya ... zingamaqiniso kamoya. Abantu abanokuqonda kwangaphakathi babona lezi zinto ezibonakalayo zomoya ngendlela efana nendlela abantu ababona ngayo izinto zemvelo eziphambi kwamehlo abo.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 314:3: Labo abasebuhleni bokungabi nacala [okusho ukuthi bazimisele ukuholwa iNkosi] akukho lutho abangalwesabi esihogweni nasebubini baso, ngoba bavikelwe uJehova.”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 8478:3: “Labo abathembela kuNkulunkulu bahlala bengaphazamisekile emoyeni noma bayazithola izinto abazifisayo, noma cha. Abadabuki ngokulahlekelwa kwabo…. Bayazi ukuthi zonke izinto ziqhubekela esimweni senjabulo kuze kube phakade, nokuthi noma yini ebehlelayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi iyindlela yokwenza lokho.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6574: “Imimoya emibi evunyelwe ukuhlupha abantu abalungile ayihlosile okubi kuphela; ngoba bafisa ngawo wonke amandla abo ukubahudulela phansi ezulwini futhi babaphonse esihogweni…. Kodwa akukho nokukodwa abavunyelwe yiNkosi, ngaphandle kokuthi kube khona okuhle okuvela kukho, okungukuthi, ukuthi iqiniso nokulunga kusungulwe futhi kuqiniswe…. Emhlabeni kamoya wendawo yonke kubusa isiphetho sokuthi akukho lutho, ngisho nokuncane, okuyovela, ngaphandle kokuthi okuhle kungavela kuyo.”
4. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 840: “Uma nje isilingo sisaqhubeka, abantu bacabanga ukuthi iNkosi ayikho. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi bakhathazwa kakhulu imimoya futhi baphelelwa ithemba kangangokuthi abakholelwa neze ukuthi ukhona uNkulunkulu. Nokho iNkosi ikhona eduze kakhulu kunalokho abangakukholwa.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 766: “INkosi ikhona kubo bonke abantu, ikhuthaza futhi icindezela ukuba yamukelwe; futhi ukufika Kwakhe kokuqala, okubizwa ngokuthi ukusa, yilapho abantu bemamukela, abakwenza lapho bemamukela njengoNkulunkulu wabo, uMdali, uMhlengi, noMsindisi.”
5. I-Arcana Coelestia 2694:3: “Lapho imizwa yokukhathazeka nosizi ingena kubantu ngenxa yokuthi bazizwa bengenamandla futhi bengenamandla, baze bafike ezingeni lokuphelelwa ithemba, ukuduka kwabo mayelana namandla avela kumina kuyaphuka. Ngaleso sikhathi, bangase baqiniseke ukuthi abanawo amandla okwenza noma yini, nokuthi wonke amandla, ukuhlakanipha, ukuhlakanipha nokuhlakanipha kuvela eNkosini.”
6. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6632: “Wonke umbhalo ongcwele awusiyo enye into ngaphandle kwemfundiso yothando nothando, njengoba neNkosi ifundisa, ithi, ‘Kumelwe uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho; Lona ngumyalo wokuqala nomkhulu: owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.’” Bheka futhi: I-Arcana Coelestia 6435:5: “Umbuso weNkosi wesilestiyali, kanye nakho konke okuhle kwalombuso, kusekelwe othandweni eNkosini. Ngomqondo ophakeme, yiNkosi ngokwayo, ngoba lonke uthando nakho konke okuhle embusweni wasezulwini kungokweNkosi.”
7. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 30: “Ukuqhubekela phambili kokholo ngalabo abadalwa kabusha kungokulandelayo. Ekuqaleni, abanakho ukuphila…. Ngemva kwalokho bathola ukuphila eNkosini ngokholo, okokuqala ngokholo lwenkumbulo, okuwukholo lokwazi nje, okulandelayo ngokukholwa ekuqondeni, okuwukholo lwengqondo, ekugcineni ngokukholwa enhliziyweni, okuwukukholwa uthando, noma ukholo olusindisayo.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 1820: “Osekulingweni ungabaza ngombono wokugcina. Isiphetho esibhekwayo siwuthando, lapho imimoya emibi kanye nezihlakaniphi ezimbi zilwa khona, futhi ngalokho kubeka ukuphela kokungabaza; futhi uma uthando lukhulu, bayakungabaza kakhulu. Ukube isiphetho esithandwayo besingazange sibe nokungabaza, futhi ngempela siphelelwe ithemba, besingeke sibe khona isilingo.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 1690:3 “Zonke izilingo ziwukuhlasela othandweni lomuntu. Lapho uthando luba lukhulu, yilapho isilingo sinzima kakhulu…. Impilo yeNkosi yayiwuthando kulo lonke uhlanga lwesintu, futhi ngempela yayinkulu kakhulu, futhi isezingeni elinjalo, yayingelutho ngaphandle kothando olumsulwa. Ngokumelene nalokhu kuphila Kwakhe, izilingo eziqhubekayo zamukelwa kusukela ebuntwaneni Bakhe kuze kube yihora Lakhe lokugcina emhlabeni.”
9. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7456: “Egameni elithi “itshe” lisho iqiniso, kanti ngomqondo ophambene lisho amanga. Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8540:3: “EZwini elithi “itshe lomthofu” lifanekisela amanga obubi obuvalekile, ngoba itshe lifanekisela iqiniso langaphandle futhi ngomqondo ophambene lifanekisela amanga. Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 655:4: “Ukukhandwa ngamatshe kwakusho ukulahlwa nesiqalekiso ngenxa yokubhujiswa kweqiniso esontweni, ngoba itshe, okwakukhandwa ngalo, lalibonisa iqiniso, futhi ngomqondo ohlukile amanga, kokubili aphathelene nokuqonda.”
10. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9377: “UbuNkulunkulu beNkosi abukwazi ukugelezela enhliziyweni ezidlayo, okungukuthi, enhliziyweni egcwele ukuzithanda, ngokuba inhliziyo enjalo ilukhuni; futhi eZwini ubizwa ngokuthi ‘inhliziyo yetshe.’ Kodwa ubuNkulunkulu beNkosi bungakwazi ukugeleza enhliziyweni ethobekile, ngoba lokhu kuthambile, futhi eZwini kubizwa ngokuthi ‘inhliziyo yenyama.’” Bheka futhi: Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 7456: “Uma kwenziwa ububi, ‘ukukhandwa ngamatshe’ kubonisa umzamo wokucisha nokucisha amaqiniso okholo. Lokhu kungase futhi kube sobala kokuhlangenwe nakho. Ngokwesibonelo, uma umuntu ehileleke ekukhulekeleni kwaphezulu futhi kuphakama umcabango ongcolile, kodwa ungasuswa, ukukhulekela kuyashabalala futhi kucishwe inqobo nje uma lowo mbono ungakasuswa.”
11. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 18: “Ngaphambi kokuthi umuntu azi ukuthi liyini iqiniso, noma ashukunyiswe okuhle, izinto ezithiyayo nezinikeza ukumelana nazo kufanele zisuswe. Ngakho-ke, umuntu omdala kumelwe afe ngaphambi kokuba akhulelwe omusha.”
12. IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 146: “Inkululeko yokuzikhethela, okungukuthi, ukwenza okuhle ngokukhetha noma ngokuthanda kwakho. Labo abaholwa iNkosi bajabulela leyo nkululeko, futhi labo abaholwa iNkosi yilabo abathanda okuhle neqiniso ngenxa yokuhle neqiniso.” Bhekafuthi IJerusalema Elisha Nezimfundiso Zalo ZaseZulwini 276: “I-Providence yenza ngokungabonakali, ukuze abantu bangaphoqwa ukuba bakholelwe ezintweni ezibonakalayo, futhi ngaleyo ndlela inkululeko yabo yokuzikhethela ingalinyazwa; ngoba ngaphandle kokuthi abantu babe nenkululeko abakwazi ukuguqulwa, ngaleyo ndlela ngeke basindiswe.”
13. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5355: “Olimini lokuqala, igama elithi ‘Efrayimi’ lisuselwa egameni elisho ukuthela, isimo esibalulekile esiqukethwe amazwi athi, ‘ngoba uNkulunkulu ungenze ngaba zithelo ezweni losizi lwami.’” Bheka futhi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6574: “Kwenye impilo, iNkosi ivumela imimoya engapheli ukuba iholele abalungile esilingweni, ngenxa yalokho, ithulule ebubini nasemangeni. Baphinde basebenzise konke abanakho ekwenzeni lokhu, ngoba lapho bekwenza, basuke bejabulela ukuphila kwabo. Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi iNkosi uqobo Ikhona ngqo nalabo abalingwayo, futhi ngokungaqondile ngezingelosi, iphikisana ngokuphikisa amanga emimoya esihogweni futhi ihlakaza ububi babo. Kulokhu kuvela ukuvuselelwa, ithemba, kanye nokunqoba. Ngenxa yalokho, amaqiniso okukholwa kanye nezimpahla zothando zitshalwa kakhulu ngaphakathi futhi ziqinisekiswa kakhulu kubantu abaseqinisweni lokuhle. Lena yindlela okunikezwa ngayo ukuphila okungokomoya.”
14. Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 312: “Odeveli nosathane esihogweni bahlale becabanga ukubulala iNkosi. Ngenxa yokuthi abakwazi ukukufeza lokhu, bazama ukubulala abantu abazinikele eNkosini. Njengoba bengakwazi ukufeza lokhu ngendlela abantu emhlabeni abangakwenza ngayo, bahlasela abantu ngayo yonke imizamo yokucekela phansi imiphefumulo yabo, okungukuthi, ukucekela phansi ukholo nothando abanalo.”
15. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2535: “Uma umuntu ethandazela othandweni nokholo, futhi ethandazela izinto zasezulwini nezingokomoya kuphela, khona-ke emthandazweni kuvela okuthile okufana nesambulo (esibonakaliswa othandweni lomuntu othandazayo) mayelana nethemba, induduzo, noma ingaphakathi. ukunyakazisa injabulo.”
