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Susa Amanga Ngeqiniso

Ngemva kokuba uJesu ebhabhadiswe umzala wakhe, uJohane, amafu ahlukana, ijuba lehla, futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe” ( NgokukaLuka 3:22). 

Masinyane uJesu waholelwa ehlane futhi wabhekana nezitha zakhe udeveli. Weza ukuzobhubhisa. KuMathewu 4 siyafunda:

Ngemva kokuzila ukudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane, walamba. Usathana weza kuye, wathi: “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yisho lawa matshe abe yizinkwa.” Ujesu waphendula: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu akayikuphila ngesinkwa sodwa, kodwa nangawo wonke amazwi aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu’” ( 4:2-4).

Ima kancane. Usho ukuthini, “Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu…”? Unkulunkulu akashongo yini ukuthi “Wena uyiNdodana yami; engiyithandayo…” Yebo, Wakwenza. Mngani, umkhohlisi uyokwenza okufanayo nakuwe. Lapho uqala ukubamba iqiniso lobuwena beqiniso kuKristu kanye nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ezinamandla, uSathane uzothi kuwe, Uma ubungumntwana kaNkulunkulu…

Khona-ke ubephendula umthandazo wakho.

Bese ekunika lokho enikufunayo.

Khona-ke ubezokujabulisa.

Khona-ke ubezokwenza uphumelele.

Bese…

Usathane ukwazi kahle ukuthi ungubani nokuthi uyini njengomntwana kaNkulunkulu. Umgomo wakhe uwukukwenza ungabaze futhi ungabaze iqiniso.

Ujesu wamnqoba kanjani usathane? Wahosha inkemba kaMoya—iZwi likaNkulunkulu—futhi walifaka emangeni kaSathane. Wawabona amanga, wawalahla amanga, wafaka iqiniso esikhundleni samanga. Kuzo zonke izilingo zikadeveli ehlane, uJesu wazilwela ngala mazwi, “Kulotshiwe.” Wawalahla amanga futhi esikhundleni sawo wafaka iqiniso. ( 4:6, 4:7)

Enqotshiwe, uSathane wavala umsila wakhe futhi wawugoqa ukuze alinde isikhathi esifanele ( NgokukaLuka 4:13). 

Udeveli wenza okufanayo nakithi namuhla. Kukithi ukulandela isibonelo sikaJesu: ukuqaphela amanga, ukwenqaba amanga, futhi esikhundleni samanga sifake iqiniso. Khona-ke isitha asinakho okunye esingakwenza ngaphandle kokujika sihambe.

Yimaphi amanga okudingeka uwashintshe ufake iqiniso namuhla?