Ukhethiwe: Zikhumbuze NgeVangeli Nsuku ZonkeIsampula

Umngani wami u-Ryan wabelana ngendaba yendoda okuthiwa nguMnumzane Bi owayenguprofesa eYunivesithi yaseBeijing, eyaziwa ngokuthi "i-Harvard of China." Wenza ihlaya ekilasini ngeqembu lamaKhomanisi eqenjini labafundi. Omunye walabo bafundi wabika ihlaya lakhe emaphoyiseni. Ngosuku olulandelayo izikhulu zangena ngobhoko ehhovisi likaMnumzane Bi futhi zamyisa ejele lamaKhomanisi elikude, elibandayo—ngaphandle kwesixwayiso, ngaphandle kokuqulwa kwecala. 

Wavuka ekuseni engusolwazi ehola esinye sezikhundla ezihlonishwayo emhlabeni kwezemfundo. Kwathi kuhwalala wayesevalelwe ejele. Amajele aseShayina ngalesi sikhathi ayengezinye zezindawo ezimbi kakhulu emhlabeni—izindawo ezihlasimulisa umzimba zezifo, ukuhlukunyezwa, nokufa. UMnumzane Bi washeshe wangena ekucindezelekeni nasekuphelelweni yithemba. Ukucindezeleka kwakhe kwaholela emicabangweni yokuzibulala phakathi namasonto. Ngenye intambama, egubungele ifu lokudabuka, waziletha efasiteleni lesitokisi sakhe esiyisitezi sesishiyagalombili. AmaShayina awazange afake amafasitela ezitezi eziphakeme zamajele. Uma isiboshwa sinquma ukuziphonsa ekufeni, kwakungeyona inkinga. 

Mnu. Inhliziyo kaBi yayigijima lapho ebuka ngaphandle ecabanga ukugxuma. Kwase kwenzeka. Wezwa izwi elincane lithi, “Ungahambi. Ungahambi. Ungahambi.” Wahlala phansi phakathi kwesitokisi sakhe, ephelelwe yithemba.

Lapho phansi kukhonkolo oqinile, izinkumbulo zagcwala ingqondo yakhe. Umngani wakhe, uprofesa wakwelinye izwe owayengumKristu, wayehlanganyele naye iVangeli. UMnumzane Bi wathandaza, “Jesu, uma Ungokoqobo, ngicela ungilethele intethelelo nokuthula umngani wami angitshela ukuthi Uyethembisile. Ngokulandelayo, ngizonikela ngempilo yami kanye nenkonzo Kuwe.” 

Wabheka phezulu futhi, “Isibhakabhaka sasingakaze sibe luhlaza, ilanga lalingakaze likhanye ngembobo evulekile yefasitela, futhi ngaba nenjabulo ephakama ngaphakathi kwenhliziyo yami ngendlela engingakaze ngiyizwe ngaphambili.” 

Lo profesa ovelele wakulahla konke ukungabaza kwakhe futhi wamemeza, “Nginekusasa eliqhakazile kuJesu Kristu!” Onogada bamuzwa base bemtshela ngonya ukuba athule. Kodwa injabulo yakhe yayingenakuzibamba. Wayelokhu ememeza ephindelela baze bangena esitokisini bamshaya. 

Umuntu osetilongweni okhululwe ngokukholwa iVangeli likaJesu ukhululekile kunanoma yimuphi umuntu ongaphandle kwejele ngaphandle kweVangeli. 

Mnumzane Ekugcineni wakhululwa futhi waqala amakhaya ezintandane amaningana maphakathi neChina, enakekela abampofu futhi eholela abaningi kuKristu. Wayenekusasa eliqhakazile kuJesu Kristu. Kuze kube namuhla injabulo yakhe isathathelana uma uhlangana naye. Futhi uzokutshela injabulo ayenayo ejele iyafana nanamuhla. 

Wonke umuntu ngezinye izikhathi uzizwa esejele azenzele lona—ebanjwe imicabango, imikhuba, izenzo, kanye nesikhathi esidlule esicindezelayo esingabavumeli ukuba bahambe. 

IVangeli lisifundisa ukuthi amajele amabi kunawo wonke yileli esizenzela lona. Izitokisi zaleli jele zivinjelwe nokungazethembi kwethu, ngokuqaphela okujulile ukuthi kukhona okungalungile ngaphakathi kwethu, ukuthi kukhona okuphukile ngokujulile. Lokhu sikuphethe njengamaketanga ezintanyeni zethu. Yisimo somuntu. 

Lokhu kuzoshintsha kuphela uma kwenzeka okuthile okubi.

IVangeli liyizinyathelo ezinzima kakhulu. Kuyisiphambano esinegazi. Kungukufa kukaNkulunkulu uqobo ngenxa yethu. Kungukunqotshwa okuphihliza kokufa uqobo ovukweni olukhazimulayo ukukhombisa uthando namandla kaNkulunkulu phakade. 

Imibhalo isikhumbuza ukuthi kufanele sinakisise esikuzwile, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngeVangeli (KumaHeberu 2:1). Intshumayelo ebaluleke kakhulu oyoke uyishumayele yileyo oyishumayeza enhliziyweni yakho, nsuku zonke ikhumbuza inhliziyo yakho ukuthi, “Nginekusasa eliqhakazile kuJesu Kristu.”