Izindaba Ezimndani Ongabelana ngazo nabobonke

Ngo Danny Saavedra

“Baningi abanye abazame isandla sabo ukuhlanganisa indaba yesivuno esihle seMibhalo nomlando owenzeka phakathi kwethu, besebenzisa imibiko enikezwe ngofakazi bokuqala abalisebenzela leliZwi ngezimphilo zabo uqobo. Njengoba ngiphenye yonke imibiko ngeso elibukhali, ngiqala ekuqaleni kwendaba, Nginqume ukukubhalela konke, uTheophilus ohlonishwa kakhulu, ukuze wazi ngaphandle kokungabaza ukuthembeka kwalokho owakufundiswa.”—NgokukaLuka 1:1–4 (isihumusho se-MSG, igcizelela ngokwengeza)

“Ngenkathi izingelosi zibashiya zabuyela eZulwini, abelusi bathi omunye komunye, 'Manje ake siqonde eBetlehema futhi sizobona lento iNkosi esazisile yona.' Ngakho beza ngokushesha okukhulu futhi wathola uMariya noJosefa — nomntwana ilele emkhombeni. Futhi lapho sebebonile lo mbono, batshela wonke umuntu lokho okwakushiwo kubo mayelana nomntwana omncane. Futhi labo abakuzwayo bamangala ngalokho okwakushiwo abelusi.”—NgokukaLuka 2:15–19 (UFILIPHU, ugcizelela ngokwengeza)

Ngokuya kocwaningo lwezenhlalo ngo-2010, izindaba ezimnandi zihamba ngokushesha kunezindaba ezimbi. UDkt. uJonah Berger, isazi esidume umhlaba wonke ngezwi lomlomo, ukumaketha kwegciwane, kanye nomthelela kwezenhlalo wakufingqa okutholakele kulolu cwaningo olunzulu ngokuthi, "Uma ngifunda le ndaba eshintsha indlela engiqonda ngayo umhlaba kanye nami, Ngifuna ukukhuluma nabanye ngokuthi kusho ukuthini." 

Akumangalisi yini lokho futhi kuhlabe umxhwele ngandlela thize? Abantu abaningi bangakwenza ukholwe ukuthi izindaba ezimbi zihamba ngokushesha kunezinhle, kepha lokho akubonakali kunjalo. Ngicabanga ukuthi kufana nesisho esidala esithi, "Ubamba izimpukane eziningi ngoju kunoviniga." Cabanga ngalokhu. . . Noma ngabe yinto emnandi kunazo zonke owake wayidla, ifilimu ehamba phambili owake wayibona, incwadi ephoqelelayo ongakazwanga ukuyibeka phansi, isipho esihle ngempela ositholile, umsebenzi oyiphupho, noma isimemezelo esihle, esiguqula impilo, lapho kwenzeka khona okuthile okumangazayo, into yokuqala esivame ukufuna ukuyenza ukutshela abanye ngayo! 

UKhisimusi wukugujwa kwezindaba ezinkulu kakhulu ezake zatholwa isintu: ukuzalwa kukaJesu. Futhi okungafani nebhega emnandi kakhulu osanda kuyidla noma ngabe yini enye yezindaba ezimnandi onazo okungenzeka zithinte wena noma inani elincane labantu, ukuza kukaJesu Kristu, uMsindisi womhlaba, kuyizindaba ezinhle wonke umuntu! Kuluhlobo lwezindaba okufanele sizilangazelele,futhi sijabule ngokungenamahloni ukwabelana nomuntu ngamunye esihlangana naye. Azikho izindaba okufanele zihambe ngokushesha ukwedlula izindaba ezinhle zokuthi uNkulunkulu wenze indlela yokuba thina zoni sibuyiselwe ebudlelwaneni obulungile Naye, ahlenge izono zethu,futhi samukelwe emndenini Wakhe njengezingane Zakhe.

Ezindimeni zanamuhla, sibona izehlakalo ezimbili zabantu abazimisela ukuhlanganyela izindaba ezinhle zikaJesu. Okokuqala, sibona uLuka owezwa futhi wabona izinto ezingakholeki neze — izinto ayazi ukuthi kumele azabele wonke umuntu angamtshela. 

ULuka, umGreki onodumo olucacile lokuba nguye kuphela oweZizwe owabhala incwadi yeBhayibheli, naye wabizwa ngokuthi “udokotela othandekayo” umphostoli uPawulu. Ngenkathi udokotela eletha imibono ekhazimulayo nodumo ezweni lanamuhla, ngesikhathi sesonto lokuqala, odokotela babevame ukuba yizisebenzi. Kungenzeka ukuthi uTheophilus wayengumphathi wakhe, mhlawumbe umbusi waseRoma, njengoba igama elithi “ohlonipheke kakhulu” ngokuvamile laligcinelwe labo abasezikhundleni eMbusweni WaseRoma. Noma kunjalo, uLuka ngokuzethemba wamtshela ngoMbuso waphezulu ongaphezulu kweRoma, neNkosi enkulu kunoKesari.

Esingenisweni sakhe, uLuka utshela uTheophilus ukuthi umyalezo awuthole kofakazi abazibonela ngempilo nomsebenzi kaJesu udinga ukwabiwa, ukuze yena — futhi ngokwengeza, wonke umuntu ofunde kuLuka nakuzEnzo — awuqonde umyalezo wethemba. Ngokwemininingwane emangalisayo esiyithola eVangelini, kusobala ukuthi uLuka wakhuluma nabantu abahlukahlukene ababalulekile, okungenzeka kubandakanya uMariya, uPetru, uJohane nabanye ababehambe noKristu. 

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, sifunda ngabelusi ababengabokuqala ukuthola izindaba ezinhle zokuthi uMsindisi wayezelwe. Kodwa abazigcinanga lezi zindaba kubo. Esikhundleni salokho, “batshela wonke umuntu lokho okwashiwo kubo ngomntwana omncane. Futhi labo ababezwayo bamangala . . .” (NgokukaLuka 2:19 FILIPU).

Njengoba sigubha uKhisimusi namuhla, ngiyathandaza ukuthi sonke sikhumbule ukuthi sibizelwe ukwabelana ngomyalezo wensindiso ngoJesu nabo bonke labo uNkulunkulu ababeke ezimpilweni zethu. Njengabelusi noLuka, sinomyalezo omangalisayo womhlaba wonke, futhi asikwazi ukuwugcina kithi! 

Namuhla, wonke umuntu wabelana ngakho konke. Kusuka ezithombeni, kuye emizweni, kuya kuzinhlamvu zokuhlakanipha, ukuphakelwa kwethu kU-Facebook, U-Twitter, ne-Instagram akukaze kuswele okungafakwa. Sibonile amandla kaKristu eshintsha izinhliziyo zethu futhi asinika ukuthula. . . manje kufanele sabelane ngalezi zindaba ezimangazayo ngenjabulo efanayo ngokujabula njengoba senza isithombe esihle ku-Instagram! Thatha isikhathi esithile namuhla ukuze wabelane ngobuhlakani ngokwenziwa nguJesu empilweni yakho.