Endaweni Yethu: Iminikelo Yokuzila Kusukela Ngesikhathi SomusaIsampula

Usho ukuthini, “Maundy”?

Ubusuku bokuboshwa nokulahlwa kukaJesu ezinkantolo zamaJuda namaRoma baqala buthule ngesidlo sePhasika saminyaka yonke ekamelweni eliphezulu eJerusalema. UJesu wasebenzisa lawo mahora okugcina egolide enkululeko njengendawo yokufundisa. Okuningi akusho nakwenza kwashaqisa abafundi: waguqa wageza izinyawo zabo, wabikezela ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe, wabe esethi: “Ngininika umyalo omusha: Thandanani. Njengalokhu nginithandile, kanjalo nithandane” (Johane 13:34).

Ngaphambili ekuqeqeshweni kwabo wayebatshele ukuthi uphawu lwekholwa langempela ukunamathela eZwini likaKristu. Manje wenezela umyalo “omusha” owawungemusha ngempela kodwa ongaphelelwa yisikhathi: “Thandanani.” Okwenza kube kusha ukuthi isimo sethu sesono sihlala senza imicabango yobugovu kanye namazwi anobugovu kanye nokuziphatha kobugovu. Njengoba umusa kaKristu othethelelayo umusha kithi njalo ekuseni, usinika imvula yokuthethelela eqabulayo ngokomoya, ngakho singakhetha kabusha ukuphatha abanye abantu ngendlela uKristu asiphatha ngayo—ngothando olunesineke, olungaguquki, olungenamibandela.

Yigama lesiLatini elisho “umyalo,” “mandatum,” cishe eliqanjwe ngoLwesine olukhethekile ngaphambi kokufa kukaJesu. Njengoba sizindla ngalobo busuku obumangalisayo nemifanekiso yabo yeWundlu likaNkulunkulu lidla iwundlu lePhasika nabangane balo, ngokuzithoba begeza izinyawo zabo, futhi bembula izimfihlakalo zamazwi kaNkulunkulu ukuze baduduzeke, siphefumlelwe. Ugqugquzelwe othandweni.