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Izolo, sithole ukuthi isixazululo sokungaphumuli kwethu singatholakala ekuphumuleni okufana neSabatha emithonjeni yokungaphumuli kwethu. Kusasa, sizobheka ukuthi thina njengamaKristu sikwenza kanjani lokho esikhathini samanje. Kodwa okokuqala, kufanele sibheke ukuthi iSabatha liyini hhayi kumKristu wanamuhla. Futhi indawo engcono kakhulu yokuqala umsuka weSabatha uqobo.
Lapho uNkulunkulu enikeza uMose iMithetho Eyishumi eNtabeni yaseSinayi, wayala ukuba ama-Israyeli aphumule ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwesonto ngalinye. Lokhu kwakuhloswe ukuba kube uphawu lwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu nabantu Bakhe. Futhi, kunjalo, iSabatha lalilingiswa njengosuku lukaNkulunkulu lokuphumula emsebenzini wokudala ngosuku lokuqala lwesikhombisa.
Etestamenteni Elidala, iSabatha laligcinwa ngemithetho nemigomo eqinile. Ngokwesibonelo, ama-Israyeli ayenqatshelwe ukubasa imililo ( Eksodusi 35:3), ukuqoqa ukudla ( Eksodusi 16:23-29), nokudayisa izimpahla esigcawini ( U Nehemiya 10:31). Futhi isijeziso sokwephula iSabatha ngamabomu sasifana nokufa ( Eksodusi 31:14-15)
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ama-Israyeli athatha iSabatha ngokweqisa kakhulu umthetho, kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lokuthi, ngesikhathi uJesu efika emhlabeni, aze abheka ukuphulukiswa ngeSabatha njengesono. Lapho abaFarisi bebona uJesu ephulukisa futhi ekha amabele ensimini ngeSabatha kuMathewu 12, babhekana naye, bememeza okwakubonakala sengathi akukho emthethweni. Ujesu waphendula ngokumemezela ukuthi “iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi yesabatha.” ( NgokukaMathewu 12:8) ebonisa ukuthi isivumelwano esisha sasikhona kuKristu. Ekulandiseni kukaMarku ngezehlakalo ezifanayo, uJesu ulotshwe ethi “iSabatha lenzelwa umuntu, umuntu akanzelwanga isabatha” (NgokukaMarku 2:27). Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu uthi ngaye, iSabatha alisewona umyalo woMthetho. Kunalokho, kuyisipho somusa kwabangaphumuli.
Wayesho ukuthini uJesu ukuthi iSabatha selingelomuntu na? Singasisebenzisa kanjani ngokunenzuzo leso sipho? Futhi singaphumula kanjani njalo namuhla, ngaphandle kokwenza ukuphumula kwethu kube ngokomthetho nokuphuca ukuphila? Lena imibuzo esizoyiphendula osukwini lokugcina lwalolu hlelo.
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“Izinhliziyo zethu aziphumuli baze bakuthole ukuphumula kuWe.” Akukaze nanini ngaphambili ukuthi abaningi bethu bazizwe ukungahlaliseki u-Augustine akuchaze ngalo musho odumile. Kepha siyini isisombululo ekushodeni kwethu kokuphumula kwangempela? Njengoba lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezintathu luzobonisa, ikhambi ngokwengxenye lisekubukeni umkhuba wasendulo weSabatha ngelinye ilensi — ngokusebenzisa i-lens ka “Wena” —uJesu — umthombo wethu wokugcina wokuthula.
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