ASITHANDENI OMAKHELWANE BETHU

Kwase kusukuma isazi somthetho ukumvivinya, sithi: “Mfundisi, ngenzeni ukuba ngidle ifa lokuphila okuphakade na? “Kulotshweni emthethweni na?” wambuza. “Uyifunda kanjani?” Waphendula wathi: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nomakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena.” “Uphendule kahle,” emtshela. “Yenza lokhu uzophila.” Kepha efuna ukuzithethelela, wabuza uJesu, wathi: “Ngubani umakhelwane wami na?” -NgokukaLuka 10:25-29 CSB

Indaba yomSamariya Olungileyo iwumfanekiso uJesu awulandisa ngendoda eyayisendaweni engafanele ngesikhathi esingafanele, yahlaselwa izigebengu, yashiywa isishonile, yaphonswa eceleni kwendlela futhi yashiywa ukuba ife.

Njengoba indaba iqhubeka, abantu bokuqala nabesibili abeza phezu kwale ndoda kwakungabantu benkolo—umpristi ongumJuda nomLevi—ababazi iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi benezikhundla zokuphatha esinagogeni. Badlule kuye bobabili. Indoda yesithathu, eyayingeyona inkolo, kodwa engowokuzalwa eSamariya, yashukunyiswa ububele. Waya kuye. 

Bobathathu babesendleleni eya kwenye indawo, kodwa munye kuphela owayezimisele ukuphazanyiswa nokuphazamiseka. Munye kuphela owanikela ngesikhathi nangezinto anazo. Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi wayengumSamariya—indoda yohlanga namasiko abantu ababedelelwa amaJuda. Le ndoda yayithanda njengoba uNkulunkulu ethanda, idiliza umgoqo wokucwasa nokwahlulelwa. Wayethanda umakhelwane wakhe njengoba ezithanda yena. 

Emva kokuba uJesu esho lo mfanekiso, wanikeza umyalo: “Hamba wenze okufanayo” (NgokukaLuka 10:37)

Lapho ngiqala ukwazi ngokushushumbiswa kwabantu, uNkulunkulu wasebenzisa le ndaba ukuze angiqondise ekusaseni lami. Wagcizelela iphuzu kimi: “Wawelela kuye” (NgokukaLuka 10:34)

Ngangingowesifazane omatasatasa, ngingumama wezingane ezimbili, nginokuningi kokukwenza, kodwa uNkulunkulu wayefuna ukuphazamisa ukuphila kwami namacebo ami ngenjongo yakhe. UNkulunkulu wayefuna ngiwele umgwaqo kubantu engangingakaze ngibabone futhi engingakaze ngibazi. Wayefuna ngiyothola amadoda, abesifazane nezingane abalahlekile bevaleleke ebugqilini banamuhla. 

Ubani umakhelwane wakho?

Kimi, izisulu zokushushumbiswa kwabantu ngomakhelwane bami. Abantu engihlangana nabo emasontweni bangomakhelwane bami. Owesifazane ohlala ngaphesheya komgwaqo umakhelwane wami. Umuntu ongenakhaya engimbonayo umakhelwane wami. Umuntu odinga okuthile engingamnika kona umakhelwane wami.

Uma sifuna ukufinyelela emhlabeni wethu, kufanele sibone ukuthi wonke umuntu ungumakhelwane wethu. Wonke umuntu ufanelwe uthando lwethu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izinkolelo, izenzo noma isimo sengqondo, ngoba uNkulunkulu umbona ethandeka futhi engahlengeka ngomusa wakhe. 

UMKHULEKO

Nkulunkulu, ngikhetha ukweqa umgwaqo, ukusiza umakhelwane wami, ukubathanda njengoba ngizithanda mina. Ngiyabonga ngokungikhuthaza njalo, futhi ungisize ngikhumbule, angikho matasa kakhulu kubo. Egameni likaJesu ngiyakhuleka, ameni.

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