Ukuqonda iSabathaIsampula

Lingeliphi iSabatha  

Ukugcina iSabatha kwakuyinto enkulu ekukholweni kwamaJuda. Izazi ezingamaJuda zaphikisana ngalokhu iminyaka. Esikhundleni sokuphumula nokuchitha isikhathi noMdali wabo, babekhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi kubukeka kanjani ukuthi balalela umthetho. 

Lapho uJesu efika emhlabeni, empeleni waqala inkonzo yakhe yasobala ngeSabatha. Akukona nje kuphela ukuthi ukungena Kwakhe emhlabeni akuhlangabezananga nokulindelwe kwabanye babaholi benkolo bamaJuda, ababizwa ngo baFarisi, kepha waphazamisa ngokuphelele imithetho yabo yeSabatha. 

Kunengxoxo ende impela ngeSabatha kuMathewu 12. Kuyo, uJesu nabafundi bakhe babehamba emasimini okusanhlamvu futhi babelambile. Ngakho-ke, bazondla bona. Bakhethe okusanhlamvu badla abakukhethile ngeSabatha. Akunankinga, akunjalo? Akulungile. Lokhu kwakungu “ukuvuna” emehlweni abaFarisi, futhi lokho kwakwenqatshelwe ngokuphelele ngeSabatha.

UJesu ukhuluma icala labo ngokubhekisa endabeni e“imibhalo,” noma eTestamenteni Elidala, lapho iNkosi uDavid nabangane bayo babelambile futhi bagcina bephule umthetho badla isinkwa esasidla kuphela abapristi babekwazi ukudla. Uqedile ngokuthi, “Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu iyiNkosi, yebo, phezu kweSabatha!” (Mathewu 12: 8 NLT)

Uma ukukha okusanhlamvu ngeSabatha kwakunganele ukuthukuthelisa la madoda enkolo, isinyathelo esilandelayo sikaJesu sasiyoba. Waya esinagogeni, wabona indoda eyayinesandla esishwabeneyo. UJesu watshela le ndoda ukuthi yelule isandla sayo esishwabeneyo, kwathi lapho isikwenza, yaphinde yabuya. Kanjalo nje. Esikhundleni sokwesaba amandla kaJesu, abaFarisi banquma ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi sokuhlela ukufa Kwakhe. 

AbaFarisi babekhathazeke kakhulu “ngemithetho” uJesu ayephula ngeSabatha baze bakhohlwa ngokuphelele ngo bantu. Babebonakala bephuthelwa yilo lonke iphuzu leSabatha, futhi bakubona kungomunye nje umthetho okufanele bawulandele, futhi babengaboni ukuthi kwenzelwa bona. Empeleni, bekuyisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu ukuze ukuthi babambe iqhaza. UNkulunkulu ubanikeze usuku lonke lokuphumula nokujabulela umhlaba owadalwa nguNkulunkulu, nokho babengenandaba. 

Ku-Eksodusi 20:10, igama lesiHeberu elithi sebenzaliyi mela’kah, futhi lisho umsebenzi noma ibhizinisi. ISabatha lalimalunga nengasebenzi. Akusho lutho ngokungabasizi abantu. KubaFarisi, ukugcina iSabatha kwakubaluleke kakhulu kunokubona noma ngubani elashwa. Noma kunjalo, uJesu akazange anikeze imiyalo noma imingcele ekwenzeni okuhle ezimpilweni zabantu. Amehlo abo ayebheke ku “kanjani” ingxenye yokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ayinikeza futhi wayiyala. Kepha, ukuphumula emsebenzini akusho ukuthi izinto ezinhle ziyama. UNkulunkulu muhle futhi wenza okuhle...ngisho nangeSabatha.

Indima ekhuluma ngeSabatha incane nge “kanjani” no “nini uku” ukuthobela lo mthetho. Kunenhloso ngeSabatha, futhi yilokho okumele sigxile kukho. Lokhu kungenisa umehluko phakathi komthetho nenqubo. Umthetho unzima futhi uyakwenqabela. Izimiso ziyaguquguquka futhi ziletha inkululeko.