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Uthando Lubalulekile

Thandanani njengoba nje nginithandile. ( NgokukaJohane 15:12)

Lapho abantu bexakwa izimfihlakalo zokuphila, omunye ojule kakhulu umbuzo wokuthi kungani kukhona zonke izinto. Kungani kukhona okuthile kunokuba kungabi nalutho? Impendulo yeBhayibheli eyizwi elilodwa kulowo mbuzo uthando. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lungamandla adala indawo yonke yaba khona. Uthando lukaNkulunkulu yisona sizathu esadala mina nawe, nokuthi kungani sisaphila ukuze siphefumule ngaso lesi sikhathi. Uthando yilo kanye uhlobo lukaNkulunkulu, futhi ufuna lube imvelo kubantu. Uthando luwuphawu oluphakeme lwempilo yomuntu eyiqiniso.

Amazwi uJesu awasho kubafundi bakhe ekamelweni eliphezulu ngobusuku bokugcina bokuphila kwakhe awuhlobo lwefa nesivumelwano sokugcina emndenini wabalandeli bakhe. Umyalelo wakhe ophakathi wawumfushane futhi ulula: “Thandanani njengoba nginithandile.”

Enye yezinto iBhayibheli elizicacisa ngokuphelele ukuthi uthando olunjengolukaKristu luwukuphela kwesilinganiso sangempela sokuphila okuphumelelayo. Zonke ezinye izipho namakhono akunakwa, zonke ezinye izinhlobo zempumelelo zenziwa ize, lapho uthando luntuleka khona. Njengoba isazi sezenkolo esikhulu uKarl Barth saphawula, zonke izinto ozifezile ekuphileni kwakho, ngaphandle kothando, zifana nochungechunge lwezinto ezingekho ngaphandle kwenombolo ephozithivu ngaphambili: noma ngabe lude kangakanani uhlu, alunezeli lutho.

Pho lubukeka lunjani uthando lwangempela? Lubukeka njengoJesu, kunjalo. 

Njengoba uthandaza, cela uNkulunkulu ukuthi akusize uthande kakhulu njengaye nsuku zonke.