Abalingisi bePhasika: uSimoni PetruIsampula

Ngemva kokulandela uJesu, uPetru wanqamula eGalile naseJudiya nasezindaweni ayengakaze azicabange. Abanochoko belapheka. Akhubazekile behamba. Izimpumputhe zithola ukubona. Wabona uJesu evusa incekukazi kwabafileyo. uPetru wayelapho, kabili, lapho iNkosi yeNdalo iqoqa ukudla kwasemini komfanyana futhi welulela ukuze ondle izinkulungwane zabantu abalambile, abaphelelwe yithemba, ngokudla okusele. Futhi kwakukhona isikhathi lapho uJesu, avuka ebuthongweni futhi wasindisa abafundi ekuphahlazekeni komkhumbi ngokukhuluma, yebo, ekhuluma emanzini futhi ephendula ulwandle olugubhayo lube ngolucwathile ngokuphazima kweso. 

Mhlawumbe akukho okukhanganisayo ukuthi lolu hambo lweminyaka emithathu belunjani kulo mdobi osephenduke umlandeli kunamagama awasho ephendula umbuzo onzima. Ngemva kokuba izinkulungwane zabalandeli abakhathele zishiya ukuhamba kwazo ngenxa yemfundiso ethile elukhuni, uJesu wabuza umbuzo njengumuntu: “Nani nithanda ukumuka, akunjalo?” ( NgokukaJohane 6:67) uJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, wayewazi umsebenzi Wakhe futhi wahamba waya esiphambanweni, kodwa uJesu, Indoda Yosizi, wezwa ubuhlungu lapho abantu bemenqaba. Ngaleso sikhathi, uPetru wakhuluma:

uSimoni Petru waphendula wathi: “Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? Amazwi okuphila okuphakade akuwe. siyakholwa futhi siyazi ukuthi wena ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.” ( NgokukaJohane 6:68-69)

Sizoya kubani na? Yingakho sima kancane njalo entwasahlobo sigqolozele isiphambano esinegazi nethuna elingenalutho; kungani sizihudula embhedeni ngamaSonto ekuseni okubandayo, isonto nesonto; kungani, sikhathele futhi sidabukile futhi singaqiniseki ngalutho, siza kuJesu ngomkhuleko ophithizelayo. Akukho lapho esingaya khona, akekho omunye esingaphendukela kuye. uJesu unamazwi okuphila okuphakade. 

Lokho uPetru ayenakho kwakuyimbewu encane yokukholwa, eyafakwa kuye ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu. Lokhu sikwazi ngoba sifunda amazwi akhe anesibindi okuqinisekisa ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, ogcotshiweyo okwakhulunywa ngaye abaprofethi beTestamente Elidala. 

Impendulo kaJesu yaba ukuthi phezu kwaleli dwala—yebo, uPetru umfundi onamawala, ongenasineke, ongaphelele—uKristu wayezolakha ibandla laKhe. uPetru kanye nabanye abafundi babezoba abaPhostoli, bangenise inkathi entsha yomlando wensindiso.