Ukugxiliswa Othandweni: Ukuphila Impilo YobuKristu NgokugcweleIsampula

Rooted in Love: Living the Christian Life to the Full

USUKU 3 KWEZINGU- 7

 

Ukuzalwa Okusha

 uNikodemu, umFarisi, nomholi wabaJuda, weza kuJesu ebusuku embuthanweni oyimfihlo, ekude nezixuku ezazimhaqa emini. Wayesohambweni njengathi, edlula ebumnyameni eya ekukhanyeni. Wabuza: ‘Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu; ngoba akekho ongenza lezi zibonakaliso ozenzayo ngaphandle kobuso bukaNkulunkulu.’ Ujesu wamphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akakho ongawubona umbuso kaNkulunkulu engazalwa phezulu.” Ujesu, umfundisi webandla. umdlalo wamagama, amagama asetshenziswa kaningi nezithombe ebezingahloselwe ukuthi zithathwe njengoba zinjalo. Amagama ahunyushwe ngokuthi ‘ozelwe phezulu’ (noma ‘ukuzalwa kabusha’) ayeyoshiya abafundi bokuqala bemangele njengoNikodemu. Asho ukuthini? 

Eminyakeni ethile ngemva kokuhlangana okuyimfihlo kukaNikhodemu, uPetru ugxila ephuzwini elilodwa, njengoba ebhala ukuze akhuthaze amaKristu ahlakazekile endaweni manje ebizwa ngokuthi iTurkey yanamuhla. Uchaza ukuthi lokhu kuzalwa okusha kusisusa ekuphelelweni ithemba kuya ethembeni, ithemba eliqinisekile lokuba isakhamuzi esisha manje nefa elingenakonakala nelingangcolile. Lelithemba liyisipho ngomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yokuthi sifafazwe ngegazi likaKristu esiphambanweni, lezo zinto ebeziyosehlukanisa noNkulunkulu azisazenzi. Izono zethu zisusiwe. 

Sizalwa, njengoba uJesu asho kuNikodemu, ‘ngamanzi’, ukugeza okufanekiselwa ubhapathizo, ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Kubalulekile ukugcizelela ukuthi ithemba esingena kulo alilona ithemba elingenangqondo. Ayisekelwe ekucabangeni okufiswayo noma emaphusheni. Imayelana nolwazi lwekusasa, oluvikelwe uvuko, olungena esikhathini sethu samanje. Futhi ukwenza kanjalo ngendlela yokuthi sizizwe sivikelekile lapha futhi manje. Lelikusasa yilelo lapho umbuso kaNkulunkulu ufezwa khona ngokugcwele, ukuphila okuphakade lapho kungasekho ukufa nokufa. Leli themba ligcinelwe thina ezulwini futhi, nakuba lingase lifinyelele esikhathini sethu, liyinto esiyilinda ngesineke ukuze siyibone ngokugcwele. Isithembiso sokuzalwa ngokusha siphinde sisho ukuba yingxenye yomndeni omusha futhi ngenxa yalokho ujabulele ukuba isakhamuzi esisha, esiletha izinzuzo ezinkulu kunanoma yini umhlaba ongasinika yona, futhi engaboshiwe ngamathemba noma izinkinga zethu zamanje.

Sitshelwa ngumbhali wencwadi yamaHeberu ukuthi ithemba liyihange lomphefumulo, liqinile futhi livikelekile. Yilokho okusiphethe lapho siphila ethunzini lokuhlupheka nokufa. Ukuzalwa okusha ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu kunikeza ithemba elingenakunyakaziswa. Ukuba nokwenzeka kweziqalo ezintsha noguquko hhayi nje kumuntu ngamunye kodwa nasemiphakathini yabantu abalandela uJesu Kristu.


Imibuzo Yokuzindla

1. Bheka impilo entsha ekuzungezile namuhla - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuqhakaza kwembali noma ukuzalwa kwengane. Iyiphi impilo entsha ongayibona eduze kwakho?

2. Ungambonga kanjani uNkulunkulu usuku nosuku ngethemba lokuthi ukuzalwa kabusha kuyaphumelela?

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