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Okubi naKakhulu

Ngezikhathi zeTestamente Elisha, lapho orabi bekhetha abafundi babeya ezikoleni zorabi futhi bakhethe abangcono kunabo bonke. Omunye wemibuzo ababeyozibuza wona wawuwukuthi, “Lo muntu angenza izinto ezinkulu kunami na?”

Lapho uRabi uJesu ekhetha abafundi bakhe, kubonakala sengathi wenza okubi kakhulu. Cabanga ngabo: Njalo lapho uPetru evula umlomo, wayefaka unyawo lwakhe kuwo. Ujakobe noJohane baqanjwa ngokuthi “AmaDodana Okuduma,” hhayi ngenxa yokuthi babenezinkinga zokugaya ukudla, kodwa cishe ngenxa yokuthi babenomoya omubi. Sitshelwa emavangelini ukuthi babenesifiso sokuvelela. Lapho uJesu esanda kubatshela ukuthi wayezokufa kanjani esiphambanweni, uJakobe noJohane bathi: “Ungasenzela umusa na? Ngemva kokwenza konke ukuhlupheka kwakho, singahlala kwesokudla nakwesobunxele sakho sibe abantu ababaluleke ngempela?” Ujesu akazange ahlabeke umxhwele (NgokukaMarku 10:35-40).

Babeziphindiselela futhi banobudlova. Lapho ezinye izakhamuzi zamaSamariya zingabamemeli ukuba bazophuza inkomishi yetiye, basikisela kuJesu ukuba babize umlilo wehle ezulwini ubashise (NgokukaLuka 9:54). Kumelwe ukuba uJesu wayezibuza ukuthi bayoke baqonde yini.

Omunye wabafundi, uSimoni, wayengumZelothe. Ngamanye amazwi, wayezama ukuketula ngendluzula ibutho lamaRoma elalibusa. Namuhla kungase kuthiwe uyiphekula. Umathewu wayeqoqa izintela kubantu bakubo egameni lombuso wamaRoma owawuphethe futhi wayebhekwa njengomkhapheli kuIsrayeli. Uthomasi wayeyiphupho elibi lawo wonke umfundisi. Wayenegethivu, wayengakholwa noma yini eshiwo muntu futhi wayebonakala ebona indebe njengengxenye engenalutho. Nokho uJesu wabakhetha bona. Wayebathanda. Wayezinikele kubo. Iminyaka emithathu babengamqondi futhi benezisusa ezingalungile, kodwa uJesu akazange abayeke. Ekugcineni uthando lwakhe lwabashintsha futhi bashintsha umhlaba.

Uma sifuna ukubheka abanye abalingiswa baseBhayibhelini, cabanga ngalokhu: Unowa wayeyisidakwa, u-Abrahama wayesemdala kakhulu, u-Isaka ephupha emini, uJakobe engumqambimanga, uLeya emubi, uJosefa wahlukunyezwa, noMose wayenamalimi, uGideyoni wayesaba, uSamsoni wayedlala ngothando, uRahabi wayeyisifebe, uJeremiya wayemncane kakhulu, uDavide wayephinga futhi engumbulali, u-Eliya wayecabanga ukuzibulala, u-Isaya washumayela enqunu, uJona wabalekela uNkulunkulu, uJobe walahlekelwa yikho konke, uPetru waphika uJesu. (kathathu!), abafundi balala ngesikhathi sokuthandaza, owesifazane ongumSamariya wayehlukanisile (futhi cishe wayeyisigqila socansi), uZakewu wayemncane kakhulu, uPawulu wabulala amaKristu, uThimothewu cishe wayenesilonda futhi uLazaru wafa! Uma uNkulunkulu engasebenzisa umuntu ofile angasisebenzisa nathi.

Uma kuyiqiniso ukuthi “amandla kaNkulunkulu enziwa aphelele ebuthakathakeni,” lokho kusho ukuthi amandla kaNkulunkulu awenziwa aphelele ngamandla ethu. Kungani? Ngoba uma sibazi ubuthakathaka bethu sithembela emandleni akhe. Kungakho uNkulunkulu ejabulela ukusebenzisa abantu abaziyo ukuthi babuthakathaka. Ngakho-ke awudingi ukulinda kuze kube yilapho usuhlungiwe, uphelele, uvuthiwe futhi wazi iBhayibheli lakho emuva ngaphambi kokuthi uNkulunkulu akusebenzise. Unkulunkulu angakusebenzisa manje. Futhi uzokuhlunga, akuphulukise futhi akwenze uphelele endleleni.