Thola i AppUmlingo KaKhisimusiIsampula
"Ujosefa ubani?"
Uluka ukhuluma ngegama lakhe izikhathi ezimbalwa kuphela; Umarku noJohane abekho nhlobo. Okuncane esikwaziyo ngoJosefa kuvela emavesini ambalwa akuMathewu—futhi lokho akukuningi. Siyazi ukuthi wayemkhathalela ngokwanele uMariya kangangokuthi wayefuna ukumvikela ekuhlekweni nasehlazweni okwakumiselwe owesifazane osemusha ezimweni zakhe.
Siyazi ukuthi wayeyindoda elungile ekholelwa kulokho ingelosi kaJehova eyayikushilo kuye (ephusheni; njalo ephusheni) futhi ngaleyo ndlela wayelalela kukho konke ayecelwa ukuba akwenze nokuthi abeyikho. Siyazi ukuthi wahola umndeni wakhe eBetlehema ukuze kubalwe abantu futhi wayehlakaniphile ekunikezeni indawo ephephile (kodwa ethobekile) yokuba umakoti wakhe osemncane abelethe. Futhi siyazi ukuthi wavikela umndeni wakhe osemusha engozini lapho ebaleka nawo phakathi kobusuku eya eGibhithe ukuze awuvikele olakeni lukaHerode. Ukunakekela, ukuvikela, ukulunga, ukukholwa, ukulalela, ukuhlinzeka . . . uhlu oluhle kakhulu lwezimfanelo, ezibalekayo.
Futhi nokho uJosefa wayengahlosiwe ukuba abe umlingiswa oyinhloko endabeni. Nakuba indima yakhe yayibalulekile, waqaphela ukuthi wayengelona iphuzu—uJesu wayeyilo. Kusengathi wazibeka eceleni ngokuzithandela, ngemuva, ukuze umlingiswa oqavile angene eqhulwini. Indima yakhe kulesisiqephu izoba ngeyesizinda esikhundleni sokugqama. Ube eyingxenye yabalingisi abasekelayo, ngandlela thize bebona futhi bemukela leli qiniso.
Eqinisweni, umsebenzi kaJosefa ongcono kakhulu—ukunakekela, ukukhathalela, nokumbanguqondisi kaJesu eminyakeni yakhe yokukhula—kwenziwa ngokungazi muntu. Alikho nelilodwa igama, ngaphandle kwesenzakalo sasethempelini lapho uJesu eneminyaka eyishumi nambili, elake labhalwa ngakho. Wayengumngane ocashile futhi othule endabeni eyembulekayo yokuphila kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Ngokwengxenye enkulu, wayengaziwa, engakhulunywa, futhi enganakiwe—futhi kuhle nje.
Ngalesi sikhathi sikakhisimusi, ngifuna ukufana noJosefa—ukubona ukuthi uJesu uyiphuzu lendaba ngakho-ke ukwamukela izindlela ezicashile nezingemuva kwesigcawu esibizelwe ukusiza “ukumngenisa” kulobu bumnyama nomhlaba ophukile.
Uryan Gray
Ungqongqoshe Wabadala
Uluka ukhuluma ngegama lakhe izikhathi ezimbalwa kuphela; Umarku noJohane abekho nhlobo. Okuncane esikwaziyo ngoJosefa kuvela emavesini ambalwa akuMathewu—futhi lokho akukuningi. Siyazi ukuthi wayemkhathalela ngokwanele uMariya kangangokuthi wayefuna ukumvikela ekuhlekweni nasehlazweni okwakumiselwe owesifazane osemusha ezimweni zakhe.
Siyazi ukuthi wayeyindoda elungile ekholelwa kulokho ingelosi kaJehova eyayikushilo kuye (ephusheni; njalo ephusheni) futhi ngaleyo ndlela wayelalela kukho konke ayecelwa ukuba akwenze nokuthi abeyikho. Siyazi ukuthi wahola umndeni wakhe eBetlehema ukuze kubalwe abantu futhi wayehlakaniphile ekunikezeni indawo ephephile (kodwa ethobekile) yokuba umakoti wakhe osemncane abelethe. Futhi siyazi ukuthi wavikela umndeni wakhe osemusha engozini lapho ebaleka nawo phakathi kobusuku eya eGibhithe ukuze awuvikele olakeni lukaHerode. Ukunakekela, ukuvikela, ukulunga, ukukholwa, ukulalela, ukuhlinzeka . . . uhlu oluhle kakhulu lwezimfanelo, ezibalekayo.
Futhi nokho uJosefa wayengahlosiwe ukuba abe umlingiswa oyinhloko endabeni. Nakuba indima yakhe yayibalulekile, waqaphela ukuthi wayengelona iphuzu—uJesu wayeyilo. Kusengathi wazibeka eceleni ngokuzithandela, ngemuva, ukuze umlingiswa oqavile angene eqhulwini. Indima yakhe kulesisiqephu izoba ngeyesizinda esikhundleni sokugqama. Ube eyingxenye yabalingisi abasekelayo, ngandlela thize bebona futhi bemukela leli qiniso.
Eqinisweni, umsebenzi kaJosefa ongcono kakhulu—ukunakekela, ukukhathalela, nokumbanguqondisi kaJesu eminyakeni yakhe yokukhula—kwenziwa ngokungazi muntu. Alikho nelilodwa igama, ngaphandle kwesenzakalo sasethempelini lapho uJesu eneminyaka eyishumi nambili, elake labhalwa ngakho. Wayengumngane ocashile futhi othule endabeni eyembulekayo yokuphila kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Ngokwengxenye enkulu, wayengaziwa, engakhulunywa, futhi enganakiwe—futhi kuhle nje.
Ngalesi sikhathi sikakhisimusi, ngifuna ukufana noJosefa—ukubona ukuthi uJesu uyiphuzu lendaba ngakho-ke ukwamukela izindlela ezicashile nezingemuva kwesigcawu esibizelwe ukusiza “ukumngenisa” kulobu bumnyama nomhlaba ophukile.
Uryan Gray
Ungqongqoshe Wabadala
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