Usuku 4

UPetru ungumlingiswa waseBhayibhelini ongathola isiphetho esimbi ngezinye izikhathi. Waphika ukuthi wayazi noma wayenento yokwenza noJesu lapho esendleleni eya esiphambanweni. Singacabanga nje ukuthi lokho kuxhumana kwamhlupha kanjani kamuva ekuphileni. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba uPetru aphike uJesu, yena noJesu babenobuhlobo obukhethekile.

UPetru wayengomunye wabaphostoli abayishumi nambili, okusho ukuthi wayengumlandeli kaJesu ozinikele, futhi wambona enza izimangaliso eziningi futhi wayenaye kuyo yonke inkonzo yakhe. KuMathewu 16, uJesu wabuza abafundi Bakhe ukuthi abantu bathini Ngaye, njengoba wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi abantu bakholelwa ukuthi ungubani. Ngakho bathi kuye: “…abanye bathi uJohane uMbhapathizi, u-Eliya, uJeremiya, noma omunye wabanye abaprofethi.” Kodwa uJesu wayefuna ukwazi laboabakholelwa ukuthi ungubani., futhi ukholo lukaPetru lwakhanya ngempela ngalesi sikhathi. Wathi, “Wena unguMesiya, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.”

“UJesu waphendula wathi: ‘Ubusisiwe wena Simoni kaJona, ngokuba lokhu akubonakaliswa kuwe ngenyama negazi, kodwa nguBaba osezulwini. Futhi ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPetru, futhi phezu kwaleli dwala ngizokwakha ibandla lami, futhi amasango eHayidese ngeke anqobe. ngiyakukunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu; noma yini oyibopha emhlabeni kuyobe kuboshiwe ezulwini, futhi noma yini oyikhulula emhlabeni iyobe ikhululiwe nasezulwini.’”

NgokukaMathewu 16: 17-19 

UJesu wayesho ngeqiniso lokhu akushilo lapha. Wakwenza lokhu impela, futhi uPetru waqhubeka nokwakha iBandla. Wenza izimangaliso, waba nesandla ngePhentekoste, futhi ukuphila kukaPetru kuye kwaba nomthelela ebuKristwini njengoba sikwazi namuhla. Kodwa lokhu kwakungasho ukuthi impilo kaPetru yayilula ngemva kokuba uJesu enyukele eZulwini. Kamuva uPetru wayezobethelwa esiphambanweni sibheke phansi ezandleni zikaNero ngoba wayezizwa engakufanelekeli ukufa ngendlela efanayo noKristu. Waphila ngempela wabe esefela uKristu.

Nakuba kwakukhona izikhathi lapho isimilo sikaPetru sasinephutha, ukholo lwakhe lwaba nesibindi futhi lwaqina ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Akazange avumele ukwehluleka kwakhe okwedlule kudale ukwesaba ngekusasa lakhe. Wabheka phambili ngentshiseko, azi ukuthi lokho uJesu ayembizele ukuba akwenze kwakukukhulu kunokungazethembi, ubuthakathaka, nanoma yikuphi ukwesaba abantu. Ukholo lwakhe lwahlala kwaze kwaba sekufeni—futhi bheka ithonya ayenalo ngoMbuso!

Isinyathelo Sokwenza: Yikuphi ukwehluleka okwedlule okuvumele ukuthi kubangele umuzwa wokwehluleka ngekusasa lakho? Asazi ukuthi ikusasa lisiphatheleni, kodwa siyazi ukuthi uJesu wathi ngeke sihambe sodwa kulokhu kuphila. Thandazela ikusasa lakho namuhla, futhi uthembele eqinisweni ukuthi akukho lutho oluyoke lusehlukanise nothando lukaKristu.