Usuku 9

Uma sizwa indaba kaMariya nokukhulelwa kukaJesu, ingaba yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu futhi kunzima ukuyibamba. Yingakho kudinga ukholo; akuwona umzwelo wethu wokukholelwa entweni efana nokukhulelwa ngoMoya oNgcwele! Kodwa uJosefa? Ngokuqinisekile kwadingeka azizwe ekhashelwe, elahlekile, futhi ephatheke kabi ngokuthi umakoti wakhe wayebonakala engathembekile. Ukulangazelela nenjabulo eyabaholela emshadweni wabo yehla ngezindaba zokuthi ukhulelwe.

UJosefa wayesethatha indlela ephakeme ngokuzama ukudivosa uMariya “ngenhlonipho nangokuthula.” Emuva ngalesi sikhathi, umthetho wamaJuda wawuthi uma uMariya wayengathembekile, okwakucatshangwa ngaleso sikhathi, wayeyobekwa phambi kwabadala ukuze ahlulelwe futhi akhandwe ngamatshe aze afe. Njengoba ayeyindoda elungile, uJosefa wazama ukuvikela uMariya ekuphucweni udumo lwakhe. Nakuba ayenza into encomekayo kulesi simo, lokho kwakungeke kushintshe usizi nokudideka ayenakho.

Kwathi ngobunye ubusuku, yonke into yashintsha. Ingelosi yabonakala kuye ephusheni futhi yaqinisekisa ukuthi lokho u-Isaya ayekuprofethile eminyakeni engu-700 ngaphambili kwasekwenzeka ekugcineni: U-Imanuweli wethu, uNkulunkulu onathi, wayezozalwa yintombi nto. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho waba nokholo nesibindi sokuhamba ngokulalela futhi alandele lokho uNkulunkulu ayekubekele umndeni wakhe omusha.

Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi impilo igcwele amajika. Akekho ogonyiwe emandleni okuthola izindaba ezisinyakazisa ngokuphelele, izinkinga ezisihlakazayo, kanye nokusebenzisana okushintsha yonke into ngokuphazima kweso. NjengoJosefa, kuzoba nezikhathi lapho izimo ziyobekwa phambi kwethu ezingabonakali zinengqondo. Okuthile okunzima kakhulu esiswini ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi, ngeke sithole izimpendulo nokucaca uJoseph akutholile. Lawa maqiniso wonke awumphumela wokuthi siphila emhlabeni ophukile. Kodwa noma kunjalo, singabambelela kulokho esikwaziyo ukuthi kuyiqiniso: UNkulunkulu muhle, futhi uyokwenza konke kube kuhle kini nangnkazimulo Yakhe.

Kunokuvumela isimo esididayo noma esilimazayo sikwehlise endleleni, cindezela kuMoya oNgcwele futhi uvumele izwi Lakhe likuqondise. Unokukhetha ukumethemba, noma kubonakala kungenangqondo. Ekulaleleni kukaJosefa, uNkulunkulu wakwazi ukwenza okukhulu kakhulu futhi okukhulu kakhulu kunalokho ayengakucabanga. Ubani othi Angeke enze okufanayo nawe?

Isinyathelo Sokwenza: Cabanga ngesikhathi lapho ulahlekelwe khona yithemba, kodwa uNkulunkulu wadlula futhi wembula injongo nenkazimulo Yakhe kuwe. Bhala phansi umkhuleko wokubonga ngokuhlinzeka Kwakhe kanye nesimilo sakhe esingantengantengi!