Indoda Ephakathi NEsiphambano: Uhlelo lokufunda iPhasika Lezinsuku Ezingu-7Isampula

ISITHEMBISO SE-PHARADESI

“Wathi: ‘Jesu, ngikhumbule, lapho usufike embusweni wakho.’ Wathi kuye: ‘Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami epharadesi.’” NGOKUKALUKA 23:42-43 (ESV)

UJesu wabethelwa esiphambanweni phakathi kwezigebengu ezimbili ezazigwetshiwe—futhi lezo zigebengu zombili zawezwa amazwi kaKristu, kodwa zasabela ngendlela ehluke kakhulu. Umuntu wokuqala owafa wabheka isiphambano njengokungqubuzana. Waphetha ngokuthi ngenxa yokuthi uJesu wayesesiphambanweni, wayengeyena uMsindisi. Ngakho wayihleka usulu indoda eyayisesiphambanweni esiphakathi: “Awuyena uKristu na? Zisindise kanye nathi!” (NgokukaLuka 23:39) Kodwa indoda yesibili yabona isiphambano njengesiqiniseko. Waqaphela ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi uJesu wayesesiphambanweni, kufanele abe nguMsindisi.

Lesiselelesi esake saphila kabuhlungu sasibone futhi sezwa ngokwanele ngoJesu emahoreni Akhe okugcina ukuze siphethe ngokuthi wayengenacala. NoMoya oNgcwele wawuvule amehlo akhe ukuze abone ukuthi isimo sakhe sasisikhulu kakhulu futhi sihluke kakhulu kulokho ayekucabanga ngaphambili. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi wayejeziswa ngokufanelekile, ethola ukulahlwa okufanele izono zakhe, kodwa isijeziso sakhe sasiyodlulela phakade uma entula ukuthethelelwa uJesu akhuluma ngakho.

Ngemva kokuqaphela lokhu, indoda elahliwe yenza isicelo sokuthobeka kuJesu ngalokho eyayazi ukuthi kwakungafanele: “Jesu, ngikhumbule lapho ungena embusweni wakho.” Ngokunokwenzeka, wayebucubungule ubufakazi, waphetha ngokuthi, Uma lo muntu enguMesiya, kusho ukuthi uyiNkosi okwase kuyisikhathi eside ethenjisiwe. Uma Kuyi leyoNkosi, khona-ke uzoba nombuso—umbuso kaNkulunkulu waphakade. Futhi lapho efika embusweni wakhe, khona-ke mhlawumbe uyongikhumbula lapho efika khona.

Impendulo kaJesu iyamangalisa: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, namuhla uzakuba nami epharadesi.” UJesu akathembisanga nje kuphela ukuthi lendoda—ngisho lendoda—izoya ezulwini, kodwa futhi wagcizelela isimo esiseduze salelo qiniso kulo muntu owayefa: “namuhla”! Singase ngeso lengqondo beqeda ingxoxo yabo bengalenganga eziphambanweni eKalvari kodwa behlezi embusweni kaNkulunkulu.

Lesigebengu asinikelanga lutho, sacela konke eNkosini. Wathi yebo. Lokhu akufanele neze kuhluleke ukusishaya futhi kusiqinise idolo, ngoba mina nawe sisesimweni esifanayo naleso sigebengu. Akukho esingakuletha kuJesu, njengokungathi izenzo zethu zingase zibe ukhiye ovula indlela yokungena embusweni Wakhe. Konke esikulethayo yikho konke okulethwe yisigebengu: isono sethu. Kodwa yingakho uJesu alenga esiphambanweni: ukuze silethe isono sethu kuye futhi asithathe asithwale. Yingakho isithembiso sikaJesu eselelesini siyisithembiso saKhe kuwo wonke amakholwa afayo: “Namuhla uzakuba nami epharadesi.” Vumela lolo lwazi lube intokozo yakho kanye namafutha okudumisa kwakho namuhla. Ngolunye usuku, wena—ngisho nawe—uyoba neNkosi yakho epharadesi.

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