Iphasika Lethu Lesinkwa Lansuku zonke: Umusa OmangalisayoIsampula

Isithombe Sokuthobeka

Ngesikhathi sePhasika, mina nomkami saya enkonzweni yesonto lapho abantu babezama ukufanisa izehlakalo uJesu nabafundi Bakhe ababhekana nazo ngobusuku bangaphambi kokuba abethelwe esiphambanweni. Njengengxenye yale nkonzo, izisebenzi zebandla zigeze izinyawo zamanye amavolontiya ebandla. Njengoba ngibhekile, ngazibuza ukuthi ikuphi okwakuthobeka kakhulu osukwini lwethu—ukugeza izinyawo zomunye umuntu noma ukuba omunye akugeze ezakho. Kokubili labo ababekhonza nalabo ababekhonzwa babeveza izithombe ezihlukile zokuthobeka.

Ngenkathi uJesu nabafundi Bakhe babuthana ngeSidlo Sakusihlwa Sokugcina (Johane 13:1–20), uJesu, ebugqilini obuthobekile, wageza izinyawo zabafundi Bakhe. Kodwa uSimoni Petru wamelana wathi: “Awusoze wageza izinyawo zami naphakade!” Khona-ke uJesu waphendula, “Ngaphandle kokuba ngikugeze, ngeke ube ngowami” (13:8). Ukugeza izinyawo zabo kwakungelona nje umkhuba. Kungabonakala futhi njengesithombe sesidingo sethu sokuhlanzwa kukaKristu-ukuhlanzwa okungasoze kwafezwa ngaphandle uma sizimisele ukuthobeka phambi koMsindisi. UJakobe wabhala: “UNkulunkulu umelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa.”— Jakobe 4:6. Sithola umusa kaNkulunkulu lapho sivuma ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu, owazithoba esiphambanweni (KwabaseFilipi 2:5-11).

-Bill Crowder Isikhundla esinamandla kakhulu emhlabeni siguqa phambi kweNkosi yendawo yonke.