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UPetru uyahlasela. Abafundisi bamanga bamu mangalele ngokufundisa inganekwane yokuthi uJesu uzobuya azokwahlulela ngobulili babo kanye nokuhaha kwabo. Le mfundiso yamanga iphika igunya likaJesu lokubusa futhi iphika usuku lokwahlulela oluzayo—futhi iphika ukuthi amaKristu anesibopho sokuziphatha okukodwa. Ngamanye amazwi, uma uNkulunkulu engeke ahlulele, singenza esikufunayo. Kodwa uPetru uhlasela ngayinye yale mibono.

Okokuqala, futhi ngokuphathelene negunya likaJesu, uPetru uthi akuyona inganekwane ukuthi yena nabanye abaphostoli bangofakazi bokuzibonela bokuguqulwa kukaJesu isimo sakhe. Ukuguqulwa kukaJesu isimo emaVangelini, yisikhathi lapho abaphostoli beqaphela ukuthi uJesu unegunya lokubusa umhlaba. UNkulunkulu ukhuluma esezulwini ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana yakhe ebekwe esihlalweni sobukhosi. Futhi ulandelwa uMose, inkosi yokuqala yakwa-Israyeli, no-Eliya uMvuseleli, umuntu wokuqala eBhayibhelini owavusa othile kwabafileyo. Abafundisi bamanga banephutha. Ukuguqulwa kukaJesu isimo kwembula ukuthi uJesu unikezwe igunya phezu kokuphila, ukufa nendawo yonke—futhi uPetru ungufakazi.

Okwesibili, uPetru ufakazela usuku oluzayo lokwahlulela. Ingxenye yempikiswano yabafundisi bamanga yayiwukuthi umqondo wosuku lokwahlulela oluprofethiwe wawusungulwe umuntu, hhayi uNkulunkulu. “Ukwahlulela” kuyithuluzi elisetshenziswa abenkolo ukuphoqa ukulawulwa kokuziphatha ngokwesaba. Kodwa uPetru uthi iziprofetho zokwahlulela akuzona ezakhiwe ngabantu, kodwa zivela kuMoya oNgcwele. Umqondo wokuthi akukho ukwahlulela okuzayo kukhulunywe umuntu, futhi empeleni lokhu kuphikisa kuye kwaprofethwa nguMoya oNgcwele lo abawuphikayo.

Lokhu kuphika kwesahlulelo sakudala esingenakugwenywa sinemiphumela. UPetru uyakufakazela lokhu ngezindaba ezintathu ezidumile zokwahlulela ezivela eTestamenteni Elidala: ukuwa kwamadodana kaNkulunkulu, uzamcolo kaNowa, neSodoma neGomora. Kulezi zindaba, izidalwa eziyizingelosi, abantu besikhathi sikaNowa, nezakhamuzi zemizi engamawele bonke bayalilahla igunya likaNkulunkulu lokuziphatha, bazitika ngezinkanuko zabo zobulili nezenyama, futhi babe izibonelo zalokho okuyokwenzeka kubo bonke abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu.

Ekugcineni, uPetru ukhuluma ngezinkulumo zabafundisi bamanga ngokuziphatha ngokuhlanganisa isahlulelo esingenakugwenywa sabantu abangamesabi uNkulunkulu. UNowa noLoti bobabili babengamadoda alungile, adabukiswe ububi bokuziphatha kanye nomoya omubi owawubabuzungezile, futhi bobabili babesindisiwe. Ukulunga kubalulekile. Ekuphikeni ukuthi uJesu uzobuya futhi nasekukhuthazeni nanoma ikuphi ukuziphatha okuhle, laba bafundisi bamanga baphika nje umBhalo. Baphinde banqabe noma yikuphi ukuhlengwa ezweni lobubi.

UPetru ubiza lolu hlobo lokucabanga njengobulwane. Laba bafundisi bamanga baqeda ukulangazelela, bekhonkotha ngezinto abangafuni ukuziqonda. Beqhutshwa imali, bafana noBhalami, umprofethi omdala owathengisa iziphonso zakhe kowayethenga kakhulu futhi isilwane sakhe sasiphilile ngokwedlulile kunesenkosi yakhe. Njengomthombo ongenamanzi, ukushumayela inkululeko kodwa ube uphika ukuza kukaJesu akusizi ngalutho, futhi akukwenzi umuntu lokho. Ngakho besaba igunya likaNkulunkulu, bazigqilaza izinkanuko zabo zakuqala. Futhi njengezinja nezingulube, abakwazi ukuzibamba kodwa badle ukungcola kwabo.

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UPetru uyathetha—futhi uyakwazi ukumuzwa. Ukhuluma nathi ngokukhuluma ngokumelene nalaba bafundisi bamanga. Abanye bethu bayadinga impela ukuzwa ukusola kukaPetru okunonya mayelana nokungagwemeki kokwahlulela. Abanye bangase babe nokungabaza ngomfundisi wamanga mayelana nokuza kukaJesu futhi bahlatshwa umxhwele ukholo olungaqinile ngokokuziphatha. Abanye benu badinga ukuzwa isixwayiso sikaPetru mayelana nokungagwemeki kwempilo ebuswa izifiso zenu, bese nithobela uMbusi kunokuzithobela nina.

Kodwa sonke kuyadingeka sizwe izindaba ezinhle zokuthi ukukhululwa akunakugwenywa kwabalungileyo. UPetru useshilo ukuthi labo yilabo abamaziyo uJesu bahlanganyele naye enkazimulweni yakhe. Ukuhlengwa kwethu ukuhlengwa! NjengoNowa, singashumayela ukulunga ngesibindi ezweni eliwayo. NjengoLoti, singalila ngenxa yezwe elilahlekelwe ukuziphatha kwalo. Futhi njengabo bobabili, singaqiniseka ukuthi okuseduze kakhulu esiyokuthola ekutholeni isahlulelo ukufunda ngaso. UNkulunkulu unomlando wokusindisa abalungile, futhi uyokwenzela thina sonke esiyaziyo nesiyithembayo iNdodana yakhe, iNkosi, uJesu.

Sengathi UMoya oNgcwele ungavula amehlo akho ukuze ubone uNkulunkulu owahlulela ububi. Futhi kwangathi ungabona uJesu njengalowo obusa izwe futhi asindise abalungile ekwahlulelweni.