Abantu bangasho futhi bathembise zonke izinhlobo zezinto, kuze kuvele isimo, lapho amazwi abo lezithembiso abazenzayo zingasakhunjulwa. Lokhu kwenzeka nasempilweni kaSimoni Petru, indoda eyayithanda uJesu futhi yakhokha inani lothando lwayo. Ngoba ukuthanda uJesu nokulandela uJesu kuyokubiza konke!
Ukubizwa kukaSimoni Petru
Ngemva kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, wabhapathizwa emanzini futhi wemukela uMoya oNgcwele futhi waholwa nguMoya ehlane, ukulingwa nguSathane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, wamnqoba uSathane, UJesu wahamba wayoshumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi wabiza abantu ukuba baphenduke. Endleleni, UJesu wahlangana namadoda ayishumi nambili, uJesu wambiza ukuthi bamlandele. Lamadoda ayishumi nambili aphendula ubizo Lwakhe futhi anquma ukumlandela futhi aba ngabafundi Bakhe abayishumi nambili.
USimoni Petru wayengomunye wabafundi abayishumi nambili, owaphendula ubizo lukaJesu futhi wawuyeka umsebenzi wakhe, washiya konke walandela uJesu.
UPetru walandela uJesu, lapho uJesu ahamba khona futhi wayengufakazi kaJesu Kristu noMbuso kaNkulunkulu uJesu awushumayela.
USimoni Petru nabanye abafundi babengagcini nje ngokuba ofakazi bakaJesu’ impilo namazwi, uJesu alitshumayela ngegunya, kodwa futhi babengofakazi bezibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi ezazilandela uJesu.
UJesu wayenguMfundisi wabo futhi babephila eduze kakhulu noJesu futhi babebone okuningi, ukuthi ngesikhathi esithize, UJesu wathuma abafundi bakhe wabanika amandla (igunya) phezu kwebutho lonke lesitha futhi wabayala ukuba bashumayele umlayezo ofanayo futhi benze imisebenzi efanayo.
Bahamba-ke abafundi bakaJesu, njengoba nje uJesu wahamba, futhi washumayela futhi waletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kulabo, owayengowendlu ka-Israyeli, ngezibonakaliso lezimangaliso zibalandela, njengoJesu.
Isivumo sikaPetru
Lapho uJesu efika esifundeni saseKesariya Filipi, Wabuza abafundi Bakhe, ethi, Abantu bathi mina iNdodana yomuntu ngingubani? Base bethi, Abanye bathi unguJohane uMbhapathizi: abanye, Elias; nabanye, Jeremiya, kumbe omunye wabaprofethi. Wathi kubo, Kodwa nina nithi ngingubani? USimoni Petru waphendula wathi, Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye, Ubusisiwe wena, Simon Barjona: ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokho, kodwa uBaba waMi osezulwini. Futhi ngithi nakuwe, Ukuthi wena unguPetru, naphezu kwaleli dwala ngiyakulakha ibandla laMi; futhi amasango esihogo ngeke alinqobe. Futhi ngizokunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu: futhi noma yini oyoyibopha emhlabeni iyobe kuboshiwe ezulwini: futhi loba yini eniyakukukhulula emhlabeni koba kukhululiwe ezulwini. Khona wabayala abafundi bakhe ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ukuthi unguJesu uKristu (Mathewu 16:13-20)
Ngemva kwesikhashana, UJesu wabuza abafundi bakhe, “Abantu bathi mina iNdodana yomuntu ngingubani? Abafundi bakhe baphendula, ukuthi abanye bathi uJesu unguJohane uMbhapathizi, abanye oEliya lomunye uJeremiya kumbe omunye wabaprofethi. Khona uJesu wababuza ‘Kodwa nina nithi ngingubani?’ UPetru waphendula uJesu wathi, “Wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo!”
UJesu watshela uPetru, ukuthi ubusisiwe, ngokuba inyama negazi kwakungambulalanga kuye ukuthi unguKristu, kodwa uYise, osezulwini.
UJesu wathembisa lokho kuPetru nobufakazi bakhe, UJesu wayezolakha iBandla Lakhe nokuthi amasango esihogo ayengeke alinqobe. UJesu wayeyonika izihluthulelo zoMbuso weZulu futhi noma yini ayengayibopha yayiyoboshwa ezulwini nanoma yini ayeyoyikhulula emhlabeni., lizakhululwa ezulwini (Funda futhi: ‘Amasango esihogo awayikunqoba iBandla Lami', ‘Wayesho ukuthini uJesu ngezihluthulelo zoMbuso weZulu?'Futhi'Wayesho ukuthini uJesu ngokubopha nokukhulula?')
UJesu wayala abafundi bakhe ukuthi bangatsheli muntu ukuthi uJesu ungubani (futhi kunjalo) uKristu (Mathewu 16:20, Maka 8:30)
Abafundi balalela amazwi kaJesu futhi bavala imilomo yabo kwaze kwafika isikhathi, ukuthi bavunyelwe ukuvula imilomo yabo futhi bashumayele ngoJesu Kristu, kuqala endlini ka-Israyeli bese emva kwabezizwe.
“Suka emva kwaMi, usathane; uyisikhubekiso kimi!”
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukubonisa abafundi bakhe, ukuthi umelwe ukuya eJerusalema, futhi ehlupheka ngokuningi kubadala nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, futhi abulawe, futhi avuswe ngosuku lwesithathu. UPetru wayeseMthatha, waqala ukumkhuza, ethi, Kakube khatshana lawe, Nkosi: lokhu akuyikuba kuwe. Kodwa Waphenduka, wasesithi kuPetro, Hamba emva Kwami, USathane: uyisikhubekiso kimi: ngoba kawunanzi okukaNkulunkulu, kodwa ezabantu (Mathewu 16:21-23)
Yathi iNkosi, Simon, Simon, bheka, USathane ubefuna ukuba nawe, ukuze anihlunge njengamabele: Kodwa mina ngikukhulekele, ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli: nalapho usuphendukile, qinisa abafowenu. Wathi kuye, Nkosi, Sengilungele ukuhamba nawe, bobabili ejele, nasekufeni. Futhi Wathi, ngiyakutshela, UPetru, iqhude aliyikukhala namuhla, ngaphambi kwalokho uyakuphika kathathu ukuthi uyangazi (Luka 22:31-34)
Nakuba uPetru ayenguye, owafakaza ukuthi uJesu unguKristu futhi uJesu athembisa kuye ukuthi uzolakha iBandla Lakhe phezu kukaPetru kanye nobufakazi Bakhe, kwakukhona izikhathi ezihlukahlukene, lapho uPetru eholwa imizwelo nemizwa yakhe futhi ekugcineni ephika uJesu Kristu.
Udeveli wezwa nokuthi uJesu uzolakha iBandla Lakhe phezu kukaPetru nobufakazi bakhe ngakho amehlo kasathane ayegxile kuPetru wafuna isikhashana ukuba noPetru futhi avimbele uJesu ekwakheni iBandla Lakhe phezu kukaPetru nobufakazi bakhe..
Umzuzu wokuqala weza ngqo ngemva kobufakazi bukaPetru lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngokuhlupheka Kwakhe, ukufa, nokuvuka noPetru wayefuna ukuvimbela uJesu ukuba ahambe ngendlela yesiphambano.
Ngokwenyama, Amazwi kaPetru ayebonakala ethembekile, nobubele, kanye nothando, kodwa njengoba uJesu wayengeyena owenyama kodwa ngokomoya, UJesu wabona imisebenzi yesitha wasikhuza ngokuthi, “Hamba emva kwami, usathane: uyisikhubekiso kimi: ngoba kawunanzi okukaNkulunkulu, kodwa ezabantu”.
Ukuphika kukaPetru
Khona uJesu wathi kubo, Nonke niyakukhubeka ngaMi ngalobu busuku: ngoba kulotshiwe, Ngizoshaya uMelusi, nezimvu zomhlambi ziyohlakazwa. Kodwa emva kokuba sengivusiwe futhi, ngiyakunandulela ukuya eGalile. UPetro waphendula wathi kuye, Noma bonke abantu bayakukhubeka ngawe, nokho angisoze ngakhubeka. uJesu wathi kuye, Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, Ukuthi ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali iqhude, uyakuNgiphika kathathu. UPetro wathi kuye, Noma ngingafa nawe, nokho angiyikukuphika. Basho kanjalo bonke abafundi (Mathewu 26:31-35)
Kwabe sekufika umzuzu, ukuthi uPetru waphika uJesu kathathu, kuyilapho uPetru eshilo ngaphambili ukuthi akasoze aphika uJesu Kristu. Nokho lokho okulotshwe eZwini likaNkulunkulu kuyokwenzeka, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abantu bathini.
UJesu wayekhulume amazwi kaNkulunkulu ayisiprofetho, njengokulotshiweyo eZwini, kodwa uPetru wala ukukholwa nokwamukela amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ezakhulunywa nguJesu, futhi wenqaba amazwi kaJesu ngokuthi akasoze acasuka Ngaye.
Kodwa uJesu wayesazi isizukulwane sendoda endala, ongowenyama, futhi wayazi kahle ukuthi kuzokwenzekani, ngakho uJesu waprofetha ukuthi uPetru wayengeke amphike nakanye, kodwa kathathu.
Kodwa futhi uPetru akazange awakholelwe amazwi kaJesu, kodwa waphikisana nakho, ngokuthi nakuba wayezothunjwa afakwe etilongweni futhi kufanele afe kanye Naye, UPetru wayengeke aphike uJesu. Futhi futhi nabanye abafundi bakhuluma amazwi afanayo nakaPetru.
Nokho, UNkulunkulu ukhuluma iqiniso futhi iZwi likaNkulunkulu liyigunya eliphakeme naphezu kwentando yomuntu.
Abafundi, ababeseyindalo endala, Wayengafuni ukuthi uJesu ahambe ngendlela yesiphambano futhi afe. Ngoba umqondo wenyama kanye nesimo somuntu omdala kungubutha kuNkulunkulu futhi akukwazi ukuthobela amazwi nentando kaNkulunkulu..
Ngaphandle kwalokho, abafundi bavuma ukuthi abasoze bamphika uJesu, noma kunganjani, nokho, inyama ibuthakathaka.
Ngoba njengoba nje uJesu ayeshilo, bonke abafundi bakhe bakhubeka ngaye, babaleka, lapho uJesu ethunjwa.
Futhi njengoba nje uJesu ayeprofethile, UPetru waphika uJesu kathathu ngokuthi akamazi uJesu. Futhi ngamazwi akhe kanye nokuvuma kwakhe, UPetru wahlukana noJesu futhi wahlukana (okwesikhashana) engaseyena umfundi Wakhe.
Ngoba ngemva kokuba uJesu evusiwe kwabafileyo futhi uJesu wayala uMariya ukuba atshele abafundi Bakhe, UJesu akazange athi kuMariya ‘abafundi bakhe’, kodwa uJesu wathi, ‘Abafundi bakhe noPetru’ (Maka 16:7).
Umthandazo kaJesu ngoPetru
Yathi iNkosi, Simon, Simon, bheka, USathane ubefuna ukuba nawe, ukuze anihlunge njengamabele: Kodwa mina ngikukhulekele, ukuze ukholo lwakho lungapheli: nalapho usuphendukile, qinisa abafowenu (Luka 22:31-32)
Ngenhlanhla, UPetru wahlukaniswa noJesu isikhathi esifushane. Lokhu kwakungenxa yomthandazo kaJesu ngoPetru. UJesu wabona imisebenzi kadeveli futhi wabona ukuthi udeveli wayefisa ukuba noPetru, kodwa uJesu wayethandazele ukuba ukholo lukaPetru lungapheli nokuthi lapho uPetru esephendukile aqinise abafowabo..
UPetru, indoda eyayithanda uJesu
Kwathi sebedlile, UJesu wathi kuSimoni Petru, Simon, indodana kaJona, uyangithanda kunalezi? Wathi kuye, Yebo, Nkosi; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. Wathi kuye, Yondla amawundlu aMi. Wabuye wathi kuye ngokwesibili, Simon, indodana kaJona, uyangithanda Mina? Wathi kuye, Yebo, Nkosi; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. Wathi kuye, Yondla izimvu Zami. Wathi kuye ngokwesithathu, Simon, indodana kaJona, uyangithanda Mina? UPetru wadabuka ngokuba ethe kuye ngokwesithathu, Uyangithanda Mina? Wasesithi kuye, Nkosi, Wazi zonke izinto; Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda. uJesu wathi kuye, Yondla izimvu Zami. Ngiqinisile, ngempela, ngithi kuwe, Lapho usemncane, uzibhincile, wahamba lapho uthanda khona: kodwa nxa usumdala, uyakwelula izandla zakho, omunye uzakubhinca, ngikuyise lapho ungathandi. Wakhuluma lokhu, etshengisa ukuthi yikuphi ukufa afanele ukukhazimulisa ngakho uNkulunkulu. Kwathi esekukhulumile lokhu, Wathi kuye, Ngilandele (UJohane 21:15-19)
Lapho uJesu ebuza uSimoni Petru ukuthi wayemthanda yini ngaphezu kwabanye, Kuphendula uPetro, “yebo Nkosi, Uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.”
UJesu akazange abuze uPetru nakanye ukuthi uyamthanda yini, kodwa kathathu, ngoba uSimoni Petru wayephike uJesu kathathu.
Ngakho uPetru waphenduka ngokuvuma uthando lwakhe ngoJesu kathathu. Lapho isivumo sikaPetru senziwa, UPetru wabuyiselwa futhi waba umfundi kaJesu futhi.
Ngaphandle kwesithembiso sokuthi uJesu uzokwakha iBandla Lakhe phezu kukaPetru nobufakazi bakhe, UJesu wayala uPetru ukuba ondle amawundlu akhe futhi ondle izimvu zakhe futhi uJesu wazisa ukuthi uPetru wayeyokhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngokufa okungakanani..
Leyo kwakuyinani, UPetru wayezokhokha ngokulandela uJesu nokubonisa izwe ukuthi uyamthanda uJesu.
UPetru omdala noPetru omusha
Lapho uPetru esemdala, UPetru wayeholwa yinyama yakhe (Oh. izinzwa zakhe, imizwa, kanye nemizwa) futhi wathonywa udeveli izikhathi eziningana, futhi ekugcineni waphika uJesu kathathu. Kodwa lapho uPetru egcwele uMoya oNgcwele futhi esephenduke isidalwa esisha futhi eholwa nguMoya oNgcwele, konke ukungabaza, ukukhathazeka, nokwesaba abantu kwase kuphelile.
UPetru wayengasaholwa umoya wokwesaba, kodwa ngamandla, uthando, nengqondo ehluzekile. Ngenxa yalokho, UPetru wema ngesibindi phambi kwendlu ka-Israyeli wafakaza ngoJesu Kristu futhi wabhekana nabo, owayengowendlu ka-Israyeli, ngezono zabo nangalokho abakwenzile kuJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, futhi wababizela ekuphendukeni.
Ngenxa yesibindi sikaPetru nobufakazi bakhe, ukuthi uJesu unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, 3000 imiphefumulo yendlu ka-Israyeli yaphenduka futhi yabhapathizwa emanzini futhi yamukela uMoya oNgcwele.
UPetru wabonisa ngamazwi nangezenzo ukuthi uyamthanda uJesu
UPetru, owayegcwele uMoya oNgcwele akazange avale umlomo wakhe futhi akazange athule, kepha wakhuluma ngesibindi ezikhulwini zabantu nakumalunga akwa-Israyeli. UPetru wayebeke phansi inyama yakhe futhi wafa ‘ngenxa yakhe’ futhi wayengenawo amahloni ngevangeli likaJesu Kristu, ngisho noma amazwi akhe aholela ekuthunjweni nasekushushisweni.
Nangenkathi uPetru nabanye abaphostoli bethunjwa bevela emkhandlwini lapho ababeyalwe khona ngumpristi omkhulu ukuba bangafundisi ngeGama likaJesu futhi basakaze izimfundiso zabo., UPetru nabanye abaphostoli abazange bathule futhi abazange besabe.
Abazange bavume futhi abazange basho, “kulungile, sizogcina imilomo yethu ivaliwe futhi silungise imfundiso yethu”, njengoba kwenza abaholi abaningi bebandla namuhla, futhi ulungise iBhayibheli nemfundiso emphakathini futhi ufane nezwe futhi ushumayele ivangeli elingenamandla
Kodwa uPetru nabaphostoli base bengasebona abenyama kodwa ngokomoya futhi bahlala bethembekile emazwini nasemiyalweni kaJesu futhi baphendula umpristi omkhulu ngokuthi kufanele balalele uNkulunkulu kunabantu. (IzEnzo 3-5)
Konke lokhu kwakuvela othandweni lukaPetru ngeNkosi Yakhe. UPetru wabonisa uthando lwakhe ngeNkosi yakhe ngokulalela kwakhe amazwi kaJesu nomyalo waKhe nokwenza lokho uJesu ayeyale ukuba kwenziwe nokulandela uJesu..
UPetru wabonisa ukuthi wayemthanda uJesu ngamazwi akhe, isebenza, futhi ekugcineni ukufa kwakhe, uPetru adumisa ngayo uNkulunkulu, njengoba nje uJesu ayeprofethile.
Nokho, kwaba nesikhathi esifushane, lapho uPetru eholwa ukwesaba abantu futhi ebonisa ukuziphatha kokuzenzisa, kodwa uPawulu wamkhuza uPetru phambi kwabanye (KwabaseGalathiya 2:11-16).
Ingabe uyamthanda uJesu ngenhliziyo yakho yonke?
Uthando lukaJesu, lokho uPetru kanye nabanye abafundi abakubonisa ngamazwi nangemisebenzi yabo, kufanele futhi kubonakale ezimpilweni zamaKristu, abaye baphenduka ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu futhi bazalwa kabusha Kuye futhi baba isidalwa esisha futhi abangabakhe.
Uma usuyisidalwa esisha futhi ungokaJesu, niyakulilalela izwi laKhe nimlandele.
Niyakulalela amazwi Akhe futhi nilalele amazwi Akhe nemiyalo Yakhe futhi ngalokho niyokwenza lokho aniyale ngakho. Noma intando Yakhe nemiyalo iphikisana nentando yakho, njengoba ungasaphili, kodwa uKristu uhlala kini. Lokho ukukhetha okwenzile, ngenkathi unquma ukwenza uJesu angabi nguMsindisi wempilo yakho kuphela, kodwa futhi iNkosi yokuphila kwakho (Funda futhi: ‘Kuthiwani uma intando kaNkulunkulu ingeyona intando yakho?')
Esikhundleni sokuthi uvale umlomo uthule uvumele yonke into ihambe ngendlela yakho uhlangane nezwe ukhulume amazwi omhlaba nabantu benyama abakuzungezile uxegise uphike uJesu.; iZwi ngokuqondile noma ngokungaqondile, uyosukuma ngesibindi uvule umlomo wakho futhi uvume amazwi kaBaba, okwakhulunywa kini ngoJesu Kristu loMoya oNgcwele, futhi ufakaze ngoJesu Kristu iZwi eliphilayo likaNkulunkulu futhi ubize abantu ekuphendukeni nasekususweni kwesono, njengoJesu kanye noPetru nje, bobabili bakhuluma amazwi alukhuni futhi bakhubekisa abantu abaningi. Kodwa ungacasula abantu kangcono kunokucasula uJesu Kristu futhi umphike.
Wenza konke lokhu, ngenxa yothando ngoJesu Kristu. Uma ukwenza nganoma yisiphi esinye isizathu ngaphandle kothando ngoJesu nothando ngoYise, ngakho-ke ngeke kukuzuzise lutho futhi ngeke ukwazi ukuma ngokholo eZwini futhi ubekezelele ukwaliwa nokushushiswa, kodwa uyowangabaza amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi ukhothamele ubumnyama futhi uhlehlise futhi ulahle futhi uphike uJesu iZwi.
Usindisiwe ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu, kodwa uyohlala usindisiwe ngothando lwakho ngoJesu, okubonisa ngokulalela imiyalo kaJesu Kristu nangokwenza intando kaBaba.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
