KuYohane 9, sifunda ngokuphiliswa kwemfama ngeSabatha. Le ndoda yazalwa iyimfama yaye ingumngqibi, kodwa emva kokuhlangana kwakhe noYesu Kristu amehlo akhe avuleka zaza iintsuku zakhe zobumnyama zidlule. Indoda eyimfama yaphiliswa nguYesu kwaye yakwazi ukubona kwaye yangqina ngokuphiliswa kwayo. Nangona kunjalo, asingabo bonke abakholelwa ukuba wayeyimfama waza wafumana ukubona. Ngoko ke, babiza abazali bakhe. Abazali bakhe bamqinisekisa ukuba wayengunyana wabo nokuba wazalwa eyimfama, basuka bathi cwaka kuYesu nokuphiliswa kwakhe, ukuze bahlale endlwini yesikhungu. Kanye njengokuba amaKristu amaninzi ayathula ukuze ahlale ebandleni. Kodwa indoda, owayeyimfama waza wafumana ukubona akazange athule ngoYesu nangokuphiliswa kwakhe. Ubungqina bakhe babangela isiphithiphithi esikhulu phakathi kwamaYuda baza baphumela ekubeni akhutshelwe ngaphandle kwendlu yesikhungu..
Ukuphiliswa kwemfama
Kwaye xa uYesu wayedlula, Wabona umntu obe eyimfama kwasekuzalweni kwakhe. Bambuza ke abafundi bakhe, esithi, Inkosi, abo bonayo, le ndoda, okanye abazali bakhe, nokuba wazalwa eyimfama? Waphendula uYesu, Akone nalo mntu, nabazali bakhe: kodwa ukuze ibonakalaliselwe kuye imisebenzi kaThixo. Kufuneka ndisebenze imisebenzi yalowo undithumileyo, Ngelixa lusuku: Kuza ebusuku, Xa kungekho mntu unokusebenza. Logama ndisesehlabathini, Ndikukhanya kwehlabathi. Akuba etshilo, Watshica phantsi, wenza udongwe ngamathe, waza wathambisa amehlo emfama ngodaka, Wathi kuye, Yiya, hlamba echibini leSilowa, (elithetha ukutolikwa, Ithunyelwe.) Wemka ngoko, ndahlamba, weza ebona.
Abamelwane ke ngoko, nababembonile ngaphambili ukuba uyimfama, watsho, Asinguye na lo ebehleli engqiba?? Abanye bathi, Nguye lo: abanye bathi, Ufana naye: kodwa wathi, Ndinguye. Bathi ngoko kuye, Anjani na ukuvuleka amehlo akho? Waphendula wathi, Umntu ekuthiwa nguYesu wenze udongwe, ndawathambisa amehlo am, wathi kum, Yiya echibini laseSilowa, kwaye uhlambe: ndahamba ndayovasa, ndabuya ndabona. Bathi ngoko kuye, Uphi? Uthe, Andazi.
Bamzisa kubaFarisi lowo ubefudula eyimfama. Ke kaloku yayiyisabatha loo mini uYesu wenza ngayo udaka, wawavula amehlo akhe.
Babuya ngoko ke bambuza nabaFarisi, ukuba utheni na ukuba abuye abone. Wathi kubo, Ubeke udaka emehlweni am, ndahlamba, kwaye ubone. Bathe ngoko abathile bakubaFarisi, lo mntu asingowakwaThixo, ngokuba engawugcini umhla wesabatha. Abanye bathi, Angathini na umntu ongumoni ukwenza imimangaliso enje? Kwabakho iyantlukwano phakathi kwabo.
Aphinde athi kwimfama, Uthini na wena ngaye?, ukuba ewavulile amehlo akho? Uthe, UnguMprofeti.
Akakholwa ke amaYuda ngaye, ukuba ebeyimfama, wabuya wabona, bada babiza abazali balowo ubuye wabona. Bababuza ke, esithi, Ngunyana wakho lo, enithi nina wazalwa eyimfama? Ubona njani na ngoku?? Abazali bakhe babaphendula bathi, Siyazi ukuba ngunyana wethu lo, nokuba wazalwa eyimfama: ungathini na ke ukubona ngoku, asazi; nokuba ngubani na owavula amehlo akhe, asazi: uselemkhulu yena; buzani kuye: uya kuziphendulela.
La mazwi bawathetha abazali bakhe, ngokuba babesoyika amaYuda: kuba amaYuda abeselevumelene, ukuba umntu uthe wavuma ukuba yena unguye uKristu, makakhutshwe esikhungwini. Batsho ke abazali bakhe, Uselekhulile; buzani kuye.
Bambiza ngoko okwesibini umntu obeyimfama, Yathi kuye, Mdumise uThixo: siyazi thina ukuba lo mntu ungumoni. Waphendula wathi, Nokuba ungumoni okanye hayi, Andazi: inye into endiyaziyo, loo nto, kanti bendiyimfama, ngoku ndiyabona.
Babuya ngoko bathi kuye, Wenza ntoni na kuwe? utheni na ukuwavula amehlo akho? Wabaphendula, Sendinixelele kakade, aneva: nithandelani na ukubuya nive?? nani niya kuba ngabafundi bakhe?
Baza bamtshabhisa, watsho, Wena ungumfundi waKhe; thina singuMoses’ abafundi. Siyazi thina, ukuba uThixo uthethile kuMoses: yena lo mfo, asimazi apho avela khona.
Waphendula umntu lowo, wathi kubo, Kutheni le nto iyinto emangalisayo, ukuze ningamazi apho avela khona, ukanti uwavulile amehlo am. Ngoku siyazi ukuba uThixo akavani aboni: Kodwa ukuba kukho nabani na abe ngumnquli kaThixo, kwaye kuyenza ukuthanda kwakhe, uyava. Kwasephakadeni akuzanga kuviwe ukuba umntu wakha wavula amehlo ozelwe eyimfama. Ukuba lo ebengenguye owakwaThixo, Wayengenakwenza nto.
Baphendula bathi kuye, Wazalelwa ezonweni kanye;, ke wena uyasifundisa? Bamkhuphela ngaphandle (UYohane 9:1-34)
Abazali bale mfama bathi cwaka ngenxa yokoyika
Nangona abazali bendoda eyimfama babengamangqina alo mmangaliso mkhulu baza babona indlela unyana wabo awaphiliswa ngayo kubumfama nguYesu waza wafumana ukubona kwakhe., abazali bakhe khange bangqine ukuba unyana wabo waphiliswa njani kwaye ngubani.
Abazali baqinisekisa kuphela kubaFarisi ukuba wayengunyana wabo nokuba wazalwa eyimfama, basuka bathi cwaka ngokuphiliswa kwakhe, nakuYesu.
Bekutheni ze bathule? Bathi cwaka, kuba babesoyika amaYuda, yaye besoyika ukugxothwa kwindlu yesikhungu.
AmaJuda ayevumelene ukuba nabani na ovumayo ukuba uYesu unguye uKristu, wayeya kukhutshelwa ngaphandle kwendlu yesikhungu.
Abazali bendoda eyimfama babekwazi oku yaye babengafuni ukukhutshwa endlwini yesikhungu. Ngoko ke bavala imilomo yabo baza bathi cwaka ngenyaniso baza badlulisela amaYuda kunyana wabo, ekubeni wayemdala ngokwaneleyo ukuba aphendule imibuzo yabo.
Kungenxa yokuba abazali benza ngokuvisisana nokuthanda kwamaYuda baza bathi cwaka ngoYesu nokuphiliswa konyana wabo, babenokuhlala endlwini yesikhungu.
Indoda eyimfama yangqina ngoYesu nokuphiliswa kwakhe
Nangona kunjalo, unyana wabo, owaphiliswa kubumfama bakhe waza wabona, akazange alandele umzekelo wabazali bakhe kwaye akazange agcine umlomo wakhe. Akazange athule yaye akazange awalungise amazwi akhe ukuze ahlale endlwini yesikhungu, kodwa wangqina ngoYesu, nokuphiliswa kwakhe, nangenxa yobungqina bakhe, wagxothwa endlwini yesikhungu.
Yayilixabiso elo, eyathi le ndoda yahlawula ngenxa yobungqina bayo ngoYesu kwaye iselixabiso elo, ahlawulelwa ngamaKristu azelwe ngokutsha ngokulandela uYesu nokuba ngamangqina kaYesu Kristu (Funda kwakhona: Kuthetha ukuthini ukubala iindleko? kwaye Ukulandela uYesu kuya kukuhlawula yonke into!).
Mangaphi amaKrestu athuleyo ukuhlala enkonzweni?
Xa abantu benokudibana kunye noYesu Krestu kwaye baguquke kwaye bazalwe kwakhona kuYe, amaxolo aya kuwa emehlweni abo kwaye baya kuphiliswa kubumfama babo bomoya kwaye babone. Ngokuba bayabona, baya kungqina ngenyaniso kwaye babe ngamangqina kaYesu Krestu emhlabeni.
Baya kungqina ngeNyaniso, ukuze bakhutshelwe ngaphandle kwamabandla angalandeliyo, thobela kwaye wenze iLizwi likaThixo, kodwa bayiguqulile bayilungisa inyaniso kaThixo ukuba ihambisane nentando, iimvakalelo, iimvakalelo, kunye nobomi babantu (Funda kwakhona: Abaphulaphuli vs abenzi).
Mangaphi amaKristu aya ecaweni aze athule ngenyaniso nangentando kaThixo ngenxa yokoyika (uluvo lwe) abantu, ukugxekwa, nangenxa yokoyika ukukhutshelwa ngaphandle kwebandla?
Basuka bathi cwaka ngenyaniso nangentando kaThixo kwaye endaweni yoko balalanisa nehlabathi kwaye bamkele imisebenzi yobumnyama ukuba ihlale ebandleni., kunokuhlala uthobela iLizwi kwaye uvume uYesu Kristu kwaye ushumayele inyaniso kaThixo nobulungisa bakhe, kwaye uthwale iziphumo.
Kodwa kutheni amaKristu efuna ukuhlala kwicawa elalanisa inyaniso kaThixo kwaye ekhanyela uYesu Kristu kwaye ephikisana neLizwi kwaye ngenxa yoko ukushumayela ubuxoki?
Kutheni le nto amaKristu efuna ukuhlala ebandleni elixhasa kwaye livuma imisebenzi yobumnyama ngokuvumela nokwamkela isono aze ngaloo ndlela agatye ubungcwele nobulungisa bukaThixo??
Kutheni amaKristu efuna ukuhlala ecaweni, apho kufuneka bathi cwaka ngenyaniso nobulungisa bukaThixo baze banyanzelwe ukuba babe nobudlelane nesono, ngokuba ibandla liyasivumela isono? (Funda kwakhona: Ngaba unokucokisela isono sabanye amakholwa?).
Ngaba uyamthanda uThixo ngaphezu kwazo zonke?
Wonke umntu ngoko oya kundivuma phambi kwabantu, Ndiya kumvuma phambi koBawo osemazulwini. Ke othe wandikhanyela phambi kwabantu, nam ndiya kumkhanyela phambi koBawo osemazulwini. Ningabi ndize kungenisa uxolo emhlabeni;: andize kungenisa uxolo, kodwa ikrele. kuba ndize kubambanisa umntu noyise;, nentombi echasene nonina, umolokazana noninazala. Kwaye iintshaba zomntu ziya kuba ngabendlu yakhe. Lowo uthanda uyise nokuba ngunina kunam, akandifanele mna: nalowo uthanda unyana wakhe nokuba yintombi yakhe kunam, akandifanele mna. Nalowo ungawuthabathela umnqamlezo wakhe, andilandele, akandifanele mna. Lowo uwufumeneyo umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekwa nguwo: nalowo uwulahlileyo umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam, uya kuwufumana (UMateyu 10:32-39)
Ukulandela uYesu nokuma enyanisweni kaThixo nokwenza ukuthanda kwakhe kuya kuba nemiphumo ebomini bakho. Ingakumbi ngeli xesha, ekuthi apho kuthwaxwa ububi, kuthiwe kulungile, kubi, kube kubi, kube kubi (Funda kwakhona: Ayinakukhwela ngaphandle kwesandla sikaThixo? kwaye Yintoni imfihlo yomthetho?).
Ngaba uthando lwakho ngoYesu Krestu kunye noBawo lukhulu ngakumbi kunosapho lwakho, bahlobo, abazanayo, kunye nebandla kwaye ukulungele ukuhlawula ixabiso levangeli?
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
