AmaKristu anokwenza zonke izinto, kodwa kukho into enye abafumanisa kunzima ukuyenza kwaye kukuthandaza. Kutheni le nto amaKristu amaninzi ekufumanisa kunzima ukuthandaza kwaye amanye ade azive engakwazi kwaphela ukuthandaza? IBhayibhile ithi, ukuba abanakuthandaza ngenxa yokuba inyama ayinakuthandaza. Kuthetha ukuthini ukuba inyama ayinakuthandaza kwaye kufuneka wenze ntoni, ukuze nithandaze?
UYesu wathandaza ngokunyanisekileyo kuMyezo waseGetsemane
Waza weza kubafundi bakhe, Wabafumana belele, wathi kuPetros, Intoni, aninako ukulinda nam nexa elinye? Lindani nithandaze, ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni: umoya unentumekelelo, ke yona inyama ithambile (UMateyu 26:40-41)
Xa uYesu wayesiya Umyezo waseGetsemane, idabi lomoya elichasene nomphefumlo waKhe laqala. UYesu wathatha abathathu kubafundi bakhe ukuya kuthandaza. Aba bafundi bathathu yayinguPetros, UYohane, kunye noYakobi.
Njengoko bengena emyezweni, UYesu wathi umphefumlo wakhe wawulusizi kakhulu, kude kuse ekufeni. UYesu wayalela abafundi bakhe ukuba bahlale apho, nokulinda kunye naYe.
UYesu wahamba umganyana emyezweni. Waguqa wathandaza kuYise, ukuba kunokwenzeka, mayidlule kum le ndebe: noko ke kungabi njengoko ndenza ngako mna, kodwa njengoko uthanda.
Emva kweyure enye yokuthandaza, UYesu wabuyela kubafundi bakhe abathathu. Kodwa endaweni yokubafumana bethandaza, UYesu wabafumana belele.
Umoya unentumekelelo, yona inyama ithambile
UYesu wabuza uPetros, Kwakutheni ukuze bangabi nako ukuthandaza nokulinda kunye naye, kangangeyure enye? Akukho namnye waphendulayo kuYesu’ umbuzo. Abafundi babengenako ukuthandaza nokubukela kunye noYesu nokulwa nalo mlo wokomoya kunye naye.
Kwakutheni ukuze abafundi bangakwazi ukubukela nokuthandaza?Abafundi babengakwazi ukulinda nokuthandaza kuba inyama ayinakuthandaza.
Wathi uYesu, ukuba umoya uyavuma, ke yona inyama ithambile.
Inyama ayinakubukela kwaye ithandaze.
Okoko nje i inyama ayibethelelwanga emnqamlezweni nabafile kuKristu, ukanti badla ubomi, abantu abanakuthandaza.
Kulungile, banokuthandaza imithandazo emifutshane kunye nemithandazo yomphefumlo ephuma kwintando yabo yenyama, iimvakalelo, iminqweno, neenkanuko. Banokuthandaza imithandazo ejikeleza kubo okanye bakhuphele iindlela zomthandazo kunye neefomula baze bathandaze le mithandazo ishicilelwe kwangaphambili. Kodwa abanakuthandaza ixesha elide kwaye bazingise, ekubeni bediniwe kwaye bozela.
Kutheni inyama ayikwazi ukuthandaza?
AmaKristu amaninzi awawazi umlo wokomoya oqhubekayo kummandla womoya. Kungenxa yokuba, ungayibona le nto kwaye uqaphele kwaye uthathe inxaxheba xa usiba uzelwe ngokutsha.
Ukuba awuzalwanga ngokutsha okanye okoko uhlala wenyama kwaye uhamba emva kwenyama, aninakububona okanye nibuqonde uBukumkani bukaThixo. Awuyi kubona, oko kwenzeka ngokwenene kummandla womoya osemva kommandla obonakalayo (Indawo yendalo). Ngoko ke, aninako ukuthandaza. Kwaye ukuba aninako ukuthandaza, ngoko aninako ukubukela. Kuba kutheni kufuneka uthandaze kwaye ulinde?
UYesu wayeyazi into eyayisenzeka noko kwakuza kwenzeka. UYesu wayesazi kakuhle ukuba yayilixesha lokuncama ubomi bakhe aze abandezeleke ngenxa yoluntu.
UYesu wayesazi njani ukuba yayilixesha lokuba ancame ubomi bakhe? Ngenxa yokuba kwindawo ebonakalayo, kwakungekho miqondiso nazalathiso, ukuba ixesha laKhe lifikile. Kodwa uYesu wayesazi ukuba lalifikile ixesha lakhe lokuba afe, ngokuba uYesu akahambanga ngokwenyama, kodwa wahamba ngokoMoya.
UYesu akazange ahambe njengoko wayekubona ngeemvakalelo Zakhe. U-Hij akazange akhokelwe zizimvo Zakhe. Kodwa uYesu wayelawulwa nguMoya. Wayesoloko enxibelelene noBawo noMoya oyiNgcwele kwaye ethandaza ebukele.
Kwakutheni ukuze uYesu abukele?
UYesu waba buhlungu, ixinezelekile, kwaye ndidandatheke ngokunzulu. Wabuza uPetros, UYohane, noYakobi ukuba alinde kunye naye, ngokuba umphefumlo wakhe ububuhlungu kakhulu, kude kuse ekufeni. UYesu wayesazi, ukuba ixesha lifikile, ukuba anikelwe ezandleni zaboni. Wayeyazi, ukuba Uya kubethelelwa emnqamlezweni kwaye idini ngenxa yoluntu kwaye athwale zonke izono kunye nobugwenxa behlabathi.
Yayiyimfazwe yokomoya, phakathi komoya waKhe nenyama. Ngokuba umphefumlo Wakhe wawuziingxwelerha, wada wesa ekufeni.
UYesu waba neemvakalelo ezifanayo njengaye wonke umntu. Yiyo loo nto uYesu enguMbingeleli wethu Omkhulu.
UYesu wangena umfanekiso wenyama enesono Wahendwa ngeendawo zonke, njengawo wonke umntu olapha emhlabeni.
Nangona kunjalo, UYesu akazange one kodwa wahlala ethobela ukuthanda kukaYise, ngenxa yothando lwakhe olukhulu kuYise (Owu. AmaRoma 8:3, Hebhere 4:1).
UYesu wathandaza kuYise waza watsala nzima de wangcungcutheka.
Ngexesha likaYesu’ idabi lokomoya, kweza ingelosi ukuba imomeleze uYesu. Emveni kwalonto, UYesu wathandaza ngokunyaniseka, noYesu’ umbilo waba njengamathontsi egazi. Khawufan’ ucinge!
Inxalenye yokuqala kaYesu’ umthandazo wathabatha malunga neyure enye. Xa uYesu wabuyela kubafundi bakhe abathathu, UYesu wabafumana belele. UYesu wabuya wathandaza kwakhona. UYesu wathandaza izihlandlo ezithathu nasemva komthandazo wesithathu, kwenziwa. Wayewulwele umlo waKhe. Ngoku, UYesu wayekulungele ukuzalisekisa icebo likaThixo ngobomi baKhe.
UYesu wawubethelela emnqamlezweni umphefumlo wakhe eGetsemane. Ngoko ke wayekulungele ukubethelelwa kwenyama Yakhe. Wayekulungele ukujamelana nesono nokufa. (Funda kwakhona: ‘Ukubethelelwa emnqamlezweni‘ kwaye ‘Ukubethelelwa kwenyama‘).
Kwakutheni ukuze abafundi bakaYesu kufuneka babukele?
UYesu wayewazi umlo ophakathi komoya nenyama. Wayeyazi, ukuba umoya (kunye noMoya oyiNgcwele) ayizukulawula, inyama (umphefumlo nomzimba) iyakuthatha kwaye ilawule emntwini kwaye ilawule umntu.
Inyama ibubutshaba kuThixo kuba inyama ayinako ukuzithoba kuThixo nakwintando yakhe. Ukuba inyama iyalawula, inyama ibulawula ubomi bomntu. Umntu uya kumamela inyama enze ukuthanda kwenyama aze abe abangamthobeliyo uThixo kunye neLizwi laKhe nesono.
Ngoko ke uYesu wayalela abafundi bakhe ukuba bahlale belindile yaye bathandaze rhoqo. Lo nto, babengayi kungena kwindawo yokuvavanywa, eziya kuzisa iphulo lokwenza ububi nesono.
Ukuba bathe bona, baya kuzibeka ngokuzenzekelayo phantsi kwe igunya likaMtyholi. Isono sasiya kulawula ebomini babo kwaye isiphelo sabo siya kuba kukufa. Kuba umvuzo wesono kukufa (AmaRoma 8:5-8).
Yiyo loo nto uYesu walumkisa abafundi bakhe ukuba balinde kwaye bathandaze. Ukuze bangangeni ekuhendweni baze benze into echasene nentando kaThixo.
Umoya ufuna ukuthandaza, kodwa inyama ayinakuthandaza
Umoya uyavuma yaye ufuna ukuthandaza, kodwa inyama yakho ayinakuthandaza. Okoko nje inyama yakho ilawula ebomini bakho, aninako ukuthandaza nibukele. Jonga abafundi abathathu. Babengekazalwa ngokutsha, kodwa babengabona bafundi banyanisekileyo kubo bonke uYesu’ abafundi.
Babemlandela uYesu ezintweni zonke, kwaye wayemthanda uYesu. Ngelixa abanye abafundi bamfulathela uYesu baza bamshiya uYesu, ngenxa yamazwi akhe alukhuni nenyaniso enzima awayeyishumayela uYesu. Kodwa aba bafundi bathathu abazange bamshiye uYesu kwaye babengabona banyanisekileyo kwabalishumi elinesibini. Yiyo loo nto uYesu wabuza aba bafundi bathathu, ukuzimanya naye ngomthandazo nokulinda kunye Naye (Funda kwakhona: ‘Ukulandela uYesu kuya kukuhlawula yonke into‘).
Kodwa kwanaba bafundi bathathu banyanisekileyo abazange bakwazi, oko uYesu wabacela ukuba bakwenze. Inyama yabo yayidiniwe nangenxa yokuba babengazalwa ngokutsha, kodwa besenyameni kwaye belawulwa yinyama yabo, bozela bade balala.
UYesu wayekuphela koMntu, Ngubani onokungena kweli dabi lomoya azingise kwaye aloyise utshaba. Kuba nangona Wazalwa esenyameni, Wazalwa ngoMoya kaThixo kwaye wahamba ngokuzithoba kuYise emva koMoya, Ukwenza ukuthanda kwakhe. UYesu akazange avumele inyama ukuba ilawule ebomini Bakhe kwaye imyalele into amakayenze.
Ngaphandle kokuba uzalwa ngokutsha kuKrestu ngamanzi nangoMoya kwaye uzalwe ngoMoya kaThixo kwaye uhambe emva koMoya, aninako ukuthandaza ngokoMoya. Kuphela xa uthe waba sisidalwa esitsha (umntu omtsha ngokomoya) kwaye ungene kummandla womoya uya kuhlala uphaphile kwaye ukwazi ukubukela nokuthandaza.
‘Yiba yityuwa yomhlaba’
