Lapho uJesu noBaraba beyiswa phambi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli, abantu banikezwa ithuba lokuzikhethela ukukhulula uJesu noma uBaraba. Abantu bakhetha ukukhulula uBaraba. Ngethonya le (ezenkolo) abaholi babantu, abantu abazange bakhethe okuhle nokulunga ngokukhulula uMuntu ongenacala uJesu Kristu, kodwa bakhetha ububi lokungalungi, ngokukhulula isibotshwa uBarabasi, owayeyisela nombulali owayefanelwe yisigwebo sentambo. Kanjalo noBaraba onecala, owayefanele ukubethelwa wakhululwa futhi uJesu owayengenacala washaywa futhi wabethelwa esiphambanweni(Mathewu 27:15-26, Maka 15:6-15, Luka 23:13-25, UJohane 18:38-40).
Kunezici eziningi kulo mcimbi, kuhlanganise nalaba ababili abalandelayo, okungukuthi, ukuthi abantu babethonywe yi- (ezenkolo) abaholi ngakho-ke bakhetha okubi esikhundleni sokuhle base bekhulula isigebengu; Isoni, futhi wahlulela abaLungileyo, nokuthi uJesu Kristu wathatha indawo yesiboshwa uBaraba, Isoni; oweqa umthetho, owayefanele ukubethelwa futhi azithathele isijeziso, kwathi uBaraba wakhululwa.
UJesu noma uBarabas?
Kwathi ngomkhosi wabakhululela isibotshwa esisodwa, loba ngubani ababemfisa. Kwakukhona-ke omunye othiwa nguBaraba, ababeboshwe kanye nababevukele umbuso naye, owayebulele ekuvukeleni umbuso. Isixuku samemeza saqala ukucela ukuba enze njengalokho ebevame ukwenza kubo. Kodwa uPilatu wabaphendula, ethi, Niyathanda ukuba nginikhululele iNkosi yabaJuda? Ngokuba wayazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu. Kodwa abapristi abakhulu banyakazisa abantu, ukuze okungcono abakhululele uBaraba. UPilatu waphendula, wabuye wathi kubo, Pho-ke nifuna ngimenzeni lowo enithi uyiNkosi yabaJuda na?? Baphinde bamemeza, Mbetheleni. Khona uPilatu wathi kubo, Ngobani, bubi buni Abenzileyo? Basebememeza kakhulukazi, Mbetheleni. Kanjalo noPilatu, uzimisele ukwanelisa abantu, wabakhululela uBaraba, wasekhulula uJesu, lapho eseMbhaxabule, ukubethelwa (Maka 15:6-15)
Bakhona abantu, abangaqondi ukuthi lapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu benikezwa ukukhetha phakathi kokukhululwa kukaJesu noma uBaraba, abantu bakhetha ukukhulula isiboshwa esinecala uBaraba, ogama lakhe lisho indodana kababa noma kathisha, esikhundleni sokukhulula uMuntu ongenacala uJesu Kristu, futhi akhombe abantu ngomunwe wokwahlulela.
Kodwa akunjalo, ukuthi esikhathini sethu abaningi benza into efanayo futhi benqaba uJesu Kristu; iZwi, futhi wakhetha isoni nesono ngokusebenzisa ithonya lamazwi kadeveli nangokukholwa nokulandela amazwi akhe nokwenza imisebenzi yenyama futhi avumele isono.?
Abakhethi ukuthobela uNkulunkulu futhi bahambe ngokulalela iZwi belandela uMoya entandweni kaNkulunkulu futhi benze imisebenzi yokulunga., kodwa bayawenqaba amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi bakhetha ukuhamba ngentando, izinkanuko, nezinkanuko zenyama nokwenza imisebenzi yenyama niphikelele esonweni.
Futhi abaningi bavumela isono futhi/noma baphikelele esonweni
UNkulunkulu ungukukhanya futhi kuye abukho ubumnyama
Lokhu-ke ngumyalezo esiwuzwe ngaye, futhi amemezele, ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulula, futhi kuye akukho mnyama nhlobo. Uma sithi sinobudlelwano naye, futhi uhambe ebumnyameni, siqamba amanga, Futhi ungenzi iqiniso: Kepha uma sihamba ekukhanyeni, Njengoba ekhanya, Sinenhlanganyelo nomunye, negazi likaJesu Kristu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula ezonweni zonke (1 UJohane 1:5-7)
Noma ngubani owenza isono ngokwephula nomthetho: ngoba isono ukwephula umthetho. Niyazi ukuthi wabonakaliswa ukuze asuse izono zethu; Futhi akusona isono. Yilowo nalowo ohlwaya kuye hhayi: Noma ngubani owonayo awumbonanga, Akekho Wami (1 UJohane 3:4-6).
Kodwa wonke umuntu, ozelwe nguNkulunkulu futhi owemukele isimo Sakhe futhi engeyakhe, akufanele ahambe ebumnyameni futhi aphikelele esonweni. Ngoba kuye abukho ubumnyama futhi uma sikuye, lapho-ke ngeke kube khona ubumnyama kithi futhi ngeke senze imisebenzi yobumnyama.
Wonke umuntu, ophikelela esonweni uhamba ebumnyameni, hhayi ekukhanyeni.
Uma umuntu ethi hamba ekukhanyeni, kodwa enze imisebenzi yenyama futhi angaphenduki, khona-ke imisebenzi engalungile yomuntu ikhombisa ukuthi umuntu ungowezwe; umbuso wobumnyama, futhi hhayi kuJesu Kristu noMbuso kaNkulunkulu (1 UJohane 1:5-11).
Lithi iZwi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu kasibizelanga ekungcoleni, kodwa ebungcweleni. Yena, ngakho-ke, lokho kudelela, akadeleli umuntu, kodwa uNkulunkulu, owasinika uMoya wakhe oNgcwele (1 Thesalonika 4:7)
Lapho wenqaba ukuzithoba eZwini likaNkulunkulu nasentandweni Yakhe futhi uqhubeke uphila ekungcoleni; Isono nobubi, khona aniyikwehluka ezweni. Ngoba labo, abangabezwe, abesizukulwane somuntu owile futhi bahambe njengezitha zikaNkulunkulu neZwi Lakhe njengabaphambukayo bomthetho kaNkulunkulu ebumnyameni futhi baphile ngokulandela inyama ekungcoleni. (Funda futhi: ‘Uma amaKrestu ephila njengezwe okufanele izwe liphenduke?‘).
Lowo owenza ukulunga ulungile, njengoba elungile, kodwa owenza isono ungokaSathane, ngoba uSathane wona kusukela ekuqaleni
Izingane ezincane, Makungabikho muntu okopela wena: Lowo owenza ukulunga ulungile, njengoba elungile. Okonile ngoDeveli; Ngoba uDeveli wona kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngale njongo iNdodana kaNkulunkulu yabonakaliswa, ukuze acekele phansi imisebenzi kaDeveli. Noma ngubani ozelwe nguNkulunkulu, ungayenzi isono; Ngoba inzalo yakhe ihlala kuye: futhi ngeke akwazi ukona, Ngoba uzelwe nguNkulunkulu. Kulokhu izingane zikaNkulunkulu ziyabonakala, Futhi abantwana bakaDeveli: Yilowo nalowo ongenzi ukulunga akayonakaNkulunkulu, Lowo ongathandanga umfowabo (1 UJohane 3:7-10)
Futhi abaningi bakholelwa amanga obumnyama futhi bakhetha ukuthobela imvelo yenyama yesono futhi balalele intando yenyama futhi benze imisebenzi yobumnyama., abalalela ngakho uyise, usathane, ongumeqi womthetho kaNkulunkulu nomqambimanga, isela, nombulali.
Esikhundleni sokukhetha uJesu Kristu; iZwi, nokulalela iZwi nokwenza iZwi, bakhetha futhi balalele udeveli nenyama enesono futhi ngenxa yalokho, babonisa ukuthi bathanda isono nokufa kunokulunga nokuphila.
Lokhu akwenzeki kuphela ezimpilweni zamakholwa amaningi, kodwa nasezimpilweni zabashumayeli abaningi, kwenye indawo, nabaholi bamabandla, abafuna ukuzalwa ngokusha nangokomoya futhi kufanele bahambe njengamadodana kaNkulunkulu avuthiwe ngokoMoya entandweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa esikhundleni salokho, abenyama futhi bahamba ngokwenyama futhi benza intando, izinkanuko, nezinkanuko zenyama kanye a.o. ginqika, khohlisa, ukweba, phuza, zibandakanye nokungcola kobulili, ubufebe, ukuphinga, futhi isehlukaniso futhi wenze sengathi konke kujwayelekile.
Futhi uma bebanjwa futhi abantu bakhulume ngokuziphatha kwabo futhi babhekane nabo ngezenzo zabo, amathalente abo okudlala ayavela futhi bakhombisa ukuzisola okuthile futhi baphenduke futhi bakholwe abantu futhi babuyiselwe futhi emva kwesikhashana, babuyela ekuziphatheni okufanayo futhi benze isono esifanayo futhi futhi bahambe ngendlela efanayo nangaphambili, lapho bengangcolisi futhi balinyaze ibandla kuphela, kodwa futhi wenze inhlekisa ngevangeli likaJesu Kristu futhi bambethela uJesu Kristu futhi(Funda futhi: ‘Ungakwazi yini ukubethela uJesu futhi futhi umbeke ehlazweni obala?‘, ‘‘Ningabeki izandla kumuntu ngokuzumayo, wayeqonde ukuthini uPawulu ngalokho?, futhi ‘Ungakwazi yini ukuhambisana nesono sabanye okholwa nabo?‘).
Amabandla amaningi asenandaba nesono
Amabandla amaningi asenandaba nesono futhi avumela isono ebandleni futhi avumela abantu ukuba bahambe esonweni futhi/noma babuyele esonweni esifanayo kaningi., noma besenkonzweni.
Esikhundleni sokulahla isono nokwenza ngokweZwi nokubizela ekuphendukeni nasekususweni kwesono, bayawagxeka amakholwa ebandla, abalalela iZwi futhi basilahle isono, kanye nokukufakazela, basebenzisa amagama athile angcwele nezihloko ezivela eBhayibhelini, akhishwe ngaphandle komongo, njengothando lwamanga, umusa, kanye nentethelelo (Funda futhi: ‘Kusho ukuthini ukukhulula umuntu kuSathane?', 'Yini uthando lwamanga?’ futhi ‘Lahleka olwandle lomusa’).
Ngakho-ke baguqula okubi kube okuhle nokuhle kube kokubi nangenxa yokuziphatha kwabo kwenyama kobuntu, bayalilahla iZwi baphendule iqiniso likaNkulunkulu balenze amanga bakhonze bakhonze isoni nezono zabo banike udeveli amandla, eqhubeka eyakhe umsebenzi olimazayo.
Umusa kaNkulunkulu awusiyo imvume yokona
Sothini-ke? Siqhubeke esonweni, ukuze umusa wavame? UNkulunkulu makakwenqabele. Sizokwenza kanjani, abafile esonweni, hlalani nisaba khona? Anazi nina, ukuthi sonke esabhabhathizelwa kuKristu Jesu, sabhabhathizelwa ekufeni kwakhe? (AmaRoma 6:1-3)
Yini-ke? sizokona yini, ngoba kasikho ngaphansi komthetho, kodwa ngaphansi komusa? UNkulunkulu makakwenqabele. Anazi nina, ukuthi enizinikela kuye ukuba yizigqila zokumlalela, niyizinceku zakhe enimlalelayo; noma owesono kube ngukufa, kumbe elokulalela kube ngukulunga? (AmaRoma 6:15-16)
Kodwa uJesu akazange athathe indawo yomuntu esiphambanweni, ukuze umuntu ahlale esonweni. Umusa kaNkulunkulu negazi likaJesu Kristu akusiyo imvume yokuphikelela esonweni.
Njengoba nje isono sabusa njengenkosi kwaze kwaba sekufeni kumuntu omdala, umusa uyabusa ngokulunga kumuntu omusha ekuphileni okuphakade ngoJesu Kristu kanye nomsebenzi wakhe ophelele wokuhlenga.
UJesu usethathe indawo ka (ethaka) indoda esiphambanweni, ukuze ngokuzalwa kutsha kuKristu; ukufa kwenyama nokuvuka kumoya kwabafileyo, (ethaka) umuntu wayezophulukiswa (yenziwe yaphelela, babuyisane) futhi nikhululeke ngempela. Ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu futhi ukhululekile emandleni esono, ukhululekile egunyeni likasathane nasembusweni wobumnyama, lapho kubusa khona ukufa.
Njengalokho okwenzeka kuBaraba, isela, nombulali. Isoni, oweqa umthetho, owatholwa enecala futhi efanelwe isigwebo sentambo, wakhululwa futhi uJesu wathatha indawo kaBaraba wathwala isono (ukweqa umthetho) nesijeziso sesono, okungukufa.
UJesu Kristu wanikela ngokuphila Kwakhe futhi wafela isintu
Kodwa lokho akekho owayekwazi, kwakuwukuthi uJesu akagcinanga nje ngokuthatha indawo kaBaraba futhi wathwala isijeziso sesono, okungukufa, kodwa uJesu wathatha indawo yabo bonke abantu.
UJesu Kristu wanikela ngokuphila Kwakhe futhi wafa esiphambanweni ngenxa yazo zonke lezo zoni, abazalwa ngenzalo ka-Adamu futhi bevela esizukulwaneni somuntu omdala, futhi ngokuzwa amazwi kaNkulunkulu kanye nokubhekana nezono zabo kanye nemvelo yesono kanye nesimo sabo njengesoni bayaphenduka futhi babeke phansi izimpilo zabo futhi balandele uJesu Kristu., iNdodana kaNkulunkulu neZwi eliphilayo (Funda futhi: ‘Othile kufanele akhokhe inani!.').
Ingabe uyamthanda uJesu Kristu?
Isela alifiki, kodwa ukweba, kanye lokubulala, nokubhubhisa: mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, nokuthi babe nakho kuchichime kakhulu (UJohane 10:10)
Uma ningithanda Mina, gcina imiyalo Yami (UJohane 14:15)
Njengoba uBaba angithanda, ngakho-ke ngikuthandile: Qhubekani nithandana nami. Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, Niyakugcina Uthando lwami; Njengoba nje ngigcine imiyalo kababa wami, futhi bahlale othandweni lwakhe (UJohane 15:9-10)
Uma umthanda uJesu Kristu, niyozithoba kuYe futhi nigcine imiyalo yaKhe. Ngoba uJesu uthi, ukuthi uma umthanda uzogcina imiyalo yakhe. Futhi uma nje nigcina imiyalo yakhe niyohlala othandweni lwakhe.
Kodwa uma uthando lwakho ngoJesu Kristu luba sivivi futhi ungachithi isikhathi Naye futhi ungakwenzi okushiwo iZwi., kodwa zibeke kuqala ezinye izinto, ngeke kuthathe isikhathi ngaphambi kokuthi ubuyele empilweni yakho yakudala futhi ukhethe ukujabulisa inyama yakho esikhundleni sikaMoya.
UJesu noma uBarabas, ukhetha bani?
Lapho nje umuntu ebuyela ekuphileni kwakhe kwakudala futhi elalela izinkanuko nezifiso zenyama futhi uholwa imimoya yezwe elimpofu futhi enze imisebenzi yenyama., umuntu ukhetha ukulalela nokukhonza udeveli ngesono futhi alahle uJesu Kristu; iZwi.
Futhi ngakho umuntu ukhetha udeveli, ongumeqi womlayo; isela lombulali, ngaphezu kukaJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu noMniki wokuphila okuphakade, futhi ukhetha ukufa kulokuphila.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
