Ubani uJesu Kristu ngempela? Wonke umuntu uke wezwa ngeGama likaJesu noma ufunde ngoJesu Kristu. AmaKristu amaningi adale isithombe sikaJesu Kristu eyiGentleman emnandi enokuthula, owayekhuluma ngezwi elithambile futhi enothando njalo, onakekelayo, othethelelayo, futhi hhayi ukwahlulela kodwa ukwamukela konke ukuziphatha kwabantu, kuhlanganise nesono. Kodwa ingabe lesi sithombe siyavumelana neBhayibheli? Ngeshwa, amazwi alukhuni uJesu awakhuluma kanye nezinto ezinokhahlo Azenza akukhulunywa ngakho futhi akukaze kukhulunywe ngakho ezintshumayelweni. Ngenxa yalokho, amaKristu amaningi adale isithombe esingalungile sikaJesu Kristu (Funda futhi: ‘UJesu womgunyathi ukhiqiza amaKristu-mbumbulu‘). Kodwa ungubani uJesu Kristu ngempela?
Ubani uJesu Kristu?
UNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla: Owahamba enza okuhle, futhi ephulukisa bonke abacindezelwe nguSathane; ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelaye (IzEnzo 10:38)
UJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu neZwi Eliphilayo futhi weza emhlabeni ukuze enze umsebenzi ophelele wokuhlenga isintu. UJesu wahamba emhlabeni eGameni likaNkulunkulu; egunyeni likaNkulunkulu, eshumayela futhi eletha umbuso kaNkulunkulu endlini ka-Israyeli futhi ebabizela ekuphendukeni.
UJesu wajabulisa uYise ngokulalela uYise nokwenza intando yaKhe ngaso sonke isikhathi. UJesu akazange ayekethise futhi akakaze akhothamele abantu noma izimo. Isikhathi kuphela uJesu akhothama ngaso, kwaba ngenkathi Elenga esiphambanweni (Funda futhi: Kusho ukuthini ukulalela uNkulunkulu?).
UJesu akazange abesabe abantu. Akazange abe nenhloso yokujabulisa abantu futhi akakaze avumele abantu ukuthi bamhloniphe futhi bamphakamise. Wayehlale ebhekisa abantu kuYise, ukumnika lonke inkazimulo nodumo lonke.
Yayiyini inhloso kaJesu’ ukuphila?
Manje lapho bonke abantu bebhapathizwa, kwenzeka, ukuthi laye uJesu ebhabhathizwa, futhi ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka, NoMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwaKhe enesimo somzimba njengejuba, kwavela izwi ezulwini, eyathi, Wena uyiNdodana yaMi ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe. Futhi uJesu ngokwakhe waqala ukuba neminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu ubudala, ukuba (njengoba bekulindelekile) indodana kaJosefa, owayeyindodana kaHeli, Owayeyindodana kaMathathi, owayeyindodana kaLevi, … (Luka 3:21-24)
Owayeyindodana ka-Enoshe, owayeyindodana kaSeti, eyayiyindodana ka-Adamu, eyayiyindodana kaNkulunkulu (Luka 3:38)
Uma sibheka uhlu lozalo, siyabona ukuthi uJesu wayengeyona indodana kaNkulunkulu yokuqala, owahamba emhlabeni, kodwa indodana yesibili. U-Adamu wayeyindodana yokuqala kaNkulunkulu, ongalalelanga uNkulunkulu ngokudla isithelo somuthi owenqatshelwe. U-Adamu wona nangenxa yesono sakhe, U-Adamu waletha isiqalekiso sesono nokufa phezu kwesintu (Funda futhi: Impi engadini).
UJesu wayeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu elandelayo, abahamba ngobungcwele langokulunga. Wayethanda uYise ngaphezu kwakho konke futhi emlalela. UJesu wahamba emva kukaMoya futhi wagcwalisa umthetho. Nakuba Walingwa kukho konke, Akenzanga isono (Funda futhi: Ingabe umuntu uyakwazi ukugcwalisa umthetho kaNkulunkulu?).
UJesu walengiswa esihlahleni; isiphambano futhi waphula isiqalekiso sesono. Wathwala zonke izono nobubi besintu esiphambanweni. Yena wanqoba ukufa futhi wavuswa kwabafileyo.
Ngokulalela Kwakhe, UJesu waba Indlela yokuba isintu sihlengwe esimweni sesono sendalo endala futhi sibuyisane noNkulunkulu. Kodwa akupheleli lapho!
UJesu futhi wanika igunya namandla indalo entsha, abazelwe kabusha kuye futhi Wasibonisa ukuthi kanjani ukuhamba njengesidalwa esisha phezu kwalomhlaba.
UJesu uyiNkosi yethu, Mfundisi wethu, UyiSibonelo sethu. Kungakho kubalulekile ukufunda ngempilo kaJesu nokwazi uJesu. Ngoba ungamlandela kanjani umuntu, awazi? Ungamlandela kanjani umuntu uma ungamazi ngoba anisichithi isikhathi ndawonye ukuze umazi, kodwa wazi umuntu kuphela ngalokho abanye abantu abakushoyo ngalowo muntu?
Ukuzalwa KukaJesu Kristu
Konke kwaqala ngesithembiso uNkulunkulu asinika uMariya ngengelosi yaKhe uGabriyeli. UMaria watshelwa, ukuthi akhulelwe esiswini sakhe, azale iNdodana: UJesu. UGabriyeli wamtshela, ukuthi Uzoba mkhulu, nokuthi uzobizwa ngokuthi iNdodana yoPhezukonke. INkosi uNkulunkulu yayiyomnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavide, futhi yayiyobusa phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade. UMbuso Wakhe wawungeke uphele.
Lapho uMoya oNgcwele wenda phezu kwentombi uMariya, wasibekela amandla oPhezukonke wakhulelwa. Ngemva 40 amasonto, UMariya wazala iNdodana: UJesu.
UJesu wakhula waba namandla emoyeni, egcwele ukuhlakanipha, futhi umusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwaKhe (Luka 2:40)
UJesu ukhona 12 ubudala
Lapho uJesu eneminyaka eyishumi nambili ubudala, Wahamba nabazali bakhe baya eJerusalema ukuyogubha umkhosi waminyaka yonke wePhasika. Lapho abazali Bakhe bebuyela ekhaya, UJesu wasala ethempelini eJerusalema. Abazali bakhe babecabanga ukuthi wayekanye nabo, kodwa ngenkathi beMfuna, abakwazanga ukuMthola. Ngakho, babuyela eJerusalema, ukuMfuna.
Lapho bengena ethempelini, bamthola uJesu, ehlezi phakathi kwabodokotela (othisha), bobabili bezwa, nokubabuza imibuzo. Bonke abantu, abamuzwa ekhuluma bamangala. Lapho unina embuza, kungani engezanga nabo, Waphendula: “Kanjani ukuthi ungifune? Beningazi yini ukuthi kufanele ngibe semsebenzini kaBaba?” Abazange bakuqonde lokho ayekusho futhi wehla nabo (Luka 2: 41-52).
UJesu ukhona 30 ubudala
Ngenkathi uJesu ekhona 30 ubudala, Wabhapathizwa eMfuleni iJordani, ngoJohane uMbhapathizi (Luka 3:21-22). Lapho ebhapathizwa futhi eqala ukuthandaza, izulu lavuleka futhi uMoya oNgcwele wehla enesimo somzimba, njengejuba, phezu Kwakhe, kwavela izwi ezulwini, lathi: “Wena uyiNdodana yaMi ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe“
Ngemva kokuba uJesu ebhapathiziwe futhi egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, Wabuya evela eJordani, uMoya wamholela ehlane. Akazange adle lutho futhi kwaba elingwa ngusathane izinsuku ezingamashumi amane (Luka 4:2-13).
UJesu wamelana nodeveli futhi akazange awele ogibeni lwakhe. Wahlala ethembekile futhi elalela iZwi likaYise, ngoba wayemazi uYise njalo ethanda uYise, bamesaba.
Ngakho-ke kubalulekile kuwe, ukumazi ngempela nokwazi intando Yakhe, ukuze nibe namandla okumelana noSathane. Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokwazi uBaba kungeZwi laKhe.
Ngemva kokulingwa ehlane, UJesu wabuyela eGalile ngamandla kaMoya. Kusukela kulo mzuzu kuqhubeke, sifunda ngezimfundiso Zakhe kanye nezibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezazimlandela.
UJesu washumayela futhi waletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu futhi wakhuluma futhi wafundisa ngegunya.
“Zinyoka, nina nzalo yezinyoka”
UJesu wakhuluma ngegunya futhi akazange asuke kubaFarisi nabaSadusi. Kunalokho, Wabhekana nabo ngokuhamba nangamazwi abo okuzenzisa okungokwenkolo, ababekukhuluma befundisa abantu, kodwa abazange bazigcine.
UJesu wayengesabi ukuveza okwakusezinhliziyweni zabo nokukhuluma ngemicabango yabo. Wayazi ukuthi bangobani ngempela nokuthi bahamba kanjani. Wadalula zonke izinto, ezazifihliwe emehlweni omuntu wemvelo.
UJesu wababiza, phakathi kwabanye, isizukulwane samabululu, izinyoka (Mathewu 23:33), bazenzisi (14 izikhathi kuMathewu. Mathewu 15:7-9, Luka 12:56), amathuna angabonakali, amadodana kasathane (Luka 11:37-54), labaholi abayizimpumputhe (Mathewu 15:14, 23:24).
Singaqhathanisa isikhundla sabaFarisi nabaSadusi (abameli, othisha), nabafundi bezenkolo nabapristi besikhathi sethu.
Ababhali babewazi umthetho futhi bephila impilo yobungcwele phambi kwamehlo abantu futhi bekhuluma amazwi okuzinikela. Abantu babebabaza, okwenzeka nasesikhathini sethu (Funda futhi: ‘Ukufana phakathi kwabaholi babantu bakaNkulunkulu bangaleso sikhathi namanje’)
Kodwa uJesu akazange athintwe yilokho ayekubona endaweni yemvelo. Ngoba wayezazi izinhliziyo zabo futhi esazi isimo sabo somoya. Wayebona okwakuphakathi kwabo futhi Akazange esatshiswe yibo, futhi engabesabi, kodwa wabhekana nabo. UJesu waqhubeka enza intando kaBaba Wakhe futhi wenza izinto, ayebone uYise ekwenza kodwa kazange akugodle.
“Suka emva kwami, usathane!”
Lapho uJesu ekhuluma ngokuhlupheka Kwakhe futhi uPetru wayefuna ukukuvimba kungenzeki, Wathi kuPetru, Hamba emva kwami, usathane: uyisikhubekiso kimi: ngoba kawunanzi okukaNkulunkulu, kodwa ezabantu (Mathewu 16:23).”
UPetru wakhuluma ngenxa yemizwa yakhe (inyama yakhe) futhi wayengagxili ezintweni zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ngenkathi uJesu ethi kuPetru kuMathewu 16:17 “Ubusisiwe wena, Simon Barjona: ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokho, kodwa uBaba osezulwini”.
Cabanga nje, ukuthi umfowenu noma udadewenu ongumKristu usho lokhu kuwe. Ungasabela kanjani?
“Ningayenzi indlu kaBaba wami indlu yokuthengisela”
Futhi masingakhohlwa okwenzeka ethempelini, selisondele iPhasika. Lapho uJesu ebathola labo, ababethengisa ngenkomo lezimvu lamajuba, nabashintshi bemali behlezi ethempelini (UJohane 2:13-18).
UJesu wenza isiswebhu sezintambo futhi wabaxosha bonke ethempelini, nezimvu nezinkomo. Wachitha imali yabashintshi, wagumbuqela amatafula; wasesithi kulabo, ababethengisa amajuba: “ningayenzi indlu kaBaba ibe yindlu yokuthengisela”.
Kuthiwani ngalokho? Abathengisi nabashintshi bemali babeseThempelini ukuze bathengisele abantu izilwane, abeza ethempelini, ukuze banikele lezi zilwane kuNkulunkulu.
Izilwane zomhlatshelo, ezathengiswa, zazenzelwe uNkulunkulu. Mhlawumbe lokhu bakwenza iminyaka futhi lokhu kwakuyinto evamile ukuyenza.
Kodwa uJesu wayeyazi intando kaYise. Wayeyazi injongo yethempeli. Kungakho Wabaxosha futhi engesabi ukubatshela isizathu sokuba abaxoshe..
Cabanga nje lokhu kwenzeka emasontweni, lapho izincwadi, Ama-CD, AmaDVD, nabanye ‘abangamaKristu’ izinto ezithengiswayo ziyathengiswa, kumbe emabandleni, lapho kukhona izindawo zokudlela, lapho kuthengiswa khona ukudla neziphuzo.
Kuzokwenzekani uma uya esontweni ukhiphe yonke into emashalofini ezincwadi uyilahle phansi, noma uyilahle ngaphandle emgwaqeni? Zicabange uya endaweni yokudlela esontweni futhi uketula amatafula nezihlalo, futhi ulahle konke ukudla okulungiselelwe emigqonyeni kadoti. Ucabanga ukuthi kuzokwenzekani? Ngicabanga ukuthi ukuphepha noma amanye amaKristu azokubamba ngokushesha akuvimbe.
UJesu uyiNdoda elungile enegunya nesihawu
Mina ngokwami ngingenze lutho: njengoba ngizwa, ngiyahlulela: futhi ukwahlulela Kwami kulungile; ngoba kangifuni eyami intando, kodwa intando kaBaba ongithumileyo (UJohane 5:30)
Ngokuba uYise uyayithanda iNdodana, futhi emkhombisa zonke izinto azenzayo Yena (UJohane 5:19-20)
Ingabe uJesu wayengumuntu ongenangqondo futhi wabekezelela futhi wavumela konke ukuziphatha, kuhlanganise nezono zabantu? Lutho neze! Wayengubani uJesu ngempela? UJesu uyiNdoda enothando futhi egcwele uzwelo. Kodwa futhi Uyindoda elungile, owahamba ngobungcwele nokulunga nangegunya kulomhlaba, ukulalela imiyalo kaYise nokwenza intando Yakhe.
UJesu wayethanda uYise ngaphezu kwakho konke futhi wayemazi kahle uYise ngoba wayechitha isikhathi esiningi noYise. Wayehlala emunye noBaba. Wakhuluma amazwi kaYise kuphela kanye nalokho Ayebone uBaba Wakhe ekwenza, Wenza futhi.
UJesu wahamba othandweni; uthando olulungile lukaYise. Wahamba ngobungcwele negunya phezu kwalo mhlaba, enza intando kaYise. Wayengeyena umhlanganyeli wesono noma umgqugquzeli wesono, kodwa Wadalula isono, ngokubhekana nabantu ngesono sabo, futhi Wababiza ukuphendukae (Funda futhi: ‘Ingabe uJesu ungumgqugquzeli wesono?)
Ngesikhathi sikaJesu’ ukuphila emhlabeni, Wayelokhu elingwa ngusathane nomuntu, kodwa Akazange one. UJesu wahlala elalela uYise, kuze kube sekufeni.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
