Isahluko 118
Ukungcatshwa Nokubanjwa
KUSEMVA kwasezinzulwini zobusuku njengoko uYuda ekhokela ihlokondiba elikhulu lamasoldati, ababingeleli abakhulu, abaFarisi nabanye ukungena kumyezo waseGetsemane. Ababingeleli bavumile ukuhlawula uYuda amaqhosha esilivere angama-30 ukuze angcatshe uYesu.
Ngaphambilana, xa uYuda wagxothwayo kwisidlo sePasika, kuyacaca ukuba waya ngqo kubabingeleli abakhulu. Ngokukhawuleza aba bahlanganisa awabo amadindala, kwakunye nebutho lamasoldati. Mhlawumbi uYuda waqala ngokubakhokelela apho uYesu nabapostile bakhe babeyenzele khona iPasika. Efumanisa ukuba bemkile, eli hlokondiba likhulu lixhobileyo neliphethe izibane nezikhanyiso lilandela uYuda ukuphuma eYerusalem nokuwela iNtlambo yeKidron.
Njengoko uYuda ekhokela lo mngcelele ukunyuka iNtaba yeMinquma, uqinisekile ukuba uyayazi indawo aza kumfumana kuyo uYesu. Ebudeni beveki edluleyo, njengoko uYesu nabapostile bebesoloko benyuka besihla phakathi kweBhetani neYerusalem, ngokufuthi bebemisa kumyezo waseGetsemane ukuze baphumle nokuze bancokole. Kodwa, ngoku, ekubeni kusenokuba uYesu akabonakali ngenxa yobumnyama obungaphantsi kwemithi yeminquma, amasoldati aza kumqonda njani? Kusenokuba awazange ambone ngaphambili. Ngoko ke, uYuda unikela umqondiso esithi: “Lowo ndithe ndamanga, nguye; mbambeni, nimrhole nimnqabisile.”
UYuda ukhokelela eli hlokondiba kulo myezo, ubona uYesu nabapostile bakhe, aze aye ngqo kuye. “Aa, Rabhi!” akutsho uyamanga ngobubele.
Ephendula uYesu uthi, “Wethu! ukho ngani na?” Aze eziphendula athi: “Yuda, umngcatsha uNyana woMntu ngokumanga na?” Wanele ngulo mgcatshi! UYesu usondela ekukhanyeni kwezikhanyiso nezibane aze abuze: “Nifuna bani na?”
Impendulo ithi, “UYesu umNazarete.”
“Ndinguye,” uYesu uyaphendula, njengoko esima ngenkalipho phambi kwabo bonke. Emangalisiwe kukungafihlisi kwakhe yaye engazi ukuba mawalindele ntoni na, la madoda ayahlehla aze awe emhlabeni.
Ezolile uYesu uhlabela mgama athi, “Ndinixelele ukuba ndinguye; ukuba ngoko nifuna mna, bayekeni aba bemke.” Kungekudala ngaphambi koku kwigumbi eliphezulu, uYesu emthandazweni wayexelele uYise ukuba wayebagcinile abapostile bakhe abathembekileyo nokuba akukho namnye wabo oye walahleka “ingenguye lowo wentshabalalo.” Ngoko, ukuze ilizwi lakhe lizaliseke, ucela ukuba abalandeli bakhe bayekwe bahambe.
Njengoko amasoldati ezuza amandla kwakhona, aphakame, aze aqalise ukumbopha uYesu, abapostile bayakuqonda okuza kwenzeka. Bayabuza “Nkosi, sixabele na ngekrele?” Ngaphambi kokuba uYesu aphendule, uPetros esebenzisa elinye lamakrele amabini abapostile ababeze nawo, uhlasela uMalko, umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu. Xa uPetros egalela uyayiphosa intloko yalo mkhonzi kodwa uxabela indlebe yakhe yasekunene.
Njengoko uYesu engenelela uthi, “Yekani, kwanele.” Echukumisa indlebe kaMalko, uyaliphilisa elo nxeba. Wandula ke afundise isifundo esibalulekileyo, eyalela uPetros esithi, “Libuyisele endaweni yalo ikrele lakho; kuba bonke abathabatha ikrele baya kutshabalala likrele. Uba andinako na ngoku ukumbongoza uBawo, andikhuphele imikhosi yezithunywa zezulu engaphezu kweshumi elinamibini?”
UYesu ukulungele ukubanjwa, kuba uyacacisa: “Bezingathini na ke oko ukuzaliseka izibhalo ezithi, kumele ukuba kube nje?” Aze ongezelele athi: “Indebe andinikileyo uBawo andisayi kuyisela na?” Uvumelana ngokupheleleyo nokuthanda kukaThixo ngaye!
Ngoko uYesu uthetha nehlokondiba. Uyabuza esithi: “Niphumele ukuza kubamba mna na, ninamakrele neentonga nje, ngathi niphumele isihange? Bendihleli nani imihla ngemihla, ndifundisa etempileni, anandibamba. Oku ke konke kwenzeke, ukuze zizaliseke izibhalo zabaprofeti.”
Akutsho ibutho lamasoldati nomthetheli-mkhosi namadindala amaYuda ayambamba uYesu ambophe. Bakubona oku, abapostile bayamshiya uYesu baze babaleke. Noko ke, umfana oselula—ekusenokwenzeka ukuba ngumfundi uMarko—uyasala phakathi kwehlokondiba. Usenokuba wayekwikhaya apho uYesu wenza khona iPasika waza kamva walandela ihlokondiba ukusuka apho. Noko ke, ngoku ubhaqiwe, yaye bazama ukumbamba. Kodwa ushiya ngasemva ingubo yakhe yelinen aze abaleke enxibe ingubo yangaphantsi kuphela. Mateyu 26:47-56; Marko 14:43-52; Luka 22:47-53; Yohane 17:12; 18:3-12.
▪ Kutheni uYuda eqinisekile ukuba uza kumfumana uYesu kumyezo waseGetsemane?
▪ UYesu uyibonakalisa njani inkxalabo ngabapostile bakhe?
▪ Yintoni eyenziwa nguPetros ukukhusela uYesu, kodwa uYesu uthini kuPetros ngoko?
▪ UYesu ubonisa njani ukuba uvumelana ngokupheleleyo nokuthanda kukaThixo ngaye?
▪ Xa abapostile bemshiya uYesu, ngubani osalayo, yaye kwenzeka ntoni kuye?