Isahluko 120

Ukukhanyela Entendelezweni

EMVA kokuba bemshiyile uYesu emyezweni waseGetsemane baza babaleka nabo bonke abapostile ngenxa yokoyika, uPetros noYohane bayema. Mhlawumbi bayamfumana uYesu xa esisiwa kwikhaya lika-Anas. Xa uAnas emthumela kuMbingeleli Omkhulu uKayafa, uPetros noYohane bayalandela bemgama, ngokucacileyo bengazi ukuba mabathini na ngenxa yokoyikela ubomi babo nangenxa yenkxalabo enzulu abanayo ngoko kuza kwenzeka kwiNkosi yabo.

Ekufikeni kwabo kwikhaya likaKayafa elinendawo ephangaleleyo, uYohane uyakwazi ukungena entendelezweni, ekubeni esaziwa ngumbingeleli omkhulu. Noko ke, uPetros ushiywa emi ngaphandle emnyango. Kodwa kungekudala uYohane uyabuya aze athethe nomgcini-sango, isicakakazi, yaye uPetros uyavunyelwa ukuba angene.

Ngoku kuyabanda, yaye abakhonzi namadindala ombingeleli omkhulu babase umlilo wamalahle. UPetros usondela kubo khon’ ukuze afudumale ngoxa elinde umphumo wokuvavanywa kwetyala likaYesu. Apho, ekukhanyiseni komlilo odangazelayo, umgcini-sango obengenise uPetros umbona kakuhle. Udanduluka esithi: “Nawe ubunaye uYesu lo waseGalili.”

Ephazamisekile kukuba ebhaqiwe, uPetros ukhanyela phambi kwabo bonke ukuba uyamazi uYesu. Uthi: “Andiyazi, andiyiqondi kanye into oyithethayo wena.”

Akuba etshilo, uPetros uyaphuma aye ngasesangweni. Elapho, esinye isicakakazi siyambona size naso sithi kwabo bemi kufuphi: “Naye lo ebenaye uYesu waseNazarete.” Kwakhona, uPetros uyakukhanyela oko, efunga esithi: “Andimazi loo mntu.”

UPetros uhlala entendelezweni, ezama ukuba angabonakali kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Mhlawumbi ngeli xesha wothuswa kukulila kwenkuku kubumnyama besifingo. Ngeli xesha, ityala likaYesu lisavavanywa, ngokucacileyo livavanyelwa kwicandelo lendlu elingaphezu kwentendelezo. Alithandabuzeki elokuba uPetros nabanye abalinde ngaphantsi bayakubona ukungena nokuphuma kwamangqina awahlukahlukeneyo angeniswa ukuze anikele ubungqina.

Sele kudlule ixesha elinokuba ngangeyure enye ukususela ekubeni uPetros eye wafaniswa njengesinxulumani sikaYesu. Ngoku iqela labo beme kufuphi liza kuye lize lithi: “Inyaniso, nawe ungowabo; kuba nokuthetha kwakho kuyakudiza.” Omnye weli qela sisalamane sikaMalko, obenqanyulwe indlebe nguPetros. Uthi, “Andikubonanga mna yini na emyezweni unaye?”

Egxininisa ngamandla uPetros uthi: “Andimazi loo mntu.” Enyanisweni, ngokushwabula nangokufunga kulo mbandela, uzama ukubeyisela ekubeni babone ukuba bonke bayaphazama ngenene, eziqalekisa ukuba akathethi nyaniso.

Kanye njengokuba uPetros ekhanyela okwesithathu, inkuku iyalila. Yaye ngelo xesha, uYesu, ekubonakala ukuba uye waphumela kwivaranda ephezu kwentendelezo, uyajika aze amjonge. Kwangoko, uPetros ukhumbula oko uYesu ebekuthethile kwiiyure nje ezimbalwa ngaphambilana kwigumbi eliphezulu: “Ingekalili kabini inkuku, uya kundikhanyela kathathu.” Ebuhlungu gqitha ngenxa yobunzulu besono sakhe, uPetros uphuma phandle aze alile ngokukrakra.

Kunokwenzeka njani oku? Emva kokuqiniseka kangaka ngokomelela kwakhe ngokomoya, uPetros unokuyikhanyela njani iNkosi yakhe izihlandlo ezithathu ezilandelelana ngokukhawuleza kangaka? Ngokungathandabuzekiyo uPetros uqutyulwe ziimeko. Inyaniso iyagqwethwa, yaye uYesu ugqalwa njengesaphuli-mthetho esingendawo. Oko kulungileyo kwenziwa kubonakale kungalunganga, omsulwa enetyala. Ngoko ngenxa yeengcinezelo zesi sihlandlo, uPetros udidekile. Ngequbuliso ukunyaniseka kwakhe kubekwa eluvavanyweni. Ngelishwa ngenxa yokoyika abantu uphelelwa ngamandla okuxhathisa. Ngamana oko kungangaze kwenzeke kuthi! Mateyu 26:57, 58, 69-75; Marko 14:30, 53, 54, 66-72; Luka 22:54-62; Yohane 18:15-18, 25-27.

▪ UPetros noYohane bangena njani entendelezweni yombingeleli omkhulu?

▪ Ngoxa uPetros noYohane besentendelezweni, yintoni eqhubekayo endlwini?

▪ Inkuku ilila izihlandlo ezingaphi, yaye uPetros ukhanyela izihlandlo ezingaphi ukuba uyamazi uYesu?

▪ Kuthetha ukuthini ukushwabula nokufunga kukaPetros?

▪ Yintoni ebangela ukuba uPetros akhanyele ukuba uyamazi uYesu?