Isahluko 126
“Inyaniso, Lo Mntu EbenguNyana KaThixo”
AKUKUDALA uYesu exhonywe emthini xa kuthi, emini emaqanda, kubekho ubumnyama obumangalisayo obuthabatha ubude obuziiyure ezintathu. Obu bumnyama abubangelwa kukusithwa kwelanga yinyanga, ekubeni oko kusenzeka kuphela ngexesha lenyanga entsha yaye inyanga isisonka ngexesha lePasika. Ngaphezu koko, ubumnyama obubangelwa kukusithwa kwelanga yinyanga buthabatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela. Ngoko obu bumnyama bubangelwe nguThixo! Kunokwenzeka ukuba buyabanqumamisa abo bagculela uYesu, bude bubangele ukuba bayeke ukuhlekisa ngaye.
Ukuba esi siganeko singaqhelekanga nesoyikekayo senzeka ngaphambi kokuba omnye wabenzi bobubi akhalimele iqabane lakhe aze acele uYesu ukuba amkhumbule, kunokwenzeka ukuba singunobangela wokuba aguquke. Mhlawumbi kusebudeni bobu bumnyama athi amabhinqa amane, angala, unina kaYesu nodade wabo uSalome, uMariya waseMagadala noMariya unina wompostile uYakobi Omnci, asondele ngakumthi wentuthumbo. UYohane, umpostile othandwayo nguYesu, ukunye nabo apho.
Hayi indlela ‘ebuhlungu ngayo’ intliziyo kamama kaYesu njengoko ebukele unyana wakhe awamkhulisayo nawamondlayo exhonywe apho ekwintlungu engcungcuthekisayo! Sekunjalo uYesu ucinga, kungekhona ngentlungu yakhe, kodwa ngentlalo-ntle kanina. Ngomgudu omkhulu, unqwalela ngakuYohane aze athi kunina: “Mfazi, nanko unyana wakho!” Emva koko, enqwalela ngakuMariya, uthi kuYohane: “Nanko unyoko!”
Ngaloo ndlela uYesu uyalela ukuba unina, ngokucacileyo ngoku ongumhlolokazi, anyanyekelwe ngumpostile wakhe amthanda ngokukhethekileyo. Oku ukwenza ngenxa yokuba abanye oonyana bakaMariya abakabonakalisi kukholelwa kuye. Ngaloo ndlela umisela umzekelo omhle wokulungiselela kungekhona kuphela iimfuno ezingokwenyama zikanina kodwa kwanezokomoya.
Malunga nentsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini, uYesu uthi: “Ndinxaniwe.” UYesu uyaqonda ukuba uYise uye, ngokungathi kunjalo, wayeka ukumkhusela ukuze ingqibelelo yakhe ivavanywe ukusa ekupheleni. Ngoko udanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu athi: “Thixo wam! Thixo wam! undishiyeleni na?” Bakukuva oku, abanye abame kufuphi bathi: “Yabonani, ubiza uEliya.” Kwangoko omnye wabo uyabaleka aze, athabathe imfunxa emanziswe ngeviniga ayifake engcongolweni, amnike ukuba asele. Kodwa abanye bathi: “Khanenze kuhle, khe sibone ukuba uEliya woza kumthula na.”
Xa uYesu esamkela iviniga, udanduluka ngelizwi elikhulu athi: “Kugqityiwe!” Ewe, uyigqibile yonke into uYise ebemthumele emhlabeni ukuba ayenze. Ekugqibeleni uthi: “Bawo, ndiyawunikela ezandleni zakho umoya wam.” Ngaloo ndlela uYesu unikela kuThixo amandla akhe obomi enethemba lokuba uThixo uya kuwabuyisela kuye kwakhona. Wandula ke athobe intloko yakhe aze afe.
Ngethuba uYesu atsala umoya wakhe wokugqibela, kubakho inyikima enkulu, ecanda amawa. Le nyikima inamandla kakhulu kangangokuba amangcwaba angaphandle kweYerusalem ayavuleka, yaye izidumbu zilahlelwa ngaphandle kwawo. Abadlulayo ababona ezi zidumbu ziqungquluze ngaphandle, bangena esixekweni baze bakubike oku.
Ngaphezu koko, ngexesha afa ngalo uYesu, ikhuselo elikhulu elahlula iNgcwele kwiNgcwele kaNgcwele kwitempile kaThixo lahlukana kubini, ukusuka phezulu kuse ezantsi. Ngokucacileyo eli khuselo lihonjiswe kakuhle limalunga neemitha ezili-18 ubude yaye lomelele gqitha! Lo mmangaliso wothusayo awuthi kuphela nje ubonakalise ingqumbo kaThixo nxamnye nababulali boNyana Wakhe kodwa ubonisa ukuba ithuba lokungena kwiNgcwele kaNgcwele, izulu ngokwalo, ngoku livulelekile ngokufa kukaYesu.
Ewe, xa abantu besiva inyikima baze babone izinto ezenzekayo, boyika gqitha. Umthetheli-mkhosi owayephambili ekubulaweni kukaYesu uzukisa uThixo. Uvakalisa oku: “Inyaniso, lo mntu ebenguNyana kaThixo.” Kusenokwenzeka ebekho xa bekuxutyushwa ngebango lokuba ngunyana kaThixo kwityala likaYesu phambi koPilato. Yaye ngoku weyisekile ukuba uYesu unguNyana kaThixo, ewe, ukuba eneneni ungoyena mntu ubalaseleyo wakha waphila.
Kwanabanye beyisekile yile mimangaliso yenzekileyo, yaye bagoduka bezibeth’ izifuba, njengembonakaliso yentlungu enzulu nokudana. Ababukele lo mmangaliso bemgama ngabafundi abangamabhinqa bakaYesu abachukumiseke ngokunzulu ngenxa yezi ziganeko zishiy ’ amehlo. Nompostile uYohane ukwakho apha. Mateyu 27:45-56; Marko 15:33-41; Luka 23:44-49; 2:34, 35; Yohane 19:25-30.
▪ Kutheni ingenakuba kukusithwa kwelanga yinyanga oko kubangela ubumnyama beeyure ezintathu?
▪ Ngaphambi nje kokufa kwakhe, nguwuphi umzekelo omhle uYesu ababekela wona abo banabazali abalupheleyo?
▪ Liliphi ilizwi lokugqibela uYesu alithethayo ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe?
▪ Yintoni ephunyezwa yinyikima, yaye iyintoni intsingiselo yokukrazuka kubini kwekhuselo letempile?
▪ Umthetheli-mkhosi owayephambili ekubulaweni kukaYesu uchaphazeleka njani yile mimangaliso?