Isahluko 114

Isidlo Sakusihlwa Sesikhumbuzo

NGEMVA kokuba uJesu egeze izinyawo zabaphostoli bakhe, ucaphuna umbhalo okumaHubo 41:⁠9, ethi: “Odla isinkwa sami ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe.” Khona-ke, ekhathazeka emoyeni, uyachaza: “Omunye wenu uyakungikhaphela.”

Abaphostoli baqala ukudabuka futhi ngamunye bathi kuJesu: “Kungaba-yimi na?” Ngisho noJuda Iskariyothe uhlanganyela ekubuzeni. UJohane, ohlezi eduze kukaJesu etafuleni, uncika esifubeni sikaJesu futhi uyabuza: “Nkosi, ngubani na?”

“Ngomunye wabayishumi nambili, okha kanye nami esitsheni,” kuphendula uJesu. “INdodana yomuntu iyamuka kambe njengokulotshiwe ngayo, kepha maye kulowomuntu iNdodana yomuntu ekhashelwa ngaye! Nga kukuhle kulowomuntu ukuba kazalwanga.” Ngemva kwalokho, uSathane uphinda ungena kuJuda, esizakala ngesikhala esisenhliziyweni yakhe, eye yaba yimbi. Kamuva ngalobobusuku, uJesu ubiza uJuda ngokufanelekile ngokuthi “indodana yokulahlwa.”

Manje uJesu utshela uJuda: “Okwenzayo kwenze masinyane.” Akekho kwabanye abaphostoli oqondayo ukuthi uJesu usho ukuthini. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi njengoba uJuda ephatha isikhwama semali, uJesu uthi kuye: “Thenga esikuswele emkhosini,” noma ukuthi kumelwe ahambe futhi abele abampofu okuthile.

Ngemva kokuba uJuda esehambile, uJesu umisa umkhosi noma isikhumbuzo esisha ngokuphelele nabaphostoli bakhe abathembekile. Uthatha isinkwa, wenza umkhuleko wokubonga, uyasihlephula, futhi ubanika sona, ethi: “Thabathani nidle.” Uyachaza: “Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa nina; yenzani lokhu ukuba ningikhumbule.”

Lapho ngamunye esesidlile isinkwa, uJesu uthatha isitsha sewayini, ngokusobala isitsha sesine esasisetshenziswa enkonzweni yePhasika. Futhi usenzela umkhuleko wokubonga, usidlulisela kubo, ubatshela ukuba baphuze kuso, futhi uthi, “Lesisitsha siyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululelwa nina.”

Ngakho-ke lokhu, eqinisweni, kuyisikhumbuzo sokufa kukaJesu. Unyaka ngamunye ngoNisan 14 kumelwe siphindwe, njengoba uJesu esho, ukuze akhunjulwe. Siyokhumbuza labo abasigubhayo ngalokho uJesu noYise osezulwini abakwenzile ukuze balungiselele isintu ukusinda esijezisweni sokufa. KumaJuda aba abalandeli bakaKristu, lomkhosi uthatha isikhundla sePhasika.

Isivumelwano esisha, esenziwa sisebenze ngegazi likaJesu elachitheka, sithatha isikhundla sesivumelwano soMthetho esidala. SinoJesu Kristu njengomlamuleli phakathi kwabahlanganyeli ababili​—⁠kolunye uhlangothi, uJehova uNkulunkulu, futhi kolunye, amaKristu azelwe ngomoya angu-144 000. Ngaphandle kokulungiselela ukuthethelelwa kwezono, lesivumelwano sivumela ukwakhiwa kwesizwe sasezulwini sabapristi abangamakhosi. Mathewu 26:21-29; Marku 14:18-25; Luka 22:19-23; Johane 13:18-30; 17:12; 1 Korinte 5:7.

▪ Yisiphi isiprofetho seBhayibheli uJesu asicaphunayo ngomunye wabo, futhi usisebenzisa kanjani?

▪ Kungani abaphostoli bedabuka kakhulu, futhi yini ngamunye wabo ayibuzayo?

▪ Yini uJesu atshela uJuda ukuba ayenze, kodwa abanye abaphostoli bazichaza kanjani leziyalezo?

▪ Yimuphi umkhosi uJesu awumisayo ngemva kokuhamba kukaJuda, futhi ufeza yiphi injongo?

▪ Obani abangabahlanganyeli besivumelwano esisha, futhi lesivumelwano sifezani?