Isahluko 118
Ukukhashelwa Nokuboshwa
SEKUNGEMVA kwaphakathi kwamabili njengoba uJuda eholela isixuku esikhulu samasosha, abapristi abakhulu, abaFarisi, nabanye ensimini yaseGetsemane. Abapristi bavumile ukukhokhela uJuda izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingu-30 ukuze akhaphele uJesu.
Ngaphambidlana, lapho uJuda exoshwa esidlweni sePhasika, ngokusobala uye waqonda ngqo kubapristi abakhulu. Laba ngokushesha bahlanganisa abaphathi babo, kanye neviyo lamasosha. Mhlawumbe uJuda uye wabaholela lapho uJesu nabaphostoli bakhe bebegubhela khona iPhasika. Lapho sithola ukuthi sebehambile, isixuku esikhulu esiphethe izikhali futhi esithwele izibani nezihlanti silandelé uJuda saphuma eJerusalema saya ngaphesheya koMfudlana iKedroni.
Njengoba uJuda ehola udwendwe bekhuphukela eNtabeni yemiNqumo, uzizwa eqiniseka ukuthi uyazi ukuthi bazomtholaphi uJesu. Esontweni elidlule, njengoba uJesu nabaphostoli babehla benyuka phakathi kweBethaniya neJerusalema, ngokuvamile babema ensimini yaseGetsemane ukuze baphumule futhi baxoxe. Kodwa, manje, njengoba ngokunokwenzeka uJesu engabonakali ebumnyameni phansi kwemithi yeminqumo, amasosha azombona kanjani? Kungenzeka awakaze ambone ngaphambili. Ngakho-ke uJuda unikeza isibonakaliso, ethi: “Lowo engiyakumanga nguye; mbambeni yena.”
UJuda uholela isixuku esikhulu ensimini, ubona uJesu enabaphostoli bakhe, abese eqonda kuye. “E Rabi! ” esho abese emanga ngomusa omkhulu.
“Mngane, ubabeleni na?” kubuza uJesu. Khona-ke, eziphendula, uthi: “Juda, uyayikhaphela iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga na?” Kepha akasafuni ukukhuluma nomkhapheli wakhe! UJesu uphumela ekukhanyeni kwezihlanti ezivuthayo nezibani abese ebuza: “Nifuna ubani na?”
“UJesu waseNazaretha,” bephendula.
“Yimina,” kuphendula uJesu, njengoba ema phambi kwabo bonke ngesibindi. Bemangaliswa isibindi sakhe futhi bengazi ukuthi kuzolandelani, labantu bayahlehla futhi bawela phansi.
“Nginitshelile ukuthi yimina,” uJesu uyaqhubeka ngomoya ophansi. “Uma-ke nifuna mina, bayekeni laba, bahambe.” Ngaphambidlana besekamelweni eliphezulu, uJesu uye watshela uYise emthandazweni ukuthi uye wabagcina abaphostoli bakhe abathembekile akwalahleka ngisho noyedwa ‘ngaphandle kwendodana yokulahlwa.’ Ngakho, ukuze akushilo kugcwaliseke, ucela ukuba abafundi bakhe bavunyelwe bahambe.
Njengoba amasosha ephinda ethola isibindi, ayasukuma, aqale ukubopha uJesu, abaphostoli bayaqaphela ukuthi sekuzokwenzekani. “Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba na?” bebuza. Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu aphendule, uPetru, esebenzisa enye yezinkemba ezimbili abaphostoli abebeze nazo, uhlasela uMalkusi, inceku yompristi omkhulu. Igalelo likaPetru liyaligeja ikhanda lenceku kodwa linquma indlebe yayo yesokudla.
“Musani; sekwanele,” kusho uJesu elamula. Ethinta indlebe kaMalkusi, upholisa inxeba. Khona-ke ufundisa isifundo esibalulekile, eyala uPetru: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo, ngokuba bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakubhubha ngenkemba. Ingabe uthi ngingecele kuBaba angithumele manje amalegiyona ezingelosi adlula ishumi nambili na?”
UJesu uzimisele ukuboshwa, ngoba uyachaza: “Pho-ke ingagcwaliseka kanjani imibhalo yokuthi kumelwe ukuba kube njalo na?” Futhi uyanezela: “Angiyikusiphuza kanti isitsha enginiké sona uBaba na?” Uvumelana ngokuphelele nentando kaNkulunkulu ngaye!
Khona-ke uJesu ukhuluma nesixuku. “Niphumile kungathi nizé kumphangi, niphethe izinkemba nezinduku ukungibamba, na?” ebuza. “Bengihlezi ethempelini imihla ngemihla ngifundisa, anangibamba. Kepha konke lokho kwenzekile ukuba kugcwaliseke imibhalo yabaprofethi.”
Kulokho iviyo lamasosha nomqondisi wempi nabaphathi bamaJuda babamba uJesu bayambopha. Uma bebona lokhu, abaphostoli bayamshiya uJesu bayabaleka. Nokho, insizwa ethile—mhlawumbe umfundi uMarku—isala phakathi kwesixuku. Kungenzeka ukuthi ibisemzini lapho uJesu agubhele khona iPhasika futhi kamuva yase ilandela isixuku. Nokho, manje, iyabonakala, futhi kwenziwa umzamo wokuyibamba. Kodwa ishiya ingubo yayo yelineni iyabaleka. Mathewu 26:47-56; Marku 14:43-52; Luka 22:47-53; Johane 17:12; 18:3-12.
▪ Kungani uJuda eqiniseka ukuthi uJesu uzomthola ensimini yaseGetsemane?
▪ UJesu ukubonisa kanjani ukukhathalela abafundi bakhe?
▪ UPetru uthatha siphi isinyathelo sokuvikela uJesu, kodwa uJesu uthini kuPetru ngaso?
▪ UJesu wembula kanjani ukuthi uvumelana ngokuphelele nentando kaNkulunkulu ngaye?
▪ Lapho abaphostoi beshiya uJesu, ubani osalayo, futhi kwenzekani kuye?