Umfazi equleni: ibali loThixo onothando
Ibali lomfazi equleni lelinye lawona mabali aziwayo eBhayibhileni; AmaKristu amaninzi anokubalisa ngokulula isishwankathelo. Kumphezulu walo, ibali liyabalisa malunga nokucalucalulwa ngokobuhlanga kunye nebhinqa elinqatyisiweyo luluntu lwalo. Kodwa jonga nzulu kwaye uyakuqonda ukuba ityhila okuninzi ngesimilo sika Yesu, Ngaphezu kwako konke, ibali, elenzeka kuYohane 4: 1-40, licebisa ukuba uYesu unothando kwaye wamkela uThixo kwaye kufuneka silandele umzekelo wakhe.
Ibali liqala xa uYesu nabafundi bakhe besuka eJerusalem emazantsi besiya eGalili emantla. Ukuze benze uhambo lwabo lube lufutshane, bathabatha eyona ndlela ikhawulezayo, edlula eSamariya. Ediniwe kwaye enxaniwe, uYesu wahlala ngasequleni likaYakobi kwaye abafundi bakhe baya kwidolophana yaseSikare, emalunga nesiqingatha sekhilomitha, ukuya kuthenga ukutya. Kwakusemini emaqanda, eyona ndawo yayishushu nemini, kwaza kweza umSamariyakazi equleni ngelo xesha ukuza kukha amanzi.
UYesu udibana nebhinqa equleni
Ngexesha lokudibana nebhinqa equleni, uYesu waqhekeza amasiko amaJuda amathathu. Okokuqala, wathetha naye nangona wayengumfazi. Okwesibini, wayengumfazi ongumSamariya kwaye amaJuda ngokwesiko angcatsha amaSamariya. Okwesithathu, wamcela ukuba amphathele amanzi okusela, nangona ukusetyenziswa kwendebe yakhe okanye ivazi yakhe yayiza kumenza angacoceki.
Indlela aziphethe ngayo uYesu yothusa ibhinqa equleni. Kodwa ngokungathi ayonelanga, waxelela lo mfazi ukuba angamnika "amanzi aphilayo" ukuze angabi sanxanwa kwakhona. U-Yesu wasebenzisa amagama amanzi aphilileyo ukubhekisa kubomi obungunaphakade, isipho esinokwanelisa umnqweno womphefumlo wakhe ofumaneka ngaye kuphela. Ekuqaleni, umfazi ongumSamariya wayengayiqondi kakuhle intsingiselo kaYesu.
Nangona babengazange badibane ngaphambili, uYesu waveza ukuba wayesazi ukuba wayenamadoda amahlanu kwaye ngoku wayehlala nendoda eyayingeyondoda yakhe. Wayeqwalasele ngokupheleleyo!
UYesu uzityhila emfazini
Njengoko uYesu kunye neli bhinqa babexoxa ngeembono zabo ngonqulo, eli bhinqa lavakalisa inkolelo yalo yokuba uMesiya uyeza. Waphendula uYesu wathi: "Nguye lo uthetha nawe." (Yohane 4:26, ESV)
Xa lo mfazi waqala ukubuqonda ubunyani bokudibana kwakhe noYesu, abafundi babuya. Nabo bothuka bakumbona ethetha nomntu obhinqileyo. Ushiye ingqayi yakhe yamanzi ngasemva, umfazi wabuyela edolophini, emema abantu ukuba "Yizani, nibone indoda endixelele yonke into endakha ndayenza." (Yohane 4:29, ESV)
Ngeli xesha, uYesu waxelela abafundi bakhe ukuba isivuno semiphefumlo sasilungile, sihlwayelwe ngabaprofeti, ababhali beTestamente eNdala noYohane uMbhaptizi.
Bavuyiswa koko bakuxelelwa ngulo mfazi, amaSamariya eza eSika kwaye acela uYesu ukuba ahlale nawo.
UYesu wahlala iintsuku ezimbini, efundisa abantu baseSamariya ngoBukumkani bukaThixo.Ukuhamba kwakhe, abantu bathi kwinkazana: "... sizimamele kwaye siyazi ukuba lo ngokwenene ngumsindisi wehlabathi." (Yohane 4:42, ESV)
Amanqaku anomdla kwibali lomfazi equleni
Ukuliqonda ngokupheleleyo ibali lomfazi equleni, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuba ngubani amaSamariya - uhlanga oluxubileyo lwabantu ababetshatile neAsiriya kwiinkulungwane ngaphambili. Babezondwa ngamaYuda ngenxa yale ngxubevange yenkcubeko kwaye ngenxa yokuba babeneBhayibhile yabo kunye netempile yabo kwiNtaba yeGerizim.
UmSamariyakazi uYesu awadibana naye wayejamelene nomkhethe kwindawo awayehlala kuyo. Weza kukha amanzi kweyona ndawo ishushu emini, endaweni yesiqhelo kusasa okanye ngokuhlwa, kuba wayenqatshelwe kwaye enqatshelwe ngamanye amabhinqa aloo ndawo ngenxa yokuziphatha kakubi kwakhe. UYesu wayelazi ibali lakhe, kodwa wayelamkela kwaye elikhathalele.
Ngokuthetha namaSamariya, uYesu wabonisa ukuba injongo yakhe yayiyeyabantu bonke, hayi amaJuda kuphela. Kwincwadi yeZenzo, emva kokuba uYesu enyukele ezulwini, abapostile baqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe eSamariya nakwabeeNtlanga. Okumangalisayo kukuba, ngexa uMbingeleli oMkhulu kunye neSanhedrin bamalayo uYesu njengoMesiya, amaSamariya awayejongelwe phantsi amamkela kwaye amamkela ukuba eyiyo, iNkosi noMsindisi.
Umbuzo wokubonisa
Utyekelo lwethu lomntu kukugweba abanye ngenxa yeenkolelo, amasiko okanye umkhethe. UYesu uphatha umntu ngamnye, ebamkela ngothando nangovelwano. Ngaba ubagxotha abantu abathile njengezinto ezilahlekileyo okanye ubathatha njengabaxabisekileyo kubo, befanele ukwazi ivangeli?