Cinga namhlanje ngobizo lwakho ebomini lokuxelisa ukuthobeka kukaYohane uMbhaptizi
Wenjenje ukuthetha: “Emva kwam kuza kuthiwe unamandla kunam. Andikufanelanga ukugoba ndikhulule imitya yeembadada zakhe “. UMarko 1: 7
UJohn uMbhaptizi wayethathwa nguYesu njengomnye wabona bantu babalaseleyo abakha bahamba ebusweni bomhlaba (jonga uMateyu 11:11). Ukanti kwesi sicatshulwa singasentla, uYohane ucacisa gca ukuba akakulungelanga nokuba "ukugoba aze akhulule imitya yeembadada zikaYesu." Oku kukuzithoba ngokupheleleyo!
Yintoni eyenze iSt. Ngaba yayikukushumayela kwakhe okunamandla? Ubuntu bakhe obunamandla nobunomtsalane? Ngendlela yakhe ngamazwi? Inkangeleko yakhe entle? Abalandeli bakhe abaninzi? Ngokuqinisekileyo yayingeyiyo le ingasentla. Eyona nto yenza ukuba uYohane abe mkhulu ngokunyanisekileyo kukuthobeka awathi walatha kuye wonke umntu kuYesu.
Enye yezona ngxaki zinkulu ebantwini ebomini likratshi. Sikholisa ukufuna ukutsalela ingqalelo kuthi. Uninzi lwabantu luyasokola notyekelo lokuxelela abanye ukuba balunge kangakanani kwaye kutheni bechanekileyo. Sifuna ukuhoywa, ukwamkelwa nokudunyiswa. Sisoloko silwa nale meko kuba ukuziphakamisa kunendlela yokusenza sizive sibalulekile. Kwaye "ukuziva" okunjalo uziva ulungile, ukuya kuthi ga kwinqanaba elithile. Kodwa eyona nto indalo yethu yokuwa kwabantu isilelayo ukukuqonda ukuba ukuthobeka lolona phawu lubalulekileyo esinokuba nalo, kwaye, kude kube, ngowona mthombo mkhulu wobomi.
Ukuthobeka kufumaneka ngokucacileyo kula mazwi nakwizenzo zikaYohane uMbhaptizi kwindima engentla. Wayemazi ukuba ungubani uYesu, wakhomba kuYesu wajika amehlo abalandeli bakhe amjonga eNkosini. Kwaye sesi senzo sokukhokelela abanye kuKrestu esineziphumo ezibini zokumphakamisela kubukhulu obungenakufezekiswa likratshi lokuzingca.
Yintoni enokuba nkulu kunokukhomba uMsindisi wehlabathi kwabanye? Yintoni enokuba nkulu kunokunceda abanye bafumane injongo ebomini babo ngokwazi uKristu Yesu njengeNkosi noMsindisi wabo? Yintoni enokuba yinto enkulu kunokukhuthaza abanye kubomi bokuzinikela ngokungazingci kuye okuphela koThixo onenceba? Yintoni enokuba nkulu kunokuphakamisa iNyaniso phezu kobuxoki bokuzingca bobuntu bethu obuwileyo?
Cinga namhlanje ngobizo lwakho ebomini lokuxelisa ukuthobeka kukaYohane uMbhaptizi. Ukuba ufuna ubomi bakho bube nexabiso eliyinyani kunye nentsingiselo, sebenzisa ubomi bakho ukuphakamisa uMsindisi wehlabathi kangangoko kunokwenzeka emehlweni abo bakungqongileyo. Yalatha abanye kuYesu, beka uYesu embindini wobomi bakho uze uzihlaze phambi kwakhe.Ngesi senzo sokuthobeka, ubukhulu bakho bokwenyani buya kufunyanwa kwaye uyakufumana eyona njongo yobomi.
Nkosi yam ezukileyo, nguwe wedwa onguMsindisi wehlabathi. Wena nawe wedwa unguThixo, ndinike ubulumko bokuzithoba ukuze ndikwazi ukunikela ngobomi bam ekuqondiseni abanye kuwe ukuze abaninzi bakwazi wena njengeNkosi yabo eyiyo noThixo wabo. Andikufanelanga, Nkosi yam. Nangona kunjalo, ngenceba yakho, uyandisebenzisa phofu. Ndiyabulela kuwe kwaye ndinikela ubomi bam ekuvakaliseni igama lakho elingcwele. UYesu ndiyakholelwa kuwe.