Ngabe “ukuthandana” kubukeka kanjani njengoba uJesu asithanda

UJohn 13 isahluko sokuqala sezahluko ezinhlanu zeVangeli likaJohane elibizwa ngeDiscourses of the Cenacle. UJesu wachitha izinsuku namahora akhe okugcina engxoxweni ezwakalayo nabafundi bakhe ukubalungiselela ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe, futhi nokubalungiselela ukushumayela ivangeli nokusungula ibandla. Ekuqaleni kwesahluko se-13, uJesu wageza izinyawo zabafundi, waqhubeka nokubikezela ukufa kwakhe nokuphika kukaPetru, futhi wafundisa lo mfundi onamandla kubafundi bakhe:

“Ngininika umyalo omusha: Thandanani. Njengoba nami nginithandile, nani kufanele nithandane ”(NgokukaJohane 13: 34).

Kusho ukuthini ukuthi "Thandanani njengoba nginithandile"?
UJesu wayesola abafundi bakhe ngalokho okwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka. Bangabathanda kanjani abanye uthando olufanayo olungenamkhawulo uJesu alukhombisile kaningi? Abafundi bakhe bashaqeka lapho uJesu ekhuluma nowesifazane waseSamariya (bona uJohane 4:27). Kungenzeka ukuthi laba bafundi abayishumi nambili babeyingxenye yeqembu labalandeli ababezama ukwenza ukuthi izingane zingaboni kuJesu (bona uMathewu 19:13). Behlulekile ukuthanda abanye ngendlela uJesu abathanda ngayo abanye.

UJesu wayebazi bonke ubuthakathaka babo kanye nemikhawulo ekhulayo, kepha wayelokhu ebanikeza lo myalo omusha wokuba bathandane njengoba naye ebathandile. Lo myalo wothando wawumusha ngomqondo wokuthi abafundi babezoba namandla ngendlela entsha yokubona uhlobo olufanayo lothando olwaboniswa nguJesu - uthando olwaluhlanganisa ukwamukela, ukuthethelela nozwela. Kwakuwuthando olumakwe ukuzidela futhi lubeka abanye ngaphezu kwabo, uthando olweqa ngisho nokujwayeleka kwamasiko nokulindelwe.

Jesu ukhuluma nobani kulelivesi?

Kuleli vesi, uJesu ukhuluma nabafundi bakhe. Ekuqaleni kwenkonzo yakhe, uJesu wayeqinisekisile imiyalo emibili emikhulu (bheka uMathewu 26: 36-40), owesibili kwakungukuthanda abanye. Nakulokhu futhi, egumbini eliphezulu nabafundi bakhe, wafundisa ngobukhulu bothando. Ngempela, njengoba uJesu aqhubeka, wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi uthando lwabo ngabanye yilo oluzobahlukanisa. Uthando lwabo ngabanye luyoba yilokho kanye okwabaphawula njengamakholwa nabalandeli.

Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu asho lokhu, wayesanda kuqeda ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi. Ukugeza izinyawo bekungumkhuba ojwayelekile wokuhambela izivakashi ngesikhathi sikaJesu, kodwa wayeyinceku esezingeni eliphansi eyayizonikezwa lowo msebenzi. UJesu wageza izinyawo zabafundi bakhe, ekhombisa ukuthobeka nothando lwakhe olukhulu.

Lokhu ngikwenza ngaphambi kokuyala abafundi bakhe ukuthi bathande abanye ngendlela abathanda ngayo. Walinda waze waqeda ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi bakhe futhi wabikezela ukuthi uzokufa, ”ngoba ukugeza izinyawo nokubeka phansi impilo yakhe kwakuhlotshaniswe ngokuxakile nendlela abafundi bakhe abathanda ngayo abanye.

Njengoba nje uJesu ayekhuluma nabafundi bakhe kulelo gumbi, ngokusebenzisa imiBhalo idlule isuka kwesinye isizukulwane, uJesu unikeze lo myalo kuwo wonke amakholwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuze kube manje. Kusalokhu kunjalo nanamuhla, uthando lwethu olungenamikhawulo futhi olungenamikhawulo luyinto ezohlukanisa amakholwa.

Ingabe izinguqulo ezihlukile ziyayithonya incazelo?

Leli vesi lihunyushwa njalo phakathi kwezinguqulo ezihlukile zesiNgisi ezisebhayibhelini ngokuhlukahluka okumbalwa. Lokhu kufana phakathi kwezinguqulo kusiqinisekisa ukuthi leli vesi licacile futhi liqondile ngendlela elihunyushwa ngayo futhi-ke liyasiphoqa ukuthi sibheke ukuthi kusho ukuthini ngathi ukuthanda njengoba uJesu ayithandayo.

I-AMP:

“Ngininika umyalo omusha, wokuba nithandane. Njengoba nje nami nginithandile, nani kufanele nithandane. "

I-ESV:

"Umyalo omusha engininika wona, wokuba nithandane; njengalokho nginithandile, nani nithandane".

I-NIV:

“Umyalo omusha engininika wona: thandanani. Benginithanda kanjani, ngakho-ke kufanele nithandane. "

NKJV:

“Umyalo omusha engininika wona, wokuba nithandane; ukuthi nginithandile kanjani, ukuba nani nithandane. "

I-NLT:

“Ngakho-ke, manje ngininika umyalo omusha: thandanani. Njengoba ngangikuthanda, kufanele uzithande. "

Abanye bazokwazi kanjani ukuthi singabafundi bothando lwethu?

Ngemuva kokuthi uJesu eyale abafundi bakhe ngalo myalo omusha, wachaza ukuthi uma bethanda njengoba ebathanda, yileyo ndlela abanye abazokwazi ngayo ukuthi bangabalandeli bakhe. Lokhu kusho ukuthi lapho sithanda abantu njengoba noJesu esithanda, nabo bazokwazi ukuthi singabafundi bakhe ngenxa yothando olunzulu esilubonisayo.

Imibhalo ifundisa ukuthi kufanele sehluke emhlabeni (bona: KwabaseRoma 12: 2, 1 Peter 2: 9, IHubo 1: 1, Izaga 4:14) nokuthi sithanda kanjani kuyinkomba ebalulekile yokwehlukaniswa njengabalandeli UJesu.

Isonto lakuqala lalivame ukwaziwa ngendlela elithanda ngayo abanye futhi uthando lwabo laluwubufakazi bokuba semthethweni komlayezo wevangeli odonsela abantu ekunikezeni impilo kuJesu.Lawa maKhristu okuqala abelana ngomlayezo wevangeli owaguqula impilo futhi wabelana uhlobo lothando oluguqula impilo. Namuhla, njengamakholwa, singavumela uMoya ukuthi usebenze ngathi futhi ukhombise uthando olufanayo lokuzinikela nolokuzidela oluzodonsela abanye kuJesu futhi lusebenze njengobufakazi obunamandla bamandla nobuhle bukaJesu.

UJesu usithanda kanjani?

Umyalo wokuthanda abanye kuleli vesi wawungewona neze umyalo omusha. Ubusha balo myalo abutholakali esimweni sothando kuphela, kodwa nasekuthandeni abanye njengoba uJesu ebathanda. Uthando lukaJesu lwaluqotho futhi luzidela kwaze kwaba sekufeni. Uthando lukaJesu lwalungenabugovu, lunamasiko amaningi, futhi luhle ngazo zonke izindlela. UJesu usiyala njengabalandeli bakhe ukuba bathande ngokulinganayo: okungenamibandela, ukuzidela, nokuthembeka.

UJesu wahamba kulo mhlaba efundisa, ekhonza, futhi egona abantu. UJesu weqa imigoqo nenzondo, wasondela kwabacindezelwe nalabo ababekhishwa inyumbazane futhi wamema nalabo abafuna ukumlandela ukuthi benze okufanayo. Ngenxa yakhe, uJesu wakhuluma iqiniso ngoNkulunkulu futhi washumayela umyalezo wokuphenduka nokuphila okuphakade. Uthando lwakhe olukhulu lwenze ukuthi amahora akhe okugcina aboshwe, ashaywe ngesihluku futhi abulawe. UJesu uthanda ngamunye wethu waze waya esiphambanweni washiya impilo yakhe.

Singalukhombisa kanjani lolo thando kwabanye?

Lapho sibheka ubukhulu bothando lukaJesu, kungabonakala cishe kungenakwenzeka ukukhombisa uhlobo olufanayo lothando. Kodwa uJesu wathumela umoya wakhe ukusinika amandla okuphila ngendlela aphila ngayo nokuthanda njengoba athandile. Ukuthanda njengoba uJesu ethanda kuzodinga ukufunda impilo yonke, futhi usuku ngalunye sizokwenza lokho kukhetha ukulandela ukuhola kwakhe.

Singabonisa abanye uhlobo olufanayo lothando uJesu alubonisa ngokuthobeka, ukungabi nabugovu, nokusebenzela abanye. Sithanda abanye njengoba uJesu abathanda ngokuhlanganyela ivangeli, ngokunakekela abashushiswayo, izintandane nabafelokazi. Sikhombisa uthando lukaJesu ngokuletha isithelo sikaMoya sokusebenzela nokunakekela abanye, esikhundleni sokuzitika enyameni yethu futhi sizibeke thina kuqala. Futhi lapho sithanda njengoba uJesu athandile, abanye bazokwazi ukuthi singabalandeli bakhe ngokweqiniso.

Akuyona imfundo engenakwenzeka
Kuyilungelo elikhulu ukuthi uJesu uyasamukela futhi usigunyaza ukuba sithande njengoba ethanda. Leli vesi akudingeki libukeke njengomyalo ongenakwenzeka. Kuyisifiso esimnene nesivuselelayo ukuhamba ezindleleni zakhe kunakwethu. Kuyisimemo sokuthanda ngaphezu kwethu futhi sigxile ezithakazelweni zabanye hhayi nje ezifisweni zethu. Ukuthanda njengoba uJesu ethanda kusho ukuthi sizophila izinguqulo ezanelisa kakhulu nezifeza impilo yethu sazi ukuthi sithuthukise umbuso kaNkulunkulu kunokuba sishiye ifa lethu.

UJesu wenza ukuthobeka njengoba ngothando egeza izinyawo zabafundi bakhe, futhi lapho eya esiphambanweni, wenza ukuzidela okukhulu ngothando okwaziwa isintu. Ngeke kudingeke sife ngenxa yezono zawo wonke umuntu, kodwa ngoba uJesu wenza kanjalo, sinethuba lokuchitha ingunaphakade naye, futhi sinethuba lokuthanda abanye lapha manje nangothando olumsulwa nolungenabugovu.