Ukuzindla kwanamuhla: Izwi lomuntu okhalela ogwadule

Izwi lowamemeza ogwadule: "Lungisa indlela yeNkosi, ulungisele indlela uNkulunkulu wethu esigxotsheni" (Is 40: 3).
Umemezela obala ukuthi izinto ezibikiwe esiprofethweni, okuwukuthi, ukufika kwenkazimulo yeNkosi nokubonakaliswa kwensindiso kaNkulunkulu kubo bonke abantu, ngeke kwenzeke eJerusalema, kodwa ogwadule. Futhi lokhu kwenziwa ngokomlando nangokoqobo lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi eshumayela ukufika kukaNkulunkulu okhaliphile enkangala yaseJordani, lapho kwabonakaliswa khona insindiso kaNkulunkulu. Eqinisweni, uKristu nenkazimulo yakhe kwabonakala kuwo wonke umuntu lapho, emva kokubhapathizwa kwakhe, bavula amazulu noMoya oNgcwele, ehla esesimweni sejuba, ahlala phezu kwakhe nezwi likaYise lalizwakala, efakaza ngeNdodana: «Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engijabule ngayo. Mlalele »(Mt 17, 5).
Kepha konke lokhu kumele futhi kuqondwe ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. UNkulunkulu wayesezofika kulelo hlane, elalihlala lingenakutholakala futhi lingafinyeleleki, okwakungabantu. Eqinisweni lokhu kwakuwugwadule oluvaliwe ngokuphelele olwazini ngoNkulunkulu futhi luvinjelwe kubo bonke abalungile nabaprofethi. Lelo lizwi, kepha, lidinga ukuba sivule indlela ebheke kulo eZwini likaNkulunkulu; uyala ukusula indawo enamawala nethambekile eholela kuyo, ukuze ngokuza angene: Lungisa indlela yeNkosi (cf. uMl 3, 1).
Ukulungiselela kungukushunyayelwa komhlaba, kungumusa oduduzayo. Baxhumana nobuntu ulwazi lwensindiso kaNkulunkulu.
“Khuphukelani intaba ende nani nina baletha izindaba ezinhle eSiyoni; phakamisa izwi lakho ngamandla, wena oletha izindaba ezinhle eJerusalema ”(Is 40: 9).
Phambilini bekukhulunywa ngephimbo eliqubuka ogwadule, manje, ngalezi zinkulumo, kwenziwa izincazelo, ngendlela emangazayo, kubamemezeli abasondele kakhulu bokufika kukaNkulunkulu nokuza kwakhe. Eqinisweni, okokuqala sikhuluma ngesiprofetho sikaJohane uMbhaphathizi nangesikhathi sabavangeli.
Kepha iyini iZiyoni esetshenziselwa lawo mazwi? Impela lokho ngaphambili kwakubizwa ngokuthi iJerusalema. Eqinisweni, nayo ibiyintaba, njengoba kusho umbhalo lapho uthi: "Intaba iZiyoni, lapho nihlalisa khona" (IHu 73, 2); noMphostoli: "Usondele entabeni yaseSiyoni" (Heb 12, 22). Kepha ngomqondo ophakeme iZiyoni, elenza kwaziwe ukufika kukaKristu, iyikhethi labaphostoli, abakhethwe kubantu basokwa.
Yebo, lokhu, empeleni, yiZiyoni neJerusalema okwamukele insindiso kaNkulunkulu futhi elibekwe phezu kwentaba kaNkulunkulu, kwasungulwa, okungukuthi, eZwini likaYise okuwukuphela kwalo. Umyalela ukuthi akhuphuke kuqala entabeni engaphansi, abese ememezela insindiso kaNkulunkulu.
Eqinisweni, ngubani umuntu oletha izindaba ezijabulisayo uma kungenjalo inani labavangeli? Futhi kusho ukuthini ukushumayela ivangeli uma kungenzeki kubo bonke abantu, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke emadolobheni akwaJuda, izindaba ezinhle zokuza kukaKristu emhlabeni?

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