Ukubonakaliswa kwansuku zonke kukaJanuwari 10, 2021 "Uyindodana yami ethandekayo"
Kwathi ngaleyo mihla kwafika uJesu evela eNazaretha laseGalile, wabhapathizwa nguJohane eJordani. Ephuma emanzini, wabona isibhakabhaka sidabuka futhi noMoya, njengejuba, wehlela kuye. Kwavela izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; nawe ngijabule kakhulu. "UMarko 1: 9-11 (unyaka B)
Umkhosi Wokubhabhadiswa kweNkosi uphetha inkathi kaKhisimusi kithi futhi usenze sidlule ekuqaleni kwesikhathi esijwayelekile. Ngokombono ongokomBhalo, lomcimbi empilweni kaJesu futhi uyisikhathi sokuguquka asuke empilweni yaKhe ecashile eNazaretha aye ekuqaleni kwenkonzo Yakhe yasobala. Njengoba sikhumbula lesi senzakalo esikhazimulayo, kubalulekile ukucabanga ngombuzo olula: Kungani uJesu abhapathizwa? Khumbula ukuthi ukubhabhadiswa kukaJohane kwakuyisenzo sokuphenduka, isenzo lapho amema abalandeli bakhe ukuba bafulathele isono baphendukele kuNkulunkulu.Kodwa uJesu wayengenasono, pho yini isizathu sokubhapathizwa kwakhe?
Okokuqala, siyabona endimeni ecashunwe ngenhla ukuthi ubunjalo bukaJesu babonakaliswa ngesenzo Sakhe sokuthobeka sokubhabhadiswa. “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; Ngijabule ngawe, ”kusho izwi likaBaba oseZulwini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sitshelwa ukuthi uMoya wehlela kuye ngesimo sejuba. Ngakho-ke, ukubhabhadiswa kukaJesu ngokwengxenye kuyisitatimende esidlangalaleni sokuthi Ungubani. UyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uMuntu waphezulu omunye noyise noMoya oNgcwele. Lobu bufakazi obusobala "buyi-epiphany," ukubonakaliswa kobuyena Bakhe bangempela bonke abangabona lapho elungiselela ukuqala inkonzo Yakhe yasobala.
Okwesibili, ukuthobeka kukaJesu okumangazayo kubonakala ngokubhabhadiswa kwakhe.Ungumuntu wesibili kaZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele, kepha uzivumela ukuba azihlanganise nezoni. Ngokwabelana ngesenzo esigxile ekuphendukeni, uJesu ukhuluma kabanzi ngesenzo Sakhe sokubhapathizwa. Weza ukuzohlanganyela nathi izoni, ukungena esonweni sethu nokungena ekufeni kwethu. Ukungena emanzini, ungene ngokomfanekiso ekufeni uqobo, okuwumphumela wesono sethu, futhi avuke ngokunqoba, futhi asivumele ukuthi siphinde sivuke kanye naye empilweni entsha. Ngalesi sizathu, ukubhabhadiswa kukaJesu kwakuyindlela "yokubhabhathiza" amanzi, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ukuze amanzi uqobo, kusukela kulowo mzuzu kuqhubeke, anikezwe ubukhona bawo obungcwele futhi akwazi ukudluliselwa kubo bonke labo babhabhathizwa emva kwakhe. Ngakho-ke, isintu esinesono manje sesiyakwazi ukuhlangabezana nobunkulunkulu ngokubhabhadiswa.
Ekugcineni, lapho sibamba iqhaza kulo bhapathizo olusha, ngamanzi manje angcweliswe yiNkosi yethu yaphezulu, sibona ekubhabhathizweni kukaJesu isambulo sokuthi singobani kuye. njengoba nje uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwakhe, kanjalo futhi ekubhabhathizweni kwethu siba ngabantwana bokutholwa bakaBaba futhi sigcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Ngakho-ke, ukubhabhadiswa kukaJesu kunikeza ukucaca mayelana nokuthi siba ngobani kubhapathizo lobuKristu.
Nkosi, ngiyabonga ngesenzo sakho sokuthobeka sokubhabhadisa ovule ngaso amazulu kuzo zonke izoni. Sengathi ngingavula inhliziyo yami emuseni ongenakulinganiswa wokubhapathizwa kwami nsuku zonke futhi ngiphile ngokugcwele kakhulu nawe njengengane kaBaba, ngigcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.