Cabanga, namuhla, ngabafundi bakaJesu bokuqala abaphila ubunzima bokuba naye
Wathatha izinkwa eziyisikhombisa nezinhlanzi, wabonga, wazihlephula, wanika abafundi, bona-ke bazinika isixuku. Badla bonke basutha. Babutha imvuthuluka eseleyo, obhasikidi abayisikhombisa abagcwele. UMathewu 15: 36-37
Lo mugqa uphetha isimangaliso sesibili sokuphindaphindwa kwezinkwa nezinhlanzi ezishiwo nguMathewu. Kulesi simangaliso, izinkwa eziyisikhombisa nezinhlanzi ezimbalwa zaphindaphindwa ukondla amadoda angama-4.000, kungabalwa abesifazane nezingane. Kwathi bonke sebedlile basutha, kwasala amaqoma ayisikhombisa agcweleyo.
Kunzima ukubukela phansi umphumela lesi simangaliso esaba nawo kulabo ababekhona empeleni. Mhlawumbe abaningi babengazi nokuthi ukudla kuvela kuphi. Babona nje obhasikidi bedlula, bagcwalisa abanye bakudlulisela kwabanye. Yize kunezifundo eziningi ezibalulekile esingazifunda kulesi simangaliso, ake sicabangele esinye sazo.
Khumbula ukuthi izixuku zazihlale noJesu izinsuku ezintathu ngaphandle kokudla. Bamangala njengoba eqhubeka efundisa futhi ephulukisa abagulayo phambi kwabo. Babemangele kakhulu, empeleni, kangangokuthi abakhombisanga phawu lokumshiya, yize babelambile. Lesi isithombe esihle salokho okumele sifune ukuba nakho empilweni yethu yangaphakathi.
Yini "ekumangazayo" empilweni? Yini ongayenza ihora nehora ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukunaka kwakho? Kulaba bafundi bokuqala, kwaba ukutholakala kobuntu bukaJesu uqobo okwaba nomthelela kubo. Nawe? Ngabe wake wathola ukuthi ukutholwa kukaJesu ngomkhuleko, noma ngokufunda umBhalo, noma ngobufakazi bomunye, kwakuphoqa kakhulu ukuthi wawungenelwa ubukhona Bakhe? Wake wagxila eNkosini yethu waze wacabanga ngokunye okuncane?
Ezulwini, ingunaphakade lethu lizosetshenziswa ekukhulekeleni okungapheli "nokwesaba" inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Futhi asisoze sakhathala ukuba naye, ngokwesaba Yena. Kodwa kaningi eMhlabeni, sikhohlwa isenzo esiyisimangaliso UNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu nasezimpilweni zalabo abasizungezile. Kaningi, nokho, siminywa yisono, yimiphumela yesono, ubuhlungu, ihlazo, ukwahlukana, inzondo kanye nalezo zinto eziholela ekuphelelweni yithemba.
Cabanga namuhla ngalaba bafundi bakaJesu bokuqala .. Zindla, ikakhulukazi ngokumangala kwabo nokwesaba kwabo lapho bahlala naye izinsuku ezintathu bengadli. Lolu bizo oluvela eNkosini yethu kumele lukubambe futhi lukwehlise kakhulu kangangokuba uJesu ungukuphela kokugxila empilweni yakho. Futhi lapho sekukhona, konke okunye kuhlangana futhi iNkosi yethu ikuhlinzekela zonke ezinye izidingo zakho eziningi.
Nkosi yami engcwele, ngiyakuthanda futhi ngifuna ukukuthanda kakhulu. Ngigcwalise ngokumangala nokumangala ngawe. Ngisize ngikufise ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto nakuzo zonke izinto. Sengathi uthando lwami ngawe lungaba lukhulu kakhulu kangangoba ngizithola ngikwethemba njalo. Ngisize, Nkosi ethandekayo, ukukubeka enkabeni yempilo yami yonke. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe.