Uma ufuna ukuphulukiswa, bheka uJesu esixukwini
Isiqephu seVangeli likaMarku 6,53-56 sichaza ukufika kuka uJesu nabafundi bakhe eGennario, idolobha elisogwini olusempumalanga yoLwandle LwaseGalile. Lesi siqephu esifushane seVangeli sigxile ekuphulukiseni abagulayo okwenziwa uJesu ngesikhathi esemzini.
Isiqephu siqala ngencazelo yokufika kukaJesu nabafundi bakhe eGennario ngemva kokuwela ULwandle LwaseGalile. Lapho abantu bomuzi beqaphela ukuba khona kukaJesu, baqala ukubuthana bevela kuzo zonke izindawo, bethwele abagulayo nabagulayo ngodoti nakokhaphethi. Isixuku sikhulu kangangokuthi uJesu akakwazi ngisho nokudla.
Umuntu wokuqala oza kuye ngowesifazane oseneminyaka eyishumi nambili ephethwe ukopha. Owesifazane, ekholelwa ukuthi uJesu angamphulukisa, usondela ngemuva athinte ingubo yakhe. Ngokushesha uzwa ukuthi uphulukisiwe. UJesu uyaphenduka abuze ukuthi ngubani omthintileyo. Abafundi bayamphendula bathi ixuku limhanqile nxazonke, kodwa uyaqonda ukuthi kukhona othinte ingubo yakhe ngokholo. Khona-ke, lona wesifazane uzibonakalisa kuJesu, amxoxele indaba yakhe futhi uthi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukholo lwakho lukuphilisile. Hamba ngokuthula futhi uphulukiswe ekuhluphekeni kwakho.
Funa uJesu ngemithandazo
Ngemva kokuphulukisa owesifazane, uJesu uyaqhubeka ephulukisa abagulayo nababuthaka abavezwa kuye. Abantu bedolobha baqala ukuletha abantu babo abagulayo abavela yonke indawo, benethemba lokuthi kuzobaphulukisa. Ezimweni eziningi, kwanele ukuthinta ingubo yakhe ukuze aphulukiswe, njengasendabeni yowesifazane owophayo. UJesu uyaqhubeka ephulukisa abagulayo kuze kushone ilanga.
Ukholo lungaba induduzo kulabo ababhekene nezikhathi ezinzima. UJesu wathembisa ukuba nathi njalo, ngisho nasezikhathini ezimnyama kakhulu ezimpilweni zethu. Usimema ukuba simethembe futhi sithembele kuye. Lapho sizithemba, kuyasamukela njengoba sinjalo futhi kusisiza ukuba sinqobe ubunzima bethu.
Umkhuleko uyindlela esebenzayo yokuxhumana noJesu singamcela ukuthi aphulukise amanxeba nokugula kwethu. UJesu wathi: “Celani, niyophiwa; funani futhi nizothola; ngqongqothani, nizovulelwa. Usikhuthaza ukuba sicele ngokholo futhi sikholwe ukuthi Nguye kuphela ongaphendula imithandazo yethu.