7. Eziyisihlanu kuzo zazihlakaniphile, ezinhlanu ziyiziwula

 7. Eziyisihlanu kuzo zazihlakaniphile, ezinhlanu ziyiziwula


( Mathewu 25:1-13 ) Khona-ke umbuso wezulu uyofana nezintombi eziyishumi, ezathatha izibani zazo, zaphuma ukuyohlangabeza umkhwenyana. Eziyisihlanu kuzo zazihlakaniphile, ezinhlanu ziyiziwula. Eziyiziwula zathatha izibani zazo, aziphathanga amafutha, kepha ezihlakaniphileyo zaphatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo. Esalibele umyeni, zozela zonke zalala. Phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa ukuthi, Nangu umyeni; phumani niyomhlangabeza. Khona zavuka lezo zintombi zonke, zalungisa izibani zazo. Eziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo: ‘Sipheni emafutheni enu; ngoba izibane zethu zicima. Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zaphendula zathi: Hatshi; hlezi angasaneli thina lani; kodwa hambani kwabathengisayo, lizithengele. Zisaya kuthenga, wafika umyeni; labo ababelungile bangena laye emshadweni, umnyango wavalwa. Ngasemuva zafika nezinye izintombi, zathi: Nkosi, Nkosi, sivulele. Kodwa waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Anginazi. Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anazi usuku nehora iNdodana yomuntu eza ngayo.


Izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula zifanekisela labo abangangenanga embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngoba bengangenanga edilini lomshado wasezulwini. Lapho izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula zivuka nezindaba zokuthi umkhwenyana uyeza, zazingasenawo amafutha. Khona-ke izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula zathi kuzo izintombi ezinhlanu ezihlakaniphileyo: “Siboleke amafutha.” Izintombi ezinhlanu ezihlakaniphileyo zathi, “Asinawo amafutha enele,” futhi ayizange izinike. Bathi: “Hamba uye kumdayisi ulithenge.” Ngakho izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula zahamba zayomthengela amafutha zathola umnyango uvaliwe. Wacela izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula ukuba zivule umnyango, futhi uJesu waphendula, “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, anginazi.” Isizathu esenza izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula zingakwazanga ukungena edilini lakhe lomshado kungenxa yokuthi “uJesu akazazi izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula.” Izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula ziyamazi uJesu, kodwa uJesu akazazi izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula. Ukuze angene ezulwini, “Akukhona ukuthi ngiyamazi uJesu, kodwa kufanele ukuthi uJesu uyangazi.”

Izintombi ezinhlanu eziyiziwula zazingaphansi komthetho, ngakho “uJesu Kristu akazazi.” KwabaseGalathiya 4:4, umphostoli uPawulu wathi, “Kepha lapho kufika ukuphelela kwesikhathi, uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe, izelwe yowesifazane, iphansi komthetho.” Isizathu sokuba uJesu eze emhlabeni kwakuwukuba ahlenge labo ababengaphansi komthetho. Nokho, ukuphika kwabo lokho uJesu akwenza kuyefana nokuba basengaphansi komthetho.

Isizathu esenza uJesu athi kulabo abasebenzisa amandla amakhulu, “Nina benzi bokubi,” yingoba bangabantu abenza umthetho futhi abanamandla egameni likaJesu.

Labo abenza umthetho kufanele basebenzise umthetho, futhi labo abakholelwa kuJesu kufanele basebenzise umthetho kaMoya oNgcwele. Nokho, labo abenza umthetho bazama ukusebenzisa umthetho kaMoya oNgcwele, okuyinto engekho emthethweni. UJesu ukhuluma ‘ngowenza okubi.’

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