UJesu Uhamba Phezu Kwamanzi

 UJesu Uhamba Phezu Kwamanzi


NgokukaJohane 6:14-21 Kwathi abantu bebona isibonakaliso uJesu asenzayo, bathi: “Ngempela lo ungumProfethi obezakuza ezweni. Ngakho uJesu esazi ukuthi sebezakuza bambambe ngamandla ukuthi bambeke inkosi, wasuka wasuka waya entabeni eyedwa. Kwathi sekuhlwile, abafundi bakhe behlela elwandle, bangena esikebheni, bawela ulwandle, baya eKapernawume. Kwasekumnyama, uJesu engakafiki kubo. Kwavuka umoya onamandla namagagasi ekhuphuka. Sebegwedlile amastadiyu* angamashumi amabili nambili, babona uJesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhunjini; Besaba. Kodwa wathi kubo: Yimi, lingesabi. Base bethokoza ukumngenisa emkhunjini, umkhumbi wahle wafika ezweni ababeya kulo.

"Abafundi behlela echibini, bangena esikebheni, bawela ulwandle baya eKapernawume. Kwasekumnyama, uJesu engakafiki kubo. Kwavunguza umoya onamandla namagagasi ekhuphuka.』 Ubumnyama bubonisa ukuthi abafundi babengakakwazi ukubalekela inetha lomthetho. Umoya ovunguzayo kanye namagagasi akhuphukayo abonisa ukuthi babezokhululwa emthethweni futhi bathole isiqondiso sikaMoya oNgcwele. Inkulumo efanayo isetshenziswe kuMathewu 14:22-36 .

Kwathi abafundi bembona ehamba phezu kolwandle, bethuka, bathi: yisithunzi. UPetru waphuma emkhunjini, wahamba phezu kwamanzi. Umkhumbi ufanekisela uKristu. Isiqalo somkhumbi umkhumbi kaNowa. Umkhumbi uwuphawu lwensindiso, ngakho ufanekisela uJesu Kristu. Lapha, ulwandle lufanekisela umthetho. Ngakho-ke, ukuhamba kukaJesu phezu kwamanzi kubonisa ukuthi ungaphezu komthetho.

Labo abalandela uJesu ngemva kokubona izibonakaliso ekugcineni bathola izibonakaliso ezimangalisayo. Ayekholelwa ukuthi uJesu wayengumprofethi onjengoMose, owabikezelwa kuDuteronomi 18, futhi ayefuna ukumenza inkosi yawo. Babekholelwa ukuthi uJesu wayeyoletha inkululeko yezombangazwe, ukuvuselelwa kwezomnotho, nobulungisa bezenhlalo. Babekholelwa ukuthi uJesu wayezowagcwalisa amaphupho abo futhi abe impendulo yemithandazo yabo. Nokho, uJesu akazange asabele kulokho ababekufuna.

UJesu, obusa phezu kwamagagasi futhi uhamba phezu kwamanzi, akazange asilahle isicelo sabo ngoba wayengenawo amandla. Wayengafuni ukunikeza abantu inkululeko, ukwaneliseka nenkululeko njengesipho. Kwakungenxa yokuthi imicabango kaJesu yayihlukile kweyabo. “AmaJuda ayelandela uJesu futhi abona izimangaliso eziningi” ayemane efuna amandla kuJesu ngaphezu kukaJesu ngokwakhe.

Babekholelwa ukuthi uma bemenza inkosi, ukuphila kwabo kwakuyoba ngcono, ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka kwabo kwakuyophela, nokuthi babeyophulukiswa kuzo zonke izifo zabo. Nokho, le nkolelo ayiveli ezulwini. Le nkolelo ayihlukile esimweni sengqondo sokukhonza izithombe sabahedeni abafuna ukwandisa ingcebo nokuchuma kwabo futhi baqinisekise ukuphila kwenala ngoJesu. Namuhla, ukholo lwesintu luyisibonelo esivamile.

Ukukholwa okuthandazela izibusiso zezwe akuhlukile kwabakholelwa ezithombeni. Akuhlukile nokukhothamela izithombe ukuze uzuze impumelelo yezwe, imali, nodumo. Lokhu akubona ubuKristu, kodwa ubuqaba. UbuKrestu bumayelana nokuhlanganiswa nokufa esiphambanweni nokuvuka kwamanje kukaJesu Kristu.

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