Umlayezo 8 kaFebhuwari 25, 1946
"Ngibona ukukhanya okukhanyayo kanye neNkosikazi emi ngenhla. Ikhomba phansi, bese ngibona iYurophu ilele phambi kwami. INkosazana inikina ikhanda. Ngibona ezinyaweni zayo okubonakala sengathi yizingelosi ezincane, futhi njengoba ngizibheka, zishaya amaphiko azo phambi kobuso bazo. Bese kuvela ukukhanya okukhulu nxazonke kweNkosikazi. Lapho ngibheka uMhlaba isikhathi eside, kuba mnyama kakhulu. INkosazana ikhomba lokhu kimi. Ngibheka emuva kuye, kodwa ngesimo esiqinile, ingikhomba eMhlabeni. Ngibona lapho, kulolo bumnyama, igama elithi IQINISO libhalwe ngamagama amakhulu. Ngokungazelelwe, ngibona izingelosi ezincane ezinyaweni zayo futhi. Zishaya amaphiko azo phambi kobuso bazo. INkosazana ithi kimi,
"Kumelwe ubaxwayise! IQINISO lilahlekile!"
Ngizitshela ukuthi, "Ngingakwenza kanjani lokhu?" INkosazana ikhomba phansi ithi,
"Hamba uyolisakaza!"
Futhi ikhomba emhlabeni. Ngibona abefundisi abaningi namasonto lapho, kodwa ngokufiphele."
Lonke umlayezo okuxoxwe ngawo lapha ugxile eQinisweni kanye nokunyamalala kwalo kancane kancane. Uqhathaniswa nokukhanya, okunyamalala kancane kancane ezweni eliqhubeka lingena ebumnyameni. Ubumnyama bufanekisela ububi, kanti ukukhanya kufanekisela okuhle.
Emfanekisweni womyalezo, sibona iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke izungezwe ukukhanya okukhanyayo, enezingelosi ezincane ezinyaweni zayo. Lo mbono ubhekisela emfanekisweni wodwendwe lukaNkulunkulu, oluholwa amakherubi, aziwa eTestamenteni Elidala. Lo dwendwe wabonakala kubaprofethi ngezikhathi ezibalulekile kakhulu, lapho uNkulunkulu efisa ukudlulisa umlayezo obalulekile esintwini.
Ngokuvamile, wawuyala—ukubiza abantu bakaNkulunkulu, kanye nomhlaba wonke, ukuba baguquke, okungukuthi, bashiye indlela yesono babuyele endleleni eholela kuNkulunkulu, ehambisana nokuqukethwe komyalezo.
Kulo mongo, u-Ida Peerdeman ufeza indima yomprofethikazi, kuyilapho iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke ibonakala njengoMlamuleli kaNkulunkulu, ifika nomyalezo obalulekile. Njengabaprofethi beTestamente Elidala, u-Ida Peerdeman ubizelwe ukudlulisa umlayezo kaNkulunkulu esintwini futhi awusakaze phakathi kwabathembekile. Okuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kuhambisana nesiko labaprofethi beTestamente Elidala, okwambulwa kwabo ngoNkulunkulu kwabhalwa emiBhalweni Engcwele ukuze kukhunjulwe izizukulwane ezizayo.
Manje ake sibheke engxenyeni yokuqala yomyalezo.
Ngaphambi kuka-Ida Peerdeman, kwembulwa iYurophu, yacwila ebumnyameni. Lokho uNkulunkulu akudlulisela esintwini ngabaprofethi neNdodana yaKhe, nalokho okwalotshwa emiBhalweni Engcwele kuzo zonke izizukulwane, kuyaphela kancane kancane - ukukhanya kuyaphela. Iqiniso eliveziwe alisabonakali futhi likhona ezingqondweni zabantu - "lilahlekile."
Emfanekisweni womyalezo, sibona ukuthi lapho u-Ida Peerdeman ephendukela emhlabeni, wacwila ebumnyameni obukhulu. Phezu kwawo kukhona umbhalo othi "Iqiniso," kodwa, oqhubeka nokuba nzima ukuwufunda ngomzuzu ngamunye odlulayo. Kuwuphawu olucacile noluthinta inhliziyo lokunyamalala kweQiniso eliveziwe ezingqondweni zabantu, elilahlekile esiphithiphithini semibono yanamuhla, ububi, nokudideka okungokomoya.
Isiphetho esifanayo sehlela iSonto nabapristi balo - lapho u-Ida ebabheka, nabo banyamalala ebumnyameni, cishe badliwe ngokuphelele ubusuku obungokomoya. Nakuba iSonto nabapristi balo kufanele babe ukukhanya kwabantu, ukukhanya kwabo kuyaphela. Lesi sithombe sibonisa ngokusobala ukuthi umhlaba uyasuka eZwini likaNkulunkulu nasezindinganisweni ezakha isisekelo sobuKristu: ubulungiswa, uthando, neqiniso.
Ezinyaweni zeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke kukhona izingelosi ezincane, ngesenzo sokuphelelwa yithemba, ezimboza ubuso bazo njengoba zibona ubumnyama obugubuzele umhlaba. Ukuma kwazo kugcizelela idrama yesimo kanye nokujula kwenkinga engokomoya.
Iqiniso elembulwe nguNkulunkulu—iZwi Lakhe—lalotshwa emiBhalweni Engcwele, futhi yileli Zwi eliwukukhanya okudluliselwe esintwini kusukela esizukulwaneni kuya kwesinye. UKristu usezembulile kakade futhi—njengoba yena ngokwakhe ememezele—ngeke aphinde avele ngesimo esifanayo; ubufakazi bakhe buhlala buyiVangeli, esingamazi ngalo. Uyisihluthulelo sokuqonda uNkulunkulu. ImiBhalo Engcwele iqukethe iQiniso elihloselwe ukukhanyisa indlela yezizukulwane zonke, kodwa—njengoba umyalezo wembula—selilahlekile ezweni, futhi abantu bahamba ebumnyameni.
ImiBhalo Engcwele ikhuluma kakhulu ngesono nemiphumela yaso, okuyinto ezweni lanamuhla ngezinye izikhathi ethathwa kalula noma iphikwe—kufaka phakathi neSonto. Ngakho-ke, lapho u-Ida Peerdeman ebheka abapristi namabandla, babonakala befiphele futhi bengenakho ukukhanya. Esikhundleni sokuba ukukhanya emhlabeni, iSonto liqala ukufana nalo, lilahlekelwa ukholo, iqiniso, nothando.
Yilesi simo u-Ida Peerdeman okumele axwayise isintu ngaso, ngesikhathi esifanayo ebonisa ukuthi lesi simo asilungiseki. Umsebenzi wakhe uhambisana nomsebenzi wabaprofethi beTestamente Elidala, ababiza abantu bakaNkulunkulu kanye nomhlaba wonke ukuba baphenduke futhi babuyele kuNkulunkulu. Lapho umprofethi uJona ebiza izakhamuzi zaseNineve ukuba ziphenduke, baphenduka futhi bashiya indlela yesono.
"INkosikazi iphinda ikhombe umhlaba futhi ithi,
'Zama ukubona ukuthi ungamthola yini.'
Ngiyacinga futhi ngiyacinga, bese ngithi kuYe, 'Ngizizwa ngikhathele futhi ngisebuhlungwini obukhulu.' Kungazelelwe ngibona isiphambano esikhulu, eside sehla sivela kuYe. Kunjengokungathi othile uyasihudula. Kodwa-ke, angiboni ubuso boMuntu, isiphambano kuphela. Isiphambano siya phansi, siya eMhlabeni, futhi kungazelelwe ngimbona emi phakathi komhlaba. Ngibheka iNkosikazi futhi ngibona umugqa omude wabantu abahambayo. Kubonakala kimi ukuthi bangabahambi."
INkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe icela u-Ida Peerdeman ukuba abheke umhlaba futhi azame ukuthola uJesu—ukukhanya okuphilayo kukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa-ke, naphezu kwemizamo yakhe, u-Ida ubona ubumnyama kuphela; uzizwa ekhathele futhi enobuhlungu kuphela, izibonakaliso zokuhlupheka.
Ngemva kwesikhashana, ubona isimo soMuntu ophethe isiphambano emhlabeni, ephuma kuNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe. Lona nguKristu, owathi—njengoba nje uMariya ake waphila emhlabeni enyameni futhi weza emhlabeni evela enyameni yakhe—manje, eseseZulwini, uphuma kuye evela phezulu, wehlela emhlabeni njengoMuntu ongokomoya. Uza ukubuyisa umhlaba iZwi likaNkulunkulu elilahlekile: ukukhanya okukwazi ukudonsa isintu ebumnyameni lapho siphinde sizithola khona. IZwi Lakhe liyakhunjuzwa futhi licaciswe ngezibonakaliso zikaMariya ezenzeke emhlabeni wonke, futhi kulapho kuqondiswa khona uhambo lwabathembekile, esibabona khona ngomfanekiso womyalezo.
Ngakho-ke, siyabona ukuthi imfundiso yokwenyuka kweNtombi Ebusisiwe uMariya, eyamenyezelwa ngokuzimisela ngoNovemba 1, 1950, nguPapa Pius XII, isebenza njengokuqinisekiswa okusemthethweni kweqiniso elivele lenzekile futhi likhomba ekugcwalisekeni kweziprofetho zikaKristu mayelana nokuza kwakhe kwesibili emhlabeni. Njengoba uKristu weza emhlabeni ngoMariya, lokhu kubuya kuzofezwa nangaye, okuyisici esibalulekile somyalezo oxoxwa ngawo.
Inhloso ebalulekile, ngaphandle kwayo incazelo yomyalezo oxoxwayo ibingeke ibe yinto engenakwenzeka, yisiprofetho sika-Isaya, esizoxoxwa ngokuningiliziwe ekuhlaziyweni kwengxenye yokugcina yomyalezo. Isiprofetho sibikezela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uzobeka isikhonkwane endaweni ethile lapho azolengisa khona izitsha zethempeli nayo yonke inkazimulo yendlu yakhe—iNdodana yakhe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uKristu ungumhlatshelo olengiswe “esikhonkwaneni,” esiyiSiphambano, ethatha iziqalekiso zabantu uma umuntu emvumela ukuba aphulukiswe esonweni.
Emfanekisweni womyalezo, sibona ukuthi uKristu, ephuma futhi eNkosazaneni Yazo Zonke Izizwe, uthwala isiphambano futhi usibeka enkabeni yomhlaba. Nakuba isiprofetho sika-Isaya sagcwaliseka okokuqala ngendlela yendawo—lapho “isigxobo” sishayelwa eGolgotha—manje isigxobo, okuyiSiphambano, sibekwe enkabeni yomhlaba. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, eyake yaba uMariya, ivela njengoMama Wezizwe Zonke.
UKristu ungumhlatshelo wokugcina wegazi—lowo uBaba ayewufisa—ethatha iziqalekiso zabantu, uma nje abantu belalela amazwi Akhe futhi benze ngokuvumelana nawo. Nguye ozohola isintu siphume ebumnyameni siye ekukhanyeni, okungafezwa kuphela ngokwamukela izimfundiso Zakhe.
U-Ida Peerdeman uzwa ubuhlungu nokukhathala ngoba akakwazi ukuthola uKristu emhlabeni. Izwe limfulathele, futhi iziqalekiso, lapho ubuhlungu nokukhathala kuyinkulumo eyodwa, sezizophinde ziwele esintwini sicwile ebumnyameni, njengoba ingxenye yokugcina yomyalezo ikhuluma ngakho. Ukuhlanzwa komhlaba akukafezeki ngokugcwele.
Ukuba khona kobuhlungu emhlabeni kuba uphawu lokungabikho kokukhanya, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukungabikho kukaDokotela—Lowo kuphela ongaletha ukuphulukiswa kweqiniso. Leli qiniso liqinisekiswa yindinyana evela eNcwadini ka-Eksodusi:
Eks 15:26 Wathi: “Uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wenze okulungile emehlweni akhe, ulalele imiyalo yakhe, ugcine zonke izimiso zakhe, angiyikukushayisa nganoma iyiphi yalezi zinhlupho engizibeke phezu kweGibhithe; ngokuba nginguJehova okuphilisayo .”
Isici esibalulekile salo mbono ukuhamba ngezinyawo ukuya esiphambanweni. Lesi sithombe sibhekisela ngokusobala ezithombeni zikaMariya zamakhulu eminyaka amuva nje. Nomaphi lapho uMama wethu evele khona—eLourdes, eFatima, eLa Salette, nakwezinye izindawo—izixuku zabahambi abafuna uNkulunkulu nazo zazibuthana lapho.
Kodwa-ke, lokhu kungeniswa kabusha kukaJesu emhlabeni akuphenduki ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa. Umoya waleli zwe, ophikisana noZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele, wenza imizamo eminingi yokuhlambalaza izibonakaliso. Okukhathaza kakhulu ukuthi lokhu kugxekwa akuveli kuphela ngaphandle kweSonto; kuvela nangaphakathi kulo. Izimo zengqondo zokunganaki nokwenqaba imiyalezo kaMama wethu ziyavela, zibhekwa njengezingabalulekile, ziqisiwe, futhi zilimaza ngisho nokulimaza.
Umbono ka-Ida ubhekisela nakule qiniso, lapho iSonto nabapristi balo befiphala, befiphala, futhi bengena ebumnyameni. Lesi sithombe siqokomisa inkinga enkulu engokomoya eye yathinta umphakathi wamakholwa.
INkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe ibiza ukubuyela kuJesu, ofisa, ngokusebenzisa izibonakaliso zikaMama wethu, ukuphinde angqongqoze emnyango wezinhliziyo zabantu.
"INkosikazi ithi kimi,
'Bheka!'"—futhi idweba umnsalo ngaphezu komhlaba futhi ibonakala sengathi ibhala okuthile kuwo. Ngifunde ngokuzwakalayo igama elithi "Iqiniso." Libhalwe phakathi nendawo. Bese iNkosikazi ibhala ohlangothini lwesobunxele bese ngifunda: "Ukholo." Bese ngakwesokudla bese ngifunda: "Uthando." INkosikazi ikhomba kuyo bese ithi,
"Hamba uyoyisakaza!"
Bese ikhomba umnsalo futhi bese ithi,
"Kumelwe ibuye futhi. Kubonakala sengathi ikhona, kodwa empeleni ayikho."
Futhi iNkosikazi ibukeka idangele kakhulu."
Isithombe esingenhla sibhekisela esikhathini sikaNowa kanye nesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenza nesintu ngemva kukazamcolo. Njengoba sifunda eNcwadini kaGenesise, isibonakaliso salesi sivumelwano sasiyindilinga esibhakabhakeni—uthingo—esikhumbuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengeke esabhubhisa umhlaba ngozamcolo omkhulu uma ebona lesi sibonakaliso ngenkathi ebheka phansi emhlabeni emafwini.
Ngesikhathi sikaMose, kwamiswa esinye isivumelwano, esilotshwe eNcwadini yoMthetho kaMose. Sachaza ngokunembile lokho umuntu angakuthola ngokugcina imiyalo kaNkulunkulu nokuthi yini azoyithola ngokuyephula. Izibusiso eziqukethwe eNcwadini zenzelwe abalungile nabaqotho, kuyilapho iziqalekiso ziwela kulabo abaphikelela esonweni. Isakhiwo salesi sivumelwano siphinda iNcwadi kaGenesise: lapho u-Adamu no-Eva belalela umyalo kaNkulunkulu, umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo kwakubamukela; lapho bewuphula, umhlaba waba yisiqalekiso ngenxa yabo.
Lezi zenzakalo zibonakala zibonakala ezweni lanamuhla, lapho imiphumela yesono somuntu nobubi ibonakala khona ekuphileni kwansuku zonke ngokuncipha, izinhlekelele, kanye nezimpi—lapho uMoya oNgcwele uhloselwe ukusivikela khona.
Esigijimini esixoxwa ngaso, kuvela umugqa, obhalwe amagama athi: Ukholo, Iqiniso, Nothando. Lona umlayezo otshela kakhulu, obonisa ukuthi uma uNkulunkulu ebona lezi zindinganiso ezintathu ezinhliziyweni zabantu, umhlaba uzosinda. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi emilayezweni yangaphambilini, kwavela umugqa ofanayo, kodwa uqukethe amagama athi: Ubulungiswa, Iqiniso, Nothando lomakhelwane. Ukuqhathaniswa kwalezi zindinganiso ezimbili kwembula ushintsho oluthile—igama elithi “Ubulungiswa” selithathelwe indawo igama elithi “Ukholo.” Lokhu akuyona into eyenzekile, kodwa kubonisa ukuxhumana okujulile phakathi kwalezi zindinganiso ezimbili.
UmBhalo oNgcwele ukhuluma ngokuqondile ngokulunga okuvela ekukholweni. ETestamenteni Elidala, sifunda ukuthi: “Bheka, onomoya omubi uyakufa, kodwa olungileyo uyakuphila ngokholo lwakhe” (Habakuki 2:4), kanti uSt. Encwadini yakhe eya kwabaseRoma, uPawulu uphinda athi: “Uma silungisisiwe ngokukholwa, sinokuthula noNkulunkulu ngeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu” (Roma 5:1).
Ukholo kuKristu, umuntu angalungisiswa ngalo, alugcini esenzweni sokuqaphela. Ukholo lweqiniso lubonakala ngokulandela uKristu—ngokulalela nokwamukela izimfundiso Zakhe (bheka u-Eks. 15:26). Umuntu onamathela emiyalweni kaKristu kuphela, ekholelwa ngokugcwele ukuthi angaphulukiswa Nguye, ongaphulukiswa. Umuntu akanakukholwa kudokotela ngesikhathi esifanayo enqabe ukwelashwa—khona-ke isifo esingokomoya, okungukuthi, isono, asikaphulukiswa.
Abantu abazalwa bengenalutho—wonke umuntu uza kuleli zwe enezimo ezithile. Abanye bakhulela emindenini esekelwe okholweni, othandweni, kanye nesisekelo esiqinile sokuziphatha, kuyilapho abanye bekhulela ezindaweni eziphawulwe ubudlova, ukunganakwa, noma ukuntuleka kwezibonelo ezingokomoya. Lokhu kokugcina kuvame ukubunjwa imizwa enzima kanye nemikhuba yokuziphatha egxilile, abalwa nayo kukho konke ukuphila kwabo, ngoba bakhulele ezweni lapho izindinganiso zobuKristu zazingekho noma zenqatshwa khona.
Ngakho-ke, uNkulunkulu—njengonobulungisa nesihawu—uvula indlela yensindiso yesintu ngokusinika iNdodana Yakhe, ezoguqula le miphumela emibi. UKristu ngokwakhe uthi akezanga ngenxa yabalungileyo, kodwa ngenxa yezoni. Umuntu akahlengwa ngesenzo sokholo kuphela; ukholo lunikeza isifiso—umusa odingekayo ekuguqulweni kwempilo. Kuba ukuqala kwendlela evumela ushintsho lokuziphatha, intuthuko yokuziphatha, kanye nobudlelwano obuphilayo noNkulunkulu.
Isifiso esinjalo, esakha ukholo kithi, sivela ezithombeni zeNkosikazi yethu kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okuhlukahlukene okungokomoya okuyimfihlo okwembula isihe sikaNkulunkulu nobulungiswa, okuvumelaniswe nomlando womuntu ngamunye kanye nesiphetho.
Ngokusebenzisa uphawu lwe-arch, iNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe ikhombisa ukuthi umhlaba ungagwema inhlekelele uma abantu bebuyela ezindinganisweni ezakha umongo wempilo yobuKristu: Iqiniso, Ukholo, kanye Nothando. Uma nje lezi zinsika ezintathu zikhona ezinhliziyweni zabantu—noma ngabe ziphakathi kwabambalwa kuphela—kukhona ithemba.
Lo myalezo awusiwo nje isixwayiso, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke ubizo lokuguquka: ukubuyela ekukhanyeni kukaNkulunkulu, kuJesu, ngaphambi kokuba ubumnyama obungokomoya bungabi khona.
"Bese kufanele ngithi, 'Inhlekelele emva kwenhlekelele, izinhlekelele zemvelo.' Bese ngibona amagama athi 'Indlala' kanye 'Nesiphithiphithi Sezepolitiki.' INkosikazi ithi,
'Lokhu akugcini nje ngezwe lakini, kumayelana nomhlaba wonke.'
Bese ngizwa ubuhlungu obukhulu bese ngithi, 'Lesi yisikhathi sokucindezelwa nobuhlungu obuzofika emhlabeni.' Bese ngibona igama elithi 'Anginathemba.'
Kungazelelwe, ukukhanya kuza nxazonke kimi, bese ngibona iNkosikazi, sengathi yehla. Ikhomba la magama amathathu: 'Iqiniso,' 'Ukholo,' kanye 'Nothando.' Imomotheka bese ithi kimi,
'Kodwa kuzoba nokuningi okufanele kufundwe.'
Izindinganiso ezifana nokuKholwa, iQiniso, noThando ziyanyamalala ezinhliziyweni zabantu. Esigijimini seNkosikazi yeZizwe Zonke, zibhalwe ngaphakathi kwe-arch—uphawu lwesivumelwano noNkulunkulu. Lapho lezi zindinganiso zingasabonakali emhlabeni, isivumelwano siyaphulwa, futhi inhlekelele ilenga phezu komhlaba, okumele u-Ida Peerdeman akhulume ngawo manje.
Nokho, ngemva kwesikhashana, ukukhanya okukhanyayo kukhanya nxazonke kuka-Ida, bese kuvela iNkosikazi yeZizwe Zonke, esikhumbuza ngalezi zindinganiso, enezela ukuthi abantu kumele bazifunde. Lapho umntwana ezalwa, akafiki ezweni eligcwele ulwazi nokuhlakanipha—kumele aqale afunde zonke lezi zinto. Kunjalo nangoKholo, iQiniso, noThando. Wonke umuntu kumele afake lezi zindinganiso ngaphakathi.
Ngakho-ke iNkosikazi yeZizwe Zonke ibonakala njengalowo ozofundisa abantu ukholo lapho ubulungiswa, ukulunga, nothando lugeleza khona. Yimibono kaMariya, eyenzeke emhlabeni wonke, ehloselwe ukuba yisifiso esikhulula ukholo kubantu lapho lezi zindinganiso zigeleza khona.
UMama kaNkulunkulu uyasondela kithi futhi umelela isihe sikaNkulunkulu esinikezwe isintu, ngaleyo ndlela enikela ekuhlengweni kwesintu.
Uma sibuyela emfanekisweni wokwakhiwa kwethempeli leNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, elibhekisela eNtabeni i-Ebali neNtaba iGerizimu, siyaqaphela ukuthi i-altare leNkosikazi litholakala ngakwesobunxele—endaweni ehambisana neNtaba Yezibusiso, noma iGerizimu. Ngakho-ke, umbhalo ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwe-arch—Ukholo noma Ubulungiswa—ufanelana kahle nendima kaMama kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini wensindiso. Masikhumbule ukuthi isibusiso seNtaba iGerizimu sinikezwa labo abakholwe kuNkulunkulu futhi baphikelela emiyalweni yaKhe.
Zonke izibonakaliso zikaMama kaNkulunkulu, eziholela ekwandeni kokholo ezinhliziyweni zabantu, zinegalelo ekushiyeni isono ngokukholwa. Kulokhu kukhanya, isiqu iNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke efisa ukuzibiza ngaso—i-Co-redemptrix—siyaqondakala kakhudlwana. Ngoba njengoba, ngezibonakaliso zakhe, enikela ekukhuleni kokholo abantu abaguquka ngalo, khona-ke—kanye neNdodana yakhe—ufeza indima ekhethekile emsebenzini wokuhlengwa kanyekanye.
"INkosikazi ikhomba ngakwesokudla sami ngokuzumayo. Ngibona othile ehlezi lapho, enentshebe ende emhlophe. Ugqoke ingubo ende futhi uhleli neminwe emibili ephakanyisiwe negoqiwe. Incwadi ebanzi ilele ngaphansi kwendololwane yakhe kanti ukhiye omkhulu uphambi kwakhe.
Isithombe siyanyamalala futhi iNkosikazi ithi futhi,
"Bheka!"
Manje ingivumela ukuthi ngibone okunye. Yitshe elikhulu lapho kulele khona iwundlu. Ngizwa izwi lithi,
"Ecce Homo!"
Ngokungazelelwe iNkosikazi iyanyamalala futhi nokukhanya kuyanyamalala."
Indoda endala enentshebe ende emhlophe nguSanta Petru. Njengoba sifunda eVangelini likaMathewu, uNkulunkulu wembula kuye isimo sangempela sikaKristu—uMesiya owayezosindisa umuntu ekufeni ngokuphendulela inhliziyo yakhe kuNkulunkulu nasemiyalweni yaKhe.
Mathewu 16:15-20
16:15 UJesu wababuza wathi: “Nina nithi ngingubani?”
16:16 USimoni Petru waphendula wathi: “UnguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.”
16:17 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ubusisiwe wena, Simoni kaJona! Ngokuba inyama negazi akukwambulelanga lokhu, kodwa uBaba osezulwini.
16:18 Futhi ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPetru, futhi phezu kwaleli dwala ngiyakwakha ibandla lami , futhi amasango esihogo awayikulinqoba.
16:19 Futhi ngizokunika izihluthulelo zombuso wezulu ; noma yini oyoyibopha emhlabeni iyoboshwa ezulwini, futhi noma yini oyoyikhulula emhlabeni iyokhululwa ezulwini.”
16:20 Wabe eseyala abafundi bakhe ngokuqinile ukuba bangatsheli muntu ukuthi unguMesiya.
Lesi sihloko sibhekisela eNcwadini kaGenesise, lapho u-Adamu no-Eva, ngokwephula umyalo kaNkulunkulu, bafulathela uNkulunkulu futhi ngenxa yalokho baba ngabantu abafayo. Ukungamlaleli uNkulunkulu kwakusho ukuphula ubuhlobo babo Naye nokusuka esisekelweni esiqinisekile kuphela, esasiyiZwi Lakhe. Umsebenzi kaKristu ukuguqula le nqubo. Lokhu kuzofezwa ngeBandla Lakhe, elizokwakhiwa phezu Kwakhe njengedwala, isisekelo esiqinisekile nesihlala njalo. Esithombeni, uSanta Petru cishe njalo uvezwa ngemiBhalo Engcwele, azindla ngayo futhi ayisebenzise. Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi idwala langempela akulona umuntu ngokwakhe, kodwa yiZwi likaNkulunkulu, uPetru alamukela, walilondoloza, futhi walimemezela.
Ngakho-ke idwala liyiZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi noma ubani osekela impilo yakhe kulo uyofana nomuntu owakha indlu edwaleni—ozinzile futhi omelana nazo zonke izinkinga. Lesi simemezelo sihambisana ngqo namazwi kaKristu alotshwe eVangelini likaMathewu:
Mathewu 7:24–25
7:24 Ngakho-ke wonke umuntu ozwa la mazwi ami futhi awasebenzise ufana nendoda ehlakaniphile eyakha indlu yayo phezu kwedwala .
7:25 Imvula yana, kwafika izikhukhula, kwavunguza imimoya, yashaya leyo ndlu; kodwa ayizange iwe, ngoba yayisekelwe edwaleni .
Nokho, kungaphikiswa ukuthi uJesu wabikezela ukuphika kukaPetru—ukwenqaba kwakhe iZwi likaNkulunkulu Eliphilayo—okungalimaza isithombe sikaPetru njengesisekelo esiqinisekile. Nokho, lokhu kuphikisana akuyona into engavamile emiBhalweni Engcwele; ngokuphambene nalokho, kuyithola incazelo yayo eNcwadini ka-Isaya. Sizobuyela kulesi sici kamuva kule ngxoxo, njengoba kubalulekile ekuqondeni okugcwele umyalezo weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke okuxoxwa ngazo.
Ngale ndlela, iSonto, elakhelwe okholweni nasekulaleleni iZwi likaNkulunkulu, libonakala njengomphakathi osekelwe esisekelweni esiqinile, okwaziyo ukumelana nazo zonke izinkinga. Ukufa akusongeli labo abakha izimpilo zabo kulesi sisekelo. Ukube u-Adamu no-Eva babesekele izimpilo zabo eZwini likaNkulunkulu, ngabe abazange babe ngabantu abafayo. UPetru akanikezwa igunya
phezu kweZwi likaNkulunkulu; umsebenzi wakhe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi liyagcinwa ngokwethembeka, ukuze—njengoba uKristu esho—“kungabikho i-athomu noma i-comma elahlekayo.” Ukushintsha noma ukulahlekelwa ngisho nengxenye encane yeZwi kungasho ukuthi ububi buqala ukulimaza okuhle. Umuntu angacabanga ngesimo lapho iZwi likaNkulunkulu, elibizelwe ukuba libe ukukhanya kwabantu, lingcoliswa ububi, futhi, esikhundleni sokubaholela kuNkulunkulu, liqala ukubasusa kuYe. Ngakho-ke, ukuqapha iZwi likaNkulunkulu kuyisisekelo.
Ngenkathi uKristu—iZwi likaNkulunkulu eliPhilayo—ethandaza eNsimini yama-Oliva, uPetru nabanye abafundi balala. UJesu uyabayala, ebabiza ukuba baqaphele. La mazwi achaza ngokucacile umsebenzi ophathiswe uPetru: kumelwe aqaphe, aqaphe, futhi alondoloze iZwi likaNkulunkulu, uKristu ngokwakhe angumthombo walo ophilayo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akuyona indima kaSanta Petru kuphela. Kufanele futhi aqinisekise ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu lidluliselwa futhi lichazwe ngokwethembeka kubantu, ukuze uMbuso kaNkulunkulu—oqondwa njengokulunga, ubulungiswa, nothando—ufezeke phakathi kwabo.
Kuhle ukwenezela ukuthi emilayezweni yeNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe, iqiniso nokulunga, okubhalwe phansi, okuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano noNkulunkulu, kuvela ngokushintshana, kodwa kusho into eyodwa: ubuhle. Kulokhu kukhanya, kuvela incazelo egcwele emazwini kaKristu, othi ngaye ngokwakhe uyiqiniso, indlela, nokuphila.
UKristu uyiqiniso ngoba wembula ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu; uyindlela ngoba uholela umuntu kulobu buhle; futhi ungukuphila ngoba lobu buhle bubuyisela umuntu ekuphileni okuphakade.
KuseBandleni, elakha uMzimba Wakhe Oyimfihlakalo, lapho ukuhlanzwa kwenhliziyo yomuntu ebubini kanye nokuguqulwa kwayo kube kuhle kufanele kwenzeke khona. Kungale ndlela kuphela lapho iBandla likaKristu liba yindlela eholela ekuphileni okuphakade. Uma ekuphileni kwansuku zonke siboshwe yisono, sinethuba lokuzihlanza kuso ngokulalela izimfundiso zikaKristu nokuzisebenzisa. Kuphela lapho sihlanganyela ngenkuthalo ekuguqulweni kwezinhliziyo zethu lapho izono zethu zingathethelelwa khona, njengoba kuqinisekiswa yiVangeli.
Inhloso yokwakha iBandla likaKristu edwaleni ibhekisela eNcwadini ka-Isaya, echaza inkantolo yasebukhosini eJerusalema, ebuswa umbusi uShebina. Nokho, uShebina uwela ekungamukeleki kuNkulunkulu ngoba wehluleka ukunakekela umphakathi ngendlela efanele, esebenzisa isikhundla sakhe ukuze athole udumo lwakhe futhi ethembele kakhulu esikhundleni sakhe nengcebo yakhe kunoNkulunkulu, okunguye ngempela athola konke lokhu kuye.
Ephendula, uNkulunkulu, ekhuluma ngomprofethi u-Isaya, umemezela ukususwa kwakhe esikhundleni. Esikhundleni sikaShebina, kumiswa inceku kaNkulunkulu—u-Eliyakimi, othembekile eZwini likaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uhlose ukusungula iThempeli Lakhe kuye, njengoba nje noKristu asungula iSonto Lakhe eSt. Petru.
Isaya 22:15-25
22:15 Isho kanje iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabutho: Hamba, ungene kulo mfundisi, kuShebina, umphathi wendlu ,
22:16 oqopha ithuna phezulu, aziqophele igumbi edwaleni: “Unani lapha, futhi unani lapha, uze uziqophele ithuna?”
22:17 Bheka, iNkosi iyakukuphonsa phansi ngamandla amakhulu, mfo, ikubambe ngesandla esisodwa,
22:18 ikugingqike njengebhola, ikuphonse ezweni elibanzi. Uyofela lapho, futhi lapho izinqola ozigqaja ngazo ziyakuhamba khona, wena ngcola yendlu yenkosi yakho!
22:19 Lapho ngikwehlisa esikhundleni sakho, ngikuxoshe endaweni yakho,
22:20 ngalolo suku ngiyakubiza inceku yami u-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya.
22:21 Ngizomgqokisa ingubo yakho, ngimbhincise ngebhande lakho, ngibeke umbuso wakho esandleni sakhe; uyakuba nguyise kwabakhileyo eJerusalema nasendlini kaJuda.
22:22 Ngizobeka isihluthulelo sendlu kaDavide ehlombe lakhe; lapho evula, akekho oyovala; lapho evala, akekho oyovula.
22:23 Ngizomfaka njengesikhonkwane endaweni eqinisekile ; futhi uyakuba yisihlalo sobukhosi sodumo endlini kayise.
22:24 Kuyolengiswa phezu kwakhe lonke udumo lwendlu kayise, amahlumela nenzalo, zonke izitsha ezincane, kusukela ezitsheni kuya kuzo zonke izimbiza.
22:25 Ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova Sebawoti, isikhonkwane esishayelwe endaweni eqinisekile asiyikuma, kodwa siyophuka futhi siwe, futhi wonke umthwalo owawuphezu kwaso uyophulwa. Ngoba uJehova ukhulumile.
Njengoba sifunda eNcwadini ka-Isaya, u-Eliyakimi ufaniswa nesikhonkwane uNkulunkulu asitshale endaweni ephephile nehlala njalo. Sizoba yisihlalo sobukhosi senkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; phezu kwaso izinto zethempeli kufanele zilengiswe, ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu ufisa ukusungula iThempeli Lakhe phezu kwaso.
Imvelaphi yegama elithi u-Eliyakimi—“owamiswa” noma “owakhiwe nguNkulunkulu”—igcizelela ubizo lwakhe olukhethekile kanye nokuzinza okuvela kuNkulunkulu ngqo. Ngale ndlela, u-Eliyakimi uba yiThempeli likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo, okuwukuphindaphindwa kwemfundiso kaKristu, ethi umuntu uzoba yiThempeli likaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
Kodwa-ke, umprofethi u-Isaya ubikezela ngisho nokuwa kwalesi sikhonkwane. Isikhonkwane, esitshalwe endaweni ephephile, sizowa, futhi konke okulenga kuso kuzophahlazeka phansi. Lesi siprofetho singokomfanekiso futhi sibhekisela esiphethweni seThempeli likaNkulunkulu, elakhiwe ezisekelweni ezazibonakala zithembekile futhi zithembekile kodwa ekugcineni zehluleka.
Lesi sisekelo kwakungama-Israyeli—abantu bakaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu abanike iZwi Lakhe futhi iThempeli likaNkulunkulu lakhiwa ezweni labo. Lapho befulathela uNkulunkulu futhi bemkhaphela, isisekelo sabonakala singathembekile futhi singazinzile, futhi iThempeli lawa.
Inhloso efanayo itholakala eVangelini. UKristu umemezela kuSanta Petru ukuthi uzokwakha iSonto lakhe phezu kwalo - esisekelweni esiqinile nesiqinile, uKhefase, noma idwala. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, njengasesiprofethweni sika-Isaya, ubikezela umzuzu wokuhlukana: UPetru uzophika iNkosi yakhe. UJesu ubonisa ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngaphambi kokuba iqhude likhale kathathu.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi iqhude - uphawu lokuphika kukaPetru - livela ophahleni lwamasonto amaningi amaProthestani, kufaka phakathi ama-Anglican. Le nhloso ifanelana nendaba yemiyalezo yeNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe, egcizelela ukuthi amanye amahlelo, kufaka phakathi amaProthestani, athole ithonya elingafanele phezu kweSikhulu SikaPetru, esamiswa nguKristu njengomnikazi wegunya nezihluthulelo zeNdlu yeNkosi. Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi izimfundiso zamanye amahlelo zivame ukusondela kakhulu ezindinganisweni nasekuqondeni kwaleli zwe kuneZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, lapho uPapa elahla igunya elimiswe nguKristu—okungukuthi, izihluthulelo nomthwalo wemfanelo weSonto aliphathisiwe—ngomqondo othile uphika uNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe, esikhundleni sokuba umqaphi othembekile weZwi Lakhe neNtando Yakhe.
Emfanekisweni wesigijimi seNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, sibona uSanta Petru ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Nokho, lesi sithombe siphakamisa ukungabaza okukhulu. Akuyena uSanta Petru ozohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi, kodwa kunalokho yena ngokwakhe uzoba isihlalo sobukhosi seNkazimulo kaNkulunkulu (Isaya 22:23)—umphathi nenceku yegunya likaNkulunkulu, hhayi umninilo. Lokhu kuqinisekiswa esinye isithombe, lapho sibona khona iWundlu likaNkulunkulu—uKristu—liphumule etsheni. Leli tshe, elibizwa ngokuthi uKhefase, likhomba ngokusobala kuSanta Petru. NguKristu ohlala edwaleni, hhayi edwaleni kuKristu.
USanta Petru wamiswa nguKristu ukuba abuse iSonto Lakhe, njengoba nje u-Eliyakimi amiswa njengombusi wendlu kaDavide. Kodwa-ke, akekho kubo oyinkosi yoMbuso weZulu. Bobabili bahlala bengabaphathi nezinceku zikaNkulunkulu, futhi isikhundla sabo asibaniki ilungelo lokungena endaweni engekaNkulunkulu kuphela.
Isimo sengqondo sikaSt. Peter—esithombeni esiveziwe—sikhumbuza kakhulu esikaShebna, uNkulunkulu amsusa esikhundleni ngoba wehluleka ukunakekela okuhle komphakathi. UShebna wayephila ngokunethezeka, waziqophela ithuna eliphakeme, futhi esikhundleni sokukhonza abantu, wazenza inkosi yabo. Ngale ndlela, isikhundla esasihloselwe ukuba yinkonzo saba ithuluzi lokuzidumisa namandla.
Emfanekisweni womyalezo, sibona uSt. Peter eneminwe emibili ephakanyisiwe, ehlangene, nencwadi iphumule ngaphansi kwengalo yakhe. Le ncwadi ifanekisela imiBhalo Engcwele. Emfanekisweni olandelayo, sibona iWundlu likaNkulunkulu—uKristu—lilele etsheni futhi sizwa amazwi athi: “Ecce Homo,” okusho ukuthi “Bheka indoda.”
Khumbula ukuthi isenzo seminwe emibili ephakanyisiwe sibonisa ukuvuma isimo sikaKristu esiphindwe kabili—esingcwele nesomuntu. Ngakho-ke, uSt. Peter ubonakala evuma iqiniso ngesimo sikaKristu ngomzimba wakhe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, nokho, endaweni yokomoya, kushiwo amagama athi “bhekani umuntu,” okuthi kulokhu kuchazwa okungokomfanekiso kubonise ukuntengantenga kokholo kanye nokuphika ubuNkulunkulu bukaKristu. Lesi simo sengqondo sikhumbuza ukuziphatha kwabaFarisi, ababebonisa ukuzinikela ngaphandle kodwa ngaphakathi becabanga futhi bekholelwa ngendlela ehlukile.
UKristu wabikezela ukuthi uPetru wayezomphika. Emfanekisweni ongokomfanekiso, ukuphika kusho ukuqhekeka nokuwa kwezisekelo okwakhelwe kuzo iSonto, kanye nokubikezela ukuwa kwalo okuzayo.
Uma sihlaziya imiyalezo yeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, sibona ukuthi ihlanganiswe indaba eyodwa ehambisanayo, okuvela kuyo isithombe seSonto elithonywa kakhulu ngamanye amahlelo—njengobu-Anglican, ubuLuthela, nezinhlangano ezahlukahlukene zangaphandle kanye nemibono—ethinta uPapa kanye nomphakathi wonke wabathembekile.
Lapho sibhekene nokuhlaselwa kweSonto, okuqondwa njengoMzimba kaKristu, kubonakala ukuthambekela kokwenza ukuvumelana okukhulu nakakhulu. ImiBhalo Engcwele isiqala ukuhlobana, njengoba kuboniswe emilayezweni yangaphambilini yeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke ngomfanekiso kaPapa ephendula iBhayibheli kuzo zonke izinhlangothi. Kodwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu liyisisekelo seBandla.
UPapa, okufanele abe ngumqaphi walesi sisekelo, lapho ebhekene nenkinga yeSonto—njengoba uSt. Peter ake enza—uyaliphika iZwi Eliphilayo, uKristu. Njengoba nje uSzebna ayengenalo ithemba nokholo kuNkulunkulu, uPapa uthembele kakhulu emakhonweni akhe, esikhundleni sokuthembela nokuthembela kuNkulunkulu kuphela.
Kuyaphawuleka futhi ukuthi imiBhalo Engcwele ngaphansi kwendololwane kaPapa ivaliwe. Lesi sithombe sibonisa ukuphela kokufuna uNkulunkulu kanye nokwehla kokushunyayelwa kwevangeli—ukucinywa kokukhanya kweqiniso kanye nokuthula kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, eliyeka ukumenyezelwa ngamandla nangokwethembeka.
Emyalezweni olandelayo, sizobona iSiphambano esiphukile, esiguqulwa sibe umfanekiso kaKristu. Lesi sithombe sibhekisela esiprofethweni sika-Isaya mayelana nesikhonkwane esiwela esisekelweni saso esiphephile futhi siphuka kanye nakho konke okunamathiselwe kuso. Uphawu lwesikhonkwane esiphukile lunencazelo ejulile engokomoya.
Yini eyabangela uShebna, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukuba ayeke ukunakekela kahle umphakathi waseJerusalema nakwaJuda? Umprofethi u-Isaya ubonisa ngokusobala: ingcebo. Izipho nezimpahla zaba umthombo wokuziqhenya ngaye. UNkulunkulu uyamsola ngokunethezeka kwakhe kanye nebutho ayethembele kulo – izinqola ezingenakubalwa ayeziqhayisa ngazo – ekhohlwa uNkulunkulu, uMdali wezulu nomhlaba, okuvela kuye zonke izinto.
Isikhundla okwakufanele sibe yinkonzo saba ithuluzi lokuzidumisa.
Indlela efanayo ingabonakala endabeni kaSt. Peter, noma ngokunembile, kwabanye babalandela esikhundleni sakhe, abaqala ukuthembela engcebweni nasemandleni esikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu. Ukukhathazeka ngokweqile ngokulondoloza amalungelo nezinto ezibonakalayo kudala ukwesaba ukulahlekelwa yiwo. Lokhu kwesaba kuholela ekuyekethiseni, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ekuphikeni uKristu. Umyalezo weNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe wembula le nqubo, eyayivele inomfanekiso wayo ngezikhathi zomprofethi u-Isaya.
Umuntu angathi umlando uyafika ngokuphelele. Nokho, lokhu akusho ukuthi ukuqhathaniswa kwalezi zenzakalo kumele kugcwaliseke ngokuqiniseka. Kunalokho, kusebenza njengesixwayiso—isixwayiso salokho okungenzeka uma iSonto lilahlekelwa isisekelo salo eZwini likaNkulunkulu.
Ukuze iSonto lihlale “endaweni eqinisekile,” kumelwe liyeke ukugxila engcebweni yaleli zwe, eba umthwalo ongadingekile, ithwalise izisekelo zalo futhi iholele ekuweni kwalo. Kunalokho, kufanele kuphendukele emphakathini wabathembekile nasenkonzweni, eyenziwa ngomoya owaboniswa uKristu uqobo—ngokuthobeka, ubumpofu, nokuthembela ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu.
Kuhle ukukhumbula lapha amagama athi “Ecce Homo,” okusho ukuthi “bhekani umuntu.” Akhulunywa nguPilatu, owayengaqapheli isimo sikaKristu sobuNkulunkulu futhi ekugcineni wamgwebela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni, evumela ukucindezelwa yilabo ababefuna ukufa Kwakhe. La mazwi abe uphawu lokwenqaba uNkulunkulu ozelwe, lokwehlisa uKristu abe ngumuntu nje nokumphuca isithunzi Sakhe sobuNkulunkulu. Sibona
futhi namuhla ukuthi abantu abaningi, ngendlela efanayo, bafisa ukususa uKristu esigcawini somphakathi. Lesi simo sengqondo sikhumbuza abaFarisi nababhali, abenqaba ukwamukela iqiniso futhi bafuna ukumbhubhisa. Umuntu owenqaba ukubhekana neqiniso lesono futhi owenqaba ukuvuma icala lakhe uba nobutha kunoma ubani okhomba iqiniso.
Kusukela kulo mbono, isimo sengqondo sikaPapa—esikhundleni sokuma noKristu ngokungangabazeki nokubuka ubukhona Bakhe—sibonakala siyindlebe elalela amazwi alabo abamphikisayo. Ngokomfanekiso, lokhu kukhumbuza isimo sengqondo sikaPilatu, owathi, esikhundleni sokuvikela Ongenacala, wakhipha isinqumo esivumelana nokulindela kwesixuku.
Imiyalezo yeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke ikhombisa ukuthi umhlaba uphinde wenqaba iSiphambano. Lesi Siphambano siphukile phansi, siphuka esisekelweni saso esingazinzile nesikhululekile, kodwa lokhu akusona ukuphela kwendaba. Sizobuyiselwa esintwini ukuze sisindiswe. Umyalezo olandelayo ubuyela kulesi sihloko, lapho iSiphambano—nakuba senqatshiwe—sizophinde sime enkabeni yomhlaba njengophawu lweqiniso.
Isiprofetho sika-Isaya sinezingqimba eziningi futhi, ngokujulile, sibhekisela esenzakalweni esiyinhloko seVangeli – ukufa kukaKristu esiphambanweni. Umprofethi umemezela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzobeka isigxobo endaweni ephephile nethembekile, futhi kuyolengisa yonke inkazimulo yeNdlu kaNkulunkulu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ubikezela usuku lapho lesi sigxobo sizohluleka khona: sizophulwa, futhi konke okulenga kuso kuzowela phansi kubhubhe.
Ngokukhanya kweVangeli, lesi sithombe sithatha incazelo entsha, ejulile. UKristu – uNkulunkulu ozelwe emzimbeni – uthwala isiphambano ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakhe, okungafundwa njengokugcwaliseka kophawu lwesigxobo esivela esiprofethweni sika-Isaya. Isiphambano sibekwe nguNkulunkulu endaweni eqinile nephephile, phezu kweGolgotha. Kuso kulenga yonke inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu – iNdodana kaNkulunkulu uqobo, uMzimba wayo uyiThempeli likaNkulunkulu.
Ngesikhathi sokufa kukaKristu, isiprofetho somprofethi siyagcwaliseka: isigxobo (isiphambano) siyanqunywa, futhi lokho okwakulenga kuso kuyawela phansi. Okubonakala emehlweni abantu njengokunqotshwa nokuwa kuba ukugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho sika-Isaya, okuyiZwi likaNkulunkulu ngasikhathi sinye.
Lapha sifika eqophelweni lomyalezo wonke weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, osihloko sayo esiyisisekelo siyimpendulo yombuzo othi: liyini “Iqiniso?” Lapho uKristu evela phambi kukaPilatu, ingxoxo iyenzeka phakathi kwakhe noJesu ngalesi sihloko:
Johane 18:37-38
18:37 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Ngakho-ke uyinkosi?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Yebo, ngiyinkosi. Ngazalelwa lokhu, ngafika ezweni, ukuzofakaza iqiniso. Wonke umuntu ongoweqiniso uyalilalela izwi lami.”
18:38 UPilatu wathi kuye: “Liyini iqiniso?”
Siyabona ukuthi uKristu uthi weza emhlabeni ukuzofakaza iqiniso. Kubalulekile ukugcizelela ukuthi lobu bufakazi bubhalwe empilweni yakhe yonke, kuwo wonke amazwi akhe nezenzo zakhe, kanye naseMzimbeni wakhe wonke. Lapha sibheka isici esisodwa kuphela salobu bufakazi. Ngokomongo wesiprofetho sika-Isaya, iqiniso-ke yiZwi likaNkulunkulu, elamenyezelwa ngumprofethi, elagcwaliseka ngokugcwele kuBuntu bukaKristu. UNkulunkulu waletha eGolgotha "isikhonkwane" lapho iThempeli likaNkulunkulu emhlabeni lalilenga khona. Lesi sikhonkwane sanqunywa, futhi uKristu wawela emhlabeni wafa ngomzimba.
Isithombe ngasinye esigijimini esixoxwa ngaso sikhuluma ngeqiniso futhi siliveza ngombono ohlukile. Ngakho-ke, iqiniso linguMoya kaNkulunkulu uqobo, onguLizwi, uKukhanya, noMuhle ngasikhathi sinye, futhi owazembula kuBuntu bukaKristu.
Ake sifingqe ngemisho embalwa umyalezo ogeleza uvela emfanekisweni woMlayezo. Sibhekisela esivumelwaneni seBhayibheli esenziwa noNkulunkulu phansi kweNtaba iGerizimu neNtaba i-Ebali. Ngakwesobunxele somdwebo, sibona umfanekiso weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, ngokomfanekiso ubhekisela eNtabeni iGerizimu. Ngakwesokudla, endaweni ehambisana neNtaba i-Ebal, uSt. Peter uvela kuqala, kulandele uKristu elele etsheni.
Khumbula ukuthi, ngokomyalo kaNkulunkulu, i-altare eNtabeni i-Ebal kwakumelwe lakhiwe ngamatshe angaqoshiwe, okwakuzobhalwa kuwo amazwi oMthetho, anikezwe uMose ngaphambili ezibhebheni zamatshe.
Lo mfanekiso uvela futhi emfanekisweni woMlayezo: UKristu ulele etsheni elingakasetshenzwa ngezandla zabantu, elibhekisela e-altare likaNkulunkulu eNtabeni i-Ebal. Leli tshe limelela izibhebhe zeMiyalo Eyishumi, lapho uNkulunkulu abhala khona uMthetho waKhe ngomunwe waKhe. Izibhebhe zeMiyalo azizange zibunjwe ngumuntu, kodwa nguNkulunkulu uqobo—njengoba nje uKristu engumfanekiso ophilayo waleli tshe, uBaba abhala kuwo uMthetho waKhe “amalungu” alo. Noma ubani ofisa ukungena eMbusweni weZulu kumelwe alingise uKristu—eba umfanekiso ophilayo weZwi likaNkulunkulu, lapho uMthetho uqukethwe khona.
Nokho, kukhona umehluko phakathi kwetshe nomzimba kaKristu. Itshe liyabanda, kanti uMzimba kaKristu ufudumele. Lokhu kumayelana nokulalela umthetho, ongeke ubanda, kodwa ufudumele, ugcwele uthando ngomakhelwane.
UKristu wafundisa uMthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi kumelwe ube yisisekelo seSonto, kodwa awukwazi ukubanda, kodwa ugcwele ukufudumala—uthando ngomakhelwane.
UPetru wayephethe uMthetho kaNkulunkulu oqoshwe ngaphakathi kuye, kodwa wayengaqondi njalo ukuthi awunakubekwa ngaphezu kokuhle komuntu. Lokhu kubonakala engxoxweni kaJesu noPetru, lapho uKristu ebuza kathathu, “Uyangithanda?” futhi uPetru uphendula kuphela, “Nkosi, uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” Lokhu kwembula ukuntuleka kothando oluphelele uPetru okufanele aluqondise kumakhelwane wakhe, onguKristu kulokhu. Ngakho-ke, siyabona ukuthi uPetru “wayebanda” njengetshe.
Lesi sithombe, ngomqondo obanzi, sibonisa umsebenzi weSiboniso sikaPetru: ukusekela uMthetho, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuhola iSonto endleleni yothando ngomakhelwane, njengoba nje noKristu enza.
IZwi likaNkulunkulu alishintshi, ngoba umoya wezwe udinga ukuhlanzwa, hhayi uMoya kaNkulunkulu.
UKristu wabikezela kuPetru ukwahlukana—ukuphika iZwi Eliphilayo, elingamelwa ngokomfanekiso njengokuqhekeka kwetshe. Lapha, kuvela ukubhekisela esiprofethweni sika-Isaya. Njengoba itshe liqhekeka, isiphambano esafakwa nguNkulunkulu kulesi sisekelo (isibonelo samazwi kaJesu mayelana nokwakha iThempeli kuPetru) siyaphuma futhi, kanye nakho konke okulengiswe kuso, siwela phansi. Lapho
uPetru esho amazwi athi “Bheka Indoda,” abhekiswe kuJesu, ukukhanya kuyacima ngokuzumayo, futhi umhlatshelo woMzimba Wakhe uyanyamalala. Esigijimini, sibona ukuthi iSonto nabapristi balo bayanyamalala ebumnyameni ngoba, ngenxa yesono sabo, balahlekelwa ukuKhanya kukaKristu noNkulunkulu.
Uma i-altare elakhiwe phezu kwetshe entabeni, elifanekisela iThempeli likaNkulunkulu, lingenamhlatshelo, khona-ke—ngokwesivumelwano esilotshwe eNcwadini yoMthetho KaMose—iziqalekiso ziwela phezu kwesintu.
Ngakho-ke, siyabona ukuthi lapho uMhlatshelo weWundlu likaNkulunkulu, owenqatshwa yizwe, ungekho e-altare, akekho ozoholela abantu ekuhlanzweni, ngoba umhlaba ulahlekelwe ukukhanya kwawo. Ngenxa yalokho, isintu sibhekana nesiqalekiso—umphumela womoya wesono waleli zwe.