Isahluko 2
Ingane Elele Emkhombeni
1. Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku kwaphuma isimemezelo kuKesari Awugustu sokuba kubalwe izwe lonke.
2. Lokhu kubhaliswa kuqala kuqala kuqala )
3 Basebehamba bonke ukuyabhalwa, yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo.
4. UJosefa laye wakhuphuka eGalile, emzini waseNazaretha, waya eJudiya, emzini kaDavide othiwa iBetlehema, ngokuba engowendlu nomndeni kaDavide;
5 ukubhalwa kanye noMariya umkakhe, esekhulelwe.
6 Kwathi beselapho, zaphelela izinsuku zokuba abelethe;
7 Wazala izibulo lakhe
Indodana, yamsonga ngezingubo, yamlalisa emkhombeni, ngokuba yayingekho indawo yabo endlini yezihambi.
Nakuba isahluko sokuqala sigxile ekuzalweni kukaJohane uMbhapathizi, isahluko sesibili sigxile ekuzalweni kukaJesu Kristu. Iqala ngencazelo elula yohambo lukaJosefa noMariya oluya eBhetlehema. Lolu hambo lwaludingeka ngoba kwakuphume isimemezelo kuKhesari Awugustu, esasithi bonke abantu kumelwe babuyele emzini wabo wokuzalwa ukuze bayobhaliswa. Ngakho “uJosefa wakhuphuka eGalile, emzini waseNazaretha, waya eJudiya, emzini kaDavide, othiwa iBhetlehema . . .Luka 2:4-5).
Ngokuphambene nomyalo wobukhosi kaKhesari Awugustu, othi “izwe lonke libhaliswe,” sinikezwa indaba elula kaMariya noJosefa ababefuna indawo yokuhlala eBhetlehema, kodwa abayitholanga. Okuwukuphela kwento ababeyithola kwakuyindawo yokukhosela yesitebele esiphansi, futhi okuwukuphela kombhede womntwana wabo kwakuwumkhombe—umkhombe wokuphakela izilwane.
“Wazala izibulo lakhe, wayisonga ngendwangu, wayibeka emkhombeni, ngokuba yayingekho indawo yabo endlini yezihambi.”Luka 2:6-7).
Indaba yokuza kukaNkulunkulu emhlabeni futhi engatholi “ndawo” endlini yezihambi inothile ngencazelo engokomoya. Kufanekisela indlela izimpilo zethu ezingaba matasa ngayo, zigcwale izinkathazo zokuphila kwansuku zonke, kangangokuthi asinandawo - akukho ndawo kithi - lapho uKristu angazalelwa khona. Kuphinde kufanekisele indlela ngokuthula nangokungabambeki ukuzalwa okuyisimangaliso okwenzeka ngayo ezimpilweni zethu.
Kukhona into ejulile ngoKristu ebekwa endaweni lapho izilwane zidla khona.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi leli yilona kuphela ivangeli elikhuluma ngomkhombe, futhi likwenza izikhathi ezintathu. Evesini lesikhombisa sifunda ukuthi “bamlalisa emkhombeni.”
Evesini leshumi nambili siyafunda, “Lokhu kuyakuba-yisibonakaliso kini: Niyakufumana umntwana esongwe ngezingubo, elele emkhombeni.” Futhi evesini leshumi nesithupha siyafunda, “Bafika ngokuphangisa, bafica uMariya noJosefa, nomntwana elele emkhombeni.” Umfanekiso ongokomfanekiso woMntwana Ongcwele, elele emkhombeni wokuphakela, ufanekisela iqiniso elikhulu—ukuthi uJesu uwumthombo kanye nomphakeli wezimpilo zethu zikamoya, njengoba ukudla kuwumthombo kanye nokudla kwethu kwemvelo. Yingakho kamuva ethi kubafundi bakhe njengoba ebamema ukuba badle isinkwa sePhasika, “Lokhu kungumzimba Wami” (Luka 22:19).
Evangelini eligxile ekuthuthukisweni kokuqonda, kufaneleka kakhulu ukuqonda ukubaluleka “komkhombe” — indawo lapho izilwane zidla khona. Ukuqonda kwethu siqu kuzondla ngeqiniso eliza kithi livela kuNkulunkulu. Leli yiqiniso eliyosondla ohambweni lwethu olungokomoya, londle ukulambela kwethu ulwazi olungokomoya, futhi lisisize ukuba sihlakulele umoya oqinile wangaphakathi. Futhi, kuqinisekisa ukuphinda ukuthi leli ivangeli kuphela elikhuluma “ngomkhombe.” 1
Ukugcina Ukubuka
8. Kwakukhona abelusi kulelo zwe, behlala endle, belinda umhlambi wabo ebusuku.
9 Bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yema ngakubo, nenkazimulo yeNkosi yabakhanyisa nxazonke, besaba ngokwesaba okukhulu.
10 Ingelosi yathi kubo: “Ningesabi; ngokuba bhekani, nginibikela izindaba ezinhle zentokozo enkulu ezakuba kubo bonke abantu.
11 “Ngokuba nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi onguKristu iNkosi emzini kaDavide.
12. “Nalokhu kuyakuba-yisibonakaliso kini: Niyakufumana umntwana esongwe ngezindwangu, elele emkhombeni.
13 Njalo kwahle kwaba khona kanye lengilosi ixuku lebutho lezulu, lidumisa uNkulunkulu, lisithi.
14. “Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni, intando yabantu.”
15 Kwathi izingelosi zimuka kubo ziya ezulwini, amadoda abelusi akhuluma omunye komunye, ethi: “Masiye eBetlehema, sibone leli zwi elimisiweyo, esenzekile. INkosi isazisile.”
16 Basebesiza ngokuphangisa, bafica uMariya loJosefa, losane lulele emkhombeni.
17. Sebebonile balandisa izwi elalikhulunywe kubo ngomntwana.
18. Bonke abezwayo bamangala ngalokho okwakukhulunywe kubo ngabelusi.
19 Kepha uMariya wagcina lawo mazwi onke ezindla ngawo enhliziyweni yakhe.
20. Babuya abelusi, bemdumisa, bembonga uNkulunkulu ngakho konke ababekuzwile nabakubonile, njengalokho kwakukhulunyiwe kubo.
Isimo sesiqephu esilandelayo siyashintsha sisuka esitebeleni siye emaphandleni: “Kwakukhona abelusi kulelo zwe behlala endle, belinda umhlambi wabo ebusuku” (Luka 2:8). Isisho esibalulekile lapha sithi “ukuqapha.” Nakulokhu futhi, njengasethulweni lapho kuthiwa “babengofakazi bokuzibonela” (Luka 1:2), kukhona okubhekiselwe ekuboneni - kulokhu emshweni othi, "ukuqapha." Lokhu kuhambisana nokusebenza kobuhlakani, ingxenye yengqondo yethu eqondayo, izizathu, ihlaziya, “namawashi.” Kulokhu, ukuqapha “imihlambi,” kubhekisela emandleni ethu esiwaphiwe nguNkulunkulu okuqapha nokuqapha leyo micabango emnene, engenacala nemizwa uNkulunkulu asinike yona. Lezi yizimo ezikithi ezifuna ukulandela uNkulunkulu futhi ziphile ngokweZwi laKhe. Njengezimvu ezilandela umalusi wazo, silandela lapho uNkulunkulu esiholela khona, sithola kokubili okuhle (amadlelo aluhlaza) neqiniso (amanzi asekhona) kuye. Khona-ke, njengomalusi oqapha umhlambi futhi awuqaphe, siyaqiniseka ukuthi imicabango engamanga nemizwelo engakhi ayingeni ukuze ilimaze “izimvu”—ikakhulukazi ebusuku. Ngakho sifunda ukuthi labelusi ‘babelinda imihlambi yabo ebusuku. 2
Ngomuntu ngamunye, kumelwe sihlale siqaphile, siqaphe “imihlambi” engaphakathi kwethu. Kudingeka sibheke imicabango nemizwa yethu, siqaphele izinguquko ezicashile njengoba zenzeka. Lolu hlobo lokuzihlola lubalulekile; ngaphandle kwawo sizivulela ukuba sizingelwe yizimpisi zalo lonke uhlobo, uhlobo olungangena ngokunyenya futhi lucekele phansi yonke imicabango engenacala nemizwelo emnene esingaba nayo. Ngakho-ke, kumelwe sibe abelusi abahle, baqaphe imicabango nemizwa yethu yasezulwini. Kumelwe sifunde ‘ukuhlala silindile. 3
Ngaphezu kokuvikela izifunda zethu ezingenacala, ukulinda kuphinde kusisiza ukuba siqaphele imicabango emihle nemizwelo enomusa egeleza ivela kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu ukukhanya okunikezwayo sisabheke ukufika kweNkosi, ngisho nasezimweni zethu ezimnyama kakhulu. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yema phambi kwabo, nenkazimulo yeNkosi yakhanya nxazonke zabo.”Luka 2:9)
Ukukhanya okukhulu okwakhanya phezu kwabelusi kwakuhambisana nesimemezelo esimangalisayo: “Bhekani,” kusho ingelosi, “nginibikela izindaba ezinhle zentokozo enkulu eyakuba kubantu bonke”Luka 2:10).
Lesi kumane kuyisiqalo sesimemezelo, kodwa kuyathakazelisa ukusiqhathanisa nesimemezelo esaqala lesi sahluko, simemezela ukuthi umhlaba wonke kufanele ubhaliswe. Umehluko phakathi kwalezi zimemezelo ezimbili uyamangalisa. Umyalo wobukhosi kaKhesari Awugustu umayelana nokubalwa kwabantu, uhulumeni womphakathi, kanye nentela. Kodwa isimemezelo sengelosi simayelana nokufika kweNkosi ezimpilweni zethu. “Nginibikela izindaba ezinhle zenjabulo enkulu,” kusho ingelosi, “eyoba kubantu bonke.”
Isimemezelo esimangalisayo siyaqhubeka: “Ngokuba nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi onguKristu iNkosi emzini kaDavide” (Luka 2:11).
Lesi simemezelo sihambisana nokunye ukuqhuma kokukhanya futhi kunenkazimulo enkulu nakakhulu njengoba amazwi engelosi esekelwa uquqaba lwezinye izingelosi: “Futhi kungazelelwe kwaba khona kanye nengelosi uquqaba lwebutho lasezulwini lidumisa uNkulunkulu” (Luka 2:13). Ngamazwi okudumisa okukhulu, manje esimenyezelwa uquqaba lwezingelosi, isimemezelo sengelosi siyaqhubeka: “Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni, kubantu bonke.”Luka 2:14).
Lena kwakuyindlela ukuzalwa kukaJesu okuyisimangaliso okwamenyezelwa ngayo kubelusi. Besabela, abelusi ngokushesha baya eBhetlehema beyovakashela uMariya, uJosefa, kanye noKristu-umntwana. Ngemva kokuvakasha kwabo, bamemezela kabanzi konke ababekutshelwe ngokuphathelene nomntwana. Ukuzimisela kwabo ngokushesha ukumemezela izindaba ezinhle kuyo yonke indawo kuqhathaniswa noMariya “owagcina zonke lezi zinto futhi ezindla ngazo enhliziyweni yakhe” (Luka 2:19).
Ukusabela kwabelusi kusikhumbuza iVangeli likaMarku, eligcwele umoya wobuvangeli nokumemezela. Ekupheleni kwalelovangeli abafundi “bahamba bashumayela ezindaweni zonke” (Marku 16:20), njengoba nje nabelusi benza eVangelini likaLuka: “Abelusi babuya, bekhazimulisa futhi bemdumisa uNkulunkulu ngakho konke ababekuzwile nababekubonile, njengoba nje kwakukhulunyiwe kubo” ( Joh.Luka 2:20).
Kodwa ngoMariya, kuhluke kakhulu. Esikhundleni sokuphuma ayoshumayela ivangeli, njengoba kwenza abelusi, uMariya uyathula, uyacabanga, futhi uyacabangisisa. Uzindla ngazo zonke lezi zinto enhliziyweni yakhe. Izenzo zakhe zimele indikimba esemqoka kuleli vangeli: ukuzindla, umcabango, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokuqonda okujulile komoya.
USimeyoni no-Ana
20. Babuya abelusi, bemdumisa, bembonga uNkulunkulu ngakho konke ababekuzwile nabakubonile, njengalokho kwakukhulunyiwe kubo.
21 Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili zokuba umntwana asokwe, igama lakhe lathiwa uJesu, ayelithiwa yingelosi, engakathathwa isisu.
22 Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe ngokomthetho kaMose bamenyusela eJerusalema ukuba bamethule phambi kweNkosi;
23 njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni weNkosi ukuthi bonke abesilisa abavula isizalo bazabizwa ngokuthi bangcwele eNkosini;
24 nokunikela ngomhlatshelo njengokushiwo emthethweni weNkosi ukuthi: Amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba.
25 Bheka, kwakukhona eJerusalema umuntu ogama lakhe linguSimeyoni; lo muntu wayelungile, ehlakaniphile, elindele induduzo ka-Israyeli; noMoya oNgcwele wayephezu kwakhe.
26 Futhi waphendula ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuthi angaboni ukufa engakamboni uKristu weNkosi.
27 Wasengena ethempelini ngoMoya; kwathi abazali sebemlethile umntwana uJesu ukuba bamenzele ngokomthetho.
28. Waze wamamukela ezingalweni zakhe, wambonga uNkulunkulu, wathi:
29 “Manje uyayimukisa inceku yakho ngokuthula, Jehova, njengezwi lakho;
30. “Ngokuba amehlo ami abonile insindiso yakho;
31. “Owulungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonke;
32. “Ukukhanya kube ngukwambulelwa kwezizwe, nenkazimulo yabantu bakho u-Israyeli.”
33 UJosefa nonina bamangala ngalokho okwakhulunywa ngaye.
34 USimeyoni wababusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: “Bheka, lo umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaningi kwa-Israyeli, nesibonakaliso esiyaphikiswa;
35. “Futhi nowakho inkemba iyakudabula umphefumulo wakho, ukuze kwambulwe imicabango yezinhliziyo eziningi.
36 Kwakukhona uAna umprofethikazi, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sika-Asheri; wayesekhulile izinsuku eziningi, ehlezi nendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ebuntombini bakhe;
37 Futhi wayengumfelokazi owayengaba neminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane, owayengemi ethempelini, ekhonza ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhuleka ubusuku nemini.
38 Naye wayemi ngaso leso sikhathi, wayivuma iNkosi, wakhuluma ngayo kubo bonke ababelindele ukukhululwa eJerusalema.
39 Sebeqedile konke ngokomthetho weNkosi, babuyela eGalile emzini wakubo eNazaretha.
Njengoba sesibonisile, indikimba eyinhloko ka-Lukaukuthuthukiswa kokuqonda. Ngokuvumelana nalesi sihloko, kuyafaneleka ukuba isenzakalo esilandelayo senzeke ethempelini. Ngalesi sikhathi lesi senzakalo isiko lokuhlanjululwa okwakuvame ukwenzeka ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amane ngemva kokuzalwa. Kulapha, lapho ikhehla okuthiwa uSimeyoni lihlangana khona okokuqala noMntwana uJesu. Njengoba sifunda incazelo yokuhlangenwe nakho kukaSimeyoni, siphawula ukuthi indaba igxila kaningi kangakanani “ekuboneni” kwakhe nakulokho “akubonayo.” Sifunda ukuthi “kwakubonakalisiwe kuye ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuthi wayengeke abone ukufa engakamboni uKristu weNkosi” (Luka 2:26). Futhi lapho uSimeyoni engena ethempelini, uthatha uMntwana wamgona futhi wathi, “Nkosi, manje usuyiyekile inceku yakho ihambe ngokuthula, ngokwezwi lakho. Ngokuba amehlo ami abonile insindiso yakho” (Luka 2:29-30).
Njengoba nje uZakariya ayeprofethile “ngokukhanya” okwakuyokhanya ebumnyameni,Luka 1:79), njengoba nje abelusi babona ukukhanya okukhulu—“inkazimulo yeNkosi”—kubakhanyisela, uMthombo wangempela walokho kukhanya manje ukhanyisa kuSimeyoni njengoba egqolozele ubuso boMntwana. Ephefumulelwe ngokujulile, uSimeyoni uyaqhubeka nesiprofetho sakhe: “Amehlo ami abonile insindiso Yakho, oyilungisele abantu bonke, ukukhanya okuletha ukwambulwa kwabezizwe, nenkazimulo. wabantu bakho u-Israyeli” (Luka 2:30-32).
Ephendukela kuMariya, uSimeyoni uthi, “Bheka, loMntwana umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaningi kwaIsrayeli, nesibonakaliso esiyophikiswa (yebo, nenkemba iyakuwubhoboza umphefumulo wakho futhi), ukuze imicabango izinhliziyo eziningi zingambulwa” (Luka 2:35).
Amazwi kaSimeyoni agcwele isiprofetho. Kunamandla okwenza ngamunye wethu aphile ngokuvumelana neqiniso esilaziyo. Futhi labo abemukela lamandla bayo “vuka,” kuyilapho labo abawenqabayo “bayokuwa.” Kunjengoba nje uSimeyoni esho: “Bheka, lo mntwana umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaningi kwa-Israyeli.”
Ngenxa yokuthi akekho kithi ophelele, sonke siyobhekana nezikhathi zokungabaza nezikhathi zokulingwa. Kuyoba nezikhathi lapho siyozwa khona “ukubhodlozwa kwenkemba.” Ngisho noMariya wayengeke akhululwe. Wayezobona ukwesabeka kokubethelwa kweNdodana yakhe, futhi ezwe ubuhlungu nosizi lukamama. Ngempela, njengoba uSimeyoni ayemtshelile, “nenkemba iyakudabula umphefumulo wakho nawe.”
Kuyingxenye yohambo. Nakuba ukuhlupheka kwethu kungase kungabi kukhulu njengokukaMariya lapho emi eduze kwesiphambano, noma kungabi buhlungu njengokukaJesu njengoba abethelwa esiphambanweni, kuyoba nezikhathi lapho nathi siyoba nosizi, ukulahlekelwa, kanye nosizi—izikhathi ezingaba buhlungu kakhulu. ukuthi kuyoba sengathi inkemba ibhoboze umphefumulo wethu. Kodwa lezi zikhathi akufanele zigwenywe noma zesatshwe. Kunalokho kungaba amathuba okuvuselela ukholo lwethu, ukuqinisekisa ukukholelwa kwethu kuNkulunkulu, nokuzimisela ukuya phambili. Lezi yizikhathi lapho izindinganiso zethu esizijabulela kakhulu zizophonswa inselele, futhi imicabango yethu ejulile izobonakaliswa. Lezi zikhathi nalezi zivivinyo zivunyelwe ukuba zingene ekuphileni kwethu ukuze isimo sethu sangempela sivezwe futhi “imicabango yezinhliziyo eziningi yambulwe.”
Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo sethu sinzima kangakanani, noma ukuthi izilingo zethu zinzima kangakanani, kusenendawo ethulile ezinhliziyweni zethu elindela uNkulunkulu ngesineke. Lolukholo lufanekiselwa umprofethikazi u-Ana, lowo, njengoSimeyoni, uyiswa ethempelini ngaso kanye leso sikhathi. Ngemva kweminyaka eyisikhombisa eshadile, wahlala engumfelokazi iminyaka eminingi. Manje, eneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane, akakaze asuke ethempelini. Kunalokho, ukhethe ukuhlala ethembekile, “ekhonza uNkulunkulu ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhuleka ubusuku nemini” (Luka 2:37).
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi bobabili uSimeyoni no-Ana bakhangwa ngesikhathi esisodwa ethempelini. Ndawonye zimelela uthando olungokomoya olubalulekile—uthando ngeqiniso (uSimeyoni) nothando lokulunga (u-Ana), oludingekayo ukuze “zonke izinto zenziwe ngokomthetho weNkosi” ( 1 Thimothewu 3:1, 2 ) Ukuthanda iqiniso (uSimeyoni) nothando lokulunga (u-Ana), oludingekayo ukuze “zonke izinto zenziwe ngokomthetho weNkosi” ( NW )Luka 2:39). Njalo lapho lezi zimfanelo ezimbili zihlangana kithi, siyazi ukuthi sisebusweni bukaNkulunkulu, ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uphezu kwethu, nokuthi amehlo ethu ayibonile insindiso Yakhe. 4
Lokhu akukona okwenzeka kanye. Kuyinto eqhubekayo ukukhula ngaphakathi kwethu, isipiliyoni esiba namandla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Umntwana wakhula, waba namandla emoyeni, egcwele ukuhlakanipha; futhi umusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhe” (Luka 2:39).
Ethempelini Nezazi
40. Wakhula umntwana, waba namandla kuMoya, egcwele ukuhlakanipha; futhi umusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwaKhe.
41 Abazali bakhe baya eJerusalema iminyaka ngeminyaka emkhosini wePhasika.
42 Kwathi eseneminyaka eyishumi nambili, baya eJerusalema njengomkhuba womkhosi.
43 Seziqedile izinsuku, ekubuyeni kwabo, umfana uJesu wasala eJerusalema, uJosefa nonina bengazi.
44. Kepha bethi ungomunye walabo ababehamba nabo, bahamba uhambo losuku, bamfuna phakathi kwezihlobo nabazana nabo;
45 Kodwa bengamtholi, babuyela eJerusalema, bemdinga.
46 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu bamfumana ethempelini ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi, ebazwa, ebabuza.
47 Bonke ababemuzwa bamangala ngokuqonda kwakhe nezimpendulo zakhe.
48. Bambona bamangala; unina wathi kuye: “Mntanami, usenzeleni lokhu na? Bheka, uyihlo nami besikufuna sidabukile.”
49 Wathi kubo: “Beningifunelani na? Beningazi yini ukuthi ngimelwe ukuba kokukaBaba na?”
50. Kepha bona kabaliqondanga izwi alikhuluma kubo.
51 Wehla nabo, wafika eNazaretha, wabalalela; unina wawagcina onke lawa mazwi enhliziyweni yakhe.
52 UJesu wakhula ekuhlakanipheni, nasekukhuleni, nasemuseni kuNkulunkulu nakubantu
Njengoba le ndaba iqhubeka, ulimi lwemibhalo engcwele lubonisa ukukhula kancane kancane kukaJesu kusukela “eMntwaneni” (Luka 2:12), “kuMntwana uJesu” (Luka 2:27) “kuMfana uJesu” (Luka 2:43). Esiqeshini esilandelayo, sithola ukuthi “uMfana onguJesu” useneminyaka eyishumi nambili ubudala. Abazali bakhe bamthathile bamyisa ethempelini eJerusalema ukuyogubha umkhosi wePhasika: “Kwathi eseneminyaka eyishumi nambili ubudala, bakhuphukela eJerusalema njengomkhuba womkhosi.”Luka 2:42).
Kodwa lapho uJosefa noMariya behamba, futhi kakade sebesendleleni ebuyela ekhaya, bathola ukuthi uJesu wayengekho kubo. Eqinisweni base behambe uhambo losuku lonke ngaphambi kokuba babone ukuthi uJesu ulahlekile. Ngokunokwenzeka, babekade behamba nabanye abantu abaningi futhi ngenxa yalokho base becabanga ukuthi uJesu wayekhona ndawana-thile phakathi kwabo. Kodwa ngemva kokubuza kulabo ababehamba labo, kodwa bengamtholi, babuyela eJerusalema. “Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezintathu bamfumana ethempelini, ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi, ebalalela, ebabuza.”Luka 2:46).
UJesu “usethempelini.” Ulalele amadoda afundile futhi ewabuza imibuzo. Indikimba yokuqonda, ukukhula nokuthuthuka kwayo, iyaqhubeka: “Futhi bonke abamuzwa bamangala ngokuqonda nezimpendulo Zakhe” (Luka 2:47).
Lapho uJosefa noMariya bebuyela eJerusalema futhi bathola uJesu ehlezi ethempelini, uMariya uthi, “Ndodana, usenzeleni lokhu na?” Ube eseqhubeka, futhi ebhekisela ekuboneni: “Bheka,” usho kanje. “Mina noyihlo besikufuna sikhathazekile” (Luka 2:48). UJesu uphendula ngamazwi aveza ubuyena bangempela: “Beningifunelani na?” kusho uJesu. “Beningazi yini ukuthi kufanele ngibe semsebenzini kaBaba waMi na?” (Luka 2:49). Njengoba isiqephu sifinyelela esiphethweni saso, uJesu ubuyela eNazaretha nabazali bakhe, futhi uyabalalela, kodwa “unina wagcina zonke lezi zinto enhliziyweni yakhe” ( NW )Luka 2:51). UJesu wayazi ukuthi kwakufaneleka futhi kufanelekile ngokuphelele ukulalela umyalo othi, “Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko.” Kodwa futhi wayazi ukuthi umsebenzi Wakhe ophakeme kwakuwukuhlonipha uYise osezulwini.
Kungakho uJesu athi, “Kumelwe ngibe semsebenzini kaBaba.” Nokho, abazali bakhe “abazange bawaqonde amazwi ayewakhulume kubo” (Luka 2:50).
Nakuba amazwi Akhe kumelwe ukuba ayebadida, uMariya waqhubeka ezindla ngencazelo yawo. Kuyathakazelisa ukukhumbula ukuthi uMariya waba nokusabela okufanayo ngemva kokuhambela kwabelusi. Lapho sifunda ukuthi “uMariya wagcina zonke lezi zinto futhi ezindla ngazo enhliziyweni yakhe.”Luka 2:19). Kuzo zombili izimo, impendulo kaMariya iba uphawu lwaleyo mpendulo ejulile emazwini kaJesu sonke esibizelwe ukuba siwenze. Kuwubizo olusimema ukuba sizindle, sizindle, futhi sizindle ngencazelo kanye nokubaluleka kwamazwi kaJesu ezimpilweni zethu.
Kufanele futhi kuqashelwe ukuthi ngaphandle kokuzalwa esitebeleni nokuvela kwezingelosi kubelusi, ithempeli lihlala liwumgogodla weziqephu eziningi kulezi zahluko ezimbili zokuqala. ULuka uqala ngoZakariya ethempelini. Khona-ke, esahlukweni sesibili, uMntwana uJesu uvezwa ethempelini futhi uSimeyoni aprofethe ethempelini. Kukhona no-Ana “ongamuki ethempelini kodwa wakhonza uNkulunkulu ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhuleka ubusuku nemini.” Manje, ekupheleni kwalesi sahluko sesibili, lapho sekuyisikhathi sokuphuma ethempelini, sifunda ukuthi uJesu wayengafuni ukuphuma ethempelini, uJesu akazange afune ukuhamba. Kunalokho, wakhetha ukuhlala ethempelini lapho ayengaba khona, njengoba akubeka, “ukuba semsebenzini kaBaba.”
Lapho sicabanga ngemithandazo kaZakariya ethempelini, lapho sicabangela indima kaMariya njengomama ozindlayo, ocabangelayo, nalapho sicabanga ngoJesu, ngisho nasengumntwana omncane, ehlezi ethempelini, elalela umthetho, futhi ebuza imibuzo. asikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa siyazibuza ngalezi zikhombo mayelana nokuphila okucatshangelwayo, okuthandazayo, ukufuna iqiniso, okunikelwe ekuthuthukiseni ukuqonda. Okugcizelelwa yisici esizindlayo sempilo yethu, ukuzibophezela emthandazweni, nokuzimisela “ukuzindla ezinhliziyweni zethu” zonke izinto zikaNkulunkulu. Kulesi sigaba sokukhula kwethu ngokomoya, ukugxila kwethu kukufunda nokuqonda iZwi likaNkulunkulu. NjengoJesu, kumelwe ‘siphathe izindaba zikaBaba wethu.
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1. I-Verbo 7: “Umkhombe okwatholwa kuwo abelusi usana oluyiNkosi lusho ukudla okungokomoya, ngoba amahhashi adla emkhombeni asho izinto ezihlakaniphile.” Bhekafuthi Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 277: “Umkhombe osesitebeleni usho ukudla okungokomoya kokuqonda.”
2. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 314:2: “‘Umhlambi Eyowalusa njengomalusi,’ ufanekisela labo abasebuhleni bothando; futhi ‘amawundlu ayowabuthela engalweni Yakhe,’ afanekisela labo abamthandayo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10076: “Labo abasothandweni nabamsulwa babizwa ngokuthi ‘izimvu’ ‘namawundlu.’”
3. I-Arcana Coelestia 10134:11: “‘Umlindi’ ngomqondo ongaphakathi usho lowo obheka izimo zesonto [okungukuthi, isimo somuntu sangaphakathi] nezinguquko elibhekana nazo.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2796: “Abantu abazi ukuthi izinguquko zesimo ekuqondeni imicabango yabo kanye nokuthandwa yintando yabo kuqhubeka njalo ngaphakathi kwabo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ababonisi…. Icala liwukuthi zonke izinto zilahlwa ngemimoya nezingelosi kanye nabantu; futhi zonke izifunda zabo kanye noshintsho lwezifundazwe kuvela lapho…. Kunikiwe futhi ukwazi nokubheka ukuthi imimoya nezingelosi zazinami miphi, nokuthi zazisho ukuthini.”
4. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 443:5: “USimeyoni usho ukulalela, ukholo lwesisa, kanye nothando lweqiniso…. Ngoba elithi ‘Simoni’ ngesiHeberu lisho ukuzwa, ukulalela, nokulalela.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 1121: “Umfelokazi ufanekisela umuntu othanda okuhle, futhi kulolo thando ufisa iqiniso.”
