Esihlokweni esilandelayo sizokhuluma ngokubaluleka kwalokho Semana Santa liphathele abantu abangamaKristu; Sikumema ukuthi wazi ukuthi siwukhumbula kanjani uMhlatshelo Wesiphambano weNkosi yethu.
Semana Santa
Siqonda njengeVeki Elingcwele noma elaziwa nangokuthi iVeki Elikhulu lelo eliqala lapho isikhathi sokuzila sesiphelile, isikhathi esiqala ngoLwesithathu lomlotha futhi siphele lapho uLwesihlanu owaziwayo lokubuyisana, la magama asetshenziswa kakhulu amaKhatholika. Bandla, kodwa thina maKristu sicabangani ngalesi senzakalo? Siyakholelwa Evikini Elingcwele? Ingabe sizomgubha?
Kulesi sihloko ngikumema ukuba nazi umhlatshelo wothando omkhulu kunayo yonke oye wenziwa kuzo zonke izikhathi kulomhlaba, futhi yebo, yilowo owenziwe iNkosi yethu ethandekayo noMsindisi uJesu Kristu, ngenxa yakho, ngenxa yami, ngenxa yesintu; ngakho-ke sizoqonda incazelo yangempela yalo mgubho phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu.
EZwini leNkosi sitshelwa ngendlela emangalisayo futhi emangalisayo, lomhlatshelo omuhle wesiphambano, singawufunda emavangelini amane, umbhali ngamunye ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe, ngendlela yakhe siqu, kodwa ngaphandle kokushaya indiva noma iyiphi imininingwane yalokhu. umcimbi.
Yeka ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani kithina njengamaKristu, njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, ukukhumbula lo mhlatshelo ongasifanele, oThandekayo, iNkosi noMsindisi wethu uJesu Kristu awenzela thina sonke, sasingafanele uthando olungaka kodwa nokho iNkosi yethu enkulu yasishiya. isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi ukuza emhlabeni ukuze asiphe insindiso.
Ngithanda ukubheka lesi senzakalo esidlulele esintwini sithatha njengereferensi yeNcwadi kaLuka, esibonisa uthando lweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ngendlela ecacile.
Kusukela esahlukweni 19 sencwadi okukhulunywe ngayo ngenhla, ivesi 28 kuqhubeke, kuya esahlukweni 24, sithola izenzakalo ezihlobene ngokuqondile neSonto Elingcwele.
Embhalweni esikhuluma kuwo, singabona ukungena kukaJesu ngokunqoba eJerusalema, umcimbi okuthi phakathi neVeki Elingcwele kwaziwa ngokuthi "iSonto Lesundu," iSonto LamaKatolika phakathi nalolu suku lithatha izintende zezandla futhi lizibusise phakathi nenqwaba eliyibekayo. baseminyango yezindlu zabo njengophawu lokunqoba, lokunqoba, lokuthula nokuphila okuphakade, ngokokholo abaluvumayo, nangokwemisebenzi yobufundisi abayihlelayo ngalezi zinsuku zokugubha.
Johane 3: 16
“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
Nokho, amaKristu, siya phambili, sibheka ukuthi okudlulele kakhulu kulo mkhosi ukukhumbula umhlatshelo wesiphambano seNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nokuvuka kwakhe, lapho simemezela khona ukubuya kwakhe ngenxa yethu, ngenxa yebandla lakhe alisindisa futhi. Ngegazi Eliyigugu Haleluya, sikhonza futhi siyamdumisa uKristu Ophilayo!
Kukho konke okungenhla, sifuna-ke ukubeka ukucabanga kwethu encwadini kaLuka, Isahluko 22, 23 24; Sizozama ukuqoqa imininingwane esivumela ukuthi sithole amaqiniso, maqondana nombhalo esiwuthuthukisayo lapha.
Lucas 22
Kulesi siqephu esihle sithola ukuthi itulo labaphristi abakhulu nababhali lokubulala iNkosi yethu liyaqala ukulandiswa.
Kwaphela isikhathi eside befuna indlela yokumbamba, lapho sifunda imiBhalo siqaphela ukuthi iNkonzo eyakhiwa uBaba wethu emhlabeni yabangela ukungakhululeki, amandla alokho iNkosi yethu eyayikufundisa neyakudlulisela ayemakhulu kangangokuthi babengenakukubekezelela. , ! kwakungeke kwenzeke, ngoba inhloso yabo kwakuwukubethela iNkosi esiphambanweni ngoba kwase kubhaliwe.
Futhi kulesi sahluko esihle siyathola ukuthi iNkosi yethu inika abafundi bayo imiyalelo ngeSidlo sayo esiNgcwele nokuthi siyobamelelani nakithi, oThandekayo wethu uyasiyala ngalesi sibonelo ukuthi wayeyoba umzimba owawuzonikelwa ngenxa yethu. thina, ukuze asinike insindiso nokuphila okuphakade. Uma ufuna ukuthola izimpawu eziqukethwe eSidlweni SeNkosi Sakusihlwa, ngikumema ukuba ufunde isihloko esilandelayo esithi Isidlo esiNgcwele seVangeli
Akubavumeli ukuthi babone ngokucacile esahlukweni 22, ivesi 19 - 20:
“Wathatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika sona, ethi, Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa nina; lokhu kwenzeni ningikhumbula.
Kanjalo, emva kokudla ukudla, wathabatha indebe, wathi: Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululwa ngenxa yenu.
Ngokuhlobanisa lombhalo nendlela uMathewu awulandisa ngayo, singathola ngokucacile ukuthi iNkosi ichaza kanjani ukuthi umzimba wayo wawuyonikelwa ukuze sithethelelwe izono zethu.
Masifunde uMathewu, isahluko 26, amavesi 26-28:
“Kwathi besadla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, wathi: Thathani, nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.
Wathatha indebe, wabonga, wabanika, wathi: Phuzani nonke; ngokuba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano esisha, elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono.
INkosi yethu ikwenza kucace ukuthi umhlatshelo wayo wawuyoba ukusinikeza insindiso.
Kamuva, kuso leso sahluko 22, sithola ukuthi iNkosi ifundisa abafundi ngenkonzo nobukhulu bayo, futhi isinikeza isibonelo sayo njengenceku, Yayizele emhlabeni ukuzokhonza, ukunikela ngokuphila kwayo ukuze kusindiswe isintu, isikhungo kanye negama eliyisihluthulelo ekukhumbuleni Isonto Elingcwele lebandla lamaKrestu.
INkosi ibhekise kubafundi bayo okufanele baxwayiswe, ibhekise esidingweni sokugcwalisa lokho eyalotshwa ngakho, Kwakufanele ifele izwe lonke, ukuze asinike insindiso.
Lapha sithola isiqephu esimangalisayo, kulapho iNkosi yethu iya eGetsemane ukuyokhuleka, iNkosi yethu yayidinga amandla kababa kulokho eyayizobhekana nakho.Nkosi mayenziwe intando yakho! Luka 22, ivesi 42. Yeka isibonelo esihle sokuzithoba umfundisi asishiya, yingakho uma sikhuluma ngokukhumbula iVeki eliNgcwele, Yena iNkosi yethu, ngesibonelo sakhe, ngomnikelo wakhe, ngothando lwakhe uyisikhungo sethu.
Sizithola silapha ke ngokuboshwa kwakhe, ihora lase lifikile iNkosi yethu yanikelwa, yahlekwa, yashaywa, yaze yaphikwa ngumfundi wakhe othandekayo uPetru.
Ngakho ake siqhubeke kancane.
Lucas 23
Nangu uthisha wethu ethulwa phambi kweziphathimandla, nenani lamacala abekwe wona agcina egwetshwe intambo, ake ucabange umzuzwana nje Nkosi yethu, ubengafanele ukuba kuleyo ndawo, wamangalelwa ngokungafanele, umsulwa, lonke lelo phutha bekungelethu, bekungelakho, lami, lesintu.
Noma kunjalo, iNkosi yethu yathwala lelo cala ngokuthula, akuphumanga nezwi emlonyeni wayo ukuziphendulela, yayifeza inhloso kaBaba ngothando, yokusinika insindiso.
“Wacindezeleka, wahlupheka, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe; njengewundlu wayiswa ekuhlatshweni; nanjengemvu phambi kwabagundi bayo, wathula, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe.
U-Isaya 53: 7
Kulesi sahluko, uLuka usitshela ngokufa kwakhe, indlela athotshiswa ngayo, washaywa, wagwazwa, walinyazwa, futhi ngisho noma amazwi akhe othando ayesemlonyeni wakhe, ake sifunde uLuka, isahluko 22, ivesi 34, engxenyeni yalo yokuqala:
"UJesu wathi: "Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo."
Lomhlatshelo, esiwukhumbula ngePhasika, uyisenzo sothando esihle kunazo zonke futhi esikhulu kunazo zonke ake azenza, njengoba ngishilo emigqeni yangaphambili, wena, umngane noma umzalwane ofunda mina, noma mina, ngeke sibonise isenzo sothando. uthando olukhulu njengalo lomfundisi, akwenzeki kithi, kwakuyisenzo sakhe, esiyingqayizivele kuBaba esimnika lonke udumo ngoba lumfanele.
Manje, lapho umfundisi wethu esebethelwe esiphambanweni futhi esefile, esahlukweni esifanayo kuyaxoxwa ngokungcwatshwa kwakhe, uJosefa wase-Arimatheya waya kuPilatu wacela isidumbu sikaJesu wasibeka ethuneni elivulekile phezu kwedwala, elalingakaze lisetshenziswe ngaphambili. beka noma ubani. Abesifazane ababehamba nabo besuka eGalile bahamba babona lapho isidumbu sasibekwe khona.
Kwaqedwa, kwakukhona iNkosi yethu efile ngenxa yezono zethu.
Lucas 24
O, yeka isiqephu esihle esisithola lapha! Ithemba lethu, Ukuvuka kweNkosi yethu Haleluya! Lapha isikhungo sephathi yethu eVeki Elingcwele, iPhasika lethu lovuko. Mkhulu uJesu, inkosi yethu inkulu.
Umbhali usitshela ukuthi ekuseni, ngosuku lokuqala lwesonto, abesifazane beza ethuneni nezinhlobo ezinuka kamnandi ababezilungisile bazithola bemangele. itshe lengcwaba lase lisusiwe futhi ekungeneni emzimbeni weNkosi yethu wayengekho, Wayesevukile njengoba nje wayebatshelile.
Phakathi kokumangala kwabo, izingelosi ezimbili zama eduze kwabo futhi zababuza ukuthi kungani babebheke kwabafileyo ophilayo. Wayengekho, wayevukile, ngaleyondlela babakhumbuza ukuthi uJehova wayebatshelile ukuthi uyonikelwa futhi afe kodwa wayeyovuka futhi, baqonda ukuthi uJesu wayewashilo lawo mazwi kubo, futhi. Babuyela ethuneni, bashumayela izindaba ezinhle zokuthi iNkosi iyaphila, abakholwanga ngamazwi abo. Ngakho uPetru wagijima waya ethuneni ukuze abone ukuthi kuyiqiniso yini ababekusho.
Khona-ke ababili babo baba nesenzakalo esimangalisayo endleleni eya e-Emawuse ngoba iNkosi efanayo ibonakala kubo.
Baphikisana bodwa ngazo zonke izinto ezenzekile, iNkosi yababuza ukuthi badabukeni, bona, bengaqondi, bamphendule bengazi ukuthi bakhuluma noMfundisi, bazama ukuchaza ukuthi kwenzekeni. futhi bamcela ukuba ahlale nabo ngalobo busuku.
Ukuqonda kwala madoda kwakusaphuphuthekile, babengaqondi ubukhulu bento ababeyiphila nokuthi kwenzekani, iNkosi kwakunguYe, kwakunguJesu ephila phakathi kwabo.
Ukufa kukathisha kwaba buhlungu kakhulu kubo, nakuba wayeprofethile ukuvuka kwakhe babengaliqondi kahle iqiniso lokuthi umfundisi ngeke nje afe, kodwa futhi uyovuka, mhlawumbe babecabanga ukuthi ngemva kokufa kwakhe uyofika umfundisi. ngendlela ekhazimulayo, kodwa abazange bacabange ngovuko olungokoqobo, lomzimba, njengoba nje ayebulewe; Nokho, nakuba kulesi siqeshana engazange aveze obala ubuyena, kwenza izinhliziyo zabo zivuthe, ngoba kwakungeke kube ngenye indlela, WayeyiNkosi.
Emva kwalesi siphetho sivala lesi sahluko esimangalisayo ngokubonakala kwakhe kubo bonke abanye abafundi, bembona, bakholwa ukuthi ungumoya, kodwa wakuthatha ukuze aziveze njengoba enguye, uKristu ovusiwe enyameni nasegazini, wabachazela ukuthi konke okwenzekile kwakuyilokho ayevele ebatshele khona ngaphambili ukuthi kuzokwenzeka, uzobe efile kodwa ngokuvuka kwakhe uzobuyela ekuphileni, impilo asinika yona ngalomhlatshelo omuhle wothando.
INkosi ivula ukuqonda kwabo kanjalo ibashiyele isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, ibayise eBethaniya futhi yenyukele ezulwini phambi kwamehlo abo.
Incazelo Yesonto Elingcwele ekukhanyeni kwemiBhalo
Uma sesiluthathile lolu hambo encwadini kaLuka, singabe sesiqonda ekukhanyeni kweZwi ukuthi kungani isikhungo somkhosi wethu weVeki Elingcwele sikwazi ukukhumbula ukuthi iNkosi yethu ayifanga nje kuphela, kodwa futhi yavuka ukuze isinike. ukuphila nokuphila ngokuchichimayo, njengoba kuvezwe ngokucacile encwadini kaJohane, isahluko 10, ivesi 10 engxenyeni yayo yesibili:
“Isela alizi kuphela ukweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa; mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime.
Ukukhumbula umhlatshelo weNkosi yethu kusenza sicabange ngokubonga kwethu Kuye, futhi sibuze ukuthi ingabe siyamnika uBaba ngisho okuncane kangakanani ukuthi ufanelwe kangakanani ngokuzinikela ngenxa yethu.
Kungakho-ke njengamaKristu, yebo, simkhumbula ngeVeki eliNgcwele, senze ukuvuka kwakhe kube yisizinda somkhosi wethu, okwenza silindele ithemba lokubuya kwakhe, ithemba elisenza sinamathele kuBaba wethu njengoMose, sengathi sibona Ongabonakali. Ukukholwa kwethu kulolo vuko, ukuthi njengoba nje iNkosi yethu yavuswa, nathi siyovuswa kanye nayo.” Njengoba incwadi yabaseKorinte bokuqala, isahluko 1, ivesi 15 – 12 ikwenza kucace kakhulu:
12 Kepha uma uKristu eshunyayelwa ukuthi uvusiwe kwabafileyo, basho kanjani abanye kini ukuthi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo?
13 Ngokuba uma kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, noKristu akavukanga.
14 Kepha uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukushumayela kwethu kuyize, nokukholwa kwenu kuyize.
15 Thina sifunyanwa singofakazi bamanga bakaNkulunkulu; ngoba safakaza ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi wamvusa uKristu, angamvusanga, uba kambe abafileyo bengavuswa.
16 Ngokuba uma abafileyo bengavuki, noKristu akavukanga;
17 futhi uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukukholwa kwenu kuyize; nisesezonweni zenu.
18 Khona-ke nalabo abalala bekuKristu babhubha.
19 Uma kulokhu kuphila sithembela kuKristu kuphela, singabokudatshukelwa kunabantu bonke.
20 Kodwa manje uKristu uvukile kwabafileyo; ulibo lwalabo abalalayo seluphelile.
21 Ngokuba njengoba ukufa kweza ngomuntu, nokuvuka kwabafileyo kweza ngomuntu.
Sikumema ukuba ubukele lokhu kwaziswa okulalelwayo nokubukwayo okunikeza ithemba lovuko ngesigijimi esifushane.
UKristu uyithemba lethu hhayi elethu kuphela, kodwa nalabo abalala Kuye, iZwi licacile, ngaphandle kokuthi liyamangalisa, lona ngokwalo, liyasembulela incazelo yeqiniso nokubaluleka kweVeki Elingcwele. Njengamakholwa athembekile eNkosi nasezwini layo, siqiniseka ngokuqinile ukuthi ngaphezu kokugubha iVeki Elikhulu, izwe lidinga ukumazi ngempela uKristu owafa wabuye wavuka futhi linganikeli isonto elilodwa nje kuye, kodwa kunalokho ukuphila okungcwele. .
Kulapho thina maKristu sicabanga khona futhi yebo, simkhumbula ngeSonto lePhasika, kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, sifisa ukunikeza iNkosi, ngokubonga ngalokhu, impilo engcwele nejabulisayo, impilo emhloniphayo, impilo yobufakazi bokuthi. Uyaphila futhi ubusa kuze kube phakade.
Sifisa ukwazisa ukuthi umhlatshelo weNkosi yethu wawuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu esintwini kangangokuthi ngegazi elichithiweyo asigcini nje ngokusindiswa, kodwa futhi sikhululekile, sinempilo, siduduzwa, sibuyiselwe, saqiniswa, sasekelwa, kukhulu kakhulu lokho okwenziwa nguThandeka wethu. kithi, ukuthi ukuphila akwanele ukumbonga kakhulu.
Lena incazelo yeqiniso esilangazelela ukuba izwe lazi, umhlatshelo kaKristu waba kanye, awusadingeki umhlatshelo womuntu, okudingekayo yisintu esimamukela njengeNkosi noMsindisi futhi esilangazelela ukumkhonza inhliziyo.owanikela ngakho konke ngenxa yakhe.
Ukwazisa uKristu ovukile
Ibandla leNkosi elikholwayo lithatha ithuba lezinsuku zeVeki Elingcwele ukwenza imisebenzi yokuvangela.
Yeka ukuthi kuhle kanjani ukwazi ukwazisa umlayezo wensindiso kubantu abangamazi uJesu, abaningi bafuna ezinsukwini zeSonto Elingcwele ukusondela kuNkulunkulu ngemikhuba nezithembiso, kodwa umhlatshelo weNkosi yethu wakwanele futhi ukuphela kwalokho ulindele kithi, kunjengoba ngishilo, emigqeni edlule ukuthi asilindi isonto lonke ukuze simhloniphe, kodwa ukuthi angaba enyakatho, ngazo zonke izikhathi zokuphila kwethu.
INkosi yasicacela lapho isiyala ngeqiniso levangeli nangeZwi okufanele lishunyayelwe, Iviki Elingcwele yisikhathi esihle sokwazisa umlayezo weNsindiso, futhi kulapho, njengamaKrestu, sigcizelela khona ukukwazi. ukulungisa izehlakalo ezisivumela ukuthi senze iNkosi yethu yaziwe kusivumela ukuthi sifeze uMyalelo Omkhulu esiphathise wona, njengoba kusho incwadi kaMathewu, isahluko 28, ivesi 19-20.
"19 Ngakho hambani nenze izizwe zonke abafundi, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele;
20 nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; futhi bhekani, nginani nsuku zonke, kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba. Amen."
Isifiso senhliziyo kababa siwukuthi bonke abantu bamazi futhi baqhubekele ekuphendukeni, njengoba kumiswe eZwini encwadini yesi-2 Petru, isahluko 3, ivesi 9 :
“INkosi ayilibali ngesithembiso sayo, njengalokhu abanye belibala, kepha iyasibekezelela, ingathandi ukuba kubhubhe namunye, kodwa ukuba bonke beze ekuphendukeni.
Yingakho ngezinsuku zokugubha njengeSonto Elingcwele sivuselela umsebenzi wethu ukuze isintu sazi ukuthi uKristu abamfunayo akafile, uvukile, uyaphila.
Isikhathi Seviki Elingcwele lokukhumbula okungokomoya
Sisuke sisho ukuthini uma sikhuluma ngokukhumbula okungokomoya?
Njengoba nje kunabanye abantu abafuna iNkosi kulezi zinsuku ngendlela engafanele, kuneqembu elithatha izinsuku zeSonto Elingcwele njengamaholidi, izenzo eziyindida nezingahambisani nokholo abathi bayaluvuma. .
Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi ziyizinsuku zamahhala, kuyiqiniso futhi, njengoba igama layo lisho, ukuthi kuyisonto lokukhumbula, ukukhumbula okungokomoya, isikhathi sokuhlangana neNkosi.
Njengebandla likaKristu asijabuleli ukushumayela iZwi lakhe kuphela ukuze izwe limazi, kodwa futhi nokukwazi ukuthatha lesosikhathi ukuthandaza, ukufunda imibhalo engcwele, ukuzindla, ukubonga uJehova ngezibusiso eziyigugu kangaka asiphe zona usuku. ngosuku.
Siyakhumbula ukuthi ukuzidela okukhulu kangaka kuwufanele ukubonga, asizange sikufanele futhi noma kunjalo, iNkosi yethu ngomusa wayo yasisindisa, njengoba kwembulwe eZwini layo encwadini yabase-Efesu, isahluko 2, amavesi 8-9:
“Ngokuba nisindisiwe ngomusa ngokukholwa; nalokhu akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; kungabi ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo.
Kumelwe sisisebenzise lesi sikhathi esimnandi ukuze sisondele eNkosini yethu neNkosi, Othandekayo wethu, Nginguye Omkhulu, uJesu waseNazaretha. Khumbula konke okwahlupheka iNkosi yethu futhi ngokubonga nangokuzithoba mnike izimpilo zethu njengeminikelo.
Kungaba kuhle kangakanani esintwini ukubona uKristu ophilayo obanikeza insindiso, kungaba kuhle kangakanani kumuntu ukuthatha isinqumo sokumlandela, ukwamukela umhlatshelo wakhe esiphambanweni, sasingafanele futhi wakwenza. yothando; Yeka ukuthi kuhle futhi kungakanani injabulo okungasinikeza yona ukuthi umuntu angasebenzisa ukuphila okungokomoya okusisondeza kuBaba futhi nsuku zonke akwazi ukwenza isinqumo hhayi nje sokuphila nokugubha iSonto Elingcwele, kodwa futhi Ukuphila Okungcwele.
Sekuyisikhathi, eNkosini yethu sihlala sinesikhathi, isikhathi sokufunda, ukulungisa, ukuthatha ulwazi olusenza sibe ngabantu abangcono, futhi thina esimthandayo uNkulunkulu, ulwazi olusenza sibe amakholwa angcono.
Masigubhe ngenjabulo enkulu, INkosi yethu ivukile, iyaphila, uJesu uyaphila, uyabuya ngenxa yethu, Bandla lakhe elingcwele! Haleluya.