UJesu udla iSidlo sePhasika nabafundi bakhe ngesikhathi ewisa ibhomu, “Omunye wenu uzongikhaphela.” Akukhona okokuqala ekhuluma ngalokhu: kodwa akakaze acacise ngale ndlela: omunye walabo abasendlini njengamanje uyimbuka.

Abafundi bayamangala njengoba bebukana. UPetru ubamba iso likaJohane, ehlezi eduze kukaJesu, nezibonakaliso ezicashile, 'I-WHO? Mbuze!’ UJohane uhleba ngoJesu’ indlebe, aphinde ahlebe okuthize. UPetru kuphela owaziyo ngalokhu kushintshisana; kodwa kubonakala sengathi uJohane usesebumnyameni. Ukushuba kugcwele igumbi.

UJesu wabe esethatha ucezu lwesinkwa, ayicwilise esitsheni, ayinike uJudasi, okumele ngabe naye ubehlezi eduzane. Lapho uJesu elandela lokhu ngokutshela uJuda, “Okufanele ukwenze, yenza ngokushesha,” asuke uJudasi ahambe, ingabe uJohane uzama ngokuxhamazela ukunikeza uPetru uphawu, ‘Nguye!'?

Asazi: kodwa siyakwazi lokho, ngisho namanje, abanye abafundi abamsoli uJudas. Ungumgcinimafa wabo. Futhi, Esikweni likaJesu’ usuku, uma umemukeli mathupha enikeze isivakashi isinkwa esinjalo okwakuwuphawu lothando nokwazisa okukhulu. Akukho lutho kuJesu’ ukuphathwa kwakhe ukuphakamisa okuhlukile: ngakho bavele bacabange ukuthi uzofuna izinto ezidingekayo, noma ukupha abampofu.

Yini ngempela engimangazayo

Ukuthi uJesu kufanele aphathe uJudas ngothando nenhlonipho engaka kuyilapho azi ukuthi uJuda wayesezomkhaphela, kuyamangalisa ngempela. Kodwa akuyona into emangalisa kakhulu ngalesi sigameko. Phakathi kwa- John 6:64 & 70-71 sifunda ukuthi"UJesu wayesazi kusukela ekuqaleni ukuthi bangobani ababengakholwa, nokuthi ngubani owayezamkhaphela."

Okungimangazayo ngempela ukuthi uJesu wayengahlala naleli qembu elihlangene labalandeli endaweni yonke 2 iminyaka azi ukuthi uJuda wayezomkhaphela ekugcineni. Nokho, kuso sonke leso sikhathi uJesu akazange asho lutho olwanikeza abanye abafundi umkhondo wokuthi wayenomuzwa wokungabaza noma ukuntula uthando ngoJuda..

Ukukhaphela kunzima kakhulu ukubekezelela

Ngesikhathi sami 50 iminyaka eminingi njengomKristu izikhathi eziningi ngiye ngabuzwa ubuhlungu lapho labo ebengibethemba futhi ngibancoma ngokujulile njengabangane nezibonelo ezivelele zobuntu bobuKristu bewa futhi badalulwa ngenxa yokukhaphela izindinganiso ababezifunge obala.. Ngisho nalapho bekungemina owoniwe ngokuqondile, ubuhlungu bakhona ngezinye izikhathi bunjengommese osonte emathunjini ami.

Kunzima kakhulu, kunjalo, uma kunguwe owoniwe ngqo – ikakhulukazi uma, ngemuva kokutholwa, kufanele uqhubeke ngendlela ethile yobudlelwane nomkhapheli wakho. Futhi kamuva, nakuba bengilokhu ngifuna ukuthethelela futhi ngigweme ukwahlulela, Ngiyavuma ukuthi ngizabalazile ukuthola abantu abanjalo babuyiselwe esikhundleni sokwethenjwa futhi.

Ubheka emuva ezintweni abazisho nabazenza, futhi uzicabangele wena, ‘Babengakwenza kanjani… kuyilapho sonke isikhathi lokhu kwakwenzeka?’ ‘Ukube ngangazi...’ ‘Ngingabathemba kanjani manje?’

Ukungazi kuyinjabulo

Ngangivame ukucabanga ukuthi izinto ezinjalo ezitholwe kungazelelwe ziwuhlobo olubi kakhulu lokukhaphela. Kodwa lokho uJesu akukhuthazelela kwakunzima nakakhulu. Silwela ukuphinde sithande futhi sithembe futhi ngoba sinovalo lokuthi sizophinde sikhashelwe, nakuba sithemba ukuthi ngeke. Kodwa cabanga ukuthi kwakuyoba nzima kangakanani ukuthanda lowo muntu ukube sasazi ukuthi siyakhashelwa, noma ukuphinde sithande uma besazi ukuthi ngokuqinisekile siyokhashelwa futhi ngendlela embi kakhulu! Ubungamthanda yini lowo owakukhaphela ngendlela owenza ngayo ukube wawazi ukuthi bazokwenzani kuwe?

Leyo kwakuyinselele kuJesu: wayazi. Futhi izinkinga zakhe noJuda aziqalanga ngesidlo sakusihlwa sokugcina. UJohn usitshela ukuthi imali yayilahlekile ngaphambili (UJn 12:6): kepha, kuyilapho uJohn cishe waqaphela kuphela ukuthi kanjani ngenzuzo yokubheka emuva, UJesu wayazi. Futhi kwakungekona nje ukweba. Ubungasabela kanjani uma umuntu omaziyo entshontshe isikhwama sokusiza umphakathi ubezogxeka esidlangalaleni ‘ukumosha’ komunye umuntu’ ngokunganikeleli kuleso sikhwama?

Ukuthanda naphezu kwakho konke

UJesu walubonisa ngendlela ephakeme kakhulu uthando lukaNkulunkulu—ngisho nakulabo ababengqubuzana nezindinganiso zikaNkulunkulu.. Kwaze kwaba sesikhathini sokugcina kungenzeka waphatha uJudas ngothando nenhlonipho enkulu kangangokuthi ngisho nabasondelene kakhulu naye, futhi sibheka umuntu ongase abe imbuka, wayengaboni lutho olungamthembi noma lokungathandi ukuziphatha kwakhe.

Kuyisenzo esinzima ukusilandela: kodwa leyo yindinganiso uJesu asibekela yona. Futhi ngokuzayo ngikhashelwa noma ngiphoxekile ngingalindele, mhlawumbe ngizoze ngibonge ukuthi angiyibonanga ifika.