Ngaba siya kumkhanyela uYesu, okanye sizikhanyele thina?
UJudas wangcatsha uYesu nto leyo eyakhokelela ekubanjweni kukaYesu. Waza ngoko umkhosi wamasoldati, nomthetheli-waka, namadindala, bambamba uYesu, bambopha. Bamrholela kuAnas kuqala; kuba wayengusomfazi kuKayafa, obengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo mnyaka. Ngoku yayinguCaifas owacebisa amaJuda ukuba kufanelekile ukuba umntu omnye afele abantu. Ke kaloku uSimon Petros wayemlandela uYesu, naye omnye umfundi. Loo mfundi ke wayesazeka kumbingeleli omkhulu, wangena noYesu entendelezweni yombingeleli omkhulu. UPetros ke ubemi ngasesangweni ngaphandle. Waphuma ke omnye umfundi, lowo ubesazeka kumbingeleli omkhulu, wathetha nomgcini-sango, wamngenisa uPetros. Saza isicakazana esingumgcini-sango sathi kuPetros, Nawe asingowalo mntu; bafundi, ngaba wena? ' Athi, Andinguye. Ke kaloku kwakumi khona abakhonzi namadindala bebase umlilo wamalahle, ngokuba bekubanda; Waye ke uPetros emi nabo esotha. Umbingeleli omkhulu ngoko wambuza uYesu ngabafundi bakhe, nangayo imfundiso yakhe. Wamphendula uYesu wathi, Mna ndathetha ngokungafihlisiyo kulo ihlabathi; Bendihleli ndifundisa ezindlwini zesikhungu nasetempileni, apho amaYuda ahlanganisana khona, ndingathethi nto emfihlekweni. Yini na ukuba ubuze kum? Buza kwabo bayivileyo into endayithetha kubo; Ewe, bayayazi into endiyithethileyo. Ke kaloku, akubon 'ukuba utshilo, elinye lamadindala, elalimi khona, lammonxoza uYesu, lathi, Wenjenje na ukumphendula umbingeleli omkhulu? Waliphendula uYesu wathi, Ukuba ndithethe kakubi, ngqinela ububi obo; kodwa ukuba ndithethe kakuhle, undibethelani na? UAnas wamthumela ebotshiwe kuKayafa umbingeleli omkhulu. Ke kaloku uSimon Petros wayemi esotha; Bathi ngoko kuye, Ingaba nawe ungowabafundi bakhe yini na? Wakhanyela yena wathi, Andinguye. Athi omnye umkhonzi wombingeleli omkhulu, osisalamane salowo uPetros wamnqamla indlebe, Andikubonanga mna Yini na emyezweni unaye? Waphinda uPetros wakhanyela; yalila ke inkuku. ” (KuYohane 18: 12-27)
UYesu wayexele kwangaphambili ukungcatshwa kwakhe kunye noPetros ukumkhanyela kwakhe. Athi uSimon Petros kuye, Nkosi, uya ngaphi na wena? Umphendule uYesu wathi, Apho ndiya khona akunakundilandela ngoku; wondilandela ke kamva. Uthi uPetros kuye, Nkosi, kungani na ukuba ndingabi nako ukukulandela ngoku? Ndiya kuwuncamela wena umphefumlo wam. Wamphendula uYesu wathi, Wowuncamela mna na umphefumlo wakho? Inene, inene, ndithi kuwe, Ayisayi kulila inkuku, ungathanga undikhanyele kathathu. ” (KuYohane 13: 36-38)
Yintoni enokusikhokelela ekubeni simkhanyele uYesu njengoPetros? Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, xa uPetros wakhanyela uYesu, iindleko zokuzifanisa noYesu zisenokuba zazinkulu kakhulu. Kusenokwenzeka ukuba uPetros wayecinga ukuba wayeza kubanjwa aze abulawe ukuba wayenyanisekile ngokuba ngomnye wabafundi bakaYesu. Yintoni ebangela ukuba singazifanisi noYesu? Ngaba iindleko ziphezulu kakhulu ukuba singazihlawula? Ngaba sikhetha ukuhamba indlela elula?
Cinga ngento ebhalwe nguWarren Wiersbe- “Sakuba sizichongile noYesu Krestu saza samvuma, siyinxalenye yomlo. Asizange siqale imfazwe; UThixo wabhengeza imfazwe nxamnye noSathana (Gen. 3: 15). Emva koko ikholwa liya kuba lisilwa noThixo kunye naye. Siya kuba njalo Ukungaqondwa kakuhle kunye nokutshutshiswa nangabo basondeleyo kuthi, kodwa akufuneki sivumele oku kuchaphazele ubungqina bethu. Kubalulekile ukuba sive ubunzima ngenxa kaYesu, nangenxa yobulungisa, hayi kuba nathi kunzima ukuhlala… Ikholwa ngalinye kufuneka lenze isigqibo kube kanye ukumthanda kakhulu uKristu nokuthatha umnqamlezo wakhe silandele uKrestu. 'Ukuthwala umnqamlezo' akuthethi ukunxiba isikhonkwane ethangeni lethu okanye ukubeka isincamathelisi emotweni yethu. Kuthetha ukuvuma uKristu kwaye umthobele nangona uneentloni kunye nokubandezeleka. Kuthetha ukufa kwisiqu sakho yonke imihla… Akukho mhlaba uphakathi. Ukuba siyayikhusela iminqweno yethu, siya kusilela; ukuba sife kuye kwaye siphilele ukuthanda kwakhe, siya kuba ngabaphumeleleyo. Kuba ungquzulwano lomoya alunakuphepheka kweli hlabathi, kutheni ungazibulali uze uvumele u-Kristu aphumelele umlo wethu nakuthi? Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, eyona mfazwe yokwenene ingaphakathi - ukuzicingela nokuzincama. ” (I-Wiresbe 33)
Emva kokuvuka kukaYesu, ubudlelwane bukaPetros kunye naye babuyiselwa. UYesu wabuza uPetros kathathu ukuba uyamthanda na. Amaxesha amabini okuqala u Yesu wasebenzisa isenzi sesiGrike agapao uthando, kuthetha uthando olunzulu lobuthixo. Kwesihlandlo sesithathu uYesu wasebenzisa isenzi sesiGrike phileo, kuthetha uthando phakathi kwabahlobo. UPetro uphendule kathathu ngesenzi phileo. Ngokuthotywa kwakhe, uPetros akazange akwazi ukuphendula umbuzo kaYesu ngokusebenzisa elona gama linamandla lothando - agapao. UPeter wayesazi ukuba uyamthanda uYesu, kodwa ngoku wayebuqonda ngakumbi ubuthathaka bakhe. U-Thixo wamphinda uPeter kwinkonzo yakhe ngokuxelela uPeter- Yondla izimvu zam.
Ukuzazisa ngoYesu kuzisa ukwaliwa kunye nentshutshiso, kodwa amandla kaThixo anele ukusithwala!
IINKONZO:
I-Wstersbe, uWarren W., i-Wiersbe Bible Commentary. I-Colorado Springs: UDavid C. Cook, ngo-2007.
