Imfundiso ecacile, ecacile, nephindaphindwayo yeNkosi uJesu Kristu ukuthi kufanele uthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena (bheka Mathewu 22:39; Marku 12:31; Luka 10:27-28).
Naphezu kwalokhu, ekhulwini lama-21 kuye kwavela enye indlela yokubuza umbuzo ofanayo nalowo ummeli awubuza uJesu lapho emcindezela kulo wesibili wemithetho emibili emikhulu: “Futhi ubani umakhelwane wami?” (Luka 10:29). Kule nkathi yepolitiki yokuzazi, abantu abaningi bazichaza njengezisulu zengcindezelo. Lokhu kungase kuthathe uhlobo lwamaqembu ezinhlanga/uhlanga oluzizwa lucindezelwe yiqembu eliningi, noma abantu basemaphandleni abacasukela abantu basemadolobheni abakhethekile, noma amaqembu enkolo anganelisekile abhekene nesizinda sokungahloniphi, nanoma yiziphi ezinye izimo. Esimeni ngasinye, ukulandisa kobunikazi kunikeza kokubili umuzwa wokuba ngowabanye kanye nendlela yokuhlukanisa phakathi kwabafana abalungile (thina) kanye nezigilamkhuba (bona).
Lokhu kulandisa kobunikazi akugcini nje ngokwenza noma yiluphi uhlobo lokubumbana komphakathi kuzwelonke kube nzima kakhulu, kodwa futhi kuletha izindleko zomuntu ngamunye, ezingokomoya ngokwenza kube lula ukululaza “bona.” Esimeni esiqhutshwa ukuzazi, esihlukene ngokwepolitiki, noma ubani angalingeka ukuba afanise ubuwena nesivumelwano sezombusazwe nothando (“uma ungavumelani nami, akumele ungithande noma ube yingxenye yeqembu lami”). Futhi lesi silingo senza kube lula ukuchaza “umakhelwane” njengomuntu ovumelana nawe. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 6756 iphakamisa ukuthi lokhu kukhombisa ukugxila kwethu ebudlelwaneni obusekelwe ezintweni “zemvelo nezomphakathi” kunokuhlobene ngokomoya.
Ikhulu lama-21 akukhona okokuqala ngqa abantu belingeka ukuba banciphise isigaba “somakhelwane” sibe yinto elula ukuyithanda. Umbuzo wommeli kuJesu ku Luka 10 kungabonakala njengokuncenga okuhlukile. Kodwa kwaholela emfanekisweni womSamariya Olungileyo - inselele eqondile ezimo zengqondo zamaJuda ezazikhona ngaleso sikhathi maqondana neqembu "elinye" elidelelekile. Ukuphonsela inselelo incazelo yabantu yokuthi "umakhelwane" kuyindikimba engaguquki emavangelini.
Ngokwesibonelo, uJesu wathi eNtshumayelweni YaseNtabeni, “Futhi noma ubani okwenza uhambe imayela elilodwa, hamba naye amabili” (Mathewu 5:41). Lokhu kubonakala kuyisimo esiyinqaba kancane kithi, kodwa bekungaba umusho ophazamisa kakhulu ukuba izilaleli zakhe zizwe. Umqondo wokuhamba ibanga elide wawungeyona inkulumo-ze ngokubaluleka kokusebenza kanzima; wawuklanyelwe ukuvusa umunyu kubantu baseGalile ematasa, ecindezelwe. Amasosha ebutho lamaRoma, ayevame ukuthwala izinto zokusebenza ezingaba amakhilogremu angu-70, ayenelungelo elingokomthetho lokuphoqelela noma yimuphi umuntu wendawo ehlalwayo ukuba athwale izinto zawo zokuhamba ibanga elingangemayela elilodwa (futhi angaqhubeki).
INtshumayelo yaseNtabeni evangelini likaMathewu iqhubeka ngokushesha:
Nizwile kwathiwa: “Wothanda umakhelwane wakho, uzonde isitha sakho.” Kepha mina ngithi kini: thandani izitha zenu, nibusise abaniqalekisayo, nenze okuhle kwabanizondayo, nibakhulekele abaniphatha kabi nabanizingelayo, ngokuba uma nithanda abanithandayo, ninamvuzo muni na? Abenzi njalo yini nabathelisi na? Uma nibingelela abangani benu kuphela, nenza lukhulu luni na? Abenzi njalo nabezizwe na? (Mathewu 5:43-47)
Izitha, abashushisi, abahlukumezi, abathelisi, abezizwe - uJesu ukhuluma ngokusobala kumaRoma namadlelandawonye awo, futhi ucela abantu ukuba bashintshe indlela abahlobana ngayo nabamelene nabo. Mhlawumbe ngenxa yalokho, amaKrestu - ngamagxathu amaningi angalungile - enze inqubekelaphambili “ekumakhelwane” kule minyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili edlule. Kwesinye isenzakalo esidumile, uMartin Luther King, Jr. wabonisa indlela yokusebenzisa lezi zimfundiso lapho ecela abalandeli bakhe ababefuna ukuhlanganyela emibhikishweni yaseBirmingham, e-Alabama ngo-1963 ukuba basayine isifungo sokuzibophezela ekungabini nobudlova. Lesi sifungo sabala izimiso eziyishumi ezihlanganisa “hambani nikhulume ngendlela yothando, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uluthando,” “gcinani nomngane kanye nezitha imithetho evamile yokuhlonipha,” kanye “nokugwema ubudlova besibhakela, ulimi, noma inhliziyo. ”
Uma uJesu wayengacela amaJuda amatasa, acindezelwe ukuba athande omakhelwane bawo abangamaRoma futhi uma i-MLK yayingalandela leyo mfundiso ngokucela abalandeli bakhe abahlukanisiwe, ababencishwe amalungelo ukuba babe nomusa kubashushisi babo, kufanele sikushaye indiva kangakanani ukungezwani nokwehlukana okukhuthazwa ezombangazwe. osukwini lwethu?
Ku Inkolo YeQiniso yobuKhrestu 411, siyafunda: “Ukuthanda umakhelwane njengalokhu uzithanda wena kusho ukungamdeleli uma uqhathaniswa nawe, umphatha ngokulunga, futhi ungamahluleli omubi. Umthetho wesisa owamenyezelwa wanikezwa yiNkosi uqobo yilo: Konke enifuna abantu bakwenze kini, kwenzeni kanjalo kubo; ngokuba lokhu kungumthetho nabaprofethi; Mathewu 7:12, Luka 6:31-32.”
(Ngemva kokucabanga: Kuyinto enhle ukuthi iNkosi isondela kithi ngale ndlela. Kuthiwani uma esixosha ekuphileni kwakhe uma sinombono ohlukile noma indlela ehlukile kweyaKhe? Njengoba nje esinikeza intethelelo nomusa, mhlawumbe singenza okufanayo kwabamelene nathi.)
