Owesifazane Emthonjeni
1. Kwathi iNkosi isisazi ukuthi abaFarisi sebezwile ukuthi uJesu wenza njalo ebhabhathiza abafundi abanengi kuloJohane.
2. Nakuba uJesu uqobo engabhapathizanganga, kodwa abafundi bakhe;
3. Wasuka eJudiya, wabuye weza eGalile.
4 Kodwa umelwe ukudabula iSamariya.
5 Wafika emzini waseSamariya othiwa yiSikhari, eduze nensimu uJakobe ayinika uJosefa indodana yakhe.
6 Umthombo kaJakobe wawulapho. Ngakho-ke uJesu, esebenzile uhambo, wahlala kanjalo ngasemthonjeni. Kwakungaba yihora lesithupha.
7 Kwafika owesifazane waseSamariya ezokha amanzi. UJesu wathi kuye: Ngiphuzise;
8. Ngokuba abafundi bakhe babehambile baya emzini ukuyothenga ukudla.
9 Owesifazana ongumSamariya wathi kuye: Kungani wena ungumJuda ucela kimi ukuthi nginathe, mina ngingowesifazana ongumSamariya? Ngokuba amaJuda awadlelani namaSamariya;
10. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Ukuba ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu, nokuthi ngubani othi kuwe: 'Ngiphuzise,' ngabe ucele kuye, futhi nga ekunikile amanzi aphilayo.
11 Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Nkosi, kawunalutho lokukha, nomthombo ujulile; uwathathephi-ke amanzi aphilayo na?
12 Wena umkhulu yini kunobaba wethu uJakobe owasinika lo mthombo, waphuza kuwo yena, namadodana akhe, nezinkomo zakhe?
13. UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Yilowo nalowo ophuza lawa manzi uyakubuye ome;
14. Kepha lowo oyakuphuza amanzi engiyakumnika wona kasayikoma phakade, kepha amanzi engiyakumnika wona ayakuba kuye umthombo wamanzi aphuphuma ekuphileni okuphakade.
15 Owesifazana wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngiphe lawomanzi, ukuze ngingomi, njalo ngize ukuzokha lapha.
16 UJesu wathi kuye: Hamba ubize indoda yakho, uze lapha.
17 Owesifazana waphendula wathi: Kangilandoda; UJesu wathi kuye: Usho kahle ukuthi: Anginandoda.
18. Ngokuba usuke waba namadoda ayisihlanu, onayo kalokhu akusiyo indoda yakho; lokhu kuyiqiniso okushilo.
19 Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngiyabona ukuthi ungumprofethi wena.
20. Obaba bethu babekhonza kule ntaba; futhi nithi iJerusalema yindawo lapho kufanele ukukhonza khona.
21. UJesu wathi kuye: Mame, kholwa yimi ukuthi ihora liyeza lapho ningayikukhuleka kuBaba nakule ntaba noma eJerusalema.
22. Nikhonza eningakwaziyo; sikhonza esikwaziyo; ngoba insindiso ivela kumaJuda.
23 Kodwa isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho abakhulekayo abaqinisileyo beyakukhuleka kuBaba ngomoya nangeqiniso, ngokuba uBaba ufuna abakhuleka kuye.
24 UNkulunkulu unguMoya; abakhuleka kuye bafanele ukukhuleka ngomoya nangeqiniso.
25 Owesifazane wathi kuye: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya uyeza, othiwa uKristu; nxa esefikile, uzasitshela konke.
26 UJesu wathi kuye: Mina engikhuluma lawe nginguye.
Edlula eSamariya
Njengoba lesi siqephu esilandelayo siqala, sifunda ukuthi “abaFarisi babezwile ukuthi uJesu wenza futhi wabhapathiza abafundi abaningi kunoJohane” (4:1). Nokho, kwakungenjalo. “UJesu uqobo kazange abhabhathize, kodwa abafundi bakhe babhabhathiza” (4:2). Nakuba uJesu ayengabhapathizanga abantu ngaleso sikhathi, udumo Lwakhe lwalusabalala ezindaweni ezikude. Eqaphela ukuthi imisebenzi Yakhe ibivusa imibuzo nokukhathazeka kubaholi benkolo, uJesu “wasuka eJudiya waphinde wamuka waya eGalile” (4:3), edabula iSamariya endleleni.
Ukuze siqonde ukubaluleka kohambo lukaJesu enqamula eSamariya, kudingeka sicabangele indima yale ndawo emlandweni weBhayibheli. Itholakala ngamamayela angamashumi amane enyakatho yeJerusalema. ISamariya kwakuyizwe lapho u-Abrama ama khona okokuqala endleleni eya eKhanani, nalapho ezwa khona isithembiso sikaJehova esikhulu: “Leli zwe ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho” (Genesise 12:7). UJakobe wathenga izwe eSamariya, wakha i-altare, walidlulisela emadodaneni akhe.Genesise 33:19). Futhi kwakuseSamariya lapho izizwe eziyishumi zakwa-Israyeli zamisa khona umbuso wasenyakatho.
Lapho umbuso wasenyakatho unqotshwa abase-Asiriya, iSamariya laphinde lahlaliswa abantu bezizwe ezingamaqaba futhi laba indawo yokukhulekela izithombe. Ngakho-ke, abantu abasala eJudiya futhi bekhulekela ethempelini eJerusalema babebadelela omakhelwane babo abasenyakatho futhi babengafuni lutho ngabo. Eqinisweni, iminyaka engaphezu kwamakhulu ayisikhombisa amaJuda asala eJudiya akugwema konke ukuxhumana namaSamariya.
Ngokwesibonelo, abantu ababehamba besuka eJerusalema beya eGalile babengafika eGalile ngezinsuku ezimbili noma ezintathu uma bedlula eSamariya. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma benquma ukuthatha indlela ende, begudla iSamariya, kwakungathatha izinsuku ezine kuya kweziyisithupha. Kwakuwumkhuba ngamaJuda ukuthatha indlela ende ukuze nje agweme ukuthintana namaSamariya adelelekile. Nokho, uJesu akazange athathe indlela ende. Njengoba kulotshiwe, wayazi ukuthi “umelwe ukudabula iSamariya” (4:4).
Jesu uhlangana nowesifazane ongumSamariya
Njengoba uJesu edabula eSamariya lapho eya eGalile, ufika endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi “uMthombo kaJakobe.” Lapho abafundi bakhe beya edolobheni beyothenga ukudla, uJesu uhlala phansi ngasemthonjeni, ephumula ohambweni Lwakhe. Yihora lesithupha losuku. Lapho owesifazane ongumSamariya eza ukuzokha amanzi, uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiphuzise.”4:7). Eqaphela ukuthi uJesu ungumJuda, uyamangala lapho embona eSamariya, ngoba “amaJuda ayengadlelani namaSamariya.” Ngakho, owesifazane wathi: “Kwenzeka kanjani ukuba wena ungumJuda ucele ukuphuziswa yimi engingowesifazane ongumSamariya na?” (4:9). UJesu uyaphendula, ethi: “Ukube ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu nokuthi ubani othi kuwe, ‘Ngiphuzise,’ ngabe ucele kuye, futhi ubeyokunika amanzi aphilayo.”4:10).
Owesifazane ongumSamariya udidwa impendulo kaJesu. Ecabanga ukuthi uJesu ubhekisela emanzini emvelo, uthi: “Nkosi, kawunalutho lokukha, nomthombo ujulile; uwathathaphi-ke lawo manzi aphilayo? Wena umkhulu yini kunobaba wethu uJakobe owasinika lo mthombo, waphuza kuwo yena, namadodana akhe, nezinkomo zakhe, na?” (4:6-12). Lapho uJesu etshela owesifazane ongumSamariya ukuthi “unamanzi aphilayo,” umthatha ngokoqobo. Ebona ukuthi akaqondi, uJesu uthi kuye: “Yilowo nalowo ophuza lawa manzi uyakubuye ome; Kodwa amanzi engiyomnika wona ayoba kuye umthombo ophuphuma ukuphila okuphakade.”4:13).
Nakuba engakaqondi, lona wesifazane ongumSamariya unelukuluku lokwazi. Ngakho uthi, “Nkosi, ngiphe lawa manzi, ukuze ngingomi, futhi ngingezi ukuzokha lapha.”4:14). UJesu usabela esicelweni sakhe ngokuthi kuye, “Hamba ubize indoda yakho, uze lapha” (4:16). Olimini lwezimpawu ezingcwele, amagama athi, “Biza umyeni wakho,” abhekisela enqubweni yokuphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso laphezulu. UJesu uthi sidinga ukubiza iqiniso laKhe ekuphileni kwethu size sibone futhi sikuzwe okuhle kwalo futhi “sishade” nalo. Ubuye wengeze amagama athi, “Woza lapha.” Lokhu kubhekisela esidingweni sokubuyela eZwini likaNkulunkulu njengomthombo weqiniso futhi udonse emthonjeni kaNkulunkulu.
Lapho uJesu esakhuluma ngomfanekiso, owesifazane ongumSamariya uyaqhubeka emuzwa ngokoqobo. Uthi, “Anginandoda” (4:17). Lapho owesifazane emtshela ukuthi akanandoda, uJesu uyamangala ngokuveza ukwazi Kwakhe konke. Uthi, “Usho kahle ukuthi: ‘Anginandoda,’ ngokuba ubunamadoda amahlanu, onayo manje akusiyo indoda yakho; ngokuthi ukhulume iqiniso” (4:17-18).
Ngokuphawulekayo, owesifazane akacasuki. Kunalokho, wamukela amazwi kaJesu njengawembula iqiniso ngesimo sakhe. Futhi uyanezela, “Mnumzane ngiyabona ukuthi ungumprofethi” (4:19). Ekuqaleni, wayebona uJesu engumhambi owayecela amanzi okunatha. Manje iMbona njengomprofethi. Lapho ethi, “Mnumzane, nginike la manzi ukuze ngingomi,” umelela leyo ngxenye kulowo nalowo kithi elangazelela ukuqonda kwangempela. Ilangazelela lawo maqiniso aphilayo ayoba “imithombo yamanzi ephuphumayo ekuphileni okuphakade.”
Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, owesifazane ongumSamariya umelela ingxenye yethu engakakutholi ukwaneliseka ezindinganisweni zezwe noma ezingokomoya ezikha phezulu. Yingxenye yethu eye yadukiswa izimfundiso zamanga futhi yadukiswa imibono eyiphutha. “Asinaye indoda.” Ubuhle obukithi, obulangazelela ukuhlanganiswa neqiniso, abugculisi. Sizithola siphuza ngokuphindaphindiwe emithonjeni enganelisi ukoma kwethu okungokomoya. Ngokuphindaphindiwe, siphuza emithonjeni eyenziwe abantu, kodwa futhi somele imithombo yamanzi aphilayo. Njengoba kulotshiwe emibhalweni yesiHebheru ukuthi: “Abantu bami bangishiyile, mthombo wamanzi aphilayo, bembele imithombo ephukile, engenakubamba manzi.”Jeremiya 2:13). 1
Emandulo imithombo yayivame ukuba yizindawo lapho abesifazane behlangana khona namadoda ayezoba ngabakhwenyana nabayeni. URebheka wahlangana nomyeni wakhe u-Isaka emthonjeni; URaheli wahlangana nomyeni wakhe uJakobe emthonjeni; uZipora wahlangana nomyeni wakhe uMose emthonjeni. Ngokufanayo, owesifazane ongumSamariya uhlangana noJesu ngasemthonjeni. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umelela ubuhle bomunye nomunye wethu obufisa ukuhlanganiswa neqiniso ‘emshadweni wasezulwini. Nakuba eye wazama futhi wehluleka izikhathi eziningi, usamelela isifiso sokufinyelela umshado wasezulwini wokulunga neqiniso. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, ukuvuleka kwalo wesifazane ongumSamariya kumelela ngamunye wethu ukuzimisela ukwamukela iqiniso eliseZwini likaNkulunkulu, iqiniso eliyoba kithina umthombo ophuphuma ukuphila okuphakade. 2
Ukukhonza kweqiniso
Khona-ke, owesifazane ongumSamariya umelela wonke umuntu ozimisele ukufunda nozimisele ukwamukela iqiniso elinikezwa uJesu. Njengoba siqhubeka nomqondo ongokoqobo wendaba, lokhu kumelela kuba sobala nakakhulu. Sesibonile ukuthi lona wesifazane wayezimisele ukuthola iqiniso ngaye, ngaphandle kokucasuka. Manje usefuna ukwazi iqiniso ngokukhulekela. Sekuyisikhathi eside eqaphela ukungqubuzana kokuthi ikuphi indawo efanelekayo yokukhulekela—kungaba kuseJerusalema ethempelini, noma eSamariya eNtabeni iGerizimu. Ngakho uthi: “Okhokho bethu babekhonza kule ntaba, kodwa nina maJuda nithi iJerusalema yindawo lapho kufanele kukhulekelwe khona.”4:21).
Ephendula, uJesu uthi, “Ihora liyeza lapho ningayikukhuleka kuBaba kule ntaba noma eJerusalema. Nina nikhonza eningakwaziyo; thina siyakwazi esimkhonzayo, ngokuba insindiso ivela kumaJuda.”4:22).
Lapho iqondwa ngokomoya, inkulumo ethi “insindiso iphuma kumaJuda” ayibhekiseli eqenjini labantu kodwa kunalokho ibhekise emqondweni owumgogodla wemfundiso yamaJuda. Kuyo yonke imibhalo yesiHeberu, yonke into igxile ekukhulekeleni uNkulunkulu oyedwa. Njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Yizwa, Israyeli, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, iNkosi yinye. Wothanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.”Dutheronomi 6:4-5). Ngakho-ke, insindiso imayelana nokuthanda iNkosi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yethu, ingqondo, umphefumulo, namandla. Kumayelana nokwenza yonke into ayicela kithi, hhayi ngokwesaba, noma emsebenzini, noma ngenxa yomvuzo, kodwa ngenxa yothando. Bonke abalwela ukwenza lokhu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangumJuda noma abeZizwe, bathola “insindiso.” 3
UJesu ucace bha ngokuthi “kuphi” futhi “kanjani” ukukhulekelwa koBunkulunkulu kuyokwenzeka. Wathi: “Ihora liyeza, selikhona namanje, lapho abakhulekayo abaqinisileyo beyakukhuleka kuBaba ngomoya nangeqiniso.”4:24). Ngamanye amazwi, ukukhulekela kweqiniso ngeke kwenzeke ethempelini eJerusalema noma eNtabeni iGerizimu eSamariya. Kuyokwenzeka enhliziyweni nasengqondweni yomuntu—“ngomoya nangeqiniso.” Ngakho-ke, ukukhonza kweqiniso kuyokwenzeka noma nini nanoma kuphi lapho umuntu eshukunyiswa uMoya kaNkulunkulu futhi eqondiswa iqiniso laphezulu. Kuzodlula isikhathi nendawo. “UNkulunkulu unguMoya,” kusho uJesu. “Futhi abakhuleka kuye bafanele ukukhuleka ngomoya nangeqiniso” (4:21-24).
Amazwi kaJesu amthinta kakhulu owesifazane ongumSamariya. Zisikhumbuza izimfundiso eziphathelene noMesiya. “Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya uyeza,” kusho yena. “Futhi lapho efika, Uyositshela zonke izinto” (4:25). Nakuba abaholi benkolo abayizifundiswa eJerusalema benqaba uJesu, lona wesifazane ongumSamariya olalelayo ubona okuthile okukhethekile Ngaye. Ukuba khona kwakhe ngandlela-thile kusenza sicabange ngoMesiya othenjisiwe. Ebuka ukukhululeka nokwamukela kwakhe, uJesu ukhetha ukuveza ubuyena kuye. Esebenzisa umusho owaziwayo ohlotshaniswa noNkulunkulu kuphela, uJesu uqala impendulo Yakhe ngala mazwi, “Nginguye (Ego eime).” UJesu uthi, “Ngikhuluma nawe” (4:26).
Kula mazwi ambalwa, uJesu uzembula kowesifazane ongumSamariya njengoMesiya okwase kuyisikhathi eside elindelwe.
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Siphila enkathini ngezinye izikhathi ebizwa ngokuthi “inkathi yokwaziswa okuchichimayo.” Kubonakala kunezeluleko eziningi eziwusizo mayelana “nendlela yokujabula,” “indlela yokulwa nokucindezeleka,” “indlela yokuthola injabulo,” kanye “nokuthi ungakuyeka kanjani okwedlule.” Sibuka amavidiyo, sifunde amabhulogi, sithenge izincwadi, silalele izintshumayelo, futhi sihwebe ngemininingwane yokuthi singayithola kanjani injabulo, injabulo, nokuthula esikufunayo. Kodwa uma nje singawunaki umthombo wamanzi aphilayo, ukomela kwethu iqiniso ngeke kwaneliswe ngokuphelele. Njengoba uzibophezela ekuzifundeleni iZwi, uzuza amaqiniso alo, futhi uwasebenzisa ekuphileni kwakho, qaphela indlela la maqiniso “avuka” ngayo kuwe noma “aphuma engqondweni yakho” njengomthombo lapho udinga ukuqondiswa yiwo.
Ukuvuna Okumhlophe
27 Ngalokho bafika abafundi bakhe, bamangala ngokuthi ekhuluma nowesifazane; kepha akubangakho owathi: “Ufunani na? Ukhulumani laye?
28 Owesifazane wayeseshiya imbiza yakhe, waya emzini, wathi kubantu:
29. Wozani nibone uMuntu ongitshele konke engake ngakwenza. Akayena yini uKristu?
30. Basebephuma emzini, beza kuye.
31 Kusenjalo abafundi bamncenga besithi: Rabi*, yidla.
32 Kodwa wathi kubo: Mina ngilokudla engikudlayo lina elingakwaziyo.
33 Abafundi base bekhuluma bodwa, bathi: "Kanti ukhona omlethele ukudla na?"
34. UJesu wathi kubo: Ukudla kwami kungukuba ngenze intando yongithumileyo, ngiqede umsebenzi wakhe.
35 Anisho yini ukuthi izinyanga zisezine, kufike ukuvuna na? Bhekani, ngithi kini: Phakamisani amehlo enu, nibheke amasimu, ngokuba asemhlophe ukuba avunwe.
36. Ovunayo wemukela umvuzo, abuthe isithelo ekuphileni okuphakade, ukuze ohlwanyelayo ajabule kanye novunayo.
37. Ngokuba kulokhu liqinisile izwi lokuthi: omunye uyahlwanyela, omunye avune.
38. Mina ngalithuma ukuvuna lokho eningakusebenzelanga; abanye basebenzile, nina-ke ningenile ekukhandlekeni kwabo
Lapho uJesu esakhuluma nowesifazane ongumSamariya, abafundi bebesemzini waseSikhari bethenga ukudla. Lapho bebuya, bayamangala lapho bethola ukuthi uJesu ubenengxoxo engokwenkolo nowesifazane. Nokho, kulotshiwe ukuthi akakho kubo owambuza ukuthi: “Ufunani na?” noma “Kungani ukhuluma naye?” (4:27).
Kuleli qophelo endabeni, owesifazane ongumSamariya ushiya imbiza yakhe yamanzi aphuthume edolobheni ayotshela abanye ngokuhlangana kwakhe noJesu. Lapho efika edolobheni, uthi: “Wozani nibone uMuntu ongitshele konke engake ngazenza.”4:29). Uma ubheka ngaphansi kwamazwi akhe, kuba sobala ukuthi le “Ndoda” emtshele konke ngokuphila kwayo iyiqiniso laphezulu leZwi. Ayigcini ngokusitshela “zonke izinto esake sazenza,” kodwa futhi isisiza ukuba sithole ukuthi singobani ngempela, nokuthi singaba ngubani. Leli yiqiniso esilitholile ngokufunda kwethu, ekutadisheni nasekusebenziseni iZwi ezimpilweni zethu. Kuyiqiniso eliphuma kithi njengomthombo, linikeza ugqozi kanye nesiqondiso esingasiholela ekuphileni okuphakade.
Njengoba lona wesifazane esedolobheni efakaza ngokuhlangana kwakhe noJesu, abafundi basala noJesu futhi bamnxusa ukuba adle okunye ukudla abakuthengile. UJesu uyaphendula: “Nginokudla engikudlayo eningakwaziyo nina” (4:32). Bamthatha njengezwi, abafundi baphendukela bodwa, bathi: "Ukhona yini omlethele ukudla na?" (4:33). UJesu ube esebatshela ukuthi usho ukuthini ngamazwi Akhe. Uthi, “Ukudla kwami kuwukwenza intando yalowo ongithumileyo, nokuqeda umsebenzi wakhe.”4:34).
Njengoba nje ukudla okungokwenyama neziphuzo kondla imizimba yethu yenyama, ukudla kokomoya, okuhle kwesisa, nesiphuzo sikamoya, okuyiqiniso lokholo, kokubili kubalulekile ekusekeleni ukuphila kwethu komoya. Njengoba nje umzimba ungeke uphile emanzini wodwa, ukuphila kwethu okungokomoya akunakusekelwa ngeqiniso lodwa. Iqiniso esilifundayo kumele lihlanganiswe nempilo yokupha. 4
Lapho echaza ukudla Kwakhe njengokwenza intando kaBaba, uJesu uzama ukuphakamisa izingqondo zabafundi bakhe ngaphezu komqondo wokudla okungokwenyama. Lokhu kufana nendlela aphakamisa ngayo ingqondo yowesifazane ongumSamariya ngaphezu kwendawo yamanzi angokoqobo. Amanzi angokomoya avela eZwini likaNkulunkulu, futhi awumthombo weqiniso ongashi, ophumela ekuphileni okuphakade. Umthombo ongasoze woma. Ukudla okungokomoya kungukudla esikutholayo noma nini lapho senza ngothando nesisa kumakhelwane wethu, ngokweqiniso esilaziyo. Isuka othandweni lweNkosi lokusindisa imiphefumulo. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho senza ngothando, sifuna ukwenza ngcono izimpilo zabanye, sondliwa ngokudla kwasezulwini. 5
Ukuhlwanyela nokuvuna
Esinye sezimangaliso zempilo kamoya ukuthi le nqubo yokufunda iqiniso nokulenza ingenzeka ngokuzenzakalelayo. Ngokungafani nensimu engokoqobo okumelwe sitshale kuyo imbewu kuqala bese silinda isivuno, inqubo engokomoya yokutshala nokuvuna ayiboshiwe isikhathi nendawo. Kungaba ngokushesha. Ngakho-ke, uJesu uthi, “Anisho yini ukuthi: ‘Kusele izinyanga ezine, kufike ukuvuna’? Bhekani, ngithi kini: Phakamisani amehlo enu, nibheke amasimu, ngokuba asemhlophe alungele ukuvunwa. (4:35).
Imivuzo ‘yomvuni ongokomoya’ icebile futhi iyindathane. Njengoba uJesu ekubeka, “Ovunayo wemukela inkokhelo, abuthe isithelo kube ngukuphila okuphakade, ukuze ohlwanyelayo athokoze kanye novunayo. Ngokuba kulokhu liqinisile izwi elithi: ‘Omunye uyahlwanyela, omunye uyavuna.’ Mina nginithumele ukuvuna lokho eningakusebenzele; abanye basebenzile, nina-ke ningenile emisebenzini yabo.”4:36-37). Ezingeni elijulile, lokhu kubhekisela emsebenzini oyimfihlo oqhubekayo enhliziyweni yomuntu. Lona umsebenzi othulile, wangaphakathi kaNkulunkulu ohlwanyela imbewu yeqiniso nobuhle, bese ebangela ukuba ikhule ngaphandle kokuqaphela kwethu.
Ukuhlwanyela nokuvuna kuyimisebenzi ebalulekile emhlabeni wesikhathi nendawo. Abalimi bahlwanyela imbewu yabo entwasahlobo bese belinda isikhathi sokuvuna ngesikhathi sokuvuna ekwindla. Umjikelezo waminyaka yonke obalulekile ukuze umuntu aphile. Ngokumangalisayo, uJesu uthi akudingekile ukulinda izinyanga ezine ngaphambi kokuvuna. Singajabulela isivuno njengamanje. “Bhekani,” esho, “amasimu asemhlophe alungele ukuvunwa.”
La mazwi awabhekiseli ekuvuneni okungokwenyama, kodwa kunalokho esivunweni esingokomoya sobuhle neqiniso esitholakala ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ezimpilweni zethu zonke, iNkosi ibimatasa itshala imbewu kithi, ngisho kusukela ngesikhathi siseyizingane. Asazi futhi ngezindlela eziyimfihlo, lezi zimbewu bezilokhu zikhula futhi zikhula. Eziningi zisasebenza, futhi eziningi ziyatholakala ukuze zivunwe namuhla. Isikhathi ngasinye lapho sinquma ukwenza ngokuvumelana neqiniso elithile esilaziyo, sisuke sivuna isivuno. Isikhathi ngasinye lapho sizithola sithintwa ubumsulwa bomntwana, sisuke sivuna isivuno. Isikhathi ngasinye senza inkonzo ethile ewusizo ngaphandle kokucabanga ngomvuzo, sisuke sivuna isivuno. Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho sibhekana noshintsho oluhle emhlabeni wethu wangaphakathi, sisuke sivuna isivuno. Njengoba uJesu esho, “Amasimu asemhlophe alungele ukuvunwa.” 6
Uhlelo lokusebenza olusebenzayo
Kunokuthambekela kokuthi ngamunye wethu akholelwe ukuthi injabulo iyeza esikhathini esithile esizayo. Singase sithi, “Ngiyojabula lapho kufika impelasonto,” noma “Ngizojabula lapho ngiye eholidini,” noma “Ngiyojabula lapho izinhlelo zami ziphumelela,” noma “ngiyojabula lapho ngithatha umhlalaphansi. ,” noma “ngiyojabula ezulwini.” UJesu usifundisa ukuthi akudingeki silindele ikusasa. Uma ethi, “Phakamisani amehlo enu nibheke amasimu. Kakade asemhlophe ukuze avunwe,” Usikhumbuza ukuthi injabulo ayigcini nje ngokusizungezile, kodwa nakithi futhi. Imbewu abelokhu eyitshala kithi sonke isikhathi ithela izithelo. Sifunda ukuthola injabulo ezintweni ezilula nezingcono kakhulu. Sifunda ukuzwa injabulo yomunye njengenjabulo kithina. Sifunda ukuba nokuthula nokwaneliseka ngalokho esinakho. Sifunda ukubonga. Okufanele sikwenze “ukuphakamisa amehlo ethu.” Izame. Jabulela isivuno.
UMsindisi Womhlaba
39. Abaningi kulowo muzi bakholwa nguye amaSamariya amaningi ngenxa yezwi lowesifazane owafakaza ngokuthi: Ungitshele konke engake ngikwenzile.
40. Kwathi amaSamariya esefikile kuye amncenga ukuthi ahlale lawo; wasehlala khona insuku ezimbili.
41. Futhi abaningi abengeziwe bakholwa ngenxa yezwi lakhe.
42. Base bethi kowesifazane: “Asisakholwa ngenxa yokusho kwakho, ngokuba simzwile, siyazi ukuthi lo ungumsindisi womhlaba isibili, uKristu.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, owesifazane ongumSamariya usesemzini etshela abantu ngokuhlangana kwakhe noJesu. Uchazwa ngokuthi ujikeleza idolobha enxusa abantu ukuthi beze bezobona lo Mlisa osemtshele konke ngaye. “Kungaba nguye uKristu lo?” uthi (4:29). Njengoba enza kanjalo, uhlangabezana nezinhlobo ezimbili zezimpendulo ezihlukene. Abaningi bayamkholelwa ngokushesha, ngenxa nje yobufakazi bakhe. “Wangitshela konke engake ngakwenza,” kusho yena (4:39). Abanye nokho badinga ubufakazi obengeziwe. Ngakho, banxusa uJesu ukuba ahlale nabo. Ngemva kokuchitha izinsuku ezimbili noJesu, bayaqiniseka. “Manje siyakholwa,” besho, “hhayi ngenxa yokusho kwakho, ngokuba sesizizwele ngokwethu, siyazi ukuthi lo unguKristu ngempela, uMsindisi wezwe.”4:39-42).
Njengoba kunguNkulunkulu yedwa ohlwanyela imbewu futhi avune, nguNkulunkulu yedwa othinta izinhliziyo zethu futhi asiguqule. Ngempela angasebenzisa inkonzo yabantu nezingelosi ukuze adlulisele umlayezo Wakhe, njengoba nje asebenzisa owesifazane ongumSamariya ukuze atshele abantu Ngaye. Kodwa, ekugcineni, ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokwakho kukholisa kakhulu kunobufakazi babanye. Njengoba bethi kowesifazane: “Manje asikholwa ngenxa yalokho okushoyo, ngokuba sesizizwele ngokwethu.”
Njengoba sibheka emuva ezenzakalweni ezenzeke kusukela ekubonakaleni kukaJesu okokuqala eMthonjeni kaJakobe, sibona ukwamukelwa kukaJesu ngokushesha okumangalisayo phakathi kwamaSamariya. Ekuqaleni owesifazane ongumSamariya umbona engumJuda ohambayo owama ukuze aphuze amanzi. Masinyane kakhulu, iMthatha njengomprofethi, bese-ke, iMbona njengoMesiya. AmaSamariya akanye nawo, achitha izinsuku ezimbili noJesu, aqhubeka nalokhu. Abamthathi nje kuphela njengoMesiya, uMsindisi wabantu bamaJuda, kodwa futhi njengoMsindisi wabo. Yingakho bembiza, uKristu, “uMsindisi Womhlaba.”
Isimangaliso Sesibili eKhana laseGalile
43 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezimbili wamuka lapho, waya eGalile.
44 Ngoba uJesu uqobo wafakaza ukuthi umprofethi kaladumo elizweni lakibo.
45 Kwathi efika eGalile, abaseGalile bamamukela, bebone konke akwenzayo eJerusalema emkhosini; ngoba nabo beze emkhosini.
46 UJesu wayesephinda weza eKhana laseGalile, lapho enza khona amanzi aba yiwayini. Kwakukhona induna ethile, indodana yayo yayigula eKapernawume.
47. Yona isizwile ukuthi uJesu ufikile eGalile evela eJudiya, yaya kuye, yamcela ukuba ehle, asipe indodana yayo, ngokuba yayisizokufa.
48 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Ngaphandle kokuthi libone izibonakaliso lezimangaliso, kalisoze likholwe.
49 Isikhulu sathi kuye: Nkosi, yehla engakafi umntwana wami.
50 UJesu wathi kuye: Hamba; indodana yakho iyaphila. Lowo muntu wakholwa yizwi uJesu alisho kuye, wahamba;
51. Kwathi esehla, izinceku zakhe zamhlangabeza, zabika ukuthi: "Umfana wakho uyaphila."
52. Wayesebabuza ihora alulame ngalo. Zasezisithi kuye: Izolo ngehola lesikhombisa umkhuhlane umyekele.
53 Wayesekwazi uyise ukuthi bekungalelo hora uJesu asho ngalo kuye ukuthi: “Indodana yakho iyaphila; Wakholwa yena nendlu yakhe yonke.
54 Lesi futhi isibonakaliso sesibili uJesu asenza ephuma eJudiya efika eGalili.
Ngemva kokuhlala izinsuku ezimbili eSamariya, uJesu uqhubeka nohambo Lwakhe oluya eGalile. Nakuba umlandisi esikhumbuza ukuthi “umprofethi akahlonishwa ezweni lakubo” (4:44), indaba kaJesu ephendula amanzi abe yiwayini eKhana kanye nemibiko yezenzo Zakhe phakathi nomkhosi eJerusalema isisakazekele kubantu bakwamanye amadolobha nemizana. Omunye walaba bantu yisikhulu esithile saseKapernawume esiya eGalile siyofuna usizo lukaJesu. Eqonda kuJesu ngokuqondile, umncenga ukuba ehlele eKapernawume futhi aphulukise indodana yakhe ephethwe umkhuhlane futhi isizofa.
UJesu uthi enduneni: “Ngaphandle kokuba nibone izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, anisoze nakholwa.”4:48). Lona kube ngumlayezo ongaguquki waleli vangeli. Ezigabeni zokuqala zokholo, abantu bavame ukunyakaziswa yizibonakaliso nezimangaliso. Kodwa lokhu kufanele kuthuthuke kube ukholo olujulile, ukholo olungasekelwe ezimangalisweni zangaphandle, kodwa kunalokho olusekelwe ezinguqukweni eziyisimangaliso ezingenzeka phakathi kwabo lapho bephila ngokuvumelana neqiniso elifundiswa ukholo. 7
Amazwi kaJesu ngezibonakaliso nezimangaliso awasithena amandla isikhulu. Engesabi, uthi, “Mnumzane, yehla engakafi umntanami” (4:49). Ukunxusa kwesikhulu esithi, “Yehla engakafi umntanami,” kusikhumbuza umsebenzi kaJesu omkhulu. “Wehla” ezulwini ukuze aphulukise abantu baKhe futhi abafundise iqiniso eliyobakhulula ebugqilini. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, zonke izimangaliso uJesu azenzayo zihambisana nezindlela eziningi aphulukisa ngazo isimo sethu somoya. Kungenxa yalesi sizathu ukuthi Uyasinikeza isicelo somnumzane, eqinisekisa ukuthi indodana yaKhe izophila. “Hambani,” kusho uJesu. “Indodana yakho iyaphila” (4:50).
Iwakholelwa amazwi kaJesu, lesi sikhulu sibuyela eKapernawume siyothola ukuthi isimangaliso sesenzekile ngempela. Indodana yakhe isindile emkhuhlaneni, futhi iyaphila. Okumangalisa nakakhulu ukuthi umkhuhlane washiya indodana Yakhe “ngehora lesikhombisa”—ihora uJesu ayeshilo ngalo, “Indodana yakho iyaphila.” Ngenxa yalokho, “isikhulu sakholwa kanye nendlu yaso yonke” (4:53).
Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, ukuphulukiswa “ngehora lesikhombisa” kubhekisela ehoreni lesikhombisa ngemva kokuphuma kwelanga, cishe ngehora lokuqala ntambama. Nokho, ngokujule ngokwengeziwe, inani elingcwele elithi “isikhombisa” libhekisela osukwini lwesikhombisa lokudala—usuku lokuphumula ekuphishekeleni umkhuhlane, usuku lokuphumula eNkosini. 8
ephuma eJudiya naseGalile
Njengoba lesi siqephu sifinyelela esiphethweni saso, kulotshiwe ukuthi “Lesi yisibonakaliso sesibili uJesu asenza ephuma eJudiya naseGalile” (4:54). Isibonakaliso sokuqala kwaba ukuphenduka kwamanzi abe iwayini; isibonakaliso sesibili ukuphulukiswa kwendodana yenkosi. Lezi zibonakaliso ezimbili-ke, lapho zicatshangelwa ndawonye futhi ziwuchungechunge, zimelela izici ezimbili zokukhula kwethu ngokomoya: inguquko nokuvuselelwa.
Isimangaliso sokuqala, esibandakanya ukuguqulwa kwamanzi abe yiwayini, simelela indlela umqondo wangempela weZwi, lapho ubonakala ujule kakhulu, uguqulwa ube umqondo womoya. Esikhundleni sokubheka umqondo ongokoqobo weZwi njengosebenza kuphela kubantu nasezindaweni, siqala ukulibona futhi njengendaba engokomoya eyembula iqiniso laphezulu mayelana nezimpilo zethu zangaphakathi. Lesi simangaliso simayelana nokuguqulwa kokuqonda komuntu.
Isimangaliso sesibili, esihilela ukuphulukiswa kwendodana yenkosi, simele ukuvuselelwa kwentando yomuntu. Kulesi simangaliso, esilandela ukuguqulwa kokuqonda, imikhuhlane yezifiso zobugovu iyathotshiswa, futhi amalangabi enkanuko ayaphola. Esikhundleni sokubuswa izinkanuko zemvelo yomuntu ephansi, umuntu uholwa ngobumnene izifiso zobuhle basezulwini. Umuntu akasasho ukuthi: “Intando yami mayenziwe,” kodwa uthi, “Mayenziwe intando yeNkosi.”
Lezi zimangaliso, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zezokuqonda noma zentando, zenzeka esimweni sengqondo esibizwa ngokuthi “iKhana laseGalile.” Kulo mzana ophansi wokudoba, lapho abantu bematasa bephila ukuphila okuhle nokuwusizo, kunokuvuleleka okukhulu ezwini likaNkulunkulu. Kwakungenjalo eJerusalema laseJudiya. Ngakho-ke, kulotshiwe, njengoba lesi siqephu siphetha, ukuthi uJesu “wayesephumile eJudiya naseGalile” (4:54). 9
Imibhalo yaphansi:
1. I-Arcana Coelestia 2702:5: “Lapho iNkosi ikhuluma nowesifazane waseSamariya, yafundisa ukuthi imfundiso yeqiniso ivela kuyo; futhi uma ivela kuYe, noma yini efanayo, ivela eZwini laKhe, iwumthombo wamanzi ogobhoza ekuphileni okuphakade; futhi lelo qiniso ngokwalo lingamanzi aphilayo.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 483:12-13: “Yilowo nalowo ophuza amanzi afika kuwo owesifazane waseSamariya ukuzowakha, uyobuye ome, kodwa akunjalo, uma ephuza amanzi anikezwa uJehova. Uma umuntu ephuza amanzi anikezwa yiNkosi, kulowo muntu ayakuba ngumthombo wamanzi aphuphuma ekuphileni okuphakade. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kukhona ukuphila emaqinisweni lapho iNkosi iwanika…. ‘NgamaSamariya’ iNkosi yayisho abantu ababeyothola amaqiniso angcwele Kuye.”
2. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 4976: “Okuhle kulangazelela futhi kufisela iqiniso.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8875:3: “Noma nini lapho kubhekiselwa kukho okuhle eZwini, kubhekiselwa kukho neqiniso ngenxa yomshado wasezulwini, ongumshado wokuhle neqiniso, kuyo yonke ingxenye yeZwi.”
3. Ambulo sAmbuliwe 96: “EZwini, igama elithi ‘amaJuda’ lisho bonke abasebuhleni bothando…. Ngomqondo ojulile ubuhle bothando buqondwa ‘ngamaJuda,’ ngoba umqondo ongokomoya ukhishwa kubantu. Lowo ongazi ukuthi ‘ngamaJuda,’ eZwini kubhekiselwa kubo abangabebandla leNkosi lasezulwini ... angase awele emaphutheni amaningi lapho efunda iZwi.” Bhekafuthi I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 981: “Ngokuthanda iNkosi kufanekiswa uthando noma uthando lokwenza imiyalo Yakhe, ngaleyo ndlela, uthando lokugcina iziyalezo zeDecalogue. Ngokuba ngesilinganiso umuntu othandweni, noma othandweni, uyakugcina futhi akwenze, njengalokho umuntu ethanda iNkosi. Isizathu siwukuthi, bayiNkosi enomuntu.”
4. I-Arcana Coelestia 4976:2: “Akekho empilweni elandelayo ondliwa yinoma yikuphi ukudla kwemvelo noma isiphuzo semvelo, kuphela ngokudla okungokomoya nesiphuzo esingokomoya, ukudla okungokomoya okuhle, nesiphuzo esingokomoya siyiqiniso. Kungakho, lapho kukhulunywa ngesinkwa noma ukudla eZwini, izingelosi ziqonda isinkwa sikamoya noma ukudla, okuwubuhle bothando nothando; futhi lapho kushiwo amanzi noma isiphuzo baqonda amanzi noma isiphuzo sikamoya, okuyiqiniso lokholo. Kulokhu umuntu angabona ukuthi liyini iqiniso lokholo uma ngaphandle kokuhle kwesisa…. Kufana nokudla okunikezwa amanzi noma isiphuzo sodwa ngaphandle kwesinkwa noma ukudla. Kuyaziwa ukuthi umuntu odliswe amanzi noma uphuze yedwa uyamosha afe.”
5. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 5576:6: “UJesu wathi: “Ukudla kwami kuwukwenza intando yongithumileyo, ngiqede umsebenzi wakhe.” Lokhu kubhekisela othandweni lwaphezulu lokusindisa uhlanga lwesintu.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2838: “Ukudla kwasezulwini akukho okunye ngaphandle kothando kanye nesisa kanye nezimpahla namaqiniso okholo. Lokhu kudla kunikezwa yiNkosi emazulwini ezingelosini ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi kanjalo phakade futhi phakade. Yilokhu futhi okushiwo eMthandazweni WeNkosi ngokuthi ‘Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla,’ okungukuthi, ngaso sonke isikhathi kuze kube phakade.”
6. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 9295: “ ‘Imbewu ehlwanyelwe ensimini’ imelela amaqiniso okholo atshalwe kokuhle; ngokuthi ‘ukuvuna’ kufanekisela ukufika kwabo ekuvuthweni lapho kukhiqizwa izimpahla . . .
7. Inhlakanipho Yobungelosi 130: “Akunakuphikwa ukuthi izimangaliso zibangela ukholo nokuthi zikholisa ngokukholisayo ukuthi lokho akushoyo nakufundisayo umenzi wezimangaliso kuyiqiniso. Lokhu kuqiniseka kuthatha izinqubo zangaphandle zomcabango wethu ngokuphelele kangangokuthi kuyabacindezela futhi kuyabathakatha. Nokho, lokhu kuphuca abantu amakhono abo amabili abizwa ngokuthi ukuhluzeka kwengqondo nenkululeko, ngaleyo ndlela bengakwazi ukwenza izinto ngenkululeko ngokuvumelana nesizathu.” Bhekafuthi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 10751: “Inkolelo egxiliswa ngaphansi kokucindezelwa, njengaleyo ebangelwa izimangaliso, ingeyesikhashana.”
8. Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 8893: “Lapho umuntu eholwa nguJehova ngokwemithetho yokuhleleka kuba nokuthula. Lokhu kufanekiselwa “ukuphumula kukaJehova ngosuku lwesikhombisa.” Bhekafuthi I-Arcana Coelestia 8364:4, 6: “EZwini, ‘umkhuhlane ovuthayo’ ufanekisa izinkanuko zobubi…. Njengoba izifo zimelela izinto ezilimazayo nezimbi zempilo yomoya, ngakho-ke ngezifo uJehova aziphulukisayo kufanekiselwa ukukhululeka ezinhlobonhlobo zobubi namanga ayegcwele ibandla nesintu, futhi okwakungaholela ekufeni komoya. Ngokuba izimangaliso zaphezulu zihlukaniswa kwezinye izimangaliso ngokuthi zibandakanya futhi ziphathelene nezimo zebandla nezombuso wasezulwini. Ngakho-ke, izimangaliso zeNkosi zazigxile kakhulu ekuphulukiseni izifo.”
9. I-Apocalypse Ichazwe 447:5: “IGalile yabeZizwe ifanekisela ukumiswa kwebandla phakathi kwalabo abazuzisa ukuphila futhi abamukela amaqiniso futhi ngaleyondlela abasemhlanganweni wokuhle neqiniso, nasekulweni nobubi namanga.”
