Ukuthembela Egameni

Ngu-Danny Saavedra

Uyakuba nendodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. – NgokukaMathewu 1:21 (NLT)

Kulezi zinsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule, sifunde ngabalingiswa abangalindelekile nabamangazayo bonke abayingxenye yomndeni kaJesu. Kusukela kuRahabi kuya kuJosiya kanye nabo bonke abaphakathi, nakuba izindaba zabo zazihlukile, sibona into eyodwa kubo bonke: bonke bathembela futhi bakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. 

Abantu uNkulunkulu abakhetha ukuba babe abazali bakaJesu babehlukile. UMariya wayeyintombazane encane eyayingakashadi nokushada, futhi ingoduso yakhe uJosefa yayingumbazi ompofu. Ngolunye usuku, ingelosi yafika kuMariya kungazelelwe yamtshela ukuthi uzoba nomntwana womfana futhi amqambe ngokuthi uJesu. Wayedidekile uMariya. Wayengakashadi noJosefa, pho wayesezoba nomntwana kanjani manje? Nakuba lokhu kwakubonakala kuwumsangano, wamethemba uNkulunkulu. 

Kodwa masingakhohlwa ngoJosefa. Wayesebunzimeni lapho ethola ukuthi uMariya ukhulelwe. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukukhulelwa ngaphambi komshado kwakuyicala elibi, futhi uMariya wayengangena enkingeni enkulu. Kodwa njengoMariya, uJosefa wathembela kuJesu! Lapho ingelosi icela uJosefa ukuba athathe uMariya abe umkakhe, uJosefa walalela ngaphandle kokungabaza. 

Wenzenjani uma uNkulunkulu ekucela ukuba wenze into enzima? Ingabe ukwenza ngokuthanda noma nje uvele ungamnaki uNkulunkulu? UMariya noJosefa balalela uNkulunkulu, nakuba kwakunzima ngempela. Uma kukhulunywa ngokuba yingxenye yomndeni kaJesu, konke kumayelana nokuthembela egameni likaJesu.