INKONZO YOKUZINIKELA OKUNOTHANDO OLUSHISAYO
“Uyangithanda na? . . . Yondla izimvu zami.”
NgokukaJohane 21:16
UJesu akashongo ukuthi — Yenzani abantu baphendukele endleleni yenu yokucabanga, kodwa ukuthi nakekelani izimvu zami, niqinisekise ukuthi zondliwa ngolwazi ngami. Thina sibala lokho esikwenzayo njengomsebenzi wobuKristu ngokuthi yinkonzo; uJesu Kristu ubiza lokho esiyikho kuYe ngokuthi yinkonzo, hhayi lokho esimenzela khona. Ubufundi busekelwe ekuzinikeleni kuJesu Kristu, hhayi ekubambeleleni enkolelweni noma esivumweni sokholo. "Uma umuntu eza kimi engazondi . . ., akanakuba ngumfundi wami." Akukho ukuphikisana futhi akukho ukuphoqwa, kodwa kumane kuthi — Uma ufuna ukuba ngumfundi wami, kumelwe uzinikele kimi. Umuntu othintwe nguMoya kaNkulunkulu ngokushesha uthi — "Manje ngiyabona ukuthi uJesu ungubani," futhi lokho kungumthombo wokuzinikela.
Namuhla sibeke inkolelo yesivumo sokholo esikhundleni senkolelo yomuntu siqu, yingakho abaningi kangaka bezinikele ezinhlosweni kodwa bembalwa kangaka abazinikele kuJesu Kristu. Abantu abafuni ukuzinikela kuJesu, bafuna kuphela ukuzinikela enhlosweni ayiqala. UJesu Kristu ungumthombo wokukhubeka okujulile engqondweni efundile yanamuhla engamfuni nganoma iyiphi enye indlela ngaphandle kokuba nguMngane. Ukulalela kokuqala kweNkosi yethu kwakuya entandweni kaYise, hhayi ezidingweni zabantu; ukusindiswa kwabantu kwaba ngumphumela wemvelo wokulalela kwaKhe uYise. Uma ngizinikele enhlosweni yesintu kuphela, ngokushesha ngiyophelelwa amandla ngifike lapho uthando lwami luyantengantenga khona; kodwa uma ngithanda uJesu Kristu ngokomuntu siqu nangothando olushisayo, ngingasikhonza isintu nakuba abantu bengiphatha njengomata wokwesula izinyawo. Imfihlo yokuphila komfundi ukuzinikela kuJesu Kristu, futhi isici salokho kuphila ukungazibonakalisi. Kufana nohlamvu lukakolweni, oluwela emhlabathini lufe, kodwa ngokushesha luyohluma lushintshe yonke indawo ebonakalayo (NgokukaJohane 12:24).