UMGOMO WESITHUNYWA SEVANGELI
“Bheka, sikhuphukela eJerusalema.”
NgokukaLuka 18:31
Ekuphileni kwemvelo izifiso zethu ziyashintsha njengoba sikhula; ekuphileni kobuKristu umgomo unikezwa ekuqaleni, isiqalo nesiphetho kuyafana, okungukuthi, yiNkosi yethu uqobo. Siqala ngoKristu futhi sigcina kuYe — "kuze sonke sifinyelele esilinganisweni sobudoda bukaKristu Jesu," hhayi emcabangweni wethu wokuthi ukuphila kobuKristu kufanele kube njani. Injongo yesithunywa sevangeli iwukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ukuba lusizo, hhayi ukuzuza abahedeni; siwusizo futhi siyabazuza abahedeni, kodwa lokho akuyona injongo yaso. Injongo yaso iwukwenza intando yeNkosi yaso.
Ekuphileni kweNkosi yethu iJerusalema kwakuyindawo lapho Yena afinyelela khona umvuthwandaba wentando kaYise esiPhambanweni, futhi ngaphandle kokuba siye lapho noJesu asisoze saba nobudlelwane naYe. Akukho lutho olwake lwadumaza iNkosi yethu endleleni eya eJerusalema. Akazange asheshe adlule emizaneni ethile lapho eshushiswa khona, noma aphuze kweminye lapho ebusiswa khona. Ukubonga noma ukungabongi akuyisusanga iNkosi yethu ngisho nangobubanzi bonwele olulodwa enjongweni yaKhe yokukhuphukela eJerusalema.
"Umfundi akamkhulu kunoMfundisi wakhe." Izinto ezifanayo ziyosehlela endleleni eya eJerusalema lethu. Kuyoba nemisebenzi kaNkulunkulu ebonakaliswa ngathi, abantu bayobusiswa, futhi oyedwa noma ababili bayobonisa ukubonga kanti bonke abanye bayobonisa ukungabongi okukhulu, kodwa akukho okumelwe kusiphambukise ekukhuphukeleni eJerusalema lethu.
"Bambethela lapho." Yilokho okwenzeka lapho iNkosi yethu ifika eJerusalema, futhi leso senzakalo siyisango lensindiso yethu. Abangcwele abagcini ngokubethelwa: ngomusa weNkosi bagcina enkazimulweni. Okwamanje isiqubulo sethu sithi — Mina, ngokunjalo, ngikhuphukela eJerusalema.