Ukuphila Nenkonzo KaJesu

UJesu Nezazi

AMADODA amaningana avela eMpumalanga. Ayizazi—abantu abathi bachaza ukuma kwezinkanyezi. Lapho besekhaya eMpumalanga, babona inkanyezi entsha futhi bayilandela amamayela angamakhulukhulu beya eJerusalema.

Lapho izazi zifika eJerusalema, ziyabuza: ‘Ukuphi umntwana ozalelwe ukuba abe yinkosi kwaJuda? Sibone inkanyezi yakhe futhi size ukuzokhuleka kuye.’

Lapho iNkosi uHerode eJerusalema izwa ngalokhu, icasuka kakhulu. Ngakho ibiza abapristi abakhulu futhi iyababuza: ‘UKristu uzakuzalelwaphi?’ Besekela impendulo yabo emiBhalweni, bayaphendula: ‘EBetlehema.’ Kulokho uHerode ubiza izazi futhi uyazitshela: ‘Hambani niyofuna umntwana, futhi lapho senimtholile, anoza kimina ukuba nami ngiye ngikhuleke kuye.’ Kodwa, enhliziyweni, uHerode ufuna ukuthola umntwana ukuze ambulale!

Sezihambile, isimangaliso siyenzeka. Inkanyezi ezayibona kwelaseMpumalanga ihamba phambi kwazo. Ngokusobala, lena akuyona inkanyezi evamile, kodwa iye yalungiselelwa ngokukhethekile ukuba ibaqondise. Izazi ziyilandela njalo kuze kube yilapho ima ngokuqonde ngqó phezu kwendlu lapho uJosefa noMariya behlala khona.

Lapho izazi zingena endlini, zithola uMariya enomntwana wakhe omncane, uJesu. Kulokho bonke bayakhuleka kuye. Futhi zakhipha emasakeni azo izipho zegolide, amakha, nenhlaka. Emva kwesikhathi, lapho sezizobuyela emuva futhi zitshele uHerode ukuthi umntwana ukuphi, zixwayiswa uNkulunkulu ngephupho ukuthi zingakwenzi lokho. Khona-ke zibuyela ezweni lakubo ngenye indlela.

Ucabanga ukuthi ubani owalungiselela inkanyezi eyayihamba esibhakabhakeni iqondisa izazi? Khumbula, inkanyezi ayizange ibaqondise ngokuqondile kuJesu eBetlehema. Kunalokho, zaholelwa eJerusalema lapho zabonana khona neNkosi uHerode, owayefuna ukubulala uJesu. Futhi wayengakwenza lokho ukuba uNkulunkulu akangenelanga futhi waxwayisa izazi ukuba zingamtsheli uHerode. Kwakuyisitha sikaNkulunkulu, uSathane uDeveli, owayefuna ukuba uJesu abulawe, futhi wasebenzisa leyonkanyezi ukuze azame ukufeza injongo yakhe. Mathewu 2:1-12: Mika 5:2.

◆ Yini ebonisa ukuthi inkanyezi izazi ezayibona kwakungeyona inkanyezi evamile?

◆ Wayekuphi uJesu lapho izazi zimfumana?

◆ Sazi kanjani ukuthi uSathane owalungiselela inkanyezi ukuba iqondise izazi?