Insimu yaseGetsemane, EJerusalema
UMKHOSI WOKUZALWA KUKA MARIYA
AS Ngibhale ku Isikhathi Soshintsho, Ngizwe ukusheshiswa kokuthi uNkulunkulu uzokhuluma ngokusobala futhi asiqondise kithi ngabaprofethi Bakhe njengoba izinhlelo Zakhe zifinyelela ekugcwalisekeni. Lesi yisikhathi sokulalela ngokucophelela- okusho ukuthi, ukuthandaza, ukuthandaza, ukuthandaza! Lapho-ke uzoba nomusa wokuqonda ukuthi uthini uNkulunkulu kuwe kulezi zikhathi. Kukhuleko kuphela lapho uzonikezwa umusa wokuzwa nokuqonda, ukubona nokubona.
ENsimini yaseGetsemane, uJesu waya kothandaza — hhayi kanye kuphela — kodwa ezintathu izikhathi. Futhi isikhathi ngasinye lapho enza lokho, abaphostoli babelala. Uyawuzwa umphefumulo wakho ulingeka ukulala? Ngabe uzithola usithi, "Konke lokhu ngeke kwenzeke. Kuyi-surreal kakhulu… Cha, izinto zizoqhubeka njengoba bezihlala zinjalo…" Noma ingabe uzithola ulalela la mazwi, futhi ushukunyiswa enhliziyweni yakho… bese ukhohlwa ngokushesha kubo, njengokukhathazeka, ukukhathalela kanye nenjabulo eyeqile yalokhu kuphila kudonsela umphefumulo wakho ebuthongweni obumnyama besono? Yebo, uSathane uyazi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sifushane futhi usebenza ngokungakhathali ukukhohlisa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu.
Kuleli sonto eledlule ngibone ukudabuka okukhulu eNkosini yethu… ukuthi bambalwa kakhulu abantu, kuhlanganisa namaKrestu, abahlulekile ukubona izimpawu ezibazungezile nokuthi yini ezayo. Yilolo lusizi olufanayo esaluzwa eNsimini ngenkathi uJesu ebuyela kubaphostoli baKhe abalele okwesithathu:
Ngabe usalele uphumule? Kwanele. Isikhathi sesifikile. (Marku 14:41)
Uphinda lawo mazwi kithina kulobu busuku ngaphakathi kwenhliziyo yakhe engcwele, elinyazwe ukwenqaba komhlaba ukumamukela futhi:
Lindani nithandaze ihora elilodwa kanye nami. Ngoba ngizofika njengesela ebusuku.
Hlalani nisangulukile futhi niqaphile, bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo… ngoba leli iwashi lesithathu!
