Uzalelwe Ukunika Inkazimulo

Okthoba 27, 5 BC

Usuku lwama-24 lwenyanga yesi-7 yamaHebheru.

Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBetlehema laseJudiya emihleni kaHerode inkosi, bheka, kwafika izazi eJerusalema zivela empumalanga, zithi: “Uphi lowo ozelwe eyinkosi yabaJuda na? ngokuba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe empumalanga, size ukukhuleka kuye. ( Mathewu 2:1-2 )

Izazi zaseMpumalanga zabheka phezulu ezulwini ukuze ziqonde isiprofetho esasibhekisela ekuzalweni kukaJesu njengoba zazilandela inkanyezi yaKhe.

Esihlokweni esithi, uKhisimusi 2.0, sikumema ukuthi ufunde mayelana nokuthi uKhisimusi weqiniso unganqunywa nini ukuthi ube usuku lwama-24 lwenyanga yesikhombisa.

Kulo nyaka, ngokwekhalenda likaNkulunkulu, isikhumbuzo samaHeberu sokuzalwa kukaKristu singo-Okthoba 16 kuya ku-17. Lona uKhisimusi wangempela lapho sikhumbula ukuzalwa koMsindisi womhlaba.

Ngokuba sizalelwe umntwana, siphiwe indodana, nombuso uyakuba semahlombe akhe, negama lakhe liyakuthiwa oMangalisayo, uMluleki, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise ongunaphakade, iNkosi yokuthula. ( Isaya 9:6 )

Ekuzalweni kukaJesu, umbuso wanikezwa Yena, ofanekiselwa yilanga eLibra, ibhalansi yokwahlulela okulungileyo. Inyanga yakhomba iNcasakazi, intombi yakwa-Israyeli, azalwa kuyo.

Ngokuba nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi onguKristu iNkosi emzini kaDavide. ( Luka 2:11 )

Umsebenzi wokuzalwa kukaJesu kwakuwukusindisa isintu ezonweni zaso. Umsebenzi Wakhe wokuhlenga, ongukukhanya kwenkazimulo Yakhe, uvezwa kuwo wonke amazulu ngokukhanya kwenkazimulo yasezulwini phezulu.

Amazulu ashumayela inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; nomkhathi ubonakalisa umsebenzi wezandla zakhe. ( IHubo 19:1 )

Kodwa isikhathi sokuhlengwa siyaphela ngokushesha, njengoba isililo saphakathi kwamabili simemezela ukuBuya kwesibili kukaJesu kakade sekuqala ukuzwakala. Inkanyezi enomsila yamuva nje, i-R2 (SWAN), yayisesandleni seNcasakazi eduze kwaseSpica—isiqongo sikakolweni ayiphethe, esibonisa isivuno sikakolweni omuhle. Ngalolu suku olukhethekile lukaKhisimusi i-R2 inezinsuku ezimbalwa kuphela ngaphambi kokuba isondele kakhulu emhlabeni futhi isendaweni lapho isiphambano sikaJesu sichazwa ngophawu lwasezulwini. Sikhumbula injongo yokuzalwa kukaKristu engxoxweni noYise ngomthandazo:

Manje umphefumulo wami ukhathazekile; futhi ngizothini? Baba, ngisindise kulelihora, kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngize kuleli hora. Baba, khazimulisa igama lakho. Kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Ngilikhazimulisile, ngobuye ngilikhazimulise. ( Johane 12:27-28 )

Isimilo sikaKristu somhlatshelo—igama likaYise—sakhazinyuliswa kulendawo inyanga egcwele ngoMeyi 25, AD 31, ngesikhathi ephakanyiswa esiphambanweni eGolgotha. Ngalolu suku lokukhumbula ukuzalwa kukaKristu, u-R2 ukhumbuza wonke amaKristu ngokuvunwa kukakolweni ukuba anikeze ubufakazi bukaKristu futhi azindle ngesimo Sakhe somhlatshelo. Njengoba ephakanyiselwe ezimpilweni zabantu Bakhe, uyodonsela abaningi Kuye, eletha ukugcwala kokuvuna phakathi nezinsuku zokuqala zeHanukkah ngo-December.

Bhekani phezulu, maKristu athandekayo! Ibutho lasezulwini lisendleleni, likhanyisa esibhakabhakeni ukuze izintombi ezihlakaniphile zilalele isimemezelo phakathi kwamabili: “Bhekani, uMyeni uyeza, phumani niyomhlangabeza!