Indaba 87

UJesu Omncani ETempeleni

QALA umsana omncani lo ukhuluma namadoda amadala. Madoda afundisako etempeleni lakaZimu eJerusalema. Umsanyana lo nguJesu. Ukhulakhulile, sele aneemnyaka eyi-12.

Amadoda afundisako la bekarareke khulu bona uJesu wazi okunengi kangaka ngoZimu nangezinto ezitlolwe eBhayibhilini. Kodwana kubayini uJosefa noMariya bangekho lapha? Bakuphi? Akhe sibone.

Qobe mnyaka uJosefa bekaletha umndenakhe eJerusalema emgidini oqakathekileko obizwa ngokobana yiPhasika. Ukusuka eNazaretha ukuya eJerusalema bekulikhambo elide. Akekho noyedwa obekanekoloyi, neentimela bezingekho. Gade banganazo ngeenkhathezo. Abantu abanengi bebakhamba ngeenyawo, bekubathatha pheze amalanga amathathu ukufika eJerusalema.

Kwanjesi uJosefa unomndeni omkhulu. Ngalokho uJesu gade anabanakwabo nabodadwabo abancani obekufuneka batjhejwe. Nomnyaka lo godu uJosefa noMariya babuyele emva eNazaretha nabo boke abantwana babo ekhambweni elide egade banalo. Bebacabanga bonyana uJesu uhlangana nabanye ebebakhamba nabo. Kodwana lokha nebajamako ekupheleni kwelanga bafumana bonyana uJesu bekangekho hlangana nabo. Bamqala hlangana neenhlobo nabangani, kodwana bafumana bona akekho! Ngalokho babuyela eJerusalema ukuyomqala khona.

Emaswapheleni bafumana uJesu lapho anamadoda afundisako. Gade awalalele awabuza neembuzo. Boke abantu barareka ngendlela uJesu ahlakaniphe ngayo. Kodwana uMariya wathi: ‘Mntwanami, kubayini usenza into efana nale? Mina noyihlo besitshwenyeke khulu sikufuna.’

UJesu waphendula wathi: ‘Kubayini beningifuna? Beningazi bona kufuneka ngibe sendlini kaBaba?’

UJesu bekakuthanda kwamambala ukuba lapho angafunda khona ngoZimu. Akusiyo indlela nathi okufanele sizizwe ngayo leyo? Nakasekhaya eNazaretha uJesu bekaya emihlanganweni yokukhulekela qobe veke. Njengombana gade alalela, zinengi izinto azifunda eBhayibhilini. Nathi asibeni njengoJesu silingise isibonelo sakhe.

Luka 2:41-52; Matewu 13:53-56.