Indaba 99

Ngekamarweni Eliphezulu

KWANJE kungeLesine ebusuku, ngemva kwamalanga amabili. UJesu nabapostoli bakhe abayi-12 base kamarweni eliphezulu ukuzokudla iPhasika. Indoda oyibona ikhamba le, nguJudasi Isikariyodi. Uyokutjela abapristi bona bangamfumana njani uJesu.

Ngelanga elingaphambi kwaleli, uJudasi wakhamba wayokubuza abapristi: ‘Nizongiphani nenginirhelebha ukubamba uJesu?’ Bathi kuye: ‘Iinthoro zesiliva ezimatjhumi amathathu.’ Kwanjesi uJudasi wakhamba ukuyokuhlangana namadoda layo bona awase kuJesu. Bekungasiyo na intwembi leyo?

Isidlo sePhasika sesidlulile. Kodwana nje uJesu uthoma esinye isidlo esikhethekileko. Wanikela abapostoli bakhe ilofu yoburotho wathi kibo: ‘Thathani nigome, lokhu kujamele umzimbami ozokunikelwa ngebanga lenu.’ Wabanikela nerhalasi lewayini wathi: ‘Selani, ngombana lokhu kujamele iingazi zami ezizokuphalakela nina.’ IBhayibhili ibiza umgidi lo bona ‘sisidlo seKosi santambama.’

Ama-Israyeli adla iPhasika bonyana libakhumbuze ngesikhathi lokha ingilozi kaZimu ‘idlula’ izindlu zabo eGibhide, kodwana yabulala amazibulo eendlini zebeGibhide. Kodwana kwanje uJesu bekafuna abalandeli bakhe bamkhumbule, nendlela anikela ngayo ipilwakhe ngebanga labo. Kungebangelo abatjela bona bakhumbule isehlakalwesi ngokwenza isidlo esikhethekileko qobe mnyaka.

Ngemva kokudla iSidlo seKosi saNtambama, uJesu watjela abapostoli bakhe bona babe nesibindi bebaqine ekholweni. Emaswapheleni, bavumela uZimu iingoma ngemva kwalokho bakhamba. Besele kusebusuku khulu kwanje, mhlamunye phakathi kobusuku. Akhe sibone bonyana baya kuphi.

Matewu 26:14-30; Luka 22:1-39; Jwanisi izahluko 13 ukuya ku-17; 1 Korinte 11:20.