Ilanga Lamaswaphela LakaJesu AseThempelini

Elangeni lakhe lamaswaphela asethempelini, uJesu uragela phambili nokuveza tjhatjhalazi ubuzenzisi babatloli nabaFarisi, ubabiza ngokuthi bazenzisi. Usebenzisa isibonelo, uthi: “Nihlanza ingaphandle lekapho nesitja, kodwana ingaphakathi lazo lizele ukuba marhamaru nokuzitika. MFarisi osiphofu, thoma ngokuhlwengisa ingaphakathi lekapho nelesitja, bese nengaphandle lazo lizokuhlwengeka.” (Matewu 23:25, 26) Nanyana abaFarisi bathembekile khulukhulu nakuziwa ekuhlwengekeni kwangaphandle ngokwamasiko, abamtjheji umuntu wangaphakathi begodu babhalelwa kuhlwengisa iinhliziyo zabo ezingokomfanekiso.

Ubuzenzisi babo buyabonakala godu ekuzimiseleni kwabo ukwakha amathuna wabaphorofidi begodu bawahlobise. Kodwana njengombana uJesu atjho, ‘bamadodana walabo ababulala abaphorofidi.’ (Matewu 23:31) Bakutjengisile lokhu emizamwenabo yokubulala uJesu.—Jwanisi 5:18; 7:1, 25.

UJesu godu utjela abadosiphambili bezekolo lokho okubalindeleko nabangaphendukiko, uthi: “Nina nyoka ndina, bantwana beenyoka ezinetjhefu, nizosibalekela njani isigwebo seGehena?” (Matewu 23:33) KunoMrhoba kaHinomu osetjenziselwa ukutjhisa nokulahla iinzibi, okumfanekiso wokurhayilwa isiphelani okuzokwenzeka kubatloli nabaFarisi.

Abafundi bakaJesu bazomjamela ‘babebaphorofidi, amadoda ahlakaniphileko nabafundisi batjhatjhalazi.’ Bazokuphathwa njani? UJesu utjela abadosiphambili bezekolo, uthi: “Abanye babo [babafundi bami] nizobabulala nibaphanyeke eengodweni, abanye nibarithe emasinagogenenu begodu nibahlunguphaze ukusuka kwelinye idorobho kuya kwelinye, khona kuzobuyela phezu kwenu zoke iingazi ezilungileko eziphalazwe ephasini, kusukela eengazini zaka-Abela bekube kwezakaZakariya . . . enambulala.” Ubayelelisa uthi: “Kwamambala ngithi kini, zoke izintwezi zizokwenzeka kilesi sizukulwana.” (Matewu 23:34-36) Nangambala lokho kwenzeka ngomnyaka ka-70 lokha ibutho lamaRoma lirhayila iJerusalema litjhabalalisa neenkulungwana zamaJuda.

Ukucabanga ngobujamo obuthusakobu akumphathi kuhle uJesu. Yeke, adanile, utjho naka amezwi: “Jerusalema, Jerusalema, mbulali wabaphorofidi nomkghadlhi ngamatje walabo abathunyelwe kuwe—kunini ngifuna ukubuthelela abantwabakho njengesikhukhukazi nasibuthelela amadzinyanaso ngaphasi kwamaphikwaso! Kodwana akhenge nivume. Nje-ke, indlwenu itjhiywa nani.” (Matewu 23:37, 38) Abamlaleleko bayazibuza bonyana ngiyiphi ‘indlu’ akhuluma ngayo. Kghani kungenzeka bona ukhuluma ngethempeli eliphazimulako eliseJerusalema, leli ekubonakala ngasuthi uZimu uyalivikela?

UJesu uyaraga uthi: “Ngithi kini, angekhe nisangibona bekube kulapho nithi, ‘Ubusisiwe oza ngebizo lakaJehova!’” (Matewu 23:39) Udzubhula amezwi asiphorofido akuRhubo 118:26 athi: “Ubusisiwe ongenako ebizweni lakaSomnini. Siyanibusisa sisethempelini lakaSomnini.” Kuyakhanya ukuthi lokha nasele lirhayiliwe ithempeleli, akakho umuntu ozokuza kilo azokulotjha uZimu.

Nje uJesu utjhinga kwenye ingcenye yethempeli lapho kunamabhoksi weminikelo abumbeke njengebhorompita. Abantu bangafaka iminikelwabo kiwo. UJesu uqalile njengombana amaJuda afaka iminikelo, nabanjingileko ‘baphosela imali enengi.’ Nakasaqalileko, ubona umhlolokazi otlhagileko aphosela “iimpaparwana ezimbili zenani eliphasi khulu.” (Markosi 12:41, 42) Asizazi ukuthi uJesu uyazi bona isiphwesi simthabisa kangangani uZimu.

Ubiza abafundi bakhe uthi kibo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini umhlolokazi otlhagileko lo uphosele ukudlula boke abanye abaphosele imali ngemabhokisini womnikelo.” Kubayini atjho njalo? Uyahlathulula: “Ngombana boke badzubhule emnothwenabo, kodwana yena ekutlhageni kwakhe, uphosele koke anakho, nagade angaphila ngakho.” (Markosi 12:43, 44) Mbala, indlelakhe yokucabanga nezenzo zakhe zihlukile endleleni abadosiphambili bezekolo abenza ngayo!

Njengombana ilanga langoNisan 11 liraga, uJesu uyakhamba ethempelini kwamaswaphela. Omunye wabafundi bakhe uthi kuye: “Mfundisi, qala bona mahle kangangani amatje la nemakhiwo le!” (Markosi 13:1) Iye, amanye amatje akha iboda lethempeleli makhulu, aveza amandlalo begodu alenza liqine. Kuyamangaza-ke ukuthi uJesu uthi: “Uyayibona imakhiwo emikhulu le? Akunalitje elizokutjhiywa phezu kwelinye lingagirizelwa phasi.”—Markosi 13:2.

Ngemva kokutjho izintwezi, uJesu nabapostoli bakhe bayama uMrhoba weKidroni bakhuphukela eNtabeni yama-Oliva. Lokha nabasentabeni, uJesu uba nabapostoli bakhe abane—uPitrosi, u-Andrisi, uJakopo noJwanisi. Khonapho phezulu, balibona kuhle ithempeli eliphazimulako.