UbuKristu uthando komunye nomunye

“Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane; njengalokhu nginithandile, nani nithandane. Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.” 

NgokukaJohane 13:34-35

Ngokusobala, uphawu lobuKristu beqiniso uthando ngomunye nomunye. Lona umyalo kaKristu wokuthanda, kodwa wawungemusha. Encwadini kaDuteronomi, uNkulunkulu wayala ukuba simthande Yena nomakhelwane bethu.

Nokho umyalo kaJesu ophathelene nothando wethula indinganiso entsha ngokucace. Wathi, “Thandani...njengoba nginithandile.” Wanikeza isibonelo esisha salolu thando, asibonisa lapho egeza izinyawo zabafundi. Kwakuwumkhuba ovamile endulo ukunikeza inceku ezogeza izinyawo.

Kwakuwumsebenzi ophansi kunayo yonke ekhweni lenceku, nokho uJesu wagoba ukuze enze noma yini ababeyidinga. Nakuba lokho kwakuyisenzo esikhulu, akuzange kusondele ekuthobekeni kwaLowo owaya esiphambanweni ukuze athwale ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yezono Zakhe. Wakhothama phansi, wathatha isimo senceku, wenziwa ngomfanekiso womuntu, wehla njalo ekufeni okuyihlazo esiphambanweni.

Ngakho cabanga ukuthi uJesu wayesho ukuthini lapho etshela abafundi Bakhe ukuthi bathandane ngendlela ayebathanda ngayo—ngokuzinikela, ngokuzidela, kuze kufike emisebenzini ephansi kakhulu nasekunikeleni ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yomunye. Uma uphila kanje, izwe lizokwazi ukuthi ungumfundi kaKristu.