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Isiphambano sikaKristu

Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwanquma ukuthumela Umuntu owayezokhokha isijeziso esinonya kakhulu. Lowo Othize uyiNkosi uJesu Kristu. Weza ngokuthanda. UJesu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ephelele—owayengasazi isono—wakhetha ukuthwala izono zethu mathupha. IBhayibheli lithi, “Lowo ongasazi isono wamenza isono ngenxa yethu, ukuze kuye sibe ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu.” (2 KwabaseKorinte 5:21).

Lona kanye iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa esiphambanweni ukuze ihlawulele isono libonisa ukuthi isono kufanele sibe mnyama futhi sibe mnyama ngempela phambi kukaNkulunkulu. “Kepha uNkulunkulu ubonakalisa uthando lwakhe siqu kithi ngokuthi, siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela” (KwabaseRoma 5:8). “INkosi uJesu Kristu, eyazinikela ngenxa yezono zethu,” yiyona “eyosikhulula enkathini embi yamanje” (KwabaseGalathiya 1:3–4 NIV)

Lena indaba emangalisayo yesiphambano. UJesu wakhokha isikweletu sezono zethu esiphambanweni saseKalvari ukuze asikhulule ekuhluphekeni ngesijeziso esifanele thina. Abantu banikele imiphefumulo yabo kuSathane, kodwa esiphambanweni sikaKristu singamuzwa uMsindisi ethi, “Ngize ukuzokusindisa . . . Woza kimi. Ngithwele ubunzima nezimpawu zesono sakho ukuze ngikukhulule.” Waya ngokuthanda esiphambanweni ukuze abuyise ubunikazi bomphefumulo wakho. UKristu wakhokha inani eliphakeme kakhulu ngegazi Lakhe eliyigugu ukuze ahlenge bonke abalahlekele esonweni.