Indaba yechibi laseBethesda iwumlando obalulekile otholakala eTestamenteni Elisha leBhayibheli, ikakhulukazi eVangelini likaJohane. Le ndaba ibonisa ububele bukaJesu, amandla okuphulukisa, nezindikimba zokholo nokungenela kukaNkulunkulu. Ichibi laseBethesda kukholakala ukuthi linezinto zokwelapha, futhi izenzakalo ezizungezile zinikeza ukuqonda okujulile ngesimo senkonzo kaJesu nokholo lwalabo abafuna ukuphulukiswa.
Umongo Wechibi laseBethesda
Ichibi laseBethesda laliseJerusalema eduze kweSango Lezimvu. Yayizungezwe amakholomu amahlanu amboziwe futhi yaziwa ngezindawo zayo zokuphulukisa. NgokweVangeli likaJohane, kwakunenkolelo yokuthi ngezinye izikhathi ingelosi yayiyonyakazisa amanzi echibi, futhi umuntu wokuqala owayengena emanzini ngemva kokuzamazama wayeyophulukiswa ezifweni zakhe.
Indaba Yokuphulukiswa Echibini laseBethesda
Isigcawu
IVangeli likaJohane, isahluko 5, lilandisa ngendaba yendoda eyayigule iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili. Lo muntu wayephakathi kwesixuku sabantu abagulayo, izimpumputhe, izinyonga, noma abafe uhlangothi, babuthana echibini laseBethesda, benethemba lokuphulukiswa.
Ukuhlangana noJesu
Ngolunye usuku, uJesu wafika eJerusalema futhi wabona indoda ilele ngasechibini. UJesu azi ukuthi indoda le yayiselesikhathi eside ikuleso simo, wambuza wathi: “Uyafuna ukuphila na?” Indoda yachaza ukuthi yayingenabani echibini lapho amanzi enyakaza, futhi abanye babehlale bengena ngaphambi kwayo.
Ukuphulukisa kanye Nesimangaliso
UJesu waphendula wathi endodeni: "Sukuma, thatha uhlaka lwakho, uhambe." Masinyane lowo muntu wasinda, wathatha uhlaka lwakhe, wahamba. Lokhu kuphulukisa okuyisimangaliso akuzange nje kubonise amandla kaJesu angcwele kodwa futhi kwabekela inselele ukuqonda okuvamile kokuphulukisa ngokunyakaziswa kwamanzi echibini.
Ukuphikisana
Ukuphulukiswa kwendoda echibini laseBethesda kwavusa impikiswano phakathi kwabaholi bamaJuda, ababegxeka lendoda ngokuthwala uhlaka lwayo ngeSabatha, ukwephulwa kwemithetho yabo. Lapho ibuzwa, le ndoda yachaza ukuthi yayiyalwe ngumuntu owayeyiphilisile.
Isambulo Sobunjalo BukaJesu
Ephendula ukugxeka kwabaholi bamaJuda, uJesu wembula ukuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, egcizelela igunya lakhe lokuphulukisa nokwenza izimangaliso. Wasebenzisa leli thuba ukuze afundise ngokholo, ukuhlengwa, namandla okukholelwa kuye njengomthombo wokuphila okuphakade.
Ububele Nokuphulukisa
Indaba yechibi laseBethesda iqokomisa ububele bukaJesu kwabagulayo nabahluphekayo. Ukwelapha kwakhe indoda echibini kwabonisa ikhono layo lokuletha ukuphulukiswa okungokwenyama nokungokomoya kulabo abaswele. Iphinde ifanekise amandla aguqulayo okholo kuJesu njengomthombo wokuphulukiswa kweqiniso nokubuyisela.
Igunya kanye Nobunikazi BukaJesu
Ngokuphulukiswa echibini laseBethesda, uJesu waqinisekisa igunya lakhe laphezulu njengeNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Ngokwenza izimangaliso nangokudalula ukuthi ungubani kubaholi bamaJuda, uJesu waqinisekisa indima yakhe njengoMesiya othenjisiwe nomthombo wensindiso yabo bonke abakholwa kuye.
Ukukholwa
Indaba igcizelela ukubaluleka kokukholwa nokukholelwa kuJesu njengesihluthulelo sokuthola ukuphulukiswa nokusindiswa. Indoda eyayisechibini laseBethesda yaphulukiswa ngokuyisimangaliso ngenxa yokholo lwayo emazwini nakumandla kaJesu. Lokhu kulandisa kusebenza njengesikhumbuzo somphumela oguqulayo wokuthembela kuJesu nasezithembisweni zakhe.
Ingxabano yeSabatha
Impikiswano yeSabatha eyaphakama ngemva kokuphulukiswa echibini laseBethesda yaqokomisa isimo sengqondo sabaholi bamaJuda sokubambelela emthethweni kanye nezimfundiso zikaJesu ngencazelo yangempela yokuphumula kweSabatha. UJesu wakubekela inselele ukuchazwa kweSabatha ngokwesiko ngokugcizelela ububele, isihe, kanye nokubalulekile kokwenza izenzo ezinhle ngeSabatha.