Njengombana umsebenzi kaJesu wokutjhumayela uya ngekupheleni, uraga nokusebenzisa imifanekiso bona embule abatloli nabaphristi abakhulu. Kungebangelo bafuna ukumbulala. (Lukasi 20:19) Kodwana uJesu akakaqedi ngabo. Wenza omunye umfanekiso, uthi:

“UmBuso wezulu ungafaniswa nekosi eyenzela indodanayo umnyanya womtjhado. Yathumela iinsebenzi zayo bona zibize labo abamenywe emtjhadweni, kodwana babhala ukuza.” (Matewu 22:2, 3) UJesu wethula umfanekiswakhe ngamezwi athi “umBuso wezulu.” Kuyazwisiseka ukuthi ‘ikosi’ le nguJehova uZimu. Alo, indodana yekosi nalabo abamenywe emnyanyeni womtjhado bobani? Nalapha kulula ukubona ukuthi indodana yekosi, yiNdodana kaJehova eyenza umfanekiso lo begodu labo abamenyiweko ngilabo abazokuba neNdodana emBusweni wezulu.

Bobani abamenywa kokuthoma? Kanti bobani uJesu nabapostoli bakhe ebebabatjhumayeza ngomBuso? Bebatjhumayeza amaJuda. (Matewu 10:6, 7; 15:24) Isitjhabesi samukela umThetho wesivumelwano ngomnyaka ka-1513, ngalokho baba ngebokuthoma ukuba “mbuso wabaphristi.” (Eksodusi 19:5-8) Kodwana bebazokubizwa nini ‘emnyanyeni womtjhado’? Isimemweso saphuma ngomnyaka ka-29 lokha uJesu nakathoma ukutjhumayela ngomBuso wezulu.

Ama-Israyeli amanengi asamukela njani isimemwesi? Njengombana uJesu atjho, ‘abhala ukuza.’ Abanengi babadosiphambili bezekolo nabantu akhenge bamukele ukuthi unguMesiya nokuthi yiKosi ebekwe nguZimu.

Nokho uJesu uveza ukuthi amaJuda bekazokufumana elinye ithuba, uthi: [Ikosi] “yathumela ezinye iinsebenzi zayo, yathi, ‘Tjelani labo abamenyiweko nithi: “Ukudla sekulungile, iinkunzi neenlwana zami ezinonisiweko sezihlatjiwe, koke sekulungile. Yenize emnyanyeni.”’ Kodwana akhenge bazithathele ehloko, bazikhambela, omunye waziyela esiminakhe, omunye erhwebeni lakhe; abanye babopha iinsebenzi zayo, baziphatha kumbi bebazibulala.” (Matewu 22: 4-6) Lokho kukhambisana nalokho ebekuzokwenzeka nakuthonywa ibandla lobuKrestu. Ngesikhatheso, amaJuda bekasese nethuba lokuba semBusweni kodwana amanengi wawo asala isimemo, atlhorisa ngitjho ‘neensebenzi zekosi.’—IzEnzo 4:13-18; 7:54, 58.

Waba yini umphumela ngesitjhabesi? UJesu uthi: “Ikosi yasilingeka yathumela amabuthwayo ukuthi abulale ababulalabo, atjhise nedorobho labo.” (Matewu 22:7) Lokho kwenzeka esitjhabeni samaJuda ngomnyaka ka-70, lokha amaRoma nakatjhabalalisa ‘idorobho lawo,’ iJerusalema.

Kghani ukwala kwawo isimemo sekosi kutjho ukuthi abasekho abanye ebebazokumenywa? Awa, ingasi ngokuya ngomfanekiso kaJesu. Uraga uthi: [Ikosi] “yathi eensebenzini zayo, ‘Umnyanya womtjhado sewulungile, kodwana egade bamenyiwe bebangafaneleki. Yeke, khambani niye eendleleni ezikulu zedorobho, nimeme nanyana ngubani enimfumanako bona eze emtjhadweni.’ Iinsebenzezo zaya eendleleni zabuthelela boke abantu ezibafumanako, abalungileko nabangakalungi; ikumba ebekubanjelwe kiyo umnyanya womtjhado yazala swi iimvakatjhi.”—Matewu 22:8-10.

Isimemwesi besizokuphuma ngokukhamba kwesikhathi lokha umpostoli uPitrosi nakathoma ukusiza abantu abangasimaJuda—labo babantu ebebangasimaJuda ngokubelethwa godu ebebangakaphendukeli ebuJudeni—bona babe maKrestu weqiniso. Ngomnyaka ka-36, isikhulu samabutho weRoma uKorneliyasi nomndenakhe bafumana ummoya kaZimu, baba sethubeni lokufumana indawo emBusweni wezulu uJesu akhuluma ngawo.—IzEnzo 10:1, 34-48.

UJesu uveza ukuthi akusingibo boke abeza emnyanyeni abazokwamukeleka ‘ekosini.’ Uthi: “Ikosi nayifikako izokuhlola iimvakatjhi, yabona indoda engakambathi isambatho somtjhado. Yathi kiyo, ‘Mfo, ungene njani la ungakambathi isambatho somtjhado?’ Yabhalelwa kuphendula. Ikosi yathi eensebenzini zayo, ‘Ibopheni izandla neenyawo niyiphosele ngaphandle ebumnyameni. Lapho ukulila nokuqinisa amazinywayo kuzoba khona.’ Ngombana banengi abamenyiweko, kodwana bambalwa abakhethiweko.”—Matewu 22:11-14.

Kungenzeka bona abadosiphambili bezekolo abalalele uJesu abazwisisi ukuthi utjho ukuthini. Nanyana kunjalo, abakathabi begodu bazimisele khulu kunangaphambilini ngokubulala uJesu.