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Forgiveness – Day 16
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 16

The normal Jew needed to forgive a specific person only 3 times, according to the Rabbis. Peter asked if more than double that would be enough to forgive. Jesus answered Peter, followed by a parable.

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UMATEWU 18

Umzekeliso ngesicaka esingafuni kuxolela

21Weza uPetros kuYesu, wabuza esithi: “Nkosi, koda kube kangaphi na uwethu endona ndimxolela? Ngaba koba kasixhenxe na?”

22UYesu wathi kuye: “Hayi, akuyi kuba kasixhenxe, kuya kuba ngamashumi asixhenxe aphindwe kasixhenxe. 23Kaloku ukulawula kukaThixo kunokufaniswa nokumkani owafuna ukuphicotha amatyala ezicaka zakhe. 24Zisukanje kwaziswa kuye isicaka esinetyala elikhulu lemali. 25Esi sicaka sasingenanto yakulihlawula eli tyala, yaza ke inkosi yayalela ngelithi makuthengiswe ngaso, nomfazi waso, nabantwana baso, babe ngamakhoboka, kuthengiswe nangako konke esinako, kuhlawulwe eli tyala. 26Eso sicaka ke sawa ngamadolo phambi kokumkani, sambongoza sisithi: ‘Nkosi yam, khawundinyamezele; ndokuhlawula konke.’ 27Yavelana naso inkosi, yasixolela elo tyala, yasikhulula.

28“Kwathi siphumanje eso sicaka, sadibana nomnye osisicaka kunye naso, owayesibamba imalana engephi, sambamba, samkrwitsha, sisithi: ‘Khupha imali yam!’ 29Sawa phantsi isicaka eso, sasibongoza esinye, sisithi: ‘Khawundimele; ndoyihlawula yonke.’ 30Asivumanga, saya sasiphosa entolongweni esinye, lide libe lihlawulekile elo tyala. 31Zathi ke ezinye izicaka, zikubonile okwenzekileyo, zakhathazeka kakhulu, zaya kuxelela inkosi yazo konke okwenzekileyo. 32Yaza inkosi yasibiza eso sicaka senze loo nto, yathi kuso: ‘Sicakandini esikhohlakeleyo, ndâkuxolela lonke elaa tyala wakundibongoza; 33ubungamelwe na kukuba ube nenceba nawe kosisicaka kunye nawe, njengokuba nam ndikwenzele inceba?’ 34Yacaphuka inkosi yaso, yasithumela entolongweni ukuba sohlwaywe de silihlawule lonke ityala laso. 35Uya kwenjenjalo ke nakuni uBawo osezulwini, ukuba anithanga nonke ngabanye nawaxolela ngokupheleleyo amawenu iziphoso zawo.”

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Forgiveness in the Gospels – 3

We have often been hurt by the same person more than once.  We reach a point that we do not want to forgive that person anymore, for various valid human reasons.  Many hurts often result in broken relationships that seem impossible to reconcile and heal.  Where do we draw the line?

Jesus responded that we should be forgiving without keeping track of how often it is done.  An unwillingness to forgive shows that that person has, in his/her own heart, not yet experienced the amazing grace of God’s unconditional forgiveness.

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