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Umzukulwana wethu wesixhenxe: UMaximilian Michael Williams

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Ndiye ndakwazisa izihlandlo ezininzi intombi yam, Tianna Williams, kabani umzobo ongcwele waziwa ngcono eMntla Melika (umva nje wakhe nguMkhonzi kaThixo uThea Bowman, obonwe ngezantsi).

Emva kwentombi yakhe, uClara, abakwazanga ukuba nomnye umntwana kule minyaka mihlanu idlulileyo. Kwakunzima ukubona uTianna engena kwigumbi apho oodadewabo okanye abazala bakhe babephulula iintsapho zabo ezisanda kuzalwa kunye nezikhulayo, kwaye bayazi intlungu awayeyithwele. Ngaloo ndlela, samnikela iiRosari ezininzi, sithandazela ukuba uThixo asikelele isibeleko sakhe ngomnye umntwana.

Emva koko, kunyaka ophelileyo, wakhawula ngesiquphe. Kwiinyanga ezisithoba sibambe umoya de kwafika, kwiveki ephelileyo, uMaximilian Michael wazalwa. Sonke siye sahlanjwa ziinyembezi zovuyo ukuba yintoni engummangaliso ngokwenene kwaye ibonakala iyimpendulo emthandazweni.

Kodwa phezolo, ezo nyembezi ziye zabanda xa safumanisa ukuba uTianna wopha ngequbuliso. Iinkcukacha bezimbalwa; kwabakho ukuleqa esibhedlele… into elandelayo esiyivileyo kukuba uthathwe ngenqwelo yezigulana zomoya ukuya esixekweni. Isidlo sethu “seSidlo sikaValentine” ngequbuliso siye sanganambitheki njengoko amanxeba amadala ephinda evuleka — ndandineminyaka eli-19 ubudala xa ndandibukele abazali bam besweleka udade wethu.

Kuba ndiyazi kakuhle ukuba uThixo ngumbhali wobomi nokufa; ukuba usebenza ngeendlela esingaziqondiyo; ukuba wenza ummangaliso omnye, aze omnye athi cwaka; ukuba kwanobona bomi bungcwele kunye nemithandazo emininzi ezaliswe lukholo ayiqinisekisi ukuba yonke into iya kuhamba ngendlela yomntu - okanye ubuncinci, ngendlela esifuna ngayo. Njengoko sasigoduka ubusuku bonke, ndaqonda ukuba sinokuphulukana nale ntombazana ixabisekileyo.

Emva kweeyure silindile, safumanisa ukuba uTianna uphumile elutyandweni. Uye wopha esibelekweni kwaye ujongwe ngoku. Enyanisweni, “uneeyunithi ezi-5 zegazi, iiyunithi ezi-2 ze<em>plasma, iidosi ezi-4 zento enceda ekudambiseni amahlwili, neeyunithi ezisi-7 zeringer encancisiweyo. Mhle kakhulu ukutshintshwa komthamo wegazi lakhe ”, ubhale umyeni wakhe uMichael kwimizuzu nje edlulileyo.

Konke oku kusisikhumbuzo esikhawulezileyo sendlela ubomi obukhawuleza ngayo. Ngokwenene sifana nengca ephuma kusasa nasebusuku. Njani obu bomi, ukususela ngoKuwa kwe UAdam, akaseyiyo indawo ekuyiwa kuyo kodwa uyindlela eya koko kwakucetywe kwasekuqaleni: ubudlelane noBathathu Emnye oNgcwele kwindalo efezekileyo. Njengoko sibona ukubandezeleka okungaka ehlabathini lonke, ukuncwina kwesi ndalo kunokuviwa kuyo yonke indawo njengoko ukukhanya kukaKristu kuncipha kunye nobumnyama bamalinge obubi okucima ukukhanya kweNyaniso (kwakhona kwakhona). Yiyo loo nto siyibiza ngokuba “yimfihlelo yobugwenxa”: yimfihlelo yokwenyani ukuba ukubandezeleka, ekugqibeleni, kuya kuzifeza njani iinjongo zikaThixo. Kodwa loo mfihlelo isoloko inika ithuba iMfihlakalo yokuba namandla onke kukaThixo, ukuqiniseka ngoloyiso lwakhe, nedinga lokuba “Zonke izinto zisebenzela okulungileyo kwabo bamthandayo.” ^[1]cf. Roma 8: 28

Nceda, ukuba unokwenza, ungenza umthandazo omncinci ukuba intombi yam iphile? Kwangaxeshanye, masithandaze kunye ukuba konke ukubandezeleka okuhlangeneyo kwilizwe lethu eliwileyo ngandlel’ ithile kusibuyisele esi sizukulwana kuBawo, njengoonyana neentombi zolahleko…

Ngaloo nto, lixesha lonyaka apho kufuneka ndivale le leta ngesinye isibheno senkxaso yakho yemali kule nkonzo (ubomi kufuneka buqhubeke). Sele uyayazi indlela endiyithiyile ngayo le nto… indlela endinqwenela ngayo ukuba bendingusomashishini osisityebi ozimeleyo obekungeyomfuneko ukuba agqithise umnqwazi. Nangona kunjalo, le nkonzo inamawaka eedola kwiindleko zenyanga kwaye, ngelishwa, imali ayikhuli emithini (nangona ndizama kangangoko apha kwifama encinci). Ngaphezu koko, ngeli xesha lokunyuka kwamandla emali, inkonzo efana neyam ngabokuqala ukuqaphela. Nangona kunjalo,

… INkosi iyalele ukuba abo bashumayela igospile mabiphile ngeendaba ezilungileyo. (1 kwabaseKorinte 9:14)

Kwaye kunjalo. Kodwa eli gama likwayinyaniso: Ufumene ngaphandle kweendleko; uya kunikela ngaphandle kweendleko. (Mat 10:8) Njengoko benditshilo ngaphambili, endaweni yokubhala kunye ukuthengisa iincwadi - ezinokuthi ngoku zininzi - okubhaliweyo apha akuhlawulelwanga, kunye neevidiyo esizenzayo. Oku kuqhubeka ukuba bubulungiseleli bexesha elizeleyo kum - ukusuka kwiiyure zomthandazo, uphando kunye nokubhala, ukuvelisa iividiyo, ukuhambelana nemiphefumlo emininzi nge-imeyile kunye nemidiya yoluntu. Emazantsi alo mbhalo kukho a Nikela iqhosha. Ukuba olu lungiselelo lubabalwe kuni, ukuba lunoncedo nganto, kwaye if ayingomthwalo kuni, ndicela nicinge nindincede ndiqhubeke nalo msebenzi wokunceda abanye abafana nani njengenxalenye yobabalo lweli xesha leNzila lizayo. Ndikwathanda ukubulela ngeli xesha ngenkxaso yenu kwixesha elidlulileyo, ukuthululwa kothando, inkuthazo, nobulumko. Ngapha koko, abanye babanikeli abakhulu kolu bulungiseleli kwikwindla ephelileyo ababingeleli, yikholwe okanye hayi. Andinakukuxelela ukuba kuthetha ukuthini kum ukuba nemithandazo yabo kunye nobunye bomoya, kunye naleyo yeenkonti ezininzi ezigcina obu bulungiseleli buphezulu ngomthandazo wabo wokucamngca kunye nokukhunga.

Ndibhenela kuphela inkxaso, ubukhulu becala, kabini ngonyaka, ngoko ke ngoku. Okokugqibela, ndibhenela kakhulu ekuthandazeleni kwakho. Ezi nyanga zimbalwa zidlulileyo zizise owona mlo unzima wokomoya ebomini bam (kwaye ndiyakrokrela ukuba uninzi lwenu luyahamba nalo). Kodwa uYesu uthembekile. Akazange andishiye ecaleni kwam, nangona ngamanye amaxesha ndiye ndamshiya “ngetyala lam, elona tyala lam libi.” Ndiyakucela, ukuze ndinyamezele kude kube sekupheleni, ndibe ndilubaleka ugqatso oluhle, ndisindiswe nam.

Ndiya kubuya ndithini na kuYehova?
ngayo yonke into entle andenzele yona?
Indebe yosindiso ndiya kuyiphakamisa;
ndinqule igama likaYehova.
Ndiya kuzizalisa izibhambathiso zam kuYehova
phambi kwabantu bakhe bonke.
(INdumiso yanamhlanje)