Umsunguli Wokuphila Nokufa

Umzukulu wethu wesikhombisa: UMaximilian Michael Williams

NGIYETHEMBA awunankinga uma ngithatha isikhashana ukwabelana ngezinto ezimbalwa zomuntu siqu. Kube yisonto elithinta inhliziyo elisisuse esicongweni senjabulo saya ekugcineni kwalasha...

Ngiye ngakwazisa izikhathi eziningana indodakazi yami, u-Tianna Williams, kabani ubuciko obungcwele waziwa kangcono eNyakatho Melika (okwakamuva kwakhe yiNceku kaNkulunkulu uThea Bowman, obonwe ngezansi).

Ngemva kwendodakazi yakhe, uClara, abakwazanga ukuthola enye ingane eminyakeni emihlanu edlule. Kwakunzima kakhulu ukubona u-Tianna engena ekamelweni lapho odadewabo noma abazala bakhe babegone imindeni yabo esanda kuzalwa nekhula, futhi belwazi usizi ayeluthwele. Ngakho, samnikeza inqwaba yamaRosari, sithandazela ukuba uNkulunkulu abusise isibeletho sakhe ngomunye umntwana.

Kwathi ngonyaka odlule, wakhulelwa kungazelelwe. Izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye sibambe umoya kwaze kwaba, ngesonto eledlule, kwazalwa uMaximilian Michael. Sonke siye sagezwa izinyembezi zenjabulo kulokho okuyisimangaliso ngempela futhi okubukeka kuyimpendulo emthandazweni.

Kodwa izolo ebusuku, lezo zinyembezi zabanda lapho sizwa ukuthi uTianna wopha kungazelelwe. Imininingwane yayimincane; kwaba nokuphuthuma esibhedlela… futhi into elandelayo esiyizwile ukuthi uthathwe nge-ambulensi yendiza eyiswa edolobheni. “Isidlo Sakusihlwa Se-Valentine” yethu yaqala ukungathandeki njengoba amanxeba amadala evuleka kabusha — Ngangineminyaka engu-19 ubudala lapho ngibuka abazali bami bedlula emhlabeni udadewethu.

Ngokuba ngiyazi kahle ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungumsunguli wokuphila nokufa; ukuthi usebenza ngezindlela esingaziqondi; ukuthi omunye unikeza isimangaliso futhi komunye athi buthule “cha”; ukuthi ngisho nokuphila okungcwele kanye nemithandazo eminingi egcwele ukholo akusona isiqiniseko sokuthi konke kuzohamba ngendlela yomuntu - noma okungenani, ngendlela esifuna ngayo. Njengoba sasihamba ngemoto sigoduka ubusuku bonke, ngacwila eqinisweni lokuthi singalahlekelwa yile ntombazane eyigugu.

Ngemva kwamahora silindile, sezwa ukuthi uTianna wagcina ephumile ekuhlinzweni. Ubephuma igazi esibelethweni futhi kumanje uqashwe ngeso lokhozi. Eqinisweni, “unamayunithi egazi angu-5, amayunithi amabili e-plasma, imithamo emi-2 yokuthile okungasiza ekuhluleni, namayunithi angu-4 e-lactated ringer's. Kuhle ukushintshwa kwenani legazi lakhe ”, Umyeni wakhe uMichael ubhale emizuzwini embalwa edlule.

Konke lokhu kuyisikhumbuzo esisheshayo sokuthi ukuphila kudlula ngokushesha kangakanani. Yeka indlela esifana ngayo ngempela notshani obumila ekuseni nasebusuku. Kanjani lempilo, kusukela eKuwa kwe U-Adamu, akaseyona indawo okuyiwa kuyo kodwa uyisiqephu esiya kulokho okwakuhloswe kwasekuqaleni: ukuhlanganyela noZiqu-zintathu oNgcwele endalweni ephelelisiwe. Njengoba sibona ukuhlupheka okungaka emhlabeni wonke, ukububula kwalendalo kuzwakala yonke indawo njengoba ukukhanya kukaKristu kufiphala kanye nobumnyama bemizamo emibi yokucisha ukukhanya kweQiniso (futhi futhi). Yingakho sikubiza ngokuthi “imfihlakalo yokungalungi”: kuyimfihlakalo yeqiniso ukuthi ukuhlupheka, ekugcineni, kuzofeza kanjani izinhloso zikaNkulunkulu. Kodwa leyo mfihlakalo ihlala njalo ivula iMfihlakalo yokuba namandla onke kukaNkulunkulu, isiqiniseko sokunqoba Kwakhe, nesethembiso sokuthi “Zonke izinto zisebenzela okuhle kulabo abamthandayo.” ^[1]isib. Rom 8: 28

Ngicela, uma uthanda, ungasho umkhuleko omncane wokuthi indodakazi yami ilulame? Ngesikhathi esifanayo, masithandaze ndawonye ukuthi konke ukuhlupheka okuhlangene emhlabeni wethu owile ngandlela thize kubuyisele lesi sizukulwane kuBaba, njengamadodana namadodakazi olahleko...

Ngalokho, yisikhathi sonyaka lapho kufanele ngivale le ncwadi ngesinye isicelo sokusekelwa kwenu ngokwezimali kule nkonzo (impilo kufanele iqhubeke). Uyazi kakade ukuthi ngikuzonda kanjani lokhu… indlela engifisa ngayo ukuba usomabhizinisi ocebile ongeke kudingeke ukuthi adlule isigqoko. Nokho, le nkonzo inezinkulungwane zamaRandi ezindlekweni zanyanga zonke futhi, ngeshwa, imali ayikhuli ezihlahleni (naphezu kwemizamo yami emihle lapha epulazini elincane). Ngaphezu kwalokho, kulesi sikhathi se-hyperinflation, izinkonzo ezifana nezami ziqala ukuqaphela. Noma kunjalo,

…iNkosi yayala ukuba abashumayela ivangeli baphile ngevangeli. ( 1 Korinte 9:14 )

Futhi kunjalo. Kodwa leli gama libuye libe yiqiniso: “Uthole ngaphandle kwezindleko; uyakunikela ngaphandle kwezindleko.” (Math 10:8) Njengoba ngike ngasho esikhathini esidlule, esikhundleni sokubhala noku ukuthengisa izincwadi - manje ezingaba yinqwaba - imibhalo lapha ayikhokhisi, kanye namavidiyo esiwakhiqizayo. Lokhu kusaqhubeka nokuba yinkonzo yesikhathi esigcwele kimi - kusukela emahoreni omthandazo, ucwaningo nokubhala, ukukhiqiza amavidiyo, ukuhambisana nemiphefumulo eminingi nge-imeyili kanye nenkundla yezokuxhumana. Ngaphansi kwalokhu kubhala kukhona a Nikela inkinobho. Uma lenkonzo ingumusa kini, uma ilusizo nhlobo, futhi if akuwona umthwalo, ngicela ucabange ukungisiza ukuthi ngiqhubeke nalomsebenzi wokusiza abanye abafana nawe njengengxenye yokupha kwakho izipho kulenkathi ezayo yeLenten. Ngithanda ukubonga futhi ngalesi sikhathi ngokungeseka kwenu esikhathini esedlule, ukuthululwa kothando, isikhuthazo, nokuhlakanipha. Eqinisweni, abanye babanikeli abakhulu kulo mkhakha ngekwindla edlule babe abapristi, kukholwe noma ungakukholwa. Angikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini kimina ukuba nemithandazo yabo kanye nobunye bomoya, kanye naleyo yenqwaba yezindela ezigcina lenkonzo iphakeme ngomkhuleko wabo wokuzindla nokunxusa.

Nginxusa kuphela ukusekelwa, okungenani, kabili ngonyaka, ngakho-ke yilokhu okwamanje. Okokugcina, nginxusa ngaphezu kwakho konke ukuncenga kwakho. Izinyanga ezimbalwa ezedlule zilethe ukulwa okungokomoya okunamandla kakhulu empilweni yami (futhi ngiyasola ukuthi abaningi benu bayabhekana nakho). Kodwa uJesu uthembekile. Akakaze angishiye, nakuba ngezinye izikhathi ngiye ngamshiya “ngephutha lami, iphutha lami elibuhlungu kakhulu.” Ngicela nikhuleke ukuba ngikhuthazele kuze kube sekupheleni, futhi ngemva kokugijima umncintiswano omuhle, nami ngisindiswe.

Ngizombuyisela kanjani uJehova
ngakho konke okuhle angenzele khona?
indebe yensindiso ngiyakuyithatha;
ngiyakukhuleka egameni likaJehova.
Izithembiso zami kuJehova ngiyakuzigcwalisa
phambi kwabantu bakhe bonke.
(Ihubo Lanamuhla)