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IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
kaDisemba 4, 2013

Imibhalo yenkolo lapha

THE izinyonga, izimpumputhe, abakhubazekile, izimungulu… laba yibo abaqoqa izinyawo zikaJesu. Futhi iVangeli lanamuhla lithi, “wabelapha.” Emizuzwini edlule, omunye wayengakwazi ukuhamba, omunye engaboni, omunye engakwazi ukusebenza, omunye engakwazi ukukhuluma… ngokuzumayo, babengakwazi. Mhlawumbe umzuzwana ngaphambili, babekhononda, “Kungani lokhu kwenzeke kimi? Ngake ngenzeni kuwe Nkulunkulu? Kungani ungilahlile…? ” Kodwa, emizuzwini engemingaki kamuva, ithi “bakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.” Okungukuthi, kungazelelwe le miphefumulo yaba ne- ubufakazi.

Kukaningi ngizibuza ukuthi kungani iNkosi ingiholele phansi ezindleleni ezinazo, kungani Ivumela izinto ezithile zenzeke kimi nasemndenini wami. Kepha ngedili lomusa waKhe, ngingabheka emuva ngiqale ukubona ukuthi ukuhlupheka empilweni yami — nokuthi uNkulunkulu ungikhulule noma wangisekela kanjani kukho — manje sekuyizincwadi namagama akha ubufakazi bami.

Buyini ubufakazi? KumaKristu, kuyinto enamandla amakhulu kakhulu — enamandla ngokwanele ukunqoba uSathane:

Bamnqoba ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi babo; ukuthanda impilo akuzange kubavimbe ekufeni. (IsAm 12:11)

Yindaba kaNkulunkulu engena empilweni yakho futhi ekhombisa eyakhe ubukhona Lapho. "Uyinki" impilo yakho ebhalwe ngayo nguMoya oNgcwele, "uMniki-mpilo", odala usizi lwakho, ithemba; ngenxa yosizi lwakho, injabulo; ukukhululwa esonweni sakho. Njengoba nje uMoya oNgcwele, enoMariya, wakha iZwi likaNkulunkulu esibelethweni sakhe, kanjalo noMoya oNgcwele (onomama wakho) wakha iZwi, uJesu, empilweni yakho ngokulalela kwakho.

Uma uMoya oNgcwele ungoyinki, lelo phepha kuwukulalela kwakho. Ngaphandle kuka “yebo” wakho kuNkulunkulu, iNkosi ayikwazi ukubhala ubufakazi. Ipeni yintando yaKhe engcwele. Futhi kwesinye isikhathi, njengepeni, intando Yakhe ibukhali, ibuhlungu, ifaka ukuhlupheka empilweni yakho — indlela izipikili nameva okufaka ngayo intando kaNkulunkulu enyameni kaJesu. Kepha kukhanya kuvela kula manxeba! Ikona "ngamanxeba akhe, niyaphiliswa." ^[1]isib. 1 Pet. 2:24 Ngakho-ke, lapho wamukela intando kaNkulunkulu, noma ngabe ibukhali futhi ibuhlungu, ihlaba amacebo akho nezindlela zakho, uthola amanxeba.

Futhi uma wena linda, kuvumela amandla oVuko ukuthi akuphulukise futhi akukhulule ngesikhathi sikaNkulunkulu, khona-ke lokho kukhanya okufanayo kukaKristu kuyakhanya yakho amanxeba. Lokho kukhanya kungubufakazi bakho. Funda futhi: Ngamanxeba akhe, amanxeba akuYe umzimba, ususile. Futhi ngubani “umzimba” kaKristu, ngaphandle kwakho nami? Ngakho-ke uyabona, kudlulile yethu amanxeba futhi, njengengxenye yomzimba Wakhe oyimfihlakalo, ukuthi uNkulunkulu manje angathinta abanye ngethemba. Babona kithi indlela uNkulunkulu ahlinzeka ngayo, nokuthi wasiza kanjani, nokuthi "wabonakala kanjani". Futhi kunikeza abanye ithemba. Lokho kuyindida yeSiphambano, ukuthi ngobuthakathaka bethu, ukukhanya kwethemba elinamandla kuyakhanya. Ngakho-ke ungayeki manje! Ungapheli amandla ekuhluphekeni kwakho, ngoba uJesu ufuna ukukusebenzisa — nakulobu buthakathaka… ngokuqondile ebuthakathakeni bakho — ukunikeza abanye ithemba ngobufakazi bakho.

Le yincazelo ejulile kwiHubo lama-23 namuhla. Akukhona ngamanzi aphumule kanye namadlelo aluhlaza, kepha “esigodini esimnyama” lapho iNkosi yandlala khona “itafula phambi kwami emehlweni ezitha zami.” Kungobuthakathaka bakho nobumpofu bakho lapho iNkosi ibeka khona idili, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Ukunika ukuphumula nenduduzo emadlelweni, kepha kusesigodini sokuhlupheka lapho kwenziwa khona idili. Futhi yini okuhlinzekwayo? Ukuhlakanipha, ukuqonda, iseluleko, amandla, ulwazi, ukuzinikela, futhi ukwesaba iNkosi. ^[2]isib. U-Isaya 11 kusukela ekufundweni kokuqala izolo Futhi lapho usudlile kulezi “zinkwa eziyisikhombisa” nawe ungabelana nabanye ngalezi “zingcezwana”.

Kepha qaphela ukudla okusheshayo uSathane azozama ukukuphakela. Ngoba futhi kulapho kulobo bumnyama bezinhlungu, ukulahlwa, nesizungu lapho uSathane eza ukukutshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akekho; ukuthi impilo yakho ingumkhiqizo ovele ngokungahleliwe; ukuthi imithandazo yakho ayizwakali ngoba akekho oyizwayo. Ukunika ukudla okucutshungulwayo kokucabanga komuntu, ukubona kude, izeluleko ezimbi, ukufutheka, izixazululo ezingamanga, ukungahloniphi nokwesaba. Bese, ngokungazelelwe, isigodi sobumnyama siba isigodi sase isinqumo. Ungawakholelwa amanga kasathane futhi uyeke ukulandela “izindlela ezilungile” lapho intando yeNkosi ikuhola khona, noma… ungalinda… ulinde… ulandele… futhi linda. Futhi uma wenza kanjalo, iNkosi izofika “ngaleso sikhathi” ^[3]isib. Mat 15:29 futhi wande umnikelo omncane wezinkwa zakho nezinhlanzi, wenze "zonke izinto zisebenzele okuhle" ngoba uyamthanda. ^[4]isib. Rom 8: 28 Kungani ngithi niyamthanda? Ngoba, nasekuhluphekeni kwakho, usasho “yebo” kuYe; namanje ukhethe ukulandela intando Yakhe. Futhi lolo uthando:

Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, niyakuhlala othandweni lwami. (Johane 15:10)

Ngakho-ke, ngenkathi ngikubhalela izolo futhi ngithi uJesu noMama waKhe banomsebenzi abawuthumele kuwe, ngisho lokhu ngamunye ngawe, noma ngabe ungubani, wazi noma ungaziwa kangakanani, ubalulekile noma awubalulekile emehlweni abanye. Khohlwa ngokusindisa umhlaba wonke. Ngisho noFrancis wase-Assisi noma uJesu ngenxa yalolo daba akazange aguqule wonke umuntu. Kunalokho, iNkosi ikubeke ngqo lapho kufanele ube khona ngalesi sikhathi empilweni yakho (noma uma uvukele kuYe, khona-ke lo mzuzu ungaba umzuzu olandelayo wokuphila kwakho konke — futhi ingaqhubeka ibhale ubufakazi bakho kusukela lapha kuqhubeke.) Umsebenzi wakho kungaba ukusiza ukusindisa umphefumulo womlingani wakho — futhi yilokho kuphela. Kodwa yeka ukuthi kuyigugu kangakanani umphefumulo munye kuJesu. Ungasho ukuthi "yebo" kuNkulunkulu ukusindisa lowo mphefumulo munye abeka endleleni yakho namuhla?

Okudingayo yilokho izinyonga, izimpumputhe, abakhubazekile nabayizimungulu ababenalo ngalolo suku. Ungalindela ukuthi ngisho ukholo, futhi kunjalo, lokho kuyiqiniso. Kodwa okokuqala, kwakudingeka babe nakho ukubekezela. Abanye babo bakhubazekile kusukela bazalwa. Bese kufanele balinde umzuzwana ukuze babone uJesu. Futhi ngenkathi Edlula, kwakudingeka bakhuphuke intaba ukuze bamthole. Bese kufanele balinde ithuba labo. Kunoma yisiphi esinye salezi zithiyo, kungenzeka ukuthi bathi, "Sekwanele ngale nto kaNkulunkulu." Kepha abenzanga kanjalo.

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