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Ubizo Lokukhuleka

Ekufundeni kwanamuhla sizobona izitha zikaDaniyeli azikwazanga ukuthola lutho olungamkhubaza—ngakho-ke zalungisa isu lokumfaka enkingeni ngokuthandaza. 

Izitha zakho zingenza okufanayo na? Noma ingabe umthetho ophathelene nomthandazo ubungeke ngempela ucindezela isitayela sakho? Udaniyeli wayethandaza ngokuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu kathathu ngosuku, futhi lokho kwamfaka enkingeni. Uma sivalela amaKristu ejele ngenxa yokuthandaza obala kathathu ngosuku, angicabangi ukuthi besiyoba nezinkinga zokuminyana ejele. 

Umthandazo kaDaniyeli wamfaka enkingeni, kodwa wabuye wamkhipha, ngoba uNkulunkulu unamandla amangalisayo. Futhi imithandazo yethu inamandla uma sithobekile.

Kodwa kukangaki ubona ukuthobeka kukhuthazwa emhlabeni wethu? Cishe izikhathi eziningi njengezwe likaDaniyeli. O, sibona inala yabantu esontweni bebanga amandla okuzithoba. Uyazi ukuthi ngikhuluma ngani—abantu abahambahambayo bathi, “Ngithobeke kakhulu!” Eqinisweni; uma uthobekile, akumele wazise wonke umuntu. Ukuthobeka akuyona into oyenzayo noma oyishoyo, ingqikithi yalokho oyikho.

“Ukuthobeka Kweqiniso” kuhluke ngokusobala kokuthi “Ukuzithoba Kwamanga.” Ukuthobeka Kweqiniso kumayelana nokuqaphela ukuthi zonke izipho ezinhle neziphelele, amathalente, nempumelelo kuvela kuNkulunkulu. Ukuthobeka Kwamanga kumayelana nokululaza ubungcwele bomuntu, impumelelo, izipho, amakhono, nezinto azifezile ukuze athole udumo noma ukuthopha kwabanye abantu.

UDaniyeli wayengeyena nje umuntu womthandazo, wayeyindoda Yeqiniso Ethobekile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Cabanga ngobuqotho nendlala oyibona kuDaniyeli njengoba ethandaza eguqe ngamadolo phambi kukaNkulunkulu kathathu ngosuku. Wayengafuni lutho eNkosini; kathathu ngosuku ngokuthobeka wafuna uNkulunkulu ngesidingo sakhe.

Ugcine nini ukuguqa ngamadolo ukuze uthandaze? Ugcine nini ukuzizwa uthobekile ngempela emthandazweni, kunokuba uvele ucele izinto kuNkulunkulu? Uma kuyisikhathi eside, ungase ufune ukuyizama.

Ibhayibheli lisho kanje: “Ngakho-ke, zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla, ukuze aniphakamise ngesikhathi esifanele” (1 KaPetru 5:6). Udaniyeli wayekwenza kathathu ngosuku eguqe ngamadolo. Uzokwenza kanjani namuhla nasemavikini amathathu alandelayo?