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Hlela Imingcele Yakho

Kuwo wonke amavangeli, uMathewu, uMarku, uLuka noJohane siphawula ngokuphindaphindiwe isikhathi uJesu asichitha eyedwa—ekude nabafundi, izixuku nokuba matasa kwenkonzo yakhe. Okukhulunywa kaningi kwalokhu kuziphatha kusikisela ukuthi uJesu wayeyingcweti ekubekeni imingcele ngesikhathi saKhe. Ngokufanayo, uma sifuna ukuphatha kahle isikhathi sethu futhi senze umnikelo wethu omkhulu emhlabeni, nathi kufanele simise imingcele ecacile ngezinhlelo zethu.

NjengoJesu, lokhu kufanele kuqale ngokubeka isikhathi sokuthandaza ( NgokukaMarku 1:35) nokutadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Iningi lethu lijwayele umqondo wokukhipha okweshumi kwemali yethu. Kodwa kuthiwani ngokukhipha okweshumi esikhathini sethu? Uma sigcwalisa izimiso zethu ngezinto ezifunwa emsebenzini nasekhaya futhi bese sizama ukuthola isikhathi sokuthandaza nokutadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu, sisuke sizibekela ukwehluleka. Ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nalolu cwaningo, zinike isikhathi sokunquma ukuthi yisiphi isikhathi ozokhipha ngaso okweshumi emthandazweni nasekufundeni imiBhalo nsuku zonke.

Lapho usubeke imingcele ecacile ohlelweni lwakho lwezifundo zomoya, kungaba usizo ukuthatha indlela efanayo yokuhlela isikhathi sakho ekhaya nasemsebenzini. Kimina, isimiso esivamile singisiza ngigcine “ibhalansi yempilo yami yomsebenzi” ngokusilawula. Cishe nsuku zonke, ngiya ehhovisi ngo-4:45 a.m. futhi ngifika ekhaya ngo-4:00 ntambama. Lolu hlelo olubikezelwayo lunginika imingcele ecacile engiphoqelela kuyo ukugxilisa ingqondo yami emsebenzini wami. Ngabe umsebenzi wami uke uphele? Vele akunjalo. Kodwa lokho kungaba yiqiniso uma ngisebenza kuze kube u-5:00, 6:00, noma u-10:00. Ayikho into okuthiwa yenziwe yaqedwa. Ukuba nomugqa oqinile ohlelweni lwami ekupheleni kosuku lwami ehhovisi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ngiba nesikhathi esiningi engingasichitha nomkami, izingane, nomndeni webandla.

Uma ungathathi isikhathi sokubeka imingcele kushejuli yakho, omunye umuntu uzokwenza. Uma ungakakwenzi, landela ukuhola kukaJesu futhi ubeke imingcele ecacile ozochitha kuyo isikhathi sakho. Lesi isinyathelo sokuqala sokulawula ikhalenda lakho nokuphatha isikhathi sakho kahle.