Kwanele: Ukuthulisa Amanga Antshontsha Ithemba LakhoIsampula

Yenqaba Amanga

Amanga amaningi alokhu enkeneneza futhi agingqika emiqondweni yethu anesikhathi eside ekhona. Kungenzeka singazi nokuthi aqale nini noma kanjani. Le micabango egcwele yonke indawo futhi ephikelelayo ingaba yilokho okubizwa ngokuthi “izinqaba.” Igama lesiGreki elisho inqaba lithi echo, okusho ukuthi, “ukubamba ngokuqinile.” Kubukeka sengathi igama lethu lesiNgisi elithi echo, futhi linencazelo efanayo: ukwenanela kaningi emqondweni womuntu. 

Lisuselwa kulelo gama elithi, echuroma, lisho “inqaba, ukuqinsa, inqaba.” Inqaba iyiphethini yokucabanga eyenza inqaba ezungeze ingqondo, ibambe isiboshwa sokucabanga okuyiphutha. Yakheka isitini ngesitini esinokucabanga okuyiphutha okuphindaphindayo noma konke ngesikhathi esisodwa isenzakalo esibuhlungu sesikhathi esisodwa, njengokudlwengulwa, ukunukubezwa, noma ukuhlukumezeka. 

Lawa maphethini okucabanga anamandla okubamba ingqondo futhi abuse impilo. Izinqaba eziningi zakhelwe ukuvikela, kodwa nakanjani ziba amajele. 

Etestamenteni Elidala, inqaba yayiyindawo yokuhlala enezivikelo eziqinile esetshenziselwa ukuvikela esitheni (1 Samuweli 22:4; 23:14). Etestamenteni Elisha uPawulu usebenzisa umfanekiso weTestamente Elidala wenqaba ukuchaza isakhiwo esigcina Isitha ngaphakathi kunesakhiwo esigcina isitha ngaphandle. Umkhuba wongamesabi uNkulunkulu noma indlela yokucabanga ejwayelekile ingaba yindawo yokuhlala yesitha. 

Uma sikhuluma ngezinqaba, asikhulumi ngemicabango engahleliwe noma izono zezikhathi ezithile. Inqaba iyiphethini yokucabanga noma isono esijwayelekile. Yinqaba eyakhiwe ngezitini zemicabango futhi ihlanganiswe ndawonye ngodaka lwemizwa. Izinqaba ziba umbono wethu ngeqiniso.

Inqaba ingaba umcabango ofana nalo:

Angilungile.

Akekho umuntu ongithandayo.

Akukho engingakwenza kahle.

Isitha siyakuvalela ngethemba lokuthi awusoze wafinyelela kukhiye wokufinyelela—kusele ukukholwa kuphela. Kodwa iBhayibheli lithi, “Sinamandla kaNkulunkulu okubhidliza izinqaba.” Igama elithi ukudiliza lisho uhlobo oluthile lokubhubhisa oludinga amandla amakhulu—amandla kaNkulunkulu. Asikwazi ukucekela phansi izinqaba ngamandla ethu, ngisho nangezinsuku zethu ezinhle kakhulu. Umoya oNgcwele angabhidliza izinqaba ngamandla akhe ngisho nangezinsuku zethu ezimbi kakhulu. Kuqala ngokuqaphela amanga, bese sithi, “Lokho akulona iqiniso.”