Kwanele: Ukuthulisa Amanga Antshontsha Ithemba LakhoIsampula

Ngaphezu Kokwanele

Amagama alulazayo asuka ebuntwaneni abonakala enjenge nani, enqanyulwe abazali abanganaki, abangani abangacabangi, othisha abangenaluzwela, nontanga abangenangqondo. Safuna umfana ngenkathi uzalwa…Uyiphutha; asizange sizifune izingane...Asikufuni eqenjini lethu...Ingabe lokho okungcono kakhulu ongakwenza?...Lesi sihlalo sithathiwe. Amagama ananelayo, aqinisekisa lokho ebesivele sikusola—asibalulekile. 

Nali iqiniso. Sonke sinamaphutha kanye nokushoda. Unkulunkulu wazi konke kwakho; Uyazi nokuthi kubangelwa yini. Nokho Wakhetha wena noma kunjalo. Wakukhetha ungakazalwa. Cabanga amazwi kaNkulunkulu kuJeremiya: “Ngingakakubumbi esizalweni ngakwazi, ungakazalwa, ngakungcwelisa; ngakubeka njengomprofethi ezizweni.” ( Ujeremiya 1:5)

Kudala ngaphambi kokuthi uNkulunkulu adale umhlaba, wacabanga ngawe. Wanquma ukukuthatha ube ngumndeni Wakhe ngoJesu Kristu futhi akwenze ugxile othandweni Lwakhe. Kungani? Ngoba kwamjabulisa ukwenza kanjalo ( KwabaseEfesu 1:5)

Unkulunkulu akakwazanga nje kuphela ungakazalwa, wakukhetha ukuba ube ngumntwana wakhe, wakumisa ukuba uthele izithelo. Ujesu wathi: “Aningikhethanga mina, kodwa mina ngikukhethile, ngakumisela ukuba uhambe, uthele izithelo, izithelo ezihlala njalo, nokuba noma yini eniyakukucela egameni lami uBaba aninike khona.” (NgokukaJohane 15:16).

Unkulunkulu wabuye wahlela isikhathi nendawo ethile emlandweni ukuze uzalwe. Upawulu wabhala, “Ngomuntu oyedwa wenza zonke izizwe, ukuba zihlale emhlabeni wonke; futhi wabeka izikhathi zabo ezimisiwe emlandweni nemingcele yezwe labo.” ( IzEnzo 17:26)

Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi mina noma wena sibe yize? Akunakwenzeka. Iqiniso nje lokuthi sadalwa ukuze sibe abathwali bezithombe zikaNkulunkulu ongcwele lisho okuhlukile. U-C. S. Lewis wabhala encwadini yakhe ethi The Weight of Glory, “Abekho abantu abajwayelekile. Awukaze uhlangane nomuntu nje.” Futhi awuyena umuntu nje ojwayelekile 

Chitha isikhathi ubonga uNkulunkulu ngobuwena namuhla.

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Sithemba ukuthi ulujabulele lolu hlelo oluvela ku-Kwanele: Ukuthulisa Amanga Antshontsha Ithemba Lakho ka-Sharon Jaynes. Kunokwengeziwe ongakuthola mayelana nokwenqaba amanga futhi esikhundleni sawo sisebenzise iqiniso likaNkulunkulu! Funda kabanzi lapha.