Ikhambi Lesizungu Isampula

Elokugcina, yibani nhliziyonye nonke, nihawukelane, nithandane, nizwelane, nithobelane” (1 KaPetru 3:8).

Njengomfundisi, ngibona izimo nsuku zonke okungekho muntu okufanele adlule kuzo eyedwa. Akekho okufanele alinde yedwa esibhedlela ngenkathi othandekayo ehlinzelwa ukuphila noma ukufa. Akekho owesifazane okufanele alindele yedwa umbiko welebhu mayelana nokukhulelwa okunenkinga. Akekho okufanele alindele izindaba ezivela enkundleni yempi eyedwa. Akekho umuntu okumele ame yedwa emaphethelweni ethuna elivulekile. Akekho okufanele achithe ubusuku bokuqala eyedwa lapho umngani wakhe womshado esanda kumshiya.

Izikhathi ezinzima nezinhlekelele zokuphila akunakugwenywa. Ngamunye wethu uzobhekana nesabelo sakhe kuzo. Kodwa akudingekile ukuba sedlule kuzo sisodwa. Sidinga inetha likaNkulunkulu lokuphepha ukuze lisize ukusibamba kulezi zikhathi ezinzima.

Liyini inetha lokuphepha likaNkulunkulu? Yiqembu lokholwa nabo—idlanzana labantu abazinikele ngempela kuwe. Lolu hlobo lweqembu silubiza ngokuthi umphakathi. Nali icebo likaNkulunkulu lomphakathi: “Uma kuhlupheka isitho sinye, kuhlupheka izitho zonke kanye naso” (1 KwabaseKorinte 12:26). Umphakathi uyimpendulo kaNkulunkulu yokuphelelwa ithemba.

KwabaseRoma 12:15 iveza umqondo ofanayo: “Jabulani nabathokozayo; khalani nabakhalayo” (NIV).

Ingxenye yokuqala yalelo vesi ilula. Uma okuthile okuhle kwenzeka kothile, kungokwemvelo ukuhlanganyela ephathini.

Kodwa uma othile ebhekene nesikhathi esinzima, kungase kubonakale kunzima kakhulu. Kodwa, empeleni, kulula. Lapho ubhekene nenhlekelele, awufuni iseluleko; ufuna nje umuntu ahlale nawe, akubambe ngesandla, akubambe ehlombe, noma akhale nawe.

Njengoba uPawulu esitshela, “Ngakho-ke khuthazanani futhi nakhane” (1 KwabaseThesalonika 5:11 NIV). Ukukhuthaza omunye umuntu akusho ngaso sonke isikhathi ukunikeza inkulumo encane noma ukunikeza amazwi okuhlakanipha. Ngezinye izikhathi uhlobo olungcono kakhulu lwesikhuthazo ukuhlala uthule, bese ulinda futhi ukhale nomngani.

Ingabe unayo inetha yokuphepha - iqembu lamaKristu okanye nawo owazi ukuthi ungathembela kuwo ezikhathini ezinzima zokuphila? Uma kungenjalo, phuma namuhla futhi uqale ukwakha lobo bungani. Izikhathi ezinzima ekuphileni azinakugwenywa, futhi akuhlakaniphile ukungena kuzo ungazilungiselelanga.

Khumbula: Ungazama, kodwa awukwazi ukuphila impilo kahle uwedwa. Sonke siyabadinga abanye abantu ukuthi bahambe nathi, basebenze nathi, futhi basiqaphe.

Khuluma Ngakho

1. Ubani oyingxenye yenethi yakho yokuphepha? Uwakha kanjani umphakathi nabantu futhi ufinyelele kanjani kulelo zinga lokuzinikela?

2. Yiziphi ezinye zezindlela ezingokoqobo onganikeza ngazo umuntu inethi yokuphepha?