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Imuphi umbono ongcono ngomthandazo?
Ingabe ukukhonza ngokuthula noma ukunxusa ngokugomela kuwuhlobo lomthandazo omkhulu? Lo mbuzo uthatha ukuthi impendulo ngokuphelele-noma, okuyinto engenakwenzeka.
Ukuze sithole usizo, kufanele siqale siphendukele kumaHubo, incwadi yeBhayibheli yomthandazo ephefumulelwe. Lapho sibona ukuthi kokubili izipiliyoni zomthandazo zivezwe kahle. KunamaHubo anjengeHubo 27, 63, 84, 131, kanye “noHaleluya omude” wamaHubo 146-150 abonisa ukukhulekela ukuhlanganyela noNkulunkulu. KumaHubo 27:4, uDavide uthi kunento eyodwa eyinhloko ayicela eNkosini ngomthandazo—“ukubuka ubuhle bukaJehova.” Nakuba uDavide empeleni athandazela ezinye izinto, wayesho okungenani, ukuthi akukho lutho olungcono kunokwazi ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho uthi: “O Nkulunkulu . . . umphefumulo wami womele wena. . . . Ngikubonile endaweni engcwele, ngabona amandla akho nenkazimulo yakho. Ngoba uthando lwakho lungcono kunokuphila, ngizokudumisa.”—IHu 63:1–3. Lapho ekhonza uNkulunkulu ebukhoneni Bakhe, uthi “umphefumulo wakhe waneliswa njengokunothile kokudla” (IHubo 63:5). Lokhu ngempela ukuxhumana noNkulunkulu.
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Nokho, kunamahubo amaningi okukhononda, okukhalela usizo, nokunxusa uNkulunkulu ukuba asebenzise amandla akhe emhlabeni. Kukhona futhi ukubonakaliswa okuqinile kokuhlangenwe nakho kokungabikho kukaNkulunkulu. Lapha ngempela sibona umthandazo njengomzabalazo. AmaHubo 10, 13, 39, 42–43, kanye nama-88 ayizibonelo ezimbalwa kakhulu. IHubo 10 liqala ukubuza ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu “emi kude” futhi “ecasha” ngezikhathi zosizi. Ngokushesha umbhali uyakhala, “Vuka, Nkosi! Phakamisa isandla sakho, Nkulunkulu. Ungakhohlwa abampofu” (IHubo 10:12). Nokho-ke ubonakala ekhuluma cishe kuyena kanye naseNkosini. “Kepha wena, Nkulunkulu, uyakubona ukuhlupheka nosizi. Ucabanga ukukuthatha ngesandla. . . . Ungumsizi wezintandane” (IHubo 10:14). Umthandazo uphetha ngokuthi umhubi akhothamele isikhathi nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izinto kodwa esalokhu ebiza ngonya ukuba kube nobulungiswa emhlabeni. Lona umdlalo womthandazo wokulwa ogxile embusweni. Khona-ke iPsalter iqinisekisa kokubili izinhlobo zomkhuleko wokufuna ukuhlanganyela nowokufuna umbuso.
Ingcaphuno yomthandazo kaTimothy Keller
Iphinde yanyatheliswa ngohlelo no-Dutton, ilungu le-Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2014 nguTimothy Keller
Ingabe ukukhonza ngokuthula noma ukunxusa ngokugomela kuwuhlobo lomthandazo omkhulu? Lo mbuzo uthatha ukuthi impendulo ngokuphelele-noma, okuyinto engenakwenzeka.
Ukuze sithole usizo, kufanele siqale siphendukele kumaHubo, incwadi yeBhayibheli yomthandazo ephefumulelwe. Lapho sibona ukuthi kokubili izipiliyoni zomthandazo zivezwe kahle. KunamaHubo anjengeHubo 27, 63, 84, 131, kanye “noHaleluya omude” wamaHubo 146-150 abonisa ukukhulekela ukuhlanganyela noNkulunkulu. KumaHubo 27:4, uDavide uthi kunento eyodwa eyinhloko ayicela eNkosini ngomthandazo—“ukubuka ubuhle bukaJehova.” Nakuba uDavide empeleni athandazela ezinye izinto, wayesho okungenani, ukuthi akukho lutho olungcono kunokwazi ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho uthi: “O Nkulunkulu . . . umphefumulo wami womele wena. . . . Ngikubonile endaweni engcwele, ngabona amandla akho nenkazimulo yakho. Ngoba uthando lwakho lungcono kunokuphila, ngizokudumisa.”—IHu 63:1–3. Lapho ekhonza uNkulunkulu ebukhoneni Bakhe, uthi “umphefumulo wakhe waneliswa njengokunothile kokudla” (IHubo 63:5). Lokhu ngempela ukuxhumana noNkulunkulu.
bp
Nokho, kunamahubo amaningi okukhononda, okukhalela usizo, nokunxusa uNkulunkulu ukuba asebenzise amandla akhe emhlabeni. Kukhona futhi ukubonakaliswa okuqinile kokuhlangenwe nakho kokungabikho kukaNkulunkulu. Lapha ngempela sibona umthandazo njengomzabalazo. AmaHubo 10, 13, 39, 42–43, kanye nama-88 ayizibonelo ezimbalwa kakhulu. IHubo 10 liqala ukubuza ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu “emi kude” futhi “ecasha” ngezikhathi zosizi. Ngokushesha umbhali uyakhala, “Vuka, Nkosi! Phakamisa isandla sakho, Nkulunkulu. Ungakhohlwa abampofu” (IHubo 10:12). Nokho-ke ubonakala ekhuluma cishe kuyena kanye naseNkosini. “Kepha wena, Nkulunkulu, uyakubona ukuhlupheka nosizi. Ucabanga ukukuthatha ngesandla. . . . Ungumsizi wezintandane” (IHubo 10:14). Umthandazo uphetha ngokuthi umhubi akhothamele isikhathi nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izinto kodwa esalokhu ebiza ngonya ukuba kube nobulungiswa emhlabeni. Lona umdlalo womthandazo wokulwa ogxile embusweni. Khona-ke iPsalter iqinisekisa kokubili izinhlobo zomkhuleko wokufuna ukuhlanganyela nowokufuna umbuso.
Ingcaphuno yomthandazo kaTimothy Keller
Iphinde yanyatheliswa ngohlelo no-Dutton, ilungu le-Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2014 nguTimothy Keller
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