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Ukwamukela Lokho Unkulunkulu Asevele Ekwenza
Izikhathi eziningi ezindabeni zebhayibheli, sifunda okuningi ngathi ngokufunda komlando wasendulo. Amazwi ombuzo kaGideyoni kulesi siqephu avele agxumele ezindebeni zethu: “Uma uJehova enathi, kusehleleleni konke lokhu na?” (ivesi 13, rsv).
Unkulunkulu ubonakala ekude kakhulu lapho ukuphila kwethu kugcwele ukufa, ukuhlupheka, isithukuthezi, imisebenzi esingayithandi, abantu esingabazi, izimo esingenakuzishintsha. Silalela impendulo yombuzo kaGideyoni ngethemba lokuthi singase sizwe impendulo ngkowethu. Kodwa njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka ekuhlanganeni phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu eBhayibhelini, ayikho impendulo, okungenani hhayi lokho esingakuhlukanisa njengempendulo. Kunalokho, kunomyalo: “Khulula u-Israyeli kwaMidiyani” ( ivesi 14, msg)
Impendulo kaGidiyoni ifana neyethu: “Ngibheke. Umndeni wami ubuthakathaka kunawo wonke kwaManase futhi mina ngingumlandeli wezibi” (ivesi 15, msg). Kodwa uNkulunkulu wabonisa uGideyoni ukuthi kwakungamele kusaba khona ukucabanga ngamaphutha adlule, kungaqagelwa izindlela zempilo, akukho ukuzihlola. Isinyathelo sokuqala sasisezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, njengoba kwakunjalo naseGibhithe. Ugidiyoni kwakumele alalele kuphela futhi abambelele esithembisweni. Kwakufanele akhonze kuphela, futhi uNkulunkulu wayezoletha ukunqoba.
Manje, ungabheka emuva esikhathini sokuphila kwakho, uphenye emlandweni womndeni, ubone amasiko esizwe, futhi ubone ukuthi kwenzekani lapho umuntu enqaba ukusabela kuNkulunkulu futhi enqaba uthando lwakhe. Ukungalaleli kulula ukukuxilonga. Phakathi kwezimpawu ezivamile kukhona ukuvilapha kwezimiso zokuziphatha, unembeza ongakhululekile okwenza ukhathazeke, umthwalo wecala okwenza ukhathale kalula emoyeni, nokucindezeleka okuphansi okukuqede amandla okudala.
Kuwena oqaphela izimpawu ezinjalo kuwe, nginezindaba ezinhle: Unkulunkulu uyakuthanda, futhi ukulungele ukuthethelela izono zakho nokudala ukuphila okusha nokuphakade kuwe. Unkulunkulu ulungele, ngalo mzuzu, ukukhansela okwedlule, ukusula irekhodi, ukushisa amafayela kuwe. Akukho okwenzile noma ongakucabanga okukwenza ungakwamukeli lokho akwenzela kona manje.
Kunini lapho umuzwa wobuthakathaka bakho noma ukwehluleka kwesikhathi esidlule esikuvimbela ukulandela indlela kaNkulunkulu?
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