Vuselela Inhliziyo Yakho: Izinsuku ezingu-10 Ukulwa neSonoIsampula

Isono asiveli Esilingweni

Ngikhule ngicabanga ukuthi isilingo yilapho isono savela khona. Nganoma yiluphi usuku, ngangiyobe ngenza ibhizinisi lami bese kuvela isilingo empilweni: intombazane enhle yayidlula, umngani enze ihlaya elingcolile, ikhophi yokuhlolwa kweviki elizayo izowela ezandleni zami. Kwakungumsebenzi wami-ke lapho, ukulwa nezilingo ngokuthi cha noma ngizibalekele ngokuphelele. Isilingo sasiyisitha. Ukunqotshwa kwakusho isono.

Kodwa inkinga akusona isilingo. Inkinga yangempela isenhliziyweni lapho izifiso zethu zilele khona. 

Isilingo asinakuba khona lapho isifiso singekho kuqala. Ngeke ulingeke ukuba wenze into ongayifuni kuqala.

Ibhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi isifiso siletha isilingo. “Yilowo nalowo ulingwa lapho eyengwa nangokuhungwa isifiso sakhe siqu. Khona-ke inkanuko, lapho isikhulelwe, izala isono, nesono, lapho sesikhulile, sizala ukufa.” (1:14-15) Kwenzeka nini isilingo? Ngemva kokuba izifiso sezisihuhile. Izilingo azikhiqizi izifiso, kodwa izifiso ziveza izilingo.

Isilingo asinakuba khona lapho izifiso zingekho khona. Angikwazi ukukulinga ukuthi udle ukhonkolo, uma kungekho lutho olufisa ukudla ukhonkolo ngaphakathi kwakho. Njengoba wazi ukuthi ukudla ukhonkolo bekungeke nje kube okungajabulisi kodwa kube yingozi emzimbeni wakho, isilingo asisoze saphumelela. Eqinisweni, ukukubiza ngokuthi isilingo kuyigama elingalungile. Awukwazi ukubiza into ngokuthi isilingo esingalingi nakancane. Ukuze isilingo sibe khona, isifiso kufanele sibe khona kuqala.

Konke isilingo esingakwenza ukukhomba ithuba lokufeza izifiso ezikhona. Cabanga ngokugcona okuvamile kwabayizilingo, “Uyazi ukuthi uyakufuna.” Isilingo sibamba into esiyifisayo futhi sifuna ukuzenza sifiseleke nakakhulu.

Kuphela lapho sigxila ezifisweni zethu zangaphakathi esikhundleni sezilingo zangaphandle lapho siyobe sikhuluma nesono ezingeni elijulile. Kuphela uma sibheka esikufunayo, hhayi esikwenzayo kuphela, lapho siyobe sisondela lapho impi yesono iqhubeka khona. 

Futhi lwenzeka kanjani ushintsho kuleli zinga elijulile? Ziguqulwa kanjani izifiso zenhliziyo yethu? Njengoba sibonile kuso sonke lesi sifundo, ukuphela kwendlela inhliziyo engaguqulwa ngayo yiVangeli. Jabulela uJesu, futhi uyoshintsha inhliziyo yakho. 

uNkulunkulu kuphela ongaletha lolu shintsho. Ngakho kwangathi singalandela amazwi kaJakobe kamuva encwadini yakhe, “Sondelani kuNkulunkulu, naye uyosondela kini.” (4:8).