Zila Ukudla NjengoDaniyeli (Izinsuku ezingu-10)Isampula

Usuku 4: Ilanga Limile

Ukusitheka kwelanga okungandile kusanda kunqamula i-United States, nokubukwa okungcono kakhulu okungaba amahora ayisithupha uma uhamba uye enyakatho yami. Ngokuvamile awucabangi ukuthi inyanga ihamba ngokushesha kangakanani, kodwa uma ubukele izithombe ze-TV, yagijima kulo lonke izwekazi ngamahora nje ambalwa. Isikhathi esiphelele sokubuka sokucisha ngokuphelele? Ngaphansi kwemizuzu emithathu.

Kodwa ngenkathi uyibuka, kubonakale sengathi yonke into yama imizuzu embalwa, futhi kungazelelwe kwaba ubusuku.

Esinye sezimangaliso ezinkulu zeTestamente Elidala senzeka lapho kwenzeka okuphambene: kwakungekhona ukuthi inyanga ibukeka imile, nelanga ngokwalo lama esibhakabhakeni lonke usuku.

Kungani? Ngoba omunye umuntu kaNkulunkulu waba nesibindi sokuthandaza umthandazo oqondile, onesibindi. Sisanda kuchitha izinsuku ezinhlanu sihlola ukuthi imithandazo yokuzithoba inamandla kangakanani, ngakho-ke uma ufunda ngoJoshuwa etshela ilanga ukuthi lime, kungase kubonakale kunesibindi ngokwesabekayo, ngisho nokuzikhukhumeza. Kodwa ake ngikutshele ukuthi kungani kwakungekona ukuzikhukhumeza ngoJoshuwa ukuthandaza ngale ndlela: 

Wayezwile kuNkulunkulu.

UNkulunkulu utshela uJoshuwa ngokucacile ukuthi unikele izitha zabo esandleni, ngakho lapho usuku seluya ngasekupheleni ngaphandle kokugcwaliseka kwezwi likaNkulunkulu kubantu baKhe, uJoshuwa unokholo lokuthandaza umthandazo owodwa onesibindi ngokumangalisayo: “Langa, yima!"

Umthandazo kaJoshua uyisibonelo esihle sesici esilandelayo semithandazo enamandla esizoyibheka: ucacile (khumbula, HSPE—okuthobekile, okuqondile, okuqhukebayo, nokulindela).

UJesu usinike igunya ngegama Lakhe, kodwa lisizani igunya Lakhe uma singalisebenzisi? Imithandazo yokuthobeka neqondile inamandla ngoba lapho singena enhliziyweni kaNkulunkulu endabeni ethile futhi sivumelana naYe ngomthandazo, ingashintsha indlela yezulu—noma izinhliziyo zethu. 

Ngakho-ke yini uNkulunkulu afuna uyithandaze ngesibindi nangokuqondile? Ukusindiswa kothandekayo kude noNkulunkulu? Ukugula emzimbeni wakho? Ingabe osemusha ophokophele engozini enkulu? Kwenze umsebenzi wakho ukufunda iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngalezi zinto—bese umbuza. Ngesibindi!

Ngemva kokufunda ngoJoshuwa, qhubeka nosuku lwakho ucele kuNkulunkulu imithandazo eqondile, enamandla ongayithandaza egameni likaJesu elingenakuqhathaniswa.