Ukulawula Isikhathi SaphezuluIsampula

Izinjongo ZikaNkulunkulu Zokuphatha Isikhathi Sethu

Njengomqeqeshi wokuphatha isikhathi kusukela ngo-2009, ngisebenzise ingxenye enkulu yomsebenzi wami ngifundisa abantu amakhono nemiqondo edingekayo ukuze ngenze izinto. Lokho kuhlanganisa yonke into kusukela ekubekeni izinto eziza kuqala kuye ekuhleleni nasekuphatheni imisebenzi. Kodwa ngo-2015, uNkulunkulu wangiqinisekisa ngokujulile ukuthi kwakufanele ngiqale ukuhlanganisa ukholo lwami lobuKristu emsebenzini wami. Lokho kwangiholela ohambweni lokuthola indlela “yokuphatha isikhathi saphezulu.” Umqondo ofinyezwe kumaHubo 46:10a (NASB): “Yekani ukulwa, nazi ukuthi mina nginguNkulunkulu.”

Ukuphatha isikhathi saphezulu akukhona nje ukufaka isikhathi sokufunda iBhayibheli ohlelweni lwakho lwansuku zonke kodwa futhi kumayelana nendlela ehluke ngokuphelele yokucabanga ngesikhathi. 

UNkulunkulu akafuni senze ikhono lethu lokuzilawula nokuphatha ukuphila kwethu. Esikhundleni salokho, uNkulunkulu ufisa ukuthi sibeke ithemba lethu kuye kuqala kukho konke esikwenzayo.

Njengoba iHubo 127:1-2 (NIV) iyasikhuthaza:

“Uma uJehova engayakhi indlu, 

abakhi basebenzela ize.

Ngaphandle kokuthi uJehova agade umuzi, 

onogada balindela ize. 

Uvuka ekuseni ngovivi 

futhi uhlale kuze kuhlwe, 

ukukhandlekela ukudla ukuze udle—

ngokuba ubapha ubuthongo labo abathandayo.” 

Ukuze uthole lolu shintsho, sidinga ukuqala ngokudedela imigomo engalungile yokuphatha isikhathi (esibonakala silungile) futhi siphishekele izinhloso ezifanele. 

Nansi imigomo embalwa engalungile esingangena kalula kuyo:

• Lawula: Sicabanga ukuthi sinezinto esizisingathile futhi asiludingi usizo lukaNkulunkulu
• Ukuzijabulisa: Ngifuna ukuzizwa ngijabule
• Impumelelo: Ukugxila ngokukhethekile ekwenzeni izinto zenzeke
• Ukuba Usaziwayo____: Ukuba lapho ukuze abantu ngokwedlulele bazitholele ukubaluleka kwakho

Ingabe enye yale migomo engalungile izwakala ijwayelekile? Ngiyazi ukuthi ngiye ngawela kule migomo yezwe kaningi kunalokho ebengingathanda ukukuvuma. Kodwa izindaba ezinhle ukuthi singabuyela kuNkulunkulu, sicele intethelelo Yakhe, futhi siqondise izinhliziyo zethu ezifisweni Zakhe zokuphatha isikhathi sethu. 

Kulula njengalokhu, vele uthi, “Nkulunkulu, ngiyaxolisa [ngomgomo ongalungile]. Ngicela ungisize ngiqonde imigomo yakho yesikhathi sami futhi ngibeke ithemba kuwe phakathi kokuthi ngisisebenzisa kanjani isikhathi sami.” 

Njengoba uJakobe 4:13-16 (NASB) esixwayisa, kubalulekile njengamaKristu ukuqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yesikhathi sethu:

“Wozani-ke nina enithi: ‘Namuhla noma kusasa siyakuya emzini othize, sichithe umnyaka khona, sihwebe, sizuze.’ Nokho anazi ukuthi ukuphila kwenu kuyoba yini; njengakusasa. Niyinkungu ebonakala isikhashana, bese inyamalala. Kunalokho kufanele nithi: ‘Uma iNkosi ithanda, sizophila futhi senze lokhu noma lokhuya.’ Kodwa njengoba kunjalo, niyaziqhayisa ngokuzidla kwenu; konke ukuziqhayisa okunjalo kubi.” 

Masibeke ithemba lethu kuNkulunkulu, hhayi kithina, ngokuphathwa kwethu kwesikhathi namuhla.