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Ifoni yakho iyaqhuma. Ikhalenda lakho alisebenzi. Uhlu lwezinto okumele uzenze luzwakala lungapheli. Ingqondo yakho ayiyeki ukugijima. Futhi lapho uvuka ekuseni, ngokushesha ubhekana nesimi sokukhathazeka esikulandelayo usuku lonke.
Kuzwakala kujwayelekile? Namuhla, kunangaphambili, asiphumuli. Ngingaphikisa ukuthi kunezici ezintathu ezinkulu ezinomthelela ekungaphumulini kamaKristu anamuhla. Okokuqala, thina (njengawo wonke umhlaba) sichitha isikhathi esiningi sisebenzisa ezokuzijabulisa, inkundla yezokuxhumana, izinhlelo zokusebenza, ezemidlalo, kangangokuthi lezi zinto ezinhle ezazihloselwe ukunikeza ukuphila seziphenduke ukuphila. Okwesibili, asiziniki isikhathi “sokungena emasangweni [eNkosi] ngokubonga,” okuholela ekunganeliseki nasekushisekeleni ukuzuza nokuqongelela okwengeziwe. Futhi ekugcineni—futhi lona umzabalazo oyinselele ikakhulukazi wabasebenzi abangochwepheshe abafuna isikhundla—siyehluleka ukuthatha isikhathi sokuzikhumbuza njalo ngevangeli nokuthi ubuthina bethu kuKristu busikhulula kanjani esidingweni sokwenza okwengeziwe njalo.
Kungase kuzwakale kulula kakhulu, kodwa uma inkinga yethu ingukungahlaliseki, khona-ke isixazululo kufanele sibe ukuphumula emithonjeni yalokho kungazinzi. Ukuze sithole ukuphumula nokuthula kwangempela, kumele sigqashuke njalo ezidingweni ezingapheli zaleli zwe nomsebenzi wethu. Kufanele sizinike isikhathi sokumane sibonge ngalokho uNkulunkulu asinike kona, kunokuba sihlale silwela okwengeziwe. Futhi kumele sishintshisane ngezinto ezisiqeda amandla okwesikhashana (ama-imeyili, omakhalekhukhwini, njll.) ngezinto ezisilethela ukuphila (abangani, umndeni, iZwi likaNkulunkulu, njll.).
Ngenhlanhla, iBhayibheli linesibonelo salolu hlobo lokuphumula: iSabatha. Manje, kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa edlule, iSabatha laliyibizo kimi, hhayi isenzo. Kwakuyigama lasendulo elisho usuku lwesonto, hhayi into eyenziwa amaKristu anamuhla empeleni. Isikhathi eside, iSabatha lalizwakala njengomsebenzi ongokomthetho kimi kunesipho somusa esingaxazulula ukungahlaliseki kwami. Kodwa ngokutadisha ngokucophelela amazwi kaJesu, ngiyishintshe ngokuphelele indlela engicabanga ngayo ngokuphumula okufana neSabatha. Manje, angikwazi ukucabanga impilo yami ngaphandle kwayo.
Kusasa, sizobheka ukuthi iSabatha liyini hhayi kumKristu wanamuhla, sichitha eziningi zezinganekwane mina (futhi mhlawumbe nawe) osekuyisikhathi eside ngizibamba mayelana nomkhuba wasendulo. Bese kuthi-ke, osukwini lwethu lokugcina lwalolu hlelo, sibheke ukuthi iBhayibheli lithi ukuphumula kweSabatha kungaba kanjani nokuthi kungase kubukeke kanjani kithi namuhla.
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“Izinhliziyo zethu aziphumuli baze bakuthole ukuphumula kuWe.” Akukaze nanini ngaphambili ukuthi abaningi bethu bazizwe ukungahlaliseki u-Augustine akuchaze ngalo musho odumile. Kepha siyini isisombululo ekushodeni kwethu kokuphumula kwangempela? Njengoba lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezintathu luzobonisa, ikhambi ngokwengxenye lisekubukeni umkhuba wasendulo weSabatha ngelinye ilensi — ngokusebenzisa i-lens ka “Wena” —uJesu — umthombo wethu wokugcina wokuthula.
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