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Abantu Abanethemba

Sinezibonelo ezimbalwa zabantu eBhayibhelini ababhekana nokwesaba kwangempela kwempilo, futhi ithemba labo nokholo lwabo luyantengantenga.

“Naphezu kwazo zonke izimo, lapho kubonakala sengathi kuphelile, u-Abrahama wakholwa isithembiso futhi walindela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosigcwalisa. Wamamukela uNkulunkulu ngezwi lakhe…” (KwabaseRoma 4:18 TPT) Wayethenjiswe ukuthi uzoba uyise wezizwe eziningi, kodwa umkakhe wayeyinyumba. U-Abrahama wayenethemba lapho ithemba lingekho. U-Abrahama wenza ithemba lasebenza ngoba “...eqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu unawo wonke amandla adingekayo…”. Nesithembiso sagcwaliseka. Nokho, uGenesise 16:1-2 uyasibonisa u-Abrahama walwa nethemba lakhe ekulindeni.

KubaHluleli 6, ama-Israyeli ayesaba kakhulu ukubhujiswa njalo ezitheni zawo aze acasha emihumeni. Ekucindezelweni kwabo bakhala kuNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu wathumela ingelosi ukuba ithume uGideyoni ukuba abhidlize ama-altare onkulunkulu abayizitha ethi, “uJehova unawe, qhawe elinamandla.” Nokho, lesi sithembiso sasingakholakali. UGideyoni waphendula ngokukhungatheka wathi, “Ngixolele, Nkosi, kodwa uma uJehova enathi, kungani konke lokhu kusehlele? Ngingamsindisa kanjani u-Israyeli? ...Ngingomncane emndenini wami.” (AbaHluleli 6:13) UGideyoni wabe esecela kaningi ubufakazi bamandla nobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. UGidiyoni wanqoba isitha. Nokho, uGideyoni wakuthola kunzima ukuba nethemba ngemizwa yakhe. . 

uJeremiya wayebazi ubuhlungu nomshikashika wokuhlala ethembeni. Ngaphambi kokuba azalwe wabizwa nguNkulunkulu njengomprofethi wokudiliza ububi futhi akhe uMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Iminyaka engu-40, walwela ukulunga ngokumelene nesono sabantu enethemba lokuvuselelwa ngokomoya kubantu bakaNkulunkulu. Kodwa yonke imizamo yakhe yayinganele. IsiLilo 3 sinikeza incazelo ecacile yosizi nokuhlupheka kwakhe. “...amanzi avala ikhanda lami, ngase ngicabanga ukuthi sengizobhubha...konke engangikuthembile...” Kodwa esikhundleni sokunqotshwa amanzi okuphelelwa ithemba, uJeremiya uyakhumbula futhi “uyakhumbula. ” ububele nokwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu. “...ukuthembeka kwakho kukhulu...uJehova muhle kwabathemba kuye... kuhle ukulinda ngokuthula ukusindisa kukaJehova”. uJeremiya waba nethemba ngenxa yeziphambeko zakhe.

NgokukaMathewu 14, uJesu uyala abafundi bakhe ukuba bangene esikebheni baye ngaphesheya kolwandle. Besebenza emazwini Akhe, bafika phakathi nechibi lapho kuheleza isiphepho esinamandla futhi bethukile! Ithemba labafundi lancipha ngenxa yokwesaba nokungazethembi. 

Lezi zindaba zifakazela ukuthi ungaba noNkulunkulu futhi usazabalaza okholweni lwakho. Izilingo nemizabalazo akusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu akaseduze noma ukholo lwakho alusekho.

Unenjongo yazo zonke izivunguvungu. Umzabalazo uvame ukuba yindawo aziveza ngayo kithina ngendlela ebesingeke samazi ngenye indlela. Endabeni yabafundi, uJesu ufika kubo ehamba phezu kwamanzi! I-akhawunti ayisitsheli ukuthi isiphepho sithathe isikhathi esingakanani. Okubalulekile ukuthi Weza kubo ngendlela entsha futhi enamandla. Esikufundayo ekulingweni kwethu kuncike lapho sibeka khona ithemba lethu. Ingabe ithemba lethu liyoba ukuthi isivunguvungu siyahamba—ukuthi lokho esikulindele kuyofezeka—noma siyothembela kuYe kuphela ongathulisa isiphepho? 

UJesu unawe futhi uzokufeza. Sifunda ngokwethembeka Kwakhe ngokuphindaphindiwe ezindabeni eziningi ezingekho kuleli khasi. Uthembisa ukuthi ngeke akushiye noma akulahle. Ngethemba, lalelani izwi laKhe, nimubheke. 

Ithemba lakho liyihange esivunguvungwini.