PHUMULA ETHEMBENI

Ngu-Margarita Perez

Ngokuba KuNkulunkulu yedwa, mphefumulo wami, linda uthule, ngokuba ithemba lami livela kuye.”—AmaHubo 62:5 (ESV)

Njengowesifazane ongashadile ohlala yedwa, nsuku zonke ngivuka ngibuka ikhaya elithulile. Nokho, njengoba usuku luqhubeka, imizwelo yami nezimo zami kubanga umsindo omkhulu enhliziyweni nasengqondweni yami. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, ngigcina sengiba nezingxoxo. Ezinye izingxoxo engiba nazo nami lapho ngikhumbuza khona umphefumulo wami ngezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu, futhi ezinye izingxoxo engiba nazo neNkosi lapho ngithulula inhliziyo yami phezu kosizi engikuzwayo lapho izinto zingenzeki ngendlela yami. 

EmBhalweni wanamuhla, sibona uDavide exoxa nomphefumulo wakhe; umuntu wakhe wangaphakathi. Ihubo liqala ngala mazwi ayiqiniso: "NgoNkulunkulu yedwa." Izixuku zizobeka ithemba lazo kuNkulunkulu kanye nothile noma enye into, kodwa ithemba lethu kufanele libe kuNkulunkulu kuphela! Lapho saneliseka kakhulu Kuye, ukukhetha okungcono kakhulu esizokwenza.

UDavide uzikhumbuza ngezici zikaNkulunkulu, kulandelwa ukuthululwa kwenhliziyo yakhe ekhathazekile kuJehova. Bese ekhuluma nomphefumulo wakhe ngokuthi “linda uthule.” Kufanele sifunde kulokhu. Nathi, singathulisa imizwa yethu nokungazethembi futhi sikhethe ukuhlala buthule kuNkulunkulu, esimilweni Sakhe esingaguquki, othandweni Lwakhe olungaguquki namandla, kodwa ikakhulukazi, ekuphatheni nasekulawuleni Kwakhe.

Kulo lonke uhambo lwakho lokukholwa, ubambe isandla soMsindisi wakho. Ububonile ubukhona Bakhe obungahluleki. Umbonile ephendula imithandazo yakho futhi wesula izinyembezi zakho. Usedlulele kuwe izikhathi ezingabaleki. Nokho, namuhla, ungase uzithole ugcwele ukungaqiniseki, okwenza kube nzima ukuhlala unethemba.

Uma kunguwe lowo, zinike isikhathi namuhla ukuthulisa imizwa yakho, umeme umphefumulo wakho ukuba ulinde buthule, futhi uzithobe buthule kuJesu. Ungakholelwa othandweni nasentandweni Yakhe ngawe, ngaphandle kokuzama ukuphoqa izinto ukuba zihambe ngendlela yakho.

Ithemba lisho ukulinda ngokulindela uJesu abe umenzi wezimangaliso kanye nempendulo Yakhe. Ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu kusho ukubeka inhliziyo yakho eZwini Lakhe. Uma uzindla kakhulu ngezithembiso Zakhe, kulapho uzonciphisa khona ukungabaza nokwesaba kwakho.

Ithemba lakho kuNkulunkulu malibe yihange emphefumulweni wakho, liqinisekile futhi ligxilile.

Yima kancane futhi ucabange: Ingabe ugxilile kulokho okulindele kuNaye omlindele?

Zilolonge Futhi Uthandaze: Bhala umkhuleko lapho wabelana noNkulunkulu ngalokho okukuvimbela ukuba ube nethemba eligxilile Kuye.