ITHEMBA ELINGEJABHISE

Ngu-Shara Carara

“Amakhosi ayakuba ngabakhulisi bakho, izindlovukazi zabo zibe ngabancelisayo. Bayakukhothama phambi kwakho, ubuso babo bubheke phansi; bayakukhotha uthuli ezinyaweni zenu. Khona niyokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova; abathembela kimi abayikujabhiswa.”—Isaya 49:23 (NIV)

Isizwe sikaNkulunkulu esikhethiwe sakwaJuda sasisenkathini yokudumazeka futhi saqala ukungabaza ukugcwaliseka ‘kwesivumelwano sabantu sokuvuselela umhlaba,’ njengoba sasikhuthazelela ubunzima. “INkosi ingishiyile, iNkosi yami ingikhohliwe,” kwakuwukukhala kwabo lapho becwila emizweni yokuphelelwa ithemba, besabela ezimweni ababebhekene nazo kunokuba babambelele esiqinisekweni sethemba othandweni lukaNkulunkulu wabo. 

Kodwa kwakungalesi sikhathi lapho uNkulunkulu abanika khona isithembiso esisifunde ngenhla . . . lowo onguMhlengi wesikhathi esizayo, uMesiya, uJesu Kristu owayeyoletha umyalezo wensindiso futhi abe ukukhanya kuzo zonke izizwe.

Phakathi kokuhlupheka, kulula ukuzwa ukuthi ulahliwe. Unyaka indodakazi yami eyayizongena ngawo unyaka wayo wokuqala ekolishi nawo kwakungowonyaka engaphelelwa ngawo umsebenzi ngingalindele. Ekuqaleni, nganginethemba elikhulu iNkosi eyayizonginikeza lona, lokuthi ngangizothola umsebenzi ngokushesha. Kodwa njengoba inyanga ngayinye idlula, lelo themba laqala ukushabalala ngokushesha. 

Manje, lo mama ongayedwana wayesesesimweni sokudangala nokwesaba! Amagagasi okwethuka nokukhathazeka kwangifikela, hhayi nje okwesikhashana, kodwa kaningi, njengoba ngiqala ukucabanga kabusha usuku lokuqala kwekolishi lendodakazi yami. Angikwazanga ukuzibamba kodwa ngizibuza ukuthi ngizoyikhokha kanjani irenti kanye nezikweletu eziningi ezaqala ukunqwabelana. 

Ngangizazi izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu. Ngakufunda eZwini laKhe. Ngalisho ngokuphindaphindiwe. Ngathandaza ngobuqotho, nokho inyanga nenyanga nezincwadi eziningi zokunqaba umsebenzi kamuva, nganamathela embuzweni othi, “Nkosi, ungishiyeleni na?” Ngangilahla ithemba Kuye, izithembiso Zakhe, kanye nesikhathi Sakhe.

Kulapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazithola khona, kulapho uJehova, owezwa ukukhala kwabo, wabakhumbuza khona, wathi: “Bheka, ngikuqophe ezintendeni zezandla zami, izingange zakho ziphambi kwami njalo; (Isaya 49:16). Cabanga ngakho: Ukuqoshwa kungunaphakade! Ngakho-ke, ngisho nasezinkingeni zesikhashana, iNkosi ayikhohlwa ngathi ezikhathini zomzabalazo, zokugula, zokungasebenzi, noma zokuntula. Akasoze abalahla labo abathemba labo likuye. 

Umbuzo iNkosi eyawubeka phambi kwami ngesikhathi sokungasebenzi yiwo lowo mbuzo azokubuza wona: “Ingabe uzobeka ithemba lakho Kimi, umthombo wazo zonke izinto noma ngabe ubhekene nani? Noma ithemba lakho likumthombo womuntu noma umsebenzi?” Lapho ithemba lethu likuJehova, akasoze asidumaza. Ngesikhathi Sakhe esimisiwe, izithembiso Zakhe ziyogcwaliseka. Uthembekile!

Yima kancane futhi ucabange: Zibuze, “Ingabe ithemba lami lisemthonjeni wazo zonke izinto, uJesu Kristu noma ezintweni Zakhe ezinjengomsebenzi noma abanye abantu?”

Ziqeqeshe: Bhala phansi ukudangala obhekene nakho bese ucela uJehova ukuthi embule ukwethembeka kwakhe njengoba wakha ithemba lakho kuye.

Khuleka: Bonga uJehova ngesikhathi sakhe, ngokwethembeka kwakhe, kanye nezibusiso Zakhe ekulindeni. Mcele amandla nesilinganiso sokholo olwandisiwe ( NgokukaMarku 9:24 ).