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Ngaphezu Kwakho Konke

Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nanhlanu edlule, isihlabani sabaphathi uStephen Covey sashicilela incwadi enethonya elikhulu, Izinto Zokuqala Kuqala. Enye ingxenye yencwadi ayibiza ngokuthi “Into Eyinhloko Ukugcina Into Eyinhloko Iyinto Eyinhloko.” Leso iseluleko esinamandla ezweni elihlale lisibiza nhlangothi zonke.

USolomoni usitshela ukuthi yini into esemqoka. Phakathi kweziqondiso azinika indodana yakhe, sithola lokhu: “Phezu kwakho konke, gcina inhliziyo yakho, ngokuba konke okwenzayo kuphuma kuyo.” Singawabeka kanje amazwi kaSolomoni: Into eyinhloko iwukuba uqaphe inhliziyo yakho. Akukho okubaluleke ukwedlula lokhu. Lokhu kuyayifanelekela indawo “ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye.” Uyakubizwa ngezindlela eziningi, usho kanje, kepha gcina inhliziyo yakho.

USolomoni uqhakambisa ukuhlakanipha, kodwa ukuhlakanipha akukhuthazayo kungokohlobo oluthile. Kuwukuhlakanipha ukungukuphila okulungile. Njengoba ebhala encwadini yezAga 1:3, kungukuba “ukufundisa ngokuhlakanipha, ukwenza ukulunga nokuhle nobulungiswa.” Futhi kuzAga 2:9, “Khona uyakuqonda okulungile nokuhle nokuyiqiniso—zonke izindlela ezinhle.” Yingakho kufanele siqaphe izinhliziyo zethu—ukuze sizigcine zisendleleni efanele.

Yini ehlala enhliziyweni yakho? Athini amaphupho akho? Ubaluleke ngani? Lezo zinto yizo ezigcwalisa imicabango yenhliziyo yakho, futhi uJesu uthi, “Ngokuchichima kwenhliziyo umlomo uyakhuluma” (Mathewu. 12:34). Uma uzazisa izinto ezinhle, yilokho okuyophuma emlonyeni wakho—amazwi okudumisa nesikhuthazo nenjabulo nokuthula. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma uzazisa izinto ezimbi, yilokho okuyogeleza. Uzokhuluma amazwi okugxeka nokungabaza nokwesaba nokudideka. 

USolomoni yena wehluleka ukuqapha inhliziyo yakhe wagcina eseyisehluleki (1 AmaKhosi 11:1-13). Ingabe ugcina into eyinhloko into esemqoka? Ingabe uyayiqapha inhliziyo yakho?  

Umkhuleko: Nkosi, lapho ngiphuthuma futhi ngigijima phakathi nokuphila, mangigcine into esemqoka. Ngicela unginike ukuzinikela kwenhliziyo engikudingayo. Lapho ngibhekana nesilingo, mangizilungiselele. Ekuthuleni kokusa noma kusihlwa, mangimise izivikelo ngokuzindla ngeZwi lakho ngilifihle enhliziyweni yami. Uma ngizwa umshumayeli noma umfundisi mangifihle lelo gama enhliziyweni yami. Ngiphe, Nkosi, umbono wokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu ukuze ngibone ‘okungaphezu kwakho konke.’