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Baba wethu osezulwini

Imfihlo yezinto eziningi - mhlawumbe kuyo yonke into - empilweni ibhalansi; ukubamba izinto ezimbili noma ngaphezulu ngokushuba. Isibonelo, umkhiqizi ohlakaniphile uzofuna ukwakha umkhiqizo ofana phakathi kwenani elifanele kanye nekhwalithi efanele; umzali ohlakaniphile uyofuna ukulinganisela uthando nesiyalo, nokunye. Ngobufushane obuhle, uMthandazo WeNkosi ukwenza lokhu ngalawo mazwi amancane Baba wethu osezulwini.

Okokuqala, lapha sikhunjuzwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uBaba. Manje lapha ngidinga ukusho ngokushesha ukuthi uma, njengabantu abaningi namuhla, isipiliyoni sakho kukababa kukubi kangangokuthi lona kanye igama liphakamisa umfutho wegazi lakho, kungase kudingeke wenze umsebenzi othile. Kungase kudingeke uhlale uzikhumbuza ngokuqinile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungubaba ofanelekayo owawungakaze umazi, noma ucabange ngaye ‘njengomzali ophelele’; umuntu okhathalela ngothando nangobuhlakani ukuthi ukhule ube yilokho okufanele ube yikho. Izinkinga zegama elithi baba akufanele zilulaze iqiniso elingavamile lokuthi singazi uNkulunkulu njengomzali onothando. Singasusa noma imiphi imibono kaNkulunkulu njengohlobo oluthile lwekhompiyutha ebandayo, yokubala, yasezulwini noma silahle noma imiphi imicabango yokuthi uyiSikhulu Esiphezulu Sendawo Yonke. UJesu uthi umthandazo ungahilela futhi kufanele uhilele ubuhlobo bomndeni noNkulunkulu. Manje kukhona okushiwo lapha; ukuze sibe nalobo buhlobo obuyigugu kudingeka sibe nokholo kuJesu futhi, ngokwenza kanjalo, sibe abafowabo nodadewabo. Kunomqondo omuhle lapha: ukubeka ithemba lakho kuKristu kufanele wamukelwe emndenini kaNkulunkulu futhi kanjalo, ngokwencazelo, ukuba sebudlelwaneni bendodana noma indodakazi noNkulunkulu. Siba ‘abaxhumene’ nesethi entsha yobudlelwane ezulwini nasemhlabeni kwamanye amakholwa.

Leli qiniso elimangalisayo lilinganiswa ngesikhumbuzo sokuthi uNkulunkulu osezulwini. Unamandla onke, ungcwele ngokuphelele futhi ungaphezu kokuqonda kwethu. Uqonda konke, wazi konke, udale yonke into futhi usekela konke. Siyakudinga lokhu. Kulula kakhulu ukudala uNkulunkulu oncishisiwe, olingana ephaketheni ngomfanekiso wethu kodwa lo nguNkulunkulu osezulwini: omkhulu futhi omkhulu kunanoma yini esingayicabanga.

Ngakho-ke, lokhu, kuyisilinganiso esipheleleyo; kufanele sibe nokuthile esingakubiza ngokuthi ukwesaba kothando noma ukuzinikela okujabulisayo - kubize ngokuthi uthando - kodwa ukubamba ndawonye kulawa maqiniso amabili amangalisayo. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba amakholwa amaningi, mhlawumbe sonke, sinempilo yomkhuleko evamisile ukungahambi kahle. Ngakho singawashaya indiva amandla kaNkulunkulu endalo yonke futhi sigcine simphatha njengomngani okhululekile ongenandaba nalokho esikwenzayo. Noma kungenjalo singadebeselela uthando lukaNkulunkulu lukayise ngathi futhi simcabange njengohlobo oluthile lombusi oqhelelene nombusi wendawo yonke. Lapha uJesu ufundisa ukuthi lokho esinakho kuyilungelo elimangalisayo: uma siye sabeka ukholo lwethu kuKristu singamazi uNkulunkulu wezulu ngawo wonke amandla nenkazimulo yakhe njengomzali onothando, okhathalelayo, ophelele. Kuyamangalisa!

Njengoba sisebenzisa lomthandazo ake sithi ukuma kancane ngalawo mazwi okuqala Baba wethu osezulwini; asihlale silinganisela.