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Usiphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla

Ngendlela eyodwa, kukhona ushintsho eMthandazweni WeNkosi kuleli qophelo. Sisuka, njengokungathi, ‘sibheka phezulu’ kuNkulunkulu siye ‘ekuqaleni nxazonke’ kithina nakulabo abasizungezile. Lokhu kushintsha kokubuka kukhombisa kokubili iMithetho Eyishumi kanye nesifinyezo sikaJesu senkolo elungile: ukuthanda uNkulunkulu kanye nokuthanda umakhelwane wethu (NgokukaMathewu 22:36–40). Nokho akuhlakaniphile ukucabanga ukuthi silapha sisuka kokukamoya siya kokungokoqobo; iqiniso liwukuthi uNkulunkulu uhileleke kuzo zonke izingxenye zokuphila.

Kudingeka sicabange kahle ngokuthi lesi sisho sisho ukuthini. Bekulokhu kucatshangwa ukuthi ‘isinkwa’ lapha sibhekisela kuzo zonke izidingo zokuphila. Kuhlanganisa izidingo ezingokwenyama: hhayi ukudla nje kuphela kodwa namanzi, indawo yokuhlala, okokugqoka, impilo, imali, njll. Nokho kungaphezu kwalokho: kungabandakanya izidingo ezingokwengqondo ezinjengokuthula kwengqondo, ithemba nesibindi, nezidingo zomoya njengomusa, ukuqaphela. kaNkulunkulu kanye nokholo uqobo. ‘Isinkwa’ siyikho konke esikudingayo ukuze siqhubeke. Qaphela ukuthi ukuthandazela isinkwa kuwukuvuma ukuncika kwethu kuNkulunkulu. Kulula kakhulu ngathi ukuthi sithathe isikhundla sokuzikhukhumeza sokuba umuntu obheka konke ayikho nananakho bese ethi ‘yilokhu engikwenzile mina uqobo. Encwadini kaDaniyeli isahluko 5, umprofethi umemezela isahlulelo enkosini embi uBelishasari ehlanganisa nala mazwi, ‘Kodwa awumhloniphanga uNkulunkulu ophethe esandleni sakhe ukuphila kwakho nazo zonke izindlela zakho’ ( Udaniyeli 5:23). Ngendlela efanayo, uSt Paul, ekuhlaseleni ukuziqhenya kwebandla laseKorinte ubhala, ‘Yini onayo ongayamukeliswanga na?’ (1 KwabaseKorinte 4:7)

Nokho uma kukhona ububanzi kule nkulumo kukhona nomkhawulo. Isinkwa siwukudla okuyisisekelo kakhulu kwempilo futhi yilokho kuphela uJesu asitshela ukuba sikuthandazele; hhayi ukunethezeka kwempilo kodwa okubalulekile. Njengoba sithandaza lokhu masingakhohlwa ukuthi baningi kulo mhlaba ukufinyelela ngisho nezidingo eziyisisekelo zokuphila kungaba ukunethezeka kubo. Lapho sithandaza le ngxenye yoMthandazo weNkosi masizikhumbuze ukuthi sithandazela izidingo zethu, hhayi ukuhaha kwethu. Kudingeka sikhumbule konke esikuphiwe.

Awekho amazwi angenasidingo eMthandazweni WeNkosi futhi igama nsuku zonke kufanele lisenze sime kancane. Kulingeka kakhulu ukucela uNkulunkulu hhayi nje ngalokho esikudingayo manje, kodwa nalokho esicabanga ukuthi sizokudinga esikhathini esizayo. Nokho ukwenza lokhu kungenye yezindlela eziningi zokuhlanekezela inhloso yomthandazo. Unkulunkulu ufuna ukuthi imithandazo yethu igxile ebuhlotsheni bethu naye, futhi ukuba size kuye nsuku zonke nezicelo zethu kuyasiza ekwakheni lokho. Ukuthi kufanele sithandazele izidingo zethu usuku nosuku kwakha ubuhlobo ingunaphakade.

Ekugcineni, ake ngiveze okuthile okukhona kuwo wonke uMthandazo WeNkosi: lelo gama elincane lethu. Futhi kubaluleke kakhulu. Kulula kakhulu ukuthi umthandazo wethu ugxile kithina kodwa lokho akukona okugxilwe yiTestamente Elisha. Kumelwe senze isinqumo sokulandela uKristu futhi sizihlanganise nabantu bakaNkulunkulu njengabantu ngabanye; kodwa njengamaKristu kumele sihlale sizibheka njengengxenye yomphakathi. Lapho sithandaza, kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi sithandazele labo esixhumene nabo: imindeni yethu yenyama kanye nomndeni wethu ongokomoya. Futhi empeleni, kuyinto enhle ukuthandazela abangani bethu, ozakwethu kanye nomakhelwane.

Ekugcineni, lapho uNkulunkulu esinikeza ‘isinkwa’ sethu sansuku zonke - futhi ezikhathini eziningi, okungaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho - masibonge.