Kungani Kunzima Ukuthethelela?Isampula

UJosefa

Indaba kaJosefa ivela kuGenesise, incwadi yokuqala eTestamenteni Elidala. Uyindodana kaJakobe, lowo uNkulunkulu ekugcineni wametha kabusha u-Israyeli. Ukuphila kukaJosefa kugcwele ubunzima, ngoba abafowabo bamthengisa ebugqilini eneminyaka engu-17.

Ngemva nje kokuba uJosefa efikile eGibhithe, wathengiswa enduneni yabalindi uPotifari. UGenesise 39 usitshela ukuthi “uJehova wayenaye uJosefa, ngakho waphumelela kukho konke akwenzayo”, futhi lokho kwakuhlanganisa ukukhonza ngaphansi kukaPotifari. Ekugcineni uJosefa waba isikhonzi sikaPotifari futhi wayephethe yonke into endlini yakhe.

Nakuba izinto eziningi zazihamba kahle endlini kaPotifari, umkaPotifari wasusa uthuthuva. Wayefuna ukulala noJosefa, kodwa wahlala eyindoda eqotho. Eqinisweni, uGenesise 39:10 uthi “wayelokhu emcindezela uJosefa usuku nosuku, kodwa wenqaba ukulala naye.” Ngeshwa, uJosefa waphonswa etilongweni lapho ayezohlala khona iminyaka eyishumi elandelayo eboshelwe into angayenzanga.

Ubuhlungu benhliziyo nobunzima kokubili kwakudlange ebusheni bukaJosefa, nokho, akazange ayeke ukusebenza kanzima noma ukuba indoda eqotho. Nakuba lezo zimfanelo kumele zishayelwe ihlombe, isifundo esimangalisa kunazo zonke esingasifunda ekuphileni kukaJosefa kwakuwukuthi wayekwazi ukuthethelela abafowabo. Bamkhaphela ngokujulile, nokho wakhetha ukubaxolela futhi abone isithombe esikhulu. 

KuGenesise 50:20, uJosefa wathi, “Nanihlose ukungilimaza, kepha uNkulunkulu wayehlose ukuthi konke kube kuhle. Wangiletha kulesi sikhundla ukuze ngisindise ukuphila kwabantu abaningi.” Lapho uJosefa eneminyaka engu-17 futhi ethengiswa ebugqilini, wayengazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyilungisa kanjani yonke imininingwane yekusasa lakhe. UJosefa wayenokucasuka futhi athukuthele, kodwa kunalokho, wasebenza kanzima kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayekuphi nokuthi izimo zakhe zinjani. Njengoba isikhathi sihamba, uJosefa waqonda ukuthi kungani lezi zenzakalo zenzeka ekuphileni kwakhe.  

Sonke sike sabhekana nezinto ezinzima ezimpilweni zethu. Ezinye zazo zidalwe ngomunye umuntu, ezinye sizilethele thina. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sizithola kanjani sisezimweni ezingafunwa, ngokuqinisekile uNkulunkulu angazisebenzisa ukuze kuzuze abanye. 

Mhlawumbe othile ukukhaphele ngokujule kangangokuthi awucabangi ukuthi ungaphinde wethembe. Kungenzeka kube nokulahlekelwa empilweni yakho okwabangela ukuba ithemba lakho lifiphale. Lokho akukona isipiliyoni sakho okujabulisayo, kodwa indlela esihamba ngayo futhi siphulukise ngayo kungaba ukhiye wokuvula hhayi nje inkululeko yethu, kodwa neyomunye umuntu. 

Ingabe ikhona indawo lapho ubambe khona ukucasuka futhi udinga ukuxolela othile ngendlela akuphathe kabi ngayo? Cela uNkulunkulu akwembulele kona. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uzokukhombisa ukuthi angabukhulula kanjani ubuhlungu bakho ukuze kuzuze omunye.