Ukuphila Kushintshile: UkuhlinzekwaIsampula

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Enye yezinto engizikhonzile ngoNkulunkulu indlela Asebenzisa ngayo abantu abajwayelekile ukuze afeze amacebo Akhe amakhulu. Angaveza ngomoya omncane noma yini esiyidingayo, kodwa ukhetha ukusebenza ngabantu abangaphelele ukuze asibusise. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ngikhumbula esinye salezo zikhathi empilweni yami, ngikhunjuzwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wasidala ukuze sihlale emphakathini namanye amakholwa. Ngithole ukuthi ukugcina uJesu eyinhloko yobungani bami kumnika izindlela eziningi zokunginakekela futhi kungivumela ukuba ngibe isibusiso kwabanye ngenkathi ngakha ukholo lwami. 

Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, umndeni wami onamalungu amahlanu wawuhlala emqashweni. Sasisanda kuqala ukukhipha okweshumi njalo, sasikhonza esontweni, futhi senza konke esasingakwenza ukuze sibe nesandla esivulekile kwabanye. Sasifuna ukuba nomuzi wethu, kodwa kwaba sengathi lelo phupho lalingasekho. Kwakubonakala sengathi njalo uma sikwazi ukubeka imali eceleni, isimo esiphuthumayo sasiqeda imali yethu. Khona-ke indlu esasiqashe kuyo yasha. 

Wonke umuntu wayephephile, kodwa kungazelele, sasingasenalo uphahla phezu kwamakhanda ethu. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ukuthi sisanda kuthola umshwalense oqashisayo, kodwa ukulahlekelwa kwethu kwadlula kakhulu le ebesiyokuthola. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho umphakathi wethu wabonakala futhi wasibonisa uthando lukaJesu. 

Othile eqenjini lethu elincane udlule ephethe ibhokisi lokuqandisa egcwele iziphuzo ezibandayo ukuze asisize ngosuku lokuqala. Omunye umngani wasithatha sayodla isidlo sakusihlwa ngalobo busuku futhi washintsha izinto eziyigugu kakhulu zezingane zethu—izilwane ezifuywayo eziwumcamelo. Abangani babangani, abantu esasingabazi, baphuma ngosuku olushisayo lwasehlobo ukuze basisize sihlunge okwakusele endlini yethu futhi sihlenge esasingakwazi. Sathola iminikelo eminingi yempahla evela kweminye imindeni esontweni yefenisha nezinto zikagesi. Samangaliswa ukupha kwawo wonke umuntu futhi ngempela sazizwa sengathi uNkulunkulu usephinde wavala igebe phakathi kwalokho esasinakho nalokho esasikudinga. Ukuchichima kwakhe kwakusho ukuthi singasebenzisa imali yomshuwalense ukuze sikhokhele indlu. 

Phakathi nenhlekelele yethu, uNkulunkulu wenza isimangaliso. Akagcinanga nje ngokubuyisela lokho okwakusilahlekele, kodwa wasifaka emgwaqeni wokuba nemizi yethu. Sasingakaze sibikezele ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezowusebenza kanjani lowomlilo wendlu ukuze kuzuze thina. Kodwa Wakwenza, futhi Wasebenzisa abantu baKhe ukukwenza. 

Uma ulwela ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu ngezimali zakho, ngiyakunxusa ukuba uzungeze umphakathi wamakholwa lapho nizokwazi ukukhuthazana ezikhathini ezinzima futhi kukusize ekuqiniseni ukholo lwakho. UNkulunkulu uyathanda ukusinika izipho, futhi esinye sezipho ezinhle kakhulu anazo ngathi. Lapho sibuthakathaka futhi sikhathele, abangani bethu bayangenela ukuze babe izandla nezinyawo zikaJesu. Ungaphuthelwa enye yezindlela zikaNkulunkulu ezinkulu kakhulu zokuhlinzeka.

Emuva kokusha kwendlu yethu, sathobeka ngendlela emangalisayo ngokuthululwa kothando esasiluzwa kubantu esingabazi nhlobo. Umzimba kaKristu, ibandla Lakhe, abantu Bakhe babonakala kithi ngesikhathi esikhulu! Okuwukuphela kwempendulo eyaba nengqondo kithi kwakuwukukhokhela umusa phambili. Saqala iqembu elincane elisha ngokushesha nje lapho singakwazi khona ekhaya lethu elisha ukuze sinikeze abanye abantu umuzwa ofanayo womphakathi esiwutholile. Siphinde sakwenza kwaba semqoka ukutshala imali eningi ekubusiseni ngokwezimali eminye imindeni edinga usizo. 

Nakuba kungase kube impumuzo ukwamukela ukupha kothile ngesikhathi sakho sokudinga, kungcono nakakhulu ukunikeza omunye umuntu. Awudingi ukuthatha izwi lami ngakho, themba uNkulunkulu. Mcele ukuthi avule amehlo akho emathubeni okupha futhi ubone ukuthi ngeke yini akubusise njengoba upha abanye.