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Setha okuzenzakalelayo kwakho kuJesu

Ngikholwa ukuthi asibona uqobo lwethu, olweqiniso uqobo lwethu, lapho sithatha okungaphansi kokungcono kakhulu kukaNkulunkulu. Sihlala sikhungathekile, sithukuthele, singabantu abazikhonzayo abanezifiso zokudla ezinganelisi naphezu kwakho konke esikudlayo. Njengoba sondliwa ngokudla okungokomoya futhi sizwa ukusondelana noNkulunkulu, sithola ukujula kokwaneliseka okungekho okunye okungakuthinta. 

Noma kunjalo sivame ukumelana nokulalela imiyalo kaNkulunkulu, ukulandela imihlahlandlela Yakhe, nokwenza imikhuba yokomoya eyanelisa ngokujulile. Sibuyela kumlutho omdala nasenjabulweni ebhubhisayo ngethemba lokuthola esikufunayo futhi sikhule sikhungathekile lapho imizamo yethu engenalutho iletha ukudumala, ukuphelelwa ithemba, nokudangala. Sibuyela kulokho esasikwenza ngaphambi kokuba sihlangane noJesu futhi samema noMoya Wakhe ezimpilweni zethu ukuze size sifushane. Sibheka imizamo yethu endlule esikhundleni sezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu zesikhathi esizayo. 

Mhlawumbe awukho umfanekiso ongcono walesi simanga kunalapho abafundi bakaJesu bayodoba ngobunye ubusuku kungekudala iNkosi yabo ivukile kwabafileyo. (Bheka uJohn 21: 1-11.)

Ngikuthola kuthakazelisa kepha akumangazi ukuthi emva kokuba uJesu ebethelwe, wangcwatshwa, futhi wavuswa, abafundi baKhe babuyela ekwenzeni ababekwazi kangcono: ukudoba. Kwakunenkinga eyodwa kuphela — babengasebona labo ababevame ukuba yibo! Esikhundleni sokuzwa ukugcwala koMsindisi ovukile, injabulo yokuba izidalwa ezintsha kuKristu, babuyela kuzilungiselelo zabo ezizenzakalelayo. 

Sonke sinezilungiselelo ezizenzakalelayo, noma ngabe lelo akulona igama esilisebenzisayo. Kumakhalekhukhwni wakho, kulaptop, kanye nekhompyutha esemotweni yakho, kanye nezinto zikagesi eziningi nezinhlelo ezisendlini yakho, unamasethi okusebenza ahlelwe ngaphambilini aziwa njengezilungiselelo ezizenzakalelayo. Uma igciwane elinobungozi lihlasela noma okuthile kohlelo kungahambi kahle, ungahlala usetha kabusha leyonto iye kuzo izilungiselelo ezizenzakalelayo. Zisisekelo, ziyajwayeleka, futhi bezikhona kusukela lapho uhlelo lwakhiwa. 

Abafundi babuyela ekwenzeni lokho ababekwenza ngaphambi kokuhlangana noJesu. Babuyela kuzilungiselelo zabo ezizenzakalelayo. Futhi yaba yini imiphumela? Ababambanga lutho! 

Babona okwenzekayo lapho ubuyela endleleni yakho yokuphila yakudala, emuva endleleni obuphila ngayo ngaphambi kokwazi uKristu: awubambi lutho. Kungani? Kulula kakhulu: akukho lutho laph’ emuva!

Akukho lutho olunenani elibalulekile uma ubuyela kulokho owawukwenza ngaphambi kokuhlangana noJesu. Akukho lutho ekuziphatheni kwakho kwangaphambilini, akukho lutho kulobo budlelwano bangaphambilini, akukho lutho emsebenzini wakho wangaphambili. Akukho lutho endleleni endala yokucabanga.

Uma uNkulunkulu ekukhiphile, kungani ungafuna ukubuyela emuva?

Uma ufuna ukulamba kwakho kukusize uchume emandleni kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, sekuyisikhathi sokushintsha ukulungiselelwa kwakho okuzenzakalelayo kuJesu! Ungabuyeli emikhubeni enesono nemiyalezo emidala engqondweni yakho. Ungabuyeli ekudleni kwezinjabulo zomhlaba nezinto ezingenalutho. Shintsha izilungiselelo zakho ezizenzakalelayo!

Ibhayibheli lisixwayisa ngokusobala, “Ningakhumbuli izinto zakuqala, ningazindli ngezindaba zasendulo” (U-Isaya 43:18) 

Uma wenza isinqumo sokugcina sokuthi awusoze wabheka emuva, ucabange emuva, noma ukhulume uphendule, khona-ke ikusasa elikhazimulayo likaNkulunkulu lakho liyavuleka! Indlala yakho igcwele injabulo, ukuthula, ithemba, injongo, nothando olungenamibandela. 

Uma ufuna ukuchuma etafuleni leNkosi lokupha, bese yenza lesi simemezelo: Angibuyeli emuva. Isho ngokuzwakalayo futhi ukuqonde: Angibuyeli kuzilungiselelo zami ezizenzakalelayo. Kepha esikhundleni salokho ngizoqhubeka nokulandela uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yami yonke.