ISABATHA NOBUWENA        

UKUZINDLA

Abangane ababili base benesikhathi eside befuna umsebenzi, okwakubathwalisa kanzima, njengoba ngamunye wabo wayenomndeni okufanele awunakekele. Babefunda izifundo ezibizwa ngokuthi “UbuKristu Nomsebenzi” engangiwufundisa ebandleni lami. Phakathi nezifundo, babonisa ngokusobala kakhulu ukungasebenzi kwabo, futhi babekhathazwa kakhulu imibuzo mayelana nokuthi bangobani. Ingabe inani lami lincike ekuhlobaneni kwami ​​​​ezweni lokusebenza? Ngizihlobanisa kangakanani ngomsebenzi engiwenzayo? Ukungasebenzi kunamuphi umthelela kimi?  

Ukunaka kwethu kwadonselwa ebufakazini babo, futhi sabona ukuthi ibaluleke kangakanani imisebenzi yethu ebuntwini bethu. UNkulunkulu ubeke usuku ngaphandle komsebenzi isonto ngalinye - iSabatha - ukuze sisikhumbuze ukuthi ubuthina abunqunyelwa imisebenzi yethu.

AmaJuda aphucwa ukuphumula kweSabatha. Njengezigqila, kwakudingeka basebenze ngokungaphezi emsebenzini kaFaro. Babevaleleke esimisweni esasibahlukumeza futhi bebusa ngokuphelele phezu kwendalo kaNkulunkulu. Nokho, uNkulunkulu akasamukelanga isimo sezwe sangalesosikhathi. Wakhulula abantu Bakhe ebugqilini. Ogwadule olungaphandle kwaseGibhithe, amaJuda akwazi ukugubha iSabatha futhi. Ngesikhathi bekhonza uNkulunkulu, bakhunjuzwa ukuthi bangobani ngokujulile neqiniso: Babengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe nabathandwayo.  

Kungakho iSabatha libalulekile kithi sonke. Lapho sikhonza uNkulunkulu futhi sinenhlanganyelo omunye nomunye, sithola ukuthi ngokupha, nathi siyakwamukela njalo. Singaphezu kwalokho esikwenzayo nesikuzuzayo. Ekugcineni ubuyena nesithunzi sethu kutholakala ekwamukeleni ukuthi - ngokungafanele - singabantwana abathandekayo bakaNkulunkulu. 

Umsebenzi uyasisiza ekwakheni ubuntu bethu, kodwa ukubaluleka kwethu njengomuntu akunqunywa yilokho esikwenzayo. Ngosuku lwethu lokuphumula, sithola ukuziqhelelanisa nomsebenzi wethu futhi sithole ukusondelana noNkulunkulu kabusha. Ngosizo lokuphumula kweSabatha okumiswe nguNkulunkulu, sithola ukuthula. Ukubaluleka kwethu njengabantu kusekelwe ebuhlotsheni bethu noNkulunkulu. 

Abangane ababili abebehambele lesi sifundo baveze kabanzi ukuthi bangobani. Phakathi nesikhathi esinzima baye bafunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabathanda, kungakhathaleki umsebenzi wabo noma impumelelo yabo. Ngenxa yalokho, bathole umbono osekelayo nokhuthazayo ekuphileni kwabo. 

IMIBUZO YOKUZINDLA  

• Umphakathi ukukala kanjani ukubaluleka kwami? UNkulunkulu Yena?           
• Ingabe ngichaza ubumina ngezimpumelelo eziqhubekayo, noma ngingahle nje “ngibe” kunokuthi “ngenze” ngeSonto?           
• Ngingakubona kanjani ukubaluleka kwami ​​kuNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwansuku zonke futhi ngikubonise kwabanye?

IZIHLOKO ZOMTHANDAZO  

• Sibonga uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sethu sokuphumula samasonto onke, lapho sithola ukuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abathandekayo ngaphandle kokufeza lutho nhlobo.           
• Sibonga uNkulunkulu ngomsebenzi wethu nendlela othuthukisa ngayo isimilo sethu futhi asisekele.           
• Siyabakhulekela labo asebephenduke izigqila zomphakathi esiphila kuwo. Nkosi, bakhulule njengalokhu owakhulula abantu bakho eGibhithe.            
• Siyaphenduka ngoba sincike kakhulu kulokho esikuzuzile nasekwenzeni, esikhundleni sokubeka ubuthina kuNkulunkulu.  

UMTHANDAZO OPHAKANYISIWE  

Nkosi, sizama ngokungenamandla ukuthola indawo yokukhosela kuwe, kodwa asazi ukuthi singakwenza kanjani. Sithonywe ukuphila kwethu kwansuku zonke, sigxila kuphela ezinzuzweni zethu, nakuba silangazelela ukuvunyelwa nothando.

Siyabonga ngokusithanda kuqala. Siyabonga ngokusinika uthando Lwakho olungenamibandela. Siyabonga ngokusinakekela, nemiphefumulo yethu, nokusinika konke esikudingayo. Asikho isidingo sanoma yimaphi “amavithamini” engeziwe.

Nkosi, sisize ukuba siqonde ukulamba kwethu njengokukulangazelela kwakho. Sisize sondleke ngothando Lwakho. Sibonise ukuthi singaba kanjani ebukhoneni Bakho nsuku zonke futhi usiqondise njalo. Ameni.

U-Gisela Kessler-Berther, MAS Kwimfundiso yenkolo, imisebenzi ehlukene yobuholi emkhakheni wezempilo nezemfundo, e-Switzerland.