ISABATHA NOKUPHUMULA      

UKUZINDLA

Ngesikhathi ngiseyingane, nganginezingubo zangeSonto. Ngangizibeka ngoMgqibelo ebusuku, futhi ngangazi ukuthi kusasa kuyiSonto. Ngalokho kwakufika ukuphumula. Ekuseni ngangiya kuSonto-sikole nezingane zakithi. Kuyo yonke intambama, abazali bami babechitha isikhathi nathi. Sasidlala ndawonye, ​​senza umculo, noma sigibele izintaba. Namuhla, ngiyidikoni, futhi ngisagqoka ingubo ekhethekile ngamaSonto.  

AmaJuda namaKrestu asendulo ayewazi umthetho wokuphumula nokuhlaba ikhefu ngeSabatha izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Isuka endabeni yendalo lapho uNkulunkulu ephumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa ngemva kwezinsuku eziyisithupha zokudala. Kusukela ekuvukeni kukaJesu, usuku lwangemva kweSabatha luchaza isigqi sempilo emphakathini wamaKrestu osafufusa. Ngalolo suku, bahlangana ndawonye ukuze bakhulekele futhi bahlanganyele.  

UNkulunkulu usinike usuku lokuphumula—iSonto–njengesiphazamiso esiwusizo ezimpilweni zethu ezimatasa namasiko. Usuku lokuphumula alubophezelekile osukwini olulodwa lwesonto, kodwa kufanele luhlukaniswe kwezinye izinsuku. ISabatha liyisikhumbuzo sokuthi ukubaluleka kwethu njengabantu kusekelwe kokungaphezu nje kwezimpumelelo zethu. Udokotela nesazi semfundiso yenkolo u-Albert Schweitzer wathi ngokufanelekile: “Lapho umphefumulo wakho ungenalo iSonto, uyobuna.”

Siyazinqumela uma sibamba lolo suku lokuphumula. Kuthatha isikhathi ukuthi uthule. Uma ngithela amanzi angcolile engilazini, ukungcola kuyohlala phansi ngemva kwesikhathi futhi amanzi azocaca. Asethole ukuthula. Uma sifuna ukuphumula ekuthuleni, imiphefumulo yethu izothola ukuthula. Imicabango yethu eminingi ejulile iyovela obala, imicabango esingayiletha kuNkulunkulu.

Nsuku zonke ngizibekela eceleni isigamu sehora. Ngiya endaweni engingaphazamiseki kuyo. Ngiza phambi kukaNkulunkulu, phambi kukaJesu, njengoba nginjalo. Ungilindile. Ngiphendulela ukunaka kwami ​​ngaphakathi, ekuphefumuleni kwami, bese ngibhekisa ukunaka kwami ​​​​kubhekise emicabangweni nemizwelo yami. Noma yini enginyakazayo ngiyiletha phambi kwaKhe ngawo wonke umoya. Ngidedele futhi ngivumele uNkulunkulu. Ngithatha isikhathi sami bese ngiphetha ngomthandazo wokubonga.  

UJesu wamema abafundi bakhe wathi: “Zanini nina nodwa endaweni eyihlane niphumule isikhashana.” ( Marku 6:31a) Manje, usimema ukuba senze okufanayo.

IMIBUZO YOKUZINDLA   

• Yini engivimbela ukuba ngithole isikhathi sokuthula nokuphumula?  
• Ingabe nginesibindi sokuchitha usuku ngaphandle kwezindaba noma ucingo?   
• UNkulunkulu ulubusisile walungcwelisa usuku lwesikhombisa. Ngisalibheka njengelingcwele iSonto? Ngiyasizwa isibusiso Sakhe ngeSonto?

IZIHLOKO ZOMTHANDAZO  

• Sithandazela umusa wokunqoba ukwesaba kwethu ukuthula futhi sikwazi ukuba sibe nje.  
• Sithandazela ukulangazelela okusezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu buqhubeke buphile nokuthi senze isikhathi sakho kukho ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke.  
• Sithandazela izinto ezingachazeki eziphuma ekujuleni kwezinhliziyo zethu lapho sithula. Sithandazela ukuthi singazinaki kodwa silokothe ​​sikuvume phambi kukaNkulunkulu.  
• Sithandazela ukuhlakanipha nesivikelo ngezikhathi zokuthula lapho sishukunyiswa iZwi likaNkulunkulu.
• Sithandazela amasonto nezindlu zokukhonzela, izindawo zokuphumula, ukuba kube izindawo lapho abantu bezwa khona iZwi likaNkulunkulu.
• Sithandazela labo abazizwa becindezelwe umsebenzi nemithwalo futhi bengakwazi ukushiya leyo ngcindezi ngemuva.

UMTHANDAZO OPHAKANYISIWE  

Nangu mina phambi kwakho, Nkulunkulu, ngendlela engiyiyo: ngiphumule noma ngicindezelekile, ngingenalutho futhi ngimile, noma ngigcwele ukubonga, ngigcwele ukulangazelela, noma ngingenambono.

Nkulunkulu, ungumthombo wokuphila. Woza ngamandla akho okuvuselela. Ngihlanze, ngiphilise, ukuze ngibe ngumuntu ongenze ngaba nguye. Ameni.

Usista uLydia Schranz, uMdikoni kanye noMfundisi, eSwitzerland.