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USUKU 4 KWEZINGU- 7

Usuku 4: UJonathani

UJonathani wayeyindodana endala kaSawulu, inkosi yokuqala yakwa-Israyeli. Ngokuvamile, lapho inkosi ifa, indodana yayo eyizibulo yayiba yinkosi. Ngeshwa uJonathani, uSawulu wenqatshwa nguNkulunkulu ngenxa yokungalaleli kwakhe (bona 1 USamuweli 15), ngakho uNkulunkulu wakhetha uDavide ukuba amthathe esikhundleni sakhe njengenkosi. UDavide waba nesineke futhi walinda isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu sokuthatha isihlalo sobukhosi kunokuba aziphoqelele kuleso sikhundla ngaphambi kokuphela kokubusa kukaSawulu.

Zicabange unguJonathani kulesi simo. Uyinkosana. Uyihlo eyinkosi. Uhlala esigodlweni, impilo yakho ilungile. Khona-ke ubaba wakho wenza ukukhetha okubi futhi onakalisa ikusasa lakho. Ubungazizwa kanjani ngalowo okhethwe ukuba athathe isihlalo sobukhosi ngemva kukayihlo esikhundleni sakho?

Nokho uJonathani wazizwa ekuqaleni, siyabona ukuthi yena noDavide baba abangani abakhulu. USawulu, empeleni owaba umukhwe kaDavide, unobudlelwane obuyinkimbinkimbi futhi obehla-nyuka ngempela noDavide. Ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala sengathi uyamthanda uDavide, kodwa izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa, uzama ukumbulala yena.

Kodwa uJonathani akalokothi antengantenge. Uhlala eneqiniso njengomngani nanjengobambisene naye. Ku-1 Samuweli 20, sifunda ngendlela amxwayisa ngayo uDavide ukuba abalekele uyise, uSawulu, njengoba ayezobulala uDavide (futhi). Cabanga nje ukuthi kwakunzima kangakanani lokho kuJonathani. Wayazi ukuthi ilungelo lakhe lesihlalo sobukhosi lalinikezwe uDavide nguNkulunkulu. Kwadingeka adlale phakathi kukababa wakhe, inkosi yamanje, kanye nomngani wakhe, inkosi yakusasa. Kwakufanele akhethe uhlangothi futhi aqhubeke ehlonipha omunye umuntu. Ujonathani wakhetha uhlangothi: Wama ngakulelo uNkulunkulu ayelikhethile. Wanquma ukuhambisana nalokho uNkulunkulu ayekwenza. Akwenzanga impilo yakhe ibe lula, kodwa impilo yakhe yaphela nesimilo sakhe siphelele.

Isibindi sikaJonathani sabheka phambili. Wayazi ukuthi wayengeke abe yinkosi nokuthi uhlu lozalo lukayise uSawule njengobukhosi lwaluphela. Uyise akazange amlungise kahle, kodwa uJonathani wabheka ikusasa futhi wamisa eyakhe indodana. Wakhetha ukwamukela indima eyisizinda emfanekisweni kaNkulunkulu omkhulu, enqaba umona ayewubona uyise ewuthatha, futhi ngenxa yalokho, eyakhe indodana yathola izinzuzo.

Imibuzo Yokuzindla/Yengxoxo:

1. Ingabe ukhona omaziyo onesibindi esenza okuhle kakhulu kunabanye? Uzizwa kanjani ngesimilo salowo muntu?

2. Iyiphi enye indlela ongaba nesibindi ngayo egameni lomunye umuntu?

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