Izinto EzibalulekileIsampula

ISITHA SENHLOSO

Uma ukuphishekela izinto ezibalulekile kukhulu kangaka, kungani abaningi bethu bengalandeli imigomo yethu esiyithanda kakhulu? Ngamafuphi, ngenxa yeziphazamiso. Izinto ziyabaphazamisa.

KuMarta, umngani kaJesu, okwakulindwe nguye ngezidingo zokungenisa izihambi kwathatha indawo ephakeme kunokuhlala ezinyaweni zoMsindisi wakhe. “Marta, Marta,” iNkosi yamthethisa, “ukhathazeka futhi ukhathazekile ngezinto eziningi, kodwa zimbalwa izinto ezidingekayo—noma kunye kuphela” (NgokukaLuka 10:41-42). UJesu wabe esesho la mazwi abalulekile: “UMariya ukhethe okungcono kakhulu.”

Asifuni yini sonke ukuma phambi kukaJesu simuzwe ethi, “Nikhethe okungcono”?

Khona-ke kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi isitha senhloso kanye nempilo ephilwa enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu kuyisiphazamiso.

Manje, kunjalo, akuzona zonke iziphazamiso ezingalungile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Izikhathi eziningi, akukho lutho olungalungile ngokwenza izinto eziphambukisa izingqondo zethu—ukubukela uhlelo lwe-TV, noma ukufunda inoveli, noma ukwenza ingadi, nanoma yini enye esijabulisayo noma esiphumuzayo. Inkinga iqala lapho iziphazamiso zithatha ukuphila kwethu futhi zikhiphe izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu.

Ukuzitika ngokuphazamiseka kungasuka ekubeni yinto yokuzilibazisa ngezikhathi ezithile kuye ekubeni ingxenye egxilile yendlela yethu yokuphila. Yilokhu okwenzekayo lapho sisebenzisa sonke isikhathi sethu esikhululekile sidlala. Noma sizivocavoca kangangokuthi ukusebenza kwethu akusiniki amandla; kusebenzisa amandla ethu. Noma sithenga amahora amaningi ngoba asifuni ukuya ekhaya. Noma izifiso zokukhula emsebenzini ziba wumgqigqo wokusebenza. KuMarta, ukukhathazeka ngokulungiswa kwendlu (noma mhlawumbe kwakuwukuzama ukujabulisa izivakashi zakhe) kwamoshakala.

Uma lolu hlobo lokuziphatha luqhubeka, khona-ke sisengozini yokufika ekugcineni kwezimpilo zethu futhi sizibuze, Kungani ngichithe le mpilo ezintweni ezingenamsebenzi? Ngifisa sengathi ngabe nginesikhathi esengeziwe.

Kuye kwathiwa, “Izinsuku ezimbili ezibalulekile ekuphileni kwakho usuku owazalwa ngalo kanye nosuku othola ngalo isizathu sokuthi kungani.” Ngithanda ukwengeza okwesithathu: usuku olahla ngalo iziphazamiso ezikuvimbela kukho. Ngakho-ke ake ngibuze, ingabe usukulungele ukubhekana neziphazamiso zakho futhi ulahle yonke imisebenzi emincane? Yini ekubambezelayo?