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“Umgcini Wesithembiso”
Ekukhuleni kwami, umhlobiso wami kaKhisimusi engangiwuthanda minyaka yonke kwakuyinkundla yokuzalwa. Phezulu kwengubo, izinhlamvu ze-porcelain ezimhlophe zaziminyene emkhombeni ozungezwe uhlaza nezibani. Ngikhumbula ngibuza umama ngezikhathi zakusihlwa ukuthi ngabe sekuyisikhathi sokukhanyisa izibani futhi sikhanyise indawo yomdlalo. Kimina, kwakungewona uKhisimusi kuze kube yilapho lawo malambu ecwebezele ukubonisa imifanekiso eyingilazi. Isihlahla sasingaba phezulu futhi sihlotshisiwe, sigcwele izipho ngaphansi, kodwa ukuzalwa kukaJesu kwakuhlale kungikhanga.
Njengoba ngangikhula, ngangithanda ukufunda nokuthola okwengeziwe ngoMsindisi osekunesikhathi eside ngimlindile. Futhi ngenkathi uKhisimusi ugubha ukufika kukaJesu emhlabeni, indaba yaqala emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambili. Kwakunjalo ngempela kuMariya. Lomuntu omusha ongumJuda wayezwile ukuphila kwakhe konke ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulethela abantu bakhe umhlengi, uMsindisi, umuntu owayezolungisa konke okubi. Izingxoxo zakhe nomndeni izikhathi eziningi ngonyaka cishe zazigxile kule Nkosi ezayo eyayizoletha ukuthula nobulungiswa okuphakade.
Kodwa kwase kudlule iminyaka engu-400 umuntu engezwa lutho ngoNkulunkulu. Unkulunkulu owayekhulume ngokwenyama noyise bokholo lukaMariya wayebonakala ethule. Futhi ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka isithembiso sanikezelwa nezindaba ezintsha zokuxoxwa, umuntu kufanele azibuze, Ingabe ukukholelwa esithembisweni sikaNkulunkulu kwancipha?
Uma kwenzelwa abanye, akubonakali ukuthi kwamenzela uMariya. Cabanga indlela le ntombazane ethembekile eyamangala ngayo lapho ingowokuqala eminyakeni engu-400 ukwamukela umyalezo ovela kuNkulunkulu! Umlayezo owaqala ngegama elithi, “Uthandiwe kakhulu.” Ukuhumusha: “Ukhethekile, Mariya, ngoba usakholelwa esethembisweni sikaNkulunkulu.” Futhi ingelosi yamvulela icebo okungenzeka lathatha ukuphila konke ukuliqonda. Kodwa, emzuzwini wokugcina wokuhlangana, intombazane eyayizwile iminyaka ukuthi uMsindisi owayethenjisiwe uyeza yanikezwa elinye lamaqiniso aqinisekisayo ngoNkulunkulu: “Akukho zwi elivela kuNkulunkulu eliyoke lehluleke” ( Luka 1:37).
Lapho sinomuzwa wokuthi uNkulunkulu uyephuza ukufeza izithembiso zakhe kithi—izithembiso zokuthula noma ithemba noma —njalo uKhisimusi ungasikhumbuza kabusha ukuthi asikho isithembiso uBaba wethu osezulwini ake asinikeza esingeke sigcwaliseke. Futhi lapho uNkulunkulu eletha izithembiso zakhe, kungase kubonakale kungelutho njengoba ubucabanga, uhlelile, noma ubufuna. Kodwa ungathemba ukuthi kuzoba ngcono kunalokho obukulindele.
uJeff Johnson
UpStreet
Ekukhuleni kwami, umhlobiso wami kaKhisimusi engangiwuthanda minyaka yonke kwakuyinkundla yokuzalwa. Phezulu kwengubo, izinhlamvu ze-porcelain ezimhlophe zaziminyene emkhombeni ozungezwe uhlaza nezibani. Ngikhumbula ngibuza umama ngezikhathi zakusihlwa ukuthi ngabe sekuyisikhathi sokukhanyisa izibani futhi sikhanyise indawo yomdlalo. Kimina, kwakungewona uKhisimusi kuze kube yilapho lawo malambu ecwebezele ukubonisa imifanekiso eyingilazi. Isihlahla sasingaba phezulu futhi sihlotshisiwe, sigcwele izipho ngaphansi, kodwa ukuzalwa kukaJesu kwakuhlale kungikhanga.
Njengoba ngangikhula, ngangithanda ukufunda nokuthola okwengeziwe ngoMsindisi osekunesikhathi eside ngimlindile. Futhi ngenkathi uKhisimusi ugubha ukufika kukaJesu emhlabeni, indaba yaqala emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambili. Kwakunjalo ngempela kuMariya. Lomuntu omusha ongumJuda wayezwile ukuphila kwakhe konke ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulethela abantu bakhe umhlengi, uMsindisi, umuntu owayezolungisa konke okubi. Izingxoxo zakhe nomndeni izikhathi eziningi ngonyaka cishe zazigxile kule Nkosi ezayo eyayizoletha ukuthula nobulungiswa okuphakade.
Kodwa kwase kudlule iminyaka engu-400 umuntu engezwa lutho ngoNkulunkulu. Unkulunkulu owayekhulume ngokwenyama noyise bokholo lukaMariya wayebonakala ethule. Futhi ngemva kwamakhulu eminyaka isithembiso sanikezelwa nezindaba ezintsha zokuxoxwa, umuntu kufanele azibuze, Ingabe ukukholelwa esithembisweni sikaNkulunkulu kwancipha?
Uma kwenzelwa abanye, akubonakali ukuthi kwamenzela uMariya. Cabanga indlela le ntombazane ethembekile eyamangala ngayo lapho ingowokuqala eminyakeni engu-400 ukwamukela umyalezo ovela kuNkulunkulu! Umlayezo owaqala ngegama elithi, “Uthandiwe kakhulu.” Ukuhumusha: “Ukhethekile, Mariya, ngoba usakholelwa esethembisweni sikaNkulunkulu.” Futhi ingelosi yamvulela icebo okungenzeka lathatha ukuphila konke ukuliqonda. Kodwa, emzuzwini wokugcina wokuhlangana, intombazane eyayizwile iminyaka ukuthi uMsindisi owayethenjisiwe uyeza yanikezwa elinye lamaqiniso aqinisekisayo ngoNkulunkulu: “Akukho zwi elivela kuNkulunkulu eliyoke lehluleke” ( Luka 1:37).
Lapho sinomuzwa wokuthi uNkulunkulu uyephuza ukufeza izithembiso zakhe kithi—izithembiso zokuthula noma ithemba noma —njalo uKhisimusi ungasikhumbuza kabusha ukuthi asikho isithembiso uBaba wethu osezulwini ake asinikeza esingeke sigcwaliseke. Futhi lapho uNkulunkulu eletha izithembiso zakhe, kungase kubonakale kungelutho njengoba ubucabanga, uhlelile, noma ubufuna. Kodwa ungathemba ukuthi kuzoba ngcono kunalokho obukulindele.
uJeff Johnson
UpStreet
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Kwabanye, uKhisimusi uyisikhathi senjabulo nokugubha. Kwabanye, kuyisikhumbuzo esibuhlungu salokho okulahlekile. Akukhathalekile ukuthi uhlangabezana nani kulesi sikhathi samaholide, uKhisimusi uyithuba lokugxila emthonjeni wethemba lethu. Sikumema ukuthi ujoyine abasebenzi baseNorth Point ezinsukwini ezingu-25 ezizayo njengoba sihlangana ukuze sijabulele umlingo kaKhisimusi. Joyina ingxoxo usebenzisa i-#NPDevo.
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