Usuku 16

Izahluko 17-19 zamaKhosi Okuqala zichaza izikhathi ezimbalwa lapho uNkulunkulu esebenzisa u-Eliya ukuba alethe amalungiselelo amangalisayo, ukuphulukiswa, kanye nokunqoba yena nabanye. U-Eliya kwakufanele abe nokuzethemba okuthile ngemva kokubona lezi zimangaliso, kodwa umyalezo owodwa ovela endlovukazini embi uJezebeli, “Anqunywe ikhanda!” wamthuma ukuba asindise impilo yakhe.

Lolu songo olukhona lungaba kanjani umvuzo wakhe wokulalela uNkulunkulu ngokwethembeka? Esikhundleni sokuhamba ngokunqoba, wazizwa ephelelwa amandla futhi esaba.

Lapho sekusondele amaholide, singase sizizwe sikhathazekile njengoba sibheke phambili ezimweni zokuzijabulisa ezingakhululekile noma imibuthano yomndeni eshubile. Mhlawumbe othile omaziyo ngokuvamile uzama ukukumangalela, ukukukhuba, noma ngisho nokukusabisa. Ngenxa yokuthi bahlale bekwenza, uyazindla ukuthi ungabagwema kanjani ngokuphelele noma okungenani unciphise isikhathi sakho nabo ngaphandle kokucasula wonke umndeni wakho.

Singakulungiselela kanjani lokho?

U-Eliya wagijima izinsuku ezingamashumi amane waze wafika eNtabeni iHorebe, wakhuleka ngokuphelelwa yithemba, walinda ukuzwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu. Akazwanga uNkulunkulu ekuzamazameni komhlaba, emoyeni, noma emlilweni. Wezwa izwi likaNkulunkulu ngokuhleba okuthambile.

UNkulunkulu akasinyakazisi ukuze athole ukunaka kwethu, asishaye ngamandla Akhe, noma asishise ekushiseni kwesikhashana. Cha, ulinda size sibeke yonke into eceleni futhi athule izinhliziyo zethu phambi Kwakhe.

Ngokufana nalokho u-Eliya abhekana nakho, lokho esibhekana nakho kungase kusikhathaze, kuqede amandla, futhi kugcwale ukukhathazeka. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayazi ukuthi u-Eliya wayemelene nani, futhi uyazi ukuthi ubhekene nani.

Angakwazi ukunikeza isiqondiso kanye necebo lesenzo, kodwa izwi Lakhe liza njengokuhleba okuthambile, ngakho-ke kuyasizuzisa ukuthi sithule ngokwanele ukuze sizwe.

Isinyathelo Sokwenza: Njengo-Eliya, ungakwazi yini ukuhlehla bese uthulisa amazwi angaphakathi ekhanda lakho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukukhathazeka, izinsongo, noma izinsolo? Ungakwazi yini ukuphefumula isikhashana futhi umeme iNkosi endaweni yakho? Mcele ukuthi akubonise indlela yokuletha ukuphila, uthando, nethemba emphakathini wakini njengoba silungiselela ukugubha ukuzalwa kweNkosi yethu uJesu!