Ukuphila Kushintshile: Ukwethemba uNkulunkuluIsampula

Ukuthembela KuNkulunkulu Lapho Ufuna Ukuyeka

Ngezinye izikhathi impilo ingezwakala ingaphezu kwamandla. Kungase kubonakale sengathi kuhlale kukhona into eyodwa ngemva kwenye futhi okushisayo ngeke kuyeke ukuza. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, kungaba nzima ukubona ngale kwezinkinga zethu zamanje size sifune ukuyeka. Ngisho nabantu abagcwele ukholo banephuzu eliphukile. Lapho sifinyelela kulelo qophelo, into engcono kakhulu esingayenza ukuhlala phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

AmaHubo 46 ithi, “Thulani, nazi ukuthi mina nginguNkulunkulu.”

Kungaba nzima ukwehlisa ijubane, ikakhulukazi uma sizwa sengathi yonke into izobhidlika ngaphandle kwethu. Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kungakhiqizi, iqiniso liwukuthi ukuhlala unganyakazi akufani nokuba nobuvila noma ukungasebenzi. Kuwumbukiso wokwethembana kanye nesenzo sokukhulekela ukuzinikela ngokugcwele futhi ube nje ngokoqobo.

Uma sithula, asisazami. Asibimatasa ngokuzama ukulawula yonke into nawo wonke umuntu osizungezile. Kunalokho, siyazithoba futhi sivumela iNkosi ilwe izimpi zethu. Lapho sithule, sivumela izingqondo zethu ukuba zihambe kancane ukuze sikwazi ukubona izinto ngokucacile. Ekuthuleni kwethu, uNkulunkulu uvuselela amandla ethu. Lapho sizizwa sidangele, sidinga ukuchitha isikhathi ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ukuze asisize kamuva nje. Kwesinye isikhathi sidinga nokwesekwa okwengeziwe okuvela kubantu abasizungezile.

Encwadini ka-Eksodusi, kukhona indaba kaMose ehola ama-Israyeli empini. Lapho nje ebambe udondolo lwakhe emoyeni, ama-Israyeli ayenenzuzo. Noma nini lapho ekhathala futhi ebeka izingalo zakhe phansi, ama-Israyeli ayephelelwa amandla. Ekugcineni uMose akabange esakwazi ukugcina izingalo zakhe ziphakeme. Esikhundleni sokudikibala, u-Aroni noHure bama eduze kukaMose babamba izingalo zakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho ama-Israyeli enqoba impi.

Besingadalelwe ukuthi siphile sodwa. Sidinga abantu abaseduze kwethu abazosibamba lapho singenawo amandla okuqhubeka. Sidinga abantu abazosikhuthaza, basicije, futhi bacebise ukholo lwethu ngezindlela ebesingeke sizifeze ngokwethu. Uma sinomphakathi ogxile kuKristu, abangani bethu bayasisiza ukuthi sibone ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu ngelensi ehlukile ephindaphinda ukuthembela kwethu Kuye. Futhi noma nini lapho sizizwa sidangele, zisisiza ukuba sikhumbule okubaluleke kakhulu, okuyilokho uNkulunkulu akushoyo ngathi.

UMose akazange azizwe ekulungele ukuhola ama-Israyeli, futhi wacishe wayeka ngaphambi kokuba indaba yakhe iqale. Wayekhathazeke ngokuthi wayezokhubeka ngamazwi akhe futhi akekho owayezomlandela. UMose waze waphikisana noNkulunkulu wathi akafune omunye umuntu! Kodwa uNkulunkulu wakhumbuza uMose ukuthi wayedalelwe lenjongo nokuthi umlomo wakhe wawuklanyelwe ukukhuluma, ukukhuthaza, nokuholela amaIsrayeli enkululekweni. UNkulunkulu wathembisa ukuhlala noMose futhi amnikeze amazwi aphelele azowasho, ngesikhathi esifanele. Waze wathuma no-Aroni ukuba abe umsizi.

Uma sizizwa singafaneleki, singathembela kulawo maqiniso afanayo. UNkulunkulu wadala ngamunye wethu ngenjongo nenhloso. Akukho neyodwa into ngomklamo wethu eyayinephutha. Usinike konke esikudingayo ukuze siphile ngobizo lwethu, futhi uthembisile ukuthi akasoze asishiya. UMoya Wakhe uhlale usihola, futhi umi ngomumo ukwenza izimangaliso ngathi, ukuze akhazimulise.

Mhlawumbe uzizwa ukhathele, ucindezelekile, noma ungakwazi njengamanje. Mhlawumbe ukhungathekile futhi ulungele ukuyeka. Vele ume kancane. Adonse umoya kakhulu, uphendukele kuNkulunkulu. Uzokunikeza konke okudingayo. Uma ukhathele, Uzokunikeza ukuphumula. Uma udangele, uzokukhuthaza. Uma uzizwa ubuthakathaka, Uzokunika amandla. Uma ungenalutho, Uzoyigcwalisa futhi indebe yakho. Yenza ukukhetha ukukholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wanele.

Kungenzeka ukuthi ufunda lokhu futhi ucabanga ukuthi ngeke kusebenze. Ukuthi ezinye izinhlungu zikhulu kakhulu ukuthi zingalungiswa ngokushesha. Uma uzizwa sengathi ubambeke emjikelezweni ongapheli futhi izinto azisoze zaba ngcono, lokho kungamanga esitha. UJesu usitshela ukuthi uSathane unguyise wamanga ozele ukuzokweba, ukubulala nokubhubhisa. Kodwa uJesu weza ukukunika ukuphila. Ukunikeza ukuthula, induduzo, kanye nenjabulo. Kungathatha isikhathi ukuzizwa uphelele, kodwa kholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu angakwazi futhi uzokwelapha ukuphuka kwakho. Lapho ukhetha ukuncika Kuye, ngisho naphakathi kobuhlungu bakho, uyothola ithemba.

Nakuba ngokuvamile kungezwakali, yonke into obhekene nayo ingeyesikhashana. Uma ungafunda ukubheka izimo zakho ngombono waphakade, uzobona ukuthi izinto ezinzima obhekene nazo ziwukufiphaza uma kuqhathaniswa nenjabulo yaphakade oyoyithola eZulwini. Akusho ukuthi ngeke zisaba khona izikhathi lapho uzizwa ukhathele, unesizungu, noma ungafaneleki. Kodwa ungathembela esithembisweni sokuthi ikusasa lakho lilondekile futhi uthole amandla okuqhubeka.