U-Ruthe: Indaba Yothando LukaNkulunkulu OluhlengayoIsampula

Kungenzeka ukuthi uyazibuza ukuthi kungani amavesi esifundweni sanamuhla engekho encwadini kaRuthe. Impendulo elula iwukuthi incwadi kaRuthe ekugcineni ayikhulumi ngoRuthe. Imayelana noJesu. KuLuka 24:27, uJesu utshela amadoda ahamba nawo ukuthi yonke imiBhalo ikhuluma Ngaye. UJohane 1 usitshela ukuthi uLizwi wayekhona kuNkulunkulu ekuqaleni, futhi zonke izinto zadalelwa futhi ngeZwi. Kulawo mavesi, iZwi libhekisela kuJesu Kristu. Ngakho, yonke imibhalo yeTestamente Elidala, kuhlanganise nendaba kaRuthe, ekugcineni imayelana noJesu.

Kunomqondo futhi ukuthi incwadi kaRuthe ngeke ihloselwe ukuba abesifazane bafunde kuphela. Uma ekugcineni incwadi kaRuthe ikhuluma ngoJesu, futhi yonke imiBhalo “inenzuzo yokufundisa nokuqondisa,” khona-ke ngempela, uNkulunkulu wayehlose ukuba bonke abantu bayitadishe. Incwadi kaRuthe iqukethe izici ezinqamula zonke izigaba zomphakathi ezihlanganisa amadoda nabesifazane, abacebile nabampofu, ukuhlukana kwezinhlanga, nokuhlukana ngokwenkolo. Sizobona ukuthi incwadi kaRuthe iwumfanekiso wothando lukaNkulunkulu nokuhlenga okuvezwa ezimpilweni zabantu abavamile. Kodwa uNkulunkulu usebenzisa labo bantu, abangaphelele futhi abanesono njengoba benjalo, ukuze afeze intando Yakhe ezimpilweni zabo futhi alethe insindiso Yakhe esintwini.

Esinye sezizathu esenza sitadishe iZwi likaNkulunkulu siwukuba simazi ngokuseduze uNkulunkulu. Cabanga ngakho. Njengoba yonke imiBhalo “iphefumulelwe uNkulunkulu,” isinikeza umbono ojulile Ngaye. Sizobona ukuthi uhlela kanjani izinto ukuze kufezeke intando Yakhe ephelele ngokuqondisa Kwakhe.

Igama elithi Ukuhlinzekwa yigama lezenkolo esike sihlangane nayo lapho sifunda iBhayibheli. Lisho ukuthini ngempela? Ukunakekela yindlela uNkulunkulu anakekela ngayo indalo Yakhe, ikakhulukazi abantu Bakhe. UNkulunkulu wethu unguNkulunkulu wezimo nezinto - indawo asebenzelana kuyo nabantu Bakhe. Njengoba kuyile ndlela uNkulunkulu asebenza ngayo, singasethemba isandla Sakhe sokuphatha ebudlelwaneni bethu, emisebenzini, ezinkonzweni zethu, emishadweni, ekukhuliseni abazali, nakuzo zonke ezinye izici zokuphila kwethu.

Ngo-1993, umculi wevangeli u-Twila Paris wakhipha ingoma ethi "God is in Control." Imigqa emibili yokuqala yekhorasi ichaza kahle okwenzeka encwadini kaRuthe: “UNkulunkulu nguye olawulayo. Sikholelwa ukuthi abantwana Bakhe ngeke balahlwe.” UNkulunkulu ngeke abalahle abantwana bakhe. Bangase badlule ezikhathini zobuhlungu nokuhlupheka, kodwa Angeke abalahle. Elinye lamaphuzu atholakala encwadini kaRuthe ukuthi uNkulunkulu unegunya lokubusa.

Singafunda endabeni kaRuthe ukuthi, kulo lonke iBhayibheli, uNkulunkulu uyasivumela ukuba sibone indlela asebenza ngayo nendlela asebenzelana ngayo nabantu bakhe ukuze simqonde futhi simthembe lapho simbona enza izinto ezifanayo ngezethu izimpilo. Kwesinye isikhathi kuyenzeka izinto ezimbi. Kodwa singathemba ukuthi nguye olawulayo futhi uhlela ukusebenzela lezo zenzakalo, ngentando Yakhe, ukuze kuzuze thina nenkazimulo Yakhe.

Njengoba nje incwadi kaRuthe isifundisa ngokuqondisa kukaNkulunkulu kothando, isifundisa nangesidingo sethu soMsindisi. Isihloko esibucayi sencwadi kaRuthe isidingo somhlengi oyisihlobo, indima eyafezwa uBhowazi. URuthe noNawomi bazithola bemdinga kakhulu umuntu ongabasindisa ezimweni zabo zamanje. Nakuba sibona uNkulunkulu ephendula imithandazo yabo futhi enikeza izidingo zabo, wayesebenza izehlakalo ukuze afeze intando Yakhe, agcwalise isiprofetho, futhi anikeze ukuhlengwa esonweni esigcina umuntu ehlukene Naye. Izenzakalo ezingavamile zencwadi kaRuthe ziholela ensindisweni kaNkulunkulu yokugcina yomuntu, uJesu Kristu.