U-Ruthe: Indaba Yothando LukaNkulunkulu OluhlengayoIsampula

Umhlengi wayeyisihlobo esiseduze owaganwa umfelokazi ukuze aveze indlalifa yomufi. Kuzwakala kuyinqaba ekucabangeni kwethu kwanamuhla, kodwa lena kwakungenye indlela uNkulunkulu ayenakekela ngayo abafelokazi nezintandane kwa-Israyeli. Njengesihlobo esiseduze sika-Elimeleki, uBhowazi kungenzeka abe umhlengi kaRuthe. Nokho, lapho kuphela ukuvunwa kwebhali nokolweni, uBhowazi wayengakawenzi umthwalo wakhe wokuba umhlengi oyisihlobo. Kwase kuyisikhathi sokubhula nokwela okusanhlamvu, kodwa uBhowazi kwakusadingeka athathe isinyathelo. Njengabaningi bomamezala abazigaxayo, uNawomi wanquma ukufakazela uBhowazi ukucindezela.

UNawomi watshela uRuthe ukuba ahlanze, agcobe amafutha anamakha futhi agqoke kahle. Ngokumtshela lokhu, uNaomi wamyala ukuba ayeke ukugqoka okowesifazane ozilile kodwa esikhundleni salokho abe ngumuntu obuyele ekuphileni kwansuku zonke. Watshela uRuthe ukuba athole uBhowazi esibuyeni, ambule izinyawo, alale. Wabe esetshela uRuthe ukuba alinde uBhowazi aze athatha isinyathelo.

UNawomi wayala uRuthe ukuba avakashe ebusuku endaweni lapho owesifazane ohloniphekile owayengahamba ayohlangana nendoda engashadile. Ngokuvumelana necebo likaNawomi, uRuthe wayezibizela ukuhlaselwa. UBhowazi kwakufanele acabangeni lapho intokazi ehlanzekile, enamakha, negqoke kahle igibela embhedeni naye phakathi kwamabili? Kwakufanele athole umbono ongalungile. Nokho, kungenzeka ukuthi leyo kwakuyinhloso kaNawomi. URuthe wamlalela. Iseluleko sikaNawomi kuRuthe sibonakala sibangelwa ukuntula isineke isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu futhi uzizwa njengokunganaki okufanayo okwenze umndeni wakubo kwaMowabi kwasekuqaleni.

Ngokombono wengunaphakade, isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu sihlala siphelele. Singase siphelelwe isineke ngesikhathi sikaNkulunkulu futhi singabaze ukwethembeka Kwakhe. Sivame ukuzama ukusheshisa isandla sikaNkulunkulu lapho Efeza intando Yakhe yobukhosi. Mhlawumbe asenzi njengoba kwenza uNawomi noRuthe, kodwa sisaqhubekela phambili futhi sizame ukuqondisa indlela yekusasa lethu. Sincamela ukudlala ngoNkulunkulu kunokuthembela futhi silinde Yena. UmBhalo ucace kakhulu ukuthi kufanele silindele iNkosi; izikhathi ezingamashumi amane, umBhalo usitshela ukuba senze kanjalo.

Ukuthembela esikhathini sikaNkulunkulu nokulinda Kuye kungaba yinselelo. Ngithola umyalo kaNawomi wokuthi uRuthe alinde uBhowazi uyindida. UNawomi wayengazimisele ukulinda uNkulunkulu kodwa watshela uRuthe ukuba alinde uBhowazi athathe isinyathelo. Khuluma ngesenzo esididayo! Ngaphambi kokuba sisheshe ukwahlulela uNawomi, ngabe wenza ngokholo olujulile. Mhlawumbe uNawomi wayethemba ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosebenzisa iqhinga lakhe eliyingozi ukuze enze okuhle kwaKhe. Ekugcineni, naphezu kwezenzo zikaNawomi, izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu zathuthukiswa.

Ingabe zikhona izindawo empilweni yakho lapho ulinde khona isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu? Mhlawumbe awushadile, ulinde ukuhlangana nomngani wakho womshado wesikhathi esizayo, noma awusebenzi futhi ufuna umsebenzi omusha. Mhlawumbe unenkinga yokuzala futhi ulindele isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu sezingane. UmBhalo usitshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akaphuzi ukwenza. Isikhathi sakhe siphelele!

Ungangizwa kabi, NGIYAKUZONDA ukulinda. Kodwa ngiyabona ukuthi ukulinda kungakhulisa ukuqaphela kwethu ukuphatha kukaNkulunkulu okwesabekayo. Kwesinye isikhathi, kuba sobala ukuthi kumele silinde izehlakalo ukuthi zenzeke ngesikhathi sazo. Kodwa ingabe uke wacabanga ukuthi inhloso yokulinda uNkulunkulu ukufundisa okuthile?

Kukuziphi izici zokuphila kwakho uNkulunkulu akucele ukuba ulinde kuzo? Yini okungenzeka ukuthi ukufundisa yona njengoba umlindile?