Ukulandela Inhliziyo KaNkulunkuluIsampula

UKUQINISELA NOKUBEKEZELA

Ngikhumbula isikhathi ngasekupheleni kwekolishi lapho ngiqala ukuzibuza “Iyini intando kaNkulunkulu ngempilo yami?” ikakhulukazi imuphi umsebenzi okufanele ngiwuqale, uhlobo lomuntu okufanele ngishade naye, ngisho nalapho kufanele ngidlulele khona ngokulandelayo. Imicabango nemibuzo ngekusasa yaqala ukukhiqiza ukukhathazeka nokucindezeleka. Kwakukuningi okwakungaziwa okufanele kucatshangelwe futhi maningi amaphutha ayengenziwa. Ngangifuna ukuphila kwami ngikunikele kuNkulunkulu, ngangingazi nje ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefuna ngenzeni esikhathini samanje. Kungani uNkulunkulu engamane angitshele futhi angiqondise ngokuqhubekayo? Futhi kungani engavumela izinkinga nobunzima ekuphileni kwami?

Lapho ngifunda indaba kaDavide, ngabona ukuthi nakuba ukuphila kukaDavide kwakuhluke kakhulu kunokwami, likhona iqiniso elihlanganisa isipiliyoni sethu: Intando kaNkulunkulu ngempilo yethu ayiqondile ngendlela esingathanda ukuba ibe ngayo. Ku-1 Samuweli, uDavide ukhethwa uNkulunkulu ukuba abe inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yesikhathi esizayo, kodwa kuzothatha iminyaka engaba ngu-15 ngaphambi kokuba uDavide athweswe umqhele. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, uDavide uyaphumelela kukho konke akwenzayo ngoba uNkulunkulu uyayibusisa imizamo yakhe. Nokho, ukuphumelela kukaDavide kwenza iNkosi uSawule ibe nomona futhi lomona kancane kancane ukhula ube ubudlova obukhulu kuDavide. Lapho ebalekela imizamo yokuphila kwakhe futhi ebalekela ibutho likaSawulu, uDavide ukhuthazelela ukudideka kokugcotshwa uNkulunkulu ukuba abe inkosi yakwaIsrayeli yesikhathi esizayo kuyilapho ehlaselwa njalo inkosi yamanje yakwaIsrayeli.

Lapho ngiqala ukufunda lokhu, ngakuthola kuthakazelisa kangangokuthi indlela kaDavide yokuba yinkosi yabonakala inzima kakhulu. Sizizwa sibizelwe ukwenza izinto ezinkulu ngenxa yeNkosi, kodwa phakathi naleso sikhathi, sihlangabezana nezithiyo ekuphishekeleni kwethu. Sithemba ukuphila ngokwentando Yakhe, kodwa asiqondi ukuthi kuhlangana kanjani nobunzima, izingcindezi, nakho konke okunye okwenzeka ezimpilweni zethu.

Kulezi zikhathi zokudideka, kubalulekile ukwethemba ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakwazi akwenzayo. Iningi lezimo ezinzima esibhekana nazo yizikhathi lapho sibonisa ukholo lwethu kanye nokuthembela Kuye. Kungase kuthathe izinyanga noma iminyaka eminingi ukuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenzani ekuphileni kwakho. Esikhundleni sokukhathazeka ngokulandelayo, gxila ekutholeni ukwaneliseka kwakho kuNkulunkulu nalapho enawe khona njengamanje. Lokhu kugxila esikhathini samanje kusisiza ukuthi sihlale sigxilile ekuphileni ivangeli futhi sithande abanye kahle. Khona-ke, hlakulela isimo sengqondo sokwethemba esiphishekela ngesineke lokho uNkulunkulu akubizela ukuba ukwenze kokubili manje nasesikhathini esizayo, wethemba ukuthi unecebo. Lapho senza lokhu, kusenza sikwazi ukubekezelela izinkathi zobunzima futhi kusikhomba ethembeni elikhulu.

ZIBUZE: Uma ngihlangabezana nobunzima, ngiyakwazi ukumethemba ngokweqiniso uNkulunkulu kanye nohlelo lwakhe lwempilo yami? Ingabe ngithola ukwaneliseka kwami Kuye, noma ngibheka intokozo nenjabulo kwezinye izinto?