Ukuzithanda

Kulezi zinsuku ezimbili ezedlule, sabelane ngezici ezibalulekile zothando nokuqonda uthando. Uthando luyapha; uthando lubuyela emthonjeni wethu. Namuhla, ngifuna ukukukhumbuza ukuthi uthando lusho uzithanda wena.

Ithi kuMathewu 22:39, "Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena."

Singabathanda kanjani abanye uma kungekho uthando kithi? Akusebenzi. Ezikhathini eziningi, ngiye ngabona abantu bephatha kabi abanye noma bethola ukuphathwa kabi, futhi ngiyazibuza: Ubani owakuyeka? Nakuba umbuzo ungase ubonakale ungaphandle kancane komongo, ngiyakumema ohambweni oluya eTestamenteni Elidala, elikhuluma ngendaba kaMefibosheti.

UMefibhosheti wayengumzukulu weNkosi uSawule, owayesemzini waseLo Debari, okwakusho ukuthi ngaphandle kokuhleleka, umholi, noma uhulumeni. UMefibhosheti wayekulo muzi ngoba wayekhubazekile emilenzeni. Lapho eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, othile owayemnakekela wamlahla, okwabangela ukuba uMefibhosheti ahlale kulesi simo. Wayesesimeni sokulahlwa nokukhohlwa. Indaba ithi iNkosi uDavide yafuna inzalo yeNkosi uSawule ukuze ibonise isihe futhi yenza kanjalo kuMefibhosheti.

Ngikuthatha kulolu hambo olufushane oluya eTestamenteni Elidala ngoba ukuzithanda kubalulekile ekuboniseni uthando kwabanye. Sivame ukubona abantu abanokhahlo ngokwemvelo, futhi asazi ukuthi kungani benjalo. Nokho, umsebenzi wethu uwukubathanda nokuthandazela inhlalakahle yabo.

Kithina, kwesinye isikhathi singazithola sise-Lo Debar, indawo engenakho ukuhleleka, engenamholi, futhi engenahulumeni ngoba kukhona oyiyekele. Isikhathi esiningi siphila kulesi simo ngaphandle kokuma nokuphulukisa, okusenza sizibone singakufanelekele ukuthandwa. Angikuholeli ekukholweni ukuthi ungakwenza wedwa nokuthi ungumuntu obaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni; hamba, wena! Sibalulekile, kodwa ukuncika kwethu kuNkulunkulu kusivumela ukuba sikwazi ngokuphelele uthando ngoba wasithanda kuqala.

Ivesi alisho ukuthi ukuthanda abanye, futhi uma unendawo, zithande; lithi thanda abanye NJENGOBA uzithanda wena. Umbuzo wami kuwena namuhla uthi: Ingabe uzithanda njengoba unjalo? Yiziphi izici empilweni yakho okudingeka ziguqulwe ukuze uzithande wena nabanye ngendlela enempilo?

Ukuphendula le mibuzo kungase kukushukumisele ukuba wenze izinguquko, ukulungisa, kanye nemizamo. Kodwa kholwa kimi, kuwufanele wonke umzuzu ozinikele ekuzithandeni njengoba uNkulunkulu ekuthanda. Ngeke sikwazi ukunikela esingenakho.

Umbuzo wami olandelayo kuwe uthi: Ingabe ulahlwe ngubani? Kumele uthethelele labo abakonayo ukuze uqale inqubo yakho yokwelashwa futhi ubone ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufake kuwe konke okudingekayo ukuze ubonakalise uthando nobuhle bakhe.

Ngiyakumema ukuthi ubeke isikhathi sokuzazi, ubonise umusa kuwe, uzithande, futhi uzikhumbuze ukuthi uma kukhona umoya kuwe, inhloso isekhona. Ukuthi omunye ukuyekelile akuvimbeli ukufeza inhloso yakho; kunalokho, uNkulunkulu usebenzisa lezo zikhathi nezinselelo ukukuhlomisela ukusiza abanye.