Umcibisholo WokugcinaIsampula
YENZA NJENGOBA IMPILO YAKHO INCIKE KUKHO
Lapho abafundi bakaJesu beya ethuneni beyofuna isidumbu sakhe, ingelosi eyabahlangabeza yabuza: “Nifunelani ophilayo kwabafileyo na? ” NgokuvamiSIle, sibonakala sididekile kakhulu mayelana nokuphila nokufa futhi ngisho nangokwengeziwe mayelana nesimo esingaqondakali sokuba khona esingachazwa kangcono ngokuthiukuba khona.
Muva nje mina nomkami uKim besise-Beirut. Sasilungiselela ukungena emaminithini e-Bekaá ukusuka emngceleni lapho i-ISIS yayilwa khona nabantu baseLebanon. Sathi sesizongena ezimotweni zethu sacelwa ukuthi sigcwalise ifomu. Isihloko samafomu sasisithi ‘Ubufakazi Bokuphila.’ Kwakungokokuqala ngqa ekuphileni kwami ukucelwa ukuba ngibonise ukuthi ngiyaphila. Lokhu kwangenza ngacabanga futhi ngazibuza, “Yibuphi ubufakazi bokuphila kwami?” Ingabe imoto engihamba ngayo? Isibongo sami? Inombolo yami yezokuphepha komphakathi? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi lezo zincazelo azibona ubufakazi bempilo kodwa ziwubufakazi bokuthi ngikhona?
Iningi lethu alikhethi phakathi kokuphila nokufa; sikhetha phakathi kokuba khona nokufa. Empeleni asikaze sikhethe ukuphila. Sikhubazwe ukwesaba kwethu ukufa kanye nazo zonke izihlobo zakho ezifana nokwehluleka, ukudumala, nobuhlungu benhliziyo futhi lokho kwesaba kusiholela ekuhwebeni ukuphila ukuze sibe khona.
Ngalokhu ngiyaqiniseka: Noma iziphi izithembiso uNkulunkulu anazo ngawe, noma yiziphi izithembiso uNkulunkulu afisa ukuzifeza ekuphileni kwakho, noma iyiphi ingcebo engakulinda, uyoyithola kuphela lapho ukhetha ukuphila esikhundleni sokuba khona.
Kungakhathalekile isimo sakho noma isizinda sakho senhlalo-mnotho kufanele uyeke ukulinda othile ukuthi enze impilo yakho ibe lula. Kufanele uthathe isinyathelo. Udinga ukwenza njengoba impilo yakho incike kukho. Noma ngabe yiziphi izinqumo ozenzayo empilweni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukufeza kangakanani, into eyodwa eqinisekile - zonke izimpilo zethu ziyophela. Umbuzo usasele: uzokhetha ukuphila noma uzolala lapho kuze kube yilapho ukufa kukuthatha?
Yibuphi ubufakazi bakho bempilo? Yiziphi lezo zinto empilweni yakho ezikwenza uphile? Iziphi izindlela osuzilungisele zona esikhundleni sokuphila?
Mayelana naloluHlelo
Ingabe umphefumulo wakho ukhala ngokuthi wazalelwa okungaphezu kwale mpilo oyiphilayo? Ingabe usuzidelile, wadelela ukuphila kwakho, futhi wayibukela phansi inhloso kaNkulunkulu ngawe? Kulesi zinsuku ezingu-5 zokuzinikela, i-iconoclast kanye nomfundisi oholayo we-Mosaic, u-Erwin McManus, uzokhomba indlela yokuhola impilo yothando, uhambo, nesibindi. Ngokusekelwe encwadini entsha kaMcManus, Umcibisholo Wokugcina, thola ukuthi ungawaphishekela kanjani amaphupho akho ngenhliziyo yonke, uphile le mpilo eyodwa ngokugcwele, futhi ufe nomgodla ungenalutho.
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