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Lapho isikhathi sasifanele
Abantu bayathanda ukusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlala ekhetha isikhathi esifanele futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso. Enye yezinto engizikhumbulayo eSifundweni SeBhayibheli Sabaqalayo “umzuzu omnandi” enganginawo lapho ngifunda ukuthi uJesu weza emhlabeni ngesikhathi esifanele. Umfundisi othile wachaza indlela yonke into esendaweni yonke okwakumelwe yenzeke ngayo ukuze zonke iziprofetho eziphathelene noJesu zigcwaliseke ngokugcwele.
UPawulu wakhuluma nebandla laseGalathiya ngobundodana bukaNkulunkulu nokuba yizigqila zamandla omhlaba. “Manje lapho isikhathi sesigcwalisekile, uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe, ezelwe ngowesifazane futhi ibekwe ngaphansi komthetho, ukuze ihlenge abangaphansi komthetho, ukuze samukele ukutholwa (amalungelo aphelele okutholwa)” (KwabaseGalathiya) 4,4-5). UJesu wazalwa lapho isikhathi sesigcwaliseke ngokugcwele. EBhayibhelini i-Elberfeld lithi: "lapho ukuphelela kwesikhathi sekufikile".
Umlaza wamaplanethi nezinkanyezi wahambisana. Kwakumele kulungiswe isiko nohlelo lwezemfundo. Ubuchwepheshe noma ukuntuleka kwayo kwakulungile. Ohulumeni bomhlaba, ikakhulukazi bamaRoma, babekhonza ngesikhathi esifanele.
Incwadi ehlaziya iBhayibheli iyachaza: “Kwakuyisikhathi lapho ‘iPax Romana’ (ukuthula kwamaRoma) yanda ezindaweni eziningi zomhlaba ophucuzekile, yenza ukuhamba nokuhweba kube nokwenzeka kunanini ngaphambili. Imigwaqo emikhulu yayihlanganisa umbuso wababusi, futhi izifunda zawo ezihlukahlukene zazixhunywe ngendlela ephawuleka nakakhulu ngolimi olusakazekile lwamaGreki. Ngaphezu kwalokhu iqiniso lokuthi izwe lase liwele kwalasha wokuziphatha, ojule kangangokuthi ngisho namaqaba akhala futhi indlala engokomoya yayikhona yonke indawo. Isikhathi esiphelele sifakazelwe ngokuza kukaKristu kanye nokusakazwa kokuqala kwevangeli lobuKristu” ( The Expositor's Bible Commentary).
Zonke lezi zici zaba nendima lapho uNkulunkulu ekhetha khona kanye lesi sikhathi ukuba aqale uhambo lwakhe njengomuntu noNkulunkulu kuJesu kanye nendlela yakhe eya esiphambanweni. Yeka ukuhlangana okumangalisayo kwezenzakalo. Umuntu angacabanga ngamalungu eqembu le-orchestra aprakthiza izingxenye ezithile ze-symphony. Ngobusuku bekhonsathi, zonke izingxenye, ezidlalwa ngobuciko nangobuhle, zihlangana ndawonye ngokuvumelana okukhazimulayo. Umbhidisi uphakamisa izandla zakhe ukuze abonise i-crescendo yokugcina. Umsindo we-timpani kanye nokungezwani okwakhiwe kukhishwa emvuthwandaba wokunqoba.
UJesu uyilelo qophelo, isiqongo, isiqongo, isiqongo sokuhlakanipha, amandla nothando lukaNkulunkulu! “Ngokuba kuhlala kuye konke ukugcwala kobuNkulunkulu ngokomzimba” (Kolose 2,9).
Kodwa lapho isikhathi sesigcwalisekile, uKristu wafika, ongukugcwala konke kobuNkulunkulu. “Ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ziduduzeke, bahlanganiswe othandweni, nangayo yonke ingcebo yokuqonda, ekwazini imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu, lo unguKristu, okufihlwe kuye yonke ingcebo yokuhlakanipha nolwazi.” ( Kolose 2,2-3 Eberfeld Bible). Haleluya noKhisimuzi Omuhle!
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