Ukwenqatshwa

Lapho siseyizingane sasivame ukudlala i-dodgeball, ivolleyball kanye nebhola likanobhutshuzwayo. Ngaphambi kokuthi sidlale ndawonye, ​​sakha amaqembu amabili. Okokuqala, kwakhethwa ukaputeni ababili ababeshintshana ngokukhetha abadlali. Kuqale kwakhethwa abadlali abahamba phambili eqenjini kwathi ekugcineni kwasala labo abangadlalanga indima enkulu. Ukuqokwa okokugcina bekululaza kakhulu. Ukungabi phakathi kwabokuqala kwakuwuphawu lokulahlwa nokubonakaliswa kokungathandeki.

Siphila ezweni lokulahlwa. Sonke sike sabhekana nakho ngendlela eyodwa noma enye. Mhlawumbe, njengomfana onamahloni, wenqaba ukuphola. Mhlawumbe wafaka isicelo somsebenzi kodwa wangawuthola. Noma uwutholile umsebenzi, kodwa umphathi wakho wahleka imibono neziphakamiso zakho. Mhlawumbe ubaba wakho ushiye umndeni wakho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wawuthukwa ngaso sonke isikhathi useyingane noma kwakufanele uzwe kuthiwa lokhu okwenzile akwanele. Mhlawumbe ubungowokugcina ukukhethelwa iqembu. Kubi nakakhulu uma ungavunyelwa ngisho nokudlala eqenjini. Iyini imiphumela yokuzizwa uyisehluleki?

Ukwenqatshwa okujulile kungaholela ezinkingeni zobuntu ezifana nokwesaba okungenasizathu, imizwa yokuzizwa uphansi noma ukucindezeleka. Ukwaliwa kukwenza uzizwe ungafunwa, ungaziswa, futhi ungathandwa. Bagxila kokubi esikhundleni sokuhle futhi basabela ngobudlova kumazwana alula. Uma othile ethi, “Izinwele zakho azibukeki kahle namuhla,” ungase ucabange, “Ubesho ukuthini ngalokho? Ingabe uthi izinwele zami zihlale zinkenketha njalo?” Kungakwenza uzizwe ulahliwe lapho kungekho muntu okudelelayo, kodwa unomuzwa wokuthi ukwaliwa. Lo mbono uba ngokoqobo kwakho. Uma ucabanga ukuthi uyisehluleki, ziphathise okwehluleki.

Awuwedwa uma uzwa lokhu kulahlwa. UJesu wenqatshwa abantu basemzini wakubo3,54-58), ngabafundi bakhe abaningi (uJohane 6,66) nakulabo abeze ukubasindisa (Isaya 53,3). Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba uJesu ahambe phakathi kwethu, uNkulunkulu walahlwa. Ngemva kwakho konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzele ama-Israyeli, ayefuna ukubuswa yinkosi hhayi yona (1. Sam 10,19). Ukulahlwa akuyona into entsha kuNkulunkulu.

UNkulunkulu wasenza ukuba samukelwe futhi singalahlwa. Yingakho engasilahli. Singamenqaba uNkulunkulu, kodwa ngeke asilahle. UJesu usithanda kakhulu kangangokuthi wasifela ngaphambi kokuba simkhethe (Roma 5,8). “UNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa ukuba izwe lisindiswe ngayo.” ( Joh. 3,17). “Angiyikukuyeka, angiyikukushiya.” (Hebheru 1 Kor3,5).

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukukhethile ukuthi ube seqenjini lakhe futhi ube nengane emndenini wakhe. “Njengoba ningabantwana, uNkulunkulu uthumile uMoya weNdodana yakhe ezinhliziyweni zethu omemeza ethi: “Aba, Baba othandekayo” (KwabaseGalathiya). 4,5-7). Akukhathalekile ukuthi unaliphi ikhono ngoba uma uvumela uJesu aphile ngaphakathi kuwe, uzobhekana nakho konke. Ungumnqobi, hhayi ohluliwe! Okufanele ukwenze ukwamukela leli qiniso, uvele, futhi ulungele ukubamba iqhaza emdlalweni wempilo. Uyilungu elibalulekile leqembu eliwinile.

nguBarbara Dahlgren