Uyasaba Isahlulelo Sokugcina?

Uma siqonda ukuthi siyaphila, siyaluka, futhi sikuKristu (Izenzo 17,28), kuLowo owadala zonke izinto futhi wahlenga zonke izinto futhi osithanda ngokungenamibandela, singabeka eceleni konke ukwesaba nokukhathazeka ngokuthi simi kuphi noNkulunkulu, futhi siqale ukuba sesiqinisweni sothando lwakhe nokuqondisa amandla akhe phumuza izimpilo zethu.

Ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle. Ngempela, kuyizindaba ezinhle hhayi kubantu abambalwa kuphela kodwa kubo bonke abantu: “Yena (uJesu) ngokwakhe uyinhlawulo yezono zethu, hhayi ezethu kuphela, kodwa nezomhlaba wonke” (1. UJohannes 2,2).

Kuyadabukisa kodwa kuyiqiniso ukuthi amaKristu amaningi akholwayo ayasesaba isahlulelo sokugcina. Mhlawumbe nawe. Ngemuva kwakho konke, sonke siyazi, uma sithembekile kithi uqobo, ukuthi kunezindlela eziningi lapho sihluleka khona ukulunga okuphelele kukaNkulunkulu. Kepha into ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele uyikhumbule ngesahlulelo ukuthi ungubani ijaji. Umahluleli owengamele ekwahlulelweni kokugcina akekho omunye ngaphandle kukaJesu Kristu, uMhlengi noMsindisi wethu!

Njengoba wazi, incwadi yesAmbulo inokuningi ekushoyo ngesahlulelo sokugcina. Okunye kwalokhu kungase kuzwakale kusabeka lapho sicabanga ngezono zethu. Kodwa isAmbulo sinokuningi esingakusho ngejaji. “UJesu Kristu, ongufakazi othembekileyo, izibulo labafileyo noMbusi wamakhosi emhlabeni! Lowo osithandayo nowasihlenga ezonweni zethu ngegazi lakhe.” ( IsAmbulo 1,5). UJesu ungumahluleli othanda izoni azehlulela kangangokuthi wabafela futhi wabamela esikhundleni sazo nangenxa yazo! Ngaphezu kwalokho, wamvusa kwabafileyo futhi wamngenisa ekuphileni nasebukhoneni bukaBaba omthanda njengoJesu. Lokhu kusenza sikhululeke futhi sijabule. Njengoba uJesu ngokwakhe engumahluleli, asikho isizathu sokuba sesabe isahlulelo.

UNkulunkulu uthanda izoni, kuhlanganise nani, kangangokuthi uBaba wathumela iNdodana ukuba imele izinto zabantu futhi idonsele bonke abantu, kuhlanganise nawe, kuye ngokuguqula izingqondo nezinhliziyo zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele. “Mina (Jesu), lapho ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngiyodonsela bonke kimi” (Johane 1).2,32), uNkulunkulu akazami ukuthola izinto ezingalungile kuwe ukuze akuvimbe uphume embusweni Wakhe. Cha, ufuna ngeqiniso embusweni wakhe futhi akasoze ayeka ukukudonsela ngaleyo ndlela.

Phawula indlela uJesu akuchaza ngayo ukuphila okuphakade kulesi siqephu sevangeli likaJohane: “Manje lokhu kungukuphila okuphakade, ukuba bazi wena wedwa onguNkulunkulu weqiniso, nalowo omthumileyo, uJesu Kristu” (Johane 17,3).

Akunzima noma akunzima ukwazi uJesu. Asikho isenzo sesandla esiyimfihlo esingachaza noma izindida ezizoxazululwa. UJesu wamane wathi: “Zanini kimi nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo, mina ngizakuniphumuza.” ( Mathewu. 11,28).

Kuyindaba nje yokuphendukela kuYe. Wenze noma yini edingekayo ukuze akwenze ufaneleke. Usekuthethelele zonke izono zakho. Njengoba umphostoli uPawulu abhala: “Kepha uNkulunkulu ubonakalisa ukusithanda kwakhe ngalokhu ukuthi, siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela.” 5,8). UNkulunkulu akalindi kuze kube yilapho sesilunge ngokwanele ukuba asithethelele futhi asenze sibe ngabantwana Bakhe - usevele enzile.

Lapho siphendukela kuNkulunkulu futhi sibeka ithemba lethu kuJesu Kristu, singena empilweni entsha. UMoya oNgcwele uhlala kithina bese eqala ukususa ungqimba lwesono sethu - imikhuba enesono, izimo zengqondo, nezingqondo zethu - usiphendulela ngaphakathi kumfanekiso kaKristu.

Lokhu kungaba buhlungu kwesinye isikhathi, kepha kuyakhulula futhi kuyaqabula. Ngalokhu siyakhula ekukholweni futhi simazi futhi simthande kakhulu uMsindisi wethu. Futhi lapho sazi kakhulu ngoMsindisi wethu, onguMahluleli wethu, kulapho sisesaba kakhulu ukwahlulelwa.

Lapho sazi uJesu, siyamethemba uJesu futhi singaphumula ngokuqiniseka okuphelele ekusindisweni kwethu. Akukona ukuthi silunge kangakanani; lelo kwakungeyona neze iphuzu. Bekulokhu kumayelana nokuthi muhle kangakanani. Yizindaba ezimnandi lezo - izindaba ezihamba phambili umuntu angazizwa!

nguJoseph Tkach