uphawu lwesikhathi

Ivangeli lisho ukuthi "izindaba ezinhle". Iminyaka ivangeli belingezona izindaba ezinhle kimi ngoba engxenyeni enkulu yempilo yami ngifundiswe ukuthi siphila ezinsukwini zokugcina. Ngangikholelwa ukuthi "ukuphela komhlaba" kuzofika eminyakeni embalwa, kodwa uma ngenza ngokuvumelana nalokho, ngangizosinda osizini olukhulu. Lolu hlobo lokubuka umhlaba lungaba umlutha, ukuze umuntu athambekele ekuboneni konke okwenzekayo emhlabeni ngokusebenzisa i-lens yencazelo eyingqayizivele yemicimbi ezokwenzeka ezikhathini zokugcina. Namuhla le ndlela yokucabanga ayisekho ekugxileni kokholo lwami lobuKristu kanye nesisekelo sobudlelwano bami noNkulunkulu, engikubonga kakhulu.

Ezinsukwini zokugcina

UPawulu wabhalela uThimothewu: “Yazi lokhu, ukuthi ezinsukwini zokugcina ziyeza izikhathi ezimbi.”2. UThimothi 3,1). Zithini izindaba ezibika nsuku zonke namuhla? Sibona izithombe zezimpi ezinonya namadolobha aqhunyiswa ngamabhomu. Imibiko yababaleki abashiya izwe labo futhi abangenalo ithemba. Ukuhlasela kwamaphekula okubangela ukuhlupheka nokwesaba. Sibhekana nezinhlekelele zemvelo noma ukuzamazama komhlaba okucekela phansi konke esikwakhile. Ingabe kukhona uvuthondaba? Ingabe iMpi Yezwe Yesithathu izofika maduze nje?

Lapho uPawulu ekhuluma ngezinsuku zokugcina, wayengabikezeli ikusasa. Kunalokho, wakhuluma ngesimo ayephila ngaphansi kwaso nokuthi indawo ayehlala kuyo yayithuthuka kanjani. Izinsuku zokugcina, uPetru wathi ngePhentekoste, lapho ecaphuna umprofethi uJoweli, kakade zase zingekhulu lokuqala: “Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina, usho uNkulunkulu, ngithulule uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, amaxhegu enu aphuphe.” ( IzE. 2,16-enye).

Izinsuku zokugcina zaqala ngoJesu Kristu! “Endulo uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kokhokho bethu izikhathi eziningi nangezindlela ezihlukahlukene esebenzisa abaprofethi, kodwa kulezi zinsuku zokugcina wakhuluma kithi ngeNdodana yakhe.” 1,1-2 New Life Bible).

Ivangeli likhuluma ngoJesu, ukuthi ungubani, wenzani nokuthi yini engenzeka ngenxa yalokho. Lapho uJesu evuswa kwabafileyo, konke kwashintsha - kubo bonke abantu - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babekwazi noma cha. UJesu wenza zonke izinto zibe zintsha: “Ngokuba kwadalelwa kuye zonke izinto ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni, ezibonakalayo nezingabonakali, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izihlalo zobukhosi noma ubukhosi noma amandla noma iziphathimandla; konke kudalwe nguye futhi nokudala yena. Futhi ungaphezu kwakho konke, nakho konke kukuye” (Kolose 1,16-enye).

Izimpi, indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba

Sekungamakhulu eminyaka imiphakathi yadilika futhi kwaqubuka udlame. Izimpi bezilokhu ziyingxenye yomphakathi wethu. Izinhlekelele zemvelo ziye zahlupha isintu izinkulungwane zeminyaka.

UJesu wathi: “Niyakuzwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi; qaphelani ningethuki. Ngoba kufanele kwenzeke. Kodwa akukabi isiphetho. Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; kuyakuba khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba lapha nalaphaya. Kepha konke lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo” (Mathewu 2).4,7-enye).

Kuzoba nempi, indlala, inhlekelele kanye nokushushiswa, kodwa ungakuvumeli lokho kukukhathaze. Umhlaba ubone izinhlekelele eziningi selokhu Izinsuku Zokugcina zaqala eminyakeni ecishe ibe ngu-2000 edlule futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi zizoba khona ezinye eziningi. UNkulunkulu angaqeda izinkinga zomhlaba noma nini lapho ethanda khona. Ngasikhathi sinye, ngibheke phambili osukwini olukhulu oluzayo lapho uJesu ezobuya khona. Ngelinye ilanga ukuphela kuyofika ngempela.

Kukho konke ukwethembeka, sidinga ukholo nethemba, noma ngabe kunempi noma cha, ukuthi ukuphela kusondele noma cha. Sidinga ukholo nentshiseko noma ngabe zimbi kangakanani izinsuku, noma ngabe ziningi kangakanani izinhlekelele. Lokhu akuguquli isibopho sethu kuNkulunkulu. Uma ubuka isimo somhlaba, ungabona izinhlekelele e-Afrika, e-Asia, eYurophu, e-Oceania naseMelika. Ungabona amasimu amhlophe futhi alungele ukuvunwa. Kukhona umsebenzi uma nje kusesemini. Kufanele wenze konke okusemandleni akho ngalokho onakho.

Yini okufanele siyenze?

Sikuphi manje esiprofethweni? Manje yisikhathi sokuba ibandla lishumayele ivangeli. UJesu usibizela ekubekezeleni ukuze sigijime umjaho size siwuqede ngokubekezela. UPaul ubuye akhulume ngokuphela lapho indalo ikhululiwe emthwalweni wokungapheli nalapho inkululeko nenkazimulo yesikhathi esizayo inikezwa abantwana bakaNkulunkulu.

“Futhi nathi, uNkulunkulu asesinike uMoya wakhe, ingxenye yokuqala yefa elizayo, sisabubula ngaphakathi, silindele ukugcwaliseka kwalokho esimiselwe ukuba yikho njengamadodana namadodakazi kaNkulunkulu; ukuze imizimba yethu ihlengwe.” ( Roma 8,23 NGU).

Siyazibona izinkinga zalomhlaba futhi silinde ngesineke: «Ngokuba sisindisiwe ethembeni. Kepha ithemba elibonwayo alisilo ithemba; ngoba lingethemba njani elikubonayo? Kepha uma sithemba lokho esingakuboniyo, sikulinda ngokubekezela ”(amav. 24-25).

UPetru wabhekana nesimo esifanayo, wayelindele usuku lweNkosi: «Kodwa usuku lweNkosi luyofika njengesela; khona-ke amazulu ayophahlazeka ngokuphahlazeka okukhulu; kodwa izakhi ziyoncibilika ngenxa yokushisa, futhi umhlaba nemisebenzi ephezu kwawo ngeke isatholakala.”2. UPetrus 3,10).

Isiphi iseluleko asinika sona? Yini okufanele siyenze njengoba silindele usuku lweNkosi? Sizophila kanjani Kufanele siphile izimpilo ezingcwele nezingcwele. “Uma konke lokhu kuzoncibilika, kumelwe nime kanjani lapho ekuhambeni okungcwele nangobuqotho, enilindele ukufika kosuku lukaNkulunkulu futhi niphuthume ukuhlangana nalo” (amavesi 11-12).

Lona umthwalo wakho wemfanelo nsuku zonke. Ubizelwe ukuphila impilo engcwele. UJesu akazange abikezele ukuthi ukuphela kwezwe kwakuyofika nini, ngoba wayengazi futhi nathi asizange: “Kodwa lolo suku nalelo hora akakho owaziyo, nazingelosi ezulwini, naNdodana, kodwa Nguye kuphela uBaba” (Mathewu 2).4,36).

Impilo engokomoya

Ezweni lakwa-Israyeli ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esidala, uNkulunkulu wathembisa ukusibusisa ngesivumelwano esikhethekile uma isizwe sizomlalela. Ubezovimbela izinhlekelele zemvelo ezihlasela ababi nabalungile. Akasinikanga lesi siqinisekiso kwezinye izizwe. Izizwe zanamuhla azikwazi ukuthola njengezithembiso zezibusiso uNkulunkulu azinika u-Israyeli esivumelwaneni esikhethekile, manje esingasasebenzi.
Kuleli zwe eliwile, uNkulunkulu uvumela izinhlekelele zemvelo, izono nobubi. Kwenza nelanga likhanye futhi imvula ine phezu kwababi nabahle. Njengoba izibonelo zikaJobe noJesu zisikhombisa, ubuye avumele ububi behlele abalungileyo. Ngezinye izikhathi uNkulunkulu uyangenelela ezindabeni zomzimba ukuze asisize. Kepha isivumelwano esisha asinikezi siqinisekiso sokuthi sizokwenziwa nini, kanjani futhi kuphi. Isivumelwano esisha sisibiza ukuba sikholwe yize izimo zikhona. Usibiza ukuthi sithembeke yize sishushiswa futhi sibekezele naphezu kokulangazelela okukhulu umhlaba ongcono ozolethwa nguJesu.

Isivumelwano esisha, isivumelwano esingcono, sinikela ngempilo kamoya futhi asiqinisekisi ngezibusiso zenyama. Ukholo ukugxila kokukomoya kunokwenyama.

Nanku omunye umcabango ongasiza ukubeka isiprofetho ngendlela efanele. Inhloso enkulu yesiprofetho akukhona ukugxila kudatha; kunalokho, inhloso yayo enkulu ukusikhombisa kuJesu ukuze simazi. UJesu uyisibusiso esikhulu kunazo zonke ongasithola empilweni yakho. Lapho nje usufezile le nhloso, ungabe usabhekisisa indlela eholela kuyo, kodwa ngempilo enhle kanye noJesu ngokuhlanganyela noYise noMoya oNgcwele.

nguJoseph Tkach