Umshini wokuphendula

Lapho ngiqala ukuthatha ikhambi lesikhumba esithambile, ngatshelwa ukuthi iziguli ezintathu kweziyishumi azizange zisabele emuthini. Angikaze ngicabange ukuthi umuthi ungaphucwa ize futhi nginethemba lokuthi ngizoba ngomunye wabayisikhombisa abanenhlanhla. Ngabe ngincamela ukuthi udokotela akakaze angichazele ngoba kwakungiphatha kabi ukuthi ngingamosha isikhathi nemali yami futhi ngizifaka engozini yemiphumela engemihle. Ekupheleni kwenyanga yami yesibili yokwelashwa, udokotela wathi emamatheka: Ungumuntu osabelayo! Kwezokwelapha, ophendulayo yisiguli esiphendula umuthi njengoba kulindelekile. Kwasebenza, ngakhululeka futhi ngajabula ngakho.

Umgomo wokusebenzisana phakathi kwezidakamizwa neziguli nawo ungadluliselwa ebudlelwaneni bethu nabanye abantu. Uma umyeni wami engawuphenduli umbuzo wami futhi eqhubeka nokufunda ephephandabeni lakhe, lapho-ke kufana nomuthi ongabangeli ukusabela.
Umgomo wembangela nomphumela uyabonakala nakuNkulunkulu uMdali nendalo yakhe. Ukusebenzisana, isenzo esiphindayo sikaNkulunkulu nesintu, sembulwe ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene kwiTestamente Elidala. Abantu baphendula kaningi ngokwesaba, kwesinye isikhathi belalela futhi ikakhulukazi ngokungalaleli. KwiTestamente Elisha, uNkulunkulu wembulwa ebuntwini bukaJesu. Abaholi benkolo baphendula ngokungakholwa futhi bafuna ukumbulala ngoba ubasongela ngesimo sabo.

Kufanele aphendule kanjani uNkulunkulu kulokhu kusabela? Ngaphambi kokusungulwa komhlaba, uNkulunkulu walungiselela isu lensindiso thina bantu. Uyasithanda ngenkathi siyizoni futhi siyizitha zakhe. Usifinyelela noma singafuni ukutholakala. Uthando lwakhe alunamibandela futhi aluyeki.
Umphostoli uPawulu ubonisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu ekusebenzelaneni nathi. UJesu wathi: “Yilo umyalo wami, wokuba nithandane njengoba nje nami nginithanda.” ( Johane 15,12). Kufanele sisabele kanjani kulolu thando oluphelele?

Sinokukhetha ukuthi singasabela kanjani noma singaphenduli kuMoya oNgcwele usuku nosuku. Inkinga iwukuthi, ngezinye izikhathi sisabela kahle futhi ngezinye izikhathi singaphenduli. Kodwa uma kuziwa ebuhlotsheni bethu noNkulunkulu, kunento eyodwa okungafanele siyikhohlwe - uJesu ungumphenduli ophelele. Uyaphendula lanxa izimpendulo zethu zibuthakathaka. Kungakho uPawulu abhala: “Ngokuba ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kwembulwa kulo, okuvela ekukholweni kuye ekukholweni; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Olungileyo uyakuphila ngokukholwa” (Roma 1,17).

Ukholo luyimpendulo othandweni lukaNkulunkulu, olungumuntu, uJesu Kristu. “Ngakho-ke lilingisani uNkulunkulu njengabantwana abathandekayo, nihambe othandweni, njengoba nje noKristu asithanda futhi wazinikela ngenxa yethu njengesipho nomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu kube yiphunga elimnandi.” ( Efesu 5,1-enye).
UJesu "umuthi" esiwuthathayo ukubhekana nenkinga yesono. Wabuyisana nabo bonke abantu kuNkulunkulu ngokuchitha kwakhe nangokufa kwakhe. Ngakho-ke awudingi ukuzibuza ukuthi ungomunye wabathathu noma wabayisikhombisa ongaphenduli, kepha ungaqiniseka ukuthi kuJesu bonke abantu bangabaphendulayo.

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