Isimemo sokuphila

U-Isaya umema abantu izikhathi ezine ukuba beze kuNkulunkulu. "Hhayi-ke, nina nonke enimile, wozani emanzini! Nani eningenamali wozani lapha, nithenge nidle! Wozani nithenge iwayini nobisi ngaphandle kwemali namahhala. (Isaya 5.)5,1). Lezi zimemo azisebenzi kubantu bakwa-Israyeli kuphela, kodwa nakubantu bazo zonke izizwe: “Bheka, uyakubiza abantu ongabaziyo, nabantu abangakwaziyo bayakugijimela kuwe ngenxa yeNkosi yakho. uNkulunkulu, noNgcwele ka-Israyeli, okukhazimulisileyo” (ivesi 5). Ziyizingcingo zomhlaba wonke zokuza futhi zihlanganisa isimemo sesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu somusa sabo bonke.

Okokuqala, ubizo luphuma kubo bonke abomileyo. Ukungabi namanzi eMpumalanga Ephakathi kwakungesona nje isiphazamiso, kwakusongela ukuphila futhi kungaholela ngisho nasekufeni. Lesi yisikhundla sonke isintu esizithola sikuso ngemva kokufulathela uNkulunkulu. “Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa; kodwa isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu.” ( Roma 6,23). UNkulunkulu ukunikeze amanzi ahlanzekile, lelo ikhambi. Kubonakala sengathi u-Isaya wayecabanga ngomdayisi wamanzi waseMpumalanga Ephakathi onikeza amanzi ahlanzekile ngoba ukufinyelela emanzini aphuzwayo kusho ukuphila.

Owesifazane osemthonjeni kaJakobe eSamariya wakwazi ukubona ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya, ngakho wakwazi ukumnika amanzi aphilayo: “Kepha lowo ophuza amanzi engiyakumnika wona, kasoze oma naphakade, kodwa amanzi engiyakumnika wona. amnike kuye uyakuba-ngumthombo wamanzi ogobhoza ekuphileni okuphakade.” (Joh 4,14).

Ubani amanzi - ubani umthombo wamanzi? UJesu wasukuma ngosuku lokugcina, olubaluleke kakhulu lomkhosi, wathi: “Uma ekhona owomileyo, woza kimi, aphuze; Njengoba imiBhalo isho, okholwa kimi, imifula yamanzi aphilayo iyakugobhoza iphuma emzimbeni wakhe.” (Joh 7,37-38). UJesu ungamanzi aphilayo aletha ukuqabuleka!

Bese kuphuma isimemezelo sokuthi woza, uthenge futhi udle kulabo abangenamali, kugcizelela ukungakwazi nokungabi namandla kwethu thina bantu ukuthenga. Umuntu ongenamali angakuthenga kanjani ukudla azokudla? Lokhu kudla kunenani, kodwa uNkulunkulu useyikhokhele kakade. Thina bantu asikwazi nhlobo ukuthenga noma ukuzuza insindiso yethu. “Ngokuba nathengwa ngentengo; ngakho-ke dumisani uNkulunkulu ngomzimba wenu” (1. AbaseKorinte 6,20). Kuyisipho samahhala esinikezwe ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, futhi leso sipho samahhala safika ngentengo. Ukuzidela kukaJesu Kristu.

Lapho ekugcineni sifika, sithola «iwayini nobisi», okugcizelela ukunotha kwesipho. Simenyelwa edilini futhi asinikezwanga nje kuphela isidingo samanzi sokuphila, kodwa futhi nokunethezeka kwewayini nobisi okufanele sikujabulele. Lesi isithombe sobukhazikhazi nokuchichima uNkulunkulu akunika labo abeza kuye nakwisidlo sakhe somshado.
Pho kungani sijahe izinto zomhlaba ezingeke zisanelise ekugcineni. “Nikhulumelani ngemali ngalokho okungesiso isinkwa, nenzuzo ebabayo ngalokho okungasuthiyo na? Lalelani kimi, lizakudla ukudla okumnandi, lizidlise okumnandi?” (Isaya 5.)5,2).

Kusukela ekuqaleni komlando womhlaba, abantu baye bazama kaningi ukuthola ukwaneliseka nokwaneliseka ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu. “Bekani izindlebe zenu nize kimi! Lalelani, nizophila kanje! Ngiyakwenza nani isivumelwano esiphakade ukuze ngininike umusa ongunaphakade kaDavide.”—Isaya 55,3).
UNkulunkulu ulungisa itafula futhi uyalithela ligcwele. UNkulunkulu ungumbungazi ovelele. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni kweBhayibheli: «UMoya noMlobokazi bathi: Woza! Futhi noma ubani ozwayo, uthi: Woza! Futhi noma ubani owomileyo, woza; Noma ubani othandayo makathathe amanzi okuphila ngesihle” (IsAmbulo 22,17). Yamukela isimemo sikaNkulunkulu, isipho sakhe ngenjabulo, ngoba uNkulunkulu uyakuthanda futhi ukwamukele njengoba unjalo!

nguBarry Robinson