Umusa nethemba

Endabeni ethi Les Miserables (Abampofu), uJean Valjean umenywa endaweni okuhlala kuyo umbhishobhi ngemva kokukhululwa kwakhe ejele, unikezwa ukudla kanye negumbi lokulala. Ebusuku uValjean weba ezinye zezinto zesiliva bese ebaleka, kodwa ubanjwa ama-gendarms, ambuyisela kumbhishobhi nezinto ezebiwe. Esikhundleni sokumangalela uJean, umbhishobhi umnika izinti zamakhandlela ezimbili eziyisiliva futhi unikeze umbono wokuthi nguye owamnika lezo zinto.

UJean Valjean, owayenenhliziyo eqinile futhi enganakwa ekugwetshweni isikhathi eside ejele ngenxa yokweba isinkwa ukuze ondle izingane zikadadewabo, waba umuntu ohlukile ngalesi senzo somusa sikambhishobhi. Kunokuba abuyiselwe ejele, wakwazi ukuqala ukuphila kokwethembeka. Esikhundleni sokuthi aphile impilo yesiboshwa, wayesenikezwa ithemba. Akuwona yini lo myalezo okufanele siwulethe emhlabeni osebumnyameni? UPawulu wabhalela ibandla laseThesalonika: “Kepha yena, iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu, owasithandayo, wasinika induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle ngomusa, makaduduze izinhliziyo zenu, aniqinise kuwo wonke umsebenzi omuhle, Izwi »(2. Thes 2,16-enye).

Ubani umthombo wethemba lethu? UnguNkulunkulu wethu onguMthathu Emnye osinika isikhuthazo saphakade nethemba elihle: “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, uYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, owabuye wasizala ngokusha ngomusa wakhe omkhulu ethembeni eliphilayo ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu. kwabafileyo, ningene efeni elingabhubhiyo nelingenakonakala nelingaboliyo, eligcinelwe nina enigcinelwe amandla kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kube yinjabulo elungiselwe ukwambulwa ngesikhathi sokugcina”1. UPetrus 1,3-enye).

Umphostoli uPetru uthi ngokuvuka kukaJesu sinethemba eliphilayo. UYise, iNdodana noMoya oNgcwele bawumthombo walo lonke uthando nomusa. Lapho sikuqonda lokhu, siyokhuthazeka kakhulu futhi sinikezwe ithemba manje nangesikhathi esizayo. Leli themba elisikhuthazayo nelisiqinisayo lisiholela ekusabeleni ngamazwi nangezenzo ezinhle. Njengamakholwa akholelwa ukuthi abantu badalwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu, sifuna ukwenza umbono omuhle kwabanye ebudlelwaneni bethu nabanye. Sifuna abanye bazizwe bekhuthazekile, benamandla futhi benethemba. Ngeshwa, uma singagxili ethembeni elikhona kuJesu, ukusebenzelana kwethu nabantu kungashiya abanye bedangele, bengathandwa, bengelutho, futhi bengenathemba. Lokhu kuyinto okufanele siyicabange ngempela kukho konke ukuhlangana kwethu nabanye abantu.

Impilo kwesinye isikhathi inzima kakhulu sibhekana nezinselelo ebudlelwaneni nabanye kodwa nathi sibhekana nazo thina njengabazali abafuna ukukhulisa nokondla izingane zabo sibhekana kanjani nezinkinga uma ziqhamuka? Thina njengomqashi, umphathi noma umphathi sibhekana kanjani nobunzima nesisebenzi noma isisebenzi? Ingabe silungiselela ngokugxila ebuhlotsheni bethu noKristu? Iqiniso liwukuthi abantu esiphila nabo bathandwa futhi baziswa uNkulunkulu?

Kubuhlungu ukubekezelela inkulumo engakhi, ukuthukwa, ukuphathwa kabi nokuzwiwa ubuhlungu. Ngaphandle uma sigxila eqinisweni elimangalisayo lokuthi akukho okungasehlukanisa nothando nomusa kaNkulunkulu, singavumela kalula futhi sivumele okubi kusiqede amandla, kusishiye sidangele futhi singenamdlandla. Sibonga uNkulunkulu esinethemba futhi singakhumbuza abanye ngethemba elikithi futhi elingase libe kubo: “Kepha ngcwelisani iNkosi uKristu ezinhliziyweni zenu. Hlalani nilungele ngezikhathi zonke ukuziphendulela kubo bonke abanibuza ngethemba elikini, nenze lokho ngobumnene nangokwesaba, ninonembeza omuhle, ukuze abanihlebayo babe namahloni lapho bebona. ukuziphatha kwenu okuhle ukuthuka kuKristu (1. UPetrus 3,15-enye).

Ngakho siyini isizathu sethemba esinalo? Kuwuthando nomusa kaNkulunkulu esawuphiwa ngoJesu. Siphila kanjalo. Thina singabamukeli bothando lwakhe lomusa. NgoBaba uJesu Kristu uyasithanda futhi usinika isikhuthazo esingapheli nethemba eliqinisekile: “Kepha yena, iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, noNkulunkulu uBaba wethu owasithanda wasinika induduzo yaphakade nethemba elihle ngomusa makasiduduze. izinhliziyo zenu, aniqinise kuwo wonke umsebenzi nasezwini elihle” (2. Thes 2,16-enye).

Ngosizo lukaMoya oNgcwele ohlezi kithi, sifunda ukuqonda nokukholwa ethembeni esinalo kuJesu. UPetru uyasinxusa ukuba singalahlekelwa ukubamba kwethu okuqinile: “Kepha khulani emseni nasolwazini lweNkosi yethu noMsindisi uJesu Kristu. Inkazimulo kuye manje naphakade!” (2. UPetrus 3,18).

Ekupheleni komculo we-Les Miserables, uJean Valjean ucula ingoma ethi "Ngingubani mina?" Ingoma iqukethe umbhalo othi: «Wanginika ithemba lapho enyamalala. Wangipha amandla ukuze nginqobe ». Umuntu angase azibuze ukuthi la mazwi avela encwadini kaPawulu eya kumakholwa aseRoma: “Kepha uNkulunkulu wethemba makanigcwalise ngenjabulo yonke nangokuthula konke ekukholweni, ukuze nicebe kakhulu ethembeni ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. "(KwabaseRoma 15,13).

Ngenxa yokuvuka kukaJesu nesigijimi esihlobene nethemba lekusasa elimangalisayo, kuhle ukuzindla ngesenzo sikaJesu sothando esiphakeme kunazo zonke: “Lowo owayesesimweni sobuNkulunkulu akashongo ukuthi ukulingana noNkulunkulu kungukuphanga, kodwa wazidela futhi wathatha isimo senceku, wayefana namadoda futhi ebhekwa njengomuntu ngokubukeka »(Filipi 2,6-enye).

UJesu wazithoba waba umuntu. Ngomusa unomusa ngamunye wethu ukuze sigcwaliswe ngethemba lakhe. UJesu Kristu uyithemba lethu eliphilayo!

nguRobert Regazzoli