Umfanekiso wombumbi

Wake wabuka umbumbi emsebenzini noma wathatha ngisho nekilasi lezitsha zobumba? Umprofethi uJeremiya wavakashela indawo yokusebenzela yezitsha zobumba. Hhayi ngenxa yelukuluku noma ngenxa yokuthi wayefuna umsebenzi omusha wokuzilibazisa, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi uNkulunkulu wamyala ukuba enze kanjalo: «Vula, wehlele endlini yombumbi; lapho ngizakwenza uzwe amazwi ami” (Jeremiya 18,2).

Esikhathini eside ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJeremiya, uNkulunkulu wayesevele esebenza njengombumbi ekuphileni kwakhe, futhi uNkulunkulu uqhubeka nalo msebenzi kukho konke ukuphila kwakhe. UNkulunkulu wathi kuJeremiya, “Ngakwazi ngingakakubumbi esizalweni, futhi ungakazalwa, ngakukhetha ukuba uzikhonze mina ngedwa” (Jeremiya. 1,5 Ithemba labo bonke).

Ngaphambi kokuba umbumbi enze ibhodwe elihle, ukhetha ubumba okufanele lushelele ngangokunokwenzeka esandleni sakhe. Uthambisa izigaxa eziqinile ezikhona ngamanzi futhi enze ubumba lube lula futhi luthambile ukuze akwazi ukulolonga isitsha ngokuthanda kwakhe ngokwamandla akhe. Izitsha ezibunjiwe zifakwa kuhhavini oshisayo kakhulu.

Lapho samukela uJesu njengeNkosi noMsindisi wethu, sonke sinezigaxa eziningi ezinzima ezimpilweni zethu. Sivumela uJesu ukuba abasuse ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. U-Isaya ukwenza kucace ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguBaba wethu nokuthi wasibumba ngothuli: “Manje, Jehova, unguBaba wethu! Thina silubumba, wena ungumbumbi wethu, thina sonke singumsebenzi wezandla zakho.”—Isaya 64,7).

Endlini yombumbi, umprofethi uJeremiya wayebuka umbumbi esebenza futhi wabona ibhodwe lokuqala lihluleka njengoba esebenza. Uzokwenzani manje umbumbi? Akazange alahle isitsha esonakele, wasebenzisa ubumba olufanayo futhi wenza enye imbiza ngayo, njengoba nje ayethanda. Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wathi kuJeremiya: “Ngeke ngenze kinina ndlu ka-Israyeli njengalo mbumbi na?”+ kusho uJehova. Bhekani, njengokuba ubumba lusesandleni sombumbi, ninjalo nani esandleni sami nina ndlu ka-Israyeli.”8,6).

Njengokusho kwendaba kaJeremiya, thina bantu siyizitsha ezinamaphutha. UNkulunkulu akakulahli okonakele. Wasikhetha kuKristu Jesu. Njengoba sinikela ukuphila kwethu kuye, uyasibumba, asicindezele, asidonse futhi asikhame njengobumba oluguquguqukayo emfanekisweni wakhe. Inqubo yokudala iqala futhi, ngesineke, yenziwe futhi ngokucophelela okukhulu. UNkulunkulu akadeli: “Ngokuba singumsebenzi wakhe, sidalelwe imisebenzi emihle kuKristu Jesu, ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba sihambe kuyo.” ( Efesu 2,10).

Yonke imisebenzi yakhe iyaziwa nguye kusukela kwaphakade, futhi uNkulunkulu wenza akuthandayo ngobumba ezandleni zakhe. Ingabe sinokholo kuNkulunkulu, umbumbi wethu oyingcweti? IZwi likaNkulunkulu lisitshela ukuthi singamethemba ngokuphelele, ngoba: “Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi lowo owaqala umsebenzi omuhle kinina uyakuwuqeda kuze kube-lusuku lukaKristu Jesu.” ( Filipi 1,6).

Ngokusibeka njengezigaxa zobumba esondweni lombumbi walomhlaba, uNkulunkulu usibumba sibe yindalo entsha afuna sibe yikho kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba! UNkulunkulu uyasebenza komunye nomunye wethu, kuzo zonke izehlakalo nezinselele ezilethwa ukuphila kwethu. Kodwa ngale kobunzima nezilingo esibhekana nazo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zihilela impilo, izimali, noma ukushonelwa othandekayo, uNkulunkulu unathi.

Ukuvakashela kukaJeremiya umbumbi kusibonisa lokho okuyokwenzeka kithi lapho sinikela ngezimpilo zethu kulo Nkulunkulu odala nonesihe. Bese Uyakwenza ube yisitsha asigcwalisa ngothando Lwakhe, izibusiso kanye nomusa. Kusukela kulesi sitsha angathanda ukusabalalisa lokhu akubeke kuwe kwabanye abantu. Yonke into ixhumene futhi inenjongo: Isandla sikaNkulunkulu esibumbayo kanye nesimo sempilo yakho; uhlobo oluhlukahlukene asinika lona abantu njengesitsha luhambisana nomsebenzi awubizele ngamunye wethu.

by Natu Moti