vala amehlo akho uthembele

Uma othile ethi kuwe “khipha izandla zakho uvale amehlo akho,” ubungenzenjani? Ngiyazi ukuthi yini ongase uyicabange: Hhayi-ke, lokho kuya ngokuthi ubani ongitshele ukuthi ngelule izandla zami futhi ngivale amehlo ami. Kulungile?

Mhlawumbe ukhumbula ngisho nokuhlangenwe nakho okufanayo ebuntwaneni bakho? Esikoleni, kungenzeka ukuthi wawusenkundleni yokudlala lapho umgiliqili, ngokwesicelo sakhe, akunikeza ixoxo elincanyana. Abazange bakubone kuhlekisa, kunyanyisa nje. Noma othile wasebenzisa lawo mazwi ukuze asizakale ngawe nakuba ubumethemba. Nawe awukuthandanga lokho! Akulula neze ukuwavumela amahlaya anjalo, kodwa cishe ubuyosabela ngokuphambana namehlo avuleke amehlo.

Ngokujabulisayo, kukhona abantu ezimpilweni zethu abaye bafakazela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukuthi bayasithanda, bakhona ngenxa yethu, futhi abasoze benza lutho ukuze basikhohlise noma basilimaze. Uma omunye walaba bantu ekutshela ukuthi welule izandla zakho futhi uvale amehlo akho, ubuyolalela ngokushesha—mhlawumbe ngisho nangokulangazela, wazi ukuthi cishe uzothola okuthile okumangalisayo. Ukwethemba nokulalela kuyahambisana.

Cabanga nje uma uNkulunkulu uBaba ethi kuwe welula izandla zakho uvale amehlo akho? Ingabe ubuyoba nokholo oluphelele kuye futhi ubuyomlalela? “Ukholo luwukuqiniseka okuqinile kwezinto ezithenjwayo, hhayi ukungabaza ngezinto ezingabonwayo.” ( Hebheru 11,1).

Eqinisweni, yikho kanye ubaba acela indodana yakhe ukuba ikwenze. Esiphambanweni, uJesu welula izandla zakhe ukwabelana ngothando lukaYise nomhlaba wonke. UJesu wayenobuhlobo obuseduze nobunothando noYise. UJesu wayazi ukuthi uBaba muhle, uthembekile futhi ugcwele umusa. Ngisho eselula izandla esiphambanweni evale amehlo ekufeni, wayazi ukuthi uyise ngeke amdumaze. Wayazi ukuthi wayezothola okuthile okumangalisayo ekugcineni futhi wakuthola. Wathola isandla esithembekile sikayise owamvusa kwabafileyo futhi wavunyelwa ukuba abone ukuvuka kanye naye. Manje kuJesu, uBaba welulela isandla esivulekile esifanayo kuwe, ethembisa ukukuphakamisa eNdodaneni Yakhe enkazimulweni emangalisayo ngaphezu kwanoma yini ongayicabanga.

Ihubo likhuluma ngokwethembeka kukaBaba: “Uvula isandla sakho usuthise bonke abaphila ngokuthakazelelwa. UJehova ulungile ezindleleni zakhe zonke, unomusa emisebenzini yakhe yonke. UJehova useduze nabo bonke abambizayo, bonke abambiza ngobuqotho. Wenza okufiswa ngabalungileyo, uyezwa ukukhala kwabo futhi abasize.” ( IHubo 145,16-enye).

Uma ufuna umuntu othembekile futhi oseduze nawe, ngingaphakamisa ukuthi vula izandla zakho uvale amehlo akho ucele uJesu akubonise uyise. Uyakuzwa ukukhala kwakho, akusindise.

nguJeff Broadnax