Inkinga ngothando

Umyeni wami uDaniel unenkinga - inkinga yothando, ikakhulukazi uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Akukuningi okubhaliwe mayelana nalolu daba. Izincwadi zibhalwa ngenkinga yobuhlungu noma ukuthi kungani izinto ezimbi zenzeka kubantu abalungile, kodwa hhayi ngenkinga yothando. Ngokuvamile uthando luhlotshaniswa nokuthile okuhle—into okufanele uyilwele, uyilwele, uze uyifele. Nokho kusalokhu kuyinkinga kwabaningi ngoba kunzima ukuqonda ukuthi ilandela yiphi imithetho.

Uthando lukaNkulunkulu siphiwe ngesihle; alazi isiphetho futhi licabangela sadist kanye ongcwele; Ulwa nokungabi nabulungisa ngaphandle kokuthatha izikhali. Ngakho-ke umuntu angacabanga ukuthi le mpahla eyigugu ingalalela imithetho ethile yemakethe. Nokho umthetho engiwutholile osebenza kulokhu wukuthi uthando luzala uthando. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unikela kangakanani kwabanye, uyobusiswa nakakhulu. Ukuvunyelwa ukuthola into enjalo eyigugu ngaphandle kwembuyiselo ngokuvamile kungaba nzima kakhulu kunalokho okungase kubonakale. Ngakho umyeni wami uDaniel ubona uthando lukaNkulunkulu njengesipho esingenabulungisa. Ubheka ukushiyeka kwakhe siqu ngaphansi kwengilazi ekhulisayo eyenza ngisho nemininingwane emincane ibonakale, ukuze ukunaka kwakhe konke kugxile kuphela ekushiyekeni kwakhe, lapho ingekho indawo “yothando olungenabulungiswa”.

UDaniyeli uletha inkinga yakhe phambi kukaNkulunkulu kaninginingi ngomthandazo, wamukela uthando yena ngokwakhe futhi wabelane ngothando lukaSomandla nabanye abantu, ikakhulukazi kubantu abangenamakhaya abaxoshwa emigwaqweni abagadile. Uthola ukuthi impela angaluzwa uthando uma engaluvali ucingo lwakhe. Uyama, alalele, athandazele futhi ahlanganyele nalabo abashayela imigwaqo yedolobha elikhulu ekhaya. Akulula neze, kodwa uDaniel uzwa sengathi uthando lumcela ukuba enze lokho kanye.

Emasontweni ambalwa edlule ngeSonto ekuseni, uDaniel waguqa ngamadolo wathandaza kuNkulunkulu ukuba amthande nakakhulu. Futhi uSomandla wamuzwa - endaweni yokudlela lapho abe nokuhle khona 1,80 imitha isemishi elide lephathi. Lapho uDaniel ephuma esitolo nesemishi le-jumbo elikhulu, wezwa ikhwela elikhulu lokuncoma futhi waphenduka wabuka ubuso obushaywe yisimo sezulu bendoda ehlala isikhathi eside engenakhaya, umlomo umanzi te isinkwa. UDaniel wamoyizela, wamkhomba ngekhanda wabe esephendukela emotweni yakhe - kwaze kwaba yilapho uthando lumxwayisa ukuthi abuyele emuva.

Sanibonani, esho ehleka, ngabe kukhona engingasiza ngakho? Umnxibi waphendula: Ingabe unalo ushintsho? UDaniel wathi cha, kodwa wamnika i-dollar bill ehlala phansi wabuza le ndoda igama layo. UDaniel, waphendula. Umyeni wami akakwazanga ukucindezela ukuhleka futhi waphendula: Kuhle, igama lami nginguDaniel futhi. Akwenzeki lokho, umngane wakhe omusha wavele wamemeza engakholwa wacela izincwadi zokushayela njengobufakazi. Lapho esethole ukwaneliseka kokwazi ukuthi uDaniel wayeyilowo ayethi unguye, wabonakala ethambekele kahle ekwazini kwakhe ngenhlanhla, kwase kuba nengxoxo emayelana namaqiniso okuphila phakathi kwalawa magama amabili. Ekugcineni, uDaniel wambuza ukuthi wake wazama yini ukuthola umsebenzi, uDaniel waphendula ngokuthi wayehlale ecabanga ukuthi akekho owayezomqasha ngoba wayenuka kabi. ungangiqasha Akekho onganika umuntu onjengami umsebenzi! Ngiyakwenza, kuphendula umyeni wami. Ngaleso sikhathi, uDaniel washintsha futhi waqala ukungingiza. UDaniel wethuka kancane. Wayeke wezwa ngokukhubazeka kwengqondo okuvame ukuhambisana nokungabi nakhaya, kodwa wazama ukulandela amazwi alowo muntu ayekhuluma naye. Ebubula kanzima, wakwazi ukuthi: Kukhona engifuna ukukutshela kona, kusho indoda engenakhaya. Efuna ukwazi, uDaniel wabuza: Yini? Futhi enobuso obuhlanzekile, obucishe bufane nobengane, lendoda eshwabene, eshwabene, nenuka kabi yabuka uDaniel futhi yathi nje, “UJesu uyakuthanda!”

UDaniyeli wabhekana nezinyembezi njengoba ezwa impendulo yakhe evela ezulwini. Uthando lwalumncengile ukuthi ajike ukuze amnike izipho. Umyeni wami wabuza: Futhi kuthiwani ngawe, Daniel? Ingabe nawe uJesu uyakuthanda? Ubuso bukaDaniel babukhazimula ngentokozo ecishe ifane neyasemhlabeni: Oh yebo, uJesu uyangithanda kakhulu, noma yini engiyenzayo, uyangithanda.

UDaniel welula imali yedola uDaniel ayemnike yona ngaphambili: Hhayi, angikudingi lokho! Wamukelekile ukuthi ubuye naye. Wayesekutholile kakade ayekudinga ngempela, kanjalo nomyeni wami uDaniel!

nguSusan Reedy