INkosana Yokuthula

Lapho uJesu Kristu ezalwa, isixuku sezingelosi samemezela: “Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni phakathi kwabantu athokoza ngabo.” ( Luka 2,14). Njengabamukeli bokuthula kukaNkulunkulu, amaKristu abizwa ngokukhethekile kuleli zwe elinobudlova nobugovu. Umoya kaNkulunkulu uholela amaKristu ekuphileni kokuthula, ukunakekela, ukupha nothando. Ngokuphambene, izwe elisizungezile ligcwele ukungezwani nokungabekezelelani, kungaba ezombangazwe, ezobuzwe, zenkolo, noma zezenhlalo. Ngisho nangalesi sikhathi, zonke izifunda zisongelwa ngokucasuka okubi nenzondo kanye nemiphumela yazo. UJesu wayechaza lo mehluko omkhulu obonakala kubafundi bakhe lapho ethi kubo: “Ngizonithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi.” ( Mathewu. 10,16).

Abantu baleli zwe, abathwele kanzima endleleni yabo yokucabanga nokwenza, abakwazi ukuthola indlela yokuthula. Indlela yezwe iyindlela yobugovu, ukuhaha, umona nenzondo. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ukuthula ngikushiya kini, ukuthula kwami ​​ngininika kona. Angininiki njengokupha kwezwe. Izinhliziyo zenu mazingakhathazeki futhi ningesabi” (Johane 14,27).

AmaKristu abizelwe ukuba akhuthale phambi kukaNkulunkulu, “aphishekele lokho okwenza ukuthula” (Roma 14,19) kanye “nokuphishekela ukuthula nabantu bonke, nokungcweliswa” ( 1 Kor2,14). Bangabahlanganyeli kuyo yonke intokozo nokuthula: “Kwangathi uNkulunkulu wethemba anigcwalise ngenjabulo yonke nokuthula, ekholelwa ukuthi ithemba livame njalo kini ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele” (KwabaseRoma 1)5,13).

Uhlobo lokuthula, “ukuthula okudlula ukuqonda konke.” (Filipi 4,7), idlula ukwehlukana, ukungezwani, imizwa yokuhlukaniswa, nomoya wokubandlulula abantu abahlanganyela kuwo. Esikhundleni salokho lokhu kuthula kuholela ekuzwaneni nomuzwa wenjongo efanayo nesiphetho - “ubunye bomoya ngesibopho sokuthula” ( Efesu 4,3).

Kusho ukuthi siyabathethelela abasonayo. Kusho ukuthi sibonisa isihe kulabo abaswele. Iphinde ithi umusa, ukwethembeka, ukuphana, ukuthobeka nokubekezela, konke okusekelwe othandweni, kuyophawula ubudlelwano bethu nabanye abantu. UJakobe wabhala lokhu ngamaKristu: “Kodwa isithelo sokulunga sihlwanyelwa ngokuthula kulabo abenza ukuthula.” (Jakobe 3,18). Lolu hlobo lokuthula futhi lusinika isiqinisekiso nokuvikeleka lapho sibhekene nempi, ubhubhane noma inhlekelele, futhi lusinika ukuzola nokuthula phakathi kwenhlekelele. AmaKristu awazona abangenandaba nezinkinga zokuphila. Kufanele badlule ezikhathini zosizi futhi balimale njengawo wonke umuntu. Sinokwesekwa kwaphezulu kanye nesiqinisekiso sokuthi uyosisekela: “Kepha siyazi ukuthi konke kusebenzelana kube ngokuhle kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu, kwababiziweyo ngecebo lakhe.” ( Roma 8,28). Ngisho nalapho izimo zethu zenyama zilufifi futhi zimnyama, ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okungaphakathi kwethu kusigcina sizinzile, siqinisekile futhi siqinile, siqiniseka futhi sinethemba lokubuya kukaJesu Kristu emhlabeni lapho ukuthula Kwakhe kuzokwengamela wonke umhlaba.

Njengoba silindele lolosuku olukhazimulayo, masikhumbule amazwi omphostoli uPawulu: «Ukuthula kukaKristu, enabizelwa kukho emzimbeni munye, makubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu; futhi nibonge” (Kolose 3,15). Umsuka wokuthula uwuthando oluvela kuNkulunkulu! INkosana yokuThula - uJesu Kristu yilapho sithola khona lokho kuthula. UJesu wabe esehlala kuwe ngokuthula kwakhe. ninokuthula kuKristu ngokholo lukaJesu Kristu. Nithwalwa ukuthula kwakhe niyisa ukuthula kwakhe kubantu bonke.

nguJoseph Tkach