Ingcebo engenakulinganiswa

Yiziphi ingcebo noma izinto ezibalulekile onazo okufanele uzigcine uphephile? Ubucwebe bukagogo nomkhulu wakhe? Noma i-smartphone yakamuva enakho konke ukusikwa? Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziyini, lezi zinto zingaba kalula nje izithombe zethu futhi zisiphazamise kulokho okubalulekile. IBhayibheli lisifundisa ukuthi akufanele nanini sesabe ukulahlekelwa ingcebo yeqiniso, uJesu Kristu. Ubuhlobo obuseduze noJesu budlula yonke ingcebo yezwe: “Akufanele nizibekele ingcebo emhlabeni lapho inundu nokugqwala kukudla khona, nalapho amasela efohla khona ebe. Kodwa zibekeleni ingcebo ezulwini, lapho inundu nokugqwala kungadli khona, nalapho amasela engafohli khona ebe. Ngoba lapho ingcebo yakho ikhona, yilapho nenhliziyo yakho ilapho.” ( Mathewu 6,19-enye).

Ngithanda ukukuxoxela le ndaba ehlekisayo yendoda engakwazi ukwehlukana nemali yayo: Kwakukhona insizwa endala enomhobholo eyayiyithanda kakhulu imali yayo kwaze kwadingeka ukuthi umkakhe ayithembise ukuthi ngemva kokushona kwayo izomnika. wonke udenariyu wayefaka ebhokisini. Njengoba inhlanhla yayingaba nayo, washona ngempela kwathi nje ngaphambi kokuba angcwatshwe, umkakhe wafaka ibhokisi ebhokisini. Umngani wakhe wambuza ukuthi usigcinile ngempela yini isithembiso sakhe sokumngcwaba ngayo yonke imali. Waphendula: Yebo ngikwenzile! NgingumKristu olungileyo futhi ngigcinile izwi lami. Ngafaka wonke amasenti ayenawo e-akhawuntini yami yasebhange ngambhalela isheke ngalifaka ebhokisini lemali!

Siyamncoma owesifazane ngobuhlakani bakhe nangesixazululo sakhe esikhaliphile kule nkinga. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, siyabuqaphela ubuwula bendoda eyayikholelwa ukuthi izinto ezibonakalayo zingavikela ukuphila kwayo. Ngenxa yokuthi uyamethemba uNkulunkulu, uyazi ukuthi unempilo echichimayo eqinisekisiwe kuJesu, impilo yengcebo engenakubalwa. UJesu wathi: “Kodwa ngizele ukubanika ukuphila kukho konke ukugcwala.” (Joh 10,10 I-New Life Bible).

Kuyadabukisa lapho silahlekelwa umbono waleli qiniso futhi sivumela izinguquko zezwe. Kodwa masibhekane nakho, emhlabeni wethu othanda izinto ezibonakalayo kuhlale kunokuthile okukhazimulayo okusiphazamisayo: “Njengoba navuswa kanye noKristu, funani okwaphezulu, lapho ekhona uKristu, ehlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Funani okwaphezulu, hhayi okusemhlabeni. Ngoba nafa, futhi ukuphila kwenu kufihliwe noKristu kuNkulunkulu.” ( Kolose 3,1-enye).

Nasi isikhumbuzo esincane ukuthi singagcina kanjani amehlo ethu eqinisweni esinalo kuKristu ukuze singazenzi izilima ngale kwethuna. Ngethemba ukuthi lokhu kuzoba isikhumbuzo esiwusizo ngesikhathi esizayo lapho ulingwa ingcebo yezwe. Umcebo onawo uyiparele lenani elikhulu, ingcebo engenakulinganiswa.

nguGreg Williams