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indumiso yowesifazane onekhono
Ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka abesifazane abesaba uNkulunkulu baye baba ngowesifazane ophakeme, onesimilo ochazwe kuzAga isahluko 31,10-31 kuchazwa njengokubhekwa njengokufanelekile. UMariya, unina kaJesu Kristu, cishe wayenendima yowesifazane olungile elotshwe enkumbulweni yakhe kusukela esemncane. Kodwa kuthiwani ngowesifazane wanamuhla? Le nkondlo yasendulo ingaba nanzuzoni uma sibheka izindlela zokuphila ezihlukahlukene neziyinkimbinkimbi zabesifazane banamuhla? Kwabesifazane abashadile, abesifazane abangashadile, abasha, abadala, labo besifazane abasebenza ngaphandle kwekhaya kanye namakhosikazi asekhaya, abesifazane abanezingane kanye nalabo abangenabantwana? Uma sibhekisisa isithombe esidala esifanelekile seBhayibheli sowesifazane, asihlangani nesibonelo esivamile sikamama wekhaya, noma sowesifazane oqinile, oshisekela kakhulu umsebenzi oshiya umndeni wakhe uzinakekele. Kunalokho, sihlangana nowesifazane onamandla, onesithunzi, oguquguqukayo futhi onothando ozimelayo. Ake sibheke izici zalo wesifazane ophawulekayo - isibonelo sabesifazane banamuhla abangamaKristu.
Owesifazane onekhono - ubani ozomthola?
“Ophiwa umfazi omuhle uyigugu kakhulu kunamaparele anenani elikhulu” (ivesi 10). Le ncazelo yesithombe esihle sowesifazane ayihambisani nemibono yalabo abalinganisa ubufazi ngobuthakathaka nokungabi nalutho.
“Inhliziyo yomyeni wakhe iyoba phezu kwakhe, futhi ngeke aswele ukudla” (ivesi 11). Umyeni wakhe angathembela kubuqotho bakhe, ukwethembeka nokwethembeka. Ulwazi lwabo kanye nenkuthalo abayisebenzisayo kwandisa iholo lomkhaya.
“Uyamthanda futhi akakaze amzwise ubuhlungu ukuphila kwakhe konke” ( ivesi 12 ). Lona wesifazane akenzi kahle kuphela uma kufaneleka futhi kunenzuzo. Unomlingisi oqinile, uthembekile futhi unokwethenjelwa.
“Ukhathalela uboya bezimvu nefilakisi futhi uthanda ukusebenza ngezandla zakhe” ( ivesi 13 ). Uyawujabulela umsebenzi wakhe kangangokuba uhlela kusengaphambili lokho akudingayo abese efeza imithwalo yakhe yemfanelo ngothando.
'Ufana nomkhumbi wabathengisi; baletha ukudla kwabo kuvela kude” (ivesi 14). Akanelisekile ngobuncane futhi akavimbeli noma yiziphi izindlela ngenxa yekhwalithi.
“Uvuka ngaphambi kosuku, anike indlu yakhe ukudla, nezincekukazi isabelo sakhe” (ivesi 15). Nakuba owesifazane ochazwe lapha enezisebenzi ezimkhulula emisebenzini eminingi yasendlini, naye uyazifinyelela izindinganiso futhi unakekela abangaphansi kwakhe ngendlela enomthwalo wemfanelo.
“Ufuna insimu ayithenge abese etshala isivini ngezithelo zezandla zakhe” (ivesi 16). Usebenzisa ubuhlakani bakhe futhi akenzi ngokuthanda kwakhe, kodwa uhlaziya isimo ngombono ophusile ngaphambi kokuthatha isinqumo futhi asisebenzise.
“Ubopha izinkalo zakhe ngamandla, aqinise izingalo zakhe” ( ivesi 17 ). Lona wesifazane wenza imisebenzi yakhe ngesibindi nangokuzinikela. Uzigcina enempilo futhi enamandla, udla ukudla okunempilo nokuzivocavoca umzimba, unikeza ukuphumula okwanele; ngoba abantu abaningi bathembele kuzo.
'Ubona ukuthi ukuhweba kwakhe kuletha inzuzo kanjani; ukukhanya kwabo akucimi ebusuku” (ivesi 18). Uyazi ngekhwalithi yemikhiqizo ayinikezayo. Ekuqaleni noma sekwephuzile, akekho odinga ukukhathazeka ngokuthi uphuthelwe izibopho zakhe.
“Welula isandla sakhe entanjeni, neminwe yakhe ibambe intonga yokuphotha” (ivesi 19). Isibonelo asinikeza sibonisa ikhono nenkuthalo. Uzisebenzisa ngokugcwele izipho zakhe futhi athuthukise amakhono akhe ngokuzifundisa nokusebenzisa ulwazi alutholile ngobuqotho nangendlela efanele.
“Welulela ompofu izandla zakhe, welulela abampofu isandla sakhe” (ivesi 20). Owesifazane ochazwe lapha ubonisa uzwela. Uvakashela abagulayo, aduduze abanesizungu nabadangele, futhi anikeze abaswele ukudla.
“Akalesabi iqhwa ngenxa yakhe; ngokuba yonke indlu yakhe inezingubo zoboya” (ivesi 21). Imisebenzi yakhe ihlanganisa ukuhlinzeka umndeni wakhe ngezimpahla zokugqoka. Lokhu ukwenza ngokuhlakanipha futhi uhlela kusengaphambili.
'Uzakhela izingubo zokulala; ingubo yakhe ilineni elicolekileyo nokububende” ( ivesi 22 ). Unezinga eliphezulu futhi ugqoka ngokuvumelana nomcimbi.
“Umyeni wakho uyaziwa emasangweni, lapho ehlezi namalunga ezwe” (ivesi 23). Umyeni wakhe akudingeki anikele ingxenye yesikhathi sakhe ekuxazululeni izinkinga zasekhaya, futhi impumelelo yakhe emphakathini incike ekusekelweni kwakhe - njengoba nje impumelelo yakhe idinga ukusekela kwakhe.
“Wenza isiketi, asithengise; unika umdayisi ibhande” (ivesi 24). Owesifazane ovezwe lapha uqhuba ibhizinisi lakhe esekhaya. Ngemizamo yakhe nokukhuthala uyandisa iholo lomndeni.
“Amandla nesithunzi yizingubo zakhe, futhi uyohleka ngosuku oluzayo” ( ivesi 25 ). Akazuzi nje kuphela ezenzweni zakhe ezikhaliphile nezicophelele nsuku zonke; futhi kuqinisekile ngezinzuzo zesikhathi eside, impilo yonke kanye nemivuzo.
“Uvula umlomo wakhe ngokuhlakanipha, nolimi lwakhe kukhona isiyalo esihle” (ivesi 26). Unolwazi futhi ufunda kahle. Uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani. Kungaba ngokwemibandela yobungcweti, kungaba izindinganiso zabo zomuntu siqu noma umbono wabo ngezenzakalo zomhlaba.
“Unakekela indlu yakhe futhi akadli isinkwa sakhe hhayi ngobuvila” ( ivesi 27 ). Uhleleke kahle futhi unomdlandla njengoba enjalo, uzinikela ekuzibophezeleni kwakhe.
“Amadodana akhe ayasukuma amdumise, umyeni wakhe uyamdumisa” (ivesi 28). Uyahlonishwa ekhaya. Akayena owesifazane ongagxeki ozama ngobugqila ukujabulisa umkhaya wakubo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izimfuno zakhe zingaphezu kwamandla akhe.
“Maningi amadodakazi afanelekayo, kepha wena udlula wonke” (ivesi 29). Kudos kulo wesifazane ongajwayelekile. Lokhu kumenza abe yisibonelo esihle sowesifazane ngaso sonke isikhathi.
«Ukuba muhle futhi muhle akulutho; owesifazane owesaba uJehova kufanele adunyiswe” (ivesi 30). Lapha sikhona isihluthulelo sempumelelo yalo wesifazane. Izinto eziza kuqala kubo zinqunywa intando kaNkulunkulu, hhayi eyabo. Ukukhathazeka kwakhe kuwukwenza ngomoya kaNkulunkulu; lokho abanye abangase bakucabange akukona okuza kuqala. Ubuhle obungokomzimba namakhono okuxoxa ngokuqinisekile kuyizimfanelo ezitusekayo. Kodwa kuthiwani uma ubuhle nomusa kuyimpahla egcwele yowesifazane, azi ukuthi kokubili izilingo zesikhathi kanye nempilo ziyabalimaza?
“Mnikeni ezithelweni zezandla zakhe, nemisebenzi yakhe mayidunyiswe emasangweni. (Ivesi 31). Lo wesifazane uvumela imisebenzi ukuthi ikhulume hhayi nje amagama. Akaqhoshi ngezinhlelo zakhe zekusasa noma ngezimpumelelo angakhomba kuzo.
ubuhlobo bowesifazane noNkulunkulu
Amandla athile abesifazane asemculweni noma kwezobuciko obubonakalayo. Abanye bangase babe sekhaya ezifundweni zezibalo, zokufundisa, noma zebhizinisi. Abanye bangabaphathi nabahleli abangcono kunabanye. Nakuba abanye bebonakala ngengcebo yemibono yabo, abanye bangase bakwazi ukukhiqiza okuthile okusekelwe olwazini oseluzuziwe. Akekho owenza kahle kuzo zonke izindawo ngokulinganayo.
Enhliziyweni yalo mfanekiso ubuhlobo bowesifazane noNkulunkulu, hhayi amakhono akhe akhethekile noma isimo somshado. Owesifazane odwetshiwe uyaqaphela ukuthi amandla akhe uwathola kuNkulunkulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unasiphi isiphiwo esingokwemvelo noma ngamakhono awatholile ngezinto azifezile.
Owesifazane odunyiswa kuZaga 31 akameli isimangalo esingenakwenzeka; limele indinganiso yobuNkulunkulu - esingayibiza namuhla "njengoKristu". La mavesi kufanele asikhuthaze ukuba sikwazise ukuzinikela kwakhe, ukumethemba komyeni wakhe, futhi sisekele imikhuba yakhe yokusebenza, amandla nomusa. Inhliziyo, ingqondo nomzimba wakhe kuqiniswa ukuzinikezela kwakhe kuNkulunkulu ngomkhaya wakhe nemithwalo yemfanelo amphathise yona. Izimo zamasiko ziyashintsha, kodwa imvelo yalo wesifazane egcwele umoya ayizange ilahlekelwe ukucwebezela kwayo phakathi namakhulu eminyaka. Njengoba wena mfundi othandekayo, ulandela isibonelo sabo nendlela yokuphila etholakala okholweni lwabo, uhlala ubusiswe ngokucebile futhi uyisibusiso kwabanye.
nguSheila Graham
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