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Uthando lukaNkulunkulu olungenamibandela
Ingoma yeBeatles ethi 'Can't Buy Me Love' iqukethe imigqa: 'Ngizokuthengela indandatho yedayimane mngani wami uma lokho kukujabulisa, ngizokunikeza noma yini uma ungazizwa kahle. Angizikhathazi kakhulu ngemali ngoba imali ayikwazi ukungithengela uthando».
Yeka ukuthi kuyiqiniso kangakanani lokho, imali ngeke isithengele uthando. Nakuba ingasenza sikwazi ukwenza izinto eziningi, ayinalo ikhono lokuthola okubaluleke ngempela ekuphileni. Phela imali ingathenga umbhede, kodwa hhayi ubuthongo esibudinga kakhulu. Imithi iyathengiswa, kodwa impilo yeqiniso ayithinteki. Izimonyo zingaguqula indlela esibukeka ngayo, kodwa ubuhle bangempela buvela ngaphakathi futhi abukwazi ukuthengwa.
Uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi aluyona into esingayenza. Usithanda ngokungenamibandela ngoba ekujuleni kwakhe uNkulunkulu uluthando: «UNkulunkulu uluthando; futhi lowo ohlala othandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, noNkulunkulu kuye” (1. UJohannes 4,16). Singancika othandweni uNkulunkulu analo ngathi.
Sazi kanjani? “UNkulunkulu walubonakalisa kanje uthando lwakhe phakathi kwethu: Wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ezweni ukuba siphile ngayo. Yilolu uthando: kungesikho ukuthi thina samthanda uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukuthi yena wasithanda, wathuma iNdodana yakhe ibe yinhlawulo ngezono zethu.”1. UJohannes 4,9-10). Kungani singathembela kukho? Ngoba “umusa wakhe umi phakade” ( IHubo 107,1 I-New Life Bible).
Uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwembulwa ngezindlela ezingenakubalwa ebukhoneni bethu. Uyasikhathalela, uyasiqondisa, uyasiduduza futhi usinika amandla ezikhathini ezinzima. Uthando lwakhe lusenhliziyweni yokuxhumana kwethu naye kanye nobudlelwano bethu nabanye. Liyisici esisekela ukholo lwethu nethemba lethu okusekelwe kulo.
Ukwazi nokuncika othandweni uNkulunkulu analo ngathi kuletha umthwalo wemfanelo: “Bangane abathandekayo, njengoba uNkulunkulu wasithanda kangaka, nathi kufanele sithandane” (1. UJohannes 4,11). Kumelwe sithandane, hhayi ngenxa yesibopho noma ngokuphoqelelwa; asikwazi ukuthengelana uthando. Sinothando ngenxa yothando uNkulunkulu asibonise lona: “Sinothando ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala” (1. UJohannes 4,19). UJohane uqhubeka athi: “Noma ubani othi uyamthanda uNkulunkulu kodwa ezonda umzalwane noma udadewabo ungumqambimanga. Ngokuba ongamthandi umfowabo nodadewabo ambonileyo, angemthande uNkulunkulu angambonanga. Futhi wasinika lo myalo: Lowo othanda uNkulunkulu kumelwe athande nomfowabo nodadewabo.”1. UJohannes 4,20-enye).
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi amandla ethu okupha nokwamukela uthando ancike ebuhlotsheni bethu noNkulunkulu. Lapho sixhumana kakhulu naye futhi sizwa uthando lwakhe, singaludlulisela kangcono kwabanye. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukujulisa ubuhlobo bethu naye futhi sivumele uthando lwakhe lube ezimpilweni zethu ngokwandayo.
Kuyiqiniso, asikwazi ukuthenga uthando! UJesu wasikhuthaza ukuba sinikeze uthando njengesipho: “Yilo umyalo wami: Thandanani.” ( Johane 15,17). Kungani? Singasiza abanye abantu ukuba bathole uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngokukhonza izidingo zabo, ukubalalela, nokubasekela emithandazweni yethu. Uthando esilubonisayo komunye nomunye lubonisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi. Kusihlanganisa ndawonye futhi kuqinise ubudlelwano bethu, imiphakathi yethu kanye namabandla ethu. Kusisiza ukuba siqonde, sisekelane futhi sikhuthazane. Uthando lwenza umhlaba osizungezile ube indawo engcono ngoba unamandla okuthinta izinhliziyo, ukuguqula ukuphila, nokuletha ukuphulukiswa. Njengoba sithatha uthando lukaNkulunkulu siluyisa emhlabeni, siba amanxusa Akhe futhi sisize ukwakha umbuso Wakhe emhlabeni.
nguBarry Robinson
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