Zitholele ukuhluka kwakho

Yindaba yama-Wemmicks, isizwe esincane sonodoli bokhuni abadalwe umqophi wokhuni. Umsebenzi oyinhloko wama-Wemmicks ukunikezana izinkanyezi ukuze kuphumelele, ubuhlakani noma ubuhle, noma amachashazi ampunga ngokuxaka nokubi. I-Punchinello ingomunye onodoli bokhuni abahlale begqoke amachashazi ampunga kuphela. U-Punchinello uphila ngokudabukisayo kuze kube ngolunye usuku ehlangana noLucia, ongenazo izinkanyezi namaphuzu, kodwa ojabule. UPunchinello ufuna ukwazi ukuthi kungani uLucia ehluke kangaka. Umtshela ngo-Eli, umqophi wokhuni owakha wonke ama-Wemmick. Uvame ukuvakashela u-Eli endaweni yakhe yokusebenzela futhi uzizwa ejabule futhi elondekile lapho ekhona.

Ngakho uPunchinello uya e-Eli. Lapho engena endlini yakhe futhi ebheka phezulu etafuleni elikhulu okusetshenzwa kulo u-Eli, uzizwa emncane futhi engabalulekile kangangokuthi ufuna ukunyonyoba abaleke. Khona-ke u-Eli umbiza ngegama, uyamthatha futhi ambeke ngokucophelela etafuleni lakhe lomsebenzi. U-Punchinello uyakhononda kuye: Kungani ungenze ngaba ojwayelekile kangaka? Ngididekile, ukhuni lwami luqinile futhi alunambala. Abakhethekile kuphela abathola izinkanyezi. Khona-ke u-Eli uyaphendula: “Ukhethekile kimi. Uhlukile ngoba ngikwenzile, futhi angiwenzi amaphutha. Ngikuthanda njengoba unjalo. Kuningi engisazokwenza nawe. Ngifuna ukukunika inhliziyo efana neyami. UPunchinello ugijima uya ekhaya egcwele injabulo lapho eqaphela ukuthi u-Eli umthanda ngendlela ayiyo nokuthi uyigugu emehlweni akhe. Lapho efika endlini yakhe, uqaphela ukuthi amabala ampunga awile kuye.

Noma ngabe izwe likubheka kanjani, uNkulunkulu uyakuthanda njengoba unjalo. Kodwa uyakuthanda kakhulu ukuthi akushiye kanjalo. Lona umlayezo ocacile encwadini yezingane, ukuthi ukubaluleka komuntu akunqunywa abanye abantu, kodwa uMdali wabo, nokuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukungathonywa abanye.

Ingabe ngezinye izikhathi uzizwa njengoPunchinello? Awunelisekile ngokubukeka kwakho? Ngabe awujabulile emsebenzini wakho ngenxa yokuthi awuhlonishwa noma awunconywa? Ingabe ulwela ukuphumelela noma isikhundla esiphezulu? Uma sidabukile, njengoPunchinello, nathi singaya kuMdali wethu futhi sikhononde kuye ngalokho esikucabangayo ngokuhlupheka kwethu. Ngoba iningi lezingane zakhe alikho phakathi kwezicukuthwane, eziphumelelayo nezinamandla emhlabeni. Kunesizathu salokho. UNkulunkulu akawenzi amaphutha. Ngafunda ukuthi uyakwazi okungilungele. Ake sibheke eBhayibhelini ukuze sibone ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna ukusitshelani, ukuthi usiduduza kanjani, usiyala kanjani nokuthi yini ebalulekile kuye: “Wakhetha lokho okudelelekile nokuhlonishwayo ezweni, wakumisela lokho. ukubhubhisa okubalulekile emhlabeni, ukuze kungabikho muntu ozibongayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.”1. AbaseKorinte 1,27-28 New Life Bible).

Ngaphambi kokuba siphelelwe ithemba, ake sibone ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyasithanda naphezu kwakho konke nokuthi sibaluleke kangakanani kuye. Wembula uthando lwakhe kithi: “Ngokuba kuKristu, ngaphambi kokudalwa komhlaba, wasikhetha ukuba siphile ukuphila okungcwele nokungasolekiyo, ukuphila phambi kwakhe, nokugcwele uthando lwakhe. Kusukela ekuqaleni wasimisela ukuba sibe ngamadodana namadodakazi akhe ngoJesu Kristu. Lelo kwakuyisu lakhe; yilokho akunqumayo.” ( Efesu 1,4-5 NGÜ).

Imvelo yethu yobuntu ilwela impumelelo, ukuvelela, ukuhlonishwa, ubuhle, ingcebo namandla. Abanye abantu bachitha izimpilo zabo bezama ukuthola imvume kubazali babo, abanye bafuna ukugunyazwa izingane zabo noma abashade nabo noma ozakwabo emsebenzini.

Abanye balwela impumelelo nokuvelela emsebenzini wabo, abanye balwela ubuhle noma amandla. Amandla awasetshenziswa osopolitiki nabacebile kuphela. Isifiso sokuba namandla phezu kwabanye abantu singangena komunye nomunye wethu: kungaba phezu kwezingane zethu, phezu kwabashade nabo, phezu kwabazali bethu noma phezu kwalabo esisebenza nabo.

Ize nokulangazelela ukuqashelwa

KuJames 2,1 futhi 4 uNkulunkulu uyasixwayisa ngephutha lokuzivumela ukuba sikhunjuzwe ukubonakala komunye umuntu: «Bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo! Uyakholwa eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu, okungokwakhe yedwa inkazimulo. Khona-ke ungavumeli isikhundla nedumela labantu likuhlabe umxhwele! ... Anizange nisebenzise izindinganiso ezimbaxa-mbili futhi nivumele ukwahlulela kwenu kuholwe ubuze bomuntu?”
UNkulunkulu usixwayisa ngokuphishekela izinto zezwe: “Ningathandi izwe noma okusezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, akanalo uthando lukaYise kuye. Ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzikhukhumeza, akuveli kuYise, kodwa okuvela ezweni.”1. UJohannes 2,15-enye).

Singaphinde sihlangabezane nalezi zindinganiso zezwe emiphakathini yobuKristu. Encwadini kaJakobe sifunda ukuthi izinkinga zavela kanjani phakathi kwabacebile nabampofu emabandleni angaleso sikhathi, ngakho sithola izindinganiso zezwe emasontweni anamuhla, njengedumela lomuntu, amalungu anethalente akhethwayo, nabafundisi abathanda babe namandla phezu "Umhlambi wabo" umsebenzi. Sonke singabantu futhi sithonywa ngezinga elikhulu noma elincane umphakathi wethu.

Ngakho siyaxwayiswa ukuba sikufulathele, sihambe ezinyathelweni zeNkosi yethu, uJesu Kristu. Kufanele sibheke umakhelwane wethu ngendlela uNkulunkulu ambheka ngayo. UNkulunkulu usibonisa indlela impahla yasemhlabeni edlula ngayo futhi ngokushesha ukhuthaza abampofu: “Noma ubani phakathi kwenu ompofu futhi onganakwayo makajabule ngokuthi uhlonishwa kakhulu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, indoda ecebile akufanele neze ikhohlwe ukuthi incane kangakanani impahla yayo yasemhlabeni phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Uyoshabalala njengembali yasendle kanye nengcebo yakhe.” (Jakobe 1,9-10 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).

Inhliziyo entsha

Inhliziyo nengqondo entsha uNkulunkulu ayidala kithi ngoJesu Kristu ibona ubuze nokudlula kwezinto ezifunwa yizwe. “Ngiyakuninika inhliziyo entsha nomoya omusha phakathi kwenu, ngikhiphe inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngininike inhliziyo yenyama” ( Hezekeli 3 )6,26).
NjengoSolomoni, siyaqaphela ukuthi “konke kuyize nokusukela umoya.” Umuntu wethu omdala nokuphishekela kwakhe izindinganiso zesikhashana kusenza sibe yize uma sikhethekile noma singajabuli uma singayifezi imigomo nezifiso zethu.

UNkulunkulu ubhekani?

Okubalulekile kuNkulunkulu ukuthobeka! Imfanelo abantu abavame ukuyilwela: “Ungabheki ukubonakala kwakhe nobude bakhe; Ngamala. Ngokuba akunjengokubona komuntu; umuntu ubona okuphambi kwamehlo akhe; kepha uJehova ubheka inhliziyo” (1. Sat 16,7).

UNkulunkulu akabheki okungaphandle, ubona isimo sangaphakathi: “Kepha ngiyabheka abahluphekayo nabadabukileyo benhliziyo, abathuthumela ngezwi lami” (Isaya 6)6,2).

UNkulunkulu uyasikhuthaza futhi asibonise incazelo yangempela yokuphila kwethu, ukuphila okuphakade, ukuze singahloli amakhono ethu neziphiwo zethu, kanye nokuntuleka kwamathalente athile, ngezindinganiso zokudlula emhlabeni, kodwa kunalokho sikubheke ngendlela efanele. ukukhanya okuphakeme, okungaboli. Yebo, akukho lutho olungalungile ngokuzuza ulwazi, ukwenza umsebenzi omuhle, noma ukulwela ukuphelela. Imibuzo okufanele sizibuze yona yilena: Siyini isisusa sami? Engikwenzayo ngikwenzela inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu noma kungenxa yami na? Ingabe ngithola udumo ngalokho engikwenzayo noma ngidumisa uNkulunkulu? Uma silangazelela inkanyezi enjengoPunchinello, singathola indlela yokwenza lokhu eZwini likaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ufuna sikhanye njengezinkanyezi: «Kukho konke okwenzayo, qaphela ukukhononda nokuba nemibono. Ngokuba impilo yakho kufanele ikhanye futhi ingabi nasici. Khona-ke, njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu abayisibonelo, niyokhanya njengezinkanyezi ebusuku phakathi kwaleli zwe elonakele nelinobumnyama.” ( Filipi 2,14-15 Ithemba Labantu Bonke).

Muva nje ngibone ifilimu enhle yezilwane ekhuluma ngomndeni wamabhubesi. Ukuqopha kwenziwa kahle kakhulu, okwenza ucabange ukuthi izilwane zazikhuluma. Kwesinye isigcawu, ibhubesi elingumama namawundlu alo babheka phezulu esibhakabhakeni esihle esinezinkanyezi futhi unina uthi ngokuziqhenya: “Sibenyezela ngabanye, kodwa ephaketheni sikhanya njengezinkanyezi.” Ngenxa yezipho zethu zemvelo singabenyezela njengabantu ngabanye, kodwa ngoJesu Kristu sikhanya njengezinkanyezi, futhi njengoPunchinello, amabala ethu ampunga ayawa.

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