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Izimayini zeNkosi uSolomoni (ingxenye 16)
Muva nje ngivakashele ekhaya nasesikoleni sabazali bami. Izinkumbulo zabuya futhi ngangilangazelela izinsuku ezimnandi zakudala futhi. Kepha lezo zinsuku seziphelile. Inkulisa yaqala futhi yama futhi. Ukuphothula iziqu esikoleni kwakusho ukuvalelisa nokwamukela okuhlangenwe nakho okusha kwempilo. Okunye kwalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho bekujabulisa, okunye kubuhlungu futhi kusabisa. Kepha noma kukuhle noma kubi, kufushane noma kukude, ngifunde into eyodwa: ukuhlala endleleni, ngoba izinguquko ezihambisana nakho ziyingxenye yemvelo yezimpilo zethu.
Umqondo wokuhamba nawo uwumgogodla weBhayibheli. IBhayibheli lichaza ukuphila njengendlela enezikhathi ezihlukahlukene nokuhlangenwe nakho ekuphileni okunesiqalo nesiphetho. IBhayibheli likhuluma ngokuhamba lapha. UNowa no-Enoke bahamba noNkulunkulu (1. mose 5,22-ishumi nesithupha; 6,9). Lapho u-Abrahama eneminyaka engu-99 ubudala, uNkulunkulu wamtshela ukuba ahambe phambi kwakhe (1. UMose 17,1). Ngemva kweminyaka eminingi, ama-Israyeli aphuma ebugqilini baseGibhithe eya ezweni lesithembiso.
ETestamenteni Elisha, uPawulu unxusa amaKristu ukuba aphile ngokufanele obizweni abizelwe kulo (Kwabase-Efesu 4,1). UJesu wathi yena ngokwakhe uyindlela futhi usimema ukuba simlandele. Amakholwa okuqala azibiza ngabalandeli bendlela entsha (Izenzo zabaPhostoli 9,2). Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi iningi lohambo oluchazwe eBhayibhelini luhlobene nokuhamba noNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke: hamba esinyathelweni noNkulunkulu futhi uhambe naye empilweni yakho.
IBhayibheli likuchaza njengokubalulekile ukuhambahamba. Ngakho-ke, akufanele kusimangaze ukuthi isisho esaziwayo sikhuluma ngale ndaba: “Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ungethembi ukuqonda kwakho, kodwa umkhumbule ezindleleni zakho zonke, uyakukuqondisa ngokufanele. " (Amazwi 3,5-6)
“Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho,” kubhala uSolomoni evesini 5 , “ungethembeli kokwakho ukuqonda” futhi “ezindleleni zakho zonke” umkhumbule. Indlela isho ukuhamba lapha. Sonke sinohambo lwethu lomuntu siqu, lolu uhambo lwalolu hambo oluhle kakhulu lwempilo. Uhambo oluphambana nohambo lwabanye abantu. Ukuhamba kuhlanganisa ukushintsha ubudlelwano kanye nezikhathi zokugula nempilo. Uhambo luyaqala futhi uhambo luyaphela.
EBhayibhelini sifunda ngohambo lomuntu siqu ngabantu abanjengoMose, uJoseph noDavid. Umphostoli uPawulu wayeya eDamaseku lapho ebhekana noJesu ovukile. Ngemizuzwana embalwa, inkomba yohambo lwempilo yakhe isishintshe kakhulu - ngezindlela ezingaphezu kweyodwa. Olunye uhambo lunjalo. Asiyihleli. Izolo izinto zihambe zaya ohlangothini olulodwa namhlanje konke sekuguqukile.UPaul uqale uhambo lwakhe njengomphikisi oqinile wokholo lobuKrestu ogcwele umunyu nenzondo nentando yokuchitha ubuKrestu. Uqedile uhambo lwakhe hhayi njengomKrestu kuphela, kepha njengendoda eya nezindaba ezinhle zikaKristu emhlabeni ohambweni oluningi noluyinselele. Kuthiwani ngohambo lwakho? Uyaphi?
Inhliziyo hhayi ikhanda
Evesini lesithupha sithola impendulo: “Khumbula.” Igama lesiHeberu elithi jada lisho ukwazi noma ukwazi. Kuyizwi elibaluleke kakhulu futhi libandakanya ukwazi othile ngokujulile ngokubuka, ukucabangisisa kanye nolwazi. Okuphambene nalokhu kungaba ukwazi othile ngomuntu wesithathu. Kungumehluko phakathi kobudlelwano umfundi anabo nendaba ayifundayo kanye nobudlelwano phakathi kwabashadile. Lolu lwazi ngoNkulunkulu alutholakali ngokuyinhloko emakhanda ethu, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke ezinhliziyweni zethu.
Ngakho uSolomoni uthi uyomazi uNkulunkulu (jada) uma uhamba endleleni yakho yokuphila naye. Lo mgomo uhlala uphakathi futhi umayelana nokwazi uJesu kulolu hambo nokukhumbula uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izindlela. Kuzo zonke izinkambo ezihleliwe nezingahleliwe, ohambweni olugcina luyisiphetho ngoba uthathe indlela okungeyona. UJesu angathanda ukukuphelezela ohambweni lwansuku zonke lwempilo evamile futhi abe umngane wakho.
Siluthola kanjani ulwazi olunjalo kuNkulunkulu? Kungani ungafundi kuJesu futhi uthole indawo ethulile, kude nemicabango nezinto zosuku, lapho uchitha khona isikhathi noNkulunkulu usuku nosuku, futhi kungani ungacimi ithelevishini noma umakhalekhukhwini isigamu sehora? Zinike isikhathi sokuba wedwa noNkulunkulu, ukumlalela, ukuphumula kuye, ukuzindla nokuthandaza kuye (AmaHubo 3 Dec.7,7). Ngiyakukhuthaza ukuba ufunde Efe3,19 kwenze kube ngumkhuleko wempilo yakho yomuntu siqu. UPawulu uyathandaza: “Ukwazi uthando lukaNkulunkulu oludlula konke ukwazi, ukuze sigcwaliswe ngakho konke ukugcwala kukaNkulunkulu.
“USolomoni uthi uNkulunkulu uzosihola. Nokho, lokhu akusho ukuthi indlela esiyihamba noNkulunkulu izoba lula, ngaphandle kobuhlungu, ukuhlupheka nokungaqiniseki. Ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima, uNkulunkulu uyokondla, akukhuthaze, futhi akubusise ngobukhona Bakhe namandla.
Muva nje, umzukulu wami ungibize ngomkhulu okokuqala. Ngathi ngokuncokola endodaneni yami, “Kwakuyinyanga edlule ngisemusha. Ngesonto eledlule bengingubaba manje sengingumkhulu – sishonephi isikhathi?” Impilo iyandiza. Kodwa yonke ingxenye yempilo iwuhambo futhi noma yini eyenzekayo empilweni yakho njengamanje, wuhambo lwakho. Ukwazi uNkulunkulu kulolu hambo kuwumgomo wakho.
nguGordon Green
