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Ngubani isitha sami
Angisoze ngalukhohlwa lolo suku olubuhlungu eThekwini, eNingizimu Afrika. Ngangineminyaka engu-13 ubudala futhi ngidlala ithegi phambi kwegceke nabafowethu, odadewethu nabangane ngosuku oluhle libalele lwentokozo lapho umama ebiza umndeni ngaphakathi. Izinyembezi zehla ebusweni bakhe ngesikhathi ephethe iphephandaba elalibika ngokufa kukababa kabuhlungu eMpumalanga Afrika.
Izimo ezizungeze ukufa kwakhe zaphakamisa imibuzo ethile. Noma kunjalo, yonke into yayibonakala ikhombisa ukuthi wayeyisisulu seMpi kaMao Mao, eyenzeka kusukela ngo-1952 kuya ku-1960 futhi eyayiqondiswe ngokumelene nombuso wamakoloni waseKenya. Iqembu elalikhuthele kakhulu empini yezikhali lalivela kumaKikuyu, isizwe esikhulu kunazo zonke eKenya. Ngisho noma ukungqubuzana kwakuqondiswe ngokuyinhloko kumbuso wamakoloni waseBrithani kanye nezifiki ezimhlophe, kwakukhona futhi izingxabano ezinobudlova phakathi kukaMao Mao kanye nama-Afrika athembekile. Ubaba wayeyisikhulu eqenjini laseKenya ngaleso sikhathi futhi wadlala indima ebalulekile empini futhi ngenxa yalokho wayesohlwini lwabashayiwe. Ngangicindezelekile ngokomzwelo, ngididekile, futhi ngicasukile ngisemusha. Ukuphela kwento engangiyiqaphela ukulahlekelwa ubaba wami engimthandayo. Lokhu kwenzeka ngemva nje kokuphela kwempi. Wayehlele ukuthuthela eNingizimu Afrika kanye nathi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Ngaleso sikhathi ngangingasiqondi isizathu esiqondile sempi futhi ngangazi nje ukuthi ubaba wayelwa nenhlangano yamaphekula. Wayeyisitha esabangela ukuba abaningi babangane bethu balahlekelwe ukuphila kwabo!
Akugcinanga nje ngokubhekana nokulahlekelwa okudabukisayo, kodwa futhi sasibhekene neqiniso lokuthi singase sibhekane nempilo yobumpofu obukhulu ngenxa yokuthi iziphathimandla zombuso zenqaba ukusikhokhela inani lempahla yethu eMpumalanga Afrika. Umama wabe esebhekene nenselele yokuthola umsebenzi nokukhulisa izingane ezinhlanu ezisafunda ngeholo elincane. Noma kunjalo, ngahlala ngithembekile okholweni lwami lobuKristu eminyakeni eyalandela futhi angizange ngivuse intukuthelo noma inzondo kubantu ababenecala ngokufa okunyantisayo kukababa.
Ayikho enye indlela
Amazwi uJesu awakhuluma elenga esiphambanweni, ebuka labo ababemdelela, bemklolodela, bembhaxabula, bembethela esiphambanweni futhi bembuka efa kabuhlungu angiduduza ebuhlungwini bami: “Baba, thethelela ngoba abakwenzi. bayazi ukuthi benzani."
Ukubethelwa kukaJesu esiphambanweni kwagqugquzelwa abaholi benkolo ababezibona belungile bangaleso sikhathi, ababhali nabaFarisi, ababegoqwe kwezombusazwe, igunya kanye nokunganaki ezweni labo. Leli yizwe abakhulele kulo futhi babegxile ngokujulile emicabangweni yabo kanye namasiko amasiko esikhathi sabo. Umlayezo owashunyayelwa nguJesu wawuyingozi enkulu ekuqhubekeleni phambili kwaleli zwe, ngakho bakha icebo lokumyisa ekwahlulelweni nasekumbetheleni. Kwakungalungile neze ukwenza kanjalo, kodwa ababonanga enye indlela.
Amasosha amaRoma ayeyingxenye yomunye umhlaba, ingxenye yombuso wama-imperialism. Bamane balandela iziyalezo zabaphathi babo njenganoma yiliphi elinye isosha elithembekile. Ababonanga enye indlela.
Nami kwadingeka ngibhekane neqiniso: amavukela-mbuso aseMao Mao abanjwe impi enonya eyayizosinda. Inkululeko yakho ibekwe engcupheni. Bakhule bekholelwa endabeni yabo futhi bakhetha indlela yobudlova ukuze bathole inkululeko. Ababonanga enye indlela. Eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, ngo-1997, ngamenywa ukuba ngibe isikhulumi esivakashile emhlanganweni owawuseduze kwaseKibirichia esifundeni esisempumalanga yeMeru, eKenya. Kwakuyithuba elijabulisayo lokuhlola izimpande zami futhi ngibonise umkami nezingane imvelo esabekayo yaseKenya, futhi babejabule kakhulu ngayo.
Enkulumweni yami yokuvula ngakhuluma ngobuntwana engangibujabulela kuleli zwe elihle, kodwa angizange ngikhulume ngohlangothi olumnyama lwempi nokufa kukababa. Ngokushesha ngemva kokuvela kwami, ikhehla elimpunga leza kimi, lihamba ngodondolo futhi limamatheka kakhulu. Ezungezwe iqembu elishisekayo labazukulu abayisishiyagalombili, wangicela ukuba ngihlale phansi ngoba kukhona ayefuna ukungitshela khona.
Lokhu kwalandelwa umzuzu othinta inhliziyo wesimanga esingalindelekile. Wakhuluma ngokukhululekile ngempi nangendlela, njengelungu lamaKikuju, ayesempini esabekayo. Ngezwa ngakolunye uhlangothi lwengxabano. Uthe ubeyingxenye yenhlangano efuna ukuphila ngokukhululeka nokusebenza ezindaweni ezathathwa kuwona. Ngokudabukisayo, yena nezinkulungwane zabanye bashonelwa abathandekayo, kuhlanganise namakhosikazi nezingane. Lo mnumzane ongumKristu ofudumele wabe esengibheka ngamehlo agcwele uthando wayesethi, “Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu ngokulahlekelwa uyihlo.” Ngakuthola kunzima ukubamba izinyembezi. Lapha sasikhuluma njengamaKristu emashumini ambalwa eminyaka kamuva, ngaphambili ngangisezinhlangothini eziphikisanayo kwenye yezimpi ezinonya kakhulu eKenya, nakuba ngangiyingane nje engazi lutho ngesikhathi sengxabano.
Ngokushesha saxhunyaniswa ebunganeni obujulile. Nakuba ngingakaze ngiphathe ngomunyu abantu ababenecala ngokufa kukababa, ngezwa ukubuyisana okujulile nomlando. AbaseFilipi 4,7 Kwase kufika engqondweni yami, “Futhi ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqonda konke makulondoloze izinhliziyo zenu nemicabango yenu kuKristu Jesu.” Uthando, ukuthula nomusa kaNkulunkulu kwasihlanganisa ebunyeni ebukhoneni Bakhe. Izimpande zethu kuKristu zisilethele ukuphulukiswa, ngaleyo ndlela sinqamula umjikelezo wobuhlungu esasichithe isikhathi esiningi sempilo yethu kuwo. Umuzwa ongachazeki wempumuzo nenkululeko wasigcwalisa. Indlela uNkulunkulu asihlanganise ngayo ikhombisa ubuze bempi, ukungqubuzana nobutha. Ezimweni eziningi, alukho uhlangothi oluphumelele ngempela. Kuyadabukisa ukubona amaKristu elwa namaKristu egameni lezizathu zawo. Ngezikhathi zempi, zombili izinhlangothi zithandaza kuNkulunkulu futhi zimcele ukuba abe sohlangothini lwazo, futhi ngezikhathi zokuthula, amaKristu afanayo cishe angaba abangane.
Ukufunda ukuyeka
Lesi senzakalo esashintsha ukuphila kwangisiza ukuba ngiwaqonde kangcono amavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngezitha ezinothando.” ( Luka 6,27-36). Ngaphandle kwesimo sempi, kudinga futhi umbuzo wokuthi ubani isitha sethu nesitha sethu? Kuthiwani ngabantu esihlangana nabo nsuku zonke? Ingabe sivusa inzondo nokucasuka kwabanye? Mhlawumbe ngokumelene nomphathi, esingazwani naye? Mhlawumbe ngokumelene nomngane esimethembayo owasilimaza ngokujulile? Mhlawumbe kumakhelwane esixabana naye?
Umbhalo kaLuka awukwenqabeli ukuziphatha okungalungile. Kunalokho, kumayelana nokugcina isithombe esikhulu sisobala ngokubonisa intethelelo, umusa, ubuhle nokubuyisana futhi sibe umuntu uKristu asibizele ukuba sibe nguye. Kumayelana nokufunda ukuthanda njengoba uNkulunkulu ethanda njengoba sikhula futhi sikhula njengamaKristu. Ukucasuka nokwenqatshwa kungasithumba kalula futhi kusilawule. Ukufunda ukudedela ngokubeka ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu izimo esingeke sikwazi ukuzilawula futhi sizithonye kwenza umehluko wangempela. KwaJohannes 8,31-32 UJesu usikhuthaza ukuba silalele amazwi akhe futhi senze ngokuvumelana nawo: “Uma nihlala ezwini lami, ningabafundi bami isibili, niyolazi iqiniso, futhi iqiniso liyonikhulula. Lesi yisihluthulelo senkululeko othandweni lwakhe.
nguRobert Klynsmith
