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Izimayini zeNkosi uSolomoni (ingxenye 20)
Umfelokazi osekhulile uya esitolo sakubo. Akuyona into eyisipesheli ngoba uthenga khona kakhulu, kodwa lolu suku ngeke lufane nezinye. Njengoba ephusha inqola yakhe yokuthenga emaphaseji, indoda egqoke kahle iza kuye, imxhawule futhi ithi, “Halala! Banqobile. Uyikhasimende lethu lenkulungwane futhi yingakho uwine ama-euro ayinkulungwane!” Isalukazi esincane sijabule kakhulu. “Yebo,” esho, “futhi uma ufuna ukwandisa inzuzo yakho, okumele ukwenze nje ukunginika ama-euro angu-1400 – ngezimali zokuphatha – futhi inzuzo yakho izokwenyuka ibe ngama-euro ayi-100.000.” Yeka isipho! Ugogo oneminyaka engu-70 akafuni ukuphuthelwa yileli thuba elihle futhi uthi: "Anginayo imali engaka kimi, kodwa ngingahle ngiye ekhaya ngiyoyilanda". “Kodwa yimali eningi leyo. Ungathanda yini ukukuphelezela ngiye kwakho ngiyoqinisekisa ukuthi uphephile?” kubuza iNkosi.
Uyacabanga isikhashana, kodwa abese evuma - phela ungumKristu futhi uNkulunkulu ubengeke avumele noma yini embi ukuba yenzeke. Indoda ibuye ibe nenhlonipho futhi iziphathe kahle, okuyinto ethanda. Babuyela endlini yakhe, kodwa kuvele ukuthi akanayo imali eyanele ekhaya. “Kungani singayi ebhange lakho siyokhipha imali?” emnika. "Imoto yami ilapha ekhoneni, ngeke ithathe isikhathi eside." Kuvuma yena. Ebhange uyayikhipha imali ayinike umnumzane. "Siyakuhalalisela! nginike isikhashana Ngizohamba ngiyolanda isheke lakho emotweni.” Ngokuqinisekile angidingi ukukutshela yonke indaba.
Yindaba eyiqiniso - isalukazi ngumama wami. Unikine ikhanda ngokumangala. Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi akhohliseke kangaka? Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ngikhuluma le ndaba, kunomuntu oye waba nokuhlangenwe nakho okufanayo.
Zonke izinhlobo nobukhulu
Iningi lethu selivele lithole i-imeyili, umyalezo obhaliwe, noma ucingo ukusithokozisa ngokuwina. Ukuphela kokufanele sikwenze ukuze sithole inzuzo ukwaba imininingwane yethu yekhadi lesikweletu. Imizamo enjalo yokukhwabanisa iza ngazo zonke izinhlobo, imibala nosayizi. Njengoba ngibhala lawa magama, isikhangiso se-TV sinikela ngokudla okuyisimangaliso okuthembisa isisu esicaba ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Umfundisi ukhuthaza ibandla lakhe ukuthi lidle utshani ukuze babe seduze noNkulunkulu futhi iqembu lamaKristu lilungiselele futhi ukubuya kukaKristu.
Bese kuba khona i-mail chain: "Uma uthumela le imeyili kubantu abahlanu phakathi nemizuzu emihlanu ezayo, izimpilo zabo zizocetshiswa ngokushesha ngezindlela ezinhlanu." noma "Uma ungayidluliseli le imeyili kubantu abayishumi ngokushesha, uphelelwe inhlanhla iminyaka eyishumi."
Kungani abantu beba yizisulu zokukhwabanisa okunjalo? Singaba kanjani ukwahlulela okwengeziwe? USolomoni uyasisiza ngalokhu kuZaga 14,15: “Isiwula sikholwa yizinto zonke; kepha ohlakaniphileyo uyaqaphela izinyathelo zakhe.” Ukungabi nalwazi kuhlobene nendlela esisibheka ngayo isimo nokuphila nje kwawo wonke.
Singathembela kakhulu. Singahlatshwa umxhwele indlela abantu ababukeka ngayo. Singathembeka kakhulu futhi sithembe abanye ukuthi bathembeke kithi. Inguqulo yalesi siqephu ikubeka ngale ndlela: “Ungabi yisiwula futhi ukholwe yikho konke okuzwayo, hlakanipha futhi wazi lapho uya khona”. Bese kuba namaKristu akholelwa ukuthi uma enokholo olwanele kuNkulunkulu, konke kuyozuzisa wona. Ukukholwa kuhle, kodwa ukukholelwa kumuntu ongalungile kungaba inhlekelele.
Ngisanda kubona iphosta ngaphandle kwesonto ethi:
“UJesu uze ukuzosusa izono zethu, hhayi izingqondo zethu.” Abantu abahlakaniphile bayacabanga. UJesu ngokwakhe wathi: “Woyithanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho.” ( Marku 12,30).
Ukuthatha isikhathi
Kunezinye izici okufanele zicatshangelwe: ukuzethemba ngokweqile ekhonweni lokuqonda izinto, ukwahlulela izinto futhi yebo ukuhaha nakho kunengxenye enkulu. Ngezinye izikhathi abantu abakhohlisayo benza izinqumo ngokuxhamazela futhi abacabangi ngemiphumela. “Kuzobe sekudlule isikhathi ngesonto elizayo. Khona-ke omunye uzoba nayo, nakuba ngangiyifuna kakhulu. “Ukuhlela kokhutheleyo kuletha inala; kepha owenza ngokuxhamazela uyohluleka.” ( IzAga 2 Kor1,5).
Mingaki imishado enzima eqala ngophathina ecindezela omunye ukuthi ashade ngokushesha kunalokho ayekufuna? Isixazululo sikaSolomoni sokungakhohliseka kalula silula: zinike isikhathi sokubuka konke bese ucabanga ngakho ngaphambi kokwenza isinqumo:
- Cabanga ngezinto ngaphambi kokwenza okuthile. Baningi kakhulu abantu abathemba imibono ezwakalayo enengqondo nemibono ecatshangwe kahle.
- Buza imibuzo. Buza imibuzo engaphansi kwezinto ezokusiza uqonde.
- Isesha usizo. “Lapho kungekho khona ukululekana, abantu bayabhubha; kodwa lapho kukhona abeluleki abaningi, kukhona usizo.” ( IzAga 11,14).
Ukwenza izinqumo ezibalulekile akulula neze. Kukhona njalo izici ezijulile ezifihliwe ngaphansi kwendawo ezidinga ukutholakala futhi zibhekwe. Sidinga abanye abantu abasisekelayo ngolwazi lwabo, ubuchwepheshe kanye nosizo olusebenzayo.
nguGordon Green
