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Ukusebenza ngokubekezela
Sonke siyasazi isisho esithi "Patience is a virtue". Nakuba lingekho eBhayibhelini, iBhayibheli linokuningi elikushoyo ngokubekezela. UPawulu ubabiza ngesithelo sikaMoya oNgcwele (Galathiya 5,22). Usikhuthaza nokuba sibekezele lapho sisebunzimeni2,12) ukulinda ngesineke lokho esingakabi nakho (Roma 8,25) nibekezelelane ngothando (Kwabase-Efesu 4,2singakhathali ekwenzeni okuhle, ngokuba uma sibekezela siyakuvuna futhi (KwabaseGalathiya 6,9). IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi ‘silindele uJehova’ (IHubo 27,14), kodwa ngeshwa lokhu kulinda kwesiguli abanye abaqondi njengokulinda nje.
Omunye wabefundisi bethu besifunda waya engqungqutheleni lapho yonke iminikelo engxoxweni emayelana nokuvuselelwa noma ukuthunywa kwahlangatshezwana nempendulo yabaholi bebandla: “Siyazi ukuthi kufanele sikwenze lokhu esikhathini esizayo, kodwa okwamanje silindele iNkosi.” ngiqinisekile ukuthi laba baholi bazizwa bebonisa ukubekezela ngokulinda uNkulunkulu ababonise indlela yokukhuluma nabantu abangasonti. Kunamanye amabandla alindele isibonakaliso esivela eNkosini sokuthi kufanele yini aguqule izinsuku noma izikhathi zokukhonza ukuze kube lula kwabasanda kuhlanganyela. Umfundisi wesifunda wangitshela ukuthi into yokugcina ayenza kwaba ukubuza abaholi, “Nilindele iNkosi ukuba yenzeni?” Wabe esebachazela ukuthi mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu wayebalindele ukuba bahlanganyele emsebenzini Wakhe owawusuvele umatasa. Wathi eqeda kuzwakala u-"Amen" ezindaweni ezahlukene.
Lapho kufanele senze izinqumo ezinzima, sonke singathanda ukuthola isibonakaliso esivela kuNkulunkulu ukuze sibonise abanye—isibonakaliso esisitshela ukuthi kufanele siyephi, kanjani futhi nini. Lena akuyona indlela uNkulunkulu ajwayele ukusebenza ngayo nathi. Kunalokho uvele athi “ngilandeleni” futhi asinxuse ukuthi sithathe igxathu eliya phambili singayiqondi imininingwane. Kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi ngaphambi nangemva kwePhentekoste, abaphostoli bakaJesu babeba nobunzima ngezinye izikhathi ukuze baqonde ukuthi uMesiya wayebaholelaphi. Nokho, nakuba uJesu engumfundisi nomholi ophelele, babengebona abafundi nabafundi abaphelele. Nathi, sivame ukuthwala kanzima ukuqonda ukuthi uJesu uthini nokuthi usiholelaphi—ngezinye izikhathi siyesaba ukuya phambili ngoba sisaba ukuthi sizohluleka. Lokhu kwesaba kuvame ukusiqhubezela ekungenzini okuthile, esibe sesikufanisa ngephutha nokubekezela—ukulindela iNkosi.
Akufanele sesabe amaphutha ethu noma ukuntula ukucaciseleka mayelana nendlela ezayo. Nakuba abafundi bakaJesu bokuqala benza amaphutha amaningi, iNkosi yayilokhu ibanika amathuba amasha okuhlanganyela emsebenzini Wayo—ukuyilandela lapho Yabaholela khona, noma ngabe kwakusho ukulungisa indlela. UJesu usebenza ngendlela efanayo namuhla, esikhumbuza ukuthi noma iyiphi “impumelelo” esiyitholayo iyoba umphumela womsebenzi wakhe hhayi owethu.
Akufanele sithuke uma singaziqondi ngokugcwele izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu. Ezikhathini zokungaqiniseki, siyacelwa ukuba sibekezele, futhi kwezinye izimo lokhu kusho ukulinda ukungenela kukaNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokuba sithathe isinyathelo esilandelayo. Noma ngabe yisiphi isimo, sihlale singabafundi bakaJesu ababizelwe ukuzwa nokumlandela. Njengoba sithatha lolu hambo, khumbula ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa kwethu akukhona nje ukuthandaza nokufunda iBhayibheli. Ukusebenza okusebenzayo kuthatha ingxenye enkulu - siqhubekela phambili ngethemba nangokholo (okuhambisana nomkhuleko neZwi), ngisho nalapho kungacaci ukuthi iNkosi iholelaphi.
UNkulunkulu ufuna ibandla lakhe libe nempilo futhi likwazi ukukhula. Ufuna sihlanganyele nomsebenzi wakhe wezwe, sithathe izinyathelo eziqondiswe yivangeli lokusebenzela emakhaya ethu. Uma senza lokho, sizowenza amaphutha. Kwezinye izimo, imizamo yethu yokuletha ivangeli kubantu esingabazi eSontweni ngeke iphumelele njengoba besethemba. Kepha sizofunda emaphutheni. Njengasesontweni lokuqala leTestamente Elisha, iNkosi yethu ngomusa izosebenzisa amaphutha ethu njengoba siwabeka kuYe futhi siphenduke lapho kudingeka. Uzosiqinisa futhi asithuthukise futhi asibumbe ukuze sifane nomfanekiso kaKristu. Ngalokhu kuqonda, ngeke sibheke ukungabikho kwemiphumela esheshayo njengokuhluleka. Ngesikhathi nangendlela yaKhe, uNkulunkulu angakwazi futhi uzoletha imizamo yethu iphumelele, ikakhulukazi uma leyo mizamo igxile ekuholeni abantu kuJesu ngokuphila nokwabelana ngezindaba ezinhle. Izithelo zokuqala esizozibona zingaba sezimpilweni zethu.
"Impumelelo" yangempela emsebenzini nasenkonzweni iza ngendlela eyodwa kuphela: ngokwethembeka kuJesu okuhambisana nomthandazo kanye nezwi leBhayibheli lapho uMoya oNgcwele usiqondisa khona eqinisweni. Khumbula, ngeke silifunde ngaso leso sikhathi leli qiniso, futhi ukungenzi lutho kungavimba intuthuko yethu. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi ukungasebenzi kungenxa yokwesaba iqiniso. UJesu wamemezela ngokuphindaphindiwe ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe kubafundi bakhe, futhi ngenxa yokwesaba leli qiniso bakhubazeka okwesikhashana ekhonweni labo lokwenza. Lokhu kuvame ukuba njalo namuhla.
Lapho sixoxa ngokubandakanyeka kwethu ekufinyeleleni kukaJesu kulabo abangaphandle kwebandla, ngokushesha siba nokusabela kokwesaba. Nokho, akufanele sesabe, ngoba “okini mkhulu kunalowo osezweni” (1. UJohannes 4,4). Ukwesaba kwethu kuyaphela lapho sithembela kuJesu nasezwini lakhe. Ukukholwa kuyisitha sokwesaba ngempela. Yingakho uJesu athi: “Ningesabi, kholwani kuphela.” (Marku 5,36).
Uma sizibandakanya ngokugcwele emsebenzini kaJesu kanye nenkonzo yakhe ngokholo, asisodwa. INkosi yayo yonke indalo ime ngakithi, njengoba nje uJesu enza kudala entabeni yaseGalile (Mathewu 28,16) wayethembise abafundi bakhe. Ngaphambi nje kokuba anyukele ezulwini, wabanika lokho ngokuvamile okwaziwa ngokuthi umyalo: “Futhi uJesu weza wathi kubo, ‘Nginikwe lonke igunya ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Ngakho hambani nenze izizwe zonke abafundi, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise, neleNdodana, nelikaMoya oNgcwele, nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho. Bhekani, mina nginani njalo kuze kube-sekupheleni kwezwe” (Mathewu 2).8,18-enye).
Qaphela amavesi okuphetha lapha. UJesu uqala ngokuthi “unegunya lonke ezulwini nasemhlabeni,” bese ephetha ngala mazwi esiqinisekiso: “Mina nginani njalo. Lezi zinkulumo kufanele zibe umthombo wenduduzo enkulu, ukwethenjwa okukhulu nenkululeko enkulu kithi kulokho uJesu asiyala ngakho: Yenzani izizwe zonke abafundi. Lokhu sikwenza ngesibindi—sazi ukuthi sihlanganyela emsebenzini waLowo onawo wonke amandla negunya. Futhi sikwenza ngokuqiniseka, sazi ukuthi uhlala enathi. Sinale micabango engqondweni—esikhundleni salabo abaqonda ukubekezela njengokulinda bengenzi lutho—silinda ngokubekezela iNkosi njengoba sibamba iqhaza elibonakalayo emsebenzini Wayo wokwenza abafundi bakaJesu emiphakathini yethu. Ngale ndlela sizohlanganyela kulokho esingakubiza ngokuthi ukusebenza ngokubekezela. UJesu usiyala ukuba senze izinto ezinjalo, ngoba lena yindlela yakhe - indlela yokwethembeka ethela izithelo zombuso wakhe osendaweni yonke. Ngakho-ke masisebenze ndawonye ngokubekezela.
nguJoseph Tkach
