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Izimayini zeNkosi uSolomoni ingxenye 22
“Awungigcobanga-ke ngiyalishiya ibandla,” kuzikhalela uJason ngezwi elinomunyu engangingakaze ngilizwe. “Kuningi engikwenzele leli bandla—ukufundisa izifundo zeBhayibheli, ukuvakashela abagulayo, futhi kungani benza zonke izinto emhlabeni... Izintshumayelo zakhe azisheshi, ulwazi lwakhe lweBhayibheli luncane, futhi udelela!” Intukuthelo kaJason yangimangaza, kodwa yadalula okuthile okungathi sína kakhulu—ukuziqhenya kwakhe.
Uhlobo lokuzigqaja uNkulunkulu aluzondayo (Izaga 6,16-17), ukuzicabangela ngokweqile nokululaza abanye. Ngezaga 3,34 INkosi uSolomoni iveza ukuthi uNkulunkulu “uyabaklolodela abaklolodayo.” UNkulunkulu umelana nalabo abandlela yabo yokuphila ibenza bahluleke ngamabomu ukuthembela osizweni lukaNkulunkulu. Sonke silwa nokuziqhenya, okuyinto evame ukucashile kangangokuthi asiboni nokuthi kuyayithinta. “Kodwa,” kuqhubeka uSolomoni, “abathobekileyo uyakubanika umusa. Kuyisinqumo sethu. Singavumela ukuzigqaja noma ukuthobeka kuqondise imicabango yethu nokuziphatha kwethu. Kuyini ukuthobeka futhi siyini isihluthulelo sokuthobeka? Ngisho ukuqala kuphi Singakukhetha kanjani ukuthobeka futhi sithole konke uNkulunkulu afuna ukusinika kona?
Osomabhizinisi abaningi nombhali uSteven K. Scott ulandisa ngosomabhizinisi ongenisa izigidi zamarandi oqashe izinkulungwane zabantu. Nakuba ayenakho konke okwakungase kuthengwe ngemali, wayengajabule, enenzondo futhi enolaka. Abasebenzi bakhe, ngisho nomndeni wakhe, bamthola enyanyeka. Umkakhe akabange esakwazi ukubekezelela ukuziphatha kwakhe okunolaka futhi wacela umfundisi wakhe ukuba akhulume naye. Njengoba umfundisi elalele le ndoda ikhuluma ngalokho eyayikufezile, washeshe wabona ukuthi ukuqhosha kwakubusa inhliziyo nengqondo yale ndoda. Uthi wakha inkampani yakhe kusukela ekuqaleni eyedwa. Ubezosebenza kanzima ukuze athole iziqu zakhe zasekolishi. Wayezishaya isifuba ethi konke uzenzele yena futhi akakweleti muntu. Umfundisi wabe esembuza, “Ubani owashintsha amanabukeni? Wakondliswa ngubani useyingane? Ubani okufundise ukufunda nokubhala? Ubani owakunika imisebenzi eyakwenza wakwazi ukuqeda izifundo zakho? Ubani okuphakela ukudla enkantini? Ubani ohlanza izindlu zangasese enkampanini yakho?” Indoda igebise ikhanda inamahloni. Ngemva kwemizuzwana wavuma izinyembezi zigcwele amehlo: “Manje njengoba ngicabanga ngakho, ngiyaqaphela ukuthi angikwenzanga konke ngokwami. Ngaphandle komusa nokusekelwa kwabanye, mhlawumbe bengingeke ngifeze lutho. Umfundisi wambuza, "Awucabangi ukuthi bafanelwe ukubonga okuncane?"
Inhliziyo yale ndoda isishintshile, kubonakala kusuka osukwini olulodwa kuya kolandelayo. Ezinyangeni ezalandela wabhala izincwadi zokubonga ebhekisa kubasebenzi bakhe ngamunye nakubo bonke abantu, ngokwazi kwakhe, ababambe iqhaza empilweni yakhe. Akazwanga nje kuphela umuzwa ojulile wokubonga, kepha waphatha wonke umuntu omzungezile ngenhlonipho nangokwazisa. Kungakapheli unyaka wayesephenduke umuntu ohlukile. Injabulo nokuthula bekuthathe indawo yentukuthelo nenhlokomo enhliziyweni yakhe. Wayebukeka emncane ngeminyaka. Abasebenzi bakhe babemthanda ngoba wayebaphatha ngenhlonipho nangenhlonipho, manje okwasuswa ngenxa yokuthobeka kweqiniso.
Izidalwa Zesinyathelo SikaNkulunkulu Le ndaba isibonisa isihluthulelo sokuthobeka. Njengoba usomabhizinisi wayeqonda ukuthi akukho angakwenza ngaphandle kosizo lwabanye, kufanele sikuqonde futhi ukuthi ukuthobeka kuqala ngokuqonda ukuthi asinakwenza lutho ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu. Asibanga nethonya ekungeneni kwethu ekuphileni futhi ngeke siziqhayise noma sithi sikhiqize okuthile okuhle ngokwethu. Siyizidalwa ngenxa yesinyathelo sikaNkulunkulu. Sasiyizoni, kodwa uNkulunkulu wathatha isinyathelo kuqala wasondela kithi futhi wasezisa othandweni lwakhe olungachazeki (1 Johane. 4,19). Ngaphandle kwakhe akukho esingakwenza. Esingakwenza nje ukuthi, "Ngiyabonga," futhi siphumule eqinisweni njengababiziweyo kuJesu Kristu - abamukelwa, bathethelelwa, futhi bathandwa ngokungenamibandela.
Enye indlela yokulinganisa ubukhulu Ake sibuze umbuzo, "Ngingazithoba kanjani?" Izisho 3,34 laliyiqiniso futhi lifike ngesikhathi cishe eminyakeni eyinkulungwane ngemva kokuba uSolomoni elobe amazwi akhe ahlakaniphile kangangokuthi umphostoli uJohane noPetru babhekisela kuwo ezimfundisweni zabo. Encwadini yakhe, ngokuvamile ekhuluma ngokuzithoba nenkonzo, uPawulu uyabhala: “Nonke gqokani ukuthobeka.” ( 1000 Petru 5,5; Butcher 2000). Ngalesingathekiso, uPetru usebenzisa umfanekiso wenceku ebophe iphinifa elikhethekile, ebonisa ukuzimisela kwayo ukukhonza. UPetru wathi: “Zilungiseleleni nonke, ukukhonza omunye nomunye ngokuthobeka.” Ngokungangabazeki uPetru wayecabanga ngesidlo sokugcina, lapho uJesu egqoka iphinifa futhi egeza izinyawo zabafundi ( Johane 1 Kor.3,4-17). Inkulumo ethi “zibhince” eyasetshenziswa uJohane iyafana naleyo eyasetshenziswa uPetru. UJesu wakhumula iphinifa wazenza isisebenzi sabo bonke. Waguqa wabageza izinyawo. Ngokwenza kanjalo, wangenisa indlela entsha yokuphila ekala ubukhulu ngendlela esikhonza ngayo abanye. Ukuzidla kubabukela phansi abanye bese kuthi, “Ngikhonzeni!” Ukuthobeka kukhothamela abanye bese kuthi, “Ngingakukhonza kanjani?” Lokhu kuphambene nalokho okwenzeka emhlabeni, lapho umuntu ecelwa ukuba alawule, enze kahle futhi abeke. ngokwakho ekukhanyeni okungcono phambi kwabanye. Sikhonza uNkulunkulu othobekile oguqa phambi kwezidalwa zakhe ukuze azikhonze. Kuyamangaza lokho!
“Yenzani njengoba ngenzile kini” Ukuthobeka akusho ukuthi sizibheka njengabaphansi noma sinemibono ephansi ngamathalenta ethu nobuntu bethu. Impela akukhona mayelana nokuzethula ungelutho futhi ungelutho. Ngoba lokho bekuyoba ukuqhosha okuphendukezelwe, okulangazelela ukutuswa ngokuthobeka kwakho! Ukuthobeka akuhlangene nokuzivikela, ukufuna izwi lokugcina, noma ukubukela phansi abanye ukuze ubonise ukuphakama. Ukuzidla kusenza sizizwe sizimele ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, sizibheke njengababaluleke kakhulu futhi singamnaki. Ukuthobeka kusenza sizithobe kuNkulunkulu futhi siqaphele ukuthi sincike ngokuphelele kuye. Lokhu kusho ukuthi asizibheki thina, kodwa sibhekise ukunaka kwethu konke kuNkulunkulu, osithandayo nosibheka kangcono kunathi.
Ngemva kokugeza izinyawo zabafundi bakhe, uJesu wathi: “Yenzani njengoba ngenzile kini.” Akashongo ukuthi okuwukuphela kwendlela yokukhonza iwukugeza izinyawo zabanye, kodwa wabanikeza isibonelo sendlela okufanele baphile ngayo. Ukuthobeka kuhlale kubheka amathuba okusebenzela. Kuyasisiza ukwamukela iqiniso lokuthi ngomusa kaNkulunkulu siyizitsha Zakhe, abathwali nabameleli bakhe emhlabeni. UMama Teresa wayeyisibonelo "sokuthobeka esenzweni." Wathi wabona ubuso bukaJesu ebusweni babo bonke ayebasiza. Singase singabizwa ukuthi sibe uMama Teresa olandelayo, kodwa kufanele sikhathazeke kakhulu ngezidingo zalabo abasizungezile. Noma nini lapho silingeka ukuba sizithathe ngokungathi sína kakhulu, kuhle ukukhumbula amazwi kaMbhishobhi Omkhulu uHelder Camara: “Lapho ngivela obala futhi isixuku esikhulu singishayela ihlombe futhi singijabulisa, ngiphendukela kuKristu futhi ngivele ngimtshele ukuthi: Nkosi, lokhu ukungena kwakho ngokunqoba eJerusalema! Ngiyimbongolo encane oyigibeleyo."
nguGordon Green
