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Ingabe izindaba ezinhle ziyizindaba ezinhle?
Uyazi ukuthi ivangeli lisho "izindaba ezinhle." Kodwa ingabe ngempela ukubheka njengezindaba ezinhle?
Njengabaningi benu, ngiye ngafundiswa isikhathi esiningi sempilo yami ukuthi siphila “ezinsukwini zokugcina.” Lokhu kwanginika umbono wezwe owawubheka izinto ngeso lokuthi ukuphela komhlaba njengoba siwazi namuhla kuzofika “eminyakeni embalwa nje emifushane”. Kodwa uma “ngenza ngokufanele” ngiyosinda osizini olukhulu.
Ngokujabulisayo, lokhu akusagxili enkolweni yami yobuKristu noma isisekelo sobudlelwano bami noNkulunkulu. Kodwa lapho usukholelwa okuthile isikhathi eside, kuba nzima ukugqashula kukho ngokuphelele. Lolu hlobo lokubuka umhlaba lungaba umlutha, luvame ukubuka yonke into eyenzekayo nge-lens yencazelo ethile "yemicimbi yesikhathi sokuphela." Ngike ngezwa abantu abagxile esiprofethweni sesikhathi sokuphela ngokuhlekisa ngokuthi "ama-apocaholics."
Eqinisweni, lena akuyona indaba ehlekisayo. Lolu hlobo lokubuka umhlaba lungalimaza. Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, kungaholela abantu ukuthi bathengise yonke into, balahle bonke ubudlelwano futhi bathuthele endaweni eyedwa elinde i-apocalypse.
Iningi lethu belingeke lihambe ibanga elide kangako. Kodwa isimo sengqondo sokuthi ukuphila njengoba sazi ukuthi kuyaphela esikhathini esizayo esiseduze singabangela abantu ukuba “bacime” ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka okubazungezile futhi bacabange, “Yini le?” Babheka yonke into ebazungezile ngendlela ebonisa ukungabi nathemba, beba. izibukeli namajaji anethezekile kunokuba ababambiqhaza basebenzele ukwenza izinto zibe ngcono. Abanye “abayimilutha yesiprofetho” baze bafike ekwenqabeni ukusekela imizamo yokusiza abantu, bekholelwa ukuthi uma kungenjalo bangase babambezele izikhathi zokuphela ngandlela-thile. Abanye badebeselela impilo yabo neyezingane zabo futhi bashaye indiva izimali zabo ngoba bekholelwa ukuthi abanalo ikusasa abangalihlela.
Lena akuyona indlela yokulandela uJesu Kristu. Usibizile ukuba sibe yizinkanyiso ezweni. Ngokudabukisayo, ezinye izibani ezivela “kumaKristu” zibonakala zifana nezibani zokusesha endizeni enophephela emhlane yamaphoyisa ezulazula endaweni efuna ubugebengu. UJesu ufuna sibe yizinkanyiso ngomqondo wokuthi sisize ekwenzeni leli zwe libe indawo engcono kulabo abasizungezile. Ngifuna ukukunikeza umbono ohlukile. Kungani ungakholelwa ukuthi siphila “ezinsukwini zokuqala” esikhundleni ‘sezinsuku zokugcina’?
UJesu akasithumanga ukuba simemezele inhlekelele nobumnyama. Wasinika umyalezo wethemba. Wasitshela ukuthi sitshele izwe ukuthi ukuphila kusanda kuqala, kunokuba "sizibhale." Ivangeli likhuluma ngaye, ukuthi ungubani, wenzani nokuthi yini engenzeka ngenxa yakho. Lapho uJesu ezikhipha ethuneni lakhe, konke kwashintsha. Wenza zonke izinto zaba zintsha. Ngaye uNkulunkulu wahlenga futhi wabuyisela zonke izinto ezisezulwini nezisemhlabeni (Kolose 1,16-enye).
Lesi simo esimangalisayo sifinyezwa kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi ivesi legolide eVangelini likaJohane. Ngeshwa, leli vesi laziwa kakhulu kangangokuthi amandla alo aphelile. Kodwa ake uphinde ubheke leli vesi. Igaye kancane, futhi uvumele amaqiniso amangalisayo acwile ngempela: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.” ( Joh. 3,16).
Ivangeli aliwona umyalezo wokulahlwa nokulahlwa. UJesu wakwenza kwacaca lokhu evesini elilandelayo: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe ezweni ukuba yahlulele izwe, kodwa izwe lisindiswe ngayo.” ( Joh. 3,17).
UNkulunkulu uzimisele ukusindisa umhlaba, hhayi ukuwubhubhisa. Yingakho ukuphila kufanele kubonise ithemba nenjabulo, hhayi ukungabi nathemba nokwesaba. UJesu wasinika ukuqonda okusha kokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba umuntu. Kunokuba siphendukele ngaphakathi, singaphila ngendlela ekhiqizayo neyakhayo kuleli zwe. Noma nini lapho sithola ithuba, kufanele “senze okuhle kuwo wonke umuntu, ikakhulukazi kulabo esikholwa nabo” (Galathiya 6,10). Ukuhlupheka eDarfur, izinkinga ezizayo zokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ubutha obuqhubekayo eMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye nazo zonke ezinye izindaba eziseduze nasekhaya kuyibhizinisi lethu. Njengamakholwa, kufanele sibhekane futhi senze okusemandleni ethu ukusiza—singehleli eceleni bese sibubula ngokunyenya sithi, “Sinitshelile,” kithi ngokwethu.
Lapho uJesu evuswa kwabafileyo, konke kwashintsha - kubo bonke abantu - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babekwazi noma cha. Umsebenzi wethu wukwenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukwazisa abantu. Kuze kube yilapho “izwe elibi lamanje” lithatha indawo yalo, siyobhekana nokuphikiswa futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngisho nokushushiswa. Kodwa sisesezinsukwini zokuqala. Uma sicabangela iphakade elingaphambili, leminyaka yokuqala eyizinkulungwane ezimbili yobuKristu imane nje iwukucwayiza kweso.
Noma nini lapho isimo siba yingozi, kuyaqondakala ukuthi abantu bacabanga ukuthi baphila ezinsukwini zokugcina. Kodwa izingozi emhlabeni sezifikile futhi zadlula iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, futhi wonke amaKristu ayeqiniseka ngokuphelele ukuthi ayephila ezikhathini zokugcina ayenephutha ngaso sonke isikhathi. UNkulunkulu akasinikezanga indlela eqinisekile yokuba silungile.
Kodwa wasinika ivangeli lethemba, ivangeli okumele laziwe kubo bonke abantu ngezikhathi zonke. Sinelungelo lokuphila ezinsukwini zokuqala zendalo entsha, eyaqala lapho uJesu evuka kwabafileyo.
Ngicabanga ukuthi lesi yisizathu sangempela sokuba nethemba, ithemba kanye nebhizinisi likababa wethu. Ngicabanga ukuthi nawe uyayibona.
nguJoseph Tkach
