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INkosana Yokuthula
Lapho uJesu Kristu ezalwa, isixuku sezingelosi samemezela: “Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni phakathi kwabantu athokoza ngabo.” ( Luka 1,14). Njengabamukeli bokuthula kukaNkulunkulu, amaKristu ahlukile kuleli zwe elinobudlova nobugovu. Umoya kaNkulunkulu uholela amaKristu ekuphileni kokuthula, ukunakekela, ukupha nothando.
Ngokuphambene, izwe elisizungezile ligcwele ukungezwani nokungabekezelelani, kungaba ezombangazwe, ezobuzwe, zenkolo, noma zezenhlalo. Ngisho nangalesi sikhathi, zonke izifunda zisongelwa ngokuqubuka kwamagqubu nenzondo endala. UJesu wayechaza lo mehluko omkhulu owawuyophawula abafundi bakhe siqu lapho ethi kubo: “Ngizonithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi.” ( Mathewu 10,16).
Abantu balomhlaba, abahlukene ngezindlela eziningi, abakwazi ukuthola indlela yokuthula. Indlela yezwe iyindlela yobugovu. Kuyindlela yokuhaha, umona, inzondo. Kodwa uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Ukuthula ngikushiya kini, ukuthula kwami ngininika kona. Angininiki njengoba izwe linikeza” (Johane 14,27).
AmaKristu abizelwe ukuba akhuthale phambi kukaNkulunkulu, “aphishekele lokho okwenza ukuthula” (Roma 14,19) kanye “nokuphishekela ukuthula nabantu bonke, nokungcweliswa.” ( 1 Kor2,14). Bangabahlanganyeli “bakho konke ukujabula nokuthula...ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele” (KwabaseRoma 15,13).
Uhlobo lokuthula, “ukuthula okudlula ukuqonda konke.” (Filipi 4,7), udlula ukwehlukana, ukungezwani, imizwa yokuhlukaniswa, nomoya wokukhetha abantu abahileleka kukho. Kunalokho, lokho kuthula kuholela ekuzwaneni nomuzwa wenjongo eyodwa nesiphetho—“ubunye bomoya ngesibopho sokuthula” (Efesu. 4,3).
Kusho ukuthi sizobaxolela abasonayo. Kusho ukuthi sibonisa isihe kulabo abaswele. Kusho ukuthi umusa, ukwethembeka, ukuphana, ukuthobeka nokubekezela, konke okusekelwe othandweni, kuyophawula ubudlelwano bethu nabanye abantu. Kusho ukuthi ukuhaha, izono zobulili, ukusetshenziswa kabi kwezidakamizwa, umona, ukucasuka, ukuxabana, nokuphathwa kabi kwabanye abantu ngeke kugxile ezimpilweni zethu.
UKristu uzophila kithi. UJakobe wabhala lokhu ngamaKristu: “Kodwa isithelo sokulunga sihlwanyelwa ngokuthula kulabo abenza ukuthula.” (Jakobe 3,18). Lolu hlobo lokuthula luphinde lusinike isiqiniseko nokuvikeleka lapho sibhekene nezinhlekelele, lusinika ukuzola nokuthula phakathi kwezinhlekelele. AmaKristu nawo awagonyiwe ezinkingeni zokuphila.
AmaKristu, njengabo bonke abanye abantu, kufanele alwe ezikhathini zosizi nobuhlungu. Kodwa sinokusekelwa nguNkulunkulu kanye nesiqiniseko sokuthi uzosisekela. Ngisho nalapho izimo zethu zenyama zilufifi futhi zimnyama, ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okungaphakathi kwethu kusigcina sizinzile, siqinisekile, futhi siqinile, siqiniseka ethembeni lokubuya kukaJesu Kristu lapho ukuthula Kwakhe kuzokwengeza umhlaba wonke.
Njengoba silindele lolo suku olukhazimulayo, masikhumbule amazwi omphostoli uPawulu kwabaseKolose 3,15 khumbula: “Ukuthula kukaKristu, enabizelwa kukho futhi emzimbeni munye, makubuse ezinhliziyweni zenu; futhi ubonge.” Ingabe uyakudinga ukuthula ekuphileni kwakho? INkosana yokuThula - uJesu Kristu - "indawo" lapho sizothola khona lokho kuthula!
nguJoseph Tkach
