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UNkulunkulu akayeki ukusithanda!
Uyazi ukuthi abantu abaningi abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu bakuthola kunzima ukukholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabathanda? Abantu bakuthola kulula ukucabanga uNkulunkulu njengoMdali noMahluleli, kodwa kunzima kakhulu ukubona uNkulunkulu njengaLowo obathandayo futhi obakhathalele ngokujulile. Kepha iqiniso ukuthi uNkulunkulu wethu onothando ongapheli, odala futhi ophelele akenzi lutho oluphambene naye, oluphikisana naye. Konke okudalwa uNkulunkulu kuhle, ukubonakaliswa okuphelele endaweni yonke yokuphelela kwakhe, ubuhlakani nothando. Nomaphi lapho sithola khona okuphambene nalokho - inzondo, ubugovu, ukuhaha, ukwesaba nokwesaba - akungoba uNkulunkulu wadala izinto ngaleyo ndlela.
Kuyini okubi ngaphandle kokuhlanekezelwa kwento eyayiyinhle ekuqaleni? Konke okudalwe nguNkulunkulu, kufaka phakathi thina bantu, kwakukuhle ngokwedlulele, kepha ukuhlukunyezwa kwendalo okuveza ububi. Kukhona ngoba sisebenzisa kabi inkululeko enhle uNkulunkulu asinikeze yona ukuthi sisuke, kunokuba sisondele, kuNkulunkulu, ongumthombo wobukhona bethu.
Kusho ukuthini lokho kithina mathupha? Vele lokhu: UNkulunkulu wasidala wasuka ekujuleni kothando lwakhe olungenabugovu, ngamandla akhe angenamkhawulo okuphelela namandla akhe okudala. Lokhu kusho ukuthi siphelele ngokuphelele futhi silungile njengoba asenza. Kepha kuthiwani ngezinkinga zethu, izono, namaphutha ethu? Konke lokhu kungumphumela weqiniso lokuthi siziqhelelanise noNkulunkulu, ukuthi sizibona thina njengomthombo wobukhona bethu esikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu, owasenza futhi wagcina impilo yethu.
Uma sifulathele uNkulunkulu sahamba ngezindlela zethu, kude nothando nobuhle baKhe, lapho-ke asikwazi ukubona ukuthi ungubani ngempela. Simbona njengomahluleli owesabekayo, umuntu okufanele simesabe, umuntu olindele ukusilimaza noma aziphindiselele nganoma yikuphi okungalungile esikwenzile. Kepha uNkulunkulu akanjalo. Uhlale elungile njalo uyasithanda.
Ufuna simazi, sibe nokuthula, injabulo nothando lwakhe oluchichimayo. UMsindisi wethu uJesu ungumfanekiso wesimo sikaNkulunkulu, futhi usekela zonke izinto ngeZwi lakhe elinamandla (Hebheru 1,3). UJesu wasibonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungakithi, ukuthi uyasithanda naphezu kwemizamo yethu yobuhlanya yokumbalekela. UBaba wethu waseZulwini ulangazelela ukuthi siphenduke futhi size ekhaya lakhe.
UJesu waxoxa indaba yamadodana amabili. Omunye wabo wayefana nje nami nawe. Wayefuna ukuba maphakathi nendawo yakhe yonke futhi azenzele owakhe umhlaba. Ngakho-ke wafuna ingxenye yefa lakhe wagijima waya kude ngangokunokwenzeka, ehlala kuphela ekuzijabuliseni yena. Kepha ukuzinikela kwakhe ekuzijabuliseni yena nokuziphilela akwenziwanga. Lapho esebenzisa imali yakhe yefa ngokwengeziwe, wazizwa ebi kakhulu futhi waba lusizi.
Kusukela ekujuleni kwempilo yakhe enganakiwe, imicabango yakhe yabuyela kuyise nasekhaya lakhe. Okomzuzwana omfushane, ogqamile wayeqonda ukuthi konke ayekufuna ngempela, konke ayekudinga ngempela, konke okwakumenza azizwe kahle futhi ajabule kwakutholakala khona kanye noyise ekhaya. Ngamandla alo mzuzu weqiniso, kulokhu kuxhumana okungavinjelwe okwesikhashana nenhliziyo kayise, wazidabula ngaphandle komkhombe wezingulube futhi waqala ukubuyela ekhaya, ngaso sonke isikhathi ezibuza ukuthi ngabe ubaba wakhe wayenayo yini enye eyayingasithatha isilima futhi wayesehlulekile.
Uyayazi yonke indaba - itholakala kuLuka 15. Uyise akagcinanga nje ngokumngenisa futhi, wambona esesekude; wayeyilindele ngobuqotho indodana yakhe yolahleko. Wagijima wamhlangabeza, wamgona, wamthela ngalo uthando ayenalo ngaye. Injabulo yakhe yayinkulu kangangokuba kwadingeka ukuthi igujwe.
Kwakukhona omunye ubhuti, omdala. Lowo owahlala noyise, owayengabalekile, futhi owayengazange aphazamise impilo yakhe. Lapho lo mzalwane ezwa ngalo mgubho, wathukuthela futhi wababa nomfowabo nobaba wakhe futhi wangafuna ukungena. Kepha ubaba wakhe naye waya kuye futhi ngothando olufanayo wakhuluma naye futhi wamupha lona uthando olungenamkhawulo ayeluthulule ngalo indodana yakhe enonya.
Ngabe umfowabo omdala ugcine ephendukile wajoyina lo mkhosi? UJesu akasitshelanga lokho. Kepha umlando usitshela lokho sonke okudingeka sikwazi - uNkulunkulu akayeki ukusithanda. Ulangazelela ukuthi siphenduke futhi sibuyele kuye, futhi akukaze kube ngumbuzo wokuthi uzosixolela, asamukele futhi asithande ngoba unguNkulunkulu uBaba wethu, onothando olungenamkhawulo luhlala lufana.
Ingabe yisikhathi sokuba uyeke ukubalekela uNkulunkulu ubuyele ekhaya lakhe? UNkulunkulu usenze saphelela futhi siphelele, ukubonakaliswa okuhle endaweni yakhe yonke yothando lwakhe nobuciko. Futhi sisenjalo namanje. Sidinga nje ukuthi siphenduke futhi sixhumane noMdali wethu, osasithanda nanamuhla, njengoba nje wasithanda ngenkathi esibiza.
nguJoseph Tkach
