Ingabe siphila ezinsukwini zokugcina?

Uyazi ukuthi ivangeli liyizindaba ezinhle. Kodwa ingabe ngempela ukubheka njengezindaba ezinhle? Njengabaningi benu, ngifundiswe ingxenye enkulu yempilo yami ukuthi siphila ezinsukwini zokugcina. Lokhu kwanginika umbono wezwe owawubheka izinto ngeso lokuthi ukuphela komhlaba njengoba siwazi namuhla kuzofika eminyakeni embalwa nje. Kodwa uma ngiziphatha ngendlela efanele, ngangiyosinda osizini olukhulu.

Ngokujabulisayo, lokhu akusagxili enkolweni yami yobuKristu noma isisekelo sobudlelwano bami noNkulunkulu. Kodwa ngemva kokukholelwa okuthile isikhathi eside kangaka, kuba nzima ukukuqeda ngokuphelele. Lolu hlobo lokubuka umhlaba lungaba umlutha wokuthi umuntu uvame ukubona yonke into eyenzekayo ngezibuko zencazelo ekhethekile yezenzakalo zesikhathi sokuphela. Ngizwile ukuthi abantu abagxiliswe eziprofethweni zesikhathi sokuphela babizwa 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 inkolelo yokuthi ukuphila njengoba sazi ukuthi kuzophela maduze nje kungaholela abantu ekubhaleni ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka okubazungezile futhi bacabange, liyini iphuzu? Babheka yonke into ebazungezile ngendlela engenathemba futhi babe izibukeli eziningi namajaji afanelekayo kunababambiqhaza abasebenzela ukwenza izinto zibe ngcono. Abanye abayimilutha yesiprofetho baze benqabe ukusekela imizamo yokusiza abantu ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi uma kungenjalo bangase bahlehlise izikhathi zokuphela ngandlela-thile. Abanye abayinaki impilo yabo neyezingane zabo, noma bakhathazeke ngezimali zabo, bekholelwa ukuthi alikho ikusasa abangalihlelela.

Lena akuyona indlela yokulandela uJesu Kristu. Usibizile ukuba sibe yizinkanyiso ezweni. Ngokudabukisayo, ezinye izibani ezisetshenziswa amaKristu zibonakala zifana nezibani zezindiza ezinophephela emhlane zamaphoyisa ezizulazula endaweni ukuze zilandelele ubugebengu. UJesu ufuna sibe yizinkanyiso ngomqondo wokuthi singasiza ekwenzeni leli zwe libe indawo engcono kubantu esiphila nabo.

Ngifuna ukukunikeza umbono ohlukile. Kungani ungakholelwa ukuthi siphila ezinsukwini zokuqala esikhundleni sezinsuku zokugcina?

UJesu akasinikanga igunya lokumemezela inhlekelele nobumnyama. Wasinika umyalezo wethemba. Wasicela ukuthi sitshele izwe ukuthi ukuphila kuyaqala, kunokuba kucishwe. Ivangeli ligxile kuye, ukuthi ungubani, wenzani, nokuthi yini engenzeka ngenxa yalokho. Lapho uJesu ezikhipha ethuneni lakhe, konke kwashintsha. Wenza zonke izinto zaba zintsha. Ngaye uNkulunkulu wahlenga futhi wabuyisana nakho konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni (Kolose 1,16-enye).

Lesi simo esimangalisayo sifinyezwa kulokho okwaziwa ngokuthi ivesi legolide eVangelini likaJohane. Ngeshwa, leli vesi laziwa kakhulu kangangokuthi amandla alo aphelile. Kodwa ake uphinde ubheke lelo vesi. Igaye kancane futhi uvumele amaqiniso amangalisayo acwile ngempela: Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze bonke abakholwa yiyo bangabhubhi, kodwa babe nokuphila okuphakade (Joh. 3,16).

Ivangeli aliwona umlayezo wembubhiso nokulahlwa. UJesu wakwenza kwacaca lokhu evesini elilandelayo: Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi yahlulele umhlaba, kodwa umhlaba uzakusindiswa ngayo (Joh. 3,17).

UNkulunkulu uzimisele ukusindisa, hhayi ukubhubhisa, umhlaba. Yingakho ukuphila kufanele kubonise ithemba nenjabulo, hhayi ukungabi nathemba nokudumazeka. UJesu wasinika ukuqonda okusha kokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba umuntu. Kunokuba siziqondise ngaphakathi kwethu, singaphila ngendlela ekhiqizayo neyakhayo kuleli zwe. Noma nini lapho sithola ithuba, kufanele senze okuhle kuwo wonke umuntu, ikakhulukazi esikholwa nabo (Galathiya 6,10). Ukuhlupheka eDafur, izinkinga ezizayo zokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ubutha obuqhubekayo eMpumalanga Ephakathi kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinkinga eziseduze nasekhaya kuyibhizinisi lethu. Njengamakholwa, kufanele sinakekelane futhi senze okusemandleni ethu ukusiza - kunokuba sihlale eceleni sikhononde ngathi siyabubula: Sanitshela.

Lapho uJesu evuswa kwabafileyo, konke kwashintsha - kubo bonke abantu - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babekwazi noma cha. Umsebenzi wethu wukwenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze abantu bazi. Lapho leli zwe elibi lithatha indawo yalo, siyobhekana nokuphikiswa futhi ngezinye izikhathi size sishushiswe. Kodwa sisesezinsukwini zakuqala. 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.

nguJoseph Tkach