Ngizobuya ngihlale unomphela!

“Kuliqiniso ukuthi ngiyahamba ngiyonilungisela indawo, kepha kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi ngobuye ngize, nginibuyisele kimi, ukuze lapho ngikhona nani nibe khona”4,3).

Ingabe wake waba nesifiso esijulile sokuthile osekuzokwenzeka? Wonke amaKristu, ngisho nalawo ekhulwini lokuqala, ayekulangazelela ukubuya kukaKristu, kodwa ngalolosuku nenkathi akuveza ngomthandazo olula wesi-Aramu othi: “Maranatha,” okusho ukuthi “Nkosi yethu, woza!

AmaKrestu alangazelela ukubuya kukaJesu, athembisa kona embhalweni ongenhla. Uthembisa ukuthi uzobuya azohlala enze indawo lapha futhi sonke sizobe silapho ekhona. Wahamba wayolungiselela ukubuya kwakhe. Lesi yisizathu esenza ukuthi ahambe. Lapho abantu esibathandayo ngezinye izikhathi besivakashela bese belungiselela ukuhamba, sifisa sengathi bangahlala. Kepha siyazi ukuthi banezizathu zokushiya, futhi noJesu wayenezizathu.

Ngiqinisekile ukuthi uJesu ululindele ngokulangazela usuku lokubuya Kwakhe, njengawo wonke amaKristu; ngempela, yonke indalo iyabubula futhi ilangazelela usuku lapho abantwana bakaNkulunkulu beyothola khona ifa labo (KwabaseRoma 8:18-22). Futhi mhlawumbe kusho nokubuyela ekhaya kuJesu!

Qaphela umbhalo ongenhla lapho uthi, “Ngiyeza futhi ukunithatha, ukuze nibe lapho ngikhona.” Akusona isithembiso esikhulu leso? Lesi sithembiso esimangalisayo siphindwa izikhathi eziningi emiBhalweni. UPawulu, ebhalela ibandla lamaKristu okuqala, uthi ku 1. KwabaseThesalonika 4:16 “Ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakwehla ezulwini ngokumemeza, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu, nangokukhala kwecilongo likaNkulunkulu!” Kodwa umbuzo wami uthi: ingabe uzobuya futhi ahlale ngalesi sikhathi?

Umphostoli uJohane ubika embhalweni wakhe wesiprofetho kusAmbulo 21: 3-4:     
“Ngase ngizwa izwi elikhulu livela esihlalweni sobukhosi, lithi: “Bheka, itabernakele likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabantu; Futhi uyohlala nabo, futhi bayoba abantu bakhe, futhi uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uyoba nabo, uNkulunkulu wabo. Uyosula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo, futhi ukufa ngeke kusaba khona, noma ukulila noma ukukhala noma ubuhlungu ngeke kusaba khona; ngoba eyokuqala isidlulile.

Kimi kuzwakala njengesivumelwano saphakade; UJesu ubuyela ukuhlala phakade!

Njengoba sijabula futhi silindele lesi senzakalo esimangalisayo, kulula ukuphelelwa isineke. Thina bantu asikuthandi nje ukulinda; siyacasuka, siyakhala futhi sivame ukukhungatheka, njengoba uzazi wena. Kunalokho, kungcono ukusho umthandazo omfushane wesi-Aramu engiwushilo ekuqaleni, “Maranatha” - kanje: “Nkosi Jesu Kristu, woza!” Amen.

Umkhuleko:

Nkosi, silangazelela ukubuya kwakho futhi siyajabula ukuthi ngalesi sikhathi uzohlala ube nathi! Amen

nguCliff Neill