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Ukhathazekile ngosindiso lwakho?
Kungani abantu, kanye namaKristu azivumayo, bekuthola kungenakwenzeka ukukholelwa emseni ongenamibandela na? Umbono okhona phakathi kwamaKristu namuhla usewukuthi ekugcineni insindiso ixhomeke kulokho umuntu akwenzile nalokho okungakenziwa. UNkulunkulu uphakeme kangangokuthi akekho ongamelana naye; kuze kube manje angeke ibambeke. Ujule kangangokuthi awukwazi ukungena ngaphansi kwakho. Uyalikhumbula leloculo levangeli lesintu?
Izingane ezincane zithanda ukucula kanye nale ngoma ngoba ziyakwazi ukuhambisana namagama ngomnyakazo ofanele. "Baphakame kakhulu"... babambe izandla zabo phezu kwamakhanda abo; "kuze kube manje"... bese belula izingalo zabo: "phansi kakhulu"... baqoshame baze bafike lapho bekwazi khona. Le ngoma emnandi imnandi ukuyicula futhi ingafundisa izingane iqiniso elibalulekile ngobunjalo bukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa njengoba sikhula, bangaki abasakukholelwa lokho? Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, i-Emerging Trends—umagazini we-Princeton Religion Research Center—yabika ukuthi amaphesenti angu-56 abantu baseMelika, iningi labo elaziwa njengamaKristu, athi lapho ecabanga ngokufa kwawo, akhathazeka kakhulu noma akhathazeke ngakho, “ ngaphandle kokuba intethelelo kaNkulunkulu.
Lo mbiko, osekelwe ocwaningweni lwe-Gallup Institute, uyanezela: “Lokhu okutholwe kuphakamisa imibuzo ngokuthi amaKristu ase-United States ayayiqonda yini incazelo yobuKristu ‘yomusa’, futhi utusa izimfundiso zeBhayibheli ezandayo emphakathini wamaKristu ukuze zifundise amasonto. Kungani abantu, ngisho nabazibiza ngamaKristu, bekuthola kungenakwenzeka ukukholelwa emseni ongenamibandela na? Isisekelo seNguquko YamaProthestani kwakuyimfundiso yeBhayibheli yokuthi insindiso—ukuthethelelwa okuphelele kwezono nokubuyisana noNkulunkulu—kutholwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu kuphela.
Nokho, umbono owandile phakathi kwamaKristu usewukuthi ekugcineni insindiso ixhomeke kulokho umuntu akwenzile noma angakwenzile. Omunye ucabanga ukulingana okukhulu kwaphezulu: esitsheni esisodwa izenzo ezinhle futhi kwesinye izenzo ezimbi. Isitsha esinesisindo esikhulu kunazo zonke sinquma insindiso. Shono sesaba! Ingabe kuyotholakala ekwahlulelweni ukuthi izono zethu ziye zanqwabelana “ziphakeme kakhulu” kangangokuthi ngisho noBaba akakwazi ukuzibona, “eziningi kakhulu” igazi likaJesu elingeke lizisibekele, nokuthi sicwile “phansi kakhulu” kangangokuthi uMoya Oyingcwele awusasifinyeleli? Iqiniso liwukuthi, akudingekile ukuba sikhathazeke uma uNkulunkulu ezosithethelela; usekwenzile kakade: “Siseyizoni, uKristu wasifela,” iBhayibheli liyasitshela kwabaseRoma. 5,8.
Silungisiswa kuphela ngoba uJesu wasifela futhi wavuka ngenxa yethu. Akuxhomekile eqophelweni lokulalela kwethu. Akuncikile ngisho nasezingeni lokholo lwethu. Okubalulekile ukholo lukaJesu. Okufanele sikwenze nje ukumethemba nokwamukela isipho sakhe esihle. UJesu wathi, “Lokho uBaba anginika khona, kuyaza kimi; njalo loba ngubani oza kimi kangisoze ngamlahlela ngaphandle. Ngoba ngehle ezulwini, kungeyisikho ukuthi ngenze intando yami, kodwa intando yalowo ongithumileyo. Kodwa lokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo, ukuthi ngingalahlekelwa lutho anginike lona, kodwa ukuthi ngikuvuse ngosuku lokugcina. Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaBaba ukuba yilowo nalowo obona iNdodana akholwe yiyo abe nokuphila okuphakade; futhi mina ngizomvusa ngosuku lokugcina.” (Joh. 6,37-40,). Lokho kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ngawe. Akudingekile ukuba wesabe. Awudingi ukukhathazeka. Ungasamukela isipho sikaNkulunkulu.
Umusa, ngokwencazelo, awufanelwe. Akuyona inkokhelo. Kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu sothando samahhala. Noma ubani ofuna ukuyamukela uyayithola. Kudingeka sibheke uNkulunkulu ngendlela entsha, njengoba iBhayibheli limbonisa ngokoqobo. UNkulunkulu unguMhlengi wethu, hhayi uMvikeli wethu. UnguMsindisi wethu, hhayi uMbhubhisi wethu. Ungumngane wethu, hhayi isitha sethu. UNkulunkulu ungakithi.
Lowo umlayezo weBhayibheli. Kungumlayezo womusa kaNkulunkulu. Ijaji selikwenzile okudingekayo ukuze siqinisekise insindiso yethu. Lezi yizindaba ezinhle uJesu azilethela zona. Ezinye izinguqulo zengoma yevangeli endala ziphetha ngekhorasi, "Kufanele ungene ngomnyango." Umnyango awuwona umnyango ocashile ongatholwa abambalwa. KuMathewu 7,7-8 UJesu uyasibuza: “Celani, niyophiwa; funani futhi nizothola; ngqongqothani, lizavulelwa. Ngoba ocelayo uyemukela; nofunayo uyakufumana; futhi liyovulelwa noma ubani ongqongqozayo.”
nguJoseph Tkach
