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Lapho Amaphupho Ephela

Sihlobana kanjani nensizwa efana noJosefa? Waphonswa emgodini, wathengiswa ebugqilini, wakhashelwa, waboshwa, wakhohlwa. Kodwa indaba yakhe iseduze nezindaba zethu kunalokho esingase sikucabange ekuqaleni.

Ngabe wake walahlwa? Washiywa ngemuva? Wathengiswa? Wake waphelelwa amathemba? Wake wagwazwa emhlane? Mhlawumbe ubusanda kwenza izinto ngendlela efanele, ngemva kwalokho ukuphila kwakho kwashintsha ngokuzumayo. Kuyamangaza ukuthi uJosefa wabhekana nakho konke lokhu kodwa waba nombono wokuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayesebenza sonke isikhathi.

Leyo yindaba enkulu kaJosefa. Ngisho nangemva kokuba eseqale ukwenza kahle okwesibili, konke kwaphinde kwakhishwa ngaphansi kwakhe. Ungahlobana nomuzwa wokuthi wonke umuntu uya phambili futhi usalela emuva? Yilapho kanye uJosefa ayekhona, kodwa akazange alahlekelwe umbono womsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwakhe.

Singakwazi ukudonsa okungenani izimiso ezinhlanu kulokho okwenzeka kuJosefa. Okokuqala, uJosefa wayeqonda ukuthi inhloso yonke yokuphila kwakhe kwakuwukungena engxenyeni encane yohlelo olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu lomhlaba. Ujosefa wayazi ukuthi injongo yokuphila kwakhe yayinkulu kunokumane afeze amaphupho akhe, ngisho nephupho ayelinikwe uNkulunkulu. Wayazi ukuthi usemhlabeni ukuze abe yingxenye yendaba kaNkulunkulu.

Okwesibili, uJosefa wayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzohamba naye ibanga elide. Unkulunkulu wayenaye lapho ethengiswa kubahwebi, endaweni yendali, endlini kaPotifari, nasetilongweni. WayenoJosefa lapho esesigodlweni sikaFaro, phakathi neminyaka yenala neminyaka yokuncipha, nalapho abafowabo bebuya. Unkulunkulu wayenaye isikhathi sonke.

Okwesithathu, uJosefa wayazi ukuthi kufanele anikele kuNkulunkulu okungcono kakhulu kunakho konke. Ngokuqinisekile uJosefa wayengayifeza indima yakhe njengenceku ngenhliziyo egcwele. Wayekwazi ukusika amajika ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kodwa uJosefa wabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeseduze kwakhe, ngakho wayefuna ukuqhubeka enza konke okusemandleni akhe kuzo zonke izimo.

Okwesine, uJoseph waqonda ukuthi ukubuya akukona ukukhokha. Watshela abafowabo ukuthi uNkulunkulu nguye owayephethe ukuphila kwakhe, hhayi bona. Akazange asho ukuthi yonke imiphumela yezenzo zabo yashabalala, kodwa wabathethelela ngoba waqaphela ukuthi wayesendabeni kaNkulunkulu.

Ekugcineni, uJosefa wabona ukuthi wayeyingxenye yendaba yensindiso. Ujosefa wathi: “Ningakhathazeki, ningazithukutheleli, ngokuba nathengisa ngami lapha, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wangithuma phambi kwenu ukulondoloza ukuphila.”— Genesise 45:5. Bamba lawa mazwi amancane: ukulondoloza impilo. Lokho kungaphezu kwemvelo, ngisemcabangweni wendaba kaNkulunkulu enkulu Lolo hlobo lokucabanga luthi umsebenzi wami nsuku zonke uwukubeka ukuphila kwami ​​ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, futhi umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu nsuku zonke uwukusebenzisa izimo zami ukuze ngikhazimulise.

Ujosefa usifundisa ukuthi umzabalazo wethu uhlale ungowokusindiswa komuntu. Lokho akusho ukuthi kufanele sithi, “Ngilethele umshikashika owengeziwe ngoba abantu abaningi bazothola insindiso.” Akekho kithi ogijimela kuleyo mpi ngokulangazelela. Kodwa lapho impi isifikela, siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufeza injongo enkulu.

Phendula

Ujosefa waphuma ephusheni waba isigqila nesiboshwa. Uhlobana kanjani nendaba yakhe?

Ucabanga ukuthi uJosefa wazizwa kanjani lapho eboshiwe futhi izinto zibonakala zingahambi kahle? Ubhekana kanjani nesimo lapho izinto zibhidlika empilweni yakho?

Ucabanga ukuthi yini eyenza uJosefa angalokothi akhohlwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayesebenza endabeni yakhe? Izimo zakhe zamlolongela kanjani umsebenzi uNkulunkulu ayefuna awenze?