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Ubumnene Bakho Mabubonakale Kubo Bonke

Ukukhathazeka okunganqatshiwe kungadalula ulaka, ukusola ngamawala, kanye nokuziphindiselela okuvuthayo kulabo abasendleleni yakho abaneshwa lokuba sendaweni engafanele ngesikhathi esingalungile. Bangaki abantu abaye balimala ngenxa yalokhu kucindezeleka okungalawuleki? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, zingaki izinhlekelele eziye zagwenywa ngenxa yokuthi umuntu oyedwa unqume ukuthula?

Yilokhu kukhululeka uPawulu abhekisela kukho lapho ethi, “Ubumnene benu mabubonakale kubo bonke” (KwabaseFilipi 4:5, NIV). Igama lesiGreki elihunyushwe ngokuthi ubumnene lichaza isimo somoya esivuthiwe. Libonisa isimo sengqondo esifanele leso senzakalo, esinengqondo nesithambile. Ukusabela okumnene kuwukungagxili, ukunganaki, nokungenzeleli.

UJesu wathembisa ukuthi “kuleli zwe niyoba nezinkathazo” (NgokukaJohane 16:33 NIV). Akunakugwenywa njengokuphuma kwelanga ngosuku olusha—njengamagagasi eshaya ogwini lolwandle. Kodwa futhi okufanele ukukhumbule ukuthi uJesu wathembisa ukuba nawe phakathi kwalezo zinkathazo. Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu ahambe kulo mhlaba, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Hambani niyokwenza izizwe zonke abafundi . . . nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho. Futhi ngokuqinisekile nginani njalo kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe.” (NgokukaMathewu 28:19–20 )

Eqinisweni, kulo lonke iBhayibheli, uNkulunkulu wathembisa ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi uzoba nabantu bakhe. Wayeno-Abrama lapho eya ezweni elisha. WayenoHagari lapho ebalekela ehlane, kanye no-Isaka lapho ephoqeleka ukuba asuke kwenye indawo eya kwenye. WayenoJoshuwa lapho ebhekene namaKhanani, futhi enoDavide lapho ebhekene namaFilisti. WayenoPetru etilongweni, futhi wayenaye uPawulu noma nini nanoma kuphi lapho ezithola esesimweni esibucayi.

UNkulunkulu wayengakaze abukele ekude. Eqinisweni, lona kanye igama lakhe nguImanuweli, okusho ukuthi “uNkulunkulu unathi.” Waba yinyama. Waba yisono. Walinqoba ithuna. Futhi usenawe.

Mhlawumbe ulwela namuhla ukugcina umndeni undawonye, ukuthi ibhizinisi liqhubeke, noma isikole singangeni ngaphansi. Indlela oyisingatha ngayo leyo mpi izoveza ukuthi ukwethemba kwakho kulele kuphi ekugcineni. Uma uthembela kuJesu futhi ukholelwa ukuthi unawe ngaso sonke isikhathi, umphumela wokukhulula ukulawula kuye kuzoba ukuzola okuthathelwanayo okuzungeze impilo yakho. Lokhu kuthula kuzokuvumela ukuba ubone indlela uNkulunkulu asebenza ngayo esimweni sakho—futhi abanye bayoqaphela ukuthi kukhona okuhlukile ngawe. Kuyokulethela ukwelashwa ekukhathazekeni kwakho, kukhulise ukholo lwakho, futhi kubonise abanye ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthembekile ngaso sonke isikhathi.

Ukulawula ukukhathazeka kufana nokukhipha iziphunzi emhlabathini. Ezinye zezinkathazo zakho zinezimpande ezijulile, futhi ukuzikhipha kuwumsebenzi onzima. Kodwa akufanele ukwenze wedwa. Yethula inselele kuYihlo futhi ucele usizo.

Ingabe uzoyixazulula inkinga? Yebo, uzokwenza. Ingabe uzoyixazulula ngokushesha? Kungenzeka. Noma mhlawumbe ingxenye yokuhlolwa iyinkambo ethuthukisiwe yokubekezela. Lokhu kuqinisekile: ukuzola okuthathelanayo kuzokwenzeka ngezinga ophendukela ngalo kuye.

Phendula

Ubani empilweni yakho othintwa kakhulu indlela osabela ngayo ezimeni ezicindezelayo?

Ungalichaza kanjani igama ubumnene? Ungasho ukuthi izimpendulo zakho kwabanye abasezimeni ezicindezelayo zivame ukuba zibe mnene? Kungani noma kungani kungenjalo?

Ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlala ekhona ezimweni zakho kungakusiza kanjani ukuba uhlale uzolile kokuthathelanayo?