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Yethula Izicelo Zakho KuNkulunkulu

NgokukaLuka 18:1-8, uJesu walandisa umfanekiso womfelokazi ophikelelayo owaya phambi komahluleli ongalungile. Lona wesifazane waliphatha kabi ijaji kangangokuthi lagcina lisivumele isicelo sakhe sokuba lihambe. UJesu waphetha lo mfanekiso ngokuthi: “UNkulunkulu ngeke yini abenzele ubulungiswa abakhethiweyo bakhe abakhala kuye imini nobusuku na? (ivesi 8 NIV)

Uzokwenzani ngalo mfanekiso? Ingabe uNkulunkulu ungumahluleli omadolonzima? Ingabe ungumfelokazi owayenganakiwe? Ingabe umthandazo uyindaba yokuhlupha uNkulunkulu aze athule futhi akunike lokho okufunayo? Cha, lona umfanekiso wokubonisa, hhayi ukuqhathanisa. UNkulunkulu akafani nejaji endabeni. Akanqeni ukuphendula imithandazo yabantu bakhe. Njengomntwana weNkosi, ungaphendukela kuye nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Akasoze akubambezele noma akutshele ukuthi uphinde ushaye emuva kwesikhathi. UNkulunkulu uyawuthanda umsindo wezwi lakho. Njalo. Akafihli uma umbiza. Uyayizwa imithandazo yakho.

Kepha niziyiseleni izicelo zenu kuye na? Iyini inhloso uma esazi ukuthi uzobuza ini? Umthandazo empeleni ungokwenzuzo yakho. Ukuvumela ukuthi wenze ngokukholwa kulokho okwaziyo ngesimilo sakhe. Lapho uthandaza ngezindlela eziqondile—ucela imininingwane yezinkinga zakho—futhi ubona uNkulunkulu ephendula ngezindlela eziqondile, ukholo lwakho luyakhula. Uba nethemba lokuthi uNkulunkulu uyohlale ekhona ngakuwe, ngisho naphakathi kwezikhathi ezibangela ukukhathazeka kakhulu.

Umthandazo uyingxoxo noYihlo osezulwini. Ubeka izinkathazo zakho ezandleni zakhe futhi uzikhumbuze yena—kanye nawe—ngezithembiso azenzile eZwini lakhe. Uthola isithembiso esifanelana nenkinga yakho futhi wakhe umthandazo wakho eduze kwaso. Lemikhuleko yokukholwa ithinta inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu futhi yenza izingelosi zasezulwini zisebenze. Kwenziwa izimangaliso. Ubhekana nokwethuka okuncane; ukunxusa okwengeziwe. Imicabango yokukhathazeka embalwa, imicabango eminingi egcwele umthandazo.

Ukubonga kuyindlela uNkulunkulu ayisebenzisayo ukuze akusize ususe ukugxila kuwe futhi uye kuye. Ukubonga kuyisikhali esinamandla sezikhali zokulwa nokukhathazeka ngoba kukuholela ngaphandle kwezwe “ukube nje” futhi kukuyise endaweni yokuthi “vele.” Inhliziyo ekhathazekile ithi, “Nkosi, ukube nje benginalokhu, lokhuya, noma okunye, ngabe kulungile. Inhliziyo ebongayo ithi, “Nkosi, usuvele unginikile lokhu, lokhuya, kanye nokunye. Ngiyabonga ngezibusiso zakho, Nkulunkulu.”

Ukwaneliseka okusekelwe kuKristu kuzokuguqula ube umuntu onamandla. Kukusiza ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi njengoba kungekho muntu ongathatha uKristu wakho, akekho ongathatha injabulo yakho. Ukwehluleka akukwazi ukweba injabulo yakho, ngoba uJesu mkhulu kunesono sakho. Ukudumazeka akukwazi ukweba injabulo yakho, ngoba nakuba izinhlelo zakho zingase zingaphumeleli, izinhlelo zikaNkulunkulu ziyohlala zinjalo. Ngisho nokufa ngeke kwebe injabulo yakho, ngoba uJesu uze wakunqoba nokufa uqobo.

Lokho onakho kuKristu kukhulu kunanoma yini ongenayo. UnoNkulunkulu, okuthandayo, namandla ezulu azokuqaphela futhi akuvikele. Unobukhona obuphilayo bukaJesu phakathi kwakho. KuKristu unakho konke. Ngakho gxilisa inhliziyo yakho esimeni sikaNkulunkulu. Lawula umcabango ngamunye okhathazekile ngokwazisa, futhi uzilungiselele usuku olusha lwenjabulo.

Phendula

Ingabe uke uzizwe sengathi uhlupha uNkulunkulu uma uthandaza? Ukwazi uNkulunkulu ukulangazelela ukuzwa kuwe kusithinta kanjani isifiso sakho sokukhuluma naye?

Isiphi isimo sengqondo ojwayele ukuba naso lapho uthandaza? Imithandazo yakho ingashintsha kanjani uma ugxila kulokho uNkulunkulu asekwenzile kakade ekuphileni kwakho?

Imiphi imicabango yokukhathazeka ozoyithandazela ngokukhethekile namuhla? Uzozikhumbuza kanjani ngokuthembeka kukaNkulunkulu esikhathini esedlule njengoba uthandazela lezi zidingo?