Ukubala Izinsuku Zethu: Ukuvula Ukuhlakanipha Ngokubonga
UMose wake wathandaza, “Sifundise ukubala izinsuku zethu, ukuze sibeke izinhliziyo zethu ekuhlakanipheni” ( IHubo 90:12 ). Kulowo mthandazo kukhona ukhiye amakholwa amaningi angawunaki. Ukubala izinsuku zethu kuwukuqaphela uhambo lwethu noNkulunkulu, ukulandelela isandla saKhe ezindleleni esizihambile. Umlando ngokwawo uyacwaningwa ukuze amadoda akwazi ukugwema amaphutha esikhathi esidlule. IBhayibheli lithi, “Akukho okusha phansi kwelanga” ( UmShumayeli 1:9 ). Izifo eziwubhadane zacwaningwa, izimpendulo zangaphambili zabuyekezwa, futhi ngalolu cwaningo izifo eziwubhadane zesikhathi esizayo ziye zaphathwa. Amadoda afunda emaphutheni, futhi ngokubheka emuva, ayelungiselela ikusasa.
Ngendlela efanayo, uMose wayesifundisa ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kuzalwa lapho sibheka emuva kulokho uNkulunkulu akwenzile ekuphileni kwethu. Amakholwa amaningi kakhulu aphila impilo ebuhlungu nedumazayo ngoba awamile ukubheka umlando wawo noNkulunkulu. Ukubonga kuvame ukulahleka emsindweni wezikhalo zethu. Nokho indaba kaJosefa kuGenesise ifakazela amandla okukhumbula. Wakhashelwa abafowabo, wathengiswa ebugqilini, wamangalelwa ngamanga, futhi wagqunywa ejele—ekuqaleni lezi zenzakalo zaziyizinhlekelele. Kodwa lapho uJosefa emi ngemva kweminyaka engumbusi waseGibhithe, wakhala phambi kwabafowabo futhi wathi, “UNkulunkulu wanquma kube kuhle ukuba afeze njenganamuhla, asindise abantu abaningi.” ( Genesise 50:20 ) Ngakho, uJosefa wabonisa ukuthi uJosefa wayenenkosi enkulu yaseGibhithe. Okwakubonakala njengokukhaphela kwakuwukulondolozwa. Okwakubonakala njengokulahlekelwa kwakuwukubeka isikhundla.
Isizathu esenza abaningi banganyuselwa kusizini yabo elandelayo yingoba abasiboni isandla sikaNkulunkulu ezinkathini zabo ezidlule. Ukubonga kuvula ukuhlakanipha. Ukubonga kuvula umnyango wezinga elilandelayo. Ngaphandle kokubonga, asikwazi ukubona ngokucacile izindlela zaphezulu ezisilungiselela ukwanda. UJosefa wabala izinsuku zakhe, wafumana kuzo ukuhlakanipha. Kungakho wakwazi ukuthethelela, ukukhulula ukucasuka, nokwamukela isiphetho sakhe.
UJesu uqobo uyasiqinisekisa lesi simiso kuLuka 17, lapho aphulukisa khona abanochoko abayishumi, kodwa munye kuphela owabuya ukuzobonga. Kulowo owabuya, uJesu wathi: “Ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile.” Ukuphulukisa kuhle, kodwa ukuphelela kuwukuphelela. Ukubonga kuholela ekupheleleni. Uma ubonga uNkulunkulu ngalokho akwenzile, uqeda lokho akuqalile.
Namuhla akulona nje olunye usuku—luyisimemo sokupheleliswa. UNkulunkulu usibizela enkathini lapho ukubonga kufanele kuphakame kakhulu kunokukhononda, lapho ubufakazi kufanele buphakame kunomunyu. Uma ubheka impilo yakho, khumbula izikhathi uNkulunkulu angena ngazo, iminyango ayivula, isivikelo asinika sona, ukuphulukiswa akulethile. Zibhale phansi. Bamemezele. Yabelana ngawo. Lesi yisihluthulelo sokuthobisa inhliziyo yakho ekuhlakanipheni.
Izwi leNkosi licacile: “Kukho konke bongani, ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu kuKristu Jesu ngani” (1 Thesalonika 5:18). Ukubonga akukona ukuzikhethela—kuyintando kaNkulunkulu. Iyimbewu yesivuno sakusasa. Kuyibhuloho lokunyuselwa kwakho okulandelayo. Yenqaba ukufana nalaba abanochoko abayisishiyagalolunye abaphulukiswa kodwa baphuthelwa ukuphelela. Esikhundleni salokho khetha ukuthi kube yilowo obuyile, owabona isandla sikaNkulunkulu, futhi owenziwe wasinda.
Lolu wusuku lobufakazi. Usuku lokubonga. Kuwusuku lokumemezela, “UJehova usenzele izinto ezinkulu, esijabula ngazo” (IHubo 126:3). Izinga lakho elilandelayo lifihliwe ekubongeni kwakho. Ukuphelela kwakho kuvulwe ukubonga kwakho. Isizini manje. Inkosi ikubusise.
Umyalelo Wanamuhla
Namuhla, uNkulunkulu usibizela esimweni sokubonga. Nazi izinyathelo:
Bonga. Bhala ubufakazi bakho—imithandazo yakho ephenduliwe, izinsiza, kanye nokuphumelela kwakho. Yabelana ngazo ngokukhululekile ( IHubo 105:1 ).
Thandaza ngokubonga. Bonga uNkulunkulu hhayi ngalokho akwenzile kuphela kodwa nangalokho akwenzayo nazokwenza (1 Thesalonika 5:18).
Hlanyela ekukholweni. Landela imiyalelo yokupha ekuvidiyo engezansi njengoba uNkulunkulu ehola, wazi ukuthi ukubonga nokulalela kukulungiselela izinga elilandelayo (2 Korinte 9:10–11).
Isimemezelo
"Baba ngiyabonga ngabo bonke ubufakazi, konke ukukhululwa, zonke izibusiso empilweni yami. Ngifundise ukubala izinsuku zami, ukuze ngithobe inhliziyo yami ekuhlakanipheni. Ngiyala umunyu, ngikhetha ukubonga, futhi ngiyamemezela ukuthi lesi yisikhathi sami sokukhushulwa nokuphelela, egameni likaJesu. Amen."
