Ifa Lobuholi: Ukwakha Ngokudlula Isikhathi Sakho

Lapho uDavide enesifiso sokwakhela uJehova ithempeli, uNkulunkulu waphendula: “Awuyikwakhela igama lami indlu, ngokuba uyindoda yempi, wachitha igazi” ( 1 IziKronike 28:3 ). Nakuba uDavide ayengavunyelwe ukwakha ithempeli, akazange asuke embonweni. Kunalokho, wabeka isisekelo sokugcwaliseka kwawo—ukuqoqa izinto zokwakha, ukuhlela amagugu, nokulungiselela konke okwakuzodingeka ozomlandela ukuze akhe lokho ayengaphupha ngakho.

Ubukhulu bukaDavide babungekho nje ekunqobeni kwakhe njengeqhawe kodwa ekuboneni kwakhe kusengaphambili njengobaba nomholi. Wamisa ukuthula kwa-Israyeli futhi waqinisekisa ukuthi isizukulwane esilandelayo siyozuza okungaphezu nje kwesihlalo sobukhosi—sasiyozuza njengefa umbono, isakhiwo nenjongo. Indodana yakhe uSolomoni yazuza njengefa umbuso obumbene kanye negunya laphezulu lokwakha. Nokho, naphezu kokuhlakanipha kwayo, indodana kaSolomoni uqobo yehluleka ukulondoloza umbuso. Ngaphansi kobuholi bukaRehobowamu, umbuso wahlukana—izizwe eziyishumi zahlukana futhi kwasala uJuda noBenjamini kuphela ngaphansi kwendlu kaDavide ( 1 AmaKhosi 12:16-20 ).

Lokhu kulandelana kwembula ukuhlukana kwesizukulwane. USolomoni wathi: “Ngangiyindodana kababa, ngithambile, ngedwa phambi komame” ( IzAga 4:3 ) okubonisa ukuthi wakhuliswa eduze nangamabomu. Kodwa uRehobowamu, indodana kaSolomoni, kubonakala sengathi wakhuliswa ngesiqondiso esincane, ukuqeqeshwa okuncane, nokuzitika okungaphezu kokufundiswa. Indodana yendoda ehlakaniphe kunabo bonke yayingayenza kanjani enye yezinqumo eziwubuwula emlandweni ka-Israyeli? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi ukuhlakanipha akuzange kudluliselwe eceleni kwesihlalo sobukhosi?

Akwanele ukwakha okwanamuhla. Ubuholi beqiniso bubona ngale kwefa lomuntu ekuqhubekeni kwesizukulwane. UDavide walungisela uSolomoni isihlalo sobukhosi ngeseluleko, iziyalezo namasu. Wathi kuye, “Gcina isiyalezo sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: ukuhamba ezindleleni zakhe… ukuze uphumelele kukho konke okwenzayo” (1 AmaKhosi 2:2-3). Yilokhu okufanele wonke ubaba, wonke umfundisi, wonke umongameli akuqonde—ukuthi isisindo sempumelelo asikho nje ekwakhiweni, kodwa ekukhuliseni labo abangasekela futhi baqhubekisele phambili isakhiwo ngemva kokuba usungasekho.

I-Afrika, njengezizwe eziningi eziguquguqukayo, ayihlushwa ukuntula amandla kodwa ngenxa yokuntuleka kokuhlelela izizukulwane. Baningi kakhulu abaholi bethu abafana noSolomoni—abahlakaniphile ekubuseni, abacebile ngezinsiza, kodwa behluleka ukukhulisa ozongena esikhundleni onombono ofanayo. Umphumela uba izimiso eziwayo, izizwe ezihlukanayo, namafa afiphalayo ngodwendwe lomngcwabo.

Isiqalekiso, iBhayibheli lithi, singafinyelela “esizukulwaneni sesithathu nesesine” ( Eksodusi 20:5 ). Nokho isibusiso, ukuhlakanipha, nezisekelo ezilungile zingenza okufanayo nangaphezulu. IzAga 13:22 ziyasitshela, “Umuntu omuhle ushiyela abantwana babantwana bakhe ifa.” Hhayi nje ingcebo engokwenyama, kodwa ifa, isiyalo, nokuqonda.

Ubuholi kumele buqale ukusuka ekusindeni kwanamuhla bubheke ebuphathini bakusasa. Abaholi abaningi base-Afrika baseminyakeni yama-60 nama-70s, babambelele ngokuqinile emandleni ngaphandle kokulungiselela labo abaseminyakeni yama-20 nama-30s abakhuphuka ngombono, imfundo, kanye nokusha. Kodwa ifa alinikezwa nje kuphela—liyafundiswa, liqeqeshwe, lilulekwe futhi lidluliselwe ngenjongo.

Sengathi uNkulunkulu angaphakamisa abaholi, njengoDavide, abaqonde ukulinganiselwa kwabo futhi bahlele ngokufanele. Kwangathi anganikeza abaholi besizwe sakithi umqondo odlula izizukulwane—labo abazokwakha izakhiwo ezidlula bona, izinhlelo ezisebenzela izizukulwane ezizayo, nokuhlakanipha okudluliselwa njengefa elingcwele. Sengathi ibandla, umndeni, kanye nohulumeni bangagcwaliswa ngamadoda nabesifazane abangagcini nje ngokuhlala ezikhundleni kodwa abamatasatasa.

UDavide wanika uSolomoni isihlalo sobukhosi nombono. USolomoni wanika uRehobowamu isihlalo sobukhosi nokudideka. Umphumela waba umbuso ohlukene phakathi. Ikusasa lezizwe zethu lincike kulokho esikhetha ukukwedlulisa—kuyoba ukuhleleka, noma isiphithiphithi? Ingabe kuyoba ukuhlakanipha, noma ingcebo nje?

Asikhulekele abaholi besikhathi sethu. Asikhulekele ukuthi uNkulunkulu abaphe amehlo okubona ngale kwesikhathi sabo sokubusa. Asikhulekele obaba, abefundisi, nosopolitiki abakuqondayo ukuthi isilinganiso sangempela sobuholi babo akukona ukushayelwa ihlombe kwesimanjemanje, kodwa ukuzinza kwekusasa labo. Kwangathi bangazakhela bona kuphela, kodwa bazenzele izizukulwane ezizayo.

Nkosi sikelela iAfrika.