Ukuqonda izikhathi uNkulunkulu ubonakala uthule

ULazaru wayegula kakhulu futhi odadewabo bathumela izwi kuJesu maqondana nokugula kwakhe, kodwa lokho okumangazayo ukusabela kukaJesu lapho ethola izindaba. Akazange aphuthume e-Lazarus Aid, kodwa wazinika isikhathi sokuyosiza umngane wakhe. Kuphela lapho isivunguvungu sesiphelile, kulapho-ke uma uqaphela ukuthi wayehlala enawe. Lapho odade bethumela iZwi, babelindele ukuthi uJesu afike masinyane wabasiza, kodwa wathula, kuphela lapho indoda ifile futhi sengingcwatshwe khona. Cabanga ngemizwa nemicabango ababenayo, ebona umfowabo egula futhi ekugcineni emngcwaba.

Abantu abaningi bebelokhu bekhona ezimweni lapho bakhala khona kuNkulunkulu becela usizo kodwa nokho kwakubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu uhlala ethule. UMariya noMarta bakujabulela ukubona uJesu lapho efika ekugcineni, kodwa baphukile ngoba babemlindele ngaphambili. UJesu, ngisho nangaphambi kokuvela kwakhe eBhethaniya wayehlala enabo futhi elungiselele isixazululo. Ngoba umfowabo wayeseshonile kodwa uJesu ekhuluma nabafundi bakhe wathi ulala kakhulu. Lapho efika eBhethaniya bebekile futhi bamukela, ngalowomzuzu uqala ukucabanga ukuthi angisoze ngashada noma isimo sami singasoze sashintsha isikhathi sokuthi uJesu eza naye lapho uJesu efika naye ethuneni.

Kungani uJesu alinde kwaze kwashona uLazaru? Umphakathi wonke wayazi ngobuhlobo uJesu abenabo noLazaru nodadewabo. Lapho uJesu evezwa, akekho owake waba obekulindeleke ukuba amzwe ethi 'vula ithuna'. UJesu waze wakhala ngenxa yalokho akubona. Wama ethuneni wabizelwa uLazaru nakule ndoda eyayifile izinsuku ezine yabuya. Lapho uJesu engaphenduli ngokushesha emyalezweni kaMariya noMartha, wayazi ukuthi ekugcineni uLazaru azovusa.

Wayengakaze athule kodwa kulabo ababeseBhethaniya, kubonakala sengathi uJesu wayengasinaki isicelo sabangane bakhe. Yile ndlela thina ngezinye izikhathi sizizwa lapho sikhala kuNkulunkulu futhi kubonakala sengathi asiwuzwile umthandazo wethu. Odade babefuna ukuba uJesu aphulukise umfowabo, kepha uJesu wayazi ukuthi kunokuthile okungcono kunokuphulukisa okwakuzokwenzeka kumfowabo.

Kungani kubonakala sengathi uNkulunkulu ulinda kuze kube yilapho lelo phupho lifile noma isicelo sakho sibonakala singenakwenzeka futhi asinakufinyeleleka? Lapho uLazaru ephuma kulowo mushini wonke umuntu esesaba futhi umyalezo wokuvuka kwakhe wasakazeka kulo lonke elaseJerusalema.

UNkulunkulu ubonakala ekhethekile ekuphakamiseni izinto ezifile. Ngezikhathi ezithile akathule, kepha ulinde umzuzu ofanele ukuba avele. Ungalahli ithemba noma ngabe isimo sibonakala sifile futhi kubonakala sengathi akunakwenzeka indlela yokululama kuleso simo. Khumbula ngisho nodadewabo bakaLazaru base bemngcwabe lapho ekugcineni uJesu befika ekugcineni.

UNkulunkulu akaze sephuze futhi ngisho nakulokho kuthula usho okuthile. Lapho uJesu ebacela ukuba bakhiphe itshe, babenezaba. Ungayeki isandla sikaNkulunkulu noma ngabe lesi simo sibonakala sifile, konke okufanele ukwenze ukwethemba yena. Lapho uMariya noMartha baye banikela futhi bamngcwaba umfowabo, kulapho uJesu eza futhi ambuyisela emuva ekuphileni. Akunandaba ukuthi isimo sakho sifile kangakanani, khumbula uNkulunkulu usebhizinisini lokukhulisa izinto ezifile. Akaze athule, kepha usebenza ngemuva kwezigcawu ngesimangaliso sakho futhi ngoba ebonakala ethule akusho ukuthi uthule. Akufanele sigxile ezintweni ezibonakalayo ezingokwesikhashana. Asikho isimo esihlala njalo phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi azikho izimo angeke akwazi ukulungisa.