Isikhathi Nethuba: Ukulungiselela Isizini Yakho
IBhayibheli lithi: “Ngase ngibuya, ngabona phansi kwelanga ukuthi ukugijima akusikho okwabanejubane, nokulwa ngamaqhawe, nesinkwa ngabahlakaniphileyo, nengcebo yabaqondileyo, nomusa wabahlakaniphileyo, kepha bonke bafikelwa yisikhathi nethuba.” ( UmShumayeli 9:11 )
La mazwi avela endodeni ecabanga ngokuphila—eyakhe kanye neyalabo abamzungezile. Wayelibonile iqiniso lokuthi amandla awaqinisekisi ukunqoba, ukuhlakanipha akuqinisekisi ukuhlinzekwa, futhi ikhono aliqinisekisi umusa. Wake wahlangana noprofesa noma amadoda afunde kakhulu asampofu? Ingabe ubabonile abantu okungenzeka ukuthi abahlakaniphile ngokwezindinganiso zezwe, kodwa behamba engcebweni? Lokhu kusibonisa ukuthi ukuhlakanipha komuntu, ulwazi, noma ikhono kukodwa akukwazi ukuthola impumelelo.
Ngakho, yini-ke eyenza umehluko? Isihluthulelo kule nkulumo ethi “bonke bafikelwa yisikhathi nethuba.” Igama elithi isikhathi lapha likhuluma ngokuvuthwa, ukufika ebudaleni. Ukuhlakanipha ngaphandle kokuvuthwa kuhlala kungenazithelo. Abaningi banolwazi oluvela ezincwadini, kodwa kuphela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukukhula, nokuhlangenwe nakho okungasetshenziswa ukuhlakanipha ngokuphumelelayo. Igama elithi ithuba likhuluma ngethuba. Lapho ukuvuthwa kuhlangabezana nethuba, ukubonakaliswa kwenzeka. Kodwa amathuba angagejwa uma umuntu engazilungiselele. Abantwana bakwa Israel baba nesikhathi sabo nethuba ngenkathi izinhloli eziyishumi nambili zithunyelwa eZweni Lesethembiso. Kodwa abayishumi babuya nombiko omubi owaveza ukwesaba nokungakholwa, futhi ngenxa yalokho, isizukulwane sonke sageja isithembiso saso ( Numeri 13:31–33 ).
UmShumayeli 9:10 uthi, “Konke isandla sakho esikutholayo ukuba sikwenze, kwenze ngamandla akho…” Ukulungiselela ibhuloho phakathi kwamanje nesikhathi sakho sethuba. Abaningi balinda ngokunganaki ukuba uNkulunkulu athathe isinyathelo, kodwa umbhalo usitshela ukuthi sisebenze ngenkuthalo kulokho izandla zethu ezikutholayo ukukwenza. Umthandazo awukona ukuchitha isikhathi—uwukulungiselela. Ukusebenza kanzima akukona ukumosha umzamo—kuwukulungiselela. Ukusebenzisa ukuhlakanipha akulona ize—kuwukulungiselela. Lapho kufika isikhathi nethuba, yilabo kuphela abazilungiselele abazobamba umzuzu.
UDkt Myles Munroe wake wathi amathuna yindawo ecebe kakhulu emhlabeni, ngoba angcwatshwe khona amaphupho awafezeki, izincwadi azibhalwanga, amabhizinisi awazange aqale. Kwafika isikhathi nethuba, kodwa abantu babengakakulungeli. UmShumayeli 9:10 uyaqhubeka: “Ngokuba akukho msebenzi, namcabango, nakwazi, nakuhlakanipha endaweni yabafileyo, lapho uya khona.” Ngamanye amazwi, uma impilo isiphelile, amathuba alo mhlaba aphela ngawo. Awukwazi ukuthatha amaphupho akho, imibono yakho, noma ubizo lwakho uhambe nawe ethuneni. Kumele bazalelwe lapha.
Kungakho uPawulu enxusa: “Noma yini eniyenzayo, yenzeni ngenhliziyo yonke, kungathi yenzela iNkosi, hhayi abantu.” ( Kolose 3:23 ) Sinomthwalo wemfanelo—emikhayeni yethu, emiphakathini yethu, ezizweni zakithi—wokuzikhandla ngokugcwele emsebenzini uNkulunkulu asinike wona. Nokho kufanele futhi sikhumbule iHubo 127:1, “Uma uJehova engayakhi indlu, basebenzela ize abayakhayo…” Ukusebenza kanzima ngaphandle kobizo lukaNkulunkulu kuholela ekukhungathekeni. Ukuthela kweqiniso kuba khona lapho sizikhandla ngamandla endaweni asabele yona.
Mngane, isikhathi nethuba kuzofika nakanjani. Umbuzo uwukuthi—ingabe uyobe uzilungiselele lapho umzuzu wakho ufika? Zitshele ukuthi: "Ngeke ngifake lutho ethuneni, ngizozala amaphupho, ngibhale zonke izincwadi, ngiqale yonke imisebenzi, ngigcwalise lonke ubizo uNkulunkulu anginike lona." Isizini yakho iyeza. Lungiselela ngokukhuthala, hamba ngokwethembeka esabelweni sakho, futhi lapho isikhathi nethuba kuhlangana nawe, uzongenela ekugcwaleni kwesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu.
