Isimiso Sombuso Sokupha: Ukuvula Izibusiso Zakho
Amakholwa amaningi adonsa kanzima ngokwezimali nangokomoya ngoba ephule isimiso esilula kodwa esinamandla: ukupha . Uyaye uzwe abantu bethi, “Muntu kaNkulunkulu, anginakho, yingakho ngingaphi.” Kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi: awunakho ngoba awuzange unikeze .
IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi isipho somuntu siyamnika indawo (IzAga 18:16, NKJV). Imbewu kufanele itshalwe ngaphambi kokuvuna. Uma nihluleka ukutshala, lapho kufika isikhathi sokuvuna, aninalutho.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlangana nalesi simiso lapho bengena eZweni Lesithembiso. Idolobha lokuqala abafika kulo kwakuyiJeriko , futhi uNkulunkulu wayala ukuba kubhujiswe yonke into eyayikuyo (Joshuwa 6:17). Kungani? Ngoba kwakuwulibo lwezwe , elinikezelwe eNkosini. Lokhu kusifundisa ukuthi ukunikela kuNkulunkulu akukhona nje ukulalela—kumayelana nokholo nokwethemba amalungiselelo Akhe.
Ukweshumi nokunikela kuvame ukungaqondwa njengemithetho yeTestamente Elidala. Eqinisweni, ukupha kuyisimiso sokholo esibonisa ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu (Malaki 3:10, Luka 6:38). Lapho unikela ngokuzinikela, uthi: “Nkulunkulu, ngiyethemba ukuthi uzonginakekela.”
Cabanga ngendaba yendoda eyayingumkhiqizi wenkampani enkulu. Wathi, “Kungani uNkulunkulu efuna okweshumi na? Ngokunikela ngokuzidela, wazibeka endaweni yokwanda nokuphumelela , ebonisa amandla okuthembela kuNkulunkulu ngezinsiza zakho.
Esizukulwaneni sanamuhla, ukufundisa ngokupha kuyinselele. Amakholwa amaningi alimala ngenxa yabantu abasebenzisa kabi ukuthembela kwabo ebandleni. Nokho isimiso sisekhona: lokho okukhululayo ekunikezeni kudala indawo yesibusiso sakho .
IBhayibheli liyakuqinisekisa lokhu:
“Yiphani, khona niyakuphiwa: isilinganiso esihle, esigxishiwe, esigxishiwe, esichichimayo, siyakufakwa esifubeni senu, ngokuba leso silinganiso enilinganisa ngaso nani niyakulinganiselwa ngaso” (Luka 6:38, NKJV).
“Lethani konke okweshumi endlini yengcebo, ukuze kube-khona ukudla endlini Yami, ningivivinye ngalokho,” usho uJehova Sebawoti, “uma ngingayikunivulela amafasitele asezulwini, nginithululele isibusiso esingaba yithuba lokusamukela” ( Malaki 3:10, NKJV).
Zibuze: Yini engikunike yona namuhla ngilindele ikusasa elingcono? Iyiphi imbewu engiyitshale ngesipho engifuna ukusibonakalisa?
Ukupha akukhona ukuntula—kumayelana nokuzibeka endaweni yokwanda, umusa, nokuhlinzekwa kwamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo . Uma wamukela lesi simiso, uNkulunkulu wephula imingcele futhi akuvulele izibusiso akugcinele zona.