Kungani izizwe zihlupheka: Ukuthola Indima Yakho Ehlelwe NguNkulunkulu
Kweyesi-2 Samuweli 6, sithola uDavide ehambisa umphongolo wesivumelwano. Esikhundleni sokulandela imiyalo yaphezulu, uyibeka enqoleni. Lapho izinkabi zikhubeka, u-Uza uzama ukuphuma emkhunjini - umzuzwana obonakala uwubukele ukuqonda kwabantu. Kepha uNkulunkulu umshaya ngaso leso sikhathi. Lo mcimbi omangalisayo usikhombisa ukuthi eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu, akunjalo ngokwenza okubonakala kukuhle - kumayelana nokwenza okulungile . "Kunendlela ebonakala ilungile kumuntu, kepha ukuphela kwayo kuyindlela yokufa" (IzAga 14:12). Kungenzeka ukuthi izinhloso zika-Uza zika-Uza zazimsulwa, kepha izenzo zakhe zephula umyalo kaNkulunkulu.
Lomzuzu ugcizelela iqiniso elibanzi: Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kumele wenziwe ngendlela kaNkulunkulu. Umkhumbi wawungahloselwe ukuthwalwa enqoleni; Kwakuzokwenziwa emahlombe amaLevi - lezo zigcotshwe ngokuqondile lowo msebenzi (Numeri 4:15). Lokhu kusitshela okuthile okukhulu ngenhloso, ifa, kanye nesabelo saphezulu. UPowula ubhala, "Kepha endlebeni azikho nje kuphela izinto zegolide nesiliva, kodwa nokhuni, nodaka, abanye bezodumo nabanye bezokuhlanza usizo . Umkhumbi kufanele uhambisane nesabelo.
Abaningi namuhla bakhungathekile, bakhungathekile, noma bangenazithelo, hhayi ngoba abanalo ithalente noma inkanuko, kodwa ngoba basebenza ngaphandle kokubekwa kwabo okumisiwe. Umuntu angaba muhle, athandeke, kodwa uma ephelelwe yisikhathi, izithelo zomsebenzi wakhe zingapheli. U-Uza wayengumuntu olungile, kepha ubuhle bakhe abakwazanga ukusungula ukugunyazwa kwaphezulu. I-bloodline yakhe yayingabelwanga umsebenzi wokuthwala uMphongolo. Kunemindeni ethwala amafafa aphezulu - amagunya aboniswa kwi-DNA yawo. Abanye babizelwa ekuphathweni, abanye baye ebhizinisini, ekufundiseni, emithini, noma inkonzo. Akuyona nje ukukhetha komuntu siqu - kungukushaya okukhiqizayo.
Ngaphambi kokuba uJeremiya ake wakhuluma izwi lesiprofetho, uNkulunkulu wamemezela, "Ngaphambi kokuba ngikubuse esibelethweni ngangikwazi; Ngaphambi kokuzalwa ngingcwelisile; Ngikumise umprofethi ezizweni" (Jeremiya 1: 5). UNkulunkulu akakhulumi kuphela kubantu kodwa ngegazi. Eminye imindeni yibathwali bezambatho ezithile - ezepolitiki, ezomnotho, ezokomoya - futhi ngisho nalapho behlala bebolile, lezo zabelo zihlala zihamba kuze kube yilapho othile ephuma ahambe kuwo. Izizwe zihlupheka lapho amaphimbo amisiwe ethule, lapho u-Uzahs efika ezabelweni ezazenzelwe ukuba zibambe. Ngoba nje into edinga ukwenziwa ayisho ukuthi wonke umuntu uyakufanelekela ukukwenza. Ukubusa kwaphezulu kususelwa ekubizeni, hhayi kube lula.
Kunezizwe ngokwehla ngoba labo abamiselwe ukuletha uguquko bebengakunaki ucingo lwabo noma besaba ukuqiniseka kwabo. Kungenzeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu wabela uhlu lwakho lwezimboni zokubeletha, ukunyakaza kwaholela, noma wephule amaphethini ajwayelekile. Uma ubambezela noma uphambukisa, ubambezela ukukhululwa kwabanye. Njengo-Israyeli elindele umphongolo ukuthi abuyele, eminye imiphakathi ilindele labo abaphethe ukhiye waphezulu ukuze bavuke. "Indalo ilinda ukulindelwa ngokulangazela izingane zikaNkulunkulu zembulwe" (KwabaseRoma 8:19).
Sekuyisikhathi sokubuza: Wazalelwa yini? Yini igunya lokuphumula emndenini wakho? Ingabe umi endaweni yakho egcotshwe kuyo? Abaningi baye bagwema ezombusazwe ezazalelwa ezokubusa. Abanye bamelana nezwe lebhizinisi, yize uNkulunkulu ebeka umusa wezamabhizinisi ocingweni labo. Njengoba nje amaLevi angathwala uMphongolo, nguwe kuphela ongaphatha lokho uNkulunkulu abekwe emoyeni wakho.
Ukufeza isabelo sakho saphezulu, kuyadingeka ukuhlukaniswa. UPowula uyasincenga, "Uma umuntu ehlanza ... Uzoba yisitsha sokuhlonipha." Akukona nje mayelana nokubizwa; imayelana nokulungiselela. Kufanele uvumelanise umlingiswa wakho ngokubiza kwakho. Umsebenzi olandelayo udinga ukuqondanisa, isambulo, nokuzithoba. Leli akulona nje igama lezizwe - liyigama lemindeni nakubantu. Uma uzokwakha lokho uNkulunkulu ayehlose ngakho, kufanele ungene endimeni akubekelele yona.
Sengathi iNkosi ingavusa ama-mbumbulu athule. Kwangathi angavusa imibiko engcwatshwe emgqeni wakho womndeni. Kwangathi angathulisa lonke izwi lokwesaba, futhi kwangathi ungavuka njengo-Uza ngezinhloso ezinhle, kepha njengesitsha sodumo, uhamba ngokulandelana kwaphezulu. Isikhathi sesifikile sokuyeka ukuzama ukwenza okuhle nokuqala ukwenza okulungile. Ake sithathe indawo yethu. Ake sithwale umkhumbi ngendlela efanele.
Inkosi ikubusise.