Lapho INkosi Ifika Ilindele Isithelo
Lapho uJesu esondela emkhiwaneni, wayelindele ukuthola isithelo. Isihlahla sasisendaweni nenkathi efanele yokukhiqiza, kodwa sasingakakulungeli ukuthela. UJesu wayazi ukuthi kufanele ithele isithelo ngoba, ekudaleni, wayeseshilo kakade ukuthi kwakuyoba nezinkathi zokuyithela.
Inselele ivela lapho iNkosi ifika ilindele isithelo, kodwa ngesikhathi owawuhloselwe ukusilungiselela, awuzange uzinikele Kuye. IBhayibheli lithi, “Zimisele ukuba ubonakale wamukeleka kuNkulunkulu, isisebenzi esingenamahloni.” (2 Thimothewu 2:15) UNkulunkulu uhlala ethumela izwi Lakhe ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuze likubeke esimweni sokuthola izibusiso akulungiselele zona.
Isibonelo, uma uNkulunkulu azi ukuthi uzodinga izimali kusasa, uzothumela izwi namuhla ukuze likulungiselele isivuno sakusasa. Ngomfundisi, uthumela abantu empilweni yakho namuhla ukuze ufundise iZwi, umeluleki, nomkhwenyana, ukuze kusasa, lapho unesidingo, labo bantu abafana nawe bame nawe. Ngomkhiqizo wezingubo, Uthumela umbono namuhla ukuze ukwazi ukuklama izingubo, uthole indwangu, futhi uqoqe izinto zokwakha, ukuze kuthi lapho abantu bezidinga kusasa—noma uma udinga imali—uzokwazi ukufinyelela kuzo.
UNkulunkulu uhlale ethumela umbono ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokuvuna, kodwa abaningi abalokothi bavumele ukusunduza Kwakhe noma ukuthinta Kwakhe, ngakho bayehluleka ukukhiqiza. Usizi lufika lapho, njengesihlahla somkhiwane esingalungisiwe, ungaqondi ukuthi inkathi yokulindela iyeza.
Kwesinye isenzakalo, uJesu weza kathathu emkhiwaneni ngoba wayelindele isithelo. UNkulunkulu uyabekezela—uthumela izwi Lakhe ukuzosakha ukuze kuthi lapho efuna isithelo, sikwazi ukukhiqiza. Nokho abantu abaningi abakaze bazilungiselele ukukhiqiza; bayalizwa iZwi kodwa abalamukeli.
UNkulunkulu ulindele ukukhula. “Manje bekufanele ngabe seningabafundisi” ( Heberu 5:12 ) Nokho, abaningi baseyizingane ngenxa yokuthi abazange basebenzise izinkathi zabo ezifihliwe ukuze bakhule. UNkulunkulu uhlale ekulungiselela ngaphambi kokuvuna. Uma ungathembekile ngenkathi yokutshala nokuqeqeshwa, ngeke uthele izithelo ngenkathi yokuvuna.
Ngiye ngafundisa kaningi ukuthi uNkulunkulu akamvivinyi umuntu ngendlela esicabanga ngayo—Ukala umuntu. Njengesikali, isithembiso sikolunye uhlangothi futhi wena ngakolunye. Ukuze Akhulule isithembiso, isisindo sakho ekuvuthweni, ekukholweni, nasekulaleleni kufanele sihambisane nesisindo sesibusiso.
Ngaphambi kokuba ama-Israyeli angene eZweni Lesithembiso, uNkulunkulu walinganisa ukholo lwawo. Ukungakholwa nokwesaba kwabenza bangafaneleki ngoba kwakungekho balance. Ngendlela efanayo, uNkulunkulu uyokuqeqesha, alinganise, bese ekhulula isibusiso.
Umkhuleko wami ukuthi nizinikele enqubeni, nikhule ezikhathini ezifihliwe, futhi nithele izithelo lapho iNkosi ifika ikulindele. Ngenkathi lapho uJesu efika elindele ukuvuna—noma lapho wena ngokwakho ulindele—uyokwazi ukufinyelela kukho kuphela uma, ngenkathi yokulungiselela, uvumela inqubo.
Inselele yabaningi iwukuthi lapho uNkulunkulu ethumela izwi kusenesikhathi, abakwenzi lokho. Cabanga ngomkhiwane: UJesu wayekhulume ngezikhathi nezinkathi zokuthela, elindele ukuthi lapho ebuya, uyothela. Nokho umkhiwane wehluleka ukusabela ezwini elanikezwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokuvuna, futhi lapho umzuzu ufika, wawungakalungiswa.
Umkhuleko wami uwukuba nilalele izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi senu sokulungiselela, ukuze kuthi lapho kufika ukuvuna, nibe nilungele ukuhlanganyela kukho. Inkosi ikubusise.
