Ukuya Ezweni Lonke
“‘Uma ngingathinta nje ingubo Yakhe, ngizakusindiswa.’ Mathewu 9:21. Lamazwi akhulunywa ngowesifazane ompofu-owesifazane owahlupheka iminyaka eyishumi nambili ngesifo esenza ukuphila kwakhe kubenzima. Wachitha yonke imali yakhe kodokotela nasemithini yokwelapha, kodwa ekugcine kwathiwa isifo sakhe aselapheki. Kodwa njengoba ezwa ngeNyanga Enkulu, ithemba lakhe lavuselelwa. Wathi phakathi kwakhe, ‘Uma ngingasondela eduze kuphela ngikhulume Naye, Ngingasinda.’
“UKristu wayesendleleni Yakhe eya ekhaya likaJayiru, urabbi ongumJuda owamncenga ukuba eze aphilise indodakazi yakhe. Isicelo esizwisa ubuhlungu, Indodakazi yami iyafa manje: ngiyakunxusa, kepha woza, ubeke isandla Sakho phezu kwayo, izakuphila’ (Marako 5:23), kuthe kwathinta ubumnene, benhliziyo kaKristu enozwelo, futhi uJesu wasuka elandela umbusi endlini yakhe.
“Babehamba kancane; ngoba isixuku sasicindezela uKristu yonke indawo. Ehamba endleleni Yakhe phakathi kwesixuku, uMsindisi wasondela eduze lapho owesifazane ohluphekile eme khona. Izikhathi eziningi ezama ukusondela eduze Kwakhe wehluleka. Manje ithuba lakhe lifikile. Wabona ukuthi ayikho indlela yokuba angakhuluma Naye. Angeke afuna ukuvimbela indlela yokuhamba Kwakhe kancane. Kodwa wezwa ukuthi ukuphiliswa kuyenzeka ngokuthinta ingubo Yakhe; futhi, ngokwesaba ukulahlekelwa ithuba lokuphila, wadlulela phambili, ethi ngaphakathi kwakhe, ‘Uma ngingathinta nje ingubo Yakhe, ngizakusindiswa.’
“UKristu wazi yonke imicabango yalowo owesifazane, futhi waya lapho emi khona. Waqonda isidingo sakhe esikhulu, futhi wamsiza ukuba usebenzise ukholo lwakhe.
“Njengoba edlula ngendlela, wasondela phambili ephumelela ukuthinta umphetho wengubo Yakhe. Ngalesosikhathi wezwa ukuthi uphilisiwe. Ngokuthinta nje okukodwa okuqondiswe ekukholweni kokuphila kwakhe, masinyane ubuhlungu nokunengantenga kwanyamalala. Ngokushesha wazizwa ethokozile njengomsinga wogesi udlula kuwo wonke umthambo wobuntu. Kwafika ukwethuka bokuphila okuphelele. ‘Wezwa emzimbeni ukuthi uphulukile enhluphekweni yakhe.’ Vesi 29.
“Owesifazane egcwele ukubonga wayefisa ukugcizelela ukubonga kwakhe kuMelaphi Onamandla, omenzele okukhulu ngokuthinta okukodwa ukudlula odokotela abakwenzile iminyaka eyishumi nambili; kodwa akakwenzanga lokho. Ngenhliziyo ebongayo wazama ukusuka phakathi kwesixuku. Masinyane uJesu wema, ebheka ngapha nangapha waBuza, ‘Ngubani ongithintileyo?’
“Bambheka ngokumangala, uPeter waphendula, ‘Nkosi, izixuku zikuminyanisa, zikucindezele, usho kanjani ukuthi ngubani ongithintileyo?’ Luka 8:45.
“‘Ukhona ongithintileyo,’ kusho uJesu; ‘ngokuba ngizwile kuphuma amandla kimi.’ Vesi 46. Wabanakho ukuhlukanisa ukuthinta kokholo kunokuthinta okuvamile kwesixuku esingakhathali. Kukhona omthintile ngenhloso ejulile futhi wathola impendulo.
UKristu akazange alethe umbuzo ukuzitholela imininingwane Yakhe. Ubenesifundo esiza kubantu, nakubafundi Bakhe, nangenxa yalowo wesifazane. Ubefisa ukungenisa enhliziyweni ohluphekile ngethemba. Wayelangazela ukubonisa ukuthi kungenxa yokukholwa okulethe amandla okwelapha.” 1
Ngonyaka ka1996, bengihlala ngangigula kakhulu empilweni ngiseduze nokufa futhi ngangizimisele ukuya kunoma yisiphi isibhedlela somphakathi noma sangasese, naphezu kokuthembela emcabangweni ojwayelekile kuvame ngokuya ngamasiko ongokomoya. Ngokuphambene nalokho, ngagcina ngisesibhedlela sezempilo lapho izibani zakhona zibonisa ukwamukeleka imini nobusuku. Lapho ngagcina ngihlala isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka.
Esibhedlela, indlela eqondile yokuthola ukusinda njengoba yenziwa yayehlukile kunaleyo engiyilindele. Izinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala, umuthi wokuqala bekungukudla ukudla okuluhlaza, bese kuba ukuhlola izwi likaNkulunkulu, kugcine ngokulalela ofundisayo. Cishe ekupheleni kwesigamu sonyaka wokuqala, yilapho isisebenzi sithe sagxila ekwelapheni umphefumulo wami lapho ukwelashwa komzimba kuphawula izinkinga ezimbili ngempela ezingiholelele kulesimo kwasekuqaleni.
Ngangisekhona esibhedlela lapho ngesikhathi esifanayo kungena isiguli somuntu omusha siphelekezelwa ngugogo waso. Isimo sokugula kwakhe sasesabeka. Wayesesimeni esiyingozi, engakwazi ukunyakaza noma azinakekele ngokwakhe, edinga kaningi ukunakwa. Ekugcineni kokuphila kwakhe, owesifazane osemusha wahlala esembhedeni engavuki, ethola ukunakekelwa nosizo lapho ebekezelela ubuhlungu obukhulu okuphithene ngenxa yokugula kwakhe.
Ugogo wakhe, ubengumuntu okhuleka kakhulu, wakhala ethangeni lomzukulu wakhe. Lona owesifazane kuyabonakala ukuthi wayezamile ukuthola usizo kuzo zonke izibhedlela ezinkulu waphuza yonke imithi etholakalayo, kodwa akazange anqobe isimo abhekene naso. Njengendlela yokugcina, ugogo manje wagcizelela ngamandla kumzukulu ukuthi udinga ukuba avume izono zakhe kuNkulunkulu, ngokuphelelwa yithemba esho ngokuya ngesaga eBhayibhelini esithi “kanjalo esiqalekiso esingenasizathu asizi” (Izaga 26:2, isigaba sokugcina).
“USathane nguye umsunguli wezifo zonke; futhi umelaphi uyakhathala ukumelana nomsebenzi wakhe namandla. Ukugula kwengqondo kukhona yonke indawo. Izifo eziyisishiyagalolunye kweziyishumi abantu abagula ngazo isisekelo silapha. Hleze abanye izinkinga zasekhaya abaphila ngaphansi kwazo zilapho, njengesifo esidla umzimba, esidla umphefumulo senze buthakathaka amandla okuphila. Ukuzisola ngesono kwesinye isikhathi kubhekela phansi umthetho sisekelo nokungalingani kwengqondo.” 2
Ukuncenga okuphikelelayo kukagogo ozinikeleyo ngokukhanya kwathinta umthambo wempendulo enhliziyweni yalowo osemusha. Ngokushesha, okwethusa wonke umuntu, ukuchazwa kwesiguli okufihliwe ngokusobala kokuziphatha okubi kakhulu ayekunikele empilweni yakhe ebikade iphambene noNkulunkulu. Ngomphumela wokuziphatha okunjalo ebusheni bakhe, wazizwa sengathi ungaphansi kokuhlupheka ngenxa yesiqalekiso esikhulu ekugcineni sabonakala ekuguleni komzimba. Isikhathi eside, wayenethemba lokupholiswa imithi, kodwa isimo sakhe sabanzima kakhulu.
Manje lona wesifazane osemusha wezwa isidingo sokubhekana neqiniso ngobubi okukade kuhlupha umphefumulo wakhe-evuma isidingo sakhe esikhulu kuKristu, uMsindisi kuphela wezoni. Ngalomzuzu, labo abezwa imbali yakhe esabekayo ngokushiseka bakhuleka ngenxa yakhe.
Kukhona isifundo okumele sikhothozwe kulamava.
“Udokotela udinga okukhulu kunokuhlakanipha komuntu namandla ukuze angakwazi ukusiza uhlobo oluningi lokudideka kwezifo zabantu ngokwengqondo nenhliziyo leyo abizelwe ukubhekana nayo. Uma engenalwazi lwamandla omusa ongcwele angeke asiza lowo ohluphekile, kodwa angakhulisa ubunzima; kodwa uma ebambelele ngokuqinile kuNkulunkulu uzobanakho ukusiza ogulayo, ingqondo ethikamezekile. Uzokwazi ukuqondisa izigulane zakhe kuKristu abafundise ukuthi bayise konke ukunaka kwabo nokudideka kulowo Mthwali wemiThwalo omkhulu.
“Kukhona ukuxhumana okumisiwe okungcwele phakathi kwesono nokugula. Akukho dokotela ongasebenza inyanga yonke ngaphandle kokubona lomfanekiso. Angawudelela lomcijo; ingqondo yakhe ingagcwaliswa izindaba eziningi ezenza ukunaka kwakhe kungabizelwa kukho; kodwa uma engaqaphela futhi athembeke noma angeke avume ukuthi isono nokugula kuthwele ubudlelwano bembangela nomphumela. Udokotela kufanele asheshe akubone lokhu futhi asebenze ngokufanele. Uma ethola ithemba lalowo ohluphekile ngokumkhulula ekuhluphekeni ambuyisele emuva emkhawulweni wethuna, angabafundisa ukuthi ukugula ngumphumela wesono nokuthi siyisitha esiwileyo esifuna ukubahehela kwizenzo zempilo nokubulala umphefumulo. Angacindezela ezingqondweni zabo ukubaluleka kokudela umina nokulalela imithetho yokuphila nezempilo. Ezingqondweni zabasha angafaka izimiso ezilungile. UNkulunkulu uyazithanda izidalwa Zakhe ngothando olumnene nolunamandla. Nguyena omisile izimiso zemvelo, kodwa imithetho yakhe ayihluleli ngamandla. Sonke isisho esithi ‘Ungabi,’ ngokomzimba noma umthetho wokuziphatha, uqukethe noma umemezela isithembiso.” 3
Emva kokuba lona wesifazane osemusha esibhedlela evuma izono zakhe kuNkulunkulu, wawubona ukuthula okujulile ebusweni bakhe. Sasibona ukuthi lokuthula akuveli ngaphakathi kwakhe. Kuza ngokuthula kwasezulwini okutholakala kuphela kuJesu Kristu.
Yebo, emva kwesikhathi, lapho izimpawu ezinzima esimeni somzimba ziqala ukunyamalala, yena wayesethi: “Manje ngidinga ukuphumula. Ngiyacela, ngidinga ukuphumula. Ngidinga ukuphumula.” Wabheka konke ukuhlupheka akubekezelele kalula njengomphumela wempilo yakhe yohlubuko, manje wayesebona ubuhle nokuhlakanipha okungapheli kukaSomandla lowo ukunaka okunothando manje anakho. Akuzange kube yisikhathi eside washona-ngokuthula, futhi ngomusa Wakhe omnene.
UKristu ufisa ukunikeza ithemba kulowo ohluphekile abonise ukuthi ukukholwa Kuye kuletha ukuphiliswa nokubuyiselwa komphefumulo nomzimba.
Emhlabeni wonke, izigidi zabantu zidinga ukusizwa, ezintweni ezincane kakhulu nakulezo ezinkulu. Iyini inkinga enkulu ngempela? Umhlabeleli uvuma kuNkulunkulu ubukhulu besimoya: “Akukho ukuphila enyameni yami ngenxa yentukuthelo yakho; akukho ukuthula emathanjeni ami ngenxa yesono-sami” (Amahubo 38:3).
Abaningi bayazi ukuthi kubalulekile ukulandele indlela yokudla kwempilo okusekelwe phezu kwezithelo, imifino, namanzi ahlanzekile, ukuzilolonga, ukuphumula, ukuhlala elangeni, nokuphefumula umoya omningi ohlanzekile, nokunye. Kodwa okubaluleke kunakho konke impilo yengqondo neyesimoya, sonke kaningi esinokuyilibala.
Baningi abalandela indlela yokudla okunezivimbelo, ngokwenkolo bakhetha ukudla kwabo futhi bengezele nokunye okunikeza amandla. Abanye bavuke ekuseni ngamandla-abaningi ngisho nangaphambi kokuba balale-balolonga imzimba. Noma kunjalo bazondla ngokuzigabisa, ubuze, inkanuko, ukungakhathali, futhi beyisa abanye, benganaki ukulolonga komzimba okulungile emhlabeni (umsebenzi wokuhambisa ivangeli-ivangeli ngezinyawo zethu emhlabathini-ukuhamba, ukuhamba ngokushesha, ukugijima uthwele ivangeli.)
Futhi kusekhona labo abakhathazekayo uma beyolala ngesikhathi ukuba banakekele imizimba yabo, nenhlala-kahle yokunethezeka kwabo, lokho, noma kunjalo, kulungile futhi akunalo iphutha. Kodwa, phakathi komsebenzi wabo, ukuhweba kwabo, imfundo yabo, konke ukusebenza kwenhlakanipho kukhuthazwa kakhulu umina, isifiso sokuvelela ukuzuza okunobugovu nokuzijabulisa kulomhlaba odlulayo. Abathandi ukwenza ukuzidela okufanayo uma kuza emsebenzini wokuhambisa ivangeli, ukusiza abakhubazekile, abagulayo, labo abezwe ubuhlungu ngenxa yokufa noma abavelelwe inhlekelele. Ngemikhuba enjalo, izindaba ezingenakubuyiselwa emuva, kaningi ziyabuza-kubuzwa izinto zesikhathi eside noma ezesikhashana-ubuhlungu, kanye nomzimba, ingqondo, kanye nokugula kwesimoya kungokwabo.
Umthombo waangempela wempilo yomzimba, ingqondo, nempilo yesimoya nguNkulunkulu, uBaba onothando, noJesu iNyanga enkulu. Ukuxhumana kwengqondo yomuntu nengqondo kaKristu kuletha amandla engqondweni, umphefumulo, imizwa, izitho ezibalulekile, kunikeze ukuqina emzimbeni wonke-kanjalo kuvikele izifo kwelaphe imizimba egulayo.
Njengomthengisi wezincwadi, ngamenywa ukuba ngikhulume kwisikhungo sokushicilela sebhange lesizwe esikhulu. Ngababonisa izincwadi zethu, kanye nencwadi, Steps to Christ. Ekugcineni kwenkulumo yami, umphathi walelogatsha wangibizela ehovisini lakhe wangethula kwinsizwa eseyintsha encane ngomzimba ngenxa yesifo sokuswela igazi inezinwele ezinde, ubuso bukhubazekile, kanye nesimila edolweni-ixhugayo ihamba-ihamba ngokungahlaliseki. Yayihlupheka ngobuhlungu obusesifubeni kanye obusemqolo.
Ngabuza ukuthi kungani lensizwa ikulesimo, wathi kungoba ubehlala nobaba wakhe nomama Kanye nabafowabo abathathu abancane kuye. Lapho ubaba wakhe esegula kakhulu ekugcine wafa, omunye wabangani bakababa wakhe wakhokhela iziphathimandla wakhuluma amanga ehlanekezela amaphepha endlu lapho kukhona ikhaya lakubo edolobheni, etshela inkantolo ukuthi lowomuzi ungowakhe. Inkantolo yamvumela ngalokho baxoshelwa esitaladini bonke.
Ngeshwa lomndeni kwakungekho lapho ungaya khona, ngisho nomndeni wakubo awuzange uthande ukwazi ngabo ukuya phambili. Ekugcineni, kweza omunye umuntu bengamlindele wabatholela indawo yokuhlala endala eduze nemakethe, lapho baqala ukuphila impilo yokuswela.
Lamava adikibalisayo avusa umuzwa wokucunuka nentukuthelo kulensizwa esentsha. Abafowabo abathathu kwakufanele baphume esikolweni ngenxa yokuswela imali; umama wakhe wagula ngokwengqondo, ukugula ngokwemizwa, nokulahlekelwa ngamehlo-ngenxa yokwethuka, omunye umfowabo unesifo sokuwa. Manje, noma lensizwa, nayo, igula, yiyo kuphela ekwaziyo ukunikeza usizo noma olunjani. Ngempilo yakhe ebuthakathaka, naye kwakufanele aphume eyunivesithi futhi akukho khampani engamqasha.
Ngakho-ke umphathi webhange, indoda enozwelo nenhliziyo enhle, wabiza lensizwa ukuba isebenze nayo kwisigaba akuso-ukuba alungise amaphepha kanye namabhokisi futhi anakekele okufanele kulahlwe. Ekupheleni kwenyanga, njalo uma umphathi ethola iholo lakhe, unikeza lensizwa inxenye yeholo lakhe. Lensizwa yathi ilindele ukuba ihlinzwe edolweni, hleze banqamule umlenze wakhe wonke, kodwa lolosuku angeke lufike, ngenxa yokuswela izinsiza. Yingakho ngamemela lensizwa kuJesu Kristu, iNkosi eyelapha umphefumulo. Wajabula uma ethola incwadi ukuba ayifunde. Emva kweviki, ngamtshela ngoJesu othethelelayo, ngamehlo agcwele izinyembezi, wakwamukela kahle. Ngamtshela nokuthi kufanele athethelele lendoda ethe yafaka umndeni wakhe ehlazweni.
“Ngingathethelela kanjani umuntu ongilethele ukuhlupheka okungaka, kumama wami nabafowethu-na?” ebuza. Ngamncenga ukuba avumele uNkulunkulu asebenze enhliziyweni yakhe futhi ashiye lempi ezandleni zeNkosi.
Emva kwesikhathi, wagcina evuma ukuba ayithethelele lendoda. Ngabuyela ekhaya ngatshela unkosikazi wami, obefunda ezokwelapha ngaleso sikhathi. Wathatha ibhakede, walungisa ubumba weza nalo, weza namanye amasaka anobumba olomile wathatha ikhabishi ne-anyanisi. Sahamba nakho konke lokhu ekhaya lalensizwa. Unkosikazi waqala ukubeka ubumba edolweni lalensizwa wamnika izeluleko ezivela kuMoya wesiProfetho maqondana nokuzithiba ekudleni okulimazayo nokudla kakhulu ukudla okuluhlaza okuvela ezitshalweni. Ngaleso sikhathi, sasinikeza amakhambi kubafowabo nomama wakhe.
Yebo, iNkosi isebenzisa amakhambi okwelapha kwemvelo, kodwa umcijo osemqoka kulohlelo lokubuyisela ukuba siqaphele futhi okulandelayo:
“Esinye sezono ezivamile, futhi leso esamukelwa futhi esinomphumela olimaza kakhulu, ukuzitika ngomoya wokungathetheleli. Bangakhi abathokozela ubutha nokuziphindisela bese bekhuleka kuNkulunkulu bacele ukuba abathethelele njengoba bethethelela abanye. Ngempela abanawo umcabango weqiniso okushiwo yilomkhuleko noma mabangalinge bawusho lomkhuleko ngezindebe zabo. Ngoba seyame phezu komusa wentethelelo kaNkulunkulu imihla ngemihla ihora ngehora; singathokozela kanjani ubuhlungu benhliziyo nenzondo kubangane bethu abayizoni!” 4
Singabantu abanelungelo elikhulu emlandweni walomhlaba. Siphila esikhathini sokukhanya okukhulu okungcwele ngeBhayibheli kanye noMoya Ongcwele. Sithokozela ilungelo elingafani ngokuvuzwa ngezimfundiso eziqukethe uMoya wesiProfetho. Kuwo, iNkosi ichaza ngokusobala ukuthi kufanele sidle kanjani, sigqoke kanjani, sikhulume kanjani, nokuthi siphathe kanjani amabhizinisi ethu. Uqukethe usizo kwezenhliziyo nesimoya. Kufanele sibe yizisebenzi ezinamandla ukuba sembule lezimfundiso kumuntu wonke, sikhuze ukusetshenziswa kokudla okuphucuzekile, nokukhishwe umsoco, sigweme izinto eziqalwa phansi zomhlaba nezibizo zesayensi ezingahambisani neZwi likaNkulunkulu kanye noMoya wesiProfetho. Kufanele sifune ubudlelwane obujulile noNkulunkulu, isiqiniseko ngempela sokuphila kahle komzimba kanye nokuphila kwenhliziyo.
“UMsindisi ezimangalisweni Zakhe wembula amandla ahlala esemsebenzini ngenxa yomuntu, ukumqinisa nokumelapha. Ngenxa yosizo lwezemvelo, uNkulunkulu uyasebenza, imihla ngemihla, ihora ngehora, umzuzu ngomzuzu, ukusigcina siphila, ukwakha nokubuyisela. Uma ilungu lomzimba lithola ukulimala, uhlelo lokwelapha luyaqala; usizo lwezemvelo lulethwa emsebenzini ukubuyisela ukuphila. Kodwa amandla asebenza ukwelapha ngamandla kaNkulunkulu. Wonke amandla anikeza ukuphila avela Kuye. Uma omunye elashwa ekuguleni kwakhe, nguNkulunkulu ombuyisela ukuphila.
“Ukugula, ukuhlupheka, ukufa ngumsebenzi wamandla omubi. USathane ungumbhubhisi; uNkulunkulu ungumelaphi.
“Amazwi akhulunywa kuIsrayeli aqinisile namuhla kulabo ababuyiselwa impilo yomzimba nempilo yomphefumulo. ‘Ngokuba nginguJehova okuphilisayo.’ Eksodusi 15:26.
“Isifiso sikaNkulunkulu kwisidalwa ngasinye somuntu sigcizelelwa kumazwi athi, ‘Sithandwa, kunakho konke ngikufisela ukuba ubenenhlanhla nokuphila, njengokuba umphefumulo wakho unenhlanhla.’ 3 Johane 2.
“Yena othethelela zonke izifo zakho, owelapha zonke izifo zakho; okhulula ukuphila kwakho ekubhujisweni, okuqhelisa ngomusa nangobubele.’ Amahubo 103:3, 4.” 5
Kulezimbali nemisho, sibona iqiniso elisobala: Ukwelapha kwesiMoya kungenza umehluko omkhulu ukuthuthukisa ukwelashwa komzimba. Ukukholwa nokuphenduka kunamandla okuqinisa umzimba ngendlela ekhethekile. Owesifazane owathinta umphetho wengubo kaJesu waphiliswa ngenxa yokukholwa kwakhe, okubonisa ukuthi kumele size Kuye, nathi. Njengoba sembula ukugula-ngenxa yesono, izinhliziyo ezidabukile ukuba sithole umusa Wakhe, sibanamva empela okuthi “Uma sizivuma izono zethu, uthembekile, ulungile ukuba asithethelele izono, asihlambulule kukho konke ukungalungi” (1 Johane 1:9). “Ubuyisa umphefumulo wami; uyangihola ezindleleni zokulunga, ngenxa yegama Lakhe” (Amahubo 23:3).
Kuyini okungahle kukubuyisele emuva ekuthokozeleni ukuthula okukhulu uNkulunkulu akunikezayo-na? Ingabe uke wahlola inhliziyo yakho ukubona ukuthi kungabakhona yini isono ongasiboni noma umthwalo owuthwele-na? Noma ukuzigabisa kuyakuvimbela ekutholeni amava ngokuphelele komusa Wakhe. Cabanga ngalokhu: kuyini okumele sikushiye ukuze senziwe abaphelele-na? Yimuphi umshikashika okuvimbelayo ukuthola ukuthula-na? UNkulunkulu ubona konke, nomusa wakhe olaphayo ungazuzwa yibo bonke nalowo osondela Kuye ngokuzithoba.
Phendukela kuKristu, lowo owelapha kokubili umphefumulo nomzimba. Vuma izono zakho, ushiya izinto ezivimbela ukwelashwa kwakho, uthembele emandleni Akhe angenamkhawulo, uzothola ukuthula nokupholiswa ngokuphelele. Uthembisile, “Ngokuba nginguJehova okuphilisayo” (Eksodusi 15:26), futhi izwi Lakhe alihluleki. Funa ukwelashwa komphefumulo kuqala Ngaye owathathela Kuye ubuhlungu bethu nokuhlupheka, futhi konke okunye kuzowela endaweni yakho ngokuya ngentando Yakhe. Amen!