Kwanele Kwanele

Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli uSolomoni yaqongelela ingcebo phakathi nokubusa kwayo. Ngemali yentela evela emibusweni engaphansi, uSolomoni wayeqoqa amathalenta egolide angu-666 (cishe amathani angamashumi amabili nanhlanu) egolide unyaka ngamunye. Uma igolide lingu-$1,000 ngalinye, lokho kungu-$800 wezigidi minyaka yonke! Futhi lokho akuzange kufake imali yakhe engenayo evela ezintela nezohwebo. (Bheka 1 AmaKhosi 10:14-29.)

Ungase uthi uSolomoni wayethanda okwandisa Kunokuba abone ukuthi uzizwa kanjani ngokuphila nokuncane, wazama ukuthola ukuthi kunjani ukuphila nokungaphezulu. Wathi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Woza-ke, ngizakuvivinya ngentokozo ukuba ngibone okuhle.” (UmShumayeli 2:1, NIV)

Wakha izindlu, watshala izivini. Wayenemfuyo eningi ukwedlula bonke abanye eJerusalema. Wayenegolide nesiliva, nabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane, nendlu yabesifazane. Njengoba abhala, “Ngaba mkhulu kunabo bonke ababengaphambi kwami eJerusalema.. . . Angiphikanga lutho amehlo ami ayefisa ukuba nakho.” (UmShumayeli 2:9-10, NI)

Nokho, ekupheleni kokuphila kwakhe uSolomoni wabhala la mazwi: “Lapho ngibheka konke izandla zami ezazikwenzile nalokho engangikhandlekela ukukufeza, konke kwaba yize, ukulwela ukufica umoya.” (UmShumayeli 2:11, NIV)

Ubuze. Yilokho uSolomoni akuthola. 

USolomoni wazama ukubona ukuthi impahla nemali kwakungayiletha yini injabulo. Ukuhlola kwakhe kwehlulekile. Kuthiwani uma sizama ukuhlolwa okuhlukile? Kuthiwani uma sizama ukuphila ngalokho esikudingayo kuphela ngezinjongo zangempela zokuphila kwethu?

Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuhlukanisa phakathi kwesidingo nokufunayo ukuzama ukwenza ngaphandle kokuthile isikhashana. Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi ufuna ukususa okuthile ngokuphelele, kubeke egaraji noma ekhabetheni inyanga. Uma ungakukhumbuli, awukudingi.

Umphakathi ukhuthaza uhlobo lukaSolomoni lokuhlola: sebenzisa okuningi kuwena ngangokunokwenzeka. Futhi njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli ecebe kakhulu, abantu abaningi baphokophele emuzweni wokudumazeka nokuyize. 

Masiqaphele, kungani singekwenze? Masihambe ngenye indlela futhi sizame ukuphila ngokuncane. Njengoba sithola ukuthi kukangakanani ngempela esikudingayo ukuze siphile bese sinamathela kukho, siyokwenza ukuphila kwethu kube nendawo yakho konke ukwaneliseka nokugcwaliseka uSolomoni ocebile ayekulindele kodwa wangakuthola. 

Iyiphi into ongazama ukuyenza ngaphandle kwenyanga ezayo?