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Uma ubona amaphutha kwabanye, Wenzanjani?

Iningi lethu lithwele amanxeba ajulile asemoyeni esiwathole ezandleni zabanye. Labo abasilimazile kungenzeka basho inhlamba bathi “ngiyaxolisa” baqhubeke. Mhlawumbe benza sengathi akwenzakalanga lutho olulimazayo. Ingabe ukuthola kunzima ukukhohlwa imininingwane ethile? Ingabe uyabagwema labo abakuzwise ubuhlungu? Ngakolunye uhlangothi, mhlawumbe abanye baye bakugwema ngenxa yezinto ezimbi ozenzile kubo.

Kulomfanekiso uJesu ubiza inceku embi ngoba, ngemva kokuthola intethelelo, ayizange iphendule ngendlela efanayo. Kunalokho, abamkweletayo wababeke ezingeni eliphakeme kunalelo ayezibambele lona. Njengoba sifunda lesi siqephu izinhliziyo zethu ziyakhala, “Akunabulungiswa!” sikubona ngokusobala ukungalungi: inceku bekufanele ithethelele amacala alabo ababeyikweleta.

Sibona futhi sifisa ukulunga ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu ojwayelekile kithi. Kufanele sisabele kanjani emaphutheni abanye? Le ndima isixwayisa ngokufukamela ukungathetheleli ezinhliziyweni zethu. Lapha sibona kahle ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulindele ukuba sisabele kanjani ekuziphatheni okuyisono kwabanye—ulindele ukuba sithethelele. uNkulunkulu ubeka phezu kwasiphi isisekelo lokhu kulindela? Ukulindela kwakhe kusekelwe ekuthetheleleni kwakhe ngothando. Sivame ukwahlulela abanye ngendinganiso ehlukile kunaleyo esiyisebenzisa ukuze sizahlulele thina.

Sibona izono zabanye kithi zizimbi kakhulu kunezenzo zethu ezimbi, noma silindele ukuba babonise isihe esikhulu kunalokho esizimisele ukusinikeza thina. Ukuziphatha okunjalo kithi kwenqatshelwe uNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, ufuna sikhumbule isihe sakhe futhi senze ngokuvumelana naso. Ekugcineni, ukona kwethu kwabanye kuyizono kuNkulunkulu. Wadala ngamunye wethu futhi ufisa ukuthi sibonane njengabayigugu, size sibeke izidingo zabanye ngaphambi kwezethu (KwabaseFilipi 2:1-4). Ubeke ngokucacile umgomo ophakeme wokuthethelela—isipho sensindiso yethu.

Ungashintsha kanjani? Bhala ezinye zezindlela uNkulunkulu akuthethelele ngazo. Cabanga ngothando olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu ngawe: kuKristu wakwenza ngesihle indlela yokuba uthethelelwe, njengoba nje wena umlahla (KwabaseRoma 5:8). Qala ukwelula ukuthethelela kwabanye, hhayi ngokusekelwe emuzweni, kodwa ngokusekelwe esiphweni sesihle nesihawu uNkulunkulu akunike sona.