Ukuthethelela AbasilimazayoIsampula

”Imifaniswano yamaKristu

Sibona abantu abagqoke imifaniswano kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezimboni. Omakhenikha, abapheki, oweta, izisebenzi zasesibhedlela, amaphoyisa, izicisha-mlilo bonke bagqoka umfaniswano. Eqinisweni, izinkampani eziphelele zikhona ukuze zinikeze futhi zihlanze imifaniswano. Ingabe ikhona into okuthiwa “umfaniswano wobuKristu”? Eqinisweni, akumayelana nexingubo ezembathwayo, kodwa ngokuqinisekile ekunakekeleni kwethu komunye nomunye! Lesi siqephu sisikhuthaza ukuba “sizigqokise,” okusho inhloso nenjongo. Kumele sigqoke njenganoma yimuphi omunye ngezindlela eziqondile. Kumele sembathe umusa, isihe, ukuthobeka, ubumnene, nokubekezela. Kungani? Ngoba ngaphansi kwaleyo mifaniswano kukhona abantu abanamaphutha. Lawo maphutha afika ngazo zonke izinhlobo. Ngakho, uNkulunkulu usihlomisa ngohlu lwezimfanelo okufanele ziphawuleke kumKristu, bese esinika ithuluzi lokuziphatha elibalulekile lokulawula amaphutha—ukuthethelela.

Ukuthethelela kuwukuziphatha kwansuku zonke kwamakholwa avuthiwe. Unkulunkulu usikhethile ukuba sibe ngabantu abangcwele. Ukuba ngcwele kusho “ukuhlukaniselwa,” noma “ukuzinikela,” ngenjongo ethile—ukuba njengoKristu. Kule ndima, sihlukaniselwe ukubonisana uthando lukaNkulunkulu komunye nomunye. nokho, uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi sonke sinamaphutha. Unkulunkulu ungumbusi phezu kwalawo maphutha, futhi ulindele ukuba samukele ukungapheleli komunye nomunye! Uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu ukungcwelisa (ukwenza ngcwele, ukunikezela) amakholwa ngokusebenzisana kwawo ngomunye nomunye. lapho sithethelela, sivumelana nomfanekiso weNdodana kaNkulunkulu, uJesu Kristu. Amaphutha ethu, kanye namaphutha abanye, aba amathuba okusebenzisa ubuhle bokuthethelela.

Ingabe uzimisele ukuvuma amaphutha akho (bona uJakobe 5:16)? ingabe uzimisele ukufana noKristu futhi welule intethelelo kulabo abakonile?

Ukuthethelela kufanele kube uphawu lokuhlangana kwamakholwa. Ngokuqinisekile siyazuza ngokuphila esibonelweni sokuthethelela. kodwa okuhle kakhulu kuyafezwa njengoba sithethelelana: Unkulunkulu uyakhazinyuliswa, futhi uKristu uphakanyisiwe futhi waziswa ezweni elibhekile. Sibukeka njengoKristu!