Ukuthethelela AbasilimazayoIsampula

Ukususa Amarekhodi Okungalungile

Nsuku zonke sigcina ukuzizwisa ukuze sikukhumbule esikhathini esizayo—ngethemba lokuthi uzosijabulisa. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kwenzeka izinto ezimbi eziba nomthelela unomphela ezimpilweni zethu. Kwesinye isikhathi ukukhubazeka kwenzeka ngenxa yokungakhethi kahle komunye umuntu. Umshayeli odakiwe angase abaleke engozini yemoto lapho eshiya umgibeli ethinteke unomphela ngenxa yokukhubazeka ngokomzimba noma ngokwengqondo. Umuntu angaletha umonakalo omkhulu kwabanye ngenxa yezenzo zokunganaki noma zobugovu. Singaqala kanjani ngisho nokucabanga ngokuthethelela izono ezinjalo?

Ukuthethelela kubandakanya ukudedela ngamabomu izenzo ezibuhlungu nezono zabanye. Ukhetha ukungakhumbuli amaphutha abanye. AmaHubo 103:8-12 abonisa ukuthethelela kukaNkulunkulu ngamabomu. “Akayikusibeka icala njalo” (nakuba eyoba nelungelo lokwenza kanjalo), futhi “uzisusile izono zethu kude nathi, njengokuba impumalanga isuka entshonalanga. Leli ibanga laphakade; imikhawulo emibili ayihlangani. Unkulunkulu uzisusa ngamabomu izono zethu emehlweni akhe futhi akabe esazikhumbula! singakwenza kanjani ukuthethelela okunjalo? Uthando kuphela esilunikwe nguMoya oNgcwele olungaguqula izinhliziyo zethu ngokwanele ukuba sigcine “ubufakazi bobubi” (1 KwabaseKorinte 13:5). Lolu hlobo lwentethelelo lwenziwa ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zethu futhi lugqugquzelwa uthando lweqiniso kwabanye.

Kunzima kakhulu ukuthethelela abanye uma sihlala sinokuhlupheka kwethu kanye nobunzima esigxile kukho. Cabanga, esikhundleni salokho, indlela uNkulunkulu aphatha ngayo ukona: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade” (NgokukaJohane 3:16). Uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngathi lwamenza wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ukuze athethelele izono zethu. Ngabe Kufanele sithethelele kanjalo na? Yebo! Kodwa hhayi ngamandla ethu! Ngokwemvelo sizokhumbula izehlakalo ezivela ezimpilweni zethu. Ezinye izinto esingeke “sizikhohlwe” ngokwezwi nezwi. Kodwa ingabe siyawugcina “umbhalo” wobubi babanye? ingabe siyakhumbula noma sivusa imininingwane engemihle njalo lapho sibona umuntu?

Ukuthethelela kukaNkulunkulu akuzisusi izinkumbulo zethu, kodwa kusivumela ukuba sisule irekhodi lobubi futhi siphile ebuhlotsheni obubuyiselwe. ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nangoMoya kaNkulunkulu, sizothola ukuthi uthando seluthathe indawo yemicabango yethu engemihle mayelana, nemizwa yethu ngalabo abasizwise ubuhlungu.