Ukucamngca kwemini: ukuqonda iimfihlelo zezulu
Anikaqondi na phofu? Ngaba lukhuni iintliziyo zenu? Ngaba unamehlo kodwa awuboni, uneendlebe kwaye awuva? ”UMarko 8: 17-18 Ungayiphendula njani le mibuzo ibuzwa nguYesu kubafundi bakhe ukuba uyakubuza? Kuthatha ukuthobeka ukuvuma ukuba awukaqondi okanye awuqondi, ukuba intliziyo yakho iqaqadekile kwaye awukwazi ukubona nokuva konke oko kutyhilwe nguThixo. Ewe kukho amanqanaba ohlukeneyo kule milo, ke ngethemba lokuba awuzukulwa nayo ukuya kwinqanaba elibi. Kodwa ukuba unokuvuma ngokuthobekileyo ukuba uyasokola kwezi kwinqanaba elithile, ukuthobeka nokunyaniseka kuya kukufumanela ubabalo oluninzi. UYesu wabuza le mibuzo kubafundi bakhe kwimeko enkulu yengxoxo malunga negwele labaFarisi noHerode. Wayesazi ukuba “igwele” lezi nkokeli lalifana negwele elonakalisa abanye. Ukunganyaniseki, ikratshi, umnqweno wokuzukiswa kunye nezinto ezinjalo zibe nefuthe elibi kukholo lwabanye. Ngokubuza le mibuzo ingentla, uYesu wacela umngeni kubafundi bakhe ukuba balibone eli gwele lingendawo kwaye balile.
Imbewu yokuthandabuza nokudideka ijikeleze thina. Kule mihla kubonakala ngathi phantse yonke into eyenziwa lihlabathi liyayiphikisa uBukumkani bukaThixo.Kodwa, njengokungakwazi kwabafundi ukubona igwele elibi labaFarisi noHerode, nathi sihlala sisilela ukubona igwele elibi kuluntu lwethu. Endaweni yoko, masivumele iimpazamo ezininzi zisiphambanise kwaye zisikhokelele kwindlela yobuzwe. Inye le nto ekufuneka isifundisile kukuba ngenxa yokuba umntu enendlela ethile yegunya okanye amandla eluntwini oko akuthethi ukuba bayinkokeli ethembekileyo nengcwele. Nangona ingengomsebenzi wethu ukugweba intliziyo yomnye umntu, simele ukuba "sineendlebe zokuva" kunye "namehlo okubona" iimpazamo ezininzi ezibonakala zilungile emhlabeni wethu. Kufuneka sihlale sizama "ukuqonda nokuqonda" imithetho kaThixo kwaye siyisebenzise njengesikhokelo ngokuchasene nobuxoki emhlabeni. Indlela ebalulekileyo yokuqinisekisa ukuba senza ngokuchanekileyo kukuqinisekisa ukuba iintliziyo zethu azize ziyenze lukhuni inyaniso. Cinga namhlanje ngale mibuzo yeNkosi yethu kwaye uyiqwalasele ngakumbi kwimeko enkulu yoluntu ngokubanzi. Cinga ngegwele lobuxoki elifundiswe lihlabathi lethu nangabantu abaninzi abasezikhundleni. Zilahle ezi mpazamo kwaye uphinde ubandakanyeke ngokupheleleyo kwiimfihlakalo ezingcwele zaseZulwini ukuze ezo nyaniso kunye neenyaniso zizodwa zibe sisikhokelo sakho semihla ngemihla Umthandazo: Nkosi yam ezukileyo, ndiyabulela kuwe ngokuba uyiNkosi yayo yonke inyaniso. Ndincede ndiguqulele amehlo kunye neendlebe zam kuleNyaniso yonke imihla ukuze ndibone igwele elibi elijikelezileyo. Ndinike ubulumko kunye nesipho sokuqonda, Nkosi ethandekayo, ukuze ndikwazi ukuntywilisela kwiimfihlakalo zobomi bakho obungcwele. UYesu ndiyakholelwa kuwe.