Ukuzinikela: umkhuleko wokuphila iqiniso
UJesu waphendula: “Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila; Akekho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kokuba eze ngami ”. - Johane 14: 6
Phila iqiniso lakho. Kuzwakala kulula, kulula futhi kukhulula. Kepha kwenzekani lapho iqiniso elikhethwa umuntu lihlukaniswa neqiniso elilodwa esilithole kuKristu? Le ndlela yokufuna nokuphila iqala ngokuziqhenya okuhlasela izinhliziyo zethu futhi kungekudala iqale ukuphuma igazi ngendlela esibona ngayo ukukholwa kwethu.
Lokhu kudonse ukunaka kwami ngo-2019, lapho ibinzana elithi phila iqiniso lakho beliya lithandeka kakhulu esikweni laseMelika. Kuthatha njengokusemthethweni ukuhlala kunoma yiluphi uhlobo "lweqiniso" okholelwa kulo. Kepha manje sesibona "amaqiniso" abantu abaphila ezimpilweni zabo, futhi akukuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kimina, angigcini nje ngokubona abangakholwa besiba yisisulu salokhu, kodwa nabalandeli bakaKristu nabo bawela kukho. Akekho kithi ovikelekile ekukholweni ukuthi angaba neqiniso elihlukile kuKristu.
Ngikhunjuzwa ngempilo yama-Israyeli azulazulayo kanye nendaba kaSamson. Zombili lezi zindaba zikhombisa ukungamlaleli uNkulunkulu ngenxa yokuphila “ngamaqiniso” ayelukiwe ngesono ezinhliziyweni zawo. Ama-Israyeli akhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi abamethembi uNkulunkulu.Baqhubekile nokuzama ukuzenzela izinto ezandleni zabo nokubeka iqiniso labo ngaphezu kwalokhu uNkulunkulu ayekuhlosile. Abagcinanga ngokunganaki ukuhlinzekwa nguNkulunkulu, kepha bebengafuni ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwemingcele yemiyalo yakhe.
Ngemuva kwalokho sinoSamson, ogcwele ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, owashintshanisa lesi sipho ukuze abeke phambili kakhulu izifiso zakhe zenyama. Walilahla iqiniso impilo yakhe yonke okwagcina kumshiye engenalutho. Wayejaha iqiniso elibukeka lihle, lizwakala lihle, futhi ngandlela thile… lalibukeka lilihle. Kuze kwaba kuhle - futhi wabe esazi ukuthi akukaze kube kuhle. Wayehlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu, efunelwa imoto, futhi egcwele imiphumela uNkulunkulu ayengafuni abhekane nayo. Yilokhu okwenziwa iqiniso lamanga nokuziqhenya ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu.
Umphakathi wethu awusehlukile manje. Ukudlala ngothando nokuhlanganyela esonweni, ukhetha ukungalaleli, ukuphila ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene zeqiniso "elingamanga", bonke belindele ukuthi bangaze babhekane nemiphumela. Kuyethusa, akunjalo? Okuthile esifuna ukukubalekela, akunjalo? Dumisani uNkulunkulu, sinokukhetha ukungabambi iqhaza kule ndlela yokuphila. Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, sinesipho sokuqonda, ukuhlakanipha nokucaca. Mina nawe siyabizwa, siyalwe futhi siqondiswe ukuze siphile iqiniso Lakhe emhlabeni osizungezile. UJesu wathi kuJohane 14: 6 wathi "Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila." Futhi yena. Iqiniso lakhe liyiqiniso lethu, ukuphela kwendaba. Ngakho-ke, kubafowethu nodadewethu kuKristu, ngiyathandaza ukuthi uhlanganyele nami ekuthatheni isiphambano sethu futhi siphile iqiniso leqiniso likaJesu Kristu kulomhlaba omnyama nobumnyama.
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Thandaza nami ...
INkosi uJesu,
Sisize sibone iqiniso lakho njengowukuphela kweqiniso. Lapho inyama yethu iqala ukukhukhuleka, Nkulunkulu, sibuyise emuva ngokusikhumbuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi usibizele ukuba sibe ngubani. Jesu, sikhumbuze nsuku zonke ukuthi uyindlela, wena uyiqiniso futhi uyimpilo. Ngomusa wakho, siphila ngokukhululeka kulokho oyikho, futhi singahlala sikugubha futhi sisize abantu bakulandele.
Egameni likaJesu, Amen