Ukungqubuzana Kwemibandela

Ngikhumbula imfumbe kusukela kudala ngezinsuku zami zesikole samabanga aphansi – engiphinde ngayizwa ngezindlela ezahlukene kubantu abaningi abadala nabakhaliphile.: ‘Uma uNkulunkulu enamandla onke, angadala itshe elisindayo ukuba angaliphakamisa?’ Iningi labantu libhekana nalesi simo. Uma ekwazi, ngakho akayena umninimandla onke: futhi uma engakwazi, akayena futhi umninimandla onke. Pho ingaba khona kanjani into enjengoNkulunkulu onamandla onke? Empeleni, empeleni kuwumdlalo nje okhaliphile ngencazelo yamagama. Ingake ibe khona into enjengetshe elinganyakazi? Ayikho; kuyinto engabonakali (i.e. engekho) umqondo. Kanti izwi lithini, ‘dala’ kusho? Ukuze kube khona. Ngakho-ke ungaletha khona into enjalo, ngencazelo, ayinakuba khona? Ayikho. Ubunjalo bento nesenzo esichaziwe senza wonke umbuzo ube ukuziphikisa okunengqondo. Manje cabanga lokhu...

Isimo Sothando

Sthandwa, asithandane, ngoba uthando luvela kuNkulunkulu; futhi wonke onothando uzelwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uyamazi uNkulunkulu. Ongathandiyo akamazi uNkulunkulu, ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando. (1Jn 4:7-8)

UJesu wathi kuye, ” ‘Kumelwe uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ngomphefumulo wakho wonke, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho.’ Lona ngumyalo wokuqala nomkhulu. Owesibili ngokufanayo yilo, ‘Kumelwe uthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.’ Wonke umthetho nabaprofethi kuncike kule miyalo emibili.” (Mat 22:37-40)

Siyalwazi futhi siyakholwa uthando uNkulunkulu analo ngathi. UNkulunkulu uluthando, futhi ohlala othandweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu uhlala kuye. (1Jn 4:16)

Lona omunye wemibono yezenkolo ejule kakhulu eBhayibhelini; kepha, njengoba kushiwo, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqonda ukuthi alikho igama olimini lwesiNgisi elake lehliswa inani eliyingozi ukwedlula leli gama, ‘uthando.’ Ziningi izinhlobo zokuziphatha noma imizwa esiyibiza ngokuthi ‘uthando’; futhi ulimi lwesiGreki empeleni lusebenzisa amagama amaningana ahlukene ukuwahlukanisa. ‘ Kodwa uthando okukhulunywa ngalo lapha yigama lesiGreki, ‘agape‘ (liphinyiselwe ‘agapay'). NgesiNgisi sakudala lokhu kwakubizwa ngokuthi ‘charity:’ nakuba namuhla incazelo yalelo gama isishintshile cishe ngendlela engenakuqashelwa. USathane ukhathazeke kakhulu ngokusenza singayiqondi incazelo yangempela yaleli gama. Ngingancoma kakhulu ukuthi uyifunde yonke 1John 4:1-21, ulandelwa ngu 1Corinthians 13:1-13; John 13:34-35 & John 17:1-26, ukuze uthole ukuqonda kangcono ukuthi kuyini ngempela.

‘I-Agape‘ uthando oluzimisele ukupha nokuqhubeka nokupha, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi izindleko kulowo ophayo. Kuyimvelo kaNkulunkulu eyisisekelo; yona kanye isisekelo nemali yezulu. Ngaphandle kwayo, izulu alinakuba yizulu. Okuphambene nalolu thando akuyona inzondo: kuwukuzicabangela wena siqu nokunganaki. Yilowo ushevu obulalayo oqeda uthando; futhi ngalokho uNkulunkulu amelana nakho ngokungenakuphikiswa.

Kodwa ubuthakathaka bemvelo bothando - iphutha elibonakala libangela abaningi ukuba bakholelwe ukuthi ukuzicabangela bona yiyona ndlela elula -, ingaphoqelelwa kanjani? Kunenkinga yokuziphatha kabili lapha. Uma kukhona umqaphi, ngeke asolwe ngokuzenzela yena? Futhi umuntu angenza kanjani ngenxa yothando ngaphandle uma ekhululekile ukuzikhethela? Eyokuqala yalezi zinkinga sizoxoxa ngayo ukuhamba kwesikhathi: kodwa njengamanje, ake sicabange okwesibili.

Kungani Uthando Lungeke Luphoqeleke

Uma umuntu enza ngendlela yothando ngoba esuke esatshiswa ngokujeziswa uma engenzi; akulona uthando lolo: kodwa ukuzithakasela wena. Uma behlelwe ngendlela yokuthi bavele benze ngendlela enothando, lokho akulona uthando ngempela. Kungase kuphumele emphakathini we-Utopian: kodwa bangase babe amarobhothi angacabangi. Futhi uma behlola isimo futhi baphethe ngokuthi ukukhetha kothando kuyozisebenzela kangcono ekugcineni, lokho futhi kuwukuzicabangela wena. Okuwukuphela kwezenzo zeqiniso zothando yilapho abantu bekhetha khona mahhala futhi beqaphela ukuze kuzuze omunye, ngezindleko ezithile zomuntu siqu kubo, ngenxa yokubaluleka abakubeka phezu kwemicabango nemizwa yomunye.

Imibono yethu ye-Phony yaseZulwini

Sivame ukucabanga ngokungazi ngeZulu sengathi yindawo lapho konke kuhlelwe khona ukuze saneliseke thina, esikhundleni sendawo yokungcebeleka kanokusho. Ngeke kube khona ukuxabana noma ukweba, ukukhononda noma umona ngoba konke esikufunayo kuzotholakala. Ngeke kusaba khona ukugula noma ukukhathala, ngakho-ke ngeke sibe ne-grouchy. Kuyohlale kunezimangaliso ezintsha ongazibuka, ngakho ngeke sidinwe. Ngeke abe khona uDeveli! (I-Hip, hip horay!) Ngakho-ke ngeke kusaba khona isilingo sokona, uzoba khona?

Kodwa akulula kangako. Ukube bekunjalo, liphi ithuba lokuba sibonise uthando uNkulunkulu alwazisa kangaka? Kungani singadinga ukholo oluhlala njalo nethemba okuchazwe kulo 1Cor 13:13? Khumbula, U-Adamu wona ensimini yase-Edene (Gen 3:1-8); noSathane ngokwakhe wona phambi kukaNkulunkulu, waphonswa ngaphandle (Luk 10:18, Rev 12:7-9).

Empeleni, izulu alikho ikhaya lomhlalaphansi: iyindawo yokubambisana kanye nenkonzo - umphakathi wothando - lapho labo abasebenza kahle kakhulu beklonyeliswa ngezikhundla zokwethembana okukhulu nomthwalo wemfanelo. Kuwukubheka phansi’ ukubusa; lapho labo abanezikhundla eziphezulu bezinikela kakhulu ekunakekeleni abanye (Mk 10:42-45).

Owokuqala weza phambi kwakhe, ethi, ‘Nkosi, umina wakho wenze omina abayishumi.’ “Wathi kuye, 'Wenze kahle, wena nceku enhle! Ngoba watholakala uthembekile kokuncane kakhulu, uyakuba negunya phezu kwemizi eyishumi.’ “Weza owesibili, ethi, ‘Imina yakho, Nkosi, wenze omina abayisihlanu.’ “Ngakho wathi kuye, ‘Futhi kumelwe nibe phezu kwemizi emihlanu.’ (Luk 19:16-19)

UJesu wababiza, wasesithi kubo, “Niyazi ukuthi labo ababhekwa njengababusi phezu kwezizwe bazenza amakhosi phezu kwazo, nezikhulu zazo zisebenzisa amandla phezu kwazo. Kodwa akuyikuba njalo phakathi kwenu, kodwa loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yenu. Noma ubani kini ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala phakathi kwenu, uzakuba yinceku yabo bonke. Ngokuba neNdodana yomuntu ayizanga ukuzokhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza, nokunikela ukuphila kwakhe kube yisihlengo sabaningi.” (Mar 10:42-45. Bhekafuthi Jn 13:12-17; Lk 22:26-27.)

Iqiniso liwukuthi, ngisho nalapho izinto zihamba kahle - lapho mhlawumbe siphumule eholidini elangeni - besisazoba nzima ukuhamba nosuku olulodwa ngaphandle kohlobo oluthile lwesono., umcabango ogxekayo noma wokuzicabangela yena yedwa noma ukusabela kungene ngaphakathi! Futhi sonke siyazi ukuthi isenzo esisodwa esibi siholela ngokushesha futhi kalula kanjani kokunye ukusabela okubi. Ucabanga ukuthi ungahlala isikhathi esingakanani? Sinethemba lokuthi uNkulunkulu uyobe ekulungele ukungakunaki ‘okuncane’ kwethu’ izono: kodwa umBhalo wembula uNkulunkulu njengomuntu obungcwele obuphelele namandla kangangokuthi ngisho nezingelosi kufanele zivikele amehlo azo.! (Isaiah 6:2-3). Kuzodinga izinguquko ezibaluleke kakhulu esimilweni sethu ukuze kusenze sifanelekele ukuphila endaweni enjalo.

Kumelwe Sikhethe Esifuna Ukuba Nguye

Ngokungagwegwesi, sikude kakhulu ekuqondeni ngempela ukuthi lezo zinguquko kumele zibe kude kangakanani. Kunjalo, UNkulunkulu angakwazi vele ‘phonse iswishi’ futhi usenze singakwazi ukwenza ukukhetha okungalungile futhi. Kodwa, uma uthando luzoba uthando, futhi iwukuba isisusa esiyinhloko sezimpilo zethu, lolu shintsho kufanele kube umphumela wokuqaphela, izinqumo ezingaphoqiwe ngakithi – olwethu ngempela abafuna ukuba njengaYe kakhulu. Uthando kumele lube lokuzithandela: noma akulona uthando nhlobo.

KuJesu’ umfanekiso wesicebi noLazaru, isicebi sincenga uAbrahama:

” ‘Ngakho ngiyakubuza, ubaba, ukuthi ubungamthuma endlini kababa; ngoba nginabafowethu abayisihlanu, ukuze afakaze kubo, ngakho-ke ngeke bangene futhi kule ndawo yokuhlushwa.’ “Kepha u-Abrahama wathi kuye, ‘BanoMose nabaprofethi. Mabalalele.’ “Uthe, ‘Cha, ubaba uAbrahama, kodwa uba omunye evela kwabafileyo eya kubo, bazophenduka.’ “Wathi kuye, ‘Uma bengalaleli uMose nabaprofethi, futhi abayikuvunyiswa, uma kuvuka umuntu kwabafileyo.’ ” (Lk 16:27-31)

Udaba olumqoka ukuthi isicebi kade siphila ngokunethezeka singanaki izidingo zalabo abaseduze naso.. Lokhu kwaba naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi wonke umJuda wayefundiswe kusukela ebuntwaneni ukuthi ukuziphatha okunjalo akwamukeleki kuNkulunkulu. Ukucabanga kwesicebi kwaba, ‘Ngokuqinisekile, ukube abantu babazi ngempela ukuthi lokho okufundiswa iBhayibheli kuyiqiniso, khona-ke bazokwenza okufanele.’ Kodwa uJesu usitshela ukuthi inkinga yangempela akukhona ukuthi abazi ukuthi yini okufanele bayenze: kodwa ukuthi abanandaba ngempela. Ukunikeza ubufakazi obengeziwe besigwebo esibalindile kungase kubesabise abazalwane esenzweni: kodwa ngeke kubenze babe nothando.

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