INGABE UKULUNGELE UKUNIKELWA?
“Yebo, futhi uma nginikelwa phezu komhlatshelo nenkonzo yokholo lwenu, ngiyajabula futhi ngithokoza nani nonke.”
KwabaseFiliphi 2:17
Ingabe uyavuma ukunikelwa ngenxa yomsebenzi wabakholwayo — ukuthulula igazi lokuphila kwakho njengomnikelo wokuphuzwa phezu komhlatshelo wokholo lwabanye? Noma uthi — "Angikazimisele ukunikelwa okwamanje, angifuni ukuba uNkulunkulu akhethe umsebenzi wami. Ngifuna ukukhetha indawo yomhlatshelo wami; ngifuna abantu bohlobo olufanele babukele futhi bathi, 'Wenze kahle.'
Kuyinto eyodwa ukuqhubeka endleleni enesizungu ngobuqhawe obunesithunzi, kodwa kuhluke ngokuphelele uma indlela uNkulunkulu akudwebele yona isho ukuba umata womnyango ngaphansi kwezinyawo zabanye abantu. Ake sithi uNkulunkulu ufuna ukukufundisa ukuthi, "Ngiyakwazi ukuthotshiswa" — ingabe ukulungele ukunikelwa kanjalo? Ingabe ukulungele ukuba ngaphansi ngisho kweconsi ebhakedeni — ukuba ongabalulekile ngokuphelele kangangokuthi awuphinde ucatshangwe lapho kukhulunywa ngokuphila owakukhonza? Ingabe uyavuma ukusebenzisa konke nokuba usetshenziswe; ungafuni ukukhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza? Abanye abangcwele abakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi ophansi futhi bahlale bengcwele ngoba ungaphansi kwesithunzi sabo.