IMFIHLO YENKOSI
“Imfihlo (ubungane R.V.) yeNkosi ikulabo abayesabayo.”
AMahubo 25:14
Luyini uphawu lomngane? Ukuthi ukutshela izinsizi zakhe eziyimfihlo? Cha, ukuthi ukutshela izinjabulo zakhe eziyimfihlo. Abaningi bayokwethemba ngezinsizi zabo eziyimfihlo, kodwa uphawu lokugcina lokusondelana ukukwethemba ngezinjabulo eziyimfihlo. Sike samvumela yini uNkulunkulu ukuba asitshele noma yiziphi izinjabulo zaKhe, noma sihlala sitshela uNkulunkulu izimfihlo zethu kangangokuba asimshiyeli ndawo yokukhuluma nathi? Ekuqaleni kokuphila kwethu kobuKristu sigcwele izicelo kuNkulunkulu, bese sithola ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna ukusifaka ebudlelwaneni naYe, asixhumanise nezinjongo zaKhe. Ingabe sinamathele ngokungahlukani emqondweni kaJesu Kristu womthandazo — "Intando yakho mayenziwe" — kangangokuba sibamba izimfihlo zikaNkulunkulu? Izinto ezenza uNkulunkulu abe yigugu kithi akuzona kakhulu izibusiso zaKhe ezinkulu kakhulu kodwa yizinto ezincane, ngoba zibonisa ukusondelana kwaKhe okumangalisayo nathi; wazi yonke imininingwane yokuphila kwethu ngakunye.
". . . uyomfundisa indlela ayoyikhetha." Ekuqaleni sifuna ukuqaphela ukuthi siqondiswa nguNkulunkulu, bese kuthi lapho siqhubeka siphile kakhulu ekuqapheleni uNkulunkulu kangangokuba asidingi ukubuza ukuthi iyini intando yaKhe, ngoba umcabango wokukhetha enye awusoze wafika kithi. Uma sisindisiwe futhi singcwelisiwe khona-ke uNkulunkulu usiqondisa ngokukhetha kwethu okuvamile, futhi uma sizokhetha lokho angakufuni, uyosivimba, futhi kumelwe sinake. Noma nini lapho kunokungabaza, yima ngokushesha. Ungalokothi uzifunele izizathu uthi — "Ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungani kungafanele?" UNkulunkulu usifundisa kulokho esikukhethayo, okungukuthi, uqondisa ingqondo yethu ephusile, futhi asisamvimbeli uMoya waKhe ngokuhlala sithi — "Manje, Nkosi, iyini intando yakho?"