AMANZI OKWANELISEKA ACHITHEKILE
“Nokho akawaphuzanga, kodwa wawathululela eNkosini.”
2 USamuweli 23:16
Yini ebifana namanzi avela emthonjeni waseBhetlehema kuwe muva nje — uthando, ubungane, isibusiso esingokomoya? Khona-ke uwuthatha ukuze uzenelise, ngokubeka umphefumulo wakho engozini. Uma wenza kanjalo, awunakuwuthulula phambi kweNkosi. Awusoze wamngcwelisela uNkulunkulu lokho olangazelela ukuzanelisa ngakho. Uma uzenelisa ngesibusiso esivela kuNkulunkulu, siyokukonakalisa; kumelwe usinikele, usithulule, wenze ngaso lokho ingqondo ephusile ethi kuwukumosha okungenangqondo.
Ngingaluthululela kanjani eNkosini uthando lwemvelo noma isibusiso esingokomoya? Ngendlela eyodwa kuphela — ngokuzimisela kwengqondo yami. Kunezenzo ezithile zabanye abantu umuntu ayengasoze azemukela ukube ubengamazi uNkulunkulu, ngoba kungaphezu kwamandla omuntu ukuzibuyisela. Kodwa ngokushesha lapho ngithi — Lokhu kukhulu futhi kuyigugu kakhulu ukuba kube okwami, akuhloselwe muntu nhlobo, kumelwe ngikuthululele eNkosini, khona lezi zinto zithululeka zibe yimifula yamanzi aphilayo nxazonke. Ngize ngithulule lezi zinto phambi kweNkosi, zibeka engozini labo engibathandayo kanye nami ngoba ziyophenduka inkanuko. Singaba nenkanuko ngezinto ezinganukubezi futhi ezingezimbi. Uthando kumelwe lufinyelele ephuzwini lalo lokuguqulwa libe senkazimulweni ngokuthululelwa eNkosini.
Uma usube munyu futhi wamuncu, kungenxa yokuthi lapho uNkulunkulu ekunika isibusiso wasibambela wena; kanti ukube wasithululela eNkosini, wawuyoba umuntu omnandi kunabo bonke ngaphansi kwezulu. Uma uhlale uzithathela izibusiso futhi ungafundi nanini ukuthululela noma yini eNkosini, umbono wabanye abantu awunwebeki ngawe.