UMKHAKHA WOKUTHOTSHISWA
“Uma ungenza noma yini, sihawukele, usisize.”
NgokukaMakhu 9:22
Ngemva kwazo zonke izikhathi zokuphakanyiswa sehliswa ngokushesha okukhulu ezintweni njengoba zinjalo lapho zingezinhle futhi zingenabunkondlo futhi zingathokozisi. Ukuphakama kwesiqongo sentaba kukalwa ngomsebenzi oyisicefe wesigodi; kodwa kusesigodini lapho kufanele siphilele inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Sibona inkazimulo yaKhe entabeni, kodwa asilokothi siphile ngenxa yenkazimulo yaKhe lapho. Kusemkhakheni wokuthotshiswa lapho sithola ukubaluleka kwethu kwangempela kuNkulunkulu, yilapho ukwethembeka kwethu kwembulwa khona. Iningi lethu lingenza izinto uma sihlala sisezingeni lobuqhawe ngenxa yobugovu bemvelo bezinhliziyo zethu, kodwa uNkulunkulu usifuna ezingeni lezinto ezivamile neziyisicefe, lapho siphila khona esigodini ngokobudlelwane bethu bomuntu ngamunye naYe. UPetru wacabanga ukuthi kungaba kuhle ukuba bahlale entabeni, kodwa uJesu Kristu wehlisa abafundi entabeni wabayisa esigodini, indawo lapho kuchazwa khona incazelo yombono.
"Uma ungenza noma yini . . ." Kudingeka isigodi sokuthotshiswa ukuze sisiphule ukungabaza kithi. Bheka emuva kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho, futhi uzothola ukuthi kuze kube yilapho ufunda ukuthi uJesu wayengubani, wawungumuntu owayewangabaza ngobuqili amandla aKhe. Lapho usentabeni, wawungakholwa yinoma yini, kodwa kuthiwani ngesikhathi ubhekane namaqiniso esigodini? Ungase ukwazi ukunikeza ubufakazi bokungcweliswa, kodwa kuthiwani ngento ekuthobisayo njengamanje? Ngesikhathi sokugcina usentabeni noNkulunkulu, wabona ukuthi wonke amandla ezulwini nasemhlabeni angakaJesu — ingabe uzongabaza manje esigodini sokuthotshiswa?