ISIQONDISO SOKULANGAZELELA
“Bheka, njengokuba amehlo ezinceku ebheke esandleni samakhosi azo . . . kanjalo amehlo ethu alindele iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu.”
AMahubo 123:2
Leli vesi lichaza ukuthembela ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu. Njengoba amehlo enceku egxile enkosini yayo, kanjalo amehlo ethu aphakanyiselwe kuNkulunkulu futhi sizuza ukwazi ubuso baKhe (bheka futhi U-Izaya 53:1. R.V). Ukuvuza ngokomoya kuqala lapho siyeka ukuphakamisela amehlo ethu kuYe. Ukuvuza akuveli kakhulu enkingeni engaphandle kodwa emandleni okucabanga; lapho siqala ukuthi — "Ngicabanga ukuthi bengizelula kancane ngokweqile, ngimi ngezinzwane futhi ngizama ukubonakala njengoNkulunkulu esikhundleni sokuba umuntu ovamile othobekile." Kumelwe siqaphele ukuthi awukho umzamo ongaba phezulu kakhulu.
Ngokwesibonelo, wafika esimweni esibucayi lapho wamela khona uNkulunkulu futhi waba nobufakazi boMoya bokuthi konke kwakulungile, kodwa amasonto adlula, mhlawumbe neminyaka, futhi kancane kancane ufinyelela esiphethweni — 'Awu, ngemva kwakho konke, angizange yini ngiziphakamise kancane? Angizange yini ngithathe indawo ephakeme kancane?' Abangane bakho abanengqondo ephusile bayafika bathi — Ungabi yisiwula, sasazi lapho ukhuluma ngalokhu kuvuka ngokomoya, ukuthi kwakuwumfutho odlulayo, awukwazi ukuqhubeka nalokhu kucindezeleka, uNkulunkulu akakulindele lokho kuwe. Bese uthi — Awu, ngicabanga ukuthi ngangilindele okukhulu kakhulu. Kuzwakala kuwukuthobeka ukukusho, kodwa kusho ukuthi ukuthembela kuNkulunkulu sekuphelile nokuthembela embonweni wezwe sekungenile. Ingozi ukuthi ngokungasathembeli kuNkulunkulu uyeke ukuphakamisela amehlo akho kuYe. Kulapho uNkulunkulu ekumisa ngokuzumayo kuphela, lapho uyoqaphela khona ukuthi ubulokhu ulahlekelwa kangakanani. Noma nini lapho kukhona ukuvuza, kulungise masinyane. Qaphela ukuthi kukhona obekungena phakathi kwakho noNkulunkulu, futhi kulungise masinyane.