Ungalahli ukuzethemba kwakho
Ngokuka Heb. 10:35-37, “Ngakho-ke ningalahli isibindi senu esinomvuzo omkhulu. Ngokuba nidinga ukubekezela, ukuze seniyenzile intando kaNkulunkulu namukele isithembiso. Ngokuba kuseyisikhashana nje, ozayo uyeza, akayikulibala.” Ukuzethemba lapha kuhlobene nokuzethemba ezwini nasezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu usinike izwi lakhe nezithembiso eziningi. Kungokwethu ukuthi sikholwe futhi senze phezu kwazo. Kodwa uSathane wenza konke ukuze enze umuntu alahlwe, aphike noma angabaze izwi noma/nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu. Izwi likaNkulunkulu lihlanzekile, Izaga 30:5-6, “Onke amazwi kaNkulunkulu ahlanzekile; Ungengezi emazwini akhe, funa akusole, ufunyanwe ungumqambimanga.” Indlela enkulu udeveli asebenza ngayo kumakholwa ukuwenza angabaze noma angabaze izwi kanye nokusebenza kukaNkulunkulu, ngokukhohlisa isimo somuntu.
Ungamisa udeveli endleleni yakhe ngokwenza lokho okushiwo yizwi likaNkulunkulu, “Melanani noSathane (ngokusebenzisa iqiniso lezwi likaNkulunkulu, elingamandla) futhi uyonibalekela, (Jakobe 4:7). Khumbula futhi ukuthi ngokusho 2nd Kor. 10:4, “Ngokuba izikhali zempi yethu azisizo ezenyama, kodwa ngaye uNkulunkulu zinamandla okudiliza izinqaba; ukulalela kukaKristu.” Ukuhlasela kwesitha bekulokhu kubangela izinkinga nezinkinga kwabangcwele; iqala ngokuhlasela umcabango wakho futhi kancane kancane idla ngokuzethemba kwakho. Ngaphambi kokukhishwa noma yikuphi.
Wake wakucabanga yini okwenzeka kuJuda Iskariyothe owakhaphela uJesu Kristu? Khumbula ukuthi wayengomunye wabaphostoli abayishumi nambili abakhethiwe. Waphakanyiswa njengalowo ogcina isikhwama (umgcinimafa). Baphuma bayoshumayela futhi amademoni aba ngaphansi kwabaphostoli futhi abaningi baphulukiswa, (Marku 6:7-13). Futhi iNkosi yathuma abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili phambi kobuso bayo kuyo yonke imizi nezindawo, lapho yona izofika khona futhi yabanika amandla ivesi 19, (Luka 10:1-20). Evesini 20, babuya bejabula; kodwa iNkosi yathi kubo: “Nokho, ningathokozi ngalokho ukuthi omoya bayanithobela; kodwa kunalokho thokozani, ngokuba amagama enu alotshiwe ezulwini.” UJudas waqhubeka eshumayela ivangeli, washumayela futhi wakhipha amademoni futhi waphulukisa abagulayo ngokufanayo nabanye abaphostoli. Bese uyabuza ukuthi konakelephi uJudas? Walahla nini ukuzethemba kwakhe?
Ningalahli ithemba lenu, ngokuba kunomvuzo ekugcineni; kodwa kufanele uqale ubeke ukubekezela, bese wenza intando kaNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokuba uthole isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu. UJuda akakwazanga ukubekezela. Uma ungenaso isineke ungazithola ungayenzi intando kaNkulunkulu futhi ungasitholi isithembiso esingumvuzo. Manje ungaqala ukucabanga uma kungenzeka, nini futhi yini eyabangela uJuda ukuba alahle ithemba lakhe. Kuyenzeka ufunde kuleso simo.
KuJohane 12:1-8, uzothola ukuthi ngemva kokuba uMariya egcobe izinyawo zikaJesu futhi wesula izinyawo zakhe ngezinwele zakhe, akuzange kumhambele kahle uJudas (ukuziphatha kokuthola iphutha). Wayenombono ohlukile. Evesini 5, uJudas wathi, “Kungani lawa mafutha engathengisiwe ngodenariyu abangamakhulu amathathu, baphiwa abampofu na? Lowo kwakungumbono uJuda futhi waba yindaba, enhliziyweni yakhe nasemcabangweni wakhe. Imali yaba yisici kuye. UJohane unikeze lobu bufakazi evesini lesi-6, “Lokho wakusho (uJuda), kungesikho ukuthi wayekhathalela abampofu; kodwa ngenxa yokuthi yayiyisela, inesikhwama (umgcinimali), futhi yathwala okufakwe kuyo (imali).” Lobu bufakazi bukunikeza umbono wokuthi yini engenzeka, ngaphandle kokuthi umbono wakho uhambisana noweNkosi. Umbono kaJesu wawuhlukile. UJesu wayecabanga ngesiphambano nalokho ayeze ukuzokwembula; futhi wenze izithembiso kunoma ngubani ozokholwa yizwi nezenzo zakhe. Evesini 7-8, uJesu wathi, “Myekeni; ukugcinile lokhu ngosuku lokungcwatshwa kwami. Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; kodwa mina aninami njalo. Uyini umbono wakho siqu, ingabe uhambisana nalowo weNkosi kulesi sikhathi sokuphela, ngokusekelwe ezwini lakhe nasezithembisweni eziyigugu. Lokhu kunganquma ukuthi kungenzeka yini ulahle ukuzethemba kwakho.
Lathi izwi likaNkulunkulu Melanani noSathane, khona uyakunibalekela. ULuka 22:1-6 usinikeza ukuqonda okwengeziwe ngalokho uJuda ayephathelene nakho; “Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuthi bangambulala kanjani (uJesu), ngokuba babesaba abantu. USathane wayesengena kuJuda othiwa u-Iskariyothe (uthango lwalubhodlokile futhi udeveli wayesenokufinyelela), engowesibalo sabayishumi nambili. Wayesehamba, wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna, ukuthi (uJuda) angamkhaphela kanjani kubo. Base bejabula, bavumelana ukumnika (uJudas) imali. Futhi wathembisa, wafuna ithuba lokumkhaphela (uJesu) kubo, singekho isixuku.”
UJuda wakulahla nini ukuqiniseka kwakhe? Yini eyamenza walahla ukuzethemba kwakhe? Wakulahla kanjani ukuzethemba kwakhe? Sicela ungalahli ithemba lakho kulesi sikhathi sokuphela futhi izwi likaNkulunkulu nesithembiso sokuhumusha kuseduze kakhulu. UJohane 18:1-5, ubonisa ukuthi isiphetho somuntu oye walahla ukuzethemba sibukeka kanjani. UJuda wayeyazi insimu uJesu ayevame ukuya kuyo nabafundi bakhe. Wahola iviyo lamadoda nezikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi wabayisa lapho kwakukhona khona uJesu nabafundi bakhe. Wake waba nomfundi noJesu ensimini efanayo kodwa kulokhu, kwakuhlukile. Ivesi 4-5 lithi, “Ngakho uJesu ekwazi konke okuzakumehlela, waphuma, wathi kubo: Nifuna bani na? Bamphendula bathi: UJesu waseNazaretha, uJesu wathi kubo: Mina nginguye. NoJudasi naye, owamkhaphelayo wema nabo (isixuku, abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi).” Wema maqondana noJesu. Ungalahli ukuzethemba kwakho.
Uma nihlubuka, phendukani nibuyele eNkosini; Kodwa uma ulahla ukuzethemba kwakho, uyoba ngakolunye uhlangothi lukaJesu futhi ohlangothini olulodwa nodeveli. Ungalahli ithemba lakho, kholwa futhi ubambelele ngokuqinile noma uboshelwe ezwini likaNkulunkulu nesithembiso sakhe esiyigugu; lokho kuhlanganisa nokuhumusha. INkosi yethu uJesu Kristu yathi, uyofika njengesela ebusuku, ngokuzumayo, ngehora eningalicabangiyo, ngokucwayiza kweliso, ngomzuzwana; lokhu kusikhombisa ukuthi kufanele simlindele ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uma uvumela usathane akudide, uthi akulona iqiniso, ulethe ukungabaza enhliziyweni yakho ngokulahla izwi noma izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu, kusho ukuthi awuzange umelane naye, ngokuthi “kulotshiwe.” Ungase uzithole ulahla ukuzethemba kwakho. Sebenzisa isikhali sempi yethu ukuze ume endaweni yakho ubambelele ezwini nasezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu. Melana nosathane. Bheka kuJesu Kristu umqalisi nomphelelisi wokholo lwethu, (Heb. 12:2). “Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambe ukuphila okuphakade, okubizelwe kukho futhi,” (1st UThim. 6:12). Ungalahli ukuzethemba kwakho.
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