Lapho uwukukhanya okuwukuphela komzuzu omnyama

Kwesinye isikhathi empilweni, uzozithola ungukukhanya okuwukuphela kwendawo emnyama: ukuphela komKristu phakathi kweqembu labangakholwa. Isimo esinjalo sabhekana noMphostoli uPawulu ohambweni lwakhe oluya eRoma. KuzEnzo 27: 5-44 UPawulu waba nesipiliyoni sempilo yakhe yonke; UNkulunkulu phakathi kwezinkinga zakhe, (ivesi 20). UPaul nezinye iziboshwa lapho bezophelekezelwa khona eRoma, ukuyovela phambi kukaKhesari; UJulius induna yekhulu wayephethe iziboshwa.

Umphathi womkhumbi, umnikazi womkhumbi, wathembela kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe njengomatilosi. Uhlole izimo zezulu nesikhathi esihle sokuhamba ngomkhumbi: kepha wayengenayo iNkosi ezibalweni zakhe, (ivesi 11-12). Ngakolunye uhlangothi, evesini le-10, uPawuli wathi kubantu, “Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi lolu hambo luzolimaza futhi lilimaze kakhulu, hhayi nje kuphela abathwala impahla nabomkhumbi, kepha nezimpilo zethu.” Noma kunjalo, induna yekhulu yamkholwa umphathi nomnikazi womkhumbi, ngaphezu kwalezizinto ezazishiwo nguPawulu. Empilweni sivame ukuzithola sisezimeni ezifanayo; lapho abantu abanolwazi kakhulu noma ochwepheshe emikhakheni eyehlukene bephethe izindaba ezisikhathazayo. Bangase bangacabangi noma bamukele imibono yethu futhi imiphumela ingaba yinhlekelele, kepha futhi isiqinisekise, uma sibambelela eNkosini. Namuhla, ochwepheshe abehlukene, izazi zokusebenza kwengqondo, izikhulumi ezikhuthazayo, odokotela bezokwelapha, kwesinye isikhathi bafuna ukucacisa ubukhona bethu futhi siyabakholelwa; noma bengenasiqiniseko. Sidinga ukulandela izwi leNkosi, ngendaba ethile ngemuva kokubathandazela ngokwethembeka. Akunandaba ukuthi kwenzekani, hlala ubambelele ezwini leNkosi kuwe ephusheni, embonweni noma eBhayibhelini, maqondana nanoma isiphi isimo ozithola ukuso. Ochwepheshe abalazi ikusasa, kepha iNkosi iyazi, njengoba kufakazelwa yisimo sikaPawulu emkhunjini osendleleni eya eRoma.

Evesini 13, umoya waseningizimu wavunguza kancane (kwesinye isikhathi izimo ezikuzungezile zikhululeka futhi ziyabambisana kangangoba kubukeka sengathi uNkulunkulu ukulesi simo sokuzola kodwa ngaphansi empeleni ngusathane olindele ukushaya becabanga ukuthi bayitholile inhloso yabo (isikhathi esithile sincike kumathemba amanga, ulwazi nemicabango, bengazi ukuthi ukufa noma ukubhujiswa kunqunyiwe), bekhulula lapho (bencike ekuzethembeni okungamanga, bephika noma bengalaleli izwi likaNkulunkulu) bahamba ngomkhumbi ngeKrethe. Ohambweni lwempilo izinto eziningi ezingamanga zivela kithi, ezinye sizibambe ngokwenkolo ngaphandle kokuvezwa, ukuhlakanipha, noma izwi lolwazi oluvela eNkosini. Kukhona njalo ochwepheshe abafuna ukuhlela impilo yethu; abanye bacabanga ukuthi banezinkonzo emaqenjini athile abantu; ezinye ziyi-gurus kwabanye abantu. Umbuzo uthi ngubani ukukhanya kulesi simo esimnyama? Ingabe uNkulunkulu ukhona futhi yiliphi izwi olilalelayo?

UPawulu umphostoli wayesesimweni iningi lethu esivame ukuzithola sikuyo. Umehluko ukuthi uPaul wayehamba eduze neNkosi, ngokungafani nabaningi bethu namuhla ababheka kochwepheshe noma izikhulumi ezikhuthazayo noma izazi ukuze zisisize. UPaul wayazi ukuthi uyaphi, wayenombono omuhle ngalokho iNkosi eyayimuphathele kona; unawo umbono wokuthi iNkosi ikuholelephi? Evesini 10, ngamandla esambulo uPawulu wayazi ukuthi uhambo olusuka eKrethe lwaluzoba yingozi ukuhlala nempahla: kepha wayengeyena uchwepheshe ezindabeni zasolwandle. Kaningi amaKristu amaningi alalela kakhulu ochwepheshe esikhundleni seNkosi, ngisho nasezimo zokuphila nezokufa njengoPawulu endleleni eya eRoma. UNkulunkulu wayesemthembisile ukuthi uzokuma phambi kukaKesari. Wonke umKristu udinga ukugcina izambulo zakhe ezivela eNkosini, ngoba akuzona ezokuzijabulisa futhi awusoze wazi ukuthi zizosebenza nini njengesikhombi.

KuzEnzo 25:11, uPaul wathi, Ngidlulisela icala kuKesari ngiseKesariya phambi kukaFestu umbusi. Ikholwa kuJesu Kristu alisho amagama ize, ukuma phambi kukaKesari bekukusasa likaPaul. UPaul njenganoma ngubani wethu wangena ezimweni zokuphelelwa yithemba nezokuphelelwa yithemba. Iziphepho zempilo zingakhungathekisa. Evesini 15, ifundeka kanje, lapho umkhumbi ubanjwa, futhi wehluleka ukubekezelela umoya, samvumela ukuba aqhubeke. Yebo, uPaul wabanjwa ekulesi simo, njengathi abanye bethu babanjwa njengamanje, kepha uPaul wayezethemba eNkosini, abanye bethu balahlekelwa ukuzethemba ezimeni ezinjalo. Ivesi 18, lifunda, futhi thina, siphonswa ngokweqile yisiphepho, (njengokungaqiniseki kwezomnotho, ezezimali, ezombusazwe, ezenkolo nezesimo sanamuhla okubandakanya ubhadane lwegciwane le-corona) ngosuku olulandelayo bawuthungatha umkhumbi. Abanye babathengisi ababesemkhunjini kanye noPaul babenemali yabo abayongile ngempahla ababenayo emkhunjini. Abanye bethu bazithola besenkingeni efanayo. Kwesinye isikhathi isiphepho sempilo sihlasela ukwesaba kithi; kepha okholwayo sibambelele ezambulweni nasefakazelweni zeNkosi. Benza lula umkhumbi ngokulahla izimpahla zabo ezibalulekile ababekade bezithanda kakhulu. Khumbula ukuthi lapho kufika izivunguvungu zempilo futhi udeveli elwa nawe; ungakhohlwa izambulo nokuzethemba kweNkosi. Abangakholwayo baphonsa impahla yabo esikebheni ukwenza lula umkhumbi, kepha uPaul wayengenalutho angaluphonsa lapho egibela khona. Akazange aphathe izinto ezizomqeda amandla; wayehamba ngokukhanya, ethembele eNkosini, enezambulo futhi azi ukuthi uthembele kubani.

Kwathi lapho kungabonakali ilanga noma izinkanyezi ezinsukwini eziningi, nesiphepho esingesincane, lonke ithemba lokuthi sizosindiswa lasuswa, lifunda ivesi 20. Kwesinye isikhathi sibhekana nalapho kulahleka lonke ithemba njengoPawulu. Wake waba sesimweni esinjalo, lapho lonke ithemba lilahleka, kungaba sehhovisi likadokotela, umbhede wasesibhedlela, igumbi lasenkantolo, iseli lejele, ukwehla kwezomnotho, umshado omubi, ukuluthwa okulimazayo njll; zinjalo izikhathi neziphepho zempilo ezingafika kungazelelwe. Ezikhathini ezinjalo, kukuphi ukuzethemba kwakho futhi yiziphi izambulo oncike kuzo?

KuzEnzo 27: 21-25 UPawulu wakhuthaza bonke ababesemkhunjini kanye naye. UPaul wayengukukhanya kulo mkhumbi nolwandle olumnyama. UPawulu wayeyikholwa emkhunjini. UPaul wavakashelwa yingelosi yeNkosi ebusuku ngegama; (UPawulu wathi, ngokuba bekumi ngakimi kulobu busuku ingelosi kaNkulunkulu, engingowakhe, nengimkhonzayo, ithi: Ungesabi, Pawulu, umelwe ukumiswa phambi kukaKesari, bheka, uNkulunkulu ukunikile bonke abahamba ngomkhumbi wena), yiNkosi kuphela engakusiza ezivunguvungwini zempilo. UNkulunkulu angakwenza ube ukukhanya ngesikhathi somnyama.
 INkosi ayizange imsuse uPaul kulesi simo kodwa yambona edlula kuso; kunjalo nangekholwa ngalinye. INkosi izokubona ngezikhathi zakho ezimnyama emkhunjini wokuphila, izivunguvungu zizovunguza, kungabonakala kuthule ngezikhathi ezithile kepha ukwesaba kungaba khona, ukulahleka kungenzeka, ungahle ukhanyise umkhumbi wakho, noma ilambu lokuhamba kodwa iqiniso elibaluleke kakhulu ukwazi iNkosi. Izambulo eziqukethwe yizwi leNkosi yilokho okudingayo olwandle olunesivunguvungu ethwele umkhumbi wokuphila. Udinga i-engeli kaNkulunkulu ukuthi ikuvakashele ubusuku nemini futhi ikunikeze izwi elivela eNkosini.

Izwi leNkosi kuwe ebusuku bakho obumnyama, emkhunjini wakho ovunguzayo kufanele lifane nemibhalo. INkosi iyazi ukuthi empilweni kumele sidlule ezintweni eziningi, ezinye izinkinga esizidalela zona, ezinye zidalwa uSathane, ezinye zibangelwa izimo. INkosi iyabubona ubunzima esibhekene nabo, iyabuzwa ubuhlungu bethu kodwa iyasivumela ukuthi sibhekane nabo. Lezi zimo zisenza sethembele eNkosini. Angeke akukhulule kepha uzoba nawe yonke indlela. Lapho befika osebeni lwaseMalta konke kwakulahlekile, kepha akukho mpilo elahlekile. Kwesinye isikhathi lapho udlula ezikhathini ezinzima bese ulahlekelwa yithemba lonke ukukhanya okuncane kwelanga okumbozwe yifu lethemba kuza ukukuqinisa; njengoPawulu ebhukuda noma entanta ogwini izingcezu zomkhumbi eziphukile.

Uma ubona ukukhanya kwelanga okuncane kudlula efwini, kuyindaba yesikhathi ukukhanya kwelanga okugcwele kuzovela. Ngaphansi kwefu kwenzeka izinto eziningi, kukhona ithemba, ukulindelwa nokukhululeka kepha uSathane ezimweni eziningi ucashile ukuhlasela futhi. Uma ubusisiwe yiNkosi noma iNkosi imi ngakuwe, uSathane ujwayele ukucasuka futhi afune ukukulimaza noma ukukulimaza. Bheka uPawulu, izinsuku eziyishumi nane ekujuleni, (Izenzo 27:27); wasinda ekufeni, ivesi 42, mhlawumbe wayengakwazi ukubhukuda. Khumbula isici somuntu kithi sonke, abanye bethu banokholo lwezinto ezinkulu njengokulwa nebhubesi kepha besaba amagundane noma izicabucabu. UPaul wadlula kuzo zonke lezi waze wafika ogwini, njengabaningi bethu abhekana nezikhathi ezinzima. Kwakunokuthula, ukuthula nenjabulo yokusinda ngaleso sikhathi uSathane eshaya. Endabeni kaPaul inyoka yanamathela esandleni sakhe futhi wonke umuntu wayelindele ukuthi uzofa. Cabanga, usinde lapho uphahlazeka umkhumbi bese uwela eminyeni yenyoka. UDeveli wayefuna ukuqeda uPawulu; kodwa kwakufanele ame phambi kukaKhesari njengoba kwakuthenjisiwe yiNkosi.

Njalo gcina ubufakazi nezambulo zeNkosi phambi kwakho; ngoba uzobadinga kulezi zinsuku zokugcina. UPaul wakhumbula izwi leNkosi kuye mayelana nokusinda esivunguvungwini nokuma phambi kukaKesari, futhi lokho kwahwamusha ubuthi benyoka kwasusa usongo esivunguvungwini sempilo. INkosi ngeke ihlale ivimba izivunguvungu nezinyoka zempilo, kepha izosibona siqede njengoba yenza kuPaul Umphostoli. Ukuthembela kuKristu Jesu kuletha ukuphumula kwenhliziyo. Thembela izambulo nobufakazi beNkosi. Funa iNkosi futhi izokunikeza ubufakazi bakho nezambulo zakho ozozibuyela emuva lapho kuvunguza izivunguvungu zempilo.

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