DEVOTIONALS

Bathandekayo, sibhekane lesilo lesi esingabonwa ngamehlo enyama, kodwa esesivakatshele amazwe onke omhlaba, satshaya savuthuza emazweni amanengi aphetsheya. Sihlalele ovalweni ukuthi pho, singangena siphelele emazweni akwelakithi, sobaleka sicatshephi. Akubalekeki. Akucatsheki. Kambe singafohlela nje senze umathanda? Siyala ngeGama likaJesu Khristu! Thina sizacatsha ngaphansi kwamaphiko eNkosi ePhezukonke, engunaPhakade! Nanku umthandazo oyinqaba esimi kuwo njengamaKhristu, ngoba izithembiso zeNkosi zingu…

Sasithi siyamaz’ uJesu oyiNkosi loMsindisi. Sasivele nje sithi ulithemba lamathemba. Sasikhulume ngegunya ukuthi uyindlela, leqiniso, lokuphila. Sitsho sihlabelele sithi unguMalusi olungileyo osikhokhelela emadlelweni aluhlaza. Sibabaze sihawule ukuba wabethelwa emthini, wafa ngenxa yethu. Sitsho singesabi sithi uyinqaba lesiphephelo sethu; uyikukhanya kwethu, singesaba bani na? Nanto igcikwane lekhorona linyonyoba linyenya lingabonwa ngamehlo lihlasela umhlaba wonke. Bayaqhululeka abantu…

Ngesikhathi uJosefa, indodana kaJakhobe, u-Israyeli, eseGibhithe, kwaba lesikhathi lapho achasisa amaphupho kaFaro, iNkosi yaseGibhithe. UFaro wahle wambeka waba ngumphathi welizwe lonke laseGibhithe. Ngokuhlakanipha akuphiwa nguNkulunkulu, waqoqa izinqwaba lezinqwaba zamabele afakwa eziphaleni ezinengi. Sekulendlala eyamemetheka eGibhithe lakwamanye amazwe, uJosefa nguye owayengumphathi ethengisela abantu amabele. Ukwenza kukaNkulunkulu kuyisimanga. Esengumfana abafowabo bamzondela ukuphupha amaphupho ayetshengisa bemkhothamela. Babecebe ukumbulala,…

Ezindaweni ezinengi empilweni esiphila kuyo, akusaphongungenwa nje. Ungena ehofisini thile ukuthi ulungiselwe amaphepha athile loba okunye okuthile ngoba usaziwa. Nxa ungaziwa, nguwe nguwe. Uzahlezi ubukela abafika ngemva kwakho belungiselwa bahambe, wena ulokhu unyonyoba emzileni ufolile. Abanye bacina bekhupha izimali bebhadala ukuze baphiwe ithuba. Akukuhle lokho. Abantwana balabo abaziwayo bathola izindawo zesikolo lakumanyuvesithi ngoba abazali babo…

Wayenothile. Ephila yedwa. Wayengakhathaleli muntu. Okwakhe kwakungokwakhe. Wayezidlela ezisuthela. Elengqondo ekhaliphileyo ekwaziyo ukulima iwatshaye amabele. Kwathike kwesinye isikhathi isivuno sakhe saba sikhulu kakhulu. Wabuka inotho yakhe le wazibuza ukuthi pho enzeni ngamabele wonke lawo. Wayesezitshela lokhu; “Ngizakudiliza iziphala zami, ngakhe ezinkulu, ngibuthele khona amabele ami lempahla yami yonke.Besengisithi kumphefumulo wami: ‘Mphefumulo, ulempahla ezinengi ezibekelwe iminyaka…