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UMUSA WANSUKUZONKE “Phanini, lani lizaphiwa. Kuzathiwa qithi kini kugcwaliswe phamu, kwabandezelwa, kwakhuhluzwa kwaze kwaphuphuma. Ngoba ngasonaleso silinganiso elisisebenzisayo, lani lizalinganiselwa ngaso” uLukha 6:38. “… kumele sisize ababuthakathaka, sikhumbule amazwi eNkosi uJesu athi: ‘Ukupha kubusisekile okudlula ukwamukela’” Imisebenzi 20:35b “Umuntu ngamunye kanike lokho amise enhliziyweni yakhe ukukunikela, kungabi luhonono loba ngokubanjwa ngamandla, ngoba uNkulunkulu uthanda onikela…

Umbhalo: “Lowo owezwayo amazwi ami la awenze unjengendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyakha indlu yayo edwaleni” uMathewu 7:24. Kulenganekwane yesiNgisi eyayixoxwa ukufundisa abantwana ngokuhlakanipha. Kuthiwa kwakulengulube ezintathu, zifuna ukwakha izindlu zazo. Eyokuqala yayadinga utshani yakha masinyane indlu yayo yaqeda. Yathokoza ukubana isilendlu. Eyesibili layo yadinga izigojwana yakha ngesikhekhekhe, yaqeda. Layo yajabula ukuba isilendlu yayo. Kwathi le eyesithathu yacabangisisa…

Ku 1 USamuyeli 25:10, 11 sibala amazwi la. “Kwathi abantu bakaDavida sebefikile, bamnika uNabhali umbiko lo ngebizo likaDavida. Emva kwalokho balinda. UNabhali waphendula izinceku zikaDavida wathi, “Ungubani uDavida lowo? Ingubani indodana kaJese leyo na? Ngalezinsuku izinceku ezinengi ziyawabalekela amakhosi azo. Kungani kumele ngithathe isinkwa sami lamanzi, lenyama engiyihlabele abagundi bami, nginike abantu engingazi lapho abavela…

“Lindani likhuleke ukuze lingaweli ekulingweni. Umoya uyathanda, kodwa umzimba ubuthakathaka”uMakho 14:38.             Maye ngesidensi! Isidensi yisitha. Ngumthakathi wezigodo. Umuntu olesidensi uzitshela ukuthi isikhathi sisekhona, uzakuthi esesenza. Omunye ubona ulutho oluhle abanye beluphanga azitshele ukuba balewala, uzakuthi eselwenza. Athi qaqabu lungasekho acine esesithi, “Ngabe ….” Isidensi senza umuntu avilaphe ukwenza khathesi, acine ebalekelwa yimfundo, loba aphunyukwe…

“Nxa lingalalelisisa ekutshoyo njalo lenze konke engikutshoyo, ngizakuba yisitha sezitha zenu… (u-Eksodisi 23:22). La ngamazwi afunzwa uMosi nguNkulunkulu ukubana awatshele abantwana bako-Israyeli. Kodwa ayakhuluma lakithi lamhlanje.             Isitha sezitha zakho ngumngane wakho. Uyakuthanda. Uyakunakekela. Kathandi ukuba ukhahlanyezwe. Kathandi ukukubona udangele, udumazekile. Umi kwelakho icele njalo angabhekana layo ingozi ngqo ngoba efisa ukukuvikela.             Zinengi izitha…