Wonke Umsebenzi Ungowenkazimulo KaNkulunkulu
Ngisawumntwana, ngangihlala ngingaphansi kombono wokuthi abahlengikazi babengabantu abanomusa kunabo bonke emhlabeni, bephethe ikhono elicishe linomlingo lokuphulukisa. Ugogo wayevame ukugula, futhi ukumbona elulama ngemva kokuvakasha emtholampilo kwangilethela induduzo enkulu. Lokhu kwangikhuthaza ukuba ngibe umhlengikazi, ngiqhutshwa yindlela abanakekela ngayo umuntu engimthandayo, ugogo wami. Nokho, angikwazi ukukhomba kahle lapho umbono wami uqala ukushintsha. Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngaqala ukulahlekelwa ithemba ohlelweni lwezempilo futhi ngabona ukuthi abahlengikazi bangabantu nje njengathi sonke, bathambekele ekungathembekeni nasezindleleni ezingenamsebenzi.
Ekuqaleni kukaMbasa, nganquma ukuvakashela emakhaya ngoba ngangibakhumbuleli. Ekuhlaleni kwami, kwadingeka ngiye emtholampilo. Okumele ukwazi ngemitholampilo yamalokishi ukuthi ungalindela ukuhlala usuku lonke ukuthola usizo, futhi ngakulungele lokho. Njengoba ngangihlezi endaweni yokulinda iziguli, ngibuka imigqa emide yabantu abalinde ukubonwa ngabahlengikazi. Ngaqaphela into edabukisayo, abahlengikazi babonakala bengathukile ukubona imigqa emide yabantu abalindile. Baxoxa ngokungajwayelekile futhi bangena emagumbini ukubonela iziguli ukuze babe nezingxoxo ezingahleliwe nozakwabo, okwenza labo okwakufanele banakekele iziguli bayeke ukusebenza futhi balalele. Inhliziyo yami yacwila njengoba kwangishaya: babekhokhelwa njalo ngenyanga ngomsebenzi ababengawenzi.
Kwabase-Efesu 4:28 kuthiwa, “Owebayo angabe eseba, kepha kunalokho akhuthale asebenze okuhle ngezandla zakhe, ukuze abe nokokwabela osweleyo.” Waqaphela ukuthi ukwehluleka ukufeza imithwalo yemfanelo yomsebenzi wakho usathola kwenza ukweba? Abanye bangase babuze ukuthi lokhu kufana kanjani nokweba uma kungekho lutho olubonakalayo oluthathwe ngaphandle kwesaziso. Kodwa-ke, cabanga ngalokhu: lapho uthola umholo wakho njalo ngenyanga noma ngesonto, kushintshanisa umsebenzi olindelwe kuwe. Ngakho-ke, ukubuyekezwa kwemisebenzi engaqediwe kulingana kokubili ukukhohlisa nokweba.
Leli vesi lisebenza futhi kubafundi njengezisebenzi, liphinde likhonze njengokukhanya okuqondisayo, likhanyisa indlela yokulunga nenkonzo. Ekuphishekeleni kwethu kwezemfundo kanye nemizamo yansuku zonke, leli vesi lisikhuthaza ukuba sisebenze ngenkuthalo, hhayi ngenxa yenzuzo yomuntu siqu, kodwa ngenxa yenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Njengabafundi, sibizwa ukuba sisondele ezifundweni zethu, amaphrojekthi, kanye nemithwalo yemfanelo ngobuqotho nangokugqama, sazi ukuthi imizamo yethu ibonisa ukuzinikela kwethu ekuhlonipheni uNkulunkulu. Njengoba nje ivesi lisikhuthaza ukuba sizibandakanye emsebenzini oqotho futhi sisebenzise amakhono ethu ukuze kuzuze abanye, siyakhunjuzwa ukuthi umsebenzi wethu awulona ize uma wenziwa ngomoya wenkonzo nokuthobeka. Ngokuzibophezela ekusebenzeni ngenkuthalo nokusebenzisa amathalente ethu ukuze kube kuhle okukhulu, singamdumisa uNkulunkulu kukho konke esikwenzayo, senze umthelela omuhle emiphakathini yethu futhi sifeze injongo yethu njengabafundi ababizelwe ukukhonza ngothando nangokuzinikela.
IBhayibhili lifundisa nokubaluleka kokukhuthala nobuqotho emsebenzini wethu. KwabaseKolose 3:23-24 kuthiwa, "Noma yini eniyenzayo, sebenzani kuyo ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, njengokusebenzela iNkosi, hhayi amakhosi abantu, njengoba nazi ukuthi niyothola ifa eNkosini njengomvuzo. YiNkosi uKristu oyikhonzayo." Leli vesi lisikhumbuza ukuthi umsebenzi wethu kufanele wenziwe ngokuzinikela ngenhliziyo yonke, njengokungathi sikhonza uNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, okuphakamisa ukubaluleka kobuqotho kuyo yonke imisebenzi esiyenzayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izAga 12:11 zithi, "Labo abasebenza izwe labo bayoba nokudla okuningi, kodwa labo abaxosha imicabango abanangqondo." Lokhu kuqhakambisa ukubaluleka kokusebenza ngenkuthalo nokugxila emisebenzini yethu kunokuzibandakanya ekuphishekeleni okungenamsebenzi. Kugcizelela umqondo wokuthi abasebenzi abaqotho baholela ekuchumeni nasekugcwalisekeni, ngenkathi ukunganaki imisebenzi yethu kuphumela ekusweleni nasekunganeliseki. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kwangithinta kakhulu. Kwangenza ngabona ukubaluleka kobuqotho nokubaluleka komsebenzi oqotho. Akukhona nje ukuthola isheke lokukhokha; kumayelana nokuyithola ngemizamo ezimisele futhi eqotho. Lokhu kuqaphela kwaqinisa ukuzibophezela kwami ezimisweni zokusebenza kanzima nokwethembeka. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usebenza ezinkampanini noma ungumfundi, ukusebenza kanzima nokwethembeka kubalulekile futhi kuletha udumo kuNkulunkulu.
Kubafundi, ukuzibophezela kwakho ekusebenzeni ngenkuthalo kuNkulunkulu kuyakhuthaza ngempela futhi kuyancomeka. Ngokuzinikela ezifundweni zenu ngenhloso yokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, namukela injongo ephakeme edlula impumelelo yomuntu siqu. Isiyalo sakho, ubuqotho nokukhuthazela kwakho akugcini nje ngokubumba ikusasa lakho kodwa futhi kubeka isibonelo esinamandla kulabo abakuzungezile. Khumbula ukuthi yonke imizamo oyifaka emfundweni yakho, yonke inselelo oyinqobayo, nayo yonke impumelelo oyifezayo iwubufakazi bokholo nokuzinikela kwakho. Qhubeka ulwela ubuhle, wazi ukuthi ukusebenza kwakho kanzima kuyindlela yokukhulekela nokukhonza okuhle okukhulu. Uhambo lwakho luyisibani sokukhanya, kukhombisa umthelela omkhulu wokuhlanganisa ukholo nokufunda. Qhubeka uphokophele phambili ngentshiseko nokuzinikela, ngoba ngokwenza kanjalo, awukhuli kuphela kwezemfundo kodwa nangokomoya, wenza umehluko emhlabeni futhi uhlonipha uNkulunkulu ngamathalenta nemizamo yakho.
