SIHLOKO LESINGUMGOGODLA | NKULUNKULU UYAKUKHATSALELA YINI?
Nkulunkulu Unendzaba Yini Nawe?
‘Ngihluphekile futsi ngimphofu, shengatsi iNkhosi inganginakekela.’—Tihlabelelo 40:17; DAVIDE WAKA-ISRAYELI, EKHULWINI LESI-11 B.C.E.
“Tive tifanana nelitfonsi embiteni.”—ISAYA 40:15
Bekunengcondvo yini kutsi Davide alindzele Nkulunkulu kutsi amnake? Nkulunkulu unendzaba yini nawe? Bantfu labanyenti bakutfola kumatima kukholelwa kutsi Nkulunkulu lonemandla unendzaba nabo. Kungani?
Lesinye sizatfu kutsi Nkulunkulu uneluhlobo lwekuphila loluphakeme kakhulu kunebantfu. Njengobe asesikhundleni lesiphakeme, ubona tive “tifanana nelitfonsi embiteni, titsatfwa njengelutfuli esikalweni.” (Isaya 40:15) Lomunye umbhali logceka inkholo waze wephetsa ngekutsi “kukutiphakamisa lokukhulu kukholelwa kutsi kunaNkulunkulu lokunakako futsi lonendzaba netintfo lotentako.”
Ngakulokunye, labanye bantfu beva shengatsi kutiphatsa kwabo kubenta bangakufaneli kunakwa nguNkulunkulu. Nasi sibonelo: Lenye indvodza lesemkhatsini ngeminyaka, lebitwa ngekutsi nguJim itsi: “Bengihlale ngithantazela kuthula nekutibamba, kodvwa ngekushesha intfukutselo yami beyiphindze ibuye. Ekugcineni, ngephetsa ngekutsi bengimubi kakhulu futsi Nkulunkulu abengakhoni kungisita.”
Nkulunkulu ukhashane kakhulu nebantfu kangangekutsi akakhoni kubanaka yini? Utiva njani vele ngetidalwa takhe letinesono? Ngaphandle kwekutsi Nkulunkulu atembule kubantfu, kute umuntfu longamkhulumela kahle, futsi aphendvule leyo mibuto. Nobe kunjalo, liBhayibheli, lelingumlayeto waNkulunkulu lophefumulelwe, lisicinisekisa ngekutsi akasuye Nkulunkulu lokhashane, longenandzaba nebantfu. LiBhayibheli litsi: ‘Ecinisweni akekho khashane kuloyo naloyo kitsi.’ (Imisebenti 17:27) Kuletihloko letine letilandzelako, sitawucoca ngaloko Nkulunkulu lasitjela kona ngekuba nendzaba nebantfu kanye nekutsi ukukhombise njani loko kubantfu labafana nawe.