Utsho Umshumayeli
UMshumayeli ufuna intsingiselo “phantsi kwelanga,” yaye kuloo mbono wasemhlabeni uMshumayeli umbona uThixo ekude engaqondakaliyo—obizwa ngokulula ngokuba nguThixo, kunqabile ukuba abizwe ngokuba nguBawo. Kanti imikhondo yakhe ikuyo yonke indawo: sonke isipho esihle sobomi obuqhelekileyo sivela esandleni sakhe.
1 1Amazwi oMshumayeli, unyana kaDavide, ukumkani eYerusalem. a a v1 INtshumayeli silisicwangciso sikaQoheleti — ‘uMshumayeli’ okanye ‘Lowo uhlanganisa ibandla.’ Kulo lonke eli ncwadi uQoheleti uthetha ngoThixo ngokwesimo sikaThixo okude, engaze afikelele kwigama elinobudlelwane elithi ‘Bawo.’ Le ncwadi igcina ukudinwa ngokunyanisekileyo kobomi obuphilwa ‘phantsi kwelanga’ — ngaphandle kokusondela kukaBawo wethu okutyhiliweyo. UYesu uzela ukusondeza uBawo kuthi (Yohane 14:9). 2“Kuyimpalala kanye,” utsho uMshumayeli, “kuyimpalala kanye! Konke kuyimpalala.”
3Yinzuzoni na kumntu kuwo wonke umsebenzi awubulalekayo phantsi kwelanga? 4Siyahamba isizukulwana, size kufika esinye isizukulwana, kodwa wona umhlaba umi ngonaphakade. 5Liphuma ilanga, litshone ilanga, lingxamele ukubuyela endaweni aphuma kuyo. 6Umoya uvuthuzela ngasezantsi, ujike uye ngasentla; uyajikeleza, uyajikeleza, uhlala ubuyela emajikelezweni awo. 7Yonke imilanjana igijimela elwandle, kodwa ulwandle aluzali; imilanjana ibuyele emthonjeni wayo, impompoze kwakhona. 8Zonke izinto ziyadinisa, ngaphezu kokuba nabani angakuchaza; iliso alihluthi kukubona, nendlebe ayizali kukuva. 9Oko kwakukho kuko oko kuya kubakho, noko kwenziwe koko kuya kwenziwa; akukho nto intsha phantsi kwelanga. 10Ingaba kukho nto umntu anokuyalatha athi: “Khangela, le into intsha”? Yayiselekho, emaphakadeni angaphambi kwethu. 11Akukho kukhunjulwa kwabo bangaphambili, nabo abazayo abayi kukhunjulwa ngabo baya kulandela emva kwabo.
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12Mna, Mshumayeli, ndandingukumkani wamaSirayeli eYerusalem. 13Ndayinika intliziyo yam ukuba ndifuna ndize ndigocagoce ngobulumko konke okwenziwa phantsi kwezulu—umsebenzi ocaphukisayo awunike abantu uThixo ukuba bazibulaleke ngawo. 14Ndabona zonke izenzo ezenziwe phantsi kwelanga, nanko—konke kuyimpalala, kukusukela umoya. 15Okujibilizayo akunakwenziwa kuthi tye, noko kusweleyo akunakubalwa. 16Ndathi kum: “Khangela, ndikhulile, ndaye ndizuze ubulumko obungaphezu kwabo bonke abalawula iYerusalem phambi kwam; intliziyo yam ibubonile ubulumko obuninzi nokwazi.” 17Ndayibhekisa ingqondo yam ukuba ndazi ubulumko, nokubhuda nobudenge; ndabona ukuba noku kukusukela umoya. 18Kuba ngobulumko obuninzi kuza usizi oluninzi, naxa kwanda ukwazi, kwanda nokuqumba.
