Ukuvavanya Ulonwabo

UMfundisi uzama konke okunokwakhiwa yimali — izindlu, izidiliya, imiyezo, iimvumi, nobuncwane — aze afumanise ukuba ulonwabo nempumelelo kokubili kulilize, ekubeni isilumko sifa njengesiyatha, nendlalifa inokukuchitha konke. Okuseleyo kukudla, ukusela, nokusebenza, okunikwa sisandla sikaThixo.

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Ndathi entliziyweni yam: “Yiza, ndikuvavanye ngolonwabo; uzixhamle okulungileyo.” Kodwa noku kwaba kokomzuzwana. Ndathi ngokuhleka: “Kukuphambana ingqondo,” nangolonwabo: “Luzuza ntoni na?”

Ndahlola entliziyweni yam ukuba ndingawuchwayitisa njani na umzimba wam ngewayini—intliziyo yam isandiqhuba ngobulumko—ndize ndibambe ukumatha, ndide ndibone okulungileyo ebantwini ukuba bakwenze phantsi kwezulu kwiimini ezimbalwa zobomi babo. Ndenza imisebenzi emikhulu. Ndazakhela izindlu, ndatyala izidiliya. Ndazenzela imiyezo neerha, ndatyala kuyo imithi yeziqhamo ngeentlobo zayo zonke. Ndazenzela amachibi amanzi okunkcenkceshela ihlathi lemithi ehlumayo. Ndathenga amakhoboka namakhobokazana, ndaba nabazalelwa endlwini nabo. Ndaba nemihlambi yeenkomo neempahla emfutshane emikhulu ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwam eYerusalem. Ndazihlanganisela isilivere negolide, ubutyebi bookumkani namaphondo. Ndaba neemvumi neemvumikazi, nemiyoliso yamadoda—amashweshwe amaninzi. Ndaba mkhulu ke, ndamkhulu ngaphezu kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwam eYerusalem; nobulumko bam bahlala nam. Konke okwakunqwenelwa ngamehlo am andikwalanga. Andiyalelanga ntliziyo yam nalunye uvuyo, kuba intliziyo yam yayivuyiswa ngumsebenzi wam wonke, yaye lowo yaba ngumvuzo wam ngomsebenzi wam wonke. Ndaza ndazihlolisisa zonke izinto ezenziwe zizandla zam, nokubulaleka endakuchitha ndikwenza, yaye konke kwaba kokomzuzwana, kukusukela umoya; akuzuzwanga nto phantsi kwelanga.

Ubulumko Ngokuchasene Nobudenge

Ndajika ke ukuba ndigqale ubulumko, nokuphambana ingqondo, nobudenge. Kuba angathini na ukumkani oza emva kokumkani? Akukho nto ngaphandle koko sekwenziwe. Ndabona ukuba ubulumko bunenzuzo engaphezu kobudenge, njengokukhanya okunenzuzo engaphezu kobumnyama. Isilumko sinamehlo entlokweni yaso, kodwa isidenge sihamba ebumnyameni. Kodwa noko ndaqonda ukuba kwindawo enye iphelela kubo bonke. ^a Ndaza ndacinga ndathi: “Okuphelela isidenge kundiphelela nam. Kungani na ke ndibe sisilumko kangaka?” Ndaza ndathi noku kokomzuzwana. Isilumko, njengesidenge, asiyi kukhunjulwa ixesha elide; kwiimini ezizayo zombini zilibaleke. Hayi indlela izilumko ezifa ngayo kanye njengezidenge! Ndaza ndabuthiya ubomi, ngokuba umsebenzi owenziweyo phantsi kwelanga wandenza buhlungu; konke kokomzuzwana, kukusukela umoya.

Ukubulaleka Kushiyelwa Owasemzini

Ndawuthiya wonke umsebenzi wam phantsi kwelanga, njengoko ndiza kuwushiyela lowo uza emva kwam. Ngubani na owaziyo ukuba uya kuba sisilumko okanye isidenge? Kanti wolawula konke endakusebenzela ngobulumko bam phantsi kwelanga. Noku kokomzuzwana.

Ndaza ndayincamela entabalaleni intliziyo yam ngenxa yobulaleka bonke endabulalekayo phantsi kwelanga. Umntu angasebenza ngobulumko, nangokwazi, nangobungcibi, kanti amele ukukushiyela konke komnye ongazange abulaleke ngako, ukuba akuxhamle. Noku kokomzuzwana, bububi obukhulu. Umntu uzuza ntoni na ngabo bonke ubulaleka nokuzamazama kwentliziyo abulalekayo phantsi kwelanga? Yonke imihla yakhe izisa usizi, umsebenzi wakhe uzisa iintlungu; nasebusuku intliziyo yakhe ayiphumli. Noku kokomzuzwana. Akukho nto ilungele umntu ngaphezu kokuba adle, asele, awuxhamle umsebenzi wakhe. Noku, ndabona, kuvela esandleni sikaThixo, kuba ngaphandle kwakhe, ngubani na onokudla okanye ngubani na onokuxhamla? UThixo unika ubulumko, nokwazi, novuyo kumntu omkholisayo, kodwa umoni umnika umsebenzi wokuhlanganisa nokuqokelela, ukuze akunikele kolowo umkholisayo uThixo. Noku kokomzuzwana, kukusukela umoya.