Isikhathi Sokuthi Utholakale

Isikhathi Sokutholakala

IPsalma 32

NguJeff Jordan

Ngesikhathi esingakaveli kuthandazeko, ngifuna nje ukusho ukuthi kuyahlonipha kakhulu ukuvula iLizwi likaNkulunkulu nona kusihlwa namuhla. Thina siyabantu beliBandla, futhi njengoba uWiley ashilo, ngumshumayeli weRUF ekampasi yeKholeji yaseMississippi. Siyabonga kakhulu ngothando lwakho nodumo, ngobungane bakho, ngezindlela zonke ozisebenzisa ngazo ukusikhonza njengomndeni kanye nezindlela ozikhuthaza ngazo umsebenzi wethu kubafundi bekholeji. Ngiyathanda umsebenzi wami. Bengisenzela iminyaka eyishumi nanye; iminyaka emihlanu edlule lapha eMississippi eKholeji yaseMississippi. Futhi kuyahlonipha ukuthumela umsebenzi wakho ngenhlonipho kubafundi. Bayo bonke kuSikhathi seSpring Break kuleli viki kodwa ngifuna ukusho sikhala egameni leRUF eMC kanye neRUF kazwelonke. LeBandla lidume ngesisa nokusekela kwalo kwimishumayeli yeRUF ekampasi kulo lonke elizwe. Nona nikhishile abashumayeli abaningi bekampasi phakathi kwenu, owanabantwana beyesiThixokazi kuleliBandla abaye baqhubeka baba yabashumayeli bekampasi, futhi ngibona yinto enkulu ukuthi ngiyakwazi ukunambita isonto ngesonto lonke nona. Eqinisweni, ngiyakholelwa ukuthi lesi sikhathi yisikhathi esithile esinazo njengomndeni. Ngemva kwezono zikaSunday, kwesinye isikhathi siyaxaka, kwesinye isikhathi siyalala, kodwa siyeke usuku lweNkosi nona ekuthandazeni futhi sivula iLizwi likaNkulunkulu. Futhi ngumthokozelelo kimi ukuthola ukuba lapha nona njengathi namuhla.

Sifuna ukufundisisa iPasalma 32, ngakho uma ufuna ukuvula iBhayibheli lakho ePasalma 32 futhi ngaphambi kokuthi siyifunde ndawonye ngithandazele. Masiye kuNkulunkulu kuthandazeko!

Baba, sibhekisa ubuso bethu kuwe njengamanje, sibeka ubuso bethu ukukufuna kuwe ngokuThethwe lakho. UnguNkulunkulu omkhulu nowesabekayo ohlala esiqinishele isivumelwano nothando oluqinishekileyo kwabathanda uwe nabasebenzisa imiyalo yakho. Futhi nokho sivuma, njengalokho umprofethi uDanyeli evuma iminyaka eminingi eyedlule, ukuthi sonke sinenhlamba wesine khona, senze okubi, sathatha isinyathelo esibi, saxokozela, saphinga imiyalo yakho nemithetho yakho. Kuwe, eyNkosi, ubulungiswa bubuqe, kodwa kithi, ikhona ihlazo elivulekile. Kodwa kuwe futhi ubumoleri nobuxolelo obuyisisekelo sesithatho sethu sesikhathi stsap Kusihlengela, ndawonye ukuze usikamele.

Bhekani nami eZulwini 32. Sizofunda iZulu ngokuphelele, imisongo yoku-1 kuya ku-11:

I-Maskil kaDavide.

UJabulile yena otholwe kohluliwe, otholwe esoni yakhe imboziwe. UJabulile umuntu ayebalwa yiNkosi ukuthi enze ububi, kanti engumoya wakhe akukho ukhohlis.

Kungenxa yokuthi ngathi thina isikhathi eside, amathambo ami abola kude ngokukhala kwami usuku lonke. Ngoba imini nobusuku isandla sakho sabebamba; amandla ami asomile njengokushisa kwehlobo.

Ndawonye isono sakhe kuwe, yena akanakho ukumboza ububi bakhe; Ngathi, ‘Ngizovuma iziphambeko zami eNkosini,’ wena waxolela ububi besono sakhe.

Kwa njengalokho bonke abathanda uNkulunkulu banikele umthandazo kuwe ngesikhathi uyatholakala; ngokuqinisekile ekhukhureni zamanzi amakhulu, abayi kumfinya. Ungumkhuseli kithi; ungusindisa ekhathazabeko; ungavumelana nathi ngakolwa kukhululwa.

Ngiyakufundisa, ngiyakuhlakulela ngendlela okufanele uhambe; ngiyakweluleka ngeso lami liwe phezu kwako. Ungabi njenghayo noma njengamule, engena ukuqonda, okufanele akabambwe ngomsila ngebhande, noma ngeke ahlale eduze kwako.

Ziningi izinhlupheko zababi, kodwa uthando oluqinisekileyo lungazungeza yena othemba iNkosi. Yethuka eniNkosini, ujabhe, nina olungileyo, uphumeze ngenjabulo, nina nonawo onke enhliziyweni!

Utshani buyawohloka, ifuzi liyaphela, kodwa iLizwi likaNkulunkulu liyohlala phakade.

Le salmi inezingxenye ezimbili ezinkulu, izingxenye ezimbili eziyinhloko. Imisebe yokuqala iphathelene nokuthethelelwa. Kwaye engxenyeni yesibili, imisebe yesi-6 kuya ku-11, iphathelene nokuvikelwa kukaNkulunkulu nokuqondisa. Ngikhumbula ukufunda le salmi esikoleni sokufundisa. Yayiyinto eyodwa yenza umsebenzi wokuhlahla ngayo. Nganginga funda i-Hebrew, ulimi lokuqala, nomsebenzi omude ngale salmi. Kwaye kuwo, njengoba ngifunda ngezifundiswa ezifundise le salmi kulokho esikubiza ngokuthi ukugxekwa okuphezulu, abaningi babo babethi le yinto nje yokuhlanganiswa kwemisebenzi eyahlukene yezalmi. Babethi ibingeyodwa salmi; ibingahlanganisi. Kodwa into eyodwa, abangayiqondi ukuthi izinto zokuthethelelwa ziya ndawonye kanjani. Abangayiqondi – lezi zazifundiswa abafundiswa abangengabaKristu kodwa abayingwaKristu – abangayiqondi ukuthi ukuthethelelwa kunzima kanjani ukuya ndawonye no vikelwa lukaNkulunkulu nokuqondisa kwakhe. Leyo yinto eyayingacaci kubo. Kungani umuntu oyedwa emisebeni yokuqala kuya ku-2 abe yisoni onecala lokwephula umthetho nohlubuka bese kowesibili emseni wesi-6, kungani bekhuluma ngumuntu onkulunkulu? Uzalaphi umuntu onkulunkulu emseni wesi-6?

Nokho, yini iphazili ngemuva kwalokho okusengozini lapha futhi yiyinto eyinhloko yale salmo. Y ukuthi ukuthethelelwa kukaNkulunkulu kuholela ekutheni simthande. Kuthi ukulungiswa kukaNkulunkulu kwethu ekoneni kwethu kuholela ekungcwelisweni. EkaLuka isahluko 7, uJesu uthi, “Yena owathethelelwa kakhulu, uyathanda kakhulu.” Yena owathethelelwa kakhulu uyathanda kakhulu. Futhi bheka ukuthi le salmo ihamba kanjani. Ithi eveseni 1, “UJabalo yilowo omelwe ukwephula kwake kutholwe, okom sinake wembulwa.” Bese weqa ufinyelele eveseni 11. Iphela ngokuthi, “Yenza umjabuliso eNkulu, jabulani, nina olungileyo, futhi khazimuleni ngomjabuliso, nina nonawo wonke umhlakani!” Bona, iqala ngesono futhi iphela ngokujabula eNkulunkulu nangokumemeza ngomjabuliso njengalowo onhlakani. URoma 2 wathi yindilingo yakaNkulunkulu iholela ekutheni siguquke kanye naleyo ndlela iyenzeka lapha – naleyo ndlela yokuthethelelwa kukaNkulunkulu nenceba kuholela ekutheni kuhlale ukuvikelwa kukaNkulunkulu nokuqondisa kwake.

Ukuthethelelwa kukaNkulunkulu

Kwa, masikubuke lokhu eduze. Okokuqala, sibuka ekuthetheleleni kukaNkulunkulu, imisebe 1 kuya ku 5. Wathi, “UJabalo yilowo omelwe ukwephula kwake kutholwe, okom sinake wembulwa. Ujabalo ndoda ayobalwa yiNkulu lokona, naye ongekho umoya wokukhohlisa.” Manje uDavide, owabhala le salmo, usebenzisa amagama asebahlukahlukene ngesono lapha – lokona, ukwephula. Ubhekisela esonweni ngendlela zonke zokuthi akuzona zonke nje enye; yisono ngendlela zonke zokuthi siyenze – ngeendlela ezincane nezinkulu. Ngendlela esingatholi nje. Futhi ngendlela esibhekisela kuyo njengelokona – indlela esiphikisana nayo uNkulunkulu ekuphikisana naye. Futhi wathi yileso sononke, zonke izinhlobo, ezithethelelwa lapha, ezihlangana nenceba.

Kodwa yena uhlela lokhu, lokhu kukhululwa kuyeza emva kokucabangisisa okukhulu ngabuye uDavide. Uwachaza emavesini 3 no 4, uthi, “Ngenkathi ngithula, amathambo ami aqothuka ngenxa yokugubha kwami usuku lonke. Njengoba usuku nobusuku, isandla sakho sasisinda phezu kwami; amandla ami omile njengokushisa kwehlobo.” Uwachaza izimpawu ezinjengalezi zokugula. Uyabona, uwachaza ukudabuka. Uwachaza ukugubha. Ngabe uke waba nosizi olukhulu kangangokuthi wakhipha lo msindo wokugubha, njengokugubha, ukuze uxhumane ubuhlungu ob inside wena? Hhayi, yilokhu okwenzeka ngabuye uDavide. Futhi kunesizathu sokuthi lokhu kwenzeka kuye. Kungenxa yokuthi akanikazi ukuya kuNkosi nokuvuma izono zakhe. Akanikazi ukuletha izono zakhe kuNkulunkulu.

Abanye benu banjengalokhu msimu njengobusuku. Abanye benu bazithola ukugubha, njengokuthi, ngokuthula kwenu. Usuku nobusuku isandla sikaNkulunkulu sisisinda phezu kwenu futhi nanifuna ukwazi ukuthi yini. Nanifuna ukwazi ukuthi yini nje into engalungile ngokomzwelo; ingabe yinto engalungile emsebenzini, njengokuthi nifanya nzima kakhulu? Mhlawumbe into engalungile ngobudlelwane bakenu nomkakazi wenu noma nabantwana benu? Kodwa lokhu i-izhimo likushoyo njengobusuku ukuthi, cha, akusiyo. Yilokhu isandla sikaNkosi sisisinda phezu kwenu nokuthi Yena, ngalokhu, ngalokhu kunzima, ukudonsa kwenu Kuye ngoba Yena afuna ukuhlanzwa. Yilokhu okushoyo ekupheleni kwevesi 2 lapho uthi, “kuyo engqondo engenakho ukhohliso.” Yilokhu sense lapho uDavide ekugcineni ephuma phambili uthi, “Ngiwuvuma izono zami kuNkosi; ngiwanika izono zami.”

“Uze iSin Ibe Ihlazo, uKristu Akazukuthi Sladwa.”

Kukhona umPuritan edala ogama lakhe uThomas Watson owathi, “Kuze isono libe nomunyu, uKristu ngeke abe mnandi.” Kuzе isono libe nomunyu, uKristu ngeke abe mnandi. Futhi abanye bethu sifunda ekuqaleni kwalesi siHlabelelo, “UJabulelo yilowo,” futhi ngokwenene asiqondi isigamu sesibili lapho ithi, “owesono lakhe luthethelelwe.” Bona, kukhona ukulukhu olwafika ezinhliziyweni zethu futhi asiboni ukuthi inkinga yethu enkulu, isidingo sethu esikhulu yisono sethu sikaThixo. IsiNdawo yethu, akusiyona imali, akusiyona into yokuthi singenayo, akusiyona into yokuthi singenani, akusiyona impilo yethu. Akusiyona, futhi, lezi zinto esifuna ukuzibusisa uThixo – imishado yethu, ubaba nobumama, umsebenzi wethu. Futhi nokho, inkinga yomuntu ngamunye ilapha ayizi zinto. Lezo zinto ziwuphawu. Zonke izinkinga ozithola zikwenzeka kulezo zindawo zothando nobumama nomsebenzi nempilo, zonke ziwuphawu lwenkinga enkulu futhi yi ukwehlukana kwakho noThixo ngenxa yisono sakho. Yilowo inhliziyo yenkinga yakho.

Futhi nokho siyayinqaba, akunjalo? Siyayicindeza. Sizama ukuthulisa lo mzwelo wecala nos shame futhi sizama ukusho ukuthi ngeke silalele futhi ukuthi ngeke kudingeke ukuba sifeze uThixo ekuvumeni. Bona, kungenxa yokuthi yinto yethu yemvelo ukungayi kuThixo. Sifana nje nabazali bethu, uAdamu noEva. Ungase ukhumbule i-akhawunti kaGenesise 3 lapho uAdamu noEva besonile, kuthiwa “bazwa iNkosi uThixo ehamba ngogadi futhi bafihla kuye.” E, yilowo umzwelo wethu. Yilowo umzwelo wethu.

Kwamthola isilwane esifuywayo ezinyangweni ezimbalwa ezedlule; inja okuthiwa yi-Scout. Yohlobo lwe-Mountain Cur. Futhi kuhlobo oluthile, umzwakhe uwukujaha izingweja nganoma yiziphi izindleko; futhi ngisho nganoma yiziphi izindleko! Akunandaba uma kukhona intambo; akunandaba uma kukhona ikhola. Akunandaba uma ebethelwa ngamandla e-elekthri ngakhokha, uyazi, umbane udlula ematsheeni akhe! Uyogijimela loo ngweja ngoba yiyo umzwakhe! Futhi sazama ukumfundisa, njengaleli themba, lithi eveseni 9, “Ungabi njengamahhashi noma izimbongolo, ngaphandle kokuqonda, okufanele kubambwe ngamabhanzi nezintambo, noma ngeke ahlale eduze kwako.” Yilokho esizama ukukwenza ngo-Scout; sazama ukumgcina eduze kwethu, kodwa akayiqondi.

Yamukela Isono Sakho

Ngoku, yinto efanayo nathi. Umzwakhe wethu, umzwakhe uwukubaleka kuNkulunkulu esisonweni sethu. Asifuni ukuya Kuye; sifuna ukubaleka Kuye. Futhi nokho, kufanele sisebenze ngokumelene nomzwakhe. Kufanele sisebenze ngokumelene nalowo mzwakhe bese silandela izinyathelo ezitsho kithi lapha kuZibhalo 32. Uthi eveseni 5, “Ngivumile isono sakho Kuwe, futhi angazigqokanga ububi; Ngathi, ‘Ngizovuma iziphambeko zami eNkosini.’” Ngakho bhekisisa uKumkani uDavide wenza lesi sinqumo. Uthi, “Angisagcini lokhu kungaphakathi. Ngiyaya eNkosini ngivume.” Futhi bheka isigamu esilandelayo sevesi. Lithi, “Futhi wawuxolela ububi besono sakho.” Uyabona ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani ngokushesha? Lapha uDavide ayegcina konke kungaphakathi, egcina konke kuthule, futhi ekugcineni iNkosi isebenzisa ingcindezi eyanele, uyaya kuNkulunkulu wenza isinqumo. Uthi, “Ngizovuma iziphambeko zami eNkosini, Futhi wawuxolela ububi besono sakho.”

Derek Kidner uthi ngaleli saleli ukuthi “ukuba seduze noNkulunkulu yinjabulo yangempela.” Yilokho kanye nencazelo yalesi saleli – “Ukuba seduze noNkulunkulu yinjabulo yangempela.” Futhi yilokho kanye nalesi sahluko sokuqala sisifundisa – ukuthi singaba seduze noNkulunkulu ngobuhlobo Bakhe nangosizi Lwakhe. Kuyinto ekuyisimilo Sakhe ukuba nomusa. Awufiki kuNkulunkulu owanamkelele ngengalo ziwela, wame waminda ukuba uphinde amagama akho ukuze akwazi ukukunika okokufanele. Yilokho akuwona umNkulunkulu owakhonza.

Funani iNkosi

Kune ndima efanayo kakhulu nale ekwiIsaya 55. Ungabona ukuthi isihloko engasibeka kulesi sermon yayi, “Isikhathi Ongatholakala Ngaso.” Kuyacatshangelwa kwivesi 6 ithi, “Ngakho makosi onke ohlwini lwakhe olungcwele anikeleni umthandazo kuye isikhathi ongatholakala ngaso.” Nokho, lo mshumayelo ofanayo usetshenziswa kwiIsaya 55. Ithi, “Wozani emanzini, nina boswele imali, wozani nithenge nidle. Wozani nithenge isinkwa newine ngaphandle kwemali nangenye imali. Kwa nina nidlale imali yenu kwinto engeyiyo isinkwa nomsebenzi wenu kwinto engenasweli? Wozani ngokushesha; nilalele. Yizweni izithembiso zikaDavide. Funani iNkosi isikhathi ingatholakala ngaso; mbitheni isikhathi inekatse eduze. Mlethe ongabi nalungelo umke endleleni yakhe nomuntu ongamlungi imicabango yakhe. Ngokuba izindlela zami aziyonke izindlela zenu nemicabango yami ayiyoni imicabango yenu.” Futhi uyangeza lokho ekugcineni kwiIsaya 55 ngoba asifani naloko. Uyabona? Ngesikhathi umuntu osenzakalelayo, siyanakekela; siyababi. Siyakhungathekile; siyabafunga. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akayoni naloko.

Kwayo-ke yileyo indawo lapho zonke izenzakalo ze-psioma zingenzeka khona. Uyabona, unokuthethelelwa kwizigaba 1 kuya ku-5, kodwa kuye kwizigaba 6 kuya ku-11 unokuvikelwa kukaNkulunkulu nokuqondiswa kukaNkulunkulu ebomini bakho. Kuthiwa kwivesi 6, “Ngakho nawo wonke umuntu onkulunkulu makanicela kuwe ngesikhathi ongenza khona; ngokuqinisekile ekugijimeni kwamanzi amakhulu, abayi kumfinya.” “Nawo wonke umuntu onkulunkulu” – lokho akusona ngengozi uDavide akulibhala. Hambisa phambili uhambe kuze kube seRomans 4 eposini likaPawuli eliya kwaRomans. Uyokuza kuthi kule ndima, kule psioma, uKing David wayekhuluma ngokuthethelelwa ngokholo. Uyabona, isizathu sokuthi uNkulunkulu akwazi ukusithethelela ngokushesha futhi isizathu sokuthi akwazi ukuthethelela uDavide ngokushesha kwakungenxa yokuthi wayembala uDavide njengolungileyo ngokholo. Wayesinika ukulunga okwatholwa uKristu ngokholo. Lokho yinto uWiley akhuluma ngayo kule ekuseni njengoba akhuluma ngeGetshemani njengoba akhuluma noJesu elungiselela ukufa kwakhe. UJesu wathola lokho kuvikelwa futhi uJesu wathola ukuthi uqondiswa njengenzalo zakhe zokulunga futhi usinika yona ukuze sikwazi ukujabula izibusiso ezichazwa kwizigaba 6 kuya ku-11 – izibusiso zokuvikelwa nokuqondiswa.

Uvikelo lukaNkulunkulu Nokuqondiswa

Bheka lesi siqalo sokuvikela. Sengasifundile. Umv. 6, “Ngakho nawo wonke umuntu onkulunkulu makathandaze kuwe ngesikhathi ongasithola; ngokuqinisekile ekhukhureni zamanzi amakhulu, abayi kumfinya. Wena yisikhala sokucasha kimi; ungivikela enkingeni; ungikhungatha ngamaculo okusindiswa.” Uyabona, ukungaboni kwakhe kwakuwukuthi, uDavide wayefihla eNkulunkulu njengathi nokuthi, yaye manje uyafihla kuye. Uyathokozela kuye. Yaye uyaqhubeka. Lokhu yisikhathi uNkulunkulu akhuluma, “Ngiyakufundisa yaye ngiyakufundisa ngendlela okufanele uhambe; ngiyakweluleka ngeso lami kuwe. Ungabi njengamahhashi noma izimbongolo, ngaphandle kokuqonda, okufanele kubambwe ngomsila ngebhande, noma ngeke ahlale eduze kuwe.” Khu lapha kukhulunywa khona ngendlela uNkulunkulu asinika yona. Asishiywa kubadizayini bethu siqu njengathi manje sesingabathengi yaye singenzi zonke lezi zinqumo. Cha! Kuthiwa, “Ngiyakufundisa yaye ngiyakufundisa ngendlela okufanele uhambe; ngiyakweluleka ngeso lami kuwe.”

Abanye benu bangase bakhumbule ngo-2003, eyodwa yemidlalo yama-playoff, i-Portland Trailblazers ibambene ne-Dallas Mavericks, intombazana encane emnandi eyayineminyaka yeshumi nantathu yavuka ukuze icule i-Anthem Kazwelonke. Yaye njengoba evuka ukuyicula, wabhoqa amazwi. Kuvele ukuthi wayehlushwa umkhuhlane yaye wayezama ukucula ngoba lokhu kwakuyithuba lakhe elikhulu lokukhanya, yaye wahlanganiswa kakhulu emazwini akhe, njengathi ngenzile ngesikhathi esidlule, yaye wayengazi ukuthi akwenze njani. Njengathi angaqhubeka kanjani? Wonke umuntu umbonile – abalandeli abayizinkulungwane ezingu-20! Yaye uqeqeshi wethimba le-Portland Trailblazers, u-Maurice Cheeks, wahamba kancane waya kuye, wamfotha ngengalo, wamgobela amazwi ezindlebeni. Yaye njengoba umc CROWD ungeze kuwo, kwaze kwafika kuwo wonke umuntu acula i-anthem kazwelonke phezulu emiphakathini yabo njengale ntombazana, phakathi nezinyembezi, icula no-Maurice Cheeks.

Nokho, yilokho engiyibonayo lapha emavesini 8 kuya ku 11. “Ngiyakufundisa, ngiyakuhlakulela ngendlela okufanele uhambe ngayo; ngiyakweluleka ngeso lami liku.” Abengiwe bethu sifika kulelo xesha, njenga, “Angazi ukuthi ngenzenjani, Nkosi. Angazi ukuthi yini isinyathelo esilandelayo. Ngizenzele zonke izinto ngokungalungile, kuhake, angazi ukuthi ngingahamba ngaphi.” Kodwa lapha, bheka amazwi kaDavide. Uthi emvesini 10, “Ziningi izinkathazo zababi, kodwa uthando oluqinisekileyo lungazungeza yena othemba kuNkosi.” Yilokho indlela yokuchichima. Yilokho indlela ukuthi Nkosi uyakunika kanye kanye nokho okudingayo ngakhathi okulungile.

Kuthiwa unale ngxenye ethethelelayo, “Yingcwele kuNkosi, nijabule, nina olungileyo, bethi ekhathazweni, nina nonawo onke enhliziyweni!” Bona abengiwe bethu kuleli gumbi, futhi, asizithathi izono zethu kuThixo ngomthandazo. Asimthambeki Yena ngokuzithemba ukuthi kuthe lapho thina singathola ukuthethelelwa. Kanti kuthethelelwa nangezinye izinto eziningi zokunikwa uma thina sima khona kuye njengoBaba, sima khona kuye hhayi ngabasebenzi bethu kodwa ngabasebenzi bakaKristu. Kuthiwa ungalingana noDavide, “Yingcwele kuNkosi, nijabule, nina olungileyo, bethi ekhathazweni, nina nonawo onke enhliziyweni!” NingaThixo, ngomoya Wake, asifundise ukwenza njalo njengoba sincike kuye emthandazweni. Masithandaze kuye njenga!

YangoBaba, siyabonga kuwe ngenxa yeLizwi lakho nango isibonelo salokhu sokuza kuye sinazo izono zethu nango kuthemba kuye ngokuvikelwa kwakhe nango kufuna yena ngenxa yendlela yakhe. Sithandaza ukuthi uyakweluleka njengo eso lakho likithi nathi singabonzwa bengashiyi kodwa endaweni yabo, sibone ukuthi uyakhanjelwa njengo zonke izinto esizidingayo ngoKristu. Sithandaza lokho ngenxa yabasebenzi bakaKristu. Amen.