Ogcina usuku ulugcina ngenxa yeNkosi, nongalugciniyo akalugcini ngenxa yeNkosi. Odlayo udla eNkosini, ngokuba ubonga uNkulunkulu; nongadliyo, akadli ngokukaJehova, futhi ubonga uNkulunkulu. Roma 14:6
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, umkami wabheka yonke into esiyigubhayo lapha eNingizimu Afrika, ecwaninga ngemvelaphi namasiko eholide ngalinye lomphakathi nelenkolo. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi ucabanga ngempela ukuthi kungani futhi siyigubha kanjani imicimbi ekhethekile. UKhisimusi ususeduze, kodwa kuthiwani ngoSuku Lwabasebenzi, Usuku Lwenkululeko, noSuku Lwezithandani?
Ingabe kufanele ube nesihlahla sikaKhisimusi? Noma ngabe imvelaphi yophawu, izihlahla zikaphayini noma okufana nazo akuzona ezomdabu e-Afrika. Iqhwa elingumgunyathi emnyango wezimbali? Sigubha uKhisimusi ehlobo. Singakwenza kanjani ukugujwa kwezehlakalo eziyisipesheli kube nenjongo futhi kuhambisane ngaphandle kokuyekethisa ezindinganisweni zethu zebhayibheli kanye nobufakazi bobuKristu?
EyabaseRoma 14:6 ikhuluma ngokugcina iSabatha noma amanye amaholide enkolo noma izinsuku zokukhumbula. Ngakho-ke, ngokusebenza, lesi siqephu siwumhlahlandlela omuhle wokusisiza sinqume ukuthi yiziphi izenzakalo ezikhethekile esingazigubha njengamaKristu. Ekugcineni uthi sinenkululeko. Sinenkululeko yobuKristu yokukhumbula nokugubha amaholide omphakathi njengoSuku Lomama, Usuku Lwamagugu kanye nezinsuku zokuzalwa.
Inkululeko yokugubha...noma cha
Ivesi elingaphambi kwaleli lithi wonke umuntu kufanele ‘aqiniseke emoyeni wakhe. Ukubungaza noma ukungawugubhi kufanele kunqunywe ukukhetha komndeni, kuhambisane nenkululeko abayijabulelayo eNkosini. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, mina nomkhaya wami siye sanquma ukungawagubhi amaholide athile, hhayi ngenxa yokuqiniseka, kodwa ngoba sikholelwa ukuthi awasebenzi kithi.
Ukubonga ukugubha imicimbi ekhethekile
Lapho umuntu egubha usuku olukhethekile, kufanele enze kanjalo “ngenxa yeNkosi,” futhi njengoba kungavamile ukuba thina bantu sigubhe ngaphandle kokudla “ngokudla,” kumelwe sikhumbule ukubonga. Kuyo yonke imigubho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uKhisimusi noma usuku lokuzalwa, kufanele sibonge uNkulunkulu. UKhisimusi ulula, njengoba kunjalo nangePhasika, kodwa ngezinsuku zokuzalwa, ingabe siyambonga uNkulunkulu ngempilo esiyigubhayo? USuku Lwamagugu, isibonelo, kungaba ithuba lokubonga ngamasiko ethu, ngokuqinisekile, kodwa futhi ngobuthina kanye nefa lethu kuKristu (bona kwabase-Efesu 1:11 phakathi kwabanye).
Ungaphazamiseki
Singagxila ekwenzeni usuku luphelele. Siyapheka sipheke bese siyasika sinamathisele size sikhohlwe wuye yedwa ofanelwe wukuzinikela okukhulu ngalolu hlobo. Lokhu ngikusho ngoba lokhu kubonakala kuyinkinga ethile ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi.
Qinisekisa ukuthi kulo Khisimusi izinto eziza kuqala kuwe zicacile. Hhayi nje ukugubha ukuzalwa koMsindisi wethu, kodwa nanoma yimiphi eminye imikhosi ofisa ukuyigubha. Qiniseka ukuthi isimo sakho sengqondo kuwo wonke amalungiselelo kanye nosuku ngokwalo lugxile kuNkulunkulu.
Ukhisimusi omuhle nonke!
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