Umxholo: Konke ngam
Xabiso:Thanda uncede abanye
Isicwangciso esikhethekileyo
UThemba omncinane wayehleli noyise phantsi komthi omkhulu onomthunzi. Babethanda ukuthetha phantsi kwamasebe omeleleyo omthi, bebukele iintaka kwaye bephulaphule amagqabi engqungqa kwimpepho.
“Tata,” wabuza uThemba, ejonge phezulu, “ngaba uThixo wawenza lo mthi mkhulu?”
“Ewe, Themba,” waphendula uyise encumile. “UThixo wenza lo mthi – neentaka, iintyatyambo, kwanakuwe!”
Amehlo kaThemba athe ntsho. “UThixo undenze MNA?” wabuza. “Kunjalo,” watsho utata wakhe, emanga ngobubele uThemba. “UThixo ukwenzile, kwaye Ukuthanda kakhulu, kakhulu. Uyinxalenye yosapho lwaKhe olugqibeleleyo, kwaye unguBawo wethu ogqibeleleyo.
UThemba wancuma kakhulu, eziva eshushu ngaphakathi. “Undenzele ntoni, Tata?” wabuza. Uyise wancuma wathi, “UThixo unecebo elikhethekileyo ngawe, Themba. Ngenye imini, uya kwenza izinto ezintle kwaye wenze umhlaba uqaqambe kancinci. Uya kubathanda kwaye uncede abo bakungqongileyo. Kwaye njengoko ukhula, uya kuhlala uyinxalenye yosapho lukaThixo.”
UThemba waphinda wajonga emthini, eziva ekhuselekile kwaye ethandwa. Wasebeza wathi: “Ndiyabulela, Thixo ngokundenza, ngokundithanda, nokuba nesicwangciso esikhethekileyo ngobomi bam, nokuba nguBawo.
Bathi besahleli bezolile phantsi komthi omkhulu, uThemba wayesazi ukuba wayeyinxalenye yento emangalisayo – usapho lukaThixo – nokuba uThixo unecebo elimangalisayo ngaye.
- Ukuvulwa
Ngaba unalo ibali leBhayibhile olithandayo? Ngaba ungayibiza? IBhayibhile yincwadi emangalisayo eyaphefumlelwa nguThixo.
Kule ncwadi sinokufumanisa ukuba ungubani uThixo, singoobani na yaye sindawoni na. Yonke into eseBhayibhileni iyinyaniso. Masifunde ibali leBhayibhile.
- Ukufunyanwa
Ngaba uyalikhumbula ibali olive izolo?
Ewe sincokole ngoThemba omncinci notatakhe behleli phantsi komthi. Masifunde ibali kwakhona.
Yeyiphi eyona ndawo oyithandayo kweli bali?
Ngubani ofunda le ncwadi?
Masibale abantwana. Uyambona umntu ofana nawe?
- Balisa kwakhona
Ungandixelela ukuba kwenzeke ntoni kwibali lethu izolo? (Buza imibuzo ekhokelayo kwaye ukhokele umntwana usebenzisa umfanekiso kunye nebali).
Udalwe ngubani?
Uziva njani ngawe?
Ikwenza uzive njani loo nto?
- Ixabiso
Kule veki besithetha ngendlela uThixo akwenze ngayo kuba unesicwangciso esikhethekileyo ngobomi bakho. Uya kwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo eqaqambileyo ngokuthanda nokunceda abo bakungqongileyo. Ungambonisa njani umntu ukuba uyamthanda?
UThixo ukwanenze inxalenye yosapho lwakhe. Uziva njani ukwazi ukuba uyinxalenye yentsapho kaThixo? Masithandaze kwaye simbulele uThixo, kanye njengokuba uThemba wenzayo: “Enkosi, Thixo ngokundenza, ngokundithanda, ube nesicwangciso esikhethekileyo ngobomi bam, nokuba nguBawo wam. Amen.”
- Umsebenzi
Kwibali lethu leBhayibhile kule veki besithetha ngendlela uThixo asenze ngayo, asithandayo kwaye unesicwangciso esikhethekileyo ngobomi bethu. Namhlanje siza kwenza into yokusikhumbuza ngaloo nto.
(Sika iphepha elimilise okwentliziyo kumntwana ngamnye. Nika iphepha neekhrayoni okanye iziphawuli kumntwana ngamnye kwaye umcele ukuba azizobe entliziyweni. Bavumele nabantwana bacule eli binzana: “UThixo wandenza, uThixo uyandithanda, uThixo unecebo ngobomi bam”.)