Ukuthula Komhlaba—Kungani Kunzima Ukukuthola?
Impendulo YeBhayibheli
Imizamo yabantu yokuletha ukuthula emhlabeni iye yahluleka futhi isazoqhubeka ihluleka ngenxa yezizathu eziningana:
“Akukona okomuntu ohambayo ngisho nokuqondisa isinyathelo sakhe.” (Jeremiya 10:23) Abantu abadalwanga nekhono noma ilungelo lokuzibusa, ngakho ngeke bakwazi ukuthola ukuthula okuhlala njalo.
“Ningethembi ezikhulwini nasendodaneni yomuntu okungekho kuyo ukusiza. Umoya wakhe uyaphuma, yena abuyele emhlabathini wakhe; ngalona lolo suku amacebo akhe ayaphela.” (IHubo 146:3, 4, iBhayibheli lesiZulu elivamile) Abaholi bakahulumeni, ngisho nalabo abanezisusa ezinhle, abakwazi ukuthola ikhambi lezimbangela eziyisisekelo zezimpi.
“Ezinsukwini zokugcina kuyofika izikhathi ezibucayi okunzima ukubhekana nazo. Ngoba abantu bayokuba . . . abanolaka, abangenalo uthando lokuhle, abakhapheli, abanenkani, abakhukhumele.” (2 Thimothewu 3:1-4) Siphila “ezinsukwini zokugcina” zaleli zwe elibi, lapho isimo sengqondo sabantu senza kube nzima ukuba kube nokuthula.
“Mayé ngomhlaba nangolwandle, ngoba uDeveli wehlele kini, ethukuthele kakhulu, azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane.” (IsAmbulo 12:12) UDeveli, isitha sikaNkulunkulu, uvalelwe lapha emhlabeni futhi ushukumisa abantu ukuba bamukele umoya wakhe omubi. Uma nje ‘esengumbusi waleli zwe,’ ngeke siphile ngokuthula.—Johane 12:31.
“[UMbuso kaNkulunkulu] uyochoboza uqede yonke le mibuso [emelene noNkulunkulu], wona uqobo ume kuze kube nini nanini.” (Daniyeli 2:44) UMbuso kaNkulunkulu, hhayi ohulumeni babantu, oyokwanelisa isifiso sethu somhlaba onokuthula okuhlala njalo.—IHubo 145:16.