Unokulwa Nokuphelelwa Lithemba

UBUJONGA njani ubunzima ojamelana nabo? Ngoku, iingcali ezininzi zikholelwa ukuba impendulo yalo mbuzo ibonisa ukuba ungumntu onesimo sengqondo esifanelekileyo okanye ophelelwe lithemba kusini na. Sonke sijamelana nobunzima obahlukahlukeneyo ebomini, abanye batsala nzima ngakumbi kunabanye. Noko ke, yintoni eyenza ukuba abanye abantu banganikezeli, basoloko bekulungele ukuxoza mphini wumbi ngoxa abanye benikezela nokuba baye bajamelana nobunzima obungephi?

Ngokomzekelo, yiba nomfanekiso ngqondweni wakho ufuna umsebenzi. Uya kudliwano-ndlebe uze uxelelwe ukuba akuwufumananga umsebenzi. Uziva njani emva koko? Usenokuziva ukhathazekile ucinge ukuba kukho ingxaki ngawe de uthi ‘Akukho mntu oya kuze aqeshe umntu ofana nam. Andinakuze ndiwufumane umsebenzi.’ Okanye ukungawufumani umsebenzi kunokubangela ukuba ube nembono egqwethekileyo ngazo zonke izinto ebomini bakho, uthi, ‘Akukho nto ndikhe ndiyenze iphumelele. Andiloncedo mntwini.’ Kwimeko nganye, ukucinga ngolo hlobo kubonisa ukuba uphelelwe lithemba.

Ukulwa Nokuphelelwa Lithemba

Unokulwa njani nokuphelelwa lithemba? Inyathelo lokuqala elibalulekileyo kukuba wazi xa uphelelwa lithemba. Inyathelo lesibini kukulwa naloo meko. Khangela izizathu ezinokubangela ube kwimeko okuyo. Ngokomzekelo, ngaba yinyaniso ukuba akukhange uqeshwe kuba kungekho mntu ufuna ukukuqesha? Okanye ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba umqeshi ebefuna umntu onobuchule obuthile?

Xa sele uzivelele zonke iinkalo, uya kubona ukuba ukulahl’ ithemba kukuzibaxa izinto. Ngaba ukungawufumani umsebenzi isihlandlo sokuqala kuthetha ukuba akunto yanto, okanye ngaba ungacinga ngezinye iinkalo zobomi bakho owenza kakuhle kuzo—njengosukelo lwakho lokomoya, ulwalamano lwakho nentsapho okanye nabahlobo bakho? Yahlukana nokujonga yonk’ into ebomini bakho njengophawu lokuba “wambethwe ngamashwa.” Enyanisweni, ngaba ngokwenene unokuqiniseka ukuba akunakuze uwufumane umsebenzi? Zininzi izinto onokuzenza ukuze uhlakulele isimo sengqondo esifanelekileyo.

Isimo Sengqondo Esifanelekileyo

Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, abaphengululi baye bachaza ithemba ngendlela emfutshane ebangel’ umdla. Bathi ithemba libandakanya inkolelo yokuba unako ukulufikelela usukelo ozibekele lona. Njengoko inqaku elilandelayo liza kubonisa, ithemba libandakanya okungakumbi kunoko, kodwa le nkcazelo iluncedo ngeendlela ezininzi. Ukunikel’ ingqalelo kolu hlobo lwethemba kunokusinceda sihlakulele isimo sengqondo esifanelekileyo.

Ukuze sikwazi ukuphumeza izinto esizicebileyo, sifanele sibe nobuchule bokuzibekela usukelo size sizame ukulufikelela. Ukuba akungomntu odla ngokuzibekela usukelo, kufuneka ucinge nzulu ngezinto ofuna ukuziphumeza ebomini. Okokuqala, ngaba zikho izinto ofuna ukuziphumeza? Kulula ukuba singacingi nokucinga ngezona zinto sizifunayo ebomini, izinto ezibalulekileyo kuthi. Ngokuphathelele lo mgaqo ubalulekileyo wokuzibekela usukelo, sifumanisa ukuba kwakudala iBhayibhile yathi: “Niqiniseke ngezinto ezibaluleke ngakumbi.”—Filipi 1:10.

Xa sele sizibekele usukelo, kulula ukucinga ngezinto ezibalulekileyo kwiinkalo ezahlukahlukeneyo ebomini bethu, njengemeko yethu yokomoya, ubomi bentsapho nomsebenzi. Noko ke, kubalulekile ukuba singazibekeli usukelo lokwenza izinto ezininzi zisuka nje, sizibekele usukelo esinako ukulufikelela. Xa kunzima ukufikelela usukelo oluthile sinokuziva sidimazekile de sinikezele. Ngoko kudla ngokunceda ukuzama ukufikelela usukelo ngalunye ngokwamanqanaba.

“Apho kukho umnqweno, kukho indlela.” Litsho njalo iqhalo lakudala yaye kukhangeleka ngathi linabo ubunyani. Xa sele sizibekele usukelo, kufuneka sibe nomnqweno size sizimisele ukuluphumeza. Oku sinokukwenza ngokucinga ngemiphumo neengenelo zoko siceba ukukwenza. Kakade ke, iza kubakho imiqobo kodwa sifanele siyijonge njengocelomngeni kunokuba siyijonge njengemiqobo engenakoyiswa.

Noko ke, kufuneka sicinge ngeendlela esinokuluphumeza ngazo usukelo lwethu. Umbhali uC. R. Snyder, owenza uphando olubhekele phaya ngokubaluleka kwethemba ucebisa ukuba sicinge ngeendlela ezininzi esinokuluphumeza ngazo naluphi na usukelo. Ngoko, xa enye indlela ingaphumeleli sinokubhenela kwenye.

Lo kaSnyder ukwacebisa ukuba sifunde ukulutshintsha usukelo lwethu. Xa singasakwazi ukuluphumeza usukelo oluthile, ukusoloko sicinga ngalo kunokusidimaza. Kwelinye icala, ukwenza enye into esikwaziyo ukuyifikelela kuya kusenza singalahl’ ithemba.

IBhayibhile inomzekelo omhle kule nkalo. UKumkani uDavide wayezimisele ukwakhela uThixo wakhe uYehova itempile. Kodwa uThixo wathi kuDavide elo lungelo laliza kufunyanwa ngunyana wakhe uSolomon. Kunokuba aqumbe okanye atyhale ngesifuba, uDavide wazibekela olunye usukelo. Wazibhokoxa ekuqokeleleni iminikelo nezixhobo zokwakha loo tempile yayiza kwakhiwa ngunyana wakhe.—1 Kumkani 8:17-19; 1 Kronike 29:3-7.

Nangona kusenokwenzeka ukuba siye sazama ukuhlakulela ithemba ukusa kumlinganiselo othile ngokuphepha isimo sengqondo esingafanelekanga, kusenokwenzeka ukuba kusafuneka siphucule kule nkalo. Ngoba? Ngenxa yokuba izinto ezininzi ezenza silahl’ ithemba zibangelwa zizinto ezingaphaya kwamandla ethu. Xa sicinga ngeengxaki ezinkulu ezithwaxa uluntu—ubuhlwempu, iimfazwe, ukungabikho kobulungisa nexhala lokugula nokufa—yintoni enokusinceda sihlale sinethemba?

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Xa ungakhange uwufumane umsebenzi, ngaba uye ucinge ukuba akunakuze uwufumane?

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UKumkani uDavide wayebhetyebhetye ngokuphathelele usukelo