Cabanga Ngezibusiso - uThomas S. MonsoniNkomfa kaWonke-wonkeInkomfa YamanjeZonke IzinkomfaCabanga NgezibusisoNguMongameli uThomas S. MonsonuBaba wethu waseZulwini uyazi ngezidingo zethu futhi uzakusisiza uma sicela usizo Kuyena.10491_783_46monsonBafowethu kanye nodade abathandekayo, lenkomfa iqeda iminyaka engu 49 njengoba ngasekelwa, ngoOkthoba 4, 1963, njengelungu Lekhoramu Lababostoli Beshumi Nambili. Iminyaka eyisishagalolunye iyiminyaka eminingi. Ngezindlela eziningi, kepha, isikhathi sibukeka sifishane kusukela ngesikhathi ngema endaweni yokukhuluma kwiThabenakeli futhi nganikeza inkulumo yami yokuqala kwinkomfa kawonkewonke.Okuningi sekushintshile kusukela ngoOkthoba 4, 1963. Siphila esikhathini esikhethekile kumlandu wonhlaba. Sibusisekile ngokuningi. Futhi ngesinye isikhathi kunzima ukubona izinkinga kanye nomqondo ovulekile phakathi kwethu futhi singapheli amandla. Ngitholile ukuthi, kakhudlwana kunokugxila ezintweni ezingekho, uma singabheka emuva futhi sicabange ngezibusiso ezimpilweni zethu, kanye nezibukeka zincane, ngesinye isikhathi nezibusiso ezinganakiwe, singathola ukujabula okukhulu.Njengoba ngaphinda ngabuka iminyaka engu 49 eyadlulayo, Ngiyengathola izinto ezimbalwa. Enye ukuthi izifundo eziningi engizitholile zazingezona ezingabukeka zimangaza. Ngokweqiniso, ngesikhathi zivela, njalo zazibukeka zingezona ezibonakalayo futhi ezijwayelekile. Kepha, ngokubheka emuva, zakhulisa futhi zabusisa izimpilo —hhayi nezinye ezami ezazincane. Ngingaluleka lomsebenzi kuwe—ngisho, ukuthi uthatha iqoqo ngempilo yakho futhi ubheke izibusiso, ezinkulu kanye nezincane, ozitholile.Okuhlezi emqondweni wami ngasosonke isikhathi ukuthi imikhuleko yethu iyalalelwa futhi iphendulwe. Siyalazi iqiniso elitholakala ku 2 Nifayi eNcwadini kaMomoni: “Umuntu ungumuntu, ukuze athole injabulo.” 1 Ngibeka ubufakazi bami ukuthi yonke injabulo iza ngokubona ukuthi singakwazi ukukhulumisana kanye noBaba wethu waseZulwini ngomkhuleko nokuthi leyo mikhuleko izawulalelwa futhi iphendulwe—mhlawumbe hhayi kanjani futhi ngasiphi isikhathi silindele ukuba iphendulwe, kepha izaku phendulwa futhi nguBaba waseZulwini owaziyo futhi osithandayo ngokuphelele futhi ofisa sithole injabulo. Akazange Asithembise na, “Iba ngozithobileyo; futhi iNkosi uNkulunkulu uzakuhola ngesandla, futhi akunikeze impendulo yemikhuleko yakho”?2Kwimizuzu embalwa enginikezwe yona, Ngithanda ukwabelana kanye nani isibonelo esincane sezifundo engazithola lapho imikhuleko yezwakala futhi yaphendulwa lapho, uma ngibheka umuva, kwaletha izibusiso empilweni yami kanye nasezimpilo zabanye. Ijenali yezinsuku zonke yami, engiyigcine kuyoyonke leminyaka, isize ukuletha okubalulekile lokho engicabanga ukuthi bekungeke ngakukhuluma.Ekuqaleni kuka 1965, Nganikezwa umsebenzi wokuba ngiye kwinkomfa yesiteki futhi ngiphathe imihlangano kuyonke indawo Yeningizimu nePasifikhi. Ngangiqala ukuvakashela kuleyongxenye yomhlaba, futhi kwaba isikhathi esingasoze sakhohlweka. Okuningi okwakungcwele ngesimo kwenzeka ngalomsebenzi njengoba ngahlangana nabaholi, amalungu, kanye nabafundisi bezenkolo.
