29 UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akukho muntu oshiye indlu, noma abafowabo, noma odadewabo, noma unina, noma uyise, noma abantwana, noma amazwe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli,
33 “Bhekani, sikhuphukela eJerusalema; iNdodana yomuntu izakukhashelwa kubapristi abakhulu nababhali; bazakuyinqumela ukuba ife, bayikhaphele kwabezizwe; “ Akuphefumuleki lapha phakathi ubona kahle ukuthi umuntu uhogela konke ukungcola ongakucabanga okuvela kula manzi aconsayo esuka lapha odongeni futhi anendle.
“Siyapheka siphakele abantu badlele khona lapha ngoba ingekho enye into engenziwa. Siphefumula khona ukungcola lokhu osekuthathe isikhathi eside kwenzeka.
“Kungokwesibili leli payipi lihlupha ngokuvuza. Kunzima kakhulu futhi siyabona ukuthi sizogula uma kuqhubeka kwenzeka kanjena,” kusho yena. Umuntu uthanda ukuba ne-Atomic Tattoo esiswini esiseceleni nge-design inkinobho emnyama. Lokhu kunikeza ukubukeka kwesitayela Ungathanda ukufunda lesi sihloko ngalolu limi: %%?
2 Mhlawumbe uke ubezwe abantu bethi ubuhlungu buyaphola ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Nokho ingabe ukudlula kwesikhathi yikona ngempela okududuzayo? Omunye umfelokazi wathi: “Ngiphawule ukuthi yilokho okwenziwa umuntu phakathi naleso sikhathi okumduduzayo.” Yiqiniso, njengenxeba, ubuhlungu bokushonelwa bungase buphole ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uma bunakekelwa kahle. Yini engaduduza abashonelwe?
13 Khumbula nokuthi abantu bayiveza ngendlela engafani indlela abazizwa ngayo. Ezikhathini eziningi umuntu obhekene nosizi kuphela ongalwazi kahle usizi lwakhe futhi kungase kube nzima ukuveza imizwa yakhe. IZwi likaNkulunkulu lithi: “Inhliziyo iyakuqaphela ukuba munyu komphefumulo . . . futhi akukho sihambi esiyogxambukela ekujabuleni kwawo.” (IzAga 14:10) Ngisho nalapho umuntu angase ayiveze imizwa yakhe akubi lula ngaso sonke isikhathi ngabanye ukuyiqonda.
14 Kuyaqondakala ukuthi kungaba nzima ukwazi ukuthi uzothini kumuntu okhungathekile ngenxa yokufelwa. Noma kunjalo, iBhayibheli lithi “ulimi lwabahlakaniphile lungukuphulukisa.” (IzAga 12:18) Abaningi baye bakuthola kududuza ukuxoxa ngencwajana ethi Lapho Ufelwa Othandekayo. * Nokho, ngokuvamile into esiza kakhulu ‘ukukhala nalabo abakhalayo.’ (Roma 12:15) UGaby ongumfelokazi uthi: “Ngihlale ngikhala. Yingakho ngiduduzeka lapho abangane bami bekhala kanye nami. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngisuke ngizwa ukuthi bazwelana nami.”
15 Uma ungazi ukuthi uzothini kumuntu oshonelwe, mhlawumbe kungcono ukumduduza ngokumthumelela ikhadi, i-email, i-sms noma umbhalele incwadi. Ungacaphuna umBhalo oduduzayo, ukhulume ngezinto ezinhle noma izinto ozithandayo ozikhumbulayo ngalo oshonile. UJunia uthi: “Kuyangiduduza ukuthola i-sms noma ukucelwa umKristu ukuba ngimvakashele. Lokho kungenza ngibone ukuthi ngiyathandwa.”
16 Ungakuthathi kancane ukuthandaza nabashonelwe noma ukubathandazela lapho uwedwa. Kungase kube nzima ukuyiveza kahle indlela ozizwa ngayo lapho usesimweni esicindezela kakhulu. Nokho ukunxusa kwakho okusuka enhliziyweni, mhlawumbe ngisho nezinyembezi, kungamsiza oshonelwe. UDalene uyakhumbula: “Ngezinye izikhathi lapho odade bezongibona, ngangibacela bangithandazele. Lapho besawuqala umthandazo, kwakungakhulumeki, amazwi engaphumi kahle ngenxa yesibibithwane. Nokho lapho beqhubeka nokuthandaza amazwi ayaqina futhi benze imithandazo ethinta inhliziyo ngempela. Ukholo lwabo oluqinile, uthando nozwela, kwaluqinisa kakhulu ukholo lwami.”
17 Indlela abantu ababhekana ngayo nokushonelwa ayifani. Ngakho kumelwe ukulungele ukuchitha isikhathi esithe xaxa nomuntu oshonelwe, hhayi nje izinsukwana ezimbalwa lapho kusekhona bonke abangane nezihlobo. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemva kokushonelwa, lapho abanye sebephindele emisebenzini yabo, usuke esakudinga ukududuzwa. “Umngane weqiniso ubonisa uthando ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi ungumfowabo womuntu ozalelwe isikhathi sosizi.” (IzAga 17:17) AmaKristu angaduduza umuntu oshonelwe kuze kube yilapho selubohlile usizi lwakhe.—Funda eyoku-1 Thesalonika 3:7.
19 Khumbula nokuthi abashonelwe badinga isikhuthazo nangezinye izikhathi, hhayi nje ngezinsuku ezikhethekile kuphela. UJunia uyachaza: “Ngokuvamile ukuvakashelwa abantu ungalindele lutho futhi kungelona usuku oluthile olukhethekile kuyasiza kakhulu.” Yiqiniso, ngeke sikwazi ukuluqeda lonke usizi noma sivale isikhala somuntu oshonile. Nokho uyaduduzeka oshonelwe lapho senza okuthile. (1 Joh. 3:18) UGaby uthi: “Ngiyambonga uJehova ngabadala abanothando ababengisiza ngesikhathi esinzima. Bangenza ngaluzwa ngempela uthando lukaJehova.”
^ isig. 8 IBhayibheli ligcina ukukhuluma ngoJosefa lapho uJesu eneminyaka engu-12. Lapho enza isimangaliso sokuqala, ephendula amanzi eba iwayini, iBhayibheli alisho lutho ngoJosefa. Kusukela lapho kuqhubuke alibanga lisakhuluma ngaye. Lapho esesigxotsheni sokuhlushwa uJesu wacela umphostoli uJohane ukuba anakekele uMariya. Wayengeke akusho lokho ukube uJosefa wayesaphila.—Joh. 19:26, 27.
“Okwamanje amazwi awakwazi ukubuchaza kahle ubuhlungu bokushonelwa umuntu omthandayo, kodwa silangazelela isikhathi lapho amazwi engeke akwazi ukuchaza injabulo esiyobe sinayo, lapho uBaba wethu osezulwini emvusa.”