Sekunjalo, uYehova ulindele ukuba simlinde ngomonde ukuze azenze izinto ngexesha lakhe. Kutheni efuna simlinde? Sinokonwaba njani ngoxa sisamlindile?

KUTHENI UYEHOVA ELINDELE UKUBA SIMLINDE?

IBhayibhile ithi: “UYehova ulinde ngomonde ukuba anenzelele, ibe uza kunenzela inceba. Kuba uYehova nguThixo owenza ubulungisa. Bayonwaba abantu abaqhubeka belindele kuye.” (Isa. 30:18) Xa uIsaya wayeqala ukubhala la mazwi wayebhekisela kumaYuda anenkani. (Isa. 30:1) Kodwa kwakula maYuda ayekhona awayethembekile ibe loo myalezo wawanika ithemba. Nanamhlanje, la mazwi asabanika ithemba abakhonzi bakaYehova abathembekileyo.

Kufuneka silinde ngomonde kuba noYehova ulinde ngomonde. Unexesha alibekileyo lokuphelisa eli hlabathi, ibe ulinde loo mini naloo yure ifike. (Mat. 24:36) Ngelo xesha, iza kuzicacela into yokuba, izinto uSathana amtyhola ngazo uYehova nabo bamkhonzayo aziyonyani. Emva koko uza kutshabalalisa uSathana nabantu abamxhasayo aze thina ‘asenzele inceba.’

Okwangoku, uYehova usenokungaziphelisi iingxaki esinazo, kodwa uyasiqinisekisa ukuba sinako ukonwaba ngoku sisalindileyo. Njengokuba uIsaya wayetshilo, sinokukwazi ukonwaba ngoku sisalinde ukuba kwenzeke le nto siyifunayo. (Isa. 30:18) Singonwaba njani? Ezi zinto zine ziza kusinceda.

SINGONWABA NJANI NGOXA SILINDE UYEHOVA?

Cinga ngezinto ezintle ezenzekayo ebomini bakho. UKumkani uDavide wabona izinto ezininzi ezimbi ebomini bakhe. (INdu. 37:35) Kodwa wabhala wathi: “Yithi cwaka phambi koYehova uze ulindele kuye ngomonde. Makangakucaphukisi umntu ophumelelayo kumaqhinga akhe.” (INdu. 37:7) UDavide naye walithatha eli cebiso kuba wayesoloko ecinga ngethemba losindiso. Wayenombulelo nangazo zonke izinto uYehova amenzele zona. (INdu.  40:5) Nathi, ukuba sihlala sicinga ngezinto ezintle ezenzekayo ebomini bethu size singazihoyi kakhulu iingxaki esinazo, kuza kuba lula ukuba simlinde ngomonde uYehova.

Sebenzisa lonke ithuba onalo ukuze udumise uYehova. Umbhali weNdumiso 71, ekubonakala ukuba yayinguDavide, wathi kuYehova: “Ndiza kuhlala ndilindile; ndiza kukudumisa ngakumbi.” (INdu. 71:14) Wayeza kuyenza njani le nto? Wayeza kuxelela abanye ngoYehova aze amculele iingoma ezimdumisayo. (INdu. 71:16, 23) Nathi sinokonwaba njengoDavide ngoxa sisalinde uYehova. Siyamdumisa xa sishumayela, xa sithetha nabahlobo bethu ngaye naxa sicula iingoma zethu zoBukumkani. Xa uphinda ucula enye yeengoma zethu zama ukucingisisa ngamazwi ayo nendlela ekwenza uvuye ngayo.

Hlala nabazalwana noodade ukuze bakukhuthaze. Xa uDavide wayeneengxaki, wathi kuYehova: “Phambi kwabantu bakho abathembekileyo, ndiza kuthembela ngegama lakho, kuba lilungile.” (INdu. 52:9) Nathi sinokukhuthazwa ngabazalwana noodadewethu xa sikwiintlanganiso, xa sishumayela nabo naxa sizipholele nje.—Roma 1:11, 12.

Qinisa ithemba lakho. INdumiso 62:5 ithi: “Ndiza kuthula, ndilindele kuThixo kuba livela kuye ithemba lam.” Kufuneka ithemba lethu liqine, ingakumbi ukuba isiphelo asifiki ngelixesha ebesicinga ukuba siza kufika ngalo. Kufuneka siqiniseke ukuba izinto asithembise zona uYehova ziza kwenzeka, noba silinde ixesha elide kangakanani na. Sinokuqinisa ithemba lethu ngokufunda iLizwi likaThixo. Ngokomzekelo, sisenokucinga ngeziprofeto eziye zenzeka, ngendlela ababhali beBhayibhile abavumelana ngayo nezinto asixelela zona ngaye uYehova. (INdu. 1:2, 3) Enye into, kufuneka siqhubeke sithandaza ‘sinomoya oyingcwele,’ ukuze sihlale singabahlobo abasondeleyo bakaYehova ngoxa silinde isithembiso sakhe sobomi obungunaphakade ukuba senzeke.—Yude 20, 21.

NjengoKumkani uDavide, kufuneka siqiniseke ukuba uYehova uyabajonga abo bamlindileyo ibe ubabonisa nothando lwakhe olungagungqiyo. (INdu. 33:18, 22) Hlala umlinde ngomonde uYehova ngokucinga ngezinto ezintle ezenzekayo ebomini bakho, ngokumdumisa, ngokukhuthazwa ngamanye amaKristu nangokugcina ithemba lakho liqinile.