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 “Mina ngingumhlumulo waseSharoni, nomnduze wezigodi” - Sg 2: 1

The rose of SharonNgala mazwi, intombazane yakwaShulamiti yazichaza. Igama lesiHeberu elisetshenziselwe i-rose lapha yilona i-habaselet futhi kuvame ukuqondwa njengeHibiscus Syriacus. Le mbali enhle ayiqinile, okusho ukuthi ingakhula ngaphansi kwezimo ezingezinhle kakhulu.
Ngokulandelayo, uzichaza ngokuthi "ngumnduze wezigodi". USolomon uthi, “Cha” awuyena nje umnduze wezigodi, uhluke kakhulu kunalokho. ” Ngakho-ke uphendula ngala mazwi: "Njengomnduze phakathi kwameva".
UJesu wathi: “Enye yawela phakathi kwameva, ameva eza ayiminyanisa” (Mat 13: 7 NASB). Akunakulindeleka, kuhluke kanjani, futhi kuyigugu elingakanani, ukuthola umnduze othelayo naphezu kwezimo ezinameva. Ngokunjalo noJesu wathi ku v5-6: “Enye yawela ezindaweni ezinamadwala, lapho kwakungekho nhlabathi eningi […] futhi ngenxa yokuthi babengenazimpande, yabuna”. Akuve kungenakwenzeka, kuhluke kanjani, futhi kuyigugu kangakanani, ukuthola rose laseSharon naphezu kokuhlupheka noma ukushushiswa!

Othandiweyo wami ungowami, ngingowakhe

Evesini 16 umShulamiti ukhuluma ngesithandwa sakhe. Uyigugu futhi ungowakhe, futhi ungowakhe. Benze isithembiso komunye nomunye, futhi lesi sithembiso singcwele. UmShulami ngeke adukiswe yintuthuko kaSolomoni. Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala:

"Ngenxa yalesi sizathu indoda izoshiya uyise nonina, inamathele kumkayo, bobabili babe nyamanye." - Kwabase-Efesu 5: 31

Imfihlakalo yaleli vesi ichazwa evesini elilandelayo, lapho uPawulu ethi empeleni ukhuluma ngoKristu nangebandla lakhe. UJesu Kristu unomakoti, futhi njengezingane zikaBaba wethu waseZulwini sinesiqinisekiso sothando loMyeni wethu ngathi.
Uyintombazane yakwaShulamu. Unikele inhliziyo yakho kumfana kaMelusi, futhi uzokunikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yakho. UJesu Kristu uMelusi wakho wathi:

“Ngingumalusi omuhle. Ngiyazazi ezami nezami uqobo ziyangazi - njengoba nje uBaba engazi nami ngiyamazi uBaba - futhi ngidela impilo yami ngenxa yezimvu. ”- UJo 10: 14-15 NET

Kungani wena?

Lapho udla izifanekiselo zeSidlo seNkosi, umemezela obala ukuthi ungabakaKristu nokuthi ukukhethile. Abanye bangacabanga noma baveze ukuthi uyagabadela noma uyaziqhenya. Ungaqiniseka kanjani? Yini ekwenza ukhetheke kangaka?
Ulinganiswa namadodakazi aseJerusalema. Ngesikhumba sazo esihle, izingubo ezithambile kanye nephunga elimnandi, elimnandi kuvela izihloko ezifaneleke kakhulu zothando lweNkosi. Yini ayibonayo kuwe ukuthi ukufanele lokhu? Isikhumba sakho simnyama ngoba usebenze esivinini (Sg 1: 6). Uthwele ubunzima nobushushu obuvuthayo bosuku (Mt 20: 12).
IsiHlabelelo SeziHlabelelo asinikezi isizathu sokumkhetha kwakhe. Esingakuthola kuphela “yingoba uyamthanda”. Uzizwa ungafaneleki? Kungani ungalifanela uthando nothando lwayo lapho kunabaningi abahlakaniphe kakhulu, abanamandla, nabahlonishwa?

“Ngoba niyabona ubizo lwenu, bazalwane, ukuthi ababaningi amadoda ahlakaniphile ngokwenyama, ababaningi abanamandla, ababaningi abadumileyo ababiziweyo: Kepha uNkulunkulu ukhethe izinto zobuwula zomhlaba ukuba adumaze abahlakaniphileyo; futhi uNkulunkulu ukhethe izinto ezibuthakathaka zomhlaba ukuze adanise izinto ezinamandla. ”- I-1 Co 1: 26-27

"Siyamthanda, ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala" (1 Jo 4: 19). UZimu ukhombisa ukusithanda kwakhe kuqala ngokusamukela njengabantwabakhe. Futhi uKristu wakhombisa ukusithanda kwakhe kuze kube sekufeni. Uthe: “Awungikhethanga, kodwa ngikhethe wena” (Jo 15: 16) Uma uKristu esekuthanda kuqala, kungaba kanjani ukugabadela ukuphendula othandweni lwakhe?

Ukuzikhumbuza uthando lukaKristu ngawe

Ngemuva kokuthi u-Kristu aqale ukumemezela uthando lwakhe ngathi, futhi njengoba iminyaka ihamba, ngesinye isikhathi singazizwa ngendlela umShulamiti azizwa ngayo lapho ethi: “Ngivulele isithandwa sami; kepha isithandwa sami sasihlukile, sahamba; umphefumulo wami waphela amandla lapho sikhuluma, ngamfuna, kepha angamfumana; Ngimbizile, kepha akangiphendulanga ”(Sg 5: 6).
UmShulami wabe eseyalela amadodakazi aseJerusalema ukuthi: “uma uthola isithandwa sami […] mtshele, ukuthi ngiyagula uthando” (Sg 5: 8). Kubonakala njengombhalo wendaba yothando. Umbhangqwana osemusha uthandana, kodwa uhlukaniswe. Indoda ecebile futhi ecebile iyathuthuka entombazaneni encane kodwa inhliziyo yayo ihlala iqinile othandweni lwayo olusencane. Ubhala izincwadi ngethemba lokumthola.
Eqinisweni, uKristu ushiye ibandla lakhe ayelithandayo isikhashana “ukuze limlungisele indawo” (Jo 14: 3). Kodwa uthembisa ukubuya azomnika lesi siqinisekiso:

“Futhi uma ngihamba ngiyonilungisela indawo, ngizobuya futhi, ngizokwamukela kimi; ukuze lapho ngikhona, ube khona nalapho. Futhi lapho ngiya khona uyazi nangendlela owazi ngayo. ”- UJo 14: 3-4

Lapho engekho, singadinga ukuzikhumbuza uthando esasinalo ekuqaleni. Kungenzeka ukhohlwe lokhu:

“Noma kunjalo nginokuthile ngawe, ngoba ushiye uthando lwakho lokuqala.” - UR 2: 4

NjengoSolomoni, leli zwe nawo wonke ubukhazikhazi balo nengcebo nobuhle balo lizozama ukukuphambukisa othandweni esaba nalo lapho umfana wakho ongumalusi ememezela ukuthi uyakuthanda. Manje njengoba uhlukaniswe naye isikhashana, ukungabaza kungangena engqondweni yakho. Amadodakazi aseJerusalema athi: “Yini othandiweyo wakho ngaphandle komunye othandekayo?” (Sg 5: 9).
UmShulami uphendula ngokumkhumbula nangezikhathi abahlanganyela ngazo. Imibhangqwana ngokufanayo yenza kahle ukuzikhumbuza ukuthi kungani bethandana ekuqaleni, bekhumbula lezi zikhathi zokuqala zothando:

“Isithandwa sami simhlophe, sibomvu, sivelisisa phakathi kwezinkulungwane eziyishumi. Ikhanda lakhe linjengegolide elicwengekileyo kunazo zonke, nezihluthulelo zalo zibunjiwe, zimnyama njengegwababa. Amehlo akhe anjengamajuba ngasemifuleni yamanzi, egezwe ngobisi, futhi emile kahle. Izihlathi zakhe zinjengombhede wezinongo, njengezimbali ezinhle: Izindebe zakhe zinjengeminduze, ziconsa imure emnandi. Izingalo zakhe zinjengegolide eliyindilinga eliboshwe nge-beryl: umzimba wakhe unjengamaphondo endlovu aqoshiwe afakwe ngamasafire. Imilenze yakhe iyinsika zemabula, ibekwe ezisekelweni zegolide elicwengekileyo. Ubuso bakhe bunjengeLebhanoni, buhle njengemisedari. Umlomo wakhe umnandi kakhulu: yebo, muhle ngokuphelele. Lesi yisithandwa sami, futhi lo mngani wami, nina madodakazi aseJerusalema. ”- Sg 5: 10-16

Lapho sikhumbula othandekayo wethu njalo, uthando lwethu ngaye luhlala lumsulwa futhi luqinile. Siqondiswa uthando lwakhe (2 Co 5: 14) futhi silangazelela ukubuya kwakhe.

Ukuzilungiselela uMshado

Embonweni, uJohane uyiswa ezulwini, lapho isixuku esikhulu sikhuluma ngazwi linye: “Haleluya; insindiso, nodumo, nodumo, namandla, eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu ”(Rev 19: 1). Ngemuva kwalokho isixuku esikhulu esisezulwini simemeza kanyekanye sithi: “Haleluya: ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu ubukhosi bonke babusa.” (V.6). Yini imbangela yokujabula nokudumisa okuqondiswa kuBaba wethu osezulwini? Siyafunda:

"Masijabule sithokoze, simnikeze udumo; ngokuba umshado weWundlu ufikile, nomkakhe uzilungisile." - IsAm. 19: 7

Umbono ungomunye womshado phakathi kukaKristu noMlobokazi waKhe, isikhathi sentokozo enkulu. Qaphela ukuthi uMlobokazi wazenza kanjani walungela.
Uma ungafunga ngomshado omuhle wasebukhosini: Namuhla sebehlangene wonke amalungu omndeni, abangane, abahlonishwa nabavakashi abahlonishwayo. Amakhadi wesimemo aconjwe ngokucophelela ngabaphrinta bezandla. Nazo izivakashi zaphendula ngokugqoka izingubo zazo ezinhle kakhulu.
Eduze kwendlu engcwele yomkhosi, ihholo lokwamukela abantu liguqulwa ngemihlobiso emihle nezimbali. Umculo uqeda ukuvumelana kanye nokuhleka kwezingane ezincane ephaseji kukhumbuza bonke ubuhle obuqaliwe.
Manje zonke izimenywa sezithole izihlalo zazo. Umkhwenyana umi e-altare nomculo uqala ukudlala. Iminyango iyavuleka bese kuvela uMakoti. Zonke izivakashi ziyajika zibheke ngakolunye uhlangothi. Yini abalethemba ukuyibona?
Umakoti! Kepha kuvela ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Ukugqoka kwakhe kungcolile ngodaka, iveli lakhe alisekho endaweni, izinwele zakhe azilungisiwe nezimbali ezisendlini yakhe yomshado sezishwabene. Ungakucabanga lokhu? Akazilungiselele… akunakwenzeka!

"Intombi ingakhohlwa imihlobiso yayo, noma umakoti ingubo yayo?" - UJeremiah 2: 32

ImiBhalo ichaza uMyeni wethu njengokubuya ngokuqinisekile, kepha ngesikhathi esingakulindele ukuba sibe njalo. Singaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi sikulungele ukuba asamukele? UmShulami wahlala emsulwa othandweni lakhe ngomfana wakhe uMelusi, futhi ezinikele kuye ngokuphelele. ImiBhalo isinikeza ukudla okuningi esingakucabanga:

“Ngakho-ke bhincani izinkalo zengqondo yenu, ninokuphakama, nethemba lokugcina komusa oyolethwa kini ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu;
Njengabantwana abalalelayo, ningazifanisi nezinkanuko zangaphambili ngokungazi kwenu: Kepha njengoba yena onibizayo engcwele, yibani ngcwele ngezindlela zonke zokuziphatha;
Ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi, Uzoba ngcwele; ngoba ngingcwele. ”(1 Pe 1: 13-16)

"Ungaqinisekiswa kulomhlaba, kepha uguqulwe ngokuvuselelwa kwengqondo yakho, ukuze ngokuhlola ubone ukuthi iyini intando kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi iyini, iyini enhle, yamukelekile, futhi iphelele." - URo 12: 2 ESV

“Ngibethelwe kanye noKristu. Akusengimi loyo ophilayo, kodwana uKrestu uhlala kimi. Futhi impilo engiyiphila manje enyameni ngiyiphila ngokukholwa eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu, eyangithandayo yazinikela ngenxa yami. ”- UGa 2: 20 ESV

“O Nkulunkulu, dala kimi inhliziyo ehlanzekile, uvuselele umoya oqondile ngaphakathi kimi. Ungangilahli ebusweni bakho, futhi ungangimukeli uMoya wakho oNgcwele. Ngibuyisele enjabulweni yensindiso yakho, ungisekele ngomoya ovumayo. ”- IHu 51: 10-12 ESV

“Bathandekayo, singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu manje, futhi lokho esizoba yikho akukaze kubonakale; kodwa siyazi ukuthi lapho ebonakala sizofana naye, ngoba sizombona njengoba enjalo. Futhi wonke umuntu othembela kuye uyazihlanza njengoba emsulwa. ”- I-1 Jo 3: 2-3 ESV

Singayibonga iNkosi yethu ukuthi isezulwini isilungiselela indawo, ukuthi ibuya maduze, nokuthi sibheke phambili osukwini esizoba ngalo epharadesi.
Kuze kube nini size sizwe icilongo elikhulu limemeza lapho thina njengamalungu ebandla likaKristu sihlanganiswa naye? Masibe abakulungele!

UnguRose waseSharon

Ukuthi akunakwenzeka kangakanani, ukuthi uyigugu kangakanani, futhi ukuvelele. Ngaphandle kwalomhlaba ubizelwe othandweni lukaKristu uye enkazimulweni kaBaba wethu waseZulwini. Wena uyiRose yeSharon ekhula ehlane elomile lomhlaba. Kukho konke okuzokuphikisana nawe, uyaqhakaza ngobuhle obungenakuthetheka othandweni lukaKristu.


[i] Ngaphandle kokuthi kushiwo ngenye indlela, amavesi e-Bhayibheli acashunwe kuKing James Version, 2000.
[ii] I-Rose of Sharon Photograph ngu-Eric Kounce - CC BY-SA 3.0

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