Kuba ivuza incindi yobusi imilebe yomfazi wasemzini;, Ubuthelezi ngaphezu kweoli umlomo wayo: Ke ukuphela kwakhe kukrakra njengomhlonyane, libukhali njengekrele elintlangothi-mbini (IMizekeliso 5:3,4)
Unyana makabuqonde ubulumko bukayise, amthobele. Uyise ulumkisa unyana wakhe, Kumfazi wasemzini, umfazi ongayaziyo iNkosi. Umfazi ongaqhelekanga ubonakala emhle kakhulu, unenkangeleko entle nenomtsalane kwaye usebenzisa amagama ahendayo. Akubonakali kuphosakele kakhulu ukuthandana naye, kwaye ube nobudlelwane naye. Kodwa kamsinya nje uya kunikela kuye, yaye ukuphela kwayo kuya kuba krakra njengomhlonyane, libukhali njengekrele elintlangothi-mbini.
USolomon wabhala lo mzekeliso, wayesazi ukuba kuphosakele ukuba nolwalamano namabhinqa angaqhelekanga. Wabhala izihlandlo ezininzi ngalo mfazi ungaqhelekanga. USolomon wenza ubumenemene kuYehova, kwaye yintoni unobangela wayo? Ilungile lo nto: Abafazi abangaqhelekanga.
Abafazi abangaqhelekanga, wabangela ukuwa kwakhe. Waba namava, Isiphelo somkamntu sikrakra njengomhlonyane, libukhali njengekrele elintlangothi-mbini. USolomon wayenobuthathaka kwaba bafazi bangaqhelekanga. Wayesazi ukuba kwakungafanelekanga ukuba nolwalamano nabo, kodwa wakwenza oko. Wabathobela, endaweni kaThixo.
Musa ukuvumela umfazi ongaqhelekanga akuhende
Bangaphi abantu abahlonela uThixo namhlanje, bahendwa ngabafazi okanye amadoda amahle? Bangaphi abantu abamfanyekiswe yinkangeleko yabo, okanye ngamazwi abo amnandi, kwaye balukuhlwe ngabo? Bangaphi abantu abajonga imbonakalo yangaphandle, endaweni yembonakalo yangaphakathi nonxulumano lomoya eNkosini?
Xa umKristu engowenyama kwaye ehamba emva kwenyama, ize ibe yimbonakalo yangaphandle (inkangeleko) yomntu, kunye nenyama (ngokwesondo) umtsalane ubaluleke kakhulu. Kudla ngokubaluleke ngakumbi kubo, emva koko inkalo yokomoya.
Xa umKristu esenza isigqibo esisekelwe kwinkangeleko yangaphandle, ngoko (s)unokwenza eyona mpazamo inkulu ebomini bakhe. Xa umtshato usekelwe kwinkangeleko yangaphandle (inkangeleko, kunye nomzimba (ngokwesondo) umtsalane), ke inokuba, ukuba umtshato unokuba yidyokhwe enzima, kwaye ayiyi kuhlala ngonaphakade.
Zigcine ke wena;, nize nihlale nimthobela uThixo. Naxa ukhetha iqabane lakho. Musa ukwenza isigqibo ngaphandle kwaKhe, kwaye xa usenza isigqibo, kufuneka uyenze ngokwesiseko seLizwi laKhe; Ingcebiso yakhe.
USolomon akazange amphulaphule uThixo, wahamba indlela yakhe. Musa ukwenza impazamo efanayo njengoko wenzayo. Musa ukucinga ukuba akuyi kwenzeka kuwe. Musa ukucinga ukuba uhlukile, ngokuba awukho. Kwenzeka ntoni kuSolomon, kuya kwenzeka nakuwe, xa ukhetha ukulandela intando yakho, endaweni yokuthanda kukaBawo.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
