Siphrofetho 2. Indlala

“Kuyawuba netindlala.”—MAKHO 13:8.

● Indvodza letsite iya endzaweni lebitwa ngekutsi yiQuaratadji, eNiger, kute ikhosele khona. Tihlobo talendvodza, bomnakabo kanye nabodzadzewabo nabo babalekele indlala beta kulendzawo. Lendvodza ilele phansi ecansini yodvwana. Kungani iyodvwa? Sidi, losikhulu salendzawo utsi: “Lendvodza iyehluleka kondla [umndeni wayo], futsi seyinemahloni nobe seyiyesaba kutsi itawubukelwa ngubani.”

YINI LEVETWA NGEMACINISO? Emhlabeni wonkhe, lokungenani umuntfu loyedvwa kulabasikhombisa akakutfoli kudla lokwenele lilanga ngalinye. Lelinani likhulu kakhulu emaveni lase-Afrika leseningizimu yeSahara, ngobe khona umuntfu loyedvwa kulabatsatfu uba bete kudla lokwenele emalanga lamanyenti. Kute ukucondze loku, asewucabange ngemndeni lonababe, make, kanye nemntfwana. Nangabe lomndeni unekudla lokwenele bantfu lababili kuphela, ngubani longeke adle? Ngulobabe yini? Ngulomake, nobe ngulomntfwana? Lesi simo imindeni leminyenti lehlangabetana naso malanga onkhe.

NGUMUPHI UMBONO LOVAMILE? Umhlaba ukhicita kudla lokunyenti kakhulu lokungenela wonkhe umuntfu. Intfo ledzingekako nje kutsi imicebo yemhlaba inakekelwe kahle.

ULICINISO YINI LOMBONO? Kuliciniso kutsi lamuhla balimi bangakhicita kudla lokunyenti futsi bakutfumele nakuletinye tindzawo. Ecinisweni, bohulumende kufanele ngabe bakunakekela kahle kwabiwa kwekudla emhlabeni kute kucatululwe lenkinga yendlala. Nobe kunjalo, nangemuva kwekwetama emashumi eminyaka, abakhoni kukwenta loku.

WENA UTSINI? Sewuyagcwaliseka yini Makho 13:8? Nangetulu kwekutfutfuka kutebuchwephesha, indlala ihlasela bantfu kuwo wonkhe umhlaba yini?

Kutamatama kwemhlaba kanye nendlala kuvame kwendvulela letinye tinkinga letiletfwa ngulesinye sentakalo semalanga ekugcina.

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“Bantfwana labangetulu kwaloyedvwa kulabatsatfu lababulawa yinyumoniya, sifo semsheko kanye naletinye tifo bebangasindza kube bebangalambi.”—ANN M. VENEMAN, LOBEKANGUMCONDZISI LOMKHULU WE-UN CHILDREN’S FUND.

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