Mthandiwe, mzalwane wethu,
Umuntu onjalo,
Okokuqala, kufanele aphile ngokuphelele ngokwenkolo yamaSulumane, abe yisibonelo esihle esilinganiswa kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, yonke imikhuba yakhe, nazo zonke izimo zakhe.
Ngokubona kwethu, lesi yisibonelo esibaluleke kakhulu sezimfanelo okufanele umuntu abe nazo.
ububele
Yebo. Lapho sizalwa,
“Ummeti ummeti”
Siyiz abalandeli boMprofethi (ukuthula makube kuye) owathi:
“Umama”
ngaphambi kokusho
“umphakathi wami”
ngaphandle kokuthi “abantwana bami, abazukulu bami”
“umphakathi wami”
umphakathi womprofethi (ukuthula makube kuye) othi…
Lokhu
“ummah”
Ekhalweni lakhe, ingxenye enkulu kakhulu kumele ibe yile nkathi yesabekayo yezikhathi zokugcina… Ubaba uyabathanda bonke abantwana bakhe, kodwa ukhumbula kakhulu lowo ogulayo, lowo obhekene nokufa. Inhliziyo yakhe ishaya ngamandla kakhulu ngaye. Yilokhu…
“ummah”
Kufanele siwuhlole kahle kakhulu umthwalo omkhulu owawela esikhathini sethu, ngenxa yezikhalo zakhe (ukuthula kube kuye). Kanjani? Ngokuzwa ezinhliziyweni zethu ubuhlungu bezono nokuhlubuka okwenziwa ngabantu abavela esizweni sakhe (ukuthula kube kuye).
Akufanele ukudida ukuhlubuka nokungakholwa. Amagama ukuhlubuka nesono asetshenziswa ngabakholwayo. Akukhulunywa ngokuhlubuka kwabangakholwayo, kodwa ngokungakholwa kwabo, ngobuhlanga babo. Ngoba ubumnyama bokungakholwa, obushiya ngaphandle ukholo, buhlanganisa yonke imibala emnyama; abuyibonisi emehlweni.
Njengoba isono nokuhlubuka kuyizinto ezikhona kumuntu owaye ngumMuslim… Ngakho-ke, umuntu owenza lezi zinto akalahlekelwa yisimo sakhe sokuba ngumuntu owaye ngumMuslim. Lolu hlobo lwesimo luyalahleka kuphela ngokuphika.
Akufanele yini ukuthi sicabange ngalokhu kuleli phuzu?
Ukube uMprofethi wethu (ukuthula kube kuye) usaphila namuhla, ubeyophatha kanjani leli umma elihlubukayo?
Ngabe wayezobaxosha yini ebusweni bakhe, noma wayezobheka ukwelashwa kwabo? Ngabe wayezobalahla yini, noma wayezobeluleka? Ukwazi lokhu kuyisibopho kuwo wonke umuntu ongumMuslim, ikakhulukazi labo abazibiza ngabakhonza u-Islam…
Izinzuzo ezimbili zokushumayela
“ukubingelela”
futhi
“ukuthoba”;
okungukuthi
“ukushumayela izindaba ezinhle ngenjabulo”
futhi
“ukwesabisa ngesijeziso”
Kufanele sisebenzisane, sisebenze ndawonye, kodwa ngaphakathi kwemingcele. Ukweqisa kuzo zombili izinto kuyalilimaza inhliziyo. Ukwesabisa ngokweqile kuholela ekupheleni kwethemba, kanti ukuthembisa ngokweqile kuholela ebuvileni nasezonweni.
Kodwa umuntu ofuna ukusiza abantu bale nkathi kumele akhululeke kuzo zonke izinkolelo eziyiphutha nezinto ezonakalisayo zale nkathi. Kumele aphume odakeni ukuze akwazi ukusiza abanye. Lolu hlobo lomsebenzi alwenziwa odakeni… Lolu hlobo lomsebenzi lungase lungabi nolwazi; singafunda lokho esingakwazi, bese sikudlulisela kulowo esixoxa naye. Noma singamusa kumuntu owaziyo. Kodwa lolu hlobo lomsebenzi alwenziwa ngaphandle kwesihe.
Ongenayo uzwelo angeke akwazi ukusiza…
Umuntu ongenalo uthando, akakhuthali.
Umuntu ongenasihe, akabi namusa.
Asingakwazi ukumunyisa umuntu esithandayo ngaphandle kokumanga ngothando lukanina. Kodwa singamubulala nasebanga elide.
Ngiyabingelela ngithandazela…
UbuSulumane Ngemibuzo
