Izinzuzo Zobunikazi Bobuzwe Nezenkolo Ekuxazululeni Izingxabano kanye Nokwakha Ukuthula

Sawubona. Kuyilungelo elikhulu ukuba nawe namhlanje ekuseni. Ngikulethela imikhonzo. Ngingowokuzalwa eNew York. Ngakho-ke kulabo abangaphandle kwedolobha, ngiyanamukela edolobheni lakithi laseNew York, eNew York. Idolobha elihle kakhulu sebeliqambe kabili. Sibonga kakhulu ku-Basil Ugorji nomndeni wakhe, amalungu ebhodi, amalungu ebhodi le-ICERM, ngamunye obambe iqhaza engqungqutheleni okhona namuhla kanye nalabo abaku-inthanethi, nginibingelela ngenjabulo.

Ngijabule kakhulu, ngicashile futhi ngijabulile ukuba yisikhulumi sokuqala engqungqutheleni yokuqala njengoba sihlola indikimba, Izinzuzo Zobunikazi Bobuzwe Nezenkolo Ekuxazululeni Izingxabano kanye Nokwakha Ukuthula. Impela kuyisihloko esithandekayo enhliziyweni yami, futhi ngithemba neyakho. Njengoba uBasil asho, kule minyaka emine nengxenye edlule, ngaba nelungelo, ukuhlonishwa, kanye nenjabulo yokusebenzela uMongameli uBarack Obama, umongameli wokuqala wase-Afrika-waseMelika wase-United States. Ngifuna ukubonga yena kanye noNobhala u-Hillary Clinton ngokungiqoka, ukungiqoka, kanye nokungisiza ngidlule ezigcawini ezimbili zokuqinisekisa izigele. Kwakuyinjabulo enkulu ukuba lapho eWashington, nokuqhubeka njengenxusa, ngikhuluma emhlabeni wonke. Ziningi izinto ezenzeke kimina. Nganginawo wonke amazwe angu-199 njengengxenye yephothifoliyo yami. Amanxusa amaningi esiwazi ngokuthi yiChiefs of Mission anezwe elithile, kodwa mina nginembulunga yonke. Ngakho-ke, kwakuyisipiliyoni ngempela sibheka inqubomgomo yangaphandle kanye nokuphepha kwezwe ngokombono osekelwe enkolweni. Bekubalulekile ngempela ukuthi uMongameli u-Obama ube nomholi wenkolo kule ndima, lapho ngihlezi etafuleni, ngahlala ngaphesheya kwamasiko amaningi ayeholwa ukholo. Lokhu kunikeze ukuqonda ngempela, futhi kwashintsha ne-paradigm, ngiyakholwa, mayelana nobudlelwano bezobuzwe kanye nezokuxhumana emhlabeni wonke. Sasibathathu esasingabaholi bezenkolo ekuphathweni, sonke saqhubeka ekupheleni konyaka odlule. Inxusa uMiguel Diaz ubeyiNxusa leThe Holy See, eVatican. Inxusa uMichael Battle wayeyiNxusa lenyunyana yase-Afrika, futhi ngangiyinxusa le-International Religious Freedom. Ukuba khona kwezazi ezintathu zabefundisi etafuleni lezikhulu kwakunentuthuko enkulu.

Njengomholi wenkolo wesifazane wase-Afrika-waseMelika, bengilokhu ngiphambili emasontweni namathempeli namasinagoge, futhi ngo-9/11, ngangiseqhulwini njengomfundisi wamaphoyisa lapha eDolobheni laseNew York. Kodwa manje, njengoba ngiye ezingeni eliphezulu likahulumeni njengenxusa, ngiye ngabhekana nempilo nobuholi emibonweni eminingi eyahlukene. Ngike ngahlala labadala, oPhapha, abatsha, abakhokheli beNGO, abakhokheli bezenkolo, abakhokheli bamankampani, abakhokheli bakahulumende, sizama ukubamba indaba le esikhuluma ngayo lamuhla, esidingidwa yingqungquthela.

Uma siziveza, asikwazi ukuzehlukanisa noma sizehlukanise nokuthi singobani, futhi ngamunye wethu unezimpande ezijulile zamasiko - ubuzwe. Sinokholo; sinezimo zenkolo ebuntwini bethu. Izifunda eziningi engaziveza phambi kwazo bekuyizifunda lapho ubuzwe nenkolo bekuyingxenye yesiko labo. Ngakho-ke, kwakubaluleke kakhulu ukukwazi ukuqonda ukuthi kwakukhona izingqimba eziningi. Ngisanda kubuya e-Abuja ngaphambi kokushiya iNigeria, izwe lakubo kaBasil. Ekukhulumeni nezifunda ezehlukene, bekungeyona nje into eyodwa ongene ukukhuluma ngayo, bekufanele ubheke ubunkimbinkimbi bamasiko nezinhlanga nezizwe ezabuyela emuva eminyakeni engamakhulu ambalwa. Cishe zonke izinkolo futhi cishe zonke izifunda zinezinhlobo ezithile zokwamukela, isibusiso, ukuzinikela, ama-christenings, noma izinkonzo zempilo entsha njengoba ingena emhlabeni. Kunemikhuba yokuphila ehlukene yezigaba ezihlukahlukene zokuthuthuka. Kunezinto ezifana ne-bar mitzvahs kanye ne-bat mitzvah kanye nemikhuba yokudlula kanye neziqinisekiso. Ngakho-ke, inkolo nobuzwe kuyingxenye yokuhlangenwe nakho komuntu.

Abaholi benkolo ye-Ethno-religious babaluleke kakhulu engxoxweni ngoba akudingekile ukuthi bahlale beyingxenye yesikhungo esisemthethweni. Eqinisweni, abaholi bezenkolo abaningi, abalingisi kanye nabaxoxisana nabo bangakwazi ngempela ukuzihlukanisa nezinye zezinhlaka eziningi okufanele sibhekane nazo. Ngingakutshela njengomfundisi, ngingena emnyangweni kahulumeni nezinhlaka ze-bureaucracy; Kwadingeka ngishintshe ukucabanga kwami. Kwadingeka ngishintshe indlela yami yokucabanga ngoba umfundisi wesonto lase-Afrika-America empeleni uyiNdlovukazi yezinyosi, noma iNkosi Inyosi, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Emnyangweni wezwe, kufanele uqonde ukuthi ngobani othishanhloko, futhi ngangiwumlomo kaMongameli wase-United States kanye noNobhala Wezwe, futhi kwakukhona izingqimba eziningi phakathi. Ngakho-ke, ekubhaleni inkulumo, ngangiyithumela futhi izobuya ngemva kokuba amehlo angu-48 ehlukene eyibonile. Kungaba okuhluke kakhulu kunalokhu engangikuthumele ekuqaleni, kodwa lokho i-bureaucracy kanye nesakhiwo okufanele usebenze ngaso. Abaholi bezenkolo abangekho esikhungweni bangashintsha ngempela ngoba izikhathi eziningi basuke bekhululekile emaketangeni okuphatha. Kodwa, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngezinye izikhathi abantu abangabaholi benkolo bavalelwe ezweni labo elincane, futhi baphila ephuzwini labo lenkolo. Basembonweni omncane womphakathi wabo, futhi lapho bebona abantu abangahambi njengokufana, abakhuluma njengabo, abenza njengabo, abacabanga njengabo, ngezinye izikhathi kuba nokungqubuzana okungokwemvelo nje emibonweni yabo. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukukwazi ukubheka ingqikithi yesithombe, okuyilokho esikubukayo namuhla. Lapho abalingisi bezenkolo bevezwe emibonweni yomhlaba eyahlukene, bangaba ngempela ingxenye yengxubevange yokulamula kanye nokwakha ukuthula. Ngaba nelungelo lokuhlala etafuleni ngesikhathi uNobhala uClinton edala lokho okwakubizwa ngokuthi The Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society. Abaholi abaningi bezenkolo, abaholi bezizwe, kanye nabaholi be-NGO bamenywe etafuleni nohulumeni. Bekuyithuba lengxoxo phakathi kwethu esinike ithuba lokusho lokho esikukholelwayo ngempela. Ngikholwa ukuthi kukhona izihluthulelo eziningana zezindlela ze-ethno-zenkolo zokuxazulula izingxabano kanye nokwakha ukuthula.

Njengoba ngishilo ekuqaleni, abaholi benkolo nabaholi bezinhlanga kufanele bachayeke ekuphileni ngokugcwele. Abakwazi ukuhlala emhlabeni wabo kanye nasezindaweni zabo ezincane, kodwa badinga ukuvuleleka ebubanzini balokho umphakathi ongakunikeza. Lapha eDolobheni laseNew York, sinezilimi ezihlukene ezingu-106 nezizwe ezihlukene ezingu-108. Ngakho-ke, kufanele ukwazi ukuvezwa emhlabeni wonke. Angicabangi ukuthi kwaba ngengozi ukuthi ngazalelwa eNew York, idolobha elihluke kakhulu emhlabeni. Esakhiweni sami engangihlala kuso endaweni yenkundla yaseYankee, ababeyibiza ngokuthi indawo yaseMorrisania, kwakunamafulethi angu-17 futhi kwakunezizwe ezihlukene ezingu-14 phansi kwami. Ngakho sakhula siqondana ngempela ngamasiko. Sakhula njengabangane; kwakungekona ukuthi “ungumJuda futhi ungowaseMelika waseCaribbean, futhi ungumAfrika,” kunalokho sakhula njengabangane nomakhelwane. Saqala ukuhlangana futhi sakwazi ukubona umbono womhlaba. Ngezipho zabo zokuthweswa iziqu, izingane zami ziya ePhilippines naseHong Kong ngakho ziyizakhamuzi zomhlaba. Ngicabanga ukuthi abaholi benkolo bezinhlanga kufanele baqiniseke ukuthi bayizakhamuzi zomhlaba hhayi nje izwe labo. Uma ungumuntu ongacabangi futhi ungadalulwa, yilokho okuholela ekushiseni ngokweqile kwezenkolo ngoba ucabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu ucabanga njengawe futhi uma engakwenzi lokho, kusho ukuthi uphumile. Uma kuphambene, uma ungacabangi njengokwezwe, usuke uphelelwe ushatini. Ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sibheke isithombe esiphelele. Eminye yemithandazo engangihamba nayo emgwaqeni lapho ngihamba ngendiza cishe njalo ngemva kwamasonto onke yayivela eTestamenteni Elidala, okuyimibhalo yamaJuda ngoba amaKristu angamaJuda-amaKrestu ngempela. Yayivela eTestamenteni Elidala ebizwa ngokuthi “Umkhuleko kaJabezi.” Itholakala kweyoku-1 IziKronike 4:10 futhi enye inguqulo ithi, “Nkosi, andise amathuba ami ukuze ngithinte izimpilo eziningi ngenxa yakho, kungabi ukuze ngithole inkazimulo, kodwa ukuze uthole inkazimulo eyengeziwe.” Kwakumayelana nokwandisa amathuba ami, ukwandisa ama-horizons ami, ukungiyisa ezindaweni engingakaze ngiye kuzo, ukuze ngiqonde futhi ngiqonde labo abangase bangafani nami. Ngakuthola kuwusizo kakhulu etafuleni lezombangazwe nasempilweni yami.

Okwesibili okufanele kwenzeke wukuthi ohulumeni kumele benze umzamo wokuletha abaholi bezinhlanga nabezenkolo etafuleni. Kube khona i-Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society, kodwa kwaba khona futhi ubudlelwano phakathi kwezinkampani ezizimele nezikahulumeni ezilethwe emnyangweni kahulumeni, ngoba into eyodwa engiyifundile ukuthi kufanele ube nemali yokubhebhethekisa umbono. Ngaphandle uma sinezinsiza ezikhona, asifiki ndawo. Namuhla, kwaba nesibindi ku-Basil ukuhlanganisa lokhu kodwa kudinga izimali ukuba sendaweni yeNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene nokuhlanganisa lezi zingqungquthela. Ngakho-ke ukwakhiwa kobudlelwane phakathi komphakathi nezinkampani ezizimele kubalulekile, bese okwesibili, kube namathebula ahlanganisa abaholi bokholo. Abaholi bezenkolo abagcini nje kubefundisi kuphela, kodwa nalabo abangamalungu eqembu lezenkolo, noma ubani oziveza njengeqembu lezenkolo. Kubandakanya amasiko amathathu ka-Abrahama, kodwa futhi nezazi zesayensi namaBaha'is nezinye izinkolo ezizikhomba njengokholo. Ngakho kufanele sikwazi ukulalela futhi sibe nezingxoxo.

Basil, ngikushayela ihlombe ngempela isibindi sokusihlanganisa ekuseni, kunesibindi futhi kubaluleke kakhulu.

Asimnike isandla.

(Ihlombe)

Futhi ethimbeni lakho, elisize ukuhlanganisa lokhu.

Ngakho ngikholwa ukuthi bonke abaholi bezenkolo nabezizwe bangaqinisekisa ukuthi bayadalulwa. Futhi lowo hulumeni akakwazi nje ukubona umbono wawo siqu, noma imiphakathi yezenkolo ayikwazi nje ukubona umbono wayo, kodwa bonke labo baholi kufanele bahlangane. Ezikhathini eziningi, abaholi bezenkolo nabezizwe basuke besola ohulumeni ngoba bekholelwa ukuthi bahambe neqembu ngakho-ke kufanele kube semqoka ukuthi noma ngubani ahlale etafuleni ndawonye.

Okwesithathu okufanele kwenzeke wukuthi abaholi bezenkolo nezinhlanga kumele benze umzamo wokusebenzisana nezinye izinhlanga nezinkolo okungezona ezabo. Ngaphambi nje komhla zi-9/11, bengingumfundisi eManhattan esezansi lapho ngiya khona ngemva kwale ngqungquthela namuhla. Ngalusa ibandla lamaBaptisti elidala kunawo wonke eNew York City, lalibizwa ngokuthi iMariners Temple. Ngaba umfundisi wesifazane wokuqala emlandweni weminyaka engu-200 wamasonto e-American Baptist. Ngakho-ke kwangenza khona manjalo ngaba yingxenye yalokho abakubiza ngokuthi “amasonto amakhulu ayinqaba,” ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Isonto lami lalilikhulu, sakhula ngokushesha. Kwangivumela ukuba ngihlanganyele nabefundisi njengaseTrinity Church eWall Street naseMarble Collegiate. Umfundisi ongasekho weMarble Collegiate kwakungu-Arthur Caliandro. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, izingane eziningi zazinyamalala noma zibulawa eNew York. Wabiza abefundisi abakhulu abayizinqaba. Sasiyiqembu labefundisi nama-imam kanye norabi. Yayibandakanya orabi baseThempeli Emmanuel, kanye nama-imam bama-mosque kulo lonke elase-New York City. Futhi sahlangana futhi sakha lokho okwakubizwa ngokuthi i-Partnership of Faith yaseDolobheni laseNew York. Ngakho-ke, lapho u-9/11 kwenzeka sase singabalingani kakade, futhi kwakungadingeki ukuba sizame ukuqonda izinkolo ezihlukahlukene, sase siyinto eyodwa kakade. Kwakungeyona nje indaba yokuhlala etafuleni sidle isidlo sasekuseni ndawonye, ​​okuyinto esasiyenza nyanga zonke. Kodwa kwakumayelana nokuba nenhloso yokuqonda amasiko womunye nomunye. Sasiba nemicimbi yokuzijabulisa ndawonye, ​​sishintshane ngamapulpiti. I-mosque ingase ibe sethempelini noma i-mosque ingase ibe sesontweni, futhi ngokuphambene nalokho. Sabelana ngemisedari ngesikhathi sePhasika nazo zonke izenzakalo ukuze sizwane ngokwenhlalo. Besingeke sihlele idili uma kuyiRamadan. Sasiqondana futhi sihloniphana futhi sifunda komunye nomunye. Sasihlonipha isikhathi lapho kuyisikhathi sokuzila ukudla kwenkolo ethile, noma kuyizinsuku ezingcwele kumaJuda, noma kuwuKhisimusi, noma iPhasika, noma yiziphi izinkathi zonyaka ezibalulekile kithi. Saqala ukuphambana ngempela. Ubambiswano lokholo lweDolobha laseNew York luyaqhubeka ludlondlobala futhi luphila ngakho njengoba abefundisi abasha nama-imam amasha kanye norabi abasha bengena edolobheni, kakade sebeneqembu elihlanganyelayo elihlanganyelayo elihlanganyelayo. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi singahlali nje ngaphandle kwezwe lethu kuphela, kodwa nokuthi sihlanganyele nabanye ukuze sifunde.

Ake ngikutshele ukuthi inhliziyo yami yangempela ikuphi -akuwona nje umsebenzi wenkolo nobuhlanga, kodwa futhi kufanele kube ukubandakanywa kwezenkolo nobuhlanga nobulili. Abesifazane bebengekho ematafuleni okuthathwa kwezinqumo namanxusa, kodwa bakhona ekuxazululeni izingxabano. Okuhlangenwe nakho okunamandla kimi kwakuwukuvakashela eLiberia, eNtshonalanga Afrika futhi ngihlezi nabesifazane abaye baletha ukuthula eLiberia. Ababili babo baba abawine iNobel Peace Prize. Baletha ukuthula eLiberia ngesikhathi kunempi enkulu phakathi kwamaSulumane namaKrestu, amadoda ebulalana wodwa. Laba besifazane begqoke ezimhlophe bathi ababuyi ekhaya futhi akukho abakwenzayo kuze kube nokuthula. Bahlangana ndawonye njengabesifazane abangamaSulumane namaKristu. Bakha iketango lomuntu kuze kufike ePhalamende, bahlala phakathi nomgwaqo. Abesifazane ababehlangana emakethe bathi sithenga ndawonye ngakho kufanele silethe ukuthula ndawonye. Kwakuyinguquko eLiberia.

Ngakho-ke abesifazane kufanele babe yingxenye yezingxoxo zokuxazulula izingxabano kanye nokwakha ukuthula. Abesifazane abamatasatasa ngokuthula nokuxazulula izingxabano bathola ukusekelwa ezinhlanganweni zenkolo nezobuhlanga emhlabeni wonke. Abesifazane bajwayele ukubhekana nokwakhiwa kobudlelwano, futhi bayakwazi ukufinyelela emigqeni yokungezwani kalula. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi sibe nabesifazane etafuleni, ngoba naphezu kokungabikho kwabo etafuleni lokuthatha izinqumo, abesifazane bokholo sebevele beseqhulwini lokwakha ukuthula hhayi eLiberia kuphela kodwa emhlabeni wonke. Ngakho-ke kufanele siguqule amagama adlule esenzweni, futhi sithole indlela yokuthi abesifazane bafakwe, balalelwe, banikezwe amandla okusebenzela ukuthula emphakathini wethu. Nakuba bethinteke ngokulinganayo ngenxa yokungqubuzana, abesifazane bebelokhu bewumgogodla wemizwelo nangokomoya wemiphakathi ngezikhathi zokuhlaselwa. Bahlanganise imiphakathi yethu ukuze kube nokuthula futhi baxazulule izingxabano futhi bathola izindlela zokusiza umphakathi ukuthi uhlukane nodlame. Uma ubheka, abesifazane bamele u-50% wabantu, ngakho-ke uma ungabafaki abesifazane kulezi zingxoxo, sishaya indiva izidingo zesigamu sabo bonke abantu.

Ngithanda futhi ukunincoma enye imodeli. Ibizwa ngeSustained Dialogue approach. Ngaba nenhlanhla emasontweni ambalwa edlule ukuhlala nomsunguli walowo modeli, indoda okuthiwa uHarold Saunders. Bazinze e-Washington DC Le modeli isetshenziswe ekuxazululeni izingxabano ze-ethno-religious kumakolishi angama-45. Bahlanganisa abaholi ndawonye ukuletha ukuthula kusukela esikoleni esiphakeme kuya ekolishi kuya kubantu abadala. Izinto ezenzeka ngale ndlela ethile zibandakanya ukunxenxa izitha ukuthi zikhulume zodwa futhi uzinike ithuba lokuphumela obala. Kubanika ithuba lokuhayiza nokuhayiza uma bedinga ngoba bagcina bekhathele wukuklabalasa, bese beyiqamba inkinga. Abantu kumele bakwazi ukusho lokho abacasuke ngakho. Kwesinye isikhathi kuba ukushuba komlando futhi sekuneminyaka neminyaka iqhubeka. Ngesinye isikhathi lokhu kufanele kuphele, kufanele bavule futhi baqale ukwabelana hhayi kuphela ngalokho abathukuthele ngakho, kodwa ukuthi yini okungenzeka ibe uma sidlula le ntukuthelo. Kufanele beze ekuvumelaneni okuthile. Ngakho-ke, indlela ye-Sustained Dialogue ka-Harold Saunders yinto engiyincoma kuwe.

Ngiphinde ngasungula lokho okubizwa nge-pro-voice movement yabesifazane. Emhlabeni wami, lapho engangiyiNxusa khona, kwakuyinhlangano eqinile kakhulu. Ngaso sonke isikhathi bekufanele uhlonze ukuthi ngabe ungumuntu othanda ukuphila noma othanda ukukhetha. Okwami ​​ukuthi kusekuncane kakhulu. Lezo kwakuyizinketho ezimbili ezinomkhawulo, futhi zazivela emadodeni ngokuvamile. I-ProVoice inhlangano yaseNew York ehlanganisa ikakhulukazi abesifazane abamnyama nabaLatino ndawonye okokuqala ngqa etafuleni elifanayo.

Sike sahlala ndawonye, ​​sikhule ndawonye, ​​kodwa asikaze sibe ndawonye etafuleni. I-Pro-voice isho ukuthi izwi ngalinye libalulekile. Wonke umuntu wesifazane unezwi kuzo zonke izinkundla zempilo yakhe, hhayi nje uhlelo lwethu lokuzala, kodwa sinezwi kukho konke esikwenzayo. Emaphaketheni enu, umhlangano wokuqala ungoLwesithathu oluzayo, 8 Okthoba^th lapha eNew York esakhiweni samahhovisi eSifundazwe saseHarlem. Ngakho-ke abakhona, sicela bazizwe bamukelekile ukuba bahlanganyele nathi. Umhlonishwa uGayle Brewer, ongumongameli wesifunda saseManhattan, uzobe esengxoxweni nathi. Sikhuluma ngabesifazane abawinile, futhi abangekho ngemuva ebhasini, noma ngemuva kwegumbi. Ngakho-ke kokubili i-ProVoice Movement kanye ne-Sustained Dialogue zibheka izinkinga ezibangela izinkinga, azizona nje izindlela zokuthi zenziwe, kodwa ziyimizimba yokucabanga nokwenza. Siqhubekela kanjani phambili ndawonye? Ngakho-ke sithemba ukukhulisa, ukuhlanganisa, nokwandisa amazwi abantu besifazane ngokunyakaza kwe-ProVoice. Iku-inthanethi futhi. Sinewebhusayithi, provoicemovement.com.

Kodwa zisekelwe ebudlelwaneni. Sakha ubudlelwano. Ubudlelwano bubalulekile ekuxoxisaneni nasekuxoxisaneni, futhi ekugcineni kube nokuthula. Lapho ukuthula kunqoba, wonke umuntu uyawina.

Ngakho esikubukayo yilemibuzo elandelayo: Sibambisana kanjani? Sixhumana kanjani? Sikuthola kanjani ukuvumelana? Sakha kanjani umfelandawonye? Enye yezinto engazifunda kuhulumeni ukuthi akukho noyedwa uhlaka olungakwazi ukwenza lodwa. Okokuqala, awunawo amandla, okwesibili, awunayo imali, futhi okokugcina, kukhona amandla amaningi kakhulu uma nikwenza ndawonye. Ningahamba imayela elilodwa noma amabili ndawonye. Akudingi nje ukwakha ubuhlobo, kodwa nokulalela. Ngikholwa wukuthi uma kukhona ikhono abesifazane abanalo, ukulalela, singabalaleli abakhulu. Lokhu ukunyakaza kokubuka umhlaba kwabangama-21^st ikhulu leminyaka. E-New York sizogxila ekuhlanganeni kwabaMnyama namaLatinas. E-Washington, sizobheka ama-liberals kanye nama-conservatives ahlangana ndawonye. La maqembu ngabesifazane abahlelwa ngamasu oshintsho. Ushintsho alunakugwenywa uma silalelana futhi sinokulalela okusekelwe ebudlelwaneni/kukuxhumana.

Ngingathanda futhi ukukuncoma ukufunda nezinye izinhlelo kuwe. Incwadi yokuqala engiyincoma kuwe ibizwa ngokuthi Amathestamente amathathu nguBrian Arthur Brown. Yincwadi enkulu ewugqinsi. Kubukeka njengalokho ebesikubiza ngokuthi i-encyclopedia. IneKoran, ineTestamente Elisha, ineTestamente Elidala. Kungamatestamente amathathu ndawonye ahlola izinkolo ezintathu ezinkulu zika-Abrahama, futhi sibheka izindawo esingathola kuzo ukufana nokufana. Ephaketheni lakho kunekhadi lencwadi yami entsha ebizwa Ukuba Ngowesifazane Wekusasa. Iphepha lephepha liyaphuma kusasa. Ingadayiswa kakhulu uma ungena ku-inthanethi futhi uyithole! Isekelwe kuDeborah waseBhayibhelini ovela emibhalweni yamaJudeo-Christian encwadini yabaHluleli. Wayengowesifazane wekusasa. Wayenobuso obuningi, wayengumahluleli, engumprofethikazi, futhi eyinkosikazi. Kubheka ukuthi wayiphatha kanjani impilo yakhe ukuze aphinde alethe ukuthula emphakathini wangakubo. Isithenjwa sesithathu engingathanda ukukunikeza sona sibizwa Inkolo, Izingxabano kanye Nokwakha Ukuthula, futhi itholakala nge-USAID. Ikhuluma ngalokho lolu suku oluhlolayo namuhla. Impela ngingakuncoma lokhu. Kulabo abanentshisekelo kwabesifazane kanye nokwakha ukuthula kwezenkolo; kukhona incwadi ebizwa Abesifazane Ekwakhiweni Kokuthula Kwezenkolo. Kwenziwa yiBerkely Center ngokubambisana ne-United States Institute of Peace. Owokugcina wuhlelo lwesikole samabanga aphezulu olubizwa nge-Operation Understanding. Ihlanganisa ndawonye abafundi basesikoleni esiphakeme abangamaJuda nabaseMelika. Bahlezi ndawonye bazungeza itafula. Bahamba ndawonye. Bangene eDeep South, bangene eMidwest, bangene eNyakatho. Baya phesheya kwezilwandle ukuze baqonde amasiko. Isinkwa samaJuda singase sibe yinto eyodwa futhi isinkwa esiMnyama singase sibe isinkwa sombila, kodwa sizithola kanjani izindawo esingahlala kuzo futhi sifunde ndawonye? Futhi laba bafundi beSikole Samabanga Aphakeme benza izinguquko kulokho esizama ukukwenza mayelana nokwakha ukuthula nokuxazulula izingxabano. Bahlala isikhathi eside kwa-Israyeli. Bazoqhubeka nokuchitha isikhathi esithile kulesi sizwe. Ngakho ngiyakuncoma lezi zinhlelo kuwena.

Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kufanele silalele ukuthi abantu abaphansi bathini. Bathini abantu abahlala ezimweni zangempela? Ohambweni lwami phesheya, bengifuna ukuzwa ukuthi bathini abantu emazingeni aphansi. Kuyinto eyodwa ukuba nabaholi bezenkolo nabezizwe, kodwa labo abasemazingeni aphansi bangaqala ukwabelana ngezinhlelo ezinhle abazenzayo. Kwesinye isikhathi izinto zisebenza ngesakhiwo, kodwa izikhathi eziningi zisebenza ngoba zihlelwa zodwa. Ngakho-ke ngiye ngafunda ukuthi asikwazi ukungena nemibono esele ibekwe phansi mayelana nokuthi iqembu lidinga ukukufezani emkhakheni wokuthula noma wokuxazulula izingxabano. Kuyinqubo yokuhlanganyela eyenzeka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngeke sijahe ngoba isimo asifikanga kulelo zinga elinzima ngesikhathi esifushane. Njengoba ngishilo, ngezinye izikhathi kuba izingqimba nezingqimba eziyinkimbinkimbi ezenzeke eminyakeni, futhi ngezinye izikhathi, amakhulu eminyaka. Ngakho-ke kufanele silungele ukuhlehlisa izendlalelo, njengezingqimba zika-anyanisi. Okufanele sikuqonde ukuthi uguquko lwesikhathi eside alwenzeki ngokushesha. Ohulumeni bodwa abakwazi ukukwenza. Kodwa thina esikuleli gumbi, abaholi bezenkolo nabezizwe abazinikele kulolu hlelo bangakwenza. Ngikholwa ukuthi sonke siyawina uma ukuthula kunqoba. Ngikholwa wukuthi sifuna ukuqhubeka nokwenza umsebenzi omuhle ngoba umsebenzi omuhle uthola imiphumela emihle ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Bekungeke yini kube kuhle uma abezindaba bengabhala izehlakalo ezifana nalezi, mayelana nezigameko lapho abantu bezama ngempela ukunikeza ukuthula ithuba? Kunengoma ethi "Makube nokuthula emhlabeni kuqale ngami." Ngiyethemba namuhla ukuthi sesiluqalile lolu hlelo, nangobukhona benu, nangobuholi benu, ekusihlanganiseni sonke. Ngikholwa wukuthi silibekile iqhuzu kulelo bhande mayelana nokusondela ekuthuleni. Kuyinjabulo yami ukuba nawe, ukwabelana nawe, ngingajabula ukuphendula noma yimiphi imibuzo.

Siyabonga kakhulu ngaleli thuba lokuba ngukhiye wakho wokuqala engqungqutheleni yakho yokuqala.

Ngibona kakhulu.