FUNGIDZIRA Mangwanani eKisimusi, mumwe wako akazembera achinyemwerera ndokuti, “Hezvo. Izvi ndezvenyu." Iwe unosunungura chipo uye unowana bhokisi duku rehuni. Iwe unoivhura uye waft yezvinonhuhwirira inosimuka kubva padiki resin chunks.
"Chii?" unobvunza.
“Mura. Kare waishandiswa pakuomesa chitunha uye kupisa rusenzi pamariro. Ndaifunga kuti zvichanaka pakumuka kwako rimwe zuva."
“Uh… thanks… thanks, mudiwa.”
KRISIMASI YECHOKWADI
Munzvimbo zhinji dzepasi, Kisimusi rave zororo remanyepo-rerudo. Ino inguva yefzizies inodziya uye nemanzwiro asingafadzi, emazororo anofadza uye anodziya makadhi echikwereti. Asi Kisimusi yekutanga yaive yakasiyana.
Chinhu chekupedzisira mukadzi, angangoita mwedzi mipfumbamwe ave nepamuviri pake ari kufunga nezvacho, kufamba. Pamusoro pembongoro, ipapo. Asi ndizvozvo chaizvo 
izvo Josefa naMaria vaidikanirwa kuita sezvo kuverengwa kwavanhu kweRoma kwaimanikidzirwa. Pavakasvika kuBhetrehema, danga rainhuhwa ndiro rakanga rakanakisisa iro Josefa aigona kugovera mudzimai wake. Uye ipapo, munguva iyoyo yakavanzika, boka revashanyi rakatanga kuoneka. Vatorwa. Vafudzi vane nzara, vanonhuwa kunge mbudzi, vachipopotera mwana achangozvarwa. Zvino kwakauya vachenjeri vaya nezvipo zvavo. Frankincense… zvakanaka. Ndarama… inodiwa kwazvo. Uye mura?? Chinhu chekupedzisira icho amai vatsva chavanoda kufunga nezvacho vachikwenya ganda remwana wavo achangozvarwa ndezvake mariro. Asi chipo chechiporofita chemura chakadarika nguva iyi uye chaifananidzira kuti mwana mudiki uyu aizove chipiriso chevanhu, kupiwa paMuchinjikwa, nekuradzikwa muguva.
Ndiwo aive Manheru eKisimusi.
Izvo zvakatevera zvaive zvisiri nani. Joseph anomutsa mukadzi wake kuti amuudze kuti havachakwanise kuenda kumba kunyaradzo uye kujairana kwemadziro avo pachavo uko mubhedha wedanda waakagadzira wakamirira Mwana wavo. Ngirozi yakazviratidza kwaari muchiroto, uye ivo vanofanira kutiza vachienda kuIjipita (vachidzokera padhongi iro.) Sezvavanotanga rwendo rwavo kuenda kune imwe nyika, vanotanga kunzwa nyaya dzemasoja aHerodhi achiponda vakomana vakomana vari pasi pezera re piri. Vanosangana nemadzimai anochema munzira ... zviso zvekusuwa uye kurwadziwa.
Ndiyo yaive Kisimusi chaiyo.
CHOKWADI KRISIMASI
Hama nehanzvadzi, handinyori izvi kuti ndive “muparadzi wepati,” sezvavanotaura. Asi Kisimusi ino, mwenje wese nemiti nezvipo, mistletoe, chokoreti, turkey, uye muto hazvigone kuvanza chokwadi chekuti, saJosefa naMaria, Mutumbi waJesu—Chechi — iri kurwadziwa nemarwadzo ekubereka. Sezvo isu tichiona a kuwedzera kusashivirira pasi rose kwechiKristu, munhu anogona kutanga kunzwa munhuwi wemura uchikwira zvakare mumaguta nemisha. Kusashivirira kwavanaHerodhi venyika kunoramba kuchiwedzera. Uye zvakadaro, kutambudzwa kweChechi uku kunorwadza zvikuru nekuti kwave kuchibvawo mukati.
Rave riri gore re“kutambudzika kukuru,” akadaro Pope Benedict XVI mukwaziso yake yeKisimusi kuRoman Curia svondo rino. Akarangarira chiono cheSt. Hildegard kwaakaona Chechi seyakanaka
mukadzi ane zvipfeko uye kumeso kwakasvibiswa uye akasvibiswa nechivi.
… Chiratidzo chinotsanangura nenzira inokatyamadza zvatakararama mugore rino rapfuura [nekunyadziswa pabonde zvinonyadzisa muhupirisita zvichiuya pamusoro]… Muchiratidzo chaSaint Hildegard, chiso cheChechi chasvibiswa neguruva, uye aya ndiwo mawonero atakazviita. Nguo yake yakabvarurwa—nezvivi zvavaprista. Maonero aakaita uye matauriro aakaita ndiwo maitikiro atakaita gore rino. Tinofanira kugamuchira kunyadziswa uku sekurudziro kuchokwadi uye kudanwa kukuvandudzwa. Chokwadi chete ndicho chinoponesa. —PAPA BENEDICT XVI, kero yeKisimusi kuRoman Curia, Zvita 20, 2010, catholic.org
Chokwadi, chakataurwa naBenedict gore rapfuura, chiri kupera pasi rese semurazvo wave kuda kudzima. Zvakare, apo isu tichitarisa kuyera kwenzvimbo yepasirese, tichizununguka pasi mamiriro okunze akaipisisa uye kutyisidzira kwehondo uye ugandanga, tinoenderera mberi tichiona iyo intentional kuvakwa kwenyika dzakazvimirira (kuburikidza kudonha kwehupfumi uye nyonganiso yezvematongerwo enyika) uye kusimuka kwehushe hwepasi rose hutsva izvo hazvizove nenzvimbo yeChechi mu“vaenzi” vayo. Kutaura zvazviri, hapana nzvimbo yakawanda yevakawanda munzanga yedu vanonzi “huremu hwakafa.” Mweya waHerodhi uri kutenderera zvakare pamusoro pevasina njodzi mutsika iyi yerufu.
Farao wekare, akatambudzwa nekuvapo uye kuwedzera kwevana veIsirayera, akaisa pasi pavo kumarudzi ose ekudzvinyirirwa uye akarayira kuti mwana wese wechirume akazvarwa nemadzimai echiHeberu aifanira kuurawa (cf.Eks.1: 7-22). Nhasi havasi vashoma vane simba repasi vanoita nenzira imwecheteyo. Naivowo vanotambudzwa nekukura kuri kuita huwandu hwevanhu… Nekuda kweizvozvo, pane kuda kusangana nekugadzirisa matambudziko akakomba nekuremekedza chiremerera chevanhu uye chemhuri uye nekodzero yemunhu yega isingabatike, vanosarudza kusimudzira nekumanikidza nenzira dzese chirongwa chakakura chekudzivirira kuberekwa. -POPE JOHN PAUL II, Evangelium Vitae, "Evhangeri yeHupenyu", N. 16
Kufanana neMhuri Tsvene yakatizira kuEgipita, kune “Akadzingwa“kuuya…
Vanamesia vatsva, mukutsvaka kuchinja rudzi rwomunhu kuva boka rakaparadzaniswa noMusiki wake, vasingazivi vachaunza ruparadziko rworutivi rukurusa rwavanhu. Vachaunza zvinotyisa zvisati zvamboitika: nzara, denda, hondo, uye pakupedzisira Kururamisa kwaMwari. Pakutanga vachashandisa kumanikidza kuti vawedzere kudzikisira huwandu hwevanhu, uye kana zvikasabudirira vachashandisa simba -Michael D. O'Brien, Kudyidzana kwenyika uye New World Order, Kurume 17, 2009
Asi kutaura zvakawanda nhasi kurasikirwa nemaonero ekupedzisira….
MAZANO OKUPEDZISIRA
… Uye ndizvozvo panguva yese yematambudziko nemiedzo yeKisimusi yekutanga, Jesu aivapo.
Jesu akanga aripo apo kuverengwa kwacho kwakakanganisa zvirongwa zvaMariya naJosefa. Akanga aripo pavakanga vasingawani nzvimbo muimba yevaeni. Akanga arimo muchidyiro chiya chisingafadzi uye chaitonhora. Akanga aripo apo chipo chemura chakapiwa, chiyeuchidzo chekutambura kunogara kuripo kwemamiriro evanhu uye Nzira yeMuchinjikwa. Akanga aripo apo Mhuri Tsvene yakaendeswa kuutapwa. Aivepo paive nemibvunzo yakawanda kudarika mhinduro.
Uye Jesu ari pano zvino nemi. Ari newe pakati peKisimusi inogona kunhuwa semura kupfuura zvinonhuwira, inopa minzwa yakawanda kupfuura goridhe. Uye pamwe moyo wako wakanyanya kusimba uye urombo nechivi uye nekuneta, sedanga, pane kutaura Holiday Inn.
Zvakadaro, Jesu ari pano! Aripo! Tsime raNyasha uye Tsitsi runoyerera kunyangwe mune vakafa nguva yechando. SaJoseph naMaria, nzira yako ndeyekuzvipira mushure mekuzvipira kupikisheni mushure mekupesana, kudzoka shure mushure mekudzokera shure, pasina mhinduro pasina mhinduro. Nekuti chaizvo, kuda kwaMwari is mhinduro. Uye Kuda kwake kunoratidzwa kwauri mukutambura pamwe nekunyaradzwa, mukurwadziwa uye mukufara.
Mwanakomana wangu, kana wauya kuzoshumira Jehovha, zvigadzirire miedzo. Iva wakarurama pamwoyo uye wakasimba, usina kukanganiswa panguva yenhamo. Munamatire kwaari, usamurasha; naizvozvo ramangwana rako richava guru. Gamuchirai zvose zvinokuwirai, mukupwanya nhamo tsungirirai; nekuti ndarama inoidzwa mumoto, navarume vakakodzera pamuchinjikwa wokuninipiswa. Vimba naMwari uye iye achakubatsira; ruramisai nzira dzenyu, muvimbe naye. Imi munotya Jehovha, rindirai tsitsi dzake, musatsauka kuti murege kuwa. Imi munotya Jehovha, vimbai naye, uye mubayiro wenyu haungaparadzwi. Imi munotya Jehovha, mirirai zvinhu zvakanaka, nomufaro usingaperi netsitsi… Vaya vanotya Jehovha vanogadzira mwoyo yavo nokuzvininipisa pamberi pake. Ngatiwirei mumaoko aJehovha kwete mumaoko evanhu, nokuti umambo hwake inyasha dzaanoratidza. (Siraki 2:1-9, 17-18)
Munhu anogadzirira sei moyo wake kana, sedanga rekare, rakamoneredzwa nemupfudze wechivi uye uchizendamira pasi pehuremu hwehutera hwevanhu? Iyo yakanakisa inogona. Kureva kuti nokutendeukira kwaari muSakaramende yokureurura, iye anova muprista wedu anouya kuzobvisa zvitadzo zvenyika. Asi usakanganwa kuti Iyewo muvezi. Uye huni hune mujuru hwekusava nesimba kwemunhu hunogona kusimbiswa kuburikidza neYukaristia Tsvene kana tikaswedera kwaari neruvimbo, pachena, uye nemoyo unoda kufamba muKuda Kwake Kutsvene.
Kuda Kutsvene ikoko kunogara kuchishandira kukunakira, sezvinoita murazvo ungadziya kana kupisa, kubika kana kupisa. Ndizvo zvakaitawo kuda kwaMwari, kunoita mauri zvakafanira, zvichidya zvisingadi Mwari uye zvichinatsa zvakanaka. Zvose, sebhokisi diki remuti remura, “chipo”. Chikamu chakaoma kuzvipira kuchirongwa chaMwari, kunyanya kana chisingaenderane nehurongwa hwako, “hurongwa” hwako. Kuvimba kunyange naMwari iyeye ane zano!
Ndinoziva mumoyo mangu chipo chandichange ndichikumbira paKisimusi ino, apo pandinopfugama padivi pechidyiro ndipo pane muPirisita wangu, Mambo wangu neMuvezi. Uye ndizvo chipo chekugamuchira kuda kwake uye nekuvimba naye apo kazhinji ndinonzwa ndasiiwa uye ndavhiringidzika. Mhinduro ndeyekutarisa mumaziso aiye Kristu Mwana uye nekuziva kuti Aripo; uye kuti kana Aneni — uye asingazombondisiya — ndinotyei?
Asi Ziyoni rakati, Jehovha akandisiya; Ishe wangu andikanganwa.” Ko mai vangakanganwa mucheche wavo, vangasava netsitsi nomwana wechizvaro chavo here? Kunyange akakanganwa, handifi ndakakukanganwa. Tarirai, ndakanyora pazvanza zvemaoko angu zita renyu… ndinemi nguva dzose, kusvikira pakuguma kwenyika. ( Isaya 49:14-16; Mateu 8:20 )
