UYohane uMbhaptizi ngu-Michael D. O'Brien
NGOKU njengokuba u Yesu wakhokelwa kwangoko ngu mprofeti u Yohane umBhaptizi, owayephila ngaxesha nye no Krestu, ngokunjalo nexesha lomchasi kristu — elinganisa uKristu — liza kwandulelwa ngabanduleli abaya kuthi ngokunjalo… “Lungisani indlela yomchasi-kristu nize nithi tye imikhondo yakhe. Yonke imifula iya kudliswa, Nazo zonke iintaba neenduli zigungxulwe; Iindlela ezijingayo ziya kuthi tye, neendlela ezirhabaxa zenziwe zigudileyo… ” (Luka 3: 4-6)
kwaye balapha.
AMAXELELO
Umendo womchasi-Kristu 'ulungiswa' ngabanduleli abasusa imiqobo “kwinkcubeko yokufa” kwakhe. Bayakuthetha amagama avakala esengqiqweni, ayanyamezeleka kwaye alungile. Kodwa baya kuba kukujija inyaniso ngokuchasene nokuchasene nayo. Iintlambo abazizalisayo neentaba abazenza zangaphantsi ngumahluko phakathi kwendoda nomfazi, uluntu kunye nohlobo lwesilwanyana, phakathi kwenkolo enye okanye enye: yonke into kufuneka yenziwe iyunifom. Iindlela ezijikelezayo zokubandezeleka kwabantu ziya kulungiswa, zenziwe banzi kwaye zibe lula ngokunikezela "ngezisombululo" zokuphelisa konke ukubandezeleka. Kwaye iindlela ezirhabaxa zokufa esonweni nakwiziqu zakho ziya kutsalwa zize zigqitywe ngomhlaba oqaqambileyo ongenatyala apho isono singekho khona kwaye ukuzaliseka kuyeyona ndawo yokugqibela.
Kwangelo xesha, uThixo ubaphakamisile abaphambili baKhe. Abakhonzi abashumayela inguquko noxolelo ukususa umqobo wesono, ukuvula indlela "yeVangeli yobomi." Zigcwalisa iintlambo "zomthunzi wokufa" ngokutyhila ubuxoki bokuba uluntu luphela kwemveliso yendalo, "inyathelo" kwindalo esingqongileyo, yinto nje ephilayo kunokuba ibe ngunyana okanye intombi yOsenyangweni. Bazithoba ezo ntaba zekratshi ngokushumayela inyaniso ekhulula imiphefumlo kwaye ibonelele isikhokelo sobomi obungunaphakade. Zilungisa iindlela ezijijekileyo ngokubonisa indlela eya eKalvari apho ukubandezeleka kwabantu kuthatha intsingiselo kunye nexabiso lokungcwaliswa komntu kunye nokwabanye. Kwaye zilungelelanisa iindlela ezimdaka zeTestamente eNdala zokufezekisa umthetho, ngomyalelo omtsha: ukuthanda ummelwane wakho njengoko uzithanda ngako.
Nantsi ke umahluko: indlela enye yiVangeli yoBomi, enye "yigospile" yokufa. Iindlela ziboniswa ngokucacileyo:
EBolivia, iintshaba ezintsha zivele, hayi ngoku kumajelo osasazo asekunene kodwa nakumaqela avela kwiCawe yamaKatolika, iinkokheli zeCawe yamaKrestu eziyintshaba yenguqu enoxolo… Ndifuna ukunixelela oko sikuva kukhwazwa ngalo lonke ixesha: 'Elinye ilizwe linokwenzeka,' ndifuna ukukuxelela enye inkolo, enye inkolo, enye icawa inokwenzeka, bazalwana noodade. -UMongameli u-Evo Morales waseBolivia kwiNdibano yeHlabathi yezeNtlalontle, I-Catholic News AgencyNgoFebruwari 2, 2009
Okanye, khetha ubomi…
Zilungiselele ukubeka ubomi bakho emgceni ukuze ukhanyisele umhlaba ngenyaniso kaKrestu; ukuphendula ngothando kwintiyo kunye nokungakhathaleli ubomi; ukubhengeza ithemba likaKrestu ovukileyo kuzo zonke iimbombo zomhlaba. -UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Umyalezo kuLutsha kubantu beLizwe, uSuku loLutsha lweHlabathi, ngo-2008
Ixesha liza kufika, mhlawumbi kungekudala kunokuba abaninzi beqonda, xa kufuneka sikhethe ukuba ngubani esiza kumkhonza, esiza kuthembisa ukuzinikela kuye: uThixo okanye ubutyebi, uKrestu, okanye mhlawumbi Umchasi-Kristu.
ILizwi ngoku yinkonzo yexesha elizeleyo leyo
iyaqhubeka ngenkxaso yakho.
Usikelele, kwaye enkosi.
Ukuhamba noMark kwi The Ngoku iLizwi,
cofa kwibhena engezantsi ukuya rhuma.
I-imeyile yakho ayizokwabelwana naye nabani na.
