UMNYHADALA WENKOSIKAZI YETHU YEROSALI
NGAPHAMBILI Ukuwa kuka-Adam no-Eva, uThixo wathi kuSathana, inyoka:
Ndiya kumisa ubutshaba phakathi kwakho nomfazi, nembewu yakho nembewu yakhe; yona iya kukutyumza intloko, wena uya kumlalela isithende. (IGen.3: 15; iDouay-Rheims)
Ayisiyiyo kuphela ibhinqa-uMariya, kodwa imbewu yakhe, umfazi-wecawe, uya kuthi abandakanyeke kwidabi kunye notshaba. Oko kukuthi, uMariya kunye nentsalela eyenzayo isithende sakhe.
UMARIYA, IGIDEONI ENTSHA
KwiTestamente eNdala, uGidiyon ubizwa ukuba akhokele umlo ngokuchasene notshaba. Unamajoni angama-32 000, kodwa uThixo ufuna ukuba alinciphise inani lawo. Ekugqibeleni, ngamajoni angama-300 kuphela akhethiweyo ukuba alwe nomkhosi omkhulu weentshaba — imeko engenakwenzeka leyo. Isizathu soku kukuthintela amaSirayeli ekubangeleni ukuba yeyabo amandla ethu oko kwakuza kubazisela uloyiso.
Ngokunjalo, uThixo uvumile ukuba iBandla lincitshiswe libe ngathi liyintsalela. Le ntsalela incinci, hayi kangako ngenani, kodwa ngesiqu. Bangabafazi abasebenza ezindlwini, abasebenzi bekhola eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ababingeleli abathobekileyo be-diocese, inkolo ethe cwaka… imiphefumlo elungiselelwe nguYesu ngokwakhe ngelixesha lembalela xa iipulpiti ziye zathi cwaka ngemfundiso ephilileyo kwaye abantu abakhohlakeleyo balulibele uthando lwabo lokuqala. Uninzi lwazo lwenziwe ziincwadi eziqinileyo, iiteyiphu, uthotho lwevidiyo, i-EWTN, njl. Ungasathethi ke ngokwakhiwa kwangaphakathi ngomthandazo. Le yimiphefumlo ukukhanya kweNyaniso ebikhule kuyo ngelixa icinywa emhlabeni (yabona Ikhandlela elitshisayo).
UGidiyon wanika amajoni akhe izinto ezimbini:
Iimpondo neengqayi ezingenanto, kwaye izibane ngaphakathi kwezimbiza. (ABagwebi 7:17)
Umkhosi kaMariya unikwe izinto ezimbini: uphondo losindiso kunye nokukhanya kweNyaniso-Oko kukuthi, iLizwi likaThixo, livutha emiphefumlweni yabo, ihlala ifihliwe emhlabeni.
Ekuqalekeni ube ekho uLizwi… kwaye obo bomi babulukhanyiso loluntu. (UYohane 1: 1, 4)
Kungekudala, uza kubiza umntu ngamnye kuthi IBastion ukuba sivuke, kwaye sibambe eli "krele" lisezandleni zethu. Idabi neNyoka lisondele…
ISITYHILELO ESIZAYO
UGidiyon wawahlulahlula la madoda angama-300 Ntathu iinkampani, zisithi,
Ndijonge kwaye ulandele ukhokelo lwam. (7:17)
Emva koko uthatha amajoni akhe aye nawo kwinkampu yotshaba “ekuqaleni komlindo ophakathi.” Yiyo i, malunga neeyure ezimbini ukuya ezinzulwini zobusuku.
UMary wenze iinkampani ezintathu: abefundisi, inkolo, kwaye abantu nje. Njengoko ndibhalile Iintsuku ezimbini ezingakumbi, Imini yeNkosi iqala ebumnyameni, oko kukuthi, ezinzulwini zobusuku. Njengoko ilixa lisondela, usilungiselela umzuzu apho amandla kaThixo aya kubonakala emhlabeni, xa uYesu esiza njengokuKhanya:
Zonke iinkampani zontathu zavuthela iimpondo zaza zaphula iingqayi zazo. Babephethe iitotshi ngezandla zabo zasekhohlo, ngasekunene bevuthela iimpondo, bedanduluka besithi, “Ikrele likaNdikhoyo nelikaGidiyon!” Bonke bahlala bemi endaweni ejikeleze inkampu, ngelixa lonke iqela lawa libaleka kwaye likhwaza kwaye libaleka. Kodwa ke la makhulu mabini aqhubeka evuthela izigodlo. (7: 20-22)
UkuKhanya kukaKristu kuza kubonakala kwihlabathi ngephanyazo. ILizwi likaThixo, elibukhali ngaphezu kwalo naliphi na ikrele elintlangothi-mbini, liya kungena…
… Nditsho naphakathi komphefumlo nomoya, amalunga nomongo ... ukwazi ukubona ukubonakaliswa neengcinga zentliziyo. Kuba akukho nto ifihlakeleyo ingayi kubonakala; akukho nto ifihlakeleyo ingayi kuvela. ( Heb 4:12; UMk 4: 21-22)
UKUVUKA KWENTLAWULO
Phakathi kwesiphithiphithi esilandelayo, njengoko wonke umntu ezijonga ngendlela uThixo abona ngayo imiphefumlo yabo, intsalela iya kuthunyelwa njengesithende seNkosazana Yethu — njengokuba yayinjalo nomkhosi kaGidiyon — ukoyisa imiphefumlo ngekrele loMoya, iLizwi likaThixo .
Abizelwa ndawonye oonyana bakaSirayeli kwaNafetali, nakwa-Ashere, nakuManase wonke, wawasukela amaMidiyan. (7:23)
Kuba xa ukuKhanya kusasaza ubumnyama, iya kuba ngumsebenzi wentsalela leyo uYesu ayibiza ngokuba "kukukhanya kwehlabathi" ukuqokelela imiphefumlo, ukuze ubumnyama bungaphindi bufumane ndawo kwabasesichengeni. Kungeli xesha lifutshane (Isityhi.12: 12), emva kwe Inamba ikhutshiwe Ukusuka ezintliziyweni zabaninzi, ukuba inyoka iyakuba namava abetha kakhulu oMfazi. Kuba abaninzi abebelahlekile baya kufunyanwa, kwaye abo babeziimfama baya kubona.
Iyakuba lixa laxa uBawo esamkela ekhaya unyana wolahleko.
Abantu abo babamba emnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu; Kukhanye kwabemi belizwe lobumnyama. (Isaya 9: 2; RSV)
FOOTNOTE
Iphupha leeNtsika ezimbini zikaSt. John Bosco, endilichazile kweminye imibhalo, kufuneka livakale liqheleke kakhulu! Wabona ukuba xa uBawo Oyingcwele wayiqinisa iCawe, iBarque kaPeter, kwiintsika ze-Ekaristi noMariya…
… Ukuxhuzula okukhulu kwenzeka. Zonke iinqanawa ezazilwile nxamnye nenqanawa kaPopu zichithakele; ziyabaleka, zingqubane, ziqhekeke omnye komnye. Abanye bayatshona bazame ukuntywilisela abanye… -Amaphupha Amashumi amane eSt. John Bosco, Ihlanganiswe kwaye yahlelwa ngu-Fr. J. Bacchiarello, SDB
UPopu John Paul II wasikhokela kwezi ntsika zimbini kunyaka weRosari (2002-03) nangonyaka we-Ekaristi (2004-05). UPapa Benedict usikhusele ngokukhuselekileyo kwimizamo yakhe eqhubekayo yokubuyisela iMisa, kunye nokubongoza uMariya, Inkwenkwezi yolwandle.
Ngulo mama, uGidiyon omtsha, ngoku ozilungiselela ukusikhokelela kule mfazwe inkulu yamaxesha ethu.
Inkwenkwezi yoLwandle, khanyisa kuthi kwaye usikhokele endleleni yethu! -IPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Thetha uSalvi, n. I-50
… Kwixesha elizayo uzukisile indlela yolwandle. (Isaya 9: 1; RSV)
Oku kungasentla kwapapashwa okokuqala ngoFebruwari 1, 2008.
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