wokubethelwaNguMichael D. O'Brien
SO Uninzi lwenu lundibhalele, luyoyiswa kukwahlukana kwimitshato nakwiintsapho, yintlungu nokungabikho kokusesikweni kwale meko yenu. Emva koko kuya kufuneka uyazi imfihlo yokoyisa kwezi zilingo: ikuku uthando oloyisayo. La mazwi eza kum phambi kweSakramente eliSikelelweyo:
Uthando oloyisayo alubalekisi kwiGadi yokungcatshwa, okanye ubaleke ekubetheni ngomlomo. Ayinikezeli ngesithsaba sokubandezeleka kwengqondo, okanye imelane nengubo emfusa yokuhlekisa. Uthando oloyisayo luthwala umthwalo onzima, kwaye luhamba inyathelo ngalinye phantsi kobunzima obunzima besilingo. Ayibaleki kwiNtaba yokuShiya, kodwa endaweni yoko inyusa umnqamlezo. Uthando oloyisayo lufumana iinzipho zomsindo, ameva okugculelwa, kwaye lubambe iinkuni ezinzima zokungaqondani. Ayixhomekeki kwimigangatho yokuthotywa umzuzu nje omnye, okanye iyure ... konke-ide intliziyo ngokwayo ihlatywe ngenxeba lothando.
le luthando oloyisayo, oluvule amasango esihogo, olukhulule amakhamandela okufa. le luthando oloyise intiyo, olwagqogqa ubumnyama bemiphefumlo, lwaza lwaboyisa abo babelubulala. le luthando oloyisile ububi, olwahlwayela iinyembezi, kodwa lwavuna ngovuyo, lwaphumelela kwiingxaki olungenakujamelana nalo: Uthando olubeke ubomi balo phantsi kolunye.
Ukuba unqwenela ukunqoba, ke nawe kufuneka thanda ngothando olunqoba.
Indlela esalwazi ngayo uthando kukuba yena wanikela ngobomi bakhe ngenxa yethu; nathi ke sifanele ukubancamela abazalwana ubomi bethu. (1 Yohane 3: 6)
IBALI LOKWENYANISO LOKUPHATHA
Umhlobo undinike imvume yokuba ndibalise eli bali limangalisayo lothando oluphumeleleyo.
Ufunde ukuba umyeni wakhe ebemkhohlisile ngaphezulu kweminyaka eli-13. Ngeli xesha, waxhatshazwa nguye ngokwasemzimbeni, ngamazwi, nangokweemvakalelo. Indoda ethathe umhlala-phantsi ngoku, yayiza kuchitha usuku ekhaya, kwaye ngokuhlwa, iphume iye kubona inkosikazi yayo. Wayeyazi. Wayeyazi. Kwaye wenza ngokungathi yinto eqhelekileyo. Emva koko, njengewotshi, wayegoduka, akhase ebhedini yakhe, alale.
Wayekhathazwa yintlungu ekunokuthiwa "sisihogo." Wazama ukumshiya amatyeli amaninzi, endaweni yoko wayesazi ukuba kufuneka ahloniphe izifungo zakhe. Ngenye imini ethandaza, iNkosi yathi kuye: "Ndikubizela kwifom ephezulu yothando."Emva kwexesha, iNkosi yathi,"Kwisithuba seenyanga ezintathu, umyeni wakho uya kuguqiswa…"Wamqinisekisa ukuba ukubandezeleka kwakhe kunye nokuthandazela umyeni wakhe ngekhe kumoshe, kodwa"tIxabiso lomphefumlo lixabisa kakhulu"(" Ngeenyanga ezintathu, "iNkosi ibithetha iikhalenda ezintathu zeenkonzo. Le Pasika yinyanga yesithathu.)
Ukuwa kokugqibela, umyeni wafunyaniswa ukuba unomhlaza. Oku, wayekrokrela, kuya kuqala ukwehla emadolweni. Kodwa uqhubeke nokuthandana kwakhe ngaphandle komtshato, ngaphandle kwempilo enkenenkene. Kwakhona, iNkosi yamkhuthaza, isithi zonke iinyembezi zakhe zibaliwe - akukho nanye eya kumoshwa. Kwaye kungekudala, ubudlelwane bakhe ne "omnye"iza kuza"isiphelo esikrakra nesiphala ngokukhawuleza."
Emva koko, malunga neenyanga ezimbini ezidlulileyo, umyeni "wahlutha." Kwabizwa i-ambulensi — namapolisa aliqela. Ithathe Ntandathu amadoda ukuba ambambe ezantsi njengoko wayegcuma kwaye eqalekisa kwaye enesikrelemnqa, esenza inkangeleko eyoyikisayo kubalindi. Uye wasiwa esibhedlele walaliswa. Kwiveki ephelileyo, emva kokukhululwa kwakhe, waphinda watyelela inkosikazi yakhe… kodwa ikhona into eyenzekileyo. Ulwalamano luphelile ngokukhawuleza nangokukrakra, njengoko watshoyo uYehova.
Ngokucacileyo, umyeni weza ekhaya, kwaye ngokungathi amaxolo awa emehlweni akhe waqala wabona ubunyani bezenzo zakhe. Yonke imihla, xa ejonga umfazi wakhe, wayelila. "Awuzange undilahle, nangona kufanelekile," watsho ephindaphinda. Usuku nosuku, xa embona eholweni okanye elungisa ukutya ekhitshini, wayeqala ukukhala, acele uxolo, aphinde athi, "Andikholelwa ukuba ndiyenzile le nto kuwe… kwaye uselapha. Ndiyaxolisa, ndiyaxolisa… "
Ngelizwi lenduduzo, u Yesu waqinisekisa kuye emthandazweni: "Ngenxa yenceba yakho nokholo lwakho, Ndikumisele ukuba ube secaleni lakhe ukumzisa kwifonti yawo onke amanzi aphilayo. Kuba ngaphandle kothando lwakho nokuzinikela kwakho akanakuba nobuganga bokusondela. Then, kwiiveki ezimbini ezidlulileyo, iphupha lakhe ekugqibeleni lazaliseka: umyeni wakhe wangena kwiCawe yamaKatolika, wahlamba wahlambuluka emanzini oBhaptizo, kwaye wondla isonka soSindiso kulwimi lwakhe. Uhleli ecaleni kwakhe ukusukela…
Ewe, uthando lwakhe lwaluphumelele, kuba yayiluthando olwahamba yonke indlela… ngeGadi, ecaleni kweNdlela, ukuya eMnqamlezweni, ukuya engcwabeni… kwaye kwangqinelwa eluVukweni.
Uthando luthwala izinto zonke, lukholelwa izinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lunyamezela izinto zonke. Uthando soze lwehluleka. (1 Kor. 13: 7-8)
