Yomelela!

ZI uziva utyhafile edabini? Njengoko umphathi wam kwezomoya esoloko esitsho (okwangumfundisi wedayosisi), "Nabani na ozama ukuba ngcwele namhlanje uza kudlula emlilweni."

Ewe kuyinyani ngawo onke amaxesha kuwo onke amaxesha eCawa yamaKrestu. Kodwa kukho into eyahlukileyo ngomhla wethu. Kufana nokungathi amathumbu esihogo ahluthiwe, kwaye utshaba aluphazamisi izizwe kuphela, kodwa ikakhulu kwaye ngokungathandabuzekiyo yonke imiphefumlo ezingcwalisele kuThixo. Masinyaniseke kwaye sicace, bazalwana noodade: umoya ka mchasana Kuyo yonke indawo namhlanje, sele ingene njengomsi nkqu nakwiintanda zeCawa. Kodwa apho uSathana omelele khona, uThixo uhlala enamandla!

Lo ngumoya womchasi-Kristu, njengoko uvileyo, uyeza, kodwa sele usehlabathini. Nina ningabakaThixo, bantwanana, kwaye niboyisile; ngokuba lowo ukuni nguyena mkhulu kunalowo usehlabathini. (1 Yohane 4: 3-4)

Ngale ntsasa ndithandaza, ezi ngcinga zilandelayo zeza kum:

Yiba nesibindi, mntwana. Ukuqala kwakhona kukuntywiliselwa kwakhona kwiNtliziyo yam eNgcwele, ilangatye eliphilayo elitya sonke isono sakho kunye nento engeyoyam. Hlala kum ukuze ndikuhlambulule kwaye ndikuhlaziye. Ukushiya amadangatye oLuthando kukungena kubanda benyama apho kukho konke ukungalunganga kunye nobubi obunokucingelwa. Ngaba akukho lula, mntwana? Kwaye nangona kunjalo kunzima kakhulu, kuba ifuna ingqalelo yakho epheleleyo; ifuna ukuba ulwe notyekelo lwakho olubi kunye notyekelo. Ifuna umlo — idabi! Ke ngoko, kufuneka uzimisele ukungena kwindlela yoMnqamlezo… kungenjalo uya kutshayelwa ecaleni kwindlela ebanzi nelula.

YOMELELA!

Cinga ngobomi bakho basemoyeni njengemoto ethambekeni lentaba. Ukuba kunjalo ayiyi phambili, iyaqengqeleka ngasemva. Akukho phakathi. Oko kunokubonakala ngathi ngumfanekiso odinisayo kwabanye. Kodwa isigqebelo kukuba, kokukhona sihlala sigxile kuThixo, kokukhona imiphefumlo yethu iyaphumla. Inyani yokuba ukulandela uYesu idabi yile nto kanye-a nyaniso Ubomi bukaYesu ngokwakhe wagxininisa:

Ukuba nabani na unqwenela ukundilandela, makazincame, athabathe umnqamlezo wakhe mihla le undilandele. (Luka 9:22)

Yonke imihla, Uthe. Ngoba? Kuba utshaba alulali; inyama yenu ayilali; kwaye ihlabathi kunye nokuchasa kwalo uThixo akuyekeleli. Ukuba siza kuba ngabalandeli bakaKristu, kufuneka siqonde ukuba sikwimfazwe ^[1]cf. Efe 6:12 kwaye kufuneka sihlale sihlala "siphaphile kwaye siphaphile":

Yibani nobungcathu kwaye nilumke. Umchasi wakho umtyholi ujikeleza njengengonyama egqumayo efuna ubani angamqwengayo. Mchaseni lowo, nizimasekile elukholweni, nisazi ukuba kwaezo ntlungu ziyenzeka kubo abazalwana benu abasehlabathini. (1 Pet.5: 8-9)

Olu lulwimi lwabapostile! Lulwimi lweNkosi yethu! Oku akuthethi ukuba, ewe, siba phantsi koxinzelelo kunye nokuziphatha kakuhle. Ngokuchasene noko, eneneni. Kodwa kuthetha ukuba sihlala sisondele kwaye kuwo onke amandla ethu, eyiNtliziyo eNgcwele kaYesu. ^[2]cf. Yohane 15:5 Ukusuka kuloo Mthombo uqukuqela lonke ubabalo, onke amandla, lonke uncedo kunye noncedo kunye nezixhobo eziyimfuneko emfazweni kwiNdlela yoMnqamlezo. Siziziyatha ukuba sishiya le ndlela! Okwangoku, sisodwa ngokwethu.

Ndithetha ezi zinto kuni bazalwana noodade kuba ixesha lifutshane. ^[3]cf. Ixesha elincinane lasekhohlo Ukuba asifundanga ukuhamba kule Ndlela, khange sifunde ukuzola kwaye simamele ilizwi lakhe, ukuze yibani ngamadoda nabafazi bomthandazo abalandela intliziyo kaThixo… sizakulunga njani xa inkcubeko iqala ukusombuluka kwaye isiphithiphithi siqala ukulawula kwizitalato zethu? Kodwa lowo ngumfanekiso omkhulu. Owona mfanekiso mncinci kukuba sele, uninzi lwethu luphantsi kwezona zilingo zomeleleyo kunye nezona zilingo zinamandla. Njengoko benditshilo ngaphambili, kubonakala ngathi umda wempazamo uncitshisiwe, ukuba iNkosi ifuna kuthi ngoku ukuhlala siphaphile kwaye sithembekile kwiLizwi laKhe. Asinakho “ukudlala ngokujikeleza” kwakhona, ngokutsho oko. Kwaye masiyonwabele le nto…!

Kumzabalazo wakho nxamnye nesono awukaxhathisi ukuya kwinqanaba lokuphalazwa kwegazi. Usilibele nesibongozo esasijoliswe kuwe njengoonyana: “Nyana wam, sukuyidelela ingqeqesho yeNkosi; Kuba lowo imthandayo iNkosi iyamqeqesha, Utyakatya wonke unyana amvumayo. (Heb 12: 4-6)

UKUFA!… AKUKHO NTO ITSHINTSHILEYO

Hayi, akukho nto itshintshileyo, bazalwana noodade: sisabizelwe njalo ukholo, ukunikela ngobomi bethu ngokupheleleyo kuZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele. Oku kusoloko kufela kwisiqu sakho yimbewu ethi, xa iwele emhlabeni, ife ukuze ikwazi ukuvelisa iziqhamo ezininzi. Ngaphandle kokubulawelwa ubuqu, sihlala siyimbewu ebandayo, engenazintsholongwane ethi endaweni yokuba inike ubomi, ihlale ingenasiqhamo, nokuba kuyiminyaka.

I-St. Louis enkulu yabhalela unyana wayo kwileta:

Zigcine, nyana wam, kuyo yonke into oyaziyo ukuba ayimkholisi uThixo, oko kukuthi, kuzo zonke izono ezinokufa. Kuya kufuneka uvumele ukuba uthuthumbiswe lulo lonke uhlobo lokufela ukholo ngaphambi kokuba uvume ukwenza isono esibi. -Imini yeeYure, IVol IV, iphe. 1347

Hayi! Siva phi ukucaciselwa okunje kwiingalo namhlanje? Ngaba ngumceli mngeni onjalo ekukhuleni ngokomoya? Ukunyaniseka? Ngaba ukuthanda uThixo kude kube buhlungu? Ukanti, ngaphandle kwesimo esinjalo namhlanje, sizibeka emngciphekweni wokukhukuliswa yindlela ebanzi kwaye elula yokulalanisa, ukonqena, nokuba dikidiki.

Kuthetha ukuba iintsapho eziqhelekileyo zamaKatolika azinakuphila. Bamele ukuba ziintsapho ezingaqhelekanga. Kufuneka ukuba babe, into andithandabuzi ukuyibiza, ziintsapho zamagorha obuKatolika. Iintsapho eziqhelekileyo zamaKatolika azinakuthelekiswa nantoUmtyholi njengoko esebenzisa imithombo yeendaba zonxibelelwano ukungazinanzi kunye nokuzikhusela kuluntu lwanamhlanje. Akukho ngaphantsi kwamaKatolika aqhelekileyo anokuphila, ke iintsapho eziqhelekileyo zamaKatolika azinakuphila. Abanakukhetha. Kufuneka babe ngcwele-oko kuthetha ukuba bangcwalisiwe-okanye baya kutshabalala. Iintsapho zamaKatolika kuphela eziza kuhlala ziphila kwaye zichuma kwinkulungwane yamashumi amabini ananye ziintsapho zabafeli-nkolo. Utata, umama nabantwana kufuneka bakulungele ukufela iinkolelo zabo abazinikwe nguThixo… -Intombi Enyulu Ebusisiweyo kunye nokuNgcwaliswa koSapho, Mkhonzi kaThixo, Fr. UJohn A. Hardon, SJ

Ndithe xa ndivala umthandazo wam namhlanje, ndaziva ukuba iNkosi ithi…

Ungathathi nto ngokungakhathali, ngakumbi usindiso lwakho, kuba ndiya kuwukhupha emlonyeni wam udikidiki. Uhlala njani “ushushu” emva koko? Ngokuhlala umzuzu nomzuzu kwintliziyo yam Engcwele, embindini wentando yam, embindini wothando ngokwalo, ilangatye elishushu elimhlophe elingenakuze licinywe, eligqiba ngaphandle kokudla nelokutshisa ngaphandle kokutya.

Ungachithi xesha! Yiza kum!