iWorship

 

NYE yeengxilimbela zexesha lethu intloko yazo ikhule ngokungaqhelekanga i-narcissism. Ngelinye igama, kukuzibamba. Omnye unokuphikisa ukuba oku sele kunjalo ukuzinqula, okanye into endiyibiza ngokuba yi "iWorship."

USt. Paul unika uluhlu olude lokuba imiphefumlo iya kujongeka njani "kwimihla yokugqibela." Khawucinge ukuba yintoni na ephezulu?

Kuya kubakho amaxesha ayoyikekayo ngemihla yokugqibela. Abantu baya kuba ozithandayo nabathandi bemali, abanekratshi, abanekratshi, abaphathi kakubi, abangathobeli bazali, abangabuleliyo (2 Tim 3: 1-2).

Ngokuyinxenye ngenxa yenkqubela phambili yetekhnoloji, imozulu ye-hedonistic kumaxesha ethu ikhuthaze ngokukhawuleza i-narcissism phantse kuzo zonke iinkalo zobomi. Ndikholelwa ukuba yayinguPlato owathi, "Ukuba ufuna ukuvavanya ubushushu bokomoya besizwe, kunye nomntu ngamnye, jonga kumculo." Ukuba i-narcissism yithoni yenkcubeko yanamhlanje, ngaba umboniso womculo unokuba yinto yokuzizukisa kunokuba kunjalo ngoku? Ngokunjalo, imidlalo yobuchwephesha iye yaba yisekisi yemivuzo ethob' isidima kunye ne-egos eyonyusiweyo. Iinkqubo zikamabonwakude ukusuka kwi-“American Idol” ukuya “kwimiboniso yokwenyani” zingowona uphakamileyo wokuzibeka phezulu ehlabathini. Kwaye ngoku umntu oqhelekileyo uneqonga lokuthumela "ii-selfies" ezingento, ukujikeleza iividiyo ze-YouTube, u-tweet ngayo yonke ingcinga yomntu, okanye uqokelele "ukuthanda" kuFacebook.

Ufundo lokuqala lwanamhlanje lutyhila lo moya wamandulo wokungakhathali kuSawule. Akazange akwazi ukumelana nempumelelo kaDavide edabini, nangona oko kwanceda wonke umntu, njengoko uYonatan wamkhumbuzayo: unincede kakhulu ngezenzo zakhe.” Kuyenzeka nakubulungiseleli ukuba amaKrestu abe nomona ngempumelelo yomnye umntu, ngakumbi xa iintelekelelo nezipho zinamandla, zisenza sibe ncinane iziphiwo zomntu.

Zingaphi iimfazwe ezenzekayo phakathi kwabantu bakaThixo nakwiindawo esihlala kuzo… ezibangelwa ngumona nomona, nkqu naphakathi kwamaKristu! Ukuthanda izinto zokomoya kukhokelela amanye amaKristu emfazweni namanye amaKristu awaphazamisa ekufuneni kwawo igunya, iwonga, uyolo nonqabiseko lwezoqoqosho.. —UPOPA UFRANCIS, IVangelii Gaudium, n. I-98

Iyeza lokunyanga i-narcissism li ukufihlakala. Umama wethu osikelelekileyo ngumfanekiso wokufihlakala owathi, ngaphandle kobudlelwane bakhe obumangalisayo noYesu, akazange afune ukugqama. Ngenxa yokuthobeka kwakhe uThixo wamphakamisa; ukanti nangoku, usasebenzisa iwonga lakhe elingaphaya kwendalo ukuze akhonze uNyana wakhe. Yaye sinokuphawula ukuba kwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu wayengafuni zihlwele, kodwa “wemka, waya elwandle, kunye nabafundi bakhe.” Yayiyintando kaBawo ukuba afunyanwe ukuze aphilise kwaye alungiselele abantu. UYise uphakamisa ukuze azukise uNyana, kwaye uNyana uyazithoba ukuze aphakamise uYise.

Oko uThixo akufunayo kuthi “nguewe” wethu. Emva koko, kufuneka siyiyekele kuYe ukuba njani kwaye nini, ukuya apho Asithumela khona—phakathi kwezihlwele—okanye kubomi obufihlakeleyo obusiqhamo esiya kwaziwa ngokupheleleyo kuphela ngonaphakade. Into eqinisekileyo kukuba isithsaba esithweswe eZulwini asiyi kusekelwa ekuthandeni kwethu apha emhlabeni, kodwa ukuthembeka.

Othe wazithoba njengalo mntwana ngoyena mkhulu ebukumkanini bamazulu… Osukuba ke eziphakamisa uya kuthotywa; ke yena ozithobayo uya kuphakanyiswa. ( Mateyu 18:4; 23:12 )

AmaKristu amele asibulale isigebenga se-narcisism, ukhuphiswano, nomona phakathi kwethu ngokuthi kuqala sisebenze. Ngaphakathi ngokwethu. Kuba uYesu wathi ihlabathi liya kwazi ukuba singabafundi bakhe ngothando lwethu omnye komnye—kungekhona ngomfanekiso wethu, iwonga, ulwazi, okanye isikhundla. Simele siyilahle indumiso yomzuzwana yeli hlabathi size sifune ukukholisa okuphela kwaLowo ubalulekileyo.

Iyakuba ntle kangakanani iBandla lethu ukuba wonke umKrestu ebenokuwenza umntu ULitany Wokuthobeka... of ukufihlakala.

I-Litany yokuthobeka

nguRafael UKhadinali Merry del Val
(1865-1930),
Unobhala welizwe likaPopu Saint Pius X

 

Owu Yesu! Ululamile kwaye uthobekile ngentliziyo, Ndiphendule.

     
Ngomnqweno wokuhlonitshwa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngomnqweno wokuthandwa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngomnqweno wokuphakanyiswa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngomnqweno wokuzukiswa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngomnqweno wokudunyiswa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ukusuka kwiminqweno yokukhethwa kwabanye, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ukususela kumnqweno wokubonisana, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngomnqweno wokuvunywa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yokoyika ukuhlaziswa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yokoyika ukudelwa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yokoyika ukubandezeleka, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yoloyiko lokuqunjelwa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yokoyika ukulityalwa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yokoyika ukugculelwa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yokoyika ukwenziwa ububi, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ngenxa yokoyika ukukrokrelwa, Ndihlangule, Yesu.

Ukuze abanye bathandwe ngaphezu kwam,


Yesu, ndinike ubabalo lokuba ndinqwenele.

Ukuze abanye babonakale ngaphezulu kunam,

Yesu, ndinike ubabalo lokuba ndinqwenele.

Ukuze, ngokoluvo lwehlabathi, abanye bonyuke kwaye nam ndinciphe,

Yesu, ndinike ubabalo lokuba ndinqwenele.

Ukuze kukhethwe abanye ndibeke bucala,

Yesu, ndinike ubabalo lokuba ndinqwenele.

Ukuze abanye badunyiswe kwaye mna ndingabonwa,

Yesu, ndinike ubabalo lokuba ndinqwenele.

Ukuze abanye babenokhetho kum kuyo yonke into,

Yesu, ndinike ubabalo lokuba ndinqwenele.

Ukuze abanye babe ngcwele ngakumbi kunam,
ngaphandle kokuba ndibe ngcwele njengoko kufanelekile,

Yesu, ndinike ubabalo lokuba ndinqwenele.