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PHA Isizathu, bazalwana noodade, kutheni ndiziva ukuba iZulu lifuna ukwenza le Lenten Retreat kulo nyaka, kude kube ngoku, andikhange ndivakalise. Kodwa ndiziva ngathi eli lixesha lokuthetha ngayo. Isizathu kukuba isiqhwithi sasemoyeni esihlasela sijikelezile. Umoya "wotshintsho" uvunguza ngamandla; amaza okudideka aphalala phezu kwesaphetha; Ibarque kaPeter iqala ukunyikima… kwaye phakathi kwayo, UYesu umema wena kunye nam ngasemva.

Makhe sijonge kwiingxelo zeVangeli ezingoqhwithela uYesu nabafundi bakhe, kuba ndicinga ukuba ikho into enamandla esinokusifundisa yona.

[UYesu] wakhwela emkhombeni, bamlandela abafundi bakhe (Mat 8:23)… bamthabatha bahamba naye emkhombeni, njengoko wayenjalo (Marko 4:36). Ngequbuliso kwabakho uqhwithela olukhulu elwandle, ngokokude isikhephe sigutyungelwe ngamaza ( Mat 8:24 ) kodwa yena wayesemva emkhombeni, elele emqamelweni ( Marko 4:38 ). Babezalisa amanzi kwaye babesengozini. Baya ke bamvusa, besithi, Nkosi, Mongameli, siyatshabalala. ( Luka 8:23-24 ). Athi kubo, Yini na ukuba nibe ngamagwala, bantundini balukholo luncinane? ( Mateyu 8:26 ). Wavuka, wawukhalimela umoya, wathi kulwandle, Luxolo; Yima!" Wadamba umoya, kwabakho ukuzola okukhulu. ( Marko 4:39 ). Wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nibe nje, ukuba ngamagwala? Anikakholwa na? ( Marko 4:40 ).

Ngoku, igama elithi “isaqhwithi” kuMateyu lithetha ngokuthe ngqo “inyikima”. Kwimibhalo esemazantsi yeNew American Bible ehlaziyiweyo, ithi ..

…igama elidla ngokusetyenziswa kuncwadi lweapocalyptic ukushukuma kwehlabathi elidala xa uThixo esizisa ubukumkani bakhe. Zonke iisynoptics ziyisebenzisa ekuboniseni iziganeko ezandulela i-parousia yoNyana woMntu (Mt 24: 7; Mk 13: 8; Lk 21: 11). UMateyu uye wakungenisa apha nakwingxelo yakhe yokufa nokuvuka kukaYesu (Mt 27:51–54; 28:2). —NABre, kuMateyu 8:24

Ndiwufumana lo mbhalo osemazantsi umangalisa, kuba njengoko abafundi bexesha elide besazi apha, ndafumana ilizwi elivela eNkosini kwiminyaka eliqela eyadlulayo ukuba kwakukho “Uqhwithela olukhulu” iza, njengenkanyamba. ^[1]cf. AmaTywina aSixhenxe oHlaziyo Iya kuba yinto "Ukuzamazama okukhulu” oko bekuya kusitshintsha ukusuka kweli xesha ukuya kwelilandelayo; ^[2]cf. UFatima, kunye nokuGungqiswa okukhulu hayi isiphelo sehlabathi, kodwa isiphelo sexesha lokulungiselela ukubuya kukaYesu. ^[3]cf. Bawo Oyingcwele ... Uyeza! Inxalenye yotshintsho iza kubandakanya Inkanuko yeCawa, njengoko ilandela iNkosi yayo ekufeni nasekuvukeni kwayo.^[4]cf. Umnqweno wethu kwaye Francis, kunye nokuza okuzayo kweCawa

Eneneni, le ngxelo ingasentla iqala ngabafundi belandela uYesu enqanaweni. Yaye ithi Weza “kanye njengoko wayenjalo.” Abaninzi namhlanje balungiselela esi saqhwithi ngokugcina ukutya, izixhobo, izixhobo, njl.njl. Ngoxa kukho ubulumko ekuzilungiseleleni ngokwasemzimbeni nayiphi na intlekele, uYesu usibonisa isimo sengqondo esimele sibe naso kwesi Saqhwithi: intliziyo ethembele. ngokupheleleyo kuBonelelo oluNgcwele—ukuMlandela “njengokuba sinjalo thina.”

Namhlanje, njengoko uqoqosho lwehlabathi luxhaswe ngeentonga zeematshisi, izizwe ezilungiselela imfazwe, intshutshiso yamaKristu isanda, ukudodobala kobugcisa kwimigaqo yokuziphatha, kunye neengxoxo ezixhokonxa iiveki ngeeveki zikaPopu ngeentetho ezingacacanga, imimoya namaza esi saqhwithi sele iqalile. ukungquba ngokuchasene nomzimba weentliziyo ezininzi. Inene, kukho ukushukuma okubonakalayo kokholo lwabantu abaninzi namhlanje njengoko bekhala,

Sisengozini! Enkosi, Nkosi! Siyatshabalala!

Kodwa uYesu uphumle emqamelweni. Kunokwenzeka njani ukuba uphumle kwiphenyane lokuloba elivulekileyo elilatyuziswa ngamaza aphakamileyo ukusa kwinqanaba lokutshona? Xa sithetha ngabantu, akunakwenzeka...

...kodwa ke kuThixo zonke izinto zinokwenzeka. ( Mateyu 19:26 )

UYesu usifundisa into ebalulekileyo: ukuba xa sinobudlelwane obunzulu obungaphakathi noBawo, akukho saqhwithi sinokusishukumisa; akukho moya unokusibhukuqa; akukho maza anokusitshonisa. Sisenokuba manzi; singagodola; singaguliswa lulwandle, kodwa...

... bonke abazelwe nguThixo bayaleyisa ihlabathi. Uloyiso oluleyisayo ihlabathi lukholo lwethu. ( 1 Yohane 5:4 )

Yiyo le nto, bazalwana noodade abathandekayo, kuyimpazamo ukoyika iliza elilandelayo; ukujongana nobunzulu bemimoya. Uya kuphulukana noxolo lwakho, ulahlekelwe yindlela, kwaye ukuba awulumkanga, uwe elwandle. Ukuba uloyiso oluloyisayo ihlabathi lukholo lwethu, ngoko masenze njengoko watshoyo uPawulos, sigcine…

...Amehlo ethu athe ntsho kuYesu, inkokeli nomgqibelelisi wokholo. ( Hebhere 12:2 )

Apha kulele intliziyo nenjongo yale Nzila yokuBuyela: ukukukhokelela nzulu kwiNtliziyo kaYesu noYise ukuze ukholo lwakho lukhule lugqibelele. Ukuze uYesu aphakame aze athethe entliziyweni yakho: “Luxolo! Yima!"

Ke, ndiyathemba ukuba abanye abafundi baya kundixolela. Kuba, ngeli xesha, andinanto ingako endinokuyithetha ngoqoqosho, ukuwohloka kokuziphatha, okanye uPopu. Ukuba unqwenela ukundifumana, ndiza kuba ngasemva—yaye ndiyathandaza, kunye nabaninzi abarhoxayo. Kuba uYesu wathi...

... apho ndikhona mna, woba lapho nomkhonzi wam. ( Yohane 12:26 )

ISISHWANKATHELO NESIBHALO

Le Retreat yeNzila yeyona nto ikukunyanga ubundlobongela beNkanyamba ngokukukhokelela ekubeni uthembele kwaye uphumle kwiNtliziyo kaBawo.

Unamandla ngaphezu kokugquma kwamanzi amaninzi, ngaphezu kwamaza alwayo olwandle, unamandla ngaphezu kwamanzi asemazulwini. ( INdumiso 93:4 )