Ingqina elingumKristu lokufela ukholo

UStephen uMfeli-nkolo, UBernardo Cavallino (d. 1656)

IBHALWE NGOMNYHADALA WE-ST. USTEFANO UMFELI

 

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Ngenxa yokufela ukholo "okubomvu" okwenzeka kanye ngalo mzuzu wabantakwethu noodade wethu eMpuma nakwezinye iindawo, kunye nokufela ukholo "okumhlophe" rhoqo kwabathembekileyo eNtshona, kukho into entle eza kuvela kobu bubi: umahluko ubungqina bamakristu afela ukholo kwinto ebizwa ngokuba "kukufela ukholo" kweenkolo ezigabadeleyo.

Ngapha koko, kubuKristu, igama martyr lithetha "ingqina"…

 

INGQINA LOKUFAWULA NGOKUFAWULA

 

Abaxhasi bezenkolo baphoqelela abanye kwimigaqo yabo,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bamema abanye ukuba baphile.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo babulala abanye "kwinkonzo" kwinkolo yabo,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu banikela ngobomi babo ngenxa yokholo lwabanye.

Abaxhasi benkolo bazibophelela kubo iibhombu,

AmaKristu afela ukholo abethelela ukuthanda kwawo emnqamlezweni.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo bavuthela abanye ngenxa "yozuko lukaThixo",

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bakhonza abanye de kuse ekufeni ngenxa yozuko lukaThixo.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo bafuna ukunyaniseka, iirhafu, okanye intloko kabani,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bayazilahla izinto zabo kunye nobomi babo.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo bathi abanye "ngabangakholwayo" njengoko bexhela,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu baxela ukuxolelwa kwababulali babo.

Abaphembeleli benkolo baqeqeshela abantwana imfazwe,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu baba njengabantwana abancinci.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo badlwengula abafazi babathatha njengamakhoboka,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bayafa bekhusela isidima somfazi.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo bahlala bethatha abafazi abaninzi njengamashweshwe,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bahlala bethatha isifungo sokuzigcina benyulu.

Abaxhasi benkolo batshisa iicawa, izibhedlele nezikolo

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu banikela ngobomi babo bebakha.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo bayazila kwaye bathandazela ukuzisa uloyiso emfazweni,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bayakhawuleza kwaye bathandazela ukuphelisa iimfazwe.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo baphatha izixhobo,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bathwala imithwalo yomnye nomnye.

Inkolo ezigqubutheleyo zigquma ubuso bazo njengamagwala,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu ngenkalipho babonisa ubuso bukaKristu.

Inkolo ezibaxiweyo zithatha inkululeko nenkululeko yabanye,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bazincama ngenxa yenkululeko yabanye.

Abo banenzondelelo yenkolo banikezela ngesisa, kuphela ukuba umntu uyaguquka,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bathi iNceba sisizathu sokuguquka kwabo.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo bazibulala ngenxa yolonwabo lweparadesi,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu banikela ngobomi babo ukuze abanye bangene eZulwini.

Abaxhasi bezenkolo bazithiyile iintshaba zabo njengophawu lokunyaniseka kwabo,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu bathanda iintshaba zabo njengophawu lokholo lwabo.

 Abaphembeleli benkolo babambe ikrele njengebhanile yabo,

Abafeli-nkolo abangamaKristu baphakamisa uMnqamlezo njengomgangatho wabo.

 

Ndinqwenela ukumema abantu abatsha ukuba bavule iintliziyo zabo kwiVangeli kwaye babe ngamangqina kaKristu; ukuba kunyanzelekile, Lakhe bafela ukholo, ekungeneni kwewaka leminyaka lesithathu. —YINGCWELE UYOHANE PAUL II kulutsha, eSpain, 1989

 

St uStefano, sithandazele.

“Utata Wabaxolela” nguRuss Docken

 

Ipapashwe okokuqala nge-26 kaDisemba, 2014. Kukhunjulwa bonke abo babulawa ezandleni zabanqolobi…

 

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