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ILIZWI NGOKU NGOKUFUNDA KWENKOSI
NgoLwesithathu, nge-26 kaDisemba, ngo-2016
Umthendeleko kaStephen uMartyr

Imibhalo yeLigugu Apha

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

Ukuba ngumfeli-nkolo kukuva inkanyamba isiza kwaye ukulungele ukuyinyamezela xa ubizwa ngokuba ngumsebenzi, ngenxa kaKristu, kunye nokulunga kwabazalwana. -Basikelele uJohn Henry Newman, ovela Mkhulu, Ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesithandathu ku-26 ku-Matshi 2016

IT kusenokubonakala kungaqhelekanga ukuba, kusuku olulandelayo emva kwesidlo soSuku lweKrisimesi, sikhumbula ukubulawa komKristu wokuqala owabizwa ngokuba ngumKristu. Kwaye okwangoku, kufanelekile, kuba le Babe siyithandayo kwaye ikwayintsana kufuneka silandele-Ukusukela ebhedini ukuya emnqamlezweni. Ngelixa ukhuphiswano lwehlabathi lusiya kwiivenkile ezikufutshane zentengiso yo “Mdlalo wamanqindi”, amaKristu ayabizwa ngalo mhla ukuba abaleke emhlabeni kwaye ajonge amehlo kunye neentliziyo zabo ngonaphakade. Kwaye oko kufuna ukuphinda uzilahle ngokwakho-ngakumbi, ukuyeka ukuthandwa, ukwamkelwa, kunye nokudityaniswa kubume behlabathi. Kwaye oku ngakumbi njengabo babambelela kwimilinganiselo yokuziphatha kunye neNkcubeko eNgcwele namhlanje babizwa ngokuba "ngabathiyileyo", "ngqongqo", "abanganyamezeliyo", "abayingozi", kunye "nabanqolobi" bezinto ezilungileyo.

Phantsi kweemeko ezinjalo, ezona ntliziyo zomeleleyo zisengozini yokusilela… Bayayekelela kukucaphuka okungapheliyo abathi ngenxa yokoyiswa kwentshutshiso kunye nokuzimelela kwabahlobo. Bancwina ngenxa yoxolo; bayaya bekholelwa ekubeni umhlaba awuphosanga kangako njengokuba abanye abantu besitsho, kwaye banakho ukuba ngqongqo ngokugqithisileyo… Bafunda ukuzonwabisa nokuba nentliziyo-mbini… njengengxoxo eyongezelelekileyo yokufumana imvume kwabo hlala uqinile okwangoku, ngubani oziva ephelelwe lithemba, elilolo, kwaye aqale ukuthandabuza ukuchaneka kwesigwebo sabo…. abo bawileyo, ekuzikhuseleni, baba ngabahendi babo. -Basikelelekile uJohn Henry Newman, Ibid. 

Mhlawumbi uninzi lwenu sele niyayazi into endiyithethayo -ukuchitha okanye ukuchitha ixesha kunye nezihlobo ezingayamkeliyo iVangeli okanye, ubuncinci, ziyilungisa ngokomfanekiselo wazo nangokuthanda kwawo. Ewe ndiyazi, ufuna ukuba iiholide zibe noxolo kunye noxolo. Kodwa iVangeli yanamhlanje isikhumbuza ukuba, nangona silwela uxolo nabo bonke, ngamanye amaxesha akunakwenzeka -hayi xa ifuna ukuba silalanise kukholo lwethu:

Ke kaloku umzalwana uya kunikela umzalwana ekufeni, aze uyise anikele umntwana; abantwana baya kuvukela abazali babo, bababulalise; Niya kuthiywa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yegama lam; ke onyamezeleyo kwada kwaba sekupheleni, lowo uya kusindiswa. 

Ngapha koko, yi uphawu olukhulu xa udeliwe ngenxa yokholo lwakho kuYesu! Ninoyolo nina niyatshutshiswayo; Yatsho iNkosi yethu. Ngumqondiso oqinisekileyo wokuba uMoya kaThixo, iTywina kunye nesithembiso saphakade, uhlala kuwe.

… Babengenako ukumelana nobulumko nomoya awayethetha ngawo [uStefano]. Bakuva ke oko, bacaphuka, bamtshixizela amazinyo; (Ufundo lwanamhlanje lokuqala)

Xa oku kusenzeka, sihendeka ukuba sibuye umva, "ukugcina uxolo." Kodwa ukuba siyalalanisa enyanisweni, siyakukhanyela uYesu onguinyani”Kwaye sizifumana sihluzwa emhlambini, sizithoba kwabo baPostile basaba eGetsemane balikhanyela igama lakhe. Into esingafanele siyiyeke ayisiyiyo nyaniso kuphela, kodwa nomoya wobulali, umonde nothando. ^[1]cf. Eyoku-1 kaPetros 3:16 Ndisoloko ndifumanisa ukuba ayisiyiyo le ndiyithethayo, kodwa njani Ndiyitsho ukuba iyashukuma kwaye iqinisekise iintshaba zam. Nangona kunjalo, njengoko sibona kufundo lweMisa lwanamhlanje, ikwangulo Moya kaYesu kuStephen owamenza waphulukana nembeko, ukunconywa kunye nokwamkelwa ngabaphulaphuli bakhe…

… Bamkhuphela ngaphandle kwesixeko, baqala ukumxuluba ngamatye.

Kodwa oku kwamzuzela isithsaba esingunaphakade sozuko. 

… Ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele, wajonga ezulwini, wabona ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo, noYesu emi ngasekunene kukaThixo.

Namhlanje, ke, lusuku apho nathi kufuneka "siqwalasele phezulu" ezulwini; ukubeka ubomi bethu, izinto esinazo, ukhuseleko, kunye noloyiko ngendlela efanelekileyo, kwaye siqine isibindi kwakhona ngenxa kaKumkani kakumkani. Bambalwa ke abo bathembekileyo kuYesu Krestu ngokupheleleyo kuKholo lwamaKatolika! Bayintsalela. Kodwa intsalela esikelelekileyo ngokwenene. 

Yiyo ke loo nto iCawa lihluzwa, ubugebenga buwa, ubuqina buqhubeka buqinile, nangona butyhafile. Phakathi kwaba bokugqibela kunabafeli-nkolo; hayi amaxhoba ngengozi, athathwe ngokungahleliwe, kodwa abanyuliweyo nabanyuliweyo, intsalela yabanyuliweyo, idini elikholisa uThixo kakuhle… amadoda athe alunyukiswa ukuba alindele ntoni na kubuchwephesha bawo, kwaye abenamathuba amaninzi okukuyeka, kodwa sinyamezele, kwaye ngenxa kaKristu sisebenze, andaphela amandla. Wayenjalo uStefano oyiNgcwele…. -Basikelelekile uJohn Henry Newman, Ibid. 

Yiba liliwa eliligwiba kum, Indlu yemboniselo yokundisindisa. Ndihlangule ezintshabeni zam nakwiintshaba zam; Khanyisa ubuso bakho kumkhonzi wakho; Ndisindise ngenceba yakho. (INdumiso yanamhlanje)

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