Yeha ke mna!

OH, ibe ihlobo elingakanani! Yonke into endiyichukumisileyo yajika yaba luthuli. Izithuthi, oomatshini, izixhobo zombane, izixhobo zombane, amavili… phantse yonke into yaphukile. Yeyiphi impembelelo yezinto ezibonakalayo! Ndizibonele ngokwam amazwi kaYesu:

Musani ukuziqwebela ubutyebi emhlabeni, apho konakalisa inundu nokubola, nalapho amasela agqobhozayo ebe. ziqwebeleni ke ubutyebi emazulwini, apho kungonakalisi nundu nakubola, nalapho amasela agqobhozayo ebe. kuba apho bukhona ubutyebi benu, yoba lapho nentliziyo yenu. ( Mateyu 6:19-21 )

Ndihlala ndizifumana ndiswele amazwi kwaye ndingena kwinyaniso enzulu: akukho fomyula ngoThixo. Maxa wambi ndiye ndive abantu besithi, “Ukuba nje unokholo, uThixo uya kukuphilisa” okanye “Ukuba uyakholwa nje, uya kukusikelela.” Kodwa oko akusoloko kuyinyaniso. NjengoYesu, ngamanye amaxesha impendulo ithi ayikho enye indebe ngaphandle kweNdlela yoMnqamlezo; njengoYesu, ngamanye amaxesha ayikho enye indlela ngaphandle kokudlula engcwabeni. Kwaye oko kuthetha ukuba kufuneka singene kummandla apho, njengoYesu, sinokudanduluka kuphela, “Bawo, undishiyeleni na?” Ndikholelwe, nditshilo ukuba amaxesha amaninzi kweli hlotyeni njengoko ndibukele uzinzo lwezemali lokuqala esinalo kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini yobulungiseleli phantse lwawohloka ngobusuku. Kodwa izihlandlo ezininzi ndandizifumana ndisithi, “Nkosi, sosuka siye kubani na? Nguwe onamazwi obomi obungunaphakade. Lingandinika ntoni ihlabathi? Imali? Udumo? Ukhuseleko? Luthuli lonke, lonke luthuli. Kodwa Nkosi, andikwazi apho ukhoyo ngoku… kodwa kunjalo, ndithembele kuWe.”

Ewe, “lilizwi ngoku” leBandla ngeli lixa: khulula, khulula, khulula. UThixo unento engcono anokusinika yona, kodwa akanako xa izandla zethu zigcwele. Simele siliyeke eli hlabathi, izilingo neentuthuzelo zalo ukuze uBawo asinike Ukuza okuNtsha kunye nobuNgcwele obuNgcwele. Ukuba uThixo uyasilumkisa, kungenxa yokuba uyasithanda. Kwaye ukuba uyasohlwaya, ukwenzela ukuba asikelele. Kwisicatshulwa esifanayo kwiVangeli kaLuka, uYesu uthi:

Zingxamele ezo zinto zonke iintlanga zehlabathi; uYihlo ke uyazi ukuba niziswele ezo zinto [ukutya, impahla, njl.]. Funani ubukumkani bukaThixo nina, zaye ezo zinto ziya kongezelelwa kuni. Musani ukoyika kwakhona, mhlambi mncinane; ngokuba kukholekile kuYihlo ukuninika ubukumkani. Thengisani izinto zenu niphe amalizo. Ziboneleleni ngeengxowa zemali ezingagugiyo, ubutyebi obungatshiyo emazulwini, obungenakufikelelwa lisela, kungonakalisi nanundu. ( Luka 12:30-33 )

UBawo ufuna ukusinika ubukumkani! Yiloo nto ke eyiyo inimba yangoku. UBawo sele eza kumisela emhlabeni uBukumkani bukaKristu ngendlela entsha ukuze ukuthanda Kwakhe kwenziwe emhlabeni "Njengasezulwini." Ewe, kufuneka siqhubeke siphila njengoko kufuneka umsebenzi welo xesha, kuba asinakuqiniseka “uyawazi amaxesha okanye amathuba uBawo awamise ngegunya lakhe.” ^[1]IZenzo 1: 7 Nangona kunjalo, uYesu ntoni bathi sifanele sifunde “imiqondiso yamaxesha.” Oku asikokuphikisana. Yicinge ngolu hlobo. Xa kukho uqhwithela ngorhatya yaye amafu amnyama ezalise isibhakabhaka, awukwazi ukutsho ngokuthe ngqo ukuba liza kutshona phi okanye nini ilanga. Kodwa uyazi ukuba iyeza; uyazi ukuba kukufuphi utshintsho lokukhanya... kodwa nini kanye kanye, awukwazi ukuthetha.

Kunjalo kumaxesha ethu… a Uqhwithela olukhulu ngoku isasaza emhlabeni wonke ifihla iLanga, ukukhanya kobuthixo kwenyaniso. Siyazi ukuba ilixa liya lisiba mnyama, kuba sinokubona ihlabathi litshabalala ngakumbi yaye ukuchas’ umthetho kusanda. Kodwa xa eli xesha liza kuphela, asinakuqiniseka ngokuqinisekileyo. Kodwa siyazi ukuba iyeza kuba sinokubona ukukhanya kokholo kumfiliba!

Kwimihla yethu, xa kwiindawo ezinkulu zehlabathi ukholo lusemngciphekweni wokufa njengelangatye elingasenayo ipetroli, eyona nto iphambili kukwenza uThixo abekhona kweli lizwe nokubonisa amadoda nabafazi indlela eya kuThixo. Ayingoothixo bonke, kodwa nguThixo owathetha ngeSinayi; kulowo Thixo ubuso bakhe sibubonayo kuthando olucinizela “kude kube sekupheleni” (cf. Jn 13: 1) - kuYesu Krestu, wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni wavuka. -IPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Incwadi Yobungcwele Bakhe uPapa uBenedict XVI oya kubo bonke oBhishophu beHlabathi, NgoMatshi 12, 2009; IVatican.va

Elo lelinye “igama ngoku” ngalo mzuzu. Faka enye indlela:

Ekugqibeleni, ukuphilisa kunokuvela kuphela kukholo olunzulu kuthando lukaThixo lokuxolelanisa. Ukomeleza olu kholo, ukulondla nokulenza ukuba likhanye ngumsebenzi ophambili weCawe kule yure… Ndibeka ezi mthandazo kulamlo lweNtombi Enyulu, uMama woMkhululi. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Idilesi kwiRomania yaseRoma, nge-20 kaDisemba ka-2010

Kukho intetho eninzi malunga nendlela ekufuneka sizikhusele ngayo iinyaniso zobuKatolika ngokuchasene neengcuka eziqwenga umhlambi, zichithachithe iigusha ngokubhideka, kwaye zisinikele ekuxhelweni. Ewe, kuyinyaniso yonke loo nto—iBandla likwisiphithiphithi njengoko uYuda ehamba phakathi kwethu. Kodwa asinakulibala ukuba iNyaniso inegama: UYesu! UbuKatolika asiloqela nje lemithetho nemiyalelo engenakuguqulwa; yi Philayo indlela eya kubuhlobo kunye nobudlelwane noThixo oBathathu Emnye, eyinkcazo yolonwabo. Umsebenzi wethu kukushumayela “uYesu Kristu, ebethelelwe emnqamlezweni, wavuswa kwabafileyo,” nto leyo engowona myalezo UThixo wasithanda kuqala kwaye singabo sisindiswe ngobabalo, ngokukholwa kolo thando. Okulandelayo ke, yimpendulo yethu (yokuziphatha), ekukuthobela ilizwi laKhe, elibubomi ngokwalo.

Ukuba nithi niyigcine imithetho yam, hlalani eluthandweni lwam; njengokuba mna ndayigcinayo imithetho kaBawo, ndahlala eluthandweni lwakhe. Ezi zinto ndizithethile kuni, ukuze uvuyo lwam luhlale kuni, luthi novuyo lwenu luzaliseke. (UYohane 15: 10-11)

Iqondo apho singabikho kubudlelane naye kodwa sikwisidlo, koko, “nobutyebi basemhlabeni,” liqondo apho “iinundu, nokonakala, namasela” ziya kufika ziqwenge kwaye zilube uvuyo lwethu noxolo. Namhlanje, ngubani oya kuxelela ihlabathi le nyaniso ukuba ingethi? Ngaphezu koko, ngubani oya kuthi bonisa ihlabathi ukuba oku kukhangeleka njani ukuba ingethi?

Ngaloo ndlela, ngobu busuku ndizifumana ndiphikisana namazwi kaSt.

… ndibekwe ityala, yeha ke mna, ukuba ndisuka ndingayishumayeli! ( 1 Korinte 9:16 )

Owu Yesu waseNazarete, ndenzele inceba, ungandigwebi ngokuqatha. NjengoEliya, bendinqwenela ukusabela entlango, ndife. NjengoYona, bendinqwenela ukuphoswa elwandle ndize ndirhaxwa ziinkxwaleko zam. NjengoYohane umbhaptizi, ndandihleli entolongweni kwezo zilingo zangoku, ndathi, “Nguwe na lo uzayo?” ^[2]Luke 7: 20 Kanti ke, ngale mini uthumele ihlungulu (umalathisi wam wokomoya) ukuba liwuphilise umphefumlo wam njengoko wakha wathumela omnye ukuba ondle imvuthuluka kuEliya. Ngale mini, uthumele umnenga ukuba undihlahlele kwakhona kwinyani. Ngale mini, isithunywa esiyingelosi sehla kwisisele sam esimnyama nesibhengezo: Hambani niye kumbikela uYohane izinto enizibonileyo nenizivileyo: iimfama zibuya zibone, iziqhwala ziyahamba, abaneqhenqa bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyeva, abafileyo bayavuswa, amahlwempu ayazishunyayezwa iindaba ezilungileyo. Kwaye unoyolo lowo ungakhubekiyo kum. ^[3]ULuka 7: 22-23

Owu, Nkosi Yesu, ndixolele ngokuntywila ekuzisizeleni! Ndixolele ngokuba njalo “ukuxhalela nokuxhalela izinto ezininzi,” kwaye hayi eyona nxalenye ingcono,^[4]Luke 10: 42 oya kuhlala ezinyaweni zakho, ubhekiselwe kwilizwi lakho nasemehlweni akho. Ndixolele ngokukhubeka ngentando yakho evumela ukuba kubekho uqhwithela kwimicimbi yosapho lwethu…

Kuba wenza buhlungu, abophe; uyabetha, kodwa izandla zakhe ziyaphilisa. ( Yobhi 5:18 )

Nkosi yam, ihlabathi liphambene. Nangoku, izama ukucima igama laKho, iguqule imithetho yaKho, kwaye ibambe ezandleni zaKho amandla endalo. Kodwa Yesu, ndithembele kuwe. Yesu ndithembele kuwe. Kwaye Igama lakho, Nkosi Yesu, ndiya kubamba njengomgangatho ukuze ihlabathi libone. kuba akukho gama limbi abantu abasindiswa ngalo. Kwaye ngoko,

… ndibekwe ityala, yeha ke mna, ukuba ndisuka ndingayishumayeli! ( 1 Korinte 9:16 )

Ekugqibeleni, ndiqinisekisa ukuthembela kwam kuKho izithembiso. Phakathi kwabo, ukuba "uPetros uliliwa", kungekhona ngenxa yokuba womelele kodwa ngenxa yokuba iLizwi laKho linamandla onke. Ndiqinisekisa ukholo lwam kuwe imithandazo, ngakumbi kuPetros xa usithi, “Ndithandazela ukuba ukholo lwakho lungapheli; wakuba ubuyile, uze ubazimase abazalwana bakho. ^[5]Luke 22: 32 Kwaye ndiqinisekisa ukuthembela kwam kwisiqinisekiso saKho eso “Phezu kolu lwalwa [likaPetros] ndiya kulakhela iBandla lam, kwaye amandla okufa akayi kuloyisa.” ^[6]I-Matt 16: 18 Ngokwenene, yayililandela likaPetros elathi:

INkosi icacisa gca ukuba abaza kungena ezihlangwini zikaPeter ngekhe baphambuke kwinkolo yamaKatolika, kodwa endaweni yoko baya kubakhumbula abanye kwaye bomeleze ukuthandabuza.-ISedis Primatus, NgoNovemba 12, 1199; icatshulwe nguJOHN PAUL II, Abaphulaphuli Jikelele, uDisemba 2, 1992;IVatican.va; okokugqibela.it

Kwaye ke ndithandazela ukuba, kwisinodi yeAmazonian ezayo, uPope Francis abandakanye amazwi awabhengeza kwisinodi yosapho:

UPopu, kule meko, akayena inkosi ephezulu kodwa kunoko ungumkhonzi ophezulu - "umkhonzi wabakhonzi bakaThixo"; isiqinisekiso sokuthobela nokuhambelana kweCawe nentando kaThixo, iVangeli kaKristu, kunye neNkcubeko yeCawa, ubeka ecaleni yonke into oyithandayo, ngaphandle kokwenza intando kaKrestu buqu- "uMfundisi ophakamileyo noMfundisi wabo bonke abathembekileyo" kwaye ngaphandle kokunandipha "amandla aphezulu, agcweleyo, akhawulezileyo kwaye aqhelekileyo eCaweni". —UPOPA UFRANCIS, evala intetho kwiSinodi; I-Catholic News AgencyNge-18 ka-Okthobha ka-2014

Wanga unganikela kuye, nakubo bonke abelusi bethu, uMoya wobulumko, wokuqonda, wolwazi, nowengcebiso ukuze iBandla libe nokuphinda likhanyise ngokhanyiso lobuthixo lwenyaniso kobu bumnyama bangoku. Kuba nabo bamelwe kukuthi...

… ndibekwe ityala, yeha ke mna, ukuba ndisuka ndingayishumayeli! ( 1 Korinte 9:16 )