Rembrandt van Rijn, “Ukubuya kwendodana yolahleko”; c. 1662
OF kunjalo, umuntu angabuza uNkulunkulu ngqo ukuthethelela izono zomuntu, futhi uzokwenza njalo (uma kunjalo, nathi siyabaxolela abanye. UJesu wayecacile kulokhu.) Singakwazi, masinyane lapho, ukumisa ukopha enxebeni lokona kwethu.
Kepha kulapho iSakramente Lokuvuma izono lidingeka khona kakhulu. Ngesilonda, yize singophi, sisengatheleleka ngo- "self". Ukuvuma izono kudonsela isibhakela sokuziqhenya ebusweni lapho uKristu, ebusweni bompristi (UJohn 20: 23), uyayisula futhi asebenzise umuthi opholisayo kaBaba ngamazwi, “… Sengathi uNkulunkulu angakunika uxolo kanye nokuthula, futhi ngikuxolele ezonweni zakho….” Umusa ongabonakali ugeza ukulimala njengoba — ngeSign of the Cross — umpristi esebenzisa ukugqoka isihe sikaNkulunkulu.
Uma uya kudokotela ukuze usike kabi, ingabe umisa ukopha kuphela, noma akahlanganisi, ahlanze futhi agqokise isilonda sakho? UKristu, Udokotela Omkhulu, wayazi ukuthi sizokudinga lokho, nokunakwa okwengeziwe amanxeba ethu angokomoya.
Ngakho-ke, leli Sakramente laliyikhambi lakhe lesono.
Ngenkathi esenyameni, umuntu akakwazi ukusiza kodwa okungenani abe nezono ezithile ezilula. Kepha ungazideleli lezi zono esizibiza ngokuthi “ukukhanya”: uma uzithatha njengokukhanya uma uzikala, thuthumela lapho uzibalula. Izinto ezimbalwa ezilula zenza isisindo esikhulu; amaconsi amaningi agcwalisa umfula; izinhlamvu eziningi zenza inqwaba. Liyini-ke ithemba lethu? Ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukuvuma izono. —USt. Augustine, Catechism weSonto LamaKatolika,n. 1863
Ngaphandle kokuthi kudingekile ngokuqinile, ukuvuma amaphutha ansuku zonke (izono ezikhona) kunconywa kakhulu yiSonto. Ngempela ukuvuma izono zethu zasolwandle kusisiza sakhe unembeza wethu, silwe nokuthambekela okubi, masivunyelwe ukuthi siphulukiswe nguKristu futhi siqhubeke nempilo kaMoya.—Ikhathekizimu yeSonto LamaKatolika, hhayi. 1458
