UMKHOSI WENKOSIKAZI YETHU YEROSALI
NGAPHAMBILI ukuwa kuka-Adamu no-Eva, uNkulunkulu wamemezela kuSathane, inyoka:
Ngiyakubeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, nenzalo yakho, nenzalo yakhe; yona iyakukuchoboza ikhanda, wena uyimele isithende sayo. (UGenesise 3:15; IDouay-Rheims)
Hhayi owesifazane-uMariya kuphela, kodwa nenzalo yakhe, owesifazane-iSonto, uzohlanganyela empini nesitha. Lokho kungukuthi, uMariya nensali eyakhekayo isithende sakhe.
UMARIYA, UMGIDI OUSHA
KwiTestamente Elidala, uGidiyoni ubizelwa ukuhola impi yokulwa nesitha. Unamasosha angama-32 000, kodwa uNkulunkulu ufuna ehlise isibalo. Ekugcineni, amasosha angama-300 kuphela akhethwa ukulwa namabutho amakhulu esitha — isimo esingenakwenzeka. Isizathu salokhu ukuvimbela abakwa-Israyeli ekutheni bathi kungokwabo amandla akho lokho bekungabalethela ukunqoba.
Kanjalo futhi, uNkulunkulu uvumele iSonto ukuba lehliselwe kulokho okubonakala kuyinsali. Le nsali incane, hhayi kangako ngenani, kodwa ngesiqu. Bangabomama, abasebenzi bekhola eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, abapristi besifunda-bhishobhi abathobekile, inkolo ethule… imiphefumulo elungiselelwe nguJesu uqobo ngalesi sikhathi sesomiso lapho amapulpiti ethule ngemfundiso ezwakalayo futhi abantu abavamile bakhohlwe uthando lwabo lokuqala. Eziningi zazo zenziwe ngezincwadi eziqinile, amateyipu, uchungechunge lwamavidiyo, i-EWTN, njll. ingasaphathwa eyokwakheka kwangaphakathi ngomkhuleko. Le yimiphefumulo ukukhanya kweQiniso ebikhula kuyo ngenkathi icishwa emhlabeni (bheka Ikhandlela Elishunqayo).
UGideon unikeze amasosha akhe izinto ezimbili:
Izimpondo nezimbiza ezingenalutho, futhi izibani ngaphakathi kwezimbiza. (AbAhluleli 7: 17)
Ibutho likaMary nalo linikezwe izinto ezimbili: uphondo lwensindiso nokukhanya kweQiniso — okusho ukuthi, iZwi likaNkulunkulu, livutha emiphefumulweni yabo, okuvame ukufihlwa emhlabeni.
Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi… futhi lokhu kuphila kwakungukukhanya kwesintu. (Johane 1: 1, 4)
Maduze, uzobiza ngamunye wethu oqoqiwe IBastion ukuvuka, futhi sibambe le "nkemba" esezandleni zethu. Ngoba impi neDragoni iyasondela…
ISAMBULO ESIZAYO
UGidiyoni uhlukanisa amadoda angama-300 abe ezintathu izinkampani, zithi,
Ngibheke bese ulandela ukuhola kwami. (7:17)
Ube eseyisa amabutho akhe ekamu lesitha “ekuqaleni komlindo ophakathi.” Leyo, cishe amahora amabili kuya phakathi kwamabili.
UMary usungule nezinkampani ezintathu: abefundisi, abezenkolo, futhi abavamile. Njengoba ngibhale ku Izinsuku Ezimbili Ezengeziwe, Usuku lweNkosi luqala ebumnyameni, okungukuthi, phakathi kwamabili. Njengoba ihora lisondela, usilungiselela isikhathi lapho amandla kaNkulunkulu ezobonakala emhlabeni, lapho uJesu eza njengokuKhanya:
Zonke izinkampani ezintathu zashaya izimpondo zaphula izimbiza zazo. Babephethe izimbaqa ngesandla sobunxele, kwathi kwesokudla beshaya izimpondo, bamemeza bathi, “Inkemba kaJehova nekaGideyoni!” Bonke bahlala bemi endaweni ezungeze ikamu, ngenkathi ikamu lonke ligijima ligijima futhi limemeza futhi libaleka. Kodwa lawo madoda angamakhulu amathathu ayelokhu eshaya izimpondo, uJehova wamisa inkemba phakathi komunye nekamu. (7: 20-22)
Ukukhanya kukaKristu kuzobonakaliswa emhlabeni ngokuphazima kweso. IZwi likaNkulunkulu, elibukhali kunanoma iyiphi inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili, lizongena…
… Naphakathi komphefumulo nomoya, amalunga nomnkantsha… ukwazi ukubona ukubonakaliswa nemicabango yenhliziyo. Ngoba akukho okufihliwe ngaphandle kokuthi kwenziwe kubonakale; akukho okuyimfihlo ngaphandle kokuvela obala. ( Heb 4:12; UMk 4: 21-22)
KUVUKA INSALI
Phakathi kokudideka okulandelayo, njengoba wonke umuntu ezibona ngendlela uNkulunkulu abona ngayo imiphefumulo yakhe, insali izothunyelwa njengesithende seNkosazana Yethu — njengoba kwakunjalo ngamabutho kaGideyoni — ukunqoba imiphefumulo ngenkemba yoMoya, iZwi likaNkulunkulu .
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babizelwa ukulwa, bevela kwaNafetali, nakwa-Asheri, nakulo lonke lakwaManase; (7:23)
Ngoba lapho ukuKhanya kusabalalisa ubumnyama, kuzoba ngumsebenzi wensali uJesu ayibiza ngokuthi "ukukhanya komhlaba" ukuqoqa imiphefumulo, ukuze ubumnyama bungaphinde buthole indawo kwababuthakathaka. Kungalesi sikhathi esifushane (IsAm 12:12), ngemuva kwe- Udrako ukhishelwe ngaphandle kusuka ezinhliziyweni zabaningi, ukuthi inyoka izobhekana nokushaywa okucindezela kakhulu koMfazi. Ngoba abaningi ababelahlekile bazotholakala, futhi labo ababeyizimpumputhe bazobona.
Kuzoba yihora lapho uBaba emukela khona ekhaya indodana yolahleko.
Abantu ababehamba ebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu; Kukhanye kulabo abahlala ezweni lesigayegaye. (Isaya 9: 2; RSV)
FOOTNOTE
Iphupho lezinsika ezimbili zikaSt. John Bosco, engikhulume ngalo kweminye imibhalo, kufanele lizwakale lijwayeleke kakhulu! Wabona ukuthi lapho uBaba oNgcwele eqinisa kakhulu iSonto, iBarque of Peter, ezinsikeni zoMthendeleko noMariya…
… Kudlikizela okukhulu. Yonke imikhumbi kuze kube yileso sikhathi eyayilwa nomkhumbi kaPapa ihlakazekile; ziyabaleka, zishayisane, zihlephuleke izicucu. Abanye bayacwila bazame ukucwilisa abanye… -Amaphupho Amashumi Amane eSt. John Bosco, ihlanganiswe futhi yahlelwa nguFr. J. Bacchiarello, SDB
UPapa John Paul II wasihola kulezi zinsika ezimbili phakathi nonyaka weRosari (2002-03) kanye nonyaka we-Eucharist (2004-05). UPapa Benedict usibophele ngokuphepha kubo ngemizamo yakhe eqhubekayo yokubuyisa iMisa, nokunxusa uMariya, Inkanyezi yoLwandle.
Ngulo mama, uGideon omusha, manje olungiselela ukusiholela kule mpi enkulu yezikhathi zethu.
Inkanyezi yoLwandle, khanyisa phezu kwethu futhi usiqondise endleleni yethu! —I-POPE BENEDICT XVI, Isikhulumi uSalvi,n. 50
… Esikhathini sokugcina uzokhazimulisa indlela yolwandle. (Isaya 9: 1; RSV)
Lokhu okungenhla kushicilelwe okokuqala ngoFebhuwari 1, 2008.
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