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Hewulani, nina mithi yemisayipuresi, ngoba imisedari iwile,
abanamandla baphangiwe. Hewulani nina ma-okhi * aseBashani,
ngoba ihlathi elingangeneki linqunyiwe!
Hark! ukubangalasa kwabelusi,
inkazimulo yabo ichithekile. (Zak 11: 2-3)

BAYA bawile, ngamunye ngamunye, umbhishobhi emva kombhishobhi, umpristi emva kompristi, inkonzo emva kwenkonzo (ingasaphathwa, ubaba emva kobaba nomndeni emva komndeni). Futhi hhayi nje izihlahla ezincane — abaholi abakhulu benkolo yamaKhatholika bawile njengemisedari emikhulu ehlathini.

Ngokubheka nje kule minyaka emithathu edlule, sibone ukuwohloka okumangalisayo kwabanye abantu abade kakhulu eBandleni namuhla. Impendulo yamanye amaKatolika iye yaba ukuphanyeka iziphambano zawo futhi “ayeke” iSonto; abanye baye bangena ku-blogosphere ukuze babhuqe ngamandla abawile, kuyilapho abanye behileleke ezingxoxweni ezikhukhumezayo nezishubile ebuningini bezinkundla zezenkolo. Bese kuba khona abakhala buthule noma abahlezi nje bethule bemangele njengoba belalele ukunanela kwalezi zinsizi ezizwakala emhlabeni wonke.

Sekuyizinyanga eziningi manje, amazwi ka-Our Lady of Akita — anikezwe ukuqashelwa okusemthethweni nguPapa wamanje ngenkathi eseyi-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — ebeziphindaphinda emuva engqondweni yami:

Umsebenzi kasathane uzongena uze ungene eSontweni ngendlela yokuthi umuntu abone amakhadinali aphikisana nokhadinali, ababhishobhi abamele ababhishobhi. Abapristi abangikhonzayo bazoklolodelwa baphikiswe ngokuhlangana kwabo…. amasonto nama-altare kukhishwe; iSonto lizogcwala labo abamukela ukuyekethisa futhi idimoni lizocindezela abapristi abaningi nemiphefumulo engcwelisiwe ukuba bashiye inkonzo yeNkosi.

Idemoni liyoba msulwa ngokukhethekile emiphefumulweni enikezelwe kuNkulunkulu. Umcabango wokulahlekelwa imiphefumulo eminingi uyimbangela yokudabuka kwami. Uma izono zanda ngenani namandla adonsela phansi, ngeke zisaba khona ukuthethelelwa.” -Umlayezo unikezwe ngesibonakaliso ku-Sr. Agnes Sasagawa wase-Akita, eJapan, ngo-Okthoba 13, 1973; ivunyelwe ngoJuni ka-1988.

Ngandlela thile, umuntu angabuza ukuthi ngabe asikaqali ukuwaphila amagama wesiprofetho ku- Catechism weSonto LamaKatolika?

Ngaphambi kokuza kwesibili kukaKristu iBandla kumele lidlule esivivinyweni sokugcina esizonyakazisa ukholo lwamakholwa amaningi… -Catechism weSonto LamaKatolika,n. 675

Leso siqephu siqhubeka sisikisela ukuthi “lokhu kuvivinywa kokugcina”, ekugcineni, yisilingo novivinyo oluyofika ngenkohliso yenkolo…

… Enikeza amadoda isisombululo esibonakalayo ezinkingeni zawo ngenani lokuhlubuka eqinisweni. Inkohliso enkulu yezenkolo ileyo yoMphikukristu, umbono-mbumbulu wobuMesiya lapho umuntu ezikhazimulisa ngaye esikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu nangoMesiya wakhe eze enyameni. —Ibhid.

Yiziphi “izinkinga” ngempela? Ubusisiwe uJohn Henry Cardinal Newman Kubonakala sengathi bacabanga ukuthi bazoba yizinkinga kakhulu njengalezo ezikhona manje:

Kuyinqubo [kaSathane] ukusehlukanisa nokusihlukanisa, ukusikhipha kancane kancane edwaleni lethu lamandla. Futhi uma kuzoba noshushiso, mhlawumbe kuzoba khona ngaleso sikhathi; khona-ke, mhlawumbe, lapho sonke sonke kuzo zonke izingxenye zeLobukholwa sihlukene phakathi, futhi sinciphile kangaka, sigcwele uqhekeko, sisondele kakhulu ekuhlubukeni… Ngemuva kwalokho uMbuso WaseRoma ungahle uqhekeke, uMphikukristu abonakale njengomshushisi, bese izizwe ezinonya ezizungezile zingene. —Ubusisiwe uJohn Henry Cardinal Newman, iNtshumayelo IV: Ukushushiswa Komphikukristu

UNGADUMISI…… KODWA ZILungiselele

Angikuphakamisi ukuthi esikhathini sethu sokuphila Umphik'ukristu uzovela ngokuqinisekile. UNkulunkulu kuphela owazi uhlelo lwezikhathi. Kepha ngingasho futhi ukuthi uPapa Pius X mhlawumbe wayekhona kokuthile lapho ephakamisa encyclical ukuthi Umphik'ukristu kungenzeka ukuthi usevele esemhlabeni. (Uma ungakabikho, ngicela uthathe umzuzwana ufunde ngomkhuleko Kungani Abapapa Bengamemezi?)

INkosi yethu yasiyala ukuba siqaphe, ‘silinde futhi sithandaze. Futhi akekho omunye ngaphandle komunye. Lowo omane abukele ngaphandle kokuthandaza uyobhekana nesilingo sokuphelelwa ithemba, njengoba izinkinga zezikhathi zethu zinzima. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lowo othandaza kuphela angase angazinaki izimpawu zezikhathi nezindlela uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngazo ngazo. Yebo, qaphela futhi thandaza.

Futhi lungiselela.

Sengike ngabhala ngalokhu kulungiselela ngombhalo olula obizwa ngokuthi Lungiselela! Ngakolunye uhlangothi, konke ukubhala okukodwa kule webhusayithi kungukuphinda lokhu kulungiselela okuhlose ukuvuka, nokugcina imiphefumulo iphapheme ngalezi zikhathi ezinzima. Ingxenye yalokhu kulungiselela ukuqonda hhayi nje okwenzekayo emhlabeni, kodwa nokuthi kwenzekani emphefumulweni wakho. AmaKristu kuyo yonke indawo azama ngobuqotho ukukhula ebungcweleni ‘abhekene nokulingwa ngomlilo. Ngiyizwile iNkosi ithi ezikhathini zamuva nje ingxenye yalolu vivinyo ukuthi “Ayisakubekezeleli” izono eziwubala njengoba yenza esikhathini esedlule, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Ukuthi “umkhawulo wesiphambeko” uyavalwa, futhi “ukupha” okwavunyelwa iNkosi esikhathini esidlule akusekho.

Ngibheke eceleni, ngathula, angikhulumi lutho, ngizibambile; kepha manje, ngiyakhala njengowesifazane obelethayo, okhefuzayo futhi odonsa umoya. (Isaya 42:14)

Uma izono zanda ngesibalo namandla adonsela phansi, ngeke kusaba khona ukuthethelelwa…

Lokhu akusho ukuthi Unothando oluncane — kunalokho wenza okuphambene! Ikona ngothando, empeleni, ukuthi uJesu usitshela ukuthi kufanele sibe ngcwele kulezi zikhathi. Ekugcineni…

UJesu ufuna ngenkani, ngoba ufisela injabulo yethu yangempela. ISonto lidinga abangcwele. Bonke babizelwe ebungcweleni, futhi abantu abangcwele kuphela abangavuselela ubuntu. —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, Umyalezo Wosuku Lwentsha Lomhlaba Wonke ngo-2005, eVatican City, Agasti 27, 2004, iZenit.org

Asisakwazi ukukhokhela ukuhamba iyiphi indawo yokuthi uSathane angene endleleni yakhe ezimpilweni zethu. Uyaphithizela ngoba uyazi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sifushane. Akukona kangako ukuthi uNkulunkulu useshintshile, kodwa ukuthi uvumele uSathane ukuba “asihlunge njengokolweni”, ^[1]isib. ULuka 22:31 ngakho-ke, kufanele…

…Qapha futhi uqaphe. Isitha senu uSathane uzulazula njengengonyama ebhongayo efuna engamshwabadela. ( 1 Petru 5:8 )

Okubizwa ngokuthi “izono ezincane” manje “sekuyizimbobo ezinkulu”; asikwazi ukukuthatha kalula ukuphila kwethu okungokomoya. Lalela futhi isazi sezenkolo esaziwayo, uFr. UJohn Hardon, ezingxoxweni ezimbalwa azinikeza:

Labo abaphonsela inselelo lobu buqaba obusha babhekene nenketho enzima. Kuphakathi kokuthi bavumelana nalefilosofi noma babhekene nethemba lokufel 'ukholo. —Fr. UJohn Hardon (1914-2000), Ungaba Kanjani UmKatolika Othembekile Namuhla? Ngokuthembeka kuMbhishobhi waseRoma; www.halanagce.com

Awekho amaKatolika angajwayelekile angaphila, ngakho-ke imindeni ejwayelekile yamaKatolika ayinakusinda. Abanakukhetha. Kumele abe ngcwele — okusho ukuthi angcweliswe — noma azonyamalala. Imindeni kuphela yamaKhatholika ezosala iphila futhi ichuma ngekhulu lamashumi amabili nanye yimindeni yabafel 'ukholo. -Intombi Ezibusisiwe Nokungcweliswa Komndeni, Inceku kaNkulunkulu, uFr. UJohn A. Hardon, SJ

Bathandekayo, ungamangali ukuthi ukuvivinywa ngomlilo kwenzeka phakathi kwakho, njengokungathi kwenzeka okuthile okungajwayelekile kuwe. Kepha jabulani kuze kube sezingeni lokuthi nihlanganyele ezinhluphekweni zikaKristu, ukuze kuthi lapho kwembulwa inkazimulo yakhe nithokoze ngokwethaba. (1 Pet. 4: 12-13)

UKULUNGISELELA INKAZIMULO

Yini okufanele siyenze lapho? Impendulo ilula—kodwa kufanele sikwenze! Thandaza nsuku zonke. Funda iZwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze Akhulume nawe. Iya ku-Confession ukuze Akuphilise. Thola uMthendeleko ukuze akuqinise. Ungenzi amalungiselelo enyama-awekho amathuba okuthi isitha sithole isisekelo empilweni yakho. Hlala ukhunjulwa njalo, kaningi ngangokunokwenzeka, okungukuthi, uhlale uqaphela ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, futhi kanjalo, ungenzi lutho ngaphandle Kwakhe futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi ngenxa futhi Kuye. Okokugcina, thatha ngokungathi sína Isimemo sikaNkulunkulu eMphongolweni weNhliziyo kaMariya, isiphephelo sangempela namuhla kulesi siphepho samanje nesizayo (lokho kufaka phakathi, ukuthandaza umthandazo onamandla weRosari.)

Kwenzekani namuhla eSontweni? Ubaba uthena amagatsha akhe afile ukuze alungise futhi amhlanze:

Ngiyakuqothula izintaba namagquma, ngiwomise wonke umquba wawo; Ngizoguqula imifula ibe yizixhaphozi, namachibi ngiyomisa. Ngizohola izimpumputhe ohambweni lwazo; ngezindlela ezingaziwa ngizozihola. Ngiyakuguqula ubumnyama bube ngukukhanya phambi kwabo, ngenze izindlela ezigwegwile ziqonde. Lezi zinto ngizenzela zona, futhi ngeke ngizishiye. (Isaya 42: 15-16)

Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngaphakathi kwezimpilo zethu zangaphakathi, wonke amagatsha angatheli izithelo azothenwa. Ngoba uNkulunkulu ulungiselela ukungabhubhisi, kepha ukuhlanza nokwakha kabusha iSonto Lakhe, elifanekiselwa yiZiyoni eTestamenteni Elidala:

Uzophinda ubonise isihe eSiyoni; manje yisikhathi sokuhawukelwa; isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. Amatshe alo ayathandeka ezincekwini zakho; uthuli lwalo lubashukumisela ukuba babe nesihawu. Izizwe ziyakuhlonipha igama lakho, Jehova, nawo onke amakhosi omhlaba, nenkazimulo yakho, lapho uJehova eselakhe kabusha iSiyoni, wabonakala enkazimulweni… (AmaHubo 102: 14-17)

Ngempela, oFata beSonto Lokuqala kanye nopapa besimanje ngokufanayo bonke babheke phambili esikhathini lapho iSonto lizovuselelwa futhi livuselelwe, ^[2]qhathanisa Ukubusa Okuzayo KweSonto futhi inkazimulo kaJesu yayizosakazekela nasemikhawulweni yomhlaba. Kungaba yi I-Era Yokuthula. Ake ngivale-ke ngalokho isiprofetho esinikezwe eRoma phambi kukaPapa Paul VI. Ngoba ngikholwa ukuthi kufingqa ngempela lokho esibhekene nakho, futhi esizohlangabezana nakho ezinsukwini ezizayo…

Ngoba ngiyakuthanda, ngifuna ukukukhombisa engikwenzayo emhlabeni namuhla. Ngifuna ukukulungiselela okuzayo. Izinsuku zobumnyama ziyeza emhlabeni, izinsuku zosizi… Izakhiwo ezimi manje ngeke zimi. Ukuxhaswa okukhona kubantu bami manje ngeke kube lapho. Ngifuna ukuba uzilungiselele, bantu bami, ukungazi mina kuphela futhi ninamathele kimi futhi ngibe nami ngijule kakhulu kunangaphambili. Ngizokuholela ehlane… ngizokuphuca yonke into onayo manje, ngakho-ke uthembele kimi. Isikhathi sobumnyama siyeza emhlabeni, kepha isikhathi senkazimulo siyeza iBandla lami, isikhathi senkazimulo siyeza abantu bami. Ngizothululela kuwe zonke izipho zoMoya wami. Ngizokulungiselela ukulwa okungokomoya; Ngizokulungiselela isikhathi sokushumayela ivangeli umhlaba ongakaze usibone…. Futhi uma ungenalutho ngaphandle kwami, uzoba nakho konke: umhlaba, amasimu, amakhaya, nabafowethu nodadewethu nothando nentokozo nokuthula kakhulu kunangaphambili. Zilungiselele, bantu bami, ngifuna ukunilungiselela… —Inikezwe nguRalph Martin, iSt. Peter's Square, iVatican City, ngoMeyi, 1975