Umzuzwana Wolahleko Ozayo

Indodana Yolahleko, nguJohn Macallen Swan, ngo-1888 (Tate Collection, London)

NINI UJesu walandisa umzekeliso “wendodana elahlekile” ^[1]isib. ULuka 15: 11-32 Ngikholwa ukuthi ubenikeza nombono ongokwesiprofetho we izikhathi zokuphela. Okungukuthi, isithombe sokuthi umhlaba uzokwamukelwa kanjani endlini kaBaba ngomhlatshelo kaKristu… kodwa ekugcineni umlahle futhi. Ukuthi sizothatha ifa lethu, okungukuthi, inkululeko yethu yokuzikhethela, bese kuthi phakathi namakhulu eminyaka silishaye ngohlobo lobuhedeni olungalawuleki esinalo namuhla. Ubuchwepheshe yinkonyane entsha yegolide.

Ubumnyama obuyisongo sangempela esintwini, phela iqiniso lokuthi angabona futhi aphenye izinto ezibonakalayo, kepha angaboni lapho umhlaba uya khona noma lapho uvela khona, lapho impilo yethu uqobo iya khona, okuhle futhi yini okubi. Ubumnyama obumboze uNkulunkulu nezindinganiso zokufihla buyingozi yangempela kithi ukhona nasemhlabeni jikelele. Uma uNkulunkulu nezindinganiso zokuziphatha, umahluko phakathi kokuhle nokubi, zihlala ebumnyameni, khona-ke zonke ezinye “izibani”, ezibeka imisebenzi yobuchwepheshe engakholeki, akuyona nje intuthuko kuphela kodwa futhi ziyizingozi ezibeka thina nezwe engcupheni. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Easter Vigil Homily, Ephreli 7th, 2012 (eyami yokugcizelela)

Esikubona kuvuleka kulo mzekeliso akusiyo ubaba wendodana esaphazayo ejezisa indodana yayo, kodwa indodana eletha imiphumela emibi ekuhlubukeni kwayo. Ngoba indodana ithatha okubi njengokuhle, nokuhle njengokubi. Ngokuya phambili wehla ngendlela yakhe revolution, lapho eba mpofu ngokwengeziwe, isimo sakhe sangempela saba lusizi ngokwengeziwe.

Ngokunikwa isimo esinzima kangako, manje sidinga kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili ukuba nesibindi sokubheka iqiniso emehlweni nokubiza izinto ngegama lazo, ngaphandle kokuvumela ukuyekethisa okulula noma isilingo sokuzikhohlisa. Mayelana nalokhu, isihlamba soMprofethi siqonde kakhulu: “Maye kulabo ababiza okubi ngokuhle nokuhle ngokubi, ababeka ubumnyama njengokukhanya nokukhanya esikhundleni sobumnyama” (Is 5:20). —UPOPA JOHN PAUL II, Evangelium Vitae, “IVangeli Lokuphila”,n. 58

Kukho konke lokhu, sifunda ukuthi ubaba wayengalindelanga ukushaya indodana yakhe… kunalokho wayelinda futhi wayilangazelela eyakhe ukubuya. Njengoba kusho esifundweni sokuqala sanamuhla:

Ingabe kuyangithokozisa yini ukufa kokufa kwababi? isho iNkosi uJehova. Angithokozi kangako lapho ebuya endleleni yakhe embi ukuze aphile?

Njengoba kufanele indodana uzikhandle ebubini, kanjalo nesizukulwane. Kepha kungaleso sikhathi sencithakalo lapho ngikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzonika umhlaba "ithuba lokugcina" lokubuyela kuYe. Iningi labangcwele nezimfihlakalo zikubize "ngesixwayiso" noma "ukukhanya" ^[2]qhathanisa Isambulo Khanyisa lapho wonke umuntu emhlabeni ezobona imiphefumulo yakhe ekukhanyeni kweqiniso, njengakuSamb. 6: 12-17 ^[3]qhathanisa IziMpawu eziyisiKhombisa zeRevolution—Njengoba indodana yolahleko yayikhanyiselwa unembeza wayo. ^[4]isib. ULuka 15: 17-19 Ngaleso sikhathi, sizobhekana nomculo:

Uthi: “Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani.” Ake nizwe, ndlu yakwa-Israyeli: Ingabe indlela yami ayikalungile na? (Ukufunda kokuqala)

Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu, ngikholwa ukuthi uzosinika ithuba lokukhetha Akhe indlela… indlela eya Ekhaya. ^[5]qhathanisa Ngemuva Kokukhanyisa Ngalo musa womhlaba, masiqhubeke nokunikela ngomhlatshelo wethu weLenten.

Uma wena Jehova uqaphela ububi, Nkosi, ngubani ongema na? Kepha kuwe ukuthethelelwa, ukuze uhlonishwe. (Ihubo lanamuhla)

Angifuni ukujezisa isintu esibuhlungu, kodwa ngifisa ukusiphilisa, ngisicindezele kuNhliziyo Yami Enesihe. Ngisebenzisa ukujezisa lapho bona bengiphoqa ukuba ngenze njalo; Isandla sami sinqena ukubamba inkemba yezobulungiswa. Ngaphambi koSuku Lobulungiswa ngithumela uSuku Lomusa…. Isintu ngeke sibe nokuthula kuze kube yilapho siphendukela eMthonjeni Wesihe Sami. —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Somphefumlo Wami, Idayari, n. 1588, 699

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