Njengesela Ebusuku

IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
ngoLwesine, Agasti 27, 2015
Isikhumbuzo saseSt. Monica

Imibhalo yenkolo lapha

 

"HLALA UVUKILE!" Lawo ngamazwi okuvula eVangelini lanamuhla. “Ngoba awazi ukuthi iNkosi yakho izofika ngaluphi usuku.”

Ngemuva kweminyaka eyi-2000, singawaqonda kanjani lawa, namanye amagama ahlobene emiBhalweni? Ukuchazwa okungapheli okuvamile epulpiti ukuthi kufanele sikuqonde njengokuza "kukaKrestu" ekugcineni kwezimpilo zethu ukuze "sizitholele" okuthile. Futhi lokhu kuchazwa akulungile kuphela, kepha kunempilo futhi kubalulekile ngoba asazi ngokweqiniso ihora noma usuku lapho sizokuma sinqunu phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi ikusasa lethu laphakade lizoxazululwa. Njengoba kusho kumaHubo anamuhla:

Sifundise ukubala izinsuku zethu ngokufanele, ukuze sizuze ukuhlakanipha kwenhliziyo.

Akukho lutho olwesabekayo ngokuzindla ngobuthakathaka nobufushane bempilo yomuntu. Empeleni, kungumuthi otholakala kalula ukuselapha lapho siba ngabantu bezwe kakhulu, sibambeke kakhulu ezinhlelweni zethu, singene kakhulu ekuhluphekeni kwethu noma enjabulweni.

Futhi-ke, senza okubi emiBhalweni ukushiya enye incazelo yalesi siqephu efanelekile.

Ngokuba nina uqobo lwenu nazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luyakufika njengesela ebusuku. Lapho abantu bethi, “Ukuthula nokuhlala kahle,” khona inhlekelele engazelelwe ifika phezu kwabo, njengezinhlungu zokubeletha owesifazane okhulelweyo, abasoze baphunyuka. (1 Thes. 5: 2-3)

Empeleni, bafowethu nodadewethu, uma sibheka izehlakalo zamakhulu amane eminyaka edlule kusukela ekuKhanyiselekeni; ^[1]qhathanisa Owesifazane Nedrako lapho sicabangela izixwayiso zoopapa ngekhulu leminyaka elidlule; ^[2]qhathanisa Kungani Abapapa Bengamemezi? lapho silalela izikhuthazo neziyalo zikaMama wethu; ^[3]qhathanisa UGideyoni Omusha futhi lapho konke lokhu sikubeka ngemuva kwesizinda se- izibonakaliso zezikhathi, ^[4]qhathanisa Iqhwa eCairo? senza kahle uma 'sihlala siphapheme,' ngoba emhlabeni wethu kuzokwenzeka izinto eziyothusa abaningi “njengesela ebusuku.”

 

USUKU LWENKOSI

Enye yezinto ebinzima kakhulu ekubizweni kukaSt. John Paul II kithina basha ukuba sibe ngabalindi “ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane entsha yeminyaka” ^[5]isib. Novo UMillennio Inuente, n. 9 ukubona hhayi kuphela “isikhathi esisha sentwasahlobo” esizayo, kodwa Winter eyandulelayo. Ngempela, lokho uJohn Paul II asicela ukuthi sikubheke kwakucace kakhulu:

Basha abathandekayo, kukithi ukuba kube ngabalindi basekuseni abamemezela ukuza kwelanga ngubani onguKhristu ovusiwe! —I-POPE JOHN PAUL II, Umlayezo KaBaba Ongcwele Ebusheni Bomhlaba, XVII Usuku Lomhlaba Lwentsha, n. 3; (bheka u-21: 11-12)

Dawn... sunrise… Konke lokhu kukhomba “osukwini olusha” Luyini lolu suku olusha? Futhi, uma sicubungula zonke izinto, kungabonakala sengathi seqa umkhawulo singena “osukwini lweNkosi.” Kepha ungabuza, "Ngabe usuku lweNkosi aluqalisi yini" ukuphela komhlaba "nokuBuya kwesiBili?" Impendulo ithi Yebo futhi cha. Ngoba uSuku lweNkosi akuyona inkathi yamahora angama-24. ^[6]bheka Izinsuku Ezimbili Ezengeziwe, UFaustina nosuku lweNkosi, futhi Izahlulelo Zokugcina Njengoba oFata beSonto bokuqala bafundisa:

Bheka, uSuku lweNkosi luyakuba yiminyaka eyinkulungwane. - "Incwadi KaBarnaba", Obaba beBandla, Ch. 15

NgeNkosi usuku olulodwa lufana neminyaka eyinkulungwane, neminyaka eyinkulungwane injengosuku olulodwa. (2 Pt 3: 8)

Okungukuthi, babona lolu “Suku olusha” njengolusha olusha kakhulu futhi ukugcina Isikhathi sobuKrestu ebesingagcini ngokwandisa uMbuso kaNkulunkulu size sifinyelele emaphethelweni omhlaba, kodwa sibe sengathi “kungukuphumula kwesabatha” ^[7]qhathanisa Ilahlekile kanjani i-Era yabantu bakaNkulunkulu, okuqondwa ngokomfanekiso njengokubusa "kweminyaka eyinkulungwane" (cf IsAm 20: 1-4; bheka IMillenarianism —Yikuphi, futhi ayikho). Njengoba uSt. Paul wafundisa:

Ngakho-ke, kusasele ukuphumula kwesabatha kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu. (Heb 4: 9)

Futhi leli vangeli lombuso lizoshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke njengobufakazi ezizweni zonke, khona-ke ukuphela kuyofika. (Math. 24:14)

 

UBUHLUNGU BOKUZAMA

Kodwa-ke, lolu suku, uJesu wafundisa, lwaluzokwenzeka “ngemihelo.”

Niyakuzwa ngezimpi nemibiko yezimpi; qaphelani ukuthi ningethuki, ngoba lezi zinto kumele zenzeke, kepha ngeke kube ukuphela. Isizwe siyovukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; kuyakuba khona indlala nokuzamazama komhlaba izindawo ngezindawo. Konke lokhu kungukuqala kwemihelo. (Math 24: 6-8)

Bafowethu nodadewethu, izimpawu zisizungezile ukuthi lezi zinhlungu zokubeletha seziqalile. Kodwa yini ngempela eza “njengesela ebusuku”? UJesu uyaqhubeka:

Ngemuva kwalokho bazokunikela ekushushisweni, futhi bazokubulala. Niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. Bese kuthi-ke abaningi baholelwe esonweni; bazakhaphela futhi bazondane. Kuyovela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi futhi bakhohlise abaningi; futhi ngenxa yokwanda kokwenza okubi, uthando lwabaningi luyophola. (Math 24: 9-12)

Ekugcineni, wukushushiswa okungazelelwe kweSonto okubamba abaningi bengalindele. Banjengezintombi ezinhlanu izibani zazo zazingagcwaliswanga ngamafutha, ezazingazilungiselelanga izinhliziyo zazo ukuthi ziphume phakathi kwamabili ukuhlangabeza uMyeni.

Phakathi kwamabili, kwamenyezwa, 'Nangu umkhwenyana! Phuma umhlangabeze! '(Math 25: 6)

Kungani phakathi kwamabili? Leso kubukeka njengesikhathi esiyinqaba somshado! Kodwa-ke, uma ubheka yonke imiBhalo, siyabona ukuthi uSuku lweNkosi luza indlela yesiphambano. UMlobokazi uyaphuma ayohlangabeza uMyeni indlela-ngobusuku bokuhlupheka obunika ukuntwela koSuku olusha.

… Lolu suku lwethu, oluboshwe ekuphumeni nasekushoneni kwelanga, luyisibonakaliso salolo suku olukhulu umjikelezo weminyaka eyinkulungwane uncike ngalo emikhawulweni yawo. —ULactantius, Obaba beSonto: I-Divine Institutes, iNcwadi VII, Isahluko 14, Encyclope yamaKatolika
i-dia; www.newadvent.org

IziMpawu eziyisikhombisa zeSambulo zichaza “ubumnyama” ngaphambi “kokuntwela kokusa”, ^[8]qhathanisa Izimpawu Eziyisikhombisa Zenguquko kuqala ikakhulukazi ngophawu lwesibili:

Kuthe selivula uphawu lwesibili, ngezwa isidalwa esiphilayo sesibili simemeza sithi: "Sondela!" Kwaphuma elinye ihhashi, elibomvu. Umgibeli wayo wanikwa amandla okususa ukuthula emhlabeni, ukuze abantu babulalane. Futhi wanikwa inkemba enkulu. (IsAm 6: 3-4)

Njengoba izimpawu ziqhubeka — ukuwa komnotho nokwehla kwamandla emali (6: 6), ukusweleka kokudla, izifo, nezinxushunxushu zomphakathi (6: 8), ukushushiswa ngobudlova (6: 9) —sibona ukuthi lezi “zinhlungu zokubeletha” zilungisa indlela, ekugcineni , engxenyeni emnyama kakhulu yobusuku: ukubonakala "kwesilo" esibusa isikhathi esifushane kakhulu, kodwa esinamandla nesinzima phezu komhlaba. Ukubhujiswa kwalomphikukristu kuhambisana "nokuphuma kwelanga lobulungiswa".

U-St. Thomas no-St John Chrysostom bachaza amagama la quin Dominus Jesus destruet illustre adventus sui ("Lowo iNkosi uJesu ezombhubhisa ngokukhanya kokuza kwaKho") ngomqondo wokuthi uKristu uzoshaya Umphik'ukristu ngokumkhazimulisa ngokukhazimula okuzoba njengobusuku nophawu lokuFuya Kwakhe kwesibili… Umbono onegunya elikhulu, futhi enye ebonakala ivumelana kakhulu neMibhalo eNgcwele, ukuthi, emva kokuwa komphik 'ukristu, iSonto lamaKhatholika lizophinda lingene esikhathini sokuchuma nokunqoba. -Ukuphela Kwezwe Lamanje kanye Nezimfihlakalo Zempilo Yesikhathi Esizayo, UFr. UCharles Arminjon (1824-1885), k. 56-57; ISophia Institute Press

Futhi, akusikho ukuphela komhlaba, kepha "izikhathi zokuphela". Ukuze uthole incazelo egcwele, bheka incwadi yami evulekile eya kuPapa Francis: Baba Ongcwele Othandekayo… Uyeza!

 

IZIMPAWU ZAMANJE ZICELA UKUZILUNGISELELA

Bafowethu nodadewethu, ngiye ngazizwa ngiphoqelekile kusukela khona kanye ekuqaleni kwalokhu kubhalwa kobuphostoli eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule ukubiza abanye ukuthi "bazilungiselele!" ^[9]qhathanisa Lungiselela! Ukulungiselela ini? Kulelo zinga elilodwa, kungukulungiselela ukuza kukaKristu nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, lapho ezosibiza ekhaya njengabantu ngabanye. Kodwa-ke, futhi kuwubizo ukulungiselela izehlakalo ezingazelelwe ebezilindele emkhathizwe wesintu — ukulungiselela “usuku lweNkosi.”

Kepha nina, bazalwane, anikho ebumnyameni, ukuba lolo suku lunifice njengesela. Ngoba nonke ningabantwana bokukhanya nabantwana bosuku. Asibona abasebusuku noma abobumnyama. Ngakho-ke, masingalali njengabanye, kodwa masihlale siphapheme futhi sisangulukile. (1 Thes. 5: 4-6)

Njengoba sengilandise kaninginingi, ngezwa ukuthi uMama Wethu wangitshela ngo-Eva Wonyaka Omusha ekuqaleni kuka-2008 ukuthiUnyaka Wokuvela”. Ngo-Ephreli walowo nyaka, la mazwi athi kimi:

Umnotho, bese kuba owezenhlalo, bese kuba nguhlelo lwezepolitiki.

Ngamunye wayezowa njengama-dominoes, omunye komunye. Ekwindla ka-2008, ukuwa komnotho kwaqala, futhi ukube kwakungengenxa yezinqubomgomo zezimali “zokwehlisa inani” (okungukuthi. Ukuphrinta imali), ngabe sesivele sikubonile ukuncishiswa kwamazwe amaningi. Akudingi mprofethi ukuthi aqaphele ezihlokweni zemihla ngemihla ukuthi ukugula okuhleliwe emnothweni wezwe manje “kusesigabeni sesine somdlavuza” ekondleni impilo. Ungalenzi iphutha: lokhu kuwa kwezimali zomhlaba okuqhubekayo njengamanje kuzophoqa ukuthi kuvele ukuhleleka okusha kwezomnotho okungenzeka kudwebe imigqa yemingcele yamazwe njengoba amazwe acekile enikela ubukhosi bawo kubabolekisi bawo. Ngokwezwi nezwi, ukufinyelela emalini yakho kungacishe kwaphela.

Kepha kukhona okunye-futhi ngikubhalile ngalokhu ngaphambili ku Ihora Lenkemba. Uphawu lwesibili lweSambulo lukhuluma ngomcimbi, noma uchungechunge lwezehlakalo, olususa ukuthula emhlabeni. Ngaleyo ndlela i-911 ibonakala iyisandulela noma isiqalo sokwehlukaniswa okucacile kwalolu phawu. Kepha ngikholwa ukuthi kukhona okunye okuzayo, "isela ebusuku" elizoletha umhlaba esikhathini esinzima. Futhi ungalenzi iphutha — kubafowethu nodadewethu kuKristu eMiddle East, iNkemba isivele ifikile. Futhi yini engashiwo “ngokuzamazama okukhulu” kophawu lwesithupha olubamba umhlaba wonke? Nalokho futhi kuyofika njengesela (bheka UFatima kanye nokuShaqeka Okukhulu).

Futhi yingakho ngihlale ngitshela abafundi bami ukuthi bahlale "basesimweni somusa" ngaso sonke isikhathi. Okungukuthi, ukulungela ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu nganoma yisiphi isikhathi: ukuphenduka esonweni esibi nesisibi, futhi uqale ngokushesha ukugcwalisa "isibani" somuntu ngomkhuleko nangamaSakramente. Kungani? Ngoba ihora liyeza lapho izigidi zizobizwa njengekhaya “ngokuphazima kweso.” ^[10]qhathanisa Isihe Ekungxakini Kungani? Hhayi ngoba uNkulunkulu efisa ukujezisa isintu, kodwa ngoba isintu sizovuna lokho esikuhlwanyele ngamabomu — ngaphandle kokukhala nokukhala kweZulu. Izinhlungu zokubeletha akusona isijeziso sikaNkulunkulu ngayinye se, kodwa umuntu uzijezisa.

UNkulunkulu uzothumela izijeziso ezimbili: esisodwa siyoba ngesimo sezimpi, imibhikisho, nobunye ububi; uyakuvela emhlabeni. Omunye uzothunyelwa evela eZulwini. -Ungu-Ana Maria Taigi, uBlessed, Isiprofetho samaKatolika, Ikhasi 76

Futhi kumyalezo wakamuva othusayo, uMama Wethu kuthiwa ukuqinisekisile ukuthi siphila kulelihora.

Umhlaba usesikhathini sokulingwa, ngoba ukhohliwe futhi washiya uNkulunkulu. —Kakhulu kusuka ku-Our Lady of Medjugorje, umlayezo oya eMarija, Agasti 25, 2015

 

UKULUNGISELELA KWANGEMPELA

Ngakho-ke silungiselela kanjani? Abaningi namuhla batatazela ukugcina izinyanga zokudla, amanzi, izikhali nezinsizakusebenza. Kepha abaningi bazomangala lapho bephoqeleka ukuthi bashiye konke abakugcinile bengenalutho ngaphandle kwamahembe emhlane wabo. Ungangizwa kabi - kuwukuhlakanipha ukuthola ukudla okuhle, amanzi, izingubo zokulala, amasonto ayi-3-4, njll uma kwenzeka kuba nenhlekelele yemvelo noma ugesi uphela iyiphi isikhathi. Kepha labo ababeka ithemba labo kwigolide nesiliva, ezinqolobaneni zokudla nezikhali, futhi nasekuthutheleleni ezindaweni “ezikude”, ngeke baphunyule okuza emhlabeni. Izulu lisinikeze isiphephelo esisodwa, futhi liqondile ngqo:

Inhliziyo Yami Engasoze Yaba yisiphephelo sakho nendlela ezokuyisa kuNkulunkulu. -U-Lady of Fatima, umbono wesibili, ngoJuni 13, 1917, Isambulo Sezinhliziyo ezimbili ezikhathini zanamuhla, www.ewtn.com

Inhliziyo kaMariya isiphephelo kanjani? Ngokumvumela, ngokomoya "umkhumbi" ^[11]qhathanisa UMphongolo Omkhulu kulezi zikhathi, ukusihambisa ngomkhumbi ngokuphepha siye eNhliziyweni yeNdodana yakhe kude nezimbumbulu. Ngokumvumela, njengoba UGideyoni Omusha, asihole ekulweni nezikhulu namandla amesabayo. Ngokumvumela, ngokulula, ukuthi akunikeze umama ngomusa wakhe agcwele kuwo. ^[12]qhathanisa AbakwaGr
adle uSipho

Kuyadabukisa ukusho ukuthi, abantu bachithe ngokungenamsebenzi kule minyaka engama-30 edlule bephikisana ngokuthi ngabe iMedjugorje "iyiqiniso" noma "ingamanga" ^[13]qhathanisa EMedjugorje esikhundleni sokwenza ngqo lokho uSt Paul ayala ngakho maqondana nesambulo sangasese: “Ungadeleli ukuprofetha… gcina okuhle.” ^[14]isib. 1 Thes 5: 20-21 Ngoba lapho, emyalezweni kaMedjugorje ophindaphindiwe iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu, kukhona izimfundiso zeCatechism "ezinhle" ngokuqinisekile. ^[15]bheka Ukunqoba - Ingxenye III Futhi-ke, iningi leSonto alikunakanga ukulungiselelwa okuthi, ngisho namanje, uMama Wethu kusolwa ukuthi uyaphinda:

Futhi namhlanje ngikubizela ukuba ube ngumkhuleko. Kwangathi umthandazo ungaba ngowakho amaphiko wokuhlangana noNkulunkulu. Umhlaba usesikhathini sokulingwa, ngoba ukhohliwe futhi washiya uNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke nina, bantwana abancane, yibani abafuna uNkulunkulu futhi bamthande ngaphezu kwakho konke. Nginawe futhi ngikuholela eNdodaneni yami, kepha kufanele uthi 'yebo' wakho enkululekweni yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu. -okusolakala ukuthi ivela ku-Our Lady of Medjugorje, umyalezo oya kuMarija, Agasti 25, 2015

Ngiyakutshela, akusiyo ithemba lezintambo zokudla noma impi yenuzi engithusayo, kepha amazwi okusolwa yiNkosikazi Yethu athi: “kufanele usho 'yebo' wakho enkululekweni yabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.”Lokho kusho ukuthi ukulungiselela akuzenzakaleli; ukuthi ngisengalala ngingazilungiselele. ^[16]qhathanisa Uyabiza ngenkathi Silala Kungumsebenzi wethu ukuthi "sifune kuqala umbuso" ukuze uMoya oNgcwele agcwalise izibani zethu ngamafutha adingekayo azogcina impilo yangaphakathi ilangabi ngenkathi ilangabi lokholo licinyiwe emhlabeni. Ngifuna ukuphinda: kunjalo ngomusa kuphela, esinikezwe thina empendulweni yethu ethembekile, ukuthi sizobekezelela kulolu vivinyo lwamanje noluzayo.

Ngoba ugcinile umyalezo wami wokukhuthazela, ngizokugcina uphephile ngesikhathi sokulingwa esizofika emhlabeni wonke ukuvivinya abakhileyo emhlabeni. Ngiyeza masinyane. Bambisisa lokho onakho, ukuze kungabikho muntu ozothatha umqhele wakho. (IsAm. 3:10)

Ngikhulekeleni, njengoba ngizokuthandazela, ukuze sizwe bese Yenza kulokho iNkosi esipha khona ngomusa kulelihora, futhi iyala thina eVangelini lanamuhla: “hlala uphapheme!”

… Babe ngabalindi abathembekile beVangeli, abalinde balungiselele ukufika koSuku olusha okunguKristu iNkosi. —I-POPE JOHN PAUL II, Ukuhlangana nentsha, Meyi 5, 2002; www.v Vatican.va

… Sengathi iNkosi inganandisa futhi nivame othandweni omunye komunye nakubo bonke, njengoba nje sinani, ukuze siqinise izinhliziyo zenu, ukuze nibe msulwa ebungcweleni phambi kukaNkulunkulu noBaba wethu ekufikeni kweNkosi yethu uJesu kanye nabo bonke abangcwele bayo. (Ukufunda kokuqala)