IN ukuhamba kwami kulo lonke elaseNyakatho Melika, bengilokhu ngizwa izindaba ezimangalisayo zokuguqulwa kwabantu abasha. Bangitshela ngezingqungquthela noma ukuhlehla abaye kuzo, nokuthi baguqulwa kanjani ukuhlangana noJesu- ku-Ekaristi. Izindaba zicishe zifane:
Benginempelasonto enzima, ngingatholi okuningi kuyo. Kodwa lapho umpristi engena ephethe i-monstrance noJesu eMthendelekweni, kwenzeka okuthile. Ngashintshwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi….
ISAMBULO
Ngaphambi kokufa nokuvuka Kwakhe, noma nini lapho uJesu ehlangana nemiphefumulo, yayidonseleka kuye ngokushesha. UPetru washiya amanetha akhe; UMathewu washiya amatafula akhe entela; UMariya Magdalena wayishiya indlela yakhe yokuphila yesono… Kodwa ngemva koVuko, ukubonakala kukaJesu akuzange kubangele injabulo ngokushesha, kodwa kunalokho ukwethuka kulabo ababembona. Babecabanga ukuthi uyisipoki waze waqala ukuzibonakalisa Yena ngoMzimba Wakhe...
Endleleni eya e-Emawuse, abafundi ababili bedabukile ngokubethelwa esiphambanweni bahlangatshezwa yiNkosi. Kodwa abamazi kwaze kwaba kamuva ngalobo busuku phakathi nesidlo njengoba Eqala ukuhlephula isinkwa.
Lapho ebonakala kubo bonke abaPhostoli ekamelweni eliphezulu, bafikelwa ukwesaba. Ngakho wathi kubo.
Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami ukuthi yimina uqobo; Ngithinte ngibone... babengakholwa ngenxa yentokozo futhi bamangala… (Luka 24:39-41)
Ekulandiseni okuseVangelini likaJohane, lithi:
Wabakhombisa izandla zakhe nohlangothi lwakhe. Abafundi bajabula lapho bebona iNkosi. (UJohn 20: 20)
UTomase akazange akholwe. Kodwa lapho esethinte isidumbu sikaJesu ngezandla zakhe, uyamemeza,
Nkosi yami noNkulunkulu wami!
Kusobala ngokulandisa kweTestamente Elisha ukuthi uJesu uqala ukuzembula kubalandeli Bakhe ngemuva uVuko ngomzimba Wakhe uqobo—ngawo Izimpawu ze-Ekaristi.
BHEKA IWUNDLU LIKANKULUNKULU
Ngibhalile kwenye indawo ukuthi emibonweni yesimanje kaMama wethu Obusisiwe, ungumfanekiso ka-Eliya, noma uJohane uMbhapathizi (uJesu ulinganisa amadoda amabili njengomunye.)
Bhekani, ngiyakuthumela kini u-Eliya umprofethi, lungakafiki usuku lukaJehova, usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo. (Mal 3:24)
Wawuyini umsebenzi obalulekile kaJohane? Ukuze alungise indlela yalowo oza emva kwakhe. Futhi lapho efika, uJohane wamemeza:
bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa izono zezwe! ( Johane 1:29 )
IWundlu likaNkulunkulu nguJesu, uMhlatshelo wePhasika, iSakramente eliNgcwele. Ngikholwa ukuthi uMama wethu oBusisiwe usilungiselela ukwambulwa kukaJesu ngeSidlo esiNgcwele. Kuyoba isikhathi lapho umhlaba wonke uyobubona ubukhona Bakhe phakathi kwethu. Kuyoba isenzakalo senjabulo enkulu kwabaningi, nakwabanye, umzuzwana wokuzikhethela, kodwa nokho kwabanye, ithuba lokukhohliswa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso zamanga ezingase zilandele.
IZILINGO EZINKULU
Lesi sambulo sikaJesu ngeSidlo esiNgcwele singahambisana ne Ukugqashuka kweziMpawu (bheka IsAmbulo 6.) Ubani ofanele ukuvula iziMpawu?
Ngase ngibona kumi phakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi nezidalwa ezine eziphilayo namalunga, iWundlu engathi lihlatshiwe… Yeza futhi yawuthatha umqulu esandleni sokunene salowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. ( IsAmbulo 5:4, 6 )
IWundlu le-Ekaristian liwumgogodla wesAmbulo! Uboshelwe eduze nesahlulelo esiqala ukwembuleka emiBhalweni, ngoba kwakungoMhlatshelo wePhasika lapho ubulungisa benziwa khona. Incwadi yesAmbulo empeleni ayiyona into engaphansi kweSifundo Senkonzo EseZulwini-ukunqoba kukaJesu Kristu Ngokufa Kwakhe, Ukuvuka, kanye nokwenyukela kwakhe eZulwini kwenziwa kithi ngoMhlatshelo weMisa.
Ingonyama yakwaJuda, impande kaDavide, iye yanqoba, imenza akwazi ukuvula umqulu onezimpawu zawo eziyisikhombisa. (IsAmbulo 5:5)
Ungasho ukuthi izenzakalo ze-eschatological pivot nge-Ekaristi.
UJohane oNgcwele uyakhala ekuqaleni ngoba akekho ofanele ukuvula iziMpawu. Mhlawumbe umbono wakhe ngokwengxenye umayelana nohlobo lwesiphithiphithi esinalo emhlabeni manje, lapho izinkonzo zokukhulekela ziye zafihlwa ngenxa yokuhlukumeza nokuhlubuka okholweni—ngakho-ke, izincwadi zikaKristu eziya emabandleni ayisikhombisa ekuqaleni kwesAmbulo, zixwayisa ngokuthi bewile othandweni lwabo lokuqala. Futhi luyini uthando lokuqala lweBandla ngaphandle kukaJesu eMthendelekweni oNgcwele!
I-Ekaristi "iwumthombo nesiqongo sempilo yobuKristu." …Ngokuba kuMthendeleko obusisiweyo kuqukethwe konke okuhle okungokomoya kweBandla, okunguKristu uqobo lwakhe, iPhasika lethu. -Ikhathekizimu yeSonto LamaKatolika, n. 1324
Umuntu angasho ukuthi uphawu olukhulu lwenkathi eyandulela ukuphela kwenkathi kuyoba ukusabalala okukhulu nokujula koKukhulekelwa kweSidlo. Ngokuba kuyacaca ukuthi insali elandela uKristu ngezilingo ezinkulu izoba ngabantu abagxile kwi-Ekaristi:
“Ningoni izwe, nolwandle, nemithi, size sibeke uphawu emabunzini ezinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu…” Babemi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphambi kweWundlu, bembethe izingubo ezimhlophe, bephethe amagatsha esundu ezandleni zabo. Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu: “Insindiso ivela kuNkulunkulu wethu, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nakulo iWundlu…” Laba yibo abasinde esikhathini sokucindezeleka okukhulu; bazihlanzile izembatho zabo zaba mhlophe egazini leWundlu… Ngokuba iWundlu eliphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi liyobelusa, libaholele emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila… (IsAmbulo 7:3-17).
Amandla nokuguqulwa kwabo kuvela eWundluni. Akumangalisi ongenamthetho uzofuna susa Umhlatshelo Wansuku zonke!
LOKHO OKWAKHIWE PHEZU KWESIhlabathi KUYAbhidlika...
Ngike ngabhala lapha ngaphambili ukuthi ngiyakholwa iminyaka yezinkonzo njengoba sazi ukuthi isizophela. Ngikholwa ukuthi uJehova angeke esababekezelela abantu baKhe abahambahambayo Ugwadule Lokuhlola. Ekufuneni okuphakeme, abantu baye bazama yonke into kusukela ekuvuseleleni amasonto abo, ekuguquleni imibhalo yezenkolo, ukuya ekudanseni bengafake zicathulo phambi kwe-altare; baye bafuna izimpendulo kuma-enneagrams, ukukhanyiselwa kuma-labrynths, kanye nenjabulo kuma-gurus; baye bashintsha imithetho, babhala kabusha amasiko, bafundisa imfundiso yenkolo, ifilosofi, futhi bahlanganisa cishe ngayo yonke indlela okungenzeka ngayo. Futhi ishiye isonto laseNtshonalanga lizacile.
Sekuyisikhathi sokuba ukwahlulela kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu… (1 Petru 4:17)
Ngeke kusaba nalutho esingaphendukela kukho oluyokwanelisa, ngaphandle kwalokho uKristu asesinikeze kona ukuba sikudle: Isinkwa sokuPhila. UJesu—hhayi amasu noma izinhlelo zethu—uyoqashelwa njengomthombo wokuphulukiswa nokuphila.
Abaprofethi bamanga banda kakhulu njengoJehova Umgibeli Wehhashi Elimhlophe eduze. Uyeza maduze. Futhi lapho siMbona, siyokhamuluka: Bhekani, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu!
