UKUVUSELELWA KWELENTEN
Usuku 13
LAPHO yizwi elishukumisa inhliziyo yami namuhla: umhambi. Yini i-pilgrim, noma ikakhulukazi, i-pilgrim engokomoya? Lapha, angikhulumi ngomuntu ongumvakashi nje. Kunalokho i-pilgrim yilowo ohlela ukucinga okuthile, noma kunalokho, kwe Othile.
Namuhla, ngizwa iNkosazana Yethu ibiza wena kanye nami ukuthi samukele lo mcabango, ukuze sibe izihambi zangempela zokomoya emhlabeni. Kubukeka kanjani lokhu? Wazi kahle, ngoba iNdodana yakhe yayinjalo.
Kwasekusiza umbhali wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona. UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Izimpungushe zinemiphandu, nezinyoni zezulu zinezidleke, kepha iNdodana yomuntu kayinandawo yokuphumuza ikhanda layo.” Omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: “Nkosi, ngivumele ngiqale ngimbele ubaba.” Kodwa uJesu wamphendula wathi: Ngilandela, yekela abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo. ( Mathewu 8:19-22 )
UJesu uthi, uma ufisa ukuba umlandeli Wami, awukwazi ukusungula isitolo emhlabeni; awukwazi ukubambelela kulokho okudlulayo; anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kanye noMamona. Ngoba “uyozonda enye futhi uthande enye, noma uzinikele kwenye futhi udelele omunye.”[1]isib. Mat 6:24
Futhi omunye wathi: "Ngizokulandela, Nkosi, kodwa ngivumele kuqala ngiyevalelisa emndenini wami ekhaya." UJesu wathi kuye: “Akakho othi esebeka isandla egejeni, abuke okusele, ofanele umbuso kaNkulunkulu.” ( Mathewu 9:61-62 )
Lokhu uJesu akushoyo kunamandla: ukuthi umfundi weqiniso ukushiya ngemuva konke ngomqondo wokuthi inhliziyo ayinakuhlukaniswa. Lokhu akuvezwa ngokucace kakhulu kunalapho uJesu ethi:
Uma umuntu eza kimi engazondi uyise nonina, umkakhe, nabantwana, nabafowabo, nodadewabo, ngisho nokuphila kwakhe, angebe ngumfundi wami. ( Luka 14:26 )
Manje, akasibizeli ekwenyanyeni imindeni yethu. Kunalokho, uJesu usibonisa ukuthi indlela ukuthanda izihlobo zethu ngokweqiniso, ukuthanda izitha zethu, ukuthanda abampofu kanye nomphefumulo ngamunye esihlangana nawo… kuwukuthanda uNkulunkulu kuqala ngayo yonke inhliziyo yethu, umphefumulo, namandla. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu uluthando; futhi Nguye kuphela ongapholisa inxeba lesono sokuqala—leso nxeba lapho u-Adamu no-Eva behlukanisa izinhliziyo zabo, bezihlukanisa noMdali wabo, ngaleyo ndlela beletha ukufa nokwehlukana emhlabeni. O, libi kangakanani inxeba! Futhi uma ukungabaza lokhu, bheka i-Crucifix namuhla futhi ubone Ikhambi elalidingeka ukuvala ukugqabuka.
Kunesithombe esidumile esisetshenziswa abanye abavangeli lapho bechaza insindiso. Yilesosiphambano esiphezu komhosha, sibiyela amawa amabili. Umhlatshelo kaJesu wanqoba umhosha wesono nokufa, ngokunikeza umuntu indlela yokubuyela kuNkulunkulu nokuphila okuphakade. Kodwa nakhu uJesu asifundisa kona kulezindimana zeVangeli: ibhuloho, iSiphambano, siyisipho. Isipho esimsulwa. Futhi uMbhapathizo uyasibeka ekuqaleni kwebhuloho. Kodwa kusamele siweqe, futhi singakwenza lokho kuphela, kusho uJesu, ngenhliziyo engahlukene, inhliziyo yomhambi. Ngizwa iNkosi yethu ithi:
Kufanele ube yi-pilgrim manje ukuze ube ngumfundi. “Ningaphathi lutho lwendlela ngaphandle kodondolo—ninakudla, nasaka, namali…” (cf. Marku 6:8). Intando Yami ingukudla kwakho; Ukuhlakanipha Kwami, isiphambeko sakho; Usizo Lwami, usizo lwakho. Funani kuqala umbuso kaBaba nokulunga kwakhe, khona konke kuyakwenezelwa nina. Yebo, wonke umuntu kini ongalahli konke anakho angebe ngumfundi wami (Luka 14:33).
Yebo, bafowethu nodadewethu, iVangeli linamandla! Sibizelwa ku-a i-kenosis, ukuze sigcwaliswe ngoNkulunkulu oluthando. “Ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula”, kusho uJesu. [2]isib. Mat 11:30 Impela, umphefumulo oyi- pilgrim, okhululwe ezintweni zezwe, ukusondelana, kanye nesono useyakwazi ukuthwala iZwi likaNkulunkulu lingene ezinhliziyweni zabanye. Njengokuvakashela kukaMariya umzala wakhe u-Elizabeth, umphefumulo oyi-pilgrim ungaba omunye i-theotokos, omunye “othwele uNkulunkulu” ezweni eliphukile nelihlukene phakathi.
Kodwa singaba kanjani abahambi kuleli zwe, thina esilwa nsuku zonke nezilingo zenyama? Impendulo ithi sidinga ukuqhubeka siqondisa umgwaqo omkhulu kaNkulunkulu wethu, simenzele indawo ngoba nguye yedwa ongasiguqula. Phawula futhi lokho u-Isaya akuloba:
Lungisani indlela yeNkosi ehlane; qondisa ogwadule umgwaqo kaNkulunkulu wethu. ( Isaya 40:3 )
Umhambi yilowo ongena ehlane lokukholwa nasekuhlutshweni kogwadule, kanjalo enzela uNkulunkulu wakhe umgwaqo omkhulu. Ngakho-ke kusasa, siyaqhubeka nokuzindla ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa ezizovula izinhliziyo zethu kakhulu ebukhoneni Bakhe obuguqulayo.
ISIFINYEZO NOMBHALO
Kumele sibe yizihambi emhlabeni, sishiye konke, ukuze simthole oyikho konke.
… abaningi, enganitshela kaningi ngabo namanje nginitshela nangezinyembezi, bahamba njengezitha zesiphambano sikaKristu… izingqondo [zabo] zigxile ezintweni zasemhlabeni. Kepha thina siyizakhamuzi zasezulwini, silindele khona uMsindisi, iNkosi uJesu Kristu… (Fil 3:18-20).
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