Qina!

INGABE uzwa ukukhathala kwempi? Njengoba umqondisi wami ongokomoya evame ukusho (ophinde abe umpristi wesifunda-bhishobhi), “Noma ubani ozama ukuba ngcwele namuhla udabula emlilweni.”

Yebo, lokho kuyiqiniso ngazo zonke izikhathi kuzo zonke izinkathi zeSonto LobuKristu. Kodwa kunokuthile okuhlukile ngosuku lwethu. Kunjengokungathi izibilini zesihogo zithululiwe, futhi isitha asiphazamisi izizwe kuphela, kodwa ikakhulukazi futhi ngokungaguquki yonke imiphefumulo eyahlukaniselwe uNkulunkulu. Masithembeke futhi sicace, bafowethu nodadewethu: umoya we umphik'ukristu ikhona yonke indawo namuhla, ibhoboze njengentuthu ngisho nasezimfanteni zeBandla. Kodwa lapho uSathane enamandla khona, uNkulunkulu unamandla njalo!

Lona ungumoya womphikukristu, njengoba nezwa ukuthi uyeza, kodwa empeleni usekhona ezweni. Nina ningabakaNkulunkulu, bantwana, nibanqobile, ngokuba lowo okini mkhulu kunalowo osezweni. ( 1 Johane 4:3-4 )

Namuhla ekuseni emthandazweni, lemicabango ifike kimi:

Yima isibindi ngane. Ukuqala kabusha kuwukucwiliswa kabusha Enhliziyweni Yami Engcwele, ilangabi eliphilayo elishisa zonke izono zenu nalokho okungekona okwaMi. Hlalani Kimi ukuze nginihlambulule, nginenze nibe musha. Ngokuba ukushiya iLangabi Lothando kuwukungena emakhazeni enyama lapho konke okubi nokubi kucatshangwa khona. Akulula yini, ngane? Futhi nokho futhi kunzima kakhulu, ngoba kufuna ukunaka kwakho ngokugcwele; kufuna ukuthi umelane nokuthambekela kwakho okubi nokuthambekela kwakho. Kudinga ukulwa—impi! Ngakho-ke, kufanele uzimisele ukungena endleleni yesiphambano… uma kungenjalo uzokhukhuleka endleleni ebanzi nelula.

QINA!

Cabanga ngempilo yakho engokomoya njengemoto emthambekeni wentaba. Uma kunjalo aliyi phambili, liyahlehla. Akukho phakathi. Lokho kungase kubonakale kuyisithombe esikhathazayo kwabanye. Kodwa okuxakayo ukuthi, lapho sihlala sigxile kakhulu kuNkulunkulu, yilapho imiphefumulo yethu iphumula kakhulu. Iqiniso lokuthi ukulandela uJesu kuyimpi liwukuthi—a Iqiniso wempilo uJesu uqobo wagcizelela:

Uma umuntu ethanda ukuza emva kwami, makazidele, athabathe isiphambano sakhe nsuku zonke futhi ungilandele. ( Luka 9:22 )

Nsuku zonke, Uthe. Kungani? Ngoba isitha asilali; inyama yakho ayilali; futhi izwe nokumelana kwalo noNkulunkulu akuguquki. Ukuze sibe abalandeli bakaKristu, kufanele siqaphele ukuthi sisempini ^[1]cf. Efe 6:12 nokuthi kufanele sihlale “sisangulukile futhi siphapheme”:

Yiba yisangulukile futhi uqaphe. Isitha senu uSathane uyazulazula njengengonyama ebhongayo efuna engamshwabadela. Melanani naye, niqinile ekukholweni, nazi ukuthi zona lezi zinhlupheko ezikanye nani emhlabeni wonke zibhekana nazo. (Funda eyoku-1 Petru 5:8-9.)

Lolu wulimi lwabaPhostoli! Lulimi lweNkosi yethu! Lokhu akusho-ke ukuthi siyashuba futhi sibe nesineke. Okuphambene impela, empeleni. Kodwa kusho ukuthi sihlale siseduze futhi emthonjeni wawo wonke amandla ethu, okuyiNhliziyo Engcwele kaJesu. ^[2]isib. Johane 15:5 KulowoMthombo kugobhoza wonke umusa, wonke amandla, lonke usizo nosizo kanye nezikhali ezidingekayo empini endleleni yeSiphambano. Siyiziwula uma siyishiya le ndlela! Ngaleso sikhathi, sisodwa ngempela.

Ngikhuluma lezi zinto kini bafowethu nodadewethu ngoba isikhathi sifushane. ^[3]qhathanisa Isikhathi Esincane Esisele Uma singafundanga ukuhamba eNdleleni, singafundanga ukuzola nokulalela izwi lakhe, ukuze babe ngamadoda nabesifazane bomkhuleko abathanda inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu… sizoba nobulungisa kanjani lapho inhlonipho iqala ukuwohloka kanye nezinxushunxushu ziqala ukubusa emigwaqweni yethu? Kodwa leso yisithombe esikhulu. Isithombe esincane ukuthi kakade, abaningi bethu babhekene nezilingo ezinamandla kakhulu kanye nezilingo ezinzima kakhulu. Njengoba ngike ngasho ngaphambili, kubonakala sengathi umkhawulo wephutha uncishisiwe, ukuthi iNkosi isifuna manje ukuqapha njalo nokwethembeka eZwini laYo. Ngeke sisakwazi “ukudlala”, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Futhi masijabule kulokhu…!

Emzabalazweni wenu nesono anikamelani kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lokuchitha igazi. Senikhohliwe futhi isiyalo esibhekiswe kini njengamadodana: “Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, ungadangali lapho usolwa yiyo; ngoba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo; ushaya yonke indodana ayivumayo. ( Hebheru 12:4-6 )

UKUFELWA Ukholo… AKUKHO OKUSHINTSHILE

Cha, akukho okushintshile bafowethu nodadewethu: sisabizwa ukholo, ukudela ukuphila kwethu ngokuphelele ngenxa kaZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele. Lokhu okuzifelayo njalo kuyimbewu okuthi lapho iwela emhlabathini, ife ukuze ithele izithelo eziningi. Ngaphandle kokuzifela ukholo, sihlala siyinzalo ebandayo, eyinyumba, okuthi esikhundleni sokunikeza ukuphila, ihlale ingatheli, ngisho neminyaka.

U-St. Louis omkhulu wake wabhalela indodana yakhe encwadini:

Zigcine, ndodana yami, kukho konke okwaziyo ukuthi akumthokozisi uNkulunkulu, okungukuthi, kuzo zonke izono ezibulalayo. Kufanele uvumele ukuhlushwa yiyo yonke inhlobo yokufela ukholo ngaphambi kokuba uvumele ukwenza isono esibulalayo. -Umbhalo wamahora, IVol IV, k. 1347

Ah! Sizwa kuphi ukubizelwa kwezikhali okungaka namuhla? Inselele enjalo ekuvuthweni okungokomoya? Ubuqotho? Ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngempela kuze kube buhlungu? Nokho, ngaphandle kwesimo sengqondo esinjalo namuhla, sisengozini yokukhukhulwa endleleni ebanzi nelula yokuyekethisa, ubuvila, nokuba sivivi.

Kusho ukuthi imindeni evamile yamaKhatholika ayikwazi ukuphila. Kumelwe kube imindeni engavamile. Kumelwe kube, engingangabazi ukukubiza, imindeni yamaqhawe yamaKhatholika. Imindeni yamaKatolika evamile ayifanir udeveli njengoba esebenzisa imithombo yezokuxhumana ukuze asuse inkolo futhi edelise umphakathi wesimanje. Angengaphansi kwamaKatolika avamile angasinda, ngakho imikhaya evamile yamaKatolika ayikwazi ukuphila. Abanakho ukukhetha. Kumelwe abe ngcwele—okusho ukuthi angcwelisiwe—noma azoshabalala. Imindeni yamaKhatholika kuphela eyosala iphila futhi ichuma ekhulwini lamashumi amabili nanye yimindeni yabafel’ ukholo. Ubaba, umama nabantwana kufanele bazimisele ukufela izinkolelo zabo abazinikwe nguNkulunkulu... -Intombi Ezibusisiwe Nokungcweliswa Komndeni, Inceku kaNkulunkulu, uFr. UJohn A. Hardon, SJ

Lapho ngivala umkhuleko wami namuhla, ngezwa iNkosi ithi...

Ungathathi lutho kalula, ikakhulukazi insindiso yakho, ngoba ngizokhafula okusivivi emlonyeni Wami. Uhlala kanjani “ushisa,” pho? Ngokuhlala umzuzwana nomzuzwana eNhliziyweni Yami Engcwele, phakathi kwentando Yami, enkabeni yoThando uqobo lwalo, okuyilangabi elishisayo elimhlophe elingeke lacisha, elidla ngaphandle kokudla futhi livutha ngaphandle kokushwabadela.

Ungachithi sikhathi! Woza kimi!