Ifu emini, umlilo ebusuku

 

AS imicimbi yomhlaba iyaqina, abaningi bazizwa betatazela njengoba bebuka ukuphepha kwabo kuqala ukuwohloka. Akufanele kube njalo ngamakholwa. UNkulunkulu unakekela abakhe (futhi ufisa kanjani ukuthi umhlaba wonke ube ngumhlambi waKhe!) Ukunakekelwa uNkulunkulu akunikeze abantu baKhe ekuphumeni eGibhithe kufanekisela ukunakekela akunika iSonto Lakhe namuhla njengoba bedlula kuleli hlane bebheke "ethenjisiwe" umhlaba ".

INKOSI yandulela phambi kwabo, ngehora lensika ukubakhombisa indlela, nasebusuku ngensika yomlilo ukubakhanyisela. Ngaleyo ndlela babehamba ubusuku nemini. Ikholomu yefu emini noma ikholomu yomlilo ebusuku ayikaze ishiye indawo yayo phambi kwabantu. (Eksodusi 13: 21-22)

 

IZINSIKA EZIMBILI

Esikhathini esidumile iphupho lesiprofetho likaSt. John Bosco engikucaphune lapha ngaphambili, wabona iSonto lifakwe phakathi kwezinsika ezimbili, elikaMthendeleko oNgcwele neNtombi Ezibusisiwe uMariya. UKristu uyinsika yomlilo ebusuku, noMariya uyinsika yefu emini.

UKristu ungumusa wethu ngobusuku besono, noma ngabe buqondene nathi noma buhlangene, njengobusuku umhlaba wethu odlula kubo manje. Inhliziyo yakhe Engcwele iyasishisela njengophawu lwethemba lokuthi ukufa nesono akubona abanqobi, nokuthi akufanele neze sesabe, noma ngabe sonile ngendlela embi kakhulu.

Ngeke ngilahle noma ngubani oza kimi. (Johane 6:37)

Intethelelo yakhe yi ukushisa yalo mlilo ongcwele. Ukukhanya kwayo iqiniso, nendlela okufanele uyithathe. Amalangabi angumusa Wakhe, alokoza ezindaweni zokuphelelwa yithemba, elahla ubumnyama kulabo abasondelayo.

UMariya uyifu emini, usuku lomusa lapho, ngosizo lwakhe, siqondiswe eMbusweni weZulu, ukugcwaliseka kokugcina "kwezwe lesithembiso." Inhliziyo Yakhe Engacwengeki yifu eliqoqa wonke umusa weZulu, futhi njengemvula emnene, liwathululela endleleni eyihlane esihamba kuyo. Ukukhanya kwalo kubonakalisa iLanga, iNdodana yakhe, likhanyise indlela yeThemba. Futhi ifu leNhliziyo yakhe lisenza isithunzi esipholile lapho, ngokuba khona kwakhe nokusizwa kwakhe, sithola khona induduzo emlilweni oshisayo wezilingo nezilingo.

Izinsika ezimbili iBandla nomhlaba ezidlula kuzo nazo ziyizinto Isikhathi Somusa futhi Isikhathi Somusa (bheka Umbono Wezikhathi Zethu).

 

UKUNYAKAZELA OKUKHULU

Lezi zinsika ziyisifaniso sokuphila nokufa. Uma senqaba ukulandela insika yefu neyomlilo, sizibeka engcupheni yokuduka ehlane laseSini ingunaphakade. Thina kukhona ogwadule njengamanje, futhi sekuyisikhathi sokuthi iBandla lonke livuke ukuze libone ukuthi sibhekene nokulingwa kwethu okukhulu kunakho konke okwamanje. Ukuwa komnotho kumane nje kuyisiqalo. I-Swine Flu isiqalo nje. Kuphela amasonto ambalwa edlule, ngibhale ku Isikhathi sezikhathi ukuthi impucuko yethu, kubonakala sengathi kumele ifike lapho iphuke khona, ilambile, futhi iguqe ngamadolo "esibayeni sezingulube" ngaphambi kokuba onembeza bethu bakulungele ukubona iqiniso. Ngempela, encwadini yeSambulo, ithi:

Abantu bashiswe yilokhu kushisa okuhangulayo futhi bahlambalaza igama likaNkulunkulu onamandla kulezi zinhlupho, kepha abaphendukanga noma bamnike inkazimulo. (IsAm 16: 9)

Kwaze kwaba ngemuva kwezinxushunxushu ezinkulu lapho kwaba khona omkhulu kakhulu ukuzamazama komhlaba, a Ukuzamazama Okukhulu, Futhi ekugcineni abantu baqala ukusanguluka:

Abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa babulawa ngesikhathi kuzamazama umhlaba; bonke abanye bethuka, badumisa uNkulunkulu wezulu. (IsAm 11: 13)

Onembeza balaba bantu abathandekayo kumele bazanyazanyiswe ngodlame ukuze "bakwazi ukulungisa izindlu zabo"… Umzuzu omkhulu usondela, usuku olukhulu lokukhanya… Yihora lesinqumo lesintu. —UMaria Esperanza (1928-2004), uFr. UJoseph Iannuzzi, Umphik'ukristu Nezikhathi Zokuphela, Ikhasi 36

 

UKUTHOLA INDLELA YAKHO

Uma ufuna ukuthola indlela ezinsukwini ezizayo, impendulo izoba lula, ngoba uJesu wathi uMbuso weZulu unikezwa izingane ezincane. Landela iNsika Yomlilo! Lokho wukuthi, chitha isikhathi ngaphambi kukaJesu eSakramenteni Elibusisiwe. Ukhona ukuze akuhole futhi akuqondise futhi akuvuselele ngobukhona Bakhe beSakramente. Iya Emlilweni! Yebo, kunzima! Kusho ukudela okunye. Kusho ukuhlala eSontweni elingenalutho njalo ebusuku benkolo, njengoba uhlala ebukhosini beNkosi. Kepha lapho — o, ngiyakuthembisa! —Uzoqondisa umphefumulo wakho, kancane kancane, futhi uzokuqinisa futhi akuphulukise ngezindlela ezingabonakali kalula. Ngabe uMthendeleko awusiye uJesu? Akekho lapho uJesu? Ukhona. Ukhona. Mfune-ke, lapho ekhona.

Landela iNsika Yamafu! I-Lady yethu akuyona nje into enhle yobuciko beSonto. Ungowesifazane ochoboza ikhanda likaSathane ngesithende sakhe! Ungazivumeli ukhohliswe ngokucabanga ukuthi iRosari, uchungechunge lomusa, akuyona eyakho. Ngabe ufisa ukuba ngcwele? Ngabe ufisa ukubona uSathane enqotshwa? Bese ufaka ukukhanya kwemini kweRosary Elingcwele. Uzoqoqa izibusiso ezingenakubalwa ezivela engcebeni yomusa kaNkulunkulu ukuze wonke umusa omuhle nosizayo uzokwehlela kuwe nasemndenini wakho, uma uzicela. Kepha kumele uzithathe, uye egumbini lakho, uvale umnyango, bese uqala ukuthandaza. Futhi lapho womile ngokwengeziwe, lapho kuba buhlungu kakhulu, kulukhuni nakakhulu ukuthandaza, umkhuleko wakho unamandla amakhulu ngoba lapho uthandaza ngokukholwa hhayi ngokubona.

Yini enye engingakutshela yona? UJesu uyi IZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ingabe ufunda iBhayibheli lakho? Nansi futhi iNsika yoMlilo. Imaphi amalangabi angcwele azokukhanyisa indlela yakho yamanje uma nje ubungafuna uJesu eZwini. Ulindele ukukhuluma nawe, kepha kufanele uthathe isikhathi ulalele.

UMariya unguMama wakho. Udinga umama? Ufuna umama? Bese ugijimela kuye kanjalo. Uyintokazi, yebo, kepha ungakhohlwa ukuthi unguMama wakho. Donsela umphetho wakhe, ungene ezingalweni zakhe, thinta iveli lakhe. Mazise ngokuzikhandla konke okudingayo, futhi uzoqinisekisa ukuthi neNdodana yakhe iyakwazi. Futhi khumbula — iRosari ayilutho olunye ngaphandle kwe- a ukuhlanganiswa kweVangeli. Lapho uthandaza iRosari, awucabangi ngoMariya, kodwa uJesu ezimfihlakalweni zempilo yaKhe.

Uyabona-ke, lezi zinsika ezimbili zimunye ngempela — izinhliziyo ezimbili ezishaya ngothando olufanayo nangomsebenzi ofanayo: ukuletha imiphefumulo ekhaya ngokuphepha kuBaba. Futhi uJesu uyiNdlela.

Izinsika ezimbili. Zibophezele kubo, futhi uzobhekana nesimo sezulu se- Isivunguvungu Esikhulu. Ziyakha isiphephelo esingcwele zezikhathi zethu. Futhi uma kufanele ubizwe njengekhaya phakathi kokuduma nemibani, kubheke njengenjabulo ukuthi uzobona izinsika ubuso nobuso, futhi uhlale phakathi kwazo ingunaphakade.

 

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