Lawula! Lawula!

UPeter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngo-Ephreli 19, 2007.

LAPHO ngithandaza phambi kweSakramente Elibusisiwe, ngaba nombono wengelosi phakathi kwamazulu izulazula ngaphezu komhlaba futhi imemeza,

“Lawula! Lawula! ”

Njengoba umuntu ezama ngokuqhubekayo ukuvimbela ukuba khona kukaKristu emhlabeni, nomaphi lapho bephumelela khona, I-chaos uthatha indawo yaKhe. Futhi ngezinxushunxushu, kufika ukwesaba. Futhi ngokwesaba, kufika ithuba lokuthi isilawuli.

UKUVIMBELA UNKULUNKULU

Uthando oluphelele luxosha ukwesaba. (1 Johane 4:18)

Kepha lapho uNkulunkulu ekhishwa enhliziyweni yomuntu naphandle kwemisebenzi yomuntu ngamunye, futhi ngenxa yalokho ekhishwa emisebenzini yezikhungo, amasiko, ohulumeni kanye nezizwe, ukuthanda wenqatshiwe futhi, ngenxa kaNkulunkulu is uthando. Nakanjani, ukwesaba uthatha indawo yaKhe. Konke okusizungezile, uvalo luqhutshwa njengendlela yokuhambisa uquqaba. Izingxabano ezizwakalayo mayelana nomnotho kanye nokufudumala kwembulunga yonke azinakwa ngenxa yezenzo zokuxhamazela ezibeka engcupheni inkululeko yabantu bese ziqhubeka zicindezela abampofu. Yebo, ubuso bokwesaba buningi… ukwesaba ubuphekula, ukwesaba ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukwesaba izidlakela, ukwesaba udlame, futhi manje, kukhona labo abanciphisa ukwesaba uNkulunkulu neBandla Lakhe… Besaba ukuthi ubuKhatholika buzokwephula inkululeko ngandlela thile, ngakho-ke, kufanele bonakaliswe.

Futhi-ke, umhlaba ugijimela ngokushesha ku "hulumeni" ukusisindisa ekwesabeni kwethu kunasekuhlakanipheni kweminyaka. Kepha uhulumeni ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, oyiQiniso, uholela I-chaos. Kuholela emphakathini ongalawulwa yimithetho yemvelo neyokuziphatha emiswe uMdali. Noma ngabe abantu emphakathini wethu bayakuqonda noma cha, isikhala okudalwe ukwenqatshwa kukaNkulunkulu kudala isizungu esibi kanye nomuzwa wokungabi nanjongo — umuzwa wokuthi impilo ayihleliwe, ngakho-ke, umuntu kufanele ayiphile njengoba ethanda, noma ngokudabukisayo, akuqede konke ndawonye.

Ngakho-ke sibona izithelo zalesi sikhala: osopolitiki abakhohlakele, osomabhizinisi abahahayo, ukuzijabulisa okungenasimilo, nomculo onobudlova. Sibona ukwanda kobugebengu obusabekayo, ukubulawa kwezinsana ezingakazalwa, omama bebulala izingane zabo, ukusiza ukuzibulala, ukubulawa kwabafundi… konke lokhu kuholela ekwesabeni okukhulu, kanye namabhulethi kanye nemigoqo yamawindi namakhamera wevidiyo agcwele amakhaya ethu nemigwaqo . Yebo, ukwenqatshwa kukaNkulunkulu kuholela ekwehleni umthetho. Ngabe uzizwa umcabango ukhula emhlabeni othi konke kuyahlukana, ngakho kungani ungavele nje…

Yidla uphuze, ngoba kusasa siyafa! (Isaya 22:13)

Mhlawumbe yilokhu uJesu ayeqonde ngakho lapho ethi:

Njengasemihleni kaNowa, kuzakuba njalo emihleni yeNdodana yoMuntu; babedla, bephuza, beshada, bendisa kwaze kwaba sosukwini uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, kwafika uzamcolo, wababhubhisa bonke. Ngokufanayo, njengoba kwakunjalo ngezinsuku zikaLoti: babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha; ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini kwababhubhisa bonke. (Luka 17: 26-29)

UKULAWULA AMANDLA

Ubukhomanisi bufuna isilawuli ngamandla, Ubungxiwankulu bufuna isilawuli ngokuhaha. Lokhu kuholela ekutheni ohulumeni bangenelele, “badambise imithwalo yabantu,” futhi balawule. Lapho abaholi bengenankulunkulu, lokhu kulawulwa ngokungenakugwenywa kuholela ubushiqela. Izikhathi nezikhathi, isexwayiso siyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka enhliziyweni yami: izenzakalo ziyeza, futhi sezivele zenzeka, ezizoshintsha umhlaba ngokushesha ube nesiyaluyalu uma kungekho ukuphenduka okwanele nokubuyela kuNkulunkulu. Isiphithiphithi siholela ku isilawuli, ngoba awukho umphakathi ongaphila esimweni sezinxushunxushu. Absolute Ukulawulwa kwempilo yomphakathi neyangasese ngokoMbuso kungumphumela ongenakugwemeka uma singafuni ikhambi leqiniso: mema Love buyela ezinhliziyweni zethu. Ngoba ngothando, kuza Inkululeko.

Kukhulunywa KAKHULU

Esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko engicabanga ukuthi abantu bayangabaza ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi sibheke ebunzimeni bomhlaba wonke (“ukuhleleka komhlaba omusha”) kungenxa yokuthi kukhulunywa ngakho obala. Idluliselwa "njengengcabango yozungu" noma inkohliso. Kepha ngikholwa ukuthi abaningi bayayiqonda le ngozi ekhulayo yenkululeko yethu ngoba uNkulunkulu unesihe, futhi akafuni ukuthi singalungi:

Impela iNkosi uNkulunkulu ayenzi lutho, ingayidalulanga imfihlo yayo ezincekwini zayo abaprofethi. (Amose 3: 7)

Uma uMzimba kaKristu ulandela iNhloko yakhe ngokweqiniso ekuthandeni kwakhe, khona-ke nathi sizoxwayiswa njengeNkosi yethu:

Waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka kakhulu, yaliwe ngamalunga, nabapristi abakhulu, nababhali; babulawe, bavuke emva kwezinsuku ezintathu. Lokhu wakukhuluma obala. (UMakho 8: 31-32)

UJesu wayazi imininingwane yokuthi ubani owayezomshushisa futhi ambulale. Kanjalo futhi, osukwini lwethu, abadlali abaphambili bayakhonjwa bese kuvezwa abaphikisana nabo. Eqinisweni, amandla amakhulu awazami nokufihla izinhlelo zawo njengoba abaholi bezwe abakhulu befuna uhlelo olusha. Umsebenzi wabo wobuciko kanye nokwakhiwa ngendlela eyisimanga kukhombisa izikhathi zangaphambili zokuhlubuka. Isibonelo, isakhiwo sePhalamende le-EU eStrasbourg, eFrance sakhiwa safana nombhoshongo waseBabele (lowo mkhakha odume kabi ohlose ukufinyelela emazulwini…) 666th isihlalo kulelo Phalamende lishiywe lingenamuntu ngendlela engaqondakali. Futhi ukubaza okungaphandle koMkhandlu WaseYurophu Isakhiwo eBrussels ngesowesifazane ogibele isilo (“Europa”): uphawu olufana ngokuphawulekayo neSambulo 17… isifebe esigibele isilo esinezimpondo eziyishumi. Ukuqondana noma ukuziqhenya — ukuziqhenya ngaphambi kokuwa?

Akufanele kusimangaze ukuthi kukhulunywa ngokusobala, ikakhulukazi ngamazwi esiprofetho ngaphakathi kweSonto. Njengoba kwabonakala kuKristu, kanjalo nasosukwini lwethu, izitha zeBandla zizenza zaziwe. Kepha kulabo abafuna ukulawula; kulabo abafuna ukuthatha inkululeko yethu; kulabo abafisa ngisho nokusithatha izimpilo zethu, impendulo yethu nayo kufanele ifane neNhloko:

Thanda izitha zakho, wenze okuhle kulabo abakuzondayo, ubusise abakuqalekisayo, ukhulekele labo abakuphatha kabi. Kumuntu okushaya esihlathini esisodwa, nikeza nesinye futhi, nakumuntu othatha ingubo yakho, ungamgodleli ngisho nengubo yakho. Yipha wonke umuntu ocela kuwe, futhi kulowo othatha okungokwakho ungabizi. (ULuka 6: 27-29)

Ububi ngeke bunqobe, ngoba isintu asikwazi ukulawula lokho esingenakukulawula. Uthando lunqoba konke.

Thula phambi kukaJehova; lindela uNkulunkulu. Ungacasulwa abachumayo, noma ngamacebo amabi. Khipha intukuthelo yakho, uyeke ulaka lwakho; ungacasuki; kuletha ukulimala kuphela. Abenza okubi bayakunqunywa; kepha abalindela uJehova bazakudla ifa lomhlaba. Linda isikhashana, omubi angabe esabakho; bafune futhi ngeke babe khona. Kepha abampofu bazakudla ifa lomhlaba, bathokoze ngokuchuma okukhulu… (AmaHubo 37: 7-11, 39-10)

Ukusekelwa kwakho kwezezimali nemithandazo yakho kungani
ufunda lokhu namuhla.
Akubusise futhi ngiyabonga.