Amagwala!

Isexwayiso: iqukethe isithombe somfanekiso

KUKHONA okubizwa ngokuthi ukukhipha isisu okuyingxenye. Izingane ezingakazalwa, imvamisa ngaphezu kokukhulelwa amasonto angama-20, zidonswa ziphila esibelethweni nge-forceps kuze kuhlale ikhanda kuphela emlomo wesibeletho. Ngemuva kokubhoboza isisekelo sogebhezi, ubuchopho buyamunzwa, ugebhezi luyawa, bese ingane ilethwa. Le nqubo isemthethweni eCanada ngenxa yezizathu ezimbili: esisodwa ukuthi ayikho imithetho evimbela ukukhipha isisu lapha, ngakho-ke, ukukhulelwa kwezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye kunganqanyulwa, kuze kufike usuku olufanele; okwesibili kungenxa yokuthi i-Criminal Code yaseCanada ithi, ize izalwe ingane, ayaziwa “njengomuntu.” ^[1]isib. Isigaba 223 soMthetho Wobugebengu Ngakho-ke, noma ngabe ingane ikhule ngokugcwele futhi ikhanda lihlala emgodini wokuzalwa, kusathathwa ngokuthi “ngumuntu” ize ibelethwe ngokugcwele.

Angikwazi ukucabanga ngendlela yokubulala enesihluku, engenabulungiswa, futhi egulisa ukwedlula lokhu okuchazwe ngenhla kubantu baseCanada abangenacala nabangenakuzivikela. ^[2]isib. Amanye amazwe enza le ndlela yokubulala izingane Ngenkathi ukukhipha isisu sekwephuzile kungavamile kakhulu, akulona iphuzu (noma yikuphi ukukhipha isisu ukubulala izingane). Iqiniso lokuthi osopolitiki nodokotela ezweni lethu benza sengathi ingane ayisiyena umuntu kuze kube yilapho umzimba wonke ubeletha ingenye yezinkolelo zesimanjemanje ezingenangqondo ezikhona. Ukuphikisa yonke imiqondo nokuzwela, kungokwezinkolelo ezisontekile eziphethwe amaJuda ngamaNazi noma ngabelungu kwabamnyama emlandweni waseMelika.

Kodwa iCanada ibe nethuba lokubhekana nale mibono esabekayo ngesikhathi iphalamende layo livota kuleli sonto ngesiphakamiso ^[3]Ukunyakaza 312 ukuvula kabusha impikiswano mayelana nini impilo yomuntu iqala. Kodwa angama-91 kuphela kumalungu ePhalamende angama-203 avotela ukuxhasa lesi siphakamiso, ngalokho avala noma iyiphi impikiswano enjalo. Yebo, impikiswano nje! Iningi lalawa malungu ephalamende ayengamagwala ngisho nokukhuluma ngale ndaba. Futhi kulula ukuqonda ukuthi kungani: ubufakazi besayensi, ama-ultrasound, izithombe, umqondo ongenakuphikwa…. konke kukhomba ngokwesayensi ubheke ebuntwini bomntwana ongakazalwa kusukela ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ukwamukela lokhu ngukuvuma ukuthi leli lizwe libandakanyekile ekubulaweni kwezinsana, okucacile futhi okulula. Ngakho-ke, iCanada Medical Association nePhalamende bakhetha ukugcina leli qiniso lisebumnyameni, besitha iqiniso ngezimpikiswano ezingenangqondo ezinjengokuthi "ukukhetha" kanye "namalungelo abesifazane." Kusukela lapho ukubulala kuke kwaba ilungelo?

Yilesi isinqumo, ukuthi ukukhanya kweza emhlabeni, kepha abantu bakhetha ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngoba imisebenzi yabo imibi. (Johane 3:19)

Amagwala! Bacashe ebumnyameni ukuze igazi elisezandleni zabo lingabonakali. Ubani ongabuka esibukweni futhi ngobuso obuqondile athi ukunyakaza, ukukhahlela, ukulala, ukumamatheka, ukuzelula, ingane engakazalwa encela isithupha akusiyena umuntu? Ngakho-ke lapho ingane idonswa emgodini wokuzalwa uhhafu wendlela, ingabe ingane imane nje ingumuntu? Mhlawumbe amalungu ethu ephalamende kufanele enze umthetho wokuvikela abantu abakhethayo! Kubonakala ngathi sinentshisekelo ekuvikeleni izimvu zamanzi, izikhova nezihlahla. Ngabe uhhafu womuntu ngeke okungenani abe yigugu? Cha, ngisho nabantu abangajwayelekile abanganikezwa amalungelo eCanada. Ngoba siholwa ngamagwala akholelwa ukuthi umnotho udaba olubaluleke kakhulu (ngokuxakayo, cabanga ukuthi umnotho wethu ubuzokhula kanjani ukube besingazibulali izizukulwane ezimbalwa ezedlule zabakhokhi bentela nabathengi!).

Kepha akusibo abepolitiki bethu kuphela abangamagwala, kepha nathi, iSonto. Kwakuphi ukugqugquzela abathembekile ngaphambi kwalesi siphakamiso? Zaziphi izingqungquthela zabezindaba eziningi nokukhishwa kanye nokuxokozela kwabezindaba? Kukuphi ukucasuka ngemiphumela engakholeki yale voti? Ngabe iSonto livikela kuphi, hhayi impilo yomuntu kuphela, kepha nemiphefumulo yalabo abasindisweni yabo yaphakade isengozini yokuxhasa uma kungagqugquzelwa ukukhipha isisu? Amagwala! Singamagwala! Ukuthula kwethu ukwahlulela kwethu; ukunganaki kwethu ukumangalelwa kwethu. UKristu yiba nomusa! UKristu yiba nomusa! UJesu wathembisa ukukhafula labo abasivivi, mhlawumbe, abanikeze ithuba lokuphenduka. Kepha amagwala ngeke abe nendawo eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu:

Onqobayo uzakudla ifa lalezizipho, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wakhe, yena abe yindodana yami. Kepha maqondana namagwala, abangathembekile, abonakele, ababulali, abangenasimilo, abathakathi, abakhonza izithombe, nabakhohlisi bazo zonke izinhlobo, isabelo sabo sisechibini lomlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili. (IsAm 21: 7-8)

UKUMENYA IMPI

Siyizithutha ngokuphelele uma sicabanga ukuthi singachitha igazi elingenacala futhi singavuni esikuhlwanyele, ikakhulukazi uma ngamabomu sishiya iso lethu lingaqondakali. Uma ngike ngathola izwi eliqinile lesiprofetho, kwaba ngenkathi ngiya e-Ottawa, inhloko-dolobha yaseCanada. Ngizoya ethuneni lami ngimi ngesiqinisekiso esingaphezu kwemvelo iNkosi enginike sona maqondana nezwi lesiprofetho ebengizolethula lapho (bheka 3 Amadolobha Nesixwayiso seCanada). Isexwayiso sasikhona futhi sinje: uma singaphenduki, ikakhulukazi ebulelesi bokukhipha isisu, leli zwe liyohlaselwa yibutho langaphandle.

Kuzoba kubi kanjani kini ukuthi nibe nokuphila okulula kanjalo eSiyoni nani enizizwa niphephile eSamariya - nina baholi abakhulu balesi sizwe esikhulu sakwa-Israyeli, nina abantu abaya kuye ukuthola usizo! Anifuni ukuvuma ukuthi usuku yenhlekelele iyeza, kepha okwenzayo kuphela okusondeza lolo suku… Ngizonikela inhloko-dolobha yabo nakho konke okukuso esitheni… Ngizothumela ibutho lakwamanye amazwe ukuba linidle… (cf. Amose 6: 1-14) , Izindaba Ezinhle Catholic Bible)

Ngecala lokucekela phansi amadodana namadodakazi ethu esibelethweni, thina ungabona amadodana namadodakazi ethu ebuthelwa empini — uma sifika lapho. ICanada ingelinye lamazwe acebe kakhulu emhlabeni wezolimo, uwoyela namanzi angenasawoti, wonke anemingcele engavikelekile. I- udrako obomvu uyavuka futhi, futhi sikhohliswa ukukholelwa ukuthi isandla sikaNkulunkulu sokuvikela sizohlala phezu kwezwe elihlehlela emuva emshadweni ongakazalwa, wendabuko, futhi kungekudala, abagulayo nabadala.

Futhi nge-nary peep evela eSontweni.

Uma sihlala singamagwala angaphenduki, khona-ke sizokwazi maduze ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyezwa ngempela yini ukukhala kwabampofu...

Uma umlindi ebona inkemba iza futhi engashayi icilongo ukuze abantu bangaxwayiswa, futhi inkemba ifike, ithathe noma ngubani kubo; lowo muntu uyasuswa ebubini bakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sombonisi. (UHezekeli 33: 6)

Ukuzibophezela ekuhlonipheni impilo kuzo zonke izigaba zayo kusukela ekukhulelweni kuya ekugcineni kwemvelo – kanye nokwenqatshelwa okulandelayo kokukhipha isisu, ukubulawa kwesiguli kanye nanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwama-eugenics - empeleni kuhlangene nokuhlonipha umshado njengenhlangano engenakuqedwa phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane futhi, ngesikhathi sayo, njengesisekelo somphakathi wempilo yomndeni. … Ngakho-ke umndeni, iseli eliyisisekelo lomphakathi, uyimpande engondli nje kuphela umuntu ngamunye, kodwa zona kanye izisekelo zokuhlalisana. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Izethameli Ezizimele neqembu labaholi bezepolitiki, ngoSepthemba 22, 2012; hube-media.org

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