FOR izinyanga eziyisithupha manje, iNkosi ihlale "ithule" empilweni yami. Kube wuhambo oludabula ugwadule olungaphakathi lapho izivunguvungu ezinkulu zesihlabathi ziyajikeleza futhi nobusuku buyabanda. Abaningi benu bayakuqonda engikushoyo. Ngoba uMalusi Omuhle usihola ngentonga yakhe nangodondolo Lwakhe esigodini sokufa, isigodi sokuhlubula, i IsiGodi sase-Akori.
Ugwadule LWENKINGA
Igama lesiHeberu I-Achor lisho “inkathazo” futhi litholakala kulesi siqeshana sikaHoseya, esiqukethe, ngamagama ambalwa, yonke imibhalo yale webhusayithi. Ekhuluma ngoMlobokazi waKhe, uIsrayeli, uNkulunkulu uthi:
Ngakho-ke, ngizobiyela indlela yakhe ngameva futhi ngimise ugange ngokumelene naye, ukuze angayitholi imikhondo yakhe. Uma egijimela izithandwa zakhe, akayikuzifica; uma ezibheka ngeke azithole. Khona-ke uzothi: "Ngizobuyela endodeni yami yokuqala, ngoba kwakungcono kimi ngaleso sikhathi kunamanje." Ngakho ngiyakumyenga; Ngizomholela ehlane futhi ngikhulume nenhliziyo yakhe. Kusukela lapho ngiyakumnika izivini ayenazo, nesigodi sase-Akori sibe ngumnyango wethemba. ( Hoseya 2:8,9, 16, 17, XNUMX; NAB )
UPapa John Paul wakhuluma ngentwasahlobo entsha eBandleni esasizofinyelela kuyo "ngokuwela umbundu wethemba." Kodwa ngaphambi kwaleyo nkathi yasentwasahlobo, kuyoba khona ubusika. Ngaphambi kokuthi siwele kulowo mngcele amukele ithemba, kufanele sidabule ogwadule:
Ngaphambi kokuza kwesibili kukaKristu iBandla kumele lidlule esivivinyweni sokugcina esizonyakazisa ukholo lwamakholwa amaningi. Ushushiso oluhambisana nokuhambela kwakhe emhlabeni luyoveza "imfihlakalo yokungalungi" ngendlela yenkohliso yenkolo enikeza amadoda isisombululo sezinkinga zawo ngenani lokuhlubuka eqinisweni. Inkohliso enkulu yezenkolo yileyo yoMphikukristu, umbono-mbumbulu wobuMesiya lapho umuntu ezikhazimulisa ngaye esikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu nangoMesiya wakhe eze enyameni. -Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, hhayi. 675
Lolu gwadule lunezilinganiso eziningi. Engikholwa wukuthi abaningi babhekene nayo manje Ingaphakathi desert (the ugwadule lwangaphandle luyeza). UNkulunkulu useqalile ukubiyela indlela yoMlobokazi wakhe ngameva; Usimise ugange ukuze singayitholi imikhondo yethu. Okusho ukuthi, izindlela zakudala zokusebenza eBandleni amakhulu eminyaka sezizophela. Ngiphinde ngizwe izwi engalithola esikhathini esidlule:
Iminyaka yezinkonzo iyaphela.
Okusho ukuthi, izindlela esike sazithatha ngaphambili, izindlela nezindlela ezindala ebesithembele kuzo, izindlela zokusebenza, ukuphatha, kanye nokudlulisa amandla sekufike esiphethweni. Maduze uMlobokazi kaKristu uzohamba ngokuphelele ngokukholwa futhi engasekho ngokubona, engabe esaba ngokulondeka ngokwemibono yezwe. UJesu usiholela phakathi iDesert of Stripping lapho izinduku zangaphakathi nezangaphandle, okucatshangwayo, izithixo nezibambiso esithembele kukho ziwela phansi. Okungukuthi, sehliswa uhlamvu lukakolweni, oluncane, oluncane, lutho. Sidonselwa endaweni ewugwadule lapho siyoma nqunu phambi kweQiniso. Ukungabi nalutho kwethu kuzoba umthombo uhleko nokubhuqa wezwe elifakwe ethunzini, futhi okwesikhashana, kuyobonakala sengathi ngisho noNkulunkulu usilahlile.
Kodwa kukulendawo, lendawo yokoma, yobuthakathaka, yokuncika ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu lapho iconsi eliphuma olwandle loMusa woBunkulunkulu liyowela phezu kohlamvu lukakolweni oluwele emhlabathini futhi luzifele ngokwalo, nogwadule. izoqala ziqhakaza. "Umnyango wethemba" uzovuleka futhi iBandla lizowela umbundu wethemba amukele ithemba enkathini engachazwa kuphela ngokuthi Ukuqinisekiswa Kokuhlakanipha, lo ukunqoba koBulungiswa, lo ukunqoba kokuThula.
Kodwa kufanele siqale sidlule oGwadule Lwezinkathazo.
HLALA
Ngenkathi ngikhuleka phambi kweSakramente Elingcwele, amazwi aku-Isaya 30 aba kimina “ingoma yasogwadule”:
Ngokulinda nangokuthula niyakusindiswa, ngokuthula nangokwethemba amandla enu akuwo. ( Isaya 30:15 )
Nakuba umhlaba “njengoba siwazi” uqhubeka uwohloka ngesivinini esibi, isidingo sokushumayela singabonakala sibalulekile. Futhi kunjalo. Kodwa Kanjani ukushumayela ivangeli kubalulekile. IBandla alidingi izinhlelo ezengeziwe. Idinga abangcwele.
HAbantu abodwa bodwa bangasivuselela ubuntu. —I-POPE JOHN PAUL II, Umlayezo oya eNtsha Yomhlaba, Usuku Lomhlaba Lwentsha; n. 7; ICologne Germany, 2005
Ungakwazi yini ukuzenza ngcwele? Cha, nami angikwazi. Kodwa ugwadule lunga; leyo ndawo yokulingwa, ukushushiswa, nazo zonke izinhlobo zobunzima. Wathi uPapa Benedict:
UKristu akazange athembise ukuphila okulula. Labo abafisa ukunethezeka bashayele inombolo okungeyona. Kunalokho, usibonisa indlela eya ezintweni ezinkulu, ezinhle, eya ekuphileni okuyiqiniso. —UPAPA BENEDICT XVI, Inkulumo KumaPilgrim AseJalimane, Ephreli 25, 2005.
Abantu balalela ngokuzithandela kofakazi kunothisha, futhi lapho abantu belalela othisha, kungenxa yokuthi bangofakazi. Ngakho-ke, ikakhulukazi ngokuziphatha kweSonto, ngofakazi ophilayo wokuthembeka eNkosini uJesu, okuyilapho iBandla lizoshumayela umhlaba wonke. Leli khulu leminyaka lomele ubuqiniso… Ngabe uyakushumayela lokho okuphilayo? Umhlaba ulindele kithi impilo elula, umoya wokuthandaza, wokulalela, wokuthobeka, wokuzidela nokuzidela. —I-POPE PAUL VI, Ukushunyayelwa Kwevangeli Emhlabeni Wanamuhla,n. 41, 76
Ngakho-ke sidinga ukwamukela lolugwadule njenge isipho, ngoba kuyo kukhahlela umphefumulo wakho imbali yobungcwele. Le mbali ngeke nje ihlobise impilo yakho ngobuhle nangenjabulo, kodwa izosakaza iphunga layo kulo lonke izwe elimpofu. Ngamuzwa uJesu ethi emthandazweni wami:
Yamukela noma yini eza kuwe, ngaphandle nangaphakathi, ngothando, ukubekezela, nokulalela. Ungabuzi, kodwa kwamukele njengoba indwangu yamukela iphoyinti elicijile lenaliti. Akazi ukuthi lentambo entsha izobukeka kanjani ekugcineni, kodwa ngokuhlala unganyakazi, uzolile futhi uthule, kancane kancane umphefumulo uyokwenziwa uhlaka lwaphezulu.
IYAQALA...
Yazini bazalwane ukuthi nginani kulelihlane ngomkhuleko wami
s, ngalemibhalo, nangokusakazwa kwami kuwebhu kangangoba iNkosi ivuma. Abaningi benu babhale bezibuza ukuthi kungani "nginyamalele" kamuva nje. Impendulo ikabili; enye imane iwukuthi anginikwanga “amagama” amaningi ukuba ngiwabhale. Mhlawumbe lokhu kwenzelwa ukuthi ubambe futhi ufunde osekukhulunyiwe! Futhi, ngichithe ihlobo ngithutha umndeni wami kanye nenkonzo. Lokhu kuye kwadinga amaphesenti angu-99 esikhathi sami.
Kodwa njengoba ngibhale esikhathini esifushane esedlule, kubonakala sengathi umsebenzi wami "uqala nje." Angikwazi ukukuchaza ngokugcwele lokhu ngalesi sikhathi (futhi angikuqondi ngokugcwele), kodwa njengoba umsebenzi wokulungisa kabusha ufika esiphethweni, konke okunye kuyabekwa endaweni. Incwadi yami ihanjisiwe futhi izotholakala maduzane. Le ncwadi izoba yithuluzi elibalulekile, ngikholwa wukuthi, ekuvuseni iBandla njengoba isekelwe phezu kwegunya leMantshi. Futhi, isitudiyo sokusakaza ngewebhu sesizophela. Kukhona neminye imisebenzi, futhi ngike ngathinta kuyo lapha. Ngizobhala okuningi uma isikhathi sesilungile.
Okokugcina, ngithanda ukubonga futhi ngemikhuleko yenu yonke nangeminikelo engenile engenze ngakwazi ukuqeda istudiyo futhi ngigcine nemishini esiyidingayo ukuze siye phambili. Ningumphakathi omncane ongakholeki, mfundi wami. Nonke nisondele kakhulu kimi nakuba iningi lobuso benu ngingakabuboni.
Yazi lokhu: siyathandwa. UJesu uyasithanda futhi uhamba nathi eduze kwalolugwadule, njengoba nje umalusi ehlala eseduze nomhlambi wakhe. Ungesabi noma ukhathazwe yilokhu “kulingwa ngomlilo”, kodwa bekezela, hlala uthembekile, futhi lapho wehluleka, phendukela ngokushesha olwandle loMusa Wakhe WobuNkulunkulu futhi wazi ukuthi akukho nhlobo okungasehlukanisa nothando Lwakhe. Ungabaleki, ngoba ngalowomzuzu ithonsi leSihawu Saphezulu liyehla. Udinga ukuvula inhliziyo yakho kuphela ukwethemba, ekulindeni nasekuthuleni, nangomusa okwamanje uyovuselela amandla enu kolunye usuku, khona-ke imbali yobungcwele (ehlala ifihlekile kakhulu kini) izoqala ukuqhakaza ngokushesha njengoba uMnikazi Wezinkathi ebiza amawundlu akhe ukuba avuselele. ubuso bomhlaba.
Ngikushiya nokuqonda okuhle okuvela ku-St. Eucherius:
Ngeke yini sisikisele ngokunengqondo ukuthi ugwadule luyithempeli likaNkulunkulu wethu elingenamkhawulo? Ngoba ngokungangabazeki, umuntu ohlala ngokuthula uzojabulela izindawo eziwudwa. Kulapho avame ukuzibonakalisa khona kwabangcwele bakhe; kucashile ukuba yedwa lapho ezithoba khona ukuhlangana nabantu.
Kwakusehlane lapho uMose wabona khona uNkulunkulu, ubuso bakhe bugcwele ukukhanya… Kulapho lapho avunyelwa khona ukukhuluma ngokujwayelana noJehova; wakhuluma naye; wakhuluma neNkosi yezulu njengoba nje abantu bejwayele ukuxoxa nabanye. Yilapho athola khona udondolo olwalunamandla okwenza izimangaliso futhi, ngemva kokungena ehlane njengomalusi wezimvu, washiya ugwadule njengomalusi wezizwe. (Eks 3; 33,11, 34; XNUMX).
Ngokufanayo, lapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu bekhululwa eGibhithe futhi bakhululwe emisebenzini yabo yasemhlabeni, abazange yini bangene endaweni ehlukanisiwe futhi baphephele ezindaweni eziwudwa? Yebo, kwakusehlane lapho ukusondela kulo Nkulunkulu owabahlwitha ebugqilini babo… Futhi uJehova wazenza umholi wabantu bakhe, wabahola ngaphesheya kogwadule. Imini nobusuku endleleni wamisa insika, nelangabi elivuthayo noma ifu elikhanyayo, njengesibonakaliso esivela ezulwini... Kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, behlala ezindaweni eziwugwadule, bafinyelela umbono wesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, balizwa izwi lakhe. …
Ingabe kufanele ngenezele ukuthi abazange bafinyelele ezweni ababelifisa baze bagogobala ogwadule? Ukuze ngolunye usuku abantu bangene ezweni eligeleza ubisi nezinyosi, kwakumelwe baqale badlule ezindaweni ezomile nezingalinyiwe. Kuhlala sisebenzisa amakamu ogwadule lapho sihamba khona sibheke ezweni lakithi langempela. Abafisa ukubona "ubuhle bukaJehova ezweni labaphilayo" (IHu 27[26]:13) hlala ezweni elingahlalwa muntu. Labo abayoba izakhamuzi zasezulwini mababe yizimenywa zasogwadule. —Saint Eucherius (c. 450 AD), Bishop of Lyons
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