
"Unyangithanda?" uPetru wathi kuye.
“Nkosi, wena wazi konke;
uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.”
UJesu wathi kuye: “Yipha izimvu zami.”
Esekushilo lokho.
wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.”
(UJohn 21: 17-19)
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Njengoba iSonto lilungiselela esinye futhi isigungu, omunye upapa, kunokuqagela okukhulu ngokuthi ubani lowo, oyoba umlandeli ongcono kakhulu, njll. “Lokhadinali uyothuthuka ngokwengeziwe,” kusho omunye umhlaziyi; “Lona uzoqhuba uhlelo lukaFrancis,” kusho omunye; “Lona unamakhono amahle okusebenzelana nezizwe…” nokunye.
Kodwa uJesu kudala wanika wokugcina ukufaneleka kokuba upapa, “idwala” ayeyokwakha kulo iBandla laKhe. Kwakunganele ngoPetru ukuziphindiselela ngokuphika kwakhe kathathu ngokuthi “Ngiyakuthanda okwakho” kathathu. Ukube lokho kwanele, uJesu wayengase ashiye umbono wokuthi ubuhle namandla endoda ephethe isikhundla sikapapa okubaluleke kakhulu empumelelweni yayo; ukuthi iyinhlangano yabantu, esekelwe ebuntwini bukaPetru, esikhundleni sesikhundla sikaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, uJesu ulufanelekela ubizo ngalo myalelo obalulekile: "Ngilandele."

Okusho ukuthi, kungomusa nokulalela lapho uPetru ezokwazi ukufeza umsebenzi “wokondla izimvu Zami,” njengoba uJesu amyala. Ngokuphambene nalokho okwakulindelwe ngaleso sikhathi, alincikile ekuhlakanipheni kwakhe, ekhononi lakhe lemfundiso yenkolo, ekukhalipheni kwakhe, noma emakhonweni akhe siqu (njengoba lokhu kungase kube usizo), kodwa ekuzimiseleni kwakhe ukulandela uJesu - nokufundisa izizwe ukwenza okufanayo.[1]isib. UMathewu 28: 19-20
…asibheki nje kuphela ukuthi kuzoba yini ukusabela kwemithombo yezindaba ethi, “Sidinga upapa okhulumayo kulo mhlaba,” noma imibandela yesibili yokuthi “Manje sesidinga umAfrika noma manje kufanele sibuyele kumNtaliyane,” noma zonke lezi zindlela eziwubuwula. Abanalutho [nobupapa.] Kufanele sibheke encazelweni uJesu uqobo ayinikeza ngenkonzo nesikhundla sikaPetru oNgcwele, emazwini awakhuluma kuPetru oNgcwele: “Wena uyidwala futhi ngikunika izihluthulelo zombuso weZulu futhi kufanele uqinise abafowenu ekukholweni futhi ungumalusi weBandla lendawo yonke. —UKhadinali Gerhard Müller (uvota okokuqala), Ephreli 24, 2025, lifesitenews.com
Ngandlela thize, uchungechunge engalubhala lwabiza Iviki likaJesu yisandulela esingahlosiwe sengqungquthela ezayo. Ibeka iVangeli elimsulwa nelingaxutshiwe, okuyinhliziyo yomsebenzi weBandla ezizukulwaneni zonke. Konke iBandla lamaKhatholika elinakho namuhla - ukuthuthukiswa "kwediphozithi yokukholwa", ingokomoya lalo elicebile, izinkonzo zalo ezihlukahlukene, izinkonzo ezinomusa nezinkonzo, ikhathalogu yabangcwele nabafel 'ukholo...[2]I-Matt 28: 19-20 Yingakho iBandla likhona.[3]“Ukushumayela ivangeli empeleni kuwumusa nobizo olufanele iBandla, ubuyena obujulile. Ukhona ukuze ashumayele, okusho ukuthi, ukuze sishumayele futhi sifundise, sibe umzila wesipho somusa, sokubuyisana nezoni noNkulunkulu, futhi siqhubekisele phambili umhlatshelo kaKristu eMiseni, oyisikhumbuzo sokufa nokuvuka Kwakhe okukhazimulayo.” — UPAPA UPAUL VI, Evangelii nuntiandi,n. 14 Kungale mishini lapho wonke upapa wesikhathi esizayo kufanele azibophezele ngenhliziyo yonke: umsebenzi wokulandela uJesu.
Umsebenzi Wokwethembeka
Ngakho-ke, noma ubani okhethwa ukuba alandele uFrancis unomsebenzi owodwa omkhulu phambi kwakhe: ukwethembeka eNkosini. Ngamazwi kapapa ongasekho:
UPapa, kulo mongo, akayena inkosi ephakeme kodwa kunalokho uyinceku ephakeme - "inceku yezinceku zikaNkulunkulu"; umnikezeli wokulalela nokuhambisana kweBandla nentando kaNkulunkulu, iVangeli likaKristu, kanye neSiko leBandla, ukubekela eceleni konke okufunwa umuntu, naphezu kokuba - ngentando kaKristu Uqobo - "uMfundisi noMfundisi ophakeme wabo bonke abathembekile" futhi naphezu kokujabulela "amandla aphezulu, agcwele, asheshayo, futhi avamile" eBandleni. —UPapa uFrancis, ephetha inkulumo kwiSinodi; I-Catholic News Agency, Okthoba 18, 2014
Ngakho-ke, yonke into eye yanikezwa ngeSiko Elingcwele iyona ukudla kwaphezulu uJesu acela ngayo upapa ukuba ‘ondle izimvu Zami’ futhi ‘aqinise abafowenu.[4]ULuka 22: 32 Ngakho…
Upapa akayena umbusi ophelele, onemicabango nezifiso ezingokomthetho. Ngokuphambene nalokho, inkonzo kapapa iyisiqinisekiso sokulalela uKristu nezwi laKhe. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, oHomily kaMeyi 8, 2005; ISan Diego Union-Tribune
Mhlawumbe lokhu kusikhanyisela kulokho okunye uJesu akusho ngalolosuku ogwini lolwandle kuPetru:
Amen, amen, ngithi kuwe, usemncane, wawugqoka uhambe lapho uthanda khona; kodwa lapho usumdala, uyokwelula izandla zakho, futhi omunye uyokugqokisa futhi akuyise lapho ungafuni ukuya khona. (UJohn 21: 18)
Ngempela, kule minyaka yokuguga yobupapa, indoda ikhethwa esigodlweni ngabangane bayo. Ugqokiswe ingubo angeke azikhethele yona, eyoMmeli kaKristu. Futhi angase aholelwe lapho engafuni ukuya khona: umthwalo womphakathi wokwelusa iBandla lomhlaba wonke, hhayi nje isifunda sakhe esincane noma isifunda-bhishobhi. Kuwubizo lokuba yinceku yezinceku.
'Asikho isigqila esikhulu kunenkosi yaso.' Uma bangizingele Mina, nani bayonizingela. Uma begcina izwi lami, nelenu bayakuligcina. (UJohn 15: 20)

Nokho, konke lokhu kuseyisimemo sikaJesu sokuthi “Ngilandele” kalula. Ngakho, ukuhola iSonto LamaKatolika njengomalusi walo oyinhloko kufanele, ngandlela thize, kube omunye wabazalwane elula imisebenzi emhlabeni. Ngokuba uPapa akudingeki abe umsunguli omkhulu; akabizwanga ukuba aguqule imfundiso, ayenze ibe mnandi ngokuyithambisa, enezele eSikweni Elingcwele noma asuse kuyo. Ubizelwe ukuthi athembeke nje eVangelini elidluliselwe kuye.
Kodwa noma thina noma ingelosi evela ezulwini inganishumayeza ivangeli eliphambene naleli esanishumayeza lona, makabe ngoqalekisiweyo. (Galathiya 1: 8)
UPapa, kanye nabafowabo ababhishobhi, kufanele amemezele iVangeli “ngentshiseko entsha”, njengoba uSt. John Paul II wayesho. Ukuze “uphuthume ngenkathi enkathini nangenkathi engafanele, kholisa, ukhuze, uyale, ungahluleki ekubekezeleni nasekufundiseni.”[5]I-2 Timothy 4: 2 Yebo, njengoba uPapa St. Paul VI asho:
Umuntu wanamuhla ulalela ngokuthanda kakhulu ofakazi kunabafundisi, futhi uma elalela othisha, kungenxa yokuthi bangofakazi…. -Evangelii nuntiandi, hhayi. 76
Ukulandela uJesu ngempela ukulandela ezinyathelweni Zakhe zokuba khona okuyiqiniso.
... kubo bonke abathandekayo bakaNkulunkulu eRoma, ababizelwe ukuba ngcwele (KwabaseRoma 1: 7)… nibe ngabaphelele, njengoba nje noYihlo osezulwini ephelele. (Mathewu 5: 48)
Uma upapa Ufuna ukuqala uguquko, kwangathi kungaba amandla oguquko ubungcwele obuhlala bunjalo.
Akwanele ukuvuselela amasu okwelusa, ukuhlela nokuxhumanisa izinsiza zesonto, noma ukujula ngokujulile ezisekelweni zokholo zebhayibheli nezakwalizwi. Okudingekayo isikhuthazo ‘sokushisekela ubungcwele’ okusha phakathi kwezithunywa zevangeli nakuwo wonke umphakathi wamaKristu, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwalabo abasebenza eduze kakhulu nezithunywa zevangeli. —I-POPE ST. UJOHANE PAUL II, I-Redemptoris Missio, hhayi. 90
Ubani Ongaba UPapa Ongcono Kakhulu?
Uma besingakhetha upapa wokuqala eminyakeni engu-2000 edlule, mhlawumbe abanye bangase baphushele uSt. Phela wayengumcabangi owancika esifubeni sikaKristu. Nguye yedwa uMphostoli owasala ngaphansi konyawo lwesiphambano. Wabhala nezincwadi ezine zeTestamente Elisha. Noma mhlawumbe abanye bebengakhuthaza uMathewu, hhayi nje ngenxa yokuguquka kwakhe okuzenzakalelayo nokulalela, kodwa ulwazi olucacile lomlando nokubamba kwakhe ukuphila kukaKristu. Futhi nokho... kwakunjalo Simon uJesu amkhetha—indoda enkanuko yayo kanye nokucindezelwa kwayo kwakuvame ukuholela umzuzu ezingeni lokudinga ukusolwa nokulungiswa, hhayi ngoJesu kuphela izikhathi eziningana,[6]Mat 16:23; Johane 13:8-10; Mat 26:52 kodwa ngoSt.[7]IGal 2: 11-14
Ngesikhathi esengukhadinali, uJoseph Ratzinger (uBenedict XVI) wabuzwa kuthelevishini yaseBavaria ngo-1997:
“Ingabe uMoya oNgcwele unesibopho sokukhethwa kukapapa?”
Impendulo yakhe ingase ibamangaze abanye:
“Ngeke ngisho kanjalo, ngomqondo wokuthi uMoya oNgcwele uqoka uPapa…Ngingasho ukuthi uMoya awukona ncamashi ukulawula indaba, kodwa kunalokho, njengomfundisi omuhle, njengokungathi, usishiyela indawo enkulu, inkululeko enkulu, ngaphandle kokusilahla ngokuphelele. yonakalisiwe… Kunezimo eziningi eziphambene zopapa uMoya oNgcwele ngokusobala ubungeke uzikhethe!” —May 5, 2025, Irejista yamaKhatholika
Lowo mbono cishe awuzange ushintshe njengoba uBenedict XVI kamuva ethi:
UPost-Pentekoste Peter… nguyena uPetru lowo, ngokwesaba amaJuda, waphikisa inkululeko yakhe yobuKristu (KwabaseGalathiya 2 11-14); ngaso leso sikhathi uyidwala nesikhubekiso. Futhi akubanga njalo kuwo wonke umlando weSonto ukuthi uPapa, owalandela uPetru, ubekhona ngasikhathi sinye Petra futhi I-Skandalon - kokubili idwala likaNkulunkulu nesikhubekiso na? —UPOPE BENEDICT XIV, kusuka ku- I-Das neue Volk Gottes, ikhasi. 80ff

Kulokho, thina njengamaKhatholika kufanele sithandazele ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele ahole i-Conclave ukuthi ikhethe indoda leyo Intando kaNkulunkulu iyatholakala kuleli hora. Angase angabi nguyena bandla esingamkhetha endizeni yemvelo. Angase abe yitshe kwabanye, kanti abanye, ngempela, itshe lokukhubekisa. Angase abe umholi esimdingayo… noma “inkosi esiyifanele.”[8]isib. 1 Samuweli 8: 18 Noma kunjalo, isithembiso sikaKristu sibambe iminyaka eyizi-2000, futhi sizoqhubeka sibambelele kuze kube sekupheleni kwesikhathi:
Ngithi kuwe: Wena unguPetru, futhi phezu kwaleli dwala ngiyakulakha ibandla Lami, futhi amasango esihogo ngeke alehlule. (Mathewu 16: 18)
Ukwakhiwa kweBandla akuncikile kupapa noma inkosana, kodwa iNkosi uqobo.[9]bheka UJesu, Umakhi Ohlakaniphile
Siyazi ukuthi konke kusebenzelana kube ngokuhle kwabamthandayo uNkulunkulu, ababizwe ngokwecebo lakhe. (KwabaseRoma 8: 28)
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| ↑1 | isib. UMathewu 28: 19-20 |
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| ↑2 | I-Matt 28: 19-20 |
| ↑3 | “Ukushumayela ivangeli empeleni kuwumusa nobizo olufanele iBandla, ubuyena obujulile. Ukhona ukuze ashumayele, okusho ukuthi, ukuze sishumayele futhi sifundise, sibe umzila wesipho somusa, sokubuyisana nezoni noNkulunkulu, futhi siqhubekisele phambili umhlatshelo kaKristu eMiseni, oyisikhumbuzo sokufa nokuvuka Kwakhe okukhazimulayo.” — UPAPA UPAUL VI, Evangelii nuntiandi,n. 14 |
| ↑4 | ULuka 22: 32 |
| ↑5 | I-2 Timothy 4: 2 |
| ↑6 | Mat 16:23; Johane 13:8-10; Mat 26:52 |
| ↑7 | IGal 2: 11-14 |
| ↑8 | isib. 1 Samuweli 8: 18 |
| ↑9 | bheka UJesu, Umakhi Ohlakaniphile |


