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U-Ecce Homo, ngu-Michael D. O'Brien

ST. UPAWULU wake wathi “uma uKristu engavuswanga, nokushumayela kwethu akusizi ngalutho; nalutho futhi, nokholo lwenu. ” ^[1]isib. 1 Kor 15:14 Kungashiwo futhi ukuthi, uma ingekho into enjengesono noma isihogo, futhi ukushumayela kwethu nakho akulutho; akunalutho futhi, ukholo lwakho; UKristu ufele ize, futhi inkolo yethu ayinalutho.

Ukufundwa kwanamuhla kusitshela ngokuza okwakulindelwe isikhathi eside kwalowo owalandela uDavide esikhundleni, inkosi eyayizomisa umbuso waphakade. Nguye okwakuzokwenziwa ngaye isithembiso ku-Abrahama, ubaba wezizwe eziningi, kuzogcwaliseka. Wazalwa nguMariya, unkosikazi kaJosefa wohlu lukaDavide. Futhi igama laKhe nguUJesu—NgesiHeberu uJoshuwa, okusho ukuthi “uYahweh uyasindisa.” Ngakho-ke, uJesu weza ngenhloso eyodwa:

… Ngoba uzosindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. (IVangeli Lanamuhla)

Yebo, masibekezelele. Masibe nesihe. Masibe nomusa, sibe mnene futhi sizwelane. Kepha masingalokothi sikhohlwe inhliziyo yomsebenzi kaJesu Krestu, esihlanganyela wona ngokubhabhadiswa kwethu: ukuholela abanye ensindisweni ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo.

Kepha bangabiza kanjani kuye abangakholwanga kuye? Futhi bangakholwa kanjani kuye abangazwanga ngaye na? Bangezwa kanjani kungekho oshumayelayo na? Futhi abantu bangashumayela kanjani ngaphandle kokuthi bathunyelwe? Njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zabashumayela izindaba ezinhle.” (Rom 10: 14-15)

Izindaba ezimnandi yilezi: UJesu uze ukuzosindisa abantu baKhe ezonweni zabo. Azikho izindaba ezinhle ngaleso sikhathi ngaphandle koMsindisi. Akekho uMsindisi ngaphandle kokuthi kunokuthile ongasindiswa kukho. Futhi lokho esisindiswe kukho yisono sethu.

Kepha kuphela uma siphenduka.

… Impela inhloso Yakhe kwakungekhona nje ukuqinisekisa umhlaba ngobuzwe bawo nokuba ngumlingani wawo, uwushiya ungashintshi ngokuphelele. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Septhemba 25th, 2011; www.chiesa.com

Ngakho-ke, asikwazi ukweqa emisebenzini yethu njengamaKristu ukuhlanganyela izindaba ezimnandi zokuthi akusikho nje kuphela ukuthi kukhona ukuphila okuphakade emva kokufa, kodwa nokuthi asisahlukaniswanga nalolo Philo, nokuthi yini futhi esaqhubeka nokusihlukanisa nalokho kuphila, isono sethu.

Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa, kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu. (Rom 6:23)

Ayikho into enjengobuKrestu ngaphandle kokuvuma izono, iNkolo engenakho ukuphenduka, Insindiso ngaphandle kosizi, uMbuso ongenasibambiso, iZulu ngaphandle kokuthobeka. Ihlazo namuhla, i-Great Scandal yezikhathi zethu, liBandla ezindaweni eziningi elingasaqondi ukuthi kungani iNkosi noMsindisi wabo labafela, ngakho-ke lokho okumele bakwenze bona ngokwabo ukuze babe luphawu lwethemba lomhlaba.

Ukuphenduka akusikho nje ukuvuma ukuthi ngenze okubi; kungukufulathela okungalungile bese ngiqala ukufaka iVangeli emzimbeni womuntu. Kulokhu kuncika ikusasa lobuKristu emhlabeni namuhla. Umhlaba awukukholwa okufundiswa nguKristu ngoba thina asikufezi umzimba wenyama. -Isisebenzi sikaNkulunkulu uCatherine de Hueck Doherty, UKiss of Christ

Mhlawumbe umhlaba uzoqala ukukholwa futhi lapho siqala ukuphila esikushumayelayo, sishumayele lokho esikholelwa kukho, futhi sikholwe inhloso uJesu eza ngayo: ukuhlupheka nokufa ukuze asuse izono zethu….

Kungalesi sizathu ngize kulelihora. (Johane 12:27)

Kwangathi singeke sibe namahloni ukumemezela leli qiniso: isidingo sokuguquka esonweni, ngoba ngokwenza njalo, siphuca abanye injabulo yeVangeli, okungukuthi bazi uthando oluphilisayo namandla eSiphambano sikaKristu esisikhulula icala, ukucindezelwa, nokufa okuphakade.

Injabulo yevangeli igcwalisa izinhliziyo nezimpilo zabo bonke abahlangana noJesu. Labo abamukela isipho sakhe sensindiso bakhululwa esonweni, osizini, ekungeneni ngaphakathi nasesizungu… Manje yisikhathi sokuthi kuJesu: “Nkosi, ngivumele ngikhohliswe; ngigweme uthando lwakho ngezinkulungwane, kepha ngilapha futhi, ukuze ngivuselele isivumelwano sami nawe. Ngiyakudinga. Ngisindise futhi, Nkosi, ngiphinde ungiyise kulokhu kungihlenga kwakho. ” —I-POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 1, 3

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