Amazing, nguMichael D. O'Brien
Kubhalwe ohambweni lokuya ekhaya…
AS indiza yethu iphakama namafu amnandi aye emkhathini lapho kuhlala khona izingelosi nenkululeko, ingqondo yami iqala ukubuyela emuva emuva ngesikhathi sami eYurophu…
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Akubanga kude kangako kusihlwa, mhlawumbe ihora nesigamu. Ngacula izingoma ezimbalwa, futhi ngakhuluma umyalezo owawusenhliziyweni yami kubantu baseKillarney, e-Ireland. Ngemuva kwalokho, ngathandazela abantu ababeze ngaphambili, ngicela uJesu ukuthi athulule uMoya wakhe futhi kubantu abadala asebekhulile nabadala abeza phambili. Beza, njengezingane ezincane, izinhliziyo zivulekile, zilungele ukwamukela. Ngenkathi ngithandaza, indoda endala yaqala ukuhola iqembu elincane ngezingoma zokudumisa. Lapho konke sekuphelile, sahlala sabukana, imiphefumulo yethu yagcwala uSpirt nenjabulo. Babengafuni ukuhamba. Nami angizange. Kepha isidingo sangikhipha ngeminyango yangaphambili nethimba lami elalilambile.
Ngenkathi iqembu engangihamba nalo liqeda i-pizza yalo, ngangingenakho ukuphumula; Ngangisazizwa zinanela enhliziyweni yami abaculi base-Ireland ezansi komgwaqo bekhalisa izingoma zabo ezinomculo wamaCelt njengoba besibadlulisile. "Sengikhona Uthole ukubuyela lapho, "ngatshela iqembu lami elangixosha ngomusa.
Amalungu ebhendi abeseneminyaka engamashumi amathathu, mhlawumbe abancane. I-banjo, isigingci, i-mandolin, i-harmonica, icilongo namabhasi aqondile. Babuthana embuthanweni ngaphambili kwenkantini, okwakungaphezu kwamamitha ayishumi nambili ububanzi. Futhi bacula. O, bacule, umculo uphuma kuma-pores abo. Bacule izingoma ebengineminyaka ngingazizwa, izingoma ezibhalwe ngingakazalwa, izingoma zidluliswa ngesiko elide lomculo lase-Ireland. Ngama lapho ngingawukholelwa umsindo engiwuzwayo oqhamuka kulezi zinsizwa. Ngazizwa ukuthi ngithwelwe emuva ngesikhathi, ngabuyela osukwini lapho ubumsulwa babuhle khona, lapho sasihamba ngomgwaqo ebusuku sisodwa, lapho izindlu zazibiza ngaphansi kwama- $ 50,000 XNUMX nalapho kungekho owaziyo ukuthi igama elithi onyaweni lalisho ukuthini. Ngamangala, ngoba injabulo enganginayo emhlanganweni ekuqaleni kokuhlwa kwakuyi esifanayo injabulo ngiyizwe manje lapho inhliziyo yami isina ngesigqi somuntu ubuhle. Yebo, kwaba yilokho: Ngabuzwa ubuhle bendalo, futhi ngifunga uMdali wayekhona edansa nami…
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Ezinye iziyaluyalu zigxilisa ingqondo yami emuva emhlabeni njengoba izindiza zethu zikhuphuka ngaphezu kwawo. Ngibheke umbono owake waziwa uNkulunkulu kuphela nemimoya yakhe ekhonzayo: amadolobha amancane, amapulazi, kanye neziqeshana zamasimu ezeluleka phambi kwami lapho amanzi ahlakazekile ekhombisa ingubo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngenhla. Futhi kubukeka sengathi ngiyaqonda… lapho uNkulunkulu ebuka lo mhlaba, ngaphesheya kwamafu, ngale kwemingcele, ngale kokwehlukana komuntu uqobo akwenzile, akaboni ubuhlanga nenkolo. Ubheka enhliziyweni yomuntu, bese ememeza ngomoya wenjabulo, "Kuhle!"Amaqabunga ekwindla ayamemezela, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okujulile kuyayicula, umsindo wokuhleka kwendoda ngemuva kwami… ah, kuhle. Indalo - phakathi kokububula kwayo nokububula kwayo - ikhipha ingoma yenhliziyo yoMdali ..."Ngikudalile ngoba ngiyakuthanda! Ngikufuna manje ngoba ngiyakuthanda! Angisoze ngakulahla ngoba ngiyakuthanda! "
Ngafaka isethi yamahedfoni futhi ngaqala ukulalela uMichael Bublé croon ingoma yakhe ethi "Ikhaya"…ngizungezwe abantu abayizigidi, ngisazizwa nginesizungu, ngifuna ukuya ekhaya, oh ngiyakukhumbula, uyazi ... Akuyona ingoma ethi "Christian" ngayinye se kodwa iculo lokulangazelela lobo buhle basendulo, ikhaya—Indawo abaningi, naphezu kokungasebenzi kahle kwayo, okuyindawo ye- ukuphepha. Ubuso bomkami nezingane budlula phambi kwami, futhi angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngiphendulela okwami ngasefasiteleni lapho izinyembezi ezifudumele ziqala ukugeleza… amaconsi othando olungachazeki ngomsebenzi wezandla zikaNkulunkulu, wobuhle ukuba yinyama. Kuhle. Kuhle.
Ubuhle Bunegama
Futhi ngibona ngokusobala kakhulu kunakuqala ukuthi umsebenzi ophambi kwami, phambi kweSonto lonke, ukukhombisa umhlaba lobu Buhle, lo Buhle onegama: Baba, Ndodana, futhi UMoya oNgcwele. Akuwona ubuhle obukude, amandla angenabuntu ehlela ngokungahleliwe esintwini nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Cha, kungumnikelo ohlale ukhona, osondele kakhulu, osondele kakhulu kangangokuba imiphefumulo yami izwa ukuthi iZulu lilukelwe kulo mzuzu wamanje…
Umbuso weZulu ususondele. (Math 4: 17)
Sihlangana nayo emthandazweni wethu, siyizwa engomeni emnandi yomphefumulo womuntu, siyibona esibhakabhakeni ekhala ngokuthi uGoodness unegama. Ubuhle unegama!
Ngiyabona futhi ukuthi kumele sithole indlela yokukhombisa ukuthi ubuKhatholika abuyona ifilosofi, isikhungo, noma inhlangano nje… kepha kuyindlela, a indlela yokuphila ukuthola uGoodness, noma kunalokho, ukubuyisana noGood ukuze akhulule isintu emibonweni yaso ehlanekezelwe yeqiniso nobuhle okusiholela ebugqilini nosizi. Kuyindlela ephilayo yawo wonke umphefumulo, yawo wonke owesilisa nowesifazane, kuwo wonke amaJuda, amaSulumane, nabangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu. Kuyindlela, egxilile eQinisweni, eholela ekuPhileni, eholela eBuhleni ... ubuhle obungase butholakale busizungezile isibonakaliso, a isakramente Bukhona. Ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu.
Kanjani Nkosi Ngingalidlulisa leli gama elithi indalo yakho yinhle, nokuthi iSonto lakho liholela eBuhleni uqobo? Lokhu kungenziwa kanjani ngesikhathi iSonto lakho selilahlekelwe ukwethenjwa kwalo futhi liya ngokuya libhekwe njengobushokobezi bokuthula?
Isibani sebhande esiqinisa izihlalo sicishiwe. Indiza iqala ukungabi nalutho. Okwamanje isikhathi sokuya ekhaya…
