iWorship

 

ONE wemidondoshiya yesikhathi sethu okhanda labo selikhule ngendlela engavamile i-narcissism. Ngamafuphi nje, kuwukuzimunca. Umuntu angaze aphikise ngokuthi lokhu sekuphenduke ukuzikhonza, noma lokho engikubiza ngokuthi “iWorship.”

USt. Paul unikeza uhlu olude lwalokho imiphefumulo eyobukeka ngayo “ezinsukwini zokugcina.” Qagela ukuthi yini ephezulu?

Kuyoba khona izikhathi ezesabekayo ezinsukwini zokugcina. Abantu bayoba ozithandayo nabathandi bemali, nabazidlayo, nabazidlayo, nabathukayo, abangalaleli abazali babo, nabangabongiyo… (2 Thimothewu 3:1-2)

Ngokwengxenye ngenxa yentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, isimo sezulu se-hedonistic ezikhathini zethu siye sakhuthaza ngokushesha i-narcissism cishe kuzo zonke izici zokuphila. Ngikholwa ukuthi kwakunguPlato owathi, “Uma ufuna ukuhlola izinga lokushisa elingokomoya lesizwe, nomuntu ngamunye, bheka emculweni.” Uma i-narcissism iyithoni yesiko lanamuhla, ingabe inkundla yomculo ingaba mayelana nokuzidumisa kunamanje? Ngokunjalo, imidlalo yobungcweti isiphenduke isekisi lamaholo axakile kanye nokuziphakamisa. Izinhlelo zethelevishini kusukela ku-“American Idol” kuya “kwemibukiso engokoqobo” ziwubude obuphakeme bokuzibeka phezu komhlaba. Manje umuntu ojwayelekile usenenkundla yokuthumela “izithombe ozishuthe zona” eziyize, amavidiyo adlala ku-YouTube, abhale yonke imicabango yomuntu, noma aqongelele “okuthandwayo” ku-Facebook.

Isifundo sokuqala sanamuhla sembula lomoya wasendulo wokuzitika kuSawule. Akakwazanga ukumelana nokuphumelela kukaDavide empini, nakuba kwazuzisa wonke umuntu, njengoba uJonathani wamkhumbuza: “ukusize kakhulu ngezenzo zakhe.” Kuyenzeka nasezinkonzweni ukuthi amaKrestu abe nomona ngempumelelo esobala yomunye, ikakhulukazi lapho iziphambeko nezipho zinamandla, zenza iziphiwo zomuntu zibe zincane.

Zingaki izimpi ezenzeka phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu kanye nasemiphakathini yethu eyahlukene… ezibangelwa umona nomhawu, ngisho naphakathi kwamaKristu! Ukuba nezwe elingokomoya kuholela amanye amaKristu ekulweni namanye amaKristu avimbe endleleni yokufuna kwawo amandla, udumo, injabulo nokulondeka kwezomnotho.. —UPAPA UFRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 98

Ikhambi le-narcissism liwukuthi ukucasha. Umama Wethu Obusisiwe uyisithonjana sokucasha okwathi, naphezu kobudlelwane bakhe obumangalisayo noJesu, akazange afune ukugqama. Ngenxa yokuthobeka kwakhe, uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa; nokho namanje, usaqhubeka nokusebenzisa isimo sakhe esingaphezu kwemvelo ukuze akhonze iNdodana yakhe. Futhi asikwazi ukungakunaki ukuthi eVangelini lanamuhla, uJesu wayengazifuni izixuku, kodwa “wamuka nabafundi bakhe, waya elwandle.” Kwakuyintando kaBaba ukuthi atholakale ukuze elaphe futhi akhonze abantu. UYise uyaphakamisa ukuze akhazimulise iNdodana, futhi iNdodana iyazithoba ukuze iphakamise uYise.

Lokho uNkulunkulu akufunayo kithi ‘nguyebo’ wethu. Khona-ke, kufanele sikuyekele Kuye ukuthi siye kanjani futhi nini, siye lapho Asithumela khona—ezixukwini—noma ekuphileni okufihliwe okuthela kwayo kuyokwaziwa ngokugcwele phakade. Okuqinisekileyo ukuthi umqhele owanikwa eZulwini ngeke usekelwe ekudumeni kwethu lapha emhlabeni, kodwa ukwethembeka.

Yilowo nalowo ozithoba njengalo mntwana nguye omkhulu embusweni wezulu… Lowo oziphakamisayo uyakuthotshiswa; kodwa loba ngubani ozithobayo uzaphakanyiswa. ( Mathewu 18:4; 23:12 )

AmaKristu kufanele abulale umdondoshiya wokunganaki, ukuncintisana, nomhawu phakathi kwethu ngokuthi siqale siphathane. Ngaphakathi ngokwethu. Ngoba uJesu wathi umhlaba uyokwazi ukuthi singabafundi Bakhe ngothando lwethu omunye komunye—hhayi ngomfanekiso wethu, udumo, ulwazi, noma isikhundla. Kumelwe silahle udumo oludlulayo lwaleli zwe futhi sifune ukujabulisa okuwukuphela kwakhe obalulekile.

Yeka ukuthi iBandla lethu belingaba lihle kangakanani ukuba wonke umKristu ubengawenza umuntu I-Litany of Humility… of ukucasha.

I-Litany Yokuthobeka

nguRafael UKhadinali Merry del Val
(1865-1930)
UNobhala Wombuso kaPapa Saint Pius X

 

O Jesu! emnene futhi ethobekile ngenhliziyo, Ngilalele.

     
Kusuka esifisweni sokuhlonishwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Kusukela esifisweni sokuthandwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngesifiso sokudunyiswa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngesifiso sokuhlonishwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Kusukela esifisweni sokudunyiswa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Kusuka esifisweni sokuthandwa kunabanye, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Kusukela esifisweni sokubuzwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngesifiso sokwamukelwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngenxa yokwesaba ukuhlazeka, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngokwesaba ukudelelwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ekwesabeni ukuhlupheka ukusolwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Kusukela ekwesabeni ukubalwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngokwesaba ukukhohlwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngokwesaba ukuhlekwa usulu, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngokwesaba ukoniwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ngokwesaba ukusolwa, Ngikhulule, Jesu.

Ukuze abanye bathandwe ngaphezu kwami,


Jesu, ngiphe umusa wokukufisa.

Ukuze abanye badunyiswe ngaphezu kwami,

Jesu, ngiphe umusa wokukufisa.

Ukuthi, ngokombono womhlaba, abanye bangakhula nami ngehle,

Jesu, ngiphe umusa wokukufisa.

Ukuze kukhethwe abanye ngibeke eceleni,

Jesu, ngiphe umusa wokukufisa.

Ukuze abanye badunyiswe nami nginganakwa,

Jesu, ngiphe umusa wokukufisa.

Ukuze abanye banconywe kunami kukho konke,

Jesu, ngiphe umusa wokukufisa.

Ukuze abanye babe ngcwele kunami,
inqobo nje ukuthi ngibe ngcwele njengoba kufanele,

Jesu, ngiphe umusa wokukufisa.