IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
kaNovemba 15th, 2017
NgoLwesithathu weviki lamashumi amathathu nambili lesikhathi esijwayelekile
Khetha. ISikhumbuzo iSt. Albert Omkhulu
Imibhalo yenkolo lapha
“WATHEMBEKA, WAQINISA”
ZONKE IZINHLOBO usuku, ilanga liyaphuma, izinkathi ziyaqhubeka, kuzalwa abantwana, kanti abanye bayadlula. Kulula ukukhohlwa ukuthi siphila endabeni emangalisayo, enamandla, inganekwane eyiqiniso eyembuleka umzuzwana. Izwe ligijimela kuvuthondaba lalo: ukwahlulelwa kwabezizwe. KuNkulunkulu nezingelosi nabangcwele, le ndaba ihlala ikhona; kuthatha uthando lwabo futhi kukhulisa ukulindela okungcwele osukwini lapho umsebenzi kaJesu Kristu uzophothulwa khona.
Umvuthwandaba womlando wensindiso yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi “Usuku lweNkosi.”Ngokusho kwe-Early Church Fathers, akusilo usuku lwamahora angama-24 elanga kepha isikhathi“ seminyaka eyinkulungwane ”iSt. John sabona kusengaphambili kusAmbulo 20 okwakuzolandela ukufa kuka-Antichrist -“ isilo ”.
Bheka, uSuku lweNkosi luyakuba yiminyaka eyinkulungwane. —Ingxenye kaBarnaba, Obaba beBandla, Ch. 15
InhlosoUsuku lweNkosi”Inezici eziningi. Ngokuyinhloko, ukugcwalisa isenzo sokuhlengwa esiqale esiphambanweni sikaKristu.
Ngoba izimfihlakalo zikaJesu azikenziwa ngokuphelele futhi zigcwaliseke. Aphelele, empeleni, asesimweni sikaJesu, kodwa hhayi kithi, angamalungu akhe, noma eSontweni, okuwumzimba wakhe ongaqondakali. —St. UJohn Elies, qaphela "EMbusweni KaJesu", Imfundo yamahora, IVol IV, ikhasi 559
Lokho uJesu afisa ukukugcwalisa "ukulalela ukukholwa" eBandleni Lakhe, okuyikho okuyiqiniso buyisela kumuntu isipho sokuphila ngentando yaphezulu u-Adamu no-Eva ababekujabulela eNsimini yase-Edene ngaphambi kokuwa.
Njengoba bonke abantu behlanganyela ekungalalelini kuka-Adamu, ngakho-ke bonke abantu kumele babambe iqhaza ekulaleleni uKristu entandweni kaBaba. Ukuhlengwa kuzophelela kuphela lapho bonke abantu behlanganyela ekulaleleni kwakhe. —Inceku kaNkulunkulu Fr. UWalter Ciszek, Uyangihola, ikhasi. 116-117
Kepha ukwenza lokhu umusa obuyisiwe ukuze kufezeke ngokugcwele, uSathane kumele aboshwe ngamaketanga, futhi labo abalandela futhi bakhonze isilo, bahlulelwe futhi 
usulwe ngokoqobo ebusweni bomhlaba. Cabanga ngomhlaba lapho ukumangalelwa njalo kukadeveli kuyathuliswa; lapho i- imfudumalo sezihambile; lapho i- izikhulu zomhlaba ezicindezela abantu zinyamalale; lapho abahlanza i- udlame, ukufisa, Futhi ukuhaha zisusiwe…. lena yi I-Era Yokuthula ukuthi incwadi ka-Isaya, uHezekeli, uMalaki, uZakariya, uZefaniya, uJoweli, uMika, u-Amose, uHoseya, uBulumko, uDaniyeli, neSambulo yakhuluma ngayo, kwase kuthi oFata beSonto bahumusha ngokwemfundiso yobuPhostoli:
Indoda phakathi kwethu egama layo linguJohane, omunye wabaPhostoli bakaKristu, wemukela futhi wabikezela ukuthi abalandeli bakaKristu bazohlala eJerusalema iminyaka eyinkulungwane, nokuthi emva kwalokho ukuvuswa nokwahlulelwa okungunaphakade kuzokwenzeka emhlabeni wonke, futhi ngamafuphi. —St. UJustin Martyr, Ingxoxo noTrypho, Ch. 81, The Fathers of the Church, Christian Heritage
Ngempela kuzoba “ukuphumula” kweBandla emisebenzini yalo — uhlobo “lwesabatha” losuku lwesikhombisa ngaphambi kosuku “lwesishiyagalombili” nolosuku lwaphakade.
… Lapho iNdodana yakhe izofika ibhubhise isikhathi somuntu ongenamthetho futhi yahlulele abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, futhi ishintshe ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi — khona-ke Uzophumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa… emva kokuphumula kuzo zonke izinto, ukuqala kosuku lwesishiyagalombili, okungukuthi, ukuqala kwelinye izwe. —I-Letter of uBarnaba (70-79 AD), eyabhalwa uBaba WabaPhostoli wekhulu lesibili
Lolu “suku lwesikhombisa” lwandulelwa ngu ukwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo. Sikhuleka ngeNkolelo yethu ukuthi uJesu…
… Uzobuya futhi ezokwahlulela abaphilayo nabafileyo. —Isivumo Sokholo Sika-Apostle
EmBhalweni, sikubona kahle lokhu Ukwahlulelwa kwe- Ukuphila futhi Ufile—Kodwa bahlukaniswa embonweni kaSt. John kusambulo 20 yileyo “minyaka eyinkulungwane”, efanekisela “inkathi yokuthula” ende. Okuzayo ngaphambi kweNkathi Yokuthula ukwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo ngesikhathi Umphikukristu; bese ngemuva kwalokho, “uvuko olungunaphakade nokwahlulelwa” (bheka Izahlulelo Zokugcina). Ekwahlulelweni kwabaphilayo, sifunda ngoJesu ebonakala emazulwini njengoMgibeli wehhashi elimhlophe, “Othembekile noQinisileyo”. Isambulo sithi:
Emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma inkemba ebukhali yokushaya izizwe. Uzozibusa ngenduku yensimbi, yena uqobo uyonyathela esikhamweni sewayini iwayini lokufutheka nolaka lukaNkulunkulu umninimandla onke… (Isambulo 19:15)
Sifunda ukuthi “isilo nomprofethi wamanga” nabo bonke labo abathatha “uphawu lwesilo” babhujiswa yile “nkemba”. [1]isib. IsAm 19: 19-21 Kepha akusikho ukuphela komhlaba. Okulandelayo ukuboshwa kukaSathane kanye nenkathi yokuthula. [2]isib. IsAm 20: 1-6 Lokhu yikho kanye esikufunda ku-Isaya futhi — ukuthi ngokulandela ukwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo, kuzoba nesikhathi sokuthula, esizobandakanya umhlaba wonke:
… Uzokwahlulela abampofu ngobulungiswa, futhi anqume ngokufanelekile abahluphekayo bomhlaba. Uyakushaya ononya ngenduku yomlomo wakhe, abulale omubi ngomoya wezindebe zakhe. Ubulungisa buyakuba yibhande okhalweni lwakhe, nokuthembeka kube yibhande okhalweni lwakhe. Impisi-ke iyakuba yisivakashi sewundlu, ingwe ilale phansi nezinyane lembuzi… ngokuba umhlaba uyakugcwala ukumazi uJehova njengamanzi asibekela ulwandle. (Isaya 11: 4-9)
Siphila, manje, ehoreni lapho izikhulu nababusi baleli zwe bakhona ukwenqaba imithetho kaNkulunkulu ngobuningi. Isikhathi lapho abezimali bomhlaba wonke bayacindezela izigidigidi zabantu. Isikhathi lapho abacebile nabanamandla okonakalisa abangenacala ngamandla ezindaba. Isikhathi lapho izinkantolo beguqula umthetho wemvelo. Isikhathi lapho kukhulu kakhulu ukwehla okholweni lweqiniso… lokho uSt. Paul akubiza ngokuthiukuhlubuka ”.
Kepha ukufundwa kokuqala kwanamuhla kusikhumbuza ukuthi akukho kulokhu okunganakwa nguNkulunkulu — uBaba akalali futhi akephuzi maqondana nemisebenzi yomuntu. 
Ihora liyeza, futhi mhlawumbe ngokushesha okukhulu kunendlela esicabanga ngayo, lapho uNkulunkulu ezokwahlulela abaphilayo, nomhlaba uhlanzwe isikhashana ukuze imfihlakalo yokuHlengwa ifinyelele ekugcwalisekeni. Kwathi-ke, uMlobokazi kaKristu, enikezweUbungcwele bezingcwele ”, [3]cf. Efe 5:27 okuyisipho sokuphila kwiNtando Yaphezulu, kuzolungiselelwa ukuhlangana Naye emafini ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, lokho isahlulelo sokugcina, Kanye umvuthwandaba womlando wesintu.
Kepha kuze kube lelo cilongo lokugcina lokunqoba lizwakala, amacilongo esixwayiso kufanele abhonge kakhulu ukuthi uSuku lweNkosi luyeza njengesela ebusuku:
Yizwani nina makhosi, niqonde; fundani, zimantshi zomkhathi womhlaba! Lalela, wena ophethe isixuku futhi ubuse phezu kwezixuku zabantu! Ngoba igunya ulinikwe yiNkosi nobukhosi nguPhezukonke, ozocwaninga imisebenzi yakho futhi ahlole nezeluleko zakho. Ngoba, noma ngabe niyizikhonzi zombuso wakhe, anikahlulelanga kahle, futhi akawugcinanga umthetho, futhi akahambanga ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu, uyokuhlasela ngokwesabekayo nangokushesha, ngoba ukwahlulela kunzima kulabo abaphakanyisiwe - ngoba ophansi angaxolelwa ngenxa yomusa kepha abanamandla bazobekwa isivivinyo… Ngakho-ke kini, makhosana, amazwi ami aqondiswe kini ukuze nifunde ukuhlakanipha futhi ukuze ningoni. Kulabo abagcina imiyalo engcwele ingcwelisiwe bazotholakala bengcwele, futhi labo abafunde kuyo bayoba nempendulo elungele. Ngakho-ke fisa amazwi ami; zilangazelele futhi uzofundiswa. (Ukufunda kokuqala)
Bafowethu nodadewethu, isahlulelo abasibonayo nabasenkingeni ngokufanayo abasikude kangako, siyeza ngendlela yoMgibeli wehhashi elimhlophe ogama lakhe lingu “Thembeka futhi liyiQiniso.” Uma ufisa ukuthi ungahlulelwa ohlangothini olungalungile lweVangeli, ke thembeka futhi ube neqiniso; lalela futhi uthembeke; yiba nobulungiswa uvikele iqiniso… futhi uzobusa kanye Naye.
Izikhathi zoshushiso zisho ukuthi ukunqoba kukaJesu Kristu kuseduze… Kuleli sonto kuzosisiza ukucabanga ngalokhu kuhlubuka okujwayelekile, okubizwa ngokuthi ukuvinjelwa kokukhuleka, bese sizibuza ukuthi: 'Ngiyayithanda yini iNkosi? Ngabe ngikhonza uJesu Kristu, iNkosi? Noma ngabe uhhafu nengxenye, ingabe ngiyadlala umdlalo wesikhulu salo mhlaba…? Ukukhonza kuze kube sekupheleni, ngokuthembeka nokwethembeka: lona umusa okufanele siwucele… ' —POPE FRANCIS, Homily, Novemba 28, 2013, Vatican City; I-Zenit.org
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