Izintandane ezilahliwe zaseRomania
UMKHOSI WOKUCABANGA
Kunzima ukukhohlwa izithombe zika-1989 lapho kubusa ngonya umashiqela waseRomania U-Nicolae Ceaucescu uwile. Kodwa izithombe ezinamathele kakhulu engqondweni yami yilezo zamakhulu ezingane nezinsana ezikhungweni zezintandane zikahulumeni.
Evalelwe ezinkundleni zensimbi, iziboshwa ezingathandi zazivame ukushiywa amasonto ngaphandle kokuthintwa umphefumulo. Ngenxa yalokhu kuntuleka kokuthintana nomzimba, izingane eziningi zaziphelelwa yimizwa, zinyakaze zize zilale emibhedeni yazo engcolile. Kwezinye izimo, izingane zavele zafa ukuntula uthando lomzimba.
Ngaphambi kokuba uJesu enyukele eZulwini, wabheka abantwana bakhe ababebuthene entabeni, wathi:
Bhekani, nginani njalo kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe; (Mathewu 28: 20)
UJesu ubengeke asishiye siyizintandane. Kodwa Yena, umdali wethu, wayazi ukuthi sisazodinga ukuba njalo uthintwe ngaye, funa thina bazizwa ilahliwe. Futhi ngakho, Washiya indlela yokuhlala nathi ngokomzimba: kuMthendeleko. Akashongo uKristu,
Ngokuba inyama yami ingukudla isibili, negazi lami lingukuphuza isibili. (UJohn 6: 55)
Okusho ukuthi, ngempela iNkosi yethu esiyemukela futhi siyikhonze, ngempela iNkosi yethu esiyiyona Ukunambitha, uthinte futhi bheka, nokho ekufihleni okuthobekile kwesinkwa newayini.
UJesu naye ukhona ngokungabonakali enathi, ehlala ezinhliziyweni zethu nanoma kuphi lapho ababili noma abathathu bebuthene khona. Kodwa kukangaki ngidinga ukuthi ngimthinte, ngibe seduze Naye endaweni yokuhlala yeTabernakele, ngisho noma ngithinta umphetho wendwangu ye-altare... futhi amazwi ayephakama ezindebeni zami: Angilahliwe.
Umama angamkhohlwa umntwana wakhe, angabi nabubele ngomntwana wesizalo sakhe, na? Ngisho kufanele akhohlwe, angisoze ngakukhohlwa wena. Bheka, ezintendeni zezandla zami ngilobile igama lakho... (U-Isaya 49: 15)
