LAPHO kwakuyisikhathi esincane kakhulu. UMariya noJosefa babethola isitebele. Yini eyafika engqondweni kaMary? Wayazi ukuthi ubeletha uMsindisi, uMesiya… kodwa esibayeni esincane? Wamukela intando kaNkulunkulu futhi, wangena esitebeleni waqala ukulungisela iNkosi yakhe umkhombe omncane.
Yebo, Jesu, ngiyamangala ngento efanayo: Uza kimi, kule nhliziyo empofu kangaka nengcoliswe? Noma kunjalo, Nkosi, ngizolandela isibonelo sikaMama wakho. Akazange acele uJoseph ukuthi alungise uphahla olufulelwe ngotshani. Akamcelanga ukuthi aqondise imishayo encikile, noma agcwalise izikhala lapho izinkanyezi zasebusuku zazikhanya khona. Kunalokho, wahlanza buthule indawo yokuphumula yeNdodana yakhe — umkhombe omncane wokhuni lapho izimvu zazizodla khona. Wayishanela ngengubo yakhe, wabe esehlela kahle utshani obumlethela umyeni wakhe.
Nkosi, angibonakali ngilungisa amandla ami okulengisa. Ngibonakala ngingenakusiza ekuqondiseni imishayo encike ebuthakathakeni bami. Futhi ngehlulekile ukugcwalisa izikhala zomphefumulo wami ngezenzo ezinhle. Ngimpofu impela Nkosi. Kepha uMary ungikhombisa ukuthi ngenzeni: lungisa inhliziyo yami ngotshani obuhlanzekile bokuzithoba. Futhi lokhu ngikwenza ngokuvuma izono zami phambi kwakho — wena othembisa "ukuxolela izono zethu futhi usihlanze kukho konke ukungalungi" (1 Jn 1: 9). (Ngandlela thile, kubonakala sengathi uyasiza ukuhlela kabusha inhliziyo yami encane ngosizo loMlingani wakhe, uMoya oNgcwele…)
Awubugwemanga ubumpofu besitebele, kepha wehlisa ubumpofu bomkhombe. Izindonga zomphefumulo wami zimbi impela… kodwa ngiyilungisile inhliziyo yami, "umkhombe wami," ngomusa wakho. Futhi manje, ngilinde wena ukuthi uze. Ake ngikuthande Jesu! Ake ngiqabule ibunzi lakho. Ake ngikubambe ngokumelene nenhliziyo yami njengoba kwenza uMariya ngalobo busuku obungcwele.
Ngoba awuzelanga isigodlo.
Uzele mina.
O isivakashi Esithobekile, uza kimi!
