Ukubala Izindleko

Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngoMashi 8, 2007.

LAPHO ziyizinkulumo kulo lonke iBandla eNyakatho Melika mayelana nezindleko ezikhulayo zokukhuluma iqiniso. Okunye kwakho ukulahlekelwa okungaba khona kwesimo sentela “sokusiza abampofu” esithandwa iBandla. Kodwa ukuba nakho kusho ukuthi abefundisi abakwazi ukubeka phambili i-ajenda yezepolitiki, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokhetho.

Kodwa-ke, njengoba sibonile eCanada, lowo mugqa oyisaga esihlabathini ukhukhulwe yimimoya yobumbano.

Umbhishobhi wamaKatolika waseCalgary, uFred Henry, wasongelwa phakathi nokhetho lokugcina lombuso yisikhulu seRevenue Canada ngenxa yemfundiso yakhe engagwegwesi mayelana nencazelo yomshado. Lesi sikhulu satshela uMbhishobhi uHenry ukuthi isimo sentela sokupha seSonto LamaKatolika eCalgary singase sibe sengozini ngenxa yokuphikisa kwaso “umshado” wobungqingili phakathi nokhetho. -Izindaba zeLifesite, Mashi 6, 2007

Yiqiniso, uMbhishobhi Henry wayesebenza ngokugcwele ngaphakathi kwelungelo lakhe hhayi nje njengomfundisi lokufundisa imfundiso yenkolo, kodwa lokusebenzisa inkululeko yokukhuluma. Kubonakala sengathi naye akasenalo ilungelo. Kodwa lokho akumvimbanga ukuthi aqhubeke nokukhuluma iqiniso. Njengoba ake asho kimi emcimbini wasekolishi esasikhonza kuwo ndawonye, “Bengingenandaba nokuthi ubani ucabangani.”

Yebo, Mbhishobhi othandekayo uHenry, isimo esinjalo sizokubiza. Okungenani, yilokho uJesu akusho:

Uma izwe linizonda, yazini ukuthi langizonda mina kuqala… Uma bengizingela mina, nani bayakunizingela. (Johane 15:18, 20)

IZINDLEKO ZEQINISO

ISonto libizelwe ukuvikela iqiniso, hhayi isimo salo somusa. Ku Thula ukuze kugcinwe ubhasikidi ogcwele weqoqo kanye nesabelomali esinempilo sepherishi noma sesifundabhishobhi sinezindleko—izindleko zemiphefumulo elahlekile. Ukuqapha isimo sokusiza abampofu njengokungathi ubuhle ngezindleko ezinjalo, kuyi-oxymoron ngempela. Akukho lutho oluwusizo mayelana nokufihla iqiniso, ngisho namaqiniso anzima kakhulu, ukuze ugweme ukulahlekelwa isimo sokungakhokhi intela. Kusiza ngani ukuthi izibani zikhanyise ebandleni uma silahlekelwa yizimvu ezihlalweni, ubani kukhona iSonto, uMzimba KaKristu?

UPawule uyasinxusa ukuthi sishumayele ivangeli “ngenkathi nangaphandle,” noma kufaneleka noma cha. KuJohane 6:66, uJesu walahlekelwa abalandeli abaningi ngokufundisa iqiniso eliyinselele lobukhona bakhe boMthendeleko. Eqinisweni, ngesikhathi uKristu ebethelwa, kwakunabalandeli abambalwa ngaphansi kwalesosiphambano. Yebo, “isisekelo Sakhe somnikelo” sase sinyamalele.

Ukushumayela izindleko zeVangeli. Kubiza konke, empeleni.

Uma umuntu eza kimi engazondi uyise nonina, umkakhe, nabantwana, nabafowabo, nodadewabo, ngisho nokuphila kwakhe, angebe ngumfundi wami. Lowo ongathwali isiphambano sakhe angilandele angebe ngumfundi wami. “Ngumuphi kini othi efuna ukwakha umbhoshongo ongaqali ahlale phansi abale izindleko ukuze abone ukuthi zikhona yini ezanele zokuwuqeda na? ( Luka 14:26-28 )

UKUKHULUMA NGEMPELA

Ukukhathazeka kweqiniso kungokoqobo. Kufanele sigcine amalambu evulekile futhi ukushisa noma i-air conditioning isebenza. Kepha ngingakusho lokhu: uma amabandla engeke anikele eqoqweni ngoba ngeke alithole irisidi lentela, mhlawumbe iminyango kufanele ivalwe futhi isonto lithengiswe. Angiboni ndawo lapho emiBhalweni lapho sinxuswa ukuba sinikele khona if sithola irisidi lentela. Ngabe umfelokazi owanikela ngamasenti ambalwa, cishe yonke imali ayilondolozile, wathola irisidi lentela? Cha. Kodwa wathola udumo lukaJesu, nesihlalo sobukhosi esiphakade ezulwini. Uma thina maKrestu sibeka ingcindezi kubabhishobhi bethu ukuthi sinikela kuphela lapho ukwesula kuvuma, mhlawumbe-ke sidinga ukuthola umgomo: ubumpofu bokushoda.

Isikhathi siyeza futhi sesivele sesifikile lapho iSonto lizolahlekelwa khona kakhulu kunesimo salo somusa. UPapa John Paul wanxusa intsha—leso sizukulwane esilandelayo sabakhokhi bentela—ukuba ibe ofakazi bakaKristu, futhi uma kudingekile, ibe “ofakazi abafel’ ukholo.” Umsebenzi weBandla uwukushumayela ivangeli, kusho uPaul VI: ukuba ngamaKristu angempela, imiphefumulo eyamukela umoya wobulula, wobumpofu, nowothando.

Nesibindi.

Kufanele senze abafundi bazo zonke izizwe, ngosizo lukahulumeni noma ngaphandle kwalo. Futhi uma abantu bengeke basukume bahlangabezane nezidingo ezingokoqobo zabavangeli bezikhathi zethu, imiyalo kaKristu yayicacile: thintitha uthuli lwezimbadada zakho, bese uqhubeka. Futhi kwesinye isikhathi ukuqhubekela phambili kusho ukulala phansi esiphambanweni bese ulahlekelwa yikho konke.

Yiba umuntu ojwayelekile noma umfundisi, lesi akusona isikhathi sokuthula. Uma singazamukelanga izindleko, ngakho-ke asizange siyiqonde imishini yethu noma uMsindisi wethu. Uma thina do samukele izindleko, kungase kudingeke silahlekelwe “izwe,” kodwa siyozuza imiphefumulo yethu—kanye neminye imiphefumulo ngesikhathi esifanayo. Lowo ngumsebenzi weBandla, ukulandela ezinyathelweni zikaKristu—hhayi nje ukuya eNtabeni iSiyoni, kodwa eNtabeni iKalvari… futhi ngaleli sango elincane ukuya ekuntweleni kokusa koVuko.

Ungesabi ukuphuma emigwaqweni nasezindaweni zomphakathi njengabaphostoli bokuqala abashumayela ngoKristu nezindaba ezinhle zensindiso ezigcawini zamadolobha, amadolobhana kanye nemizana. Lesi akusona isikhathi sokuba namahloni ngeVangeli! Yisikhathi sokushumayela ususophahleni lwendlu. Ungesabi ukugqashula ezindleleni zokuphila ezinethezekile nezijwayelekile ukuze ubhekane nenselelo yokwenza uKrestu aziwe “enhlokodolobha” yanamuhla. Nguwe okufanele “uphume uye ezindleleni” umemele wonke umuntu ohlangana naye edilini uNkulunkulu alungiselele abantu bakhe. IVangeli akufanele ligcinwe lifihliwe ngenxa yokwesaba noma ukunganaki. Kwakungakaze kuhloswe ukuba kufihlwe ngasese. Kufanele ibekwe othini ukuze abantu babone ukukhanya kwayo futhi badumise uBaba wethu osezulwini. —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, iWorld Youth Day, eDenver, CO, 1993

Amen, amen, Ngithi kini: Akukho sigqila esikhulu kunenkosi yakhe futhi akukho sithunywa esikhulu kunalowo osithumileyo. Uma nikuqonda lokhu, nibusisiwe uma nikwenza. ( Johane 13:16-17 )

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