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LAPHO yisizathu, bafowethu nodadewethu, ukuthi kungani ngizwa ukuthi iZulu lifuna ukwenza le Lenten Retreat kulo nyaka, ukuthi kuze kube manje, angikaze ngizwakalise izwi lami. Kepha ngizwa ukuthi lesi yisikhathi sokukhuluma ngakho. Isizathu ukuthi iSiphepho esingokomoya esinobudlova sihlasela phansi nxazonke zethu. Imimoya "yoshintsho" ivunguza ngamandla; amagagasi okudideka achitha phezu komnsalo; iBarque of Peter isiqala ukuzamazama… naphakathi kwayo, UJesu umema mina nawe emuva.

Ake sibheke ukulandisa kwamaVangeli ngesivunguvungu uJesu nabafundi bakhe ababhekana naso, ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi kunokuthile okunamandla okungasifundisa khona.

[UJesu] wangena esikebheni futhi abafundi bakhe bamlandela (Math 8:23)… bamthatha bahamba naye esikebheni njengoba ayenjalo (Marku 4:36). Kungazelelwe kwavuka isiphepho esinamandla olwandle, kangangokuthi umkhumbi wagutshuzelwa amagagasi ( Mat 8:24 ), kodwa yena wayengemuva, elele emcamelweni ( Marku 4:38 ). Babegcwele amanzi futhi besengozini. Bahamba bamvusa, bathi: “Nkosi, Mfundisi, siyafa!” ( Luka 8:23-24 ) Wathi kubo: “Yini ukuba nesabe, nina bokukholwa okuncane na? ( Mathewu 8:26 ) Wavuka wawukhuza umoya, wathi kulo ulwandle: “Ukuthula! Thula!” Umoya wanqamuka, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu. ( Marku 4:39 ). Wathi kubo: “Nesabani na? Anikakholwa namanje na?” ( Marku 4:40 )

Manje, igama elithi “isiphepho” kuMathewu lisho “ukuzamazama komhlaba” ngokwezwi nezwi. Emibhalweni yaphansi ye-New American Bible ebuyekeziwe, ithi i..

…igama elivame ukusetshenziswa ezincwadini ze-apocalyptic zokuzamazama komhlaba omdala lapho uNkulunkulu eletha umbuso wakhe. Wonke ama-synoptics ayisebenzisa ekuboniseni izenzakalo ezandulela i-parousia yeNdodana yomuntu (Mt 24: 7; Mk 13: 8; Lk 21: 11). UMathewu usethule lapha nasendabeni yakhe yokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu (Mt 27:51–54; 28:2). —NABre, kuMathewu 8:24

Ngithola lo mbhalo waphansi umangalisa, ngoba njengoba abafundi besikhathi eside besazi lapha, ngathola izwi elivela eNkosini eminyakeni embalwa edlule ukuthi kwakukhona “Isivunguvungu Esikhulu” iza, njengesiphepho. ^[1]qhathanisa Izimpawu Eziyisikhombisa Zenguquko Kungaba "Ukuzamazama Okukhulu” lokho kungasiguqula sisuke kule nkathi siye kwelandelayo; ^[2]qhathanisa UFatima, kanye nokushushuluza okukhulu hhayi ukuphela komhlaba, kodwa ukuphela kwenkathi yokulungiselela ukubuya kukaJesu. ^[3]qhathanisa Baba Ongcwele Othandekayo… Uyeza! Ingxenye yoshintsho izobandakanya Inkanuko yeSonto uqobo, njengoba ilandela iNkosi yayo ekufeni nasekuvukeni kwayo.^[4]qhathanisa Ukukhathazeka Kwethu futhi Francis, kanye ne-Coming Passion yeSonto

Ngempela, ukulandisa okungenhla kuqala ngabafundi elandela uJesu emkhunjini. Futhi ithi Weza “njengoba nje ayenjalo.” Abaningi namuhla balungiselela lesi Siphepho ngokubeka ukudla, izimpahla, izikhali, njll. Nakuba kukhona ubuhlakani ekulungiseleleni inhlekelele noma iyiphi inhlekelele, uJesu usibonisa isimo sokugcina okufanele sibe naso kulesi Siphepho: inhliziyo ethembele. ngokuphelele ngokuPhatha koBunkulunkulu—ukumlandela “njengoba sinjalo thina.”

Namuhla, njengoba umnotho wezwe usekelwa yizinduku zikamentshisi, izizwe zilungiselela impi, ukushushiswa kwamaKrestu kuya ngokushuba, ukuncishiswa kobuchwepheshe obuvela ezimisweni zokuziphatha, kanye noPapa ovusa ingxabano masonto onke ngamazwi angaqondakali, imimoya namagagasi alesi Siphepho sekuqalile. ukushaya isifuba sezinhliziyo eziningi. Impela kukhona ukuzamazama okubambekayo kokholo lwabantu abaningi namuhla njengoba bekhala,

Sisengozini! Mphathi, Mphathi! Siyabhubha!

Kodwa uJesu uphumule phezu komcamelo. Kungenzeka kanjani ukuba uphumule esikebheni sokudoba esivulekile esijikijelwa ngamagagasi amakhulu size sizike? Ngokwabantu, cishe akunakwenzeka...

... kodwa kuNkulunkulu, zonke izinto zingenzeka. ( Mathewu 19:26 )

UJesu usifundisa okuthile okubalulekile: ukuthi lapho sinobudlelwane obujulile bangaphakathi noBaba, asikho isivunguvungu esingasinyakazisa; akukho moya ongasigumbuqela; alikho igagasi elingasicwilisa. Singase sibe manzi; singagodola; singase siguliswe ulwandle, kodwa...

... wonke ozelwe nguNkulunkulu uyalinqoba izwe. Futhi ukunqoba okunqoba izwe kuwukukholwa kwethu. ( 1 Johane 5:4 )

Kungakho, bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo, kuyiphutha ukwesaba igagasi elilandelayo; ukubamba amandla omoya. Uzolahlekelwa ukuthula, ulahlekelwe ama-bearings akho, futhi uma unganakile, uwe olwandle. Uma ukunqoba okunqoba izwe kuwukholo lwethu, kufanele senze njengokusho kukaPawulu, siqhubeke…

...amehlo ethu agxile kuJesu, umholi nomphelelisi wokukholwa. ( Hebheru 12:2 )

Lapha kulele inhliziyo nenjongo yalokhu kuKhuphuka kweLenten: ukukuholela ekujuleni kwenhliziyo kaJesu noYise ukuze ukholo lwakho lukhule futhi lupheleliswe. Ukuze uJesu avuke futhi akhulume enhliziyweni yakho: “Ukuthula! Thula!”

Ngakho, ngithemba ukuthi abanye abafundi bazongixolela. Ngoba, ngalesi sikhathi, empeleni anginakho okuningi engingakusho ngomnotho, ukuwohloka kokuziphatha, noma uPapa. Uma ufisa ukungithola, ngizoba ngemva kwesikebhe—futhi ngiyathandaza, kanye nabaningi abahlehlayo bami. Ngokuba uJesu wathi...

…lapho ngikhona, nenceku yami iyakuba lapho. ( Johane 12:26 )

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Unamandla ngaphezu kokuhlokoma kwamanzi amanengi, unamandla kunamazambisi wolwandle, unamandla ezulwini, nguJehova. ( IHubo 93:4 )