Ukuma noKristu

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THE emasontweni amabili edlule, ngithathe isikhathi, njengoba ngangishilo, ukuzindla ngenkonzo yami, isiqondiso sayo, kanye nohambo lwami lomuntu siqu. Ngiye ngathola izincwadi eziningi ngaleso sikhathi ezigcwele isikhuthazo nomthandazo, futhi ngibonga ngempela ngothando nokusekela kwabafowethu nodadewethu abaningi, iningi labo engingakaze ngihlangane nalo mathupha.

Ngiyibuzile iNkosi umbuzo: ingabe ngenza lokho enifuna ngikwenze na? Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi lo mbuzo ubalulekile. Njengoba ngibhale ku Enkonzweni Yami, ukukhanselwa kohambo olukhulu lwekhonsathi kube nomthelela omkhulu ekhonweni lami lokondla umkhaya wami. Umculo wami ufana “nowokwenza amatende” kaSt. Futhi njengoba ubizo lwami lokuqala kuwumkami othandekayo nabantwana kanye nokuhlinzekwa ngokomoya nangokwenyama kwezidingo zabo, kwadingeka ngime isikhashana futhi ngibuze uJesu futhi ukuthi iyini intando Yakhe. Okwenzeka kamuva, bengingakulindele...

 

ENGENA ETHUNENI

Ngenkathi abaningi begubha uVuko, iNkosi yangithatha yangifaka ekujuleni kwethuna… Ngahlaselwa ukungabaza nezilingo ezimangalisayo engingakaze ngibhekane nazo ngaphambili. Ngalungabaza lonke ubizo lwami, ngaze ngangabaza uthando lomndeni wami nabangane. Leli cala lembule ukwesaba okujulile nezahlulelo. Iyaqhubeka nokungembula izindawo ezidinga ukuphenduka okwengeziwe, ukudedelwa, kanye nokuzinikela. UmBhalo okhuluma ngokujulile kimi ngalesi sikhathi amazwi eNkosi Yethu:

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo othanda ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe uyakulahlekelwa yikho, kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami nangenxa yevangeli uyakukusindisa. ( Marku 8:35 )

UJesu ufuna ngilahle ithemba konke. Futhi ngalokhu ngiqonde konke okunamathiselwe, wonke unkulunkulu, yonke ingxenye yentando yami ukuze Anginike lonke isiqephu saKhe. Lokhu kunzima ukukwenza. Angazi ukuthi ngibambelelelani. Angazi ukuthi kungani ngibambelela kudoti lapho enginika igolide. Ungikhombisa, ngazwi linye, ukuthi nginguye besaba.

 

ukwesaba

Kunamazinga amabili okwesaba asebenzayo namuhla. Esokuqala yileso wonke umKristu, futhi empeleni wonke umuntu weTestamente Elidala kusukela ekuqaleni komlando wensindiso kuye kwadingeka abhekane nakho: ukwesaba ukuthembela ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu. Kusho ukulahlekelwa isilawuli. U-Adamu no-Eva babamba igunya ensimini ka-Eva futhi balahlekelwa inkululeko yabo. Inkululeko yeqiniso ke ukunikeza uNkulunkulu ngokuphelele ukulawula izimpilo zethu. Lokhu sikwenza ngokungalandeli iMithetho Yakhe kuphela, kodwa ngokuphila izimpilo zethu ngokulingisa iNkosi yethu eyasithanda, yathanda, yathanda kwaze kwaba sekugcineni. Akazange afune induduzo; Akazange azifunele inhlalakahle Yakhe; Akazange abeke izithakazelo Zakhe kuqala. Uyabona, ngaphambi kokuba uJesu anikele ngomzimba Wakhe esiphambanweni, waqala wanikela ngentando Yakhe yobuntu eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu eshiye ngokuphelele entandweni kaBaba.

IGetsemane kwakuyihora elinzima eNkosini Yethu. Kwakuwukulahla ngokuphelele intando Yakhe yobuntu ngoba, kuze kube yileso sikhathi, Wasuka kubashushisi Bakhe, onqenqemeni lwamawa, ezivunguvungwini ezaziyocwilisa noma ubani omunye. Kodwa manje Wayebhekene the Isiphepho. Futhi ukuze enze njalo, kwakudinga ukuthembela okuphelele ohlelweni lukaBaba Wakhe—ukuthembela endleleni eyadlula ekuhluphekeni. Asimthembi uNkulunkulu ngoba asifuni ukuhlupheka. Hhayi-ke, iqiniso liwukuthi sizohlupheka kulokhu kuphila kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sihlupheka noNkulunkulu noma ngaphandle kwakhe. Kodwa kanye Naye, ukuhlupheka kwethu kuthatha amandla eSiphambano futhi kusebenza njalo ekuVuselweni kwempilo Yakhe ngaphakathi naseduze kwethu.

Futhi lokho kungiholela ekwesabeni kwesibili esibhekene nakho okuwukuthi Ikakhulu kuze kube manje nasesizukulwaneni: ingokoqobo a idimoni lokwesaba eyethulwa emhlabeni wonke ukuze ihlanyise abantu, ibalahlekisele, futhi ithulise amadoda nabesifazane abalungile uma bebhekene nobubi obukhulu. Izikhathi eziningana kusukela ngePhasika, umbono owesifazane ayenawo ngonyaka odlule uye wafika engqondweni. Unina, engimaziyo, uthe le ndodakazi yakhe iphiwe iwindi lokungena kumandla angaphezu kwawemvelo. Ku Isihogo Siyadedelwa-umbhalo engincoma ngokuqinile ukuthi ufundwe kabusha-ngacaphuna umbono walo wesifazane, njengoba udluliselwe ngumama wakhe:

Indodakazi yami endala ibona izidalwa eziningi ezinhle nezimbi [izingelosi] empini. Ukhulume kaningi ngokuthi impi ephumayo futhi iya ngokuba nkulu kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukene zezidalwa. Inkosikazi yethu yabonakala kuye ephusheni ngonyaka odlule njengeNkosazana yethu yaseGuadalupe. Wamtshela ukuthi idemoni elifikayo likhulu futhi linamandla kunawo wonke amanye. Ukuthi akufanele ahileleke leli dimoni noma alilalele. Kwakuzozama ukuthatha umhlaba. Lokhu yi idimoni lokwesaba. Kwakungokwesaba ukuthi indodakazi yami yathi izogubuzela wonke umuntu nakho konke. Ukuhlala eduze kwamaSakramente noJesu noMariya kubaluleke kakhulu.

Okuxaka kakhulu ukuthi abanye abaholi abambalwa engibaziyo nabo bake babhekana naleli dimoni kusukela ngePhasika, bedlula kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo bonke abaphinda bakulandisa njengokuthi “baya esihogweni baphinde babuye.” Ngemva kokukhuluma ngakho, futhi nokuthola ukuthi sonke sibhekana nokuthile okungavamile, kusinikeze isikhuthazo ngokuhambisana nesikhuthazo sikaPetru:

Bathandekayo, ungamangali ukuthi ukuvivinywa ngomlilo kwenzeka phakathi kwakho, njengokungathi kwenzeka okuthile okungajwayelekile kuwe. Kepha jabulani kuze kube sezingeni lokuthi nihlanganyele ezinhluphekweni zikaKristu, ukuze kuthi lapho kwembulwa inkazimulo yakhe nithokoze ngokwethaba. (1 Pet. 4: 12-13)

Futhi:

Bekezela ukulingwa kwakho “njengesiyalo”; UNkulunkulu uniphatha njengamadodana. ( Hebheru 12:7 )

Ngisibona ngokucacile isandla sikaNkulunkulu kukho konke lokhu. Akasilahli, noma kunalokho uyasilahla kithi. Kunalokho, Usiletha ngokuzidelela, ukuhlubula isifiso sobumina ukuze nathi singene eKuhluphekeni Kwakhe, kanjalo sithole yonke imisa yokuVuka Kwakhe okukhazimulayo. Uyasilungiselela, kanye nani nonke, ukuba abuse phezu kwezizwe ngentonga yeNtando Yakhe yobuNkulunkulu (okuyintonga yabelusi emnene kakhulu)...

Ukujeziswa kancane, bayakubusiswa kakhulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabavivinya wabathola befaneleka kuye. Wawavivinya njengegolide esithandweni, wazithathela kuye njengemihlatshelo. Ngesikhathi sokwahlulelwa kwabo bayakukhanya, babhuquze njengezinhlansi ezinhlansini; bayakwahlulela izizwe, babuse abantu, uJehova abe yinkosi yabo kuze kube phakade. Abamethembayo bayoqonda iqiniso, futhi abathembekile bayohlala naye othandweni: Ngoba umusa nesihawu kukwabangcwele bakhe, futhi ukunakekela kwakhe kukwabakhethiweyo. (Funda iHubo 3:5-9.)

 

UKUKHATHAZA KWANKULUNKULU

Kwakukhona futhi enye indikimba evamile eyavela phakathi kwethu lapho sikhuluma ngezilingo zethu emasontweni amabili edlule: ukuphulukiswa ngamaSakramente. Njengoba indodakazi isho ngenhla, ikhuluma ngokuhlakanipha okuvela ngale kwalomhlaba: "Ukuhlala eduze kwamaSakramente noJesu noMariya kubaluleke kakhulu." Kimina, ngokuqondene nomunye umholi, kwakuyiSakramente leSivumo futhi Umshado owaletha ukuphulukiswa. Ngisho namanje, njengoba ngikhuluma ngalokhu, ngithinteka ngokujulile ngothando olungenamibandela umkami anginikeza lona phakathi nalesi sikhathi. Uthando oluphelele luxosha ukwesaba. ^[1]I-1 John 4: 18 Ngaye, uKristu wangithanda, futhi Ngokuvuma izono, wangithethelela. Futhi akagcinanga ngokungihlambulula ezonweni zami, kodwa wangikhulula ebumnyameni obucindezelayo baleli dimoni lokwesaba (elisakhonkotha, kodwa manje selibuyele entanjeni yalo).

Ngifuna ukukutshela ukuthi lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu: ukuthi sihlale eduze kukaJesu ekuVumeni naseMthendelekweni. Bheka, lamaSakramente asungulwa nguJesu uqobo ukuze iBandla lihlangane Naye ngo siqu futhi obuseduze indlela ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwethu. Imibhalo yeBhayibheli icacile mayelana nesifiso sikaKristu sokusondla kanye nokusithethelela ngobupristi besidlo seNkosi. Igunya lokuthethelela izono laliphuma emlonyeni Wakhe ngokuqondile ^[2]isib. Joh 20:23 njengoba kwenza ukumiswa koMhlatshelo weMisa. ^[3]isib. 1 Kor 11:24 Imuphi umKristu ongafunda lemibhalo kodwa aqhubeke nokuya esontweni elingazinaki lezi zipho zomuntu siqu ezivela eNkosini Yethu? Ngisho kanjalo ngempela enkingeni ngendlela enobungane bafundi bami abathandekayo bamaProthestani. Kodwa nakakhulu ukukhathaza labo bafundi bamaKatolika abavame ukuvame ukuvuma izono noma basebenzise umnikelo wansuku zonke weSinkwa Sokuphila.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukhiye necebo likaNkulunkulu lokunqoba ezikhathini zethu kungoMariya. Nalokhu kucacile emiBhalweni Engcwele. ^[4]qala ngoGenesise 3:15; Luka 10:19; kanye nesAmbulo 12:1-6.

Kuleli zinga lomhlaba wonke, uma ukunqoba kufika kuzolethwa nguMary. UKristu uzonqoba ngaye ngoba ufuna ukunqoba kweSonto manje nasesikhathini esizayo kuxhumane naye… —I-POPE JOHN PAUL II, Ukweqa Umngcele Wethemba, iphe. I-221

Ngithinteke kakhulu ngobufakazi bombhishobhi waseNigeria izwe lakhe elikhungethwe yisihlava sodlame lwamaSulumane ngeBoko Haram. ^[5]qhathanisa Isipho SaseNigeria Walandisa ngendlela uJesu abonakala ngayo kuye embonweni:

“Ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule ngangisenkonzweni yami ngaphambi kweSakramente Elingcwele… ngikhuleka iRosari, kwase kuvele kwavela iNkosi.” Embonweni, umshumayeli wathi, uJesu akashongo lutho ekuqaleni, kodwa welulela kuye inkemba, futhi naye welula isandla. “Ngokushesha lapho ngithola inkemba, yaphenduka iRosari.”

UJesu wabe esethi kuye kathathu: "IBoko Haram isihambile."

“Bengingadingi mphrofethi ukuthi anginikeze incazelo. Bekusobala ukuthi ngeRosary sizokwazi ukuxosha iBoko Haram.” UMbhishobhi u-Oliver Dashe Doeme, wesifunda-bhishobhi saseMaiduguri, I-Catholic News Agency, Ephreli 21, 2015

Lapho i-Our Lady of Fatima yathi “Inhliziyo Yami Emsulwa iyoba yisiphephelo sakho nendlela eyokuholela kuNkulunkulu,” wayengasankondlo noma engokomfanekiso: wayeqonde lokho ngokoqobo. INkosikazi yethu ithunywe yiZulu ukuthi izovikela izingane zikaNkulunkulu njengohlobo “loMphongolo omusha”. Zingcwelise noma uvuselele ukuzinikezela kwakho ^[6]qhathanisa Isipho Esikhulu kuloMfazi owathi “uzokuholela kuNkulunkulu.” Thandaza iRosary yakhe, ngoba ngayo unganqanda izimpi—ikakhulukazi lezo ezisenhliziyweni nasemakhaya akho. Yenza lokho akucela kithi: umthandazo, ukuzila ukudla, ukufunda imiBhalo, nokuvakashela amaSakramente njalo. Cabanga ngobuhlalu beRosari njengesandla seNkosazana Yethu: yibambe, futhi ungayiyeki.

Ngoba iSiphepho sikhona.

 

AMALUNGISELELO OKUGCINA ESIVUNGULWENI

Ngenkathi ngibhala lokhu, umfundi wathumela i-imeyili ebuza:

Sikuliphi iphuzu? Amahhashi? Amacilongo? Izigxivizo?

Yebo. Konke okungenhla.

Kukhona omunye umusa ovele kimi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule: ukucaca okujulile kanye ukuzethemba emazwini enginilobele ngawo mayelana nezikhathi zethu. Nakulokhu futhi, anginaso neze ngemigqa yesikhathi. Asifundanga yini kumprofethi uJona noma “uFr. Gobbi” wezwe ukuthi isihe sikaNkulunkulu siyimfihlakalo emangalisayo engayazi imingcele noma imingcele, ikakhulukazi leyo yesikhathi? Noma kunjalo, ngiyezwa emhlabeni wonke wezwe nekamoya ukuthi le nyanga kaSepthemba ingaletha ukuwohloka kwezomnotho okukhulu kakhulu okwake kwenzeka emhlabeni. Zonke izimpilo zethu zizoshintsha ngokuphazima kweso noma nini lapho kufika. Futhi yona is iyeza. ^[7]qhathanisa 2014 kanye neSilo Esikhulayo

Lapho ngiphinda ngifunda i IziMpawu eziyisiKhombisa zeRevolution or Isihogo Siyadedelwa, bese eskena izihloko zezindaba, ngisale nginkemile. I Umbiko we-Drudge ifundeka njengephupho elibi lansuku zonke. Angikwazi ukuhambisana nokuqhuma okukhulu kwezenzakalo ezikhathazayo namathrendi—futhi ngizifunda nsuku zonke. Ngiqonde ukuthi, abantu abasacwayizi ngisho nokucwayiza ezihlokweni ezithi eminyakeni eyishumi nje edlule abantu bebengabheka ihlaya lesiwula sika-April. Ngempela siphila ezinsukwini zikaNowa noLoti, “ukudla, ukuphuza, ukuthenga, ukuthengisa, ukutshala, ukwakha” ^[8]isib. ULuka 17:28 ngenkathi umkhathizwe ugubha amafu amnyama (nakuba, eMpumalanga Ephakathi, ukuduma, imvula, isichotho kanye nombani kuqhamuke phezu kweBandla ngokugcwele).

Ngeke sikufihle iqiniso lokuthi amafu amaningi asongelayo aseqoqene emkhathizwe. Akumele kodwa-ke siphele amandla, kunalokho kufanele sigcine ilangabi lethemba liphila ezinhliziyweni zethu… —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, iCatholic News Agency, ngoJanuwari 15, 2009

Nakulokhu futhi kunomsebenzi kaDokotela Wokuhlinza Waphezulu: ukusika ingcina yezwe eyakhelwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuze sibe amalangabi othando evutha ngokukhazimulayo ebumnyameni. Sengiqala ukukholwa ukuthi ikhwelo likaPapa uFrancis lokuthi iBandla libe “yisibhedlela esiseceleni”. ^[9]qhathanisa Isibhedlela Sezinsimu liyigama lakusasa kunamanje. Uyabona-ke endabeni yeNdodana yolahleko, umfana wayengakakulungeli ukuphiliswa waze waphuke ngokuphelele. Kuphela-ke izingalo zikayise zaziqashelwa ukuthi zaziyini: ikhaya labalimele. Ngokufanayo, izwe esimweni okulo kufanele kube njalo ephukile (ujule kakhulu umoya wokuhlubuka). Bese kuthi-ke, lapho konke kubonakala kulahlekile, izingalo zikaBaba zizoba yisibhedlela sasensimini sangempela. Okungukuthi, izingalo zakho nezami—one ngeYakhe. Silungiselelwa uchungechunge lwezilinganiso ze-epochal, futhi lokhu kudinga ukuthi nathi sephule…

Sengithe kwanele manje. Ngakho-ke ake ngiphethe ngokwabelana ngempendulo yombuzo wami: Nkosi, ufuna ngenzeni na? Futhi impendulo, ngawe, umqondisi wami wokomoya, nombhishobhi wami, ithi Qhubeka. Nami ngizokwenza njalo. Leli yihora okufanele silikhethe ukuma noJesu, libe yizwi lakhe, libe onesibindi. Cha, ungalilaleli leli dimoni lokwesaba. Ungafaki “ingqondo” yakhe—uhide lwamanga nokuhlanekezela. Kunalokho, khumbulani enginibhalele ngakho Iphasika: uyathandwa, futhi akukho lutho, akukho ndunankulu noma amandla angakushintsha lokho. Khumbula lokhu bangane bomBhalo:

… Ukunqoba okunqoba umhlaba ukukholwa kwethu. (1 Johane 5: 4)

Mina nawe siyacelwa ukuba sihambe ngokukholwa hhayi ngokubona. Singakwenza lokhu; ngosizo lwakhe, sizonqoba.

Nginani bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo, inqobo nje uma uJesu efuna...