Umfel 'ukholo ongumKristu

UStephen uMfel 'ukholo, UBernardo Cavallino (d. 1656)

IBHALWE NGOMKHOSI WESIT. STEPHEN UMFELI

 

LOKHU Ngonyaka odlule kubonile lokho uPapa Francis akubize ngokufanele ngokuthi "ukushushiswa ngonya" kwamaKrestu, ikakhulukazi eSyria, e-Iraq naseNigeria ngama-jihadist amaSulumane. ^[1]qhathanisa nbcnews.com; Disemba 24, Umlayezo KaKhisimusi

Ngenxa yokufel 'ukholo "okubomvu" okwenzeka ngawo lomzuzu wabafowethu nodadewethu baseMpumalanga nakwezinye izindawo, kanye nokufel' ukholo okuvamile "okumhlophe" kwabathembekile eNtshonalanga, kukhona into enhle ezavela kulobu bubi: aqhathanise kobufakazi babafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu kulokho okuthiwa "ukufela ukholo" kwezishisekeli zenkolo.

Eqinisweni, ebuKristwini, igama umfel 'ukholo kusho ukuthi “ufakazi”…

 

UMFELI-NKOLO WAMAKHRISTU-UFAKAZI

 

Abashisekeli benkolo baphoqelela abanye esivumelwaneni sabo,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bamema abanye ukuba baphile ababo.

Abashisekeli benkolo babulala abanye “ngokusebenzela” ukholo lwabo,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu banikela ngempilo yabo ngenxa yokholo lwabanye.

Abashisekeli benkolo bazibhinca amabhomu,

AmaKristu afel 'ukholo aqinisa ukuthanda kwawo esiphambanweni.

Abashisekeli bezenkolo baqhumisa abanye "ngenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu",

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu basebenzela abanye kuze kube sekufeni ngenxa yenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.

Abashisekeli benkolo bafuna ukwethembeka, intela, noma inhloko yomuntu,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bayazilahla izinto zabo kanye nempilo yabo.

Abashisekeli benkolo bathi abanye "abangakholwa" ngenkathi behlaba,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bathi ukuthethelelwa kwababulali babo.

Abashisekeli bezenkolo bahlomisa futhi baqeqeshela izingane impi,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu baba njengezingane ezincane.

Abashisekeli benkolo badlwengula abesifazane babathathe njengezigqila,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bafa bevikela isithunzi sowesifazane.

Abashisekeli benkolo bavame ukuthatha abafazi abaningi njengezancinza,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bavame ukuthatha isifungo sobumsulwa.

Abashisekeli benkolo bashisa amasonto, izibhedlela nezikole

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu banikela ngezimpilo zabo bezakha.

Abashisekeli benkolo bazila ukudla futhi bathandazela ukuletha ukunqoba kwempi,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bayashesha futhi bathandazela ukuqeda izimpi.

Abashisekeli benkolo baphatha izikhali,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bathwala imithwalo yomunye nomunye.

Abashisekeli benkolo bavala ubuso babo njengamagwala,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu ngesibindi babonisa ubuso bukaKristu.

Abashisekeli benkolo bathatha inkululeko nenkululeko yabanye,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bazidela ngenxa yenkululeko yabanye.

Abashisekeli bezenkolo banikeza uzwela, kuphela uma umuntu eguquka,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bathi uMusa uyisizathu sokuguquka kwabo.

Abashisekeli benkolo bazibulala ngenxa yenjabulo yepharadesi,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu banikela ngokuphila kwabo ukuze abanye bangene eZulwini.

Abashisekeli benkolo bazonda izitha zabo njengophawu lokuthembeka kwabo,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu bathanda izitha zabo njengesibonakaliso sokholo lwabo.

 Abashisekeli benkolo babambe inkemba njengesibhengezo sabo,

Abafel 'ukholo abangamaKristu baphakamisa iSiphambano njengezinga labo.

 

Ngifisa ukumema abantu abasha ukuthi bavule izinhliziyo zabo ngeVangeli futhi babe ngofakazi bakaKristu; uma kunesidingo, okwakhe abafel 'ukholo, ususemnyango we-Millennium Yesithathu. —UYINGCWELE UJOHANE PAUL II ebusheni, iSpain, 1989

 

St Stephen, sithandazele.

“Ubaba Ubathethelele” nguRuss Docken

 

Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngoDisemba 26, 2014. Kukhunjulwa bonke labo ababulawa ezandleni zamaphekula…

 

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