UJohane uMbhapathizi ngu-Michael D. O'Brien
JULANI njengoba uJesu alandelwa masinyane ngumprofethi uJohane uMbhapathizi, owayephila ngasikhathi sinye noKristu, kanjalo nesikhathi soMphikukristu — ngokulingisa uKristu — sizokwandulelwa abanduleli abazokwenza njalo… “Lungisani indlela yomphikukristu futhi nenze imikhondo yakhe iqonde. Zonke izigodi ziyakugcwaliswa, nazo zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa. Imigwaqo ejikayo iyakwenziwa iqonde, nezindlela ezimaqhuqhuqhu ziyalungiswa… ” (ULuka 3: 4-6)
Futhi balapha.
AMANGCWELE
Izindlela zomphikukristu zenziwa “ziqondiswe” ngabanduleli abasusa izithiyo “kusiko lokufa” kwakhe. Bazokhuluma amagama azwakala enengqondo, azwelana kahle futhi emuhle. Kepha bazoba yingwijikhwebu yeqiniso ngokungafani nokuphikisana nalo. Izigodi abazigcwalisayo nezintaba abazenza ziphansi umehluko phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane, isintu nohlobo lwesilwane, phakathi kwenkolo eyodwa noma enye: konke kufanele kwenziwe umfaniswano. Imigwaqo emincane yokuhlupheka kwabantu izolungiswa, yenziwe ibe banzi futhi ibe lula ngokunikeza "izixazululo" zokuqeda konke ukuhlupheka. Futhi izindlela ezimangelengele zokufela esonweni nakithi uqobo ziyoqedwa futhi zidwetshwe ngombala ocwebezelayo nongenacala lapho isono singekho khona futhi ukuzigcwalisa kuyindawo yokugcina.
Ngasikhathi sinye, uNkulunkulu uvuse ababanduleli baKhe. Izinceku ezishumayela ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa ukuze zisuse isithiyo sesono, zivulele indlela “iVangeli lempilo.” Zigcwalisa izigodi "zomthunzi wokufa" ngokudalula amanga okuthi isintu siwumkhiqizo wokuziphendukela kwemvelo kuphela, "unyawo" emvelweni, isidalwa nje hhayi indodana noma indodakazi yoPhezukonke. Benza phansi lezozintaba zokuziqhenya ngokushumayela iqiniso elikhulula imiphefumulo futhi linikeze imikhombandlela eya ekuphileni okuphakade. Baqondisa imigwaqo emazombezombe ngokukhombisa indlela eya eKalvari lapho ukuhlupheka kwabantu kuthola khona ukubaluleka nokubaluleka kokungcweliswa komuntu nokwabanye. Futhi babhebhethekisa izindlela ezimahaba zemfuneko yeTestamente Elidala yokugcwalisa umthetho, ngomyalo omusha: ukuthanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena.
Nanku umehluko: enye indlela yiVangeli Lokuphila, enye, “ivangeli” lokufa. Izindlela zethulwa ngokucacile:
EBolivia, sekuvele izitha ezintsha, hhayi manje kuphela kwabezindaba ezinephiko langakwesokudla kodwa nasemaqenjini avela eSontweni LamaKatolika, abaholi beSonto LamaKhatholika abayizitha zenguquko enokuthula… Ngifuna ukusho kini lokho esikuzwa kumenyezwa ngaso sonke isikhathi: 'Omunye umhlaba kungenzeka,' ngifuna ukukutshela enye inkolo, enye inkolo, elinye isonto lingenzeka, bazalwane nodade. -UMongameli u-Evo Morales waseBolivia e-World Social Forum, I-Catholic News Agency, Februwari 2, 2009
Noma, khetha impilo…
Zilungiselele ukubeka impilo yakho kulayini ukuze ukhanyisele umhlaba ngeqiniso likaKristu; ukuphendula ngothando enzondweni kanye nasekunganaki impilo; ukumemezela ithemba likaKristu ovukile kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Message to the Young People of the World, Usuku Lomhlaba Lwentsha, 2008
Isikhathi sizofika, mhlawumbe masinyane kunokuba abaningi becabanga, lapho kufanele sikhethe ukuthi sizokhonza bani, esizothembisa ukuzinikela kwethu kuye: uNkulunkulu noma uMamona, uKristu, noma mhlawumbe Umphikukristu.
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