Uguquko Olukhulu Kunazo Zonke

THE umhlaba ulungele uguquko olukhulu. Ngemva kwezinkulungwane zeminyaka yalokho okubizwa ngokuthi intuthuko, asinabo ubuqaba njengoKayini. Sicabanga ukuthi sesithuthukile, kodwa abaningi abanalwazi lokuthi singatshala kanjani ingadi. Sithi siphucuzekile, nokho sihlukene kakhulu futhi sisengozini yokuzibhubhisa kakhulu kunanoma yisiphi isizukulwane esidlule. Akuyona into encane ukuthi iNkosazana Yethu ayishilo ngabaphrofethi abaningi ukuthi “Niphila esikhathini esibi kunesikhathi sikaZamcolo,” kodwa uyengeza, "... futhi isikhathi sesifikile sokubuya kwakho."^[1]Juni 18, 2020, “Okubi KunoZamcolo” Kodwa buyelani? Enkolweni? “EMiseni Lendabuko”? Ngaphambi kweVatican II…?

UKUBUYELA EBUDENI

Yona kanye inhliziyo yalokhu uNkulunkulu asibizela kukho i buyela ebudlelwaneni Naye. Ithi kuGenesise ngemva kokuwa kuka-Adamu no-Eva:

Lapho bezwa umsindo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ehambahamba ensimini ngesikhathi somoya wosuku, umuntu nomkakhe bacasha kuJehova uNkulunkulu phakathi kwemithi yensimu. ( Genesise 3:8 )

UNkulunkulu wayehamba phakathi kwabo, futhi ngokungangabazeki, njalo nge bona. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, u-Adamu no-Eva bahamba noNkulunkulu wabo. Ephila ngokuphelele Entandweni Yaphezulu, u-Adamu wahlanganyela empilweni yangaphakathi nokuvumelana koZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele ngendlela yokuthi wonke umoya, yonke imicabango, nayo yonke into eyenziwayo yayifana nomdanso ohamba kancane noMdali. Phela u-Adamu no-Eva badalwa ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu ngokuqondile ukuze bakwazi ukuhlanganyela empilweni yobunkulunkulu, ngokusondelana futhi ngokungaphezi. Ngempela, ukuhlangana kobulili kuka-Adamu no-Eva kwakumane kuwukubonakaliswa nje kobunye uNkulunkulu abufisa ngathi enhliziyweni yethu.

Wonke umlando wensindiso empeleni uwumlando onesineke kaNkulunkulu uBaba esinxenxa ukuba asibuyisele kuYe. Uma sesikuqondisile lokhu, konke okunye kuthola umbono obalulekile: inhloso nobuhle bendalo, injongo yokuphila, injongo yokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu... konke kunengqondo lapho uqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akakadeli ngesintu futhi, empeleni, ufuna ukusibuyisela ebudlelwaneni Naye. Lapha kulele, eqinisweni, imfihlo yenjabulo yeqiniso emhlabeni: akukhona lokho esinakho kodwa nguBani esinaye okwenza umehluko. Futhi yeka ukuthi kudabukisa futhi mude kanjani umugqa walabo abangenaye uMdali wabo.

UKUSONDELA NONKULUNKULU

Kubukeka kanjani ukusondelana noNkulunkulu? Ngingaba kanjani umngane oseduze nomuntu engingakwazi ukumbona? Ngiqinisekile uzicabangele wena, “Nkosi, kungani ungavele nje ubonakale kimi, kithi sonke, ukuze sikubone futhi sikuthande?” Kodwa lowo mbuzo empeleni uveza ukungaqondi okubulalayo kokuthi ubani wena kukhona.

Awusona esinye isiqephu sothuli esiguquke kakhulu, isidalwa nje “esilingana” phakathi kwezigidi zezinhlobo zezinto eziphilayo. Kunalokho, nawe udalwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Kusho ukuthini lokho? Kusho ukuthi inkumbulo yakho, intando, kanye nengqondo yakho kwakha amandla okuthanda ngendlela yokuthi nibe nesidlo noNkulunkulu nabanye. Njengoba izintaba ziphakeme ngaphezu kohlamvu lwesihlabathi, kunjalo namandla omuntu ngobuNkulunkulu. Izinja zethu, amakati, namahhashi angathi “athanda”, kodwa awakuqondi kahle ngoba aswele inkumbulo, intando nengqondo uNkulunkulu akugxilise esintwini kuphela. Ngakho, izilwane ezifuywayo zingathembeka ngomzwelo wemvelo; kodwa abantu bathembekile ukukhetha. Yilenkululeko yokuzikhethela okufanele sikhethe ukuthanda evula indawo yonke yenjabulo emoyeni womuntu ozothola ukugcwaliseka kwawo kokugcina phakade.

Futhi yingakho kungelula kangako ukuthi uNkulunkulu avele “abonakale” kithi ukuze axazulule imibuzo yethu ekhona. Ngoba Yena kakade wenza vela kithi. Wahamba emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu, ethanda, enza izimangaliso, evusa abafileyo… futhi sambethela esiphambanweni. Lokhu kuveza ukuthi inhliziyo yomuntu ijule kangakanani. Sinamandla okuthinta hhayi kuphela izimpilo zabanye amakhulu eminyaka, ngempela, ingunaphakade (bona abaNgcwele)… kodwa futhi sinamandla okuvukela uMdali wethu futhi sibangele ukuhlupheka okungachazeki. Lokhu akulona iphutha ekwakhiweni kukaNkulunkulu; empeleni yikho okwenza abantu bahluke ezilwaneni. Sinamandla okuba njengoNkulunkulu… futhi sicekele phansi kube sengathi singonkulunkulu. Yingakho ngingayithathi kalula insindiso yami. Lapho ngikhula, ngincenga kakhulu uJehova ukuba angigcine ngingaweli kuye. Ngikholelwa ukuthi kwakunguSt. Teresa waseCalcutta owake wathi amandla empi akuzo zonke izinhliziyo zabantu.

Yingakho kungenjalo ukubona kodwa ukukholwa UNkulunkulu uyisango lokusondelana Naye.

Ngokuba uma uvuma ngomlomo wakho ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi, ukholwa enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, uyakusindiswa. ( Roma 10:9 )

Ngokuba ngangiMbona - futhi ngiMbethele futhi. Inxeba lokuqala lika-Adamu lalingelona ukudla isithelo esenqatshelwe; kwakuwukwehluleka ukuthembela kuMdali wakhe kwasekuqaleni. Futhi kusukela lapho, wonke umuntu uye wazabalaza ukwethemba uNkulunkulu - ukuthi iZwi laKhe lingcono kakhulu; ukuthi imithetho Yakhe mihle kakhulu; ukuthi izindlela Zakhe zingcono kakhulu. Ngakho-ke sichitha izimpilo zethu sinambitha, sikhula, futhi sivuna isithelo esinqatshelwe… futhi sivuna izwe lokudabuka, ukukhathazeka, kanye neziyaluyalu. Uma isono sinyamalala, bekuyoba nesidingo sabelaphi.

AMAJOKO AMABILI

So ukholo liyisango lokusondelana noNkulunkulu okhanga isintu esicushwe ezivunguvungwini zokuhlupheka:

Wozani kimi, nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo, ngizoniphumuza. Bekani ijoka lami phezu kwenu futhi nifunde kimi, ngoba ngimnene futhi ngithobekile ngenhliziyo; khona-ke nizokutholela ukuphumula. Ngoba ijoka lami lilula, nomthwalo wami ulula. (Math 11: 28-30)

Imuphi unkulunkulu emlandweni wezwe owake wakhuluma ngale ndlela kubantu bakhe? UNkulunkulu wethu. UNkulunkulu oyedwa weqiniso noyedwa wembula kuJesu Kristu. Usimema ukusondelana naye. Hhayi lokho kuphela kodwa unikeza inkululeko, inkululeko eyiqiniso:

UKristu wasikhululela enkululekweni; ngakho-ke yimani niqine futhi ningaphinde nizithobe ejokeni lobugqila. (Gal 5: 1)

Ngakho uyabona, kunamajoka amabili ongakhetha kuwo: ijoka likaKristu kanye nejoka lesono. Noma beka ngenye indlela, ijoka lentando kaNkulunkulu noma ijoka lentando yomuntu.

Akukho nceku engakhonza amakhosi amabili. Uyozonda omunye futhi athande enye, noma azinikele kwenye futhi adelele omunye. ( Luka 16:13 )

Futhi njengoba ukuhleleka, indawo, nenjongo esadalelwa yona kuwukuphila Entandweni Yaphezulu, noma yini enye isibeka endleleni yokungqubuzana nokudabuka. Ngidinga ukukutshela lokho? Sikwazi ngesipiliyoni.

Kuyintando yakho okuphuca ubusha bomusa, ubuhle obuthatha uMdali wakho, amandla anqobayo futhi abekezelele yonke into kanye nothando oluthinta yonke into. -Umama Wethu Encekwini KaNkulunkulu uLuisa Piccarreta, INcasakazi uMariya embusweni wentando yaphezulu, Usuku 1

Ngakho ukholo lwethu kuJesu, okuyisiqalo sokusondelana Naye, kufanele lube ngokoqobo. UJesu uthi "Woza kimi” kodwa wabe esenezela “thathani ijoka lami nifunde kimi”. Ungasondelana kanjani nomuntu oshade naye uma ulele nomunye umuntu? Kanjalo futhi, uma silala njalo ngezinkanuko zenyama yethu, yithina, hhayi uNkulunkulu, esichitha ukusondelana Naye. Ngakho, “Njengoba nje umzimba ngaphandle komoya ufile, kanjalo nokholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufile.” ^[2]UJames 2: 26

UKUSONDELA KUDLULISWE

Okokugcina, izwi ngomthandazo. Abukho ukusondelana kweqiniso phakathi kwezithandani uma bengakhulumisani. Ukuwohloka kokukhulumisana emphakathini, kungaba phakathi kwabashadile, amalungu omndeni, noma phakathi kwemiphakathi yonke, kuyincithakalo enkulu yokusondelana. U-St. John wabhala:

Uma sihamba ekukhanyeni njengalokhu yena esekukhanyeni, khona-ke sinenhlanganyelo omunye nomunye, negazi leNdodana yakhe uJesu liyasihlambulula kuso sonke isono. ( 1 Johane 5:7 )

Ukuntuleka kokukhulumisana akukona ngempela ukuntula amagama. Kunalokho, kuwukuntula ukwethembeka. Uma sesingene ngesango lokuKholwa, kumele sithole indlela yoku Iqiniso. Ukuhamba ekukhanyeni kusho ukuba obala nokwethembeka; kusho ukuthobeka nokuba mncane; kusho ukuthethelela nokuthethelelwa. Konke lokhu kwenzeka ngokukhulumisana okuvulekile nokucacile.

NgoNkulunkulu, lokhu kufezwa “ngomthandazo”.

… Ukumfisa njalo kuyisiqalo sothando… Ngamazwi, ngokwengqondo noma ngamazwi, umthandazo wethu uthatha inyama. Kodwa-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi inhliziyo ibe khona kulowo esikhuluma naye ngomkhuleko: -Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, hhayi. 2709

Eqinisweni, iKhathekizimu iqhubeka ifundisa ukuthi “umthandazo uwukuphila kwenhliziyo entsha.” ^[3]I-CCC 2687 Ngamanye amazwi, uma ngingakhuleki, inhliziyo yami kamoya injalo befa futhi kanjalo, kanjalo, kuwukusondelana noNkulunkulu. Umbhishobhi wake wathi kimina akekho umfundisi amaziyo owashiya ubupristi ongazange aqale ashiye impilo yakhe yokuthandaza.

Nginikeze yonke ikhefu leLenten emkhulekweni ^[4]bheka I-Prayer Retreat noMark futhi ngakho ngeke kuphinde lokho kulesi sikhala esincane. Kodwa kwanele ukuthi:

Umthandazo uwukuhlangana nokoma kukaNkulunkulu nokwethu. UNkulunkulu womele ukuthi somele yena... umkhuleko uyaphila ubuhlobo wabantwana bakaNkulunkulu noYise wabo… -CCC, n. 2560, 2565

Umthandazo umane uyingxoxo eqotho, esobala, nethobekile ngokusuka enhliziyweni noNkulunkulu. Njengoba nje oshade naye engafuni ukuba ufunde izincwadi zenkolo ezikhuluma ngothando, kanjalo noNkulunkulu akazidingi izinkulumo ezinobuciko. Ufuna simane sithandaze ngokusuka enhliziyweni kukho konke okuluhlaza okotshani. Futhi eZwini laKhe, imiBhalo eNgcwele, uNkulunkulu uzothulula inhliziyo Yakhe kini. Ngakho-ke, lalela futhi ufunde Kuye ngomthandazo wansuku zonke.

Ngakho-ke, kungokholo kanye nesifiso sokuthanda nokwazi uJesu ngomthandazo wokuzithoba, lapho uzofinyelela khona ukuzwa uNkulunkulu ngendlela esondelene ngempela neguqula impilo. Uzothola uguquko olukhulu olungenzeka emphefumulweni womuntu: ukwanga uBaba waseZulwini ngenkathi ucabanga ukuthi awuthandeki.

Njengomama eduduza umntanakhe, kanjalo nami ngizoniduduza...
(U-Isaya 66: 13)

Jehova, inhliziyo yami ayiziphakamisi,
amehlo ami awaphakamisi kakhulu;
angizixaki ngezinto
kukhulu kakhulu futhi kuyamangalisa kakhulu kimi.
Kepha ngiwuthulisile, ngawuthulisa umphefumulo wami;
njengomntwana othulisiwe ebeleni likanina;
umphefumulo wami unjengomntwana othulisiwe.
(IHubo 131: 1-2)