Ihora Lokulingwa

UKrestu eGetsemane, UMichael D. O'Brien

THE Isonto, ngiyakholelwa, lisehoreni lokulingwa.

Isilingo sokulala Engadini. Isilingo sokulala njengoba unyawo phakathi kwamabili lusondela. Isilingo sokuziduduza ebumnandini nasekubambekeni komhlaba.

Sithandwa, uKristu ufisa injabulo yakho. Kepha njengoba injabulo yangempela ikhula ngaphakathi kuwe, iziphazamiso ezijabulisayo nomqondo mbumbulu noma izinjabulo zamanga zaleli zwe kuzobonakala zifana nobuthi emphefumulweni; kuzoletha usizi olukhulu kunokusiza; ukungahlaliseki ukwedlula ukuphumula. Injabulo kaJesu ijule ngokungapheli, futhi ikhululwa lapho umphefumulo uthola ukuvuka ekufeni kwesono nosizi lokuzithanda.

Manje yihora uSathane acele ngalo ukuthi asihluze njengokolweni. Kwabanye, kuzoba yizilingo ezinkulu nokuphazamiseka emphefumulweni. Kwabanye, izilingo zizofika zingahlangani nhlobo… ukuxegisa umphefumulo ulale. Futhi kwabanye, kuzoba yisilingo ukungamethembi nokungabaza uNkulunkulu, ngisho nokuba khona kwaKhe uqobo. Kodwa ungesabi, kube sengathi kukhona okungajwayelekile okwenzeka kuwe. Izilingo ezinjalo nakanjani zizofika, futhi ngazo uNkulunkulu unenhloso eyodwa: ukuhlanza umphefumulo wakho ubumbano olujulile Naye. Akusuye njalo udeveli osibangela lezizinkinga. Esikubona njengesijeziso sikaNkulunkulu noma ukulahlwa nguthando lwaKhe oluhlanzayo, kushe lokho okusivimbela enjabulweni. ILangabi Lothando libukeka lilimaza kunokuba lifudumale, ekuqaleni; Ukukhanya kwaso kuphuphuthekisa kunokukhanyisa.

Kukho konke lokhu, bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo, ume uqinile. Indlela ikhonjisiwe kithi: hlala omncane nomncane phambi Kwakhe—naphambilini iqiniso lakho. Lapho kuba nzima, kulapho kufanele uziphonse ezinyaweni Zakhe ngokuthembela okuphelele. Lapho ubona iqiniso lomphefumulo wakho ngokwengeziwe: ukonakala okungaphakathi, ukukhanga esonweni, isifiso sokuhlubuka — kulapho kufanele uzinikele kakhulu kuMusa kaNkulunkulu, ongenakuqondakala futhi ongenamkhawulo. UNkulunkulu uyabazi ubuthakathaka bakho, ngakho-ke ngqo kuwe ukuthi wathumela uJesu ukuzokusindisa. Indlela edlula kuleli hora uku phila esikhathini samanjeUkwazi ukuthi intando kaNkulunkulu — lendawo okuyo — iyikho kanye ukudla komoya okudingayo namuhla (cf. Johane 4:34).

Abaphostoli balala ngoba bebengakamukeli uMoya oNgcwele. Kepha uwutholile uMoya ngobhapathizo lwakho, ngamanye amaSakramente, nangezindlela eziningi lapho uNkulunkulu akhulume khona izwi lakhe emphefumulweni wakho. Bathandekayo, unamandla kaMoya kulezi zinsuku. Yebo, empeleni, wadalelwa lezi zinsuku, ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu uzokunikeza zonke izidingo zakho. Konke okudingekayo kuwe ukuthembela ngokuphelele kuYihlo osezulwini, nokubekezela. Uma ungenakho, cela lezi zipho.

Celani, niyakwamukeliswa.

Buza ngomlingani kaMoya oNgcwele, uMama Obusisiwe. Njengoba ukuncengela kwakhe kwasiza ukuletha uMoya oNgcwele ekamelweni eliphezulu laseJerusalema, kanjalo nemikhuleko yakhe izoletha iPhentekoste elisha ngaphakathi kwegumbi eliphezulu lenhliziyo yakho. Ungazizwa ulingeka ukuyeka umthandazo ngoba womile kakhulu, unzima kakhulu. Kepha kunjalo manje umkhuleko wakho izoletha isithelo sayo esikhulu kunazo zonke, noma ungeke uwunambithe umvini kuze kube kamuva.

Yihora lokulingwa. Ukukholwa ngamafutha okumele agcwalise amalambu akho ngenkathi yalesi sikhathi somusa isekhona. Futhi ukukholwa kumane nje kuwukushiya uNkulunkulu.

Njengoba umkhwenyana abambezeleka isikhathi eside, zozela zonke zalala. Phakathi kwamabili, kwamenyezwa, 'Nangu umkhwenyana! Phumani niyomhlangabeza! ' Khona-ke zonke lezo zintombi zavuka zalungisa izibani zazo. Eziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo, 'Sipheni owoyela wenu, ngoba izibani zethu ziyacima.' Kodwa ezihlakaniphile zaphendula, 'Cha, ngoba zingeke zisenele thina nani… Ngakho-ke, hlalani niphapheme, ngoba anilwazi usuku nehora. (Mathewu 25: 5-13)