Isango lincane
futhi indlela inzima
okuholela ekuphileni,
futhi abalitholayo bayingcosana.
(Math 7: 14)
Kimina kubonakala sengathi le ndlela isibe yincane, inamandla, futhi inenkohliso kunanini ngaphambili. Manje, izinyembezi nezithukuthuku zabangcwele ziqala ukuvela ngaphansi kwezinyawo zomuntu; uvivinyo lwangempela lokholo lomuntu luba umqansa; imikhondo egcwele igazi yabafel’ ukholo, isamanzi ngenxa yomhlatshelo wabo, iyabenyezela ekuhwebeni okufiphalayo kwezikhathi zethu. KumKristu namuhla, kuyindlela egcwalisa umuntu ngokwesaba…. noma ebiza omunye ngokujula. Kanjalo, indlela ayinyathelwanga kangako, kufakazelwa imiphefumulo embalwa futhi embalwa ezimisele ukuthatha lolu hambo, ekugcineni, olulandela ezinyathelweni zeNkosi yethu.
… Ezindaweni ezinkulu zomhlaba ukholo lusengozini yokufa njengelangabi elingasenawo uphethiloli. —Incwadi yobuNgcwele Bakhe UPAPA BENEDICT XVI eya kubo Bonke abaBhishobhi Bomhlaba, ngoMashi 12, 2009
Ngakho-ke, kuncane nokukhanya ongakubona - ukukhanya kweqiniso - nemiphefumulo embalwa ongahamba nayo. Umzila awugcini nje ngokuba mncane, kodwa unesizungu. Kunanini ngaphambili, “sihamba ngokholo, hhayi ngokubona” ( 2 Korinte 5:7 )
Indlela Yothando
Ngikholwa ukuthi le ndlela ayilutho ngaphandle eyiqiniso uthando. Namuhla, ziningi izindlela zomgunyathi ezizenzisa uthando; avela ngaphansi kwezihloko ezithi “ukubekezela”, “ukubandakanywa”, “ukulingana”, “intuthuko eqhubekayo”, njll. imaski yothando, kodwa abanalo iqiniso, abanalo izindinganiso zokuziphatha, abanalo uthando olungenabugovu.
ngokuba isango libanzi, nendlela ilula, eyisa ekubhujisweni, baningi abangena ngalo. (Math 6: 13)
Kuyindlela ye ukunemba kwezepolitiki lokho okuzuza ihlombe kwabasemhlabeni. Kodwa kuyisiphetho.
Maye kini nxa bonke bekhuluma okuhle ngani, ngoba okhokho babo babaphatha ngokunjalo abaprofethi bamanga! (Luka 6: 26)
Kanjalo, abaprofethi beqiniso baleNdlela yilabo abalandela indlela ewumngcingo nenzima yokuzidela. Futhi nansi indlela…
Busisani abaniqalekisayo, nibakhulekele abaniphatha kabi. (Luka 6: 28)
Yenza kwabanye njengoba uthanda ukuba benze kuwe. (Ivesi 31)
thandani izitha zenu, nenze okuhle kuzo, nitsheleke ningalindeli ukubuyiselwa… Yibani nobubele, njengokuba noYihlo enesihawu. (c. 35-36)
Yeka ukwahlulela futhi ngeke wahlulelwa. Yekani ukusola, futhi aniyikulahlwa. Thethelela uzothethelelwa. (6: 37)
Busisani abanizingelayo, nibusise, ningabaqalekisi. (KwabaseRoma 12: 14)
Ningaphindiseli muntu okubi ngokubi; khathalelani lokho okuhle emehlweni abo bonke. (12: 17)
Kunalokho, “uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe ukudla; uma somile, siphuzise; ngoba ngokwenza njalo uyakubuthela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda layo. Unganqotshwa ngokubi kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle. (c. 20-21)
Izithiyo Ezinkulu Kunazo Zonke
Ngisho nalabo abathole lo mgwaqo omncane, kusekhona izithiyo eziyingozi ze ukuziqhenya. Ngolunye usuku ithatha isimo setshe elikhulu, itsheukwaneliseka. "Angifani no-so-so, ngakho-ke, nginakho konke ndawonye":
Masihlale njalo siqaphile futhi singavumeli lesi sitha esesabekayo [sokuzanelisa wena uqobo] singene ezingqondweni nasezinhliziyweni zethu, ngoba, uma nje singena, sonakalisa bonke ubuhle, sonakalisa bonke ubungcwele, futhi sonakalisa konke okuhle nokuhle. —Isusela emuva Ukuqondiswa KukaPadre Pio Kwezinsuku Zonke, ihlelwe nguGianluigi Pasquale, iServant Books; Febhruwari 25th
Noma ukuqhosha kungase kube umgodi ojulile, omnyama wokuzibona silungile esikhubeka kuwo, kodwa sicabange ukuthi sibona ngokucacile. "Ngenza lokhu, ngikhonza ngale ndlela, njll. ngakho-ke, ngingcono, ngihlakaniphile futhi ngilungile kunomakhelwane wami." Kodwa umphefumulo onjalo uthatha ubunyumba, ukubanda, nobumnyama balo mgodi wokuziqhenya:
Ngokuba uthi: ‘Ngicebile, ngicebile, angiswele lutho,’ kanti awuqondi ukuthi ungolusizi, nowokuhawukelwa, nompofu, nempumputhe, nohamba ze; (IsAmbulo 3: 17)
Noma ukuqhosha kungase kube njengomuthi, owele endleleni ewumngcingo. Kunokuba bayivumele inselele imibono nemibono yomuntu engamanga, bayenqaba ukunyakaza, ngisho nomakhelwane wabo ukuze babasize endleleni. Isibonelo, labo abenqaba izici zeSiko lethu Elingcwele, njengezipho zomusa, ukuprofetha, nezimfihlakalo ngoba abaziqondi. Abantu abanjalo, uJesu waxwayisa, baba njengabaFarisi:
Maye kinina zazi zomthetho! Nisithathile isihluthulelo solwazi. Nina ngokwenu aningenanga futhi nabamisa abafuna ukungena. (Luka 11: 52)
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uSt. Paul uxwayisa ngokuthi labo abanezipho ezinkulu, kodwa bahlale bengenalo uthando (lweqiniso), badukile ngokufanayo.
Uma nginesiphiwo sokuprofetha, ngiqonda izimfihlakalo zonke nokwazi konke; uma nginokukholwa konke okungangokuthi ngigudluze izintaba, kepha ngingenalo uthando, angiyinto yalutho… Akubona bonke abathi kimi, Nkosi, Nkosi, abayakungena embusweni wezulu, kodwa owenza intando yami kuphela. Baba osezulwini. ( 1 Korinte 13:2; Mathewu 7:21 )
Uthando Lweqiniso
Pho, luyini-ke uthando lwangempela? Ngamafuphi nje, uJesu. Wathi, “Mina ngiyindlela,”[1]John 14: 6 wayesevula indlela ngegazi laKhe yonke indlela eya eKalvari. Lapho, Isiphambano simi njengophawu lwaphakade lothando lweqiniso. Ukuzithulula njalo komunye - kunkosikazi noma umyeni wakho, izingane, ohlala naye, ofunda naye, umakhelwane, nomuntu angamazi. Ukupha, emzuzwini ngamunye okukudingayo, ngokwami yonke, ngingagodli lutho, ngingazibali izindleko.
Akakho onothando olukhulu kunalolu, lokuthi umuntu adele ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabangane bakhe. (UJohn 15: 13)
Kodwa empeleni, kanjani?
Uthando luyabekezela futhi lunomusa; uthando alunamhawu, aluzigabisi; alizikhukhumezi noma lingenanhlonipho. Uthando aluphikeli ngendlela yalo; akucasuki noma ukucasuka; aluthokozi ngokubi, kepha luthokozela okulungileyo. Uthando lubekezelela izinto zonke, lukholelwa yizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazelela zonke izinto. (1 Kor. 13: 4-7)
Kusho ukuthwala amaphutha omunye komunye ngomoya wobumnene nangesineke, nibekezelela ubuthakathaka nokushiyeka kwabo, okungukuthi, ukuntula uthando lweqiniso ngawe [2]“Bazalwane, noma umuntu ebanjwa esonweni esithile, nina bomoya mqondiseni lowo ngomoya omnene, nizibheke, funa nilingwe nani. Thwalisanani imithwalo yenu, nize nigcwalise umthetho kaKristu. — Gal 6:1-2 - nokwenza kanjalo ngaphandle kwemingcele.[3]“Nkosi, uma umfowethu ona kimi, ngiyomthethelela kangaki na? Kuze kube kasikhombisa na?” UJesu waphendula: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kasikhombisa kodwa kamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.” — Mathewu 18:21-22
Namuhla, ukufakaza Uthando Olukhule Ngamakhaza emhlabeni wonke, isilingo sokuthuka noma sokuvele siphume kwabanye asikaze sibe sikhulu. Mkristu othandekayo, unganqotshwa.
Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi ohlezi entabeni ungesithekile. futhi abasosi isibani basibeke ngaphansi kwesitsha; sibekwe othini lwesibani, lapho sikhanyisela bonke abasendlini. (Math 5: 14-15)
Kodwa nali iqiniso: ukukhanya kulobubusuku, ukuba isibani ebumnyameni, ukuthwala thanda ngeqiniso ezweni elibandayo liwukumema kokubili impumelelo noshushiso.
'Asikho isigqila esikhulu kunenkosi yaso.' Uma bengizingele mina, nani bayakunizingela; Uma begcina izwi lami, nelenu bayoligcina…. Nibusisiwe, nxa abantu benizonda, nanxa benivalela, benithuka, behlambalaza igama lenu njengelibi ngenxa yeNdodana yomuntu. (UJohn 15: 20, (NgokukaLuka 6:22)
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↑1 | John 14: 6 |
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↑2 | “Bazalwane, noma umuntu ebanjwa esonweni esithile, nina bomoya mqondiseni lowo ngomoya omnene, nizibheke, funa nilingwe nani. Thwalisanani imithwalo yenu, nize nigcwalise umthetho kaKristu. — Gal 6:1-2 |
↑3 | “Nkosi, uma umfowethu ona kimi, ngiyomthethelela kangaki na? Kuze kube kasikhombisa na?” UJesu waphendula: “Angisho kuwe ukuthi kasikhombisa kodwa kamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.” — Mathewu 18:21-22 |