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Bonke Abantu Abanesizungu, ngu-Emmanuel Borja
IF kwake kwaba nesikhathi lapho, njengoba sifunda eVangelini, abantuukhathazekile futhi ulahliwe, njengezimvu ezingenamalusi, ”Yisikhathi sethu, emazingeni amaningi kakhulu. Baningi abaholi namuhla, kodwa bambalwa abantu abayizibonelo; baningi abaphethe, kodwa bambalwa abakhonzayo. Ngisho naseSontweni, izimvu zizulazule amashumi eminyaka selokhu kudideka ngemuva kokuthi iVatican II ishiye isikhala sokuziphatha nobuholi ezingeni lendawo. Futhi-ke kube khona lokho uPapa Francis akubiza ngezinguquko ze "epochal" [1]qhathanisa Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 52 okuholele, phakathi kwezinye izinto, umuzwa ojulile wesizungu. Ngamazwi kaBenedict XVI:
Asinakuphika ukuthi izinguquko ezisheshayo ezenzeka emhlabeni wethu nazo ziveza ezinye zezimpawu eziphazamisayo zokuqhekeka nokubuyela emuva ebuntwini obubodwa. Ukusabalala kokuxhumana kwezokuxhumana kwe-elektroniki kwezinye izikhathi kubangele ukuhlukaniswa okukhulu… Okunye okukhathaza kakhulu ukusabalala kwemibono yezwe eyehlisa isithunzi noma yenqaba iqiniso eleqile. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, inkulumo eSontweni i-St Joseph's, ngo-Ephreli 8, 2008, Yorkville, eNew York; I-Catholic News Agency
Ngempela, ucwaningo lukhombisa ukuthi, ngaphandle kokusabalala kwemithombo yezokuxhumana enjenge-Facebook, manje enabahlanganyeli abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.1, abasebenzisi abajwayelekile bazizwa benesizungu futhi bejabule kakhulu ngemuva kwezikhathi zokusebenzisa. [2]isib. ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, u-Ethan Kross, "Ukusetshenziswa kweFacebook Kubikezela Ukwehla Kwezenhlalakahle Eziphathelene Nabantu Abasha Abadala", Agasti 14, 2013; www.plsone.org Njengoba omunye umbhali ku-New York Times akubeka,
Ubuchwepheshe buqhakambisa ukuxhumana, kodwa bukhuthaza ukuhlehla… Isinyathelo ngasinye “phambili” sikwenze kwaba lula, okuncane nje, ukugwema umsebenzi ongokomzwelo wokuba khona, ukudlulisa imininingwane kunesintu. -UJonathan Safran Foer, www.nytimes.com, Juni 8, 2013
Futhi-ke, sizizwa sinqamukile kunanini ngaphambili.
Njengoba ngicabanga ngokufundwa kwaleli sonto ngemuva kwePapa Francis 'Apostolic Exhortation, U-Evangelii Gaudium (“Injabulo Yevangeli”), Ngizwa iVangeli lanamuhla ngamandla amakhulu nangokushesha okukhulu kunanini ngaphambili:
Ukuvuna kuningi kepha izisebenzi ziyingcosana; ngakho-ke cela umphathi wokuvuna ukuthi athumele izisebenzi azokuvuna.
Kepha uzobona ukuthi ngemuva kokuthi uJesu etshele abaPhostoli ukuthi bathandazele izisebenzi, wavele wabhekisa kubo nabo wathi: "Yanini ezimvwini ezilahlekile zendlu ka-Israyeli." Kungenzeka yini ukuthi uma sicabanga ngegama elithi "ukuvangela" sihlale sicabanga ukuthi ngelomunye umuntu ... kaMark Mallett, kaFr. So and So, Dadewethu Unjalo nokuthi? Uyabona ukuthi ucingo lukhulu kakhulu nakuwe? Ihubo namhlanje lithi,
Uphulukisa abanenhliziyo eyaphukile ubopha amanxeba abo.
Kodwa ukwenza kanjani lokho ngaphandle ngeSonto Lakhe… mina nawe?
… Sonke sibizelwe ukubamba iqhaza kulokhu "kuphuma phambili" kwezithunywa zevangeli… sonke siyacelwa ukuthi silalele ubizo lwakhe lokuthi siphume sisuke endaweni yethu yokuthula ukuze sifinyelele kuzo zonke “izindawo ezikude” ezidinga ukukhanya iVangeli. —I-POPE FRANCIS, U-Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 20
Kungakho-ke ngiyanikhuthaza, mndeni wami othandekayo wabafundi, ukuba niphikelele ezinhluphekweni ezinkulu ezibhekene nabaningi namuhla abalwela ukwethembeka. Ngoba, njengoba ngibhalile ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto, uJesu uyabhala Ubufakazi bakho, kodwa Wenza kanjalo ukuze ngikuthumela emvwini elahlekile ukuze bezwe izindaba ezinhle ngawe.
Umhlaba unesizungu namuhla futhi ulahlekile kakhulu. Ekufuneni injabulo, njengendodana yolahleko, sikulahlile konke ukuzibamba (bheka Ukususa Isithintelo). Kepha lokhu kuhlanganisa kuphela ukuhlukaniswa nokwesaba okubambe izinhliziyo eziningi. Yingakho uMama wethu asibizele KuBastion eminyakeni eminingana edlule. Ngikukhuthaza impela ukuthi ubuyele emuva uphinde ulifunde kabusha lelo gama lesiprofetho (nalawa asekuFundeni Okuhlobene ngezansi) ngoba ngiyakholelwa, ngeSikhuthazo sikaFrancis, manje sithunyelwa emsebenzini ojulile, ukuthunywa kwesihe kuhlobene kakhulu nezikhathi zethu ze- “epochal”:
Ngaphambi kokuba ngize njengoMahluleli olungile, ngiqala ngivule kakhulu umnyango womusa Wami. Lowo onqaba ukudlula emnyango womusa Wami kumele adlule ngomnyango wobulungiswa Bami… —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Somphefumlo Wami, Idayari, n. 1146
Kepha ake siqale lapho singakwazi khona, futhi senze lokho okucelwa yiNkosi kuphela: kwabanye ubanikeza amathalente ayishumi, amanye amahlanu, futhi amaningi, elilodwa kuphela. Kepha ulindele ukusabela okufanayo komunye nomunye wethu, “ngokwesilinganiso sesipho sikaKristu.” [3]cf. Efe 4:7 Futhi kithina sonke, lokho kuqala ekhaya ngokufakaza ngenkonzo yothando koshade naye, ukubekezela izingane zethu, umusa kumakhelwane wethu. UJesu akabathumanga masinyane abaPhostoli abayishumi nambili ezizweni ezikude. Waqala ngamadolobhana asendaweni, indlu yabo uqobo - “indlu yakwa-Israyeli.”
Wena, mzalwane wami unoMoya oNgcwele; wena, dadewethu, uyitabernakele eliphilayo. Ngoba nobabili nibhapathiziwe; nobabili nithole uMzimba neGazi laKhe, lokhu u-Isaya akubiza namhlanje, “isinkwa osidingayo namanzi owomileyo.”Manje hamba unike ongakunika labo abalambile, kulabo abomileyo — uKristu okini — uqale ngalabo abasendlini yakho.
Uthole ngaphandle kwezindleko; uzonikela ngaphandle kwezindleko. (Math 10: 8)
Ukuphuma uye kwabanye ukuze ufinyelele emaphethelweni esintu akusho ukugijimela ngaphandle komhlaba ngokungenanjongo. Imvamisa kungcono ukumane wehlise ijubane, ubeke eceleni ukulangazelela kwethu ukubona nokubalalela abanye, siyeke ukugijimela kokunye kuya kwenye futhi sihlale nomuntu okhubazeke endleleni. Ngezinye izikhathi kufanele sifane nobaba wendodana yolahleko, ohlala egcina umnyango wakhe uvulekile ukuze kuthi lapho indodana ibuya, akwazi ukudlula kuyo kalula. —I-POPE FRANCIS, U-Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 46
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↑1 | qhathanisa Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 52 |
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↑2 | isib. ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, u-Ethan Kross, "Ukusetshenziswa kweFacebook Kubikezela Ukwehla Kwezenhlalakahle Eziphathelene Nabantu Abasha Abadala", Agasti 14, 2013; www.plsone.org |
↑3 | cf. Efe 4:7 |