Ukukhanya Okunamandla Kokuhlanzeka

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A ukuguquka kwengqondo iba yisango lokungena ku- yesithupha indlela evula izinhliziyo zethu ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu. Okwe ukuqonda futhi kuthanda yilokho okuvikela nokukhuthaza ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyo, futhi uJesu wathi…

Babusisiwe abahlanzekile enhliziyweni, ngoba bayobona uNkulunkulu. (Math 5: 8)

Eqinisweni, ukukhuluma ngobumsulwa benhliziyo osukwini lwethu neminyaka yethu kucishe kufane nokukhuluma nabaseMexico ngeqhwa. Umqondo wobumsulwa, ubuntombi, ukuzithiba, isizotha, ukuba nenkosikazi eyodwa, ukuzithiba, i-orthodoxy, njll. Kuvame ukuhlekwa usulu kokujwayelekile. Futhi kuyadabukisa, ngoba inhliziyo ehlanzekile kuthanda bheka uNkulunkulu.

Futhi ngalokhu akusho nje kuphela umbono obalulekile — lapho umphefumulo uzohlangana noNkulunkulu ubuso nobuso ingunaphakade; kepha ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyo, namanje…

… Kusenza sikwazi ukubona ngokusho kuNkulunkulu. -Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, hhayi. 2519

Kwenzeka okuthile okuhle lapho izinhliziyo zethu zihamba ngobumsulwa. UNkulunkulu ubonakala kalula endalweni, abonakale ngokwengeziwe eqinisweni, ebuhleni nasebuhleni, futhi abonakale kakhudlwana komakhelwane bethu. Inhliziyo ishukunyiswa uthando lwangempela njengoba ibona uJesu, ngisho nakwabancane kunabo bonke abazalwane. Sibona isandla sikaNkulunkulu ngisho nasekuhluphekeni. Futhi ibona intando yaKhe nakweminye imisebenzi engabalulekile okwamanje. Banjalo-ke abahlanzekile enhliziyweni kwenjabulo, ngoba bahamba njalo entandweni kaNkulunkulu, okuyindawo yabo yokuphumula. Futhi ngaleyo ndlela, ngisho noma bephethe iziphambano zabo, “ijoka labo lilula, futhi linomthwalo omncane.” ^[1]I-Matt 11: 28 Leyo, babona uNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izimo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, imiphefumulo enjalo ikhanya ngokukhazimula kwaphezulu ngoba akusengabo abaphila, kepha uKristu uphila kuyo. Bengavinjelwe ukuzithanda, abahlanzekile enhliziyweni bakhombisa uJesu ngendlela isibuko esingenasici esibonisa ngayo ukukhanya kwelanga ngokukhazimula okungaphezu kwemvelo okungena ngisho nasebumnyameni obukhulu. Ngokulalela, bavumele uMoya kaNkulunkulu ukuthi uhlanzele imiphefumulo yabo ibala lesono nokunamathela ezinkanukweni ezingalungile. Bazi kahle ubuphofu babo bangaphakathi ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu… kepha bacwilisiwe ngokuthula ngoba umusa Wakhe uyabaxhasa. NoMary, nabo bangakhala bathi:

Umphefumulo wami uyayitusa iNkosi, nomoya wami uyathokoza ngoNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami, ngokuba ubonile ukubuphansi kwencekukazi yakhe. (Luka 1: 47-48)

Umphefumulo omsulwa ufana nenqwaba yothuli ebanjwe ukuzungeza kweLanga. Idonswe ngokwengeziwe ngamandla adonsela phansi, ekugcineni igqamuka ilangabi iba yinto enezakhi zayo. Kanjalo futhi, lapho inhliziyo iba msulwa ngokwengeziwe, ilokhu idonselwa ekujuleni kwenhliziyo Engcwele futhi ishiswe ngomlilo wesisa senhliziyo kuze kube yilapho ekugcineni one neNdodana.

Yeka ukuthi iNkosi ilangazelela kanjani lobunye bezinhliziyo nawe, mfowethu! Yeka indlela alangazelela ngayo ukwenza umphefumulo wakho ucwebe ngokuhlanzeka, dadewethu! Uma ucabanga ukuthi injabulo enjalo ingaphezu kwamandla akho, bheka futhi eSiphambanweni ukubona ukuthi uJesu uhambe ibanga elingakanani ukwenza lokhu kwenzeke. Okudingekayo ukuthi uqale namuhla, igxathu ngalinye ngesikhathi, ukuhamba emgwaqeni uNarrow Pilgrim Road — wenqabe isilingo esingakwesokudla sakho, bese uzikhohlisa ngakwesobunxele sakho.

USathane ulangazelele ukwenza konke okusemandleni ukungcolisa umphefumulo wakho, ukuvimbela ekuboneni uNkulunkulu, nakwabanye ekumboneni kuwe. Yingakho umhlaba namuhla ungaphansi kukazamcolo wokungcola; USathane uyazi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe manje sincane kakhulu, sifushane kakhulu, nokuthi uMary ukulungele ukubiza ibutho lakhe ukuba liphume njengoba ebeka izinhliziyo zabo ngeLangabi Lothando elisuka enhliziyweni yakhe — lelo Flame, elinguJesu. Njengoba aveza emiyalezweni evunyelwe eya ku-Elizabeth Kindelmann,

Imiphefumulo ekhethiwe kuzofanele ilwe neNkosana Yobumnyama. Kuzoba isiphepho esesabekayo - cha, hhayi isiphepho, kepha isiphepho esonakalisa yonke into! Ufuna nokuchitha ukholo nokuzethemba kwabakhethiweyo. Ngizohlala ngiseduze kwakho esivunguvungwini manje esisaqala. Ngingunyoko. Ngingakusiza futhi ngifuna ukukwenza! Uzobona yonke indawo ukukhanya kweLangabi Lami Lothando kuphuma njengokuphazima kombani kukhanyise iZulu nomhlaba, futhi engizokhipha ngawo umlilo ngisho nemiphefumulo emnyama neyethileyo… Kuyoba yisimangaliso esikhulu sokukhanya okuphuphuthekisa uSathane… Isikhukhula wezibusiso eziseduze nokuzamazama komhlaba kumele ziqale ngenani elincane lemiphefumulo ethobeke kakhulu. Umuntu ngamunye othola lo mlayezo kufanele awuthole njengesimemo futhi akekho okufanele aphatheke kabi noma awuzibe… —Umyalezo ku-Elizabeth Kindlemann; bheka www.asibioft.org

Ngakho-ke, ake simane sithi “yebo” kulesi simemo futhi simeme uMama wethu, oyisidalwa esihlanzeke kunazo zonke izidalwa, noMama Wethu, ukuba asisize sihlanzeke enhliziyweni ukuze iNdodana yakhe uJesu ibuse emhlabeni ngathi.

ISIFINYEZO NOMBHALO

Ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyo kusenza sikwazi ukubona uNkulunkulu noma ngabe ukuphi, futhi simvumele ukuba abuse kithi size simbone ubuso nobuso.

Okokugcina, bazalwane, konke okuyiqiniso, konke okuhloniphekayo, konke okulungile, konke okumsulwa, konke okuthandekayo, konke okuthandekayo, uma kukhona okuhle, noma kukhona okufanele ukudunyiswa, zindlani ngalezi zinto… bese uNkulunkulu ukuthula kuzoba nawe. (Fil 4: 8-9)