YEBO, lesi yisikhathi sokulinda ngempela futhi sithandaze IBastion. Ukulinda kuyisici esinzima kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma kubonakala sengathi siseduze noshintsho olukhulu… Kodwa isikhathi siyikho konke. Izilingo zokusheshisa uNkulunkulu, ukungabaza ukubambezeleka Kwakhe, ukungabaza ubukhona Bakhe—ziyokhula kakhulu njengoba singena sijula ezinsukwini zoshintsho.
INkosi ayilibali isithembiso sayo, njengoba abanye bethi “ukulibala,” kodwa iyanibekezelela, ingafisi ukuba kubhubhe namunye kodwa ukuba bonke beze ekuphendukeni. ( 2 Petru 3:9 )
Ingabe lokhu kulinda akuyona ingxenye yokuhlanzwa kwemiphefumulo yethu? Yikho kanye lokhu “kubambezeleka” okusiholela ekuzinikeleni, siyekele kakhulu entandweni kaNkulunkulu eyimfihlakalo. Lapho ufunda ukuzidela kuye ngokuphelele konke, khona-ke uzothola injabulo eyimfihlo emhlabeni: intando kaNkulunkulu ingukudla kwethu. Ngizokuqeda, noma kumnandi noma kumuncu, ngoba kuyohlale kungukudla okungokomoya okungcono kakhulu kimi. Noma ethi hamba uye kwesokunxele noma uye kwesokudla noma uye phambili noma mane uhlale uthule, akunandaba—intando Yakhe itholakala kuwo, futhi lokho kwanele.
Abanye benu bangibuza "ngeziphephelo ezingcwele," noma ukuthi kufanele uthuthele edolobheni, noma uphume edolobheni, noma uthenge umhlaba, noma uphume egridi njll. njll. Futhi impendulo yami yile: Indawo ephephe kunazo zonke ongaba kuyo isentandweni kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho uma Ekufuna eDolobheni laseNew York, kulapho-ke odinga ukuba khona. Futhi uma ungenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi yini Ayicela kuwe, futhi ungenakho ukuthula, khona-ke ungenzi lutho. Kunalokho khuleka, uthi: "Nkosi, ngifuna ukukulandela. Ngizokwenza noma yini ongicela yona. Kodwa angiqiniseki ukuthi iyini intando yakho namuhla. Ngakho-ke, ngizomane ngilinde." Uma ukhuleka kanje, uma uvulekile futhi uthobile entandweni Yakhe engcwele, akukho okumele ukwesabe. Ngeke uphuthelwe yilokho uNkulunkulu akuhlosele kona, noma okungenani, umnika imvume yokwenza noma yini ayifisayo. Khumbula,
Zonke izinto zisebenzela okuhle kulabo abathanda uNkulunkulu, ababizwa ngokwenhloso yakhe. (Rom 8:28)
Kunzima kangakanani ngathi ukwamukela isikhathi Sakhe! Yeka ukuthi inyama yethu ibusa kanjani ebumnyameni obukhulu ukholo okumelwe lungene kubo! Yeka ukuthi siba nokungaphumuli kanjani lapho i-ajenda kaNkulunkulu ingeyona into we uzokwenza uma we bebephethe. Kodwa usibhekile ngothando futhi uthi kithi namuhla:
NGINGU.
Okusho ukuthi, Ukhona lapho, eduze kwakho. Akakukhohliwe, izidingo zakho, umsebenzi wakho, kanye necebo Lakhe lomhlaba. Akakho ndawana-thile “ngaphandle lapho,” kodwa lapha, manje, esikhathini samanje.
NGINGU.
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Ngemva kokuthumela Izingxenye I futhi II of KuBastion, ngahlangana nala mazwi avela kuBaba Ongcwele. Makube yisiqinisekiso salokho uNkulunkulu akucela kimi nawe kulesi sikhathi samanje ushintsho...
Isikhathi samanje yisikhathi esihle sokulalela futhi ngobulula, ubumsulwa benhliziyo nokwethembeka ekutheni uKristu usikhumbuza kanjani ukuthi asizona izinceku kodwa abangani. Uyasiyala ukuze sihlale othandweni lwakhe singazibumbi emilayezweni yaleli zwe. Masingabi izithulu eZwini lakhe. Masifunde kuye. Masilingise indlela yakhe yokuphila. Asibe ngabahlwanyeli beZwi. Ngale ndlela, ngayo yonke impilo yethu, ngenjabulo yokwazi ukuthi siyathandwa nguJesu, esingambiza ngokuthi umzalwane, siyoba amathuluzi asebenzayo ukuze aqhubeke edonsa wonke umuntu kuye ngomusa ogeleza esiphambanweni sakhe... —I-POPE BENEDICT XVI, Umlayezo oya kuNgqungquthela Yezithunywa Zevangeli Yesithathu, ngo-August 14, 2008; Catholic News Agency
