Indodana Yolahleko, nguLiz Lemon Swindle
UMLOMO NGOLWESITHATHU
THE okuthiwa “ukukhanyisa unembeza”Okukhulunywa ngakho ngosanta nezimfihlakalo ngezinye izikhathi kubizwa ngokuthi“ yisixwayiso. ” Kuyisexwayiso ngoba kuzokwethula ukukhetha okucacile kwalesi sizukulwane ukuthi sikhethe noma senqabe isipho samahhala sensindiso ngoJesu Kristu ngaphambi ukwahlulela okudingekayo. Ukukhetha ukubuyela ekhaya noma ukuhlala ulahlekile, mhlawumbe unomphela.
ISizukulwane esilahlekile
Isizukulwane sethu sifana kakhulu nendodana yolahleko. Sicele isabelo sethu efeni likaBaba — okungukuthi, okwethu amandla phezu kwempilo, ukuze sikwenze lokho esikufunayo.
Indodana encane yaqoqa konke eyayinakho yathatha uhambo lwayo yaya ezweni elikude, futhi lapho yachitha impahla yayo ngokuphila okuxekethile. (Luka 15:13)
Osopolitiki bethu basebenzise “ifa” ekuchazeni kabusha umndeni; ososayensi ngokuchaza kabusha impilo; namanye amalungu eSonto ekuchazeni uNkulunkulu kabusha.
Ngesikhathi sokudingiswa kwendodana, siyazi ukuthi ubaba wayenzani. Lapho umfana egcina ukubuyela ekhaya, uyise wambona eza sisuka kude… Okungukuthi, ubaba wayekhona njalo ebukele, elindile, futhi elindele ukubuya kwendodana yakhe.
Ekugcineni umfana wagquma. Indlela yakhe yokuphila yenkululeko ekhohlisayo ayivezisanga kuphila, kodwa ukufa… njengoba sikhiqize “ngenkululeko” yethu isiko lokufa.
Kodwa noma leli qiniso alizange lihambise umfana ekhaya.
Esechithe konke, kwavela indlala enkulu kulelo zwe, waqala ukuswela. (v. 14)
UMDLALO NENDLALA
Ngikhunjuzwa kuleli phuzu lendaba kaJosefa eTestamenteni Elidala. Ngamaphupho, uNkulunkulu wamxwayisa ukuthi kuzoba neminyaka eyisikhombisa yenala elandelwa yiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala. Kanjalo futhi, uPapa John Paul II wamemezela iJubili Elikhulu ngonyaka ka-2000 — umkhosi owawulindelwe idili lomusa. Ngokwami ngibheka emuva kule minyaka eyisikhombisa eyedlule ngibone ukuthi bebeyisikhathi esingavamile somusa kimi, emndenini wami, nakwabanye abaningi ngenkonzo kaJesu.
Kepha manje, ngikholwa ukuthi umhlaba ususemngceleni “wendlala” —mhlawumbe ngokoqobo. Kepha lokhu kufanele sikubone ngamehlo akamoya, ngamehlo kaBaba onothando oseZulwini ofisa ukuthi bonke basindiswe.
Uyise wendodana yolahleko wayecebile. Lapho kufika indlala, wayengathumela izithunywa ziyofuna indodana yakhe. Kepha akazange… wayengeke. Umfana wahamba ngokuthanda kwakhe. Mhlawumbe ubaba wayazi ukuthi lobu bunzima buzoba ukuqala kokubuya kwendodana… noBaba wethu osezulwini uyakwazi lokho okungokomoya indlala ikhiqiza ukoma ngokomoya.
Yebo, izinsuku ziyeza, isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho ngiyakuthumela indlala ezweni, kungabi yindlala yesinkwa, noma ukomela amanzi, kodwa kube ngukuzwa izwi likaJehova. (Amose 8:11)
UKUBUYELA
Kepha ukuziqhenya kuyinto embi! Ngisho nendlala ayibuyisanga umfana ekhaya. Kwaze kwaba lapho ekhona ulambile ukuthi waqala ukubheka ekhaya:
Lapho ebuyela ezingqondweni zakhe wathi: Bangaki abaqashwa bakababa abanesinkwa esanele, kepha mina ngifa lapha ngendlala. Ngiyakusuka ngiye kubaba, ngithi kuye: Baba, ngonile kulo izulu naphambi kwakho… (v. 17-18)
Cishe umhlaba ngeke ubheke emuva uze wazi ukuthi ungowaseKhaya indlala yomphefumulo, mhlawumbe ngokusebenzisa “ukukhanya.” Lesi sizukulwane sesiphuphutheke ngokweqile ekusoneni kwaso, kepha, lapho isono sigcwala khona, umusa uvama kakhulu. Uma lesi sizukulwane sibonakala silahlekile, masikhumbule ukuthi uBaba ukulangazelela kakhulu ukuthi sitholakale.
Ngumuphi umuntu phakathi kwenu onezimvu eziyikhulu, alahlekelwe enye kuzo ongashiyi ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ehlane, alandele leyo elahlekileyo, aze ayithole? (Luka 15: 4)
Kwathi esekude, uyise wambona, waba nesihe, wagijima, wamgona, wamanga. (v. 20)
UMNYANGO WESIHLA
Ngikholwa ukuthi lona “umnyango woMusa” uSt. Faustina akhulume ngawo — an ithuba ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzonika umhlaba ngaphambi kokuba uhlanzwe indlela enzima. Onothando isixwayiso, ungathi… ithuba lokugcina lamadodana namadodakazi amaningi lokubalekela emakhaya, futhi baphile ngaphansi kokuphepha kophahla Lwakhe — eMphongolweni Wesihe.
Indodana yami ibifile, manje isibuyile; ubelahlekile, manje usetholakele! (v. 24)
Ukucabanga kukaSathane kuhlale kungumqondo oguquliwe; uma ukuqonda okuphelelwe yithemba okwamukelwa nguSathane kusho ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi siyizoni ezingamhloniphi uNkulunkulu sibhujisiwe, ukucabanga kukaKristu ukuthi ngoba sibhujiswa yizo zonke izono nakho konke ukungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, sisindiswa ngegazi likaKristu! —UMathewu Ompofu, Ukuhlangana kothando, iphe. I-103
Yiba nokuzethemba, ngoba ukungazethembi ukungabongi okubi kakhulu. Uma umonile, akunandaba! Uhlala ekuthanda; kholwa othandweni lwakhe futhi ungesabi. Uhlala njalo elangazelela ukuxola. O yeka uJesu! Uma evumela izilingo, ukusenzela ukuthi sithobeke. Yini engakuvimba ukuthi umthande? Wazi usizi lwakho ngaphezu kwanoma ngubani omunye umuntu futhi uyakuthanda ngaleyondlela; ukungazethembi kwethu kuyamzwisa ubuhlungu, ukwesaba kwethu kumlimaze. “Kwakuyini ihlazo likaJuda na?” Hhayi ukuvukela kwakhe umbuso, hhayi ukuzibulala kwakhe, kodwa "engakholelwa othandweni lukaJesu." UJesu uyithethelelo kaNkulunkulu… Ngiyethemba ukuthi angaze akuthole kuwe ukubanda kokungathembani nokungabongi. --Ven. I-Concepcion Cabrera de Armida; unkosikazi, umama, kanye nomlobi eMexico c. Ngo-1937
