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IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
ngoLwesithathu, Disemba 26, 2016
Idili likaSt. Stephen the Martyr

Imibhalo yenkolo lapha

UStephen uMfel 'ukholo, UBernardo Cavallino (d. 1656)

Ukuba ngumfel 'ukholo ukuzwa isivunguvungu siza futhi ngokuzithandela sikubekezelele lapho kubizwa umsebenzi, ngenxa kaKristu, kanye nokuzuzisa kwabazalwane. —Ubusiswe uJohn Henry Newman, ovela ku- I-Magnificat, Disemba 26, 2016

IT kungabonakala kuyinqaba ukuthi, ngosuku olulandelayo ngemuva kwedili elijabulisayo loSuku lukaKhisimusi, sikhumbula ukubulawa komKristu wokuqala owayezibiza ngomKristu. Futhi nokho, kufaneleke kakhulu, ngoba le Babe esiyikhonzayo nayo iyiBab kumele silandele-Ukusuka embhedeni kuze kufike Esiphambanweni. Ngenkathi umhlaba ugijimela ezitolo eziseduze ukuthengiswa kwe "Boxing Day", amaKrestu abizwa ngalolu suku ukuba abalekele umhlaba futhi abhekise amehlo nezinhliziyo zabo ingunaphakade. Futhi lokho kudinga ukuzilahla kabusha komuntu uqobo — ikakhulukazi, ukulahla ukuthandwa, ukwamukelwa, nokuhlanganiswa nezwe lomhlaba. Futhi lokhu ikakhulu njengoba labo ababambelela ngokuqinile emikhubeni yokuziphatha naseNkambisweni Engcwele namuhla bebizwa ngokuthi "abazondayo", "abaqinile", "abangabekezeleli", "abayingozi", kanye "nabashokobezi" benhloso evamile.

Ngaphansi kwezimo ezinjalo, izinhliziyo ezilukhuni kakhulu zisengozini yokwehluleka… Zivumela ukucasuka okungapheli ukwesaba ukushushiswa kanye nokuncenga kwabangane okulethela zona. Babubula ngokuthula; kancane kancane bagcina bekholelwa ukuthi umhlaba awulungile njengoba abanye abantu besho, nokuthi kungenzeka ukuba nemithetho eqinile… Bafunda ukushesha nokuba nomqondo ombaxambili… njengempikiswano eyengeziwe yokuvumela labo bahlale beqinile njengamanje, labo abazizwa bedangele, benesizungu, futhi baqale ukungabaza ukulunga kokwahlulela kwabo…. labo abawile, ekuzivikeleni, baba izilingo zabo. —Ubusisiwe uJohn Henry Newman, Ibid. 

Mhlawumbe abaningi benu sebeyazi kakade engikushoyo—ngokuchitha noma ukuchitha isikhathi nezihlobo ezilenqaba iVangeli noma, okungenani, baliguqule libe ngomfanekiso wabo siqu nangokuthanda kwabo. Yebo, ngiyazi, ufuna amaholide abe nokuthula futhi abe nokuthula. Kodwa iVangeli lanamuhla lisikhumbuza ukuthi, nakuba silwela ukuthula nabo bonke, ngezinye izikhathi akunakwenzeka—hhayi lapho idinga ukuthi silahle ukholo lwethu:

Umfowabo uyakunikela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise umntanakhe; abantwana bayovukela abazali futhi bababulale. Niyakuzondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yegama lami, kepha okhuthazelayo kuze kube sekupheleni nguyena oyakusindiswa. 

Eqinisweni, i-a uphawu olukhulu lapho udelelwa ngenxa yokukholwa kwakho kuJesu! Nibusisiwe nina enizingelwayo; INkosi yethu yathi. Kuwuphawu oluqinisekile ukuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu, uPhawu nesithembiso saphakade, uhlala kuwe.

…abakwazanga ukumelana nokuhlakanipha nomoya [uStefanu] ayekhuluma ngawo. Sebekuzwile lokho bathukuthela, bamgaya amazinyo. (Ukufundwa kokuqala kwanamuhla)

Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, silingeka ukuba sihoxe, ‘sigcine ukuthula. Kodwa uma silahla iqiniso, siyobe simphika uJesu “iqiniso” futhi sizithola sesihlungiwe emhlambini, sithuthumela kanye nalabo baPhostoli ababaleka eGetsemane futhi bephika igama Lakhe. Okungafanele nanini sihlehle kukho akulona iqiniso kuphela, kodwa umoya wobumnene, ukubekezela, nothando. ^[1]isib. 1 Petru 3:16 Sekukaningi ngathola ukuthi akukona engikushoyo, kodwa Kanjani Ngikusho okunyakazayo futhi kukholise izitha zami. Noma kunjalo, njengoba sibona ezifundweni zeMisa zanamuhla, yiwo kanye lo Moya kaJesu kuStefanu owalahlekisela ukuhlonishwa, ukunconywa, nokuvunywa ngabalaleli bakhe...

…Bamkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, baqala ukumkhanda ngamatshe.

Kodwa lokhu kwamzuzela umqhele wenkazimulo ophakade. 

yena, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wagqolozela ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu...

Khona-ke, namuhla kuwusuku nathi ‘okumelwe sibheke ngalo phezulu’ ezulwini; ukubeka ukuphila kwethu, izinto esinazo, ukulondeka, kanye nokwesaba kwethu, futhi siphinde sibe nesibindi ngenxa yeNkosi yamakhosi. Ngakho bambalwa namuhla abathembekile kuJesu Kristu kulo lonke ukholo lwamaKhatholika! Bayinsali. Kodwa insali ebusisiwe ngempela. 

Kanjalo iBandla liyahlungwa, abawa ngobugwala, abathembekileyo baqhubeke beqinile, nakuba bedangele futhi bedidekile. Phakathi kwalaba bakamuva kukhona abafel’ ukholo; hhayi izisulu zengozi, ezithathwe ngokungahleliwe, kodwa abakhethiwe nabakhethiweyo, insali ekhethiwe, umhlatshelo othokozisa uNkulunkulu… babekezele, babekezela, bakhandleka ngenxa kaKristu, abaphela amandla. Wayenjalo uStefanu oNgcwele…. —Ubusisiwe uJohn Henry Newman, Ibid. 

Yiba yidwala lami eliyisiphephelo, inqaba yokungipha indawo yokulondeka... Ngikhulule ezandleni zezitha zami nabangizingelayo. Khanyisa ubuso bakho phezu kwenceku yakho; ngisindise ngomusa wakho. (Ihubo Lanamuhla)

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