Impendulo Ethule

 
UJesu Uyalahlwa, nguMichael D. O'Brien

 

 Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngo-Ephreli 24, 2009. 

 

LAPHO siyeza isikhathi lapho iSonto lizolingisa iNkosi yalo lapho libhekene nabamangaleli balo, lapho usuku lwenkulumompikiswano nolokuvikela luzongena esikhundleni Impendulo Ethule.

“Awunampendulo? Afakazelani lawa madoda ngawe? ” Kepha uJesu wathula, akaphendula lutho. (Marku 14: 60-61)

 

UKUPHEPHA KWAMAQINISO

Ngibhale muva nje ngokuza Revolution. Abaningi abakholelwa neze ukuthi lokhu kungenzeka. Kepha esikucabangayo nesikubonayo yizinto ezimbili ezihlukile: izimpawu zezikhathi zisizungezile. Noma ngabe umncintiswano kaMiss USA omele umshado wesintu, noma uBaba oNgcwele edalula amanga ngamakhondomu, impendulo iya ngokuya yanda engalawulwa. Esinye sezibonakaliso ezinkulu, okungenani esimweni sikaBaba Ongcwele, ukuthi uyaqhubeka ukushaywa ababhishobhi abakanye nathi futhi abapristi. Ngicabanga ngoMama wethu ka-Akita:

Umsebenzi kasathane uzongena uze ungene eSontweni ngendlela yokuthi umuntu abone amakhadinali aphikisana nokhadinali, ababhishobhi abamele ababhishobhi. Abapristi abangikhonzayo bazoklolodelwa baphikiswe yinhlangano yabo… - UMama wethu ka-Akita ku-Sr. Agnes, Umyalezo wesithathu nowokugcina, ngo-Okthoba 13, 1973; kuvunywe ngumbhishobhi wendawo

Emuva kakhulu ngawo-1990, ngakhipha i-mini-documentary enezingxenye ezimbili yomsakazo wezindaba edalula iqiniso lokuthi amakhondomu awenzi lutho ukuvimbela izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi zeChlamydia neHuman Papilloma Virus (exhumene nomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho). Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunobufakazi obuningi bokuthi amakhondomu empeleni aholela ekwandeni kocansi, okwandisa ubhadane lwengculaza:

Kukhona inhlangano engaguquguquki ekhonjiswe yizifundo zethu ezihamba phambili, kufaka phakathi i-'Demographic Health Surveys 'exhaswe ngezimali yi-US, phakathi kokutholakala okukhulu nokusetshenziswa kwamakhondomu namazinga aphezulu (hhayi aphansi) okutheleleka nge-HIV. -Edward C. Green, Umqondisi we-AIDS Prevention Research Project eHarvard Centre for Population and Development Studies; LifeSiteNews.com, Mashi 19, 2009

Kepha izinsuku sezifikile futhi eza lapho ubufakazi bungabalulekile kangako; lapho iqiniso lizithoba khona; lapho umlando ubhalwa kabusha; lapho ukuhlakanipha kwezikhathi kudelelwa khona; lapho isizathu sithathelwa indawo umuzwa; inkululeko isuswe ngonya. 

Komunye wemibhalo yami yokuqala ngqa, ngabhala:

Ukungabekezelelani “kokubekezelelana!” Kuyafisa ukwazi ukuthi labo abasola amaKrestu ngenzondo nokungabekezelelani bavame ukuba yithoni enobuthi kangakanani nenhloso. Bungubuzenzisi obucace bha — futhi obubukeka kalula esikhathini sethu.

UJesu waprofetha ngalezi zinsuku ekuqaleni kwenkonzo yakhe:

Yilesi isinqumo, ukuthi ukukhanya kweza emhlabeni, kepha abantu bakhetha ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngoba imisebenzi yabo imibi. Ngoba wonke umuntu owenza izinto ezimbi uzonda ukukhanya futhi akezi ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingadalulwa. (Johane 3: 19-20)

Kodwa-ke, njengoba nje uJesu athula lapho kuqala inkanuko yakhe, kanjalo neBandla lizolandela iNkosi yalo. Kodwa uJesu wathula kuphela phambi kwezinkantolo zezenkolo ezazingenandaba neqiniso, kodwa ekulahleni. Ngokunjalo futhi, uJesu wayethule phambi kukaHerode owayethanda izibonakaliso kuphela, hhayi insindiso. Kodwa uJesu wenza khuluma noPilatu ngoba ubesafuna iqiniso nokulunga yize, ekugcineni, wafikelwa ukwesaba. 

UPilatu wathi kuye: “Liyini iqiniso?” Eseshilo lokho wabuye waphumela kubaJuda, wathi kubo: "Angifumani cala kuye." (Johane 18:38)

Ngakho-ke, singena ehoreni lapho kufanele sicele ubuhlakani bukaNkulunkulu ukwazi ukuthi kufanele sikhulume nini nokuthi singakhulumi nini; ukuthi izosebenzela iVangeli nini futhi nini. Ngoba kokubili ukuthula namazwi kungakhuluma ngamandla. Igwala akusiye ongakhulumi kodwa okhulumayo Esaba ukukhuluma. Lo kwakungeyena uJesu, futhi akufanele kube yithina. 

Esikhathini sethu ukwedlula noma yinini ngaphambi kwempahla enkulu yabantu abathambekele ebubini ubugwala nobuthakathaka babantu abalungile, futhi wonke amandla okubusa kukaSathane kungenxa yobuthakathaka obutholakala kalula bamaKatolika. O, uma ngingabuza uMhlengi oNgcwele, njengoba kwenza umprofethi uZachary emoyeni, 'Ayini la manxeba asezandleni zakho?' impendulo ibingangabazeki. 'Ngalezi ngalimala endlini yalabo ababengithanda. Ngangilimazwa ngabangane Bami abangenzanga lutho ukuNgivikela futhi okwathi, ngezikhathi zonke, bazenza abahlanganyeli bezitha Zami. ' Lesi sihlamba singabhekiswa kumaKhatholika abuthakathaka nawesabekayo kuwo wonke amazwe. —I-POPE ST. I-PIUS X, Ukushicilelwa kwesinqumo sezimfanelo ezinhle zobuqhawe zikaSt. Joan wase-Arc, njll., Disemba 13, 1908; v Vatican.va

 

ISIKHATHI SEZIKHATHI

Nakulokhu futhi, bafowethu nodadewethu, akufanele sesabe ukubiza okubi ngegama laso, siqaphela ukuthi siphila empini engajwayelekile, lokho uPapa John Paul II akubiza ngokuthi "ukulwa okugcina." Ubukhulu bale mpi baphinda baphinda baphinda babuye baphinda bonakaliswa nguMbhishobhi Robert Finn wesifunda-bhishobhi saseKansas City-St. UJoseph.

Lapho ngikhuluma izwi lokukhuthaza namhlanje ngifuna nokunixoxela ngokufanele, bangane abathandekayo, “Sisempini!” … Izindaba zanamuhla ziletha “Umfutho nokuphuthuma emizamweni yethu engaphikisana nanoma yisiphi isikhathi esedlule.” —U-Ephreli 21, 2009, LifeSiteNews.com 

UMbhishobhi Finn uvumile ukuthi impi ivame ukuba phakathi kwamalungu eSonto uqobo.

“Impi phakathi kwamakholwa,” ethi kukhona “esivumelana ngakho” nathi, ngesikhathi esifanayo, bahlasela izimiso ezibaluleke kakhulu zezimfundiso zeSonto, noma bawuphikise umthetho wemvelo — lokhu kuphikisana kungenye yezinto ezidumaza kakhulu, kuyadida, futhi kuyingozi. —Ibhid.

Noma ungavumeli umyalezo ophakathi weVangeli uqobo? Ukuhlala Usihlalo Wengqungquthela Yase-German Episcopal, UMbhishobhi Omkhulu waseFreiburg, uRobert Zollitsch, muva nje uthe,

UKristu “akazange afele izono zabantu njengokungathi uNkulunkulu wayenikele ngomhlatshelo, njengembuzi ka-Azazeli.” Esikhundleni salokho, uJesu wayethe “ubumbano” kuphela nabampofu nabahluphekayo. Kusho uZollitsch "Lowo umbono omkhulu kangaka, lobumbano olukhulu." Umuntu obexoxa naye ubuze, “Ngeke usakwazi ukuyichaza ngendlela yokuthi uNkulunkulu wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe uqobo, ngoba thina bantu sasinesono kakhulu? Ubungeke usachaza kanjena?" UMonsignor Zollitsch uphendule, "Cha." -LifeSiteNews.com, Ephreli 21, 2009

Kuyadumaza, kuyadida, kuyingozi. Yize kunjalo, sidinga ukukhuluma iqiniso ngenkathi kuyisikhathi sokukhuluma iqiniso, noma ngabe, kusho uMbhishobhi Finn, “kusho ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi singathukwa yilabo abafuna sikhulume kancane.”

Uyazi ukuthi wabonakaliswa ukuthi asuse izono… I igazi likaJesu iNdodana yakhe liyasihlambulula ezonweni zonke ... Bheka, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu, elisusa isono somhlaba! (1 Johane 3: 5; 1: 7; Johane 1:29)

 

ABATHATHI BETHEMBA!

USathane nezitha zempilo bangathanda mina nawe ukukhasa emgodini sithule. Lokhu akuyona Impendulo Ethule Ngikhuluma ngalokhu. Ngoba noma ngabe siyakhuluma noma sithule, izimpilo zethu kumele zimemeze iVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngamazwi noma ngezenzo zethu; ngokumenyezelwa kweqiniso noma ngofakazi wothando… uthando olunqobayo. UbuKristu abuyona inkolo yokubhuza ngokwefilosofi kodwa iVangeli lika Ingucuko lapho labo abakholelwa kuJesu, ababuya empilweni yesono futhi balandela ezinyathelweni zeNkosi, “aguqulwa asuke enkazimulweni aye enkazimulweni”(2 Kor 3:18) ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Lolu shintsho kufanele lubonakale emhlabeni kukho konke esiyikho nesikwenzayo. Ngaphandle kwakho, ubufakazi bethu abuyinyumba, amazwi ethu awanamandla. 

Uma amazwi kaKristu ehlala kithina singasabalalisa ilangabi lothando alushisa emhlabeni; singathwala phezulu isibani sokholo nethemba esithuthuka ngalo siye kuYe. —I-POPE BENEDICT XVI, Ngasekhaya, ISt. Peter's Basilica, Ephreli 2, 2009; L'Osservatore Romano, Ngo-Ephreli 8, 2009

Mhlawumbe uPapa Benedict wakhomba izinsuku zokufakaza buthule okusondela lapho, ohambweni lwakhe oluya e-Afrika, enanela ubulula lapho abaPhostoli ngezinsuku zabo zokushushiswa besondela emhlabeni:

Ngihamba ngiya e-Afrika ngiyazi ukuthi anginalutho engingaluphakamisa noma engingalunika labo engizohlangana nabo ngaphandle kukaKristu kanye neZindaba Ezinhle Zesiphambano sakhe, imfihlakalo yothando oluphakeme, yothando lwaphezulu olunqoba konke ukumelana nabantu futhi lwenze ukuxolelwa nothando izitha zakho zingenzeka. -Angelus, Mashi 15, 2009, L'Osservatore Romano, Mashi 18, 2009

Njengoba iSonto lingena kwiNtshiseko yakhe, usuku luzofika lapho Athule Answer kuzoba yikho konke okusele ukunikela… lapho iZwi Lothando lizokhulumela thina ngathi. Yebo, ukuthula othandweni, hhayi ukuphikisana.

… Ngeke siphambukiswe endleleni yethu, noma ngabe umhlaba uyasiyenga ngokumomotheka kwawo noma uzama ukusesabisa ngokusongela nqunu kokulingwa nokuhlupheka kwawo. —USt. UPeter Damian, Imfundo yamahora, Umq. II, 1778

 

 

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