Ngabona umqulu esandleni sokudla salowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Yayinokubhalwa ezinhlangothini zombili futhi yavalwa ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa. (IsAm 5: 1)
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AT ingqungquthela yakamuva lapho bengingomunye wezikhulumi, ngivule phansi imibuzo. Indoda ethile yasukuma yabuza, “Uyini umqondo walokhu ukusondela ukuthi abaningi bethu bazizwe sengathi "sesiphelelwe yisikhathi?" Impendulo yami ukuthi nami ngizwe lexhala langaphakathi elixakile. Kodwa-ke, ngithe, iNkosi ivame ukunika umuzwa wokusondela empeleni sinikeze isikhathi ukulungiselela kusengaphambili.
Lokho kusho, ngikholwa ukuthi impela sisencupheni ka Staff imicimbi enomthelela womhlaba jikelele. Angazi ngokuqinisekile… kepha uma ngihlala ngisendleleni iNkosi engibeke yona selokhu kwaqala lobu buphostoli, ngikholelwa ukuthi sesizobona okucacile “ukuvunulwa kweziMpawu”WeSambulo. NjengeNdodana Yolahleko, kubonakala sengathi impucuko yethu kumele ifike ezingeni lapho iphuke khona, ilambile, futhi iguqe ngamadolo esibayeni sezingulube I-chaos ngaphambi kokuba onembeza bethu bakulungele ukubona okungokoqobo — futhi siyabona ukuthi kungcono kakhulu ukuba sendlini kaBaba wethu.
Uma bengingama phezu kophahla lwamagumbi kuzo zonke izingqimba zomgwaqo, bengimemeza ngithi: “Lungisani izinhliziyo zenu! Zilungiselele!”Ngoba ngikholwa ukuthi manje sesinqamula umkhawulo wethemba singena enkathini entsha. Yisikhathi seNtshiseko yeSonto… isikhathi senkazimulo… isikhathi sezimangaliso… isikhathi sokugcwaliseka kwazo zonke iziprofetho… Isikhathi sezikhathi.
Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, siyini lesi saga onaso ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, esithi:“ Izinsuku ziyaqhubeka, kungabikho mbono ofika ngalutho ”na? Ngalokho thana kubo: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakuqeda lesi saga; kabasayikukucaphuna futhi kwa-Israyeli. Esikhundleni salokho, yithi kubo: Izinsuku zisondele, kanye nokugcwaliseka kwayo yonke imibono. Noma yini engiyikhulumayo ingeyokugcina, futhi izokwenziwa ngaphandle kokulibala. Ezinsukwini zakho wena ndlu ehlubukayo ngiyakukuletha engikukhulumayo, isho iNkosi uJehova… Ndodana yomuntu, lalela indlu yakwa-Israyeli ithi: “Umbono awubonayo usekude; uprofetha ngekusasa elikude! ” Yisho kubo, uthi: Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Akukho nelilodwa igama lami elizolibaziseka; konke engikukhulumayo kungokugcina, kuzakwenziwa, isho iNkosi uJehova. (Hezekeli 12: 21-28)
Ngiyazi ukuthi zonke izikhathi ziyingozi, nokuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi izingqondo ezibucayi nezikhathazayo, eziphila ngenjongo yokudumisa uNkulunkulu nezidingo zomuntu, zikulungele ukucabanga ukuthi azikho izikhathi eziyingozi njengalezo zazo. Ngaso sonke isikhathi isitha semiphefumulo sihlasela ngolaka iSonto elingumama wabo weqiniso, futhi okungenani sisongela futhi sethuse lapho sehluleka ukwenza okubi. Futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi kunezivivinyo zabo ezikhethekile abanye abangenazo. Futhi kuze kube manje ngizovuma ukuthi kwakukhona izingozi ezithile kumaKristu ngezikhathi ezithile, ezingekho kulesi sikhathi. Akungabazeki, kepha ngisavuma lokhu, noma kunjalo ngicabanga ukuthi… owethu unobumnyama ohlukile ngomunye kunanoma yikuphi okwake kwenzeka ngaphambi kwawo. Ingozi ekhethekile yesikhathi esiphambi kwethu ukusabalala kwaleyo nhlupho yokungathembeki, ukuthi abaPhostoli neNkosi yethu uqobo babikezele njengenhlekelele embi kakhulu yezikhathi zokugcina zeSonto. Futhi okungenani isithunzi, isithombe esijwayelekile sezikhathi zokugcina siyeza emhlabeni jikelele. -UJohn Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890), intshumayelo yokuvulwa kweSt. Bernard's Seminary, ngo-Okthoba 2, 1873, Ukungathembeki Kwesikhathi Esizayo
Kwesinye isikhathi ngifunda isigaba seVangeli sezikhathi zokuphela futhi ngifakazela ukuthi, ngalesi sikhathi, ezinye izimpawu zalokhu kuphuma ziyavela. -UPAPA PAUL VI, Imfihlo UPaul VI, uJean Guitton, k. 152-153, Inkomba (7), k. ix.
Khuluma nomhlaba ngomusa Wami; sonke isintu asibonise umusa Wami ongenakulinganiswa. Kuyisibonakaliso sezikhathi zokugcina; emva kwalo luzofika uSuku Lwezobulungiswa… —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami,n. 848
Izimpilo zenu kumele zifane nezami: zithule futhi zicashe ebunyeni obungapheli noNkulunkulu, zincengela isintu futhi zilungiselela umhlaba ukubuya kukaNkulunkulu kwesibili. —UMary waya eSt. Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami,n. 625
Ngikhathazekile manje. Nokho kufanele ngithini? 'Baba, ngisindise kulelihora'? Kepha kungenxa yalokhu ngize kulelihora. Baba, khazimulisa igama lakho. ” (Johane 12: 27-28)
