Kodwa-ke, kaningi, isifungo sithathwa phakathi kokuqoqa amafu neziphepho ezinamandla… IMelika kumele ibambe iqhaza ekungeniseni inkathi entsha yokuthula. -UMongameli uBarack Hussein Obama, Inkulumo Yokuvula, Januwari 20, 2009
SO... ini if U-Obama uqala ukuletha uzinzo emhlabeni? Ini if ukungezwani kwamanye amazwe kuqala ukudamba? Ini if impi yase-Iraq ibonakala iphetha? Ini if izingxabano zobuhlanga ziyadamba? Ini if izimakethe zamasheya ziqala ukwanda? Ini if kubonakala sengathi kunokuthula okusha emhlabeni?
Ngemuva kwalokho bengizokutshela ukuthi iyi- ukuthula kwamanga. Ngoba ngeke kube khona ukuthula kwangempela nokuhlala njalo lapho ukufa esibelethweni kufakwa "njengelungelo" lendawo yonke.
Lo mbhalo, owashicilelwa okokuqala ngoNovemba 5, 2008, uvuselelwe kusukela enkulumweni yanamuhla yokuqala.
INSIMU EMNYAMA
Abasekeli baka-Obama ngemuva kokhetho
Ngijabule kanjani, ikakhulukazi kubantu abamnyama baseMelika, ukuthi izwe labo selithathe igxathu elikhulu kangaka ekulungiseni ukucwaswa kwesikhathi esedlule okwenze ukuba umongameli omnyama abe yinto engenakwenzeka. Kepha kuyindida esabekayo ukuthi ngenkathi umnyango owodwa wobandlululo uvalwa, lolu khetho luvula okunye ukwephulwa okuthusayo kwamalungelo abantu. Ngoba ngeke kuphela isithembiso sika-Obama sokudlula Umthetho Wenkululeko Yokuzikhethela (FOCA) iletha ukubulawa kwezinsana okukhulu eMelika, ezinye izifundazwe, ezifana neWashington, ngisanda kudlulisa izinqumo ukwenza ukuzibulala kube yilungelo elisemthethweni, kuthi naseMichigan, kuphume isinyathelo sokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwamaseli ama-stem emibungu yabantu yocwaningo. 
Kakade "ushintsho" seluqala ukushanela izwe! Umyalezo ongaka lona entsheni: "Impilo iyabambeka! Impilo, uma ingukuphazamisa, iyaqedwa! Impilo, lapho ingasabonwa njengokufanele ukuphila, iyabekezeleleka!" Ngikhala ngobunye nabaningi benu: ukufa akuyona impendulo ekuhluphekeni kwalesi siko. UJesu kuphela! UJesu kuphela! Yilowo kuphela oyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila. Uyena kuphela "Lowo."
Ukuthula akukhona nje ukungabi khona kwempi noma ukunakekelwa okulula kokulinganiswa kwamandla phakathi kwamabutho, futhi akukwazi ukuphoqelelwa ekuphelelweni kwamandla okuqeda. Ibizwa, ngokufanele nangendlela efanele, umsebenzi wobulungiswa. Kungumkhiqizo wokuhleleka, umyalo ofakwe emphakathini wesintu ngumsunguli wawo waphezulu, okufanele wenziwe ngokusebenza njengoba abantu belambele futhi bomele ubulungiswa obuphelele. —Umthethosisekelo wePastor on the Church in the Modern World, Second Council Council, Imfundo yamahora, Umq. IV, k. 470-471
Kungakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala kweHhovisi likaMongameli, i-FOCA ingaphasiswa, isule noma yimiphi imikhawulo ekhona yokukhipha isisu. Okuxakayo ngalokhu ukuthi lo Mthetho uxhaswe ngabakwaPlanned Parenthood - okuyinhlangano umsunguli wayo, uMargaret Sanger, obehlose ukunciphisa, uma kungenjalo ukuqeda abantu abamnyama ngokukhipha isisu kulokho okubizwa nge- "The Negro Project." Yethulwe njengohlelo lokufukulwa kwabantu abamnyama, kepha izimpande zikaSanger zase-Aryan zibonisa injongo emnyama, ethola amandla amasha nge-FOCA.
Sibe yizisulu zokuqothulwa kohlanga ngezandla zethu. - IsAm. UJohnny M. Hunter, umqondisi Life, Education and Resource Network (FUNDA), inhlangano enkulu kakhulu yokuphila kwabantu abamnyama e-United States
USUKULUNGELE?
Bafowethu nodadewethu abathandekayo, sithathe uhambo lokuzilungiselela kule minyaka emithathu edlule. Yebo, igama elilodwa elifingqa yonke le mibhalo ukuthi "Lungisa!" Lungiselela ini? Lungiselela ukushunyayelwa kokugcina kwalesi sikhathi; lungiselela izinguquko eseziqalile emvelweni; lungiselela ukushushiswa; lungiselela "ukubhekana kokugcina"okuzogcina ngo- Triumph labo bonke abanakho kwangena uMphongolo kulezi zinsuku. Ingabe lolu khetho alukhona yini ukuhlunga kakolweni emakhobeni? Ngoba owokugcina wentando yeningi lamaKristu emhlabeni uwele ezandleni zalabo abazoqeda “imibono yezenkolo” endala, noma njengoba uMongameli Obama akubeka enkulumweni yakhe yokuqala, "izimfundiso ezigugile, ukuthi isikhathi eside bayiklinyile ipolitiki yethu. " Sekuyisikhathi, onjiniyela bezenhlalo abazimisele, ukuletha "inkathi entsha" yokucabanga nezakhiwo. Abemi endleleni “ngabashokobezi” balolu hlelo olusha: labo ababambelela ngokuqinile emithethweni kaNkulunkulu engashintsheki, ikakhulukazi uBaba oNgcwele nezimvu ezima naye. Ngakho-ke, izinguquko zepolitiki eNyakatho Melika zingenye yamagiya amaningi UMeshing Omkhulu, noma kunjalo, okuyisisekelo.
Manje sesimi lapho sibhekene nengxabano enkulu yomlando esidlule kuyo isintu. Angicabangi ukuthi imibuthano ebanzi yomphakathi waseMelika noma imibuthano ebanzi yomphakathi wamaKrestu iyakubona lokhu ngokugcwele. Manje sibhekene nengxabano yokugcina phakathi kweBandla nabamelene neBandla, leVangeli kanye ne-anti-Gospel. Lokhu kungqubuzana kuphakathi kwezinhlelo zikaNkulunkulu. Kuyicala lelo iBandla lonke. . . kumele uthathe. —UKhadinali Karol Wotyla owaba uPapa John Paul II eminyakeni emibili kamuva; lanyatheliswa kabusha ngoNovemba 9, 1978, The Wall Street Journal
Mayelana nalokhu, iCatechism inokuningi okushiwo maqondana nalabo abathembisa umhlaba omusha osuselwa ohlelweni lwabo, hhayi olukaMdali:
Ngaphambi kokuza kwesibili kukaKristu iBandla kumele lidlule esivivinyweni sokugcina esizonyakazisa ukholo lwamakholwa amaningi. Ushushiso oluhambisana nokuhambela kwakhe emhlabeni luyoveza "imfihlakalo yokungalungi" ngendlela yenkohliso yenkolo enikeza amadoda isisombululo sezinkinga zawo ngenani lokuhlubuka eqinisweni. Inkohliso enkulu yezenkolo yileyo yoMphikukristu, umbono-mbumbulu wobuMesiya lapho umuntu ezikhazimulisa ngaye esikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu nangoMesiya wakhe eze enyameni. -Ikhathekizimu yeSonto LamaKatolika, n. 675
AMAGagasi Oguquko
As amagagasi angaqondakali futhi amakhulu
washaya ugu lwaseMaine ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokhetho lwase-US, la mazwi athunyelwa kimi ngomunye wabafundi bami. Banikwa umama waseMelika ohamba ngegama lika "Jennifer." Kufanele ukuqondwa ngoba amanye "amagama" anikezwe wona asevele enzeka:
Ngiza kuwe namuhla ukuzokutshela ukuthi amagagasi ezinguquko azovela maduze. Kuzoba nokuhlukana okukhulu esizweni njengoba umhlaba uqhubeka nokuphendula ekujuleni kwesono somuntu. Entshonalanga kuzothululela umhlaba ushintsho olunyakazayo futhi empumalanga kuzovela isibonakaliso sokukhanya okukhulu okuzovusela abantu Bami emseni wami. Lapho uqala ukubona ukuwa okukhulu kwezikhungo zakho zezezimali yazi ukuthi uhlelo lwami lwesintu luzophumelela kungekudala. —Amagama Avela KuJesu, NgoDisemba 15, 2005
Esinye isimbungulu, kuthiwa uJesu, sizokwenzeka lapho isimilo sobuKristu siqala ukuqedwa emphakathini:
Bantu bami, lapho umhlaba ufuna ukuthulisa ubukhona Bami ezindleleni zenu zokuphila, yazini ukuthi ubulungiswa buzokwenzeka kungekudala. Bantu bami, anikho esikhathini sokuzola, kunalokho kungesikhathi lapho isihe sami sigeleza siphuma emisebeni yeNhliziyo Yami Engcwelengcwele. —Amagama Avela KuJesu, NgoDisemba 15, 2005
Yebo, lungiselela ukulandela uKholo uJesu aludlulisela kithi ngabaPhostoli Bakhe futhi walichitha ngenxa yegazi lakhe — ukuchitheka azokufuna nakwabanye bethu.
Abanye abasekeli baka-Obama bathukele amaKrestu anokungabaza okukhulu ngokusekelwa okungenamkhawulo kukamongameli omusha ngokukhipha isisu nokushada kwezitabane, bethi iBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi sithandazele abaholi bethu kuphela singabagxeki. Yebo, bakhulekele, kepha ume eceleni? Akusikho okushiwo yiBhayibheli lami:
Noma ngabe kulungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ukuthi silalele wena kunokulalela uNkulunkulu, yiba ngabahluleli. Akunakwenzeka ngathi ukuthi singakhulumi ngalokhu esikubonile nesikuzwile. (Izenzo 4: 19-20)
Yize bonke abezizwe embusweni wenkosi bemlalela, ukuze ngamunye ashiye inkolo yoyise futhi avume emyalweni wenkosi, nokho mina namadodana ami nezihlobo zami sizogcina isivumelwano sabobaba. Unkulunkulu akavumeli ukuthi siwushiye umthetho nemiyalo. Ngeke siwalalele amazwi enkosi noma sisuke enkolweni yethu nakancane nje. (1 iMacc 2: 19-22)
Ngakho-ke, kumele ngaphezu kwakho konke silungiselele uku ukuthanda.
UTHANDO, UTHANDO, UTHANDO
Sekuyiminyaka, kubonakala sengathi uMama Wethu Obusisiwe ubelokhu esibiza ngokuthi "Sikhuleke, sithandaze, sithandaze." Kodwa namuhla, ngizwa amagama amasha enhliziyweni yami agcwala njengegagasi lentokozo:
Uthando, uthando, uthando!
Ungavumeli izimpi ezibonakala zilahlekile zikuholele ekuphelelweni yithemba! Ihora Lomusa kuyasondela kodwa futhi ihora lapho iSonto kufanele lingene eNsimini Yothando futhi unikele konke kuYise ngenxa yokusindisa imiphefumulo elahlekile. Sekuyihora lapho izinsolo zezitha zethu zizophendulwa ngokuhlakanipha kokuthula, ngesixazululo sokuxolelwa, nangegazi lomusa. Umuntu anga "thanda, athande, athande" kuphela uma umuntu ethathe isikhathi sokuthi "akhuleke, akhuleke, athandaze," ngoba uThando nguMoya oNgcwele, umuthi wobunkulunkulu odonswe eMvinini ka Umthandazo kuthi thina esingamagatsha. Ngokuxhumana noNkulunkulu isithelo sothando siyazalwa, isithelo esizohlala isikhathi eside emuva kokuphela kwale nkathi.
Ngakho-ke ukuthula nakho isithelo sothando; uthando ludlulela ngalapho ubulungiswa bungafinyelela khona. Ukuthula emhlabeni, okuzalwa ngothando ngomakhelwane wakho, kuyisibonakaliso nomphumela wokuthula kukaKristu ogeleza uvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba. —Umthethosisekelo wePastor on the Church in the Modern World, Second Council Council, Imfundo yamahora, Umq. IV, k. 471
Kepha kumele sibe ngamaqiniso, bangane bami. Ngaphandle kokuthi umhlaba wamukele lokhu kuthula kweqiniso okuyisisekelo salo okuyiqiniso…
… Isintu, esivele sisebungozini obukhulu, singabhekana naphezu kokuthuthuka kwaso okumangalisayo olwazini, lolo suku lwenhlekelele lapho lungazi ukuthula okunye ngaphandle kokuthula okuthusayo kokufa. —Umthethosisekelo wePastor on the Church in the Modern World, Second Council Council, Imfundo yamahora, Umq. IV, k. 475
Noma, njengoba u-Obama athembisa enkulumweni yakhe yokuqala, "Sibuyisela isayensi endaweni yayo efanele, futhi sisebenzisa izimangaliso zobuchwepheshe. "NguNkulunkulu okumele abuyiselwe endaweni yakhe efanele ezizweni zethu nasezinhliziyweni zethu!
Kusuka kumfundi ngemuva kokhetho:
Ngenkathi ngibuka imiphumela yokhetho izolo kusihlwa, futhi isixuku sabuthana ukuzobabaza “uBarack”… Ngezwa enhliziyweni yami, esikhundleni segama lakhe, isixuku sibiza u "Baraba!" Abantu bakaNkulunkulu, amaKrestu, amaKhatholika kulelizwe bakhethe u-Obama-bengamnaki uBaba wethu oNgcwele, kanye noMbhishobhi wethu, kanye nezicelo zomPristi wethu zokuvota ukuvikela ubungcwele bayo yonke impilo yomuntu-bengayinaki nemibhalo ethi, “Uma abantu bami, igama lami elibizwe phezu kwabo, bezithoba, bathandaze, bafune ubuso bami, babuye ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngiyakubezwa ngisezulwini, ngibaxolele izono zabo, ngivuselele izwe labo.” Ngakho-ke, njengoPilatu, lapho ezwa ukukhala ngoBaraba, wenza isahlulelo sakhe futhi wakhulula kubantu lokho abakufisayo…. Ngikholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzokwahlulela futhi anikeze lokho abantu bakhe abakucelile.
Kungumqondo phakathi kwabaningi emhlabeni wonke ukuthi isijeziso singase sehlele isintu esingaphenduki kungekudala. Uma kunjalo, ubulungiswa bukaNkulunkulu buzoba isenzo somusa ukuqeda isiko lokufa eliqede ubumsulwa bemiphefumulo eminingi ephilayo futhi lathatha izimpilo abangenacala abangenakubalwa. U-Obama uthe,
Kulabo abafuna ukuqhubekisela phambili izinhloso zabo ngokufaka ukwesaba nokubulala abamsulwa, sithi kuwe manje umoya wethu unamandla futhi awukwazi ukuphulwa; awukwazi ukusidlula, futhi sizokwehlula. -Inkulumo Yokuvula, Januwari 20, 2009
Kumele sithandazele ukuthi isinqumo sakhe siqale ekhaya, ukuvikela labo abasengozini enkulu nabangenazwi, ikusasa elingakazalwa laseMelika.
KUTHIWANI UMA?
Ini if umhlaba usinikeza ithemba lokuthula, ukuphepha nokuzinza? Uma kunjalo
ngaphandle kukaKristu, yazi isithombe, bese wenqaba ukusikhothamela:
Lapho abantu bethi, "Ukuthula nokuvikeleka," khona inhlekelele engazelelwe ifika phezu kwabo, njengezinhlungu zokubeletha owesifazane okhulelweyo, futhi ngeke baphunyuke. (1 Thes. 5: 3)
UKUFUNDA OKWENGEZIWE:
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Ngabe isikhathi sokulungiselela siqala ukuphela? Funda: Isiphepho Esikhulu
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Kungani abanye bengazinzi ngokujule kangaka ngobumongameli buka-Obama? Funda: Isexwayiso Esidlule
