Ukuzindla 10/28/18
Abafowethu nodadewabo,
Sifunda emazwini angcwele namuhla mayelana noJesu Ukuphilisa indoda eyimpumputhe igama elithi Bartimaeus. Yimuphi umlayezo uMsindisi wethu oNgcwele ositshelayo? Okokuqala, ubonisa ukuthi unguNkulunkulu Ongunaphakade ngempela owadala amazulu nomhlaba. Ubonisa igunya lakhe kubantu abakuzungezile. Njengoba nje watshela umFarisi ukuthi unamandla okuthethelela izono, naye unamandla okuphulukisa imizimba yethu ephukile. Okwesibili, uJesu usikhombisa ukuthi unguNkulunkulu wesihe esingunaphakade. Ukuba nguNkulunkulu, ngabe ukhulume kuBartimaeus, hhayi ngenxa yezono zakho ezedlule, kufanele uhlale ngale ndlela noma kufanele unikeze njengomhlatshelo wokuhlawulela izono zakho. Cha. UJesu umbiza ukuba eze kuye emva kokuzwa ukukhala kwakhe kokuphulukiswa. “Jesu, Ndodana kaDavide, ngihawukele!” Okwesithathu, isifundo sangempela, esijulile ekufundeni ivangeli ukuthi sonke sihlupheka. Kungakhathaliseki ukuhlupheka kungenxa yezono zethu. Okuhlangenwe nakho kokudabuka kanye nezinsizi esibhekene nazo ekuphileni kwethu. Sonke sinokukhala kwangaphakathi kuNkulunkulu. Yilapho iNkosi yeMpi ingasebenza kithi. UNkulunkulu, onamandla anjengoye, akanakuphazamisa intando yethu yokuzikhethela. Uyasithanda kakhulu kangangokuthi uyawuhlonipha lokho ngokujulile. Sithanda njalo ukuzizwa sengathi silawula konke. Siyakuzonda ukuyeka izinto. Kodwa ngokushesha noma kamuva, isimo sethu somuntu siyosihlupha. Isisindo sezwe nezinkinga zethu kungaba nzima kakhulu ukuthwala. Uma sithola ukuthi sinomdlavuza, noma ukuthi uthando luyabulawa. Lapho sithola ukuthi oshade naye wayengathembeki emshadweni wethu noma ukuthi izingane zethu ziye zahamba ekukholweni. Uma sizizwa singenathemba lapho siphelelwa umsebenzi futhi singazi ukuthi siyothola kanjani isinkwa sethu sansuku zonke. Ngaleso sikhathi lapho singakwazi ukuzinikela ngempela kuMusa kaNkulunkulu. Kudingeka sibheke i-Blessed Virgin Mary njengesibonelo sokulandela kulezi zikhathi ezinzima. Bheka indlela ayebhekene ngayo nezwe ngenkathi ekhona emhlabeni. Wathi “Yebo” kuNkulunkulu lapho enikwa izindaba zokuzalwa komntwana wakhe uJesu. Ulandela umlingani wakhe uJoseph njengoba kwakufanele babalekele eBetlehema, lapho uHerode ezama ukubulala uJesu. Wacela iNdodana yakhe isimangaliso phakathi komshado wase Cana. Wayekanye noJesu ngesikhathi sokukhathazeka nokufa. Wayebambelela esithembisweni sikaNkulunkulu futhi wamethemba kuye yonke indlela eya ekupheleni! Ukholo lwakhe aluzange luyeke. Wethembela iNkosi EnguMninimandla onke ukuba anqobe yonke imigwaqo. Nathi kufanele size phambi kweNkosi nge-ferver efanayo! Yebo, bafowethu nodadewethu, sinesimo sokuwa futhi sizalwa sinesono empilweni yethu ngokungafani noMama wethu Obusisiwe, kodwa singamlingisa futhi sithandaze eNdodaneni yakhe uJesu ngesihe. UJesu Kristu usulungele ukusinika impilo futhi sibe nakho okuningi! Konke okwenzeka empilweni kungenxa yokuhlinzeka kwakhe kwaphezulu. Kudingeka siphulwe ngomoya wethu wokuzidla. Sidinga ukuba izimpilo zethu ziphazamiseke ukuze siphinde siphinde siphinde siphelele. Kudingeka sife ukuze sizenze uJesu ukuze asiphulukise. Kumele sithembele eNkosini ngendlela engcono kakhulu sidinga ukuphulukiswa. Singase sicabange ukuthi sidinga ukuphulukiswa ngokomzimba, kodwa mhlawumbe iNkosi ifuna ukuphulukisa inhliziyo yakho. Inhliziyo yakho yilapho ephakathi nendawo yokuphila kwakho komthandazo kuNkulunkulu. Kudingeka siyeke ukucabanga noMqondo wethu. Izingqondo zethu zomuntu zizama njalo ukulinganisa konke isikhathi sonke. Inhliziyo futhi iyisisekelo somphefumulo wethu wokuthandaza. Lapho inhliziyo yethu ikhona ngokuthula, umphefumulo wethu usekuthula, khona-ke izingqondo zethu zingathula ngomsindo wezwe bese ekugcineni sizwa uNkulunkulu ekhuluma nathi. Masikhale ndawonye, sicele iNkosi ngokuncenga kweNdodanakazi Ebusisiwe ukuba sife ngokwethu futhi size kuye ngezinkinga zethu, zonke izinhlungu zethu, kodwa sicela ukuphulukiswa kuqala ebuhlotsheni bethu nomdali, bese-ke kuphela Singabona yini umhlaba wonke amehlo kaKristu. Singathanda izimo zethu njengethuba lokusindiswa ngesifiso sokukhonza uKristu. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angasinika ukuphulukiswa esikudingayo ngempela. Ukungasenzeli kangcono futhi sikhohlwe ngaye, kodwa ukuphulukiswa esingayifakazela isihe sakhe saphakade emhlabeni ngaphambi kwethu. Amen!