Ukuba anifani nabantwana, anisayi kungena ebukumkanini bamazulu (Mat 18:3). Ewe, bantwana bam, niyabona ukuzithemba, uvuyo, ubabalo, ukulunga kwabantwana-bonke ubutyebi bobabo banentliziyo esulungekileyo. Ndithi kuni kwakhona, banoyolo kwaye benyulu, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu bobabo.

 

 

 

 

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Ku “Yibani njengabantwana” kwii-ethos zobuKristu akufuneki zibuyele ekuvuthweni kolutsha. Endaweni yoko, kukungena kwimeko yokuthembela okupheleleyo kulungiselelo lukaThixo kunye nokushiya ukuthanda kwakhe okungcwele, athi uYesu “kukutya kwethu” (Yohane 4:34). Kule meko yokunikezela - okwenene kukufa kukabani ukuthanda kwakhe ukuvukela kunye notyekelo lwesono lwenyama- "kuvuswa" iziqhamo zoMoya oyiNgcwele ezazilahlwe nguAdam ngenxa yesono sokuqala: 

 

Iyabonakala ke yona imisebenzi yenyama; Ndiyaxwayisa, njengoko ndakuxelayo ngaphambili, ukuba abo benza izinto ezinjalo abayi kubudla ilifa uBukumkani bukaThixo. Ngokuchaseneyo, isiqhamo soMoya luthando, uvuyo, uxolo, ukuzeka kade umsindo, ububele, isisa, ukuthembeka, ubulali, ukuzeyisa. Akukho mthetho uchasene nezinto ezinjalo. Ke kaloku abo ke bakaKristu [uYesu] bayibethelele emnqamlezweni inyama yabo, kunye neenkanuko zayo, neenkanuko zayo. (Gal 5: 19-24)

 

Umbuzo ngulo njani ukubuyela kule meko? Inyathelo lokuqala kukwamkela nje “Imisebenzi yenyama”Kubomi bakho kwaye uguquke ngokunyanisekileyo kwezi Umthendeleko woXolelwaniso ngenjongo yokuba ungaze uphinde. Okwesibini, mhlawumbi, kunzima nangakumbi: "ukuyeka" ukulawula ubomi bomntu, njengoko umntu "efuna kuqala" ubukumkani bakhe kunokuba uBukumkani bukaKristu. Bambalwa abaziyo ukuba uMama wethu waseMedjugorje ucele ukuba, ngoLwesine weveki nganye, sicamngce ngale ndlela ilandelayo yezibhalo. Ngenxa yako konke okwenzekayo emhlabeni, kwaye okuza kwenzeka, esi Sibhalo kungekudala siza kuba sisikhokelo samaKrestu amaninzi, ngakumbi kwiNtshona yeHlabathi, njengokuba inkqubo yangoku isiwa. Iyeza lokuthintela uloyiko lwaloo nyaniso uza kufana nabantwana abancinci!

 

Akukho mntu unako ukukhonza nkosi mbini; kuba eya kuyithiya le ayithande leya, athi mhlawumbi abambelele kule ayidele leya. Aninako ukukhonza uThixo nobutyebi. Ngenxa yoko ndithi kuni, Musani ukubuxhalela ubomi benu, nisithi nodla ntoni na; nosela ntoni na; kwanomzimba wenu, nisithi niya kwambatha ntoni na. Ubomi abungaphezulu na kuko ukudla, nomzimba awungaphezulu na kwinto yokwambatha? Yondelani ezintakeni zasezulwini; azihlwayeli, azivuni, azihlanganisi koovimba; ukanti ke uYihlo osemazulwini uyazondla. Anixabisekanga ngaphezu kwazo na? Nguwuphi na ke kuni onokuthi ngokuxhala ongeze ebukhulwini bakhe ikubhite ibe nye? Kanjalo yini na ukuba nixhalele into yokwambatha? Gqalani iinyibiba zasendle, ukuhluma kwazo; azibulaleki yaye azisonti; kanti ke ndithi kuni, noSolomon kubo bonke ubunewunewu bakhe, wayengavathiswanga nanjenganye yazo ezi. Ukuba ke ingca leyo yasendle, ethi namhla ibekho, ize ngomso iphoswe eziko, wenjenjalo uThixo ukuyambathisa, akayi kunambathisa kakhulu ngakumbi na, bantundini balukholo luncinane? Musani ke ukuxhala, nisithi, Sodla ntoni na; sosela ntoni na? 'Siza kunxiba ntoni na?' Kuba zonke ezo zinto zingxanyelwe ziintlanga; uYihlo osemazulwini uyazi ukuba niyazidinga zonke. Funani ke tanci ubukumkani bakhe nobulungisa bakhe, kwaye zonke ezi zinto ziya kuba zezenu. Musani ukuxhalela ingomso; kuba ingomso liya kuxhalela okwalo. Ingxaki yosuku mayanele imini leyo. (Mat 6: 24-34)

 

Kunzima ukuyikhulula? Ewe. Elo, eneneni, liLonda eliKhulu lesono sokuqala. Isono sokuqala sika-Adam no-Eva yayingekuko ukuluma isiqhamo esalelweyo-yayinjalo Abangathembeli kwiLizwi loMdali wabo. Ukusukela ngoku, Elona Nxeba laKhulu uYesu weza kuliphilisa yayikukwaphula ukuthembela okomntwana kuBathathu Emnye oyiNgcwele. Yiyo loo nto iSibhalo sisixelela: 

 

Kuba nisindiswe ngokubabalwa ukholo; ayenziwa nguwe, sisipho sikaThixo… (Efese 2:8)

 

Namhlanje ngumhla wokubuyela kulolo hlobo lomntwana ukholo, nokuba ungubani. Kwesi sityalo sokholo "ngumthi wobomi", uMnqamlezo, oxhonywe phezu kwawo usindiso. Yinto elula nje leyo. Ubomi obungunaphakade abukude kangako ekubeni bufikeleleke. Kodwa ifuna ukuba ungene kolu kholo lokomntwana oluthi, nalo, lungqinwe - kungengakuba lusebenzisa ukuqonda - kodwa Sebenza ebomini bakho. 

 

… Ukuba ndinalo lonke ukholo, ukushenxisa iintaba, kodwa uthando ndingenalo, andinto yanto… Ngoko ukholo ngokwalo, ukuba alunamisebenzi, lufile. (1 Kor 13: 2, Yakobi 2:17)

 

Kwinyani, nangona kunjalo, sixakanisekile sisono sethu nakwabanye kangangokuba kunokuba nzima kakhulu ukungena kule meko yokushiywa. Ke sifuna ukucebisa kuwe ngeyona intle kwaye Namandla i-novena encede imiphefumlo engenakubalwa ingafumani nje intliziyo yomntwana, kodwa ifumane unyango kunye noncedo kwezona meko zingenakwenzeka. 

—UMark Mallett

 

 

I-novena ivela kwisiLatin NovemOko kukuthi, esithoba. Ngokwesiko lamaKatolika, i-novena yindlela yokuthandaza nokucamngca kangangeentsuku ezilithoba zilandelelana kumxholo othile okanye iinjongo ezithile. Kule novena ilandelayo, cinga ngokucamngca ngakunye kwamazwi kaYesu ngokungathi uyathetha nawe, (kwaye nguYe!), Kwiintsuku ezilithoba ezizayo. Emva kokucinga, thandaza ngentliziyo yakho la mazwi: O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into!

 

Usuku 1

Kutheni niziphambanisa ngokuzixhalabisa? Shiya inkathalo yemicimbi yakho kum kwaye yonke into iya kuba noxolo. Ndithi kuwe inyani ukuba yonke into eyinyani, imfama, ukuzinikela ngokupheleleyo kum ivelisa isiphumo onqwenela ukusombulula zonke iimeko ezinzima.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 2

Ukunikezela kum akuthethi ukukhathazeka, ukukhathazeka, okanye ukulahla ithemba, kwaye akuthethi ukuthandaza kum umthandazo oxhalabisayo undicela ukuba ndikulandele kwaye utshintshe ukukhathazeka kwakho kube ngumthandazo. Kuchasene nokuzinikezela, ngokunzulu ngokuchasene nayo, ukuba nexhala, ukuba novalo kunye nomnqweno wokucinga ngeziphumo zayo nayiphi na into. Kufana nokudideka abantwana abaziva xa becela umama wabo ukuba abone iimfuno zabo, kwaye ke bazame ukuzikhathalela ngokwabo ezo mfuno ukuze iinzame zabo ezinjengomntwana zifike ngendlela yoonina. Ukunikezela kuthetha ukuvala amehlo omphefumlo ngamehlo, ufulathele iingcinga zembandezelo kwaye uzibeke kuKhathalelo lwam, ukuze ndenze kuphela, ndithi "Uyayikhathalela".

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 3

Zingaphi izinto endizenzayo xa umphefumlo, kwiimfuno zokomoya nezinto ezibonakalayo, ujika ujonge kum, ujonge kum uthi kum; "Uyayinyamekela", uze uvale amehlo kwaye uphumle. Xa usentlungwini uthandazela ukuba ndenze, kodwa ndenze ngendlela ofuna ngayo. Awujongi kum, endaweni yoko, ufuna ukuba ndilungelelanise izimvo zakho. Aningabantu abagulayo abacela ugqirha ukuba anyange, kodwa ngabantu abagulayo abaxelela ugqirha ukuba enze njani. Ngoko ke sanukuziphatha ngale ndlela, kodwa thandazani njengoko ndanifundisayo kuBawo wethu.Malingcwaliswe igama lakho, ” Oko kukuthi, zukiswa ngemfuno yam. "Mabufike ubukumkani bakho, ” Oko kukuthi, konke okukhoyo kuthi nasehlabathini makuhambisane nobukumkani bakho. "Makwenziwe ukuthanda kwakho nasemhlabeni, njengokuba kusenziwa emazulwini. Oko kukuthi, kwimfuno yethu, yenza isigqibo njengoko ubona kufanelekile ukuba siphile okwexeshana nobomi obungunaphakade. Ukuba uthe kum ngenene:Makwenziwe ukuthanda kwakho ”. ngokufanayo nokuthi: "Uyikhathalele", ndiza kungenelela ngawo onke amandla aM, kwaye ndiza kusombulula ezona meko zinzima.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 4

Ubona ububi bukhula endaweni yokuba buthathaka? Sukubanexhala. Vala amehlo akho kwaye uthi kum ngokholo: "Intando yakho mayenziwe, uyikhathalele." Ndithi kuwe ndiza kuyikhathalela, kwaye ndiza kungenelela njengogqirha kwaye ndiza kuyenza imimangaliso xa ifuneka. Uyabona ukuba uyagula uyagula? Sukucaphuka, kodwa vala amehlo uthi "Uyayinyamekela." Ndithi kuwe ndiza kuyikhathalela, kwaye akukho lonyango linamandla ngaphezu kongenelelo lwam lothando. Ngothando lwam, ndiyathembisa oku kuwe.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 5

Kwaye xa kufuneka ndikukhokele kwindlela eyahlukileyo kule uyibonayo, ndiyakulungiselela; Ndiza kukuthwala ngeengalo zam; Ndiya kukuvumela ukuba uzifumanise, njengabantwana abalele ezandleni zoonina, kwelinye icala lomlambo. Yintoni ekukhathazayo kwaye ikwenzakalise kakhulu sisizathu sakho, iingcinga zakho kunye nokukhathazeka, kunye nomnqweno wakho kuzo zonke iindleko zokujongana noko kukukhathazayo.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 6

Awunabuthongo; ufuna ukugweba yonke into, uqondise yonke into kwaye ubone kuyo yonke into kwaye uzinikezela kumandla omntu, okanye okubi-emadodeni ngokwawo, uthembele kungenelelo lwawo-le yeyona nto ithintela amazwi am kunye neembono zam. Owu, ndinqwenela kangakanani kuwe ukuzinikela, ukukunceda; kwaye indlela endibandezeleka ngayo xa ndinibona nikhathazekile! USathana uzama ukwenza kanye le nto: ukukucaphukisa kunye nokususa kukhuseleko lwam kunye nokukuphosa emihlathini yamanyathelo omntu. Ke, kholosa kuphela ngam, phumla kum, zinikezele kum kuyo yonke into.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 7

Ndenza imimangaliso ngokulinikezela ngokupheleleyo kum kwaye ningazicingeli. Ndihlwayela ubutyebi bobabalo xa usentluphekweni enkulu. Akukho mntu unengqiqo, akukho mntu ucinga, owakhe wenza imimangaliso, nditsho naphakathi kwabangcwele. Wenza imisebenzi yobungcwele nabani na ozinikela kuThixo. Ke sukuphinda ucinge ngayo, kuba ingqondo yakho ibukhali, kwaye kuwe, kunzima kakhulu ukubona ububi kwaye uthembele kum kwaye ungazicingeli. Yenza oku kuzo zonke iimfuno zakho, yenza konke oku kwaye uya kubona imimangaliso emikhulu ethe cwaka. Ndiza kujonga izinto, ndiyakuthembisa oku kuwe.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 8

Vala amehlo akho kwaye uvumele ukuba uqhutyelwe kumjelo wobabalo lwam; vala amehlo akho kwaye ungacingi okwangoku, ujike iingcinga zakho kude kwikamva kanye njengoko ubuya kulinga. Hlala kum, ukholwe kukulunga kwaM, kwaye ndiyakuthembisa ngothando lwaM ukuba ukuba uthi "Uyayinyamekela", ndiza kuyikhathalela yonke; Ndiza kukuthuthuzela, ndikukhulule ndikukhokele.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into! (Amaxesha ali-10)

 

Usuku 9

Thandaza qho ukulungele ukunikezela, kwaye uyakufumana kuwo uxolo olukhulu kunye nembuyekezo enkulu, naxa ndikunika ubabalo lokuzisola, lokuguquka nothando. Ke kubaluleke ntoni ukubandezeleka? Ngaba kubonakala kungenakwenzeka kuwe? Vala amehlo akho kwaye uthi ngomphefumlo wakho wonke, "Yesu, uyayikhathalela". Sukoyika, ndiza kujonga izinto kwaye uya kulisikelela igama lam ngokuzithoba. Imithandazo eliwaka ayinakulingana nesenzo esinye sokunikezela, khumbula oku kakuhle. Akukho novena isebenza ngakumbi kunale.

O Yesu, ndiyazinikela kuwe, jonga yonke into!