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USt Joseph wayethobela. UYosefu wayethobela ukuthanda kukaThixo ubomi bakhe bonke. UJoseph wayephulaphule ingelosi yeNkosi ichaza ukuzalwa kwentombi ephupheni emva koko wathatha uMariya njengomfazi wakhe (Mateyu 1: 20-24). Wayethobela xa wayekhokelela usapho lwakhe eYiphutha ukuba abaleke ukubulawa kukaHerode eBhetelehem (Mateyu 2: 13-15). UJoseph wayithobela imiyalelo yengelosi elandelayo yokuba abuyele kwaSirayeli (Matewu 2: 19-20) kwaye azinze eNazarete noMariya noYesu (Matewu 2: 22-23). Kukangaphi ikratshi lethu kunye neenkani zithintela ukuthobela kwethu uThixo?
USt Joseph wayengazicingeli. Kulwazi olunqongopheleyo esinalo ngoYosefu, sibona indoda eyayicinga ngokukhonza uMariya noYesu kuphela, hayi yena. Into abaninzi abanokuyibona njengedini kuye yayizizenzo zothando lokungazingci. Ukuzinikela kwakhe kusapho lwakhe kungumzekelo wootata banamhlanje abanokuvumela uncamatheliso olungalunganga kwizinto zeli hlabathi ukuba ligqwethe ingqalelo yabo kwaye bathintele ubizo lwabo.
St. Joseph ekhokelwa ngumzekelo . Akukho nalinye kumagama akhe abhalwe eZibhalweni, kodwa sinokubona ngokucacileyo kwizenzo zakhe ukuba wayeyindoda elilungisa, enothando, kwaye ethembekile. Sihlala sicinga ukuba siphembelela abanye ikakhulu ngento esiyithethayo, xa siqwalaselwa rhoqo ngezenzo zethu. Zonke izigqibo kunye nezenzo ezibhalwe yile ngcwele ingumgangatho ekufuneka amadoda awulandele namhlanje.
USanta Joseph wayengumsebenzi . Wayengumkhandi olula owayekhonza abamelwane bakhe ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe. Wafundisa unyana wakhe owamkelekileyo uYesu ukubaluleka kokusebenza nzima. Kungenzeka ukuba ukuthobeka okuboniswe nguJoseph kwizibhalo ezirekhodiweyo kuphalaze kwindlela elula ayithathileyo emsebenzini wakhe kunye nokubonelela ngeNtsapho eNgcwele. Sonke singafunda isifundo esikhulu ku-Saint Joseph, okwangumxhasi wabasebenzi, malunga nexabiso lomsebenzi wethu wemihla ngemihla kunye nendlela emelwe ukubakho ukuzukisa uThixo, ukuxhasa iintsapho zethu kunye negalelo eluntwini.
USanta Joseph wayeyinkokeli . Kodwa hayi ngendlela esinokububona ngayo ubunkokeli namhlanje. Waqhuba njengendoda enothando xa wayezama ukufumana isitali sikaMariya ukuba azalele uYesu, emva kokujikiswa kwindwendwe yaseBhetelehem. Wakhokela njengendoda yokholo xa wayemthobela uThixo ezintweni zonke, ethatha umfazi okhulelweyo njengomfazi wakhe, kwaye kamva wazisa iNtsapho eNgcwele ngokukhuselekileyo eYiputa. Wayeqhuba njengomthengisi wosapho esebenza iiyure ezinde kwindawo yakhe yokusebenzela ukuqinisekisa ukuba banako ukutya okwaneleyo kunye nophahla phezu kweentloko. Wakhokela njengomfundisi-ntsapho efundisa u Yesu ubugcisa bakhe nendlela yokuphila nokusebenza njengendoda.