IKrismesi kaYesu, umthombo wethemba

Ngexesha leKrisimesi, sicamngca ngokuzalwa kuka uJesu, ixesha apho kwangena ithemba ehlabathini ngokuvela kuNyana kaThixo.” UIsaya wayeprofete ngokuza kukaMesiya, evakalisa ukuzalwa kweNtombi Enyulu. IKrisimesi imele ukuzaliseka kwesi sithembiso sikaThixo, noThixo eba ngumntu kwaye esondela ebantwini, ezihlubula ubuThixo bakhe.

Ubomi obungunaphakade obunikelwa nguThixo ngoYesu bubo umthombo wethemba ukuba iKrismesi imele. Ithemba lobuKristu lahlukile, lithembekile kwaye lisekelwe kuThixo, liyabonakala kwaye liyaqondakala. UYesu, xa engena ehlabathini, usinika amandla okuhamba naye, emele ukuqiniseka kwe uhambo oluya kuBawo oko kusilindile.

Umfanekiso wokuzalwa kukaYesu usimema ukuba sicamngce ngoYesu sinokholo nethemba

Ngexesha le-Advent, imiboniso yokuzalwa ilungiswa kumakhaya angamaKristu, isiko eliqala emva UFrancis oNgcwele waseAssisi. Ubulula bomboniso wokuzalwa kukaYesu bunika ithemba, umlinganiswa ngamnye entywiliselwe kwimeko-bume yethemba.

Indawo awazalelwa kuyo uYesu, IBetlemme, ibonisa ukuthanda kukaThixo iindawo encinci kwaye ithobekile. UMariya, uMama wethemba, ngo "ewe" wakhe, uvula umnyango kuThixo kwihlabathi lethu. Umfanekiso wokuzalwa kukaYesu usimema ukuba sijonge UMariya noYosefu, abathi ngokholo nethemba bacamngce ngenyaniso Bambino, umqondiso wothando lukaThixo oluza kusisindisa.

I abelusi kumboniso wokuzalwa bamele i abathobekileyo nabangamahlwempu; abo babelindele uMesiya njengentuthuzelo kaSirayeli nanjengentlawulelo yeYerusalem. Ithemba labo bakholose ngonqabiseko lwezinto eziphathekayo alinakufaniswa nelo likuThixo indumiso yezithunywa zezulu ivakalisa icebo likaThixo elikhulu, ukusungula uBukumkani bothando, ubulungisa noxolo.

Xa sicinga ngomboniso wokuzalwa kukaYesu kwezi ntsuku, silungiselela iKrisimesi ngokwamkela uYesu njengembewu yethemba kumsele wembali yethu yobuqu kunye neyoluntu. Njalo ewe kuYesu lihlumelo lethemba. Sithembele kweli hlumelo lethemba kwaye sinqwenelela wonke umntu ukuba a IKrisimesi egcwele ithemba.