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UKUFUNDA KWALO SUKU Kwincwadi yeDuteronomio: Dt 30,15-20 UMoses wathetha nabantu wathi: «Yabona, namhlanje ndibeka phambi kwenu ubomi nokulunga, ukufa nobubi. Ke kaloku, ndiyakuwisela umthetho namhla, ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, uhambe ngeendlela zakhe, ugcine imithetho yakhe, nemithetho yakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, ukuze uphile, wande, alisikelele uYehova uThixo wakho ilizwe elo ukulo. malunga nokungena ukuze ulidle ilifa. Kodwa ukuba intliziyo yakho ibuye umva, kwaye ukuba uthe akwaphula-phula, uziyeke uqubude phambi koothixo bakho, ubanqule, namhlanje ndiyakwazisa ukuba uya kutshabalala, uphile ixesha elide kweli lizwe. niza kungena niye kulihlutha, niwela iYordan. Namhlanje ndithatha izulu nomhlaba njengamangqina am ngokuchasene nawe: ndibeke ubomi nokufa, intsikelelo nesiqalekiso phambi kwakho. Nyula ke ubomi, ukuze uphile, wena nembewu yakho, ukuba umthande uYehova uThixo wakho, uliphulaphule izwi lakhe, uzigcine kuye, ngokuba bubomi bakho, nokokuphila kwakho, ukuze uhlale emhlabeni lowo akuhleliyo uYehova. wafunga ukubanika ooyihlo, u-Abraham, u-Isaac kunye no-Jacob ».
IVANGELI YOMHLA Ukusuka kwiVangeli ngokukaLuka 9,22: 25-XNUMX Ngelo xesha, uYesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: "UNyana woMntu umelwe kukuva ubunzima obukhulu, alahlwe ngamadoda amakhulu, ababingeleli abaziintloko nababhali, abulawe. kwaye uvukile. ngomhla wesithathu ".
Emva koko, kuye wonke umntu, wathi: «Ukuba nabani na ufuna ukundilandela, makazincame, athabathe umnqamlezo wakhe yonke imihla andilandele. Othe wamsindisa umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; ke othe wawulahla umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yam, wowusindisa lowo. Ewe, umntu unalungelo lini na ke xa ethe walizuza ihlabathi liphela, abe ke ezilahlile, mhlawumbi ezonakalisile?
AMAZWI KABawo OYINGCWELE Asinakucinga ngobomi bobuKrestu obungaphandle kwale ndlela. Kuhlala kukho le ndlela wayenza kuqala: indlela yokuthobeka, indlela yokuthotywa, yokuzibhubhisa, kunye nokuvuka kwakhona. Kodwa, nantsi indlela. Uhlobo lobuKristu ngaphandle komnqamlezo ayilolobuKristu, kwaye ukuba umnqamlezo ungumnqamlezo ngaphandle kukaYesu, ayisiwo owamaKristu. Kwaye olu hlobo luya kusisindisa, lusinike uvuyo kwaye lusenze sibe nesiqhamo, kuba le ndlela yokuzikhanyela kukunika ubomi, ichasene nendlela yokuzingca, yokuncamathela kuyo yonke impahla yam kuphela. Le ndlela ivulelekile kwabanye, kuba loo ndlela yenziwe nguYesu, yokutshabalalisa, loo ndlela yayikukunika ubomi. (Santa marta, 6 Matshi 2014)