Sithandwa sam ... (Ileta eya kuSanta)
Sawubona Santa Claus, unyaka nonyaka, njengesiqhelo, abantwana abaninzi banibhalela iileta kwaye bakucele izipho kwaye nam namhlanje ndibhala ileta yam ngeKrisimesi. Kulo nyaka ngokumangalisayo ngokungafaniyo nabanye ndikucela ukuba ubeke isaka egcwele izipho kwaye unike bonke abantwana le nto ndiyidwelisayo ngoku.
Santa othandekayo, ndicela ukuba unike abantwana i-caress. Uninzi lwabo bahlala kwizahlulo zeentsapho kwaye nokuba banxiba kwifashoni kwaye banekamva eliqinisekileyo kwiintsapho zabo ezichumileyo, akukho mntu ubaphathayo kwaye ubenza baqonde ukuba esona sipho sinokunikwa umntu ayisiyiyo into ebonakalayo kodwa uncumo, ukwanga, isandla sokwandisa ukunceda abanye.
Santa othandekayo, ndiyakucela ukuba uxelele aba bantwana ukuba ukuya kwezona zikolo zibalaseleyo, kwindawo zokuzilolonga, kwizikolo zoqeqesho, ayisiyiyo yonke into ebomini. Sifundise ukuba ulwazi ayisiyiyo yonke into kodwa eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukunika, ukuthanda, ukuba kunye nabanye. Bayeke baqonde ukuba ootatomkhulu noomakhulu babo, nditsho nokufumana isiqingatha sabazali babo, bakhulise abantwana abasixhenxe, abasibhozo abangenanto yakubamonela kwesi sizukulwana sangoku endaweni yokuba kwiintsapho zabo bahlala bodwa okanye ubukhulu becala nomntakwabo ngenxa yokuba abazali babo bafuna ukubanika yonke into cosumismo yeli hlabathi.
Sithandwa sam, zisa ezi zipho zikaYesu kwaba bantwana, uze nazo igolide, intlaka yokuqhumisa nemore. Igolide elithetha ixabiso lobomi, isiqhumiso esithetha ivumba lobomi kunye nemore okuthetha ukuba bubuhlungu bobomi. Menze aqonde ukuba ubomi sisipho esixabisekileyo kwaye kufuneka siphile ngokugqibeleleyo ngokuxhaphaza zonke izipho zikaThixo nokuba bathe bangabi ngabantu abakhulu emsebenzini kwaye bafeze okulindelwe ngabazali babo bangahlala bengamadoda amahle kwaye batyebise iintsapho zabo imali kodwa ukuthanda nokuthanda.
Othandekayo uSanta Claus ufundisa aba bantwana ukuba bathandaze. Benze baqonde ukuba ekuseni xa bevuka kwaye ngokuhlwa phambi kokuba balale kufuneka bahlonele kwaye bathande uThixo wabo kwaye bangalandeli iimfundiso zangoku ezinje ngeyoga, rieki okanye ubudala obutsha ezingafundisi imilinganiselo yenene yobomi.
Sithandwa sam, nawe ulahlekelwe lixabiso lakho. Ngapha koko, ngaphambi kokuba kufike uDisemba 25 izipho zakho zazinqweneleka kakhulu kwaye ulonwabo lwazo luhlale unyaka endaweni ngoku ngoku aba bantwana emva kweyure, ezimbini ezasifumana isipho sakho sele zikulibele kwaye cinga ukuba kwiqela elilandelayo xa ubuza.
Sifikile esiphelweni sale leta. Ndiyathemba kuphela othandekayo uSanta Claus ukuba aba bantwana ukongeza koku kubathengi bayakwazi ukuqonda eyona ntsingiselo yeKrisimesi. Ukuba uThixo waba yinyama njengomntu kunye nemfundiso eyinyani kaYesu awayidlulisela kubo bonke abantu ukuba bathandane. USanta Claus siyathemba ukuba aba bantwana bangadala umhlaba ongcono, umhlaba uYesu angawufuni usekelwe kukuthanda izinto eziphathekayo nakubutyebi kodwa kuthando nasekuncedaneni.
Santa othandekayo le leta inokubonakala ngathi iyathetha kodwa ngelishwa abantwana bethu abazidingi izipho zakho kodwa banesidingo esiqinileyo sokuqonda ukuba izipho, imali, ulonwabo aziyiyo yonke into. Kuya kufuneka baqonde ukuba ebomini kukho uyolo olukhulu ekupheni kunakwamkela, kufuneka baqonde ukuba akukho mfuneko yokuba basukele nayiphi na impumelelo kodwa baphile nje. Kufuneka baqonde ukuba kukho uThixo ezulwini owabadala kwaye wabathanda. Kufuneka baqonde ukuba kwizinto ezincinci nezilula zobushushu bosapho, zesipho esinikwe umntu osweleyo, sokuwola okunikwa umhlobo, ulonwabo lulele kuzo zonke ezi zinto zincinci.
Santa Claus, umhle kum kwaye umfanekiso wakho awuzange ubeke, kodwa ndiyathemba ukuba kule Krisimesi nifunwa kancinane kwaye niyaziwa ngabantwana kodwa ndiyathemba ukuba endaweni yenu baya kujonga umfanekiso woMntwana onguYesu baliqonde ibali lakhe, isizathu sesakhe ukuzalwa, imfundiso yayo.
Ibhalwe nguPaolo Tescione, ngeKrisimesi ka-2019