Wajamelana njani uSanta Jerome ngomsindo wakhe ogqithisileyo
USanta Jerome wayeyaziwa ngokungxolisa abantu aze atshicele amagqabaza anomsindo, kodwa kukuguquka kwakhe okwamsindisa.
Umsindo yimvakalelo kwaye ngokwako ayisosono. Kuyenzeka ukuba umsindo usikhuthaze ukuba senze into yobuqhawe kwaye sime abo batshutshiswayo.
Nangona kunjalo, kulula kakhulu ukuvumela umsindo usidle, kwaye ke amazwi ethu awasabonisi ukholo lwethu lobuKristu.
USt Jerome wayeyazi kakuhle le nto, njengoko wayesaziwa ngokuba nomsindo ogqithileyo. Wayengazingci ngomsindo wakhe kwaye wayezisola ngamazwi akhe kwangoko emva kokuwathetha.
Izenzo zabantu zinokumrhola ngokulula, kwaye iingxoxo zakhe nabanye abaphengululi zazingalunganga.
Kutheni le nto uSanta uJerome enziwe ubungcwele njengongcwele ukuba wayengumntu onomsindo, esaziwa ngokubanzi ngamazwi akhe ahlaselayo?
UPopu Sixtus V wadlula phambi komzobo ka-St. Jerome ephethe ilitye wagqabaza wathi: "Unyanisile ukuphatha eli litye, kuba ngaphandle kwalo iCawe ibingasoze ikwenze ulungelelwano".
USixtus wayebhekisa kwisenzo sika-St. Jerome sokuzibetha ngelitye nanini na elingwa, okanye ngenxa yempindezelo yezono zakhe. Wayesazi ukuba wayengafezekanga kwaye wayeza kuzila ukutya, athandaze, akhale kuThixo rhoqo efuna inceba.
Ukuzifumana ndilahliwe kumandla otshaba, ndaziphosa emoyeni ezinyaweni zikaYesu, ndizihlamba ngeenyembezi zam, ndaze ndawuthambisa umzimba wam ngokuzila ukutya iiveki. Andinazintloni ukuveza izilingo zam, kodwa kubuhlungu kum ukuba andisenguye lo ndandinguye. Ndihlala ndidibanisa ubusuku bonke kunye neentsuku, ndilila, ndincwina kwaye ndibetha isifuba sam de kubuye ukuzola okunqwenelekayo. Ndandisoyika isisele endandihlala kuso, kuba sabona iingcebiso ezimbi zotshaba lwam: kwaye ndinomsindo kwaye ndixhobile, ndaya ndedwa kwezona ndawo zifihlakeleyo zentlango kunye nentlambo enzulu okanye ilitye elinyukayo, eyayiyindawo umthandazo wam, apho ndaphosa isaka elibi lomzimba wam.
Ukongeza kwezi ntlungu zokuzibulala, wazinikela ekufundeni isiHebhere, ukuphelisa izilingo ezininzi ezaziza kumhlasela.
Xa umphefumlo wam uvutha ngeengcinga ezimbi, ukuze ndoyise inyama yam, ndaba sisifundiswa semonki eyayingumJuda, ukuze ndifunde oonobumba besiHebhere kuye.
USanta Jerome ngewayesokolisile ngumsindo ubomi bakhe bonke, kodwa nanini na esiwa, wayedanduluka kuThixo kwaye enze konke okusemandleni akhe ukuphucula ilizwi lakhe.
Singafunda kumzekelo weSt Jerome kwaye sivavanye ubomi bethu, ngakumbi ukuba sihlala sinomsindo. Ngaba siyazisola ngale ngqumbo ikhathaza abanye? Okanye sinebhongo, singakulungelanga ukuvuma ukuba senze impazamo?
Okwahlula kwabangcwele asizizo iimpazamo zethu, kodwa kukukwazi kwethu ukucela uxolo kuThixo nakwabanye. Ukuba senza njalo, sinokuninzi okufanayo kunye nabaNgcwele kunokuba sinokulindela