U-Kristu umbhali wovuko nobomi
Ekhumbula ulonwabo lokuzuza usindiso kwakhona, uthi: Njengokuba ukufa kungene ngoAdam kulo mhlaba, ngokunjalo ngoKristu lusindiso olunikwayo kwakhona kwihlabathi (cf. Roma 5:12). Kwaye kwakhona: Indoda yokuqala ethatyathiweyo emhlabeni ingumhlaba; umntu wesibini uvela ezulwini, kwaye ke ngowasezulwini (1 Cor 15:47). Ukwathi: "Njengokuba besiphethe umfanekiselo womntu wasemhlabeni", okomntu omdala esonweni, "siya kuwubeka nomfanekiso wendoda yasezulwini" (1 Kor 15:49), oko kukuthi, sinosindiso umntu uthathelwa ingqalelo, uhlangulwe, uhlaziyiwe, wahlanjululwa kuKristu. Ngokwompostile ngokwakhe, uKrestu uza kuqala kuba ngumbhali wokuvuka kwakhe nobomi. Emva koko kuza abo bangabakaKristu, oko kukuthi, abo bahamba ngokulandela umzekelo wobungcwele bakhe. Aba banokhuselo olusekwe ekuvukeni kwakhe kwaye baya kuba naye ubuqaqawuli besithembiso sasezulwini, njengoko isitsho iNkosi kwiVangeli: Lowo undilandelayo akasayi kutshabalala kodwa uyakuphuma ekufeni aye ebomini (jn. 5:24).
Kungoko ukuthanda kukaMsindisi bubomi nosindiso lomntu. Ngesi sizathu, enyanisweni, wayefuna ukusifela, ukuze thina, ngokukholwa kuye, siphile ngonaphakade. Ixesha elingaphezulu wayefuna ukuba yile nto siyiyo, ukuze, xa ezalisekisile isithembiso sobomi bakhe obungunaphakade kuthi, sikwazi ukuhlala naye ngonaphakade.
Oku, ndithi, lubabalo lweemfihlakalo zasezulwini, esi sisipho sePasika, lo ngumthendeleko wonyaka esiwunqwenela kakhulu, ezi zizinto zokuqala zobomi obunika ubomi.
Ngale mfihlakalo abantwana bavelise ekuhlanjweni okubalulekileyo kweCawa eNgcwele, abazalwa ngokutsha kubantwana, benza ukubonakala kobumsulwa babo. Ngenxa ye-Ista, abazali abangamaKristu nabangcwele bayaqhubeka, ngokholo, inzala entsha engenakubalwa.
Nge-Ista umthi wokholo uqhakaza, ifonti yobhaptizo iba neziqhamo, ubusuku bukhanye ngokukhanya okutsha, isipho sezulu sihle kwaye umthendeleko unika isondlo sawo sasezulwini.
NgePasika iBandla lamkela onke amadoda esifubeni sakhe kwaye libenza babe bantu banye kunye nosapho olunye.
Abanquli bento enye yobuthixo kunye namandla onke kunye negama laBantu abathathu bacula kunye noMprofeti indumiso yomthendeleko waminyaka le: "Le yimini ayenzileyo uYehova: masivuye sonwabe kuyo" (Nd 117, 24). Ngowuphi umhla? Ndithe nqa. Lowo unike ukuqala ebomini, ukuqala ukukhanya. Olu suku ngumyili wobungangamsha, oko kukuthi, iNkosi uYesu Krestu uqobo. Uthe ngaye: Ndim umhla: Ohamba emini akakhubeki (jn. 8, 12), Oko kukuthi: Nabani na olandela uKrestu kuyo yonke into, elandela umkhondo wakhe uya kufikelela embundwini wokukhanya okungunaphakade. Yile nto ayibuze kuYise xa wayeselapha ezantsi nomzimba wakhe: Bawo, ndifuna ukuba abo bakholwayo kum babekho apho ndikhoyo, ukuze njengokuba umanyene nam ndikunye nawe, ukuze nabo bahlale kuthi (cf. UJn 17, 20 ff.).