Ukuzinikela kwemini: umphefumlo omsulwa kunye noMariya

Ucoceko olungagungqiyo lukaMariya. Ngaphandle kwesono santlandlolo, uMariya wayekhululwe kwisikhuthazo senkanuko, esenza lo mfazwe ukrakra kuthi, nenkanuko engcolileyo. Umoya, intliziyo, umzimba, yonke into yayihlambulukile kakhulu kwiNyulu, ekubukeni kwakhe ukukhanya okunjalo kukhanya kangangokuba kwamema ubunyulu. UMariya uphendula ngokuthembeka kubabalo lukaThixo; kwaye, esengumntwana, uzibingelela eyintombi enyulu kuThixo, abaleke kwihlabathi, kwaye angalahla ukuba nguMama kaThixo, ukuba ubunyulu bakhe benzakele. Owu Mariya, nam ndandimsulwa…!

Ngaba siyabuthanda ubunyulu? Ngubani, ebomini bakhe, ongafanele ukukhalaza ngokuwa okanye okungaphezulu ngokubhekisele kwisidima esingcwele? Ngubani, kumlo omkhulu ohambisa inyama, kubuninzi beengcinga, iminqweno, izilingo ezingcolileyo, uhlala eyazi indlela yokulwa nokuphumelela? UThixo uyalela, emiyalelweni, ukuba alwe nkqu neminqweno yokunganyaniseki. UPaul uPaul angathanda ukuba nokungcola phakathi kwamaKristu kukhankanywe; UYesu, iNkosi yakhe, wabonisa ukuthanda ubunyulu; ndenze ntoni?

Umphefumlo omsulwa, kunye neNtombikazi enguMariya. Ndingathini ukubiza ukuba ndingunyana kaMariya ukuba andinyulu? Ndizokuthandaza ndithini ngesibindi ndicela uncedo, ukuba intliziyo yam isezandleni zikamtyholi ongcolileyo? - Thembisa namhlanje ukuba ufuna ukucoceka kwiingcinga, ukujonga, amagama, ukusebenza; ndedwa kunye nenkampani; imini nobusuku. Thembisa ukusebenzisa iindlela ezifanelekileyo ukugcina ubunyulu, oko kukuthi, umthandazo, ukungcola, ukubhabha kwamathuba kunye nokulungela kuMariya.

UKUZIPHATHA. - Cengceleza ooMariya abathathu; zihlambulule.