Ukuzinikela kwemini: yitsho imithandazo imbeko kwabamsulwa, kuvavanywa ukuthanda umsindo

Iziphumo zomsindo. Kulula ukuqala umlilo, kodwa hayi indlela ekunzima ngayo ukuwucima! Yeka, kangangoko unako, ekubeni nomsindo; Ingqumbo iyamfamekisa kwaye ikhokelele kugqithiso! ... Ngaba amava akwenzi ukuba uyichukumise ngesandla sakho? UHerode, edanile ziiMagi ezingazange zibuye zimnike iindaba zokuzalwa kukaKumkani wakwaSirayeli, wangcangcazela ngumsindo; kwaye, ukhohlakele, wayefuna ukuziphindezela! Bonke abantwana baseBhetelehem babulawa! - Kodwa abamsulwa! - Yintoni ebalulekileyo? Ndifuna ukuziphindezela! Ngaba umsindo awuzange urhuqe ukuze uziphindezele?

Abafeli-nkolo abamsulwa. Enjani yona ukubulala! Hayi indlela ekuphanziswe ngayo kwabonwa eBhetelehem ekuqhushumbeni kwabaphumezi, ekuqothuleni iintsana kwizibeleko zoomama abalilayo, ngokubabulala phambi kwamehlo abo! Ezinjani zona iintlungu ezibangela ungquzulwano phakathi kukamama okhusela umntwana, kunye nomgwebi oxhwitha kuye! Abamsulwa, kuyinyani, ngequbuliso baphumelela iParadesi; kodwa zingaphi izindlu umsindo womntu ozise ukuphanziswa! Kuhlala kunje: umsindo wephanyazo uvelisa ingxaki enkulu.

Waphoxeka uHerode. Ukuthomalalisa umzuzu odlulayo womsindo nokuzikhulula ngezithuko, uloyiko olucacileyo lwenyani luvela kuthi, kwaye lihlazo kubuthathaka bethu. Akunjalo? Sidanile: sikhangele indawo esiza kuphuma kuyo, endaweni yoko sifumene ukuzisola! Kutheni, ke, unomsindo kwaye uyeke umphunga okwesibini kunye nesithathu? UHerode waphoxeka.

UKUZIPHATHA. -Cengceleza u-Gloria Patri ngembeko yabamsulwa: kuvavanywa inkanuko yomsindo.