Ukuzinikela namhlanje: uBawo wethu ngumthandazo owafundiswa nguYesu

“UTATA WETHU”

1. Yayiqukuqela iphuma kwintliziyo kaThixo, Qwalasela ukulunga kuka Yesu owayefuna, ngokwakhe, ukuba asifundise ukuthandaza, ephantse ukuyalela ukuba isicelo sisiwe kuKumkani weZulu. Ngubani ongaphezu kwaKhe onokusifundisa indlela yokuchukumisa intliziyo kaThixo? Ngokucengceleza i<em>Pater, esiyinikwe nguYesu, oyinjongo yolonwabo lukaYise, akunakwenzeka ukuba singaviwa. Kodwa ngakumbi: UYesu ujoyina nathi ukusuka. sithethelele xa sithandaza; ke ngoko umthandazo uqinisekile ngesiphumo sawo. Kwaye ufumana ukucengceleza iPater kuxhaphake kakhulu?

1. Ixabiso lalo mthandazo. Kufuneka sicele izinto ezimbini kuThixo: 1 ukuba asisindise ebubini benyaniso; 2 Siphe okulungileyo okuyinene; ngePater ubuza omnye nomnye. Ke yona eyona nto iphambili ilungile, yileyo kaThixo, oko kukuthi, uzuko lwakhe, isihombo sakhe sangaphandle; sibonelela ngale nto ngamagama athi malingcwaliswe igama lakho. Ukulunga kwethu kokuqala kokulungileyo kwasezulwini, kwaye sithi uBukumkani baKho mabufike; Owesibini ungowomoya, kwaye sithi mayenziwe intando yakho; eyesithathu sisiphango, kwaye sicela isonka semihla ngemihla. Zininzi kangakanani izinto ezizibandakanyayo ngexesha elifutshane!

3. Uqikelelo kunye nokusetyenziswa kwalo mthandazo. Eminye imithandazo asiyi kujongelwa phantsi, kodwa asimele sithandane ngokuphambanayo; iPatro ngobuhle bayo idlula zonke, njengokuba ulwandle luyidlula yonke imilambo; ngokwenene, uthi St. Augustine, yonke imithandazo kufuneka kuncitshiswe kule, ukuba zilungile, ekubeni oku iqulathe yonke into esenzela yona. Ngaba uyicengceleza ngokuzinikela?

ZIQEQESHE. — Cela ingqalelo ekhethekileyo kooBawo Bethu abahlanu kuYesu; cinga ngale nto uyibuzayo.