Ukuzinikela kuka-Saint Augustine kwiNtombikazi kaMariya kunye nomthandazo wakhe
AmaKristu amaninzi, kubandakanya amaKatolika, acinga ukuba ukuzinikela kwiNtombi Enyulu kaMariya kukukhula kade, mhlawumbi mandulo. Kodwa ukusukela kwiintsuku zokuqala zeCawe, amaKristu ebemhlonela uMariya kwaye efuna ukumcela.
Kulo mthandazo, u-Saint Augustine waseHippo (354-430) ubonisa ukuhlonipha kobuKristu uMama kaThixo kunye nokuqonda okuchanekileyo komthandazo wokucela. Sithandaza kwiNtombikazi eNtombileyo ukuba ivakalise imithandazo yethu kuThixo kwaye ifumane ukuxolelwa kuye ngenxa yezono zethu.
Umthandazo ka-Saint Augustine kwiNtombi Enyulu
OyiNtombikazi enguMariya, ngubani onokukuhlawula ngokufanelekileyo ngezabelo zakho zokudumisa nokubulela, wena onokuvuma okuhle kwentando yakho usindise umhlaba owileyo? Zeziphi iingoma zokudumisa ezinokuthi indalo yethu ebuthathaka yomntu ikufundele imbeko yakho, kuba kungenelelo lwakho kuphela apho ifumene indlela yokubuyiselwa. Yamkela, ke ngoko, umbulelo ombi esiwenzayo apha, nangona ungalingani ngokweemfaneleko zakho; Ukwamkela izibhambathiso zethu, ufumana kwimithandazo yakho uxolelo lwezono zethu. Thatha imithandazo yethu uye nayo kwingcwele yoluntu lwasezulwini kwaye kuyo uvelise iyeza loxolelwaniso. Ngamana izono esizithweleyo phambi koThixo uSomandla ngawe zingaxolelwa ngawe; into esiyicelayo ngokuqinisekileyo inokunikezelwa ngawe. Yamkela umnikelo wethu, unike izicelo zethu, ufumane ukuxolelwa kwinto esoyikayo, kuba nguwe kuphela ithemba laboni. Nawe sinethemba lokuxolelwa kwezono zethu nakuwe, Owu Nenekazi elisikelelekileyo, lithemba lethu lomvuzo. Mariya oyingcwele, nceda abonayo, uncede ababuthathaka bentliziyo, thuthuzela ababandezelekileyo, thandazela abantu bakho, ubongoze abefundisi, uthethelele bonke abantu basetyhini abazinikele kuThixo; kwanga bonke abagcina isikhumbuzo sakho esingcwele ngoku bangaluva uncedo lwakho kunye nenkuselo. Hlala ukulungele ukusinceda xa sithandaza, kwaye usiphathele iimpendulo zemithandazo yethu. Lumka uthandazele abantu bakaThixo, wena osikelelweyo nguThixo, ufanelekile ukuzisa uMhlawuleli wehlabathi, ophilayo olawulayo, ilizwe elingenasiphelo. Amen. Thuthuzela iintlungu, thandazela abantu bakho, ubongoze abefundisi, uthethele bonke abafazi abazinikele kuThixo; kwanga bonke abagcina isikhumbuzo sakho esingcwele ngoku bangaluva uncedo lwakho kunye nenkuselo. Hlala ukulungele ukusinceda xa sithandaza, kwaye usiphathele iimpendulo zemithandazo yethu. Lumka uthandazele abantu bakaThixo, wena osikelelweyo nguThixo, ufanelekile ukuzisa uMhlawuleli wehlabathi, ophilayo olawulayo, ilizwe elingenasiphelo. Amen. Thuthuzela iintlungu, thandazela abantu bakho, ubongoze abefundisi, uthethele bonke abafazi abazinikele kuThixo; wanga bonke abo bagcina isikhumbuzo sakho esingcwele ngoku bangaluva uncedo lwakho kunye nenkuselo. Hlala ukulungele ukusinceda xa sithandaza, kwaye usiphathele iimpendulo zemithandazo yethu. Lumka uqhubeke uthandazela abantu bakaThixo, wena osikelelweyo nguThixo, ufanelekile ukuzisa uMhlawuleli wehlabathi, ophila olawulayo, ilizwe elingenasiphelo. Amen. ophila kwaye olawulayo, umhlaba ongenasiphelo. Amen. ophila kwaye olawulayo, umhlaba ongenasiphelo. Amen.