Ukuzinikela ngokuSebenza koMhla: Xelisa iThemba leMagi

Ithemba, yomelele kwimigaqo yayo. Ukuba kwakwanele ukuba bahlale ekhaya okanye bahambe uhambo olufutshane ukufumana uKumkani osandula kuzalwa, ubuhle babo bebungayi kuba bancinci; kodwa ooMagi baqala uhambo olude, olungaqinisekanga, belandela kuphela umkhondo weenkwenkwezi, mhlawumbi ukoyisa inkcaso kunye nemiqobo. Siziphatha njani xa sijamelene nobunzima, kwanezincinci, ezisithintelayo kwindlela elungileyo? Masicinge ngayo phambi koThixo.

Ithemba, likhulu ngexesha lalo. Inkwenkwezi yanyamalala kufutshane neYerusalem; kwaye apho abamfumananga uMntwana ongcwele; UHerode wayengazi nto ngaloo nto; ababingeleli babebanda kodwa babathumela eBhetelehem; Nangona kunjalo, ithemba le-Magi alizange ligungqe. ithemba alinakuze lisishiye: ngaba uThixo akanako ukoyisa yonke into? Masihlale sikhumbula ukuba ixesha lovavanyo lifutshane!

Ithemba, lithuthuzelekile esiphelweni salo. Nabani na ofuna, ufumanisa, ithi iVangeli. Izazi zafumana okungaphezulu kunoko zazilindele. Bafuna inkosi yasemhlabeni, bafumana uKumkani wasezulwini; bafuna umntu, bafumana umntu-uThixo; Bafuna ukunika imbeko emntwaneni, bafumana uKumkani wasezulwini, umthombo wokulunga nobungcwele babo. Ukuba siyanyamezela kwithemba lobuKristu, siya kufumana konke okulungileyo ezulwini. Apha ngezantsi, ngubani owakhe wathemba ukulunga kukaThixo wadana? Masivuselele ithemba lethu.

UKUZIPHATHA. -Qhuba ukungathembeki entliziyweni, kwaye uhlala usithi: Nkosi, yandisa ukholo, ithemba kunye nothando kum