Ukuzinikela ngokuSebenzayo koMhla: Ukuphila ngokholo lweMagi

Ukholo olulungeleyo. Ngokukhawuleza xa ooMagi bebona inkwenkwezi kwaye baqonda ukuphefumlelwa kukaThixo ezintliziyweni zabo, bakholwa bashiya. Kwaye ngaphandle kwezizathu ezininzi zokuncama okanye ukuluhlehlisa uhambo lwabo, abakhange bavume mpendulo kubizo lwasezulwini. Zingaphi izikhuthazo zokutshintsha ubomi bakho, ukufuna u Yesu ngokusondeleyo osele unayo, osenayo nangoku? Uyifanisa njani? Kutheni ususa ubunzima obungaka? Kutheni ungahambi ngendlela elungileyo kwangoko?

Ukholo oluphilayo. IiMagi, zilandela inkwenkwezi, endaweni yokuba inkosi ifune, zifumane umntwana kumququ othobekileyo, kwintlupheko, kwinkxwaleko, ukanti bakholelwa ukuba unguKumkani noThixo, baqubuda kuye; Zonke iimeko ziyaxabiseka emehlweni okholo lwabo. Luthini ukholo lwam phambi kosana olunguYesu olilela mna, phambi kukaYesu kwiSakramente, ebusweni beenyaniso zeNkolo yethu?

Ukholo olusebenzayo. Kwakungonelanga ukuba iiMagi zikholelwe ekuzeni kukaKumkani, kodwa zaqala ukumkhangela; Akwanelanga ukuba babemnqula kube kanye, kodwa isithethe sithi, ukuba babe ngabapostile, baba ngabangcwele. Yintoni ekufanele ukuba siyenze ukuba singamaKatolika ukuba asisebenzi njengamaKatolika? Ukholo ngaphandle kwemisebenzi lufile, kubhala uSt. James (uJac., Ch. II, 26). Kukulungele ntoni ukulunga ngamanye amaxesha xa unganyamezeli?

UKUZIPHATHA. -Ngeenjongo zokuhamba noMagi kuhambo lwabo, yiya kwicawa ekude, kwaye unqule uYesu ngokholo oludlamkileyo kangangexesha elithile.