Umthendeleko kaSaint Stephen, umfeli-nkolo wokuqala weCawa, ukucamngca ngeVangeli
Bamkhuphela ngaphandle komzi, bamgibisela ngamatye. Amangqina abeka iingubo ezinyaweni zomfana ogama linguSawule. Njengokuba babemxuluba ngamatye uStefano, wadanduluka wathi, "Nkosi Yesu, wamkele umoya wam." KwiZenzo 7: 58-59
Onjani wona ukothuka umahluko! Izolo iCawe yethu ibhiyozele ukuzalwa kovuyo loMsindisi wehlabathi. Namhlanje sihlonipha umfeli-nkolo wokuqala ongumKristu, uStephen oyiNgcwele. Izolo, umhlaba ubumiselwe umntwana othobekileyo noxabisekileyo olele emkhumbini. Namhlanje singamangqina egazi elaphalazwa nguSt.Stephen ngokuvuma ukholo lwakhe kulo mntwana.
Ngandlela thile, le holide yongeza umdlalo ngokukhawuleza kwimibhiyozo yethu yeKrisimesi. Umdlalo bekungafanelanga ukuba wenzekile, kodwa ngumdlalo ovunyelwe nguThixo njengoko uStephen uStephen wanikela obona bungqina bukhulu bokholo kulo Kumkani usandul 'ukuzalwa.
Mhlawumbi zininzi izizathu zokubandakanya umthendeleko womfel 'ukholo wokuqala kwikhalenda yeCawa ngomhla wesibini weOctave yeKrisimesi. Esinye sezi zizathu kukusikhumbuza kwangoko ngeziphumo zokunikela ngobomi bethu kulowo wazalelwa umntwana eBhetelehem. Iziphumo? Kufuneka simnike yonke into, ngaphandle kokubamba nantoni na, nokuba oko kuthetha intshutshiso kunye nokufa.
Ekuqaleni, oku kungabonakala ngathi kusibandeze uvuyo lwethu lweKrisimesi. Kungabonakala ngathi kukutsala ngeli xesha leeholide. Kodwa ngamehlo okholo, olu suku lomthendeleko longeza kuphela kwindibano ezukileyo yalo mbhiyozo weKrisimesi.
Isikhumbuza ukuba ukuzalwa kukaKristu kufuna yonke into kuthi. Kuya kufuneka sikulungele kwaye sikulungele ukunikela ngobomi bethu kuye ngokupheleleyo kwaye ngaphandle kokuzibamba. Ukuzalwa koMsindisi wehlabathi kuthetha ukuba kufuneka sibeke phambili ubomi bethu kwaye sizibophelele ekukhetheni yena ngaphezu kwayo yonke into, nangaphezulu kobomi bethu. Kuthetha ukuba kufuneka sikulungele kwaye sikulungele ukuncama yonke into ngenxa kaYesu, siphila ngokuzincama nangokunyaniseka kwintando yakhe engcwele.
"UYesu ngunobangela wexesha," sihlala sisiva. Lena Yinyaniso. Sisizathu sobomi kunye nesizathu sokunikela ngobomi bethu ngaphandle kokuzibekelela.
Cinga namhlanje ngesicelo ebesinyanzelwe kuwe ukusukela ekuzalweni koMsindisi wehlabathi. Ngokwembono yasemhlabeni, esi "sicelo" sinokubonakala sinzima. Kodwa ngokwembono yokholo, siyaqonda ukuba ukuzalwa kwakhe akuyonto ngaphandle kokuba lithuba lokungena kubomi obutsha. Sibizelwe ukungena kubomi obutsha bobabalo kunye nokuzinikela ngokupheleleyo. Zivume ukuba wamkelwe ngulo mbhiyozo weKrisimesi ngokujonga iindlela ekubizelwe ukuba uzinike ngokupheleleyo. Ungoyiki ukunika yonke into kuThixo nakwabanye. Kukuzincama okufanelekile ukunikwa nokwenziwa kwenzeke ngalo Mntwana uxabisekileyo.
Nkosi, njengoko siqhubeka nokubhiyozela ukuzalwa kwakho, ndincede ndiqonde ifuthe lokuza kwakho phakathi kwethu ebomini bam. Ndincede ndibone ngokucacileyo isimemo sakho sokuzinikela ngokupheleleyo kwintando yakho ezukileyo. Kwangathi ukuzalwa kwakho kungandifaka kum intando yokuzalwa ngokutsha ebomini bokungazingci kunye nokuzincama. Ngamana ndingafunda ukuxelisa uthando uStefano oyiNgcwele awayenalo kuwe nokuphila olo thando lukhulu ebomini bam. Umhla wamanqindi, ndithandazele. UYesu ndiyakholelwa kuwe.