Ukucamngca namhlanje: Umzekelo waseNazarete
Indlu eseNazarete sisikolo apho umntu aqala khona ukuqonda ngobomi bukaYesu, oko kukuthi, isikolo seVangeli. Apha sifunda ukuqaphela, ukumamela, ukucamngca, ukungena nzulu kwaye sinentsingiselo eyimfihlakalo yokubonakaliswa koNyana kaThixo elula, ethobekile kwaye intle. Mhlawumbi nathi siyafunda, phantse singaqondanga, ukulinganisa.
Apha sifunda indlela eya kusivumela ukuba sazi ukuba ungubani na uKristu. Apha sifumanisa isidingo sokujonga umfanekiso wokuhlala kwakhe phakathi kwethu: Oko kukuthi, iindawo, amaxesha, amasiko, ulwimi, izithethe ezingcwele, ngamafutshane, yonke into uYesu awayisebenzisayo ukuzibonakalisa emhlabeni.
Apha yonke into inelizwi, yonke into inentsingiselo. Apha, kwesi sikolo, siyasiqonda ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba kutheni kufuneka sibe noqeqesho ngokomoya ukuba siza kulandela imfundiso yevangeli kwaye sibe ngabafundi bakaKristu. Owu! ngokuzithandela singathanda ukubuyela ebuntwaneni kwaye sizibeke kwesi sikolo sithobekileyo nesiphakamileyo saseNazarete! Hayi indlela esinomdla omkhulu ngayo ukuqala kwakhona, kufutshane noMary, ukufunda isayensi yokwenyani yobomi kunye nobulumko obugqwesileyo beenyaniso ezingcwele! Kodwa sidlula nje kwaye kuyafuneka ukuba siyeke umnqweno wokuqhubeka nokwazi, kule ndlu, ukwakheka okungagqitywanga ekuqondeni iVangeli. Nangona kunjalo, asizukuyishiya le ndawo singakhange siqokelele, phantse ngokukhohlisa, ezinye iziyalezo ezimfutshane ezivela kwindlu yaseNazarete.
Kwindawo yokuqala isifundisa ukuthula. Owu! ukuba isidima sokuthula, imeko encomekayo nebalulekileyo yomoya, yazalwa ngokutsha kuthi: ngelixa simangalisiwe zizandi ezininzi, ingxolo kunye namazwi azivavayo kubomi obuxakekileyo nobuzaliswe lixesha lethu. Owu! ukuthula kukaNazarete, sifundise ukuba siqine kwiingcinga ezilungileyo, sizimisele ngobomi bangaphakathi, sikulungele ukuva kakuhle ukukhuthazwa okufihlakeleyo kukaThixo kunye nokukhuthazwa kweenkosi eziyinyani. Sifundise ukuba ubaluleke kwaye uyimfuneko kangakanani umsebenzi wokulungiselela, ukufunda, ukucamngca, ubunzulu bobomi, umthandazo, obonwa nguThixo yedwa emfihlakalweni.
Apha siyayiqonda indlela yobomi yosapho. INazarete isikhumbuza ukuba luyintoni na usapho, luyintoni na ubudlelane bothando, ubuhle balo obungqongqo nobulula, uphawu lwalo olungcwele nolungaphephekiyo; Masibone ukuba imnandi kwaye ayinakuphinda ibuyiswe njani imfundo kusapho, isifundise ukusebenza kwayo kwindalo. Okokugqibela sifunda isifundo somsebenzi. Owu! ikhaya laseNazarete, ikhaya loNyana womchweli! Apha ngaphezulu kwako konke sinqwenela ukuqonda nokubhiyozela umthetho, ungqongqo kunjalo, kodwa ukuhlangula ekubulalekeni kwabantu; apha ukukhulisa isidima somsebenzi ukuze uviwe ngabo bonke; khumbula phantsi kolu phahla ukuba umsebenzi awunakuba sisiphelo ngokwawo, kodwa uyafumana inkululeko kunye nokugqwesa, hayi kuphela kwinto ebizwa ngokuba lixabiso lezoqoqosho, kodwa nakwinto ejika kuye esiphelweni esihle; Apha ekugqibeleni sifuna ukubulisa abasebenzi behlabathi liphela kwaye sibabonise imodeli enkulu, umzalwana wabo ongcwele, umprofeti wazo zonke izizathu ezifanelekileyo ezibakhathazayo, oko kukuthi, uKristu iNkosi yethu.