Ukucamngca kwanamhlanje: Abasathethi kwaye sele bemvumile uKristu

UKumkani omkhulu uzelwe umntwana omncinci. Izilumko zivela kude, zikhokelwa yinkwenkwezi zize eBhetelehem, ukuza kunqula lo mntu ulele embhedeni, kodwa ulawula ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Xa izazi zivakalisa kuHerode ukuba uKumkani uzelwe, uyakhathazeka, kwaye ukuze angaphulukani nobukumkani, uzama ukumbulala, ngelixa, ekholelwa kuye, ngewayekhuselekile kobu bomi kwaye wayeya kulawula ngonaphakade nakwelizayo.
Woyika ntoni, Herode, ngoku uvile ukuba uKumkani uzelwe? U-Kristu akazelanga kukwenza ubukhosi, koko uze koyisa uMtyholi. Awuqondi oku, ngenxa yoko uyacaphuka kwaye unomsindo; inene, ukulahla le nto uyifunayo, uya ukhohlakele ngokubulala abantwana abaninzi.
Oomama abalilayo abakwenzi ukuba ubuyise amanyathelo akho, awushukunyiswa sisililo sooyise sokubulawa kwabantwana babo, isikhalo esibuhlungu sabantwana asikunqandi. Uloyiko olubambe intliziyo yakho lukuqhubela ekubeni ubulale abantwana kwaye, njengoko uzama ukubulala uBomi buqu, ucinga ukuba ungaphila ixesha elide ukuba uyakwazi ukwenza into oyinqwenelayo. Kodwa yena, umthombo wobabalo, omncinci nomkhulu ngaxeshanye, ngelixa ulele ebhedini, uyenza itrone yakho ingcangcazele; usebenzisa wena ongazaziyo izicwangciso zakhe kwaye ukhulula imiphefumlo ebukhobokeni bukaSathana. Wabamkela abantwana beentshaba wabenza abakhe abantwana.
Abantwana, bengazi, bafa ngenxa kaKristu, ngelixa abazali belilela abafeli-nkolo abafa. UKristu wenza abo bangathethiyo amangqina akhe. Lowo weza kulawula ulawula ngolu hlobo. Umkhululi sele eqala ukukhulula kwaye umsindisi sele elunika usindiso.
Kodwa wena, Owu Herode, ongayaziyo yonke le nto, ukhathazekile kwaye ukhohlakele kwaye ngelixa uceba lo mntwana, ungazi, sele umnika imbeko.
Sisipho esimangalisayo sobabalo! Leliphi ityala abanalo aba bantwana ngokuphumelela ngale ndlela? Abathethi okwangoku kwaye sele bemvuma uKristu! Okwangoku abanakho ukujongana nomzabalazo, kuba abakashukumisi amalungu abo kwaye seyiphethe iphumelele intende yesundu.