Cinga namhlanje malunga nomsebenzi wakho wokumema iNkosi yakho ukuba ihlale kuwe
Wahamba ke uMariya, wenyuka intaba ngokukhawuleza, esiya edolophini yakwaJuda, apho wafika wangena khona endlwini kaZekariya, wambulisa uElizabhete. ULuka 1: 39-40
Namhlanje sizisiwe ngembali ezukileyo yoTyelelo. Xa uMary wayeneenyanga ezimbini ekhulelwe, wahamba wayokuhlala nomzala wakhe uElizabhete owayeza kuzala kungaphelanga nenyanga. Nangona kunokuthiwa okuninzi ngale nto njengesenzo sothando losapho olunikezwe nguMariya kuElizabethe, eyona nto kugxilwe kuyo iba nguMntwana oxabisekileyo kwisibeleko sikaMariya.
Khawube nomfanekiso ngqondweni woko kwenzekayo. UMariya wayesandul 'ukufika malunga neekhilomitha ezili-100. Kusenokwenzeka ukuba wayediniwe. Xa efika ekugqibeleni, wayeza kukhululeka kwaye onwabe xa egqibezela uhambo lwakhe. Kodwa uElizabeth uthetha into ekhuthazayo ngalo mzuzu, ephakamisa uvuyo lwabo bonke abakhoyo, kubandakanya uvuyo lukaMama uMariya. U-Elizabeth uthi, "Okwangoku isandi sokubulisa kwakho sifike ezindlebeni zam, umntwana osesiswini sam uxhuma luvuyo" (Luka 1:44). Kwakhona, yiba nomfanekiso ngqondweni woko kwenzekayo. Yayilolu sana lusesiswini sikaElizabhete, uYohane uMbhaptizi, owathi kwangoko wabuva ubukho beNkosi kwaye waxhuma luvuyo. Kwaye yayinguElizabethe owaziva kwangoko uvuyo kusana lwakhe olwaluhlala esibelekweni sakhe. Xa uElizabhete wakuchaza oku kuMariya, owayesele onwabile ukuba alugqibile uhambo lwakhe, uMary ngequbuliso wonwaba kakhulu ekuqondeni ukuba uzise uElizabethe noJohn uMsindisi wehlabathi ngokuhlala esibelekweni sakhe.
Eli bali kufuneka lisifundise okuninzi malunga nokubaluleke kakhulu ebomini. Ewe kubalulekile ukuba ufikelele kwabanye ngothando. Kubalulekile ukukhathalela izalamane nabahlobo bethu xa besifuna kakhulu. Kubalulekile ukuncama ixesha lethu namandla ethu ngenxa yabanye, kuba ngezi zenzo zoncedo ezithobekileyo, ngokuqinisekileyo sabelana ngothando lukaThixo.Kodwa ngaphezulu kwako konke, kufuneka sizise uKristu Yesu ngokwakhe kwabanye. U-Elizabeth wayengazaliswanga luvuyo kuqala kuba uMariya wayekhona ukuze amncede ekukhulelweni kwakhe. Kunoko, wayevuya kakhulu kunabo bonke ngenxa yokuba uMariya wayezise uYesu, iNkosi yakhe, owayehlala esiswini sakhe.
Nokuba asithwali uKristu ngendlela efanayo noMama wethu osikelelweyo, kufuneka siyenze le njongo yethu ebomini. Okokuqala, kufuneka sikhuthaze uthando kunye nokuzinikela kwiNkosi yethu ngokunzulu kangangokuba uhlala ngaphakathi kwethu. Ke ngoko, kufuneka sithathe indawo yokuhlala siyise kwabanye. Esi sesona senzo sikhulu sothando esinokubonelela ngaso komnye umntu.
Cinga, namhlanje, hayi kuphela kwimishini yakho yokumema iNkosi yakho ukuba ihlale kuwe njengoko wenzayo uMama wethu osikelelweyo, kodwa nakwimfanelo yakho yobuKristu yokuzisa Lowo uhlala kuwe kwabanye. Ngaba abanye bayahlangana noKristu ophila ngovuyo ngaphakathi kwakho? Ngaba bayabuva ubukho baKhe ebomini bakho kwaye baphendule ngombulelo? Nokuba impendulo yabo injani, zinikele kolu bizo lungcwele lokuzisa uKrestu kwabanye njengesenzo sothando esinzulu.
Nkosi, nceda uhlale ngaphakathi kwam. Yiza undiguqule ngobukho bakho obungcwele. Njengoko usiza kum, ndincede ndibengumthunywa wobukho bakho obungcwele ngokuzisa kwabanye ukuze bakwazi ukuhlangabezana novuyo lobukho bakho. Ndenze isixhobo esicocekileyo, Nkosi ethandekayo, kwaye undisebenzise ukukhuthaza wonke umntu endidibana naye yonke imihla. UYesu ndiyakholelwa kuwe.