Nansi indlela uSathane ashukumisa ngayo imichilo yakhe

Ukwahlukanisa - EsiGrekini igama elithi idimoni lisho ukwahlukanisa, lowo ohlukanisayo, dia-bolos. Ngakho-ke uSathane ngemvelo uyamhlukanisa. NoJesu wathi weza emhlabeni ezokwehlukanisa. Ngakho-ke uSathane ufuna ukusihlukanisa neNkosi, entandweni yakhe, ezwini likaNkulunkulu, kuKristu, kokuhle okungaphezu kwemvelo, futhi ngenxa yalokho usindiswe. Esikhundleni salokho, uJesu ufuna ukusihlukanisa nobubi, isono, isathane, ukulahlwa, nesihogo.

Bobabili, udeveli noKristu, uKristu noDeveli, banayo le nhloso yokuhlukanisa, udeveli ovela kuNkulunkulu noJesu kuSathane, udeveli osindisweni noJesu ekulahleni, udeveli ovela ezulwini noJesu ovela esihogweni. Kepha lolu hlaka uJesu eza ukuletha emhlabeni, uJesu wayefuna ukuletha imiphumela ekugcineni, ngoba ukwahlukana kokubi, isono, udeveli kanye necala, lokhu kuhlukaniswa kumele kukhethwe ukuhlukaniswa kukababa , okuvela kumama, okuvela kubafowethu.

Akumele kwenzeke ukuthi ukuze ungahlukani nobaba noma umama, kubafowethu nodadewenu, kufanele uzihlukanise noNkulunkulu. Ukuhlukaniswa akumele kube nanoma yisiphi isisusa, ngisho nomuntu onamandla kunabo bonke, lokho kuyinhlanganyelo esegazini: ubaba, umama, abafowethu , dadewethu, bangani abathandekayo. Lesi sibonelo uJesu asiletha kuso iVangeli ukusenza sikholelwe ukuthi asikho isizathu okufanele sisenze sehlukaniswe yiNkosi, ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, ngensindiso, noma ngabe kufanele sihlukane nobaba, umama, nabantu abathandayo lapho le nyunyana kungaholela ekuhlukaneni noJesu.

EVangelini kunomunye umcabango obalulekile: uma uJesu eza nale nkuthazo - bengingasho ukuthi lokhu kuhlukaniswa komuntu akunangqondo - wayefuna ukugcizelela lo mcabango wakhe: okungukuthi, ukwahlukana okufunwa nguSathane, okungukuthi, ukwahlukana okuvela kuYise waseZulwini nakuJesu, lolu hluko kusuka ekusindisweni kwaphakade, akumele athole kithi noma yisiphi isisusa sokulungisiswa; ngoba uJesu unothando olukhulu kangangokuba wafa esiphambanweni ukuze asihlanganise futhi kuBaba waseZulwini, entandweni yakhe, ezwini likaNkulunkulu, ekusindisweni, enkazimulweni yeZulu. Wayenosizi olukhulu waze wayifeza le mfihlakalo yokusindiswa kwethu.

Kusho ukuthini? Ngomqondo othile wazihlukanisa noYise, wehla eZulwini emhlabeni, wazihlukanisa noMama amuphathisa uJohane, kubantu abathandayo, kubo bonke abantu nakho konke, wazenza isono. Wahlukana kukho konke futhi wabeka isibonelo sendlela enza ngayo lokhu kuhlukana. Umcabango wesine yilokhu: thina esingabakholelwa kuKristu, sinohlelo lwabo lwempilo ukwahlukana kusuka kuSathane, futhi kusuka ezweni elingakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu kanye nokuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo, okuwukuthi, ukwahlukana kusuka ekuthandeni ngokweqile ezimpahleni zalo mhlaba, kulezo zinjabulo zenyama ukuthi iMiyalo ayikuvumeli ukuthokozela, nokuziqhenya kwempilo: i-Egocentrism yethu.

Thina, njengomsebenzi wamaKhristu, njengohlelo lwempilo, kumele sizihlukanise kakhulu nezwe elizonda uKrestu, esilizondayo nathi; ngakho-ke kufanele sihlukane noSathane. Sigcina lokhu kuhlukaniswa futhi sigcina sikhumbula uJesu obebethelwe - Ukuvuswa kukaJesu osinikeze isibonelo: ngezindleko zokusihlukanisa kuyo yonke into nawo wonke umuntu ukuze sihlale sihlangene futhi sithembekile kuKristu kanye noBaba waseZulwini. Kumele sihlanganiswe ngokuqinile ngenhloso yomqondo wethu wobuKristu: ukukwazi ukuthanda umakhelwane wethu ngobufakazi bokholo lwethu. Ake sibheke emfihlakalweni yokunamathela kokubi ekukhanyeni kwezwi likaNkulunkulu.

"Kungani ekhazimula ebubini?" Bheka, mfowethu, inkazimulo yobubi yinkazimulo yabantu ababi, abahlukanisa noKristu ukuziqhenya kwabo. Badelela konke abakwaziyo ngenkolo nangokuziphatha. Iyini le nkazimulo? Kungani abanamandla bakhazimula ebubini? Ngokuqondile: kungani onamandla ebubini ekhazimulisa? Kumele sibe namandla, kepha ebuhleni, hhayi ebubini. Eqinisweni, kumele sithande nezitha zethu, kumele senze okuhle kubo bonke. Ukuhlwanyela okusanhlamvu kwemisebenzi emihle, ukuhlakulela ukuvuna, ukulinda kuze kuvuthwe, ukuthokozela esitsheni: impilo engapheliyo esisebenzile kuyo, yimbalwa; khanyisa umlilo ngomdlalo owodwa, noma ngubani angakwenza.

Ukuba nengane, uma izelwe, ukuyondla, ukuyifundisa, nokuyiholela ebudaleni, kuyinto enhle; kuyilapho kuthatha isikhashana nje ukumbulala futhi noma yimuphi umuntu onesibindi angakwenza. Ngoba uma kukhulunywa ngokuchitha izibopho namagugu obuKhrestu kulula. "Ngubani inkazimulo, inkazimulo eNkosini": ubani inkazimulo, inkazimulo ngobuhle. Kulula ukunikezela esilingweni, esikhundleni salokho kunzima ukusenqaba ngoba ulalela uKristu. Funda ukuthi uSt. Augustine uthini: Esikhundleni salokho uyakhazimulisa ngoba unamandla kokubi. Uzokwenzenjani, wena onamandla, uzokwenzenjani ukuze uziqhayise ngale ndlela? Ngabe uzobulala umuntu? Kepha lokhu futhi kungenziwa ngofezela, umkhuhlane, amakhowe anobuthi. Ngakho-ke, wonke amandla akho athembela kulokhu: ukuze ube njengowekhowe elinobuthi? Ngokuphambene nalokho, nakhu okwenziwa abantu abalungile, izakhamizi zaseJerusalema lasezulwini, ezingazikhazimuliseli ebubini, kodwa ebuhleni.

Okokuqala abaziqhayisi ngokwabo, kodwa eNkosini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abakwenzayo ngezinjongo zokwakha, bakwenza ngenkuthalo, benesithakazelo ezintweni ezinenani elihlala njalo. Ukuthi uma benza okuthile lapho kukhona imbubhiso, bakwenza ukuze bakhe abangaphelele, bangacindezeli abangenacala. Uma-ke lesakhiwo sasemhlabeni sihlobene namandla amabi, kungani angafuni ukulalela lawo mazwi: Kungani lowo onamandla amakhulu ekhazimula ebubini? (ISt. Augustine). Isoni sithwala enhliziyweni yakhe isijeziso sezono zakhe. Ebubini usuku lonke uzama ukukhipha ubumnandi esonweni sakhe. Akaze amathayi okucabanga, afise futhi asebenzise wonke amathuba afanele okuthatha isinyathelo, ngaphandle kokuphumula, ngaphandle kokumiswa. Lapho kwenziwa okuthile, futhi ikakhulukazi lapho kufanele kuveze ububi bayo, kuba khona futhi kusebenza enhliziyweni yayo. Lapho engafinyeleli esiphethweni samacebo akhe amabi, athuka futhi ahlambalaze.

Emndenini uyaphapha, uma ebuzwa okuthile, uyathukuthela; uma umyeni noma unkosikazi ezama ukugcizelela, uba mubi, kwesinye isikhathi abe nobudlova futhi abe yingozi. Le ndoda, lona wesifazane, kufanele alindele isijeziso esivela ezenzweni zakhe ezimbi. Isijeziso esikhulu kunazo zonke, noma kunjalo, esizwa enhliziyweni, uyisijeziso sakhe. Ukuthi uthinteka futhi kubi kuwukubonakaliswa okusobala kokuthi inhliziyo yakhe ayiphumuli, akajabuli, unesifiso. Ubuqotho nokuzola kwalabo abasondelene naye kuyamcasula futhi kuyamthukuthelisa. Isijeziso salokho akwenzayo simfaka ngaphakathi. Naphezu kwemizamo yakhe, akakwazi ukufihla ukungajabuli kwakhe. UNkulunkulu akamsongeli, umshiya kuye. "Ngamshiya kuSathane ukuthi azophenduka ngosuku lokugcina," kubhala uSanta Paul okholwayo owayefuna ukuqhubeka nokungcola.

UDeveli ube esecabanga ngokumhlukumeza ngokumenza aqhubeke kuleyo ndlela emholela phansi futhi ehle, aze afike ekuphepheni nasekuphelelweni yithemba. USt Augustine uthi futhi: Ukuqinisa lukhuni kuye, ungathanda ukumphonsa ezilwaneni; kepha ukuyishiya kuye kubi kunokuyinika izilo. Isilo, empeleni, singawudabula umzimba, kepha ngeke sikwazi ukushiya inhliziyo yaso ngaphandle kwamanxeba. Engaphakathi kwakhe uzivusela yena ngokwakhe, futhi ungathanda ukumtholela amanxeba angaphandle? Kunalokho thandaza kuNkulunkulu ukuba akhululwe kuye. (ukuphawula ngamaHubo). Angitholanga ukuthandazela ababi noma ngisho nomubi. Ukuphela kwento esingayenza futhi okufanele siyenze ukuthethelela uma sikonile; futhi sinxuse isihe sikaNkulunkulu kubo, ngomqondo wokuthi kumele sicele iNkosi ukuthi isijeziso abazithathele sona, sibaholela ekuguqukeni kuKristu ukuze bathole intethelelo nokuthula.
nguDon Vincenzo Carone

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