Ukuphawula nge-liturgy kaFebhuwari 5, 2021 nguDon Luigi Maria Epicoco
Maphakathi neVangeli lanamuhla kunembeza kaHerode onecala. Eqinisweni, udumo olukhulayo lukaJesu luvusa kuye umuzwa wecala lokubulala okwedlulele abulala ngalo uJohane uMbhapathizi:
“INkosi uHerode yezwa ngoJesu, ngoba igama lakhe bese lidumile. Kwathiwa: "UJohane uMbhapathizi uvukile kwabafileyo futhi ngenxa yalesi sizathu amandla ezimangaliso asebenza kuye". Abanye esikhundleni salokho bathi: "Ngu-Eliya"; abanye namanje bathi: "Ungumprofethi, njengomunye wabaprofethi." Kodwa uHerode, lapho ezwa ngakho, wathi: "Lowo Johane engamnquma ikhanda uvukile!".
Noma sizama kangakanani ukweqa kunembeza wethu, kuzosikhathaza kuze kube sekupheleni, size sikuthathe ngokungathi sína lokho elikushoyo. Kunomuzwa wesithupha ngaphakathi kwethu, amandla okuzwa iqiniso ukuthi liyini ngempela. Futhi njengoba nje impilo, ukukhetha, izono, izimo, ukulungiselelwa kungathambisa lo mqondo esinawo, lokho okungahambisani ngempela neQiniso kuyaqhubeka nokuzwakala kithi njengokungakhululeki. Kungakho uHerode engakutholi ukuthula futhi ekhombisa i-neurosis ejwayelekile sonke esinayo lapho ngakolunye uhlangothi sizizwa sikhangwa yiqiniso futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi siphila ngakho:
“UHerode wayembophile impela uJohane, wamfaka etilongweni ngenxa kaHerodiya, umkamfowabo uFiliphu ayemshadile. UJohn wathi kuHerode: "Akuvumelekile kuwe ukuthi ugcine unkosikazi womfowenu". Kungakho uHerodiya ambambele igqubu futhi engathanda ukumbulala, kepha akakwazanga, ngoba uHerode wayemesaba uJohane, emazi elungile futhi engcwele, futhi embhekile; futhi noma ekumlaleleni wayedideke kakhulu, nokho walalela ngokuzithandela ”.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi ungazizwa kanjani uthakazeliswa yiqiniso bese uvumela amanga ukuthi anqobe? IVangeli lanamuhla lisitshela lokhu ukuveza ukungqubuzana okufanayo okuhlala kithi nokusixwayisa ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngenkathi sizizwa sikhangwa yilokho okuyiqiniso uma izinqumo ezingalandelwanga zingenziwa, kungekudala noma yiziphi izinkinga ezingenakulungiswa zihlanganisiwe.