Yenzani ingelosi yethu egada uma sesifile?

Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, libhekisa ezingelosini, lifundisa inani lama-336 ukuthi "kusukela ekuqaleni kwalo kuze kube yihora lokufa komuntu kuzungezwe ukuvikeleka kwabo kanye nokucela kwabo".

Ukusuka kulokhu kuyaqondakala ukuthi umuntu uyakujabulela ukuvikelwa yingelosi yakhe ayigcinayo ngisho nangesikhathi sokufa kwayo. Ubungani obunikezwa izingelosi abugcini nje ngempilo yasemhlabeni, ngoba isenzo sabo sihlala kwesinye impilo.

Ukuzwisisa ubudlelwane obuhlanganisa izingelosi nabantu ngesikhathi sokuguqukela kwabo empilweni, kuyadingeka ukuqonda ukuthi izingelosi 'zathunyelwa ukuzokhonza labo abamele ukusindiswa njengefa' (Heb 1: 14). ISt. Basil the Great sifundisa ukuthi akekho umuntu ongaphika ukuthi "Wonke amalungu athembekile anengelosi njengomvikeli nomelusi wawo, ukumholela empilweni" (cf. CCC, 336).

Lokhu kusho ukuthi izingelosi ezigadayo zinomsebenzi wazo oyinhloko ukusindiswa komuntu, ukuthi umuntu ungena empilweni yobunye noNkulunkulu, futhi kule mishini kutholakala usizo abalunikeza emiphefumulweni lapho bezethula phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

Obaba beBandla bakhumbula le mishini ekhethekile ngokuthi izingelosi ezigada zisize umphefumulo ngesikhathi sokufa futhi uzivikele ekuhlaselweni kokugcina kwamademoni.

ISt. Louis Gonzaga (1568-1591) ifundzisa ukuthi lapho umphefumulo ushiya umzimba uhambisana futhi ududuzeka yingelosi yakhe egada ukuze izethule ngokuzethemba phambi kwe-Tribunal kaNkulunkulu. Ingelosi, ngokusho kosanta, iveze okufanelwe kaKristu ngoba umphefumulo ususelwe kubo ngaleso sikhathi sokwahlulela kwakhe, futhi lapho isigwebo sithethwa yiJaji Laphezulu, uma umphefumulo uthunyelwa ePurigatoli uvame ukuhanjelwa ingelosi yakhe ebamgadayo, emduduza futhi imduduza ngokumlethela imikhuleko ethandazwayo futhi aqinisekise ukukhululwa kwakhe esikhathini esizayo.

Ngale ndlela kuyaqondakala ukuthi usizo kanye nomsebenzi wezingelosi zokugada akupheli ngokufa kwalabo obekulokhu kungumfanekiso wabo. Lo msebenzi uyaqhubeka kuze kube yilapho uletha umphefumulo ebuhlotsheni noNkulunkulu.

Kodwa-ke, kufanele sibheke iqiniso lokuthi ngemuva kokufa isahlulelo esithile silindelwe lapho umphefumulo ngaphambi kukaNkulunkulu ungakhetha khona phakathi kokuvula othandweni lukaNkulunkulu noma ukwenqaba ngokuphelele uthando nokuthethelelwa kwakhe, ngaleyo ndlela ulahla ukuhlangana okujabulisayo kuze kube phakade naye (cf. John Paul II, izilaleli ezijwayelekile 4 Agasti 1999).

Uma umphefumulo uthatha isinqumo sokungena ebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu, ijoyina ingelosi yayo ukudumisa uNkulunkulu Oyedwa no-Thathu Naphakade.

Kungenzeka, noma kunjalo, ukuthi umphefumulo uzithola "usesimweni sokuvuleleka kuNkulunkulu, kepha ngendlela engaphelele", bese "indlela yokugcwala okugcwele idinga ukuhlanzwa, okukholwa yiBandla ngokubonisa 'ngemfundiso' I-Purgatory '”(UJohn Paul II, izilaleli ezivamile 4 Agasti 1999).

Kulesi sehlakalo, ingelosi, ngokuba ngcwele futhi imsulwa futhi iphila ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, ayidingi futhi ayinakuze ibambe iqhaza kulokhu kuhlanjululwa komphefumlo we-protein yayo. Lokho akwenzayo ukungenelela ngokuzithoba kwakhe phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu futhi afune usizo kubantu emhlabeni ukuletha imikhuleko ku-protégé yakhe.

Imiphefumulo ethatha isinqumo sokwenqaba ngokuphelele uthando nokuthethelelwa nguNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela belahla ukuhlangana naye kwenjabulo yaphakade, futhi bayeka ukujabulela ubungane nengelosi yabo ebagcinayo. Kulesi sehlakalo esibi, ingelosi ibonga ubulungisa nobungcwele baphezulu.

Kuzo zontathu lezi zimo ezikhona (Izulu, iPurigatori noma iSihogo), ingelosi izohlala ithokozela isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu, ngoba uzihlanganisa ngendlela ephelele nephelele entandweni yaphezulu.

Ngalezi zinsuku, masikhumbule ukuthi singakwazi ukujoyina izingelosi zabathandekayo bethu asebahamba ukuze silethe imikhuleko yethu nokunxusa phambi kukaNkulunkulu kuboniswe isihe saphezulu.