Ukuzinikela Okusebenzayo Kosuku: Lingisa Ithemba LamaMagi

Ithemba, liqinile ezimisweni zalo. Ukube kwakwanele ukuba bahlale ekhaya noma bahambe ibanga elifushane ukuthola iNkosi esanda kuzalwa, ubuhle babo ngabe bube buncane; kepha oMagi baqala uhambo olude, olungaqinisekile, belandela kuphela umkhondo wenkanyezi, mhlawumbe futhi benqoba ukuphikiswa nezithiyo. Siziphatha kanjani lapho sibhekene nobunzima, ngisho nezincane, ezivimba indlela yobuhle? Ake sicabange ngakho phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

Ithemba, likhulu ngesikhathi salo. Inkanyezi yanyamalala ngaseJerusalema; futhi lapho abamtholanga uMntwana waphezulu; UHerode wayengazi lutho ngakho; abapristi babebanda kodwa babathumela eBhetlehema; kodwa-ke ithemba leZazi alizange lintengantenge.Impilo yomKrestu ukuhlangana kwezinto eziphikisanayo, ameva, ubumnyama, ukoma; ithemba alisoze lasishiya: uNkulunkulu angeke anqobe konke? Masikhumbule njalo ukuthi isikhathi sokuhlolwa sifushane!

Ithemba, eliduduzekile ekugcineni kwalo. Noma ngubani ofuna, uthola, kusho iVangeli. Izazi zathola okungaphezu kwalokho ezazikulindele. Bafuna inkosi yasemhlabeni, bathola iNkosi yasezulwini; bafuna umuntu, bathola uMuntu - uNkulunkulu; bafuna ukukhothamela ingane, bathola iNkosi yasezulwini, umthombo wobuhle nobungcwele babo. Uma siphikelela ethembeni lobuKristu, sizothola konke okuhle ezulwini. Phansi nalapha, ngubani owake wathemba ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu futhi wadunyazwa? Masivuselele ithemba lethu.

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