UMama wethu eMedjugorje ukuchazela ngokubaluleka kokuzidela nokulahla
Mashi 25, 1998
Bantwana abathandekayo, nanamuhla nginibizela ekuzileni nasekulahleni. Bantwana abancane, lahla okukuvimbela ukuba usondele kuJesu.Ngokukhethekile ngiyakumema: thandaza, ngoba kuphela ngomthandazo lapho unganqoba khona intando yakho uthole intando kaNkulunkulu ngisho nasezintweni ezincane kakhulu. Ngempilo yakho yansuku zonke, bantwana abancane, nizoba yisibonelo futhi nizofakaza ukuthi niphilela uJesu noma nimelane naye futhi niphikisana nentando yakhe. Bantwanyana, ngifuna ukuba nibe ngabaphostoli bothando. Ngothando lwenu, zingane, kuzobonakala ukuthi ningabami. Ngiyabonga ngokuphendula ucingo lwami.
Amanye amavesi aseBhayibhelini angasisiza ukuba siqonde lo mlayezo.
Abahluleli 9,1-20
Manje u-Abhimeleki indodana kaJerubali-Bhali waya eShekemi kubafowabo bakanina, wathi kubo nakubo bonke abahlobo bakanina: “Yisho ezindlebeni zawo wonke amakhosi akwaShekemi ukuthi: 'Kungcono kini ukuthi kunibuse amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa, Onke amadodana kaJerubhali-Bhali, noma ubuswa yindoda eyodwa na? Khumbula ukuthi ngingowegazi lakho ”. Abafowabo bakanina bakhuluma ngaye, baphinda lawo mazwi kuwo wonke amakhosi aseShekemi futhi izinhliziyo zabo zigobele u-Abimeleki, ngoba bathi: "Ungumfowethu". Bamnika amashekeli esiliva angamashumi ayisikhombisa abawathathile ethempelini likaBali Beriti; kanye nabo u-Abimeleki waqasha amadoda ayengasebenzi futhi enesibindi amlandela. Wafika endlini kayise e-Ofira wabulala abafowabo, amadodana kaJerubhali, amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa etsheni linye. Kodwa uJothamu, indodana encane kaJerubhali-Baali, wasinda, ngoba wayecashile. Bonke ababusi bakwaShekemi nabo bonke abaseBeti Mililo babuthana, baya ukumemezela u-Abimeleki njengenkosi e-okini * lamatshe aseShekemi.
Kodwa uJothamu, ekwazisiwe ngalokhu, waya kuma esiqongweni seNtaba iGerizim futhi, ephakamisa izwi lakhe, wamemeza: “Ngilaleleni, makhosi aseShekemi, uNkulunkulu uzonilalela! Izihlahla zabe sezilungiselela ukugcoba inkosi phezu kwazo. Bathi kumnqumo: Silawule. Umnqumo wabaphendula wathi: Ngingawalahla yini amafutha ami, ngenxa yokuthi yibaphi onkulunkulu nabantu abahlonishwayo, bese ngihamba ngiyazamazama ezihlahleni? Izihlahla zathi kumkhiwane: Woza, ubuse phezu kwethu. Umkhiwane wabaphendula wathi: Ngiyeke ubumnandi bami nezithelo zami ezinhle, ngiyozamazama ezihlahleni na? Izihlahla zathi emvinini: Woza wena, ube yinkosi yethu. Umvini wabaphendula wathi: Ngingayilahla yini imfanelo yami ethokozisa onkulunkulu nabantu, ngihambe ngizamazame ezihlahleni? Zonke izihlahla zathi emthini: `` Woza wena, ube yinkosi yethu. '' Imbabazane yaphendula izihlahla yathi: Uma ungigcoba ngempela ukuba ngibe yinkosi phezu kwakho, woza uphephele emthunzini wami; uma kungenjalo, makuphume umlilo emabunzini, uqede imisedari yaseLebanoni. Manje awenzanga ngokwethembeka nangobuqotho ngokumemezela u-Abimeleki inkosi, awusebenzelanga kahle ku-Iberubhali nasendlini yakhe, awumphathanga njengokufanele izenzo zakhe ... Ngoba ubaba wakulwela, wakudalula impilo futhi wakukhulula ezandleni zakwaMidiyani. Kepha namuhla uvukele indlu kababa, wabulala amadodana akhe, amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa, etsheni linye, wamemezela u-Abimeleki indodana yenceku yakhe, inkosi yamakhosi akwaShekemi, ngokuba ungumfowenu. Ngakho-ke, uma usebenze ngobuqotho nangobuqotho namuhla ku-Iberubhali-nasendlini yakhe, jabulela u-Abimeleki futhi uyakuthokozela! Kepha uma kungenjalo, makuphume umlilo ku-Abimeleki, udle amakhosi aseShekemi naseBeti Mililo; makuphume umlilo kubabusi bakwaShekemi naseBeti Mililo oqeda u-Abimeleki! ”. UJotamu wabaleka, wazisindisa, waya kohlala eBeri, kude no-Abimeleki umfowabo.