Ubuhle obuzolandela empilweni obashiwo nguJohn Paul II

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YINI UBUHLE BOKULANDELA?

Ngokusho kwale ndoda, umuntu kufanele athande ubuhle bendalo, ubuhle bezinkondlo nobuciko, ubuhle bothando. UKarol Wojtyla wazalwa ngoMeyi 18, 1920. Eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule. eKatowice, budebuduze naseKrakow, uMthandazo, isenzo nokucabanga kwakukunye kuye. Ukomela ukumemezela iVangeli emaphethelweni omhlaba (wenza izinkambo zabaphostoli eziyi-104 ngaphandle kwe-Italy) kwamholela ekubeni abe nguPhapha wokuqala emhlabeni jikelele. Ubuntu bakhe baphawula ngokujulile ikhulu lamashumi amabili, "ikhulu lokufel 'ukholo".

Inkululeko, ukuthula nobulungiswa: yanikeza izwi kwabashushiswa ngekhulu leminyaka elidlule futhi yathatha isinqumo ngokuwa koDonga nasekupheleni kweMpi Yomshoshaphansi. Ukuvuselela izingqondo zentsha eningi ebisethule umoya wenguquko obuswa yisikhathi se "zimbali" kwenza umlando wethu nobuhle bethu kungabi okomoya kuphela, ngingasho ukuthi ngezenhlalo ngezindlela eziningi.

UMTHANDAZO UBHALWE NGUJOHN PAUL II
Senze, O Nkosi,
amaSamariya amahle,
ukulungele ukwamukela,
ikhambi nokududuza
sihlangana kangaki emsebenzini wethu.
Ukulandela isibonelo sabangcwele bezokwelapha
okwandulelayo,
usisize ukunikela ngomnikelo wethu ophanayo
ukuvuselela njalo izikhungo zezempilo.
Busisa istudiyo sethu
nomsebenzi wethu,
ikhanyisa ucwaningo lwethu
nemfundiso yethu.
Ekugcineni usinikeze ukuthi,
ukukuthanda njalo ukukukhonza
ekuhluphekeni bazalwane,
ekupheleni kohambo lwethu lwasemhlabeni
singacabanga ngobuso bakho obukhazimulayo
futhi uzwe injabulo yokuhlangana nawe,
embusweni wakho wenjabulo engenamkhawulo nokuthula. Amen.