Ukuzindla kwanamuhla: Ukungcweliswa kwamanzi
UKristu wabonakala emhlabeni futhi, ngokubeka ukuhleleka ezweni elalihlakazekile, wamenza waba muhle. Wathatha isono somhlaba waxosha isitha somhlaba; sangcwelisa imithombo yamanzi futhi yakhanyisa imiphefumulo yabantu. Kwizimangaliso wanezela izimangaliso ezinkulu kakhulu.
Namuhla umhlaba nolwandle kuhlukanise phakathi koMusa woMsindisi phakathi kwabo, futhi umhlaba wonke ugcwele injabulo, ngoba usuku lwanamuhla lusikhombisa inani elikhulu lezimangaliso ukwedlula edilini elidlule. Eqinisweni, ngosuku olubalulekile lukaKhisimusi weNkosi owedlule, umhlaba wajabula, ngoba wahola iNkosi emkhombeni; ngosuku lwanamuhla lwe-Epiphany izimbali zolwandle ngentokozo; uyajabula ngoba uthole izibusiso zokungcweliswa maphakathi neJordani.
Esikhathini esidlule waziswa kithi njengomntwana omncane, owakhombisa ukungapheleli kwethu; edilini lanamuhla simbona njengomuntu ovuthiwe osivumela ukuthi sikhanye yilowo ophelele, ophuma kwabaphelele. Kulokho inkosi yagqoka ingubo ebubende yomzimba; kulokhu umthombo uzungeza umfula futhi ucishe uwamboze. Wozani ke! Bona izimangaliso ezinhle: ilanga lokuhlanzwa kobulungisa eJordani, umlilo ucwilisiwe emanzini futhi uNkulunkulu wangcweliswa ngumuntu.
Namuhla sonke isidalwa sihlabelela amaculo futhi simemeza: "Ubusisiwe oza egameni leNkosi" (Ps 117,26). Ubusisiwe oza ngezikhathi zonke, ngoba azange eza manje okokuqala… Futhi ungubani? Usho ngokusobala, O David obusisiweyo: Uyinkosi uNkulunkulu futhi wasikhanyisela (cf. IHu. 117,27). Futhi akusho nje kuphela ukuthi umprofethi uDavid ukusho lokhu, kodwa umphostoli uPawulu naye ukugcizelela lokho ngobufakazi bakhe bese evele ngala mazwi: Umusa kaNkulunkulu osindisayo wabonakala kubo bonke abantu ukusifundisa (cf.Tt 2,11). Hhayi kwabanye, kodwa kubo bonke. Eqinisweni, kuwo wonke amaJuda namaGrikhi, unikela ngomusa wokusindisa wobhapathizo, enikela ngobhapathizo kubo bonke njengezinzuzo ezivamile.
Woza ubheke uzamcolo ongaziwa, omkhulukazi futhi uligugu ukwedlula uzamcolo oweza ngesikhathi sikaNowa. Lapho-ke amanzi kazamcolo enza isintu saphela; kodwa khathesi amanzi wokubhabhadiswa, ngamandla alowo abhajadisiwe, abuyisa abafileyo. Ngemuva kwalokho ijuba, laliphethe igatsha lomnqumo emqhonyeni walo, labonisa iphunga lamakha kaKristu iNkosi; manje esikhundleni salokho uMoya oNgcwele, wehla ngesimo sejuba, usikhombisa iNkosi uqobo, egcwele isihe kithi.