Ukuzindla kwanamuhla: Abasakhulumisi futhi sebemvumile uKristu

INkosi enkulu izalwa iyingane encane. Izazi zivela kude, ziholwa inkanyezi futhi ziza eBhetlehema, ukuzokhonza lo olele embhedeni, kodwa obusa ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Lapho izazi zimemezela kuHerode ukuthi iNkosi izelwe, iyakhathazeka, futhi ukuze ingalahlekelwa ngumbuso, izama ukumbulala, ngenkathi, ikholelwa kuye, ibizophepha kulokhu kuphila futhi ibuse ingunaphakade kokulandelayo.
Wesabani uHerodi njengoba usuzwile ukuthi iNkosi izelwe? UKristu akazelanga ukuzokubeka esihlalweni, kodwa ukuzonqoba uSathane. Awukuqondi lokhu, ngakho-ke uyacasuka futhi uthukuthele; impela, ukususa lokho okufunayo wedwa, uba nonya ngokubulala izingane eziningi.
Omama abakhalayo abakwenzi ukuba ubuyele emuva ezinyathelweni zakho, awushukunyiswa yisililo sobaba ngokubulawa kwezingane zabo, ukububula okubuhlungu kwezingane akukuvimbi. Ukwesaba okubambe inhliziyo yakho kukushukumisela ukuba ubulale izingane kanti, njengoba uzama ukubulala uMpilo uqobo, ucabanga ukuthi ungaphila isikhathi eside uma ukwazi ukwenza lokho okufisayo. Kepha yena, umthombo womusa, omncane nomkhulu ngasikhathi sinye, ngenkathi elele embhedeni, wenza isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sithuthumele; usebenzisa wena ongazazi izinhlelo zakhe futhi ukhulula imiphefumulo ebugqilini bukadeveli. Wazemukela izingane zezitha futhi wazenza izingane zakhe zokutholwa.
Izingane, zingazi, zifela uKristu, kuyilapho abazali belila abafel 'ukholo abafa. UKristu wenza labo abangakakhulumi babe ngofakazi bakhe. Oza ukubusa ubusa kanjena. Umkhululi usevele uqale ukukhulula futhi umsindisi usevele unikeze insindiso yakhe.
Kepha wena, O Herodi, ongakwazi konke lokhu, uphatheke kabi futhi unesihluku kanti ngenkathi uceba le ngane, ungazi, usuvele uyamhlonipha.
O isipho esihle somusa! Yisiphi isikweletu lezi zingane ezinaso ngokuwina ngale ndlela? Abakakhulumi okwamanje futhi sebevele bavuma uKristu! Abakakwazi ukubhekana nomzabalazo, ngoba abakanyakazisi izitho zabo kodwa nokho sebephethe intende yesandla sokunqoba.