UDismas oNgcwele, isela labethelwa esiphambanweni kanye noJesu owaya eZulwini (Umthandazo)

I-Saint Dismas, eyaziwa nangokuthi i- Isela Elihle ungumlingiswa okhetheke kakhulu ovela emigqeni embalwa kuphela yeVangeli likaLuka. Ubizwa njengomunye wezelelesi ezimbili ezabethelwa kanye noJesu.Ngesikhathi esinye sezigebengu sithuka uJesu kabuhlungu, uDisma wamvikela futhi wazitusa kuye, ecela ukukhunjulwa mhla uJesu engena embusweni wakhe.

Okwenza uDismas akhetheke kakhulu ukuthi wayenjalo ongcwele yedwa kwenziwe njalo kuJesu ngqo okufanayo. Ephendula isicelo sakhe, uJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, namuhla uzakuba nami epharadesi“. La mazwi abonisa ukuthi uJesu wasamukela isicelo sikaDimasi futhi wamamukela embusweni wakhe.

Asazi okuningi ngamasela amabili abethelwa noJesu.Ngokwamanye amasiko, kungenzeka ukuthi izigcwelegcwele ezimbili ababehlasele UMariya noJosefa ngesikhathi Flight eGibhithe ukubaphanga.

Imithombo ebhaliwe inikeza imininingwane ethile mayelana Imisebenzi yobugebengu kaDisma nomngane wakhe esiphambanweni, owaziwa ngokuthi Ukushukuma komzimba. UDismas wafika evela eGalile futhi enehhotela. Weba izicebi. kodwa futhi wayepha izipho eziningi futhi wasiza abampofu. Ngokolunye uhlangothi, Ukushukuma komzimba wayengumphangi nombulali owayejabulela ububi abenzayo.

Igama elithi Dismas lingaxhunyaniswa negama lesiGreki elisho ukushona kwelanga noma ukufa. Ezinye izazi zisikisela ukuthi leli gama lingase livele egameni lesiGreki elisho “impumalanga,” libhekisela endaweni yalo esiphambanweni uma liqhathaniswa noJesu.

I-Saint Dismas ithathwa njenge umvikeli weziboshwa nabafayo kanye nosanta walabo abasiza izidakwa, abagembuli namasela. Indaba yakhe isifundisa lokho akukephuzi kakhulu ukuphenduka futhi bangene endleleni yensindiso. Esikhathini esiphansi futhi esibi kakhulu empilweni yakhe, u-Dismas waqaphela ubukhulu bukaJesu waphendukela kuye ukuze abe yinsindiso. Lesi senzo sika Fede kumenza afanelekele ukukhunjulwa nokuhlonishwa nanamuhla.

Umkhuleko kuSaint Dismas

O Saint Dismas, onkulunkulu abangcwele izoni nabalahlekile, ngiwubhekisa kini lomthandazo wokuzithoba ngokuzithoba nangethemba. Wena, owabethelwa esiphambanweni eduze kukaJesu, Qonda ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka kwami. Ngicela, u-Saint Dismas ngikhulumele, Ukungisiza ngithole amandla okubhekana namaphutha ami. Izono zami ziyangisinda njengomthwalo, ngizizwa ngilahlekile futhi ngingenathemba.

Ngicela, Saint Dismas, usho ngiqondise endleleni eya ekuhlelweni, Ukungisiza ngithole intethelelo nokuthula kwangaphakathi. Ngiphe umusa wokuhlenga umphefumulo wami, Ukuze ngizikhulule esonweni ngithole insindiso. U-Saint Dismas, wena othole incwadi isithembiso sePharadesi, Yazi ukuthi ngidinga ukuncenga kwakho. Ngisize ngibone amaphutha ami futhi ngicele intethelelo, Mangitholakale ngifanele ukungena embusweni weZulu.

USanta Dismas, umgcini wezoni, ngikhulekeleni, Ukuze ngithole umusa womusa waphezulu. Ngisize ngiphile impilo elungileyo nabalungile, Nokulandela isibonelo sikaJesu Kristu. Ngiyabonga ngokuzwa umkhuleko wami, Futhi ngithembele ekunxuseni kwakho okunamandla. Ngethemba ukuthola insindiso yaphakade futhi ungihlanganise nawe, EMbusweni weZulu, ngelinye ilanga. Amen.