Umkhuleko wokubeka uJesu phambili kule sizini kaKhisimusi

“Wazala indodana yakhe eyizibulo; futhi wamsonga ngezindwangu wambeka emkhombeni, ngoba yayingekho indawo yabo ehhotela “. --Luka 2: 7

Ayikho indawo yabo. Kugcwele. Ayikho indawo. Amagama asabonakala alindile, nanamuhla.

Ezweni elizama ukukhipha uJesu ngaphandle, lapho izibopho zigcwele khona futhi nenhliziyo iqhutshwa ukugxila kwezinye izinto, kwesinye isikhathi kungaba nzima ukukhetha ukumbeka kuqala. Kulula kakhulu ukubanjwa ngamawala futhi sigxile kulokho okubonakala kuphuthuma kakhulu. Ukunaka kwethu kufiphala; futhi okubaluleke kakhulu kubekelwa eceleni.

Kuthatha ukukhetha okusebenzayo, kwansuku zonke ukubeka uKristu phambili, ikakhulukazi kusiko elithi umatasa kakhulu ukuthi ungagxila kulokho. Noma leyo mpilo igcwele kakhulu. Futhi asisekho isikhala.

Sengathi uNkulunkulu angasisiza sikhethe ngokuhlakanipha ukuthi yimaphi amazwi esizowalalela nokuthi sizinake kuphi namhlanje.

Nguye onikeza incazelo yangempela kuKhisimusi.

Nguye oletha ukuthula kweqiniso kule nkathi evame ukuba matasa kakhulu.

Yiyo kuphela efanele isikhathi sethu nokunakwa kwethu njengoba sinciphisa ijubane lokusangana elizungeze izimpilo zethu.

Singakwazi konke lokhu emakhanda ethu, kepha kwangathi angasisiza sikholwe ngokweqiniso ezinhliziyweni zethu… bese sikhetha ukukuphila kule sizini.

Kulungisiwe.

Ivuselelwe.

Ngaphambi kokumenzela indawo.

Nkulunkulu wami,

Sisize ukugcina ukugxila kwethu kuKristu kuqala kunakho konke kule sizini. Sicela usithethelele ngokuchitha isikhathi esiningi nokunaka ezinye izinto. Sisize sicabangisise futhi, ngokuthi uyini ngempela uKhisimusi. Siyabonga ngokuza ukunikeza impilo entsha, ukuthula, ithemba nenjabulo. Ngiyabonga ukuthi amandla akho enziwa aphelele ngobuthakathaka bethu. Sisize sikhumbule ukuthi isipho sikaKristu, u-Emmanuel, siyigugu lethu elikhulu kunawo wonke, hhayi ngoKhisimusi kuphela, kodwa unyaka wonke. Sigcwalise ngentokozo yakho nangokuthula koMoya wakho. Qondisa izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu kuwe. Siyabonga ngesikhumbuzi sakho sokuthi zombili ngezikhathi zamaholide nokuhlukana, usenathi. Kungani ungasishiyi. Siyabonga ngokuba khona kwakho kwansuku zonke okunamandla ezimpilweni zethu, ngoba singaqiniseka ukuthi inhliziyo yakho ikithi, amehlo akho akithi nezindlebe zakho ziyivulekele imithandazo yethu. Siyabonga ngokusizungeza njengesihlangu futhi siphephile ngaphansi kwakho. Sikhetha ukusondela kuwe namuhla… futhi sikugcine kuqala ezinhliziyweni zethu nasezimpilweni zethu.

Ngegama likaJesu,

amen