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Kusuka kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu ngokukaLuka 9,22-25.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe: "INdodana yomuntu, yathi, kufanele ihlupheke kakhulu, igxekwe ngabadala, abapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe futhi ivuke ngosuku lwesithathu."
Ngemuva kwalokho, kuwo wonke umuntu, wathi: «Uma umuntu efuna ukungilandela, azidele, athathe isiphambano sakhe nsuku zonke futhi angilandele.
Noma ngubani ofuna ukusindisa umphefumulo wakhe uyolahlekelwa yiwo, kepha olahlekelwa ngukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yami uzowusindisa. "
Kusiza ngani kumuntu ukuzuza umhlaba wonke uma yena esezilahlekele noma azonakalisa yena? "
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ISt. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
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Ukuzilahla kabusha
Uthando esinalo ngathi (...) luyathandeka futhi luyasebenza. Uthando olusebenzayo yilokho okukhulu, okuvelela udumo nokuceba okuyikho, okuthola inani lezimpahla ezingenamkhawulo futhi aluneliseki ukuzithenga: lezi - ngithi - sithandana kakhulu ngalolu thando olusebenzayo. Kepha kukhona abanye abathandana ngaphezu kothando lomzwelo: laba banomusa omkhulu ngokwabo futhi abenzi lutho ngaphandle kokuzihambisa ngokwabo, bazinakekele futhi bafune induduzo: banokwesaba konke okungabalimaza, ukuthi benza isijeziso esikhulu. (...)
Lesi simo sonke sengqondo sibekezeleleka kakhulu uma sikhathalela izinto ezingokomoya hhayi ezihlanganisiwe; ikakhulukazi uma kwenziwa noma kuphindwa ngabantu abangokomoya kakhulu, abangathanda ukuba ngcwele ngokushesha, ngaphandle kokubakhokhela noma yini, ngisho nomzabalazo odonswe yingxenye engezansi yomphefumlo wokuphindisela kulokho okuphikisana nemvelo. (...)
Ukuxosha lokho okusenza sibe yinyanya, ukuthulisa lokho esikuthandayo, ukululaza uthando, ukululaza ukwahlulela nokulahla intando yomuntu othile yinto yangempela nothando lomusa esinalo kithi olungakwazi ukukhokha ngaphandle kokumemeza: malini! Futhi ngakho-ke asenzi lutho. (...)
Kungcono ukuthwala isiphambano sotshani esincane emahlombe ami ngaphandle kwami ngikukhethile, kunokuhamba ngisike enkulu kakhulu ngokhuni ngomsebenzi omningi bese ngiwuthwala ngobuhlungu obukhulu. Futhi ngizojabulisa uNkulunkulu ngesiphambano sotshani kunalokho engingabe ngikwenzile ngobuhlungu obukhulu nesithukuthuku, futhi engizokulethela ukwaneliseka okwengeziwe ngenxa yokuzithanda okujabulisa kakhulu izinto azenzele futhi kuncane kakhulu ukumane avumele ukuqondiswa futhi uhole.