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Usuku 4: Abelusi

Cabanga ukuthi usebe lolwandle olukude phakathi kwamabili.

Ukuhamba ngasesihlabathini esithambile, esipholile sasebhishi, amehlo akho angadinga isikhathi ukujwayela ubumnyama obuzungezile. Azikho izibani zomgwaqo, azikho izibani, akukho amalambu azungezile. Kepha-ke ubheka esibhakabhakeni bese uyethuka, umangaliswe ubuhle nokucaca kwezinkanyezi eziningi. Ngenxa yokuthi akukho ukukhanya okwenziwe okuzisusa kuzo, lezi zinkanyezi zibonakala zikhanya futhi zicace kakhulu kunanini owake wazibona.

Kwesinye isikhathi kudinga ukuba sebumnyameni obukhulu ukubona ukukhanya obekusizungezile sonke isikhathi. Okube kude manje sekucaca ngokumangazayo.

Manje ake ucabange abelusi bemi ebumnyameni obukhulu ngobusuku ingelosi efike kubo. Cishe zazizamula, ziskena umkhathizwe omnyama ukuthola izidlo ezingakwazi ukuhlasela imihlambi yazo. Amehlo abo, nawo, ayesejwayele ukuba mnyama mnyama ngesibhakabhaka sasebusuku kuphela njengomthombo wabo wokukhanya.

Umbhalo uthi lapho kuvela ingelosi, “inkazimulo yeNkosi yakhanya izungeze [abelusi]” (Lk. 2: 9b). Ngaso leso sikhathi, abelusi bashaywa uvalo. Phakathi kwezingelosi uqobo kanye nokukhanya okukhazimulayo kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, kuyaqondakala.

Ngokuvamile laba bantu “abangahlanzekile” ababexoshiwe babegcinwa beqhelelene nomphakathi, kodwa manje base begqame kakhulu. Babonakala. Cishe babengalindelanga ukuthi izindaba zokuzalwa kukaMesiya zifike kubo. Noma ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosebenzisa abelusi ukumemezela ukufika kweWundlu likaNkulunkulu.

Unkulunkulu wakhuluma nabantu abangenakwenzeka. Ukuze intombazane ephansi virgin. Kumthengisi wakhe athembisene umshado. Kubelusi abangathintwa. Laba bantu ababengenakwenzeka babezoba yizithunywa Zakhe ngezindlela ezazingalindelekile.

Eminyakeni ethile kamuva, abantu ababengenakwenzeka ngaleso sikhathi — abesifazane — bakhethwa ukuletha izindaba zokuthi uJesu uvusiwe. Ungazizwa ungumuntu ongenakulindeleka, kepha uNkulunkulu angakusebenzisa ukumemezela uMsindisi kule sizini kaKhisimusi! Angakusebenzisa ukuletha ukukhanya okudabula umhlaba okhathele, omnyama.

Imibuzo Yokuzindla:

• Ugcine nini ukuthola izindaba ezimnandi? Ngubani okuhambisele izindaba?
• Ukube ubungumuntu wasedolobheni futhi uthola izindaba zokuzalwa kukaJesu kumalusi, ubungaphendula kanjani?
• Unkulunkulu usebenzisa abantu abangenakwenzeka ukuletha umbuso wakhe emhlabeni. Lokho kungakukhuthaza kanjani kuleli sonto?