Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaLuka 1:35

Lolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezine lusebenza njengokuhlaziywa kwencwadi kaRuthe, lukhombisa ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu, ukunakekela, ukuhlenga, kanye nozwelo. Uma uzizwa ulahlekile, noma sengathi ungaphandle usaxakekile, indaba kaRuthe izokukhuthaza futhi ikunikeze ithemba, ikukhumbuze ukuthi uJesu, uMhlengi wethu omkhulu, uthululela umusa Wakhe kwabathobekile.

Yonke indaba enhle inenguquko- yesikhathi esingalindelekile esishintsha yonke into. Enye yezinto ezinkulu ezingaqondakali eBhayibhelini indaba kaKhisimusi. Ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ezizayo, sizohlola ukuthi lo mcimbi owodwa uwuguqule kanjani umhlaba nokuthi ungayishintsha kanjani impilo yakho namuhla.

Yehlisa ijubane futhi ujabulele isikhathi noMsindisi kule sizini. Khetha ukuma kancane uzindle njengoba kwenza uMariya, uduke esimangalisweni sika-Imanuweli, kaNkulunkulu unathi. Kulo nyaka, makube nguKhisimusi nje.

Ukuba ngumama  ku ubizo olungathandeki kodwa  oluxakile lwabesifazane abaningi. Yini esingayiqonda futhi siyifunde kowesifazane owakhethwa ukuba azale uMesiya? Joyina uRobin Meadows kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-7 olumayelana noMariya, unina kaJesu. 

Ukhisimusi uyisikhathi sentokozo enkulu, owuphawu lokuzalwa kukaJeau, uMsindisi wethu. Ziningi iziphrofetho ebhayibhelini lilonke ezikhuluma ngokuza kukaJesu, kulesikhathi sokuzinikezela, sizobheka amagama ayisikhombisa uNkulunkulu awasebenzisayo eMbhalweni ukumemezela ukuza kwaKhe. Sizocubungula ukuthi uJesu yena uhlanganiselwe kanjani kwigama ngalinye kulamagama nokufanana kwaloku kithina namhlanje njengasezinsukwini ayehamba ngazo la emhlabeni.

UKhisimusi kufanele ube yinkathi yentokozo — kodwa eqinisweni yini intokozo futhi uyikhetha kanjani uma umhlaba ugcwaliswe ubuhlungu nobunzima? Thola ukuthi “intokozo emhlabeni” eqinisweni isho ukuthini ngokujula endabeni kaKhisimusi, ngalesisipesheli sepulani kaKhisimusi sezinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

Kubuseka sengathi sonke sidinga ukwangana okuhle, ukuxhumana kwangempela, futhi nokugubha okuthile okuthokozisayo njengamanje. Umkhuleko wethu ukuthi lenkonzo yokuzifnikela ezayo izokunikeza wena nomndeni wakho indlela yokuxhumana, ufunde ngendaba yangempela kaKhisimuzi, futhi ugubhe ukuzalwa kukaJesu ngamasiko amasha, izindaba zesikhathi sokudla, izingxoxo zokulala, futhi nemisenbenzi yomndeni. Siyethemba kuloKhisimuzi "ukwanga" kuzoletha imicabango emihle ekhaya lakho kulesizini! ezayo!

Ezinsukwini eziyishumi nambili ezilandelayo, sizothatha uhambo lokuxoxa ngendaba kaKhisimusi sithole hhayi kuphela nje ukuthi kungani kuyindaba enkulu eyake yaxoxwa, kodwa futhi kungani uKhisimusi kungowowonke umuntu!

Sonke sifuna ukukholelwa ukuthi kukhona okungcono okuzayo. Futhi uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi sidinga okungaphezu kwezipho ezibekwa ngaphansi kwesihlahla ukuze sithole injabulo. Esikudingayo ithemba. Yenziwe yi-NewSpring Church, lolu hlelo luzokusiza ukuthi uthole amandla ethemba nokuthi luwushintsha kanjani umbono wethu ngayo yonke into ezimpilweni zethu.

Lolu hlelo lwamaviki amathathu lusidlulisa ezimangalisweni ezingaphelelwa yisikhathi zokuthi uNkulunkulu weza kanjani kithi ngendodana yakhe, uJesu. Uhlelo luhlelelwe ukuthi luqale ngoMsombuluko ukuze impelasonto ngayinye ihlanganise okuqukethwe okufushane okuhloselwe ukuphumula nokuzindla ngesikhathi samaholide. Hlanganyela nathi njengoba sifunda ukuthi ukuzalwa kukaKristu kusho ukuthini ngekusasa lethu, elamanje, kanye nesikhathi esedlule.

Ukuzalwa kukaKristu, ukufika Kwakhe, kuphawula icebo likaNkulunkulu lokuhlengwa kwethu. KuKristu, sibona isithombe esigcwele sethemba likaNkulunkulu, ukuthula, injabulo nothando. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyiqiniso esazi ngalo futhi sihamba Naye nsuku zonke. Sethemba ukuthi lo mhlahlandlela uzokhuthaza futhi wenze lula isikhathi sakho osichithwa eZwini futhi unikezele insiza yemindeni enezingane ukwenza lokho ndawonye.

Qala isiko elisha likaKhisimusi ngokusonta okungekona okwesiko kwisizini ye-Advent. Usuku olukahle lokuqala lo mdlalo lungomhla ka-1 Disemba, kuyilapho ukuqala kwangaphambilini kuvumela ijubane elinethezekile. Kufaka phakathi imibuzo yokuzindla kanye nezinyathelo zesenzo zokugxila kuKristu usuku ngalunye. Ilungele abantu ngabanye, imindeni, noma amaqembu amancane.

Ukhisimusi yisikhathi lapho sonke kufanele silindele ukungena kwezulu emhlabeni wethu onothuli, ongcolile. Ukhisimusi yisikhathi esisikhumbuza sonke ukuthi izimangaliso ziyenzeka ngempela, imithandazo iyaphendulwa nokuthi izulu liyimpendulo eyodwa nje. Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kukaMariya, uJoseph, uZakariya no-Elizabeth, umalusi namadoda ahlakaniphileyo, lokhu kuzinikela kuhlola ukubaluleka kukaKhisimusi wokuqala nokuthi uhlangana kanjani nempilo yethu ngayinye namuhla.

UKhisimusi ngeqiniso uyindaba enkulu kunazo zonke: indaba yokwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu, amandla, insindiso, nothando olungapheliyo. Asithatheni uhambo kulezinsuku ezilandelayo ezi-25 ukuthi sizwe ngohlelo lukaNkulunkulu lokusindisa izwe esonweni nezethembiso ezafezwa ngokuzalwa kweNdodana Yakhe.

Ungalahlekelwa ukugxila kwakho ngenxa yenkathi kaKhisimusi—uJesu. Ukugubha i-Advent kuyindlela enhle yokugcina uKristu emaphakathi eholidini futhi kulolu hlelo lokufunda, uzothatha uhambo ngemiBhalo ukuze ukhulekele iNkosi yethu ngokufunda iBhayibheli nsuku zonke nangokuzinikela.