Ukufika kwe-Lent kudinga ukuthi abalingiswa bakwazi "ukulungisa" ukuziphatha, okufanele bahlanzwe izingqondo zabo futhi babasize bazizwe belula. Ngakho-ke, ngesikhathi sokuzila akufanele udle ukudla okunzima, kudingeka uzame ukushiya imikhuba emibi. Kodwa nangaphambi kwePhasika, udinga ukuphakama ngokomoya, ufunde imiBhalo Engcwele futhi uthandaze nsuku zonke. Umthandazo unconywa ukunikeza isikhathi ekuseni nakusihlwa. Isibonelo, ungawafunda nsuku zonke ngaphambi kokudla. Lokhu kungaba umthandazo kaEfrayimi umSiriya noma iminye imithandazo. Kubalulekile kuphela ukugcina ubumsulwa bemicabango, ukuxosha imicabango emibi evela kuwe. Umthandazo okhethekile wokuzila ukudla uzokusiza ukuba ulungiselele i-Easter ngaphandle kobunzima futhi uhlangabezane neholidi elikhulu ngendlela enhle kakhulu.
Umthandazo omuhle usuku lonke lokuzila ukudla kwabantu
Nsuku zonke ziphikisana, izindaba zomsebenzi nezindlu zasekhaya ngezindlela eziningi zishiya impendulo yazo kubo bonke abantu abalele. Emva kwakho konke, ngezinye izikhathi abatholi amandla kanye nesifiso sokuvakashela isonto noma emndenini ukuchitha isikhathi ukufunda imiBhalo Engcwele. Ngakho-ke, ngesikhathi sokuphumula bayokwazi ukubuyisela ukulinganisela okungokomoya, ukuxhumana nezihlobo nezihlobo, ukukhohlwa ngeze futhi ukubonga iNkosi ngempilo yomndeni wakhe. Usizo kulokhu kuzokusiza umthandazo omuhle kuLent, okhulunywa ngesikhathi senkonzo yesonto noma ngaphambi kokudla ekhaya.
Izibonelo zemithandazo emihle yosuku ngalunye lwe-Lent
Ukukhetha umthandazo omuhle we-Lenten, ungakhohlwa ukuthi ezinsukwini zokuqala zokuzila ukudla okude kuyadingeka. Ezinsukwini ezine zokuqala, udinga ukukhokha ngokucophelela ekuhlanjululeni okungokomoya. Kuzosiza ukukhumbula mayelana nokukhululeka, "ukuxosha" izinkinga, ukungabi nalutho nemicabango eyisono. Tshela umphefumulo wami kuwe, ungafihli enhliziyweni yakho amahloni akho. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu useduze, wasusa amahloni enhliziyweni yomuntu, okhala ngenxa yezono zakhe. Zitshele ukuthi, kulokho okonile, vula iNkosi yakho amazwi ezono zakho, futhi iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho izakunxusa, ixolele amaphutha futhi inzonda ukudla okuphephile.
O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami! Ngingakanani ukunakekelwa nokwesaba empilweni yami, kubika kwakho ukungabi nakwesaba, nokuthi inhliziyo yami ibe yindabuko kanjani. Yeka ngokudabukisayo engilizungezile ngezwe lakho nasezweni elithokozisayo engizange ngilinde izinsuku zami, ngaguqa phansi ngithuthumela phambi kwezikhulu namadodana abantu ngenxa yezimpahla zasemhlabeni, izwe liyabathanda. Kodwa ukuthi ubugqila bami bunjani ezindleleni zami, yeka ukuthi inhliziyo yami ikhuni kanjani phansi kwelanga losuku olusha!
Imithandazo yansuku zonke yokuzila ukudla okukhulu kubantu
Abaningi abaningi bayazibuza ukuthi imiphi imithandazo yokufunda ngokuzila ukudla. Kunemithandazo eminingi yaseLenten efanelekile ekukhulekeleni ezinsukwini zamasonto, nasekukhulekeleni ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto. Phakathi kokukhethwa okunikezwa ngezansi, ungathola imithandazo elula futhi enhle ngosuku ngalunye lokuzila ukudla. Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami! Ngenzele umusa wakho kimi, futhi ungifundise ukuthi ngikuthande kakhulu kunokuphila kwakho, ngoba amehlo okholo ngeke abone leli zwe, oye wamemezela inhliziyo yami futhi wathatha impilo yami. Ngiphe, Nkosi, amandla okuthanda impilo yami, ungubani, Nkulunkulu wami, nokuthi izindlela zakho zingenangqondo futhi ziqonde kangakanani phambi kwami. Ngokuba izindlela zakho ziyesabeka, Nkulunkulu wenhliziyo yami, ngokuba akukho ukuthula phakathi kwabo; Inhliziyo yami ayitholi ukuqinisekiswa kubo, ngoba idelele ukholo lwayo. Ngokuba ukwesaba kungukukhanya komlilo, ngiyamesaba njengesihambi kimi. Kepha isikhathi sami siyakuphelelwa nini, ngimelwe ukuphi ukulunga kwakho na?
Ngokuba isitha sami sithathile izinsuku zami, amandla ami ahlahlile phambi kwakhe. Angiyikuyeka, Jehova, ngokwesaba kwami, ngokuba umphefumulo wami wazi imicabango yami. Kepha manje ngilalele, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami; Vula izindlebe zakho ebuthakathakeni bami futhi ukhulise inhliziyo yami ukuba unqabe ukwesaba kwakhe, ufundise inhliziyo yami ukuba ithande iqiniso lakho futhi ubeke izinsuku zami endleleni yokulunga kwakho. Nikeza ukuyeka ukuzidla kwami futhi ngihlwanyele umphefumulo wami kimi kuze kube sekupheleni.
Imiphi imithandazo ngaphambi kwePhasika ongayifunda ngokuzila ukudla?
Ukukhetha imithandazo kufanele kucatshangelwe ukuthi ngosizo lwabo umuntu kufanele abambelele ekuthumeleni hhayi ngokomzimba kuphela, kodwa futhi nangokomoya. Phela, ngaphambi kwePhasika kuyadingeka ukuba uyeke ekusetshenzisweni kokudla kwesilwane esindayo, nasemicabangweni emibi, imithwalo yokuziphatha. Ngisho nomthandazo omfushane ekuzila ukudla ngaphambi kwePhasika kuzosiza ukuzwa ukukhululeka futhi uzithole ungenalutho emhlabeni, ukuqeda ukuphazamiseka, izinkinga.
Imithandazo yokuzila ukudla ngaphambi kwePhasika kubantu abathandekayo
Phakathi kwemithandazo yaseLenten ehlongozwayo, abantu abazobeka abantu bazokwazi ukuthola amagama azobasiza ukuba bazilawule futhi bahambisane nemithetho ebekiwe. Ungasho imithandazo hhayi kuphela ngesikhathi sokukhonza noma ngaphambi kokudla, kodwa futhi uma kukhona imicabango emibi neyesono. Umthandazo omfushane uzokuvumela ukuba uhlanzeke ngokomoya futhi uhlakulele esimweni esihle. Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami! Nika inhliziyo yami ukungasazi izinkanuko futhi ngiphakamise iso lami phezu kobudlova bezwe, kusukela manje, ngidale impilo yami ukuba ngingabathandeki futhi unginike isihawu kulabo abangishushisayo. Ngokuba injabulo yakho ekudabukeleni iyaziwa, Nkulunkulu wami, nomphefumulo oqondile uzowuthatha, ukuphela kwakho okuvela ebusweni bakho kuyaqhubeka futhi akukho ukuthungula okujabulisayo. Nkosi, uJesu Kristu, Nkulunkulu wami, qamba ngqo izindlela zami emhlabeni.
Umthandazo okhethekile ka-Efrayimi umSiriya weLent
Umthandazo weMonk Yefim Sirin ubhekisela ekukhulumeni kakhulu ngesikhathi seLentend Great. Umthandazo omfushane uhlanganisa ukuphenduka kanye nesicelo sokunikeza umuntu okhuluma, ngokumelana nokulwa nezono, ukuhlanzwa. Akuvumela nje kuphela ukuqeda izilingo, kodwa futhi ukuvimbela lezo zici ezinjengokungahleleki nokudangala. Umkhuleko kaEfrayimi umSiriya uhlanganisiwe kuLent nasezinkonzweni zesonto. Ngenxa yombhalo wayo omncane nocebile, kulula ukukhumbula. Kodwa ngomsindo womthandazo, kubalulekile ukucabangela izici nesikhathi sokubiza kwayo. Isibonelo, ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto kuyisiko ukukhuluma ngeminye imithandazo yaseLenten.
Umkhuleko kaEfrayimi umSiriya wokufunda ngesikhathi seLent
Ngemva kokufunda umthandazo kaJefim Sirin, umuntu kufanele futhi anakekele ukubiza okulungile. Kuvame ukuphinda kabili (ngokwemithetho echazwe ngezansi) emva kwenkonzo. Nkosi noMfundisi wesisu sami, Unganginiki umoya wokungazi lutho, ukudikibala, ukulawula ukufisa nokukhuluma okungenalutho. Umoya wokuhlanzeka, ukuthobeka, ukubekezela nothando unginike, inceku yakho. Yena, Nkosi, Nkosi! Nginike ukuba ngibone izono zami, futhi ungahluleli umfowethu uYako abusise kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen. (Ekupheleni kwesikhombisa, funda ukuthi "Nkulunkulu ngangihlambulule, isoni", sihambisana nemicibisholo, bese ngiyaphinda umthandazo kaEfim Sirin futhi ngiqedele ukufunda ngomnsalo owodwa emhlabeni.)
Yimuphi umthandazo okufanele ufunde ekuthumeni ekuseni nakusihlwa?
Ngesikhathi seLente Elikhulu kunesiko lokuya ezinkonzweni zikaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, ngaphambi kokuya esontweni, kunconywa ukuthi imithandazo eyenziwe kaningi kakhulu ingenziwa. Bangabuyekezwa ekhaya. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kunconywa ukuba unike isikhathi sokufunda ngokuhlanganyela kwemiBhalo Engcwele, nokukhalaza noma ukufunda imithandazo nomndeni. Lokhu kuzovumela izihlobo ukuba zihlanganyele futhi zikhohlwe nganoma yimaphi ukungavumelani.
Imithandazo yasekuseni yokuphumula
Ekuseni, ungafunda imithandazo emifushane futhi elula, ikuvumela ukuba usethe isimo sengqondo sosuku lonke. Kulezi zibonelo ezingenhla, ungathola imibhalo enhle esiza ukukhohlwa ngeze. Ngiyakholwa, O Nkosi, kodwa Ubeka ukholo lwami. Ngiyethemba, O Nkosi, kodwa Uzoqinisa ithemba lami. Jehova, ngikuthandile, kepha wena uhlambulule uthando lwami, umkhonze. Ngiyakhala, Jehova, kodwa wena, ukwandise ukuphenduka kwami. Ngiyabonga, Nkosi, wena, uMdali wami, ngiyakububula ngawe, ngikubiza. Ungangiqondisa ekuhlakanipheni kwakho, uvikele futhi uqinise. Ngiyakuncoma, Nkulunkulu wami, imicabango yami, ukuba iphume kuwe. Imisebenzi yami iyoba ngegama lakho, futhi izifiso zami ziyoba ngokwentando yakho. Khanyisa ingqondo yami, uqinise intando, uhlanze umzimba, ungcwelise umphefumulo. Kwangathi ngingabona iziphambeko zami, futhi ngingabi nokho ukuziqhenya, ngisize nginqobe isilingo. Ngikudumisa zonke izinsuku zokuphila onginike zona.
Amen.
Wozani, masikhulekele i-Tsarevi uNkulunkulu wethu. Wozani, nikhulekele, nize kuKristu, iNkosana kaNkulunkulu wethu. Woza, sizokhulekela futhi siwele kuKrestu uqobo, ku-Tsarevi nakuNkulunkulu wethu. Wozani, sikhulekele iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wethu. Woza, ukhuleke futhi uphonswe phansi emhlabeni ngaphambi kukaKristu iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wethu. Wozani, masikhothamele siwa ngobuso emhlabeni ngaphambi kukaKristu uqobo, iNkosi kanye noNkulunkulu wethu.
Izibonelo zemithandazo yasebusuku yokufunda ngesikhathi sokuzila
Ngobusuku ngemuva kokusebenza ngosuku abalaleli bangakwazi ukuya emicabangweni engafanele noma ekuboniseni isono. Imithandazo elandelayo yamaLenten izokusiza ukuba uziqede: Nkosi, uJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, imithandazo ngenxa yoMama wakho Omsulwa kakhulu nabo bonke abangcwele, asihawukele. Amen.
INkosi uJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ngokusebenzisa imithandazo kaMama wakho oNgcwele nabo bonke abangcwele, sihawukele (sibonise umusa kithi). Amen.
Umthandazo weNkosi uBaba wethu, Osezulwini! Igama lakho lingcwelisiwe, intando yakho yenziwe, njengasezulwini nasemhlabeni. Siphe namuhla nosinkwa sethu sansuku zonke, futhi usithethelele izikweletu zethu, njengoba sithethelela abanamacala ethu. Ungasihole esilingweni, kepha usikhulule ebubini. Wena ungumbuso namandla namandla, uYise neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele, manje naphakade naphakade naphakade. Amen.
Umkhuleko wansuku zonke ngaphambi kokudla ukudla ukudla ngaphambi kwePhasika
Kubalulekile ukusho imithandazo ekuzila ukudla ngaphambi kokudla. Bazosiza ukubonga iNkosi ngokudla akutholile futhi ngenhliziyo eqala ukuyithola. Kunconywa ukuba uthi imithandazo nomndeni wonke: lokhu kuzosiza ukukhulisa izihlobo nabangane.
Ngumuphi umthandazo wansuku zonke lapho uzila ukudla ngaphambi kokudla?
Kubalulekile ukusho imithandazo emifushane emihle ngosuku lokuzila ukudla nsuku zonke. Ngaphambi kokudla, nangezinsuku zamasonto, nangezimpelasonto, ungafunda umthandazo ohlongozwayo: Obaba, abaduni nabafazi abancane, Ukuhamba ngenhliziyo esifundeni bengenakho, Ukuyiqinisa phakathi kweziphepho nempi, Baye bahlanganisa imithandazo eminingi yaphezulu; Kodwa akekho noyedwa ongithinta, Njengompristi ophindaphinda Ezinsukwini zokulila kweLente Elikhulu; Ngokuvamile ufika kimi emlonyeni Futhi umuntu owile uqiniswa amandla angaziwa: Nkosi yezinsuku zami! umoya wokungaqondi kahle, uLubovinachia, inyoka yalokhu efihliwe, Futhi inkulumo engathembekile, ungavumeli umphefumulo wami. Kodwa ake ngibone mina, Nkulunkulu, isono, Umfowethu akimi angamukeli ukulahlwa, Futhi umoya wokuthobeka, ukubekezela, uthando nokuhlanzeka enhliziyweni yami kuvuselela. Imithandazo yokufunda ngesikhathi seLent isiza abantu abakhethekile ngokomoya ukuba bahlanze futhi balandele uhlelo lokuhlelwa kokuzila kuze kufike iPhasika. Ungafunda imithandazo ngaphambi kokudla, futhi ekuseni nakusihlwa. Kungaba umthandazo okhethekile wansuku zonke noma umthandazo omuhle ekuthunyelwe kukaSt. Ephraim waseSiriya. Phakathi kwezibonelo ezicatshangwayo, ungakhetha ukulula ukukhumbula imithandazo yosuku ngalunye lokuzila ukudla. Bangakwazi ukufunda kalula kokubili abadala nabasha.