I-Lent mhlawumbi yi elona xesha libalulekileyo kwiNcwadi yabapostile baseRoma. Eli xesha liqala ngoLwesithathu we-Ash ukuya ngoLwesine oNgcwele, kwaye njengoko igama lisitsho, ithatha iintsuku ezingamashumi amane.
Kulindeleke ukuba ngeli xesha umKristu olungileyo aguquke ngokunyanisekileyo ezonweni zakhe kwaye atshintshe kubunzulu bengaphakathi lakhe, ukuze abe ngumntu olunge ngakumbi kwaye akwazi ukuhlala kufutshane noYesu Krestu.Bathandaza, besenza imisebenzi elungileyo neyothando. Ithathelwa ingqalelo njengexesha lokuzila kunye nezohlwayo (kuboniswe ngombala omfusa), ikwabonisa kwaye, ngaphezulu kwako konke, ukuzinikela kutshintsho lokomoya kunye noxolelwaniso lobuzalwana.
Ukuzila kuqhubeka iintsuku ezingamashumi amane kuba inani lamashumi amane linophawu oluthile eBhayibhileni: zazineentsuku ezingamashumi amane zoMkhukula weNdawo yonke, amashumi amane eminyaka apho abantu abangamahebhere babebhadula entlango xa bephuma eYiphutha, eyathatha iminyaka engama-400, kunye neentsuku ezingamashumi amane uYesu awayesentlango phambi kokuba aqale iimfundiso zakhe.
Kuthiwa lixesha lokuba ngokukhawuleza kwaye ukuziyeka. Nangona kunjalo, njengoko sifunda kwindima evela kwincwadi ka-Isaya, "ukuzila ukutya okukholekileyo kuThixo kubandakanya nokwabelana ngesonka kunye nabalambileyo, ukuvumela amahlwempu angenakhaya ukuba angene endlwini, ukubambesa abahamba ze, nokungabuyi babuyele kwabanye".
Nayi imithandazo elishumi elinambini ekufuneka ivakaliswe ngexesha lokuzila:
- Bawo wethu oseZulwini, ngelixesha lenguquko, yiba nenceba kuthi. Ngomthandazo wethu, ukuzila kwethu, kunye nemisebenzi yethu elungileyo, siguqule ukuzingca kwethu kube sisisa. Vula iintliziyo zethu kwiLizwi lakho, uphilise amanxeba ethu esonweni, sincede senze okuhle kweli lizwe.
- Kuphi ukukhanya kwakho Ndinike, Nkosi, isandla sakho esikhokelayo. Ndixelele apho ilanga lifihla khona. Apho ubomi bokwenyani. Apho ukufa okuyinyani okusindisayo.
- Mboneni ke umkhonzi wam endimxhasayo; onyuliweyo wam, lowo ndimthandayo. Ndibeke umoya wam kuye, ukuze azise okusesikweni ezintlangeni.
- Nkosi yam, Yesu Krestu, ndiyakholelwa ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba ulapha; Kule mizuzu imbalwa yomthandazo endiyiqala ngoku, ndifuna ukukubuza kwaye ndiyabulela. Cela ubabalo lokuqonda ngakumbi ukuba uyaphila, mamela kum kwaye undithande; kakhulu kangangokuba wawufuna ukundifela ngokukhululekileyo emnqamlezweni kwaye uvuselele elo dini yonke imihla eMisa. Ndiyabulela kuwe ngemisebenzi indlela ondithanda ngayo: Ndingowakho, ndizalelwe wena! Ufuna ntoni na kum, Nkosi?
- Siguqule, Thixo uMsindisi wethu, usincede ukuba siqhubele phambili kulwazi lwelizwi lakho, ukuze umbhiyozo weLente uvelise iziqhamo ezininzi kuthi. NgeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, uNyana wakho, ohleliyo olawula kunye nawe kubunye noMoya oyiNgcwele, ngonaphakade kanaphakade. Amen.
- Yesu olungileyo, othathe umhlala phantsi iintsuku ezingamashumi amane entlango ukuze alungiselele ukuthunywa kwakho phakathi kwethu, ndivumele umzekelo wakho ube sisipili endinokuzibona ndibonakala ngaso ngelixesha lokuzila. Ndiyazi ukuba kufuneka ndizilungiselele wonke umzuzu wobomi bam, ndiyazi ukuba kunye nawe ndingathatha amandla endiwafunayo ukuze ndiphile ngendlela uBawo afuna ngayo.
- Nkosi, ndijonge kwiLente kuba inento yokwenza nobomi bam. Ndiyazi ukuba iyakundenzela okuhle kuba ngumlo ophakathi kwethuku nokulunga, inyama noMoya. Kungenxa yoko le nto ndikucela ukuba, ngenxa yokulunga kwakho, eli xesha liya kuba lixesha lobabalo lwam, uxolo, nolonwabo.
- Nkosi, jonga ngothando kubantu bakho, abazama ukuhlambulula umoya wabo kwezi ntsuku zeLenten ngokumodareyitha ekusebenziseni izinto zasemhlabeni kwaye wenze oku kuphumla kuncede kubo umnqweno wokukufumana. NgeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, uNyana wakho, ohleliyo olawula kunye nawe kubunye noMoya oyiNgcwele, ngonaphakade kanaphakade. Amen.
- Mama weNceba, intliziyo yakho enobubele iyaphuphuma yinceba, ngoko ndiyakubongoza ukuba ufumane uxolelo ngobubi endibenzileyo, kananjalo, oh Mama! Ndifundise ukuxolela nanjengoko bejongene nobubi obuninzi ababenzileyo kuwe, bade baxhwithe uNyana wakho wobuThixo ecaleni, uhlala uphendula ngolona xolelo lukhulu. Amen.
- Nkosi, nceda abantu bakho bangene ngokufanelekileyo kwintsingiselo yeLente kwaye ke balungiselele iiholide zePasika, ukuze isohlwayo sokubambisana, esiqhelekileyo ngeli xesha, sinokusebenzela ukuvuselelwa ngokomoya kwabo bonke abathembekileyo bakho. NgeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu uNyana wakho, ohlala nawe noMoya oyiNgcwele niphila nilawula ngonaphakade kanaphakade. Amen.
- Nkosi, jonga ngovuyo kubantu bakho, abanomdla onamandla wokuzinikela kubomi obungcwele, kwaye, ukusukela ngoko ngokuswela kwabo bazabalazela ukulawula umzimba, ukuba isenzo semisebenzi elungileyo siguqule umphefumlo wabo. NgeNkosi yethu uYesu Krestu, uNyana wakho, ohleliyo olawula kunye nawe kubunye noMoya oyiNgcwele, ngonaphakade kanaphakade. Amen.
- Kwanga ukuguqulwa kwakho kungaziva phezu kwam kwaye ukukhanya kwam kuphume emlilweni wakho, ohlala uvutha, apho ngaphakathi kwam. Kwaye uqale ngokuba ngumntu, ukuba ngumntu.
