I-Lent mhlawumbe yi Isikhathi esibaluleke kunazo zonke se-Roman Catholic Apostolic Liturgy. Lesi sikhathi siqala ngoLwesithathu Lomlotha siye ngoLwesine oNgcwele, futhi njengoba negama lisho, ithatha izinsuku ezingamashumi amane.
Kulindeleke ukuthi ngalesi sikhathi umKristu olungileyo aphenduke ezonweni zakhe ngokweqiniso nokuthi angashintsha kusuka ekujuleni kwengaphakathi lakhe, ukuze abe ngumuntu ongcono futhi akwazi ukuhlala eduze kukaJesu Kristu, bekhuleka futhi benza imisebenzi yokulunga nesisa senhliziyo. Kubhekwa njengesikhathi sokulila nokuzisola (okuboniswa ngombala onsomi), nakho okuboniswayo futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, kokuzinikela ekuguqukeni ngokomoya kanye nokubuyisana kobuzalwane.
Ukuzila kuqhubeka izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ngoba inombolo engamashumi amane inezimpawu ezikhethekile eBhayibhelini: kwakukhona izinsuku ezingamashumi amane zikaZamcolo Womhlaba Wonke, iminyaka engamashumi amane lapho abantu abangamaHeberu bezulazula ehlane bephuma eGibhithe, okwathatha iminyaka engama-400, nezinsuku ezingamashumi amane uJesu ayesehlane ngaphambi kokuqala izimfundiso zakhe.
Kuthiwa sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ngokushesha futhi ukuzithiba. Kodwa-ke, njengoba sifunda endimeni yencwadi ka-Isaya, "ukuzila ukudla okuthokozisa uNkulunkulu kuqukethe ukwaba isinkwa nabalambile, ukuvumela abampofu abangenamakhaya bangene endlini, bembathisa abaze, futhi bangabuyeli emuva."
Nayi imithandazo eyishumi nambili ezobizwa ngesikhathi seLent:
- Baba wethu oseZulwini, ngalesi sikhathi sokuphenduka, sihawukele. Ngomkhuleko wethu, ukuzila kwethu ukudla, nemisebenzi yethu emihle, kuguqula ubugovu bethu bube yinto yokupha. Vula izinhliziyo zethu ngezwi lakho, welaphe amanxeba ethu esonweni, usisize senze okuhle kulomhlaba.
- Kuphi ukukhanya kwakho Nginike, Nkosi, isandla sakho esiholayo. Ngitshele lapho ukukhanya kwelanga kufihla khona. Lapho impilo yangempela. Lapho ukufa kweqiniso okuhlengayo.
- Bheka inceku yami engiyisekelayo; okhethiweyo wami, engikhetha yena. Ngibeke umoya wami phezu kwakhe, ukuze alethe ubulungiswa ezizweni.
- Nkosi yami, Jesu Kristu, ngiyakholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ulapha; Kulemizuzu embalwa yomkhuleko engiyiqala manje, ngifuna ukunibuza futhi ngiyabonga. Cela umusa wokubona ngokwengeziwe ukuthi uyaphila, ungilalele futhi ungithande; kangangokuthi wafuna ukungifela ngokukhululekile esiphambanweni futhi uvuselele lowo mhlatshelo nsuku zonke eMiseni. Futhi ngiyabonga ngemisebenzi ukuthi ungithanda kangakanani: ngingowakho, ngazalelwa wena! Ngabe ufunani kimi, Nkosi?
- Siguqule, Nkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu, futhi usisize sithuthuke olwazini lwezwi lakho, ukuze ukugubha leli Lente kuthele izithelo eziningi kithi. NgeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, iNdodana yakho, ephilayo ebusa kanye nawe ebunyeni noMoya oNgcwele, kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
- Jesu omuhle, othathe umhlalaphansi izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ehlane ukulungiselela umsebenzi wakho phakathi kwethu, ngivumele isibonelo sakho sibe yisibuko engizibona ngiboniswa kuso phakathi nalesi sikhathi seLente. Ngiyazi futhi ukuthi kufanele ngilungiselele wonke umzuzu wempilo yami, ngiyazi ukuthi kanye Nawe ngingathatha amandla engiwadingayo ukuze ngiphile njengoba uBaba efuna.
- Nkosi, ngilangazelele iLent ngoba lihlobene nempilo yami. Ngiyazi ukuthi kuzongenzela okuhle ngoba kuyimpi phakathi kwemvelo nokuhle, inyama noMoya. Kungakho ngikucela ukuthi, ngenxa yokulunga kwakho, lesi sikhathi kube yisikhathi somusa empilweni yami, sokuthula nenjabulo.
- Nkosi, bheka ngothando kubantu bakho, abazama ukuhlanza umoya wabo kulezi zinsuku zeLenten ngokulinganisela ekusebenziseni izinto zasemhlabeni futhi bakwenze lokhu ukuzola kukondle kubo isifiso sokukuthola. NgeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, iNdodana yakho, ephilayo ebusa kanye nawe ebunyeni noMoya oNgcwele, kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
- Mama Wesihe, inhliziyo yakho enomusa ichichima umusa, ngakho-ke ngiyanxusa ukuba uthole ukuxolelwa ngobubi obuningi engibenzile, futhi futhi, oh Mama! Ngifundise ukuthethelela njengokubhekene nobubi obuningi abakwenza kuwe, ngisho nokuhlwitha iNdodana yakho yaphezulu, uhlale uphendula ngokuxolela okukhulu kakhulu. Amen.
- Nkosi, siza abantu bakho bangene ngokufanele okushiwo yiLente futhi ngaleyo ndlela balungiselele amaholidi ePhasika, ukuze ukuzisola, okufana nalesi sikhathi, kungasebenzela ukuvuselelwa ngokomoya kwabo bonke abathembekile bakho. NgeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu iNdodana yakho, ophila nawe noMoya oNgcwele ophila futhi obusa kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
- Nkosi, bheka ngenjabulo kubantu bakho, abafisa ngobuqotho ukuzinikela empilweni engcwele, futhi, ngoba ngokuzikhandla kwabo balwela ukubusa umzimba, ukuthi umkhuba wemisebenzi emihle uguqule umphefumulo wabo. NgeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, iNdodana yakho, ephilayo ebusa kanye nawe ebunyeni noMoya oNgcwele, kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
- Kwangathi ukuguquka kwakho kungazwakala phezu kwami nokukhanya kwami kukhanye emlilweni wakho, ohlale uvutha, lapho ngaphakathi kimi. Futhi qala ukuba ngumuntu, ube ngumuntu.
