Moelelo oa Maele ke ofe 7? Ho Liproverbia 7 we read about a young man, who was seduced by a married woman, who had the attire of a harlot and was subtle of heart, and committed fornication. The young man is compared to an ox, who went for the slaughter, because that’s what sin does. The Bible warns, but it’s up to the people to listen and obey the words of God. Just like this young man, who was void of understanding, Ho na le Bakreste ba bangata, who are void of understanding and through their ignorance they are tempted and go the same way, not knowing that their decision can mean the end.
The unwise young man was seduced by the fair speech and flattering lips of the woman with the attire of a harlot
Etsoe ka fensetere ea ntlo ea ka ke ile ka talima ka lesira la ka, Mme a bona hara ba sa hlakang, Ke ile ka lemoha har’a bacha, mohlankana ya hlokang kutlwisiso, Ho feta seterateng se haufi le sekhutlo sa hae; mme a ikela ha hae, Ka shoalane, mantsiboea, bosiung bo botsho le bo lefifi: Le, bona, a kopana le mosali ea apereng seaparo sa seotsoa, le pelo e mano. (O lerata ebile o manganga; maoto a hae ha a dule tlung ya hae: Joale ha a na, joale literateng, mme a lalle kgutlong tsohle.)
Kahoo a mo tšoara, mme a mo aka, mme ka sefahleho se hlonameng a re ho yena, Ke na le linyehelo tsa khotso le 'na; kajeno ke phethile boitlamo ba ka.
Ke ka baka leo ke tsoileng ho u khahlanyetsa, ka mafolofolo ho batla sefahleho sa hao, mme ke o fumane. Ke khabisitse bethe ea ka ka masela a masela, ka mesebetsi e betliloeng, ka line ea boleng bo botle ea Egepeta. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, lekhala, le sinamone.
Tlo, a re khore leratong ho fihlela hoseng: a re ithabiseng ka lerato. Etsoe ea molemo ha a eo hae, o tsamaile leeto le lelelele: O nkile mokotla oa chelete ho eena, mme o tla fihla hae ka tsatsi le beilweng.
Ka lipuo tsa hae tse ngata tse monate a etsa hore a inehele, ka ho qeka ha molomo wa hae a mo qobella.
A phakisa a mo sala morao, jwaloka kgomo ha e ya hlabong, kapa joaloka sethoto ho khalemeloa metšoasong; Ho fihlela motsu o otla sebete sa hae; as a bird hastes to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life (Liproverbia 7:6-23)
The unwise Christians, who don’t keep the words and commandments of the Father and Jesus
This young man, who didn’t have understanding belonged to the simple ones and didn’t keep the commandments and law of his parents. Just like so many unwise Christians; Bakreste, who are void of understanding and don’t live according to the Word. They don’t listen to Jesus and keep the teachings of the Father. They don’t do the commandments of the Father and Jesus, empa ikele ka tsela ya bona (Bala hape: HO MAMELA MOLIMO)..
A Because they are not led by the Word and don’t walk after the Spirit but are led by thier senses, feelings and emotions and walk after the flesh, they are an easy target for the devil.
As soon as the devil try to tempt them to sin, through vain thoughts, through means of pious and deceptive words of man or through (attractive) seducing people, they are not able to resist and fall into temptation.
Instead of destroying the lies of the devil with the Word of God and resist the temptation, they believe his lies and give into the (nakoana) pleasures of the flesh and fall, just like the unwise young man, who was tempted by a married woman and commit adultery.
The woman was married, but the unclean spirit of lust that dwelled in her, tempted the unwise young man and persuaded him to commit adultery. Through adultery her lusts were satisfied (for a while).
How many times are Christians tempted and become apostate or fall, because of the lies and the temptations that come on their way. They could have prevented this from happening, if they would have only believed the words of God and kept His commandments.
The only way to resist temptation is to get understanding, Ka lentsoe la Molimo, mme o tsamaee kamora moea. Only when you stay obedient to Jesus and walk after the Spirit, you will not give into the temptations of the flesh, empa u tla etsa joalo ba buse.
Tsamaya ka Moya, mme le se ke la phetha ditakatso tsa nama (Gal 5:16)
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