Emva koMoses’ ukufa, UYoshuwa wathabatha ubunkokeli bukaMoses. UYoshuwa wanyulwa waza wanyulwa nguThixo ukuba akhokele abantu bakhe kwilizwe ledinga kwaye athabathe ilizwe ledinga njengelifa. UYoshuwa wabubona ubungangamsha bukaThixo ngokuchasene nabanye, UYoshuwa wayenokholo kuThixo waza wabonakalisa ukholo lwakhe kuThixo ngokuthembela kuThixo nokuthobela amazwi kaThixo nangezenzo zakhe.. Ke ngoko uYoshuwa wathabatha ubunkokeli bukaMoses wabakhokelela abantu kwilizwe ledinga. Emva kokuba bewele umlambo iJordan bangena kwilizwe ledinga laseKanan, IYeriko yayisisixeko sokuqala abasoyisayo. Avalwa amasango eYeriko. Kwakutheni ukuze avalwe amasango eYeriko? Ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli. Kodwa amasango avaliweyo akazange abathintele abantu bakwaSirayeli ukuba bayoyise iYeriko. Xa iindonga zaseYeriko zawa, amaSirayeli akwazi ukuyithimba iYeriko. Kodwa zawa njani iindonga zaseYeriko?
Njengoko uThixo wayenoMoses, uThixo uyakuba noYoshuwa
Emva kokufa kukaMoses, UThixo wathembisa ukuba uya kuba noYoshuwa, unyana kaNun, ogama kwantlandlolo lalinguHoseya. UThixo wayalela uYoshuwa ukuba awele umlambo iYordan aze athabathe ilizwe ledinga.
Yonke indawo ayinika uYoshuwa intende yonyawo lwakhe uThixo wayinika uYoshuwa, njengoko wathethayo uYehova kuMoses. Ekuphela kwento uYoshuwa nabantu ababemele bayenze kukungena balidle ilifa ilizwe, awawathembisayo uYehova, wabanika.
Akukho mntu wayenokuma phambi koYoshuwa yonke imihla yobomi bakhe. Kuba njengokuba uThixo wayenoMoses, ngoko ke uThixo uya kuba noYoshuwa. UThixo akazange amlahle uYoshuwa okanye amlahle uYoshuwa.
UYoshuwa kwakufuneka omelele aze abe nesibindi
UThixo wamyalela kathathu uYoshuwa ukuba omelele kwaye akhaliphe. UYoshuwa kwakufuneka omelele kwaye akhaliphe kuba abantu awayefanele abanike njengelifa ilizwe, awabafungelayo ooyise uThixo, ukuba wobanika.
UYoshuwa kwakufuneka omelele aze akhaliphe ukuze agcine ukwenza ngokomyalelo wonke, awawisa umthetho uMoses umkhonzi kaYehova, nokuba ungatyekeli ekunene nasekhohlo, ukuze uYoshuwa abe nempumelelo naphi na apho aya khona.
Incwadi yoMthetho yayingenakusuka emlonyeni kaYoshuwa kodwa kwakufuneka isoloko isemlonyeni wakhe. UYoshuwa kwakufuneka acamngce ngayo imini nobusuku, ukuze uYoshuwa akugcine ukwenza njengako konke okubhaliweyo encwadini yomyalelo, kuba ngoko indlela kaYoshuwa yayiza kuba nempumelelo aze abe nempumelelo entle.
UThixo wayenike uYoshuwa nabantu iLizwi laKhe. Kodwa kwakuxhomekeke kuYoshuwa nakubantu ukuba indlela yabo yayiza kuba nempumelelo okanye akunjalo nokuba wayeza kuphumelela kusini na. UThixo wayengabekek’ ityala ngaloo nto, kodwa uYoshuwa nabantu. (Funda kwakhona: ‘Yindlela kaThixo indlela yakho?'Kwaye ‘Yekani ukugxeka uThixo!‘).
UYoshuwa kwakufuneka omelele, akhaliphe, angoyiki okanye ankwantye. ngokuba uYehova uThixo wakhe ubenoYoshuwa, naphi na apho ebeya kuya khona.
UYoshuwa nabantu bawathobela amazwi kaThixo
UYoshuwa wahamba ethobela amazwi kaThixo kwaye wayigcina imiyalelo yakhe waza wabaxelela abantu. Abantu bathembisa oko njengoko bamthobelayo uMoses, bathobela noYoshuwa, bayenza yonke into awayiwisela umthetho uYoshuwa ukuba bayenze. Kwaye nabani na ongamthobeliyo uYoshuwa, uya kubulawa.
Esi sithembiso senziwa ngabantu, oko kuthetha ukuba wonke umntu, ababengabantu bakaThixo, wavuma.
Isixeko saseYeriko
Isixeko saseYeriko yayisisixeko sokuqala, aloyisayo uYoshuwa nabantu. Emva kokuba isixeko sihloliwe ziintlola ezimbini zaza zabuyela kuYoshuwa zamxelela uYoshuwa okwenzekileyo nokuba uYehova wayelinikele esandleni sazo lonke ilizwe., ngokuba bonke abemi belizwe babeboyika oonyana bakaSirayeli, balungiselela ukungena kwilizwe ledinga baze bathabathe isixeko saseYeriko.
UYoshuwa wabaxelela abantu waza wabayalela ukuba bazingcwalise. Abantu bawathobela amazwi kaYoshuwa bazingcwalisa bazilungiselela ukungena kwilizwe ledinga.
Emva kokuba uThixo ethethe noYoshuwa waza wamazisa ngendlela ababefanele bahambe ngayo, Wawathetha ke uYoshuwa ebantwini amazwi kaYehova
Benza ke ababingeleli nabantu ngokwelizwi likaYoshuwa.
Baya kumlambo iYordan kwaye xa ababingeleli, ababethwele ityeya yomnqophiso, zibeke umkhondo weenyawo zabo emanzini eYordan, asuka amanzi aphuma phezulu, enyuka enyuka phezu kwemfumba, kude kakhulu nesixeko saseAdam, Ikufuphi neTsaretan: nalawo ahlayo aya elwandle lwaseArabha, nolwandle lwetyuwa, yasilela kwaye yanqunyulwa, bawela ke abantu malunga neYeriko.
Ngexesha lohambo lwabo, UThixo wanika uYoshuwa imiyalelo, awathobelayo uYoshuwa.
Emva kokuwela umlambo iYordan, namatye alishumi elinamabini, awaphuma eYordan, amiswa endaweni yokulala yawo eGiligali, ukuba abe sisikhumbuzo, nasemva kolwaluko nasemva kwayo ipasika, ngoxa uYoshuwa wayeseYeriko, wabonakala kuYoshuwa umthetheli-mkhosi kaYehova, erhole ikrele lakhe ngesandla.
Wawa ngobuso emhlabeni uYoshuwa, waqubuda, wabuza, into eyathethwa yinkosi yakhe kumkhonzi wayo? Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba umthetheli-mkhosi kaYehova athethe, wamwisela umthetho uYoshuwa, ukuba ayikhulule iimbadada ezinyaweni zakhe; kuba loo ndawo wayemi kuyo ingcwele. Wawathobela uYoshuwa amazwi akhe.
IYeriko ibiwavalile amasango ayo ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli
Ke iYeriko ibiwavalile amasango ayo ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli. Kwakungekho mntu uphumayo kwaye kungekho mntu unokungena. Kodwa akukho nto inokumnqabela uThixo wethu!
Wathi uYehova kuYoshuwa, 'Yabona, ndiyinikele esandleni sakho iYeriko, nokumkani waseYeriko, namagorha anobukroti. Nowujikeleza umzi nonke nina madoda okulwa, niwujikeleze umzi kube kanye. Uya kwenjenjalo iintsuku ezintandathu. Ke isixhenxe sababingeleli sophatha izigodlo ezisixhenxe zokuhlaba umkhosi phambi kwetyeya: Nowujikeleza umzi ngomhla wesixhenxe izihlandlo zibe sixhenxe;, ababingeleli bovuthela ngezigodlo. Kwaye kuya kwenzeka, ukuba xa bevuthela ixesha elide ngesigodlo senkunzi yegusha, naxa usiva isandi sesigodlo, boduma ngodumo olukhulu bonke abantu; nodonga lomzi luya kuwa bhuma, benyuke ke abantu, elowo aye ngqo kuye; (UYoshuwa 6:2-5).
Abantu bakaThixo bawathobela amazwi akhe baza bajikeleza isixeko saseYeriko
UYoshuwa wababiza ababingeleli, wabaxelela oko uYehova akuthethileyo kuye, noko babemele bakwenze, wabayalela nabantu.
Kamsinya nje akuba uYoshuwa ethethile ebantwini, ababingeleli abasixhenxe, abaphethe izigodlo ezisixhenxe zokuhlaba umkhosi phambi koYehova, wavuthela ngezigodlo: ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova ibalandela. Umfo oxhobileyo wahamba phambi kwababingeleli waza umvuzo wawulandela ityeya, ababingeleli beqhubeka, nokuvuthela ngezigodlo.
UYoshuwa wabayalela abantu ukuba bangakhwazi okanye bangxole ilizwi labo, kwada kwayimini awathi uYoshuwa ngayo ebantwini mabamemeze. Kungelo xesha ke abantu ababekhwaza.
Bawaphulaphula ke abantu amazwi kaYoshuwa, nawabantu, yaza ityeya kaYehova yawujikeleza umzi, yawujikeleza umzi. 6 iintsuku.
Ngomhla wesixhenxe, bavuka kusasa, bawungqinga umzi waseYeriko, kwangolo hlobo, kasixhenxe, ngokwamazwi kaThixo. Kuphela ngolo suku, Bawujikeleza umzi izihlandlo zasixhenxe.
Ngexesha lesixhenxe, ababingeleli ukuvuthela ngezigodlo baqupha, UYoshuwa wabaxelela abantu:
“Khwaza, ngokuba uYehova ubebanike loo mzi. Esi sixeko soba yinto esingelwe phantsi, nayo, nazo zonke ezikuyo, eNkosini: nguRahabhi ihenyukazi yedwa owodla ubomi, yena nabo bonke abakunye naye endlwini, ngokuba wabazimezayo abathunywa esabathumayo. Kwaye wena, nangayiphi na indlela zigcineni entweni esingelwe phantsi, hleze niziqalekisile, xa nithabatha entweni esingelwe phantsi, niwenze isiqalekiso umzi wakwaSirayeli, kwaye inkathazo. Kodwa yonke isilivere, kunye negolide, kunye neenqanawa zobhedu nentsimbi, zingcwaliselwe kuYehova: ziya kungena ebuncwaneni beNkosi” (Funda kwakhona: ‘Oko kwenzeka kwintili yeAkore?').
Benza ke abantu ngokwelizwi likaYoshuwa, njengoko babememeza, nababingeleli ukuvuthela ngezigodlo bequpha, kwenzeka, bakuva abantu izwi lesigodlo, baduma ke abantu ngodumo olukhulu, lwawa udonga lweYeriko.
Iindonga zaseYeriko zawa
Iindonga zaseYeriko zawa baza abantu benyuka baya esixekweni, wonke umntu uthe tye phambi kwakhe, bawuthimba umzi, njengoko uYoshuwa abewise umthetho ngawo. Bawutshabalalisa umzi, batshisa yonke into ekuwo, ngaphandle kwesilivere, igolide, kunye neenqanawa zobhedu nentsimbi, zafakwa kubuncwane bendlu kaYehova.
Kwaye njengoko wayethembisile uRahabhi, utata wakhe, umama, nabazalwana bakhe, neento zonke abenazo, zasindiswa. Bamkhupha yena nemizalwane yakhe, babashiya ngaphandle kweminquba yakwaSirayeli (UYoshuwa 1-6).
Ukuwa kweYeriko
Isixeko saseYeriko satshatyalaliswa waza uYoshuwa walumkisa abantu ngokuthi, “Mayiqalekiswe indoda leyo phambi koYehova, Lowo usuka uwakhe lo mzi, iYeriko: uya kuliseka kumazibulo akhe, awamise amasango alo unyana wakhe omncinane.”
Kwaye kwaba njalo, ngexesha lolawulo lukakumkani uAhadi, Wakha uHiyeli waseBheteli, wawuseka umzi waseYeriko, wawuseka ngoAbhiram, amazibulo akhe., wawamisa amasango awo ngoSegubhi unyana wakhe omncinane, ngokwelizwi likaYehova, awakuthethayo ngoYoshuwa unyana kaNun (1 Ookumkani 16:34).
Zawa njani iindonga zase Yeriko?
Kwindalo (ebonakalayo) Kwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka ukuba iindonga zaseYeriko ziwe. Ke oko kubonakala kungenakwenzeka kwindalo iphela, kunokwenzeka kuye uThixo.
Iindonga zaseYeriko azizange ziwe ngokuwujikeleza umzi, ngokuvuthela ngezigodlo nokuhlaba umkhosi kwabantu ngomhla wesixhenxe. Kodwa iindonga zaseYeriko zawa ngokholo kuThixo nokuthobela amazwi kaThixo ngabantu bakaThixo
UThixo walithumela ilizwi lakhe uYoshuwa wafumana ilizwi likaThixo kwaye walithobela ilizwi lakhe kwaye wenza oko uThixo wayemyalele ukuba akwenze, njengabanye abantu.
Ukuthobela kwaba ngumphumo wokholo lukaYoshuwa kuThixo. UYoshuwa wamkholelwa uThixo namandla akhe wamoyika uThixo yaye ngenxa yoko uYoshuwa wathembela kuThixo wahlala ethembekile emazwini akhe waza wenza njengoko uThixo wayemyalele ukuba akwenze.. Ngokuthobela nangezenzo zakhe (isebenza), eyayivela kukholo lwakhe kuThixo, iindonga zaseYeriko zawa.
Ngokholo zawa iindonga zaseYeriko
Ngokholo zawa iindonga zaseYeriko, bajikeleza iintsuku ezisixhenxe. (Hebhere 11:30)
Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Yiba nokholo kuThixo. Inene nditsho kuwe, Ukuba othe wathetha kule ntaba, Ususwe, uphoseke elwandle; angathandabuzi entliziyweni yakhe, asuke akholwe ukuba ezo azithethayo zinokwenzeka; woba nako oko akuthethayo (Phawula 11:22-23)
Ngokukholwa kuThixo nakwiLizwi laKhe, owabenza bawathobela amazwi kaThixo, bajikeleza iindonga zesixeko iintsuku ezisixhenxe, iindonga zaseYeriko zawa. Ngokukholwa kuThixo nakwiLizwi laKhe, Lo mmangaliso mkhulu wenzeka kwaye eminye imimangaliso emininzi yenzeka nangokukholwa kuThixo nokholo kuYesu Krestu nokholo eGameni lakhe imimangaliso isenzeka.. Imimangaliso, ezibonakala zingenakwenzeka kwaye zingenakuchazwa kummandla wendalo kodwa zinokwenzeka kwaye zicaciswe noThixo.
UYoshuwa, ababengowakwa isizukulwana sexhego, akazange abeke ithemba lakhe kwisenzo sakhe, kule meko, ekujikelezeni isixeko, kodwa uYoshuwa wayethembele kuThixo.
Ukholo oluninzi kunye neendlela zokuthembela kunoThixo
Ngelishwa kule minyaka, amaKristu amaninzi anokholo ngakumbi kumazwi nakwizenzo zawo (isebenza) kunokuba kuThixo. Banokholo ngakumbi ekuthetheni amagama afanelekileyo kunye nokulandela izicwangciso ezifunyenweyo, iindlela, kunye nobugcisa kunoThixo nakwiLizwi laKhe.
Nangona besithi bayakholelwa kuThixo yaye banokholo kuYesu Kristu nakwigama Lakhe, amaxesha amaninzi izenzo zabo ziphikisana neentetho zabo.
Kuba ukuba ukholelwa ngokwenene kuThixo ngoko uyamthemba kwaye wenze oko akuthethayo kwaye uthobele amazwi akhe.
ngaphandle koko, ukuba ngokwenene uyakholelwa kuThixo ngoko uyazi ukuba oko uya kukuthetha kuya kwenzeka, ukuba kungokokuthanda kukaThixo.
Uya kubambelela kwaye unyamezele kwaye ungayeki kwaye ungathandabuzeki kwaye uzibuze ukuba uthethe amagama afanelekileyo okanye usebenzise iindlela ezifanelekileyo kunye nobuchwepheshe kwaye ulandele izicwangciso ezifanelekileyo.. Awuyi kuzibuza ukuba ngaba wenze into engalunganga kwaye ukhangele enye (zomlingo) amagama kunye neefomula.
Ukholo alukholelwa kwifomula kunye nokuthetha amagama afanelekileyo kunye nokusebenzisa iindlela ezifanelekileyo kunye neetekhnoloji kunye nokulandela amanyathelo kunye nezicwangciso ezifanelekileyo.. Kodwa ukholo kukwazi uThixo nokwazi intando yakhe nokukholwa kwiLizwi laKhe, awayithumileyo, namandla akhe nokumthemba nokwenza into ayithethayo.
Yonke imisebenzi eyenziwa nguYesu, Wenza nge ukholo kuThixo nangokholo eGameni laKhe. Ukuba uyakholelwa kuThixo ngoko yonke into inokwenzeka. Kodwa kufuneka umazi kwaye unokumazi kuphela ngeLizwi lakhe kwaye wenze oko likutshoyo iLizwi.
‘Yibani yityuwa yehlabathi’
