Amasonto amaningi aqoke abaholi, abahola abantu bakaNkulunkulu babuyela eGibhithe. Kukhona abaholi bamabandla, abaqhamuke nazo zonke izinhlobo zezimfundiso eziphambuka eBhayibhelini (IZwi LikaNkulunkulu) futhi yenza abantu bahlale ngendlela abayiyo futhi baphile esonweni, esikhundleni sokwenza abantu bangene ohlelweni lokungcweliswa futhi banikele izimpilo zabo zonke kuJesu Kristu futhi bamlandele. Kufana nje nabantu bakaNkulunkulu eTestamenteni Elidala, abahlengwa nguNkulunkulu ekucindezelweni kukaFaro, kodwa ngenkathi besehlane besendleleni eya ezweni lesethembiso, babengamthandi umholi omiswe uNkulunkulu uMose kanye nendlela kaNkulunkulu yokwenza izinto. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu babefuna ukuqoka umholi omusha, owayezobaholela emuva eGibhithe.
Abantu bakaNkulunkulu babefuna ukukhetha umholi omusha futhi babuyele eGibhithe
Basho omunye komunye, “Asiqoke u-a (okusha) umholi futhi abuyele eGibhithe (Isintu 14:4)
Abantu bakaNkulunkulu babesendleleni eya ezweni lesethembiso. Lapho befika ehlane lasePharanu, UNkulunkulu wathembisa uMose, ukuze anike abantwana bakwa-Israyeli izwe laseKhanani. UNkulunkulu wayala uMose ukuba athumele indoda eyodwa esizweni ngasinye, ukuhlola izwe laseKhanani. UMose wamlalela umlayo weNkosi wathuma izinhloko eziyishumi nambili zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuhlola iKhanani.
Ngemva 40 izinsuku, amadoda ayishumi nambili abuyela kuMose, U-Aaron, kanye nebandla. Baqinisekisa, ukuthi izwe laligobhoza ubisi nezinyosi. Nokho, babuye bathi, ukuthi abakhileyo babenamandla, nemizi ibiyelwe ngezindonga, mikhulu kakhulu. Lapho ibandla lizwa amazwi abo, bakhathazeka.
Amadoda ayishumi nambili abona izinto ezifanayo, kodwa abazange babelane ngombiko ofanayo.
Umbiko omuhle lomubi wezinhloli ezilitshumi lambili
Ngoba uKalebi wayenombiko omuhle futhi wayekholelwa ukuthi bangakwazi ukuwunqoba. Ngakho-ke, UKalebi wabathulisa abantu phambi kukaMose, ngokuthi bakhuphuke ngokushesha badle izwe.
Kodwa amanye amadoda awazange abe nombono ofanayo. Abazange bakholwe, ukuthi bakwazi ukukhuphukela kubantu ngoba, emehlweni abo, babenamandla. Baletha umbiko omubi, Ngokuthi: “umhlaba, esesihambe ngayo ukuyiphenya, yizwe elidla abakhileyo kulo; futhi bonke abantu esababona kulo bangabantu abade. Futhi lapho sabona imidondoshiya, amadodana ka-Anaki, eziphuma iziqhwaga: futhi emehlweni ethu sasinjengezintethe, kanjalo sasiphambi kwabo” (Isintu 13:31-33).
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abamlalelanga uKalebi nombiko wakhe omuhle. Kodwa balalela umbiko omubi wamanye amadoda. Ngoba lapho bezwa umbiko omubi, baphakamisa izwi labo, bakhala, bakhala ngalobo busuku.
Ibandla laqala ukukhononda nokukhononda
Ibandla alizange lilalele amazwi kaKalebi namazwi kanye nesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu futhi alikholwanga emandleni Akhe.. Kodwa balalela amazwi amanye amadoda, abathembela emakhonweni abo esikhundleni samandla kaNkulunkulu.
Eduze, abantu baqala ukukhononda nokukhononda ngoMose no-Aroni. Bebuza, kungani uNkulunkulu wayengenakubayeka bafele ezweni laseGibhithe noma ehlane, nokuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ayebaholele ezweni, lapho ayeyokuwa khona ngenkemba nalapho omkawo nabantwana babeyoba yimpango
Ngokukholwa amazwi abantu, babevumele isimo esibi kakhulu engqondweni yabo, lokho kwakungahambelani nesimo sikaNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu wathembisa ukubanika izwe. Kodwa abantu bakholwa umbiko wamadoda ayishumi nanye ngaphezu kwamazwi nesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu. Balalela futhi bathembele kubo, esikhundleni sokulalela nokuncika kuNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yeqiniso, ukuthi abantu babeholwa ngukwesaba, lokho kwabangelwa umbiko omubi, babefuna ukuqoka umholi, eyayizababuyisela eGibhithe.
Babefuna ukuqoka umuntu, owayezobabuyisela empilweni yabo yakudala, ukuthi baphuthelwe kakhulu.
Bakhetha ukuhlala ebugqilini ngaphansi kokubusa kukaFaro futhi bakhonze onkulunkulu abangaziwa, ukuze baphile ngokwentando yabo, begcwalisa izinkanuko lezifiso zenyama yabo, bese uphila ngokukhululeka futhi uncike kuNkulunkulu futhi umkhonze futhi uphile ngokwentando Yakhe.
Ukuqoka abaholi, abahola amakholwa abuyele eGibhithe (Umhlaba)
Futhi kunjalo impela, okwenzeka ebandleni likaNkulunkulu (ibandla.) Namhlanje. Amakholwa abe a indalo entsha emhlabeni kamoya, ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu nangokuzalwa kabusha. Bathengiwe ngegazi likaJesu Kristu futhi bahlengwa emvelweni yabo yesono.
Sebehlengiwe emandleni kasathane nobumnyama, I-WHO ubusa ezimpilweni zabantu ngesono. Kodwa…
Ngenxa yothando ngomhlaba nakwabo ngokwabo, amaKristu amaningi awafuni gqoka umuntu omusha.
Banamandla okuphila ngenkululeko, kodwa abaningi bakhetha ukuhlala ebugqilini. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi abantu abaningi abafuni ukuthobela iZwi futhi abafuni ukufa enyameni. Bafuna ukubambelela kubukhoma babo obudala abathembekile kanye ne Indoda endala kanye nemvelo yakhe.
Ngenxa yalokho, abaningi abayingeni indawo, ukuthi uNkulunkulu abalungiselele.
Abantu abaningi abavuthwa ngokomoya futhi bakhule babe ngumfanekiso kaJesu Kristu. Kodwa bahlala beyindoda endala yenyama, ophila ngokwenyama ebugqilini bukadeveli futhi eholwa izinto ezibuthakathaka neziyiziphanzi zalo mhlaba..
Nokho-ke, lapho beningamazi uNkulunkulu, nakhonza labo abangesibo onkulunkulu ngokwemvelo. Kodwa manje, emva kwalokho senimazi uNkulunkulu, noma kunalokho baziwa nguNkulunkulu, nibuyela kanjani ezintweni ezibuthakathaka neziwubala, enithanda ukubuye nibe yizigqila ngakho? Nigcina izinsuku, kanye nezinyanga, kanye nezikhathi, kanye neminyaka (Gal 4:8-10).
Baphenduka phambi kwamehlo, kodwa hhayi enhliziyweni
Obaba bethu abangazange bamlalele, kodwa wamxosha kubo, futhi ezinhliziyweni zabo babuyela emuva eGibhithe (IzEnzo 7:39)
AmaKristu amaningi aphenduka phambi kwamehlo, kodwa hhayi ezinhliziyweni zabo. Bacabanga, ukuthi ngokuvakashela ibandla nokwenza ‘imisebenzi emihle’ bayasindiswa. Nokho, izinhliziyo zabo aziguquki.
Abafuni ukulalela iZwi, ngiyeke ukuzithoba eZwini.
Cha, bafuna ukuphila izimpilo zabo benombono ezingqondweni zabo, ukuthi bazoya ezulwini lapho befa. Kungakho bakholwa kuJesu, kube abhapathizwe, Iya esontweni, futhi mhlawumbe babe nomsebenzi ebandleni labo.
Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi izinhliziyo zabo zihlala zingaphenduki futhi zingaguquki, bayalenqaba iZwi futhi babuyele emikhubeni yabo emidala nempilo yabo endala enethezekile.
Bafuna abaholi, abashumayela emva kokuluma kwezindlebe zabo nangentando nesifiso sezinhliziyo zabo ezingaphenduki. Ukuze bangashintshi, kodwa bangaphila impilo yabo.
Ngoba isikhathi sizofika lapho bengeke babekezelele imfundiso enomsindo; Kepha ngemuva kokukhanuka kwabo kuzokunxusa othisha, Ukuba nezindlebe ezilumileyo; Bayakufulathela izindlebe zabo eqinisweni, Futhi siyakuphendukela kwezenganekwane (2 UThimothewu 4:3-4)
Bayafuna, njengabantwana bakoIsrayeli, kubaholi, ozababuyisela eGibhithe; Umhlaba. Ukuze bahlale bengokwenyama futhi baphile emva kwentando, izinkanuko nezifiso zenyama yabo enesono futhi benze lokho abafuna ukukwenza.
AmaKristu amaningi afuna ukuhlala enyameni futhi awafuni ukutshelwa ukuthi enzeni
AmaKristu amaningi awathandi ukubhekana nokuziphatha kwawo kanye nempilo yawo. Abafuni ukuqondiswa nokuqondiswa yiZwi. Abafuni babeke phansi inyama yabo futhi balahlwe futhi bashushiswe yizwe kanye nabantu ababazungezile. Cha, bafuna ukuthandwa nokwamukelwa yizwe. Bafuna ukuphila okungenazinkathazo nokunethezeka, njengomhlaba nje.
Futhi yingakho abashumayeli abaningi nabaholi besonto beqokwa, abangabenyama futhi abaphila ngokwenyama.
Abakhulumi amazwi kaNkulunkulu, kodwa amazwi abantu, eyoholela abantu emuva eGibhithe; Umhlaba, ebugqilini bukaSathane. Bacabanga, ukuthi bakhululekile futhi baphila ngokukhululeka, kodwa banephutha.
UNkulunkulu wayekhethe futhi wamisa uMose njengomholi
UMose wayengeyena umholi, abantu ababengamkhetha futhi bammise. Ngoba ukube kuya kubantu, bebengakhetha babeke omunye umuntu njengomholi wabo.
Umuntu ofana no-Aroni, owavumela ukwesatshiswa ngabantu futhi wenza lokho ababefuna ukukwenza (Eksodusi 32). Nokho, UNkulunkulu wayekhethe futhi wamisa uMose njengomholi wabantu baKhe, Ukummela.
Yenza amakholwa abe sivivi futhi angabi nandaba kuJesu Kristu?
Ngenxa yazo zonke lezi zimfundiso zesimanje zesintu, amakholwa amaningi ashisekayo, abaqale ngenhliziyo yeqiniso neqotho, balahlekelwe intshiseko nomlilo. Amakholwa amaningi asebesivivi futhi awanaki kuJesu Kristu, UNkulunkulu noMbuso Wakhe, futhi ungalaleli iqiniso.
Ezimpilweni eziningi, UJesu akaseyena isikhungo.
Amakholwa amaningi awasagxilile ekutheni angenza kanjani phakamisa uJesu futhi uthokozise uBaba ngempilo yabo. Kodwa bagxile kubo kanye nombuso wabo siqu. Bafuna izindlela, ukuze uphumelele futhi uphumelele kulo mhlaba. Bafuna izinto ezifanayo nezezwe, kodwa kuphela kangcono futhi ngaphezulu.
Esikhundleni sokuphila ngoMoya, balokhu bebuyela enyameni futhi baphila ebugqilini bezingxenye ezimpofu zalelizwe, njengabantwana bakoIsrayeli.
Maye kubantwana abangamahlongandlebe, isho iNkosi, abathatha iseluleko, kodwa kungeyisikho okwaMi; futhi leso sembozo ngesembozo, kodwa kungeyisikho okoMoya waMi, ukuze bengeze isono esonweni: Lolo hambo lwehlela eGibhithe, futhi angibuzanga emlonyeni Wami; ukuze baziqinise emandleni kaFaro, nokuthembela emthunzini waseGibithe! ngalokho amandla kaFaro ayakuba yihlazo kini, nokuthembela ethunzini laseGibithe kube ihlazo lakho (Isaya 30:1-3).
Abaholi abaningi bamasonto bashumayela ivangeli labantu
Ivangeli aligxili kuJesu, isiphambano negazi, esindisa imiphefumulo nokungcweliswa; alikhumule ikhehla ngezono zakhe nobubi bakhe. Kodwa ivangeli seliyivangeli lempumelelo yesintu, egcwele umusa womuntu, lokho kugxile.... abantu.
Kunjalo, uJehova uyakunakekela. Uyakubusisa futhi akuhlinzeke ngakho ukuze ungakhathazeki ngalutho. Kodwa namuhla, ivangeli ligxile kuphela ekuchumeni kwezinto ezibonakalayo, injabulo, nengcebo yabantu. Ngoba, yilokho amakholwa enyama afuna ukukuzwa.
Abafuni ukulungiswa nokuqondiswa yiZwi. Kodwa bafuna ukuhlanganyela, zijabuliswe, ukhuthazekile futhi utotoswe futhi ube nemizwa efudumele engacacile ebandleni. Abafuni ukulahla izinto abazithandayo kodwa bayisinengiso kuNkulunkulu.
Yingakho ke, bakhethe babeka abaholi, noma ufuna isonto, abafeza izinkanuko nezifiso zabo futhi bashumayele ngokwenyama nangentando yabo.
Abaholi abaningi bamasonto bashumayela lokho abantu abafuna ukukuzwa
Laba baholi, abaqokwe ngabantu basebenzela abantu. Yingakho laba baholi beshumayela, abafuna ukukuzwa. Ngoba bakhanga abantu abaningi, ibandla elikhulu, udumo, kanye imali eyengeziwe.
Laba baholi bamasonto bacabanga ukuthi bajabulisa uNkulunkulu futhi bakhonza uJesu. Babheka ukukhula njengenkomba, ukuthi basebenze ngokholo futhi bahambe entandweni kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa esikhundleni sokufundisa, ukulungisa nokukhulisa amaKristu eZwini, ukuze bavuthwe, bakhule bafane noJesu Kristu, bagcine umzimba kaKristu ungcwele, emsulwa futhi elungile, laba baholi bahola abantu bakaNkulunkulu babuyela eGibhithe; ebugqilini bomhlaba; usathane nobumnyama.
Abaseyikho ukukhanya okukhanya ebumnyameni, kodwa baye baba munye nobumnyama.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
