Ukulinda akuyona isudi eqinile yawo wonke umuntu. Kuyo yonke ibhayibheli, sifunda ngabantu, owayenobunzima bokulinda uNkulunkulu kanye nokugcwaliseka kwamazwi nezithembiso Zakhe. Naphezu kwamazwi nezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu, abantu abaningi babengenaso isineke sokulinda. Omunye wabo kwakunguSawule. USawule wayengabugcina ubukhosi bakhe ukube wayesazi ikhono lokulinda uNkulunkulu. Kodwa ngenxa yokuntula isineke nokwesaba abantu, USawule akazange amlalele uNkulunkulu namazwi aKhe futhi walahlekelwa ubukhosi bakhe.
Ukulalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu
Futhi wena (USawulu) uyakwehla phambi kwami (Samuweli) eGiligali; futhi, bheka, ngiyakwehla ngize kuwe, ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, lokunikela ngemihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula: uyakuhlala izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngize ngifike kuwe, ngikubonise oyakukwenza (1 Samuweli 10:8)
EBhayibhelini, phakathi 1 Samuweli 10:1-8, sifunda ngoSawule nangendlela uSamuweli agcoba ngayo uSawule ukuba abe inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. USamuweli wakhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi waprofetha kuSawule ngezinto ezizayo.
USamuweli wanikeza uSawule isiprofetho esinemininingwane nemiyalo okwakumelwe ayigcine. Kwakunento eyodwa kuphela, okwakumelwe akwenze uSawule. Kwakuyinto eyodwa leyo, ukuhlala elalela amazwi kaSamuweli.
Yonke imininingwane yesiprofetho yafezeka kwaze kwaba yilapho uSawule enquma ukuhamba ngendlela yakhe futhi akazange alalele amazwi kaNkulunkulu..
USawule wayengazi ikhono lokulinda uNkulunkulu
USawule akazange alilalele izwi likaNkulunkulu ngoba uSawule wayengakwazi ukulinda. Wayengazi ubuciko bokulinda uNkulunkulu, kodwa wawela ngaphansi kwengcindezi yabantu. Esikhundleni sokulinda nokuthembela eNkosini futhi uhlale uthembekile emyalweni wayo, USawule wabheka abantu futhi wathonywa yibo.
Ake sibheke incwadi yokuqala kaSamuweli isahluko 13.
USawule wayebuse njengenkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili. UJehova wayenaye uSawule, njengoba nje uSamuweli wayemtshelile.
Jonathan shaya, kanye 1000 isintu, amaFilisti eGeba.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lapho amaFilisti ezwa le ndaba, USawule wabetha icilongo ezweni lonke futhi wayefuna ukuba bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli bezwe lezi zindaba ezinhle.
Nokho, amaFilisti azilungisela impi nokulwa no-Israyeli, abuthana eMikimashi.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babizelwa ndawonye ukuba balandele uSawule eGiligali. Kodwa lapho uIsrayeli eqaphela ukuthi basenkingeni, bacasha emihumeni, amahlozi, amatshe, ezindaweni eziphakeme, kanye nemigodi.
Abanye babantwana bakwa-Israyeli bawela iJordani, ezweni lakwaGadi nelakwaGileyadi. uSawule wayeseGiligali, abantu bamlandela bethuthumela.
USawuli Walinda 7 izinsuku
He (Ushikukaziwahlala izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngokwesikhathi esimisiweyo uSamuweli asimisile: kepha uSamuweli akafikanga eGiligali; abantu bahlakazeka besuka kuye. Wathi uSawule, Lethani kimi umnikelo wokushiswa, neminikelo yokuthula Wanikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa.
Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi lapho nje uSawule eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, bheka, USamuweli wafika; uSawule waphuma ukumhlangabeza, ukuze amkhonzele.
Kusho uSamuweli, Wenzeni? Wathi uSawule, Ngoba ngabona ukuthi abantu bahlakazekile kimi, nokuthi awufikanga ngezinsuku ezimisiweyo, amaFilisti abuthana eMikimashi; Ngalokho ngathi, AmaFilisti ayakwehlela manje phezu kwami eGiligali;, futhi angizange nginxuse eNkosini: Ngaziphoqa-ke, wanikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa. USamuweli wathi kuSawule, Wenze ubuwula: awugcinanga umyalo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, eyakuyala ngakho: ngokuba manje uJehova ubeyakumisa umbuso wakho phezu kuka-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.
Kepha manje umbuso wakho awuyikuqhubeka: uJehova uzifunele umuntu ovumelana nenhliziyo yakhe, futhi iNkosi imyalile ukuthi abe yinduna phezu kwabantu bayo, ngoba awugcinanga lokho uJehova akuyala ngakho. (1 Samuweli 13:8-14 (I-KJV)
USawulu akakwazanga ukulinda
USawulu akakwazanga ukulinda. Naphezu kokugcwaliseka kweziprofetho eziningi. USawule kwakufanele azi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayelaye. Bekufanele abeke ithemba lakhe kuYe, esikhundleni sokubheka izimo nokwesaba ukuthi abantu bazomshiya.
USawule kwakufanele agcine futhi alalele izwi likaJehova umlayo weNkosi Kwakufanele alinde uSamuweli kunokuba azibambele mathupha.
Ukube uSawule wayelinde amanye amahora amabili noma amathathu, ngabe konke kuzolunga.
Kodwa uSawule akakwazanga ukulinda. USawulu akakwazanga ukumelana nokucindezela kwesimo futhi wethuka.
Ukwesaba kukaSawule abantu kwakungaphezu kokwesaba kwakhe uNkulunkulu. USawule akazange amethembe ngokuphelele uNkulunkulu.
Ngoba uma uSawule wayemethemba uNkulunkulu, wayezomlinda uSamuweli. Ubezokwazi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlale egcwalisa izithembiso Zakhe futhi akaqambi amanga.
Ukube uSawule wayemazi uNkulunkulu, wayengeke esabe, ngoba wayezokwazi, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayenguMvikeli wakhe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isimo ayebhekene naso.
Kodwa cha, USawuli wayesatshiswa ngabantu kanye lesi simo. Wabona abantu behlakazekile kuye washaywa uvalo. Esikhundleni sokuma ezwini likaNkulunkulu futhi ulinde uSamuweli, isimo samthola futhi wathatha ukulawula kwakhe. Ngenxa yalokho, USawuli wenza into okwakungamele ayenze: akalalelanga uNkulunkulu futhi wathatha umsebenzi kaSamuweli.
Ubuciko bokulinda uNkulunkulu
Mhlawumbe uyacabanga, Kodwa uSawule wayezimisele ngakho konke. Wayefuna ukunxusa uJehova, kuhle lokho, akunjalo? Impendulo ithi cha, akukuhle. Lokhu kumane kuwukumboza ukungalaleli kwakhe uNkulunkulu nokuthethelela ukungalaleli kwakhe uNkulunkulu.
USawule kwakufanele amlinde uSamuweli, kwakufanele aphumule ekwazini futhi akholwe yizwi leNkosi ukuthi uSamuweli wayezofika. IZwi likaNkulunkulu aliqambi amanga.
Kodwa uSawule akakwazanga ukulinda, ngoba wayesatshiswa futhi ebuswa imizwa yakhe; ukwesaba. Ngenxa yalokho, akazange amlalele uNkulunkulu.
Ngenxa yokuthi uSawule akazange alilalele iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi akakwazanga ukulinda uNkulunkulu ngakho ukuhlubuka kwakusenhliziyweni yakhe., Umbuso kaSawule wasuswa kuye.
Umbuso kaSawule wawungeke unikezwe indodana yakhe. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wanika umuntu umbuso, ayebakhethile; UDavid, umuntu olandela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu
Yini ongayifunda endabeni kaSawule?
Yini ongayifunda endabeni kaSawule? Isifundo esisitholile, okokuqala nje, ukuthi lihlale lilalela amazwi eNkosi. Okwesibili, ukuthi ubekezele futhi wazi ubuciko bokulinda uNkulunkulu ngakho-ke ulinde. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani, lokho obhekene nakho, ukusiphi isimo, noma lokho abantu abangakusho noma bakwenze kuwe. Linda…
Ngezinye izikhathi ungase uzizwe usaba abantu noma isimo, futhi uphoqeleka ukuthi usho okuthile noma wenze okuthile, ukuthi emva kwalokho uzisole. Mhlawumbe uze usho noma wenze into ephambene neZwi likaNkulunkulu.
Kodwa ungavumeli noma ubani noma yini ukuba ikwesabise, kodwa wethembele ngokupheleleyo eNkosini. Hlala uthembekile emazwini kaNkulunkulu, imiyalo, nentando yakhe. Noma ngabe lokhu kusho, ukuthi kufanele ulinde isikhashana.
Khumbula, akukho lutho olungalungile ngokulinda. Ungalokothi uthathe isinqumo ngezikhathi zobunzima, Kepha linda. Futhi okwamanje, ubambelele ezithembisweni Zakhe.
Ungathanda ukufunda okwengeziwe ngendaba yokulinda? Ngezansi kunohlu lwamaposi ebhulogi mayelana nokulinda:
- Silinde Isithembiso SikaNkulunkulu
- Ilinde umlingani ofanele
- Ukulinda kuze kube yilapho iphupho liba ngokoqobo
- Silinde Isithembiso SikaMesiya
- Silinde Ukubuya KukaJesu Kristu
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