Wenzani ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu kanye nekhomishini kaJesu Kristu? Uyabaleka noma wenza lokho uNkulunkulu akuyalile ukuthi ukwenze futhi uyakhuluma amazwi akhe? Bobabili uJona noJesu bathola izwi nokuthunywa okuvela kuNkulunkulu. UJona wabalekela uNkulunkulu, kodwa uJesu akazange.
Wayengubani uJona?
UJona wayeyindodana ka-Amithayi futhi inceku kaJehova, umprofethi, owayehlala eGati Heferi (uJona 1:1, 2 Amakhosi 14:25).
UJona wayephila ekhulwini lesi-8 BC, ngesikhathi sokubusa kuka-Amaziya (inkosi yakwaJuda) noJerobowamu II (inkosi yakwa-Israyeli neSamariya).
UNkulunkulu wayala uJona ukuba aye eNineve, kodwa uJona wabalekela uNkulunkulu
Usuku olulodwa, izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJona. UNkulunkulu wayala uJona ukuba asuke aye emzini omkhulu waseNineve futhi amemeze ngokumelene nawo.
Ububi bezakhamuzi zaseNineve (izono zabo) wayeze phambi kukaNkulunkulu. (Funda futhi: Isilinganiso sesono nezahlulelo zikaNkulunkulu).
Ngemva kokuzwa izwi nomyalo kaNkulunkulu, UJona wasukuma, kodwa akazange aye ngokulalela uNkulunkulu eNineve, kodwa uJona wabaleka.
Esikhundleni sokulalela izwi likaNkulunkulu, UJona wabaleka ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu wabalekela eTharishishi.
EJopha, UJona wathola umkhumbi oya eTharishishi. Wakhokha imali yokugibela, wasuka phambi kukaJehova emkhunjini.
Kodwa ngubani ongabalekela phambi kukaNkulunkulu, iNkosi yamabandla? Ekekho neyodwa!
UNkulunkulu wathumela umoya omkhulu olwandle owabangela isiphepho esikhulu
Esikhundleni sohambo oluhle oluzolile oluya eTharishishi, UNkulunkulu wathumela umoya omkhulu olwandle owabangela isiphepho esikhulu. Isiphepho sasinamandla kangangokuthi umkhumbi wawungathi uzophuka.
Kwathi amatilosi esaba, akhala, kwaba yilowo nalowo kunkulunkulu wakhe, aphonsa olwandle impahla eyayisemkhunjini., ukuwenza lula, UJona akenzanga lutho.
UJona akazange akhathazeke ngokucwila, ngoba wayebanjwe ubuthongo obukhulu
UJona wayengakhathazeki ngokuthi umkhumbi wawuzocwila ngoba wayezunywe ubuthongo obukhulu.
Nokho, umphathi womkhumbi akazange amshiye yedwa uJona. Waya kuye wamvusa uJona owayelele futhi wamyala ukuba avuke abize uNkulunkulu wakhe.
Mhlawumbe uNkulunkulu kaJona wayengamlalela futhi abavimbele ukuba bangabhubhi.
Asazi ukuthi uJona waphendula wathini nokuthi wawalalela yini amazwi akhe. Sazi kuphela ukuthi abanye baphakamise ukwenza inkatho ukuze bathole, ngubani owayenecala ngobubi obehlela phezu kwabo.
Kungani inkatho yehlela uJona?
Futhi ngakho benza inkatho, futhi inkatho yawela phezu kukaJona. UJona nguye owayebangele isiphepho esikhulu. Wayenecala ngobubi obabehlele.
Amatilosi abuza uJona. UJona wabatshela ukuthi ungumHebheru futhi wayesaba uJehova, uNkulunkulu wezulu, Owenza ulwandle nomhlabathi owomileyo, futhi wabaleka ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu.
Ngemva kokuzwa amazwi akhe, amatilosi esaba kakhulu. Babuza uJona, okwakumele bakwenze ukuthulisa ulwandle. Kuphendula uJona, ukuze bamphakamise bamjikijele elwandle.
Esikhundleni sokulalela amazwi akhe futhi aphonsa uJona olwandle, bagwedla kanzima ukuletha umkhumbi emhlabathini. Nokho, behluleka ngoba ulwandle lwaluvunguza phezu kwabo.
Amatilosi akhala kuJehova, amncenga ukuba angabhubhi ngenxa yomphefumulo kaJona. Banxusa uJehova ukuba angabeki igazi elingenacala phezu kwabo; ngoba iNkosi yayenze njengokuthanda kwayo. (uJona 1:14).
Ngemva kwamazwi abo, bamthatha uJona bamphonsa olwandle. Lapho uJona ephonswa olwandle, ulwandle lwayeka ukuhlokoma.
Lapho amadoda ebona, bamesaba uNkulunkulu kakhulu, banikela ngomhlatshelo kuNkulunkulu, benza izithembiso.
Okwamanje, UNkulunkulu walungisa inhlanzi enkulu ukuba imgwinye uJona. UJona wayesesiswini senhlanzi izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu.
UJona wakhuleka esesiswini senhlanzi
UJona esesiswini senhlanzi uJona wakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
ngosizi lwami ngakhala kuJehova, futhi Wangizwa; ngiphuma esiswini sesihogo ngakhala, wezwa izwi lami. Ngokuba Wangiphonsa ekujuleni, phakathi kwezilwandle; izikhukhula zangihaqa: onke amaza akho namaza akho adlula phezu kwami. Ngabe sengithi, ngixoshiwe ebusweni bakho; nokho ngiyakubuye ngibheke ngasethempelini lakho elingcwele. Amanzi angihaqa;, ngisho emphefumulweni: ukujula kwangivala nxazonke, ukhula lwathandela ikhanda lami. ngehlela phansi kwezintaba; umhlaba nemigoqo yawo wawungizungezile kuze kube phakade: Nokho ukhuphulile ukuphila kwami ekonakaleni, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami. Lapho umphefumulo wami uphela amandla phakathi kwami, ngamkhumbula uJehova: umkhuleko wami wafika kuwe, ethempelini lakho elingcwele. Abaqaphela okuyize zamanga bashiya umusa wabo. Kepha mina ngiyakuhlabela kuwe ngezwi lokubonga; Ngizokufeza lokho engikufungile. Insindiso ivela eNkosini
uJona 2:2-9
UNkulunkulu wamsindisa kanjani uJona esiswini senhlanzi
UNkulunkulu wawuzwa futhi wawuphendula umthandazo kaJona. Wakhuluma nenhlanzi futhi inhlanzi yamhlanzela uJona emhlabathini owomile.
Ngakho uNkulunkulu wamsindisa uJona esiswini senhlanzi.
Izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika ngokwesibili kuJona
Izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika ngokwesibili kuJona. UNkulunkulu wayala uJona futhi ukuba asukume aye eNineve umuzi omkhulu futhi ashumayele kulo muzi futhi ashumayele amazwi kaJehova nokwahlulela Kwakhe kwabakhileyo eNineve..
Ngalesi sikhathi, UJona walilalela izwi nomyalo kaNkulunkulu futhi waya eNineve.
Ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu, UJona wafika eNineve futhi washumayela amazwi kaJehova kwabakhileyo eNineve. Wakhala uJona wathi, ukuthi ngemva 40 izinsuku, INineve laliyogumbuqelwa.
Izakhamuzi zezwa amazwi kaJona futhi zakholwa kuNkulunkulu. Ngokushesha bamemezela ukuzila ukudla nembatha indwangu yamasaka.
Lapho inkosi yaseNineve ilizwa izwi, wasukuma esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Wakhumula ingubo yakhe kuye, wamembesa ngendwangu yesaka, wahlala emlotheni.
Inkosi yayala abakhileyo ukuba bangadli, bona nezinkomo zabo, bangaphuzi manzi, kodwa bazembatha indwangu yamasaka, bakhale kakhulu kuNkulunkulu, baphenduke kusukela ngendlela yabo embi nasebudloveni obabusezandleni zabo.
Kungani uNkulunkulu aphenduka futhi waphenduka entukuthelweni Yakhe evuthayo futhi angalethi isahlulelo eNineve?
Inkosi nezakhamuzi zaseNineve zazinethemba lokuthi uNkulunkulu wayezoyibona futhi aphenduke, phenduka, abuye entukuthelweni yakhe evuthayo, ukuze bangabhubhi. Futhi ababekulindele kwaba ngokoqobo.
UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi inkosi nezakhamuzi zaseNineve baphenduka futhi baphenduka endleleni yabo embi. Ngoba ukuphenduka kwabo, UNkulunkulu wazisola ngobubi ayethe uzobenza kubo, futhi Akazange akwenze.
Esikhundleni sokuba uJona ajabule ngokuthi izakhamuzi zaseNineve zaphenduka ngemva kokuzwa amazwi akhe futhi zasindiswa futhi azizange zibhubhe., kwaba kubi kuJona, wathukuthela.
Lapho uNkulunkulu ekhuluma noJona ngokuziphatha kwakhe, Kusho uJona, ukuthi yilesi isizathu esamenza wabalekela eTharishishi.
UJona wayazi ukuthi uJehova unguNkulunkulu onomusa, isihe, wephuza ukuthukuthela, womusa omkhulu, futhi baphenduke ebubini. Nokucabanga kukaJona, ekugcineni.
Nokho, lokhu kwenzeka kuphela ngoba inkosi nezakhamuzi zaseNineve bakholwa amazwi kaJona, uJehova ayekukhulume kuye, waphenduka.
Ngoba, UNkulunkulu unesihe lapho abantu bephenduka endleleni yabo embi, futhi asuse izono ezimpilweni zabo, futhi siphile ngokulalela Yena neZwi laKhe, futhi uhambe endleleni yaKhe, indlela yokulunga.
UJesu akazange abaleke
Ngokuphambene noJona, owabaleka ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu, UJesu akazange abalekele ukwenza intando kaBaba. UJesu walalela amazwi nomyalo kaYise. Ngenxa kaJesu’ ukulalela uBaba, UJesu wafeza umsebenzi wokuhlenga umuntu owile.
UBaba wathumela uJesu ngomsebenzi, okungukuthi ukushumayela nokuletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kubantu bendlu ka-Israyeli futhi ubabizele ekuphendukeni futhi baphenduke endleleni yabo embi., futhi ekugcineni athwale inhlawulo yesono, efile phezu kwaKhe futhi ibe yiSibalo somuntu owile.
UJesu wayengeyena owomhlaba kodwa engowoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Wazalwa yiNzalo kaNkulunkulu nentombi uMariya.
Wayenguye Owokuqala wendalo entsha, owahamba emva kukaMoya ngokulalela uYise.
UJona wayeyindalo endala futhi akazange alalele izwi likaNkulunkulu wabaleka ebusweni beNkosi, kodwa uJesu akazange abaleke. UJesu walalela izwi likaYise futhi wazithoba kuYe futhi wahamba indlela Yakhe.
Indlela kaBaba yayingeyona indlela yenduduzo nokuchuma, kodwa isilingo, ukuhlupha, nokuhlupheka okwaphelela esiphambanweni.
Inkatho yamehlela uJona ngenxa yokungalaleli kwakhe, futhi inkatho yawela phezu kukaJesu ngenxa yokulalela Kwakhe
Ngokungalaleli kwakhe uNkulunkulu, inkatho yawela phezu kukaJona, uJona waphonswa ngakho elwandle, igwinywe inhlanzi enkulu, futhi yaphelela esiswini senhlanzi.
I nenkatho yehlela noJesu. Nokho hhayi ngenxa yokungalaleli Kwakhe uNkulunkulu kanye neqiniso lokuthi Wayenecala ngobubi nokuwa kwesintu, kodwa ngenxa yokulalela Kwakhe uNkulunkulu.
Ngoba inkatho yawela phezu kukaJesu, Wabethelwa esiphambanweni futhi wenza isono nguYise, lapho uJesu agcina khona inhliziyo yomhlaba.
UJona wayesesiswini senhlanzi izinsuku ezintathu, UJesu wayesenhliziyweni yomhlaba izinsuku ezintathu
Bobabili uJona noJesu bahlala esiswini izinsuku ezintathu, okwakukhona futhi kuyisibonakaliso esintwini.
Ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu, inhlanzi yahlanza uJona futhi uJesu wavuka kwabafileyo njengoMnqobi.
Zombili lezi zenzakalo zaba nomthelela omkhulu ekukhululweni nasekusindisweni kwesintu.
UJona wahamba wayoshumayela ngesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu emzini waseNineve
UJona wahamba ngokulalela uNkulunkulu futhi wamemezela isahlulelo ezakhamuzini zaseNineve. Izakhamuzi zawakholwa amazwi kaJona futhi zaphenduka ezonweni nasebubini babo ngokusekelwe ezwini lakhe futhi zaphendukela kuNkulunkulu..
Ngokushumayela kukaJona nokuphenduka kwezakhamuzi zaseNineve, Ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu akufikanga phezu komuzi, futhi mayelana 120.000 abantu basindiswa ekubhujisweni.
UJesu wahamba wafundisa abafundi Bakhe futhi wabathuma ukuthi babe ngofakazi Bakhe futhi bashumayele ivangeli, ukuphenduka, nokuthethelelwa kwezono
UJesu waya kubafundi bakhe wabafundisa 40 izinsuku ngaphambili UJesu wanyukela ezulwini futhi senzeka ngakwesokunene sikaBaba.
Wathuma abafundi Bakhe ukuthi babe ngofakazi Bakhe emhlabeni futhi bashumayele ivangeli likaKristu obethelwe esiphambanweni futhi wavuka, ukuphenduka, kanye lokuthethelelwa kwezono.
Ukuze bafeze ukuthunywa kwabo, UJesu wabathembisa omunye uMduduzi, uMoya oNgcwele, Lowo uBaba ayezomthumela eGameni lakhe futhi aphile phakathi kwabo.
UMoya oNgcwele wayezobafundisa futhi abanike amandla okuba ngofakazi Bakhe futhi bakholise izwe ngesono, lokulunga, kanye lokwahlulela.
Abafundi bakaJesu, ababenikele ukuphila kwabo siqu futhi bafa futhi bavuswa kuKristu, abazange babaleke njengoJona futhi njengoba benza ngaphambili lapho uJesu ethunjwa, kodwa balalela amazwi kaJesu, iNkosi yezimpilo zabo, futhi benza lokho uJesu abayala ukuba bakwenze.
Ngokusekelwe ebufakazini babo, izinkulungwane zabantu zaphenduka futhi zakhululwa futhi zasindiswa ngenxa yokholo lwazo emazwini ofakazi bakaJesu Kristu.
Lobu bufakazi busenamandla futhi busaletha ukukhululwa nensindiso kumuntu owile.
Ngobufakazi obufanayo bamakholwa, abangofakazi bakaJesu Kristu futhi abangabakaBaba, futhi ungabaleki, kodwa benze lokho uNkulunkulu abalaya ukuthi bakwenze, abantu basaphenduka.
Ubufakazi bokufa nokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu abuzange bulahlekelwe amandla abo
Ubufakazi bukaJesu Kristu kanye nokushunyayelwa kwamazwi Akhe akuzange kulahlekelwe amandla akho, kodwa basenamandla njenge Usuku lwePentekosti. Kungokufanayo nakuMoya oNgcwele.
Kodwa abantu, ababiza uJesu ngokuthi iNkosi yabo, kodwa ungenzi lokho Akushoyo.
Abantu, abesabayo ukukhuluma iqiniso leZwi kwabanye.
Abantu, abaphila ngemizwa yabo, nemizwa yabo, futhi uguqule ivangeli likaJesu Kristu kanye namazwi kaNkulunkulu, ukwenza kube mnandi kakhulu kowenyama Indoda endala, avume isono, athokozele abahamba esonweni, esikhundleni sokufakaza ngesono, ukulunga nokwahlulela.
Benza lokhu kuphela, ngoba bafuna ukuthandwa, -mukelwe, futhi yamukelwe abantu esikhundleni sokulahlwa nokushushiswa.
Ukube uJona akazange aye eNineve ukuyoshumayela izwi leNkosi?
Isikhathi sokuqala, UJona wabalekela uNkulunkulu. Kodwa ngemva kokuba uJona ebhekane mathupha nobukhulu namandla kaNkulunkulu, UJona akazange aphinde abaleke. Kunalokho, UJona wazithoba kuNkulunkulu futhi wenza lokho ayemyale ukuba akwenze.
Ukube uJona akazange ashumayele amazwi kaNkulunkulu nokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu umuzi waseNineve, phezu 120.000 ngabe ilahlekile.
Kwakuyokwenzekani ukube uJesu nabafundi bakhe abazange bakwenze lokho uNkulunkulu ayebayale ngakho?
Ukube uJesu akazange ashumayele futhi enze lokho uNkulunkulu ayemyale ukuba akwenze kodwa wabaleka, ngakho-ke abantu abaningi bebengeke baphulukiswe, noma ilethwe, futhi bebengeke babuyele kuNkulunkulu. Bekungeke kube khona ukukhululwa nokusindiswa kwabantu, futhi bekungeke kube nesigijimi esihle esingashunyayelwa kodwa isibikezelo esibi sabo bonke abantu.
Ukube abafundi babeyigcinile imilomo yabo futhi babaleka futhi abakwenzanga lokho uJesu abayala ukuba bakwenze, ngabe sekufe izinkulungwane zabantu.
Wenzani ngevangeli likaJesu Kristu kanye neqiniso likaNkulunkulu mayelana nesono, ukulunga, nokwahlulela? Ingabe uyokwenza lokho uJesu akuyala ukuba ukwenze futhi ushumayele amazwi Akhe futhi ube ngofakazi bakhe emhlabeni noma uyabaleka?
‘Yiba usawoti womhlaba’
