Funda kwimizuzu yokugqibela yomprofeti uEliya
Ngokutsho kwe2nd Ookumkani 2:1-18: “Kwathi ekuza kumnyuseni kukaYehova uEliya ngomoya ovuthuzayo, ukuba aye emazulwini, wabe uEliya ehamba noElisha, besuka eGiligali. Wathi uEliya kuElisha, Khawuhlale apha; ngokuba uYehova undithume eBheteli. Wathi uElisha kuye, Ehleli nje uYehova, uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, andiyi kwahlukana nawe. Kwenzeka into efanayo phakathi koEliya noElisha eYeriko naseYordan. Baphuma oonyana babaprofeti, ababeseBheteli, baya kuElisha, bathi kuye, Uyazi na kodwa ukuba namhlanje uyayisusa uYehova inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho? Wathi, Ewe, ndiyazi; thulani. Bathetha oonyana babaprofeti ababeseYeriko kuElisha, bethetha ngokuthatyathwa kukaEliya ngaloo mini, wabaphendula kwanjengoko uElisha wabaphendulayo oonyana babaprofeti ababeseBheteli.
Isifundo sokuqala sisibakala sokuba uEliya wazama uElisha ukuze abone indlela awayezimisele ngayo ukumlandela. Namhlanje sidlula kwiimvavanyo ezahlukeneyo kunye nezilingo phambi koguqulelo. UThixo usoloko ezama abantu bakhe ukufumana ukuthembeka kwabo kwilizwi lakhe. UElisha wayengakulungelanga ukoyisa naziphi na iimvavanyo okanye iimvavanyo. Waqhubeka nempendulo yakhe edumileyo, “Ephila nje uYehova, uphila nje umphefumlo wakho, andiyi kukushiya.” Wabonisa ukuzimisela, ukugxila kunye nokuzingisa; qho uElijah edlala undilinde apha itriting card. Loluphi uhlobo lovavanyo kunye nezilingo ojongene nazo? Oonyana abaninzi babaprofeti bale mihla bayazi ngokuxwilwa kodwa abenzi nto.
UEliya wazama okokugqibela ukumshiya uElisha eYordan, kodwa uElisha wazingisa, ethetha into enye sihlandlo ngasinye; Ehleli nje uYehova, uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, andiyi kwahlukana nawe. Bahamba bobabini, baya eYordan emlanjeni. Kwahamba amadoda amashumi mahlanu koonyana babaprofeti, afika ema mgama malunga nokukhangela kwawo; uEliya noElisha bema ngaseYordan. Okungaqhelekanga kuya kwenzeka ngexesha loguqulelo uEliya ewela iYordan ngommangaliso.
Isifundo sesibini yayikukuphaphela ukuhamba kukaEliya. EBheteli naseYeriko, oonyana babaprofeti babesazi ukuba uThixo wayeza kumthabatha uEliya, babesazi nokuba kwakungaloo mini. Bade bambuza uElisha, ukuba uyayazi na loo nto. Waphendula uElisha, wathi, Ewe, ndiyazi; thulani nina. Kwahamba amadoda angamashumi amahlanu koonyana bomprofeti, aya kuma mgama ukuze abone ukuba kuya kwenzeka ntoni na. Namhlanje abantu abaninzi kwanabanye abathandabuzayo ezicaweni bayazi ukuba inguqulelo iyeza. Bayabazi abo bayifuna nzulu. Kodwa kukho ukungakholwa, phakathi koonyana babaprofeti bomhla wethu abazaziyo izibhalo. Bayakwazi ukuchonga ukusondela, kodwa bala ukuzibophelela kulindelo lwabo lobuqu kuxwilo. Babonakala bengaqinisekanga ngokupheleleyo njengoonyana babaprofeti.
Kwindinyana 8, uEliya wayithabatha ingubo yakhe enkulu, wayisonga, wabetha ngayo amanzi; ahluka, asinga ngapha nangapha; bawela bobabini komile. Amanzi kakade abuya emva kokuba bewelile. UEliya wayesandula ukwenza ummangaliso wokuhamba kwaye uElisha wawubona. Kananjalo oonyana bomprofeti ababemi kude bababona bewela iYordan kumhlaba owomileyo, kodwa ababanga nako ukuza kuthelela emvuselelweni yangasese ngenxa yokungakholwa, namathandabuzo noloyiko. Abaninzi abafuni kuva ilizwi lokwenyani likaThixo, kule mihla.
Isifundo sesithathu, ukuba kukho bani owakha wanesibindi, wabaleka wehla, akubona amadoda amabini akwaThixo ewela iYordan; basenokuba bayifumene intsikelelo. Kodwa abazange benze njalo. Namhlanje abaninzi abayi kumadoda okwenene kaThixo anelizwi likaThixo lokwenyaniso. Ngokwenjenjalo abanakuze bayonwabele intshukumo yokwenyani yomoya wenyaniso. Namhlanje abashumayeli abaninzi baye balwenza buthathaka ulindelo lwabaninzi ngale nguqulelo. Oku kunjalo, ngenxa yezigidimi zabo eziye zawarhintyela amabandla zaza zabavala amehlo abangasindiswanga. Kule mihla kunzima ukuva abashumayeli abaninzi bethetha ngenguquko, usindiso, ukuhlangulwa kwaye eyona nto imbi kakhulu bathi cwaka kumbandela woguqulo okanye ukuhlehlisa uguqulelo ngeminyaka emininzi yokhetho lwabo. Ngokwenza njalo kulalisa izihlwele. Inxenye yoonyana babaprofeti phakathi kwabo ithi, ekushumayeleni kwenu, nasesikolweni seCawe, bayenze into engento, bahlekise ngokuguqulelwa kwabo, baxelele abaphulaphuli ukuthi, kususela koko walalayo uyise, zonke izinto ziyafana;nd (Funda kaPetros 3:4). Bashumayela ngempumelelo, ubutyebi neziyolo kunye nokuqinisekiswa kokulunga kukaThixo ebomini bakho. Abaninzi bayawa ngenxa yayo baze bakhohliswe kwaye abaninzi abaphindi babuyele emnqamlezweni kaKristu ukuze bafumane inceba yokwenene. Abaninzi baqubuda kuBhahali yaye bazahlula ngokupheleleyo kuThixo.
Bobabini uEliya noElisha babesazi ukuba lalisondele ixesha lokuba uEliya aguqulelwe. Ngokutsho kwe-1st Thes. 5:1-8 , ixesha lokuguqulela libiza ukholo, ukuba ngcathu, kungekhona ixesha lokulala nokulinda. Indinyana 4 ifundeka ngolu hlobo: “Ke nina, bazalwana, anisebumnyameni, ukuba imini leyo iniqubule njengesela.” Oonyana babaprofeti babebukele, kusenokwenzeka ukuba bathe qwa yaye abalalanga, bonke ngokwenyama kodwa ngokomoya babesenza okwahlukileyo yaye bengenalukholo kwizenzo zabo. Inguqulelo ifuna ukholo.
Kwivesi 9 yesi-2nd OOKUMKANI II 2 Kwathi, bakuwela iYordan, wathi uEliya kuElisha, Cela into, ndikwenzele, ndingekasuswa kuwe. UEliya wayesazi ngombono okanye ngelizwi lomoya ukuba wayesele eza kumka. Wayekulungele, engenasapho, ubutyebi okanye impahla anokuzikhathaza ngayo. Wayephila emhlabeni njengomhambi ngezonqulo okanye umntu ongamaziyo. Wagcina ingqalelo yakhe ekubuyeleni kuThixo kwaye iNkosi yamthumelela isithuthi. Nathi siyazilungiselela, kuba iNkosi kuYohane 14:1-3 ithembisile ukuba iza kulizela ikholwa. Waphendula uElisha wathi kuye, Makhe zibe phezu kwam izahlulo ezibini zomoya wakho.
Isifundo sesine; abo bafuna ukuguqulelwa njengoEliya (iNkosi iya kubonakala kuye, – Heb. 9:28) bamele bawujongele umoya, baphaphe, balahle uthando lweli hlabathi, bazi ukuba ungumhambi, kwaye kholelwa ukuba ungabuyela ekhaya nangawuphi na umzuzu. Ngokukodwa kunye neempawu zexesha lesiphelo ezisingqongileyo. Kufuneka ulindele. Kufuneka usebenze ngako konke ukungxamiseka. Gcina ingqalelo yakho kwaye ungaphazanyiswa zizinto ezifana noonyana babaprofeti. UEliya wayeqinisekile ngokusondela kokumka kwakhe kangangokuba waxelela uElisha ukuba abuze into ayifunayo ngaphambi kokuba athatyathwe.. UElisha akacelanga nto ngokwendalo; kuba wayewazi ukuba amandla azo zonke izinto angawomoya. Masiyilumkele into esiyicelayo kuThixo ngalomzuzu wokunduluka kwethu. Izinto eziphathekayo okanye zokomoya. Into eya kubuyela nawe ezulwini kukulunga okanye isimilo. Kwanengubo yokwaleka kaEliya ayizange iphumelele. Njengoko uguqulelo lusemnyango cinga kwaye wenze izinto zokomoya, kuRom. 8:14 ifundeka ngolu hlobo, “Kuba bonke abakhokelwa nguMoya kaThixo, bangoonyana bakaThixo abo.” Yiba nomfanekiso-ngqondweni womoya okhokela oonyana bomprofeti, nalowo ukhokela uEliya noElisha ngexesha loguqulelo lomprofeti.
UEliya kwindinyana ye-10 wathi kuElisha, Le nto uyicelileyo inzima; kodwa ke, ukuba uthe wandibona ukususwa kwam kuwe, koba njalo, kuwe; ukuba akunjalo, akuyi kuba njalo. Ukufumana iimpendulo zomoya kufuna ukuzingisa, ukholo, ukulinda kunye nothando. Kwaye kwindinyana ye-11, “Kwathi, besahamba bethetha, kwabonakala enye inqwelo yokulwa yomlilo, namahashe omlilo, yabahlula bobabini; wenyuka uEliya ngomoya ovuthuzayo, waya emazulwini. Ngaba unokuyithelekelela indlela awayezimisele ngayo uElisha kunye nendlela awayesondele ngayo kuEliya; babehamba bencokola bobabini. kodwa uEliya wayelungile emoyeni nasenyameni, uElisha wayengekho ngexesha elifanayo noEliya. Uguqulo luyasondela kwaye uninzi lwamaKristu luza kusebenza kumaza ohlukeneyo. Yiyo loo nto unomtshakazi rhoqo kunye nembandezelo abangcwele rhoqo. Abo baya kwenza uguqulelo baya kuyiva iNkosi ngokwayo ngokudanduluka nelizwi lesiphatha-zingelosi nexilongo likaThixo ( 1 Tesalonika 4:16 ).
Isifundo sesihlanu, uguqulo lixesha lokwahlulwa elinokuba lelokugqibela kwabo bashiyekileyo. Inguqulelo kaEliya yayisisikrobisa nje. Kukuba sifunde ukuba kufuneka senze ngokuchanekileyo kwaye singashiyi ngasemva. Sifunda ngokukhawuleza, ngequbuliso nangokubukhali kokwahlulwa kwabantu bobabini, ngeenqwelo zokulwa namahashe omlilo. Yayiyinto enye uPawulos awayibonayo waza wayichaza ngokuthi, “Ngomzuzwana, ngokuqhwanyaza kweliso,” (1st Kor. 15: 52). Kufuneka ulilungele eli lungelo elinye ixesha; imbandezelo enkulu kuphela kwendlela eseleyo eseleyo. Oku kunokufuna ukufa kwakho ngokwasemzimbeni ezandleni zerhamncwa (umchasi-Kristu) inkqubo. U-Eliya wayenovelwano emoyeni ekuhambeni kwakhe, ngoko ke kufuneka sibe novelwano kakhulu ukuze sive xa iNkosi isibiza; ukuba sanyulwa kwasekusekweni kwehlabathi. UElisha wambona ethatyathwe. Wayibona inqwelo yomlilo ekhawulezayo isithi shwaka isiya ezulwini.
UElisha akukubona oko, wadanduluka, wathi, Bawo, bawo, nqwelo yokulwa yakwaSirayeli, nabamahashe ayo. Akaphinda wambona. Kungekudala abanyuliweyo baya kwahlulwa ngequbuliso kubantu abahlukeneyo njengoEliya yaye asiyi kuphinda sibonwe. UThixo wezela ikholwa elilungeleyo, umprofeti; lowo wayelinde ukumka kwakhe, enxulumanisa ixesha lakhe newotshi yasezulwini. Wayeyazi indlela ekwakusondele ngayo ukuba wacela uElisha ukuba abuze into awayeza kuyenza ngaphambi kokuba athatyathwe. Wathatyathwa kamsinya emva kokuba uElisha ebuyile, ngoxa babesahamba. Inqwelo yokulwa yamkhwelisa uEliya ezulwini. Awukwazi ukuthetha ngendlela engene ngayo enqwelweni. Ukuba inqwelo yokulwa yema, uElisha usenokuba wenza enye imigudu yokulandela uEliya enqwelweni. Kodwa uEliya wayesebenza ngamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo awayechasene nomxhuzulane. Wayekwinqanaba elahlukileyo kuElisha nangona babehamba ecaleni. Kuya kuba njalo uguqulelo lwethu oluza kwenzeka kungekudala. Ukumka kwethu kusondele, masilwenze ubizo nonyulo lwethu luqiniseke. Eli lixesha lokusaba kuyo yonke imbonakalo yobubi, siguquke, siguquke kwaye sibambelele nkqi izithembiso zikaThixo; kuquka nesithembiso senguqulelo. Ukuba uzifumana ushiywe ngasemva xa abantu kuxelwa ukuba balahlekile kungekudala, kwihlabathi jikelele; musa ukuthabatha uphawu lwerhamncwa.
129 Funda kwimizuzu yokugqibela kaEliya umprofeti