Funda ezikhathini zokugcina zomprofethi u-Eliya
Ngokusho kwe2nd AmaKhosi 2:1-18, “Kwasekusithi lapho uJehova esezakwenyusela u-Eliya ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, u-Eliya wahamba no-Elisha besuka eGiligali. U-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eBethele. U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Kwenzeka okufanayo phakathi kuka-Eliya no-Elisha eJeriko naseJordani. Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma, aya ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani. Namadodana omprofethi ayeseJeriko akhuluma izwi elifanayo ku-Elisha ngokususwa kuka-Eliya ngalona lolo suku, u-Elisha wawaphendula yona wayiphendula amadodana abaprofethi eBethele.
Isifundo sokuqala sasiwukuthi u-Eliya wazama u-Elisha ukuze abone ukuthi wayezimisele kangakanani ukumlandela. Namuhla sidlula ekuhlolweni nasezivivinyweni ezahlukene ngaphambi kokuhumusha. UNkulunkulu uhlale ezama abantu bakhe ukuze bathole ukwethembeka kwabo ezwini lakhe. U-Elisha wayengazimisele ukwehlula noma yiluphi uvivinyo noma uvivinyo. Waqhubeka nempendulo yakhe edumile, “Kuphila kukaJehova, kuphila komphefumulo wakho, ngeke ngikushiye.” Wabonisa ukuzimisela, ukugxila kanye nokuphikelela; njalo u-Elijah wadlala ukungilinda lapha ikhadi lesivivinyo. Hlobo luni lwezilingo nezivivinyo odlula kuzo? Amadodana amaningi abaprofethi namuhla ayazi ngokuhlwithwa kodwa awenzi.
U-Eliya wazama okokugcina ukushiya u-Elisha eJordani, kodwa u-Elisha waphikelela, esho into efanayo isikhathi ngasinye; Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Bahamba bobabili kanyekanye emfuleni iJordani. Kwahamba amadoda angamashumi ayisihlanu emadodaneni abaprofethi, ema endaweni yokubuka kude; o-Eliya no-Elisha bema ngaseJordani. Okungavamile kuzokwenzeka ngesikhathi sokuhumusha u-Eliya ewela iJordani ngendlela eyisimangaliso.
Isifundo sesibili kwaba ukuqaphela ukuhamba kuka-Eliya. EBethele naseJeriko, amadodana abaprofethi ayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezomthatha u-Eliya, azi nokuthi kwakungalolo suku. Baze babuza uElisha ukuthi wayekwazi yini lokho. U-Elisha waphendula ngesibindi, wathi: “Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani. Amadoda angamashumi amahlanu emadodaneni omprofethi ahamba amela kude ukuze abone okuzokwenzeka. Namuhla abantu abaningi ngisho nabangabazayo emasontweni bayazi ukuthi ukuhunyushwa kuyeza. Bayabazi labo abakufunayo. Kodwa kukhona ukungakholwa, phakathi kwamadodana abaprofethi bosuku lwethu abayaziyo imibhalo engcwele. Bangakwazi ukubona ukusondela, kodwa benqaba ukuzinikela ekulindelweni kwabo siqu ekuhlwithweni. Babonakala bengaqinisekanga ngokugcwele njengamadodana abaprofethi.
Evesini lesi-8, u-Eliya wathatha ingubo yakhe, wayisonga, washaya amanzi, ahlukana phakathi, bawela bobabili emhlabathini owomileyo. Nangempela abuya amanzi sebewelile. U-Eliya wenza isimangaliso sokumuka futhi u-Elisha wazibonela. Futhi amadodana omprofethi ayemi kude ababona bewela iJordani emhlabathini owomile, kodwa abakwazanga ukuza ukujoyina imvuselelo yangasese ngenxa yokungakholwa, ukungabaza nokwesaba. Abaningi abafuni ukuzwa izwi leqiniso likaNkulunkulu, kulezi zinsuku.
Isifundo sesithathu, uma omunye kubo owaqunga isibindi wagijima wehla lapho ebona amadoda amabili kaNkulunkulu ewela iJordani; kungenzeka basitholile isibusiso. Kodwa abazange. Namuhla abaningi abayi kubantu bangempela bakaNkulunkulu abanezwi leqiniso likaNkulunkulu. Ngokwenza kanjalo abasoze bajabulela umnyakazo wangempela womoya weqiniso. Namuhla abashumayeli abaningi baye bafiphaza okwakulindelwe abaningi ngale nguqulo. Lokhu kunjalo, ngenxa yemiyalezo yabo eye yabamba amabandla abo futhi yavala amehlo abangasindisiwe. Kulezi zinsuku kunzima ukuzwa abashumayeli abaningi bekhuluma ngokuphenduka, insindiso, ukukhululwa futhi okubi kakhulu bathule ngodaba lokuhumusha noma ukuhlehlisa ukuhumusha ngeminyaka eminingi abayithandayo. Ngaleyo ndlela kulalisa uquqaba. Abanye bamadodana abaprofethi phakathi kwabo, ekushumayeleni noma kuSonto-sikole balulaza noma bahlekise ngokuhunyushwa noma batshele izilaleli zabo ukuthi kusukela uyise elele konke kusafana, 2nd Petru 3:4). Bashumayela ngokuchuma, ingcebo nezinjabulo kanye nokuqinisekiswa kobuhle bukaNkulunkulu empilweni yakho. Abaningi bayawa ngakho futhi bayakhohliswa futhi abaningi abalulami noma babuyele esiphambanweni sikaKristu ukuze bathole umusa wangempela. Abaningi bakhothamela uBhali futhi balibangise ekuhlukanisweni ngokuphelele noNkulunkulu.
Bobabili u-Eliya no-Elisha babazi ukuthi isikhathi sokuhumusha kuka-Eliya sase siseduze kakhulu. Ngokusho kuka-1st Thess. 5:1-8 , inkathi yokuhumusha idinga ukholo, ukuhluzeka, hhayi isikhathi sokulala nokulinda. Ivesi 4 lifundeka kanje: “Kepha nina, bazalwane, anikho ebumnyameni, ukuba lolo suku lunifice njengesela.” Amadodana abaprofethi ayebhekile, engase ehluzekile futhi engalali, konke ngomqondo wenyama kodwa ngokomoya ayekwenza okuphambene futhi ayengenalo ukholo ezenzweni zawo. Ukuhumusha kufuna ukholo.
Evesini 9 ku-2nd AmaKhosi 2 Kwathi sebechapha iJordani u-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Cela ukuthi ngikwenzeleni, ngaphambi kokuba ngisuswe kuwe.” U-Eliya wayazi ngombono noma ngezwi elingaphakathi lomoya ukuthi ukuhamba kwakhe kwase kuseduze. Wayekulungele, engenamndeni, ingcebo noma impahla ayezokhathazeka ngayo. Wayephila emhlabeni njengesihambi noma isihambi. Wagxila ekubuyeleni kuNkulunkulu futhi iNkosi yamthumelela izinto zokuhamba. Nathi siyalungisa, ngoba iNkosi kuJohane 14:1-3 yethembisa ukuzela ikholwa. U-Elisha waphendula wathi kuye: “Ake kube phezu kwami izingxenye ezimbili zomoya wakho.”
Isifundo sesine; labo abafuna ukuhunyushwa njengo-Eliya (iNkosi izobonakala kuye, – Heb. 9:28) kumele bazwele emoyeni, baqaphe, balahle uthando lwalelizwe, bazi ukuthi ungumhambi, futhi kufanele kholwa ukuthi ungabuyela ekhaya noma nini. Ikakhulukazi ngezimpawu zesikhathi sokuphela ezisizungezile. Kufanele ulindele. Kufanele usebenze ngakho konke ukuphuthuma. Hlalani nigxilile futhi ningaphazanyiswa abafana namadodana abaprofethi. U-Eliya wayeqiniseka kakhulu ngokuthi sekuseduze ukuhamba kwakhe kangangokuthi watshela u-Elisha ukuthi abuze ayekufuna ngaphambi kokuba athathwe.. U-Elisha akacelanga lutho kwemvelo; ngoba wayazi ukuthi amandla phezu kwakho konke ayekumoya. Masiqaphele esikucelayo kuNkulunkulu ngalesi sikhathi sokuhamba kwethu okuseduze. Izinto ezibonakalayo noma ezingokomoya. Okuzobuyela nawe ezulwini kuwubuhle noma isimilo. Ngisho nengubo ka-Eliya ayizange iphumelele. Njengoba ukuhunyushwa sekuseduze cabanga futhi wenze okungokomoya, ngoba Rom. 8:14 ifundeka kanje, “Ngokuba bonke abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu.” Awuwucabange umoya uhola amadodana omprofethi, futhi lowo ohola u-Eliya no-Elisha ngesikhathi sokuhumusha somprofethi.
U-Eliya evesini 10, wathi ku-Elisha, lokhu okucelile kuyinto enzima: nokho, uma ungibona lapho ngisuswa kuwe, kuyakuba njalo kuwe; kepha uma kungenjalo, akuyikuba njalo. Ukuthola izimpendulo zikamoya kudinga ukubekezela, ukholo, ukulinda nothando. Futhi evesini 11, “Kwathi besahamba bekhuluma, bheka, kwathathwa inqola yomlilo namahhashi omlilo, kwabahlukanisa bobabili; u-Eliya wakhuphukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu. Ungake ucabange ukuthi u-Elisha wayezimisele kangakanani nokuthi wayesondelene kangakanani no-Eliya; babehamba bobabili bekhuluma. kodwa u-Eliya wayelungile emoyeni nasenyameni, u-Elisha wayengekho esimeni esifanayo no-Eliya. Ukuhumusha kuyasondela futhi amaKristu amaningi azobe esebenza ngamaza ahlukene. Yingakho une-frequency kamakoti kanye ne-tribulation saints frequency. Labo abazokwenza ukuhumusha bayoyizwa iNkosi ngokwayo ngokumemeza nangezwi lengelosi enkulu necilongo likaNkulunkulu ( 1 Thes. 4:16 ).
Isifundo sesihlanu, ukuhunyushwa yisikhathi sokwehlukana okungaba okokugcina kulabo abasele. Inguqulo ka-Eliya yayiwukubuka kuqala. Kungenxa yokufunda kwethu ukuthi kufanele senze ngendlela efanele futhi singasali emuva. Sifunda ukuthi kushesha, kungazelelwe futhi kubukhali kanjani ukwehlukana kwabo bobabili, ngezinqola namahhashi omlilo. Kwakuyinto efanayo uPawulu ayibona futhi wayichaza ngokuthi, “Ngokuphazima kweso, ngokuphazima kweso,” (1st Kor. 15: 52). Kufanele ulungele leli lungelo kanye; usizi olukhulu luwukuphela kwendlela ehlukile esele. Lokhu kungase kudinge ukufa kwakho ngokomzimba ezandleni zesilo (anti-Christ) system. U-Eliya wayezwela emoyeni ngokuhamba kwakhe, ngakho-ke kufanele sizwele kakhulu ukuzwa lapho iNkosi ibiza; uba sakhethwa kusukela ekusekelweni komhlaba. U-Elisha wambona ethathwa. Wabona inqola yomlilo esheshayo inyamalala ezulwini ngokuphazima kweso.
U-Elisha wakubona, wakhala, wathi: “Baba, baba, nqola yakwa-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe! Futhi akabange esambona. Ngokushesha abakhethiweyo bayohlukaniswa ngokuzumayo kubantu abahlukahlukene njengo-Eliya futhi ngeke siphinde sibonakale. UNkulunkulu uzele ikholwa elilungele, umprofethi; owayelindele ukuhamba kwakhe, ehlanganisa isikhathi sakhe newashi lasezulwini. Wayazi ukuthi kwakuseduze kangakanani ukuthi wacela u-Elisha ukuthi abuze ayezokwenza ngaphambi kokuba athathwe. Wathathwa ngemva nje kokuba u-Elisha ephendule, besahamba. Futhi kungazelelwe inqola yamqhubela u-Eliya ezulwini. Awukwazi ukukhuluma ngokuthi ungene kanjani enqoleni. Uma inqola ima, kungenzeka ukuthi u-Elisha wenza omunye umzamo wokulandela u-Eliya enqoleni. Kodwa u-Eliya wayesebenza ngamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo ayephikisana namandla adonsela phansi. Wayekwesinye isici ku-Elisha nakuba babehamba behlangene. Kuzoba njalo ukuhumusha kwethu okuzokwenzeka maduze. Ukuhamba kwethu kuseduze, masiqinisekise ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwethu. Lesi yisikhathi sokubalekela konke ukubonakala kobubi, siphenduke, siguqulwe futhi sibambe ngokuqinile izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu; kuhlanganise nesithembiso sokuhumusha. Uma uzithola usele ngemuva lapho kubikwa ukuthi abantu balahlekile maduze, emhlabeni wonke; ungaluthathi uphawu lwesilo.
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