Funa iseluleko sikaNkulunkulu manje
Noma nini lapho singaceli ukwelulekwa nguJehova kuzo zonke izindlela zethu, sigcina sesiba nezingibe nosizi olusibangela ubuhlungu benhliziyo, nobuhlungu. Lokhu kusaqhubeka kuhlupha ngisho nabangcono kakhulu babantu bakaNkulunkulu. Josh. 9:14 uyisibonelo esivelele sobuntu; “Amadoda athatha emphakweni wabo akabuzanga emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu. Ingabe lokhu kuzwakala kujwayelekile? Ingabe uzithole wenza kanjalo?
Josh. 9:15 UJoshuwa wenza ukuthula nabo, wenza isivumelwano ukubasindisa, nezikhulu zenhlangano zafunga kubo. Njengoba ufunda ivesi 1-14, uzomangala, indlela uJoshuwa namadoda amadala akwaIsrayeli abawamukela ngayo amanga aseGibeyoni. Kwakungekho mbono noma isambulo noma iphupho. Baqamba amanga kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi u-Israyeli wayeqiniseka ukuthi indaba yalezi zihambi yayinengqondo, u-Israyeli wayebonise amandla nempumelelo: Kodwa ekhohlwa ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu nguye ongabonisa ukuzethemba. Ukuphela kwendlela thina bantu esingabonisa ngayo, noma sibonise ukuzethemba iwukubonisana futhi sinikele yonke into eNkosini. Thina bantu sibheka ubuso nemizwa yabantu, kepha uJehova ubheka inhliziyo. AbaseGibeyoni benza inkohliso, kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abakubonanga, kepha uJehova wazi konke.
Qaphela namuhla ngoba abaseGibeyoni bahlala beseduze nathi. Sisekupheleni kwenkathi futhi amakholwa eqiniso adinga ukuqaphela abaseGibeyoni. AbaseGibeyoni babenalezi zici: Ukwesaba ukuxhashazwa kuka-Israyeli, ivesi 1; Inkohliso njengoba besondela kuIsrayeli, ivesi 4; Ukuzenzisa ngokuthi baqamba amanga, ivesi 5 futhi baqamba amanga ngaphandle kokumesaba uNkulunkulu, ivesi 6-13.
Bacela isivumelwano noIsrayeli, futhi bakwenza, njengoba ivesi 15 lifundeka, “UJoshuwa wenza ukuthula nabo, wenza isivumelwano nabo, wabayeka baphila; nezikhulu zenhlangano zafunga kubo.” Bafunga kubo impela egameni leNkosi. Abazange bacabange ukuthola eNkosini, uma benza isivumelwano nabantu, babengazi lutho. Yilokho kanye iningi lethu elikwenzayo namuhla; sithatha izinyathelo ngaphandle kokucela umbono kaNkulunkulu. Abaningi bashadile futhi basezinhlungwini namuhla ngenxa yokuthi abazange bakhulume noJesu Kristu, ukuze babe nombono wakhe. Abaningi benza njengoNkulunkulu futhi bathatha noma yisiphi isinqumo abasibheka njengesihle kodwa, ekugcineni, kuyoba ukuhlakanipha komuntu hhayi uNkulunkulu. Yebo, bonke abaholwa nguMoya kaNkulunkulu bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ( Roma 8:14 ); lokho akusho ukuthi asiyibuzi iNkosi nganoma yini ngaphambi kokuba senze. Ukuholwa nguMoya, kungukulalela uMoya. Kufanele ugcine uJehova phambi kwakho futhi nawe kukho konke; kungenjalo uzobe usebenza ngokucabangela, hhayi ngokuhola kukaMoya.
Josh. 9:16 ufundeka kanje, “Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezintathu benze isivumelwano nabo, bezwa ukuthi bangabamakhelwane babo, nokuthi bahlala phakathi kwabo, bengaveli ezweni elikude. ” U-Israyeli, amakholwa, wathola ukuthi abangakholwa babakhohlisa. Kuyenzeka kithi izikhathi ngezikhathi lapho sishiya uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwezinqumo zethu. Kwesinye isikhathi siba nesiqiniseko sokuthi siyawazi umqondo kaNkulunkulu, kodwa sikhohlwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakhuluma, futhi angazikhulumela yena kuzo zonke izindaba: uma sinomusa ngokwanele ukuqaphela ukuthi nguye ophethe zonke izinto ngokuphelele. Laba baseGibeyoni babengabensali yama-Amori okwakufanele wonke ama-Israyeli abulawe endleleni eya eZweni Lesithembiso. Benza isivumelwano esibophezelayo nabo, futhi sama kodwa lapho uSawule eseyinkosi, wabulala abaningi babo futhi uNkulunkulu akazange ajabule ngalokho futhi waletha indlala ku-Israyeli, (Isifundo 2 Sam. 21: 1-7). Izinqumo zethu ngaphandle kokubonisana noJehova zivame ukuba nemiphumela efinyelela kude, njengendaba yabaseGibeyoni ezinsukwini zikaJoshuwa nangezinsuku zikaSawule noDavide.
USamuweli umprofethi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu, ezithobile kusukela ebuntwaneni bakhe, wayelazi iphimbo likaNkulunkulu. Wayehlale ebuza kuNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokwenza noma yini. Kodwa kwafika usuku lapho ngomzuzwana nje, wacabanga ukuthi wayewazi umqondo kaNkulunkulu: 1 Sam. 16:5-13, yindaba yokugcotshwa kukaDavide njengeNkosi; UNkulunkulu akazange amtshele uSamuweli ukuthi wayezogcoba bani, wayazi kuJehova ukuthi kwakungenye yamadodana kaJese. Lapho uSamuweli efika, uJese wabiza abantwana bakhe ngezwi lomprofethi. U-Eliyabe wayengowokuqala ukufika futhi enokuphakama nobuntu bokuba yinkosi uSamuweli wathi: “Impela ogcotshiweyo kaJehova uphambi kwakhe.”
UJehova wakhuluma kuSamuweli evesini lesi-7, wathi: “Ungabheki ubuso bakhe nobude bomzimba wakhe; ngoba ngimalile; ngoba iNkosi ayiboni njengoba umuntu ebona; ngokuba umuntu ubheka okusemehlweni, kepha uJehova ubheka okusenhliziyweni.” Ukube uNkulunkulu akazange angenele lapha, uSamuweli wayeyokhetha umuntu ongafanele njengeNkosi. Lapho uDavida efika evela esibayeni sezimvu egangeni uJehova wathi kuvesi 12: “Sukuma umgcobe ngoba nguye lo.” UDavide wayengomncane kunabo bonke futhi wayengekho empini, esemncane kakhulu, kodwa lokho kwakuyinkosi ekhethwe uJehova njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli. Qhathanisa ukukhetha kukaNkulunkulu nokukhethwa kukaSamuweli umprofethi; Ukuzikhethela komuntu kanye nokukaNkulunkulu kwehlukile, ngaphandle kokuthi silandela iNkosi isinyathelo ngesinyathelo. Akahole asilandele.
UDavide wafisa ukwakhela uJehova ithempeli; wakusho lokhu kuNathani umprofethi, naye owayeyithanda iNkosi. Umprofethi ngaphandle kokubuza uJehova wathi kuDavide, 1 IziKr. 17:2 “Konke okusenhliziyweni yakho kwenze; ngoba uNkulunkulu unawe. “Leli kwakuyizwi lomprofethi owayengabaza; UDavide wayengaqhubeka akha ithempeli. Wathi uMprofethi uJehova unawe kulesi sifiso, kodwa lokho kwakunamandla. Kwakungekho siqiniseko umprofethi abuza eNkosini ngale ndaba.
Evesini 3-8, uJehova wakhuluma ngalobo busuku kuNathani umprofethi ethi evesini 4, “Hamba utshele inceku yami uDavide ukuthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Awuyikungakhela indlu yokuhlala. Lesi kwakungesinye isimo sokungabuzi noma ukubuza noma ukubonisana neNkosi ngaphambi kokwenza noma yiziphi izinyathelo ezindabeni zokuphila. Mingaki iminyakazo osuyenzile empilweni ngaphandle kokukhuluma noma ukubuza eNkosini: umusa kaNkulunkulu kuphela osibekele?
Abaprofethi benze amaphutha ezinqumweni, kungani ikholwa like lenze noma yini noma lithathe izinqumo ngaphandle kokubonisana noJehova. Kukho konke, thintana neNkosi, ngoba imiphumela yanoma yimaphi amaphutha noma ukucabanga kungaba yinhlekelele. Abanye bethu baphila namaphutha esiwenzile ezimpilweni zethu ngokungakhulumi izinto noJehova ngaphambi kokuthatha isinyathelo. Kuyingozi kakhulu namuhla, ukwenza ngaphandle kokukhuluma neNkosi nokuthola impendulo ngaphambi kokuthatha noma yiziphi izinyathelo. Sisezinsukwini zokugcina futhi iNkosi kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi ibe umngane wethu kuzo zonke izinqumo. Vuka futhi uphenduke ngokungafuni ngokugcwele ukuhola kukaNkulunkulu ngaphambi kokuthatha isinqumo esikhulu I izimpilo zethu ezincane. Siyasidinga iseluleko Sakhe kulezi zinsuku zokugcina futhi iseluleko Sakhe kuphela esiyoma. Dumisani uJehova, Amen.
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