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Sele kucingelwa ukuba inyoka yayinenjongo enzulu yobuqu kunokonakalisa nje indalo kaThixo.. Ngoko wayelindele ukufumana ntoni ngesono sika-Adam?

• UThixo wamenzela uAdam umlawuli nomkhuseli womhlaba (Gen 1:28). UThixo unyanisekile kwilizwi lakhe: kwaye elo lizwi libhengeza ukuba izipho nobizo lukaThixo azinakuguqulwa (Num 23:19, Rom 11:29). Okoko nje uAdam wayemlandela uThixo, umhlaba wahlala uphantsi kolawulo nokhuseleko lokugqibela lukaThixo. Kodwa, ngokukhetha ukulandela inyoka, UAdam wayethobela yena kunoThixo; ngoko inyoka yaba ngumlawuli womhlaba. Wakuchaza ngokuphandle oku xa wayelinga uYesu (Lk 4:5-6), yaye uYesu wakuvuma oko ngokubhekisela kuye ‘njengomthetheli weli hlabathi’ (Jn 12:31). Ngokungafaniyo noThixo, umdla wenyoka ekulawuleni umhlaba wawukukuzingca ngokupheleleyo. Le yayizindaba ezimbi zika-Adam nomhlaba zizonke (Gen 3:17-8, Rom 8:22).
• Emehlweni kaThixo, Inyoka yayingumvukeli kunye nolwaphulo-mthetho. Kutheni le nto uThixo engazange amtshabalalise? Elinye lawona mazwi athe andava rhoqo olwaphulo-mthetho olwenziweyo, “Ndiyazazi amalungelo am!” UThixo nguThixo wobulungisa; Kodwa nothando nenceba: Ngelixa inyoka ibona zonke ezi mpawu njengababuthathaka nje ukuba zixhaphazelwe. Wayeyazi uthando lukaThixo ngoAdam noEva, kwaye wayefuna ipolisi yeinshurensi. Ngoku, Ukuba uThixo ufuna ukumgweba, Unokukhomba isono sika-Adam kwaye athi uThixo uya kuba nosizi ukuthintela uAdam kodwa hayi ngokwakhe. Kwaye omnye wona umntu omkhulu, Ityala lakhe liya kuba. Iphakathi koku ufumana elinye igama layo likaSathana - 'umtyholwa.’
• USathana esele eyiqonda intsingiselo yamagama, “Ngomhla wokutya kwakho uya kuthi ngokuqinisekileyo uya kufa,” (Gen 2:17); Kuba sele ephantsi kwesivakalisi esinye. Oko kwakuthetha ukuba bahlukane nobomi bukaThixo. USathana wayekholelwa ukuba, Ukuba uThixo ufuna ukurhoxisa esi sisohlwayo sika-Adam, Wayenokuphikisana ukuba okusesikweni kufuna intlawulo efanayo – nokuba nguTherdon wakhe okanye uhlobo oluthile lwesohlwayo esingenasiphelo sokukhetha kwakhe. Kodwa kuSathana, Imfanyekiswa yintloko yakhe, Imbono yokuba uThixo unokuzinikela njengentlawulo, yayingumphambukeli ngokupheleleyo. Wayecinga ukuba unyukele kuThixo.

Iwa indalo

Abantu zizilwanyana; kunye neentlobo ezifanayo zeemfuno zendalo kunye neemvakalelo njengabanye. Oku kwenza ukuba kube lula ukuba sichonge kwaye siqonde iimfuno zendalo esasizelwe ukuba silawule. Kodwa eyona nto isiphawuleka ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izilwanyana kukukwazi kwethu uThixo, ukuqiqa, Qikelela kwaye wenze ukhetho lokuziphatha. Ukufikelela kumlinganiselo omkhulu kunaso nasiphi na esinye isilwanyana esikwaziyo ukwenza ngendlela eyongamela inkqubo yethu yendalo.

Oku kuthetha ukuba sinokufunda kumava ethu, silindele iziphumo ezinokubakho zezenzo zethu kwaye siguqule indlela esiziphatha ngayo ukuze siphumeze isiphumo esingcono. Sixhotyisiwe ukuba sixabise iimpawu ezinjengothando ngaphezu koqwalaselo oluncinci - nkqu, ukuba kuyafuneka, ngaphezulu kokhuseleko kunye nentuthuzelo yethu okanye eyethu iintsapho.

Kodwa ngaphandle kobukho bukaThixo ebomini bethu amandla ethu okhetho lokuziphatha asisiqhwala, ngeendlela ezininzi:

• Ukukwazi kwethu ukubona iziphumo zokhetho lwethu zinqongophele. Ngaphandle kokuba sinokufikelela kubulumko obungaphezu kobethu, iimpazamo ziqinisekisiwe kakhulu. (Kodwa phawula ukuba ezi zisiba ziintsilelo kuphela xa ubulumko obunjalo bufumaneka yaye sikhetha ukubutyeshela.)
• Ngaphandle koThixo akukho mgangatho wokuziphatha upheleleyo wokulungileyo nokubi. Ubomi buya busiba ‘kukuphila kwabanamandla;’ apho ‘ifanelekileyo’ ichazwa njenge, ‘lowo usindileyo,’ kwaye 'ulungile’ njengaleyo isebenzela ixhoba.
• Ngaphandle kobukho bukaThixo ebomini bethu asinamdla wokwenza okulungileyo.
• Ngaphandle kobukho bukaThixo ebomini bethu asinawo amandla okwenza okulungileyo. Kanye njengokuba imizimba yethu yenyama iphelelwa ngamandla ngaphandle koncedo oluyimfuneko lokutya, umoya kunye nobushushu, ngoko ke nemo yethu yokomoya neyokuziphatha iba buthathaka xa singanxulumananga noThixo.
• Wonke umntu owazalelwa ehlabathini ukususela ngelo xesha uzalelwe kwihlabathi elonakeleyo lobungendawo; kwaye iza phantsi kwempembelelo yobubi kwangaphambi kokuba babe mdala ngokwaneleyo ukuba bakhethe ukuthazama ukonakalisa.

Isiphumo kukuba sityelele kwindawo 'yezilwanyana ezikrelekrele’ -Ukukwazi ukufunda kwaye wenze izinto ezimangalisayo: kodwa ayikwazi ukulawula ngokufanelekileyo imeko yethu yendalo yezopolitiko. Iziphumo zoku zinokubonwa zijikeleze thina enzonzobileni yenkohlakalo, Ukungakhathalelwa kunye nokungakhathali nokubandezeleka kwabanye apho ubuntu besihlala sitshonile.

Kodwa ibingabi kakhulu. Nokuba banamandla kangakanani nangaba bantu beqhina kunye nogonyamelo, Ekugqibeleni bonke bafile; kunye nokunyuka kwesizukulwana esitsha, ityhutywe yimifanekiso yabo, Iinzame ezintsha ezenziweyo ukwakha ikamva elingcono. Kodwa kuthekani ukuba nako ukuba abanzi bobubi babengafiyo?

Watsho uYehova uThixo, “Khangela, Indoda injengenye kuthi, Ukwazi okuhle nokubi. Ngoku, hleze abeke isandla sakhe, kwaye thabatha nomthi wobomi, kwaye utye, kwaye uphile ngonaphakade…” Wamthuma ngoko uYehova uThixo, emyezweni we-Eden, ukuya kuthi ga emhlabeni awayethathwe kuyo. Wagxotha umntu; kwaye wabeka iikerubhi kwimpuma yomyezo wase-Eden, nedangatye lekrele elijikajika yonke indlela, Ukuphelisa indlela eya kumthi wobomi. (Gen 3:22-24)

Njalo ngaloo mhla, Njengoko uThixo wayexele kwangaphambili, UAdam wanqunyulwa kubusela bukaThixo kunye nokufikelela kumthi wobomi. Oku kuthetha ukuba, Ngokomoya, Wayefile sele efile (yabona “Yintoni intsingiselo yokufa?” Ingcaciso epheleleyo) yaye, ngokwasemzimbeni, yena noluntu lonke babenemigqaliselo yokufa. Ukusebenzisa umzekeliso wale mihla, Sifana nelaptop okanye ifowuni yefowuni ngaphandle kwetshaja – kunyanzelekile ukuba isebenze kwibhetri ephelileyo, Kude kube amandla aphumele kwaye angabasebenzi.

Kodwa esi sigwebo sokufa yayisisenzo senceba-yomonakaliso-kude kube sekupheleni kwe-Master-Cwangciso esichazwe nguThixo ngaphambi kokuba siwenze lonke ilizwe lizaliseke.

Ikhathalogu yokusilela

Imbali yoluntu ukusuka ngelo xesha kude kube ukuza kukaYesu kungashwankathelwa njengekhathalogu yokusilela, Njengoko abantu babefuna zonke iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokufumana ulonwabo kunye nokuzalisekisa. Ngamanye amaxesha, Impucuko enkulu yasungulwa kwaye i-fed enkulu ifezekisiwe: Kodwa zonke zaphela ngokungazithembi, Ukuxhaphaza kunye nokusilela. Phakathi kwezi, Eyona nto iphawuleka kakhulu ngokwembono yesi sifundo yimbali yabantu abangamaJuda.

UThixo wamemela indoda, U-Abraham, Ngubani owayekulungele ukubeka esichengeni yonke into ukuba alandele uThixo kwaye wabonisa ukuba, ngesimo sengqondo esinjalo, Isizwe esikhulu sinokubekwa ngokuchasene nokubonakala ngathi akukho nto ingenakwenzeka. Ukhe wazingqina kubo, Emva koko uThixo wamisela imithetho yolawulo; ithembisa loo nto, Ukuba bayakuthobela kuphela le mithetho, Uhlanga luya kuqhubeka luphumelela kwaye lube ngumthombo wentsikelelo kwihlabathi liphela. Kodwa ukubambelela kwabo kule mithetho kwakufutshane: kwaye intsalela yembali yabo yayiyengomjikelo wobuqhophololo wempumelelo yamaqhinga kunye nokusilela ngakumbi.

Isifundo sokugqithisa sembali sinokushwankathelwa ngolu hlobo: Umntu, Ngobuchule bakhe, inokulawula indalo: Kodwa akanakuboyisa ubuze bakhe. Unokulawula umhlaba: Kodwa yena ngokwakhe ulawula isono sakhe kwaye uxhomekeke ekubukhuseleni okuqhubekayo komoya okhuthazayo owamfumana kuqala kule nto.

Ityala lethu elingacacanga

Abantu abaninzi bathi uThixo uya kugweba abantu ngokuvavanya 'okuhle’ Izenzo ngokuchasene 'nembi’ Aba- kwaye mhlawumbi nabo banakho ukuthelekisa 'ngokuthelekisa’ Ukusebenza kwabanye. Siza kuqwalasela iinkcukacha ngakumbi kwisiseko sokuba uThixo ugweba abantu kwenye indawo. Kodwa mnye umzekeliso kaYesu owenza icace gca ukuba le ngcinga yinto engeyiyo eyomeleleyo.

Kodwa ngubani phakathi kwakho, Ukuba nesicaka silima okanye sigcina iigusha, iya kuthi, Xa ingena endle, 'Yiza kwangoko kwaye uhlale phantsi etafileni,’ kwaye andiyi kumxelela, 'Lungisa isidlo sam sangokuhlwa, Zimbathise ngokufanelekileyo, Ndikhonze, Ngelixa nditya kwaye ndisela. Emva koko uya kudla, usele '? Ngaba uyayibulela loo mkhonzi kuba wenza izinto ezaziyalelwe? Andicingi. Ngokunjalo nawe, Xa wenze zonke izinto ezikuwisele umthetho ngazo, yithi, 'Singabakhonzi abangafanelekanga. Senze umsebenzi wethu.’ ” (Luk 17:7-10)

NguYesu’ Inqaku lelokuba nokuba, ukususela ngoku ukuya phambili, Wenza yonke into elindeleyo nguThixo kuwe, Akwenzanga nto ngaphandle kokuba uThixo ebelindelwe kwindawo yokuqala. Awukafumani naziphi na iikhredithi’ onokuthi usebenzise ukugqitha ngokuchasene namaxesha onke xa ungakhange wenze. Nokuba yeyiphi na okanye nabani na onokuthi angayenza okanye angayenza, Ukusilela kwakho kuye kwenza ityala elihlala likhule kakhulu ongenakuze uhlawule.

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