Kwakuthiwani uma amaKristu ayeqinisile?

Documentation Kwashicilelwa ngomhla ka-1 Januwari 2021, kwabuyekezwa ngomhla ka-13 Septhemba 2026

Kwakuthiwani uma amaKristu ayeqinisile?

Qaphela: Lolu wucwaningo olude, futhi ludinga ukufundwa nokutadishwa ngokucophelela kwemiBhalo ecashunwa njengesekelo. Injongo yalesi sihloko akuyona ukujabulela isimo salabo abangakanikeli ukuphila kwabo kuJesu Kristu manje. Ukugxila kukukwazisa abangakholwa ngalokho umBhalo osekuvele wakubikezela ukuthi kuzokwenzeka, nokubalungiselela ukuthi bamukele iNkosi uJesu phakathi nesikhathi esingakaze sifane naso emlandweni, lapho kungabi bikho maKristu okubahola.

Uhla Lokuqukethwe

  1. Isikhathi lapho iZwi likaNkulunkulu lihlekwa khona sesifikile
  2. Isimo esingenzeka ngemuva kokuhlwithwa
  3. Manje-ke?
  4. Imithombo

Isikhathi lapho iZwi likaNkulunkulu lihlekwa khona sesifikile

Umphostoli uPetru, owaphika uJesu kathathu (Mathewu 26:34; Mathewu 26:69-75) lapho ebuzwa ukuthi uyamazi yini, wavuka kulokho kwehlulwa waba omunye wababhali ababaluleke kakhulu bezincwadi zeTestamente eliSha. Nakuba ebhale izincwadi ezimbili kuphela, zimi njengamanye emisebenzi ebalulekile ecacisa imfundiso yesikweletho sokugcina – ikusasa lesintu nohlelo lukaNkulunkulu ngomuntu.

UPetru uqala incwadi yakhe yokuqala ngokukhombisa ukuthi ubhalela labo abahlakazekile kulo lonke izwe lasePhontu, iGalathiya, iKhaphadosiya, i-Asiya neBhithiniya, abakhethwe ngokwazi kwangaphambili kukaNkulunkulu uYise, ngokungcwelisa koMoya, ekulaleleni nasekufafazweni kwegazi likaJesu Kristu (1 Petru 1:1). Incwadi igcwele ngethemba elibusisiwe lalabo abajabula ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu, kanjalo nalabo abalindele ukufika kwaKhe.

Izixwayiso zokuqala

Lapho ebhala incwadi yesibili, ubheka phambili esikhathini lapho engasayikuba khona lapha, nakuba lokho akuchazayo kwakuvele kwenzeka esikhathini sakhe siqu:

3Nazi kuqala, ukuthi ngezinsuku zokugcina kuzakuza abahleki, behleka, behamba ngezinkanuko zabo, 4bathi, Siphi isithembiso sokuza kwakhe? Ngokuba selokhu obaba belele, konke kuhlala kunjalo kwasekuqaleni kokudalwa. – 2 Petru 3:3-4

Sibona laba bantu esikhathini sethu, ngaphezu kwaphambili. Bangabahleki. Umuntu ohlekayo uwumuntu ohleka umqondo noma umbono onawo omunye umuntu, ecabanga ukuthi uyihlaya, futhi ahleke lowo muntu onalowo mbono. Kake kwenzeka kuwe njengokholwayo? Uzama ukukholisa abantu ngesono sabo nesidingo sabo soMsindisi, nokuthi ukugcina sekuseduze kunalokho esicabangayo. Bathini bona? Bayahleka bathi lokho akusoze kwenzeka, ukuthi angeke kube khona ukuza kwaJesu abangamkholwa nokho.

Kepha kuthiwani uma kuyiqiniso?

Kuthiwani uma kuvela kuyiqiniso, uPawulu, uPetru, bonke ababhali beTestamente eliDala neliSha, kanye namaKristu eqiniso ezikhathini zonke, babeqinisile? Kuthiwani uma ukuhlwithwa sekwenzeke manje, futhi lawo maKristu ayehlekwa nemibono yawo yenziwa amahlaya, esukile? Ake sibheke ngokushesha lokho uPawulu akubhalayo ngokuhlwithwa:

13Kepha angithandi ukuthi ningazi, bazalwane, ngabalele, ukuze ningadabuki njengabanye abangenathemba. 14Ngokuba uma sikholwa ukuthi uJesu wafa wavuka, ngokunjalo-ke uNkulunkulu uyakubaletha nabo abalele kuJesu kanye naye. 15Ngokuba lokhu sikusho kini ngezwi leNkosi, ukuthi thina esiphilayo esisele kuze kube sekufikeni kweNkosi, asisoze sabandulela abalele. 16Ngokuba iNkosi ngokwayo izakwehla ezulwini ngesiyalo, ngezwi lengelosi enkulu, nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu; nabafileyo bakuKristu bazakuvuka kuqala. 17Emva kwalokho thina esiphilayo esisele siyakuhlwithwa kanyekanye kanye nabo emafwini, siyihlangabeze iNkosi emoyeni; kanjalo siyakuba neNkosi njalo. 18Ngakho-ke duduzanani ngala mazwi. – 1 Thesalonika 4:13-18

Asizukuxoxa ngesikhathi ukuhlwithwa okuzokwenzeka ngaso. Okubalulekile ukuthi kuzokwenzeka. Kodwa-ke, ngokwencazelo engezansi, kucacile ngokwanele ukuthi isikhathi kuzokwenzeka ngaso. Kuqala incazelo emfushane yombhalo:

  1. Izilaleli zikaPawulu, amalungu ebandla eThesalonika, babekholelwa ukuthi ukufika kukaJesu Kristu sekuvele kwenzekile. Lokhu kwakungumphumela wothisha bamanga abasakaza ulwazi olungamanga. Bebengabaza ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kulabo abakholwayo asebeshonile.
  2. UPawulu ubaqinisekisa ukuthi akudingeki bakhathazeke, nokuthi labo asebeshonile abakhohlwanga.
  3. Ubeka isitatimende sokuthi uma uJesu wafa waphinde wavuka, nathi siyovuka. Lokhu kungenye yezici ezibaluleke kakhulu zenkolo yobuKristu.
  4. Uphinda futhi achaze ukuthi thina esiphilayo ngesikhathi sokuza kukaJesu Kristu, ngeke sibe nenzuzo ngaphezu kwalabo asebeshonile. Empeleni, bazovuka kuqala. Ngemva kwabo, thina esisaphila ngaleso sikhathi, siyakuhlwithwa (yingakho kuthiwa ukuhlwithwa).
  5. Sizohlangana nalabo abahlwithwe ngaphambi kwethu, labo asebeshonile, emafwini, futhi siyohlangana neNkosi emoyeni.
  6. Emva kwalokho siyokuba neNkosi ingunaphakade.
  7. Ekugcineni, unikeza umyalo ebandleni ukuthi lisebenzise lokhu njengomlayezo weduduzo omunye komunye, kuze kufike lolo suku. Sekuwumlayezo weduduzo phakathi kwabakholwayo iminyaka eminingi.

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Isimo esingenzeka ngemuva kokuhlwithwa

Ake sicabange ukuthi isenzakalo sokuhlwithwa sesivele senzekile. Asazi ngokunembile ukuthi kuzokwenzekani phakathi nosizi, ngaphandle kokutadisha izixwayiso eziningi esizinikeziwe:

  • UJesu wachazela abafundi bakhe ngokuqala kobuhlungu nezehlakalo ezizoholela osizini olukhulu (Mathewu 24);
  • Ababhali beTestamente eliSha banikeza ulwazi olucacile ngalokhu; futhi
  • UJohane wabizwa asuswa esikhathini sakhe siqu wahlwithelwa esikhathini esizayo (isAmbulo 4 kuya phambili) ukuze aphile isikhathi lapho umbhubhisi ebusa nokuphila emhlabeni kuyisiyaluyalu.

Cabanga nje ngonyaka odlule. (Lesi sihloko sabhalwa ngasekupheleni kukaDisemba 2020.) Akekho namunye umuntu ongazange ephazamiseke ngalokho okwenzekile. Ukukhomba izibonelo ezithile zokuthi izimpilo zethu zaphazamiseka kanjani kungaba yinto engafanele, njengoba kukhona abanye izimpilo zabo ezingaphazamiseka ngisho nangaphezu kwezethu. Konke lokhu kubekwa ngendlela engemihle ngoba akukho okuningi okuhle okungavela kulokho okwenzekile, futhi kuzoya kuba kubi kakhulu.

Phakathi kwakho konke lokhu kungaqiniseki, kuye kwaba khona ukwesaba okuthile. Sitshelwa ukuthi lokhu “kuvamile okusha”. Akukho lutho oluvamile ngalokhu, kepha isimo silawulwa amandla angaphezu kwesiqondiso sethu: ukuze afeze izinjongo zawo ezimbi, okungukusungulwa kohulumeni owodwa emhlabeni wonke ophethwe uSathane ngaphansi kwesigqiki sokulingana kubo bonke. Umhlaba ongakholwayo uwela emangeni nasekukhohliseni. AmaKristu azama ukukholisa abantu ukuthi balahlekile ayahlekwa, athulwe, futhi ashushiswe.

Baphi na?

Gxuma usuka esikhathini lapho uPawulu noPetru ababhala khona amavesi acashunwe ngenhla, uye khona manje, futhi uma uwafunda emva kokumenyezelwa ukuthi izigidi zabantu zinyamalele, usekuqaleni kwesikhathi esibi kunazo zonke ekuphileni kwakho. Lokho akusho ukuthi kuzokwenzeka, sekwenzekile. Uhulumeni owodwa womhlaba wonke, nakho konke okuhambisana naye, uthola amandla amakhulu lapho ngokuzumayo, ngomzuzwana, izigidi zabantu zingasekho.

Ukuhlwithwa mhlawumbe akunawo umthelela owukhumbulekayo ezindaweni lapho kungekho khona amaKristu, noma kunemazwana. Emzaneni omncane engihlala kuwo, singamaKristu ambalwa ngendlela yokuthi bengingeke sigcwalise ngisho ikamelo elilinganiselwe uma sasingahlangana sonke. Ngakho-ke, uma sesihambile, ukunyamalala kwethu mhlawumbe angeke kubangele umsindo omkhulu. Ekugcineni, nokho, abasebenza nathi nomakhelwane bayoqaphela ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Kulabo abahlala ezindaweni ezigcwele ngamaKristu, izinto zingahluka kakhulu. Imithombo yezindaba yenze imali eningi ngokuveza ngokubonakalayo lokho okuzokwenzeka lapho ukuhlwithwa kwenzeka – izindiza ezingaphathwa muntu ziwa esibhakabhakeni; izimoto namaloli angqubuzana; onina abangakasindi behlaba umkhosi lapho beqaphela ukuthi izingane zabo ezingakakhuli, ikakhulukazi izinsana, zinyamalele ngokuzumayo esihlalweni sezingane lapho bekuhlezi khona ngomzuzwana owedlule; kanye nezinye izimo eziningi. Kwabanye, ukuhlwithwa kuwukugcwaliseka kwethemba elibusisiwe (Thithu 2:13), kepha kwabaningi kakhulu, ukuhlwithwa kuzoba wukuqala kwesaba esizovuleka phambi kwabo, lapho kungekho khona ukuphunyuka.

Into yokuqala okuzomele labo abasele bayenze ukuyihlaziya. Igciwane liyinto eyodwa, kepha ngeke uphonse cala kulo ukunyamalala kwabantu abaningi kangaka. Abantu abagula bafe abanyamaleli nje bodwa. Bayagula, bafe, basuswe ngabanye futhi izinto zabo zinikezwe izihlobo. Akunjalo manje, njengoba kungekho zidumbu okumele zisuswe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, konke amaKristu abakuphethe kusesekhona. Abathathanga lutho. Uzowathola izingubo zabo, izicebo, imali, iziBhayibheli, nakho konke okunye kunjalonjalo kanye lapho okwakukhona lapho lesi senzakalo senzeka. Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kudala isithombe esesabekayo ngempela.

Ukuze kuchazwe lokhu, ukudideka kwezixuku ezikholwa kalula kwaqala isikhathi eside eledlule. Uma amanga esekelwa isikhathi eside ngokwanele emithonjeni yezindaba, ababuki bazoqala ukuwamukela njengeqiniso. Zonke izinhlelo zethelevishini ngokuphila kwabezinye izindiza ezingaziwa manje zisetshenziswa ukuchaza ukunyamalala kwamaKristu – bahlwithwe ngezinto ezingaphandle kwezulu (ama-UFO) futhi bazothola izigwebo ngoba bazama ukukholisa labo asebesele ukuthi baphucule izindlela zabo. Labo asebesele bangabakholwa ukuthi bona babeqinisile, futhi amaKristu ayelahlekile. Kepha kuthiwani uma labo abasele emhlabeni bebengabo abalahlekile? Uhulumeni waseMelika, obulokhu ubunika ubukhona bezimoto zangaphandle kwezulu isikhathi eside kangaka, manje uyavuma obala ukuthi lezi zenzakalo zikhona, futhi uye wasungula impendulo enconekayo kakhulu ngamanga ababewafuna ukuchaza ukuhlwithwa.

Imiphumela evele masinyane

Ngokushesha, umphumela wokunyamalala uqala ukuba nomthelela owandayo. Amawofisi izinkulungwane anezindawo zokuhlala nezihlalo ezingenamuntu, okuyizindaba ezinhle njengoba abanye sebengaqashwa manje. Nakanjani, njengoba amawofisi amaningi evele engenamuntu ngoba izinkampani ziphoqa abasebenzi bazo ukuthi basebenzele ekhaya, izikhundla ezingenamuntu zisho kancane manje. Kepha amakhono azuzwe kanzima kunzima kakhulu ukuwathenga. Izindlu ezinkulungwane zime ze, ngakho konke kukhululekile kuwo wonke umuntu – thatha nje lokho okufunayo ungene, kanye nokwelusa ngokungabhadali lutho. Nomanje amaKristu asukile, akekho ozokukhuza, ngakho-ke akudingeki uzizwe unecala ngokuthatha ngokungemthetho impahla yabo. Yileso simo somoya kulesi sikhathi – lokho okwakungalungile ngaphambili manje kwamukelekile ngokuphelele, nezono ezenziwa ngaphandle kokuba namahloni ngaphansi kobumnyama sezidalulwa emini kwehlobo njengokulungile okusha. Lokhu kwabikezelwa eminyakeni engaba ngu-2700 edlule:

20Maye kwabathi okubi kukuhle nokuhle kukubi, benze ubumnyama kube ukukhanya nokukhanya kube ubumnyama, benze okumunyu kube mnandi nokumnandi kube munyu! – Isaya 5:20

Uma uNkulunkulu ethi “Maye kini”, uyazi ukuthi usenkathazweni enkulu. Yilokho okuzokwenzeka kulabo abaqhubeke bahlehlisa insindiso yabo baye kolunye usuku. Uma amazwi ka-Isaya engasho lutho kuwe, mhlawumbe cabangela amazwi oMsindisi, uJesu Kristu, owatsho lokhu okufanayo kuNikodemu:

19Yiwo lowo ukwahlulela, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabeni, kepha abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi. – Johane 3:19

Abaholi bomhlaba basekwesabeni, futhi ukuze bagcine ukuhleleka komhlaba wonke, babeka ukwethembela kwabo endodeni eyodwa, umesiya wamanga omusha ozothi, ngezinkulumo ezimtoti, aphumelele ukubathulisa. Unohlelo, kepha ukuze aluqalise, kufanele lwenziwe emhlabeni wonke, ngesikhathi esisodwa, futhi bonke abaholi bomhlaba kufanele banikele ngamandla abo okuphatha kuye. Yile ndoda nokuthula kwayo okungamanga uJohane akubonayo esAmbulweni 6:2, umgibeli wehhashi elimhlophe. Ufika njengomunye owenza ukuthula. Kepha ukuthula kwakhe okungamanga sekuvele kwachazwa:

3Ngokuba lapho bethi: Ukuthula nokuphepha – khona ukubhujiswa okuzumayo kubehlela njengomhelo owehlela owesifazane okhulelwe, futhi ngeke baphunyuke. – 1 Thesalonika 5:3

Ngempela, ngemva kokuhlwithwa, kuzoba khona isikhathi sokuthula, futhi abahlekayo bangasisebenzisa ukuqinisekisa umbono wabo wokuthi amaKristu ayeyizinkathazi nokuthi umhlaba ngaphandle kwawo uyindawo engcono kakhulu. Kepha lokhu kuyikuduka uNkulunkulu akuthumela phezu kwabo (2 Thesalonika 2:11). Ngokushesha lapho umgibeli wesibili evela esiqongelweni, uyasisusa lesi sithula esingamanga (isAmbulo 6:4) futhi avumele abantu ukuthi babulalane ngezinga elingakaze libonwe ngaphambili. Ukubulalana kuwukuqala nje kokubhujiswa okushiwo ku-1 Thesalonika 5:3.

Ukuqala kokuwa komnotho

Amabhange aqala ukuqaphela ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle – ama-akhawunti awakhokhelwa; izikweletu zezindlu azikhokhelwa. Ukukhishwa kwemali ku-account yamaKristu kuzoqhubeka kuze kube lawo maakhawunti asele engenalutho. Bese-ke izinsizakalo zabo zimiswa, futhi indlu owayihlala ngokungemthetho, njengami, nayo izobona lezo zinsizakalo zinyamalala – ayikho into efana nesidlo esimahhala. Amabhange azozama ukuthola izindawo zawo zempahla futhi, cishe kungaphumeleli kahle. Cabanga ukuthola leyo mpahla ezandleni zabahlali abangekho emthethweni uma amaphoyisa engasekho ukulawula umthetho nokuhleleka. Ukhumbula ngo-2020 lapho ubugcizelela ukuthi uxhaso lwamaphoyisa lunqamuke? Umholi omusha womhlaba uqinisekisa wonke umuntu ukuthi kungenxa yenhlalakahle yabo ukuthi wonke umuntu wabelane ngakho konke, ukuze wonke umuntu asinde. Njengoba omunye umbusi asho: "Angeke ube nalutho, futhi uzoba jabule." Kuhle uma usesihlokweni sohlelo lokudla, isishosha esiphambuka kakhulu kwesobunxele, futhi wonke umuntu ongaphansi kwakho engenalutho.

Ukunyamalala kwesiqondiso samaKristu

Inkampani ehlinzeka ngendawo yokugcina iwebhusayithi ye-John Chapter Three izovala iwebhusayithi lapho kudlule inyanga noma ezimbili kungakhokhwanga. Okufanayo kuzokwenzeka kumawebhusayithi amaKristu ayizinkulungwane abengasiza labo asebesele ukuqonda lokho okwenzekile futhi mhlawumbe abahole baguqule izinhliziyo zabo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, babehleka bathulise amaKristu ngokususa okuqukethwe emawebhusayithi omphakathi okwakungahambisani “nemigomo yethu”. Bebezizwa kufanele babambe amalungelo abo okusho imibono yabo phambi kwabantu egameni lenkululeko yokukhuluma, kepha lapho umKristu ezama ukutshela abantu ngoJesu, bamhlasela. Manje amaKristu asukile, futhi nakuba uMoya oNgcwele, njengoNkulunkulu okhona yonke indawo, esakhona emhlabeni, indima yakhe njengoMduduzi ayisekho:

16Mina-ke ngiyakucela kuBaba, uzoninika omunye uMduduzi, ukuze ahlale nani kuze kube phakade; – Johane 14:16

Kepha unguMduduzi kuphela walabo abebeke ithemba labo kuJesu Kristu. Umhlaba ongakholwayo awuhlanganyeli kulokhu kududuzwa. Njengoba uMoya oNgcwele engasekho ukuvimba okubi, lobu bubi manje sebuqhuma. UPawulu ukuchaza kanje:

1Kepha ngokuza kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nangokuhlangana kwethu naye, siyanincenga, bazalwane, 2ukuthi ningashukumisweki masinyane engqondweni yenu, ningesabeki, kungaba ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi ekhonjiswa njengeyethu, kungathi usuku lukaKristu selufikile. 3Makungabikho namunye onikhohlisayo nganoma iyiphi indlela, ngokuba usuku alusayikufika kuze kufike ukuhlubuka kuqala, kanye nokwambulwa kwendoda yesono, indodana yokubhujiswa, 4ophikisayo aziphakamise phezu kwakho konke okuthiwa nguNkulunkulu noma okukhonzwayo, ukuze ahlale ethempelini likaNkulunkulu ezenza njengokungathi unguNkulunkulu. 5Anikhumbuli yini ukuthi lapho ngisenani ngangikutshela lokhu? 6Manje-ke niyazi lokho okumbambezelayo, ukuze avezwe ngesikhathi sakhe. 7Ngokuba imfihlo yokungabi namthetho isiyasebenza, kuze kuvele kususwe indlela lowo obambezelayo manje. 8Khona-ke lowo ongenamthetho uzokwambulwa, uJesu esizombulala ngomoya womlomo wakhe, amchithe ngokubonakala kokufika kwaKhe, 9ukufika kwakhe okungokomsebenzi kaSathane, ngamandla nezibonakaliso namahlaya wamanga, 10nangenkohliso yonke yokungalungi kulabo ababhubhayo, ngoba abazange bamukele uthando lweqiniso ukuze basindiswe. 11Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu uzobathumela amandla enkohliso, ukuze bakholwe amanga, 12ukuze bonke labo abangakholwanga eqinisweni kepha bajabula ngokungalungi, bagwetshwe. – 2 Thesalonika 2:1-12

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Isimo esijabulisayo ngokushesha sivulela indawo ukwesaba njengoba labo asebesele bebuka kuthelevishini indlela izinyathelo ezinkulu ezithathwayo ukubuyisa udlame lomphakathi kanye nokuphangwa. Ukhumbula lapho amaqembu angakholwayo ngo-2020 ahamba emgwaqweni, ashisa izakhiwo, ahlasela umphakathi, adala isiyaluyalu, futhi afuna ukuthi ezinye izimpilo zibaluleke ngaphezu kwezinye? Yilawo maqembu abesekelwa futhi enxeshwe amagxathu wesobunxele, indlela okuwo yobuSathane, futhi acekela phansi ubandlululo lokugcina izinjongo zabo zombusazwe. Manje-ke, lawo maqembu asisebenzile injongo yawo, futhi ngokwawo aphenduka aba yindawo yokuhlasela yalezo zinhlelo obeziwaseka. USathane akafuni ukuthi kube khona obusayo, ngaphandle kwakhe uqobo. Wena, umengameli, umuntu okhipha ngesisa, isikhulumi – kuye usho kukhona kwaphela njengesikhonziwa esisegumbini lomgwaqo. Lutho.

USathane naJesu

USathane unqume into eyodwa kuphela – umphefumulo wakho. Akanandaba nokuthi wawakhandla kanjani amaKristu noKristu wabo. Akanandaba ukuthi wanxeshwa yiziphi izinhlelo zomphakathi. Akanandaba noma unikele izigidigidi kusizo lezempilo. Akanandaba nokuthi ungongakholwayo, ngisho noma unguSathanisi obhaliwe noma mhlawumbe unguMhlengi Wentsha. Akasekho eceleni kwakho. Ufuna ukukubulala. Ukhumbula ivesi olizwe komunye umKristu, mayelana nokuphila okugcwele? Yebo, leli:

10Isela lifika ukuze lintshontshe, libulale, futhi lichithe; mina ngize ukuze babe nokuphila, futhi babe nakho ngokugcwele. – Johane 10:10

Leli vesi lisho ukuthi bantu ababili abaza kuwe:

  1. Owokuqala, isela (uSathane), ukulandela ukuze lintshontshe lokho ocabanga ukuthi unakho; ukukubulala; futhi ukubhubhisa okusele.
  2. Owesibili, uMsindisi (uJesu), owathi awunandaba naye. Weza wasusa labo ababekholwa kuYe. Manje sebenokuphila okugcwele, okuphakade ezulwini.

Ubeke ethembeni lakho kubani?

Umhlaba ononongakholwa kuphela

Wena, ngakolunye uhlangothi, usemhlabeni futhi iminyaka eyisikhombisa, okuwukuthi uma usinda kangako, uzomele udlule osizini oluzayo. Yilokhu ongakulindela ukuthi kwenzeke usaphila. Incwadi yesAmbulo icacisa iphunga eziningana ezivulwayo, amacilongo ashaywayo, nemiceka ethululwayo, ngamunye eveza uhlobo lwenhlekelele. Lokhu kwenzeka kusukela esahlukweni sesithupha se-sAmbulo. Lezi zenzakalo azizenzeki zonke ngesikhathi esifanayo, kwezinye izimo ziyaphindaphindana, futhi kuvame ukuba khona amakhefana amade phakathi kwazo. Nokho, yilokhu okuzokwenzeka. UNkulunkulu ukushilo, futhi lokho kuyaqeda indaba. Ngabe uyakholelwa noma cha, akuyukwenza mehluko.

Amaphunga

Okokuqala, ukuvulwa kwamaphunga: Amaphunga amele umbono wamahhashi amane, ngalinye linombala ohlukile, futhi uJohane wawabona esenza. Amele izigaba ezine ezahlukene emhlabeni, ngemva kwesikhathi lapho amaKristu enyamalala. Imiphumela yesigaba ngasinye yenza inhlekelele yesigaba esilandelayo ibe nkulu.

Ukuthula okungamanga

  1. Iphunga lokuqala lembula ihhashi elimhlophe, futhi lelo limele ukuthula okungamanga, inkohliso, exhaswa umbusi womhlaba omusha, umbhubhisi. Leso sivumelwano abantu ababejabule ngaso, inkolo eyodwa yomhlaba wonke ebizwa ngokuthi Chrislam, iyamanga. Yayibonisa ukuhlanganisa izinkolo, ikakhulukazi ubuKhatholika namaSulumane, kepha lezi zinkolo zonke azinaqiniso, futhi izinkolo ziholela ekufeni. Alukho uphawu lokholo lweqiniso lobuKristu oluzotholakala ku-Chrislam, futhi bekuyisimbozo esilungele kuphela iSonto lamaKhatholika, elingabhekwa neze njengobuKristu. AmaKristu ayazi kangcono anqaba ukuba yingxenye yalo futhi ahlekwa aphawulwa ngoba engafuni ukukhuthaza ukuthula. UJohane usitshela ukuthi umgibeli waleli hhashi unikwa umnsalo ukuze abulale, umqhele ukuze abuse, futhi uhamba enqoba futhi ukuze anqobe.
2Ngabona, khona-ke, hhashi elimhlophe; nalowo owayehlezi kulo unomnsalo; wanikwa umqhele, waphuma enqoba, ukuze anqobe. – isAmbulo 6:2

Lokhu kuyingxenye yenkohliso uJesu axwayisa ngayo abafundi:

4UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Qaphelani ukuthi kungabi khona onikhohlisayo. – Mathewu 24:4

Inkohliso ifika ngesimo sokuthula okucatshangwayo:

3Ngokuba lapho bethi: Ukuthula nokuphepha – khona ukubhujiswa okuzumayo kubehlela njengomhelo owehlela owesifazane okhulelwe, futhi ngeke baphunyuke. – 1 Thesalonika 5:3

UPawulu ukusho njengesixwayiso kwabakholwayo abazosala emhlabeni ngesikhathi uSathane esevele eqalile ukuqalisa amacebo akhe amabi. Lokhu kuwukuqala kwesikhathi esixhumana. Ukuphela kwesikhathi seBandla kungahlangana, futhi kubonakala sengathi kuyokwenzeka, kancane nesikhathi ngaphambi kokuba Uhlelo Olusha Lomhlaba luqalise amacebo alo. Isexwayiso sikaPawulu ngakho-ke ukuthi abakholwayo kufanele baphaphame lapho imithombo yezindaba ngokuzumayo iqala ukukhuthaza umbono wokuthula nokuphepha ngesikhathi sibona ngokucacile ukuthi lokhu akulona iqiniso futhi ngeke kwenzeke. Kepha izixuku ezikholwa kalula ezingakhathaleli ukuhlonza iqiniso, zizocabanga ukuthi kuwuhlelo olusha lokuthula nokuphepha olufikile, futhi khona-ke ukubhujiswa okuzumayo kuzobehlela.

Lokhu kuthula okungamanga kuzokwenzeka kuze kube yilapho umbhubhisi ephumelela ukuhlanganisa labo abasele emhlabeni ngaphansi kwamandla akhe (uphuma enqoba, ukuze anqobe), khona-ke ushintsho olungazumayo esimweni sakhe sengqondo luzoqala inqubo yokubabhubhisa (ukubhujiswa okuzumayo kubehlela) futhi bangeke baphunyuke. Sekucacile manje ukuthi akakaze abe nesifiso sangempela sokuthula. Ukuthula kwakhe okuyize kwakuyisithiyo.

Impi

  1. Iphunga lesibili lembula ihhashi elibomvu elimele impi. Ususa ukuthula emhlabeni – ukuthula okungamanga, kwezwe owawucabanga ukuthi kungcono kunokuthula okuphakade okutholakala kuJesu Kristu. Unikwa amandla okuvumela abantu emhlabeni ukuthi babulalane. Bonke ababehambisana nakho konke okwakumelene nokulunga nobuqotho manje sebephendukela kwabakubo. Ukubulala ngenxa nje yokubulala kuyisimo sosuku. Lapho umbulali equlwa icala enkantolo, uyamemeza ngokuthi amalungelo akhe abantu ayacekelwa phansi, nokuthi akufanele agwetshwe ukufa. Amalungelo omuntu ohlaselwe awakubaleki. Umgibeli unenkemba, futhi uvunyelwa ukubulala noma ubani amfunayo.
4Kwaphuma elinye ihhashi, elibomvu; kanti kwanikwa lowo owayehlezi kulo ukususa ukuthula emhlabeni, ukuze babulalane; wanikwa inkemba enkulu. – isAmbulo 6:4

Ngumgibeli wehhashi lokuqala (umbhubhisi) manje onikeza lowo osehhashini lesibili ukususa ukuthula emhlabeni. Inzondo abantu ababeyihudula ezinhliziyweni zabo isibenza babulalane manje.

Indlala

  1. Iphunga lesithathu lembula ihhashi elimnyama elimele indlala. Ukushoda kokudla kuba ngumthetho ojwayelekile. Uzomele ushintshane ngokudla – ngikunika ubisi obuncane wena unginika inyama encane, uma itholakala. Njengoba abantu bebehambe bekhandliwe ngokuzama ukubulala abanye noma ukuzivikela, umnotho awuhlelekile. Nakuba lo mbhalo ungakusho, kungenzeka ukuthi yisikhathi lapho izinqubo zibekwa ukuze kwenziwe uphawu lwesilo oluzodingeka ukuze kuthengwe futhi kuthengiswe, njengendlela yokulawula imithombo yokudla etholakalayo nokuqeda izixuku. Ngaphandle kophawu, akukho kudla. Labo abakhetha ukungaluthathi uphawu ekugcineni bazofa yindlala. Qaphela umthombo wokudla okhulunywa ngawo lapha:
6Ngezwa izwi phakathi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo, lithi: Isilinganiso sikakolweni ngodenariyu owodwa, nezilinganiso ezintathu zebhali ngodenariyu owodwa; kepha ungaze walimaza amafutha newayini. – isAmbulo 6:6

Ukolweni nebhali akubalulekile kangako futhi kuwukudla okuyisisekelo kwabampofu nezilwane. Yilokho abampofu abazomele bakudle. Amafutha newayini, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kwenzelwe abanothile, abesobunxele abanothile. Lezi zinto azithinteki ekunqumeni.

Ukuqhelanisa izixuku kuthatha isikhathi. Kuqala ngezinguquko zenqubomgomo ezingenamlandu ekugcineni ziphenduka into embi kakhulu okungasenakubuyiswa kuyo.

Ukufa

  1. Iphunga lesine lembula ihhashi eliphaphathekile elimele ukufa futhi elibizwa ngoKufa, futhi iNgcwaba lamlandela. Banikwa amandla phezu kwengxenye eyisine yomhlaba ukuze babulale ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangokufa, nangezilwane zasendle zomhlaba. Amaphesenti angamashumi amabili nanhlanu omhlaba manje asehlushwa ukubulala, indlala, nokufa okungakaze kubonwe. Qaphela ukuthi indikimba yendlala iphinda kaningi. Labo abafayo baya eNgcwabeni ngoba abazange baphenduke futhi bafulathele bakhonze uJesu kulesi sikhathi esesabekayo.
8Ngabona, khona-ke, ihhashi eliphaphathekile; nogama lalowo owayehlezi kulo kunguKufa, iNgcwaba lamlandela. Banikwa amandla phezu kwengxenye eyisine yomhlaba, ukuze babulale ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangokufa, nangezilwane zasendle zomhlaba. – isAmbulo 6:8

Kuyathakazelisa ukuqaphela ukuthi igama elithi “eliphaphathekile” njengoba lisetshenziswa lapha, livela egameni lesiGreki elithi chloros elisho okuluhlaza, kepha hhayi umbala oluhlaza obonisa ukuphila. Kunalokho, unencazelo yenyama ebolayo. Umuntu angacabanga nje umhlaba lapho wonke umthetho nokuhleleka sekubhujisiwe. Yilokho ngempela amanye amaqembu adumile afuna namuhla – ukunqamula uxhaso lwamaphoyisa futhi ekugcineni aluqede. Bazothola lokho ababekufuna, kepha bazokudabukela. Konke lokhu kukhomba impi yombango. Le mpi ingavuswa yindlala ebikezelwe kusAmbulo 6:6. Indlala iqhuba abantu ekwenzeni izinto ezingenangqondo ngokuphelele. Cabanga ngengxenye yesine yesibalo somhlaba oshabalala esikhathini esifushane. Qaphela futhi ukuthi kukhona izinto ezine eziholela ekufeni kwamaphesenti angama-25 esibalo somhlaba:

  • inkemba – ngamabutho ahlomile noma abanye abantu
  • indlala
  • ukufa – ukufa ngenxa yezimbangela eziningi
  • izilwane zasendle zomhlaba – kuyakhomba okuthakazelisayo. Akukhulunywa ngezilwane zasendle empeleni, kepha ngabaholi bomhlaba. Igama elisetshenziswa “izilwane zasendle” ngu-thērion futhi livela kaningi encwadini yesAmbulo. Kuzo zonke izimo lisho umbhubhisi nabalandeli bakhe, akusho izilwane zasendle empela.

Amacilongo achazwa lapha kamuva abonakala emiphumeleni yemiceka kwesAmbulo 16.

  1. Iphunga lesihlanu likhuluma ngendaba ephakathi ngalabo ababulawa ngenxa yokholo lwabo kuJesu, futhi alinasici sakwenzeka emhlabeni ngaleso sikhathi.

Izinhlekelele zemvelo

  1. Kulandela, iphunga lesithupha livezwa futhi kube khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu. Lapho lokhu kudala ukubhujiswa emhlabeni, ilanga liyamnyama masinyane, futhi inyanga ibe njengegazi. Kungenzeka ngempela ukungcola okubangelwa ukuzamazama komhlaba. Izinkanyezi zezulu ziwela emhlabeni (kungaba ngama-asteroid, kepha umphumela usaba yisethusa). Izinto ezenzeka ezulwini nasemhlabeni zishiye ngisho amakhosi, ababenamandla, nabanothile bezifihla emihumeni, futhi bacela izintaba namadwala ukuthi bawe phezu kwabo babafihle ebusweni balowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi. Izikhundla zabo, amandla, nemali manje akusho lutho. Ababone ngempela uNkulunkulu ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ezulwini? Baqala yini ukuqonda ukuthi uJesu ababemhleka manje unguyena obabonayo, futhi intukuthelo yakhe okudingekile bayibhekane nayo?

Izingelosi ezine zibambe iminqamula emine yomhlaba ngokuqinile. Cabanga nje ukuthi akukho moya. Sivamise ukuhlobanisa umoya nokungajabulisi futhi kwesinye isikhathi ukubhujiswa, kepha kuthiwani uma kungekho moya emhlabeni owendlala ukupholisa umhlaba, nokuqhuba imvula? Ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe okungenamkhawulo, uNkulunkulu wadala umhlaba ukuze imimoya ebusayo yenze umhlaba usebenze. Imimoya ithwala amanzi olwandle iwase emhlabathini lapho ewela khona njengemvula. Sivame ukubona ukuthi ezindaweni ezithile lapho izintaba zisondelene nolwandle, ohlangothini lolwandle kuluhlaza njengoba amanzi avela olwandle evinjwa izintaba eziphakeme ukuthi angene. Ngakho-ke uhlangothi olulodwa luthola yonke imvula futhi indawo yasezweni ngemuva kwentaba ayithola lutho. IziNtaba zase-Andes eChile ziyisibonelo esihle. Cabanga manje ukuthi akusekho namunye umoya ovunguzayo. Iqiniso lokuthi umoya awuvunguzi kunomthelela oqhubekayo njengokubonwa kwezenzakalo ezilandelayo.

  1. Kulesi sigaba ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu, iphunga lesikhombisa livezela izingelosi ezishaya amacilongo, futhi ngayinye imele inhlekelele ngezinga elingekho ifilimu yaseHollywood eyabe ingayimela ngokunembile. Ake sibheke uhlelo:

Iphunga lesikhombisa lilandela ngemva kwesahluko sesikhombisa futhi liqale isahluko sesishiyagalombili. Livezela uchungechunge olusha lwezinhlekelele ezishaya umhlaba nezakhamuzi zawo, amacilongo ayisikhombisa. Iphunga lesikhombisa lisethula ezenzakalweni ezivamise ukubonakala njengalezo zibulala amaGibhithe.

Icilongo 1 lishaya isichotho nomlilo, kuxutshwe negazi, kuyaphonswa, futhi kubhubhisa ingxenye yesithathu yemithi nayo yonke utshani oluluhlaza (isAmbulo 8:7; Eksodusi 9:13-35). Ingelosi yokuqala iyashaya icilongo layo. Isichotho nomlilo, kuxutshwe negazi, kwehlela emhlabeni (wonke umhlaba) futhi ingxenye yesithathu yemithi yonke iyashiswa, kanye nazo zonke utshani oluluhlaza. Kubukeka sengathi awukho lapho ongazifihla khona ekushiseni kwelanga, njengoba imimoya isimile ukuvunguza, futhi yonke imithi ishisiwe.

Isichotho, ngisho nangamatshe amancane kunokulinganisiwe, singadala ukubhujiswa okukhulu.

7Ingelosi yokuqala yashaya icilongo; kwaba khona isichotho nomlilo, kuxutshwe negazi; kwaphonswa emhlabeni; ingxenye yesithathu yemithi yashiswa, nolwezi lonke oluluhlaza lwashiswa. – isAmbulo 8:7

Sifunda kwenye indawo ngobukhulu bamatshe esichotho, futhi lesi yisenzakalo sesibili lapho isichotho siwela khona ezulwini:

21Kwehla isichotho esikhulu, ngamunye onjengesisindo esingange-thalenti, savela ezulwini phezu kwabantu; abantu bamhlambalaza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yenhlupheko yesichotho, ngokuba inhlupheko yaso yayinkulu kakhulu. – isAmbulo 16:21

Ithalenti ngumlinganiso wesimanje olingana namakhilogremu angaba ngu-35. Awudingi ncazelo eyengeziwe ukuze ubone umonakalo lokhu okuyodala.

Icilongo 2 lembula intaba enkulu evutha umlilo, iwela olwandle futhi iphendula ingxenye yesithathu yolwandle ibe igazi (isAmbulo 8:8; Eksodusi 7:14-25). Ingelosi yesibili iyashaya icilongo layo. Okuthile okunjengentaba enkulu evutha umlilo (i-asteroid?) kuwela olwandle, futhi ingxenye yesithathu yolwandle iphenduka igazi. Ingxenye yesithathu yezidalwa ezinesikhathi olwandle ziyafa, futhi ingxenye yesithathu yemikhumbi iyabhujiswa. Cabanga ngokungcola okubangelwa ukubola kwezidalwa zasolwandle namafutha nemichamo ekhishwa emikhunjini ebhujisiwe.

8Ingelosi yesibili yashaya icilongo; okunjengentaba enkulu evutha umlilo kwaphonswa olwandle; ingxenye yesithathu yolwandle yaphenduka igazi; 9ingxenye yesithathu yezidalwa eziphilayo olwandle yafa; ingxenye yesithathu yemikhumbi yabhujiswa. – isAmbulo 8:8-9

Uma lokhu kuyincazelo ye-asteroid, cabanga ngomphumela. Uma sibheka isibonelo esisondele kakhulu esikhathini sanamuhla senoma yini evela emkhathini eshaya umhlaba, singabona umthelela obhubhisayo ngisho into encane. Isenzakalo saseTunguska sango-2013 enyakatho yeRussia sabhubhisa izingxenye ezinkulu zendawo eyawelela kuyo, kepha savele sadala umonakalo omkhulu ngaphambi kokuwela (Wikipedia, 2020). Mhlawumbe ufanele wenze ucwaningo olunengile ngomthelela izinhlekelele zama-asteroid ebezike zaba nawo esikhathini esedlule. Lena izoba nkulu kakhulu futhi ngempela ibhubhise kakhulu.

Icilongo 3 lembula okuthile okunjengenkanyezi enkulu ewa ezulwini futhi iwela emifuleni nasemithonjeni yamanzi amsulwa. Amanzi aba babayo futhi angaseliwe (isAmbulo 8:10). Ingelosi yesithathu iyashaya icilongo layo. Inkanyezi enkulu iwela ezulwini emhlabeni nasengxenyeni yesithathu yemifula nasemithonjeni. Amanzi ayaconselwa (uMhlonyane usho ubumunyu). Labo ababa nesibindi sokuwanatha bafile. Lokhu kubi ngisho nangaphezu kwaleyo yangaphambili.

10Ingelosi yesithathu yashaya icilongo; kwehla ezulwini inkanyezi enkulu evutha njengesihlanti; yawela ingxenye yesithathu yemifula nasemithonjeni yamanzi. 11Igama lenkanyezi kuthiwa uMhlonyane; ingxenye yesithathu yamanzi yaphenduka uMhlonyane; abantu abaningi bafa ngenxa yamanzi, ngokuba abayekayisa. – isAmbulo 8:10-11

Kuvame ukuthiwa impi enkulu elandelayo emhlabeni izoba ngamanzi – hhayi ulwandle njengaphambilini (isAmbulo 8:8-9), kepha imithombo yamanzi amsulwa. Njengoba ukudla kushoda, amanzi ahlala eyimpahla ebalulekile kunazo zonke, futhi uma ingxenye yesithathu yawo iconselwe, kuzoba khona inani lokufa elikhulu kakhulu. Uma kungekho amanzi okulima, akukho izitshalo. Umphumela yindlala.

Icilongo 4 lembula ukuthi ilanga, inyanga, nezinkanyezi ziyashaywa futhi azisaniki ukukhanya kwazo okuvamile (isAmbulo 8:12). Ingelosi yesine iyashaya icilongo layo. Ingxenye yesithathu yelanga, inyanga, nezinkanyezi zishaywa ubumnyama.

12Ingelosi yesine yashaya icilongo; ingxenye yesithathu yelanga yashaywa, nengxenye yesithathu yenyanga, nengxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi, ukuze ingxenye yesithathu yazo ifiphazwe, nemini ingakhanyisi ingxenye yayo yesithathu, nobusuku njalo. – isAmbulo 8:12

Lokhu ngokungangabazeki kuzoba umphumela wokungcoliswa komhlaba wonke okubangelwa izenzakalo ezandulelayo. Buza noma ubani indawo yakhe eyabhujiswa umlilo wasendle, cabanga ngeCalifornia nase-Australia eminyakeni embalwa edlule, futhi bazokuchazela ukuthi awuboni ilanga, ngisho nasemini!

Icilongo 5 lethula amawoe amathathu. Khumbula, sesishilo ukuthi uma uNkulunkulu ethi “Maye kini”, kusho ukuthi usenkathazweni. Iwoe lokuqala liwuchazo lwamademoni akhishwa emgodini ongenamkhawulo. Noma engamadwala amasosha aphaphile ngempela, amademoni, noma amahelikopta, akubalulekile ngempela. Iphuzu ukuthi aletha ukuhlutshwa okuthatha izinyanga ezinhlanu. Qaphela ukuthi abawabulali abantu, kepha bayabahlukumeza (isAmbulo 9:5). Ingelosi yesihlanu iyashaya icilongo layo futhi umgodi ogcwele intuthu evuthayo uyavulwa. Intuthu ifiphaza umkhathi nelanga. Yikho okuphuma emgodini okumele ukukhathazeke ngakho. Yizinkumbi futhi zinikwa amandla njengamandla ofezela. Kepha lezi zinkumbi azoni utshani noma noma yini eluhlaza, kunalokho ziyahlukumeza labo abangenaphawu likaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo. Laba bantu abababulawa izinkumbi, kepha bahlutshwa isikhathi sezinyanga ezinhlanu. Ukuluma kwenkumbi kufana nokuluma kofezela. Izinkumbi zibukeka njengamademoni futhi zihlukumeza abantu.

1Ingelosi yesihlanu yashaya icilongo; ngabona inkanyezi iwela ezulwini emhlabeni; yanikwa isikhiye somgodi wesigodlo esingenamkhawulo. – isAmbulo 9:1

Ngobani labo abahlukunyezwayo? Kufaka bonke labo abasekhona emhlabeni. AmaKristu anophawu lukaNkulunkulu emabunzini abo, kepha awasekho lapha. Umbhubhisi uzama ukulingisa uNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke uphawu lwesilo luzoba uphawu ebunzini noma esandleni sokudla. USathane akakwazi ukwenza lutho olusha. Uyakopisha nje uNkulunkulu uMdali. Iyikopi embi.

Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abantu bazofuna ukufa njengokuphunyuka enhlupheko abahluphekayo ngayo, kepha ngeke bafe. Kimina kubukeka sengathi abantu bazofuna ukuzibulala kepha kwehluleke.

Icilongo 6 likhipha izingelosi ezine ukuze zibulale ingxenye yesithathu yesintu. Ngaphambilini, amaphesenti angama-25 abo bonke abantu ababulawa. Kwengxenye eseleyo engamaphesenti angama-75, ingxenye yesithathu manje iyabulawa, okusala amaphesenti angama-50 kuphela! Cabanga abantu abaningi kangaka bebulawa ibutho elilodwa. Uma ubucabanga ukuthi isAmbulo 9:15 simele impi endaweni yase-Iraq kuphela (umfula iYufrathe ukhona lapho), cabanga futhi. Izimpi namuhla zilwelwa ngokusuka kude nezikhali zokubhujiswa okukhulu zingafinyelela noma yiliphi icala lomhlaba (isAmbulo 9:14).

Icilongo 7 livezela amazwi amakhulu ezulwini, futhi amemezela ubukhosi bukaKristu obuzayo. Nakuba lokhu kungabonakali kuningi, kwethula uhlobo olusha lokwesaba, ukwazi ukuthi wonke umbuso ungokwaKhe, ukuthi ukufika kwaKhe kusondele, futhi uzokwenza ukushaya kokugcina ukuphathwa nokulawulwa komuntu (isAmbulo 11:15).

Ukuqhubeka kusuka esaHlukweni 12 kuya esaHlukweni 22 sesAmbulo

Kuze kube manje sesigxile ezinhlekeleleni ezinkulu ezishaya umhlaba. Kwenzakalani kusukela esaHlukweni 12 kuqhubeke? Nansi isifinyezo esifushane:

  • Isahluko 12: Ukuvikelwa kukaNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli ehlane isikhathi seminyaka emithathu nengxenye.
  • Isahluko 13: Umbhubhisi ukhulisa ukuhlasela kwakhe kulabo abasemhlabeni nakuNkulunkulu ezulwini. Uphawu lwesilo lubekwa ekusebenzeni. Aluphoqwa, kepha ngaphandle kwalo ngeke ukwazi ukusebenza ngokujwayelekile. Kuyathakazelisa ukuqaphela ukuthi sivele sifike ophaweni lwesilo emva kwazo zonke izinhlekelele ezichazwe kusukela esAmbulweni 4 kuya kwesi-11! Lusetshenziswa kuphela engxenyeni yesibili yosizi. Ingxenye yokuqala izoba iminyaka emithathu nengxenye yenhlupheko, kepha lokho akuyona lutho uma kuqhathaniswa nokulandelayo. Ucabanga ukuthi umkhulu, ucebile futhi ukhululekile? Awusimo kahle kunabampofu. Isikhundla sakho, ingcebo, nesimo sakho somphakathi ngeke kusize ngalutho. Empeleni, kuzoba kubi kakhulu kunakulabo abancane (abangenasikhundla somphakathi), abampofu (abangenasikhundla somnotho), nababoshiwe (abangenasikhundla sokuxoxisana) (isAmbulo 13:16). Cabanga i-account yakho yasebhange enhle kanye nekhadi lesikweletu okungasebenzi lapho uzama ukuthenga okuthile, ngoba awunalo uphawu olukunika amandla okuthenga. Ungaba nayo yonke imali emhlabeni, kepha uma ungenalo uphawu, awukwazi ukwenza lutho ngemali yakho. Thatha uphawu uma ufuna – kepha umvuzo wakho uzoba isAmbulo 14:11 nesAmbulo 16:2.
  • Isahluko 14: UJohane ubona abayi-144,000 ababesemhlabeni phakathi nosizi, futhi ababulawelwa ubufakazi babo. Ubona imibono eyengeziwe ezulwini echaza inhlekelele emhlabeni.
  • Isahluko 15: UJohane ubona umbono wethempeli, nezingelosi eziyisikhombisa ezisazoveza isiyaluyalu emhlabeni.
  • Isahluko 16: Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa ziveza intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu – isilonda esibi phezu kwalabo abanophawu; ulwandle luphenduka igazi; amanzi amsulwa aphenduka igazi; ukushisa okwedlulele; ubumnyama; iYufrathe iyoma ukuze kuvunyelwe ukudlula kwamabutho; nezinye izinhlekelele: ukuzamazama komhlaba nesichotho esikhulu.
  • Isahluko 17: Umbono weSonto lamaKhatholika, amandla angemuva kwe-Chrislam; namabutho alungiselela impi.
  • Isahluko 18: Ukuwa kweRoma nohlelo lwamaKhatholika.
  • Isahluko 19: Umbono wezulu; izulu liyavulwa futhi uJesu ubuya ukuze akhulume nombhubhisi namandla akhe; isilo nomprofethi wamanga baphonswa echibini elivuthayo.
  • Isahluko 20: USathane uboshwa ngamaketanga iminyaka eyi-1000; isikhathi seminyaka eyinkulungwane siyenzeka; uSathane ukhululwa futhi kanye, unqotshwa, futhi uphonswa echibini lomlilo; ukwahlulelwa okukhulu esihlalweni sobukhosi esimhlophe kuyenzeka; abangakholwayo bazo zonke izikhathi bavuswa ekufeni, bagwetshwe, futhi baphonswa echibini lomlilo.
  • Isahluko 21: Izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha; iJerusalema elisha.
  • Isahluko 22: Umfula wokuphila; ukuphila eJerusalema elisha; izixwayiso zokugcina neziduduzo.

Manje-ke?

Ake sicabange ukuthi amaKristu ayeqinisile, kepha manje wonke asukile. Ufundile lesi sihloko futhi manje sewuqondile ukuthi awufuni ukufa ngezandla zombhubhisi. Iziphi izinketho onazo? Kahle, kunenketho eyodwa kuphela. Khetha ukuphila:

19Ngibiza izulu nomhlaba ukuze bube ngofakazi kini namuhla, ukuthi ngibeka phambi kwakho ukuphila nokufa, isibusiso nesiqalekiso: ngakho-ke khetha ukuphila, ukuze uphile wena nenzalo yakho, – Duteronomi 30:19

UJohane usezulwini futhi ubona lo mbono olandelayo:

4Ngabona izihlalo zobukhosi, bahlala kuzo, banikwa amandla okwahlulela; ngabona nemiphefumulo yalabo ababequnywa amakhanda ngenxa yobufakazi bukaJesu nangenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, abangazange bakhonze isilo nomfanekiso waso, futhi abangazange bathole uphawu ebunzini nasesandleni sabo; baphila, babusa kanye noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. – isAmbulo 20:4

Usazokufa, kepha okungenani hhayi njengesoni, futhi uzobusa kanye noJesu Kristu, kanye nabo bonke abanye abakholwayo. Kepha noma ngubani ozofinyelela ensindisweni phakathi nosizi, uzobulawa. Ungakhetha ukufa ukuze uphile phakade, noma ufe uye ekulahlekeni okuphakade. Ukukhetha kungokwakho. Ngesikhathi le webhusayithi isasekhona, funda uhlelo lokusindiswa, uthole iBhayibheli, futhi unikele ukuphila kwakho kuKristu.

Imithombo

Wikipedia, 2020. Isenzakalo saseTunguska. [Kwi-inthanethi]
Kutholakala ku: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event
[Kufinyelelwe ngomhla ka-11 Disemba 2020].


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