INdaba 67: UJehoshafati Uthembela KuJehova
UYAZI bonyana amadoda la bobani begodu enzani? Aya epini, begodu amadoda aphambili la ayabhina. Kodwana ungabuza: ‘Kubayini abavumaba banganazo iinsabula nemikhonto yokulwa?’ Akhe sibone.
UJehoshafati bekayikosi yombuso weentjhaba eembili zakwa-Israyeli. Bekaphila ngesikhathi esifanako neKosi u-Ahazi noJezebheli beentjhaba eziyi-10 zombuso wetlhagwini. Kodwana uJehoshafati bekayikosi elungileko, noyise u-Asa bekayikosi elungileko. Ngalokho iimnyaka eminengi abantu bombuso weentjhaba eembili zesewula bebaphila kamnandi.
Kodwana kwanjesi kwenzeka into eyenza abantu basaba. Iinthunywa zabikela uJehoshafati zathi: ‘Ibutho elikhulu lepi elibuya enarheni yakwaMowabi, kwa-Amoni neNtabeni iSeyiri liyeza ukuzokulwa nathi.’ Ama-Israyeli amanengi ahlangana eJerusalema ukuzokufuna irhelebho lakaJehova. Aya etempeleni, lapho uJehoshafati athandaza khona wathi: ‘Jehova Zimethu, asazi bonyana senze njani. Akunanto esingayenza ebuthweni elikhulweli. Sithembele kuwe bona usirhelebhe.’
UJehova walalela, wathuma enye yeenceku zakhe bonyana iyokutjela abantu bona: ‘Ipi akusiyo yenu kodwana ngeyakaZimu. Akuzokutlhogeka bonyana nilwe. Kwenu kuqala nje nibone bonyana uJehova uzonisindisa bunjani.’
Ngalokho ekuseni uJehoshafati watjela abantu: ‘Thembelani kuJehova!’ Wabeka abavumi ngaphambi kwamajoni wakhe, njengombana bamatjha bavuma iingoma zokudumisa uJehova. Uyazi bonyana kwenzekani nebatjhidela epini? UJehova wabangela bonyana amajoni amanaba alwe wodwa. Ama-Israyeli nekafikako, woke amajoni amanaba gade ahlongakele!
Bekungasikho ukuhlakanipha na ngoJehoshafati bona athembele kuJehova? Sizabe sihlakaniphile nathi nasithembela kuJehova.
1 Amakhosi 22:41-53; 2 Imilando 20:1-30.
Iimbuzo
- Ngubani uJehoshafati begodu waphila ngasiphi isikhathi?
- Khuyini eyabangela ama-Israyeli bonyana asabe, begodu amanengi wawo enzani?
- UJehova wawuphendula njani umthandazo kaJehoshafati?
- Khuyini uJehova ayibangela bona yenzeke ngaphambi kokuthoma kwepi?
- Ngisiphi isifundo esingasifunda kuJehoshafati?
Iimbuzo engezelelekileko
- Funda 2 Imilando 20:1-30.
UJehoshafati watjengisa njani bonyana yini okufuneka yenziwe ziinceku zakaZimu lokha neziqalene nobujamo obuyingozi? (2 Imila. 20:12; AmaRh. 25:15; 62:1)
Njengombana uJehova bekalokhu aberegisa indlela ethileko yokukhulumisana nabantu bakhe, ngayiphi indlela ayiberegisako namhlanjesi? (2 Imila. 20:14, 15; Mt. 24:45-47; Jwan 15:15)
Lokha uZimu nekathomisa “ipi eyodwa mhlana wesuku elikhulu lakaZimu uMninimandla woke,” ubujamo bethu buzokufana njani nalobo besikhathi sakaJehoshafati? (2 Imila. 20:15, 17; 32:8; ISamb. 16:14, 16)
Alingisa amaLefi, amaphayona neenthunywa zevangeli enza muphi umnikelo emsebenzini wokutjhumayela wephasi loke namhlanjesi? (2 Imila. 20:19; Rom. 10:13-15; 2 Thim. 4:2)
