SIHLOKO LESINGUMGOGODLA | TIMPHI TIYAMJABULISA YINI NKULUNKULU?
Betimjabulisa Yini Nkulunkulu Timphi Lebetiliwa Kadzeni?
Ema-Israyeli bekacindzetelekile futsi bekathantaza athantazile kuNkulunkulu, acela kutsi awakhulule kodvwa kwaba shengatsi akaweva. Ema-Israyeli bekusive lebesikhetfwe nguNkulunkulu futsi bekahlushwa ngemaGibhithe, lobekusive lebesinemandla kakhulu. (Eksodusi 1:13, 14) Kwaphela iminyaka solo ema-Israyeli amele kukhululwa nguNkulunkulu kulesive lebesiwagcilata. Sefika sikhatsi sekutsi Nkulunkulu awakhulule. (Eksodusi 3:7-10) LiBhayibheli lisitjela kutsi Nkulunkulu watilwela yena matfupha nemaGibhithe. Washaya emaGibhithe ngetishayo letilishumi ngemuva kwaloko wabhubhisa Faro nelibutfo lakhe eLwandle Lolubovu. (Tihlabelelo 136:15) Jehova wakhombisa kutsi unguNkulunkulu lonemandla ngesikhatsi alwela bantfu bakhe.—Eksodusi 15:3, 4.
Kulwa kwaNkulunkulu nemaGibhithe kusikhombisa kutsi akusito tonkhe timphi latenyanyako. Bekahle awatjela ema-Israyeli kutsi ayokulwa. Ngalelinye lilanga wawatfuma kutsi ayokulwa nemaKhenani lebekenta imikhuba lenyanyekako. (Dutheronomi 9:5; 20:17, 18) Waphindze watjela iNkhosi Davide kutsi iyokulwa nemaFilisti lebekahlupha sive sakhe. Nkulunkulu waze wanika Davide lisu lebelitomsita ancobe.—2 Samuweli 5:17-25.
LiBhayibheli lisikhombisa kutsi Nkulunkulu bekatjela ema-Israyeli kutsi ayokulwa nangabe kukhona lobekawahlupha nobe nakativikela etitseni tawo, futsi abewavumela kutsi alwe kute alondvolote kukhonta lokumjabulisako. Naka nati tintfo letintsatfu lebetenteka etimphini lebetivunyelwa nguNkulunkulu.
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NGUNKULUNKULU LOBEKAKHETSA KUTSI NGUBANI LOBEKATAWULWA. Ngalelinye lilanga Nkulunkulu watjela ema-Israyeli watsi: “Singeke sibe khona sidzingo sekuyilwa lemphi.” Yini leyamenta washo njalo? Kutsi bekatabalwela. (2 Tikhronike 20:17; 32:7, 8) Bekangacali Jehova kuwalwela ema-Israyeli, njengobe sifundzile kutsi wawalwela eGibhithe. Kodvwa ngalesinye sikhatsi Nkulunkulu bekawavumela ema-Israyeli kutsi alwe avikele live lawo lebekawaphe lona kutsi lingatsatfwa titsa tawo.—Dutheronomi 7:1, 2; Joshuwa 10:40.
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NGUNKULUNKULU LOBEKANCUMA KUTSI KUTAWULIWA NINI. Bantfu baNkulunkulu bekudzingeka babeketele, bamele sikhatsi Nkulunkulu labekatabakhulula ngaso etitseni tabo. Bebangeke nje basuke bayokulwa netitsa tabo Nkulunkulu angakasho. Nakwentekile benta njalo Jehova bekangabasekeli. LiBhayibheli litsi nangabe kwentekile ema-Israyeli aya emphini Jehova angakasho bekehlulwa. a
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Nome Jehova awabhubhisa emaKhenani kodvwa wamsindzisa Rahabi kanye nemndeni wakubo
NKULUNKULU AKAJABULI NAKABONA BANTFU BAFA NGISHO NALABABI IMBALA. NguJehova lowadala bantfu, liBhayibheli litsi ungumtfombo wekuphila. (Tihlabelelo 36:9) Ngako akajabuli nakabona bantfu bafa. Kodvwa kuyadzabukisa kutsi kunebantfu labacindzetela labanye baze bababulale. (Tihlabelelo 37:12, 14) Ngalesinye sikhatsi Nkulunkulu bekayivumela imphi kuze akhulule bantfu bakhe. Ngisho noma Nkulunkulu bekahle awavumela ema-Israyeli kutsi alwe netitsa tawo kodvwa loko bekungasho kutsi sewunguNkulunkulu lote umusa nalosheshe atfukutsele. (Tihlabelelo 86:15) Asewucabange nje nganasi sibonelo, Jehova watjela ema-Israyeli kutsi ngaphambi kwekutsi ayokulwa bekufanele acale acele lalayokulwa nabo kutsi ‘babeke phansi tikhali,’ loko bekuniketa lesive lebesiyohlaselwa litfuba lekutsi siyekele kwenta tintfo letimbi kuze singavelelwa ngulokubi. (Dutheronomi 20:10-13) Loku kwakhombisa kutsi Jehova ucinisile nakatsi: “Angikujabuleli kufa kwalomubi, kodvwa ngitsandza kutsi agucuke etindleleni takhe letimbi aphile.”—Hezekeli 33:11, 14-16. b
Kuloku lesesikufundzile, sesibonile kutsi kadzeni Nkulunkulu bekasebentisa imphi kuze acedze bubi noma akhulule bantfu bakhe. Kodvwa bekunguNkulunkulu lebekakhetsa kutsi ngubani lotakulwa futsi nini hhayi bantfu . Nkulunkulu bekangalwi nje ngobe afuna kubona bantfu bafa. Nkulunkulu uyabutondza budlova. (Tihlabelelo 11:5) Betimjabulisa yini Jehova timphi ngesikhatsi Jesu alapha emhlabeni?
a Kwake kwenteka ngalelinye lilanga ema-Israyeli ahamba ayokulwa nesive sema-Amaleki kanye nemaKhenani kantsi Jehova abetsite angayi, umphumela waba buhlungu kakhulu ngobe ancotjwa. (Numeri 14:41-45) NeNkhosi Josaya nayo yaya emphini Jehova angakasho, kwaba buhlungu kakhulu kwayo ngobe yafa kulemphi.—2 Tikhronike 35:20-24.
b Ema-Israyeli akazange ente sivumelwane sekuthula ngaphambi kwekutsi alwe nemaKhenani. Leni? Ngobe Jehova bekawanikete iminyaka lengu-400 kutsi ashintje. Kodvwa kuyamangalisa kutsi nakufika sikhatsi sekutsi ema-Israyeli alwe nawo besekenta tintfo letimbi kakhulu. (Genesisi 15:13-16) Ngako bekufanele vele abhujiswe. Kepha akhona emaKhenani laphendvuka futsi Jehova wawasindzisa.—Joshuwa 6:25; 9:3-27.
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