Umlindi UHezekeli 3:17-21 17 Ndodana yomuntu, ngikubeke umlindi wendlu yakwa-Israyeli; ngalokho yizwa izwi emlonyeni wami, ubaxwayise. 18 Lapho ngithi komubi: ‘Uyakufa nokufa,’ bese wena ungamxwayisi, ungakhulumi ukumxwayisa omubi endleleni yakhe embi, ukuze umsindise, lowo muntu omubi uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho. 19 Kepha uma umxwayisa omubi, angabuyi ebubini bakhe nasendleleni yakhe embi, uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha wena uzikhululile. 20 Futhi, lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, ngibeke isikhubekiso phambi kwakhe, uyakufa; ngokuba ungamxwayisanga, uyakufa esonweni sakhe, nokulunga kwakhe akwenzileyo akuyikukhunjulwa; kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho. 21 Kepha uma umxwayisa olungileyo ukuba olungileyo angoni, yena angoni, uyakuphila nokuphila, ngokuba exwayisiwe; nawe uzikhululile umphefumulo wakho.
UHezekeli 33:1-33 1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 2 “Ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kubantwana babantu bakho, uthi kubo: ‘Lapho ngiletha inkemba phezu kwezwe, abantu bezwe bathathe umuntu wasezweni lakubo, bambeke umlindi wabo, 3 Uma ebona inkemba yehlela ezweni, ashaye icilongo, axwayise abantu; 4 Noma ngubani ozwa ukukhala kwecilongo angalaleli isixwayiso, uma inkemba ifika imsuse, igazi lakhe liyakuba sekhanda lakhe. 5 Uzwile ukukhala kwecilongo, akaqaphelanga isixwayiso; igazi lakhe liyakuba phezu kwakhe; kepha oqaphela isixwayiso uyakusindisa umphefumulo wakhe. 6 Kodwa uma umlindi ebona inkemba isiza, angavutheli icilongo, abantu bangaxwayiswa, uma inkemba ifika, isuse umuntu kubo, uyasuswa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni somlindi. 1
7 Ngakho-ke wena ndodana yomuntu, ngikubeke umlindi wendlu ka-Israyeli; ngakho-ke uzozwa izwi emlonyeni wami, ubaxwayise kimi. 8 Lapho ngithi komubi: ‘Wena muntu omubi, uyakufa nokufa,’ uma ungakhulumi ukumxwayisa omubi endleleni yakhe, lowo muntu omubi uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha igazi lakhe ngiyakulibiza esandleni sakho. 9 Kodwa uma umxwayisa omubi ngendlela yakhe ukuba aphenduke kuyo, uma engaphenduki endleleni yakhe, uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe, kepha wena uzikhululile. 10 “Ngakho-ke, ndodana yomuntu, khuluma kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nisho kanje, nithi: “Uma iziphambeko zethu nezono zethu ziphezu kwethu, siphela kuzo, pho, singaphila kanjani na?” 11 Yisho kubo, uthi: ‘Kuphila kwami,’ isho iNkosi uJehova, ‘angithokozi ngokufa komubi, kodwa ngokuphenduka komubi endleleni yakhe, aphile.’ phendukani, buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; ngoba niyakufa ngani nina ndlu ka-Israyeli na?’ 12 “Ngakho-ke, ndodana yomuntu, yisho kubantwana babantu bakini ukuthi: ‘Ukulunga kolungileyo akuyikumsindisa ngosuku lokuphambuka kwakhe; ububi bomubi abuyikuwa ngabo ngosuku aphenduka ngalo ebubini bakhe, nolungileyo akayikuphila ngokulunga kwakhe ngosuku abona ngalo.’ 13 Lapho ngithi kolungileyo: “Uyakuphila impela,” uma ethembela ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, akuyikukhunjulwa konke ukulunga kwakhe; kepha uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe abenzileyo. 14 Futhi, lapho ngithi komubi: ‘Uyakufa nokufa,’ uma ephenduka esonweni sakhe, enze okusemthethweni nokulungile, 15 Uma omubi ebuyisela isibambiso, abuyisele lokho akuthathile, ahambe ngezimiso zokuphila, angenzi okubi, uyakuphila nokuphila, akayikufa. 16 Akukho neyodwa yezono zakhe azenzileyo engayikukhunjulwa kuye; wenze okusemthethweni nokulunga; uyakuphila nokuphila. 17 Kodwa abantwana babantu bakini bathi: ‘Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani.’ Kodwa bona, indlela yabo ayilingani.” 18 Lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, uyakufa ngakho. 19 Kepha uma omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe, enze okusemthethweni nokulungile, uyakuphila ngakho. 20 Nokho nithi: ‘Indlela yeNkosi ayilungile.’ Nina ndlu ka-Israyeli, ngiyakunahlulela, kube yilowo nalowo ngokwezindlela zakhe.’ 21 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nambili wokuthunjwa kwethu, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga, kwafika kimi ophunyukile eJerusalema, wathi: “Umuzi unqotshiwe.” 22 Isandla sikaJehova sasiphezu kwami kusihlwa, engakafiki ophunyukileyo; wavula umlomo wami, waze wafika kimi ekuseni; umlomo wami wavuleka, angibange ngisakhuluma. 23 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 24 Ndodana yomuntu, abakhe kulezo zincithakalo zezwe lakwa-Israyeli bakhuluma bathi: ‘UAbrahama wayemunye, wadla ifa lezwe;’ kepha thina sibaningi; izwe siphiwe thina libe yifa lethu.’ 25 Ngalokho thana kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nidla kanye negazi, niphakamisela amehlo enu ezithombeni zenu, nichithe igazi; niyakulidla ifa lezwe na?’ 26 Nimi phezu kwenkemba yenu, nenza izinengiso, ningcolisa yilowo nalowo umfazi womakhelwane wakhe; niyakulidla ifa lezwe na? 27 “Yisho kanje kubo, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Kuphila kwami, impela abasezindaweni ezichithekileyo bayakuwa ngenkemba, nosendle ngiyakumnikela ezilwaneni ukuba adliwe, nabasezinqabeni nasemaphandleni bayakufa ngesifo.’ 28 Ngoba ngizakwenza ilizwe libe yincithakalo kakhulu, lokuzikhukhumeza kwamandla alo kuzaphela; lezintaba zakoIsrayeli zizakuba yincithakalo, ukuze kungabikho ozadlula kuzo. 29 Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngenza izwe libe yincithakalo kakhulu ngenxa yazo zonke izinengiso zabo abazenzileyo.
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30 “Wena-ke ndodana yomuntu, abantwana babantu bakho basakhuluma ngawe ngasezindongeni nasemasangweni ezindlu, bakhuluma omunye komunye, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, bathi: ‘Wozani nizwe ukuthi liyini izwi eliphuma kuJehova.’ 31 Bafika kuwe njengokufika kwabantu, bahlala phambi kwakho njengabantu bami, bezwa amazwi akho, kodwa abawenzi, ngokuba ngomlomo wabo babonakalisa uthando olukhulu, kepha inhliziyo yabo ilandela inkanuko yabo. 32 Bheka, unjengomuntu ohlabelela kahle izwi elimnandi kubo, okwaziyo ukudlala kahle ihabhu, ngokuba bezwa amazwi akho, abawenzi. 33 Futhi lapho lokhu sekwenzeka, (bheka, kuzokwenzeka,) khona-ke bayokwazi ukuthi umprofethi ube khona phakathi kwabo.
Indima Yomlindi Kumiswe Odongeni: Njengomlindi wasendulo oqaphile obona isitha bese eshaya icilongo, uHezekeli wabizwa ukuba abone ingozi engokomoya futhi ahlabe i-alamu. Ukunikeza Isixwayiso: Kwadingeka atshele ababi ukuba baphenduke ezindleleni zabo zesono.
Isimiso Sokuziphendulela Uma umlindi exwayisa: Uma uHezekeli enikeza isixwayiso futhi abantu benqaba ukulalela, abantu babenecala lokubhujiswa kwabo. Uma umlindi ehluleka: Uma uHezekeli ehluleka ukushaya i-alamu, uNkulunkulu wabeka uHezekeli icala ngempilo elahlekile.
Ukuhlukaniswa Kwevesi Ngevesi KukaHezekeli 33 Ingxenye 1: Umsebenzi Womlindi (Amavesi 1-9) Lesi sigaba sisebenzisa umfanekiso ocacile womlindi wezempi ukuze sichaze imithwalo yemfanelo kaHezekeli engokomoya. Amavesi 1–3: Isimo. UNkulunkulu uchaza umkhuba wasendulo ojwayelekile: lapho umuzi usongelwa ukuhlaselwa, izakhamuzi zikhetha indoda ukuba ime odongeni. Umsebenzi wakhe kuphela ukubheka inkemba (isitha) nokushaya icilongo ukuze axwayise abantu. Amavesi 4–5: Umthwalo Wemfanelo Wabantu. Uma icilongo likhala bese othile elishaya indiva, ukufa kwabo kuyiphutha labo. Bezwa isixwayiso futhi bakhetha ukungenzi lutho. Ngokuphambene nalokho, labo abamukela isixwayiso basindisa izimpilo zabo. Ivesi 6: Ukwehluleka Komlindi. Uma umlindi ebona isitha siza kodwa ehluleka ukushaya icilongo , izakhamuzi zisasuswa ngenxa yezono zazo, kodwa uNkulunkulu ubeka umlindi icala ngegazi lazo. Amavesi 7–9: Ukusetshenziswa Okungokomoya. UNkulunkulu ubiza uHezekeli ngokusobala njengomlindi wendlu ka-Israyeli . UHezekeli kumele ezwe izwi elivela emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu futhi axwayise abantu. Uma uNkulunkulu ememezela isahlulelo kwababi futhi uHezekeli ethule, umuntu omubi uyafa, kodwa uHezekeli ubhekwa njengonecala. Uma uHezekeli ebaxwayisa futhi bengakunaki, uHezekeli ususwa kulo lonke icala.
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Ingxenye 2: Ukuziphendulela Komuntu Ngamunye Nomusa (Amavesi 10–20) Lesi sigaba sikhuluma ngokuphelelwa yithemba kwama-Israyeli ayedingisiwe futhi siveza isifiso sikaNkulunkulu sangempela ngesintu. Ivesi 10: Ukuphelelwa Yithemba Kwabantu. Abadingisiwe bazizwa besindwa yizono zabo, bebuza, "pho-ke kufanele siphile kanjani?" Bakholelwa ukuthi isahlulelo sabo siqinile futhi akukho ukuphunyuka. Ivesi 11: Inhliziyo KaNkulunkulu. Lena enye yamavesi adumile kakhulu kuHezekeli. UNkulunkulu uthi, "Angithokozi ngokufa komubi; kodwa ukuthi omubi aphenduke endleleni yakhe aphile : " Ukhipha isicelo sothando: "Phendukani, buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi; ngoba niyofelani nina ndlu ka-Israyeli?" Amavesi 12–16: Amandla Okulunga. UNkulunkulu uchaza ukuthi izenzo zesikhathi esidlule aziqinisekisi isimo sesikhathi esizayo. Uma umuntu olungile ngokomlando ethembela ezenzweni zakhe ezinhle zesikhathi esidlule futhi ephendukela esonweni, ukulunga kwakhe kwesikhathi esidlule ngeke kumsindise. Uma umuntu omubi ngokomlando ephenduka, ebuyisa impahla eyebiwe, futhi ehamba ngezimiso zikaNkulunkulu, izono zakhe zangaphambili ziyalibaleka. Ngokuqinisekile bazophila. Amavesi 17–20: Ubulungiswa bukaNkulunkulu. Ama-Israyeli akhononda ngokuthi "Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani : " uNkulunkulu uphendula ngokuthi yizindlela zabo ezingalungile. Uphinda athi uzokwahlulela umuntu ngamunye ngokokuziphatha kwakhe, egcizelela umthwalo wemfanelo womuntu siqu ngaphezu kwecala lenkampani. Ingxenye 3: Ukuwa KweJerusalema Kuqinisekisiwe (Amavesi 21–22) Le ngxenye emfushane yokulandisa iphawula ushintsho olukhulu enkonzweni kaHezekeli. Ivesi 21: Izindaba Ziyafika. Ngonyaka we-12 wokudingiswa, kufika osindile eJerusalema futhi eletha izindaba ezibuhlungu: "Umuzi ushaywe. " Lokhu kugcwalisa konke uHezekeli ayekubikezele iminyaka eminingi. Ivesi 22: Umlomo KaHezekeli Wavuleka. Ngobusuku bangaphambi kokufika kosindile, isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasiphezu kukaHezekeli futhi savula umlomo wakhe. Kuze kube manje, uHezekeli wayeshaywe ngendlela engavamile “ njengesithulu ,” ekwazi ukukhuluma kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu emnika isiprofetho esiqondile (Hezekeli 3:26-27). Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, inkulumo yakhe ibuyiselwe ngokuphelele. Ingxenye 4: Ukwahlulelwa Kwalabo Abasele Ezweni (Amavesi 23–29) UNkulunkulu ubhekana nokukhohlisa kwamaJuda akwazile ukuhlala ezweni lakwa-Israyeli elaliyincithakalo. Amavesi 24–26: Ukuzikhukhumeza Kwensali. Abantu abasele emanxiweni bathi bangobanini bomhlaba. Baphikisana ngokuthi uma u-Abrahama wayengumuntu oyedwa futhi wazuza umhlaba, bona—njengoba bebaningi—banelungelo elikhulu kuwo. UNkulunkulu uyaphendula ngokukhomba izono zabo eziqhubekayo: ukudla inyama enegazi, ukukhonza izithombe, nokuchitha igazi. Uyabuza, “ningalidla yini izwe?” Amavesi 27–29: Ukubhujiswa Okuphelele. UNkulunkulu uthembisa ukuthi labo abacashe emanxiweni, emihumeni, nasemasimu avulekile bazofa ngenkemba, izilwane zasendle, kanye nezifo eziwumshayabhuqe. Izwe lizokwenziwa ihlane elingenalutho ukuze kuqedwe ukuziqhenya kwabo. 4
Ingxenye 5: Ingozi Yokulalela Okungajulile (Amavesi 30–33) Isahluko siphetha ngesixwayiso kuHezekeli mayelana nedumela lakhe elidumile phakathi kwabathunjwa. Amavesi 30–32: Ukuzijabulisa vs. Ukulalela. UNkulunkulu uxwayisa uHezekeli ukuthi abantu bakhuluma ngaye ngasese futhi bamema omunye nomunye ukuthi “Wozani, ake nizwe ukuthi liyini izwi elivela kuJehova.” Kodwa-ke, baphatha uHezekeli njengomculi wezingoma zothando onezwi elimnandi . Bathanda ukulalela amazwi akhe njengokuzijabulisa, kodwa abanaso nhlobo isifiso sokuwasebenzisa ngoba izinhliziyo zabo zinobugovu. Ivesi 33: Ubufakazi Obuphelele. UNkulunkulu uphetha ngokuthi lapho konke uHezekeli akubikezela ekugcineni kugcwaliseka, laba balaleli abangajulile bazoqaphela sekwephuzile ukuthi "umprofethi ube khona phakathi kwabo."
Ukusetshenziswa koMqondo Womlindi eTestamenteni Elisha ITestamente Elisha lishintsha indima yomlindi isuke kumprofethi oyedwa weTestamente Elidala iye kubefundisi abangamaKristu, abaholi besonto, kanye namakholwa abelana ngeVangeli. 1. Ukuziphendulela KwabeNgqongqoshe (Abelusi Nabaholi) ETestamenteni Elisha, abaholi besonto bachazwa njengabalindi abangokomoya okumele balandise kuNkulunkulu ngemiphefumulo engaphansi kwabo. Hebheru 13:17: "Lalelani abanibusayo, nizithobe; ngokuba balinda imiphefumulo yenu njengabazolandisa..." Ukusebenza: Abefundisi banesibopho esiqinile sokushumayela iqiniso eliphelele—kufaka phakathi izixwayiso ngesono nokwahlulela—kunokuba bashumayele imiyalezo emnandi nje, bebonisa ukuziphendulela kukaHezekeli. 2. Ukuzivikela KukaPawulu “Ezandleni Ezihlanzekile” Umphostoli uPawulu wasebenzisa ulimi lukaHezekeli ngokucacile ukuchaza umsebenzi wakhe wobuvangeli. Lapho ehlukana nabadala base-Efesu, wathi: IzEnzo 20:26–27: "Ngakho-ke ngiyanifakaza namuhla ukuthi ngimsulwa egazini labo bonke abantu . Ngoba angigwemanga ukunitshela lonke icebo likaNkulunkulu." Ukusebenza: UPawulu wayazi ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi wayeshumayela iVangeli ngokwethembeka futhi exwayisa wonke umuntu ayehlangana naye, wayephumelele “ekukhululeni umphefumulo wakhe” ngendlela kaHezekeli 33:9. 3. Ubizo Lokuqaphela Okungokomoya (Bonke Abakholwayo) Igama lesiGreki elivame ukuhunyushwa ngokuthi “qaphela” noma “qaphela” ( gregoreo ) lisetshenziswa kaningi nguJesu nabaPhostoli, landisa umqondo womlindi kuwo wonke amaKristu. UMarku 13:37 (umyalo kaJesu): " Futhi lokho engikusho kini ngikusho kubo bonke, Lindani . " 1 Petru 5:8: "Hlalani niqaphile, niqaphele ; ngokuba isitha senu, uSathane, siyahamba njengengonyama ebhongayo, sifuna esingamgwinya."
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Ukusebenza: Amakholwa eTestamente Elisha abizelwe ukuba abe ngabalindi phezu kwezimpilo zawo, imindeni yawo, kanye nemiphakathi yawo—ahlale eqaphile ekukhohlisweni okungokomoya kanye nokubuya kwesibili kukaKristu.
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