Umbono 6000
Isixazululo Esihlongozwayo Sezifundazwe Eziyishumi Nanye Sokubuyiselwa Okunokuthula kuka-Israyeli Omkhulu Ngaphambi Kokubuya KukaMesiya, uJesu Kristu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Unyaka kaGregory 2240 Unyaka kaGregory ka-2240 uhambelana nonyaka wamaHebheru ka-6000, obaluleke kakhulu kwezenkolo ebuJudeni. Ngokusho kwemithombo yasendulo yamaRabi (njengeTalmud neZohar), unyaka wamaHebheru ka-6000 uphawula isikhathi sokugcina sokufika kukaMesiya kanye nokuqala kweNkathi yobuMesiya. Isikhathi SikaMesiya: Ngaphansi kwe-eschatology yamaJuda yendabuko, indalo ihlukaniswe yaba yiminyaka eyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa. Ama-eon okuqala ayisithupha amelela umlando wesintu, kanti owesikhombisa uyinkathi " yeSabatha " nokuthula kwendawo yonke.
Izizwe Eziyishumi Nanye u-Israyeli , iGibhithe , i-Iraq , iJordani , iKuwait , iLebhanoni , iPalestine , iSaudi Arabia , iSiriya , iTurkey, amaKristu • U-Israyeli - Ngalolo suku uJehova wenza isivumelwano no-Abrama, wathi: “Nginike inzalo yakho leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula i-Ewufrathe: amaKheni, namaKhenizi, namaKadimoni, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaRefayimi, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaGirigashi, namaJebusi. Ngizokunika wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho, izwe ohlala kulo njengomfokazi, lonke izwe laseKhanani, libe yifa laphakade; ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.” Genesise 15:18-21 ; 17:8 • IGibhithe - Izakhamuzi ezisempumalanga yoMfula iNayile zingathuthela entshonalanga yayo noma zilandele isibonelo sabaseGibheyoni .
Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
• I-Iraq - Izakhamuzi eziseningizimu nasentshonalanga yoMfula i-Ewufrathe zingathuthela enyakatho nasempumalanga yawo noma zilandele isibonelo sabaseGibheyoni . • IJordani - Bonke abantu abahlala khona bangathuthela esifundeni esisenyakatho-mpumalanga yeSiriya (ngaphezu koMfula i-Ewufrathe) noma balandele isibonelo sabaseGibheyoni . • I-Kuwait - Izakhamuzi ezisenyakatho yeSifundazwe saseJahra ezithintekile zingathuthela eningizimu noma zilandele isibonelo samaGibeyoni . • ILebhanoni - Bonke abantu abahlala khona bangathuthela esifundeni esisenyakatho-mpumalanga yeSiriya (ngaphezu koMfula i-Ewufrathe) noma balandele isibonelo sabaseGibheyoni . • IPalestina - Bonke abantu abahlala khona bangathuthela entshonalanga yoMfula iNayile noma esifundeni esisenyakatho-mpumalanga yeSiriya (ngaphezu koMfula i-Ewufrathe) noma engxenyeni eseningizimu yeSaudi Arabia noma ulandele isibonelo sabaseGibheyoni . • I-Saudi Arabia - Izakhamuzi ezisenyakatho ethintekile zingathuthela eningizimu noma zilandele isibonelo samaGibheyoni . • ISiriya - Izakhamuzi eziseningizimu nasentshonalanga yoMfula i-Ewufrathe zingathuthela enyakatho nasempumalanga noma zilandele isibonelo sabaseGibheyoni . • ITurkey - Izakhamuzi ezisengxenyeni eseningizimu-mpumalanga ethintekile zingathuthela enyakatho noma zilandele isibonelo samaGibheyoni . • AmaKristu - Izakhamuzi zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu kufanele zishumayele, zimemezele, futhi zisakaze ivangeli ngokuphikelela kwezinye izifundazwe eziyi-10 naphakathi kwazo zonke izizwe. Nina ningusawoti womhlaba; kepha uma usawoti uphelelwe yiphunga lawo, uzofakwa ngani usawoti? Kusukela lapho awusasizi ngalutho, ngaphandle kokulahlwa ngaphandle, unyathelwe ngabantu. Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi omi entabeni awunakufihlwa. Futhi abantu abakhanyisi isibani, basibeke phansi kwesitsha, kodwa phezu kwesibani; futhi sibakhanyisela bonke abasendlini. Ngakho-ke makukhanye ukukhanya kwenu phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle, badumise uYihlo osezulwini. Mathewu 5:13-16 UJesu weza wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “ Ngiphiwe amandla onke ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Ngakho-ke hambani nifundise izizwe zonke, nibabhapathize egameni likaYise neleNdodana nelikaMoya oNgcwele, nibafundise ukugcina konke enginiyale ngakho; bhekani, mina nginani njalo kuze kube sekupheleni kwezwe.” Amen. Mathewu 28:18-20 Futhi ivangeli kumelwe lishunyayelwe kuqala ezizweni zonke. UMarku 13:10 Wathi kubo: “ Hambani niye ezweni lonke, nishumayele ivangeli kuyo yonke indalo. Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa; kodwa ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa. Lezi zibonakaliso ziyakulandela abakholwayo; ngegama lami bayakukhipha amademoni; bayakukhuluma ngezilimi ezintsha; bayakuphatha izinyoka; uma bephuza okubulalayo, akuyikubalimaza; bayakubeka izandla kwabagulayo, basinde.” Ngakho-ke iNkosi isikhulumile nabo, yakhushulelwa ezulwini, yahlala ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Base bephuma, bashumayela yonke indawo, iNkosi isebenza nabo, iqinisa izwi ngezibonakaliso ezilandelayo. Amen. Marku 16:15-20
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Ngakho-ke sebebuthene, bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, usawubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?” Wathi kubo: “ Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma izinkathi uBaba azibekile ngamandla akhe. Kodwa nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya, kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.” IzEnzo 1:6-8 UBarnaba wabe eseya eTarsu ukuyofuna uSawulu. Esemtholile, wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. Kwathi unyaka wonke bahlangana nebandla, bafundisa abantu abaningi. Abafundi baqala ukubizwa ngokuthi amaKristu e-Antiyokiya. IzEnzo 11:25-26 (I-Antiyokiya yasendulo ingaphansi komuzi wanamuhla wase-Antakya eSifundazweni saseHatay, eningizimu yeTurkey.) Ngakho-ke umthetho waba ngumfundisi wethu wokusiyisa kuKristu, ukuze silungisiswe ngokukholwa. Kepha uma lokho kukholwa sekufikile, asisekho ngaphansi komfundisi. Ngokuba nonke ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu. Ngokuba nonke enabhapathizelwa kuKristu nembethe uKristu. Akakho umJuda nomGreki, akakho oboshiweyo nokhululekileyo, akakho owesilisa nowesifazane; ngokuba nonke nimunye kuKristu Jesu. Uma ningabakaKristu, khona-ke niyinzalo ka-Abrahama, nezindlalifa ngokwesithembiso. KwabaseGalathiya 3:24-29 Ekugcineni, bazalwane bami, qinani eNkosini nasemandleni ayo amakhulu. Hlomani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nibe namandla okumelana namaqhinga kaSathane. Ngokuba asilwi nenyama negazi, kodwa silwa nemibuso, namandla, nababusi bobumnyama baleli zwe, nababi bomoya abasezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Ngakho-ke hlomani izikhali zikaNkulunkulu zonke, ukuze nibe namandla okumelana ngosuku olubi, nalapho senikwenzile konke, nime. Ngakho-ke yimani izinkalo zenu ziboshiwe ngeqiniso, nifake isivikelo sesifuba sokulunga; nezinyawo zenu zigqokisiwe ukulungela ivangeli lokuthula; ngaphezu kwakho konke nithathe isihlangu sokukholwa, eniyakuba namandla okucima ngaso yonke imicibisholo evuthayo yababi. Namukele isigqoko sensindiso, nenkemba kaMoya eyizwi likaNkulunkulu; nikhuleka njalo ngomkhuleko wonke nokunxusa kuMoya, nilinde kukho konke ukubekezela nokunxusa bonke abangcwele; Futhi ninginxusele mina, ukuze nginikwe izwi, ukuze ngivule umlomo wami ngesibindi, ukuze ngazise imfihlakalo yevangeli, engiyisithunywa salo esiboshiweyo, ukuze ngikhulume ngesibindi ngalo, njengoba kufanele ngikhulume. Kwabase-Efesu 6:10-20 Kepha nina niyisizukulwane esikhethiweyo, ubupristi bobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, abantu abakhethekileyo, ukuze nishumayele ubukhosi balowo owanibiza niphume ebumnyameni, ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo; enaningesibo abantu, kodwa manje seniyisizwe sikaNkulunkulu; enaningasihawukelanga, kepha manje senihawukelwe. 1 Petru 2:9-10
Isibonelo SabaseGibheyoni Joshuwa 9 1 Kwathi lapho onke amakhosi ayengaphesheya kweJordani, ezintabeni, nasezigodini, nasogwini lonke loLwandle Olukhulu malungana neLebanoni, amaHeti, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi, ezwa lokho, 2 Ukuthi babuthana ndawonye, ukuze balwe noJoshuwa no-Israyeli, nganhliziyonye. 3 Kwathi lapho abakhileyo eGibeyoni bezwa lokho uJoshuwa ayekwenzile eJeriko nase-Ayi, 4 Basebesebenza ngobuqili, bahamba benza sengathi bayizithunywa, bathatha amasaka amadala ezimbongolweni zabo, namabhodlela ewayini amadala, aklebhukile, aboshwe; 5 nezicathulo ezindala nezimboziwe ezinyaweni zabo, nezingubo ezindala kubo; isinkwa sonke somphako wabo sasomile, sivundile. 3
Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
6 Baya kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali, bathi kuye nakumadoda akwa-Israyeli: “Sivela ezweni elikude; ngalokho yenzani isivumelwano nathi manje.” 7 Amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi kumaHivi: “Mhlawumbe nakhile phakathi kwethu; singasenza kanjani isivumelwano nani?” 8 Bathi kuJoshuwa: “Siyizinceku zakho.” UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Ningobani nina, nivelaphi na?” 9 Bathi kuye: “Izinceku zakho zivela ezweni elikude kakhulu ngenxa yegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngokuba sizwile udumo lwakhe nakho konke akwenzayo eGibithe, 10 nakho konke akwenza emakhosini amabili ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani, uSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, owayese-Ashitaroti. 11 Amalunga ethu nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni lakithi bakhuluma kithi, bathi: “Phathani umphako wendlela, niye nibahlangabeze, nithi kubo: ‘Siyizinceku zenu; ngalokho yenzani isivumelwano nathi.’ 12 Lesi sinkwa sethu sasithatha sisashisa ezindlini zethu ngosuku esaphuma ngalo ukuza kini; kodwa manje, bhekani, somile, siyakhunta. 13 Lezi zimbozo zewayini esasizigcwalisile zazizintsha; bheka, seziklebhukile; lezi zingubo zethu nezicathulo zethu sezigugile ngenxa yohambo olude kakhulu. 14 Amadoda athatha emphakweni wawo, awabuzanga emlonyeni kaJehova. 15 UJoshuwa wenza ukuthula nabo, wenza isivumelwano nabo ukuba baphile; izikhulu zenhlangano zafunga kubo. 16 Kwathi ekupheleni kwezinsuku ezintathu sebenzile isivumelwano nabo, bezwa ukuthi bangomakhelwane babo nokuthi bahlala phakathi kwabo. 17 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basuka, bafika emizini yabo ngosuku lwesithathu; imizi yabo yayiyiGibeyoni, neKhefira, neBeyeroti, neKiriyati Jeharimi. 18 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abababulalanga, ngokuba izikhulu zenhlangano zazifungile kubo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; yonke inhlangano yakhonona ngezikhulu. 19 Zonke izikhulu zase zithi kuyo yonke inhlangano: “Sifungile kubo uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; ngalokho asinakubathinta manje.” 20 Sizokwenza lokhu kubo, sibayeke baphile, funa ulaka lusehlele ngenxa yesifungo esasifunga kubo. 21 Izikhulu zathi kubo: “Mabaphile, kodwa mababe ngabagawuli bezinkuni nabakhi bamanzi kuyo yonke inhlangano, njengalokho izikhulu zazibathembisile.” 22 UJoshuwa wababiza, wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Nisikhohliseleni ngokuthi: ‘Sikude kakhulu nani,’ nihlala phakathi kwethu, na?” 23 Ngakho-ke niqalekisiwe, futhi akukho noyedwa kini oyophumula ekubeni yizigqila, nabagawuli bezinkuni nabakhi bamanzi bendlu kaNkulunkulu wami. 24 Bamphendula uJoshuwa, bathi: “Ngokuba izinceku zakho zatshelwa nokutshelwa ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wayala inceku yakhe uMose ukuba aninike izwe lonke, abhubhise bonke abakhileyo ezweni phambi kwenu, ngalokho sesaba kakhulu ukuphila kwethu ngenxa yenu, sakwenza lokhu.” 25 Bheka, manje sisesandleni sakho; yenza okuhle nokulungile emehlweni akho kithi. 26 Wenza kanjalo kubo, wabasindisa esandleni sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuze bangababulali. 27 UJoshuwa wabenza ngalolo suku abagawuli bezinkuni nabakhi bamanzi benhlangano nabe-altare likaJehova, kuze kube namuhla endaweni abeyakuyikhetha. Joshuwa 10 1 Kwathi lapho u-Adonizedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema esezwile ukuthi uJoshuwa uyithathile i-Ayi, wayichitha nya, njengalokho ebenzile kuyo iJeriko nenkosi yayo, wayenze njalo kuyo i-Ayi nenkosi yayo, nokuthi abakhileyo eGibeyoni benze ukuthula no-Israyeli, bahlala phakathi kwabo, 2 Besaba kakhulu, ngoba iGibeyoni yayingumuzi omkhulu, njengomunye wemizi yasebukhosini, futhi ngoba yayinkulu kune-Ayi, futhi wonke amadoda ayo ayengamaqhawe.
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
3 Ngakho u-Adonizedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema wathumela kuHohamu inkosi yaseHebroni, nakuPiramu inkosi yaseJarimuthi, nakuJafiya inkosi yaseLakishi, nakuDebiri inkosi yase-Egiloni, wathi: 4 “Khuphukelani kimi, ningisize, ukuze sinqobe iGibeyoni, ngokuba lenzile ukuthula noJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.” 5 Ngakho amakhosi amahlanu ama-Amori, inkosi yaseJerusalema, inkosi yaseHebroni, inkosi yaseJarimuthi, inkosi yaseLakishi, inkosi yase-Egiloni, abuthana, akhuphuka, wona nawo wonke amabutho awo, amisa phambi kweGibeyoni, alwa nalo. 6 Amadoda aseGibeyoni athumela kuJoshuwa ekamu laseGiligali, athi: “Ungayeki isandla sakho ezincekwini zakho; shesha ukhuphukele kithi, usisindise, usisize, ngokuba onke amakhosi amaAmori ahlala ezintabeni asibuthene.” 7 UJoshuwa wakhuphuka eGiligali, yena nabo bonke abantu bempi kanye naye, nawo onke amaqhawe anamandla. 8 UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa: “Ungabesabi, ngokuba ngibanikele esandleni sakho; akuyikubakho muntu kubo ongema phambi kwakho.” 9 UJoshuwa wabafikela ngokuzumayo, wakhuphuka eGiligali ubusuku bonke. 10 UJehova wabangquzula phambi kuka-Israyeli, wababulala ngokuceka okukhulu eGibeyoni, wabaxosha ngendlela ekhuphukela eBeti Horoni, wababulala kwaze kwaba se-Azeka naseMakheda. 11 Kwathi besaba phambi kuka-Israyeli, besehla eBeti Horoni, uJehova waphonsa amatshe amakhulu ezulwini phezu kwabo kwaze kwaba se-Azeka, bafa; bafa ngesichotho babe baningi kunalabo ababulawa ngabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngenkemba. 12 UJoshuwa wakhuluma kuJehova mhla uJehova enikela ama-Amori phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, wathi emehlweni ka-Israyeli: “Langa, yima eGibeyoni, nawe Nyanga, esigodini saseAjaloni.” 13 Ilanga lama, nenyanga yahlala, kwaze kwaba yilapho abantu sebeziphindiselele ezitheni zabo. Lokhu akulotshwanga yini encwadini kaJasher? Ngakho ilanga lama phakathi kwezulu, alisheshanga ukushona cishe usuku lonke. 14 Akukho usuku olunjengalolo ngaphambi kwalo noma ngemva kwalo, lapho uJehova elalele khona izwi lomuntu, ngokuba uJehova walwela u-Israyeli. 15 UJoshuwa wabuyela ekamu laseGiligali, yena nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli kanye naye. 16 Kodwa la makhosi amahlanu abaleka, acasha emhumeni eMakheda. 17 Kwabikwa kuJoshuwa ukuthi: “Amakhosi amahlanu atholakale ecashile emhumeni eMakheda.” 18 UJoshuwa wathi: “Gingqelani amatshe amakhulu emlonyeni womhume, nibeke amadoda ngakuwo ukuba awalinde.” 19 Ningemi, nixoshe izitha zenu, nibulale abasemva kwazo; ningazivumeli ukuba zingene emizini yazo, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uzinikele esandleni senu. 20 Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli sebeqedile ukubabulala ngokuceka okukhulu kakhulu baze baqedwa, insali yabo yangena emizini ebiyelweyo. 21 Bonke abantu babuyela ekamu kuJoshuwa eMakheda ngokuthula; akekho owanyakazisa ulimi lwakhe ngokumelene nanoma yimuphi wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 22 UJoshuwa wathi: “Vulani umlomo womhume, nikhiphe lawo makhosi amahlanu emhumeni, niwalethe kimi.” 23 Benze njalo, bakhipha lawo makhosi amahlanu emhumeni, bawaletha kuye, inkosi yaseJerusalema, inkosi yaseHebroni, inkosi yaseJarimuthi, inkosi yaseLakishi, nenkosi yase-Egiloni. 24 Kwathi sebewalethile lawo makhosi kuJoshuwa, uJoshuwa wabiza onke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, wathi ezinduneni zamadoda empi ezazihamba naye: “Sondelani, nibeke izinyawo zenu entanyeni yala makhosi.” Asondela, abeka izinyawo zawo entanyeni yawo. 25 UJoshuwa wathi kubo: “Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla; qinani, nibe nesibindi, ngokuba uJehova uyakwenza kanjalo kuzo zonke izitha zenu enilwa nazo.”
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
26 Ngemva kwalokho uJoshuwa wabashaya, wababulala, wabaphanyeka ezihlahleni ezinhlanu; balenga ezihlahleni kwaze kwahlwa. 27 Kwathi ngesikhathi sokushona kwelanga uJoshuwa wayala, bawehlisa emithini, wabaphonsa emhumeni ababecashe kuwo, babeka amatshe amakhulu emlonyeni womhume, akhona nanamuhla. 28 UJoshuwa wathatha iMakheda ngalolo suku, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba, nenkosi yalo, wabaqothula kanye nabo bonke abakulo, akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo; wenza enkosini yaseMakheda njengalokho enza enkosini yaseJeriko. 29 UJoshuwa wasuka eMakheda nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli benaye, waya eLibina, walwa neLibina; 30 UJehova wayinikela nayo kanye nenkosi yayo esandleni sika-Israyeli; wayibulala ngosiko lwenkemba nabo bonke ababekuyo; akashiyanga muntu kuyo, wenza enkosini yayo njengalokho enza enkosini yaseJeriko. 31 UJoshuwa wasuka eLibina, nabo bonke abakwa-Israyeli benaye, waya eLakishi, wamisa malungana nalo, walwa nalo; 32 UJehova wanikela iLakishi esandleni sika-Israyeli, walithatha ngosuku lwesibili, walichitha ngosiko lwenkemba kanye nabo bonke ababekulo, njengakho konke abekwenzile eLibina. 33 Khona uHoramu inkosi yaseGezeri wenyuka ukusiza iLakishi; uJoshuwa wambulala yena nabantu bakhe, waze wangashiya noyedwa owasalayo. 34 UJoshuwa wasuka eLakishi, bonke abakwa-Israyeli benaye, baya e-Egiloni, bamisa malungana nalo, balwa nalo. 35 Balithatha ngalolo suku, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba; bonke ababekulo wababhubhisa ngalolo suku njengakho konke abekwenzile eLakishi. 36 UJoshuwa wakhuphuka e-Egiloni, no-Israyeli wonke enaye, waya eHebroni, balwa nalo. 37 Balithatha, balichitha ngosiko lwenkemba, nenkosi yalo, nayo yonke imizi yalo, nabo bonke ababekulo; akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo, njengakho konke abekwenzile e-Egiloni; walichitha impela kanye nabo bonke ababekulo. 38 UJoshuwa wabuyela eDebiri, yena no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye, balwa nalo; 39 Wayithatha kanye nenkosi yayo, nayo yonke imizi yayo, bayibulala ngosiko lwenkemba, bachitha bonke ababekuyo; akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo; njengalokho ebenzile eHebroni, wenze njalo eDebiri nasenkosini yayo, njengalokho ebenzile nakulo iLibina nasenkosini yalo. 40 UJoshuwa wachitha-ke lonke izwe lamagquma, nelaseningizimu, nelasesigodini, nelasezintabeni, nawo onke amakhosi alo; akashiyanga noyedwa owasalayo, wabhubhisa konke okuphefumulayo, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ayemyalile. 41 UJoshuwa wabanqoba kusukela eKadeshi Barineya kuze kufike eGaza, nezwe lonke laseGosheni kuze kufike eGibeyoni. 42 Onke lawo makhosi nezwe lawo uJoshuwa wawathatha ngasikhathi sinye, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli walwela u-Israyeli. 43 UJoshuwa wabuyela ekamu laseGiligali, yena no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye.
Izikhathi Zabezizwe Bayakuwa ngosiko lwenkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke; iJerusalema liyakunyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zezizwe. Luka 21:24 "Izikhathi zabeZizwe" yigama lesiprofetho elivela eBhayibhelini elivela kuLuka 21:24. Lichaza isikhathi somlando lapho izizwe ezingewona amaJuda (abeZizwe) zibusa khona ngokwezombusazwe iJerusalema kanye nezindaba zomhlaba. Izazi ngokuvamile zikholelwa ukuthi le nkathi yaqala ngokuthunjwa eBhabhiloni ngo-586 BC futhi iyaqhubeka kuze kube sekubuyeni kukaKristu.
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Izinto Ezibalulekile Zomqondo: Imvelaphi Esiprofethweni: Lesi sisho sisetshenziswa kakhulu uJesu enkulumweni ye-Olive, lapho abikezela khona ukuthi iJerusalema “lizonyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zezizwe”. Imibono KaDaniyeli: Lo mqondo uhlobene kakhulu neziprofetho ezikuDaniyeli 2, ezichaza ukulandelana kwemibuso yomhlaba yabeZizwe (eqala ngeBabiloni) ezogcina ithathelwe indawo umbuso kaNkulunkulu waphakade. Izazi zeBhayibheli kanye nezazi zezikhathi zesiphelo sezwe bavame ukuhlukanisa "izikhathi zabeZizwe" ngemibono eminingana yenkolo: Ukubusa Kwezombusazwe: Iqiniso lomlando lokuthi iJerusalema lilawulwa yimibuso yakwamanye amazwe, kusukela kwabaseBhabhiloni namaRoma kuya emibusweni eyalandela kuwo wonke umlando. Isikhathi Sesonto: Isikhathi lapho isigijimi sevangeli sisakazwe khona ikakhulukazi ezizweni ezingewona amaJuda. "Izikhathi" vs. "Ukugcwala": Abanye ososayensi bezenkolo bahlukanisa phakathi "kwezikhathi zabeZizwe" (umugqa wesikhathi ongokoqobo wokubusa kwezombusazwe) kanye "nokugcwala kwabeZizwe" (okukhulunywa ngakho kumaRoma 11:25, okubhekisela ekubuthweni okungokomoya okuphelele kwamakholwa angewona amaJuda ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu lwensindiso).
Ukugcwala Kwabezizwe Ngokuba angithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningayazi lemfihlakalo, funa nibe ngabahlakaniphileyo emehlweni enu; ukuthi ubumpumputhe bubehlele u-Israyeli inxenye, kuze kufike ukugcwala kwabezizwe. Kanjalo u-Israyeli wonke uyakusindiswa, njengalokho kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Kuyakuvela eSiyoni uMkhululi, asuse ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu kuJakobe.” KwabaseRoma 11:25-26 "Ukugcwala kwabeZizwe" umqondo ongokwesiprofetho otholakala kuyi-King James Version yeBhayibheli, ikakhulukazi kwabaseRoma 11:25. Kubhekisela esikhathini lapho iVangeli lishunyayelwa khona ikakhulukazi kwabangewona amaJuda. Lesi sikhathi sizophela lapho inani elimiswe ngokwaphezulu labeZizwe selikholwe kuKristu, okuvumela uNkulunkulu ukuba aguqule ukugxila kwakhe okungokwesiprofetho abuyele ensindisweni ka-Israyeli. Izinto Ezibalulekile Zomqondo: Umbhalo Oyinhloko: KwabaseRoma 11:25, umphostoli uPawulu wembula “imfihlakalo” esontweni: “ukuthi ubumpumputhe bube khona ngokwengxenye ku-Israyeli, kuze kufike ukugcwala kwabezizwe.” Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukuqina okungokomoya kwesikhashana kuka-Israyeli kufeza injongo—kuvula umnyango kwabezizwe (izwe elingewona amaJuda) ukuze bathole insindiso futhi babe yingxenye yomndeni kaNkulunkulu. Umsuka wesiGreki: Igama elithi "ukugcwala" kulo mongo lihunyushwe lisuselwa egameni lesiGreki elithi pleroma, elisho inani eligcwele, ukuphelela, noma ubuningi. Ngokuvamile libhekisela
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
ekuvunweni okuphelele, okuphelele kwabeZizwe uNkulunkulu ahlose ukubasindisa phakathi nalesi sikhathi sebandla samanje. Ukuxhumana "neZikhathi Zabezizwe": Lo mqondo uhlobene noLuka 21:24, lapho uJesu ekhuluma khona “ngezikhathi zabeZizwe”— isikhathi eside esibonakala ngokubusa kwabeZizwe phezu kweJerusalema kanye nabantu bamaJuda. “Ukugcwala kwabeZizwe” kuphawula ukuphela kwalesi sikhathi, ngemva kwalokho ubumpumputhe buka-Israyeli buzosuswa ukuze “wonke u-Israyeli asindiswe” njengoba kushiwo kwabaseRoma 11:26.
Mathewu 24 1 UJesu waphuma, waphuma ethempelini; abafundi bakhe beza kuye ukumtshengisa izakhiwo zethempeli. 2 UJesu wathi kubo: “ Anikuboni konke lokhu na? Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Akuyikushiywa lapha itshe phezu kwelinye, elingayikudilizelwa phansi.” 3 Kwathi ehlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo, abafundi beza kuye ngasese, bathi: “Sitshele, lokhu kuyakuba nini, nesibonakaliso sokufika kwakho nesokuphela kwezwe siyakuba yini?” 4 UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: “ Qaphelani ningadukiswa muntu.” 5 Ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami, besithi: NginguKristu; futhi bazadukisa abanengi. 6 Niyakuzwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi; qaphelani ukuba ningakhathazeki; ngokuba konke lokhu kumelwe kwenzeke, kepha ukuphela akukafiki. 7 Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; kube khona indlala, nezifo eziwumshayabhuqe, nokuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ngezindawo. 8 Konke lokhu kungukuqala kobuhlungu. 9 Khona-ke bayakunikhaphela ukuba nihlushwe, banibulale; niyakuzondwa yizizwe zonke ngenxa yegama lami. 10 Khona-ke abaningi bayakukhubeka, bakhaphelane, bazondane. 11 Kuzavela abaprofethi bamanga abaningi, badukise abaningi. 12 Ngenxa yokwanda kobubi, uthando lwabaningi luzophola. 13 Kodwa lowo okhuthazela kuze kube sekupheleni, nguyena oyosindiswa. 14 Leli vangeli lombuso liyoshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke njengobufakazi ezizweni zonke, bese kufika ukuphela. 15 Ngakho-ke nxa nibona isinengiso sencithakalo, esashiwo nguDaniyeli umprofethi, simi endaweni engcwele (ofundayo makaqonde): 16 Khona-ke labo abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; 17 Ophezu kwendlu makangehli ukuyothatha utho endlini yakhe; 18 Nosensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. 19 Maye kwabakhulelweyo nakwabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! 20 Kodwa khulekani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika, noma ngosuku lwesabatha; 21 Ngoba ngaleso sikhathi kuzakuba khona usizi olukhulu, olungazange lube khona kusukela ekuqaleni komhlaba kuze kube manje, cha, futhi olungasoze lwaba khona. 22 Uma lezo zinsuku zingafinyezwanga, bekungesindiswe muntu; kodwa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo lezo zinsuku ziyafinyezwa. 23 Khona-ke uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Nanguya,’ ningakholwa.” 24 Ngoba kuzavela oKristu bamanga, nabaprofethi bamanga, baveze izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso, ukuze, uma kungenzeka, badukise nabakhethiweyo. 25 Bhekani, senginitshelile ngaphambili.
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
26 Ngakho-ke uma bethi kini: ‘Bhekani, usehlane,’ ningaphumi; bhekani, usemakamelweni angasese; ningakholwa. 27 Ngoba njengombani ovela empumalanga, ukhanya lasentshonalanga, kuzakuba njalo lokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 28 Ngoba nomaphi lapho kukhona isidumbu, kulapho amanqe eyobuthana khona. 29 Masinyane emva kosizi lwalezo zinsuku ilanga liyofiphala, nenyanga ayiyikukhanya, nezinkanyezi ziyakuwa ezulwini, namandla asezulwini ayakuzanyazanyiswa. 30 Khona-ke kuyovela isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu ezulwini, bese zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyakukhala, zibone iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini ezulu inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. 31 Futhi izothumela izingelosi zayo ngomsindo omkhulu wecilongo, futhi ziyoqoqa abakhethiweyo bayo emimoyeni emine, kusukela komunye umkhawulo wezulu kuya komunye. 32 Fundani umfanekiso womkhiwane; nxa igatsha lawo selithambile, lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze; 33 Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona konke lokhu, yazini ukuthi kuseduze, kuseminyango. 34 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kuze kugcwaliseke konke lokhu. 35 Izulu nomhlaba kuyakudlula, kodwa amazwi ami awasoze adlula. 36 Kodwa ngalolo suku nalelo hora akekho owaziyo, cha, ngisho nezingelosi zasezulwini, kodwa uBaba kuphela. 37 Kodwa njengoba zazinjalo izinsuku zikaNowa, kuzakuba njalo lokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 38 Ngoba njengasezinsukwini ezazingaphambi kukazamcolo babedla, bephuza, beshada futhi beshada, kwaze kwaba usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini, 39 Futhi abazange bazi kwaze kwafika uzamcolo, wabasusa bonke; kuyoba njalo nokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. 40 Khona-ke kuyakuba khona ababili ensimini; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. 41 Abesifazane ababili bayakube besila etsheni lokugaya; omunye uyakuthathwa, omunye ashiywe. 42 Ngakho-ke lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi iNkosi yenu iyakufika ngaliphi ihora. 43 Kodwa yazini lokhu, ukuthi uma umninindlu ebesazi ukuthi isela lizafika ngasiphi isikhathi sokulinda, ubeyakulinda, angavumeli indlu yakhe igqekezwe. 44 Ngakho-ke nani hlalani nilungile, ngokuba iNdodana yomuntu iyakufika ngehora eningalicabangiyo. 45 Pho ngubani inceku ethembekileyo nehlakaniphileyo, inkosi yayo eyimisile phezu kwabendlu yayo, ukuba ibanike ukudla ngesikhathi esifanele? 46 Ibusisiwe leyo nceku okuyakuthi inkosi yayo, nxa ifika, iyifumane yenza njalo. 47 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uyomenza abe ngumbusi phezu kwayo yonke impahla yakhe. 48 Kodwa uma leyo nceku embi ithi enhliziyweni yayo: ‘Inkosi yami iyalibala ukufika kwayo;’ 49 Aqale ukushaya izinceku ezikanye naye, adle, aphuze nezidakwa; 50 Inkosi yaleyo nceku iyakufika ngosuku engayibhekile ngalo, nangehora engalaziyo, 51 Futhi izomnquma phakathi, imnike isabelo sakhe kanye nabazenzisi; lapho kuyakuba khona ukukhala nokugedla amazinyo.
UMarku 13 1 Kwathi ephuma ethempelini, omunye wabafundi bakhe wathi kuye: Mfundisi, khangela ukuthi amatshe anjani lezakhiwo ezinjani! 2 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “ Uyazibona lezi zakhiwo ezinkulu na? Akuyikushiywa itshe phezu kwelinye, elingayikudilizelwa phansi.” 3 Kwathi ehlezi eNtabeni Yeminqumo maqondana nethempeli, uPetru noJakobe noJohane noAndreya bambuza ngasese, bathi:
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
4 Sitshele, ziyokwenzeka nini lezi zinto, futhi siyoba yini isibonakaliso lapho zonke lezi zinto zizogcwaliseka? 5 UJesu ephendula wathi kubo: “ Qaphelani kungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo. 6 Ngoba abanengi bazakuza ngebizo lami, besithi: NginguKristu; futhi bazadukisa abanengi. 7 Nxa nizwa ngezimpi namahemuhemu ezimpi, ningakhathazeki; ngokuba kumelwe ukuba kwenzeke lokho, kepha ukuphela akukabikho. 8 Ngokuba isizwe siyakuvukela isizwe, nombuso uvukele umbuso; kuyakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ngezindawo, kube khona indlala nezinkathazo; lokhu kungukuqala kobuhlungu. 9 Kodwa ziqapheleni nina, ngokuba bayakuninikela ezinkundleni zomthetho, nishaywe emasinagogeni, nilethwe phambi kwababusi namakhosi ngenxa yami, kube ngubufakazi kubo. 10 Futhi ivangeli kumelwe lishunyayelwe kuqala ezizweni zonke. 11 Kodwa nxa belihola, belinikela, lingakhathazeki kusengaphambili ngalokho elizakutsho, futhi lingacabangi kusengaphambili; kodwa loba yini elizayinikwa ngalesosikhathi, khulumani; ngoba kayisini elikhulumayo, kodwa nguMoya oNgcwele. 12 Manje umfowabo uyakukhaphela umfowabo ekufeni, noyise indodana; abantwana bayakuvukela abazali babo, bababulale. 13 Niyakuzondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yegama lami; kodwa okhuthazela kuze kube sekupheleni, nguyena oyakusindiswa. 14 Kodwa nxa nibona isinengiso sencithakalo, esashiwo nguDaniyeli umprofethi, simi lapho kungafanele khona (ofundayo makaqonde), khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni; 15 Ophezu kwendlu angehli endlini, angangeni ukuyothatha utho endlini yakhe; 16 Futhi lowo osensimini makangabuyeli emuva ukuyothatha ingubo yakhe. 17 Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo nakwabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku! 18 Thandazani ukuba ukubaleka kwenu kungabi sebusika. 19 Ngoba ngalezo zinsuku kuyakuba khona usizi olungazange lube khona kusukela ekuqaleni kokudalwa uNkulunkulu akudalayo kuze kube manje, nolungasoze lwaba khona. 20 Uma iNkosi ibingazifinyezi lezo zinsuku, bekungesindiswe muntu; kodwa ngenxa yabakhethiweyo eyabakhethayo izifinyezisile lezo zinsuku. 21 Khona-ke uma umuntu ethi kini: ‘Bhekani, nangu uKristu,’ noma: ‘Bhekani, ukhona laphaya,’ ningakholwa nguye. 22 Ngoba oKristu bamanga nabaprofethi bamanga bayakuvela, benze izibonakaliso nezimangaliso, ukuze badukise, uma kungenzeka, ngisho nabakhethiweyo. 23 Kodwa qaphelani; bhekani, senginitshelile konke kusengaphambili. 24 Kodwa ngalezo zinsuku, ngemva kwalolo sizi, ilanga liyofiphazwa, nenyanga ayiyukukhanyisa, 25 Izinkanyezi zezulu ziyakuwa, namandla asezulwini ayakuzanyazanyiswa. 26 Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza emafwini inamandla amakhulu nenkazimulo. 27 Khona-ke uzothumela izingelosi zakhe, futhi zizoqoqa abakhethiweyo bakhe emimoyeni emine, kusukela emkhawulweni womhlaba kuze kube semkhawulweni wezulu. 28 Fundani umfanekiso ngomkhiwane; nxa igatsha lawo selithambile, lihlume amaqabunga, niyazi ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze; 29 Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lokhu kwenzeka, yazini ukuthi kuseduze, kusemnyango. 30 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kuze kwenzeke konke lokhu. 31 Izulu nomhlaba kuyakudlula, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. 32 Kodwa ngalolo suku nalelo hora akekho owaziyo, cha, ngisho nezingelosi ezisezulwini, ngisho neNdodana, kodwa uBaba. 33 Qaphelani, nilinde, nithandaze; ngokuba anazi ukuthi isikhathi siyakuba nini. 34 Ngoba iNdodana yomuntu injengomuntu oya kolunye uhambo, owashiya indlu yakhe, wanika izinceku zakhe amandla, nalowo nalowo umsebenzi wakhe, wayala umlindi wesango ukuba alinde.
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
35 Ngakho-ke lindani, ngokuba anazi ukuthi inkosi yendlu iyakufika nini, noma kusihlwa, noma phakathi kwamabili, noma ekukhaleni kwezinkukhu, noma ekuseni; 36 funa ifike ngokuzumayo inithole nilele. 37 Futhi lokho engikushoyo kini ngikusho kubo bonke, Lindani.
ULuka 21 1 Waphakamisa amehlo, wabona abacebileyo bephonsa izipho zabo emphongolweni weminikelo. 2 Wabona nomfelokazi othile ompofu ebeka lapho amafadingi amabili. 3 Wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu uphonse okuningi kunabo bonke; 4 Ngoba bonke laba baphosele kokuchichima kwabo eminikelweni kaNkulunkulu, kodwa yena ebumpofwini bakhe uphosele konke abephila ngakho. 5 Kwathi abanye besakhuluma ngethempeli, ukuthi lihlotshiswe ngamatshe amahle nangezipho, wathi: 6 Ngokuphathelene nalezi zinto enizibonayo, izinsuku ziyeza lapho kungayikushiywa khona itshe phezu kwelinye, elingayikudilizelwa phansi. 7 Bambuza bathi: “Mfundisi, lokhu kuyakuba nini, nesibonakaliso siyakuba yini lapho lokhu kuzakuba khona na?” 8 Wathi: “ Qaphelani ukuba ningadukiswa, ngokuba abaningi bayakuza ngegama lami, bathi: ‘NginguKristu,’ isikhathi sesisondele; ngakho-ke ningabalandeli.” 9 Kodwa nxa nizwa ngezimpi neziyaluyalu, ningesabi; ngokuba lokhu kumelwe kwenzeke kuqala; kepha ukuphela akukabi khona masinyane. 10 Wasesithi kubo: Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso; 11 Kuzakuba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu ezindaweni ngezindawo, indlala, izifo eziwumshayabhuqe, kube khona izinto ezesabekayo nezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezivela ezulwini. 12 Kodwa ngaphambi kwakho konke lokhu, bazalibamba, balihluphe, balinikele emasinagogeni lasezitokisini, balilethe phambi kwamakhosi lababusi ngenxa yebizo lami. 13 Futhi lokhu kuzakuba yibufakazi kini. 14 Ngakho-ke zibekeni ezinhliziyweni zenu ukuthi ningazindli kusengaphambili ngalokho eniyakuziphendulela ngakho; 15 Ngoba ngizalinika umlomo lokuhlakanipha, bonke abaphikisana lani abangeke bakwazi ukukuphikisa loba ukukuphikisa. 16 Niyakukhashelwa ngabazali, nabazalwane, nezihlobo, nabangane; abanye kini bayakubulawa. 17 Niyakuzondwa yibo bonke ngenxa yegama lami. 18 Kodwa akuyikubhubha nolulodwa unwele lwekhanda lenu. 19 Ngokubekezela kwenu niyakuzuza imiphefumulo yenu. 20 Futhi nxa nibona iJerusalema lihaqwe amabutho, yazini ukuthi ukuchithwa kwalo sekuseduze. 21 Khona abaseJudiya mababalekele ezintabeni, abaphakathi kwalo baphume, abasemaphandleni bangangeni kulo. 22 Ngoba lezi yizinsuku zempindiselo, ukuze kugcwaliseke konke okulotshiweyo. 23 Kodwa maye kwabakhulelweyo nabancelisayo ngalezo zinsuku, ngokuba kuyakuba khona usizi olukhulu ezweni, nentukuthelo phezu kwalesi sizwe. 24 Bayakuwa ngosiko lwenkemba, bathunjelwe ezizweni zonke; iJerusalema liyakunyathelwa phansi ngabezizwe, kuze kugcwaliseke izikhathi zabezizwe. 25 Kuzakuba khona izibonakaliso elangeni, enyangeni, nasezinkanyezini; nasemhlabeni usizi lwezizwe, ngokudideka; ulwandle namaza luduma; 26 Izinhliziyo zabantu ziyaphela amandla ngenxa yokwesaba, nokulindela izinto ezizayo emhlabeni: ngoba amandla asezulwini ayakuzanyazanyiswa. 27 Khona-ke bayakubona iNdodana yomuntu iza efwini, inamandla nenkazimulo enkulu. 11
Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
28 Futhi nxa lezi zinto ziqala ukwenzeka, sukumani niphakamise amakhanda enu, ngokuba ukukhululwa kwenu kusondele. 29 Wabalandisa umfanekiso, wathi: “ Bhekani umkhiwane nemithi yonke; 30 Nxa sezihluma, niyabona futhi nazi ngokwenu ukuthi ihlobo seliseduze. 31 Kanjalo nani, nxa nibona lezi zinto zenzeka, yazini ukuthi umbuso kaNkulunkulu useduze. 32 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lesi sizukulwane asiyikudlula, kuze kugcwaliseke konke. 33 Izulu nomhlaba kuyakudlula, kepha amazwi ami awasoze adlula. 34 Qaphelani, funa izinhliziyo zenu zisindwe ngokuminza nokudakwa nokukhathazeka kwalokhu kuphila, bese lolo suku lunifikela ningazelele. 35 Ngoba njengogibe kuzafika phezu kwabo bonke abahlala ebusweni bomhlaba wonke. 36 Ngakho-ke lindani, nikhuleke njalo, ukuze nibe ngabafanele ukusinda kukho konke lokhu okuyakwenzeka, nokuma phambi kweNdodana yomuntu. 37 Emini wayefundisa ethempelini; ebusuku wayephuma ayohlala entabeni ebizwa ngokuthi iNtaba Yeminqumo. 38 Bonke abantu beza kuye ekuseni kakhulu ethempelini ukuze bamlalele.
I-Pentateuch UJehova wayesethi ku-Abrama: “Phuma ezweni lakini, nasezihlotsheni zakho, nasendlini kayihlo, uye ezweni engizakukukhombisa lona; ngiyakukwenza isizwe esikhulu, ngikubusise, ngenze igama lakho libe likhulu; wena ube yisibusiso; ngiyakubabusisa abakubusisayo, ngimqalekise okuqalekisayo; imindeni yonke yomhlaba iyakubusiswa kuwe.” Genesise 12:1-3 Ngalolo suku uJehova wenza isivumelwano no-Abrama, wathi: “Nginike inzalo yakho leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula i-Ewufrathe: amaKheni, namaKhenizi, namaKadimoni, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaRefayimi, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaGirigashi, namaJebusi.” Genesise 15:18-21 Ngizokunika wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho izwe ohlala kulo njengomfokazi, lonke izwe laseKhanani, libe yifa laphakade, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. Genesise 17:8 UNkulunkulu wakhuluma noMose, wathi kuye: “NginguJehova: Ngabonakala ku-Abrahama, kuIsaka, nakuJakobe, ngegama likaNkulunkulu uSomandla, kodwa ngegama lami elithi JEHOVA angizange ngizaziswe kubo. Futhi ngimise isivumelwano sami nabo, ukubanika izwe laseKhanani, izwe lokugogobala kwabo, lapho babe ngabafokazi khona.” Eksodusi 6:2-4 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, owanikhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, ukuninika izwe laseKhanani, nokuba nguNkulunkulu wenu. Levitikusi 25:38 Phendukani, nihambe, niye entabeni yama-Amori, nasezindaweni zonke eziseduze nayo, ethafeni, nasezintabeni, nasesigodini, naseningizimu, nangasogwini lolwandle, ezweni lamaKhanani, naseLebhanoni, kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula i-Ewufrathe. Bhekani, ngibeke izwe phambi kwenu: ngenani nilidle izwe uJehova alifungela oyihlo, u-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, ukubanika lona nenzalo yabo emva kwabo. Duteronomi 1:7-8 Ngokuba uma nigcina ngokucophelela yonke le miyalo enginiyala ngayo, niyenze, nimthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nihambe ngezindlela zakhe zonke, ninamathele kuye, uJehova uyakuzixosha zonke lezi zizwe phambi kwenu, nidle izizwe ezinkulu nezinamandla kunani. Yonke indawo lapho amathe ezinyawo zenu eyonyathela khona iyakuba ngeyenu: kusukela ehlane naseLebanoni, kusukela emfuleni, umfula i-Ewufrathe, kuze kube selwandle olusentshonalanga, 12
Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
kuyakuba khona umkhawulo wenu. Akukho muntu oyokuma phambi kwenu, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyakubeka ukwesaba kwenu nokwesaba kwenu phezu kwalo lonke izwe eniyakunyathela kulo, njengalokho eshilo kini. Duteronomi 11:22-25 Khuphukela kule ntaba yase-Abarimi, uye entabeni yaseNebo, esezweni lakwaMowabi, ephambi kweJeriko; ubone izwe laseKhanani engilinika abantwana bakwa-Israyeli libe yifa labo: Duteronomi 32:49
Umlando Kwathi emva kokufa kukaMose inceku kaJehova, uJehova wakhuluma noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, isikhonzi sikaMose, wathi: “UMose inceku yami ufile; ngalokho suka, uwele leli Jordani, wena nabo bonke laba bantu, niye ezweni engibanika lona, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Yonke indawo lapho amathe onyawo lwenu eyakunyathela khona, ngininike yona, njengalokho ngasho kuMose. Kusukela ehlane nakuleli Lebanoni kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula u-Ewufrathe, lonke izwe lamaHeti, kuze kube selwandle olukhulu ngasentshonalanga, kuyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu. Akukho muntu oyokuma phambi kwakho zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho; njengalokho nganginaye uMose, kanjalo ngiyakuba nawe; angiyikukuyeka, angiyikukushiya. Qina, ube nesibindi, ngokuba uyakwabela laba bantu ifa lezwe engalifungela oyise ukubanika lona. Joshuwa 1:1-6 Lawa ngamazwe abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abawadla njengefa ezweni laseKhanani, lawo uEleyazare umpristi, noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, nezinhloko zawoyise bezizwe zabantwana bakwaIsrayeli abababela wona njengefa. Joshuwa 14:1 UDavide wanqoba noHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba, lapho eya ukubuyisa umbuso wakhe ngasemfuleni i-Ewufrathe. 2 Samuweli 8:3 Ngisho nesivumelwano asenza no-Abrahama, nesifungo sakhe ku-Isaka; wasiqinisa kuJakobe saba ngumthetho, naku-Israyeli saba yisivumelwano esiphakade, ethi: “Ngizokunika izwe laseKhanani, isabelo sefa lakho; niseyingcosana, niyingcosana, niyizihambi kulo.” 1 IziKronike 16:16-19 UDavide wanqoba uHadarezeri inkosi yaseSoba kwaze kwaba seHamati, lapho eya ukuyomisa umbuso wakhe ngasemfuleni i-Ewufrathe. 1 IziKronike 18:3
Izinkondlo Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12 Leso sivumelwano asenza no-Abrahama, nesifungo sakhe ku-Isaka; Wasiqinisa kuJakobe saba ngumthetho, naku-Israyeli saba yisivumelwano esiphakade: Ethi: “Ngizokunika izwe laseKhanani, isabelo sefa lakho.” Ngesikhathi beseyingcosana ngenani; yebo, beyingcosana kakhulu, futhi beyizihambi kulo.” IHubo 105:9-12 Washaya izizwe ezinkulu, wabulala amakhosi anamandla: uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori, no-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani, nayo yonke imibuso yaseKhanani, wanika izwe labo laba yifa, ifa lika-Israyeli, abantu bakhe. Igama lakho, Jehova, limi kuze kube phakade; nesikhumbuzo sakho, Jehova, ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. IHubo 135:10-13
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Isiprofetho Ngalolo suku kuyoba khona impande kaJese, eyokuma njengesibonakaliso sabantu; izizwe ziyoyifuna, futhi indawo yayo yokuphumula iyoba nenkazimulo. Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku, iNkosi yelule isandla sayo okwesibili ukubuyisa insali yabantu bayo abasele e-Asiriya, naseGibhithe, nasePhatrosi, naseKushe, nase-Elamu, naseShinari, naseHamati, naseziqhingini zolwandle. Uyophakamisela izizwe isibonakaliso, abuthe abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, abuthe abahlakazekileyo bakwaJuda abavela emagumbini amane omhlaba. Isaya 11:10-12 Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku, uJehova ashaye kusukela emfuleni womfula kuze kube semfuleni waseGibhithe, nibuthwe ngamunye ngamunye, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku, icilongo elikhulu livuthelwe, futhi labo ababelungele ukubhubha ezweni lase-Asiriya, nabaxoshiweyo ezweni laseGibhithe, bakhuleke kuJehova entabeni engcwele eJerusalema. Isaya 27:12-13 Kepha manje usho kanje uJehova owakudalayo, Jakobe, nowakubumbayo, Israyeli, uthi: Ungesabi, ngokuba ngikuhlengile, ngikubizile ngegama lakho; ungowami. Uma udlula emanzini, ngiyakuba nawe; nasemifuleni, ayikukukhukhula; uma uhamba emlilweni, awuyikushiswa; ilangabi aliyikukuvutha. Ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, uMsindisi wakho; nginikele iGibithe libe yisihlengo sakho, i-Ethiopia neSeba ngenxa yakho. Njengoba wawuyigugu emehlweni ami, ubudumile, futhi ngikuthandile; ngakho-ke ngiyakunika abantu ngenxa yakho, nezizwe ngenxa yokuphila kwakho. Ungesabi, ngokuba nginawe; ngiyakuletha inzalo yakho empumalanga, ngikuqoqe entshonalanga; ngiyakusho enyakatho ukuthi: 'Nikeza,' naseningizimu ngithi: 'Ungagodli; letha amadodana ami kude, namadodakazi ami emikhawulweni yomhlaba;' bonke ababizwa ngegama lami; ngokuba ngibadalele inkazimulo yami, ngibabumbile;' yebo, ngimenzile. Isaya 43:1-7 Ngilaleleni nina ziqhingi, nilalele nina bantu, nikude; uJehova ungibizile kwasesiswini; ukhulume ngegama lami kwasesiswini sikamama. Wenze umlomo wami waba njengenkemba ebukhali; wangifihla emthunzini wesandla sakhe, wangenza umcibisholo ocwebezelayo; wangifihla emgodleni wakhe; wathi kimi: “Uyinceku yami, Israyeli, engizokhazinyuliswa ngaye.” Ngase ngithi: “Ngikhandlekele ize, ngichithe amandla ami ngeze ngeze; nokho isahlulelo sami sikuJehova, nomsebenzi wami ukuNkulunkulu wami.” Manje, usho uJehova owangibumba kwasesiswini ukuba ngibe yinceku yakhe, ukuze ngibuyisele uJakobe kuye, noma u-Israyeli engakabuthwa, nokho ngiyakukhazinyuliswa emehlweni kaJehova, uNkulunkulu wami uyakuba ngamandla ami.” Wathi: “Kuyinto elula ukuba ube yinceku yami yokuvusa izizwe zakwaJakobe nokubuyisela abagciniwe bakwa-Israyeli; ngizokunika futhi ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe, ukuze ube yinsindiso yami kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlaba.” Isaya 49:1-6 Ngoba uMenzi wakho ungumyeni wakho; igama lakhe linguJehova Sebawoti; noMhlengi wakho ungoNgcwele ka-Israyeli; uNkulunkulu womhlaba wonke uyakubizwa ngokuthi. Ngokuba uJehova ukubizile njengowesifazane oshiyiwe nodabukile emoyeni, nomfazi wobusha, lapho wenqatshwa, kusho uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngikushiyile okwesikhashana; kodwa ngesihe esikhulu ngiyakukubutha. Ngentukuthelo encane ngikufihlele ubuso bami okwesikhashana; kodwa ngomusa ongunaphakade ngiyakukuhawukela, kusho uJehova uMhlengi wakho. Isaya 54:5-8 INkosi uJehova eqoqa abaxoshiweyo bakwa-Israyeli ithi: “Ngisazobuthela abanye kuye, ngaphandle kwalabo ababuthelwe kuye.” Isaya 56:8
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Maye kubelusi abachitha futhi bahlakaze izimvu zedlelo lami! kusho uJehova. Ngakho-ke usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngabelusi abalusa abantu bami, uthi: “Nihlakazile umhlambi wami, nawuxosha, aniwuhambelanga; bhekani, ngiyakunihambela ububi bezenzo zenu,” usho uJehova. “Ngiyakubutha insali yomhlambi wami emazweni onke lapho ngiyixoshele khona, ngiyibuyisele ezibayeni zayo; iyakuzala, yande. Ngiyakubeka abelusi phezu kwayo abayakuyilusa; ayisayikwesaba, ayisayikwesaba, ayisayikuswela,” usho uJehova. Jeremiya 23:1-4 Yebo, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngezitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova, nasendlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, naseJerusalema, uthi: Ziyakuyiswa eBabiloni, zibe lapho kuze kube lusuku engizihambela ngalo, usho uJehova; bese ngizikhuphula, ngizibuyisele kule ndawo. Jeremiya 27:21-22 Ngokuba ngiyazi mina imicabango engiyicabanga ngani, usho uJehova, imicabango yokuthula, hhayi emibi, ukuba ngininike isikhathi esilindelwe. Niyakungibiza, niye ukungikhuleka, mina nginilalele. Niyakungifuna, ningifumane, lapho ningifuna ngenhliziyo yenu yonke. Ngiyakufunyanwa kini, usho uJehova; ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwenu, nginibuthe ezizweni zonke nasezindaweni zonke lapho nginixoshele khona, usho uJehova; nginibuyisele endaweni enganithumbela kuyo. Jeremiya 29:11-14 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Hlabelelani ngoJakobe ngenjabulo, nimemeze phakathi kwezizwe ezinkulu, nimemezele, nidumise, nithi: Jehova, sindisa abantu bakho, insali yakwa-Israyeli. Bheka, ngiyakubaletha bevela ezweni lasenyakatho, ngibaqoqe emikhawulweni yomhlaba, kanye nabo izimpumputhe nezinyonga, owesifazane okhulelweyo nobelethayo kanye; ibandla elikhulu liyakubuyela khona. Bayakufika bekhala, ngibahole ngokunxusa; ngiyakubahambisa ngasemifuleni yamanzi ngendlela eqondileyo, lapho bengayikukhubeka khona; ngokuba nginguyise ka-Israyeli, noEfrayimi uyizibulo lami. Zwanini izwi likaJehova nina zizwe, nilimemezele eziqhingini ezikude, nithi: “Owahlakaza u-Israyeli uyakumqoqa, amlondoloze njengomalusi emhlambini wakhe.” Ngoba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe, futhi wamkhulula esandleni salowo owayenamandla kunaye. Jeremiya 31:7-11 Ngakho-ke manje usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngalo muzi enithi ngawo: “Uyakunikelwa esandleni senkosi yaseBabele ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo esiwumshayabhuqe: Bheka, ngiyakubaqoqa emazweni onke engibaxoshele kuwo ngentukuthelo yami, nangokufutheka kwami, nangokufutheka okukhulu; ngibabuyisele kule ndawo, ngibenze bahlale bephephile; bayakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo; ngibanike inhliziyo eyodwa nendlela eyodwa, ukuze bangesabe kuze kube phakade, kube kuhle kubo nakubantwana babo emva kwabo; ngiyakwenza isivumelwano esiphakade nabo, sokuthi angiyikuphenduka kubo, ngibenzele okuhle; kepha ngiyakufaka ukwesaba kwami ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangasuki kimi. Yebo, ngiyakuthokoza ngabo ukuba ngibenzele okuhle, ngibatshale kuleli zwe ngenhliziyo yami yonke nangomphefumulo wami wonke. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova; Njengoba ngehlisele laba bantu bonke lobu bubi obukhulu, kanjalo ngiyakubehlisela konke okuhle engibathembise khona. Jeremiya 32:36-42 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, yebo abafowenu, amadoda omndeni wakho, nayo yonke indlu ka-Israyeli, yibo abakhileyo eJerusalema abashilo kubo ukuthi: ‘Sukani kude noJehova,’ leli zwe linikwe thina libe yifa lethu.’ Ngakho-ke thana, ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova: Nakuba ngibaxoshile phakathi kwezizwe, futhi nakuba ngibahlakazile emazweni, nokho ngiyoba yindawo engcwele kubo emazweni lapho beya khona.’ Ngakho-ke thana, ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova: Ngiyonibutha kubantu, nginibuthe emazweni lapho nihlakazekele khona, futhi ngizoninika izwe lakwa-Israyeli.’ Bayofika lapho, basuse zonke izinto ezinyanyekayo zalo nazo zonke izinengiso
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
zalo lapho. Ngiyobanika inhliziyo eyodwa, ngifake umoya omusha ngaphakathi kwenu; futhi ngizokhipha inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yabo, ngibanike inhliziyo yenyama: Ukuze bahambe ngezimiso zami, bagcine izahlulelo zami, bazenze; bayakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. Hezekeli 11:14-20 Ngizonikhipha kubantu, nginiqoqe emazweni enihlakazekele kuwo, ngesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliweyo, nangolaka oluthululiwe. Ngizonamukela ngephunga elimnandi, lapho nginikhipha kubantu, nginiqoqe emazweni enihlakazekele kuwo; ngingcweliswe kini phambi kwezizwe. Niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho nginingenisa ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, ezweni engaliphakamisela isandla sami ukulinika oyihlo. Hezekeli 20:34,41-42 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Lapho sengiyibuthile indlu ka-Israyeli kubantu abahlakazekele phakathi kwabo, ngingcweliswe yibo emehlweni ezizwe, khona-ke bayakuhlala ezweni labo engilinike inceku yami uJakobe. Bayakuhlala kulo bephephile, bakhe izindlu, batshale izivini, bahlale ngokuzethemba, lapho ngenza izahlulelo kubo bonke ababadelelayo nxazonke zabo; bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Hezekeli 28:25-26 Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Bhekani, mina ngiyakufuna izimvu zami, ngizifune. Njengomalusi efuna umhlambi wakhe mhla ephakathi kwezimvu zakhe ezihlakazekile, kanjalo ngiyakufuna izimvu zami, ngizikhulule kuzo zonke izindawo lapho zihlakazeke khona ngosuku olunamafu nolumnyama. Ngiyakuzikhipha kubantu, ngiziqoqe emazweni, ngiziyise ezweni lazo, ngiziluse ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli ngasemifuleni, nakuzo zonke izindawo ezihlalwe ezweni. Ngiyakuzondla edlelweni elihle, idlelo lazo liyoba sezintabeni eziphakeme zakwa-Israyeli; ziyakulala lapho esibayeni esihle, zidle emadlelweni aluhlaza ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli. Ngiyakuzondla izimvu zami, ngizilalise, isho iNkosi uJehova. Ngiyakufuna okulahlekileyo, ngibuyisele okuxoshiweyo, ngibophe okwaphukileyo, ngiqinise okugulayo; kepha okukhulupheleyo nokunamandla ngiyakukuqeda; ngiyakukudla ngokwahlulela. UHezekeli 34:11-16 “Ngakho-ke yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Angikwenzi lokhu ngenxa yenu nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, kodwa ngenxa yegama lami elingcwele, enilihlambele phakathi kwezizwe, enaya kuzo. Ngiyakungcwelisa igama lami elikhulu, elalihlanjelwe phakathi kwezizwe, enilihlambele phakathi kwazo; izizwe ziyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova,’ isho iNkosi uJehova, ‘lapho ngingcweliswa kini phambi kwamehlo azo.’ Ngokuba ngiyakunithatha phakathi kwezizwe, nginibuthe emazweni onke, nginiyise ezweni lakini. Ngiyakunifafaza ngamanzi ahlanzekileyo, nihlanzeke; kukho konke ukungcola kwenu, nakuzo zonke izithombe zenu. Ngiyakuninika inhliziyo entsha, ngifake umoya omusha phakathi kwenu; ngiyakususa inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yenu, ngininike inhliziyo yenyama. Ngiyakufaka umoya wami phakathi kwenu, nginihole ngezimiso zami, nigcine izahlulelo zami, nizenze.’ Niyakuhlala ezweni engalinika oyihlo, nibe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. Hezekeli 36:22-28 Uthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova: Bhekani, ngiyakuthatha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli phakathi kwezizwe lapho beya khona, ngibabuthe nxazonke, ngibayise ezweni lakubo; ngiyakubenza isizwe esisodwa ezweni, ezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli; inkosi eyodwa iyakuba yinkosi yabo bonke; abasayikuba yizizwe ezimbili, futhi abasayikwahlukaniswa babe yimibuso emibili; abasayikuzingcolisa ngezithombe zabo, noma ngezinto zabo ezinengekayo, noma ngeziphambeko zabo; kodwa ngiyakubasindisa kuzo zonke izindawo zabo zokuhlala, lapho bonile khona, ngibahlanze; bayakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. UDavide inceku yami uyakuba yinkosi phezu kwabo; bonke bayakuba nomalusi oyedwa; bayakuhamba ngezahlulelo zami, bagcine izimiso zami, bazenze. Bayakuhlala ezweni engilinike uJakobe inceku yami, lapho oyihlo
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
bahlala khona; bayakuhlala kulo, bona nabantwana babo, nabantwana babantwana babo kuze kube phakade; inceku yami uDavide iyakuba yisikhulu sabo kuze kube phakade. Futhi ngizokwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nabo; kuyakuba yisivumelwano esiphakade nabo; ngiyobamisa, ngibandise, ngibeke indlu yami engcwele phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade. Itabernakele lami liyoba nabo; yebo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami. Izizwe ziyokwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngiyamngcwelisa u-Israyeli, lapho indlu yami engcwele ikhona phakathi kwabo kuze kube phakade. Hezekeli 37:21-28 Ngakho-ke isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Manje ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe, ngihawukele yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, ngibe nomhawu ngegama lami elingcwele; sebethwale ihlazo labo nazo zonke iziphambeko zabo abaphambeke ngazo kimi, lapho behlala bephephile ezweni labo, kungekho obesabisayo. Lapho sengibabuyisile kubantu, ngibaqoqe emazweni ezitha zabo, ngingcweliswe kubo emehlweni ezizwe eziningi, khona-ke bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, owabathumbela ezizweni; kepha ngibabuthele ezweni labo, angishiyanga muntu kubo lapho. Futhi angisayikufihla ubuso bami kubo, ngokuba ngithululile uMoya wami phezu kwendlu yakwa-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova. Hezekeli 39:25-29 Nokho inani labantwana bakwa-Israyeli liyoba njengesihlabathi solwandle esingenakulinganiswa noma ukubalwa; futhi kuyothiwa endaweni lapho kwathiwa kubo, ‘Anisibo abantu bami,’ lapho kuyothiwa kubo, ‘Ningabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ophilayo.’ Khona-ke abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayobuthana ndawonye, bazimise inhloko eyodwa, futhi bayophuma ezweni: ngoba luyoba lukhulu usuku lukaJizreyeli.’ Hoseya 1:10-11 U-Israyeli ugwinyiwe; manje bayakuba phakathi kwezizwe njengesitsha esingajabulisi. Ngokuba bakhuphukele e-Asiriya, imbongolo yasendle yodwa; u-Efrayimi uqashe izithandwa. Yebo, noma beqashe phakathi kwezizwe, manje ngiyakubaqoqa, futhi bazodabuka kancane ngomthwalo wenkosi yezikhulu. Hoseya 8:8-10 Ngizakubutha impela, Jakobe, nonke; ngiyakubutha impela insali yakwa-Israyeli; ngiyobabeka ndawonye njengezimvu zaseBozira, njengomhlambi phakathi kwedlelo lawo; bayakukhamuluka kakhulu ngenxa yobuningi babantu. Mika 2:12 Ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova, ngiyakubutha abakhubazekile, ngibuthe abaxoshiweyo kanye nami engibahluphile; ngiyokwenza abakhubazekileyo babe yinsali, nabaxoshiweyo babe yisizwe esinamandla; uJehova uyobusa phezu kwabo entabeni yaseSiyoni kusukela manje kuze kube phakade. Mika 4:6-7 Hlabelela, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni; memeza, Israyeli; jabula, uthokoze ngenhliziyo yonke, ndodakazi yaseJerusalema. UJehova ususile izahlulelo zakho, uxoshile isitha sakho; inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, yebo uJehova, iphakathi kwakho; awusayikubona okubi. Ngalolo suku kuyakuthiwa eJerusalema: Ungesabi; naseSiyoni: Izandla zakho mazingabi buthakathaka. UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho unamandla; uyakusindisa, uyakujabula ngawe ngenjabulo; uyakuphumula othandweni lwakhe, uyakujabula ngawe ngokuhlabelela. Ngiyakubutha abadabukileyo ngenxa yomhlangano, abangabakho, ababeyisithuko ngenxa yawo. Bheka, ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakubakhulula bonke abakuhluphayo; ngiyakusindisa oqhugayo, ngibuthe oxoshiweyo; ngibenzele udumo negama kulo lonke izwe lapho behlazeke khona. Ngaleso sikhathi ngiyonibuyisela, ngisho nangesikhathi enginibutha ngaso: ngoba ngiyonenza igama nodumo phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba, lapho ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kwenu phambi kwamehlo enu, kusho uJehova. Zefaniya 3:14-20
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Ngizoqinisa indlu yakwaJuda, futhi ngizoyisindisa indlu kaJosefa, futhi ngizoyibuyisela ukuze ngiyibeke; ngoba nginomusa kubo; futhi bayoba sengathi angizange ngibalahlile; ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, futhi ngizobezwa. Futhi abakwa-Efrayimi bayoba njengendoda enamandla, futhi izinhliziyo zabo ziyojabula njengangewayini; yebo, abantwana babo bayokubona, futhi bajabule; izinhliziyo zabo ziyojabula kuJehova. Ngizobahlabela ikhwelo, ngibabuthe; ngoba ngibahlengile; futhi bayokwanda njengoba besanda. Futhi ngizobahlwanyela phakathi kwabantu; futhi bayongikhumbula emazweni akude; futhi bayohlala nabantwana babo, futhi babuye. Futhi ngizobabuyisa ezweni laseGibhithe, ngibaqoqe e-Asiriya; futhi ngizobaletha ezweni laseGileyadi naseLebhanoni; futhi indawo ngeke itholakale kubo. Zakariya 10:6-10
ITestamente Elisha Ngakho-ke sebebuthene, bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, usawubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?” Wathi kubo: “ Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma izinkathi uBaba azibekile ngamandla akhe. Kodwa nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya, kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.” IzEnzo 1:6-8 Ukuze ekuhleleni kokugcwaliseka kwezikhathi abuthele ndawonye konke kuKristu, kokubili okusezulwini nokusemhlabeni, ngisho nakuye: Kwabase-Efesu 1:10 Manje siyanincenga, bazalwane, ngokufika kweNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu nangokubuthana kwethu kuyo, ukuba ningasheshi ninyakaziswe engqondweni, ningakhathazeki, noma ngomoya, noma ngezwi, noma ngencwadi njengokungathi ivela kithi, sengathi usuku lukaKristu selufikile. Makungabikho muntu onikhohlisayo nangayiphi indlela; ngokuba lolo suku aluyikufika, kungakabikho ukuhlubuka kuqala, kwambulwe umuntu wesono, indodana yokubhujiswa; omelana noziphakamisa phezu kwakho konke okubizwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu, noma okukhonzwayo; aze ahlale ethempelini likaNkulunkulu njengoNkulunkulu, eziveza ukuthi unguNkulunkulu. 2 Thesalonika 2:1-4
I-Apocrypha UTobit wabe esebhala umthandazo wokuthokoza, wathi, “Makabongwe uNkulunkulu ophila kuze kube phakade, futhi makabongwe umbuso wakhe. Ngoba uyashaya, futhi unesihawu; uyaholela phansi esihogweni, futhi uyavusa futhi; futhi akekho ongagwema isandla sakhe. Mvumeni phambi kwabezizwe, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli: ngoba usihlakazile phakathi kwabo. Lapho memezelani ubukhulu bakhe, futhi nimdumise phambi kwabo bonke abaphilayo: ngoba uyiNkosi yethu, futhi unguNkulunkulu uBaba wethu kuze kube phakade. Futhi uzosishaya ngenxa yobubi bethu, futhi uzophinde abe nesihawu, futhi uzosiqoqa kuzo zonke izizwe, asihlakaze kuzo. Tobit 13:1-5 Butha zonke izizwe zikaJakobe ndawonye, uzidle njengefa lakho, njengasekuqaleni. O Nkosi, yiba nomusa kubantu ababizwa ngegama lakho, naphezu kuka-Israyeli, obabize ngokuthi izibulo lakho. UmShumayeli 36:11-12 O Jerusalema, bheka nxazonke zakho ngasempumalanga, ubone injabulo evela kuNkulunkulu. Bheka, amadodana akho ayeza, owawaxosha, afika eqoqwe ndawonye evela empumalanga kuya entshonalanga ngezwi loNgcwele, ejabula enkazimulweni kaNkulunkulu. UBharuki 4:36-37
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Sukuma, Jerusalema, ume phezulu, ubheke empumalanga, ubone abantwana bakho bebuthene bevela entshonalanga beya empumalanga ngezwi loNgcwele, bejabula ekukhunjulweni kukaNkulunkulu. UBharuki 5:5 Umthandazo wawunje: Nkosi, Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Mdali wezinto zonke, wena owesabekayo nonamandla, olungile, onesihawu, noweNkosi eyedwa nenomusa, wena kuphela onika zonke izinto, wena wedwa olungile, onamandla onke, nohlala njalo, wena okhulula u-Israyeli kuzo zonke izinkinga, futhi wakhetha obaba, wabangcwelisa: Yamukela umhlatshelo wabantu bakho bonke uIsrayeli, ulondoloze isabelo sakho, usingcwelise. Buthanisa labo abahlakazekile kithi, ukhulule labo abakhonza phakathi kwabezizwe, ubheke labo abadelelekile nabazondwayo, futhi wenze abezizwe bazi ukuthi wena unguNkulunkulu wethu. 2 Maccabees 1:24-27 Sithemba futhi ukuthi uNkulunkulu, owakhulula bonke abantu bakhe, wabanika bonke ifa, nombuso, nobupristi, nendlu engcwele, njengoba ethembisile emthethweni, uzosihawukela maduze, asiqoqele ndawonye ezweni lonke ngaphansi kwezulu, asiyise endaweni engcwele: ngoba usikhulule ezinkingeni ezinkulu, futhi usihlanzile le ndawo. 2 Maccabees 2:17-18
UJasher namaJubilee Kwathi ngonyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokuhlala kuka-Abrama ezweni laseKhanani, okungumnyaka wamashumi ayisikhombisa wokuphila kuka-Abrama, uJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama ngalowo nyaka, wathi kuye: “NginguJehova owakukhipha e-Uri Kasdimi ukukunika leli zwe libe yifa lakho. Ngakho-ke hamba phambi kwami, ube ngophelele, ugcine imiyalo yami, ngokuba ngiyakunika wena nenzalo yakho leli zwe libe yifa lakho, kusukela emfuleni iGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu iEwufrathe.” Jasher 13:17-18 U-Esawu wasukuma wabuyela kuJakobe, wenza konke uNebayoti indodana ka-Ishmayeli ayekucebisile; u-Esawu wathatha yonke ingcebo u-Isaka ayeyishiyile, imiphefumulo, izilwane, izinkomo, nempahla, nayo yonke ingcebo; akamnikanga lutho uJakobe umfowabo; uJakobe wathatha lonke izwe laseKhanani, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni i-Ewufrathe, walithatha laba yifa laphakade, nelabantwana bakhe nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe kuze kube phakade. Nanka amazwi uJakobe awabhala encwadini, ethi: Izwe laseKhanani nayo yonke imizi yamaHeti, amaHivi, amaJebusi, ama-Amori, amaPherizi, namaGerigashi, zonke izizwe eziyisikhombisa kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni i-Ewufrathe. UJasher 47:24,27 Kwathi ngemva kokufa kukaMose lapho uJehova ethi kuJoshuwa indodana kaNuni, “Suka uwele iJordani uye ezweni engibanike lona abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ubenze abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babe yifa lezwe. Yonke indawo lapho amathe ezinyawo zenu eyonyathela khona iyakuba ngeyenu, kusukela ehlane laseLebanoni kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula i-Ewufrathe uyakuba ngumkhawulo wenu.” UJasher 88:1-3 Ngemva kwalokho bazophendukela Kimi bevela phakathi kwezizwe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo nangawo wonke amandla abo, futhi ngizobaqoqa kuzo zonke izizwe, futhi bazongifuna, ukuze ngitholakale kubo, lapho bengifuna ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo. AmaJubili 1:14 Wathi kuye: ‘NginguJehova owakukhipha e-Uri lamaKaledi, ukukunika izwe lamaKhanani, ulidle kuze kube phakade; ngibe nguNkulunkulu wakho nenzalo yakho emva kwakho.’ Ngalolo suku uJehova wenza isivumelwano no-Abrama, wathi: ‘Ngizonika inzalo yakho leli zwe, kusukela emfuleni waseGibhithe kuze kube semfuleni omkhulu, umfula i-Ewufrathe, amaKheni, namaKhenizi, 19
Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
namaKadimoni, namaPherizi, namaRefayimi, namaPhakori, namaHivi, nama-Amori, namaKhanani, namaGirigashi, namaJebusi.’ AmaJubili 14:7,18 Ngizokunika wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho izwe okade ugogobele kulo, izwe laseKhanani, ukuze ulidle kuze kube phakade, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. AmaJubili 15:10
Izincwadi Zase-Edene Ezikhohliwe Ngathi kubaba uJakobe: UJehova uyakuchitha amaKhanani ngawe, akunike izwe lawo wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho. ITestamente likaLevi 3:10 Ngemva kwalezi zinto iNkosi uqobo (uJesu Kristu) iyovela kini, ukukhanya kokulunga, nibuyele ezweni lakini. Niyombona eJerusalema, ngenxa yegama lakhe. Futhi ngenxa yobubi bemisebenzi yenu niyomthukuthelisa, futhi niyolahlwa yiyo kuze kube sesikhathini sokuphela. ITestamente likaZebhuloni 2:32-35 Futhi lapho seninciphile futhi seninciphile, niyakubuya nimqaphele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; futhi uyonibuyisela ezweni lakini, ngokwesihe sakhe esikhulu. Kuyothi ngemva kokufika kwabo ezweni lawoyise, baphinde bamkhohlwe uJehova futhi babe ngababi. UJehova uyobahlakaza ebusweni bomhlaba wonke, kuze kufike isihawu sikaJehova (uJesu Kristu), umuntu owenza ukulunga futhi obonisa isihawu kubo bonke abakude nakubo abaseduze. ITestamente likaNafetali 1:30-32
IVangeli - UJesu Kristu Kuphela Osindisayo Uzozala indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, ngokuba nguyena oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. Mathewu 1:21 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. Johane 3:16 UJesu wathi kuye: “ Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila; akakho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kwami.” Johane 14:6 Futhi ayikho insindiso komunye, ngokuba alikho elinye igama phansi kwezulu elinikiwe ebantwini, esimelwe ukusindiswa ngalo. IzEnzo 4:12 Ngokuba okokuqala nganinika lokho engakwamukela nami, ukuthi uKristu wafela izono zethu ngokwemibhalo, nokuthi wembelwa, nokuthi wavuswa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu ngokwemibhalo, 1 Korinte 15:3-4 Esinokuhlengwa kuye ngegazi lakhe, ukuthethelelwa kwezono, ngokwengcebo yomusa wakhe. Kwabase-Efesu 1:7
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Kunamaqiniso amane okumele siwaqonde ngokugcwele:
1. UNkulunkulu uyakuthanda kakhulu. Ufuna ube nokuphila okuphakade ezulwini naye. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. Johane 3:16 Ufuna ube nokuphila okuchichimayo nokunenjongo naye. Isela liza ukweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa. Mina ngize ukuze babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime. Johane 10:10 Naphezu kwalokhu, abantu abaningi abaphili impilo enenjongo futhi abaqiniseki ukuthi banakho yini ukuphila okuphakade ngoba…
2. Umuntu unesono ngokwemvelo. Yingakho ehlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu. Bonke bonile. Ngokuba bonke bonile, basilalelwe inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; KwabaseRoma 3:23 Ngoba uthando lwemali luyimpande yazo zonke izinto ezimbi... 1 Thimothewu 6:10 Inkokhelo yesono ukufa. Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa... KwabaseRoma 6:23 IBhayibheli lichaza izinhlobo ezimbili zokufa: • Ukufa ngokwenyama Futhi njengoba kumiselwe abantu ukuba bafe kanye, emva kwalokhu ukwahlulelwa. Hebheru 9:27 • Ukufa ngokomoya noma ukuhlukaniswa okuphakade noNkulunkulu esihogweni Kodwa abesabayo, nabangakholwayo, nabanengekayo, nababulali, nezifebe, nabathakathi, nabakhonza izithombe, nabo bonke abaqamba amanga, isabelo sabo siyakuba sechibini elivutha umlilo nesibabule, okungukufa kwesibili. IsAmbulo 21:8 Uma umuntu ehlukanisiwe noNkulunkulu ngenxa yesono sakhe, siyini ikhambi lale nkinga? Sivame ukucabanga ukuthi izixazululo yilezi: inkolo, imisebenzi emihle, kanye nemikhuba emihle. Kodwa kunekhambi elilodwa kuphela elivela kuNkulunkulu.
3. UJesu Kristu uyindlela kuphela eya ezulwini. Lesi yisimemezelo sikaNkulunkulu. UJesu wathi kuye: “ Mina ngiyindlela, neqiniso, nokuphila; akakho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kwami.” Johane 14:6 Wakhokhela isijeziso esiphelele sezono zethu. Ngoba noKristu wahlupheka kanye ngenxa yezono, olungileyo ngenxa yabangalungile, ukuze asiyise kuNkulunkulu, wabulawa enyameni, kodwa waphiliswa ngomoya. 1 Petru 3:18
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Esinokuhlengwa kuye ngegazi lakhe, ukuthethelelwa kwezono, ngokwengcebo yomusa wakhe. Kwabase-Efesu 1:7 Unesithembiso sokuphila okuphakade. Okholwa yiNdodana unokuphila okuphakade, ongakholwa yiNdodana kayikubona ukuphila, kodwa intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu ihlezi phezu kwakhe. Johane 3:36 Ngokuba inkokhelo yesono ingukufa, kepha isipho sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade ngoJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. KwabaseRoma 6:23
4. Kudingeka sikholwe kuJesu Kristu ukuze sisindiswe. Insindiso yethu ingenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuJesu Kristu. Ngokuba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa; futhi lokho akuveli kini, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; akuveli ngemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. Kwabase-Efesu 2:8-9 Ngoba noma ngubani obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa. KwabaseRoma 10:13 Umthandazo Wesoni Thandaza lokhu ngokholo: Nkosi Jesu, ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokungithanda. Ngiyavuma ukuthi ngiyisoni futhi ngicela intethelelo yakho. Ngiyabonga ngokuchitha igazi lakho ukuze ngikhokhele zonke izono zami. Ngiyabonga ngokufa kwakho esiphambanweni, ukungcwatshwa, nokuvuka kwakho. Ngiyakwethemba njengeNkosi noMsindisi wami. Ngiyasamukela isipho sakho sokuphila okuphakade futhi nginikela impilo yami kuwe. Ngisize ngilalele yonke imiyalo yakho futhi ngibe yintokozo emehlweni akho. Amen. Uma uthembele kuJesu Kristu, lokhu okulandelayo kuye kwenzeka kuwe: • Manje, unokuphila okuphakade noNkulunkulu. Futhi lokhu kuyintando yalowo ongithumileyo, ukuthi wonke umuntu obona iNdodana, akholwe yiyo, abe nokuphila okuphakade; mina-ke ngiyakumvusa ngosuku lokugcina. Johane 6:40 • Zonke izono zakho sezikhokhiwe futhi zithethelelwe. (esikhathini esidlule, samanje, esizayo) Kodwa lo muntu, esenikele ngomhlatshelo owodwa wezono phakade, wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu; Hebheru 10:12 • Uyisidalwa esisha emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Kuyisiqalo sempilo yakho entsha. Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ekuKristu, uyisidalwa esisha; izinto ezindala zidlulile; bheka, zonke sezintsha. 2 Korinte 5:17 • Waba ngumntwana kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe. Johane 1:12 Imisebenzi emihle akuyona indlela yokusindiswa kwethu, kodwa iwubufakazi noma isithelo sensindiso yethu. Ngoba singumsebenzi wakhe, sadalelwa kuKristu Jesu imisebenzi emihle, uNkulunkulu ayimisile ngaphambili ukuba sihambe kuyo. Kwabase-Efesu 2:10 Inkosi ikubusise!
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Umbono 6000 - U-Israyeli Omkhulu
Lapho kungekho mbono, abantu bayabhubha: kodwa ogcina umthetho ubusisiwe. IzAga 29:18 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso unguJehova, nesizwe asikhethileyo sibe yifa lakhe. IHubo 33:12
Isikhumbuzo sikaMariya waseBethaniya Kwathi eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni owayenochoko, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazane ephethe ibhokisi le-alabaste lamafutha enadi eliyigugu kakhulu; waphula ibhokisi, wawathela ekhanda lakhe. Kwakukhona abanye abathukuthele phakathi kwabo, bathi: “Kungani lokhu kuchithwa kwamafutha kwenziwe na? Ngokuba ngabe kuthengisiwe ngamadenari angaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa abampofu.” Bakhononda ngaye. UJesu wathi: “Myekeni ; nimhluphelani na? Usebenzele umsebenzi omuhle kimi. Ngokuba ninabampofu njalo, futhi noma nini lapho nithanda, ningabenzela okuhle; kodwa mina aninami njalo.” Wenze lokho abengakwenza; ufikile ngaphambili ukuzogcoba umzimba wami ngaphambi kokungcwatshwa. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho leli vangeli liyoshunyayelwa khona emhlabeni wonke, nalokhu akwenzileyo kuyakukhulunywa ngakho kube yisikhumbuzo sakhe. Marku 14:3-9
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