Ukubhubhiswa kweSodoma nguNkulunkulu

(UGenesise 18:26) Futhi iNKOSI yathi, Uma eSodoma ngithola abangamashumi amahlanu abalungileyo ngaphakathi kwedolobha, khona-ke ngizohawukela yonke le ndawo ngenxa yabo.

(UGenesise 18:29) Waphinda futhi wakhuluma kuye, wathi, Mhlawumbe kungenzeka kutholakale abangamashumi amane khona. Wayesethi, angeke ngikwenze.

ISodoma Iyaqothulwa Ngokuvusa Intukuthelo KaJehova

Uma abantu baseSodoma bebona lezi zinceku ezimbili, abazange babuze isizathu sokufika kwazo, futhi akekho nowabuza ukuthi ingabe babefike ukuzosabalalisa intando kaNkulunkulu na? Kunalokho, benza iviyo, futhi, ngaphandle kokulinda incazelo, bafika ukuzobamba lezi zinceku njengezinja zasendle noma izimpisi ezinonya. Ingabe wazibuka uNkulunkulu lezi zinto ngesikhathi zenzeka? Wayecabangani uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni Yakhe ngalolu hlobo lokuziphatha kwabantu, ngale ndlela?

Emuva Kokuphindelela KweSodoma Limelana Naye Futhi Limzonda, UNkulunkulu Uyalibhubhisa Uyayiqeda Nya

Uma sesinokuqonda nokho isimo esilungileyo sikaNkulunkulu, singabuyisa umqondo sibheke umuzi waseSodoma lokho uNkulunkulu akubona njengomuzi wesono. Ngokuqonda ingqikithi yalo muzi, singaqonda ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ayefuna ukuwubhubhisa nokuthi kungani wawubhubhisa wawuqeda nya. Ngalokhu, singafika ekwazini isimo sikaNkulunkulu esilungile.

Nakuba Ulaka LukaNkulunkulu Lucashile Futhi Lungaziwa Umuntu, Alukumeli Ukoniwa

Impatho kaNkulunkulu yesintu esinobuwula nokungabi nalwazi sisonke, isekelwe isihe nokubekezelela. Ulaka Lwakhe, ngakolunye uhlangothi, lufihlekile esikhathini nasezintweni eziningi; alwaziwa umuntu. Ngenxa yalokho, kunzima kumuntu ukubona uNkulunkulu ekhombisa ulaka Lwakhe, futhi kunzima ukuqonda ulaka Lwakhe. Kunje nje, umuntu uluthatha kalula ulaka lukaNkulunkulu.

Ulaka LukaNkulunkulu Lungokokulonda Wonke Amandla Okulunga Kanye Nezinto Ezinhle Zonke

Stitched Panorama

Ngokuqonda lezi zibonelo zenkulumo kaNkulunkulu, imicabango nezenzo, uyakwazi yini ukuqonda isimo sikaNkulunkulu esilungile, isimo esingeke sanengeka? Ekugcineni, lena ingxenye yesimo esiyingqayizivele kuNkulunkulu Uqobo Lwakhe, akukhathaliseki ukuthi umuntu uqonda kangakanani. Ukungabekezelelani nesinengiso kukaNkulunkulu kungubukhona Bakhe obukhethekile; ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luyisimo Sakhe esikhethekile; ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu bungubukhona Bakhe obukhethekile.

UNkulunkulu Uthembisa Ukunika U-Abrahama Indodana

1. UNkulunkulu Uthembisa Ukunika U-Abrahama Indodana

(UGenesise 17:15-17) Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi ku-Abrahama, NgoSarayi umkakho, ungabe usambiza ngokuthi uSarayi, kodwa igama lakhe sekuzoba uSara. Futhi ngizombusisa, bese ngikunika indodana okungeyakhe naye: yebo, ngizombusisa, futhi kumele abe umama wezizwe; amakhosi abantu ayophuma kuye. U-Abrahama wabe esewa ngobuso, futhi wahleka, futhi wathi enhliziyweni yakhe, Ingabe oneminyaka eyikhulu ubudala angazalelwa umntwana? noSara, oneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ubudala, angazala?

Isibusiso SikaNkulunkulu Ku-Abrahama

(UGenesise 22:16-18) Ngizifungile mina uqobo, kusho iNKOSI, ngenxa yokuthi ukwenzile lokhu, futhi ungayigodlanga indodana yakho, indodana yakho okuwukuphela kwayo: Ngiyakukubusisa nokukubusisa, futhi ngandise nokwandisa inzalo yakho ibe njengezinkanyezi zezulu, nanjengesihlabathi sasogwini lolwandle; futhi inzalo yakho iyothatha isango lezitha zayo; Futhi ngenzalo yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizobusiswa, ngokuba ulilalele izwi lami.

UNkulunkulu Wenza Uthingo Njengophawu Lwesivumelwano Sakhe Nabantu

scottish landscape with clouds and rainbow over lake

(UGenesise 9:11-13) Futhi ngizomisa isivumelwano sami nawe, ayisekho inyama eyophinda ibhujiswe ngamanzi kazamcolo; akasayikuza uzamcolo ukubhubhisa umhlaba. Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi, Lokhu kuwuphawu lwesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo ezinani, izizukulwane ngezizukulwane zaphakade: Ngiyamisa uthingo lwami emafwini, futhi luyakuba uphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nomhlaba.

II.UNkulunkulu Udala U-Eva

(UGenesise 2:18-20) Futhi INKOSI uNkulunkulu yathi, Akukuhle ukuba umuntu ahlale ngayedwa; ngizakumenzela umsizi omfanele. Futhi INKOSI uNkulunkulu yabumba ngalowo mhlabathi zonke izilwane zasendle, nezinyoni zonke zezulu; wase eziyisa ku-Adamu ukuba abone ukuthi angaziqamba ngokuthini: futhi ukuze kuthi lokho u-Adamu aziqamba ngakho zonke izilwane eziphilayo, kwaba ngamagama azo ukusuka lapho. Futhi u-Adamu waziqamba amagama nazo zonke izinkomo, nanezinyoni zezulu, kanye nezilwane zasendle; kepha u-Adamu akatholelwanga umsizi omfanele.

III.INKOSI uNkulunkulu yabenzela u-Adamu nomkakhe iziphuku zesikhumba, futhi wabambathisa.

(UGenesise 3:20-21) Futhi u-Adamu wamqamba umkakhe igama lokuthi u-Eva; ngokuba wayengunina wabo bonke abaphilayo. INKOSI uNkulunkulu yabenzela u-Adamu nomkakhe iziphuku zesikhumba, futhi wabambathisa.

Ngosuku Lokuqala, Usuku Nobusuku Besintu Buyazalwa Futhi Buma Buqine Ngenxa Yegunya LikaNkulunkulu

Ake sibheke lesi siqephu sokuqala: “Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi, Makube khona ukukhanya: kwase kuba khona ukukhanya. Futhi uNkulunkulu wakubona ukukhanya ukuthi kuhle: Wase uNkulunkulu ehlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama. UNkulunkulu wabe esebiza ukukhanya ngokuthi Imini, kanti ubumnyama wakubiza ngokuthi Ubusuku. Kwase kuba ukuhlwa nokusa usuku lokuqala” (Gen 1:3-5).

Ngosuku Lwesibili, Igunya likaNkulunkulu Lihlela Amanzi, Futhi Lenza Utwa, Bese Kuvela Indawo Yokuphila Kwabantu Okuyisisekelo Kakhulu

Ake sifunde isiqephu sesibili saseBhayibhelini: “Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi, Makube khona umkhathi phakathi kwamanzi, futhi awuhlukanise amanzi kwamanye amanzi. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabe esenza umkhathi, futhi wahlukanisa amanzi ayengaphansi komkhathi emanzini ayengaphezu komkhathi: futhi kwaba njalo..” (Gen 1:6-7)

Ngosuku Lwesine, Izinkathi, Izinsuku, Kanye Neminyaka Yesintu Iyavela Lapho UNkulunkulu Esebenzisa Igunya Lakhe Futhi

Earth and Sun. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

UMdali wasebenzisa amazwi Akhe ukufeza uhlelo Lwakhe, futhi ngale ndlela wedlulisa izinsuku ezintathu zohlelo Lwakhe. Kulezi zinsuku ezintathu, uNkulunkulu akazange abonakale ezikhandla, noma ezikhathaza; esikhundleni salokho, wachitha izinsuku ezintathu ezinhle kakhulu zohlelo Lwakhe, futhi wenza umsebenzi omkhulu kakhulu wokuguqulwa komhlaba kakhulu impela.

Ngaphansi Kwegunya lo Mdali, Zonke Izinto Ziphelelisiwe

Zonke izinto ezidalwe nguNkulunkulu, kuhlanganiswe lezo ezazikwazi ukunyakaza nalezo ezazingakwazi ukunyakaza, njengezinyoni nezinhlanzi, njengemithi nezimbali, futhi kuhlanganiswe nemfuyo, izilokazana, kanye nezilwane zasendle ezenziwa ngosuku lwesithupha—zonke zazizinhle kuNkulunkulu, futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, zonke lezi zinto, ngokuhambisana nohlelo Lwakhe, zazifinyelele esicholweni sokupheleliswa, futhi zazifinyelele emazingeni uNkulunkulu ayefisa ukuwafeza.

30. Kungani uNkulunkulu engasindisi labo abanomsebenzi wemimoya emibi kubo noma labo ababanjwe amadimoni na?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Labo abebekade benesikhathi bephethwe yimimoya emibi (kusukela ekuzalweni) bonke bazokwambulwa manje. Ngizokuxosha! Usakukhumbula engikushilo? Mina—Nkulunkulu ongcwele futhi ongenakungcola—angihlali ethempelini elibi nelingcolile. Labo abebengenwe imimoya emibi bayazazela, futhi angidingi kucacisa. Angikumisanga ngaphambili! UnguSathane omdala, nokho ufuna ukungena embusweni Wami! Ngeke nhlobo!

26. Umuntu angawuthola kanjani umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele uyaguquka usuku nosuku, unyukela phezulu isinyathelo ngasinye; isambulo sakusasa singaphezulu kwesanamuhla, isinyathelo ngesinyathelo sikhuphuka sinyukela phezulu njalo. Unjalo umsebenzi uNkulunkulu aphelelisa ngawo umuntu. Uma umuntu engakwazi ukuhambisana naye, angashiywa emuva noma ngasiphi isikhathi. Uma umuntu engenayo inhliziyo elalelayo, ngeke akwazi ukulandela kuze kube sekugcineni.

25. Uyini umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele? Ubonakala kanjani umsebenzi kaMoya Ongcwele?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele uwuhlobo lomhlahlandlela ohamba phambili nokukhanyiselwa okuhle. Awuvumeli abantu ukuba babe ngovumazonke. Ubanikeza induduzo, ubanikeza ukholo kanye namandla futhi ubenza bafune ukupheleliswa nguNkulunkulu. Uma uMoya oNgcwele esebenza, abantu bayakwazi ukungena ngokucacile; ababona ovumazonke noma abaphoqiwe, kodwa bakubeka ezandleni zabo ukwenza umsebenzi.

24. Uyini umehluko phakathi kwenceku enhle nenceku embi?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Umsebenzi womsebenzi ofanelekile ungayisa abantu endleleni eyiyo futhi ubavumele ukuthi bajule eqinisweni. Umsebenzi awenzayo ungaletha abantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Phezu kwalokho, umsebenzi awenzayo ungahlukahlukana kumuntu nomuntu futhi awucindezelwa yimithetho, evumela abantu ukuthi badedele futhi bakhululeke.

22. Kuyini ukulandela umuntu?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Abanye abantu abajatshuliswa iqiniso, abajatshuliswa nakakhulu ukwahlulelwa. Kunalokho, bajatshuliswa ukuba namandla nengcebo; abantu abanjalo bathathwa njengabathanda ubukhulu. Bafuna ngokukhethekile lawo mahlelo emhlabeni anamagalelo nabefundisi nothisha abavela emakolishi okufundela ubufundisi. Ngaphandle kokwamukela indlela yeqiniso, banokungabaza futhi abakwazi ukuzinikela ngokugcwele.

17. Yini uKristu wamanga? Ubonakala kanjani uKristu wamanga?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Uma umuntu ezibiza ngoNkulunkulu ebe engakwazi ukubonakalisa ubuNkulunkulu bakhe, enza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu Uqobo, akunakungatshazwa ukuthi akasiye uNkulunkulu, ngoba akanawo umongo kaNkulunkulu, futhi lokho uNkulunkulu angakwazi ukukufeza akukho ngaphakathi kuye.