UJesu Udla Isinkwa Futhi Uchaza Imibhalo Emva Kokuvuka Kwakhe

(Luka 24:30-32) Kwathi ehleli nabo esidlweni, wathatha isinkwa, wathandaza wasibonga, wase esihlephula, wabanika. Futhi amehlo abo avuleka, base bemazi; wayesenyamalala kubona. Base bethi omunye komunye, Izinhliziyo zethu bezingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu, ngenkathi ekhuluma kithi endleleni, nalapho esicacisela imibhalo na?

(Luka 24:36-43) Futhi besakhuluma lokho, uJesu wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo, Ukuthula makube kini. Kepha bashaywa uvalo futhi besaba, bethi babona isipoki. Waye sethi kubo, Kungani nikhathazeka na? futhi kungani kuvela imicabango ezinhliziyweni zenu na? Bhekani izandla nezinyawo zami, ukuthi imina uqobo: ngithinteni, nibone, ngokuba isipoki asinayo inyama namathambo, njengoba ningibona mina nginakho. Futhi lapho esekushilo lokho, wababonisa izandlakane nezinyawo zakhe.

Inani Elaphilwa UJobe Phakathi Nesikhathi Sakhe

UJobe Ngemva Kwezilingo Zakhe

(UJobe 42:7-9) Futhi kwaba kanjalo, ngemva kokuba uJehova eskhulume lawo mazwi kuJobe, ujehova yathi ku-Elifazi umThemani, Intukuthelo yami ibaselwe wena, nabangani bakho ababili: ngokuba anikhulumanga okuhle ngami, njengoba inceku yami uJobe yenzile. Ngalokho thathani manje izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa, futhi niye encekwini yami uJobe, futhi nizinikelele ngazo zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa; uJobe inceku yami uyonithandazela: ngokuba ngaye ngizovuma: angiyukwenza kini njengobuwula benu, njengoba ningakhulumanga okulungileyo ngami, njengenceku yami uJobe. Ngakho u-Elifazi umThemani noBhilidadi umShuhi noSofari umNahama, futhi benza njengokuyalwa uJehova: uJehova wamamukela noJobe.

Isexwayiso sikaNkulunkulu Sifinyelela kuBantu BaseNineve

(Jona 1:1-2) Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona indodana ka-Amithayi, lathi: Suka uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, umemeze phezu kwalo, ngokuba ububi balo benyukele ebusweni bami.

(Jona 3) Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJona ngokwesibili, lathi: Suka uye eNineve, umuzi omkhulu, umemezele kulo isimemezelo esikhulu engasikhuluma kuwe. Wayesesuka uJona, waya eNineve njengezwi likaJehova. INineve lalingumuzi omkhulu kakhulu, uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu. UJona waqala ukungena emzini, uhambo lo suku lwaba lunye, wamemeza wathi: Kusezakuba yizinsuku ezingamashumi amane, bese lichithwa iNineve.

UNkulunkulu uyakubona ukuPhenduka Kweqiniso Ekujuleni Kwezinhliziyo zabantu baseNineve

UMahluko Omkhulu phakathi Kokuphendula kwabantu baseNineve nabaseSodoma Esixwayisweni sikaNkulunkulu uJehova

Kuchaza ukuthini ukuchithwa? Ngendlela eyayivamile, kuchaza ukuthi ukunyamalala. Kodwa kanjani? Ubani owayengenza umuzi wonke unyamalale? Kungeke kwenzeke ukuba umuntu enze into enjalo, empeleni. Laba bantu babengezona iziwula; bathi bangasizwa lesi simemezelo, baqonda. Bazi ukuthi sasivele kuNkulunkulu; babazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wabe ezokwenza umsebenzi Wakhe; bazi ukuthi ukukhohlakala kwabo kwase kuvuse ulaka lukaNkulunkulu uJehova futhi kwaletha intukuthelo Yakhe phezu kwabo, ngendlela yokuthi maduzane nje, base bezobhujiswa kanye nomuzi wabo.

Uma uKholo Lwakho Kuye Luyiqiniso, Uzovama Ukuthola Ukunakekelwa Nguye

Ukuguquka kukaNkulunkulu ngezinhloso aye nazo ngabantu baseNineve, akuna bungqikangqikaza noma ukudideka. Kepha, kwakungukuguquka kusuka entukuthelweni emsulwa kuya ekubekezeleleni okumsulwa. Lokhu ukwembulwa kwangempela kobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu akabi mangqikangqika noma angabaze ezenzweni Zakhe; izimiso kanye nezinhloso ezingemuva kwezenzo Zakhe zicacile futhi zisobala, zimsulwa futhi azinasici, azinamaqhinga noma amacebo ahlangene phakathi. Ngamanye amazwi, ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu abunabumnyama noma ububi.

Isimo Esilungile soMdali Singokoqobo futhi Sicacil

Isihe nokubekezelela kukaNkulunkulu akuyona Imvelakancane—Ukuphenduka kweqiniso Komuntu kuyimvelakancane

Akukhathaliseki ukuthi uNkulunkulu wabe ebathukuthelele kangakanani abantu baseNineve, kwathi bangamemezela ukuzila futhi bembatha indwangu yamasaka nomlotha, inhliziyo Yakhe yathamba kancane kancane, futhi waqala ukushintsha inhliziyo Yakhe. Ngesikhathi ememezela kubo ukuthi Wayezowubhubhisa umuzi wabo—umzuzwana ngaphambi kokuvuma nokuphenduka kwabo ezonweni zabo—uNkulunkulu wayesabathukuthelele.

Imizwa yoMdali eQotho ngeSintu

Abantu bavame ukuthi akuyona into elula ukwazi uNkulunkulu, kepha, ngithi ukwazi uNkulunkulu akuyona into enzima neze, ngoba uNkulunkulu, njalo uyavumela umuntu ukuthi azibone izenzo Zakhe. UNkulunkulu akakaze ayeke ingxoxo Yakhe nesintu; Akakaze azifihle kumuntu, futhi akakaze Acashe. Imicabango Yakhe, imibono Yakhe, amazwi Akhe kanye nezenzo Zakhe ziveziwe zonke esintwini. Ngakho, inqobo nje uma umuntu efisa ukwazi uNkulunkulu, angakwazi ukumqonda nokumazi ngezindlela eziningi futhi ezinhlobonhlobo.

UMdali uVeza Imizwa Yakhe Yeqiniso ngeSintu

Le ngxoxo phakathi kukaNkulunkulu uJehova noJona ngaphandle kokungabaza, ingukubonakaliswa kwemizwa yeqiniso yoMdali ngesintu. Ngasengxenye, yazisa abantu ngokuqonda koMdali kwayo yonke imvelo engaphansi komyalo Wakhe; njengoba uNkulunkulu uJehova wathi, “mina-ke bengingayikulihawukela iNineve, umuzi omkhulu, okukuwo abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili abangakwazi ukwahlukanisa isandla sokunene nesokhohlo; kanye nezinkomo eziningi na?” Ngamanye amazwi, ukuqonda kwaNkulunkulu ngeNineve kwakungakhi phezulu.

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.

Inkohlakalo YeSodoma Okuthukuthelisayo Kumuntu, Okuvusa Ulaka KuNkulunkulu

Okokuqala, ake sibheke izindima eziningi zemiBhalo ezichaza “Ukubhubhiswa kweSodoma nguNkulunkulu.”

(UGenesise 19:1-11) Kwase kufika izingelosi ezimbili eSodoma sekuhwalele; uLoti yena wayehleli esangweni laseSodoma: wathi uLoti ezibona wasukuma ukuba azihlangabeze; wayesekhothama emhlabathini ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi; futhi wathi, bhekani manje, makhosi ami, ake nichezuke, ningene endlini yenceku yenu, nichithe ubusuku bonke, futhi nihlanze izinyawo zenu, bese nivuka ekuseni, nihambe izindlela zenu.

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?

UNkulunkulu Uyalela U-Abrahama Ukuba Anikele Ngo-Isaka

Ngokunika u-Abrahama indodana, amazwi uNkulunkulu ayewakhulume ku-Abrahama agcwaliseka. Lokho akusho ukuthi icebo likaNkulunkulu laphelela lapha; ngokuphambene, icebo elimangalisayo likaNkulunkulu lokuqondisa nensindiso yesintu kwakusanda kuqala, futhi isibusiso Sakhe sendodana asinika u-Abrahama sasiyisiqalo sawo wonke umsebenzi Wakhe wecebo lokuqondisa. Ngaleso sikhathi, ubani owayazi ukuthi impi kaNkulunkulu noSathane yayisanda kuqala ngesikhathi u-Abrahama enikela ngo-Isaka?

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 Uhlose Ukubhubhisa Izwe NgoZamcolo, Uyala UNowa Ukuba Akhe Umkhumbi

(UGenesise 6:9-14) Lezi izizukulwane zikaNowa: UNowa wayengumuntu olungile nongasoleki esizukulwaneni sakhe, futhi uNowa wayehamba noNkulunkulu. Futhi uNowa wazala amadodana amathathu, uShemi, uHamu noJafete. Umhlaba wase wonakele phambi kukaNkulunkulu, umhlaba wawugcwele ububi. UNkulunkulu wawubuka umhlaba, wawubona futhi, ukuthi wonakele; ngokuba yonke inyama yayonakalisile indlela yayo emhlabeni.

Izibusiso UNkulunkulu Azipha UNowa Ngemva KukaZamcolo

Izibusiso UNkulunkulu Azipha UNowa Ngemva KukaZamcolo

(UGenesise 9:1-6) Futhi uNkulunkulu wambusisa uNowa kanye namadodana akhe, futhi wathi kubo, Zalani, bese nanda, futhi nigcwale umhlaba. Futhi uvalo nokwesaba kwenu kuzakuba phezu kwezilwane zonke zomhlaba, naphezu kwazo zonke izinyoni zezulu, naphezu kwakho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, naphezu kwazo zonke izinhlanzi zolwandle; kunikezelwe ezandleni zenu.

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.