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ICEBO LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU | ISIGABA 02

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NGABE LIZOPHUNZEKISWA KANJANI ICEBO LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU?

2.1 INHLOSO

Inhloso yalesi sigaba ukuchaza ukuthi Icala Elikhulu likaNkulunkulu liba ngokoqobo kanjani. Sizobheka Izithembiso ezenziwa uNkulunkulu kubantu bokholo eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezidlule. Sizobheka futhi umbuso kaNkulunkulu neNkosi ethenjiswe nguNkulunkulu, bese sichaza ukuthi kungani lezi zinto ziyizingxenye ezibalulekile zeCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu.

2.2 ISIFINGQO

Sinalesi sigaba sibhekana nendlela kaNkulunkulu yokufeza iCebo Elikhulu. UNkulunkulu usembulele icebo Lakhe kubamadoda nabesifazane bokholo ngezithembiso ezithile ezikhethekile. Lesi sigaba siqala ngokubheka izithembiso ezimbili kulezi ezikhethekile ezenziwa ku-Abrahama noDavide. Lesi sigaba sibe sesigxila esihloko salesi zithembiso, uJesu Kristu nombuso kaNkulunkulu. Ingxoxo iphetha ngokuchaza ukuthi izithembiso, uJesu Kristu, nombuso kunikeza kanjani isixazululo ekufezweni kweCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu.

2.3 INGXOXO

2.3.1 Ngabe uNkulunkulu unalo yini iCebo lokuqinisekisa iCebo Lakhe Elikhulu?

KwiSigaba 1 sifunde ukuthi iCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu ukugcwalisa umhlaba ngenkazimulo Yakhe (isimilo Sakhe). Abantu bayindlela uNkulunkulu angalifeza ngayo leli cebo, kodwa futhi sifunde ukuthi abantu bahlale behluleka ukuphila ngokuvumelana nesimilo sikaNkulunkulu. Ngabe lokho kusho ukuthi icebo aligcwaliseki na? Lokho bekuyoba njalo kuphela uma abantu bekuwubona abaphethe. Ngokubonga, akubona labo — uNkulunkulu uyena ophethe (Daniyeli 4v25) futhi uzimisele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi icebo Lakhe liba ngokoqobo. UNkulunkulu usambulele isixazululo Sakhe ngezithembiso ezithile ezikhethekile ezenziwa eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezidlule kodwa ezinamandla neziyiqiniso nanamuhla. Kusukela ngomzuzu indoda nomfazi bokuqala behluleka ukuphila ngokuvumelana nenhloso yempilo, ngokona ensimini yase-Edeni, uNkulunkulu wamisa icebo elikhethekile lokuqinisekisa iCebo Lakhe Elikhulu. UNkulunkulu walembula leli cebo kubamadoda nabesifazane bokholo ngoxhunge lwezithembiso.

2.3.2 Iyini lezi Zithembiso?

KwiSigaba 1 sifunde ukuthi iCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu ukugcwalisa umhlaba ngenkazimulo Yakhe (isimilo Sakhe). Abantu bayindlela uNkulunkulu angalifeza ngayo leli cebo, kodwa futhi sifunde ukuthi abantu bahlale behluleka ukuphila ngokuvumelana nesimilo sikaNkulunkulu. Ngabe lokho kusho ukuthi icebo aligcwaliseki na? Lokho bekuyoba njalo kuphela uma abantu bekuwubona abaphethe. Ngokubonga, akubona labo — uNkulunkulu uyena ophethe (Daniyeli 4v25) futhi uzimisele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi icebo Lakhe liba ngokoqobo. UNkulunkulu usambulele isixazululo Sakhe ngezithembiso ezithile ezikhethekile ezenziwa eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezidlule kodwa ezinamandla neziyiqiniso nanamuhla. Kusukela ngomzuzu indoda nomfazi bokuqala behluleka ukuphila ngokuvumelana nenhloso yempilo, ngokona ensimini yase-Edeni, uNkulunkulu wamisa icebo elikhethekile lokuqinisekisa iCebo Lakhe Elikhulu. UNkulunkulu walembula leli cebo kubamadoda nabesifazane bokholo ngoxhunge lwezithembiso.


“....lonke izwe olibonayo ngizolinika wena nenzalo yakho kuze kuse phandle..” (Genesise 13v14-17)

Isithembiso somhlaba owumbuso waphakade nokuba uyise wezizwe eziningi:


“Izwe lonke laseKhanani, lapho ugobhoza khona njengesihambi, ngizolinika wena nenzalo yakho emva kwakho ukuba libe ngolwakho lwaphakade.” (Genesise 17v8)

Izithembiso ezenziwa ku-Abrahama zazikhuluma ngomhlaba owumbuso waphakade (ikakhulukazi izwe laseKhanani, i-Israel yanamuhla) ka-Abrahama nabantu abakhulu ababeyoba yinzalo yakhe. Ziphinde zasho ngokukhethekile inzalo lapho abantu besithembiso bezobusiswa ngayo. Izithembiso uNkulunkulu azenza ku-Abrahama zaphindwa nakuSizwe sakhe u-Isaka noJakobe. (Genesise 26v1-5, 28v13-17). Iqoqo lesibili lezithembiso esizozibheka zenziwa kuDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israel.

Isithembiso senzalo eyobusa esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide njengenkosi phakade:


“Ngizovusa inzalo yakho emva kwakho eyovela kuwena, ...futhi ngiyoqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakhe phakade.” (2 uSamuweli 7v12-17)

Phawula igama elithi “inzalo” - Kulesi sithembiso uNkulunkulu utshela uDavide ukuthi omunye wenzalo yakhe (inzalo) uyomisa isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phakade. Lesi sithembiso sisinika enye ingxenye yesixazululo sikaNkulunkulu.

Kungomuso kaNkulunkulu nangomsebenzi kaJesu Kristu, inkosi, lapho uNkulunkulu efeza khona iCebo Lakhe Elikhulu.

2.3.3 Ngabe lezi Zithembiso zisho ukuthini?

Uma sihlanganisa zonke lezi zingxenye ndawonye, sithola ukuthi izithembiso ziphathelene nalokhu okulandelayo:

  1. Isithembiso senzalo (isizukulwane) sika-Abrahama noDavide okuyena oyoba yiNkosi phakade emhlabeni, nalapho kuyovela khona isibusiso.
  2. Isithembiso sokuba nomhlaba okhethekile phakade.
  3. Isithembiso sabantu abaningi abayodla ifa lalo mhlaba phakade.

Ngakho-ke izithembiso ziphathelene nenkosi, umhlaba, nabantu - ngamanye amazwi, uMbuso. Izithembiso zigxile enkosini yalo mbuso noma “enzalweni”. KuGalathiya 3v16, uPawulu usitshela ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyinzalo eyathenjiswa. Ngezithembiso, uNkulunkulu washumayela umbuso noJesu Kristu kubamadoda nabesifazane bokholo. Kungomuso lona nangomsebenzi kaJesu Kristu, inkosi, lapho uNkulunkulu efeza khona iCebo Lakhe Elikhulu.

2.3.4 UJesu Kristu, uMbuso, neCebo Elikhulu

Asihlanganise zonke izingxenye ndawonye ukuze sithole isithombe esiphelele! UJesu Kristu umele isixazululo seCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu. Uyisihluthulelo sokufezeka kwecebo. Izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu zigxile enzalweni eyathenjiswa okuyiyona eyoletha isibusiso kubantu abaningi. UJesu Kristu nguyena kuphela muntu owake wabonakalisa ngokuphelele isimilo sikaNkulunkulu empilweni yakhe. UJohane uchaza uJesu njengonkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.


“Siyibonile inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo yoZelwe yedwa evela kuYise, egcwele umusa neqiniso” (Johane 1v14)

UJesu akazange one - wabonakalisa ngokuphelele isimilo sikaNkulunkulu empilweni yakhe emhlabeni. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu uyisizinda seCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu. Ngokuhlanganyela noJesu kuphela, lapho singabonakalisa khona inkazimulo yaNkulunkulu (Roma 6v3-4).


“Ngibethelwe noKristu; akusamina ophilayo, kodwa uKristu ophila kimi” (Galathiya 2:20)

Ngenkathi uJesu enyukela ezulwini evela emhlabeni, izingelosi zanika abafundi lo mlayezo olandelayo:


“Kungani nime lapha nibheke esibhakabhakeni? Lona uJesu, osusiwe kini akanyiselwa ezulwini, uyobuya ngendlela efanayo naleyo mnikade nimbona eya ngayo ezulwini.” (IzEnzo 1v11)

Umlayezo wabo wawuthi uJesu uyabuya emhlabeni. Kodwa kungani uJesu engathanda ukubuyela kulo mhlaba? Phela, izithembiso zazikhuluma ngombuso waphakade, nokubusa kukaJesu esihlalweni sikaDavide - kanti akukho nakuyedwa kulezi zithembiso osekugcwalisekile (AmaHebheru 11v39).

UJesu manje ungakwesokunene sikaBaba wethu futhi usebenza ezimpilweni zamadoda nabesifazane abasabelayo ekubizweni kwakhe (Efesu 1v17-23). Kodwa futhi uyabuya ngomzimba ukuzomisa umbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni, ukuzobusa njengenkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide. Inhloso yombuso wakusasa kuyoba ukuba uJesu aqedele icebo likaNkulunkulu ngokubumba wonke amadoda nabesifazane babe senkazimulweni nasemilweni kaNkulunkulu (1abaseKorinte 15v22-28). Umbuso uyokhula uze ugcwale umhlaba wonke futhi uNkulunkulu abe yikho konke kubo bonke (Daniyeli 2v34-35).

Khona-ke, ekugcineni, iCebo Elikhulu liyoba ngokoqobo ngoba umhlaba uyogcwala ukwazi inkazimulo kaJEHOVA njengoba amanzi esibekela ulwandle (Habakuki 2v14).

2.3.5 Ngabe unjani umbuso kaNkulunkulu waphakade?

Uthando (1 uJohane 4:15-16). Leli gama lichaza isimilo sikaNkulunkulu, inkazimulo yakhe, nesici esiyisizinda sombuso wakhe. UNkulunkulu uveza uthando lwakhe ngathi, bantwana bakhe. Siba ngumsebenzi wezandla zakhe (Efesu 2:4-10). Wonke amadoda nabesifazane, abadonselwa uJesu ebudlelwano noBaba, bezwa izipho zakhe ezinkulu - uthando, injabulo, nokuthula, nezinye eziningi (Galathiya 5:22-23). Kepha, ngaphezu kwalokhu, uNkulunkulu usitshela okuningi ngezimo ezizoba khona ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaJesu okuzayo emhlabeni. Akubona kuphela amadoda nabesifazane abayoveza isimilo sikaNkulunkulu, njengoba Eqale ehlosile, kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, imiphumela yamandla kaKristu aguqulayo iyoletha indalo entsha yomzimba. UPitru ukhuluma ngakho njenge “mazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha” (2 uPetru 3v13), isikhathi lapho ukubhujiswa nokungcoliswa kwalo mhlaba kuzosuswa khona. Umprofethi u-Isaya usitshela ukuthi ngesikhathi sombuso kaNkulunkulu wakusasa, amahlane ayoqhakaza ngezimbali zama-rose. Umbono wakhe omuhle ku-Isaya 35 uchaza izimo zombuso. Kuzoba isikhathi sokuthula, ukuchuma, nokuzwana (Isaya 35). Kuyoba umbuso ongaphezu kwemicabango yethu emikhulu (1 abaseKorinte 2v9-10). Ngenxa yalezi zizathu - impilo eguqukiwe nethemba lekusasa laphakade - uJesu wanxusa abafundi bakhe ukuba benze umbuso kaNkulunkulu ube yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ezimpilweni zabo (Mathewu 6v33). Ukunxusa okufanayo kusebenza nakuwena namuhla.

2.3.6 Ngabe uJesu uyobuyela nini emhlabeni?

Ngenkathi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ufezeka ngamandla ezimpilweni zabantu abasabela kuJesu (Luka 16:16, Luka 17:20-12), uJesu ukwenza kucace ukuthi isikhathi sokubuyela kwakhe ngomzimba emhlabeni asaziwa muntu (Mathewu 24v36). Nokho iBhayibheli lisinika izibonakaliso ezisitshela ukuthi uMbuso uyeza maduze. Lezi zihlanganisa, Izimpi – Indlala – Ukuzamazama komhlaba - Ukubuyela kuka-Israel ezweni lakubo (Mathewu 24, Luka 21, Marku 13).

2.4 ISIPHETHO

Sifunde ukuthi:

  • Izithembiso zimele isixazululo sikaNkulunkulu ekuhlulekeni komuntu.
  • Izithembiso ziphathelene noJesu Kristu noMbuso kaNkulunkulu.
  • UJesu Kristu nguyena kuphela muntu owabonakalisa ngokuphelele inkazimulo sikaNkulunkulu - uyisihluthulelo seCebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu.
  • UJesu uyabuya ukuzobusa emhlabeni njengenkosi.
  • UMbuso noJesu bayindlela iCebo Elikhulu elifezwa ngayo.
  • Lapho uJesu ebusa emhlabeni uyovuselela ngokuphelele izimpilo zabantu nomhlaba.

NGABE LIZOPHUNZEKISWA KANJANI ICEBO LIKANKULUNKULU ELIKHULU?
ICebo likaNkulunkulu Elikhulu lizofezwa ngoJesu nombuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.

English

God's Master Plan

SECTION 00

Introduction

The need for a guide
The words which John quoted from the bible troubled him. He remembered the words 'for the living know that they will die' but he couldn't remember the rest of the verse. He had a little data time on his phone, so he Googled the words and found that they came from Ecclesiastes 9:5. The words came up on his phone: 'for the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten' 3. The words were easy to understand, but what was he to do with them? He would have to change his whole way of thinking. What would Zethu think? What would her family think? What would his people think? Sipho suddenly awoke to the sound of the family getting ready for the new day, he looked at his watch, it was nearly 5.30am! He would be late for work ... kissing Zethu and the kids goodbye, he rushed out of the house and ran all the way to the bus stop. He managed to scramble onto the bus just as it was pulling away.

THE LONGEST DAY
He saw John at the back of the bus. But as there were no seats he had to stand in the isle - all the way to town! It was the longest trip ever. He was tired, he was irritated ... and what was worse is that he wanted so desperately to speak to John, but couldn't. That afternoon after work, he waited at the bus rank in town for John. As a friend he wanted to tell him face-to-face that he no longer wanted him to talk to him about the Bible. He could not betray who he was. He was born an African, and he would remain an African. Never mind what the bible said, he would continue to worship and pray to his ancestors. Even if John did not understand his feelings, God would! It was dark and the bus station was teaming with people trying to get home from the busy day at work. In the distance, through the hazy crowd he saw John coming towards him. Just then he heard the sounds of gun shots. Bullets were flying all over the place. People were screaming and rushing for cover. Sipho froze. He couldn't seem to move. Everything in his world seemed to be happening in slow motion. The sounds of the screaming started to fade. The street lights and head lights began to swirl. Slowly he lost consciousness as a single bullet ripped through his lungs. The last thing he felt was his body crumpling and his head hitting the cold pavement.

Suddenly Sipho's world went completely dark. By the time the air had cleared, and a sense of street normality began to take shape. John ran over to Sipho. He tried desperately to revive his friend. He held his body tight against his as he cried to God for help. But it was too late. Sipho was dead. For Sipho, it was too late to learn about the great God of the universe, the God of all creation. The God and Father of Jesus Christ. The God that gives life and breath to every living creature. The God that gives life. The God that takes life.

“Jehovah kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up” 10.

There is hope beyond the grave for all those who follow the teachings of Jesus - “in spirit and in truth”11..

We are thankful that you have the chosen to learn more about God's plan for you.

Welcome to God's Master Plan!

Bible References:
1. Psalm 49:20 2. Psalm 46:3-4 3. Ecclesiastes 9:5 4. John 3:13 5. Acts 2:34 6. Psal 2:6 7. Revelation 9:20 8. Hebrews 10:12 9. Acts 8:12 10. 1 Samuel 2:6 11. John 4:24

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