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Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba abanye babemi kwezi zixeko zitshabalalisiweyo zeSodom neGomora bahlala kwiparadesi esemhlabeni?
Okulandelayo kukungcamla kwendlela aphendule ngayo lo Mbuzo:
I-1879-Ewe (wt 1879 06 p.8)
Ngo-1955-Hayi (ngo-1955 04 p. 200)
I-1965-Ewe (wt 1965 08 p.479)
Ngo-1967-Hayi (ngo-1967 07 p. 409)
I-1974-Ewe (ivukile i1974 10 p.20)
Ngo-1988-Hayi (isityhilelo kuvuthondaba p. 273)
I-1988 - Mhlawumbi (kwi-Insight Volume 2, iphe.984)
I-1988-Hayi (iWt 1988 05 p.30-31)
I-1989-Hayi (Ushicilelo lwe-1989 lwe-Live Forever, p.179)
I-2014 -Ingaba (ii-index.I-Insight Volume 2-ukukhanya okwangoku)
Mhlawumbi uqaphela ukuba kwiminyaka emangazayo ye-76 impendulo yaqala yaba ngu 'Ewe'. Ngesiqhelo IMboniselo yayihlala ifundisa ngexesha elininzi lokuba onke amaKristu athembekileyo anethemba lokuphila ezulwini. Umlo wokufundisa esiwubonayo kwinxalenye yokugqibela yenkulungwane ephelileyo uhambelana ngokucacileyo namaNgqina kaYehova ayishiya inyaniso malunga nethemba lethu.
Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ukuba onke amaKristu alungileyo afanelwe kukuphila emhlabeni, akukho ndawo ishiyekileyo kwabo bangendawo baseSodom. Ngaba banaziphi iinceba zokufumana inceba, ukuba sisebenza nzima ukuba ngcwele kwaye samkelekile kuThixo?
Asinakho nokubonisa inceba kwabo basuswe kubudlelane ngenxa yokuba njengamaNgqina kaYehova sicinga ngabo sele befile. Kwaye abamelwane bethu abala iimagazini zeMagazini zamva nje kunokwenzeka ukuba bahle njengabafi, ngaphandle kwithuba elincinci lokuba uYesu abone into entliziyweni yabo esiyiphose ebumfameni.
Kodwa buyisela ukuqonda kwethu kwinyaniso yokuba onke amakholwa anethemba lokuphila ezulwini, nembono yethu ngehlabathi itshintsha:

Kuba wenjenje uThixo ukulithanda kwakhe ihlabathi, ude wancama unyana okuphela kwamzeleyo, ukuze bonke abakholwayo kuye bangatshabalali, koko babe nobomi obungunaphakade. - John 3: 16

Makhe sizihlole kwakhona iZibhalo ukuze silungise indlela esicinga ngayo kwaye sifunde ukuyenza thanda iintshaba zethu njengoko sijonga isihloko seNceba kwiintlanga.

Ukufumana okufaneleyo

Njengoko uYesu wayethumela ishumi elinambini lakhe, wababopha wabayala ukuba bashumayele ukuba 'uBukumkani bamazulu busondele'. Emva kokubalumkisa ukuba bangazibandakanyi kwiidolophu zaseSamariya nakwimimandla yeeNtlanga, wabanika amandla okuphilisa abagulayo, ukuvusa abafileyo nokukhupha iidemon. Ke, amaJuda ebengeva nje amazwi abo, kodwa babeya kubona ubungqina obuphathekayo bokuba ngokwenene babengabaprofeti bakaYehova uThixo.
Namhlanje, inkonzo yethu ayinawo amandla amangalisayo. Khawufane ucinge ukuba singena kwindlu ngendlu siphilise umhlaza nesifo sentliziyo, okanye sivuse naba dead leyo! Ukanti uYesu akazange ayalele abafundi bakhe abalishumi elinambini ukuba benze imisebenzi yamandla emininzi; endaweni yoko babehlola ukuba ngubani na ofanelekayo.

Nanini na xa ningena edolophini okanye kwilali, fumana ukuba ngubani ofanelekileyo apho, hlalani nide nimke. Njengoko ungena endlwini, yibingelele. Ukuba ifanelekile indlu leyo, malube phezu kwayo uxolo lwenu, kodwa ukuba ayifanelekile, uxolo lwenu malubuyele kwakuni. -Mateyu 10: 11-13

Ukulunga kwendlu kuya kudityaniswa nokuba 'babamkele' okanye 'babamamele umyalezo'. Into emangazayo ngala magama kukuba uYesu wayefuna nje isimilo esisiseko sokwamkela undwendwe nokubonisa intlonipho ngokumamela umyalezo.
Kwiminyaka yam yobulungiseleli bexesha elizeleyo kufuneka nditsho ukuba ubukhulu becala, abantu abaninzi abanabukrwada kwaye ukuba banexesha elithile, baya kuyonwabisa incoko. Ewe kunqabile ukuba umntu avume kuyo yonke into endiza kuyithetha, kodwa nantsi umahluko ocacileyo phakathi kwam nabantakwethu benkulungwane yokuqala: Namhlanje, xa umntu ebonisa ukufaneleka ngokumamela, andinako ukupholisa iintlungu zangasemva okanye ukuvusa Umama wabo! Caba ndingazenza ezi ntlobo zemimangaliso? Ndicinga ukuba abo bantu balungileyo bebeya kuma emgceni ukuze bamkele umyalezo wam!
Siyakhawuleza ukugweba abanye ngento yokuba abayamkeli yonke into esiyithethayo njengenyaniso, ngaphandle kokubanika imimangaliso njengobungqina!
Kucacile ukuba sifuna ukulungiswa kwindlela esicinga ngayo.

ESodom naseGomora

Oko uYesu akuthethayo ngeSodom neGomora kuyityhila kakhulu:

Kwaye nabani na ongakwamkeliyo okanye awamamele umyalezo wakho, vuthulula uthuli ezinyaweni zakho xa uphuma kuloo ndlu okanye kuloo dolophu. Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Kuya kuba nokunyamezeleka okomhlaba waseSodom nowaseGomora ngomhla woMgwebo, kunakweso sixeko! -Mateyu 10: 14-15

Qaphela imeko yokugwetywa kuyo yonke idolophu okanye ingingqi: "ukuba nabani na akazukukwamkela okanye amamele umyalezo wakho". Oku kulingana nokuthetha: "ukuba akungomntu omnye uya kukwamkela okanye umamele umyalezo wakho". Ngaba singathi kwinkonzo yethu kuyo nayiphi na idolophu okanye ingingqi, asikaze sifumane mntu osamkelayo okanye osivayo umyalezo wethu?
Ngoku masibuyele emva ngexesha kwaye sisebenzise ingxoxo phakathi kweNkosi yethu no-Abraham kwindinyana yangaphambili:

Kuthekani ukuba ngabantu abangamashumi amahlanu aboyikayo esixekweni? Ngaba uza kuyicoca ngenene kwaye ungayicongi indawo ngenxa yabantu abangamashumi amahlanu abahlonela uThixo abakulo? Makube lee kuwe ukwenza loo nto, ukumbulala umntu okhohlakeleyo, kongendawo, ukubaphatha abalungileyo nabangendawo. Makube lee kuwe! Akayi kwenza umgwebi womhlaba wonke enze okufanelekileyo? Uphendule ke wathi: "Ukuba ndingabafumana eSodom abantu abahlonela uThixo amashumi amahlanu, ndiya kuyishiya yonke loo ndawo ngenxa yabo."

U-Abraham ke wacela ku-Lord ukuba ukuba afumaneke indoda eyi-10 kuphela, isixeko singasindiswa, kwaye kwavunyelwana ngaso. Kodwa ekugqibeleni, inye kuphela intsapho enokufunyanwa, kwaye iingelosi zakhokelela olu sapho kukhuseleko kuba uYehova wayengasoze abulale aboyiki kunye nongendawo.
Ngaba uLote kunye nendlu yakhe bangqinelwa njani? Iinkcukacha ezijikeleze oku zinokusothusa! Kanye njengabapostile babini ababeza kuza ekhayeni, kweza iingelosi ezimbini kwikhaya lakhe.
1. ULote wabamkela

"Nazi iinkosi zam, nceda niphambukele endlwini yomkhonzi wakho. Chitha ubusuku kwaye uhlambe iinyawo. Uya kwandula ke uhambe indlela yakho kusasa. ”- IGenesis 19: 2a

2. Ezi ndwendwe zimbini zenza ummangaliso

Bawabetha ke amadoda abesemnyango wendlu, ethabathela kwenkulu esa komdala, ngobumfama. Amadoda angaphandle azinxibile ezama ukufumana umnyango. -Genesis 19: 11

3. ULote waphulaphula umyalezo wabo

Thelekisa iGenesis 19: 12-14.

4. Ukanti uLote wayengaqinisekanga ngokupheleleyo, kuba wayethandabuza

Xa uLote ethandabuza, la madoda ambamba ngesandla kunye nezomfazi wakhe kunye neentombi zakhe zombini, kuba kaloku wayenomsa kubo. - IGenesis 19: 16a

Ke xa sihlalutya okwenzekileyo apha, uLote wasindiswa ngokusekwe kwizinto ezimbini: wabamkela kwaye wamamela umyalezo wabo. Nangona babengaqinisekanga ngokupheleleyo, iNkosi yabonisa ububele kubo kwaye yagqiba kwelokuba ibasindise.
Ukuba kwakusele amadoda alithoba kuphela njengoLote, uYehova ngewawasindisile wonke umzi ngenxa yawo!
Oku kusifundisa ntoni ngendlela esikujonga ngayo ukushumayela namhlanje? Xa sikhangela kwizigidi ezingakhange zibone namnye umqondiso, ukanti amkele amakholwa ekhayeni lawo aze ngentlonelo awuphulaphula umyalezo, ngaba uThixo wethu onamandla onke akanakubonakalisa uvelwano?
Izixeko zeSodom neGomora kunye needolophu ezikufuphi zichithwe njengomzekelo wabo bahlupheka sisohlwayo somlilo wanaphakade [okanye: intshabalalo]. (Yude 1: 7)
Malunga nezi zixeko, uYesu wenza isothuso esimangalisayo:

Ukuba imimangaliso eyenziweyo phakathi kwakho, ukuba yenzekile eSodom, ngekaqhubeka unanamhla. -Mateyu 11: 23b

UYesu apha utyhila ukuba ubuncinci i-9 ngaphezulu yamadoda iya kuguquka ukuba iSodom ibone ubungqina obufanayo bukaYesu, kwaye sonke isixeko sasingazange sitshatyalaliswe kuloo meko!
I-Kapernahum, iBethsaida kunye neChorazin zazimbi kakhulu kuneSodom, iTire neSidon, kuba ezi dolophu zamaJuda zazibonile imimangaliso kaYesu kwaye aziguqukanga. (UMateyu 11: 20-23) Kwaye kwabo bantu baseSodom abatshatyalalisiweyo kodwa banokuthi baguqukele phantsi kweemeko ezahlukeneyo, kusekho umhla wokugweba. (UMateyu 11: 24)
Malunga neTire neSidon, uYesu wathi:

 Ukuba imimangaliso eyenzeke kuwe yayenziwe eTire naseSidon, ngekwaba aguquke ezirhwexayo nothuthu. - UMateyu 11: 21b

Oku kusizisa kuYona. Xa wayexela abantu baseNineve ukuba uThixo uza kubatshabalalisa ngenxa yobubi babo, isixeko siphela saguquka sambatha ezirhwexayo nothuthu. (NguJona 3: 5-7)

Akuba ke uThixo eyibonile into abayenzayo, ukuba bajike kwindlela yabo embi, uThixo wazisola kwintlekele awayeyithethile uza kuyenza kubo, akaze ayenze. - UYona 3: 10

Xa uYesu eya kuzibonakalisa ngemiqondiso emikhulu ezulwini, zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziya kuzimbambazela zisenza isijwili. (UMateyu 24: 22) Oku kuzisa engqondweni imeko kaJeremia 6: 26:

Ntombi yabantu bam,
bhinqani ezirhwexayo, nizigalele ngothuthu;
Yenzani isijwili ngonyana okuphela kwamzeleyo,
Isililo esikrakra kakhulu.

Siyazi ukuba xa uYesu ebuyile, umgwebo uza kulandela. Kodwa xa efumana abantu besentlungwini enzulu kwaye bezibetha ngesililo, ngezirhwexayo naseluthuthwini, ngokungathandabuzekiyo uya kubonisa inceba kwabaninzi.

Inceba ayifanelekanga

UThixo akanyanzelekanga ukuba axolele. Kwenziwa lubabalo olungasifanelanga kuphela, kwaye ukuxolelwa kwakhe akufuneki kuthathwe lula. Thelekisa amazwi ka-Ezra:

Ndinentloni kakhulu kwaye ndidanile, Thixo wam, ukubuphakamisela kuwe ubuso bam, kuba izono zethu ziphakamile kuneentloko zethu kwaye netyala lethu lifikelele ezulwini. [..] 

Into eyenzekileyo kuthi kungenxa yezenzo zethu ezigwenxa kunye netyala lethu elikhulu, ukanti, Thixo wethu, osihlwaye ngenxa yezono zethu, usinike intsalela enjalo. [..]

Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, ulilungisa. Sishiyiwe nanamhla oku njengentsalela. Silapha phambi kwakho sinetyala, nangona kungekho namnye uya kuma phambi kwakho. - UEzra 9: 6,13,15

Ngaphezu kokwamkela umntakwabo okanye udadewabo ka-Kristu kunye nokumamela umyalezo wabo kufuneka ukuba iindlalifa zobukumkani bamazulu: umntu kufuneka athabathe isibonda sabo sentuthumbo kwaye alandele uKrestu ngokupheleleyo. Kunjengokuba uEzra wakubeka, ukuze sime “phambi koThixo” sifuna ukucocwa kwisono sethu. Oku kunokuza kuphela ngoKristu.
Abo bakholelwe ukuba baya kukhonza kumnquba kaThixo phambi kwetrone neMvana, kwaye banelungelo lokukhokelela kulo naluphi na uguquko nabaguquki kuzo zonke izizwe zomhlaba, bume bukhanye njengeenkwenkwezi ezikhanyisela isibhakabhaka, kumhlophe qhwa iingubo zelineni.
Usikelelekile nina abangazange babone nayiphi na imimangaliso kodwa bakholwa! Bonakalisa uthando nenceba kubantu beentlanga namhlanje, njengoko uBawo wethu wasenzela inceba xa wasamkelayo ukuba ngabantwana bakhe. Masibususe ubuntu bethu obudala kunye nokucinga kwaye sinxibe ingqondo kaKristu njengoko sifunda ukuthanda ilizwe liphela.

Musa ukugweba, ukuze ungagwetywa. Kuba ngomgwebo ovakalisayo uya kugwetywa, kwaye ngomlinganiso oyisebenzisayo uya kulinganiselwa kuwe. - Matthew 7: 1

Yibani nobubele omnye komnye, nibe nemfesane, nixolelane, njengokuba naye uThixo wanixolelayo ekuKristu. - Efese 4: 32

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