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Kungenzeka yini kube khona izakhamuzi ezithile emadolobheni acekelwa phansi eSodoma naseGomora emhlabeni oyipharadesi?
Okulandelayo ukunambitha kwendlela uNqabayokulinda awuphendula ngayo lo mbuzo:
I-1879 - Yebo (wt 1879 06 p.8)
1955 - Cha (wt 1955 04 ikhasi 200)
I-1965 - Yebo (wt 1965 08 p.479)
1967 - Cha (wt 1967 07 ikhasi 409)
I-1974 - Yebo (uphaphile 1974 10 p.20)
1988 - Cha (umvuthwandaba wesambulo k. 273)
I-1988 - Mhlawumbe (Insight Vol 2, p.984)
I-1988 - Cha (wt 1988 05 p.30-31)
I-1989 - Cha (I-1989 edition ye-Live Forever, p.179)
I-2014 - Mhlawumbe (izinkomba zeWeb.Press index Insight Volume 2 - ukukhanya kwamanje)
Mhlawumbe uyabona ukuthi iminyaka emangazayo ye-76 impendulo ekuqaleni yayingu-'Yebo '. Ngaleso sikhathi INqabayokulinda yayivame ukufundisa ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuthi wonke amaKristu athembekile anethemba lokuphila ezulwini. Umzabalazo wezimfundiso esiwubonayo engxenyeni yokugcina yekhulu leminyaka eledlule uhlobene ngokusobala noFakazi BakaJehova belahla iqiniso ngethemba lethu.
Ngemuva kwakho konke, uma wonke amaKhristu amahle efanela ukuhlala emhlabeni, ayikho indawo esele yalawo maSodoma amabi. Ngabe yini inzuzo abanayo yokuthola isihe, uma sisebenza kanzima kangaka ukuba ngcwele futhi samukeleka kuNkulunkulu?
Ngeke futhi sikwazi ukubonisa isihe kulabo abasusiwe ngoba njengoFakazi BakaJehova sibacabanga njengabafi. Futhi omakhelwane bethu abenqabile omagazini be-Nqabayokulinda muva nje kungenzeka ukuthi bafana nabafile, ngaphandle kwaleli thuba elincane lokuthi uJesu ubona okuthile ezinhliziyweni zabo esikuphuthele ebumnyameni bethu.
Kepha buyisela ukuqonda kwethu eqinisweni lokuthi wonke amaKhristu anethemba lasezulwini, nangembono wethu ngezwe uyashintsha:

Ngoba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuthi yilowo nalowo okholwa kuyo angabhubhi kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade. - John 3: 16

Ake sihlole kabusha iMibhalo ukuze silungise ukucabanga kwethu futhi sifunde ukukwenza thanda izitha zethu njengoba sibheka isihloko sesihe Kwabezizwe.

Ukuthola okufanelekile

Ngenkathi uJesu ethumela abayishumi nambili bakhe, wababopha wabayala ukuthi bashumayele ukuthi 'umbuso wezulu ususondele'. Ngemuva kwekutsi abecwayise kutsi bangangeni etindzaweni taseSamariya kanye netifundza tabeZizwe, wabaniketa emandla ekuphiliseni labagulako, kuvusa labafile kanye nekukhipha emadimoni. Ngakho-ke, amaJuda abengezwa nje kuphela amazwi abo, kodwa babezobona ubufakazi obuphathekayo bokuthi ngempela bangabaprofethi bakaJehova uNkulunkulu.
Namuhla, inkonzo yethu ayinawo amandla amangalisayo anjalo. Cabanga nje ukuthi singahamba yini umnyango nomuzi siphulukise umdlavuza nesifo senhliziyo, noma sivuse abafileyo! Kodwa uJesu akazange ayale abayishumi nambili bakhe ukuthi benze imisebenzi yamandla enkulu; esikhundleni salokho babezohlola ukuthi ngubani ofanele:

Uma ungena edolobheni noma edolobhaneni, thola ukuthi ngubani ofanele lapho futhi uhlale nabo uze uhambe. Lapho ungena endlini, ibingelele. Futhi uma indlu ifanele, ukuthula kwenu makuze phezu kwayo, kodwa uma kungafanele, ukuthula kwenu makubuyele kini. - UMathewu 10: 11-13

Ukufaneleka kwendlu kuzoxhunyaniswa ekutheni 'bayabemukela' noma 'balalele umlayezo'. Okumangazayo ngala magama ukuthi uJesu wamane nje edinga isisekelo somuntu sokwamukela isivakashi futhi akhombise inhlonipho ngokulalela umyalezo.
Eminyakeni yami yenkonzo egcwele ngifanele ukusho ukuthi, iningi, abantu abaningi abananhlamba futhi uma benesikhathi esithile, bazojabulisa ingxoxo. Vele akuvamile ukuthi umuntu avumelane nakho konke engizokusho, kepha nangu umehluko ocacile phakathi kwami ​​nabafowethu bekhulu lokuqala: Namuhla, lapho umuntu ekhombisa ukufaneleka ngokulalela, angikwazi ukupholisa izinhlungu zakhe zomhlane noma ukuvusa umama wabo! Ake sithi ngingenza lezi zinhlobo zezimangaliso? Ngicabanga ukuthi labo bantu abalungile bazoma emgqeni ukwamukela umyalezo wami!
Siyashesha ukwahlulela abanye ngokumane bangamukeli konke esikushoyo njengeqiniso, noma singabanikeli izimangaliso njengobufakazi!
Kuyacaca ukuthi sidinga ukulungiswa ekucabangeni kwethu.

ISodoma neGomora

Lokho uJesu akushoyo ngeSodoma neGomora kwembula kakhulu:

Futhi uma umuntu engeke akwamukele noma alalele umlayezo wakho, nyakazisa uthuli ezinyaweni zakho njengoba uphuma kuleyo ndlu noma kulelo dolobhana. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kuyakuba ngcono ezweni laseSodoma naseGomora ngoSuku Lokwahlulela kunakulowo muzi! - UMathewu 10: 14-15

Bheka isimo sokwahlulela kulo lonke idolobha noma isifunda: “uma umuntu engeke akwamukele noma alalele umyalezo wakho”. Lokhu kufana nokusho ukuthi: "uma kungeyena umuntu oyedwa uzokwamukela noma ulalele umyalezo wakho". Singasho yini ukuthi enkonzweni yethu kunoma yiliphi idolobha noma isifunda, asikaze sithole umuntu owemukela noma ozwa umyalezo wethu?
Manje ake sibuyele emuva ngesikhathi bese sisebenzisa ingxoxo phakathi kweNkosi yethu no-Abrahama kwindima edlule:

Kuthiwani uma kunabantu abangamashumi amahlanu abesaba uNkulunkulu edolobheni? Ngabe uzosula ngempela futhi ungagadli indawo ngenxa yabantu abangamashumi amahlanu abesaba uNkulunkulu abakulo? Makube kude kuwe ukwenza into enjalo - ukubulala owesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nomubi, uphathe abesaba uNkulunkulu nababi ngokufanayo. Akube kude nawe! Ngeke yini umahluleli womhlaba wonke enze okulungile? Ngakho-ke iNkosi yaphendula, "Uma ngithola edolobheni laseSodoma abantu abamesabayo abangamashumi ayisihlanu, ngiyakusindisa yonke indawo ngenxa yabo." - UGenesise 18: 24-26

U-Abrahama wabe esencenga iNkosi ukuthi uma kungatholakala indoda eyi-10 kuphela, lo muzi ungasindiswa, kwavunyelwana ngakho. Kepha ekugcineni, umndeni owodwa kuphela owatholakala, futhi izingelosi zahola lo mndeni ngokuphephile ngoba uJehova wayengeke abulale abesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nababi.
Ngabe uLoti nomndeni wakhe bafakazelwa kanjani? Imininingwane ezungeze lokhu ingamangaza! Njengabaphostoli ababili abebezofika ekhaya, kwafika izingelosi ezimbili ekhaya lakhe.
1. ULoti wabamukela

"Lapha, makhosi ami, ngicela uphambukele endlini yenceku yakho. Chitha ubusuku ugeze izinyawo zakho. Ngemuva kwalokho uzobe usendleleni ekuseni. ”- UGenesise 19: 2a

2. Lezi zivakashi ezimbili zenza isimangaliso

Ngemuva kwalokho beshaya amadoda ayesemnyango wendlu, kusukela komncane kuya komdala, ngobumpumputhe. Amadoda angaphandle azigqokile azama ukuthola umnyango. - UGenesise 19: 11

3. ULoti ulalele umyalezo wabo

Qhathanisa noGenesise 19: 12-14.

4. Noma kunjalo uLoti wayengaqinisekile ngokugcwele, ngoba wayengabaza

Lapho uLoti enqikaza, la madoda ambamba ngesandla nezandla zomkakhe namadodakazi akhe amabili ngoba iNkosi yaba nesihawu kubo. - UGenesise 19: 16a

Ngakho-ke lapho sihlaziya okwenzeka lapha, uLoti wasindiswa ngokusekelwe ezintweni ezimbili: wabemukela futhi belalela umyalezo wabo. Yize bengaqinisekanga ngokuphelele, iNkosi ikhombise ububele kubo futhi yanquma ukubasindisa.
Ukube kwakukhona amadoda ayisishiyagalolunye kuphela njengoLoti, uJehova ngabe awasindisa wonke lo muzi ngenxa yawo!
Lokhu kusifundisani mayelana nokuthi siwubheka kanjani umsebenzi wokushumayela namuhla? Ngokukholwa kwezigidi ezingazange zibone yisiphi isimangaliso, kepha semukele amaKristu ekhaya lawo futhi zilalela ngenhlonipho umyalezo, uNkulunkulu wethu onamandla onke angakhombisi ububele?
Amadolobha eSodoma naseGomora namadolobhana asondelene nawo acekelwa phansi njengesibonelo salabo abathola isijeziso somlilo waphakade [noma: ukubhujiswa]. (UJude 1: 7)
Mayelana nalemizi, uJesu wenza isambulo esimangazayo:

Ngoba uma izimangaliso ezenziwa phakathi kwenu zazenziwe eSodoma, ngabe zelokhu zenzeka nanamuhla. - UMathewu 11: 23b

UJesu lapha wembula ukuthi okungenani amadoda amaningi e-9 ayengaphenduka uma iSodoma ibone izimangaliso ezifanayo zikaJesu, futhi wonke umuzi ubungeke ubhujiswe kuleso simo!
IKapernawume, iBethsaida neChorazin zazimbi kakhulu kuneSodoma, iTire neSidoni, ngoba le mizi yamaJuda yayizibonele izimangaliso zikaJesu futhi ayiphendukanga. (UMathewu 11: 20-23) Futhi kulabo bantu baseSodoma ababhujisiwe kodwa okungenzeka baphenduka ngaphansi kwezimo ezahlukahlukene, lukhona usuku oluzayo lokwahlulela. (UMathewu 11: 24)
Mayelana neTire neSidoni, uJesu wathi:

 Ukube izimangaliso ezenziwa kuwe zazenziwe eTire naseSidoni, ngabe zaphenduka kudala ngendwangu yamasaka nasemlotheni. - UMathewu 11: 21b

Lokhu kusiletha kuJona. Lapho ememezela kubantu baseNineve ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzobabhubhisa ngenxa yobubi babo, idolobha lonke laphenduka indwangu yamasaka nomlotha. (UJona 3: 5-7)

Lapho uNkulunkulu ebona abakwenzile, ukuthi baphenduka kanjani endleleni yabo embi, uNkulunkulu wayisola le nhlekelele ayethe uzoyenza kubo, futhi akakwenzanga. - UJona 3: 10

Lapho uJesu ezozibonakalisa ngezibonakaliso ezinkulu ezulwini, zonke izizwe zomhlaba ziyozishaya zilile. (UMathewu 24: 22) Lokhu kusikhumbuza isimo sikaJeremia 6: 26:

Ndodakazi yabantu bami,
gqoka indwangu yamasaka, ugoqe ngomlotha;
khalela indodana ezelwe yodwa,
Isililo esibuhlungu kakhulu.

Siyazi ukuthi lapho uJesu ebuya, kuzolandela isahlulelo. Kodwa lapho ethola abantu belila kakhulu futhi bezishaya ngesililo, ngendwangu yesaka nangomlotha, ngokungangabazeki uyobonisa isihe kwabaningi.

Isihe asifanelwe

UNkulunkulu akabophekile ukuthethelela. Kwenziwa ngomusa ongafanelwe wedwa, futhi ukuthethelelwa kwakhe akufanele kuthathwe kalula. Qhathanisa amazwi ka-Ezra:

Nginamahloni kakhulu futhi ngidumele, Nkulunkulu wami, ukuphakamisela ubuso bami kuwe, ngoba izono zethu ziphakeme kunamakhanda ethu futhi necala lethu selifikile ezulwini. [..] 

Okwenzekile kithi kungumphumela wezenzo zethu ezimbi necala lethu elikhulu, kanti nokho, Nkulunkulu wethu, usijezisile ngaphansi kwezono zethu ezazisifanele futhi usinike insali enjengale. [..]

Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ulungile! Sishiywe kulolu suku njengensali. Silapha phambi kwakho sinecala lethu, kepha ngenxa yawo akekho noyedwa kithi ongema phambi kwakho. - U-Ezra 9: 6,13,15

Ngaphezu kokwamukela umfowethu noma udadewabo kaKristu futhi elalele umyalezo wabo kuyadingeka ukuze babe izindlalifa zombuso wezulu: umuntu kufanele athathe isigxobo sakhe sokuhlushwa alandele uKristu ngokuphelele. Njengoba u-Ezra abeka, ukuze sime “ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu” sidinga ukuhlanzwa ezonweni zethu. Lokhu kungavela ngoKristu kuphela.
Labo abakholelwa ukuthi bazokhonza etabernakele likaNkulunkulu phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi neWundlu, futhi babe nelungelo lokuqondisa noma yibaphi abavukile abaguqukayo kanye nazo zonke izinhlanga zomhlaba bawenze ngokulunga, kukhanya ngokukhanya njengezinkanyezi ezikhanyisa isibhakabhaka, kubamhlophe bazo izambatho zelineni.
Ubusisiwe wena abangabonanga zimangaliso kepha bakholwa! Khombisa uthando nesihe kubantu bezizwe namuhla, njengoba uBaba wethu asibonise isihe kithi lapho asamukela njengabantwana bakhe. Masilahle ubuntu bethu obudala nokucabanga kwethu futhi sigqoke izingqondo zikaKristu njengoba sifunda ukuthanda umhlaba wonke.

Ungahluleli, ukuze wahlulelwe. Ngoba ngesahlulelo esishoyo ukuthi uzakwahlulelwa, futhi ngesilinganiso osisebenzisayo uzolinganiswa nawe. - UMathewu 7: 1

Yibani nomusa komunye nomunye, ngenhliziyo emnene, nithethelelane, njengoba uNkulunkulu ekuthethelele kuKristu. - Abe-Efesu 4: 32

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