“Ngizakubeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe; Yona iyokulimaza ekhanda wena uyoyilimaza esithendeni. ” (IGe 3: 15 I-NASB)

In the isihloko esandulele, sixoxe ngendlela u-Adamu no-Eva ababusaphaza ngayo ubuhlobo babo obukhethekile bomndeni noNkulunkulu. Zonke izinto ezihlasimulisayo nezinhlekelele zomlando wesintu zigeleza zisuke kulokho kulahlekelwa okukodwa. Ngakho-ke, kulandela ukuthi ukubuyiselwa kwalobo budlelwano okusho ukubuyisana noNkulunkulu njengoBaba kuyinsindiso yethu. Uma konke okubi kugeleza kusuka ekulahlekelweni kwayo, kunakho konke okuhle kuzovela ekubuyiselweni kwayo. Uma sibeka ngamagama alula, siyasindiswa lapho siphinda siba yingxenye yomndeni kaNkulunkulu, lapho siphinde sikwazi ukubiza uJehova, uBaba. (I-Ro 8: 15) Ukuze lokhu kufezeke, akudingeki ukuthi silinde izehlakalo eziguqula umhlaba, njengempi yosuku olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke, i-Armagedoni. Insindiso ingenzeka kumuntu ngamunye noma ngasiphi isikhathi. Eqinisweni, sekwenzekile izikhathi ezingenakubalwa kusukela ezinsukwini zikaKristu. (I-Ro 3: 30-31; 4:5; 5:1, I-9; 6: 7-11)

Kepha siya phambili kunathi.

Ake sibuyele ekuqaleni, esikhathini lapho u-Adamu no-Eva baphonswa ngaphandle kwensimu uBaba wabo ayebalungiselele yona. UJehova wabakhipha njengefa. Ngokomthetho, babengewona umndeni, bengenalo ilungelo lezinto zikaNkulunkulu, okubandakanya nokuphila okuphakade. Babefuna ukuzibusa. Bazitholela ukuzibusa. Babeyizingcweti zokudalelwa kwabo — onkulunkulu, bezinqumela okuhle nokubi. (IGe 3: 22) Yize abazali bethu bokuqala babengasho ukuthi bangabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngenxa yendalo yabo ngaYe, ngokomthetho, basebeyizintandane manje. Ngakho inzalo yabo yayiyozalwa ngaphandle komndeni kaNkulunkulu.

Ingabe inzalo engenakubalwa ka-Adamu no-Eva yayidalelwe ukuba iphile futhi ife esonweni ingenathemba? UJehova akanakushintsha izwi lakhe. Angeke wephula owakhe umthetho. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izwi lakhe ngeke lehluleke. Uma abantu abonayo kufanele bafe — futhi sonke sizalelwe esonweni njengo Roma 5: 12 ithi — kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi injongo kaJehova engenakuguqulwa yokugcwalisa umhlaba nezingane zakhe kusukela ezinkalweni zika-Adam? (IGe 1: 28) UNkulunkulu onothando angabahlulela kanjani abangenacala ukufa? Yebo, siyizoni, kepha asikhethanga ukuba njalo, njengoba nengane ezalwa ngumama oyisidakamizwa ingakhethi ukuthi izalwe iyisigqila sezidakamizwa.

Okunezela ekuxakekeni kwale nkinga impikiswano eyinhloko yokungcweliswa kwegama likaNkulunkulu. UDeveli (Gr. diabolos, okusho ukuthi “umnyundeli”) lase lingcolisile igama likaNkulunkulu. Abantu abangenakubalwa bazophinde bahlambalaze uNkulunkulu kuyo yonke le minyaka, bamsola ngakho konke ukuhlupheka nokwesabeka kokuphila komuntu. UNkulunkulu onothando wayezoyixazulula kanjani leyo mpikiswano futhi angcwelise igama lakhe?

Izingelosi zazibheke njengoba yonke le micimbi yase-Edene yenzeka. Ngenkathi yenziwe iphakeme kunabantu, ngezinga elincane kuphela. (I-Ps 8: 5Banobuhlakani obukhulu, ngokungangabazeki, kodwa akukho lutho olwanele ukuqaqa — ikakhulukazi ngaleso sikhathi sokuqala — imfihlakalo yekhambi likaNkulunkulu lalenkinga ebonakala ingenakulungiseka futhi enobudemoni. Ukukholelwa kwabo kuYise osezulwini kuphela obekuzobaqinisekisa ukuthi uzothola indlela — okuyinto ayenza, futhi ngaso leso sikhathi, yize ekhethe ukugcina imininingwane ifihliwe kulokho okwabizwa ngokuthi “Imfihlo Engcwele”. (UMnu 4: 11 NWT) Cabanga imfihlakalo ukuthi isisombululo saso sizovela kancane kancane emakhulwini eminyaka nangezinkulungwane zesikhathi. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, futhi singamangala nje ngakho.

Okuningi sekuveziwe ngemfihlakalo yensindiso yethu, kepha njengoba sifunda lokhu, kufanele siqaphele ukuthi singavumeli ukuziqhenya kugqamise ukuqonda kwethu. Abaningi baba yizisulu zalo maye wesintu, bekholelwa ukuthi konke sekucacile. Kuyiqiniso, ngenxa yokubheka emuva kanye nesambulo esisinikezwe nguJesu, manje sesinombono ogcwele ngokwengeziwe wokufezeka kwenjongo kaNkulunkulu, kepha namanje asikwazi konke. Ngisho nalapho ukubhala kweBhayibheli sekuzophela, izingelosi ezulwini bezisalokhu zibuka imfihlakalo yesihe sikaNkulunkulu. (I-1Pe 1: 12) Izinkolo eziningi ziwele ogibeni lokucabanga ukuthi konke sekufeziwe, okudale ukuthi izigidi zidukiswe ngethemba lamanga nokwesaba okungamanga, zombili lezi zinto ezisasetshenziswa manje ukwenza ukuthambekela kokulalela imiyalo yabantu ngokungaboni.

Imbewu Iyavela

Umbhalo oyisihloko wale ndatshana uthi UGenesise 3: 15.

“Ngizakubeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe; Yona iyokulimaza ekhanda wena uyoyilimaza esithendeni. ” (IGe 3: 15 I-NASB)

Lesi yisiprofetho sokuqala esilotshwe eBhayibhelini. Yashiwo masishane emva kokuhlubuka kuka-Adamu no-Eva, ikhombisa ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okungenamkhawulo, ngoba kwakungeyona neze into eyenziwayo, kunokuba uBaba wethu osezulwini wayenaso isixazululo.

Igama elihunyushwe lapha ngokuthi “imbewu” lisuselwa egameni lesiHeberu Zera (זַַָ֫ע) futhi lisho 'inzalo' noma 'inzalo'. UJehova wabona kusengaphambili imigqa emibili yozalo imile ngokuphikisana njalo kuze kube sekugcineni. Inyoka lapha isetshenziswe ngokomfanekiso, kubhekiswa kuSathane obizwa ngenye indawo inyoka "yasekuqaleni" noma "yasendulo". (I-Re 12: 9) Isingathekiso siyandiswa. Inyoka elele phansi kufanele ishaye phansi, esithendeni. Kodwa-ke, umuntu obulala inyoka uya ekhanda. Ukuchoboza icala lobuchopho, kubulala inyoka.

Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ngenkathi ubutha bokuqala buqala phakathi kukaSathane nowesifazane — zombili izimbewu ezingakabi khona — impi yangempela ayikho phakathi kukaSathane nowesifazane, kodwa phakathi kwakhe nenzalo yowesifazane noma inzalo.

Ukugxumela phambili — asikho isidingo somxwayisi ononakalisa lapha — siyazi ukuthi uJesu uyinzalo yowesifazane nokuthi ngaye, Isintu siyasindiswa. Lokhu ukwenziwa lula ngokweqile, kuvunyelwe, kepha kwanele kulesi sigaba ukuphakamisa umbuzo: Kungani kunesidingo sohlu lozalo? Kungani ungavele nje uphonsa uJesu kude nomlando ngesikhathi esifanele? Kungani kufanele udale umugqa omude weminyaka eyizinkulungwane zabantu ohlaselwa njalo nguSathane nenzalo yakhe ngaphambi kokugcina ethule umhlaba noMesiya?

Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kunezizathu eziningi. Nginesiqiniseko esifanayo sokuthi asikabazi bonke okwamanje — kodwa sizokwazi. Kufanele siwakhumbule amazwi kaPawulu awabhalela abaseRoma ngenkathi ekhuluma ngesici esisodwa nje sale mbewu.

"WENA, the ukujula kwengcebo, kokubili ukuhlakanipha nokwazi uNkulunkulu! Izahlulelo zakhe aziphenyeki, nezindlela zakhe azilandeki! ” (I-Ro 11: 33 I-BLB)[i]

Noma njengoba i-NWT ikuhumusha: "ukulandelela okudlule" kwezindlela Zakhe.

Manje sesinezinkulungwane zeminyaka yokubheka emuva ngokomlando, kepha asikakwazi ukukuthola ngokugcwele okwedlule ukuqonda ukuphelela kokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kule ndaba.

Uma kushiwo lokho, ake sizame ithuba elilodwa lokuthi uNkulunkulu asebenzise uhlu lozalo oluholela kuKristu, nangaphezulu.

(Sicela ukhumbule ukuthi zonke izindatshana ezikulesi siza zingama-eseyi, futhi ngenxa yalokho, zivulekele ingxoxo. Eqinisweni, siyakwamukela lokhu ngoba ngemibono yabafundi esekwe ocwaningweni, singafinyelela ekuqondeni okugcwele kweqiniso, okuzosebenza njengesisekelo esiqinile kithi sokuqhubekela phambili.)

UGenesise 3: 15 ukhuluma ngobutha phakathi kukaSathane nowesifazane. Abesifazane ababizwa ngamagama. Uma singathola ukuthi ungubani owesifazane, singaqonda kangcono isizathu sohlu lozalo oluholela ekusindisweni kwethu.

Abanye, ikakhulukazi iSonto LamaKatolika, bathi lo wesifazane nguMariya, unina kaJesu.

Futhi uPapa John Paul II wafundisa ku UMulieris Dignitatem:

“Kusemqoka ukuthi [ku AmaGalathiya 4: 4] USt. Paul akambizi uMama kaKristu ngegama lakhe, "uMariya," kepha umbiza ngokuthi "owesifazane": Lokhu kuhambisana namazwi eProtoevangelium encwadini kaGenesise (cf. Gen. 3:15). Nguye lowo "wesifazane" okhona emcimbini ophakathi nendawo we-salvific ophawula "ukugcwala kwesikhathi": Lo mcimbi uyabonakala kuye nangaye. "[Ii]

Vele, indima kaMariya, "iMadonna", "uMama kaNkulunkulu", ibaluleke kakhulu enkolweni yamaKhatholika.

ULuther, ngokuhlukana nobuKhatholika wathi "owesifazane" ubhekise kuJesu, kanti imbewu yakhe ibhekisele ezwini likaNkulunkulu esontweni.[Iii]

OFakazi BakaJehova, ngenhloso yokuthola ukusekela umqondo wenhlangano, owasezulwini nowasemhlabeni, bayakholelwa kowesifazane UGenesise 3: 15 imelela inhlangano kaJehova yasezulwini yamadodana omoya.

“Kuzolandela ngokunengqondo nangokuvumelana nemiBhalo ukuthi“ owesifazane ”ka UGenesise 3: 15 wayeyoba “owesifazane” ongokomoya. Futhi okuhambisana neqiniso lokuthi "umakoti," noma "unkosikazi," kaKristu akayena umuntu wesifazane oyedwa, kodwa uyinhlanganisela, eyenziwe ngamalungu amaningi okomoya (I-Re 21: 9), “owesifazane” ozala amadodana kaNkulunkulu omoya, 'umfazi' kaNkulunkulu (owabikezelwa ngokwesiprofetho emazwini ka-Isaya noJeremiya njengoba kushiwo kokungenhla), wayezokwakhiwa ngabantu abaningi abangokomoya. Kungaba abantu abayinhlanganisela, inhlangano, yasezulwini. ”
(it-I-2 p. I-1198 Owesifazane)

Iqembu ngalinye lenkolo libona izinto ngezingilazi ezinemibala ethile yezenkolo. Uma uzinika isikhathi sokucwaninga lezi zimangalo ezahlukahlukene, uzobona ukuthi zibonakala zinengqondo ngokubuka okuthile. Kodwa-ke, sifuna ukukhumbula isimiso esitholakala kuzAga:

"Umuntu wokuqala ukukhuluma enkantolo uzwakala eqinisile — kuze kuqale imibuzo." (I-Pr 18: 17 NLT)

Kungakhathaleki ukuthi umugqa wokubonisana ungavela kanjani, kufanele uhambisane nakho konke umlando weBhayibheli. Kuzo zombili lezi zimfundiso, kunento eyodwa ehambisanayo: ayikho engakhombisa ukuxhumana okuqondile ku UGenesise 3: 15. Awukho umbhalo othi uJesu ungowesifazane, noma uMariya ungowesifazane, noma inhlangano kaJehova yasezulwini ingowesifazane. Ngakho-ke kunokuba sisebenzise i-eisegesis bese siphoqa incazelo lapho kungaveli khona, esikhundleni salokho ake siyeke iMibhalo ukuthi 'ibuze imibuzo'. Vumela imiBhalo izikhulume.

Umongo we UGenesise 3: 15 kuhilela ukuwela esonweni nemiphumela elandelayo. Isahluko sonke sivula amavesi angama-24. Lapha seliphelele ngamaphuzu avelele ahambisana nengxoxo esesandleni.

“Manje inyoka yayiqaphe kunazo zonke izilwane zasendle ezazenziwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke kusho umfazi: “Ingabe uNkulunkulu ushilo ngempela ukuthi akumelwe nidle kuyo yonke imithi yensimu?” 2 Kulokhu umfazi yathi enyokeni: “Singazidla izithelo zemithi yensimu. 3 Kepha uNkulunkulu uthe ngesithelo sesihlahla esiphakathi nensimu: Ungadli kuso, cha, ungasithinti; uma kungenjalo uzokufa. '” 4 Ngalesi sikhathi inyoka yathi umfazi: “Ngokuqinisekile ngeke ufe. 5 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi ngalo kanye usuku enidla ngalo kuwo amehlo enu ayovuleka futhi nibe njengoNkulunkulu, nazi okuhle nokubi. ” 6 Ngenxa yalokho, umfazi wabona ukuthi umuthi wawukulungele ukudliwa nokuthi wawungokuthile okufiselekayo emehlweni, yebo, umuthi wawukujabulisa ukubukwa. Ngakho wathatha isithelo sawo wadla. Kamuva, waphinde wanikeza nomyeni wakhe lapho enaye, naye waqala ukusidla. 7 Lapho-ke amehlo abo bobabili avuleka, base bebona ukuthi bahamba ze. Ngakho bathunga amaqabunga omkhiwane bazenzela izembozo ezinkalweni. 8 Kamuva bezwa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu njengoba ayehamba ensimini lapho kuphefumula khona usuku, futhi indoda nomkayo bacasha ebusweni bukaJehova uNkulunkulu phakathi kwemithi yensimu. 9 UJehova uNkulunkulu wayelokhu embiza umuntu, wathi kuye: “Uphi?” 10 Ekugcineni wathi: “Ngizwe izwi lakho ensimini, kodwa ngesaba ngoba ngihamba ze, ngakho ngacasha.” 11 Kulokho wathi: “Ngubani okutshele ukuthi uhamba ze? Udlile kulowo muthi engakuyala ngawo ukuthi ungadli kuwo na? ” 12 Le ndoda yathi: “Owesifazane onginike bona babe nami, unginikile isithelo somuthi, ngadla. ” 13 UJehova uNkulunkulu wabe esethi umfazi: "Yini le oyenzile?" Owesifazane waphendula wathi: "Inyoka ingikhohlisile, ngadla." 14 Khona-ke uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi enyokeni: “Ngenxa yokuthi wenze lokhu, uqalekisiwe wena kuzo zonke izilwane ezifuywayo nakuzo zonke izilwane zasendle. Uyakuhamba ngesisu sakho, udle uthuli zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho. 15 Futhi ngizobeka ubutha phakathi kwakho no umfazi naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe. Yona izokuchoboza ikhanda, wena uyokulimaza isithende sayo. ” 16 Kuya umfazi wathi: “Ngizobandisa kakhulu ubuhlungu bokukhulelwa kwakho; uyozala abantwana unobuhlungu, ukulangazelela kwakho kube kumyeni wakho, akubuse. ” 17 Ku-Adamu wathi: “Ngoba ulalele izwi lomkakho wadla kulowo muthi engakuyala ngawo ngathi, 'Ungadli kuwo,' uqalekisiwe umhlabathi ngenxa yakho. Uyowudla umkhiqizo wawo ngobuhlungu zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho. 18 Izokuvezela ameva namakhakhasi, udle uhlaza lwasendle. 19 Uzodla isinkwa ngesithukuthuku sobuso bakho uze ubuyele emhlabathini, ngoba wathathwa kuwo. Ngoba uluthuli, uyobuyela othulini. ” 20 Emva kwalokhu u-Adamu waqamba umkakhe ngokuthi u-Eva, ngoba wayezoba ngunina wabo bonke abaphilayo. 21 UJehova uNkulunkulu wabenzela u-Adamu nomkakhe izingubo ezinde ngezikhumba. 22 UJehova uNkulunkulu wabe esethi: “Bheka umuntu usenjengomunye wethu ngokwazi okuhle nokubi. Manje ukuze angeluli isandla sakhe athathe izithelo nasemthini wokuphila adle aphile kuze kube phakade, ” 23 Ngalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wamxosha ensimini yase-Edene ukuba alime umhlabathi ayethathwe kuwo. 24 Ngakho wamxosha lo muntu, wabeka empumalanga kwensimu yase-Edene amakherubi nenkemba evutha amalangabi eyayiphenduka njalo ukuqapha indlela eya emthini wokuphila. ” (IGe 3: 1-24)

Qaphela ukuthi ngaphambi kwevesi 15, u-Eva ubizwa ngokuthi "ngowesifazane" kasikhombisa, kepha akakaze abizwe ngegama. Eqinisweni, ngokwevesi 20, wayebizwa ngegama kuphela ngemuva le micimbi yenzekile. Lokhu kuvame ukusekela umbono wabathile wokuthi u-Eva wakhohliswa ngemuva nje kokudalwa kwakhe, yize singekusho lokhu ngokweqile.

Ukulandela ivesi 15, igama elithi “owesifazane” liphinde lisetshenziswe lapho uJehova ekhipha isijeziso. Ubengathanda kakhulu ukwandisa ubuhlungu bokukhulelwa kwakhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho — futhi mhlawumbe ngenxa yokungalingani okulethwa yisono — yena namadodakazi akhe babezobhekana nokuntengantenga kobuhlobo phakathi kwendoda nowesifazane.

Sekukonke, igama elithi “owesifazane” lisetshenziswe izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye kulesi sahluko. Akungabazeki kusukela kumongo ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwayo kusuka emavesini 1 ukuze 14 bese kuthi futhi evesini 16 kubhekiswe ku-Eva. Ngabe kubonakala kunengqondo ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi uNkulunkulu angakushintsha ngendlela engaqondakali ukusetshenziswa kwayo evesini 15 ukubhekisa 'kowesifazane' othile ongakadalulwa kuze kube manje? ULuther, uPapa, iNdikimba Ebusayo YoFakazi BakaJehova, nabanye, bangathanda ukuthi sikholelwe kanjalo, ngoba ayikho enye indlela yabo yokufaka incazelo yabo kulokho kulandisa. Ingabe kukhona okulungile kubo ukulindela lokhu kithi?

Ngabe akubonakali kunengqondo futhi kungaguquguquki kithina ukuthi siqale sibone ukuthi ukuqonda okulula nokuqondile kuyasekelwa yini yiMibhalo ngaphambi kokukuyeka kukhethelwe lokho okungaphenduka kube ukuhunyushwa kwabantu?

Ubutha phakathi kukaSathane nowesifazane

OFakazi BakaJehova bayawanciphisa amathuba okuthi u-Eva abe “ngowesifazane”, ngoba ubutha buhlala kuze kube sekupheleni kwezinsuku, kodwa u-Eva wafa eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane edlule. Kodwa-ke, uzobona ukuthi ngenkathi uNkulunkulu ebeka ubutha phakathi kwenyoka nowesifazane, akuyena owesifazane omchoboza ekhanda. Empeleni ukulinyazwa kwesithende nekhanda kungukulwa okwenzeka hhayi phakathi kukaSathane nowesifazane, kodwa uSathane nenzalo yakhe.

Unalokho engqondweni, ake sihlaziye ingxenye ngayinye yevesi 15.

Phawula ukuthi nguJehova 'owabeka ubutha phakathi' kukaSathane nabesifazane. Kuze kube sekulweni kwakhe noNkulunkulu, lona wesifazane kungenzeka ukuthi wayezizwa enethemba, ebheke phambili ekubeni 'njengoNkulunkulu'. Abukho ubufakazi bokuthi wezwa inzondo ngenyoka ngaleso sikhathi. Wayesakhohliswe ngokuphelele njengoba kuchaza uPaul.

"Futhi no-Adamu akakhohliswanga, kepha owesifazane, ekhohlisiwe, ungene esonweni." (I-1Ti 2: 14 I-BLB)[Iv]

Wayekholwe uSathane lapho emtshela ukuthi uzofana noNkulunkulu. Njengoba kwenzeka, lokho kwakuyiqiniso ngokwezobuchwepheshe, kodwa hhayi ngendlela ayeyiqonde ngayo. (Qhathanisa amavesi 5 no-22) USathane wayazi ukuthi uyamdukisa, futhi ukuze aqiniseke ngakho, wamtshela amanga aluhlaza, ukuthi nakanjani wayengeke afe. Ube esehlambalaza igama elihle likaNkulunkulu ngokumbiza ngomqambimanga nokusho ukuthi kukhona okuhle ayekufihlela izingane zakhe. (IGe 3: 5-6)

Owesifazane wayengacabangi ukuthi uzolahlekelwa yikhaya lakhe elifana nengadi. Wayengaboni ukuthi uzogcina elima kanzima ezweni elinobutha eceleni kwendoda ephethe kabi. Wayengalindelanga ukuthi iminjunju enzima yokubeletha ingazizwa kanjani. Wathola zonke izijeziso ezatholwa ngu-Adam kwalandela ezinye. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngaphambi kokuba afe wabhekana nemiphumela yokuguga: ukuguga, ukubukeka kwakhe, ukuba buthakathaka nokudangala.

U-Adamu akaze ayibone inyoka. U-Adamu akazange akhohliswe, kodwa siyazi ukuthi wasola u-Eva. (IGe 3: 12) Akunakwenzeka ngathi njengabantu abanengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi njengoba iminyaka yayihamba wabheka emuva ekukhohlisweni kukaSathane ngenjabulo. Ngokunokwenzeka, ukube wayenesifiso esisodwa, kwakuzoba ukubuyela emuva ngesikhathi bese ephihliza ikhanda laleyonyoka ngokwakhe. Yeka indlela okumelwe ukuba wazizwa ngayo!

Kungenzeka yini ukuthi wayidlulisa leyo nzondo ezinganeni zakhe? Kunzima ukukucabanga ngenye indlela. Ezinye zezingane zakhe, njengoba kwavela, zazithanda uNkulunkulu futhi zaqhubeka nemizwa yazo yobutha nenyoka. Abanye, nokho, balandela uSathane ngezindlela zakhe. Izibonelo ezimbili zokuqala zokwahlukana zitholakala endabeni ka-Abela noKayini. (IGe 4: 1-16)

Ubutha Buqhubeka

Bonke abantu bavela ku-Eva. Ngakho-ke inzalo noma imbewu kaSathane neyowesifazane kumele kubhekiswe ohlwini lozalo olungelona olofuzo. Ngelikhulu lekucala leminyaka, babhali, baFarisi kanye nebaholi benkholo yemaJuda bebatibita ngekutsi babantfwana ba-Abrahama, kepha Jesu wababita ngembewu yaSathane. (John 8: 33; John 8: 44)

Ubutha phakathi kwenzalo kaSathane nowesifazane buqale ekuqaleni kukaKayini lapho ebulala umfowabo u-Abela. U-Abela waba umfelukholo wokuqala; isisulu sokuqala sokushushiswa ngokwenkolo. Uhlu lwenzalo yowesifazane lwaqhubeka nabanye abafana no-Enoke, owathathwa uNkulunkulu. (IGe 5: 24; U-11: 5) UJehova wayilonda inzalo yakhe ekubhujisweni kwezwe lasendulo ngokulondoloza imiphefumulo ethembekile eyisishiyagalombili. (I-1Pe 3: 19, 20) Kuwo wonke umlando kube nabantu abathembekile, inzalo yowesifazane, abashushiswe yinzalo kaSathane. Ngabe le ngxenye yokulinyazwa esithendeni? Ngokuqinisekile, asinakungabaza ukuthi umvuthwandaba wokulinyazwa kwesithende kukaSathane kwenzeka lapho esebenzisa inzalo yakhe, abaholi benkolo bosuku lukaJesu, ukubulala iNdodana kaNkulunkulu egcotshiwe. Kepha uJesu wavuswa, ngakho-ke lelo nxeba lalingelokufa. Kodwa-ke, ubutha phakathi kwalezi zinhlamvu ezimbili abugcinanga lapho. UJesu wabikezela ukuthi abalandeli bakhe babeyoqhubeka nokushushiswa. (I-Mt 5: 10-12; I-Mt 10: 23; I-Mt 23: 33-36)

Ngabe ukulinyazwa kwesithende kuyaqhubeka nabo? Leli vesi lingasiholela ekukholweni kanjalo:

“Simoni, Simoni, bheka, uSathane ubekade ekufuna ukuze anihlunge njengokolweni, kodwa mina ngikuthandazelile ukuba ukholo lwakho lungapheli. Futhi lapho usuphendukile futhi, uqinise abafowenu. ” (I-Lu 22: 31-32 I-ESV)

Kungaphikiswa ukuthi nathi silinyaziwe esithendeni, ngoba sihlolwe njengeNkosi yethu, kepha njengaye, sizovuswa ukuze ukulimala kuphole. (U-4: 15; Ja 1: 2-4; UPhil 3: 10-11)

Lokhu akukuphazamisi nakancane ukulimaza uJesu abhekana nakho. Lokho kusesigabeni sisodwa, kepha ukulinyazwa kwakhe esigxotsheni sokuhlushwa kubekwe njengendinganiso okufanele sisifinyelele.

"Wabe esethi kubo bonke:" Uma noma ubani efuna ukungilandela, makazidele athathe isigxobo sakhe sokuhlushwa usuku nosuku aqhubeke engilandela. 24 Ngoba noma ngubani ofuna ukusindisa impilo yakhe uyolahlekelwa yiyo, kodwa noma ngubani olahlekelwa ngumphefumulo wakhe ngenxa yami nguye oyowusindisa. ” (I-Lu 9: 23, 24)

Ukuthi ukulinyazwa kwesithende kumayelana nokubulawa kweNkosi yethu kuphela, noma ngabe kuhlanganisa konke ukushushiswa nokubulawa kwembewu kusuka ku-Abela kuze kube sekupheleni akuyona into esingagomela ngayo. Kodwa-ke, kunento eyodwa ebonakala icacile: Kuze kube manje bekuyindlela eyodwa. Lokho kuzoshintsha. Inzalo yowesifazane ilinda ngesineke isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu sokuba isebenze. Akuyena uJesu yedwa ozochoboza ikhanda lenyoka. Labo abazuza ifa lombuso wamazulu nabo bazobamba iqhaza.

“Anazi yini ukuthi sizokwahlulela izingelosi? . . . ” (1Co 6: 3)

“UNkulunkulu onika ukuthula, yena uzomchoboza ngokushesha uSathane ngaphansi kwezinyawo zenu. Kwangathi umusa ongafanelwe weNkosi yethu uJesu ungaba nani. ” (I-Ro 16: 20)

Qaphela futhi ukuthi ngenkathi ubutha bukhona phakathi kwalezi zinhlamvu ezimbili, ukulimaza kuphakathi kwenzalo yowesifazane noSathane. Imbewu yowesifazane ayiyichobozi imbewu yenyoka ekhanda. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi kukhona ithuba lokuhlengwa kulabo abakha imbewu yenyoka. (I-Mt 23: 33; Izenzo 15: 5)

Kwembulwa Kobulungisa BukaNkulunkulu

Ngalesi sikhathi, singabuyela embuzweni wethu: Kungani uzihlupha ngembewu? Kungani kufaka phakathi owesifazane nenzalo yakhe kule nqubo? Kungani ubandakanya abantu nhlobo? Ingabe uJehova wayedinga ngempela abantu ukuba babambe iqhaza ekuxazululeni impikiswano yensindiso? Kungase kubonakale sengathi konke okwakudingeka ngempela kwakungowesifazane oyedwa ongumuntu azonikela ngaye iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa engenasono. Zonke izidingo zomthetho wakhe bezizokwaneliswa ngaleyo ndlela, akunjalo? Ngakho-ke kungani udala lobu butha obuyiminyaka eyizinkulungwane?

Kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi umthetho kaNkulunkulu awubandi futhi awomile. Kungumthetho wothando. (1Jo 4: 8) Njengoba sihlola ukusebenza kobuhlakani bothando, sifinyelela ekuqondeni okungaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho ngoNkulunkulu omangalisayo esimkhonzayo.

UJesu akazange abhekisele kuSathane njengombulali wokuqala, kodwa umbulali wokuqala. Kwa-Israyeli, umbulali wayengabulawa nguhulumeni, kodwa wayebulawa yizihlobo zalowo obulewe. Babenelungelo elingokomthetho lokwenza kanjalo. USathane usenzele ukuhlupheka okungenakubalwa kusuka ku-Eva. Udinga ukulethwa enkantolo, kepha ubulungisa buzokwanelisa kangakanani lapho enziwa ize yilabo abahlukumeza bona. Lokhu kungeza incazelo ejulile ku Roma 16: 20akunjalo?

Esinye isici sembewu ukuthi ihlinzeka ngezindlela ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka zokungcweliswa kwegama likaJehova. Ngokuhlala bethembekile kuNkulunkulu wabo, abantu abaningi kusukela ku-Abela kuye phambili bakhombise uthando ngoNkulunkulu wabo kwaze kwaba sekufeni. Bonke laba bafuna ukutholwa njengamadodana: ukubuyela emndenini kaNkulunkulu. Bafakazela ngokholo lwabo ukuthi ngisho nabantu abangaphelele, njengendalo kaNkulunkulu, abenziwe ngomfanekiso wakhe, bangabonakalisa inkazimulo yakhe.

"Futhi thina, ngobuso obembuliwe sonke sibonakalisa inkazimulo yeNkosi, siguqulwa sibe ngumfanekiso waKhe ngenkazimulo eqinisayo, evela eNkosini enguMoya." (2Co 3: 18)

Nokho, ngokusobala kunesinye isizathu esenza uJehova akhethe ukusebenzisa inzalo yowesifazane enkambweni eyaphumela ekusindisweni kwesintu. Sizobhekana nalokhu esihlokweni esilandelayo salolu chungechunge.

Ngiyise esihlokweni esilandelayo kulolu chungechunge

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[i] IBerean Literal Bible
[Ii] Bona Izimpendulo ZamaKatolika.
[Iii]  ULuther, uMartin; Pauck, elihunyushwe nguWilhelm (1961). ULuther: Izinkulumo ngamaRoma (Ichthus ed.). ILouisville: IWestminster uJohn Knox Press. k. 183. ISBN 0664241514. Imbewu kasathane ikuyo; yingakho iNkosi ithi enyokeni kuGen. 3:15: "Ngizakubeka ubutha phakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe." Inzalo yowesifazane iyizwi likaNkulunkulu ebandleni,
[Iv] I-BLB noma iBerean Literal Bible

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