Susa ukunakwa kwethu kusuka enhlekeleleni ethembeni

Inhlekelele akuyona into entsha kubantu bakaNkulunkulu.Imicimbi eminingi yaseBhayibhelini ikhombisa kokubili ubumnyama baleli zwe nobuhle bukaNkulunkulu njengoba kuletha ithemba nokuphulukiswa ezimweni ezibuhlungu.

Impendulo kaNehemiya ezinkingeni yayinothando futhi iphumelela. Njengoba sibheka izindlela abhekana ngazo nenhlekelele kazwelonke nobuhlungu bomuntu siqu, singafunda futhi sikhule ekuphenduleni kwethu ezikhathini ezinzima.

Kule nyanga, i-United States ikhumbula izehlakalo zangoSepthemba 11, 2001. Simangale futhi sizizwe sengathi asithathe isinqumo sokulwa, silahlekelwe yimiphefumulo yezinkulungwane zabahlali ngosuku olulodwa ukuhlaselwa izitha ezikude. Lolu suku manje luchaza umlando wethu wakamuva, kanti u-11/7 ufundiswa ezikoleni njengendawo yokuguqula "Impi Yokwesaba," njengoba nje uDisemba 1941, XNUMX (ukuhlaselwa ePearl Harbor) kufundiswa njengoshintsho Impi Yezwe II.

Ngenkathi iningi labantu baseMelika lisahlakaniphile ngosizi lapho sicabanga ngo-11/XNUMX (singakhumbula kahle ukuthi sasikuphi nokuthi sasenzani kanye nemicabango yokuqala eyafika ezingqondweni zethu), abanye emhlabeni jikelele babhekene nezinhlekelele zabo zikazwelonke. Izinhlekelele zemvelo ezadlula nemiphefumulo eyizinkulungwane ngosuku olulodwa, ukuhlaselwa kwamasulumane namasonto, izinkulungwane zababaleki abangenalo izwe lokuzithola, ngisho nohulumeni-wayalela ukubulawa kwabantu.

Kwesinye isikhathi izinhlekelele ezisithinta kakhulu akuzona eziba sematheni emhlabeni jikelele. Kungaba ukuzibulala kwendawo, ukugula okungalindelekile, noma ukulahleka kancane njengokuvala ifektri, kushiye abaningi bengenawo umsebenzi.

Umhlaba wethu ugcwele ubumnyama futhi siyazibuza ukuthi yini engenziwa ukuletha ukukhanya nethemba.

Impendulo kaNehemiya kule nhlekelele
Ngolunye usuku eMbusweni WasePheresiya, inceku yasesigodlweni yayilindele izindaba ezivela enhlokodolobha yezwe lakubo. Umfowabo ubehambile ezomvakashela eyobheka ukuthi izinto zihamba kanjani kanti nezindaba azizinhle. “Insali esifundazweni eyasinda ekudingisweni inzima kakhulu futhi inamahloni. Ugange lwaseJerusalema lubhidlikile namasango alo abhujiswe ngomlilo ”(Nehemiya 1: 3).

UNehemiya wakuthatha kanzima impela. Wakhala, wakhala, futhi wazila ukudla izinsuku (1: 4). Ukubaluleka kokuba iJerusalema lisenkingeni nasehlazweni, kuvezwe ukuhlekwa usulu nokuhlaselwa ngabantu bangaphandle kwakunzima kakhulu kuye ukuthi angakwemukela.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lokhu kungabonakala njengokuthatheka okweqile. Isimo asizange sisha: eminyakeni eyi-130 ngaphambili iJerusalema lalixoshiwe, lashiswa futhi izakhamuzi zadingiselwa ezweni langaphandle. Cishe eminyakeni engama-50 ngemuva kwale micimbi, kwaqala imizamo yokwakha kabusha idolobha, kuqale ngethempeli. Kwase kudlule eminye iminyaka engu-90 lapho uNehemiya ethola ukuthi izindonga zaseJerusalema zazisabhidlikile.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, impendulo kaNehemiya iqinisile kokuhlangenwe nakho komuntu. Lapho iqembu lesizwe liphathwa ngendlela ebhubhisayo nehlukumezayo, izinkumbulo nobuhlungu balezi zehlakalo kuba yingxenye ye-DNA yezwe yezemizwa. Azihambi futhi azelapheki kalula. Isisho sithi, "isikhathi siphulukisa wonke amanxeba," kepha isikhathi akusona esokugcina eselapha. UNkulunkulu wasezulwini ngulowo mphilisi, futhi kwesinye isikhathi usebenza ngokumangazayo nangamandla ukuze alethe ukubuyiselwa, hhayi odongeni lomzimba kuphela kepha nakubuzwe.

Ngakho-ke, sithola uNehemiya ebheke phansi, ekhala ngaphandle kokuzibamba, ebiza uNkulunkulu wakhe ukuthi alethe ushintsho kulesi simo esingamukeleki. Emthandazweni wokuqala kaNehemiya oqoshiwe, wadumisa uNkulunkulu, wamkhumbuza ngesivumelwano sakhe, wavuma isono sakhe nesabantu bakhe, futhi wathandazela umusa kubaholi (umthandazo omude). Qaphela okungekho lapho: ukuhlambalaza labo ababhubhisa iJerusalema, ukukhononda ngalabo abalahla ibhola ekwakheni kabusha umuzi, noma ukuthethelela izenzo zomunye umuntu. Ukukhala kwakhe kuNkulunkulu kwakuthobekile futhi kuthembekile.

Futhi akazange abheke ngaseJerusalema, wanikina ikhanda lakhe futhi waqhubeka nempilo yakhe. Yize abaningi babesazi isimo sedolobha, lesi simo esibuhlungu samthinta kakhulu uNehemiya. Bekuzokwenzekani ukube le nceku ebimatasa futhi inezinga eliphakeme ibingathi, “Kuyadabukisa ukuthi akekho umuntu onakekela umuzi kaNkulunkulu. Ukube nje bengingekho esimeni esibucayi kuleli zwe lakwamanye amazwe, bengizokwenza okuthile ngakho ”?

UNehemiya wakhombisa ukulila okunempilo
Ekhulwini lama-21 leminyaka laseMelika, asinawo umongo wosizi olujulile. Umngcwabo uhlala ntambama, inkampani enhle inganikeza izinsuku ezintathu zekhefu lokushonelwa, futhi sicabanga ukuthi amandla nokuvuthwa kubonakala kuqhubekela phambili ngokushesha okukhulu.

Yize ukuzila, ukulila nokukhala kukaNehemiya kwaqalwa yimizwa, kunengqondo ukucabanga ukuthi kwakusekelwa isiyalo nokukhetha. Akazange abufihle ubuhlungu bakhe ngokuhlanya. Akazange aphazanyiswe ukuzijabulisa. Akazange aziduduze nangokudla. Ubuhlungu benhlekelele buzwile kumongo weqiniso nozwela lukaNkulunkulu.

Kwesinye isikhathi siyesaba ukuthi izinhlungu zizosibhubhisa. Kepha ubuhlungu benzelwe ukuletha ushintsho. Ubuhlungu bomzimba busishukumisela ukuba sinakekele imizimba yethu. Ubuhlungu obungokomzwelo bungasisiza ukuthi sinakekele ubudlelwane bethu noma izidingo zethu zangaphakathi. Ubuhlungu bukazwelonke bungasisiza sakhe kabusha ngobunye nangokushisekela okukhulu. Mhlawumbe ukuzimisela kukaNehemiya “ukwenza okuthile,” yize kunezingqinamba eziningi, kwavela esikhathini asichitha ekulileni.

Uhlelo lwezenzo zokwelapha
Ngemuva kokudlula kwezinsuku zokuzila, yize ebuyele emsebenzini, waqhubeka nokuzila nokuthandaza. Ngoba ubuhlungu bakhe babumanziswe phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kwase kuveze isu kuye. Ngoba wayenecebo, lapho inkosi imbuza ukuthi uphatheke kabi kangakanani, wayekwazi kahle kahle ukuthi uzothini. Mhlawumbe bekufana nalabo bethu abaphinda izingxoxo ezithile emakhanda ethu kaninginingi ngaphambi kokuba zenzeke!

Umusa kaNkulunkulu ngoNehemiya wabonakala kusukela ngesikhathi evula umlomo wakhe egumbini lobukhosi lenkosi. Uthole izimpahla kanye nokuvikelwa kwezinga lokuqala futhi uthole nesikhathi esibalulekile emsebenzini. Ubuhlungu obumkhalisa babuye bamenza wenza.

UNehemiya wagubha labo ababasizayo kunokuba wehlise labo ababalimaza

UNehemiya ukhumbule umsebenzi wabantu ngokufaka kuhlu ukuthi ngubani owayekwenzile ukwakha kabusha udonga (isahluko 3). Ukugubha umsebenzi omuhle abantu abawenzayo ukwakha kabusha, ukugxila kwethu kusuka ezinhlekeleleni kuya ethembeni.

Isibonelo, ngomhla ka-11/XNUMX, abaphenduli bokuqala abazifaka engozini (abaningi ngokulahlekelwa yimpilo yabo) bakhombise ukungabi nabugovu nesibindi thina njengezwe esifuna ukukuhlonipha. Ukubungaza izimpilo zala madoda nabesifazane kukhiqiza kakhulu kunokukhuthaza inzondo ngamadoda aduna izindiza ngalolo suku. Indaba iba ncane ngokubhujiswa nobuhlungu; esikhundleni salokho singabona ukusindiswa, ukuphulukiswa nokwakhiwa kabusha okubuye kudlange.

Ngokusobala kunomsebenzi okumele wenziwe ukuzivikela ekuhlaselweni okuzayo. UNehemiya wezwa ukuthi ezinye izitha zazihlela ukuhlasela idolobha ngesikhathi abasebenzi benganakile (isahluko 4). Ngakho-ke bayeka umsebenzi wabo isikhashana futhi bahlala begadile kwaze kwaba yilapho ingozi idlula ngokushesha. Bese baqala ukusebenza bephethe izikhali. Ungase ucabange ukuthi lokhu kuzobanciphisa impela, kepha mhlawumbe usongo lokuhlaselwa isitha lubenze ukuthi baqedele udonga oluvikelayo.

Nalapha futhi siyaqaphela ukuthi yini uNehemiya angayenzi. Ukuphawula kwakhe ngokusongelwa kwesitha akusolwa ngezincazelo zobugwala balaba bantu. Akafaki abantu kabuhlungu kubo. Ibeka izinto ngendlela elula nesebenzisekayo, enjengokuthi: "Yilowo nalowo muntu nenceku yakhe mabahlale ubusuku eJerusalema, ukuze basibuke ebusuku, basebenze emini" (4:22). Ngamanye amagama, "sonke sizokwenza umsebenzi ophindwe kabili okwesikhashana." Futhi uNehemiya akazange akhulule (4:23).

Noma ngabe kuyinkulumo yabaholi bethu noma izingxoxo zansuku zonke esizithola sikuzo, sizokwenza kahle kakhulu ngokususa ukugxila kwethu ekugxekeni labo abasilimazile. Ukuvuselela inzondo nokwesaba kusebenza ekuqedeni ithemba namandla okuqhubekela phambili. Esikhundleni salokho, ngenkathi ngokuhlakanipha sinezinyathelo zethu zokuzivikela, singagcina ingxoxo yethu namandla emizwelo egxile ekwakheni kabusha.

Ukwakhiwa kabusha kweJerusalema kwaholela ekwakhiweni kabusha kobuntu buka-Israyeli obungokomoya
Naphezu kwakho konke ukuphikiswa ababebhekene nakho kanye nenani elilinganiselwe labantu ababebasizile, uNehemiya wakwazi ukuhola ama-Israyeli ekwakheni kabusha udonga ngezinsuku ezingama-52 kuphela. Le nto yayicekelwe phansi iminyaka engu-140. Ngokusobala isikhathi sasingeke silaphe lelo dolobha. Ama-Israyeli aphulukiswa lapho ethatha isinyathelo ngesibindi, enza ngcono idolobha lawo futhi esebenza ngobunye.

Ngemuva kokuqedwa kodonga, uNehemiya wacela abaholi benkolo ukuthi bafunde uMthetho ngokuzwakalayo kubo bonke abantu ababebuthene. Babenomkhosi omkhulu njengoba bevuselela ukuzibophezela kwabo kuNkulunkulu (8: 1-12). Ubunikazi babo bebuqala ukwakheka futhi: babizwa ngokukhethekile nguNkulunkulu ukumhlonipha ngezindlela zabo nokubusisa izizwe ezibazungezile.

Lapho sibhekene nosizi nobuhlungu, nathi singaphendula ngendlela efanayo. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi asinakuthatha izinyathelo ezinqala njengoba kwenza uNehemiya ekuphenduleni konke okubi okwenzekayo. Futhi akuwona wonke umuntu odinga ukuba nguNehemiya. Abanye abantu kufanele babe yibo abanezando nezipikili. Kepha nazi ezinye izimiso esingazithatha kuNehemiya ukuthola ukwelashwa njengoba siphendula osizini:

Zinike isikhathi nendawo yokukhala ngokujulile
Nciphisa ubuhlungu bakho ngemikhuleko ecela usizo kuNkulunkulu nokwelashwa
Lindela uNkulunkulu ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi avule umnyango wezenzo
Gxila ekugubheni abantu abalungile abakwenzayo kunokubi kwezitha zethu
Thandazela ukwakhiwa kabusha okuzoholela ekuphulukisweni ebudlelwaneni bethu noNkulunkulu