Ingabe uzizwa ungenathemba? Zama lokhu!
Bebhekene nesimo esingenathemba, abantu bayosabela ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene. Abanye bazothuka, abanye baphenduke ukudla noma utshwala, kanti abanye "bayazibophezela". Ngokwengxenye enkulu, ukuphendula enye yalezi zindlela ngeke kuxazulule lutho.
Njengomthetho ojwayelekile, noma yikuphi ukuphendula okungafaki umthandazo kuzokwanela. Ukubhekana nenkinga, ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko kufanele kube ngenye yezinto zokuqala esizenzayo. Manje, ngenkathi ngilindele noma yimuphi umuntu wokholo ukuthi avumelane nami kulokhu, nakhu lapho engahlukana khona. Lapho usebunzimeni futhi konke kubonakala kumnyama, ngikweluleka ukuthi uphendule ngokuthandaza ngendlela eqondile impela. Ngezikhathi zobunzima, ngiphakamisa ukuthi uqale imikhuleko yakho ngokudumisa uNkulunkulu!
Noma yikuphi ukuphendula okungafaki umthandazo kuzokwanela.
Ngiyazi ukuthi kuzwakala kuhlanya, kepha ake ngichaze. Yize ukudumisa uNkulunkulu esivunguvungwini kuyimpikiswano, umbono ususelwa ezimisweni eziqinile zebhayibheli. Isigameko esithile singatholwa encwadini yesiBili Yesibili.
Lapho eziswa ukuthi uJuda wayesezokuhlaselwa abakwaMowabi, abakwa-Amoni nabakwaMeunites, inkosi uJehoshafati yayikhathalela kufanele. Esikhundleni sokuthuka, noma kunjalo, ngokuhlakanipha "wanquma ukubonisana neNkosi" (2 IziKronike 20: 3). Lapho abantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema behlangana naye ethempelini, inkosi yaphendukela eNkosini ngomkhuleko. Waqala ngokunanzelela amandla angenamkhawulo kaNkulunkulu.
“INKOSI, uNkulunkulu wokhokho bethu, awuyena uNkulunkulu ezulwini futhi awubusi phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yezizwe? Esandleni sakho kukhona amandla namandla, futhi akekho ongamelana nawe. "(2 IziKronike 20: 6)
Kuhle ukuqala imikhuleko yethu ngale ndlela hhayi ngoba uNkulunkulu kudingeka azi ukuthi yonke into inamandla, kodwa ngoba kumele simazi! Lokhu kuyindlela enhle yokwandisa ukuzethemba kwethu emandleni eNkosi okusiphatha esivunguvungwini. Ngemuva kokuzwakalisa ukwethemba amandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu, INkosi uJehoshafati yabona ukuthi abantu bakwaJuda babengenamandla ngokumelana nesitha futhi babethembele ngokuphelele kuNkulunkulu.
“Asinamandla ebusweni balesixuku esikhulu esisizamelayo. Thina ngokwethu asazi ukuthi senzeni, ngakho-ke amehlo ethu abheke kuwe. "(2 IziKronike 20:12)
Ukwamukela ngokuzithoba usizo lukaNkulunkulu, kufanele siqale sazi ubuthakathaka bethu. Lokhu yikho kanye okwenziwa yinkosi. Kungazelelwe, uMoya oNgcwele wagijima wangena kuJahaziel (umLevi owayesesixukwini) wamemezela:
“Bhekani, nonke nina bakwaJuda, enakhileyo eJerusalema naseNkosini uJehoshafati! I-ORD iyakutshela: ungesabi noma ungadangali ngokubona lesixuku esikhulu, ngoba impi akuyona eyakho kepha ngekaNkulunkulu ”. (2 IziKronike 20:15)
UJahaziel uqhubekele phambili waprofeta ukuthi abantu bazovela banqobele ngaphandle kokulwa nezitha zabo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi impi bekungeyona eyabo, kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu. Kufanele nathi sizizwe ngendlela efanayo lapho kungazelelwe siphonswe esivunguvungwini ngenxa yokugula, ukulahlekelwa ngumsebenzi noma izinkinga zobudlelwano. Uma uNkulunkulu esiletha kukho, kuzosidabula lokho. Ukuqaphela ukuthi lezi zimo ziyimpi kaNkulunkulu kuyashintsha impela. Ngoba? Ngoba uNkulunkulu akalahli izimpi!
Ngomlomo kaJahaziel, iNkosi yatshela abantu ukuthi baphume ngakusasa bahlangane namabutho aphikisayo ngokuzethemba. Impi yayisivele inqobile! Ukuphela kwento ababefanele bayenze ukuhlala lapho. Emva kokuzwa lezo zindaba, uJehoshafati nabantu baguqa bakhuleka kuJehova. Amanye amaLevi asukuma ahlabelela izindumiso zikaNkulunkulu ngezwi elikhulu.
Ngakusasa ekuseni, uJehoshafati wahola abantu ukuba babhekane nesitha, ngokwemiyalo yeNkosi. Njengoba behamba, wama wabakhumbuza ukuthi banokholo kuNkulunkulu ngoba bazophumelela. Ngakho-ke wenza okuthile okwedelela ukuqonda komuntu, kepha kwakuvumelana ngokuphelele nemiyalo kaNkulunkulu:
Ubeke abanye ukuthi bacule kwi-L ORD nabanye ukuthi badumise ubukhazikhazi obungcwele njengoba ehola amabutho. Bacule bathi: "Ngiyabonga L ORD, oluthando luhlala njalo." (2 IziKronike 20:21)
Inkosi yayala ikwaya ukuthi iqhubeke ebuthweni lihlabelele izindumiso zikaNkulunkulu! Uhlobo luni lwecebo lokulwa lokuhlanya lelo? Kuyisu lebutho elibona ukuthi lokhu akuyona impi yabo. Ukwenza lokhu kukhombisile ukuthi kubeke ukuthembela kwayo kuNkulunkulu hhayi emandleni ayo. Ngetulu kwaloko, abakwenti ngenca yekutsi bebangasabeli, kepha ngobe iNkhosi beyimtshelile. Ungaqagela ukuthi kwenzekeni ngokulandelayo?
Lapho kuqala ukudumisa kwabo okujabulisayo, i-ORD yaxosha abakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi nalabo beNtaba iSeyiri ababefike bazolwa noJuda, ukuze anqotshwe. (2 IziKronike 20:22)
Lapho nje abantu beqala ukudumisa uNkulunkulu, amabutho aphikisayo avukela futhi anqotshwa. Njengoba nje uNkulunkulu athembisa, abantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema banqoba ngaphandle kokulwa ngisho nokulwa! Yize isu elaphakanyiswa yiNkosi lalibonakala likhulu, abantu bathobela futhi bavela banqoba.
"Ukunqoba kukaJehoshafathi phezu kuka-Adad waseSyria", njengoba kuboniswe nguJean Fouquet (1470) we "Antiquities of the Jewish" nguGiuseppe Flavio. Photo: domain yomphakathi
Empilweni yakho yonke, uzobhekana nezimo eziningi ezibonakala zingenathemba. Ungathola eyodwa phambi kwakho njengamanje. Ngalezo zikhathi lapho ingozi isondele kakhulu futhi ikusasa libonakala limnyama, khumbula okwenzeka ngeNkosi uJehoshafati nabantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema. Baphendule ebunzimeni obabusondele ngokudumisa iNkosi futhi bevuma ukuthi impi ababebhekene nayo bekungeyona eyabo, kodwa ngeyakhe. Esikhundleni sokuxakwa yi "yini uma", bagxila ekuqineni kothando namandla kaNkulunkulu.
Ngisibonile lesi simo senza kaningi empilweni yami futhi iNkosi ibuyile ngaso sonke isikhathi. Yize ngingahlali ngifuna ukumdumisa esivunguvungwini, ngiyakwenza noma kunjalo. Cishe ngokushesha, ithemba lami liyabuyiselwa futhi ngingaqhubeka nokuqhubekela phambili, ngazi ukuthi impi ingekaNkosi. Yizame ubone ukuthi kwenzekani. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzobona imiphumela efanayo.