NGIBHALILE kungekudala mayelana Impi Yethu, kanye nendima “insali” elungiselelwa ngokuphuthumayo. Kunesinye isici kule mpi engifisa ukusibonisa.
IMPI IKHALA
Empini kaGidiyoni—isingathekiso seMpi YeNkosikazi Yethu—amasosha anikezwa:
Izimpondo nezimbiza ezingenalutho, nezimbaqa ngaphakathi kwezimbiza. (AbaHluleli 7:17)
Lapho kufika isikhathi, izimbiza zaphuka futhi ibutho likaGideyoni labetha amacilongo. Okusho ukuthi, impi yaqala nge umculo.
Kwenye indaba, iNkosi uJehoshafati nabantu bayo bazohlaselwa ibutho labezizwe. Kodwa iNkosi ikhuluma kubo ithi:
ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngokubona isixuku esikhulu, ngokuba impi akuyona eyenu, ngekaNkulunkulu… Phuma kusasa ubahlangabeze, uJehova uyakuba nawe. ( 2 IziKronike 20:15, 17 )
Okwenzeka ngokulandelayo kuyisihluthulelo.
Ngemva kokubonisana nabantu, wabeka abathile ukuba bahlabele uJehova nabanye dumisani uMvelo ongcwele liphuma phambi kwebutho. Bahlabelela: “Bongani uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.” Sebeqalile ukuhlabelela, uJehova wabaqamekela abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabasentabeni yaseSeyiri ababeza ukulwa noJuda, baze banqotshwa. ( ivesi 21-22 ; NAB; (Qaphela: ezinye izinguqulo zifundeka ngokuthi “iNkosi” esikhundleni sokuthi “Ukubukeka okungcwele.”)
Nalapha futhi, ngabaculi abaholela abantu empini—impi lapho uNkulunkulu uthumela abaqamekeli, okungukuthi, izingelosi zaKhe ezilwa.
Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli befika eJeriko ukuze bawuthathe umuzi, bahola.
umphongolo wesivumelwano nabapristi abayisikhombisa bephethe izimpondo zenqama phambi komphongolo kaJehova. ( Joshuwa 6:6 )
Bawuzungeza umuzi izinsuku eziyisithupha, kwathi ngolwesikhombisa uJoshuwa wayala:
Kwathi kushaya izimpondo abantu baqala ukumemeza. Lapho bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, bamemeza kakhulu. Ugange lwabhidlika, abantu bawuhlasela umuzi bawuthatha. (Ivesi 20)
Kuzo zonke lezi zindaba, i umsindo wokudumisa okuwisa izinqaba zezitha.
UKUKHULISWA KWE-ADORATION
In Ukukhipha amadlozi kweSilo, Ngabhala ukuthi uMary usilungiselela kanjani impi enkulu yemiphefumulo. Ukuthi lapho uKristu ukuKhanya kwethu enikeza lokhu “kukhanya kukanembeza,” sizothunyelwa ukuphatha inkemba yeZwi likaNkulunkulu. Kuyoba futhi ukudumisa kwethu nokudumisa uJesu “ekubonakaleni okungcwele” kweSidlo esizoletha “ukucasha” kwesitha nguSt. Lapho uJesu eziveza eSakramenteni Elingcwele, kuzoba nengoma entsha emangalisayo ezokhuphuka ngokukhuleka. Kule ngoma yokudumisa, abaningi bazokhululwa ezinqabeni zamademoni ezibabophe beboshiwe. Kuzozwakala sengathi a memeza:
Bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu: “Insindiso ivela kuNkulunkulu wethu, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, nakulo iWundlu. (IsAmbulo 7:10)
Futhi, kusAmbulo lithi lensali “yamnqoba [ummangaleli wabazalwane] ngegazi leWundlu nangezwi lobufakazi babo.” Ubufakazi bethu buyingoma yokudumisa ngempela, indumiso yokungenelela kukaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu. Futhi lokhu yikho ngempela amaHubo—uDavide kanye nobufakazi bomIsrayeli.
Lobu bufakazi namaculo okudumisa abathembekileyo, namandla abo okukhulula amaketango ohulumeni namandla, kuprofethiwe kumaHubo 149 :
Abathembekileyo mabajabule enkazimulweni yabo, bamemeze ngedili labo, benodumo lukaNkulunkulu emilonyeni yabo, nenkemba esika nhlangothi zombili esandleni sabo, ukuphindisela phezu kwezizwe, ukujeziswa phezu kwabantu, ukubabopha amakhosi ngamaketanga, abophe izikhulu zawo ngezinsimbi, ukuze akhiphe izahlulelo ezinqunyelwe wona—injalo inkazimulo yabo bonke abathembekileyo bakaNkulunkulu. Haleluya! ( IHubo 149:5-9 )
Liyini idili? Kungumkhosi womshado weWundlu leSambulo esibamba iqhaza kuwo ngoMhlatshelo weMisa nokuKhuthaza. Inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili iyiZwi likaNkulunkulu eliyokhulunywa noma lihlatshelelwe—“udumo lukaNkulunkulu emilonyeni yabo”—eliyokhipha izahlulelo ezinqunyelwe “amakhosi” “nezikhulu,” ezifanekisela imibuso yamademoni. amandla. Ukukhulekela okukhulu nokuqhubekayo kukaNkulunkulu okugcwele encwadini yesAmbulo kuyomenyezelwa kakhulu “emhlabeni njengasezulwini,” nokuhlabelela kwensali iqiniso izokhulula abaningi.
Ngase ngibona, bheka, iWundlu limi entabeni yaseSiyoni, kumi kanye nalo abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane ababelotshwe igama lalo negama likaYise emabunzini abo. Ngezwa umsindo uvela ezulwini wawungathi ngumsindo wamanzi amaningi noma ukuduma okukhulu kwezulu. Izwi engalizwayo lalinjengelababetha amahabhu bebetha amahabhu abo. Babecula ihubo engathi yintsha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, phambi kwezidalwa ezine eziphilayo namalunga... laba yibo abalandela iWundlu nomaphi lapho liya khona. ( IsAmbulo 14:1-4 )
The IsAmbulo "lokho okumelwe kwenzeke maduze," the Apocalypse, ihambisana nezingoma zenkonzo yasezulwini kodwa futhi nokuncenga “kofakazi” (abafel’ ukholo). Abaprofethi nabangcwele, bonke ababulawa emhlabeni ngenxa yobufakazi babo ngoJesu, isixuku esikhulu salabo abadlule osizini olukhulu, abasandulela ukungena embusweni, bonke behlabelela indumiso nenkazimulo yalowo uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, leWundlu. Ngokuhlanganyela nabo, iBandla emhlabeni nalo licula lezi zingoma ngokukholwa phakathi kokulingwa. Ngokunxusa nokunxusa, ukholo luthemba ngokumelene nalo lonke ithemba futhi lunikeza ukubonga “kuYise wezinkanyiso,” okuvela kuye “zonke izipho eziphelele”. Ngakho ukholo luyindumiso emsulwa. -Catechism weSonto LamaKatolika, n2642
“Ukunqoba okunqoba izwe,” kusho uJohane oNgcwele, “ukukholwa” (1 Joh 5:4). Indumiso emsulwa.
UBUFAKAZI BONKE: AMANDLA OKUDUMISA
Eminyakeni engu-XNUMX edlule, ngaqala inkonzo yami njengomholi wokudumisa nokukhulekela kwamaKatolika. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngase ngizabalaza nesono esithile isikhathi eside futhi ngizizwa ngiyisigqila saso ngokuphelele.
Ngobunye ubusuku, ngangiya emhlanganweni nabanye abaholi bomculo. Ngazizwa nginamahloni. Ngizwile ummangaleli wabazalwane ngihleba ngokuthi ngiseyisehluleki ngokuphelele, ngiwumgunyathi, ngidumala kakhulu kuNkulunkulu nakunoma ubani owayengazi. Akufanele ngisho ngibe kulo mhlangano.
Omunye wabaholi ukhiphe amaphepha ezingoma. Angizange ngizizwe ngikufanelekele ukucula. Kodwa ngangazi ngokwanele njengomholi wokukhulekela ukuthi ukucula kuyinto isenzo sokukholwa, uJesu wathi: “Ukukholwa okungangembewu yesinaphi kungasusa izintaba.&q uot; Ngakho nganquma ukumdumisa, ngoba phela uNkulunkulu simkhonza ngoba kuyimfanelo yakhe, hhayi ngoba kusenza sizizwe sijabule noma ngoba edinga izidalwa zakhe ukudunyiswa noma ngenxa yokuthi sikufanele. Kunalokho, kungenxa yethu inzuzo. Ukudumisa kuvula izinhliziyo zethu kuNkulunkulu kanye neqiniso lokuthi ungubani, futhi lapho simkhulekela ngalowo moya weqiniso, Uza kithi ngothando lwakhe olukhulu. Ukudumisa kudonsela uNkulunkulu kithi!
Ungcwele, uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi ezidumisweni ka-Israyeli… Sondelani kuNkulunkulu futhi uyosondela kini. ( IHubo 22:3; Jakobe 4:8 )
Njengoba amazwi ehla olimini lwami, ngokungazelelwe ngezwa sengathi ugesi ugeleza emzimbeni wami. Emehlweni ami, kwakubonakala sengathi ngangiphakanyiswa ekheshini elingenazicabha ngiyiswa ekamelweni elinengilazi eyikristalu (ngaqhubeka ngafunda kusAmbulo ukuthi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu kukhona “ulwandle lwengilazi.”) kanye, ngezwa umphefumulo wami ugcwele uNkulunkulu. Wayenganga! Wayengithanda njengoba nganginjalo, embozwe eweni lengulube lesono… kakhulu njengendodana yolahleko… noma uZakewu.
Lapho ngiphuma esakhiweni ngalobo busuku, amandla aleso sono engangilokhu ngilwa naso iminyaka ayenjalo ephukile. Angazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakwenza kanjani. Engikwaziyo, ukuthi ngangiyisigqila ngaphambili, futhi manje sengikhululekile. Wangikhulula!
Futhi inkemba eyagqabula amaketanga kwakuyiyo iculo lokudumisa.
Ezindebeni zabantwana nezinsana uthole ukudunyiswa ukudunga isitha sakho, ukuthulisa isitha nesihlubuki. ( IHubo 8:3 )
Kwathi uPawuli loSila bekhuleka behubela uNkulunkulu izibotshwa zilalele, kwahle kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwaze kwazamazama izisekelo zetilongo; yavuleka yonke iminyango, kwagqashuka izibopho zabo bonke. ( IzEnzo 16:25-26 )
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