Phuma eBabiloni!

“Idolobha Elingcolile” by UDan Krall

EZINE eminyakeni eyedlule, ngezwa igama eliqinile emthandazweni ebelikhula muva nje ngamandla. Futhi-ke, ngidinga ukukhuluma ngokusuka enhliziyweni amagama engiwaphindayo ngiwezwa:

Phuma eBhabhiloni!

IBhabhiloni lifanekisela a isiko lesono nokuzitika. UKristu ubiza abantu baKhe BAPHUMA kulo “muzi”, baphume ejokeni lomoya wakulesi sikhathi, baphume ekuwohlokeni, ekuthandeni izinto ezibonakalayo, nasekuthandeni inkanuko yobudlova okuxhume imisele yalo, futhi okuchichima ezinhliziyweni nasemakhaya abantu baKhe.

Ngabe sengizwa elinye izwi livela ezulwini lithi: “Sukani kuye, bantu bami, ukuze ningahlanganyeli ezonweni zalo futhi ningahlanganyeli ezinhluphekweni zalo, ngoba izono zalo zanqwabelana zaze zafika esibhakabhakeni… (Isambulo 18: 4-) 5)

Igama elithi “her” kulo mBhalo lithi “iBhabhiloni,” uPapa Benedict asanda kulitolika ngokuthi…

… Uphawu lwamadolobha amakhulu emhlabeni angenankolo… —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Ikheli Elibhekiswe Kumkhosi WaseRoma, ngoDisemba 20, 2010

KusAmbulo, iBhabhiloni iwa ngokuzumayo:

Liwile, liwile iBabiloni elikhulu. Usephenduke indawo yokuhlala yamademoni. Uyizidleke zawo wonke umoya ongcolile, isibaya sazo zonke izinyoni ezingcolile, isibaya saso sonke isilwane esingcolile nesenyanyekayo…Maye, maye, muzi omkhulu, iBabiloni, idolobha elinamandla. Ngehora elilodwa ukwahlulela kwakho sekufikile. (IsAm. 18: 2, 10)

Futhi-ke isixwayiso:

Phuma eBhabhiloni!

IZIKHATHI ZENDABUKO

UKristu usibizela ezinyathelweni zikakhonkolo namuhla! Isikhathi sokuba noshintsho olukhulu — hhayi ukushiseka ngokweqile—kakhulu. Futhi umqondo uwukuthi okuphuthumayo. Ngoba kukhona ifayela le- ukuhlanzwa okuzayo kwe "Bhabhiloni". (Bheka, Ukuwa KweBabiloni)

Phumani ezitaladini zalo! Phuma ezindlini zakhe zokuhlala funa zikwehlele!

Senza kahle ukucisha umsindo osizungezile umzuzwana futhi ngena ngokushesha encazelweni yalesi sexwayiso. Asho ukuthini la magama? Yini okungenzeka uJesu uyifuna kithi? Nginemicabango eminingi, eminye engiqhubeka ngizindla ngayo enhliziyweni yami, neminye ebonakala icace kimi. Impela, kungubizo lokuhlola onembeza bethu, ukubona ukuthi asigcini nje ngokuhlala emhlabeni — esibizelwe kuwo ukuthi sibe usawoti nokukhanya — kepha siyaphila ngomoya wezwe, okuphikisana noNkulunkulu. Kukhona I i-tsunami enkulu eshanela emhlabeni futhi iSonto namuhla, umoya wobuqaba ofana kakhulu nalowo uMbuso WaseRoma ngaphambi nje kokuba uwe. Ngumoya wokuzitika oholela ekufeni ngokomzwelo nangokomoya:

Nkosi Jesu, ukunotha kwethu kusenza singabi ngabantu, ukuzijabulisa kwethu kuphenduke isidakamizwa, umthombo wokuzihlukanisa, futhi umyalezo wethu ongapheli, oyisidina womphakathi uyisimemo sokufa ngenxa yobugovu. —I-POPE BENEDICT XVI, Isiteshi Sesine Sesiphambano, ULwesihlanu Oluhle 2006

Futhi phakathi kwawo, uJesu ukhuluma izwi eliqinile:

Uma isandla sakho sikukhubekisa, sinqume; Kungcono ungene ekuphileni uyingini kunokuba unezandla zombili ungene eGehena, emlilweni ongacimi. (Maka 9: 43)

Sekuyisikhathi sokuhoxisa ngokushesha izandla zethu okweqiseni kwalesi sizukulwane, ukuzitika ngotshwala, ukudla, ugwayi njll futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukuthenga izinto ezibonakalayo. Lokhu akusikho ukulahlwa, kepha isimemo — isimemo ku Inkululeko!

Amen, amen, ngithi kini, wonke umuntu owenza isono uyisigqila sesono… Uma unyawo lwakho lukukhubekisa, lunqume; Kungcono ungene ekuphileni uyisidalwa kunokuba uphonswe eGehena unezinyawo ezimbili. (Johane 8:34; Marku 9:45)

Okusho ukuthi, uma sihamba ngendlela efanayo nezwe, sekuyisikhathi ngokushesha setha izinyawo zethu ngendlela entsha. Lokhu kusebenza ikakhulukazi embusweni we ithelevishini namavidiyo aku-inthanethi.

Ubusisiwe umuntu ongalandeli iseluleko sababi; futhi akahlali endleleni yezoni, futhi akahlali phakathi kwabahleki bosulu, kepha okuthokoza kwakhe kungumthetho kaJehova nozindla ngomthetho wakhe imini nobusuku. (IHubo 1)

Umzimba kaKristu — amakholwa abhapathiziwe, athengwe ngentengo yegazi laKhe — amosha izimpilo zawo ezingokomoya phambi kwe isikrini: ukulandela "izeluleko zababi" ngemibukiso yokuzisiza nangezingcweti eziqokiwe; ukulibala "endleleni yezoni" kuma-sitcom angenalutho, imibukiso ye-TV "yangempela", noma amavidiyo e-YouTube asekelwe; futhi ukuhlala “ngokubambisana” kwezinkulumo kukhombisa lokho kuhlekisa nokuhlekisa ngobumsulwa nokulunga, futhi-ke, noma yini noma ngubani ojwayelekile. Ukuzijabulisa okungenasizotha, okuhambisana nocansi oluphezulu nokuzijabulisa ngemilingo manje sekujwayelekile emakhaya amaningi obuKristu. Umphumela uba wukuvumela ingqondo nomphefumulo ulale… ukungenisa amaKristu embhedeni we Isifebe. Ngoba yindlela uSt.John amchaze ngayo:

IBabiloni elikhulu, unina wezifebe nowezinengiso zomhlaba. (IsAm 17: 5)

Phuma kuye! Phuma eBhabhiloni!

Uma iso lakho likukhubekisa, likhiphe; Kungcono ukuthi ungene embusweni kaNkulunkulu uneso elilodwa kunokuba uphonswe eGehena unamehlo amabili. (Ivesi 47)

KHETHA UKUPHILA

Isikhathi sokuthi uMzimba kaKristu wenze izinqumo. Akwanele ukusho ukuthi ngiyakholelwa kuJesu… bese sinika izingqondo nezinzwa zethu njengamaqaba kokuzijabulisa okonakele okuphikisana neVangeli.

Ngakho bopha izinkalo zokuqonda kwakho; phila ngokusangulukile; beka lonke ithemba lakho esibonelweni ozonikezwa sona lapho uJesu Kristu evela. Njengamadodana namadodakazi alalelayo, ningavumeli izinkanuko ezake zakubumba ngokungazi. Kunalokho, yibani ngcwele ngokwenu kuzo zonke izici zokuziphatha kwenu, ngokufana nalowo oNgcwele onibizile (1 Peter)

Isikhathi sokuhamba, noma ugijime, kusuka kulezo zinhlangano, amaqembu, nokuzijabulisa okusiholela ebubini. Ngezinye izikhathi uJesu wayedla noma evakashela izindawo zezoni ezidumile — kodwa akazange one. Iningi lethu alinamandla kangako, ngakho-ke kufanele senze konke okusemandleni ukuzegwema isikhathi esiseduze sesono”(Amagama avela ku- Umthetho Wokuphikisana). Ngaphandle kwalokho, uJesu wayengekho ukuzitika, kepha ukuhola labo abathunjiwe enyameni baye enkululekweni.

UKristu wasikhululela enkululekweni; ngakho-ke yimani niqine futhi ningazithobi futhi ejokeni lobugqila… futhi ningenzi amalungiselelo enyama. (Gal 5: 1; Rom 13:14)

UJesu akakumemeli ezweni elivaliwe, eliyinyumba… kodwa ehlane lenkululeko (bheka Ingwe Esibayeni). IBabiloni liyinkohliso. Kuyindlela ye- ukukhohlisa. Ukwehlela kwawo phezu kwamakhanda alabo abebekade behliselwe emasangweni akhe. Imigwaqo yaseBabiloni iyindlela ebanzi futhi elula eholela ekubhujisweni, futhi uJesu wathi “baningi” abakuyo (Math 7:13). Lokho kungafaka abaningi eBandleni Lakhe.

Ukugcwala kwezithombe eziningi zesimanje namuhla kungcolisa umphefumulo, kuphazamise ingqondo, futhi kuqinise inhliziyo. Njengokunganuki futhi ngokubulala i-carbon monoxide, umoya womhlaba ungene ezindlini zethu ngethelevishini, i-inthanethi, omakhalekhukhwini, omagazini behlebo, njll. kubulala imiphefumulo nomphefumulo wemindeni. Ngempela, imidiya enjalo ingasetshenziselwa okuhle. Kodwa uma ithelevishini ikwenza wone — sika ikhebula! Uma ikhompyutha yakho ikuvulela ezingxenyeni zesihogo — yisuse! Noma uyibeke endaweni lapho ungeke uhlunge khona isono. Kungcono ukufinyelela okuncane noma ungafinyeleli kukho isiphequluli, kunokulahlekelwa ngumphefumulo wakho. Kungcono ukudlulela endlini yomngani wakho ukuyobuka umdlalo webhola, kunokuhlala ingunaphakade elihlukaniswe noNkulunkulu.

Phuma! Masinyane, phuma!

UMKHOHLISI

Qaphela amanga kasathane. Ukukhohlisa kwakhe kulula, futhi ubesebenza kahle eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane. Uhlebela thina ngokuqaphela noma ngokungazi: “Kukhulu ukuzidela! Uzophuthelwa! Impilo imfushane kakhulu! Le bhulogi ishiseka ngokweqile! UNkulunkulu akanabulungisa, unokhahlo futhi unomqondo omncane. Futhi uzofana naye… ”

Owesifazane waphendula inyoka: “Singadla izithelo zemithi engadini; kumayelana nesithelo somuthi ophakathi nensimu kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu athi, 'Ungasidli noma usithinte, funa ufe.' ”Kodwa inyoka yathi kowesifazane:“ Ngokuqinisekile ngeke nife. ! ” (UGenesise 3: 3-4)

Kuyiqiniso lokho? Ziyini izithelo zezithombe zocansi, ukudakwa, ukuthanda okungalawuleki, nokuzitika ngezinto ezibonakalayo? Ingabe asifi ngaphakathi ngaphakathi isikhathi ngasinye lapho 'sidla lesi sithelo'? Kungabukeka kukuhle ngaphandle, kodwa kubolile ngapha nangapha. Ngabe umhlaba nemicibisholo yawo kuletha impilo noma ukufa emphefumulweni wakho? Lokho “kufa”, lokho kungazoli, lokho kuzizwa okubi esikutholayo lapho sizitika emhlabeni nguMoya oNgcwele okholisa imiphefumulo yethu ukuthi senzelwe uNkulunkulu, impilo ephakeme, engaphezu kwemvelo, hhayi ama-molecule angenalutho nokukhohlisa kwalomhlaba ukuthi ayikwazi ukwanelisa. Lokhu kugudluzwa kukaMoya akusikho ukulahlwa, kepha a umdwebo womphefumulo wakho ubhekise kuYise, woMlobokazi (okuyiSonto) ngakuMyeni wakhe:

Ngalokho ngiyakumyenga; Ngizomholela ehlane futhi ngikhulume nenhliziyo yakhe. Kusukela lapho ngizomnika izivini ayenazo, nesigodi sase-Akori njengomnyango wase ngethemba. (Hos 2: 16-17)

UNkulunkulu uza kithi lapho sisuka edolobheni elinomsindo singena ugwadule lomkhuleko (Jakobe 4: 8). Lapho, sisodwa, lapho sesimvulele izinhliziyo zethu kulapho kuthululwa khona ukuthula nokuphulukiswa, uthando nentethelelo. Futhi lokhu ukuba wedwa akunjalo empeleni indawo ebonakalayo. Kuyisikhala esisezinhliziyweni zethu esigcinelwe uNkulunkulu lapho, noma siphakathi kwezinhlekelele nezilingo zaleli zwe, lapho singahoxa khona ukuze sixoxe futhi siphumule eNkosini yethu. Kepha lokhu akunakwenzeka uma sigcwalise izinhliziyo zethu ngothando lomhlaba.

Ningazibekeli ingcebo emhlabeni, lapho inundu nokubola kubhubhisa khona, namasela agqekeze ebe ...… Ngokuba lapho kukhona ingcebo yakho, nenhliziyo yakho iyakuba lapho. (Math 6:19, 21)

UJesu akathembisi ingcebo nodumo noma ngisho nokunethezeka ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo. Kepha uthembisa impilo, impilo echichimayo (UJohn 10: 10). Azikho izindleko, ngoba asinalutho esinganikela ngalo. Namuhla, umi ngaphandle kwamasango aseBabiloni, ekhomba futhi wamukela izimvu zaKhe ezilahlekile ukuba zibuyele kuye, zimlandele aye ehlane lenkululeko nobuhle beqiniso… ngaphambi kokuba konke kwehle…

“Ngalokho-ke phumani kubo, nizihlukanise,” isho iNkosi, “ningathinti lutho olungcolileyo; khona ngiyakunamukela, ngibe nguyihlo, nina nibe ngamadodana namadodakazi kimi, isho iNkosi uSomandla. ” (2 KwabaseKhorinte 6: 17-18)

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