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IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
ngoLwesibili, Disemba 13, 2016
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Imibhalo yenkolo lapha

PHAKATHI abaprofethi beTestamente Elidala ababikezela ukuhlanzwa okukhulu komhlaba okulandelwa inkathi yokuthula nguZefaniya. Unanela lokho u-Isaya, uHezekeli nabanye abakubonayo: ukuthi uMesiya uzofika ahlulele izizwe futhi amise ukubusa Kwakhe emhlabeni. Abangazange bakubone ukuthi ukubusa Kwakhe kuzoba njalo okungokomoya ngokwemvelo ukuze kufezeke amazwi uMesiya ngolunye usuku azofundisa abantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuthi bakhuleke: Umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini.

Ngokuba lapho ngiyakuguqula ngihlanze izindebe zabantu, ukuze bonke babize igama likaJehova, bamkhonze nganhliziyonye; kusukela phesheya kwemifula yaseKushe kuze kube semikhawulweni yasenyakatho, bayakungilethela iminikelo. (Kufundwa kokuqala namuhla)

“Iminikelo” ababezoyiletha kwakungeke kube izinkomo noma okusanhlamvu, kodwa bona uqobo — lwabo inkululeko yokuzikhethela, Empeleni.

Ngakho-ke ngiyanincenga, bazalwane, ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu ukuba ninikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilayo, ongcwele, othandekayo kuNkulunkulu, ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Ningazifanisi nalenkathi kodwa niguqulwe isimo ngokwenziwa ibe ntsha ingqondo yenu, ukuze nikwazi okuyintando kaNkulunkulu, okuhle nokujabulisayo nokupheleleyo. (Rom 12: 1-2)

Kodwa ngisho noPaul Paul wathi, “sazi inxenye futhi siprofetha ngokwengxenye…” ^[1]I-1 Cor 13: 9 Ukulindelwa kweSonto lokuqala ukuthi amazwi abaprofethi azowathola wokugcina ukugcwaliseka esikhathini sabo sokuphila. Lokhu kwakungafanele kube njalo. Kwakungu-Vicar of Christ, upapa wokuqala, owayezogcina ethukuthelise ukulindela okukhombisa ukuthi, "ENkosini usuku olulodwa lunjengeminyaka eyinkulungwane neminyaka eyinkulungwane injengosuku olulodwa." ^[2]2 Pet 3: 8; isib. IHu 90: 4 Ngempela, oFata beSonto bokuqala bekhulu lokuqala babezobamba leyo “mfundo” futhi, ngokusekelwe emfundisweni yabaphostoli, bafundise ukuthi “usuku lweNkosi” lwalungelona usuku lwamahora angama-24 ekupheleni komhlaba, kodwa empeleni , lokho ubudala bukaMesiya lokuthula okwabikezelwa ngabaprofethi.

Mina nawo wonke amanye amaKhristu angama-Orthodox sizwa siqinisekile ukuthi kuzoba novuko lwenyama oluzolandelwa iminyaka eyinkulungwane ekwakhiweni kabusha, kwahlanganiswa, nokwandiswa kwedolobha laseJerusalema, njengoba kumenyezelwe abaProfethi uHezekeli, u-Isaya nabanye… Indoda phakathi kwethu ogama lakhe nguJohane, omunye wabaPhostoli bakaKristu, wamukela futhi wabikezela ukuthi abalandeli bakaKristu bazohlala eJerusalema iminyaka eyinkulungwane, nokuthi emva kwalokho umhlaba jikelele futhi, ngamafuphi, uvuko laphakade nokwahlulela kuzokwenzeka. —USt. UJustin Martyr, Ingxoxo noTrypho, uCh. 81, Obaba beBandla, Igugu LobuKristu

Bheka, uSuku lweNkosi luyakuba yiminyaka eyinkulungwane. —Ingxenye kaBarnaba, Obaba beBandla, Ch. 15

Khumbula, obaba beSonto bokuqala basebenzise ulimi olufanayo olufanayo njengabaprofethi beTestamente Elidala. Isibonelo, lapho imiBhalo iphrofetha abantu bakaNkulunkulu bengena ezweni eligeleza "ubisi noju", lokho bekungahlosiwe ngokoqobo, kepha bekukhombisa ukuhlinzeka kukaNkulunkulu okugcwele. Ngakho-ke, uSt. Justin uyanezela:

Manje… siyaqonda ukuthi isikhathi seminyaka eyinkulungwane sikhonjiswa ngolimi olungokomfanekiso. —USt. UJustin Martyr, Ingxoxo noTrypho, uCh. 81, The Fathers of the Church, Christian Heritage

Ubhekisa lapha, impela, “eminyakeni eyinkulungwane” okukhulunywa ngayo kuSambulo 19-20, lapho uJesu ezobonakalisa amandla Akhe nokwahlulela ezizweni, okwakuzolandelwa, hhayi ukuphela komhlaba, kepha “Iminyaka eyinkulungwane” - leyo “nkathi yokuthula.” Lapha sibona ukulandelana ngokusobala kuZefaniya esifundweni sokuqala sanamuhla. Ngizocaphuna iSambulo ngemuva kokukhombisa umlingani waso weTestamente Elisha.

Okokuqala, a ukwahlulelwa kwabaphilayo:

Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Maye kuwe muzi odlubulundayo, ongcolile, ngomuzi wobushiqela! Alizwa izwi, alamukeli ukulungiswa; Akathembelanga kuJehova, akasondelanga kuNkulunkulu wakhe. (Zef 3: 1-2)

Liwile, liwile iBabiloni elikhulu. Usephenduke indawo yokuhlala yamademoni. Uyizibaya zemimoya yonke engcolile. (IsAm 18: 2)

Ukuhlanzwa emhlabeni kwalabo abenqabile umusa kaNkulunkulu:

Ngokuba lapho ngiyakususa phakathi kwakho abazikhukhumezi abaziqhenyayo, ungabe usaziphakamisa entabeni yami engcwele… INKOSI iphikisana nabenzi bokubi, ukuze ichithe ukukhunjulwa kwabo emhlabeni. (Zef.3: 11; iHubo 34:17 lanamuhla))

Isilo sasibanjwa kanye laso umprofethi wamanga owayenze phambi kwaso izibonakaliso adukisa ngazo labo ababemukele uphawu lwesilo lalabo ababekhonza umfanekiso waso. (IsAm 19:20)

Insali ehlanziwe isalile — labo abahlala bethembekile kuJesu.^[3]bheka IsAm 3:10

Ngiyakushiya phakathi kwakho insali, abantu abathobekileyo nabaphansi, abaphephela egameni likaJehova. (Zef 3:12)

Ngabona nemiphefumulo yalabo ababenqunywe amakhanda ngenxa yobufakazi babo kuJesu nangezwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi ababengasikhonzi isilo noma umfanekiso waso futhi bengazange bamukele uphawu lwaso emabunzini abo noma ezandleni zabo. Baphila futhi babusa noKristu iminyaka eyinkulungwane. Abanye abafileyo abaphilanga yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane. (IsAm 20: 1-6)

USt. John ubhala ukuthi, ngalesi sikhathi, uSathane uzoboshwa ngamaketanga kwalasha. Ukungqubuzana okude phakathi kwenyoka yasendulo neBandla kuzothola impumuzo, "usuku lokuphumula" kusuka ekushushisweni kwesitha sasendulo. Kuzoba yiNkathi Yokuthula:

ISonto lizoba ncane futhi kuzofanele liqale kabusha kancane noma kancane kusukela ekuqaleni… Kepha lapho ukuvivinywa kwalokhu kuhlungwa sekwedlulile, amandla amakhulu azogobhoza esuka eBandleni elingokomoya futhi elenziwe lula. Amadoda emhlabeni ohlelwe ngokuphelele azozithola enesizungu esingachazeki… [iSonto] lizojabulela ukuqhakaza okusha futhi libonwe njengekhaya lomuntu, lapho ezothola khona impilo nethemba ngale kokufa. —Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (IPOPE BENEDICT XVI), Ukukholwa nekusasa, Ignatius Press, 2009

Bayokwalusa futhi balalise imihlambi yabo kungekho noyedwa ozobaphazamisa. (Zef 13:13)

Ekuphetheni, umqondo weSonto elihlala “eJerusalema elakhiwe kabusha” ungaqondwa njengokubuyiselwa komuntu kuKristu, okungukuthi, ukubuyiselwa kwalobobunye obubaluleke kakhulu eNsimini yase-Edene lapho u-Adamu no-Eva babehlala khona ngentando yaphezulu.

… Nsuku zonke emthandazweni kaBaba Wethu sicela iNkosi: “Intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini” (Math 6:10)…. siyabona ukuthi “izulu” kulapho intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwa khona, nokuthi “umhlaba” uba “yizulu” —eyi, indawo yobukhona bothando, ubuhle, iqiniso nebuhle bukaNkulunkulu — kuphela uma emhlabeni intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwe. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Izethameli Ezijwayelekile, ngoFebhuwari 1, 2012, eVatican City

Ngakho-ke, i-Era of Peace ezayo ayifanele ukuqondwa njenge- wokugcina Ukuza koMbuso kaNkulunkulu noma, kodwa ukusungulwa kweNtando Yaphezulu enhliziyweni yomuntu nge "Pentekoste entsha"… leso sigaba sokugcina ngaphambi kokuphela komhlaba.

Isenzo sikaKristu sokuhlenga asizibuyisanga ngokwaso zonke izinto, simane senza umsebenzi wokuhlengahlengiswa waba khona, saqala ukuhlengwa kwethu. Njengoba bonke abantu behlanganyela ekungalalelini kuka-Adamu, ngakho-ke bonke abantu kumele babambe iqhaza ekulaleleni uKristu entandweni kaBaba. Ukuhlengwa kuzophelela kuphela lapho bonke abantu behlanganyela ekulaleleni kwakhe. —Inceku kaNkulunkulu Fr. UWalter Ciszek, Uyangihola, ikhasi. 116-117

… Zinkulu kakhulu izidingo nezingozi zalesi sikhathi samanje, kukhulu kakhulu umkhathizwe wesintu odonselwe kuwo ukuhlalisana komhlaba futhi akunamandla okukufeza, ukuthi ayikho insindiso yayo ngaphandle kokuthi a ukuthululwa okusha kwesipho sikaNkulunkulu. Makabe eseza, uMoya Odala, ukuvuselela ubuso bomhlaba! —I-POPE PAUL VI, UGaudete eDomino, Kwangathi i-9th, i-1975 www.v Vatican.va