ULoti Obalekela iSodoma, UBenjamin West, ngo-1810
THE amagagasi okudideka, inhlekelele, nokungaqiniseki kugadla eminyango yazo zonke izizwe emhlabeni. Njengoba amanani okudla nophethiloli enyuka futhi umnotho womhlaba ucwila njengehange lolwandle, kukhulunywa kakhulu ngawo zokukhosela—Izindawo zokuphephela ukuze uvikele iSiphepho esisondelayo. Kodwa kunengozi ebhekene namanye amaKristu namuhla, futhi lokho kuwukungena emoyeni wokuzivikela oba mkhulu kakhulu. Amawebhusayithi e-Survivalist, izikhangiso zamakhithi ezimo eziphuthumayo, ama-generator kagesi, abapheki bokudla, neminikelo yegolide neyesiliva… ukwesaba ne-paranoia namuhla kuyabonakala njengamakhowe okungavikeleki. Kepha uNkulunkulu ubizela abantu baKhe kumoya ohlukile kunowo wezwe. Umoya we-absolute ukwethemba.
UJesu ucaphuna abalaleli bakhe ukuthi umhlaba ubuzoba njani lapho izijeziso zizofika nakanjani: [1]bheka Isahlulelo Sokugcina
Njengasemihleni kaNowa, kuzakuba-njalo emihleni yeNdodana yoMuntu… .Kanjalo-ke, njengasemihleni kaLoti: babedla, bephuza, bethenga, bethengisa, betshala, bakha; ngosuku uLoti aphuma ngalo eSodoma, kwana umlilo nesibabule kuvela ezulwini kwababhubhisa bonke. Kuzakuba njalo ngosuku okwambulwa ngalo iNdodana yomuntu. (Luka 17: 26-35)
NgoJuni ka-1988, uKhadinali Ratzinger (uPapa Benedict XVI) wavuma “njengomuntu onokwethenjelwa futhi ofanele ukukholwa” umyalezo ovela kuMama Obusisiwe owadluliselwa kuSr.Agnes Sasagawa waseJapan. Ukunanela isixwayiso sikaKristu, umyalezo uthe:
… Uma abantu bengaphenduki futhi bazenze ngcono, uBaba uzonikeza isijeziso esibi kuso sonke isintu. Kuzoba isijeziso esikhulu ukwedlula uzamcolo, njengaleso esingasoze sabonwa ngaphambili. Umlilo uzokuwa esibhakabhakeni futhi uzosula ingxenye enkulu yesintu, enhle kanye nenhle, kungabi nabapristi noma abathembekile. Abasindile bazozithola bengamanxiwa kangangoba bazomonela abafileyo. Izingalo kuphela ezizosala kuwe kuzoba yiRosari nePhawu elishiywe yiNdodana Yami. Usuku ngalunye yisho imithandazo yeRosari. NgeRosari, thandazela uPapa, ababhishobhi nabapristi.—Umyalezo ovunyelwe we-Virgin Mary Ebusisiwe kuSr. Agnes Sasagawa, Akita, Japan; Umtapo wolwazi we-EWTN online
Ngaphandle kobudlelwano obuhle noNkulunkulu, umuntu ubengawafunda kalula lawo mazwi bese esaba. Futhi-ke, uma sibheka ngokucophelela indima yeVangeli engenhla, uJesu akakhulumi ngesimo somoya wesintu kuphela, kodwa usitshela izimo abantu baKhe okufanele babe nazo ngalezo zinsuku ezizayo — okungukuthi, ezifanayo nezikaNowa noLoti.
NGEZINSUKU ZOKWENZA KAKHULU
ULoti wayehlala eSodoma — idolobha elidume ngokuziphatha kabi kwalo kanye nokunganaki abampofu. [2]isib. umbhalo waphansi ku I-New American Bible kuGenesise 18:20 Ube kade hhayi elindele ukujeziswa lapho izingelosi ezimbili zimbingelela esangweni lomuzi. Kanjalo futhi, kusho uSt.Paul, abaningi ngeke balindele ukujeziswa okuza ngokuzumayo:
Ngokuba nina uqobo lwenu nazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luyakufika njengesela ebusuku. Lapho abantu bethi, “Ukuthula nokuhlala kahle,” khona inhlekelele engazelelwe ifika phezu kwabo, njengezinhlungu zokubeletha owesifazane okhulelweyo, abasoze baphunyuka. (1 Thes. 5: 2-3)
ULoti wazithatha lezi zithunywa eziyizingelosi wazingenisa kwakhe. Futhi njengoba le ndaba iqhubeka, sibona ukuthi ukuhlinzeka kukaNkulunkulu kuvikela uLoti umzuzu nomzuzu — hhayi indlu yakhe, impahla yakhe, noma umsebenzi wakhe — kepha owakhe umphefumulo.
Ngokungazelelwe, abantu basedolobheni bagcwala emzini kaLoti, befuna ngenkani ukuba "nokusondelana" nezingelosi ezimbili (ezavela njengamadoda). Ekugcineni, ukukhohliswa kwalesosizukulwane kwase kwehle ngokwanele. Indebe yobulungisa baphezulu yayigcwele, ichichima…
Isikhalo ngeSodoma neGomora sikhulu kakhulu, nesono sabo sibi kakhulu (Gen. 18:20)
Ubulungiswa bukaNkulunkulu base buzokwehla, ngoba iNkosi yayingatholi ngisho nabantu abalishumi abalungile eSodoma. [3]isib. UGenesise 18: 32-33 Kepha uNkulunkulu wayehlose ukuvikela labo ngamashumi ulungile, okungukuthi, uLoti.
Kwathi kungazelelwe, kwaba khona i- ukukhanya.
[Izingelosi] zelula izandla, zadonsela uLoti ngaphakathi nazo, zavala umnyango; ngasikhathi sinye bashaya amadoda emnyango wendlu, wonke kanye, ngesibani esingaboni kahle kangangokuthi behluleka nhlobo ukufinyelela emnyango. (v. 10-11)
Kwakuyithuba kuLoti, futhi fa yakheimily, ukuthola isiphephelo (futhi ngokuqinisekile, ukukhanya okungaboni bekungaba yithuba lokuthi ababi babone ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu futhi baphenduke). Njengoba ngibhale ku Ukungena Ngehora Lokukhombisa, Ngikholwa ukuthi iNkosi izophinde inikeze la mathuba kulabo esibancengelayo, abanjengomndeni nabangane abangasekho, ukuze bathole isiphephelo emseni Wakhe. Kepha sonke sinenkululeko yokuzikhethela-ukukhetha ukwamukela noma ukwenqaba uNkulunkulu:
Izingelosi-ke zathi kuLoti… “Sesizobhidliza le ndawo, ngoba isikhalo esifinyelela kuJehova sibhekiswe kulabo abasemzini sikhulu kangangokuba usithume ukuba siqede nya.” Ngakho uLoti waphuma wakhuluma nabakhwenyana bakhe, ababenze isivumelwano namadodakazi akhe. “Sukumani nihambe lapha,” ebatshela; “UJehova usezowubhubhisa umuzi.” Kodwa abakhwenyana bakhe babecabanga ukuthi uyadlala. Kwathi sekuzosa, izingelosi zakhuthaza uLoti ukuthi ziqhubeke, zathi: “Hamba! Thatha umkakho namadodakazi akho amabili alapha, funa ukhukhuleke ekujezisweni komuzi. ” Lapho enqikaza, la madoda, ngesihe sikaJehova, abamba isandla sakhe nezandla zomkakhe nezamadodakazi akhe amabili babaholela ngaphandle kwendawo ephephile. (V. 12-15)
Isakhamuzi esiphezulu singibhalele muva ngombuzo onenkinga:
Ngiphethwe yisifo sikaParkinson, i-scoliosis, i-asthma, i-osteo-arthritis, ama-hernias amabili, ukungaboni, futhi amaphaphu ami acindezelekile futhi aminyene yi-scoliosis yami ne-hernia ne-reflux izinkinga. Njengoba ucabanga kahle, angikwazanga ukugijima ukusindisa impilo yami. Kwenzekani kubantu abanjengathi? Kuyethusa!
ULot wazizwa ukuthi naye akakwazi ukugijima, futhi waphikisana:
Ngokushesha lapho sebekhishelwe ngaphandle, watshelwa: “Balekela umphefumulo wakho! Ungabheki emuva noma ume noma kuphi eThafeni. Shesha uye emagqumeni, funa ukhukhulwe. ” “Hhayi, nkosi yami!” kuphendula uLoti. "Unayo
sengivele ngicabange ngokwanele ngenceku yakho ukuthi ingenzele umusa omkhulu wokungenelela ukuze ngisindise impilo yami. Kepha angikwazi ukubalekela ezintabeni ukuvimbela le nhlekelele ukuba ingangifici, ngakho-ke ngizokufa. Bheka, leli dolobha elingaphambili liseduze ngokwanele ukubalekela kulo. Yindawo encane kuphela. Ake ngibalekele lapho - yindawo encane, akunjalo? - ukuze impilo yami isindiswe. ” Waphendula, “Kulungile-ke, nami ngizokunika umusa osucela manje. Ngeke ngiligumbuqele leli dolobha okhuluma ngalo. Sheshisa, ubalekele lapho! Angikwazi ukwenza lutho uze ufike lapho. ” (V. 17-22)
Kule ngxoxo enhle, sibona ububele nesihe seNkosi. [4]Kwakunesihe nobubele esijezisweni esehlela iSodoma neGormorrah, yize kungabonakali kalula. UGen 18: 20-21 ukhuluma “ngokukhala kwabo”, ukukhala kwabampofu nabacindezelwe. INkosi yalinda kwaze kwaba umzuzu wokugcina ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe ubulungiswa, ngesihe ukuze iqede ukonakala kokuziphatha okubi kwaleyo mizi. Njengoba ohulumeni beqhubeka nokukhipha isisu kanye nokufundisa ngocansi okuxekethile ezinganeni ezisencane, ezimsulwa “njengezingelosi”, singagabadela sikholwe ukuthi lokhu kuphendukezelwa kobulungiswa kuzoqhubeka unomphela. [Gal 6: 7] Ngokusobala, idolobha uLoti ayezobalekela kulo lalenzelwe ukuba yingxenye yokujeziswa. Kepha ekunakekeleni uLoti, kwakheka indawo yokukhosela phakathi kokubhujiswa-futhi iNkosi yayize ilinde aze aphephe uLoti. Yebo, uNkulunkulu, ngomusa waKhe, uzoguqula izikhathi zakhe:
INkosi ayilibali isithembiso sayo, njengoba abanye bethi “ukubambezeleka,” kodwa iyanibekezelela, ingathandi ukuthi kubhubhe namunye kodwa bonke baphenduke. Kodwa usuku lweNkosi luzofika njengesela… (2 Pet 3: 9-10)
Kepha futhi lokhu akusho ukuthi uLoti wayenethezekile kulo mzuzu wokuhlinzekwa nguNkulunkulu; wayengenalutho ngaphandle kwehembe emhlane, wayesanda kulahlekelwa yikho konke. Kodwa uLoti akazange akubone kanjalo. Kunalokho, wabona umusa kaNkulunkulu kuye, "umusa omkhulu wokungenelela ukusindisa impilo yami." Lowo bekungumoya wokuthembana nokuzinikela okufana nengane uJesu manje asibizela kukho njengoba imimoya yokuqala yalesi Siphepho Esikhulu yehla… [5]funda Phakamisa Oseyili Bakho - Ukulungiselela Ukujeziswa
UMOYA WOMHLABA
Konke lokhu kwenza ukuqhathanisa okufanele nesikhathi sethu, njengoba uJesu athi kungaba njalo. Ungalenzi iphutha—indebe yobulungiswa ichichima. Izono zaseSodoma naseGomora mfishane ngamacala osuku lwethu. Kepha uNkulunkulu ubambezele ubulungiswa baphezulu ukuze alethe imiphefumulo eminingi ngangokunokwenzeka esiphephelweni Somusa Wakhe.
Ngenkathi ngibuza iNkosi uJesu ukuthi ibekezelela kanjani izono eziningi kangaka nobugebengu futhi ingajezi, iNkosi yangiphendula, “Nginaphakade ukujezisa [laba], ngakho-ke ngandisa isikhathi somusa ngenxa [yezoni]. Kodwa maye kubo uma bengasiboni lesi sikhathi sokuhanjelwa Kwami. ” —UJesu kuya eSt Faustina, Isihe Saphezulu Emphefumulweni Wami, idayari, n. 1160
Ngeshwa, abakhwenyana bakaLoti abazithathi ngokungathi sína izixwayiso, njengoba abaningi namuhla behlulekile ukulalela izimpawu ezisizungezile. Babecabanga ukuthi uLoti uyadlala (namuhla, bacabanga ukuthi "Izinkatho" zikhona nati [6]bheka Umphongolo Wezilima). Babengenwe umoya wezwe, futhi babengeke bathole umusa walokho kukhanya kokugcina…
Kepha nina, bazalwane, anikho ebumnyameni, ukuba lolo suku lunifice njengesela. Ngoba nonke ningabantwana bokukhanya nabantwana bosuku. (1 Thes. 5: 4)
Kwakunenye futhi ingozi eyayicashe kuLoti nomkakhe namadodakazi akhe. Kwakuyisilingo sokuyeka ukuthembela ekuphatheni kukaNkulunkulu bese ubuyela emuva ngomoya wokwesaba, wokuzivikela, kanye nokuzimela. Izingelosi bezixwayise ngokuthi zingabheki emuva, ziqhubeke ziye phambili ukuphepha. Kepha inhliziyo yomkakhe yayiseSodoma:
Unkosikazi kaLoti wabheka emuva, waphenduka insika kasawoti. (v. 26)
Akekho ongakhonza amakhosi amabili. Uyozonda enye athande enye, noma azinikele kokunye adelele enye. Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu noMamona. (Math 6:24)
THEMBELA… INDLELA EYA EKUPHEPHELENI
Enkulumweni kaLucan, uJesu uyaqhubeka:
Khumbulani umkaLoti. Noma ngubani ofuna ukulondoloza impilo yakhe uzolahlekelwa yiyo, kodwa noma ngubani olahlekelwa yiyo uyoyisindisa. Ngithi kuwe, ngalobo busuku abantu ababili bayakuba embhedeni munye; omunye uzothathwa, omunye ashiywe. Kuyakuba khona abesifazane ababili besila ndawonye; omunye uzothathwa, omunye ashiywe. ” (Luka 17: 31-35)
Iseluleko kumaKrestu sicacile: kufanele sibeke ithemba lethu kuJesu kuphela. Uthe kufanele sifune uMbuso kuqala, wathi, futhi konke esikudingayo kuzonikezwa — kufaka phakathi, ngisho nendawo yokuphephela uma kuyilokho esikudingayo. Umphefumulo onjalo-ke ukulungele ukuhlangana Naye nganoma yisiphi isikhathi.
Ukujeziswa okungenakugwenywa manje kuzothinta yonke imiphefumulo emhlabeni. Akukho lapho ungacasha khona, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ngaphandle kwesihe sikaNkulunkulu. Leyo yindawo asibizela ukuba sibalekele kuyo manje… [7]qhathanisa Phuma eBabiloni! endaweni yokuthembela ngokuphelele kuye. Akunandaba ukuthi yini ezayo, futhi noma ngabe zimbi kangakanani izono zethu, Uzimisele ngokusixolela futhi asingenise. Njengoba kushiwo emlayezo weNkosikazi Yethu ka-Akita, kuzojeziswa "angababulali abapristi noma athembekile. ” Ngokunaka ubukhulu bezono zalesi sizukulwane selokhu lowo mlayezo wakhulunywa ngo-1973 (unyaka, futhi, wokuthi ukubulawa kwengane engakazalwa kwaba semthethweni e-United States), kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi isexwayiso asibalulekile kakhulu kunakuqala.
Kepha uma ngisendaweni yokuphephela yoMusa, ngakho-ke, noma ngabe ngiyaphila noma ngiyafa noma ngiyafa, ngiphephile endaweni yokukhosela yothando lwaKhe… Esiphephelweni Esikhulu kanye NaseThekwini Eliphephile Lenhliziyo Yakhe.
Sawubona, Inhliziyo kaJesu enomusa kakhulu,
Umthombo ophilayo wazo zonke izisa,
Indawo yethu yokuhlala kuphela, isiphephelo sethu kuphela;
Kuwe nginokukhanya kwethemba.
- iculo likaKristu, uSt. Faustina, Isihe SikaNkulunkulu Somphefumlo Wami, Idayari, n. 1321
Imibhalo yaphansi
↑1 | bheka Isahlulelo Sokugcina |
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↑2 | isib. umbhalo waphansi ku I-New American Bible kuGenesise 18:20 |
↑3 | isib. UGenesise 18: 32-33 |
↑4 | Kwakunesihe nobubele esijezisweni esehlela iSodoma neGormorrah, yize kungabonakali kalula. UGen 18: 20-21 ukhuluma “ngokukhala kwabo”, ukukhala kwabampofu nabacindezelwe. INkosi yalinda kwaze kwaba umzuzu wokugcina ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe ubulungiswa, ngesihe ukuze iqede ukonakala kokuziphatha okubi kwaleyo mizi. Njengoba ohulumeni beqhubeka nokukhipha isisu kanye nokufundisa ngocansi okuxekethile ezinganeni ezisencane, ezimsulwa “njengezingelosi”, singagabadela sikholwe ukuthi lokhu kuphendukezelwa kobulungiswa kuzoqhubeka unomphela. [Gal 6: 7] |
↑5 | funda Phakamisa Oseyili Bakho - Ukulungiselela Ukujeziswa |
↑6 | bheka Umphongolo Wezilima |
↑7 | qhathanisa Phuma eBabiloni! |