Thola i AppUkulungiselela Izinhliziyo Zethu NgePhasika: Ukuzinikela ngesikhathi sokuzilaIsampula
"Usuku lwesihlanu: Ingonyama"
Embhedeni wakhe wokufa uJakobe waprofetha ngekusasa lengane ngayinye yezingane zakhe eziyishumi nambili, ebona kusengaphambili ukukhula kwabo esikhathini esizayo noma ukuphela, ukuchuma noma ubumpofu. Kwabanye, ikusasa laliyobe ligcwele udlame nobuhlungu benhliziyo. Kepha kwabanye, okwabo bekungaba ikusasa lokuvelela nokunqoba.
KuJuda, owesine phakathi kwamadodana kaJakobe, okwakhe kwakuyikusasa elihlukile. Wayezohlonishwa ngabafowabo (v. 8, “abafowenu bazokudumisa”) futhi athole inkokhiso evela ezizweni zonke (v. 10, “kuye kuyomlalela abantu”). Ukubusa kwakhe bekuzohlala njalo futhi kungaphikiswa (v. 10, "Intonga yobukhosi ayiyikusuka kuJuda") nesikhathi senala enkulu kakhulu. Ngenxa yokuthi imivini yamagilebhisi idinga ukunakekelwa nokunakekelwa, iwayini laliwubukhazikhazi kubantu abayimizulane ezweni lasendulo. Kodwa ngaphansi kokubusa kukaJuda, kwakuzoba nenqwaba yemivini yokuthi umuntu angabophela imbongolo yakhe komunye ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuthi izolinyazwa, ahlanze izingubo zakhe ewayinini ngaphandle kokuqeda ukudla, aze aphuze aze abone umbala wewayini uqobo (vv. 11-12). Ukubusa kukaJuda kwakuzoba okukhazimulayo ngempela futhi akumangazi ukuthi uJuda uqobo lwakhe wayezobizwa ngengonyama (v. 9).
KuSambulo 5, uJohane unombono weNgonyama yakwaJuda ebekwe esihlalweni sobukhosi, kepha nokho lo mbono uchazwe ngeWundlu elabulawa. Kungani? AmaVangeli asikhombisa ukuthi uJesu ukhombisa amandla akhe amakhulu ngobuthakathaka, ubukhosi bakhe ngenkonzo, kanye nokubusa kwakhe kobukhosi ngokuzidela. Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu wabulawa ngoba wayeyiNgonyama futhi wabekwa esihlalweni sobukhosi ngoba eyiWundlu. Ngezikhathi zakho zokuphuka, ubuhlungu benhliziyo nobunzima, uyabona ukuthi uJesu Kristu wezwa ukuphuka ngenxa yakho ukuze uzizwele ngobuningi bokubusa kwakhe empilweni yakho?
Umkhuleko
Nkosi Jesu, siyamangala ukuthi awubusi ngokubonakaliswa kwamandla, kodwa ngenkonzo; hhayi ngokukhushulwa, kepha ngokuthotshiswa; hhayi ngamandla, kodwa ngokuzidela. Ngisize ngibone ukuthi uyiNgonyama eyabulawa njengewundlu, ukuze ekuthotshisweni kwami ngithole ukuphakanyiswa kwakho. Egameni likaKristu, Amen.
Ilungelo lobunikazi (c) 2012 yiRedeemer Presbyterian Church.
Embhedeni wakhe wokufa uJakobe waprofetha ngekusasa lengane ngayinye yezingane zakhe eziyishumi nambili, ebona kusengaphambili ukukhula kwabo esikhathini esizayo noma ukuphela, ukuchuma noma ubumpofu. Kwabanye, ikusasa laliyobe ligcwele udlame nobuhlungu benhliziyo. Kepha kwabanye, okwabo bekungaba ikusasa lokuvelela nokunqoba.
KuJuda, owesine phakathi kwamadodana kaJakobe, okwakhe kwakuyikusasa elihlukile. Wayezohlonishwa ngabafowabo (v. 8, “abafowenu bazokudumisa”) futhi athole inkokhiso evela ezizweni zonke (v. 10, “kuye kuyomlalela abantu”). Ukubusa kwakhe bekuzohlala njalo futhi kungaphikiswa (v. 10, "Intonga yobukhosi ayiyikusuka kuJuda") nesikhathi senala enkulu kakhulu. Ngenxa yokuthi imivini yamagilebhisi idinga ukunakekelwa nokunakekelwa, iwayini laliwubukhazikhazi kubantu abayimizulane ezweni lasendulo. Kodwa ngaphansi kokubusa kukaJuda, kwakuzoba nenqwaba yemivini yokuthi umuntu angabophela imbongolo yakhe komunye ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuthi izolinyazwa, ahlanze izingubo zakhe ewayinini ngaphandle kokuqeda ukudla, aze aphuze aze abone umbala wewayini uqobo (vv. 11-12). Ukubusa kukaJuda kwakuzoba okukhazimulayo ngempela futhi akumangazi ukuthi uJuda uqobo lwakhe wayezobizwa ngengonyama (v. 9).
KuSambulo 5, uJohane unombono weNgonyama yakwaJuda ebekwe esihlalweni sobukhosi, kepha nokho lo mbono uchazwe ngeWundlu elabulawa. Kungani? AmaVangeli asikhombisa ukuthi uJesu ukhombisa amandla akhe amakhulu ngobuthakathaka, ubukhosi bakhe ngenkonzo, kanye nokubusa kwakhe kobukhosi ngokuzidela. Ngamanye amazwi, uJesu wabulawa ngoba wayeyiNgonyama futhi wabekwa esihlalweni sobukhosi ngoba eyiWundlu. Ngezikhathi zakho zokuphuka, ubuhlungu benhliziyo nobunzima, uyabona ukuthi uJesu Kristu wezwa ukuphuka ngenxa yakho ukuze uzizwele ngobuningi bokubusa kwakhe empilweni yakho?
Umkhuleko
Nkosi Jesu, siyamangala ukuthi awubusi ngokubonakaliswa kwamandla, kodwa ngenkonzo; hhayi ngokukhushulwa, kepha ngokuthotshiswa; hhayi ngamandla, kodwa ngokuzidela. Ngisize ngibone ukuthi uyiNgonyama eyabulawa njengewundlu, ukuze ekuthotshisweni kwami ngithole ukuphakanyiswa kwakho. Egameni likaKristu, Amen.
Ilungelo lobunikazi (c) 2012 yiRedeemer Presbyterian Church.
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