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Usuku 1: U-Abrahama noLoti

U-Abrahama usinikeza esinye sezibonelo zokuqala zokufundisa eTestamenteni Elidala. Wahamba nomshana wakhe uLoti, owamlandela bephuma edolobheni lakubo, i-Uri, baya ezweni elisha elalithenjiswe uNkulunkulu. 

Kusukela ekuqaleni, u-Abrahama wayengumeluleki ngesibonelo. ULoti wabheka lapho u-Abrahama ehlangana naye, ezwa, futhi ekhuluma noNkulunkulu. Wabona ukuthi u-Abrahama wamakhela kanjani uJehova ama-altare, owayebonakele kuye. ULoti wabona indlela u-Abrahama ayethembele ngayo kuNkulunkulu, naye ayezobeka ithemba lakhe kuye.

Kwathi lapho uJehova ebaphumelelisa bobabili, kwafika isikhathi lapho izwe lalingasenakukwazi ukuthwala izimvu zabo, nezinkomo zabo, namatende abo, kwaba yilowo nalowo. Ngomusa, u-Abrahama wamema uLoti ukuba akhethe lapho ayefuna ukuhlala khona kuqala, futhi u-Abrahama wahlala kwenye indawo.

Phawula ukuthi u-Abrahama wayemqaphile kanjani umshana wakhe. Wamsiza lapho uLoti ezithola esenkingeni, futhi wanxusa uLoti nomndeni wakhe ngokujulile lapho kuphakama enye inhlekelele.  

Iziphi izifundo ezisebenzayo ekwelulekweni kwempilo nokuphila esingazithatha kulobu budlelwano? Okokuqala, ungawabukeli phansi amandla esibonelo somuntu siqu! Ngesibonelo sakho, ungumeluleki kwabaningi, ikakhulukazi labo ohamba nabo eduze kakhulu. 

Okwesibili, kufanele sivumele labo esibafundisayo bazicabele indlela yabo. Sizoba nesikhathi esiningi kuphela nabo, futhi kufanele sibakhulule ekunakekeleni kukaNkulunkulu isikhathi eside. Ngezinye izikhathi bangase benze izinqumo ezingahlakaniphile, ngisho nezibuhlungu (UGenesise 19:8, 33, 34). Ngesikhathi esifanayo, asilokothi sibadedele ngokugcwele. Sihlala sikulungele ukusetshenziswa uNkulunkulu ukuba sikhulume iqiniso ekuphileni kwabo, senze konke esingakwenza ukuze sibasize baphile ukuphila okude, okuthelayo eNkosini.