Ukuzinikela Ngokugcwele: IndaloIsampula

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Sesifikile isikhathi sokuphendula umbuzo abantu abaningi abawubuzayo: Ingabe ngempela uNkulunkulu wadala indawo yonke ngezinsuku eziyisithupha? Futhi uma kunjalo, lokho akuphikisani nakho konke ososayensi abakutholile ekhulwini leminyaka edlulile?

Okokuqala, kufanele sikhumbule ukuthi iBhayibheli aliyona incwadi enezimpendulo zayo yonke imibuzo yethu. Kunalokho, yindaba esiholela kuJesu futhi isiguqule ukuze sifane Naye kakhulu. IBhayibheli labhalwa ngezinhlobo eziningi zezinhlobo zezincwadi ngababhali ababephila ngezikhathi, izindawo namasiko ahlukene kunathi.  

Enye yezindlela ezishesha kakhulu zokungaqondi kahle uGenesise 1 no-2 ukuphatha lezi zahluko njengombiko welebhu ochaza kahle ukuthi kwenzekeni nokuthi kwenzeka kanjani. Lokho kungaba ukubeka imibono yethu yesimanje embhalweni wasendulo esikhundleni sokuba abafundi abahle bamasiko.  

Okwesibili, kunabantu abaningi abakholelwa ukuthi uGenesise 1 walotshwa njengenkondlo yesiHeberu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kufanele sisebenzise ukuhlakanipha futhi sifunde ukufunda lezi zingxenye zemiBhalo ngokufunda hhayi nje ngokwezwi nezwi. Lokhu futhi kusimema ukuba sibeke eceleni imibuzo yethu yesimanje futhi singene esimeni sababhali beBhayibheli. Uma senza lokhu, sibona indlela incwadi kaGenesise ebhalwe futhi yakhiwe ngayo ngobunkondlo.  

Okwesithathu, kukhona amagama amaningi ngolimi lwesiNgisi kunawesiHebheru. Okusho ukuthi amagama esiHebheru afanayo avame ukuhunyushwa njengezinhlobonhlobo zamagama esiNgisi ahlukene kuye ngomongo. Ngokwesibonelo, igama lesiHeberu elisho “usuku” elisetshenziswe kuGenesise 1 lithi yom—futhi yom lingasho izinto eziningi kuye ngomongo. Lingasho inkathi yesikhathi engokoqobo yamahora angu-24, noma isikhathi lapho ilanga seliphumile, noma unyaka, noma inkathi yesikhathi ende kodwa elinganiselwe.   

Le mininingwane ibalulekile ngoba uma sibona le ngxenye yoMbhalo ngelensi yezethameli zokuqala, iwukuhlela kabusha okuguquguqukayo kokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani ngempela nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba ngumuntu.  

Ngakho-ke ungawufundi lo mBhalo njengombiko welebhu, ngoba ungaba yisikhubekiso noma umgoqo ohambweni lwethu lokukholwa. Ungaba umlandeli kaJesu othembekile okholelwa ekudalweni okungokoqobo kwezinsuku eziyisithupha, noma ungaba umlandeli othembekile kaJesu okholelwa ukuthi indawo yonke yasungulwa eminyakeni eyizigidigidi edlule. Umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu akuwona othi: Ingabe uGenesise ungokoqobo noma ungokomfanekiso? Umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu uthi: Ungubani uJesu kimi?  

Imibuzo Ongayibhala  

• Wake wakucabanga yini ukuthi le ngxenye yoMBhalo—noma iyiphi enye ingxenye—ingabe isho ukuthini ezithamelini zokuqala? Kungani noma kungani kungenjalo?
• Yini engashintsha emibuzweni yakho uma uqala ukukhuluma neBhayibheli ngokombono wezilaleli zokuqala? Bhala umbuzo owodwa noma emibili ozoqala ukuyibuza. 
• Qala ukuzama ukuzifaka ezicathulweni zezithameli zokuqala— umHebheru osanda kukhululwa. Lesi siqephu sikutshelani ngoNkulunkulu?

Ivesi Lenkumbulo

Ngokuba singumsebenzi wezandla zikaNkulunkulu, sidalelwe kuKristu Jesu ukwenza imisebenzi emihle, ayilungisela ngaphambili uNkulunkulu ukuba siyenze. Kwabase-Efesu 2:10 NIV