ISABATHA KANYE NESABELO SIKANKULUNKULU     

UKUZINDLA

Kusukela ngekota yokuqala yonyaka wezi-2020, abantu emhlabeni wonke bakhumbula zonke izimo ezinzima ezidalwe yilo bhubhane. Lezi zikhathi zisikhumbuza amaKristu ngesikhathi abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ama-Israyeli, abasichitha ehlane, lapho befuna ukubuyela ebugqilini baseGibhithe ngoba belambile: “...Sengathi sasifile ngesandla sikaJehova ezweni laseGibithe, lapho sihlezi ngasemakhazeni enyama, nalapho sidla isinkwa sisutha…” (Eksodusi 16, 3). UNkulunkulu wadala iSabatha njengesenzo sokugcina sendalo Yakhe, njengophawu lomusa Wakhe kanye nokuphatha Kwakhe abantu Bakhe. 

Ku-Eksodusi 20:8 uNkulunkulu usikhumbuza ukuthi sibambelele eSabatha, usuku lokuphumula kwawo wonke umuntu, usuku oluqeda konke ukungalingani kuzo zonke izingxenye zempilo, ikakhulukazi kulabo abayingxenye yezigaba eziphansi emphakathini. UNkulunkulu ubonakalisa Uthando Lwakhe ngathi futhi uphatha zonke izidalwa Zakhe ngokulinganayo. Sonke siyokwazi ukujabulela ukuphumula kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu ngeSabatha.

Ehlane, uNkulunkulu wondla abantu Bakhe ngohlobo olusha lokudla okuhunyushwa ngokwezwi ukuthi "Kuyini lokho?" Kwakungukudla okunophawu lombuzo, futhi kuhunyushwa kusukela kusiHeberu ngokuthi "Mann-hou," mana. Ngalokhu ukudla uNkulunkulu walungisa iSabatha futhi wenza kwaba nokwenzeka ukuba abantu Bakhe bahlinzekwe futhi bagqashule kulokho ababekwenza eGibhithe.

Ngemva kuka-Eksodusi 16:4, abantu babethola imana nsuku zonke njengesabelo esanele lolo suku. Okugxilwe kukho lapha wukuthi abantu bathobele imiyalelo futhi baqhubekele phambili ngendlela ehlelekile. Thina (abantu basogwadule namaKristu namuhla) sithola nsuku zonke ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu kokubili ukulalela nokuqondiswa. Kusinika isiqiniseko somusa kaNkulunkulu ezimpilweni zethu.

IMIBUZO YOKUZINDLA  

• Ingabe "sinamabhodwe agcwele" okumele siwashintshe ngokudla okusha okuvela phezulu?   
• UNkulunkulu ukunikeze kanjani “ukudla okusha” obungakwazi ngaphambili?   
• Ukuncika kuNkulunkulu kwansuku zonke kufanele kube yinto engokoqobo kithina maKristu, futhi imfundo nesiyalo akuzona njalo ingxenye yendlela yethu yokuphila. Ingabe kufanele sizithole kabusha lezi zakhi? Kanjani?

IZIHLOKO ZOMTHANDAZO   

• Sithandazela amaKristu ashushiswayo kuleli zwe. Kwangathi bangathola imana, ukudla kwansuku zonke okuvela kuNkulunkulu.   
• Sithandazela ukholo lwamaKristu anesizinda sokufuduka, ikakhulukazi abantu abasha ukholo lwabo oluvivinywayo.   
• Sithandazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu aphinde avuse abantu abafana noMose (abaholi) emiphakathini yethu yamaKrestu.

UMTHANDAZO OPHAKANYISIWE  

Jehova, wabanakekela abantu bakho ogwadule. Wabondla, wabavikela, futhi wabakhuthaza. Ngiyabonga ngomusa owawunika labo owabakhulula ebugqilini baseGibhithe.

Siyabonga nakithi. Usikhululile ekuphileni ebugqilini besono, wasifaka embusweni wakho. Uyasondla ngezwi lakho. Uyasivikela futhi uyasikhuthaza nsuku zonke.  

Siyakulahla ukubuyela "eGibhithe" lethu lasendulo futhi siphendukela kuwe, Jesu. Sisize ukuba siphile izikhathi zokuphumula phambi kwakho, lapho usinika khona wonke amandla nesibindi esidinga ukukwenza Intando yakho Ameni.

UJoseph Kabongo, Owayengusihlalo wamabandla ase-Afrika eSwitzerland, eSwitzerland.