Ngabe uNkulunkulu uthuka iMelika?
Unkulunkulu watshela ama-Israyeli ukuthi yini ayeyilindele kubo lapho beya ezweni lesithembiso. Yizwa ukuthi uthini kubo - “Kuyakuthi uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine ngokucophelela yonke imiyalo yakhe engikuyala ngayo namuhla, uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuphakamise ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke zomhlaba. Zonke lezi zibusiso ziyakufika phezu kwakho, zikufice, ngokuba ulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho: Ubusisiwe wena emzini, ubusiswe nasezweni… INkosi izakwenza izitha zakho ezimelene nawe ukunqotshwa phambi kobuso bakho; ziyakuphuma zikuhlangabeze ngandlela-thile, zikubalekele ngezindlela eziyisikhombisa. INkosi izokuyala isibusiso sibe kuwe ezinqolobaneni zakho nakukho konke obeka isandla sakho kukho, futhi uzokubusisa ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona. INkosi iyakukumisa ube yisizwe esingcwele kuyo, njengalokho ikufungile, uma ugcina imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ezindleleni zaKhe. INkosi izokuvulela umcebo wayo omuhle, amazulu, unike imvula ezweni lakho ngesikhathi sayo, futhi ubusise wonke umsebenzi wesandla sakho. Uyakutsheleka izizwe eziningi, kepha awuyikuboleka imali. UJehova uyakukwenza ube yinhloko, ungabi ngumsila; uyakuba phezulu kuphela, ungabi phansi, uma ulalela imiyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho engikuyala ngayo namuhla, ugcine ukuyenza. ” (Duteronomi 28: 1-14) Ngamafuphi, uma belalela izwi Lakhe, amadolobha abo namapulazi abo ayochuma, babezoba nezingane eziningi nezitshalo, babe nokudla okuningi, umsebenzi wabo ube yimpumelelo, babezokwazi ukunqoba izitha zabo, imvula babezofika ngezikhathi ezifanele, babezoba ngabantu abakhethekile bakaNkulunkulu, babezoba nemali eningi yokubolekisa kwabanye, isizwe sabo sasingaba yisizwe esiholayo futhi babezoba ngabacebile nabanamandla.
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UNkulunkulu futhi wabaxwayisa - “Kepha kuyakuthi uma ungalilaleli izwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ugcine ngokucophelela yonke imiyalo yakhe nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngakho namuhla, zonke lezi ziqalekiso ziyokwehlela zikufice. “Uqalekisiwe emzini, uqalekiswe ezweni. “Uzoqalekiswa, ubhasikidi wakho, nesitya sakho sokudumba. “'Uqalekisiwe izithelo zomzimba wakho nezithelo zomhlaba wakho, nokwanda kwezinkomo zakho nenzalo yemihlambi yakho. “'Uqalekiswe ekungeneni kwakho, uqalekiswe ekuphumeni kwakho. INkosi izothumela phezu kwakho isiqalekiso, nokudideka nokukhuza kukho konke ukubeka isandla sakho ukukwenza, uze ubhujiswe kuze kufike lapho ubhubha khona masinyane, ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zakho ongishiyile. INKOSI izakwenza ukuthi inhlupho ikunamathele, ize ikuqede ezweni oyolidla. (Duteronomi 28: 15-21) Isixwayiso sikaNkulunkulu ngeziqalekiso siyaqhubeka ngamanye amavesi angama-27. Iziqalekiso zikaNkulunkulu phezu kwabo zifaka phakathi: amadolobha abo namapulazi abo ayehluleka, bekungeke kube nokudla okwanele, imizamo yabo ibingadideka, bahlushwa izifo ezimbi kakhulu ngaphandle kokuphiliswa, kuzoba nesomiso, bazothola ubuhlanya nokudideka, izinhlelo zabo ngoba imisebenzi yabo ejwayelekile yempilo ibingakhungatheka, isizwe sabo singadinga ukuboleka imali, isizwe sabo siba buthaka futhi sibe ngumlandeli hhayi umholi.
Eminyakeni engaba ngu-800 kamuva uJeremiya, 'umprofethi olilayo' ozama ukuxwayisa amaJuda iminyaka engamashumi amane ngokuwohloka kwabo, wabhala incwadi yesiLilo. Kwakhiwa ama-elegies ayi-5 (noma ama-requiems noma ama-eins) 'ekhala' ngokubhujiswa kweJerusalema. UJeremiya uyaqala - “Uhlala yedwa kanjani umuzi owawugcwele abantu! Ufana nomfelokazi onjani phakathi kwezizwe! Inkosazana phakathi kwezifundazwe isiphenduke isigqila! ” (IsiLilo 1: 1) “Abamelene naye baba yinkosi, izitha zayo ziyachuma; ngoba iNkosi imhluphile ngenxa yobuningi beziphambeko zayo. Izingane zakhe ziye ekudingisweni phambi kwesitha. Futhi ubukhazikhazi bakhe busukile kwindodakazi yaseZiyoni. Izikhulu zayo ziye zaba njengezithole ezingatholi dlelo, ezibaleka zingenamandla phambi komxoshi. Ngezinsuku zokuhlupheka kwakhe nokuzula kwakhe, iJerusalema likhumbula zonke izinto zalo ezinhle ezazinazo ezinsukwini zasendulo. Ngenkathi abantu bakhe bewela esandleni sesitha, kungekho muntu wokumsiza, izitha zambona futhi zamhleka lapho ewa phansi. IJerusalema lonile kakhulu, ngakho-ke selisibi. Bonke ababemhlonipha bamdelela ngoba babonile ubunqunu bakhe; yebo uyabubula ayemuka. ” (IsiLilo 1: 5-8)… “INkosi ihlose ukuchitha udonga lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni. Welule umugqa; Akasibuyanga isandla Sakhe ekuchitheni; ngalokho ubangele ukuba umsele nodonga ukhale; bakhuthala kanyekanye. Amasango alo atshone emhlabathini; Ubhubhisile futhi waphula imigoqo yakhe. Inkosi yayo nezikhulu zayo baphakathi kwezizwe; Umthetho awusekho, nabaprofethi bakhe abawutholi umbono weNkosi. (IsiLilo 2: 8-9)
IMelika akuyona u-Israyeli. Akusilo iZwe Lesithembiso. IMelika ayitholakali eBhayibhelini. IMelika iyisizwe sabeZizwe esasungulwa uNkulunkulu esaba abantu ababefuna inkululeko yokumkhuleka ngokonembeza babo. Njengo-Israyeli, nanoma yisiphi esinye isizwe, kepha iMelika ingaphansi kwesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu. IZaga isifundisa - "Ukulunga kuphakamisa isizwe, kepha isono sihlazo kunoma yibaphi abantu." (IZaga 14: 34) KumaHubo sifunda - “Ubusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso uyiNkosi, abantu ebakhethile njengefa Layo.” (IHu. 33: 12) futhi "Ababi bazaphenduka esihogweni, nezizwe zonke ezikhohlwa uNkulunkulu." (IHu. 9: 17) Ngabe kukhona ukungabaza ukuthi isizwe sakithi sesikhohliwe uNkulunkulu? Sesikufune konke kepha uNkulunkulu, futhi sivuna imiphumela.
