UngokukaJesu. Awudingi ukuphila uyesaba.

Ukuqonda uSathane Nezikhali ZikaNkulunkulu

Uma uqala ukulandela uJesu, iBhayibheli lithi kukhona isitha sangempela esingokomoya esifuna ukulinga, ukumangalela, ukudikibalisa, ukukhohlisa, nokudonsa abantu kude noNkulunkulu. Kodwa uSathane akalingani noNkulunkulu, akanamandla onke, futhi ukwehlulwa kwakhe kokugcina sekuvele kuqinisekile.

USathane Ungubani?

IBhayibheli lisebenzisa amagama amaningana nezincazelo zalesi sitha. Ubizwa ngokuthi uSathane, okusho isitha; uDeveli, okusho ummangaleli noma umhlebi; umlingi; omubi; udrako omkhulu; nenyoka endala.

“Lahlanjwa phansi udrako omkhulu, inyoka endala, ebizwa ngokuthi uDeveli noSathane, ekhohlisa umhlaba wonke...” — IsAmbulo 12:9 (IBhayibheli)

Ungase uzwe futhi uSathane ebizwa ngokuthi uLusifa. IBhayibheli lesiNgisi i-King James lisebenzisa igama elithi “Lucifer” ku-Isaya 14:12. Kuleso sahluko, u-Isaya 14 ukhuluma ngokumelene nenkosi yaseBhabhiloni. AmaKristu amaningi aqonde nokuthi ukuwa kokuzigqaja okuchazwe lapho kuyisithombe sokuhlubuka kukaSathane. Ngoba amaKristu ayahluka ngokuthi u-Isaya 14 noHezekeli 28 kufanele kusetshenziswe kanjani ngqo, lo mhlahlandlela awuzenzisi ukuthi leyo mibhalo ithi okungaphezu kwalokho okushoyo. Lokho imibhalo ikushoyo ngokucacile ukuthi uSathane uyisidalwa esingokomoya esadalwa, samhlubuka uNkulunkulu futhi simelana nenhloso zakhe.

UHezekeli 28 usibonisani?

UHezekeli 28:12-17 wakhulunywa enkosini yaseThire, kodwa amaKristu amaningi abona nolimini lwawo isithombe sikaSathane ngaphambi kokuwa kwakhe. Lesi siqephu sichaza othile ohlobene ne-Edeni, ukuhlakanipha okukhulu nobuhle, nokherubi “onelisiweyo ovikelayo.” Sithi wadalwa nguNkulunkulu futhi wayengenasici ezindleleni zakhe kwaze kwatholakala ububi kuye.

“Wena uyisitembu sokuphelela, ugcwele ukuhlakanipha, uphelele ebuhleni.” — Hezekeli 28:12 (IBhayibheli)

“Wena ungukherubi onelisiweyo ovikelayo... wawuphelele ezindleleni zakho kusukela osukwa wadalwa, kuze kutholakale ububi kuwe.” — Hezekeli 28:14-15 (IBhayibheli)

Amatshe ayigugu nesifiso sokufana noNkulunkulu

EBhayibhelini lesiNgisi i-King James, uHezekeli 28:13 uqamba izinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye zamatshe ayigugu ahlobene nalesi sidalwa esihle. Abanye othisha beBhayibheli baqhathanisa lawo matshe ayisishiyagalolunye namatshe ayishumi nambili esisekelo seJerusalema Elisha kusAmbulo 21:19-20, umuzi ogcwele inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Babona isithombe sesidalwa esizama ukulingisa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu kodwa sihlala siswela.

Lesi yisithombe esithakazelisayo, kodwa kufanele sisho ngokucophelela. Amatshe alishumi nambili kusAmbulo 21 achaza izisekelo zeJerusalema Elisha, hhayi uNkulunkulu uqobo. Lapho isAmbulo sichaza ngqo Lowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, sisebenzisa ubuhle be-jaspi, itshe lesardiyo nesavunguza esifana nesemeraldi (IsAmbulo 4:3). IBhayibheli alisho ngqo ukuthi, “ULusifa wayenamatshe ayisishiyagalolunye ngoba wayelingisa alishumi nambili kaNkulunkulu.” Lokho kuqhathanisa kuyincazelo, hhayi umusho otholakala emibhalweni.

Lokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo ngokucacile ukuthi ukuziqhenya kwakhula kuye. U-Isaya uloba amazwi aziqhenyayo, “Ngifane naLowo oPhezukonke.” Ngakho iqiniso eliyinhloko lilula: isidalwa sasifuna indawo nenkazimulo okungezikaNkulunkulu kuphela. Noma ngabe sasihle futhi sinamandla kangakanani, sasisadalwe nguNkulunkulu futhi singeke sibe nguNkulunkulu.

“Ngiyakukhuphukela ngaphezu kwamafu aphakeme, ngifane naLowo oPhezukonke.” — Isaya 14:14 (IBhayibheli)

AmaKristu ayahluka ngokuthi uHezekeli 28 no-Isaya 14 kuchaza uSathane ngqo kangakanani, ngakho lo mhlahlandlela ngeke uphakamise yonke imininingwane njengeqinisekile. Kodwa kuhlangene lezi zingxenye zinikeza amaKristu amaningi isithombe esicacile sobuhle, sokuziqhenya, sokuhlubuka, nesidalwa esizama ukuzikhuphula ngaphezu kwendawo uNkulunkulu asinike yona.

Khumbula: USathane akalingani noNkulunkulu. UbuKristu abufundisi ukuthi uNkulunkulu noSathane bayizinhlangano ezimbili ezilinganayo ezilwela indawo yonke. UNkulunkulu uyiMdali. USathane uyisidalwa, futhi amandla akhe ayanciphisiwe.

Kwenzekani Kuye?

IBhayibheli lichaza ukuziqhenya, ukuhlubuka, nokuwa kwezingelosi ezonayo. UJesu wathi, “Ngambona uSathane ewa ezulwini njengombani.” UPetru ukhuluma ngezingelosi ezonayo, noJude ukhuluma ngezingelosi “ezingalondolozanga isikhundla sazo sokuqala.” IsAmbulo sibonisa uSathane nezingelosi zakhe ziphikisana nenhloso zikaNkulunkulu futhi ekugcineni ziphonswa phansi.

“Wathi kubo: Ngambona uSathane ewa ezulwini njengombani.” — uLuka 10:18 (IBhayibheli)

“Ngokuba uma uNkulunkulu engazihlengisanga izingelosi ezonayo...” — 2 uPetru 2:4 (IBhayibheli)

“Nezingelosi ezingalondolozanga isikhundla sazo sokuqala...” — uJude 6 (IBhayibheli)

IBhayibheli alisinikezi yonke imininingwane esingase siyifune ngokuqala kokuhlubuka kukaSathane. Kufanele siqaphele ukuphendula amasiko akamuva noma ukuqagela kube yimibhalo. Okubaluleke kakhulu yilokho iBhayibheli eliyenza icace: uSathane wamhlubuka uNkulunkulu, umelana nabantu bakaNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu usevele wanquma ukuphela kwakhe.

USathane Wenzani Manje?

Izindlela zikaSathane emibhalweni zihlanganisa ukulinga, ukuxoka, ukukhohlisa, ukumangalela, ukudikibalisa, nokuzama ukuphendula abantu ekuthembeni uNkulunkulu. UJesu wambiza ngokuthi “ungumqambi wamanga futhi ubaba wawo.” UPetru waxwayisa abakholwayo ukuthi uDeveli uhamba “njengebhubesi elibhongayo, efuna ozakumgwinya.”

“...ungumqambi wamanga futhi ubaba wawo.” — uJohane 8:44 (IBhayibheli)

“Hlalani nizithiba, nilinde; ngokuba isitha senu uDeveli sihamba njengebhubesi elibhongayo, sifuna ozakumgwinya:” — 1 uPetru 5:8 (IBhayibheli)

USathane uya phambi kukaNkulunkulu amangalele abakholwayo?

Encwadini kaJobe, uSathane uvela phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi ubuza ngokwethembeka kukaJobe. KuZakariya 3, uSathane uma ukumangalela uJoshuwa umpristi omkhulu. IsAmbulo sibiza uSathane ngokuthi “ummangaleli wabafowethu.” Le mibhalo ikhombisa ukuthi ukusola kuyingxenye yesimilo sakhe.

UJobe ufundisa nento enduduzayo: uSathane wayengakwazi nje ukwenza noma yini ayifunayo. UNkulunkulu waqhubeka elawula futhi wabeka imikhawulo. Akusona sonke isimo esinzima, ukugula, ukulingwa noma isikhathi esinzima okufanele kusolwe ngokuzenzakalelayo kuSathane. Siphila emhlabeni owile, ukukhetha kwethu kunemiphumela, abanye abantu benza ukukhetha, futhi imibhalo ibonisa ukuthi izivivinyo zingaba nesizathu esingaphezu kwesisodwa. Kodwa uma kufika ukumangalela, ukulingwa noma amanga, amaKristu atshelwa ukuba amelane noDeveli futhi ahlale ethembekile kuNkulunkulu.

“Zithobeni ngakho kuNkulunkulu. Melanani noDeveli, uyakunibalekela.” — uJakobe 4:7 (IBhayibheli)

Awudingi Ukumesaba

Uma ungokukaJesu Kristu, ukuphepha kwakho akusekelwe ekubeni namandla noma ukuhlakanipha kunoSathane. Ukuzethemba kwakho kukuJesu. USathane angakulinga futhi akumangalele, kodwa akakwazi ukusula lokho uKristu akwenzile esiphambanweni.

“...Omkhulu lowo okini kunalowo osezweni.” — 1 uJohane 4:4 (IBhayibheli)

Uma uhluleka, ungabaleki kuJesu ngenxa yamahloni. Vuma okwenzekile, wamukele intethelelo yakhe, uvuke, uqhubeke umlandela. Isitha sifuna ukuba amahloni akuqhubezele kude noNkulunkulu. Ivangeli likubiza ukuba ubuyele kuJesu.

Siyini Isiphetho Sokugcina SikaSathane?

Indawo yokugcina kaSathane ayingabazeki. UJesu wakhuluma “ngomlilo ophakade olungiselwe uDeveli nezingelosi zakhe.” IsAmbulo sithi uDeveli ekugcineni uzophonswa echibini lomlilo. USathane akabusi eSihogweni njengenkosi; iSihogo siwukwahlulelwa kuye, hhayi umbuso wakhe wokunqoba.

“...Hambani kimi, nina eniqalekisiweyo, niye emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe uDeveli nezingelosi zakhe:” — uMathewu 25:41 (IBhayibheli)

“NoDeveli owabakhohlisa waphonswa echibini lomlilo nesibabule...” — IsAmbulo 20:10 (IBhayibheli)

AmaKristu angamelana nobubi obungokomoya ngethemba. Ukwehlulwa kwesitha kuqinisekile. UJesu uyiNkosi.

Zonke Izikhali ZikaNkulunkulu

UNkulunkulu akatsheli amaKristu ukuba alwe nobubi obungokomoya ngokwesaba, ukukholelwa ezintweni ezingamanga, ngamashwa omlingo, noma ngodlame lwenyama. KwabaseEfesu 6 kutshela abakholwayo ukuba “bagqoke zonke izikhali zikaNkulunkulu.” Lezi zikhali yisithombe seqiniso elingokomoya nemikhuba uNkulunkulu asinika yona ukuze sime siqine.

“Gqokani izikhali zonke zikaNkulunkulu, ukuze nikwazi ukuma ngokumelana namaqhinga kaDeveli.” — kwabase-Efesu 6:11 (IBhayibheli)

1. Ibhande Leqiniso

Kusho ukuthini: Akha ukuphila kwakho kulokho okuyiqiniso kunokuba kube ngamanga, ukwesaba, amahemuhemu, noma imizwa ephikisana nezwi likaNkulunkulu.

Uyisebenzisa kanjani: Funda lokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo ngempela. Lapho umcabango uthi, “UNkulunkulu akasoze akuthethelele,” qhathanisa leso sicupho namasethembiso kaNkulunkulu. Yisho iqiniso. Yenqaba inkohliso.

“Misani ngakho nibhince okhalweni lwenu ngeqiniso...” — kwabase-Efesu 6:14 (IBhayibheli)

2. Isivikelo Sesifuba Sokulunga

Kusho ukuthini: Isihlangu sesifuba sivikela inhliziyo nezitho ezibalulekile. AmaKristu ame ekulungeni okuza ngoKristu futhi abizelwa nokuphila ngezindlela ezilungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

Uyisebenzisa kanjani: Ungavumelani nesono. Uma uhluleka, sivume bese ubuyela kuJesu kunokuba ufihle. Khetha ubuqotho,ububele, ubumsulwa, isihe nokulalela.

“...nigqoke isihlangu sokulunga;” — kwabase-Efesu 6:14 (IBhayibheli)

3. Izinyawo Zilungiselwe Ngevangeli Lokuthula

Kusho ukuthini: Izicathulo ezinhle zinikeza isosha ukuma ngokuqinile. Izindaba ezinhle zikaJesu zikunikeza isisekelo sokuthula noNkulunkulu futhi zikulungiselele ukuthwala lezo zindaba ezinhle kwabanye.

Uyisebenzisa kanjani: Khumbula lokho uJesu akwenzele wena. Yiba silungele ukwabelana ngethemba kunokwesaba. Ngena ezindaweni ezinzima wazi ukuthi ukuthula kwakho kuvela kuKristu.

“nigqoke izicathulo ezinhlanganweni zevangeli lokuthula;” — kwabase-Efesu 6:15 (IBhayibheli)

4. Indlovane Yokukholwa

Kusho ukuthini: Ukukholwa kuwukuthemba uNkulunkulu. UPawulu uthi le ndlovane ingacisha “ezintolweni ezivuthayo zomubi.” Lezo zintolo zingafika njengokwesaba, ukulingwa, ukusola, ukungabaza noma ukudikibala.

Uyisebenzisa kanjani: Uma ungaboni ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenzani, qhubeka uthemba isimilo sakhe nezithembiso zakhe. Ukukholwa akusho ukuzenzisa ukuthi awunayo imibuzo; kusho ukuletha leyo mibuzo kuNkulunkulu kunokumshiya.

“Ngaphezu kwakho konke nithathe indlovane yokukholwa, enganikhulula ngayo ezintolweni zonke zomubi ezivuthayo.” — kwabase-Efesu 6:16 (IBhayibheli)

5. Isigqoko Sempi Sensindiso

Kusho ukuthini: Isigqoko Sempi ivikela ikhanda. Ukukhumbula ukusindiswa kwakho kuvikela ukucabanga kwakho ekuphelelweni yithemba nasekusoleni.

Uyisebenzisa kanjani: Zikhumbuze ukuthi ukusindiswa kusekelwe kuJesu Kristu, hhayi ekwazini kwakho ukungabi nasici. Lapho isitha sithi, “Uhlulekile, ngakho uNkulunkulu usuqedile nawe,” buyela evangelini nasezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu.

“futhi nemfece yensindiso...” — kwabase-Efesu 6:17 (IBhayibheli)

6. Inkemba KaMoya - Izwi LikaNkulunkulu

Kusho ukuthini: Inkemba iyiyona kuphela ingxenye echazwa njengesikhali. UPawulu uyibiza ngokuthi “izwi likaNkulunkulu.” UJesu waphendula ukulingwa kukaSathane ngokusebenzisa imibhalo ngendlela eqondile.

Uyisebenzisa kanjani: Funda iBhayibheli, uliqonde kumongo walo, ukhumbule amaqiniso alo, uwasebenzise lapho kufika amanga noma ukulingwa. Imibhalo akuyona inkulumo yomlingo; iyiqiniso likaNkulunkulu okufanele likholwe futhi lilalelwe.

“...nenkemba kaMoya, okungilo izwi likaNkulunkulu:” — kwabase-Efesu 6:17 (IBhayibheli)

7. Umthandazo - Hlala Uxhumana NoNkulunkulu

UPawulu uqhubeka ngokushesha ngomthandazo. Umthandazo awubonakali njengengxenye eyodwa ehlukile yezikhali, kodwa uzungeze lonke impi. Awugqoki izikhali zikaNkulunkulu bese ulwa wedwa.

Uyisebenzisa kanjani: Khuluma noNkulunkulu usuku lonke. Cela usizo ngaphambi kokulingwa, ngesikhathi sokulingwa, nangemva kokuhluleka. Thandazela nabanye abakholwayo.

“nithandaza ngezikhathi zonke ngomthandazo wonke nokunxusa kuMoya...” — kwabase-Efesu 6:18 (IBhayibheli)

Indlela Elula Yokugqoka Izikhali Njalo Ekuseni

Awudingi mkhuba noma amagama akhethekile. Ungathandaza nje:

Jesu, ngisize ngihambe eqinisweni namuhla.

Ngisize ngikhethe okulungile futhi ngikhumbule ukuthi ukulunga kwami nokusindiswa kwami kutholakala kuwe.

Ngipha ukuthula futhi ungilungiselele ukwabelana ngezindaba zakho ezinhle.

Ngisize ngikwethembe uma kufika ukwesaba, ukungabaza, ukulingwa noma ukumangalelwa.

Vikela ingqondo yami ngeqiniso lensindiso.

Ngifundise izwi lakho futhi ungisize ngilisebenzise kahle.

Ngigcine ngisondele kuwe emthandazweni. Ngisize ngime ngiqine namuhla.

Egameni likaJesu, Amen.

Uma Ulingwa Noma Umangalelwa

Ima. Thandaza. Tshela uJesu ngqo ukuthi kwenzekani. Uma uyazi umbhalo okhuluma ngalesi simo, wufunde kancane kancane. Uma ungawazi, vula iBhayibheli ucele umKristu okhulile akusize uthole owodwa. Zisuse ezimweni ezenza isono sibe lula. Cela omunye okholwayo othembekile athandaze nawe.

Uma uwa, unganquli ukuthi awunathemba. Vuma isono sakho, wamukele intethelelo kaNkulunkulu, ufunde kulokho okwenzekile, uqhubeke ulandela uJesu.

“Uma sivuma izono zethu, uthembekile, ulungile, ukuba asithethelele izono zethu, asihlanze kukho konke ukungalungi.” — 1 uJohane 1:9 (IBhayibheli)

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