Empini phakathi kuka-Israyeli namaFilisti, sibona isimo sengqondo sikaJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe ngempi. UJonathani wayeyindoda enesibindi ngenxa yokholo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu. Wayazi ukuthi angenza noma yini, ngoba wayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unaye. Ngakho uJonathani wayengasesabi isitha sakhe, amaFilisti. Kwathi lapho ithuba livela, UJonathani waya enkundleni yempi nodibi lwakhe futhi wanqoba, ngezinyathelo ezintathu kuphela.
Impi phakathi kukaJonathani, izikhali zakhe kanye namaFilisti
Kwathi ngolunye usuku, uJonathani, indodana kaSawule, wathi kuyo insizwa ephethe izikhali zakhe, Woza, futhi masiwelele ‘enkambeni yamaFilisti, lokho kungakolunye uhlangothi. Kepha akamtshelanga uyise. UJonathani wasesithi kumfana ophatha izikhali zakhe, Woza, siwele enkambeni yalaba abangasokile: mhlawumbe iNkosi izosisebenzela: ngokuba akukho ukuvinjelwa eNkosini ukusindisa ngabaningi noma ngabambalwa. Udibi lwezikhali zakhe lwathi kuye, Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho: phenduka wena; bheka, nginawe ngokwenhliziyo yakho.
Wayesethi uJonathani, Behold, sizawelela kulamadoda, futhi sizozibonakalisa kubo. Uma besho njalo kithi, Linda size sifike kuwe; khona siyakuma endaweni yethu, futhi kayikukhuphukela kubo. Kodwa uma besho kanjalo, Khuphukelani kithi; bese siyakhuphuka: ngoba iNkosi iwanikele esandleni sethu: lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kithi.
Bobabili bazibonakalisa ebuthweni lamaFilisti: amaFilisti athi, Behold, amaHeberu aphuma emigodini abecashe kuyo. Amadoda ekhanda aphendula uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe, wathi, Khuphukela kithi, futhi sizokukhombisa utho.
UJonathani wasesithi odibini lwezikhali zakhe, Khuphuka ungilandele: ngoba iNkosi ibanikele esandleni sikaIsrayeli. UJonathani wakhuphuka ngezandla zakhe nangezinyawo zakhe, nodibi lwezikhali zakhe emva kwakhe: bawa phambi kukaJonathani; udibi lwezikhali zakhe lwabulala emva kwakhe. Futhi lokho kuhlaba kokuqala, okwenziwa nguJonathani lodibi lwezikhali zakhe, kwakungamadoda angaba amashumi amabili, ngaphakathi kwakungathi inxenye yehektare lomhlaba, okungalima ijoka lezinkabi. Kwaba nokuthuthumela endlini, ensimini, laphakathi kwabantu bonke: ibutho, nabaphangi, nabo bathuthumela, umhlaba wazamazama: ngakho kwaba ukuthuthumela okukhulu kakhulu (1 Sam 14:1 phakathi 6-15)
uJonathani nodibi lwakhe
UJonathani onesibindi nodibi lwezikhali zakhe babekanye noNkulunkulu benesibindi njengengonyama. UJonathani akazange aholwe ukwesaba. Waba nesibindi sokuphuma ekukholweni enze okuthile, okwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka endaweni yemvelo ukukwenza, okungukuthi ukushaya amaFilisti.
UJonathani wayethembele kuJehova ngokuphelele. Wayazi ukuthi uJehova wayezoba nabo futhi kwakungekho okuvimbele uJehova ukuba asindise ngabaningi, noma ngabambalwa. Wayazi ukuthi wonke umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu hhayi umsebenzi womuntu.
UJonathan wabuza ngokungaqondile uphawu. Okubonakala kunengqondo, ngoba uJonathani wayengekho azalwe kabusha futhi wayesalokhu indalo endala. UJonathani wayengowesizukulwane ‘esingathembekile’ senyama, owayeholwa yizinzwa zakhe futhi edinga isibonakaliso.
Kodwa noma kunjalo, UNkulunkulu wamnika isibonakaliso ngomlomo wamaFilisti. Ngakho uJonathani wazi kahle, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayenike amaFilisti esandleni sakhe.
UJonathani wahamba nodibi lwakhe ekamu lamaFilisti ngaphandle kokungabaza, wabulala kungathi amadoda angamashumi amabili.. Cabanga ngalokho, 2 ngokumelene 20!
Kuyaphawuleka ukufunda, bawabulala kanjani lamadoda angamashumi amabili. Amadoda awa phambi kukaJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe luwabulala emva kwakhe. Ngenxa yezenzo zabo, ukwesaba kwehlela amaFilisti. Kuqhume ukuthuthumela kumninikhaya, ensimini, phakathi kwabantu bonke, ngakho amaFilisti abaleka.
Lokhu kwaba, kunjalo, umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wanikela amaFilisti esandleni sikaJonathani, nodibi lwezikhali zakhe. Okuwukuphela kwento uJonathani nodibi lwakhe okwakumelwe bayenze kwakuwukuba nokholo kuNkulunkulu, vela, futhi uthathe isinyathelo (Funda futhi: Ingabe uJesu uyibophile indoda enamandla noma kufanele ubophe indoda enamandla?)
Ukukholwa, isenzo, ukunqoba
Konke kwaqala ukholo kuNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yokholo lwakhe eNkosini, wathatha isinyathelo futhi umphumela waba ukunqoba okuphelele. Kwathatha izinyathelo ezintathu kuphela:
- Ukukholwa
- Isenzo
- Ukunqoba
KuJesu Kristu, unokunqoba okuphelele
KuJesu Kristu, nawe ube nokunqoba okuphelele. Ngoba uJesu wamnqoba udeveli futhi wanqoba ukufa. UJesu wavuka ekufeni njengomnqobi. UJesu uyabusa futhi yonke into ephilayo enegama ingaphansi kwezinyawo Zakhe.
Uma une ukholo kuJesu Kristu futhi nikholwe emazwini Akhe nasemsebenzini Wakhe, bese kulandela izenzo.
Lezi zenzo zizoletha ukunqoba empilweni yakho.
Njengoba nje uNkulunkulu ayenikele amaFilisti esandleni sikaJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe, UJesu unikele udeveli nebutho lakhe lonke emandleni eBandla; umhlangano we ozelwe ngokusha uMkristus (ezelwe nguNkulunkulu futhi ehlezi kuJesu Kristu).
Into kuphela okumele iBandla liyenze wukuthatha isinyathelo.
Lapho iBandla linokholo kuJesu, thatha isinyathelo, futhi uqhubeke umile futhi ungahlehli, khona-ke umphumela uyoba ukunqoba okuphelele. IBandla liyoba kuYe abanqobi emhlabeni.
Akukho okuyokwenzeka. Ngoba akukho lutho oluyokwazi ukumelana namandla kaJesu Kristu.
Kokuthunyelwe kwebhulogi elilandelayo, kuzoxoxwa ngomsebenzi wodibi lwezikhali nokuthi uhlobana kanjani nobuhlobo bethu noJesu Kristu. Uma ufuna ukufunda lokhu okuthunyelwe kwebhulogi bese uchofoza isixhumanisi esilandelayo: ‘Umthwali wezikhali’.
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