Ukuhlakanipha kuyakhile indlu yakho, ubuzile izinsika zabo eziyisikhombisa: suzibulele izifuyo zakhe; buxube iwayini labo; ulungise netafula lakhe (Izaga 9:1-2)
Amabandla ayisikhombisa
UJesu wakhe indlu yaKhe phezu kwamabandla ayisikhombisa. Amabandla ayisikhombisa nawo ayizinti zamakhandlela zegolide. Futhi phakathi kwezinti zezibani zegolide yilapho uJesu ehamba khona.
Amabandla ayisikhombisa, okukhulunywa ngabo eNcwadini yesAmbulo:
- Ibandla lase-Efesu
- Ibandla laseSmirna
- Ibandla lika Iphepha lesikhumba
- Ibandla laseThiyathira
- Ibandla laseSardesi
- Isonto laseFiladelphia
- Ibandla laseLawodikeya
Jesus advises the seven churches
UJesu unikeza iseluleko esilandelayo emabandleni ayisikhombisa:
- Ibandla lase-Efesu: Nginokuthile ngawe, ngoba ulahlile uthando lwakho lokuqala. Ngakho khumbula lapho uwe khona, futhi baphenduke, futhi nenze imisebenzi yokuqala; uma kungenjalo, ngizakuza kuwe masinyane, lususe uthi lwesibane sakho endaweni yalo, ngaphandle kokuthi uphenduke
- Ibandla laseSmirna: Ungesabi lezozinto ozahlupheka ngazo: bheka, usathane uzaphonsa abanye benu etilongweni, ukuze nilingwe; niyakuba nosizi izinsuku eziyishumi:uthembeke kuze kube sekufeni
- Ibandla lasePhergamo: Unabo lapho ababambe isifundiso sikaBalami, owafundisa uBalaki ukuphosa isikhubekiso phambi kwabantwana bakoIsrayeli, ukuthi badle okuhlatshelwe izithombe, nokwenza ubufebe. Kanjalo nawe unabo ababamba isifundiso samaNikolawu, okuyinto engiyizondayo. Phenduka; uma kungenjalo, ngizakuza kuwe masinyane, futhi ngizolwa nabo ngenkemba yomlomo wami
- Ibandla laseThiyathira: Wamvumela lowo wesifazane uJezebeli, ozibiza ngomprofethikazi, ukufundisa lokuyenga izinceku zami ukuthi zenze ubufebe, lokudla okuhlatshelwe izithombe. Ngamnika isikhathi sokuba aphenduke ebufebeni bakhe; futhi kaphendukanga. Behold, Ngizomlahlela embhedeni, lalabo abaphinga laye babangise ekuhluphekeni okukhulu, ngaphandle kokuthi baphenduke ezenzweni zabo. Futhi ngizobulala izingane zakhe ngokufa; namabandla onke ayakwazi ukuthi mina nginguye ohlola izinso nezinhliziyo: ngiyakumnika yilowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe
Ibandla laseSardesi: ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi unegama lokuthi uphila, futhi ufile. Qaphela, futhi uqinise okuseleyo, asebelungele ukufa: ngoba kangitholanga imisebenzi yakho iphelele phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngakho khumbula ukuthi wamukele wezwa kanjani, futhi nibambelele, futhi baphenduke. Ngakho-ke uma ungalindi, ngiyakuza phezu kwakho njengesela, njalo kawusoze walazi ihola engizakuza phezu kwakho ngalo
- Isonto laseFiladelphia: ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho: bheka, ngimisile phambi kwakho umnyango ovuliweyo, futhi akekho ongayivala: ngoba ulamandla amancane, futhi uligcinile izwi lami, futhi kawuliphikanga ibizo lami. Behold, ngiyakubakhipha esinagogeni likaSathane, abathi bangamaJuda, futhi azikho, kodwa uqambe amanga; bheka, ngizabenza beze bakhuleke phambi kwenyawo zakho, nokwazi ukuthi ngikuthandile. Ngoba uligcinile izwi leziguli zami, nami ngiyakukugcina ehoreni lokulingwa, elizakufika emhlabeni wonke, ukulinga abakhileyo emhlabeni. Behold, Ngiza ngokushesha: bambisise lokho onakho, ukuze kungabikho muntu okwamuka umqhele wakho
- Ibandla laseLawodikeya: ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi kawubandi futhi kawushisi: Sengathi uyabanda noma uyashisa. Ngakho-ke ngoba usivivi, futhi akubandi futhi ashisi, ngiyakukuhlanza uphume emlonyeni wami. Ngoba uthi, Ngicebile, futhi anda ngezimpahla, njalo kabasweli lutho; kanti kawazi ukuthi ulusizi, futhi elusizi, nabampofu, nezimpumputhe, futhi nqunu: ngiyakululeka ukuba uthenge kimi igolide elihlanjululwe emlilweni, ukuze ucebe; nezingubo ezimhlophe, ukuze wembathiswe, futhi lingabonakali ihlazo lobunqunu bakho; futhi ugcobe amehlo akho ngomuthi wamehlo, ukuze ubone. Abaningi engibathandayo, ngiyakhuza ngiyalaya:ngakho shiseka, futhi baphenduke. Behold, Ngime emnyango, futhi angqongqoze: uba umuntu ezwa ilizwi lami, bese evula umnyango, ngizongena kuye, futhi ngizodla naye, futhi yena nami
What is the reward for born-again Christians?
Gcina imiyalo yakhe uJesu futhi uthathe izeluleko Zakhe, awanika amabandla ayisikhombisa. Lalela ukuthi uMoya uthini ebandleni. Uma ubambelela eZwini, futhi nihambe emva kukaMoya; emva kwentando kaNkulunkulu, then every church and every person, ubani born-again ngakho-ke ungowebandla, uzonqoba futhi athole umvuzo olandelayo:
- Jesus will give to eat of the Tree of life, eliphakathi kwepharadesi likaNkulunkulu
- UJesu uyomnika umqhele futhi ngeke alinyazwe ukufa kwesibili
- UJesu uzomnika ukuba adle imana elifihliwe, njalo bazamnika ilitshe elimhlophe, and in the stone a new name is written, okungaziwa muntu ngaphandle kwalowo oyamukelayo
- UJesu uyomnika amandla phezu kwezizwe: futhi uyozibusa ngentonga yensimbi; njengezitsha zombumbi ziyakuphahlazwa zibe yizicucu: njengoba nje uJesu athola kuYise. Futhi uJesu uyomnika inkanyezi yokusa
- UJesu uyomembathisa izingubo ezimhlophe, futhi Ngeke alesule igama lakhe encwadini yokuphila, kodwa uzalivuma ibizo lakhe phambi kukaYise, laphambi kwezingilosi zakhe
- UJesu uyomenza insika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu waKhe, angabe esaphuma: futhi uJesu uyobhala phezu kwakhe igama likaNkulunkulu waKhe, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wakhe, okuyiJerusalema elisha, owehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wakhe: futhi uJesu uyobhala phezu kwakhe igama lakhe elisha
- UJesu uyomvumela ukuba ahlale Naye esihlalweni Sakhe sobukhosi, njengalokhu laye enqobile, futhi uhlezi noBaba waKhe esihlalweni saKhe sobukhosi
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