Ngemva kokufa kukaMose, UJoshuwa, indodana kaNuni, wathatha ubuholi bukaMose. UJoshuwa wakhethwa futhi wamiswa nguNkulunkulu ukuba ahole abantu baKhe abayise ezweni lesethembiso futhi athathe izwe lesithembiso njengefa. UJoshuwa wabona ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu futhi ephambene nabanye, UJoshuwa wayenokholo kuNkulunkulu futhi wafakazela ukholo lwakhe kuNkulunkulu ngokuthembela kuNkulunkulu nokulalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu, okwakhulunywa ngomlomo kaMozisi, nangezenzo zakhe. Futhi ngakho uJoshuwa wathatha ubuholi bukaMose futhi wahola abantu wabangenisa ezweni lesethembiso. Ngemva kokuwela umfula iJordani bangena ezweni lesethembiso laseKhanani, IJeriko kwaba idolobha lokuqala abalinqoba. Amasango aseJeriko avalwa. Avalwa ngani amasango eJeriko? Ngenxa yabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Kodwa amasango ayevaliwe awazange abavimbe abantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuba banqobe iJeriko. Lapho izindonga zaseJeriko ziwa, ama-Israyeli akwazi ukunqoba iJeriko. Kodwa zawa kanjani izindonga zaseJeriko?
Njengoba uNkulunkulu wayenoMose, kanjalo uNkulunkulu uyakuba noJoshuwa
Ngemva kokufa kukaMose, UNkulunkulu wethembisa ukuthi Uyoba noJoshuwa, ogama lakhe ekuqaleni lalinguHoseya. UNkulunkulu wayala uJoshuwa ukuba awele umfula iJordani futhi athathe izwe lesithembiso. Zonke izindawo uJoshuwa ayebeka kuzo amathe onyawo lwakhe uNkulunkulu azinike uJoshuwa, njengalokho uJehova eshilo kuMose. Okuwukuphela kwento uJoshuwa nabantu okwakumelwe bayenze kwakuwukungena futhi balidle izwe, uJehova ayekuthembisile, wabanika.
Akekho owayezokwazi ukuma phambi kukaJoshuwa zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe. Ngoba njengoba uNkulunkulu ayenoMose, ngakho uNkulunkulu wayeyoba noJoshuwa. UNkulunkulu wayengeke amhlule uJoshuwa noma amlahle uJoshuwa.
UJoshuwa kwadingeka aqine futhi abe nesibindi
UNkulunkulu wamyala kathathu uJoshuwa ukuba aqine futhi abe nesibindi. UJoshuwa kwadingeka abe namandla futhi abe nesibindi esihle ngoba kubantu okwakumelwe abanikeze njengefa lezwe, uNkulunkulu afunga koyise ukubanika.
UJoshuwa kwadingeka abe namandla futhi abe nesibindi ukuze aqaphele ukwenza ngokuvumelana nawo wonke umthetho, lokho uMose inceku yeNkosi eyayala ngakho, futhi bangaphendukeli ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ukuze uJoshuwa aphumelele lapho eya khona.
Incwadi yoMthetho yayingeke isuke emlonyeni kaJoshuwa kodwa kwakufanele ihlale isemlonyeni wakhe. UJoshuwa kwadingeka azindle ngayo imini nobusuku, ukuze uJoshuwa aqaphele ukwenza njengakho konke okulotshwe encwadini yomthetho, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi indlela kaJoshuwa yayiyoba impumelelo futhi wayeyoba nempumelelo enhle.
UNkulunkulu wayenike uJoshuwa nabantu iZwi laKhe, kodwa kwakukuJoshuwa nakubantu ukuthi indlela yabo yayizophumelela noma cha nokuthi wayeyoba nempumelelo enhle yini. UNkulunkulu wayengeyena obangela lokhu, kepha uJoshuwa nabantu babenjalo (Funda futhi: ‘Indlela kaNkulunkulu yindlela yakho?’ futhi ‘Yeka ukusola uNkulunkulu!‘).
UJoshuwa kwadingeka aqine futhi abe nesibindi futhi angesabi futhi angapheli amandla, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayelaye, nomaphi lapho ayeya khona.
UJoshuwa nabantu balalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu
UJoshuwa wahamba ngokulalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi wagcina imiyalo yakhe futhi wazisa abantu. Abantu bathembisa lokho njengoba balalela uMose, futhi babelalela uJoshuwa futhi babezokwenza konke uJoshuwa ayebayalile ukuba bakwenze. Futhi noma ubani owayengeke amlalele uJoshuwa, uzobulawa.
Lesi sithembiso senziwa ngabantu, okusho ukuthi wonke umuntu, ababengababantu bakaNkulunkulu, wavuma.
Idolobha laseJeriko
Idolobha laseJeriko kwaba idolobha lokuqala, owanqotshwa uJoshuwa labantu. Ngemva kokuba umuzi usuhloliwe izinhloli ezimbili, zabuyela kuJoshuwa zamtshela uJoshuwa okwenzeka nokuthi uJehova wayenikele lonke izwe esandleni sazo., ngoba bonke abakhileyo kulelolizwe babesesaba ngenxa yabantwana bakoIsrayeli, balungiselela ukungena ezweni lesethembiso futhi bathathe idolobha laseJeriko.
UJoshuwa wabatshela abantu futhi wabayala ukuba bazingcwelise. Abantu balalela amazwi kaJoshuwa futhi bazingcwelisa futhi bazilungiselela ukungena ezweni lesethembiso.
Ngemva kokuba uNkulunkulu ekhulume noJoshuwa futhi emazisa ngendlela okwakumelwe bahambe ngayo, UJoshuwa wakhuluma amazwi kaJehova kubantu
Abapristi nabantu benza njengokwamazwi kaJoshuwa.
Baya emfuleni iJordani nalapho abapristi, abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano, babeke amathe ezinyawo zabo emanzini aseJordani, amanzi avela phezulu ema, akhuphuka phezu kwenqwaba ekude kakhulu nomuzi u-Adamu, engaseZarethani: nalezo ezehla ngaselwandle lwasethafeni, ngisho ulwandle lukasawoti, behlulekile futhi banqunywa, abantu bawela maqondana neJeriko.
Phakathi nohambo lwabo, UNkulunkulu wanikeza uJoshuwa imiyalo, lokho uJoshuwa akulalelayo.
Ngemva kokuwela umfula iJordani, lamatshe ayishumi nambili, aphuma eJordani, amiswa endaweni yawo yokulala eGiligali, abe yisikhumbuzo, emva kokusoka nangemva kokugcina iphasika, uJoshuwa wayeseJeriko, kwabonakala kuJoshuwa induna yempi yeNkosi, inkemba yayo ihoshiwe esandleni sayo.
UJoshuwa wawa ngobuso emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wabuza, lokho inkosi yakhe eyakusho encekwini yayo? Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba induna yebutho leNkosi ikhulume, wayala uJoshuwa ukuba akhumule isicathulo sakhe ezinyaweni zakhe, ngokuba indawo ayemi kuyo yayingcwele. Futhi uJoshuwa walalela amazwi akhe.
IJeriko yayivale amasango ayo ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
Manje iJeriko yayivale amasango ayo ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Akekho owayengaphuma futhi akekho owayengangena. Kodwa akukho okungenzeki kuNkulunkulu wethu!
UJehova wathi kuJoshuwa, See, nginikele esandleni sakho iJeriko, nenkosi yaseJeriko namaqhawe anamandla. Niyakuwubhoda umuzi nonke nina madoda empi, niwuzungeze umuzi kanye. Uyakwenza njalo izinsuku eziyisithupha. Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala amacilongo ayisikhombisa ezinqama phambi komphongolo: ngosuku lwesikhombisa niwuzungeze umuzi kasikhombisa, abapristi bayakubetha amacilongo. Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi lapho bekhalisa isikhathi eside ngophondo lwenqama, nalapho nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo, bonke abantu bayakukhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu; ugange lomuzi luyakuwa phansi, abantu bayakukhuphuka, kube yilowo nalowo aqonde phambi kwakhe (UJoshuwa 6:2-5).
Abantu bakaNkulunkulu balalela amazwi akhe futhi bazungeza umuzi waseJeriko
UJoshuwa wabiza abapristi wabatshela lokho uJehova ayekushilo kuye nalokho okwakumelwe bakwenze futhi wabayala abantu.
Kwathi uJoshuwa esekhulumile ebantwini, abapristi abayisikhombisa, ababephethe amacilongo ayisikhombisa ezinqama badlula phambi kukaJehova, abetha amacilongo: umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wabalandela. Indoda ehlomile yahamba phambi kwabapristi futhi umvuzo wawulandela umphongolo, abapristi beqhubeka, futhi ebetha amacilongo.
UJoshuwa wayelaye abantu ukuthi bangamemezi loba baphakamise ilizwi labo, futhi ungakhulumi zwi kwaze kwafika usuku uJoshuwa ayala ngalo abantu ukuba bamemeze. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela abantu ababezomemeza.
Abantu balalela amazwi kaJoshuwa nabantu; umphongolo kaJehova wawuzungeza umuzi, wenze njalo 6 izinsuku.
Ngosuku lwesikhombisa, bavuka ekuseni, bazungeza umuzi waseJeriko, ngendlela efanayo, kasikhombisa, ngokwamazwi kaNkulunkulu. Kuphela ngalolo suku, bawuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa.
Ngesikhathi sesikhombisa, lapho abapristi bebetha amacilongo, UJoshuwa wabatshela abantu:
“Memeza, ngoba uJehova wayebanike umuzi. Futhi umuzi uyakuba ngeqalekisiwe, ngisho yona, nakho konke okukuyo, eNkosini: nguRahabi isifebe kuphela oyakuphila, yena nabo bonke abanaye endlini, ngoba wafihla izithunywa esazithumayo. Futhi wena, noma kanjani ziphepheni entweni eqalekisiweyo, funa nizenze oqalekisiweyo, nxa lithatha entweni eqalekisiweyo, wenze ikamu lika-Israyeli libe yisiqalekiso, futhi uyikhathaze. Kodwa lonke isiliva, negolide, nezitsha zethusi nezensimbi, abangcweliselwe iNkosi: bayakungena endlini yengcebo yeNkosi” (Funda futhi: ‘Okwenzeka esigodini sase-Akori?').
Abantu benza njengamazwi kaJoshuwa, bekhamuluka, nabapristi babetha amacilongo, kwenzeka, lapho abantu bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo futhi abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ukuthi ugange lwaseJeriko lwawa phansi.
Izindonga zaseJeriko zawa
Izindonga zaseJeriko zawa futhi abantu bakhuphukela emzini, wonke umuntu waqonda phambi kwakhe, njengalokho uJoshuwa ebayalile, bawuthatha umuzi. Bawuchitha umuzi, bashisa konke okwakuphakathi kwawo, ngaphandle kwesiliva, igolide, nezitsha zethusi nezensimbi, ezafakwa endlini yengcebo yendlu kaJehova.
Futhi njengoba wayethembisile uRahabi, uyise, umama, nabafowabo, nakho konke anakho, zasindiswa. Bamkhipha yena nabafowabo, babashiya ngaphandle kwekamu lika-Israyeli (UJoshuwa 1-6).
Ukuwa kweJeriko
Idolobha laseJeriko labhujiswa futhi uJoshuwa waxwayisa abantu ngokuthi, “makaqalekiswe lowo muntu phambi kukaJehova, lowo osukuma akhe lomuzi iJeriko: uyakubeka isisekelo salo ngezibulo lakhe, namasango alo endodaneni yakhe encane”
Kwaba njalo, ngesikhathi sokubusa kwenkosi u-Ahadi, ukuthi uHiyeli waseBethele wakha kabusha umuzi waseJeriko, wabeka isisekelo sawo ngo-Abiramu izibulo lakhe., wamisa amasango awo ngoSegubi indodana yakhe encane, ngokwezwi leNkosi, awakhuluma ngesandla sikaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni (1 Amakhosi 16:34).
Zawa kanjani izindonga zaseJeriko?
Kwemvelo (ebonakalayo) kwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka ukuthi izindonga zaseJeriko ziwe. Kodwa okubonakala kungenakwenzeka endaweni yemvelo kungenzeka kuNkulunkulu.
Izindonga zaseJeriko azidilikanga ngokuzungeza umuzi, ngokubetha amacilongo ezinqama noma ngokumemeza kwabantu ngosuku lwesikhombisa. Kodwa izindonga zaseJeriko zawa ngokukholwa kuNkulunkulu nokulalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu
UNkulunkulu wathumela izwi Lakhe futhi uJoshuwa wemukela izwi likaNkulunkulu futhi walalela izwi Lakhe futhi wenza lokho uNkulunkulu ayemyale ukuba akwenze, njengabanye abantu.
Ukulalela kwaba umphumela wokholo lukaJoshuwa kuNkulunkulu. UJoshuwa wamkholwa uNkulunkulu namandla Akhe futhi wamesaba uNkulunkulu futhi ngenxa yalokho uJoshuwa wathembela kuNkulunkulu wahlala ethembekile emazwini Akhe wenza njengalokho uNkulunkulu ayemyalile ukuba akwenze.. Ngokulalela nangezenzo zakhe (isebenza), okwakuvela okholweni lwakhe kuNkulunkulu, izindonga zaseJeriko zawa.
Ngokukholwa izingange zaseJeriko zawa
Ngokukholwa izingange zaseJeriko zawa, sebezungezwe kungathi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. (IsiHebheru 11:30)
UJesu waphendula wathi kubo, Yiba nokholo kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba ngiqinisile ngithi kini, Ukuthi yilowo nalowo oyakuthi kulentaba, Ususwe, uphonseke elwandle; futhi engangabazi enhliziyweni yakhe, kodwa uyakholwa ukuthi lokho akushoyo kuyenzeka; uzakuba lalokho akutshoyo (Maka 11:22-23)
Ngokukholwa kuNkulunkulu naseZwini laKhe, okwabenza balalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu futhi bazungeza izindonga zomuzi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, izindonga zaseJeriko zawa. Ngokukholwa kuNkulunkulu naseZwini laKhe, lesi simangaliso esikhulu senzeka futhi ezinye izimangaliso eziningi zenzeka futhi ngokukholwa kuNkulunkulu nokholo kuJesu Kristu nokholo eGameni laKhe izimangaliso zisenzeka.. Izimangaliso, okubonakala kungenakwenzeka futhi kungaqondakali endaweni yemvelo kodwa kungenzeka futhi kuchazwe noNkulunkulu.
UJoshuwa, ababengabakwa isizukulwane sekhehla, akazange abeke ithemba lakhe esenzweni sakhe, esimweni esinjalo, ekuzungezeni umuzi, kodwa uJoshuwa wayebeke ithemba lakhe kuNkulunkulu.
Ukholo nokwethembela okwengeziwe kumafomula kunoNkulunkulu
Ngeshwa kule minyaka, amakholwa amaningi anokholo olwengeziwe emazwini nasezenzweni zawo (isebenza) kunakuNkulunkulu. Banokholo olwengeziwe ekukhulumeni amagama alungile nasekulandeleni amasu abawatholile, izindlela, futhi technics kunakuNkulunkulu naseZwini laKhe.
Nakuba bethi bayakholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi banokholo kuJesu Kristu nasegameni Lakhe, izikhathi eziningi izenzo zabo zikhuluma okuhlukile.
Ngoba uma ukholwa ngempela kuNkulunkulu kusho ukuthi uyamethemba futhi wenza lokho akushoyo futhi ulalela amazwi Akhe.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, uma ukholelwa kuNkulunkulu ngempela uyazi ukuthi lokho ozokusho kuzokwenzeka, uma kungokwentando kaNkulunkulu.
Uzobambelela futhi ubekezele futhi ungayeki futhi ungangabazi futhi uzibuze ukuthi ukhulume amagama alungile noma usebenzise izindlela ezifanele kanye nobuchwepheshe futhi walandela amasu alungile. Ngeke uzibuze ukuthi ngabe wenze into engalungile futhi ufune enye (imilingo) amagama namafomula.
Ukukholwa kungukungakholelwa efomini nokukhuluma amagama alungile nokusebenzisa izindlela nezindlela zobuchwepheshe ezifanele nokulandela izinyathelo namasu alungile.. Kodwa ukukholwa kungukwazi uNkulunkulu nokwazi intando Yakhe nokukholwa eZwini laKhe, ayithumileyo, namandla Akhe nokumethemba nokwenza lokho akushoyo.
Yonke imisebenzi uJesu ayenza, Wenza nge ukholo kuNkulunkulu nangokukholwa eGameni laKhe. Uma ukholwa kuNkulunkulu konke kuyenzeka. Kodwa kufanele umazi futhi ungakwazi kuphela ukumazi ngeZwi laKhe futhi wenze lokho iZwi elikushoyo.
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