ISIFUNDO 26
Kungani Sihlupheka?
Nxa kungenzakala into embi futhi ezwisa ubuhlungu sijayele ukubuza ukuthi, “Yindaba kwenzakale into enje?” Kuyaduduza ukwazi ukuthi iBhayibhili lilempendulo yombuzo lo.
1. USathane wenzani okwabangela ukuthi abantu bahlupheke?
USathane uDeveli wahlamukela uNkulunkulu ngoba wayefuna ukubusa. Wayenga u-Adamu lo-Eva ukuthi labo bahlamuke. Lokhu wakwenza ngokutshela u-Eva amanga ngoNkulunkulu. (UGenesisi 3:1-5) Wamenza wacabanga ukuthi kulento uJehova ayemfihlela yona. Amazwi akhe enza kwakhanya angani abantu bangathokoza nxa bezenzela abakufunayo. USathane wakhuluma amanga okuqala ngokutshela u-Eva ukuthi kasoze afe. Yikho iBhayibhili lisithi uSathane “ungusomangase futhi unguyise wamanga.”—UJohane 8:44.
2. U-Adamu lo-Eva bakhetha ukwenzani?
UJehova wayenike u-Adamu lo-Eva yonke into ababeyifuna. Wabatshela ukuthi bangadla izithelo zaloba yisiphi isihlahla esivandeni ngaphandle kwezithelo zesihlahla esisodwa zwi. (UGenesisi 2:15-17) Kodwa bona badla isithelo okwakuthwe bangasidli. U-Eva ‘wakha isithelo wadla’ njalo ngokuya kwesikhathi u-Adamu laye ‘wasidla.’ (UGenesisi 3:6) Kwakulula ukuthi u-Adamu lo-Eva benze okulungileyo ngoba babengelasono kodwa beqa umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngabomo. Isono abasenzayo satshengisa ukuthi babengafuni ukubuswa nguNkulunkulu futhi sabangela ukuthi bahlupheke.—UGenesisi 3:16-19.
3. Ukungalaleli kuka-Adamu lo-Eva kusithinta njani thina?
Ukungalaleli kuka-Adamu lo-Eva kwabenza baba lesono futhi isono leso basidlulisela kubo bonke abantwababo. IBhayibhili lithi: “Isono sangena emhlabeni ngomuntu oyedwa [u-Adamu], lokufa kwangena ngesono, ngaleyondlela ukufa kwafika ebantwini bonke.”—KwabaseRoma 5:12.
Nanzi ezinye izizatho ezenza sihlupheke: Ukwenza izinqumo ezimbi kumbe izinqumo ezimbi ezenziwa ngabanye lokuba sendaweni engayisiyo ngesikhathi esingayisiso.—Bala umTshumayeli 9:12.
GEBHA UJULE
Engxenyeni le uzafunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ayisuye obangela ukuhlupheka okugcwele emhlabeni lamuhla. Uzabona lokuthi uNkulunkulu uzwa njani nxa esibona sihlupheka.
4. Ngubani obangela ukuhlupheka?
Abantu abanengi bacabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu nguye obusa umhlaba. Kodwa abakucabangayo kuliqiniso yini? Bukelani IVIDIYO.
Bala uJakhobe 1:13 lo-1 Johane 5:19 beselixoxa ngombuzo lo:
NguNkulunkulu yini obangela ukuhlupheka?
5. Ukubusa kukaSathane kubangeleni?
Bala uGenesisi 3:1-6 beselixoxa ngemibuzo le:
Yiwaphi amanga akhulunywa nguSathane?—Khangela ivesi 4 lo-5.
Amanga kaSathane enza abantu bacabangeni ngoJehova?
Ngokwalokho okwakhulunywa nguSathane, ukubuswa nguNkulunkulu kungenza abantu bathokoze yini?
Bala umTshumayeli 8:9 beselixoxa ngemibuzo elandelayo:
Ukubusa kukaSathane kubangeleni? Ubona angani uJehova angasibusa ngcono yini?
U-Adamu lo-Eva babengelasono ngesikhathi besesivandeni esilipharadayisi. Kodwa bahlamukela uJehova ngokulalela uSathane
Ukuhlamuka kwabo kwabangela isono, lokuhlupheka kanye lokufa
UJehova uzasusa isono njalo aqede ukuhlupheka lokufa. Umhlaba uzaphinda ube lipharadayisi elilabantu abangelasono
6. UJehova ulendaba lathi
UNkulunkulu uyakubona yini ukuhlupheka kwethu? Zwana ukuthi iNkosi uDavida lomphostoli uPhetro bathini. Bala iHubo 31:7 lo-1 Phetro 5:7 beselixoxa ngombuzo lo:
Uzwa njani ngokuthi uJehova ulendaba lawe lokuthi uyakubona ukuhlupheka kwakho?
7. UNkulunkulu uzakuqeda du ukuhlupheka kwethu
Bala u-Isaya 65:17 loSambulo 21:3, 4 beselixoxa ngombuzo olandelayo:
Uzwa njani ngokuthi uJehova uzaqeda bonke ubuhlungu obubangelwa yikuhlupheka?
Ubukwazi yini?
Amanga okuqala akhulunywa nguSathane angcolisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngoba enza abantu bacabange ukuthi kabusi kuhle lokuthi kalandaba labantu. Sekuseduze ukuthi uJehova aqede ukuhlupheka futhi lokhu kuzakwenza kucace ukuthi nguye ofanele ukubusa. Ukungcweliswa kwebizo likaJehova yinto eqakatheke kakhulu.—UMathewu 6:9, 10.
ABANYE BATHI: “Ukuhlupheka yindlela kaNkulunkulu yokusilinga.”
Ungamphendula usithini umuntu otshonjalo?
ISIFINQO
Ukuhlupheka kwabangelwa nguSathane uDeveli labazali bethu bokuqala, u-Adamu lo-Eva. UJehova uyakubona ukuhlupheka kwethu futhi sekuseduze ukuthi akuqede.
Ufundeni?
Yiwaphi amanga uSathane awatshela u-Eva?
Ukungalaleli kuka-Adamu lo-Eva kusithinta njani thina?
Sazi njani ukuthi uJehova ulendaba lathi lokuthi uyasibona nxa sihlupheka?
THOLA OKUNENGI
Bala isihloko lesi uzwe ukuthi iBhayibhili lithi isono kuyini.
Bala isihloko lesi uzwe indaba eyavuswa nguSathane uDeveli e-Edeni.
“Kungani UNkulunkulu Evumela Ukuhlupheka?” (INqabayokulinda, January 1, 2014)
Bala isihloko lesi uthole impendulo yombuzo ohlupha abantu abanengi.
Bukela ividiyo le ubone ukuthi kuyini okwenza eyinye indoda yatshintsha indlela eyayiphila ngayo.