Indaba 34

Umhlobo Omutjha Wokudla

UNGATJHO bonyana abantwaba badobhani phasapha? Kufana nombethe. Kodwana akusiwo umbethe, ngokuthile okudliwako.

Besele kudlule iyinyanga eyodwa kwaphela ama-Israyeli alitjhiyile iGibhide. Bekasemangweni. Njengombana gade kukuncancani khulu ukudla okumila lapha, abantu banghonghoyila bathi: ‘Ngathana uJehova wasibulalela eGibhide. Ngombana lapho gade sinakho koke ukudla esikufunako.’

Ngalokho uJehova wathi: ‘Ngizokubangela bona kwehle ukudla esibhakabhakeni.’ Ngilokho uJehova akwenzako. Ekuseni ngelanga elilandelako ama-Israyeli nekabona into emhlophe eyehlileko, abuzana: ‘Intobani le?’

UMosisi wathi: ‘Kukudla uJehova aniphe khona bona nikudle.’ Abantu bakubiza bona yiMANA. Bekunambitheka njengamakuke amancani enziwe ngeluju.

UMosisi watjela abantu wathi: ‘Dobhani okwanele umuntu nomuntu.’ Qobe ekuseni bebenza njalo. Bekuthi ilanga nesele lithoma ukutjhisa, imana esele phasi incibilike.

UMosisi godu wathi: ‘Akekho okufanele ayibulungele ilanga elilandelako.’ Kodwana abanye abantu zange balalele. Uyazi bonyana kwenzekani? Ngelanga elilandelako imana egade bayibulungile beyizele iimbungu, begodu ithoma ukunuka!

Bekulilanga elilodwa kwaphela evekeni lapho uJehova athi abantu badobhe imana yamalanga amabili. Lelo, bekulilanga lesithandathu. UJehova wathi enye bayibekele ilanga elilandelako, ngombana imana ayizokwehla ngelanga lekhomba. Nebayibekela ilanga lekhomba, imana akhenge izale iimbungu begodu akhenge inuke! Lesi, gade kungesinye isimangaliso!

Yoke iimnyaka ama-Israyeli asemangweni uJehova wawasororha ngemana.

Eksodosi 16:1-36; Numeri 11:7-9; Joshuwa 5:10-12.