Abantu Basinda KuMkhukula

NJENGOKO abantu babesanda, isono nobungendawo zanda ngokukhawuleza emhlabeni. Ekuphela komprofeti owayekho ogama linguEnoki walumkisa abantu esithi ngenye imini uThixo wayeza kubatshabalalisa abangendawo. Sekunjalo, ubungendawo banwenw’ okomlilo wedobo. Ezinye iingelosi zamvukela uYehova ngokushiya ikhaya lazo lasezulwini, zazambathisa imizimba yabantu, zaza zazithabathela abafazi abangabantu. Ezo ngelosi zalala nabo bafazi baza bazala abantwana abangamabhastile—iingxilimbela ezazixhaphaza abantu ekwakusithiwa ziiNefili nezabangela ugonyamelo nophalazo-gazi olungathethekiyo emhlabeni. Yaba buhlungu gqitha intliziyo kaThixo xa ebona indalo yakhe esemhlabeni isonakaliswa.

Emva kokufa kukaEnoki, kwabakho enye indoda eyayahlukile kwabo bantu bangendawo. Igama layo nguNowa. Yena nentsapho yakhe bazama ukwenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaThixo. Xa uThixo wagqiba ekubeni atshabalalise abangendawo ababephila ngelo xesha, wayezimisele ukumkhusela uNowa kunye nezilwanyana. Ngoko wamxelela ukuba akhe umkhombe—inqanawa enkulu ende. UNowa, intsapho yakhe kunye neqela lezilwanyana ezahlukahlukeneyo babeza kuhlala kuyo ukuze basindiswe kumkhukula womhlaba wonke owawuza kufika. UNowa wamthobela uThixo. Kuloo mashumi eminyaka uNowa wayichitha esakha umkhumbi, ‘wayekwangumshumayeli wobulungisa.’ (2 Petros 2:5) Walumkisa abantu ngoMkhukula ozayo kodwa abazange banikele ingqalelo. Lada lafika ixesha lokuba yena, intsapho yakhe nezilwanyana bangene kuloo mkhumbi. Emva kokungena kwabo uThixo waluvala ucango. Yagaleleka ke imvula.

Kwanetha izandyondyo zemvula kangangeentsuku ezingama-40 nobusuku obungama-40 de wonke umhlaba wagutyungelwa ngamanzi. Abangendawo batshabalala. Kwiinyanga kamva, njengoko amanzi ayewutha, umkhumbi wazinza phezu kwentaba. Ngexesha ababephuma ngalo apho, babesele begqibe unyaka kuloo mkhumbi. Ebulela, uNowa wanyusa umbingelelo kuYehova. UThixo waqinisekisa uNowa nentsapho yakhe ukuba akasayi kuphinda atshabalalise abantu ngomkhukula. UYehova wamisela umnyama njengesiqinisekiso soko.

Emva koMkhukula, uThixo wanika abantu imiyalelo emitsha. Wabanika imvume yokutya inyama yezilwanyana. Kodwa wabayalela ukuba bangalityi igazi. Kwakhona wayalela inzala kaNowa ukuba izalise umhlaba, kodwa abanye abazange bathobele. Balandela inkokeli yabo uNimrodi bazakhela inqaba enkulu kwisixeko saseBhabheli, kamva esabizwa ngokuba yiBhabhiloni. Babefuna ukuvukela umyalelo kaThixo wokuba basasazeke kuwo wonke umhlaba. Kodwa uThixo walitshitshisa elo cebo ngokudubaduba ulwimi lwabo baza bathetha ngeelwimi ezahlukahlukeneyo. Ekubeni babengavisisani ngentetho, bayeka ukwakha loo nqaba baza bachithakala.

—Oku kusekelwe kwiGenesis isahluko 6 ukusa kwese-11; kuYude 14, 15.