Izimfihlo mayelana nezikhathi zesikhathi esingokwesiprofetho
KuGenesise 15:13, uJehova watshela u-Abrama ukuthi inzalo yakhe izoba yizinceku ezweni elingajwayelekile iminyaka engama-400. Lokhu bekungumugqa wesikhathi obekwe nasekugcwalisekeni kwaleli cebo, uNkulunkulu wahlanganisa izingcezu ezidingekayo zalelo cebo.
UMose wayedlule ngokuqeqeshwa cishe iminyaka engama-40 ngaphansi kukaFaro futhi wasala neminye iminyaka embalwa ngaphambi kokuba iNkosi yamnika ukuba akhulule abantu bakhe.
Nokho, uMose wasusa icebo likaNkulunkulu lapho ebulala umGibhithe ohlukumeza umuntu ongumJuda. Yize lokho bekuyingxenye yenhloso yakhe, wayeneminyaka eyishumi ekuseni. UMose wayekhuliswa njengoMkhululi wabantu bakhe futhi njengabantu abaningi ayenomthwalo wemfanelo hhayi kuphela ukuthola le njongo kodwa ukuze awenze ngendlela kaNkulunkulu. Kepha wayengazange abhekane nezinkinga zokuthukuthela ezamvimbela kamuva ukuthi zingene eZweni Lesithembiso.
Ku-Eksodusi, sifunda ukuthi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphuma eGibhithe ngemuva kweminyaka engama-430. Ngenxa yephutha likaMose, ikusasa lakwa-Israyeli lalibaziseka iminyaka engama-30.
Esikhathini sikaNkulunkulu sokuqala, uMose kwakufanele aqhubeke esigodlweni eminye iminyaka eyi-10 kuze kube yisikhathi sikaNkulunkulu sokusetha. Kungani kwakukhona ukungafani kweminyaka engama-30 phakathi kwalokho uJehova akutshela u-Abrama nakwilokho elikushoyo ku-Eksodusi? Kwakungenxa yephutha likaMose lapho ebulala umGibhithe futhi wazama ukukhulula ama-Israyeli ngonyaka wama-390 wokudingiselwa kwabo. Wayeneminyaka eyi-10 ngaphambi kwesikhathi lapho ezama ukufeza intando kaNkulunkulu ngokuphila kwakhe.
Ngenxa yokuthi uMose wayengakavuthwa, wehluleka ukwenza uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu kahle. Umugqa wesikhathi wakwa-Israyeli ongokwesiprofetho waguquka ngoba umholi wabo wenza ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Izingane okwakufanele zizalwe mahhala zazalelwa ebugqilini ngenxa yephutha lendoda eyodwa. Ama-Timelines azwela futhi iphutha elincane lingashintsha icebo lakaNkulunkulu.
U-Israyeli wachitha iminyaka engama-40 ehlane ngenxa yokungakholelwa. Kumelwe ukuba uJesu wabuya kudala kodwa ngenxa yezici eziningi kangaka lapho uguqukele kulolo mbala ongokwesiprofetho.
Cabanga nje uma ukungakholelwa kubambezele u-Israyeli ngeminyaka engama-40 noma iphutha likaMose wababambezela iminyaka engama-30. Cabanga nje ukuthi amaphutha alula empilweni yakho angaguquka kanjani noma abambezele uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakho.
UNkulunkulu akephuli izwi lakhe kodwa ngezinye izikhathi amaphutha wabantu asusa uhlelo lakhe. Umbuzo engqondweni yakho kufanele ube: Yini okufanele ngiyenze ukuze ngivumelanise nami ehlelweni lukaNkulunkulu ngempilo yami?
IBhayibheli lisibonisa encwadini yabaseRoma ukuthi sizovuselela izingqondo zethu kanjani ukuze sazi ukuthi yini uhlelo lwethu oluhle, elamukelekayo noma oluphelele lwezimpilo zethu (Roma 12: 2). Konke okudingayo yiZwi likaNkulunkulu kanye nokuxhomekeka okuphelele emoyeni wakhe ukuze uzulazule ehlelweni lukaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakho. UMose kwadingeka achithe iminyaka engama-40 ehlane eqeqeshwa ukuba umkhululi uNkulunkulu amdalile ukuba abe yiyo. Konke okudingayo ukubethelwa ukuze ukwazi ukugxuma emuva kumugqa wesikhathi kaNkulunkulu ukuze uthole isiphetho sakho noma uqhubeke nakho.
UDaniel washeshisile umugqa wesikhathi sikaNkulunkulu ku-Israyeli lapho ethandaza futhi enze ngokuzila ukudla efisa ukugcwaliseka kwezwi likaNkulunkulu phezu kwesizwe sakhe. Yize kwakumelwe ngichithe iminyaka engama-70 ekudingisweni, isikhathi safinyezwa. Endabeni kaMose, yize u-Israyeli ebambezelekile, leli gama lalisaqhubeka. IZwi likaNkulunkulu lithwala amathuluzi owadingayo ukuze libonise ngokuphelele uhlelo lwayo ngempilo yakho.
Inkosi ikubusise.
