ULoti wayecebe njengo-Abrahama ngasikhathi sinye. Isizathu sikaLoti no-Abrahama bahlukanisa ukuthi izinceku zikaLoti nezinceku zika-Abrahama zaqala ukulwa namadlelo. ULoti wayecebile kakhulu futhi enethonya, kodwa kwafika isikhathi lapho u-Abrahama ezwa ukuthi kudingeka ahlukane. Kodwa-ke, ubuwula bakaLoti bokuthi amehlo akhe angevulekele iqiniso lokuthi isizathu sokuthi wayecebile wayengeyena ngenxa yamandla akhe noma ukulunga kwakhe.

Ibhayibheli lithi uLoti wayelungile (2 Petru 2: 7-8), okusho ukuthi wayeqondile phambi kweNkosi, kodwa ukulunga kwakhe akubanga namandla okumsiza ukuba achume. Kwakungenxa yokulunga kuka-Abrahama, ngoNkulunkulu, ukuthi uLoti wachuma. Ukuthandwa okwakukhona ku-Abrahama kwabangela ukuphumelela.

Lapho uLoti enza isinqumo sokusuka ku-Abhrahama, wadonswa amasimu abucayi kanye nempilo ebonakala inhle yeSodoma neGomora. Lapho esuka ku-Abrahama, waya endleleni yokubhujiswa. IBhayibheli lithi kuzAga 14:12, "Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile kumuntu, kepha ukuphela kwayo kuyizindlela zokufa." Lapho uLoti ethuthela eSodoma naseGomora, kwabonakala kulungile, kodwa ngaleyo ndlela kwaholela ekufeni nasekubhujisweni.

Into yokuqala eyenza uLoti alahlekelwe yingcebo yakhe ukuthi wazinqamula emthonjeni wesibusiso. Wazisusa endodeni eyayiphethe isibusiso. Isizathu sesibili uLoti salahleka kakhulu kangangokuba wahlala edolobheni osuvele wahlulelwa uNkulunkulu, indawo lapho indlela yokuphila yayiyekethisa khona futhi isono. IBhayibheli lithi kuHubo 1: 1, "ubusisiwe umuntu ongenaseleso sababuntu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, noma ume ngendlela yezoni, noma ahlale esihlalweni esimnandi." ULoti wanquma isinqumo sokuhlala endaweni eyabeka impilo yakhe ebeka phansi impilo yakhe, nakho konke okukukhathazayo.

Okokuqala ngqa ukuzwa ngoLoti ngemuva kokuhlukana no-Abrahama yilapho kwebiwe amagugu akhe, futhi umndeni wakhe wathunjwa (uGenesise 14: 11-12). U-Abhrahama kwadingeka abuthe amadoda akhe ukutakula uLoti futhi abuyise impahla yakhe (uGenesise 14: 14-16). ULoti wakhathazwa yizenzo ezingalungile zabantu abaseduze kwakhe, ngenxa yalokhu walahlekelwa yikho konke, kubandakanya nokuqina kwakhe ngokomoya. Cabanga sengathi uLoti wangena eSodoma naseGomora nezinkomo, nezinceku nengcebo, kodwa waphuma namadodakazi akhe amabili kuphela. Umkakhe, owayengamlaleli umyalo kaNkulunkulu, waphenduka insika kasawoti (uGenesise 19:26). Lokhu kusho ukuthi uLoti ulahlekelwe yikho konke ngenxa yezinqumo azenzayo.

Izifundo ezibalulekile esizifunda endabeni kaLoti yilezi:

1. Hlala uxhumekile emthonjeni wesibusiso : Ukuchuma kukaLoti kwakuboshelwe ku-Abrahama, owayenakekela uNkulunkulu. Lapho esuka, walahlekelwa isibusiso.

2. Gwema izindawo ezihlehliswe ngokomoya : uLoti wakhetha ukuhlala esifundeni esingaphansi kwesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu, futhi wamlahlekisela kakhulu. IBhayibheli lisixwayisa ukuba sihlale kude namathonya angamhloniphi uNkulunkulu (2 KwabaseKhorinte 6:17).

3. Funa ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda : thandaza futhi ucele uNkulunkulu ukuholwa ngaphambi kokwenza izinqumo. IZaga 3: 5-6 zithi, "Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho; ancike kokuqonda kwakho. Ngazo zonke izindlela zakho mamukele izindlela zakho."

4. Yazi umthelela wesikhathi eside wezinqumo : Ukukhetha uLoti ukuhlala eSodoma naseGomora kwaholela ekulahlekelweni kwengcebo yakhe, umkakhe, nelifa lakhe. Ukuyekethiswa okuncane kungaholela emiphumeleni ebusayo.

Ekuphetheni, indaba kaLoti usikhumbuza ngokubaluleka kokuhlala uxhumekile kulabo abaphethe izibusiso zikaNkulunkulu, ukugwema izindawo zikaNkulunkulu, nokwenza izinqumo ezihambisana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Kwangathi singafunda emaphutheni akhe futhi sihlale sifuna ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu ezinhlelweni zethu.

"Sengathi uNkulunkulu angakunika ukuhlakanipha kokuhlala uxhumekile emthonjeni wesibusiso nokwenza izinqumo eziletha impilo nokuchuma. Amen."

Amaphoyinti Womkhuleko Wosuku Enye Yohlelo Lokuzila Nemkhuleko

1. Baba, susa endleleni yabangalungile.

   • "Mangingahlali ezifundeni ezingavuthiwe."

2. Nkosi, uhole izinyawo zami ngendlela efanele.

   • "Ungiqondise ukuhamba ezindleleni ezivumelanisa nenhloso yakho."

3. Nkosi, ungangivumeli ukuba ngihlale ezindaweni zokubhujiswa.

   • "Ubaba, ngesihe sakho, ngithethelele nganoma yikuphi ukuxhumeka okungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu engikwenzile lokho okungibizele ngakho."

4. Baba, ungisuse kunoma yini edla izinkanuko nezinkanuko futhi zingibengela ukuba ngiwe.

5. Nkosi, ungangivumeli ukuba nginqamule ngqo kubantu ababalulekile obize ukuba babe yisibusiso empilweni yami.

6. Baba, angivikele ekuxazululeni ezifundeni ezimnyama eziholela ekulahlekelweni nasekuyekethiseni.

7. Nkosi, susa konke ukuxhumeka okungajabuli kimi.

   • "Ngegama likaJesu, ngithandazela ukuhlukaniswa kwaphezulu emathonyeni angiduka."

"Baba, nginikeze ukuhlakanipha nokuqonda kule sizini ukwenza izinqumo ezivumelana nentando yakho futhi zilondoloze izibusiso oziphathise zona. Amen."