Ukwazi Izwi LikaNkulunkulu
USamuweli umntwana wakhonza uJehova phambi kuka-Eli. Izwi leNkosi laliligugu ngalezo zinsuku; Kwakungekho mbono ovulekile futhi kwenzeka ngesikhathi, lapho u-Eli ebekwe endaweni yakhe, futhi amehlo akhe aqala ukufiphala, ukuthi wayengaboni; U-Ere iWundlu likaNkulunkulu laphuma ethempelini likaJehova, lapho kwakukhona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, uSamuel walala phansi; Ukube uJehova wambiza uSamuyeli; wamphendula lapha. 1 Samuweli 3 vs. 1-4 KJV
USamuweli wakhonza uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi sika-Eli, umpristi, wafika kuleso sikhathi, kwathiwa izwi likaNkulunkulu lalingavamile. Insizwa uSamuel yakhonza uNkulunkulu ngokwethembeka ohlelweni olungasamdanga. USamuweli lapho elele ebusuku, uNkulunkulu wambiza waya ku-Eli, waya ku-Eli, wacabanga ukuthi ngumpristi owayembize wathi wawungambizile, ngakho-ke wabuyela ekhaya. Wavuka kaninginingi kuze kube u-Eli wabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhuluma futhi wanikeza Samuel imiyalo yokuthi ungaphendula kanjani.
Yize umpristi enamabonana angalungile, wayesengamfundisa insizwa yezwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngemuva kokulandela imiyalo, uSamuyeli wezwa uNkulunkulu ekhuluma naye. Ngake ngezwa umuntu kaNkulunkulu engimhlonipha kakhulu ukuthi ungenisa ubukhulu obuthile bokuhlangana noNkulunkulu, umuntu osemkhathini kufanele ukukufaka phakathi, okusho ukuthi kufanele akufundise izimiso zokuhamba noNkulunkulu ngaleso zinga. Ngezikhathi ezithile uzokweqa izinqubo abhekana nazo lapho uthepha kulowo musa empilweni yakhe. Lababantu banesibopho sokufundisa abanye ukuthi banobuhlobo noNkulunkulu futhi abanye abantu bangaze bangene kulezi zinhlobo ngoba abathobekile noma bangazi ukuthi udinga umuntu ozokufundisa.
Esikhathini sika-Eli, izwi likaNkulunkulu lalingavamile kodwa umpristi esaqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhuluma kanjani. Futhi lapho efundisa uSamuel, kwamcela ukuba abe yisici esisha somusa kaNkulunkulu. USamuel kungenzeka ukuthi uphuthelwe uNkulunkulu futhi ngabe akakwazanga ukungena ebumnyameni obulandelayo bokuhlangana noNkulunkulu.
Kwesinye isikhathi laba bantu akuyona into ebonakalayo yabantu abayibona kakhulu isikhathi sabo esithile emhlanganweni nasekuthandazeleni kweNkosi. Ungahle ubuze ukuthi ungakwazi kanjani ukukhomba laba bantu ngoba ufihlekile kodwa kodwa uyabonakala. Owesilisa noma owesifazane ohamba noNkulunkulu futhi ezwe okungaphezu kwemvelo yindoda eqotho.
U-Eli wayenokuthola ukuqonda izwi likaNkulunkulu ngoba wayehlangane noNkulunkulu. Inselelo enkulu ongaba nayo ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi awudingi muntu ukuthi akusize uthole izwi noma ukuthola ukuqonda okujulile ngoNkulunkulu. Indoda uSamuel yayingumprofethi owagcoba inkosi yokuqala yakwa-Israyeli waze watshela umeluleki wayo ukuthi ukwahlulela kuzokwengeza kanjani umndeni wakhe. UNkulunkulu wayefuna ukutshela uSamuyeli wesahlulelo esizayo endlini ka-Eli kodwa uNkulunkulu kwadingeka asebenzise u-Eli ukusiza uSamuel ukuba aqonde lesi sahlulelo. Ukwahlulela bekuzofika noma ngabe uSamuel akazange athi u-Eli kodwa uSamuel wayengeke afunde izwi likaNkulunkulu.
Inselelo enkulu esinakho esizukulwaneni sethu ukuthi, uSamuel ukhipha isahlulelo ku-Eli, ngaphambi kokuba afundiswe ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhuluma kanjani.
Imfihlo enkulu ezintweni zikaNkulunkulu ukuthobeka futhi inomoya ofundileko. Ngisho nembongolo yayala umprofethi. Funda ukuzikhulula futhi uzivulele ukuze ufunde kulokho uJehova akuthumele kuwe.
