Umbani Nokuduma Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
I-Pentateuch UMose welula induku yakhe ngasezulwini; uJehova wathuma ukuduma nesichotho, nomlilo wehlela emhlabeni; uJehova wanisa isichotho ezweni laseGibithe. Ncengani uJehova (ngoba sekwanele) ukuthi kungabe kusabakho ukuduma okukhulu nesichotho; ngizonivumela ukuba nihambe, ningabe nisahlala. UMose wathi kuye: “Lapho sengiphumile emzini, ngiyakwelula izandla zami kuJehova; ukuduma kuyakuphela, nesichotho asisayikuba khona, ukuze wazi ukuthi umhlaba ungokaJehova.” UMose waphuma emzini kuFaro, welula izandla zakhe kuJehova; ukuduma nesichotho kwanqamuka, nemvula ayithululelwanga emhlabeni. Lapho uFaro ebona ukuthi imvula nesichotho nokuduma sekuphelile, waqhubeka wona, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe, yena nezinceku zakhe. Eksodusi 9:23 ,28-29,33-34 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu ekuseni, kwaba khona ukuduma nemibani, nefu elinzima phezu kwentaba, nezwi lecilongo elikhulu kakhulu; bonke abantu ababesekamu bathuthumela. Eksodusi 19:16 Bonke abantu babona ukuduma, nemibani, nomsindo wecilongo, nentaba ithunqa; kwathi lapho abantu bekubona, bathuthumela, bema kude. Eksodusi 20:18
Umlando Izitha zikaJehova ziyakuchotshozwa zibe yizicucu; uyakuduma phezu kwazo esezulwini; uJehova uyakwahlulela imikhawulo yomhlaba, anike inkosi yakhe amandla, aphakamise uphondo logcotshiweyo wakhe. 1 Samuweli 2:10 Kwathi uSamuweli esanikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, amaFilisti asondela ukulwa no-Israyeli; uJehova waduma ngokuduma okukhulu phezu kwamaFilisti ngalolo suku, wawangquzula, anqotshwa phambi kuka-Israyeli. 1 Samuweli 7:10 Akusikho yini ukuvuna ukolweni namuhla? Ngizobiza uJehova, futhi uzothumela ukuduma nemvula, ukuze nibone futhi nibone ukuthi ububi benu bukhulu, enibenzile emehlweni kaJehova ngokucela
Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
inkosi kini. Ngakho uSamuweli wabiza uJehova; uJehova wathumela ukuduma nemvula ngalolo suku; bonke abantu besaba kakhulu uJehova noSamuweli. 1 Samuweli 12: 17-18 UJehova waduma ezulwini, oPhezukonke wazwakalisa izwi lakhe. Wathuma imicibisholo, wabahlakaza, nombani, wababhidliza. 2 Samuweli 22: 14-15
Izinkondlo Bheka, lezi ziyizingxenye zezindlela zakhe: kepha yeka ukuthi kuzwakala kancane kangakanani ngaye, kepha ngubani ongakuqonda ukuduma kwamandla akhe? UJobe 26:14 Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28: 26-28 Uyayiqondisa phansi kwezulu lonke, nombani wakhe kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. Ngemva kwalo kuduma izwi; uyaduma ngezwi lobukhosi bakhe; akayikubavimba lapho izwi lakhe lizwakala. UNkulunkulu uyaduma ngezwi lakhe ngokumangalisayo; wenza izinto ezinkulu esingenakuziqonda. UJobe 37: 3-5 Ngubani owahlukanisa umzila wamanzi ukuze kugcwale amanzi, noma indlela yombani wokuduma; ukuze kune imvula emhlabeni lapho kungekho muntu khona; ehlane lapho kungekho muntu khona; ukuze kwaneliswe indawo eyomileyo neyihlane; futhi kuhlume ihlumela lezitshalo ezithambileyo na? Jobe 38: 25-27 Ungathumela yini imibani, ihambe, ithi kuwe, ‘Silapha?’ Jobe 38:35 Uyinikile ihhashi amandla, wembathise intamo yalo ngokuduma, na? Uthi phakathi kwamacilongo, Ha, ha, futhi uzwa iphunga lempi lisekude, ukuduma kwezinduna, nokumemeza. Jobe 39 :19,25 Unengalo efana noNkulunkulu, noma ungaduma ngezwi elifana naye na? UJobe 40:9 UJehova waduma ezulwini, oPhezukonke wazwakalisa izwi lakhe, amatshe esichotho namalahle omlilo. Wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabahlakaza; wadubula imibani, wabaphazamisa. AmaHubo 18: 13-14 Izwi likaJehova liphezu kwamanzi; uNkulunkulu wenkazimulo uyaduma; uJehova uphezu kwamanzi amaningi. AmaHubo 29:3 Izwi lokuduma kwakho lalisezulwini; imibani yakhanyisa umhlaba; umhlaba wazamazama, wazamazama. AmaHubo 77:18 Wanikela izinkomo zabo esichothweni, nemihlambi yabo emvuleni eshisayo. AmaHubo 78:48 Wabiza usekuhluphekeni, ngakukhulula; ngakuphendula ngasese kokuduma; ngakuvivinya emanzini aseMeriba. Sela. AmaHubo 81:7 Imibani yakhe yakhanyisa umhlaba; umhlaba wabona, wathuthumela. IHubo 97:4
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Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
Ngokukhuza kwakho abaleka; ngezwi lokuduma kwakho ashesha amuka. AmaHubo 104:7 Ukhuphula inkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba, enze imibani ibe yimvula, akhiphe umoya ezinqolobaneni zakhe. IHubo 135:7 Shaya umbani, ubahlakaze; thuma imicibisholo yakho, ubabhubhise. AmaHubo 144:6
Isiprofetho Uyovakashelwa yiNkosi yamabutho ngokuduma, nangokuzamazama komhlaba, nangomsindo omkhulu, ngesiphepho nesiphepho, nangelangabi lomlilo oqothulayo. Isaya 29:6 Lapho ezwakalisa izwi lakhe, kuba khona ukuxokozela kwamanzi ezulwini, futhi uvusa inkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba, enze imibani ibe yimvula, akhiphe umoya engcebweni yakhe. Jeremiya 10:13 Lapho ezwakalisa izwi lakhe, kuba khona ukuxokozela kwamanzi ezulwini, futhi uvusa inkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba, wenza imibani ibe yimvula, futhi ukhipha umoya engcebweni yakhe. Jeremiya 51:16 Ngokuqondene nesimo sezidalwa eziphilayo, ukubonakala kwazo kwakufana namalahle omlilo avuthayo, nanjengokubonakala kwezibani: kwakuhamba njalo phakathi kwezidalwa eziphilayo; umlilo wawukhanya, kwaphuma umbani emlilweni. Izidalwa eziphilayo zagijima zabuya njengokubonakala kombani. UHezekeli 1: 13-14 Ngase ngiphakamisa amehlo ami, ngabona; bheka, indoda embethe ilineni, ibhince okhalweni lwayo igolide elihle lase-Ufazi. Umzimba wakhe wawunjengebherili, ubuso bakhe bunjengokubonakala kombani, namehlo akhe njengezibani zomlilo, izingalo zakhe nezinyawo zakhe zinjengombala wethusi elicwebezelayo, nezwi lamazwi akhe linjengezwi lesixuku. Daniyeli 10 : 5-6 Izinqola ziyahlanya ezitaladini, ziyashayisana ezitaladini: zibonakala njengezibani, zigijima njengemibani. Nahume 2:4 UJehova uyakubonakala phezu kwabo, umcibisholo wakhe uphume njengombani; iNkosi uJehova iyakushaya icilongo, ihambe nezivunguvungu zaseningizimu. UZakariya 9:14
AmaVangeli Ngoba njengoba umbani uvela empumalanga, ukhanya ngisho nasentshonalanga, kuyoba njalo nokufika kweNdodana yomuntu. Mathewu 24:27 Futhi, bheka, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu: ngoba ingelosi yeNkosi yehla ezulwini, yeza yagingqa itshe emnyango, yahlala phezu kwalo. Ubuso bakhe babunjengombani, nezingubo zakhe zimhlophe njengeqhwa: Futhi ngokumesaba abalindi bathuthumela, baba njengabantu abafileyo. Mathewu 28: 2-4 noJakobe indodana kaZebedewu, noJohane umfowabo kaJakobe; uBowanergesi, okungukuthi, amadodana okuduma; UMarku 3:17
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Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
Wathi kubo: “ Ngibone uSathane njengombani ewa ezulwini.” ULuka 10:18 Ngoba njengombani, okhanya engxenyeni eyodwa phansi kwezulu, ukhanya kwenye ingxenye phansi kwezulu, iyakuba njalo neNdodana yomuntu ngosuku lwayo. ULuka 17:24 Ngakho-ke abantu ababemi lapho bezwa bathi liduma; abanye bathi: “Ingelosi ikhulumile kuye.” Johane 12:29
IsAmbulo Futhi esihlalweni sobukhosi kwaphuma imibani, nokuduma, namazwi; kwakukhona izibani zomlilo eziyisikhombisa ezivuthayo phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi, ezingoMoya abayisikhombisa bakaNkulunkulu. IsAmbulo 4:5 Ngabona lapho iWundlu livula olunye lwezimpawu, ngezwa esinye sezidalwa ezine sithi, “Woza ubone.” IsAmbulo 6:1 Ingelosi yayisithatha isitsha somlilo, yasigcwalisa ngomlilo wase-altare, yasiphonsa emhlabeni; kwase kuba khona amazwi, nokuduma, nemibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba. IsAmbulo 8:5 Yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, njengokubhonga kwengonyama; kwathi isimemezile, imidumo eyisikhombisa yazwakalisa amazwi ayo. IsAmbulo 10:3 Kwathi lapho imidumo eyisikhombisa isizwakalise amazwi ayo, ngase ngizobhala; ngezwa izwi livela ezulwini lithi kimi: “Vala ngophawu lokho okukhulunywe yimidumo eyisikhombisa, ungakubhali.” IsAmbulo 10:4 Ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lavulwa ezulwini, kwabonakala umphongolo wesivumelwano sakhe ethempelini lakhe; kwase kuba khona imibani, namazwi, nokuduma, nokuzamazama komhlaba, nesichotho esikhulu. IsAmbulo 11:19 Ngase ngizwa izwi livela ezulwini, linjengezwi lamanzi amaningi, nezwi lokuduma okukhulu; ngezwa nezwi labashayi bezinsimbi zomculo beshaya amahabhu abo. IsAmbulo 14:2 Kwaba khona amazwi, nokuduma, nemibani; kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, okungazange kube khona okunjalo selokhu kwaba khona abantu emhlabeni, ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu kangaka nokukhulu kangaka. IsAmbulo 16:18 Ngase ngizwa okungathi izwi lesixuku esikhulu, nokungathi izwi lamanzi amaningi, nokungathi izwi lokuduma okukhulu, lithi: Haleluya! Ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu onamandla onke iyabusa. IsAmbulo 19:6
I-Apocrypha Ngaphambi kokuba kuduma futhi kukhanye, noma ngaphambi kokuba kubekwe izisekelo zepharadesi, 2 U-Ezra 6:2 Uyophonsa imibani, ngubani ongayikwesaba, uyakuduma, ngubani ongayikwesaba? 2 U-Ezra 16:10
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Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
Bhekani umsindo wesiyaluyalu, nokuduma, nokuzamazama komhlaba, nokuxokozela ezweni: Izinto ezengeziwe ku-Esteri 11:5 Khona-ke imidumo eqondisa ngakwesokudla iyophuma ihambe; futhi isuke emafwini, njengokungathi ivela ensalweni edonswe kahle, iyondiza iye endaweni efanele. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 5:21 Futhi izijeziso zehlela izoni ngaphandle kwezibonakaliso zangaphambili ngamandla okuduma; ngoba bahlupheka ngokufanele ngokobubi babo, kangangokuthi basebenzisa ukuziphatha okulukhuni nokuzondayo kubantu abangabazi. Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni 19:13 Ngaphambi kokuba kuqhume umbani, nomuntu onamahloni uyakwamukelwa. UmShumayeli 32:10 Impahla yabangalungile iyoma njengomfula, futhi iyonyamalala ngomsindo, njengokuduma okukhulu emvuleni. UmShumayeli 40:13 Ngomyalo wakhe wenza iqhwa liwe endaweni ethile, futhi uthumela ngokushesha imibani yokwahlulela kwakhe. Umsindo wokuduma wenza umhlaba uthuthumele; kanjalo nesiphepho sasenyakatho nesivunguvungu; njengezinyoni ezindizayo, uhlakaza iqhwa, futhi ukuwa kwalo kunjengokukhanya kwezintethe. UmShumayeli 43:13 , 17 UJehova waduma ezulwini, futhi ngezwi elikhulu wenza izwi lakhe lazwakala. UmShumayeli 46:17 Ngoba ilanga, inyanga, nezinkanyezi, njengoba zikhanya futhi zithunyelwe ukwenza izikhundla zazo, ziyalalela. Ngendlela efanayo umbani lapho uphuma ubonakala kalula; futhi ngendlela efanayo umoya uvunguza kuwo wonke amazwe. Incwadi kaJeremiya 1:6 0-61 O nina mbani namafu, mbongeni uJehova: mdumiseni nimphakamise ngaphezu kwakho konke kuze kube phakade. Umthandazo ka-Azariya 1:51 Bavula umnyango ongasese wophahla, baphonsa amatshe njengemibani, bashaya induna, babanquma baba yizicucu, banquma amakhanda abo, babaphonsa kulabo ababengaphandle. 2 AmaMaccabees 1:16 Kodwa lapho impi isiqine, kwabonakala ezitheni zivela ezulwini amadoda amahlanu amahle egibele amahhashi, ephethe amatomu egolide, futhi amabili awo ahola amaJuda, ambamba uMakabeyu phakathi kwawo, ammboza nxazonke ngezikhali, amgcina ephephile, kodwa adubula imicibisholo nemibani ezitheni: kangangokuthi badideka ngobumpumputhe, futhi begcwele ukuhlupheka, babulawa. 2 Maccabees 10:29-30
U-Enoke, uJasher, namaJubili Futhi umbono wangiboniswa kanje: Bheka, embonweni amafu angimema futhi inkungu yangibiza, futhi ukuhamba kwezinkanyezi nemibani kwashesha kwangisheshisa, futhi imimoya embonweni yangenza ngandiza yangiphakamisa, yangiyisa ezulwini. Ngangena ngaze ngasondela odongeni olwakhiwe ngamakristalu futhi luzungezwe izilimi zomlilo: futhi lwaqala ukungethusa. Ngangena ezilwimini zomlilo ngasondela endlini enkulu eyakhiwe ngamakristalu: futhi izindonga zendlu zazinjengephansi eligoqiwe elenziwe ngamakristalu, futhi isisekelo sayo sasiyikristalu. Uphahla
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Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
lwayo lwalufana nendlela yezinkanyezi nemibani, futhi phakathi kwazo kwakukhona amakherubi avuthayo, nezulu lawo lalicwebe njengamanzi. U-Enoke 14:8-11 Ngabona umbono, Futhi bheka! kwakukhona indlu yesibili, enkulu kuneyokuqala, futhi wonke umnyango wawuvulekile phambi kwami, futhi wakhiwe ngamalangabi omlilo. Futhi kuzo zonke izici wawuvelele kakhulu ngobuhle nobukhulu kangangokuthi angikwazi ukukuchazela ubuhle bawo nobubanzi bawo. Futhi phansi kwawo kwakungomlilo, futhi ngaphezu kwawo kwakukhona imibani nendlela yezinkanyezi, futhi uphahla lwawo lwaluvutha umlilo. U-Enoke 14:15-17 Ngabona izindawo zezinkanyiso, nengcebo yezinkanyezi, nokuduma kwezulu, nasezindaweni ezijulile, lapho kwakukhona khona umnsalo ovuthayo, nemicibisholo, nomgodla wazo, nenkemba evuthayo, nayo yonke imibani. U-Enoke 17:3 Futhi lapho amehlo ami abona khona izimfihlo zombani nokuduma kwezulu, nezimfihlo zomoya, ukuthi zahlukaniswe kanjani ukuze zivunguze phezu komhlaba, nezimfihlo zamafu namazolo, futhi lapho ngabona ukuthi zivelaphi kuleyo ndawo nokuthi zivelaphi lapho zigcwalisa khona umhlabathi othuli. U-Enoke 41:3 Ngabona eminye imibani nezinkanyezi zezulu, ngabona ukuthi wazibiza kanjani zonke ngamagama azo futhi zamlalela. Ngabona ukuthi zilinganiswa kanjani ngesilinganiso esilungile ngokwezilinganiso zazo zokukhanya: Ngabona ububanzi bezikhala zazo nosuku lokubonakala kwazo, nokuthi ukujikeleza kwazo kuveza kanjani umbani: futhi ngabona ukujikeleza kwazo ngokwenani lezingelosi, nokuthi zigcina kanjani ukholo komunye nomunye. U-Enoke 43:1-2 Futhi esinye isenzakalo engisibonile mayelana nemibani: indlela ezinye zezinkanyezi ezivuka ngayo futhi zibe yimibani futhi zingakwazi ukuhlukana nesimo sazo esisha. U-Enoke 44:1 Ngalezo zinsuku amehlo ami abona izimfihlo zemibani, kanye nezibani, kanye nezahlulelo abazikhiphayo futhi zikhanya njengesibusiso noma isiqalekiso njengoba iNkosi yemimoya ithanda. Ngabona lapho izimfihlo zezulu, nokuthi lapho lizwakala phezulu ezulwini, umsindo walo uzwakala kanjani, futhi wangenza ngabona izahlulelo ezenziwa emhlabeni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zenhlalakahle nesibusiso, noma zingesiqalekiso ngokwezwi leNkosi yemimoya. Ngemva kwalokho zonke izimfihlo zezibane nemibani zaboniswa kimi, futhi zikhanya njengesibusiso nokwanelisa. UEnoke 59:1-3 Futhi ukuduma ngokwezindawo lapho kuwa khona, nazo zonke izigaba ezenziwe phakathi kwemibani ukuze ikhanyise, kanye nebutho lazo ukuze zilalele ngokushesha. Ngoba ukuduma kunezindawo zokuphumula ezibekelwe zona ngenkathi kulindele ukuduma kwalo; futhi ukuduma nombani akuhlukaniseki, futhi nakuba kungekukodwa futhi kuhlukene, kokubili kuhamba ndawonye ngomoya futhi akuhlukani. Ngoba lapho umbani ukhanya, ukuduma kuzwakalisa izwi lawo, futhi umoya uphoqelela ikhefu ngesikhathi sokuduma, futhi uhlukanise ngokulinganayo phakathi kwabo; ngoba ingcebo yamakhandlela abo injengesihlabathi, futhi ngayinye yabo njengoba ikhala ibanjwe ngetomu, futhi ibuyiselwe emuva ngamandla omoya, futhi iqhutshwe phambili ngokwezindawo eziningi zomhlaba. U-Enoke 60:13-15 Futhi kugcinwe amazwi okuduma nokukhanya kwemibani: futhi kugcinwe amakamelo esichotho namakamelo eqhwa, namakamelo enkungu, namakamelo emvula namazolo. U-Enoke 69:23 Ngalolo suku, iNkosi yabangela ukuba umhlaba wonke unyakaze, ilanga laba mnyama, izisekelo zomhlaba zazamazama, umhlaba wonke wanyakaziswa kakhulu, umbani wakhanya, ukuduma 6
Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
kwezulu kwaduma, yonke imithombo yomhlaba yaqhekeka, okwakungaziwa ngabantu ababehlala khona ngaphambili; uNkulunkulu wenza lesi senzo esinamandla, ukuze esabise abantwana babantu, ukuze kungabikho bubi emhlabeni. Jasher 6:11 INkosi yabona ukuhlupheka kukaJosefa, iNkosi yaphinda yabashaya laba bantu, yabajezisa, iNkosi yabangela ubumnyama ukuba buwamboze emhlabeni, kwakhanya umbani kwaduma izulu, kwazamazama umhlaba ngezwi lokuduma nomoya onamandla, abantu besaba kakhulu, abazi ukuthi kufanele baye kuphi. Jasher 42:44 Ngoba ngosuku lokuqala wadala amazulu aphezulu nomhlaba namanzi nayo yonke imimoya ekhonza phambi kwakhe, izingelosi zobukhona, nezingelosi zokungcweliswa, nezingelosi zomoya womlilo nezingelosi zomoya womoya, nezingelosi zomoya wamafu, nobumnyama, neqhwa nesichotho nesithwathwa, nezingelosi zamazwi, nokuduma nombani, nezingelosi zemimoya ebandayo nokushisa, nobusika, nentwasahlobo, nekwindla, nehlobo, nazo zonke imimoya yezidalwa zakhe ezisezulwini nasemhlabeni, wadala izigodi nobumnyama, kusihlwa nasebusuku, nokukhanya, ukusa nemini, akulungiselele ngokwazi kwenhliziyo yakhe. AmaJubili 2:2
Izincwadi Ezilahlekile ZeBhayibheli Ukuthi ngesikhathi beqaphe ithuna likaJesu, kwaba nokuzamazama komhlaba; sabona ingelosi kaNkulunkulu igingqa itshe lethuna yahlala phezu kwalo; Ubuso bayo babunjengombani nengubo yayo yayinjengeqhwa; futhi saba njengabantu abafileyo ngenxa yokwesaba. IVangeli likaNikodemu 10:3-4 Kwathi uSathane nenkosi yesihogo bexoxa kanjena, kungazelelwe kwezwakala izwi elinjengelokuduma kwezulu kanye nokuvunguza komoya, lithi, “Phakamisani amasango enu, nina zikhulu; phakamani, nina masango aphakade, iNkosi yenkazimulo izongena.” Kwabe sekuba khona izwi elikhulu, njengezwi lokuduma kwezulu, lithi: “Phakamisani amasango enu, nina zikhulu; phakamisani, nina masango esihogo, iNkosi yenkazimulo izongena.” IVangeli likaNikodemu 16:1,13 Kwathi ngisahamba endleleni, ngafakaza ngalezi zinto; ukuthi uHerode wazenza lezi zinto ngami, wacebisana nami, wangiphoqa ukuba ngimphathe ngezandla zami, ngimahlulele owahlulela bonke, ngimshaye oLungileyo, iNkosi yabalungileyo. Kwathi lapho sisondela kuye, Herode, kwezwakala izwi elikhulu livela ezulwini, nokuduma okukhulu, nomhlaba wazamazama, wakhipha iphunga elimnandi, elingakaze lizwakale ngisho nasethempelini laseJerusalema. Manje ngesikhathi ngimi endleleni, iNkosi yethu yangibona njengoba yayimi ikhuluma nabafundi bayo. Kodwa ngathandaza enhliziyweni yami, ngoba ngangazi ukuthi nguyena owanginika yena, ukuthi uyiNkosi yezinto ezidaliwe noMdali wazo zonke. Kodwa thina, lapho simbona, sonke sawa ngobuso phambi kwezinyawo zakhe. Ngathi ngezwi elikhulu, ‘Ngonile, Nkosi, ngokuba ngihlezi futhi ngakwahlulela, wena ophindisela konke ngeqiniso.’ Futhi bheka, ngiyazi ukuthi unguNkulunkulu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi ngibone ubuntu bakho hhayi ubuNkulunkulu bakho. Kodwa uHerode, kanye nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wangiphoqa ukuba ngenze okubi kuwe. Ngakho-ke, ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli! Izincwadi zikaPilatu noHerode Manje lapho ebethelwe esiphambanweni, kwaba nobumnyama phezu komhlaba wonke, ilanga lafihlwa isigamu sosuku, nezinkanyezi zavela, kodwa akukho ukukhanya okwabonakala kuzo; nenyanga yalahlekelwa ukukhanya kwayo, sengathi igcwele igazi; futhi izwe labashonile lagwinywa; kangangokuthi indawo engcwele yethempeli, njengoba beyibiza kanjalo, ayizange ibonakale kumaJuda ngokwawo lapho ewa, kodwa abona umhosha emhlabeni, nokuduma okulandelanayo.
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Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
Futhi phakathi kwalokhu kwesaba abafileyo babonakala bevuka futhi, njengoba amaJuda uqobo efakaza, futhi athi kwakungu-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, kanye nokhokho abayishumi nambili, noMose, noJobe, ababefe ngaphambili, njengoba besho, eminyakeni engaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amahlanu. Futhi babebaningi kakhulu engangibabona bebonakala emzimbeni, futhi bakhalela amaJuda, ngenxa yesiphambeko esenziwa yibo, nangenxa yokubhujiswa kwamaJuda nomthetho wawo. Izincwadi ZikaPilatu NoHerode Ukwesaba kokuzamazama komhlaba kwaqhubeka kusukela ngehora lesithupha lokulungiselela kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye; kwathi sekuhlwile ngosuku lokuqala lwesonto, kwavela umsindo ovela ezulwini, izulu laba nokukhanya okuphindwe kasikhombisa kunangezinye izinsuku. Kwathi ngehora lesithathu lobusuku ilanga labonakala likhanya kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili, likhanyisa yonke indawo. Njengoba imibani iphuma ngokuzumayo esivunguvungwini, kwabonakala amadoda, aphakeme ngesiqu, futhi edlula inkazimulo, ibutho elingenakubalwa, ememeza, futhi izwi lawo lezwakala njengelokuduma okukhulu, uJesu owabethelwa esiphambanweni uvukile futhi: Khuphukani eHayidesi nina enibe yizigqila ezindaweni ezingaphansi komhlaba zeHayidesi. Futhi umhosha emhlabeni wawunjengokungathi awunaphansi; kodwa kwaba njalo kangangokuthi izisekelo zomhlaba zabonakala, kanye nalabo abamemeza ezulwini, futhi bahamba emzimbeni phakathi kwabafileyo abavusiwe. Lowo owavusa bonke abafileyo futhi wabopha iHayidesi wathi, “Tshelani abafundi bami ukuthi uyanindulela ukuya eGalile, nizombona lapho.” Izincwadi ZikaPilatu NoHerode Ngosuku lokuqala lwesonto, cishe ngehora lesithathu lobusuku, ilanga lavela ngendlela elalingakaze likhanye ngayo ngaphambili, futhi izulu lonke lakhanya. Njengoba imibani ifika ngesiphepho, amadoda athile aphakeme, anemihlobiso emihle, nenkazimulo engachazeki, abonakala emoyeni, kanye nesixuku sezingelosi ezingenakubalwa, zimemeza zithi, “Udumo kuNkulunkulu phezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni, intando enhle phakathi kwabantu: Khuphukani eHayidese, nina enisezigqilini ezijulile zeHayidese.” Futhi ngezwi labo zonke izintaba namagquma kwanyakaziswa, namadwala aqhekeka, kwavulwa imigodi emikhulu emhlabeni, kangangokuthi izindawo zakwalasha zabonakala. Izincwadi ZikaPilatu NoHerode Lapho ukufa kukaPilatu kwaziwa, uKesari wathi, “Ngempela ufe ukufa okuhlazisayo kakhulu, isandla sakhe esingamsindisanga.” Ngakho-ke waboshelwa etsheni elikhulu futhi wacwiliswa emfuleni iTiber. Kodwa imimoya emibi nengcolile, ejabula ngomzimba wakhe omubi nongcolile, yonke yazulazula emanzini, yabangela emoyeni umbani owesabekayo neziphepho, ukuduma nesichotho, kangangokuthi bonke babanjwa ukwesaba okukhulu. Ngenxa yalokho amaRoma amhudula amkhipha emfuleni iTiber, amyisa eVienne ehlekisa, futhi amcwilisa emfuleni iRhone. Ngoba iVienne isho, njengokungathi, iNdlela yaseGehena, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi kwakuyindawo yokuqalekisa. Futhi imimoya emibi yayilapho futhi yenza izinto ezifanayo. Izincwadi ZikaPilatu NoHerode
Izincwadi Zase-Edene Ezikhohliwe UNkulunkulu wathukuthela kakhulu, wathukuthela ngokufa kuka-Abela; waduma ezulwini, imibani yahamba phambi kwakhe, iZwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu leza kuKayini livela ezulwini, lathi kuye: “Uphi umfowenu u-Abela?” 1 Incwadi ka-Adamu no-Eva 79:16 Futhi wayengitshela yonke imisebenzi yasezulwini, yomhlaba nolwandle, nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo, izindlela zazo zokuhamba nokuhamba, kanye nokuduma kwezulu, ilanga nenyanga, ukuhamba nokushintsha kwezinkanyezi, izinkathi, iminyaka, izinsuku, namahora, ukuphuma
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Umbani Nokuduma
Lapho emisela imvula isimiso, nendlela yombani wokuduma, wakubona, wakumemezela; wakuhlela, yebo, wakuphenya. Wathi kumuntu: “Bheka, ukwesaba uJehova kungukuhlakanipha; nokusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.” Jobe 28:26-28
komoya, izinombolo zezingelosi, kanye nokwakheka kwezingoma zazo, nazo zonke izinto zabantu, ulimi lwazo zonke izingoma nokuphila kwabantu, imiyalo, imiyalelo, kanye nokuhlabelela okumnandi, nazo zonke izinto ezifanele ukuzifunda. Izimfihlo zika-Enoke 23:1 Futhi kuwo wonke amabutho asezulwini ngicabange ngesithombe nomongo womlilo, futhi iso lami labheka idwala eliqinile, eliqinile, futhi kusukela ekukhanyeni kwamehlo ami umbani wathola imvelo yawo emangalisayo, okungumlilo emanzini namanzi emlilweni, futhi omunye awucimi omunye, futhi omunye awomisi omunye, ngakho-ke umbani ukhanya kunelanga, uthambile kunamanzi futhi uqine kunedwala eliqinile. Izimfihlo zika-Enoke 29:1 Ilanga ukuthi lihambe ngokwesilwane ngasinye (izibonakaliso zezinkanyezi), eziyishumi nambili, futhi ngamisa ukulandelana kwezinyanga namagama azo nokuphila kwazo, ukuduma kwazo, kanye nezimpawu zazo zamahora, ukuthi kufanele ziphumelele kanjani. Izimfihlo zika-Enoke 30:6 Uzwa amazwi ezindebe zami, njengoba ngizwa amazwi eNkosi, njengokuduma okukhulu okungapheli kanye nokuwa kwamafu. Izimfihlo zika-Enoke 39:7 Ngahlola zonke izinto, ngabhala indlela yokuduma nombani, bangibonisa izihluthulelo nabaqaphi bazo, ukuphakama kwazo, nendlela ezihamba ngayo; zikhishwa ngesilinganiso (ngobumnene) ngeketanga, funa ngeketanga elisindayo nangobudlova liphonse phansi amafu athukuthele futhi libhubhise zonke izinto emhlabeni. Izimfihlo zika-Enoke 40:6 Imifula emikhulu ingamandla eNkosi: Futhi ithwala labo abamdelelayo, futhi ibambe izindlela zabo: Futhi ikhukhula amazibuko ayo, futhi ibamba imizimba yabo futhi ibhubhise izimpilo zabo. Ngoba ishesha kakhulu kunombani futhi ishesha kakhulu, futhi labo abayiwela ngokholo abashukunyiswa; Futhi labo abahamba phezu kwayo bengenasici ngeke besabe. I-Odes of Solomon 39: 1-5 Khona-ke abapristi ethempelini kanye nabesifazane nabantwana bancenga uNkulunkulu ukuba asindise iNdawo yakhe Engcwele eyayiphangwa; kwathi lapho u-Apollonius nebutho lakhe elihlomile bengena ukuzothatha imali, kwavela izingelosi ezulwini, zigibele amahhashi, zinombani ukhanya ezandleni zazo, futhi zabaphonsa ukwesaba okukhulu nokuthuthumela. 4 Maccabees 2:23 UHaiqâr wathi kuye: INkosi yami inguNkulunkulu wezulu, futhi izikhulu zayo ziyimibani nokuduma, futhi uma ethanda imimoya iyavunguza futhi imvula iyehla. Futhi uyala ukuduma, futhi kukhanyisa futhi kune imvula, futhi ubamba ilanga, futhi alinikezi ukukhanya kwalo, kanye nenyanga nezinkanyezi, futhi azizungezi. Indaba ka-Ahikar 5:50-51
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