Indzaba 49: Lilanga Liyema
BUKA Joshuwa, utsi: “Wena langa mani!” Lilanga lavele lema. Lema emkhatsini kwesibhakabhaka lilanga lonkhe. NguJehova lowalenta lema. Kodvwa ase sibone kutsi kungani Joshuwa abefuna lilanga lingashoni.
Emakhosi lasihlanu aseveni laseKhenani nakacala kulwa nebaseGibeyoni, baseGibeyoni bavele batfumela indvodza letsite kutsi iyocela lusito kuJoshuwa. Yatsi: ‘Phutfuma ute kitsi masinyane. Onkhe emakhosi elive aphumile asihlasele.’
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Joshuwa nemadvodza akhe emphi baphuma. Bahamba busuku bonkhe baya eGibeyoni. Nabefika, emasotja emakhosi lasihlanu abesaba boJoshuwa futsi abaleka. Jehova wabese uhlisela ematje lamakhulu esangcotfo kulamasotja. Manyenti labulawa ngulesagcotfo, kunalawo labulawa nguJoshuwa nelibutfo lakhe.
Joshuwa wabona kutsi ngekushesha lilanga litawushona futsi kube mnyama. Bekati kutsi lamanyenti alamasotja emakhosi lasihlanu lamabi atawubaleka. Nguleso sizatfu lesamenta wathandaza kuJehova watsi: “Wena langa mani!” Njengoba lilanga lachubeka likhanyisile, ema-Israyeli akhona kulwa lemphi futsi ayiphumelela.
Kwakunalamanye emakhosi eKhenani labezonda bantfu baNkulunkulu. Kwatsatsa iminyaka lecishe ibe sitfupha kutsi Joshuwa nelibutfo lakhe behlule emakhosi langu-31 alelo live. Sebacedzile, Joshuwa wabona kukuhle kutsi live laseKhenani lehlukaniselwe letive lebetidzinga indzawo.
Ngemuva kweminyaka leminyenti, Joshuwa wafa asaneminyaka lengu-110 budzala. Ngalesikhatsi yena nebangani bakhe basaphila, bantfu bebamlalela Jehova. Kodvwa batsi nabafa, bantfu bacala kwenta tintfo letimbi futsi bangena etinkingeni. Kungaleso sikhatsi-ke lapho bebadzinga lusito lwaNkulunkulu.
Joshuwa 10:6-15; 12:7-24; 14:1-5; Tikhulu 2:8-13.
Imibuto
- Kulesitfombe, yini leshiwo nguJoshuwa, futsi kungani?
- Jehova wamsita kanjani Joshuwa kanye nalamadvodza emphi?
- Joshuwa wehlula emakhosi lamangakhi, futsi loko kwamtsatsa sikhatsi lesingakanani?
- Joshuwa walihlukaniselani live laseKhenani?
- Abeneminyaka lemingakhi Joshuwa ngalesikhatsi afa, futsi kwentekani kubantfu ngemuva kwaloko?
Imibuto leyengetiwe
- Fundza Joshuwa 10:6-15.
Njengoba sati kutsi Jehova wentela Israyeli kutsi lilanga kanye nenyanga kume, nguliphi litsemba lesinalo lesinalo esikhatsini setfu? (Josh. 10:8, 10, 12, 13; Hla. 18:3; Taga 18:10)
- Fundza Joshuwa 12:7-24.
Ngubani lowabangela kutsi kuhlulwe lamakhosi langu-31 eKhenani, futsi kungani loko kubalulekile kitsi lamuhla? (Josh. 12:7; 24:11-13; Dut. 31:8; Luk. 21:9, 25-28)
- Fundza Joshuwa 14:1-5.
Live lahlukaniswa kanjani etiveni tema-Israyeli, futsi loko kusibonisani ngendlela live leliyowehlukaniswa ngayo ePharadisi? (Josh. 14:2; Isa. 65:21; Eks. 47:21-23; 1 Khor. 14:33)
- Fundza Tikhulu 2:8-13.
Njenga Joshuwa ka-Israyeli, ngubani lamuhla lovimbela kuhlubuka? (Khu. 2:8, 10, 11; Mat. 24:45-47; 2 Thes. 2:3-6; Thit 1:7-9; Semb. 1:1; 2:1, 2)
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