“WASUSWA. . . UKUZE ANGAKUZWA UKUFA”

U-Enoki wafa njani? Wafa ngendlela eyisimanga. UGenesisi ulandisa esithi: “U-Enoki wahamba loNkulunkulu; yikho wasuka wathi nya, ngoba uNkulunkulu wamsusa.” (UGenesisi 5:24) UNkulunkulu wamsusa njani u-Enoki? Umphostoli uPhawuli wakuchaza wathi: “Ngokukholwa u-Enoki wasuswa kulokhu kuphila, ukuze angakuzwa ukufa; kabonakalanga, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayesemthethe. Ngoba engakathathwa, wayenconywe njengowayethokozise uNkulunkulu.” (KumaHebheru 11:5) Atshoni amazwi kaPhawuli athi “wasuswa kulokhu kuphila, ukuze angakuzwa ukufa”? Amanye amaBhayibhili athi u-Enoki wathathwa nguNkulunkulu waya ezulwini. Kodwa ayisilo qiniso. IBhayibhili liveza ukuthi uJesu Khristu nguye owaba ngowokuqala ukuvuswa ayephila ezulwini.​—UJohane 3:13.

Manje u-Enoki “wasuswa” njani “ukuze angakuzwa ukufa”? Kungenzeka ukuthi uJehova wamlalisa wasesifa ukuze angabulawa yizitha zakhe. Kodwa engakafi u-Enoki wathola ubufakazi bokuthi ‘wayemthokozisile uNkulunkulu.’ Wabuthola njani? U-Enoki esezakufa, kungenzeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamtshengisa umbono womhlaba olipharadayisi. Esethole lobu bufakazi bokwamukelwa nguJehova, u-Enoki wafa. Ngesikhathi ebhala ngo-Enoki lamanye amadoda kanye labesifazana ababelokholo umphostoli uPhawuli wathi: “Abantu bonke laba bafa belokhu bephila ngokukholwa.” (KumaHebheru 11:13) Engxenye izitha zika-Enoki zasidinga zasiswela isidumbu sakhe ngoba uJehova wazingcwabela sona ukuze izitha zakhe zingasiphathi kubi njalo zingasisebenzisi ekukhonzeni kwamanga.b

Ake sizame ukukubona ngelihlo lengqondo lokhu esikutshelwa yimibhalo ngendlela u-Enoki afa ngayo. U-Enoki wayegijima ebaleka njalo esediniwe. Izitha zakhe zazimhlezi ezithende zimthukuthelele ngenxa yomlayezo wesahlulelo ayezitshele wona. U-Enoki wathola indawo ayengacatsha kuyo ukuze akhokhe umoya lanxa wayesazi ukuthi babezambamba kuphela. Wayekubona ukuthi kwasekusele kancane ukuthi abulawe ngesihluku. Khonapho esaphumula wakhuleka kuNkulunkulu wakhe. Wezwa ehlaliseka ngaphakathi. Wasefikelwa ngumbono, ingqondo yakhe yasimthatha yayamfaka kuleyondawo ayeyibona embonweni.

Embonweni lo wabona umhlaba owawuhlukile kulokho ayekujayele. Kukhanya wawubukeka umuhle njengensimu yase-Edeni kodwa wona wawungelawo amakherubhi ayelindile ukuze avimbe abantu ukuthi bangangeni. Kwakugcwele amadoda labesifazana ababeqinile emzimbeni futhi belamandla. Kwakulokuthula, ingekho inzondo ngitsho lokuhlukuluzwa ngenxa yokukhonza, lokho yena ayehlangane lakho. Ngenxa yalokho u-Enoki wakubona ukuthi uJehova wayemqinisa, emthanda futhi emamukela. Wayekufisa ukuhlala endaweni le. Njengoba wayesiya elokhu ehlaliseka, u-Enoki wajunywa yibuthongo obukhulu wafa.

Lakhathesi u-Enoki ulele ekufeni njalo usenkumbulweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu. Ulindele usuku uJesu akhuluma ngalo lokuthi bonke abasemcabangweni kaNkulunkulu bazakuzwa ilizwi lakhe uKhristu baphume emathuneni. Bazakuthi bevula amehlo bazibone sebesemhlabeni omutsha indawo enhle elokuthula.​—UJohane 5:28, 29.