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UJehoshafati Uthembela KuJehova

UYAZI bonyana amadoda la bobani begodu enzani? Aya epini, begodu amadoda aphambili la ayabhina. Kodwana ungabuza: ‘Kubayini abavumaba banganazo iinsabula nemikhonto yokulwa?’ Akhe sibone.

UJehoshafati bekayikosi yombuso weentjhaba eembili zakwa-Israyeli. Bekaphila ngesikhathi esifanako neKosi u-Ahazi noJezebheli beentjhaba eziyi-10 zombuso wetlhagwini. Kodwana uJehoshafati bekayikosi elungileko, noyise u-Asa bekayikosi elungileko. Ngalokho iimnyaka eminengi abantu bombuso weentjhaba eembili zesewula bebaphila kamnandi.

Kodwana kwanjesi kwenzeka into eyenza abantu basaba. Iinthunywa zabikela uJehoshafati zathi: ‘Ibutho elikhulu lepi elibuya enarheni yakwaMowabi, kwa-Amoni neNtabeni iSeyiri liyeza ukuzokulwa nathi.’ Ama-Israyeli amanengi ahlangana eJerusalema ukuzokufuna irhelebho lakaJehova. Aya etempeleni, lapho uJehoshafati athandaza khona wathi: ‘Jehova Zimethu, asazi bonyana senze njani. Akunanto esingayenza ebuthweni elikhulweli. Sithembele kuwe bona usirhelebhe.’

UJehova walalela, wathuma enye yeenceku zakhe bonyana iyokutjela abantu bona: ‘Ipi akusiyo yenu kodwana ngeyakaZimu. Akuzokutlhogeka bonyana nilwe. Kwenu kuqala nje nibone bonyana uJehova uzonisindisa bunjani.’

Ngalokho ekuseni uJehoshafati watjela abantu: ‘Thembelani kuJehova!’ Wabeka abavumi ngaphambi kwamajoni wakhe, njengombana bamatjha bavuma iingoma zokudumisa uJehova. Uyazi bonyana kwenzekani nebatjhidela epini? UJehova wabangela bonyana amajoni amanaba alwe wodwa. Ama-Israyeli nekafikako, woke amajoni amanaba gade ahlongakele!

Bekungasikho ukuhlakanipha na ngoJehoshafati bona athembele kuJehova? Sizabe sihlakaniphile nathi nasithembela kuJehova.

1 Amakhosi 22:41-53; 2 Imilando 20:1-30.