Indaba 7

Indoda Enesibindi

NJENGOMBANA abantu banda ephasini, inengi labo lenza izinto ezingakalungi njengoKayini. Kodwana bekunendoda eyodwa ehlukileko. Ibizo layo ngu-Enoke. U-Enoke gade ayindoda enesibindi. Abantu agade aphila hlangana nabo bebenza izinto ezimbi khulu. Kodwana u-Enoke waragela phambili nokukhonza uZimu.

Uyazi bonyana kubayini abantwabo gade benza izinto ezingakalungi? Akhese ucabange, Ngubani owabangela u-Adamu no-Efa bonyana bangamlaleli uZimu begodu badle nesithelo uZimu athi bangasidli? Iye, kwamambala ingilozi leya engakalungi. IBhayibhili iyibiza bonyana nguSathana. Ulinga ukwenza woke umuntu enze izinto ezingakalungi.

Langelinye uJehova watjela u-Enoke bonyana atjele abantu into egade bangafuni ukuyizwa. Wabatjela lokhu: ‘UZimu langelinye uzokutjhabalalisa boke abantu abenza izinto ezimbi.’ Kungenzeka abantu basilingeka khulu nabezwa lokho. Kungenzeka bafuna nokubulala u-Enoke. Ngalokho-ke, u-Enoke kwatlhogeka bonyana abe nesibindi khulu ukutjela abantu ngalokho uZimu azokwenza kibo.

UZimu khenge avumele u-Enoke aphile isikhathi eside nabantu abenza izinto ezimbi. U-Enoke waphila iimnyaka eyi-365 kwaphela. Kubayini sithi waphila “iimnyaka eyi-365 kwaphela”? Kungombana abantu ngeenkhathezo bebaphila isikhathi eside kunanje. Indodana ka-Enoke uMethusela yaphila iimnyaka eyi-969.

Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwaka-Enoke, abantu baragela phambili nokwenza okumbi khulu. IBhayibhili ithi, ‘zoke izinto ebebazicabanga bezizimbi ngasosoke isikhathi, begodu iphasi loke lazala iinturhu.’

Uyazi bonyana kubayini iphasi gade linemiraro eminengi ngeenkhathezo? Kungombana uSathana ubenenye indlela yokwenza abantu benze izinto ezingakalungi. Sizokufunda ngalokhu endabeni elandelako.

Genesisi 5:21-24, 27; 6:5; Hebheru 11:5; Juda 14, 15.