Indlela Indaba Ye-Edeni Eqakatheke Ngayo Kuwe

OKHUNYE ukuphikisana okurarako ezinye izazi ezikuvezako ngokulandisa kwe-Edeni kukobana ayisekelwa yiBhayibhili iyoke. Isibonelo, uProfesa Weemfundo Zekolo uPaul Morris watlola wathi: “Asikho isikhombiso samva seBhayibhili esinqophileko esikhuluma nge-Edeni.” Umbonwakhe ungasekelwa yinengi “lezazi” ezihlukahlukeneko, kodwana uphikisana ngokunqophileko neqiniso.

Eqinisweni iBhayibhili iqalisa kanengi esimini ye-Edeni, u-Adamu, u-Efa nenyoka. * Umtjhapho owenziwe zizazi ezimbalwa mncani newumadaniswa nomtjhapho owenziwe barholi bekolo nabaphikisi beBhayibhili. Ngokunyaza ukulandisa kwakaGenesisi ngesimu ye-Edeni, abadosiphambili bekolo nalabo abaphikisa iBhayibhili eqinisweni balinga ukunyaza koke okutjhiwo yiBhayibhili. Kubayini singatjho njalo?

Ukuzwisisa bona khuyini eyenzeka e-Edeni kuqakathekile ekuzwisiseni iBhayibhili iyoke. Isibonelo, iLizwi lakaZimu lenzelwe ukusirhelebha sifumane iimpendulo zeembuzo ebudisi khulu neqakathekileko abantu abaqalana nayo. Ngokuphindiweko, iimpendulo zeBhayibhili zeembuzo leyo zilandisa ngalokho okwenzeka esimini ye-Edeni. Qala nanzi ezinye iimbonelo.

● Kubayini siluphala begodu sifa? U-Adamu no-Efa bekufuze baphile ngokungapheliko ukube bahlala balalela uJehova. Bebazokufa kwaphela nebahlubukako. Ngelanga abahlubuka ngalo, bathoma ukufa. (Genesisi 2:16, 17; 3:19) Balahlekelwa kuphelela, into ebebazoyidlulisela enzalwenabo, sisono nokungapheleli kwaphela. Ngalokho iBhayibhili iyahluthulula: “Isono seza ephasinapha ngomuntu oyedwa, kwathi isono sakhe saletha ukufa ebantwini boke, ngombana boke bonile.”—KwebeRoma 5:12.

● Kubayini uZimu avumele ubumbi? Esimini ye-Edeni, uSathana wabiza uZimu ngomleyimala  odima iimbunjwa zakhe okuhle. (Genesisi 3:3-5) Ngalokho wazaza bona uJehova ubusa ngendlela elungileko. U-Adamu no-Efa bakhetha ukulandela uSathana; ngalokho baphikisa ukubusa kwakaJehova, eqinisweni, bagandelela bona umuntu angazikhethela ngokwakhe phakathi kokuhle nokumbi. Ngokulunga nokuhlakanipha kwakhe okupheleleko, uJehova bekazi bona kunendlela eyodwa kwaphela yokuphendula isitjhijilwesi ngendlela efaneleko—ukuvumela ukudlula kwesikhathi, ukunikela abantu ithuba bonyana bazibuse njengombana bakhethile. Umphumela wobumbi, ngokuyingcenye ngebanga lomthelela kaSathana oragela phambili, kancani kancani waveza iqiniso elinamandla: Umuntu akakwazi ukuzibusa ngaphandle kwakaZimu.—Jeremiya 10:23.

● Uyini umnqopho kaZimu ngephasi? Esimini ye-Edeni, uJehova wabeka ikambisolawulo yokuhle ngephasi. Walayela u-Adamu no-Efa bona bazalise iphasi ngenzalo yabo “balihlule,” bonyana balethe ubuhle nokuvumelana ephasini loke. (Genesisi 1:28) Ngalokho umnqopho kaZimu ngephasi kukobana libe yiparadeyisi elihlalwa mndeni opheleleko nobumbeneko wenzalo ka-Adamu no-Efa. Okunengi okuseBhayibhilini yindlela kaZimu yokuzalisa umnqophwakhe wekuthomeni.

● Kubayini uJesu eza ephasini? Ukuhlubuka esimini ye-Edeni kwaletha isigwebo sokufa ku-Adamu no-Efa nayo yoke inzalo yabo, kodwana ngethando uZimu wasinikela ithemba. Wathumela iNdodanakhe ephasini bona inikele lokho iBhayibhili ekubiza ngokobana sihlengo. (Matewu 20:28) Kutjho ukuthini lokho? UJesu ‘bekangu-Adamu wamaphelelo’; waphumelela kilokho u-Adamu abhalelwa kukwenza. UJesu wabulunga ukuphelela kwakhe kobuntu ngokuhlala athembekile kuJehova. Ngemva kwalokho, wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe njengomnikelo namtjhana isihlengo, enza kukghoneke kibo boke abantu abathembekileko bona bafumane ukulitjalelwa kwezono zabo, ekugcineni bafumane ukuphila okufana negade kuthatjelwa ngu-Adamu no-Efa e-Edeni ngaphambi kobana bone. (1 KwebeKorinte 15:22, 45; Jwanisi 3:16) Ngalokho uJesu waqinisekisa bona umnqopho kaJehova wokutjhugulula iphaseli libe yiparadeyisi efana ne-Edeni uzokuzaliseka. *

Umnqopho kaZimu awusiyo into engazwakaliko namkha umbono onganasisekelo. Yinto yamambala. Njengombana isimu ye-Edeni bekuyindawo yamambala ephasineli, ineenlwana zamambala nabantu bamambala, ngalokho isithembiso sakaZimu ngengomuso siqinisekile, sizokwenzeka msinyana. Lizokuba yingomuso lakho kwamambala? Okunengi kwalokho kukuwe. Ingomuso elinjalo uZimu ulifunela abantu abanengi ngendlela okungakghoneka ngayo, ngitjho nalabo ebebangaphili ngeenkambisolawulo zaKhe.—1 KuThimothi 2:3, 4.

Njengombana uJesu afa, wakhuluma nendoda egade iphila ukuphila okumbi khulu. Indoda le gade isilelesi; beyazi bona ifanelwe kukufa. Kodwana yaphendukela kuJesu bona ifumane induduzo nethemba. UJesu wasabela njani? Wathi kiyo: “Uzaba nami eParadeyisini.” (Luka 23:43) Nengabe uJesu ufuna ukubona ogade ayisoni lapho—avusiwe begodu abusiswe ngethuba lokuphila ngokungapheliko eparadeyisini efana ne-Edeni—akakufuneli isibusiso esifanako nawe? Uyakufunela! NoYise uyakufunela! Nengabe nawe uzifunela ingomuso elinjalo, yenza koke ongakwenza ukufunda ngoZimu owenza isimu ye-Edeni.

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ISIPOROFIDO ESENZA IBHAYIBHILI YOKE IVUMELANE

“Ngizokubeka ubunaba phakathi kwakho [inyoka] nomfazi naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe. Izokuphadlha ihloko wena uzokukghubula isithende sayo.”—Genesisi 3:15.

Leso siporofido seBhayibhili sokuthoma esatjhiwo nguZimu e-Edeni. Bobani abalingiswa abanaba: umfazi, inzalwakhe, inyoka nenzalwayo? Kungayiphi indlela ‘kunobunaba’ hlangana nabalingiswaba?

INYOKA

NguSathana uDeveli.—ISambulo 12:9.

UMFAZI

Yihlangano kaJehova yeembunjwa zezulwini. (KwebeGalatiya 4:26, 27) U-Isaya wakhuluma ‘ngomfazi,’ abikezela bona uzokubeletha isitjhaba esingokomoya sangomuso.—Isaya 54:1; 66:8.

INZALO YENYOKA

Ngilabo abakhetha ukwenza intando kaSathana.—Jwanisi 8:44.

INZALO YOMFAZI

Ngokuyihloko nguJesu Krestu, owavela engcenyeni yehlangano kaJehova yezulwini. Okhunye godu okuhlanganiswa ‘nenzalo,’ banakwabo lakaKrestu abangokomoya, ababusa naye ezulwini. AmaKrestu azesiweko layo akha isitjhaba esingokomoya, ‘u-Israyeli kaZimu.’—KwebeGalatiya 3:16, 29; 6:16, NW; Genesisi 22:18.

ISILONDA ESITHENDENI

Kulinyazwa kwakaMesiya okubuhlungu kodwana ingasi kwesikhathi eside. USathana waphumelela ekubulaleni uJesu ephasini. UJesu wavuswa.

ISILONDA EHLOKO

Kutjho ukutjhatjalaliswa kwakaSathana. UJesu uzokususa uSathana unomphela. Ngitjho nangaphambi kwalokho, uJesu uzokulungisa umonakalo owathonywa nguSathana e-Edeni.—1 KaJwanisi 3:8; ISambulo 20:10.

Ukubuyekeza okurhunyeziweko ngesihloko seBhayibhili esikhulu, qala incwajana ethi, IBhayibhili—Inamuphi Umlayezo? egadangiswe boFakazi BakaJehova.

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U-Adamu no-Efa baba nemiphumela ebuhlungu ngesono sabo