Umnikelo WeSabatha Lokuqala Uya ku-World Disaster Relief
Izinhlekelele zemvelo ziyashesha manje kakhulu futhi zimbi emhlabeni wonke. Lokhu kuhlanganisa-futhi kungesikho ukuthi zimbalwa-ukuzamazama komhlaba, ukushukuma kwamanzi, izivunguvungu, iziphepho, izikhukhula, nokuqhuma komlilo ezintabeni. Isikhwishikhwishi siphuma ekameleni laso, namakhaza emimoyeni ehlakazayo. Ngokuphefumula kukaNkulunkulu kuvela ungqoqwane, ububanzi bamanzi buqine. Yebo, uyathwesa amafu ngokuswakama; uyaneka amafu onyazi Lwakhe. Ayajika, aphenduke njengokunquma Kwakhe ukuba enze konke awayalayo ebusweni bomhlaba owakhiweyo, awafikise abe luswazi, afike ngenxa yomhlaba noma ngenxa yomusa“(Jobe 37:9-13).
Lowo oNamandla Onke njalo engqondweni unentakazelelo enhle kakhulu ngalomhlaba omuhle kanye nezidalwa azenzile-kodwa namuhla, izehlakalo eziningi zezulu ezixakile kakhulu zivela ngqo kwinqolobane yesitha semiphefumulo:
“Ngesikhathi ebonakala kubantwana babantu enjengenyanga enkulu elapha zonke izifo zabo, [uSathane] uzoletha izifo nezinhlekelele, kuze kufinyelele lapho amadolobha amakhulu ehliswa ebayincithakalo futhi abe lugwadule. Ngisho namanje usemsebenzini. Izingozi kanye nezinhlekelele olwandle nasemhlabeni, ingomane enkulu, iziphepho ezinamandla nesichotho esinamandla, izivunguvungu, izikhukhula, iziphepho, amagagasi amakhulu, nokuzamazama komhlaba, ezindaweni zonke nangezinhlobo eziyinkulungwane, uSathane usebenzisa amandla akhe. Ukhukhula isivuno esivuthiwe, indlala nosizi kulandele. Ufaka umoya ungcoliswe ngobuthi, nezinkulungwane ziyafa ngenxa yobhubhane. Adlulisele ukuhambela kwakhe okwandayo futhi kube yinhlekelele. Imbhubhiso izoba phezu kwabantu nezilwane. “Umhlaba uyalila ubune; izwe liyaphela amandla, linyamalale, abaphakemeyo bomhlaba badangale. Umhlaba wonakalisiwe phansi kwabakhileyo kuwo, ngokuba beqile imithetho, badlulile ezimisweni, baphulile isivumelwano, baphulile isivumelwano esiphakade’ Isaya 24:4, 5.”-The Great Controversy, pp. 589, 590.
Noma yini engenzeka, abantwana bakaNkulunkulu babizelwa ukuba basabele kanjani ekuhluphekeni okukhulu kwabantu okubangelwa izinhlekelele zemvelo-na?
INkosi iyasinxusa ukuba silandele isibonelo Sayo emhlabeni sokufinyelela ekukhululeni abahluphekile lapho batholakala khona. Izidingo eziyisisekelo zokuphila zilahleka kungazelelwe lapho kwenzeka inhlekelele yemvelo, ngakho kungumsebenzi wethu ukusiza noma nini nanoma kukuphi lapho singakwazi khona. Ukupha kwakho ngesihle kulegatsha leWorld Disaster Relief usizo olwenza lokho kwenzeke. Sinibonga ngaphambili!
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