LENYE yetintfo letimangalisako leshiwo nguletinye tati mayelana nendzaba yase-Edeni kutsi ayivumelani nalo lonkhe liBhayibheli. Nasi sibonelo: Paul Morris, longuPhrofesa weTifundvo Tenkholo wabhala: “Atikho letinye tincwadzi teliBhayibheli letikhuluma ngendzaba yase-Edeni.” Nanobe tati letehlukehlukene tivumelana naye kuloku, loko lakusho kuyashayisana nemaciniso.

LiBhayibheli likhuluma kanyenti ngensimi yase-Edeni, nga-Adamu na-Eva, kanye nangenyoka. a Leliphutsa lelentiwa nguletati lincane nalicatsaniswa nalelinye lelikhulu, futsi leligcwele kuyo yonkhe indzawo. Ngekuphikisa umlandvo lokuGenesisi lomayelana nensimi yase-Edeni, baholi benkholo kanye nalabo labaphikisa liBhayibheli basuke baveta kungalihloniphi kwabo liBhayibheli. Ngayiphi indlela?

Kute sikwati kulicondza lonkhe liBhayibheli, kubalulekile kutsi sicondze loko lokwenteka e-Edeni. Nasi sibonelo: LiVi laNkulunkulu lentelwe kutsi lisisite sitfole timphendvulo temibuto lelukhuni kanye nalebalulekile bantfu labatibuta yona. Esikhatsini lesinyenti, liBhayibheli naliphendvula leyo mibuto livame kukhuluma ngetentakalo letenteka ensimini yase-Edeni. Cabanga nganati tibonelo.

● Kungani siguga futsi sifa? Kube bo-Adamu na-Eva bachubeka batitfoba kuJehova, bebatawuphila phakadze. Bebatawukufa kuphela nangabe bahlubuka. Kusukela ngelilanga labahlubuka ngalo, bacala kufa. (Genesisi 2:16, 17; 3:19) Bacala kuba nesono, futsi basendlulisela kubantfwana babo. Ngesizatfu saloko, liBhayibheli litsi: “Sono sangena ngemuntfu munye emhlabeni, sangena nekufa, kufa kwase kwendlulela kubo bonkhe bantfu, njengobe bonkhe bonile.”​—Roma 5:12.

● Kungani Nkulunkulu avumela bubi? Ensimini yase-Edeni, Sathane watsi Nkulunkulu ungumcambimanga logodlela tidalwa takhe tintfo letinhle. (Genesisi 3:3-5) Ngekusho kanjalo abengabata kufaneleka kwekubusa kwaJehova. Bo-Adamu na-Eva bakhetsa kulandzela Sathane; ngako-ke bakwala kubuswa nguJehova, futsi ecinisweni, bekufanana nekutsi batsi umuntfu  angakwati kutikhetsela yena kutsi yini lelungile kanye nalengakalungi. Ngekulunga kanye nangekuhlakanipha kwakhe lokuphelele, Jehova bekati kutsi iyodvwa kuphela indlela yekuyiphendvula lensayeya​—bekukutsi avumele kwendlule sikhatsi lesitsite, kanjalo anikete bantfu litfuba lekutibusa ngendlela labatsandza ngayo. Njengobe sikhatsi sichubeka, umphumela webubi lobubangelwa kuyenga kwaSathane lokuchubekako, uye waliveta liciniso lelikhulu lekutsi: Umuntfu akakwati kutibusa ngaphandle kwaNkulunkulu.​—Jeremiya 10:23.

● Iyini injongo yaNkulunkulu ngemhlaba? Ensimini yase-Edeni, Jehova abefuna kutsi umhlaba ube muhle kakhulu. Wayala bo-Adamu na-Eva kutsi bawugcwalise ngentalo yabo futsi ‘bawuncobe,’ kute bente wonkhe umhlaba ube nebuhle kanye nekuthula lokufananako. (Genesisi 1:28) Ngako-ke, injongo yaNkulunkulu ngemhlaba kutsi ube lipharadisi lelihlala bantfu labete sono, futsi labangumndeni lonebunye lotalwa bo-Adamu na-Eva. Incenye lenkhulu yeliBhayibheli imayelana naloko Nkulunkulu lakwentako kute afeze injongo yakhe yasekucaleni.

● Kungani Jesu Khristu eta emhlabeni? Kuhlubuka kwase-Edeni kwabaletsela sigwebo sekufa bo-Adamu na-Eva kanye nayo yonkhe intalo yabo, kodvwa ngelutsandvo Nkulunkulu wasiniketa litsemba. Watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe emhlabeni kute ibe nguloko liBhayibheli lelikubita ngekutsi yinhlawulo. (Matewu 20:28) Kusho kutsini loku? Jesu ‘abengu-Adamu wekugcina,’ futsi wakuncoba loko lokwahlula Adamu. Walondvolota kuphila kwakhe lokute sono ngekutsi achubeke atitfoba kuJehova. Ngaleso sizatfu, ngekutitsandzela wanikela ngekuphila kwakhe kute kube ngumhlatjelo nobe inhlawulo, avula indlela yekutsi bonkhe bantfu labetsembekile batsetselelwe tono tabo, futsi ekugcineni batfole kuphila lokwakujatjulelwa bo-Adamu na-Eva e-Edeni ngembikwekutsi bone. (1 Khorinte 15:22, 45; Johane 3:16) Ngekwenta kanjalo, Jesu wacinisekisa kutsi injongo yaJehova yekugucula lomhlaba ufanane ne-Edeni itawugcwaliseka. b

Injongo yaNkulunkulu ayisiyo intfo lengacondzakali nobe lengemanga. Iliciniso. Njengobe nje nensimi yase-Edeni beyiyindzawo leyake yaba khona mbamba emhlabeni, kunetilwane kanye nebantfu kuyo, nesetsembiso saNkulunkulu selikusasa sicinisekile, futsi sitawugcwaliseka madvutane. Sitawuba ngilo yini likusasa lakho, futsi utawusibona yini? Lokunyenti kutawuya ngawe. Nkulunkulu ufuna kutsi lelikusasa litfolwe bantfu labanyenti kakhulu, ngisho nalabo labangaphili ngetimiso takhe kwanyalo.​—1 Thimothi 2:3, 4.

Ngesikhatsi Jesu afa, wakhuluma nendvodza lebeyingazange iphile ngetimiso taNkulunkulu. Lendvodza beyisigebengu, futsi beyati kutsi iyakufanelekela kubulawa. Nanobe kunjalo, yakhuluma naJesu kute itfole indvudvuto kanye nelitsemba. Jesu wayiphendvula njani? Watsi: “Utakuba nami ePharadisi.” (Lukha 23:43) Njengobe Jesu afuna kubona lendvodza lebeyisigebengu ivuswa futsi ibusiswa ngelitfuba lekuphila phakadze endzaweni lefanana nelipharadisi lase-Edeni​—akafuni yini kukubona nawe ujabulela sibusiso lesifananako? Yebo uyafuna! NaBabe wakhe uyafuna! Ngako-ke, nangabe nawe uyafuna kuba nelikusasa lelinjalo, yenta konkhe longakwenta kute ufundze ngaNkulunkulu lowadala insimi yase-Edeni.

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SIPHROFETHO LESENTA LONKHE LIBHAYIBHELI LIVUMELANE

“Ngitawubeka butsa emkhatsini wakho [inyoka] nemfati, nasemkhatsini wentalo yakho nentalo yemfati. Yona iyawufihlita inhloko yakho, wena uyawuluma sitsendze sayo.”​—Genesisi 3:15.

Lesi siphrofetho sekucala seliBhayibheli, lesashiwo nguNkulunkulu e-Edeni. Bobani labantfu labane lokukhulunywa ngabo: Umfati, intalo yakhe, inyoka, kanye nentalo yayo? Baba khona njani “butsa” emkhatsini wabo?

INYOKA

NguSathane Develi.​—Sembulo 12:9.

UMFATI

Yinhlangano yaJehova yetidalwa tasezulwini. (Galathiya 4:26, 27) Isaya wakhuluma ‘ngalomfati,’ watsi utawutala sive sakamoya lesisha.​—Isaya 54:1; 66:8.

INTALO YENYOKA

Ngulabo labakhetsa kwenta intsandvo yaSathane.​—Johane 8:44.

INTALO YEMFATI

Ngalokuyinhloko, nguJesu Khristu, lowavela encenyeni yenhlangano yaJehova yasezulwini. Labanye labahlanganisiwe ‘kulentalo,’ bomnakaboKhristu bakamoya, labatawubusa naye ezulwini. LamaKhristu lagcotjiwe akha sive sakamoya, ‘lokungu-Israyeli waNkulunkulu.’​—Galathiya 3:16, 29; 6:16; Genesisi 22:18.

KULIMALA ESITSENDZENI

Kusho kulinyatwa kwaMesiya kabuhlungu, kodvwa lokute imiphumela lehlala njalo. Sathane waphumelela kubangela kutsi Jesu abulawe ngesikhatsi alapha emhlabeni. Nanobe kunjalo, Jesu wavuswa.

KULIMALA ENHLOKO

Kusho kubhujiswa kwaSathane phakadze. Jesu utawumsusa Sathane angaphindze abekhona. Ngisho nangembikwaloko, Jesu utawulungisa wonkhe umonakalo lowacalwa nguSathane e-Edeni.​—1 Johane 3:8; Sembulo 20:10.

Kute utfole imininingwane ngesihloko lesikhulu seliBhayibheli, fundza incwajana letsi LiBhayibheli—Ngumuphi Umlayeto Leliwucuketse? leshicilelwa boFakazi BaJehova.

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Bo-Adamu na-Eva batfola imiphumela lebuhlungu yesono