JUMATATU TAREHE 9 AGOSTI 2021
Ezekieli 3:16-21
16 Hata ikawa, mwisho wa siku saba, neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema,
17 Mwanadamu, nimekuweka kuwa mlinzi wa nyumba ya Israeli; basi, sikia neno hili litokalo katika kinywa changu, ukawape maonyo haya yatokayo kwangu.
18 Nimwambiapo mtu mbaya, Hakika utakufa; wewe usimpe maonyo, wala husemi na huyo mtu mbaya ili kumwonya, kusudi aache njia yake mbaya na kujiokoa roho yake; mtu yule mbaya atakufa katika uovu wake; lakini damu yake nitaitaka mkononi mwako.
19 Lakini ukimwonya mtu mbaya, wala yeye hauachi ubaya wake, wala njia yake mbaya, atakufa katika uovu wake; bali wewe umejiokoa roho yako.
20 Tena mtu mwenye haki aiachapo haki yake, na kutenda uovu, nami nikiweka kikwazo mbele yake, atakufa; kwa sababu hukumwonya, atakufa katika uovu wake, wala matendo yake ya haki aliyoyatenda hayatakumbukwa; lakini damu yake nitaitaka mkononi mwako.
21 Bali ukimwonya mwenye haki, kwamba yule mwenye haki asitende dhambi, tena ikiwa yeye hatendi dhambi, hakika ataishi, kwa sababu alikubali kuonywa; nawe umejiokoa roho yako.
Haki huinua taifa bali dhambi ni aibu ya watu wo wote;
Somo letu linaonesha Nabii Ezekieli akitumwa kupeleka ujumbe kwa watu ili waache njia zao mbaya wamrudie Bwana. Bwana anamwambia kuwa asipotimiza wajibu huu, damu za watakaoangamia atakazitaka mikononi mwa Ezekieli.
Lengo la Bwana ni watu waache njia mbaya, wawe ni wenye haki. Kazi hii anapewa Ezekieli, kupeleka ujumbe wa Mungu, ili taifa liwe lenye haki.
Ujumbe huu unatujia leo asubuhi. Tunaitwa kuwajibika kujenga jamii ya watu wema, wenye matendo ya haki kuanzia kwenye familia zetu, jumuiya, Kanisa, hadi Taifa.
Taifa la Mungu litainuka iwapo kutakuwa na mifumo ya haki miongoni mwa watu. Chukua nafasi yako, na utimize wajibu wako. Bwana Asifiwe.
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MONDAY 9TH AUGUST 2021
Ezekiel 3:16-21 (NIV)
Ezekiel’s Task as Watchman
16 At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me: 17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 18 When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for[a] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 19 But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.
20 “Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 21 But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also in verses 19 and 20
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a shame to any people.
Our lesson shows the prophet Ezekiel being sent to deliver a message to the people to turn from their evil ways and return to the Lord. The Lord tells him that if he does not fulfil this obligation, he will demand the blood of those who perish from Ezekiel.
The Lord's purpose is for people to turn from their evil ways and be righteous. The task is given to Ezekiel, to deliver God's message, so that the nation may be righteous.
This message is coming to us this morning. We are called to be responsible for building a society of good, righteous people from our families, communities, the Church, and the Nation.
God's people will be saved if there is a system of justice among the people. Take your place, and fulfil your responsibility. Praise the lord.
I wish you a happy and prosperous week.