Ingabe Umhlaba Uyokwazi Ukusekela Izizukulwane Ezizayo?
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◼ Ngemva kweminyaka emine lihlolisisa izimiso eziyinhloko zezinto eziphilayo emhlabeni, iqembu lezazi nabaholi bezemvelo—elaliyingxenye yocwaningo okuthiwa i-Millennium Ecosystem Assessment [MA]—lanyathelisa umbiko walo wokuqala. Nazi ezinye zeziphetho elazifinyelela: Phakathi namashumi amahlanu eminyaka adlule, isidingo sokudla, amanzi ahlanzekile, izinkuni, uvolo nophethiloli siye sabangela ushintsho olukhulu ezimisweni zemvelo emhlabeni, saphazamisa ikhono lomhlaba lokusekela izizukulwane ezizayo. Umhlaba uthwele kanzima ekusakazeni imbewu, ekuhlanzeni umoya ngezimila zasendle nasekuvuseleleni izakhi zezinto eziphilayo ngolwandle. Le planethi ibuye ibe sengozini enkulu yokuqothulwa kwezinhlobo zezinto eziphilayo.
Iphephandaba laseCanada i-Globe and Mail lathi: “Abantu bonakalisa iplanethi ngezinga elingakaze libonwe kangangokuthi bandisa ingozi yokuwohloka ngokungazelelwe kwemvelo okungabhebhethekisa izifo, ukuqothulwa kwamahlathi noma kwezinto eziphilayo olwandle.” Leli phephandaba lanezela: “Izindawo ezingamaxhaphozi, amahlathi, izinkangala, izizalo zemifula, izindawo zokudoba ezisogwini nezinye izindawo ezihlanza umoya, amanzi nezakhi zezinto eziphilayo zonakaliswe ngendlela engenakulungiseka.” Nakuba isiphetho sesigungu sabaqondisi be-MA sivuma ukuthi kusemandleni emiphakathi yabantu ukudambisa lezi zinkinga imvelo ebhekene nazo, sithi ukufinyelela lokhu “kuyodinga ushintsho olukhulu endleleni imvelo ephathwa ngayo.”
Ingabe iplanethi enguMhlaba ingasindiswa? Impendulo inguyebo onkenenezayo! Njengabanakekeli bendalo kaNkulunkulu, kufanele senze konke esingakwenza ukuze siyihloniphe imvelo. (IHubo 115:16) Kodwa izimiso zezinto eziphilayo zingasimamiswa ukungenela kukaNkulunkulu kuphela. “UMenzi [wethu] Omkhulu” uthembisa ukuthi uyonaka umhlaba futhi “awunike inala.” (Jobe 35:10; IHubo 65:9-13) Lokhu kuhlanganisa ulwandle nakho konke okukulo ngenxa yokuthi njengoMdali, uJehova uNkulunkulu unamandla okulawula ulwandle. (IHubo 95:5; 104:24-31) Futhi lokho akuthembisayo kuzogcwaliseka nakanjani ngoba uNkulunkulu ‘akanakuwaqamba amanga.’—Thithu 1:2.
Kuyaduduza ukwazi ukuthi umhlaba uyokwazi ukusekela izizukulwane ezizayo. Lokhu kushukumisa bonke abesaba uNkulunkulu ukuba bamdumise ngenxa yokuhlakanipha kwakhe okukhulu, amandla nobuhle bakhe futhi bamdumise ngokuyithanda kwakhe kangaka imisebenzi yakhe yendalo.—IHubo 150:1-6.
[Umthombo Wesithombe ekhasini 12]
Globe: NASA photo