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Taelo! Rapelela baeteledipele ba gago!

Command! Pray for Your Leaders!

Ditemana ba busang. Go dirisitswe mareo ENGLISH VERSION
Jaanong ke kaela pele ga tsotlhe otlhe a a laelang gore go rapelwe le Scripture
gore dikopo le dithapelo le gore molaetsa o o tlhaeletsanwe. “I urge, then, first of all, that
dithapelelo le ditebogo di direlwe Temana ga e laele gore re rapelele petitions, prayers, intercession and
batho botlhe, le dikgosi le botlhe ba gore ba tloswe. Re bolelelwa gore re thanksgiving be made for all people
ba leng bagolo, gore re nne le rapelele “gore re nne le bophelo jwa - for kings and all those in authority,
bophelo jwa boiketlo le tidimalo ka boiketlo le tidimalo ka poifo- that we may live peaceful and quiet
poifo-Modimo yotlhe le ka tlotlego. Modimo yotlhe le ka tlotlego.” Se se lives in all godliness and holiness.
Go dira jalo go molemo, go bile go raya eng? Re rapelela baeteledipele This is good, and pleases God our
natefela Modimo, Morepholosi, o o gore re nne le bophelo jwa kagiso Saviour…” (1 Timothy 2:1-3). Johan Zerwick
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pholosiwe le go fitlha mo kitsong ya Modimo kwa ntle ga go tshwen- Reflection
boammaaruri. (1 Timotheo 2:1-3). yega. Gape re kopiwa go rapelela According to these verses we as live peaceful and quiet lives in all
Dikakanyo tshokologo ya batho le gore re Christians are commanded to pray godliness and holiness.” What
Go ya ka temana e rona re le rapelele baeteledipele botlhale le for our leaders. Who are our does this mean? We pray for our
Bakeresete re laelwa gore re kitso. Ela tlhoko gore Paulo o leaders? It is your church leader. It leaders so that we may live in a
rapelele baeteledipele ba rona. kwadile mafoko a ka nako ya puso is your community leader. It is your stable society that will allow us to
Baeteledipele ba rona ke bo mang? ya ga Kgosi Nero yo e neng e le school leader. We can go on like focus on worshipping God. Yes, we
Ke moeteledipele wa Kereke. Ke moeteledipele yo o bosula yo this... Life is full of leaders. We live are also called upon to pray for the
moeteledipele wa setšhaba. Ke bogale go feta dikgosi tsotlhe mo in an age of political spite and salvation of others and for the
moeteledipele wa sekolo. Re ka hisitoring. Fa re fitlha mo baetele- hatred. Even seemingly devout wisdom of our leaders. These areas
tswelela ka dikao. Bophelo bo tletse dipeleng ba ba busang, Lefoko la Christians have decided that it is are also important. The key is to
baeteledipele. Re phela mo nakong Modimo le bolelela sentle mo re okay to criticize our nation’s leaders pray, not to attack our nation’s
ya go utlwisana botlhoko le ya kilo tshwanetseng go simolola go with reckless abandon. “I know I'm leaders, whether verbally or other-
mo dipolotiking. Le batho ba ba rapela. A nka botsa le nna gore supposed to love our president, wise. And lest we forget, Paul wrote
leng Bakeresete ba nnete ba Mokeresete yo mongwe le yo but…” or “I can’t wait to get those these words under the reign of
akantse gore go siame go itaya le go mongwe a simolole go rapela. Ke leaders out of office!” Yet these Caesar Nero, a fellow historically
bona baeteledipele molato. Ba re: tshwanelo le tiro ya go dira jalo. Ga attitudes are directly opposed to much more difficult to live under
“Ke itse gore ke tshwanetse go rata go tlhokege dipotso dipe le di-mme God's plan regarding our Christian than any president in history! When
moporesitente mme ... “Ke ka rata dipe! Rapelela baeteledipele ba view of our nation’s leaders. it comes to our governing leaders,
go tlosa moeteledipele yole!” gago, e seng fela ba bangwe ba First and foremost, the apostle Paul God’s Word speaks clearly that we
Dikakanyo tse di kgatlhanong le se bone mme botlhe! Dithapelo tsa in 1 Timothy 2 commands us to pray must pray for them. Can I ask every
Modimo a se batlang le ka se e leng rona di ka tlisa phetogo e kgolo mo for our governing leaders. In fact, Christian to start praying? It is our
leano la Modimo ka baeteledipele nageng ya rona. just about every possible word for duty. No buts or questions. Pray for
ba mo setšhabeng sa rona. Motswedi / Resource: ‘pray’ was used to communicate your leaders, not only some of
Mo temaneng e sa ntlha moapo- http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hol this truth. Further, we are not to pray them, but all of them! All our prayers
setolo Paulo mo 1 Timotheo 2 o re ywrit/2011/09/1-timothy-2-pray-for- for their demise. We are told that we can make a big difference in our
laela go rapelela baeteledipele ba your-leaders/ should pray in order that “we may country!