Ukuzamazama Okukhulu Komhlaba. UJesu wathi: “Kuyoba khona ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba.” (Luka 21:11) Uma kuwena kubonakala sengathi sebebaningi abantu abahlaselwa ukuzamazama komhlaba kunanini ngaphambili, uqinisile. Ngo-2007, isazi saseNdiya sokuzamazama komhlaba uR. K. Chadha sathi: “Sesibona ukwanda kokuzamazama emhlabeni wonke singalindele. Akekho owaziyo ukuthi kungani.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukwanda kwabantu ngokushesha ezindaweni ezithandwa ukuzamazama komhlaba kuye kwandisa isibalo sabantu ababulawa yilezi zinhlekelele. Ukuzamazama komhlaba okwagadla e-Indian Ocean ngo-2004 kanye ne-tsunami eyalandela kwenza lowo nyaka waba “ohamba phambili ekufeni kwabantu eminyakeni engaba ngu-500 yokuzamazama komhlaba” futhi “waba ngowesibili okwafa kuwo abantu abaningi emlandweni ogciniwe,” ngokwe-U.S. Geological Survey.

Izifo Ezingalapheki. UJesu wabikezela ukuthi: ‘Kuyoba khona izifo eziwumshayabhuqe.’ (Luka 21:11) Emhlabeni wonke, izifo ezindala nezintsha zigulisa abantu abaningi ngokwengeziwe futhi awatholakali amakhambi obekunethemba lokuthi azotholakala. Ngokwesibonelo, imigomo yamazwe omhlaba yokuqeda umalaleveva iye yabhuntsha ngokuphindaphindiwe ngenxa yokuthi abantu abakwazi ukusilawula lesi sifo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izigidi zibulawa izifo ezindala, kuhlanganise nesifo sofuba (TB), manje esihambisana nengculaza nezinye izifo ezintsha. I-World Health Organization iyabika: “Ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yabantu emhlabeni wonke njengamanje inegciwane le-TB.” Le nhlangano iphawula nokuthi isandulela-ngculaza sinomthelela obhadaneni lwesifo sofuba emazweni amaningi. Njalo ngomzuzwana, umuntu oyedwa ungenwa isifo sofuba, futhi siya ngokuya siba nenkani emithini yokuselapha. Umagazini i-New Scientist wabika ukuthi ngo-2007 isiguli esithile eYurophu kwahlonzwa ukuthi sinesifo sofuba “esimelana nayo yonke imithi yokuselapha.”