iphi inkosi

Amadoda ahlakaniphile asuka eMpumalanga ayobheka inkosi eyayimenyezelwe. Beqondiswa isambulo esikhethekile, balandela inkanyezi eyabaholela eJerusalema. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuqiniseka kwabo kwakusekelwe kuphi, beza lapha bezobuza iNkosi uHerode: ‘Iphi inkosi yamaJuda esanda kuzalwa? Sabona inkanyezi yakhe futhi seza ukuze simkhulekele.” ( Mathewu 2,2).

Inkosi uHerodi yamethusa lezindaba ngoba yesaba ukuthi ubukhosi bayo busengozini. Wayengeyena owozalo lweNkosi uDavide, kodwa engumEdomi, ngakho-ke wayengenalungelo elifanele lokuba yinkosi phezu kwabantu bamaJuda.

Wabutha abapristi abakhulu nababhali ukuze babuze phakathi kwabo ukuthi uMesiya, uKristu, wayezozalelwaphi. Bamphendula bathi: ‘Nawe, Betlehema, ezweni lakwaJuda, awuwona nomncane kunawo wonke emizini yakwaJuda; ngoba kuwe kuyakuphuma isikhulu esiyokwelusa abantu bami u-Israyeli.” ( Mika 5,1).

Manje uHerode wazibizela ngasese izazi futhi wabuza ukuthi inkanyezi yaqala nini ukubonakala kuzo. Khona-ke wabathumela eBhetlehema ukuba bayofuna umntwana futhi batshele uHerode lapho ekhona, ukuze naye eze azomkhulekela. Kodwa imicabango yakhe yahamba ngendlela ehluke ngokuphelele.

Njengoba izazi ziphuma eJerusalema, zabona esinye isimangaliso. Inkanyezi, njengoba izazi zawubiza kanjalo umkhathi wasempumalanga, yabayisa eningizimu endlini ethile eBhetlehema, lapho zathola khona usana olunguJesu. Bakhuleka kuJesu futhi bamphathela izipho eziyigugu nezibalulekile ezifanele inkosi, igolide, nenhlaka yempepho nomure. Ngalesi senzo, amadoda ahlakaniphile, egameni labantu, akhothamela iNkosi esanda kuzalwa uJesu. Ufanelwe ukukhonzwa, ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuphila kwakhe kunuka kamnandi futhi imure ibonisa ukuthi uyonikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngokufa kwakhe okuwumhlatshelo ngenxa yabantu. Ephusheni, uNkulunkulu wayala izazi ukuba zingabuyeli kuHerode. Ngakho babuyela ezweni lakubo ngenye indlela.

Le ndaba isinika inselelo yokuthi sicabange futhi senze izinqumo. Izazi zathola uJesu iNkosi endleleni ende, mhlawumbe ngisho nangendlela ephambukayo. Ingabe nawe usendleleni eya kuJesu uyomkhulekela, ukhuleke kuye futhi umlethele isipho esiyigugu? Ususendleleni naye ngoba eyindlela yakho? "Inkanyezi" ikuthathaphi? ngubani indlela yakho siyini isipho sakho

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