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Ithempeli Elikhazimulayo
Kwathi ekuqedweni kwethempeli eJerusalema, inkosi uSolomoni yema phambi kwe-altare likaJehova phambi kwebandla lonke lakwa-Israyeli, yelulela izandla zayo ngasezulwini, yathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akakho unkulunkulu. njengawe ezulwini phezulu noma emhlabeni phansi “Wena ogcina isivumelwano nohawukela izinceku zakho ezihamba phambi kwakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho”1. Amakhosi 8,22-23
Iphuzu eliphakeme emlandweni wakwaIsrayeli kwakungenkathi umbuso wanda ngaphansi kweNkosi uDavide futhi kubusa ukuthula ngesikhathi sikaSolomoni. Ithempeli, elathatha iminyaka eyisikhombisa ukwakhiwa, laliyisakhiwo esimangalisayo. Kodwa ngo-586 B.C. Yabhujiswa ngo BC. Kamuva, lapho uJesu evakashele ithempeli elilandelayo, wamemeza: “Dilizani leli thempeli, futhi ngezinsuku ezintathu ngizolivusa.” ( Joh. 2,19). UJesu wayebhekisele kuye, okwavula ukufana okuthakazelisayo:
- Ethempelini kwakukhona abapristi ababeqhuba inkonzo. Namuhla uJesu ungumPristi wethu oMkhulu: “Ngokuba kuyafakazelwa ukuthi: Wena ungumpristi kuze kube phakade ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki” (Hebheru 7,17).
- Nakuba iThempeli laliqukethe iNgcwelengcwele, uJesu ungoNgcwele weqiniso: “Ngokuba sasifanele sibe nompristi omkhulu onjalo, ongcwele, ongenacala, ongenabala, owahlukanisiwe nezoni, ophakeme kunamazulu.” 7,26).
- Ithempeli lalondoloza izibhebhe zamatshe zesivumelwano phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nomuntu, kodwa uJesu ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha nesingcono: “Ngakho-ke ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, ukuthi ngokufa kwakhe obekungowokukhululwa eziphambekweni. ngaphansi kwesivumelwano sokuqala ababiziweyo bamukela ifa eliphakade elathenjiswayo.” ( Hebheru 9,15).
- Ethempelini, kwanikelwa imihlatshelo engenakubalwa ngenxa yezono, kuyilapho uJesu enikela umhlatshelo ophelele (yena) kanye: “Ngokunjalo ingcwelisiwe kanye kuphela ngomhlatshelo womzimba kaJesu Kristu” ( Hebheru 10,10).
UJesu akayena nje kuphela ithempeli lethu elingokomoya, umpristi omkhulu nomhlatshelo ophelele, kodwa futhi ungumlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha.
IBhayibheli futhi lisifundisa ukuthi ngamunye wethu uyithempeli likaMoya oNgcwele: “Kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi bobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, isizwe esiyimfuyo yenu, ukuze nishumayele izibusiso zalowo owabizayo. niphume ebumnyameni ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo” (1. UPetrus 2,9).
Wonke amaKristu amukele umhlatshelo kaJesu angcwele kuye: “Anazi yini ukuthi niyithempeli likaNkulunkulu nokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala kini na? (1. AbaseKorinte 3,16).
Nakuba sibuqaphela ubuthakathaka bethu, uJesu wasifela lapho sisalahlekile esonweni: “Kepha uNkulunkulu ocebile ngesihawu, ngothando olukhulu asithande ngalo, nakuba sasifile, wenziwa esonweni. niphila kanye noKristu – ngomusa nisindisiwe” (Efesu 2,4-enye).
Savuswa kanye naye futhi manje sihlezi ngokomoya ezulwini noKristu Jesu: “Wasivusa kanye naye futhi wasimisa kanye naye ezulwini kuKristu Jesu” ( Efesu 2,4-enye).
Wonke umuntu kufanele aqaphele leli qiniso: “Ngoba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.” ( Joh. 3,16).
Nakuba lalimangalisa iThempeli likaSolomoni, alinakuqhathaniswa nobuhle nokuhluka kwawo wonke umuntu. Qaphela ukubaluleka kwakho emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. Lolu lwazi lukunikeza ithemba nokuqiniseka ngoba uhlukile futhi uthandwa uNkulunkulu.
ngu-Anthony Dady
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