Themba ebumnyameni

Phezulu ohlwini lwami lwezinto okufanele ngizigweme yijele. Umqondo wokuvalelwa esitokisini esiwumngcingo, esingenalutho ebumnyameni, kuhambisana nokwesaba ubudlova obunonya, kuyiphupho elibi kimina. . Lezi zindawo zazivame ukuba mnyama, zimanzi futhi zibanda. Kwezinye izimo ezinonya kakhulu, imithombo engenalutho yayisetshenziswa njengamajele esikhashana: “Base bemthatha uJeremiya, bamphonsa emgodini kaMalikiya indodana yenkosi, owawusegcekeni labalindi, bamehlisa ngezindophi. Kodwa amanzi ayengekho emgodini, kodwa udaka, uJeremiya wacwila odakeni” (Jeremiya 3)8,6).

Umprofethi uJeremiya, owayenikwe umsebenzi oqhubekayo wokuprofetha ngokumelene nemikhuba ekhohlakele yakwa-Israyeli namasiko awonakele, wakhula engafunwa. Abamelene naye bamshiye emthonjeni owawungenamanzi kodwa udaka lodwa ngenhloso yokumshiya ebulawa indlala ngaleyo ndlela abulale ngaphandle kokuchitheka kwegazi. Esekulesi simo esibucayi, uJeremiya wayesabambelele ethembeni lakhe. Waqhubeka nokuthandaza nokukholwa futhi wabhala umbhalo onethemba elikhulu emlandweni wesintu: “Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho ngiyogcwalisa khona izwi lomusa engalikhuluma kuyo indlu ka-Israyeli nasendlini ka-Israyeli. Juda. Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi ngiyakwenza uDavide ahlumise igatsha elilungileyo; Uyakumisa ukwahlulela nokulunga ezweni.”—Jeremiya 33,14-enye).

Umlando omningi wobuKristu waqala ezindaweni ezimnyama. Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala imibhalo eminingi yeTestamente Elisha ngesikhathi eboshiwe. Kukholakala ukuthi wayeboshelwe “ejele laseMamertinum,” umgodi omnyama, ongaphansi komhlaba owawungenwa ngomsele omncane. Emajele anjalo, iziboshwa zazinganikezwa ukudla okuvamile, ngakho kwakudingeka zithembele kubangane nomndeni ukuba balethele ukudla. Kwakuphakathi kwalezi zimo zobumnyama lapho ukukhanya okukhazimulayo kwevangeli kwavela khona.

INdodana kaNkulunkulu, ithemba lesintu elenziwe samuntu, yeza emhlabeni endaweni ewumngcingo, engenawo umoya omncane owawungahloselwe ukuhlalisa abantu, ingasaphathwa eyokuzalwa kwengane. Isithombe esidluliswa ngokwesiko somkhombe othokomele ozungezwe abelusi ababathandayo nezimvu ezihlanzekile asihambisani neze namaqiniso. Izimo zangempela zazinzima futhi zifiphele, zifana nomthombo umprofethi uJeremiya ayeboshwe kuwo emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambili, elindele isiphetho sakhe esasibonakala singenakugwenywa. Ebumnyameni bomgodi, uJeremiya wabona ukukhanya kwethemba—ithemba elaligxile kuMesiya wesikhathi esizayo owayezosindisa isintu. Emakhulwini eminyaka kamuva, ekugcwalisekeni kwaleli themba, kwazalwa uJesu Kristu. Uyinsindiso yaphezulu nokukhanya kwezwe.

nguGreg Williams

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