AmaHubo 8: Nkosi Yethemba

504 ihubo 8 nkosi yabangenathembaNgokusobala ehlushwa izitha futhi egcwele umuzwa wokuphelelwa ithemba, uDavide wathola isibindi esisha ngokuzikhumbuza ukuthi ungubani uNkulunkulu: “Uphakeme, iNkosi yendalo yonke, uMninimandla onke, enakekela abangenamandla nabacindezelwe ukuba isebenze ngokugcwele ngabo “.

“Ihubo likaDavide eliyakuhlatshelelwa eGiti. Nkosi, mbusi wethu, yeka ukukhazimula kwegama lakho emazweni onke, ubonakalisa ubukhosi bakho emazulwini! Emlonyeni wezingane nezinsana uzenzele amandla ngenxa yezitha zakho, ukuze ubhubhise isitha nabaphindiselayo. Lapho ngibona izulu, umsebenzi weminwe yakho, inyanga nezinkanyezi ozimisileyo, uyini umuntu ukuba umkhumbule, nomntwana womuntu ukuba umnake? Wamenza waba mncinyane kunoNkulunkulu, wamthwesa umqhele wodumo nodumo. Umenzé inkosi phezu komsebenzi wezandla zakho, ubeke konke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe: izimvu nezinkabi konke ndawonye, ​​nezilwane zasendle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezinhlanzi zolwandle, nakho konke okunwabuzelayo olwandle. . Jehova Mbusi wethu, yeka ukuthi likhazimula kangakanani igama lakho emhlabeni wonke!” (IHu 8,1-10). Manje ake sibheke lelihubo umugqa ngomugqa. Inkazimulo kaJehova ithi: “Jehova Mbusi wethu, yeka ukukhazimula kwegama lakho emhlabeni wonke, ubonakalisa ubukhosi bakho emazulwini! (Ihubo 8,2)

Ekuqaleni nasekupheleni kwaleliHubo (amavesi 2 no-10) kukhona amazwi kaDavide eveza inkazimulo yegama likaNkulunkulu - ubukhazikhazi nenkazimulo Yakhe, okudlula kude yonke indalo yaKhe (okuhlanganisa nezitha zabahubi!) idlulela ngalé. Ukukhethwa kwamagama athi “Nkosi, mbusi wethu” kukwenza kucace lokhu. Igama lokuqala elithi “Nkosi” lisho ukuthi YHWH noma Yahweh, igama elifanele likaNkulunkulu. “Umbusi wethu” kusho uJehova, okungukuthi inkosi noma inkosi. Kuhlanganiswe ndawonye, ​​kuvela isithombe sikaNkulunkulu ongumuntu siqu, okhathalelayo onegunya eliphelele phezu kwendalo yakhe. Yebo, usesihlalweni sobukhosi uphakeme (ebukhosini) ezulwini. KukuloNkulunkulu lapho uDavide ekhuluma futhi enxusa khona lapho, njengaseHuboni elilandelayo, ethula izimiso zakhe futhi ezwakalisa ithemba lakhe.

Amandla kaJehova: “Emlonyeni wabantwana nabancelayo wabanika amandla ngenxa yezitha zakho, ukubhubhisa isitha nomphindiseli.” 8,3).

UDavide uyamangala ukuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu kufanele isebenzise amandla “ancane” abantwana (amandla abonisa kangcono igama lesiHeberu elihunyushwe amandla eTestamenteni Elisha) ukuze abhubhise, noma aqedele, isitha kanye nomphindiseli ukulungiselela. Kumayelana neNkosi imisa amandla Ayo angenakuqhathaniswa esinyathelweni esiqinisekile ngokusebenzisa lezi zingane ezingenakuzisiza kanye nezinsana. Nokho, ingabe kufanele sizithathe ngokoqobo lezi zitatimende? Ingabe Izingane Ziyazithulisa Ngempela Izitha ZikaNkulunkulu? Mhlawumbe, kodwa cishe, uDavid onabantwana ngokomfanekiso uhola izidalwa ezincane, ezibuthakathaka, nezingenamandla. Lapho ebhekene namandla amakhulu ngokungangabazeki uye waqaphela ukungabi namandla kwakhe, ngakho-ke kuyinduduzo kuye ukwazi ukuthi uJehova, umdali onamandla nombusi, usebenzisa abangenamandla nabacindezelwe emsebenzini wakhe.

Indalo kaJehova: "Lapho ngibona izulu, umsebenzi weminwe yakho, inyanga nezinkanyezi ozilungisileyo, uyini umuntu ukuba umkhumbule, nomntwana womuntu ukuba umnakekele?" (ihubo 8,4-enye).

Imicabango kaDavide manje iphendukela eqinisweni elimangalisayo iNkosi uNkulunkulu uMninimandla Onke ngomusa anikeze ingxenye yombuso Wakhe kumuntu. Okokuqala ungena emsebenzini omkhulu wokudala (okuhlanganisa isibhakabhaka ... inyanga ne ... unikezwe umthwalo ongaka. Imibuzo engaphenduleki evesini lesi-5 igcizelela ukuthi umuntu uyisidalwa esingabalulekile endaweni yonke ( IHubo 14 .4,4). Nokho uNkulunkulu umnakekela kakhulu. Wamenza waba phansi kancane kunoNkulunkulu, wamthwesa umqhele wodumo nodumo.

Indalo kaNkulunkulu yomuntu ivezwa njengomsebenzi onamandla, nofaneleka; ngoba umuntu wenziwa waba mncinyane kunoNkulunkulu. Igama lesiHeberu elithi Elohim lihunyushwe ngokuthi “ingelosi” eBhayibhelini le-Elberfeld, kodwa mhlawumbe ukuhunyushwa ngokuthi “Nkulunkulu” kufanele kukhethwe lapha. Iphuzu lapha liwukuthi umuntu wadalwa njengommeli kaNkulunkulu uqobo emhlabeni; ibekwe ngaphezu kwayo yonke indalo, kodwa iphansi kunoNkulunkulu. UDavide wamangala ngokuthi uMninimandla onke kufanele anikeze umuntu olinganiselwe indawo enjalo yodumo. NgesiHebheru 2,6-8 lelihubo licashunwe ukuze kuqhathaniswe ukwehluleka komuntu nesiphetho sakhe esiphakeme. Kodwa konke akulahlekile: UJesu Kristu, iNdodana yomuntu, u-Adamu wokugcina (1. AbaseKorinte 15,45; 47), futhi konke kungaphansi kwakhe. Isimo esiyoba ngokoqobo ngokugcwele lapho ebuyela ngokwenyama emhlabeni ukuze avule indlela yezulu elisha nomhlaba omusha futhi ngaleyo ndlela aqedele icebo likaNkulunkulu uBaba, isintu kanye nayo yonke indalo yonke ukuze kuphakanyiswe ( dumisani ).

Umenzile waba yinkosi phezu komsebenzi wezandla zakho, ubeke konke phansi kwezinyawo zakhe: izimvu, nezinkomo, nezilwane zasendle, nezinyoni phansi kwezulu, nezinhlanzi zolwandle, nakho konke okuwela ulwandle.

Ngalesi sikhathi uDavide ungena esikhundleni sabantu njengababusi (abaphathi) bakaNkulunkulu ngaphakathi kwendalo yakhe. Ngemva kokuba uSomandla edale u-Adamu no-Eva, Wabayala ukuthi babuse phezu komhlaba (1. mose 1,28). Zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kufanele zibe ngaphansi kwazo. Kodwa ngenxa yesono, lokho kubusa akuzange kufezeke ngokugcwele. Ngokudabukisayo, njengoba indida yesiphetho yayingaba nayo, kwakuyisidalwa esingaphansi kwabo, inyoka, esabangela ukuba bahlubuke emiyalweni kaNkulunkulu futhi benqabe isiphetho sabo. Inkazimulo kaJehova ithi: “Jehova Mbusi wethu, yeka indlela igama lakho elikhazimula ngayo emhlabeni wonke!” 8,10).

Ihubo liphetha njengoba laqala - ekudumiseni igama likaNkulunkulu elikhazimulayo. Yebo, futhi ngempela inkazimulo yeNkosi ibonakala ekunakekeleni nasekuphatheni kwayo anaka ngakho umuntu ekupheleleni nasebuthakathaka bakhe.

Ukucatshangelwa kokugcina

Njengoba sazi, ulwazi lukaDavide ngothando lukaNkulunkulu nokunakekela komuntu lutholakala ngokugcwele eTestamenteni Elisha kumuntu nomsebenzi kaJesu. Lapho sifunda ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi esenamandla kakade (Efesu 1,22; amaHebheru 2,5-9). Ukubusa okuyochuma ezweni elizayo (1. AbaseKorinte 15,27). Yeka ukuthi kududuza kangakanani nethemba elikhulu kangakanani ukwazi ukuthi naphezu kosizi nokungabi namandla kwethu (okuncane uma kuqhathaniswa nobukhulu obungenakulinganiswa bomhlaba wonke) samukelwa iNkosi neNkosi yethu ukuba sihlanganyele enkazimulweni yayo, ukubusa kwayo phezu kwayo yonke indalo ukuba sibe yikho.

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