Wazalwa nini ngempela uJesu?

Ngesikhathi se-Advent, amapherishi amaningi akubala wehla ekugubheni usuku lokuzalwa kukaJesu: abala izinsuku kuze kufike uKhisimusi. Akuvamile ukuzwa izingxoxo mayelana nokuthi i-2nd noma cha4. UDecember uwusuku olufanele lokugubha ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu nokuthi kuyafaneleka yini ukugubha lolu suku nhlobo. Ukuthola unyaka, inyanga, nosuku oluqondile lokuzalwa kukaJesu akukusha. Izazi zemfundiso yenkolo sezifunde lokhu cishe iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezimbili, futhi nansi eminye yemibono yazo.

  • UClement wase-Aleksandria (cishe ngo-150-220) waqamba izinsuku ezihlukahlukene okungenzeka, kuhlanganise noNovemba 18, Januwari 6, kanye nosuku lwePhasika, okuya ngokuthi unyaka, uDisemba 2.1. Mashi, 24. / 25. April noma May 20.
  • I-Sextus Iulias Africanus (cishe ngo-160-240) ebizwa ngokuthi i-2nd5. Mashi.
  • UHippolytus waseRoma (170-235), umfundi ka-Irenaeus, wabiza izinsuku ezimbili ezihlukene encwadini yakhe ehlaziya eNcwadini kaDaniyeli: “Ukubonakala kokuqala kweNkosi yethu enyameni kwenzeka eBetlehema ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalombili ngaphambi kwekhalenda likaJanuwari (2nd.5. December), ngosuku lwesine (ngoLwesithathu), olwabanjwa ngaphansi kokubusa kuka-Augustus ngonyaka ka-5500. 2. U-April ushiwo njengosuku.
  • Ngokwesitatimende sesazi-mlando esingumJuda uFlavius ​​​​Josephus, abanye babeka ukuzalwa kukaJesu enkathini esukela ku-Jan.2. Mashi kuya ku-11. April ngonyaka 4 BC, kusukela uKristu wazalwa uHerode ngaphambi kokufa.
  • UJohn Chrysostom (cishe ngo-347-407) wabiza owesibili5. UDisemba njengosuku lokuzalwa.
  • Ekubalweni kwePassion, umsebenzi ongaziwa ongaqhamuka eNyakatho Afrika, ngoMashi 28 uyakhulunywa.
  • U-Augustine (354-430) ubhala kwethi De Trinitate ukuthi “kukholelwa ukuthi ngo-25. Kwatholakala uMashi. Ngosuku naye ahlupheka ngalo futhi ngokwesiko ngomhlaka-25. Wazalwa uDecember”.
  • AmaJuda kaMesiya asho izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuzalwa okungenzeka. Okucatshangelwayo okumele kakhulu kusekelwe ezinkonzweni zobupristi (ngokuqondile: “ophuma ohlelweni luka-Abiya” (Lukasi 1,5). Le ndlela ibaholela ekulungiseni ukuzalwa kukaJesu eSukkot / uMkhosi Wamadokodo. Ukusoka kwakhe kwenzeka ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili lomkhosi.

Kuyathakazelisa ukuqagela ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uJesu wazalwa (noma wakhulelwa) ngesikhathi sePhasika noma ngoMkhosi Wamadokodo. Ngiyawuthanda umqondo wokuthi uJesu waguqula umsebenzi weNgelosi Yokufa uma kwenzeka ngesikhathi sePhasika. Kuzoba nokulinganisa okugculisayo ekufikeni kwakhe lapho ekhulelwe noma ezalwa ngesikhathi soMkhosi Wamadokodo. Kodwa-ke, abukho ubufakazi obanele bokuqiniseka ngosuku uJesu eza ngalo emhlabeni, kepha mhlawumbe ngobufakazi obuncane esinabo, isilinganiso esingenziwa.

KuLuka 2,1-5 singafunda ukuthi umbusi u-Awugustu wakhipha isimemezelo sokukhokhiswa kwentela yoMbuso WaseRoma ngakho-ke wonke umuntu kufanele abuyele emzini wakubo ayokhokha le ntela. UJosefa noMariya nabo babuyela eBhetlehema, indawo uJesu azalelwa kuyo. Kungacatshangwa ukuthi ukubalwa kwabantu okunjalo akuzange kwenzeke esikhathini esithile emlandweni. Phela kwakungafanele ukuthi iqondane nesikhathi sokuvuna. Kungacatshangwa futhi ukuthi ukubalwa kwabantu okunjalo bekungeke kwenziwe ebusika ukube isimo sezulu besenze uhambo lwaba nzima. Entwasahlobo insimu yayilinywa. Mhlawumbe ikwindla, ngemva kwenkathi yokuvuna, yayiyisikhathi sokubala okunjalo futhi ngenxa yalokho futhi isikhathi sokuzalwa kukaJesu. Nokho, akucaci emibhalweni yeBhayibheli ukuthi uMariya noJosefa bahlala isikhathi esingakanani eBhetlehema. Kungenzeka nokuthi uJesu wazalwa ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa ukubalwa kwabantu. Ekugcineni, asinakunquma ngokuqiniseka usuku lokuzalwa kukaJesu. Abahleka usulu babambelele kulokhu kungaqiniseki, bethi yonke into iyinganekwane nje nokuthi uJesu akakaze abe khona. Kodwa ngisho noma usuku lokuzalwa kukaJesu lungenakushiwo ngokucacile, ukuzalwa kwakhe kusekelwe ezenzakalweni eziqinisekisiwe ngokomlando.

Usosayensi weBhayibheli uFF Bruce usho lokhu ngabangabazayo:
“Abanye ababhali badlala ngomqondo wenganekwane kaKristu, kodwa abakwenzi lokho ngenxa yobufakazi obungokomlando. Ubumlando bukaKristu buyi-axiomatic, okungukuthi, abunakuphikiswa futhi abudingi bufakazi njengobungokomlando bukaJulius Caesar. Akuzona izazi-mlando ezisabalalisa inganekwane kaKristu ”(kwiThe New Testament Documents, ikhasi 123).

Abantu besikhathi sikaJesu babazi ngokweziprofetho ukuthi uMesiya wayezomlindela nini. Kodwa iziprofetho namavangeli awazange abeke usuku oluqondile lokuza kukaMesiya, ngisho noma izazi-mlando zanamuhla zifisa kanjalo. Akuwona umgomo weBhayibheli ukusinikeza iphuzu eliqondile ngesikhathi, ngoba “linganiyala [...] ukuze nisindiswe ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu” ( NW )2. UThimothi 3,15).

Okubhekwe kakhulu ngababhali beTestamente Elisha akulona usuku lokuzalwa kukaJesu, kodwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uBaba wathumela iNdodana yakhe uqobo emhlabeni ngesikhathi esifanele emlandweni ukugcina izithembiso zayo nokuletha insindiso.

Umphostoli uPawulu wathi:
“Kodwa lapho isikhathi sesigcwalisekile, uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe, ezelwe ngowesifazane futhi ibekwe ngaphansi komthetho, ukuze ihlenge abangaphansi komthetho, ukuze sibe nabantwana.” ( KwabaseGalathiya) 4,4-5). EVangelini likaMarku siyafunda: “Kepha ngemva kokuboshwa kukaJohane, uJesu wafika eGalile, washumayela ivangeli likaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Isikhathi sigcwalisekile, nombuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele. Phendukani futhi nikholwe evangelini ” (Marku 1,14-enye).

Ukwazi usuku oluqondile lokuzalwa kukaKristu kuyathakazelisa ngokomlando, kepha ngokwemfundiso yezenkolo akubalulekile. Kumele sazi nje ukuthi kwenzeka nokuthi wazalwa ngani. IBhayibheli liyiphendula ngokucacile le mibuzo. Masigcine lokhu kubheka isizini ye-Advent futhi singagxili emininingwaneni emincane.

nguJoseph Tkach

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