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Ubuhlobo bukaNkulunkulu nabantu bakhe
Emiphakathini yasendulo yezizwe, lapho indoda ifisa ukutholwa umntwana, emcimbini olula yayisho la mazwi: “Ngiyoba nguyise kuye, yena abe yindodana yami. “Ngesikhathi somshado, kwakhulunywa isisho esifanayo: 'Ungumkami futhi ngiyindoda yakhe'. Phambi kofakazi, ubudlelwano abangena kubo bagxekwa futhi ngala mazwi baqinisekiswa ngokusemthethweni.
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Lapho uNkulunkulu efisa ukuveza ubuhlobo bakhe no-Israyeli wasendulo, ngezinye izikhathi wayesebenzisa amazwi afanayo: “Nginguyise ka-Israyeli, futhi u-Efrayimi uyindodana yami eyizibulo.” ( Jeremiya 3 Kor.1,9). Usebenzise amagama achaza ubudlelwano - njengabo abazali nezingane. UNkulunkulu ubuye asebenzise umshado ukuze achaze ubuhlobo: “Lowo owakumisayo ungumyeni wakho... wakubizela kuye njengowesifazane” ( Isaya 54,5-6). “Ngizokwendisa kuze kube phakade naphakade” (Hoseya 2,21).
Ngokuvamile ubuhlobo buchazwa ngale ndlela elandelayo: “Niyakuba-ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.” Kwa-Israyeli wasendulo, igama elithi “abantu” lalisho ukuthi kwakunobuhlobo obuqinile phakathi kwabo. Lapho uRuthe ethi kuNawomi: “Abantu bakini bangabantu bakithi.” (Rut 1,16), wathembisa ukungena ebuhlotsheni obusha nobuhlala njalo. Wayesho ukuthi uzongena kuphi manje. Ukuqinisekisa Ngezikhathi Zokungabaza Lapho uNkulunkulu ethi, “Ningabantu bami,” Yena (njengoRuthe) ugcizelela ubuhlobo ngaphezu kokuba ngowakho. "Nginamathele kuwe, ufana nomndeni kimi". UNkulunkulu usho lokhu izikhathi eziningi ezincwadini zabaprofethi kunakuyo yonke imibhalo yangaphambili ihlangene.
Kungani lokhu kuphindwa kaningi? Kwakuwukuntula ubuqotho kukaIsrayeli okwabangela ubudlelwano. U-Israyeli wasishaya indiva isivumelwano sakhe noNkulunkulu futhi wakhonza abanye onkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu wavumela izizwe zasenyakatho zase-Asiriya ukuba zinqotshwe futhi abantu bathunjwe. Iningi labaprofethi beTestamente Elidala laliphila ngaphambi nje kokuba abaseBhabhiloni banqobe isizwe sakwaJuda basiholele ebugqilini.
Abantu bezibuza. Kugcwele yonke indawo? Ingabe uNkulunkulu usilahlile? Abaprofethi baphindaphinda ngokuqiniseka: Cha, uNkulunkulu akasilahlanga. Sisengabantu bakhe futhi usenguNkulunkulu wethu. Abaprofethi babikezela ukubuyiselwa kwesizwe: abantu babeyobuyela ezweni labo, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, babuyele kuNkulunkulu. Isikhathi esizayo sivame ukusetshenziswa: "Bayoba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo". UNkulunkulu akabaxoshanga; uzobuyisela ubuhlobo. Uzoletha lokhu futhi kuzoba ngcono kunalokho obekuyikho.
Isigijimi somprofethi u-Isaya
“Ngikhulisile ngabanakekela abantwana futhi baphumelela ngami, kodwa bangifulathela,” kusho uNkulunkulu ngo-Isaya. “Bamhlubukile uJehova, bamlahlile oNgcwele ka-Israyeli, bamlahlile.” (Isaya. 1,2 & 4; Impilo entsha). Ngenxa yalokho, abantu bathunjwa. Ngakho-ke abantu bami kumelwe bahambe, ngoba abanangqondo.” (Isaya 5,13; Impilo entsha).
Kwakubonakala sengathi ubuhlobo buphelile. “Ubalahlile abantu bakho, indlu kaJakobe,” sifunda ku-Isaya 2,6. Nokho, lokhu kwakungeke kube phakade: “Ningesabi, bantu bami, enakhileyo eZiyoni...10,24-25). "Israyeli, ngeke ngikukhohlwe!"4,21). “Ngokuba uJehova ubaduduzile abantu bakhe, uhawukela abahluphekayo bakhe.” (Num9,13).
Abaprofethi bakhuluma ngokubuyiswa okukhulu: “Ngokuba uJehova uyakuhawukela uJakobe, abuye akhethe u-Israyeli, abamise ezweni labo.” (Gen.4,1). "Ngifuna ukuthi enyakatho: Nginike!, naseningizimu: Ungagodli! Letha amadodana ami ekude, namadodakazi ami evela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.” (Num3,6). “Abantu bami bayakuhlala emadlelweni okuthula, nasezindlini ezilondekayo, nasekuphumuleni okuziqhenyayo.” (Lev2,18). “INkosi uNkulunkulu iyakwesula izinyembezi ebusweni bonke... Ngaleso sikhathi bayakuthi: ‘Bheka uNkulunkulu wethu, ebesithemba kuye ukusisiza’” (2 Kor.5,8-9). UNkulunkulu wathi kubo: “Ningabantu bami.” (Dut1,16). “Ningabantu bami, madodana angewona amanga.” (Dut3,8).
Kunezindaba ezinhle, hhayi ezika-Israyeli kuphela, kodwa ezithinta wonke umuntu: “Abezizwe bayakuzihlanganisa nabo, bahlanganiswe nendlu kaJakobe” (Gen.4,1). “Makungabikho owezizwe ophendukela kuJehova othi: ‘UJehova uyakungihlukanisa nabantu bakhe’” (Dut.6,3). “UJehova Sebawoti uyokwenzela zonke izizwe ukudla okunothile kule ntaba.” (2 Kor5,6). Bayothi: “Le yiNkosi...masijabule sithokoze ngensindiso yayo.” (2 Kor5,9).
Isigijimi somprofethi uJeremiya
UJeremiya uhlanganisa izithombe zomkhaya: “Ngacabanga: Ngifuna ukukubamba kanjani njengokungathi uyindodana yami futhi ngikunike leli zwe elithandekayo... Ngangicabanga ukuthi uyobe usungibiza ngokuthi “Baba Othandekayo” futhi ungangishiyi. Kodwa indlu ka-Israyeli ayizange ithembeke kimi, njengoba nje owesifazane engathembeki ngenxa yesithandwa sakhe,” kusho uJehova. 3,19-20). “Abasigcinanga isivumelwano sami, nakuba ngangiyinkosi yabo [umyeni]” (Lev1,32). Ekuqaleni, uJeremiya waprofetha ukuthi ubuhlobo buphelile: “Akuzona ezikaJehova! Bayangidelela, usho uJehova, indlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda.”5,10-11). “Ngamjezisa u-Israyeli ngokuphinga kwakhe, ngamxosha, ngamnika incwadi yesehlukaniso.”3,8). Nokho, lokhu akukhona ukwenqatshwa unomphela. “U-Efrayimi akayena yini indodana yami ethandekayo nendodana yami ethandekayo? Ngokuba noma ngimsongela kaningi kangakanani, ngimelwe ukumkhumbula; ngalokho inhliziyo yami iphukile ukuba ngibe nobubele kuye,” usho uJehova.” (Lev1,20). “Kuyoze kube nini uduka, ndodakazi eyisihlubuki?” (Lev1,22). Wathembisa ukuthi wayeyowabuyisela: “Ngiyakubutha insali yomhlambi wami emazweni onke engiyixoshele kuwo.” ( 2 Kor.3,3). “Isikhathi siyeza,” usho uJehova, “lapho ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami u-Israyeli noJuda,” usho uJehova. “Bheka, ngiyakubakhipha ezweni lasenyakatho, ngibabuthe emikhawulweni yomhlaba.” ( Lev.1,8). “Ngiyakubathethelela ububi babo, angisoze ngasikhumbula isono sabo.” (Lev1,34). “U-Israyeli noJuda ngeke babe abafelokazi, abashiyiwe nguNkulunkulu wabo, uJehova Sebawoti.” (Dut1,5). Okubaluleke kakhulu, uNkulunkulu uyobaguqula ukuze bathembeke: “Buyani nina bantwana abahlubukayo, ngizoniphulukisa ekungalalelini kwenu.”3,22). “Ngiyobanika inhliziyo, ukuze bangazi, ukuthi mina ngiyiNkosi.” (2 Kor4,7).
“Ngiyofaka umthetho wami ezinhliziyweni zabo futhi ngiwulobe ezingqondweni zabo.” (Lev1,33). “Ngiyakubanika umqondo munye nokuziphatha kube munye, ngibeke ukungesaba ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangasuki kimi.” ( Lev.2,39-40). UNkulunkulu uthembisa ukuvuselela ubuhlobo babo, okufana nokwenza isivumelwano esisha nabo: “Bayoba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.” ( 2 Kor.4,7; 30,22; 31,33; I-32,38). “Ngiyoba nguNkulunkulu wemindeni yonke yakwa-Israyeli, yona ibe ngabantu bami.” (Lev1,1). “Ngizokwenza isivumelwano esisha nendlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda.” (Lev1,31). “Ngiyakwenza nabo isivumelwano esiphakade, sokuthi angiyikuyeka ukubenzela okuhle.” (Lev2,40).
UJeremiya wabona ukuthi abezizwe nabo babeyoba yingxenye yawo: “Kubo bonke omakhelwane bami ababi abathinta ifa engalinika abantu bami u-Israyeli: bhekani, ngiyakubasiphula ezweni labo, ngiyisiphule indlu kaJuda phakathi kwazo. …Kuyakuthi lapho befunda kubantu bami ukufunga ngegama lami ukuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova! Ngakho bayohlala phakathi kwabantu bami.” (Gen2,14-enye).
Umprofethi uHezekeli unomyalezo ofanayo
Umprofethi uHezekeli naye uchaza ubuhlobo bukaNkulunkulu noIsrayeli njengomshado: “Ngadlula kuwe, ngakubona, bheka, kwakuyisikhathi sokukuyenga. Ngendlala ingubo yami phezu kwakho, ngembathisa ubunqunu bakho. Ngafunga kuwe ngenza isivumelwano nawe, isho iNkosi uJehova, ukuthi uyakuba ngowami.” ( Hezekeli 1 Kor.6,8). Kwesinye isifaniso, uNkulunkulu uzichaza njengomalusi: “Njengomalusi efuna izimvu zakhe lapho ziduka emhlambini wakhe, kanjalo ngiyakuzifuna izimvu zami, ngizikhulule kuzo zonke izindawo ezihlakazekele kuzo.” ( Lev.4,12-13). Ngokwalesi sifaniso, uguqula amazwi aphathelene nobuhlobo: “Uyakuba umhlambi wami, umhlambi wedlelo lami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu” (Lev.4,31). Ubikezela ukuthi abantu bayobuya ekuthunjweni futhi uNkulunkulu uyoguqula izinhliziyo zabo: “Ngiyobanika inhliziyo ehlukile, ngifake phakathi kwabo umoya omusha, ngisuse inhliziyo yetshe emzimbeni wabo, ngibanike umoya omusha. inhliziyo yenyama, ukuze bahambe ngemiyalo yami, bagcine izimiso zami, bazenze. Bayoba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.”11,19-20). Lobu buhlobo buchazwa nangokuthi isivumelwano: “Kepha ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano sami engasenza nawe ezinsukwini zobusha bakho, ngimise nawe isivumelwano esiphakade.” ( 1 Kor.6,60). Uyohlala phakathi kwabo: “Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.” ( Lev.7,27). “Bheka ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade. Indlu ka-Israyeli ngeke isangcolisa igama lami elingcwele.” (Num3,7).
Umlayezo wabaprofethi abancane
Umprofethi uHoseya naye uchaza ukuhlukana kobuhlobo: “Anibona abantu bami, ngakho nami angifuni ukuba ngowakho” ( Hoseya. 1,9). Esikhundleni samagama avamile omshado, usebenzisa amagama edivosi: "Akayena umkami futhi angiyena umyeni wakhe!" (2,4). Kodwa njengoba kwenzeka ku-Isaya noJeremiya, lokhu kuyihaba. UHoseya uyashesha ukwengeza ukuthi ubuhlobo abupheli: “Khona-ke, usho uJehova, uyakungibiza ngokuthi ‘umyeni wami’... Ngizokugana kuze kube phakade naphakade” (2,18 futhi 21). “Ngiyoba nesihe kuLo-Ruhama [ongathandwa], futhi ngizothi kuLo-Ami [hhayi abantu bami], ‘Ningabantu bami,’ futhi bayothi, ‘UnguNkulunkulu wami.’” (2,25). “Ngiyakuphulukisa ukuhlubuka kwabo futhi; Ngingathanda ukumthanda; ngoba intukuthelo yami izosuka kubo.” ( 1 Kor4,5).
Umprofethi uJoweli uthola amazwi afanayo: “Khona uJehova uyakuba nomhawu ngezwe lakhe, abahawukele abantu bakhe.” ( Joweli. 2,18). “Abantu bami abasayikuba namahloni” (2,26). Umprofethi u-Amose naye uyabhala: “Ngiyobuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.” (Am 9,14).
“Uyophinde abe nesihe kithi,” kubhala umprofethi uMika. “Uyothembeka kuJakobe futhi ubonise umusa ku-Abrahama, njengoba wafunga kokhokho bethu basendulo” (Mik. 7,19-20). Umprofethi uZakariya unikeza isifinyezo esihle: “Jabula ujabule, ndodakazi yaseZiyoni! Ngoba bheka, ngiyeza futhi ngizohlala nawe, kusho uJehova.” (Zakariya 2,14). “Bheka, ngiyakuhlenga abantu bami ezweni lasempumalanga nasezweni lasentshonalanga, ngibayise ekhaya, bahlale eJerusalema; Bayoba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo ngokwethembeka nangokulunga.”8,7-enye).
Encwadini yokugcina yeTestamente Elidala, umprofethi uMalaki uyabhala: “Bayakuba ngabami, usho uJehova Sebawoti, ngosuku engiyobenza ngalo, ngibe nobubele kubo njengokuba umuntu ehawukela indodana yakhe eyihawukela. uyakhonza” (Mal 3,17).
ngu-Michael Morrison
