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Ubuhlobo bukaNkulunkulu nabantu bakhe
Umlando wakwa-Israyeli ungafingqwa ngegama elihlulekayo. Ubudlelwano bukaNkulunkulu nabantu bakwa-Israyeli kubhekiselwa kubo ezincwadini zikaMose njengesivumelwano, ubudlelwano lapho kwenziwa khona izifungo zokuthembeka nezethembiso. Kodwa-ke, njengoba iBhayibheli libonisa, kube nezimo eziningi zokuhluleka kwama-Israyeli. Abamethembanga uNkulunkulu futhi bakhononda ngezenzo zikaNkulunkulu. Ukuziphatha kwabo okujwayelekile kokungathembi nokungalaleli kugcwele wonke umlando wakwa-Israyeli.
Ukwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu kuyinto evelele emlandweni wabantu bakwa-Israyeli. Sithola ukuzethemba okukhulu kulokhu namuhla. Njengoba uNkulunkulu engazange abalahle abantu bakhe ngaleso sikhathi, ngeke asilahle noma ngabe sibhekene nezikhathi zokwehluleka. Singase sibe nobuhlungu nokuhlupheka ngenxa yokukhetha okungalungile, kepha akudingeki sesabe ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke esasithanda. Uhlala ethembekile njalo.
Isithembiso sokuqala: umholi
Ngesikhathi sabahluleli, u-Israyeli wayehlala esemjikelezweni wokungalaleli - ukucindezelwa - ukuphenduka - ukukhululwa. Ngemva kokushona komholi, umjikelezo waqala kabusha. Ngemva kwezenzakalo ezimbalwa ezinjalo, abantu bacela umprofethi uSamuweli inkosi, umndeni wasebukhosini, ukuze kuhlale kukhona inzalo ezohola isizukulwane esilandelayo. UNkulunkulu wamchazela uSamuweli, “Abakulahlanga wena, kodwa mina ukuba ngingabi yinkosi phezu kwabo. Bazakwenza kini njengalokho benzile kusukela osukwini engabakhupha ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube lamuhla, bangitshiya bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu.”1. Sam 8,7-8). UNkulunkulu wayengumqondisi wabo ongabonakali, kodwa abantu babengamethembi. Ngakho-ke, uNkulunkulu wabanika umuntu owayezoba umlamuleli, lowo njengommeleli owayengabusa abantu esikhundleni sabo.
USawule, inkosi yokuqala, wehluleka ukungamethembi uNkulunkulu. USamuweli wabe esegcoba uDavide waba yinkosi. Yize uDavid ehluleke ngezindlela ezimbi kakhulu empilweni yakhe, isifiso sakhe sasibhekiswe kakhulu ekukhonzeni nasekukhonzeni uNkulunkulu. Ngemuva kokuthi ekwazile kakhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthula nokuchuma, wathembisa uNkulunkulu ukumakhela ithempeli elikhulu eJerusalema. Lokhu kufanele kube uphawu lokungaguquguquki hhayi nje lesizwe kuphela kodwa nangenxa yokukhonza kwabo uNkulunkulu weqiniso.
Ngolimi lwesiHeberu, uNkulunkulu wathi, “Cha, Davide, awuyikungakhela indlu. Kuyoba ngenye indlela nxazonke: Ngizokwakhela indlu, indlu kaDavide. Kuyoba khona umbuso oyohlala phakade futhi omunye wenzalo yakho uyongakhela ithempeli.”2. Sam 7,11-16, isifinyezo sakho). UNkulunkulu usebenzisa indlela yesivumelwano: “Mina ngizakuba nguyise, yena abe yindodana yami” (ivesi 14). Wathembisa ukuthi umbuso kaDavide uyokuma kuze kube phakade (ivesi 16).
Kodwa ngisho nethempeli lahlala unomphela. Umbuso kaDavide wangena ngaphansi - ngokwenkolo nangokwezempi. Kwenzekeni ngesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu? Izithembiso ku-Israyeli zagcwaliseka kuJesu. Usenkabeni yobuhlobo bukaNkulunkulu nabantu bakhe. Ukuphepha okufunwa ngabantu kungatholwa kuphela kumuntu okhona unomphela futhi othembekile njalo. Umlando wakwa-Israyeli ukhomba kokuthile okukhulu kuno-Israyeli, kepha futhi kuyingxenye yomlando wakwa-Israyeli.
Isithembiso sesibili: ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu
Ngesikhathi sokuzulazula kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli ogwadule, uNkulunkulu wayehlala etabernakele: "Ngahambahamba etendeni ngenze itabernakele" (2. Sam 7,6). Ithempeli likaSolomoni lakhiwa njengendawo entsha yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu, futhi “inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaNkulunkulu” ( NW )2. I-Chr 5,14). Lokhu kwakufanele kuqondwe ngendlela engokomfanekiso, njengoba abantu babazi ukuthi izulu nawo wonke amazulu amazulu ayengenakumthwala uNkulunkulu (2. I-Chr 6,18).
UNkulunkulu wathembisa ukuhlala phakathi kwama-Israyeli kuze kube phakade uma bemlalela (1. Amakhosi 6,12-13). Nokho, njengoba bengamlalelanga, wanquma “ukubasusa ebusweni bakhe” (2. Amakhosi 24,3), okungukuthi, wabayisa ekuthunjweni kwelinye izwe. Kodwa uNkulunkulu waqhubeka ethembekile futhi akazange abalahle abantu bakhe. Wathembisa ukuthi ngeke alisule igama lakhe (2. Amakhosi 14,27). Babezophenduka futhi bafune ukusondela kuye, ngisho nasemazweni angaphandle. UNkulunkulu wayebathembisile ukuthi uma bebuyela kuye, wayeyobabuyisela ezweni labo, okwakuhloselwe futhi ukukhombisa ukubuyiselwa kobudlelwane babo (5. Genesise 30,1:5; UNehemiya 1,8-enye).
Isithembiso sesithathu: ikhaya laphakade
UNkulunkulu wathembisa uDavide: “Ngiyakubanika abantu bami u-Israyeli indawo, ngibatshale ukuba bahlale khona;1. 1 IziKr7,9). Lesi sithembiso siyamangalisa ngoba sivela encwadini eyabhalwa ngemva kokudingiswa kwama-Israyeli. Umlando wabantu bakwa-Israyeli ukhomba ngale komlando wabo - uyisithembiso okusamele sifezeke. Isizwe sasidinga umholi wozalo lukaDavide, nokho omkhulu kunoDavide. Babedinga ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu obungeke nje bufanekiswe ethempelini kodwa obuzoba ngokoqobo kuwo wonke umuntu. Babedinga izwe lapho ukuthula nokunethezeka kungagcini nje kuphela, kodwa kuguqule umhlaba wonke ukuze kungabe kusaba khona nengcindezelo. Umlando wakwaIsrayeli ukhomba eqinisweni lesikhathi esizayo. Kodwa kwakukhona iqiniso kwa-Israyeli wasendulo. UNkulunkulu wenza isivumelwano no-Israyeli futhi wasigcina ngokwethembeka. Babengabantu bakhe ngisho nalapho bengalaleli. Nakuba abantu abaningi bephambukile endleleni elungile, kuye kwaba nabaningi abaye bahlala beqinile. Nakuba bafa bengakubonanga ukugcwaliseka, bayophinde baphile ukuze babone umholi, izwe, futhi okuhle kunakho konke, uMsindisi wabo futhi babe nokuphila okuphakade ebukhoneni bakhe.
ngu-Michael Morrison
