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U-Abrahama wabhekana nenselele enkulu lapho etshelwa: “Thatha u-Isaka, indodana yakho okuwukuphela kwayo, oyithandayo, uye ezweni laseMoriya, unikele khona ngaye njengomnikelo wokushiswa entabeni engizokutshela yona.”1. UMose 22,2).

Uhambo luka-Abrahama lokholo lokunikela ngendodana yakhe lwaluphawuleka ngokwethembeka okujulile nokuthembela kuNkulunkulu. Ukulungiselela, uhambo, nomzuzu lapho u-Abrahama eselungele ukwenza umhlatshelo kwaphela kungazelelwe lapho iNgelosi yeNkosi ingenela. Wafumana inqama ebanjwe ngezimpondo zayo esihlahleni, wanikela ngayo njengomnikelo wokushiswa esikhundleni sendodana yakhe. U-Abrahama waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi: “UJehova uyakuyilungisela; (1. UMose 22,14 IBhayibheli le-Butcher).

U-Abrahama wayezimisele futhi waveza ukuqiniseka kokholo: “Ngokuqiniseka okunjalo, lapho uNkulunkulu emvivinya, u-Abrahama wanikela ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka njengomhlatshelo. uzakuba lenzalo. Ngoba u-Abrahama wayekholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi uNkulunkulu angabavusa nabafileyo. Yingakho abuyisela indodana yakhe iphila—njengenkomba engokomfanekiso ovukweni lwesikhathi esizayo.” ( Hebheru 11,17-19 Butcher Bible).

UJesu wathi: “Uyihlo u-Abrahama wakujabulela ukubona usuku lwami, futhi walubona wajabula.” ( Joh 8,56). La mazwi agcizelela ukuthi ukuvivinywa kokholo kuka-Abrahama kwakuwumfuziselo wezenzakalo zesikhathi esizayo ezaziyokwenzeka ngolunye usuku phakathi kukaNkulunkulu uBaba neNdodana yaKhe.

Ngokungafani no-Isaka, owalungiselelwa inqama, yayingekho enye indlela uJesu ayengayenza. Emthandazweni ojulile eNsimini yaseGetsemane wamukela uvivinyo olwalusondela ngala mazwi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesisitsha kimi; “Noma kunjalo, makungenzeki intando yami kodwa intando yakho mayenzeke” (Luka 2).2,42).

Kunokufana okuningi phakathi kwale mihlatshelo emibili, kodwa umhlatshelo kaJesu uphakeme ngokungenakuqhathaniswa ngencazelo yawo kanye nobubanzi. Ukubuya kuka-Abrahama no-Isaka, bephelezelwa izinceku nembongolo, bejabule njengoba ngokungangabazeki kwakunjalo, akunakuqhathaniswa nokubonakala kukaJesu okunqobayo phambi kukaMariya ethuneni elivulekile, lapho anqoba khona ukufa.

Inqama uNkulunkulu ayinikeza u-Abrahama yayingaphezu nje kwesilwane somnikelo wokushiswa; wayeyisibonelo somhlatshelo omkhulu kakhulu uJesu Kristu ayeyowenza. Njengoba nje inqama yafika endaweni efanele ngehora eliqondile ukuze ithathe isikhundla sika-Isaka, noJesu weza emhlabeni lapho isikhathi sesivuthiwe sokusihlenga: “Lapho isikhathi sesiphelele, uNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana yakhe, ezelwe ngowesifazane. futhi ngaphansi komthetho, ukuze ahlenge abaphansi komthetho, ukuze samukele abantwana.” (Galathiya 4,4-enye).

Masikhule ndawonye kulokhu kuthembana futhi sigubhe ithemba elimangalisayo esinalo ngoJesu Kristu.

nguMaggie Mitchell

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