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Izingadi nezingwadule
“Manje endaweni lapho ayebethelwe khona esiphambanweni kwakukhona insimu, futhi ensimini kwakukhona ithuna elisha, okwakungakaze kubekwe muntu kulo.”— Johane 19:41 . Izikhathi eziningi ezichazayo zomlando weBhayibheli zenzeka ezimweni ezibonakala zibonisa ubunjalo bezenzakalo.
Isikhathi sokuqala esinje senzeke ensimini enhle lapho uNkulunkulu abeke khona u-Adamu no-Eva. Impela, Insimu yase-Edene yayikhethekile ngoba kwakuyinsimu kaNkulunkulu; lapho umuntu wayengamhlangabeza ehamba ebanda kakhulu kusihlwa. Kwabe sekuqala inyoka, ilangazelela ukuhlukanisa u-Adamu no-Eva kuMdali wabo. Futhi njengoba sazi, baxoshwa engadini kanye nobukhona bukaNkulunkulu bangena ezweni elinobutha eligcwele ameva namakhakhasi ngoba belalele inyoka futhi benza okuphambene nomthetho kaNkulunkulu.
Isigameko esikhulu sesibili senzeka ehlane lapho uJesu, u-Adamu wesibili, abhekana khona nezilingo zikaSathane. Kukholakala ukuthi indawo okwalwelwa kuyo le mpi yayiwuGwadule LwaseJudiya, indawo eyingozi nengenabungane. I-Barclay's Bible Commentary ithi: “Phakathi kweJerusalema ethafeni elimaphakathi noLwandle Olufile kunabathile ugwadule... Kuyindawo enesihlabathi esiphuzi, i-limestone ewohlokayo namatshe ahlakazekile. Umuntu ubona izingqimba zamatshe ezigobile, izintaba ezihamba nhlangothi zonke. Amagquma anjengenqwaba yothuli; i-limestone enamabhamuza iyaxebuka, amadwala angenalutho futhi aminyene... Iyakhazimula futhi ibenyeze ngokushisa njengesithando somlilo esikhulu. Ugwadule lufinyelela oLwandle Olufile futhi lwehla ngamamitha angama-360 ukujula, umthambeka we-limestone, amatshe amatshe kanye ne-marl, enqanyulwa amawa nemigodi eyindilinga futhi ekugcineni kube ukwehla okunamandla oLwandle Olufile". Yeka isithombe esifanele izwe eliwile, lapho iNdodana yomuntu, iyodwa futhi ingenakudla, imelana nazo zonke izilingo zikaSathane, owayehlose ukuyisusa kuNkulunkulu. Nokho, uJesu wahlala ethembekile.
Futhi ngomcimbi obaluleke kakhulu, isigcawu siguqukela ethuneni lamatshe eliqoshwe edwaleni elingenalutho. Yilapho-ke isidumbu sikaJesu silethwa khona emva kokufa kwakhe. Ngokufa kwakhe wanqoba isono nokufa futhi wanika uSathane amandla. Uvukile ekufeni - futhi futhi ensimini. UMary Magdalene wamcabanga ukuthi ungumsizi wensimu waze wambiza ngegama. Kepha manje wayenguNkulunkulu, owayehamba ekuseni epholile, elungele futhi ekwazi ukuhola abafowabo nodadewabo babuyele esihlahleni sokuphila. Yebo, alleluya!
Umkhuleko:
Mhlengi, ngomhlatshelo wakho wothando usisindisile ehlane lomhlaba ukuze manje uhambe indlela nathi, nsuku zonke naphakade. Ngakho-ke masiphendule ngokubonga okujabulisayo. Amen
nguHilary Buck
