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Incwadi kaNehemiya, enye yezincwadi ezingu-66 eziseBhayibhelini, cishe ingenye yezincwadi ezinganakwa kangako. Ayinayo imithandazo nezingoma ezisuka enhliziyweni njengencwadi ethi Psalter, ayinawo umlando omkhulu wendalo njengeNcwadi kaGenesise (1. Moses) futhi akukho biography kaJesu noma imfundiso yenkolo kaPawulu. Nokho, njengezwi likaNkulunkulu eliphefumulelwe, libaluleke ngendlela efanayo nakithi. Kulula ukukushalazela uma uvula iTestamente Elidala, kodwa kuningi esingakufunda kule ncwadi - ikakhulukazi ngokuhlangana kweqiniso nokuphila okuyisibonelo.
Incwadi kaNehemiya ibalwa phakathi kwezincwadi zomlando ngoba ngokuyinhloko iqopha imicimbi ebalulekile emlandweni wamaJuda. Kanye nencwadi ka-Ezra, ibika ngokubuyiselwa kwedolobha laseJerusalema, elanqotshwa lacekelwa phansi ngabaseBabiloni. Le ncwadi ihlukile ngoba yalotshwa ngokoqobo. Sifunda emazwini kaNehemiya ukuthi le ndoda ethembekile yabalwela kanjani abantu bayo.
UNehemiya wayenesikhundla esibalulekile esigodlweni seNkosi u-Aritahishashita, kodwa lapho wadela amandla negunya ukuze asize abantu bakhe, okwakudingeka babhekane namashwa namahloni amakhulu. Wanikezwa imvume yokubuyela eJerusalema ayokwakha kabusha udonga lomuzi olwalubhidliziwe. Udonga lomuzi lungase lubonakale lungabalulekile kithi namuhla, kodwa ku 5. Ekhulwini leminyaka BC, ukuqiniswa kwedolobha kwakubalulekile ekuhlalweni kwalo. Ukuthi iJerusalema, isikhungo sokukhulekela sabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe, labhujiswa futhi lashiywa lingenasivikelo, kwafaka uNehemiya osizini olukhulu. Wanikezwa indlela yokwakha kabusha leli dolobha futhi alenze indawo lapho abantu babengahlala khona futhi bakhulekele uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokwesaba futhi. Nokho, ukwakha kabusha iJerusalema kwakungewona umsebenzi olula. Umuzi wawuzungezwe izitha ezazingakuthandi ukuthi amaJuda ayesezodlondlobala futhi. Basongela ngokucekelwa phansi okumangalisayo kwezakhiwo ezase zakhiwe uNehemiya. Kwakunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokulungiselela amaJuda ingozi.
UNehemiya ngokwakhe uyalandisa: “Kwathi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke ingxenye yabantu bami yasebenza esakhiweni, kodwa enye ingxenye yalungisa imikhonto, izihlangu, iminsalo nezikhali, yema ngemva kwayo yonke indlu yakwaJuda eyayakha ugange. Labo ababethwele imithwalo basebenza kanje:
Ngesandla esisodwa benza umsebenzi futhi ngesinye baphatha isikhali.” (Nehemiya 4,10-11). Leso kwakuyisimo esibi kakhulu! Ukuze akhe kabusha umuzi owawukhethwe uNkulunkulu, ama-Israyeli kwakudingeka ashintshe ukwabela abantu abazowakha futhi abeke abalindi abazowuvikela. Bekufanele ulungele ukuxosha ukuhlasela noma nini.
Emhlabeni wonke kunamaKristu amaningi ahlala esongelwa ngokushushiswa ngenxa yendlela aphila ngayo ukholo lwawo. Ngisho nalabo abangahlali ezingozini nsuku zonke bangafunda okuningi enkonzweni kaNehemiya. Kuhle ukucabanga ngokuthi “singavikela” kanjani omunye nomunye, ngisho nalapho izimo zingezimbi kangako. Lapho sisebenzela ukwakha umzimba kaKristu, umhlaba uhlangana nathi ngokulahlwa kanye nokudangala. NjengamaKristu, kufanele sizungeze abantu abanomqondo ofanayo futhi sibasekele.
UNehemiya nabantu bakhe baqinisekisa ukuqapha nokulungela ukuthatha isinyathelo ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuze bahlome kuzo zonke izimo - kungaba ukwakha umuzi wabantu bakaNkulunkulu noma ukuwuvikela. Babeceliwe ukuthi benze njalo hhayi ngoba bewufanele lowo msebenzi, kodwa ngoba umsebenzi kwakudingeka wenziwe.
Kungenzeka babe bambalwa kithi abazizwa bebizelwe ukwenza izinto ezinkulu. Ngokungafani nabalingiswa abaningi eBhayibhelini, uNehemiya akazange abizwe ngokukhethekile. UNkulunkulu akazange akhulume naye ngesihlahla esivuthayo noma ngephupho. Uzwile nje ngesidingo wabe esethandazela ukubona ukuthi angasiza kanjani. Wabe esecela ukuthi anikezwe umsebenzi wokwakha kabusha iJerusalema - futhi wanikwa imvume. Wathatha isinyathelo sokumela abantu bakaNkulunkulu. Lapho isimo esiphuthumayo emvelweni yethu sisinyakazisa ukuba sithathe isenzo, uNkulunkulu angasihola kulokhu ngamandla amakhulu sengathi usebenzisa insika yefu noma izwi elivela ezulwini.
Ngeke sazi ukuthi sizobizelwa nini enkonzweni. Kwakungabonakali ukuthi uNehemiya uzoba ngumuntu ozobhapathizwa othembisa kakhulu: wayengeyena umakhi wezakhiwo noma umakhi. Wayephethe isikhundla sezepolitiki esiqinile, asishiya ngaphandle kokuqiniseka ngempumelelo yakhe ngoba wayecindezelwe ubunzima. Wayephilela lesi sabelo ngoba wayekholelwa ukuthi ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu nezindlela zakhe phakathi kwezizwe, abantu kufanele baphile endaweni ethile nesikhathi - iJerusalema. Futhi wazisa lo mgomo ngaphezu kokuphepha kwakhe nokufaneleka kwakhe. UNehemiya wayehlale ebhekana nezimo ezintsha. Ngesikhathi sokwakhiwa kabusha, wayehlala ephonswa inselelo ukuthi anqobe ubunzima futhi aqondise kabusha abantu bakhe.
Ngiyakhumbula ukuthi kukangaki sonke sibonakala sinenkinga yokukhonzana. Kufika kimi ukuthi bengilokhu ngicabanga ukuthi omunye umuntu ngaphandle kwami angakufanelekela kangcono ukusiza ezimweni ezithile. Kodwa-ke, incwadi kaNehemiya isikhumbuza ukuthi njengomphakathi kaNkulunkulu sibizelwe ukunakekelana. Kufanele sikulungele ukubeka ukuphepha kwethu nentuthuko emuva ukusiza amaKrestu aswele.
Kungigcwalisa ngokubonga okukhulu lapho ngizwa ngabafowethu kanye nabasebenzi abamela abanye, kungaba ngokuzinikela komuntu siqu noma ngeminikelo yabo - beshiya isikhwama sokudla noma izingubo ezingaziwa phambi komnyango womndeni oswele noma isimemo komunye Ukusho komakhelwane abaswele ngesidlo sakusihlwa - bonke badinga uphawu lothando. Ngiyajabula ukuthi uthando lukaNkulunkulu luya kubantu bakhe luye kubantu! Ukuzibophezela kwethu ezidingweni zethu kusikhombisa indlela yokuphila eyisibonelo, lapho sithembela kuzo zonke izimo uNkulunkulu asibeke kuzo endaweni efanele. Izindlela zakhe kwesinye isikhathi azijwayelekile uma kukhulunywa ngokusiza abanye nokuletha ukukhanya okuncane emhlabeni wethu.
Siyabonga ngokuthembeka kwakho kuJesu nokuxhasa kwakho ngothando umphakathi wethu wokholo.
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