The meaning of the valley of Achor is often unknown to Christians. While most Christians have heard or sung about the valley of Achor being a door of hope, Abaningi babo abazi ukuthi kwenzekani esigodini sase-Akori nokuthi kungani isigodi sase-Akori singumnyango wethemba (Hoseya 2:15). Many times Christians sing songs but don’t know the true meaning of the lyrics. Bacula baphimisele amagama, ukuthi uma kuqhathaniswa nendlela yabo yokuphila ayihambelani. Kulula kakhulu ukucula iculo elinomculo omnandi namagama anyakazayo futhi uholwe imizwa efudumele engacacile nemizwa. Kusho ukuthini isigodi sase-Akori eBhayibhelini futhi yini isigodi sase-Akori asimele?
UJoshuwa kanye nedolobha laseJeriko
Ukuthola ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukubaluleka kwesigodi sase-Akor, kufanele siye eNcwadini kaJoshuwa. KuJoshuwa 5:13, Sifunda ukuthi induna yemikhosi yeNkosi yabonakala kanjani kuJoshuwa ngenkemba eyayidonswa esandleni sayo. Lapho uJoshuwa embona, wawa ngobuso, wakhuleka. UJoshuwa wambuza ukuthi yini okufanele amtshele yona.
Induna yamabutho kaJehova yayala uJoshuwa ukuba akhumule izicathulo zakhe. Ngobani? Ngoba indawo, lapho uJoshuwa ayemi khona kwakungcwele.
UJoshuwa walalela amazwi enduna yamabutho wakhumula izicathulo zakhe.
UJehova watshela uJoshuwa ukuthi wayenikele iJeriko esandleni sakhe.
INkosi yambulela uJoshuwa icebo layo futhi yayala, Igxathu emvakwe gxathu, Lokho ayekufanele akwenze.
Ngemuva kokuba iNkosi inikeze uJoshua lonke ulwazi, UJoshuwa wabiza abapristi nabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
UJoshuwa wahlanganyela nabo okwemtshele futhi wanika lo myalo olandelayo:
Umuzi waseJeriko nakho konke okungaphakathi (ngaphandle kukaRahabi nendlu yakhe) uyakuba ngeqalekisiweyo. Nawe, noma kanjani ziphepheni entweni eqalekisiweyo, funa nizenze niqalekiswe, lapho uthatha into eqalekisiweyo, wenze ikamu lika-Israyeli libe yisiqalekiso, futhi uyikhathaze. Kodwa lonke isiliva, kanye negolide, nezitsha zethusi nezensimbi, abangcweliselwe iNkosi: bayakungena endlini yengcebo yeNkosi (UJoshuwa 6:17-19)
UJoshuwa akagcinanga ngokunika abantu lo myalo, kodwa wachaza nokuthi kungani abantu babengavunyelwe ukuthatha noma yini emzini waseJeriko. UJoshuwa wabatshela, bekuzokwenzekani uma akazange ayilalele lo myalo yeNkosi.
Kwenzekani ngemuva kokuwa kweJeriko?
Abantu bakwa-Israyeli balalela amazwi eNkosi, banqoba, babhubhisa idolobha laseJeriko. Nokho, Akuwona wonke umuntu elalela umyalo weNkosi.
Kwakukhona indoda eyodwa, abahlubuka emyalezweni kaJehova. Le ndoda ayilalelanga amazwi eNkosi futhi yalalela intando yenyama yakhe.
Waholwa yizinkanuko zakhe zenyama kanye nokuhaha futhi wathatha ezintweni eziqalekisiweyo, waziletha etendeni lakhe, futhi wazifihla emhlabathini. Ngenxa yalomuntu lo mthetho wokungamlaleli uNkulunkulu, lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli laliqalekisiwe.
Ngokungalaleli komuntu oyedwa kuNkulunkulu, lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli laliqalekisiwe
Ngokuhlubuka komuntu oyedwa nokungalaleli uNkulunkulu, lonke ibandla lakwa-Israyeli laliqalekisiwe, Futhi uNkulunkulu washiya abantu bakhe. Lokhu kwabonakala lapho abantu bephuma beyohlasela umuzi wase-Ayi. Esikhundleni sokushaya umuzi wase-Ayi, amadoda ase-Ayi abulala 3000 Israyeli.
U-Israyeli wona emazwini kaJehova futhi weqa isivumelwano sikaJehova. ngalokho u-Israyeli waba oqalekisiweyo. (Funda futhi: Ungakwazi yini ukuba nesandla esonweni sokholwa nabo?).
Ngoba u-Israyeli wayeqalekisiwe, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengenakuma phambi kwezitha zabo.
UJehova wayengeke esaba no-Israyeli ngaphandle kokuba abantu bakwa-Israyeli babhubhise okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwabo.
Abantu bekufanele bangcweliswe, ukuze uNkulunkulu ahlale nabantu bakhe futhi.
INkosi yafundisa uJoshuwa ukuba angcwelise abantu futhi abatshele, kungani bengakwazi ukumelana nezitha zabo. Wamtshela nokuthi yini okufanele bayenze ukuze basuse oqalekisiweyo phakathi kwabo.
UJoshuwa waletha u-Israyeli ngezizwe zabo futhi wathatha isizwe sakwaJuda
Ekuseni, UJoshuwa waletha u-Israyeli ngezizwe zabo futhi wathatha isizwe sakwaJuda. UJoshuwa waletha umndeni wakwaJuda futhi wathatha umndeni wamaZera. Futhi lapho ethatha umndeni kaZera, indoda ngomuntu, athathe uZabdi. UJoshuwa waletha indoda yaseZabdi ngomuntu, uJoshuwa wamthatha u-Akani.
Wayengubani u-Akhani?
u-Akani indodana kaKarmi, indodana kaZabidi, indodana kaZera owesizwe sakoJuda.
Isivumo sika-Akhani kuJoshuwa
UJoshuwa wahlangana no-Akhani, wamcela ukuba akhiphe iNkosi futhi athole izono kuJehova. Wacela u-Akhani ukuthi amtshele, ayekwenzile futhi wangamfihlela. U-Akani wavuma futhi watshela uJoshuwa ukuthi wonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
U-Akani watshela uJoshuwa, ukuthi lapho ebona ingubo enhle yaseBabiloni, amashekeli angamakhulu amabili esiliva, inkezo yegolide, isisindo sayo singamashekeli angamashumi ayisihlanu, wabafisa. Wawathatha, wawathukusa emhlabathini etendeni lakhe.
Kwenzekani ku-Akhani ngemva kokuvuma kwakhe izono?
Ngemuva kokuvuma kuka-Akhan, UJoshuwa wathuma izithunywa etendeni lika-Akani, ukuqoqa izinto eziqalekisiweyo. Izithunywa zathatha izinto zazisa kuJoshuwa nakubantwana bakwa-Israyeli. Babeka okuqalekisiweyo phambi kweNkosi.
UJoshuwa nabantu bakwa-Israyeli bamthatha u-Akani, isiliva, ingubo, umcengezi wegolide, amadodana namadodakazi akhe, izinkabi zakhe, izimbongolo zakhe, izimvu zakhe, ithente lakhe, futhi u-Akani wayenakho konke. Base beletha u-Akhani, umndeni wakhe, nempahla yakhe esigodini sase-Akori.
Wathi uJoshuwa, Usihluphelani? INkosi iyakukuhlupha namuhla (UJoshuwa 7:25).
Ngemva kwamazwi kaJoshuwa, wonke u-Israyeli wamkhanda u-Akani ngamatshe esigodini sase-Akori. Lapho bebakhanda ngamatshe, Bazishisa ngomlilo baphakamisa phezu kwakhe inqwaba enkulu yamatshe.
Kungani u-Akani wabulawa esigodini sase-Akori?
U-Akhani wabulawa esigodini sase-Akori ngoba u-Akani wahlubuka kuNkulunkulu futhi akazange alalele amazwi eNkosi uNkulunkulu.
U-Akhari waba uhlupho kwa-Israyeli, oweqa entweni eqalekisiweyo. Ngenxa yokuhlubuka kuka-Akhani nokungalaleli uNkulunkulu kanye nomsebenzi wakhe omubi, Kodwa, umndeni wakhe, yonke impahla yakhe yakhandwa ngamatshe esigodini sase-Akori, yafa.
Kwenzeka kanjani ukuba isigodi sase-Akori sibe umnyango wethemba?
Isigodi sase-Akori saba umnyango wethemba ngoba lapho abaqaleki basuswa babhujiswa phakathi kwabantu, uJehova waphenduka ekuvutheni kwentukuthelo yakhe. Isigodi sase-Akori sasisho ukuphela kuka-Akani nomndeni wakhe; ukufa. Nokho, Kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, Isigodi sase-Akori saba umnyango wethemba, because in the Valley of Achor the tide turned and God returned to His people and they were reconciled with God.
Ububi ebandleni basuswa futhi uNkulunkulu waba nguNkulunkulu wabo futhi baba abantu bakhe.
Bobabili umprofethi u-Isaya (Isaya 65:10) noHoseya (Hoseya 2:15) waprofeta futhi wabhala ngesigodi sase-Akori.
Baprofetha mayelana Ukuza KoMesiya; uJesu UKristu futhi lowo Jesu’ umsebenzi wokuhlenga esiphambanweni wawuyoba umnyango wethemba, wonke umuntu, ababezokholwa kuJesu Kristu futhi bamamukele njengoMsindisi futhi bamenze iNkosi phezu kwezimpilo zabo.
Ngokungalaleli komuntu oyedwa u-Adamu, ububi bangena futhi sonke isintu saqalekiswa.
Wonke umuntu, owayeyozalwa enzalweni ka-Adamu wayeyothonywa ububi futhi ayeyozalwa eyisoni futhi efanelwe isijeziso sokufa. (Funda futhi: Ingabe uhlale uyisoni njalo?).
Kodwa ngenxa yothando olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu ngabantu, UNkulunkulu wathumela iNdodana Yakhe uJesu Kristu emhlabeni.
UJesu Kristu waba kanjani umnyango wethemba?
UJesu Kristu waba umnyango wethemba, Ngoba waba yilowo obambele umuntu owile. UJesu wathwala zonke izono nobubi bezwe wathatha isigwebo sentambo (ngenxa yokungalaleli kuka-Adamu uNkulunkulu) phezu kwakhe. Ukuze, wonke umuntu, okholwa kuye futhi wamukele njengoMsindisi neNkosi futhi eba azalwe kabusha kuye, kwakungeke kusadingeka ukuba athwale lesi sijeziso.
UJesu futhi wathwala izono zakho nobubi bakho futhi wathatha isijeziso sokufa sezono zakho phezu Kwakhe. He shed His precious blood to deliver you from the curse and restore (philisa) nawe futhi ubuyisane noNkulunkulu. (Funda futhi: Ukuthula okwabuyiselwa uJesu phakathi komuntu owile noNkulunkulu).
Wakunika amandla okuba yindodana kaNkulunkulu (lokhu kusebenza kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane) Ngokukholwa nokuvuselelwa kabusha kuKristu nangomoya wakhe.
UJesu wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yenu. Ukuze, ubuyokhululwa emandleni esono nokufa futhi uthole enye imvelo (Imvelo kaNkulunkulu). Ngalesi simo esisha, Awusoze waphila njengesoni sokungalaleli uNkulunkulu. But you shall live as a saint in obedience to God and His Word. Uyokhululeka futhi uhambe ekulungeni futhi uthole ukuphila okuphakade.
Nawe, nifile ezonweni zenu nasekungasokini kwenyama yenu, Uphile kanye Naye, selithethelele zonke iziphambeko; Wesula umbhalo wesandla wemithetho owawumelene nathi, okwakuphambene nathi, wayisusa endleleni, ewubethela esiphambanweni saKhe; Futhi esonakalisa izikhulu namandla, Wababukisa obala, enqoba phezu kwabo kuwo
AbaseKolose 2:13-15
What is the meaning of the valley of Achor in the Bible?
The meaning of the Valley of Achor in the Bible is that in the Valley of Achor the old man and his evil sinful nature dies and the new man arises in righteousness (kuKristu).
Lapho uya esigodini sase-Akori, kusho ukuphela kwempilo yakho njengesoni nezenzo zaso ezimbi kanye nemikhuba. (Funda futhi: Usuku lwesishiyagalombili, usuku lokudalwa okusha).
Esigodini sase-Akori, Ubeka phansi impilo yakho yakudala nempilo yakho entsha njengoba kuqala indalo entsha, nxa umoya wakho uvuka kwabafileyo ngoMoya oNgcwele. (Funda futhi: Inqubo ebuhlungu eyaziwa ngokuthi ukufa).
Ngakho-ke, bheka, Ngizomyenga, limlethe enkangala, futhi ukhulume kahle kuye. Futhi ngiyomnika izivini zakhe kusukela lapho, nesigodi sase-Akori sibe ngumnyango wethemba: lizahlabelela khona, njengasezinsukwini zobusha bakhe, nanjengasosukwini lokukhuphuka kwalo liphuma ezweni laseGibithe
Hoseya 2:14-15
Kungani isigodi sase-Akori sisho isigodi sezinkinga?
Isigodi sase-Akori sisho isigodi sezinto ezindala ngoba isigodi sase-Akori yindawo lapho indoda endala ifa khona. Kodwa ngomuntu omusha, Isigodi sase-Akor sisho umnyango wethemba njengoba kushiwo eHoseya 2:15.
Lapho usulungele ukubeka phansi impilo yakho endala futhi uzinikele kuJesu Kristu futhi umlalele futhi wenze intando kaJesu; intando kaNkulunkulu, kuphela lapho usulungele ukuya esigodini sase-Akori.
Kubalulekile uku bala izindleko ngaphambi kokuthi wenze lesi sinqumo.‘
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
