Itshe kwakuyinto eyayivame ukusetshenziswa eSivumelwaneni Esidala nguNkulunkulu nabantu njengesibonakaliso, isikhumbuzo, kanye/noma ufakazi wesivumelwano kanye/noma umcimbi okhethekile, lapho uNkulunkulu azembula khona, Ubukhulu bakhe, namandla. Itshe elamiswa laba yinsika laliwubufakazi nesibonakaliso enzalweni nobufakazi balokho uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile.. Wonke amatshe ayemiswe abe yinsika yeSivumelwano Esidala ayebhekisela etsheni eliphilayo, UJesu Kristu, Ubani oyisibonakaliso nobufakazi bezwi likaNkulunkulu nomsebenzi omkhulu wokuhlenga umuntu owile, kanye nesivumelwano esisha, elibekwe uphawu ngegazi laKhe eliligugu.
UJakobe wamisa insika yetshe, wagcoba insika yetshe
KuGenesise 28:18, sifunda ngensika nokugcotshwa kwensika yetshe. UJakobe wasebenzisa leli tshe njengomcamelo ohambweni lwakhe. UJakobe wabaleka endlini kayise u-Esawu umfowabo, waya endlini kayisekazi.
Kulomcamelo, UJakobe waphupha wahlangana noNkulunkulu ophilayo kayise u-Isaka kanye nomkhulu u-Abrahama
Ephusheni lakhe, UJakobe wabona iladi, owamiswa emhlabeni, isihloko safinyelela ezulwini. Izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka zehlela kuleli ladi, ngenkathi iNkosi imile ngenhla kwayo ithi:
NginguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, uyihlo, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka: izwe olele kulo, ngizakunika khona, lenzalweni yakho; Inzalo yakho iyakuba njengothuli lomhlabathi, wena usakazekele ngasentshonalanga, nasempumalanga, futhi ngasenyakatho, naseningizimu: futhi ngawe nangenzalo yakho imindeni yonke yomhlaba iyakubusiswa. Na-, bheka, nginawe, futhi izakugcina ezindaweni zonke lapho oya khona, njalo ngizakubuyisela kulelilizwe; ngoba kangiyikukutshiya, ngize ngenze lokho engikukhulume kuwe
Genesis 28:13-15
Lapho uJakobe ephaphama, wathi iNkosi ikuleyondawo, futhi wayengazi. Kwakuyindlu kaNkulunkulu kanye nesango lokungena ezulwini.
UJakobe wathatha itshe ayelomcamelo, walimisa laba yinsika. UJakobe wathela amafutha esiqongweni setshe lensika, waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBethele (ngaphambi kweLuzi).
UJakobe wenza isifungo kuNkulunkulu ngemva kokugcotshwa kwensika yetshe
UJakobe wenza isifungo kuNkulunkulu sokuthi uma uNkulunkulu engaba naye futhi amgcine endleleni yakhe futhi amnakekele, futhi abuyele endlini kayise ngokuthula, uJehova uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wakhe.
Itshe, eyamiswa uJakobe ibe yinsika yayizoba yindlu kaNkulunkulu. Futhi kukho konke uNkulunkulu wayeyokunika uJakobe, UJakobe wayezokwenza nika okweshumi kuNkulunkulu (Genesis 28:20-22).
Indawo uJakobe agcoba kuyo itshe yayiseduze nendawo u-Abrahama aya kuyo ngemva kokushiya izwe lakubo nendlu kayise.
Kwakuseduze kwendawo lapho uNkulunkulu abonakala khona ku-Abrahama futhi wenza isithembiso, u-Abrahama wamakhela uJehova i-altare, wabiza igama lakhe (Genesis 12).
Ngesikhathi uJakobe ehlala nomalume wakhe uLabani, UNkulunkulu waphinda wabonakala kuJakobe.
Wazenza waziwa ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu waseBethele, lapho uJakobe agcoba khona insika futhi wenza isithembiso kuNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu wayala uJakobe ukuba abuyele ezweni lakubo. UJakobe walilalela izwi likaNkulunkulu futhi wabaleka endlini kaLabani. ULabani esezwile ukuthi uJakobe ubalekile nendlu yakhe, wamxosha uJakobe (Genesis 31:13).
UNkulunkulu wayala uJakobe ukuba aye eBethele, hlala lapho, wenze ilathi
Ngemva kokuphishekela kukaLabani kanye nokwenza isivumelwano phakathi kukaJakobe noLabani, itshe lensika nenqwaba yamatshe kwakungubufakazi bakho, langemva kokubambana loNkulunkulu, ukuhlangana nomfowabo u-Esawu, kanye nezinye izehlakalo, UNkulunkulu wayala uJakobe ukuba asuke akhuphukele eBethele futhi ahlale khona futhi enze i-altare kuNkulunkulu.
UJakobe walilalela izwi likaNkulunkulu. Watshela abendlu yakhe nabo bonke abantu ababenaye, ukususa onkulunkulu bezizweni phakathi kwabo, bazihlanze, futhi bashintshe izingubo zabo.
Abantu balalela amazwi kaJakobe. Banikela bonke onkulunkulu babo abangajwayelekile, ezazisezandleni zabo, namacici abo onke, ezazisezindlebeni zabo. UJakobe wakuthukusa ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi esasiseShekemi.
Lapho befika eBethel (Luz), UJakobe wakha i-altare. UJakobe waqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi i-Eli-Bethele, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabonakala kuye lapho.
Ngemuva kwesikhathi esithile, UNkulunkulu waphinda wabonakala kuJakobe. UNkulunkulu wabusisa uJakobe futhi washintsha igama lakhe laba u-Israyeli, okusho ukuthi inkosana. UNkulunkulu wenza isifungo kuJakobe njengoba enza ku-Abrahama no-Isaka.
UJakobe wamisa insika yetshe endaweni lapho uNkulunkulu akhulume naye khona. Wathela umnikelo wokuphuzwa, wathela amafutha phezu kwawo, waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBethele (Genesis 35:9-15).
UMelusi, iTshe lika-Israyeli, kwakungobufakazi nesibonakaliso enzalweni kaJakobe
UNkulunkulu wasikhumbula isivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahama, Usaka, noJakobe. UNkulunkulu wasigcina isithembiso sakhe futhi waligcwalisa izwi Lakhe ngokukhulula abantu Bakhe eGibhithe futhi ababuyisele ezweni lesethembiso.
UNkulunkulu kaJakobe onamandla (Israyeli) wabonisa ukwethembeka Kwakhe, ubukhulu, futhi athande abantu baKhe ngokugcwalisa isithembiso saKhe nezibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi futhi waba nguMelusi, iTshe lika-Israyeli, kube ngubufakazi nesibonakaliso enzalweni kaJakobe (Israyeli).
Manje, kwakuphezu kwabantu ukukhombisa uthando lwabo ngoNkulunkulu futhi bamkhonze ngenhliziyo ezinikele futhi bagcwalise ingxenye yabo yesivumelwano ngokulalela izwi Lakhe kanye nokugcina imiyalelo Yakhe..
Ubufakazi bezibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe ezineMithetho Eyishumi
UNkulunkulu wembula intando Yakhe ngamazwi Akhe nangokubhala imiyalo eyishumi ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe.
Lezi zibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe zazingubufakazi bukaNkulunkulu nenzalo ka-Israyeli.
Izibhebhe zamatshe ezinemithetho eyishumi zaziyingxenye yesivumelwano kanye nobufakazi bentando kaNkulunkulu, ubungcwele, nokulunga.
Ngokudalulwa kwentando kaNkulunkulu, ubungcwele, nokulunga, isono sembulwa kubantu bakaNkulunkulu. (Funda futhi: Kungani uNkulunkulu waloba umthetho wakhe ezibhebheni ezimbili zamatshe?)
UNkulunkulu wakhetha uJoshuwa njengomlandeli kaMose nomholi wabantu baKhe
Ngemva kokufa kukaMose, akekho noyedwa emadodaneni akhe owathatha isikhundla sikayise. UNkulunkulu akazange adlulisele indima yobuholi kwenye yamadodana kaMose, kodwa uNkulunkulu wakhetha uJoshuwa. UNkulunkulu wabeka uJoshuwa esikhundleni sikaMose nomholi wabantu baKhe.
UJoshuwa wayebonise uthando lwakhe, ukholo, ukwethembeka, kanye nomqondo wokulwa noNkulunkulu ngempilo yakhe. UNkulunkulu wayazi ukuthi wayengamethemba uJoshuwa. Ngakho-ke, UNkulunkulu wanikeza uJoshuwa umsebenzi wokuhola abantu Bakhe futhi angene futhi athathe izwe lesethembiso.
Ngemva kokuba uNkulunkulu ekhulume noJoshuwa, ngokushesha wathatha indima yakhe, umsebenzi, nomthwalo wemfanelo njengomholi wabantu bakaNkulunkulu futhi wayala abantu.
Ukuwela umfula iJordani
Sekuyisikhathi sokuwela iJordani, UNkulunkulu wanikeza uJoshuwa iziyalezo, lokho uJoshuwa akulalelayo.
Ngokulalela kukaJoshuwa izwi likaNkulunkulu nokulalela kwabapristi nabantu izwi likaJoshuwa., UNkulunkulu wabonisa amandla akhe ngokunqamula amanzi futhi wavula indlela edabula umfula iJordani ukuze izinkulungwane zama-Israyeli ziwele.
Ubufakazi bamatshe ayishumi nambili emfuleni iJordani
UNkulunkulu wayala uJoshuwa ukuba athathe amadoda ayishumi nambili ezizweni eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli futhi athathe amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani., lapho izinyawo zabapristi zazimi ziqinile, futhi ukuwathwala, ukuwashiya endaweni yawo yokulala.
Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wayala uJoshuwa ukuba amise amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi kweJordani endaweni izinyawo zabapristi., abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano, wema.
Amatshe ayishumi nambili emfuleni iJordani ayeyoba isibonakaliso nobufakazi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nesikhumbuzo kuze kube phakade, ukuthi amanzi emfuleni iJordani anqamuka phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, lapho izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe zinemiyalo eyishumi yeNkosi., lapho liwela iJordani.
Amatshe ayishumi nambili uJoshuwa awamisa eGiligali ayeyoba yisikhumbuzo kuze kube phakade ukuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bawela leli Jordani emhlabathini owomile.. Njengoba nje uNkulunkulu enza oLwandle Olubomvu, owawomisa phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli baze bawela. Ukuze bonke abantu bomhlaba bazi ukuthi isandla sikaJehova sinamandla, futhi bamesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo kuze kube phakade (UJoshuwa 1-4).
Isithembiso senzalo kaIsrayeli kuNkulunkulu
Ngemva kwe ukunqoba eJeriko futhi ukufa kuka-Akhani, lapho uNkulunkulu aphenduka khona entukuthelweni Yakhe futhi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bahlengwa esiqalekisweni, nangemva kokunye ukunqoba okuningi kukaJoshuwa nebutho lakhe, uJoshuwa wayesemdala, futhi uNkulunkulu wayenike u-Israyeli ukuphumula ezitheni zabo, kwafika isikhathi sakhe sokuhamba emhlabeni, UJoshuwa wabutha izizwe zakwa-Israyeli eShekemi wabiza amadoda amadala, amakhanda, abahluleli nezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli bema phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
UJoshuwa wakhuluma kubantu egameni likaJehova, UNkulunkulu Ka-Israyeli.
Wabatshela ngoThera oyise, u-Abrahama, Usaka, noJakobe, ukuhlala kwenzalo yakhe eGibhithe, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathuma kanjani oMose no-Aroni futhi wabakhulula, nokuhlala kwabo ehlane.
UJoshuwa wabatshela ngezwe lesethembiso nokuthi uNkulunkulu wanikela kanjani ama-Amori esandleni sabo, ukuze badle ilifa lelizwe labo, futhi Wababhubhisa phambi kwabo.
Kuningi uNkulunkulu ayebenzele kona futhi wabanika konke ababekudinga. Babengasebenzanga, eyakhelwe, watshala izivini neminqumo ezweni, kodwa uNkulunkulu wabanika yona.
Manje kwase kuyithuba labo lokuba besabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo futhi bamkhonze ngobuqotho nangeqiniso, futhi balahle onkulunkulu, ababekhonza oyise ngaphesheya koMfula naseGibithe. Abantu bathembisa ukuthi bayokwenza lokho futhi bakhonze uNkulunkulu futhi balalele Izwi lakhe.
Futhi kanjalo uJoshuwa (njengommeleli kaNkulunkulu) wenza isivumelwano nabantu, wabamisela isimiso nesimiso eShekemi.
Khona-ke uJoshuwa waloba lawa mazwi encwadini yomthetho kaNkulunkulu, wathatha itshe elikhulu, futhi wayibeka lapho ngaphansi kwe-okhi eyayiseduze kwendlu engcwele yeNkosi.
UJoshuwa wamisa itshe lobufakazi bamazwi kaNkulunkulu nesivumelwano
UJoshuwa watshela abantu ukuthi itshe liyoba ubufakazi kubo. Ngoba itshe lawezwa wonke amazwi eNkosi, akusho kubo. Ngakho-ke, itshe laliyoba ngubufakazi kubo, ngaphandle uma bephika uNkulunkulu wabo. (UJoshuwa 24 (Funda futhi: Khethani lolu suku ukuthi nizokhonza bani).
Ingabe itshe labekwa ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-oki esifanayo, lapho uJakobe embela khona bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe namacici endlu yakhe nabantu ababe naye? Ingabe zonke lezi zinto zazizimbi emehlweni kaJehova futhi zamngcolisa uJakobe nendlu yakhe bengcwatshwa ngaphansi kwetshe?
Ingabe kwakuyinkomba yokufika kweLitshe eliphilayo, lapho a Isivumelwano esisha kwakuzosungulwa futhi lokho kwakuzobhekana nesimo sokuwa kanye nemvelo embi yesono yomuntu omdala?
Ngokuba bheka itshe engilibeke phambi kukaJoshuwa; phezu kwetshe elilodwa kuzakuba lamehlo ayisikhombisa: bheka, ngizoqopha ukuqoshwa kwalo, usho uJehova Sebawoti, futhi ngiyosusa ububi balelo zwe ngalusuku lunye. Ngalolo suku, usho uJehova Sebawoti, niyakubiza, kube yilowo nalowo umakhelwane wakhe phansi komvini naphansi komkhiwane (uZakariya 3:9-10)
Isibonakaliso seNdodana yomuntu
UJesu Kristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, weza emhlabeni njengoFakazi kaNkulunkulu nezwi Lakhe elikhulunyiwe kanye nofakazi kubantu. I umhlatshelo ophelele kaJesu Kristu esiphambanweni kwaletha ukubuyisana kwemiphefumulo phambi kukaJehova. Njengoba yonke imihlatshelo yashiswa ngomlilo, ngokunjalo umhlatshelo kaJesu.
Ngoba wamenza ukuba abe yisono ngathi, Ngubani owayazi lutho; ukuze senziwe ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuye (2 Corinthisans 5:21)
UJesu Kristu, Owayengenasono, wenziwa isono nguBaba futhi walingana nezoni. Ngenxa yalokho, UJesu waya esihogweni, Wahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu nobusuku obuthathu. uJesu’ ukuhlala esihogweni kwaba nababi (abaqambimanga, amasela, ababulali, iziphingi, izifebe, abakhonza izithombe, izangoma, njll.) nabacebile, bonke ababephila ngokuhlubuka kuNkulunkulu.
uJesu’ ukuhlala esihogweni kwakungesona isibonakaliso kuphela kubantu bakwa-Israyeli kodwa sonke isintu esiwile. (Funda futhi: Wenzani uJesu esihogweni?)
Wenza ithuna laKhe kanye nababi, futhi nabacebile ekufeni kwakhe; ngoba ayenzile udlame, futhi akukho nkohliso emlonyeni wakhe. Nokho kwaba kuhle eNkosini ukumchoboza; Umfake osizini: Lapho uyokwenza umphefumulo wakhe waba ngumnikelo wesono, Uyobona inzalo yaKhe, Uyakwandisa izinsuku Zakhe, futhi intando yeNkosi iyakuphumelela esandleni sayo. Uyobona usizi lomphefumulo wakhe, futhi izakwaneliswa: ngokwazi kwayo inceku yami elungileyo izalungisisa abanengi; ngokuba uyakuthwala ububi babo
Isaya 53:9-11
Nokho, UJesu akazange ahlale lapho, ngoba amandla kaNkulunkulu anamandla kunokufa. Ngakho-ke, emva kwezinsuku ezintathu, UJesu wavuka njengoMnqobi ethuneni ephethe izihluthulelo zesihogo (IHayidesi, umbuso wokufa nowabafileyo) nokufa.
Izihluthulelo zesihogo nokufa kwakungebona nje ubufakazi bokunqoba Kwakhe. Kodwa izihluthulelo nazo zafakaza ngokuhlala Kwakhe esihogweni (IHayidesi) kanye nempi yokufa.
Ingelosi yafika yagingqa itshe yalisusa emnyango wethuna. Ukuze uJesu ahambe ethuneni, lapho isidumbu saKhe salala khona izinsuku ezintathu, emzimbeni waKhe omusha wokuvuka.
Ufakazi weLitshe eliphilayo
Wonke amazwi neziprofetho zabaprofethi, ababehlala eSivumelwaneni Esidala, zagcwaliseka ngokufika kukaJesu Kristu enyameni nangamazwi Akhe, hamba, izinhlupheko, ukufa, ukuvuka ekufeni, ukwenyukela ezulwini, nokubekwa esihlalweni sobukhosi.
Njengoba amatshe eSivumelwano Esidala amiswa njengophawu nobufakazi bukaNkulunkulu nezwi Lakhe, Uthando lwakhe, Ubukhulu Bakhe namandla Akhe, ngakho uJesu waba yitshe eliphilayo libe yisibonakaliso nobufakazi bezwi likaNkulunkulu, uthando nomsebenzi wokuhlenga umuntu owile kanye namandla Akhe kanye neSivumelwano Esisha egazini Lakhe.
Nangobufakazi balelitshe, Ibandla likaNkulunkulu lakhiwe.
Ubufakazi bukaJesu Kristu busenamandla futhi buyohlala bunamandla. Akekho ongenza noma yini mayelana nobufakazi bokufa kukaKristu, ukubusa, ukwenyuka, kanye nobuPhristi Bakhe obuKhulu kanye Ubukhosi embusweni wezulu.
Ngisho nalapho amaKristu akhohliswa ngamanga noma ethuliswa ngezingcindezi zomhlaba kanye nokushushiswa, ubufakazi beLitshe eliphilayo limi phakade.
Amatshe aphilayo afakaza ngetshe eliphilayo
Kanye nabantu, abakholelwa ebufakazini beLitshe eliphilayo futhi baphinde bazalwe Kuye futhi abangabakhe futhi bamlandele, lizakuba ngamatshe aphilayo akhiwa abe yindlu yomoya (ithempeli likaNkulunkulu).
Amatshe aphilayo afakaza ngeTshe eliphilayo uJesu Kristu, Owanikela ngokuphila Kwakhe ngenxa yabafileyo ukuze enze ukubuyisana kwemiphefumulo yabo futhi ahlenge futhi abenze amatshe aphilayo, abezwayo futhi bafakaze ngamazwi kaNkulunkulu, nalapho kugobhoza khona imifula yamanzi aphilayo. (Oh. Isaya 28:16, Mathewu 21:42-44, Maka 12:10, Luka 20:17-18, UJohane 7:37, IzEnzo 4:11-12, Kwabase-Efesu 2:8-22, 1 UPetru 2:2-10).
INsika Yetshe Yesivumelwano Esisha ingubufakazi bazo zonke izizwe
INsika yetshe yesivumelwano esisha ungufakazi wabo bonke abantu (izizwe) kuze kube phakade.
Kukubantu ukuthi bakholelwe kuJesu Kristu futhi benze iTshe likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo elikhethiwe neliyigugu libe yiDwala lensindiso yabo futhi elakhelwe phezu kwaleli tshe legumbi eliyinhloko futhi ngoMoya baphile njengofakazi Bakhe., ngcwele eNkosini, futhi athele izithelo zawo, noma ukungalaleli nokulahla iTshe eliphilayo, elimiswe njengobufakazi nguNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
