Umlayezo 13 kaDisemba 7, 1947
Ngibona uNkosikazi futhi ngizwa,
"IRoma isengozini.
Bese kuvela inombolo enkulu "4" phambi kwami, inendilinga eliyizungezile. Bese isithombe siyanyamalala, bese kuvela isiphambano esinezinsika ezine ezifanayo phambi kwami. Kuvela nesiyingi esizungezile, futhi phakathi nesiphambano ngifunde ukuthi, "IHS. Kunjengokungathi ngiphakamisa lesi Siphambano futhi ngisikhomba kuzo zonke izinhlangothi. Ngokungazelelwe ngibona isixuku sabantu abasizungezile. Abantu babheke isiphambano, kodwa abaningi babo babukeka kabi.
Esiqeshini esingenhla esivela kuMlayezo, iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke ikhomba izinsongo ezibhekiswe eRoma yizinhlangano zamaProthestani, ezamukelwa, phakathi kwezinye, yiSonto laseNgilandi, ezasungulwa ngemuva kokuba iNkosi uHenry VIII waseNgilandi yenqabe ubukhosi bukapapa ngo-1534. Uma sibheka emuva emazweni alawulwa ubuProthestani, abaningi baye babhekana nenqubo ephawulekayo yokwenqaba inkolo kanye nokuyeka kancane kancane imikhuba yenkolo. IJalimane, isibonelo, isibe umphakathi ogxile kakhulu enkolweni.
UMlayezo okukhulunywa ngawo uqukethe isiprofetho esigcwaliseke ngokumangalisayo. Uphinde uhlobene eduze nemiBhalo Engcwele, ikakhulukazi iNcwadi kaZakariya.
Nokho, ngaphambi kokuba siqale ukuhlaziya kwawo, kubalulekile ukwethula isiphambano samaCeltic, esanikezwa u-Ida Peerdeman. Isiphambano samaCeltic siwuhlobo oluhlukile lwesiphambano esinendandatho ehlanganisa izingalo zaso (Isithombe 1). U-Ida Peerdeman ubona umbhalo othi "IHS" phakathi kwaso, i-monogram yesiGreki yegama likaJesu Kristu.
Izibonelo ezindala kakhulu zalolu hlobo lwesiphambano zitholakala ikakhulukazi e-Ireland futhi zithatha isimo seziphambano ezibizwa ngokuthi eziphakeme—izakhiwo zamatshe eziqoshiwe, ezakhiwe ezindaweni zezindela. Iziphambano zakuqala zazivame ukuhlotshiswa ngokucebile ngezithombe ezibonisa izigcawu zeBhayibheli futhi zazifeza kokubili izinjongo zemfundo kanye nezingokomfanekiso.
Incazelo yesiphambano samaCeltic ayicacile ngokuphelele futhi ingahunyushwa ngezindlela ezahlukene, kodwa uMlayezo weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke ucacisa ukubaluleka kwawo kwangempela. Lesi sihloko sizoxoxwa ngokuningiliziwe kamuva embhalweni.
Manje ake sibheke ukuthi izizwe zaseCeltic zikuphi nokuthi yiziphi izindlela ezinquma ukufakwa kwazo kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi “Izizwe Eziyisithupha ZaseCeltic.” Izizwe zaseCeltic zanamuhla zihlanganisa izindawo eziyisithupha, ezitholakala ikakhulukazi e-United Kingdom: iScotland, iWales, iCornwall, i-Isle of Man, kanye neNorthern Ireland (ingxenye ye-Ireland), kanye nezindawo ezingaphandle kwe-United Kingdom: iRiphabhulikhi yase-Ireland kanye neBrittany (France) (Isithombe 2).
Lezi zifunda zisezindaweni ezixhumene nomlando wamasiko aseCeltic, ezihlanganisa amasiko, ubuciko, ulimi, namasiko avela kubantu baseCeltic. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isiko eliphilayo lolimi lwaseCeltic liyalondolozwa, lisetshenziswa ngamazinga ahlukahlukene esifundeni ngasinye. Empeleni, i-Ireland neScotland—amazwe anezimpande eziqinile kakhulu zaseCeltic—zisahlakulela ngenkuthalo izilimi zawo zaseGaelic. Izifunda ezifana neCornwall neBrittany, lapho amasiko nezilimi zaseCeltic zilondolozwe khona ikakhulukazi emasikweni nasemfundweni, nazo zibhekwa njengezizwe zaseCeltic ngenxa yefa lazo lomlando, ulimi, namasiko.
Kubalulekile ngezinjongo zethu ukuthi yizifunda ezine kuphela kweziyisithupha "zeZizwe Eziyisithupha zaseCeltic" ezamukela ubuProthestani ngaphansi kwethonya leSonto laseNgilandi. Lezi yizifunda zase-United Kingdom: iScotland, iWales, iCornwall, kanye ne-Isle of Man. Izifunda ezimbili ezisele "zeZizwe Eziyisithupha zaseCeltic"—iRiphabhulikhi yase-Ireland neBrittany (France)—ezingamukelanga ubuProthestani futhi zahlala zingamaKatolika kakhulu. Endabeni yeRiphabhulikhi yase-Ireland, ubuKatolika babugxile kakhulu emasikweni nasemphakathini, buvimbela iNguquko yase-Anglican ekutholeni ithonya elikhulu lapho. Ngokufanayo, iBrittany, ehlobene neFrance ngokomlando, yagcina isiko layo lamaKatolika naphezu kwezinhlangano zeNguquko eNtshonalanga Yurophu. Ngenxa yalokho, ubuKatolika baqhubeka buyinkolo evelele kulezi zifunda, ngokungafani nezifunda ezine zamaCeltic zase-United Kingdom, lapho ubuProthestani—ikakhulukazi i-Anglican—bushiye khona uphawu oluhlala njalo enkolweni nasemasikweni.
Emfanekisweni woMlayezo, u-Ida Peerdeman ubona kuqala inombolo "4" enesiyingi esizungezile. Bese isithombe siyanyamalala, bese kuvela isiphambano samaCeltic, naso sizungezwe isiyingi, esine-monogram kaJesu Kristu phakathi kwaso. U-Ida Peerdeman uphoqeleka ukuba athathe lesi siphambano ngesandla sakhe asibonise nxazonke zakhe. Abantu abaningi babuthana eduze kwakhe, kodwa abasibheki kahle lesi simboli. Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, ukugeleza kobuProthestani kuholele ekutheni abantu bafulathele iSonto LamaKatolika noNkulunkulu. Kwamanye amazwe amaningi, umphakathi usuphenduke waba ngumuntu ongakholwa. Kuyo yonke i-United Kingdom, cishe bonke abantu balahlekelwe ukholo kuNkulunkulu.
Isiphambano samaCeltic esiboniswe kuMlayezo senzelwe ukudonsela ukunaka kwethu e-United Kingdom, lapho izinombolo "4" kanye "0" zinezincazelo ezithile, ezibonisa indawo, isikhathi, kanye nendlela izenzakalo ezithile ezizokwenzeka ngayo. Lesi yisiprofetho lapho inani lezinombolo nesimo sazo libonisa indawo, isikhathi, kanye nohlobo lwalezi zenzakalo. Sesivele sishilo indawo—i-United Kingdom enezifunda zayo ezine zamaCeltic.
Manje ake siqhubekele esikhathini. Inombolo "4" ehlanganiswe endundumeni imele u-40. Ukwengeza iminyaka engu-40 onyakeni woMlayezo, u-1947, kusinika unyaka ka-1987. Kuvela ukuthi u-1987 waletha isenzakalo esibuhlungu e-United Kingdom, esihlala sicacile enkumbulweni ehlangene kuze kube namuhla, futhi esigujwa minyaka yonke. Ngo-Okthoba walowo nyaka, iNgilandi yahlaselwa yisiphepho esinamandla—esaziwa namuhla ngokuthi “Isiphepho Esikhulu sika-1987.” Lesi sici sadlula phezu kwe-United Kingdom, sihlanganisa yonke indawo—“Izizwe Eziyisithupha ZamaCeltic” okubhekiselwe kuzo kuMlayezo weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke. Lokhu kufana nesithombe esiboniswe u-Ida Peerdeman: indilinga enenombolo "4" phakathi nendawo (isithombe 3) (isithombe 4).
Isithombe 3 sibonisa i-United Kingdom, kanye nezifunda zaseCeltic okuxoxwe ngazo ngaphambilini. Umugqa obomvu uhlukanisa lezi zindawo, wakha isimo senombolo "4." UBrown uqokomisa isiphambano samaCeltic, esinezingalo ezihlangana ngqo lapho i-Isle of Man ikhona. Yilapho kutholakala khona indawo yokungcwaba eneqoqo elikhulu kunawo wonke leziphambano zamaCeltic zamaKristu okuqala—okuhambisana nesithombe sokugcina soMlayezo okuxoxwe ngawo, lapho u-Ida Peerdeman ebona khona indawo yokungcwaba egcwele iziphambano.
Ekhulwini lesi-5 nelesi-6, kwakukhona indlu yezindela lapho, eyasungulwa ngokwesiko ngumgulukudu oguqukile, uSt. Maughold, umfundi kaSt. Patrick. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Isle of Man yayiyisikhungo esibalulekile sezindela zamaCeltic, ezashiya ifa elicebile lophawu lobuKristu, elibonakala eziphambanweni eziningi nasezitsheni zomngcwabo.
UWhite uqokomisa uhlaka olulula lwesiphepho esadlula kulezi zindawo ngo-1987. Indlela yaso idala isimo sendandatho, esihambisana nesici sendilinga sesiphambano samaCeltic.
"Isiphepho Esikhulu," esahlasela i-United Kingdom ngobusuku buka-Okthoba 15-16, 1987, sasiyisiphepho esingaphandle kwezindawo ezishisayo. Njengoba umoya wawuvunguza ngesivinini esingamakhilomitha angu-160 ngehora (100 mph), sabangela umonakalo omkhulu. Sabulala abantu abangu-18 e-United Kingdom kanye nabane eFrance.
Cishe izihlahla eziyizigidi ezingu-15 zadilika, eziningi zazo zawela emigwaqweni nasemigwaqweni yesitimela, okwabangela ukuphazamiseka okukhulu kwezokuthutha. Ezinye zadilika ugesi nezintambo zocingo, kwashiya izinkulungwane zezindlu zingenawo ugesi amahora angaphezu kwangu-24.
Imibiko eminingi namavidiyo aqopha ubukhulu bomonakalo obangelwe yilesi siphepho ayatholakala ku-inthanethi. Ngokuthakazelisayo, akekho eNgilandi owayelindele isenzakalo esinjalo sobudlova. Izibikezelo zezulu ngaphambi kokufika kwaso zaze zasikisela ukuthi kwakungekho sizathu sokukhathazeka.
Lesi senzakalo sisakhunjulwa nanamuhla, futhi usuku lwaso lokukhumbula luvame ukukhulunywa ngabezindaba. Isiphepho ngokwaso sibhekwa njengesinye sezenzakalo zezulu ezibhubhisa kakhulu ezake zahlasela iNgilandi ezikhathini zanamuhla.
Manje ake sibheke eNcwadini yoMprofethi uZakariya, ngoba isithombe "seSiphepho Esikhulu" sibonakala lapho.
UZakariya 6:1-15
6:1. Ngase ngiphakamisa amehlo ami futhi, ngabona, izinqola ezine zazivela phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili, nezintaba zaziyithusi.
6:2. Inqola yokuqala yayidonswa ngamahhashi e-chestnut, eyesibili ngamahhashi amnyama,
6:3. Inqola yesithathu ngamahhashi amhlophe, neyesine ngamahhashi aqinile, anjenge-piebald.
6:4. Ngase ngibuza ingelosi eyayikhuluma nami, ngathi: "Kusho ukuthini lokhu, nkosi yami?"
6:5. Yangiphendula yathi: "Lena yimimoya emine yezulu, ephumayo, ime phambi kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.
6:6. Amahhashi amnyama azohamba ngasenyakatho, elandelwa amahhashi amhlophe, namahhashi anjenge-piebald azohamba ngaseningizimu."
6:7. Amahhashi anamandla ayephuma, elangazelela ukugijima ukuze azungeze umhlaba. Yayala, yathi: "Phumani nigijime emhlabeni!" Futhi agijima aye emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
6:8. Wangibiza wathi: "Bheka laba bagijimela ngasenyakatho; bayakwenza uMoya wami uphumule ".
6:9 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
6:10. "Butha izipho kwabathunjiweyo, kuHeldayi, kuThobiya, nakuJedaya, abathunjiweyo. Hamba namuhla uye endlini kaJosiya indodana kaZefaniya, lapho bevela khona eBabiloni.
6:11 Thatha isiliva negolide, wenze umqhele, uwubeke ekhanda likaJoshuwaindodana kaJehozadaki, umpristi omkhulu.
6:12 Yisho kuye, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti: Kuza umuntu, igama lakhe lizakuba yiHlumela; uyakukhula esikhundleni sakhe, akhe indlu kaJehova.
6:13 Uyakwakha indlu kaJehova, aphathe amabhanela obukhosi. Uyakuhlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, nompristi ahlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Ukuthula nobunye kuyakuba phakathi kwabo bobabili.'"
16:14 Umqhele mawube yisikhumbuzo endlini kaJehova, uphawu lomusa kuHeldayi, kuThobiya, kuJedaya, nakumadodana kaZefaniya.
6:15 Abantu abavela ezindaweni ezikude bayakufika, bakhe indlu kaJehova, nize nazi ukuthi uJehova Sebawoti ungithumile kini. Lokhu kuyakwenzeka, uma nilalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngokucophelela.
Ngaphambi kokuba siqhathanise umbono ochazwe eNcwadini kaZakariya nezehlakalo ezenzeka e-United Kingdom ngo-1987, kufanelekile ukuhlola kuqala imibala yamahhashi aboniswe kulesi siprofetho. Ngokungafani nombono wangaphambilini, ohlobene nesahluko sokuqala sikaZakariya, lapha sihlangana nemibala emine ehlukene, ngayinye inencazelo yayo engokomfanekiso.
Embhalweni wokuqala wesiHebheru, le mibala imi kanje:
- סוּסִים אֲדֻמִּים – susim adummim
→ amahhashi abomvu (okhanyayo. obomvu-obomvu-nsundu) - סוּסִים שְׁחֹרִים – susim shechorim
→ amahhashi amnyama - סוּסִים לְבָנִים – susim levanim
→ amahhashi amhlophe - סוּסִים בְּרֻדִּים אֲמֻצִּים – susim beruddim amutsim
→ amahhashi anamagqabhagqabha / anamabala / anamabala
Encwadini kaZakariya (Zakariya 6:1-15), izinqola ezidonswa amahhashi anemibala emine ehlukene zifanekisela imimoya emine uNkulunkulu ayithumelayo ukuzungeza umhlaba. Lo mfanekiso ngokumangalisayo ubhekisela "eSiphepho Esikhulu" sango-1987, esasibonakala “sizungeza” umhlaba—ngokufinyelela kwaso okukhulu namandla aso ajikelezayo.
Esiprofethweni sikaZakariya, sifunda ukuthi amahhashi amhlophe namnyama athunyelwa ezweni lasenyakatho. Umsebenzi wawo ukuletha ukuphumula koMoya weNkosi kuleli zwe, lapho uJoshuwa ezobekwa khona umqhele. Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi igama elithi Joshuwa, ngokwencazelo yalo, lihambisana negama elithi Jesu, elinikeza lesi senzakalo ubukhulu bobuMesiya.
Kulokhu, siphinde sibheke i-Isle of Man—indawo enefa eliyingqayizivele lobuKristu bokuqala. Kuvela ukuthi kukhona indawo yokungcwaba yasendulo lapho eneziphambano eziningi zamaCeltic kanye nendlu yezindela ehlotshaniswa nemisebenzi yezindela zokuqala. Engxenyeni yokugcina yalo Mlayezo, u-Ida Peerdeman ubona indawo yokungcwaba enamatshe amaningi amathuna neziphambano eziningi ezivela emhlabathini. Lesi sithombe sihambisana kakhulu nendawo yokungcwaba e-Isle of Man. Kungukufika koMoya, othunyelwe nguNkulunkulu ngokuncenga kweNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, okuwukuvusa amathambo awile, okubhekisela esiprofethweni esiseNcwadini kaHezekeli. Lo Moya, othunyelwe nguNkulunkulu ngeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, unguKristu, esiwuthandazelayo emthandazweni weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke. Sizobuyela esihlokweni esihlobene ngqo nombono oseNcwadini kaHezekeli kanye nomthandazo kamuva.
UZakariya 6:8 Wangibiza wathi: “Bheka labo abagijimela enyakatho; bayakwenza uMoya wami uphumule ”.
Lapho u-Ida Peerdeman ebona isiphambano samaCeltic, phakathi kwaso kukhona i-monogram kaJesu Kristu—IHS. Lokhu kubonisa ukuba khona kukaKristu enhliziyweni yalesi simboli.
Ngakho-ke singabona ukuthi i-United Kingdom, kanye namazwe amane amaCeltic—awahlukana neSonto lamaRoma ngokomlando, amukela ubuProthestani—ngokukhanya kwezimpawu nezenzakalo okuxoxwe ngazo, abonakala njengezindawo ezibizelwe ukubuyela kuNkulunkulu nakuKristu.
Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi ngesikhathi "seSiphepho Esikhulu" sango-1987, iziphepho ezimbili ezinamandla zazibheke e-United Kingdom. Esinye sahlasela ngqo eziQhingini zaseBrithani, kanti esinye sahlasela lonke izwekazi laseYurophu. Lokhu kukhumbuza incazelo eseNcwadini kaZakariya, lapho izinqola zihlukana khona: ezinye ziya enyakatho ukuze zizungeze, kanti ezinye ziya eningizimu, zidlula ezindaweni ezisele zomhlaba.
Umprofethi uZakariya (Zakariya 6:13-15) ubikezela ukubonakala kwendoda ebizwa ngokuthi "iHlumela." Nguye ozokwakha kabusha ithempeli leNkosi futhi asebenzise igunya lobukhosi, ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Eceleni kwakhe, kuvela umpristi—uJoshuwa—naye, ethatha indawo yakhe, futhi phakathi kwabo kukhona ukuvumelana nokuvumelana okuphelele.
Lesi siprofetho singafundwa njengesibikezelo sokubuyiselwa kobunye phakathi kweziphathimandla zasebukhosini nezabapristi: inkosi yakha kabusha ithempeli, futhi umpristi ukhonza uNkulunkulu ngaphakathi kwalo. Lokhu kuvumelana kuyisithombe sohlelo olumiswe nguNkulunkulu, lapho kokubili imiyalo—yezwe nengokomoya—ibambisana khona kunokuba kube nokungqubuzana.
Kulesi simo, umuntu angabona umehluko nezenzakalo zomlando ezaholela ekuqhekekeni kwalolu bunye—isinqumo seNkosi uHenry VIII waseNgilandi ngo-1534, esahlukanisa iSonto LaseNgilandi nokuhlangana neRoma.
Kodwa-ke, sifunda ngokuqhubekayo ukuthi ukugcwaliseka kwalesi siprofetho kuncike esimweni esisodwa: kuzoba ngokoqobo kuphela lapho izwe lasenyakatho lilalela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ukulalela imiyalelo Yakhe kuba yisihluthulelo sokubuyisela ubunye nokuvumelana okwembulwe ngumprofethi.
Kulokhu kukhanya, lesi siprofetho singahunyushwa njengesibikezelo sokubuyisana kwesikhathi esizayo phakathi kweSikhulu sikaPetru nobukhosi baseNgilandi. Ngokwalo mfanekiso, ukubuyiselwa kobunye kungenzeka kuphela uma i-United Kingdom iphendukela kuKristu ngokuncenga kweNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, igcina isivumelwano Sakhe futhi iqondiswa ubulungiswa, ukulunga, nothando lomakhelwane.
Bese ngibona amafu asindayo eqoqana phezu kweYurophu, nangaphansi, amagagasi amakhulu ewakhukhula. Manje ngibona iNkosazana imi ekukhanyeni okukhanyayo nokubukhali. Igqoke okumhlophe. Izingalo zayo zivulekile, futhi kuvela imisebe emikhulu yemisebe ezandleni zayo. Kufanele ngibambe isandla sami sivuleke, futhi kuba sengathi lo msebe wemisebe ungena kuwo. Ngizwa ukuthi uyahlaba futhi uyahlaba. Bese iNkosazana iyamomotheka, ikhombe esandleni sayo, bese ivuma ngekhanda. Angazi ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini. Manje ubuso beNkosazana buyadabuka kakhulu. Ikhombe amafu asindayo namagagasi ithi,
"Kuzodingeka badlule kulo mkhukula kuqala, bese kuba yilapho kuphela..."Manje
ngibona la mazwi ebhaliwe, futhi ngemva kwegama elithi "kuphela" i-ellipsis, njengokungathi kukhona okunye okuzongezwa, okuthile okumele kuhlale kufihliwe.
Bese ubuso beNkosazana buyakhanya, bese ngibona amanzi ekhuphuka njengomusi. Futhi kubonakala sengathi ilanga libheka kancane kuwo. INkosazana iphinde ikhombe emhlabeni, futhi ngiyabona ukuthi wonke amanzi aphelile. Manje ngibona amathambo abantu ehlakazekile phansi: izinhloko zezingodo, amathambo ezingalo, namathambo emilenze. Kuyisimo esibi kakhulu. Ngizwa uNkosikazi ethi,
"Lokhu kuyishwa. Noma kunjalo, sebenza, noma kunjalo..."
Umlayezo WeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke wembula imiphumela yesikhathi esizayo "yeSiphepho Esikhulu" esasizohlasela i-United Kingdom ngo-1987, eminyakeni engamashumi amane impela ngemva kokuthunyelwa koMlayezo. Izinto eziningi ezibhaliwe ziyatholakala ku-inthanethi ezibonisa ubukhulu bomonakalo owenzekile.
Njengoba isiphepho sasihamba phakathi kogu lwe-United Kingdom neFrance, kwabonakala sengathi siphuma phakathi kwezintaba ezimbili, okungafaniswa nencazelo ekuZakariya (Zakariya 6:1).
Ngokwesiko leBhayibheli, izikhathi zesambulo nezinkulumo zikaNkulunkulu zazivame ukuhambisana nezenzakalo ezifana nesiphepho—imimoya enamandla, umbani, kanye nezenzakalo zesimo sezulu esinamandla, okwakuthi ngolimi lweTestamente Elidala ngezinye izikhathi zichazwe ngokuthi "imimoya," "izivunguvungu," noma izivunguvungu ezinamandla. Kodwa-ke, lezi zenzakalo zibangelwa amaKherubi, kanti uNkulunkulu uza ngomoya opholile.
Ukulandisa kwanamuhla kusukela ngo-1987 kubonisa ukuthi izivunguvungu nombani onamandla kwabonakala ngesikhathi "seSiphepho Esikhulu"—isiphepho esingaphandle kwezindawo ezishisayo—okugcizelela kakhulu isimo esinamandla nesinobudlova salesi simo.
Isibonelo esihle sencazelo enjalo yeBhayibheli umbono womprofethi uHezekeli:
UHezekeli 1:4 “Ngabuka, bheka, kwavela umoya onamandla enyakatho, ifu elikhulu nomlilo ovuthayo, kwavela phakathi kwalo okufana nokukhanya kwegolide nesiliva, kuvela phakathi komlilo.”
Isiphepho sango-1987 sakha phezu kweNyakatho ye-Atlantic ngaphambi kokuhlasela iYurophu, okuhambisana nombono womprofethi uHezekeli.
Umlayezo WeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke uqukethe umongo wozamcolo, obhekisela ngqo eNcwadini kaGenesise kanye nencazelo yesijeziso sikaNkulunkulu ezweni eligcwele ububi. Ngalo mqondo, umfanekiso woMlayezo uhambisana ngezinga elithile nezenzakalo ezichazwe kuGenesise, okudala ukubhekisela okungokomfanekiso "kwiSiphepho Esikhulu" sango-1987.
Embonweni ka-Ida Peerdeman, amafu amnyama, ahambisana nemimoya namagagasi amakhulu, adlula eYurophu. Lesi sithombe sisikhumbuza incazelo yeBhayibheli kazamcolo kanye namandla awo okubhubhisa.
Encwadini kaGenesise, uNkulunkulu, ebona uNowa njengomuntu oyedwa olungileyo, uyamyala ukuba akhe umkhumbi lapho ezothatha khona umndeni wakhe kanye nabameleli bazo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane. Lokhu kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukusindisa impilo nokuyibuyisela esimweni sayo ngemva kokuba amanzi kazamcolo ehlile.
Ngokusho kweBhayibheli, uzamcolo uhlala izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, ngemva kwalokho amanzi ancipha kancane kancane, bese umkhumbi uphumula eNtabeni i-Ararati, ehlotshaniswa nendawo yase-Urartu yasendulo (iTurkey yanamuhla esempumalanga, i-Armenia, kanye nenyakatho ye-Iran). Kulesi simo, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi u-Abrahama, lapho isizwe sakwa-Israyeli sehla khona, wabizwa nguNkulunkulu ezweni laseKhanani evela ezifundeni zaseMesopotamiya, evela e-Uri lamaKhaledi.
Ukufana okuphawulekayo kungabonakala nasezehlakalweni ezenzeka ngesikhathi "seSiphepho Esikhulu." Izinto ezibhaliwe ezisindayo zaleso sikhathi zibonisa isikebhe sabagibeli esihlanzwe ogwini, okufanekisela umfanekiso kazamcolo kanye noMphongolo kaNowa (isithombe 5). Okuphawulekayo ukuthi umkhumbi wawungenabo abagibeli kanye nokaputeni wawo.
Imiyalezo ethile ingabonakala kulesi senzakalo: okokuqala, ngokuhlukana neSikhulu sikaPetru, i-United Kingdom, ngandlela thile, yazihlukanisa nezimfundiso zeSonto, okwaholela enkambisweni eqhubekayo yokwenqaba umphakathi. Kulo mbono, ukungabikho kukaKristu – okuqondwa njengoNowa Omusha – kushiya “umkhumbi” ungenalutho, ungenabo labo abangathola insindiso kuwo.
Ukuze uqonde umyalezo wesibili odluliswa yisikebhe esihamba ogwini ngesikhathi se-"Great Storm," isingeniso esifushane somlando siyadingeka. Isikebhe sawela ogwini eduze kwedolobha laseFolkestone.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi igama elithi "Folkestone" - elihunyushwa ngokuthi "itshe labantu" - lihlotshaniswa nomuntu obalulekile ngokwenkolo: uSt. Eanswythe. Wayeyinkosazana yase-Anglo-Saxon, umzukulu weNkosi u-Ethelbert waseKent, ngokwesiko, owayengumbusi wokuqala wase-Anglo-Saxon ukuguqukela ebuKristwini ngomsebenzi kaSt. Augustine waseCanterbury.
Cishe ngo-630, uSt. Eanswythe wasungula indawo yokuqala yezindela eNgilandi eFolkestone. Kuze kube namuhla, idolobha linesonto elizinikele kuSt. Mary noSt. Eanswythe, manje eliyilungu leSonto laseNgilandi - ngakho-ke alisaqhubeki nokuzinikela kwamaKatolika lapho.
Ngo-1885, ngesikhathi somsebenzi wokulondolozwa kwemvelo, kwatholakala indawo encane ngemuva kwe-altare, equkethe amathambo owesifazane osemusha wekhulu lesi-7. Ngo-2020, ukuhlaziywa okuningiliziwe kwesayensi yabantu kwaqinisekisa ukuthi izinsalela zazingezowesifazane ovela eqenjini elidumile lase-Anglo-Saxon, owayephila ngesikhathi sokufa kukaSt. Eanswythe.
Lokhu kutholwa manje kubhekwa njengenye yezinsalela ezindala kakhulu zamaKristu eziqinisekisiwe eNgilandi.
Umyalezo wokuhamba ngesikebhe eduze kwaseFolkestone ungahunyushwa ngokubheka isiko elihlotshaniswa neSonto likaSt. Mary noSt. Eanswythe. Kulesi simo esingokomfanekiso, uSt. Mary unguMphongolo wensindiso, kanti uSt. Eanswythe uvela njengokhethiwe nolungile, ofana noNowa ngesikhathi sikazamcolo weBhayibheli.
ISonto laseNgilandi, elingazange liqaphele indima kaMariya ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu lwensindiso, ligcine igama lokuqala lesonto, kodwa ukuzinikela kuMariya akugujwa lapho. Ngokombono woMphongolo, oyiNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, lokhu kuwukulahlekelwa okukhulu ngokomoya okuthinta umphakathi wonke wase-United Kingdom.
Ukwenqaba kwamaProthestani ukuqaphela uMariya—uMphongolo wensindiso—ecebeni likaNkulunkulu lensindiso kunciphisa abathembekile indawo yokuphephela kuzo zonke izinxushunxushu ezenzeka emhlabeni. Ngenxa yalesi simo, isenzakalo sokufika kolwandle kwesikebhe esingenalutho siba yinto ebalulekile.
Ngale ndlela, lesi senzakalo singabonakala njengobizo kuma-Anglican ukuba aphinde aphendukele kuMariya, onendima yakhe emlandweni wensindiso egcinwe futhi igcizelelwe emasikweni eSonto LamaKatolika.
Emyalezweni weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, sibona ukukhanya okukhulu kwemisebe kuvela ezandleni zakhe, okunencazelo ephindwe kabili. Ukuze siqonde lesi sithombe, isingeniso esifushane siyadingeka. ETestamenteni Elidala, uNkulunkulu wazembula kuma-Israyeli efwini. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, leli fu laba uphawu lweThente Lokuhlangana—iThempeli likaNkulunkulu lokuqala lasemhlabeni.
IThente Lokuhlangana likaNkulunkulu lahlukaniswa laba izingxenye ezimbili: iNgcwelengcwele, eyayinoMphongolo weSivumelwano, isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu sasemhlabeni, kanye neNgcwele, lapho kwakubekwa khona izinto zesonto, okuhlanganisa neMenorah, ebhekisela ngokomfanekiso emibala eyisikhombisa ye-arc kaNkulunkulu—uthingo.
Lapho uNkulunkulu, ehlala eNdaweni Engcwelengcwele, “evula” amakhethini eThente njengamafu, isibonakaliso savela phambi kwamehlo Akhe—iMenorah enamagatsha ayisikhombisa. UMthetho KaMose wayala ukuthi amalangabi awo angalokothi acinywe, nawo ayenobukhulu obusebenzayo: ukukhanya okuvuthayo kwaphakade kweMenorah kwakuhloselwe ukuvikela umhlaba esikhukhuleni esisha uma uNkulunkulu efika ethempelini Lakhe engakamenyezelwa.
Omunye wemifanekiso kaKristu ngezintombi ezihlakaniphile neziyiziwula ubhekisela kulo mfanekiso. Abesifazane abahlakaniphile bahlala begcina izibani zabo zivutha; ngakho-ke, lapho uMyeni efika ngokungalindelekile, babengangena eMbusweni Wezulu. Abesifazane abayiziwula, amalangabi abo ahlala engakhanyisiwe, babhekana nesiphetho esifana nesalabo ababhubha esikhukhuleni sosuku lukaNowa.
Ngokulandelayo, umnsalo kaNkulunkulu ngokwawo ubhekisela ezindinganisweni ezifana nokulunga, ubulungiswa, nothando lomakhelwane, okwenza abantu babe ngcwele. Noma ubani ophethe lezi zindinganiso enhliziyweni yakhe—izindinganiso uKristu ahola kuzo—uba umnsalo kaNkulunkulu.
Manje ake siqhubekele embonweni ka-Ida Peerdeman. INkosazana Yazo Zonke Izizwe ibonakala igqoke okumhlophe, futhi imisebe yokukhanya iphuma ezandleni zayo. Lesi sithombe simbonisa njengeThempeli likaNkulunkulu—Ifu neThente lobukhona Bakhe. Lapho uNkulunkulu, ehlala eThempelini Lakhe, “evula ifu,” ubona ukukhanya kufinyelela emhlabeni—njengokuvela eMenorah—kugeleza esandleni sika-Ida Peerdeman, esiba yingalo yeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke emhlabeni.
Uma sibheka isithombe seNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, sibona umbhalo obhalwe ngesimo se-arch owelulela ngaphezu kwesithombe sakhe: “Nkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke.” Umsebenzi ka-Ida Peerdeman, “njengengalo” Yakhe, ukwenza lesi sibonakaliso sibonakale futhi sibe khona phakathi kwabantu. Ngokusho komyalezo, leli yithuba lokugcina lokusindiswa kwezwe eliwile eliqhubeka lingena esiphithiphithini—ukugwema isiphetho esifana nesezikhathi zikaNowa, lapho amanzi kaZamcolo ahlanza umhlaba kubo bonke ububi.
Lezi zikhathi zivuselelwa umfanekiso woMlayezo, lapho u-Ida Peerdeman ebona khona amagagasi egubha iYurophu, elandelwa amafu amnyama asondelayo kanye nesiphepho esinamandla. Kuyisixwayiso: umhlaba uphinde usondela emngceleni lapho inhlekelele kuphela ezokwazi ukuwuhlanza—ngaphandle kokuthi uNkulunkulu aqaphele uMariya emhlabeni njengoNkosikazi noMama wazo zonke izizwe. UNkulunkulu unikeza isintu ithuba lokuguquka endleleni yesono ngokuncenga kweNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, eholela abantu eNdodaneni yakhe, uJesu Kristu, kanye naye kuNkulunkulu, ehlanza izinhliziyo zabantu ukuze ukulunga, ubulungiswa, nothando lomakhelwane kulawule emhlabeni.
Imisebe ephuma ezandleni zeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke kufanele futhi ihunyushwe njengomsebe wokukhanya kwelanga ophuma emafwini ngesikhathi "seSiphepho Esikhulu." Imemezela ukuphela kwesiphepho, okuthi, ukube besihlale izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, njengoba senza ngesikhathi sesiphepho, ngabe sithathe impilo yabantu abaningi. YiNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke eqinisekisa ukuthi zonke izinhlekelele nezimpi zingamiswa uma umuntu ethembela kuYe futhi ezivumela ukuholelwa kuKristu. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela lapha ukuthi isizwe ngasinye sifana "nomhlaba" wesiphepho. Ngakho-ke le nhlekelele ingawela amazwe ngamanye kanye nomhlaba wonke. Sibe sesikhuluma ngezintombi eziyiziwula nezihlakaniphile. Lezo zizwe ezigcine ilangabi zifana nezintombi ezihlakaniphile, kanti lezo ezingazange zigcine ilangabi zifana neziyiziwula. Isiphepho esikhulu sango-1987 sibonisa i-United Kingdom njengendawo yokuqala lapho isikhukhula singase senzeke khona, ngoba leli lizwe, njengezwe lamaProthestani, alimazi uMariya ohlelweni lukaNkulunkulu lwensindiso, futhi ngokungamazi, liziphika indawo yensindiso. INkosazana Yezizwe Zonke yathunyelwa kithi nguBaba neNdodana njengaleyo uKristu azobuya ngayo e-United Kingdom nasemhlabeni wonke emphikile.
"Isiphepho Esikhulu" siphazanyiswa ngenxa yeNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, uNkulunkulu athumela ngayo uMoya oNgcwele esintwini. Yilo msebenzi woMoya—ohloselwe ukuqondisa isintu ekuqondeni okuhle nokubi—ongcwelisa abantu futhi ube yisivikelo sabo ezimpini, ekuwohlokeni kokuziphatha, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinhlekelele, kuhlanganise nalezo ezabikezelwa ngu-Ida Peerdeman kuMlayezo. Kodwa-ke, akuwona wonke umuntu olalela izwi likaMoya oNgcwele; labo abenqaba iZwi laKhe kuzodingeka babekezelele ukuhlupheka okwabikezelwa. Lokhu kubikezelwa ngamazwi ayimfihlakalo eNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke: "Kuzodingeka baqale badlule kulo mkhukula, bese kuthi ngemva kwalokho..."Esithombeni
esiboniswe ku-Ida, ngokushesha ngemva kwala mazwi, kuvela umbono obhekisela kumfudlana weBhayibheli: amanzi ayaphela futhi aphele, futhi emhlabeni oveziwe, amathambo abantu agwinywe yizinto ezibonakalayo ayabonakala. Lesi senzakalo sihambisana nesiprofetho esivela eNcwadini kaHezekeli, lapho uNkulunkulu eyala khona umprofethi ukuba akhulume namathambo omile ama-Israyeli, ebacela ukuba baphefumulele kuwo uMoya ovela kuNkulunkulu futhi abavuse.
Isithombe sokugcina soMlayezo—insimu egcwele iziphambano namathuna awile, lapho iziphambano ezintsha, ezimhlophe ziqala ukukhula khona—siphinde sibhekisele ngqo ekuvukeni komphefumulo ngemva kokufa. Lesi sihloko sizoxoxwa ngokuningiliziwe ekuhlaziyweni komfanekiso “weziphambano ezikhula emhlabeni,” ezifanekisela ukuvuselelwa kanye nokubuya kokuphila ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele.
Kuhle ukugcizelela lapha ukuthi emiBhalweni Engcwele, amathambo anencazelo engokomfanekiso futhi abhekisela emphefumulweni womuntu. Kwakusembanjeni ka-Adamu ongokomfanekiso—oqondwa njengobuntu bakhe obungokomoya—lapho uNkulunkulu adala khona u-Eva.
Amazwi okugcina eNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke: "Lokhu kuyinhlekelele. Nokho, sebenza, noma kunjalo..." abonisa ngokusobala ukuthi uzamcolo noma ezinye izinhlekelele, izimpi, noma ukuwa akudingeki kufike uma umuntu ethemba iNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke futhi ezivumela ukuholwa yiNdodana Yakhe—Lowo onamandla okuvusa abafileyo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, la mazwi agcizelela ukubaluleka kwezenzo zabantu: ukugcina umthetho, ubulungiswa, nothando lomakhelwane—izindinganiso uKristu ahola kuzo, futhi ezivulela umuntu isibusiso esithunyelwe yiNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke.
Lokhu kuwukuphindaphindwa kwesivumelwano seTestamente Elidala esenziwa phansi kweNtaba iGerizimu neNtaba i-Ebali, esimemezela ukuthi ngokuhle, umhlaba uba yisibusiso somuntu, kanye nokubi, isiqalekiso. Ngenxa yalokhu, siyabona ukuthi isiphepho esikhulu esivezwe embonweni siyisiqalekiso esinjalo, esibangelwa ukwephulwa kweSivumelwano noNkulunkulu.
Khona-ke iNkosazana ikhomba phezulu ithi,
"Funda!"Ngibona
kuvela izinhlamvu bese zifunda: UBULUNGISA. Bese ngizwa ubuhlungu obumangalisayo esandleni sami, obuba nzima njengothofu. Bese ngizwa iNkosazana ithi,
"Woza, qhubeka ufunda!"Bese
ngibona amagama abhalwe ngamagama amakhulu: UTHANDO LUKAMAKHELWANE. Ngaphezulu kwawo kubonakala ama-ayisikhilimu, elenga futhi econsa. Bese ngizwa Izwi lithi,
"Qhubeka ufunda!"Kodwa
uma ngifuna ukufunda, angikwazi ukwenza kanjalo ngenxa yamalangabi avela nxazonke zalezi zinhlamvu. Okwesikhashana, amalangabi ayaphela, bese ngifunda: UBULUNGISA.
Incazelo yesiphambano samaCeltic isalokhu iyisihloko sezincazelo eziningi kuze kube namuhla. Esikweni lobuKristu, ivame ukuchazwa njengophawu lokuxhumana phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba, ukugcwala kwensindiso, noma ukuhlala njalo kokholo. Okwamanje, ezindleleni zanamuhla ezingokomoya, ezisebenzisa izinkolelo zamaCeltic zasendulo, lolu phawu ngezinye izikhathi lubhekwa njengomfanekiso wobunye bemvelo kanye nezinto ezine. Okuphawulekayo ukuthi, lona kanye lolu humusho luhambisana nokuqukethwe koMlayezo weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke.
Esifanekisweni esingenhla soMlayezo, kuvela umbhalo othi "Ukulunga", futhi ngemva kokuwufunda, u-Ida uzwa ubuhlungu esandleni sakhe; isandla sakhe siba nzima njengomthofu. Lokhu kubhekisela ngokucacile esakhiweni somhlaba. U-Ida wabe esebona amagama athi "Uthando lomakhelwane," futhi ngaphezu kwawo kuvela i-acicle econsayo—uphawu oluhlotshaniswa nesakhi samanzi. Umbhalo olandelayo, "Ubulungiswa," uzungezwe amalangabi, abonisa ngokucacile isakhi somlilo.
Njengoba izinto ezintathu—umhlaba, amanzi, nomlilo—sezivele zivela eMlayezweni, kusele owesine: umoya, obonakala kakhulu ngesikhathi "seSiphepho Esikhulu" esahlasela i-United Kingdom. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi unyaka ka-1987, unyaka walesi siphepho esinamandla, waletha ubusika bokuqala obunamandla kakhulu emlandweni, kwalandela ihlobo elishisa kakhulu. Ngesikhathi sesiphepho ngokwaso, isici somoya sabangela ukubhujiswa okukhulu—kulinganiselwa ukuthi izihlahla ezingaba yizigidi ezingu-15 zadilizwa e-United Kingdom.
Ngakho-ke, zonke izinto ezine—umhlaba, amanzi, umlilo, nomoya—zenza ukuba khona kwazo kwazwakala eBritish Isles eminyakeni engamashumi amane impela ngemva kokuba uMlayezo weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke uthunyelwe. Ngenxa yalezi zenzakalo, uMlayezo ubonakala ngokusobala uyisiprofetho.
Ngakho-ke ake sifingqe uphawu lwezinto ezine eMlayezweni weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke kanye nokukhanya kwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, ukwephulwa kwaso okwenza umhlaba uqalekiswe kumuntu.
• Ngenxa yokuntuleka kokulunga, isandla sika-Ida siba nzima njengomthofu, okubonisa isijeziso esihlotshaniswa nesici somhlaba.
• Ngenxa yokuntuleka kothando ngomakhelwane, isici samanzi sibonakala phezu komhlaba.
• Ngenxa yokuntuleka kobulungiswa, isici somlilo siyawuhlupha.
• Ngenxa yokufulathela uNkulunkulu, isici somoya siyawa, esifanekiselwa yisiphepho esibi kakhulu esibhekene neNgilandi yamaProthestani. Ngokombono weTestamente Elidala, lezi zinto ezine zibhekisela kubagibeli bamahhashi beBhayibheli abazoletha isijeziso emhlabeni ngenxa yobubi bawo.
Khona-ke uNkosikazi ukhomba okuthile, bese ngibona indawo yokungcwaba yamasosha enemigqa engapheli yeziphambano ezimhlophe. Ngibabona bewa, ngamunye ngamunye. Bonke bawa emuva. Manje uNkosikazi ukhomba kukho konke futhi, bese ngibona iziphambano ezintsha ezimhlophe zivela. Ngokwazi kwami, ziyaphakama emhlabeni. Bese ngizwa uNkosikazi ethi,
"Lona ngumyalezo engiwulethayo namuhla.
Bese ngibona uNkosikazi ehoxa kancane kancane ekukhanyeni. Ngizizwa ngingenalutho olukhulu olungizungezile, futhi kubonakala sengathi konke emhlabeni sekufiphele.
Ingxenye engenhla yoMlayezo ibhekisela embonweni ovela eNcwadini yoMprofethi uHezekeli, lapho umprofethi ebhekene nesigodi esigcwele amathambo omile—amathambo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, elele ekhohliwe, engasenathemba nokuphila. UNkulunkulu uyala uHezekeli ukuba aprofethe phezu kwala mathambo, ememezela ukuthi uzophefumulela uMoya wakhe kuwo futhi awabizele ekuphileni kabusha njengebutho elikhulu, elivuselelwe.
Uphawu olufanayo luvela emfanekisweni ka-Ida Peerdeman woMlayezo: sibona indawo enkulu yamathuna yempi enomugqa weziphambano ezimhlophe. Ngesinye isikhathi, iziphambano ziqala ukuwela phansi, ngemva kwalokho isimo siyashintsha—futhi iziphambano ezintsha ezimhlophe ziyavela emhlabathini. Iziphambano eziwelayo zimelela abantu abafa bengaguqukanga ngaphakathi, benqaba ukulunga, ubulungiswa, nothando lomakhelwane, behlala beboshwe yizibopho zesono senyama. Ngakho-ke iziphambano ezimhlophe eziwile ziba uphawu olufana namathambo avela embonweni kaHezekeli.
Kodwa-ke, imiBhalo ibikezela ukuthi bonke abantu bazovuka ekwahlulelweni kokugcina (Mathewu 25:31–46): abanye bedumisa uNkulunkulu, abanye beya ekulahlweni. Abanye bazongena eThempelini loMbuso weZulu, kanti abanye—ngenxa yezono zabo—bazokwazi ukuqapha amasango alo njengebutho, kodwa bangangeni ngaphakathi kwalo (Hez 44:11–14).
UHezekeli 37:1-14
37:1 Isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwami, wangikhipha ngomoya, wangibeka phakathi kwesigodi. Sasigcwele amathambo.
37:2 Wangiyala ukuba ngidlule phakathi kwawo, bheka, kwakukhona amathambo amaningi phakathi kwesigodi, omile kakhulu.
37:3 Wayesethi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa mathambo angabuye aphile na?” Ngathi: “O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, uyazi.”
37:4 Wayesethi kimi: “Profetha ngalawa mathambo, uthi kuwo: ‘O mathambo omileyo, yizwani izwi likaJehova!’”
37:5Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu: Bheka, ngifaka umoya kini, niphile.
37:6 Ngizobeka imisipha phezu kwenu, ngikhulise inyama phezu kwenu, nginigqokise ngesikhumba, ngifake umoya kini, ukuze niphile, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
37:7 Ngaprofetha njengoba ngangiyaliwe. Njengoba ngangiprofetha, bheka, kwaba khona umsindo nomsindo wokuqhekeka, amathambo ahlangana.
37:8 Ngabheka, bheka, imisipha yabuya, kwavela inyama, isikhumba sayimboza, kodwa kwakungakabikho moya kuyo.
37:9 Wathi kimi: "Profetha emoyeni, profetha, ndodana yomuntu, uthi emoyeni: Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu: Woza uvela emimoyeni yomine, moya, uvuthele laba ababuleweyo, ukuze baphile."
37:10Ngaprofetha njengoba ayengiyalile, umoya wangena kubo, baphila, bema ngezinyawo zabo— ibutho elikhulu kakhulu.
37:11 Wathi kimi: "Ndodana yomuntu, lawa angamathambo endlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli. Bheka, bathi, 'Amathambo ethu omile; ithemba lethu liphelile; sesiphelile.'
37:12 Ngakho-ke profetha uthi kubo: 'Isho kanje iNkosi uNkulunkulu: Bheka, ngizovula amathuna enu, nginivuse emathuneni enu, bantu bami, nginiyise ezweni lakwa-Israyeli,
37:13 Niyokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngivula amathuna enu, nginivuse emathuneni enu, bantu bami.
37:14 Ngizofaka umoya wami kini, niphile, futhi ngizoningenisa ezweni lakini. Niyokwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngikukhulumile futhi ngikufezile, kusho iNkosi uJehova.
Isiprofetho sikaHezekeli mayelana nesigodi samathambo omile sihlobene nomthandazo iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke eyawunika u-Ida Peerdeman. Wonke umuntu ophinda lo mthandazo uhlanganyela esenzweni sokuprofetha—njengoMprofethi uHezekeli. Kulo mthandazo, sicela ukuthi uMoya kaJesu Kristu wehlele emhlabeni nokuthi uMoya oNgcwele uhlale ezinhliziyweni zazo zonke izizwe, uziguqule futhi uzivuse ngokomoya zisaphila.
Ukuguquka kwenhliziyo kuletha isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu, kuyilapho ukwephula isivumelwano noNkulunkulu kuletha izimpi, izinhlekelele, kanye nokuwa kwabantu. Ukungcweliswa akuyona into eyenzeka ngokushesha, kodwa inqubo: ngokuzithoba eNtandweni kaNkulunkulu nokusebenza kuye, umuntu kancane kancane ufinyelela isimo sokungcweliswa esivumelana nohlelo lukaNkulunkulu.
"Nkosi Jesu Kristu,
Ndodana kaBaba,
thumela uMoya Wakho emhlabeni manje.
Siphe uMoya oNgcwele
ukuba uhlale ezinhliziyweni zazo zonke izizwe
futhi uzivikele ekuwohlokeni, enhlekeleleni, nasempini.
Kwangathi iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke,
eyake yaba uMariya,
ingaba uMmeli wethu.
Amen."
Isihloko sesiprofetho sikaHezekeli sihlobene nezehlakalo ezenzeka eVangelini likaKristu. Sikhuluma ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele, uKristu aphulukisa ngawo abagulayo, ebavusela ekuphileni. Uma sifunda isiprofetho sikaHezekeli mayelana namathambo, aqhathaniswa nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, abaphilayo nabafileyo, njengoba ama-Israyeli ngokwawo aziqhathanisa namathambo omile.
Hezekeli 37:11 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, lawa angamathambo endlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli; bheka, bathi: ‘Amathambo ethu omile, ithemba lethu liphelile, seliphelile kithi.’
AmaVangeli aqukethe izincazelo eziningi zabantu abalahlekelwe yithemba lokuphila okuvamile. Ukube bekungengenxa yokufika kukaKristu—owaphulukisa ngamandla kaMoya kaNkulunkulu futhi ngaleyo ndlela, ngandlela thile, wavusa kokubili ngokomoya nangokwenyama—abaningi babo ngabe bafa bephelelwe yithemba, bengenalo ithemba. Ake sihlole esinye sezenzakalo ezinjalo.
Esinye sezenzakalo ezibuhlungu sibonisa owesifazane owayehlushwa ukopha iminyaka eyishumi nambili. Wayechithe yonke ingcebo yakhe kodokotela, kodwa akekho owayengamsiza; wayengenalusizo nhlobo. Kodwa, egcwele ukholo lwangaphakathi, wasondela kuJesu ngemuva wathinta ingubo yakhe—futhi ngaleso sikhathi, waphulukiswa ngamandla avela kuKristu.
Esimweni sakhe sokuphelelwa yithemba, lona wesifazane ufana nama-Israyeli esiprofethweni sikaHezekeli, athi ngabo: “Amathambo ethu omile, ithemba lethu liphelile.” Isimo sakhe sasimangalisa kangangokuthi kwakunjengokungathi wayesethuneni esaphila, lapho uKristu amletha khona ekuphileni okusha.
Ukuphulukiswa akutholayo kuba uhlobo lokugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho esivela eNcwadini kaHezekeli, esithi uNkulunkulu uzophefumulela uMoya wakhe emathanjeni omile, awavusele ekuphileni okusha.
Marko 5:25-34
5:25 Owesifazane othile owayesehlushwe yigazi iminyaka eyishumi nambili. Wayehlupheke kakhulu ngaphansi kokunakekelwa odokotela abaningi
, 5:26 futhi echithe konke ayenakho, kodwa akukho lutho olwamsizayo; kunalokho, waba mubi kakhulu.
5:27 Wayezwile ngoJesu, weza ngemuva kwakhe esixukwini, wathinta ingubo yakhe.
5:28 Ngoba wayethi, "Uma nje ngingathinta ingubo yakhe, ngizosinda."
5:29 Masinyane igazi lakhe lanqamuka, wezwa emzimbeni wakhe ukuthi ukugula kwakhe sekuphelile.
5:30 UJesu waqaphela masinyane ukuthi amandla aphumile kuye. Waphenduka esixukwini, wabuza, "Ngubani othinte ingubo yami?"
5:31 Abafundi bamphendula bathi: "Uyabona isixuku sikucindezela, kodwa uthi, 'Ngubani ongithintile?'"
5:32 Kodwa waqalaza ukuze abone ukuthi ngubani owenze lokhu.
5:33 Khona-ke owesifazane weza, esaba futhi ethuthumela, azi ukuthi kwenzekeni kuye, wawa phansi phambi kwakhe, wamtshela lonke iqiniso.
5:34 Wayesethi kuye: “Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile. Hamba ngokuthula, uphulukiswe ebuthakathakeni bakho.”
Esinye isibonelo esibhekisela esiprofethweni esivela eNcwadini kaHezekeli mayelana nesigodi samathambo omile ukuphulukiswa komuntu okhubazekile owalethwa kuJesu. Nguye uKristu owayala kuye, "Vuka, thatha umbhede wakho, uhambe!"—embuyisela emandleni aphelele, futhi, njengokungathi, "evusa" amathambo akhe ekuphileni.
EmiBhalweni Engcwele, sithola nezibonelo zokuvuswa kwabantu ngomqondo ogcwele wegama, njengesenzakalo sikaLazaru, uJesu amkhipha ethuneni ngemva kwezinsuku ezine. Umzimba wakhe wawusuvele usesimweni sokubola, njengoba kubonakala emazwini kaMarta: "Nkosi, usenuka kakade." Kulesi simo, ukuvuswa kwabantu kwakungasho nje kuphela ukubuyela ekuphileni kodwa futhi nokubuyiselwa komzimba ngokuyisimangaliso—njengoba nje kwasembonweni kaHezekeli, lapho imisipha nenyama kwaqala ukukhula emathanjeni. Ngakho-
ke, siyabona ukuthi konke ukuphulukiswa nokuvuswa kwabantu okwenziwa uKristu kungaqondwa njengokugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho somprofethi uHezekeli. UNkulunkulu wathembisa ukuthumela uMoya Wakhe ukuphefumulela ukuphila emathanjeni omile—futhi lesi sithembiso sigcwaliseka kuMuntu kaJesu.