2. Umlayezo, April 21, 1945
"Ngokungazelelwe ngithuthelwa esontweni. Bese ngithi, "Ngimi phambi kwe-altare elikhethekile futhi ngibona umfanekiso weNkosazana." Kungumfanekiso weNkosazana, njengoba nje ngambona okokuqala. Umi phakathi kwezimbali. Ngisho nasezitebhisini ze-altare, izimbali ezingenakubalwa zilele. Izinkulungwane zabantu ziguqa phambi kwesithombe. INkosikazi
ibheka kimi futhi inyakazisa umunwe wayo ngokuthula izikhathi ezintathu
. Sabalalisa izwi!"
Ngala mazwi, iNkosazana ibeka isiphambano esandleni sami futhi ikhomba kuso, kuyilapho kufanele ngikhombise abanye.
Njengoba kushiwo esingenisweni salolu cwaningo, iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, eyake yaba nguMariya, ihlotshaniswa neNtaba Yezimo Zenjabulo—iGerizimu. I-altare elibonwa u-Ida Peerdeman eBandleni ngesikhathi sombono wakhe lifanekisela ukudalwa kweBandla elisekelwe ezintabeni ezimbili zeTestamente Elidala: iGerizimu ne-Ebal—izindawo ezifanekisela isibusiso nesiqalekiso.
Kulula ukubona ukuthi iBandla elinjalo lakhelwe phezu kweqiniso elisekelwe emiBhalweni eNgcwele futhi libonisa ngokugcwele ukuhleleka okumiswe nguNkulunkulu.
Eduze kwe-altare le-Lady of All Nations, u-Ida Peerdeman ubona inqwaba yezimbali nabantu abaguqe ngamadolo. Lesi sithombe kufanele siqondwe ngomfanekiso weminduze oseVangelini likaMathewu (Mt 6:28-30), lapho sifunda khona ukuthi nguNkulunkulu ngokwakhe ogqokisa iminduze ngezimbali ezinhle kangaka. Nokho, izinto ezibonakalayo zizodlula—njengazo zonke izimbali ezimila ensimini.
Uma siphendukela eNcwadini kaGenesise, sizobona ukuthi uNkulunkulu futhi Nguye owagqokisa u-Adamu no-Eva ngemva kokuwa kwabo. Kuzo zombili lezi zithombe, sibona uNkulunkulu njengaLowo onakekela indalo Yakhe futhi ayimboze ngengubo.
Noma ubani oza eNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, alalele futhi enze ngokuvumelana namazwi Akhe, “angagqokiswa” nguNkulunkulu ngezingubo ezinhle—njengezimbali ezizungeze i-altare. Iphuzu liwukwakha ithempeli lemizimba yethu esisekelweni seZwi likaNkulunkulu. Yilapho kuphela uNkulunkulu eyosigqokisa izingubo ezinhle ekuphileni okuzayo.
Umfanekiso weVangeli likaMathewu usikhumbuza ukuthi ngokuvamile abantu bakhathalela kakhulu izinto ezibonakalayo, kuhlanganise nezingubo zethu, eziyoshabalala—njengazo zonke izinto zasemhlabeni. Okwamanje, okuyigugu ngempela yilokho okungokomoya: umphefumulo wethu, omiselwe ukuphila okuphakade. Uma liba ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lapha emhlabeni, liyovunuliswa Nguye ngengubo yenkazimulo eMbusweni weZulu.
INkosazana Yezizwe Zonke iyiThempeli likaMoya oNgcwele—iNtaba Yezimo Zomoya. Noma ubani oza kuYe, futhi ngokulamula Kwakhe, asondele kuKristu, angathembela esibusisweni Sakhe. Nokho, igeleza kuphela kulabo abagcina isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu. Abantu abanjalo bahle ngokomoya emehlweni eNkosi futhi bayoqhakaza njengezimbali empilweni ezayo.
Ukuze athole isibusiso seNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, umuntu kufanele aqale anikele e-altare likaNkulunkulu isenzo sokuthula phakathi kwabantu, ngemva kwalokho eze eNkosazane Yezizwe Zonke—iNtaba Yezinhliziyo. Nokho, leli altare alikho eNtabeni iGerizimu, kodwa liseNtabeni i-Ebali. NgokwemiBhalo Engcwele, kulapho kwamiswa khona i-altare elinikezelwe kuZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele.
Emlayezo oshiwo ngenhla, iNkosazana ixwayisa ngokuthi uma ukukholwa kuKristu kwehluleka, ukuthula emhlabeni ngeke kugcinwe. Khumbula ukuthi eNtabeni i-Ebali kwakune-altare likaNkulunkulu, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababenikela kulo iminikelo yokuthula, eyaziwa nangokuthi iminikelo yokuthula, nemihlatshelo yokudumisa uNkulunkulu.
Khona-ke, siyabona ukuthi ukuze umuntu akhuphuke iNtaba iGerizimu futhi athole isibusiso seNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, kumelwe aqale akhuphuke iNtaba i-Ebali—ukuze anikele kuNkulunkulu umhlatshelo wokudumisa nesenzo sokuthula phakathi kwabantu. Lokhu kuphinde kubhekiselwe kukho komunye wemifanekiso kaKristu, lapho sifunda khona ukuthi uma umuntu enokuphikisana enhliziyweni yakhe ngomfowabo, kufanele aqale ashiye umnikelo wakhe phambi kwe-altare, abuyisane naye, bese kuphela emva kwalokho abuyele ukunikela ngomnikelo wakhe ( Mathewu 5:23-24 ).
Isibonelo somhlatshelo onjalo ophelele kwakunguJesu Kristu ngokwakhe—iWundlu elathatha phezu kwalo isiqalekiso sesono somuntu ukuze ngokufa kwakhe lilethe ukuthula emhlabeni. Isidlo Sakusihlwa Sokugcina siyindawo enjalo, lapho bonke ngobunye badla uMzimba kaKristu. Uma siya eSontweni futhi sihlanganyela eSidlweni, siba abahlanganyeli esidlweni esifanayo. Nokho, njengoba imiBhalo Engcwele isikhumbuza, phakathi nalo mkhosi kufanele sibuyisane nabafowethu nodadewethu.
Lapho uKristu engekho, lapho iZwi lakhe nesiphambano sinqatshiwe, ukukhathazeka nayo yonke imiphumela yesono kuvela: ukuhlukana, inhlekelele, nempi—esicela kuyo isivikelo eMthandazweni WeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke.
Kulo mongo, amazwi eNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke mayelana nokuthula nokulondolozwa kwakho athatha ukujula okuthile. U-Ida Peerdeman, ephethe isiphambano noKristu obethelwe ezandleni zakhe, uhloselwe ukumbonisa emhlabeni—ukuze abantu babheke Kuye futhi bamlandele. Ukuthula kungalondolozwa kuphela lapho uKristu—uMhlatshelo wokubuyisana kanye nomthombo wokuthula—ekhona phakathi kwabantu. Uma esehambile, isiqalekiso sesono siyabuya.
Lesi sithombe sisikhumbuza indaba yeTestamente Elidala lapho ama-Israyeli, wona kuNkulunkulu, ejeziswa ngesifo sezinyoka ezinobuthi. Ukuze basinde, kwakudingeka babheke inyoka yethusi uMose ayiphakamisa ogwadule. Noma ubani owabheka lesi sibonakaliso ngokholo waphinde waphila. Ngokufanayo, namuhla, uKristu uphakanyiselwe esiphambanweni—futhi wonke umuntu obheka Kuye futhi amlandele uyoba nokuthula nokuphila.
Lesi sithombe siphinde sikhulume ngempi yeTestamente Elidala abantwana bakwa Israel abayilwa nesitha. Lapho uMose emi esiqongweni sentaba, ephakamisele izandla zakhe kuNkulunkulu, ibutho lama-Israyeli lanqoba isitha esasifanekisela ububi. Lapho izandla zakhe ziwa, ama-Israyeli aqala ukulahlekelwa.
Kulo mfanekiso, uKristu esiphambanweni uba uMose omusha, futhi u-Ida Peerdeman, eMbambe phezulu ngezandla zakhe, ubhekisela esiqongweni sentaba uKristu ami kuyo.
Lesi sithombe sinencazelo ejulile edlula indawo kamoya futhi ibhekisele ikakhulukazi endaweni yenyama. Siyabona ukuthi uKristu Obethelwe akakaziphakamisi ngokugcwele noma azehlise ngokuphelele izandla—usesikhundleni esimaphakathi. Njengoba izandla eziphakanyisiwe zifanekisela ukunqoba isitha, futhi izandla ezehlisiwe zifanekisela ukunqotshwa, ukuma kukaKristu kwembula isimo esimaphakathi esibonisa ukuthula.
EVangelini, uKristu ubiza:
Mathewu 5:23-24 “Ngakho-ke uma uletha umnikelo wakho e-altare, ukhumbula lapho ukuthi umfowenu unokuthile ngawe , shiya isipho sakho lapho phambi kwe-altare. Hamba kuqala ubuyisane nomfowenu , andukuba uze unikele umnikelo wakho.
Mathewu 5:44-45 : “ Thandani izitha zenu , nibakhulekele abanizingelayo, ukuze nibe ngabantwana bakaYihlo osezulwini.”
Ngakho-ke uKristu akadingi ukubuyisana, hhayi ngokomoya kuphela kodwa futhi nangobuntu—ngoba sonke singabazalwane nodade, sihlukene ngokwemibono nemibono kuphela. Ufisa ukuba bonke abantu bahlanganiswe eMoyeni munye kaNkulunkulu, ongumthombo wokuthula kweqiniso.
Lesi siqeshana somlayezo siphinde siveze incazelo ejulile yokuma kwezandla kuMfanekiso Wenkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke. Akhomba phansi, okuthi—ebhekise emfanekisweni kaMose—okubonisa ukuthi izwe liyahlulwa empini kamoya nobubi, licwila esonweni futhi liziqhelelanisa noNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, ngayo yonke iMilayezo yeNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, usibiza ukuba sibuyele kuKristu, onamandla okuphulukisa izwe esonweni futhi asibuyisele kuNkulunkulu.
Isigijimi esidlule sakhuluma ngesidingo sokunikela ukukhulekela nokubonga okufanele kuNkulunkulu—njengoba kwenza uMariya, lowo, kulesi simo sokuma, oyisibonelo sokuba sisilingise. Izandla eziphakanyisiwe ziwukubonakaliswa kokudumisa uNkulunkulu. Kukulesi simo lapho uMose athola khona usizo kuNkulunkulu: lapho izandla zakhe zihlala ziphakanyisiwe, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathola ukunqoba isitha. Lona kwakuwumusa kaNkulunkulu, ugeleza ngokuphendula isimo sokudumisa esinikelwa kuNkulunkulu.
INkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke ibambe izandla zayo ibheke emhlabeni ukuze isibonise ukuthi umhlaba ulahlekelwa ububi, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ukusinikeza umusa ogeleza ezandleni zakhe ngesimo semisebe yaphezulu, ezosisiza kule mpi kamoya.
Ukuthinta kwezandla zeNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke kunencazelo enezendlalelo eziningi, njengoba sesishilo kakade kumlayezo odlule. INkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke iseMbusweni weZulu futhi isuka lapho iza kithi. Izandla zakhe, eziqondiswe phansi, ziqondiswe esintwini, ukubanikeza izandla ezisizayo ngendlela yomusa waphezulu. Lokhu kuwuphawu lokunakekelwa kwakhe komama kanye nokunxusa njalo kuNkulunkulu.
Siyabona ukuthi umfanekiso weNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke unencazelo ejulile, okufanele iqondwe njengoba nje isibonakaliso sikaKristu Obethelwe kufanele siqondwe. Njengoba nje uKristu ayeyisimo somuntu sikaMoya kaNkulunkulu ebuntwini bukaNkulunkulu, kanjalo neNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke iwukuba sesimweni somuntu koMoya kaNkulunkulu eMuntu woMoya oNgcwele, osebenza ngaye.
Imiyalezo yakhe isisiza ukuba siqonde umehluko phakathi kokuhle nokubi, futhi lona umsebenzi obalulekile kaMoya oNgcwele, lowo, njengoba uKristu esho, “uyoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso” ( Johane 16:13 ) . UMoya oNgcwele ukhanyisa izindlela zikaNkulunkulu ezweni eligubuzelwe ubumnyama.
Ukukhanya okusabalala ngemuva kweNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke ngomfanekiso wakhe futhi kumphelezele kuzo zonke izambulo u-Ida Peerdeman azitholayo kuwukubonakaliswa kobukhona boMoya oNgcwele—ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu.
Manje ake sihlole izintaba zeTestamente Elidala zaseGerizimu ne-Ebali. Ngesikhathi sikaJoshuwa, phakathi kwalezi zintaba, emzini waseShekemi, isivumelwano noNkulunkulu savuselelwa, silotshwe eNcwadini yoMthetho kaMose. Le ncwadi iqukethe kokubili iziqalekiso ezehlela izoni ezephula isivumelwano kanye nezibusiso ezinikezwa labo abasigcina ngokwethembeka.
Ngakho-ke masibala zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe eNcwadini kaLevitikusi, eziphambene ncamashi nezibusiso. Ukuzazi kuzosivumela ukuba sikuqonde kangcono okuqukethwe kweminye yemiyalezo futhi siqaphele ukuthi izimiso ezimiswe uNkulunkulu ngalezo zikhathi zisasebenza nanamuhla.
Kuyafaneleka ukugcizelela ukuthi zonke izinhlekelele, izimpi neziyaluyalu ngokuyinhloko zibangelwa iziqalekiso eziwumphumela wezono zabantu—kokubili abefundisi nabefundisi.
Levitikusi 26:14-45 – ingxenye yokuqala mayelana neziqalekiso
. 26:14 Kodwa uma ningangilaleli futhi ningalaleli yonke le miyalo,
26:15 futhi uma udelela izimiso zami, uma uzonda izahlulelo zami, ukuze ningayilaleli imiyalo yami futhi niphule isivumelwano sami,
26:16 khona-ke ngiyokwenza kuwe ngokufanele: Ngiyothumela ukwesaba phezu kwakho, ukugula, kanye nomkhuhlane, oyokwenza impumputhe futhi abhubhise impilo yakho. Khona uyakuhlwanyela ize imbewu yakho; izitha zakho ziyakudla.
26:17 Ngiyomisa ubuso bami ngokumelene nawe, futhi uyobe unqotshwe izitha zakho. Abanizondayo bayonibusa, futhi niyobaleka noma kungekho muntu onixoshayo.
Levitikusi 26:18-20 - ingxenye yesibili ephathelene neziqalekiso
26:18. Uma nangaleso sikhathi ningangilaleli, ngisazonijezisa kasikhombisa ngezono zenu.
26:19. ngiyakuphahlaza amandla akho; Ngiyakwenza izulu libe njengensimbi kuwe, nomhlaba ube njengethusi.
26:20. Niyakushikashikela ize; izwe lakho aliyikuthela, nemithi yomhlaba ayiyikuthela isithelo.
Levitikusi 26:21-22 - ingxenye yesithathu ephathelene neziqalekiso
26:21. Uma [niqhubeka] neqa Mina futhi nenqaba ukungilalela, ngiyoletha phezu kwenu isijeziso esiphindwe kasikhombisa ngezono zenu:
26:22 Ngiyakuthuma izilo zasendle phakathi kwenu, eziyakudla abantwana benu, zichithe izinkomo zenu, zinichithe, izindlela zenu zibe yincithakalo.
Levitikusi 26:23-26 – ingxenye yesine ephathelene neziqalekiso
26:23. Noma kunjalo, uma ningalungisi, kodwa nenze ngendlela ephambene nami,
26:24 nami ngiyakwenza okuphambene nani, nginijezise kasikhombisa ngezono zenu.
26:25 Ngiyothumela phezu kwakho inkemba, okuyinto uyophindisela ukwephula kwakho isivumelwano. Uma nibalekela emizini, ngiyakuthuma isifo phakathi kwenu, niwele esandleni sezitha zenu;
26:26 Ngizophula isinkwa sakho sokubeka, ukuze abesifazane abayishumi bayobhaka isinkwa kuhhavini munye. Bayohlukanisa isinkwa sakho ngesisindo, ukuze ungadli.
Levitikusi 26:26-33 – ingxenye yesihlanu ephathelene neziqalekiso
26:27. Noma kunjalo, uma ningangilaleli, nenze ngendlela ephambene nami,
26:28 nami ngiyakunifikela ngithukuthele, nginijezise kasikhombisa ngezono zenu.
26:29 Niyakudla inyama yamadodana akho namadodakazi akho.
26:30 Ngiyakuchitha izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo, ngiphule izinsika zakho ezingcwele, ngilahle izidumbu zakho phezu kwezidumbu zezithombe zakho; ngizonengwa nguwe.
26:31 Ngiyakwenza imizi yenu ibe yincithakalo, futhi ngiyokwenza incithakalo izindawo zenu ezingcwele; angiyikwamukela iphunga elimnandi lemihlatshelo yenu.
26:32 Ngiyokwenza izwe incithakalo, ukuze izitha zakho ifa liyomangala.
26:33 Ngizokuhlakazela phakathi kwezizwe; ngiyakuhosha inkemba emva kwakho; izwe lenu liyakuba yincithakalo, nemizi yenu yenziwe incithakalo.
Levitikusi 26:34-39 – ingxenye yesithupha ikhuluma ngeziqalekiso
zika 26:34. Izwe liyakugcina amasabatha alo zonke izinsuku liyincithakalo, nibe sezweni lezitha zalo. Khona-ke izwe liyophumula futhi ligcine amasabatha alo.
26:35 Zonke izinsuku lihlala liyincithakalo, uyogcina isabatha engaligcinanga ngeminyaka yesabatha owahlala kulo.
26:36 Kepha abaseleyo, ngiyakufaka ukwesaba ezinhliziyweni zabo ezweni lezitha zabo; ukuhwashaza kwamaqabunga aqhutshwa umoya kuyobasukela; bayobaleka kungathi babalekela inkemba; bayakuwa nalapho kungekho obaxoshayo.
26:37 Bayowela omunye phezu komunye njengokungathi kusukela inkemba, nakuba kungekho muntu oxoshayo. Ngeke nikwazi ukuma phambi kwezitha zenu.
26:38 Niyoshabalala phakathi kwezizwe; izwe lezitha zakho liyakugwinya.
26:39 Futhi labo abasele kini bayobola emazweni ayizitha ngenxa yesiphambeko sabo; bayobola njengabo ngenxa yeziphambeko zawoyise.
Levitikusi 26:40-45 – ingxenye yesikhombisa ekhuluma ngomusa kaNkulunkulu
. 26:40 Khona-ke bayosivuma isiphambeko sabo nesiphambeko sawokhokho babo - ukuphamba abasenza kimi, nesiphambeko sabo kimi,
26:41 ukuze ngaphambuka kubo, futhi ngibalethe ezweni lesitha, ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ezingasokile zithobe, futhi bangase baphenduke eziphambekweni zabo.
26:42 Khona ngiyokhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe, isivumelwano sami no-Isaka, futhi isivumelwano sami no-Abrahama. Ngizobakhumbula futhi ngikhumbule izwe.
26:43 Kodwa ngaphambi kwalokho, izwe liyoshiywa yibo, futhi uyokhokha amasabatha alo; liyakuba yincithakalo ngenxa yobubi babo, futhi bayakukhokhela iziphambeko zabo, ngokuba bala izahlulelo zami, banengwa izimiso zami.
26:44 Kodwa ngisho nalapho ngisezweni lezitha zami, I ngeke ngibalahle, futhi ngeke ngibazonde ukuze ngibaqede futhi ngephule isivumelwano sami nabo, ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
26:45 Ngiyokhumbula ngenxa yabo isivumelwano sokhokho babo, lapho ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibhithe phambi kwamehlo ezizwe, ukuze ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. nginguJehova.
"Khona-ke kuba sengathi iNkosazana ingikhiphe ebandleni. Manje ngibona igebe elingapheli phambi kwami. Kodwa njengoba ngibhekisisa, ngiqaphela amakhanda omuntu. Ngiphoqeleka ukuthi ngibheke lapha nalapha, bese iNkosazana ithi kimi,
'Laba abantu abahamba phambili, abahlela okuthile futhi.'
Wonke umlayezo ongenhla uhlobene nokuthula. Kokuqukethwe kwayo, iNkosazana iphinde ikhombise ukuthi ngubani ngokuyinhloko obangela uthuthuva phakathi kwabantu. Lokhu siyakubona futhi ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke—yilabo abaphethe nabaholayo abavame ukuba yimithombo yokwehlukana nokudideka. Esikhundleni sokulwela ubunye nokuzwana, abanye babo babhebhethekisa izingxabano, bexabanisa abantu abathile.
Ngokuvamile, lokhu kwenzeka egameni lokugcina amandla noma ukuthola ukwesekwa komphakathi. Ngakho, esikhundleni sokuthula, ukungathembani, intukuthelo, nenzondo kuphakama ezinhliziyweni zabantu—konke okuqhelelanisa izwe nesimiso sikaNkulunkulu kanye nokuthula kweqiniso uKristu akhuluma ngakho.
Igebe elingaphandle kweBandla lifanekisela abantu abaphila emoyeni walelizwe—umoya ovezwa ezenzweni zabo futhi umelane noMoya kaNkulunkulu nakho konke okuvela kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kuholela ekuxabaneni ngokwemvelo: umoya wezwe ulwa njalo noMoya kaNkulunkulu neBandla Lakhe.
Lo moya uvame ukuzibonakalisa kubantu abanethonya, njengoba besengozini yomoya omubi. Yibo—njengoba sifunda emlayezweni weNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke—abaceba ngokumelene neBandla, beletha ukudideka neziyaluyalu. Ngakho-ke, iNkosazana ibiza abapristi ukuba baqaphele, funa isono singene ezinhliziyweni zabo.
Ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyo nokwethembeka kuNkulunkulu kubalulekile lapha—ngenxa yakho, umuntu uba ngongenakufinyeleleka ebubini futhi avuleleke ezibusisweni zikaNkulunkulu. Isono sabantu beBandla kuphela esivula umnyango wesitha, sivumele ububi bungene. Lapho ukwethembeka kuNkulunkulu kunyamalala khona, ukuvikelwa kwesibusiso Sakhe nakho kuyanyamalala.
"Khona-ke ngibona isithombe sabantu ababalekayo futhi behlehla. Ngiyaqonda ngaphakathi: lokhu kungukuphuma kwamaJuda eGibhithe. Ngenkathi i-Lady ikhomba lokhu, ithi,
"Futhi u-Israyeli uzophinde avuke. "
Ngaphezu kwesithombe, ngibona umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu uBaba emafwini. Uvala amehlo akhe ngesandla sakhe. I-Lady ithi kimi,
"Futhi uJehova unamahloni ngoKhayini
futhi ngiqaphela ngokucacile
umhlathi wembongolo elele lapho. Ngibona uKayini abaleka. Ngemuva kwalokho ngibona umuntu enentshebe nengubo ende. Ezandleni zakhe ubamba izibhebhe ezimbili zamatshe. Kulawa macwecwe yinto ebhalwe ngolimi engingazi nhlobo. Lapho-ke kubukeka sengathi amaphilisi amabili athathwa abe yizicucu. Ngibona izingcezu zilele esihlabathini.
Lapho-ke sengibuyisele e-altare, kepha kungazelelwe ngibona ukudlula kwesonto ngaphandle kwebandla. Intokazi ukhomba futhi uthi,
"Lona udwendwe lweMirakel e
-Amsterdam
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Ingxenye engenhla yomlayezo ilandela ngokuqondile eyangaphambili, ngomehluko wokuthi nakuba ngaphambili iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke yayikhomba izinsongo zangaphandle ezicashe phakathi kweBandla, manje ukunakekela kuqondiswe ezinsongweni zangaphakathi ezithinta inhliziyo yeBandla nabantu bakaNkulunkulu.
Emfanekisweni wesigijimi, sibona uNkulunkulu endlala amafu phezu komhlaba futhi, ebheka phansi abantu bakhe, emboza ubuso bakhe—enamahloni ngokuziphatha kwabo. Lesi sithombe sibhekisela esivumelwaneni uNkulunkulu asenza noNowa ngemva kukazamcolo. Ukungabikho kothingo, uphawu lwalesi Sivumelwano, kuyaphawuleka. Emilayezweni yakamuva, iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke ichaza incazelo yalesi sibonakaliso ngokuningiliziwe, kodwa kufanelekile ukusho manje ukuthi uthingo lufanekisela ukulunga, ubulungisa, nothando—izindinganiso uNkulunkulu afisa ukuzibona phakathi kwabantu. Ukungabikho kwabo kubangela uNkulunkulu amboze ubuso bakhe futhi abe namahloni ngabantu bakhe, namuhla abangamaKristu.
Nokho, njengoba sifunda emiBhalweni Engcwele, abantu bakaNkulunkulu kumelwe babe ukukhanya ezizweni, isibonelo sokuphila ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Kungokwethembeka kwabo lapho izwe lizofinyelela ekwazini uNkulunkulu njengomthombo wobuhle neqiniso. Zonke izono zabantu bakaNkulunkulu ziletha ihlazo egameni likaNkulunkulu emehlweni abantu.
Akuyona ingozi ukuthi umfanekiso wesigijimi ubuyela emuva eTestamenteni Elidala. Kubonisa ukuthi njengoba nje ama-Israyeli—ayengabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe—alahlekelwa yilesikhundla ngenxa yesono, ngokufanayo namaKristu anamuhla angabuna ngokomoya uma engathembekile ezivumelwaneni azenza noNkulunkulu. Le nqubo ibonakala yembuleka phambi kwamehlo ethu. Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu wethula umlando wakwa-Israyeli njengesixwayiso: ukulahlekelwa umusa kaNkulunkulu kuwusongo lwangempela nanamuhla.
Encwadini kaGenesise, sifunda ngoZamcolo owathunyelwa emhlabeni ngenxa yezono zabantu. UNowa kuphela—indoda elungile—owasinda, nomkhaya wakhe nezilwane ezikhethiwe azifaka emkhunjini. Ngemva kokuba amanzi esebohlile, uNowa wanyathela emhlabathini owomile futhi wamakhela uNkulunkulu i-altare. Lesi senzakalo sifanekisela ukuqala kwendlela entsha yokuhlanza izwe esonweni—hhayi ngezinhlekelele, kodwa ngabapristi bethempeli likaNkulunkulu.
Kuwo wonke umlando, uNkulunkulu uye wamisa ngokuphindaphindiwe “amathempeli”—izakhiwo aveza ngazo Intando Yakhe. Lezi zihlanganisa iBhabhiloni, iGibhithe, i-Israyeli, futhi ezikhathini zanamuhla, iBandla lamaKrestu. Kuyafaneleka ukugcizelela ukuthi uma iBandla, ngakhoke ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, buzoshabalala emhlabeni, izimiso zokuqala zokucwenga zingaphinde zisebenze—ngezinhlekelele ezifana nozamcolo.
Embonweni womlayezo, u-Ida ubona ugebhezi lwekhanda lulele phansi—uphawu oluvusa umfanekiso womhlaba ogcwele amathambo ngemva kukazamcolo. Njengoba iBandla kanye nabantu bakaNkulunkulu bengamathuluzi ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, bekhonza ukuhlanza izwe esonweni, isidingo sokuqapha sikhulu kakhulu, ngoba isono esiphakathi komphakathi esivula umnyango wokuwa kwaso.
Isiqalekiso sehlela iBandla ngenxa yokungathembeki kwalo kuNkulunkulu. Nokho, ukwethembeka esivumelwaneni kuletha isibusiso—eBandleni kanye nomhlaba wonke.
Manje ake sihlole izithombe ezaboniswa u-Ida Peerdeman, eziqhathanisa izono zabantu bakwa-Israyeli nesimo samaKristu angaleso sikhathi. Embonweni ongenhla, sibona uMose ephihliza Izibhebhe zeMithetho Eyishumi ngenxa yokukhonza izithombe nezono zabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Lapho uMose ehla eNtabeni iSinayi nezibhebhe zoMthetho, wabona abantu bekhulekela ithole legolide—ababelibheka njengonkulunkulu omusha. Ngokufanayo, ukukhonza izithombe kungenzeka eBandleni namuhla lapho abantu benqaba uNkulunkulu egameni lemibono yabo.
Imithetho kaNkulunkulu nayo ayilalelwa, okuholela enkingeni yokholo, amahlazo emphakathini, kanye nombono ongemuhle ngeBandla ngabakholwayo nabangaphandle kwalo. Imiyalo eyake yalotshwa ezibhebheni zamatshe manje isithathwa ngabaningi njengokungathi ibhalwe esihlabathini—engahlali isikhathi eside, edlulayo, esingenwa yiwo wonke umoya ovunguzayo. Lokhu kukhombisa ubuthakathaka bomuntu, ovame ukunqotshwa ngisho nayisilingo esincane futhi aphule isivumelwano esenziwa noNkulunkulu.
Isithombe sikaKayini no-Abela sigqamisa idrama yokwehlukana phakathi komphakathi wamakholwa. Kubonisa ukuthi ukungezwani phakathi kwabazalwane akuholeli nje kuphela ngokomoya kodwa futhi “nokubulala” okungokwenyama komzalwane ngomzalwane. Izimo ezinjalo zinemiphumela emibi kakhulu engokomoya. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukwakha kabusha iBandla—ezimisweni ezichazwe ngokucacile ezisekelwe eqinisweni, othandweni, nokwethembeka eMthethweni kaNkulunkulu. Lezi yizimiso uNkulunkulu afisa ukuzibona kubantu bakhe.
EVangelini, uKristu ubiza ukuthula—ukuthandazela futhi sithande izitha zethu, ngoba sonke singabafowethu nodadewethu, njengoKayini no-Abela. Ngeke sivumele umlando ukuthi uziphinde futhi uKhayini aphinde aphakamise isandla sakhe ku-Abela. Ukuvimbela lokhu, ukushunyayelwa kwevangeli emhlabeni wonke kuyadingeka-ukumemezela imilayezo ye-Lady of All Nations kanye neVangeli likaKristu, onamandla okuphulukisa isintu esonweni.
Nokho, abantu kufanele baqaphele ukuthi ububi busekhona futhi busaqhubeka—kuhlanganise nezinhliziyo zabo. Kumelwe futhi bavume ukuba khona kwesono, okuyinto namuhla ngokuya ngokuya ihlobene futhi ilungile.
Ngenxa yezehlakalo esizibonayo, umuntu angasho ukuthi uKhayini uphinde wenza itulo lokubulala u-Abela. Futhi lokhu akusekho nje ngomphakathi wamaKrestu, kodwa emhlabeni wonke. Lapho sonke siba abafowethu nodadewethu beqiniso ngoMoya Wenkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, kuyoba lula ukunqoba konke ukungezwani okusekelwe ezinkolelweni—imibono.
Lo mbono uyaqhubeka nodwendwe “lukaMirakeli,” oluholwa uKristu. Ibhekisa amabombo endaweni ekhethwe yiNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke—lapho kuzokwakhiwa khona ithempeli elinikezelwe egameni Lakhe. UKristu, ohola loludwendwe, uvezwa njengoNowa omusha, oholela abathembekile nabalungile eMkhunjini—indawo yensindiso, njengoba nje uNowa ake asindisa umkhaya wakhe kuzamcolo.
Emlandweni wensindiso, sibona iphethini ephindaphindayo: lapho ithempeli likaNkulunkulu liwela esonweni futhi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bebhekana nokucindezelwa—isikhathi esiningi ezandleni zabaholi babo—uNkulunkulu wabahola ngaphandle labo ababehlala bethembekile Kuye, futhi wakha phezu kwabo umphakathi omusha.
Kwaba njalo eGibhithe lapho ama-Israyeli ayeyizigqila. UNkulunkulu, esebenza ngoMose, wabahola ebakhipha ekucindezelweni futhi phakathi kwalo mphakathi wakha iTabernakele elisha. Isimo esifanayo senzeka kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sikaJesu. Ngaleso sikhathi, abantu bakaNkulunkulu babegqilazwe ngokomoya abaholi babo benkolo, ababebeka umthetho ngaphezu kothando nobuhle besintu. UJesu wadalula ngokuphindaphindiwe lokhu kunukubeza, ekhuluma amazwi ahlabayo kubaFarisi nababhali.
UKristu wenza labo abazivumela ukuba badukiswe kulesi simiso isisekelo seBandla lakhe.
Namuhla, uma ubheka isimo emphakathini wamaKristu, umuntu angase abe nombono wokuthi umlando uyaziphindaphinda. Ukugqilazwa okungokomoya, ukuhlukunyezwa, nokulahlekelwa ubumsulwa bokholo bokuqala kuyavela. Esebenzisa isibonelo sika-Israyeli weTestamente Elidala, uNkulunkulu ukhumbuza futhi uyale ukuthi okwehlela iThempeli labo kungenzeka kunoma yimuphi omunye—ngaphandle kokukhetha.
Lapha sifika emininingwaneni ebalulekile eboniswe emfanekisweni weNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, okufanele—njengesibonakaliso sikaKristu—ihunyushwe kahle. Ngenhla kwekhanda lakhe kunekhothamo elikhanyayo, okubhalwe kulo amagama athi: Lady of All Nations. Lesi sibonakaliso sinomfanekiso ojulile, njengoba umlayezo wonke ukhuluma ngendaba kaNowa nozamcolo.
Ikhothamo elikhanyayo elingaphezu kwekhanda likaMariya libhekisela othini lwenkosazana eliseBhayibhelini—uphawu lwesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenza nabo bonke abantu ngemva kukazamcolo. Njengoba uthingo lwaluwuphawu lweSivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, kanjalo umnsalo weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke uwuphawu lwesivumelwano esisha—isivumelwano uNkulunkulu afisa ukusindisa ngaso abantu Bakhe.
Noma ubani oqaphela iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke njengeNkosazana Nonina Wakhe, olalela amazwi Akhe futhi azivumele ukuba aqondiswe Nguye, ngeke abhubhe.
Nokho, lokhu akusho ukungasebenzi kwezivumelwano zangaphambili. Zonke izivumelwano ezenziwa uNkulunkulu zihlala zisebenza, futhi isivumelwano esisha asiziqedi lezi ezandulele kodwa siyaphelelisa futhi sizijulise.
Labo abeza eNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke bangena eMphongolweni ongokomoya—indawo yensindiso elungiselelwe abathembekile uNkulunkulu. Nokho, lokhu kusindiswa akwenzeki ngokuzenzakalelayo. Kudinga ukuguqulwa kwangaphakathi, okungukuthi, isimo sengqondo esivulekele uNkulunkulu neNtando Yakhe.
Noma ubani ofisa ukuba yingxenye yalo Mphongolo kufanele afune ubulungisa, ukulunga, nothando kulo mhlaba—izindinganiso ezakha isisekelo sesivumelwano noNkulunkulu.
UKristu angasiholela kulezi zindinganiso. Lokhu ukwenza esebenzisa abapristi bakhe abathembekile—labo abahlala Naye kuze kube sekupheleni. Lapha-ke sibona indima kaKristu neNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke emsebenzini wokusindisa kukaNkulunkulu. INkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke iwuMphongolo owakhiwa nguNkulunkulu, futhi uJesu uzoholela abalungile kuwo, njengoba kwenza uNowa. Udwendwe luka "Mirakel" luyaphuma eBandleni, ngoba kulapho iSakramente eliNgcwele likhona, futhi iBandla kufanele libe yindawo lapho kwakhiwa khona abalungileyo. Ukusuka lapho, uKristu uhola abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ebaholela eMphongolweni—iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke.
Umlayezo uqukethe nesiprofetho esiphathelene nokuvuka kuka-Israyeli. Lapho u-Ida Peerdeman ebona amaJuda ephuma eGibhithe, i-Lady of All Nations ikhuluma isitatimende esibalulekile: "Futhi u-Israyeli uzovuka futhi."
Lesi sitatimende, esikhulunywa kumongo wofuduko olungokomoya nolomlando, sithatha isici esiyisiprofetho. Ukugcwaliseka kwawo kwenzeka ngemva nje kweminyaka emithathu—ngo-May 14, 1948, lapho kumenyezelwa ngokusemthethweni umbuso ozimele wakwa-Israyeli.
Nokho, ngokomongo wesigijimi esingenhla, lesi siprofetho sifinyelela ekujuleni okukhulu. Ukugcwaliseka kwaso kuqinisekisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyazigcina izithembiso zakhe, futhi zonke izivumelwano ezenziwa noNkulunkulu zihlala zisebenza. Abanye abameleli beBandla babambelele ekutheni iSivumelwano Esisha, esasungulwa kuJesu Kristu, sichitha zonke ezandulele. Kodwa-ke, imilayezo ye-Lady of All Nations ibonisa ngokucacile ukuthi isimangalo esinjalo singamanga.
Zonke Izivumelwano uNkulunkulu azenza nesintu—kusukela kuNowa, ngo-Abrahama, uMose, kuye esivumelwaneni esikuKristu kanye neNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke—zihlala zisebenza futhi zibopha. Isivumelwano esivuselelwe phansi kwezintaba i-Ebali neGerizimu, esakha isisekelo esingokomoya semibono eminingi yaseMarian, naso sisasebenza. Ukugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho esiphathelene no-Israyeli kuwuphawu olubonakalayo lokwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu ezivumelwaneni Zakhe.