2. Umlayezo, April 21, 1945
"Ngokungazelelwe ngithuthwa ngiyiswe esontweni. Bese ngithi, "Ngimi phambi kwe-altare elikhethekile futhi ngibona isithombe seNkosikazi." Kuwukubonakaliswa kweNkosikazi, njengoba nje ngimbonile okokuqala. Ima phakathi kwezimbali. Ngisho nasezitebhisini ze-altare, kunezimbali ezingenakubalwa ezilele. Izinkulungwane zabantu ziyaguqa phambi kwesithombe.
iNkosikazi iyangibheka futhi inikina umunwe wayo njengesexwayiso. Iphinda kathathu,
"Nina bantu nizoba nokuthula uma nikholwa kuYe. Sakaza izwi!"
Ngala mazwi, iNkosikazi ibeka isiphambano esandleni sami futhi ikhomba kuso, kuyilapho mina kufanele ngisikhombe kwabanye.
Njengoba kushiwo esethulweni salolu cwaningo, iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, eyayinguMariya, ihlotshaniswa neNtaba Yezibusiso—iGerizimu. I-altare u-Ida Peerdeman alibona eBandleni ngesikhathi sombono wakhe lifanekisela ukudalwa kweBandla elisekelwe ezintabeni ezimbili zeTestamente Elidala: iGerizimu ne-Ebali—izindawo ezifanekisela isibusiso nesiqalekiso.
Kulula ukubona ukuthi iBandla elinjalo lakhiwe eqinisweni elisekelwe emiBhalweni Engcwele futhi libonakalisa ngokugcwele uhlelo olumiswe nguNkulunkulu.
Eduze kwe-altare leNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke, u-Ida Peerdeman ubona izimbali ezingenakubalwa nabantu abaguqayo. Lesi sithombe kufanele siqondwe ngokukhanya komfanekiso wezimbali ezivela eVangelini likaMathewu (Mathewu 6:28-30), lapho sifunda khona ukuthi nguNkulunkulu ngokwakhe ogqokisa iminduze ngezimbali ezinhle kangaka. Kodwa-ke, izinto ezibonakalayo zizodlula nakanjani—njengazo zonke izimbali ezikhula ensimini.
Uma siphendukela eNcwadini kaGenesise, sizobona ukuthi uNkulunkulu futhi nguYe owagqokisa u-Adamu no-Eva ngemva kokuwa kwabo. Kuzo zombili lezi zithombe, sibona uNkulunkulu njengoYena onakekela indalo Yakhe futhi ayimboze ngengubo.
Noma ubani oza kuNkosikazi Wezizwe Zonke, alalele futhi enze ngokuvumelana namazwi Akhe, angagqokiswa uNkulunkulu ngezingubo ezinhle—njengezimbali ezizungeze i-altare. Iphuzu liwukwakha ithempeli lemizimba yethu esisekelweni seZwi likaNkulunkulu. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu ezosigqokisa khona izingubo ezinhle ekuphileni okuzayo.
Umfanekiso ovela eVangelini likaMathewu usikhumbuza ukuthi abantu bavame ukukhathalela kakhulu izimpahla ezibonakalayo, okuhlanganisa nezingubo zethu, ezizobhubha—njengazo zonke izinto zasemhlabeni. Okwamanje, okuyigugu ngempela yilokho okungokomoya: umphefumulo wethu, omiselwe ukuphila okuphakade. Uma uba ithempeli likaNkulunkulu lapha emhlabeni, uzohlotshiswa Nguye ngengubo yenkazimulo eMbusweni Wezulu.
INkosazana Yezizwe Zonke iyiThempeli likaMoya oNgcwele—iNtaba Yezibusiso. Noma ubani oza Kuye, futhi ngokulamula Kwakhe, asondela kuKristu, angathembela esibusisweni Sakhe. Kodwa-ke, kugeleza kuphela kulabo abagcina iSivumelwano SikaNkulunkulu. Abantu abanjalo bahle ngokomoya emehlweni eNkosi futhi bazoqhakaza njengezimbali ekuphileni okuzayo.
Ukuze athole isibusiso seNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe, umuntu kumelwe aqale anikele e-altare likaNkulunkulu isenzo sokuthula phakathi kwabantu, bese eza eNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe—iNtaba Yezibusiso. Kodwa-ke, leli altare alikho eNtabeni iGerizimu, kodwa eNtabeni i-Ebali. Kulapho, ngokusho koMbhalo Ongcwele, lapho kwakhiwa khona i-altare elinikezelwe kuZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele.
Emyalezweni oshiwo ngenhla, iNkosikazi ixwayisa ngokuthi uma ukholo kuKristu luhluleka, ukuthula emhlabeni ngeke kugcinwe. Khumbula ukuthi eNtabeni i-Ebali kwakumi i-altare likaNkulunkulu, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banikela khona ngeminikelo yokuthula, eyaziwa nangokuthi iminikelo yokuthula, nemihlatshelo yokudumisa uNkulunkulu.
Ngakho-ke, siyabona ukuthi ukuze akhuphuke iNtaba iGerizimu futhi athole isibusiso seNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe, umuntu kumelwe aqale akhuphuke iNtaba i-Ebali—ukuze anikele kuNkulunkulu umhlatshelo wokudumisa kanye nesenzo sokuthula phakathi kwabantu. Lokhu kuphinde kubhekiselwe kukho komunye wemifanekiso kaKristu, lapho sifunda khona ukuthi uma umuntu enokungezwani enhliziyweni yakhe nomfowabo, kufanele aqale ashiye umnikelo wakhe phambi kwe-altare, abuyisane naye, bese ebuya ukuzonikela umnikelo wakhe (bheka uMathewu 5:23-24).
Isibonelo somhlatshelo ophelele kangaka kwakunguJesu Kristu uqobo—iWundlu elathatha phezu kwalo isiqalekiso sesono sesintu ukuze ngokufa kwalo lilethe ukuthula emhlabeni. ISidlo Sokugcina siyindawo enjalo, lapho bonke ngobunye badla khona uMzimba kaKristu. Uma siya eSontweni futhi sihlanganyela eSidlo SeNkosi, siba abahlanganyeli esidlweni esifanayo. Kodwa-ke, njengoba imiBhalo Engcwele isikhumbuza, phakathi naleli dili kufanele sibuyisane nabafowethu nodadewethu.
Lapho uKristu engekho khona, lapho iZwi Lakhe neSiphambano sakhe kwenqatshwa khona, kuvela ukukhathazeka nayo yonke imiphumela yesono: ukuhlukana, inhlekelele, nempi—lapho sicela khona isivikelo emthandazweni oya eNkosazaneni Yazo Zonke Izizwe.
Kulesi simo, amazwi eNkosazana Yazo Zonke Izizwe mayelana nokuthula nokulondolozwa kwakho agxila kakhulu. U-Ida Peerdeman, ephethe isiphambano noKristu obethelwe ezandleni zakhe, uhloselwe ukumbonisa umhlaba—ukuze abantu bambheke futhi bamlandele. Ukuthula kungagcinwa kuphela lapho uKristu—uMhlatshelo wokubuyisana nomthombo wokuthula—ekhona phakathi kwabantu. Lapho esehambile, isiqalekiso sesono siyabuya.
Lesi sithombe sisikhumbuza ngesenzakalo esivela eTestamenteni Elidala lapho ama-Israyeli, ona kuNkulunkulu, ejeziswa yisifo sezinyoka ezinobuthi. Ukuze basinde, kwakudingeka babheke inyoka yethusi uMose ayiphakamisa ehlane. Noma ubani obheke lesi sibonakaliso ngokholo waphinde waphila. Ngokufanayo, namuhla, uKristu uphakanyisiwe esiphambanweni—futhi wonke umuntu obheka kuYe futhi amlandele uzoba nokuthula nokuphila.
Lesi sithombe sibhekisela empini yeTestamente Elidala lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balwa khona nesitha. Lapho uMose, emi esiqongweni sentaba, ephakamisela izandla zakhe kuNkulunkulu, ibutho lama-Israyeli lanqoba isitha esifanekisela ububi. Lapho izandla zakhe ziwela, ama-Israyeli aqala ukulahlekelwa.
Kulo mfanekiso, uKristu esiphambanweni uba uMose omusha, kanti u-Ida Peerdeman, embambe phezulu ezandleni zakhe, ubhekisela esiqongweni sentaba lapho uKristu emi khona.
Lesi sithombe sinencazelo ejulile edlula indawo yokomoya futhi sibhekisela ikakhulukazi ebangeni elingokwenyama. Sibona ukuthi uKristu Obethelwe esiphambanweni akazange aphakamise noma ahlise izandla ngokugcwele—zisesimweni esiphakathi nendawo. Njengoba izandla eziphakanyisiwe zifanekisela ukunqoba isitha, kanti izandla eziphansi zifanekisela ukunqotshwa, ukuma kukaKristu kwembula isimo esiphakathi nendawo esiveza ukuthula.
EVangelini, uKristu uyabiza:
Mathewu 5:23-24 “Ngakho-ke uma uletha umnikelo wakho e-altare, ukhumbula lapho ukuthi umfowenu unesihluku nawe, shiya umnikelo wakho lapho phambi kwe-altare; hamba kuqala, ubuyisane nomfowenu, bese woza unikele umnikelo wakho.”
Mathewu 5:44-45 “Thandani izitha zenu , nibakhulekele abanizingelayo, ukuze nibe ngabantwana bakaYihlo osezulwini.”
Ngakho-ke, uKristu ubiza ukubuyisana hhayi ngokomoya kuphela kodwa futhi nangobuntu—ngoba sonke singabafowethu nodadewethu, sihlukaniswe kuphela ukungafani kwemibono nemibono. Ufisa ukuthi bonke abantu bahlangane kuMoya owodwa kaNkulunkulu, ongumthombo wokuthula kweqiniso.
Lesi siqeshana somyalezo siveza nencazelo ejulile yesikhundla sezandla kuMfanekiso weNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe. Zikhomba phansi, okubhekisela emfanekisweni kaMose—okubonisa ukuthi umhlaba ulahlekelwa yimpi engokomoya nobubi, ucwila esonweni futhi uziqhelelanisa noNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, kuyo yonke iMilayezo yeNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe, usibiza ukuba sibuyele kuKristu, onamandla okuphulukisa umhlaba wesono nokuwubuyisela kuNkulunkulu.
Umyalezo wangaphambilini ukhulume ngesidingo sokunikela ngokukhulekela okufanele nokubonga kuNkulunkulu—njengoba nje uMariya enza, onjalo, kulesi simo, oyisibonelo sokuba sisilingise. Izandla eziphakanyisiwe ziwukubonakaliswa kokudumisa uNkulunkulu. Kwakukule simo lapho uMose athola khona usizo kuNkulunkulu: lapho izandla zakhe zisephakanyisiwe, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathola ukunqoba isitha. Lokhu kwakuwumusa kaNkulunkulu, ugeleza ngenxa yesimo sengqondo sokudumisa uNkulunkulu.
INkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe iphakamisa izandla zayo emhlabeni ukuze isibonise ukuthi umhlaba uyanqotshwa ububi, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuze isinike umusa ogeleza ezandleni zayo ngesimo semisebe yaphezulu, ezosisiza kule mpi engokomoya.
Izenzo zezandla zeNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe zinencazelo ehlukahlukene, njengoba sesishilo kakade esigijimini esedlule. INkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe iseMbusweni Wezulu futhi isuka lapho iza kithi. Izandla zayo, zibheke phansi, ziqondiswe esintwini, ukuze ibanikeze izandla zokusiza ngesimo semusa waphezulu. Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sokunakekelwa kwayo ngumama kanye nokunxusa kwayo njalo kuNkulunkulu.
Siyabona ukuthi umfanekiso weNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe unencazelo ejulile, okumele iqondwe njengoba nje isibonakaliso sikaKristu Obethelwe esiphambanweni kumele siqondwe. Njengoba nje uKristu ayeyisimo soMoya kaNkulunkulu ebuntwini bukaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke iNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe ingumzimba kaMoya kaNkulunkulu ebuntwini bukaMoya oNgcwele, osebenza ngaye.
Imiyalezo yakhe isisiza ukuba siqonde umehluko phakathi kokuhle nokubi, futhi lo ngumsebenzi obalulekile woMoya oNgcwele, njengoba uKristu esho, “uzonihola kulo lonke iqiniso” (Johane 16:13). UMoya oNgcwele ukhanyisa izindlela zikaNkulunkulu ezweni elimbozwe ubumnyama.
Ukukhanya okusabalala ngemuva kweNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke ngomfanekiso wayo futhi okuhambisana nayo kuzo zonke izambulo u-Ida Peerdeman azithola kuwukubonakaliswa kobukhona boMoya oNgcwele—ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu.
Manje ake sihlole izintaba zeTestamente Elidala iGerizimu ne-Ebali. Ngesikhathi sikaJoshuwa, phakathi kwalezi zintaba, emzini waseShekemi, isivumelwano noNkulunkulu savuselelwa, salotshwa eNcwadini yoMthetho kaMose. Le ncwadi iqukethe kokubili iziqalekiso eziwela izoni eziphula isivumelwano kanye nezibusiso ezinikezwa labo abasigcina ngokwethembeka.
Ngakho-ke masikhulume ngazo zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe eNcwadini kaLevitikusi, eziphambene kakhulu nezibusiso. Ukuzazi kuzosenza siqonde kangcono okuqukethwe eminye yemilayezo futhi siqaphele ukuthi izimiso ezimiswe nguNkulunkulu ngalezo zikhathi zisasebenza nanamuhla.
Kuhle ukugcizelela ukuthi zonke izinhlekelele, izimpi, kanye nokungalawuleki kuvela ngokuyinhloko eziqalekisweni ezivela ezonweni zabantu—abangebona abefundisi kanye nabefundisi.
ULevitikusi 26:14-45 – isigaba sokuqala mayelana neziqalekiso
. 26:14 Kodwa uma ningangilaleli futhi ningalaleli yonke le miyalo,
26:15 futhi uma nidelela izimiso zami, uma nizonda izahlulelo zami, ukuze ningalaleli imiyalo yami futhi niphule isivumelwano sami,
26:16 khona-ke ngizoniphatha ngendlela efanele: Ngizothumela ukwesaba phezu kwenu, ukugula, nomkhuhlane okuzoniphuphuthekisa futhi kubhubhise impilo yenu. Khona-ke niyohlwanyela imbewu yenu ngeze; izitha zenu zizoyidla.
26:17 Ngizobeka ubuso bami bumelane nani, futhi niyonqotshwa yizitha zenu. Labo abanizondayo bayonibusa, futhi niyobaleka ngisho noma kungekho muntu onixoshayo.
ULevitikusi 26:18-20 - isigaba sesibili esiphathelene neziqalekiso
26:18. Noma kunjalo ngeke ningilalele, ngizoqhubeka nokunijezisa kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
26:19. Ngizophula amandla enu okuzidla; ngizokwenza amazulu abe njengensimbi kini, nomhlaba ube njengethusi.
26:20. Nizosebenza ngeze; izwe lenu ngeke lithele izithelo, nemithi yomhlaba ngeke ithele izithelo.
Levitikusi 26:21-22 - isigaba sesithathu esiphathelene neziqalekiso
26:21. Uma [niqhubeka] nokungiphambuka futhi nenqaba ukungilalela, ngizoletha phezu kwenu isijeziso esiphindwe kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu:
26:22 Ngizothumela izilwane zasendle phakathi kwenu, ezizodla abantwana benu, zibhubhise izinkomo zenu, futhi zinishiye ningenabantu, ukuze imigwaqo yenu ibe yincithakalo.
Levitikusi 26:23-26 - isigaba sesine esiphathelene neziqalekiso
26:23. Ngisho noma kunjalo ningalungisi kodwa nenza ngendlela ephambene nami,
26:24 khona-ke nami ngizokwenza ngendlela ephambene nani futhi ngizonijezisa kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
26:25Ngizothumela inkemba phezu kwenu, ezophindiselela ukwephulwa kwenu kwesivumelwano. Uma-ke nibalekela emizini, ngizothumela isifo phakathi kwenu, futhi nizowela ezandleni zezitha zenu.
26:26 Ngizophula isheya lesinkwa sakho, ukuze abesifazane abayishumi babhake isinkwa kuhhavini owodwa. Bazokwaba isinkwa sakho ngesisindo, ukuze ungadli.
Levitikusi 26:26-33 - isigaba sesihlanu esiphathelene neziqalekiso
26:27. Uma noma kunjalo ningangilaleli futhi nenze ngendlela ephambene nami,
26:28 nami ngizonihlasela ngentukuthelo, nginijezise kasikhombisa ngenxa yezono zenu.
26:29 Niyodla inyama yamadodana namadodakazi enu.
26:30Ngizochitha izindawo zenu eziphakeme, ngiphule izinsika zenu ezingcwele, ngiphonse izidumbu zenu phezu kwezidumbu zezithombe zenu; ngizonengwa yini.
26:31 Ngizoyichitha imizi yenu, ngichithe izindawo zenu ezingcwele; ngeke ngiwamukele iphunga elimnandi lemihlatshelo yenu.
26:32 Ngizoyichitha izwe, ukuze izitha zenu ezihlala kulo zimangale.
26:33 Ngizonihlakaza phakathi kwezizwe; ngizohosha inkemba emva kwenu; Izwe lenu liyoba yincithakalo, imizi yenu iyochithwa.
Levitikusi 26:34-39 – isigaba sesithupha esibhekisela eziqalekisweni
zika-26:34. Khona-ke izwe liyogcina amaSabatha alo zonke izinsuku lihlala liyincithakalo, nani niyoba sezweni lezitha zalo. Khona-ke izwe liyophumula futhi ligcine amaSabatha alo.
26:35 Zonke izinsuku lihlala liyincithakalo, liyogcina iSabatha elingaligcinanga eminyakeni yamaSabatha enanihlala kulo.
26:36 Kepha labo abasele, ngiyakubeka ukwesaba ezinhliziyweni zabo ezweni lezitha zabo; ukuhlokoma kwamaqabunga aqhutshwa umoya kuyobalandela; bayobaleka njengokungathi babalekela inkemba; bayokuwa ngisho noma kungekho muntu obaxoshayo.
26:37 Bayowelana omunye nomunye njengokungathi babulawa yinkemba, nakuba kungekho muntu obaxoshayo. Ngeke ukwazi ukuma phambi kwezitha zakho.
26:38Niyobhubha phakathi kwezizwe; izwe lezitha zenu liyonigwinya.
26:39 Labo abaseleyo kini bayobola emazweni ezitha ngenxa yesiphambeko sabo; bayobola, njengoba benza, ngenxa yesiphambeko sabokhokho babo.
Levitikusi 26:40-45 - isigaba sesikhombisa esibhekisela esiheni sikaNkulunkulu
. 26:40 Khona-ke bayovuma isiphambeko sabo nesiphambeko sabokhokho babo—ukungathembeki abakwenzile kimi, nokungathembeki kwabo kimi,
26:41kangangokuthi ngaphambuka kubo ngabangenisa ezweni lesitha, ukuze izinhliziyo zabo ezingasokile zizithobe futhi baphenduke esiphambekweni sabo.
26:42 Khona-ke ngizokhumbula isivumelwano sami noJakobe, isivumelwano sami no-Isaka, nesivumelwano sami no-Abrahama. Ngizokhumbula bona futhi ngikhumbule izwe.
26:43 Kodwa ngaphambi kwalokho, izwe liyoshiywa yibo, futhi liyokhokhela amasabatha alo; liyoba yincithakalo ngenxa yobubi babo, futhi bazokhokhela isiphambeko sabo, ngoba benqabe izahlulelo zami futhi benyanya izimiso zami.
26:44 Kodwa ngisho nalapho ngisezweni lezitha zami, angiyikubalahla, futhi angiyikubazonda ukuze ngibabhubhise ngokuphelele futhi ngaphule isivumelwano sami nabo, ngoba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
26:45 Ngiyokhumbula ngenxa yabo isivumelwano sabokhokho babo, lapho ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibhithe emehlweni ezizwe, ukuze ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. NginguJehova.
"Bese kuba sengathi uNkosikazi ungiholele ngaphandle kwesonto. Manje ngibona isikhala esingenamkhawulo phambi kwami. Kodwa njengoba ngibheka eduze, ngiyazibona izinhloko zabantu. Ngiphoqelekile ukubheka lapha nalaphaya, bese uNkosikazi ethi kimi,
'Laba ngabantu abaphambili, abahlela okuthile futhi.'
Lonke umlayezo ongenhla uhlobene nokuthula ngokwezihloko. Kokuqukethwe kwawo, iNkosazana iphinde ikhombise ukuthi ubani obangela ukungahambi kahle phakathi kwabantu. Sikubona lokhu nasezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke—yilabo abasemandleni kanye nabantu abaphambili abavame ukuba yimithombo yokwahlukana nokudideka. Esikhundleni sokulwela ubunye nokuzwana, abanye babo bavusa ingxabano ngamabomu, befaka abanye abantu nabanye.
Ngokuvamile, lokhu kwenzeka egameni lokugcina amandla noma ukuthola ukwesekwa komphakathi. Ngakho-ke, esikhundleni sokuthula, ukungathembani, intukuthelo, nenzondo kuvela ezinhliziyweni zabantu—konke okuqhelelanisa umhlaba nokuhleleka kukaNkulunkulu nokuthula kwangempela uKristu akhuluma ngakho.
Isikhala esingaphandle kweSonto sifanekisela abantu abaphila emoyeni waleli zwe—umoya owembulwa ezenzweni zabo futhi ophikisana noMoya kaNkulunkulu nakho konke okuvela kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu ngokwemvelo kuholela ekubhekaneni: umoya wezwe ulwa njalo noMoya kaNkulunkulu neSonto Lakhe.
Lo moya uvame ukuzibonakalisa ngabantu abanethonya, njengoba besengozini enkulu yomoya omubi. Yibo—njengoba sifunda esigijimini seNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke—abaceba iSonto, beletha ukudideka nokuphazamiseka. Ngakho-ke, iNkosazana inxusa abapristi ukuba baqaphele, funa isono singene ezinhliziyweni zabo.
Ubumsulwa benhliziyo nokwethembeka kuNkulunkulu kubalulekile lapha—ngenxa yabo, umuntu uba ngongenakufinyeleleka ebubini futhi avulekele isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu. Isono sabantu beSonto kuphela esivula umnyango wesitha, sivumele ububi bungene. Lapho ukwethembeka kuNkulunkulu kunyamalala khona, nokuvikelwa kwesibusiso saKhe kuyanyamalala.
"Bese ngibona isithombe sabantu ababalekayo nababuyela emuva. Ngiyaqonda ngaphakathi: lokhu kuwukufuduka kwamaJuda eGibhithe. Ngesikhathi uNkosikazi ekhomba lokhu, uthi,
"Futhi u-Israyeli uzovuka futhi."
Ngaphezu kwesithombe, ngibona isithombe sikaNkulunkulu uBaba emafwini. Umboza amehlo akhe ngesandla sakhe. uNkosikazi uthi kimi,
"Futhi uJehova unamahloni ngabantu baKhe."
Bese ngibona imifanekiso kaKayini no-Abela ngokucacile. Kukhona nomhlathi wembongolo ulele lapho. Ngibona uKayini ebaleka.
Bese ngibona othile onentshebe nengubo ende. Ezandleni zakhe uphethe amathebulethi amabili amatshe. Kula mathebulethi kukhona into ebhalwe ngolimi engingalwazi nhlobo. Bese kuba sengathi amathebulethi amabili ayaphulwa abe yizicucu. Ngibona izingcezu zilele esihlabathini.
Bese ngibuyiselwa e-altare, kodwa ngokuzumayo ngibona udwendwe ludlula—ngaphandle kwesonto. uNkosikazi ukhomba kulo bese ethi,
"Lona udwendwe lukaMirakel e-Amsterdam."
Ngibona udwendwe ludlula eDolobheni Elidala. Umpristi naye ukhona. Uhamba phambili ethi "INkosi Yethu." Bese, Ngokungazelelwe, ngibona udwendwe lubheke e-Amsterdam-South, lubheke ethafeni elithile.
Bese konke kuyanyamalala.
Ingxenye engenhla yomlayezo ilandela ngqo eyangaphambilini, umehluko wokuthi ngenkathi ngaphambili iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke yayikhomba izinsongo zangaphandle ezicashe ngaphakathi kweSonto, manje ukunaka kuqondiswe ezinsongweni zangaphakathi ezithinta inhliziyo yeSonto kanye nabantu bakaNkulunkulu.
Emfanekisweni womlayezo, sibona uNkulunkulu esakaza 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, ubulungiswa, nothando—izindinganiso uNkulunkulu afisa ukuzibona phakathi kwabantu. Ukungabikho kwazo kubangela uNkulunkulu ukuba amboze ubuso bakhe futhi abe namahloni ngabantu bakhe, namuhla abangamaKristu.
Kodwa-ke, njengoba sifunda emiBhalweni Engcwele, abantu bakaNkulunkulu kufanele babe ukukhanya ezizweni, isibonelo sokuphila ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. Kungokwethembeka kwabo ukuthi umhlaba uzomazi uNkulunkulu njengomthombo wobuhle neqiniso. Zonke izono zabantu bakaNkulunkulu ziletha ihlazo egameni likaNkulunkulu emehlweni abantu.
Akuyona ingozi ukuthi umfanekiso womyalezo ubuyela emuva eTestamenteni Elidala. Kubonisa ukuthi njengoba nje ama-Israyeli—ake aba ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe—alahlekelwa yilesi simo ngenxa yesono, namaKristu anamuhla angabuna ngokomoya uma engathembekile ezivumelwaneni ezenziwe noNkulunkulu. Le nqubo ibonakala iqhubeka phambi kwamehlo ethu. Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu wethula umlando ka-Israyeli njengesixwayiso: ukulahlekelwa umusa kaNkulunkulu kuyisongo sangempela nanamuhla.
Encwadini kaGenesise, sifunda ngoZamcolo owathunyelwa emhlabeni ngenxa yezono zesintu. NguNowa kuphela—indoda elungileyo—owasinda, kanye nomndeni wakhe nezilwane ezikhethiwe aziletha emkhunjini. Ngemva kokuba amanzi ehlile, uNowa wangena ezweni elomile wakha i-altare kuNkulunkulu. Lesi senzakalo sifanekisela ukuqala kwendlela entsha yokuhlanza umhlaba esonweni—hhayi ngezinhlekelele, kodwa ngabapristi abasethempelini likaNkulunkulu.
Kuwo wonke umlando, uNkulunkulu uye wamisa ngokuphindaphindiwe “amathempeli”—izakhiwo aveza ngazo intando yaKhe. Lokhu kwakuhlanganisa iBabiloni, iGibhithe, u-Israyeli, kanye nezikhathi zanamuhla, iSonto LamaKristu. Kuhle ukugcizelela ukuthi uma iSonto, ngakho-ke ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu, bebunganyamalala emhlabeni, izimiso zokuqala zokuhlanzwa zingaphinde zisebenze—ngezinhlekelele ezifana nozamcolo.
Embonweni womyalezo, u-Ida ubona ugebhezi lulele phansi—uphawu oluveza umfanekiso womhlaba ogcwele amathambo ngemva kukazamcolo. Njengoba iSonto nabantu bakaNkulunkulu beyizinto ezisezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, ezikhonza ukuhlanza umhlaba esonweni, isidingo sokuqapha sikhulu nakakhulu, ngoba yisono emphakathini esivula umnyango wokuwa kwalo.
Isiqalekiso sehlela iSonto ngenxa yokungathembeki kwalo kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa-ke, ukwethembeka esivumelwaneni kuletha isibusiso—kokubili iSonto kanye nomhlaba wonke.
Manje ake sihlole izithombe eziboniswe ku-Ida Peerdeman, eziqhathanisa izono zabantu bakwa-Israyeli nesimo samaKristu anamuhla. Embonweni ongenhla, sibona uMose ephula amaThebhulethi eMiyalo Eyishumi ngenxa yokukhonza izithombe kanye nesono sabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Lapho uMose ehla eNtabeni iSinayi ephethe izibhebhe 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, ihlazo emphakathini, kanye nombono ongemuhle ngeBandla ngabathembekile nalabo abangaphandle kwalo. Imithetho eyake yabhalwa ezibhebheni zamatshe manje iphathwa ngabaningi njengokungathi ibhalwe esihlabathini—ihlala njalo, idlula ngokushesha, isengozini yanoma yimuphi umoya. Lokhu kubonisa ubuthakathaka bomuntu, ovame ukunqotshwa ngisho nayisilingo esincane futhi aphule isivumelwano esenziwe noNkulunkulu. Isithombe sikaKayini
no-Abela siqokomisa idrama yokwahlukana emphakathini wamakholwa. Kubonisa ukuthi ukungezwani kokubulalana kungaholela hhayi kuphela ekubulaweni ngokomoya kodwa futhi nasekubulaweni ngokomzimba komfowabo ngumfowabo. Izimo ezinjalo zinemiphumela emibi ngokomoya. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile ukwakha kabusha iBandla—ngezimiso ezichazwe ngokucacile ezisekelwe eqinisweni, othandweni, nasekuthembekeni eMthethweni kaNkulunkulu. Lezi yizona kanye izindinganiso uNkulunkulu afisa ukuzibona kubantu bakhe.
EVangelini, uKristu ubiza ukuthula—ukuthandazela nokuthanda izitha zethu, ngoba sonke singabafowethu nodadewethu, njengoKayini no-Abela. Asikwazi ukuvumela umlando ukuthi uphinde futhi uKayini aphakamise isandla sakhe ngokumelene no-Abela. Ukuze kuvinjelwe lokhu, ukushunyayelwa kwevangeli emhlabeni wonke kuyadingeka—ukumemezela imiyalezo yeNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke kanye neVangeli likaKristu, onamandla okuphulukisa isintu esonweni.
Kodwa-ke, abantu kumele baqaphele ukuthi ububi busekhona futhi buyasebenza—kufaka phakathi nasezinhliziyweni zabo. Kumele futhi bavume ukuthi kukhona isono, namuhla esiqondakala futhi silungile.
Ngenxa yezehlakalo esizibonayo, umuntu angathi uKayini uphinde wahlela ukubulala u-Abela. Futhi lokhu akuseyona nje indaba yomphakathi wamaKristu, kodwa kumayelana nomhlaba wonke. Lapho sonke siba abafowethu nodadewethu beqiniso ngoMoya weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, kuzoba lula ukunqoba konke ukungezwani okusekelwe ezinkolelweni—imibono.
Umbono uyaqhubeka nodwendwe "lukaMirakel", oluholwa uKristu. Luya endaweni eqokwe yiNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke—lapho kuzokwakhiwa khona ithempeli elinikezelwe egameni laKhe. UKristu, ohola lo mkhankaso, uvezwa njengoNowa omusha, ehola abathembekile nabalungile eMphongolweni—indawo yokusindiswa, njengoba nje uNowa ake wasindisa umndeni wakhe esikhukhuleni.
Emlandweni wensindiso, sibona iphethini ephindaphindayo: lapho ithempeli likaNkulunkulu liwela esonweni futhi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bebhekana nokucindezelwa—ngokuvamile ezandleni zabaholi babo—uNkulunkulu wahola labo abahlala bethembekile kuYe, futhi wakha phezu kwabo umphakathi omusha.
Lokhu kwakunjalo eGibhithe, lapho ama-Israyeli ayehlala khona ebugqilini. UNkulunkulu, esebenzisa uMose, wabahola baphuma ekucindezelweni futhi ngaphakathi kwalomphakathi wadala iTabernakele elisha. Isimo esifanayo senzeka kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sikaJesu. Ngaleso sikhathi, abantu bakaNkulunkulu babegqilazwe ngokomoya ngabaholi babo benkolo, ababebeka umthetho ngaphezu kothando nobuhle besintu. UJesu wadalula ngokuphindaphindiwe lokhu kuhlukunyezwa, ekhuluma namazwi aqatha kubaFarisi nakubabhali.
UKristu wenza labo abazivumela ukuba badukiswe kulesi simiso babe isisekelo seSonto lakhe.
Namuhla, uma ubheka isimo emphakathini wamaKristu, umuntu angathola umbono wokuthi umlando uyaziphinda. Ukugqilazwa ngokomoya, ukuxhashazwa, nokulahlekelwa ubumsulwa bokuqala bokholo kuyavela. Esebenzisa isibonelo sika-Israyeli weTestamente Elidala, uNkulunkulu ukhumbuza futhi uyala ukuthi lokho okwehlela iThempeli labo kungenzeka kunoma yimuphi omunye—ngaphandle kokukhetha.
Lapha sifika emininingwaneni ebalulekile eboniswe esithombeni seNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke, okumelwe—njengophawu lukaKristu—ihunyushwe kahle. Ngaphezu kwekhanda lakhe kukhona ungqimba olukhanyayo, okuqoshwe kulo amazwi athi: INkosazana Yezizwe Zonke. Lesi sibonakaliso sinophawu olujulile, njengoba wonke umyalezo ubhekisela endabeni kaNowa nozamcolo.
Ungqimba olukhanyayo ngaphezu kwekhanda likaMariya lubhekisela ku-wallpaper yaseBhayibhelini—uphawu lwesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenza nabo bonke abantu ngemva kukazamcolo. Njengoba nje uthingo lwaluwuphawu lweSivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, kanjalo nomnsalo weNkosikazi Yezizwe Zonke uwuphawu lwesivumelwano esisha—isivumelwano uNkulunkulu afisa ukusindisa ngaso abantu baKhe.
Noma ubani oqaphela iNkosazana Yezizwe Zonke njengoNkosikazi noMama waKhe, olalela amazwi aKhe futhi azivumele ukuqondiswa yiYe, ngeke abhubhe.
Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukungasebenzi kwezivumelwano zangaphambilini. Zonke izivumelwano ezenziwe nguNkulunkulu zihlala zisebenza, futhi isivumelwano esisha asizisusi ezangaphambilini kodwa siyagcwalisa futhi sizijulise.
Labo abeza eNkosazaneni Yazo Zonke Izizwe bangena eMphongolweni ongokomoya—indawo yensindiso elungiselelwe nguNkulunkulu abathembekile. Kodwa-ke, le nsindiso ayizenzekeli ngokuzenzakalelayo. Idinga ukuguqulwa kwangaphakathi, okungukuthi, isimo sengqondo esivulekele uNkulunkulu nentando yaKhe.
Noma ubani ofisa ukuba yingxenye yalo Mphongolo kumele afune ubulungiswa, ukulunga, nothando kuleli zwe—izindinganiso ezakha isisekelo sesivumelwano noNkulunkulu.
UKristu angasiholela kulezi zindinganiso. Ukwenza lokhu ngabapristi bakhe abathembekile—labo abahlala naye kuze kube sekupheleni. Lapha-ke, sibona indima kaKristu neNkosazana Yazo Zonke Izizwe emsebenzini wensindiso kaNkulunkulu. INkosazana Yazo Zonke Izizwe uMphongolo owakhiwe nguNkulunkulu, futhi uJesu uzohola abalungileyo bangene kuwo, njengoba nje noNowa enza. Udwendwe "lukaMirakel" luphuma eSontweni, ngoba yilapho iSakramente Elibusisiwe likhona, futhi iSonto kufanele libe yindawo lapho abalungileyo bakheka khona. Ukusuka lapho, uKristu uhola abantu bakaNkulunkulu, ebahola baye eMphongolweni—iNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe.
Lo myalezo uqukethe nesiprofetho esiphathelene nokuvuka kuka-Israyeli. Lapho u-Ida Peerdeman ebona amaJuda ephuma eGibhithe, iNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe isho isitatimende esibalulekile: "U-Israyeli uzovuka futhi."
Lesi sitatimende, esikhulunywa ngomongo wokufuduka okungokomoya nomlando, sithatha isici sesiprofetho. Ukugcwaliseka kwaso kwenzeka eminyakeni emithathu kamuva—ngoMeyi 14, 1948, lapho umbuso ozimele wakwa-Israyeli umenyezelwa ngokusemthethweni.
Kodwa-ke, ngokomongo womyalezo ongenhla, lesi siprofetho sifinyelela ekujuleni okukhulu. Ukugcwaliseka kwaso kuqinisekisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyazigcina izithembiso zakhe, futhi zonke izivumelwano ezenziwe noNkulunkulu zihlala zisebenza. Abanye abameleli beSonto bathi iSivumelwano Esisha, esamiswa kuJesu Kristu, siyasichitha zonke zangaphambilini. Kodwa-ke, imiyalezo yeNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe ibonisa ngokusobala ukuthi isimangalo esinjalo singamanga.
Zonke izivumelwano uNkulunkulu azenza nesintu—kusukela kuNowa, ngo-Abrahama, uMose, kuya eSivumelwaneni kuKristu kanye neNkosikazi Yazo Zonke Izizwe—zisasebenza futhi zibopha. Isivumelwano esivuselelwe phansi kweNtaba i-Ebali neGerizimu, esakha isisekelo esingokomoya semibono eminingi kaMariya, naso sisabalulekile. Ukugcwaliseka kwesiprofetho esiphathelene no-Israyeli kuyisibonakaliso esibonakalayo sokwethembeka kukaNkulunkulu ezivumelwaneni zaKhe.