Abesifazane abayisithupha abayinyumba eBhayibhelini abagcina bezele.
USara, umka-Abrahama:
Igama lomka-Abrama lalinguSarayi, kepha uSarayi wayeyinyumba, engenamntwana , Gen. 11: 29-30.
Lapho uNkulunkulu ebiza u-Abrahama ukuthi ashiye i-Uri aye eKhanani, wamthembisa ukuthi uzomenza isizwe esikhulu , Gen. 12: 1 UNkulunkulu wamtshela ukuthi kuye, kuyophuma kuye isixuku esikhulu, ngangesihlabathi solwandle nanjengezinkanyezi zezulu ezingenakubalwa; ukuthi ngalabo bantu uzobusisa yonke imindeni yomhlaba: uzobanika imiBhalo, isambulo Sakhe emithethweni eminingi nasemicimbini ecebile ngezimpawu nezimfundiso, okungaba uhlaka lokubonakaliswa kukaMesiya, ukugcwaliseka okuphezulu kwalo lonke uthando Lwakhe ngomuntu.
U-Abraham noSara bavivinywa
Bebevele bebadala futhi, ukugcwalisa inkinga ebonakalayo, ubebuye abe yinyumba. Bobabili balingeka ukuthi bacabange ukuthi inzalo ingavela kuphela ngoHagar, incekukazi kaSara. Isiko lapho-ke kwakungukuthatha lezo zinceku njengezimpahla zezinzalamizi nokuthi izingane ezizalwayo nazo zazisemthethweni. Kodwa-ke, lelo kwakungelona icebo laphezulu.
Lapho kuzalwa u-Ishmayeli, u-Abrahama wayeseneminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha ubudala. Isijeziso salokhu kwehluleka kwaba umbango phakathi kukaHagar noSara naphakathi kwezingane zabo, okwagcina ngokuxoshwa kwesigqilakazi nendodana yakhe. Kodwa-ke, lapha sibona umusa kaNkulunkulu, ngokuthembisa u-Abrahama ukuthi kusuka ku-Ishmayeli isizwe sasizobuye sibe yisizukulwane sakhe, Gen. 16: 10-12; 21:13, 18, 20.
Ngemuva kokwehluleka kwabo ngeshwa, ukukholwa kuka-Abrahama noSara kwadingeka ukuthi kulinde cishe iminyaka eyishumi nane kuze kuzalwe u-Isaka, indodana esemthethweni yesethembiso. Inzalamizi yayivele ineminyaka eyikhulu ubudala. Futhi nokho ukukholwa kuka-Abrahama kwafakazelwa futhi, ngokucela uNkulunkulu ukuthi anikele ngendodana yakhe u-Isaka. I-Epistle to the Hebrews ithi: Ngokukholwa u-Abrahama wathi ekuvivinyweni wanikela ngo-Isaka; futhi lowo owayethole izithembiso wanikela ngendodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, etsheliwe: ‘Ngo-Isaka, uzobizwa ngokuthi uyinzalo; ecabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu unamandla okuvusa nakwabafileyo; Ngabe. 11: 17-19.
Indoda engaphezu kweyodwa efisa ukungabi nawo umndeni womfazi oyinyumba iye yalingeka ukuba ingathembeki, futhi imiphumela ibe buhlungu. Yize uHagar no-Ishmayeli babe yinto yomusa kaNkulunkulu futhi bathola izithembiso, baxoshwa endlini yezinzalamizi futhi, mhlawumbe, imiphumela yalelo phutha, inomthelela embangweni wobuzwe, wobuhlanga, wezepolitiki nowenkolo phakathi kwamaJuda nama-Arabhu, inzalo ka-Isaka no-Ishmayeli.
Endabeni ka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu wayesevele ekuhlelile ukuthi yini azoyenza ngesikhathi esifanele. Ukholo lwenzalamizi lwavivinywa futhi lwaqiniswa futhi, naphezu kokwehluleka kwakhe, wathola isihloko sobaba wokholo. Inzalo ka-Abrahama yayizokhumbula ukuthi imvelaphi yabantu bakhe yayenziwa ngesimangaliso: indodana yomdala oneminyaka eyikhulu kanye nesalukazi esasiyinyumba impilo yakhe yonke.
2. URebheka, unkosikazi u-Isaka:
U-Isaka wathandazela umkakhe kuJehova, owayeyinyumba; uJehova wakwemukela; futhi uRebecca wakhulelwa umkakhe. … Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku zakhe zokubeletha, bheka, kwakukhona amawele esiswini sakhe. … Futhi u-Isaka wayeneminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha ubudala lapho ebeletha , Gen. 25:21, 24, 26.
U-Isaac, owazuza njengefa isithembiso sokuthi kuzophuma idolobha elikhulu kuye azobusisa umhlaba, naye wavivinywa ngenkathi unkosikazi wakhe uRebekah naye ekhombisa ukuba yinyumba njengomama uSara. Kafushane nje ngendaba, akushiwo ukuthi lesisithiyo samhlula isikhathi esingakanani, kodwa uthi wathandazela umkakhe, noJehova wakwamukela; futhi uRebecca wakhulelwa. Esinye isimangaliso obekufanele sitshele inzalo yabo ngoNkulunkulu, ogcina izithembiso zakhe.
3. URaheli, umkaJakobe:
UJehova wabona ukuthi uLeya udelelekile, wamupha abantwana, kepha uRaheli wayeyinyumba , Gen. 29:31.
Ebona uRaheli, ongamnikanga uJakobe izingane, waba nomona ngodadewabo wathi kuJakobe: ‘Ngiphe abantwana, uma kungenjalo ngife . Gen. 30: 1.
UNkulunkulu wamkhumbula uRaheli, uNkulunkulu wamuzwa, wamnika abantwana bakhe. Wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, wathi: ‘UNkulunkulu ususile ukuhlambalaza kwami’; UJosefa waqamba igama lakhe, wathi, ‘Faka uJehova enye indodana . ' Gen. 30: 22-24.
URaheli, unkosikazi uJakobe ayesebenze kanzima iminyaka eyishumi nane kumalume wakhe uLabani, wayeyinyumba. Wayemthanda umyeni wakhe futhi efuna ukumjabulisa ngokumnika inzalo naye. Kwakuyindelelo ukungakwazi ukukhulelwa. URachel wayazi ukuthi ngomunye unkosikazi wakhe nezincekukazi zakhe ezimbili, ababesebanikeze amadoda akhe, uJacob wayenothando olukhethekile ngaye futhi wayefuna nokuba nengxenye ekumnikeni izingane ezizofeza isithembiso sesizwe esikhulu. Ngakho-ke, ngesikhathi sakhe, uNkulunkulu wamnika ukuba abe ngunina kaJosefa noBenjamini. Ephelelwe yithemba, wayevele eveze ukuthi uma engenazo izingane, angancamela ukufa.
Kwabaningi kakhulu abayeni, ukuba ngabazali kuyingxenye esemqoka ekuboneni kwabo njengabantu, futhi banesifiso esikhulu sokuba nezingane. Abanye baphumelela, ngokwengxenye, ngokuba ngabazali bokutholwa; kepha lokhu ngokuvamile akubanelisi ngokugcwele njengabazali begazi.
Imishado engenabantwana inelungelo lokuthandaza futhi icele abanye ukuba babathandazele ukuze uNkulunkulu abanikeze isibusiso sobubaba nokuba ngumama. Kodwa-ke, kufanele ekugcineni bayamukele intando kaNkulunkulu ngezimpilo zabo. Wazi okungcono kakhulu, ngokusho kukaRom. 8: 26-28.
4. Unkosikazi kaManoa:
Kwakukhona umuntu wakwaZora, owesizwe sakwaDani, igama lakhe kwakunguManowa; umkakhe wayeyinyumba, engazalanga. Kulona wesifazane, ingelosi kaJehova yavela yathi: ‘Bheka, uyinyumba, awuzali; kodwa uzokhulelwa futhi uzale indodana, Qoqa. 13: 2-3.
Owesifazane wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSamsoni. Wakhula umntwana, uJehova wabusisa 13: 24.
Unkosikazi kaManoah naye wayengazali. Kodwa-ke, uNkulunkulu wayenezinhlelo ngaye nangomyeni wakhe. Wathumela ingelosi enomyalezo wokuthi uzoba nendodana. Le ndoda ingaba yinto ekhethekile; wayezohlukaniswa esibelethweni sikanina ngesifungo sobuNaziri, ahlukaniselwe inkonzo kaNkulunkulu. Akufanele aphuze iwayini noma i-cider, noma agunde izinwele zakhe, ngakho-ke nonina kufanele ayeke ukuphuza utshwala ekukhulelweni, futhi angadli noma yini engahlanzekile. Njengomuntu omdala, le ndoda yayizoba umahluleli kwa-Israyeli futhi ikhulule abantu bayo ekucindezelweni amaFilisti ababebacindezela ngakho.
Ingelosi uManowa nomkakhe abayibonayo kwakuyikho kanye ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu esimweni esimsulwa.
5. U-Ana, umka-Elcana:
Wayenabafazi ababili; igama lomunye lalingu-Ana, igama lomunye lalinguPenina. Futhi uPenina wayenabantwana, kodwa u-Ana wayengenabo.
Imbangi yakhe yamcasula, yamthukuthelisa futhi yamdabukisa ngoba uJehova wayengamnikanga ukuba abe nezingane. Kwakunjalo-ke minyaka yonke; lapho ekhuphukela endlini kaJehova, wamcasula kanjalo; u-Ana akhala ngakho, akadlanga. U-Elcana umyeni wakhe wathi: ‘Ana, ukhalelani? Kungani ungadli Futhi kungani inhliziyo yakho ihluphekile? Angingcono yini kuwe kunabantwana abayishumi? ’
U-Ana wavuka emva kokudla nokuphuza eSilo; Kwathi lapho umpristi u-Eli ehlezi esihlalweni ngasensikeni yethempeli likaJehova, wakhuleka kakhulu kuJehova, wakhala kakhulu.
Futhi wafunga, wathi: 'Jehova Sebawoti, uma uzimisela ukubheka ukuhlupheka kwenceku yakho, ungikhumbule, ungakhohlwa inceku yakho, kepha unike inceku yakho umntwana wesilisa, ngizoyingcwelisa iNkosi zonke izinsuku ngempilo yakhe, hhayi insingo ngaphezulu kwekhanda lakhe ' . I Sam 1-2; 6-11 .
U-Eli waphendula wathi: “Hamba ngokuthula, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli angakunika isicelo osenzile.” Wathi: “Thola incekukazi yakho umusa phambi kwamehlo akho.” Owesifazane wayesehamba, wadla, kwakungadabukisi.
Bavuka ekuseni, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, babuya, baya endlini yakhe eRama. U-Elkana waba ngumkakhe u-Ana, futhi uJehova wamkhumbula. Kwathi emva kokudlula kwesikhathi, esekhulelwe u-Anne, wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSamuweli, ethi: “Ngoba ngicele uJehova.”
‘Ngathandazela le ngane, futhi uJehova wanginikeza engangikucela. Ngibuye ngikunikele kuJehova; Zonke izinsuku engiziphilayo, kuzoba ezikaJehova. ‘Futhi wakhonza iNkosi lapho. I Sam 1: 17-20; 27-28.
U-Ana, njengoRaquel, wahlupheka ngokungabi nezingane kumyeni wakhe futhi wahlushwa uPenina, imbangi yakhe, omunye unkosikazi ka-Elcana. Ngelinye ilanga wathulula isifuba sakhe phambi kukaNkulunkulu, wacela indodana futhi wanikela ukuyinikela kuNkulunkulu ukuze ayisebenzele. Futhi wagcina izwi lakhe. Leyo ndodana yaba ngumprofethi omkhulu uSamuweli, umpristi kanye nejaji lokugcina lakwa-Israyeli, lowo imiBhalo ethi ngaye: USamuweli wakhula, uJehova wayenaye, akavumelanga nelilodwa lamazwi akhe ukuba liwele phansi. 1 Samuweli 3:19
6. U-Elisabet, umkaZakariya:
Kwakukhona ezinsukwini zikaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya, umpristi ogama lakhe linguZakariya, wesigaba sika-Abiya; umkakhe wayevela emadodakazini ka-Aaron, igama lakhe kwakungu-Elisabet. Bobabili babelungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi behamba bengenakusolwa kuyo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zeNkosi. Kepha babengenandodana ngoba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi bobabili base bekhulile , ULuc. 1: 5-7.
Kwathi lapho uZakariya enza ubupristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngokohlelo lwesigaba sakhe, ngokwesiko lenkonzo, kwaba yisikhathi sakhe sokunikela ngempepho, engena endlini engcwele yeNkosi. Futhi sonke isixuku sabantu sasingaphandle sikhuleka ngesikhathi sempepho. Futhi ingelosi yeNkosi yavela imi ngakwesokunene se-altare lempepho. UZakariya wakhathazeka ukumbona, novalo lwagcwala. Kodwa ingelosi yathi kuye: ‘Zakariya, ungesabi; ngoba umkhuleko wakho uzwakele, nomkakho u-Elisabethe uzokuzalela indodana, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJohane.
Emva kwalezo zinsuku umkakhe u-Elisabeth wakhulelwa, wafihla izinyanga ezinhlanu, ethi, ‘Yenze njalo iNkosi kimi ezinsukwini eyangibuka ngazo ukuba isuse isihlamba sami phakathi kwabantu’ . ULuka 1: 24-25.
Lapho u-Elisabet enesikhathi sakhe sokuzalwa, wazala indodana. Kwathi ukuba zizwe omakhelwane nezihlobo, iNkosi yamenzela isihawu esikhulu, zathokoza kanye naye , ULuc. 1: 57-58.
Lena enye indaba yesalukazi esiyinyumba, okwathi ekupheleni kwempilo yayo sabusiswa ngokuba ngumama.
UZakariya akazange akholwe yizwi lengelosi uGabriyeli, ngakho-ke, ingelosi yamtshela ukuthi uzothula kuze kube usuku lokuzalwa kwendodana yakhe. Ngesikhathi ezalwa futhi waphakamisa ukuthi igama lakhe kube nguZacarias njengobaba wakhe, ulimi lwakhe lwakhishwa, wathi igama lakhe kuzoba nguJuan, njengoba uGabriel amemezele.
UZakariya no-Elizabeth babelungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi behamba bengasoleki kuyo yonke imiyalo nezahlulelo zeNkosi. Kepha babengenandodana ngoba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi bobabili base bekhulile. Ukungabi nabantwana kwakungesiyo isijeziso esivela kuNkulunkulu, ngoba wayebakhethe kusengaphambili ukuthi abalethe emhlabeni owayezoba umanduleli nomethuli weNkosi uJesu Kristu. UJohane wethula uJesu kubafundi bakhe njengeWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa isono somhlaba, Johane 1:29; bese kuthi, ngokumbhaphathiza eJordani, uZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele wabonakalisa futhi ngaleyo ndlela wavumela inkonzo kaJesu, uJohane 1:33 noMat. 3: 16-17.
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