Incazelo engokwesiprofetho yezinkomo eBhayibhelini.
Isilwane esadlala indima ebalulekile emnothweni wama-Israyeli, ngoba ngaphezu kokusebenza njengesilwane esithwalayo, sasibongwa ngokukhiqizwa kwalo ubisi, lapho kwakulungiswa khona eminye imikhiqizo yokudla yansuku zonke, njengoshizi, ibhotela nobisi oluvutshiwe (Num. 19: 2; Isa. 7:21, 22.) Futhi, izimpahla ezahlukahlukene zesikhumba zazingenziwa ngesikhumba.
Kwesinye isikhathi wayenikela ngezinsikazi. (Gen 15: 9; 1Sa 6:14; 16: 2.) Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umlotha wenkomo ebomvu owawushisa ngaphandle kwekamu wawuyingxenye yamanzi ahlanzayo. (Num. 19: 2, 6, 9.) Futhi uma kwenzeka kubulawa umuntu engaxazululiwe, amadoda amadala amele idolobha eliseduze kakhulu necala kwakufanele abulale isithole esigodini sesifufula esingalinyiwe bese egeza izandla esidunjini ngenkathi efakazela ubumsulwa bakhe ngaleli cala. (Duteronomi 21: 1-9.)
EmiBhalweni, inkomo noma isithole sisetshenziswa emifanekisweni kaningi. Isibonelo, izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezikhulupheleyo nezinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezondlekile zephupho likaFaro zazibhekisele eminyakeni eyisikhombisa yenala elandelwa eminye eyisikhombisa yendlala. (Genesise 41:26, 27.) USamson uphinde waqhathanisa isinqandamathe sakhe nesembozo sempahla yakhe lapho abalingani bomshado abangama-30 babelime ngayo ukufeza isisombululo semfihlakalo yabo. (Ukuwa 14:11, 12, 18.)
Abesifazane baseBashani, ababephanga futhi bethanda ukunethezeka, babebizwa ngezinkomo zaseBashani. (Am 3:15; 4: 1)
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, u-Efrain wayefaniswa nesithole esiqeqeshiwe esasithanda ukubhula (Hos 10:11) , ukuqhathanisa okubaluleke kakhulu lapho sicabanga ukuthi izilwane ezazibhula zazingafakwa isifonyo, ngakho-ke zazingadla okusanhlamvu, futhi ngalokho zithole izinzuzo eziqondile nezisheshayo zomsebenzi wazo.
(Duteronomi 25: 4.) Ngenxa yokuthi u-Israyeli wayekhuluphele ngenxa yesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu, wakhahlela, wahlubuka kuJehova. (Kusuka ku-32: 12-15.) Ngenxa yalokho, inkomo enenkani engafisi ukuthwala ijoka iqhathaniswa kahle. (Ho 4:16. ) IGibhithe lifana nesithole esihle esingaba yinhlekelele ezandleni zabaseBabiloni.
(Jer 46:20, 21, 26.) Lapho abaseBabiloni bephanga uJuda, ‘ifa likaNkulunkulu’, babefaniswa nesithole somlilo esasimba otshanini obuthambile. (Jer 50:11.)
Izimo ezolile ezibangelwa ukubusa kukaMesiya, uJesu Kristu, zimelwe ngokwanele kulesi siprofetho ngobudlelwano obunobungane phakathi kwenkomo, ethambile, nebhere, isilwane esinolaka. (Isaya 11: 7.)
Incazelo yokuphupha ngezinkomo
Izinkomo ziwuphawu lwasendulo emaphusheni.
Khumbula nje indima yeBhayibheli ekhuluma ngezinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezikhulupheleyo nezinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezondile, iphupho likaharahara waseGibhithe elidlalwa nguJoseph, omunye wamadodana kaJakobe.
Ngakho-ke, lolu phawu lwasendulo nolwesiko namuhla lubhekwa njengebika elihle.
Ukuphupha izinkomo ezikhuluphele nezinhle kusikisela ukuthi kumuntu ophuphayo, konke kuhamba kahle, ngakho-ke kuzoqhubeka, okungenani esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.
Leli phupho kowesifazane lingasho ukuthi izifiso zakhe zizofezeka.
Ukuphupha usenga izinkomo ziphilile, kanti ama-hooter asikisela ukuthi izindaba zazo zizokwenzaumoyangemuva.
Ukuphupha izinkomo ezizacile emasimini otshani obuthakathaka kufanekisela okuphambene.
Ukuphupha izinkomo ezinkomeni ezigxiviziwe kusikisela ukuthi izindaba zazo zizohamba zimbi kakhulu ngenxa yokuntuleka kokulawula nokuthi zisongela ukudala ukulahleka okukhulu.
Ukuphupha ngokusenga izinkomo kusho ukulangazelela inzuzo, ukucebisa ngokushesha, ubumnandi kanye nenjabulo, kepha uma inkomo ngandlela thile iphonsa noma ichitha ubisi olusisiwe, kusho ingozi eseduze yokwehluleka emisebenzini yayo.
Noma kunjalo, uma izinkomo zizacile futhi zigula, incazelo izobe iphikisana.
Ukuphupha izinkomo ezimnyama, ezingcolile, ezondile futhi ezigulayo akusho okuthile okuhle.
Ukuphupha izinkomo ezimhlophe futhi ezinempilo kuhlala kuyisithembiso sokuchuma ngekusasa eliseduze.
Lapho inkonyane elilodwa noma amaningi ebonakala emaphusheni, kuyisixwayiso sokuthi kuzotholwa ukuphoxeka okunonya okuvela kumuntu obehlonishwa kakhulu.
Ukuphupha izinkomo kuzohlale kuyibika elihle. Uma sibona umhlambi omkhulu nezilwane zisesimweni esihle, inzuzo iyoba yiningi; uma kwenzeka ubona izilwane ezimbalwa nokuthi ziyagula, kusazoba khona ukuzuza, kepha kuzoba ngaphansi kwalokho ebesikulindele.