Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Kugwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
APRIL 13-19
“UJakhobe LoLabani Benza Isivumelwano Sokuthula”
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IGaledi
Ngemva kokulungisa ingxabano eyayibe khona phakathi kwabo, uJakhobe loLabani benza isivumelwano sokuthula. Yikho uJakhobe wamisa ilitshe laba yinsika futhi walaya ‘izihlobo zakhe’ ukuthi zenze inqwaba yamatshe okungenzeka yayisatafula futhi badlela phezu kwayo. ULabani wabiza indawo leyo ngebizo lesi-Aramu (lesiSiriya) elithi ‘Jegari Sahadutha,’ kodwa uJakhobe wayinika ibizo elifanana lalelo kodwa ngesiHebheru elithi ‘Galedi.’ ULabani wathi: “Inqwaba [NgesiHebheru, gal] ingufakazi [NgesiHebheru, ʽedh] phakathi kwami lawe lamuhla.” (Gen 31:44-48) Inqwaba yamatshe (lelitshe eliyinsika) yaba ngufakazi ebantwini bonke ababedlula lapho. Uvesi 49 uthi “INqabayokulinda kumbe iMizipha” [NgesiHebheru, mits·pahʹ],” ifakaza ukuthi uJakhobe loLabani bavumelana ukuthi kwakuzahlala kulokuthula phakathi kwezimuli zabo. (Gen 31:50-53) Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amatshe ayesesetshenziswa njengobufakazi.—Jos 4:4-7; 24:25-27.
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INqabayokulinda Kumbe IMizipha
Kwabuthelelwa amatshe aba yinqwaba, uJakhobe waseyibiza ngokuthi “yiGaledi” (okutsho ukuthi “Inqwaba Engufakazi”) langokuthi “yiNqabayokulinda.” ULabani wasesithi: “Sengathi uJehova angalinda phakathi kwakho lami nxa sikhatshana omunye komunye.” (Gen 31:45-49) Inqwaba yamatshe yayizakuba yisikhumbuzo sokuthi uJehova wayekhangele ukuthi uLabani loJakhobe bayasigcina yini isivumelwano sokuthula ababesenzile loba hatshi.
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Izithombe Okuthiwa Ngamatherafimu
Okwavunjululwa ngabezembali eMesophothamiya lakwezinye izindawo eziseduze kutshengisa ukuthi ukuba lezithombe okuthiwa ngamatherafimu yikho okwakungenza ukuthi umuntu athole ilifa emulini. Isicecedu esatholakala eNuzi sitshengisa ukuthi ukuba lezithombe lezo kwakunganika umkhwenyana ilungelo lokuya enkantolo ayecela impahla zikayisezala owayesengumuyi. (Ancient Near Eastern Texts, edited by J. Pritchard, 1974, pp. 219, 220, lamabala angaphansi 51) Kungenzakala ukuthi lokhu yikho okwenza uRakheli wantshontsha izithombe zikayise ngenxa yokuthi uyise wayeqilibezele uJakhobe. (Qathanisa loGen 31:14-16.) Kuyakhanya ukuthi izithombe lezi zaziqakathekile sibili endabeni yokuthi ngubani owayezathola ilifa ngoba phela uLabani waze wacela labafowabo ukuthi bamncedise ukuxotshanisa uJakhobe, njalo kwathatha iviki yonke ukuze bamfice. (Gen 31:19-30) UJakhobe wayengakwazi ngitsho lakancane okwakwenziwe nguRakheli (Gen 31:32), njalo akulandawo esithola khona ukuthi wake wazama ukusebenzisa izithombe lezo ukuze athole ilifa emadodaneni kaLabani. UJakhobe wayevele ezenyanya izithombe. Kukhanya izithombe lezo kanye labo bonke onkulunkulu bamanga bahanjiswa kuJakhobe futhi wakuthatha wakugqibela ngaphansi kwesihlahla eShekemu.—Gen 35:1-4.
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UJehova Uyindawo Yethu Yokuhlala
Lapho uJakobe efika eHarana, umalume wakhe uLabani wamamukela ngentokozo futhi kamuva wamnika uLeya noRaheli ukuba babe ngabafazi bakhe. Nokho, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uLabani wazama ukuxhaphaza uJakobe, eshintsha umholo wakhe izikhathi eziyishumi! (Gen. 31:41, 42) Noma kunjalo, uJakobe wakukhuthazelela lokho kungabi nabulungisa, eqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uzoqhubeka emnakekela—futhi wamnakekela! Ngempela, ngesikhathi uNkulunkulu etshela uJakobe ukuba abuyele eKhanani, le nzalamizi ‘yayisinemihlambi emikhulu nezincekukazi nezinceku namakamela nezimbongolo.’ (Gen. 30:43) Enokwazisa okukhulu, uJakobe wathandaza: “Angiwufanelekele wonke lo musa wothando nakho konke lokhu kuthembeka okubonise encekwini yakho, ngoba ngawela leli Jordani ngiphethe udondolo kuphela kodwa manje sengibe amakamu amabili.”—Gen. 32:10.
APRIL 20-26
“Usebenza Nzima Yini Ukuze Uthole Isibusiso”
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Ingabe Umfuna Ngobuqotho UJehova?
EmiBhalweni kunezibonelo eziningi zabantu abenza imizamo emikhulu ekufuneni uJehova. Omunye owenza kanjalo nguJakobe, owalwa kanzima kwaze kwantwela ukusa nengelosi kaNkulunkulu eyayiphenduke umuntu. Ngenxa yalokho, uJakobe waqanjwa ngokuthi u-Israyeli (Olwa NoNkulunkulu) ngoba walwa, noma waphikelela, wazikhama amandla elwa noNkulunkulu. Ingelosi yambusisa ngenxa yomzamo wakhe oqotho.—Genesise 32:24-30.
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Ukuqhugezela
Ukuqhugezela KukaJakhobe. Ngesikhathi uJakhobe eseleminyaka engu-97, wabindana lengilosi kaNkulunkulu ubusuku bonke. Kazange avume ukuthi ingilosi le ihambe ingazange imbusise. Ngesikhathi ebindana layo, ingilosi yamkhumula inyonga futhi lokho kwenza uJakhobe waqhugezela. (Gen 32:24-32; Hos 12:2-4) Ukuqhugezela lokhu kwakumkhumbuza ukuthi lanxa ‘wayetshukane loNkulunkulu [ingilosi kaNkulunkulu] kanye labantu wanqoba,’ eqinisweni wayengayinqobanga ingilosi kaNkulunkulu elamandla. UNkulunkulu nguye owayehlose ukuthi kube njalo futhi wavumela ukuthi uJakhobe abindane lengilosi ukuze kukhanye ukuthi wayesiqakathekisa kakhulu isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu.
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U-Israyeli
1. Leli libizo uNkulunkulu alipha uJakhobe eseleminyaka engaba ngu-97. UJakhobe wabindana lengilosi ngobusuku achapha ngabo izibuko leJabhoki ngesikhathi esiyahlangana lomfowabo u-Esawu. UJehova wabusisa uJakhobe ngenxa yokuphikelela kwakhe ngalobobusuku, wasentshintsha ibizo lakhe laba ngu-Israyeli. UJakhobe wabiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiPheniyeli ukuze kuhlale kukhunjulwa lezo zehlakalo. (Gen 32:22-31) Ngesikhathi uJakhobe esebuyele eBhetheli, uNkulunkulu waphinda watsho ukuthi ibizo likaJakhobe laselintshintshiwe. Kusukela mhlalokho uJakhobe wayesehlala ebizwa ngokuthi ngu-Israyeli waze wayakufa. (Gen 35:10, 15; 50:2; 1Imi 1:34) Ibizo elithi Israyeli litholakala izikhathi ezedlula 2 500 eBhayibhilini futhi izikhathi ezinengi kuyabe kukhulunywa ngesizukulwane sikaJakhobe.—Eks 5:1, 2.
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Amazwi Anomusa Athuthukisa Ubuhlobo Obuhle
Amazwi anomusa nokukhulumisana ngokukhululekile kusisiza ukuba silondoloze ukuthula phakathi kwethu nabanye. Eqinisweni, ukwenza konke esingakwenza ukuze sithuthukise ubuhlobo bethu nabanye kungathuthukisa indlela esikhuluma ngayo nabo. Ukwenzela abanye izenzo zomusa ngobuqotho—ukufuna amathuba okusiza, ukupha othile isipho ngenhliziyo emhlophe nokubonisa umoya wokungenisa izihambi—kungasiza ekukhulumisaneni ngokukhululekile. Kungaze ngisho ‘kunqwabelanise amalahle avuthayo’ kumuntu futhi kungase kuveze izimfanelo ezinhle, kwenze kube lula ukuxazulula ukungezwani.—Roma 12:20, 21.
Inzalamizi uJakobe yayikuqonda lokhu. Lapho u-Esawu, iwele lakhe, emthukuthelele kakhulu, uJakobe wabaleka esaba ukuthi uzombulala. Wabuya ngemva kweminyaka eminingi. U-Esawu wamhlangabeza ehamba namadoda angu-400. UJakobe wacela usizo kuJehova ngomthandazo. Wabe esemthumelela isipho esikhulu semfuyo esamandulela. Lesi sipho sayifeza injongo yaso. Lapho behlangana, isimo sengqondo sika-Esawu sase sishintshile, futhi wagijima wanga uJakobe.—Gen. 27:41-44; 32:6, 11, 13-15; 33:4, 10.
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Eli Elohe Israyeli
UJakhobe waphiwa ibizo lokuthi Israyeli ngenxa yokuthi wabindana lengilosi kaJehova ePheniyeli. Ngemva kokwenza ukuthula lomfowabo u-Esawu, wahlala eSukothi wasethuthela eShekemu lapho afika wathenga isiqinti somhlabathi emadodaneni kaHamori wasemisa khona itende lakhe. (Gen 32:24-30; 33:1-4, 17-19) ‘Khonapho wamisa i-alithare walibiza ngokuthi yi-Eli Elohe Israyeli’ okutsho ukuthi ‘uNkulunkulu nguNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.’ (Gen 33:20) Ukusebenzisa kukaJakhobe ibizo elitsha elithi Israyeli, lokubiza i-alithare ngebizo lelo kwakutshengisa ukuthi wayelamukela futhi ekuqakathekisa kakhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayemkhokhele njalo wamvikela waze wabuyela eLizweni Lesithembiso. Umutsho othi Eli Elohe Israyeli utholakala kanye kuphela eBhayibhilini.
APRIL 27–MAY 3
“Ubuhlungu Obubangelwa Yikuba Labangane Ababi”
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IShekemi—Umuzi Osesigodini
Izinsizwa zakulowo muzi zaziyoyibheka kanjani lentombi eyayivame ukuvakashela emzini ezihlala kuwo—cishe ihamba yodwa? Indodana yenkosi ‘yayibona, yayithatha, yalala nayo, yayona.’ Kungani uDina azidonsela amanzi ngomsele ngokuzihlanganisa namaKhanani anokuziphatha okubi? Ingabe kwakungenxa yokuthi wayenomuzwa wokuthi wayedinga abangane bamantombazane abangontanga yakhe? Ingabe wayenenkani futhi ezibusa njengabanye babafowabo? Funda ukulandisa kukaGenesise, uzame ukuqonda indlela uJakobe noLeya okumelwe ukuba bazizwa becindezeleke futhi benamahloni ngayo ngenxa yemiphumela eyinhlekelele yokuvakashela kwendodakazi yabo eShekemi.—Genesise 34:1-31; 49:5-7; bheka ne-Nqabayokulinda ka-June 15, 1985, ikhasi 31.
“Balekelani Ukuxhwala Kobufebe”
UShekemu wamthatha uDina “wenza ubudlova kuye” futhi wayengaboni cala ngalokho ayekwenzile. (Bala uGenesisi 34:1-4.) Isenzo lesi saletha impumela emibi kuDina lasemulini yangakibo—UGenesisi 34:7, 25-31; KwabaseGalathiya 6:7, 8
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Kulungile Yini Ukuziphindiselela?
Ngokuvamile, labo abafuna ukuziphindiselela basuke befuna ukudambisa ubuhlungu bokuphathwa kabi. Ngokwesibonelo, iBhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi lapho amadodana enzalamizi engumHebheru, uJakobe, ezwa ukuthi uShekemi ongumKhanani udlwengule udadewabo uDina, “ezwa ubuhlungu futhi athukuthela kakhulu.” (Genesise 34:1-7) Ukuze aphindiselele udadewabo, amadodana kaJakobe amabili enza iqhinga lokubulala uShekemi nabendlu yakhe. USimeyoni noLevi bangena emzini waseKhanani babulala wonke umuntu wesilisa owayelapho, kuhlanganise noShekemi.—Genesise 34:13-27.
Ingabe leso senzo sayilungisa indaba? Lapho uJakobe ezwa ngokwakwenziwe amadodana akhe, wawasola, wathi: “Ningilethele isigcwagcwa ngokungenza ngibe iphunga elibi kwabakhileyo baleli zwe, . . . ngokuqinisekile bazobuthana bangihlasele ngibhuqwe, mina nendlu yami.” (Genesise 34:30) Yebo, esikhundleni sokulungisa izinto, isikhuni sabuya nomkhwezeli; umndeni kaJakobe waphoqeleka ukuba uhlalele ovalweni lokuhlaselwa omakhelwane ababewotha ubomvu. Mhlawumbe ukuze kunqandwe okwakungase kwenzeke, uNkulunkulu watshela uJakobe ukuba athuthe umndeni wakhe aye eBethele.—Genesise 35: 1, 5.
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UDebhora
Umlizane kaRabheka. Ngelanga uRabheka asuka ngalo endlini kayise uBhethuweli esiyakwendela ku-Isaka wahamba loDebhora. (Gen 24:59) Ngemva kweminyaka eminengi esebenzela imuli ka-Isaka, uDebhora wacina esesebenzela imuli kaJakhobe mhlawumbe ngemva kokufa kukaRabheka. Kwathi sekwedlue iminyaka engaba ngu-125 uRabheka etshade lo-Isaka, uDebhora wafa wasengcwatshwa ngaphansi kwesihlahla esikhulu eBhetheli. Ibizo elaphiwa isihlahla leso (Aloni Bhakhuthi okutsho ukuthi “Isihlahla Esikhulu Sokulila”) litshengisa ukuthi uJakhobe lemuli yakhe babemthanda kakhulu uDebhora.—Gen 35:8.
Imibuzo Ebuzwa Ngabafundi
Okhokho bakaMesiya babengamazibulo kuphela yini?
Ngezinye izikhathi sasisitsho njalo emabhukwini ethu ngoba lokhu kwakukhanya kuvumelana lamazwi akuHebheru 12:16. Ivesi le ichaza ukuthi u-Esawu wayengakuqakathekisi ukukhonza njalo wathengisela uJakhobe ilifa loba ubuzibulo bakhe ngenxa yokudla. Sasisebenzisa ivesi le sisithi ukuthola kukaJakhobe ubuzibulo kwahle kwamnika ithuba lokuba ngomunye wabokhokho bakaMesiya.—Mat. 1:2, 16; Luk. 3:23, 34.
Kodwa indaba le iphinde yahlolisiswa eMibhalweni kwasekutholakala ukuthi sasingekho isidingo sokuthi umuntu abe lizibulo ukuze abe ngomunye walabo okwakuzavela kubo uMesiya. Ake siyihlole indaba le sibone:
Ngokwesibonelo izibulo likaJakhobe kwakunguRubheni amzalelwa nguLeya. Ngokuya kwesikhathi uRakheli laye wakhulelwa wazibula ngendodana wayetha ibizo elithi Josefa. Kodwa uRubheni wacina ebuthathelwe ubuzibulo baphiwa uJosefa ngenxa yokuthi wenza ihlazo emzini kayise. (Gen. 29:31-35; 30:22-25; 35:22-26; 49:22-26; 1 ImiLan. 5:1, 2) Loba kunjalo uMesiya kazange avele kusendo lukaRubheni kumbe olukaJosefa kodwa wavela kolukaJuda owayeyindodana kaJakhobe yesine.—Gen. 49:10.