UJesu “Ezweni LamaJuda”
NGENKATHI umphostoli uPetru eshumayeza uKorneliyu, washo izinto uJesu azenza “ezweni lamaJuda naseJerusalema.” (IzE 10:39) Ucabanga ukuthi yiziphi izindawo uJesu adlula kuzo enkonzweni yakhe eyaqopha umlando?
‘Izwe lamaJuda’ lalihlanganisa neJudiya, lapho uJesu enza khona eminye yemisebenzi kaNkulunkulu. (Luka 4:44) Ngemva kokubhapathizwa, uJesu wachitha izinsuku ezingu-40 ehlane lakwaJuda (noma laseJudiya), isifunda esomile nesiyincithakalo esasithandwa yizigangi nezinswelaboya. (Luka 10:30) Ngemva kwesikhathi, uJesu wafakaza kowesifazane waseSamariya eduze kwaseSikhari ngenkathi ekhuphuka eya enyakatho esuka eJudiya.—Joh 4:3-7.
Uma sibukeza amaVangeli sithola ukuthi uJesu washumayela kakhulu eGalile. Nakuba ngemikhosi yaminyaka yonke ayehla aye eningizimu, eJerusalema, ingxenye enkulu yeminyaka emibili yokuqala yenkonzo yakhe wayichitha enyakatho yeZwe Lesithembiso. (Joh 7:2-10; 10:22, 23) Ngokwesibonelo, wafundisa izimfundiso eziningi ezidumile futhi wenza nezimangaliso ezinkulu eduze koLwandle LwaseGalile noma kulo ngokwalo. Uzokhumbula ukuthi wathulisa isiphepho esasikulo futhi wahamba ngisho naphezu kwalo. Washumayeza izixuku ezazisogwini olunamatshe lwalolu lwandle, yena esesikebheni. Abalandeli bakhe bokuqala ayesondelene nabo babevela emiphakathini ethanda ukudoba, ukufuya nokulima, eseduze kwalapha.—Mar 3:7-12; 4:35-41; Luka 5:1-11; Joh 6:16-21; 21:1-19.
Imisebenzi kaJesu eminingi ayenza eGalile wayenzela ogwini lwaseKapernawume, ‘umuzi wakubo.’ (Math 9:1) Wayesemthambekeni wentaba engekude kakhulu nalapha ngesikhathi enikeza iNtshumayelo YaseNtabeni edumile. Ngezikhathi ezithile wayesuka ngesikebhe eKapernawume aye eMagadani, eBhetsayida, noma ezindaweni eziseduzane.
Phawula ukuthi ‘umuzi wakubo’ kaJesu wawungekude kakhulu neNazaretha, indawo akhulela kuyo; neKhana, lapho aphendula khona amanzi aba iwayini; neNayini, lapho avusa khona indodana yomfelokazi; neBhetsayida, lapho asuthisa khona ngokuyisimangaliso amadoda angu-5 000 futhi waphulukisa indoda eyayiyimpumputhe.
Ngemva kwePhasika lika-32 C.E., uJesu walibangisa ngasenyakatho, eThire naseSidoni, amatheku aseFenike. Inkonzo yakhe wayenza waze wayofika emizini ethile kweyishumi yamaGreki ebizwa ngokuthi iDekapholi. UJesu wayeseduze kwaseKhesariya Filipi (F2) ngesikhathi uPetru emtshela ukuthi unguMesiya, kwabe sekulandela ukuguqulwa kwakhe isimo, cishe eNtabeni iHermoni. Ngemva kwalokho, uJesu washumayela esifundeni sasePhereya, ngaphesheya kweJordani.—Mar 7:24-37; 8:27–9:2; 10:1; Luka 13:22, 33.
Ngesonto lokugcina uJesu elapha emhlabeni wayenabafundi bakhe eJerusalema, “umuzi weNkosi enkulu,” nasezindaweni ezilizungezile. (Math 5:35) Ungazibona izindawo eziseduze kwalo oye wafunda ngazo emaVangelini, njenge-Emawuse, iBhethaniya, iBhetfage, neBhetlehema.—Luka 2:4; 19:29; 24:13; bheka ibhokisi elithi “Indawo YaseJerusalema,” ekhasini 18.
[Ibalazwe elisekhasini 29]
(Ukuze ubone ukuthi indaba ihlelwe kanjani, bheka encwadini)
Izwe Lesithembiso (Ngesikhathi SikaJesu)
Izwe Losuku LukaJesu
Imizi YaseDekapholi
E5 IHippo(s)
E6 IPhela
E6 IScythopolis
F5 IGadara
F7 IGerasa
G5 IDion
G9 IFiladelfiya
H1 IDamaseku
H4 IRaphana
I5 ICanatha
Imigwaqo Emikhulu (Bheka encwadini)
Indlela Eyayijwayelekile Phakathi KweGalile NeJerusalema (Bheka encwadini)
Enye Indlela Phakathi KweGalile NeJerusalema, Enqamula EPhereya (Bheka encwadini)
A11 IGaza
B6 IKhesariya
B8 IJopha
B9 ILida
B12 IBheri-sheba
C4 IPhetolemayi
C8 ISAMARIYA
C8 I-Antipatheri
C8 I-Arimatheya
C9 I-Emawuse
C10 IJUDIYA
C11 IHebroni
C12 I-IDUMIYA
D1 ISidoni
D2 IThire
D3 IFENIKE
D4 IGALILE
D4 IKhana
D5 ISepphoris
D5 INazaretha
D5 INayini
D7 ISamariya
D7 ISikhari
D9 Kwa-Efrayimi
D9 IBhetfage
D9 IJerusalema
D9 IBhethaniya
D10 IBhetlehema
D10 IHerodium
D10 IHLANE LASEJUDIYA
D12 IMasada
E4 IKhorazini
E4 IBhetsayida
E4 IKapernawume
E4 IMagadani
E5 IThibheriya
E5 IHippo(s)
E6 IBhethaniya? (ngaphesheya kweJordani)
E6 IScythopolis
E6 IPhela
E6 ISalimi
E6 I-Enoni
E9 IJeriko
F1 I-ABHILENE
F2 IKhesariya Filipi
F4 IGamala
F5 I-Abila?
F5 IGadara
F7 IPHEREYA
F7 IGerasa
G3 I-ITUREYA
G5 IDion
G6 IDEKAPHOLI
G9 IFiladelfiya
H1 IDamaseku
H3 ITRAKHONITI
H4 IRaphana
H12 I-ARABHIYA
I5 ICanatha
[Izintaba]
D7 INt. I-Ebhali
D7 INt. IGerizimu
F2 INt. IHermoni
[Amachibi amanzi]
B6 ULwandle LwaseMedithera (ULwandle Olukhulu)
E4 ULwandle LwaseGalile
E10 ULwandle Lukasawoti (ULwandle Olufile)
[Imifula]
E7 UMfula IJordani
[Imithombo]
D7 UMthombo KaJakobe
[Isithombe ekhasini 28]
ULwandle LwaseGalile. IKapernawume iphambili kwesobunxele. Lo mfanekiso ubonisa iningizimu-ntshonalanga yeThafa LaseGenesaretha
[Isithombe ekhasini 28]
AmaSamariya ayekhulekela eNtabeni iGerizimu. INtaba i-Ebhali ingemuva