Iziprofetho NgoJesu

KumaKristu, isikhathi sikaKhisimusi singenye yemikhosi engcwele kakhulu, ejabulisa kakhulu yonyaka. Kuthiwani ngabantu abacabanga ngakho, kodwa abangenaso isiqiniseko ngaso sonke "isizathu sesizini"? Yini ngempela esiyaziyo ngokwenzeka eJudiya eminyakeni eyizi-2000 edlule?

Sizozama ukubhekana nalesi sihloko ngombono ongathathi hlangothi, futhi sibone ukuthi lokho kusiholela kuphi.

Sekuqinisekisiwe ukuthi uJesu wayekhona. Wayengokoqobo ngokomzimba, ngokomlando. Kunobufakazi obuningi obuvela emithonjeni yobuKristu, kunjalo. UJesu Kristu naye kwakhulunywa ngaye emibhalweni yomlando engeyona eyobuKristu eye yasinda kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ubhekiselwa kuye kabili nguJosephus, isazi-mlando esingumJuda, encwadini yakhe ethi “Antiquities of the Jews” eyanyatheliswa ngo-93-94 AD. UTacitus, isazi-mlando esingumRoma, ebhala cishe ngonyaka we-116 AD, ubuye abhekisele “kuKristu” ebulawa amaRoma ngaphansi kukaPontius Pilatu.

Ingabe uJesu wayekhethekile? Ngisho nabangabazayo bazodinga ukuzibuza ukuthi kungani futhi kanjani le ndoda yasesigodini esincane saseGalile ingaqala inkolo ezoba enkulu kunazo zonke, enethonya elikhulu okungenani eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili ezayo yomlando wesintu.

Enye yezinto ezihlaba umxhwele ngoJesu ukuthi ukuzalwa nokuphila kwakhe kubonakala sengathi kugcwalise iziprofetho zeTestamente Elidala, ezahlehlela emuva ngesikhathi sikaMose - okungenani iminyaka eyi-1500 ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaKristu, kanye nezindaba ezindala kakhulu emlandweni womlomo. Lezo ziprofetho zazikhona emibhalweni eyabhalwa kudala ngaphambi kokuba kuqale iNkathi YobuKristu.

Yiziphi ezinye zalezo ziprofetho? Ziningi zazo! I-Swedenborg ibala ezinye ku Imfundiso yeNkosi 6. Kulesi sihloko, sizogxila kwezimbalwa zazo.

Kulesi siprofetho sokuqala, kuboniswa ukuthi uMesiya wayezozalwa njengendodana yowesifazane:

UJehova uNkulunkulu wathi enyokeni: “Ngokuba usukwenzile lokho, uqalekisiwe wena ngaphezu kwezinkomo zonke naphezu kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle; uyakuhamba ngesisu, udle uthuli izinsuku zonke zokuhamba kwakho, Ngiyakubeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe; yona iyakuchoboza ikhanda lakho, wena uyakulimaza isithende sayo. Genesise 3:14-15. Lokhu kufakazelwa endabeni ethi Mathewu 1:20.

KuMika, kamuva kakhulu eBhayibhelini, sifunda ukuthi uMesiya wayezozalelwa eBhetlehema, eJudiya:

“Kepha wena, Betlehema Efratha, omncane ukuba ube phakathi kwezinkulungwane zakwaJuda, kuwe ngiyakuphumela kimina oyakuba ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli, omiphumela yakhe isukela endulo, kusukela phakade. Mika 5:2.

Lokhu kufakazelwa endabeni ethi Mathewu 2:1, futhi Luka 2:4-6.

Ku-Isaya, sifunda ukuthi uMesiya wayezozalelwa intombi:

“Ngakho-ke iNkosi uqobo iyakuninika isibonakaliso: bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, iqambe igama layo ngokuthi u-Imanuweli. Isaya 7:14. Lokhu kufakazelwa endabeni ethi Mathewu 1:22-23, futhi ku Luka 1:26-31.

Uzalo lwaluyisici esibalulekile, futhi. Okungenani bangu-5 okhokho boMsindisi othenjisiwe ababiziweyo. Okokuqala, kwaprofethwa ukuthi wayeyovela ohlwini luka-Abrahama, ukhokho wezizwe eziningi zaseMpumalanga Ephakathi yanamuhla, kuhlanganise namaJuda, ama-Arabhu, amaLebanon, amaDruze, nabanye. Bheka Genesise 12:3, futhi Genesise 22:18. Lesi siprofetho siqinisekiswa ngo Mathewu 1:1, futhi AmaRoma 9:5.

Esizukulwaneni esilandelayo, isiprofetho sathi uMsindisi wayeyophuma ohlwini lozalo luka-Isaka, omunye wamadodana amabili ka-Abrahama. Bheka Genesise 17:19, futhi Genesise 21:12. Lokhu kuqinisekisiwe ku Luka 3:34.

Esizukulwaneni sesithathu, iZwi lithi uMesiya wayeyoba inzalo kaJakobe. Kuprofethwe phakathi Numeri 24:17, futhi kuqinisekiswe ku Mathewu 1:2.

Esizukulwaneni sesine, ukunaka kugxile esizweni sakwaJuda, esasingomunye wamadodana ayishumi nambili kaJakobe (ogama lakhe lashintshwa laba u-Israyeli). Bheka Genesise 49:10, bese Luka 3:33, futhi KumaHeberu 7:14.

Ezizukulwaneni eziningi kamuva, encwadini yesibili kaSamuweli, naku-Isaya, kuneziprofetho zokuthi uMesiya wayeyoba indlalifa yesihlalo sobukhosi seNkosi uDavide. Funda 2 Samuweli 7:12-13, futhi Isaya 9:7. Bese ubona Luka 1:32-33, futhi AmaRoma 1:3.

Ziningi ezinye iziprofetho, futhi sizobheka ezinye zazo esihlokweni esizayo. Kodwa, ukufingqa lezi esisanda kuzibala, abafundi beTestamente Elidala ngesikhathi sikaKhesari Awugustu babeyobe belindeleni?

EBhetlehema, intombi yayizozala indodana. Wayezophuma ohlwini lozalo luka-Abrahama, ngo-Isaka, uJakobe, uJuda noDavide. Ihamba kanjalo-ke indaba, emaVangelini.

Kuyacaca ukuthi iTestamente Elidala alizange liguqulwe ukuze livumelane “namaqiniso asemhlabeni”. Iziprofetho sezikhona kakade emiqulwini yangaphambi kobuKristu. Lokho kushiya amathuba amabili:

1) Isimo A: ITestamente Elisha lalingase libhalwe ukuze kusontwe amaqiniso ukuze lihambisane neziprofetho ezindala. AmaJuda athembekile ayelindele uMesiya; bebeyofuna ukuthola izindaba ezifanayo. Kulesi simo, uJesu wayengaba nje umuntu ovamile, kodwa umholi nomfundisi nomphulukisi ovelele. Wayekhuthaza kangangokuthi abaphostoli bakhe bakhuthazelela ubunzima nokufa ukuze basakaze lokho okwaba inkolo yomhlaba wonke. Izindaba ezimayelana naye zenziwa ihaba noma zashintshwa ukuze zihambisane neziprofetho.

2) Isimo B: Umbhalo weTestamente Elidala uqukethe incazelo ejulile yangaphakathi, futhi iziprofetho zawo empeleni zaziyisiprofetho futhi ziyiqiniso. Amaqiniso okuzalwa kukaJesu nokuphila kanye nenkonzo empeleni ahambisana futhi agcwalisa iziprofetho. Kulesi simo, uJesu wayeyingane eyisimangaliso ngempela.

Isiphi isimo esilungile? Kukho kokubili, kuyaqashelwa ukuthi izimfundiso zikaJesu ziqukethe ukuhlakanipha, nokuthi kunenzuzo enkulu kuzo. Emcabangweni Omusha wamaKrestu, ukukhetha kuSimo B -- ukuthi uJesu ngempela wayenguKristu, uMesiya osekunesikhathi eside elindelwe, noma uMsindisi.

Lokhu kudinga izinga elithile lokukholelwa ezimangalisweni - isiprofetho, ukugcwaliseka, ukuzalwa kwentombi, izingelosi eziletha izindaba, ukuphulukisa, ukuphakela izixuku. Ingabe izimangaliso zingenzeka ngempela? Ingabe kungenzeka ngokwesayensi? Mhlawumbe bangakwazi... mhlawumbe njengoba isayensi ithuthuka, sizoqala ukuqonda kangcono leyo mingcele.

Ezingeni elithile, iningi lethu alikholelwa yini ezimangalisweni -- esimangalisweni sobukhona bendawo yonke, kanye nezidalwa eziphilayo ezingazalana, nokuphila komuntu, kanye nothando?

Ungasiqeda kanjani lesi sihloko? Yonke indaba yezimanga idinga ukucatshangelwa okwengeziwe. Futhi, nakhu, Disemba 22, futhi... esikhundleni sokuhlaziya okwengeziwe, ngithola ukuthi njengamanje ngifuna nje “ukuba” ngezinsuku ezingcwele zikaKhisimusi.

Uma uzizwa unokungabaza, bheka Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2568, futhi Izimfihlakalo Zezulu 2588. Banikeza umbono othakazelisayo!

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Omunye umthombo walesi sihloko wawuthi "Iziprofetho Eziyi-100 Ezagcwaliseka NguJesu: Iziprofetho ZoMesiya Ezenziwe Ngaphambi Kokuzalwa KukaKristu", nguRose Publishing.

(Izinkomba: Teachings about the Lord 6)