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6. Isihlabathi nezinkanyezi

 6. Isihlabathi nezinkanyezi ukuthi ekubusiseni ngikubusise, andise inzalo yakho ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, nangangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle; nenzalo yakho iyakudla ifa lesango lezitha zayo; 27 ָּם וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָיו׃ Isibusiso sisho isibusiso esivela ezulwini. Njengoba inzalo imelela uKristu, isibusiso esivela ezulwini sisho ukuthi ongcwele angabuyela embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Amadodana ka-Abrahama ngo-Ishmayeli no-Isaka. Inzalo enezibusiso zasezulwini uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngayo lapha ibhekisela ku-Isaka. Ngokuphambene, lowo onezibusiso zomhlaba kuyoba u-Ishmayeli. Ngamanye amazwi, bonke abantu emhlabeni bayophumelela ngenxa yezibusiso zomhlaba, futhi bonke abantu emhlabeni bayothola izibusiso zezulu ngo-Isaka (uJesu Kristu). Embhalweni wokuqala wesiHeberu, kuthiwa uNkulunkulu ubusisa izibusiso, hhayi izibusiso ezinkulu (כִּי־בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗ )Isibusiso sokuqala ngesiHebheru sithi uBharaki (בָרֵךְ) kanti isibusiso sesibili ngu-Abaraki (אֲבָרֶכְךָ)Esokuqala...

Siyamazi yini uNkulunkulu?

  Siyamazi yini uNkulunkulu?   Encwadini ka-Eksodusi, sibona indaba yama-Israyeli ebaleka eGibhithe ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaMose. Lapho abantu bebona izinhlupho eziyishumi eGibhithe, baqaphela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabavikela futhi uyabaqondisa, futhi bathembela kuNkulunkulu. Futhi lapho bebona ukuhlukana koLwandle Olubomvu, kumelwe ukuba bashaqeka ngempela futhi bashukunyiswa amandla kaNkulunkulu. UMose wahola ama-Israyeli eNtabeni iSinayi ukuze athole izibhebhe zamatshe zeMithetho Eyishumi kuNkulunkulu. Nokho, lapho izinsuku ezingamashumi amane zidlula ngaphandle kwezindaba, baqala ukukhathazeka.   Akekho kuma-Israyeli owake wabona uNkulunkulu, futhi ayekholelwa kuNkulunkulu kuphela ngoMose futhi ayengamazi ngisho noNkulunkulu ayekholelwa kuye. Ngakho, abakudala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu kwakuyisithombe segolide esimise okwethole. Ama-Israyeli awazange adale futhi akhulekele izithixo ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu, kodwa akhonza ithole legolide, ecabanga ukuthi uNkul...

5. Umkhumbi kaNowa

 5. Umkhumbi kaNowa UGenesise 6:14 Zenzele umkhumbi ngokhuni lwegofere; wowenza amakamelo emkhunjini, uwuphonse ngekolitayi ngaphakathi nangaphandle.’ Uzamcolo ufanekisela ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu. Lifanekisela ukufa ngenxa yesono. Ku-1 Petru 3:21, “Umfanekiso onjengawo umbhapathizo osusisindisa ngawo manje, (hhayi ukususa insila yenyama, kodwa impendulo kanembeza omuhle kuNkulunkulu,) ngokuvuka kukaJesu Kristu. Ubhapathizo lusho ukufa esiphambanweni noJesu. KwabaseRoma 6:3, “Anazi yini ukuthi sonke esabhapathizelwa kuKristu uJesu, sabhapathizelwa kukho ukufa kwakhe na?” Kusho ukuthi bonke abantu emhlabeni yilabo abaminza. UNkulunkulu watshela uNowa ukuba akhe umkhumbi ngokhuni lwe-gopher. Ngakho-ke, igama lesiHeberu elithi gopher (גֹ֔פֶר) liba umkhumbi. 『Wokwenza amagumbi emkhunjini, uwugxumeke ngekolitayi ngaphakathi nangaphandle.』Ikolitayi lenziwa ngokuxuba itiyela esihlahleni se-gopher. 『Iphimbo lesihlahla se-gopher』 lifanekisela igazi likaJesu Kristu. KuGenesise 19:24, “UJeh...