Ingonyama kunye nobusi

 

Ingonyama kunye nobusi

 

ABAGWEBI 15:16 Wafumanana nomhlathi omtsha we-esile, wolula isandla sakhe, wawuthabatha, wabulala ngawo iwaka lamadoda. Wathi uSamson, Ngomhlathi we-esile, imfumba yezithende, ngomhlathi we-esile ndixabele iwaka lamadoda.

USamson wawenza iqhina kumaFilisti awayekho emtshatweni wakhe, yaye amaFilisti, awayengayifumani impendulo, ekugqibeleni ayifumana impendulo ngokusongela umfazi kaSamson. Ngako oko, uSamson wanika amaFilisti iimpahla zelinen ezingamashumi amathathu neempahla zangaphezulu eziyi-30 ezazibiwe kubemi baseAshkelon, njengoko wayethembisile. USamson wacaphuka kakhulu ngenxa yale meko kangangokuba wabuyela endlwini kayise, waza umfazi wakhe waba ngumfazi womhlobo kaSamson owayeze njengempelesi kumtshato kaSamson. Isicatshulwa senzeka kwixesha elithile emva kweso siganeko.

USamson uya kumfazi wakhe ephethe itakane lebhokhwe ngexesha lokuvuna ingqolowa aze acele umkhwe wakhe ukuba alingenise kwigumbi lokulala lomfazi wakhe. Noko ke, isicelo sakhe siyakhatywa ngumkhwe wakhe, osele eyinike umhlobo kaSamson intombi yakhe. Ingongoma ebalulekileyo yeyokuba, nangona uSamson yayinguye owamshiyayo, waya kwigumbi lakhe lokulala. Ixesha lokuvuna ingqolowa linxulunyaniswa nePentekoste. Umlilo kaMoya oyiNgcwele uyeza. Xa uMoya oyiNgcwele efika ngePentekoste, uMoya oyiNgcwele uthetha ngesono, ubulungisa, nomgwebo. Kwabanye, sifumana isono, kwabanye, siba bubulungisa, kwaye kwabanye, siza njengomgwebo. Ibali leempungutye ezingamakhulu amathathu liya kuba ngumgwebo kumaFilisti.

USamson, owalelwa ukuba angene kwigumbi lomfazi wakhe nguyisezala, akazange ayamkele le meko. Nangona le meko yayibangelwe nguye ngokwakhe, owavelisa elo qhina ukuze azibonakalise, unobangela wale ngxaki wathi kumFilisti, kungekhona kuye noyisezala. Kwaye uSamson wathulula umsindo wakhe phezu kwabo. USamson wasebenzisa iimpungutye ukutshisa kungekuphela nje ukudla okuziinkozo kwamaFilisti, kodwa kwanezidiliya zawo namasimi eminquma yawo.

Kwiimpungutye ezingama-300, kuvela ezingama-300 kumaJoni kaGidiyon angama-300. Ngeli xesha, itotshi (Rapid) nayo ivela. Imfazwe namaMidiyan ibonisa umgwebo kaThixo kwizithixo. Isithixo asiyonto ikude; Owenyama sisithixo. Inani lesithathu limele ukufa nokuvuka emnqamlezweni. Usindiso kuxa umntu wokwenyama esifa, avuswe njengomzimba womoya, aze umntu womoya abunjwe. Bakuba beyazi impendulo yalo mzekeliso, ekugqibeleni kuya kufuneka bazilahle izithixo zabo ezinjengeengonyama baze babuyele eLizwini likaThixo, elimnandi njengobusi. Ngokuphandle, amaFilisti ayeyazi impendulo yalo mzekeliso, kodwa ayengakwazi ukuthanda kukaThixo ngaphakathi. AmaFilisti ngabantu abalawulwa nguSathana. Ukusindiswa kukaSirayeli kumaFilisti kukuwagweba ngomlilo esebenzisa uSamson njengesixhobo.

Umfazi owayekhe waba ngumfazi wakhe noyise, owayengumkhwe wakhe, batshiswa bade bafe ngamaFilisti. USamson, owafelwa ngumfazi wakhe wangaphambili nowayesakuba nguyisezala kumaFilisti, urhola ikrele lakhe ukuze aziphindezele ngaphandle kokuyeka. Waqalisa ukuwabulala nanini na amaFilisti. Emva koko, ngokuziphindezela, amaFilisti awunyathela ummandla waseLehi kwaYuda. UmkaSamson noyisezala babengamaFilisti bonke. Baya kugwetywa ngolo hlobo.

Abantu bakwaYuda, ababeza kukhangela unobangela, bafumanisa ukuba le meko yayibangelwa nguSamson, bagqiba kwelokuba bamnikele kumaFilisti ebotshelelwe ngentambo. USamson waya eLehi. Aphuma amaFilisti eza kumkhawulela. Ngelo xesha uMoya kaYehova wamfikela uSamson, wayiqhawula intsontelo leyo abembophe ngayo, waxabela iwaka lamaFilisti ngomhlathi we-esile, wawabulala.

Eli bali libonisa amaSirayeli ephila ngokuvisisana namaFilisti nangona ayelawulwa ngawo. Noko ke, kwavela umgwebi ogama linguSamson waza wawahlasela amaFilisti. AmaSirayeli akazange aziqonde izenzo zikaSamson. Ngoko isizwe sakwaYuda samnikela kumaFilisti umgwebi waso uSamson. Kuyabonakala ukuba amaYuda ambopha uYesu aza amnikela eRoma. Kweli bali, uThixo uchaza imeko yokukrexeza ngokomoya ngomgwebi ogama linguSamson.

Indlela amaSirayeli awayephila ngayo namaFilisti ifana nokukhonza uThixo nezithixo kunye. Ngoko ibali lelokuba uMoya kaYehova uza kuSamson uze ugwebe amaFilisti. Ngaloo mgwebo, sifumana usindiso lukaThixo. Imfihlelo yeqhina iba libali losindiso. Ngamanye amazwi, libali elingoKristu (indoda) kunye nebandla (umfazi). IBhayibhile isixelela ukuba umfazi umele adibane nendoda, kodwa ukuba ufuna enye indoda, lukrexezo lokomoya. Ukuba umntu akaliqondi iqhina, uya kugwetywa. Abo bawaqondayo amazwi kaThixo ngeempungutye ezivuthayo ezingamakhulu amathathu baya kufumana usindiso. Xa amandla kaThixo efika, amathambo e-esile omelela ngaphezu kwengonyama (umFilisti). Yiyo loo nto kuphuma ubusi obuswiti engonyameni efileyo.

Ubusi bufuzisela uKristu, uYesu Krestu ekhwele idonki. Igama lesiHebhere elithi Ramat Lehi lithetha intaba yesilevu.

USamson wayibiza indawo apho waphosa umhlathi we-esile 'iRamat Lehi' ukukhumbula ubabalo lukaThixo ngokusebenzisa umhlathi we-esile ukoyisa amaFilisti. IRamat ithetha iGolgotha (iNduli yoKhakhayi) kwiTestamente eNtsha. ULihayi yimfumba yezidumbu. Xa ingonyama isifa ibe yimfumba yezidumbu, kuphuma ubusi obuswiti (uvuko). Abo bangayaziyo le nto ngamaFilisti kwaye bakude nosindiso.

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