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UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 31
“BoJakobe NaLabani Benta Sivumelwane Sekuthula”
(Genesisi 31:44-46) Lokuncono kota sente sivumelwane, wena nami, kube bufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili.” 45 Ngako-ke Jakobe watsatsa litje walimisa kutsi libe sikhumbuto. 46 Jakobe wakhuluma kulamadvodza labehamba nawo watsi ababutse ematje. Nembala awabutsa enta ngawo sivivane, badla ndzawonye badlela eceleni kwaso.
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IGaledi
Kwakha kuthula lokwentiwa nguJakobe naLabani kwalungisa kungevani lebekukhona emkhatsini wabo, futsi babese bakha sivumelwane. Mayelana naloku, Jakobe wakha indvudvuma yematje futsi watjela bomnakabo kutsi bayakhe ibe salitafula lapho bekutawudlelwa khona nakwentiwa lesivumelwane. Ngetulu kwaloko, Labani wetsa lendzawo ligama alisusela kulendvudvuma yematje, wayinika ligama lesi-Aramu (si-Asiriya) lelitsi “Jega Sahadutha,” kodvwa Jakobe wayetsa watsi ‘yiGaledi’ lokuligama lesiHebheru. Labani watsi: “Lamuhla lesivivane [Heb., gal] sibufakazi [Heb., ʽedh] emkhatsini wakho nami.” (Gen 31:44-48) Lesivivane (lobekuyindvudvuma yematje) besiniketa bufakazi kubo bonkhe lebebendlula lapho. Kunjengoba vesi 49 asho: “LeSicongosekulindza [Heb., mits·pahʹ]” besifakazela kutsi Jakobe naLabani benta sivumelwane sekuthula emkhatsini wabo kanye nemindeni yabo. (Gen 31:50-53) Kamuva ematje abese ayasetjentiswa ngenjongo lefanako, lobekuyinjongo yekuniketa bufakazi.—Jos 4:4-7; 24:25-27.
(Genesisi 31:47-50) Labani wasetsa watsi yiJega Sahadutha; kodvwa Jakobe wasetsa watsi yiGaledi. 48 Labani wakhuluma kuJakobe watsi: “Lamuhla lesivivane sibufakazi emkhatsini wakho nami.” Ngako-ke wasetsa watsi yiGaledi. 49 Lelinye libito laso watsi yiMispa, ngobe abetsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angasigcina sobabili nome sesehlukene. 50 Nawuwaphatsa kabi lamadvodzakati ami nome sewutsatsa labanye bafati ngaphandle kwawo nome ungabonwa ngumuntfu, kodvwa ubokhumbula kutsi Nkulunkulu ungufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili.”
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IMispa (ligama lesiHebheru lelisho Sicongosekulindza)
Yindvundvuma yematje leyetsiwa nguJakobe futsi layibita ngekutsi ‘yiGaledi’ (lokusho kutsi ‘Sivivane Lesingufakazi’) nobe ‘Sicongosekulindza.’ Labani wabese utsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angasigcina sobabili nome sesehlukene.” (Gen 31:45-49) Lendvundvuma yematje beyifakazela liciniso lekutsi Jehova bekabukile ngesikhatsi boJakobe naLabani benta lesivumelwane sekuthula.
(Genesisi 31:51-53) Labani wachubeka wakhuluma kuJakobe, watsi: “Buka nasi sivivane nalelitje lelisikhumbuto lengikubeke embikwetfu sobabili. 52 Lesivivane asibe bufakazi, nalelitje kube ngulona bufakazi, bekutsi ngingeke ngendlule lesivivane nalelitje ngewelele ngakuwe, nawe futsi ungeke wendlule lesivivane nalelitje wewelele ngakimi kutakwenta bubi. 53 Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama naNkulunkulu waNahori, utakwehlulela emkhatsini wetfu.” Ngako-ke Jakobe wafunga ngaNkulunkulu weyise Isaka, wagomela kutsi utasigcina lesetsembiso.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 31:19) Labani abengekho ayewuhhula timvu takhe, Rakheli weba tithico takabo.
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Tithico
Loko lokwatfolwa bavubukuli eMesophothamiya kanye nasetindzaweni letidvutane nakhona kuveta kutsi loyo lobekaniketwa tithico bekuba nguye lobekatawuba yindlalifa emndenini. Ngekusho kwesibhelekece lesatfolwa eNuzi, kuletinye tikhatsi umkhwenyane bekasebentisa tithico tasendlini enkantolo kute atfole lifa lababetala wakhe losashonile. (I-Ancient Near Eastern Texts, leyabuyeketwa nguJ. Pritchard, nga-1974, emakh. 219, 220, kanye nembhalo waphansi likhas. 51) Kungenteka Rakheli bekacabanga ngaloku futsi atitjela kutsi bekanesizatfu lesivakalako sekutsatsa letithico ngenca yekukhohlakala lobekwentiwe ngubabe wakhe endvodzeni yakhe Jakobe. (Catsanisa naGen 31:14-16.) Kubaluleka kwetithico endzabeni yekutfola lilungelo lekuba yindlalifa kungaphindze kuvete kutsi kungani Labani atifuna kangaka letithico, futsi waze watsatsa bomnakabo wahamba nabo libanga lelidze lebelingatsatsa emalanga lasikhombisa bafuna Jakobe. (Gen 31:19-30) Kuliciniso kutsi Jakobe bekangakwati loko lobekwentiwe nguRakheli (Gen 31:32), futsi kute bufakazi lobuveta kutsi wake wetama kusebentisa letithico kute abe yindlalifa esikhundleni semadvodzana aLabani. Jakobe bekangati kutsi Rakheli utsetse letithico. Kube bekati, ngabe letithico talahlwa ngesikhatsi Jakobe afihla tonkhe tithico tebetive latinikwa ngumndeni wakhe ngekutsi atimbele ngephansi kwesihlahla se-okhi edvute neShekemu.—Gen. 35:1-4.
(Genesisi 31:41, 42) Bengihleti nawe iminyaka lengemashumi lamabili, emadvodzakati akho ngiwasebentele iminyaka lelishumi namine, timphahla takho ngatelusa iminyaka lesitfupha, nakhona lapho wangidlelela umholo wami ngekuwugucula emahlandla lalishumi. 42 Kube Nkulunkulu wababe, naNkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, lokwesaba kwa-Isaka, abengekho ngakimi, ngineliciniso kutsi ngabe ungicoshile ngahamba mahhala ngite lutfo. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami nemsebenti wetandla tami, wase uyakwekhuta kulobusuku bayitolo.”
(1 Phetro 2:18) Tisebenti atitfobele baphatsi bato ngayo yonkhe inhlonipho lefanele, tingatfobeli labo labalungile nalabacabangelako kuphela, kodvwa nalabo lokumatima kubajabulisa.
Jehova—Abesiphephelo
8 Jakobe watsi nakefika eHarani, malume wakhe Labani wamemukela ngetandla letimhlophe, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi wase umnika Leya naRakheli kutsi babe bafati bakhe. Nobe kunjalo, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Labani wamshayela esakeni Jakobe, wamdlela umholo wakhe ngekuwugucula emahlandla lalishumi. (Gen. 31:41, 42) Jakobe wakubeketelela loko kuphatfwa kabi, anelitsemba lekutsi Jehova utawuchubeka amnakekela—futsi wamnakekela. Ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu atjela Jakobe kutsi abuyele eKhenani, ‘abesanemihlambi lemikhulu, netincekukati, netinceku, nemakamela, netimbongolo.’ (Gen. 30:43) Jakobe wambonga ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni Nkulunkulu, wadzimate wathantaza watsi: “Umusa wakho awukangifaneli nako konkhe kwetsembeka kwakho lokubonakalise kimi, inceku yakho, akukangifaneli. Ngobe lomfula iJordane ngawewela ngiphetse ludvondvolo lwami lodvwa, manje senginemacembu lamabili.”—Gen. 32:10.
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 31:1-18) Jakobe weva emadvodzana aLabani akhuluma atsi: “Jakobe sewutsetse konkhe lobekukwababe. Sewunjinge ngaletimphahla tababe.” 2 Jakobe wabona kutsi buso baLabani babungasamjabuleli njengakucala. 3 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJakobe watsi: “Hamba ubuyele eveni lakini, lapho watalelwa khona, ngitawuba nawe.” 4 Ngako-ke Jakobe wabita boRakheli naLeya kutsi bete kuye emadlelweni, lapho abelusele khona imfuyo yakhe. 5 Wafike wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Sengibonile kutsi buso beyihlo abusangijabuleli njengakucala, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wababe abenami. 6 Nani niyati kutsi uyihlo ngimsebentele ngawo onkhe emandla ami. 7 Kodvwa uyihlo sewungiphambile ngekutsi agucule liholo lami ngalokuphindvwe kalishumi, noko Nkulunkulu akamvumeli kutsi ente lokubi kimi. 8 Utsite nakatsi: ‘Liholo lakho kutawuba nguletimacabhacabha todvwa,’ umhlambi wonkhe wesuka watala letimacabhacabha. Nome asatsite: ‘Liholo lakho kutawuba nguletinemishi,’ umhlambi wonkhe wesuka watala letinemishi todvwa. 9 Nkulunkulu uyitsatse kanjalo-ke imfuyo yeyihlo wayinika mine. 10 “Kwatsi ngesikhatsi tekhwelwa letimbuti ngabhudza, ngatsi ngiyabuka ngabona letiphongo letekhwela letimbutikati kutsi tatinemishi, timacabhacabha, naletimabalabala. 11 Ingilosi yaNkulunkulu yangibita ephusheni yatsi: ‘Jakobe!’ Ngasabela ngatsi: ‘Ngilapha.’ 12 Yakhuluma kimi yatsi: ‘Buka la, tonkhe letiphongo letekhwela letimbutikati tinemishi, timacabhacabha, timabalabala; ngobe sengikubone konkhe lokwentiwa nguLabani kuwe. 13 NginguNkulunkulu waseBetheli, lapho wagcoba khona litje ngemafutsa, walenta sikhumbuto, wafunga kimi. Sukuma-ke manje, utfutse kulelive, ubuyele eveni lakini, lapho kunenkhaba yakho khona.’” 14 BoRakheli naLeya baphendvula batsi: “Pho, sisenaso yini sabelo nome lifa lekungeletfu endlini yababe? 15 Kambe asisesibo bafokati yini? Ngobe sewatsengisa ngatsi, nemali layitfola ngatsi sewayidla wayicedza. 16 Yonkhe ingcebo letsetfwe nguNkulunkulu kubabe ngeyetfu nebantfwabetfu. Ngako-ke, yenta loko Nkulunkulu lakukhulume kuwe.” 17 Jakobe wesuka lapho wagibelisa bantfwabakhe nebafati bakhe emakameleni, 18 wayichuba yonkhe imfuyo yakhe kanye nako konkhe kwakhe labekuholile eMesophothamiya, wancandzeka wabuyela kuyise, Isaka, eveni laseKhenani.
APRIL 20-26
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 32-33
“Ulwela Kutfola Sibusiso Yini?”
(Genesisi 32:24) kodvwa yena wasala ngemuva. Kwase kufika indvodza labambana nayo, kwadzimate kwadzabuka kusa.
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Umfuna Ngekutimisela Yini Jehova?
ImiBhalo isitjela ngetibonelo letinyenti tebantfu lebebafuna Jehova ngekutimisela. Lomunye wabo bekunguJakobe, lowalwa nengilosi yaNkulunkulu kwadzimate kwadzabuka kusa. Kungako Jakobe etsiwa libito kwatsiwa ngu-Israyeli (Ubambene naNkulunkulu) ngoba ‘wambamba’ ngekutimisela futsi wangapheli emandla nanobe bekumatima solo abambene nengilosi yaNkulunkulu. Ingilosi yambusisa ngekutimisela kwakhe.—Genesisi 32:24-30, umbhalo longentansi.
(Genesisi 32:25, 26) Yatsi kube ibone lendvodza kutsi iyehluleka kuphunyula kuJakobe, yase imtsintsa enyongeni. Inyonga yaJakobe yenyela solomane tibambene etulu nalendvodza. 26 Lendvodza yatsi: “Ngiyekele ngihambe, ngobe sekuyasa.” Jakobe watsi: “Ngingeke ngikuyekele uhambe ungakangibusisi.”
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Kuchuta
Kuchuta KwaJakobe. Ngesikhatsi Jakobe sekaneminyaka lecishe ibe ngu-97, wabambana nengilosi lebeyibonakala busuku bonkhe. Wachubeka abambene nalengilosi futsi wangapheli emandla kwaze kwaba ngulapho atfola sibusiso kuyo. Ngesikhatsi babambene, lengilosi yatsintsa Jakobe enyongeni futsi inyonga yakhe yenyela. Loko kwamenta kutsi agcine sekachuta. (Gen 32:24-32; Hos. 12:2-4) Ngemuva kwaloko Jakobe wabese uyakhumbula kutsi ngisho nobe ‘abambana naNkulunkulu [ingelosi yaNkulunkulu] kanye nebantfu, futsi wancoba,’ njengobe lengilosi yasho, kodvwa akayincobanga mbamba ingilosi yaNkulunkulu lenemandla. Kepha loko Nkulunkulu wakwenta ngenhloso, ngoba bekafuna kutsi Jakobe akhone kubambana nalengilosi, kuze kube bufakazi bekutsi Jakobe bekasifuna mbamba lesibusiso saNkulunkulu.
(Genesisi 32:27, 28) Yabuta yatsi: “Ngubani libito lakho?” Waphendvula watsi: “NginguJakobe.” 28 Lendvodza yatsi: “Libito lakho lingeke lisaba nguJakobe, kodvwa sewutawuba ngu-Israyeli, ngobe ubambene naNkulunkulu nebantfu, wajinge wancoba.”
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Israyeli
1. Leli ligama Nkulunkulu laliniketa Jakobe ngesikhatsi aneminyaka lecishe ibe ngu-97 budzala. Bekungulobusuku lapho Jakobe ewela sishosha saseJabhoki kuze ayohlangana nemnakabo-Esawu futsi wabese ucala kubambana nalomunye umuntfu lokwatfolakala kutsi bekuyingilosi. Ngesizatfu sekutsi Jakobe wachubeka alwa futsi wangapheli emandla, libito lakhe lashintjwa waba ngu-Israyeli lokuluphawu lwekutsi ubusiswe nguNkulunkulu. Kute akhumbule lesentakalo, Jakobe wetsa lendzawo ngekutsi yiPheniyeli. (Gen 32:22-31; buka lakutsi khona JACOB No. 1.) Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, nakaseBetheli Nkulunkulu wacinisekisa kushintjwa kweligama lakhe, futsi kusukela lapho kuze kube sekufeni kwakhe Jakobe bekabitwa ngekutsi ngu-Israyeli. (Gen 35:10, 15; 50:2; 1Kh 1:34) Nobe kunjalo, etikhatsini letingetulu kwa-2 500 ligama lelitsi Israyeli belisetjentiswa nakukhulunywa ngesitukulwane saJakobe lebesesisive.—Eks. 5:1, 2.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 32:11) Ngicela kutsi umane ungephule esandleni semnaketfu Esawu, ngobe ngiyamesaba, kutsi angahle angihlasele abulale bantfwana kanye nabonina.
(Genesisi 32:13-15) Jakobe wacitsa busuku bonkhe kuleyo ndzawo, wakhetsela Esawu, umnakabo, sipho etifuyweni takhe, wakhetsa 14 timbutikati letingemakhulu lamabili, netiphongo letingemashumi lamabili, netimvukati letingemakhulu lamabili, netihhanca letingemashumi lamabili, 15 nemakamela lasengwako langemashumi lamatsatfu kanye nemankhonyane awo, netinkhomati letingemashumi lamane, netinkunzi letilishumi, netimbongolo letinsikhati letingemashumi lamabili, naletindvuna letilishumi.
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Kutiphatsa Kahle Kuphumela Ebuhlotjeni Lobuhle Nalabanye
10 Kukhuluma nalabanye ngemusa kanye nekucoca nabo kahle, kusisita kutsi sibe nebuhlobo lobunekuthula nabo. Ecinisweni, kwenta konkhe lokusemandleni etfu kute sitfutfukise buhlobo lesinabo nalabanye kungakhulisa indlela lesicoca ngayo nabo. Ngekuphatsa labanye kahle, kubabonisa umusa—kutfola ematfuba ekubasita, kubapha sipho ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni kanye nekungenisa tihambi emitini yetfu—singakwati kucoca nebantfu ngekukhululeka. Loko kungabonisa kutsi “sitsela emalahle enhloko” yaloyo muntfu futsi kungamenta avete timfanelo takhe letinhle, kuphindze kube melula ngatsi kucatulula tinkinga nalabanye.—Rom. 12:20, 21 NW.
11 Khokho wetfu Jakobe bekakwati kahle loku. Ngalesikhatsi Esawu, lobekaliphahla naye amtfukutselele, Jakobe wabaleka ngobe abesaba kutsi Esawu utambulala. Ngemva kwesikhatsi lesidze, Jakobe waphindze wabuyela ekhaya. Esawu, watsi nakeva loko waphuma nemadvodza langu-400 bayomuhlangabeta. Jakobe wathandaza kuJehova wacela lusito, ngemva kwaloko watfumela sipho semfuyo lenyenti ku-Esawu. Lesipho sayifeza injongo yekukhishwa kwaso. Ngalesikhatsi bahlangana, Esawu abesamcolele umnakabo, futsi wagijima wafike wamanga Jakobe.—Gen. 27:41-44; 32:6, 11, 13-15; 33:4, 10.
(Genesisi 33:20) Wakha lilati lapho waletsa libito watsi: yi-Eli Elohe Israyeli.
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Nkulunkulu, LonguNkulunkulu Wema-Israyeli
Ngenca yekubambana nengilosi yaJehova ePheniyeli, Jakobe wetsiwa ligama lelitsi ngu-Israyeli, futsi ngemuva kwekutsi akhe kuthula nemnakabo longu-Esawu, wase uyohlala eSukhothi, waphindze wahamba wayohlala eShekhemu. Nakefika lapho, wafike watsenga incenye yendzawo yemadvodzana aHamori futsi wemisa lithende lakhe lapho. (Gen 32:24-30; 33:1-4, 17-19) “Wakha lilati lapho waletsa libito watsi: yi-Eli Elohe Israyeli,” nobe “Nkulunkulu, LonguNkulunkulu Wema-Israyeli.” (Gen 33:20) Ngekwetsa lelilati ngeligama lakhe lelisha lelitsi Israyeli, waveta kutsi uyalemukela leligama nekutsi uyalijabulela kanye nekutsi ubonga Nkulunkulu ngekumphephisa waze wabuyele Eveni Lesetsembiso. Lendzaba kukhulunywa kanye ngayo eBhayibhelini.
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 32:1-21) Jakobe wachubeka nendlela yakhe, tingilosi taNkulunkulu tamhlangabeta. 2 Jakobe watsi kube atibone letingilosi watsi: “Lesi sikanekiso saNkulunkulu!” Wetsa leyo ndzawo libito watsi yiMahanayimu. 3 Jakobe watfumela tigijimi ku-Esawu umnakabo, eveni laseSeyiri, kulaka-Edomu. 4 Watibamba ngendlebe watsi: “Nitawufika enkhosini yami, Esawu, niyitjele nitsi: ‘Inceku yakho, Jakobe, itsi: Seloku ngahamba bengisolo ngihleti kaLabani, kuze kube ngulamuhla. 5 Nginetinkhabi, netimbongolo, netimvu, netimbuti netisebenti letidvuna naletisikati. Sengitfumele ligama enkhosini yami kutsi kumbe ngingatfola umusa ngemukeleke.’” 6 Titfunywa tabuya kuJakobe, tafike tatsi: “Simkhandzile umnakenu Esawu; naye sewuyeta utekuhlangabeta, uta nemadvodza langemakhulu lamane.” 7 Jakobe wesaba kakhulu waba neluvalo. Wehlukanisa labantfu abehamba nabo, wabenta emacembu lamabili, kanjalo nemihlambi yetimvu, neyetimbuti, neyetinkhomo kanye neyemakamela nako wakwenta njalo. 8 Loku abekwenta acabanga atsi: “Nangabe Esawu efika ahlasela lelinye licembu, leli lelinye-ke lelisasele lisengabaleka.” 9 Jakobe wase uyathandaza watsi: “Nkulunkulu wababemkhulu Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wababe wami Isaka! Simakadze, wena wakhuluma kimi watsi: ‘Ncandzeka ubuyele eveni lakini, nasetihlotjeni takho, mine ngitakwentela lokuhle.’ 10 Umusa wakho awukangifaneli nako konkhe kwetsembeka kwakho lokubonakalise kimi, inceku yakho, akukangifaneli. Ngobe lomfula iJordane ngawewela ngiphetse ludvondvolo lwami lodvwa, manje senginemacembu lamabili. 11 Ngicela kutsi umane ungephule esandleni semnaketfu Esawu, ngobe ngiyamesaba, kutsi angahle angihlasele abulale bantfwana kanye nabonina. 12 Kodvwa wena wakhuluma kimi watsi: ‘Ngiyawukwentela lokuhle, ngandzise nentalo yakho ibe ngangesihlabatsi sangaselwandle, ingete yabaleka ngenca yebunyenti.’” 13 Jakobe wacitsa busuku bonkhe kuleyo ndzawo, wakhetsela Esawu, umnakabo, sipho etifuyweni takhe, wakhetsa 14 timbutikati letingemakhulu lamabili, netiphongo letingemashumi lamabili, netimvukati letingemakhulu lamabili, netihhanca letingemashumi lamabili, 15 nemakamela lasengwako langemashumi lamatsatfu kanye nemankhonyane awo, netinkhomati letingemashumi lamane, netinkunzi letilishumi, netimbongolo letinsikhati letingemashumi lamabili, naletindvuna letilishumi. 16 Tonkhe letifuyo watehlukanisa emkhatsini taba ngimihlambi leyehlukene, ngulowo nalowo umhlambi wabasesandleni senceku yakhe letsite. Watiyala letinceku takhe watsi: “Hambani ngembili kwami, nishiyelane imikhawu yemabanga latsite, emikhatsini yemihlambi yenu.” 17 Inceku yekucala wayiyala watsi: “Nawuhlangana na-Esawu, umnaketfu, akubuta atsi: ‘Wena uwakabani? Uyaphi? Ngetabani letifuyo lotichubako? 18 ubotsi: ‘Tenceku yakho Jakobe. Utitfumele njengesipho enkhosini yakhe Esawu. Naye, Jakobe, usilandzela ngemuva.’” 19 Wachubeka wayiyala kanjalo futsi neyesibili, neyesitsatfu, nato tonkhe letinceku lebetichuba lemihlambi atsi: “Ngiko loko-ke leniyakukhuluma ku-Esawu, nanihlangana naye. 20 Nibotsi: ‘Yebo, Jakobe inceku yakho, ita ngemuva, iyangilandzela.’” Jakobe abecabanga atsi uyatincengela ngaletipho ngekutitfumela kucala, khona kutawutsi nakahlangana naye, abe asamcolele. 21 Ngako-ke letipho takhe tahamba embili, yena Jakobe wasala ngemuva esikanekisweni, wabucitsa khona busuku.
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UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | GENESISI 34-35
“Imiphumela Lebuhlungu Yekuba Nebangani Lababi”
(Genesisi 34:1) Ngalelinye lilanga, Dina, indvodzakati yaJakobe layitala kuLeya, wavakashela lamanye emantfombatana akuleyo ndzawo labengemaKhenani.
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IShekhemu—Lidolobha Lelisesigodzini
Lelijaha belicabanga kutsi ingumuntfu lonjani lentfombi ntfo lebeyihlale ivakasha kulelidolobha, lobekungenteka beyita ihamba yodvwana? Indvodzana yesikhulu ‘yatsi nayiyibona, yayitsatsa yayoyidlwengula, yayihlazisa.’ Kungani Dina aba segotini ngekuba ngumngani wemaKhenani lebekangatiphatsi kahle? Ngabe kwabangelwa kutsi bekeva ngatsi udzinga bangani bemantfombatane lababontsanga yakhe yini? Nobe kwabangelwa kutsi bekanenkani futsi afuna kutiphatsa njengabobhuti bakhe? Fundza lendzaba encwadzini yaGenesisi, futsi ubone kucindzeteleka nekuhlazeka kwaJakobe naLeya ngenca yemiphumela lebuhlungu leyabangelwa yindvodzakati yabo ngekuvakashela eShekhemu.—Genesisi 34:1-31; 49:5-7; phindze ubuke neSicongosekulindza saJune15, 1985, likhasi 31.
(Genesisi 34:2) Shekhemu, umsa waHamori umHivi, labesikhulu saleyo ndzawo, watsi nakambona, wamtsatsa wayakumdlwengula, wamhlazisa.
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“Balekelani Kutiphatsa Kabi Ngekwelicansi!”
14 Shekhemu wenta loko bekakubona kujwayelekile nalobekwemukeleka kuye. Ngesizatfu sekutsi bekakhangwa nguDina, kungako ‘amtsatsa’ futsi ‘wamhlazisa.’ (Fundza Genesisi 34:1-4.) Lesento lesibi sabanga tinkinga letinyenti letabangela kutsi Dina kanye nemndeni wakubo wonkhe uve buhlungu.—Genesisi 34:7, 25-31; Galathiya 6:7, 8.
(Genesisi 34:7) Atsi emadvodzana aJakobe nakafika eva ngaloku, eva buhlungu atfukutsela agcwala kokana, ngobe Shekhemu abente sento lesibi lesiphambene nesive saka-Israyeli ngekudlwengula lendvodzakati yaJakobe. Leyo kwakuyintfo lengentiwa nje vele ka-Israyeli.
(Genesisi 34:25) Kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu basokile, basesebuhlungwini, emadvodzana lamabili aJakobe, lekwakubomnakaboDina, boSimeyoni naLevi, batsatsa tinkemba tabo. Banyenya, bangenela lelidolobha, bafike babulala bonkhe labadvuna.
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Nawukhubekile
Etikhatsini letinyenti, bantfu labatiphindziselelako basuke bafuna kwehlisa buhlungu lababuvako ngenca yaloko labentiwe kona. Sibonelo saloko kutsi liBhayibheli lisitjela kutsi ngesikhatsi emadvodzana aJakobe eva kutsi Shekemu umKhenani uhlazise sisi wabo Dina, “eva buhlungu atfukutsela agcwala kokana.” (Genesisi 34:1-7) Kuze atiphindziselele ngalesento lesibi lesentiwa kusisi wabo, emadvodzana aJakobe lamabili, akha lisu ngasense lekubulala Shekhemu kanye nemalunga emndeni wakhe. Ngebucili, boSimeyoni naLevi bangena kulelidolobha laseKhenani futsi babulala bonkhe labadvuna kulo, lokufaka ekhatsi naShekhemu.—Genesisi 34:13-27.
Lokubulawa kwebantfu kwayilungisa yini lenkinga? Ngesikhatsi Jakobe eva ngalesento wawekhuta lamadvodzana akhe, futsi watsi: “Manje seningiletsele luhlupho, seningibangele kutsi ngitondzeke lapha kulabantfu bakulendzawo, . . . ngako nabangahlangana bangihlasele bonkhe kanyekanye, bangangibhubhisa kanye nemndeni wami.” (Genesisi 34:30) Esikhundleni sekutsi lenkinga ilungiseke, kufuna kutiphindziselela kwaba nemiphumela leyehlukile emndenini waJakobe, ngobe lomndeni waJakobe besewukhatsateke ngekutsi utawuhlaselwa bomakhelwane bawo lebebatfukutsele. Kute avikele leyo miphumela, Nkulunkulu watjela Jakobe kutsi ahambe nemndeni wakhe baye kuyohlala eBhetheli.—Genesisi 35:1, 5.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
(Genesisi 35:8) Debhora, sisebenti saRebheka, wafa wangcwatjwa ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi eningizimu neBetheli, ngako-ke Jakobe lendzawo wayetsa libito watsi yi-Aloni Bhakhuthi.
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Debhora
1. Sisebenti saRebheka. Ngesikhatsi Rebheka ahamba emndenini wababe wakhe Bethuweli ayohlala ePalestine futsi ashada na-Isaka, Debhora wahamba naye. (Gen 24:59) Ngemuva kweminyaka letsite asebenta emndenini wa-Isaka, Debhora wabese uba lilunga lemndeni waJakobe, lokungenteka kutsi loko kwenteka ngemuva kwekushona kwaRebheka. Bufakazi buveta kutsi ngemuva kweminyaka lengu-125, Rebheka ashade na-Isaka, Debhora wafa futsi wagcwatjwa ngephansi kwesihlahla lesikhulu lebesiseBetheli. Lesihlahla setsiwa ligama lelitsi (Aloni Bhakhuthi, lokusho kutsi “Sihlahla Lesikhulu Sekulila”) lokwakuveta indlela lebekatsandzeka ngayo kuJakobe nasemndenini wakhe.—Gen 35:8.
(Genesisi 35:22-26) Israyeli asahleti kuleyo ndzawo, Rubeni walala nenina lomncane, Bhilha, lomunye webafati beyise. Israyeli wakuva loko. Asawonkhe emadvodzana aJakobe abelishumi namabili. 23 Emadvodzana aLeya bekuboRubeni, litubulo laJakobe, bese kuba nguSimeyoni, naLevi, naJuda, na-Isakhari, naZebuloni. 24 Emadvodzana aRakheli bekuboJosefa naBhenjamini. 25 Emadvodzana aBhilha, sisebenti saRakheli, bekuboDani naNaftali. 26 Emadvodzana aZilpha, sisebenti saLeya, bekuboGadi na-Asheri. Ngiwo lawa-ke emadvodzana aJakobe lawatalelwa eMesophothamiya.
Imibuto Levela Kubafundzi
Ka-Israyeli wasendvulo, bekudzingeka ube nelilungelo lebutibulo yini kuze ube seluhlwini lwekutalwa kwaMesiya?
Esikhatsini lesendlulile besicabanga kanjalo. Loko bekubonakala kuvumelana kahle naloko lokushiwo ngumbhalo waHebheru 12:16. Lelivesi litsi Esawu akazange atitsatse “njengaletibalulekile tintfo letingcwele,” futsi wanika Jakobe “lilungelo lakhe lebutibulo kute nje atfole sidlo sinye.” Loko kusitjela kutsi ngesikhatsi Jakobe atfola “lilungelo lebutibulo,” waba seluhlwini lwekutalwa kwaMesiya.—Mat. 1:2, 16; Luk. 3:23, 34.
Noma kunjalo, kulandzisa lokuseBhayibhelini akusho kutsi umuntfu bekudzingeka abe litibulo kute abe seluhlwini lwekutalwa kwaMesiya. Cabanga nganasi sibonelo:
Rubeni bekalitibulo laJakobe (Israyeli) naLeya. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Jakobe waba nelitibulo lelinguJosefa lalitfola kuRakheli umkakhe lebekamtsandza. Ngesikhatsi Rubeni ente sono lesikhulu, lilungelo lakhe lebutibulo labese linikwa Josefa. (Gen. 29:31-35; 30:22-25; 35:22-26; 49:22-26; 1 Khr. 5:1, 2) Noma kunjalo, Rubeni naJosefa abazange babe seluhlwini lwekutalwa kwaMesiya, kodvwa kwaba nguJuda lobekayindvodzana yesine yaJakobe naLeya.—Gen. 49:10.
Kufundvwa KweliBhayibheli
(Genesisi 34:1-19) Ngalelinye lilanga, Dina, indvodzakati yaJakobe layitala kuLeya, wavakashela lamanye emantfombatana akuleyo ndzawo labengemaKhenani. 2 Shekhemu, umsa waHamori umHivi, labesikhulu saleyo ndzawo, watsi nakambona, wamtsatsa wayakumdlwengula, wamhlazisa. 3 Inhlitiyo yakhe yanamatsela kuDina, wayitsandza lentfombatana, ngako wayisoma. 4 Shekhemu wakhuluma kuyise, Hamori, watsi: “Ngicela ungitsatsele lentfombi, ngifuna kuyiteka ibe ngumkami.” 5 Jakobe weva kutsi Shekhemu ungcolise indvodzakati yakhe; kodvwa akazange akhulume lutfo, kwaze kwabuya emadvodzana akhe labengekho asekweluseni. 6 Hamori, uyise waShekhemu, wahamba wayawukhuluma naJakobe. 7 Atsi emadvodzana aJakobe nakafika eva ngaloku, eva buhlungu atfukutsela agcwala kokana, ngobe Shekhemu abente sento lesibi lesiphambene nesive saka-Israyeli ngekudlwengula lendvodzakati yaJakobe. Leyo kwakuyintfo lengentiwa nje vele ka-Israyeli. 8 Hamori wefika kuJakobe watsi: “Shekhemu, indvodzana yami, utsandze intfombi yakakho. Ngiyakucela kutsi umane umnike yona ayiteke ibe ngumkakhe. 9 Yendziselanani natsi: nisendzisele tintfombi tenu nani nititsatsele bafati etintfombini tetfu. 10 Ningakha kulelive letfu nihlale kanye natsi, ningahlala nome ngukuphi lapho nitsandza khona, ningasebenta ngekukhululeka nome kukuphi, nome nitisikele yenu indzawo.” 11 Shekhemu wakhuluma kuyise waDina kanye nebanakabo watsi: “Ngicela nimane ningihawukele, ngitaninika nome ngabe yini leniyifunako. 12 Ningabita lapho nitsandza khona ngelilobolo kanye nesipho, ngitakukhipha, kuphela nje naningivumele kutsi ngiteke lentfombi.” 13 Njengobe Shekhemu abesangcolise Dina, dzadzewabo lamadvodzana aJakobe, wona aphendvula boShekhemu neyise Hamori ngebucili, 14 atsi: “Ngeke sesikwente-ke loko! Dzadzewetfu singeke simnike indvodza lengakasoki, ngobe phela loko kulihlazo lapha kitsi. 15 Singavuma kuphela, nangabe nani ningalingisa tsine, nisoke bonkhe labadvuna benu. 16 Nase nente njalo-ke, singendziselana nani, sihlale emkhatsini wenu, sibe sive sinye nani. 17 Kodvwa nangabe asivumelani kuloko, sitamtsatsa lodzadzewetfu sihambe naye, sisuke kulendzawo.” 18 Lesiphakamiso semukeleka kuboHamori nemsa wakhe Shekhemu. 19 Lelijaha lelibaluleke kakhulu ekhaya kubo alicitsanga sikhatsi, lavele lasokwa ngekushesha, ngobe beliyitsandza kakhulu lendvodzakati yaJakobe.