Ingabe URaheli Wayengaba Nabantwana?

Ngaleso sikhathi, ukungatholi abantwana kwakubhekwa njengesiqalekiso. UNkulunkulu wayethembise u-Abrahama, u-Isaka noJakobe ukuthi “inzalo” yonke imindeni eyayiyozibusisa ngayo yayizovela emndenini wabo. (Genesise 26:4; 28:14) Kodwa uRaheli wayengabatholi abantwana. UJakobe wathi nguNkulunkulu kuphela owayengenza uRaheli azale amadodana, ngaleyo ndlela akwazi ukuba nendima kulezo zibusiso. Kodwa uRaheli wayesephelelwe isineke. Wathi: “Nasi isigqilakazi sami uBhiliha. Lala naso, ukuze sizalele emadolweni ami yikhona nami, yebo nami, ngizothola abantwana kuso.”—Genesise 30:2, 3.

Kungase kube nzima ngathi ukuqonda indlela uRaheli ayecabanga ngayo. Nokho, izincwadi zomshado zasendulo ezatholakala kuyo yonke iMpumalanga Eseduze zibonisa ukuthi kwakuyinkambiso eyamukelwayo ngomfazi oyinyumba ukunika umyeni wakhe incekukazi yakhe ukuze imzalele indlalifa.a (Genesise 16:1-3) Kwezinye izimo, izingane ezazizalwa yileso sigqilakazi zazibe sezibhekwa njengezingane zalowo mfazi.

Lapho uBhiliha ethola umfana, uRaheli owayejabule wathi: “UNkulunkulu usebenze njengomahluleli wami futhi ulilalele izwi lami, wanginika indodana.” Wayiqamba ngokuthi uDani, okusho ukuthi “uMahluleli.” Naye wayethandazile ngosizi lwakhe. Lapho kuzalwa indodana kaBhiliha yesibili, uNafetali, okusho ukuthi “Ukubambana,” uRaheli wathi: “Ngibambene nodadewethu ngokubambana okukhathazayo. Futhi ngibe umnqobi!” La magama abonisa umbango owawuphakathi kwalezi zimbangi.—Genesise 30:5-8.

Kungenzeka ukuthi ngokunikeza uJakobe uBhiliha, uRaheli wayecabanga ukuthi wayenza ngokuvumelana nemithandazo yakhe, kodwa lena kwakungeyona indlela uNkulunkulu ayezomnika ngayo abantwana. Kunesifundo lapha. Akufanele siphelelwe isineke lapho sicela okuthile kuJehova. Angaphendula imithandazo ngezindlela esingazilindele nangesikhathi esingasilindele nhlobo.