Lithini iBhayibheli ngesithembu?
Omunye wemigqa yendabuko emcimbini womshado ubandakanya: "Umshado uyisikhungo esimiswe nguNkulunkulu," sokuzala izingane, injabulo yabantu ababandakanyekayo, nokwenza njengesisekelo somphakathi ophilile. Umbuzo wokuthi leso sikhungo kufanele sibukeke kanjani ube seqhulwini ezingqondweni zabantu.
Ngenkathi namuhla emasikweni amaningi aseNtshonalanga, kwamukelwa kakhulu ukuthi umshado ubudlelwano, emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka abaningi basungule imishado yesithembu, imvamisa lapho indoda inabafazi abangaphezu koyedwa, yize abanye benabesifazane abanamadoda amaningi. Ngisho naseTestamenteni Elidala, ezinye izinzalamizi nabaholi babenamakhosikazi amaningi.
Kodwa-ke, iBhayibheli alibonisi neze ukuthi le mishado yesithembu iyaphumelela noma iyafaneleka. Lapho imishado iqhubeka ibhayibheli futhi kukhulunywa kakhulu ngalo, kulapho kuvela khona izinkinga zesithembu.
Njengokuvezwa kobuhlobo obuphakathi kukaKristu nomlingani wakhe, iSonto, umshado ukhonjiswa njengongcwele futhi kuhloswe ngawo ukuletha abantu ababili ndawonye ukuze basondele kuKristu, hhayi ukuthi bahlukaniselwe abantu abashade nabo.
Siyini isithembu?
Lapho owesilisa ethatha amakhosikazi amaningi, noma kwesinye isikhathi lapho owesifazane enamadoda amaningi, lowo muntu unesithembu. Kunezizathu eziningi zokuthi kungani umuntu angafuna ukuba nomlingani ongaphezu koyedwa, kufaka phakathi inkanuko, isifiso sokuba nezingane eziningi, noma inkolelo yokuthi banegunya laphezulu lokwenza lokho. KwiTestamente Elidala, amadoda amaningi avelele futhi anethonya anabafazi abaningi nezancinza.
Umshado wokuqala owamiswa uNkulunkulu wawuphakathi kuka-Adamu no-Eva, wenzela omunye nomunye. U-Adam usho inkondlo ephendula ukuhlangana kwakhe no-Eva: “Lokhu kuzoba yithambo lamathambo ami nenyama yenyama yami; uzobizwa ngokuthi ungowesifazane, ngokuba uthathwe endodeni ”(uGenesise 2:23). Le nkondlo imayelana nothando, ukugcwaliseka nentando kaNkulunkulu.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, umyeni olandelayo ozokhumbula inkondlo uyinzalo kaKayini ogama lakhe linguLameka, owokuqala waba yisiqhwaga. Wayenabafazi ababili o-Ada noZila. Inkondlo yakhe ayimnandi, kepha imayelana nokubulala nokuziphindiselela: “Ada noZillah, lalela izwi lami; bafazi bakaLameka, lalelani engikushoyo: Ngibulele indoda ngokungilimaza, nensizwa ngokungishaya. Uma impindiselo kaKayini iphindwe kasikhombisa, uLameka ungamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa ”(uGenesise 4: 23-24). ULameka yindoda enodlame ukhokho wayo owayenodlame futhi enza ngokuthatheka. Uyindoda yokuqala ukuthatha abafazi abangaphezu koyedwa.
Ukuqhubekela phambili, amadoda amaningi athathwe njengabalungile nawo athatha abafazi abaningi. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo sinemiphumela ekhula ngokudlula amakhulu eminyaka.