Ukuba khona kwezingilosi eTestamenteni elisha nenhloso yazo

Zingaki izikhathi lapho izingelosi zihlangane khona ngqo nabantu eTestamenteni eNtsha? Yayiyini inhloso yokuhambela ngakunye?

Kunokuxhumana okungaphezu kwamashumi amabili abantu ababa nakho nezingelosi ezisohlwini lwazo zombili izindaba zamaVangeli nakuyo yonke iTestamente Elisha. Uhlu olulandelayo lokubonakala kwezingelosi lubhalwe ngokulandelana kwesikhathi.

Ukuxhumana kokuqala kweTestamente Elisha nengelosi kwenzeka kuZakariya ethempelini eJerusalema. Utshelwa ukuthi unkosikazi wakhe u-Elisabethe uzoba nendodana egama layo kuzothiwa nguJohane (uJohane uMbhapathizi). UJohn uzoba noMoya oNgcwele kusukela esibelethweni sikanina futhi uzophila njengomNaziri (Luka 1:11 - 20, 26 - 38).

UGabriyeli (ongowesigaba sezingelosi ezibizwa ngeengelosi ezinkulu) uthunyelwa entombini enguMariya ukumazisa ukuthi uzokhulelwa ngokuyisimangaliso uMsindisi ozobizwa ngoJesu (Luka 1:26 - 38).

Ngokumangazayo, uJosefa uvakashelwa izingelosi okungenani kathathu. Wathola eyodwa ephathelene nokushada noMariya futhi amabili (ngemuva kwesikhashana) ezungeze ukuvikelwa kukaJesu kuHerode (Mathewu 1:18 - 20, 2:12 - 13, 19 - 21).

Ingelosi imemezela kubelusi baseBetlehema ukuthi uJesu wazalwa. Batshelwa nokuthi bangayitholaphi iNkosi noMsindisi osanda kuzalwa wesintu. Imimoya elungile nayo idumisa uNkulunkulu ngesimangaliso esiyingqayizivele sokuzalwa kukaKristu entombini (Luka 2: 9 - 15).

ITestamente eNtsha liqopha neqembu lezingelosi ezikhonza uJesu ngemuva kokulingwa kwakhe nguSathane uDeveli (uMathewu 4:11).

Ngezikhathi ezithile ingelosi yayizamazamisa amanzi echibini laseBethesda. Umuntu wokuqala owangena echibini ngemuva kokunyakazisa amanzi wayelashwa ezifweni zabo (Johane 5: 1 - 4).

UNkulunkulu wathumela isithunywa esingokomoya kuJesu ukuba simqinise ngaphambi kokuhlupheka nokufa kwakhe. Ibhayibheli lithi, ngemuva nje kokuba uKrestu enxuse abafundi bakhe ukuthi bathandaze bangangeni esilingweni, "Kwase kubonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini, yamqinisa" (Luka 22:43).

Ingelosi ivela kabili ngasethuneni likaJesu imemezela kuMariya, uMary Magdalena nabanye ukuthi iNkosi seyivukile kwabafileyo (Mathewu 28: 1 - 2, 5 - 6, Marku 16: 5 - 6). Ubatshela futhi ukuthi bazise abanye abafundi ngokuvuka kwakhe nokuthi uzohlangana nabo eGalile (uMathewu 28: 2-7).

Izingelosi ezimbili, ezibukeka njengamadoda, zibonakala kubafundi abayishumi nanye eNtabeni Yeminqumo ngokushesha nje emva kokwenyukela kukaJesu ezulwini. Babazisa ukuthi uKristu uzobuya emhlabeni ngendlela efanayo naleyo ahamba ngayo (Izenzo 1:10 - 11).

Abaholi benkolo yamaJuda eJerusalema babopha abaphostoli abayishumi nambili babafaka ejele. UNkulunkulu uthumela ingelosi yeNkosi ukuba ibakhulule ejele. Ngemuva kokukhululwa kwabafundi, bayakhuthazwa ukuthi baqhubeke ngesibindi beshumayela ivangeli (Izenzo 5: 17 - 21).

Isidalwa esiyingelosi sibonakala kuFiliphu uMvangeli futhi simyala ukuba aye eGaza. Ngesikhathi sohambo lwakhe uhlangana nomthenwa ongumTopiya, amchazele ngeVangeli futhi ekugcineni ambhapathize (Izenzo 8:26 - 38).

Isidalwa esiyingelosi sivela kumphathi wamasosha waseRoma ogama lakhe linguKorneliyu, embonweni, esimazisa ukuthi afune umphostoli uPetru. UKorneliyu nomndeni wakhe bayabhabhadiswa, baba ngabokuqala abangaguquki ebuKristwini (Izenzo 10: 3-7, 30 - 32).

Ngemuva kokuba uPetru ephonswe etilongweni nguHerode Agripa, uNkulunkulu uthumela ingelosi ukuba imkhulule futhi imvikele (Izenzo 12: 1 - 10).

Ingelosi ibonakala kuPawulu, ephusheni, ngenkathi ehamba ngomkhumbi njengesiboshwa eRoma. Utshelwa ukuthi ngeke afe ohambweni, kepha kunalokho uzovela phambi kukaKesari. Isithunywa sibuye sisho ukuthi umkhuleko kaPawulu wokuthi bonke abasemkhunjini basindiswe (Izenzo 27:23 - 24).

Ukuxhumana okukodwa okukhulu kakhulu kweTestamente Elisha nengelosi kwenzeka lapho kuthunyelwa kumphostoli uJohane. Uya kumphostoli, othunjelwe esiqhingini sasePhatmose, ukumembulela iziphrofetho ezizogcina ziyincwadi yeSambulo (Isambulo 1: 1).

Umphostoli uJohane, embonweni, uthatha incwajana engokwesiprofetho esandleni sengelosi. Umoya uthi kuye: "Yithathe uyidle, izokwenza isisu sakho sibe munyu, kodwa emlonyeni wakho iyoba mnandi njengoju lwezinyosi" (Isambulo 10: 8 - 9, HBFV).

Ingelosi itshela uJohane ukuthi athathe umhlanga alinganise ithempeli likaNkulunkulu (Isambulo 11: 1 - 2).

Ingelosi yembulela uJohane incazelo yangempela yowesifazane, egibele isilo esibomvu, esisebunzini lakhe "IMFIHLO, IBHABHILONI ELIKHULU, UMAMA WESIFEBE NEZINYANYA ZOMHLABA" (Isambulo 17).

Isikhathi sokugcina ukuxhumana nezingelosi kubhalwa eTestamenteni Elisha yilapho uJohane aziswa khona ukuthi zonke iziphrofetho azibonile zithembekile futhi zizogcwaliseka. UJohn uphinde waxwayiswa ukuthi angakhonzi imimoya yezingelosi kepha akhulekele uNkulunkulu kuphela (Isambulo 22: 6 - 11).