Isifundo seBhayibheli: ubani owayala ukuba uJesu abethelwe?
Ukufa kukaKristu kwakuhilela abacebeli abayisithupha, ngamunye enza ingxenye yawo ukuze aqhubekele phambili. Izinhloso zabo zazisukela ekuhaha nasekuzondeni kuya emsebenzini. KwakunguJudasi Iskariyothi, uKayafase, iSanhedrini, uPontiyu Pilatu, uHerode Antipas kanye nekhulu lezikhulu laseRoma elingaqanjwe ngegama.
Amakhulu eminyaka ngaphambili, abaphurofethi beTestamente eliDala babekade bethi uMesiya uzoholwa njengewundlu lomhlatshelo endlini yokuhlatshwa. Kwakuyindlela kuphela izwe elingasindiswa ngayo esonweni. Funda ngendima eyadlalwa yileyo naleyo naleyo ndoda eyabulala uJesu ebunzimeni obaluleke kakhulu emlandweni nokuthi bahlela kanjani ukumbulala.
UJudasi Iskariyothe - uMkhapheli kaJesu Kristu
UJudasi Iskariyothe
UJudasi Iskariyothi wayengomunye wabafundi abayi-12 abakhethwe nguJesu Kristu. Njengomgcinimafa weqembu, wayephethe isaka lemali elivamile. Ngenkathi ebengenayo ingxenye yokuthi uJesu abethelwe, uMbhalo usitshela ukuthi uJuda wakhaphela iNkosi yakhe ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-30, intengo ejwayelekile ekhokhelwa inceku. Kodwa ingabe wakwenza ngenxa yokuhaha noma ukuphoqa uMesiya ukuba agumbuqele amaRoma, njengoba ezinye izazi zisikisela? UJuda udlulile ekubeni ngomunye wabangane bakaJesu abaseduze kwendoda egama layo lokuqala laba umngcatshi. Funda kabanzi ngendima kaJuda ekufeni kukaJesu.
Umpristi Ophakeme wethempeli laseJerusalema
UJoseph Caiafa, umpristi ophakeme wethempeli laseJerusalema kusukela ngomhlaka 18 kuya ku-37 AD, wayengomunye wamadoda anamandla kwa-Israyeli wasendulo, nokho wazizwa esongelwa ngurabi othanda ukuthula uJesu waseNazaretha. Wabamba iqhaza elikhulu kwinqubo nokubulawa kukaJesu Kristu. UKayafase wayesaba ukuthi uJesu angaqala ukuvukela, okwenza ukuba amaRoma acindezelwe nguKayafase. Ngemuva kwalokho uKayafase wanquma ukuthi uJesu wayezokufa. Wayesola iNkosi ngokuhlambalaza, icala elalijeziswa ngokufa ngokomthetho wamaJuda. Funda okwengeziwe ngendima kaKayafase ekufeni kukaJesu.
ISanhedrin - Umkhandlu WabaJuda Ophakeme
ISanhedrini, inkantolo ephakeme yakwa-Israyeli, yabeka umthetho kaMose. Umongameli wayo wayengumpristi ophakeme, uJoseph Caiafa, oweza namacala okuhlambalaza uJesu. Noma uJesu ayengenacala, iSanhedrini (ngaphandle kukaNikodemus noJoseph wase-Arimathea) bavotela ukumlahla. Inhlawulo yayiwukufa, kepha le nkantolo yayingenagunya eliphumelelayo lokuyala ukuthi abulawe. Ngenxa yalokhu, babedinga usizo lombusi waseRoma, uPontiyu Pilatu. Thola okwengeziwe ngendima yeSanhedrini ekufeni kukaJesu.
UPontiyu Pilatu - Umbusi WaseRoma WaseJudiya
Njengombusi waseRoma, uPontiyu Pilatu wabamba amandla okuphila nokufa kwa-Israyeli wasendulo. Nguye kuphela owayenegunya lokukhipha isigebengu. Kepha lapho uJesu ethunyelwa kuye ukuba aquliswe icala, uPilatu akatholanga sizathu sokumbulala. Esikhundleni salokho, wabetha uJesu ngonya, wabe esembuyisela kuHerode, owayemthumela. Kodwa-ke, iSanhedrini nabaFarisi ababeneliseki. Bacele ukuthi uJesu abethelwe esiphambanweni, ukufa okunesihluku okugcinelwe izigebengu ezinobudlova kuphela. Futhi usopolitiki, uPilatu, ngokomfanekiso wageza izandla ngalolu daba wanikeza uJesu komunye wezinduna zakhe ukuba akhiphe isigwebo sentambo. Thola okwengeziwe ngendima kaPontiyu Pilatu ekufeni kukaJesu.
UHerode Antipas - ITetrark of Galilaya
UHerodias ngokunqoba
UHerode Antipas wayengumbhishobhi, noma umbusi waseGalile noPhereya, aqanjwa ngamaRoma. UPilatu wathumela uJesu kuye ngoba uJesu wayengowaseGalileo, ngaphansi kokubusa kukaHerode. Phambilini uHerode wayebulele umprofethi omkhulu uJohane uMbhaphathizi, umngani kanye nesihlobo sikaJesu. Esikhundleni sokufuna iqiniso, uHerode wayala uJesu ukuba amenzele isimangaliso. Lapho uJesu ethule, uHerode, owayesaba abapristi abakhulu neSanhedrini, wamthumela kuPilatu ukuba abulawe. Funda okwengeziwe ngendima kaHerode ekufeni kukaJesu.
UCenturion - Isikhulu sebutho laseRoma yasendulo
Izinduna zamabutho zaseRoma zazizikhulu zempi ezilukhuni, ziqeqeshelwe ukubulala ngenkemba nangomkhonto. Induna yekhulu, egama layo ingabhalwanga eBhayibhelini, yathola umyalo oguqula umhlaba: ukubethela uJesu waseNazaretha. Esebenza ngaphansi kwemiyalo yoMbusi uPilatu, induna yekhulu namadoda aye ngaphansi komyalo wakhe enza ukuba uJesu abethelwe esiphambanweni ngendlela ebandayo futhi esebenza kahle. Kepha lapho isenzo siphela, lo muntu wenza isimemezelo esiyingqayizivele ngenkathi ebuka uJesu elenga esiphambanweni: "Impela lo muntu wayeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu!" (Marku 15:39 NIV). Thola okwengeziwe ngendima yeCenturion ekufeni kukaJesu.