Isifinyezo sencwadi ethi Egypy Economy
NguHumphrey Mthanda
Ngabe uqaphele yonke ibhayibheli ukuthi uNkulunkulu wasebenzisa kanjani amakhosi anjengoKoresi, u-Aritahishashita nabanye ukumisa intando yakhe ngabantu bakhe? Kepha inkosi ngayinye noma uFaro wayenguJosefu, u-Esteri, noDaniel noNehemiya ababesebenza eduze kwabo ukuze baqiniseke ukuthi babulale abantu bakhe icebo labantu. U-Esteri wamukela igama lakwelinye izwe futhi umyeni wakhe bebengazi nokuthi uyisiHeberu kuphela kuze kube yisikhathi sikaNkulunkulu sokumembula.
Ukuzinikela kukaDaniel kuNkulunkulu kwaziwa yiwo wonke amakhosi awasindisa kodwa abona nokuhlakanipha kwakhe. Ukube uDaniel ubengaqeqeshwanga umthenwa, kungenzeka angakaze abe nethuba lokululeka amakhosi. Umlingisi ngamunye oyingqayizivele akazange avumele izinkolelo zazo zenkolo ukuba ziye ukuba ziyenze ekufezeni izibopho zabo emadodeni azikho. Yize u-Esther asheshe, wenzani abantu bakhe ukuba basindiswe kwakuwukuhlakanipha uNkulunkulu abekile.
Endabeni kaJosefa, uNkulunkulu akazange avuse um-Israyeli ezweni lakwa-Israyeli eyokondla impumuzo yakwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sendlala. Wenza umHeberu abe umGibhithe ukuze asindise abantu bakhe. Abaningi bayagwema imithwalo yemfanelo ethile ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi izindawo ezithile zicima umlilo kuzo. EmaKhristu langasese adumazeka ngokufunda umthetho futhi ngenxa yokuthi ukuba ngummeli kwakungabhekwa njengohlobo lomsebenzi owesaba uNkulunkulu. Cabanga nje ukuthi uJosefa wayengekho umGibhithe; Kwakuzokwenzekani kwa-Israyeli? Ngisho nabafowabo abamazanga; Akukona ukubonwa ngamanye amakholwa; Abantu benkolo bayohlala bekudikibalisa kepha babheke ngalé kokugxekwa futhi bafune iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngalesi sikhathi sebhizinisi lakho, umsebenzi noma ukubiza.
Uma u-Ester engazange ahlangane noma amukele lesi siko igama lakhe lalimele, ngabe akakaze asindise abantu bakhe. ISonto libizwa ngokuthi usawoti wezwe, wake wakubona lapho ubeka usawoti ekudleni okuncibilikayo ekudleni. Inselelo Amakholwa amaningi anawo awafuni ukuncibilikisa, abafuni ukwamukela amasiko kunoma iyiphi indawo ababizelwe kuyo. UJosefa waba ngumGibhithe ngoba uNkulunkulu wayefuna ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwaseGibhithe ukuze alondoloze abantu bakhe. UNkulunkulu ulondoloze abantu bakhe ngamakhosi amaningi angamhloniphi uNkulunkulu kepha amakhosi ayenomsizi owesaba uNkulunkulu. Ngisho no-Ahabi wayene-Obadiya esaba uNkulunkulu noNkulunkulu wakhonza inkosi engamhloniphi uNkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli. Uma isonto lizoba nomthelela, abanye kufanele babe njengosawoti futhi bancibilike ezinhlelweni zomhlaba.
Isonto lingaba nombono nombono wenjongo kaNkulunkulu ngomhlaba kepha amandla kungenzeka angabi sebandleni. Ngendlela efanayo uNkulunkulu ayefuna ukusindisa uJakobe namadodana akhe, kodwa amandla okusindisa ayesengqalasizinda yezomnotho waseGibhithe. Ukuze uNkulunkulu afinyelele lowo mnotho adinga uJoseph okwadingeka avumelane nezimo nolimi lwabaseGibhithe. Isonto lingaba nombono kepha ingqalasizinda isemhlabeni. UNkulunkulu ukhulisa ama-Daniels amaningi, uJosephs kanye noJesu, kepha kufanele azimisele ukwamukela ulimi lwendawo uNkulunkulu ayithumela khona. Lababantu ngeke bangene izigqila ezinhlelweni, bangabakhulumeli. Umnotho wezwe ubeke izigqila zabantu abaningi kangaka futhi uma isonto liqonda lokhu futhi lithatha indawo yalo efanelekile ohlelweni lwezinto, singakwazi ukubona izinhloso nezinhlelo zikaNkulunkulu zizobulawa esizukulwaneni sethu. Ukuze ufane noDaniel, kufanele uqonde ukuthi uDaniel wachitha iminyaka esikoleni saseKaledi kanye no-Esther. Sidinga ukukwazi kahle ulimi lwesizinda esifisa ukuba nethonya kulo. UNkulunkulu akubusise.
