IBhayibhili Lithini Ngokutshisa Izidumbu?
Impendulo YeBhayibhili
Akulamthetho eBhayibhilini otshoyo ukuthi umuntu ofileyo kumele angcwatshwe yini kumbe atshiswe.
IBhayibhili lisitshela ngabantu ababethembekile abafelwa yizihlobo zabo bazingcwaba. Ngokwesibonelo, u-Abhrahama wenza umzamo omkhulu ukuze adinge indawo ayezangcwaba khona umkakhe uSara.—UGenesisi 23:2-20; 49:29-32.
IBhayibhili liphinda lisitshele ngabanye ababethembekile abatshisa izidumbu zabantu abathile. Ngokwesibonelo iNkosi uSawuli lamadodana ayo amathathu babulawa empini futhi izidumbu zabo zasala elizweni lesitha. Amabutho ako-Israyeli athi esizwa ukuthi izidumbu lezi zazingagcinwanga kuhle, ahamba ayazithatha azitshisa asengcwaba amathambo. (1 USamuyeli 31:8-13) IBhayibhili litshengisa ukuthi akukubi okwenziwa ngamabutho la.—2 USamuyeli 2:4-6.
Imibono engaqondanga mayelana lokutshiswa kwezidumbu
Okungaqondanga: Akulasithunzi ukutshisa isidumbu.
Okuqondileyo: IBhayibhili lithi umuntu angafa uyabuyela othulini, yikho nxa isidumbu singabola siba luthuli. (UGenesisi 3:19) Ukutshisa isidumbu sibe ngumlotha kwenza kungadingakali ukuthi siqale sibole besesisiba luthuli.
Okungaqondanga: IBhayibhili litshengisa ukuthi abantu ababengalaleli uNkulunkulu yibo ababetshiswa.
Okuqondileyo: Bakhona sibili ababengalaleli uNkulunkulu abatshiswayo, njengo-Akhani lemuli yakhe. (UJoshuwa 7:25) Kodwa kwakungasimthetho ukuthi kumele batshiswe. (UDutheronomi 21:22, 23) Njengoba sibonile ekuqaliseni labantu ababethembekile babetshiswa. Ngokwesibonelo isidumbu sikaJonathani satshiswa.
Okungaqondanga: UNkulunkulu kasoze avuse abantu abatshiswayo
Okuqondileyo: UNkulunkulu uyenelisa ukuvusa abantu abafileyo kungelani lokuthi bafa njani. Abanye bangcwatshwa, abanye batshiswa ikanti abanye bafela olwandle kumbe badliwa zinyamazana. (ISambulo 20:13) UNkulunkulu ulamandla amangalisayo yikho uyenelisa ukuvusa abantu belemizimba emitsha.—1 KwabaseKhorinte 15:35, 38.