Indaba 35
UJehova Unikela Imithetho Yakhe
PHEZE sekudlule iinyanga eembili baphumile eGibhide, ama-Israyeli afika eNtabeni iSinayi, begodu ebizwa nangokobana iHorebhe. Le, yindawo efanako nalapho uJehova akhuluma khona noMosisi emthini ovuthako. Abantu bakha amatende bahlala khona isikhatjhana.
Njengombana abantu gade balinde ngaphasi kwentaba, uMosisi wanyuka intaba. Phezulu entabeni, uJehova watjela uMosisi bona Ufuna ama-Israyeli amlalele begodu abe babantu Bakhe abakhethekileko. Lokha uMosisi nakehlako, watjela ama-Israyeli lokho okutjhiwe nguJehova. Abantu bathi bazomlalela uJehova, ngombana bafuna ukuba babantu bakhe.
Nje uJehova wenza into erarako. Wenza bona kuphume intuthu phezu kwentaba, begodu wenza nomdumo omkhulu. Godu wakhuluma nabantu wathi: ‘NginguJehova uZimu wenu owanikhupha eGibhide.’ Begodu wabalaya wathi: ‘Ningakhulekeli abanye abozimu ngaphandle kwami.’
UZimu wanikela ama-Israyeli eminye imilayo namtjhana imithetho elithoba. Abantu bebathukwe kwamambala. Batjela uMosisi bathi: ‘Khuluma nathi wena ngombana siyesaba bonyana uZimu nakangakhuluma nathi singafa.’
Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uJehova watjela uMosisi wathi: ‘Khwela intaba uze kimi. Ngizokunikela amatje amabili asipara engitlole kiwo imithetho engifuna abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayibulunge.’ UMosisi wanyuka intaba godu. Wahlala lapho amalanga nobusuku obuyi-40.
UZimu bekanemithetho eminengi abekafuna ukuyinikela abantu bakhe. UMosisi wayitlola phasi imithetho le. Godu uZimu wanikela uMosisi amatje amabili asipara. Kilokhu, uZimu ngokwakhe nguye owatlola imithetho eyi-10 ayikhuluma kibo boke abantu. Ibizwa bonyana Milayo eliTjhumi.
IMilayo eLitjhumi gade imithetho eqakathekileko. Kodwana kuyafana nangeminye imithetho leyo uZimu ayinikela ama-Israyeli. Omunye wemithetho le ngilo: ‘Kufuneka uthande uJehova uZimu wakho ngayo yoke ihliziyo yakho, umkhumbulo wakho woke, umphefumulo wakho woke nangawo woke amandla wakho.’ Omunye ngilo: ‘Kufuneka uthande umakhelwanakho njengombana uzithanda.’ INdodana kaZimu uJesu Krestu, wathi le mithetho emibili emikhulu leyo uZimu ayinikela abantu bakhe u-Israyeli. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi sizokufunda okunengi malungana neNdodana kaZimu nangalokho eyakufundisako.
Eksodosi 19:1-25; 20:1-21; 24:12-18; 31:18; Duteronomi 6:4-6; Levitikusi 19:18; Matewu 22:36-40.