Indaba 65
UMbuso Wakwa-Israyeli Uhlukana Phakathi
UYAZI bonyana kubayini indoda le yadabula imbajayo yaba ziinquntwana? UJehova wayitjela bonyana yenze njalo. Indoda le mphorofidi kaZimu u-Ahija. Uyazi bona yini umphorofidi? Mumuntu uZimu amtjela kusesengamphambili izinto ezizokwenzeka.
La, u-Ahija bekakhuluma noJerobhowami. UJerobhowami bekayindoda uSolomoni ayibeka bonyana itlhogomele umsebenzi wokwakha. U-Ahija nahlangana noJerobhowami endleleni wenza into erarako. Wathatha imbaji etja ayembetheko wayirathula yaba ziinquntwana eziyi-12. Watjela uJerobhowami: ‘Zithathele iinquntwana eziyi-10.’ Uyazi bonyana kubayini u-Ahija anikela uJerobhowami iinquntwana eziyi-10?
U-Ahija wahlathulula bona uJehova uzokumuka uSolomoni umbuso. Wathi uJehova uzokunikela uJerobhowami iintjhaba eziyi-10. Lokhu kutjho bonyana ziintjhaba eembili kwaphela azozitjhiyela indodana kaSolomoni uRehobhowami bona izibuse.
USolomoni nakezwa ngolokho u-Ahija akutjela uJerobhowami, kwamsilinga khulu lokho. Walinga ukubulala uJerobhowami. Kodwana uJerobhowami wabalekela eGibhide. Ngemva kwesikhatjhana uSolomoni wahlongakala. Waba yikosi iimnyaka eyi-40, kodwana kwanjesi indodanakhe uRehobhowami uba yikosi. AseGibhide uJerobhowami wezwa ngokuhlongakala kwakaSolomoni, ngalokho wabuyela kwa-Israyeli.
URehobhowami bekangasiyo ikosi ehle. Gade anehliziyo embi ebantwini ngaphezu kwakayise uSolomoni. UJerobhowami namanye amadoda aqakathekileko baya eKosini uRehobhowami bambawa bonyana aphathe abantu kuhle. Kodwana uRehobhowami akhenge alalele. Kunalokho waba nehliziywembi ukudlula ngaphambili. Ngalokho abantu benza uJerobhowami ikosi yeentjhaba eziyi-10, kodwana iintjhaba eembili, sakwaBhenjamini nesakwaJuda zabulunga uRehobhowami njengekosazo.
UJerobhowami gade angafuni bona abantu baye eJerusalema bayokukhulekela uJehova etempelini lakhe. Wenza amakonyana amabili wegolide wathi abantu bombuso weentjhaba eziyi-10 bakhuleke kiwo. Msinyana inarha yazala ubulelesi nenturhu.
Kwaba nomraro godu eentjhabeni zombuso eembili. Ngaphasi kweemnyaka emihlanu ngemva kobana uRehobhowami abe yikosi, ikosi yeGibhide yeza yazokulwa nabantu beJerusalema. Yathatha izinto ezinengi eziligugu etempelini lakaJehova. Ngalokho kwaba sikhathi esincani kwaphela bonyana itempeli lihlale linjengombana gade linjalo kusukela ekwakhiweni kwalo.
1 Amakhosi 11:26-43; 12:1-33; 14:21-31.