Engcebweni Yakhe Izinto Ezintsha Nezindala

UJosefa—naye oqanjwe njengomunye wamakhanda ayishumi nambili kwabangu-144,000 XNUMX besAmbulo—wayengomunye wabahumushi abaphawulekayo bamaphupho eBhayibhelini. Wayesanda kweva eshumini nambili lapho ethola amaphupho akhe amabili. Khona-ke, ngemva kokukhashelwa okudabukisayo okwamenza isigqila saseGibhithe, wachaza amaphupho amabili eziboshwa zikaFaro. Ekugcineni, uFaro wathola amaphupho amabili, uJosefa wabizwa ukuba awachaze.

Emndenini wakwaIsrayeli osafufusa, amaphupho kaJosefa (aholela ekudingisweni kwakhe) kanye namaphupho kaFaro (isixwayiso ngendlala) kungabonakala njengemiyalezo yaphezulu yokusindiswa komndeni wonke, abantu abangaphezu kwamashumi ayisikhombisa. UNkulunkulu wanikeza ukukhululwa okumangalisayo ngokubeka amabele eGibhithe ngaphansi kwesandla sikaJosefa ukuze asindise hhayi nje kuphela umndeni wakwa-Israyeli, kodwa lonke iGibhithe nabantu abavela kwamanye amazwe ngaphandle kwalokho.

Ngaleyo ndlela, uJosefa wayengumfanekiso woMsindisi, futhi amaphupho uJosefa ayehileleke ngawo ebusheni bakhe nasebudaleni bakhe ayeyisiprofetho sokuphela kwesikhathi. Zisiphathele isigijimi esikhulu nakakhulu namuhla kunosuku lukaJosefa! Ukukhululwa okukhulu uNkulunkulu akwenzela okhokho bakwa-Israyeli kwakuwumfanekiso wokubuya kwesibili kukaJesu nokukhululwa kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu kuleli zwe elinesono.

Njengoba amaphupho esizukulwane sikaJosefa echazwa kuwe kulesi sihloko, yazi ukuthi kukhona indawo yokukhanya lapha kulo mhlaba lapho ungafika khona ukuze uqabuleke futhi uqiniswe ukuze uphume futhi uyophakela abadla etafuleni lakho, ubaqinisele uhambo lokuya eNkosini yabo.

Iminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala yayisiqala ukufika, njengalokho eshilo uJosefa; kwakukhona indlala emazweni onke; kepha ezweni lonke laseGibithe kwakukhona isinkwa. ( Genesise 41:54 )

“UJosefa” (okunguJesu) ongokomfanekiso unikeza insindiso kubo bonke labo abalambele iZwi likaNkulunkulu ezweni elilambele iqiniso elifanele—into ‘ongayidla’—phakathi kwenkulumo-ze efihlakele yaleli zwe elihlanyayo. Ingabe uzolandela ukukhanya Kwakhe?

Amaphupho KaJosefa

Amaphupho alotshwe ekuphileni kukaJosefa mafushane kodwa abalulekile. Okokuqala kwaba kanje:

Lapho abafowabo bebona ukuthi uyise umthanda ngaphezu kwabo bonke abafowabo, bamzonda, futhi babengakwazi ukukhuluma naye ngokuthula. UJosefa waphupha iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo; Wathi kubo: Ake nizwe leli phupho engiliphuphile. bheka, besibopha izithungu ensimini, bheka, isithungu sami savuka, sema; bheka, izithungu zenu zema nxazonke, zakhuleka kuso isithungu sami. Abafowabo bathi kuye: "Impela uyakubusa phezu kwethu na?" noma impela uyakubusa phezu kwethu na? Basebemzonda kakhulu ngenxa yamaphupho akhe langenxa yamazwi akhe. ( Genesise 37:4-8 )

Nazi izimpawu eziningana: 12 izithungu, 11 zazo kukhothama kukaJosefa. Phawula ukuthi abafowabo bakaJosefa abanikeza incazelo yephupho. Iphupho likaJosefa lesibili lalifana, nokho lihlukile:

Wabuye waphupha elinye iphupho, wabalandisa lona abafowabo, wathi: “Bhekani, ngiphuphe elinye iphupho; futhi, bheka, ilanga nenyanga nezinkanyezi eziyishumi nanye zangikhothamela. Wasebalandisa uyise lakubafowabo; uyise wamkhuza wathi kuye: Liphupho lini leli oliphuphileyo? Mina nonyoko nabafowenu sizakuza sikukhothamele emhlabathini na? Abafowabo baba nomhawu ngaye; kodwa uyise waligcina ilizwi. ( Genesise 37:9-11 )

Kulokhu, nguyise kaJosefa onikeza incazelo. Kuyaphawuleka ukuqaphela ukuthi uJakobe wayeliqonda kanjani iphupho, kodwa ukuze aqonde ngokugcwele incazelo yakhe, umuntu kumelwe azifake ezicathulweni zakhe futhi abone ukuphila nokufa ngombono wakhe.

Lawa maphupho avela ngemva kokushona kukaRaheli, unina kaJosefa. Ngakho-ke, ukuba uJakobe abhekisele kunina kaJosefa encazelweni yakhe njengokuza ukuzokhothamela uJosefa (okwakusazokwenzeka) kusho ukuthi kumelwe ukuba wayenombono ngovuko; wabona iphupho lisho okuzokwenzeka empilweni ezayo.

Ngakho, sesivele sibona ubufakazi beBhayibheli bokuthi sibhekene nezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu kithi, esiphila onqenqemeni lwaphakade, kunoJosefa nesizukulwane sakhe. Siphinde sibone ngokucacile ngokukhulekelwa kukaJosefa okuvezwe kulawa maphupho amabili ukuthi uJosefa umi ngokusobala njengomfanekiso kaJesu, lowo uJakobe noRaheli nabo bonke abafowabo (futhi eqinisweni bonke abakhileyo endaweni yonke) kufanele bamhloniphe.

Impatho enonya uJosefa abafowabo iwumfanekiso ocacile wokuhlupheka kukaKristu. Bamhlubula ingubo yakhe, bamphonsa emgodini befuna ukumbulala, bamthengisa ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi amabili, bahlala phansi ukuze badle ukudla (awaletha) ngaphandle kokunaka. Wahlukaniswa noyise, wamangalelwa ngamanga eGibhithe futhi wavalelwa ejele.

UKristu futhi wathengiswa ngomunye wabayishumi nambili ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-30, wahlubula izingubo Zakhe, wafakwa esitokisini. Ababusi babantu baKhe bamangalela ngamanga futhi basheshisa ukubulawa kwakhe ukuze bahlale phansi badle iPhasika—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayebhekisela kubani kuye. Wabuye wahlukaniswa noYise ngesisindo sezono zabafowabo.

Ingabe usuyilungisile impilo yakho noMsindisi wakho, njengoba abafowabo bakaJosefa—ikakhulukazi uJuda—benza ukubuyisana noJosefa? Sizohlaziya incazelo yanamuhla yawo wonke amaphupho ngemva kokufingqa amaphuzu abalulekile kuwo wonke amanye.

Amaphupho Eziboshwa

Lapho uJosefa eboshiwe ngokungafanele etilongweni eGibhithe, izikhulu ezimbili zikaFaro zaboshwa, futhi uJosefa waba nesithakazelo kuzo, eyisiboshwa esasiphethe ezinye.

Wasebuza izinceku zikaFaro ezazilaye esilindweni sendlu yenkosi yakhe, esithi: Kungani likhangele kabuhlungu kangaka lamuhla? Basebesithi kuye: Siphuphe iphupho, njalo kakho olichasisayo. UJosefa wathi kubo: “Izincazelo azikaNkulunkulu na? ngicela ungitshele. Induna yabaphathizitsha yamlandisa uJosefa iphupho layo, yathi kuye: “Ephusheni lami, bheka, kwakukhona umvini phambi kwami; Emvinini kwakukhona amagatsha amathathu; amahlukuzo awo athela izithelo zomvini ezivuthiweyo, indebe kaFaro yayisesandleni sami; UJosefa wayesethi kuye: “Nansi incazelo yalo: Amagatsha amathathu ayizinsuku ezintathu: kusele izinsuku ezintathu uFaro aphakamise ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele endaweni yakho, futhi uyakunikela indebe kaFaro esandleni sakhe njengenkambiso yangaphambili lapho wawungumphathizitsha wakhe. Kepha ungikhumbule, lapho kukuhambela kahle, ungenzele umusa, ungikhulume kuFaro, ungikhiphe kule ndlu, ngokuba ngebiwa impela ezweni lamaHeberu, nalapha angenzanga lutho ukuba bangifake etilongweni. ( Genesise 40:7-15 )

Nalapha futhi sinephupho elinomfanekiso omangalisayo elinencazelo ecace kakhulu kithi (okungenani njengamaKristu) kunalokho elalingase libe nalo osukwini lukaJosefa: umvini, amagatsha, izithelo, indebe, nesiphuzo samagilebhisi (ingasaphathwa eyenombolo yesithathu). Wonke umKristu uyazi ukuthi uJesu ungumvini futhi thina singamagatsha.

Mina ngingumvini, nina ningamagatsha: ohlala kimi, nami kuye, lowo uthela izithelo eziningi; ngokuba ngaphandle kwami ​​ningenze lutho. ( Johane 15:5 )

Phawula ukuthi lapho uJosefa ephupha omunye walichaza, nansi elinye iphupho futhi uJosefa walichaza. Imvamisa kuba njalo ukuthi uNkulunkulu unikeza ukuqonda kwamaphupho komunye umuntu ngaphandle kwalabo amnikeza amaphupho. Uma uye wathola amaphupho futhi ungawaqondi ngokugcwele, kungase kube ukuhlakanipha ukucela iseluleko salowo uNkulunkulu amnikeze ukuhlakanipha kokuchaza amaphupho, uqaphela ukuthi “izincazelo zingokukaNkulunkulu,” njengoba uJosefa asho.

Kodwa qaphela: akuwona wonke amaphupho anencazelo "enhle", futhi uma ungakulungele ukwamukela incazelo, kungase kube ngcono ukungabuzi. Ngokwesibonelo, iphupho lombhaki, okuyiphupho elilandelayo emlandweni wokuphila kukaJosefa, lalimi kanje:

Lapho induna yabaphekizinkwa ibona ukuthi incazelo yayinhle, yathi kuJosefa: “Nami ngiphuphe bheka, nganginamaqoma amathathu amhlophe ekhanda lami. Eqomeni eliphezulu kwakukhona izinhlobo zonke zokudla kukaFaro; izinyoni zakudla eqomeni elisekhanda lami. UJosefa waphendula wathi: “Nansi incazelo yalo: oqoma abathathu bayizinsuku ezintathu; izinyoni ziyakudla inyama yakho isuke kuwe. Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro, wenzela zonke izinceku zakhe idili, waliphakamisa ikhanda lenduna yabaphathizitsha nelomphathi wabaphekizinkwa phakathi kwezinceku zakhe. Wayibuyisela induna yabaphathizitsha esikhundleni sayo; wayinikela indebe esandleni sikaFaro; kepha wayiphanyeka induna yabaphekizinkwa, njengalokho uJosefa wabachazela. ( Genesise 40:16-22 )

Ukuze kwaziwe izimpawu zaleliphupho, okokuqala kumelwe kucaciswe ngokuphathelene nenkulumo ehunyushwe ngokuthi “obhasikidi abamhlophe” kuyi-King James Version, engahunyushwa kangcono ngokuthi obhasikidi besinkwa esimhlophe, njengoba ikhonkodensi kaStrong inikeza incazelo elandelayo yegama elithi “mhlophe” kuleli vesi:

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Kusukela ku-H2353 efanayo; white isinkwa: - emhlophe.

Izimpawu esibhekene nazo lapha inombolo yesithathu futhi, obhasikidi besinkwa esimhlophe, okubhakwayo, nezinyoni ezidla amadili. Lezi futhi ziyizimpawu ezibalulekile—ngokuvamile ezingezinhle—ezinye zazo (ikakhulukazi izinyoni) ezitholakala kusAmbulo.^[1] Yebo, isinkwa esibhakiwe sifanekisela ukudla okungokomoya, kodwa isinkwa esimhlophe saziwa ikakhulukazi ngokuthi asinawo umsoco. Lona uhlobo lwesinkwa esisebenzisa imvubelo, esimele isono (ngokungafani nesinkwa esingenamvubelo sendlu engcwele esenziwa ngamafutha, simelela uMoya oNgcwele).

Ngakho-ke, leli phupho lihluke kakhulu kumlingani walo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nakuba lawa maphupho amabili enza umbhangqwana, aphushwe abantu ababili abahlukene. Lo mehluko ubalulekile ukuqashelwa futhi uzobonakala kakhulu kamuva.

Amaphupho KaFaro

Ngemva kweminyaka emibili, umsebenzi kaJosefa njengomhumushi wamaphupho wafinyelela umvuthwandaba wawo kungazelelwe. Wabizwa etilongweni ukuba azochaza amaphupho enkosi yaseGibhithe. Iphupho lokuqala laba kanje:

Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kweminyaka emibili egcweleyo uFaro waphupha. bheka, wayemi ngasemfuleni. bheka, kwakhuphuka emfuleni izinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinhle, zikhuluphele; badla edlelweni. bheka, kwakhuphuka ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa emfuleni emva kwazo, ezimbi, zondile; wema eceleni kwezinye izinkomo osebeni lomfula. Izinkomo ezimbi ezondileyo zadla izithole eziyisikhombisa ezinhle, ezikhuluphele. Wavuka-ke uFaro. ( Genesise 41:1-4 )

Kubalulekile ukuqaphela eminye imininingwane eshiwo kamuva esahlukweni:

UFaro wasesithi kuJosefa: Ephutsheni lami. bheka, ngema osebeni lomfula; bheka, kwenyuka ezinye izithole eziyisikhombisa emva kwazo, zimpofu, zimbi kakhulu, zondile; engingazange ngibubone ububi obunjengabo ezweni lonke laseGibithe; Izinkomo ezondile nezimbi zadla izithole eziyisikhombisa ezikhuluphele. Kwathi seziwadlile, akwaziwa ukuthi seziwadlile; kodwa babelokhu bebabi njengakuqala. Ngakho ngavuka. ( Genesise 41:17-21 )

Izimpawu eziyinhloko umfula, izinkomo, izinombolo zesikhombisa nesikhombisa.

Iphupho likaFaro lesibili lalifana nalokhu:

Futhi ngabona ephusheni lami, futhi, bheka, kwamila izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ohlangeni lunye, zigcwele, zizinhle; bheka, izikhwebu eziyisikhombisa ezishwabene, ezincane, ezihamuke umoya wasempumalanga, zihluma emva kwazo; ngatshela izanusi lokho; kodwa kwakungekho owayengangitshela. ( Genesise 41:22-24 )

Izimpawu eziyinhloko zihlanganisa eziyisikhombisa futhi eziyisikhombisa futhi, kodwa kulokhu kukhona isiqu esisodwa (esikhundleni somfula) lapho kumila khona ummbila (esikhundleni sezinkomo).

Labo abafunde uchungechunge lwesihloko sethu sesethulo esinesihloko esithi Umhlatshelo waseFiladelphia kufanele ikwazi ukukhumbula ukuthi iminyaka eyisikhombisa enomzimba omncane wamaphupho kaFaro yayingesona isiprofetho seGibhithe lasendulo kuphela, kodwa futhi nesokuphela kwesikhathi—isikhathi esesivele sikuso. Lelo qiniso liboniswa amaphupho ngokwawo, futhi lokho kusiletha esihlokweni esiyinhloko nomgomo wokutadisha kwethu: ukuqonda ukuthi la maphupho asho ukuthini ngesikhathi sethu.

Nokho, ngaphambi kokuba siwachaze, ake sibhale amaphuzu ayisihluthulelo awo wonke amaphupho. Lokhu kuzohlinzeka ngosizo oluthile olubonakalayo ekuqondeni kwethu:

Amaphupho anikezwa ngamaqoqo amabili. Iqoqo lokuqala lanikwa uJosefa esekhaya, elesibili lanikwa umphathizitsha nombhaki etilongweni, elesithathu lanikwa uFaro endlini yenkosi. Qaphela ukuthi isethi emaphakathi yahlukaniswa phakathi kwabantu ababili abahlukene, njengoba kugcizelelwe umugqa wamachashazi.

Qaphela futhi ukuthi amaphupho amabili ahlala enezinombolo ezifanayo: Amaphupho kaJosefa womabili anenombolo 11 (noma 12 kuhlanganise noJosefa), amaphupho asejele womabili anenombolo 3, futhi amaphupho esigodlo womabili anezinombolo 7 + 7. Lezi zonke izinombolo eziseBhayibhelini ezinokubaluleka okubalulekile.

Okwedlule Namanje

Uma sifuna ukuqonda ukuthi la maphupho asho ukuthini kithi namuhla, ake sephule umbono oyiphutha ovamile wokuthi amapheya amaphupho, ngokusobala aphindwe kabili, anencazelo eyodwa futhi efanayo. Lowo mqondo uvela emazwini uJosefa ngokwakhe awasho mayelana namaphupho kaFaro,^[2] yingakho kuvame ukubanjwa kanjalo.

Nokho, kuvame ukuvela ukuthi amaphupho (noma imibono noma iziprofetho ngokuvamile) azuza izingqimba zokubaluleka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. UNkulunkulu wazi isiphetho kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi lapho enikeza iphupho, ngokuvamile ufaka izingqimba eziningana zencazelo kulo, njengesiqondiso esisheshayo kumuntu ositholayo (njengoba kwakunjalo ngamaphupho kaFaro), kanye nencazelo ejulile engaqondwa kuphela “lapho ukuphelela kwesikhathi sekufikile,” ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso.

Ngakho, nakuba sivuma ukuphefumlelwa kwaphezulu kwezincazelo zamaphupho kaJosefa eBhayibhelini, akufanele sibe nomuzwa wokuthi incazelo yakhe iyizwi lokugcina endabeni. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila, futhi sifuna ukuqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu ophilayo uthini kithi namuhla ngala maphupho. Futhi ukwenza lokho, kufanele sizicabangele ngokucophelela, futhi singakuthathi kalula ukuthi izinto ziyefana uma zingekho.

Emaphusheni amabili okuqala, isibonelo, kunomehluko osobala. Iphupho lokuqala likhuluma ngoJosefa nabafowabo, hhayi uJakobe noRaheli. Njengoba sesiphawulile kakade, uJakobe—owayehlakaniphe kakhulu ngezinto ezingokomoya esizukulwaneni sakhe kunomuntu ovamile oye wathotshiswa iminyaka ecishe ibe izinkulungwane ezine zesono—waqonda ukuthi ilanga nenyanga okukhothamela uJosefa kumelwe kubhekisele ekuphileni okuzayo, ngemva kokuvuswa kukaRaheli. Kepha akakholwanga ukuthi uyakukhuleka kuJosefa, nasezulwini;

Wasebalandisa uyise lakubafowabo; uyise wamkhuza wathi kuye: Liphupho lini leli oliphuphileyo? Mina nonyoko nabafowenu sizakuza sikukhothamele emhlabathini na? Abafowabo baba nomhawu ngaye; kodwa uyise waligcina ilizwi. ( Genesise 37:10-11 )

Esimisweni sakhe sezinkolelo, kwakuzoba noMesiya owayezofika, owayezovusa abafileyo futhi amise umuzi waphakade, “owenziwe ongenziwanga ngezandla,” futhi yilokhu izinkanyezi ezazikhomba kukho. KwakunguMesiya—hhayi uJosefa—uJakobe ayeyokhothama kuye. Wayengaqondi ukuthi leli phupho lalimelela uJosefa njengomfuziselo kaMesiya; wayekubona kuphela ngokwabantu bangempela.

Uma sibheka emuva, kusobala ngokuphelele ngokomlando weBhayibheli ukuthi abafowabo bakaJosefa bamkhothamela ngempela uJosefa lapho befika eGibhithe bezofuna okusanhlamvu.^[3]

Futhi uJosefa wayengumbusi phezu kwezwe, futhi nguye owayethengisa kubo bonke abantu bezwe: futhi Bafika abafowabo bakaJosefa bakhothama phambi kwakhe ubuso babo bubheke phansi. (UGenesise 42: 6)

Lokhu kwagcwalisa iphupho lokuqala, lapho izithungu ezingu-11 zakhothamela khona isithungu sikaJosefa. Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi umongo ongokomfanekiso uhambisana ngokuphelele: baguqa kuye ukuze bathenge okusanhlamvu-uphawu olufanekiselwa ephusheni.

Ngokuphambene, iphupho lesibili alizange ligcwaliseke ngokoqobo. IBhayibheli alisho ndawo lapho uJakobe wakhothamela uJosefa (futhi uRaheli wayengenakuba naso). Ngaphezu kwalokho, umongo oshiwo yizimpawu zephupho wawungekho. Isizukulwane sikaJosefa sasihlangene ngani nelanga, inyanga nezinkanyezi?

Ngakho, umuntu kumelwe avume ukuthi iphupho lesibili alizange ligcwaliseke ngokomlando njengephupho lokuqala, futhi ngenxa yalokho linencazelo ehlukile—incazelo okufanele ihilele izindikimba zasezulwini ngandlela-thile (njengokuthi ukugcwaliseka kwephupho lokuqala kwakuhilela kanjani okusanhlamvu).

Izinkanyezi Zephupho LikaJosefa

Naphezu kokungakholelwa kwakhe ukuthi wayezokhothamela uJosefa, uJakobe wayesalindele ukugcwaliseka kwesikhathi esizayo kwephupho likaJosefa. Wabamba iphupho likaJosefa njengeliyiqiniso, futhi waqaphela ukuthi iphupho laliyogcwaliseka esikhathini esizayo sohlu lozalo lukaJosefa ngandlela-thile, njengoba kungabonakala esibusisweni asinikeza okhukhweni lokufa:

UJosefa uyigatsha elithelayo, igatsha elithelayo ngasemthonjeni; amagatsha akhe awela odongeni; (uvela khona umalusi, itshe lika-Israyeli,) NgoNkulunkulu kayihlo ozokusiza; futhi ngoSomandla, oyakubusisa ngezibusiso zasezulwini phezulu. izibusiso zotwa olulele phansi, izibusiso zamabele nezesizalo. Izibusiso zikayihlo zingaphezu kwezibusiso zabokhokho bami kuze kube semkhawulweni wezintaba zaphakade. ziyakuba sekhanda likaJosefa; nasekhanda lakhe owahlukaniswa nabafowabo. ( Genesise 49:22-26 )

“Amagquma aphakade” abhekisela ezinkanyezini zasezulwini. Incazelo yazo zonke izingxenye zalesi sibusiso ichazwe ngokuningiliziwe ku Imfihlakalo Yomuzi Ongcwele, kodwa ngale njongo yamanje kwanele ukugcizelela ukuthi uJakobe washo isibusiso esizayo (uNkulunkulu “uzokubusisa”) semvelo yasezulwini. Lesi sici sesibusiso sicace nakakhulu ekuphindaphindeni kukaMose ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe:

NgoJosefa wathi: Ubusisiwe nguJehova Nkosi ube yizwe lakhe, ngezinto eziligugu zezulu, ngamazolo, nangotwa oluhlala phansi; Nangenxa yezithelo ezinqabileyo ezilethwa ilanga, nezinto eziyigugu ezivezwa inyanga, nezinto ezivelele zezintaba zasendulo, nezinto ezinqabileyo zamagquma aphakade; Nangenxa yezinto eziyigugu zomhlaba nokugcwala kwawo, nentando enhle yohlala ehlathini: isibusiso masibe phezu kwekhanda likaJosefa naphezu kwekhanda lalowo owahlukaniswa nabafowabo. Udumo lwakhe lunjengezibulo lenkunzi yakhe, nezimpondo zakhe zinjengezimpondo zenyathi. uyakuphusha abantu ndawonye kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. futhi bayizinkulungwane eziyishumi zakwa-Efrayimi, futhi bayizinkulungwane zakwaManase. ( Duteronomi 33:13-17 )

Lapha ilanga nenyanga kubhekiselwa kuzo ngokuqondile, kanye nemilaza (izintaba zasendulo, amagquma ahlala njalo) kanye “nezinto zazo eziyinhloko” (okungukuthi amaplanethi).

Umongo wasezulwini wephupho likaJosefa lesibili kanye nezinkomba zezinkanyezi ezisesibusisweni sikaJakobe zikhomba ekupheleni kwesikhathi (njengoba kuboniswa nangesibusiso sikaMose). Lokhu kuvumelana nalokho uDaniyeli akuprofetha:

Abahlakaniphileyo bayakukhanya njengokukhazimula komkhathi; nabaphendulela abaningi ekulungeni njengezinkanyezi kuze kube phakade naphakade. ( Daniyeli 12:3 )

Futhi lokhu kuyasibonisa ukuthi uma sithanda ukuhlakanipha ukuze sibe amathuluzi okuphendulela abaningi ekulungeni, khona-ke kufanele sibheke phezulu emazulwini futhi sizindle ngencazelo yeBhayibheli yezinto zasezulwini nezenzakalo, ezanikezwa njengezimpawu zesikhathi ikakhulukazi ekupheleni kwesikhathi. Umuntu kufanele funda ukugwema ngokuphelele konke ukuhlakanipha kwezinkanyezi njengokubhula ngezinkanyezi kobuhedeni futhi siqale ukubuza kuMenzi wezinkanyezi ukuze sithole incazelo Azinike yona.

Ingxenye elandelayo yalolu chungechunge iyokwenza lokho kanye, yembule incazelo yamaphupho esizukulwane sikaJosefa ekukhanyeni kwezinkanyezi zezulu. Uma wesaba kancane ukuthatha lolu hambo oluya ezinkanyezini, mhlawumbe izwi likaNkulunkulu kuJakobe lizosebenza ukukuqinisa nawe:

U-Israyeli wasuka nakho konke anakho, wafika eBeri Sheba, wanikela ngemihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu kayise u-Isaka. UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuIsrayeli ngemibono yasebusuku, wathi: uJakobe, uJakobe. Wathi: “Ngilapha.” Wathi: “NginguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kayihlo, ungesabi ukwehlela eGibithe; ngiyakukwenza isizwe esikhulu lapho; ngiyakwehlela nawe eGibithe; nami ngiyakukubuyisela nokukubuyisela; uJosefa uyakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwamehlo akho. (UGenesise 46: 2-4)

Ngokufunda le ngxenye yokuqala, uthathe isinyathelo sokuqala sohambo lwakho. Senifikile eBeri Sheba, nilethe konke onakho, nemiphefumulo ekulandelayo na? Manje qinani ningesabi, ngoba uNkulunkulu uzohamba nani kulolu hambo futhi anibuyisele “futhi” ngokwanda okukhulu eKhanani (lasezulwini)!

Sicela uqhubekele ku Ingxenye II. Kulabo abangazi kahle ngezinkanyezi eziseBhayibhelini, sincoma futhi Izibonakaliso zika-Eliya.