Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela Ezindabeni ZeTestamente Elidala Isampula

UJosefa Nabafowabo

Indaba kaJosefa ivela kuGenesise, incwadi yokuqala eTestamenteni Elidala. Uyindodana kaJakobe, lowo uNkulunkulu ekugcineni wametha kabusha u-Israyeli. Impilo kaJosefa igcwele ubunzima. Abafowabo bamthengisa ebugqilini eneminyaka engu-17, wamangalelwa ngokungaziphathi kahle ngokobulili, futhi waboshwa iminyaka engaba yishumi. Kodwa, ekugcineni uJosefa wakhunjulwa ngekhono lakhe lokuhumusha amaphupho futhi wabizelwa enkonzweni nguFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe (UGenesise 39-41). 

Indlala uJosefa ayibikezela yaqala, abafowabo bafika eGibhithe ukuzothenga okusanhlamvu. Uyise wabathuma ukuthi bayothenga okusanhlamvu, kodwa babengazi ukuthi umuntu othengisa amabele kwakungumfowabo abamthengisa ebugqilini—Josefa. Kwenzeka uchungechunge lwezenzakalo phakathi kukaJosefa nabafowabo ngaphambi kokuba aziveze ukuthi ungubani kubo. 

Nakuba kunokuningi esingakufunda kule ndaba ehlanganisa iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20, nazi izinto ezimbili okufanele sizibheke futhi sicabange ukuzisebenzisa ezimpilweni zethu:

UJosefa Wakhulela Lapho Ayekhona
Uma ufunda konke ukuhlangana kwempilo kaJosefa kusukela kuGenesise 37 kuya kuGenesise 50, uzobona indoda eyaphumelela futhi yakhula noma yikuphi lapho ikhona. Lapho ekhonza uPotifari, wathola umusa kuye. Lapho esetilongweni, wabekwa umphathi wejele. Futhi lapho ekugcineni ekhululwa ngemva kokuchaza amaphupho kaFaro, wanikwa amandla okulawula wonke umbuso, khona kanye ngaphansi kwenkosi. UJosefa wakhula waphumelela lapho ayekhona. Akazange alinde ukuhola eneminyaka engu-30, lapho esenikezwe amandla nguFaro. Wayehola kahle futhi ehloniphekile ngisho nasebugqilini. Futhi ekugcineni wahola ngamandla nokuhlakanipha okwagcina kusekela abantu endlaleni yeminyaka eyisikhombisa. 

UJosefa Wabona Isithombe Esikhulu
UNkulunkulu wasebenzisa bonke ubunzima uJosefa abubekezelela ukuze abuyise indoda eshushiswayo embusweni kaninginingi. Nokho, nakuba athola umusa kuNkulunkulu nakubantu, singaphetha ngokuthi kumele ukuba kwakunosizi olukhulu ngokukhashelwa abafowabo nokuhlukaniswa kukho konke ayekwazi. Kukho konke lokhu, siyabona ukuthi uJosefa wabona isithombe esihlukile kuneso lesikhashana. Wakwazi, ngomusa nangokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, ukuhlanganisa zonke izingcezwana zokuphila kwakhe ukuze abone ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakuvumela kanjani konke ukuvimbela isintu ekubulaweni yindlala. Akazange athwese abafowabo icala ngento ethile ayekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyenza. Wayethembele emfanekisweni obanzi kaNkulunkulu owamsebenzisa ekuguquleni izwe. 

Akukhathaleki ukuthi sikuphi noma isimo sethu sinjani, asikhethe ukukhula noma ngabe sikuphi. Masiqaphele ukuthi kunombono omkhulu esingawuboni ngaso sonke isikhathi. Futhi masamukele futhi sethembe ngokugcwele uNkulunkulu wethu njengoba Eqondisa, eyala, futhi ehlela izinjongo Zakhe ezimpilweni zethu kanye nesintu.