Isithombe: Iphothi ebhekele kakhulu ukuvelela kwe-Caesarea Maritima emhlabeni wakudala. © Denison Ministries

Bheka ukuthi kungenzeka yini eKhesariya Maritima

Ukubaluleka kweKhesariya esifundeni nasemlandweni wobuKristu kwakhuthazela isikhathi eside ngemva kokuvukela Kwesibili KwamaJuda kwaholela ekubulaweni kwezakhamuzi zakhona eziningi kangaka. Emakhulwini okuqala eminyaka obuKristu, yaba isikhungo semfundo esibalulekile nekhaya lesazi esikhulu u-Origen, owasungula isikole esinomtapo wezincwadi wemibhalo wesandla oyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu (omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni wobuKristu). U-Eusebius wasebenza njengoMbhishobhi waseKhesariya kusukela ngo-313 kuya ku-340AD futhi wabhala Umlando Webandla wakhe lapha, omunye wezincwadi ezibaluleke kakhulu ezifundweni zobuKristu.

Namuhla, iKhesariya idume ngokuyinhloko njengendawo esebenzayo yemivubukulo. Kuyikhaya lemnyuziyamu yokuqala engaphansi kwamanzi emhlabeni, enamaphuzu angamashumi amathathu nesithupha athakaselayo emizileni emine ephawulwe ngaphansi kwamanzi enqamula itheku lasendulo. Abatshuzi bahlola lezi zindlela besebenzisa amamephu angangeni manzi.

Kodwa noma yikuphi ukubaluleka kwamasiko nenkolo idolobha elingase likunikeze kukhawulelwe esikhathini salo esidlule kunesikhathi salo samanje. Ngakho-ke, inikeza isixwayiso kithi namuhla.

Ingabe uphilela uNkulunkulu namuhla?

Lapho izinto zihamba kahle, kungaba lula ukunganaki futhi ukhohlwe ukuthi yini ebidingeka ukuze ufinyelele kuleli qophelo. Ukuzikhandla nokuzinikela okungaholela ekwenzeni kahle kuyafiphala uma kubonakala sengathi umzabalazo usuphelile.

Siyakubona lokho ngokomlando ngokukhula nokuwa kwezizwe, kodwa kuyiqiniso ezimpilweni zethu nasekuhambeni kwethu neNkosi ngokunjalo.

Ekugcineni, akekho kithi onelungelo lempumelelo noma ukubaluleka kule mpilo. Singakwazi (futhi kufanele) sisebenze kanzima ukuze sizuze lokho esingakwenza ngokwentando nenjongo kaNkulunkulu, kodwa, uma silahlekelwa umbono Ngaye kule nqubo, akukho nanye kuzo okuyobaluleka ekugcineni.

Izimpilo zethu zingagcina zibukeka njenge-Caesarea Maritima: isikhumbuzo esidabukisayo salokho okwake kwaba yikho esikhundleni sesibonelo esiphumelelayo sokuthi ukuphila neNkosi kungaba yikho.

Zinike isikhashana uthandaze futhi ubonge uNkulunkulu ngokuhle empilweni yakho njengamanje.

Ngezinye izinsuku kungase kubonakale kunzima ukuthola, kodwa, inqobo nje uma sinoKristu, sihlala sinokuthile esingabonga ngakho.

Cela uNkulunkulu akusize akwenze wazi noma yiziphi izici ekuphileni kwakho lapho lokho kubonga kuye kwathathelwa indawo yokunethezeka noma ukwaneliseka.

Kungaba isilayidi esicashile, kodwa yileso iNkosi elungele ukusilungisa uma umvumela.