Umlingo KaKhisimusiIsampula
"Umlingo weMosaic"
Ngesikhathi ngisakhula, mina nezingane zakithi saba nomncintiswano othulile wokubona ukuthi ubani ongajabulisa umama nobaba ngesipho sokuqala kakhulu ekuseni ngoKhisimusi. Ngomunye unyaka, isithombe esifakwe ohlakeni sabazali bethu njengezithandwa zasesikoleni esiphakeme esiqoshwe amagama abo “wawina uKhisimusi.” Ngonyaka olandelayo, ngizama ukwenzela umama umzuzu omangalisayo ekuseni ngoKhisimusi, ngaqoqa zonke izikibha zakhe azikhonzile, kuhlanganise nejezi likababa lesikole samabanga aphezulu lebhola lezinyawo, ngasusa uthuli umshini wokuthunga, futhi ngenza iphinifa eligcwele inkumbulo kanye nokuthandekayo.
Ingubo elukwe ngokumangalisayo yaxoxa indaba enezehlakalo ezibonakala zingahlobene zahlanganiswa zaba indaba emnandi kakhulu. Izingcezu zesikibha zahlangana ndawonye. Ukhisimusi kamama uzoba umlingo. Ukuwina uKhisimusi kwakuyinto yokuqala.
Inkosi uDavide yayazi ngokuklama izinto ndawonye ukuze ibonise uthando lwayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayengashukunyiswa umbango wezelamani, kodwa iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayifisa ukwakha ithempeli lokudumisa uNkulunkulu emthandayo. Umalusi owaphenduka inkosi wayelangazelela indawo lapho uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawungahlala khona; wayefisa ukusondeza ubukhona beNkosi.
Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenelinye icebo lokusondela kubantu bakhe.
Wayeluka ndawonye ifa elalingenakutholakala esakhiweni. I-mosaic yendaba kaNkulunkulu yayihlangana ngendlela eyayingaphezu kwamaphupho kaDavide. Futhi uNkulunkulu wayezosebenzisa umkhaya kaDavide ukuze afeze izinjongo zakhe.
Uyobusa esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide
naphezu kombuso wakhe, awuqinise, awusekele
ngobulungiswa nangokulunga kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuze kube phakade. Ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakufeza lokhu. —Isaya 9:7
Kusukela ohlwini lukaDavide, uNkulunkulu wayethumela uMsindisi futhi igama lakhe kwakuyoba uJesu. NjengoDavide, wayezokwaziwa njengomalusi nenkosi, kodwa le nkosi yayingeke ihluke kunoma iyiphi inkosi u-Israyeli ake ayibona. Wayengeke ahlale ethempelini kodwa wayeyoba ukugcwaliseka kwesithembiso. Wayeyoba u-Imanuweli wethu—uNkulunkulu unathi.
Holly Goddard
I-Waumba Land
Ngesikhathi ngisakhula, mina nezingane zakithi saba nomncintiswano othulile wokubona ukuthi ubani ongajabulisa umama nobaba ngesipho sokuqala kakhulu ekuseni ngoKhisimusi. Ngomunye unyaka, isithombe esifakwe ohlakeni sabazali bethu njengezithandwa zasesikoleni esiphakeme esiqoshwe amagama abo “wawina uKhisimusi.” Ngonyaka olandelayo, ngizama ukwenzela umama umzuzu omangalisayo ekuseni ngoKhisimusi, ngaqoqa zonke izikibha zakhe azikhonzile, kuhlanganise nejezi likababa lesikole samabanga aphezulu lebhola lezinyawo, ngasusa uthuli umshini wokuthunga, futhi ngenza iphinifa eligcwele inkumbulo kanye nokuthandekayo.
Ingubo elukwe ngokumangalisayo yaxoxa indaba enezehlakalo ezibonakala zingahlobene zahlanganiswa zaba indaba emnandi kakhulu. Izingcezu zesikibha zahlangana ndawonye. Ukhisimusi kamama uzoba umlingo. Ukuwina uKhisimusi kwakuyinto yokuqala.
Inkosi uDavide yayazi ngokuklama izinto ndawonye ukuze ibonise uthando lwayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayengashukunyiswa umbango wezelamani, kodwa iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayifisa ukwakha ithempeli lokudumisa uNkulunkulu emthandayo. Umalusi owaphenduka inkosi wayelangazelela indawo lapho uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawungahlala khona; wayefisa ukusondeza ubukhona beNkosi.
Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenelinye icebo lokusondela kubantu bakhe.
Wayeluka ndawonye ifa elalingenakutholakala esakhiweni. I-mosaic yendaba kaNkulunkulu yayihlangana ngendlela eyayingaphezu kwamaphupho kaDavide. Futhi uNkulunkulu wayezosebenzisa umkhaya kaDavide ukuze afeze izinjongo zakhe.
Uyobusa esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide
naphezu kombuso wakhe, awuqinise, awusekele
ngobulungiswa nangokulunga kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuze kube phakade. Ukushisekela kukaJehova Sebawoti kuyakufeza lokhu. —Isaya 9:7
Kusukela ohlwini lukaDavide, uNkulunkulu wayethumela uMsindisi futhi igama lakhe kwakuyoba uJesu. NjengoDavide, wayezokwaziwa njengomalusi nenkosi, kodwa le nkosi yayingeke ihluke kunoma iyiphi inkosi u-Israyeli ake ayibona. Wayengeke ahlale ethempelini kodwa wayeyoba ukugcwaliseka kwesithembiso. Wayeyoba u-Imanuweli wethu—uNkulunkulu unathi.
Holly Goddard
I-Waumba Land
UmBhalo
Mayelana naloluHlelo
Kwabanye, uKhisimusi uyisikhathi senjabulo nokugubha. Kwabanye, kuyisikhumbuzo esibuhlungu salokho okulahlekile. Akukhathalekile ukuthi uhlangabezana nani kulesi sikhathi samaholide, uKhisimusi uyithuba lokugxila emthonjeni wethemba lethu. Sikumema ukuthi ujoyine abasebenzi baseNorth Point ezinsukwini ezingu-25 ezizayo njengoba sihlangana ukuze sijabulele umlingo kaKhisimusi. Joyina ingxoxo usebenzisa i-#NPDevo.
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