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I-Super Bowl XXXIV (Januwari 30, 2000): St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16
Ngonyaka wakhe ka-18 njengomqeqeshi we-NFL, u-Les Steckel wanikwa ithuba lesibili lokuqeqesha kwi-Super Bowl.
Isikhathi sokuqala (ku-Super Bowl XX) akuzange kuhambe kahle.
Njengomqeqeshi wama-quarterbacks/abamukeli be-New England, uSteckel wabukela ngokungakwazi ukusiza njengoba ukuzivikela kweChicago kuvimbela icala le-Patriots endleleni eya ekunqobeni okulahlekile kwe-46-10. Kodwa manje njengomxhumanisi ohlaselayo we-Tennessee Titans, wayazi ukuthi i-Super Bowl XXXIV ngokumelene ne-St. Louis Rams yethembisa ukuncintisana okuqinile kakhulu.
Nokho, ekuqaleni uSteckel wabhekana necala le-déjà vu njengoba u-St. Louis wahola nge 16-0. I-Tennessee iphinde yalwa futhi yagcina ibophele umdlalo ngekota yesine, ngenxa ye-tandem yasemuva kaSteve McNair no-Eddie George. Kodwa njengoba kusele imizuzu engaphansi kwemibili, amaRams aphinde athola ukuhola ngemuva kokudlala kwe-touchdown yamayadi angu-73 kusuka ku-quarterback Kurt Warner ukuthola u-Isaac Bruce.
Ekushayeleni okulandelayo, uMcNair waqondisa ngendlela efanele icala le-Titans eliya phansi. Konke kwehlele emdlalweni owodwa wokugcina ukusuka kumugqa wamayadi angu-10. Njengoba kusele imizuzwana eyisithupha futhi kungekho isikhathi sokuvala, uSteckel unikeze isignali—idlulele ngokushesha kuKevin Dyson. UMcNair ulethe ibhola kahle futhi izandla eziqinisekile zikaDyson zalibuyisela phakathi. Okwesikhashana, umamukeli ubonakale emiselwe indawo yokugcina.
Ngemuva kwalokho, umdlali wasemuva weRams uMike Jones wenza i-diving tackle elethe uDyson endaweni. UDyson uzame ukwelula ibhola emugqeni wegoli njengoba isikhathi siphelile, kodwa lalishoda ngeyadi elilodwa.
Njengoba abamelene naye bebungaza ukunqoba, uSteckel wezwa ubuhlungu bokwehlulwa futhi wazibuza ukuthi ngabe ubengenza okwengeziwe yini ukusiza iTennessee ukuthi iwine. Ngaleso sikhathi sokuzindla ngokuthula, uSteckel utshele i-CBN ukuthi uzizwa sengathi uNkulunkulu ukhuluma naye:
“Ngaphandle, uma iqembu lishoda ngeyadi elilodwa namuhla ebusuku. Uyacabanga ukuthi bangaki abantu abashoda ngeyadi elilodwa lokunqoba kwaphakade? Ngilindele ukuthi uhambe ubatshele.”
USteckel akazange aqonde ngokugcwele ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini kwaze kwaba yiminyaka emithathu kamuva ngesikhathi eqeqesha iBuffalo Bills. Ngemva kokuba bonke abasebenzi sebexoshiwe ngemva kwesizini ka-2003, wacela isiqondiso kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uSteckel wakhunjuzwa ngephephabhuku lomkhuleko lesizini yeSuper Bowl lapho abhala khona ukuthi uzoba senkonzweni eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva. Lamazwi aqoshiwe eTestamente Elisha avela kuJesu afika enkumbulweni yakhe.
“Ungesabi; kusukela manje uzakuba ngumdobi wabantu." (NgokukaLuka 5:10b)
Yilawo mazwi aphetha indaba yendlela abadobi abathathu ababa ngayo abafundi bakaJesu bokuqala. Ku-Steckel, kwakuyisifaniso esiphelele salokho ayebhekane nakho kule mpambana-mgwaqo ethile empilweni yakhe. UNkulunkulu wayemcela ukuba ashiye umsebenzi wakhe weminyaka engu-30 ukuze enze okuthile okuhluke ngokuphelele. Futhi ukuwela phansi kweyadi elilodwa ephusheni lakhe leSuper Bowl kwembula injongo enkulu yempilo yakhe. Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili ethathe umhlalaphansi njengomqeqeshi we-NFL, uSteckel ubesebenza njengomongameli we-Fellowship of Christian Athletes, okuyindima ayigcina kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kuka-2016.
"Ngezinye izikhathi, singase sibuze ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu esibeke esimweni esithile noma kungani evumele okuthile ukuba kwenzeke kithi," kusho uSteckel etshela i-CNS News. “Kodwa uma sethemba ukuthi uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lomdlalo lungcono kakhulu kunowethu, ngeke sihlulwe. Wenza zonke izinto zisebenze ndawonye ukuze kuzuze thina—lokho bekuyiqiniso ngempela ekuphileni kwami, ngisho naphakathi nokulahlekelwa okudumazayo kakhulu.”
I-Super Bowl XXXIV (Januwari 30, 2000): St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16
Ngonyaka wakhe ka-18 njengomqeqeshi we-NFL, u-Les Steckel wanikwa ithuba lesibili lokuqeqesha kwi-Super Bowl.
Isikhathi sokuqala (ku-Super Bowl XX) akuzange kuhambe kahle.
Njengomqeqeshi wama-quarterbacks/abamukeli be-New England, uSteckel wabukela ngokungakwazi ukusiza njengoba ukuzivikela kweChicago kuvimbela icala le-Patriots endleleni eya ekunqobeni okulahlekile kwe-46-10. Kodwa manje njengomxhumanisi ohlaselayo we-Tennessee Titans, wayazi ukuthi i-Super Bowl XXXIV ngokumelene ne-St. Louis Rams yethembisa ukuncintisana okuqinile kakhulu.
Nokho, ekuqaleni uSteckel wabhekana necala le-déjà vu njengoba u-St. Louis wahola nge 16-0. I-Tennessee iphinde yalwa futhi yagcina ibophele umdlalo ngekota yesine, ngenxa ye-tandem yasemuva kaSteve McNair no-Eddie George. Kodwa njengoba kusele imizuzu engaphansi kwemibili, amaRams aphinde athola ukuhola ngemuva kokudlala kwe-touchdown yamayadi angu-73 kusuka ku-quarterback Kurt Warner ukuthola u-Isaac Bruce.
Ekushayeleni okulandelayo, uMcNair waqondisa ngendlela efanele icala le-Titans eliya phansi. Konke kwehlele emdlalweni owodwa wokugcina ukusuka kumugqa wamayadi angu-10. Njengoba kusele imizuzwana eyisithupha futhi kungekho isikhathi sokuvala, uSteckel unikeze isignali—idlulele ngokushesha kuKevin Dyson. UMcNair ulethe ibhola kahle futhi izandla eziqinisekile zikaDyson zalibuyisela phakathi. Okwesikhashana, umamukeli ubonakale emiselwe indawo yokugcina.
Ngemuva kwalokho, umdlali wasemuva weRams uMike Jones wenza i-diving tackle elethe uDyson endaweni. UDyson uzame ukwelula ibhola emugqeni wegoli njengoba isikhathi siphelile, kodwa lalishoda ngeyadi elilodwa.
Njengoba abamelene naye bebungaza ukunqoba, uSteckel wezwa ubuhlungu bokwehlulwa futhi wazibuza ukuthi ngabe ubengenza okwengeziwe yini ukusiza iTennessee ukuthi iwine. Ngaleso sikhathi sokuzindla ngokuthula, uSteckel utshele i-CBN ukuthi uzizwa sengathi uNkulunkulu ukhuluma naye:
“Ngaphandle, uma iqembu lishoda ngeyadi elilodwa namuhla ebusuku. Uyacabanga ukuthi bangaki abantu abashoda ngeyadi elilodwa lokunqoba kwaphakade? Ngilindele ukuthi uhambe ubatshele.”
USteckel akazange aqonde ngokugcwele ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini kwaze kwaba yiminyaka emithathu kamuva ngesikhathi eqeqesha iBuffalo Bills. Ngemva kokuba bonke abasebenzi sebexoshiwe ngemva kwesizini ka-2003, wacela isiqondiso kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uSteckel wakhunjuzwa ngephephabhuku lomkhuleko lesizini yeSuper Bowl lapho abhala khona ukuthi uzoba senkonzweni eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva. Lamazwi aqoshiwe eTestamente Elisha avela kuJesu afika enkumbulweni yakhe.
“Ungesabi; kusukela manje uzakuba ngumdobi wabantu." (NgokukaLuka 5:10b)
Yilawo mazwi aphetha indaba yendlela abadobi abathathu ababa ngayo abafundi bakaJesu bokuqala. Ku-Steckel, kwakuyisifaniso esiphelele salokho ayebhekane nakho kule mpambana-mgwaqo ethile empilweni yakhe. UNkulunkulu wayemcela ukuba ashiye umsebenzi wakhe weminyaka engu-30 ukuze enze okuthile okuhluke ngokuphelele. Futhi ukuwela phansi kweyadi elilodwa ephusheni lakhe leSuper Bowl kwembula injongo enkulu yempilo yakhe. Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili ethathe umhlalaphansi njengomqeqeshi we-NFL, uSteckel ubesebenza njengomongameli we-Fellowship of Christian Athletes, okuyindima ayigcina kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kuka-2016.
"Ngezinye izikhathi, singase sibuze ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu esibeke esimweni esithile noma kungani evumele okuthile ukuba kwenzeke kithi," kusho uSteckel etshela i-CNS News. “Kodwa uma sethemba ukuthi uhlelo lukaNkulunkulu lomdlalo lungcono kakhulu kunowethu, ngeke sihlulwe. Wenza zonke izinto zisebenze ndawonye ukuze kuzuze thina—lokho bekuyiqiniso ngempela ekuphileni kwami, ngisho naphakathi nokulahlekelwa okudumazayo kakhulu.”
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