Abafazi abathandathu ababengamadlolo ebhayibhileni abathi ekugqibeleni bazala.
USara, umfazi ka-Abraham:
Igama lomfazi ka-Abram lalinguSarayi. USarayi ebengazali, engenamntwana , Gen. 11: 29-30.
Xa uThixo wabiza uAbraham ukuba ashiye iUre aye eKanan, wathembisa ukumenza luhlanga olukhulu , Gns 12: 1 Wabuya wamwisela umthetho uThixo, esithi, Kuya kuphuma kuye abantu abaninzi, njengentlabathi yolwandle, banjengeenkwenkwezi zezulu ezingenakubalwa. ukuba ngabo bantu uyakusikelela zonke iintsapho zomhlaba: uzakubanika iZibhalo, ukuzityhila Kwakhe kwimithetho emininzi kunye neminyhadala etyebileyo ngemifuziselo kunye neemfundiso, eziya kuba sisakhelo sokubonakaliswa kukaMesiya, ukuzaliseka okuphezulu kwalo lonke uthando lwaKhe ngabantu.
UAbraham noSara bavavanywa
Babesele bebadala kwaye, ukuncedisa ingxaki ebonakalayo, wayekwayinyumba. Bobabini bahendwa ukuba bacinge ukuba inzala inokuza kuphela ngoHagare, isicaka sikaSara. Isiko ke yayikukujonga abasebenzi njengezinto zoosolusapho kwaye abantwana abazalwa nabo babesemthethweni. Nangona kunjalo, yayingelocebo elivela kuThixo.
Ukuzalwa kukaIshmayeli, uAbraham wayesele eminyaka ingamashumi asibhozo anesithandathu ubudala. Isohlwayo soku kusilela yayikukuphikisana phakathi kukaHagare noSara naphakathi kwabantwana babo, okwaphumela ekugxothweni kwesicakazana kunye nonyana waso. Nangona kunjalo, sibona apha inceba kaThixo, ngokuthembisa u-Abraham ukuba u-Ishmayeli uhlanga naye uya kuba ngumnombo wakhe, Gen. 16: 10-12; 21:13, 18, 20.
Emva kokwehluleka kwabo ngelishwa, ukholo luka-Abraham noSara kwafuneka lulinde phantse iminyaka elishumi elinesine kude kuzalwe uIsake, unyana osemthethweni wesithembiso. Usolusapho wayesele eneminyaka elikhulu ubudala. Ukanti ukholo luka-Abraham lwangqinwa kwakhona, ngokucela uThixo ukuba abingelele ngonyana wakhe uIsake. Incwadi eya kumaHebhere ithi: Ngokholo uAbraham wamnikela uIsake, akulingwa. waza lowo wamkela izithembiso wanikela okuphela kwamzeleyo, kuba kwathiwa: ‘KuIsake uya kubizwa ngokuba uyimbewu; ecinga ukuba uThixo unamandla okuvusa nakwabafileyo; Ngaba. 11: 17-19.
Ngaphezulu kwendoda enye enqwenela ukungabi nentsapho yomfazi oyinyumba iye yahendelwa ekubeni ingathembeki, kwaye iziphumo ziye zaba buhlungu. Nangona uHagare noIshmayeli babengabantu benceba kaThixo kwaye bafumana izithembiso, bagxothwa kwindlu kasolusapho kwaye, mhlawumbi, iziphumo zempazamo, zinempembelelo kubuhlanga, ubuhlanga, ezopolitiko kunye nenkolo phakathi kwamaJuda nama-Arabhu, Inzala kaIsake noIshmayeli.
Kwimeko ka-Abraham, uThixo wayesele ekulungiselele oko wayeza kukwenza ngexesha elifanelekileyo. Ukholo lukasolusapho lwavavanywa kwaye lomelezwa kwaye, nangona esilele, wafumana iwonga lokuba nguTata wokholo. Inzala ka-Abraham yayiza kukhumbula ukuba imvelaphi yabantu bakhe yayingummangaliso: unyana wekhulu leminyaka ubudala kunye nexhegwazana elaliludlolo ubomi bakhe bonke.
2. URebheka, umfazi uIsake:
Wathandazela uIsake kuYehova mayela nomkakhe, ebengazali. uYehova wakwamkela oko; uRebheka wamitha umfazi wakhe. Yazaliseka ke imihla yakhe yokuzala, nanko, ingamawele esiswini sakhe. ... UIsake ebeminyaka imashumi mathandathu ezelwe, ukuzala kwakhe , Gen. 25:21, 24, 26.
U-Isake, owazuza njengelifa isithembiso sokuba idolophu enkulu iyakuphuma kuye ukusikelela umhlaba, naye wavavanywa xa unkosikazi wakhe uRebekah naye wabonakalisa ukuba ludlolo njengo mama uSara. Ngokufutshane kweli bali, akuchazwa ukuba lo mqobo umoyise ixesha elingakanani, kodwa uthi wathandazela umfazi wakhe, kwaye uYehova wamnkela; wamitha uRebheka. Omnye ummangaliso oya kuthi uxelele inzala yabo ngoThixo, ozigcinayo izithembiso zakhe.
3. URakeli, umfazi kaYakobi:
Wabona uYehova ukuba uLeya uthiyiwe, wamnika abantwana; ke uRakeli ebengazali , Gen. 29:31.
Ebona uRakeli, ongamnikanga uYakobi abantwana, wammonela udade wabo wathi kuYakobi: ‘Ndinike abantwana, kungenjalo ndife . Gen. 30: 1.
Ke kaloku uThixo wamkhumbula uRakeli, uThixo wamphulaphula, wamnika oonyana bakhe. Wamitha, wazala unyana, wathi, UThixo ukususile ukungcikivwa kwam; Kwaye uYosefu wamthiya igama, esithi, ‘Yongeza uYehova omnye unyana . ' IGenesis 30: 22-24.
URakeli, umfazi owayesebenze nzima iminyaka elishumi elinesine esebenzela umalume wakhe uLabhan, wayeludlolo. Wayemthanda umyeni wakhe kwaye efuna ukumkholisa ngokumnika inzala naye. Yayiyinto engathandekiyo ukungabinakho ukukhulelwa. URachel wayesazi ukuba ngomnye umfazi kunye nezicakakazi zakhe ezimbini, ezazisele zinike amadoda, uYakobi wayenothando olukhethekileyo ngaye kwaye wayefuna nokuba nenxaxheba ekumnikeni abantwana abaya kuzalisekisa isithembiso sesizwe esikhulu. Ke, ngexesha lakhe, uThixo wamnika ukuba abe ngumama kaJoseph noBhenjamin. Ephelelwe lithemba, wayesele evakalisile ukuba ukuba akanabo abantwana, kungcono afe.
Uninzi lwabayeni, ukuba ngabazali yeyona nto ibalulekileyo ekufezekisweni kwabo njengabantu, kwaye banqwenela kakhulu ukuba nabantwana. Abanye baphumelela, ngokuyinxenye, ngokuba ngabazali abakhulisa abantwana; kodwa oku ngokubanzi akubonelisi ngokupheleleyo njengabazali bemvelo.
Imitshato engenabantwana inelungelo lokuthandaza ucele abanye ukuba babathandazele ukuze uThixo abanike intsikelelo yokuba ngutata nokuba ngumama. Nangona kunjalo, kufuneka ekugqibeleni bamkele ukuthanda kukaThixo ngobomi babo. Uyakwazi okona kulungileyo, ngokwe-Rom. 8: 26-28.
4. Umfazi kaManoa:
Kwaye kukho indoda yaseZora, yesizwe sakwaDan, egama linguManowa; Umfazi wakhe wayeludlolo, engafumani bantwana. Kwabonakala kulo mfazi ingelosi kaYehova yathi: ‘Yabona, uludlolo, akuzali; uya kumitha, uzale unyana; Qokelela. 13: 2-3.
Wazala unyana umfazi lowo, wathi igama lakhe nguSamson. Wakhula umntwana, wakusikelela uYehova , Jue.13: 24.
Umfazi kaManowa naye wayengazali. Nangona kunjalo, uThixo wayenezicwangciso ngaye kunye nomyeni wakhe. Wathumela ingelosi kunye nomyalezo wokuba uya kuba nonyana. Le ndoda iya kuba yinto ekhethekileyo; wayeza kwahlulwa esizalweni sikanina ngesifungo sobuNaziri, ahlulelwe inkonzo kaThixo. Akufanele asele wayini okanye i-cider, okanye achebe iinwele, ke nonina makayeke ukusela utywala ekukhulelweni, kwaye angatyi nantoni na engahlambulukanga. Njengomntu omdala, le ndoda yayiza kuba ngumgwebi kwa-Israyeli kwaye ibakhulule abantu bayo kwingcinezelo ababebaphethe ngayo amaFilistiya.
Ingelosi eyabonwa nguManowa kunye nenkosikazi yakhe yayikwangobuThixo bukaThixo buhlambulukile.
5. UAna, umfazi kaElcana:
Yayinabafazi ababini; igama lomnye lalinguAna, igama lowesibini linguPenina; Kwaye uPenina wayenabantwana, kodwa uAna wayengenabo.
Iintshaba zakhe zamcaphukisa, zimcaphukisa kwaye zimenza buhlungu ngenxa yokuba uYehova engamnikanga ukuba abe nabantwana. Kwakunjalo ke minyaka le; Wenyuka waya endlwini kaYehova, wamqumbisa; UAna wayelila engadli. Wathi uElcana umyeni wakhe: ‘Ana, ulilelani? Kutheni ungadli nje Kwaye kutheni intliziyo yakho ikhathazekile? Andilungile na kuwe ngaphezu kwabantwana abalishumi? ’
Wavuka uAna emveni kokuba adlileyo nokusela eSilo; Ke kaloku umbingeleli uEli wayehleli esihlalweni ngasentsika yendlu kaYehova, wathandaza kukrakra kuYehova, walila kakhulu.
Wafunga, esithi: Yehova wemikhosi, ukuba uthe wazikhangela ukuba uzijonge iintsizi zomkhonzi wakho, undikhumbule, ungamlibali umkhonzi wakho, kodwa umnike umkhonzi wakho umntwana oyinkwenkwe, ndiya kuyingcwalisa iNkosi yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, kwaye hayi isitshetshe phezu kwentloko yakhe ' . I Sam 1-2; 6-11 .
UEli waphendula wathi: “Hamba ngoxolo, uThixo kaSirayeli makakunike isicelo sakho osenzileyo.” Waza ke wathi: “Khawuzuze umkhonzazana wakho phambi kwamehlo akho.” Umfazi lowo wahamba indlela yakhe, watya. khange ibe lusizi.
Bavuka kusasa ngengomso, baqubuda phambi koYehova, babuya, bangena endlwini yakhe eRama. UElikana waba ngumfazi wakhe uAna, waza uYehova wamkhumbula. Kwathi, lakuba lidlule ixesha, wamitha u-Anne, wazala unyana, wamthiya igama elinguSamuweli, esithi, Kungokuba ndacela kuYehova.
‘Ndamthandazela lo mntwana, kwaye uYehova wandinika le nto ndiyicelileyo. Nam ke ndiyinikela kuYehova; Yonke imihla endiphila ngayo, iya kuba yekaYehova. ‘Waza wanqula uNdikhoyo khona. I Sam 1: 17-20; 27-28.
UAna, njengoRaquel, wabandezeleka ngokungafumani bantwana kumyeni wakhe kwaye wahlupheka noPenina, imbangi yakhe, omnye umfazi kaElcana. Ngenye imini wayiphalaza imbilini yakhe phambi koThixo, wacela unyana wamcela ukuba amnike inkonzo yakhe. Kwaye wagcina ilizwi lakhe. Loo nyana waba ngumprofeti omkhulu uSamuweli, umbingeleli kunye nomgwebi wokugqibela wakwaSirayeli, ekuthiwa ngaye iZibhalo: Wakhula uSamuweli, uYehova waba naye, akwawa phantsi nalinye ilizwi emazwini akhe onke emhlabeni. 1 Sam 3:19
6. UElisabet, umfazi kaZekariya:
Ngemihla kaHerode ukumkani wakwaYuda, kwaye kukho umbingeleli othile, ogama linguZekariya, wodidi luka-Abhiya; umfazi wakhe wayevela kwiintombi zika-Aron, igama lakhe lalingu-Elisabet. Bobabini babengamalungisa phambi koThixo, behamba bengenakusoleka kuyo yonke imiyalelo nemimiselo yeNkosi. Kodwa babengenanyana kuba uElizabhete wayeludlolo, kwaye bobabini babesebekhulile , ULuc. 1: 5-7.
Kwathi ke xa uZakariya wayesebenzisa ububingeleli phambi koThixo ngokomyalelo weklasi yakhe, ngokwesiko lobulungiseleli, yaba lithuba lakhe lokuba enze isiqhumiso, angene engcweleni yeNkosi. Saye sonke isihlwele sabantu sithandaza ngexesha lesiqhumiso. Yabona, naso isithunywa seNkosi, simi ngasekunene kwesibingelelo sesiqhumiso. Wakhathazeka uZekariya, akumbona, waza woyika kakhulu. Kodwa ingelosi yathi kuye: ‘Zekariya, musa ukoyika; ngokuba uviwe umthandazo wakho; wothi ke umfazi wakho uElizabhete akuzalele unyana, umthiye igama elinguYohane.
Emva kwaloo mihla u-Elizabeth, umfazi wakhe, wakhulelwa, wafihla iinyanga ezintlanu, esithi, Yenjenje iNkosi kum ngemihla eyandijongayo ukuba ilisuse ihlazo lam phakathi kwabantu. . ULuka 1: 24-25.
Xa uElisabet wafumana ixesha lakhe lokuzalwa, wazala unyana. Ke kaloku, bakuva abamelwane nezalamane zabo, iNkosi yamenzela inceba enkulu, bavuya naye , ULuc. 1: 57-58.
Eli lelinye ibali lomfazi oludlolo, owathi ekupheleni kobomi bakhe wasikelelwa ngokuba ngumama.
UZekariya akazange akholelwe kwilizwi lengelosi uGabriyeli, kwaye ke, ingelosi yamxelela ukuba uya kuhlala ethule de kube ngumhla wokuzalwa konyana wakhe. Ukuzalwa kwakhe wacebisa ukuba igama lakhe nguZakariya njengoyise, lwakhululwa ulwimi lwakhe, wathi igama lakhe nguJuan, njengoko uGabriyeli wabhengeza.
UZekariya noElizabethe babengamalungisa phambi koThixo kwaye behamba bengenakusoleka kuyo yonke imiyalelo nemimiselo yeNkosi. Kodwa babengenanyana kuba uElizabhete wayeludlolo, kwaye bobabini babesebekhulile. Ukungabinabantwana kwakungesohlwayo esivela kuThixo, kuba wayebanyule kwangaphambili ukuba bazise ehlabathini abaza kuba ngumanduleli nombonisi weNkosi uYesu Krestu. UYohane wazisa uYesu kubafundi bakhe njengeMvana kaThixo esusa isono sehlabathi, Yohane 1:29; Kwaye emva koko, ngokubhaptiza kuye eYordan, uBathathu Emnye oyiNgcwele wabonakalisa kwaye wavuma ulungiselelo lukaYesu, uYohane 1:33 kunye noMat. 3: 16-17.
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