USarah kanye noRebeka

Khumbula iculo elithi, “Izinkumbulo eziyigugu.”

Gen. 21:1-14

UNkulunkulu waguqula igama lika-Abrama laba ngu-Abrahama, ethi: “Ngokuba ngikwenze uyise wezizwe eziningi.” Futhi, kamuva uNkulunkulu washintsha igama likaSarayi laba nguSara ethi, “Futhi ngiyombusisa, futhi ngikunike indodana ngaye: yebo, ngizombusisa, futhi uyakuba ngunina wezizwe; amakhosi abantu ayakuvela kuyo.” INkosi yasisithi, kodwa isivumelwano sami ngizasenza loIsaka, uSara azakuzalela yena ngalesisikhathi emnyakeni ezayo. Futhi kwenzeka, wazala indlalifa yesithembiso u-Isaka. UNkulunkulu wamlondoloza uSara, ngisho ohlwini lozalo lukaJesu Kristu.

Gen.25:20-34;

26: 1-12

Yasuka inceku, yakhuleka, yathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, ngiyakucela, mawungenzele okuhle namuhla, uyenzele inkosi yami umusa; Makuthi-ke intombi engizakuthi kuyo, ake yehlise imbiza yakho, ngiphuze; iyakuthi phuza, futhi ngiyakuphuzisa namakamela akho; ibe yiyo oyimisele inceku yakho u-Isaka; ngalokho ngiyakwazi ukuthi wenzele inkosi yami umusa.” UNkulunkulu wawuphendula ngokuqondile umthandazo wakhe. Intombi kwakunguRebheka indodakazi yomndeni ka-Abrahama. Akazange anqikaze kodwa wahamba nenceku ngemva kwengxoxo yomkhaya eya ku-Abrahama no-Isaka. Lowo kwakungowesifazane uNkulunkulu amlondolozela ukufeza injongo yakhe yaphezulu. U-Esawu noJakobe baphuma kuye futhi uJakobe waqhubeka nohambo lwenzalo ethenjisiwe kanye nohlu lozalo lukaJesu Kristu.

Gen. 24:40 , “Yathi kimi: ‘UJehova, engihamba phambi kwakhe, uyakuthuma ingelosi yakhe nawe, aphumelelise indlela yakho; uyakuthathela indodana yami umfazi ezihlotsheni zami nasendlini kababa.

Ruth

Khumbula iculo elithi, “Nkosi ngiyeza ekhaya.”

2: 1-23

Ekufikeni kwakhe kwaJuda wacela ukuba angabizwa ngokuthi uNawomi kodwa uMarafor wathi: “USomandla ungiphathe ngomunyu omkhulu.

Bobabili babuya bempofu, futhi uRuthe kwadingeka acishe achithe ipulazi likaBhowazi phakathi kwezisebenzi zakhe.

Waba nobufakazi obuhle ezisebenzini futhi noma yini ayeyikhothoza noma ngisho nalapho enikezwa ukudla kwamahhala, wayegodla okunye ukuze akuyise ekhaya kuNawomi. Ngesinye isikhathi uBowazi embona futhi wabuza ngaye, futhi waba nabo bonke ubufakazi bakhe kwabanye.

4: 1-22

Lapho senza izimemezelo, uNkulunkulu ugcina amathebhu. Futhi uNkulunkulu wamvuza ngokugcwele ngoBhowazi. Ngenkathi umhlengi oyisihlobo esifanelekile enqaba ukuhlenga uNawomi noRuthe ngoba engowakwaMowabi, uNkulunkulu wayenesu Lakhe. UNkulunkulu wakuthanda konke okwabonakaliswa nguRuthe. Ngakho uBhowazi wahlenga uNawomi noRuthe esivumelwaneni.

URuthe waba umkaBhowazi. UNkulunkulu waletha umMobi onomoya ohlukile nolungileyo futhi uBhowazi nomIsrayeli futhi uNkulunkulu wamenza ukuba akhulelwe, futhi wazala indodana, ogama lakhe lingu-Obede, owazala uJese uyise kaDavide. URuthe walondolozwa futhi wayesohlwini lozalo lukaJesu iNkosi yethu, uMsindisi noKristu.

Ruthe 2:12: “UJehova makakuvuze ngomsebenzi wakho, uphiwe umvuzo opheleleyo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ozethembela phansi kwamaphiko akhe.”

Esther

Khumbula iculo elithi, “Ngakho thembeka nje.”

2: 15-23;

4: 7-17

Kodwa uNkulunkulu wadala isikhathi lapho inhliziyo yenkosi u-Ahashiveroshi yayijabulile ngewayini wabiza umkakhe ukuba eze phambi kwakhe ngosuku ayejabule kakhulu ngalo futhi wayefuna ukubukisa ngobuhle bendlovukazi yakhe (uVashiti) kubantu namanani. Kodwa wala ukuza ngesiyalezo senkosi; ngakho inkosi yathukuthela kakhulu, lolaka lwayo lwavutha kuyo. Icala lagcina ngokuthi inkosi imlahle yaphinde yathola omunye wesifazane owayezoba yindlovukazi.

Lokho kwaholela ekufuneni umbuso unkosikazi omusha wenkosi; futhi u-Esteri kaMoridekayi watholakala ethokozile inkosi njengokukhethwa kwayo kodwa kwaba khona inkinga.

UHamani inkosana enkulu wayemzonda uMoridekayi ngoba njengomJuda wayengafuni ukukhothamela umuntu. Ngaphambi kwalokho kwaba netulo lokubulala inkosi, kepha uMoridekayi walizwa, wabikela abantu abasiza ukusindisa impilo yenkosi. Futhi wakhohlwa ngemva.

6: 1-14;

7: 1-10;

8: 1-7

UMoridekayi wezwa ngakho wabe esethumela umlayezo endlovukazini entsha u-Esteri ukuba yenze okuthile noma uNkulunkulu uzothola omunye umuntu. U-Esteri wacela yena nawo wonke amaJuda eShushani ukuba azile ukudla izinsuku ezintathu imini nobusuku ngaphandle kokudla namanzi. Ekugcineni wacela enkosini, ngisho nokuya phambi kwenkosi njengesicelo senkosi ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kodwa wathi ngemva kokuzila ukudla wayezangena enkosini. Wenza kanjalo. Ekugcineni uNkulunkulu wabonisa umusa, ngoba kungazelelwe kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe mayelana nokubusisa umuntu osindise ukuphila kwakhe emacebweni omubi. Kwatholakala ukuthi uMoridekayi uyena futhi inkosi yabuza uHarmoni ukuthi yini engasikisela ukuba yenziwe kumuntu inkosi ethanda ukumhlonipha, ecabanga ukuthi uyena. UMoridekayi wahlonishwa futhi u-Esteri wanxusa inkosi mayelana netulo lokuqothula amaJuda nabahlukumezi. Inkosi yakuhoxisa futhi uHarman walengiswa. Ngakho uNkulunkulu akagcinanga nje u-Esteri kodwa uhlanga lwamaJuda. UNkulunkulu wabonisa u-Esteri namaJuda umusa futhi wabalondoloza ngesu lakhe ngo-Esteri.

uHana noRaheli

Khumbula iculo elithi, “Bengingayaphi.”

2: 1-21

U-Elkana wamazi umkakhe; wakhulelwa, wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo ngokuthi uSamuweli, wathi: “Ngokuba ngimcelile kuJehova; Walumula umntwana cishe eminyakeni emine wamyisa endlini kaJehova wamnikela kumpristi omkhulu ukuze akhonze endlini kaNkulunkulu. “Ngalokho nami ngimnike uJehova; zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uyakuba ngocelelwe uJehova. Wakhuleka eNkosini lapho. USamuweli kaHana waba umprofethi kaNkulunkulu onamandla kusukela ebuntwaneni. UHana walondolozwa futhi ekhethekile futhi uNkulunkulu wamnika abanye abantwana. WaMbiza ngeNkosi. Ubani iNkosi yakho?

30:1-8, 22-25

UJakobe wagingqa idwala waphuzisa izimvu zikaLabani, umfowabo kanina. Wamanga uRaheli, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhala. UJakobe wazethula ngokuthi uyindodana kaRebheka, wagijima waya kuyise.

Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uLabani wanika uJakobe uLeya njengomkakhe ngendlela ekhohlisayo ebusuku. Lokhu kwamphatha kabi uJakobe ngemva kokukhonza uLabani iminyaka eyisikhombisa wathola omunye wesifazane esikhundleni sikaRaheli ngokwesiko elashiwo uLabani, (Khumbula u-Esawu nendaba yelungelo lokuzalwa). UJakobe wayesesebenza eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa ukuze athathe uRaheli abe umkakhe, futhi wazala uJosefa. Futhi uJosefa wasetshenziswa uNkulunkulu ukuze alondoloze u-Israyeli eGibhithe. Kwathi esezala uJosefa, wathi: “UJehova uyakwengeza kimi enye indodana.” Wambiza ngokuthi iNkosi futhi walondolozwa futhi uBenjamini wazalwa. Ubani iNkosi yakho? Ingabe ulondoloziwe?

Rom. 10:13, “Ngokuba yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa.”

Igciniwe. zivaliwe, noma zigcinwe.

U-Elizabeth kanye noMariya

Khumbula iculo elithi, “Umuhle kangakanani.”

ULuka 2: 1-20

UMariya wavakashela u-Elisabethe ngemva kokuba ingelosi ikhulume naye. Esefikile uMariya wabingelela u-Elizabethi ekungeneni endlini, umntwana esibelethweni sika-Elizabethi wagxuma, u-Elizabethi wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele. U-Elizabethi wathi: “Kuvelaphi kimi lokhu, ukuba unina weNkosi yami eze kimi na? Lokho kwakuwubufakazi bokulondolozwa. Ingabe unabo ubufakazi bokulondolozwa kwakho? Wase ebiza ingane engakazalwa ngokuthi Nkosi. Ubiza bani Nkosi? Ingabe ugciniwe noma ubekwe uphawu eNkosini?

ULuka 2: 21-39

Ngakho uMariya waphendula wathi: “Bheka isandla seNkosi; makube kimi njengezwi lakho.” Wambiza ngokuthi iNkosi eyenza lezi zimangaliso. Ngokuba akukho lutho olungenzeke kuNkulunkulu.

UJosefa wavakashelwa uNkulunkulu ngephupho futhi akazange amlahle umkakhe kodwa wamthatha wamlinda kwaze kwazalwa uMsindisi uKristu Jesu iNkosi emzini kaDavide.

Abelusi nezazi bavakashela umntwana baprofetha babusisa futhi bakhonza uNkulunkulu. UMariya wazigcina zonke lezi zinto, ezindla ngakho enhliziyweni yakhe.

UMariya walondolozwa futhi wambiza ngokuthi Nkosi. Ubiza bani ngeNkosi enhliziyweni yakho? Akekho obiza uJesu ngokuthi yiNkosi, kuphela ngoMoya oNgcwele.

UMariya kanye noMarta

Khumbula iculo elithi, “UJesu wakhokha konke.”

Kodwa kwenzeka into emangalisayo. ULazaru wagula base bethumela umyalezo kuJesu. INkosi yalibala kungathi izinsuku ezine; ngaleso sikhathi uLazaru wafa wangcwatshwa.

Abantu babuthana ukuzoduduza umndeni. Ngokushesha izindaba zafika kuMarta ukuthi uJesu ukhona. Ngakho wahamba ukumhlangabeza, kodwa uMariya wasala endlini.

Wayesethi uMarta kuJesu: “Ngiyazi ukuba ubukhona umnewethu nga engafanga. Kepha ngiyazi futhi ukuthi noma yini ongayicela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzakukunika yona. (Kwakukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphambi kwakhe futhi wayesafuna umusa kaNkulunkulu phezulu, njengoba abaningi bethu benza namuhla). UJesu wathi kuye umfowenu uzakuvuka futhi.

UMarta wathi ngiyazi ukuthi uyakuvuka ekuvukeni ngosuku lokugcina. UMarta wayenjengabaningi bethu namuhla, kudingeka silungise ukuqonda kwethu okungokomoya.

UJesu wathi kuye ngingumlondolozi, “Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila: okholwa yimi, noma efile, wophila. Nalowo ophilayo akholwe yimi (uNkulunkulu) kasoze afa naphakade. Uyakukholwa lokhu na?” Wathi kuye: “Yebo, Nkosi, ngiyakholwa ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, obezakuza ezweni.”

UJohn 12: 1-11

ULuka 10: 38-42

UMarta esebuyile ukuyobona uJesu, wathi kudadewabo uMariya: “UMfundisi ufikile, uyakubiza. Wasukuma masinyane ukumhlangabeza lapho uMarta emhlangabeza khona.

Okokuqala, kwathi uMariya efika futhi embona, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi kuye: Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga. Futhi yena namaJuda ayeze naye babekhala.

UJesu esefikile wathi susani ilitshe; kodwa uMarta wathi kuye: Nkosi, khathesi usenuka, ngoba ubeselensuku ezine efile. Kodwa uJesu wamkhumbuza ukuthi wamtshela ukuthi uma ukholwa uzobona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu. Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ethi Lazaru phuma futhi wavuka kwabafileyo. Abaningi bakholwa.

Okwesibili, uMariya, lapho uJesu efika, wathatha iphawundi lamafutha anenani elikhulu, wagcoba izinyawo zikaJesu, wesula izinyawo zakhe ngezinwele zakhe. Khona-ke uJuda Iskariyothe wagxeka okaMariya, ekhetha ukuthengisa amafutha ukuze asize abampofu.

Kodwa uJesu wathi myeke, ngoba ukugcinele usuku lokungcwatshwa kwami. Lowo kwakunguNkulunkulu emhola.

Okwesithathu, uMarta wayecindezelekile ekhishini ukuze ajabulise uJesu, futhi wamphikisa ngokuthi uMariya owayesezinyaweni zakhe elalele izwi lakhe wayengamsizi. UJesu wathi: “Marta, Marta, unakekela, ukhathazeka ngezinto eziningi; uMariya ukhethile isabelo esihle, angayikwaphucwa sona.

Ukulondolozwa kobuNkulunkulu, baMbiza ngeNkosi; babemthanda futhi bemkhonza, babazi ukuthi uJesu unamandla kokubili manje nasosukwini lokugcina.

UMariya, wakhuleka ngasezinyaweni zakhe futhi walalela izwi lakhe futhi akekho ongalithatha kuMariya. Futhi bathola isambulo sokuthi ngubani ukuvuka nokuphila. UNkulunkulu ubagcinele abafileyo ovukweni kanye nalabo abaphilayo futhi basalokhu wabalondoloza ekuphileni.

NgokukaJohane 12:7-8, “Myekeni, ukugcinele usuku lokumbelwa kwami. Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo, kepha mina aninami njalo.

Johane 11:35, “UJesu wakhala izinyembezi.”

uRahabi no-Abigayili

Khumbula iculo elithi, “Lapho kubizwa incwadi.”

6: 1-27

Wafika ezinhlolini ezimbili, wathi: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova uninikile izwe, nokuthi ukwesaba kwenu kwehlele bonke abakhileyo ezweni, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unguNkulunkulu ezulwini phezulu, emhlabeni ngaphansi. Ngakho-ke ake nifunge kimi ngeNkosi, lokhu nginenzele umusa, ukuthi nani niyakwenzela indlu kababa umusa, ninginike uphawu oluqinisileyo.” Izinhloli ezi-2 zamthembisa ukukhululwa lapho impi ifika. Wabasiza ukuba babaleke, eduze kodonga ngentambo ebomvu. Bamtshela ukuthi abophe ifasitela lakhe ngentambo ebomvu, kuthi lapho amadoda empi ekubona, amyeke yena nabo bonke abakanye naye endlini. UNkulunkulu wasindisa isifebe esinguRahabi nomndeni waso. WaMbiza ngeNkosi. Futhi ngakho siyambona futhi ohlwini lozalo lukaJesu owafela zonke izoni futhi wasindisa labo abayokholwa. Wahlangana noNkulunkulu weNkosi yamaJuda. URahabi wasindiswa. UNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi ubani oyinhlamvu yamehlo akhe, akunjalo?

UNabali wayenomhlambi omningi futhi akukho lutho olwantshontshwa uDavide namadoda akhe. UDavide wathumela amadoda akhe ukuba ayocela inyama yokudla. Futhi wenqaba ukuba abuze ukuthi uDavide wayengubani, ikakhulukazi kulezi zinsuku lapho amadoda ehlubuka emakhosini awo efuna isipho.

Lapho uDavida esezwile ngakho wahle watshaya uNabali lakho konke ayelakho. Kodwa enye yezinceku zikaNabali ezwa lokho yagijima ngokushesha yaya ku-Abhigayili iyomtshela okwenzeka. U-Abigayili washesha wabutha ukudla okuningi kuhlanganise nokuhlaba nokulungisa izimvu ezi-5 wahamba nenceku ukuyoncenga uDavide; ngaphandle kolwazi lomyeni wakhe.

Wakhuluma noDavide ebiza igama leNkosi ngokunye. UDavide wathi kuye: “Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, okuthumile namuhla ukungihlangabeza.” UDavide wamlalela, akachithanga gazi. Ngemva kwezinsuku eziyishumi uNabali wafa futhi ngemva nje kokuba uDavide ezwe ngakho, wathumela wamthatha ukuba abe umkakhe. Wasindiswa, wakhuleka eNkosini uNkulunkulu olondolozayo, wahlanganiswa loDavida, indoda yenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu.