UDavide noGoliyati, yindaba evela etestamenteni elidala ngezikhathi zeNkosi uSawule. Phakathi nalokhu kubusa ama-Israyeli ayelwa impi namaFilisti. Bathatha umdondoshiya uGoliyati baya empini, kodwa uNkulunkulu wathumela uDavide amthandayo ukuba avikele abantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
UDavida loGoliyathi
Indaba eseBhayibhelini kaDavide noGoliyati eyenzeka ngaphambi kukaKristu, ngezikhathi lapho u-Israyeli ebuswa iNkosi uSawule. Kusibonisa ukuthi uma sinoNkulunkulu ekujuleni kwezinhliziyo zethu, singabhekana nanoma yimuphi umdondoshiya osihlukumezayo noma osiphazamisayo ekuphileni kwethu. Ingabe ubhekene nomdondoshiya ngalesi sikhathi sokuphila kwakho?Mhlawumbe ukugula, lo owawumnike uthando lwakho wakulahla, izinkinga zezomnotho, izinkinga zezingane zakho noma umndeni wakho.
Noma ngabe yisiphi isimo, yiba umdondoshiya omkhulu umuntu angasicabanga. UNkulunkulu mkhulu futhi unamandla ngokwenele kunanoma yimuphi umdondoshiya. Masibugcine ukusondelana kwethu naye, futhi uyohlala ephambi kwethu kuzo zonke izimpi. Ngaphambi kokuba siye endabeni kaDavide noGoliyati, ake sazi umlingiswa ngamunye. Ake siye kwelinye lama izingxenye zeBhayibheli ukufunda ngale ndaba ethokozisayo.
UDavide isosha nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli
UDavide, omncane emadodaneni ayisishiyagalombili kaJese, umEfrayimi wesizwe sakwaJuda. Ukuzalwa kukaDavide kwenzeka cishe ngonyaka we-1040 BC, kwaJuda edolobheni laseBetlehema. Futhi wafa eneminyaka engu-75 ubudala eJerusalema cishe ngonyaka ka-965 ngaphambi kukaKristu. Njengoba kwakwenziwa ngesiko langaleso sikhathi. Omncane kubazalwane besilisa wayehlale ephoqelekile ukuba enze umsebenzi wokwalusa nomsebenzi wasensimini. Abafowabo abadala babengabasebuthweni leNkosi uSawule
Kwenzeka ukuthi iNkosi uSawule ngenxa yokungalaleli uNkulunkulu empini yaseMikimashi, uJehova wenza isinqumo sokuhoxisa isibusiso sakhe kuSawule. Enikeza umpristi uSamuweli umsebenzi wokubheka ogcotshiweyo wakhe omusha. Ubani owayezongena esikhundleni sikaSawule ngakho-ke inkosi entsha yakwa-Israyeli. UNkulunkulu wabuye waqondisa umpristi uSamuweli ukuba afune ogcotshiweyo wakhe omusha endlini kaJese umEfrati.
Ngakho-ke, uSamuweli uya eBetlehema futhi engena endlini kaJese uhlangana nabafowabo abayisikhombisa bendoda yakwa-Efrayimi. Akekho kwabayisikhombisa angabona abagcotshiweyo abasha bakaNkulunkulu. Ngakho uyabuza ukuthi akasekho yini umfowethu olahlekile. UJesé, omunye wabafowabo, ubiza uDavide, umfowabo olahlekile. Lapho uSamuweli ebona uDavide waqaphela ogcotshiweyo omusha kaNkulunkulu. Umkhosi wokugcoba njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli yesikhathi esizayo wenziwa phambi kukaJese nabafowabo bakaDavide. Ngokwezincazelo zeBhayibheli, uDavide wayeyinsizwa emhlophe enobuso obuhle.
uGoliyathi ibutho lamaFilisti
UGoliyathi yigama lemvelaphi yamaFilisti lapho ulimi lwesiHeberu luvame ukunikezwa incazelo yalowo ozulazulayo. Lo muntu wayeyisosha ebuthweni lamaFilisti ezalelwa esifundeni saseGati. Isici esiyinhloko iBhayibheli elimnika lona ubukhulu bakhe obukhulu, yingakho ebizwa ngokuthi umdondoshiya uGoliyathi. Izilinganiso zakhe zazingavamile kangangokuthi zedlula izilinganiso zobude obuvamile zalezi zikhathi.
ImiBhalo ibonisa ngokunembile ubude obuyizingalo eziyisithupha nobubanzi besandla, izingxenye zokulinganisa ezazisetshenziswa ngaleso sikhathi. Okulingana namamitha amabili namasentimitha angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye (2,90 mt.). Ukuze kuvikelwe isifuba esinjalo, kwakudingeka inetha lezikhali elinesisindo esingamashekeli ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, elilingana namakhilogremu angu-5. Umkhonto obukhali womdondoshiya uGoliyati wawunesisindo samashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha, amakhilogremu ayisi-57; 600 Samuweli 6,8:1-17.
Ngemva nje kokugcotshwa kukaDavide indodana kaJese, ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu kuSamuweli. AmaFilisti aqala ukulwa no-Israyeli. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayesesihoxisile isibusiso sakhe eNkosini yama-Israyeli uSawule. Ibutho lamaFilisti lalikanise e-Efesi-Damimi nangaphesheya kwesigodi sase-Ela kwakukhona ibutho lenkosi uSawule. Womabili amabutho abhekana, elinye ngalapha esigodini.
Kungazelelwe umdondoshiya omkhulu uGoliyati uvela phambi kwamaFilisti futhi ubekela izitha zakhe inselele. Ukuthuma elinye lamasosha abo ukuba limbambe ngesandla. Owahluliwe kulaba ababili wayeyoba inceku yesinye isizwe. Izinsuku ezingu-40 uGoliyati waqhubeka enselele u-Israyeli, isikhathi lapho kungekho nelilodwa isosha lakhe elinokuhlangenwe nakho elavuma ukwamukela inselele enjalo engalingani, eyoku-1 Samuweli 17:1-11.
Indaba kaDavide noGoliyati
Lapho amaFilisti ebiza isizwe sakwa-Israyeli, esibuswa iNkosi uSawule, ukuba silwe. Kwathi amabutho ezizwe zombili ahlangana lodwa. Ngevawusha ka-Ela kuphela phakathi kwamabutho womabili. Kuvela umFilisti omangalisayo ovela ezinhlwini zezitha zakwa-Israyeli. Lesi siqhwaga sasibizwa ngokuthi uGoliyati futhi sizwakala ngephimbo elikhuluma sibhekise kuma-Israyeli. Khona-ke ubekela uIsrayeli inselele yokuba athumele isosha ukuba liyolwa naye ubuso nobuso. Izinsuku ezingamashumi amane uGoliyati wahamba waya emuva naphambili, ehleka u-Israyeli owayethukile futhi eklolodela uNkulunkulu wakhe ngokufanayo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi kwakuneNkosi uSawule, kakade eyayiphucwe ukugcotshwa kukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokungalaleli. Bobabili inkosi namabutho ayo bonke babesaba kakhulu ngaphandle kokulokotha benze lutho. Kwathi kwenzeka konke lokho, uJese wathuma indodana yakhe encane uDavide, owayegcotshwe nguNkulunkulu, eSigodini sase-Ela. Uyise kaDavide wayefuna ukuzwa emadodaneni akhe amathathu amadala ayesempini. Ngakho wacela uDavide ukuba amlethele izindaba zabafowabo.
UDavide ogcotshiweyo omusha kaNkulunkulu
Lapho uDavide efika esigodini sase-Ela uzwa izwi elidumayo lomdondoshiya uGoliyati, ligcona uNkulunkulu walo. Njengoba uDavide wayewazi amandla kaNkulunkulu wakhe, nokuthi uNkulunkulu wayenaye kusukela amgcoba. Uya lapho kwakukhona iNkosi uSawule futhi uzinikela njengesosha ukuze abhekane noGoliyati.
UDavide ukwazile ukukholisa iNkosi uSawule, futhi iyamvumela ukuba ayobhekana nomdondoshiya uGoliyati. Zazingekho izikhali ezazingamlingana, njengoba zonke zazizinkulu kakhulu futhi zisindwa izilinganiso zakhe ezinciphayo. Ibhulukwe elincane nelincane eligcotshwe nguNkulunkulu, linquma ukuya ukubhekana nomdondoshiya uGoliyati ngegagasi elilodwa kuphela namatshe amahlanu. Uqala uhambo lwakhe lokufuna uGoliyathi ongenasineke nonobudlova. Lapho uGoliyati ekwazi ukubona uDavide eza ezomhlangabeza engagqokile izikhali, uklolodela kakhulu.
Kodwa uDavida waphendula wathi weza empini ebizweni leNkosi uNkulunkulu wamabandla. Wabe esebeka elinye lamatshe kugagasi, eliqondise ekhanda likaGoliyati umdondoshiya wadubula. Itshe lathinteka kakhulu ebunzini lomdondoshiya uGoliyati, owawa wafa ngokuzumayo. Kamuva uDavide wathatha inkemba kaGoliyati enzima futhi wamnquma ikhanda lomdondoshiya omkhulu.
Lapho amabutho amaFilisti ebona lesi senzakalo esimangalisayo, abaleka ngokushesha abaleka enkundleni yempi. U-Israyeli wanqoba kuzo zonke izinkinga ezandleni zensizwa encane. Okubaluleke nesibindi sakhe kwakuwukholo lwakhe lokukholelwa emandleni amakhulu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
1 Samuweli Isahluko 17
Esahlukweni 17 sencwadi yokuqala kaSamuweli ungathola indaba kaDavide noGoliyati. Ilandiswa njengoba izigameko zalo mzabalazo oshaqisayo zenzeka, zigcwele ukholo olukhulu nokuthembela kuNkulunkulu.
- UGoliyathi umemeza ibutho lama-Israyeli ukuba likhethe indoda ezolwa naye. Kodwa akekho owayefuna ukulwa nomdondoshiya. Obephonsela inselelo njalo ekuseni nasebusuku izinsuku ezingama-40. U-Israyeli wayesaba ukulwa. ( 1 Samuweli 17:1-11 )
- UJese uthumela ukudla noDavide kubafowabo, njengezaba zokuthola ngabo. ( 1 Samuweli 17:11-22 )
- UDavide uyasibona lesi siqhwaga futhi wezwa indlela esasimemeza ngayo, ebona ukuthi amadoda ayemesaba. ( 1 Samuweli 17:23-25 )
- Ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu azi ukuthi uJehova uzomsiza, wathembisa ukulwa namatshe amahlanu nangendwayimane ukuze alwe noGoliyati. ( 1 Samuweli 17:26-40 )
- Itshe elajikijelwa uDavide libulala uGoliyati futhi lizuza ukunqoba (1 Samuweli 17:41-50)
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