Umphathi wamaYuda nguThixo u-Yehova-onamagama amaninzi uThixo weTestamente eNdala. Ubuqu bukaThixo u-Yehova bekhona ngaphambi kokuba iintlanga zamaYuda zihlangene kwilizwe likaSirayeli kwaye zibonisa ukuba kukho oothixo kwezinye iintlanga.
Ukholo lukaThixo wamaYuda u Yehova
Ukholo lukaThixo uqobo lukaYehova lwalukho kwisizwe samaYuda. Ezinye iintlanga zamaYuda zazizukisa oothixo bazo-Anata, Shaddaya, Moloch, Tammuz. UYehova uThixo ngelo xesha wabonakalisa ngengonyama nangenkunzi yenkomo. Xa inzala yakwaYuda yaba ngabaqalile ukuhlanganiswa kwabantu bamaYuda, uYehova waba ngumgcini wobukumkani bonke base-Israel. Oku kwatshintsha ukubonakala kukaYehova-kwaba njengomntu.
Ngokutsho kwamaYuda, uYehova wayehlala eNtabeni yaseSinayi, ngoko kwakukho apho iinkonzo zenziwa, kubandakanywa nemihlatshelo yegazi. Yaye kungekhona nje izilwanyana, kodwa nabantu - iintshaba zabantu bamaYuda babingelela.
Unkulunkulu ongumYuda uYehova wayethetha nabantu ngokuthe ngqo, ehla esibhakabhakeni ngendlela yokukhanya okanye ikholam yomlilo. Uthando olukhethekileyo lukaYehova lwaluvuyiswa nguMoses, owamthiwa nguThixo lo kuqala igama lakhe, wancedisa ukuthatha abantu bakhe eYiputa, kwaye wanikeza izibhebhe ngeMiyalelo. Ezi ziganeko zichazwe ngokucacileyo kwiTestamente Elidala.
Abaphandi banamhlanje abaye bafunda iTestamente eNdala kunye neNtsha ngeenkcukacha ezicacileyo ukuba uThixo kulezi ziqendu zeBhayibhile uchazwa ngokungafaniyo, kwaye ezinye iimeko eziphambili, umzekelo, ukudalwa kwehlabathi, nazo ziyahlukana. Yingakho kuye kwavela iingcamango ezininzi malunga nokuba ngubani oothixo nguYehova ngokwenene. Ngokwezinye iinguqulelo zabanye abaphandi kwakuyiidemon, inkohlakalo kwaye idinga igazi.
Ngokwezinye iinguqulelo, unkulunkulu u-Yehova unemvelaphi engaphandle. Nazi iinkcukacha ezimbalwa ukubonisa le ngcamango:
- Inkcazo ye "Uzuko lweNkosi" encwadini yomprofeti uHezekile ikhunjulwa ngokukhunjulwa kwenkcazelo yendiza;
- umzobo wendiza efana ne diski ifunyenwe kwiimpawu zamandulo kunye nezibilini zetempile;
- UYehova ubhekisela ku "onyana babantu", bazihlukanisa nabo;
- UYehova unako ukuphazamisa umntu onesifo esibi kunye nokunyanga.
Namhlanje, amaNgqina kaYehova adumile anqula unqulo lukaYehova.