Ndifuna ukwabelana nabanye ngeempembelelo zam ukuba ndingandwendwela esona sixeko samandulo emhlabeni, isixeko sasikufuphi neYerusalem - isixeko saseBhetelehem. ISixeko sasekwa kwinkulungwane ye-17-16 ye-BC.
IBhetelehem yanamhlanje sisixeko esincinci kunye nenani lamawaka angama-25. Iinkcukacha-manani ezinomdla namhlanje qho ngokomhlali wesithandathu walo mzi ngumKristu. Kwaye nesikhundla sikasodolophu sinokuthatha kuphela umKristu, umntu okholwayo kuKumkani wazalwa neNkosi, uYesu Kristu. KwisiHebhere, igama lalo mzi liguqulelwa 'kwindlu yesonka', kuba ilizwi likaThixo liso isonka sendoda yokomoya.
Ngoku esi sixeko sePalestine, kodwa uSirayeli lawula ukuba iBhetelehem ibe yeyabo. Ukufika eBetlehem, kwafuneka siqhube umda kwaye sidlulise amasiko (ukukhangela iipasipoti).
Endleleni eBhetelehem, sadlulisela ingcwaba likaRakeli, umfazi kaIsake, umfazi kaIsake, owayelingunina wabantwana ababini, i.e. Amadolo amabini akwaSirayeli.
Esi sixeko sidume ngokuzalwa kwakhe nguKumkani uDavide. Apha, ke umalusi uDavide wayethanjisiwe ukuba alawule kwaSirayeli. Abanye babona bantu babalaseleyo beplanethi ababebhala le ncwadi uPsosty, waza wanikela imali enkulu yokwakhiwa kwetempile yeYerusalem. Ngoku indawo azalwe kuyo uDavid- Le yidolophu encinci yamaKristu - i-beit sachur, i.e. I- "PageChov intsimi" kufutshane neBhetelehem.
Ewe, esona siganeko sibaluleke kakhulu kumaKristu ehlabathi liphela, eyenzeka eBhetelehem, ukuzalwa kokumkani nakwiNkosi uYesu Kristu. Ibhayibhile isixelela ukuba ubalo lwabemi lubhengeziwe, kwaye mntu ngamnye kwafuneka aye kwidolophu yakhe ngenxa yobalo bantu. UJosefu noMaria bahamba endleleni. Xa ixesha lokufika kwexesha, kwakungekho ndawo ehotele, umnini wehotele wanika uMariya ukuba azale emqolombeni kwizilwanyana. Apho uMaria wazala uYesu, wayifaka entlusaneni. Ngeli xesha, inkanyezi ekhanyayo, awayibonayo ihlabathi liphela yayikhanya.
Ngokunxulumene neziganeko eBetlehem, satyelela izicaka ezimbalwa-icawe yokuzalwa kukaYesu.
Itempile yakhiwa nguKumkanikazi uElena, kodwa ngo-529 watshisa, yonke into le yaba phantsi kukaMoses yahlala ivela kuye. Kwiinkulungwane ze-VI-vii ezininzi. Itempile yabuyiselwa. Indawo engcwele yetempile yeyomqolomba kaKristu. Indawo yokuzalwa kukaYesu iphawulwa yinkanyezi yesilivere.
Imqolomba nayo inenxalenye yesango, igutyungelwe yimabula.
Kwaye kufutshane nemnyango yasemazantsi emqolombeni yi icon kamama kaThixo. Le icon iphawuleka kuba iNtombi enyulu uMariya iyancuma kuyo.
Icawe yokuzalwa kuka-Kristu ingena kumqolomba weentsana zokwabethwa.
Ngokutsho kwentsomi, xa uKumkani uHerode wafumanisa ukuba omnye uKumkani wazalwa, wayenomsindo kwaye wayeyalelwa ukuba abulale bonke abantwana eneminyaka emibini. Kodwa ngelo xesha, uYosefu noMaria, noYesu basele beyishiya iJiphutha, njalo ke uYesu ebephila.
Nasi isixeko esincinci nesihle kakhulu seBhetelehem. Isixeko esixabiseke kakhulu ngenxa yeendawo zayo zamaKristu kwihlabathi liphela!
