NgoMashi walo nyaka, wavakashela iJerusalema. Elinye lamadolobha angajwayelekile futhi angaqondakali emhlabeni. Kuyathakazelisa eJerusalema, iqiniso lokuthi lo ngumuzi wezinkolo ezintathu: UmKristu, amaJuda kanye nesi-Arabhu. Ngamunye wabo lezi zinkolo zikhona ngokwahlukana nabanye. Abamele izinkolo ngazinye ezintathu bafuna izindawo zabo, bavikele ilungelo lokukuthola.
Ngifuna ukukutshela ngokuthi iJerusalema, sasivakashela. Uhambo lwethu lwabizwa ngokuthi "IJerusalema lamaKhristu", intengo yawo eyayingama- $ 60 umuntu ngamunye.
IJerusalema liyisizinda sokholo kuNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, nje asinakwenzeka ukuhambela ezinye izindawo kulo muzi, ngoba azikho.
Into yokuqala esiyivakashele yiNtaba yaseMaslinal, lapho ingadi yegadi itholakala khona (i-olive grove),
lapho uJesu athandaza khona nabafundi. Maphakathi nendawo engadini yensimu yisonto lothando lweNkosi,
Kokunye, kubizwa nangokuthi iSonto lazo zonke izizwe.
Ngemuva kwalokho, ngemuva kokuhamba ngezinyawo, sawa ethempelini lokucatshangwa kwentombi, lapho uMaria angcwatshwa khona, umama kaJesu. Isonto labuyiselwa kaningi, konke kugugile kakhulu, kepha muhle kakhulu! Kuleli bandla kunesithonjana lapho zonke izithonjana zentombi engcwele zidweba khona!
Ngemuva kokuvakashela le shrine, saya kolandelayo. ENtabeni iZiyoni.
Ethuneni lemfihlakalo yakusihlwa, indawo yakusihlwa sePhasika. Leli igumbi elincane elincanyana elinophahla oluphezulu, nemibhede emibi. Futhi, kule ndawo kuthi iNkosi uDavide.
Futhi lapha, lapha, abafundi bakaKristu bathola umbhabhadiso kaMoya oNgcwele, futhi bakhuluma ngezinye izilimi izinsuku ezingama-50 kusukela ekuvukeni kukaJesu, ukusuka lapho umkhosi wePhentekhosti.
Indawo elandelayo engcwele kwakunguThempeli le-Holy tepulcher,
Enye yezindawo eziphakeme kakhulu zobuKristu!
Leli thempeli liqukethe izingxenye ezintathu eziphambili: IGolgotha (isenetshe elivela entabeni)
Ibhokisi leNkosi nethempeli lovuko. Futhi, ekungeneni kwaleli thempeli kunesitofu, lapho esethembela khona, bambeka uJesu, bathele umhlaba kanye nePelenali ukuba bafake umzimba ebhokisini. Manje kuleli puleti, abantu babeka okungokwabo (amasifuphu, izidumbu, isiphambano, izithonjana) imizuzwana embalwa ukuze bazibusisa futhi babusele.
Ethempelini lesethuna elingcwele ePhasika, umlilo wefafazana uyamangalisa, lapho abapristi bawo wonke umhlaba abathathwa emathempelini abo.
Futhi enkabeni yedolobha elidala, endleleni eya ethempelini lesethuna elingcwele kukhona umthombo wezinyembezi uMariya,
Ngokusho kwenganekwane, bekukule ndawo, umama kaJesu wakhala lapho edwetshwe.
Ingxenye yokuphetha yohambo lwethu eJerusalema kwakuwukukhala kokukhala,
Indawo engcwele kakhulu ebuJudeni. Udonga olusentshonalanga kocingo lwethempeli, namuhla yikho konke okusala ethempelini elichithwe. Le ndawo iyathakazelisa ukuthi namuhla izinsuku eziyi-7 ngesonto, amahora angama-24 bese kuthi izinsuku ezingama-365 ngonyaka aziyeki umthandazo. Abantu batshala amanothi abo omkhuleko kulolu donga, benethemba lokuthola izimpendulo emithandazweni yabo.
Udonga luhlukaniswe izingxenye ezimbili: owesilisa nowesifazane, nalapho eduze kodonga kukhona izihlalo, kulabo abathandazele isikhathi eside bethandaza.
EJerusalema, safika nasemakethe yama-Arabhu,
Lapho kungenzeka khona ukuthola izikhumbuzo ezahlukahlukene nezinto ezingcwele. We ngokwesibonelo, sithenga indandatho nomkhuleko womkhuleko wakwa-Israyeli (amashekeli angama-20 noma ama- $ 5), isikhafu sowesifazane (amadola ama-5). Senze isidlo se-cafe enkabeni yedolobha elidala, enkabeni yazo zonke izindawo. Inkomishi yekhofi e-cafe enjalo ibiza ama-Sheke ayi-15 (ngaphansi kwama-5 ama-dollar). Sivakashele isitolo se-Souvenir, lapho kungenzeka ukuthi ngithenge umhlaba ongcwele, izithonjana, iziphambano, izingane nokunye. Wadlula emasinagogeni lapho amaJuda athandaze khona.
IJerusalema liwumuzi omuhle kakhulu wokuhamba, indawo lapho ungahlanza khona umphefumulo wakho, imicabango, uzithandazele wena kanye nabathandekayo bakho futhi uzizwe ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu ngokwakho emhlabeni!
