Ngokuqhelekileyo, abantu bahlulwe phakathi kwabo bakholelwa ekubeni khona kwamandla aphakamileyo kunye nabangenayo. Ukususela kumaxesha amandulo, kukho inkolelo kwiothixo ezahlukeneyo. Kumazwe anamhlanje, zonke iinkolo zibiza kwaye zimelela amandla aphakamileyo ngendlela yazo. Uluntu lisoloko lucinga ukuba uThixo ubonakala ngathi, kuba kunzima ukulungisa umntu ngaphandle kokuba nomfanekiso othile. Ngokomgaqo, iinkcazo ezinikezwa yimithombo eyahlukeneyo zifana, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zifana.
Ubonakala njani uThixo oyinyaniso?
EBhayibhileni kuchazwa ukuba uThixo wadala umntu ngomfanekiselo wakhe nangomfanekiso wakhe, ngesiseko salo, umntu unokuthi acacise ukubonakala kwakhe. Ekubeni, ukusuka kwelinye ihlabathi, akukho mntu wabuya kwaye ngexesha lokuphila kwakhe akazange abonwe, yonke ingcaciso yinto nje. Iinkonzo ezahlukileyo zinomfanekiso wazo, kodwa akukho mntu unokuthetha ukuba zingaphi izithixo zinyani okanye ziyakwazi ukuba namagama ahlukeneyo omnye. Kukho uluvo lokuba oku kuphela amandla, apho abaninzi bawabiza ngokuba yiNkqantosi. Kufuneka kuthethwe ngemifanekiso eya kubantu, umzekelo, ephupheni. Ngokusekelwe kwiinkcazo, uThixo uyindoda enesilevu egqoke ngeengubo ezimhlophe.
Kutheni kungekho mntu uyambona uThixo? Ukuze uphendule lo mbuzo kuyafaneleka ukuphendukela kwimibhalo yomprofeti uMoses. Xa uthetha naye, uSomandla wathi akukho mntu ophilayo ombonayo aze ahlale ephila. UThixo ungumthombo wamandla amakhulu kunye namandla awayekhoyo.
Uthandwa nguThixo uZeus?
KwisiGrike saseMandulo kwakukho uThixo oyintloko. Ngokweemidwebo ezahlukeneyo kunye neenkcazo, uZeus unjengomntu onokwakha omkhulu ngeendevu ezinkulu ezimvu. Yimele ngekhuselo kunye ne-axhi ephindwe kabini. Kwezinye iimeko ezandleni zikaZeus umbane. Ngamaxesha amandulo abantu babekholelwa ukuba xa kukho iindudumo kunye nombane kwisitalato, uZeus wayengenelisekanga ngento ethile. Abantu bamnike amandla okuba babelane ngokulungileyo nokubi, kwaye wabafundisa nokuba yintoni ihlazo nesazela. Ngokuqhelekileyo, uZeus wayengumntu onobugwenxa, odla ngokuphathelele ekufeni. Ngenxa yokuba wayehleli e-Olympus, kwezinye izinto ubizwa ngokuba yiOlimpiki.
Yintoni uThixo uThixo abukeka ngayo?
Loo thixo waseYiputa waseYiputa unxulumene nelanga, ngoko unokukufumana ngohlobo lwelanga elinamaphiko. Kweminye imithombo, iNtaba imelwe kumfanekiso wendoda enentloko. Cishe rhoqo i-Yiputa yaseYiputa isondelelwa ngokuthe tye okanye emadolweni. Kukho enye imifanekiso yasendulo yeHorus ngendlela ye-falcon, ibonisa i-stele enye yamaharahara. Ekuqaleni, abantu babecinga ukuba unkulunkulu ozingelayo, otyhoba kwixhoba elibanjwe ngamacwecwe akhe.
UThixo ukhangeleka njani?
Kwimbali yamandulo yaseYiputa, uRa nguThixo weLanga. Yimele nge-falcon okanye ikati enkulu. Ezinye imithombo ibonisa uRa ngesimo somntu onentloko ye-falcon, enezithsaba zelanga. Abantu babemjonga uRa njengoyise woothixo. Phantse yonke imifanekiso ezandleni zakhe inento engavamile - i-Ankh. Wayeyena ubaluleke kakhulu i-hieroglyph yaseYiputa waza wabizwa ngokuba yimphambili yobomi. Ngethuba lento,
Yintoni uThixo uThixo abonakala ngathi?
Lo ngubuqu babantu bamaYuda. Ekuqaleni, uYehova wayebonakaliswa njengengonyama, kwaye emva kwesikhashana - inkunzi. Emva kwexesha, lo Thixo waqala ukumelwa ngendoda, kodwa ngezinye izilwanyana. Abantu bakholelwa ukuba u-Yehova akakho ndawo kwaye wayehlala kwiNtaba yeSinayi. Ekupheleni kwexesha, kubonakala inkcazelo entsha, ngoko uYehova ahlala kuyo emkhombeni.
Zonke iincwadana ezikhoyo zimelo nje, imifanekiso eqhelekileyo, kodwa ayikho into. Wonke umntu unelungelo lokuba nombono wakhe ngendlela uThixo abukeka ngayo, kuphela ukholo.