Imibhalo Eyavunjululwayo Itshengisa Indawo Okwakuhlala Khona Esinye Isizwana Sako-Israyeli
IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi ama-Israyeli athi engena eLizweni Lesithembiso ehlukaniselana izindawo zokuhlala. Abanye abesizwana sikaManase baphiwa indawo entshonalanga kweJodani yikho bacina behlukene labanye abesizwana lesi. * (UJoshuwa 17:1-6) Bukhona yini ubufakazi obavunjululwa ngabezembali obutshengisa ukuthi lokhu kuliqiniso?
Ngo-1910 kwavunjululwa iziqephu zebumba eSamariya ezazibhalwe ngolimi lwesiHebheru. Eziqetshini lezi kwakubhalwe izinto ezazithengwa kwezinye indawo besezithunyelwa esigodlweni senkosi eSamariya. Impahla lezi zazigoqela iwayini kanye lamafutha okugcoba. Iziqephu ezatholakalayo zingu-102 kodwa ngezingu-63 kuphela ezilamabala akhanya kuhle njalo kukhanya zabhalwa eminyakeni yabo-700 B.C.E. Iziqephu lezi ezingu-63 zilamabizo ezimuli ezazithenga lezo zinto kanye lawalabo ababethengisa. Kuphinde kwabhalwa lokuthi babezithenga nini lezo izinto.
Wonke amabizo abhalwe esiqetshini lesi esatholakala eSamariya ngawezimuli zesizwana sakoManase. I-NIV Archaeological Study Bible ithi lokhu ‘kuyibufakazi bokuthi izimuli lezi zesizwana sakoManase zahlala kuleyondawo njengalokho okutshiwo liBhayibhili.’
Iziqephu lezi ezatholakala eSamariya ziphinda zibe yibufakazi bokuthi lokho okwabhalwa ngumlobi weBhayibhili u-Amosi mayelana labantu abanothileyo abaphila ngesikhathi sakhe kuliqiniso. Wathi: “Linatha iwayini ligcwele izinqayi, ligcobe ngamagcobo amahle.” (U-Amosi 6:1, 6) Iziqephu lezi ziyakufakazela sibili ukuthi lezo zinto zazithengwa kwezinye indawo besezithunyelwa endaweni le eyayihlala izizukulwane zikaManase.
^ indima 2 Kwesinye isikhathi indawo le eyayisentshonalanga kweJodani yayike ibizwe ngokuthi yiSamariya kuthathelwa edolobheni leSamariya elaliyisigodlo.