Njengoba ezokuvakasha zikhula, amaphakheji aklanywe ngokukhethekile anikeza amaKristu indlela entsha yokuhamba ezinyathelweni zikaKristu eZweni Elingcwele.
Irekhodi labavakashi abangu-300,000 elivakashele e-Israel ngoMeyi 2008, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha waqhosha, ukweqa okungu-5% kwirekhodi langaphambilini - izivakashi ezingu-292,000 ngo-April 2000. Njengoba izazi zezomnotho zibikezela ukuthi amanani azokhuphuka kuphela, izinhlelo ezizimele ezishisekela ukusebenzisa amathuba amasha zilokhu zihluma.
UMaoz Inon noDavid Landis bangosomabhizinisi ababili abanjalo, abahlose ukukhombisa izivakashi ezingamaKristu ngesipiliyoni esiyingqayizivele seNdawo Engcwele. Umsebenzi wabo ubizwa ngokuthi “Umzila KaJesu” – umzila ogudla ezindaweni ezahlukene uKristu azivakashela eGalile. Indlela iqala eNazaretha futhi ihlanganisa izindawo ezifana neSepphoris neKhana, iphele eKapernawume. Indlela ebuyela emuva inqamula uMfula iJordani neNtaba iThabori.
UbuNazaretha bekungaba indawo ephezulu
“Ngisho nangaphandle kokubaluleka komzwelo kwemibhalo, indlela ngokwayo ibalulekile ngokomlando, ingenye yehluke kakhulu,” kusho u-Inon. “AmaPilgrim ayehamba ngezinyawo aya eSantiago de Compostela eSpain ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-9, elandela indlela yaseSt. Kodwa phakathi nawo-1980 inani lama-pilgrim lehla lafinyelela emakhulwini ambalwa nje. Ngemva kwesinyathelo sikahulumeni waseSpain sokuvuselela isiza, namuhla iNdlela yaseSt. James inezivakashi ezingu-100,000.
Futhi sinesihloko sangempela. “Izwe lakwa-Israel ligcwele izinsalela zempilo yomsunguli wobuKristu. I-Nazerath iyodwa, lapho uJesu achitha khona iminyaka embalwa yokuqala yokuphila kwakhe, yayingaba indawo ehamba phambili yokuvakasha yamaKrestu”.
Ngenkathi u-Inon evula iFauzi Azar Inn, kwaba nesiphithiphithi endaweni yamaMuslim eNazaretha. Namuhla, abathengisi bemakethe baqondisa ama-backpackers adlula endaweni. U-Inon, ngosizo lwabatshalizimali bendawo, uvule enye indlu yezivakashi ebizwa ngokuthi “Katuf Guest House”.
U-Inon wahlangana noDave Landis, ilungu lesonto lamaMennonite, nge-Internet. ULandis, owachitha iminyaka emithathu ehamba ezindleleni zenkolo ezidumile, wayefuna ulwazi olumayelana ne-“The Israel Trail” futhi esikhundleni salokho wathola ibhulogi u-Inon nomkakhe ababeyibhalile. Selokhu bebeqhakambisa uMzila kaJesu.
“Angidayisi, empeleni nginikeza lo mbono,” kusho u-Inon. “Okwamanje sesifana ne-plankton, maduze nje kuzofika ufishi omkhulu – izinhlangano zezokuvakasha nezinkampani zezindiza, bese singawuhumusha lo mbono ube yimali. Futhi mhlawumbe noMnyango Wezokuvakasha nawo uzongenela'.
Kuze kube manje ambalwa kuphela ahamba ezinyathelweni zikaJesu, okuhlanganisa neqembu labafundi baseMelika. U-Inon no-Landis balayishe imephu enemininingwane nencazelo kuwebhusayithi ye-trail. “Sike saxhumana nabantu bendawo abahlala eduze komkhondo, ukuze sithole izindawo zokulala. Ezokuvakasha ziqala ngemibhede, kube namagumbi okuhlalisa abantu kuwo, yilapho imali itholakala khona”.
Ezokuvakasha iyithuluzi loshintsho
U-Inon ukholelwa ukuthi ngokubekezela nokusebenza kanzima, izinombolo zizoqala ukukhuphuka. “Ngikholwa wukuthi ezokuvakasha ziyithuluzi lokushintsha. Uma isivakashi silala eNazerath ngobunye ubusuku bese eKapernawume ngobulandelayo, kudala amandla amahle nxazonke”.
Olunye uhlelo oluthuthukiswe u-Yoav Gal, ongumnikazi we-“Israel My Way”, inkampani egxile ekuthungeni uhambo e-Israel ngokuvumelana nezicelo eziqondile zekhasimende. UGal une-MBA futhi uyisekela lomkhuzi webutho eziqiwini ze-IDF.
Washiya umsebenzi wakhe ukuze afeze iphupho lakhe. “Elinye lamakhasimende ethu kwakuyiqembu lamaMormon, futhi amalungu awo ayefuna uhambo olwalugcizelela imfundo, ubudlelwano nokuvikeleka. Ngakho bavakashela izikole lapho amaJuda nama-Arabhu ayefunda khona ndawonye.
"Ngokuphambene kakhulu, iqembu lamaSulumane avela eTurkey libambe iqhaza ezinkonzweni zangoLwesihlanu eDome of the Rock, lihambisana nomhlahlandlela wendawo wamaSulumane".
"I-Israel ingelinye lamazwe axubene kakhulu", kusho uGal, "uhambo lungenziwa ngemigomo ethile, kusukela ekubandakanyekeni komphakathi, ezombusazwe kanye nezokuphepha kuya ekuthuthukisweni kobuholi, akukho hambo olubili olufana."
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- "Ngokuphambene kakhulu, iqembu lamaSulumane avela eTurkey libambe iqhaza ezinkonzweni zangoLwesihlanu eDome of the Rock, lihambisana nomhlahlandlela wendawo wamaSulumane".
- A record 300,000 tourists visited Israel in May 2008, the Tourism Ministry boasted, a 5% jump from the previous record – 292,000 visitors in April 2000.
- Another initiative is one promoted by Yoav Gal, who owns “Israel My Way”, a company that specializes in tailoring trips in Israel to a client’s specific requests.
