Kunesisho emibhalweni yakwaMidrashic esithi uNkulunkulu unikeze umhlaba izilinganiso eziyishumi zobuhle, eziyisishiyagalolunye zaya eJerusalema kanti enye yaya kuwo wonke umhlaba. Yize lesi sisho singaba ihaba kancane, akungabazeki ukuthi inhloko-dolobha yakwa-Israyeli ingelinye lamadolobha amahle kakhulu emhlabeni.
Safika eTel Aviv sisuka eNewark ngemuva kwendiza ende engahlali iphumule njalo. Sasuka eTel Aviv, saya eJerusalema. ITel Aviv isencane, ifudumele, iyadlamka, futhi ihlale ijahile. IJerusalema liyakhanya, ngokomoya, kuhulumeni nangokomlando. Ngokubambisana amadolobha womabili akhombisa izinhlangothi ezimbili zempilo.
Lolu hambo lumayelana namasiko. Ngilapha neqembu lami lobuLatino - lamaJuda. Uma ucabanga ukuthi inkanyezi yebhola likanobhutshuzwayo lase-Argentina uLionel Messi naye ulapha isikhathi besiphelele.
Ngokwezinganekwane eziningi zaseNtshonalanga, zombili ezobuKristu nezamaJuda, iJerusalema liyisikhungo somhlaba. Itshe lesisekelo elisentabeni yethempeli libhekwa ngamaJuda, ngamaKrestu, nangamaSulumane. kusuka kuleli phuzu kukalwa wonke amabanga. Yize isitatimende esinjalo singakhombisi indawo yesayensi, uquqaba lwezivakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke, iqiniso lokuthi endaweni eyihektare elilodwa sithola iWestern Wall, iCurch of the Holy Sepulcher, neDome of the Rock kwenza le ndawo mhlawumbe indawo engcwele kunazo zonke eMhlabeni. Ukuzwa ukuxubana kwemisindo yobizo lwamaSulumane emthandazweni, ukukhala kwezinsimbi zeSonto, nemisindo yokuncenga (umthandazo wamaJuda) ukuxubana komunye nomunye kunikeza ithemba lokuthi abantu bangazwana futhi ekugcineni senziwe sonke ngomfanekiso ka Gd. Akungabazeki ukuthi iJerusalema liyachuma. Izolo kusihlwa siqede isidlo sakusihlwa cishe ngo-11: 00 kusihlwa, izindawo zokudlela bezigcwele kanti yize bekubanda ebusuku, imigwaqo ibigcwele.
Imibhoshongo ezungeze iJerusalema
Izolo sithathe ababambiqhaza bethu besuka e-Center of Latino-Jewish Relations ohambweni lwenkolo lwe-Old City (העיר העתיקה). Izakhiwo eziningi zisukela enkosini yeBhayibheli uHezekiya, owabusa kwa-Israyeli eminyakeni engaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu eyedlule. (Bheka iNcwadi yamaKhosi). IJerusalema yidolobha labaprofethi bakwa-Israyeli nendawo lapho amaKhristu uJesu achitha khona izinsuku zakhe zokugcina. Idolobha elinendawo ezixhunyaniswe ngobunono, idolobha eliphilayo lapho amaJuda, amaSulumane, namaKrestu bethandaza, behlala khona futhi basebenze ndawonye - ilabhorethri yokuhlalisana phakathi kwabantu kanye namasiko.
Imivubukulo yamabhavu enkambiso yamaJuda (mikvehs) kusukela ezikhathini ezilungile zeNkosi uHezekiya ngekhulu lesi-8 BCE)
Imikhuleko eseWestern Wall iyisikhathi esikhethekile kubantu abaningi. Kukhona isisho ngesiHeberu esithi kunabantu abanenhliziyo yetshe futhi kukhona amatshe athinta inhliziyo yomuntu (יש אבנים עם לב של אבן ויש אבנים עם לב אדם)
Amatshe amakhulu lawa awokugcina, amatshe athinta inhliziyo yomuntu, futhi abantu bavela kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba bezokhuluma namandla amakhulu kunawabantu nje.
Ukuba, naseduze, kweWestern Wall nokufunda ukuqoshwa kwamatshe okuvela eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezintathu eyedlule eqoshwe ngesiHeberu esilula kuxhuma umJuda wanamuhla nokhokho bakhe nokhokho bakhe kusukela eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezintathu edlule. Lawa matshe asendulo asebenza njengofakazi bokujula komlando wamaJuda. Zime njengezikhumbuzo ezingasho lutho ukuthi iJerusalema aliyona nje kuphela inhloko-dolobha yakwa-Israyeli yanamuhla kodwa belinjalo iminyaka engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezintathu. Futhi zisikhumbuza ukuthi iJerusalema alikho njengamanye amadolobha eMhlabeni.
Ngifisa nonke: Shalom waseJerusalema, isikhungo somhlaba.
Umkhuleko eKotel (Western Wall)
