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Christmas · Aịsaịa 7:10–16

Imanuel

Ndị eze abụọ bụ ndị iro na-eyi Jerusalem egwu, egwu na-emekwa ka eze Ahaz, nwa okorobịa, maa jijiji. Aịsaịa nyere ya ohere ịrịọ ihe ịrịba ama ọ bụla n'aka Chineke. Ahaz jụrụ, ma Aịsaịa nyere ya otu n'agbanyeghị: nwa a ga-akpọ Imanuel, Chineke nọnyere anyị.

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Aka eze na-ama jijiji. Ndị ozi wetara akụkọ jọgburu onwe ya. Ndị agha abụọ ejikọtala aka, ha na-agakwa ibuso Jerusalem agha. Baịbụl kwuru na obodo ahụ niile na-ama jijiji, dị ka osisi dị n'ọhịa mgbe ifufe na-efe.

Eze ahụ bụ Ahaz, otu onye sitere n'agbụrụ Devid, onye na-achị obere alaeze Juda, ihe dị ka narị afọ asaa na iri atọ tupu a mụọ Jisọs. Oké alaeze Asiria na-eto n'ọwụwa anyanwụ. Ndị eze abụọ bụ agbata obi, Rezin nke Aram, nke si Damaskọs, na Peka nke Izrel, alaeze dị n'ugwu, chọrọ ka Juda sonyere ha buso Asiria agha. Ahaz ekweghị. Ya mere ha kpara nkata ibuso Jerusalem agha, chụpụ Ahaz, ma tinye onye nke ha n'ocheeze Devid. Chineke zigara onye amụma Aịsaịa ka ọ zute Ahaz na mpụga obodo, n'akụkụ ọwa mmiri, ebe eze ahụ nọ ikekwe na-enyocha mmiri obodo ga-aṅụ ma a gbaa ya gburugburu. Ozi Aịsaịa dị mfe. Kpachara anya, dajụọ obi, atụla egwu. Ndị eze abụọ a dị ka ọkpụrụkpụ nkụ abụọ na-anwụ anwụrụ ọkụ. Nzube ha agaghị eguzo. Ma ị ghaghị ịtụkwasị Chineke obi. Ọ bụrụ na unu ekweghị, unu agaghị eguzosi ike.

Mgbe ahụ Chineke sitere n'ọnụ Aịsaịa gwa Ahaz okwu ọzọ, were ihe ijuanya nye ya. Rịọ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị ihe ịrịba ama; rịọ ya n'ebe kachasị omimi, ma ọ bụ n'ebe kachasị elu n'eluigwe. Ihe ọ bụla. Site n'ebe kachasị ala ruo n'eluigwe kachasị elu. Chineke na-ekwe ịgosi onwe ya. Ma Ahaz zara, sị, agaghị m arịọ, agaghịkwa m anwa Onyenwe anyị. Ọ dị ka okwu onye dị umeala n'obi, onye na-asọpụrụ Chineke. Ma ọ bụghị ya. Akwụkwọ Ndị Eze na-agwa anyị na Ahaz ekpebielarị ihe ọ ga-eme. Ọ ga-eziga ọlaọcha na ọlaedo nye eze Asiria, rịọ ya ka o nyere ya aka. Ọ chọghị ihe ịrịba ama n'aka Chineke, n'ihi na ọ chọghị ịtụkwasị Chineke obi.

Olu Aịsaịa dara ụda. Geenụ ntị ugbu a, unu ụlọ Devid. Ọ dịghị unu ezu na unu na-agwụ mmadụ ike, na unu ga-agwụkwa Chineke m ike? Mgbe ahụ o kwuru ya. Ya mere Onyenwe anyị n'onwe ya ga-enye unu ihe ịrịba ama. Lee, nwa agbọghọ na-amaghị nwoke ga-atụrụ ime, mụọ nwa nwoke, ọ ga-akpọkwa aha ya Imanuel. Imanuel. Ọ pụtara Chineke nọnyere anyị. Ahaz jụrụ ihe ịrịba ama, ya mere Chineke họọrọ nke ya. Otu nwa. Ọmụmụ. Aha na-ekwu na Chineke ahapụghị ụlọ Devid, ọbụna mgbe eze ya na-ajụ ịtụkwasị ya obi.

Aịsaịa gara n'ihu. Nwa ahụ ga-eri bọta na mmanụ aṅụ mgbe ọ maara ịjụ ihe ọjọọ na ịhọrọ ihe ọma. Tupu nwa ahụ etoo ịma ihe ziri ezi na ihe na-ezighị ezi, ala ndị eze abụọ ahụ Ahaz na-atụ egwu ga-atọgbọrọ n'efu. Nke ahụ mere. N'ime afọ ole na ole, Asiria tipịara Damaskọs na ọtụtụ akụkụ Izrel dị n'ugwu. Ma ihe ịrịba ama ahụ pụtara ihe karịrị nke ahụ. Narị afọ asaa mgbe e mesịrị, otu mmụọ ozi bịakwutere otu onye ọkwa nkà, Josef, na Nazaret, onye nwaanyị ọ na-alụ ọhụrụ, Meri, dị ime nwa na-abụghị nke ya. Matiu na-agwa anyị na ihe ndị a niile mere ka ihe Onyenwe anyị sitere n'ọnụ onye amụma kwuo wee mezuo: lee, nwa agbọghọ na-amaghị nwoke ga-atụrụ ime, mụọ nwa nwoke, ha ga-akpọkwa aha ya Imanuel, nke pụtara, Chineke nọnyere anyị.

Ahaz chigharịkwuru Asiria n'ezie. Akwụkwọ Ndị Eze nke Abụọ kwuru na o zigara Tiglat-pileza, eze Asiria, ọlaọcha na ọlaedo, sị, abụ m ohu gị na nwa gị. Ihe ndị Asiria n'onwe ha dere kwekọrọ na ya. Otu ihe e dere nke Tiglat-pileza nke Atọ depụtara ndị eze kwụrụ ya ụtụ, n'etiti ha bụkwa Jehoahaz nke Juda, aha zuru oke nke Ahaz.

Imanuel. Ị nwere ike ịgụ ya n'Aịsaịa isi asaa, amaokwu nke iri ruo nke iri na isii. Eze ụjọ na-atụ jụrụ enyemaka Chineke, ma Chineke nyere ihe ịrịba ama n'agbanyeghị: Chineke nọnyere anyị. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Mgbe ụjọ na-atụ gị, ọ bụ Chineke ka ị na-ebu ụzọ chigharịkwuru, ka ọ bụ ihe ọzọ?

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Mgbe ụjọ na-atụ gị, ọ bụ Chineke ka ị na-ebu ụzọ chigharịkwuru, ka ọ bụ ihe ọzọ?

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This retelling follows Aịsaịa 7:10–16. Open your Bible and read it for yourself.

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Sources for the history

  • Isaiah 7:1–16; 2 Kings 16:5–9 — Iyi egwu Aram na Izrel yiri Jerusalem, nzute Aịsaịa na Ahaz, ihe ịrịba ama Imanuel, na arịrịọ Ahaz rịọrọ Tiglat-pileza nke Asiria.
  • Matthew 1:18–23 — Matiu hotara Aịsaịa 7:14 mgbe a gwara Josef banyere ọmụmụ Jisọs.
  • James B. Pritchard, ed., Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (3rd ed., 1969) — Ndepụta ụtụ Tiglat-pileza nke Atọ nke kpọrọ aha Jehoahaz (Ahaz) nke Juda.

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