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N'ogige ukwu nke ụlọ nsọ, ezinụlọ ọgaranya na-edubata ụmụ atụrụ nye ndị nchụàjà. Otu di na nwunye na-eto eto, kuuru nwa, nyefere obere ọba nwere ụmụ nnụnụ abụọ n'ime ya. Ọ bụ naanị ihe ha nwere ike ịzụta.
Ihe dị ka izu isii agaala kemgbe a mụrụ Jisọs na Betlehem. Ugbu a Meri na Josef na-eme obere njem gaa n'ebe ugwu, naanị kilomita ole na ole, ruo Jerusalem. N'ihu ha, ụlọ nsọ na-ebili, nke Eze Herọd wughachiri ma mee ka ọ buo ibu, nkume ya na-acha ọcha na ọlaedo ya na-enwu n'anyanwụ. Ọ bụ etiti ofufe Izrel, jupụtara na ndị njem nsọ, ndị nchụàjà, na ụda anụmanụ na ekpere. Meri na Josef abịaghị dị ka ndị na-eleta ebe. Ha bịara n'ihi na iwu Mosis na-arịọ ezinụlọ dị ka nke ha ihe abụọ, ha kpebiri idebe ya.
Luk sị na ụbọchị nsacha ya, dị ka iwu Mosis si dị, zuru. Iwu ahụ kwuru na mgbe nne mụrụ nwa nwoke, ọ ga-eche ụbọchị iri anọ, mgbe ahụ bịa n'ebe nsọ were onyinye, ka a kpọsaa na ọ dị ọcha n'ụzọ ofufe, nwekwa ike isonye n'ofufe ọzọ. Nke a abụghị ntaramahụhụ. Ọ bụ akụkụ nke usoro ndụ Chineke nyere Izrel, ụzọ e si echeta ọmụmụ, na ọbara, na mmalite ọhụrụ, n'ihu Chineke. Ya mere Meri gụrụ ụbọchị ndị ahụ. Ugbu a oge ahụ eruola.
E nwekwara ihe nke abụọ. Ha kpọtara Jisọs, ka Luk kwuru, iche ya n'ihu Onyenwe anyị. O hotara iwu ahụ: nwa nwoke ọ bụla bụ ọkpara nne ya ka a ga-akpọ onye dị nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị. Kemgbe abalị Ngabiga ahụ n'Ijipt, mgbe Chineke hapụrụ ndị ọkpara Izrel ndụ, ọkpara ọ bụla bụ nke Chineke n'ụzọ pụrụ iche. Ya mere Meri na Josef kuuru nwa ha rigoo n'ụlọ nsọ, chee ya n'ihu Onyenwe anyị. N'otu aka, ha na-enyeghachi ya Chineke. N'ezie, nwa a bụbu nke Chineke site na mbụ.
Mgbe ahụ onyinye ahụ. Iwu ahụ rịọrọ nne ọhụrụ ka o wete nwa atụrụ gbara otu afọ na nwa nduru ma ọ bụ kpalakwukwu. Ma Luk gwara anyị ihe Meri na Josef nyere n'ezie: kpalakwukwu abụọ, ma ọ bụ ụmụ nduru abụọ. Nke ahụ bụ onyinye iwu kwere ezinụlọ na-enweghị ike ịzụta nwa atụrụ. Ya mere site n'otu obere nkọwa a, Luk gwara anyị ihe dị mkpa. Meri na Josef bụ ogbenye. Ọkpara Chineke, Eze ahụ e kwere ezinụlọ Devid nkwa, tolitere n'ụlọ ebe nwa atụrụ dị oke ọnụ. Onye Nzọpụta eluigwe si n'ezinụlọ na-agụ mkpụrụ ego ọ bụla bịa n'ụwa.
Iwu kwuru na a ga-agbapụta ọkpara nwoke, zụghachi ya, site n'ịkwụ shekel ọlaọcha ise nye ndị nchụàjà. Ọ bụ ihe ncheta na ndụ nwa ahụ bụ onyinye sitere n'aka Chineke. Ihe na-adọrọ mmasị bụ na Luk ekwughị maka ịkwụ ụgwọ ọ bụla. Ọ gwara anyị naanị na e chere Jisọs n'ihu Onyenwe anyị. O yiri ka Luk nwere mmasị karịa n'igosi na e nyere Chineke nwa a karịa n'ọnụ ahịa ya.
Ị ga-ahụ nleta a na Luk isi nke abụọ, amaokwu nke iri abụọ na abụọ ruo nke iri abụọ na anọ. Ezinụlọ ogbenye, ụmụ nnụnụ abụọ, na nwa e nyere Chineke. N'amaokwu ndị na-esote kpọmkwem, otu agadi nwoke aha ya bụ Simiọn na-achọ ịbata. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Olee obere onyinye nke eziokwu ị nwere ike iwetara Chineke n'izu a, ọ bụrụgodị na ọ dịghị ka ihe dị ukwuu?
Something to think about
Olee obere onyinye nke eziokwu ị nwere ike iwetara Chineke n'izu a, ọ bụrụgodị na ọ dịghị ka ihe dị ukwuu?
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This retelling follows Luk 2:22–24. Open your Bible and read it for yourself.
Sources for the history
- Leviticus 12:2–8 — Nsacha nne mgbe ọ mụsịrị nwa nwoke (ụbọchị iri anọ) na onyinye ya nke nwa atụrụ na nnụnụ, ma ọ bụ nnụnụ abụọ ma ọ bụrụ na o nweghị ike ịzụta nwa atụrụ.
- Exodus 13:2, 12–15 — Ọkpara nwoke ọ bụla bụ nke Onyenwe anyị, iji cheta Ngabiga.
- Numbers 18:15–16 — A na-agbapụta ọkpara nwoke site na shekel ọlaọcha ise.
- Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 15.11.1–3 — Herọd wughachiri ụlọ nsọ dị na Jerusalem.
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