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Patriarchs · Jenesis 14:17–24

Melkizedek, Onye Nchụàjà na Eze

Mgbe Ebram si n'ịnapụta Lọt na-alọta, ndị eze abụọ zutere ya. Melkizedek eze Salem wetara achịcha na mmanya na ngọzi sitere n'aka Chineke Kachasị Elu; eze Sọdọm wetara onyinye nke Ebram jụrụ.

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Otu nwoke ike gwụrụ na-esi n'agha alọta. Ndị eze abụọ pụtara izute ya. Otu wetara achịcha na mmanya, na ngọzi. Onye nke ọzọ wetara onyinye. Onye n'ime ha ka Ebram ga-ege ntị?

Obere oge tupu mgbe ahụ, agha gafere n'ala ahụ. Ndị eze anọ si n'ọwụwa anyanwụ wakporo obodo ndị dị n'ala dị larịị nke Jọdan, gụnyere Sọdọm, dọrọ ndị mmadụ na akụ ha laa. N'etiti ndị a dọọrọ n'agha bụ Lọt, nwa nwanne Ebram, onye bi na Sọdọm. Mgbe Ebram nụrụ, ọ chịkọtara ndị ikom narị atọ na iri na asatọ a zụrụ azụ, ndị si n'ezinụlọ ya, chụọ ndị mwakpo ahụ ruo ebe dị anya n'ebe ugwu, kpọghachikwa ihe niile: akụ ahụ, ụmụ nwaanyị na ndị ọzọ, na Lọt kwa. Ugbu a ọ nọ n'ụzọ ịla n'ụlọ.

Na Ndagwurugwu Shave, nke a na-akpọkwa Ndagwurugwu Eze, eze Sọdọm pụtara izute ya. Ma tupu anyị anụ ihe ọ ga-ekwu, eze ọzọ biara n'ihu. Aha ya bụ Melkizedek, eze Salem. O wepụtara achịcha na mmanya, nri maka ndị ikom ike gwụrụ, ndị agụụ na-agụ. Jenesis gwakwara anyị ihe na-eju anya. Ọ bụ onye nchụàjà nke Chineke Kachasị Elu. N'ebe a, n'etiti Kenan, n'èzí ezinụlọ Ebram, e nwere eze maara ezi Chineke, na-efekwa ya.

Melkizedek gọziri Ebram. Ngọzi dịrị Ebram site n'aka Chineke Kachasị Elu, Onye kere eluigwe na ụwa. Ngọzi dịrịkwa Chineke Kachasị Elu, Onye nyefere ndị iro gị n'aka gị. Lee ihe ngọzi ahụ mere. Ebram ka meriri ndị eze anọ mmeri dị ebube. Melkizedek chetaara onye ọ bụla, ọ bụladị Ebram n'onwe ya, onye meriri n'ezie. Ebram wee zaghachi site n'inye Melkizedek otu ụzọ n'ụzọ iri nke ihe niile.

Mgbe ahụ eze Sọdọm kwuru okwu. Nye m ndị mmadụ ahụ, were akụ ahụ maka onwe gị. Ọ dị ka onyinye obi ọma. Ebram gaara ịpụ dị ka nnukwu ọgaranya. Ma Ebram zara, Eweliela m aka m nye Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Kachasị Elu, Onye kere eluigwe na ụwa, ṅụọ iyi siri ike. Agaghị m anara ihe ọ bụla bụ nke gị, ọ bụladị otu eri, ma ọ bụ eriri akpụkpọ ụkwụ, ka ị ghara ịsị mgbe ọ bụla, Emere m Ebram ọgaranya.

Ebram wepụrụ naanị ihe abụọ. Ụmụ okorobịa ya ga-enwe ihe ha riworo. Ndị ikom ya na ha so lụọ agha, Ana, Eshkọl na Mamre, ga-ewere òkè nke ha. Ma maka onwe ya, ọ chọghị ihe ọ bụla site n'aka eze Sọdọm. Chee echiche banyere ndị eze abụọ ahụ. Otu na-agọzi Chineke, na-enyekwa n'efu. Onye nke ọzọ na-achị obodo a maraworị maka ajọ omume, ma na-ewetara ya azụmahịa. Ebram ka jiri okwu ngọzi Melkizedek n'onwe ya, Chineke Kachasị Elu, Onye kere eluigwe na ụwa. Ọ chọrọ ka o doo onye ọ bụla anya na ihe ọ bụla o nwere si n'aka Chineke.

Melkizedek pụtara naanị n'amaokwu ole na ole nke Jenesis, wee pụọ. Ma e chefughị ya. Abụ Ọma nke otu narị na iri kwuru banyere eze bụ onye nchụàjà ruo mgbe ebighị ebi, dị ka usoro Melkizedek si dị. Akwụkwọ Ozi e degaara Ndị Hibru n'Agba Ọhụrụ jikwa otu isi akwụkwọ dum kọwaa ya, na-akọwa na aha ya pụtara eze ezi omume, na Salem pụtara udo. Ndị Hibru hụrụ n'ime ya onyinyo Jisọs dị ka onye nchụàjà na eze. Banyere Salem n'onwe ya, Abụ Ọma nke iri asaa na isii debere Salem n'akụkụ Zayọn, ọtụtụ ndị nkọwa, ndị oge ochie na ndị oge a, na-ekwukwa na ọ bụ Jerusalem, ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụghị mmadụ niile kwenyere.

Melkizedek, onye nchụàjà na eze nke Salem. Ị ga-ahụ akụkọ a n'akwụkwọ Jenesis, isi nke iri na anọ, amaokwu nke iri na asaa ruo nke iri abụọ na anọ. Ebram ji obi ụtọ nye onye nchụàjà Chineke onyinye, jụkwa onyinye nke gaara eme ka o ji eze Sọdọm ụgwọ. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-echebara echiche. Mgbe ihe ọma mere gị, onye ka ị na-ekele, ọ̀ dịkwa onyinye ọ bụla ị kwesịrị ịjụ?

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Mgbe ihe ọma mere gị, onye ka ị na-ekele, ọ̀ dịkwa onyinye ọ bụla ị kwesịrị ịjụ?

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Sources for the history

  • Psalm 76:2; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 7:1–4 — E debere Salem n'akụkụ Zayọn; onye nchụàjà ruo mgbe ebighị ebi dị ka usoro Melkizedek si dị; ihe aha Melkizedek na Salem pụtara, na otu ụzọ n'ụzọ iri Ebreham nyere.
  • Gordon J. Wenham, Genesis 1–15, Word Biblical Commentary 1 (1987) — Nkọwa Jenesis 14:17–24, utu aha bụ Chineke Kachasị Elu, na nkwenye na Salem bụ Jerusalem.
  • Victor P. Hamilton, The Book of Genesis: Chapters 1–17, New International Commentary on the Old Testament (1990) — Mkparịta ụka banyere Melkizedek, otu ụzọ n'ụzọ iri ahụ, na iyi Ebram ṅụrụ.

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