By Kuvamile ukufundiswa ukuthi ingxabano enkulu emshadweni ikhona ngenxa yesiqalekiso esehliselwa kowesifazane kuGenesisi 3:16. IBhayibheli lesingisi, iEnglish Standard Version, uma sithatha lona njengesibonelo, lihumusha igama lesiHebheru ngendlela edlulisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu waqalekisa umfazi ngokulangazelela ukumelana nendoda yakhe ngendlela ephambana nokubusa kwendoda yakhe phezu kwakhe.
Kowesifazane wathi:
“Ngiyokuzwisa izinhlungu ezinkulu usakhulelwe,
uzwe iminjunju lapho ubeletha.
Uyohlala ulangazelela indoda yakho,
yona ikubuse.”
Genesisi 3:16 (Zulu 2020)
Kodwa uNkulunkulu akasiqalekisi ngesono. Impela akanakukwenza lokho ( ekaJakobe 1:13-14). Kungaba yiqiniso ukuthi kunabafazi abamelanayo nabayeni babo, baze babaphathe ngezindlela ezihlukeni ezingenakho ukulunga, kodwa lokho akukho ngenxa yesiqalekiso phezu kowesifazane kuGenesisi 3.
Instead, the desire mentioned in Genesis 3:16 is at worst morally neutral. In these early days of mankind’s existence the first man and woman where commanded to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth and also to work hard (Gen 1:28). Because of their sin, God added a level of difficulty to the circumstances in which they would have to obey, but He did not add a level of impossibility to their obedience. Instead, the man would work, but there would now be resistance from nature and sweat from his face. Likewise the woman would bear children, but now there would be pain.
Kunalokho, ukulangazelela ekukhulunywa ngakho kuGenesisi 3:16 kusondele ekubeni kuhle kunokuba kubi. Kulezikhathi zakudala zokuphila kwendoda yokuqala nomfazi wokuqala babeyalwe ukuba bazalane bade, bagcwalise umhlaba bese basebenze kanzima (Genesisi 1:28). Ngenxa yesono sabo, uNkulunkulu wanezezela ubunzima kwizimo abasebezo phila ngaphansi kwazo kodwa kulindelekile ukuthi bathobele iziwi likaNkulunkulu khona kunjalo. Izinga lobunzima lalingenzima ngendlela yokuthi bangekwazi ukuthobela izwi likaNkulunkulu. Kunalokho, indoda yayisazosebenza, kodwa imvelo yayisizoba nokumelana nokusebenza kwakhe futhi sekuzoba khona nezithukuthuku. Kanjalo, umfazi uzozala abantwana, kodwa manje kwasekuzoba khona izinhlungu.
Ukulangazelela okukhulunywa ngakho kunomqondo wokuhlengwa okwedlula owokuqalekiswa. Ngokwandiswa kwezinhlungu ekuzaleni abantwana, umfazi angalingeka ngokuthi angabe esafisa ukuba nomyeni wakhe, kodwa ke, uNkulunkulu uqinisekisa ukuthi usazokuthola ukuthokozela umyeni wakhe ngemuva kwazo lezozinhlungu. Ngakho uzoba nakho ukulangazelela umyeni wakhe bese yena umyeni wakhe emuphatha ngendlela efanele ukulangazelela umfazi wakhe anakho.
Isiqalekiso phezu kowesifazane esiphathelene nezinhlungu ekubeletheni umntwana, akusiso esokulawula indoda.
Ukubheka ngenye indlela, abanye basebenzisa uGenesisi 4:7 lapho kusentshenziswe leliqoqo lamagama u”your desire shall be contrary to your husband” (“uyohlala ulangazelela indoda yakho”) ngokomqondo onikezela isimo esingesihle. Bese ngenxa yalokho banqume ukuthi nakuGenesisi 3:16 leliqoqo lamagama u”your desire shall be contrary to your husband” kumele lisho isimo esingesihle nakhona. Ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwaleli qoqo lamagama kuKhayina nesilingo sakhe kunikezela umqondo wesimo esingesihle akusho ukuthi nokusetshenziswa kwalo kuNkulunkulu noEva kusho isimo esingesihle nakhona. Ngaphandle nje kwalokho, indlela enhle ekusethsenziswe ngayo leliqoqo lamagama iyatholakala kwiSihlabelelo Sezihlabelelo 7:10 okuqinisekisa ukuthi lamagama qobo lwawo awadingi ukuhumushwa ngendlela eveza umqondo ongemuhle. IBhayibheli lesiZulu ihumusho lika2020 libeka kahle umalithi:
Kowesifazane wathi:
“Ngiyokuzwisa izinhlungu ezinkulu usakhulelwe,
uzwe iminjunju lapho ubeletha.
Uyohlala ulangazelela indoda yakho,
yona ikubuse.”
Genesisi 3:16 (Zulu 2020)
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