Isivumelwano sakwaMowabi singatholakala kuDuteronomi 28 futhi abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi singesinye sezivumelwano ezibaluleke kakhulu eBhayibhelini. Ibeka uchungechunge lwezibusiso neziqalekiso zesikhathi esizayo ezizodlala indima ebalulekile emlandweni wakwa-Israyeli. Izahluko 29 - 32 zakhela phezu kwemigomo nemibandela etholakala eSahlukweni 28 futhi ziqukethe izinkomba zesikhathi lapho iziqalekiso zizokwenzeka khona esikhathini esizayo.

Lezi zahluko zibaluleke kakhulu, kangangokuthi uNkulunkulu wayala ukuba zifundwe phambi kwebandla njalo eminyakeni eyisikhombisa ngesikhathi soMkhosi Wamadokodo, njengesikhumbuzo esiqhubekayo. Lapho u-Israyeli eqala ukuphambuka kuNkulunkulu, uSolomoni, uDaniyeli, uJeremiya, ngisho noKristu babhekisela ezibusisweni neziqalekiso ezibikezelwe kuDuteronomi 28 – 32, njengesikhumbuzo sesizwe ukuba siphenduke ezindleleni zaso ezimbi sibuyele kuNkulunkulu.

Usuku: c. 1406 BC

Umbhali (s): UMose, mhlawumbe uJoshuwa, noma umbhali.

* Ezinye izazi zikholelwa ukuthi izincwadi ezinhlanu zikaMose kungenzeka ukuthi zazinababhali abangaba ngu-4, abaziwa ngokuthi uJ (Jahwist), u-E (u-Elohist), u-P (Umpristi), no-D (uDuteronomist). Le nkolelo ibizwa ngokuthi i-Documentary Hypothesis.

Ukwakheka

UDutheronomi 28 uhlukaniswe izingxenye ezimbili. Amavesi 1 – 14 akhuluma ngezibusiso uNkulunkulu athembisa ukuzinika ama-Israyeli uma belalela futhi begcina imiyalo yakhe. Amavesi 15 - 68 akhuluma ngeziqalekiso uNkulunkulu ayezozibeka ku-Israyeli uma behluleka ukugcina imiyalo yakhe.

Imibono

Kukhona imibono emithathu ephikisanayo ngesivumelwano sakwaMowabi.

1. UDutheronomi isahluko 28 akusona isiprofetho seBhayibheli sosuku lwesikhathi esizayo futhi sesivele sigcwalisekile esikhathini esidlule.

2. UDutheronomi 28 yisiprofetho seBhayibheli sosuku lwesikhathi esizayo futhi iziqalekiso zingasetshenziswa njengesibonakaliso sokukhomba isizwe sangempela sakwa-Israyeli.

3. UDutheronomi 28 ungokomfanekiso ngokuphelele futhi unencazelo engokomoya kunokuba incazelo engokoqobo.

Ukubaluleka

Ukuqonda isivumelwano sakwaMowabi kubalulekile uma kuziwa ekuqondeni nasekuhumusheni isiprofetho seBhayibheli sonke. Lapho abafundi beza kuKristu futhi bembuza ngezibonakaliso zokuza kwakhe (uMathewu 24, uMarku 13, noLuka 21), wabaphendula ngokubhekisela eziprofethweni ezahlukahlukene ezitholakala kulo lonke iTestamente Elidala. Ezinye zezimpawu azikhulume ngazo zitholakala phakathi kweziqalekiso ezibhalwe kuDuteronomi 28: 15-68. KuDuteronomi 31:29, uMose utshela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi lezi zenzakalo zizokwenzeka kubo "ezinsukwini zokugcina"; IBhayibheli likhuluma ngesikhathi uMesiya azobuya ngaso futhi abuse emhlabeni. Ukuqonda umongo kaDuteronomi 28 kusisiza futhi siqonde ukuthi kungani uKristu wayecaphuna kuwo lapho ephendula abafundi bakhe ngokubuya kwakhe.