Biblia inazungumza kwa upinzani wa wazi kuhusu wokovu. Kulingana na Yohana, Yesu (PBUH) alimwambia mwanamke wa Kisamaria katika mazungumzo yake kuhusu Masihi: "kwa maana wokovu unatoka kwa Wayahudi." (Yohana: 4/22).

The Bible talks with clear contradiction about salvation. According to John, Jesus (PBUH) told the Samaritan woman in his talk about the messiah: "for salvation is from the Jews." (John: 4/22).

Hata hivyo, suala hili limekanushwa na maandiko mengine mengi ya Biblia, ambayo yanatia shaka kama kauli hii ilitamkwa kweli na Yesu, hasa kwa kuwa ni wazi kwamba iliingizwa katika maandishi.

However, this issue has been refuted by many other biblical texts, which throw suspicion as to whether or not this statement was actually uttered by Jesus, especially, that it is clear it was inserted into the text.

Ni muhimu kutaja, kwa wakati huu, maandiko ya Biblia Takatifu yanayoashiria uwezekano wa kuhamisha unabii kutoka kwa Wana wa Israeli kwenda kwa taifa jingine kama Waarabu.

It is important to mention, at this point, the Holy Bible's texts that indicate the possibility of transferring the prophet-hood from the Children of Israel to another nation like the Arabs.

Mungu alikuwa amewatuma manabii wengi kwa Wana wa Israeli, nao wakawakataa na kuwaua. Na tuzingatie yale waliyosema manabii kuhusu taifa hili lenye uasi, ili tuone kama walistahili kuendelea kuwa na baraka hiyo. Musa alisema kuwahusu: "Kwa kuwa ni taifa lisilo na shauri, wala hakuna ufahamu ndani yao." (Kumbukumbu la Torati: 32/28).

God had sent many prophets to the Children of Israel, and they denied and killed them. Let us ponder upon what the prophets said about this rebellious nation, to see if they were worthy of keeping the blessing. Moses said about them: "For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.” (Deuteronomy: 32/28).

Alisema, "Wao ni kizazi kilichopotoka na kupindika. Je, ndivyo mnavyomlipa BWANA, enyi watu wapumbavu na wasio na akili?" (Kumbukumbu la Torati 32:5-6).

He said, “They are a crooked and twisted generation. Do you thus repay the LORD, you foolish and senseless people?” (Deuteronomy: 32/5-6).

Nabii Elia alisema: "Akasema, 'Nimekuwa na wivu mkubwa kwa ajili ya BWANA, Mungu wa majeshi. Maana wana wa Israeli wameacha agano lako, wamebomoa madhabahu zako, na kuwaua manabii wako kwa upanga, nami, mimi peke yangu, nimebaki; nao wanatafuta kuiondoa roho yangu.'" (1 Wafalme 19:10).

The prophet Elijah said: "He said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away." (1Kings: 19/10).

Maelezo ya Mungu kuhusu wao katika Kitabu cha nabii Ezekieli ni hayo hayo.

God's description of them in the prophet Ezekiel's Book is the same:

Akaniambia, "Ewe mwana wa Adamu, nakutuma kwa wana wa Israeli, kwa mataifa waasi, ambao wameniasi.

"And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me.

Wametenda dhambi dhidi yangu, wao na baba zao, hadi leo hii. Na wazao pia ni wakaidi na wenye kiburi:

They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day. The descendants also are impudent and stubborn:

Ninakutuma kwao, nawe utawaambia, 'Bwana MUNGU asema hivi.' Iwe wanasikia au wanakataa kusikia (maana ni nyumba ya uasi), watajua kwamba nabii amekuwa kati yao. Nawe, mwanadamu, usiwaogope, wala maneno yao usiyaogope, ingawa miiba na michongoma ipo kwako, nawe unaketi juu ya nge. Usiyaogope maneno yao, wala usifadhaike kwa sura zao, maana ni nyumba ya uasi. Nawe utawaambia maneno yangu, iwe wanasikia au wanakataa kusikia, maana ni nyumba ya uasi. (Ezekieli: 2/3-8)

I send you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them. And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. (Ezekiel: 2/3-8)

Vivyo hivyo, Nabii Isaya alisema, "Sikieni, enyi mbingu, nanyi tegeni sikio, enyi dunia: kwa maana BWANA amesema, Nimewalea na kuwakuza watoto, lakini wameniasi."

Similarly, the Prophet Isaiah said, " Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, “children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.

Ng'ombe anamjua mwenye zizi lake, na punda anajua kibanda cha bwana wake, lakini Israeli hajui, watu wangu hawaelewi.

The ox knows its owner, and the donkey his master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.

Ole, taifa lenye dhambi, watu waliobeba uovu, uzao wa watenda maovu, watoto wanaofanya ufisadi! Wamemwacha BWANA, wamemdharau Mtakatifu wa Israeli, wamejitenga kabisa. Kwa nini bado mtapigwa?

Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly, they have forsaken the LORD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down?

"Kwa nini mnaendelea kuasi? Kichwa chote ni kigonjwa, na moyo wote umezimia. Kuanzia nyayo ya mguu hadi kichwani, hakuna afya ndani yake, bali michubuko na vidonda na majeraha mabichi; hayajafinywa wala kufungwa wala kulainishwa kwa mafuta." (Isaya 1:1-6).

Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil." (Isaiah: 1/1-6).

Hasira ya Mungu juu yao iliendelea, mpaka alipowaondolea baraka yake na kuibadilisha na laana zake na kisasi chake. "Na sasa, enyi makuhani, amri hii ni kwenu. Msipopenda kusikiliza, msipoweka moyoni kulipa heshima jina langu, asema BWANA wa majeshi, basi nitawatumia laana, nami nitazilaani baraka zenu. Naam, nimekwisha kuzilaani, kwa sababu ninyi hamweki hayo moyoni. Tazama, nitawakemea wazao wenu, na kueneza mavi usoni mwenu, mavi ya sadaka zenu, nanyi mtatolewa pamoja nayo." (Malaki 2:1-3).

God's anger with them continued, until he lifted the blessing from them, and exchanged it with his curses and revenge "And now, O priests, this command is for you. If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the LORD of hosts, then I will send a curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will rebuke your offspring, and spread dung on your faces, the dung of your offspring, and you shall be taken away with it." (Malachi: 2/1-3).

Alipokuja, Yesu (AS) aliita Yerusalemu: "Ee Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, mji unaowaua manabii" (Mathayo: 23/37)

When Jesus (PBUH) came he called Jerusalem: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets” (Matthew: 23/37)

kwa sababu ya idadi ya manabii wema wa Mungu ambao waliuawa katika ardhi yake.

because of the number of God's honorable prophets whom they had killed on its soil.

Yesu (AS) alisema, akiwahutubia makundi ya watu:- "Lakini ole wenu, enyi waandishi na Mafarisayo! Wanafiki!..... Ole wenu, enyi viongozi vipofu, …. Enyi wapumbavu vipofu ….. enyi nyoka, enyi wana wa nyoka wenye sumu, mtawezaje kuepuka kuhukumiwa Jahannamu?

Jesus (PBUH) said, while addressing the crowds:- "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites!..... Woe to you, ye blind guides, …. You blind fools ….. you serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?

Kwa hiyo ninawatumia manabii na watu wenye hekima na waandishi, baadhi yao mtawaua na kuwasulubisha, na wengine mtawapiga viboko katika masinagogi yenu, ……..Ee Yerusalemu, Yerusalemu, mji unaowaua manabii na kuwapiga mawe wale wanaotumwa kwenu," (Mathayo: 23/13-37).

Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues, ……..O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to you," (Matthew: 23/13-37).

Kwa sababu hiyo, Mungu aliwanyima nafasi ya kuwa taifa ambalo nabii aliyeahidiwa atakayefuata atatoka ndani yake, kwa sababu walivunja ahadi na agano la Mungu. Nabii atakayefuata hatatoka katika uzao wa Daudi (amani imshukie), maana yake hatakuwa Yesu (amani imshukie).

For that, God deprived them from being the nation who the next promised prophet will come from, because they broke the promise and covenant of God. The next prophet will not be from the offspring of David (PBUH), meaning that he will not be Jesus (PBUH).

Sababu kuu iliyowafanya Mayahudi wamchukie Yesu (AS) ilikuwa kwamba alikabiliana nao kwa ukweli. Aliwaambia kwamba ufalme wa Mungu na uchaguzi wake utaondolewa kwao, na kupewa taifa jingine. Ili kuthibitisha hilo, tunapaswa kurudi nyuma hadi wakati wa kwanza walipojaribu kumuua. Ndipo alipowaambia kuhusu nabii Elia, aliyewaacha wajane wa wana wa Israeli na kwenda kwa mjane wa Sidoni, na kwamba nabii Yoshua alimtakasa Naamani Mshami bila kuwatakasa wenye ukoma wengine waliokuwa miongoni mwa wana wa Israeli. (Ona Luka 4:25-27)

The main reason that the Jews hated Jesus (PBUH) was that he confronted them with the truth. He told them that God's kingdom and His choice will be taken away from them, and given to another nation. In order to prove that, we have to go back to the first time they tried to kill him. That is when he told them about the prophet Elijah, leaving the children of Israel's widows for a Sidon widow, and that the prophet Joshua cleansed Neman the Assyrian without cleansing the rest of the leprous that were among the children of Israel. (See Luke: 4/25-27)

Matokeo yake yalikuwa kwamba "Walipoyasikia mambo haya, wote waliokuwa katika sinagogi walijazwa ghadhabu. Wakainuka, wakamtoa nje ya mji, wakampeleka hadi kwenye ukingo wa kilima ambacho mji wao ulijengwa juu yake, ili wamtupe chini kutoka kwenye mwamba." (Luka 4:28-29), na hilo ndilo lililokuwa mwanzo wa chuki kati ya Wayahudi na Yesu (amani iwe juu yake).

The result was that “When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff." (Luke: 4/28-29), and that was the beginning of the hate between the Jews and Jesus (PBUH).

Sasa namwomba msomaji mheshimiwa aniambie: je, taifa lililotishiwa na manabii lilistahili kwamba baraka na utume vibaki kwake? Ikiwa jibu ni hapana, basi ni taifa gani lililochaguliwa na kuteuliwa? Ni nani mwingine angeweza kuwa, isipokuwa taifa lililoahidiwa baraka mara nyingi, kutoka katika uzao wa Ismaili (PBUH)? Hakuna taifa lolote lililodai kuwa ndilo taifa hili lililochaguliwa.

Now I ask the respected reader, did the nation that was threatened by prophets deserve that the blessing and prophet-hood remain with it? If the answer is no then which nation is the selected and chosen one? Who else could be, except the nation that was promised the blessing many times, from the offspring of Ishmael (PBUH)? None of the nations claimed to be this chosen nation.

Wakati wana wa Israili walipobadilisha na kuharibu dini yao, Mwenyezi Mungu aliwaondolea unabii na ujumbe, akawapa taifa jingine. Yale waliyoonywa nayo manabii kwa wana wa Israili yalitokea, nayo ni kuhamishwa kwa wema kwenda kwa taifa jingine.

When the children of Israel had altered and changed, God took away the prophet-hood and the message from them and gave it to another nation. What the prophets warned the children of Israel had happened, and that is transferring the goodness to another nation.

Taifa jipya ni lipi, na sifa zao ni zipi?

Who is the new nation, and what are their descriptions?

Ili kujibu swali hili muhimu tutatafakari maandiko ya Biblia Takatifu.

To answer this important question we will ponder on the scriptures of the Holy Bible.

Isaya alisema, akimnukuu wahyi, "Nilikuwa tayari kutafutwa na wale ambao hawakuniomba; nilikuwa tayari kupatikana na wale ambao hawakunitafuta. Nilisema, 'Mimi hapa, mimi hapa,' kwa taifa ambalo halikuitwa kwa jina langu.. Nimenyoosha mikono yangu mchana kutwa kwa watu wasiotii, wanaotembea katika njia isiyo njema, wakifuata mawazo yao wenyewe; Watu wanaonikasirisha usoni mwangu mara kwa mara; …." (Isaya: 65/1-3).

Isaiah said, quoting the revelation, "I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “her am I, here am I,” to a nation that was not called by my name.. I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that was not good, following their own devices; A people who provoke me to my face continually; …." (Isaiah: 65/1-3).

Maandiko yalitaja kuhamishwa kwa utume na amri kutoka kwa taifa lenye ukatili na lisilomtii, kwenda kwa taifa ambalo halikuwahi kumwomba Mungu hapo awali, wala halikuwa na jina la Mungu. Ni taifa lisilojua kusoma wala kuandika, ambalo kitabu chochote hakijawahi kuteremshwa kwake.

The text mentioned transferring the prophet-hood and the command from the cruel disobedient nation to a nation that had not asked God before, and did not possess the name of God. It is the illiterate nation, to whom no book was ever revealed.

Ezekieli anathibitisha kuondolewa kwa ufalme na sheria kutoka kwa wana wa Israeli, na kukipa taifa dogo lililopuuzwa, akisema:- "Na miti yote ya kondeni itajua ya kuwa mimi, BWANA, nimeishusha miti mirefu, nimeikuza miti midogo, nimeikausha miti mibichi, na kuifanya miti mikavu ichipue. Mimi, BWANA, nimesema, nami nitalitenda." (Ezekieli 17:24).

Ezekiel confirms the withdrawal of kingdom and statute from the children of Israel, giving it to a low and neglected nation. saying:- "And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD; I bring the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it." (Ezekiel: 17/24).