LiBhayibheli alikhulumi nge-Shroud yase-Turin. Le-Shroud yindvwangu bantfu labanyenti labacabanga kutsi yasetjentiswa nakungcwatjwa Jesu khristu. Ngenca yaleyonkholelo, labanye bantfu bacabanga kutsi lendvwangu itsatfwa njengentfo lengcwele ngulamanye emaKhristu. Lendvwangu i-shroud, igcinwe endzaweni lephephile eSontfweni lemaRoma eTurin, lese-Italy.

 Kulandzisa lokuseBhayibhelini kuyavuma yini kutsi lendvwangu i-Shroud yase-Turin ngiyo mbamba lena lokwangcwatjwa Jesu ngayo? Chake, akuvumi.

 Naka tintfo letintsatfu letenta lendvwangu yehluke kuloko lokushiwo liBhayibheli.

1.   I-shroud yindvwangu lengu-442 centimeters budze, na-113 centimeters bubanti (14 ft 6 in. by 3 ft 8 in.) kuphindze kube nesicephu lesingu-8-centimeters (3 in.) lesitfungelwe kulendvwangu.

    Lokushiwo liBhayibheli: Sidvumbu saJesu besigocwe ngetindvwangu letinyenti, hhayi yinye. Inhloko yakhe beyigocwe ngendvwangu leyehlukile. Ngemuva kwekuvuswa kwaJesu, lomunye webaphostoli bakhe wefika ethuneni lelinganamuntfu futsi “watfola letindvwangu telineni tiphansi.” LiBhayibheli liphindze litsi: “Indvwangu lebeyisenhloko yaJesu beyingekho kuleti letinye tindvwangu, kodvwa beyigocwe yodvwa.”—Johane 20:6, 7.

2.   Lendvwangu inemabala engati lokucatjangwa kutsi abewesidvumbu lesingakagezwa.

    Lokushiwo liBhayibheli: Ngesikhatsi Jesu afa, bafundzi bakhe balungisa sidvumbu sakhe ngendlela ‘emaJuda abevamise kwenta ngayo nakalungiselela tidvumbu kutsi tiyewungcwatjwa.’ (Johane 19:39-42) Lelisiko belihlanganisa kugeza sidvumbu, kusigcobisa emafutsa kanye nekusifaka emakha ngaphambi kwekusingcwaba. (Matewu 26:12; Imisebenti 9:37) Ngako-ke, kunengcondvo kutsi bafundzi baJesu bageza sidvumbu sakhe ngaphambi kwekusigocota ngetindvwangu.

3.   I-Encyclopædia Britannica itsi lendvwangu inesitfombe sendvodza “lelaliswe kuhhafu walendvwangu, kwase kutsi lelenye ihhafu yambonya inhloko nemtimba wonkhe.”

    Lokushiwo liBhayibheli: Bafundzi baJesu bacoca ngekufa kwakhe, ngelithuna lakhe lebelite lutfo, kanye nangebufakazi bebafati ‘lababona tingilosi, letabatjela kutsi uyaphila.’ (Lukha 24:15-24) Kube lendvwangu beyikhona ethuneni laJesu, bafundzi bakhe bebatawucoca nangayo kanye netitfombe letikuyo. LiBhayibheli alisho lutfo ngaleyondzaba.

 Cha. Ngisho nome ngabe lendvwangu ngiyo beyigocotele Jesu, kuyikhonta kuliphutsa. Ake sicoce nganati timiso teliBhayibheli letichaza kutsi kungani kungaba liphutsa kuyikhonta.

1.   Asikho sidzingo. Jesu watsi: “Nkulunkulu unguMoya, nalabo labamkhontako kufanele bamkhonte ngemoya nangeliciniso.” (Johane 4:24) Kukhonta kweliciniso akufaki ekhatsi kukhonta titfombe.

2.   Akukavumeleki. IMitsetfo Lelishumi iyakulahla kukhonta titfombe. (Dutheronomi 5:6-10) Ngendlela lefanako, liBhayibheli linika emaKhristu umyalo lotsi: “Tibalekeleni titfombe.” (1 Johane 5:21) Labanye bangatitsetselela ngekutsi lendvwangu ayisiso sithico kodvwa iluphawu lwenkholo yabo. Nome kunjalo, luphawu lolutsite lungaba sithico kumuntfu lolutsatsa njengentfo lengcwele. a Ngako-ke, umuntfu lofuna kujabulisa Nkulunkulu akukafanele akhonte aphindze ahloniphe nome ngabe ngusiphi sitfombe lokufaka ekhatsi i-shroud.