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NELSON MANDELA BAY: NEHEMIAH VISION IN ENGLISH
1. In the vision, we see a big circle forming a foundation surrounding NM Bay. Rather than being made up of the normal cement and stone mix, this foundation is made of a liquid substance with particles floating in it. When it hardens, this substance becomes far stronger than ordinary building materials. If we were to look closer, we would see that this substance is “Church Unity”. In the same way that the strengths of the foundations is the key to stability and strength of
2. On this solid foundation a first layer of 60 large bricks is laid, “end to end” forming a circle, with each brick as a section. These sections represent the 60 municipal wards of NM Bay. Just as Nehemiah divided the wall of Jerusalem into
3. The next eight layers of bricks are the eight domains: church, business, education, government, family, media & communication, arts & entertainment and sport. Just as the foundations support the brickwork above, so we call upon the people in each ward to work together in the domains to rebuild their section of the wall. Our strength will be the cement to hold these bricks together.
4. The walled city is covered by a canopy of prayer. To build this canopy over the metro we need to find a prayer coordinator for each ward. These coordinators will establish prayer groups to saturate their wards in united prayer and encourage the establishment of further groups covering all domains in their wards.(Nehemiah 4:17).
NELSON MANDELA BAY: UMBONO KANEHEMIYA
Nehemiya 2:17. Ndaza ndathi kubo, “Ngaba niyayibona na le nkxwaleko sikuyo? IJerusalem ingamabhodlo; amasango ayo atshiswe ngomlilo. Ngoko ke yizani sizivuse iindonga zeJerusalem, ukuze siphume ehlazweni.” (New translation, 1996)
1. NgoAgasti ka-2012, uBhishophu Lunga kaSiboto wakhetha uNehemiya 2:17 wasisihloko sentetho yakhe kwintlanganiso yesixeko eyayise-Feathermarket Hall. Kwinyanga esemva koko umbono wokuba lo mbono kaNehemiya ungasebenza njani na e-NM Bay kwabelwana ngawo kwintlanganiso yeeBhishophu yokuthandaza. Lo mbono waqinisekiswa ziiNkokheli zeCawe kwintlanganiso elandelayo yeeBhishophu yokuthandaza, ngoNovemba ka-2012. kongezwa isicatshulwa kuHabhakuki 2: 2-3. Umbono lo unamacandelo amane :
2. Kulo mbono, sibona isangqa esikhulu sisenza isiseko esijikeleza i-NM Bay. Endaweni yokuba senziwe ngesamente le iqhelekileyo nexutywe ngamatyana, esi siseko senziwe ngento ebubumanzirha nenamacetyana adadayo apha kuyo. Xa iqina le nto iya iba namandla ngaphezu kwezixhobo zokwakha eziqhelekileyo. Xa sinokuyiqwalasela singayibona okokuba le nto ‘bubunye becawe.’ Njengoko ukuba namandla kweziseko kungundoqo ekudaleni uzinzo nokuqina kwesakhiwo, kananjalo amandla obunye beecawe zethu aza kuba ngundoqo ekwakheni ngokutsha isixeko sethu. (iNdumiso 133; uNehemiya 4: 19-20)
3. Kwesi siseko siluqilima kubekwe umgangatho wokuqala onezitena ezinga-60 ezidityanisiwe ngeentloko zenza isangqa. Isitena ngasinye licandelo elimele enye yeewodi ezinga-60 ze-NM Bay. Njengoko uNehemiya wahlula udonga lwaseJerusalem lwangamacandelo waza icandelo ngalinye walabela iqela elithile labantu, kufuneka sikhuthaze yaye simeme abantu bahlangane kwiwodi nganye ukuze balwamkele uxanduva lokwakha ngokutsha icandelo labo kwi-metro yethu.(Nehemiya 3)
4. Imigangatho esibhozo elandelayo yezitena ngamacandelo asibhozo angala : icawe, ushishino, imfundo, urhulumente, usapho, iindaba noqhakamshelwano, ubugcisa nolonwabo kunye nemidlalo. Njengoko iziseko zixhasa izitena ezingentla kwazo, kananjalo simemelela abantu kwiwodi nganye okokuba basebenzisane kuloo macandelo bakuwo bakhe ngokutsha icandelo labo lodonga. Ngamandla ethu aza kuthi enze izitena zibumbane.
5. Isixeko esijikelezwe ludonga sigqunywe luphahla lomthandazo. Ukuze olu phahla silwakhe apha phezu kwe-metro kufuneka sifune umququzeleli womthandazo wewodi nganye. Aba baququzeleli baza kuseka amaqela okuthandaza aza kugcwalisa qhu iiwodi zabo ngokuthandaza bebanye yaye bakhuthaze ukusekwa kwamanye amaqela okuthandaza aza kuquka onke amacandelo akwiiwodi zabo.(uNehemiya 4 :17)