Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uNkulunkulu uye wembula kubantu ngamagama ahlukahlukene.
• Esahlukweni sokuqala seBhayibheli, isiphambano ngokwaso sinoNkulunkulu, okulotshwe embhalweni wesiHeberu ngokuthi Elohim noma Elohim (ubuningi bususelwa ku-El, 'amandla'). Ngegama lemiBhalo Engcwele, ebonisa uNkulunkulu ukuthi uMdali noMninimandla Onke unamandla onke. Ubuningi begama elithi Eloah kanye no-Elohim (ubuningi) bubonisa ubukhulu nokuphakama kwengqikithi kaNkulunkulu; okubonisa ukukhonzwa kukaNkulunkulu ezulwini nasemhlabeni, kukho konke, okubonakalayo nokungabonakali. EBhayibhelini lesiGreki, u-Elohim elithi Theos, kanti enguqulweni yeSonto lesiSlavonic, uNkulunkulu.
• INkosi—uYahweh (uYahwe, uJahveh/Jahvah) noma wakhulelwa uJehova ngephutha eNkathini Ephakathi, ebhalwe ku-tetragrammaton ethi YHWH (iod, heh, vav, heh) – isetshenziselwa ilungelo lomngane isanda kuqanjwa, futhi impahla injalo, ngenxa yomuntu odaliwe, ex. landela izindawo: “… futhi okwathi (ngesikhathi uNowa esemkhunjini), owesilisa nowesifazane kuzo zonke izinhlobo zemihuzuko, njengoba uNkulunkulu [Elohim] emyalile. Futhi iNkosi (uNkulunkulu) [uJehova] yavala umkhondo wayo (umkhumbi)” ( Gen. 7:16 ); noma “… manje seniyihlubukile iNkosi [uJehova] … futhi umhlaba usukwazi ukuthi uyini uNkulunkulu [uElohim] kuIsrayeli” (1 AmaKhosi. 17:46); noma “uJehoshafati uphumile, uJehova wamsiza, noNkulunkulu [uElohim] wamfulathela.” ( 2 IziKronike 18:31 ) Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uNkulunkulu iNkosi ngokukhethwa kwaKhe, futhi ngenxa yamagatsha washiya ithempeli. uNkulunkulu uSomandla kakhulu.
• Ngegama elithi Adonai (iNkosi – elisuka kwelesiHebheru elithi “adon” – lord, elibhalwe kwenye itetragram: aleph, dalet, nun, yod) ekhulwini lesi-III. amaJuda akhulelwa futhi abiza uYahweh ngenkathi esekukhanyiselweni kombhalo. Lokho kwaba umkhondo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi lapho umpristi uSimoni Olungileyo wathathwa ukuze aphimisele ngoYHWH ekukhulekeleni. Ngokuba umehluko esicelweni sobukhosi sika-Adoni (nkosi, nkosi), u-Adonai (Nkosi yami) uzibiza ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu. Ezindaweni eziningi, iComrade inesigaba esiphambanayo senkomba enjalo ngisho nasemibhalweni yasendulo (Gen.15:2,8; Eks.4:10,13; Dut.9:26; Joshuwa 7:7, njll.). ). Ethempelini leNkosi, u-Adonai waphinyiselwa, abahumushi be-72 be-Septuagint babekwa phansi endaweni ye-tetragrammaton Kyrios (Nkosi), umkhondo wezinye ze-h. abaphostoli, futhi ngisho nathi kuze kube namuhla, YHWH Nkosi.
Ngaphandle kwalawa magama embhalweni wesiHeberu wemiBhalo Engcwele anqanyulwe ngamanye amagama kaNkulunkulu:
• U-Elion (okusho ukuthi Vsevyshen, isibonelo, landela umcabango: “... U-Abrama wakhuluma enkosini yaseSodoma: Phakamisa isandla sami kuJehova uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke [u-Elion], uMnini wezulu nomhlaba…”, Gen. 14: 22);
• Shadai (okusho uMninimandla onke, isibonelo: “... Bheka, ngafika ku-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe negama elithi “Nkulunkulu uMninimandla Onke” [Shadai]; futhi negama elithi Xi” iNkosi” [uJehova] akabembulelanga lona. ”, Eks 6:3). IHubo 90:1-2 lifundeka kanje kweyokuqala: “Omunye uyaphila kakhulu ngaphansi kwesivikelo sikaMninimandla onke [u-Elyon], ohlala ngaphansi kwe-syankat kuMninimandla onke [uShadai], futhi uJehova utshela iNkosi [uJehova]. : Lesi kuyisiphephelo sami, nesivikelo sami, Nkulunkulu [Elohim] wami, engiyethembayo. I-El-Shadai ihunyushwe eBhayibhelini lesiGreki isuka ku-Pantokrator, futhi ihunyushwe enguqulweni ye-Central Slavonic isuka kwethi All-Migthy.
• Igama likaNkulunkulu elithi Savaot (Heb. Tsevaot, elisuka egameni elithi Tsava – amabutho, ibutho, izimpi) lisetshenziswe embhalweni wokuqala kule ncazelo ku-Eks. 6:26; Numeri 31:53, njll., kodwa ngencazelo “yamazulu empi” (namaplanethi, neziNgelosi) – kuDut. 4:19; 17:3; 3Ts 22:19; Isaya 24:21; Dan. 8:10. Kodwa emiBhalweni, u-Savaot, esesebenzise i-nay-veche ngomcabango othi “INkosi isempini”, waphakamisa ukubusa kukaNkulunkulu phezu kwawo wonke amandla asezulwini nasemhlabeni. Okuwukuphela kwamagama avela kuNkulunkulu, afanekisa ubukhulu bukaNkulunkulu obungenamkhawulo, Akukho ukubusa phezu kwakho konke okudaliwe, Akukho umninimandla onke nenkazimulo. Yena lowo Nkulunkulu usempini, uJehova unamandla. UyiNkosi yakho konke, unamandla onke futhi unamandla onke. Wamzungeza ngeziNgelosi nawo wonke amazulu empi. KuYe, lokhu kuwukunqoba nokuMkhazimulisa, imvelo tshalat; zonke izidalwa zingofakazi ngokungahluleki bamandla aMabi namandla, ebukhulu obubi nenkazimulo (2Ts 5:10; Is 6:3; Hos 12:5; Zak 1:3). ETestamenteni Elisha, iSav(b)aot ifinyelele encwadini eqoqiwe Jak 5:4 kanye nasencwadini yabaseRoma. 9:29.
• Igama likaNkulunkulu elithi Choel (uMhlengi) manje lihlangana kwethi “Wena ngokwakho unguBaba wethu; ngokuba u-Abrahama wayengazi, no-Israyeli akabazi abakhe; Wena, Nkosi, lo unguBaba wethu, phendula igama lakho ngokuthi: “uMhlengi wethu” (Isaya 63:16) nakwezinye izindawo emiBhalweni eNgcwele.
Ngaphandle kwamagama kaNkulunkulu acashuniwe eBhayibhelini, kunezincazelo noma izici zikaNkulunkulu (into abayiqondayo abayibiza ngamagama):
• umoya ( Johane 4:24 )
• umphindiseli ( Nahume 1:2 )
• ukubhebhetheka komlilo ( Dut. 4:24; Isaya 33:14; Heb. 12:29 )
• Umshisekeli ( Eks 34:14; Dut 6:15; Nahume 1:2 )
• ukukhanya ( 1 Johane 1:5 )
• ukwesaba u-Isaka (Bit 31:42,53),
• Sediya ( Jobe 23:7 )
• UMdali ( Jobe 4:17; IHu. 94:6; Roma 1:25 )
• Umduduzi ( Isaya 51:12 ).
ETestamenteni Elisha, uNkulunkulu uzembula eNdodaneni Yakhe uJesu Kristu (Joh 1:18).
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