Ngokutsho kohlolisiso olupapashwe kwi<em>Nature, “umda opheleleyo” womntu wobude bobomi buphakathi kweminyaka eli-120 ne-150. Umnenga we-Bowhead unobomi obude obulindelekileyo kuso nasiphi na isilwanyana esanyisayo emhlabeni, kwaye siphila iminyaka engama-200 okanye ngaphezulu. Imibhalo emininzi yamandulo, kuquka eyesiSumeri, isiHindu neelwimi zeBhayibhile, ichaza abantu abaye baphila kangangamawaka eminyaka.
Abantu abanomdla kwimbali yamandulo basenokuba beva ngoMethusela, indoda ekucingelwa ukuba yaphila iminyaka engama-969, ngokutsho kweBhayibhile. Kwincwadi yeGenesis, uchazwa njengonyana kaEnoki, uyise kaLameki, noyisemkhulu kaNowa. Ekubeni umnombo wakhe unxibelelanisa uAdam noNowa, ingxelo yakhe eseBhayibhileni ibalulekile.
Eyona nguqulelo indala yeBhayibhile ithi uMethusela wayeneminyaka emalunga nama-200 ubudala xa kwazalwa unyana wakhe, uLameki yaye wafa ngaxa lithile emva koMkhukula ochazwe kwibali likaNowa. Ngenxa yokwaluphala kwakhe, uMethusela uye waba yinxalenye yesithethe esithandwayo, yaye igama lakhe lidla ngokusetyenziswa xa kubhekiselwa kukwaluphala kwabantu okanye izinto.
Nangona kunjalo, lo mlinganiswa weBhayibhile akanikeli nje umdla ngenxa yobomi bakhe obude, kodwa ukwabaluleke kakhulu ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukeneyo. UMethusela wayengusolusapho wesibhozo wexesha langaphambi konogumbe, ngokweNcwadi yeGenesis.
Ngokuhambelana ne Inguqulelo kaKing James yeBhayibhile, oku kulandelayo kuchaziwe:
21 UEnoki wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathandathu anamihlanu, wazala uMethusela.
22 UEnoki wahamba noThixo emveni kokuzala kwakhe uMethusela iminyaka emakhulu mathathu, wazala oonyana neentombi.
23 Iyonke imihla kaEnoki yaba yiminyaka emakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathandathu anamihlanu.
24 UEnoki wahamba noThixo, akabakho; ngokuba uThixo umthabathile.
25 UMethusela wahlala iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesixhenxe, wazala uLameki.
26 UMethusela wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uLameki iminyaka emakhulu asixhenxe anamanci asibhozo anamibini, wazala oonyana neentombi.
27 Iyonke imihla kaMethusela yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba, anamanci mathandathu anesithoba;
-Genesis 5:21–27, iBhayibhile.
Njengoko kuchaziwe kwiGenesis, uMethusela wayengunyana kaEnoki noyise kaLameki, owazala uNowa, awamzalayo xa wayeneminyaka eli-187 ubudala. Igama lakhe liye laba sisithetha-ntonye esiqhelekileyo saso nasiphi na isidalwa esikhulileyo, yaye lidla ngokusetyenziswa kumabinzana anjengathi “ukuba neminyaka emininzi kunoMethusela” okanye “ukuba mdala kunoMethusela,” phakathi kwezinye izinto.
NgokweTestamente eNdala, uMethusela wabhubha ngonyaka woNogumbe. Kunokwenzeka ukufumana amaxesha amathathu ahlukeneyo kwizithethe ezithathu ezahlukeneyo zemibhalo-ngqangi: iMasorete, iSeptuagint, neTorah yamaSamariya.
Ngokutsho Umbhalo weMasora, inguqulelo egunyazisiweyo yesiHebhere nesiAramiki yeTanakh eyayisetyenziswa kubuYuda boRabhi, uMethusela wayeneminyaka eli-187 ubudala ukuzalwa konyana wakhe. Wafa eneminyaka engama-969, ngonyaka woMkhukula.
The ISeptuagint, maxa wambi kubhekiselwa kuyo njengeTestamente Endala yesiGrike, inguqulelo yokuqala ekhoyo yesiGrike yeTestamente Endala esuka kwisiHebhere santlandlolo ibonisa ukuba uMethusela wayeneminyaka eli-187 xa unyana wakhe wazalwa waza wafa eneminyaka engama-969, kodwa kwiminyaka emithandathu ngaphambi koNogumbe Omkhulu.
Njengoko kubhaliwe kwi iTorah yamaSamariya, umbhalo oquka iincwadi ezintlanu zokuqala zeBhayibhile yesiHebhere, owabhalwa ngoonobumba abangamaSamariya waza wasetyenziswa njengezibhalo ngamaSamariya, uMethusela wayeneminyaka engama-67 ubudala ukuzalwa konyana wakhe, yaye wafa eneminyaka engama-720 ubudala, nto leyo eyayingqamana nokuzalwa kukaMethusela. ukuya kwixesha owabakho ngalo uMkhukula.
Olu hlobo lokubhekisela kubomi buphantse bufumaneke nakwezinye iitekisi zakudala. Imibhalo yamandulo yaseSumeri, kubandakanywa eyona nto iphikisanayo, iveza uluhlu lwe abalawuli bamandulo abasibhozo behla ezulwini baza balawula iminyaka engaphezu kwama-200,000. Ngokutsho kombhalo, ngaphambi koMkhukula, iqela lezidalwa ezikrelekrele ezisi-8 zalawula eMesopotamiya kangangeminyaka engama-241,200 XNUMX.
Icwecwe lodongwe eliqulethe lo mbhalo wohlobo olulodwa laqala emva kweminyaka engama-4,000 kwaye lafunyanwa ngumphandi waseJamani-waseMelika uHermann Hilprecht ngasekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yamashumi amabini. UHilprecht ufumene amacwecwe ali-18 afanayo abhalwe ngoonobumba abatsobhileyo (c. 2017-1794 BCE). Babengafani kodwa babelane ngolwazi ekukholelwa ukuba luthatyathwe kumthombo omnye wembali yaseSumeri.
Ngaphezulu kweshumi elinesibini leekopi zoLuhlu loKumkani waseSumeri olususela kwinkulungwane yesi-7 BC ziye zafunyanwa eBhabhiloni, eSusa, eAsiriya, nakwiRoyal Library yaseNineve, phakathi kwezinye iindawo.
Uluhlu lwaseSumeri phambi komkhukula:
“Emva kokuba ubukumkani behla buvela ezulwini, ubukumkani babuse-Eridug. E-Eridug waba ngukumkani uAlulim; walawula iminyaka engama-28800. UAlaljar walawula iminyaka engama-36000. ookumkani aba-2; balawula iminyaka engama-64800. Emva koko uEridug wawa baza ubukumkani basiwa eBad-tibira.
Abanye ababhali bakholelwa ukuba abantu babephila malunga newaka leminyaka, de kwasemva konogumbe, uThixo wafinyeza esi sizukulwana ( Genesis 6:3 ) Wathi uYehova, “UMoya wam akayi kulawula ebantwini ngonaphakade; imihla yakhe iya kuba yiminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mabini.
Ngaba isibakala sokuba ubomi babantu bathotywa ngokwenene sasisenzo sikaThixo? Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba kukho enye, ingcaciso enkulu ngakumbi, ethi izidalwa ezingezizo eMhlabeni zahamba kwisijikelezi-langa sethu ngemihla kaMethusela?
