“Umkhawulo ophelele” womuntu weminyaka yokuphila, ngokocwaningo olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Nature, uphakathi kweminyaka eyi-120 neyi-150. Umkhomo we-Bowhead unobude beminyaka yokuphila ende kunanoma yisiphi isilwane esincelisayo emhlabeni, esiphila iminyaka efinyelela kwangu-200 noma ngaphezulu. Imibhalo eminingi yasendulo, kuhlanganise neyesiSumeri, isiHindu, nezilimi zeBhayibheli, ichaza abantu abaye baphila izinkulungwane zeminyaka.
Abantu abathanda umlando wasendulo kungenzeka bezwa ngoMethusela, indoda okuthiwa yaphila iminyaka engu-969, ngokweBhayibheli. Encwadini kaGenesise, uchazwa njengendodana ka-Enoke, uyise kaLameka, kanye nomkhulu kaNowa. Njengoba uhlu lozalo lwakhe luhlobanisa u-Adamu noNowa, ukulandisa kwakhe okuseBhayibhelini kubalulekile.
Inguqulo yeBhayibheli endala kunazo zonke eyaziwayo ithi uMethusela wayeneminyaka engaba ngu-200 lapho kuzalwa indodana yakhe, uLameka, futhi wafa esikhathini esithile ngemva kukaZamcolo ochazwe endabeni kaNowa. Ngenxa yokukhula kwakhe, uMethusela useyingxenye yesiko elidumile, futhi igama lakhe livame ukubizwa lapho kukhulunywa ngokukhula kwabantu noma izinto.
Nokho, lo mlingiswa waseBhayibhelini akagcini nje ngokuthakazelisa ngenxa yempilo yakhe ende, kodwa futhi ubaluleke kakhulu ngenxa yezizathu ezihlukahlukene. UMethusela wayengumnzalamizi wesishiyagalombili wenkathi yangaphambi kukazamcolo, ngokweNcwadi kaGenesise.
Ngokuhambisana ne I-King James Version yeBhayibheli, okulandelayo kushiwo:
21 U-Enoke wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu, wazala uMethusela.
22 Emva kokuzalwa kukaMethusela u-Enoke wahamba noNkulunkulu iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
23 Iyonke imihla ka-Enoke yaba yiminyaka emakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathandathu anamihlanu;
24 U-Enoke wahamba noNkulunkulu; ngoba uNkulunkulu umthathile.
25 UMetushela waphila iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesikhombisa, wazala uLameka.
26 Emva kokuzalwa kukaLameka uMetushela wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nambili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
27 Iyonke imihla kaMethusela yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba, anamanci mathandathu anesithoba;
-Genesise 5:21-27, IBhayibheli.
Njengoba kuchazwe kuGenesise, uMethusela wayeyindodana ka-Enoke futhi enguyise kaLameka, naye owazala uNowa, amzala eneminyaka engu-187 ubudala. Igama lakhe seliyigama elifanayo elivamile kunoma yisiphi isidalwa esikhulile, futhi livame ukusetshenziswa emishwaneni enjengokuthi “ukuba neminyaka eminingi kunoMethusela” noma “ukuba mdala kunoMethusela,” phakathi kwezinye izinto.
NgokweTestamente Elidala, uMethusela wabhubha ngonyaka kaZamcolo Omkhulu. Kungenzeka ukuthola izikhathi ezintathu ezihlukene emasikweni amathathu ahlukene emibhalo yesandla: iMasorete, iSeptuagint, neTorah yaseSamariya.
Ngokusho the Umbhalo wamaMasoretic, inguqulo egunyaziwe yesiHeberu nesi-Aramu ye-Tanakh eyayisetshenziswa ubuJuda BoRabi, uMethusela wayeneminyaka engu-187 lapho kuzalwa indodana yakhe. Wafa eneminyaka engu-969, ngonyaka kaZamcolo.
The I-Septuagint, ngezinye izikhathi okubizwa ngokuthi iTestamente Elidala lesiGreki, inguqulo yokuqala yesiGreki ekhona yeTestamente Elidala esusela olimini lwesiHeberu sakuqala ibonisa ukuthi uMethusela wayeneminyaka engu-187 lapho indodana yakhe izalwa futhi ifa ineminyaka engu-969, kodwa eminyakeni eyisithupha ngaphambi kukazamcolo Omkhulu.
Njengoba kulotshwe ku iTorah yaseSamariya, umbhalo ohlanganisa izincwadi ezinhlanu zokuqala zeBhayibheli lesiHeberu, ezalotshwa ngezinhlamvu zezinhlamvu zamaSamariya futhi zasetshenziswa njengemibhalo yamaSamariya, uMethusela wayeneminyaka engu-67 lapho kuzalwa indodana yakhe, futhi wafa eneminyaka engu-720 ubudala, okwakuvumelana nalokho. esikhathini uZamcolo Omkhulu okwenzeka ngaso.
Lolu hlobo lwenkomba yesikhathi sokuphila cishe lutholakala nakweminye imibhalo yasendulo. Imibhalo yasendulo yamaSumeri, okuhlanganisa nezingxabano kakhulu, idalula uhlu lwe ababusi basendulo abayisishiyagalombili behla ezulwini futhi babusa iminyaka engaphezu kuka-200,000. Ngokombhalo, ngaphambi kukaZamcolo Omkhulu, iqembu lezidalwa ezihlakaniphile ezingu-8 labusa eMesophothamiya isikhathi esiyiminyaka engu-241,200 XNUMX.
Ithebhulethi yobumba equkethe lo mbhalo wohlobo olulodwa ihlehlela emuva eminyakeni engu-4,000 futhi yatholwa umcwaningi waseJalimane-waseMelika uHermann Hilprecht ngasekupheleni kwekhulu lamashumi amabili. U-Hilprecht wathola isamba sezibhebhe ze-cuneiform eziyi-18 ezifanayo (c. 2017-1794 BCE). Babengafani kodwa babelane ngolwazi okukholakala ukuthi luthathwe emthonjeni owodwa womlando wamaSumeri.
Amakhophi angaphezu kweshumi nambili oHlu Lwenkosi YaseSumeri asukela ekhulwini lesi-7 BC atholwe eBhabhiloni, eSusa, e-Asiriya, naseRoyal Library yaseNineve, phakathi kwezinye izindawo.
Uhlu LwamaSumeri ngaphambi kukazamcolo:
“Ngemva kokuba ubukhosi behle buvela ezulwini, ubukhosi babuse-Eridug. E-Eridug, u-Alulim waba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engu-28800. U-Alaljar wabusa iminyaka engu-36000. 2 amakhosi; babusa iminyaka engu-64800. Khona-ke u-Eridug wawa futhi ubukhosi bayiswa eBad-tibira.”
Abanye ababhali bakholelwa ukuthi abantu baphila cishe iminyaka eyinkulungwane, kwaze kwaba ngemva kukazamcolo, uNkulunkulu wasifinyeza lesi sikhathi ( Genesise 6:3 ) Khona-ke uJehova wathi: “UMoya wami awuyikubusa kumuntu kuze kube phakade, ngokuba naye uyinyama; nokho izinsuku zakhe ziyakuba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.
Ingabe iqiniso lokuthi ubude bokuphila kwabantu behliswa laliyisenzo sikaNkulunkulu ngempela? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi kunenye incazelo, enkulu nakakhulu, ethi izidalwa ezingaveli eMhlabeni zahamba emhlabeni wethu ezinsukwini zikaMethusela?
