Abubuwa 3 da Ya Kamata Ku Sani Game da Zakariya

1. Abu na farko da za a sani game da Zakariya shine asalin mutumin.

Zakariya suna ne da aka saba gani a Tsohon Alkawari, amma ayar farko ta bayyana shi a matsayin “ɗan Berekiah, ɗan annabi Iddo.” A fadin Nehemiah 12:1–4, Iddo yana ɗaya daga cikin firistocin da suka koma Falasɗinu tare da Zarubabel bayan zaman bauta a Babila. Mataki na farko na kasuwanci ga waɗanda suka koma Yahuda bayan zaman bauta shine sake gina haikalin da Babilawa suka lalata. A ƙarƙashin jagorancin Zarubabel, aikin ya bunƙasa da farko amma daga baya ya yi ta’azzara saboda matsin lamba na waje da rashin kulawa a ciki (Ezra 4, 5). Iddo, kakan Zakariya, zai kasance yana cikin aikin farko na haikalin. Zakariya ya taka rawa wajen ganin an kammala aikin. Abin mamaki kuma a cewar Yesu (Matta 23:35–37), an kashe Zakariya a haikalin da ya yi tasiri a sake ginawa.

Amma kafin a kashe shi, Zakariya ya yi hidima mai tsawo. Ya rubuta saƙonninsa na farko (Zak. 1–6) zuwa shekara ta biyu ta Darius, wanda ya kai shekara ta 520 kafin haihuwar Annabi Isa (BC). Ya rubuta jerinsa na biyu (Zak. 7–8) shekaru biyu bayan haka, a shekara ta huɗu ta Darius (518 kafin haihuwar Annabi Isa). Babi na 9–14 ba a rubuta su ba, amma ambaton Girka (Zak. 9:13) yana nuna wani lokaci na gaba, wataƙila tsakanin 480–470 kafin haihuwar Annabi Isa. Gabaɗaya, Zakariya ya yi annabci na kimanin shekaru hamsin.

2. Abu na biyu da za a sani game da Zakariya ya shafi saƙonsa.

Isari’la ta gama  bautan Babila, amma mutanen ba su fuskanci albarka ko wadata da suka yi tsammani ba. Sun fuskanci adawa daga Samariyawa, halaka a ƙasar, aiki tuƙuru, da wahala. Yanayin ya yi kama da babu bege; kamar Ubangiji ya manta da su. Sunan Zakariya yana nufin “Ubangiji yana tunawa,” kuma jin sunansa kawai zai zama tunatarwa ga mutane cewa Ubangiji bai manta da su ba.

Babban jigon wa’azin Zakariya shine bege cikin manufar Allah marar ƙarewa. Bege shine hangen nesa na imani na gaba. Kamar dukkan bangaskiya ta gaskiya, bege abu ne mai ma’ana, kuma abin da yake nufi yana ƙayyade darajarsa. Bege ba buri ne mai rawar jiki, mai shakka, da yatsa. Akasin haka, bege ne mai tabbaci cewa alkawuran Allah ba za su iya zama komai ba sai gaskiya. Kallon Allah shine sirrin bege, don haka Zakariya yana nuna mutane ga Allah – ikonsa, mulkinsa, amincin alkawarinsa, da Almasihunsa.

Da wannan mayar da hankali kan bege, ba abin mamaki bane cewa Zakariya yana ɗaya daga cikin littattafan Almasihu mafi takamaiman kuma a bayyane a cikin Tsohon Alkawari. Mayar da hankali kan manufar fansa ta Allah don juya la’anar cikin da ta wurin Almasihu shine mabuɗin haɓaka da sake farfaɗo da bege a cikin mutanen da ta hanyoyi da yawa suka daina bege a gaban baƙin cikin ranar. Ganin Kristi shine ganin zuciyar alkawarin Allah da kuma tabbatar da kowace kalma, domin duk alkawuran Allah suna nan kuma amin a cikin Almasihu (2 Kor. 1:20).

Yayin da Zakariya ke mai da hankali ga Almasihu mai zuwa, abin mamaki shine kulawarsa ga ayyukan sulhu na Kristi a matsayin Annabi, Firist, da Sarki nagari. Matsayin annabcinsa a matsayin wakilin Allah ya bayyana a cikin Zakariya 13:7, inda Ubangiji Mai Runduna ya kira Almasihu a matsayin “Makiyayina” da kuma mutum mai ƙarfi wanda yake daidai da shi, wanda Shi da kansa ya buge shi. Matiyu 26:31 ya haɗa wannan kai tsaye da Almasihu da gicciye. Hakanan yana kama da bayanin Almasihu game da Makiyayi Mai Kyau, inda Ya bayyana cewa Yana ba da ransa don tumaki kuma Shi da Ubansa ɗaya ne (Yahaya 10:30). Hidimar firist ta fi bayyana a cikin muhimmin laƙabin Almasihu “Reshe” wanda ya bayyana a cikin Zakariya 3:8 da Zakariya 6:12 a cikin kwatanci da Joshua, babban firist. Bugu da ƙari, duk wahayin Joshuwa tsaye a gaban kotun sama kyakkyawan hoto ne na yadda Allah yake gafartawa da kuma baratar da masu zunubi: buƙatar baratarwa tana da girma, aikin baratarwa yana da kyau, tushen baratarwa (Reshe) yana da ƙarfi, kuma buƙatar baratarwa tana da ma’ana. An ga sarautar Almasihu a cikin Zakariya 10:4 (kusurwa, ƙusa, baka na yaƙi, cikakken mai mulki) da Zakariya 9:9, annabcin da aka cika musamman a ranar Lahadin Dabino. Bangarorin sarauta da ke da alaƙa da zuwan Almasihu na biyu suma suna cikin bege (Zak. 14). Ba zai zama wani fanni ba a sanya wannan annabcin a matsayin “Linjila bisa ga Zakariya.”

3. Abu na uku da za a sani game da Zakariya ya shafi hanyarsa.

Zakariya 1:1 ta ce maganar Ubangiji ta zo wa Zakariya. Ɗaya daga cikin hanyoyin da kalmar ta zo ita ce ta wahayi. Surori shida na farko sun rubuta jerin wahayi waɗanda ke ba da hangen nesa na manufar Allah ga mutanensa daga yanayin yau zuwa ƙarshe.

Baya ga saƙon da aka bayyana, Zakariya littafi ne na misali kan yadda Allah ya bayyana maganarsa ta wahayi. Na farko, wahayi na mutum ne kuma na ciki. Annabi ne kawai zai iya ganin su. Na biyu, wanda ya karɓi wahayin ya kasance mai aiki. Zakariya ya yi magana da mala’ika mai fassara wanda ya ba shi umarni game da ma’anar wahayin. Na uku, wahayi suna da matuƙar alama. Dawakai masu launi, masu sana’a huɗu, fitilu da bishiyoyin zaitun, naɗaɗɗun littattafai masu tashi, da kekunan yaƙi da aka cika da dawakai duk sun nuna wani gaskiya ta ruhaniya. Wani fasalin hanyar Zakariya shine sautin annabci, wani nau’in annabci wanda ya yi magana game da makomar nesa, gami da ƙarshen ƙarshe. Saboda haka, saƙon Zakariya ya wuce Isra’ila bayan hijira. Ya tabbatar wa ikklisiyan cewa Allah ne ke da iko kuma komai yana kan hanya don cimma shirin Allah na har abada da manufarsa.

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