- Idilesi: iYerusalem, iSirayeli;
- Ubude: 2700 m.
I-Ghena Valley of Fire (i- Israel ) inamanani amaninzi, eli yiNtlambo kaHinom, iThafeni labantwana bakaHinom kunye nezinye iindibaniso ezifanayo, ibonakala njengomjelo onzulu. Intili itholakala kwidolophu yakudala yaseYerusalem , ephuma kumlambo waseMamila ukuya kumthombo we-Ein-Rogel kwindawo yokuhlala yaseSilwan, ubude bayo malunga ne-2700 m.
Iinkolelo ezinxulumene nentlambo
I-Geena Fire Valley inomlando omde, yayiyisiseko sokudalwa kwamanzi amakhulu amakhulu, aziwa ngoku kuthiwa yi-Mamila nesitya seSultan. Ngethuba lokwahlukana kwamazwe akwa-Israyeli, iTlambo yaba ngumda phakathi kwempahla eyahlukileyo yolawulo lukaBenjamin noYehuda. Okwangoku, kubonakala ngathi ukwahlula phakathi kwamazwe amabini - i-Israel neJordan. Kwienkolelo zonqulo, le ndawo yahlula phakathi kweelwimi ezimbini: isixeko kunye necropolis, abantu abaphilayo nabafileyo, indawo engcwele neqalekisiwe.
Uninzi lwawo, iPlambo yoMlilo idibene nento yokuba babingelela kuloo unkulunkulu uMoleki, kwakukho kwiminyaka engama-2800 edlulileyo. Kwangexesha elide, amakhwenkwe atshiswa apha kwindawo ekhethekileyo, ngoko ke le ndawo ibizwa ngokuba yiNtlambo yokuBulala. Ukususela kuloo mlilo umlilo, igama elithi "Gena" libonakala, eliguqulelwa kwisiHebhere njengendawo yokujeziswa kwaboni ngomlilo. Kwiimfundiso zobuKristu, le ntlambo yayibizwa ngokuba ngumda weSihogo. Kancinci intlaba yaba yindawo yokungcwaba abantu abaqhelekileyo, izilwanyana kunye nabafa abangaziwa.
Ngombulelo kwizenzo ezenzeka kwiNtlambo yeAnnom, yaba yindawo yemilingo, abantu basekuhlaleni bacinga. Iinkcubeko ezahlukeneyo, apho kwakuvutha khona umlilo, uzalise indawo leyo ngamandla amakhulu. IThestamente Endala ibhekisa ukuba le ndawo iya kulahlwa, ngoko bonke aboni babefanele bahlupheke apha. AmaYuda ahlabela izilwanyana kuphela, kuba ukubulala umntu kwakuyisono. Kule ntlambo, ilangabi legazi lalibonakala njalo, kwaye iphunga lequmrhu elitshiswayo lavakala, okwenkqisa kakhulu abantu. Ngokomgca, ukucwatya umzimba, kwakudingeka ukungcatsha umhlaba wakhe okanye umlilo, ukuba loo nto ayizange iyenze, oko kuyona isono esikhulu.
Ixabiso lezokhenketho zentlambo
Ummandla unesakhiwo esithakazelisayo kakhulu: kwicala elinye leNtlambo yeGena yoMlilo kukho umgaqo-nkqubo, kunye nakwamanye amangcwaba, afana kakhulu nezikhalazo. Ngoko abantu bangcwatyelwa njengoko kwakungenakwenzeka kulo mzi, kwaye kwakungenokwenzeka kuphela ngaphandle, kwabakho amangcwaba amabini amakhulu: iKidron kunye neGay Bin Hinom. Kwakhona kule ndawo zigcinwe emaphandleni omngcwabo, kwezinye iikhilomitha eziliqela, zibukeka njengemingxuma, kodwa zineminyango encinci. Kwintlambo kaHinom uyakubona umqolomba ofana nekhanda leGolgotha, ukuphakama kule ndawo kunomlilo nomsi, oqinisekiswa kukuba kukho ukutshiswa.
I-Geena Fire Valley yaba yintliziyo ephefumlelweyo kubantu abaninzi abanetalente, kwaze kwaba nguShakespeare kwindalo yakhe ethi "Hamlet" ichaza le nto. Abaninzi abakhenkethi bafuna ukuza kule ndawo ukuze banandipha izinto ezikhethiweyo zezinto ezizeleyo kwaye bahlaziywe ngeziganeko ezimbi ezenzeke kula mazwe, kuba e-Israel le ndawo ibonwa njengeGehena endaweni. Apha afika abalandeli bokunyuka kwelawa, iintaba zeentaba, apha azinakwenzeka. Nangona iimeko ezibuhlungu zale ndawo, izibonelelo zakha malunga nayo. Kuphezulu kwintlambo zakhiwe amahotele kunye namaziko okuzonwabisa, kwaye kwintlambo yindawo yokufundisa yabafana.
Ndingafika njani?
Unokufikelela kwiGena Fire Valley ngoothutho lukawonkewonke okanye ngebhasi lokubona indawo.