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A display in the museum at Blood River memorial, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Afrikaans: Geloftegrond: Uit die "Rapport re Vechtkop" wat gedien het voor die Sinode van die Nederduits Hervormde of Gereformeerde Kerk (met ander woorde die huidige Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk van Transvaal) blyk dit dat die eertydse eienaar, J. de Jager, die terrein geskenk het aan die gemeente van Utrecht, maar dat die eiendom nie op die naam van die Kerkraad getransporteer is nie. Na afsterwe van die skenker, het die erfgenaam die skenking betwis, maar het gesê dat hy nooit die Kerk sou verhinder om op 16 Desember "op de plaats de jaarlijksche feesten te vieren". Tydens die Sinode van 1912 dien 'n verslag oor die markwaarde van die plaas voor die Sinode wat daartoe lei dat die Sinode opdrag gee dat die eiendom deur die Kerk aangekoop moet word "wegens de gebeurtenis en met het oog op het nageslacht ..." Tydens die Sinode van 1919 word onder andere genotuleer dat die plaas Vechtkop vir £4819 6s. 8d. aangekoop is. Die plaas is toe in drie dele verdeel en twee dele is verkoop vir ongeveer £50 meer as die totale koopprys van £4819 6s. 8d. Die deel "Bloedrivier", 240 hektaar groot, is dus "gratis" deur die Kerk verkry en as feesterrein gereserveer. Die gedagte van die Kerk van Transvaal was om benewens die gebruik van die eiendom as 'n feesterrein, ook 'n evangelis daar te vestig met die doel om: "Aan de menigte der Zulus die in de omstreke wonen kan alzoo het Evangelie der genaden verkondigd worden bij wijze van christelijke wedervergelding aan de heiden en voor wat zy gedaan hebben in den moord van Piet Retief en vele andere Voortrekkers." Uit die Kerkverslae blyk dit duidelik dat uit die aankoop en ingebruikneming van die terrein deur die Kerk dat die terrein 'n besondere waarde het as baken van gebedsverhoring; as toonbeeld van oorwinning van die christendom oor die heidendom; maar veral ook as geboorteplek van die verkondiging van die evangelie van Jesus Christus aan die Zoeloe-volk.
English: A display in the museum at the well-known historical battlefield of Blood River/ Bloedrivier, where a group of Voortrekkers laagered against a Zulu attack. The following information is displayed beside the photograph of a Voortrekker couple:
Land of the Vow: From the "Report re Vechtkop" which served before the Synod of the Dutch Reformed or Reformed Church (in other words the current Dutch Reformed Church of the Transvaal), it seems that the former owner, J. de Jager, donated the site to the congregation of Utrecht, but that the property was not transferred in the name of the Church council. After the donor's death, the heir disputed the donation, but said he would never prevent the Church from "celebrating the annual festivities" on December 16. At the Synod of 1912, a report on the market value of the farm was brought before the Synod, causing the Synod to give instruction to the Church to purchase the property "due to the event and for the sake of posterity..." During the Synod of 1919 it is noted, among other things, that the farm Vechtkop was purchased for £4,819 6s. 8d. The farm was then subdivided into three parts and two were sold for some £50 more than the total purchase price of £4,819 6s. 8d. The section "Blood River", 240 hectares in size, was thus obtained "free" by the Church and reserved as a festival site. The idea of the Church of the Transvaal was to establish, besides the use of the property as a festival ground, an evangelist here, with the aim of "proclaiming to the multitude of the Zulus who are resident in the surrounding area, the gospel of grace as a way of Christian retribution to the heathen and for what they have done in the murder of Piet Retief and many other Voortrekkers." It is clear from the Church Reports that from the purchase and commissioning of the site by the Church that the site is of particular value as a beacon of prayer answering; as an example of Christianity's victory over paganism; but especially as the birthplace of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Zulu people.
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