Umunwe KaNkulunkulu Kanye Lokuthokoza | Impilo KaJesu\nUJesu Uthi Kuyini Okwenza Umuntu Athokoze?\nUKUKHIPHA AMADIMONI “NGOMUNWE KANKULUNKULU”\nKUYINI SIBILI OKWENZA UMUNTU ATHOKOZE?\nUJesu usanda kuphinda amazwi ake wawatsho amayelana lokuthandaza, kodwa indaba le kayisiyo yodwa ayiphindayo. Wathi esenza izimangaliso eGalile abantu bamqambela amanga besithi ukhipha amadimoni ngamandla avela kumbusi wamadimoni. Khathesi sebemqambela amanga afananayo eJudiya.\nAmaxuku abantu asala emangele uJesu esekhiphe idimoni ebelisenza ukuthi enye indoda ibe yisimungulu. Kodwa abamphikisayo kakubamangalisi lokhu. Bamqambela amanga besithi: “Umuntu lo ukhipha amadimoni ngoBhelizebhubhi, umbusi wamadimoni.” (ULukha 11:15) Abanye abafuna obunye ubufakazi bokuthi uJesu ungubani bamcela ukuthi abaphe isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini.\nUJesu uyananzelela ukuthi bafuna ukumlinga, yikho ubaphendula ngendlela aphendula ngayo ababemmangalela eGalile. Ubatshela ukuthi loba yiwuphi umbuso owehlukene phakathi uyadilika, abesesithi: “Nxa uSathane eyehlukene phakathi, umbuso wakhe uzakuma njani?” Ngemva kwalokhu ubatshela engabhodi athi: “Nxa kuyikuthi ngikhipha amadimoni ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu, uMbuso kaNkulunkulu usulifice lilibele sibili.”—ULukha 11:18-20.\nKumele ukuthi abalalele uJesu bakhumbula okwake kwenzakala kuma-Israyeli nxa bemuzwa ekhuluma “ngomunwe kaNkulunkulu.” Abantu ababona uMosi esenza isimangaliso esigodlweni sikaFaro bamangala bathi: “Lokhu kungumunwe kaNkulunkulu.” Kanti njalo ‘umunwe kaNkulunkulu’ yiwo owabhala iMilayo Elitshumi ezicecedwini zamatshe ezimbili. (U-Eksodusi 8:19; 31:18) Lakhathesi ‘umunwe kaNkulunkulu,’ okutsho umoya ongcwele, yiwo osusenza uJesu enelise ukukhipha amadimoni lokwelapha abagulayo. Ngakho uMbuso kaNkulunkulu usufice abamphikisayo belibele ngoba uJesu obekwe ukuthi abe yiNkosi yoMbuso lo futhi owenza izimangaliso lezi ulabo khonapho.\nUJesu utshengisa ukuthi ulamandla ukwedlula uSathane ngoba uyenelisa ukukhipha amadimoni, njengoba nje indoda elamandla ingafika inqobe umuntu olinde isigodlo ehlome waphelela. Uphinda akhulume ngomzekeliso wakhe wedimoni eliphuma emuntwini. Nxa umuntu lo engagcwalisi izinto ezinhle lapho okuphume khona idimoni leli, liyasuka liphenduke selilamanye ayisikhombisa, isiphetho sakhe sicine sesisibi kakhulu kulesiqalo sakhe. (UMathewu 12:22, 25-29, 43-45) Isizwe sako-Israyeli laso sifanana lendoda le.\nOkufundiswa nguJesu kuyathophela enhliziyweni yomunye umama, abesememeza athi: “Siyathokoza isisu esakuthwalayo lamabele akumunyisayo!” Abesifazana abangamaJuda babefisa ukuthi babe lomntwana ongumphrofethi, ikakhulu owayezakuba nguMesiya. Ngakho umama lo engabe ecabanga ukuthi uMariya uyathokoza kakhulu ngokuba lomntwana ofundisa kangaka. Kodwa uJesu uyamqondisa emtshela ukuthi kuyini sibili okwenza umuntu athokoze, uthi: “Hatshi, abathokozayo yilabo abalizwayo ilizwi likaNkulunkulu balilandele!” (ULukha 11:27, 28) UJesu kakaze athi uMariya kumele aqakathekiswe kakhulu. Kodwa okuyikho okwenza umuntu athokoze yikuba yinceku kaNkulunkulu ethembekileyo, hatshi ukuthi uyisihlobo sikabani kumbe ukuthi uphumelele kangakanani empilweni.\nUJesu wenza lokho akwenza eseGalile, ukhuza abantu abafuna isibonakaliso esivela ezulwini. Ubatshela ukuthi kakulasibonakaliso abazasiphiwa “ngaphandle kwesibonakaliso sikaJona.” UJona waba yisibonakaliso lapho ehlala enhlanzini okwamalanga amathathu langesikhathi etshumayela ngesibindi, enceda abantu beNineve ukuthi baphenduke. UJesu uthi: “Kodwa okulapha kuyamedlula uJona!” (ULukha 11:29-32) UJesu uphinda amedlule uSolomoni owaze walandwa yindlovukazi yaseShebha ngenxa yenhlakanipho yakhe.\nUJesu uqhubeka esithi: “Nxa umuntu eselumathise isibane, kasifaki endaweni ecatshileyo njalo kasimbokothi ngebhasikiti, kodwa usifaka phezu koluthi lwesibane.” (ULukha 11:33) Engabe esitsho ukuthi ukufundisa abantu laba lokwenza izimangaliso phambi kwabo kunjengokufihla ukukhanya kwesibane. Kabakwazi ukuthi kungani esenza imisebenzi le ngoba amehlo abo kawathi nhlo entweni eyodwa.\nUJesu ukhiphe idimoni, indoda ebiyisimungulu yaqalisa ukukhuluma. Lokhu kumele kwenze abantu bakhazimulise uNkulunkulu futhi batshele abanye ngemisebenzi yakhe. Yikho uJesu uxwayisa abamphikisayo athi: “Ngakho woba leqiniso lokuthi ukukhanya okukuwe kayisibo bumnyama. Yikho-ke, nxa umzimba wakho wonke ukhanya futhi ungelandawo emnyama, wonke uzakhanya njengesibane sikukhanyisela ngemisebe yaso.”—ULukha 11:35, 36.\nAbanye abantu baseJudiya benzani sebebone uJesu esilisa enye indoda?\nUyini ‘umunwe kaNkulunkulu’ njalo uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ubafice njani belibele abalalele uJesu?\nKuyini okungenza abantu bathokoze sibili?


UJesu Krestu—NguMesiya Othenjisiweko - I-Web Site YaboFakazi BakaJehova Esemthethweni\nUJesu Krestu—NguMesiya Othenjisiweko\nUKUSIRHELEBHA bona sibone uMesiya, uJehova uZimu waphefumulela abaporofidi abanengi beBhayibhili bona banikele imininingwana emalungana nokubelethwa, ikonzo nokuhlongakala koMtjhaphululi othenjisiweko. Zoke iimporofido zeBhayibhilezi zazaliseka kuJesu Krestu. Zinembile begodu zikarisa khulu. Ukutjengisa lokhu, akhe sicabangele iimporofido ezimbalwa ezabikezela izehlakalo ezihlobene nokubelethwa nokukhuliswa kwaMesiya.\nUmporofidi u-Isaya wabikezela bona uMesiya uzokuba yinzalo yeKosi uDavidi. (Isaya 9:7) Kwamambala uJesu wabelethelwa ekorweni kaDavidi.—Matewu 1:1, 6-17.\nOmunye umporofidi kaZimu uMika, wabikezela bona umntwana lo emaswapheleni uzokuba mbusi begodu uzokubelethelwa “eBhetlehema Efratha.” (Mika 5:2) Lokha uJesu nabelethwako, gade kunemizi eembili kwa-Israyeli ebizwa bona yiBhetlehema. Omunye gade uhlanu kweNazaretha etlhagwini yesifunda senarha, begodu omunye uhlanu kweJerusalema kwaJuda. IBhetlehema ehlanu kweJerusalema gade ibizwa bona yi-Efratha. UJesu wabelethelwa emzini loyo njengombana umporofidi wabikezela.—Matewu 2:1.\nEsinye isiporofido seBhayibhili sabikezela bona iNdodana kaZimu beyizokubizwa bona “iphume eGibhida.” Lokha asesemntwana, uJesu wathathwa wayiswa eGibhida. Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakaHerodi bambuyisa, lokho kwazalisa isiporofido.—Hoseya 11:1; Matewu 2:15.\nEtjhadini, elithi [“Iimporofido Ezimalungana Nomesiya”] kunerhelo lemitlolo ngaphasi kwesihloko esithi “Isiporofido” emumethe imininingwana emalungana noMesiya. Sibawa bona umadanise lokhu nerhelo lemitlolo ngaphasi kwesihloko esithi “Ukuzaliseka.” Ukwenza lokho kuzokuqinisa ikholo lakho bona iLizwi lakaZimu liliqiniso.\nNawuhlola imitlolo le, khumbula bona leyo esiporofido yatlolwa emakhulwini weemnyaka ngaphambi kokobana uJesu abelethwe. UJesu wathi: “Zoke izinto ezitlolwe ngami emthethweni kaMosisi, nemitlolweni yabaporofidi, nemaRhalanini kufanele zizaliseke.” (Luka 24:44) Njengombana iBhayibhili itjengisa ngokukhanyako, zazaliseka—kiyo yoke into!\nIIMPOROFIDO EZIMALUNGANA NOMESIYA\nWabelethelwa esitjhabeni samaJuda Genesisi 49:10 Luka 3:23-33\nWabelethwa yintombi Isaya 7:14 Matewu 1:18-25\nUyinzalo yeKosi uDavidi Isaya 9:7 Matewu 1:1, 6-17\nWafakazelwa nguJehova bona uyiNdodanakhe AmaRhalani 2:7 Matewu 3:17\nAbantu abanengi khenge bamkholwe Isaya 53:1 Jwanisi 12:37, 38\nWangena eJerusalema akhwele udumbana Zakariya 9:9 Matewu 21:1-9\nWakghaphelwa mumuntu atjhidelene naye AmaRhalani 41:9 Jwanisi 13:18, 21-30\nWakghatjhelwa ngeenquntwana zesiliva ezima-30 Zakariya 11:12 Matewu 26:14-16\nWathula phambi kwabamsolako Isaya 53:7 Matewu 27:11-14\nBahlukaniselana izambatho zakhe AmaRhalani 22:18 Matewu 27:35\nBamnyefula esigodweni sokuhlunguphazwa AmaRhalani 22:7, 8 Matewu 27:39-43\nAlikho nalinye ithambo lakhe elaphukako AmaRhalani 34:20 Jwanisi 19:33, 36\nWabulungwa nabaregileko Isaya 53:9 Matewu 27:57-60\nUyokuvuswa ngaphambi kokobana onakale AmaRhalani 16:10 IZenzo 2:24, 27\nUyokuphakanyiswa abe ngakwesokudla sakaZimu AmaRhalani 110:1 IZenzo 7:56


UBaba, leNdodana, loMoya Ongcwele bayiButhathu Obugcwele yini? | Okufundiswa LiBhayibhili\nIqiniso Mayelana loBaba leNdodana Kanye loMoya Ongcwele\nABANTU abakholwa imfundiso yoButhathu bukaNkulunkulu bathi uNkulunkulu unguBaba, uyiNdodana njalo unguMoya Ongcwele. Kuthiwa bobathathu lababantu bayalingana, bangosomandla njalo kabalasiqalo. Imfundiso yoButhathu bukaNkulunkulu ithi uBaba unguNkulunkulu, iNdodana inguNkulunkulu kanti loMoya Ongcwele lawo unguNkulunkulu, bebonke laba besebesiba nguNkulunkulu oyedwa.\nAbanengi abakholwa imfundiso yoButhathu bukaNkulunkulu bayavuma ukuthi kabenelisi ukuyichasisa. Kodwa bangacabanga ukuthi imfundiso le ikhona eBhayibhilini. Iqiniso elikhona yikuthi umutsho othi “uButhathu bukaNkulunkulu” vele awutholakali eBhayibhilini. Kodwa kukhona yini okusekela uButhathu bukaNkulunkulu eBhayibhilini? Ukuze siphendule umbuzo lo ake sikhangele umbhalo ojayele ukusetshenziswa ngabantu abasekela imfundiso le.\nUJohane 1:1 uthi: “Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi waye loNkulunkulu, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.” Emavesini alandelayo esahlukweni esifananayo, umphostoli uJohane wakubeka kwacaca ukuthi “uLizwi” nguJesu. (UJohane 1:14) Njengoba uLizwi kuthiwa nguNkulunkulu, abanye bacina besithi iNdodana loBaba kufanele ukuthi banguNkulunkulu ofananayo.\nHlala ukhumbula ukuthi ekuqaliseni imibhalo le yayibhalwe ngesiGiriki. Ngemva kwesikhathi, abahumutshi bayihumutshela kwezinye izindimi. Kodwa abahumutshi abanengi kabazange basebenzise umutsho othi “uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.” Ngenxa yani? Ngendlela ababezwisisa ngayo isiGiriki esasetshenziswa ukubhala iBhayibhili babona kungcono ukuthi umutsho othi “uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu” uhunyutshwe ngenye indlela. Bawuhumutsha njani? Nanzi izibonelo: “ULogos [uLizwi] wayengowasezulwini.” (A New Translation of the Bible) “ULizwi wayengunkulunkulu.” (The New Testament in an Improved Version) “ULizwi wayeloNkulunkulu futhi wayelesimo esifanana lesakhe.” (The Translator’s New Testament) Ngokutsho kwamaBhayibhili la, uLizwi kayisuye Nkulunkulu ngokwakhe. * Kodwa yena ngenxa yesikhundla sakhe esiphezulu ezidalweni zikaJehova ubizwa ngokuthi “ungunkulunkulu.” Lapha ibala elithi “nkulunkulu” litsho “olamandla.”\nTHOLA OBUNYE UBUFAKAZI\nAbantu abanengi abasazi isiGiriki esasetshenziswa ukubhala iBhayibhili. Pho singakwazi njani ukuthi umphostoli uJohane wayesitshoni? Cabanga ngesibonelo lesi: Umbalisi ufundisa abantwabakhe isifundo esithile. Ngemva kwalokho abantwana baqalisa ukuphikisana ngokuthi umbalisi ubesitshoni. Abantwana laba bangayiqeda njani impikiswano yabo? Bangacela umbalisi ukuthi abachasisele ukuthi ubesitshoni. Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi ukufunda elinye iqiniso ngendaba le kungabanceda ukuthi bayizwisise kuhle. Ngendlela efananayo ukuze uzwisise uJohane 1:1, ungahlola iVangeli likaJohane ukuze uthole okunengi mayelana lokwatshiwo ngoJesu. Ukufunda ezinye izinto ngalindaba kuzakunceda ukuthi ufike esiphethweni esiyiso.\nNgokwesibonelo, ake sibone okunye njalo uJohane akutshoyo kusahluko 1, ivesi lika 18: “Kakho osewake wambona uNkulunkulu [uSomandla].” Kodwa abantu sebake bambona uJesu, iNdodana, ngoba uJohane uthi: “ULizwi [uJesu] waba yinyama wahlala phakathi kwethu. Siyibonile inkazimulo yakhe.” (UJohane 1:14) Ngakho iNdodana ingaba njani nguNkulunkulu uSomandla? UJohane uphinda asitshele ukuthi uLizwi “waye loNkulunkulu.” Kungenzakala njani ukuthi umuntu abe lomunye umuntu kodwa ngesikhathi esifananayo aphinde abe nguye lowo muntu alaye? Kanti njalo kuJohane 17:3, uJesu wenza kucace ukuthi yena loYise wasezulwini batshiyene kakhulu. Ubiza uYise esithi “Nkulunkulu wedwa ongoweqiniso.” (The Holy Bible in Ndebele) Eseqedisa iVangeli lakhe, uJohane uyayifinqa indaba le esithi: “Le ibhaliwe ukuze likholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKhristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” (UJohane 20:31) Unanzelele ukuthi uJesu kabizwanga ngokuthi unguNkulunkulu, kodwa ngokuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu? Amazwi la aseVangelini likaJohane atshengisa ukuthi umbhalo kaJohane 1:1 kumele siwuzwisise njani. UJesu kumbe uLizwi ‘ungunkulunkulu’ ngomqondo wokuthi ulesikhundla esiphezulu kodwa kalingani loNkulunkulu uSomandla.\nHLOLA UBUFAKAZI OBUTHOLILEYO\nCabanga njalo ngesibonelo sombalisi labantwana. Ake sithi abanye abantwana basele bengasuthisekanga ngemva kokuchasiselwa ngumbalisi wabo. Bangenzani? Bangabuza omunye umbalisi ukuze abachasisele indaba efananayo. Nxa umbalisi lo evumelana lombalisi wabo, abanengi bangacina besuthisekile. Ngendlela efananayo, nxa ungelaqiniso lalokho okwabhalwa nguJohane eBhayibhilini mayelana lobudlelwano bukaJesu loNkulunkulu uSomandla, ungahlola okwabhalwa ngomunye umlobi eBhayibhilini ukuze uthole obunye ubufakazi. Ngokwesibonelo, khangela okwabhalwa nguMathewu. Ekhuluma ngokuphela kwesikhathi, uphinda amazwi akhulunywa nguJesu athi: “Kakho owaziyo ngalolosuku kumbe ngehora, hatshi, kanye lezingilosi zasezulwini, kanye leNdodana, kodwa nguBaba kuphela.” (UMathewu 24:36) Amazwi la atshengisa njani ukuthi uJesu kayisuye Nkulunkulu uSomandla?\nUJesu uthi uYise ulolwazi olunengi kulolwakhe. Kodwa ngabe uJesu unguNkulunkulu uSomandla, ubezakuba lolwazi olulingana lolukaYise. Ngakho kuyacaca ukuthi iNdodana loYise kabalingani. Kodwa abanye bangathi: ‘UJesu ulesimo esikabili. Lapha ukhuluma engumuntu wasemhlabeni.’ Lanxa bekungaba njalo, kuthiwani ngomoya ongcwele? Nxa kuyikuthi umoya ongcwele unguNkulunkulu, kungani uJesu engatshongo ukuthi lawo uyakwazi lokho okwaziwa nguYise?\nNjengoba uqhubekela phambili ufunda, uzajayelana lezinye izindima zeBhayibhili ezikhuluma ngendaba le. Zilobufakazi obuliqiniso ngoBaba, iNdodana, lomoya ongcwele.—IHubo 90:2; ImiSebenzi 7:55; KwabaseKholose 1:15.\n^ indima 3 Ukuze ubone okunengi mayelana loJohane 1:1, khangela amakhasi 24-25 ku-Nqabayokulinda kaNovember 1, 2008 edindwe ngoFakazi bakaJehova.\nThumeza Thumeza Iqiniso Mayelana loBaba leNdodana Kanye loMoya Ongcwele


Isethulo Sengcenye 14 | Iimfundo ZeBhayibheli Zabantwana\nAmaKrestu wokuthoma arhatjha iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso eendaweni ezikude zephasi. UJesu wawanqophisa ukuthi ayokutjhumayela kuphi, wabe wawasiza nangokuyikarisomraro bona akghone ukufundisa abantu ngamalimi wabo wokubelethwa. UJehova wawapha isibindi namandla wokuhlula ukutlhoriswa.\nUJesu wembulela umpostoli uJwanisi umbono wephazimulo kaJehova. Komunye wemibono leyo, uJwanisi wabona umBuso wezulwini uhlula uSathana bewaqeda nokulawula kwakhe unomphela. Bese kwaba nomunye godu umbono lapho abona khona uJesu abusa njengeKosi nabakhambisani bakhe abazi-144 000. UJwanisi wabona nephasi loke litjhuguluka liba yipharadesi, lapho-ke woke umuntu bekalotjha uJehova ngokuthula nangebumbano.\nNasenza umsebenzi uJehova asinikele wona, lokho kumlethela iphazimulo\nZinikele kuJehova ngepilwakho yoke, bewumtjengise nokuthi ufuna ukubuswa mBuswakhe\nUJehova akabe Mnganakho omkhulu\nNgiwaphi amandla anzeka ngokuyikarisomraro ummoya ocwengileko owabapha wona?\nAbadosi phambili bekolo ababulala uJesu kwanjesi besele balinga ukuthulisa abafundi bakhe. Kodwana babhalelwa.\nUSawula ulinaba lamaKrestu elinenturhu, kodwana lokho bekufuze kutjhuguluke.\nKubayini uZimu athumela uPitrosi emzini womuntu lo angasuye ngitjho nomJuda?\nUmpostoli uPowula nabakhambisani bakhe abatjhumayela kezinye iinarha bathomisa ukutjhumayela eenarheni ezikude.\nAmadimoni, ukusikinyeka kwephasi nomkhonto kuhlangana njani nendaba le?\nAmadoda amabili la abangani asebenza ndawonye lokho bakwenza iminyaka eminengi.\nIkhambweli liyingozi, kodwana abukho ubudisi ubungavimba umpostoli lo.\nUJesu umtjengisa imibono ngengomuso.\nIsambulo sakaJwanisi sitjhengisa ukuthi umBuso kaZimu uzolitjhugulula njani ukuphila ephasini.


ImiSebenzi 24 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nUPhawuli uyamangalelwa (1-9)\nUPhawuli uzivikela phambi kukaFelikhe (10-21)\nIcala likaPhawuli libekwa eceleni okweminyaka emibili (22-27)\n24 Ngemva kwamalanga amahlanu umphristi omkhulu u-Ananiya wafika labanye abadala legqwetha okuthiwa nguThethula, batshela usibalukhulu ukuthi babemmangalela ngani uPhawuli. 2 UThethula wathi esetshelwe ukuthi akhulume, waqalisa ukusola uPhawuli phambi kukaFelikhe esithi: “Siyabona ukuthi wenze saba lokuthula okukhulu lokuthi ingqondo yakho ebanzi isilethe izinguquko esizweni lesi. 3 Lokhu siyakubona zikhathi zonke ezindaweni zonke Mhlonitshwa Felikhe njalo siyabonga kakhulu. 4 Kodwa ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ube lomusa kithi, usilalele kancane nje ukuze ngingakuqedeli isikhathi. 5 Sithole ukuthi indoda le iyimpehlane,* itshotshozela wonke amaJuda emhlabeni wonke ukuthi avukele umbuso futhi yiyo ekhokhela iqembu lamaNazaretha. 6 Ibizama lokungcolisa ithempeli, yikho siyibambile. 7 *—— 8 Nxa ungayibuzisisa, kuzakucacela konke lokhu esiyimangalela ngakho.” 9 Esetsho njalo lamaJuda ancedisa, emhlasela esithi zonke izinto lezo ziliqiniso. 10 Usibalukhulu wanqekuza ikhanda esithi uPhawuli kakhulume. UPhawuli wasesithi: “Ngikwazi mhlophe ukuthi usube ngumahluleli wesizwe lesi okweminyaka eminengi. Yikho ngikhuluma ngikhululekile, ngizivikela. 11 Akukadluli amalanga angu-12 ngihambe eJerusalema ngisiyakhonza, ungabuza loba ngubani. 12 Kabazange bangithole ngixabana lomuntu ethempelini loba ngitshotshozela amaxuku emasinagogeni lakulo lonke idolobho. 13 Kakho ongafakaza kuwe ukuthi ziliqiniso izinto abangimangalela ngazo khathesi. 14 Kodwa engikuvumayo kuwe yikuthi ngenzela uNkulunkulu wabokhokho bami inkonzo engcwele, ngilandela indlela le bona abayibiza ngokuthi ngeyababhazukayo, njalo ngiyakukholwa konke okuseMthethweni kanye lokubhalwe kubaPhrofethi. 15 Ngilethemba kuNkulunkulu, ithemba amadoda la lawo alalo elokuthi abafileyo bazavuswa, abalungileyo labangalunganga. 16 Lokhu kungenza ngihlale ngizama ngamandla wonke ukuba lomzwangedwa omsulwa* phambi kukaNkulunkulu labantu. 17 Kwathi sekwedlule iminyaka eminengi, ngafika ngizokupha isizwe sakithi izipho* njalo ngizokwenza iminikelo. 18 Ngathi ngisenza lokhu bangifica ethempelini ngihlanjululiwe ngokoMthetho kaMosi, ngingelaxuku futhi ngingabangeli ukuxokozela. Kodwa kwakulamanye amaJuda ayevela esabelweni sase-Asiya 19 obekumele abekhona phambi kwakho, angimangalele nxa kukhona sibili akusolayo ngami. 20 Kumbe vumela amadoda alapha azikhulumele ukuthi ngesikhathi ngimi phambi kweSanihedrini angithola ngilecala bani, 21 ngaphandle kokukodwa nje engakutshoyo ngimi phakathi kwawo ngisithi: ‘Lamuhla ngithonisiswa phambi kwenu ngenxa yokuthi ngiyakholwa ukuthi abafileyo bazavuswa!’” 22 Kodwa uFelikhe wayezazi kuhle izinto eziphathelane leNdlela le. Ngakho wabatshela ukuthi bahambe, wathi: “Indaba yenu ngizayahlulela nxa induna yamabutho uLisiya ingabuya.” 23 Watshela lomkhokheli webutho ukuthi uPhawuli aqhubeke ebotshiwe kodwa aphiwe inkululeko yokwenza ezinye izinto lokuthi abangane bakhe bavunyelwe ukumncedisa ngakuswelayo. 24 Ngemva kwamalanga athile, uFelikhe wabuya lomkakhe uDrusila owayengumJuda, wasesithi uPhawuli abizwe, wamlalela ekhuluma ngokukholwa kuKhristu uJesu. 25 Kodwa uPhawuli wathi ekhuluma ngokulunga, lokuzibamba kanye lokwahlulela okuzayo, uFelikhe wesaba wasesithi kuye: “Okwakhathesi zihambele, kodwa ngingathola ithuba ngizathi ubizwe futhi.” 26 Wayelokhu ekhangelele ukuthi uPhawuli uzamupha imali. Yikho wayesehlala esithi kabizwe, abesekhuluma laye. 27 Kwathi sekwedlule iminyaka emibili uPhokhiyu Festu wangena esikhundleni sikaFelikhe. Kodwa uFelikhe watshiya uPhawuli elokhu esejele ngoba wayefuna ukuthabisa amaJuda.\n^ Kumbe, “idala uhlupho.” NgesiGrikhi, “ingumkhuhlane omemethekayo.”\n^ Kumbe, “ongelasici.”


Irhono Elithambileko Lokufuya\nAbafuyi abatjha abasesebancani balikusasa lezokulima zeSewula Africa. Ngaphandle kokobana babenerhono elibudisi lokulima, kutlhogeka babe nerhono elithambileko njengabafuyi abatjha. Irhono elithambileko ngelokusebenza nabantu nelokusebenza elizokuqiniseka bona barhona ukwakha ubuhlobo emaplasini - ubuhlobo hlangana kwabo njengabaqatjhi ensebenzini zabo ukuqiniseka bona barhona ukusebenzisana.\nLokha nawuhlala phasi, hlala uqonde rwe. Nange ugobana nanyana utjhelela estulweni ohlezi kiso, kungaqaleka inga ubhorekile nanyana awunakareko....more\nIrhono eliqinileko lokufuya liya ngokomsebenzi owenzako. Utlhoga ukuthwasiswa ukwenza umsebenzi othize. Irhono eliqinileko lenziwa eplasini, begodu nawenza umsebenzi weplasini ukwenza isibonelo...more\nNgiliphi Irhono Elithambileko Elitlhogakala Ekufuyeni\nLokha nawufuyileko, awutlhogi kwaphela irhono elithambileko (isibonelo ukufunda ukutjhayela, ukuthelela, ukugoma, kanye nokupruna iintjalo) kodwana irhono elithambileko elifana nerhono lokukhuluma nabantu uzwakale...more


Okucocwa ngakho: Abantu Abathunjelwa EBhabhele Elikhulu, Ngesikhathi USathana Alinga UJesu Ethempelini | IsiThala\nFUNDA NGELINYE ILIMI Afrikaans Bislama Cakchiquel (Central) Cambodian Chitonga Chol Cibemba Cinyanja Dangme Drehu Efik English Ewe Frentji Ga Garifuna Greenlandic Haitian Creole Hausa Igbo IsiNdebele Isoko Kazakh Kikaonde Kikongo Kiluba Kimbundu Kisonge Kongo Kwangali Kwanyama Lamba Laotian Lingala Lunda Luvale Maltese Mam Mambwe-Lungu Mauritian Creole Mazatec (Huautla) Myanmar Nahuatl (Central) Nahuatl (Guerrero) Nahuatl (Huasteca) Nahuatl (Northern Puebla) Ndonga Ngabere Nyaneka Nzema Otetela Portuguese Quechua (Ancash) Quechua (Ayacucho) Quechua (Cuzco) Sepedi Sesotho (Lesotho) Seychelles Creole Silozi Spanish Swahili (Congo) Swati Tahitian Tariyana Tiv Tlapanec Tojolabal Totonac Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Twi Tzeltal Umbundu Uruund Venda Wallisian Welsh Xhosa Yoruba Zulu\nAbantu bakaZimu bathunjelwa nini namkha babotjhwa nini eBhabhele?\nLokho kwathoma ngemva komnyaka we-100 kwaphela ngo-1919. Kubayini kuqakathekile ukuthi silungise indlela esizwisisa ngayo indaba le?\nBoke ubufakazi butjengisa ukuthi amaKrestu akhethiweko atjhaphuluka ekuzibandakanyeni neBhabhele elikhulu ngo-1919, abuthelwa ebandleni elihlanzekile. Akhucabange nganapu ubujamo, kwathi nje umBuso kaZimu nawuqeda ukuthoma ukubusa ezulwini ngo-1914, abantu bakaZimu bahlolwa bebazihlukanisa nokukhulekela kwamala. * (Qala ikwekwezi engenzasi.) (Malaki 3:1-4) Bese kwathi ngo-1919, uJesu wakhetha “inceku ethembekileko nehlakaniphileko” bona iphe abantu bakaZimu abacwengileko ‘ukugoma ngesikhathi esifaneleko.’ (Matewu 24:45-47) Ngomnyaka wona loyo, Abantu bakaZimu batjhatjhululwa ngokomfanekiso eBhabhele elikhulu. (IsAmbulo 18:4) Kanti abantu bakaZimu bathunjwa nini?\nEsikhathini esidlulileko sathi abantu bakaZimu bathunjelwa eBhabhele elikhulu isikhatjhana kusukela ngo-1918. INqabayokulinda kaMarch 15 1992, yathi njengombana ama-Israyeli athunjelwa eBhabhele, abantu bakaJehova nabo bathunjelwa eBhabhele elikhulu ngo-1918. Kodwana amarhubhululo atjengise bona abantu bakaZimu bathunjwa emnyakeni eminengi engaphambi kwaka-1918.\nIsiphorofido esikuHezekiyeli 37:1-14 satjho bona abantu bakaZimu bazokuthunjwa bese ngokukhamba kwesikhathi batjhatjhululwe. UHezekiyeli wabona umbono, embonweni loyo wabona umrhoba ozele amathambo. UJehova wathi: “Amathambo la angiyo yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli.” (Ivesi 11) Lokho kusebenza esitjhabeni sakwa-Israyeli okuzokuthi kamva kusebenze ‘ku-Israyeli kaZimu,’ abakhethiweko. (Galatiya 6:16; IzEnzo 3:21) Embonweni loyo, amathambo lawo aphila begodu aba libutho elikhulu. Lokhu kuhlathulula indlela abantu bakaZimu abatjhatjhululwa ngayo eBhabhele elikhulu ngo-1919. Umbuzo kukuthi isiphorofidwesi sitjengisa njani ukuthi abantu bazokuthunjwa isikhathi eside?\nEkuthomeni, uHezekiyeli wayelela ukuthi amathambo lawo “omile.” (Hezekiyeli 37:2, 11) Lokho kutjho ukuthi abantwabo besele kukade bahlongakala. Kwesibili, uHezekiyeli wayelela ukuthi abantwabo bavuswa kancanikancani. Kwaba khona “itjhada; qala-ke, bekubukhehlekhehle, Amathambo ahlangana, ithambo lalumbana nelinye lekhabo.” Bese wabona “imisipha phezu kwawo, inyama beyiphezu kwawo.” Ngemva kwalokho nesikhumba sambesa inyama. Bese “umoya wangena emizimbenapho, yaphila.” Emaswapheleni, abantu sebavusiwe uJehova wabanikela inarha kobana bahlale kiyo. Koke lokho bekuzokuthatha isikhathi bona kwenzeke.—Hezekiyeli 37:7-10, 14, NW.\nNjengombana isiphorofidwesi sabikezela, ama-Israyeli athunjwa isikhathi eside. Ukuthunjwa kwawo kwathoma ngo-740 ngaphambi kokubelethwa kwakaKrestu, lokha iintjhaba eziyi-10 zakwa-Israyeli, umbuso wetlhagwini, ukatelelwa bona utjhiye inarhawo. Ngomnyaka ka-607 ngaphambi kokubelethwa kwakaKrestu, iJerusalema latjhatjalaliswa babantu beBhabhele, bese neentjhaba ezimbili, umbuso wetlhagwini wakwaJuda kwafuze utjhiye inarhawo ngekani. Bese kwathi ngomnyaka ka-537 ngaphambi kokubelethwa kwakaKrestu, ukuthunjwa kwabo kwaphela lokha idlanzana lamaJuda naliyokuvuselela ithempeli labuyela godu lalotjha uJehova eJerusalema.\nYeke yoke imininingwana le itjengisa bona amaKrestu akhethiweko athunjelwa eBhabhele elikhulu isikhathi eside, ingasi kusukela ngo-1918 kuya ku-1919. UJesu naye wakhe wayiphatha indaba le, wathi amaKrestu womgunyadi, ikhula, lizokukhula ndawonye ‘namadodana wombuso,’ imbewu ehle. (Matewu 13:36-43) Ngesikhatheso, bekunamaKrestu amancani khulu weqiniso. Inengi labantu ebelizibiza ngamaKrestu lamukela iimfundiso zamala laba ziinhlubuki. Kungebangelo singatjho ukuthi ibandla lobuKrestu lathunjelwa ebhabhele elikhulu. Ukuthunjwokhu kwathoma ngeminyaka yabo-100, begodu yaraga njalo bekwaba kulapho ithempeli lakaZimu elingokomfanekiso lihlanzwa khona ngeenkathi zamaswaphela.—IzEnzo 20:29, 30; 2 Thesalonika 2:3, 6; 1 Jwanisi 2:18, 19.\nHlangana neminyaka elikhulu leyo, abarholi bamasondo nabarholi bezepolotiki, bebafuna ukulawula abantu. Nasi isibonelo salokho, abantu bebangakavunyelwa ukuthi babe neBhayibheli ingasaphathwa yokulifunda ngelimi abalizwisisako. Abanye abalifundako batjhiselwa eengodweni zokuhlunguphazwa. Bese kuthi labo ebabangavumelani nalokho ebekutjhiwo barholi bamasondo bebatlhoriswa kabuhlungu tle! Kuyakhanya ukuthi bekungakghonakali ukuthi umuntu afunde iqiniso bese alifundise nabanye abantu.\nGodu sifunda embonweni kaHezekiyeli, ukuthi abantu bakaZimu baphila bebatjhatjhululwa nemasondweni wamala kancanikancani. Yeke lokhu kwathoma njani begodu nini? Embonweni kaHezekiyeli kukhulunywe ‘ngobukhehlekhehle.’ Lokhu kuthome ukwenzeka emaphethelweni weminyaka eyi-100 ngaphambi kwesikhathi samaswaphela. Ngesikhatheso bekunabantu abathembekileko ebebalifuna iqiniso begodu bakufuna kwamambala ukulotjha uZimu ngitjho nanyana bebaphahlwe ziimfundiso zamala. Bafunda iBhayibheli bebenza okusemandlenabo bona batjele nabanye abantu ngabakufundako. Kukulapho abanye nabo bangakazibeki phasi, bazikhandla batjhugululela iBhayibheli nakwamanye amalimi.\nBese kwathi ekupheleni kwabo-1800, kwaba ngasuthi inyama nesikhumba kuhlala phezu kwamathambo. UCharles Taze Russell nabangani bakhe basebenza budisi khulu, bafuna iqiniso eliseBhayibhelini begodu bafuna nokulotjha uJehova. Basiza nabanye abantu ukuthi bazwisise iqiniso, lokho bakwenza basebenzisa i-Zion’s Watch Tower nezinye iincwadi. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, ngo-1914 “I-Photo-Drama of Creation” nencwadi ethi, The Finished Mystery ngo-1917 yasiza abantu bakaJehova bonyana baqinise ukukholwa kwabo. Emaswapheleni-ke, ngo-1919 kwaba ngasuthi banikelwe ipilo nenarha etja. Kusukela mhlokho, boke labo abanethemba lokuphila ephasini unomphela bazibandakanya nabakhethiweko. Boke njalo balotjha uJehova begodu baba “libutho elikhulu khulu.”—Hezekiyeli 37:10; Zakariya 8:20-23. *—Qala ikwekwezi engenzasi.\nKusebaleni-ke ukuthi abantu bakaZimu bathunjelwa eBhabhele elikhulu ngemva ngomnyaka we-100. Lesi-ke kwaba sikhathi la abantu abanengi baba ziinhlubuki khona, bebamukela neemfundiso zamasondo wamala, bafulathela iqiniso. Kwaphela iminyaka eminengi abantu balotjha uJehova kabuhlungu, njengalokha ama-Israyeli nakabotjhiweko. Okuhle kukuthi, namhlanjesi iqiniso litjhunyayelwe kiwo woke umuntu. Qala bona sithaba kangangani ukwazi ukuthi siphila esikhathini lapho ‘abahlakaniphileko bakukhanya’ khona. Abanengi “bazakuhlungwa,” “bebacwengiswe,” begodu bamukele ukukhulekela kwamambala!—Danyela 12:3, 10..\nNgesikhathi uSathana alinga uJesu, kghani wamusa ethempelini, namkha wamtjengisa ithempelelo engqondwenakhe?\nAsiqiniseki ngokuthi uSathana wamtjengisa njani uJesu ithempelelo.\nAbatloli beBhayibheli uMatewu noLukasi bobabili batlola ngokwenzekako. UMatewu wathi: “uSathana wathatha” uJesu wamusa eJerusalema, “wamjamisa esiqongolweni sethempeli.” (Matewu 4:5) ULukasi naye wathi: “uSathana wamthatha wamusa eJerusalema, wamjamisa esiqongolweni sethempeli.”—Lukasi 4:9.\nIincwadi zethu ngaphambilini zathi kungenzeka uSathana akhenge enze isenzo samambala ngokuthatha uJesu amjamise ethempelini azame ukumlinga. I-Watchtower kaMatjhi 1, 1961 ihlobanisa indaba le neyangesikhathi uSathana ufuna ukulinga uJesu ngokumtjengisa yoke imibuso yephasi amjamise esiqongolweni sentaba. Incwadi le ithi ayikho intaba engaba phezulu ngokwaneleko bona umuntu angakghona ukubona yoke imibuso yephasi. Ibuye ithi godu, kungenzeka uSathana akhenge enze isenzo samambala sokuthatha uJesu amuse ethempelini. Khonapho iinhloko ezalandela ebezisesiThaleneso zathi nakhibe uJesu wakhe waziphosela phasi bekazokufa.\nAbanye bathi ngebanga lokuthi uJesu bekangasuye umLevi, bengeze avunyelwa ukuyokujama esiqongolweni sethempeli. Yeke bathi kungenzeka uSathana wazama ukumlinga ngombono. Emakhulwini weminyaka adlulako, uHezekiyeli wakhe wathathwa ngombono wayokubekwa ethempelini.—Hezekiyeli 8:3, 7-10; 11:1, 24; 37:1, 2.\nKodwana nangabe uJesu wathathwa ngombono wayokubekwa ethempelini abanye bangakhese bazibuze:\nAlo-ke uJesu bekazokuzwa njani bona kwamambala ulingwa ngokuthi eqe ethempelini aziphosele phasi?\nEsinye isikhathi la uSathana azama khona ukulinga uJesu, wathi kuye akaphendule amatje abe burotho, wabe wambawa nokuthi aguqe amlotjhe. Yeke kuyakghonakala na bonyana uSathana wafuna uJesu ukuthi eqe ethempelini lamambala aziphosele phasi?\nGodu nangabe uSathana akhenge asebenzise umbono athathe uJesu amuse ethempelini lamambala, abanye bangazibuza nabo ukuthi:\nKghani uJesu waphula umthetho na ngokuthi ayokujama esiqongolweni sethempeli?\nYeke nangabe kunjalo uJesu wasuka njani emangweni wayokujama ethempelini eliseJerusalema?\nAkhesiqalelele napu obunye ubufakazi obukhona obuzosisiza siphendule imibuzo emibili le eseleko.\nUPhrofesa D. A. Carson watlola wathi ibizo lesiGirigi elithi “thempeli” elisetjenziswe encwadini kaMatewu noLukasi kungenzeka beliqalisela emakhiweni wethempeli sewuwoke, ingasi esiqongolweni, ngani ngoba leyo bekuyindawo ebekuvunyelwe amaLevi wodwa ukungena kiyo. Isewula yethempeli beyinomfulelo othabaleleko, bese umfulelo loyo ube phezulu ukudlula woke umakhiwo wethempeli. Yeke kungenzeka uJesu bekajanyiswe kiwo umfulelo loyo. Ukusuka lapho esiqongolweneso ukutjhinga phasi emkghobeni weKidron bekungaba mamithara ayi-140. UJosephus osisazi sezomlando uthi indawo leyo beyiphakeme kangangobana bekuthi umuntu nakajame lapho bese aqale phasi “beka banjwa siyezi.” Nanyana uJesu bekangasuye umLevi, bekangajama lapho begodu bekungekho umuntu obekangambuza.\nKodwana uJesu bekazokusuka njani emangweni masinyana abe sethempelini leJerusalema? Akwaziwa. Kodwana iBhayibheli ithi uJesu wasiwa eJerusalema. Ayitjho ukuthi bekakude kangangani neJerusalema namkha ayitjho nokuthi uSathana wamlinga isikhathi esingangani. Kuyakghonakala-ke bona uJesu wakhamba waya eJerusalema, ngitjho nanyana lokho bekungamthatha ibanga elide.\nKwathi ngesikhathi uSathana atjengisa uJesu “yoke imibuso yephasi,” kungenzeka wasebenzisa umbono, ngebanga lokuthi, angeze kwakghonakala ukubona imibuso yoke ujame kinanyana ngiyiphi intaba ekhona ephasinapha. Indaba le ingafaniswa nokubukelisa umuntu iinthombe zeengcenye zakelinye iphasi esikrinini sokubukela amafilimu. USathana naye wasebenzisa umbono, kodwana into ebekayifuna kukuthi uJesu aguqe amlotjhe. (Matewu 4:8, 9) Ngesikhathi uSathana athatha uJesu amusa ethempelini, kungenzeka bekafuna bona uJesu adlale ngepilwakhe eqe ethempelini aziphosele phasi. Kodwana uJesu wamkghaphela eqadi. Bekuzokuthiwani-ke nangabe lesi bekumane kusilingo esisembonwenakhe?\nYeke kuyakghonakala bona uJesu waya eJerusalema wayokujama esiqongolweni sethempeli. Njengombana khekwatjhiwo ekuthomeni kwesihlokwesi, asazi ukuthi uSathana kuhlekuhle wamtjengisa njani uJesu ithempeli. Kodwana singaqiniseka ngokuthi uSathana bekasolo azama ukulinga uJesu bona enze isenzo esimbi, noJesu naye bekahlala amqinisela isandla amkghaphele eqadi\n^ isig. 2 Qala isiThala sakaJulayi 15, 2013 amakhasi 10 -12, iingaba 5-8, 12.\n^ isig. 2 Umtlolo kaHezekiyeli 37:1-14 nesAmbulo 11:7-12 ikhuluma ngento eyenzeka ngo-1919. Isiphorofido esikuHezekiyeli 37:1-14 sona siqalisele kibo boke abantu bakaZimu ababuyela ekukhulekeleni kweqiniso ngo-1919, ngemva kokuthunjwa isikhathi eside. Bese IsAmbulo 11:7-12 sona-ke siqalisele esenzakalweni sango-1919, sokuvuselelwa kwedlanzana labazalwana nabodade abarhole abantu bakaZimu. Abazalwanabo bebangakavunyelwa ukwenza namkha ukuhlanganyela ezintweni abazikholelwako.\nImibuzo Evela Ebafundini—Matjhi 2016


Ubulili Kanye Nokuhlukana Ngeminyaka\nUbulili kanye nokuhlukana ngeminyaka kubeliphawu eliqakatheke khulu lobujamo bomphakathi wamaTswana. Amadoda kanye nabafazi bahlala ngokuhlukana lokha nakunomnyanya kwezinye iindawo ukwenza isibonelo ekosini lapha kugwetjwa khona imilandu kutholakala amadoda kwaphela.\nAmadodana, kwesinye isikhathi kusafunwa wona, begodu umfazi ogade abeletha abentazana bodwa khabe angathandwa. Khabe kuhlukaniselwana umsebenzi, umsebenzi othize khabe wenziwa babantu bobulili obuthize. Umfazi womTswana kufanele alalele amadoda (uyise, abomnakwabo nanyana abantu abamadoda bekhakwakhe, umalumakhe, indodakhe uyise nanyana umnakwabo). Abafazi khabe bangafakwa eendabeni zepolotiki kanye neminyanyeni yezekolo.\nUnyaka kade kungenye into ebahlukaniswa ngayo abantu omdala komncani. Njengabanye abantu abakhuluma isintu, amaTswana kufanele bona ahloniphe bekalalele abantu abadala kunabo, ababize baba - (rra nanyana ntate) nanyana mma-mme); nawungenzi njalo mlandu. Ukuhlonipha abantu abadala bekungapheleli ebantwini abazinhlobo kwaphela kodwana, gade kwenziwa ebantwini abahlala emphakathini wamaTswana woke.\nAbentwana gade babekwa ngokuya ngokobana sele bakhule kangangani: ukusukela nababelethwako ukuya eminyakeni emibili ubudala - (masea); abentwana abaneminyaka eyi-3 ukuya kweyi-8 - (banyana) abentazana; abesana - (basemane) kanye nabentazana - (basetsana) abaneminyaka eyi-9 ukuya kweyi-13, kanye nalaba abaneminyaka eyi-14 baze bafakwe ngaphasi kwesiqhema sabakhulileko esibizwa bona - (magwane, majafela nanyana maphatisi) ekhabe bembatha ama-costume akhethekileko bacule babagide eminyanyeni, begodu bakhululekile, khulukhulu eendabeni zomseme.\nNgeskhathesi, baqeda isikhathi esinengi esibayeni nanyana balusa iinkomo zaboyise. Abentazana barhelebha ukuyokukha amanzi, ukugaya kanye nokusila isphila, ukwenza ukudla, ukuthanyela imizi yemakhabo, kanye nokutlhogomela abentwana abancani.\nUkufakwaesiqhemeni - (maphato) khabe kutjho ukungena esigabeni sokubamdala. A-maphato la anamadoda nabafazi bonyaka munye ebasiwa engomeni ngeskhathi sinye. Ngokwesiko, ingoma khabe ikhitjhwa yikosi ngemva kweminyaka emine ukuya kwelikhomba.\nLokha abesana nabentazana, abaneminyaka esithandathu ukuya kwemasumi amabili, kade basiwa engomeni ngeskhathi sinye. Umphadu kade uhlala ufaka amalunga womdeni wekosi ekhabe amukelwa njengabadosi phambili. Iminyaka eminengi eyadlulako ukukhitjhwa kwengoma yamadoda gade kulandelwa minyanya yengoma eyaziwa ngokobana - bogwera.\nNgeminyaka yabo-1930, iminyanya le khabe ingasenziwa,ngebanga lokobana abantu gade sele basindisiwe, begodu amamitjhinari gade abona iminyanya le njengengakalungi, agcugcuzela amakhosi kobana alise ukuyenza nokobana angayivumeli. Into ekhabe kudume kobana yenziwa khulu e-bogwera kwakukuwisela kanye nokwahlukanisa amalunga amadoda wesiqhema sinye esiwelileko abekwe ehlathini. Lokha nabasabekwe lapho, abantu abawelileko khabe batlhagiswa, babakwe ngokobana omkhulu ngubani, bafundiswe imithetho kanye namasiko.\nAbentazana ekade baya engomeni, nabo kade babawisela engomeni eyenzelwa ekhaya ebizwa bona yi-(bojale). Khabe nabalapho bagida bebabafake iphawu hlangana kwamagoji ngokubatjhisa. Ingoma yabefazi gade ifaka hlangana ukutlhagiswa, ukufundiswa ngezokulima, iindaba zekhaya, zomseme kanye nokobana abafazi baziphathe njani emadodeni.\nI-maphatho ngayinye khabe iphiwa ibizo yikosi ekhabe isengomeni, ekhabe livamise ukuwathiyelela izinto ezifana nezulu nanyana isomiso. I-maphato khabe isebenzisa ibizwelo ukuya phambili. Umuntu khabe angabonwa kobana sele amdala, begodu kade angavunyelwa kobana atjhade aze aye e-maphato. Amalunga wesiqhema sayo, khabe asebenza woke, nakumadoda gade alwa woke, begodu gade baba bakhozi abanobujamo obulinganako.\nEnye incenye yehlonipho kwakukubiza isokana eliye engomeni ngebizo lalo lobusokana.Amalunga wabantu abawele ndawonye khabe alindelwe kobana ahloniphe abantu ekhabe awele nabo, begodu nawo alindele kobana ahlonitjhwe babantu abancani kunabo. Nange lokho kungenziwa, nakwezinye iindaba ezihlobana nokungahlonitjhwa kwendaba zengoma khabe kulungiswa yikhotho ekhethekileko edoswa phambili mphathi wengoma nanyana ikosi ekhipha ingoma.\nUkuvuselelwa Esele Kukhula\nNgaphandle kokobana amamitjhinari wabazalwane aqeda ingoma ngeminyaka yabo-20th century, mvanje amaTswana amanengi alinga ukuyivusa, kodwana hlangana amanye sele amukela kade kobana iimfundiswezi akukafaneli kobana zibuzwe. Ingoma sele yaba litjhwayo lokobana umuntu umhlobo bani ngendlela ezimbili.\nAbantu bazibona bamaTswana ngebanga lokobana baye engomeni yesiTswan, okuqakatheke khulu, abantu abanzima abanengi bakholelwa kobana ukuya engomeni litjhwayo lokuba mumuntu we-Africa, nokobana ilutjha elingakayi engomeni alisibabantu be-Africa bamambala. Iindlelezi zokwenza zilandela, iindlela zakade zokwenza izinto, kodwana amaphethini wanamhlanje enza bona kube yingoma yesikhathi sanje.


Jwanisi 4 I-New World Translation| Ku-Inthanethi |\nUJesu nomfazi womSamariya (1-38)\nLotjha uZimu “ngommoya nangeqiniso” (23, 24)\nAmaSamariya amanengi akholelwa kuJesu (39-42)\nUJesu ulapha indodana yesikhulu (43-54)\n4 IKosi nayilemuka bona abaFarisi bazwile ukuthi uJesu wenza begodu ubhabhadisa abafundi abanengi kunoJwanisi— 2 ngitjho nanyana uJesu ngokwakhe bekangabhabhadisi kodwana bekubhabhadisa abafundi bakhe— 3 yasuka eJudiya yabuyela eGalile. 4 Kodwana bekutlhogeka bona adlule eSamariya. 5 Wafika edorobheni leSamariya ekuthiwa yiSikhari, hlanu kwesimu uJakopo ayinikela indodanakhe uJosefa. 6 Ekhabolakhona, ipetsi kaJakopo beyilapho. UJesu bekadiniwe ngebanga lekhambo, nje-ke wahlala epetsini leyo. Bekungaba yisimbi ye-12 ngamadina.* 7 Kweza umfazi womSamariya azokukha amanzi. UJesu wathi kuye: “Akhungiseze.” 8 (Abafundi bakhe bebasaye ngedorobheni bayokuthenga ukudla.) 9 Yeke umfazi womSamariya wathi kuye: “Kuza njani bona wena, nanyana umJuda, ungibawe bona ngikuseze ngitjho nanyana ngimfazi womSamariya?” (Ngombana amaJuda awatjhebisani namaSamariya.) 10 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngathana bewazi ngesipho sesihle sakaZimu nokuthi ngubani lo othi kuwe, ‘Akhungiseze,’ bewuzambawa, yena bekazokunikela amanzi aphilako.” 11 Wathi kuye: “Mnumzana, awunalo ngitjho nethunga lokukha amanzi, nepetsi le iyatjhinga. Alo-ke, amanzi aphilako lawo avela kimuphi umthombo? 12 Kghani wena umkhulu kunokhokho wethu uJakopo, owasipha ipetsi le bewasela kiyo yena, namadodanakhe, neenkomo zakhe na?” 13 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Woke umuntu osela emanzini la uzokoma godu. 14 Nanyana ngubani osela amanzi engizomupha wona angekhe asoma nakanye, kodwana amanzi engizomupha wona azokuba mthombo wamanzi aphuphumako kuye bona amnikele ukuphila okungapheliko.” 15 Umfazi lo wathi kuye: “Mnumzana, ngipha amanzi lawo, ukwenzela bona ngingasoma namkha ngisolo ngiza lapha ngizokukha amanzi.” 16 Wathi kuye: “Khamba, uyokubiza indodakho uze nayo lapha.” 17 Umfazi lo wathi kuye: “Anginandoda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Uqinisile nawuthi, ‘Anginandoda.’ 18 Ngombana ube namadoda amahlanu, nendoda ohlala nayo nje akusiyindodakho. Ukhulume iqiniso.” 19 Umfazi lo wathi kuye: “Mnumzana, ngiyabona ukuthi umphorofidi. 20 Abokhokho bethu bebalotjha uZimu entabeni le, kodwana nina maJuda nithi iJerusalema yindawo abantu okufuze bamlotjhe kiyo.” 21 UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngikholwa mfazi, isikhathi siyeza lapho ningekhe nilotjhe uBaba entabeni le namkha eJerusalema. 22 Nina nilotjha eningakwaziko; thina silotjha esikwaziko, ngombana isindiso ithoma ngamaJuda. 23 Yeke, isikhathi siyeza begodu ngiso lesi, lapho abalotjha ngeqiniso bazokulotjha uBaba ngommoya nangeqiniso, ngombana kwamambala, uBaba ufuna ukulotjhwa babantu abanjalo. 24 UZimu Mmoya, begodu labo abamlotjhako kufuze bamlotjhe ngommoya nangeqiniso.” 25 Umfazi lo wathi kuye: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uMesiya obizwa ngokuthi nguKrestu uyeza. Nakafikako, uzokumemezela zoke izinto kithi.” 26 UJesu wathi kuye: “Nguye lo okhuluma nawe.” 27 Khonokho abafundi bakhe bafika, barareka ngombana bekakhuluma nomfazi. Kodwana akekho owathi kuJesu: “Ufunani emfazini lo?” namkha “Kubayini ukhuluma naye?” 28 Ngemva kwalokho umfazi loyo watjhiya umjekakhe wamanzi, wakhamba waya edorobheni wafese wathi ebantwini: 29 “Yenize nizokubona umuntu ongitjele koke engikwenzileko. Kungenzeka na bona unguKrestu?” 30 Baphuma ngedorobheni baya kuJesu. 31 Kusese njalo, abafundi bebasolo bambawa bathi: “Rabi, yewudle.” 32 Kodwana wathi kibo: “Nginokudla engikudlako eningakwaziko.” 33 Yeke abafundi bathi komunye nomunye: “Kghani kunomuntu omlethele ukudla?” 34 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ukudla kwami kukwenza intando yongithumileko nokuqeda umsebenzakhe. 35 Anitjho na ukuthi kusele iinyanga ezine ngaphambi kokuthi ukuvuna kufike? Ngithi kini: Phakamisani amehlwenu niqale amasimu, bona sekalungele ukuvunwa. Nje-ke 36 umvuni sekafumana umvuzo begodu ubuthelela iinthelo zokuphila okungapheliko, ukwenzela bona umtjali nomvuni bathabe boke. 37 Ngombana ngokwalokhu isitjhwesi siqinisile nasithi: Omunye mtjali bese omunye mvuni. 38 Nginithumele bona nivune lokho eningakhenge nikusebenzele. Abanye basebenzile, begodu nizuzile emsebenzinabo.” 39 AmaSamariya amanengi wedorobhenelo akholelwa kuye ngebanga lobufakazi obanikelwa mfazi loya, nakathi: “Ungitjele koke engikwenzileko.” 40 Nje-ke amaSamariya nakafika kuye, ambawa bona ahlale nawo, ngalokho wahlala lapho amalanga amabili. 41 Yeke nabanye abanengi bakholwa ngebanga lalokho akutjhoko, 42 bathi emfazini lo: “Asisakholwa ngebanga lalokho ositjele khona kwaphela; ngombana nathi sizizwele ngezethu, begodu siyazi ukuthi umuntu lo kwamambala umsindisi wephasi.” 43 Ngemva kwamalanga amabili, wasuka lapho watjhinga eGalile. 44 UJesu ngokwakhe wafakaza ukuthi umphorofidi akahlonitjhwa endaweni yekhabo. 45 Yeke nakafika eGalile, amaGalile amamukela, ngombana bewabone koke akwenze eJerusalema emnyanyeni, ngombana nawo bewayile emnyanyeni loyo. 46 Ngemva kwalokho wafika godu eKana yeGalile, lapho aphendula khona amanzi aba liwayini. Bekunesikhulu sebukhosini ebesigulelwa yindodanaso eKapernawumi. 47 Indoda le nayizwa bona uJesu usukile eJudiya wangena eGalile, yaya kuye, yambawa bona ehle nayo azokulapha indodanayo, ngombana beseyizokuhlongakala. 48 Kodwana uJesu wathi kiyo: “Ngaphandle kokuthi nina bantu nibone iimbonakaliso neemangaliso, angekhe nikholwe.” 49 Isikhulu sebukhosini sathi kuye: “Kosi, yehla nami ngaphambi kokuthi umsanyanami ahlongakale.” 50 UJesu wathi kiso: “Khamba; indodanakho iyaphila.” Indoda leyo yakukholelwa lokho uJesu ayitjele khona, yakhamba. 51 Kodwana nayisehlela khona, iinsebenzi zayo zayihlangabeza zizoyitjela ukuthi umsanyanayo upholile. 52 Yabuza iinsebenzi ukuthi uphole sikhathi bani. Zathi kiyo: “Umgomani umlise izolo ngesimbi yokuthoma ntambama.”* 53 Uyise wakhumbula ukuthi bekuli-irelo lokha uJesu nakathi kuye: “Indodanakho iyaphila.” Nje-ke yona nomndenayo woke bakholwa. 54 Lesi bekusibonakaliso sesibili esenziwa nguJesu nakasuka eJudiya angena eGalile.\n^ Jwa 4:6 NgesiGirigi “bekungaba yisimbi yesithandathu.” Nawubala kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga.\n^ Jwa 4:52 NgesiGirigi “ngesimbi yekhomba.” Nawubala kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga.


UJesu Uhamba Phezu Kwamanzi | Impilo KaJesu\nBALA KU Alur Amharic Arabic Armenian Aymara Azerbaijani Azerbaijani (Cyrillic) Baoule Bassa (Cameroon) Batak (Karo) Batak (Simalungun) Bicol Boulou Bulgarian Cambodian Catalan Cebuano Chichewa Chitonga Chitonga (Malawi) Chitumbuka Chuvash Cibemba Croatian Czech Dangme Danish Drehu Dutch Efik English Estonian Ewe Fijian Finnish Fon French Ga Georgian German Greek Guarani Gujarati Gun Haitian Creole Hebrew Hiligaynon Hungarian Igbo Iloko Indonesian Isoko Italian Japanese Javanese Jula Kabiye Kazakh Kazakh (Arabic) Kikamba Kikaonde Kikongo Kikuyu Kiluba Kinyarwanda Kipende Kirghiz Kiribati Kirundi Kisonge Kongo Korean Kwanyama Lingala Lomwe Luganda Luo Luvale Macedonian Macua Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Mauritian Creole Maya Moore Myanmar Ndau Ndebele Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Nigerian Pidgin Norwegian Nyaneka Nyungwe Oromo Ossetian Otetela Pangasinan Papiamento (Curaçao) Persian Polish Portuguese Quechua (Ancash) Quechua (Ayacucho) Quechua (Bolivia) Quechua (Cuzco) Romanian Russian Samoan Sango Sena Sepedi Serbian Serbian (Roman) Seychelles Creole Shona Silozi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Solomon Islands Pidgin Spanish Sranantongo Swahili Swahili (Congo) Swedish Tagalog Tahitian Tajiki Tamil Tatar Thai Tigrinya Tok Pisin Tshiluba Tshwa Turkish Turkmen Tuvaluan Twi Tzotzil Ukrainian Umbundu Urdu Uruund Uzbek Vietnamese Wallisian Waray-Waray\nUmbusi Owenelisa Ukuqondisa Umoya Lolwandle\nUMATHEWU 14:22-36 UMAKHO 6:45-56 UJOHANE 6:14-25\nABANTU BAFUNA UKUTHI UJESU ABE YINKOSI\nUJESU UHAMBA PHEZU KWAMANZI, ATHULISE UMOYA\nAbantu basala betshe amathe ngesimangaliso esenziwe nguJesu sokupha izinkulungwane ukudla. Baphetha ngokuthi uJesu “nguye sibili umPhrofethi okwakuthiwa uzabuya emhlabeni,” uMesiya, njalo bayabona ukuthi engaba yinkosi ebabusa kuhle sibili. (UJohane 6:14; UDutheronomi 18:18) Ngakho abantu sebefuna ukumbamba ukuze bamenze inkosi.\nKodwa uJesu uyakwazi ukuthi abantu laba sebefuna ukwenzani. Uvalelisa ixuku atshele labafundi bakhe ukuthi babuyele esikepeni sabo. Kumele baqale baye eBhethisayida besebedlula besiya eKhaphenawume. UJesu yena uya entabeni afike akhuleke eyedwa.\nKuthi sekuzakuba semadabukakusa uJesu abone isikepe khatshana le, ekhanyiselwa yinyanga. Amagagasi olwandle aya le lale ngoba kulomoya omkhulu njalo abaphostoli ‘bayasadalala ukugwedla njengoba umoya uphambana labo.’ (UMakho 6:48) UJesu uyehla entabeni abeseqalisa ukuhamba phezu kwamagagasi la eqonda kubo. Khathesi “sebegwedle okwamakhilomitha angaba mahlanu kumbe ayisithupha.” (UJohane 6:19) Abafundi bathi bembona esengathi usebadlula bayaklabalala besesaba, besithi: “Yinto bani le?”—UMakho 6:49.\nUJesu uyabaqinisa athi: “Wobani lesibindi! Yimi, lingesabi.” UPhetro uthi: “Nkosi, nxa kunguwe, wothi ngize kuwe ngihamba phezu kwamanzi.” UJesu uthi kuye: “Woza!” Esizwa lelo uPhetro uyaphuma esikepeni abesehamba phezu kwamanzi eqonda kuJesu. Kodwa uthi ekhangela isiphepho esabe abeseqalisa ukucwila. Umemeza athi: “Nkosi, ngisindisa bo!” UJesu welula isandla sakhe abesebamba uPhetro athi: “Wena olokholo oluncane, kungani ukhulelwe yikuthandabuza?”—UMathewu 14:27-31.\nUPhetro loJesu bayangena esikepeni, isiphepho siphele. Abafundi bayamangala, kodwa kumele kubamangalise yini lokhu? UJesu usanda kwenza isimangaliso sokupha abantu abayizinkulungwane ukudla. Aluba bebekuzwisisile ukuthi ‘isimangaliso sezinkwa sibafundisani’ bekungasoze kubamangalise ukuthi angahamba phezu kwamanzi njalo athulise lomoya. Khathesi bayamkhothamela besebesithi: “Wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu sibili.”—UMakho 6:52; UMathewu 14:33.\nMasinyane nje bayafika endaweni enhle yaseGenesaretha, eningizimu yeKhaphenawume. Bafika bamise isikepe khonapho baye ekhunjini. Abantu bayamnanzelela uJesu besebebuya labagulayo njalo labasezindaweni eziseduze labo benza njalo. Nxa abantu laba bethinta umphetho nje wesembatho sakhe sangaphandle, bayasila baqine saka.\nKusenjalo, ixuku labantu elibone uJesu esenza isimangaliso sokupha izinkulungwane ukudla liyananzelela ukuthi usesukile. Izikepe ezincane zaseThibheriya zithi zifika, abantu laba bangene kuzo baye eKhaphenawume besiyadinga uJesu. Bathi sebemtholile bambuze bathi: “Rabi, kanti ufike nini lapha?” (UJohane 6:25) UJesu uyabakhuza futhi ulesizatho esihle sokwenza njalo njengoba sizabona.\nAbantu sebefuna ukumenzani uJesu ngemva kokumbona esipha izinkulungwane ukudla?\nKungani abafundi kungamelanga bamangaliswe yikuthi uJesu uhamba phezu kwamanzi lokuthi uthulisa umoya?\nKwenzakalani uJesu esefike ekhunjini eduze leKhaphenawume?\nIzimangaliso zikaJesu azincedanga abantu ababephila ko-Israyeli wasendulo kuphela, kodwa zaziyisiboniso salokho azakwenzela abantu kwelizayo.


Ipilo KaJesu ENazaretha | Ipilo KaJesu\nMATEWU 13:55, 56 Markosi 6:3\nUMNDENI KAJOSEFA NOMARIYA UYAKHULA\nUJESU UFUNDA UMSEBENZI WEZANDLA\nUJesu ukhulela eNazaretha, idorobho elincani nelingakaqakatheki kangako. Isetlhagwini, enarheni emibundu yendawo ebizwa ngokuthi yiGalile, nawuya ngetjhingalanga yelitshakazi elaziwa ngokuthi liLwandle leGalile.\nUJosefa noMariya bathuthela la, basuka eGibhide mhlamunye uJesu nakaneminyaka emibili. Kubonakala ngasuthi okwanje, nguye yedwa umntwana. Kodwana, ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, abafowabo ngombelethi munye bayabelethwa—uJakopo, uJosefa, uSimoni noJudasi. UJosefa noMariya baba nabanye abantwana ababantazana, abodadwabo kaJesu ngombelethi munye. Pheze uJesu ulanywa bafowabo nabodadwabo abasithandathu.\nNokho-ke, uJesu uneenhlobo. Sele sazi ngo-Elisabethi nendodanakhe uJwanisi. Bona bahlala kude esewula, eJudiya. Abahlala eduze eGalile, nguSalome, ekungenzeka bona ngudadwabo kaMariya, umani kaJesu. Indoda kaSalome nguZebediya. Amadodanabo amabili nguJakopo noJwanisi, bona bomntamama bakaJesu. Asazi bona uJesu nabesanaba baba nesikhathi esingangani baboke nabasakhulako, kodwana nasele bakhulile baba bangani abakhulu, begodu baba bapostoli bakaJesu.\nUJosefa kufuze asebenze budisi bona ondle umndenakhe okhulako. Umsebenzakhe kubaza. UJosefa ukhulisa uJesu njengendodanakhe ayibelethako, kungalokho abanye babiza uJesu ngokuthi “yindodana yombazi.” (Matewu 13:55) UJosefa ufundisa uJesu ukuba mbazi, begodu ufunda kuhle. UJesu ufunda kuhle kangangokuthi ngemva kwesikhathi abantu nabakhuluma ngaye bathi: “Kanti lo akasimbazi na?”—Markosi 6:3.\nEmndenini kaJosefa, ukulotjha uJehova yinto eqakatheke khulu. UJosefa noMariya bafundisa abantwana babo ngoZimu ‘nabahlezi emzinabo, nabakhamba endleleni, nabalalako nalokha bavuka’ njengokutjho komThetho kaZimu. (Duteronomi 6:6-9) Kunesinagogo eNazaretha. Siyaqiniseka bona uJosefa usa umndenakhe qobe uyokulotjha uZimu khona. Kusemtarini bona uJesu bekajayele ukuya esinagogeni, ngombana ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uLuka nakalandisa ngaye wathi: “NgeSabatha waya ngesinagogini njengombana bekajayele ukwenza.” (Lukasi 4:16) Umndeni lo, ukuthabela khulu ukuya qobe ethempelini lakaJehova eJerusalema.\nPheze bangaki abafowabo nabodadwabo kaJesu?\nUJesu ufunda muphi umsebenzi wezandla, begodu uwufunda njani?\nYifundiso yiphi eqakathekileko uJosefa ayifundisa umndenakhe?


Ungubani UJesu Krestu? Inga-kghani uJesu unguZimu namkha uyiNdodana kaZimu?\n1, 2. (a) Ukwazi ibizo lomuntu odumileko kghani kutjho ukuthi umazi kuhle? Akhuhlathulule. (b) Khuyini abantu abayikholelwako ngoJesu?\nBANENGI abantu abadumileko ephasini. Mhlamunye nawe kukhona omazi ngebizo. Kodwana ukwazi ibizo lomuntu akutjho bona umazi kuhle umuntu loyo. Begodu akutjho bona wazi koke ngepilwakhe, nokuthi umumuntu onjani.\n2 Kungenzeka uzwile ngoJesu Krestu, ngitjho nanyana sekudlule iminyaka eyi-2 000 eza wazokuphila ephasini. Kodwana kunabantu abanengi abangaziko bona uJesu bekamumuntu onjani. Abanye bathi bekayindoda elungileko, abanye bathi bekamphorofidi, abanye bacabanga ukuthi unguZimu. Wena-ke, ucabangani ngaye?—Qala isiThasiselo 12.\n3. Kubayini kuqakathekile ukwazi uJehova uZimu noJesu Krestu?\n3 Kuqakathekile bona wazi iqiniso ngoJesu. Kubayini? IBhayibheli lithi: “Ukuphila okungapheliko ngilokho bona bazi wena wedwa Zimu weqiniso nokwazi uJesu Krestu, omthumileko.” (Jwanisi 17:3) Yeke, nawazi iqiniso ngoJehova nangoJesu ungaphila ephasini eliyipharadesi ngokungapheliko. (Jwanisi 14:6) Okhunye godu kukuthi ukwazi ngoJesu kuzokusiza ngombana ipilwakhe nendlela ebekaphatha ngayo abanye isibonelo esihle khulu. (Jwanisi 13:34, 35) Esahlukweni sokuthoma sifunde iqiniso ngoZimu. Kilesi-ke sizokufunda ngalokho iBhayibheli elisifundisa khona ngoJesu.\n4. Ibizo elithi “Mesiya” nelithi “Krestu” atjho ukuthini?\n4 Eminyakeni eminengi ngaphambi kobana uJesu abelethwe, uJehova wathembisa bona uzokuthumela uMesiya namkha uKrestu. Lokho wakutlola eBhayibhelini. Ibizo elithi “Mesiya” livela kelesiHebheru, bese elithi “Krestu” livela kelesiGirigi. Zombili iziqwezi zitjho ukuthi uZimu uzokukhetha umuntu ozokuba nguMesiya, ambeke esikhundleni esikhethekileko. UMesiya lo uzokuzalisa koke uZimu akuthembisileko. UMesiya angakusiza nanamhlanjesi. Kodwana ngaphambi kobana uJesu abelethwe, abantu bebazibuza bona, ‘Ngubani ozokuba nguMesiya?’\n5. Abafundi bakaJesu bebangabaza na bona unguMesiya?\n5 Abafundi bakaJesu bokuthoma bebangangabazi ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya othenjiswe nguZimu. (Jwanisi 1:41) Ngokwesibonelo, uSimoni Pitrosi wathi kuJesu: “UnguKrestu.” (Matewu 16:16) Kodwana thina-ke singaqiniseka njani bona uJesu unguMesiya?\n6. UJehova ubasize njani abantu abazimiseleko ukuthi babone uMesiya?\n6 Kusasele isikhathi eside bona uJesu abelethwe, kunabaphorofidi bakaZimu abakhe batlola imininingwana eminengi ebeyizokusiza abantu bamthole uMesiya. Beyizabasiza njani? Khesithi bayakulayela bathi uyokuhlangabeza umuntu esitetjhini seentimela esiphithizelako. Umuntu loyo awumazi, uzabe uthoma mhlokho ukumbona. Nabangakuhlathululela kuhle bona umuntu loyo unjani ungambona. NoJehova naye wenza njalo, wasebenzisa abaphorofidi bakhe bona bahlathulule ukuthi uMesiya uzokuba mumuntu onjani, uzokwenzani nokuthi kuzokwenzekani kuye. Ukuzaliseka kweemphorofidwezo zoke njalo, kuqinisekisa abantu abazimisele ukumfumana ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya.\n7. Ngiziphi iimphorofido ezimbili ezifakazela bona uJesu unguMesiya?\n7 Nanzi ezinye iimphorofido ezimbili. Sokuthoma, kusasele iminyaka eyi-700 bona uJesu abelethwe, uMikha waphorofida ukuthi uzokubelethelwa edorojaneni leBethelehema. (Mikha 5:2) Vele uJesu wabelethelwa lapho! (Matewu 2:1, 3-9) Sesibili, uDanyela waphorofida bona uMesiya uzokuvela ngomnyaka ka-29, nangambala kwenzeka. (Danyela 9:25) Iimphorofido ezimbilezi zingezinye zeemphorofido ezinengi ezifakazela bona uJesu nguMesiya okwathiwa uyeza.—Qala isiThasiselo 13.\nWathi nakabhajadiswako, uJesu waba nguMesiya namkha uKrestu\n8, 9. Yini eyenzeka nakubhajadiswa uJesu ebufakazi bokuthi unguMesiya?\n8 UJehova ukubeke epakameni ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya. Wathembisa uJwanisi uMbhabhadisi ukuthi kukhona into azomtjengisa yona ezokuveza uMesiya. UJwanisi wayibona into leyo mhla uJesu atjhinga kuye, abawa ukubhajadiswa eMlanjeni iJordani ngomnyaka ka-29. IBhayibheli lithi: “Kwathi msinyana bona uJesu abhajadiswe, waphuma ngemanzini. Khonokho izulu lavuleka, wabona uMoya kaZimu wehla njengezuba, wahlala phezu kwakhe. Yeke nelizwi lavela ezulwini lathi: ‘Le yiNdodanami engiyithandako nengithokozileko ngayo.’” (Matewu 3:1, 6, 17) UJwanisi wathi nakabona lokho, kwamkhanyela bona uJesu unguMesiya. (Jwanisi 1:32-34) Ngelangelo uJehova wathululela umoyakhe phezu kwakhe, uJesu waba nguMesiya. Nguye-ke okhethwe nguZimu bona abe Mrholi neKosi.—Isaya 55:4.\n9 Iimphorofido eziseBhayibhelini, namezwi atjhiwo nguJehova ngokwakhe, nalokho okwabonwa nguJwanisi nakabhabhadisa uJesu, kwafakazela bona uJesu unguMesiya. Kodwana uJesu lo bekavelaphi nakazakuza ephasini, begodu bekamumuntu onjani? Akhesizwe bona lithini iBhayibheli.\nUJESU BEKAVELAPHI NAKAZAKUZA EPHASINI?\n10. IBhayibheli lisifundisani ngepilo kaJesu ngaphambi kobana eze ephasini?\n10 IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi uJesu besele anesikhathi eside aphila ezulwini ngaphambi kobana eze ephasini. UMikha wathi uMesiya ‘indabuko yakhe yavela phambilini ekadeni.’ (Mikha 5:1 [5:2, NW]) NoJesu naye wakutjho kanengi ukuthi bekaphila ezulwini ngaphambi kobana abe mumuntu ephasini. (Funda uJwanisi 3:13; 6:38, 62; 17:4, 5.) Angakafiki ephasini uJesu besele kukade anobuhlobo obukhethekileko noJehova.\n11. Kubayini uJesu aligugu kangaka kuJehova?\n11 UJesu uligugu khulu kuJehova. Kubayini kunjalo? Kungombana uZimu wathoma ngokudala uJesu ngaphambi kwezinto zoke. Ngikho abizwa bona “ulizibulo lakho koke okubunjiweko.” * (Kolose 1:15) UJesu uligugu kuJehova nangebanga lokuthi nguye yedwa owadalwa nguZimu ngokwakhe. Ngikho abizwa ngokuthi ‘yiNdodana ebelethwe yodwa.’ (Jwanisi 3:16) UJesu nguye kwaphela owasetjenziswa nguJehova ekudaleni zoke izinto. (Kolose 1:16) Begodu nguye kwaphela obizwa ‘ngoLizwi’ ngombana nguye omkhulumeli kaJehova eengilozini nebantwini.—Jwanisi 1:14.\n12. Sazi njani bona uJesu noZimu abasimumuntu munye?\n12 Inengi labantu licabanga ukuthi uJesu noZimu mumuntu munye. Kodwana iBhayibheli alitjho njalo. Lithi uJesu udaliwe, okutjho ukuthi unesithomo. Kodwana uJehova uMdali wazo zoke izinto, akanasithomo. (IRhubo 90:2) INdodana kaZimu uJesu khenge beyikucabange nokukucabanga ukuzenza uZimu. IBhayibheli likubeka ebaleni ukuthi uBaba mkhulu kuneNdodana. (Funda uJwanisi 14:28; 1 Korinte 11:3.) NguJehova kwaphela ‘onguZimu uMninimandlawoke.’ (Genesisi 17:1, NW) UmuMuntu omkhulu nonamandla ukudlula woke umuntu osezulwini nosephasini.—Qala isiThasiselo 14.\n13. Kubayini iBhayibheli lithi uJesu “umfanekiso kaZimu ongabonakaliko”?\n13 UJehova neNdodanakhe uJesu, bebasebenza boke iingidigidi zeminyaka ngaphambi kobana kudalwe izulu nephasi. Kuyatjho ukuthi bebathandana tle! (Jwanisi 3:35; 14:31) UJesu yena wafuza uYise ngakho koke kangangobana iBhayibheli limbiza ngokuthi “umfanekiso kaZimu ongabonakaliko.”—Kolose 1:15.\n14. UJehova wenza njani bona iNdodanakhe eligugu ibelethwe imumuntu wenyama?\n14 INdodana kaJehova eligugu yazimisela ukutjhiya izulu, bona izokubelethwa ephasinapha, ibe mumuntu. Kwenzeka njani lokho? UJehova wenza ikarisomraro, wathatha iNdodanakhe wayifaka esibelethweni sakaMariya. Ngesikhatheso bekayintombi engakayi emabhayini nendoda. Ngikho uJesu anganaye ubaba omumuntu wenyama. Yeke, uMariya wabeletha indodana enganasono, wayithiya bona nguJesu.—Lukasi 1:30-35.\nUJESU BEKAMUMUNTU ONJANI?\n15. Ungamazi njani uJehova kuhle?\n15 Kunengi ongakufunda ngepilo nobuntu bakaJesu encwadini kaMatewu, kaMarkosi, kaLukasi nekaJwanisi. Iincwadezi zibizwa ngokobana maVangeli. Yeke, ngebanga lokuthi uJesu ufuze uYise, ukufunda ngaye kuzokusiza bona umazi kuhle uJehova. Ngikho uJesu athi: “Loyo ongibonileko, ubone uBaba.”—Jwanisi 14:9.\n16. Yini uJesu ebekafundisa ngayo? Iimfundiso zakhe bekazithathaphi?\n16 Inengi labantu belithi nalibiza uJesu lithi “Mfundisi.” (Jwanisi 1:38; 13:13) Into eqakathekileko ebekafundisa ngayo ukuzidlula zoke, ‘ziindaba ezimnandi ngomBuso kaZimu.’ Uyini uMbuso kaZimu? Ngurhulumende kaZimu ozokubusa iphasi loke usezulwini, bese ubusise woke umuntu olalela uZimu. (Matewu 4:23) Koke uJesu ebekakufundisa bekakuthatha kuJehova. UJesu wathi: “Ifundiswami akusiyo yami kodwana ivela kongithumileko.” (Jwanisi 7:16) UJesu bekazi ukuthi uJehova ufuna abantu bezwe iindaba ezimnandi zokuthi umBuswakhe lo uzokubusa iphasi loke.\n17. UJesu bekafundisa kuphi? Kubayini asebenza budisi kangaka afundisa abantu?\n17 UJesu bekafundisa kuphi? Nanyana kukuphi lapha bekunabantu khona. Bekafundisa eendaweni zemakhaya nemadorobheni, emakethe, eendaweni lapha abantu ebebalotjhela khona uZimu, lapha kuthengiselwa khona nemizini yabantu. Khenge alindele bona abantu beze kuye. Yena bekahlala aya kibo. (Markosi 6:56; Lukasi 19:5, 6) UJesu bekasebenza budisi, athatha isikhathi sakhe esinengi afundisa abantu. Kubayini enza njalo? Kungombana bekazi ukuthi nguZimu ofuna enze njalo. Bekahlala amlalela uBabakhe. (Jwanisi 8:28, 29) Okhunye okwenza uJesu watjhumayela kukuthi bekabarhawukela abantu. (Funda uMatewu 9:35, 36.) Besele alemukile bona abadosi phambili bamasonto wekolo bebafundisa amala ngoZimu nangomBuswakhe. Ngikho nje bekafuna ukusiza abantu abanengi kangaka bona bezwe iindaba ezimnandi.\n18. Yini wena oyithanda khulu ebuntwini bakaJesu?\n18 UJesu bekabathanda abantu, atshwenyeka ngabo. Bekanomusa, nabantu bebakghona ukukhuluma naye. Nabantwana bebathanda ukuba naye. (Markosi 10:13-16) UJesu bekangakhethi, aphatha woke umuntu ngokulinganako. Bekangazwani nekohlakalo nokuphatha abantu kumbi. (Matewu 21:12, 13) Emihlenakhe, abantu bengubo bebanganawo amalungelo amanengi, bangahlonitjhwa. Kodwana yena bekabahlonipha ngaso soke isikhathi. (Jwanisi 4:9, 27) UJesu bekathobeke ukuthobeka. Ngokwesibonelo, wakhe wahlambisa abapostoli bakhe iinyawo. Ngesikhatheso lowo bekumsebenzi owenziwa ziingqila.—Jwanisi 13:2-5, 12-17.\nUJesu bekatjhumayela nanyana kukuphi lapha kunabantu khona\n19. Ngisiphi isibonelo esitjengisa ukuthi uJesu bekazi lokho abantu abakutlhogako nokuthi bekafuna ukubasiza?\n19 UJesu bekazi lokho abantu abakutlhogako, afuna nokubasiza. Lokho kubonakala kuhle endleleni ebekasebenzisa ngayo ikarisomraro yamandla kaZimu ekulapheni abantu. (Matewu 14:14) Ngokwesibonelo, kwakhe kweza indoda ephethwe likhwekhwe kuJesu, yathi kuye: “Nakube uyathanda, ungangihlambulula.” UJesu wakghwatheka ehliziyweni nakabona izwa ubuhlungu. Wayizwela, wafisa ukuyisiza. Ngemva kwalokho uJesu welula umkhonwakhe, wayikghwatha indoda le, bewathi kiyo: “Ngiyathanda, hlambuluka!” Yalapheka ngobunjalo-ke! (Markosi 1:40-42) Akhusucabange indlela indoda leyo eyazizwa ngayo!\nWAHLALA ATHEMBEKILE KUYISE\n20, 21. Kubayini uJesu bekasibonelo esihle khulu sokulalela uZimu?\n20 UJesu usibonelo esihle khulu sokulalela uZimu. Bekanganandaba ukuthi kwenzekani, nokuthi amanabakhe athini. Bekathembekile kuYise. Ngokwesibonelo, uJesu khenge one lokha uSathana nakazamlinga. (Matewu 4:1-11) Cabanga, abantu bekhabo bebangakholwa bona unguMesiya, bebatjho nokuthi “uhlangene ihloko.” Kodwana yena bekasolo awenza umsebenzi kaZimu. (Markosi 3:21) Ngitjho nanyana amanabakhe amphatha kabuhlungu, wahlala athembekile kuZimu, khenge alinge ukuzibuyiselela.—1 Pitrosi 2:21-23.\n21 UJesu wezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu nakafako, kodwana wathembeka kuJehova nanyana kunjalo. (Funda uFilipi 2:8.) Cabanga bona bekufuze akghodlhelele izinto ezinengi kangangani ngelanga ahlongakala ngalo. Wabotjhwa, kweza abofakazi bamala bathi uyahlambalaza, abahluleli abakhohlakeleko bamgwebela ukufa, iinqubuthu zabantu zamhleka, amasotja amtlhorisa bekambethela ngeempikiri esigodweni. Wathi nakafako warhuwelela wathi: “Sekuphethekile.” (Jwanisi 19:30) Ngemva kwamalanga amathathu uJesu afile, uJehova wamvusa ngomzimba womoya. (1 Pitrosi 3:18) Ngemva kweemveke ezimbalwa, uJesu wabuyela ezulwini, “wahlala ngesidleni sakaZimu,” walinda bona uZimu ambeke iKosi.—Hebheru 10:12, 13.\n22. Ngiliphi ithuba elisivulekeleko ngebanga lokuthembeka kwakaJesu kuYise?\n22 Ngebanga lokuthi uJesu wahlala athembekile kuYise, savulekelwa lithuba lokuphila okungapheliko ephasini eliyipharadesi. Esahlukweni esilandelako sizokucoca ngokuthi ukufa kwakaJesu kusilethela njani ukuphila okungapheliko.\n^ isig. 11 UJehova ubizwa ngoBaba nje ngombana aMdali wethu. (Isaya 64:8) UJesu uyiNdodana kaZimu ngombana udalwe nguye. Iingilozi, no-Adamu nabo bamadodana kaZimu.—Jobho 1:6; Lukasi 3:38.\nUKURHUNYEZWA KWESAHLUKO 4\nSazi njani ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya?\nMatewu 3:16, 17; Jwanisi 1:32-34\nUJehova watjho ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodanakhe.\nMikha 5:2; Matewu 2:1, 3-9\nUJesu uzalise zoke iimphorofido ezikhuluma ngoMesiya\nIQINISO 2: UJESU BEKAYINGILOZI NGAPHAMBI KOBANA EZE EPHASINI\n“Ngombana ngivela ezulwini.”—Jwanisi 6:38\nUJesu bekenzani nakasezulwini?\nUJehova wathoma ngoJesu ukudala, bese wasebenzisa uJesu ekubumbeni zoke izinto. UJesu wafunda kuYise iminyaka emabhiliyoni.\nUJehova uthumele uJesu ephasini.\n“Vumelani abantwana beze kimi.”—Markosi 10:14\nNgibuphi ubuntu bakaJesu obuthandako?\nUJesu bekanomusa, nabantu bebakuthabela ukukhuluma naye.\nJwanisi 4:9, 27\nUJesu bekabaphatha ngehlonipho nangesithunzi abantu bengubo.\nJwanisi 13:2-5, 12-17\nMatewu 9:35, 36; Markosi 1:40-42\nUJesu bekakufuna ukusiza abanye.\nIQINISO 4: UJESU BEKAHLALA ENZA INTANDO KAZIMU\n“Ngiwuqedile umsebenzi onginikele wona bona ngiwenze.”—Jwanisi 17:4\nIsibonelo sakaJesu sisisiza njani bona sithembeke kuZimu?\nUJesu nakalingwa nguDeveli bekathembekile kuZimu.\nUJesu wenza intando kaZimu ngitjho nanyana iinhlobo zakhe bezihlekisa ngaye.\nUJesu akhenge azibuyiselele emanabenakhe.\nUJesu wahlala athembekile kuZimu, ngitjho nekufeni.\nHebheru 10:12, 13; 1 Pitrosi 3:18


UJesu Upholisa NgeSabatha | Iimfundo ZeBhayibheli Zabantwana\nAbaFarisi bebamhloyile uJesu, njeke bebafuna ibanga lokumbopha. Bathi akukafaneli apholise abagulako ngeSabatha. Ngelinye iSabatha, uJesu wahlangana nendoda esiphofu ibawa indleleni. Watjela abafundi bakhe wathi: ‘Khenibone ukuthi amandla kaZimu ayisiza njani indoda le.’ UJesu wakhafulela ihlabathi wayihlanganisa namathe, wayinamathisela emehlweni wendoda leyo. Wayitjela wathi: ‘Khamba uyokuhlamba amehlwakho esizibeni seSilowama.’ Indoda leyo yenza njalo, amehlwayo avuleka. Beyithoma ukubona epilwenayo!\nAbantu barareka, bathi: ‘Akusuye umuntu lo ogade aphele ahlale phasi abawe na?’ Indoda leyo yathi: ‘Ngabelethwa ngisiphofu!’ Abantu bayibuza bathi: ‘Alo kuze njani ukuthi ubone?’ Nayibatjela okwenzekileko, bayisa kubaFarisi.\nIndoda leyo yatjela abaFarisi yathi: ‘UJesu ungininde ngedaka emehlweni, wathi ngikhambe ngiyolihlamba. Ngenza njalo, begodu nje ngiyabona.’ AbaFarisi bathi: ‘UJesu nakapholisa ngeSabatha, kutjho ukuthi amandlakhe awaveli kuZimu.’ Kodwana abanye bathi: ‘Nangabe amandlakhe bewangaveli kuZimu, bengekhe akghone ukuyipholisa indoda le.’\nAbaFarisi babiza ababelethi bendoda leyo, bababuza ukuthi: ‘Kuze njani bona indodanenu ibone?’ Abazali bayo bebasaba ngombana bezwa abaFarisi bathi nanyana ngubani okholelwa kuJesu uzokukhitjhwa ngesinagogini. Yeke bathi: ‘Asazi. Buzani yona.’ AbaFarisi babuza indoda leyo eminye imibuzo yaze yathi: ‘Nginitjele koke engikwaziko. Kanti yini engakangaka eniyifunako?’ AbaFarisi basilingeka, bebayikghurumejela ngaphandle.\nUJesu wathi nakayibona godu wayibuza wathi: ‘Uyakholelwa na kuMesiya?’ Indoda leyo yathi: ‘Bengizomkholwa thana bengimazi ukuthi ungubani.’ UJesu wathi kiyo: ‘Nginguye uMesiya.’ UJesu bekanesirhawu samambala ngomba azange agcine ngokupholisa indoda leyo, kodwana wayisiza nokuthi ibe nokukholwa.\n“Niyaphosisa niyazi! Kanti aniyazi imitlolo namkha amandla kaZimu na?”—Matewu 22:29\nImibuzo: UJesu wayisiza njani indoda engaboniko? AbaFarisi bebamhloyeleni uJesu?\nUJesu Ulapha Indoda Eyabelethwa Isiphofu\nAbafundi babuza ukuthi kubayini indoda le isiphofu? Kghani kone yona namkha ababelethi bayo? Imibono yabantu ihlukene uJesu nakalapha indoda le.\nAmezwi anamandla wendoda egade isiphofu asilinga abaFarisi. AbaFarisi bayayiqotha esinagogeni, okuyinto ababelethi bayo ebebasaba bona izokwenzeka.\n‘Kwamambala UZimu Wenze UJesu Waba YiKosi NoKrestu’ (Ingcenye II)


ImiSebenzi 20 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nBALA KU Afrikaans Albanian Alur American Sign Language Amharic Arabic Argentinean Sign Language Armenian Armenian (West) Ashaninka Australian Sign Language Austrian Sign Language Aymara Azerbaijani Azerbaijani (Cyrillic) Baoule Bassa (Cameroon) Batak (Karo) Batak (Simalungun) Belgian French Sign Language Belize Kriol Bengali Bicol Bislama Bolivian Sign Language Brazilian Sign Language British Sign Language Bulgarian Cambodian Catalan Cebuano Changana (Mozambique) Chichewa Chilean Sign Language Chinese Cantonese (Simplified) Chinese Cantonese (Traditional) Chinese Mandarin (Simplified) Chinese Mandarin (Traditional) Chinese Sign Language Chitonga Chitonga (Malawi) Chitumbuka Chol Cibemba Colombian Sign Language Costa Rican Sign Language Croatian Croatian Sign Language Cuban Sign Language Czech Czech Sign Language Dangme Danish Drehu Dutch Dutch Sign Language Ecuadorian Sign Language Efik Emberá (Catío) English Estonian Ewe Fijian Filipino Sign Language Finnish French French Sign Language Ga Galician Garifuna Georgian German German Sign Language Greek Greek Sign Language Guahibo Guambiano Guarani Guatemalan Sign Language Gujarati Gun Haitian Creole Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hiri Motu Honduras Sign Language Hungarian Hungarian Sign Language Icelandic Igbo Iloko Indonesian Indonesian Sign Language Inga Irish Sign Language Isi-Emberá (Northern) IsiCubeo IsiKamba IsiPortuguese (esikhulunywa eBrazil) IsiSateré-Mawé IsiSerbian (Cyrillic) Isoko Israeli Sign Language Italian Italian Sign Language Jamaican Creole Japanese Japanese Sign Language Javanese Kabiye Kannada Karen (S'gaw) Kazakh Kikaonde Kikongo Kikuyu Kiluba Kinyarwanda Kirghiz Kiribati Kirundi Kisi Kongo Korean Kosraean Krio Kwangali Kwanyama Laotian Latvian Lingala Lithuanian Luganda Lunda Luo Luvale Macedonian Macua Macushi Malagasy Malawi Sign Language Malay Malayalam Maltese Mambwe-Lungu Mapudungun Marathi Marshallese Maya Mexican Sign Language Mixtec (Guerrero) Moore Motu Myanmar Navajo Ndau Ndebele Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Nepali New Zealand Sign Language Nias Nicaraguan Sign Language Norwegian Nyaneka Nyungwe Nzema Oromo Ossetian Otetela Panamanian Sign Language Pangasinan Papiamento (Curaçao) Paraguayan Sign Language Pennsylvania German Persian Peruvian Sign Language Polish Polish Sign Language Ponapean Portuguese (Portugal) Portuguese Sign Language Punjabi Páez Quebec Sign Language Quechua (Ancash) Quechua (Ayacucho) Quechua (Bolivia) Quechua (Cuzco) Quechua (Huallaga Huánuco) Quechua (Huaylla Wanca) Rapa Nui Romanian Russian Russian Sign Language Samoan Sango Sena Sepedi Sepulana Serbian (Roman) Sesotho (Lesotho) Setswana Seychelles Creole Shona Silozi Sinhala Slovak Slovak Sign Language Slovenian Solomon Islands Pidgin South African Sign Language Spanish Spanish Sign Language Sranantongo Sunda Swahili Swahili (Congo) Swati Swedish Swedish Sign Language Swiss German Sign Language Tagalog Tahitian Taiwanese Sign Language Tajiki Tamil Tatar Telugu Tetun Dili Thai Thai Sign Language Ticuna Tigrinya Tiv Tojolabal Tok Pisin Tongan Torres Strait Creole Totonac Tshiluba Tshwa Tsonga Turkish Turkmen Tuvaluan Twi Tzotzil Uighur (Cyrillic) Ukrainian Ulimi Lwezandla LwaseJamaica Ulimi Lwezandla LwaseKorea Ulimi Lwezandla LwaseNigeria Ulimi Lwezandla LwaseSingapore Ulimi lweZandla lwase-Uruguay Ulimi lweZandla lwase-Zambia Ulimi lwezandla lwase-Ghana Ulimi lwezandla lwase-India Ulimi lwezandla lwase-Kenya Ulimi lwezandla lwase-Madagascar Ulimi lwezandla lwase-Malaysia Ulimi lwezandla lwase-Mozambique Ulimi lwezandla lwase-Salvador Ulimi lwezandla lwase-Slovania Umbundu Urdu Uzbek Uzbek (Roman) Venda Venezuelan Sign Language Vietnamese Wallisian Waray-Waray Wayuunaiki Xavante Xhosa Yoruba Zapotec (Isthmus) Zimbabwe Sign Language Zulu\nUPhawuli eseMakhedoniya laseGrisi (1-6)\nUYuthikhu uyavuswa eTrowa (7-12)\nBasuka eTrowa baye eMilethu (13-16)\nUPhawuli uhlangana labadala base-Efesu (17-38)\n“Ukupha kuyathokozisa kakhulu” (35)\n20 Kwathi isiphithiphithi sesiphelile, uPhawuli wabiza abafundi wabakhuthaza, wasebavalelisa wangena umango elubangise eMakhedoniya. 2 Wadabula ezindaweni ezazikulowomango ebakhuthaza kakhulu ababelapho, wasefika eGrisi. 3 Wahlala lapho okwenyanga ezintathu kodwa wathi esezakuya eSiriya ngomkhumbi, amaJuda abumba icebo lokumbulala. Yikho wazimisela ukubuyela ngendlela edlula eMakhedoniya. 4 Wayephelekezelwa nguSophatha indodana kaPhirusi waseBheriya, lo-Aristakhu, loSekhundu waseThesalonika, loGayu waseDebhe, loThimothi kanye loThikhikhu lo-Trofimu ababevela esabelweni sase-Asiya. 5 Amadoda la asiqalela ukuhamba ayasimelela eTrowa. 6 Ngemva kwensuku zoMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo, sasuka eFiliphi ngesikepe sayafika eTrowa ngemva kwamalanga amahlanu, sahlala khona okwensuku eziyisikhombisa. 7 Ngelanga lokuqala leviki sabuthana ukuze sidle ndawonye. UPhawuli waqalisa ukukhuluma labo njengoba wayezasuka ngelanga elilandelayo. Wakhuluma okwesikhathi eside kwaze kwaba phakathi laphakathi kobusuku. 8 Endlini ephezulu esasibuthene kuyo kwakulezibane ezinengana. 9 Kwakulejaha okuthiwa nguYuthikhu elalihlezi ewindini elajunywa yibuthongo uPhawuli elokhu ekhuluma, lalala nya. Selithethwe yibuthongo, lawa lisuka esitezi sesithathu balidobha selifile. 10 UPhawuli wehla waya phansi, wafika waziphosela phezu kwalo waligona, wasesithi: “Yekelani ukuphithizela, uyaphila.”* 11 Wasekhwela waya phezulu wafika wahlephuna isinkwa waqalisa ukudla. Waqhubeka ekhuluma okwesikhathi eside kwaze kwaba semadabukakusa wasesuka. 12 Ngakho bamthatha umfana bahamba laye esephila, baduduzeka kakhulu. 13 Thina sasuka kuqala sayagada umkhumbi saqonda e-Asosi kodwa uPhawuli yena wahamba ngenyawo. Sasizahlangana laye khona simthathe ngomkhumbi njengoba wayesitshele ukuthi senze njalo. 14 Ngakho wathi esithola e-Asosi, samthatha sahamba laye ngomkhumbi eMithilene. 15 Sasuka lapho ngelanga elilandelayo sayakuma eduze leKhiyosi. Ngelanga lesibili safika sama kancane eSamosi, sasesifika eMilethu ngelanga lesithathu. 16 UPhawuli wayekhethe ukuyiceza i-Efesu ukuze angahlali esabelweni sase-Asiya ngoba wayejahe ukuthi nxa kuvuma ayefika eJerusalema ngosuku loMkhosi WePhentekhosti. 17 Lanxa kunjalo, wathi eseMilethu wathumela ilizwi e-Efesu ebiza abadala bebandla. 18 Bathi sebefikile kuye wathi kubo: “Likwazi mhlophe ukuthi ngangiphila njani phakathi kwenu kusukela ngelanga lokuqala ngibeka olwami esabelweni sase-Asiya. 19 Ngayisebenzela nzima iNkosi ngokuthobeka* konke langezinyembezi lobunzima obangehlelayo ngenxa yamacebo ayebunjwa ngamaJuda. 20 Kangizange ngithikaze ukulitshela loba yini eyayingalinceda, lokulifundisa obala lasendlini ngendlu. 21 Kodwa ngafakaza ngokugcweleyo kumaJuda lakumaGrikhi ukuthi kumele baphendukele kuNkulunkulu njalo babe lokholo eNkosini yethu uJesu. 22 Khathesi ngiqhutshwa ngumoya ongcwele ngiya eJerusalema lanxa ngingakwazi okuzangehlela khonale, 23 ngaphandle kokuthi umoya ongcwele uqhubeka ufakaza kimi idolobho ngedolobho, usithi ngizabotshwa njalo ngehlelwe zinhlupho. 24 Loba kunjalo eyami impilo* angiyiboni iligugu kimi.* Okuqakathekileyo yikuthi ngiqede umsebenzi lenkonzo engayamukela eNkosini uJesu, eyokufakaza ngokugcweleyo izindaba ezinhle zomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu. 25 “Khathesi ngiyazi ukuthi kini engalitshumayeza ngoMbuso, kakho ozaphinda abone ubuso bami futhi. 26 Lamuhla nje ngifuna libe ngofakazi bokuthi ngimsulwa egazini labantu bonke 27 ngoba kangizange ngithikaze ukulitshela yonke intando* kaNkulunkulu. 28 Zilindeni lina lawo wonke umhlambi umoya ongcwele olibeke ukuthi libe ngababonisi phezu kwawo, ukuba leluse ibandla likaNkulunkulu alithenga ngegazi leNdodana yakhe. 29 Ngiyazi ukuthi nxa sengihambile impisi ezilesihluku zizangena phakathi kwenu njalo kazisoze ziwuphathe ngozwelo umhlambi, 30 futhi phakathi kwenu kuzavela amadoda azakhuluma izinto ezinxele efuna ukudukisa abafundi ukuze bawalandele. 31 “Ngakho hlalani lilindile, likhumbule ukuthi okweminyaka emithathu kangizange ngiyekele ukweluleka ngamunye wenu ngezinyembezi ebusuku lemini. 32 Khathesi ngilinikela kuNkulunkulu laselizwini lomusa wakhe omkhulu, lona elenelisa ukulakha lokulipha ilifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiweyo. 33 Kangizange ngihawukele isiliva loba igolide kumbe izigqoko zomuntu. 34 Lina ngokwenu liyakwazi ukuthi izandla zami lezi yizo ezenze ngathola ebengikuswela lokwalabo ebengilabo. 35 Ngilitshengisile kukho konke ukuthi ngokusebenza nzima ngalindlela, kumele lincedise ababuthakathaka njalo lihlale likhumbula amazwi akhulunywa yiNkosi uJesu ngokwayo, athi: ‘Ukupha kuyathokozisa kakhulu ukwedlula ukwamukela.’” 36 Esekutshilo lokhu waguqa phansi labo bonke wathandaza. 37 Bonke bakhala ezimathonsi sibili, bamgona uPhawuli* bamqabuza 38 ngoba kwakubazwisa ubuhlungu kakhulu ukuthi wayethe babengasoze baphinde babubone ubuso bakhe. Basebemphelekezela esesiya emkhunjini.\n^ Kumbe, “ngoba umphefumulo wakhe ukuye.”\n^ Kumbe, “ngokuzehlisa.”\n^ Kumbe, “ngiyibona ingasilutho ngitsho.”\n^ Kumbe, “injongo.”\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “bawela entanyeni kaPhawuli.”


AboFakazi bakaJehova Bayaqiniseka Bona Balifumene Iqiniso | Isifundo\n“Nikghone ukuhlukanisa okuyintando kaZimu; okuhle, okwamukelekako nokupheleleko.”—ROM. 12:2.\nKubayini ukuziphatha kwaboFakazi bakaJehova ngeenkhathi zepi kwakara abantu abanengi?\nKhuyini emalungana nomsebenzethu wokutjhumayela eqinisekisa abanengi ukuthi simaKrestu weqiniso?\nKubayini wena uqiniseka ukuthi ulifumene iqiniso?\n1. Khuyini abadosi phambili bekolo bamaKatolika namaPhrothestani abakwenzileko ngeenkhathi zepi?\nKGHANI kuyintando kaZimu na bona amaKrestu weqiniso aye epini, begodu abulale abantu beentjhaba ezihlukahlukeneko? Abantu ebebazibiza ngamaKrestu babulele abantu abanengi hlangana neminyaka elikhulu edlulileko. Abafundisi bamaKatolika babusise amabutho neenkhali zawo bona abulale amanye amaKatolika wesitjhaba alwa naso. Kungokufanako nangabafundisi bamaPhrotestani abulalana wodwa. Ipi yePhasi yesiBili ibufakazi obuphathekako bomphumela wokubulawa kwabantu.\n2, 3. Ngibuphi ubujamo aboFakazi bakaJehova abaqalana nabo phakathi nePi yePhasi ye-II nangemva kwayo, begodu kubayini?\n2 Yini aboFakazi bakaJehova abayenzileko ngesikhathi sepi? Umlando utjengisa bona amaKrestu, awazibandakanyi kwezombanganarha. Akusekelaphi lokho? Lokho akusekela esibonelweni neemfundisweni zakaJesu. Wathi: “Ngalokhu boke abantu bazakwazi bona nibafundi bami, nanithandanako.” (Jwa. 13:35) Akusekela nakilokho okwatjhiwo mpostoli uPowula nakazakutlolela amaKrestu weKorinte.—Funda 2 Korinte 10:3, 4.\n3 Ngalokho-ke, amaKrestu weqiniso anesazelo esibandulwe yiBhayibheli, akayifundi ipi nofana ahlanganyele ezipini. Njengombana zidzimelele eemfundisweni zobuKrestu, iinkulungwana zaboFakazi—abatjha nabadala, abaduna nabasikazi—bezisolo zitlhoriswa. Abanengi batlhoriswe emakampeni wokuhlunguphazwa nemajele. Ngesikhathi samaNazi eJarimani, abanye bebabulawa. Ngaphezu kokutlhoriswa ngelunya ebebaqalana nakho eYurobhu, aboFakazi khange bawukhohlwe umlayo wokuthi batjhumayele iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso kaJehova. Ngokuthembeka benza njalo—emajele, emakampeni wokuhlunguphazwa nekudingisweni. * Ngo-1994, aboFakazi akhange bahlanganyele ekubulaweni kwabantu abanengi eRwanda. Akhange babandakanyeke ekubulaweni kwabantu epini ebeyiseSewula yeYurobhu eyahlukanisa i-Yugoslavia yangaphambili.\n4. Ukungazibandakanyi kwezepolotiki kwaboFakazi bakaJehova kubathinte njani abantu abaqalileko?\n4 Ukungazibandakanyi kwezepolotiki kwaboFakazi bakaJehova kuqinisekise iinkulungwana zababukeleko ephasini mazombe bona aboFakazi batjengisa ithando lamambala ngoZimu nangabomakhelwana babo. Ngamanye amezwi, batjengisa ubuKrestu bamambala. Nanyana kunjalo, kunamanye amabanga enza ukukhulekela kwethu kuqinisekise inengi ukuthi nelibona aboFakazi bakaJehova, libona amaKrestu weqiniso.\nUMSEBENZI WOKUFUNDISA OMKHULU KUNAYO YOKE EMLANDWENI\n5. AmaKrestu wokuthoma aqalana naliphi itjhentjho?\n5 Ekuthomeni kwekonzwakhe, uJesu wagandelela ukuqakatheka kokutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso kaZimu. Ngemva kobana abandule isiqhema sabafundi abama-70; wakhetha abafundi abali-12 bona bathome umsebenzi ebewuzokwenziwa ephasini loke. (Luk. 6:13; 10:1) Labo ebebabandulelwe ukutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi kwabanye, ekuthomeni bekumaJuda. Ngemva kwalokho, kwenzeka ikarisomraro! Abafundi bakaJesu gade bazokutjhumayela ebantwini beentjhaba abangakasoki. Qala bona leli gade kulitjhuguluko elingangani ngabafundi abatjhisekako abamaJuda!—IzE. 1:8.\n6. Khuyini eyenza uPitrosi walemuka bona uJehova akakhethi?\n6 Umpostoli uPitrosi wayiswa ngendlini kaKorneliyasi, umuntu wakosontjhaba ongakasoki. UPitrosi walemuka bona uZimu akakhethi. UKorneliyasi nendlwakhe babhajadiswa. Okwanje ubuKrestu besele bandile esimini etja ekulu; ebantwini bazo zoke iintjhaba bona bezwe iqiniso begodu balamukele. (IzE. 10:9-48) Kwanje isimu besele isephasini loke.\n7, 8. Khuyini aboFakazi bakaJehova abayenzileko bona basize abantu bezwe iindaba ezimnandi? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.)\n7 Phakathi nomlando wanamhlanje waboFakazi bakaJehova, labo abadosa phambili bawuraga ngetjiseko umsebenzi wokutjhumayela nokufundisa iindaba ezimnandi nokufundisa ephasini loke. Namhlanje, pheze iingidi ezibunane zaboFakazi zikukhuthalele ukurhatjha umlayezo kaKrestu ngamalimi angaphezu kwama-600, begodu kusazokungezelelwa namanye amalimi! AboFakazi bakaJehova baziwa ngokutjhumayela umuzi nomuzi neendleleni, ngezinye iinkhathi basebenzisa amatafula wokukhangisa neenkoloyana zeencwadi.\n8 Abatjhugululi abapheze babe zi-2 900 bafumane ibandulo elikhethekileko lokutjhugulula iBhayibheli neencwadi zeBhayibheli. Akusimalimi amakhulu najayelekileko kwaphela abatjhugululela kiwo. Kunalokho, batjhugululela nemalimini amakhulu angakajayeleki kodwana akhulunywa ziingidi zabantu. Ngokwesibonelo, iingidi zabantu beSpain zimaCatalan wendabuko, yeke zikhuluma isiCatalan qobe langa. Khulukhulu eenkhathini zamva nje, ilimi lesiCatalan neenhlobo zalo kwavuselelwa e-Andorra, e-Alicante, eenHlengeleni ze-Balearic neValencia. Okwanje aboFakazi bakaJehova bakhiqiza iincwadi zeBhayibheli ngesiCatalan, begodu imihlangano yobuKrestu ibanjwa ngelimi labo elithinta iinhliziyo zabantu.\n9, 10. Ngiziphi iimbonelo ezitjengisa bona ihlangano kaZimu ifuna abantu boke bafunde iqiniso?\n9 Indlela le yokutjhugulula nokufundisa yenziwa nakezinye iinarha ezinengi. Enarheni yeMexico kukhulunywa iSpenitjhi, kodwana kuneenqhema ezinengi ezikhuluma amanye amalimi wendabuko. IsiMaya sikhulunywa ngezinye zeenqhemezo. Igatja le-Mexico labele isiqhema sabatjhugululi besiMaya bona sifudukele engcenyeni yenarha lapho singakghona khona ukukhuluma nokulizwa qobe ilimelo. Esinye isibonelo siNepal, elinye lamalimi akhulunywa eNepal, esinenani labantu abangaphezu kweengidi ezima-29. Kunamanye amalimi ali-120 akhulunywa enarheni le, kodwana iingidi zabantu ezingaphezu kwezilitjhumi zikhuluma isiNepal begodu abanye abanengi basebenzisa sona njengelimi lesibili. Iincwadi zethu zeBhayibheli ziyagadangiswa ngelimelo.\n10 Ihlangano kaJehova ithatha umsebenzi wokutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi njengoqakatheke khulu, njengombana kutjengiswa yindlela iinqhema zabatjhugululi ezinengi ephasini loke ezisekelwa ngayo. Emajimeni aba khona ephasini mazombe kwakhanjiswa iingidigidi zamaphetjhana, iincwajana nabomagazini simahla emphakathini. Iindleko zomsebenzi lo zibhadelelwa minikelo yokuzithandela yaboFakazi bakaJehova, abalandela isinqophiso sakaJesu esithi: “Namukeliswe ngesihle, yeke nani yiphani ngesihle.”—Mat. 10:8.\nIsiqhema sabatjhugululi sitjhugulula iincwadi ngesiJarimani seTlhagwini (Qala isigaba 10)\nIincwadi ngesiJarimani seTlhagwini zilisizo eParaguay (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni)\n11, 12. Umsebenzi wokutjhumayela ephasini mazombe owenziwa boFakazi bakaJehova ube namuphi umphumela kwabanye?\n11 Njengabatjhumayeli nabafundisi abamaKrestu azinikeleko, aboFakazi bakaJehova baqiniseka khulu bona bafumene iqiniso begodu badela izinto ezinengi ukwenzela bonyana bahlanganyele umlayezo nabantu bakezinye iintjhaba, ezikulu nezincani. Abantu abanengi benze ukuphila kwabo kwaba bulula, bafunda elinye ilimi, begodu bajayela indlela yokuphila ehlukileko khona bazokuhlanganyela emsebenzini wobuKrestu oqakatheke khulu lo. Umsebenzi wokutjhumayela newokufundisa ephasini loke lo ungelinye lamaqiniso aqinisekisa abantu abanengi bona aboFakazi bakaJehova babalandeli beqiniso bakaKrestu Jesu.\n12 AboFakazi benza koke lokhu ngombana bayaqiniseka bona balifumene iqiniso. Kodwana khuyini okhunye okuqinisekisa iingidi zabantu bona aboFakazi bakaJehova baneqiniso?—Funda Roma 14:17, 18.\nOKWENZA ABOFAKAZI BAQINISEKE BONA BASEQINISWENI\n13. Khuyini aboFakazi abayenzako ukwenzela bona ihlangano kaZimu ihlale ihlanzekile?\n13 Singazuza kilokho okutjhiwo maKrestu azinikeleko esikhathini sethu, aqinisekako bona aseqinisweni. Omunye weenceku zakaJehova onesikhathi eside aseqinisweni uveza amazizwakhe ngendlela le: “Kulingwa ngazo zoke iindlela bona ihlangano kaJehova ihlale ihlwengekile ngokuziphatha begodu ingasilaphazwa, kungakhathaliseki bona ngubani okufuze akhalinywe.” Khuyini esiza aboFakazi bona baziphathe kuhle kangaka? Kungombana balandela imithethokambiso ebekwe eliZwini lakaZimu nesibonelo sakaJesu nabafundi bakhe. Yeke, emlandweni wanamhlanje waboFakazi bakaJehova, kunedlanzana labantu abasuswako ebandleni lobuKrestu ngebanga lokungafuni ukulalela imithethokambiso kaZimu. Inengi labo—elihlanganisa nalabo egade baphila ngendlela uZimu angayamukeliko, kodwana batjhentjha—liphila ipilo ehlwengileko nesibonelo esihle.—Funda 1 Korinte 6:9-11.\n14. Inengi labantu ebelisusiwe ekuhlanganyeleni lenzeni, begodu kwaba namuphi umphumela?\n14 Kuthiwani ngalabo okwatlhogeka basuswe ebandleni ngokuvumelana nesinqophiso esisemTlolweni? Iinkulungwana ziphendukile ezenzweni zazo ezingasi ngezobuKrestu begodu zabuyiselwa ebandleni. (Funda 2 Korinte 2:6-8.) Ukubambelela eenkambisweni zeBhayibheli zokuziphatha eziphakemeko kwenza ibandla lobuKrestu lihlwengeke, begodu kwenza nabantu balithembe bebaqiniseke ngalo. Lokhu kuqinisekisa aboFakazi bakaJehova bona babambelele emithethweni kaZimu—ngokungafani nokuliselela esikubona qobe emasontweni amanengi—kutjengise nabanengi ukuthi napa abantu abaphila ngeqiniso.\n15. Khuyini eyaqinisekisa umzalwana othileko bona ulifumene iqiniso?\n15 Kubayini abanye esebanesikhathi eside baboFakazi bakholelwa bona balifumene iqiniso? Omunye umzalwana oneminyaka ema-54 wahlathulula: “Kusukela ngisesemsanyana ngikholelwa bona ukukholwa kwami kudzimelele ezintweni eentathu ezisisekelo: (1) ukuthi uZimu ukhona; (2) nokuthi nguye ophefumulele iBhayibheli; (3) nokobana usebenzisa begodu abusise ibandla lobuKrestu laboFakazi bakaJehova namhlanje. Njengombana sengifunde iminyaka emnengi, bengihlala ngilinga ukuhlola iinsikezo begodu bengizibuza ukuthi zisekelwe ngokuqinileko eqinisweni na. Buba bunengi khulu ubufakazi bezintwezi qobe mnyaka, obuqinisa ukukholwa kwami budephise neenkolelo zami, bungiqinisekise bona kwamambala silifumene iqiniso.”\n16. Ngiliphi iqiniso elatjhiwo ngudade othileko?\n16 Udade othileko otjhadileko okhonza emzimkhulu wephasi loke e-New York wakhuluma ngehlangano kaJehova wathi: “Ngiyo kwaphela ezimisele ukutjhumayela ngebizo lakaJehova. Qala bona lokho kunengqondo kangangani nesikhumbula ukuthi ibizo lakaZimu livela iinkhathi ezingaphezu kwee-7 000 eBhayibhelini! Ayangikhuthaza amezwi afumaneka ku-2 iinKronike 16:9 athi: ‘Amehlo [kaJehova, NW] athalaza ephasini loke ukuqinisa labo abanhliziyo zabo zinamathele kuye.’” Uragela phambili ngokuthi: “Iqiniso lingifundise indlela engingaba nehliziyo epheleleko ngayo ukwenzela bona kungabi nesiqabo esingavimbela ukusebenza kwamandla kaJehova kimi. Ubuhlobo bami noJehova buligugu khulu kimi. Ngiyamthokoza uJesu ngokunginikela ilwazi elidephileko ngoZimu ongivikelako.”\n17. Khuyini eyatjhiwo ngomunye ebekangakholelwa kuZimu, begodu kubayini atjho njalo?\n17 Obekangakholelwa kuZimu wavuma wathi: “Indalo yangiqinisekisa bona uZimu bekafuna abantu bathabele ukuphila, yeke angekhe avumele umtlhago uhlale ukhona isiphelani. Njengombana iphasi liragela phambili ngokungamhloniphi uZimu, abantu bakaJehova bathuthukisa ukukholwa kwabo, itjisekwabo nethando labo. Mumoya kaJehova kwaphela ongaletha ikarisomraro le esikhathini sethwesi.”—Funda 1 Pitrosi 4:1-4.\n18. Uzizwa njani ngeqiniso elitjengiswe bazalwana ababilaba?\n18 Omunye umzalwana osekanesikhathi eside anguFakazi nakakhuluma ngamabanga amenze wakholelwa iqiniso esilitjhumayelako, uthi: “Ukufunda kwami iminyaka eminengi kungiqinisekisile bona aboFakazi benze imizamo eminengi bonyana babuyele esibonelweni samaKrestu wokuthoma. Ngizibonele ngokwami ubunye baboFakazi bakaJehova obusephasini mazombe njengombana sengikhe ngavakatjhela ezinye iinarha iphasi. Iqiniso eliseBhayibhelini linginikele ukwaneliseka nethabo.” Umzalwana oneminyaka engaphezu kwema-60 nekabuzwa bona kubayini akholelwa ukuthi ulifumene iqiniso, wadzimelela kuJesu Krestu, wahlathulula wathi: “Siwuhlolisisile umlando wokuphila kwakaJesu nomsebenzakhe begodu siyasithokoza isibonelo sakhe. Sitjhentjhe indlelethu yokuphila bona sitjhidele kuZimu ngoKrestu Jesu. Silemukele nokuthi umhlatjelo wesihlengo sokuzidela kwakaKrestu usisekelo sesindiso. Begodu siyazi ukuthi wavuswa ekufeni. Sinobufakazi obuliqiniso babantu abakubonileko lokho.”—Funda 1 Korinte 15:3-8.\nKHUYINI OKUFUZE SIYENZE NGEQINISO ESILIPHETHEKWELI?\n19, 20. (a) Ngimuphi umthwalo uPowula awuthwesa bebandleni leRoma? (b) Njengombana simaKrestu azinikeleko nje, ngiliphi ilungelo esinalo?\n19 Njengombana simaKrestu athanda abomakhelwana babo, angekhe siligcine kithi ilwazi leqiniso eliligugweli. UPowula wabonisana nabanakwabo ebandleni leRoma ngokuthi: “Lokha nawuvuma ngomlomakho bona uJesu uyiKosi, bewukholwe ngehliziywakho bona uZimu wamvusa kabafileko, uzokusindiswa. Ngombana ukholwa ngehliziyo, ulungisiswe; uvume ngomlomo, usindiswe.”—Rom. 10:9, 10.\n20 Njengombana siboFakazi bakaJehova abazinikeleko, siyakholelwa bona silifumene iqiniso nokuthi siyalitjheja ilungelo lethu lokufundisa abanye iindaba ezimnandi zokubusa komBuso kaZimu. Njengombana siragela phambili nesabelo sethu sokutjhumayela, sifisa bona abantu bangathomi bakarwe ngilokho esikufundisa ngeBhayibheli kwaphela, kodwana bakarwe yindlela esiqiniseka ngayo bona silifumene iqiniso.\n^ isig. 3 Qala incwadi ethi, OFakazi BakaJehova—Abamemezeli BoMbuso KaNkulunkulu, amakhasi 191-198, 448-454.


KwabaseRoma 2 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nUNkulunkulu wahlulela amaJuda lamaGrikhi (1-16)\nIndlela umzwangedwa osebenza ngayo (14, 15)\nAmaJuda kanye loMthetho (17-24)\nUkusoka kwenhliziyo (25-29)\n2 Ngakho kawulasizatho sokuzigeza wena muntu nxa usahlulela ngoba nxa usahlulela omunye uyazigweba. Phela lawe uyazenza lezozinto owahlulela abanye ngazo. 2 Siyakwazi ukuthi nxa uNkulunkulu esahlulela labo abahlala besenza lokhu, ukwahlulela kwakhe kuvumelana leqiniso. 3 Kanti wena muntu ucabanga ukuthi nxa usahlulela abenza izinto lezi kodwa lawe uzenza, uzaphunyuka yini nxa uNkulunkulu esesahlulela? 4 Kumbe kawulandaba yini lokuthi uNkulunkulu ugcwele umusa lesineke kanye lokubekezela ngoba kawukwazi ukuthi ngomusa lowo uzama ukukunceda ukuthi uphenduke? 5 Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi wena uyisiqholo njalo ulenhliziyo engaphendukiyo, uzilethela ulaka lukaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uzaluveza mhla esahlulela abantu futhi uzabahlulela ngendlela elungileyo, 6 abuyisele umuntu ngamunye lokho okufanele imisebenzi yakhe: 7 abanike ukuphila okungapheliyo labo abatshengisa ukuthi bafuna inkazimulo lodumo kanye lemizimba engatshabalaliyo ngokubambelela emsebenzini omuhle. 8 Kodwa labo abathanda ingxabano, labangalaleli iqiniso kanye labenza okungalunganga, bazaluzwa ulaka lentukuthelo yakhe. 9 Wonke umuntu owenza izinto eziyingozi uzahlupheka futhi athwale nzima, kuqale ngomJuda kulandele umGrikhi. 10 Kodwa wonke umuntu owenza okuhle uzathola inkazimulo lodumo kanye lokuthula, kuqale ngomJuda kulandele umGrikhi 11 ngoba uNkulunkulu kakhethi muntu. 12 Bonke abonileyo bengelawo umthetho bazabhubha bengelawo. Kodwa bonke abonileyo bengaphansi komthetho bazakwahlulelwa ngomthetho, 13 ngoba abawuzwayo umthetho kayisibo abalungileyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kodwa abenza okutshiwo ngumthetho kuzathiwa balungile. 14 Nxa abantu bezizweni abangelawo umthetho bezenza ngokwemvelo izinto ezisemthethweni, abantu laba bangumthetho bona ngokwabo lanxa bengelawo umthetho. 15 Yibo kanye abatshengisa ukuthi okusemthethweni kubhaliwe ezinhliziyweni zabo, lapho imizwangedwa yabo ifakazelana labo, lalapho imicabango yabo ibasola kumbe ibatshela ukuthi kabalacala. 16 Lokhu kuzakwenzakala mhla uNkulunkulu esebenzisa uKhristu uJesu ukuthi ahlulele izinto abantu abazifihlileyo, njengoba nje zisitsho izindaba ezinhle engizitshumayelayo. 17 Nxa ubizwa ngokuthi ungumJuda futhi uthembele emthethweni, uzigqaja ngoNkulunkulu, 18 uyazi intando yakhe, usamukela izinto eziqakatheke kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi uwufundisiwe* uMthetho, 19 njalo ungathandabuzi ukuthi wena ungumkhokheli weziphofu lokuthi ukhanyisela abasemnyameni, 20 uqondisa abayizithutha, ufundisa abantwana, uzwisisa ulwazi oluqakathekileyo leqiniso eliseMthethweni 21 futhi ufundisa abanye, kungani ungazifundisi lawe? Wena otshumayela usithi, “Ungantshontshi,” uyantshontsha yini? 22 Wena othi, “Ungaphingi,” uyaphinga yini? Wena owenyanya izithombe, ugqekeza amathempeli yini? 23 Wena ozigqaja ngomthetho, uyamyangisa yini uNkulunkulu ngokwephula uMthetho? 24 Phela kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ibizo likaNkulunkulu liyathukwa ezizweni ngenxa yenu.” 25 Ukusoka kunceda kuphela nxa usenza okusemthethweni, kodwa nxa uyisephulamthetho, kuyabe sekufanana lokuthi kawusokanga. 26 Yikho nxa umuntu ongasokanga esenza izinto ezilungileyo eziseMthethweni, kuzathiwa usokile lanxa engasokanga, angithi? 27 Nxa umuntu ongasokanga elandela uMthetho, uzakwahlulela wena sephulamthetho kungelani lokuthi wena ulawo umthetho obhaliweyo njalo usokile, 28 ngoba umJuda akusimuntu ongumJuda ngaphandle, lokusoka kweqiniso akusikho kusoka kwangaphandle enyameni. 29 Kodwa umJuda ngulowo ongumJuda ngaphakathi, lokusoka kwakhe yikusoka kwenhliziyo okwenziwa ngomoya hatshi ngomthetho obhaliweyo. Udumo lomuntu lo luvela kuNkulunkulu, kaluveli ebantwini.\n^ Kumbe, “uwufundiswe ngomlomo.”


UJesu Uvusa ULazaru | Iimfundo ZeBhayibheli Zabantwana\nUJesu bekanabangani abathathu abahlala eBhethaniya. Indlela ebebathandana ngayo, bebayirhara nomncamo. Amabizwabo bekunguLazaru nabodadwabo ababili, uMarta noMariya. Ngelinye ilanga uJesu asendaweni engancangange Jordani, uMarta noMariya bamthumela umlayezo orhabako othi: ‘Kosi umnganakho uyagula. Sibawa urhabe msinyana!’ Kodwana uJesu azange afike khonokho. Walinda bekwaba malanga amanye amabili godu, ngemva kwalokho wathi ebafundini bakhe: ‘Asiyeni eBhethaniya. ULazaru ulele ngisayomvusa.’ Abapostoli bathi: ‘Nange uLazaru alele lokho kuzamsiza alulame msinyana.’ Yeke uJesu wabahlathululela kuhle ngokwenzekileko, wathi: ‘ULazaru ufile.’\nKwathi uJesu nakafika eBhethaniya, uLazaru besele kumalanga amane woke angcwatjiwe. Besekufike neWoma labantu lizokududuza uMarta noMariya. UMarta nakezwa ukuthi uJesu ufikile wasuka ngebelo wayomhlangabeza. Wafika wathi: “Kosi ngathana bewulapha umfowethu ngangakafi.” UJesu wathi kuye: ‘Umfowenu uzakuvuka aphile godu. Uyakukholelwa lokhu na?’ UMarta wathi: ‘Ngiyazi uzakuvuka aphile godu ngomhla wokuphela.’ UJesu wathi: “Ngikuvuka nokuphila.”\nUMarta wakhamba wayokutjela uMariya ukuthi: ‘UJesu ufikile.’ UMariya wasuka ngebelo waya kuJesu newoma labantu lamlandela. Wafese waziphosa phambi kweenyawo zakaJesu wakhihla isililo. Wathi: ‘Kosi kube bewukhona umfowethu ngabe usaphila!’ UJesu wabona indlela ebekezwa ngayo ubuhlungu wathoma naye walila. Iwoma labantu nalibona iinyembezi zakhe lathi: ‘Qala indlela uJesu bekamthanda ngayo uLazaru.’ Abanye babo bazibuza ukuthi kubayini angazange asindise umnganakhe? Alo uJesu bekazokwenza njani kwanjesi?\nUJesu waya ethuneni ebelivalwe ngelitje elikhu emnyango. Wathi: ‘Gedani ilitjeli.’ UMarta wathi: ‘Kodwana sekumalanga amane woke ahlongakele. Isidumbu sakhe sesiyanuka.’ Khonapho bageda ilitje, uJesu wathandaza wathi: ‘Baba ngiyathokoza ngokungilalela. Ngazi kuhle ukuthi uhlale ungilalela, kodwa lokhu ngikutjho ngebanga labantu abajame lapha, khona bazakukholwa bonyana ungithumile.’ Wabiza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Lazaru phuma!” Kwenzeka into ebeyingakalindeleki: ULazaru waphuma ngethuneni aphuthelwe ngamatjhila. UJesu wathi: ‘Mtjhaphululeni akhambe.’\nInengi labantu elabona intwele lakholelwa kuJesu. Abanye lapho bakhamba bayokutjela abaFarisi. Kusukela mhlokho, abaFarisi bazingela uLazaru noJesu bafuna ukubabulala. Kwathi omunye wabapostoli abali-12, uJudasi Iskariyodi, wakhukhutha waya ebaFarisini wababuza wathi: ‘Nizangibhadela malini nanginganisiza nifumane uJesu?’ Bavumelana ngokumnikela iimpaparwana ezima-30 zesiliva. UJudasi wathoma wafunana nethuba lokuthi angamthengisa njani uJesu ebaFarisini.\n“Mbala, uZimethu unguZimu wesindiso; ukuphepha ukufa, [“kukuJehova,” NW] uSomandla.”—IRhubo 68:21 [68:20, NW]\nImibuzo: Akhewutjho bonyana uLazaru wavuswa njani. Khuyini abaFarisi abafuna ukuyenza nabezwa ngendaba kaLazaru?\nMatewu 26:14-16; Jwanisi 11:1-53; 12:10\nIzinto ezimbili eziqakathekileko ngesenzakalwesi zenza kube budisi ngabamangaleli bakaJesu ukuphika ikarisomraro le.\nUMarta walitjengisa njani ikholo eliqinileko ngitjho nangesikhathi esibudisi sokufelwa?\nBekatjho ukuthini uJesu nakathi labo abakholwa kuye ‘angekhe bafe’?\nIphasika LakaJesu Lamaswaphela Liyatjhidela\nKubayini kuqakathekile ukuthi abadosiphambili bezekolo bavuma ukubhadela uJudasi iimpaparwana ezima-30 bona akghaphele uJesu?