Bazimisele Ukutshumayela Lanxa Bezahlukuluzwa | Impilo KaJesu\nBazimisele Ukutshumayela Lanxa Bezahlukuluzwa\nUMATHEWU 10:16–11:1 UMAKHO 6:12, 13 ULUKHA 9:6\nUJESU UQEQETSHA ABAPHOSTOLI ABESEBATHUMA\nUJesu utshela abaphostoli bakhe imilayezo ezabanceda ngesikhathi betshumayela ngababili. Uphinda abalimukise ngabantu abazabaphikisa. Uthi: ‘Lalelani! Ngilithuma njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi. Libananzelele abantu, ngoba bazalihambisa ezinkundleni zamacala futhi bazalibhaxabula emasinagogeni abo. Kanti njalo lizalethwa phambi kwabosibalukhulu lamakhosi ngenxa yami.’—UMathewu 10:16-18.\nKungenzakala ukuthi abalandeli bakaJesu bahlukuluzwe okuzwayo yikho uJesu ebaqinisa esithi: “Nxa sebelise emthethwandaba, lingakhathazeki ngokuthi lizawabeka njani amazwi enu loba ngokuthi lizakuthini, ngoba elizakukhuluma lizakuphiwa ngalesosikhathi. Kayisini elizikhulumelayo, kodwa ngumoya kaYihlo okhuluma usebenzisa lina.” UJesu uqhubeka esithi: “Umuntu uzathengisa umfowabo ukuze abulawe, lobaba athengise umntanakhe, futhi abantwana bazahlamukela abazali babathengise ukuze babulawe. Lizazondwa ngabantu bonke ngenxa yebizo lami, kodwa lowo oqinisela kuze kube sekucineni nguye ozasindiswa.”—UMathewu 10:19-22.\nUmsebenzi wokutshumayela uqakatheke kakhulu, yikho uJesu utshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi kumele baqaphele ukuze bahlale bekhululekile ukwenza umsebenzi lo. Uthi kubo: “Nxa bengalihlukuluza kwelinye idolobho, balekelani kwelinye, ngoba ngiqinisile ngithi kini, iNdodana yomuntu izaze ifike lilokhu lingakawabhodi wonke amadolobho ako-Israyeli.”—UMathewu 10:23.\nKuyakhanya-ke ukuthi uJesu uyabanceda abaphostoli bakhe abangu-12 ngoba uyabalaya, abaxwayise njalo abakhuthaze. Kodwa akutshoyo kusebenza lakwabanye abazakwenza umsebenzi wokutshumayela ngemva kokufa lokuvuswa kwakhe. Lokhu kuyakhanya emazwini athi abafundi bakhe ‘bazazondwa ngabantu bonke.’ Abantu laba bagoqela labanye abangasoze batshunyayezwe ngabaphostoli. Kanti njalo akulandawo lapho esitshelwa khona ukuthi abaphostoli balethwa phambi kwabosibalukhulu lamakhosi ngesikhathi esincane abatshumayela ngaso eGalile futhi akukhulunywa ngokuthi banikelwa ngabemuli zabo ukuthi babulawe.\nKusegcekeni ukuthi uJesu utshela abaphostoli bakhe izinto ezizakwenzakala esikhathini esizayo. Amazwi athi “iNdodana yomuntu izaze ifike” abafundi belokhu bengakawabhodi wonke amadolobho ako-Israyeli atshengisa ukuthi iNkosi uJesu uKhristu izafika ingumahluleli kaNkulunkulu abafundi bengakaqedi ukutshumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu.\nAbaphostoli akumelanga bamangale nxa bephikiswa ngesikhathi betshumayela ngoba uJesu uthi: “Umfundi kangcono kulalowo omfundisayo, lenceku kayingcono kulenkosi yayo.” Amazwi la acacisa ukuthi abaphostoli bakaJesu bazaphathwa kubi futhi bahlukuluzwe ngenxa yokutshumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu njengoba laye waphathwa njalo. Loba kunjalo uJesu uphinda athi kubo: “Lingabesabi ababulala umzimba kodwa bengenelisi ukubulala umphefumulo, kodwa yesabani lowo ongatshabalalisa kokubili umphefumulo lomzimba eGehena.”—UMathewu 10:24, 28.\nUJesu uyisibonelo esihle endabeni le. Kazange esabe muntu kodwa wahlala ethembekile kuJehova onguye olamandla ukwedlula loba ngubani, waqinisela kwaze kwaba sekufeni. NguNkulunkulu uSomandla kuphela ongatshabalalisa “umphefumulo” womuntu (okutsho ithemba lokuphila esikhathini esizayo) loba amvuse ukuze aphile nini lanini. Kumele ukuthi lokhu kuyabaqinisa sibili abaphostoli.\nUJesu utshela abalandeli bakhe umzekeliso otshengisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabathanda. Uthi: ‘Intaka ezimbili zithengiswa ngohlamvu lwemali olungatsho lutho angithi? Lanxa kunjalo, kayikho leyodwa ewela phansi uYihlo engakwazi. Ngakho lingesabi; lina liqakatheke kakhulu kulentaka ezinengi.’—UMathewu 10:29, 31.\nLokho abafundi abakutshumayelayo kuzakwehlukanisa izimuli ngoba kayisibo bonke emulini abazakwamukela. UJesu uthi: “Lingacabangi ukuthi ngizoletha ukuthula emhlabeni.” Kumele ilunga lemuli libe lesibindi ukuze lingalitshiyi iqiniso eliseBhayibhilini. UJesu uphinda athi: “Loba ngubani othanda uyise kumbe unina ukwedlula mina kangifanelanga; njalo loba ngubani othanda indodana yakhe kumbe indodakazi yakhe ukwedlula mina kangifanelanga.”—UMathewu 10:34, 37.\nKodwa bakhona abazabamukela kuhle abafundi bakaJesu. UJesu uthi: “Loba ngubani opha omunye walaba abancinyane inkomitsho nje yamanzi aqandayo ukuze anathe ngenxa yokuthi ungumfundi, ngiqinisile ngithi kini kasoze alahlekelwe ngumvuzo wakhe loba sekutheni.”—UMathewu 10:42.\nKhathesi abaphostoli sebehlome baphelela njengoba uJesu esebalayile, wabalimukisa futhi wabakhuthaza. ‘Bangena isigaba ngesigaba, betshumayela izindaba ezinhle njalo besilisa abagulayo kuzo zonke izindawo.’—ULukha 9:6.\nUJesu ubalimukisa esithini abafundi bakhe?\nUbakhuthaza futhi abaqinise esithini?\nKungani amazwi kaJesu esebenza lakithi lamuhla?\nThumeza Thumeza Bazimisele Ukutshumayela Lanxa Bezahlukuluzwa


FUNDA NGELINYE ILIMI Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Aymara Azerbaijani Azerbaijani (Cyrillic) Bengali Bicol Bulgarian Catalan Cebuano Chichewa Chinese Mandarin (Simplified) Chinese Mandarin (Traditional) Chitonga Chitonga (Malawi) Chitumbuka Cibemba Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Efik English Estonian Ewe Fijian Finnish Frentji Ga Georgian Greek Guarani Gujarati Haitian Creole Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hungarian Igbo Iloko Indonesian IsiNdebele Japanese Jarimani Kannada Karen (S'gaw) Kazakh Kikamba Kikaonde Kikongo Kikuyu Kimbundu Kinyarwanda Kirghiz Kiribati Kirundi Kongo Korean Kwangali Kwanyama Latvian Lingala Lithuanian Luganda Luo Luvale Macedonian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Marathi Maya Mizo Moore Myanmar Ndonga Ngabere Norwegian Nyaneka Nzema Ossetian Otetela Pangasinan Papiamento (Aruba) Papiamento (Curaçao) Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Quechua (Bolivia) Romanian Russian Samoan Sango Sepedi Serbian Serbian (Roman) Sesotho (Lesotho) Shona Silozi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Solomon Islands Pidgin Spanish Sranantongo Swahili Swahili (Congo) Swedish Tagalog Tahitian Tamil Tariyana Tatar Telugu Thai Tok Pisin Totonac Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Turkish Tuvaluan Twi Tzotzil Ukrainian Umbundu Venda Vietnamese Waray-Waray Wolaita Xhosa Yoruba Zande Zapotec (Isthmus) Zulu\n“UZimu uyifihlakalo.”—Kutjho uPhilo we-Alexandria, osisazi sefilosofi owaphila eminyakeni engaphezu kwaka-1 900 eyadlulako.\n“[UZimu] akasikude ngitjho nakubani wethu.”—Kutjho uSawula weTarsusi, owaphila eminyakeni engaphezu kwaka-1 900 eyadlulako akhuluma nezazi zefilosofi e-Athene.\nNJENGOMBANA ufunda imitjho emibili le, ngimuphi ohlathulula kuhle umbonwakho ngendaba le? Abanengi bafumana amezwi kaSawula weTarsusi, godu obizwa ngokuthi mpostoli uPowula, aduduza begodu akarisa. (IzEnzo 17:26, 27) IBhayibheli linamezwi amanengi afana natjhiwo nguPowula. Ngokwesibonelo, uJesu nakathandazako waqinisekisa abalandeli bakhe ukuthi bangamazi uZimu begodu uzobabusisa.—Jwanisi 17:3.\nNanyana kunjalo, izazi zefilosofi ezinjengoPhilo zinombono ohlukileko. Ziphendula ngokuthi angeze samazi uZimu ngokupheleleko ngombana uyifihlakalo. Liyini iqiniso ngendaba le?\nIBhayibheli liyavuma ukuthi kunezinto ezithileko ngoZimu ezibudisi ngabantu ukuthi bazizwisise. Ngokwesibonelo, ubukhulu bokuba khona koMbumbi nokuzika kokuhlakanipha kwakhe angeze kwalinganiswa. Kukudlula kude khulu ukuzwisisa kwabantu. Nanyana kunjalo, izintwezi azisivimbeli ukuthi simazi uZimu. Eqinisweni, ukuzindla ngezintwezi kungasisiza ‘sitjhidele kuZimu.’ (Jakopo 4:8) Akhesicoce ngeembonelo ezimbalwa zezinto ezingazwisiseki ngoZimu. Bese sizokuqala izinto zakaZimu esingazizwisisa kwamambala.\nNgiziphi Izinto Ezingazwisisekiko NgoZimu?\nUKUBA KHONA KWAKAZIMU NGOKUNGAPHELIKO: IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi uZimu bekasolo akhona “nini nanini.” (IRhubo 90:2) Ngamanye amezwi, uZimu akanasithomo begodu angekhe abe nesiphetho. Ngokombono womuntu, “inani leminyakakhe aliphenyeki.”—Jobho 36:26.\nIndlela Ongazuza Ngayo: UZimu ukuthembisa ukuphila okungapheliko nangabe ufuna ukumazi kwamambala. (Jwanisi 17:3) Isithembiswesi besizosithemba njani nangabe uZimu ngokwakhe bekangekhe aphile ngokungapheliko? ‘YiKosi yesiphelani’ kwaphela engazalisa isithembisweso.—1 Thimothi 1:17.\nUMKHUMBULO KAZIMU: IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi ‘umkhumbulo kaZimu awuphenyeki’ ngombana imicabangwakhe iphakeme khulu kuneyethu. (Isaya 40:28; 55:9) Ngendlela efaneleko, iBhayibheli libuza umbuzo ongatlhogi ipendulo: “Ngubani owakhe wazi umkhumbulo [kaJehova] kobana angabe amfundise na?”—1 Korinte 2:16, English Standard Version.\nIndlela Ongazuza Ngayo: UZimu uyakghona ukulalela imithandazo yeengidi zabantu ngesikhathi sinye. (IRhubo 65:3, [65: 2, NW]) Ubona ngitjho nenyoni ewela phasi. Kghani umkhumbulo kaZimu uzakhe udisibezwe, umvimbele ukuthi angakuboni begodu angalaleli imithandazwakho? Awa akusinjalo, ngombana umkhumbulwakhe awunasilinganiso. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuye wena ‘uqakatheke khulu kuneenyoni ezinengi.’—Matewu 10:29, 31.\nIINDLELA ZAKAZIMU: IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi abantu “abatlhadlhuleki ngomsebenzi uZimu awenza ekuthomeni bekube sekupheleni.” (UMtjhumayeli 3:11) Yeke, angeze sazi koke ngoZimu. Ukuhlakanipha kwakaZimu neendlela zakhe ‘azilemukeki.’ (Roma 11:33) Nanyana kunjalo, uZimu uzimisele ukwambula iindlela zakhe kilabo abafuna ukumthabisa.—Amosi 3:7.\nUbukhulu bokuba khona koMbumbi nokuzika kokuhlakanipha kwakhe angeze kwalinganiswa.\nIndlela Ongazuza Ngayo: Nange ungalifunda ulifundisise iBhayibheli, angekhe waqeda ukufunda izinto ezitjha ngoZimu nangeendlela zakhe. Lokhu kutjho ukuthi ukutjhidela kuBabethu wezulwini akupheli.\nNgebanga lokuthi angeze sazizwisisa ngokuzeleko izinto zakaZimu ezithileko lokho akutjho bona angekhe samazi ngokupheleleko. IBhayibheli linemininingwana eminengi engasisiza ukuthi sazi uZimu ngcono. Akhesicabange ngeembonelo nanzi:\nIBIZO LAKAZIMU: IBhayibheli lisifundisa ukuthi uZimu uzithiye ibizo ngokwakhe. Uthi: “[NginguJehova], libizo lami-ke lelo!” Ibizo lakaZimu livela iinkhathi ezingaba yi-7 000 eBhayibhelini, ngaphezu kwananyana ngiliphi ibizo.—Isaya 42:8.\nIndlela Ongazuza Ngayo: Emthandazwenakhe osibonelo uJesu wathi: “Baba wethu osezulwini, alicwengiswe ibizo lakho.” (Matewu 6:9) Kghani ungakghona na ukuthi umbize ngegama uZimu nawuthandaza kuye? UJehova uzimisele ukusindisa woke umuntu ohlonipha ibizo lakhe.—Roma 10:13.\nINDAWO KAZIMU YOKUHLALA: IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi kuneendawo ezimbili okuhlala kizo abantu—indawo engephasinapha nengaphezulu lapho kuhlala khona iingilozi. (Jwanisi 8:23; 1 Korinte 15:44) Ebhayibhelini, ibizo elithi ‘izulu’ kanengi liqalisela endaweni ehlala iingilozi. ‘Indawo yoMbumbi yokuhlala’ ‘isezulwini’ lelo.—1 AmaKhosi 8:43.\nIndlela Ongazuza Ngayo: Ungamzwisisa uZimu. UMbumbi akasimamandla ayifihlakalo akhona koke nezintweni zoke. UJehova umuMuntu wamambala ohlala endaweni yamamambala. Nanyana kunjalo, “akukho nokukodwa okubunjiweko okusithekileko phambi kwakaZimu.”—Hebheru 4:13.\nUBUNTU BAKAZIMU: IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi uJehova unobuntu obukarisako. “UZimu ulithando.” (1 Jwanisi 4:8) Akawaleyi amala. (Titosi 1:2) Akakhethi, unomusa, isirhawu, begodu ubuthaka ekusilingekeni. (Eksodusi 34:6; IzEnzo 10:34) Kwabanengi lokhu kungabarara, ukuthi uMbumbi ufisa ukuba ‘nesikhozi’ nalabo abamhloniphako.—IRhubo 25:14.\nIndlela Ongazuza Ngayo: Ungakghona ukuba mngani kaJehova. (Jakopo 2:23) Yeke, njengombana wazi ubuntu bakaJehova, ungazizwisiza kuhle iindaba eziseBhayibhelini.\nIBhayibheli limveza kuhle uJehova uZimu ukuthi ungubani. Akusiliqiniso ukuthi uMbumbi uyifihlakalo. Eqinisweni ufuna bona umazi. IliZwi lakhe iBhayibheli liyathembisa: “Nawumfunako uzamfunyana.” (1 IinKronike 28:9) Kubayini ungafundi ngoZimu bona umazi begodu uzindle ngeendaba eziseBhayibhelini? Nawenza njalo, iBhayibheli lithembisa ukuthi uZimu ‘naye ukuzakutjhidela kuwe.’—Jakopo 4:8.\nNange ungalifunda ulifundisise iBhayibheli, angekhe waqeda ukufunda izinto ezitjha ngoZimu nangeendlela zakhe\nNanyana kunjalo, ungazibuza ukuthi, ‘Njengombana ngingeze ngazwisisa koke ngoMbumbi, ngingaba njani mnganakhe?’ Akhucabange ngalokhu: Kghani nawumngani kadorhodere kufuze ube neziqu zokwelapha? Awa akusinjalo! Umngani kadorhodere kungenzeka abe nebizelo elihluke ngokupheleleko. Nanyana kunjalo, ukuba bangani kungakghoneka. Okuqakatheke khulu kukuthi umngani kadorhodere uyazi ukuthi udorhodere uthandani nalokho angakuthandiko. Ngokufanako, ungafunda eBhayibhelini ukuthi uJehova umumuntu onjani—nokuthi khuyini okufuze ukwazi bona wakhe ubungani naye.\nKunokuthi likhulume into engazwakaliko ngoMbumbethu, iBhayibheli linemininingwana ehlukahlukeneko esiyitlhogako bona sazi uZimu. Kghani ungathanda ukufunda okunengi ngoJehova uZimu? AboFakazi BakaJehova banesifundo seBhayibheli sasimahla. 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Hebheru 10 I-New World Translation| Ku-Inthanethi |\nImihlatjelo yeenlwana ayisebenzi (1-4)\nUmThetho, isithunzi (1)\nUmhlatjelo kaKrestu wenziwe kanye kwaphela (5-18)\nIndlela etja nephilako yokungena (19-25)\nSingakuliseleli ukuhlangana kwethu (24, 25)\nIsiyeleliso malungana nokwenza isono ngabomu (26-31)\nIsibindi nokukholwa kokukghodlhelela (32-39)\n10 Njengombana umThetho unesithunzi sezinto ezihle ezizako, kodwana ingasi zona ngokwazo, angekhe wenza labo abatjhidelako bona baphelele ngemihlatjelo efanako esolo inikelwa qobe mnyaka. 2 Ngathana bekunjalo, kghani bekungekhe kwaliswa ukunikelwa kwemihlatjelo? Ngombana labo abanikela umsebenzi ocwengileko abahlanzwe kanye bebangekhe basazizwa banezono. 3 Ngokuphambene nalokho, imihlatjelo le isikhumbuzo sezono qobe mnyaka, 4 ngombana akukghoneki bona iingazi zeenkunzi nezeembuzi zisuse izono. 5 Yeke nakeza ephasini, wathi kuZimu: “ ‘Akhenge uyifune imihlatjelo neminikelo, kodwana ungilungiselele umzimba. 6 Akhenge uyamukele iminikelo yokutjhiswa epheleleko neminikelo yesono.’ 7 Nje-ke ngathi: ‘Qala! Ngizile (emsongweni kutloliwe ngami) ukuzokwenza intando yakho, Zimu.’ ” 8 Ngemva kokuthoma ngokuthi: “Akhenge uyifune namkha uyamukele imihlatjelo neminikelo, iminikelo yokutjhiswa epheleleko neminikelo yesono”—imihlatjelo enikelwa ngokomThetho— 9 wathi godu: “Qala! Ngizile ukuzokwenza intando yakho.” Uphelisa okungekokuthoma ukuze athomise okungekwesibili. 10 ‘Ngentando’ le sicwengisiwe ngomnikelo womzimba kaJesu Krestu kube kanye kwaphela. 11 Godu, umphristi ngamunye ujama endawenakhe qobe langa bona anikele umsebenzi ocwengileko begodu enze umhlatjelo ofanako kanengi, umhlatjelo ongeze wasusa izono ngokupheleleko. 12 Kodwana umuntu lo wanikela ngomhlatjelo munye ngebanga lezono kwaba kanye, wahlala ngesidleni sakaZimu, 13 kusukela lapho ulinde bekube kulapho izitha zakhe zibekwa njengesinabelo seenyawo zakhe. 14 Ngombana kungomhlatjelo munye enze ngawo bona labo abacwengiswako baphelele ngokungapheliko. 15 Ngaphezu kwalokho, nommoya ocwengileko uyafakaza kithi, ngombana ngemva kobana uthe: 16 “ ‘Lesi sivumelwano engizosenza nabo ngemva kwamalanga lawo,’ kutjho uJehova. ‘Ngizokufaka imithethwami eenhliziyweni zabo, ngizoyitlola nemikhumbulwenabo.’ ” 17 Godu uthi: “Angekhe ngisazikhumbula izono zabo nezenzo zabo zokungabi namthetho.” 18 Lapho kunokulitjalelwa kwalokhu, awusekho umnikelo wesono. 19 Nje-ke bafowethu, njengombana sinesibindi sokusebenzisa indlela yokungena endaweni ecwengileko ngeengazi zakaJesu, 20 asivulele yona njengendlela etja nephilako ngokudlula erharidenini, eliyinyamakhe, 21 begodu njengombana sinomphristi obabazekako owengamele indlu kaZimu, 22 asitjhideleni kuZimu ngeenhliziyo ezithembekileko nangokukholwa okupheleleko, iinhliziyo zethu zifafazwe zahlwengeka kunembeza omumbi nemizimbethu ihlanzwe ngamanzi ahlwengileko. 23 Asikubambeni ngokuqinileko ukulivuma tjhatjhalazi ithemba lethu ngaphandle kokutekateka, ngombana loyo othembisileko uthembekile. 24 Asicabangelaneni ukuze sivuselelane ithando nemisebenzi emihle, 25 singakuliseleli ukuhlangana kwethu ndawonye, njengombana abanye banomukghwa loyo, kodwana sikhuthazane, khulukhulu njengombana nibona ilanga litjhidela. 26 Ngombana nasenza isono ngabomu ngemva kobana sesamukele ilwazi elinembileko leqiniso, awusekho umhlatjelo wezono oseleko, 27 kodwana kunokulindela okuthileko okuthusako kwesahlulelo nelaka elivuthako elizokuphelisa abaphikisako. 28 Nanyana ngubani odelela umThetho kaMosi ufa ngaphandle kokurhawukelwa ngobufakazi bababili namkha abathathu. 29 Nicabanga bona sikhulu kangangani-ke isijeziso esifanele umuntu ogadange iNdodana kaZimu noziqale njengezijayelekileko iingazi zesivumelwano acwengiswa ngazo, nothukuthelise ummoya womusa omkhulu ngokudelela? 30 Ngombana siyamazi owathi: “Ngekwami ukuphindisela; ngizokubuyisela.” Godu: “UJehova uzokwahlulela abantu bakhe.” 31 Kuyinto esabekako ukuwela ezandleni zakaZimu ophilako. 32 Ngalokho, ragelani phambili nikhumbula amalanga waphambilini, okwathi ngemva kobana senikhanyiselwe, nakghodlhelela ukulwa okukhulu ngokutlhaga. 33 Ngezinye iinkhathi bekubukiswa ngani tjhatjhalazi ngokunithuka nangokunenza nibe lisizi, ngezinye iinkhathi nahlanganyela nalabo ebebaqalene nobujamobo. 34 Ngombana nabarhawukela labo abasejele begodu nakwamukela ngethabo ukudlelezelwa izinto zenu, nazi ukuthi nina ninokungcono khulu nokungapheliko. 35 Yeke, ningakulahli ukuba nesibindi kwenu, enizokunikelwa umvuzo onothileko ngebanga lakho. 36 Ngombana nitlhoga ukukghodlhelela, ukuze ngemva kobana senenze intando kaZimu, nifumane ukuzaliseka kwesithembiso. 37 Kusele “isikhathi esincani khulu” begodu “ozako uzokufika, angekhe ariyade.” 38 “Kodwana olungileko wami uzokuphila ngebanga lokukholwa,” begodu “nakahlehla isinyava, angithabi ngaye.” 39 Nje-ke asisimihlobo yabantu ebuyela emuva ekutjhatjalalisweni, kodwana simihlobo yabantu ekholwako bona kusindiswe ukuphila kwethu.


Jwanisi 21 I-New World Translation| Ku-Inthanethi |\nUJesu ubonakala ebafundini bakhe (1-14)\nUPitrosi uqinisekisa ithando lakhe ngoJesu (15-19)\n“Yondla izimvana zami” (17)\nIngomuso labafundi bakaJesu abathandekako (20-23)\nIsiphetho (24, 25)\n21 Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu waziveza* godu ebafundini, eLwandle leThibheriyasi. Waziveza nganasi indlela. 2 Bekuhlangene uSimoni Pitrosi, uTomasi (obekuthiwa liWele), uNathaniyeli weKana yeGalile, amadodana kaZebediya nabanye babafundi bakhe ababili. 3 USimoni Pitrosi wathi kibo: “Ngisayokuthiya iinhlambi.” Bathi kuye: “Sikhamba nawe.” Baphuma bangena ngesikepeni, kodwana phakathi nobusukobo akhenge babambe litho. 4 Nanyana kunjalo, kuthe nakusako, uJesu wajama eligwini, kodwana abafundi akhenge balemuke ukuthi nguJesu. 5 UJesu wathi kibo: “Bantwana, aninakho okudliwako na?”* Baphendula bathi: “Awa!” 6 Wathi kibo: “Phoselani inede ngesidleni sesikepe, nizokufumana okuthileko.” Bayiphosa, kodwana babhalelwa kuyidosa ngebanga leenhlambi ezinengi abazibambileko. 7 Umfundi obekathandwa nguJesu wathi kuPitrosi: “YiKosi!” USimoni Pitrosi, nakezwa ukuthi yiKosi, wambatha isambatho sakhe sangaphandle, ngombana bekangakambathi ngokupheleleko, waziphosa ngelwandle. 8 Kodwana abanye abafundi beza ngesikepe esincani, badosa inede ezele iinhlambi, ngombana bebangasikude neligu, bekungaba mamitha ama-90.* 9 Nabaphumela eligwini, babona umlilo wamalahle kukhona phezu kwawo iinhlambi nesikwa. 10 UJesu wathi kibo: “Lethani ezinye zeenhlambi eniqeda ukuzibamba.” 11 USimoni Pitrosi wakhwela esikepeni, wadosela inede elizele iinhlambi ezikulu eligwini, bezili-153. Nanyana bezizinengi, inede akhenge idabuke. 12 UJesu wathi kibo: “Yenize nizokudla.” Akakho namunye ebafundini owaba nesibindi sokumbuza ukuthi: “Ungubani?” Ngombana bebazi ukuthi yiKosi. 13 UJesu weza wathatha isikwa, wabanikela sona, wenza okufanako nangeenhlambi. 14 Leli besekulihlandla lesithathu uJesu abonakala ebafundini ngemva kokuthi avuswe kwabafileko. 15 Nasebaqede ukudla, uJesu wathi kuSimoni Pitrosi: “Simoni ndodana kaJwanisi, ungithanda ukudlula lokhu?” Wamphendula wathi: “Iye Kosi, uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Yondla izimvana zami.” 16 Godu wathi kuye ihlandla lesibili: “Simoni ndodana kaJwanisi, uyangithanda na?” Waphendula wathi: “Iye Kosi, uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Lusa izimvana zami.” 17 Wathi kuye ihlandla lesithathu: “Simoni ndodana kaJwanisi, uyangithanda na?” UPitrosi wabalisizi nakezwa ukuthi sekambuze ihlandla lesithathu ukuthi: “Uyangithanda na?” Ngalokho wathi kuye: “Kosi, wazi zoke izinto; uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Yondla izimvana zami. 18 Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe, nawusesemutjha, bewuthanda ukuzimbathisa, ukhambe uye lapho bewufuna ukuya khona. Kodwana nasele uluphele, uzokuthabulula izandla zakho begodu omunye umuntu uzokumbathisa, akuse lapho ungafuni khona.” 19 UJesu watjho lokhu ukutjengisa indlela uPitrosi azokufa ngayo aphazimulise uZimu. Ngemva kokutjho lokho, wathi kuye: “Ragela phambili nokungilandela.” 20 UPitrosi waphenduka, wabona umfundi obekathandwa nguJesu alandela, loya owayama esifubeni sakaJesu esidlweni santambama, wathi: “Kosi, ngubani okuthengisako?” 21 Nakambonako, uPitrosi wathi kuJesu: “Kosi, uthini ngendoda le?” 22 UJesu wathi kuye: “Nangabe yintandwami bona ahlale aphila bengibuye, lokho kukutshwenya ngani? Wena ragela phambili nokungilandela.” 23 Yeke indaba le yarhatjheka ebafundini ukuthi umfundi lo angekhe ahlongakale. Kodwana uJesu akhenge athi kuye angekhe ahlongakala, uthe: “Nangabe yintandwami bona ahlale aphila bengibuye, lokho kukutshwenya ngani?” 24 Umfundi lo nguye ofakaza ngezintwezi, nowatlola izintwezi, begodu siyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe buliqiniso. 25 Eqinisweni kunezinye izinto ezinengi ezenziwa nguJesu, ngathana zatlolwa ngokuzeleko, ngicabanga ukuthi ngitjho nephasi loke bengekhe lakghona ukumumatha imisongo ebeyingatlolwa.\n^ Jwa 21:1 Namkha “wabonakala.”\n^ Jwa 21:5 Namkha “aninahlambi na?”\n^ Jwa 21:8 NgesiGirigi “ngamakhyubhithi angaba ma-200.”


UJesu Utshisekela Ukukhonza Kweqiniso | Impilo KaJesu\nUJESU UHLAMBULULA ITHEMPELI\nUJesu uya eKhaphenawume esuka emtshadweni obuseKhana. Uhamba lonina kanye labafowabo uJakhobe, loJosefa, loSimoni kanye loJudasi.\nKungani uJesu esiya eKhaphenawume? Idolobho leli likhulu kuleNazaretha leKhana njalo kulabantu abanengi abahlangana kulo. Kanti njalo inengi labafundi bakaJesu abatsha lihlala eKhaphenawume loba eduze ledolobho leli. Lokhu kwenza uJesu athole ithuba lokubafundisa besendaweni yangakibo.\nUJesu wenza izimangaliso ngesikhathi eseKhaphenawume futhi abantu abanengi abahlala edolobheni leli lakwezinye izindawo eziseduze bayakuzwa lokhu. Khathesi sekumele yena kanye labafundi bakhe abangamaJuda abaqakathekisa ukukhonza baye eJerusalema ukuze bayethakazelela iPhasika lika-30 C.E.\nBathi sebesethempelini eJerusalema, uJesu wenza okunye okumangalisa abafundi bakhe futhi abangakaze bakubone kusenzakala.\nUMthetho kaNkulunkulu uthi abako-Israyeli kumele balethe imihlatshelo yezinyamazana ethempelini. Ngakho uMthetho uyavumela ukuthi abafika eJerusalema bevela khatshana beze lemali yokuthenga ‘inkomo lezimvu’ kanye lezinye izinto ezingabanceda ngesikhathi besedolobheni leJerusalema ngoba bayabe befuna lokudla ngesikhathi bekhonapho. (UDutheronomi 14:24-26) Yikho abathengisayo bebuya lezinyamazana kumbe izinyoni egumeni lethempeli njalo abanye bakhona baqila abantu ngokubathengisela ngemali emba eqolo.\nUJesu uyazonda adle amalahle abesechitha imali yesiliva yalabo abantshintsha imali, agenqule amatafula abo njalo abadudule ethempelini. Uthi: “Susani izinto lezi lapha! Yekelani ukwenza indlu kaBaba indlu yokuthengiselana!”—UJohane 2:16.\nAbafundi bakaJesu bathi bebona lokhu bakhumbule isiphrofetho esimayelana leNdodana kaNkulunkulu esithi: “Ukutshisekela indlu yakho kuzangidla ngaphakathi.” Kodwa amaJuda ayabuza athi: “Yisibonakaliso bani ongasitshengisa sona njengoba usenza izinto lezi?” UJesu yena uphendula athi: “Dilizani ithempeli leli, mina ngizalivusa ngamalanga amathathu.”—UJohane 2:17-19; IHubo 69:9.\nAmaJuda acabanga ukuthi uJesu utsho lona kanye ithempeli eliseJerusalema, yikho amaJuda la esithi: “Kwathatha iminyaka engu-46 ukuthi ithempeli leli lakhiwe. Pho wena ungalivusa ngamalanga amathathu?” (UJohane 2:20) Kodwa nxa uJesu ekhuluma ngethempeli utsho umzimba wakhe. Ngemva kweminyaka emithathu, abafundi bayawakhumbula amazwi la ngesikhathi uJesu evuswa.\nUJesu uya kuziphi izindawo ngemva komtshado waseKhana?\nKungani izinto uJesu azibona zisenzakala ethempelini zimzondisa njalo wenzani ngemva kwalokho?\nUJesu ukhuluma ngani nxa esithi “ithempeli leli” njalo utshoni nxa esithi uzalivusa ngemva kwamalanga amathathu?\nThumeza Thumeza UJesu Utshisekela Ukukhonza Kweqiniso


Indlela Yokwenza Ipilo Yomndenakho Ithabise - I-Web Site YaboFakazi BakaJehova Esemthethweni\nISAHLUKO SETJHUMI NANE\nIndlela Yokwenza Ipilo Yomndenakho Ithabise\nKhuyini efunekako bona ube yindoda elungileko?\nUmfazi angenzani bona abe yikosikazi ephumelelako?\nKuhlanganisani ukuba mbelethi omuhle?\nAbantwana bangenzani bona benze ukuphila komndeni kuthabise?\nJEHOVA UZIMU ufuna ukuphila komndenakho kuthabise. ILizwi Lakhe iBhayibhili, linikela ilingu elinye nelinye lomndeni, ilayelo elihlathulula indima uZimu afuna ngamunye abe nayo. Lokha amalungu womndeni azalisa iindima zawo ngokuvumelana nesiluleko sakaZimu, umphumela uba ngowanelisako. UJesu wathi: “Bathabe kangangani labo abezwa ilizwi [lakaZimu] balilalele!”—Luka 11:28.\n2 Umndeni bona uthabe, ngokuyihloko kufuze ukhumbule bona umthomi wemindeni nguJehova, loyo uJesu ambiza bona ‘nguBaba Wethu.’ (Matewu 6:9) Yoke iimndeni ikhona ngebanga lakaBaba wethu wezulwini—begodu wazi kuhle bona khuyini okwenza iimndeni ithabe. (Kwebe-Efesu 3:14, 15) Ngalokho-ke, khuyini okufundiswa yiBhayibhili malungana nendima yelungu elinye nelinye lomndeni?\nILUNGISELELO LOMNDENI LIVELA KUZIMU\n3 UJehova wabumba abantu bokuthoma, u-Adamu no-Efa, wabenza bona babe yindoda nomfazi. Wababeka ekhayeni elihle elisephasini eliyiparadeyisi—engadini ye-Edeni—begodu wabatjela bona babe nabantwana. UJehova wathi kibo: “Belethani nande nizalise iphasi.” (Genesisi 1:26-28; 2:18, 21-24) Lokhu akusiyo intolwana, ngombana uJesu watjengisa bona lokho okutjhiwo kuGenesisi malungana nokuthoma kokuphila komndeni kuliqiniso. (Matewu 19:4, 5) Namtjhana siqalene nemiraro emnengi begodu ukuphila kungasi ngendlela uZimu egade ayinqophile, akhe sibone indlela ithabo lomndeni elingenzeka ngayo.\n4 Elinye nelinye ilungu lomndeni lingarhelebha ekwenzeni ukuphila komndeni kuthabise ngokulingisa uZimu ngokuba nethando. (Kwebe-Efesu 5:1, 2) Nokho, singamlingisa njani uZimu njengombana singamboni? Singafunda indlela uJehova enza ngayo izinto ngombana wathumela iNdodanakhe elizibulo kusukela ezulwini bona ize ephasini. (Jwanisi 1:14, 18) Lokha isephasini, iNdodana le, uJesu Krestu, yamlingisa kuhle uYise wezulwini kangangobana ukubona uJesu nokumlalela, kufana nokubona uJehova Nokumlalela. (Jwanisi 14:9) Ngalokho-ke, ngokufunda ngethando uJesu alitjengisako nokulandela isibonelo sakhe, omunye nomunye wethu angarhelebha ekwenzeni ukuphila komndeni kuthabise.\n5 IBhayibhili ithi amadoda kufuze aphathe abafazi babo ngendlela efanako naleyo uJesu aphatha ngayo abafundi bakhe. Cabangela ilayelo leBhayibhileli: “Nina madoda, thandani abafazi benu, njengombana uKrestu athanda ibandla, wadela ukuphila kwakhe ngebanga lalo.…Ngokunjalo namadoda kufanele athande abafazi bawo njengombana athanda imizimba yayo. Othanda umkakhe uzithanda yena isibili. Akakho owakhe wahloya umzimbakhe, kodwana ngiloyo naloyo uyawondla awutlhogomele, njengombana noKrestu alondla ibandla lakhe alitlhogomela.”—Kwebe-Efesu 5:23, 25-29.\n6 Ithando lakaJesu ngebandla labafundi bakhe libekela amadoda isibonelo esipheleleko. UJesu “wabathanda kufikela emaphelelweni,” wanikela ngepilo yakhe ngebanga labo, ngitjho namtjhana gade banesono. (Jwanisi 13:1; 15:13) Ngokufanako, amadoda ayakhuthazwa: “Thandani abafazi benu ningabi bukhali.” (KwebeKholose 3:19) Khuyini engarhelebha indoda ukuberegisa isiluleko esifana nalesi, khulu-khulu nengabe umfazi ngezinye iinkhathi akenzi izinto ngokuhlakanipha? Kufuze ikhumbule imitjhapho yayo begodu nokobana khuyini engayenza bona ifumane ukulitjalelwa kwakaZimu. Khuyini ekufuze iyenze? Kufuze ilibalele labo abayenzela imitjhapho, lokhu kuhlanganisa nomkayo. Kuliqiniso, nomkayo kufuze enze okufanako. (Matewu 6:12, 14, 15) Uyabona bonyana kubayini abanye bathi umtjhado ophumelelako kuhlangana kwabantu ababili abalibalelanako?\n7 Amadoda enza kuhle ngokuyelela bona uJesu ngaso soke isikhathi watjengisa ukucabangela abafundi bakhe. Wacabangela ukungabi nekghono elipheleleko kwabo neentlhogo zabo zenyama. Isibonelo, nebadiniweko, wathi kibo: “Nambani sikhambeni sodwa siye endaweni lapha singaphumula khona isikhatjhana.” (Markosi 6:30-32) Abafazi nabo batlhoga ukucatjangelwa okufanako. IBhayibhili ibahlathulula ‘njengababuthakathaka’ ngikho amadoda kufuze ‘abahloniphe.’ Kubayini kunjalo? Kungombana bobabili amadoda nabafazi batjengiswe ‘umusa ongakabafaneli wokuphila’ olinganako. (1 KaPitrosi 3:7, NW ) Amadoda kufuze akhumbule bonyana kuthembeka, ingasi bona umuntu yindoda namtjhana mfazi, okumenza abe ligugu kuZimu.—AmaRhalani 101:6.\n8 IBhayibhili ithi ngendoda “othanda umkakhe uzithanda yena isibili.” Lokhu kungombana indoda nomkayo “abasesebabili kodwana banyamanye,” njengombana uJesu atjengisa. (Matewu 19:6, NW ) Ngalokho-ke kufuze bangabi netjhebiswano lomseme nomunye umuntu. (Iziyema 5:15-21; KumaHebheru 13:4) Bangakghona ukwenza lokhu nengabe batjengisa ukungabi marhamaru ngeentlhogo zomunye nomunye. (1 KwebeKorinte 7:3-5) Kuqakathekile ukukhumbula bona: “Akakho owakhe wahloya umzimba wakhe, kodwana ngiloyo naloyo uyawondla awutlhogomele.” Amadoda kutlhogeka bona athande abafazi bawo njengombana azithanda wona akhumbule bona azokulandisa kiloyo oyihloko yawo, uJesu Krestu.—Kwebe-Efesu 5:29; 1 KwebeKorinte 11:3.\n9 Umpostoli uPowula wakhuluma ‘ngethando elifuthumeleko uKrestu Jesu analo.’ (KwebeFilipi 1:8, NW ) Ithando lakaJesu gade liqabula, lakara abafazi ababa bafundi bakhe. (Jwanisi 20:1, 11-13, 16) Ngokufanako abafazi bakhanuka ithando elinjalo emadodenabo.\n10 Umndeni uyihlangano, bona uberegisane kuhle, kutlhogeka kube nehloko. Ngitjho noJesu Unaloyo azithoba kuye njengeHloko yakhe. “Ihloko kaKrestu nguZimu, njengombana yowesifazana kuyindoda.” (1 KwebeKorinte 11:3) Ukuzithoba kwakaJesu kuZimu njengehloko kusibonelo esihle, njengombana soke sinehloko okufuze sizithobe kiyo.\n11 Amadoda anesono enza imitjhapho begodu kanengi awasizo iinhloko zemndeni eziphumelelako. Ngalokho-ke khuyini umfazi okufuze ayenze? Umfazi akafaneli bona athathele phasi lokho indodakhe ekwenzako namtjhana alinge ukuthatha ubuhloko bayo. Umfazi wenza kuhle ngokukhumbula bona ngokombono kaZimu, ukuba nomoya omuhle nonokuthula kuqakatheke khulu. (1 KaPitrosi 3:4) Ngokutjengisa umoya onjalo, umfazi uzokufumana kubulula ukutjengisa ukuthobeka okufunwa nguZimu, ngitjho nangaphasi kobujamo obulingako. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iBhayibhili ithi: “Umfazi ahloniphe indoda yakhe.” (Kwebe-Efesu 5:33) Kodwana kuthiwani nengabe ayimamukeli uKrestu njengeHloko yayo? IBhayibhili ikhuthaza abafazi ithi: “Thobelani amadoda wenu, khona nakukhona amadoda angakholwako lilizwi, nawo azuzeke ngaphandle kwekulumo, azuzwe kuzithoba kwabafazi bawo, lapho nebanibonako nimesaba uZimu niphila ipilo emsulwa.”—1 KaPitrosi 3:1, 2.\nNgisiphi isibonelo esihle uSara asibekela abafazi?\n12 Indodakhe ilikholwa namtjhana ingasilo, umfazi akatjengisi ukungayihloniphi nengabe ngokuthobeka uveza umbono ohlukileko kwewayo. Umbono wakhe ungaba rerhe, begodu umndeni woke ungazuza nengabe indoda ilalela umkayo. Nanyana u-Abrahama angakhenge avume lokha umkakhe uSara, nekaveza isirarululo esiberegako sokurarulula umraro womndeni, uZimu wathi kuye: “Lalela ilizwi lakhe.” (Genesisi 21:9-12) Kuliqiniso, lokha indoda neyenza isiqunto samaswaphela esingaphikisaniko nomthetho kaZimu, umkayo uyitjengisa ukuzithoba ngokuyisekela.—IZenzo 5:29; Kwebe-Efesu 5:24.\n13 Ukuzalisa indima yakhe, umfazi angakghona ukwenza okunengi ekutlhogomeleni umndeni. Isibonelo, iBhayibhili itjengisa bona abafazi abatjhadileko bafanele “ukuthanda amadoda wabo nabantwana babo, bazibambe babe msulwa, baphathe kuhle imizi yabo, bathobele abayeni babo.” (KuTitosi 2:4, 5) Umfazi ongumma owenza ngendlela le uzokufumana ithando elingapheliko nehlonipho yomndeni wakhe. (Iziyema 31:10, 28) Njengombana umtjhado uhlanganisa abantu abanesono, ubujamo bezinto obudluleleko bungaphumela ekuhlukaneni namtjhana ekutlhalaneni. IBhayibhili ivumela ukuhlukana ngaphasi kobujamo bezinto obuthileko. Nokho, ukuhlukana akukafaneli bona kuthathwe bulula, ngombana iBhayibhili iyayelelisa: “Ikosikazi ayingayitjhiyi indoda yayo…. Nendoda nayo ayingahlukani nomkayo.” (1 KwebeKorinte 7:10, 11) Kuhlobonga komlingani womtjhado oyedwa okuvumela ukutlhalana okungokoMtlolo.—Matewu 19:9.\nISIBONELO ESIPHELELEKO KUBABELETHI\n14 UJesu ubekela ababelethi isibonelo esipheleleko ngendlela aphatha ngayo abantwana. Lokha abanye nebalinga ukuvimbela abantwana abancani bona beze kuJesu, wathi: “Vumelani abantwana beze kimi, ningabakhandeli.” IBhayibhili ithi: “Wabagona, wababusisa ngokubabeka izandla.” (Markosi 10:13-16) Njengombana uJesu aba nesikhathi nabantwana abancani, nawe kufuze wenze okufanako emadodaneni nemadodakazinakho. Batlhoga isikhathi sakho esinengi. Utlhoga isikhathi sokubabandula, ngombana ngilokho uJehova athi ababelethi bakwenze.—Duteronomi 6:4-9.\nKhuyini ababelethi abangayifunda endleleni uJesu aphatha ngayo abantwana?\n15 Njengombana iphaseli liba limbi khulu, abantwana bafuna ababelethi abazobavikela ebantwini abafuna ukubalimaza, njengabafuna ukubatlhorisa ngokomseme. Cabangela indlela uJesu avikela ngayo abafundi bakhe, labo ngethando egade ababiza “bantwabami.” Nekabanjwako begodu azokubulawa msinyana, uJesu wabenzela indlela yokuphepha. (Jwanisi 13:33; 18:7-9) Njengombelethi, kufuze ukuphaphamele ukulinga kwakaDeveli ukulimaza abantwabakho. Kufuze ubayelelise kusesengaphambili.* (1 KaPitrosi 5:8) Akukabe khekube nokuthusela okukhulu kangaka endabeni yokuphepha ngokomzimba, ngokomoya, nangokuziphatha.\n16 Ngobusuku uJesu afa ngabo, abafundi bakhe baphikisana ngokobana ngubani omkhulu hlangana nabo. Kunokobana abakwatele, uJesu ngethando waragela phambili ababawa ngamezwi nangesibonelo. (Luka 22:24-27; Jwanisi 13:3-8) Nengabe umbelethi, ungakghona na ukubona bonyana ungasilandela njani isibonelo sakaJesu endleleni onqophisa ngayo abantwabakho? Kuliqiniso, nabo batlhoga isiyalo, kodwana kufuze sinikelwe “ngendlela ehle” begodu ingasi ngokusilingeka. Angekhe wafuna ukukhuluma nabo ngokukgharameja “njengokuhlaba kwesabula.” (Jeremiya 30:11; IzAga 12:18) Isiyalo kufuze sinikelwe ngendlela yokobana umntwana ngokukhamba kwesikhathi abone bona isiyalwesi bekufanele asifumane.—Efesu 6:4; Hebheru 12:9-11.\n17 Abantwana bangakghona na ukufunda kuJesu? Iye, bangakghona! Ngesibonelo sakhe, uJesu watjengisa indlela abantwana okufuze balalele ngayo ababelethi babo. Wathi, “Ngitjho lokho uBaba angitjele bona ngikutjho.” Wangezelela wathi: “Ngombana ngenza njalo okumthokozisako.” (Jwanisi 8:28, 29) UJesu gade alalela uYise wezulwini, begodu iBhayibhili itjela abantwana bona balalele ababelethi babo. (Kwebe-Efesu 6:1-3) Namtjhana uJesu gade amntwana onganasono, wabalalela ababelethi bakhe abababantu, uJosefa noMariya, egade banesono. Lokhu kwaletha ithabo emalungwini woke womndeni wekhabo lakaJesu!—Luka 2:4, 5, 51, 52.\n18 Abantwana bangakghona na ukubona iindlela abangakwazi ngazo ukufana noJesu begodu benze ababelethi babo bathabe? Kuliqiniso, abantwana ngezinye iinkhathi bangafumana kubudisi ukulalela ababelethi babo, kodwana ngilokho uZimu afuna abantwana bakwenze. (Iziyema 1:8; 6:20) UJesu ngaso soke isikhathi walalela uYise wezulwini, ngitjho nangaphasi kweenkhathi ezibudisi. Ngesinye isikhathi, lokha intando kaZimu ikobana uJesu enza into ebudisi khulu, uJesu wathi: “Susa ikapo…le [ifuneko ethileko] kimapha.” Namtjhana kunjalo, uJesu wenza lokho uZimu ambawa bona akwenze, ngombana bekazi bona uYise wazi bhedere. (Luka 22:42) Ngokufunda ukulalela, abantwana bangenza ababelethi babo noYise wezulwini bathabe khulu.#—Iziyema 23:22-25.\nKhuyini abantwana okufuze bayicabange nabaqalene nokulingwa?\n19 UDeveli walinga uJesu, begodu singaqiniseka bona uzokulinga abantwana bona benze okungakalungi. (Matewu 4:1-10) USathana uDeveli uberegisa igandelelo leentanga, okungaba budisi bona ulikghodlhelele. Qala bona kuqakatheke kangangani bonyana abantwana bangazibandakanyi nabenzi bobumbi! (1 KwebeKorinte 15:33) Indodakazi kaJakobho, uDina yazihlanganisa nalabo abangamkhonziko uJehova, begodu lokhu kwamfaka emrarweni omkhulu. (Genesisi 34:1, 2) Akhe ucabange indlela umndeni ongezwa ubuhlungu ngayo nengabe omunye welungu lomndeni uzibandakanya ekuziphatheni okumbi ngokomseme!—Iziyema 17:21, 25.\nISILODLHELO ESINGENZA BONA UMNDENI UTHABE\n20 Kubulula ukuqalana nemiraro yomndeni lokha nekuberegiswa isiluleko seBhayibhili. Eqinisweni, ukuberegisa isiluleko esinjalo, silodlhelo esingenza umndeni uthabe. Ngalokho madoda, thandani abafazi benu, begodu nibaphathe ngendlela uJesu aphatha ngayo ibandla lakhe. Bafazi, zithobeni ebuhlokweni bamadodeni, begodu nilandele isibonelo somfazi okhutheleko abamhlathulule emtlolweni weZiyema 31:10-31. Babelethi, bandulani abantwana benu. (Iziyema 22:6) Bobaba, ‘phathani kuhle imizi yenu.’ (1 KuThimothi 3:4, 5; 5:8) Begodu nani bantwana, lalelani ababelethi benu. (KwebeKholose 3:20) Akekho emndenini opheleleko, kodwana soke senza imitjhapho. Ngalokho zithobeni, nilibalelane omunye nomunye.\n21 Kwamambala, iBhayibhili iphethe iinluleko ezinengi eziqakathekileko begodu neenqophiso malungana nokuphila komndeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isifundisa ngephasi elitjha lakaZimu begodu neparadeyisi elizokuba sephasini elizele abantu abathabileko abakhonza uJehova. (ISambulo 21:3, 4) Qala bona silindele izinto ezihle kangangani! Ngitjho nanje, singakghona ukuthabela ukuphila komndeni ngokuberegisa iinqophiso zakaZimu ezifumaneka eLizwini lakhe, iBhayibhili.\nAmadoda kutlhogeka athande abafazi babo njengemizimba yawo.—Kwebe-Efesu 5:25-29.\nAbafazi kufuze bathande iimndeni yabo begodu bahloniphe amadodabo.—KuTitosi 2:4, 5.\nAbabelethi kufuze bathande abantwababo, bababandule, begodu babavikele.—Duteronomi 6:4-9.\nAbantwana kufuze balalele ababelethi babo.—Kwebe-Efesu 6:1-3.\n* Irhelebho lokuvikela abantwana lifumaneka ekhasini lama-32 lencwadi ethi Funda KuMfundisi Omkhulu, (efumaneka ngesiZulu) egadangiswe boFakazi bakaJehova.\n# Umntwana angabhala kwaphela ukulalela umbelethi wakhe nengabe umbawa bona aphule umthetho kaZimu.—IZenzo 5:29.\n1. Yini engenza ukuphila komndeni kuthabise?\n2. Umndeni bona uthabe kufuze ukhumbule ini?\n3. IBhayibhili ikuhlathulula njani ukuthoma kweemndeni yabantu, begodu sazi njani bona lokho ekutjhoko kuliqiniso?\n4. (a) Khuyini elinye nelinye ilungu lomndeni elingakwenza ekuletheni ithabo emndenini? (b) Kubayini ukufunda ngokuphila kwakaJesu kuqakatheke kangaka ethabweni lomndeni?\n5, 6. (a) Indlela uJesu aphatha ngayo ibandla iwabekela njani amadoda isibonelo? (b) Khuyini okufuze siyenze nesizakulitjalelwa izono?\n7. Ngikuphi ukucabangela uJesu aba nakho ngabafundi bakhe, awabekela siphi isibonelo amadoda?\n8. (a) Singatjho njani bona indoda ‘ethanda umkayo izithanda yona isibili’? (b) Ukuba ‘nyamanye’ kutjho ukuthini endodeni nomfazi?\n9. Ngiyiphi ifanelo kaJesu ehlathululwe emtlolweni weKwebeFilipi 1:8, begodu kubayini amadoda kufuze atjengise ifanelo le ebafazini bawo?\n10. UJesu wababekela njani abafazi isibonelo?\n11. Ngikuphi ukuziphatha umfazi okufuze abe nakho ngendodakhe, begodu ngimuphi umphumela lokhu okuzokuba nawo?\n12. Kubayini kungasikumbi ngomfazi bona aveze iimbono yakhe ngehlonipho?\n13. (a) UTitosi 2:4, 5, ukhuthaza abafazi abatjhadileko bona benzeni? (b) Khuyini iBhayibhili ekutjhoko malungana nokuhlukana nokutlhalana?\n14. UJesu wabaphatha njani abantwana, begodu khuyini abantwana abakutlhogako kubabelethi babo?\n15. Khuyini ababelethi abangayenza ukuvikela abantwababo?\n16. Khuyini ababelethi abangayifunda endleleni kaJesu yokusingatha ukungapheleli kwabalandeli bakhe?\n17. Ngiziphi iindlela uJesu abeka ngazo isibonelo esipheleleko ebantwaneni?\n18. Kubayini uJesu ngaso soke isikhathi alalela uYise wezulwini, begodu ngubani othabako lokha abantwana nebalalela ababelethi babo namhlanjesi?\n19. (a) USathana ubalinga njani abantwana? (b) Ukuziphatha kumbi komntwana kunamuphi umphumela ebabelethini?\n20. Ukuthabela ukuphila komndeni okuthabisako, khuyini ilungu elinye nelinye lomndeni okufuze liyenze?\n21. Ngiziphi izinto ezihle esizilindeleko begodu singakuthabela njani ukuphila komndeni okuhle nje?\nFumana indlela ilungiselelweli elingakusiza ngayo bona utjhidelane noZimu nomndenakho.


UJohane 4 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nUJesu lowesifazana ongumSamariya (1-38)\nKhonza uNkulunkulu “ngomoya langeqiniso” (23, 24)\nAmaSamariya amanengi akholwa kuJesu (39-42)\nUJesu welapha indodana yesiphathamandla (43-54)\n4 INkosi yananzelela ukuthi abaFarisi basebezwile ukuthi yona* yenza abafundi abanengi ukwedlula uJohane futhi iyababhabhathiza. 2 (Lanxa kunjalo kwakungayisuye uJesu owayebhabhathiza, kwakubhabhathiza abafundi bakhe.) 3 Ngakho waphinda waya eGalile esuka eJudiya, 4 kodwa kwakumele adlule eSamariya. 5 Wafika-ke edolobheni leSamariya okuthiwa yiSikhari. Laliseduze lensimu, leyo uJakhobe ayinika uJosefa indodana yakhe. 6 Yikho lapho okwakulomthombo kaJakhobe. UJesu wafika wahlala emthonjeni, edinwe efile ngenxa yohambo. Kwakungaba lihola lesithupha.* 7 Kwasekufika owesifazana waseSamariya ezokukha amanzi. UJesu wathi kuye: “Akunginathise.” 8 (Ngalesosikhathi abafundi bakhe babeyethenga ukudla edolobheni.) 9 Owesifazana ongumSamariya wathi kuye: “Mina ngingowesifazana ongumSamariya. Manje ucelelani ukuthi ngikunathise wena ungumJuda?” (Phela amaJuda kawadlelani lamaSamariya.) 10 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Aluba ubusazi isipho samahala esivela kuNkulunkulu lokuthi ngubani othi kuwe, ‘Akunginathise,’ ubuzacela kuye futhi yena ubezakupha amanzi okuphila.” 11 Owesifazana wathi kuye: “Mnumzana, awula lamgqomo wokukha amanzi njalo umthombo lo uyatshona. Pho uwathatha ngaphi lawomanzi okuphila? 12 Kambe wena umkhulu kulokhokho wethu uJakhobe owasipha umthombo lo ayenatha kuwo lamadodana akhe kanye lenkomo zakhe?” 13 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Wonke umuntu onatha amanzi la uzaphinda ome. 14 Kodwa loba ngubani onatha amanzi engizamupha wona kasoze aphinde ome loba sekutheni. Amanzi engizamupha wona azakuba ngumthombo wamanzi ogobhozayo phakathi kwakhe, amnika ukuphila okungapheliyo.” 15 Owesifazana wathi kuye: “Mnumzana, ngipha lawomanzi ukuze ngingomi futhi ngingabi ngilokhu ngibuya lapha ngizokukha amanzi.” 16 Wathi kuye: “Hamba uyebiza umkakho, ubuye laye lapha.” 17 Owesifazana wamphendula wathi: “Angilandoda mina.” UJesu wathi kuye: “Uqinisile nxa usithi awulayo indoda, 18 ngoba usube lamadoda amahlanu futhi indoda olayo khathesi kayisiyo yakho. Okukhulumileyo kuliqiniso.” 19 Owesifazana wasesithi kuye: “Mnumzana, ngiyabona ukuthi ungumphrofethi. 20 Okhokho bethu babekhonzela entabeni le, kodwa lina lithi iJerusalema yiyo indawo abantu okumele bakhonzele kuyo.” 21 UJesu wathi kuye: “Kukholwe engikutshoyo mama. Isikhathi* siyeza lapho elingasoze likhonzele uBaba entabeni le kumbe eJerusalema. 22 Lina likhonza elingakwaziyo, kodwa thina sikhonza esikwaziyo ngoba insindiso iqala kumaJuda. 23 Lanxa kunjalo, isikhathi* siyeza futhi sesifikile, lapho abakhonzi beqiniso abazakhonza khona uBaba ngomoya langeqiniso. UBaba udinga abanjalo ukuthi bamkhonze. 24 UNkulunkulu unguMoya futhi abamkhonzayo kumele bamkhonze ngomoya langeqiniso.” 25 Owesifazana wathi kuye: “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi uMesiya uyeza, lowo obizwa ngokuthi nguKhristu. Loba nini lapho azafika khona, uzasichasisela zonke izinto.” 26 UJesu wathi kuye: “Mina engikhuluma lawe nginguye.” 27 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi bakhe bafika, bamangala bembona ekhuluma lowesifazana. Kodwa kakho owathi kuJesu: “Ufunani kuye?” kumbe, “Ukhulumelani lowesifazana lo?” 28 Owesifazana wasetshiya imbiza yakhe yamanzi waya edolobheni, wafika wathi ebantwini: 29 “Buyani lizobona indoda engitshele konke engakwenzayo. Pho kayisuye yini uKhristu?” 30 Basuka edolobheni baya kuye. 31 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi babemncenga besithi: “Rabi, dlana.” 32 Yena wathi kubo: “Ngilokudla elingazi lutho ngakho.” 33 Abafundi bakhuluma bebodwa bathi: “Kanti kulomuntu oke wamphathela ukudla?” 34 UJesu wasesithi kubo: “Ukudla kwami yikwenza intando yalowo ongithumileyo lokuqeda umsebenzi wakhe. 35 Kalitsho yini ukuthi sekusele inyanga ezine ukuthi ukuvuna kufike? Ngithi kini: Phakamisani amehlo enu likhangele amasimu, asemhlophe njalo aselindele ukuvunwa. Khathesi 36 ovunayo usesamukela umholo wakhe futhi usebuthelela izithelo zokuphila okungapheliyo ukuze ohlanyelayo lovunayo bathokoze bonke. 37 Isitsho esithi: Omunye ngumhlanyeli, omunye ngumvuni, siliqiniso endabeni le. 38 Ngalithuma ukuthi liyevuna lokho elingakusebenzelanga. Kwasebenza abanye kodwa lani selisabelana labo lokho abakusebenzelayo.” 39 AmaSamariya amanengi akulelodolobho akholwa kuye ngenxa yelizwi lowesifazana owayefakaze wathi: “Ungitshele zonke izinto engazenzayo.” 40 AmaSamariya la afika kuye amcela ukuthi ahlale lawo. Wasehlala lawo okwamalanga amabili. 41 Ngakho kwaba labanye abanengi abakholwayo ngenxa yalokho uJesu ayekutsho, 42 njalo batshela owesifazana bathi: “Kasisakholwa ngenxa nje yalokho ositshele khona, kodwa sesikholwa ngoba sesizizwele ngezethu. Siyakwazi ukuthi indoda le ingumsindisi womhlaba sibili.” 43 Ngemva kwamalanga amabili wasuka lapho waya eGalile. 44 Lanxa kunjalo, uJesu wafakaza ukuthi umphrofethi kahlonitshwa lapho adabuka khona. 45 Wathi efika eGalile, abantu beGalile bamamukela ngoba babezibonile izinto zonke ayezenzile emkhosini owawuseJerusalema, njengoba labo babehambile kulowomkhosi. 46 Waphinda wabuyela eKhana yaseGalile lapho ayentshintshe khona amanzi aba liwayini. Kwakulesiphathamandla sasesikhosini esasigulelwa yindodana yaso eKhaphenawume. 47 Indoda le yathi isizwa ukuthi uJesu wayesefikile eGalile evela eJudiya, yamlanda yamcela ukuthi ahambe layo ayesilisa indodana yayo ngoba yayisigulela ukufa. 48 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuyo: “Lina bantu kalisoze lafa lakholwa nxa lingabonanga izibonakaliso lezimanga.” 49 Isiphathamandla sasesikhosini sathi kuye: “Nkosi, buya umntanami engakafi.” 50 UJesu wathi kuso: “Zihambele, indodana yakho isiphilile.” Indoda le yawakholwa amazwi kaJesu, yasihamba. 51 Kodwa ithe isesendleleni izinceku zayo zayihlangabeza zayitshela ukuthi indodana yayo isiphilile.* 52 Ngakho yabuza izinceku zayo ukuthi yayisile ngaliphi ihola. Zaphendula zathi: “Ukutshisa komzimba kuphele izolo ngehola lesikhombisa.”* 53 Uyise wahle wananzelela ukuthi kwakuyilo kanye ihola uJesu ayethe kuye: “Indodana yakho isiphilile.” Yikho yena labo bonke ayehlala labo bakholwa. 54 Lesi kwakuyisimangaliso sesibili uJesu asenza eGalile evela eJudiya.\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “uJesu.”\n^ Kumbe, “isingcono.”\n^ Ngabo-1 emini.


“Mina Ngokwami Ngizokufuna Izimvu Zami” (Hezekiyeli 34:11)\nUkhe ucabange ngeenkhathi ezimnandi owazithabela nabantu bakaJehova–imihlangano yebandla ekhuthazako, umhlangano omkhulu, okuhlangabezanwe nakho okuhle ekonzweni yesimini, namkha ingcoco eyakhako nomkhulekeli okunye naye? Awukamkhohlwa uJehova, naye akakakukhohlwa. Uyikhumbula kuhle ikonzwakho yokwethembeka. Begodu uyakululukela ukukusiza ubuyele kuye.\n“Mina ngokwami ngizokufuna izimvu zami” kutjho uJehova, “ngizelusele zona. Njengomelusi owelusa umhlambakhe lokha nawufunyana uhlakazekile, ngokunjalo ngizakwelusa umhlambami bengiwusindise eendaweni zoke lapha bewuhlakazelwe khona.”—Hezekiyeli 34:11, 12.


Umhlogomeli wabadala Ongumgcugcuzeli\nUmtloli u-Jo Anne Smetherham usitjela bona kwakunjani kuye, ukukhulumisana nezalukazi ezisithandathu zeKhayelitjha, eKapa, boke ebavela ehlanganweni engasi ngeyakarhulumende/i- non-government organisation, ebizwa bona yi- Grandmothers Against Poverty and Aids (Gapa), enzela ukutlola incwadi yakhe yesihloko esithi-‘The Nevergiveups’. Incwadi le ikhuluma ngamaphilo wazo kusukela ngesikhathi basese bancani emaplasini we Eastern Cape, baze baba badala, batlhogomela imindeni yabo eKhayelitjha eKapa.\nKungikhuthazile, ngokukhulumisana nabogogwaba.Kizo zoke iintjhijilo abommaba abaqalene nazo, banekgono lokwenza okufaneleko nesbindi esikhuthaza abantu abafana nami, abane kgono. Iindaba zabo ziyaqinisana, banendima encani abayidlalako nekgono lamandla. Bangitjengise bona, kuyini ukuba muntu.\nLokha nangitlola ezinye indaza zabo, ngizizwe ngirareka, kwafanela bona ngijame, ngihlale ngingasikinyeki imizuzwana, ngetjise lokhu egade bangitjela khona. Abogogo behlangano ye-GAPA, bangitjengise bona umtlhogo ungasikgolophaza soke, kodwana singakgona ukukhasa, sihluze bese ekugcineni sigijimele phambili godu, begodu kuyigadango elihle neliyipumelelo.\nNanyana amaphilo wabogogwaba abudisi, ubukutani, nezwelo labanye abogogo abasehlanganweni ye-GAPA (Grandmothers Against Poverty and Aids), le kubenza bona baqine, bakgone ukuragela phambili ngepilo. Ihlangano le, yenza umsebenzi okarisako.\nUkwakha abogogo behlangano - Grandmothers against Poverty and Aids Group\nUAlicia Mdaka usiqoqela bona wayithoma njani ihlangano ye- GAPA (Grandmothers against Poverty) nokobana yabutjhugulula njani ubuphilo bakhe....more\nIindaba Zabogogo - Ukuloba Abantu obathandako ngebanga Lobulwelwe Bentumbantonga\nUGoldie Qyayia nendodakhe uOtto, beKhayelitsha, bebengazwisisi okunengi ngengongogwana yeHIV. Nanyana kunjalo, yathatha amaphilo wabantwababo ababili...more\nIndaba ka Thenjiwe Tutu zalokha nakasebenbenza njengonomakhitjhi ngeminyaka yebandlululo, ukubaleka amapholisa nalokha apheze abotjhwe....more\nUGoldie Qayiya kanye noFelicia Mfamana, babelana ngendabazabo zamaphilo, wabo walokha bayokutjhada; u uGoldie wabanomtjhado uhleliweko, lokha uFelicia athwalwa ngiloyo akhabe azokuba yindodakhe, nokumasiko womabili weXhosa....more


Ukuqakatheka Kwabafazi bamaVenda\nNgokwesiko abafazi bamaVenda gade banganabujamo obuphasi njengabafazi bezinye iintjhaba eenqhemeni zeSewula Africa. Ngejaridini lakhe, umfazi kade alawula, kade abafazi abadala gade badlala indima eqakathekileko efundweni, baqoqela iinzukulwani iindatjana bazombeleze umlilo.\nAbafazi gade bavunyelwe kokobana babe nomuzi, okuvamise kobana uthole kobana baphiwe bomayise, kodwana babapha wona kwaphela nange banganayo indlalifa eyindodana. Kuyenzeka kobana umfazi adlale indima yokuba ngumjaphethe nange indodana ekufanele bonyana ithathe iskhundla isese yincani, begodu ikosi iyarhona bona ibeke udadwabo kobana abe yinduna nanyana u-mukoma. Kunobukhosi obutholakala e-Mianzwi begodu sebudlulisenwe ngaphaki emndenini iminyakanyaka.\nUMakhadzi, ukokungodadwabo omdala wehloko yekhaya, gade azi iimfihlo zomndeni begodu anamalungelo amanengi ebantwaneni bakamnakwabo. Iminyanya eminengi gade yngeze yenziwa angekho, begodu nange gade kubekwa ikosi gade adlala indima ekulu ekuthatheni isiqunto sokobana ngubani ikosi elandelako.


Kubayini Kwakhiwa AmaWolo WomBuso WaboFakazi BakaJehova Begodu Akhiwa Njani?\nENigeria, phambilini namuva nje\nNjengombana ibizo elithi iWolo LoMbuso lizitjho, yindawo lapho kukhulunywa ngeemfundiso zeBhayibhili ezimalungana noMbuso kaZimu—okusihloko sekonzo kaJesu.—Luka 8:1.\nZiindawo zokukhulekela kweqiniso emphakathini. Eendaweni ezinjalo, ukutjhunyayelwa kweendaba ezimnandi zoMbuso kukhamba phambili. (Matewu 24:14) AmaWolo woMbuso ayahluka ngobukhulu nangendlela akheke ngayo, kodwana woke asebujamweni obuhle, amanye akheke ngendlela yokobana kuhlanganyele amabandla angaphezu kwelilodwa. Eemnyakeni yamuva, sekwakhiwe iinkulungwana zamaWolo woMbuso amatjha (isilinganiso esingaba ngesamaWolo amahlanu ngelanga) ukwenzela bona kube netuthuko emabandleni wethu. Lokhu kukghoneka njani?—Matewu 19:26.\nAkhiwa ngeminikelo eyenziwa ebandleni. EWolweni LoMbuso ngalinye, kunelinye godu ibhoksi Lomnikelo Wokwakhiwa Kwamanye AmaWolo WoMbuso. Iminikelo le ithunyelwa e-ofisini legatja bona ikwazi ukusiza amabandla atlhoga ukwakha namkha ukuvuselela iWolo LoMbuso.\nAkhiwa ziinsebenzi ezingabhadelwa zokuzithandela ezivela eendaweni ezihlukhahlukeneko. Eenarheni ezinengi, kuhlelwe Iinqhema Ezakha AmaWolo WoMbuso. Iinqhema zokwakha zamavolontiya, zisuka kwelinye ibandla ziye kwelinye ibandla enarheni, ngitjho neendaweni ezibomakhelwana, bona zidose phambili ekwenzeni umsebenzi nokubandula abazalwana bendawo ngomsebenzi loyo. Kwezinye iinarha, kukhethwa IKomidi Yokwakha Yesifunda bona itjheje isakhiwo begodu ivuselele amaWolo woMbuso eyabelwe wona. Abadala abanokuhlangabezanwe nakho kokwakha basiza amabandla kiyo yoke ikambiso yokwakha, nabakhi abanamakghono bavolontiya ngamakghono wabo. Kwenye nenye indawo okwakhelwa kiyo, amalungu webandla lendawo aneensebenzi zokuzithandela ezinengi. Umoya kaJehova kunye nokuzinikela kwabantu bakhe ngomphefumulo woke kwenza lokhu kughonakale.—IRhalani 127:1; Kholose 3:23.\nKubayini indawo yethu yokukhulukela ibizwa bona yiWolo LoMbuso?\nKwenzeka njani bona kwakhiwe amaWolo woMbuso ephasini loke?\nInjani Imihlangano YaboFakazi BakaJehova?\nUkhe wazibuza na bona kwenzekani emihlanganweni yethu? Asingabazi bona uzoyithabela ifundo yeBhayibheli esezingeni eliphakemeko.


UMathewu 15 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nAmasiko abantu avezwa egcekeni (1-9)\nOkungcolisayo kuvela enhliziyweni (10-20)\nOwesifazana ongumFenikhiya olokholo oluqinileyo (21-28)\nUJesu welapha imikhuhlane eminengi (29-31)\nUJesu unika abangu-4 000 ukudla (32-39)\n15 Ngemva kwalokho abaFarisi lababhali beza kuJesu bevela eJerusalema bafika bathi: 2 “Kungani abafundi bakho besephula isiko labokhokho? Ngokwesibonelo, kabagezi izandla* zabo nxa sebezakudla.” 3 Yena wabaphendula wathi: “Lina kungani lisephula umlayo kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yesiko lenu? 4 Ngokwesibonelo uNkulunkulu wathi, ‘Hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko,’ waphinda wathi, ‘Lowo okhuluma kubi ngoyise kumbe ngonina* kumele abulawe.’ 5 Kodwa lina lithi, ‘Loba ngubani othi kuyise kumbe kunina: “Loba kuyini engilakho ebengingakuncedisa ngakho kuyisipho esinikelwe kuNkulunkulu,” 6 kakumelanga amhloniphe ngitsho uyise.’ Ngakho selenze ilizwi likaNkulunkulu laba yinto engelancedo ngenxa yesiko lenu. 7 Lina bazenzisi, u-Isaya wayeqinisile sibili lapho ephrofetha ngani esithi: 8 ‘Abantu laba bangidumisa ngemilomo yabo,* kodwa izinhliziyo zabo zikhatshana kakhulu lami. 9 Akusizi ngalutho ukuthi baqhubeka bengikhonza ngoba bafundisa izinto ezithethwe emilayweni yabantu.’” 10 Ngemva kwalokho wabizela ixuku eduze, wathi kulo: “Lalelani lizwisise: 11 Okungena emlonyeni womuntu kayisikho okumngcolisayo, kodwa okuphuma emlonyeni wakhe yikho okumngcolisayo.” 12 Abafundi basebemlanda bafika bathi kuye: “Uyakwazi yini ukuthi abaFarisi bacaphukile* besizwa okukhulumileyo?” 13 Waphendula wathi: “Loba yisiphi isilimo esingahlanyelwanga nguBaba osezulwini sizasitshulwa. 14 Batshiyeni benjalo. Bangabakhokheli abayiziphofu. Manje nxa isiphofu sikhokhela isiphofu, zombili zizawela egodini.” 15 UPhetro wasesithi: “Sichasisele umzekeliso oke wawukhuluma.” 16 Yena wathi: “Kanti lani lilokhu lingazwisisi? 17 Kalikwazi yini ukuthi konke okungena emlonyeni kudlula esiswini besekusiyalahlwa esambuzini? 18 Kodwa zonke izinto eziphuma emlonyeni zivela enhliziyweni, izinto lezo yizo ezimngcolisayo umuntu. 19 Ngokwesibonelo enhliziyweni kuphuma imicabango emibi, ukubulala, ukuphinga, ukuziphatha okubi kwezemacansini,* ubusela, ukufakaza amanga, lokuthuka. 20 Lezi yizo izinto ezingcolisa umuntu; kodwa ukudla ngezandla ezingagezwanga* kakumngcolisi umuntu.” 21 Esuka lapho uJesu waya emangweni waseThire leSidoni. 22 Kwasekufika owesifazana ongumFenikhiya owayehlala kulowomango, wamemeza wathi: “Woba lesihawu kimi, Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida. Indodakazi yami iledimoni eliyihlukuluzayo.” 23 Kodwa yena wathula zwi, kamphendulanga ngitsho. Ngakho abafundi bakhe bamlanda bathi kuye: “Mtshele ahambe, ngoba ulokhu esilandela ememeza.” 24 Waphendula wathi: “Kangithunywanga kuloba ngubani, ngaphandle kwasezimvini ezilahlekileyo zendlu yako-Israyeli.” 25 Kodwa owesifazana weza wafika wamkhothamela, wathi: “Nkosi, nginceda bo!” 26 Wamphendula wathi: “Akuqondanga ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana usiphosele imidlwane.” 27 Owesifazana wathi: “Yebo Nkosi, kodwa phela lemidlwane iyadla imvuthu ezikhithika etafuleni yabanikazi bayo.” 28 UJesu wasemphendula wathi: “Yeyi! Ukholo lwakho lukhulu; lokho okufisayo kakwenzakale kuwe.” Indodakazi yakhe yahle yasila ngalesosikhathi. 29 Esuka lapho uJesu waya eduze koLwandle LwaseGalile, wasekhwela entabeni wahlala khona. 30 Amaxuku amakhulu abantu amlanda, esiza labagogekileyo, labakhubazekileyo, labayiziphofu, labayizimungulu kanye labanye abanengi, afika ababeka enyaweni zakhe wabelapha. 31 Ngakho abantu bonke batsha amathe bebona abayizimungulu sebekhuluma, abakhubazekileyo sebesilile, abagogekileyo sebehamba labayiziphofu sebebona, basebekhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 32 Kodwa uJesu wabiza abafundi bakhe wasesithi kubo: “Ngibazwela usizi abantu laba ngoba sebehlale lami okwamalanga amathathu futhi kabazange badle lutho. Kangifuni ukubatshela ukuthi bahambe bona belambile, ngoba bangaphela amandla endleleni.” 33 Lanxa kunjalo, abafundi bathi kuye: “Siyasithatha ngaphi isinkwa eseneleyo esingasuthisa ixuku elikhulu kangaka, thina sisendaweni le ekhatshana lemizi?” 34 Sebetsho njalo, uJesu wathi kubo: “Lilezinkwa ezingaki?” Bona bathi: “Eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi ezincane ezilutshwana.” 35 Yikho-ke ngemva kokutshela ixuku ukuthi lihlale phansi, 36 wathatha izinkwa lezo eziyisikhombisa lenhlanzi. Uthe esebonge uNkulunkulu, wazihlephuna wasezinika abafundi, abafundi basebezipha amaxuku abantu. 37 Bonke badla basutha njalo babutha iziqephu ezazisele, bagcwalisa amabhasikiti amakhulu* ayisikhombisa. 38 Abadlayo kwakungamadoda angu-4 000 kanye labesifazana labantwana abancane. 39 Ekucineni watshela amaxuku ukuthi ahambe, wasengena esikepeni waya endaweni okuthiwa yiMagadani.\n^ Lapha kutshiwo ukuthi kabazigezi ngokwesiko lamaJuda.\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “bakhubekile.”\n^ Lapha kutshiwo izandla ezingagezwanga ngokwesiko lamaJuda.


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UJesu Wabelethwa NgoDisemba Na? - I-Web Site YaboFakazi BakaJehova Esemthethweni\nUJesu Wabelethwa NgoDisemba Na?\nIBHAYIBHILI ayisitjeli bona uJesu wabelethwa nini. Nokho, inamabanga azwakalako wokuphetha ngokobana akhenge abelethwe ngoDisemba.\nCabangela ubujamo bezulu ngesikhathi somnyakeso eBetlehema lapho uJesu abelethelwa khona. Inyanga yamaJuda uChislev (ikhambelana noNovemba/Disemba) egade kuyinyanga yamakhaza nezulu. Inyanga elandelako gade kunguTebeth (Disemba/Janabari). Bekusikhathi esimakhaza somnyaka, esigabhogako eendaweni eziphakamileko ngezinye iinkhathi. Akhe sibone bona iBhayibhili isitjelani ngobujamo bezulu besifundeso.\nUmtloli weBhayibhili u-Ezra watjengisa bona uChislev kwamambala bekuyinyanga eyaziwa ngamakhaza nezulu. Ngemva kobana ahlathulule bona isiqubuthu besibuthene eJerusalema “ngenyanga yethoba [uChislev] ngelanga lamatjhumi amabili lenyanga,” u-Ezra wathi abantu gade “bahlengezela…njengombana izulu gade lina khulu.” Malungana nobujamo bezulu ngesikhathi somnyakeso, abantu egade babuthene lapho ngokwabo bathi: “Sikhathi sezulu elikhulu, begodu akusilula ukujama ngaphandle.” (Ezra 10:9, 13; Jeremiya 36:22) Ngikho abelusi abahlala engcenyeni yesifunda ebhode iBetlehema bebaqiniseka bonyana bona nemihlambi yabo ababi ngaphandle ebusuku ngaboDisemba!\nUJesu nekabelethwako, abelusi nemihlambi yabo gade bangemibundwini ebusuku\nNokho, iBhayibhili ithi abelusi gade bangemibundwini baluse imihlambi yabo ngobusuku uJesu abelethwa ngabo. Eqinisweni, umtloli weBhayibhili uLuka wathi ngesikhatheso, abelusi ‘bebahlala ngaphandle balusa imihlambi yabo ngemibundwini ebusuku’ hlanu kweBetlehema. (Luka 2:8-12, NW ) Tjheja bona abelusi gade bahlala ngemibundwini, ingasi bona bebakhambakhamba ngemibundwini kwaphela emini. Gade balusa imihlambi yabo emibundwini ebusuku. Ihlathululo ethi bebahlala ngaphandle ngemibundwini, beyibufanela na ubujamo bezulu obumakhaza nezulu elinako eBetlehema ngoDisemba? Awa, gade ingabufaneli. Ngalokho-ke, ubujamo bezulu ngesikhathi sokubelethwa kwakaJesu butjengisa bona akhenge abelethwe ngoDisemba.*\nILizwi lakaZimu lisitjela ngonqophileko bona uJesu wahlongakala nini, kodwana lisinikela imininingwana embalwa ngokubelethwa kwakhe. Lokhu kusikhumbuza amezwi weKosi uSolomoni athi: “Ibizo libhedere kunamafutha amahle, nelanga lokufa libhedere kunelanga lokubelethwa.” (UMtjhumayeli 7:1) Nokho akusirari bona iBhayibhili inemininingwana eminengi malungana nekonzo nokufa kwakaJesu, kodwana ayisitjeli okunengi ngokubelethwa kwakhe.\n* Ukufumana imininingwana engezelelekileko, qala amakhasi 35-9 encwadini ethi, Ukubonisana NgemiBhalo, (efumaneka ngesiZulu) egadangiswe boFakazi bakaJehova.


Ibizo lesiHebheru elithi, Bethel litjho “Indlu kaZimu.” (Genesisi 28:17, 19) Ibizweli lizifanelekela kuhle izakhiwo zaboFakazi BakaJehova ezisetjenziselwa ukunqophisa nokusekela umsebenzi wokutjhumayela ephasini zombelele. ISihlopha Esibusako sikhonza emzimkhulu wephasini loke eNew York, e-U.S.A., begodu lapho sinqophisa umsebenzi owenziwa ema-ofisini wegatja eenarheni ezinengi. Njengesiqhema, labo abakhonza endawenezi babizwa bona mndeni weBethel. Njengomndeni, bahlala begodu basebenza ndawonye, bathabela ukudla ndawonye, begodu bafunda iBhayibhili ndawonye ngobunye.—IRhalani 133:1.\nLabo abasebenza eBethel banomoya wokuzidela. Kwenye nenye iBethel, kunamadoda nabafazi abamaKrestu abazinikelele ukwenza intando kaZimu begodu bathuthukisa iinkareko zoMbuso isikhathi esizeleko. (Matewu 6:33) Boke bathola indawo yokuhlala nokudla nemadlana ebasiza bona baqalane neendleko zabo zokuphila. Woke umuntu eBethel ufumana isabelo, kungaba se-ofisini, ngekhwitjhini, namkha ngelawini lokudlela. Abanye basebenza emnyangweni wokugadangisa abomagazini namkha iincwadi, ukuhlwengisa, endaweni yokuhlanza izambatho, ukulungisa, namkha benze ezinye izinto.\nYindawo emajadujadu esekela umsebenzi wokutjhumayela ngoMbuso. Umnqopho wawo woke amaBethel kukwenza iqiniso leBhayibhili lifumaneke ebantwini abanengi ngendlela okungakghoneka ngayo. Incwajana le isibonelo salokho. Yatlolwa ngaphasi kokunqophisa kweSihlopha Esibusako, yathunyelwa iinqhema ezinengi zokutjhugulula ephasini loke nge-elekthroniki, yagadangiswa ngobunengi emaBethel wokugadangisa, bese yathunyelwa emabandleni angaphezu kwe-100 000. Hlangana nayo yoke ikambiso le, iimndeni yeBethel inikela isizo eliqakathekileko emsebenzini orhaba ukuyidlula yoke—wokutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi.—Markosi 13:10.\nBobani abakhonza eBethel, begodu ngiliphi ilungiselelo abenzelwa lona?\nNgimuphi umsebenzi orhabako osekelwa ngiwo woke amaBethel?\nIsiqetjhana Sevidiyo: Ijima Lokutjhumayela Ephasini Loke LaboFakazi BakaJehova\nBona ukuthi kubayini kusetjenzwa amabhiliyoni wama-awara ngamakhulu wamalimi.


Izizwe Zivulela ‘Ifundiso KaJehova’ Indlela\nFUNDA NGELINYE ILIMI Afrikaans Cakchiquel (Central) Cambodian Dangme English Ewe Frentji Ga Garifuna Greenlandic Hmong (White) IsiNdebele Kikongo Kimbundu Kwangali Kwanyama Lingala Maltese Mam Mazatec (Huautla) Myanmar Nahuatl (Central) Nahuatl (Huasteca) Ndonga Ngabere Nzema Portuguese Quechua (Ancash) Quechua (Ayacucho) Sepedi Sesotho (Lesotho) Spanish Swati Tahitian Tariyana Tlapanec Totonac Tsonga Tswana Twi Umbundu Venda Xhosa Zulu\n“Umbusi . . . wakholwa, begodu wakarwa yifundiso kaJehova.”—IZENZO 13:12, NW.\nUkuThula kweRoma kwenze njani kwaba bulula ngabafundi bakaJesu ukutjhumayela?\nItuthuko kwezeenkhwelo yawasiza njani amaKrestu wokuthoma? Ilimi lesiGirigi lona libasize njani?\nUmthetho wamaRoma uwasize njani amaKrestu? Ukuhlala kwamaJuda eenarheni ezinengi kudlale yiphi indima emaKrestwini?\n1-3. Kubayini bekungasibulula ngabafundi bakaJesu ukutjhumayela “eentjhabeni zoke”?\nUJESU KRESTU watjhiyela abafundi bakhe umsebenzi omkhulu. Wathi kibo: “khambani niyokwenza abantu beentjhaba zoke babe bafundi.” Bekufuze batjhumayele “ivangeli” lomBuso kaZimu “ephasini loke, kube bufakazi kizo zoke izizwe.”—Matewu 24:14; 28:19.\n2 Phela abafundi bebamthanda uJesu, bazithanda neendaba ezimnandi. Kodwana bebazibuza bonyana ‘Kazi sizowenza njani umsebenzi uJesu athe siwenze lo?’ Nabasathoma bebangasibanengi. Ngapha bebafundisa ukuthi uJesu uyiNdodana kaZimu, kodwana abantu bebazi ukuthi ubulewe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inengi labantu belicabanga bonyana abafundi “bekubabantu abangakafundi.” (IzEnzo 4:13) Angithi abarholi bekolo yamaJuda bebafunde eenkolweni zamaJuda, kodwana abafundi bakaJesu bangakayi eenkolwenezo. Nomlayezo egade bawuphethe bewukhamba ulahle amasiko wamaJuda esele kuminyaka afundiswa madoda la. Bebazibuza ukuthi njengombana abafundi bakaJesu bangahlonitjhwa kwa-Israyeli, iintjhaba ezibuswa maRoma zona bezizobathatha njani.\n3 UJesu besekabatjelile ukuthi bazokuhloywa bebatlhoriswe, bese abanye babo babulawe. (Lukasi 21:16, 17) Neenhlobo nabangani bebazobahlanukela. Ngapha abanye bebazozibiza ngabafundi bakaKrestu kodwana bafundise amala. Abafundi bakaJesu bebazokutjhumayela eendaweni eziyingozi, ezinobulelesi nenturhu. (Matewu 24:10-12) Manje-ke bebazokutjhumayela njani “kufikela emaphethelweni wephasi”? (IzEnzo 1:8) Bebazibuza ukuthi bazokukghona na ebudisini obungaka.\n4. Waphumelela kangangani umsebenzi wokutjhumayela?\n4 Ngitjho nanyana abafundi bebazi bona umsebenzi lo angekhe ube bulula, balalela lokho uJesu abatjele khona, batjhumayela eJerusalema, eSamariya ngitjho nakezinye iinarha. Kwathi ngemva kweminyaka ema-30 besele bakhambe iindawo ezinengi kangangobana uPowula wabe wathi, batjhumayele “kikho koke okudaliweko ngaphasi komthunzi welanga.” Lokho kwenza abantu beentjhaba ezihlukahlukeneko baba bafundi. (Kolose 1:6, 23) Ngokwesibonelo, ngesikhathi uPowula atjhumayela esihlengeleni seSayipurasi, undunakulu weRoma namkha umbusi wesifundeso “wakarwa yifundiso kaJehova.”—Funda IzEnzo 13:6-12, NW.\nUJesu watjho bona uzokuba nabafundi bakhe nokuthi umoya ocwengileko bewuzobasiza emsebenzini wokutjhumayela\n5. (a) Yini uJesu ayithembisa abalandeli bakhe? (b) Enye incwadi yomlando yathini ngamaKrestu wokuthoma?\n5 Abalandeli bakaJesu bebazi kuhle ukuthi angeze bavuke batjhumayela ephasini loke ngokwabo. Phela uJesu bekabathembise ukubasekela nokuthi umoya ocwengileko uzobasiza. (Matewu 28:20) Ngezinye iinkhathi ubujamo bezinto kungenzeka bebuvele bubenzele izinto zibe lula. Kuhlekuhle, enye incwadi yezomlando ihlathulula ithi, iinkhathi zabafundi bakaJesu bezenza umsebenzabo wokutjhumayela ukhambe kuhle, kangangobana acabanga ukuthi uZimu bekawenzela izinto zibe lula.\n6. (a) Sizokucoca ngani esihlokwenesi? (b) Yini esizokucoca ngayo esihlokweni esilandelako?\n6 Kghani nguJehova obekalawula izenzakalo zephasi bona zivulele amaKrestu indlela yokutjhumayela? IBhayibheli alitjho litho ngendaba le. Kodwana esikwaziko kukuthi uJehova bekafuna abantu bakhe batjhumayele iindaba ezimnandi, nokuthi uSathana bekangekhe akghone ukuwujamisa umsebenzi lo. Esihlokwenesi sizokucoca ngezinto ezenza kwaba lula ngamaKrestu wokuthoma ukutjhumayela. Esihlokweni esilandelako sizokucoca ngezinto ezisisize mva nje khona sizokutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi ephasini loke.\n7. Iyini i-Pax Romana, begodu beyihluke ngani kunezinye iinkhathi?\n7 Ngesikhathi samaKrestu wokuthoma bekunokuthula kizo zoke iinarha ebezibuswa yiRoma, lokho kwenza abafundi batjhumayela bulula. Isikhathesi sibizwa ngokobana yi-Pax Romana ngesiLatin namkha ukuThula kweRoma ngesiNdebele. Hlangana nesikhathesi iRoma besele iziqede nya iinqhenyana zamavukelambuso. Kuliqiniso ukuthi izipana nokho bezikhona njengombana kwaphorofida uJesu. (Matewu 24:6) AmaRoma walirhayila iJerusalema ngomnyaka ka-70 eenkhathini zabapostoli, bese balwa izipi ezincani emikhawulweni weenarha azibusako. Kodwana bekunokuthula eenarheni ezinengi ezibuswa yiRoma, lokho kwenza abafundi bakghona ukuya kwezinye iinarha batjhumayela. Lokho kwathatha iminyaka ema-200 yoke. Enye incwadi beyatjho bona solo kwabunjwa umuntu asikho isikhathi ekwaba nokuthula kwabantu abanengi kangaka.\n8. Ukuthula kweRoma kwawasiza njani amaKrestu?\n8 Nasekuphele iminyaka ema-250 ngemva kokuvela kwakaKrestu, isazi seBhayibheli u-Origen watlola ngesikhathi sokuthulesi. Watjho nokobana ngebanga lokuthi amaRoma bekabusa eenarheni ezinengi, lokho kwenza kwaba bulula ngabafundi ukuzitjhumayela zoke iinarhezo. Akakho obekathatha iinhlabano athi batjho uvikela inarha yekhabo ngombana bebahlala kamnandi eendaweni zabo. Yeke u-Origen ucababanga bona kungenzeka lokho kwenza abanengi balalela itjumayelo yabafundi emalungana nethando nokuthula. Ngitjho nanyana abafundi bebatlhoriswa, basisebenzisa kuhle kwamambala isikhathi sokuthuleso, batjhumayela yoke indawo.—Funda kwebeRoma 12:18-21.\nKUBA BULULA UKUYA KWEZINYE IINARHA\n9, 10. Ngiziphi ezinye izinto ebezenza amaKrestu akhambe bulula?\n9 AmaRoma wakha iindlela ezingaphezu kwamakhilomitha azi-80 000 ezahlanganisa pheze zoke iinarha ebezibuswa ngiyo. Amasotja webutho elinamandla lamaRoma bekakghona ukuya nanyana kukuphi nakufuze avikele indawo bekalawule kuhle abantu. AmaKrestu bekasebenzisa zona-ke iindlelezo nakarabhula emahlathini, erhalawumbeni neentabeni khona azokutjhumayela eendaweni ezinengi.\nIindlela ebezakhiwe maRoma zenza kwaba bulula ngabafundi ukutjhumayela eenarheni ezinengi\n10 Ngaphezu kweendlela ebezikhona, amaRoma bekakhamba ngeenkepe nemikhumbi. Akhamba emilanjeni nemalwandle aye eendaweni ezinengi zokungenisa imikhumbi. Eqinisweni amaRoma bekaneendlela ezingaphezu kwama-900 ezikhamba elwandle. NamaKrestu nawo bekasebenzisa zona iinkepezo aye eendaweni ezinengi. Bekangatlhogi amapasa nama-passport nabaya kwezinye iinarha. Neenlelesi nazo bezimbalwa eendleleni ngombana bezazi ukuthi nange amaRoma angazibamba zizawukhomba onotjwala. Nelwandlapho bekuhlala kunemikhumbi yamasotja wamaRoma atjhagatjhagala, ngikho abantu bebangasabi ukusahlelwa ziingebengu zelwandle. Nanyana iBhayibheli litjho bona uPowula bekakhamba ngemikhumbi ebeyinande ifahlaka kwesinye isikhathi, aliyiphathi nokuyiphatha yeengebengu zelwandle. Yeke ukukhamba ngeendlela nangeenkepe zeRoma bekuphephile.—2 Korinte 11:25, 26.\nBekubulula khulu ukufumana ivesi olifunako encwadini (Qala isigaba 12)\n11. Kubayini amaKrestu wokuthoma bekatjhumayela ngesiGirigi?\n11 Iindawo ezinengi ebezibuswa yiRoma yakade bekuziindawo ezakhe zahlulwa mbusi wamaGirigi u-Alexander oMkhulu. Yeke abantu beenarhezo bafunda ukukhuluma isiGirigi ebesaziwa ngokobana siKoine. NamaKrestu bekakghona ukutjhumayela ngelimelo. Bebakghona nokudzubhula emiTlolweni yesiHebheru ngombana beseyitjhugululelwe esiGirigini. Inengi labantu beliyazi i-Septuagint, eyatjhugululwa maJuda ebekahlala eGibhide. Nabatloli bezinye iincwadi zeBhayibheli bazitlola ngesiGirigi. Okwenza kube njalo kukuthi isiGirigi besinamagama amanengi, yeke bekubulula ukuhlathulula ngaso amaqiniso azikileko weBhayibheli. Ngiso-ke esasiza amabandla wangesikhatheso wakghona ukukhulumisana waba nyanda yinye.\n12. (a) Iyini i-codex, kubayini bekubulula ukuyisebenzisa? (b) AmaKrestu athoma nini ukutjhumayela ngeencwadi?\n12 Kanti amaKrestu wokuthoma la bekavulela abantu liphi iBhayibheli? Kokuthoma bekatjhumayela ngamaBhayibheli asongwako. Kodwana bekubudisi ukuphatha imisongo leyo nokuyivula. Soke isikhathi umKrestu nakafuna ivesi elithileko bekufuze awuthabulule umsongo lo bekawusonge godu. Kazi umsongo lo kanengi bewutlolwe ehlangothini linye kwaphela. Phela nencwadi yeVangeli lakaMatewu beyiphelela emsongweni munye kwaphela. Abantu bathoma ukusebenzisa i-codex okuyincwadi epheze ifane nezanamhlanjesi. Umuntu bekayifunda lula incwadi le, avule amabhlayi afumane ivesi alifunako. Izazimlando zithi amaKrestu athoma ukusebenzisa iincwadi kangangombana ngomnyaka we-100, inengi labo besele lisebenzisa iincwadi.\n13, 14. (a) Ukuba sisakhamuzi seRoma kwamvikela njani uPowula? (b) Umthetho weRoma bewuwasiza njani amaKrestu?\n13 Umthetho wamaRoma waba lisizo khulu emaKrestwini wokuthoma. Njengombana uPowula bekasisakhamuzi seRoma umthetho bewukhambe umvikele ngezinye iinkhathi. Ngesikhathi amasotja weRoma ebekaseJerusalema ambopha afuna nokumurhidla, wavele wabatjela ukuthi phela yena usisakhamuzi seRoma. Ngemva kwalokho wakhumbuza umlawuli wamasotja bona isakhamuzi seRoma akukafaneli sibetjhwe ngaphambi kobana sahlulelwe kuhle qangi. Ngalokho-ke “labo egade kumele bamhlole bamkghaduka, induna nayo yangenwa livalo ngombana yalemuka ukuthi uPowula sisakhamuzi sombuso weRoma nokobana beyimbophile.”—IzEnzo 22:25-29.\nAmaKrestu asebenzisa umthetho weRoma ‘ekuvikeleni nekuqiniseni’ ilungelo lawo lokutjhumayela\n14 Njengombana uPowula bekasisakhamuzi seRoma nje kwaba nomehluko ke endleleni abamphatha ngayo eFilipi. (IzEnzo 16:35-40) Nangesikhathi isiqubuthu sabantu e-Efesu sitjho ukuqeda ngamanye amaKrestu, isikhulu sehlisa amaphaphu wesiqubuthweso ngokuthi seqa umthetho wamaRoma. (IzEnzo 19:35-41) Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, wathi nakaseKhesariya, wabawa ilungelo lokubona umbusi weRoma. Lokho kwamenza wazivikela iindaba ezihle. (IzEnzo 25:8-12) Yeke, amaKrestu asebenzisa umthetho weRoma ‘ekuvikeleni nekuqiniseni’ ilungelo lawo lokutjhumayela.—Filipi 1:7.\nAMAJUDA EBEKAHLALA EENARHENI EZIBUSWA YIROMA\n15. AmaJuda bekahlala kuphi ngesikhathi samaKrestu wokuthoma?\n15 Kunokhunye okwasiza amaKrestu wokuthoma watjhumayela ephasini loke. Ngeenkhathezo, amaJuda bekahlala eenarheni ezinengi ingasi kwa-Israyeli kwaphela. Kubayini bahlala lapho? Eminyakeni elikhulu yangaphambi kwalokho, amaJuda akhe athunjelwa e-Asiriya, kwathi eminyakeni eyalandela leyo amanye wawo athunjelwa eBhabhiloni. Ngemva kwalokho amaPheresiya abusa iBhabhiloni, yeke amaJuda warhatjheka eendaweni zoke ebezibuswa yiPheresiya. (Esta 9:30) Kwathi-ke ngesikhathi sakaJesu, inengi lamaJuda beselihlala kizo zoke iindawo ebezibuswa yiRoma, njenge-Asia Minor (eTurkey), eGibhide, eGrisi, eMesopotamia (e-Iraq), nakezinye iindawo eziseTlhagwini Africa. Kubonakala kwanga ebantwini abangaba ziingidi ezima-60, ezingaphezu kwezine zazo bezimaJuda. Ngitjho nanyana bebarhatjheke eendaweni ezinengi, akhenge bayilahle ikolwabo.—Matewu 23:15.\n16, 17. (a) Njengombana eenarheni ezinengi bekunamaJuda nje, abantu abangasimaJuda bazuza njani? (b) AmaKrestu namhlanjesi asilingisa njani isibonelo samaJuda?\n16 Njengombana bekunamaJuda eenarheni ezinengi, inengi labantu balapho beliyazi imiTlolo yesiHebheru ngombana beliyifunda kibo. Ngokwesibonelo, bafunda bona kunoZimu munye kwaphela weqiniso, nokuthi abamkhonzako kufuze bathobele imithethwakhe. Bafunda nokuthi imiTlolo yesiHebheru nayo iphefumulelwe nguZimu nokuthi iphorofida ngoMesiya. (Lukasi 24:44) Njengombana amaKrestu atjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi, kokubili amaJuda nalobo abangasimaJuda bebazi ngezinto amaKrestu atjhumayela ngazo. NoPowula bekafuna abantu abazokulalela iindaba ezimnandi. Lokho bekakwenza ngokuthi aye emasinagogini lapho amaJuda ebekakhonza khona, nakafika lapho abonisane nabo ngemiTlolo.—Funda IzEnzo 17:1, 2.\n17 AmaJuda bekahlangana ndawonye emasinagogini netjhatjhalazini alotjhe uZimu. Bebavuma iingoma, bathandaze bebadembe ngemiTlolo. Namhlanjesi amaKrestu emabandleni enza soneso.\nUJEHOVA WABASIZA EMSEBENZINABO WOKUTJHUMAYELA\n18, 19. (a) Ubujamo bazisa amaKrestu wokuthoma bona enzeni? (b) Isihlokwesi sikwenza uzizwe njani ngoJehova?\n18 Isikhathi samaKrestu wokuthoma bekusikhathi esiqakatheke khulu emlandweni. Eenarheni ebezibuswa maRoma bekunokuthula, abantu abanengi bebakhuluma ilimi elilodwa, kanti godu umthetho bewubavikela abantu. Bekulula khulu esebenzisa iinkhwelo, nabantu abanengi bakwezinye iinarha bebazi ngamaJuda ngemitlolo yesiHebheru. Koke lokhu kwasiza amaKrestu bona enze umsebenzi uZimu awanikele wona.\n19 UJesu weza ephasini eminyakeni ngaba-400 edlulileko, isazi sefilosofi uPlato nasitlolako sathi kubudisi ngabantu ukwazi uMdali wabo, begodu akwenzeki bona batjele woke umuntu ngaye. Kodwana uJesu wathi: “Lokho okungenzekiko ebantwini kuyenzeka kuZimu.” (Lukasi 18:27) Kusepepeneneni-ke ukuthi umsebenzi wokutjhumayela lo bewungekhe ube khona ngaphandle kwakaJehova. Ufuna ‘abantu beentjhaba zoke’ bazi iindaba ezimnandi begodu naye bamazi. (Matewu 28:19) Isihloko esilandelako sizokuhlathulula bonyana iindaba ezimnandezi zitjhunyayelwa njani ephasini loke namhlanjesi.\nUmBuso weRoma: Ngizo zoke iinarha ebezibuswa yiRoma yakade. AmaRoma ahlula woke amazwe ebekakhelene nawo. Lokho kwenza bona abuse iinarha eziseduze neLwandle leMediterra ngitjho neBritain\nI-Pax Romana: Libizo lesiLatini elitjho “UkuThula kweRoma.” Bekunokuthula eendaweni ezibuswa yiRoma. Isikhatheso sathatha iminyaka ema-200 kangangobana bekunganazipi ezinengi kangako


UMathewu 19 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nUkutshada lokuchitha umtshado (1-9)\nIsipho sokungatshadi (10-12)\nUJesu ubusisa abantwana (13-15)\nUmbuzo wejaha elinothileyo (16-24)\nUkuzinikela ngenxa yoMbuso (25-30)\n19 UJesu wathi eqeda ukukhuluma izinto lezi, wasuka eGalile waya emingceleni yeJudiya ngaphetsheya kweJodani. 2 Amaxuku amakhulu amlandela, wafika welapha abagulayo. 3 AbaFarisi basebemlanda befuna ukumlinga, bambuza bathi: “Kusemthethweni yini ukuthi indoda ichithe umtshado yehlukane lomkayo ngaloba yisiphi isizatho?” 4 Wabaphendula wathi: “Kalikaze likubale yini ukuthi owabadalayo ekuqaleni wabenza baba ngowesilisa lowesifazana? 5 Kalikaze likubale yini lokuthi wathi: ‘Ngenxa yalesosizatho, indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo, futhi laba ababili bazakuba nyamanye’? 6 Ngakho kabasebabili kodwa sebenyamanye. Yikho-ke lokho uNkulunkulu asekuhlanganisile* kakungabi lomuntu okwehlukanisayo.” 7 Bona bathi kuye: “Pho kungani uMosi wathi indoda kumele iphe umkayo incwadi yokuchitha umtshado yehlukane laye?” 8 Wathi kubo: “UMosi walivumela ukuthi lichithe umtshado lehlukane lamakhosikazi enu ngoba lilezinhliziyo ezilukhuni, kodwa kwakungenjalo ekuqaleni. 9 Ngithi kini, loba ngubani ochitha umtshado ehlukane lenkosikazi yakhe yona ingazange iziphathe kubi kwezemacansini,* abesetshada lomunye umfazi, uyaphinga.” 10 Abafundi basebesithi kuye: “Nxa ukutshada kunjalo, kungcono ukungatshadi phela.” 11 Yena wathi kubo: “Kayisibo bonke abawamukelayo amazwi la, kodwa amukelwa ngabalesipho kuphela. 12 Kulabathenwa abavele bazalwa benjalo, kube labathenwa abathenwa ngabantu, besekusiba labathenwa abazenze baba ngabathenwa ngenxa yoMbuso wamazulu. Ongakwemukela lokho kakwemukele.” 13 Basebeletha kuye abantwana abancane ukuze ababeke izandla futhi abakhulekele, kodwa abafundi babakhuza. 14 Lanxa kunjalo, uJesu wathi: “Bayekeleni abantwana abancane, lingazami ukubavimbela ukuthi babuye kimi ngoba uMbuso wamazulu ngowalabo abanjengabantwana laba.” 15 Wababeka izandla, wasesuka wahamba. 16 Kwasekufika omunye umuntu wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, kuyini okuhle okumele ngikwenze ukuze ngizuze ukuphila okungapheliyo?” 17 Wathi kuye: “Kungani ubuza kimi ukuthi kuyini okuhle? Uyedwa kuphela omuhle. Kodwa nxa wena ufuna ukuthola ukuphila, qhubeka ulalela imilayo.” 18 Yena wathi kuye: “Imilayo yiphi?” UJesu wathi: “Ungabulali, ungaphingi, ungantshontshi, ungafakazi amanga, 19 hlonipha uyihlo lonyoko, njalo kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo.” 20 Ijaha lelo lathi kuye: “Ngiyigcinile yonke imilayo le; pho kuyini okusasilela kimi?” 21 UJesu wathi kulo: “Nxa ufuna ukuba ngopheleleyo, hamba uyethengisa impahla yakho unike abayanga, lapho-ke uzakuba lenotho ezulwini. Ngemva kwalokho usungabuya uzokuba ngumlandeli wami.” 22 Ijaha lelo lathi likuzwa lokhu, lasuka lahamba lidanile ngoba lalilempahla enengi. 23 UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, kuzakuba nzima ukuthi umuntu onothileyo angene eMbusweni wamazulu, 24 njalo ngithi kini kulula ukuthi ikamela lingene esikhaleni senalithi kulokuthi umuntu onothileyo angene eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 25 Abafundi bathi besizwa lokhu bamangala kakhulu bathi: “Pho ngubani sibili ongasindiswa?” 26 UJesu wabakhangela wabathi nhlo, wasesithi kubo: “Ngokubona kwabantu lokhu kakungeke kwenzeke, kodwa kuNkulunkulu zonke izinto ziyenzeka.” 27 UPhetro wasephendula wathi: “Kodwa thina sitshiye zonke izinto sakulandela, manje sizatholani?” 28 UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngesikhathi izinto sezisenziwa zibe zintsha,* iNdodana yomuntu isihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo, lina ebelingilandela lizahlala ezihlalweni zobukhosi ezilitshumi lambili, lisahlulela izizwana zako-Israyeli ezilitshumi lambili. 29 Kanti njalo wonke umuntu otshiye izindlu kumbe abafowabo kumbe odadewabo kumbe uyise kumbe unina kumbe abantwana kumbe umhlabathi ngenxa yebizo lami, uzathola okuphindwe ka-100, aphinde athole ilifa lokuphila okungapheliyo. 30 “Kodwa abanengi abokuqala bazakuba ngabokucina njalo abokucina bazakuba ngabokuqala.\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “asekufake ngaphansi kwejogwe linye.”\n^ Kumbe, “ekudalweni kutsha kwezinto.”


Ubelethwe ibizo lakhe kunguBonilizwe kanye no-Monikazi Thethiwe ngezi-21 zakaSewula 1918, endaweni yeTsomo nge-Transkei, uNontsikelelo Thethiwe kwakumntwana wesibili ebantwaneni abahlanu. Ummakhe gade ahlala agula anganamandla ngemva kokobana abanjwe mgomani obizwa bona yi-Spanish Flu begodu uNontsikelelo gade kutlhogeka bona ahlale atlhogomela abentwaba bakwabo.\nLokha nasele aneminyaka eyi-11 ubudala ubabakhe wabhubha ngeskhathi aneminyaka eyi-15 ummakhe naye khabe sele ahlongakele, okwamenza bona asale angumma unomphela ebantwaneni bekhabo, begodu kwatlhogeka kobana abondle boke abentwana bakwabo abathathu egade babancani kuye.\nWambelekela ibizo laka-Albertina lokha nakathoma iskolo eXolobe. Ngeskhatheso gade sele aqeda eskolweni samabanga aphasi, gade amdala ngeminyaka emibili kunabanye abentwana beklasini lakhe ngombana khabe alova khulu. Nangaphandle kwalokho, khabe akhamba phambili emidlweni yamasiko neminye egade idlalwa eskolweni okwenza bona bamkhethe kobana aphathe ikumba yokufundela yabo.\nIminyaka yakhe yamupha umraro kwaphela lokha nabamalela kobana athole umfundaze weminyaka emine wokuya eskolweni samabanga aphezulu, nanyana agade abadose phambili ephaliswaneni lokuwuthumba. Umfundisi ka-Albertina wakwatiswa kokobana bamphethe ngendlela engakafaneli watlolela iphephendaba lengekhabo lesiXhosa, elibizwa bona yi-Imvo Zabantsundu, ngethemba lokobana bazokutjhugulula imkhumbulo yabo bamnikeze ungongorwana awuthumbileko.\nIndaba leyo yabonwa mfundisi wesonto lama-Roman Catholic Mission wangekhabo, Owakhuluma no-Father Bernard Huss we-Mariazell College. U-Albertina bamnikeza umfundaze weminyaka emine e-Mariazel abantu bendawo wekhabo bagidinga nabezwa iindabezi.Ubujamo benarha le gade butjho bona abasibanengi abentwana egade bathola ithuba lokobana bafunde.\nUmnakwabo omdala khabe angakhange angene iskolo naye, kunokobana enze njalo khabe atlhogomela ifuyo yakwabo be asebenzele ukudla enzela umndenakhe.\nLokha nakaqeda iskolo samabanga aphezulu u-Albertina waqalana nesiqunto sokobana angenzani. Ibhudango lakhe kwakukuba ngutitjhere, kodwana ubujamo gade bungavumeli kobana lokho kwenzeke. Khabe sele atjhugulukele ekubeni mkhatholiga lokhanakafunda e-Mariazell, ngemva kokobana athathe isiqunto sokobana angeze atjhada, waba li-nun.\nNgemva kokobana akhulume no-Father Huss, wabona bona ukuba li-nun kuzokwenza bona kube budisi kobana ondle umndenakhe. Ama-nun akarholi begodu akasuki e-mission lapha asebenza khona. Okuzokutjho bona, u-Albertina angeze arhone ukurhelebha umndenakhe ngemali nanyana awubone lokha nawumtlhogako. Njeke wathatha isiqunto sokobana abemhlengikazi.\nNgemali agade ayirhola lokha nabamubandula godu asebenza njengohlengikazi yamrhelebha kobana atlhogomele abomnakwabo nabodadwabo, ngokubabhadalela eskolweni.\nWathoma imbandulo zakhe zobuhlengikazi e-Johannesburg General Hospital ngonyaka ka-1940, wathoma ukuba mhlengikazi obelethisako ngonyaka ka-1946. Gade avamise ukukhamba ngenyawo ayokukweriyela iingulani eenkoplasini, athwele umetheriyali wakhe kanye nensetjenziswa ngeputumende ehloko.\nKulokha asebenza njengomhlengikazi lapha u-Albertina ahlangana naloyo agade azobangu babawakhakhe,uWalter Sisulu. Njengelunga le-African National Congress (ANC) umeluleki ka-Nelson Mandela wakade, u-Walter gade azimbandakanye khulu kwezepolotiki okwenza bona u-Albertina angenele iindaba zepolotiki msinya naye.\nWaragela phambili ngokulinga ukuqeda urhulumende webandlululo, alokhu abambelelele ukutlhoriswa ngurhulumende, ukubotjhwa kanye nobudisi. Gade aziwa ngethando ngebizo lakamma wesitjhaba’.\nAmaflarha Aphatjhiselwa Phasi\nU-Albertina Sisulu wahlongakala ngezi-2 zakaMgwengweni ngonyaka ka-2011 lokha aneminyaka ayi-92. Gade akwakhe e-Linden abukele umabonwa kude nabentwanabontwanakhe lokha abanjwa kugula.\nAma-Paramedics agjimela khona, kodwana abhalelwa kumhlenga. Umongameli walokha weSewula Africa, uJacob Zuma, wakweriyela umndenakhe akuyowutjhiriya. Wamemezela bona uzokuthola bona uzokungcwatjwa ngurhulumende, nokobana kuzokuphatjhiselwa amaflarha wenarha phasi kusukela ngezi-4 zakaMgwengweni kuze kube lilanga ayokubulungwa ngalo.\nU-Albertina watjhiya abentwabakhe, u-Max, Mlungisi, Zwelakhe, Lindiwe, Nonkululeko kanye nabentwanabontwanakhe abayi-26 kanye kanye nenzukulwanezenzukulwane ezintathu.