Impilo kaJesu Iveza ‘Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela kuNkulunkulu’ | Sondela\nBALA KU Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Aymara Baoule Bengali Bicol Bulgarian Cambodian Catalan Cebuano Chichewa Chinese Cantonese (Simplified) Chinese Cantonese (Traditional) Chinese Mandarin (Simplified) Chinese Mandarin (Traditional) Chiyao Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Ewe Fijian Finnish French Ga Georgian German Greek Haitian Creole Hausa Hiligaynon Hindi Hungarian Igbo Iloko Indonesian IsiPortuguese (esikhulunywa eBrazil) IsiSerbian (Cyrillic) Italian Japanese Kannada Kikongo Kikuyu Kiluba Kinyarwanda Kirghiz Kirundi Kisonge Kongo Korean Krio Kwanyama Latvian Lingala Lithuanian Luganda Luo Macedonian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Myanmar Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Ndonga Niuean Norwegian Oromo Pangasinan Papiamento (Aruba) Papiamento (Curaçao) Persian Polish Punjabi Quechua (Bolivia) Rarotongan Romanian Russian Sango Sepedi Serbian (Roman) Sesotho (Lesotho) Setswana Seychelles Creole Shona Slovak Slovenian Solomon Islands Pidgin Spanish Sranantongo Swahili Swedish Tagalog Tahitian Tamil Thai Tigrinya Tiv Tok Pisin Tongan Tshiluba Tsonga Turkish Twi Ukrainian Umbundu Uruund Venda Vietnamese Wolaita Xhosa Yoruba Zulu\nUJesu Uveza ‘Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela kuNkulunkulu’\n1-3. Abantu ababengomakhelwana bakaJesu benzani ngemfundiso yakhe, njalo kuyini abehluleka ukukunanzelela ngaye?\nABABELALELE babemangele kakhulu. UJesu osakhulayo wayeme phambi kwabo esinagogeni efundisa. Wayengasomuntu abangamaziyo, ngenxa yokuthi wayekhulele kulelo dolobho, njalo okweminyaka ethile wayeke wasebenza phakathi kwabo engumbazi. Mhlawumbe abanye babo babelima ngamakhuba langamajogwe ayewenzile ngezandla zakhe kumbe behlala ezindlini uJesu ayebancedise ukuzakha. * Kodwa babezakwenzani ngemfundiso yomuntu lo owake waba ngumbazi?\n2 Abanengi ababelalele bamangala, babuza bathi: “Indoda le yayithatha ngaphi inhlakanipho le?” Kodwa baphinda bathi: “Kasindodana yombazi na? Ibizo likanina kasuMariya na?” (UMathewu 13:54-58; UMakho 6:1-3) Okudanisayo yikuthi abanye omakhelwana bakaJesu bacabanga besithi, ‘Umbazi lo uyindoda nje efanana lathi.’ Lanxa amazwi akhe ayelenhlakanipho, bamala. Babengakwazi ukuthi inhlakanipho uJesu ayelayo yayingaveli kuye.\n3 UJesu wayithatha ngaphi inhlakanipho le? Wathi: “Imfundiso yami kayisiyami mina. Ivela kulowo ongithumileyo.” (UJohane 7:16) Umphostoli uPhawuli wachasisa ukuthi uJesu ‘usebe yikuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu.’ (1 KwabaseKhorinte 1:30) Inhlakanipho kaJehova ikhanya eNdodaneni yakhe uJesu. Lokhu kuliqiniso okokuthi uJesu wayengathi: “Mina loBaba simunye.” (UJohane 10:30) Ake sihlole izindlela ezintathu uJesu atshengisa ngazo ‘ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu.’\n4. (a) Sasiyini isihloko sentshumayelo kaJesu, njalo kungani lokho kwakuqakatheke kakhulu? (b) Kungani iseluleko sikaJesu sasihlala sinceda njalo kungani sasikhanga izilaleli zakhe?\n4 Okokuqala, cabanga ngalokho uJesu akufundisayo. Isihloko sentshumayelo yakhe ‘kwakulivangeli lombuso.’ (ULukha 4:43, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) Lokho kwakuqakatheke kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi uMbuso lo uzalwela ubukhosi bukaJehova futhi ulethe izibusiso ezingapheliyo ebantwini. Emfundisweni yakhe, uJesu wanika iseluleko esincedayo ekuphileni kwansuku zonke. Watshengisa ukuthi nguye ‘uMeluleki Omangalisayo’ okwakukhulunywe ngaye. (U-Isaya 9:6) Kuliqiniso ukuthi iseluleko sakhe sasithokozisa kakhulu. Wayelolwazi olujulileyo ngeLizwi likaNkulunkulu langentando yakhe, wayezwisisa indlela abantu abadalwe ngayo, njalo wayebathanda kakhulu abantu. Ngakho iseluleko sakhe sasihlala sinceda ngaso sonke isikhathi njalo sikhanga izilaleli zakhe. UJesu wayekhuluma ‘amazwi okuphila okungapheliyo.’ Kuliqiniso ukuthi nxa iseluleko sakhe singalandelwa, senza umuntu athole insindiso.—UJohane 6:68.\n5. Yiziphi ezinye izihloko uJesu akhuluma ngazo eNtshumayelweni yaseNtabeni?\n5 INtshumayelo yaseNtabeni iyisibonelo esimangalisayo senhlakanipho engeke ilinganiswe laloba yini etholakala emazwini kaJesu. Intshumayelo le, njengoba ibhalwe kuMathewu 5:3–7:27, yayingathatha imizuzu engu-20 ukuyikhuluma. Lanxa kunjalo, iseluleko sayo asiphelelwa yisikhathi. Sisasebenza lalamuhla njengoba sasisebenza ngesikhathi sikhulunywa. UJesu wakhuluma ngezihloko ezinengi ezitshiyeneyo, ezigoqela indlela yokuthuthukisa ubudlelwano labanye (5:23-26, 38-42; 7:1-5, 12), indlela yokuhlala sihlanzekile ekuziphatheni (5:27-32), lendlela yokuthola intokozo empilweni (6:19-24; 7:24-27). Kodwa uJesu kazange acine ngokutshela izilaleli zakhe ukuthi inhlakanipho kuyini; wazitshengisa ngokuzichasisela, ngokubonisana lazo njalo wazinika ubufakazi.\n6-8. (a) Yiziphi izizathu ezanikwa nguJesu ezenza singakhathazeki? (b) Kuyini okutshengisa ukuthi iseluleko sikaJesu silokuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu?\n6 Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngeseluleko sikaJesu esimayelana lendlela yokulwisana lokukhathazeka ngezinto esizidingayo ekuphileni, njengoba sibhalwe kusahluko 6 sikaMathewu. UJesu usicebisa esithi: “Linganqinekeli ukuphila kwenu, ukuthi lizakudlani loba lizanathani; kumbe ngomzimba wakho, ukuthi uzavunulani.” (Ivesi 25) Ukudla lokokugqoka yizidingo eziqakathekileyo, njalo kungokwemvelo ukucabanga ngokuthola izinto lezi. Kodwa uJesu usitshela ukuthi ‘singanqineki’ ngezinto ezinjalo. * Kungani?\n7 Lalela njengoba uJesu echasisa ngokugcweleyo indaba le. Njengoba uJehova esinike ukuphila kanye lomzimba esilawo, angeke yini wasinika ukudla ukuze siqhubeke siphila njalo kangeke yini wawugqokisa umzimba lowo? (Ivesi 25) Nxa uNkulunkulu enika izinyoni ukudla njalo egqokisa amaluba ngobuhle, uzabanakekela ngendlela emangalisayo abantu abamkhonzayo! (Amavesi, 28-30) Ukukhathazeka okungafanelanga vele akuncedi. Kakungeke kwengezelele ukuphila kwethu ngitsho lakancane. * (Ivesi 27) Kuyini esingakwenza ukuze singakhathazeki? UJesu usilaya ukuthi siqhubeke siqakathekisa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ukwedlula konke. Labo abenza njalo bangaba leqiniso lokuthi uYise osezulwini ‘uzabapha’ zonke izidingo zabo. (Ivesi 33) Okokucina, uJesu usinike icebo elincedayo, elokuthi sigxile ezinhluphweni zalelolanga kuphela. Kakulasidingo sokuzikhathaza ngokwakusasa. (Ivesi 34) Kanti vele kungani kumele ukhathazeke ngezinto okungaziwayo ukuthi zizakwenzakala yini? Ukusebenzisa iseluleko lesi esilenhlakanipho kungenza ukuthi singakhathazeki emhlabeni lo ogcwele izinkathazo.\n8 Kuyacaca ukuthi iseluleko sikaJesu asinika eminyakeni engu-2 000 eyadlulayo, silokhu sinceda njengakudala. Lokhu akusibo bufakazi yini benhlakanipho evela phezulu? Ngitsho leseluleko esihle esivela kumeluleki ongumuntu ohlakaniphileyo singaphelelwa yisikhathi futhi singakhitshwa kumbe sibhalwe kutsha. Kodwa izimfundiso zikaJesu azisoze ziphelelwe yisikhathi. Lokho akumelanga kusimangalise, ngoba uMeluleki lo Omangalisayo wakhuluma “amazwi kaNkulunkulu.”—UJohane 3:34.\nIndlela Ayefundisa Ngayo\n9. Kuyini amanye amasotsha akutsho ngokufundisa kukaJesu, njalo kungani kwakungayisikho ukuthi basenga lezimithiyo?\n9 Indlela yesibili uJesu atshengisa ngayo inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu kwakuyindlela ayefundisa ngayo. Ngesinye isikhathi, amanye amasotsha ayethunywe ukuthi ayembopha aphenduka elambatha, esithi: “Kakho osewake wakhuluma njengomuntu lo.” (UJohane 7:45, 46) Kwakungayisikho ukuthi babesenga lezimithiyo. Kubo bonke abantu asebake baphila, uJesu, owayevela ‘ngaphezulu,’ wayengumthombo wolwazi njalo wayelokunengi ahlangana lakho ayengakusebenzisa. (UJohane 8:23) Kakula omunye umuntu ongafundisa njengaye. Cabanga ngezindlela ezimbili uMfundisi lo olenhlakanipho azisebenzisa lapho efundisa.\n‘Amaxuku abantu amangaliswa yikufundisa kwakhe’\n10, 11. (a) Kungani ukusebenzisa kukaJesu imizekeliso kusimangalisa? (b) Iyini imizekeliso, njalo yiziphi izibonelo ezitshengisa ukuthi kungani imizekeliso kaJesu ilamandla ekufundiseni?\n10 Ukusebenzisa imizekeliso ngendlela ephumelelayo. IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi: “UJesu wakhuluma zonke lezi izinto exukwini labantu ngemizekeliso; kazange akhulume lutho kubo engasebenzisanga umzekeliso.” (UMathewu 13:34) Ikhono lakhe lokufundisa iqiniso esebenzisa izinto ezijayelekileyo liyasimangalisa futhi lihle okokuthi kalifanani lelanoma ngubani. UJesu wasebenzisa okwakubonwa yizilaleli zakhe nsuku zonke. Lokho kugoqela abalimi abahlanyelayo, abesifazana abalungiselela ukupheka isinkwa, abantwana abadlalela emakethe, abagoli benhlanzi abadonsa amambule abo kanye labelusi abadinga izimvu ezilahlekileyo. Nxa iqiniso eliqakathekileyo likhulunywa kusetshenziswa izinto ezijayelekileyo, iqiniso elinjalo liyagxila masinyane futhi liyajula engqondweni lasenhliziyweni yezilaleli.—UMathewu 11:16-19; 13:3-8, 33, 47-50; 18:12-14.\n11 UJesu wayejayele ukusebenzisa imizekeliso, izindaba ezimfitshane ezichasisa iqiniso eliphathelane lokuziphatha kanye lokukhonza. Imizekeliso yenza ukuthi imfundiso kaJesu ihlale ilamandla ngenxa yokuthi izindaba zilula ukuzwisisa lokukhumbula ukwedlula imibono ephongukhulunywa. Izikhathi ezinengi, uJesu wachasisa ukuthi uYise unjani esebenzisa imizekeliso engakhohlakali lula. Ngokwesibonelo, ngubani ongehluleka ukuzwisisa umcijo womzekeliso wendodana yolahleko, owokuthi uJehova uyamzwela futhi amtshengise umusa umuntu oke watshiya ukumkhonza kodwa waphinda waphenduka ngeqiniso?—ULukha 15:11-32.\n12. (a) UJesu wasebenzisa njani imibuzo ekufundiseni kwakhe? (b) Kuyini okwatshiwo nguJesu okwenza ukuthi labo ababethandabuza amandla akhe baswele okokutsho?\n12 Ukusebenzisa imibuzo ngobunono. UJesu wasebenzisa imibuzo ukuze enze izilaleli zakhe zibe lesiphetho esihle, zenze izinqumo, kumbe zihlole izizathu zazo zokwenza okuthile. (UMathewu 12:24-30; 17:24-27; 22:41-46) Ngesikhathi abakhokheli benkolo bethandabuza ukuthi amandla kaJesu ayevela kuNkulunkulu, uJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ukubhaphathiza kukaJohane—kwakusuka ezulwini kumbe ebantwini?” Bemangaliswe ngumbuzo lowo, bahlanganisa amakhanda bebodwa, bathi: “Uma sisithi, ‘Kwavela ezulwini,’ uzakuthi, ‘Pho kungani lingamkholwanga na?’ Kodwa singathi, ‘Kwavela ebantwini—sesaba abantu ngokuba bonke uJohane bamthatha njengomphrofethi.’ ” Bacina bephendula besithi: “Kasikwazi.” (UMakho 11:27-33; UMathewu 21:23-27) UJesu wasebenzisa umbuzo olula owabatshiya bequmeke imilomo futhi waveza obala amacebo amabi ayesezinhliziyweni zabo.\n13-15. Umzekeliso womakhelwana ongumSamariya utshengisa njani inhlakanipho kaJesu?\n13 Ngezinye izikhathi, uJesu wayelandisa imizekeliso yakhe efaka lemibuzo eyayisenza umuntu acabange. Ngesikhathi isazi somthetho esasingumJuda sibuza uJesu ukuthi kuyini okwakudingakala ukuze sithole ukuphila okungapheliyo, uJesu wasikhumbuza uMthetho kaMosi, wona owawukhuluma ngokuthanda uNkulunkulu kanye lomakhelwana. Sifuna ukuzigeza, isazi lesi sabuza sathi: “Kanti ngubani ongumakhelwana wami na?” UJesu wasiphendula ngokusixoxela indaba ethile. Indoda ethile eyayingumJuda yayihamba yodwa yasihlaselwa yizigebenga, ezayitshiya isibangwa lezibi. Kwasekuthutsha amaJuda amabili, owakuqala wayengumphristi njalo owesibili engumLevi. Bobabili bamdlula. Ngemva kwalokho kwafika umSamariya othile. Isihawu samenza wabopha izilonda zomJuda lo, wasemthwala wahamba laye endlini yezihambi ukuze ayegcinwa aze asile. Esephetha indaba yakhe, uJesu wabuza isazi lesi wathi: “Ngubani pho kulaba abathathu wena obona ukuthi wayengumakhelwana wendoda leyo eyahlaselwa ngabaphangi na?” Indoda le yaphendula yathi: “Ngulowo owaba lesihawu kuyo.”—ULukha 10:25-37.\n14 Umzekeliso lo utshengisa njani inhlakanipho kaJesu? Ngesikhathi sikaJesu, amaJuda ayesithi ‘omakhelwana’ yilabo kuphela ababegcina amasiko abo, hatshi amaSamariya. (UJohane 4:9) Aluba uJesu walandisa indaba le esithi umJuda nguye owanceda umSamariya, lokhu kwakuzaluqeda yini ubandlululo? UJesu wayicabanga ngenhlakanipho indaba le ngokuthi athi umSamariya nguye owanceda umJuda. Nanzelela futhi umbuzo owabuzwa nguJesu ekucineni kwendaba le. Wantshintsha umutsho webala elithi “umakhelwana.” Singathi isazi somthetho lesi sasibuze ukuthi: ‘Ngubani ongumakhelwana wami okumele ngimthande?’ Kodwa uJesu wabuza wathi: “Ngubani pho kulaba abathathu wena obona ukuthi wayengumakhelwana?” UJesu kazange agxile kulowo owatshengiswa umusa kodwa wagxila kumSamariya onguye owatshengisa umusa. Umakhelwana weqiniso ngulowo othatha inyathelo lakuqala lokutshengisa ukuthi uyabathanda abanye kungelandaba lokuthi bangumhlobo bani. Ayikho enye indlela uJesu ayengayisebenzisa ukuze acacise umcijo wakhe.\n15 Ngakho kakumangalisi ukuthi abantu bamangaliswa “yikufundisa” kukaJesu, lokuthi babekhululeka ukusondela kuye. (UMathewu 7:28, 29) Ngesinye isikhathi, ‘ixuku labantu’ lahlala eduze laye okwamalanga amathathu, lingela ngitsho lokokudla!—UMakho 8:1, 2.\nIndlela Ayephila Ngayo\n16. UJesu watshengisa njani ‘ngemisebenzi’ ukuthi wayekhokhelwa yinhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu?\n16 Indlela yesithathu uJesu atshengisa ngayo ukuthi ulenhlakanipho kaJehova kwakuyindlela ayephila ngayo. Inhlakanipho ikhanya ngemisebenzi. Umfundi uJakhobe wabuza wathi: ‘Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo phakathi kwenu na?’ Ngemva kwalokho waziphendula wathi: “Katshengise ukuziphatha kwakhe okuhle ngemisebenzi.” (UJakhobe 3:13, The New English Bible) Indlela uJesu ayesenza ngayo yaba ‘yimisebenzi’ eyayitshengisa ukuthi wayekhokhelwa yinhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu. Ake sixoxeni ngokuthi watshengisa njani ukuthi ulokwahlulela okuhle, kokubili endleleni ayephila ngayo layephatha ngayo abanye.\n17. Kuyini okutshengisa ukuthi uJesu wayengadlulisi amalawulo ekuphileni kwakhe?\n17 Wake wakunanzelela yini ukuthi abantu abangenelisi ukwahlulela kuhle bandise ukudlulisa amalawulo? Kudinga inhlakanipho ukwenza izinto singadlulisi amalawulo. UJesu watshengisa ukuthi ulenhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu ngokwenza izinto engadlulisi amalawulo. Okuqakatheke kulakho konke yikuthi uJesu waqakathekisa izinto eziphathelane lokukhonza empilweni yakhe. Wayehlala esemsebenzini wokumemezela izindaba ezinhle. Wathi: “Yikho engikulandileyo.” (UMakho 1:38) UJesu wayengayiqakathekisi impahla; kukhanya angani wayelezimpahla ezilutshwana. (UMathewu 8:20) Lanxa kunjalo uJesu wayengazincitshi ngokwedlulisileyo izinto zokuphila. UJesu wayefanana loYise, ‘onguNkulunkulu othokozayo,’ ngoba laye wayehlala ethokoza futhi wenza ukuthi labanye bathokoze. (1 KuThimothi 1:11; 6:15) Ngesikhathi esiya edilini lomtshado, owawulomculo, ukuhlabela kanye labantu ababezikholisela—wayengalandanga ukuyaqeda injabulo yabantu emtshadweni. Kwathi iwayini seliphelile, wantshintsha amanzi aba liwayini elimnandi ‘elijabulisa inhliziyo yomuntu.’ (IHubo 104:15; UJohane 2:1-11) UJesu wayevuma ukumenywa ukuthi ayekudla labantu abathile, njalo wayejayele ukusebenzisa amathuba anjalo ukuthi afundise.—ULukha 10:38-42; 14:1-6.\n18. UJesu watshengisa njani ukwahlulela okuhle okungelasici endleleni aphatha ngayo abafundi bakhe?\n18 UJesu watshengisa ukwahlulela kuhle okungelasici endleleni ayephatha ngayo abanye. Ukwazi kwakhe ukuthi abantu badalwe njani kwamenza waba lombono omuhle ngabafundi bakhe. Wayekwazi mhlophe ukuthi babelesono. Lanxa kunjalo, wabona izimpawu zabo ezinhle. Wabona ukuthi amadoda la ayedonswe nguJehova ayesenelisa ukwenza okuhle. (UJohane 6:44) Lanxa babesenza amaphutha, uJesu watshengisa ukuthi wayezimisele ukubethemba. Watshengisa ukuthi uyabethemba ngokubanika umsebenzi omkhulu kakhulu. Wabalaya ukuthi batshumayele izindaba ezinhle, njalo wayeleqiniso lokuthi babezakwenelisa ukwenza njalo. (UMathewu 28:19, 20) Ibhuku lemiSebenzi linika ubufakazi bokuthi abafundi bawenza ngokuthembeka umsebenzi lowo. (ImiSebenzi 2:41, 42; 4:33; 5:27-32) Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi uJesu wayetshengise ukuhlakanipha ngokubethemba.\n19. UJesu wakutshengisa njani ukuthi ‘umnene njalo uthobekile’?\n19 Njengoba sifundile eSahlukweni 20, iBhayibhili lithi ukuthobeka lobumnene kuhambisana lenhlakanipho. Kuliqiniso ukuthi uJehova ubeka isibonelo esihle endabeni le. Kodwa uJesu yena ke? Kuyaduduza ukubona ukuthobeka uJesu akutshengisa ngesikhathi elabafundi bakhe. Wayemkhulu kulabo ngenxa yokuthi wayengelasono. Kodwa kazange abakhangelele phansi abafundi bakhe. Kazange afune ukubenza bazizwe beyizehluleki kumbe bengelancedo. Kulokuthi enze njalo, wayekwazi lokho abangenelisi ukukwenza futhi wayebekezelela amaphutha abo. (UMakho 14:34-38; UJohane 16:12) Kakukumangalisi yini ukuthi ngitsho labantwana babezizwa bekhululekile nxa beloJesu? Babekhululeka nxa belaye ngenxa yokuthi babenanzelela ukuthi ‘umnene njalo uthobekile enhliziyweni.’—UMathewu 11:29; UMakho 10:13-16.\n20. UJesu watshengisa njani ukuthi uyazwisisa ngendlela aphatha ngayo owesifazana owayengasomJuda owayelendodakazi eyayiledimoni?\n20 UJesu watshengisa ukuthobeka kukaNkulunkulu ngenye futhi indlela eqakathekileyo. Wayezwisisa nxa kufanele atshengise isihawu. Ngokwesibonelo, khumbula isikhathi lapho owesifazana owayengasomJuda ecela ukuthi uJesu elaphe indodakazi yakhe eyayiledimoni. UJesu wasebenzisa izindlela ezintathu ukuze amtshengise ukuthi wayengasoze amncede. Okokuqala kazange amphendule, okwesibili wamtshela ngokuqondileyo ukuthi wayelande amaJuda hatshi abantu abangasimaJuda, kanti okwesithathu wamlandisela umzekeliso owawuveza umcijo ofananayo. Kodwa owesifazana lo waqhubeka emncenga, etshengisa ukuthi ulokholo olukhulu kakhulu. Esimweni esinjalo esehlukene lezinye, uJesu wenzani? Wenza lokho kanye ayetshengise ukuthi wayengasoze akwenze. Wayisilisa indodakazi yowesifazana lo. (UMathewu 15:21-28) Lokhu yikuthobeka okukhulu kakhulu. Khumbula futhi ukuthi ukuthobeka kungumgogodla wenhlakanipho yeqiniso.\n21. Kungani kumele sizimisele ukulingisela ubuntu, inkulumo, kanye lezindlela zikaJesu?\n21 Siyawabonga kakhulu amaVangeli asitshengisa amazwi kanye lezenzo zendoda ehlakaniphileyo eyake yaphila! Kasikhumbuleni ukuthi uJesu wayetshengisa kuhle lokho uYise ayikho. Nxa silingisela ubuntu bukaJesu, inkulumo yakhe kanye lezindlela zakhe, siyabe silwela ukuhlala silenhlakanipho evela phezulu. Esahlukweni esilandelayo, sizabona ukuthi singenza njani ukuze inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu isebenze ekuphileni kwethu.\n^ indima 1 Ngezikhathi zeBhayibhili, ababazi babeqhatshwa ukuthi bakhe izindlu, babaze impahla yendlini, kanye lokwenza izinto zokulimisa. UJustin Martyr, owaphila ngekhulu lesibili C.E., wathi ngoJesu: “Esaphila emhlabeni wayengumbazi ngakho wayejayele ukwenza amakhuba lamajogwe.”\n^ indima 6 Ibala lesiGiriki eliyisenzo elihunyutshwe ngokuthi ‘ukunqineka’ litsho “ukungahlaliseki engqondweni.” Njengoba lisetshenziswe kuMathewu 6:25, litsho ukukhathazeka okulokwesaba okwenza ingqondo ingahlaliseki futhi okwenza umuntu angathokozi.\n^ indima 7 Iqiniso yikuthi ukuhlola okwenziwe ngabezesayensi kutshengise ukuthi ukukhathazeka kakhulu kungenza ukuthi sihlaselwe ngumkhuhlane wenhliziyo kanye leminye imikhuhlane engenza sife masinyane.\nIZaga 8:22-31 Ukuchasiswa kwenhlakanipho eyenziwa samuntu kuhambelana njani lalokho iBhayibhili elikutshoyo ngeNdodana kaJehova elizibulo?\nUMathewu 13:10-15 Imizekeliso kaJesu yayinceda njani ekuvezeni isimo sezinhliziyo zezilaleli zakhe?\nUJohane 1:9-18 Kungani uJesu wayesenelisa ukutshengisa inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu?\nUJohane 13:2-5, 12-17 UJesu wayisebenzisa njani imizekeliso njalo wayebafundisani abafundi bakhe ngalokho?\nThumeza Thumeza UJesu Uveza ‘Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela kuNkulunkulu’


UMathewu 9 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nUJesu usilisa indoda eyome umhlubulo (1-8)\nUmbuzo omayelana lokuzila (14-17)\nIndodakazi kaJayirosi; owesifazana uthinta isembatho sikaJesu sangaphandle (18-26)\nUJesu usilisa iziphofu lesimungulu (27-34)\nIsivuno sinengi kodwa izisebenzi zilutshwana (35-38)\n9 Ngakho wangena esikepeni waya ngaphetsheya kolwandle, wafika edolobheni ayehlala kulo.* 2 Baletha kuye indoda eyayilele phezu kwethala,* yome umhlubulo. UJesu ebona ukuthi babelokholo, wathi endodeni eyayome umhlubulo: “Woba lesibindi mntanami! Izono zakho sezithethelelwe.” 3 Abanye ababhali banakana bebodwa besithi: “Umuntu lo uthuka uNkulunkulu.” 4 UJesu esazi ababekucabanga wathi: “Kungani licabanga izinto ezimbi ezinhliziyweni zenu? 5 Ngokwesibonelo yikuphi okulula, ukuthi, ‘Izono zakho sezithethelelwe,’ kumbe ukuthi, ‘Sukuma uhambe’? 6 Kodwa ukuze likwazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu ilamandla okuthethelela izono emhlabeni—” wasesithi endodeni eyayome umhlubulo: “Sukuma, uthathe ithala* lakho uye emzini wakho.” 7 Yasisukuma yaqonda emzini wayo. 8 Ixuku lathi likubona lokhu lesaba, lakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu owayenike abantu amandla anjalo. 9 UJesu uthe esehamba wabona indoda okuthiwa nguMathewu ihlezi ewofisini yokubhadalisa imithelo, wasesithi kuyo: “Woba ngumlandeli wami.” Isizwa lokhu yasukuma yamlandela. 10 Ngemva kwesikhathi uJesu esesidla* endlini kaMathewu, abathelisi abanengi lezoni ezinengi babuya bazokudla laye* kanye labafundi bakhe. 11 Kodwa abaFarisi bathi bekubona lokhu, babuza abafundi bakhe bathi: “Kungani umfundisi wenu esidla labathelisi lezoni?” 12 Esizwa lokhu wathi: “Abantu abaphilileyo kabamdingi udokotela, kodwa abagulayo yibo abamdingayo. 13 Ngakho hambani liyefunda ukuthi kutshoni ukuthi: ‘Ngifuna isihawu hatshi umhlatshelo,’ ngoba kangilandanga ukuzobiza abalungileyo, ngalanda ukuzobiza izoni.” 14 Abafundi bakaJohane basebemlanda bambuza bathi: “Kungani thina labaFarisi sizila ukudla kodwa abafundi bakho bona bengazili?” 15 UJesu yena wathi kubo: “Kambe sikhona yini isizatho sokuthi abangane bomyeni balile yena umyeni eseselabo? Kodwa zizafika insuku lapho abazathathelwa khona umyeni. Yikho lapho abazazila khona ukudla. 16 Kakho othungela isichibi esitsha phezu kwesembatho sangaphandle esidala ngoba isichibi esitsha siyafinyela sidonse lesosembatho, besesidabuka ukwedlula kuqala. 17 Kanti njalo abantu kabafaki iwayini elitsha emigodleni yesikhumba emidala. Nxa bangenza njalo, izikhumba ziyadabuka iwayini lichitheke, lemigodla yesikhumba yonakale. Kodwa abantu bafaka iwayini elitsha emigodleni yesikhumba emitsha ukuze kokubili kulondolozwe.” 18 Elokhu esabatshela izinto lezi, omunye umbusi owayeze khonapho wamkhothamela wathi: “Khathesi kumele ukuthi indodakazi yami isifile, kodwa woza uzofaka isandla sakho phezu kwayo, izaphinda iphile.” 19 UJesu wasesukuma wamlandela elabafundi bakhe. 20 Kwathutsha owesifazana owayesehlutshwe ngumkhuhlane wokopha okweminyaka engu-12, wasondela ngemva kwakhe wathinta umphetho wesembatho sakhe sangaphandle, 21 ngoba wayelokhu ezitshela ukuthi: “Nxa nje ngingathinta isembatho sakhe sangaphandle, ngizasila.” 22 UJesu watshibilika wasembona, wathi: “Woba lesibindi ndodakazi! Ukholo lwakho lukusilisile.” Owesifazana lo wasila ngalesosikhathi. 23 UJesu uthe efika endlini yombusi, ebona ababetshaya izingoma zokulila* lexuku lixokozela, 24 wathi: “Phumani ngoba intombazana kayifanga kodwa ilele.” Bathi bekuzwa lokhu baqalisa ukumhleka bemenza isithutha. 25 Ixuku lithe lisanda kukhitshelwa phandle, wangena phakathi wabamba isandla sentombazana, yasivuka. 26 Lakanye udaba lolu lwamemetheka kuso sonke isabelo. 27 UJesu wathi esuka lapho, walandelwa ngamadoda amabili ayeyiziphofu, ememeza esithi: “Sizwele isihawu, Ndodana kaDavida.” 28 UJesu esengene endlini, amadoda ayeyiziphofu afika kuye, wasewabuza wathi: “Lilalo yini ukholo lokuthi ngingakwenza lokhu?” Amphendula athi: “Yebo Nkosi.” 29 Wasethinta amehlo awo, esithi: “Lokhu elikukholwayo kakwenzakale kini.” 30 Amehlo awo aqalisa ukubona, uJesu wasewaqonqosela wathi: “Linanzelele kungabi lomuntu ocina esekwazi lokhu.” 31 Kodwa athi esephume phandle, ahamba ekhuluma ngaye kuso sonke isabelo leso. 32 Ngesikhathi esuka, abantu baletha kuye indoda eyayiyisimungulu, iledimoni. 33 Idimoni selikhitshiwe, indoda eyayiyisimungulu yakhuluma. Amaxuku abantu amangala athi: “Okunje kakukaze kubonakale ko-Israyeli.” 34 Kodwa abaFarisi bona babesithi: “Umuntu lo ukhipha amadimoni ngombusi wamadimoni.” 35 UJesu waqalisa ukubhoda wonke amadolobho lazo zonke izigaba, efundisa emasinagogeni futhi etshumayela izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso, eselapha yonke imihlobo yemikhuhlane lezifo zonke. 36 Wathi ebona amaxuku abantu, wawazwela usizi ngoba ayehlukuluzekile futhi elahlelwe iganga njengezimvu ezingelamelusi. 37 Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: “Isivuno sinengi sibili, kodwa izisebenzi zilutshwana. 38 Ngakho ncengani iNkosi yokuvuna ukuthi ithumele izisebenzi emsebenzini wayo wokuvuna.”\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “edolobheni lakhe.”\n^ Kumbe, “esehlezi etafuleni.”\n^ Kumbe, “bahlala laye etafuleni.”


UJesu Uthuma Abangu-70 Ukuthi Bayetshumayela | Impilo KaJesu\nUJesu Uthuma Abangu-70 Ukuthi Bayetshumayela\nUJESU UKHETHA ABAFUNDI ABANGU-70 ABESEBATHUMA UKUTHI BAYETSHUMAYELA\nUmnyaka ka-32 C.E. ususiyaphela njalo sekwedlule iminyaka engaba mithathu uJesu ebhabhathiziwe. Yena labafundi bakhe bebeseJerusalema eMkhosini Wamathabanikeli ongelasikhathi eside uphelile, yikho kumele ukuthi balokhu beseduzane ledolobho leli. (ULukha 10:38; UJohane 11:1) Sekusele izinyanga eziyisithupha ukuthi uJesu aqede inkonzo yakhe futhi utshumayela eJudiya loba ngaphetsheya koMfula uJodani esigabeni sePhereya. Izindawo lezi lazo zilabantu okumele batshunyayezwe.\nNgemva kwePhasika lika-30 C.E. uJesu wayetshumayele okwezinyanga ezithile eJudiya edabula phakathi kweSamariya. Ngesikhathi sePhasika lika-31 C.E. amaJuda eJerusalema azama ukumbulala. Ngomnyaka olengxenye owalandelayo wayetshumayela ikakhulu eGalile. Ngalesosikhathi abanengi baba ngabalandeli bakhe. EGalile kulapho uJesu aqeqetsha khona abaphostoli bakhe wasebathuma ngemva kokubanika umlayo othi: ‘Tshumayelani lisithi: “UMbuso wamazulu ususondele.”’ (UMathewu 10:5-7) Khathesi usehlela umkhankaso wokufakaza eJudiya.\nUJesu uqalisa umkhankaso lo ngokukhetha abafundi abangu-70. Ngemva kwalokho ubathuma ngababili ukuthi batshumayele ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu endaweni le ‘elesivuno esinengi kodwa izisebenzi zizilutshwana.’ (ULukha 10:2) Bazaqala bona ukuyatshumayela ezindaweni okungenzeka uJesu afike kuzo. Abafundi laba abangu-70 bazasilisa abagulayo futhi bahambe betshela abantu amazwi uJesu abewatshumayela kwezinye izindawo.\nUJesu uthi abafundi kumele baye emizini yabantu, hatshi ukuthi baqine ngokufundisa emasinagogeni. Ubalaya athi: “Loba yiphi indlu elizangena kuyo, qalani ngokuthi: ‘Indlu le kayibe lokuthula,’ njalo nxa kulomngane wokuthula, ukuthula kwenu kuzakwehlela kuye.” Kumele batshumayele besithini? UJesu uthi: “Libatshele lithi: ‘UMbuso kaNkulunkulu ususondele kini.’”—ULukha 10:5-9.\nImilayo uJesu ayinika abafundi abangu-70 ifanana laleyo ayinika abaphostoli abangu-12 esikhathini esingaba ngumnyaka esidlulileyo. Uphinda abalimukise ngokuthi abanye kabasoze babamukele kuhle. Kodwa ukutshumayela kwabo kuzanceda labo ababamukelayo ukuthi bayilindele ngabomvu iNkosi lokuthi bafunde kuyo njengoba izalandela masinyane ngemva kwabo.\nKungakedluli isikhathi, abafundi bakaJesu abangu-70 babuyela kuye ngemva kokutshumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Bakhuluma bethabile besithi: “Nkosi, lamadimoni ayazehlisa kithi nxa sisebenzisa ibizo lakho.” UJesu uyathokoza kakhulu esizwa lokho abesesithi: “Ngibona uSathane esewile njengombane ovela ezulwini. Zwanini! Ngilinike amandla okunyathela inyoka lenkume.”—ULukha 10:17-19.\nLapha uJesu uqinisa abalandeli bakhe ebatshela ukuthi bazanqoba izinto ezilimazayo, kube angani banyathela inyoka lenkume. Kanti njalo ubanceda bakholwe ukuthi esikhathini esizayo uSathane uzakuwa evela ezulwini. UJesu uphinda atshengise abafundi abangu-70 ukuthi okuqakatheke kakhulu yikuphi. Uthi kubo: “Lingathokoziswa yikuthi amadimoni ayazehlisa kini, kodwa thokoziswani yikuthi amabizo enu asebhaliwe emazulwini.”—ULukha 10:20.\nUNkulunkulu usebenzise izinceku zakhe ezithobekileyo ukuthi zenze izinto ezimangalisayo yikho uJesu uyathokoza kakhulu amdumise phambi kwabo bonke. Ngemva kwalokho uthi kubafundi bakhe: “Ayathokoza amehlo abona izinto elizibonayo, ngoba ngithi kini, amakhosi amanengi labaphrofethi abanengi babefisa ukuzibona izinto elizibonayo kodwa kabazibonanga, lokuzwa izinto elizizwayo kodwa kabazizwanga.”—ULukha 10:23, 24.\nUJesu utshumayela ngaphi sekusele izinyanga eziyisithupha ukuthi aqede inkonzo yakhe njalo kungani etshumayela endaweni le?\nAbafundi abangu-70 kwakumele babadinge ngaphi abantu bokutshumayeza?\nLanxa abafundi abangu-70 benze okunengi ekutshumayeleni, uJesu uthi okuqakatheke kakhulu yikuphi?\nThumeza Thumeza UJesu Uthuma Abangu-70 Ukuthi Bayetshumayela


Roma 15 I-New World Translation| Ku-Inthanethi |\nYamukelanani, njengombana noKrestu anamukela (1-13)\nUPowula isisebenzi eentjhabeni (14-21)\nAmahlelo kaPowula wokukhamba (22-33)\n15 Thina esiqinileko kufuze sithwale ubuthakathaka balabo abangakaqini, singazithabisi thina. 2 Ngamunye wethu akenze okuhle kumakhelwanakhe, bona amakhe. 3 Ngombana ngitjho noKrestu akhenge azithabise yena, kodwana njengombana kutloliwe: “Ukuhlambalaza kwalabo abakuhlambalazako kwehlele phezu kwami.” 4 Ngombana zoke izinto ezatlolwa ngaphambilini zatlolelwa bona zisifundise, ukuze ngokukghodlhelela kwethu nangenduduzo evela emiTlolweni sibe nethemba. 5 Nje-ke kwangathi uZimu onikela ukukghodlhelela nenduduzo anganipha noke ukucabanga okufana nalokhu uKrestu Jesu ebekanakho, 6 bona ngobunye, ngelizwi linye* niphazimulise uZimu noYise weKosethu uJesu Krestu. 7 Yeke yamukelanani, njengombana noKrestu anamukela, ngomnqopho wokuphazimulisa uZimu. 8 Ngombana ngiyanitjela ukuthi uKrestu waba yinceku yalabo abasokileko ngebanga lokuba neqiniso kwakaZimu, bona aqinisekise iinthembiso azenze kibokhokho babo, 9 nokuthi iintjhaba ziphazimulise uZimu ngomusakhe. Njengombana kutloliwe kwathiwa: “Kungakho ngizokudumisa tjhatjhalazi hlangana neentjhaba, nebizweni lakho ngizokubhina iindumiso.” 10 Godu kwathiwa: “Thabani nabantu bakhe, nina ntjhaba.” 11 Godu: “Dumisani uJehova, noke nina ntjhaba begodu abantu boke abamdumise.” 12 Godu u-Isaya uthi: “Kuzokuba khona umrabhu kaJese, okungiloyo ozokuvela bona abuse iintjhaba; iintjhaba zizokubeka ithemba lazo kuye.” 13 Kwanga uZimu onikela ithemba anganizalisa ngalo loke ithabo nokuthula ngokuthembela kuye, bona niphuphume ethembeni ngamandla wommoya ocwengileko. 14 Nje-ke mina ngokwami ngiyaqiniseka ngani, bafowethu, ukuthi nizele ubuhle, nizaliswe ngalo loke ilwazi, nokuthi nikghona ukukhalimana.* 15 Nginitlolele kanengi ngokunqophileko ngamaphuzu athileko, bona ngininikele esinye isikhumbuzo, ngebanga lomusa omkhulu engiwunikelwe nguZimu 16 bona ngibe sisebenzi satjhatjhalazi sakaKrestu Jesu eentjhabeni. Ngihlanganyela emsebenzini ocwengileko weendaba ezimnandi zakaZimu, ukwenzela bona iintjhabezi zibe mnikelo owamukelekako, ocwengiswe ngommoya ocwengileko. 17 Ngalokho nginebanga lokuthaba kuKrestu Jesu ngezinto ezimalungana noZimu. 18 Angeze ngithome ngikhulume ngananyana yini ngaphandle kwalokho uKrestu akwenze ngami bona iintjhaba zilalele, ngelizwi nangezenzo zami, 19 ngamandla weembonakaliso neemangaliso, ngamandla wommoya kaZimu, ngabhoda kusukela eJerusalema bengayokufika e-Iluriko ngitjhumayela ngokupheleleko iindaba ezimnandi ngoKrestu. 20 Ngalokhu, ngikwenze kwaba mnqophwami ukungamemezeli iindaba ezimnandi lapho ibizo lakaKrestu selaziswe khona, ukwenzela bona ngingakheli phezu kwesisekelo somunye umuntu; 21 kodwana njengombana kutloliwe: “Labo abangakafumani umbiko ngaye bazokubona, nalabo abangakhenge bezwe bazokuzwisisa.” 22 Godu kungebangeli ngavinjelwa iinkhathi ezinengi ukuza kini. 23 Kodwana kwanje angisanayo isimu engakathintwa eemfundenezi, begodu sekuminyaka eminengi* ngilulukela ukuza kini. 24 Yeke nangiya eSipeyini, ngithemba ukuthi ngizonibona begodu ningiphekelele kancani ngemva kobana ngithabele qangi ukuba nani isikhathi esithileko. 25 Kodwana nje sengizokuya eJerusalema ukuyokusiza abacwengileko. 26 Ngombana abaseMasedoniya ne-Akhaya bakuthabele ukuhlanganyela izinto zabo ngokupha abatlhagako abaphakathi kwabacwengileko eJerusalema. 27 Kwamambala, bakuthabele ukwenza njalo, begodu bebabakoloda; ngombana nangabe iintjhaba zahlanganyela ezintweni zabo ezivela kuZimu, nazo zibakoloda ukubasiza ngezinto eziphathekako. 28 Ngemva kobana ngiqede ngalokhu begodu ngiwethule ngokuphephileko kibo umnikelo lo,* ngizokudlula kini nangiya eSipeyini. 29 Ngiyazi nokobana nangiza kini, ngizokuza neembusiso ezinothileko ezivela kuKrestu. 30 Nje-ke ngiyanikhuthaza bafowethu, ngeKosethu uJesu Krestu nangethando lommoya, bona nizinikele ekungithandazeleni kuZimu, njengombana nami ngenza njalo, 31 ukuthi ngisindiswe kwabangakholwako eJudiya nokuthi umsebenzi engiwenzela abacwengileko eJerusalema wamukeleke kibo, 32 bona ngentando kaZimu ngize kini ngethabo begodu ngiqabuleke kunye nani. 33 Kwanga uZimu onikela ukuthula angaba nani noke. Amen.\n^ Rom 15:6 NgesiGirigi “ngomlomo munye.”\n^ Rom 15:14 Namkha “ukufundisana.”\n^ Rom 15:23 Namkha kungenzeka, “ethileko.”\n^ Rom 15:28 NgesiGirigi “isithelwesi.”


“Nibofakazi Bami”—Isaya 43:10 | Isifundo\nIsiThala (Esifundwa Ebandleni) | Julayi 2014\nFUNDA NGELINYE ILIMI Afrikaans Albanian American Sign Language Amharic Arabic Argentinean Sign Language Armenian Aymara Azerbaijani Azerbaijani (Cyrillic) Bengali Bicol Bislama Brazilian Sign Language Bulgarian Cambodian Catalan Cebuano Chichewa Chinese Mandarin (Simplified) Chinese Mandarin (Traditional) Chitonga Chitumbuka Cibemba Cinyanja Colombian Sign Language Croatian Czech Dangme Danish Drehu Dutch Efik English Estonian Ewe Fijian Finnish Frentji Ga Georgian Greek Greenlandic Guarani Gujarati Gun Haitian Creole Hebrew Hiligaynon Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Igbo Iloko Indonesian IsiNdebele Italian Sign Language Japanese Japanese Sign Language Jarimani Kannada Kazakh Kikaonde Kikuyu Kiluba Kinyarwanda Kirghiz Kirundi Kisonge Kongo Korean Krio Kwangali Kwanyama Latvian Lingala Lithuanian Luganda Lunda Luo Luvale Macedonian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Marathi Maya Mazatec (Huautla) Mexican Sign Language Mizo Moore Ndonga Nepali Ngabere Norwegian Nyaneka Nzema Oromo Ossetian Otetela Pangasinan Papiamento (Aruba) Papiamento (Curaçao) Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Quechua (Ancash) Quechua (Ayacucho) Quechua (Bolivia) Quechua (Cuzco) Romanian Russian Russian Sign Language Sango Sepedi Serbian Serbian (Roman) Sesotho (Lesotho) Shona Silozi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Spanish Sranantongo Swahili Swahili (Congo) Swati Swedish Tagalog Tahitian Tamil Tariyana Tatar Telugu Thai Tshiluba Tshwa Tsonga Tswana Turkish Tuvaluan Twi Tzotzil Ukrainian Umbundu Urdu Uzbek Venda Vietnamese Wallisian Waray-Waray Wayuunaiki Wolaita Xhosa Yoruba Zande Zande Zulu\n“‘Nibofakazi bami,’ kutjho uJehova.”—ISA. 43:10, NW.\nAma-Israyeli aba njani bofakazi bakaJehova?\nLitjho ukuthini ibizo lakaZimu?\nSingakutjengisa njani ukuthokoza kwethu ilungelo lokubizwa ngebizo lakaZimu elicwengileko?\n1, 2. (a) Kutjho ukuthini ukuba ngufakazi, begodu khuyini imithombo yeendaba yephaseli ebhalelwe kuyenza? (b) Kubayini uJehova angakathembeli emithombeni yeendaba yephaseli?\nKUTJHO ukuthini ukuba ngufakazi? Esinye isihlathululi mezwi sinikele ihlathululo nasi sithi ufakazi: “Mumuntu obona isenzakalo bese abike lokho okwenzekileko.” Ngokwesibonelo, edorobheni lePietermaritzburg, eliseSewula Afrika, iphephandaba elibizwa ngokobana yi-The Witness sekuminyaka ema-160 ligadangiswa. Ibizweli liyafaneleka, njengombana umnqopho wephaphandabeli kukubika izenzakalo ezinembileko ezenzeka ephasini. Umhleli owasangula i-The Witness wazibopha bona iphephandabeli lizokhuluma “iqiniso, iqiniso elipheleleko, iye iqiniso lodwa.”\n2 Nanyana kunjalo, ngokudanisako, iimthombo yeendaba ephasini kanengi itjhalazelela nofana ihlanakele amaqiniso aqakatheke khulu womlando wabantu. Kodwana uMbusi wendawo yoke akakathembeli emithombeni yeendaba zephaseli. Ngikho uZimu uMbusi wendawo yoke atjela umphorofidakhe wekadeni u-Hezekiyeli ukuthi: “Nezizwe zizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini [uJehova].” (Hez. 39:7) Yeke, uZimu unaboFakazi abaziingidi ezibunane abatjela abantu bazo zoke iintjhaba ngaye nangalokho akwenzele abantu esikhathini esidlulileko nendlela asebenzelana ngayo nabantu nje. Ibutho laboFakazaba godu litjhumayela ngalokho uZimu athembisa ukukwenzela abantu esikhathini esizako. Ngokwenza umsebenzi wofakaza uze qangi ekuphileni kwethu, siphilela igama lethu esilinikelwe nguZimu, njengombana atlolwe ku-Isaya 43:10: “‘Nibofakazi bami,’ kutjho uJehova, ‘Iye, . . . uyincekwami engiyikhethekileko.’”\n3, 4. (a) AbaFundi beBhayibheli balamukela nini ibizo elitjha, begodu bazizwa njani ngalo? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.) (b) Ngimiphi imibuzo esizokucoca ngayo?\n3 Qala bona kulilungelo elingangani ukubizwa ngebizo lakaJehova, ngombana ‘uyiKosi yesiphelani,’ othi: “Lelo libizo lami lanini nanini, okulibizo engizakuduma ngalo iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.” (1 Thim. 1:17; Eks. 3:15; madanisa nomTjhumayeli 2:16.) AbaFundi beBhayibheli bamukela ibizo elithi aboFakazi bakaJehova ngo-1931. Ngemva kwalokho, kwaba neencwadi ezinengi ezidlulisela imininingwana egadangiswa kumagazini lo. Elinye ibandla leCanada latlola, “Zasithabisa khulu iindaba ezimnandi zokobana sibizwe bona ‘siboFakazi bakaJehova’, begodu zisenza sizimisele ngokwengeziweko bona silifanelekele ibizo elitjheli.”\n4 Ungakutjengisa njani bona uyalithokoza ilungelo lakho lokubizwa ngebizo lakaZimu? Ungakghona na ukuhlathulula umongo womTlolo okudzujulwe kiwo ibizo lethu, elithi aboFakazi bakaJehova?\nABOFAKAZI BAKAJEHOVA EENKHATHINI ZEKADENI\n5, 6. (a) Ababelethi abama-Israyeli bebabofakazi bakaJehova ngayiphi indlela? (b) Ababelethi abama-Israyeli bayalwa bona benzeni, begodu kubayini lokho kusatlhogeka ebabelethini namhlanje?\n5 Ama-Israyeli wangesikhathi saka-Isaya ‘bekubofakazi’ bakaJehova, begodu isitjhaba sisoke gade ‘siziinceku’ zakaZimu. (Isa. 43:10) Enye indlela ababelethi bama-Israyeli egade bafakaza ngayo bekukufundisa abantwababo malungana nendlela uZimu ebekasebenzelana ngayo nabokhokho babo. Ngokwesibonelo, nebafundiswa bona bagcine iPhasika qobe mnyaka, abantu batjelwa: “Kuzakuthi abantwabenu nabanibuza bonyana umkhuba wokulotjha lo utjho ukuthini?, nibatjele nithi mhlabelo wePhasika owenzelwa uSominini [uJehova], oweqa iinkumba zama-Israyeli eGibhide wababalela imizi yethu lokha nakehlisela amaGibhide amatshwenyeko.” (Eks. 12:26, 27) Ababelethaba kungenzeka bahlathululela abantwababo bona uMosi nekabawa imvumo ekosini yeGibhide bonyana ama-Israyeli akhulekela uJehova emangweni, uFaro wathi: “Bekangubani uSominini [uJehova ] wakhona loyo bonyana ngingabeze ngimlalele ngitjhaphulule ama-Israyeli?” (Eks. 5:2) Liqiniso, kungenzeka balandise nokobana ngemva kokuthi amatshwenyeko alitjhumi amotjhe inarha begodu ama-Israyeli alibalekele ibutho leGibhide eLwandleni elibomvu, ipendulo yombuzo kaFaro yaba sepepeneneni kibo boke abantu. UJehova unguMninimandlawoke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isitjhaba sama-Israyeli saba bofakazi bokuzibonela bona uJehova nguZimu weqiniso noMzalisi weenthembiso zakhe.\n6 Ama-Israyeli athokoza ilungelo lokubizwa ngebizo lakaJehova, begodu akunakuzaza bona akhuluma ngazo izenzo ezihlezi ingasi ebantwaneni babo kwaphela, kodwana nebantwini beentjhaba ababa ziingqila emndeninawo. Ngokufanako ama-Israyeli ayalwa bona abandule abantwabo ukugcina imithethokambiso kaZimu ecwengileko. UJehova wathi: “Yibani ngabacwengileko ngombana mina Somnini [uJehova] uZimenu ngicwengile.” (Lev. 19:2; Dut. 6:6, 7) Qala bona sibonelo esihle kangangani esibekelwe ababelethi abamaKrestu namhlanje, ngendlela efanako babandule abantwana babo ngeendlela ezicwengileko, ngokwenza njalo babasiza bona badumise ibizo lakaZimu eliphazimulako!—IzAga 1:8; Efesu 6:4.\nUkufundisa abantwana bethu ngoJehova ukuletha idumo ebizweni lakhe (Qala iingaba 5, 6)\n7. (a) Lokha ama-Israyeli nakathembekile kuJehova, bekaba namiphi imithelela eentjhabeni ebezakhelene nawo? (b) Ngimuphi umthwalo ophezu kwawo woke umuntu obizwa ngebizo lakaZimu?\n7 Lokha ama-Israyeli nakathembeka kuZimu, bekabekela ezinye iintjhaba isibonelo esihle njengabantu ababizwa ngebizo lakaZimu. Atjelwa: “Boke abantu bephasi bazakubona bonyana nibizwa ngebizo lakaSomnini [uJehova], yeke bazanesaba.” (Dut. 28:10) Nanyana kunjalo, ngokudanisako umlando wama-Israyeli watjengisa ukungathembeki. Kanengi bebalotjha iinthombe ezenziwe babantu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokufana nabosingazimu bamaKanana, ama-Israyeli bekanelunya, enza umhlabelo ngabantwababo, agandelela nabatlhagako. Qala bona lesi sifundo esinamandla kangangani kithi bonyana ngaso soke isikhathi silwele ukuba ngabacwengileko ekulingiseni uZimu oCwengileko, esibizwa ngebizo lakhe!\n“QALANI, SELE NGIZOKWENZA INTO ETJA!”\n8. Ngimuphi umlayezo uZimu awunikela u-Isaya, begodu u-Isaya wazizwa njani ngawo?\n8 UJehova wabikezela ngezenzo ezikarisako zokutjhaphulula isitjhaba ama-Israyeli ekuthunjweni. (Isa. 43:19) Izahluko zokuthoma ezisithandathu zencwadi ka-Isaya zikhuluma ngeenyeleliso ezinengi ezimalungana nehlekelele ebeyizokwenzeka eJerusalema nemadorobheni akhelene nalo. UJehova obona okuseehliziyweni zabantu, watjela u-Isaya bona aragele phambili amemezele isiyeleliswesi ngitjho nanyana bekazokuqalana nabantu abangalaleli. U-Isaya wathuswa mlayezo lo, bewafuna nokwazi bona isitjhaba sakaZimu sizokuqinisa iinhloko bekube nini. UZimu wamphendula wathi: “Bekube kulapha amadorobho aba marubhi khona, kungasahlali muntu izindlu zisale zinganabantu nenarha ibe mrhula.”—Funda u-Isaya 6:8-11.\n9. (a) Isiphorofido saka-Isaya malungana neJerusalema sazaliseka nini? (b) Ngibuphi ubujamo obukhona namhlanje, obubizela bona sihlale siphapheme?\n9 U-Isaya wafumana umlayo lo ngomnyaka wokugcina wokubusa kweKosi u-Uziya, nofana pheze ngo-778. Waragela phambili nekonzo yokuphorofida pheze iminyaka ema-46 bekwaba ngemva kwaka-732, kubusa iKosi uHezekiyeli. Gade kusasele iminyaka eli-125 ngaphambi kobana iJerusalema litjhatjalaliswe ngo-607. Ngalokho, abantu bakaZimu bafumana isiyeleliso salokho okuzokwehlela isitjhaba kusesenesikhathi esaneleko. Nanamhlanje, uJehova unikele abantu bakhe isiyeleliso salokho okuzokwenzeka kusasele isikhathi eside. Sekuminyaka eli-135, kusukela kumagazini wokuthoma, isiThala sibawa abafundi baso bona bahlale baphaphemele iqiniso lokobana ukubusa kwakaSathana okumbi kuzokupheliswa esikhathini esingaphelisi ihliziyo bese kuthathelwa indawo kuBusa kweMinyaka eyiKulungwana kwakaJesu Krestu.—IsAm. 20:1-3, 6.\n10, 11. Ngisiphi isiphorofido saka-Isaya esazaliseka, ama-Israyeli asibonako eBhabhiloni?\n10 Inengi lamaJuda alalelako lazibeka phasi iinkhali, lasinda ekurhayilweni kweJerusalema, bese lathunjwa lasiwa eBhabhiloni. (Jor. 27:11, 12) Ngemva kweminyaka ema-70 alapho, abantu bakaZimu babona ukuzaliseka kwesinye isiphorofido esimangalisako: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini [uJehova] umSindisenu, oCwengileko ka-Israyeli: ‘Kungebanga lenu ngithumele umhluli eBhabhele, ngenza bonyana labo ebebabaleka behlele phasi.’”—Isa. 43:14.\n11 Ngokuvumelana nesiphorofidwesi, kwenzeka isenzakalo esathusa iphasi langelinye ebusuku ethomeni kwaka-Oktoba 539 emihleni kaDanyela. Lokha ikosi yeBhabhiloni neenkhulu zayo basela iwayini ngeezitja ezicwengileko ebebazithumbe eThempelini leJerusalema begodu badumisa abosingazimu babo abenziwe mumuntu, amabutho weMediya nePheresiya alihlula iBhabhiloni. Ngo-538 nofana ngo-537, uKoretjhi owahlula iBhabhiloni, walayela amaJuda bona abuyele eJerusalema ayokwakha kabutjha ithempeli lakaZimu. Koke lokhu okwabikezelwa ngu-Isaya, kuhlanganise nesithembiso sakaJehova sokuthi uzokutlhogomela begodu avikele abantu bakhe abaphendukako njengombana babuyele eJerusalema. UZimu wababiza ngokuthi “abantu engazibumbela bona bonyana bamemezele idumo lami.” (Isa. 43:21; 44:26-28) Kwathi bona abantwaba ebebathunjiwe nebabuyela eJerusalema, bakha ithempeli lakaJehova, begodu baba bofakazi beqiniso lokobana uJehova ukuphela kwakaZimu weqiniso, ohlala azalisa ilizwi lakhe.\n12, 13. (a) Bobani ebebazibandakanya nama-Israyeli ekubuyiselweni kwendlela yokulotjha uJehova? (b) Khuyini ‘ezinye izimvu’ okufuze ziyenze njengombana zisekela ‘u-Israyeli kaZimu,’ begodu zinaliphi ithemba?\n12 Iinkulungwana zabantu ezingasiwo ama-Israyeli zaba yingcenye yesitjhaba esibelethwe kabutjha, kwathi kwamva nabanye beenTjhaba abanengi baphendukela ebuJudeni. (Ezr. 2:58, 64, 65; Est. 8:17) Namhlanje, “isiqubuthu esikhulu” ‘sezinye izimvu’ zakaJesu sisekela ngokuthembeka amaKrestu azesiweko, akha ‘u-Israyeli kaZimu.’ (IsAm. 7:9, 10; Jwa. 10:16; Gal. 6:16) Isiqubuthu esikhulu naso sibizwa ngokuthi boFakazi bakaJehova, ibizo abalithiywe nguZimu.\n13 Hlangana nokuBusa kwakaKrestu kwemiNyaka eyiKulungwana, isiqubuthu esikhulu sizokuba nethabo elingahlathululekiko lokucocela abavusiweko bona bekunjani ukuba ngomunye waboFakazi bakaJehova ngeenkhathi zemihla yokuphela kwephasi lakaSathana. Kodwana sizokwazi ukwenza lokhu kwaphela nange siliphilela ibizo lethu nje begodu silwele ukuhlala sicwengile. Godu, nanyana singalinga ngamandla kangangani, kufuze qobe langa sibawe ukulitjalelwa nange sibhalelwa ukuba ngabacwengileko, sitjheje bona sisesezizoni nokobana ukuvunyelwa kwethu bona sibizwe ngegama lakaZimu elicwengileko kulilungelo elikhulu ngendlela engeze yahlathululwa.—Funda 1 Jwanisi 1:8, 9.\nLOKHO OKUTJHIWO LIBIZO LAKAZIMU\n14. Litjho ukuthini ibizo lakaJehova?\n14 Bona silazise ngokudephileko ilungelo lokubizwa ngegama lakaZimu, kuhle sizindle ngehlathululo yalo. Ibizo lakaZimu ngokuvamileko elitjhugululwa ngokuthi “Jehova,” livela esenzweni sesiHebheru esihlathulula into eyenzekako, begodu elitjhugululwe ngokuthi “ukuba khona.” Ngalokho ibizo elithi Jehova litjho bona “Ubangela Bona Kube Khona.” Ihlathululo le iyifanelekela kuhle indima kaJehova kokubili njengomBumbi wendawo yoke ebonakalako newabantu, nanjengoMzalisi womnqopho wakhe. Izenzakalo ezenzekako zitjengisa ukuthi uragela phambili abangela bona intandwakhe nomnqophwakhe kuzaliseke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abaphikisi abanjengoSathana benza nanyana yini engenza intando kaZimu ingazaliseki.\n15. UJehova uyembule ngayiphi indlela ingcenye yobuntu bakhe njengombana itjengiswe ehlathululweni yebizo lakhe? (Qala ibhoksi elithi “ Ibizo Elinehlathululo Epheleleko.”)\n15 Nekathuma uMosi bona adose phambili abantu bakaZimu eGibhide, uJehova waveza ingcenye yobuntu bakhe ngokusebenzisa isenzo esihlobana nehlathululo yebizo lakhe, kilokhu nguye ozihlathululako. Umlando weBhayibheli uthi: “UZimu wathi kuMosi: ‘Ngizokuba Ngilokho Engikhetha Ukuba Ngikho’ [“Ngizokuba Nanyana Yini Engikhetha ukuBa Ngiyo”]. Tjela ama-Israyeli ukuthi, ‘uNgizoba Ngikho’ ungithume kini.”’” (Eks. 3:14, NW) Ngalokho-ke, kinanyana ngibuphi ubujamo, uJehova uzokuba nanyana yini ekutlhogeka abe ngikho bona azalise umnqophwakhe. Kuma-Israyeli ebakaziingqila, waba Mtjhaphululi, uMvikeli, uMrholi noMtlhogomeli owazizalisa zoke iintlhogo zawo ezingokwenyama nezingokomoya.\nUKUTJENGISA UKUTHOKOZA KWETHU\n16, 17. (a) Singakutjengisa njani ukuthokoza kwethu ngelungelo lokubizwa ngebizo lakaZimu? (b) Esihlokweni esilandelako sizokucoca ngani?\n16 Namhlanje, uJehova uragela phambili enza ngokuvumelana nehlathululo yebizo lakhe ngokwanelisa zoke iintlhogo zethu ezingokomoya nezingokwenyama. Kodwana, ihlathululo yebizo lakaZimu ayitjho kwaphela lokho yena akhetha ukuba ngikho. Ihlanganisa nalokho abangela bona kwenzeke ngokuphathelene nomsebenzi waboFakazi bakhe ekuzaliseni umnqophwakhe. Ukuzindla ngalokhu kuzositjhukumisela bona siragele phambili siphila ngokuvumelana nebizo lakhe. Njengombana uKåre oneminyaka ema-84, osekuminyaka ema-70 anguFakazi otjhisekako eNorway, atjho, “Ngicabanga bona kulilungelo elikhulu ukulotjha uJehova, iKosi esiphelani, nokuba yingcenye yabantu ababizwa ngebizo lakhe elicwengileko. Kuhlale kulilungelo elikhulu ukuhlathulula iqiniso leBhayibheli nokubona ubuso babantu buthabile nebalizwisisako. Ngokwesibonelo, kungipha amazizo adephileko wokwaneliseka nengibahlathululela indlela umhlatjelo wesihlengo sakaKrestu osebenza ngayo, nendlela abangafumana ngayo ukuphila okungapheliko ephasini elitjha elinokuthula nokulunga.”\n17 Kuyavunywa, kwamanye amasimu kubudisi ukufumana abantu abafisa ukufunda ngoZimu. Nanyana kunjalo, njengoKåre, akukuletheli na ithabo elidephileko newufumana umuntu olalelako begodu ukwazi ukumfundisa ngebizo lakaJehova? Kodwana singaba njani boFakazi BakaJehova ngesikhathi esifanako sibe bofakazi bakaJesu? Esihlokweni esilandelako sizokucoca ngombuzo lo.\nIbizo Elinehlathululo Epheleleko\n“Ubangela Bona Kube Khona”\nUJehova ubumbe zoke izinto\nUragela phambili bona abangele intandwakhe nomnqophwakhe kufezeke\nUzokuba nanyana yini okutlhogeka abe ngikho bona enze iinthembiso zakhe zizaliseke\nUbangela indalwakhe ibe ngilokho okutlhogeka ibe ngikho bona azalise intandwakhe\nAkukho angekhe akwenze nofana abangele bona kwenzeke, ukwenzela bonyana azalise umnqophwakhe\nUJehova “Uyabazi Labo Ekungebakhe”\nAbantu BakaJehova Kufuze Batjhide “Ebukhohlakalini”\nUMLANDO WOKUPHILA Ngalahlekelwa NguBaba—Ngafumana Omunye UBaba\n“Nizakuba Bofakazi Bami”\nText Unkhethani wokudawnloda ezifundelwa emtjhinini ISITHALA (ESIFUNDWA EBANDLENI) Julayi 2014\nISITHALA (ESIFUNDWA EBANDLENI) Julayi 2014


Ikghabu - Iinlwani zomhlobo omunyisako - Sewula Afrika\nKunemihlobo yeenkghabu engaphezu kwamakhulu amabili namasumi amahlanu emhlabeni zombelele, ubukhulubazo bubalelwa ukusuka ekghabini emhlobo omncani ekorweni yeenkghabu eyaziwa nge-Pigmy Marmoset, isilinganiso sayo sobukhulu sibalelwa emasentimitheni alisumi nahlanu (15 cm) kuthi ekulu yakhona ibizwa i-Mandril iphakame ngesilinganiso esibalelwa pheze emitheni (meter).\nKusengakatholakali ihlathululo enqophileko yokobana iyini ikghabu (monkey) begodu ihluka bunjani kunaleyo enganamsila (ape), kunjalo nje iinhlangano ezihlukahlukeneko zisebenziswa ukuhluka kwemikhakha yeekghabezi ngeendlela ezihlukahlukilekko.\nIikghabu kanye neemfene ziphe iimvakatjhi ithabo elikhulu ngesikhathi bazivakatjhele e-Safari ye-Afrika, lokhu kumayelana neendlela eziganga ngayo, ezilelesa ngayo begodu kesinye isikhathi zikhombisa izenzo ezifana nezabantu. Kuziinlwani ezinandisa khulu kwamabala kodwana zisuke ziziphathe ngendlela esilingako lokha nazibona umuntu aphethe ukudla.\nIindaba ezimayelana nokutshwenya kweenkghabu eendlwaneni lapho kuhlaliswa khona iimvakatjhi kanye neenkampeni ze-Afrika, zibikwa khulu ngokuthi vane zingene ngendlini yokulungiselela ukudla nofana ngekhwitjhini begodu zone neentende ukwenzela bona zikghone ukweba ukudla.\nKwaba nekinga ngenkghabu endaweni ethileko kuba nzima khulu bonyana iqedwe njengombana kusuke kube lisiko lazo bona lokho zikudlulisele nakezisakhulako. Pheze umhlobo omnengi nosabalele khulu enakakazini ye-Afrika kumhlobo we-Vervet Monkey, ungafunda elinye ilwazi ngomunye umhlobo weemfene owaziwa nge-Samango Monkey


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Yiphi ‘imfihlo’ okumele isikhange, futhi kungani kumele kube njalo?\nIMFIHLO! Kunzima ukuthi abantu bagcine imfihlo ngenxa yokuthi iyakhanga. Kodwa iBhayibhili lithi: “Kuyinkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ukufihla indaba.” (IZaga 25:2) UJehova unguMbusi weNdawo Yonke futhi unguMdali, ngakho ulelungelo lokusifihlela ezinye izinto kuze kube yisikhathi sakhe esifaneleyo sokuthi asambulele zona.\n2 Kodwa, kulemfihlo ekhangayo uJehova ayiveze eLizwini lakhe. Ibizwa ngokuthi ‘yimfihlakalo yentando [kaNkulunkulu].’ (Kwabase-Efesu 1:9) Ukufunda ngayo kakukwenzi ukuthi usuthiseke kuphela, kodwa kungakwenza usindiswe futhi ubone okuncane nje kwenhlakanipho kaJehova enkulu kakhulu.\nYembulwa Kancane Kancane\n3, 4. Isiphrofetho esikuGenesisi 3:15 senza njani ukuthi kube lethemba, futhi sasigoqela yiphi ‘imfihlo engcwele’?\n3 Lapho u-Adamu lo-Eva besona, kwakhanya angani injongo kaJehova yokuthi umhlaba wonke ube lipharadayisi elihlala abantu abangelasono yayingasoze ibe isaphumelela. Kodwa uNkulunkulu walungisa uhlupho lolo masinyane. Wathi: “Ngizafaka ubutha phakathi kwakho [inyoka] lowesifazana, laphakathi kwenzalo yakho leyowesifazana; uzahlifiza ikhanda lakho, njalo wena uzamnqanda isithende sakhe.”—UGenesisi 3:15.\n4 Amazwi la ayephica. Wayengubani owesifazana lo? Yayingubani inyoka? Ngubani ‘owayeyinzalo’ eyayizahlifiza ikhanda lenyoka? U-Adamu lo-Eva babengacabangela nje kuphela. Lanxa kunjalo, amazwi kaNkulunkulu ayenika ithemba kuloba yibaphi abantwana baka-Adamu lo-Eva ababethembekile. Ukulunga yikho okwakuzanqoba. Injongo kaJehova yayizaphumelela. Kodwa njani? Lokho kwakuyimfihlo. IBhayibhili liyibiza ngokuthi ‘yinhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu esemfihlweni engcwele, inhlakanipho efihliweyo.’—1 KwabaseKhorinte 2:7, NW.\n5. Nika isibonelo esitshengisa ukuthi kungani uJehova wembula imfihlo yakhe kancane kancane.\n5 UJehova wayezacina esekuvezile okuqakathekileyo okuphathelane lokugcwaliseka kwemfihlo le ngenxa yokuthi ‘wambula izimfihlakalo.’ (UDanyeli 2:28) Kodwa lokhu wayezakwenza kancane kancane. Ngokwesibonelo, singacabanga ngendlela ubaba olothando aphendula ngayo nxa umntanakhe omncane ongumfana esithi, “Baba, kanti mina ngavela ngaphi?” Ubaba ohlakaniphileyo utshela umntanakhe izinto akwaziyo ukuthi uzazizwisisa. Nxa umfana lo esekhulakhulile, ubaba umtshela okunye okunengi. Ngendlela efananayo, uJehova umelela isikhathi esifaneleyo lapho esebona ukuthi abantu bakhe sebengenelisa ukuzwisisa ukwambulwa kwentando yakhe kanye lenjongo yakhe.—IZaga 4:18; UDanyeli 12:4.\n6. (a) Isivumelwano sifeza wuphi umsebenzi? (b) Kungani kumangalisa ukuthi uJehova angenza izivumelwano labantu?\n6 UJehova wakwambula njani konke lokho? Wasebenzisa izivumelwano ezinenginengi. Kungenzakala ukuthi wake wenza isivumelwano esithile, mhlawumbe lapho uthenga indlu, uboleka othile imali kumbe wena uboleka kothile. Isivumelwano esinjalo sanika isiqinisekiso esingokomthetho sokuthi wena uzagcwalisa amazwi aso. Kodwa kungani kwakumele uJehova enze isivumelwano labantu? Phela ilizwi lakhe lilodwa nje lisenza sibe leqiniso lokuthi uzazigcwalisa izithembiso zakhe. Lokho kuliqiniso, kodwa izikhathi ezithile uNkulunkulu wenza izivumelwano ezingokomthetho ukuze atshengise ukuthi uzagcwalisa lokho akutshoyo. Izivumelwano ezinjalo zenza thina abantu abalesono sibe lezizathu eziqinileyo zokwethemba izithembiso zikaJehova.—KumaHebheru 6:16-18.\n7, 8. (a) UJehova wenza siphi isivumelwano lo-Abrahama, futhi lokho kwayicacisa njani imfihlo engcwele? (b) UJehova watshengisa njani ukulandelana kwabokhokho beNzalo eyayithenjisiwe?\n7 Ngemva kokuba sekudlule iminyaka engu-2 000 abantu bexotshiwe ePharadayisi, uJehova watshela inceku yakhe ethembekileyo u-Abrahama ukuthi: ‘Ngempela ngizakubusisa ngenze izizukulwane zakho zibe zinengi njengezinkanyezi. Kuthi ngenzalo yakho zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizabusiswa ngokuba ungilalele.’ (UGenesisi 22:17, 18) Lokhu kwakungasiso sithembiso nje kuphela; uJehova wasilungisa ngendlela yokuthi sibe yisivumelwano esingokomthetho futhi wenza isifungo esiqinileyo sokuthi lokho uzakwenza. (UGenesisi 17:1, 2; KumaHebheru 6:13-15) Kuyathokozisa ukuthi iNkosi enguMbusi weNdawo Yonke yenza isivumelwano sokubusisa abantu!\n‘Ngizakwenza izizukulwane zakho zibe zinengi njengezinkanyezi emkhathini’\n8 Isivumelwano sika-Abrahama saveza ukuthi iNzalo eyayithenjisiwe yayizabuya ingumuntu ngenxa yokuthi yayizavela esizukulwaneni sika-Abrahama. Kodwa yayizakuba ngubani? Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uJehova waveza ukuthi omunye wamadodana ka-Abrahama okuthiwa ngu-Isaka nguye owayezakuba ngukhokho waleyo Nzalo. Emadodaneni ka-Isaka amabili, kwakhethwa uJakhobe. (UGenesisi 21:12; 28:13, 14) Ngemva kwalokho, uJakhobe wakhuluma ngenye yamadodana akhe angu-12 esitsho amazwi la ayisiphrofetho: “Intonga yobukhosi kayiyikusuka kuJuda, loba umqwayi wombusi phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe, aze ayofika kumnini wayo lokulalela kwezizwe kukuye.” (UGenesisi 49:10) Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi iNzalo yayizakuba yinkosi, futhi yayizakuba yisizukulwane esivela kuJuda!\n9, 10. (a) Yisiphi isivumelwano uJehova asenza lesizwe sako-Israyeli, njalo saletha siphi isivikelo? (b) UMthetho waveza njani isidingo sokukhululwa koluntu?\n9 Ngo-1513 B.C.E., uJehova wayezalungisa indlela eyayizakwenza kwambulwe okunye futhi okuphathelane lemfihlo engcwele. Wenza isivumelwano lezizukulwane zika-Abhrahama, okutsho isizwe sako-Israyeli. Lanxa isivumelwano soMthetho kaMosi singasasebenzi khathesi, sasiyingxenye eqakathekileyo yenjongo kaJehova yokuletha iNzalo ethenjisiweyo. Njani? Cabanga ngezindlela ezintathu. Okokuqala, uMthetho wawunjengomduli ovikelayo. (Kwabase-Efesu 2:14) Imilayo yawo elungileyo yayinjengomduli owawusehlukanisa amaJuda kulabo ababengayisiwo maJuda. Ngakho uMthetho wanceda ukuthi kulondolozwe isizukulwane seNzalo eyayithenjisiwe. Lokhu kwenzakala ngenxa yesivikelo esasivela emthethweni lo. Isizwe leso sasilokhu sikhona kwaze kwafika isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu esifaneleyo sokuthi uMesiya azalwe esizweni sakoJuda.\n10 Okwesibili, uMthetho watshengisa ngokupheleleyo ukuthi uluntu luyakudinga ukuhlawulelwa. Njengoba uMthetho lo wawuphelele, waveza ukuthi abantu abalesono bayehluleka ukwenza konke okutshiwo yiwo. Ngakho uMthetho lo wabakhona “ngenxa yeziphambeko kwaze kwafika iNzalo eyayitshiwo yisithembiso.” (KwabaseGalathiya 3:19) UMthetho wenza ukuthi kube lokuhlawulelwa kwezono kusetshenziswa imihlatshelo yezinyamazana. Kodwa njengoba umphostoli uPhawuli wabhala, “akwenzakali ukuba igazi lezinkunzi lelezimbuzi lisuse izono,” ngakho imihlatshelo le yayimela umnikelo wesihlengo sikaKhristu owawusazobuya. (KumaHebheru 10:1-4) Ngakho kumaJuda ayethembekile, isivumelwano leso saba ‘ngumthetho oholela kuKhristu.’—KwabaseGalathiya 3:24.\n11. Isivumelwano soMthetho sanika abako-Israyeli liphi ithemba elithokozisayo, kodwa kungani inengi lesizwe leso lalahlekelwa yilelo themba?\n11 Okwesithathu, isivumelwano leso sanika ama-Israyeli ithemba elithokozisayo. UJehova wawatshela ukuthi nxa ayengahlala ethembekile kuleso sivumelwano, ayezakuba ‘ngumbuso wabaphristi, lesizwe esingcwele.’ (U-Eksodusi 19:5, 6) Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, labo ababengama-Israyeli ngokuzalwa baba ngabokuqala ukuthi babe ngabaphristi bombuso wasezulwini. Kodwa abako-Israyeli abanengi bahlamukela isivumelwano soMthetho, bala iNzalo enguMesiya, njalo balahlekelwa lithemba lelo. Ngobani-ke ababezakwenza ukuthi umbuso lo wabaphristi wanele? Isizwe leso esasibusisiwe sasizabe silabuphi ubuhlobo leNzalo eyayithenjisiwe? Izingxenye lezo zemfihlo le engcwele zazizakwambulwa ngesikhathi sikaNkulunkulu esifaneleyo.\nIsivumelwano soMbuso kaDavida\n12. Yisiphi isivumelwano uJehova asenza loDavida, njalo isivumelwano lesi sayikhanyisa njani imfihlo kaNkulunkulu engcwele?\n12 Ngekhulu lesi-11 B.C.E., uJehova wakhanyisa okunye okunengi ngemfihlo engcwele ngesikhathi esenza esinye isivumelwano. Wathembisa iNkosi eyayithembekile uDavida wathi: ‘Ngizakwenza oyinzalo yakho athathe isikhundla sakho, ngizawuqinisa umbuso wakhe. Njalo ngizaqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakhe kuze kube nininini.’ (2 USamuyeli 7:12, 13; IHubo 89:3) Ngakho iNzalo eyayithenjisiwe yayizavela endlini kaDavida. Kodwa kwakungenzakala yini ukuthi umuntu nje abuse kuze kube “laphakade”? (IHubo 89:20, 29, 34-36) Nxa umuntu onjalo wayengabakhona wayezakwenelisa yini ukukhulula uluntu esonweni lasekufeni?\n13, 14. (a) NgokweHubo 110, yisiphi isithembiso uJehova asenza eNkosini yakhe egcotshiweyo? (b) UJehova wasebenzisa abaphrofethi bakhe ukuthi bambule kuphi okunye okuphathelane leNzalo eyayisiza?\n13 UDavida waphefumulelwa ukuthi abhale athi: ‘UJehova uthi enkosini yami: “Hlala ngasekunene kwami ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisinyathelo sezinyawo zakho.” UJehova usefungile, kasayikuguquka: “Ungumphristi laphakade ezinyathelweni zikaMelikhizedeki.” ’ (IHubo 110:1, 4) Amazwi kaDavida ayekhuluma ngayo kanye iNzalo eyayithenjisiwe, kumbe uMesiya. (ImiSebenzi 2:35, 36) INkosi le yayingasoze ibuse iseJerusalema kodwa yayizabusa isezulwini “ngasekunene” kukaJehova. Lokhu kwakuzayinika amandla okubusa umhlaba wonke hatshi ilizwe lako-Israyeli kuphela. (IHubo 2:6-8) Lapha kwavezwa okunye futhi okuthile. Nanzelela ukuthi uJehova watsho isifungo esiqotho sokuthi uMesiya wayezakuba ‘ngumphristi ezinyathelweni zikaMelikhizedeki.’ NjengoMelikhizedeki owayeyinkosi engumphristi ngesikhathi sika-Abhrahama, iNzalo eyayisiza yayizabekwa nguNkulunkulu ngokwakhe ukuthi ibe yiNkosi loMphristi!—UGenesisi 14:17-20.\n14 UJehova wayesebenzisa abaphrofethi ukuthi aveze okunye okunengi ngemfihlo yakhe engcwele. Ngokwesibonelo, u-Isaya waveza ukuthi iNzalo yayizakufa ukufa kokuzinikela. (U-Isaya 53:3-12) UMikha wakhuluma kuseselesikhathi indawo uMesiya ayezazalelwa kuyo. (UMikha 5:2) UDanyeli waze waphrofetha langesikhathi iNzalo eyayizavela ngaso leyayizakufa ngaso.—UDanyeli 9:24-27.\nImfihlo Engcwele Iyambulwa!\n15, 16. (a) Kwenzakala njani ukuthi iNdodana kaJehova ‘izalwe ngowesifazana’? (b) Yiwaphi amalungelo uJesu awatholayo ebazalini bakhe, futhi wavela nini njengeNzalo eyayithenjisiwe?\n15 Indlela iziphrofetho lezi ezazizagcwaliseka ngayo yahlala iyimfihlo kwaze kwaba yilapho iNzalo ivela. UGalathiya 4:4 uthi: “Kodwa kwathi lapho isikhathi sesifike ngokupheleleyo, uNkulunkulu wathuma iNdodana yakhe, yazalwa ngowesifazana.” Ngomnyaka ka-2 B.C.E., ingilosi yatshela intombi eyayingumJuda uMariya yathi: “Uzakhulelwa uzale indodana, uyethe ibizo uthi nguJesu. Uzabangumuntu omkhulu abizwe ngokuthi yiNdodana yoPhezukonke. INkosi uNkulunkulu izamupha isihlalo sikayise uDavida. Umoya ongcwele uzakwehlela phezu kwakho lamandla akhe oPhezukonke azakusibekela. Ngakho ongcwele ozazalwa uzathiwa yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”—ULukha 1:31, 32, 35.\n16 Ngemva kwalokho, uJehova wathatha ukuphila kweNdodana yakhe wakudlulisela esibelethweni sikaMariya, ngaleyo ndlela yazalwa ngowesifazana. UMariya wayelesono azalwa elaso. Kodwa uJesu kazange azalwe elesono ngenxa yokuthi yena ‘wayeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.’ Ukuzalwa kukaJesu ngabazali ababeyisizukulwane sikaDavida kwamenza waba lelungelo lokuzalwa kanye lelingokomthetho lokuba yindlalifa kaDavida. (ImiSebenzi 13:22, 23) Ngesikhathi uJesu ebhaphathizwa ngo-29 C.E., uJehova wamgcoba ngomoya ongcwele futhi wathi: “Lo yiNdodana yami engiyithandayo.” (UMathewu 3:16, 17) INzalo yavela ngalindlela. (KwabaseGalathiya 3:16) Kwasekuyisikhathi sokuveza okunye okunengi ngemfihlo engcwele.—2 KuThimothi 1:10.\n17. UGenesisi 3:15 wacaciswa njani?\n17 Ngesikhathi esenza inkonzo yakhe, uJesu waveza ukuthi uSathane nguye inyoka okukhulunywa ngayo kuGenesisi 3:15 lokuthi abalandeli bakaSathane yibo abayinzalo yenyoka. (UMathewu 23:33; UJohane 8:44) Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kwavezwa ukuthi bonke laba babezahlifizwa njani bengaphindi babekhona. (ISambulo 20:1-3, 10, 15) Owesifazana wavezwa ngokuthi ‘yiJerusalema ephezulu,’ okutsho izidalwa zomoya ezibumba inhlanganiso kaJehova yasezulwini enjengomkakhe. *—KwabaseGalathiya 4:26; ISambulo 12:1-6.\n18. Iyini injongo ‘yesivumelwano esitsha’?\n18 Mhlawumbe ukwambulwa okukhulu ukwedlula konke kwenzakala ngobusuku bokucina uJesu ezavuka esifa, lapho atshela khona abafundi bakhe ngokuphathelane ‘lesivumelwano esitsha.’ (ULukha 22:20) Isivumelwano esitsha sasifanana lesivumelwano soMthetho kaMosi ngoba laso kwakumele siveze “umbuso wabaphristi.” (U-Eksodusi 19:6; 1 UPhetro 2:9) Isivumelwano lesi sasingasoze sibumbe isizwe esingokoqobo, kodwa sasizabumba isizwe esingokomoya, okutsho ‘u-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu’ obunjwa ngabalandeli bakaKhristu abagcotshiweyo. (KwabaseGalathiya 6:16) Amalunga la esivumelwano esitsha ayezahlanganyela loJesu ekubusiseni uluntu!\n19. (a) Kungani isivumelwano esitsha siphumelela ekubumbeni “umbuso wabaphristi”? (b) Kungani amaKhristu agcotshiweyo ebizwa ngokuthi ‘ayisidalwa esitsha,’ futhi bangaki abazabusa loKhristu ezulwini?\n19 Kodwa kungani isivumelwano esitsha siphumelela ekubumbeni “umbuso wabaphristi” ukuze uluntu lubusiswe? Siyaphumelela ngenxa yokuthi senza abafundi bakaKhristu bathethelelwe izono ngomhlatshelo wakhe. (UJeremiya 31:31-34) Nxa sebehlanzekile phambi kwakhe, uJehova ubafaka emulini yakhe yasezulwini futhi abesebagcoba ngomoya ongcwele. (KwabaseRoma 8:15-17; 2 KwabaseKhorinte 1:21) Ngakho ‘bazalwa kutsha ethembeni eliphilayo abaligcinelweyo ezulwini.’ (1 UPhetro 1:3, 4) Njengoba isimo esinjalo sisitsha ngokupheleleyo ebantwini, amaKhristu agcotshwe ngomoya abizwa ngokuthi ‘ayisidalwa esitsha.’ (2 KwabaseKhorinte 5:17) IBhayibhili liveza ukuthi ekucineni abangu-144 000 bazahlanganyela ekubuseni abantu abasindisiweyo, bebusa besezulwini.—ISambulo 5:9, 10; 14:1-4.\n20. (a) Yikuphi ukwambulwa okuphathelane lemfihlo engcwele okwenziwa ngo-36 C.E.? (b) Ngobani abazathola izibusiso ezathenjiswa u-Abhrahama?\n20 UJesu kanye lalaba abagcotshiweyo baba ‘yinzalo ka-Abhrahama.’ * (KwabaseGalathiya 3:29) Abokuqala abakhethwayo yilabo ababezalwe bengamaJuda. Kodwa ngo-36 C.E., enye ingxenye yemfihlo engcwele yavezwa: Ababengasiwo maJuda, babezahlanganyela ethembeni lelo elasezulwini. (KwabaseRoma 9:6-8; 11:25, 26; Kwabase-Efesu 3:5, 6) Abagcotshiweyo abangamaKhristu babezakuba yibo bodwa yini ababezathola izibusiso ezathenjiswa u-Abhrahama? Hatshi, ngoba umhlatshelo kaJesu unceda umhlaba wonke. (1 UJohane 2:2) Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uJehova wambula ukuthi ‘ixuku elikhulukazi’ lalizasindiswa lapho umhlaba kaSathane uphela. (ISambulo 7:9, 14) Abanye abanengi babezavuswa belethemba lokuphila phakade ePharadayisi!—ULukha 23:43; UJohane 5:28, 29; ISambulo 20:11-15; 21:3, 4.\nInhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu Lemfihlo Engcwele\n21, 22. Imfihlo engcwele kaJehova itshengisa ngaziphi izindlela inhlakanipho yakhe?\n21 Imfihlo engcwele itshengisa ngendlela emangalisayo ‘ukuhlakanipha okukhulu kukaNkulunkulu.’ (KwabaseEfesu 3:8-10) UJehova watshengisa inhlakanipho enkulu ekusunguleni imfihlo le langokuyiveza kancane kancane. Esebenzisa inhlakanipho, wacabanga ngokusilela kwabantu ebavumela ukuthi batshengise lokho kanye okusezinhliziyweni zabo.—IHubo 103:14.\n22 UJehova waphinda watshengisa inhlakanipho enkulu ngokukhetha uJesu ukuthi abe yiNkosi. INdodana kaJehova ithembekile ukwedlula yiloba yisiphi isidalwa esikhona ezulwini lasemhlabeni. UJesu walwisana lezinhlupho ezitshiyeneyo ngesikhathi esasemhlabeni. Uyazizwisisa kuhle izinhlupho zabantu. (KumaHebheru 5:7-9) Kodwa abazabusa loJesu bona-ke? Emakhulwini eminyaka adlulileyo, bekulokhu kugcotshwa amadoda labesifazana abakhuliswe ngezindlela ezitshiyeneyo, abakhethwa kuyo yonke imihlobo yabantu, lasezindimini ezitshiyeneyo. Zonke izinhlupho bahlangana lazo futhi bazinqoba. (Kwabase-Efesu 4:22-24) Ukuphila ngaphansi kokubusa kwamakhosi la angabaphristi kuzabe kujabulisa sibili!\n23. Yisiphi isibusiso amaKhristu alaso ngokuphathelane lemfihlo engcwele kaJehova?\n23 Umphostoli uPhawuli wabhala wathi: ‘Imfihlakalo ebifihlakele okweminyakanyaka kanye lezizukulwane, isibekwe obala kwabangcwele.’ (KwabaseKholose 1:26) Kuliqiniso ukuthi abagcotshiweyo bakaJehova bayakuzwisisa okunengi ngemfihlo engcwele, njalo imfihlo le bayitshele izigidi zabantu. Lokhu kuyisibusiso esikhulu sonke esilaso! UJehova ‘usazise imfihlakalo engcwele yentando yakhe.’ (Kwabase-Efesu 1:9, NW) Ngakho kasitsheleni abanye ngemfihlo le enhle kangaka, sibancede ukuthi labo benelise ukubona inhlakanipho enkulu kaJehova uNkulunkulu!\n^ indima 17 ‘Imfihlakalo yokwesaba uNkulunkulu enkulu’ layo yavezwa kuJesu. (1 KuThimothi 3:16) Kwasekulesikhathi eside kuyimfihlo ukuthi ukhona yini umuntu ongahlala eqotho ngokupheleleyo kuJehova. UJesu nguye owaveza impendulo. Wahlala eqotho lanxa uSathane wayemlinga ngezindlela ezitshiyeneyo.—UMathewu 4:1-11; 27:26-50.\n^ indima 20 UJesu waphinda wenza ‘isivumelwano sombuso’ leqembu elifananayo. (ULukha 22:29, 30, NW) UJesu wenza isivumelwano ‘lomhlambi omncane’ esokuthi ubuse laye ezulwini njengengxenye yesibili yenzalo ka-Abhrahama.—ULukha 12:32.\nUJohane 16:7-12 UJesu walingisela njani indlela kaYise yokwambula imfihlo kancane kancane?\n1 KwabaseKhorinte 2:6-16 Kungani abanengi bengenelisi ukuzwisisa izimfihlo ezingcwele zikaJehova, njalo thina singazizwisisa njani?\nKwabase-Efesu 3:10 Yisiphi isibusiso amaKhristu alaso lamuhla ngokuphathelane lemfihlo engcwele kaNkulunkulu?\nKumaHebheru 11:8-10 Imfihlo engcwele yaqinisa njani ukholo lwabantu basendulo, lanxa babengakuzwisisi konke okwakusenzakala?