Kumele Sithandaze Njani—Sondela kuNkulunkulu ngoMthandazo (uJakhobe 4:8) | Okufundiswa liBhayibhili\nSondela kuNkulunkulu ngoMthandazo\nKungani kumele sithandaze kuNkulunkulu?\nKumele sithandaze njani kuNkulunkulu ukuze asizwe?\nUNkulunkulu uyiphendula njani imithandazo yethu?\n“UMenzi wezulu lomhlaba” uzimisele ukuzwa imithandazo yethu\n1, 2. Kungani kufanele sibone umthandazo njengesibusiso, njalo kungani sifuna ukwazi ukuthi iBhayibhili lifundisani ngawo?\nUMHLABA mncane kakhulu nxa uqathaniswa lezinkanyezi ezisezulwini. Kanti njalo kuJehova, “uMenzi wezulu lomhlaba,” izizwe zonke zinjengethonsi lamanzi emgqonyeni. (IHubo 115:15; U-Isaya 40:15) Kodwa iBhayibhili lithi: “UJehova useduze kulabo abacela kuye, kubo bonke abacela kuye ngeqiniso. Uyagcwalisa izidingo zalabo abamesabayo; uyezwa ukukhala kwabo abasindise.” (IHubo 145:18, 19) Cabanga ukuthi lokho kutshoni! UMdali onguSomandla useduze lathi futhi uyasizwa nxa ‘sicela kuye ngeqiniso.’ Silesibusiso esikhulu kakhulu sokukhuluma loNkulunkulu ngomthandazo!\n2 Kodwa nxa sifuna uJehova alalele imithandazo yethu kumele sithandaze kuye ngendlela ayamukelayo. Akulandlela esingakwenza ngayo lokhu ngaphandle kokuthi sizwisise ukuthi iBhayibhili lifundisani mayelana lomthandazo. Kuqakathekile ukuthi sikwazi ukuthi iMibhalo ifundisani ngalindaba ngoba umthandazo uyasinceda ukuthi sisondele kuJehova.\n3. Yisiphi isizatho esiqakathekileyo esenza sithandaze kuJehova?\n3 Isizatho esiqakathekileyo esenza sithandaze kuJehova ngesokuthi uyasicela ukuthi sikwenze lokho. ILizwi lakhe liyasikhuthaza lisithi: “Lingakhathazeki ngalutho, kodwa ezintweni zonke, ngokukhuleka langokuncenga, ngokubonga, bekani izicelo zenu kuNkulunkulu. Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqedisisa konke, kuzalinda izinhliziyo zenu lezingqondo zenu kuKhristu uJesu.” (KwabaseFiliphi 4:6, 7) Akumelanga sisikhangelele phansi loba nini lesi sibusiso esisilungiselelwe nguMbusi oMkhulu wendawo yonke!\n4. Ukuthandaza zikhathi zonke kuJehova kubuqinisa njani ubuhlobo bakho laye?\n4 Esinye isizatho esenza sithandaze kuJehova zikhathi zonke ngesokuthi ukwenza njalo kuyabuqinisa ubuhlobo bethu laye. Abangane beqiniso abaxoxi nxa becelana izinto kuphela. Kodwa abangane abahle bayakhathalelana futhi ubungane babo buqhubeka buqina nxa bekhululeka ukutshelana ngokubakhathazayo, abakucabangayo lemizwa yabo. Ubuhlobo bethu loJehova uNkulunkulu buyahambelana lobungane obunjalo. Ibhuku leli selikuncedise ukuthi ufunde okunengi okufundiswa liBhayibhili ngoJehova, ngobuntu bakhe langezinjongo zakhe. Usufunde ukuthi ungenelisa ukuba lobuhlobo laye. Umthandazo ukunika ithuba lokuthi utshele uYihlo osezulwini ukuthi ucabangani lokuthi uzizwa njani enhliziyweni. Nxa ukwenza lokhu uzaqhubeka usondela kuJehova.—UJakhobe 4:8.\nKUMELE SENZENI NXA SIFUNA UNKULUNKULU ALALELE IMITHANDAZO YETHU?\n5. Kuyini okutshengisa ukuthi kayisiyo yonke imithandazo elalelwa nguJehova?\n5 UJehova uyayilalela yini yonke imithandazo? Cabanga ngalokho akutshela ama-Israyeli ayehlamuka ngesikhathi umphrofethi u-Isaya esaphila. Wabatshela wathi: “Loba selikhuleka imikhuleko eminengi, angiyikulalela. Izandla zenu zigcwele igazi.” (U-Isaya 1:15) Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi izenzo zethu zingenza ukuthi uNkulunkulu angalaleli imithandazo yethu. Ngakho nxa sifuna ukuthi uNkulunkulu ajabulele ukuzwa imithandazo yethu, kulezinto eziqakathekileyo okumele sizenze.\n6. Kuyini okuqakathekileyo okumele sibe lakho ukuze uNkulunkulu alalele imithandazo yethu, njalo singatshengisa njani ukuthi silokholo?\n6 Into yokuqala eqakathekileyo okumele sibe layo lukholo. (Bala uMakho 11:24.) Umphostoli uPhawuli wabhala wathi: “Kungelakukholwa akwenzakali ukuthokozisa uNkulunkulu, ngoba oza kuye kumele akholwe ukuthi ukhona lokuthi uyabanika umvuzo labo abadinga ngobuqotho.” (KumaHebheru 11:6) Ukuba lokholo lweqiniso akupheleli ekwazini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona lokuthi uyezwa imithandazo aphinde ayiphendule. Ukholo lukhanya ngezenzo zethu. Kumele sinike ubufakazi obucacileyo bokuthi silokholo ngendlela esiphila ngayo nsuku zonke.—UJakhobe 2:26.\n7. (a) Kungani kufanele sibe lenhlonipho nxa sikhuluma loJehova ngomthandazo? (b) Ukuba qotho lokuthobeka kwethu kungakhanya njani ngesikhathi sithandaza kuNkulunkulu?\n7 UJehova ufuna sibe ngabantu abathobekileyo labaqotho nxa sithandaza kuye. Silesizatho esilengqondo sokuthobeka nxa sikhuluma loJehova. Nxa abantu bangaphiwa ithuba lokukhuluma lenkosi kumbe lomongameli welizwe bandise ukukhuluma laye ngokuthobeka, behlonipha isikhundla sakhe esiphezulu. Kulengqondo-ke ukuthi sibe lenhlonipho edlula lapho nxa sikhuluma loJehova! (IHubo 138:6) Phela yena ‘unguNkulunkulu uSomandla.’ (UGenesisi 17:1) Nxa sikhuleka kuNkulunkulu indlela esikwenza ngayo kufanele itshengise ukuthi siyazithoba lokuthi siyaqaphela ukuthi singanani phambi kwakhe. Ukuthobeka okunjalo kuzakwenza sikhuleke ngenhliziyo yonke, siqotho njalo singaphindaphindi emithandazweni yethu.—UMathewu 6:7, 8, NW.\n8. Singenza njani ukuthi izenzo zethu zihambelane lesikuthandazelayo?\n8 Okunye okuqakathekileyo ukuze uNkulunkulu azwe imithandazo yethu yikuthi izenzo zethu zihambelane lesikuthandazelayo. UJehova ukhangelele ukuthi senze konke esingakwenza, sisebenzela lokho esikuthandazelayo. Ngokwesibonelo nxa singathandaza sisithi: “Siphe lamuhla ukudla kwensuku zonke,” kumele sisuke lapho siyesebenza ngamandla emsebenzini esingawuthola. (UMathewu 6:11; 2 KwabaseThesalonika 3:10) Nxa singathandazela ukuthi sinqobe umkhuba omubi osikhathazayo, kufanele sizame ukubalekela izimo lezindawo ezingasifaka esilingweni. (KwabaseKholose 3:5) Lanxa sesizwile ngezinto lezi eziqakathekileyo, kuseseleminye imibuzo emayelana lomthandazo okusamele iphendulwe.\nUKUPHENDULA EMINYE IMIBUZO EMAYELANA LOKUTHANDAZA\n9. Kumele sithandaze kubani, njalo sisebenzisa ibizo likabani?\n9 Ngubani okufanele sithandaze kuye? UJesu wafundisa abalandeli bakhe ukuthandaza ‘kuBaba wethu osezulwini.’ (UMathewu 6:9) Lokhu kutsho ukuthi imithandazo yethu kufanele iqondiswe kuJehova uNkulunkulu kuphela. Loba kunjalo, uJehova ulindele ukuthi sihloniphe isikhundla seNdodana yakhe eyiyo yodwa, uJesu Khristu. KuSahluko 5 sifunde ukuthi uJesu wathunywa emhlabeni ukuthi abe yinhlawulo esikhulula esonweni lasekufeni. (UJohane 3:16; KwabaseRoma 5:12) Ubekwe njengoMahluli loMphristi oMkhulu. (UJohane 5:22; KumaHebheru 6:20) Yikho iMibhalo isilaya ukuthi sithandaze ngebizo likaJesu. UJesu wathi: “Yimi indlela, leqiniso lokuphila; kakho oza kuBaba engezi ngami.” (UJohane 14:6, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) Ukuze uJehova azwe imithandazo yethu kumele sithandaze kuye kuphela ngebizo leNdodana yakhe.\n10. Kungani kungela ndlela ethile okumele sime ngayo nxa sithandaza?\n10 Nxa sithandaza ikhona yini indlela ethile okumele sime ngayo? Hatshi. UJehova kakhangelelanga ukuthi silandele indlela ethile yokuma komzimba lokwezandla. IBhayibhili lifundisa ukuthi kulezindlela ezitshiyeneyo zesimo somzimba ezamukelekayo nxa sithandaza. Lezi zindlela zigoqela ukuhlala, ukuguqa, ukukhothama lokuma. (1 ImiLando 17:16; UNehemiya 8:6; UDanyeli 6:10; UMakho 11:25) Okuqakathekileyo yisimo esihle senhliziyo hatshi indlela ethile yokuma ezabonwa ngabantu. Kanti njalo nxa singafikelwa yisimo esiyingozi silibele loba singaphi, singathandaza enhliziyweni. UJehova uyayizwa imithandazo enjalo lanxa kungenzeka ukuthi abaseceleni kwethu bayabe bengaboni ukuthi kwenzakalani.—UNehemiya 2:1-6.\n11. Yikuphi okunye ongakutshela uNkulunkulu nxa uthandaza?\n11 Yiziphi izinto esingazithandazela? IBhayibhili lichasisa ukuthi: “Uma sicela ulutho ngokwentando yakhe, [uJehova] uyasizwa.” (1 UJohane 5:14) Ngakho singathandazela loba yini ehambelana lentando kaNkulunkulu. Kuyintando yakhe yini ukuthi sithandaze simtshela okusikhathazayo? Akuthandabuzwa! Ukuthandaza kuJehova kuhambelana lokukhuluma lomngane omthandayo. Singakhuluma loNkulunkulu sikhululekile, ‘sikhupha konke okusezinhliziywenu zethu kuye.’ (IHubo 62:8) Kuqondile ukuthi sicele umoya ongcwele, ngoba uzasinceda ukuthi senze okulungileyo. (ULukha 11:13) Singacela ukuthi uNkulunkulu asiqondise ukuze senze izinqumo ezihlakaniphileyo njalo ukuze sibe lamandla okulwisana lobunzima. (UJakhobe 1:5) Nxa singenza isono kumele sicele ukuthethelelwa ngesisekelo somhlatshelo kaKhristu. (Kwabase-Efesu 1:3, 7) Kodwa akumelanga sithandazele izinto eziphathelane lathi kuphela. Emithandazweni yethu kumele sithandazele labanye abantu abagoqela abemuli yethu kanye lesikhonza labo.—ImiSebenzi 12:5; KwabaseKholose 4:12.\n12. Emithandazweni yethu, singakwenza njani ukuthi izinto eziphathelane loBaba wethu osezulwini zibe yizo eziqakathekileyo?\n12 Okuqakathekileyo okumele kube ngokwakuqala nxa sithandaza yizinto eziphathelane loJehova uNkulunkulu. Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi silesizatho esihle esenza sidumise njalo sibonge uJehova ngenhliziyo yonke ngenxa yobuhle bakhe. (1 ImiLando 29:10-13) Emthandazweni wakhe oyisibonelo obhalwe kuMathewu 6:9-13, uJesu wasifundisa ukuthi sithandazele ukuthi ibizo likaNkulunkulu lihlonitshwe, okutsho ukuthi lingcweliswe. (Bala.) Okulandelayo emthandazweni lowo yikuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu uze lokuthi intando yakhe yenziwe emhlabeni njengalokhu isenziwa ezulwini. UJesu esekhulume ngalezo zinto eziqakathekileyo eziphathelane loJehova, wakhuluma-ke ngezinto ezikhathaza abantu. Lathi nxa sithandazela izinto eziphathelane loNkulunkulu kuqala, siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi asizifuneli okwethu kuphela.\n13. IMibhalo isitshelani mayelana lobude bemithandazo eyamukelekayo?\n13 Imithandazo yethu kumele ibe mide okunganani? IBhayibhili kalisitsheli ukuthi imithandazo yethu kumele ibe mide okunganani nxa sithandaza sisodwa loba sithandaza phambi kwabanye. Ingaba yimithandazo emifitshane singakadli kumbe emide lapho esiyabe sithululela khona izifuba zethu kuJehova. (1 USamuyeli 1:12, 15) Kodwa uJesu wabasola abantu ababezenza abalungileyo besenza imithandazo emide eyokufuna ukubukwa ngabanye. (ULukha 20:46, 47) Imithandazo enjalo kayimjabulisi uJehova. Okuqakathekileyo okumele sikwenze yikukhuleka ngenhliziyo yethu yonke. Ngakho-ke ubude bemithandazo eyamukelekayo buyatshiyana kusiya ngezimo kanye lezidingo.\nUmthandazo wakho ungamukelwa loba ngasiphi isikhathi\n14. IBhayibhili litshoni nxa lisikhuthaza ukuthi ‘siqhubeke sikhuleka,’ njalo kuyini okududuzayo ngalokho?\n14 Kumele sikhuleke kangaki? IBhayibhili lisikhuthaza ukuthi ‘sibambelele ekukhulekeni,’ ‘sikhuleke kokuphela’ njalo ‘siqhubeke sikhuleka.’ (KwabaseRoma 12:12; 1 KwabaseThesalonika 5:17; 1 KuThimothi 5:5) Amavesi la kawatsho ukuthi kumele sikhuleke kuJehova ilanga lonke singasaphumuli. Esikukhuthazwa liBhayibhili yikuthi sikhuleke zikhathi zonke, siqhubeke sibonga uJehova ngobuhle bakhe, sithembela kuye ukuthi asiqondise, asiduduze njalo asiqinise. Akududuzi yini ukwazi ukuthi uJehova kanqumi ukuthi imithandazo yethu ibe mide okunganani lokuthi singathandaza kuye kangaki? Nxa sisiqakathekisa isibusiso somthandazo, sizadinga amathuba amanengi okuthandaza kuBaba wethu osezulwini.\n15. Kungani kumele sithi “Ameni” ekucineni komthandazo wethu sisodwa kumbe nxa omunye ethandaza phambi kwabantu?\n15 Kungani kumele sithi “Ameni” ekucineni komthandazo? Ibala elithi “ameni” litsho ukuthi “kuliqiniso,” kumbe ukuthi “kakube njalo.” Izibonelo eziseMibhalweni zitshengisa ukuthi kuqondile ukuthi sithi “Ameni” ekucineni komthandazo wethu sisodwa kumbe nxa omunye umuntu ethandaza phambi kwabantu abanengi. (1 ImiLando 16:36; IHubo 41:13) Nxa sisithi “Ameni” ekucineni komthandazo wethu siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi esikukhulumileyo kuqotho. Nxa umuntu ethandaza phambi kwabantu, ukuthi “Ameni” kwethu ngenhliziyo kumbe ngokuzwakalayo ekucineni kutshengisa ukuthi sivumelana lakukhulumileyo.—1 KwabaseKhorinte 14:16.\n16. Yikuphi ukuqiniseka esingaba lakho mayelana lomthandazo?\n16 UJehova uyayiphendula yini imithandazo? Ye, uyayiphendula! Silesizatho esiqinileyo sokuqiniseka ukuthi yena “owuzwayo umthandazo” uphendula imithandazo yezigidi zabantu abathandaza kuye beqotho. (IHubo 65:2) UJehova angaphendula imithandazo yethu ngezindlela ezitshiyeneyo.\n17. Kungani singathi uNkulunkulu usebenzisa izingilosi zakhe lezinceku zakhe ezisemhlabeni ukuthi aphendule imithandazo yethu?\n17 UJehova uphendula imithandazo yethu esebenzisa izingilosi lezinceku zakhe ezisemhlabeni. (KumaHebheru 1:13, 14) Kulezibonelo ezinengi zabantu abathandaza kuNkulunkulu ukuthi abancedise ukuzwisisa iBhayibhili, sebethandazile kwahle kwafika omunye wezinceku zikaJehova. Izibonelo ezinjalo ziyibufakazi bokuthi umsebenzi wokutshumayela ngoMbuso uqondiswa yizingilosi. (ISambulo 14:6) Nxa kulolutho esiludingayo sibili, uJehova angaphendula imithandazo yethu ngokwenza ukuthi umKhristu othile asincedise.—IZaga 12:25; UJakhobe 2:16.\nUJehova angaphendula imithandazo yethu ngokwenza ukuthi umKhristu othile asincedise\n18. UJehova uwusebenzisa njani umoya wakhe ongcwele kanye leLizwi lakhe ukuze aphendule imithandazo yezinceku zakhe?\n18 Okunye uJehova uNkulunkulu akusebenzisayo ekuphenduleni imithandazo yezinceku zakhe ngumoya wakhe ongcwele leLizwi lakhe iBhayibhili. Nxa sithandazela uncedo lokuthi silwisane lezilingo, angaphendula imithandazo yethu ngokusinika isiqondiso lamandla esebenzisa umoya wakhe ongcwele. (2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:7) Nxa sikhuleka sicela ukuqondiswa, impendulo yomthandazo wethu ijayele ukutholakala eBhayibhilini, lapho uJehova asinceda khona ukuthi senze izinqumo ezitshengisa ukuhlakanipha. Imibhalo encedayo ingatholakala ekubaleni kwethu iBhayibhili sisodwa lasekubaleni amabhuku obuKhristu anjengaleli. Imicijo eseMibhalweni okumele siyisebenzise singayizwa kulokho okukhulunywayo emihlanganweni yobuKhristu kumbe kokukhulunywa ngumdala okhathalelayo ebandleni.—KwabaseGalathiya 6:1.\n19. Nxa kukhanya angathi imithandazo yethu ayiphendulwa, kuyini okumele sicabange ngakho?\n19 Nxa kukhanya angathi uJehova uyaphuza ukuphendula imithandazo yethu akutsho ukuthi kenelisi ukuyiphendula. Kumele sikhumbule ukuthi uJehova uphendula imithandazo ngesikhathi sakhe langokuvumelana lentando yakhe. Uyazazi izidingo zethu njalo uyakwazi ukuzigcwalisa ukwedlula thina. Izikhathi ezinengi, uyasivumela ukuthi siqhubeke ‘sicela, sidinga njalo siqoqoda.’ (ULukha 11:5-10) Ukuphikelela okunjalo kutshengisa uNkulunkulu ukuthi esikufunayo sikufuna ngenhliziyo yonke lokuthi ukholo lwethu ngolweqiniso. Kumele sinanzelele ukuthi uJehova angaphendula imithandazo yethu ngezindlela ezingakhanyiyo kithi. Ngokwesibonelo, nxa sithandaza ngenxa yesilingo esithile, angaphendula umthandazo wethu ngokusinika amandla okuthi siqinisele hatshi ngokukhipha ubunzima bakhona.—Bala uFiliphi 4:13.\n20. Njengoba ukuthandaza kuJehova kuyisibusiso esikhulu, kungani kumele sikhuleke kuye zikhathi zonke?\n20 Siyathokoza kakhulu ukuthi uMdali womhlaba wonke useduze lalabo abathandaza kuye ngendlela eqondileyo! (Bala iHubo 145:18.) Kumele sithandaze kuJehova zikhathi zonke ngoba kuyisibusiso esikhulu ukuthandaza kuye. Nxa singenza njalo, sizathola isibusiso esimangalisayo sokusondela kuJehova, yena owuzwayo umthandazo.\nUkuthandaza kuJehova zikhathi zonke kuyasinceda ukuthi sisondele kuye.—UJakhobe 4:8.\nNxa sifuna ukuthi uNkulunkulu azwe imithandazo yethu kumele sikhuleke silokholo, sizithoba njalo siqotho.—UMakho 11:24.\nKumele sithandaze kuJehova kuphela, ngebizo leNdodana yakhe—UMathewu 6:9; UJohane 14:6.\nUJehova, “owuzwayo umthandazo” usebenzisa izingilosi, izinceku zakhe ezisemhlabeni, umoya wakhe ongcwele leLizwi lakhe ukuze aphendule imithandazo yethu.—IHubo 65:2.\nUJehova uNkulunkulu, uMdali wezulu lomhlaba, uyasinxusa futhi asithembise.\nThumeza Thumeza Sondela kuNkulunkulu ngoMthandazo


UJesu—UyiNdlela, NeQiniso NokuPhila | Ipilo KaJesu\nINdlela, IQiniso, UkuPhila\nKuyathabisa ukuzwa iindaba ezimnandi. Kuneendaba ezimnandi kwamambala eziphathelwe wena nabantu obathandako.\nIindaba ezimnandezi ziseBhayibhelini, incwadi uMdali wezulu nephasi, uJehova uZimu, enza bona itlolwe eminyakeni eminengi edlulileko. Encwadini le, sizokudzimelela khulu eencwadini ezine zeBhayibheli ezisiphathele iindaba ezimnandi khulu. Iincwadezi zibizwa ngamabizo wamadoda uZimu awasebenzise bona azitlole—uMatewu, uMarkosi, uLukasi noJwanisi.\nAbantu abanengi babiza iincwadi ezinezi ngokuthi maVangeli amane. Iincwadi ezinezi zikhuluma ngevangeli, namkha iindaba ezimnandi ngoJesu—ukuthi uyindlela kaZimu yokufumana isindiso nokuthi njengombana ayiKosi yomBuso kaZimu wezulwini, uJesu uzokuletha iimbusiso ezingapheliko kibo boke abakholwa kuye.—Markosi 10:17, 30; 13:13.\nKUBAYINI KUNAMAVANGELI AMANE?\nKungenzeka uyazibuza ukuthi kubayini uZimu aphefumulela iincwadi ezine ezikhuluma ngepilo neemfundiso zakaJesu.\nKuneenzuzo zokobana kube neencwadi ezine ezingafaniko zalokho uJesu akutjhoko nakwenzako. Nasi isibonelo, akhucabange ngamadoda amane ajame eduze nomfundisi odumileko. Indoda ejame phambi komfundisi imthelisi. Ejame ngesidleni ingudorhodere. Indoda elalele ingesinceleni imthiyi weenhlambi begodu imngani omkhulu womfundisi. Indoda yesine, ejame ngemuva, imbukeli ongomncani kunabanye. Amadoda amane la athembekile begodu ngayinye idzimelele kokuhlukileko. Ngayinye nayingatlola incwadi emalungana namezwi nemisebenzi yomfundisi, iincwadi ezinezi zingaveza pheze imininingwana nezenzakalo ezingafaniko. Ngokuhlola iincwadi ezinezi, sikhumbula nokuhluka kwemibono namkha iminqopho, singakghona ukuzwisisa kuhle okwatjhiwo mfundisi nalokho akwenzako. Lokhu kutjengisa indlela esingazuza ngayo ngokuba neencwadi ezine ezingafaniko zepilo yoMfundisi oMkhulu, uJesu.\nNasiraga nesibonelo samadoda lawa, umthelisi ufuna ukuthinta abantu abamaJuda, nje-ke ubuthelela iimfundiso namkha izenzakalo ngendlela yokobana akghone ukusiza abantu labo. Udorhodere uveza khulu ukulatjhwa kwabagulako nabarholopheleko, ukhipha ezinye izinto ezifakwe mthelisi namkha uzibeka ngendlela engafani neyomthelisi. Umngani omkhulu uveza khulu amazizo nobuntu bomfundisi. Incwadi yendoda eseseyitjha yifitjhani, ibeka izinto bunqopha. Nanyana kunjalo, incwadi yendoda ngayinye inembile. Lokhu kuyitjengisa kuhle indlela iincwadi ezinezi zepilo kaJesu ezithuthukisa ngayo ukuzwisisa kwethu imisebenzi, iimfundiso nobuntu bakhe.\nAbantu bavame ukuthi ‘kuneVangeli lakaMatewu’ namkha ‘iVangeli lakaJwanisi.’ Lokho kuliqiniso, ngombana ivangeli ngalinye limumethe ‘iindaba ezimnandi ngoJesu Krestu.’ (Markosi 1:1) Kodwana kuhlekuhle, kunevangeli linye, namkha iindaba ezimnandi, ngoJesu—esilifumana eencwadini ezine.\nAbafundi abanengi beliZwi lakaZimu bamadanise begodu bavumelanisa izenzakalo namaqiniso afumaneka kuMatewu, uMarkosi, uLukasi, noJwanisi. Ngomnyaka ka-170, umtloli weSiriya uTatian walinga ngamandla ukwenza njalo. Waqala iincwadi ezinezi njengezinembileko neziphefumulelweko, wahlanganisa i-Diatessaron, incwadi evumelanisiweko yepilo nomsebenzi kaJesu.\nIncwadi ethi, UJesu—UyiNdlela, neQiniso nokuPhila yenza okufanako, kodwana inembe khulu begodu iphelele. Lokho kuliqiniso ngombana nje sesikuzwisisa ngcono ukuzaliseka kweemphorofido nemifanekiso eminengi kaJesu. Ukuzwisisokhu kuhlathulula izinto azitjhoko nazenzako nokulandelana kwazo. Izinto zakade ezivunjululiweko nazo zenze sazwisisa ngcono imininingwana ethileko nemibono yabatloli. Liqiniso, akakho ongaqiniseka ngokupheleleko ngokulandelana kwazo zoke izenzakalo. Kodwana incwadi ethi, UJesu—UyiNdlela, neQiniso nokuPhila ihlathulula izenzakalo ngendlela ezwakalako, nenengqondo.\nINDLELA, IQINISO NOKUPHIL A\nNjengombana ufunda begodu uthabela incwadi le, linga ukukhumbula umlayezo oyihloko oya kuwe nebantwini obathandako. Khumbula bona uJesu Krestu watjela umpostoli uTomasi wathi: “Ngiyindlela neqiniso nokuphila. Akakho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kokuthi eze ngami.”—Jwanisi 14:6.\nIncwadi ethi, UJesu—UyiNdlela, neQiniso nokuPhila izokusiza uzwisise ukuthi kwamambala uJesu ‘uyindlela.’ Kukghoneka ngaye kwaphela ukutjhidela kuJehova uZimu ngomthandazo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJesu uyindlela yokusenza sibuyisane noZimu. (Jwanisi 16:23; Roma 5:8) NguJesu kwaphela ongasisiza bona sibe nobuhlobo obuhle noZimu.\nUJesu ‘uliqiniso.’ Wakhuluma begodu waphila ngokuvumelana neqiniso; bekunjengokungathi uJesu uliqiniso elenziwe samuntu. Wazalisa iimphorofido ezinengi, ezibe “ngu-‘iye’ ngaye.” (2 Korinte 1:20; Jwanisi 1:14) Iimphorofido ezinjalo zisisiza sibone indimakhe eqakathekileko ekuzalisekeni komnqopho kaZimu.—IsAmbulo 19:10.\nUJesu Krestu ‘ukuphila.’ Ngesihlengo asenza ngokudela ukuphila kwakhe okupheleleko neengazi zakhe, wenza kwakghoneka bona sifumane “ukuphila kwamambala,” ‘okukuphila okungapheliko.’ (1 Thimothi 6:12, 19; Efesu 1:7; 1 Jwanisi 1:7) Godu uzokuba ‘kuphila’ eenkulungwaneni zabantu abafileko kodwana abazokuvuselwa ekuphileni banethemba lokuphila okungapheliko ePharadesi.—Jwanisi 5:28, 29.\nSoke kufuze sizwisise indima kaJesu emnqophweni kaZimu. Kwangathi ungathabela ukufunda okungeziweko ngoJesu—‘indlela neqiniso nokuphila.’


Ukukholwa Kwakho Kuqine Kangangani Eenthembisweni ZakaJehova?\nUJotjhuwa noSolomoni baqinisekisa ukuthi akunalitho elakhe langaba yipumelelo kikho koke uJehova akuthembisileko. (Jtj 23:14; 1Kh 8:56) Ubufakazi obuthembekileko babofakazi ababilaba bakha isisekelo esiqinileko esingakhela ukukholwa kwethu phezu kwaso.—2Ko 13:1; Tit 1:2.\nUJehova wazizalisa njani iinthembiso zakhe ngesikhathi sakaJotjhuwa? Wena nomndenakho bukelani idrama ethi, ‘Koke Akutjhoko Kwenzeka.’ Bese niphendula imibuzo nasi: (1) Ungakulingisa njani ukukholwa kwakaRarhabi? (Heb 11:31; Jak 2:24-26) (2) Isibonelo saka-Akani sitjengisa njani ukuthi ukungalaleli ngamabomu kudosela ehlekeleleni? (3) Ngitjho nanyana amadoda weGibiyoni bekaziingorho, kubayini akhohlisa uJotjhuwa enza isivumelwano sokuthula nama-Israyeli? (4) Amezwi kaJehova azaliseka njani lokha amakhosi amahlanu wama-Amori nakathusela ama-Israyeli? (Jtj 10:5-14) (5) UJehova ukusize njani njengombana ufuna qangi umBuso kaZimu nokulunga kwakhe ekuphileni kwakho?—Mat 6:33.\nNjengombana sizindla ngakho koke uJehova akwenzileko, akwenzako, nalokho azokwenza, ukukholwa kwethu eenthembisweni zakhe kuzokuqina.—Rom 8:31, 32.\nUnakho na ukukholwa okufana nokwakaJotjhuwa?\nNgiziphi iimphorofido zeBhayibheli ozibona zizaliseka namhlanjesi?\nNgiziphi iimphorofido zeBhayibheli olulukela ukuzibona zizaliseka?


Ukukholwa Kwakho Akudzimelele Eenthembisweni ZomBuso KaZimu | Isifundo\nFUNDA NGELINYE ILIMI Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Argentinean Sign Language Armenian Aymara Azerbaijani Azerbaijani (Cyrillic) Bengali Bicol Bislama Brazilian Sign Language Bulgarian Catalan Cebuano Chichewa Chinese Mandarin (Simplified) Chinese Mandarin (Traditional) Chitonga Chitonga (Malawi) Chitumbuka Cibemba Cinyanja Colombian Sign Language Croatian Czech Dangme Danish Drehu Dutch Efik English Estonian Ewe Finnish Frentji Ga Georgian Greek 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 Kisi Kisonge Kongo Korean Krio Kwangali Kwanyama Latvian Lingala Lithuanian Luganda Lunda Luo Luvale Macedonian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Marathi Mauritian Creole Maya Mexican Sign Language Mixe Mongolian Moore Ndonga Nepali Norwegian Nzema Oromo Ossetian Otetela Pangasinan Papiamento (Aruba) Papiamento (Curaçao) Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Quechua (Ancash) Quechua (Ayacucho) Quechua (Bolivia) Quechua (Cuzco) Romanian Russian Sango Sepedi Serbian Serbian (Roman) Sesotho (Lesotho) Seychelles Creole Shona Silozi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Spanish Sranantongo Swahili Swahili (Congo) Swati Swedish Tagalog Tajiki Tamil Tariyana Tatar Telugu Thai Tshiluba Tsonga Tswana Turkish Turkmen Turkmen Twi Tzotzil Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Venda Vietnamese Wallisian Waray-Waray Wayuunaiki Wolaita Xhosa Zande Zande Zulu\nUsebenzisa itjhadi elithi “ Indlela UZimu Azowufeza Ngayo Umnqophwakhe,” uhlathulule bona kubayini kwenziwa . . .\nisithembiso esenziwa e-Edeni.\nisivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu, nesakaZimu noDavida.\nisivumelwano sokuba nomphristi onjengoMalkitsedekhi.\n1, 2. Khuyini ezosiqinisekisa bona umBuso kaZimu uzowufeza umnqophwakhe ngephasi? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.)\nNJENGOMBANA siboFakazi bakaJehova nje, sihlala sitjela abantu bona umBuso kaZimu uyipengu yemirarwethu, begodu sifuna balizwe, balizwisise kuhle iqiniso elisemTlolweneli. Kuyasiduduza ukwazi bonyana umBuso lo ukuphela kwethemba esinalo. Umbuzo omaphorodlha kukuthi, sinesiqinisekiso esingangani sokuthi umBuso loyo uyinto yamambala, nokuthi uzowufeza umnqopho kaZimu? Isiqinisekisweso sokuthi umBuso kaZimu uyinto yamambala sisekelwephi?—Heb. 11:1.\n2 UmBuso kaMesiya ulithulusi elisungulwe nguZimu, alenzele ukufeza umnqophwakhe ngalokho akubumbileko. UmBuso lo usekelwe phezu kwesisekelo esidzimeleleko—esililungelo lakaJehova lokubusa. Yeke, koke okubandakanyekileko emBusweni lo—ikosawo, abazokubusa nayo, nendawo abazoyibusa—kubotjhwe ziimvumelwano ezingokomthetho zakaZimu nendodanakhe. Njengombana sizokucoca ngeemvumelwanezi, sizokuba nesiqinisekiso esisenza sikholwe bona umBuso lo uyinto yamambala nokuthi udzimelele kangangani phezu kwesisekelo sawo.—Funda u-Efesu 2:12.\n3. Sizokuhlolisisa ini esihlokwenesi nesilandelako?\n3 IBhayibheli likhuluma ngeemvumelwano ezisithandathu ezihlobene nomBuso kaMesiya obuswa nguKrestu uJesu. Sivumelwano (1) sakaZimu no-Abrahamu, (2) somThetho kaMosi, (3) sakaZimu noDavida, (4) sokuba nomphristi onjengoMalkitsedekhi, (5) isivumelwano esitjha (6) nesivumelwano somBuso. Khesihlolisise bona isivumelwano ngasinye sihlangana njani nokufezeka komnqopho kaZimu ngabantu nangephasi.—Qala itjhadi elinesihloko esithi “ Indlela UZimu Azowufeza Ngayo Umnqophwakhe”.\nISITHEMBISO ESISIQINISEKISA BONA INTANDO KAZIMU IZOKUZALISEKA\n4. Ngokutjho kwencwadi kaGenesisi, ngimiphi imithetho uJehova ayibekela abantu?\n4 Kwathi bona abumbe iplanethi yethu le, uJehova wabekela abantu imithetho emithathu ebekufuze bayilalele. Njengombana ababumbe ngomfanekiswakhe nje, abantu bekufuze benze loke iphaseli libe yiPharadesi, bebabelethe balizalise ngabantu abalungileko, begodu bekungakafaneli bona badle emthini wokwazi okuhle nokumbi. (Gen. 1:26, 28; 2:16, 17) Yeke, bekungatlhogeki bona babekelwe iwomakazi lemithetho. Kuhlekuhle, bekufuze kuthi nebaqeda kubunjwa, balalele imithetho emibili kwaphela khona bazokuzalisa umnqopho kaZimu. Alo-ke, iimvumelwano zingena njani endabeni le?\n5, 6. (a) USathana walinga njani ukubekela umnqopho kaZimu isiqabo? (b) UJehova uyirarulule njani ipikiswano kaSathana ayithoma e-Edeni?\n5 Ngebanga lokuthi uSathana uDeveli bekalinga ukubekela umnqopho kaZimu isiqabo, wenza abantu bakaZimu baba mahlongandlebe. Wakhetha umthetho azi kuhle bona angakghona ukuwuswaya, abadurhise ngawo—umthetho ebewufuna umuntu alalele uZimu. Yeke, walinga umfazi wokuthoma u-Eva, wamenza wadla emthini wokwazi okuhle nokumbi uZimu athe bangadli kiwo. (Gen. 3:1-5; IsAm. 12:9) Ngokwenza njalo, uSathana bekajamelana nelungelo lakaZimu lokubusa koke akubumbileko. Khenge aphelele lapho, uSathana wajikela neenceku zakaZimu ezithembekileko, wathi azimthandi ngehliziyo yoke, kunalokho zimkhonza ngombana zifuna okuthileko kuye.—Job. 1:9-11; 2:4, 5.\n6 UJehova bekufuze ayirarulule njani ipikiswano le eyaphehlwa nguSathana e-Edeni? Kghani bekufuze awarhayile kube kanye woke amahlongandlebe la? Awa, phela nange bekunjalo, umnqophwakhe wokuzalisa iphasi ngesizukulwana esilalelako saka-Adamu no-Eva bewungekhe ufezeke. Kodwana kunokuthi ababulale ngesikhatheso, uMbumbi wethu ohlakaniphileko wayibona ngamanye amehlo, ngikho akhupha isiphorofido—isithembiso se-Edeni—ebesisiqinisekiso sokobana woke amezwakhe azokwenzeka njengombana anjalo.—Funda Genesisi 3:15.\n7. Isithembiso se-Edeni esikhuluma ngenyoka nangesizukulwana sayo sisiqinisekisa ngani?\n7 Esithembisweni asitjho e-Edeni, uJehova wagweba inyoka neenzukulwana zayo, okunguSathana uDeveli nabo boke ebebazokujama naye epikiswaneni yelungelo lakaZimu lokuBusa. UZimu weqiniso wanikela isizukulwana somfazi wezulwini igunya lokurhayila uSathana. Ngebangelo-ke, isithembiso se-Edeni besingakadzimeleli ekurhayilweni komuntu oyipehli lo kwaphela, kodwana saveza nokuthi ngubani ozombhubhisa.\n8. Umfazi nesizukulwana sakhe bamhlobo bani wabantu?\n8 Alo-ke, ngubani osizukulwana somfazi okukhulunywa ngaye lo? Njengombana umtlolo uthi isizukulwana sizokutshidlha ihloko yenyoka, namkha ‘sichithe’ isibunjwa somoya esinguSathana uDeveli, kuyatjho-ke bona nesizukulwaneso simumuntu womoya. (Heb. 2:14) Godu lokho kutjho nokobana kwamfazi ozokubeletha isizukulwanesi umumuntu womoya. Njengombana iinzukulwana zenyoka bezisolo zanda, bekungaziwa bona ngubani ozokuba sizukulwana somfazi lo, bekwadlula iminyaka ezi-4 000 yoke uJehova athembisile. Phakathi nesikhatheso, uJehova wenza iimvumelwano ezimbalwa ebeziqinisekisa bona isizukulwanesi sizokuba lithulusi lakaZimu lokulungisa umonakalo owenziwe nguSathana ebantwini.\nISIVUMELWANO EBESIZOKUVEZA ISIZUKULWANA\n9. Ngisiphi isivumelwano uZimu asenza no-Abrahamu, begodu sathoma ukusebenza nini?\n9 Eminyakeni ezi-2 000 ngemva kokuthi agwebe uSathana, uJehova wathi u-Abrahamu akaphume enarheni yekhabo e-Uri eseMesopotamiya, atjhinge enarheni yeKanana. (IzE. 7:2, 3) UJehova wathi kuye: “Tjhiya inarhekhenu, abantu bekhenu nendlu kayihlo, uye enarheni engizakutjengisa yona. Ngizokwenza ube sisizwe esikhulu, begodu ngizokubusisa: Ngizokwenza ibizo lakho libe likhulu, ube sibusiso. Ngizokubusisa abakubusisako, nabakunyazako ngizabanikelela; zoke iinkoro zephasi [“zizokubusiswa ngawe” NW].” (Gen. 12:1-3) Lokhu kulandisa kokuthoma okutloliweko ngesivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu. Akwaziwa ukuthi uJehova wasenza nini isivumelwanwesi no-Abrahamu. Kodwana esikwaziko kukuthi isivumelwaneso sathoma ukusebenza ngomnyaka ka-1943 ngeenkhathi zaka-Abrahamu, yena-ke obekaneminyaka ema-75, nakasuka eHarana ayama umlambo we-Yufrathe.\n10. (a) U-Abrahamu wakuveza njani bona uyaqiniseka ukuthi iinthembiso zakaZimu zizokuzaliseka? (b) Ngimiphi imininingwana uZimu ayembula kancanikancani ngesizukulwana somfazi lo?\n10 UJehova wasihlathulula ngeendlela ezinengi isivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahama, bewatjho nemininingwana enabileko ngaso. (Gen. 13:15-17; 17:1-8, 16) Yeke, kwathi bona u-Abrahamu atjengise bona uzithemba kangangani iinthembiso zakaZimu ngokunikela ngendodanakhe ekuphela kwayo, lokho kwenza uJehova waqinisa isivumelwanesi ngesinye isithembiso. (Funda uGenesisi 22:15-18; Hebheru 11:17, 18.) Ngemva kokwenza isithembiso no-Abrahamu, uJehova wayiveza kancanikancani imininingwana eqakathekileko ngesizukulwana somfazi. Isizukulwanesi, ebesele sizokuvela ngo-Abrahamu besizokuthatha ubukhosi, besirhayile woke amanaba kaZimu, silethele abantu abanengi iimbusiso.\nU-Abrahama bekaqiniseka ngehliziywakhe yoke bona nakuziinthembiso zakaZimu zona zizokuzaliseka (Qala isigaba 10)\n11, 12. ImiTlolo ikutjengisa njani ukuthi isivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu sizokuzaliseka ngokunabileko? Isivumelwanesi sizosenzelani thina?\n11 Siyazi bona isivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu sazaliseka mhla iinzukulwana zakhe zithola inarha yesithembiso, kodwana imiTlolo iyatjho bona besizokuzaliseka ngokunabileko ngendlela engokomfanekiso. (Gal. 4:22-25) Ngokwamezwi umpostoli uPowula aphefumulelwa bona awatlole, ingcenye yokuthoma yesizukulwana saka-Abrahamu iqalisele emaKrestwini akhethiweko azi-144 000. (Gal. 3:16, 29; IsAm. 5:9, 10; 14:1, 4) Bese umfazi ozokubeletha isizukulwanesi ‘liJerusalema eliphezulu’—eliyingcenye yehlangano kaZimu esezulwini. (Gal. 4:26, 31) Yeke, isivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu sathembisa bona kuzokuba nesizukulwana somfazi ebesizokubusisa abantu.\n12 Isivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu besiveza bona umBuso kaZimu uzokubuswa yiKosi nabanye ezokubambisana nabo, begodu isivumelwanesi sizokuba sisekelo esingokomthetho somBuso loyo. (Heb. 6:13-18) Sizokuhlala isikhathi esingangani isivumelwanesi? Incwadi kaGenesisi 17:7 ithi sizokuhlala “ngokungapheliko.” Sizokuhlala sikhona bekube kulapho umBuso kaMesiya ubhubhisa woke amanabawo, bese ubusise yoke imindeni esephasini. (1 Kor. 15:23-26) Eqinisweni, izinto abantu abazokwenzelwa zona ephasina zizokuhlala isiphelani. Isivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu siveza indlela uJehova azimisele ngayo ukufeza umnqophwakhe wokuthi abantu ‘bazalise iphasi’!—Gen. 1:28.\nISIVUMELWANO ESISIQINISEKISA BONA UMBUSO KAZIMU UZOKHLALA ISIPHELANI\n13, 14. Isivumelwano sakaZimu noDavida sisiqinisekisa njani bona umbuso kaMesiya angekhe wonakale?\n13 Isithembiso uZimu asenza e-Edeni nesivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahamu siveza iphuzu eliqakathekileko lokuthi ubukhosi bakaJehova obuzokubuswa yindodanakhe enguMesiya busekelwe phezu kwemithetho kaJehova yokulunga. (Rhu. 89:14) Kghani kuzakhe kwenzeke na bona umBuso lo ugcine sele ukhohlakele, bewugcine sele ususiwe? Awa, ngombana kunesinye isivumelwano esingokomthetho esizokuqinisekisa bona into enjalo ingenzeki nangelanga lomhlolo.\n14 Akhusucabange ngalokho uZimu akuthembisa iKosi uDavida obekabusa u-Israyeli wekadeni. Lesi bekusivumelwano sakaZimu noDavida. (Funda 2 Samyela 7:12, 16.) Isivumelwanesi senziwa ngesikhathi uDavida ayikosi yeJerusalema, uZimu wamthembisa bona uMesiya uzokuba sizukulwana sakhe. (Luk. 1:30-33) Yeke, uJehova wembula bona isizukulwanesi besizokuba “nelungelo” elingokomthetho lokuthatha ilifa lobukhosi bakaDavida bube mBuso kaMesiya. (Hez. 21:25-27) UJesu nguye onelungelo lokwenza isihlalo sobukhosi sakaDavida bona “sidzimelele isiphelani.” Ngebangelo-ke, isizukulwana sakaDavida “sizakujama nini nanini, isihlalo sakhe sinzinze phambi [kwakaZimu] njengelanga.” (Rhu. 89:34-37) Lokho kutjho khona bona lingawa lidojwe ziinkukhu nange ukubusa kwakaMesiya kukhohlakala, begodu lokho ozokwenza kuzokuhlala isiphelani!\nISIVUMELWANO ESIVEZA ITLHOGEKO YABAPHRISTI\n15-17. Ngokwesivumelwano sokuba nomphristi onjengoMalkitsedekhi, ngimuphi omunye umsebenzi ozokwenziwa sizukulwanesi, begodu kubayini?\n15 Njengombana isivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu, nesakaDavida ziqinisekisa bona isizukulwana somfazi sizokuba yikosi, lokho kukodwa akusiqinisekisi bona abantu beentjhaba zoke bazokubusiswa yikosi leyo. Phela nebazakubusiswa kwamambala, kufuze batjhatjululwe esonweni, bebabe malunga womndeni kaJehova wezulwini nephasini. Yeke, koke lokho kutlhoga isizukulwana esizokuba mphristi. Umdali ohlakaniphileko weza nesinye isivumelwano esingokomthetho—isivumelwano somphristi onjengoMalkitsedekhi.\n16 UJehova wembulela iKosi uDavida bona uzokwenza isivumelwano noJesu esineminqopho emibili: “Hlala ngesidleni sami” kutjho uZimu, bekube kulapho izitha zakhe ziba sinabelo seenyawo zakhe nokuthi abe mphristi “ngokwendlela kaMalkitsedekhi.” (Funda iRhubo 110:1, 2, 4.) Kubayini kufuze abe mphristi “ngokwendlela kaMalkitsedekhi”? Kungebanga lokuthi, kade ngaphambi kobana iinzukulwana zaka-Abrahamu zingene enarheni yesithembiso, bekunekosi yeSalema ibizo layo linguMalkitsedekhi. Ikosi leyo ‘beyimphristi kaZimu ongoPhezulu.’ (Heb. 7:1-3) Bekabekwe nguJehova ngokwakhe bona abe mphristi. Nguye kwaphela obekayikosi nomphristi ngokwemiTlolo yesiHebheru. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngebanga lokuthi akunamuntu owangena esikhundleni sakhe, waba ‘mphristi ngokungapheliko.’\n17 UJehova nguye owenze isivumelwano noJesu sokuthi uzombeka mathupha esikhundleni sobuphristi “ngokwendlela kaMalkitsedekhi.” (Heb. 5:4-6) Kilokhu, uJehova bekazibopha yena ngokomthetho bona asebenzise umBuso kaMesiya ekufezeni umnqophwakhe ngabantu abasephasini.\nIIMVUMELWANO EZAKHA ISISEKELO ESINGOKOMTHETHO SOMBUSO KAZIMU\n18, 19. (a) Konje ngiziphi iimvumelwano zomBuso kaZimu esicoce ngazo esihlokwenesi? (b) Ngimuphi umbuzo oseleko esizokucoca ngawo esihlokweni esilandelako?\n18 Njengombana sesihlolisise iimvumelwano esicoce ngazwezi, siyizwisisa tle indlela ezihlangana ngayo nomBuso kaMesiya nokuthi usekelwe njani phezu kwazo. Isithembiso esenziwa e-Edeni sakatelela uJehova bona asebenzise isizukulwana somfazi ekuzaliseni umnqophwakhe ngephasi nangabantu. Nje-ke ngubani isizukulwanesi, begodu sizokubekwa kisiphi isikhundla? Isivumelwano sakaZimu no-Abrahamu siyihlahlandlela yakho koke lokhu.\n19 Isivumelwano sakaZimu noDavida siveza ukuthi isizukulwana esiyihloko sizokuba yikosi nokuthi ilungelo laso lokubusa ephasini nalokho esizokwenzela abantu kuyokuhlala isiphelani. Isivumelwano sokuba nomphristi onjengoMalkitsedekhi siqinisekisa bona isizukulwanesi sizokuba mphristi. Nanyana kunjalo kukhona azokubusa nabo. Bazokwenza woke umuntu osephasini agcine sele aphelele. Nabo abantwabo bazokuba makhosi nabaphristi. Kodwana babuyaphi abantwaba? Ipendulo yombuzo lo asiyidembe esihlokweni esilandelako.\nINDLELA UZIMU AZOWUFEZA NGAYO UMNQOPHWAKHE\nIsithembiso esenziwa e-Edeni siveza bona umBuso kaZimu uzowuzalisa umnqophwakhe ngabantu nangephasi. Lezi-ke ziimvumelwano ezisithandathu eziveza indlela uZimu azowufeza ngayo umnqophwakhe:\nISIVUMELWANO SAKAZIMU NO-ABRAHAMU\nABABOTJHWE SIVUMELWANESI: UJehova no-Abrahamu\nUMNQOPHO: Sisisekelo esingokomthetho esitjengisa bona ‘isizukulwana’ ‘somfazi’ okuGenesisi 3:15 sizokuba yiKosi yomBuso kaZimu\nABABOTJHWE SIVUMELWANESI: UJehova nama-Israyeli wendabuko\nUMNQOPHO: Sivikela ‘isizukulwanesi’ besinqophise nabantu kuMesiya\nISIVUMELWANO SAKAZIMU NODAVIDA\nABABOTJHWE SIVUMELWANESI: UJehova noDavida\nUMNQOPHO: Sisiqinisekisa bona iKosi enguMesiya izokuvela eenzukulwaneni zakaDavida nokuthi lokho okuzokwenziwa mBuso lo kuzokuhlala ngokungapheliko\nISIVUMELWANO SOKUBA NOMPHRISTI ONJENGOMALKITSEDEKHI\nABABOTJHWE SIVUMELWANESI: UJehova noJesu\nUMNQOPHO: Sinikela uJesu ilungelo elingokomthetho—njengombana kunguye odosa phambili kilabo abakha ‘isizukulwanesi’—lokuba mphristi ngokungapheliko\nABABOTJHWE SIVUMELWANESI: UJehova no-Israyeli ongokomfanekiso\nUMNQOPHO: Sisisekelo esingokomthetho esinikela amaKrestu azi-144 000 ilungelo lokuba yingcenye yesibili ‘yesizukulwana’ somfazi okuGenesisi\nABABOTJHWE SIVUMELWANESI: UJesu nama-Israyeli ongokomfanekiso\nUMNQOPHO: Sibopha uJesu namaKrestu azokubusa naye bona babe makhosi nabaphristi ezulwini


U-Albertina Sisulu - Umma Wesitjhaba\nNgemva kokobana u-Albertina atjhade wangenelwa lithando lezepolotiki. Lokha indodakhe iyozifihla kodwana imdosiphambil wehlangano ye Umkhonto we Sizwe (egade kuliphiko lesijone lehlangano ye-ANC) u-Albertina wasebenzela umdenakhe. Ngomrholwakhe wobuhlengikazi wondla abentwabakhe, wambelekela nezinye iinzukulwani.\nNanyana gade angarholi imali enengi, gade akatelela bona woke umuntu obakweriyeleko adle asuthe nokobana ikhaya lakhe kanye nengadi yakhe zihlale zihlwengekile.\nAbobaba abanengi egade balwela ikululeko gade bakateleleke bona babalekele kwezinye iinarha nanyana gade babatjhwa ngesikhathi sebandlululo. U-Albertina Sisulu watjhuguluka waba ngumma wesibili ebantwaneni babakhozi babo egade babhalelwa kukuba nemindeni yabo.\nU- Dali Tambo, indodana ka-Oliver Tambo, gade kungomunye wabentwanabo. “Gade angithanda khulu, angibiza ndodana, ngimubiza mma begodu gade angumma wami wesibli, ”watjho njalo. Lokha nagade uMongamel uMandela kanye nomkakhe babotjhwe bobabili eRobben Island gade abatlhogomelela abentwababo, atlhogomela nebakhe.\nImindeni le gade ithandana khulu iminyaka ngeminyaka. U-Albertina wahlala asondelene nebakwaMandela nangemva kokobana ubabawakwakhe ahlongakale, begodu waba ngomunye wabantu bokuthoma abamkweriyelako lokha nakagulako.


Umkhokheli Webutho Utshengisa Ukuthi Ulokholo | Impilo KaJesu\nUmkhokheli Webutho Utshengisa Ukuthi Ulokholo\nUMATHEWU 8:5-13 ULUKHA 7:1-10\nINCEKU YOMKHOKHELI WEBUTHO IYASILISWA\nUJesu uthi eqeda iNtshumayelo yaseNtabeni aye edolobheni leKhaphenawume lapho afika alandwe khona ngabanye abadala abangamaJuda. Bathunywe ngenye indoda engumRoma njalo engumkhokheli wamasotsha angu-100.\nUmkhokheli webutho ugulelwa yinceku yakhe ayithandayo njalo isizakufa. Umkhokheli lo ucela uncedo kuJesu lanxa engoweZizweni. AmaJuda athunyiweyo atshela uJesu ukuthi inceku yendoda le “ilele phansi endlini, yome umhlubulo futhi ithwele nzima kakhulu,” mhlawumbe izwa ubuhlungu obukhulu. (UMathewu 8:6) Abadala abangamaJuda bancenga uJesu bemtshela ukuthi indoda le kumele incedwe sibili. Bathi: “Iyasithanda isizwe sethu, njalo yiyo eyasakhela isinagogi.”—ULukha 7:4, 5.\nUJesu uhle asuke labadala laba eqonda endlini yomkhokheli webutho. Kodwa bathi sebeseduze, umkhokheli lo athume abangane bakhe ukuthi bathi kuJesu: “Mnumzana, ungazihluphi. Kambe ngiyini mina ukuthi ungangena ngaphansi kophahla lwami? Yikho ngibone kungangifanelanga ukuthi ngize kuwe.” (ULukha 7:6, 7) Lanxa indoda le ijayele ukutshela abantu okokwenza, amazwi ayo atshengisa ukuthi ithobekile lokuthi itshiyene lamaRoma aziphatha kubi izinceku zawo.—UMathewu 8:9.\nAkuthandabuzwa ukuthi umkhokheli webutho lo uyakwazi ukuthi amaJuda kawadlelani labantu abangayisiwo maJuda. (ImiSebenzi 10:28) Mhlawumbe yikho okwenze wathuma abangane bakhe ukuthi bayetshela uJesu amazwi la: “Wena tshono ilizwi kuphela, usilise inceku yami.”—ULukha 7:7.\nUJesu uyamangala esizwa amazwi la abesesithi: “Ngilitshela ukuthi ngitsho lako-Israyeli kangikamtholi umuntu olokholo olukhulu kangaka.” (ULukha 7:9) Abangane bomkhokheli webutho bathi bephenduka endlini bathole inceku yakhe isisilile.\nUJesu esesilise inceku le uhle acacise ukuthi abantu abalokholo bazabusiswa lanxa bengayisiwo maJuda. Uthi: “Abanengi bazakuza bevela empumalanga lentshonalanga, bahlale etafuleni lo-Abrahama, lo-Isaka kanye loJakhobe eMbusweni wamazulu.” Kodwa kuzakwenzakalani kumaJuda angelakholo? UJesu uthi “azaphoselwa phandle emnyameni. Yikho lapho azakhala khona atshayanise amazinyo.”—UMathewu 8:11, 12.\nYikho-ke amaJuda angafuni ukwamukela isibusiso esiqala ukuphiwa wona esokuba seMbusweni kaKhristu azalahlwa. Kodwa abeZizweni bazakwamukelwa “eMbusweni wamazulu,” kube angathi bahlezi loKhristu etafuleni.\nKungani amaJuda esiyancenga uJesu ukuthi elaphe inceku yomkhokheli webutho?\nKuyini okungabe kusenza ukuthi umkhokheli webutho athi uJesu engabuyi endlini yakhe?\nUJesu uthi abantu beZizweni bazathola siphi isibusiso?\nThumeza Thumeza Umkhokheli Webutho Utshengisa Ukuthi Ulokholo


UJesu Utshumayela EGalile | Impilo KaJesu\nUtshumayela Kulo Lonke ElaseGalile\nUMATHEWU 4:23-25 UMAKHO 1:35-39 ULUKHA 4:42, 43\nUJESU UTSHUMAYELA LABAFUNDI ABANE EGALILE\nUSEDUME NGOKUTSHUMAYELA LANGEZIMANGALISO AZENZAYO\nUJesu labafundi bakhe abane baseKhaphenawume futhi abakatholi isikhathi sokuphumula. Ngezikhathi zantambama abantu bedolobho leli baletha abagulayo kuye ukuze abasilise. UJesu kakatholi isikhathi sokuthi abe yedwa ukuze akhuleke kuYise.\nKuthi sekusemadabukakusa ngelanga elilandelayo uJesu asuke aye endaweni engelabantu ukuze akhuleke kuYise. Kodwa bathi benanzelela ukuthi usesukile, ‘uSimoni lalabo alabo’ bayamdinga phansi phezulu. Kungenzeka uPhetro nguye okhokhela iqembu leli ngoba uJesu ubesemzini wakhe.—UMakho 1:36; ULukha 4:38.\nSebemtholile uJesu, uPhetro uthi: “Abantu bonke bayakudinga.” (UMakho 1:37) Abantu baseKhaphenawume kabafuni ukuthi uJesu asuke kubo. Abenzele khona kukhulu sibili yikho bayazama ‘ukumncenga ukuthi angasuki kubo.’ (ULukha 4:42) Kodwa ukwenza izimangaliso yiso yini isizatho esiyisiqokoqela esenza uJesu wabuya emhlabeni? Kambe wayelande ukuzonceda abantu beKhaphenawume kuphela? UJesu uthini ngalokhu?\nUphendula abafundi bakhe athi: “Kasiyeni kwenye indawo, emadolobheni aseduzane ukuze ngitshumayele lakuwo ngoba yikho engikulandileyo.” Esekhuluma labantu abangafuni ahambe uthi: “Kufanele ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu lakwamanye amadolobho ngoba yikho engathunywa ukuzokwenza.”—UMakho 1:38; ULukha 4:43.\nUmsebenzi omkhulu kulayo yonke uJesu ayilandileyo ngowokutshumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. UMbuso lo yiwo ozangcwelisa ibizo likaYise njalo ususe zonke izinto ezikhathaza abantu. Izimangaliso uJesu azenzayo zenza kucace ukuthi uthunywe nguNkulunkulu. Lezimangaliso ezenziwa nguMosi owayephile eminyakeni eminengi eyadlulayo zazitshengisa ukuthi uthunywe nguNkulunkulu.—U-Eksodusi 4:1-9, 30, 31.\nUJesu labafundi bakhe abane bayasuka eKhaphenawume bayetshumayela kwamanye amadolobho. Abafundi laba nguPhetro lomfowabo u-Andreya kanye loJohane lomfowabo uJakhobe. Ngeviki edlulileyo uJesu wayebabizile ukuthi babe ngabokuqala ukuhamba betshumayela laye.\nUJesu labafundi bakhe abane bayaphumelela emsebenzini wabo wokutshumayela eGalile. Labantu abasezindaweni ezikhatshana bayezwa ngalokho okwenziwa nguJesu. “Umbiko omayelana laye wagcwala kulo lonke elaseSiriya” lasesabelweni samadolobho alitshumi ayebizwa ngokuthi yiDekhapholi kanye laphetsheya koMfula uJodani. (UMathewu 4:24, 25) Amaxuku amakhulu avela ezindaweni lezi laseJudiya ayamlandela uJesu labafundi bakhe. Abanengi babuya labantu abagulayo ukuze abelaphe. UJesu uyabelapha bonke abagulayo futhi akhiphe lamadimoni kwabahlaselwe ngamadimoni.\nKwenzakalani emadabukakusa ngelanga elilandela lelo uJesu aswela khona isikhathi sokuthandaza?\nUJesu wathunyelwani emhlabeni futhi izimangaliso zakhe zitshengisani?\nUJesu uhamba labobani ngesikhathi etshumayela eGalile njalo akwenzayo kuba layiphi impumela?\nThumeza Thumeza Utshumayela Kulo Lonke ElaseGalile


UJehova UZimu Urhola Abantu Bakhe—Isaya 58:11 | IsiThala\n“UJehova uzanirhola njalonjalo.”—ISA. 58:11.\nAbantu uZimu abasebenzisa bona barhole abantu bakhe ekadeni, noJesu Krestu batjengisa njani ukuthi . . .\nbebasizwa mumoya ocwengileko?\nbebalandela iliZwi lakaZimu?\n1, 2. (a) Abarholi baboFakazi bakaJehova bahluke njani ebarholini bamasondo? (b) Esihlokwenesi nakesilandelako sizokufunda ngani?\nABANTU bahlala basibuza bathi, kanti kuhlekuhle nina boFakazi “ngubani oniphetheko.” Into eyenza ukuthi babuze umbuzo lo kukuthi emasondweni amanengi, kuba nendoda namkha umma munye obamdosi phambili. Thina-ke sihlukile, ngombana bathi nabasibuzako sivele sibatjele ngokukhulu ukuthaba ukuthi thina asiRholwa mumuntu. Kunalokho, sirholwa nguKrestu, ngombana naye urholwa nguBabakhe uJehova.—Mat. 23:10.\n2 Kodwana nokho nathi sinabo abantu abasidosa phambili “inceku ethembekileko nehlakaniphileko.” (Mat. 24:45) Alo yini esenza siqiniseke ukuthi uJehova usebenzisa iNdodanakhe bona asirhole? Esihlokwenesi nakesilandelako sizokubona ukuthi kusukela kade eminyakeni eziinkulungwana, uJehova bekabasebenzisa njani abantu abathileko bona barhole abantu bakhe. Besidembe namabanga amathathu asinikela ubufakazi bokuthi kwamambala uJehova nguye ebekabasebenzisa abantwabo. Nanamhlanjesi usakwenza kukhanye ukuthi ubaRhola kuhle abantu bakhe.—Isa. 58:11.\nBEBASEKELWA MUMOYA OCWENGILEKO\n3. Yini eyasiza uMosi bona arhole ama-Israyeli?\n3 Ummoya kaZimu wabasekela abantu ebebamjamele. Akhesicoce ngoMosi, phela waphiwa umsebenzi wokurhola ama-Israyeli. Alo yini eyamsiza ekwenzeni umsebenzi obudisi lo? UJehova ‘wabeka ummoyakhe ocwengileko phakathi [kwakhe].’ (Funda u-Isaya 63:11-14.) Yeke uJehova waragela phambili amsebenzisa bona arhole abantu bakhe.\n4. Yini ebeyingaqinisekisa ama-Israyeli bona uMosi bekanommoya kaZimu? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.)\n4 Akekho namunye kithapha ongathi ukhe wawubona ummoya ocwengileko. Alo yini esenza siqiniseke ukuthi uMosi bekasetjenziswa ngiwo? Okusenza siqiniseke kukuthi ummoya ocwengileko wenza uMosi bona enze imikarisomraro begodu wamenza waba nesibindi sokuyokutjela uFaro ngebizo lakaZimu. (Eks. 7:1-3) Wabuye godu wamenza waba nobuntu obuhle obunjengethando, ukuthobeka nokubekezela. Begodu ubuntobo bamsiza khulu emsebenzinakhe lo wokurhola ama-Israyeli. Lokho bekwenza umehluko omkhulu ebarholini bakezinye iindawo, bona-ke bebagandelela abantu begodu bamarhamaru. (Eks. 5:2, 6-9) Yeke lokho kunikela ubufakazi bokuthi, uJehova wakhetha uMosi bona arhole abantu bakhe.\n5. Akhusihlathululele ukuthi uJehova wawasiza njani amanye wamadoda wakwa-Israyeli bona arhole abantu bakhe.\n5 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi ummoya kaJehova wasiza namanye amadoda bona arhole abantu bakhe ama-Israyeli. IBhayibheli lithi: “UJotjhuwa umsa kaNuni wayezele ngommoya wokuhlakanipha.” (Dut. 34:9) ‘Ummoya [kaJehova] wehlela kuGidiyoni.’ (Khok. 6:34) Libuye lithi, ‘ummoya [kaJehova] wehlela phezu kwakaDavida.’ (1 Sam. 16:13) Amadoda la woke nje athembela kiwo ummoya kaZimu bona ubasize, begodu kwaba njalo ummoya kaZimu wabasiza benza izinto ebengeze bathoma bazenze bona ngokwabo. (Jotj. 11:16, 17; Khok. 7:7, 22; 1 Sam. 17:37, 50) Ngokwenza kwabo izinto ezimangalisa kangaka, uJehova wadunyiswa.\n6. Kubayini uJehova bekafuna ama-Israyeli ahloniphe abarholi ebekabakhethile?\n6 Alo umbuzo kukuthi ama-Israyeli bekufuze azizwe njani nawabona ubufakazi bokuthi kwamambala amadoda la bekanommoya ocwengileko? Okutlhuwisa khulu kukuthi kukhe kwaba nesikhathi la ama-Israyeli anghonghoyila khona athi awa nakunguMosi yena akabarholi kuhle. UJehova wabuza umbuzo naku: “Kuzabe kube nini abantwaba bangidelela na?” (Num. 14:2, 11) Iqiniso elingeze laphikwa ngelokuthi uMosi, uJotjhuwa, uGidiyoni noDavida bakhethwa nguJehova bona bajamele yena njengombana aMrholi. Yeke abantwaba nabalalela amadoda la, kuyafana nokuthi bebalalela uJehova uMrholi.\n7. Iingilozi zamsiza njani uMosi?\n7 Iingilozi nazo bezibasekela abantu ebebajamele uJehova. (Funda amaHebheru 1:7, 14.) UJehova wasebenzisa iingilozi bona anqophise abe ahlomise uMosi. Yeke uZimu wamthuma “ngesandla sengilozi eyabonakala kuye esithukghwaneni bona abembusi nomsindisi.” (IzE. 7:35) Ngitjho nomThetho uMosi ebekufuze awusebenzise ekurholeni ama-Israyeli “wafakwa ziingilozi.” (Gal. 3:19) Begodu uJehova wathi kuye: “Gadesi-ke khamba uyokhokhela abantu ubase endaweni engikutjele ngayo. Qala, ingilozami izakhamba phambi kwakho.” (Eks. 32:34) IBhayibheli alisitjeli ukuthi ama-Israyeli ayibona na ingilozi leyo ngesikhathi yenza zoke izintwezo. Kodwana indlela uMosi awarhola ngayo ama-Israyeli isenza singabi ngitjho nokuncani ukungabaza bokuthi yingilozi ebeyidosa phambili.\n8. Iingilozi zamsiza njani uJotjhuwa noHezekhiya?\n8 Kwathi kamva nase uMosi ahlongakele, kwangena uJotjhuwa esikhundleni sakhe, yeke naye ukuze aphumelela emsebenakhe lo waqiniswa ‘yinduna yebutho [lakaJehova].’ Lokho kwamsiza bona arhole abantu bakaZimu ngekulu ipumelelo lokha nabayokulwa namaKanana, begodu ama-Israyeli ayithumba ipi leyo. (Jotj. 5:13-15; 6:2, 21) Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi kwaba yiKosi uHezekhiya, nayo yakhe yaqalana nobujamo ebebuyitsirimeza. Kazi amabutho wama-Asiriya bekasolo aliphela ngendlebenakhe, asolo amthusela athi nakuliJerusalema lona azolitjhabalalisa. Kodwana “ingilozi [kaJehova] yasahlela yabulala abantu abalikhulu namatjhumi abunane nahlanu weenkulungwana.”—2 Kho. 19:35.\n9. Inga-kghani ama-Israyeli bekungakafuzi alalele ngombana abarholi bawo bebanesono? Hlathulula.\n9 Ngitjho nanyana iingilozi zinganasono, kodwana zisiza abantu abanesono. Ngokwesibonelo, khekwaba nesikhathi la uMosi abhalelwa khona ukudumisa uJehova. (Num. 20:12) UJotjhuwa yena-ke wenza isivumelwana namaGibiyoni angakabawi ukunqophiswa nguJehova. (Jotj. 9:14, 15) UHezekhiya yena-ke kwaba nesikhathi la ‘azikhukhumeza’ khona. (2 Kron. 32:25, 26) Kodwana nanyana amadoda lawo bekanesono, nakuma-Israyeli wona bekufuze awalalele. Begodu uJehova naye bekawasekela amadoda lawo, abapha amandla wokwenza njalo. Kuyatjho-ke ukuthi kuhlekuhle bebalandela uJehova.\nBEBALALELA ILIZWI LAKAZIMU\n10. UMosi wawulalela njani umThetho kaZimu?\n10 Abantu ebebajamele uJehova bebanqotjhiswa liliZwi lakhe. ImiThetho ebeyibekelwe ama-Israyeli ibizwa ngokuthi ‘mthetho kaMosi.’ (1 Kho. 2:3) Kodwana esikwaziko kukuthi iBhayibheli lithi uJehova nguye obekela abantu imiThetho, ngombana ngitjho noMosi ngokwakhe bekawuthobela umThetho loyo. (2 Kron. 34:14) Isibonelo salokho ngilesi, kwathi uJehova nakaqeda ukumtjela ukuthi kufuze alakhe njani ithabarinakeli “uMosi wenza koke njengombana [uJehova] bekamyalile.”—Eks. 40:1-16.\n11, 12. (a) UJotjhuwa namanye amakhosi ebekarhola abantu bakaZimu, yini ebekufuze bayenze? (b) IliZwi lakaZimu labenza bona benzeni abarholi bakwa-Israyeli?\n11 UJotjhuwa nakathoma ukuba mrholi wama-Israyeli, besekanalo iliZwi lakaZimu elitloliweko. Begodu bamtjela bathi: “Incwadi yomthetho le ingasuki emlonyenakho, kodwana zindla ububule ngayo ubusuku nemini ukuze uyelele ukwenza ukuya ngakho koke okutlolwe kiyo.” (Jotj. 1:8) Begodu namakhosi alandela ngemva kwakhe nawo enza soneso. Nabo bekufuze bawufunde qobelanga umThetho kaZimu, bawukopulule ukwenzela bona babe nawo begodu bafunde ‘ukwesaba [uJehova] uZimabo ngokugcina woke amezwi womthetho lo.’—Funda uDuteronomi 17:18-20.\n12 Alo iliZwi lakaZimu beliwasiza ngani amadoda ebekarhola ama-Israyeli? Akhesidembe ngeKosi uJosiya. Kwathi nakufumaneka incwadi emumethe umThetho kaMosi, umabhalana wekosi wawufundela ikosi. * Alo yenzani ikosi nayiqeda ukuzwa amazwi lawo? “Ikosi nayizwa amezwi wencwadi yomthetho, yatlebhula izambatho zayo.” Begodu akhenge ise itlebhule izambatho zayo kwaphela. Kodwana yafuna ukwenza lokho okutjhiwo mthetho. Yeke yenza lokho okutjhiwo liliZwi lakaZimu, yathoma nejimakazi lokulwisana nabantu abalotjha abosingazimu begodu yahlela nokobona kugidingwe umnyanya wePhasika njengombana bewungakagidingwa. (2 Kho. 22:11; 23:1-23) UJosiya namanye amadoda athembekile ebekarhola kwa-Israyeli bebalilalela iliZwi lakaZimu, kungebangelo bebangariyadi ukulungisa lapho batjhaphe khona. Yeke amatjhuguluko lawo enza abantu bakaZimu bangesikhatheso bona benze intandwakhe.\n13. Uyini umehluko phakathi kwabarholi abakhethwe nguZimu nabarholi bakezinye iintjhaba?\n13 Akhuthi uyaqala nje bona amakhosi akhethwa nguZimu bekahluke njani ebantwini bakezinye iintjhaba! Phela amakhosi weentjhabezo bewalalela imibono yabantu, begodu beyibafaka edakeni. Ngokwesibonelo, ngitjho nanyana amaKanana bewanomrholi kodwana abantu balapho bebenza izinto ezinyanyisa khulu, njengokuya emabhayini kwabantu abahlobanako, ukuthandana kwabantu bobulili obufanako, ngapha benza nemihlabelo ngabantwana begodu balotjha neenthombe. (Lev. 18:6, 21-25) Ngapha nabarholi beBhabheli kuhlanganise nebeGibhide, bebanganandaba nemithetho uZimu ayinikela ama-Israyeli malungana nokuhlanzeka. (Num. 19:13) Kodwana nakubarholi abakhethwa nguZimu bona-ke, bebahlukile ngombana bebakhuthaza abantu ukuthi balotjhe uZimu kuhle, baziphathe kuhle begodu bahlale endaweni ehlwengekileko. Asinakho nokuncani ukungabaza ukuthi uJehova nguye ebekarhola abantu bakhe.\n14. Kubayini uJehova ajezisa abanye babarholi bakwa-Israyeli?\n14 Akusingiwo woke amakhosi ebegade abusa abantu bakaZimu alandela iinqophiso zakhe. Kube khona nabaphayela isizo lakaJehova ngeqadi, babetha ngenyawo phasi babhala ukuthi uJehova abasize ngeengilozi, ngommoyakhe nangeliZwi lakhe. Kobunye ubujamo uJehova bekajezisa abarholabo bekabasuse nemsebenzini loyo afake abanye. (1 Sam. 13:13, 14) Bese kwathi ngesikhathi asibekileko, wakhetha umuntu odlula boke abantu begodu akekho namunye umuntu akhe wamsebenzisa njengaye.\nUJEHOVA UKHETHE UMRHOLI ONGANASONO\n15. (a) Abaphorofidi bakuveza njani ukuthi kuzokufika umrholi ohlukileko? (b) Umrholi okwaphorofidwa ngaye lo, ngubani?\n15 Emakhulwini weminyaka uJehova waphorofida bona uzokukhetha umrholi ohluke khulu, begodu nokufaneleko ukuphatha abantu. UMosi watjela ama-Israyeli wathi: “[UJehova] uZimenu uzanivusela umphorofidi onjengami phakathi kwenu, kubafowenu. Nguye okufanele nimlalele.” (Dut. 18:15) U-Isaya naye waphorofida wathi: ‘Yena umrholi nomlawuli wezizwe.’ (Isa. 55:4) Bese uDanyela yena-ke wathi: “Ozesiweko, okutjho umbusi.” (Dan. 9:25) UJesu naye wakufakazela lokho, wathi yena uMrholi wabantu bakaZimu. (Funda uMatewu 23:10.) Abafundi bakaJesu bebangakakateleleki bona bamlandele, begodu bebangangabazi nakancani ukuthi uJesu ukhethwe nguJehova. (Jwa. 6:68, 69) Alo yini ebeyibenza baqiniseke bona uJesu Krestu usetjenziswa nguJehova bona arhole abantu bakhe?\n16. Yini efakazela bona uJesu bekasizwa mmoya ocwengileko?\n16 Ummoya ocwengileko wamsiza uJesu. Ngesikhathi uJwanisi umBhabhadisi abhabhadisa uJesu wabona ‘izulu livuleka, ummoya wehlela phezu kwakhe njengezuba.’ Bese kwathi ngemva kwalokho ‘ummoya wamusa erhalawumbeni.’ (Mar. 1:10-12) Soke isikhathi uJesu asisebenzisa asephasini, ummoya kaZimu bewusolo umsiza bona enze imikarisomraro umsiza nokuthi akhulume ngesibindi. (IzE. 10:38) Begodu ummoya kaZimu wabuye wamsiza bona abe nobuntu obuhle, abe nethando, athabe begodu abe nokukholwa okuqinileko. (Jwa. 15:9; Heb. 12:2) Yeke akekho omunye umrholi okhe wenza izintwezi. Kungebangelo sithi uJesu kwamambala bekakhethwe nguJehova.\nUJesu nakaqeda ukubhajadiswa, iingilozi zamsiza njani? (Qala isigaba 17)\n17. Iingilozi zamsiza njani uJesu?\n17 Iingilozi zamsiza noJesu. Kwathi nakaqeda nje ukubhajadiswa “iingilozi zeza zamsiza.” (Mat. 4:11) Bese kwathi nakusele ama-awara ambalwa bona ahlongakale “kweza kuye ingilozi ivela ezulwini yamqinisa.” (Luk. 22:43) Kungebangelo uJesu bekanganakho nokuncani ukungabaza bokuthi uJehova uzomthumela iingilozi bona zimsize, ukuze akghone ukuragela phambili nokwenza intando kaZimu.—Mat. 26:53.\n18, 19. IliZwi lakaZimu lamnqophisa njani uJesu nakakhulumako nalokha nakafundisako?\n18 UJesu bekalalela iliZwi lakaZimu. Kusukela ekuthomeni komsebenzakhe wephasini, uJesu bekalalela koke lokho okutjhiwo liBhayibheli. (Mat. 4:4) Indlela ebekazimisele ngayo ukulalela iliZwi lakaZimu, wabe wabulawa nokubulawa, wabethelwa esigodweni. Namezwi awatjho ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe, kwaphorofidwa ngawo bona uMesiya uzowatjho. (Mat. 27:46; Luk. 23:46) Bekahluke khulu ebafundisini bangesikhatheso, kazi abafundisaba bebalalela iliZwi lakaZimu kwaphela nange likhambisana namasikwabo. UJesu watjho amezwi umphorofidi u-Isaya aphorofida ngawo, nakakhuluma ngabafundisabo wathi: “Abantwaba bangidumisa ngeembhena zabo, khisibe iinhliziyo zabo zikude nami. Bangidumisa ngelize, iimfundiso zabo zimithetho nje kwaphela efundiswa babantu.” (Mat. 15:7-9) Alo uJehova bekangabakhetha na abantu abanjalo bona barhole abantu bakhe?\n19 UJesu akhenge alalele iliZwi lakaZimu ngombana afuna limqophise kwaphela, kodwana nalokha nakafundisako bekalilalela. Bekuthi nakangavumelani ngendaba ethileko nabafundisi, bekangazithembi yena, mhlamunye azibona ahlakaniphe khulu namkha athembele ekutheni yena unelemuko. Kodwana bekasekela koke akutjhoko eBhayibhelini. (Mat. 22:33-40) Kunokuthi ahlekise abantu ebebamlalele ngokubatjela ngokuthi bekunjani ezulwini namkha akhulume ngendalo yephasini neyezulwini, “waqaqulula imikhumbulwabo ukuze bazwisise imitlolo.” (Luk. 24:32, 45) UJesu bekalithanda khulu iliZwi lakaZimu, begodu bekakukhuthalele ukutjela nabanye abantu ngalo.\n20. (a) UJesu wamthobela njani uZimu? (b) Umehluko ophakathi kwakaJesu noHerode Agribha I usifundisani ngabarholi abakhethwe nguJehova?\n20 Ngitjho nanyana abantu ebebalalele uJesu bebakarwa ‘mamezwakhe anesisa,’ kodwana bekadumisa umfundisakhe uJehova. (Luk. 4:22) Enye indoda ebeyiregile yathi nayithi iphakamisa uJesu ngamezwi athi “Mfundisi olungileko,” uJesu wazithoba wathi: “Ungibizelani bona ngilungile na? Akakho noyedwa olungileko, ngaphandle koZimu yedwa tere.” (Mar. 10:17, 18) Kwathi sekudlule iminyaka ebunane u-Agribha I waba yikosi yeJudiya, kodwana yena-ke bekahluke khulu. Ngombana emnyanyeni webukhosini uHerode wambathisa “isambatho sakhe sobukhosi.” Abanye ebebamthanda bathi nabamuzwa akhuluma barhuwelela bathi: “Akusimumuntu okhulumako, kodwana nguzimu!” UHerode wavuma ukudunyiswa babantwabo akhenge adumise uZimu, uyazi bona yini eyenzeka ngemva kwalokho? ‘ingilozi [kaJehova] yamdula phasi, bewadliwa ziimpethu, wafa.’ (IzE. 12:21-23) Ngemva kwalokho asingabazi ukuthi akunamuntu obekangathi uHerode bekakhethwe nguJehova bona arhole abantu bakhe. Kodwana nakunguJesu yena, wanikela ubufakazi obukhulu bokuthi bekakhethwe nguZimu. Begodu bekahlala adumisa uJehova, azi ukuthi uJehova uMbusi omKhulu nomRholi wabantu bakhe.\n21. Sizokufunda ngani esihlokweni esilandelako?\n21 UJesu bengeze abemrholi weminyaka embalwa nje kwaphela. Njengombana atjho ngemva kokuthi sekavusiwe wathi: “Nginikelwe woke amandla ezulwini nephasini. Ngambala nginani njalo bekube sekupheleni kwesikhathi.” (Mat. 28:18-20) Kodwana umbuzo ukukuthi, alo njengombana nakhu uJesu phela usezulwini begodu asimboni, angabarhola njani abantu bakaZimu abasephasini? Bobani uJehova azobakhetha bona babe ngaphasi kwakaJesu barhole abantu bakhe? Begodu amaKrestu wona-ke angababona njani abajameli bakaZimaba? Isihloko esilandelako sizoyiphendula yoke nje imibuzo le.\n^ isig. 12 Kungenzeka ukuthi incwadi le, ngile eyatlolwa nguMosi.


UPhilathu LoHerodi Kabamboni Elecala UJesu | Impilo KaJesu\nUPhilathu LoHerodi Kabamboni Elecala\nUMATHEWU 27:12-14, 18, 19 UMAKHO 15:2-5 ULUKHA 23:4-16 UJOHANE 18:36-38\nUJESU UTHONISISWA NGUPHILATHU LOHERODI\nUJesu kamfihleli uPhilathu ukuthi uyinkosi. Lanxa kunjalo uMbuso wakhe kawuncintisani loweRoma. Uthi: “UMbuso wami kawusiwo walo umhlaba. Aluba uMbuso wami ubungowalumhlaba, izinceku zami bezizakulwa ukuze nginganikelwa kumaJuda. Kodwa uMbuso wami wona kawuveli lapha.” (UJohane 18:36) UJesu ulawo sibili uMbuso, kodwa kawusiwo walumhlaba.\nUPhilathu uphinda abuze uJesu esithi: “Uyinkosi yini?” Impendulo kaJesu iveza ukuthi uPhilathu utshaye khona nxa esithi uyinkosi. Uthi kuye: “Njengoba nje usitsho ukuthi ngiyinkosi. Ngazalelwa ukuthi ngizofakaza iqiniso futhi lokho yikho engakulandayo emhlabeni. Wonke umuntu osekela iqiniso uyalilalela ilizwi lami.”—UJohane 18:37.\nUJesu wayeke watshela uTomasi wathi: “Mina ngiyindlela leqiniso kanye lokuphila.” Khathesi loPhilathu usekwazi ukuthi uJesu walanda ukuzofakaza “iqiniso” ngoMbuso wakhe. UJesu uzimisele ukulisekela iqiniso lelo lanxa lingamenza abulawe. UPhilathu umbuza athi: “Liyini iqiniso?” Kodwa kameleli mpendulo ngoba asekuzwile kwanele ukuthi ahlulele uJesu.—UJohane 14:6; 18:38.\nUPhilathu uyabuyela exukwini eliphandle kwesigodlo. Kukhanya uJesu useceleni kwakhe ngesikhathi etshela abaphristi abakhokhelayo labanye abakhonapho esithi: “Mina kangiliboni icala elenziwe yindoda le.” Ixuku liyazonda lisizwa lokhu, liphikelele lisithi: “Imfundiso yakhe yenza ukuthi kube lokuxokozela kulo lonke elaseJudiya, kusukela eGalile kuze kufike lapha.”—ULukha 23:4, 5.\nKumele ukuthi uPhilathu uyamangala ebona ukuthi indlela amaJuda acabanga ngayo inxele. Abaphristi abakhokhelayo lamadoda amadala bathi belokhu bememeza, uPhilathu abuze uJesu athi: “Kanti awuzizwa izinto lezi abakumangalela ngazo?” (UMathewu 27:13) UJesu uyazithulela zwi njalo uPhilathu uyamangala embona engethuswa yilokho amangalelwa ngakho.\nAmaJuda athe uJesu ‘wasukela eGalile.’ Lokhu kwenza uPhilathu abone ukuthi uJesu ngoweGalile. Uhle abe lecebo lokuthi uzakwenzani ukuze angabi lomlandu wokwahlulela uJesu. Uhambisa uJesu kuHerodi Antiphasi (indodana kaHerodi Omkhulu) umbusi waseGalile, olande umkhosi wePhasika eJerusalema. UHerodi Antiphasi nguye owathi uJohane uMbhabhathizi aqunywe ikhanda. Ngemva kwesikhathi wathi esizwa ukuthi uJesu wenza izimangaliso wakhathazeka esecabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe kwakunguJohane osevukile kwabafileyo.—ULukha 9:7-9.\nUHerodi uyathaba esizwa ukuthi uJesu uza kuye. Kodwa lokhu akubangelwa yikuthi ufisa ukunceda uJesu loba ukuthi ufuna ukuzwisisa ukuthi indaba amangalelwa ngayo iliqiniso yini. Yena ufuna ukumbona nje futhi ‘ufisa ukumbona esenza isimangaliso.’ (ULukha 23:8) Kodwa uJesu kakwenzi lokho uHerodi akhangelele ukuthi akwenze. Uyazithulela ngesikhathi uHerodi embuza imibuzo. UHerodi lamasotsha akhe bayadana ‘besebechothoza’ uJesu. (ULukha 23:11) Bamgqokisa isembatho esibucwazicwazi bamenze inhlekisa. Ngemva kwalokho uHerodi ubuyisela uJesu kuPhilathu. UHerodi loPhilathu bebeyizitha kodwa khathesi sebengabangane.\nUJesu uthi esephendukile uPhilathu abize abaphristi abakhokhelayo lababusi bamaJuda kanye labantu. Uthi kubo: ‘Ngimthonisise phambi kwenu kodwa kangisitholanga isizatho sokumbeka icala ngalokho elimmangalela ngakho. UHerodi laye katholanga lutho, nanko phela usemphendukisile kithi. Indoda le kayenzanga lutho olungenza ibulawe. Yikho ngizayijezisa besengiyikhulula.’—ULukha 23:14-16.\nUPhilathu uyafuna sibili ukukhulula uJesu ngoba uyananzelela ukuthi abaphristi balomona yikho bemlethe kuye. Kusenjalo, kuba lokunye okumenza azimisele kakhulu ukumkhulula. Uthi esahlezi esihlalweni sakhe sokwahlulela, umkakhe amthumele umbiko esithi: “Ungayingeni indaba yendoda le elungileyo ngoba ngiyiphuphile lamuhla futhi iphupho lelo [okungenzeka livele kuNkulunkulu] lingihluphe kakhulu.”—UMathewu 27:19.\nUPhilathu uyakwazi okumele akwenze. Kodwa uzayikhulula njani indoda le engelacala?\nUJesu uphendula esithini esebuzwe ukuthi uyinkosi yini?\nUPhilathu uphetha esithini ngoJesu futhi abantu bathini besizwa lokho? UPhilathu wenzani ngemva kwalokho?\nKungani uHerodi Antiphasi ethaba esizwa ukuthi uJesu uza kuye futhi umphatha njani?\nKungani uPhilathu efuna ukukhulula uJesu?


UZimu Ukubawa Bona Umazi Ngebizo\nFUNDA NGELINYE ILIMI Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Bulgarian Cebuano Chinese Mandarin (Simplified) Chinese Mandarin (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Efik English Estonian Finnish Frentji Greek Greenlandic Hiligaynon Hungarian Iloko Indonesian IsiNdebele Japanese Jarimani Korean Lithuanian Malagasy Myanmar Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Sepedi Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tagalog Tariyana Thai Tsonga Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese Xhosa Zulu\nUkunikelwa ithuba lokulotjhisa nokubiza isikhulu ngebizo kulidumo. Iinkhulu kujayeleke bona zibizwe ngeziqu, njengesithi, “Mongameli,” “Ndabezitha,” nofana “Mhlonitjhwa.” Nje-ke, akunakuzaza bona ungazizwa uhloniphekile isikhulu esithileko nesingathi kuwe, “Ngibawa ungibize ngebizo lami.”\nELIZWINI lakhe elitloliweko iBhayibhili, uZimu weqiniso uthi: “NginguJehova. Ngilelo ibizo lami.” (Isaya 42:8) Ngitjho nofana aneziqu ezinengi, njengesithi “Mbumbi,” “Somandla,” “Mbusi Wezulu Nephasi,” gade asolo ahlonipha iinceku zakhe ezithembekileko ngokuzivumela bona zimbize ngebizo lakhe.\nIsibonelo, umporofidi uMosisi khewathoma isibawo sakhe kuZimu ngokuthi: “Ngibawa ungilibalele Jehova.” (Eksodosi 4:10) Lokha nekuvulwa itempeli eJerusalema, iKosi uSolomoni yathoma umthandazwayo ngamezwi athi: “Maye Jehova!” (1 AmaKhosi 8:22, 23) Umporofidi u-Isaya nekakhulumela ama-Israyeli kuZimu, wathi: “Wena Jehova, unguBabethu.” (Isaya 63:16) Ngokukhanyako, uBabethu wezulwini ufuna simbize ngebizo lakhe.\nNanyana ukubiza uJehova ngebizo kuqakathekile, eqinisweni ukumazi ngebizo kuhlanganisa iintwezinengi. Malungana nawo woke umuntu omthandako nothembele kuye, uJehova uyathembisa: “Ngizomvikela ngombana ulazile ibizo lami.” (AmaRhalani 91:14, NW) Kuyakhanya, ukwazi ibizo lakaZimu kufuze bona kubandakanye okunengi, ngombana kusilodlhelo sokufamana isivikelo Sakhe. Khuyini-ke, efunekako kuwe bona wazi uJehova ngebizo?