IZanu PF Ithi Ilokhu Isahluza Imigoqo Yokuvota\nZimbabwe's ZANU-PF Sees Ulterior Motive in Western Re-Engagement EffortsxZimbabwe's ZANU-PF Sees Ulterior Motive in Western Re-Engagement Efforts\nWASHINGTON DC— Lanxa ibandla lezanu lingakahleli indlela yokukhetha amalunga azancintisa kukhetho lokuding abazalimela, kuma primaries, ibandla leli lithi lifuna kube ngamalunga azimiseleyo hatshi afuna nje izikhundla.\nLelibandla lazise njalo ukuthi abazafuna ukungena kukhetho kumele babe ngabake baba lezikhundla kulelibandla okwedlula iminyaka emihlanu. Lokhu kudanise abanengi abasakhulayo abangakaze babe lizikhundla okwesikhathi leso.\nIngcwethi kwezombusazwe zithi lokhu kukhanya kuyindlela yokuvimba abasakhulayo laba ngoba belakho ukuthathela umbuso amakhehla.\nKodwa isikhulumeli sebandla leZanu PF, uMnu. Rugare Gumbo othi ibandla leli kalibandlulile intsha yebandla leli.


UJesu Ufundisa Isifundo Esimayelana Lokuthethelela | Impilo KaJesu\nKungani Ukuthethelela Kuqakathekile?\nNGIMTHETHELELE KUZE KUBE KASIKHOMBISA NA?\nUMZEKELISO WENCEKU ENGELASIHAWU\nUPhetro usezwile lokho uJesu akukhulumileyo mayelana lokulungiswa kohlupho oluyabe lukhona phakathi kwabantu ababili. Kodwa kukhanya ufuna ukwazi ukuthi kumele akwenze kangaki lokho uJesu akhulume ngakho.\nUPhetro ubuza athi: “Nkosi, umfowethu kumele angonele kangaki ngilokhu ngimthethelela? Kuze kube kasikhombisa yini?” Abanye abakhokheli benkolo bafundisa ukuthi umuntu kumele athethelele omunye kathathu kuphela. Yikho kungenzakala ukuthi uPhetro ucabanga ukuthi uyabe etshengise umusa sibili nxa ethethelele umfowabo ‘kwaze kwaba kasikhombisa.’—UMathewu 18:21.\nLanxa kunjalo uJesu kafundisi ukuthi umuntu kumele abale ukuthi usemthethelele kangaki omunye, yikho uqondisa uPhetro athi: “Ngithi kuwe, kungabi kasikhombisa kuphela, kodwa kuze kube yizikhathi ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa.” (UMathewu 18:22) Lapha uJesu utsho ukuthi uPhetro kumele aqhubeke ethethelela umfowabo kungelani lokuthi umonele kangaki.\nNgemva kwalokho uJesu uxoxela uPhetro labanye umzekeliso otshengisa ukuthi balomlandu wokuthethelela abanye. Umzekeliso lo umayelana lenceku engalingiseli inkosi yayo elesihawu. Inkosi le ifuna ukuthi izinceku zayo zibhadale izikwelede zayo. Kulethwa kuyo enye inceku elesikwelede esesabekayo samathalenta angu-10 000 [odenariyu abangu-60 000 000]. Inceku le ngeke yenelise ukusibhadala isikwelede lesi. Yikho inkosi ithi inceku le lomkayo kanye labantwabayo bathengiswe ukuze sibhadalwe. Inceku le ithi isizwa lokhu izilahle phansi enyaweni zenkosi yayo iyincenge isithi: “Ngicela ungibekezelele, ngizasibhadala sonke isikwelede sami.”—UMathewu 18:26.\nInkosi iyizwela usizi inceku yayo futhi iyenzele isihawu, icitshe isikwelede sayo. Ngemva kwalokho inceku le iyasuka ibisibona enye inceku elesikwelede sayo sabodenariyu abangu-100. Iyayibamba iqalise ukuyikhama, isithi kuyo: “Bhadala sonke isikwelede sakho.” Inceku elesikwelede izilahla phansi enyaweni zenceku ekweledwayo ibisiyincenga isithi: “Ngicela ungibekezelele, ngizakubhadala.” (UMathewu 18:28, 29) Kodwa inceku ekweledwayo kayilingiseli inkosi yayo eyicitshele isikwelede. Ithi inceku elesikwelede esincane kakhulu kulaleso ebilaso iphoselwe ejele ize isibhadale.\nUJesu uqhubeka elandisa esithi ezinye izinceku ziyakubona okwenziwa yinceku le engelasihawu besezisiyatshela inkosi yazo. Inkosi ithi isizwa lokho iyazonda iyibize ibisisithi kuyo: “Nceku embi, ngikucitshele sonke isikwelede sakho uze ungincenge. Bekungamelanga yini uyizwele isihawu inceku osebenza layo, njengoba lami ngikuzwele isihawu?” Inkosi le esisidla amalahle ithi inceku le engelasihawu ivalelwe ejele ize ibhadale sonke isikwelede sayo. UJesu uphetha ngokuthi: “UBaba osezulwini laye uzaliphatha njalo nxa lingabaxoleli abafowenu ngenhliziyo yonke.”—UMathewu 18:32-35.\nLokhu kusifundisa ukuthi ukuthethelela kuqakatheke kakhulu. UNkulunkulu usithethelele isikwelede esikhulu sesono. Loba yini umfowethu ongumKhristu angasiphambanisela yona incane kakhulu nxa siyiqathanisa lalokho uNkulunkulu asenzele khona. Kanti njalo asingeke sizibale siziqede izikhathi uJehova asithethelela ngazo. Pho lathi akumelanga yini simthethelele kanengi umfowethu lanxa singabe silesizatho sokumsola? ENtshumayelweni yaseNtabeni uJesu wafundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ‘uzasithethelela amacala ethu njengoba lathi sibathethelela abalamacala kithi.’—UMathewu 6:12.\nKuyini okwenza uPhetro abuze ngokuthethelela umfowabo njalo kungani engabe ekubona kuyikuba lomusa ukuthethelela umuntu kasikhombisa?\nOkwenziwa yinkosi elesihawu kutshiyene njani lokwenziwa yinceku engelasihawu?\nUmzekeliso kaJesu usifundisani?\nThumeza Thumeza Kungani Ukuthethelela Kuqakathekile?


Thembeka Ekusekeleni Abafowabo BakaKrestu—Utjhumayele!\nFUNDA NGELINYE ILIMI Afrikaans Cakchiquel (Central) Cambodian Dangme English Ewe Frentji Ga Garifuna Greenlandic Hmong (White) IsiNdebele Kimbundu Kwangali Kwanyama Lingala Maltese Mam Mazatec (Huautla) Myanmar Nahuatl (Central) Nahuatl (Huasteca) Nahuatl (Northern Puebla) Ndonga Ngabere Nyaneka Nzema Portuguese Quechua (Ancash) Quechua (Ayacucho) Quechua (Cuzco) Sepedi Sesotho (Lesotho) Spanish Swati Tahitian Tariyana Tlapanec Totonac Tsonga Tswana Twi Umbundu Venda Xhosa Zulu\n“Lokha nanenzela oyedwa wabafowethu abancancanaba, nenzele mina.”—MATEWU 25:40.\nUJehova usisize njani sazwisisa umfanekiso wezimvu neembuzi?\nBobani abathunywe emsebenzini wokutjhumayela?\nKubayini kuqakathekile ukuthembeka kusese nje kubafowabo bakaKrestu?\n1, 2. (a) Ngimuphi umfanekiso uJesu awutjela abangani bakhe abakhulu? (Qala isithombe esisekuthomeni.) (b) Khuyini okufuze sikwazi ngomfanekiso wezimvu neembuzi?\nUJESU bekakhuluma nabangani bakhe abakhulu uPitrosi, u-Andrisi, uJakopo noJwanisi nekazabatjela indaba emnandi kwamambala! Kuthe ngemva kokubatjela umfanekiso wenceku ethembekileko nehlakaniphileko, wabatjela wamatlawu alitjhumi, newamathalende. Ngemva kwalokho, wakhuluma ngamunye umfanekiso “iNdodana yomuntu” izokugweba “zoke izizwe.” Kuthe kusese njalo uJesu wabatjela omunye godu umfanekiso. Wathi “iNdodana yomuntu” izokuhlukanisa abantu ngeenqhema ezimbili, okusiqhema sezimvu neseembuzi. Ngemva kwalokho wahlathulula isiqhema sesithathu esiqakathekileko, ‘abafowabo’ beKosi.—Funda uMatewu 25:31-46.\n2 Nanamhlanjesi kusafana nakade emihleni yabapostoli ngombana iinceku zakaJehova zanamhlanjesi nazo zinekareko emfanekisweni lo wokuphila nokufa kwabantu. UJesu wathi abanye bazokuthola ukuphila okungapheliko, kodwana abanye bazokubhujiswa. Ngikho-ke kuqakatheke kangaka ukuthi sazi ihlathululo yomfanekiso lo, nokuthi singenzani bona sithole ipilo engapheliko. Yeke, isihlokwesi sizokuphendula nasi imibuzo elandelako: UJehova usisize njani sazwisisa umfanekiso lo? Sazi njani ukuthi umfanekiso lo ukhuthaza umsebenzi wokutjhumayela? Bobani okufuze batjhumayele? Kubayini kuqakathekile ukuthembeka kusese nje ‘eKosini’ ‘nakubafowabo’ beKosi le?\nUJEHOVA USISIZE NJANI SAZWISISA UMFANEKISO LO?\n3, 4. (a) Khuyini okufuze sikwazi nasizakuzwisisa umfanekiso kaJesu? (b) Ngo-1881, isiThala sawuhlathulula njani?\n3 Nasizakuzwisisa ukuthi umfanekiso wezimvu neembuzi utjho ukuthini, kufuze sazi ukuthi (1) ngubani “iNdodana yomuntu” namkha “iKosi,” bobani abazizimvu nabaziimbuzi, nokuthi bobani ‘abafowabo’ beKosi? (2) Kunini lapho “iNdodana yomuntu” izokuhlukanisa khona, namkha igwebe izimvu neembuzi? Nokuthi (3) kubayini abanye babizwa ngezimvu abanye babizwa ngeembuzi?\n4 Ngo-1881, isiThala sathi “iNdodana yomuntu,” namkha “iKosi,” nguJesu. Sahlathulula nokuthi ‘abafowabo’ beKosi akusingilabo abayokubusa noJesu ezulwini kwaphela, kodwana bahlanganisa boke abantu abayokuphila ephasini nasebaphelelisiwe. IsiThaleso sabuye sathi abantu bazokuhlukaniswa phakathi nemiNyaka eyiKulungwana yokuBusa kwakaKrestu, satjho nokuthi labo abalingise ithando lakaZimu kikho koke abakwenzileko bazokubizwa ngezimvu.\n5. Ngo-1923, abantu bakaZimu bebawuzwisisa njani umfanekiso lo?\n5 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, uJehova wasiza abantu bakhe bawuzwisisa ngconywana umfanekiso lo. Ngo-1923, isiThala saka-Oktoba 15, sathi “iNdodana yomuntu” nguJesu. Kodwana sasebenzisa amavesi weBhayibheli ukuhlathulula ukuthi ‘abafo’ okukhulunywa ngabo la, ngabayokubusa noJesu kwaphela. Nokuthi boke bazabe basezulwini phakathi nemiNyaka eyiKulungwana yokuBusa. Sabe satjho nokuthi izimvu ngilabo abazokuphila ephasini nasekubusa umBuso kaJesu nabafowabo. Umfanekiso lo uthi laba bazokusiza abafowabo beKosi. Lokho kutjho ukuthi ukuhlukanisa nofana ukugwetjwa kuzokwenzeka ngesikhathi abafowabo bakaJesu abakhethiweko basese sephasini, ngaphambi kokuthoma kwemiNyaka eyiKulungwana yokuBusa. Isihlokweso satjho nokuthi izimvu kuzokuba ngilabo abakholelwa kuJesu nabakholelwa ekutheni umBuso wezulwini uzokuletha ipilo engcono.\n6. Ngo-1995, yatjhuguluka njani indlela ebesiwuzwisisa ngayo umfanekiso wezimvu neembuzi?\n6 Eminyakeni engangeminyaka besisolo sicabanga ukuthi abantu bagwetjwa ngokomsebenzi wokutjhumayela emihleni yokuphela le. Nayikukuthi bayawamukela umlayezo wethu besithi bazizimvu, bese kuthi iimbuzi kube ngilabo abawulandulako. Kodwana ngo-1995, yatjhuguluka indlela ebesiwuzwisisa ngayo umfanekiso lo. IsiThala samadanisa uMatewu 24:29-31 (mfunde) noMatewu 25:31, 32 (mfunde), bese sahlathulula ukuthi uJesu uzokugweba abantu ngesikhathi sesizi elikhulu lokha iNdodana yomuntu ‘nayiza ngephazimulwayo.’ *—Qala umtlolo ongenzasi.\nSiyathokoza ngokuthi uJehova usisize sazwisisa imifanekiso kaJesu\n7. Utjho ukuthini umfanekiso lo?\n7 Namhlanjesi, siwuzwisisa kuhle umfanekiso wezimvu neembuzi. Siyazi ukuthi “iNdodana yomuntu” namkha “iKosi,” nguJesu nokuthi ‘abafowabo’ beKosi ngilabo abakhethwe ngomoya ocwengileko abayokubusa noJesu ezulwini. (Roma 8:16, 17) “Izimvu neembuzi” babantu abavela kizo zoke izizwe. Abantwaba bazokugwetjwa isizi elikhulu nalilalamela ngekupheleni, okuyinto ezokwenzeka kungasikade. Siyazi nokuthi uJesu uzokugweba abantu ngokwendlela ebebaphatha ngayo abakhethiweko abasese sephasini. Siyathokoza ngokuthi uJehova bekasolo asisiza njengombana iminyaka ikhamba bona sizwisise umfanekiso lo neminye ekuMatewu izahluko 24 no-25!\nUMFANEKISO LO UKHUTHAZA UMSEBENZI WOKUTJHUMAYELA\n8, 9. Kubayini uJesu athi izimvu ‘ngabalungileko’?\n8 UJesu azange asebenzise amezwi athi “tjhumayela” namkha “umsebenzi wokutjhumayela” emfanekiswenakhe wezimvu neembuzi. Yeke, sazi njani bona umfanekiso lo usifundisa ukuthi umsebenzi wokutjhumayela uqakatheke khulu?\n9 Nesizakuthola ipendulo kufuze sithome ngokukhumbula ukuthi uJesu bekafundisa ngemifanekiso, okutjho ukuthi bekangakakhulumi ngezimvu neembuzi zamambala. Yeke, ngendlela efanako, bekangatjho ukuthi woke umuntu ozokuqalwa njengemvu kufuze aqalelele abakhethiweko ngokudla nezambatho, abasororhe nababangwa neenzibi, namkha abavakatjhele emajele. Awa, la uJesu nakakhuluma ngezimvu uqalisele ‘kwabalungileko’ ngombana baqala abakhethiweko njengabafowabo, begodu bathembekile kibo phakathi nemihla yokuphela ebudisi kangaka.—Matewu 10:40-42; 25:40, 46; 2 Thimothi 3:1-5.\n10. Izimvu zingabasiza njani abafowabo bakaKrestu?\n10 Ngesikhathi uJesu enza umfanekiso wezimvu neembuzi, bekakhuluma ngokuzokwenzeka emihleni yokuphela. (Matewu 24:3) Ngokwesibonelo, wathi: “Ivangeli lombusweli lizakutjhunyayelwa ephasini loke.” (Matewu 24:14) Kodwana ngaphambi kobana akhulume ngomfanekiso wezimvu neembuzi, wakhuluma ngewamatalende. UJesu nakazakutjho umfanekiso lo bekafundisa abakhethiweko ukuthi kufuze bazikhandle emsebenzini wokutjhumayela. Kodwana sebambalwa khulu abaseleko ephasini nje, kanti-ke nomsebenzi nawo usatlhoga izandla! Abakhethiweko batjelwa ukuthi batjhumayeze “zoke izizwe” ngaphambi kokufika kwesiphelo. Yeke, esikufunda emfanekisweni wezimvu neembuzi kukuthi “izimvu” zizobasiza abafowabo bakaJesu. Begodu okukuphela kwento eqakatheke khulu abangasiza kiyo, kubambisana nabafowabo bakaJesu emsebenzini wokutjhumayela. Kodwana kwanele na ukunikela ngemali malungana nomsebenzi lo namkha ukubakhuthaza ekutheni kube ngibo abatjhumayelako?\nBOBANI OKUFUZE BATJHUMAYELE?\n11. Ngimuphi umbuzo abanye abangazibuza wona, begodu bangazibuzelani umbuzo onjalo?\n11 Namhlanjesi, uJesu unabafundi ababalelwa eengidini ezibunane, begodu inengi labo alikakhethwa. UJesu azange abanikele amathalenta laba. Wanikela abafowabo abakhethiweko kwaphela. (Matewu 25:14-18) Yeke, abanye bangazibuza ukuthi, ‘Nengabe uJesu akakabanikeli amathalenta, kghani kufuze batjhumayele na?’ Iye kufanele batjhumayele. Akhesibone ibanga lalokho.\n12. Sifundani emezwini kaJesu akuMatewu 28:19, 20?\n12 UJesu walayela boke abafundi bakhe ukuthi batjhumayele. Ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe, uJesu watjela abalandeli bakhe ukuthi ‘benze abafundi’ bese babafundise “koke” abayale ngakho. Yeke, abafundi labo nabo bekufuze balalele umyalo kaJesu wokutjhumayela. (Funda uMatewu 28:19, 20.) Kuyakhanya-ke ukuthi soke nje kufuze sitjhumayele, kungakhathaliseki bona sinethemba lokuphila ezulwini namkha ephasini.—IzEnzo 10:42.\nSoke kufuze sitjhumayele, kungakhathaliseki bona sinethemba lokuphila ezulwini namkha ephasini\n13. Sifundani embonweni owaboniswa uJwanisi?\n13 Encwadini yesAmbulo sifunda ukuthi umsebenzi wokutjhumayela kufuze wenziwe ngabakhethiweko nebezinye izimvu. UJesu wanikela uJwanisi umbono ‘womlobokazi’ omema abantu bona beze bazokusela amanzi wokuphila. Umlobokazi loyo uqalisele kabayi-144 000 abazokubusa noJesu ezulwini. (IsAmbulo 14:1, 3; 22:17) Amanzi aqalisele emhlatjelweni kaJesu wesihlengo ozokusiza abantu baphile ipilo enganasono nokufa. (Matewu 20:28; Jwanisi 3:16; 1 Jwanisi 4:9, 10) Abakhethiweko bakhuthalele ukufundisa abantu ngesihlengo nokuthi bangazuza njani kiso. (1 Korinte 1:23) Kodwana umbono loyo ukhuluma nangesinye isiqhema sabantu abangakakhethelwa ukubusa ezulwini, abanethemba lokuphila ephasini. Nabo balayelwe bona bayokutjela abantu bathi, “Yiza!” Umyalo loyo bawulalela ngokuthi bafundise abanye iindaba ezimnandi. Yeke, umbono lo uqinisekisa ukuthi boke labo abamukela umlayezo weendaba ezimnandi, kufuze bawutjhumayele nakwabanye.\n14. Siwulalela njani “umthetho kaKrestu”?\n14 Boke abalalela “umthetho kaKrestu” kufuze batjhumayele. (Galatiya 6:2) UJehova ulindele ukuthi boke abamkhulekelako balalele imithetho efanako. Esikhathini esadlulako, bekalindele bona ama-Israyeli nabavela kwezinye izizwe abahlala nawo, balalele umthetho wakhe. (Eksodusi 12:49; Levitikusi 24:22) Iye khona namhlanjesi akusatlhogeki siyilandele yoke imithetho ebeyinikelwa ama-Israyeli, kodwana ukuthi sikhethiwe namkha awa, “umthetho kaKrestu” wona kufanele siwulalele nakanjani. Enye yezinto eziqakatheke khulu esazifundiswa nguJesu, lithando. (Jwanisi 13:35; Jakopo 2:8) Kufuze sithande uJehova, uJesu, nabantu. Kanti-ke okukuphela kwendlela yokubonakalisa ithandwelo kutjela abantu ngeendaba ezimnandi zomBuso.—Jwanisi 15:10; IzEnzo 1:8.\n15. Kubayini singathi uJesu walayela boke abafundi bakhe ukuthi batjhumayele?\n15 Okwatjhiwo nguJesu ebafundini abambalwa, ngasikhathi kungaqalisela nakwabanye abafundi abanengi. Ngokwesibonelo, uJesu wenza isivumelwano nabafundi abali-11 kwaphela, wabathembisa nokuthi uyokubusa nabo emBuswenakhe. Kodwana abayi-144 000 abayokubusa naye ezulwini. (Lukasi 22:29, 30; IsAmbulo 5:10; 7:4-8) Nangemva kokuvuswa kwakhe uJesu, bafundi abambalwa kwaphela abezwa umyalo wakhe wokutjhumayela. (IzEnzo 10:40-42; 1 Korinte 15:6) Kodwana boke abafundi bakaJesu ekadeni bawulalela umyalo loyo. (IzEnzo 8:4; 1 Pitrosi 1:8) Nanamhlanjesi kwathina siyazi ukuthi kufuze sitjhumayele nanyana besingekho uJesu nakatjela labo bokuthoma ukuthi bayokwenza umsebenzi lo. Sikhuluma nje, sesibalelwa kwabaziingidi ezibunane soke esenza umsebenzi lo. Siyazi ukuthi nasitjhumayela sisuke sitjengisa ukuthi sikholelwa kwamambala kuJesu.—Jakopo 2:18.\nLESI NGISO ISIKHATHI SOKUTHEMBEKA\n16-18. Singabasekela njani ngokuthembeka abafowabo bakaKrestu, begodu kubayini kufuze senze njalo kusese nje?\n16 USathana ubambene itjhumi lezandla phezulu nabakhethiweko bakaKrestu abasese sephasini—ubindana nabo, begodu uyazi ukuthi usalelwe ‘sikhathi esifitjhani’ kangangani! (IsAmbulo 12:9, 12, 17) Kodwana naphezu kwesahlulelo elinamandla lakaSathana, abakhethiweko baraga nawo umsebenzi wokutjhumayela lo njengombana bawudosa phambili, begodu nje sebanengi khulu kunangaphambili abantu abezwa iindaba ezimnandi. Kuyabonakala ukuthi uJesu unabakhethiweko nokuthi uyabanqophisa.—Matewu 28:20.\nKulilungelo elingangelungelo ukuba nesandla ekusekeleni abafowabo bakaKrestu\n17 Sizizwa sibusisekile ngokuba nesandla ekusekeleni abafowabo bakaKrestu ngomsebenzi wokutjhumayela. Siyasiza nekunikeleni ngemali nangokuzikhandla ekwakheni amaWolo wokuKhulekela, amaWolo wemiHlangano, nama-ofisi wamagatja. Nasithembeka ekulaleleni abadala nabanye abazalwana ababekwe “yinceku ethembekileko nehlakaniphileko,” sisuke sitjengisa ukuthi sizimisele kangangani ukusekela abafowabo bakaKrestu.—Matewu 24:45-47; Hebheru 13:17.\n18 Kungasikade, abaseleko babakhethiweko bazokubekwa iphawu lamaswaphela. Ngemva kwalokho, iingilozi zilise “imimoya emine yephasi,” okuyoba kuthoma kwesizi elikhulu. (IsAmbulo 7:1-3) Ngaphambi kokuthoma kwe-Arimagedoni, uJesu uzokubuthela abakhethiweko ezulwini. (Matewu 13:41-43) Yeke, nengabe sifuna ukugwetjwa njengezimvu uJesu nakafika, lesi sikhathi sokuthembeka kubafowabo bakaKrestu abakhethiweko.\nSisiza abafowabo bakaKrestu ngeendlela ezinengi ezihlukahlukeneko (Qala isigaba 17)\n^ isig. 6 Nawufuna ihlathululo enabileko ngomfanekiso lo, qala isihloko esithi “Siyoba Yini Isimo Sakho Phambi Kwesihlalo Sokwahlulela?” nesithi “Liyoba Yini Ikusasa Lezimvu Nezimbuzi?” esiThaleni sesiZulu saka-Oktoba 15, 1995.\nINdodana yomuntu: NguJesu. Emfanekisweni ubizwa nangokuthi ‘yiKosi’\nAbafowabo bakaKrestu: Ngilabo abakhethwe ngomoya. Emfanekisweni babizwa ‘ngabafowabo’ beKosi\nIzimvu: Abantu abazuza ipilo engapheliko ephasini ngebanga lokusiza abakhethiweko


Indoda Ephethe Ipotomende—Hezekiyeli 9:2 | IsiThala\nIndoda ephethe ipotomende yokutlola leya, ifanekisela uJesu Krestu okunguye ozokutshwaya labo abazokusinda\nEmbonweni kaHezekiyeli indoda ephethe ipotomende yokutlola namadoda asithandathu aphethe iimbulawo afanekisela ini?\nAfanekisa amabutho wezulwini egade akhona nakurhayilwa iJerusalema godu azobe akhona nakubhujiswa iphasi lakaSathana elonakelekweli nge-Arimagedoni. Le yindlela esele sizwisisa ngayo indaba le. Kubayini sitlhoga ihlathululo etja le?\nNgaphambi komnyaka ka-607, emihleni kaHezekiyeli, uJehova wamtjengisa umbono wezinto ebezizokwenzeka eJerusalema ngaphambi kobana libhujiswe. Eembonweni loyo uHezekiyeli wabona izinto ezinengi ezimbi zenzeka. Wabuye wabona amadoda asithandathu ngayinye yawo iphethe ‘isibulawo esandleni sayo.’ Bekunenye godu indoda ebeyikhamba namadoda la, yona ‘beyimbethe ilineni’ iphethe ‘nepotomende yokutlola.’ (Hezekiyeli 8:6-12; 9:2, 3) Indoda le yatjelwa ukuthi “ikhamba loke idorobho iJerusalema, ubeke iphawu esiphongweni sabantu ababubulako nabalilako ngebanga leenkghabhudlho zoke ezenziwa kilo.” Kwathi madoda asithandathu aphethe iimbulawo wona atjelwa ukuthi, bhubhisani woke umuntu osedorobhenelo onganalo itshwayo. (Hezekiyeli 9:4-7) Khuyini esiyifunda embonweni lo, begodu ingubani indoda ephethe ipotomende yokutlola le?\nUHezekiyeli waba nombono ngomnyaka ka-612, bekusiphorofido esazaliseka eminyakeni emihlanu eyalandelako, uJehova nakavumela amajoni weBhabheli bona arhayile iJerusalema. Kilokhu uJehova wasebenzisa abantu beBhabheli ukuthi kube ngibo abajezisa abantu bakhe abamahlongandlebe. (Joromiya 25:9, 15-18) Kuthiwani-ke ngamaJuda angakhenge avumelane neziga ebezenziwa edorobhenelo? UJehova wenza umude bona amaJuda lawo ayaphepha.\nEmbonweni loyo uHezekiyeli akhenge atshwaye abantu kwamambala namkha ahlanganyele ekubhujisweni kwedorobhelo. Bekuziingelozi ezalawula ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema. Yeke isiphorofidwesi sisinikela ithuba lokubona okwenzeka ezulwini. UJehova watjela iingilozi zakhe bona zilungiselele imbubhiso beziqinisekise nokuthi kuphephe boke abalungileko. *\nIsiphorofidwesi sisazokuzaliseka nangokuzako. Besithi indoda ephethe ipotomende yokutlola ijamele abakhethiweko abasaphila ephasinapha. Besivame nokuthi abantu bafumana itshwayo nabalalelako nalokha nabemukela ukutjhunyayelwa kweendaba ezimnandi. Mva nje bekwasikhanyela ukuthi kutlhogeka sitjhentjhe indlela ebesihlathulula ngayo isiphorofidwesi. Emtlolweni ka Matewu 25:31-33 sifunde ngokuthi uJesu nguye yedwa ohlulela abantu. Lokhu uzokwenza hlangana nesikhathi seenhlupheko ezimbi. Ngesikhatheso abazokwahlulelwa njengezimvu, bazokusinda, kuthi labo abazokwahlulelwa njengeembuzi babhujiswe.\nAlo-ke khuyini esiyifunda embonweni kaHezekiyeli? Nanzi iimfundo ezihlanu:\nNgaphambi kokuthi iJerusalema libhujiswe, uHezekiyeli, uJoromiya no-Isaya, bayelelisa abantu ngebekuzokwenzeka edorobhenelo. Bebanjengabalindi. Nanamhlanjesi kusese ngisweso, uJehova usebenzisa isiqhema sabantu abakhethiweko bona bafundise abantu bakhe bebabayelelise ngenhlupheko ezimbi ngaphambi kobana zenzeke. Abantu bakaZimu seba boke, okuziinsebenzi zakaKrestu zinendima eziyifezako ngomsebenzi oyelelisa abantu lo.—Matewu 24:45-47.\nUHezekiyeli akhenge ahlulele bona bobani abazokusinda. Nabantu bakaZimu namhlanjesi abakwenzi lokho, into abayenzako kutjhumayela nokuyelelisa abantu ngalokho okuzokwenzeka ingasikade. Umsebenzi wokutjhumayela esiwenza ephasini loke lo, sirhelejwa ziingelosi ukuze siwenze.—IsAmbulo 14:6.\nAbantu abasinda emihleni kaHezekiyeli, akhenge batshwaywe ngetshwayo lamambala eempandleni zabo. Nanamhlanjesi labo abazokusinda nabo angeze batshwaywe ngetshwayo lamambala. Abantu kufuze benze njani nabazokusinda eenhluphekweni ezizakwezi? Kufanele nabezwa ngesiyeleliswesi bafunde ukulingisa uKrestu, bazinikele kuZimu, bebasekele nabafowabo likaKrestu ngokutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi. (Matewu 25:35-40) Kuzakuthi-ke phakathi nesikhathi sokwenzeka kweenhlupheko ezimbezi, abantwabo bazakutshwaywa, okutjho ukukhethwa kwalabo abazokusinda.\nIndoda embethe ilineni ekhesacoca ngayo leya, ifanekisela uJesu. Phakathi neenhlupheko ezimbi uJesu uzokutshwaya isiqubuthu esikhulu nakasahlulela njengezimvu. Abantwabo bazokufumana ithuba lokuphila ephasini unomphela.—Matewu 25:34, 46. *\nNamhlanjesi amadoda asithandathu lawa aphethe iimbulawo afanekisela amabutho wezulwini arholwa nguJesu, msinyana azokurhayila izizwe abuqede nya nobumbi oburhagele kangaka.—Hezekiyeli 10:2, 6, 7; IsAmbulo 19:11-21.\nIimfundo esizifunama emibonweni le ziyasiqinisa sibe nethemba lokuthi uJehova angeze abhubhisa abalungileko nabantu abambi. (2 Pitrosi 2:9; 3:9) Esinye isifundo esiqakathekileko ngesomsebenzi wokutjhumayela indlela oqakatheke ngayo esikhathini sethwesi. Yeke woke umuntu kufuze ezwe isiyeleliswesi ngaphambi kokuthi ukuphela kufike.—Matewu 24:14.\n^ isig. 6 Abantu abasinda lapho bekunguBharurhu, (unobhala kaJoromiya), u-Ebede-Meleki umKutjhe nebesiqhema samaRekabi, kodwana bebanganalo itshwayo lamambala eempandleni zabo. (Joromiya 35:1-19; 39:15-18; 45:1-5) Itshwayo elingokomfanekisweli belitjho ukuthi bazokusinda.\n^ isig. 12 Isiqhema sabathembekileko okungaba khethiweko, angeze kutlhogeke bona sitshwayelwe ukusinda. Bazokwemukela iphawu lamaswaphela, lokho kungenzeka ngaphambi kobana bahlongakale nofana ngaphambi kokuthoma kweenhlupheko ezimbi.—IsAmbulo 7:1, 3.\nImibuzo Evela Ebafundini—Juni 2016


Isihlengo—Sisipho SakaZimu Esikhulu - I-Web Site YaboFakazi BakaJehova Esemthethweni\nIsihlengo—Sisipho SakaZimu Esikhulu\nSitjho ukuthini kuwe?\nUngatjengisa njani bona uyasithokoza isihlengo?\nNGISIPHI isipho esikhulu okhe wasifumana? Bona isipho sibe ngesiqakathekileko, akutlhogeki bona sibe ngesidurileko. Eqinisweni, bona isipho siqakatheke kangangani akumedwa ngokobana sibiza malini. Kunalokho, isipho nesikulethela ithabo, namtjhana sikurhelebha kwamambala ekuphileni kwakho, siqakatheke khulu kuwe.\n2 Hlangana nezipho ezinengi ongakhanuka ukuba nazo, kunesisodwa esizidlula zoke. Sisipho uZimu asiphe isintu. UJehova usiphe izinto ezinengi, kodwana isipho esikhulu asiphe sona mhlatjelo wesihlengo weNdodanakhe, uJesu Krestu. (Matewu 20:28) Njengombana sizokubona esahlukwenesi, isihlengo sisipho esiligugu ongasifumana, ngombana singakulethela ithabo begodu singazalisa iintlhogo zakho eziqakathekileko. Kwamambala, isihlengo yindlela ekulu khulu uJehova atjengisa ngayo bona uyasithanda.\n3 Isihlengo yindlela uJehova aphulusa namtjhana asindisa ngayo abantu esonweni nekufeni. (Kwebe-Efesu 1:7) Ukuzwisisa lokho iBhayibhili ekufundisako, kutlhogeka sicabange ngalokho okwenzeka esimini ye-Edeni. Kwaphela nesizwisisa lokho u-Adamu akulahlako nonako, singabona bonyana kubayini isihlengo siligugu kangaka kithi.\n4 Lokha uJehova nekabumba u-Adamu, wamnikela okuthileko okuligugu khulu—ukuphila komuntu opheleleko. Cabanga bonyana lokho bekutjho ukuthini ngo-Adamu. Abunjwe anomzimba nengqondo epheleleko, gade angekhe agule, aluphale namtjhana ahlongakale. Njengomuntu onganasono, gade anobuhlobo obukhethekileko noJehova. IBhayibhili ithi u-Adamu bekayindodana “kaZimu.” (Luka 3:38) Ngalokho u-Adamu wathabela ubuhlobo obutjhideleneko noJehova uZimu, njengendodana enoyise oyithandako. UJehova wakhuluma nendodanakhe yephasini, wanikela u-Adamu umberego owanelisako wamazisa lokho akulindele kuye.—Genesisi 1:28-30; 2:16, 17.\n5 U-Adamu wabunjwa “ngomfanekiso kaZimu.” (Genesisi 1:27) Lokhu gade kungatjho bona u-Adamu ufana noZimu ngesotja. Njengombana sifundile eSahlukweni-1 sencwadi le, uJehova mumoya ongabonakaliko. (Jwanisi 4:24) Ngalokho-ke uJehova akanawo umzimba wenyama neengazi. Abunjwe ngomfanekiso kaZimu, u-Adamu gade aneemfanelo ezifana nezakaZimu ezihlanganisa ithando, ukuhlakanipha, ukulunga namandla. U-Adamu gade afana noYise nangenye indlela eqakathekileko, akwazi ukuzikhethela. Nokho, u-Adamu gade angafani nomtjhini owenzelwe lokho okufanele ukwenze. Esikhundleni salokho, bekangakghona ukuzenzela iinqunto, begodu nokukhetha hlangana nokuhle nokumbi. Nengabe wakhetha ukulalela uZimu gade azokuphila ngokungapheliko ephasini eliyiParadeyisi.\n6 Ngokuzwakalako, lokha uAdamu nekaphula umthetho kaZimu, begodu agwetjelwa ukufa, wabhadela inani eliphakamileko. Ukona kwakhe kwamlahlekisela ukuphila okupheleleko njengomuntu kuhlanganise nazo zoke iimbusiso zakho. (Genesisi 3:17-19) Ngokudanisako, u-Adamu walahlekelwa kuphila okuligugu, ingasi yena yedwa kodwana kuhlanganise nenzalo yakhe yangomuso. ILizwi lakaZimu lithi: “Isono seza ephasinapha ngomuntu oyedwa, [u-Adamu] kwathi isono sakhe saletha ukufa ebantwini, kwathi ngokunjalo ukufa kwehlela ebantwini boke, ngombana boke abantu bonile.” (KwebeRoma 5:12) Ngalokho-ke, soke sazuza isono ku-Adamu. Ngikho iBhayibhili ithi ‘ngizithengise’ mina nenzalo yami njengesigqila esonweni nekufeni. (KwebeRoma 7:14) U-Adamu namtjhana u-Efa bebanganalo ithemba ngombana ngokuzithandela bakhetha ukungamlaleli uZimu. Kodwana kuthiwani ngenzalo yabo kuhlanganise nathi?\n7 UJehova walungiselela isihlengo ukuphulusa isintu. Siyini isihlengo? Isihlengo sihlanganisa izinto eembili ezisisekelo. Kokuthoma, isihlengo linani elibhadelelwa ukutjhaphulula namtjhana ukubuyisa okuthileko. Kungamadaniswa nenani lokutjhaphulula isibotjhwa sepi. Kwesibili, isihlengo linani elibhadela into ethileko. Kufana nenani elibhadelelwa okuthileko okonakeleko namtjhana ukulimala komuntu othileko. Isibonelo, nengabe umuntu ubangele ingozi, kufuze bona abhadele inani elilingana nalokho okonakeleko.\n8 Bewungabhadelwa njani umonakalo omkhulu kangaka u-Adamu awudlulisela kithi soke begodu sitjhaphululwe ebugqileni besono nokufa? Akhe sicabangele isihlengo uJehova asilungiselele sona nokobana sitjho ukuthini kuwe.\n9 Njengombana ukuphila komuntu onganasono kwalahleka, akukho ukuphila komuntu onesono okungakubuyisa. (AmaRhalani 49:7, 8) Egade kutlhogeka linani elilingana nalokho okulahlekileko. Lokhu kuvumelana nomlayo wokulunga okupheleleko ofumaneka eLizwini lakaZimu elithi: “Umphefumulo ngomphefumulo.” (Duteronomi 19:21) Ngalokho-ke, khuyini okungabhadela inani lomphefumulo onganasono namtjhana ukuphila, okwalahlwa ngu-Adamu? Okhunye ukuphila komuntu onganasono ngikho “okusihlengo esikhambelanako” ebesitlhogeka.—1 KuThimothi 2:6, NW.\nUJehova wanikela ngokuphela kweNdodanakhe njengesihlengo kithi\n10 UJehova wasilungiselela njani isihlengo? Wathumela enye yamadodanakhe womoya enganasono ephasini. Kodwana uJehova akhenge athumele nanyana ngisiphi isibunjwa. Wathumela okukuphela kweNdodanakhe eligugu khulu kuye. (1 KaJwanisi 4:9, 10) Ngokuzithandela, iNdodana le yatjhiya ikhaya layo ezulwini. (KwebeFilipi 2:7) Njengombana sifundile esahlukweni esigadungileko sencwadi le, uJehova wenza isimangaliso nekadlulisela ukuphila kweNdodanakhe esibelethweni sakaMariya. Ngomoya kaZimu ocwengileko, uJesu wabelethwa amumuntu onganasono begodu gade angakagwetjelwa ukufa.—Luka 1:35.\n11 Umuntu oyedwa angaba njani sihlengo sabanengi, eqinisweni, seengidi zabantu? Nokho, kwasekuthomeni, kwenzeka njani bonyana abantu ababalelwa eengidini babe zizoni? Ngokona kwakhe, u-Adamu walahla ukuphila okuligugu komuntu onganasono. Kungalokho-ke bengekhe akwazi ukukudlulisela enzalwenakhe. Into egade angayidlulisela kiyo, sisono nokufa kwaphela. UJesu, iBhayibhili embiza bona ‘ngu-Adamu wamaphelelo,’ gade amumuntu onganasono begodu akhenge one. (1 KwebeKorinte 15:45) Ngendlela le-ke, uJesu wajamiselela u-Adamu bonyana asiphuluse. Ngokudela ukuphila kwakhe okunganasono, ngokuthembeka kuZimu, uJesu wabhadela inani lesono esenziwa ngu-Adamu. Ngalokhe-ke uJesu walethela inzalo ka-Adamu ithemba.—KwebeRoma 5:19; 1 KwebeKorinte 15:21, 22.\n12 IBhayibhili ihlathulula imininingwana yokutlhaga uJesu ayikghodlhelelako ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe. Wabethwa kabuhlungu, wabethelwa ngolunya, bewabulawa kabuhlungu esigodweni sokuhlunguphazwa. (Jwanisi 19:1, 16-18, 30) Kubayini bekutlhogeka bona uJesu atlhage kangaka? Esahlukweni esizokulandela sencwadi le, sizokufunda bona uSathana wathi iinceku zakaJehova angekhe zihlale zithembekile kuye neziqalene nokulingwa. Ngokukghodlhelela ngokuthembeka naphezu kokutlhaga okukhulu, uJesu wanikela ipendulo ehle ekuphikiseni kwakaSathana. UJesu wafakazela bona umuntu onganasono ngokuzithandela angabulunga ukuthembeka okupheleleko kuZimu naphezu kwalokho uDeveli angakwenza. Kufuze bona uJehova wathaba khulu ngokuthembeka kweNdodanakhe ethandekako!—Iziyema 27:11.\n13 Sabhadelwa njani isihlengo? Ngelanga le-14 lenyanga yamaJuda uNisani, ngomnyaka ka-33, uZimu wavumela bona iNdodanakhe epheleleko nenganasono ibulawe. UJesu wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe okunganasono “kwaba kanye kwaphela.” (KumaHebheru 10:10) Ngelanga lesithathu ngemva kokufa kwakaJesu, uJehova wamvusela ekuphileni komoya. Ezulwini, uJesu wanikela kuZimu inani lokuphila kwakhe okunganasono kwaba sihlengo senzalo ka-Adamu. (KumaHebheru 9:24) UJehova walamukela inani lomhlatjelo kaJesu njengesihlengo esitlhogekako bona kutjhaphululwe isintu ekugqilazweni sisono nokufa.—KwebeRoma 3:23, 24.\nLOKHO OKUTJHIWO SIHLENGO KUWE\n14 Namtjhana sinesono, singafumana iimbusiso ezinganakulinganiswa ngebanga lesihlengo. Akhe sicabangele iinzuzo zanje nezangesikhathi esizako zesipho esikhulwesi esivela kuZimu.\n15Ukulitjalelwa kwezono. Ngebanga lesono esinaso, silwa ngamandla bona senze okulungileko. Soke siyona, kungaba ngamezwi namtjhana ngezenzo. Kodwana ngomhlatjelo kaJesu wesihlengo singaba “nokulitjalelwa kwezono zethu.” (KwebeKholose 1:13, 14) Ukufumana ukulitjalwelokho, kufuze siphenduke kwamambala. Kufuze godu sithandaze kuJehova ngokuthobeka, sibawe ukulitjalelwa ngesisekelo sekholo lethu emhlatjelweni wesihlengo seNdodanakhe.—1 KaJwanisi 1:8, 9.\n16Unembeza ohlwengileko phambi kwakaZimu. Bulula unembeza onecala angasenza silahlekelwe lithemba begodu sizizwe singasi lilitho. Ngokulitjalelwa esikufumana ngesihlengo, uJehova ngomusa wenza bonyana simkhulekele ngonembeza ohlwengileko ngitjho nanyana sinesono. (KumaHebheru 9:13, 14) Lokhu kusenza bonyana sikwazi ukukhuluma noJehova ngokutjhaphulukileko. Ngalokho-ke singathandaza ngokutjhaphulukileko kuye. (KumaHebheru 4:14-16) Ukuba nonembeza ohlwengileko kusenza sibe nokuthula kwengqondo, sizihloniphe begodu sibe nethabo.\n17Ithemba lokuphila okungapheliko eparadeyisini ephasini. Incwadi yaKwebeRoma 6:23 ithi: “Umvuzo wokwenza isono kukufa.” Iragela phambili ithi: “Kodwana isipho somusa wakaZimu sikuphila okungapheliko ngoKrestu Jesu iKosi yethu.” Esahlukweni-3 sencwadi le, sicoce ngeembusiso zeParadeyisi elizako ephasini. (ISambulo 21:3, 4) Zoke iimbusiso zengomuso, kuhlanganise nokuphila okungapheliko okunganasono, zingafumaneka ngombana uJesu wasifela. Ukufumana iimbusiswezi, kutlhogeka bona sitjengise ukuthokoza kwethu isipho sesihlengo.\n18 Kubayini kufuze sithokoze uJehova ngokusilungiselela isihlengo? Nokho, isipho siba ligugu lokha nesihlanganisa ukudela isikhathi komuphi, amandla namtjhana iindleko. Siyathaba nesibona bona isipho sitjengisa indlela umuphi asithanda ngayo. Isihlengo sisipho esiligugu ukuzidlula zoke, ngombana uZimu wazidela khulu ngokusipha sona. UJwanisi 3:16 uthi: “Ngombana uZimu walithanda kangako iphasi, wabe wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ekukuphela kwayo.” Isihlengo sibufakazi obukhulu bokobana uJehova uyasithanda. Godu sibufakazi bethando lakaJesu, ngombana ngokuzithandela wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngebanga lethu. (Jwanisi 15:13) Isipho sesihlengo kufuze sisiqinisekise bona uJehova neNdodanakhe bathanda umuntu nomuntu.—KwebeGalatiya 2:20.\n19 Wena ungatjengisa njani bonyana uyasithokoza isipho sakaZimu sesihlengo? Kokuthoma, kufuze wazi okunengi ngoMuphi oMkhulu uJehova. (Jwanisi 17:3) Ukufunda iBhayibhili nezinye iincwadi zayo, kuzokurhelebha bona wazi okunengi ngoJehova. Njengombana ukhula elwazini ngoJehova, ithando lakho ngaye lizokukhula. Ngakelinye ihlangothi, ithandwelo lizokwenza bonyana ufune ukwenza lokho okumthabisako.—1 KaJwanisi 5:3.\nUkwazi okungeziweko ngoJehova ngenye yendlela yokutjhengisa ukwazisa ngesipho sakhe namkha isihlengo\n20Yiba nekholo emhlatjelweni kaJesu wesihlengo. Malungana noJesu, kutlolwe bona: “Loyo okholwako eNdodaneni unokuphila okungapheliko.” (Jwanisi 3:36) Singatjengisa njani bona sinekholo kuJesu? Ikholo elinjalo alitjengiswa ngamezwi kwaphela. Incwadi kaJakobosi 2:26 ithi: ‘Ngokunjalo nekholo nelinganazenzo lifile.’ Ikholo leqiniso lifakazelwa ngemisebenzi, okutjho bona ‘ngezenzo.’ Enye indlela esingatjengisa ngayo bona sinekholo kuJesu, kukwenza koke esingakghona ukukwenza bona simlingise, ingasi ngalokho esikutjhoko kwaphela kodwana nangalokho esikwenzako.—Jwanisi 13:15.\n21Yiba khona eSidlweni seKosi saNtambama saqobe mnyaka. Ngobusuku bakaNisani 14, ngomnyaka ka-33, uJesu wahloma umgidi iBhayibhili eliwubiza bona “isidlo seKosi.” (1 KwebeKorinte 11:20; Matewu 26:26-28) Umgidi lo ubizwa nangokobana Sikhumbuzo sokufa kwakaKrestu. UJesu wahloma umgidi lo bonyana urhelebhe abapostoli bakhe nawo woke amaKrestu weqiniso alandela ngemva kwabo bona akhumbule ukufa kwakhe njengomuntu onganasono, wanikela ngomphefumulo namtjhana ngokuphila kwakhe, njengesihlengo. Malungana nomgidi lo, uJesu walayela: “Yenzani lokhu khona nizangikhumbula.” (Luka 22:19) Ukuba khona eSikhumbuzweni kusikhumbuza ngethando elikhulu elatjengiswa nguJehova noJesu ngesihlengo. Singatjengisa ukuthokoza kwethu ngesihlengo ngokuba khona qobe mnyaka eSikhumbuzweni sokufa kwakaJesu.*\n22 Ilungiselelo lakaJehova lesihlengo kwamambala sisipho esiligugu. (2 KwebeKorinte 9:14, 15) Isipho esiligugwesi singazuzisa ngitjho nalabo abahlongakeleko. IZahluko-6 no-7 zizokuhlathulula bona singabazuzisa njani abahlongakeleko.\nIsihlengo siyindlela kaJehova yokutjhaphulula abantu esonweni nekufeni.—Kwebe-Efesu 1:7.\nUJehova walungiselela isihlengo ngokuthumela okukuphela kweNdodanakhe ephasini bona izosifela.—1 KaJwanisi 4:9, 10.\nNgelungiselelo lesihlengo, sizuza ukulitjalelwa izono, unembeza ohlwengileko nethemba lokuphila okungapheliko.—1 KaJwanisi 1:8, 9.\nSitjengisa bona siyasithokoza isihlengo ngokwazi okungezelelekileko ngoJehova, ngokuba nekholo emhlatjelweni kaJesu wesihlengo, nangokuba khona eSidlweni seKosi saNtambama.—Jwanisi 3:16.\n* Ukufumana imininingwana engezelelekileko malungana nokobana iSidlo seKosi saNtambama sitjho ukuthini, qala Isithasiselo.\n1, 2. (a) Kunini lapho isipho siba ngesiqakatheke khulu kuwe? (b) Kubayini singathi isihlengo sisipho esiligugu ukudlula zoke ongasifumana?\n3. Siyini isihlengo, begodu khuyini okufuze siyizwisise nesizokukghona ukuthokoza isipho esiligugwesi?\n4. Gade kutjho ukuthini ku-Adamu ukuphila njengomuntu onganasono?\n5. IBhayibhili itjho ukuthini neyithi u-Adamu wabunjwa “ngomfanekiso kaZimu”?\n6. Lokha u-Adamu naphula umthetho kaZimu, yini eyamlahlekelako, begodu inzalo yakhe yathinteka njani?\n7, 8. Ngokusisekelo isihlengo sihlanganisa ziphi izinto eembili?\n9. Sihlengo esinjani ebesitlhogeka?\n10. UJehova wasilungiselela njani isihlengo?\n11. Kwenzeka njani bonyana umuntu oyedwa abe sihlengo seengidi?\n12. Ukutlhaga kwakaJesu kwafakazelani?\n13. Sabhadelwa njani isihlengo?\n14, 15. Ukufumana ‘ukulitjalelwa kwezono zethu,’ yini okufuze siyenze?\n16. Khuyini esenza sikwazi ukukhulekela uZimu ngonembeza ohlwengileko, begodu ukuba nonembeza onjalo kuqakatheke ngani?\n17. Ngiziphi iimbusiso ezingafumaneka ngokusifela kwakaJesu?\n18. Kubayini kufuze sithokoze uJehova ngokusilungiselela isihlengo?\n19, 20. Singatjengisa ngaziphi iindlela bona siyasithokoza isipho sakaZimu sesihlengo?\n21, 22. (a) Kubayini kufuze sibe khona eSidlweni seKosi saNtambama saqobe mnyaka? (b) Khuyini ezokuhlathululwa eZahlukweni-6 no-7?


UJesu Ukhetha Abapostoli Abalitjhumi Nambili | Ipilo KaJesu\nUkhetha Abapostoli Abalitjhumi Nambili\nMARKOSI 3:13-19 LUKASI 6:12-16\nSekudlule isikhathi esingangomnyaka nesiquntu uJwanisi uMbhabhadisi athula uJesu njengeMvana kaZimu. UJesu nakathoma umsebenzakhe wokutjhumayela tjhatjhalazi, amadoda athileko athembekileko aba bafundi bakhe. Amadoda la bekungu-Andrisi, uSimoni Pitrosi, uJwanisi, mhlamunye noJakopo (umfowabo kaJwanisi), uFlebhe, noNathaniyeli (obizwa nangokuthi nguBhartholomewu). Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, abanye abanengi baba bafundi bakaKrestu.—Jwanisi 1:45-47.\nUJesu sekakulungele ukukhetha abapostoli bakhe. Bazokuba bangani bakhe abaseduze khulu, begodu uzobabandula ngokukhethekileko. Kodwana ngaphambi kokubakhetha, uJesu uya entabeni, mhlamunye hlanu kweLwandle leGalile eduze neKapernawumi. Uqeda ubusuku boke athandaza, kungenzeka ubawa uZimu amuphe ukuhlakanipha begodu ambusise. Ngakusasa kwakhona, ubiza abafundi bakhe bese ukhetha abali-12 kibo bona babe bapostoli bakhe.\nUJesu ukhetha abafundi abasithandathu okukhulunywe ngabo ekuthomeni, noMatewu ambiza ase-ofisini lomthelo. Abanye abafundi abahlanu abakhethiweko nguJudasi (obizwa ngokuthi nguThadiyosi nokuthi ‘yindodana kaJakopo’), uSimoni umKanana, uTomasi, uJakopo indodana ka-Alfiyosi, noJudasi Iskariyodi.—Matewu 10:2-4; Lukasi 6:16.\nSekukade uJesu akhamba nabafundi abali-12, begodu ubazi kuhle. Abanye babo ziinhlobo zakhe. UJakopo nomfowabo uJwanisi bomntamama kaJesu. Nangabe kuliqiniso okucatjangwa babanye abantu, ukuthi u-Alfiyosi bekamfowabo kaJosefa, uyise kaJesu wephasini, kutjho ukuthi umpostoli uJakopo, mfowabo kaJesu ngakusonghwanakhe.\nAkusibudisi kuJesu ukukhumbula amabizo wabapostoli bakhe. Kodwana wena uyawakhumbula? Enye indlela kukhumbula ukuthi kunaboSimoni ababili, aboJakopo ababili naboJudasi ababili. USimoni (Pitrosi) unomfowabo u-Andrisi, begodu uJakopo (indodana kaZebediya) umfowabo nguJwanisi. Le yindlela elula yokukhumbula amabizo wabapostoli ababunane. Abanye abafundi abane bahlanganisa umthelisi (uMatewu), loyo owakhe waba nokuzaza (uTomasi), owabizwa ngaphasi komuthi (uNathaniyeli), nomngani kaNathaniyeli (uFlebhe).\nAbapostoli abalitjhumi nanye, bavela eGalile endaweni yekhabo lakaJesu. UNathaniyeli ngeweKana. UFlebhe, uPitrosi no-Andrisi basuka eBhethesayida. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uPitrosi no-Andrisi bathuthela eKapernawumi, lapha kubonakala ngasuthi bekuhlala khona uMatewu. UJakopo noJwanisi nabo bahlala eKapernawumi namkha eduze nakhona begodu bebanebhizinisi lokuthiya iimfesi. Kubonakala ngasuthi uJudasi Iskariyodi, othengisa uJesu ngemva kwesikhathi, nguye yedwa wabapostoli obuya eJudiya.\nNgisiphi isiqunto esiqakathekileko uJesu asithathako ngemva kokuthandaza ubusuku boke?\nBobani abapostoli bakaJesu, begodu ungawakhumbula njani amabizwabo?


ULukha 9 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nAbaliTshumi Lambili baphiwa imilayo yenkonzo (1-6)\nUHerodi wethuswa nguJesu (7-9)\nUJesu unika abangu-5 000 ukudla (10-17)\nUPhetro uthi uJesu nguKhristu (18-20)\nUJesu ubatshela ngokufa kwakhe (21, 22)\nUkuba ngumfundi weqiniso (23-27)\nUJesu uguquka isimo (28-36)\nUmfana oledimoni uyasiliswa (37-43a)\nUJesu uphinda abatshele ngokufa kwakhe (43b-45)\nOngaphikisani lathi uyasisekela (49, 50)\nAbantu abasesigabeni seSamariya bala uJesu (51-56)\n9 Ngemva kwalokho wabiza abaliTshumi Lambili wabapha ilungelo kanye lamandla okuthi bakhiphe amadimoni njalo belaphe imikhuhlane. 2 Wabathuma ukuthi bayetshumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu basilise labagulayo, 3 wasesithi kubo: “Lingathwali lutho ekuhambeni kwenu, lingathwali intonga loba isikhwama sokudla loba isinkwa loba imali,* njalo lingathwali izembatho ezimbili.* 4 Kodwa loba yiwuphi umuzi elingena kuwo, hlalani kuwo lize lisuke kuleyondawo, 5 futhi loba ngaphi lapho abantu abangalamukeli khona, thintithani uthuli enyaweni zenu nxa seliphuma edolobheni lelo ukuze kube lobufakazi bokuthi abakwenzileyo kubi.” 6 Basuka-ke bahamba bengena isigaba ngesigaba, betshumayela izindaba ezinhle njalo besilisa abagulayo kuzo zonke izindawo. 7 UHerodi* umbusi wesigaba* wezwa konke okwakusenzakala, wethuka kakhulu ngoba abanye babesithi uJohane wayesevusiwe kwabafileyo. 8 Kodwa abanye babesithi kwasekufike u-Elija, abanye bona besithi kuvuke omunye wabaphrofethi bakudala. 9 UHerodi wathi: “UJohane ngamquma ikhanda. Pho ngubani lo engizwa ukuthi wenza izinto zonke lezi?” Ngakho wayesemdinga efuna ukumbona. 10 Abaphostoli bathe sebephendukile, balandisela uJesu konke ababekwenzile. Yikho-ke wabathatha wasuka labo ebantwini, baya edolobheni okuthiwa yiBhethisayida. 11 Kodwa amaxuku athi esekwazi lokho, amlandela. Wawamukela kuhle, waseqalisa ukuwatshela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu njalo wasilisa ababefuna ukwelatshwa. 12 Kuthe ilanga selisiyatshona, abaliTshumi Lambili bamlanda bathi kuye: “Tshela abantu bazihambele ukuze bayengena ezigabeni eziseduze lakwezinye izindawo badinge ukudla lendawo yokuphumula ngoba lapha esikhona kukhatshana lemizi.” 13 Kodwa wathi kubo: “Bapheni lina ukudla.” Bathi kuye: “Silezinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili kuphela, ngaphandle nxa singayabathengela ukudla bonke abantu laba.” 14 Khonapho kwakulamadoda angaba ngu-5 000. Kodwa yena wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Bahlaliseni phansi babe ngamaqembu alabantu abangaba ngu-50.” 15 Benza njalo, babahlalisa phansi bonke. 16 Wathatha izinkwa lezo ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili, wakhangela phezulu ezulwini wathandaza.* Wasezihlephuna, waqalisa ukuzinika abafundi bakhe ukuze bazinike ixuku. 17 Ngakho bonke badla basutha, njalo babutha amabhasikiti angu-12 eziqephu ezazisele. 18 Ngemva kwesikhathi abafundi baya kuye bamfica eyedwa ethandaza, wasebabuza wathi: “Abantu bathi ngingubani?” 19 Baphendula bathi: “Bathi unguJohane uMbhabhathizi kodwa abanye bathi ungu-Elija, abanye bona bathi kuvuke umphrofethi wakudala.” 20 Wasesithi kubo: “Kodwa lina lithi ngingubani?” UPhetro waphendula wathi: “UnguKhristu kaNkulunkulu.” 21 Wasebaqonqosela ukuthi bangakutsheli muntu lokho. 22 Kodwa wathi: “INdodana yomuntu kumele yehlelwe zinhlupho ezinengi futhi ilahlwe ngabadala labaphristi abakhokhelayo kanye lababhali, ibulawe, ibisivuswa ngelanga lesithathu.” 23 Ngemva kwalokho wathi kubo bonke: “Loba ngubani ofuna ukungilandela kazidele, asithwale nsuku zonke isigodo sakhe sokuhlutshwa,* aqhubeke engilandela, 24 ngoba loba ngubani ofuna ukusindisa ukuphila* kwakhe kuzamlahlekela, kodwa loba ngubani olahlekelwa yikuphila* kwakhe ngenxa yami, nguye ozakusindisa. 25 Kambe umuntu kuzamnceda ngani sibili ukuzuza umhlaba wonke kodwa azilimaze loba alahlekelwe yikuphila kwakhe? 26 Loba ngubani oba lenhloni ngami kumbe ngamazwi ami, iNdodana yomuntu izakuba lenhloni ngalowomuntu nxa isisiza isenkazimulweni yayo lekaYise kanye leyezingilosi ezingcwele. 27 Kodwa ngiqinisile ngithi kini, bakhona abanye abemiyo lapha abangasoze bafe bengakawuboni uMbuso kaNkulunkulu.” 28 Kwathi sekwedlule amalanga angaba yisitshiyagalombili ekhulume amazwi la, wathatha uPhetro loJohane kanye loJakhobe wakhwela labo entabeni esiyakhuleka. 29 Uthe esakhuleka, ubuso bakhe babonakala sebuntshintshile lempahla zakhe sezimhlophe nke, sezicazimula. 30 Kwakulamadoda amabili ayexoxa laye, uMosi lo-Elija. 31 Abonakala ekhazimula njalo aqalisa ukukhuluma ngokusuka kwakhe okwasekuzakwenzakala eJerusalema. 32 UPhetro lalabo ayelabo babekade bephethwe yibuthongo, kodwa bathi sebevuke khwatshu, bayibona inkazimulo yakhe kanye lamadoda amabili ayemi lawo. 33 Amadoda la athe esesuka kuJesu, uPhetro wathi kuye: “Mfundisi, kuhle kithi ukuba lapha. Yikho kasimiseni amatende amathathu, elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMosi, elinye libe ngelika-Elija.” Wayengazizwa lokuthi uthini. 34 Kodwa esakhuluma izinto lezi, kwaqubuka iyezi laqalisa ukubagubuzela. Lathi libembesa, besaba. 35 Kwasekuzwakala ilizwi livela kuleloyezi, lisithi: “Le yiNdodana yami ekhethiweyo. Yilaleleni.” 36 Ilizwi lelo lithe lisakhuluma, babona uJesu eseyedwa. Lanxa kunjalo bazithulela, futhi ngalezonsuku kabazange batshele muntu loba yini ababeyibonile. 37 Bathi besehla entabeni ngelanga elilandelayo, ixuku elikhulu lamhlangabeza. 38 Enye indoda eyayiphakathi kwexuku yamemeza yathi: “Mfundisi, ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ukhangele indodana yami ngoba yiyo yodwa engilayo. 39 Iyafikelwa lidimoni, ihle iklabalale, njalo liyayigiqa lisayigiqa, ibhubhudle amagwebu emlonyeni, kube yinkani ukuthi liyiyekele, lize liphume seliyilimazile. 40 Ngincenge abafundi bakho ukuthi balikhiphe kodwa behlulekile.” 41 UJesu wasephendula wathi: “Hawu lina sizukulwane esingelakholo lesonakeleyo, kumele ngiqhubeke ngilani kuze kube nini? Kufanele ngilibekezelele kuze kube nini? Yilethe lapha indodana yakho.” 42 Kwathi lanxa umfana esesiya kuJesu, idimoni lamphosela phansi lamgiqa lisamgiqa. Kodwa yena walikhuza idimoni lelo, wamsilisa umfana, wasembuyisela kuyise. 43 Bonke batsha amathe bebona amandla kaNkulunkulu amakhulu. Bathi belokhu besamangele ngenxa yezinto zonke ayezenza, wathi kubafundi bakhe: 44 “Lalelisisani likhumbule amazwi la ngoba iNdodana yomuntu izanikelwa* ezandleni zabantu.” 45 Kodwa bona kabazange bazwisise ukuthi wayesitshoni. Phela babekufihlelwe ukuze bangakuzwisisi, futhi babesesaba ukumbuza ngayekukhulumile. 46 Basebeqalisa ukuphikisana ngokuthi ngubani owayemkhulu kulabo bonke phakathi kwabo. 47 UJesu wakwazi ababekucabanga ezinhliziyweni zabo, wasethatha umntwana omncane wammisa eceleni kwakhe, 48 wathi kubo: “Loba ngubani owamukela umntwana lo omncane ngenxa yebizo lami, uyangamukela lami; futhi loba ngubani ongamukelayo wamukela laLowo ongithumileyo, ngoba oziphatha njengomncane kulani lonke nguye omkhulu.” 49 UJohane wasesithi kuye: “Mfundisi, kulomuntu esimbone ekhipha amadimoni ngebizo lakho, sasesizama ukumalisa ngoba yena kakulandeli kanye lathi.” 50 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: “Lingazami ukumalisa ngoba loba ngubani ongaphikisani lani uyalisekela.” 51 Amalanga okuthi athathwe aye ezulwini athi elokhu esondela, wazimisela ukuya eJerusalema. 52 Ngakho wathuma izithunywa ukuthi zihambe phambili. Lakanye zahamba zayangena esigabeni samaSamariya zisiyalungiselela ukufika kwakhe. 53 Lanxa kunjalo, kawazange amamukele ngoba wayezimisele ukuya eJerusalema. 54 Abafundi bakhe uJakhobe loJohane bathe sebekubonile lokhu bathi: “Nkosi, uyafuna yini ukuthi sibize umlilo, wehle uvela ezulwini ubatshabalalise?” 55 Kodwa watshibilika wabakhuza, 56 wasesuka labafundi bakhe baya kwesinye isigaba. 57 Bathi sebesemgwaqweni behamba, enye indoda yathi kuye: “Ngizakulandela loba ngaphi lapho oya khona.” 58 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuyo: “Amakhanka alemilindi lezinyoni zezulu zilezidleke, kodwa iNdodana yomuntu yona kayilandawo yokubeka ikhanda layo.” 59 Wasesithi kwenye indoda: “Woba ngumlandeli wami.” Yathi: “Nkosi, ngivumela ukuthi ngiqale ngiyengcwaba ubaba.” 60 Yena wathi kuyo: “Yekela abafileyo bangcwabe abafileyo babo. Kodwa wena hamba uyememezela uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kuyo yonke indawo.” 61 Omunye laye wathi: “Nkosi ngizakulandela, kodwa qala ungivumele ukuthi ngiyevalelisa engihlala labo.” 62 UJesu wathi kuye: “UMbuso kaNkulunkulu kawumfanelanga umuntu othi esebambe ikhuba ngesandla sakhe akhangele izinto ezisemuva.”\n^ Kumbe, “esinye isembatho.”\n^ Lapha kutshiwo uHerodi Antiphasi. Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “umthethirakhi,” okutsho isikhulu sendawo ethile esimele umbusi waseRoma.\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “wazibusisa.”


UJesu Usilisa NgeSabatha | Izifundo ZeBhayibhili Zabantwana\nAbaFarisi babemzonda uJesu yikho babedinga isizathu sokumbopha. Babesithi kakumelanga elaphe abantu ngeSabatha. Ngelinye ilanga kuliSabatha uJesu wathola eyinye indoda emgwaqweni icela uncedo ebantwini. Watshela abafundi bakhe wathi: ‘Khangelani ukuthi amandla kaNkulunkulu azayinceda njani indoda le.’ Wavuba udaka ngamathe akhe waselufaka emehlweni endoda leyo. Wasesithi: ‘Hamba uyegeza esizibeni saseSilowami.’ Indoda leyo yakwenza lokho yasivuleka amehlo.\nAbantu bamangala kakhulu basebesithi: ‘Kayisiyo yini indoda le eyayicela uncedo ebantwini kumbe ifanana layo nje?’ Indoda le yathi: ‘Yimi sibili, ngazalwa ngiyisiphofu.’ Abantu bayibuza bathi: ‘Amehlo akho avuleke njani?’ Yathi isibatshelile okwakwenzakele bayihambisa kubaFarisi.\nYatshela abaFarisi yathi: ‘UJesu uninde udaka emehlweni ami ngageza, manje sengibona.’ AbaFarisi bathi: ‘Umuntu lo kaveli kuNkulunkulu ngoba kaligcini iSabatha.’ Kodwa abanye bathi: ‘Ngabe kaveli kuNkulunkulu ubengasoze enelise ukwenza isimangaliso esinje.’\nAbaFarisi babiza abazali bendoda le bababuza bathi: ‘Umntanenu uvuleke njani amehlo?’ Abazali bayo besaba ukukhuluma ngoba babezwe kuthiwa abaFarisi bathi loba ngubani okholwa kuJesu uzaxotshwa esinagogeni. Yikho baphendula bathi: ‘Asikwazi buzani yena.’ AbaFarisi babelokhu beyibuza indoda le yaze yathi: ‘Ngilitshelile, kanti yindaba lilokhu lingibuza?’ AbaFarisi bazonda basebeyihudulela phandle.\nUJesu wathi eseyitholile indoda le wathi kuyo: ‘Uyakholwa yini kuMesiya?’ Indoda le yathi: ‘Ungubani ukuze ngikholwe kuye.’ UJesu wathi: ‘NginguMesiya.’ Uyakubona yini ukuthi uJesu wayelomusa? Welapha indoda leyo njalo waphinda wayisiza ukuthi ibe lokholo.\n“Liyalahleka ngokuba kaliyazi imiBhalo njalo lamandla kaNkulunkulu.”—UMathewu 22:29\nImibuzo: UJesu wayinceda njani indoda eyisiphofu? Kungani abaFarisi babemzonda uJesu?\n‘UNkulunkulu Usemenze Waba YiNkosi LoKhristu’ (Ingxenye 2)


Ngelanga langezi-16 zakaNobayeni, kokuthoma iSewula Africa yagidinga ilanga lokuqolelana lapha amabhuru kanye nebamasiko womtlhago kwavunyelwana ngokwephawu kobana kube yincenye yeSewula Africa enesitjhaba esilinganako. Ilanga langezi-16 zakaNobayeni liqakathekile ngebanga lokobana kwenzeka izinto ezimbili ezikulu ngesikhathi sebendlululo.\nNgonyaka ka-1838, ama-Voortrekkers gade enza amalungiselelo wawo wokulwa namaZulu epini ye-Blood River. Ngezi-16 zakaNobayeni bathatha isifungo phambi kuka Zimu, kobana bazokuhlula amaZulu, ngokobana bazokwakha ikerege, kuthi imindeni yabo ihloniphe ilangeli njengelanga lokuthokoza. Ngeminyaka yebandlululo, ilanga lezi-16 zakaNobayeni labekwa kobana libeyihlolide elaziwa ngokobana lilanga lesithembiso.\nIlanga langezi-16 zakaNobayeni lilanga lapha ihlangano yomkhonto weSizwe (Mk) yatlanywa ngonyaka ka-1961.Kuze kufike namhlanjesi amalunga wehlangano ye-African National Congress (ANC), abetha isthabalala alwisana nokungaphathwa kuhle ngurhulumende webandlululo.\nKodwana, ngemva kokubulawa kwabantu e-Sharpeville 7 ngonyaka ka-1960, lapha abantu egade batoyitoya ngokuthula badunyuzwa khona, ngokubandlululwa, babona bona ukutoyitoya ngokuthula ngeze kwatjhugulula imithetho yebandlululo. Ihlangano yomkhonto we Sizwe yatlanywa njengephiko lobujoni.\nUmsebenzi omkhulu we-MK kwakukonela urhulumende webandlulo ukwenzela bona aqede umtlhago webandlululo. Kodwana iindaba zehlangano kanye nokubotjhwa kwabadosi phambili bayo ngonyaka ka-1963 kona umncopho wayo. Nanyana kunjalo, kusukela ekutlanyweni kwayo, ngezi-16 zakaNobayeni sele kwaba lilanga lokukhumbula i-MK.\nIzi-16 zakaNobayeni zisese lilanga lokuphumula eSewula Africa, kodwana kwanjesi sele libizwa ngokobana lilanga lokubuyisana, lapha iimfungo kanye nenghonghoyilo zesikhathi esadlulako kuletha ithemba elitjha enarheni le, nebehlalini bakhona. Boke abehlali beSewula Africa ngelangeli babaywa kobana bavuselele ukuzibophelela kwabo ekuzihlonipheli nekulinganeni kwabantu.Translated by Busisiwe Skhosana


Indlela Yokukhonza Eyamukelwa nguNkulunkulu Lokuthi Singazibona Njani Izikhonzi Zeqiniso | Okufundiswa liBhayibhili\nIndlela Yokukhonza Eyamukelwa nguNkulunkulu\nUNkulunkulu uyazamukela zonke izinkolo yini?\nSingayibona njani inkolo yeqiniso?\nNgobani izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu zeqiniso ezisemhlabeni lamuhla?\n1. Sizatholani nxa singakhonza uNkulunkulu ngendlela eqondileyo?\nUJEHOVA UNKULUNKULU ulendaba lathi njalo ufuna ukusisiza ngesiqondiso sakhe esitshengisa uthando. Nxa singamkhonza ngendlela eqondileyo, sizathokoza njalo sizabalekela izinhlupho ezinengi empilweni. Uzasibusisa aphinde asincedise. (U-Isaya 48:17) Kulezinkolo ezingamakhulu ezithi zifundisa iqiniso ngoNkulunkulu. Kodwa ezikufundisayo ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani lokuthi ufunani kithi kwehlukene kakhulu.\n2. Singayazi njani indlela elungileyo yokukhonza uJehova, njalo yiwuphi umzekeliso ongasinceda ukuthi sikuzwisise lokhu?\n2 Ungayazi njani indlela eqondileyo yokukhonza uJehova? Akudingeki ukuthi ufunde njalo uqathanise izimfundiso zezinkolo zonke. Kumele ufunde okufundiswa liBhayibhili kuphela mayelana lokukhonza kweqiniso. Ake sikhangele umzekeliso lo: Emazweni amanengi kulohlupho lwemali yokuzibazela. Nxa unganikwa umsebenzi wokuthi ukhethe ukuthi imali enjalo yiphi, ungakwenza njani lokho? Uzabamba ngekhanda yini izimali zokuzibazela ezitshiyeneyo? Hatshi. Kungaba ngcono nxa ungasebenzisa isikhathi sakho ufunda ngezinto ezisemalini yeqiniso. Nxa usukwazi ukuthi imali yeqiniso injani, kuzakuba lula ukubona eyamanga. Ngakho nxa singafunda ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezenziwa enkolweni yeqiniso, kuzakuba lula ukuthi sibone inkolo yamanga.\n3. UJesu wathi kumele senzeni nxa sifuna ukuthi uNkulunkulu asamukele?\n3 Kuqakathekile ukuthi sikhonze uJehova ngendlela ayamukelayo. Abantu abanengi bakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyazamukela izinkolo zonke, kodwa iBhayibhili kalikufundisi lokho. Ukuthi umuntu azithi ungumKhristu kakwenelanga. UJesu wathi: “Kakusibo bonke abathi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi’ abazangena eMbusweni wezulu, kodwa ngulowo kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.” Yikho-ke ukuze samukelwe nguNkulunkulu kumele sifunde ukuthi ufunani besesisenza akufunayo. UJesu wathi labo abangenzi intando kaNkulunkulu ‘ngabenzi bobubi.’ (UMathewu 7:21-23) Inkolo yamanga ayisincedi ngalutho njengemali yamanga. Okubi kakhulu yikuthi iyasilimaza.\n4. Amazwi kaJesu mayelana lezindlela ezimbili atshoni, njalo indlela ngayinye isiqondisa ngaphi?\n4 UJehova unika wonke umuntu osemhlabeni ithuba lokuthola ukuphila okungapheliyo. Kodwa nxa sifuna ukuthola ukuphila okungapheliyo ePharadayisi kumele sikhonze uNkulunkulu ngendlela eqondileyo njalo siphile ngendlela ayamukelayo. Okudanisayo yikuthi abantu abanengi kabafuni ukwenza njalo. Yikho uJesu wathi: “Ngenani ngesango elincinyane ngokuba likhulu isango lendlela ibanzi eya ekubhujisweni, njalo banengi abangena ngalo. Kodwa lincinyane isango lendlela ilukhonjwana eya ekuphileni, njalo balutshwana abayifumanayo.” (UMathewu 7:13, 14) Inkolo yeqiniso isiqondisa ekuphileni okungapheliyo. Inkolo yamanga isiqondisa ekubhujisweni. UJehova kafuni ukuthi kube lomuntu ozabhujiswa, yikho enika abantu emhlabeni wonke ithuba lokuthi bafunde ngaye. (2 UPhetro 3:9) Lokhu kutsho ukuthi indlela esimkhonza ngayo uNkulunkulu ingasinika ukuphila noma siphethe ngokufa.\n5. Singababona njani labo abalandela inkolo yeqiniso?\n5 Singayithola njani ‘indlela eya ekuphileni?’ UJesu wathi abantu abalandela inkolo yeqiniso babezabonakala ngezenzo zabo. Wathi: ‘Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo. Kanjalo sonke isihlahla esihle sithela izithelo ezinhle.’ (UMathewu 7:16, 17) Ngamanye amazwi, labo abalandela inkolo yeqiniso babezabonakala ngabakukholwayo kanye lokuziphatha kwabo. Izikhonzi zeqiniso zizimisele ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu lanxa zisona njalo ziphambanisa. Ake sixoxe ngezinto eziyisithupha esingabona ngazo abantu abalandela inkolo yeqiniso.\n6, 7. Izinceku zikaNkulunkulu zilibona njani iBhayibhili, njalo uJesu wasitshiyela njani isibonelo kulokhu?\n6 Okufundiswa yizinceku zikaNkulunkulu kusekelwe eBhayibhilini. IBhayibhili liyazikhulumela ukuthi: “IMibhalo yonke yaphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu njalo ilosizo ekufundiseni, lokukhuza, lokuqondisa, lokufundisa ngokulunga, ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayilungele ngokupheleleyo yonke imisebenzi emihle.” (2 KuThimothi 3:16, 17) Umphostoli uPhawuli wabhalela amaKhristu ayekhonza lawo esithi: “Ekwamukeleni kwenu ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, elalizwa ngathi, lalamukela hatshi njengelizwi labantu, kodwa njengoba linjalo impela, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu.” (1 KwabaseThesalonika 2:13) Ngakho okukholwa yilabo abalandela inkolo yeqiniso labakwenzayo akusekelwanga emibonweni yabantu lasemasikweni. Kusekelwe eLizwini likaNkulunkulu eliphefumulelweyo, iBhayibhili.\n7 UJesu Khristu wasitshiyela isibonelo esihle ngokufundisa izinto ayezithatha eLizwini likaNkulunkulu. Ekhuleka kuYise osezulwini wathi: “Ilizwi lakho liliqiniso.” (UJohane 17:17) UJesu wayelikholwa iLizwi likaNkulunkulu njalo konke ayekufundisa kwakuhambelana lokuseMibhalweni. Wayejayele ukuthi: “Kulotshiwe ukuthi.” (UMathewu 4:4, 7, 10) Ngemva kwalokho, wayekhuluma-ke amazwi asembhalweni. Lalamuhla, abantu bakaNkulunkulu kabafundisi izinto abazicabangela zona. Bakholwa ukuthi iBhayibhili yiLizwi likaNkulunkulu njalo konke abakufundisayo bakuthatha kulo.\n8. Ukukhonza uJehova kugoqelani?\n8 Abalandela inkolo yeqiniso bakhonza uJehova yedwa njalo benza ibizo lakhe laziwe. UJesu wathi: “Khonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukhonze yena yedwa.” (UMathewu 4:10) Ngakho izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu zikhonza uJehova kuphela. Ukukhonza lokhu kugoqela ukutshela abantu ngebizo likaNkulunkulu weqiniso lokubatshela ukuthi unjani. IHubo 83:18 lithi: ‘Wena, obizo lakho unguJehova, wena wedwa ungoPhezukonke emhlabeni wonke.’ UJesu wasitshengisa ukuthi singabancedisa njani abanye ukuthi bamazi uNkulunkulu, njengoba watsho emkhulekweni wakhe ukuthi: “Ngilibonakalisile ibizo lakho ebantwini onginike bona emhlabeni.” (UJohane 17:6, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) NjengoJesu, izikhonzi zeqiniso zifundisa abanye ngebizo likaNkulunkulu, izinjongo zakhe kanye lobuntu bakhe.\n9, 10. AmaKhristu eqiniso atshengisana njani uthando?\n9 Abantu bakaNkulunkulu batshengisana uthando lweqiniso, olungazifuneli okwalo. UJesu wathi: “Bonke abantu bazakwazi ukuthi lingabafundi bami uma lithandana.” (UJohane 13:35) AmaKhristu akuqala ayelothando olunjalo phakathi kwawo. Uthando uNkulunkulu afuna sibe lalo alubandlululi ngobuzwe, ngemihlobo kumbe ngokuthi umuntu ulani empilweni njalo lumanyanisa abantu ukuthi babe lothando olungapheliyo njengabazalwane beqiniso. (Bala uKholose 3:14.) Amalunga ezinkolo zamanga awalalo lolo thando lobuzalwane. Sikwazi njani lokhu? Bayabulalana ngenxa nje yokutshiyana kwemihlobo lobuzwe. AmaKhristu eqiniso awabulalani ngezikhali njalo awabulali abanye. IBhayibhili lithi: ‘Sibazi kanje ukuthi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngobani kanye lokuthi abangabantwana bakaSathane ngobani: Lowo ongenzi okulungileyo kasuye mntakaNkulunkulu; loba lowo ongamthandiyo umfowabo. Kumele sithandane. Singabi njengoKhayini, owayengokaSathane wasebulala umfowabo.’—1 UJohane 3:10-12; 4:20, 21.\n10 Uthando lweqiniso alutsho ukungabulali abanye kuphela. AmaKhristu eqiniso azinikela ngenhliziyo yonke esebenzisa isikhathi sawo, amandla awo lakho konke alakho ukuze ancede abanye njalo abakhuthaze. (KumaHebheru 10:24, 25) Bayancedana ngezikhathi zobunzima njalo bathembekile ekusebenzeni labanye. Kukho konke abakwenzayo, basebenzisa iseluleko seBhayibhili ‘sokwenza okulungileyo ebantwini bonke.’—KwabaseGalathiya 6:10.\n11. Kungani kuqakathekile ukwamukela uJesu njengosetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi asisindise?\n11 AmaKhristu eqiniso amukela uJesu Khristu njengosetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi asisindise. IBhayibhili lithi: “Kakho omunye okulensindiso kuye; phela kalikho elinye ibizo ngaphansi kwezulu elaphiwa abantu ukuthi sisindiswe ngalo.” (ImiSebenzi 4:12) Esahlukweni 5, sibonile ukuthi uJesu wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ukuze kube yinhlawulo yabantu abalalelayo. (UMathewu 20:28) Phezu kwalokho, uJesu uyiNkosi ebekwe nguNkulunkulu eMbusweni wasezulwini ozabusa emhlabeni wonke. UNkulunkulu ufuna lokuthi silalele uJesu njalo silandele izimfundiso zakhe nxa sifuna ukuphila okungapheliyo. Yikho iBhayibhili lisithi: “Loba ngubani obeke ithemba lakhe eNdodaneni ulokuphila okungapheliyo, kodwa loba ngubani oyilahlayo indodana kazukuyibona leyompilo.”—UJohane 3:36.\n12. Ukungangeneli kwezomhlaba kugoqelani?\n12 Izikhonzi zeqiniso kazingeneli kwezomhlaba. UJesu ethonisiswa phambi kwenkosi yeRoma uPhilathu, wathi: “Umbuso wami kayisiwo walo umhlaba.” (UJohane 18:36) Abalandeli bakaJesu beqiniso kabasekeli ezombangazwe lanxa sekutheni, ngenxa yokuthi babuswa nguMbuso wakhe wasezulwini kungelani lokuthi bahlala kuliphi ilizwe. Kabangeneli ekulwisaneni komhlaba. Lanxa kunjalo, izikhonzi zikaJehova kazingeneli nxa umuntu ekhetha ukusekela iqembu elithile lezombangazwe, ekhankasela isikhundla, kumbe evota. Lanxa izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu zingasekeli ezombangazwe, ziyalalela imithetho. Ngenxa yani? Ngenxa yokuthi iLizwi likaNkulunkulu lithi “bazithobe” kubohulumende “ababusayo.” (KwabaseRoma 13:1) Nxa kuyikuthi okufunwa ngabezombangazwe kuphikisana lokufunwa nguNkulunkulu, izikhonzi zeqiniso zilandela isibonelo sabaphostoli abathi: “Simele silalele uNkulunkulu kulokulalela abantu.”—ImiSebenzi 5:29; UMakho 12:17.\n13. Abalandeli bakaJesu beqiniso bawubona njani uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, njalo benzani ngalokho?\n13 Abalandeli bakaJesu beqiniso batshumayela ngokuthi usizo lwabantu luzavela eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu kuphela. UJesu waphrofetha ukuthi: “Lelivangeli lombuso lizatshunyayelwa kuwo wonke umhlaba njengobufakazi kuzo zonke izizwe, besekufika ukucina.” (UMathewu 24:14) Kulokuthi bakhuthaze abantu ukuthi basekele ababusi abasemhlabeni, abalandeli bakaJesu batshela abanye ukuthi usizo lwabantu luzavela eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu kuphela. (IHubo 146:3) UJesu wasifundisa ukuthi sithandazele lowo hulumende ongelasici lapho esithi: “Umbuso wakho kawuze, intando yakho yenziwe emhlabeni njengalokhu isenziwa ezulwini.” (UMathewu 6:10) ILizwi likaNkulunkulu lathi uMbuso wasezulwini “uzayibhidliza yonke leyomibuso [ekhona khathesi] iphele, kodwa wona uzakuma laphakade.”—UDanyeli 2:44; ISambulo 16:14; 19:19-21.\n14. Ubona angathi yiphi inkolo ekwenza konke okufanele kwenziwe yinkolo yeqiniso?\n14 Kulokho esesixoxe ngakho, zibuze: ‘Yiphi inkolo ethatha konke ekufundisayo eBhayibhilini njalo enza ibizo likaJehova laziwe? Yiphi inkolo etshengisa uthando esilufundiswa nguNkulunkulu, ekholwa kuJesu, engangeneli kwezomhlaba njalo etshumayela ngokuthi usizo lwabantu luzavela eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu kuphela? Phakathi kwazo zonke izinkolo ezisemhlabeni, yiphi inkolo ekwenza konke lokhu okuqanjiweyo?’ Ubufakazi butshengisa ngendlela ecacileyo ukuthi ngoFakazi bakaJehova.—Bala u-Isaya 43:10-12.\n15. Ngaphandle kokukholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona, kuyini okunye afuna sikwenze?\n15 Ukukholwa nje kuNkulunkulu kakwenelanga nxa sifuna ukumthokozisa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi iBhayibhili lithi amadimoni lawo ayakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona. (UJakhobe 2:19) Kodwa akuthandabuzwa ukuthi amadimoni kawayenzi intando kaNkulunkulu njalo uNkulunkulu kawamukeli. Nxa sifuna ukwamukelwa nguNkulunkulu, akumelanga sikholwe ukuthi ukhona kuphelele khonapho kodwa kumele senze lentando yakhe. Kumele sihlukane lenkolo yamanga besesinamathela kweyeqiniso.\n16. Umuntu ozihlanganisa lenkolo yamanga kumele enzeni?\n16 Umphostoli uPhawuli watshengisa ukuthi akumelanga sizihlanganise lenkolo yamanga. Wabhala wathi: “Ngakho phumani kubo lehlukane labo, kutsho iNkosi. Lingathinti lutho olungcolileyo, mina ngizalemukela.” (2 KwabaseKhorinte 6:17; U-Isaya 52:11) Yikho-ke amaKhristu eqiniso abalekela noma yini ephathelane lokukhonza kwamanga.\n17, 18. ‘IBhabhiloni eNkulu’ iyini, njalo kungani kumele ‘siphume kuyo’ masinyane?\n17 IBhayibhili litshengisa ukuthi izinkolo zamanga ezinengi ziyingxenye ‘yeBhabhiloni eNkulu.’ * (ISambulo 17:5) Ibizo lelo lisikhumbuza idolobho lasendulo, iBhabhiloni, lapho okwaqalisa khona inkolo yamanga ngemva kukaZamcolo wesikhathi sikaNowa. Izimfundiso ezinengi kanye lezenzo ezijayelekileyo lamuhla ezinkolweni zamanga kwaqalisa kudala eBhabhiloni. Ngokwesibonelo, amaBhabhiloni ayekholwa emfundisweni yobuthathu bukaNkulunkulu. Lamuhla okufundiswa zinkolo ezinengi kusekelwe emfundisweni yoButhathu bukaNkulunkulu. Kodwa iBhayibhili lifundisa ngendlela ecacileyo ukuthi uJehova nguye yedwa uNkulunkulu weqiniso, lokuthi uJesu Khristu uyiNdodana yakhe. (UJohane 17:3, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) AmaBhabhiloni ayekholwa ukuthi abantu balomphefumulo ongafiyo, osala uphila nxa umuntu angafa lokuthi umphefumulo lo ungatsha esihogweni. Lamuhla izinkolo ezinengi zifundisa ukuthi kulomphefumulo kumbe umoya ongafiyo ongatsha esihogweni.\n18 Njengoba inkolo yeBhabhiloni lasendulo yasabalala emhlabeni wonke, iBhabhiloni eNkulu yalamuhla ingathiwa ngumbuso womhlaba wonke wenkolo yamanga. UNkulunkulu wakukhuluma kudala ukuthi umbuso lo wenkolo yamanga uzabhujiswa ngesikhatshana. Uyakubona yini ukuthi kungani kuqakathekile ukuthi uzehlukanise lakho konke okuphathelane leBhabhiloni eNkulu? UJehova uNkulunkulu ufuna ‘uphume kuyo’ masinyane kuseselesikhathi.—Bala ISambulo 18:4, 8.\nNxa ungakhonza uJehova ndawonye labantu bakhe uzathola okunengi ukwedlula okungakulahlekela\n19. Ukukhonza uJehova kuzakunceda ngani?\n19 Isinqumo sakho sokwehlukana lenkolo yamanga singenza abanye bakhethe ukungabi ngabangane bakho. Lanxa ukukhonza uJehova ndawonye labantu bakhe kungenza ulahlekelwe ngokuthile, uzathola okunengi ukwedlula okungakulahlekela. Uzakuba labafowenu labodadewenu abanengi ozakhonza labo, njengabafundi bakaJesu bokuqala abatshiya ezinye izinto ukuze bamlandele. Uzakuba lilunga lemuli enkulu yezigidi zamaKhristu eqiniso akuthanda kakhulu asemhlabeni wonke. Okunye ozakuba lakho lithemba elimangalisayo lokuphila okungapheliyo ‘esikhathini esizayo.’ (Bala uMakho 10:28-30.) Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, labo abazihlukanisa lawe ngenxa yalokho okukholwayo bangahlola lokho okufundiswa liBhayibhili bacine besiba yizikhonzi zikaJehova.\n20. Labo abalandela inkolo yeqiniso balindeleni?\n20 IBhayibhili lifundisa ukuthi sekuseduze ukuthi uNkulunkulu asuse umhlaba lo omubi, abeseletha omutsha olokulunga ozabe ubuswa nguMbuso wakhe. (2 UPhetro 3:9, 13) Kuzabe kungumhlaba omuhle sibili! Emhlabeni lowo olokulunga kuzabe kulenkolo eyodwa lendlela eyodwa yokukhonza. Ngakho kuyabe kuyikuhlakanipha ukuthi wenze konke ongakwenza ukuze ulandele inkolo yeqiniso khathesi.\nABAKHONZA UNKULUNKULU WEQINISO\nbafundisa izinto abazithatha eBhayibhilini\nbakhonza uJehova yedwa njalo benza ibizo lakhe laziwe\nbatshengisana uthando lweqiniso\nbamukela uJesu Khristu njengosetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi asisindise\nbatshumayela ngokuthi usizo lwabantu luzavela eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu kuphela\n^ indima 17 Ukuze ubone incazelo yokuthi kungani iBhabhiloni eNkulu imela umbuso womhlaba wonke wenkolo yamanga, khangela iSengezo esithi ““IBhabhiloni eNkulu” Kuyini?’”\nKulenkolo yeqiniso eyodwa kuphela.—UMathewu 7:13, 14.\nInkolo yeqiniso siyibona ngezimfundiso zayo kanye lokwenziwa ngabantu abayilandelayo.—UMathewu 7:16, 17.\nOFakazi bakaJehova bakhonza uNkulunkulu ngendlela ayamukelayo.—U-Isaya 43:10.\nThumeza Thumeza Indlela Yokukhonza Eyamukelwa nguNkulunkulu


INdodana KaNkulunkulu ‘Iyikukhanya Komhlaba’ | Impilo KaJesu\nINdodana KaNkulunkulu ‘Iyikukhanya Komhlaba’\nUJESU UCHASISA UKUTHI INDODANA INGUBANI\nAMAJUDA AYIZIGQILI NGAYIPHI INDLELA?\nNgelanga lesikhombisa okulilanga lokucina loMkhosi Wamathabanikeli, uJesu ufundisa ‘esendaweni okufakwa kuyo iminikelo ethempelini.’ (UJohane 8:20; ULukha 21:1) Kungenzeka indawo le iseGumeni Labesifazana.\nNgesikhathi somkhosi kuyabe kukhanya kakhulu ebusuku endaweni le. Kufakwa izinti zezibane ezinkulu ezine njalo ngasinye silezitsha ezine ezigcwele amafutha. Ukukhanya okuvela ezibaneni lezi kukhulu okokuthi kukhanyisa indawo ebanzi sibili. Khathesi okutshiwo nguJesu kungabe kukhumbuza abamlaleleyo ngokukhanya lokhu, uthi: “Mina ngiyikukhanya komhlaba. Loba ngubani ongilandelayo kasoze ahambe emnyameni loba sekutheni kodwa uzakuba lokukhanya kwempilo.”—UJohane 8:12.\nAbaFarisi abavumelani lalokho uJesu akutshoyo njalo bathi: “Wena uyazifakazela, ubufakazi bakho kayisibo beqiniso.” UJesu abesebaphendula esithi: “Lanxa ngizifakazela, ubufakazi bami ngobeqiniso ngoba ngiyakwazi lapho engavela khona lalapho engiya khona. Kodwa lina kalikwazi ukuthi ngavela ngaphi lokuthi ngiya ngaphi.” Uqhubeka esithi: “LaseMthethweni wenu kubhaliwe ukuthi: ‘Ubufakazi babantu ababili buliqiniso.’ Mina ngiyazifakazela futhi loBaba ongithumileyo uyangifakazela.”—UJohane 8:13-18.\nAbaFarisi balokhu belenkani, yikho babuza bathi: “Ungaphi uYihlo?” UJesu ubaphendula ngendlela ecacileyo athi: “Kalingazi njalo loBaba kalimazi. Aluba belingazi, belizamazi loBaba.” (UJohane 8:19) Lanxa abaFarisi belokhu befuna ukuthi uJesu abotshwe, kakho ombambayo.\nUJesu uphinda amazwi ake wawatsho, uthi: “Ngiyahamba futhi lizangidinga, kodwa lizafela esonweni senu. Lapho engiyakhona ngeke libuye.” AmaJuda kawazwisisi ukuthi utshoni yikho esithi: “Kambe usefuna ukuzibulala? Phela uthi, ‘Lapho engiyakhona ngeke libuye.’” Kawazwisisi ngoba kawakwazi ukuthi uJesu wavela ngaphi. Uchasisa esithi: “Lina lingabezindaweni zaphansi, mina ngingowezindaweni zaphezulu. Lingabalumhlaba, mina kangisuye owalumhlaba.”—UJohane 8:21-23.\nLapha uJesu ukhuluma ngokuphila kwakhe esesezulwini langokuthi unguMesiya loba uKhristu othenjisiweyo njalo kumele ngabe abakhokheli benkolo laba bayakunanzelela lokhu. Kodwa bayameyisa yikho babuza bathi: “Ungubani wena?”—UJohane 8:25.\nUJesu uphendula abakhokheli benkolo abangamamukeliyo njalo abamphikisayo esithi: “Kanti vele ngizihluphelani ngokukhuluma lani?” Lanxa kunjalo uyabatshela ngoYise lokuthi kungani kumele amaJuda alalele iNdodana, uthi: “Lowo ongithumileyo uqinisile njalo zona kanye izinto engazizwa ngaye ngiyazikhuluma emhlabeni.”—UJohane 8:25, 26.\nAmaJuda la kawamthembi uYise kaJesu kodwa yena utsho amazwi atshengisa ukuthi uyamthemba, uthi: “Nxa seliyiphanyekile iNdodana yomuntu, lizakwazi ukuthi nginguye lokuthi kangenzi lutho engizicabangela lona, kodwa izinto lezi engizikhulumayo ngazifundiswa nguBaba. Lowo ongithumileyo ulami, kazange angitshiye ngedwa ngoba ngihlala ngisenza izinto ezimthokozisayo.”—UJohane 8:28, 29.\nKodwa akhona amaJuda akholwa kuJesu njalo uthi kuwo: “Nxa lingahlala liselizwini lami, liyabe lingabafundi bami sibili, futhi lizalazi iqiniso, njalo iqiniso lizalikhulula.”—UJohane 8:31, 32.\nAbanye kabayizwisisi indaba yokukhululwa yikho bathi: “Thina siyinzalo ka-Abrahama njalo kasikaze sibe yizigqili zamuntu. Manje kungani usithi, ‘Lizakhululeka’?” AmaJuda ayakwazi ukuthi ake abuswa ngezinye izizwe, kodwa kawavumi ukuthi kuthiwe ayizigqili. UJesu uwaphendula ewatshengisa ukuthi aseseyizigqili, uthi kuwo: “Ngiqinisile sibili ngithi kini, wonke umuntu owenza isono uyisigqili sesono.”—UJohane 8:33, 34.\nAmaJuda kawananzeleli ukuthi ayizigqili zesono yikho uJesu uwatshela okuzakwenzakala kuwo, uthi: “Isigqili kasihlali kokuphela endlini yenkosi, indodana yiyo ehlala kuze kube nini lanini.” (UJohane 8:35) Isigqili kasilalungelo lokuthola ilifa njalo singaxotshwa loba nini. Indodana ezalelwe ekhaya loba eyondliwe kulelokhaya yiyo ehlala “kuze kube nini lanini,” okutsho ukuthi ukuphila kwayo konke.\nYikho-ke iqiniso elimayelana leNdodana yilo elikhulula abantu esonweni esibangela ukufa. UJesu uthi: “Nxa iNdodana ingalikhulula, lizakhululeka sibili.”—UJohane 8:36.\nKuyabe kunjani ebusuku ngesikhathi somkhosi njalo lokhu kungenelana njani lalokhu uJesu akufundisayo?\nUJesu uthi wavela ngaphi futhi lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi ungubani?\nAmaJuda ayizigqili ngayiphi indlela njalo yiliphi iqiniso elizabakhulula?\nThumeza Thumeza INdodana KaNkulunkulu ‘Iyikukhanya Komhlaba’


Iindaba ZeBhayibhili: Ukuthembela Erhelebhweni LakaZimu - IWeb Site YaBoFakazi BakaJehova Esemthethweni\nABANTU abangaba yi-50 000 bathatha ikhambo elide basuka eBhabhiloni baya eJerusalema. Kodwana nasele bafika eJerusalema balifumana limotjhakele khulu. Bekunganamuntu ohlala khona. Bekufuneka bona ama-Israyeli akhe yoke into butjha godu.\nInto yokuthoma abayakhako yi-aldare. Indawo leyo gade kukulapho egade bazokwenza imihlabelo, namtjhana iminikelo kuJehova. Eenyangeni ezimbalwa ezalandelako ama-Israyeli athoma ukwakha itempeli. Kodwana amanaba egade ahlala eenarheni ezihlanu kwawo gade angafuni bonyana ama-Israyeli alakhe. Ngalokho balinga ukuwathusa bona angalakhi. Emaswapheleni, amanaba la enza ikosi etja yePheresiya bona ibeke umthetho wokujamisa ukwakhiwa kwetempeli lakaJehova.\nKwadlula iimnyaka. Nje gade sele kuminyaka eli-17 ama-Israyeli abuyile eBhabhiloni. UJehova wathumela abaphorofidi bakhe uHagayi noZakariya bonyana batjele abantu bona bathome ukwakha godu. Abantu bathembela erhelebhweni lakaZimu, begodu babalalela abaphorofidi. Bathoma ukwakha godu, ngitjho namtjhana umthetho gade uthi akukafaneli bakhe.\nNgalokho isikhulu sePheresiya esibizwa bona nguThathenayi seza begodu sabuza ama-Israyeli bona ngubani owanikele ilungelo lokwakha itempeli. Ama-Israyeli amtjela bona lokha nabaseBhabhiloni, iKosi uKoresi yabatjela yathi: ‘Khambani nje, niye eJerusalema begodu nakhe itempeli lakaJehova uZimu wenu.’\nUThathenayi wathumela incwadi eBhabhiloni begodu wabuza bona uKoresi osele ahlongakele, kwamambala wakukhuluma lokho na. Msinyana incwadi evela ekosini etja yePheresiya yabuya. Gade ithi uKoresi kwamambala wakukhuluma lokho. Ngalokho ikosi yatlola yathi: ‘Vumelani ama-Israyeli akhe itempeli lakaZimu wawo. Begodu nginilaya bona niwarhelebhe.’ Eemnyakeni engalingaiselwa kwemine, itempeleli laqedwa, begodu ama-Israyeli athaba khulu.\nKwadlula iimnyaka eemnengi. Nje, sele kuminyaka engaba ma-48 itempeleli laqedwa. Abantu beJerusalema gade baqhakile, idorobho begodu netempeli lakaZimu besele zingasaqaleki kuhle. Emva eBhabhiloni, umIsrayeli u-Ezra wezwa ngetlhogakalo yokulungiswa kwetempeli lakaZimu. Uyazi bona wenzani?\nU-Ezra wakhamba wayokubona u-Aritahishashita, ikosi yePheresiya, ikosi elungileko le yanikela u-Ezra izipho ezinengi khulu bona aye nazo eJerusalema. U-Ezra wabawa ama-Israyeli eBhabhiloni bona amrhelebhe ukuthwala iziphwezi bona ziye eJerusalema. Abantu abangaba yi-6 000 bathi bazokukhamba. Gade baphethe isiliva nerhawuda enengi nezinye godu izinto eziligugu.\nU-Ezra bekatshwenyekile, ngombana bekunamadoda angakalungi endleleni. Amadoda la bekangathatha isiliva nerhawuda labo, begodu ababulale. Ngalokho-ke u-Ezra wahlanginisa boke abantu, njengombana ubona la esithombeni. Ngemva kwalokho bathandaza bonyana uJehova abavikele ekhambweni labo lokubuyela eJerusalema.\nUJehova wabavikela. Ngemva kweenyanga ezine basekhambweni, bafika ngokuphephileko eJerusalema. Lokhu akutjengisi na bona uJehova angabavikela labo abathembela erhelebhweni lakhe?\nEzra izahluko 2 ukuya ku-8.\nGade babangaki abantu abathatha ikhambo elide ukusuka eBhabhiloni ukuya eJerusalema, kodwana khuyini abayifumanako nebafikako?\nKhuyini ama-Israyeli athoma ukuyakha nekafikako, kodwana amanababo enzani?\nNgubani uHagayi noZakariya, begodu babatjelani abantu?\nKubayini uThathenayi athumela incwadi eBhabhiloni, begodu ngiyiphi ipendulo ayifumanako?\nWenzani u-Ezra lokha nekafumana bona kutlhogeka bonyana kuyokulungiswa itempeli lakaZimu?\nKhuyini u-Ezra ayithandazelako esithombenesi, waphendulwa bunjani umthandazwakhe, begodu lokhu kusifundisani?\nNesizifumana endaweni lapho lingekho ibandla labantu bakaZimu, khuyini okufanele siyenze? (Ezra 3:3, 6; IZenzo 17:16, 17; Heb. 13:15)\nNgisiphi isibonelo uZerubhabhele asibekela abantu bakaJehova malungana nokuvanga iinkolo? (Eks. 34:12; 1 Kor. 15:33; 2 Kor. 6:14-17)\nKubayini abaphikisi bangakhenge bakwazi ukuvimbela umsebenzi wetempeli? (Ezra 5:5; Isa. 54:17)\nIsenzo samadoda amadala wamaJuda sibakhuthaza bunjani abadala bamaKrestu bona bafune isinqophiso sakaJehova lokha nebaqalene nabaphikisi? (Ezra 6:14; AmaRh. 32:8; Rom. 8:31; Jak. 1:5)\nNgaphambi kokuthatha nanyana ngiliphi igadango, ngisiphi isibonelo saka-Ezra okungaba kuhle bona sisilingise? (Ezra 8:23; AmaRh. 127:1; Iziy. 10:22; Jak. 4:13-15)


UJotjhuwa, amaGibhiyoni, ‘Ilanga lajama tsi langasinyikeki!’ | Iimfundo ZeBhayibheli Zabantwana\nOkwenzeka ngeJerikho kwarhatjheka kizo zoke iinarha eziseKanana. Amakhosi wakhona aluka amano wokuthi ahlangane ahlasele ama-Israyeli. Kodwana abantu beGibiyoni benza okuhlukileko. Baya kuJotjhuwa bambethe izembatho ezidala, bathi: ‘Sibuya enarheni ekude khulu. Sizwile ngoJehova nakho koke lokho anenzele khona eGibhide nakwaMowabi. Sithembisani bona angeze nasihlasela, begodu thina sizakuba ziinceku zenu.’\nUJotjhuwa wabakholwa wabe wavuma nokuthi angeze abahlasele. Ngemva kwamalanga amathathu, wafunyana bona ababuyi enarheni ekude. Bebahlala khona eKanana. UJotjhuwa wababuza wathi: ‘Kubayini nisitjele amala?’ Baphendula bathi: ‘Besithukiwe! Siyazi nokuthi uJehova uZimenu uyanilwela. Siyanirabhela hle ningasibulali.’ UJotjhuwa wenza ngokwesithembiso sakhe, wabalisa baphila.\nKungasikade, amakhosi amahlanu weKanana namabutho wawo athusela beGibiyoni. UJotjhuwa wakhamba nebutho lakhe ubusuku boke bona ayobaphulusa. Ipi yathoma ekuseni elangeni elilandelako. AmaKanana athoma ukubaleka arhatjheka azala ummango. Nanyana kukuphi la ebekabalekela khona, uJehova bekawakghadlha ngesinanja samatje. Ngemva kwalokho uJotjhuwa wabawa uJehova bona enze ilanga lijame tsi. Kubayini abawa uJehova ajamise ilanga lingasikinyeki, okuyinto engazange kheyenzeke? UJotjhuwa bekamethemba uJehova. Ilanga azange lisikinyeke bekwaba kulapho ama-Israyeli ahlula khona amakhosi weKanana namabutho wawo.\n“Kwaphela yithi, ‘lye, iye’ namkha, ‘Awa, awa’. Okudlula lokhu kuvela komumbi.”—Matewu 5:37\nImibuzo: AmaGibiyoni enzani bona azivikele? UJehova wawasiza njani ama-Israyeli?


Umfanekiso KaJesu Wenjinga NoLazaru | Ipilo KaJesu\nUMFANEKISO WENJINGA NOLAZARU\nUJesu bekanikela abafundi bakhe iseluleko esihle malungana nokusetjenziswa kobunjinga. Kodwana akusibafundi bakhe kwaphela abalaleleko. NabaFarisi bakhona begodu kufuze basilalelisise iseluleko sakaJesu. Kubayini? Ngombana ‘bathanda imali.’ Nabezwa lokho uJesu akutjhoko “bathoma ukumnyefula.”—Lukasi 15:2; 16:13, 14.\nNokho, lokho akumthusi uJesu. Uthi kibo: “Nina nizenza abalungileko phambi kwabantu, kodwana uZimu uyazazi iinhliziyo zenu. Ngombana lokho abantu abakuthathela phezulu kuyanyenyisa phambi kwakaZimu.”—Lukasi 16:15.\nSekukade abaFarisi ‘bathathelwa phezulu babantu,’ kodwana nje izinto zizokutjhuguluka, isikhuni sizokubuya nomkhwezeli. AbaFarisi abathathelwa phezulwaba banjingile ezintweni zephasi, banamandla wezepolotiki, begodu baneenkhundla eziphezulu kwezekolo, kodwana bazokwehliswa. Abantu abanyazwako abalemukako ukuthi batlhoga ukufunda okungeziweko ngoZimu bazokuphakanyiswa. UJesu wenza kukhanye ukuthi kunetjhuguluko ekulu eyenzekako, uthi:\n“UmThetho nabaPhorofidi kwaraga bekwafika uJwanisi. Kusukela lapho, umBuso kaZimu uziindaba ezimnandi ezitjhunyayelwako, begodu yoke imihlobo yabantu igijimela kiwo. Kwamambala, kulula ngezulu nephasi bona kudlule kunokobana iledere linye lomThetho lingazaliseki.” (Lukasi 3:18; 16:16, 17) Amezwi kaJesu atjengisa njani ukuthi kunetjhuguluko eyenzekako?\nAbadosiphambili bekolo yobuJuda bazikhakhazisa ngokuthi banamathela emThethweni kaMosi. Khumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi uJesu aseJerusalema avula indoda amehlo, abaFarisi bazikhakhazisa bathi: “Thina sibafundi bakaMosi. Siyazi bona uZimu wakhuluma noMosi.” (Jwanisi 9:13, 28, 29) Omunye umnqopho womThetho owanikelwa ngoMosi bekukudosela abantu abathobekileko kuMesiya, onguJesu. UJwanisi uMbhabhadisi waveza ukuthi uJesu uyiMvana kaZimu. (Jwanisi 1:29-34) Kusukela ngomsebenzi kaJwanisi, amaJuda athobekileko, khulukhulu lawo atlhagako bewasolo ezwa ‘ngomBuso kaZimu.’ Kwamambala, boke abafuna ukuba ziinceku zomBuso kaZimu begodu bazuze kiwo baphathelwe ‘iindaba ezimnandi.’\nLokho akutjho ukuthi umThetho kaMosi awukazaliseki; kunalokho udosele abantu kuMesiya. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isibopho sokuwulandela siyaphela. Ngokwesibonelo, umThetho bewuvumela ukuqeda umtjhado ngananyana ngisiphi isizathu, kodwana nje uJesu uhlathulula ukuthi “nanyana ngubani otlhala umkakhe atjhade nomunye uyafeba, naloyo otjhada umfazi otlhalwe yindodakhe uyafeba.” (Lukasi 16:18) Amezwi la abasilinga khulu abaFarisi abathanda ukubeka imithetjhwana eentweni zoke!\nNje-ke uJesu wenza umfanekiso oveza ubukhulu betjhuguluko elenzekako. Ukhuluma ngamadoda amabili anobujamo obungafaniko —kodwana ubujamo bendoda ngayinye, butjhuguluka ngendlela erarako. Njengombana sidemba umfanekiso lo, ungakhohlwa ukuthi hlangana nabawulaleleko kunabaFarisi abathanda imali abathathelwa phezulu babantu.\nUJesu uthi, “Bekunomuntu othileko oyinjinga obekambatha izambatho ezibubende nelineni, atetemuka emnonwenakhe qobe langa. Kodwana isikhombeli esithileko ibizo laso linguLazaru besibekwa esangweni lakhe, sineenlonda ezigcwele umzimba woke begodu sirhalela ukusuthiswa ngeentshutshuru eziwa etafuleni yenjinga le. Bekufika ngitjho nezinja zikhothe iinlonda zaso.”—Lukasi 16:19-21.\nAbaFarisi bathanda imali, nje-ke akunakuzaza ukuthi ‘umuntu onjingileko’ ufanekisela abobani. Abadosiphambilaba bekolo yobuJuda bathanda nokumbatha izambatho zakanokutjho ezibizako. Ngaphezu kobunjinga bamambala abanabo, babonakala banjingile godu ngamalungelo abawathabelako namathuba abavulekeleko. Kwamambala, ukubafanisa nendoda embethe ezibubende kutjengisa isikhundla sabo esiphezulu begodu ilineni elimhlophe litjengisa ukuzibona kwabo balungile.—Danyela 5:7.\nAbadosiphambilaba abaziinjinga, babaqala njani abantu abanganalitho? Bayabadelela, bababize ngokuthi ma-‛am ha·’aʹrets, namkha abantu benarha (bephasi), abangawazi umThetho nabangafanelwa ukufundiswa wona. (Jwanisi 7:49) Lokho kufanekiselwa bujamo ‘besikhombeli ibizo laso linguLazaru,’ esirhalela ngitjho nokudla ‘iintshutshuru eziwa etafuleni yenjinga le.’ NjengoLazaru ozele iinlonda umzimba woke, abantu abanganalitho bayanyazwa, njengokungathi bayanyenyisa phambi kwakaZimu.\nSekusikhatjhana ubujamo obutlhuwisakobo bukhona, kodwana uJesu uyazi ukuthi sekusikhathi setjhuguluko elikhulu ebujamweni balabo abanjengendoda enjingileko nalabo abanjengoLazaru.\nUBUJAMO BENJINGA NOLAZARU BUYATJHUGULUKA\nUJesu uraga nokuhlathulula amatjhuguluko ararako ebujamweni bamadoda la. Uthi, “Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, isikhombeli sahlongakala sathathwa ziingilozi saya esifubeni saka-Abrahama. Godu, nenjinga leyo yahlongakala yabulungwa. Yathi iseThuneni ihlunguphazeka yaphakamisa amehlwayo, yabona u-Abrahama akude noLazaru asesifubeni sakhe.”—Lukasi 16:22, 23.\nLabo abalalele uJesu bayazi ukuthi u-Abrahama kade ahlongakala begodu useThuneni. ImiTlolo ikwenza kukhanye ukuthi akakho umuntu oseThuneni, okghona ukubona namkha ukukhuluma, kuhlanganise no-Abrahama. (UMtjhumayeli 9:5, 10) Alo, abadosiphambili bezekolwaba bacabanga ukuthi uJesu utjho ukuthini ngomfanekiso lo? Yini okungenzeka uyayiveza ngabantu abanganalitho nangabadosiphambili bezekolo abathanda imali?\nUJesu uveza itjhuguluko elizako nakathi ‘umThetho nabaPhorofidi kwaraga bekwafika uJwanisi uMbhabhadisi, kodwana kusukela lapho, umBuso kaZimu ziindaba ezimnandi ezitjhunyayelwako.’ Yeke uLazaru nendoda enjingileko bayahlongakala ebujamweni babo bangaphambili, begodu nje uZimu sele abaqala ngendlela ehlukileko, bafumana iinkhundla ezitja ngebanga lokutjhumayela kwakaJwanisi noJesu Krestu.\nAbantu abathobekileko nabatlhagako sele kusikhathi eside badinywa iimfundiso ebezingaqinisa ubuhlobo babo noZimu. Kodwana umlayezo womBuso owathulwa nguJwanisi uMbhabhadisi kokuthoma, kwalandela uJesu, uyabasiza begodu bayawamukela. Ngaphambilini bekufuze baneliswe ziimfundiso ezincani ‘ezinjengeentshutshuru eziwa etafuleni’ labadosiphambili bezekolo. Nje, bondliwa ngamaqiniso wemiTlolo aqakathekileko, khulukhulu izinto ezikarisako ezihlathululwa nguJesu. Kunjengokungathi ekugcineni basebujamweni obuhle phambi kwakaJehova uZimu.\nNgokuhlukileko, abadosiphambili bezekolo abaziinjinga nabahlonitjhwako, bayabhala ukwamukela umlayezo womBuso owamenyezelwa nguJwanisi nebewusolo utjhunyayelwa nguJesu enarheni yoke. (Matewu 3:1, 2; 4:17) Kuhlekuhle, umlayezo loyo okhuluma ngesahlulelo sakaZimu esivuthako, uyabasilinga namkha uyabahlunguphaza. (Matewu 3:7-12) Abadosiphambili bezekolwaba abathanda imali bebazokuthaba ngathana uJesu nabafundi bakhe bebangakuvilaphela ukutjhumayela umlayezo kaZimu. Abadosiphambilabo banjengendoda enjingileko yomfanekiso lo, ethi: “Baba Abrahama, ngirhawukela, uthumele uLazaru bona ayokufaka ipente yomunwakhe ngemanzini apholise ilimi lami, ngombana ngisebuhlungwini obukhulu, emlilweni otjhisa bhe.”—Lukasi 16:24.\nKodwana angekhe kwenzeke lokho. Inengi labadosiphambili bezekolo angekhe litjhuguluke. Babhalile ‘ukulalela uMosi nabaPhorofidi,’ okumitlolo ebeyizobasiza bamukele ukuthi uJesu unguMesiya kaZimu neKosi. (Lukasi 16:29, 31; Galatiya 3:24) Abazithobi nokuzithoba bavumele ukufundiswa ngilabo abanganalitho, abamukela uJesu begodu esebamukelwa nguZimu. Nakubafundi bakaJesu bona, angekhe bawathobe namkha bawanunge amaqiniso ukuze nje banelise abadosiphambili bezekolo namkha babanikele ukuphumula. Emfanekiswenakhe, uJesu uhlathulula lokho ngamezwi ‘kaBaba u-Abrahama’ nakakhuluma nendoda enjingileko athi:\n“Mntwanami, khumbula bona wazifumana zoke izinto ezihle usaphila, kodwana uLazaru wafumana ezimbi. Kodwana nje, yena uyaduduzwa, wena usebuhlungwini. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kunerharha elikhulu phakathi kwenu nathi, ukwenzela bona labo abafuna ukusuka kithi beze kini bangakghoni, nalabo abafuna ukuyamela ngakithi basuka kini bangakghoni.”—Lukasi 16:25, 26.\nItjhuguluko elikhulu kangaka elenzekako liyafaneleka begodu lilungile! Lokho kwenza bona kube namatjhuguluko hlangana nabadosiphambili bezekolo abazikhakhazisako nabantu abathobekileko abamukela ijogi kaJesu begodu ekugcineni bafumane ukuphumula nokondliwa ngamaqiniso avela kuZimu. (Matewu 11:28-30) Itjhugulukweli lizokuba sepepeneneni eenyangeni ezimbalwa ezizako lokha isivumelwano somThetho sijamiselelwa ngesivumelwano esitjha. (Joromiya 31:31-33; Kolose 2:14; Hebheru 8:7-13) UZimu nakathulula ummoyakhe ocwengileko ngelanga lePentekoste langomnyaka ka-33, kuzokuba semtarini ukuthi abafundi bakaJesu ngibo abathabisa uZimu, ingasi abaFarisi nabakhambisani babo kwezekolo.\nNgimuphi umehluko okhona ebujamweni babadosiphambili bekolo yobuJuda nabantu abanganalitho?\nUJesu utjengisa ukuthi ngiliphi itjhuguluko elenzekako kusukela ekuthomeni komsebenzi kaJwanisi?\nEmfanekisweni kaJesu, bobani abanjengendoda enjingileko begodu bobani abanjengoLazaru?\nUJesu ukutjengisa njani ukutjhuguluka kobujamo hlangana nabadosiphambili bezekolo nabantu abathobekileko?\nUmlayezo otjhunyayelwa nguJwanisi noJesu wamukelwa njani badosiphambili bezekolo, begodu uJesu ukufanekisa njani lokho?\nKhuyini abadosiphambili bezekolo abangathanda bona yenzeke, kodwana kubayini ingeze yenzeke?\nIrharha elihlukanisa abadosiphambili bezekolo nabafundi bakaJesu lizokuvuleka nini khulu?


INqabayokulinda—Efundwayo kaMarch 2018\nIzihloko lezi zizafundwa ngo-April 30-June 3, 2018.\nIBhayibhili lithini ngokubhabhathizwa? Yiwaphi amanyathelo okumele umuntu awathathe engakabhabhathizwa? Njalo kungani kumele ufundise umntwana loba othile omfundisa iBhayibhili ulenhloso yokuthi abhabhathizwe?\nKuyini okumele abazali abangamaKhristu babeleqiniso lakho umntanabo engakabhabhathizwa?\nKungani imidwebo esemabhukwini aboFakazi bakaJehova itshengisa umphostoli uPhawuli elempabanga?\nKungani iMibhalo isikhuthaza ukuthi sibe lomusa kwabanye? Yiwaphi amathuba esingawasebenzisa ukuze sitshengise abanye umusa? Kuyini okungasisiza ukuthi sinqobe loba yini engasivimbela ukuthi sibe lomusa kwabanye?\nUJehova Kazange Angitshiye Loba Nini\nU-Erika Nöhrer Bright wayeliphayona lesikhathi sonke njalo waba liphayona eliqakathekileyo wasesiba ngumnali. Usitshela ngendlela uJehova uNkulunkulu amsize ngayo, amqinise ngayo lamsekele ngayo okweminyaka eminengi ekhonza.\nKuyini esingakufunda ebantwini bendulo abalaywa nguJehova? Singamlingisela njani uJehova nxa silaya abanye?\nUJehova usisiza njani ukuthi sifunde ukuzikhuza? Ukulaywa esikuthola ebandleni kungasisiza njani?\nThumeza Thumeza INQABAYOKULINDA—EFUNDWAYO March 2018


UJesu Wayehlala Elalela | Fundisa Abantwabakho\nKulula yini ukulalela abazali bakho?—Kunzima kwezinye izikhathi. Ubukwazi yini ukuthi uJesu wayehlala elalela abazali bakhe kanye loJehova?—Okwenziwa nguJesu kungakunceda ukuthi ulalele abazali bakho lanxa kunzima. Asifunde okunengi ngalokhu.\nUJesu engakabuyi emhlabeni wayehlala ezulwini loYise, uJehova. Kodwa eselapha emhlabeni wayelabo abazali. Amabizo abo kwakunguJosefa loMariya. Uyakwazi yini ukuthi kwahamba njani ukuthi babe ngabazali bakhe?—\nUJehova wathatha ukuphila kukaJesu ezulwini wakufaka esiswini sikaMariya ukuze uJesu azalwe abesehlala emhlabeni. Lokhu kwakumangalisa sibili! UJesu wakhula esiswini sikaMariya njengabantwana bonke abakhula eziswini zabonina. Wazalwa sekudlule izinyanga ezingu-9. Yikho okwenza uMariya loJosefa baba ngabazali bakaJesu khonapha emhlabeni.\nEseleminyaka engu-12, uJesu wenza into eyayitshengisa ukuthi wayemthanda kakhulu uYise uJehova. Lokhu kwenzakala lapho uJesu labazali bakhe behamba umango omude belanda iPhasika eJerusalema. Sebephenduka ekhaya uMariya loJosefa babengasamboni uJesu. Ubona angani wayengaphi?—\nUJesu wayesenzani ethempelini?\nUMariya loJosefa baphangisa babuyela eJerusalema bafika badinga uJesu yonke indawo. Bethuka ngoba babelokhu bengamboni. Baze bamthola ethempelini ngemva kwamalanga amathathu. Uyakwazi yini ukuthi kungani uJesu wayesethempelini?—Ngoba kulapho okwakufundwa khona ngoyise uJehova. Wayethanda uJehova njalo efuna ukufunda ngokuthi angamthokozisa njani. Eseyindoda ekhulileyo, uJesu wayelokhu elalela uJehova lanxa kwakunzima njalo ehlupheka ngenxa yokulalela kwakhe. UJesu wayebalalela yini oMariya loJosefa?—IBhayibhili lithi wayebalalela sibili.\nWena ufundani kuJesu?—Kumele ubalalele abazali bakho lanxa kunzima ukwenza njalo. Uzakwenza njalo yini?—\nULukha 1:30-35; 2:45-52\nKwahamba njani ukuthi uMariya loJosefa babe ngabazali bakaJesu lapha emhlabeni?\nAbazali bakaJesu bamthola ngaphi aze alahleke eJerusalema?


Umzekeliso KaJesu Wendoda Eyisinothi LoLazaro | Impilo KaJesu\nIndoda Enothileyo LoLazaro\nUMZEKELISO WENDODA ENOTHILEYO LOLAZARO\nUJesu ubefundisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi basebenzise kuhle inotho yomhlaba. Kodwa abafundi bakhe kayisibo bodwa abamlalele yo. AbaFarisi labo bamlalele njalo kumele ukuthi ngabe bayakusebenzisa lokho akutshoyo ngenxa yokuthi ‘bayayithanda imali.’ Bathi besizwa lokhu uJesu akutshoyo ‘baqalise ukumenza inhlekisa.’—ULukha 15:2; 16:13, 14.\nLanxa kunjalo lokhu kakumkhathazi uJesu. Uthi kubo: “Lina lizenza abalungileyo ebantwini kodwa uNkulunkulu uyazazi izinhliziyo zenu, ngoba lokho okuligugu ebantwini kuyenyanyeka kuNkulunkulu.”—ULukha 16:15.\nSekuyisikhathi abantu bebona abaFarisi ‘beligugu’ kodwa izinto sezizantshintsha. AbaFarisi laba abenziwa babe ligugu futhi abanothileyo labalezikhundla kwezombangazwe lakwezenkolo sebezakwehliswa. Abantukazana abananzelela ukuthi kumele bafundiswe okunengi ngoNkulunkulu bazaphakanyiswa. UJesu wenza kucace ukuthi kulontshintsho olukhulu olwenzakalayo, uthi:\n“UMthetho labaPhrofethi kwasebenza kwaze kwafika uJohane. Kusukela lapho izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu ziyatshunyayelwa njalo yonke imihlobo yabantu izama ngamandla wonke ukuthola lowoMbuso. Kulula sibili ukuthi izulu lomhlaba kudlule kulokuthi ingxenyana encane yohlamvu lwebala eliseMthethweni ingagcwaliseki.” (ULukha 3:18; 16:16, 17) Amazwi kaJesu atshengisa njani ukuthi untshintsho seluqalisile?\nAbakhokheli benkolo bazigqaja besithi balandela uMthetho kaMosi. Khumbula ukuthi uJesu aze asilise enye indoda eJerusalema abaFarisi bakhuluma bezigqaja besithi: “Thina singabafundi bakaMosi. Siyakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma loMosi.” (UJohane 9:13, 28, 29) UMthetho kaMosi wawuzakhokhela abantu abathobekileyo ubasa kuMesiya uJesu. UJohane uMbhabhathizi waveza ukuthi uJesu uyiMvana kaNkulunkulu. (UJohane 1:29-34) Kusukela ngesikhathi uJohane esenza inkonzo yakhe amaJuda athobekileyo, ikakhulu lawo angabayanga, abesizwa ‘ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu.’ Zikhona sibili “izindaba ezinhle” kulabo abafuna ukubuswa nguMbuso kaNkulunkulu lokuncedwa yiwo.\nUMthetho kaMosi uyagcwaliseka ngenxa yokuthi usuncede abantu ukuthi babone uMesiya lokuthi bananzelele ukuthi badinga uncedo lwakhe. Nxa usugcwalisekile kuyabe kungasadingeki ukuthi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bawulandele. Ngokwesibonelo uMthetho wawuvumela ukuthi ezimeni ezitshiyeneyo umuntu achithe umtshado wakhe, kodwa khathesi uJesu usesithi: “Wonke umuntu ochitha umtshado ehlukane lenkosikazi yakhe abesetshada lomunye uyaphinga, njalo loba ngubani otshada lowesifazana ochithekelwe ngumtshado uyaphinga.” (ULukha 16:18) Lokhu kumele ukuthi kuyabacaphula abaFarisi abazithi balandela uMthetho.\nKhathesi uJesu uselandisa umzekeliso otshengisa ubukhulu bontshintsho olwenzakalayo. Ukhuluma ngontshintsho olumangalisayo olwenzakala empilweni zamadoda amabili. Ngesikhathi umzekeliso lo ulandiswa khumbula ukuthi phakathi kwabalaleleyo kulabaFarisi abathanda imali njalo abaphakanyiswa ngabantu.\nUJesu uthi: “Kwakulendoda eyayinothile eyayihlala igqoke ezibubende kanye lelineni njalo izikholisela nsuku zonke, ikhomba ngophakathi. Kodwa kwakulendoda eyayiphihlika izilonda emzimbeni wonke ababejayele ukuyibeka egedini layo. Yayithiwa nguLazaro njalo yayiphila ngokucela, ize ifise ukudla okwakukhithika etafuleni yesinothi leso. Ngitsho lezinja zazibuya zizoyikhotha izilonda.”—ULukha 16:19-21.\nAkuthandabuzwa ukuthi ‘indoda enothileyo’ esemzekelisweni kaJesu imela abaFarisi ngoba bathanda imali njalo bathanda ukugqoka izigqoko ezidulayo futhi ezimangalisayo. Abakhokheli benkolo laba banothile njalo abantu babona angani uNkulunkulu engababusisa ukwedlula abanye, yikho befaniswa lomuntu ogqoke ezibubende. Ilineni elimhlophe litshengisa ukuthi bazenza abantu abalungileyo.—UDanyeli 5:7.\nAbakhokheli laba abanothileyo njalo abaziphakamisayo bababona njani abantukazana? Bayabeyisa ngokubabiza ngokuthi ngama-‛am ha·’aʹrets loba abantu bomhlaba, njalo bababona bengabantu abangawaziyo uMthetho labangafanelanga ukuthi bawufundiswe. (UJohane 7:49) Impilo yabantukazana laba injengeyendoda ‘ephila ngokucela okuthiwa nguLazaro,’ ehawukela ‘ukudla okukhithika etafuleni yesinothi.’ Abantukazana banjengoLazaro ogcwele izilonda ngoba bakhangelelwa phansi angani uNkulunkulu uyabenyanya.\nSekulesikhathi abantu laba bephathwa ngendlela le edanisayo kodwa uJesu uyakwazi ukuthi sesifikile isikhathi sokuthi kube lontshintsho olukhulu kulabo abanjengendoda eyisinothi lakulabo abanjengoLazaro.\nUJesu uqhubeka ngomzekeliso eselandisa ngontshintsho olukhulu olwenzakalayo. Uthi: “Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uLazaro wafa wathathwa yizingilosi zamusa eceleni kuka-Abrahama. Indoda eyayinothile layo yafa yangcwatshwa. Ithe iseNgcwabeni ihlukuluzwa, yavusa amehlo yabona nanguya u-Abrahama, kuloLazaro eceleni kwakhe.”—ULukha 16:22, 23.\nAbantu abalalele uJesu bayakwazi ukuthi u-Abrahama kudala wafa njalo useNgcwabeni. IMibhalo iyakucacisa ukuthi akulamuntu oseNgcwabeni kumbe eShiyoli, kuhlanganise lo-Abrahama, ongenelisa ukubona loba ukukhuluma. (UmTshumayeli 9:5, 10) Pho abakhokheli benkolo bengabe becabanga ukuthi uJesu ukhuluma ngani emzekelisweni lo? Engabe esitshoni ngabantukazana kanye labakhokheli benkolo abathanda imali?\nUJesu uveze untshintsho olubekhona ngesikhathi esithi: ‘UMthetho labaPhrofethi kwasebenza kwaze kwafika uJohane kodwa kusukela lapho izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu ziyatshunyayelwa.’ Ngakho ukutshumayela kukaJohane loJesu Khristu kuntshintsha ukuphila kukaLazaro lokwendoda eyisinothi.\nSekulesikhathi abantu abangabayanga njalo abathobekileyo belambele iLizwi likaNkulunkulu. Kodwa khathesi sebencedwa yizindaba zoMbuso ezatshunyayelwa kuqala nguJohane uMbhabhathizi njalo esezitshunyayelwa nguJesu. Abakhokheli benkolo bebefundisa abantukazana laba izinto ezilutshwana ngoNkulunkulu ezifana ‘lokudla okukhithika etafuleni.’ Khathesi sebefundiswa iqiniso eliqakathekileyo eliseMibhalweni ikakhulu izinto ezinhle ezichasiswa nguJesu. Yikho-ke sebemazi uNkulunkulu futhi usebamukela.\nKodwa abakhokheli benkolo laba abanothileyo labadumileyo kabafuni ukwamukela umlayezo omayelana loMbuso owamenyezelwa nguJohane futhi osutshunyayelwe nguJesu elizweni lonke. (UMathewu 3:1, 2; 4:17) Umlayezo lo okhuluma ngokwahlulela okuvela kuNkulunkulu uyabacaphula loba uyabahlukuluza. (UMathewu 3:7-12) Abakhokheli laba abathanda imali bangathokoza kakhulu nxa uJesu labafundi bakhe bengayekela ukutshumayela umlayezo lo. Bafanana lendoda enothileyo esemzekelisweni ethi: “Baba Abrahama, woba lesihawu kimi uthume uLazaro ukuthi athintise umunwe wakhe emanzini, apholise ulimi lwami ngoba ngisebuhlungwini emalangabini omlilo engikuwo.”—ULukha 16:24.\nKodwa lokhu ngeke kwenzakale ngenxa yokuthi inengi labakhokheli benkolo kalisoze lintshintshe. Kabazange ‘balalele uMosi labaPhrofethi,’ ababebhale izinto okwakumele zibancede bavume ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi enguMesiya. (ULukha 16:29, 31; KwabaseGalathiya 3:24) Kabafuni lokuzithoba ukuze bancedwe yilokhu okutshunyayelwa ngabantukazana abamukela uJesu njalo asebelobudlelwano loNkulunkulu. Kanti njalo abafundi bakaJesu ngeke bantshintshe umlayezo abawutshumayelayo ukuze bancede abakhokheli benkolo. UJesu uveza lokhu ngamazwi atshiwo ‘nguBaba u-Abrahama’ endodeni eyisinothi, uthi:\n“Mntanami, khumbula ukuthi usaphila wathola izinto ezinengi ezinhle. ULazaro yena wathola ezimbi, kodwa khathesi useduduzwa lapha, wena usebuhlungwini. Singasayiphathi eyokuthi kulesihotsha esikhulu esifakwe phakathi kwethu lani, okokuthi labo abafuna ukusuka ngapha baze kini kabenelisi, labakhonangapho kabenelisi ukuchapha baze kithi.”—ULukha 16:25, 26.\nUntshintsho olukhulu kangaka lufanele sibili. Abakhokheli benkolo abaziphakamisayo yibo asebephansi njalo abantu abathobekileyo abavuma ukuthwala ijogwe likaJesu sebethola impumuzo lokunengi okubaqinisayo ekukhonzeni. (UMathewu 11:28-30) Ezinyangeni ezilandelayo untshintsho lolu luzakhanya kakhulu ngesikhathi isivumelwano soMthetho sithathelwa indawo yisivumelwano esitsha. (UJeremiya 31:31-33; KwabaseKholose 2:14; KumaHebheru 8:7-13) NgePhentekhosti lika-33 C.E., uNkulunkulu uzathulula umoya wakhe ongcwele besekucaca ukuthi wamukela abafundi bakaJesu hatshi abaFarisi labangane babo.\nZitshiyene njani impilo zabakhokheli benkolo labantukazana?\nNgokutsho kukaJesu, yiluphi untshintsho olubakhona kusukela ekuqaliseni kwenkonzo kaJohane?\nEmzekelisweni kaJesu ngobani abanjengendoda eyisinothi njalo ngobani abanjengoLazaro?\nUJesu uluveza njani untshintsho oluba khona?\nAbakhokheli benkolo bezwa njani ngomlayezo otshunyayelwa nguJohane loJesu, njalo uJesu ukuveza njani lokhu emzekelisweni wakhe?\nAbakhokheli benkolo bafisa kwenzakaleni kodwa kungani abakufisayo kungasoze kwenzakale?\nIsihotsha esiphakathi kwabakhokheli benkolo labafundi bakaJesu sizaba sikhulu kakhulu nini?\nThumeza Thumeza Indoda Enothileyo LoLazaro