UJona Lenhlanzi Enkulu | Izifundo ZeBhayibhili Zabantwana\nAbantu basedolobheni okuthiwa yiNineve elalise-Asiriya babelesihluku njalo besenza izinto ezimbi. UJehova watshela uJona ukuthi aye eNineve ayebatshela ukuthi bantshintshe indlela abaphila ngayo. Kodwa uJona wabaleka wagada isikepe esiya eThashishi.\nKwathi isikepe sesiphakathi elwandle, kwaba lomoya omkhulu futhi abantu ababesesikepeni baqalisa ukwesaba. Bakhuleka kubonkulunkulu babo bebuza besithi: ‘Kwenzakalani?’ UJona wacina esithi kubo: ‘Yimi engilecala. Ngiyabaleka ngoba kangifuni ukwenza lokho uJehova athe ngikwenze. Ngiphoselani elwandle ukuze umoya lo ume.’ Abantu ababesesikepeni babengafuni kodwa yena wayelokhu ebatshela ukuthi bamphosele. Bathi sebemphoselile, umoya wama.\nUJona wayecabanga ukuthi uzakufa. Wathi elokhu etshona emanzini, wakhuleka kuJehova. UJehova wasethuma inhlanzi enkulu yafika yamginya uJona kodwa kayimbulalanga. Esesiswini senhlanzi wakhuleka wathi: ‘Ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngizahlala ngikulalela.’ UJehova wamvikela okwamalanga amathathu esesiswini senhlanzi futhi wenza ukuthi inhlanzi imkhafulele enhlabathini ewomileyo.\nNjengoba uJehova wayesemsindisile uJona, kwasekusitsho ukuthi angasahambi eNineve yini? Hatshi. UJehova wamtshela ukuthi aye eNineve. UJona wahamba eNineve wafika watshela abantu labo wathi: ‘INineve izabhujiswa ngemva kwamalanga angu-40.’ Abantu baseNineve balalela bayekela ukwenza okubi. Inkosi yaseNineve yatshela abantu yathi: ‘Khonzani uNkulunkulu futhi litshiye okubi. Engxenye angayekela ukusibhubhisa.’ UJehova wathi ebona ukuthi abantu basebentshintshile, wahle wayekela ukubabhubhisa.\nUJona kwamzondisa kakhulu ukuthi abantu beNineve kabasabhujiswanga. Ake ucabange: UJehova wayembekezelele uJona futhi wamzwela, kodwa uJona wayengafuni ukuzwela abantu baseNineve. Wahamba wayahlala phandle kwedolobho emthunzini wesihlahla sevini ehwaqile. Ivini lelo lawoma, uJona wazonda kakhulu. Yikho uJehova wathi: ‘Ulendaba lesihlahla lesi kodwa kawulandaba labantu beNineve. Ngibatshengise isihawu ngayekela ukubabhubhisa.’ UJehova wayemfundisani uJona? Wayemfundisa ukuthi abantu beNineve babeqakatheke ukwedlula ivini.\n‘UJehova uyalibekezelela, kafuni ukuba lamunye abhubhe, kodwa ukuba umuntu wonke aphenduke.’—2 UPhetro 3:9\nImibuzo: UJehova wamfundisani uJona? Okwenzakala kuJona kusifundisani?\nWake wazizwa usesaba njengoJona yini lapho uphiwa umsebenzi wenkonzo? Indaba yakhe isifundisa ukuthi uJehova uyabekezela lokuthi ulozwelo.\nIndaba kaJona ingasisiza njani ukuthi sizihlolisise?


Ukukhathazeka—“Sicindezelwe Kalukhuni Emaceleni Wonke” (2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:8)\nUkukhathazeka—“Sicindezelwe Kalukhuni Emaceleni Wonke”\n“Mina lomkami sadivosa ngemva kweminyaka engu-25 sitshadile. Abantwabami batshiya iqiniso. Ngaqalisa ukubanjwa imikhuhlane etshiyeneyo. Lokhu kwangenza ngacindezeleka kakhulu. Ngasengibona angathi umhlaba usungihlanekele njalo ngasengicabanga lokuthi kangisenelisi ukukuthwala konke. Ngacina ngingasayi emihlanganweni njalo ngingasayifezi inkonzo.”—UJune.\nUKUKHATHAZEKA kuhlasela wonke umuntu, ngitsho labantu bakaNkulunkulu. Umhubi wabhala wathi: “Ukunqineka kwase kungikhulela.” (IHubo 94:19) Kanti njalo uJesu wathi ngesikhathi sokuphela ‘ukunqineka ngezinto zempilo’ kwakuzakwenza ukuthi ukukhonza uJehova kubenzima kakhulu. (ULukha 21:34) Wena-ke? Uzwa angathi udubo lwemali kumbe izinhlupho ezisemulini yakho loba ukugula sekukukhulela yini? UJehova angakusiza njani ukuthi wenelise ukukuthwala?\nNgamandla ethu ngeke silwisane lokukhathazeka. Umphostoli uPhawuli wathi: “Sicindezelwe kalukhuni emaceleni wonke.” Waphinda wathi: “Sididekile” njalo “sitshayelwa phansi.” Kodwa wabuya wathi: “kasichobozwanga,” “kasilahlanga themba” njalo “kasibhujiswanga.” Kuyini okusisiza ukuthi sikhuthazele? UJehova uNkulunkulu onguSomandla nguye osipha “amandla la amakhulukazi.”—2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:7-9.\nCabanga ukuthi wawuwathola njani “amandla la amakhulukazi” esikhathini esidlulileyo. Uyasikhumbula yini isikhathi lapho owezwa khona inkulumo eyayikukhuthaza eyakwenza wabona ukuthi uJehova ulothando oluqotho? Lwalungaqini yini ukholo lwakho nxa wawutshela abanye ngethemba lePharadayisi? Phela amandla okulwisana lokukhathazeka ngezinto zempilo siwathola nxa singena imihlangano yobuKhristu njalo sitshela abanye ngesikukholwayo. Siyahlaliseka lasengqondweni, okusinceda ukuthi sikhonze uJehova sithokoza.\nKuyenzakala ukuthi ubone angathi izinto sezikwandela empilweni. Ngokwesibonelo uJehova uthi sifune uMbuso kuqala njalo sikhuthale ekukhonzeni. (UMathewu 6:33; ULukha 13:24) Kodwa kuthiwani nxa ukuphikiswa, ukugula kumbe izinhlupho ezisemulini sekukuqede amandla? Ungenzani nxa umsebenzi usukuqedela isikhathi lamandla obungakusebenzisa ebandleni? Kungenzeka ubone angathi izinto lezi sezikukhulela ngoba isikhathi sisincane njalo lamandla okukuthwala engasekho. Mhlawumbe uyake ucabange lokuthi uJehova ulindele ukuthi wenze okungaphezu kwamandla akho.\nUJehova uyazwisisa. Kalindelanga ukuthi senze okungaphezu kwamandla ethu. Njalo uyananzelela ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi ukuthi siphinde sibe lamandla lokuthi ukukhathazeka esilakho kuphele.—IHubo 103:13, 14.\nNgokwesibonelo, khangela ukuthi uJehova wamnakekela njani umphrofethi u-Elija. U-Elija wake wakhathazeka kakhulu njalo wesaba waze wabalekela enkangala. UJehova wamhalada yini u-Elija emtshela ukuthi abuyele emsebenzini wakhe? Kazange enze njalo, kodwa wathuma ingilosi yakhe kabili ukuthi iyemvusa kuhle njalo imnike ukudla. Lanxa kunjalo, kwadlula amalanga angu-40 u-Elija elokhu ekhathazekile njalo esesaba. Kuyini okunye uJehova akwenzayo ukuze amsize? Okokuqala, uJehova wamtshengisa ukuthi wayelamandla okumvikela. Okwesibili, uJehova wamduduza ngokukhuluma laye ‘ngelizwi elipholileyo enyenyeza.’ UJehova wacina ngokumtshela ukuthi wayengayedwa kodwa kwakulabanye abantu abayizinkulungwane ababemkhonza bethembekile. Ngesikhatshana nje, u-Elija waphinda waba ngumphrofethi okhutheleyo. (1 AmaKhosi 19:1-19) Sifundani kulokho? Lapho u-Elija esekhulelwe yikukhathazeka, uJehova wambekezelela njalo waba lesineke kuye. UJehova kakantshintshi. Lathi lamuhla uyasinakekela ngendlela anakekela ngayo u-Elija.\nIzinto ocabanga ukuzenzela uJehova kumele kube yizinto ongenelisa ukuzenza. Ungaqathanisi izinto owenelisa ukuzenza khathesi lezinto owawuzenza kudala. Ngokwesibonelo: Nxa umuntu oyingcitshi ekugijimeni eselezinyanga kumbe iminyaka engaziqeqetshi, mhla eseqalisa kutsha ukuziqeqetsha ngeke ahle agijime njengakudala kwakhe. Kodwa uqala ngokuzimisela ukwenza izinto ezincane ezizamenza abe lamandla njalo akhuthazele. AmaKhristu anjengabantu abagijimayo. Aziqeqetsha elenhloso ecacileyo. (1 KwabaseKhorinte 9:24-27) Yindaba lawe ungazimiseli ukwenza okuthile ekukhonzeni obona angathi ungakufinyelela khathesi? Ngokwesibonelo ungazimisela ukungena omunye wemihlangano yebandla. Mcele uJehova ukuthi akuncedise ukuze wenelise ukukwenza. Nxa ubuhlobo bakho loNkulunkulu sebuqalisa ukuqina, ‘uzanambitha ubone ukuthi uJehova ulungile.’ (IHubo 34:8) Ungakhohlwa ukuthi loba yini oyenzayo ukuze utshengise ukuthi uyamthanda uJehova iligugu kuye, lanxa ingakhanya incane kangakanani.—ULukha 21:1-4.\nUJehova kalindelanga ukuthi senze okungaphezu kwamandla ethu\n“Yiso Kanye Isikhuthazo Engangisidinga”\nUJehova wamsiza njani udadewethu uJune ukuthi abuyele kuye? UJune uthi: “Ngangihlala ngithandaza kuJehova, ngimcela ukuthi angincedise. Umalokazana wami wasengitshela ngomhlangano owawusedolobheni engangihlala kulo. Ngahlela ukuthi ngiye khona okwelanga elilodwa. Kwakumnandi okwamagama ukuphinda ngibe phakathi kwabantu bakaJehova! Umhlangano lo waba yiso kanye isikhuthazo engangisidinga. Khathesi sengimkhonza ngithokoza uJehova njengakuqala. Sengiyazi into engiyiphilelayo. Sengikwazi mhlophe ukuthi akumelanga ngibe yinkom’idla yodwa, kodwa ngiyaludinga usizo lwabazalwane. Ngiyathokoza ngoba ngalithola ithuba lokuthi ngiphenduke.”\nUkukhathazeka—“Sicindezelwe Kalukhuni Emaceleni Wonke”


Isbotjhwa uMandela Raymond Louw\nAmakhetho ka -1994 , aqeda iminyaka eyi-342 yokubuswa bantu abamhlophe , ebabaqabanga bona ukubamhlophe kwabo ,nokuvela kwabo e-Europe kubapha ilungelo lokubusa ngaphandle kokubuza abantu abazingidigidi abahlala eSewula Africa . Itjhugulokweli, kwabangelikarisako ngendlela elenzeka ngokuthula ngayo, ngemva kwakobona iinthuthumbisi sezithulile, nangendlela umuntu, owenze bonyana libeyipumelelo aye ngayo.\nUkuwa kombuso kuvamise bona kuthonywe zizinto, nezimo ezahlukahlukeneko .Kungaba budisi ukukhumbula lapho ekhe kwenzeka khona, okwathoma ngokobana isibotjhwa esidosa isigwebo sentambo, enarheni ebuswa bontambo zilikhuni esinganamandla kodwana esisunduzwa kufuna ukubona isitjhaba esinzima sikhululekile.\nKungebangelo ,isibotjhwa uMandela sabeka umbono ebadosini phambili benarha le, kobana bangene enkulumiswaneni nenengi labantu abanzima, ukuqeda ibandlululo.\nLokho kuyinto , engenzeki umuntu angabhudanga ngayo kwaphela emabhudangweni wezethando, indoda yinye, ebonakala enga ibuthakathatha ngebanga lokuba sgcila isikhathi eside, ibe nesbindi sokubeka umbono ebantwini abambophileko bonyana babeke phasi intambo ebebazikakarele begodu bavume, ingaba nomphumela munye, ukunikela abantu egade babagandelele intambo zokubusa\nIpi yeskhaya ikhandelwe\nUkubamba kwabaphathi into zabo zoke, nanyana kungenzakalani kuze kube kufike lapha iinhlanga ezimbilezi zipheze ziqedane epini yeskhaya, zitjhiye abakweriyileko kobana basalelwe msebenzi omkhulu wokuzama bona babuse lokha bakha inarha ebhidlikileko.\nAbantu beSewula Africa abazingidi eziyi- 40 bakgona bona ifazwe le bangayiboni ,ngesbindi ukuzimisela ,imiqabango ,nangendlela isibotjhwa uMandela angayo.\nNgaphandle kokungabaza uMongameli walokha U- De Klerk wadlala indima ekulu naye, ngombana wayifunda ivaliwe bonyana ukgulumende nakangathoma aragele phambili ngebandlululo nokobana baphathe I nakga le,inakga izokubola ,kokuthoma ngokomnotho ,kwesibili ngepi yombanganakga.\nIsibotjhwa uMandela waletha enkulumiswaneni amathalente awafunde ngejele .Bekafunde ukuzikhalima, zange akhohlwe kobanyana ufunani, wasebenzisa loke ithuba alitholako ukufunda. Bekamdosi phambi nalokhanyana ase-Robben Island, begodu bekagcugcuzela amadoda ebekabotjhwe nawo bonyana afunde nokobanyana alolonge amandla wawo ngokomzimba nangokwenqondo.\nWakhombisa ukubekezelela imibono yezinye iinhlangano zepolotiki aphikisana nazo, begodu bekaphinde agcugcuzelele ibumbano phakwathi kwalabo abotjhwe nabo. Laba agade abotjhwe nabo bebambona njengephawu lepi yabo. Lokhanyana amdosiphambili wazo iimbotjhwezi batlama iindlela zokukhulumisana phakathi kwabo, nalokhanyana umdosiphambili wehlangano le ye-ANC angaphetjheya.\nKusetjenziswa zona iindlelezi, iimbotjhwezi bezikgona ukuthola bonyana kwenzakalani ngaphandle kwejele ngendaba zepolotiki .UMandela watlola nencwadini yakhe esihloko i-Long walk to freedom, ayakojwa ngamagama amancani zimbotjhwa ezimbili abe botjhwe nzo, yabese ibekwa endaweni ebulungekileko nguMac Maharaj aye botjhwe naye.\nIndawo zabantu abanzima ezizijameleko\nUkgulumende wazama ukukgobhisa ukungalaleli kwakhe, ngokobanyana bathi bazomkhipha ngentrogweni ngonyaka ka-1970, nakangavuma bonyana uhlale endaweni ezabelwe abanzima ngeTranskei.\nNangathana wavuma, bekazabe avumele ukobanyana ukgulumende wanga phambili webandlululo enze umthetho wokuhlukanisa abantu abanzima benakga le abahlalise ngokuya ngokobanyana bamhlobo muphi nanyana bakhuluma ilimi liphi, laphanyana abantu abanzima bebazozibusa khona, Kodwana uMandela wala waphetha.\nUkgulumende walisa amano layo, kodwana ngonyaka ka-1980 wenza omunye umzamo wokobana bazomkhulula lokhanyana nakangayekela ukulwelwa ikululeko, waphendula ngokobanyana iimbotjhwa azingeni emvumelwaneni begodu wenza isibawo kukgulumende bonyana alise ukulwisa abantu abanzima.\nIsibawo sikakgulumde lesi, bekusibawo esilinganako ngombana uMandela besele avalelwe ngentrogweni iminyaka eyi-20. Isibawo esifanakweso sadluliselwa nakwabanye egade abotjhwe nabo, nabo abasalako, okutjho okukhulu ngebumbano nesbindi egade banaso.\nIhloso yakhe kwakukuthumela umlayezo kukgulumende owaye ubawa bonyana bangene enkulumiswaneni zokuqeda ibandlululo nekutjhugululeni iSewula Africa ingene edemotrasini. Iskhathi sakhe besisihle khulu .Ukuthuselwa okuvela kwezinye iinakga, zithusela ukgulumende walapha ngokumkhumbuza bonyana uphula umthetho ngombuso wakhe webandlululo lo.\nBezimorosa isimo somnotho seSewula Africa ,begodu zikhethulula iSewula Africa kobana ikhulu ngokwe-technology , begodu ababusi bebandlululo,bebangakgoni ukuhlangana nabantu ababalulekileko abangaphetjheya.\nNgenakgeni le, ukungavumelani nebandlululweli ,begodu neragelo phambili lokwazisa ukgulumende ngendlela abazizwa ngayo le ,ngokobanyana batjhagale bekulimaza ukgulumende webandlululo lo, imithetho ye-ANC yokwenza bonyana inakga le ingabuseki beyiya ngokuya yenzeka . Bese kuhlala kunezipi.\nNanyana bebenza anga koke lokho akwenzeki, ihlangano ye-National Party besele ithoma ukungatjhaphuluki, nokungabi nesiqiniseko. Amabhuru ebekalawulela ukgulumende ngekgokgomejeni abizwa bonyana ma-Afrikander Broederbond, ebesolokho kwathoma benza imithetho, nokuqinisekisa bonyana iyalandelwa ngokobanyana balayele amalunga wekhabinede besele bavike lapha bazokwenza khona isphetho esibalulekileko, sokobana baqede ibandlululo.


Kungani abantu laba bekhangeleka bejabule kangaka? Basemhlanganweni wethu omkhulu. Izinceku zikaNkulunkulu zakudala zazitshelwa ukuthi zibuthane kathathu ngomnyaka, yikho lathi sikhangelela ukubuthana ndawonye njengamaqembu amakhulu. (Dutheronomi 16:16) Umnyaka ngamunye silemihlangano emithathu: umhlangano wesiqinti owelanga elilodwa oba khona kabili ngomnyaka kanye lomhlangano wesabelo owamalanga amathathu. Imihlangano le isinceda ngani?\nIqinisa ubudlelwano bethu njengamaKhristu. Ama-Israyeli ayejabulela ukudumisa uJehova ‘emihlanganweni emikhulu,’ ngakho lathi sijabulela ukumkhonza sindawonye emibuthanweni eqakathekileyo. (IHubo 26:12; 111:1) Le mibuthano isinika amathuba okuthi sihlangane njalo sibe lobudlelwano laboFakazi abavela kwamanye amabandla kumbe abavela kwamanye amazwe. Emini ngesikhathi sekhefu sidla ndawonye. Lokhu kwenza sibe lamathuba amanengi okudinga abangane. (ImiSebenzi 2:42) Emihlanganweni le emikhulu sizibonela ngawethu uthando olumanyanisa ‘abazalwane’ bethu emhlabeni wonke.—1 Phetro 2:17.\nIsinceda ukuthi sithuthukise ukukhonza kwethu. Ama-Israyeli ayencedwa ‘yikuzwisisa amazwi’ eMibhalo ababeyichasiselwa. (Nehemiya 8:8, 12) Lathi siyayiqakathekisa imfundo esekelwe eBhayibhilini esiyithola emihlanganweni emikhulu. Uhlelo lomhlangano ngamunye lulesihloko esisekelwe eMibhalweni. Sifunda ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu empilweni zethu ngokulalela izinkulumo ezimnandi, inkulumo zokutshiyelana lezinkulumo lapho okuyabe kulemidlalo yokuyabe kwenzakele ekutshumayeleni. Kuyasikhuthaza ukuzwa indlela abanye abanqoba ngayo ubunzima abahlangana labo ngenxa yokuphila njengamaKhristu ezikhathini lezi ezinzima. Emihlanganweni yesabelo, imidlalo elabalingiswa abayabe begqoke ezendulo yenza sibone zisenzakala sibili indaba eziseBhayibhilini njalo isifundisa izifundo ezisincedayo. Emhlanganweni ngamunye, kubhabhathizwa labo abafuna ukutshengisa ukuzinikela kwabo kuNkulunkulu.\nKungani imihlangano emikhulu iyisikhathi sokuthokoza?\nUkuya emhlanganweni omkhulu kungakunceda njani?\nNxa ufuna ukwazi abazalwane bethu ngcono, sicela uhambe emhlanganweni wethu omkhulu olandelayo. Umuntu ofunda lawe iBhayibhili angakutshengisa uhlelo lomhlangano ukuze ubone ukuthi kuxoxwa ngezihloko ezinjani. Bhala kukhalenda lakho ilanga lomhlangano omkhulu olandelayo njalo lokuthi uyabe ungenelwa ngaphi, ube khona nxa usenelisa.\nBona isizatho esenza izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke zibekhona emihlanganweni le eqakathekileyo.


Indlela Yokukhonza UNkulunkulu\n1. Ngubani ongasitshela indlela eqondileyo yokukhonza uNkulunkulu?\nAMASONTO amanengi athi afundisa iqiniso ngoNkulunkulu kodwa lokho kungamanga. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi amasonto afundisa izinto ezitshiyeneyo ngoNkulunkulu langokuthi kumele simkhonze njani. Pho singayazi njani indlela eqondileyo yokukhonza uNkulunkulu? UJehova nguye yedwa ongasitshela indlela eqondileyo yokumkhonza.\n2. Ungayithola ngaphi indlela eqondileyo yokukhonza uNkulunkulu?\n2 UJehova usinike iBhayibhili ukuze siyazi indlela eqondileyo yokumkhonza. Yikho-ke kumele ulitaditshe iBhayibhili. Ungenza njalo uJehova uzakuncedisa ukuthi ulizwisise ngoba ulendaba lawe—U-Isaya 48:17.\n3. Kuyini uNkulunkulu afuna sikwenze?\n3 Abantu bajayele ukuthi amasonto anjengezindlela ezikhwela intaba, kodwa lokho ayisikho uJesu akufundisayo. Wathi: “Kakusibo bonke abathi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi’ abazangena embusweni wezulu, kodwa ngulowo kuphela owenza intando kaBaba osezulwini.” Lokhu kutsho ukuthi sifunde intando kaNkulunkulu njalo siyenze. Le ayisiyondaba yokudlala ngayo ngoba uJesu wafananisa labo abangayenziyo intando kaNkulunkulu lezigilamkhuba ‘ezenza okubi.’—UMathewu 7:21-23.\n4. UJesu wafundisani ngokwenza intando kaNkulunkulu?\n4 UJesu wasitshela ukuthi akusoze kuhlale kulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu. 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) Indlela elukhonjwana imela ukukhonza kweqiniso njalo yenza abantu bathole ukuphila okuphakade. Ikanti indlela ebanzi imela amasonto amanga njalo abantu abahamba kuyo baya ekubhujisweni. UJehova kafuni ukuthi abantu babhubhe yikho ebanika ithuba lokuthi bafunde ngaye.—2 UPhetro 3:9.\nINDLELA EQONDILEYO YOKUKHONZA UNKULUNKULU\n5. Ungayibona njani inkolo yeqiniso?\n5 UJesu wafundisa ukuthi singayibona njani inkolo yeqiniso. Wathi: “Lizabazi ngezithelo zabo.” Waphinda wathi: “Sonke isihlahla esihle sithela izithelo ezinhle.” (UMathewu 7:16, 17) Lokhu akutsho ukuthi labo abakhonza uNkulunkulu abalasono, kodwa kutsho ukuthi bazama ukwenza okulungileyo zikhathi zonke. Ake sixoxe ngokuthi singayibona njani inkolo yeqiniso.\n6, 7. Kungani inkolo yeqiniso ifundisa izinto eziseBhayibhilini? Isibonelo sikaJesu sisifundisani?\n6 Esikufundisayo sikuthatha eBhayibhilini. IBhayibhili lithi: “IMibhalo yonke yaphefumulelwa nguNkulunkulu njalo ilosizo ekufundiseni, lokukhuza, lokuqondisa, lokufundisa ngokulunga, ukuze umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayilungisele ngokupheleleyo yonke imisebenzi emihle.” (2 KuThimothi 3:16, 17) Umphostoli uPhawuli wabhalela amaKhristu wathi: “Ekwamukeleni kwenu ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, elalizwa ngathi, lalamukela hatshi njengelizwi labantu, kodwa njengoba linjalo impela, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu.” (1 KwabaseThesalonika 2:13) Konke okufundiswa yinkolo yeqiniso kusekelwe eBhayibhilini hatshi emasikweni abantu.\n7 UJesu wayefundisa izinto ayezithatha eLizwini likaNkulunkulu. (Bala uJohane 17:17.) Ayekukhuluma wayekuthatha eMibhalweni. (UMathewu 4:4, 7, 10) Inkolo yeqiniso ilandela isibonelo sikaJesu ngokufundisa izinto eziseBhayibhilini.\n8. UJesu wasifundisani ngokukhonza uJehova?\n8 Kumele sikhonze uJehova kuphela. IHubo 83:18 lithi: “Wena, obizo lakho unguJehova ungoPhezukonke emhlabeni wonke.” UJesu wafundisa abantu ngebizo likaNkulunkulu ngoba wayefuna bamazi. (Bala uHebheru 2:12.) Wathi: “Khonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ukhonze yena yedwa.” (UMathewu 4:10) Kumele silingisele isibonelo sikaJesu. Lokhu singakwenza ngokukhonza uJehova kuphela, ukusebenzisa ibizo lakhe, ukulifundisa abanye njalo sibatshele lokho azasenzela khona esikhathini esizayo.\n9, 10. Sitshengisa njani ukuthi siyathandana?\n9 Kumele sibe lothando lweqiniso. UJesu wafundisa abalandeli bakhe ukuthi bathandane. (Bala uJohane 13:35.) Uthando alulamigoqo, yikho luyasimanyanisa kungelani lokuthi sidabuka ngaphi, sinothile kumbe hatshi. (KwabaseKholose 3:14) Asiyi empini futhi asibulali bantu. IBhayibhili lithi: “Sibazi kanje ukuthi abantwana bakaNkulunkulu ngobani kanye lokuthi abantwana bakaSathane ngobani: Lowo ongenzi okulungileyo kasuye mntakaNkulunkulu; loba lowo ongamthandiyo umfowabo. Kumele sithandane. Lingabi njengoKhayini, owayengokaSathane wasebulala umfowabo.”—1 UJohane 3:10-12; 4:20, 21.\n10 Sisebenzisa isikhathi, amandla lenotho yethu ukuze sincede abanye. (KumaHebheru 10:24, 25) Senza “okulungileyo ebantwini bonke.”—KwabaseGalathiya 6:10.\n11. Kungani sikholwa ukuthi insindiso sizayithola ngoJesu?\n11 Sikholwa ukuthi uJesu nguye kuphela owenza sisindiswe. IBhayibhili lithi: “Kakho omunye okulensindiso kuye; phela kalikho elinye ibizo ngaphansi kwezulu elaphiwa abantu ukuthi sisindiswe ngalo.” (ImiSebenzi 4:12) ESahlukweni 5 sifunde ukuthi uJesu wathunywa emhlabeni ukuthi azokuba yinhlawulo yalabo abalalela uNkulunkulu. (UMathewu 20:28) UJehova ukhethe yena ukuthi abe yiNkosi ezabusa emhlabeni, yikho iBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi nxa sifuna ukuphila okuphakade kumele silalele uJesu.—Bala uJohane 3:36.\n12. Kungani singahlanganyeli kwezombangazwe?\n12 Akumelanga singene kwezombangazwe. UJesu kazange angene ezindabeni zezombangazwe. Lapho ethonisiswa ngumbusi waseRoma uPhilathu wathi: “Umbuso wami kayisiwo walo umhlaba.” (Bala uJohane 18:36.) Lathi sithembekile eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu njengoJesu kungelani lokuthi sihlala ngaphi futhi asihlanganyeli kwezombangazwe. Lanxa kunjalo iBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi silalele labo “ababusayo.” (KwabaseRoma 13:1) Siyayilalela imithetho yamazwe esihlala kuwo. Kodwa nxa imithetho leyo iphikisana lalokho okufunwa nguNkulunkulu silandela isibonelo sabaphostoli abathi: “Simele silalele uNkulunkulu kulokulalela abantu!”—ImiSebenzi 5:29; UMakho 12:17.\n13. Kuyini okuzakwenziwa nguMbuso kaNkulunkulu?\n13 Sikholwa ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu yiwo kuphela ozaqeda zonke izinhlupho zabantu. UJesu wathi: “Lelivangeli lombuso” lizatshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke. (Bala uMathewu 24:14.) Akulahulumende ongenelisa ukwenza lokho uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ozasenzela khona esikhathini esizayo. (IHubo 146:3) UJesu wasifundisa ukuthi sithandazele uMbuso kaNkulunkulu sisithi: “Umbuso wakho kawuze, intando yakho kayenziwe emhlabeni njengalokhu isenziwa ezulwini.” (UMathewu 6:10) IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu uzabhidliza bonke ohulumende abakhona lamuhla “kodwa wona uzakuma laphakade.”—UDanyeli 2:44.\n14. Yiphi inkolo yeqiniso?\n14 Ngemva kokuhlola imicijo le zibuze: ‘Ngobani abafundisa lokho okutshiwo liBhayibhili? Ngobani abafundisa abantu ngebizo likaNkulunkulu? Ngobani abalothando lweqiniso phakathi kwabo futhi abakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathuma uJesu ukuthi azosifela? Ngobani abangahlanganyeli kwezombangazwe? Ngobani abatshumayela ngokuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu yiwo ozaqeda izinhlupho zabantu? NgoFakazi bakaJehova kuphela.—U-Isaya 43:10-12.\n15. Kumele senzeni ukuze uNkulunkulu asamukele?\n15 Ukukholwa nje ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona akwanelanga. Phela lamadimoni ayakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona kodwa awamlaleli. (UJakhobe 2:19) Kumele silalele uNkulunkulu ukuze asamukele.\n16. Kungani kumele sitshiye inkolo yamanga?\n16 Kumele sitshiyane lenkolo yamanga ukuze uNkulunkulu asamukele. Umphrofethi u-Isaya wathi: “Phumani kulo libe ngabahlambulukileyo.” (U-Isaya 52:11; 2 KwabaseKhorinte 6:17) Yikho akumelanga sithinte loba yini ephathelane lamasonto amanga.\n17, 18. Iyini “iBhabhiloni eNkulu” futhi kungani kumele utshiyane layo masinyane?\n17 Loba yiphi isonto efundisa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngendlela engahambelani lalokho akufunayo iyinkolo yamanga. IBhayibhili libiza inkolo yamanga ngokuthi ‘yiBhabhiloni eNkulu.’ (ISambulo 17:5) Kungani? Ngoba izimfundiso zamanga ezinengi zaqalisa eBhabhiloni ngemva kukaZamcolo. Izimfundiso lezo zasabalala emhlabeni wonke. Okunye okwakufundiswa eBhabhiloni yiButhathu bukaNkulunkulu futhi kuze kube lamuhla amasonto amanengi ayakufundisa lokhu. Kodwa iBhayibhili likwenza kucace bha ukuthi kuloNkulunkulu weqiniso oyedwa uJehova kanye lokuthi uJesu yiNdodana yakhe. (UJohane 17:3) Abantu beBhabhiloni babefundisa ukuthi kulokunye okusala kuphila nxa umuntu angafa. Kodwa lawo ngamanga aluhlaza tshoko.—Khangela amabala asekucineni 13, 16 lo-17.\n18 Sekuseduze ukuthi inkolo yamanga ibhujiswe. (ISambulo 18:8) Uyakubona yini ukuqakatheka kokuthi uphume uphele enkolweni yamanga? UNkulunkulu ufuna ukwenze masinyane lokho.—ISambulo 18:4.\nNxa ungakhonza uJehova uyaba yingxenye yemuli yakhe\n19. UJehova uzakwenzelani nxa ungakhetha ukumkhonza?\n19 Nxa ungakhetha ukutshiya inkolo yamanga ukuze ukhonze uJehova, abangane bakho kumbe abangakini bangakuthwalisa amagabha avuzayo. Kodwa uJehova ngeke akutshiye loba sekutheni ngoba uzaba phakathi kwemuli yakhe elothando futhi uzaba lethuba lokuthola ukuphila okuphakade. (UMakho 10:28-30) Kungenzakala lokuthi abangane bakho kumbe abangakini abakuthwalele ubhulo bangacina sebefuna ukufunda iBhayibhili.\n20. Kungani kumele sikhonze uNkulunkulu ngendlela eqondileyo?\n20 Akusensuku ngaki ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu uqede bonke ububi obugcwele emhlabeni futhi ubuse kuze kube phakade. (2 UPhetro 3:9, 13) Kuzakuba yisikhathi esimnandi okwamagama leso. Kuyabe sekulenkolo yeqiniso kuphela emhlabeni. Yikho ungaphuzi ukuthatha inyathelo lokuya enkolweni yeqiniso.\nLABO ABAKHONZA UNKULUNKULU:\nbakhonza uJehova kuphela futhi bafundisa abantu ngebizo lakhe\nbakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wathuma uJesu ukuthi azosifela\nbafundisa ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu yiwo kuphela ozaqeda zonke izinhlupho zabantu\nIQINISO 1: UNGAYIBONA NJANI INKOLO YEQINISO?\n“Lincinyane isango lendlela ilukhonjwana eya ekuphileni, njalo balutshwana abayifumanayo.”—UMathewu 7:14\nSazi njani ukuthi uNkulunkulu kamukeli wonke amasonto?\nAkusiwo wonke amasonto uNkulunkulu awamukelayo. Ayisiwo wonke amasonto ayenza intando kaNkulunkulu.\nUMathewu 7:13, 14\nInkolo yeqiniso yenza abantu bathole ukuphila okuphakade. Inkolo yamanga yona yenza abantu babhujiswe.\nUMathewu 7:16, 17\nInkolo yeqiniso ungayibona ngalokho okwenziwa ngamalunga ayo. Akudingeki ukuthi uze uhlole wonke amasonto, funda lokho okutshiwo liBhayibhili kuphela.\nIQINISO 2: UNGAYIBONA NJANI INKOLO YEQINISO?\n1 KwabaseThesalonika 2:13; 2 KuThimothi 3:16, 17\nBakholwa futhi bafundisa lokho okuseBhayibhilini.\nUMathewu 4:10; UJohane 17:6\nBakhonza uJehova futhi basebenzisa ibizo lakhe.\nUJohane 3:36; ImiSebenzi 4:12\nBalalela uJesu. UNkulunkulu wathuma uJesu ukuthi azosifela.\nUJohane 18:36; ImiSebenzi 5:29\nUMathewu 24:14; 6:10\nBafundisa abantu ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu yiwo ozaqeda zonke izinhlupho zabantu.\nIQINISO 3: KUMELE WENZE OKUHAMBELANA LALOKHO OKUKHOLWAYO\nKumele wenzeni ukuze uNkulunkulu akwamukele?\nUkukholwa nje ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona akwanelanga. Kumele wenze lokho okutshiwo liBhayibhili.\nU-Isaya 52:11; ISambulo 17:5\nInkolo yamanga kumbe “iBhabhiloni eNkulu” ifundisa abantu ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ngendlela engahambelani lalokho akufunayo. Amasonto amanga afundisa izinto ezigoqela uButhathu bukaNkulunkulu, ukuthi umphefumulo awufi kanye lokuthi abantu bayatsha esihogweni.\nISambulo 18:4, 8\nSelidumela emansumpeni ukuthi inkolo yamanga ibhujiswe. Kumele uphume uphele enkolweni yamanga.\nBakhona abangakuthwalisa amagabha avuzayo kodwa uJehova ngeke akutshiye loba sekutheni.\nUmsebenzi wokutshumayela owenziwa ngoFakazi bakaJehova ngowokwenza abantu batshintshe abakukholwayo yini? Babamba abantu ngamandla yini ukuthi batshiye abakukholwayo?\nThumeza Thumeza Ungayibona Njani Inkolo Yeqiniso?


Qinisa UmTjhadwakho NgokuKhulumisana Okuhle | Isifundo\n“Ilizwi elikhulunywe ngesikhathi esifaneleko lifana namahabhula wegolide akghabise esitjeni sesiliva.”—IZA. 25:11.\nUkutjengisa ilemuko kuwuthuthukisa njani umtjhado?\nKubayini abalingani bomtjhado kufuze bahloniphane?\nUkuhlawulela ukuthobeka kungaba namuphi umthelela emtjhadweni?\n1. Ukukhulumisana okuhle kuyisize njani imitjhado?\nUMZALWANA othileko weCanada wathi, “Nginyula ukusebenzisa isikhathi sami nginomkami kunokusisebenzisa nomunye umuntu. Loke ithabo liyanda begodu ubuhlungu buyaphunguka nenginaye.” Indoda ethileko e-Australia yatlola: “Eminyakenethu eli-11 sindawonye, akhange khekudlule ilanga linye ngingakakhulumi nomkami. Mina naye asinakho ukungathembani namtjhana ukutshwenyeka ngokuqina komtjhadwethu. Ukukhulumisana kwaqobe nokwakhako kungunobangela walokhu.” Udade weCosta Rica wathi: “Ukukhulumisana okuhle akukanothisi umtjhadwethu kwaphela; kusenze satjhidelana noJehova, kwasivikela eenlingweni, kwasibumbanisa, kwenza nethando lethu lakhula.”\n2. Ngiziphi izinto ezingenza kube budisi ukukhulumisana okuhle?\n2 Inga-kghani wena nowakwakho nithabela ukukhulumisana okumnandi, namkha kubudisi ngani ukuba nengcoco eyakhako? Liqiniso, kungavela ubujamo obumasikizi, ngombana umtjhado uhlanganisa abantu ababili abanesono abanobuntu obungafani, kubandakanye nemikghwa eveza isiko labo nendlela abakhuliswe ngayo. (Rom. 3:23) Ngaphezu kwalokho, isibili esitjhadileko singaba neendlela ezingafaniko zokukhuluma. Ngalokho, abarhubhululi uJohn M. Gottman noNan Silver banamabanga azwakalako wokuthi: “Kutlhoga isibindi, ukuzimisela, nokuphikelela ukubulunga ubuhlobo obuhlala isikhathi eside.”\n3. Khuyini esize abatjhadileko bona baqinise imitjhado yabo?\n3 Kwamambala, umtjhado ophumelelako umkhiqizo womsebenzi obudisi. Kodwana imiphumela ihlanganisa ithabo elingeze lalinganiswa. Abatjhadi abathandanako bangakuthabela kwamambala ukuphila ndawonye. (mTj. 9:9) Cabangela umtjhado onethando ka-Isaka noRabega. (Gen. 24:67) Ngitjho nangemva kobana sebanesikhatjhana batjhadile, akukho okutjengisa ukuthi ithando labo latjhwaba. Kungatjhiwo okufanako nangabanengi abatjhadileko namhlanjesi. Iyini ifihlo yabo? Bafunde ukuveza imicabango namazizo wabo komunye nomunye ngokutjhaphulukileko kodwana ngomusa, ngokuhlawulela nokutjengisa ilemuko, ithando, ihlonipho edephileko, nokuthobeka. Njengombana sizokubona, nengabe iimfanelo ezisisekelwezi zikhona emtjhadweni, imizila yokukhulumisana ihlala ivulekile.\n4, 5. Ilemuko lingasisiza njani isibili esitjhadileko bona sizwisisane ngcono? Nikela iimbonelo.\n4 IzAga 16:20 zithi, “Ozwisisa okuthileko uyaphumelela.” Kwamambala lokho kuliqiniso emtjhadweni nekuphileni komndeni. (Funda IzAga 24:3.) Umthombo ongcono khulu welemuko nokuhlakanipha liLizwi lakaZimu. UGenesisi 2:18 usitjela ukuthi uZimu wenza umfazi bona abe mphelelisi, ingasi bona afane patsi nendoda. Indima yomfazi ibonakala endleleni akhuluma ngayo. Iye khona abantu abafani, kodwana ngokuvamileko abafazi bathanda ukukhuluma ngamazizo wabo, ngabantu, nangobudlelwana. Bayayithabela ikulumiswano efuthumeleko nethinta amazizo, ngombana ibaqinisekisa ukuthi bayathandwa. Ngakelinye ihlangothi, amadoda amanengi awanatjisakalo engako yokukhuluma ngamazizo wawo begodu atjhigamele khulu ekukhulumeni ngezinto, imiraro, neensombululo. Begodu amadoda athanda ukuhlonitjhwa.\n5 Omunye udade weBritain wathi, “Indodakwami ifuna ukurarulula imiraro msinyana kunokuthi ingilalele. Lokho kuyangitjharaganisa nengabe engikufunako ‘yitiye nokurhawukelwa’ kwaphela.” Enye indoda yathi: “Nesisand’ ukutjhada, benginomukghwa wokufuna ukurarulula msinyana nanyana ngimuphi umraro umkami anawo. Kodwana azange kungithathe isikhathi ukufunda ukuthi kuhlekuhle ufuna indlebe elalelako kwaphela.” (IzA. 18:13; Jak. 1:19) Indoda enelemuko iyawatjheja amazizo womkayo bese ilinga ukumphatha ngokuvumelana nawo. Ngesikhathi esifanako, indoda iqinisekisa umkayo ukuthi imicabango namazizo wakhe aqakathekile kiyo. (1 Pt. 3:7) Nomfazi uyalinga ukuzwisisa umbono wendodakwakhe. Nengabe indoda nomfazi bayayizwisisa, bayithokozele, begodu bayifeze indimabo engokomTlolo, umtjhadwabo uba muhle ngendlela erarako. Ukungezelela kilokho, bayabambisana ekwenzeni ngokuvumelana neenqunto ezihlakaniphileko nezilinganiselako abazenzako.\n6, 7. (a) Ngiyiphi ikambisolawulo ekumTjhumayeli 3:7 engasiza abalingani bomtjhado babe nelemuko? (b) Umfazi angayitjengisa njani ilemuko, begodu ngimuphi umzamo indoda ekufuze iwenze?\n6 Godu isibili esitjhadileko siyazi ukuthi ‘kunesikhathi sokuthula nesikhathi sokukhuluma.’ (mTj. 3:1, 7) Udade osekatjhade iminyaka elitjhumi wathi, “Nje sengiyalemuka ukuthi kuneenkhathi lapho ukukhuluma ngokuthileko kungafaneleki khona. Nengabe indodakwami idisibezwe msebenzi namkha eminye imithwalo, ngilinda isikhatjhana ngaphambi kokukhuluma ngezinto ezithileko. Ngebanga lalokho iingcoco zethu ziyatjhelela.” Godu abafazi abanelemuko abakhuluma ngomusa, bayatjheja ukuthi ilizwi elikhethwe ngobuthakgha ‘lakhulunywa ngesikhathi esifaneleko’ liyathandeka begodu liyathokozelwa.—Funda IzAga 25:11.\nIzinto ezincani zenza umahluko omkhulu emtjhadweni\n7 Indoda emKrestu kufuze idlale indima yayo ingasi ngokulalela umkayo kwaphela kodwana nangokulwela ukuveza amazizo wayo ngokukhanyako. Umdala osekatjhade iminyaka ema-27 wathi: “Kwatlhogeka ngisebenzele ukutjela umkami amazizo wami adephileko.” Umzalwana osekaneminyaka ema-24 atjhadile uthi: “Ngivalela izinto ngaphakathi, ngicabange ukuthi, ‘Nengingakhulumi ngazo, zizokukhamba.’ Nokho, ngilemuke ukuthi akusilitshwayo lobuthakathaka ukuveza amazizwami. Nengiba nobudisi bokukhuluma, ngithandazela amezwi afaneleko nendlela afaneleko yokuwatjho. Bese ngidosa umoya ngithome ukukhuluma.” Okhunye okulisizo bujamo obufaneleko, mhlamunye isibili nesisodwa sifunda ndawonye umtlolo welanga namkha iBhayibhili.\n8. Ekwenzeni imitjhado yawo iphumelele, ngisiphi isihlohlomezelo abatjhadi abamaKrestu abanaso?\n8 Okuqakathekileko endodeni nomfazi mthandazo nesifiso esidephileko sokuthuthukisa amakghono waso wokukhuluma. Liqiniso, kungaba budisi ukutjhentjha imikghwa esele inemirabho. Nengabe isibili sithanda uJehova, sibawa umoyakhe, begodu siqala umtjhadwaso njengocwengileko, lokho kusenza sibe nesihlohlomezelo abanengi abanganaso. Umfazi osele atjhade iminyaka ema-26 watlola: “Mina nendodakwami sithatha umbono kaJehova ngomtjhado njengoncamileko, ngalokho asikucabangi nokukucabanga ukuhlukanisa. Lokho kusenza sisebenze budisi ukurarulula imiraro ngokuyicoca ndawonye.” Ukuthembeka nokuzinikela kuZimu okunjalo kuthabisa uJehova begodu kuletha iimbusiso ezinothileko.—Rhu. 127:1.\n9, 10. Ngiziphi iindlela ezilisizo isibili esitjhadileko esingaqinisa ngazo isibopho saso sethando?\n9 Ithando, ‘elibopha ndawonye koke kuzwane,’ yifanelo eqakatheke khulu emtjhadweni. (Kol. 3:14) Ithando lamambala liyakhula njengombana isibili esithembekileko siphila ndawonye, sithaba begodu sithwalisana iintjhijilo. Siba bangani abatjhidelene khulu begodu sithabele ukuba ndawonye. Imitjhado enjalo inothiswa, ingasi ngezenzo ezimbalwa ezikulu, njengombana kuvezwa ngebeendaba, kodwana yondliwa zizenzo ezinengi ezincani—ukuhaga, amezwi anomusa, isenzo esibonisa ukucabangela, ukubobotheka kwamambala, namkha ukubuza ngokusuka ehliziyweni ukuthi “ilanga lakho likhambe njani?” Izinto ezincanezo zingenza umehluko omkhulu emtjhadweni. Esinye isibili esesitjhade iminyaka eli-19 siyafowunelana namkha sithumelane imilayezo phakathi nelanga “ukuzwa ukuthi izinto zikhamba njani kwaphela,” kutjho indoda.\n10 Godu ithando litjhukumisela abatjhadi bona bafunde ngomunye nomunye. (Flp. 2:4) Bese ilwazi elinjalo lenza ithando labo libe namandla khulu naphezu kokungapheleli kwabo. Umtjhado ophumelelako owujami endaweni yinye kodwana uyanotha begodu uqine njengombana isikhathi sikhamba. Ngalokho, nengabe utjhadile, zibuze: ‘Ngimazi kuhle kangangani umlinganami? Ngiyawazwisisa amazizo nemicabango yakhe ngezinto ezithileko? Kukanengi kangangani ngicabanga ngomlinganami, mhlamunye ngicabange ngeemfanelo ezangidosela kuye kwekuthomeni?’\n11. Kubayini ihlonipho iqakathekile emtjhadweni ophumelelako? Fanekisa.\n11 Ngitjho nemitjhadweni ethabileko, isibili esithandanako kungenzeka singavumelani ngazo zoke iinkhathi. U-Abrahamu noSara bebabanakho ukungavumelani ngezinye iinkhathi. (Gen. 21:9-11) Kodwana, ukungavumelani zange kube liboda elibahlukanisako. Kubayini? Bebaphathana ngehlonipho nangesithunzi. Ngokwesibonelo, u-Abrahamu wathi kuSara “ngiyakubawa.” (Gen. 12:11, 13, NW.) Ngakelinye ihlangothi, uSara walalela u-Abrahamu amqala ‘njengekosakhe.’ (Gen. 18:12, NW.) Nengabe abatjhadi abahloniphani, lokho kuvame ukubonakala endleleni abakhulumisana ngayo. (IzA. 12:18) Nebangalungisi umrarwabo, umtjhadwabo ukhasela eziko.—Funda uJakopo 3:7-10, 17, 18.\n12. Kubayini abasand’ ukutjhada ngokukhethekileko kufuze basebenze budisi ukuhlawulela ukukhulumisana ngehlonipho?\n12 Khulukhulu abasand’ ukutjhada kufuze basebenzele ukukhulumisana ngehlonipho nangomusa, ngokwenza njalo benze ukuthi kube nokukhulumisana okutjhaphulukileko nokuthembekileko emtjhadwenabo. Enye indoda iyakhumbula, “Nanyana iminyaka yokuthoma emtjhadweni ithabisa, ingabangela irarano. Njengombana ulemuka amazizo womkakho, imikghwa, neentlhogo zakhe—naye alemuka zakho—umtjhado ungabogaboga! Nokho, kuzonisiza bona nobabili nibe nokucabangela, amahlaya, neemfanelo ezinenza ninzinze njengokuthobeka, isineke, nokuthembela kuJehova.” Qala bona lokho kuliqiniso kangangani!\nTJENGISA IHLONIPHO YAMAMBALA\n13. Kubayini ukuthobeka kuyifanelo eqakathekileko emtjhadweni onepilo nothabileko?\n13 Ukukhulumisana okuhle kunjengomlanjana ogeleza kabuthaka nangokuthula etonini. “Ukuthobeka” kudlala indima eqakathekileko ekwenzeni umlanjana loyo uhlale ugeleza. (1 Pt. 3:8) Umzalwana osekaneminyaka eli-11 atjhadile uthi, “Ukuthobeka yindlela emsinya khulu yokurarulula imiraro ngombana kukutjhukumisela bona uthi, ‘Ngibawa ungilibalele.’” Umdala osekaneminyaka ema-20 asemtjhadweni othabisako uthi: “Ngezinye iinkhathi amezwi athi, ‘Ngibawa ungilibalele’ aqakatheke ukudlula athi ‘Ngiyakuthanda.’” Wangezelela: “Enye yeendlela ezimsinya khulu zokuthobeka mthandazo. Mina nomkami nesithandaza kuJehova ndawonye, sikhunjuzwa ngokungapheleli kwethu nomusa kaZimu ongakasifaneli. Isikhumbuzo esibhacilekweso singisiza ngiqale izinto ngombono ofaneleko.”\nBulunga ukukhulumisana okuhle emtjhadwenakho\n14. Ukuzikhakhazisa kungawuthinta njani umtjhado?\n14 Nokho, ukuzikhukhumeza akwenzi bona kube nokubuyisana. Kusiqabo sokukhulumisana ngombana kulwisana nesifiso kunye nesibindi sokubawa ukulitjalelwa. Kunokobana athi, “Ngibawa ungilibalele,” umuntu ozikhakhazisako ubeka amabanga. Esikhundleni sokuba nesibindi sokuvuma imitjhapho yakhe, utshwaya imitjhapho yomunye umuntu. Nekazwiswe ubuhlungu, kunokuthi alwele ukwenza ukuthula, uyakhubeka, mhlamunye azibuyiselele ngamezwi ahlabako namkha athule. (mTj. 7:9) Kwamambala, ukuzikhakhazisa kuyingozi emtjhadweni. Kuhle ukukhumbula ukuthi “uZimu ujamelana nabazikhukhumezako, kodwana abazithobako ubapha umusa.”—Jak. 4:6.\n15. Hlathulula ukuthi ukusebenzisa ikambisolawulo eku-Efesu 4:26, 27 kungasisiza njani isibili esitjhadileko bona siqalane nokunghwarana okungaba khona emtjhadweni.\n15 Kwamambala, kungaba buntwana ukucabanga ukuthi ukuzikhakhazisa angekhe kube khona. Kutlhogeka sikutjheje bese silwisane nakho msinyana. UPowula watjela amaKrestu akunye nawo ukuthi: “Akungatjhingi ilanga nisathukuthele.” (Efe. 4:26, 27) Ukubhalelwa kulalela iLizwi lakaZimu kungabangela ukugandeleleka okungatlhogekiko. Omunye udade wanghonghoyila ngokuthi, “Khekwenzeka, mina nobabakwami sangasebenzisi u-Efesu 4:26, 27. Umphumela waba kukuthi saba nobunye bobusuku obumbi khulu ukubudlula boke!” Qala bona kungcono kangangani ukucoca ngendaba khonokho ninomnqopho wokubuyisana! Liqiniso, abalingani bomtjhado kungatlhogeka baphane isikhathi sokwehlisa umoya. Godu kuyafaneleka ukubawa isizo lakaJehova bona sibe nobujamo bomkhumbulo obufaneleko. Lokhu kubandakanya ukuba nomoya wokuthobeka, okuzokusiza udzimelele emrarweni, ingasi kuwe, ngombana lokho kungabuthuwelelisa ubujamo.—Funda kwebeKolose 3:12, 13.\n16. Ukuthobeka kungasisiza njani isibili siqale amakghono ngamunye wabo anawo ngombono ofaneleko?\n16 Ukuzithoba nokulemuka ukulinganiselwa kwakho kusiza umuntu otjhadileko adzimelele kilokho yena namkha umlinganakhe anobukghoni kikho. Ngokwesibonelo: Kungenzeka umfazi unamatalenta akhethekileko awasebenzisela ukuzuzisa umndeni. Nengabe indodakwakhe ithobekile begodu iyakutjheja ukulinganiselwa kwayo, ngeze izizwe ibekelwe isitjhijilo mkayo, kodwana izomkhuthaza bona asebenzise isiphiwo sakhe, ngalokho itjengise ukuthi iyamthanda begodu imqala njengoligugu. (IzA. 31:10, 28; Efe. 5:28, 29) Ngesikhathi esifanako, umfazi ozithobileko nokulemukako ukulinganiselwa kwakhe angeze azibethe isifuba ngamakghono wakhe namkha anyaze indodakwakhe. Phela bobabili “banyamanye,” begodu okulimaza munye kubalimaza bobabili.—Mat. 19:4, 5.\n17. Khuyini engasiza imitjhado bona ithabe begodu idumise uZimu?\n17 Akunakuzaza ukuthi ufuna umtjhadwako ube njengoka-Abrahamu noSara namkha waka-Isaka noRabega—othabisa kwamambala, ohlala isikhathi, nodumisa uJehova. Nengabe kunjalo, namathela embonweni kaZimu ngomtjhado. Funda iLizwi lakhe ukufumana ilemuko nokuhlakanipha. Hlawulela ithando lamambala—“umlilo kaJah”—ngokucabanga kuhle ngomlinganakho. (Ngm. 8:6, NW.) Sebenza budisi ukuhlawulela ukuthobeka. Phatha abangani bakho ngehloniphi. Newenza iintwezi, umtjhadwakho uzokuletha ithabo kuwe nakuYise wezulwini. (IzA. 27:11) Kwamambala, amazizwakho angafana newendoda esele itjhade iminyaka ema-27, eyatlola yathi: “Angikghoni ukucabanga ukuphila ngaphandle komkami. Umtjhadwethu uragela phambili ukhula qobe langa. Lokho kwenziwa lithando lethu ngoJehova nokuhlala sikhulumisana qobe langa.”


Abantu abanengi kabasayi emasontweni ngoba kabatholi induduzo loba impendulo zemibuzo eqakathekileyo empilweni. Kungani manje kumele uye emihlanganweni yobuKhristu ehlelwa ngoFakazi bakaJehova? Kuyini ozakuthola khonangale?\nUzathola injabulo ngokuba phakathi kwabantu abakuthandayo njalo abalendaba lawe. Ekhulwini lakuqala, amaKhristu ayehlelwe njengamabandla, njalo ayesiba lemihlangano ukuze akhonze uNkulunkulu, afunde iMibhalo njalo akhuthazane. (Hebheru 10:24, 25) Lapho bebuthene, babezizwa bephakathi kwabangane beqiniso abalothando, abangabafowabo labodadewabo abangamaKhristu. (2 Thesalonika 1:3; 3 Johane 14) Lamuhla silandela isibonelo samaKhristu ekhulu lokuqala njalo siba lenjabulo efananayo.\nUzafunda ukusebenzisa izimiso zeBhayibhili. Amadoda, abafazi labantwana bahlangana ndawonye njengoba kwakunjalo ezikhathini ezichasiswe eBhayibhilini. Amadoda akwazi ukufundisa asebenzisa iBhayibhili ukuze asincede sibone ukuthi singazisebenzisa njani izimiso zalo empilweni zethu nsukuzonke. (Dutheronomi 31:12; Nehemiya 8:8) Wonke umuntu ulethuba lokukhuluma ezingxoxweni ezenziwa lezilaleli njalo ulethuba lokuhlabela. Lokhu kusenza senelise ukutshengisa ithemba esilalo njengamaKhristu.—Hebheru 10:23.\nUzakuba lesibusiso sokuthi ukholo lwakho kuNkulunkulu luqiniswe. Umphostoli uPhawuli watshela elinye lamabandla esikhathini aphila ngaso ukuthi: ‘Ngiyafisa ukulibona ukuze lina lami siqiniswe lukholo lomunye wethu.’ (Roma 1:11, 12) Ukuhlala sibonana lesikholwa labo emihlanganweni kuyaluqinisa ukholo lwethu njalo kuqinisa lokuzimisela kwethu ukuthi sisebenzise izimiso zeBhayibhili empilweni zethu.\nSiyakumema ukuthi ubuye emhlanganweni webandla lethu evikini elizayo ukuze uzozibonela lezizinto ngawakho. Uzemukelwa kuhle kakhulu. Imihlangano yonke ngeyamahala, kakulamali ecelwayo.\nImihlangano yethu yebandla ilandela siphi isibonelo?\nUkungena imihlangano yobuKhristu kungasinceda njani?\nNxa ufuna ukubona ukuthi iWolu loMbuso elisendaweni yakini linjani ungakayi komunye wemihlangano yethu, cela omunye waboFakazi bakaJehova ukuthi ahambe lawe ayekutshengisa.\nThumeza Thumeza Uzatholani Emihlanganweni Yethu yobuKhristu?


UJesu Krestu Ungesandleni Sokudla SakaZimu | Ipilo KaJesu\nUKrestu Ungesandleni Sokudla SakaZimu\nUJESU UHLEZI NGESANDLENI SOKUDLA SAKAZIMU\nUSAWULA UBA MFUNDI\nUkuthululwa kommoya ocwengileko ngePentekoste langomnyaka ka-33, ngemva kwamalanga alitjhumi uJesu akhuphukele ezulwini, bekubufakazi bokuthi kwamambala uJesu usezulwini. Obunye ubufakazi obungeziweko bebuzokulandela. Ngaphambi kokuthi umfundi uStefani akghadlhwe ngamatje ngombana amtjhumayeli othembekileko, warhuwelela wathi: “Qalani! Ngibona amazulu avulekile neNdodana yomuntu ijame ngesandleni sokudla sakaZimu.”—IzEnzo 7:56.\nNakanoYise ezulwini, uJesu bekazokulindela umyalo onqophileko, owabikezelwa eliZwini lakaZimu. Nakasesephasini, uJesu waqalisela amezwi wesiphorofido sakaDavida kuye, nakathi: ‘UJehova wathi eKosinami [uJesu]: “Hlala ngesidleni sami bekube kulapho ngibeka amanabakho ngaphasi kweenyawo zakho.”’ Nakuphela isikhathi sokulinda, ‘uzokubusa phakathi kwamanabakhe.’ (Matewu 22:44; IRhubo 110:1, 2) Alo-ke, khuyini uJesu azoyenza nakasezulwini, asalinde bona kufike isikhathi sokulwa namanabakhe?\nIbandla lobuKrestu, lathonywa ngePentekoste langomnyaka ka-33. Asezulwini, uJesu wathoma ukubusa abafundi bakhe abazeswe ngommoya ocwengileko. (Kolose 1:13) Wabanqophisa emsebenzinabo wokutjhumayela begodu wabalungiselela indima ebebazoyidlala esikhathini esizako. Ngiyiphi indima leyo? Labo abathembeka bekube sekufeni, bazokuvuswa begodu babemakhosi babuse noJesu emBusweni.\nIsibonelo esihle somuntu obekazokuba yikosi esikhathini esizako nguSawula, obekaziwa ngegama lakhe lesiRoma elithi Powula. BekamJuda otjhisakalela khulu umThetho kaZimu, kodwana wakhohliswa badosiphambili bekolo yamaJuda kangangokuthi wavuma ukuthi uStefani akghadlhwe ngamatje. Ngemva kwalokho, uPowula watjhinga eDamaseku ‘waphikelela ngokuthusela abafundi beKosi begodu anesifiso esikhulu sokubabulala.’ UmPhristi oPhakemeko uKhayafasi wamnikela ilungelo lokubopha abafundi bakaJesu bese abalethe eJerusalema. (IzEnzo 7:58; 9:1) Nokho, kuthe uSawula asesendleleni yokuya eDamaseku, umkhanyo omkhulu wapanyaza kuye ngemva kwalokho wawela phasi.\nIlizwi elivela ezulwini lathi kuye: “Sawula, Sawula, kubayini ungihlunguphaza?” USawula wabuza wathi: “Kosi ungubani?” Ilizwi laphendula lathi: “NginguJesu, loyo omhlunguphazako.”—IzEnzo 9:4, 5.\nUJesu watjela uSawula bona angene eDamaseku begodu alinde umlayezo ovela kuye, kodwana kwafuze bona uSawula abanjwe ngesandla ngombana umkhanyo loya wamphophaza. Komunye umbono uJesu wabonakala ku-Ananiyasi, omunye wabafundi bakhe obekahlala eDamaseku. Watjela u-Ananiyasi bona aye emzini lapha azokufumana khona uSawula. U-Ananiyasi bekasaba ukuya, kodwana uJesu wamqinisekisa wathi: “Indoda leyo isisitja esikhethiweko kimi bona iphathe ibizo lami eentjhabeni nemakhosini nebantwaneni bakwa-Israyeli.” Ngemva kwalokho u-Ananiyasi waya walapha uSawula, begodu khonapho eDamaseku uSawula “wathoma ukumemezela ngoJesu ngemasinagogeni, ukuthi uyiNdodana kaZimu.”—IzEnzo 9:15, 20.\nBasekelwa nguJesu, uPowula nabanye ebekatjhumayela nabo baraga nomsebenzi wokutjhumayela owathonywa nguJesu. UZimu wababusisa ngemiphumela emihle khulu. Pheze ngemva kweminyaka ema-25 uJesu abonakala kuye nakasendleleni eya eDamaseku, uPowula watlola ukuthi iindaba ezimnandi ‘zitjhunyayelwe kiyo yoke indalo engaphasi kwezulu.’—Kolose 1:23.\nEminyakeni eminengi ngemva kwalokho, uJesu wabonisa umpostoli amthandako uJwanisi umlandelande wemibono, efumaneka emTlolweni weSambulo. Ngemibono le, uJwanisi waphila bekwaba sikhathi sokubuya kwakaJesu emBusweni anamandla. (Jwanisi 21:22) ‘Ngokuphefumulelwa [uJwanisi] waba selangeni leKosi.’ (IsAmbulo 1:10) Belizokuba nini ilangelo?\nUkufundisiswa kwesiphorofido seBhayibheli kuveza ukuthi ‘ilanga leKosi’ lithome ngesikhathi sethu. Ngomnyaka ka-1914 kwaqubuka ipi eyaziwa ngokuthi yiPi yePhasi yokuThoma. Kusukela ngesikhatheso izipi ezingeziweko, indlala, ukusikinyeka kwephasi nobunye ubufakazi butjengisa ukuzaliseka ngokuzeleko ‘kwesibonakaliso’ uJesu asinikela abapostoli bakhe malungana ‘nokuba khona kwakhe nokuphela kwephasi.’ (Matewu 24:3, 7, 8, 14) Namhlanjesi iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso zitjhunyayelwa ephasini loke, ingasi eeNarheni eziBuswa yiRoma kwaphela.\nUJwanisi waphefumelelwa bona ahlathulule ukuthi kutjho ukuthini lokhu, wathi: “Nje-ke ifikile isindiso namandla nomBuso kaZimethu nelawulo lakaKrestu wakhe.” (IsAmbulo 12:10) Nangambala, umBuso kaZimu osezulwini, lowo uJesu atjhumayele ngawo kabanzi, uyinto yamambala.\nLezo ziindaba ezimnandi kibo boke abafundi bakaJesu abathembekileko. Bangakhuthazwa mamezwi kaJwanisi athi: “Ngebanga lalokhu, thabani nina enihlala ezulwini! Maye ngephasi nangelwandle, ngombana uDeveli wehlele kini, anelaka elikhulu, azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifitjhani.”—IsAmbulo 12:12.\nNgalokho, uJesu sekasukile esandleni sakaYise sangesidleni lapho bekalinde khona. SekayiKosi ebusako begodu msinyana uzowaqeda woke amanabakhe. (Hebheru 10:12, 13) Ngimaphi-ke amatjhuguluko athabisako esiwalindeleko?\nKhuyini uJesu ayenzileko ngemva kokukhuphukela ezulwini?\n‘Ilanga leKosi’ lithome nini, begodu kwenzekeni ngemva kwalokho?\nKubayini sinebanga elihle lokuthaba?


UJohane 21 IBhayibhili eliku-internet| New World Translation\nUJesu ubonakala kubafundi bakhe (1-14)\nUPhetro utshela uJesu ukuthi uyamthanda (15-19)\n“Nika amazinyane ezimvu zami ukudla” (17)\nIkusasa lomfundi owayethandwa nguJesu (20-23)\n21 Ngemva kwalokho uJesu waphinda waziveza* kubafundi bakhe eLwandle LwaseThibheriya. Nansi indlela aziveza ngayo: 2 KwakuloSimoni Phetro, loTomasi (owayebizwa ngokuthi liPhahla), loNathaniyeli owayedabuka eKhana yaseGalile, lamadodana kaZebhedi kanye labanye abafundi bakhe ababili. 3 USimoni Phetro wathi kubo: “Ngisayagola inhlanzi.” Bona bathi kuye: “Sizahamba lawe.” Basebephuma bayangena esikepeni. Lanxa kunjalo kababambanga lutho ngalobobusuku. 4 Kwathi sekuzakusa uJesu wafika wama ekhunjini, kodwa abafundi kabananzelelanga ukuthi kwakunguJesu. 5 UJesu wathi kubo: “Bantwana, lilakho yini ukudla?”* Baphendula bathi: “Hatshi!” 6 Wasesithi kubo: “Phoselani umambule* ngakwesokunene sesikepe, lizabamba inhlanzi.” Lakanye bawuphosela, kodwa behluleka ukuwudonsela esikepeni ngoba inhlanzi zazizinengi kakhulu. 7 Umfundi owayethandwa nguJesu wasesithi kuPhetro: “YiNkosi!” USimoni Phetro uthe esizwa ukuthi kwakuyiNkosi, wagqoka isembatho sakhe sangaphandle njengoba wayengagqokanga phezulu,* wasebhudlukela elwandle. 8 Abanye abafundi bona beza ngesikepe esincane ababekuso, bedonsa umambule ogcwele* inhlanzi. Babengekho khatshana lekhunjini, kungaba ngamamitha angu-100* kuphela ukufika khona. 9 Bathi befika ekhunjini babona kulomlilo wamalahle, phezu kwawo kulenhlanzi lesinkwa. 10 UJesu wathi kubo: “Lethani ezinye inhlanzi elisanda kuzibamba.” 11 Yikho uSimoni Phetro wangena esikepeni wadonsela umambule* ekhunjini futhi wawugcwele inhlanzi ezinkulu ezingu-153. Lanxa zazizinengi kangako, umambule* kawuzange udabuke. 12 UJesu wasesithi kubo: “Buyani lizokudla ukudla kwenu kwekuseni.” Kakho loyedwa umfundi owayelesibindi sokumbuza athi: “Ungubani wena?” ngoba babesazi ukuthi kwakuyiNkosi. 13 UJesu wathatha isinkwa wabapha, wabanika lenhlanzi. 14 Kwasekungokwesithathu uJesu ebonakala kubafundi bakhe esevusiwe kwabafileyo. 15 Bathe sebedlile ukudla kwekuseni, uJesu wathi kuSimoni Phetro: “Simoni ndodana kaJohane, uyangithanda yini ukwedlula lezi?” Waphendula wathi: “Yebo Nkosi, uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda kakhulu.” Yena wasesithi kuye: “Nika amazinyane ami ukudla.” 16 Waphinda wathi kuye: “Simoni ndodana kaJohane, uyangithanda yini?” Waphendula wathi: “Yebo Nkosi, uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda kakhulu.” Wasesithi kuye: “Yelusa amazinyane ezimvu zami.” 17 Waphinda okwesithathu wathi kuye: “Simoni ndodana kaJohane, uyangithanda kakhulu yini?” UPhetro wakhathazeka ngokuthi wayesembuza okwesithathu esithi: “Uyangithanda kakhulu yini?” Ngakho wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wena uyazazi zonke izinto; uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda kakhulu.” UJesu wasesithi kuye: “Nika amazinyane ezimvu zami ukudla. 18 Ngiqinisile sibili ngithi kuwe, usesemncane wawuzigqokela uzihambele lapho ofuna ukuya khona. Kodwa nxa usuluphele, uzakwelula izandla zakho ugqokiswe ngenye indoda, ikuthwale ikuse lapho ongafuni khona.” 19 Lokhu wakutsho ukuze aveze indlela uPhetro ayezakufa ngayo, eyayizakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu. Esetsho njalo, wathi kuye: “Qhubeka ungilandela.” 20 UPhetro watshibilika wabona umfundi owayethandwa nguJesu elandela, lowo oweyama esifubeni sakhe besidla ukudla kwantambama, wathi: “Nkosi, ngubani ozakuthengisa?” 21 Yikho-ke uPhetro uthe embona wathi kuJesu: “Nkosi, indoda le yona ke?” 22 UJesu wasesithi kuye: “Nxa kuyintando yami ukuthi aqhubeke ekhona ngize ngibuye, kulani lawe lokho? Wena qhubeka ungilandela.” 23 Yikho ilizwi lokuthi umfundi lo wayengasoze afe lamemetheka phakathi kwabazalwane. Kodwa uJesu katshongo ukuthi kasoze afe, wathi: “Nxa kuyintando yami ukuthi aqhubeke ekhona ngize ngibuye, kulani lawe lokho?” 24 Umfundi lo nguye ofakaza izinto lezi futhi nguye owazibhalayo, njalo siyakwazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe buliqiniso. 25 Kulezinto ezinengi sibili uJesu ayezenza. Aluba zonke zabhalwa, ngibona angathi lomhlaba wawungeke ube lendawo eyeneleyo yokubeka izincwadimgoqwa zakhona.\n^ Kumbe, “wabonakala.”\n^ Kumbe, “lilazo yini inhlanzi zokudla?”\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “wayenqunu.”\n^ Kumbe, “inethi eligcwele.”\n^ NgesiGrikhi, “kungaba zingalo ezingu-200.”