• Singathokoza Lanxa Sisebunzimeni
    INqabayokulinda (Efundwayo)—2021 | February

    • 2 Abantu abanengi kababoni ukuhlukuluzwa kuyinto ethokozisayo. Kodwa lokho yikho kanye iLizwi likaNkulunkulu elithi sikwenze. Ngokwesibonelo, uJakhobe wabhala wathi kakumelanga sithwale imikhono ekhanda nxa sisehlelwa zinhlupho, kodwa kumele sithokoze. (Jak. 1:2, 12) UJesu laye wathi kumele sithokoze lanxa sihlukuluzwa. (Bala uMathewu 5:11.) Singenzani ukuze sihlale sithokoza lanxa sisebunzimeni? Ukuhlola amanye amacebo uJakhobe awabhalela amaKhristu akuqala kuzasinceda. Kodwa kasiqaleni ngokuxoxa ngobunzima amaKhristu lawo ahlangana labo.

      YIBUPHI UBUNZIMA AMAKHRISTU AKUQALA AHLANGANA LABO?

      3. Kwenzakalani uJakhobe esanda kuba ngumfundi kaJesu?

      3 Umfowabo kaJesu uJakhobe wathi esanda kuba ngumfundi, amaKhristu eJerusalema ahlukuluzwa. (ImiSeb. 1:14; 5:17, 18) Langesikhathi umfundi uStefane esebulewe, amaKhristu amanengi abaleka ‘asabalala kuzo zonke izabelo zeJudiya leSamariya’ aze ayafika eKhuphro le-Antiyokhi. (ImiSeb. 7:58–8:1; 11:19) Lanxa amaKhristu la ehlelwa zinhlupho ezinengi, aqhubeka etshumayela izindaba ezinhle loba ngaphi lapho ayesiya khona futhi kwabunjwa amabandla amanengi endaweni ezinengi. (1 Phet. 1:1) Kodwa kukhulu okwakusiza.

      4. Yibuphi obunye ubunzima obehlela amaKhristu akuqala?

      4 Bunengi ubunzima obehlela amaKhristu akuqala. Ngokwesibonelo, phose ngomnyaka ka-50 C.E., umbusi weRoma uKlawudiyu wakhipha umlayo wokuthi amaJuda wonke aphume aphele eRoma. Yikho amaKhristu angamaJuda kwasekungaselanto ayengayenza ngaphandle kokuthi atshiye imizi yawo ayehlala kwezinye indawo. (ImiSeb. 18:1-3) Ngabo-61 C.E., umphostoli uPhawuli wabhala wathi amaKhristu la ayephathwe kubi phambi kwabantu, afakwa emajele futhi aphundlwa impahla yawo. (Heb. 10:32-34) Kanti njalo amanye ayengabayanga futhi ayeke agule njengabo bonke abantu.—Rom. 15:26; Flp. 2:25-27.

  • Singathokoza Lanxa Sisebunzimeni
    INqabayokulinda (Efundwayo)—2021 | February
    • Umfanekiso: 1. Ilangabi liyabhebha phakathi kwesibane lanxa kulomoya lezulu. 2. Umzalwane osekhulile uthwele iBhayibhili elivuliweyo.

      Intokozo esiyinikwa nguJehova ihlala ibhebha enhliziyweni njengelangabi eliqhubeka libhebha phakathi kwesibane (Khangela indima 6)

      6. Ngokwalokho okutshiwo kuLukha 6:22, 23, kungani kumele umKhristu athokoze nxa esehlelwa yibunzima?

      6 Abantu abanengi bacabanga ukuthi okungenza bathokoze yikuba lempilakahle, ukukhomba ngophakathi kumbe ukuba lemuli ethokozayo. Kodwa intokozo uJakhobe abhala ngayo iyisithelo somoya kaNkulunkulu futhi kayiyi ngokuthi umuntu uphakathi kwezimo ezinjani. (Gal. 5:22) Okwenza umKhristu athole intokozo yeqiniso yikwazi ukuthi uthokozisa uJehova lokuthi ulingisela uJesu. (Bala uLukha 6:22, 23; Kol. 1:10, 11) Intokozo yethu singayifanisa lelangabi eliphakathi kwesibane. Ilangabi leli livikelwa liglasi ukuze izulu kumbe umoya kungalicitshi. Lathi singenelisa ukuqhubeka sithokoza kungelani lokuthi kuyini okwenzakala empilweni zethu. Intokozo yethu izaqhubeka ibhebha kungelani lokuthi siyagula kumbe kasilamali. Kayisoze icitshe kungelani lokuthi abantu basenza inhlekisa kumbe abangakithi loba abanye abantu bayasiphikisa. Lanxa abantu bangaze bakwenze lokhu, kayisoze icitshe kodwa izaqhubeka ikhanya bha. Inhlupho ezisehlelayo ngenxa yalokho esikukholwayo zitshengisa ukuthi singabafundi bakaKhristu beqiniso. (Mat. 10:22; 24:9; Joh. 15:20) Yikho uJakhobe wabhala wathi: “Bafowethu, thokozani kakhulu nxa lisehlelwa yizilingo ezitshiyeneyo.”—Jak. 1:2.