Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Kugwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
MAY 6-12
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 2 KWABASEKHORINTE 4-6
“Kasikhalali”
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:16) Yikho-ke kasikhalali. Lanxa umuntu esinguye ngaphandle esiba buthakathaka, umuntu esinguye ngaphakathi wenziwa abe mutsha nsuku zonke.
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Siyakhathala Kodwa Asipheli Amandla
16 Yebo, ukunakekela impilo yethu engokomoya kubaluleke kakhulu. Kungenzeka sikhathale emzimbeni nakuba sinobuhlobo obuseduze noJehova uNkulunkulu, kodwa asisoze sakhathala ukumkhulekela. UJehova “unika okhatheleyo amandla; kongenamandla ashukumisayo wenza kuvame amandla aphelele.” (Isaya 40:28, 29) Umphostoli uPawulu, owazibonela mathupha ukuba yiqiniso kwala mazwi, wabhala: “Asiyeki, kodwa ngisho noma umuntu esinguye ngaphandle ewohloka, ngokuqinisekile umuntu esinguye ngaphakathi wenziwa musha usuku nosuku.”—2 Korinte 4:16.
17 Phawula inkulumo ethi “usuku nosuku.” Lokhu kusikisela ukuthi kumelwe siwasebenzise nsuku zonke amalungiselelo kaJehova. Isithunywa sevangeli esakhonza ngokwethembeka iminyaka engu-43 sasikhathala futhi sidangale ngezinye izikhathi. Kodwa asizange siphele amandla. Sithi: “Ngiye ngakwenza umkhuba ukuvuka kusenesikhathi ukuze ngibe nesikhathi sokuthandaza kuJehova nokufunda iZwi lakhe, ngaphambi kokuba ngiqale ukwenza noma yini. Lesi simiso sansuku zonke siye sangisiza ukuba ngikhuthazele kuze kube manje.” Impela singathembela emandleni kaJehova asekelayo uma njalo, yebo “usuku nosuku,” sithandaza kuye futhi sizindla ngezimfanelo zakhe eziphakeme nezithembiso zakhe.
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:17) Ukuhlupheka ngokwesikhatshana futhi akutsho lutho, kodwa kusenza sithole inkazimulo enkulu okumangalisayo njalo ehlala kuze kube nini lanini.
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Ukuqinisela
Kuqakathekile ukuthi amaKhristu angalilahli ithemba lokuphila phakade engaselasono. Lanxa labo abasihlukuluzayo bangaze basibulale, uJehova uzasinika ukuphila okungapheliyo. (Rom 5:4, 5; 1Te 1:3; Sam 2:10) Ukuhlupheka esiphakathi kwakho khathesi akutsho lutho nxa sikuqathanisa lokuphila okungapheliyo. (Rom 8:18-25) Lanxa kungaze kube buhlungu kanganani “ngokwesikhatshana futhi akutsho lutho.” (2Kr 4:16-18) Nxa umKhristu angahlala ekhumbula ithemba alalo kanye lokuthi izinhlupho lezi ngezesikhatshana kasoze aphelelwe lithemba njalo uzahlala ethembekile kuNkulunkulu.
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:18) Ngakho amehlo ethu siwathi nhlo ezintweni esingaziboniyo hatshi kwesizibonayo ngoba izinto esizibonayo ngezesikhatshana, kodwa esingaziboniyo zihlala kuze kube nini lanini.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 4:7) Lanxa kunjalo, silegugu leli ezimbizeni zebumba ukuze amandla amakhulu futhi angajayelekanga avele kuNkulunkulu hatshi kithi.
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“Yenzani UJehova Ajabule”
UDavid Splane weNdikimba Ebusayo wakhuluma ngalesi sihloko esingokomBhalo. (2 Korinte 4:7) Iyini ingcebo? Ingabe ulwazi noma ukuhlakanipha? Waphendula: “Cha, ingcebo umphostoli uPawulu ayekhuluma ngayo ‘yile nkonzo’ ‘yokwenza iqiniso libonakale.’” (2 Korinte 4:1,2,5) UMfoweth’ uSplane wakhumbuza abafundi ukuthi izinyanga ezinhlanu abazichithe befunda bezibalungiselela isabelo esikhethekile enkonzweni. Kufanele basazise kakhulu lesi sabelo.
Wachaza ukuthi ‘izitsha zobumba’ zibhekisela emizimbeni yethu yenyama. Waqhathanisa isitsha esenziwe ngobumba nesitsha esenziwe ngegolide. Izitsha zegolide azisetshenziswa njalo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izitsha zobumba zenzelwe ukuba zisebenze. Uma besingafaka umcebo esitsheni segolide, besingase sinake kakhulu isitsha ngendlela esinganaka ngayo umcebo okuso. UMfoweth’ uSplane wabe esethi: “Nina bafundi anifuni ukuba kunakwe nina, njengezithunywa zevangeli, nifuna ukuqondisa abantu kuJehova. Niyizitsha zobumba ezithobekile.”
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 6:13) Ngikhuluma lani angathi lingabantwabami, ngisithi yenzani njengathi, lizivule ngokupheleleyo izinhliziyo zenu.
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Qhubeka Ukhula Othandweni Lobuzalwane
7 Kuthiwani ngathi? ‘Singanuleka’ kanjani ekuboniseni uthando lobuzalwane? Kulula ngontanga noma ngabantu bohlanga olulodwa ukuba bathandane. Labo abathanda izinto ezifanayo zokuzijabulisa bavame ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi bendawonye. Kodwa uma izinto esithanda ukuzenza namaKristu athile zisihlukanisa namanye, kudingeka ‘sanuleke.’ Kuyoba ukuhlakanipha uma singazibuza: ‘Ingabe kuyaqabukela ngiya ensimini noma ngizijabulisa nabafowethu nodadewethu abangebona abangane bami? EHholo LoMbuso, ingabe angizihlanganisi nalabo abasanda kuhlanganyela ngoba ngikholelwa ukuthi kusafanele bazibonakalise ukuthi bangaba yini abangane bami? Ingabe ngibingelela abadala nabancane ebandleni?’
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MAY 13-19
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 2 KWABASEKHORINTE 7–10
“Inkonzo Yethu Yokusiza”
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 8:1-3) Bafowethu, sifuna lazi ngomusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu owenzelwe amabandla aseMakhedoniya. 2 Lanxa abasemabandleni la babehlupheka, bephakathi kokulingwa okukhulu futhi bengabayanga bokucina, ukuthokoza kwabo okukhulu kwenza batshengisa ukuthi babenothile ngenxa yokuphana kwabo okumangalisayo. 3 Banikela ngalokho ababelakho futhi ngiyabafakazela ukuthi benza okwakungaphezu kwamandla abo,
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“UNkulunkulu Uthanda Umuphi Onamileyo”
Okokuqala, uPawulu watshela abaseKorinte ngabaseMakedoniya, abasabela ngendlela eyisibonelo emsebenzini wokusiza. UPawulu wabhala: ‘Phakathi nokuvivinywa okukhulu ngaphansi kokuhlupheka ukuchichima kwenjabulo yabo nobumpofu babo obukhulu kwenza ingcebo yokuphana kwabo yavama.’ AbaseMakedoniya akuzange kudingeke babaselwe. Ngokuphambene, uPawulu wathi ‘ngokuzithandela babelokhu besincenga ngokuncenga okukhulu becela ilungelo lokupha ngomusa.’ Ukupha ngokwenama kwabaseMakedoniya kuphawuleka nakakhulu lapho sicabangela ukuthi bona ngokwabo ‘babenobumpofu obukhulu.’—2 Korinte 8:2-4.
Inkonzo Yokusiza
YIMINYAKA yabo-46 C.E., njalo umangoye uselala eziko lapha eJudiya. Abafundi bakaKhristu abangamaJuda abahlala lapha kabenelisi ukuthenga amabele ngenxa yokuthi lamalutshwana aseleyo asedula okwamagama. Babulawa yindlala, sebeze besidla ingqweqwe zomlomo. Kodwa sekuseduze nje ukuthi uJehova avikele lababafundi bakaKhristu ngendlela abangakaze bayibone. Kuyini osekuzakwenzakala?
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 8:4) bazikhethela ukuqhubeka besincenga kakhulu becela ukuthi babe lesibusiso sokupha ngesihle ukuze bancedise enkonzweni yokusiza abangcwele.
Inkonzo Yokusiza
4 Encwadini yesibili ayibhalela abaseKhorinte, uPhawuli wachaza ukuthi inkonzo yamaKhristu ikabili. Lanxa incwadi le yayibhalelwe amaKhristu agcotshiweyo, amazwi akhe ayasebenza ‘lakwezinye izimvu’ zikaKhristu lamuhla. (Joh. 10:16) Ingxenye yokuqala yenkonzo yethu ‘yimfundiso yokubuyisana,’ okutsho umsebenzi wokutshumayela lokufundisa. (2 Khor. 5:18-20; 1 Tim. 2:3-6) Eyesibili igoqela inkonzo esiyenzela abafowethu esikholwa labo. UPhawuli wayibiza ngokuthi ‘yikusebenzela abangcwele.’ (2 Khor. 8:4) Ibala elithi “imfundiso” lelithi ‘ukusebenzela,’ ahumutsha ibala lesiGiriki elithi di·a·ko·niʹa elitsho “inkonzo.” Kungani ukwazi lokhu kuqakathekile?
5 UPhawuli wachaza izinkonzo zombili ngebala lesiGiriki elifananayo ukuze atshengise ukuthi umsebenzi wokusiza abanye wawufanana lezinye izinhlobo zezinkonzo ezazisenziwa ebandleni lamaKhristu. Wayeke wathi: ‘Kukhona izinkonzo ezehlukeneyo, kodwa iNkosi yinye. Kukhona imisebenzi yamandla eyehlukeneyo, . . . Konke lokhu kungumsebenzi walowomoya munye.’ (1 Khor. 12:4-6, 11, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) UPhawuli waphinda watshengisa ukuthi izinkonzo ezitshiyeneyo ezenziwa libandla ‘ziyinkonzo engcwele.’ (Rom. 12:1, 6-8, NW) Yikho kungamangalisi ukuthi wakubona kufanele ukuthi asebenzise esinye isikhathi sakhe ukuze ‘akhonze abangcwele’!—Rom. 15:25, 26, TBS.
6 UPhawuli wanceda abaseKhorinte ukuthi bazwisise ukuthi kungani umsebenzi wokusiza abanye wawuyingxenye yenkonzo yabo futhi uyikukhonza uJehova. Khangela indlela akubeka ngayo: AmaKhristu anceda abanye ngenxa ‘yokulalela okukanye lokuvuma ivangeli likaKhristu.’ (2 Khor. 9:13) Yikho-ke amaKhristu asiza akholwa lawo ngenxa yokuthi afuna ukwenza lokho uKhristu awafundisa khona. UPhawuli uthi lokho abakwenzela abafowabo ngomusa kungenxa ‘yomusa ongelamkhawulo uNkulunkulu abanika wona.’ (2 Khor. 9:14; 1 Phet. 4:10) Ngakho iNqabayokulinda kaDecember 1, 1975 eyakhuluma ngokunceda abafowethu abadinga usizo, okugoqela abehlelwe ngumonakalo, yakubeka kuhle yathi: “Akumelanga sithandabuze ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu leNdodana yakhe uJesu Khristu bayayiqakathekisa kakhulu inkonzo le.” Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi umsebenzi wokusiza abanye uyinkonzo engcwele eqakatheke kakhulu.—Rom. 12:1, 7; 2 Khor. 8:7; Heb. 13:16.
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 9:7) Ngamunye wenu kenze lokho akukhethileyo enhliziyweni yakhe, angenzi elensolo loba ebanjwa ngamandla ngoba uNkulunkulu uthanda umuntu opha ethokoza.
Ukusekela Imisebenzi YoMbuso Ngezimali
10 Okokuqala, sinikela ngezinhliziyo zethu zonke ngenxa yokuthi siyamthanda uJehova njalo sifuna ukwenza “okumthokozisayo.” (1 Joh. 3:22) UJehova uyajabula kakhulu nxa isikhonzi sakhe sinikela ngenhliziyo emhlophe. Ake sihlole amazwi kamphostoli uPhawuli aphathelane lokuthi amaKhristu kufanele anikele njani. (Bala u-2 Khorinte 9:7.) UmKhristu weqiniso kadondi ukunikela njalo kabanjwa ngamandla. Kodwa unikela ngenxa yokuthi ‘umise enhliziyweni yakhe’ ukuthi enze njalo. Lokhu kutsho ukuthi uqala acabangisise ngokuthi kuyini okudingekayo, abesebona ukuthi yena angancedisa njani. UJehova uyamthanda kakhulu umuntu onikela njalo, ngoba “uNkulunkulu uthanda onikela ngokuthokoza.” Elinye iBhayibhili lihumutsha ivesi le ngokuthi: “UNkulunkulu uthanda abantu abathanda ukunikela.”
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 9:15) Kabongwe uNkulunkulu ngesipho sakhe samahala esingeke sichasiswe.
Fuqwa Yisipho SikaNkulunkulu “Esingeke Sichazwe”
2 UPhawuli wayekwazi ukuthi zonke izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ezimangalisayo zazizagcwaliseka loba sekutheni ngenxa yomhlatshelo opheleleyo kaKhristu. (Bala u-2 Khorinte 1:20.) Ngakho-ke isipho lesi “esingeke sichazwe” sigoqela konke okuhle kanye lothando oluqotho uJehova alutshengisa abantu esebenzisa uJesu. Isipho lesi siyamangalisa sibili okokuthi ingqondo yomuntu ingaba mfitshane kakhulu ukusichasisa ngokugcweleyo. Kumele kusithinte njani ukwamukela isipho esikhulu kangaka? Njalo isipho lesi singasifuqa ukuthi senzeni njengoba silungiselela iSikhumbuzo Sokufa kukaKhristu esizabakhona ngoLwesithathu mhlaka 23 March 2016?
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 10:17) “Kodwa ozigqajayo kazigqaje ngoJehova,”
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Ingabe Ukuziqhenya Kubi?
EmiBhalweni YamaKristu YesiGreki, isenzo esithi kau·khaʹo·mai, esihunyushwa ngokuthi “ziqhenye, yethaba, ziqhayise,” sisetshenziswa ngomqondo omubi nomuhle. Ngokwesibonelo, uPawulu uthi ‘singethaba ngokusekelwe ethembeni lenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu.’ Ubuye atuse: “Lowo oziqhayisayo, makaziqhayise ngoJehova.” (Roma 5:2; 2 Korinte 10:17) Loku kusho ukuziqhenya ngoJehova njengoNkulunkulu wethu, umuzwa ongasenza sethabe ngegama nangedumela lakhe elihle.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MAY 20-26
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 2 KWABASEKHORINTE 11–13
“‘Ameva Enyameni’ KaPhawuli”
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 12:7) engincoma ngenxa nje yokuthi ngambulelwe izambulo lezi ezimangalisayo.Ukuze ngingaziphakamisi ngedlulise, ngafakwa ameva enyameni, anjengengilosi kaSathane ehlala ingitshaya ukwenzela ukuthi ngingaziphakamisi ngedlulise.
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Ukuba Namandla Naphezu Kobuthakathaka
Enye inceku ethembekile yacela uJehova ukuba asuse “iva enyameni,” inkinga ethile eyayibelesela. Umphostoli uPawulu wancenga uNkulunkulu kathathu ecela ukuba alisuse. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi laliyini, kungenzeka ukuthi lalimphuca injabulo enkonzweni kaJehova njengeva eliphukele. Walifanisa nokulokhu ushaywa. UJehova wamphendula: “Umusa wami ongafanelwe ukwanele; ngoba amandla ami enziwa aphelele ebuthakathakeni.” Akazange alisuse lelo va elalisenyameni kaPawulu. Kwadingeka ukuba aphile nalo, kodwa wanezela: “Lapho ngibuthakathaka, kulapho-ke nginamandla.” (2 Kor. 12:7-10) Wayesho ukuthini?
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 12:8, 9) Ngayincenga kathathu iNkosi ngendaba le, ngicela ukuthi ameva la asuswe kimi. 9 Kodwa yona yathi kimi: “Umusa wami omkhulu ukwenele ngoba nxa ubuthakathaka, kulapho engiveza khona amandla ami ngokugcweleyo.” Ngakho ngizathokoza kakhulu ngizigqaje ngobuthakathaka bami ukuze amandla kaKhristu aqhubeke ephezu kwami njengetende.
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UJehova Ubanika “Umoya Ongcwele Labo Abawucela Kuye”
17 Ephendula imithandazo kaPawulu, uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Umusa wami ongafanelwe ukwanele; ngoba amandla ami enziwa aphelele ebuthakathakeni.” UPawulu wathi: “Ngakho-ke, ngokuthokoza okukhulu ngingamane ngiziqhayise ngokuqondene nobuthakathaka bami, ukuze amandla kaKristu ahlale phezu kwami njengetende.” (2 Korinte 12:9; IHubo 147:5) Ngakho, uPawulu wezwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayemnika isivikelo esinamandla ngoKristu esasimengame njengetende. Namuhla, uJehova uyiphendula ngendlela efanayo imithandazo yethu. Welulela phezu kwezinceku zakhe isivikelo sakhe njengetende.
18 Yebo, itende aliyivimbi imvula ingani noma umoya ungavunguzi, kodwa linikeza isivikelo esithile kulezi zinto. Ngokufanayo, isivikelo esinikezwa “amandla kaKristu” asizivimbi izinhlupheko zingasehleli noma ubunzima bungasifikeli. Kodwa sisivikela ngokomoya kubantu baleli zwe abayingozi nasekuhlaseleni kombusi walo, uSathane. (IsAmbulo 7:9, 15, 16) Ngakho-ke, ngisho noma ubhekene nokuhlupheka ‘okungasuki kuwe,’ ungaqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uyakubona ukushikashikeka kwakho nokuthi usabelile “lapho nje kuzwakala ukukhala kwakho.” (Isaya 30:19; 2 Korinte 1:3, 4) UPawulu wabhala: “UNkulunkulu uthembekile, futhi ngeke akuvumele ukuba nilingwe ngokungaphezu kwalokho eningakuthwala, kodwa kanye naleso silingo uyokwenza nendlela yokuphuma ukuze nikwazi ukusikhuthazelela.”—1 Korinte 10:13; Filipi 4:6, 7.
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 12:10) Kuyangijabulisa ukuba buthakathaka, lokuthethiswa, lokuba sezikhathini zokuswela, lokuhlukuluzwa kanye lobunzima, okusehlela ngenxa kaKhristu, ngoba nxa ngibuthakathaka kulapho engilamandla khona.
“Abakhatheleyo Uyabanika Amandla”
8 Bala u-Isaya 40:30. Kungenzakala ukuthi sizingcitshi ekwenzeni izinto ezithile kodwa iqiniso elikhona yikuthi amandla esilawo alalapho aphelela khona. Leli liqiniso okumele sihlale silikhumbula. Ngokwesibonelo, lanxa uPhawuli wayeyindoda ekhutheleyo zikhona izinto ezazimenza angenelisi ukwenza okunengi enkonzweni. Ngelinye ilanga wathandaza kuNkulunkulu emtshela okwakumkhathaza futhi uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Amandla ami apheleliswa ebuthakathakeni.” UPhawuli wakuzwisisa okwakutshiwo ngamazwi la wasesithi: “Ngoba nxa ngibuthakathaka, kulapho-ke ngilamandla.” (2 Khor. 12:7-10) Wayesitshoni?
9 Wayesithi udinga amandla avela kuNkulunkulu ngoba kulutshwane kakhulu ayengakwenza ngawakhe amandla. Wayekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayezamqinisa ngomoya wakhe ongcwele nxa esebuthakathaka. Umoya ongcwele wawuzamsiza lokuthi enelise ukwenza izinto ayengeke azenze ngamandla akhe. Lalamuhla uJehova angasinika amandla afananayo nxa sibuthakathaka.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 12:2-4) Kulenye indoda engiyaziyo emanyene loKhristu eyahlwithwa yasiwa ezulwini lesithathu eminyakeni engu-14 eyadlulayo, ukuthi yayisemzimbeni wayo kumbe yayingaphandle komzimba wayo angikwazi, uNkulunkulu nguye okwaziyo. 3 Ngiyayazi sibili indoda leyo, kodwa ukuthi yayisemzimbeni wayo kumbe yayingaphandle komzimba wayo angikwazi, uNkulunkulu nguye okwaziyo. 4 Yahlwithwa yasiwa epharadayisi futhi yezwa amazwi angeke akhulunywe njalo okungekho emthethweni ukuthi umuntu awakhulume.
Imibuzo Ebuzwa Ngabafundi
Kumele ukuthi ‘izulu lesithathu’ okukhulunywa ngalo ku-2 Khorinte 12:2 nguMbuso kaMesiya futhi yilo “izulu elitsha” elichazwa ku-2 Phetro 3:13. Ozabusa eMbusweni lo nguJesu Khristu encediswa ngabangu-144 000.
UMbuso lo ubizwa ngokuthi ‘lizulu lesithathu’ ngoba mkhulu kulayo yonke imibuso futhi ubukhosi bawo buphakeme kakhulu.
‘Ipharadayisi’ uPhawuli ‘asiwa’ kulo ngombono lingabe lisitsho izinto ezintathu. Okokuqala, lingatsho iPharadayisi elizakuba semhlabeni ngesikhathi esizayo. Okwesibili, lingatsho ukuthula uNkulunkulu azakupha abantu bakhe ngalesosikhathi, okuzabe kukuhle kakhulu ukwedlula ukuthula esilakho khathesi enhlanganisweni yakhe. Okwesithathu, lingatsho ‘ipharadayisi likaNkulunkulu’ lasezulwini elizakuba khona ngesikhathi sinye lePharadayisi lasemhlabeni.
(2 KwabaseKhorinte 13:12) Bingelelanani ngokuqabuzana okungcwele.
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Ukuqabuzana
‘Ukuqabuzana Okungcwele.’ AmaKhristu okuqala ayebingelelana “ngokuqabuzana okungcwele.” (Rom 16:16; 1Kr 16:20; 2Kr 13:12; 1Te 5:26) kumbe ‘ukuqabuzana okulothando.’ (1Pe 5:14) Lokhu kungenzakala kwakusenziwa ngumuntu wesilisa komunye owesilisa kumbe ngowesifazana komunye owesifazana. Indlela le yokubingelelana kungenzakala yayihambelana lalokho okwakusenziwa ngamaHebheru nxa ayebingelelana. IBhayibhili alisitsheli okunengi ngendaba le kodwa ‘ukuqabuzana okungcwele’ kumbe ‘ukuqabuzana okulothando’ kwakutshengisa uthando lokumanyana okwakukhona phakathi kwebandla lobuKhristu.—Joh 13:34, 35.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MAY 27–JUNE 2
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU KWABASEGALATHIYA 1-3
“Ngamphikisa Sikhangelene”
(KwabaseGalathiya 2:11-13) Kodwa uKhefasi wathi esefikile e-Antiyokhi ngamphikisa sikhangelene ngoba kwakusegcekeni ukuthi wayephambanisa. 12 Amanye amadoda ayevela kuJakhobe athi engakafiki, wayejayele ukudla labezizweni, kodwa athi esefikile wayekela ukwenza njalo, wazehlukanisa labo esesaba ababesokile. 13 Lamanye amaJuda amlandela ekuzenziseni lokhu, uBhanabha laye waze wathatheka ngokuzenzisa kwabo.
Lingisela Ukulunga KukaJehova
16 Bala uGalathiya 2:11-14. Ukwesaba abantu yikho okwabangela ukuthi uPhetro enze iphutha. (Zaga. 29:25) Wesaba amaJuda ayesokile lanxa wayekwazi ukuthi uJehova ufuna abeZizwe baphathwe njani. Umphostoli uPhawuli wathi efika e-Antiyokhi wamlanda uPhetro wamkhuza ngobuzenzisi ayebenza. (ImiSeb. 15:12; Gal. 2:13) Pho babezakwenzani abeZizwe ababephathwe kubi nguPhetro? Babezatshiya ukukhonza uJehova yini? UPhetro wayezathathelwa imisebenzi ayeyiphathisiwe yini?
(KwabaseGalathiya 2:14) Kodwa ngathi ngibona ukuthi kabahambi eqinisweni lezindaba ezinhle ngatshela uKhefasi phambi kwabo bonke ngathi: “Nxa wena ongumJuda uphila njengabezizweni hatshi njengamaJuda, ubacindezelelani abantu bezizweni ukuthi baphile ngesiko lamaJuda?”
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“Akunasikhubekiso” Kulabo Abathanda UJehova
12 UPetru wabonisa ukwesaba abantu futhi wakhubeka kabi ngezikhathi ezithile; nokho, waqhubeka eqotho kuJesu nakuJehova. Ngokwesibonelo, waphika iNkosi yakhe obala, hhayi kanye nje, kodwa izikhathi ezintathu. (Luka 22:54-62) Kamuva, uPetru wahluleka ukwenza ngendlela yobuKristu, waphatha amakholwa angabeZizwe njengokungathi adlulwa amaKristu asokiwe angamaJuda. Nokho, umphostoli uPawulu wayibona ngokucacile le ndaba—ukuhlukanisa abantu ngokwezigaba kwakungenayo neze indawo ebandleni. Sasingalungile neze isimo sengqondo sikaPetru. Ngaphambi kokuba ukwenza kukaPetru konakalise abazalwane, uPawulu wameluleka ngokuqondile, ubuso nobuso. (Gal. 2:11-14) Ingabe uPetru waphoxeka kangangokuba wawuyeka umncintiswano wokuphila? Cha. Wacabangisisa ngeseluleko sikaPawulu, wasisebenzisa futhi waqhubeka nomncintiswano.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(KwabaseGalathiya 2:20) Mina ngibethelwe esigodweni kanye loKhristu. Kakuseyimi engiphilayo kodwa nguKhristu ophila emunye lami. Impilo engiyiphilayo khathesi enyameni ngiyiphila ngokholo eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu eyangithandayo futhi yazinikela ngenxa yami.
Hlala Uqotho kuNkulunkulu Lanxa ‘Usezinhlungwini Ezinengi’
20 Singalwisana njani lokuhlasela okucatshileyo? Ngokwesibonelo kuyini esingakwenza nxa sidanile? Okungasinceda kakhulu yikucabangisisa ngenhlawulo. Yikho kanye okwenziwa ngumphostoli uPhawuli. Lanxa wayeke adane kwezinye izikhathi, wayekuzwisisa ukuthi uKhristu wafela abantu abayizoni hatshi abangelasono. Laye wayengomunye wezoni lezo. Yikho waze wabhala ukuthi: “Ngiphila ngokukholwa eNdodaneni kaNkulunkulu, eyangithandayo njalo yazinikela ngenxa yami.” (Gal. 2:20) Kuyazicacela ukuthi uPhawuli wayamukela inhlawulo. Wayekubona ukuthi inhlawulo le yayinceda yena ngokwakhe.
21 Yikho-ke lawe kungakusiza kakhulu ukubona ukuthi inhlawulo iyisipho uNkulunkulu asiphe wena. Lokhu akutsho ukuthi ukudana kuzahle kunyamalale njengenkungu. Kungenzakala ukuthi abanye bethu balwisane lokuhlasela lokhu okucatshileyo kuze kufike umhlaba omutsha. Kodwa khumbula ukuthi ukuqinisela yikho okuzakwenza uthole umvuzo. Sekuseduze kakhulu ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ulethe ukuthula njalo ususe isono ebantwini abathembekileyo. Ngakho-ke, zimisele ukungena eMbusweni lanxa ungadlula ezinhlungwini ezinengi.
(KwabaseGalathiya 3:1) Hawu maGalathiya angelangqondo! Ngubani oseliyengele ezintweni ezimbi, lina okwacaciswa phambi kwenu ukubethelwa kukaJesu Khristu esigodweni?
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Incwadi Eya KwabaseGalathiya
Akulabufakazi bokuthi uPhawuli wayekhuluma ngomhlobo othile wabantu owawuvela enyakatho yeGalathiya ngesikhathi esithi: “Hawu maGalathiya angelangqondo!” (Gal 3:1) Kodwa umphostoli uPhawuli wayekhuza amaKhristu ayesebandleni leGalathiya ayeselandela amaJuda ayelokhu ebambelele eMthethweni kaMosi. AmaJuda la ayesithi kuzathiwa alungile ngokulandela uMthetho kaMosi hatshi ngokukholwa kuJesu Khristu. (2:15–3:14; 4:9, 10) ‘Amabandla aseGalathiya’ uPhawuli awabhalela incwadi ayebunjwa ngamaJuda kanye labantu ababengayisiwo maJuda. Labo ababengayisiwo maJuda babengamaproselithe ayesokiwe labezinye iZizwe ababengasokanga futhi kungenzakala ukuthi kwakulabosendo lwamaCeltic. (ImiS 13:14, 43; 16:1; Gal 5:2) Bonke babebizwa kuthiwa ngamaKhristu aseGalathiya ngenxa yokuthi babehlala endaweni ebizwa kuthiwa yiGalathiya. Incwadi le umphostoli uPhawuli wayeyibhalela amaKhristu ayewajayele ayehlala eningizimu yesabelo seRoma, wayengayibhaleli amaKhristu ayehlala enyakatho ayengawazi futhi angazange awavakatshele.
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