Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Kugwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
AUGUST 5-11
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 2 KUTHIMOTHI 1-4
“UNkulunkulu Kasiphanga Umoya Wobugwala”
(2 KuThimothi 1:7) Phela uNkulunkulu kasiphanga umoya wobugwala, kodwa wasipha owamandla, lowothando kanye lowokusebenzisa kuhle ingqondo.
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Basha—Yenzani Intuthuko Yenu Ibonakale
9 Ukuze asize uThimothewu, kamuva uPawulu wamkhumbuza: “UNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wobugwala, kodwa owamandla nowothando nowokuhluzeka kwengqondo.” (2Thim. 1:7) ‘Ukuhluzeka kwengqondo’ kusho ukukwazi ukucabanga ngendlela ehluzekile. Kuhlanganisa nokuba nekhono lokubheka izinto njengoba zinjalo—hhayi ngendlela ongathanda ukuba zibe yiyo. Enye intsha engavuthiwe ibonisa umoya wobugwala bese izama ukukhohlwa izinkinga zayo ezicindezelayo ngokulala noma ngokubuka i-TV ngokweqile, ukusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa notshwala, ukuhamba amaphathi njalo noma ngokuziphatha kabi ngokobulili. AmaKristu ayalwa ukuba ‘alahle ukungamhloniphi uNkulunkulu nezifiso zezwe futhi aphile ngokuhluzeka kwengqondo nokulunga nangokuzinikela kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu phakathi nalesi simiso samanje sezinto.’—Thithu 2:12
(2 KuThimothi 1:8) Ngakho ungabi lenhloni zokufakaza ngeNkosi yethu kumbe ngami engiyisibotshwa ngenxa yayo, kodwa lawe vuma ukuhluphekela izindaba ezinhle uthembela emandleni kaNkulunkulu.
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‘Yiba Nesibindi Uqine!’
7 Lapho ebhalela uThimothewu, uPawulu wathi: “UNkulunkulu akasinikanga umoya wobugwala, kodwa owamandla . . . Ngakho-ke, ungabi namahloni ngokufakaza mayelana neNkosi yethu.” (2Thimothewu 1:7, 8; Marku 8:38) Ngemva kokufunda lawo mazwi, singazibuza: ‘Ingabe mina nginamahloni ngokholo lwami, noma nginesibindi? Emsebenzini (noma esikoleni), ngiyabazisa yini abanye ukuthi nginguFakazi KaJehova, noma ngizama ukukufihla lokho? Kungiphathisa amahloni yini ukuhluka kwabanye, noma ngiyaziqhenya ngokuhluka kwami ngenxa yobuhlobo bami noJehova?’ Uma noma ubani ekwesaba ukushumayela izindaba ezinhle noma ukuba nezinkolelo ezingathandwa, makakhumbule iseluleko sikaJehova kuJoshuwa: “Yiba nesibindi uqine.” Ungalokothi ukhohlwe ukuthi into ebalulekile akuwona umbono wesisebenza nabo noma esifunda nabo kodwa okaJehova noJesu Kristu.—Galathiya 1:10.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(2 KuThimothi 2:3, 4) Njengoba ulisotsha elihle likaKhristu uJesu, lawe zimisele ukuhlupheka. 4 Kakho othi elisotsha angenele izindaba zamabhizimusi zempilo le, ngoba yena akufunayo yikwamukelwa ngulowo owamngenisa esisotsheni.
Dinga Inotho Yeqiniso
13 UThimothi laye ngomunye owayelokholo. UPhawuli wambiza ngokuthi libutho elifaneleyo likaKhristu uJesu. Ngemva kwalokho wamtshela wathi: “Kakho osebenza njengebutho ongenela ezindabeni zabangasibo bebutho—ufuna ukuthokozisa umlawuli wakhe.” (2Tim. 2:3, 4) Abalandeli bakaJesu abanengi lamuhla okugoqela labanye abedlula 1 miliyoni abasenkonzweni yesikhathi sonke bayasisebenzisa iseluleko sikaPhawuli. Bayakubalekela ukuhugwa ngezokukhangisa loba ezinye izinto ezigijinyiswa ngabantu emhlabeni lo ngoba bayakwazi ukuthi “owebolekayo uyisichaka salowo omebolekayo.” (Zaga. 22:7) USathane ufuna sibe yizigqili zenotho yomhlaba lo. Ngakho kumele sinanzelele ukuthi kasenzi izinqumo ezingasidalela izikwelede. Ngokwesibonelo ukuboleka izimali zokuthenga izindlu, izimota ezidulayo, ezokubhadalela imfundo kanye lokwenza amadili emitshado amangalisayo kungasithwalisa nzima. Kodwa nxa singazimisela ukuhlala singelazinto ezinengi empilweni njalo sibalekele izikwelede sizakwenelisa ukumkhonza sikhululekile uNkulunkulu wethu.—1Tim. 6:10.
(2 KuThimothi 2:23) Kanti njalo ungangeneli ezimpikiswaneni ezingelangqondo lezingelancedo, njengoba usazi ukuthi zidala ukulwa.
Abantu bakaJehova “Kumele Badele Ububi”
10 Lamuhla kukalutshwana ukuthi kube labahlamuki ebandleni. Kodwa nxa kuyikuthi sesihlangane lezimfundiso ezingekho emibhalweni kumele singathikazi ukuzilahla, kungelani lokuthi zivela ngaphi. Kungaba yibuthutha ukutshona siphikisana labahlamuki, mhlawumbe ngokukhuluma labo ku-Internet loba ngezinye izindlela nje. Lanxa sizitshela ukuthi sifuna ukubanceda, ukukhuluma labo nje kuyabe sekusitsho ukuthi asisawulaleli umlayo wokuthi sidele ububi. Abantu bakaJehova bayazilahla sibili izimfundiso zabahlamuki.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
AUGUST 12-18
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU KUTHITHUSI 1–KUFILIMONI
“Ubeke Abadala”
(KuThithusi 1:5-9) Ngakutshiya eKhrethe ngisenzela ukuthi uqondise izinto ezazonakele lokuthi ubeke abadala edolobheni ngalinye, njengoba nje ngangithe wenze njalo, 6 nxa kuyikuthi kulendoda engasolekiyo, elenkosikazi eyodwa futhi elabantwana abakholwayo okungelamuntu obasola ngokuthi baziphethe butshapha loba ngokuthi bangabahlamuki. 7 Umbonisi ungumphathi kaNkulunkulu, yikho kumele abe ngongasolekiyo, ongelayo inkani, ongazondi masinyane, ongayisiso sidakwa, ongeladlakela njalo ongayisiso sihwaba esithanda ukuthola inzuzo ngokungathembeki. 8 Kodwa kufanele abe ngowamukela izihambi, lothanda okuhle, losebenzisa kuhle ingqondo yakhe, lolungileyo, loqotho, lozibambayo, 9 lonamathela elizwini elithembekileyo nxa esebenzisa ubungcitshi bakhe bokufundisa, ukuze enelise ukukhuthaza ngemfundiso eqondileyo lokukhuza abaphikisayo.
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Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
Nakuba imiBhalo ingayichazi ngokuningiliziwe indlela ukumiswa ngakunye okwakwenziwa ngayo emuva ngaleso sikhathi, zikhona izinkomba ezithile ezibonisa indlela okwakwenziwa ngayo lokhu. Isitshela ukuthi ngesikhathi uPawulu noBarnaba sebegoduka bevela ohambweni lwabo lokuqala njengezithunywa zevangeli, “babamisela amadoda amadala ebandleni ngalinye, futhi, benza umthandazo ohambisana nokuzila ukudla, babanikela kuJehova ababeye bakholwa nguye.” (IzE. 14:23) Eminyakeni ethile kamuva, uPawulu wabhalela uThithu ayejikeleza naye: “Ngakushiya eKrethe, ukuze ulungise izinto eziyiphutha futhi umise amadoda amadala emzini ngomuzi, njengoba ngakuyala.” (Thithu 1:5) Kubonakala sengathi noThimothewu owahamba kakhulu nomphostoli uPawulu naye wanikezwa igunya elifanayo. (1 Thim. 5:22) Kusobala ukuthi laba bazalwane bamiswa ababonisi abajikelezayo, hhayi abaphostoli namadoda amadala eJerusalema.
Icabanga ngalesi sibonelo esisemiBhalweni, iNdikimba Ebusayo YoFakazi BakaJehova iye yalungisa indlela okumiswa ngayo abadala nezinceku ezikhonzayo. Kusukela ngo-September 1, 2014, ukumiswa sekwenziwa ngale ndlela: Umbonisi wesigodi ngamunye uhlola ngokucophelela ukutusa okwenziwayo esigodini sakhe. Ngesikhathi ehambele amabandla, uyozama ukubazi labo abatuswayo, uma kunokwenzeka asebenze nabo ensimini. Ngemva kokuxoxa nendikimba yabadala yebandla ngalokho kutusa, umbonisi wesigodi unomthwalo wemfanelo wokumisa abadala nezinceku ezikhonzayo emabandleni asesigodini sakhe. Lokhu kwenza leli lungiselelo lisondele kakhulu enqubweni eyayilandelwa ekhulwini lokuqala.
Obani abasingatha izindima ezihlukahlukene kule nqubo? Njengenhlalayenza, “inceku ethembekileyo neqondayo” inomthwalo wemfanelo oyinhloko wokondla abendlu. (Math. 24:45-47) Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukucwaninga emiBhalweni ngosizo lomoya ongcwele ukuze inikeze isiqondiso sendlela ezisebenza ngayo izimiso zeBhayibheli ezihlobene nendlela ibandla lomhlaba wonke elihlelwe ngayo. Inceku ethembekile iyona futhi emisa bonke ababonisi bezigodi namalungu amaKomiti Amagatsha. Ihhovisi legatsha libe selinikeza usizo olungokoqobo lwendlela yokusebenzisa leso siqondiso esinikeziwe. Indikimba yabadala ngayinye inesibopho esikhulu sokuhlolisisa izimfanelo ezingokomBhalo zabazalwane etusa ukuba bamiswe ebandleni likaNkulunkulu. Umbonisi wesigodi ngamunye unomthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu wokucabangela ngokucophelela nangosizo lomthandazo ukutusa kwabadala bese emisa lawo madoda afanelekayo.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(KuThithusi 1:12) Omunye ovela kubo ongumphrofethi wabo wathi: “Abantu baseKhrethe bahlala beqamba amanga, bayizinyamazana zeganga eziyingozi, izihwaba ezitshona zingenzi lutho.”
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Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
Ngokuqinisekile wayengavumelani nanoma yiliphi izwi elijivazayo elihlanganisa konke lohlanga noma lobuzwe ngokumelene nabaseKrethe. Singaqiniseka ngalokho, ngoba uPawulu wayazi ukuthi eKrethe kwakunamaKristu amahle ayemukelwe nguNkulunkulu futhi wawagcoba ngomoya waKhe ongcwele. (IzEnzo 2:5, 11, 33) KwakunamaKristu enele azinikele ayengakha amabandla “emizini yonke.” Nakuba lawomaKristu ayengabantu abangaphelele, singaqiniseka ngokuthi ayengebona abaqambimanga neziminzi ezivilaphayo; uma kwakungenjalo ayengeke amukelwe nguJehova. (Filipi 3:18, 19; IsAmbulo 21:8) Futhi njengoba sikubona ezizweni zonke, ngokunokwenzeka eKrethe babekhona abantu abanhliziyo ziqotho ababedabukiswa izindinganiso zokuziphatha eziphansi ezazibazungezile futhi bekulungele ukusabela esigijimini sobuKristu.—Hezekeli 9:4; qhathanisa nezEnzo 13:48.
(KuFilimoni 15, 16) Mhlawumbe yikho wakutshiya okwesikhatshana ukuze uphinde ube laye kokuphela 16 engaseyiso sigqili kodwa esengcono kulesigqili, esengumfowethu othandekayo. Uyathandeka sibili kimi, kodwa uthandwa kakhulu nguwe, enyameni laseNkosini.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaThithu, KaFilemoni NeyamaHebheru
15, 16—Kungani uPawulu engacelanga uFilemoni ukuba akhulule u-Onesimu? UPawulu wayefuna ukunamathela emsebenzini ‘wokushumayela ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nokufundisa izinto ngeNkosi uJesu Kristu.’ Ngakho, wakhetha ukungazigaxi ezindabeni zokuphathana kwabantu, njengaleyo ephathelene nobugqila.—IzE. 28:31.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
AUGUST 19-25
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU KUMAHEBHERU 1-3
“Thanda Ukulunga, Uzonde Ukungabi Lamthetho”
(KumaHebheru 1:8) Kodwa mayelana leNdodana uthi: “UNkulunkulu uyisihlalo sakho sobukhosi kuze kube nini lanini, lentonga yoMbuso wakho iyintonga yokulunga.
Dumisani uKhristu—INkosi Yenkazimulo!
8 UJehova wabeka iNdodana yakhe ukuthi ibe yiNkosi enguMesiya ezulwini ngo-1914. Sileqiniso lokuthi uJesu uzakwahlulela ngokulunga ngenxa yokuthi ‘intonga yokwahlulela kuhle izakuba yintonga yombuso wakhe.’ Ulelungelo lokubusa ngenxa yokuthi uJehova nguye isisekelo sombuso wakhe. Kanti njalo isihlalo sobukhosi sikaJesu sizakuma kuze kube “nini lanini.” Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi lawe uyaziqhenya ngokukhonza uJehova ngaphansi kweNkosi ayibekileyo elamandla amakhulu?
(KumaHebheru 1:9) Wena ukuthandile ukulunga, wazonda ukungabi lamthetho. Yikho uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wakho, wakugcoba ngamafutha entokozo eyedlula eyabanye bakho.”
Dumisani uKhristu—INkosi Yenkazimulo!
7 Bala iHubo 45:6, 7. UJesu wayekuthanda kakhulu ukulunga njalo wayezonda loba yini eyayingenza ukuthi uYise angahlonitshwa, yikho uJehova wamgcoba waba yiNkosi yoMbuso kaMesiya. UJesu wagcotshwa “ngamafutha entokozo” ukwedlula ‘abakhula bakhe’ okutsho amakhosi akoJuda osendo lukaDavida. Njani? Esinye isizathu yikuthi uJesu wagcotshwa nguJehova ngokwakhe. Kanti njalo uJehova wamgcoba waba yiNkosi loMphristi oMkhulu. (Hubo. 2:2; Heb. 5:5, 6) Okunye yikuthi uJesu kagcotshwanga ngamafutha kodwa wagcotshwa ngomoya ongcwele njalo ubukhosi bakhe ngobasezulwini hatshi emhlabeni.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(KumaHebheru 1:3) Ibonakalisa inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu njalo iyiwo kanye umfanekiso wakhe uqobo futhi iphethe izinto zonke ngelizwi lamandla ayo. Yathi isihlambulule izono zethu yahlala esandleni sokudla sikaNkulunkulu Omkhulu, khonale phezulu.
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Umfanekiso
UJesu watshengisa ukuthi unjengoYise ngendlela efananayo yini zikhathi zonke?
UJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu elizibulo ingumfanekiso kaYise. (2Kr 4:4) Lanxa uNkulunkulu wayekhuluma leNdodana yakhe ngesikhathi esithi, “Asenze umuntu ngesimo sethu,” ukufanana kweNdodana loYise, uMdali, kwabakhona kusukela lapho iNdodana idalwa. (Gen 1:26; Joh 1:1-3; Kol 1:15, 16) Ngesikhathi uJesu elapha emhlabeni, wenelisa ukulingisela ubuntu bukaYise ngendlela ayesenelisa ngayo engumuntu ongelasono, yikho wathi “loba ngubani ongibonileyo usembonile loBaba.” (Joh 14:9; 5:17, 19, 30, 36; 8:28, 38, 42) Ukufanana lokhu kwakhanya ngesikhathi evuswa eselomzimba womoya futhi uYise ‘emupha amandla ezulwini lasemhlabeni.’ (1Pe 3:18; Mat 28:18) UNkulunkulu wamphakamisa wamnika “isikhundla esiphezulu kulaleso ayelaso” njalo ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wayeselenkazimulo edlula leyo ayelayo engakabuyi emhlabeni. (Flp 2:9; Heb 2:9) Khathesi uJesu ‘useyiwo kanye umfanekiso wakhe [uNkulunkulu] uqobo.’—Heb 1:2-4.
(KumaHebheru 1:10-12) Kuphinda kuthiwe: “Ekuqaleni, wena Nkosi, wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba njalo amazulu ayimisebenzi yezandla zakho. 11 Bazatshabalala kodwa wena uzasala; bonke bazaguga njengesembatho, 12 uzabagoqa njengejazi, ubagoqe njengesembatho futhi bazantshintshwa. Kodwa wena kawuntshintshi njalo iminyaka yakho kayisoze iphele.”
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Izulu
Amazwi akuHubo 102:25, 26 akhuluma ngoJehova uNkulunkulu, kodwa umphostoli uPhawuli wawasebenzisa ekhuluma ngoJesu Khristu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa yasetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu ekudaleni izinto zonke. UPhawuli watshengisa umehluko okhona phakathi kukaJesu lezinto ezidaliweyo. Phela nxa uNkulunkulu efuna, ‘angagoqa amazulu lomhlaba njengejazi’ kungaphindi kube khona kodwa iNdodana yakhe izahlala ikhona kuze kube nini lanini.—Heb 1:1, 2, 8, 10-12; qathanisa lo-1Pe 2:3, amabala angaphansi.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
AUGUST 26–SEPTEMBER 1
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU KUMAHEBHERU 4-6
“Kasenzeni Konke Okusemandleni Ethu Ukuthi Singene Ekuphumuleni KukaNkulunkulu”
(KumaHebheru 4:1) Ngakho-ke njengoba sisesekhona isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni kwakhe, kasinanzeleleni mhlawumbe omunye wenu angakhanya esesilela kuso.
(KumaHebheru 4:4) Phela kwenye indawo ukhulume ngelanga lesikhombisa wathi: “UNkulunkulu waphumula emisebenzini yakhe yonke ngelanga lesikhombisa.”
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Kuyini Ukuphumula KukaNkulunkulu?
3 Kunobufakazi obubili obusiholela esiphethweni sokuthi usuku lwesikhombisa lwalusaqhubeka ngekhulu lokuqala C.E. Obokuqala, cabanga ngamazwi uJesu awasho kubaphikisi bakhe ababemgxeka ngokuphulukisa ngeSabatha, ababekubheka njengohlobo lomsebenzi. INkosi yathi kubo: “UBaba ulokhu esebenza kuze kube manje, nami ngiyasebenza.” (Joh. 5:16, 17) Laliyini iphuzu? UJesu wayemangalelwa ngokuthi usebenza ngeSabatha. Waphendula ngokuthi: “UBaba ulokhu esebenza.” Empeleni, uJesu wayethi kubagxeki bakhe: ‘Mina noBaba senza umsebenzi ofanayo. Ngenxa yokuthi uBaba ubelokhu esebenza phakathi neSabatha lakhe eselinezinkulungwane zeminyaka, kuvumelekile ngami ukuba ngiqhubeke ngisebenza, ngisho nangeSabatha.’ Ngakho, ngokuphathelene nomhlaba, uJesu wayesikisela ukuthi usuku lukaNkulunkulu lweSabatha olukhulu lokuphumula, usuku lwesikhombisa, lwalungakapheli nangosuku lwakhe.
4 Ubufakazi besibili bunikezwa umphostoli uPawulu. Lapho ecaphuna uGenesise 2:2 mayelana nokuphumula kukaNkulunkulu, wabhala la mazwi ephefumulelwe: “Thina esibonise ukholo siyangena kulokho kuphumula.” (Heb. 4:3, 4, 6, 9) Ngakho, usuku lwesikhombisa lwalusaqhubeka ngosuku lukaPawulu. Lolo suku lokuphumula lwalusazoqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani?
5 Ukuze siphendule lo mbuzo, kumelwe sikhumbule injongo yosuku lwesikhombisa. UGenesise 2:3 uyayichaza: “UNkulunkulu walubusisa usuku lwesikhombisa walungcwelisa.” Lolo suku ‘lwangcweliswa’—noma, uJehova walubekela eceleni—ukuze enze injongo yakhe ifezeke ngokuphelele. Leyo njongo iwukuba emhlabeni kube namadoda nabesifazane abalalelayo, abazowunakekela wona nakho konke okuphilayo okukuwo. (Gen. 1:28) UJehova uNkulunkulu noJesu Kristu, “iNkosi yesabatha,” bebelokhu ‘besebenza kuze kube manje’ ukuze leyo njongo ifezeke. (Math. 12:8) Usuku lukaNkulunkulu lokuphumula luyoqhubeka kuze kube yilapho injongo yakhe isigcwaliseke ngokuphelele ekupheleni kokuBusa KukaKristu Kweminyaka Eyinkulungwane.
(KumaHebheru 4:6) Njengoba kuseselabanye abazangena ekuphumuleni lokho, futhi lalabo izindaba ezinhle ezatshunyayelwa kubo kuqala behluleka ukungena kukho ngenxa yokungalaleli,
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Kuyini Ukuphumula KukaNkulunkulu?
6 UNkulunkulu wayichaza ngokucacile injongo yakhe ku-Adamu no-Eva, kodwa bahluleka ukwenza ngokuvumelana nayo. Yiqiniso, u-Adamu no-Eva bamane bangabokuqala abaphishekela inkambo yokungalaleli. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kwaba nezigidi zabanye abenza okufanayo. Ngisho nabantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe, isizwe sakwa-Israyeli, bawela enkambweni yokungalaleli. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi uPawulu waxwayisa amaKristu ekhulu lokuqala ukuthi ngisho namanye phakathi kwawo ayengawela ogibeni olufanayo njengoba kwenza ama-Israyeli asendulo. Wabhala: “Ngakho-ke, masenze konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze singene kulokho kuphumula, funa kube khona owela esibonelweni esifanayo sokungalaleli.” (Heb. 4:11) Phawula ukuthi uPawulu uhlobanisa ukungalaleli nokwehluleka ukungena ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu. Kusho ukuthini lokho kithi? Uma ngandlela-thile singahlubuka enjongweni kaNkulunkulu, singaba yini sengozini yokungangeni ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu? Kusobala ukuthi impendulo yalo mbuzo ibaluleke kakhulu kithi, futhi sizoxoxa ngayo kabanzi. Nokho, okwamanje ake sibone ukuthi yini enye esingayifunda ngokungena ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu ngokuxoxa ngesibonelo esibi sama-Israyeli.
(KumaHebheru 4:9-11) Ngakho ukuphumula kwangesabatha kubasalele abantu bakaNkulunkulu, 10 ngoba umuntu osengene ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu, laye usephumule kweyakhe imisebenzi njengoba nje loNkulunkulu waphumula kweyakhe. 11 Yikho-ke kasenzeni konke okusemandleni ethu ukuthi singene kulokho kuphumula ukuze kungabi lomuntu owayo elingisela lesosibonelo sokungalaleli.
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Kuyini Ukuphumula KukaNkulunkulu?
16 Ambalwa amaKristu namuhla angaphikelela ekutheni agcine isici esithile soMthetho KaMose ukuze athole insindiso. Amazwi kaPawulu aphefumulelwe awabhalela abase-Efesu acace kahle kakhulu: “Ngalo musa ongafanelwe, nisindisiwe ngokholo; futhi lokhu akungenxa yenu, kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu. Cha, akungenxa yemisebenzi, ukuze kungabikho muntu oba nesizathu sokuziqhayisa.” (Efe. 2:8, 9) Kusho ukuthini-ke ngamaKristu ukungena ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu? UJehova wabekela eceleni usuku lwesikhombisa—usuku lwakhe lokuphumula—ukuze enze ukuba injongo yakhe ngokuphathelene nomhlaba ifinyelele ekugcwalisekeni okukhazimulayo. Singangena ekuphumuleni kukaJehova—noma siphumule naye—ngokulalela futhi sisebenze ngokuvumelana nenjongo yakhe eqhubekela phambili njengoba siyembulelwe ngenhlangano yakhe.
17 Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma silulaza iseluleko esisekelwe eBhayibhelini esisithola ngesigaba senceku ethembekileyo neqondayo, sikhetha ukulandela inkambo yokuzibusa, siyobe asenzi ngokuvumelana nenjongo kaNkulunkulu eyambulekayo. Lokhu kungafaka engozini ubuhlobo bethu obunokuthula noJehova. Esihlokweni esilandelayo, sizocabangela izimo ezimbalwa ezivamile ezingathinta abantu bakaNkulunkulu futhi sixoxe ngendlela izinqumo esizenzayo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sinquma ukulalela noma sikhetha ukuzibusa, ezibonisa ngayo ukuthi singenile yini ngempela ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(KumaHebheru 4:12) Ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila njalo lilamandla, libukhali ukwedlula loba yiphi inkemba esika inxa zombili futhi lihlaba lize lehlukanise umphefumulo lomoya, amalunga lomnkantsho, njalo liyenelisa ukuqedisisa imicabango lenhloso zenhliziyo.
Imibuzo Ebuzwa Ngabafundi
Yiliphi “ilizwi likaNkulunkulu” uHebheru 4:12 athi “liyaphila njalo liyasebenza”?
▪ Amanye amavesi akulesisahluko atshengisa ukuthi umphostoli uPhawuli wayekhuluma ngomlayezo otholakala eBhayibhilini ophathelane lenjongo kaNkulunkulu.
UMbhalo lo ujayele ukusetshenziswa emabhukwini ethu nxa kukhulunywa ngokuthi iBhayibhili lilamandla okuntshintsha izimpilo zabantu futhi kuqondile ukuthi usetshenziswe ngalindlela. Kodwa ukuhlola amanye amavesi akulesosahluko kungasinceda ukuthi siwuzwisise ngokugcweleyo umnkantsho wendaba. UPhawuli wayekhuthaza amaKhristu angamaHebheru ukuthi ahambisane lezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu ezilotshwe emibhalweni engcwele. Wakhuluma ngesibonelo sama-Israyeli ayekhululwe ebugqilini eGibhithe. Abantu laba babelethuba lokungena elizweni lesithembiso ‘elaligeleza uchago loluju’ lapho ababezakholisa khona ukuphumula kweqiniso.—Eks. 3:8; Dute. 12:9, 10.
Lokhu yikho kanye uNkulunkulu ayebathembise khona. Kodwa okudanisayo yikuthi ama-Israyeli kawamlalelanga uNkulunkulu futhi kawazange abe lokholo kuye, yikho amanengi ehluleka ukungena elizweni ayelithenjisiwe. (Nani. 14:30; Josh. 14:6-10) Kodwa uPhawuli waphinda wathi silokhu sikhona “isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni [kukaNkulunkulu].” (Heb. 3:16-19; 4:1) “Isithembiso” leso siyingxenye yenjongo kaNkulunkulu. Lathi kumele siyazi injongo yakhe futhi sihambisane layo njengamaKhristu angamaHebheru. UPhawuli wacupha amazwi akuGenesisi 2:2 lakuHubo 95:11 ukuze atshengise ukuthi isithembiso leso sisekelwe eMibhalweni.
Kumele kusikhuthaze sibili ukwazi ukuthi “isithembiso sokungena ekuphumuleni [kukaNkulunkulu] silokhu sikhona.” Asikuthandabuzi ukuthi isithembiso esiseBhayibhilini sokungena ekuphumuleni kukaNkulunkulu sikhona futhi sesiqalisile ukwenza okudingakalayo ukuze singene kukho. Lokhu kasikwenzi ngokugcina uMthetho kaMosi kumbe ngokwenza eminye nje imisebenzi ezakwenza uJehova asamukele. Kodwa sikwenza ngokuba lokholo oluyilo olwenza sihlale sibambisana lenjongo kaNkulunkulu aqhubeka esikhanyisela yona. Kanti njalo izinkulungwane zabantu emhlabeni wonke seziqalisile ukufunda iBhayibhili futhi sezikwazi lokho uNkulunkulu asithembisa khona. Lokhu kwenze abanengi bantshintsha izimpilo zabo, baba lokholo futhi babhaphathizwa. Untshintsho lolu lutshengisa ukuthi “ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyaphila njalo liyasebenza.” Ukufunda ngenjongo kaNkulunkulu eseBhayibhilini kwenze santshintsha ubuntu bethu futhi kuzaqhubeka kusilolonga.
(KumaHebheru 6:17, 18) LoNkulunkulu wenza njalo, wathi ekhetha ukuzicacisela ngcono izindlalifa zesithembiso ukuthi inhloso yakhe kayintshintshi, wakuqinisekisa lokho ngesifungo, 18 ukuze ngezinto ezimbili ezingeke zintshintshwe, lezo uNkulunkulu angeke aqambe amanga ngazo, thina esesibalekele endaweni yokuphephela sikhuthazwe kakhulu ukuthi silibambe siligagadlele ithemba eliphambi kwethu.
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Ithemba
Ithemba lokuphila okungapheliyo emhlabeni kanye lelalabo “abahlanganyela ekubizweni ukuthi baye ezulwini” (Heb 3:1) liqinisekile futhi kalintshintshi. Lisekelwe ezintweni ezimbili uNkulunkulu angeke aqambe amanga ngazo, isithembiso lesifungo sakhe. Ithemba leli lizagcwaliseka ngoKhristu oseyisidalwa somoya esingafiyo ezulwini. Yikho kuthiwa “liyisikhonkwane semiphefumulo yethu, liyasinceda ukuthi singathandabuzi futhi siqine njalo lingena phakathi kwekhetheni lapho uJesu, lowo owahamba phambi kwethu, asengene khona esenzela thina, futhi usebe ngumphristi omkhulu ngendlela kaMelikhizedekhi kuze kube nini lanini.”—Heb 6:17-20.
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