Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Kugwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
OCTOBER 7-13
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UJAKHOBE 3-5
“Woba Lokuhlakanipha Okuvela Phezulu”
(UJakhobe 3:17) Kodwa ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu, okokuqala kumsulwa, besekusiba lokuthula, njalo kuyazwisisa, kuzimisele ukulalela, kugcwele isihawu lezithelo ezinhle, akubandlululi futhi akuzenzisi.
“Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela Ezulwini” Kuyasebenza Yini Ekuphileni Kwakho?
“Okokuqala kuhlambulukile.” Ukuhlambuluka kutsho ukuba msulwa lokungangcoli phandle laphakathi. IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi inhlakanipho lenhliziyo kusebenza konke, kodwa inhlakanipho yasezulwini kayingeke ingene enhliziyweni engcoliswe yimicabango emibi, izifiso ezimbi kanye lezinjongo ezimbi. (IZaga 2:10; UMathewu 15:19, 20) Kodwa nxa izinhliziyo zethu zihlambulukile ngezinga eleneliswa ngabantu abalesono, ‘sizaphenduka ebubini senze ukulunga.’ (IHubo 37:27; IZaga 3:7) Kakufanelanga yini ukuthi ukuhlambuluka kube yilo uphawu lwenhlakanipho oluqanjwa kuqala? Phela nxa singahlanzekanga ekuziphatheni lasezindabeni zokukhonza, singazitshengisa njani ezinye izimpawu zenhlakanipho evela phezulu?
“Besekuthanda ukuthula.” Inhlakanipho evela kuNkulunkulu isenza sidinge ukuthula, futhi ukuthula yisithelo somoya kaNkulunkulu. (KwabaseGalathiya 5:22) Siyazama ukungaphambanisi ‘isibopho sokuthula’ esimanyanisa abantu bakaJehova. (Kwabase-Efesu 4:3) Siyazama lokuthi kube lokuthula nxa ukuthula kuphambanisekile. Kungani lokhu kuqakathekile? IBhayibhili lithi: ‘Hlalani ngokuthula, uNkulunkulu wothando lokuthula uzakuba lani.’ (2 KwabaseKhorinte 13:11) Ngakho uma nje siqhubeka siphila ngokuthula, uNkulunkulu wokuthula uzakuba lathi. Indlela esiphatha ngayo esikhonza labo ithinta bona kanye ubuhlobo bethu loJehova. Singatshengisa njani ukuthi singabantu abathanda ukuthula? Cabanga ngesibonelo esilandelayo.
(UJakhobe 3:17) Kodwa ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu, okokuqala kumsulwa, besekusiba lokuthula, njalo kuyazwisisa, kuzimisele ukulalela, kugcwele isihawu lezithelo ezinhle, akubandlululi futhi akuzenzisi.
“Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela Ezulwini” Kuyasebenza Yini Ekuphileni Kwakho?
“Kuyazwisisa.” Kutshoni ukuzwisisa? Ngokwalokho okutshiwo ngabahlola iBhayibhili, ibala lesiGiriki elihunyutshwe ngokuthi “ukuzwisisa” kuJakhobe 3:17 linzima ukulihumutsha. Abahumutshi basebenzisa amabala anjengokuthi “uzwelo,” “ukubekezela,” ‘lokukhathalela.’ Umutsho oyiwo webala leli lesiGiriki ngothi “ukuvuma ukuntshintsha.” Singatshengisa njani ukuthi ingxenye le yenhlakanipho evela phezulu iyasebenza kithi?
“Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela Ezulwini” Kuyasebenza Yini Ekuphileni Kwakho?
“Kuzimisele ukulalela.” Ibala lesiGiriki elihunyutshwe ngokuthi “kuzimisele ukulalela” kalitholakali eMibhalweni yamaKhristu yesiGiriki. Ngokwalokho okwatshiwo ngomunye umhloli weBhayibhili, ibala leli “lijayele ukusebenza nxa kufundiswa amasotsha.” Lilomqondo “wokufundiseka lula” “lowokuzithoba.” Umuntu oqondiswa yinhlakanipho evela phezulu uyazithoba masinyane kulokho okutshiwo yiMibhalo. Kaziwa njengomuntu ophangisa ukwenza isinqumo abesesala ukuhambelana laloba yiphi imibono engahambelani laye. Kodwa uyaphangisa ukuntshintsha nxa etshengiswe iMibhalo ecacileyo emtshengisa ukuthi uthethe inyathelo elingayisilo kumbe ukuthi wenze izinqumo ezingaqondanga. Waziwa njalo yini ngabanye abantu?
“Kugcwele Isihawu Lezithelo Ezinhle”
“Kugcwele isihawu lezithelo ezinhle.” Isihawu siyingxenye eqakathekileyo yenhlakanipho evela kuNkulunkulu, ngenxa yokuthi inhlakanipho enjalo ‘igcwele isihawu.’ Nanzelela ukuthi “isihawu” kanye “lezithelo ezinhle” kuqanjwe ndawonye. Lokhu kuqondile ngoba eBhayibhilini, isihawu sandise ukutsho ukuba lendaba labanye, uzwelo olwenza izenzo ezinengi zomusa. Elinye ibhuku lichasisa isihawu ngokuthi “umuzwa wokudana ngenxa yesimo esibi omunye umuntu akuso lokuzama ukwenza okuthile ngaso.” Ngakho inhlakanipho evela kuNkulunkulu kayilasihluku. Kulokuthi ibe njalo, ilomusa, lozwelo njalo ilendaba lemizwa yabanye. Singatshengisa njani ukuthi sigcwele isihawu?
(UJakhobe 3:17) Kodwa ukuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu, okokuqala kumsulwa, besekusiba lokuthula, njalo kuyazwisisa, kuzimisele ukulalela, kugcwele isihawu lezithelo ezinhle, akubandlululi futhi akuzenzisi.
“Ukuhlakanipha Okuvela Ezulwini” Kuyasebenza Yini Ekuphileni Kwakho?
“Kakukhethi.” Ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu kakubandlululi ngemihlobo futhi kakuzigqaji ngobuzwe. Nxa siqondiswa yikuhlakanipha okunjalo, sizazama ukukhipha loba yikuphi ukubandlulula okungaba khona ezinhliziyweni zethu. (UJakhobe 2:9) Imfundo lemali umuntu alakho, kanye lomsebenzi awenzayo kakusenzi simphathe ngendlela etshiyene leyabanye; kasikhangeleli phansi esikhonza labo, kungelandaba ukuthi bangabayanga loba hatshi. Nxa uJehova ebone kufanele ukuthi abathande abantu abanjalo, kumele lathi sibabone njengabantu okumele sibathande.
“Kakuzenzisi.” Ibala lesiGiriki elihunyutshwe ngokuthi “kakuzenzisi” lingatsho “umlingiswa owadlala indima ethile.” Ngezikhathi zakudala, abalingiswa besiGiriki labeRoma babegqoka okokuzivala ubuso nxa bedlala izindima zabo. Ngakho ibala lesiGiriki elahunyutshwa ngokuthi “kakuzenzisi” lacina selisitsho umuntu ontshintsha lokho ayikho. Ingxenye le yenhlakanipho evela kuNkulunkulu kumele isenze sibathande abanye hatshi ukubaphatha kuhle kuphela.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UJakhobe 4:5) Kumbe licabanga ukuthi akulasizatho sokuthi umbhalo uthi: “Umoya wokuba lomona ophakathi kwethu uqhubeka uzifisa kakhulu izinto zonke”?
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJakobe NezikaPetru
4:5—UJakobe ucaphuna muphi umBhalo lapha? UJakobe akacaphuni ivesi elithile. Nokho, la mazwi aphefumulelwe uNkulunkulu kungenzeka asekelwe emqondweni osemiBhalweni enjengoGenesise 6:5; 8:21; IzAga 21:10 neyabaseGalathiya 5:17.
(UJakhobe 4:11, 12) Bafowethu, yekelani ukuchothozana. Loba ngubani okhuluma kubi ngomzalwane kumbe owahlulela umzalwane wakhe ukhuluma okuphikisana lomthetho njalo wahlulela umthetho. Manje nxa usahlulela umthetho kawukwenzi okusemthethweni kodwa usungumahluleli. 12 KuloMtshayi Wemithetho loMahluleli oyedwa kuphela, lowo olamandla okusindisa lokubhubhisa. Kodwa wena ungubani ukuthi wahlulele umakhelwane wakho?
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Ukholo Lusenza Sibekezele Futhi Sithande Ukuthandaza
Kuyisono ukukhuluma kabi ngesikholwa naye. (Jakobe 4:11, 12) Kodwa abanye bagxeka amaKristu abakanye nawo, mhlawumbe ngenxa yesimo sengqondo sabo siqu sokuzibona belungile noma ngoba bafuna ukuziphakamisa ngokwehlisa abanye. (IHubo 50:20; IzAga 3:29) Igama lesiGreki elihunyushwe ngokuthi “khuluma kabi” libonisa inzondo futhi lisikisela ukumangalela ngamanga noma okuyihaba. Lokhu kufana nokwahlulela kabi umzalwane. Kukanjani lokhu ‘kuwukukhuluma kabi ngomthetho kaNkulunkulu nokuwahlulela’? Phela, ababhali nabaFarisi ‘babebekela eceleni ngobuhlakani umyalo kaNkulunkulu’ futhi bahlulele ngezabo izindinganiso. (Marku 7:1-13) Ngokufanayo, uma besingalahla umzalwane uJehova angamlahli, bekungeke yini kube ‘sahlulela umthetho kaNkulunkulu’ futhi sisikisela ukuthi uyasilela, okuyisono? Futhi ngokugxeka umfowethu ngokungafanele, besiyobe asiwugcwalisi umthetho wothando.—Roma 13:8-10.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
OCTOBER 14-20
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 1 EKAPHETRO 1-2
“Kumele Libe Ngcwele”
(1 EkaPhetro 1:14, 15) Njengoba lingabantwana abalalelayo, yekelani ukubunjwa yizifiso elalilazo lingakabi lolwazi, 15 kodwa libe ngcwele kukho konke ukuziphatha kwenu, njengaye oNgcwele owalibizayo,
Inhlawulo—‘Isipho Esipheleleyo’ Esivela KuBaba Wethu
Singatshengisa njani ukuthi siyalithanda ibizo likaNkulunkulu? Singatshengisa ngendlela esiphila ngayo ngoba uJehova ukhangelele ukuthi sibengcwele. (Bala u-1 Phetro 1:15, 16.) Lokhu kutsho ukuthi kumele sikhonze yena kuphela njalo simlalele kukho konke esikwenzayo. Ngitsho lanxa sihlukuluzwa kufanele sizimisele ukuqhubeka silalela imithetho yakhe kanye lezimiso zakhe ezilungileyo. Nxa singenza njalo sizanceda labanye ukuthi badumise ibizo likaJehova elingcwele. (Mat. 5:14-16) Kanti njalo bazabona lokuthi uJehova ufanele ukusinika imithetho lokuthi lokho okwatshiwo nguSathane ngamanga aluhlaza. Singenza amaphutha kumele siphenduke ngeqiniso njalo siyilahlele khatshana imikhuba engalunganga engabangela ukuthi abantu bagcone uJehova.—Hubo. 79:9.
(1 EkaPhetro 1:16) ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “Kumele libe ngcwele ngoba lami ngingcwele.”
Khetha Kuhle Ezokuzilibazisa
UJehova uthi: “Yibani ngcwele ngoba mina ngingcwele.” (1 UPhetro 1:14-16; 2 UPhetro 3:11) UJehova uzakwamukela ukukhonza kwethu kuphela nxa kungcwele kumbe kuhlanzekile. (UDutheronomi 15:21) Kodwa ngeke akwamukele nxa sisenza izinto azizondayo ezigoqela ukuziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, udlakela lesidimoni. (KwabaseRoma 6:12-14; 8:13) Okunye okungaphambanisa ubuhlobo bethu loNkulunkulu yikubukela izinto ezinjalo.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(1 EkaPhetro 1:10-12) Abaphrofethi abaphrofetha mayelana lomusa omkhulu owawuzakwenzelwa lina babuzisisa ngensindiso le futhi bachwayisisa ngayo. 11 Umoya owawuphakathi kwabo wawuvele wafakaza ngenhlupho ezazizakwehlela uKhristu langenkazimulo eyayizalandela. Yikho baqhubeka behlolisisa ukuthi kuyini okwakuzakwenzakala kuKhristu lokuthi kwakuzakwenzakala ngasiphi isikhathi loba ngayiphi inkathi. 12 Kwavezwa kubo ukuthi babengazisebenzeli bona kodwa babesebenzela lina, bekhuluma ngalokho eselikuzwe kulabo abatshumayela kini izindaba ezinhle belomoya ongcwele ovela ezulwini. Izingilosi ziyafisa kakhulu ukuzizwisisa izinto lezi.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJakobe NezikaPetru
1:10-12. Izingelosi zazifisa ukubona nokuqonda amaqiniso angokomoya ajulile abhalwa abaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu basendulo aphathelene nebandla lamaKristu agcotshiwe. Nokho, lezi zinto zacaca kuphela lapho uJehova eqala ukusebenzelana nalelo bandla. (Efe. 3:10) Akufanele yini silingise isibonelo sezingelosi futhi silwele ukuhlola “ezintweni ezijulile zikaNkulunkulu”?—1 Kor. 2:10.
(1 EkaPhetro 2:25) Phela lina lalinjengezimvu eziphambukayo, kodwa khathesi selibuyele kumelusi ongumbonisi wemiphefumulo yenu.
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Umbonisi
Umbonisi Omkhulu. Kukhanya amazwi aku-1 Phetro 2:25 athi “lalinjengezimvu eziphambukayo” acutshwe ku-Isaya 53:6. UPhetro uphinda athi: “Kodwa khathesi selibuyele kumelusi ongumbonisi wemiphefumulo yenu.” Okukhulunywa ngaye lapha nguJehova uNkulunkulu, ngoba abantu uPhetro ayebabhalela babengaphambukanga kuKhristu kodwa ngaye uKhristu babuyiselwa kuJehova uNkulunkulu, uMalusi Omkhulu wabantu bakhe. (Hu 23:1; 80:1; Jer 23:3; Hez 34:12) Njengoba uJehova engumbonisi, uyabahlola abantu bakhe. (Hu 17:3) Ukuhlola (ngesiGrikhi, e·pi·sko·peʹ) kungaba yikujeziswa nguNkulunkulu, njengalokho akwenza eJerusalema ngesikhathi samaKhristu okuqala. IJerusalema kayizange inanzelele isikhathi ‘sokuhlolwa kwayo [ngesiGrikhi., e·pi·sko·pesʹ].’ (Luk 19:44) Kungenzakala lokuthi ukuhlola kube lempumela emihle, njengokwalabo abazakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu ngosuku “lokuhlolwa nguye [ngesiGrikhi., e·pi·sko·pesʹ].”—1Pe 2:12.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
OCTOBER 21-27
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 1 EKAPHETRO 3-5
“Ukuphela Kwezinto Zonke Sekuseduze”
(1 EkaPhetro 4:7) Kodwa ukuphela kwezinto zonke sekuseduze. Ngakho zisebenziseni kuhle izingqondo zenu, lihlale lilungele ukuthandaza.
“Likuphaphamele Ukuthandaza”
OMUNYE owake wasebenza ebusuku wathi, “Nxa sekusemadabukakusa kunzima kakhulu ukuthi uhlale uphapheme.” Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi labanye abasebenza ebusuku bangavumelana laye. AmaKhristu lamuhla lawo alobunzima obufanana lalobo ngenxa yokuthi umumo wezinto kaSathane ofaniswa lobusuku obude khathesi usudonse wafika lapho osekunzima khona ukuthi sihlale siphapheme. (Rom. 13:12) Kungaba yingozi enkulu ukuthi sijunywe yibuthongo esikhathini lesi sobusuku. Kuqakatheke kakhulu ukuthi ‘sicabange ngokuqonda’ njalo silalele isixwayiso esiseBhayibhilini sokuthi ‘sikuphaphamele ukuthandaza.’—1 Phet. 4:7, NW.
(1 EkaPhetro 4:8) Phezu kwakho konke, thandanani kakhulu ngoba uthando lusibekela izono ezinengi.
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Indlela Yokuqaphela Nokunqoba Ubuthakathaka Obungokomoya
Ekugcineni, wugxilise engqondweni umyalo wothando womphostoli uPetru othi: “Ukuphela kwezinto zonke sekusondele. Ngakho-ke, yibani abahluzekile engqondweni, futhi nibe abaqaphile ngokuqondene nemithandazo. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, yibani nothando olukhulu ngomunye nomunye, ngoba uthando lumboza izono eziningi.” (1 Petru 4:7, 8) Kulula kakhulu ukuvumela ukungapheleli kobuntu—kwabanye abantu nokwethu—kungene ezinhliziyweni zethu kube izithiyo nezikhubekiso. USathane ubazi kahle lobu buthakathaka bobuntu. Ukuhlukanisa bese unqoba, enye yezindlela zakhe zobuqili. Ngakho-ke, kumelwe sisheshe simboze izono ezinjalo ngothando olukhulu ngomunye nomunye, ‘singamvumeli uDeveli athole indawo.’—Efesu 4:25-27.
(1 EkaPhetro 4:9) Yamukelanani kungela kukhonona.
Kungani Kuqakathekile Ukuba Lomusa?
UPhetro wabatshela wathi: “Yamukelanani emakhaya enu.” (1 Phet. 4:9) NgesiGrikhi ibala elithi “yamukelanani” litsho ukuba lomusa loba uthando emuntwini ongamaziyo. Kodwa evesini le uPhetro wayekhuthaza abazalwane ukuthi babe lomusa komunye lomunye lanxa babesazana futhi bejayelene. Kwakuzabanceda ngani lokhu?
Kwakuzabenza bahlale bemanyane. Mhlawumbe lawe sewakubona ukuthi ukuba lomusa kwenza abantu babe lobudlelwane obuhle. Wake wanxuswa ngothile yini? Kungenzakala ukuthi ulokhu usayikhumbula indlela elakholisa ngayo mhlalokho. Mhlawumbe lawe ukhona umzalwane loba udade osumjayele ngenxa yokuthi wake wamnxusa emzini wakho. Ukunxusa abafowethu labodadewethu emizini yethu kungenza sibazi ngcono futhi sibazwisise. Ngesikhathi uPhetro ebhala incwadi le amaKhristu kwakumele athandane sibili ngoba izinto zaziqhubeka zisiba nzima. Lathi kumele senze okufananayo ngoba siphila “ezinsukwini zokucina.”—2 Tim. 3:1.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(1 EkaPhetro 3:19, 20) Ekulesisimo wahamba wayatshumayeza imimoya ejele, 20 leyo eyayingazange imlalele uNkulunkulu ngesikhathi elindile futhi ebekezela ngosuku lukaNowa kusakhiwa umkhumbi, lapho abantu abalutshwana, okutsho imiphefumulo eyisitshiyagalombili, abasinda khona bavikelwa emanzini.
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Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
IBhayibheli lithi uJesu “washumayeza imimoya esetilongweni.” (1 Pet. 3:19) Kusho ukuthini lokhu?
▪ Umphostoli uPetru uchaza le mimoya ngokuthi yileyo “eyayingalaleli lapho ukubekezela kukaNkulunkulu kulindile ezinsukwini zikaNowa.” (1 Pet. 3:20) Kusobala ukuthi uPetru wayebhekisela ezidalweni zomoya ezakhetha ukuhlanganyela noSathane ekuhlubukeni kwakhe. UJude ukhuluma ngezingelosi “ezingasigcinanga isikhundla sazo sokuqala kodwa zashiya indawo yazo yokuhlala efanele,” athi uNkulunkulu “uzigcine ngezibopho ezingunaphakade ngaphansi kwesigayegaye, uzigcinele ukwahlulelwa kosuku olukhulu.”—Jude 6.
Izidalwa zomoya zazingalaleli ngayiphi indlela osukwini lukaNowa? Ngaphambi kukaZamcolo, le mimoya emibi yembatha imizimba yabantu—into eyayingeyona injongo kaNkulunkulu ngayo. (Gen. 6:2, 4) Ngaphezu kwalokho, lezo zingelosi ezaba nobuhlobo bobulili nabesifazane zazenza into ephambene nemvelo. UNkulunkulu wayengazidalelanga izingelosi ukuba zibe nobuhlobo bobulili nabesifazane. (Gen. 5:2) Lezi zingelosi ezimbi ezingalaleli zizobhujiswa ngesikhathi sikaNkulunkulu esifanele. Okwamanje, uJude uphawula ukuthi zisesimweni “sesigayegaye”—kunjengokungathi, zisetilongweni elingokomoya.
UJesu wayishumayeza nini futhi kanjani le “mimoya esetilongweni”? UPetru uloba ukuthi lokhu kwenzeka ngemva kokuba uJesu ‘ephiliswe emoyeni.’ (1 Pet. 3:18, 19) Phawula nokuthi uPetru uthi uJesu ‘washumayela.’ Ukusebenzisa kwakhe isenzo esisenkathini edlule kusikisela ukuthi lokho kushumayela kwenzeka ngaphambi kokuba alobe incwadi yakhe yokuqala. Khona-ke, kubonakala sengathi esikhathini esithile ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe, uJesu wamemezela kule mimoya emibi isijeziso ezosithola esifaneleka ngokugcwele. Wayengayishumayezi ngenjongo yokuyinikeza ithemba. Kwakuyintshumayelo yesahlulelo. (Jona 1:1, 2) Lapho nje esebonise ukholo lwakhe nobuqotho kwaze kwaba sekufeni futhi wavuswa—ebonisa ukuthi uDeveli wayengambambanga ndawo ngempela—uJesu waba nesizathu sokumemezela leso sahlulelo esasiyilahla le mimoya.—Joh. 14:30; 16:8-11.
Esikhathini esizayo, uJesu uzobopha futhi aphonse kwalasha uSathane kanye nalezo zingelosi. (Luka 8:30, 31; IsAm. 20:1-3) Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, le mimoya engalaleli isesigayegayeni esingokomoya futhi ukubhujiswa kwayo kokugcina kuqinisekile.—IsAm. 20:7-10.
(1 EkaPhetro 4:6) Yikho phela izindaba ezinhle zatshunyayelwa lakwabafileyo, ukuze kuthi lanxa besahlulelwa enyameni ngokubona kwabantu, baphile ngendlela evumelana lomoya ngokubona kukaNkulunkulu.
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4:6—Obani ‘abafileyo izindaba ezinhle ezamenyezelwa’ kubo? Laba yilabo ‘ababefile eziphambekweni nasezonweni zabo,’ noma ababefile ngokomoya, ngaphambi kokuba bezwe izindaba ezinhle. (Efe. 2:1) Nokho, ngemva kokuba nokholo ezindabeni ezinhle baqala ‘ukuphila’ ngokomoya.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
OCTOBER 28–NOVEMBER 3
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 2 EKAPHETRO 1-3
‘Liqhubeke Likukhumbula Ukuba Khona Kosuku LukaJehova’
(2 EkaPhetro 3:9, 10) UJehova kaphuzi ukugcwalisa isithembiso sakhe lanxa abanye becabanga ukuthi uyaphuza, kodwa uyalibekezelela ngoba kafisi ukuthi loba ngubani abhujiswe kodwa ufisa ukuthi abantu bonke baphenduke. 10 Loba kunjalo, usuku lukaJehova luzafika njengesela, lapho amazulu azadlula khona ngomdumo omkhulu, besekuncibilika izinto okwenziwe ngazo amazulu lomhlaba ezizabe zitshisa bhe, umhlaba lemisebenzi ekuwo kuvezwe egcekeni.
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UJehova ‘Uyobangela Ukuba Kwenziwe Ubulungisa’
Nokho, kufanele sisiqonde kanjani isiqinisekiso sikaJesu sokuthi uJehova uyobangela ukuba ubulungisa benziwe “ngokushesha”? IZwi likaNkulunkulu libonisa ukuthi ‘ngisho noma uJehova ebekezela,’ uyokwenza ubulungisa ngokushesha lapho sekuyisikhathi esifanele. (Luka 18:7, 8; 2 Petru 3:9, 10) Ngesikhathi sikaNowa, lapho kufika uZamcolo ababi babhujiswa ngokushesha. Nasosukwini lukaLoti, lapho kwehla umlilo ezulwini ababi bashabalala. UJesu wathi: “Kuyoba ngendlela efanayo nangalolo suku lapho kwambulwa iNdodana yomuntu.” (Luka 17:27-30) Ababi bayophinde bathole “imbubhiso engazelelwe,” noma esheshayo. (1 Thesalonika 5:2, 3) Impela, singaqiniseka ngokugcwele ukuthi uJehova ngeke alivumele izwe likaSathane liqhubeke likhona ngisho nosuku olulodwa ngaphezu kwalokho okufunwa ubulungisa.
(2 EkaPhetro 3:11, 12) Njengoba zonke izinto lezi zizancibilikiswa ngendlela le, cabangani ngokuthi kumele libe ngabantu abanjani. Ukuziphatha kwenu kufanele kube ngcwele njalo kumele lenze imisebenzi yokuzinikela kuNkulunkulu, 12 ngapha lisalindile futhi liqhubeka likukhumbula ukuba khona kosuku lukaJehova, lapho amazulu azabhujiswa khona ngamalangabi omlilo, izinto okwenziwe ngazo amazulu lomhlaba zincibilikiswe yikutshisa okukhulu!
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“Usuku Olukhulu LukaJehova Luseduze”
Shono umphostoli uPetru esiyala ukuba sikukhumbule njalo “ukufika kosuku lukaJehova”! Singakwenza kanjani lokhu? Enye yezindlela iwukuba matasa “ezenzweni zokuziphatha ezingcwele nasezenzweni zokuzinikela kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu.” (2 Petru 3:11, 12) Ukuzigcina simatasa emisebenzini enjalo kuyosisiza sikulindele ngokulangazela ukufika ‘kosuku lukaJehova.’ Ngokwezwi nezwi, igama lesiGreki elihunyushwe ngokuthi “nikukhumbula njalo” lisho ukuthi “nikusheshisa.” Asinakusisheshisa ngokoqobo isikhathi esisasele ngaphambi kokufika kosuku lukaJehova. Nokho, njengoba sisalulindele, isikhathi siyobonakala sihamba ngokushesha kakhulu uma simatasa enkonzweni kaNkulunkulu.—1 Korinte 15:58.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(2 EkaPhetro 1:19) Yikho saqiniseka kakhulu ukuthi ilizwi lesiphrofetho lizagcwaliseka, njalo lina lenza kuhle nxa lilinaka njengesibane esikhanyisa endaweni emnyama (kuze kube semadabukakusa, kuphume lendonsakusa) ezinhliziyweni zenu.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJakobe NezikaPetru
1:19—Ubani “ikhwezi,” uphuma nini, futhi sazi kanjani ukuthi lokhu kuye kwenzeka? “Ikhwezi” nguJesu Kristu esemandleni oMbuso. (IsAm. 22:16) Ngo-1914, uJesu waphuma ngaphambi kwayo yonke indalo njengeNkosi enguMesiya, ememezela ukuntwela kosuku olusha. Ukuguqulwa kwakhe isimo kwanikeza amazwibela enkazimulo namandla akhe oMbuso, kwagcizelela nokuthi izwi likaNkulunkulu lesiprofetho lithembekile. Ukulinaka leli zwi kukhanyisa izinhliziyo zethu, kusenze siqaphele ukuthi iKhwezi liphumile.
(2 EkaPhetro 2:4) UNkulunkulu kazange ayekele ukujezisa izingilosi ezonayo, kodwa waziphosela eThatharasi, wazibopha ngamaketane obumnyama obukhulu ukuze zigcinelwe ukwahlulelwa.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJakobe NezikaPetru
2:4—Iyini ‘iThartharusi,’ futhi izingelosi ezivukelayo zaphonswa nini khona? IThartharusi iyisimo esifana netilongo lapho kuphonswa khona kuphela izidalwa zomoya—hhayi abantu. Yisimo sobumnyama obukhulu bengqondo ngokuphathelene nezinjongo zikaNkulunkulu ezikhazimulayo. Labo abaseThartharusi abanalo ithemba lekusasa. UNkulunkulu waphonsa izingelosi ezingalaleli eThartharusi ngosuku lukaNowa, futhi ziyohlala zikuleso simo esithotshisiwe kuze kube yilapho zibhujiswa.
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