Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
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NOVEMBER 6-12
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 13-14
“Nxa Umuntu Angafa Angaphinda Aphile Yini?”
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Ukufuna Kwethu Ukuphila Isikhathi Esijana
NGISHO nanamuhla bambalwa abangaphikisana nalo mbono wobufushane bokuphila, nakuba walotshwa eminyakeni engaba ngu-3 500 edlule. Ngaso sonke isikhathi abantu baye bakuthola kungenelisi ukunambitha kancane ukuphila kobungqabavu bese beguga befa. Ngakho-ke, kuwo wonke umlando ziye zanda izindlela zokwenza ukuphila kube kude.
Ngesikhathi sikaJobe abantu baseGibithe babedla amasende ezilwane, bezama ukubuyela ebusheni, kodwa kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya. Enye yezinjongo eziyinhloko zesayensi yokuthakwa kwemithi yangeNkathi Ephakathi yayiwukwenza ikhambi elingaholela ekuphileni isikhathi esijana. Abathaki abaningi bangeNkathi Ephakathi babekholelwa ukuthi igolide lokuzenzela lalingenza umuntu angafi nokuthi ukudlela ezitsheni zegolide kwakuzokwenza umuntu aphile isikhathi eside. AmaShayina asendulo angamaTao ayecabanga ukuthi ayengashintsha izakhi zomzimba ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezinjengokuzindla, ukuzivivinya ngokuphefumula nangokudla ukudla okuthile, ngaleyo ndlela angafi.
Umhloli wamazwe waseSpain uJuan Ponce de León waziwa ngokufuna ngokungadeli umthombo wobusha. Udokotela wangekhulu le-18 encwadini yakhe ethi Hermippus Redivivus watusa ukuba izincasakazi ezisencane zigcinwe egunjini elincane entwasahlobo bese umoya eziwuphefumulayo uqoqelwe emabhodleleni usetshenziswe njengomuthi wokunweba ukuphila. Akudingeki nokuba kushiwo ukuthi ayikho kulezi zindlela eye yaphumelela.
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Ingabe Umuthi Ogawuliwe Ungahluma Futhi?
LAPHO uqhathaniswa nomsedari omuhle waseLebhanoni, umuthi womnqumo onesiqu esisontekile ungase ungabonakali ukhanga kangako. Kodwa imithi yomnqumo inamandla amangalisayo okuqhubeka iphila ngisho nasezimweni ezinzima. Eminye isineminyaka engaba inkulungwane. Izimpande zomnqumo zifinyelela ekujuleni komhlaba, futhi lo muthi ungavuseleleka ngisho noma kungenzeka isiqu sawo sigawulwe. Uma nje izimpande zisaphila, uyohluma futhi.
UJobe othembekile wayeqiniseka ukuthi ngisho noma efa, wayeyophinde aphile. (Jobe 14:13-15) Wasebenzisa isibonelo somuthi, mhlawumbe umnqumo, ukuze abonise ukuqiniseka kwakhe ukuthi uNkulunkulu unawo amandla okumvusa. Wathi: “Kukhona ithemba ngisho nangomuthi. Uma ugawulwa, uyohluma nokuhluma futhi.” Lapho izulu lina ngemva kwesomiso, isiphunzi somnqumo esomile singavuseleleka siphinde siveze “igatsha njengesitshalo esisha.”—Jobe 14:7-9.
“Umfowenu Uzavuka”!
6 Akucabange ngamazwi kaJobe. UJobe wayeleqiniso lokuthi lanxa wayengafa uJehova wayefuna kumbe efisa sibili ukumbona futhi. (Job. 14:14, 15) UJehova uyafuna sibili ukuphinda abone abangane bakhe abafayo. Uzimisele ukubavusa beqine saka futhi bethokoza. Manje kuzakwenzakalani ngamabhiliyoni abantu afa engatholanga ithuba lokufunda iqiniso ngoJehova? UNkulunkulu wethu olothando uyafuna ukubavusa. (Imiseb. 24:15) Ufuna bathole ithuba lokuba ngabangane bakhe besebephila phakade emhlabeni. (Joh. 3:16) Kuyakhanya-ke ukuthi uJehova uyafuna sibili ukubavusa abafileyo.
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Umlotha
Umlotha wawungaphinda umele into engancedi ngalutho kumbe engaqakathekanga. Ngesikhathi ekhuluma loJehova, u-Abrahama wathi: “Ngiluthuli, lomlotha nje.” (Gen 18:27; khangela lo-Isy 44:20; Job 30:19.) UJobe wathi ‘amazwi ahlakaniphileyo’ ayekhulunywe ngabangane bakhe bamanga ‘ayenjengomlotha.’—Job 13:12.
NOVEMBER 13-19
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 15-17
“Ungenzi Njengo-Elifazi Nxa Ududuza Abanye”
Gcina Ithemba Lakho Liqinile
10 Ingwane yethu elithemba esilalo iyasivikela ukuthi singacabangi ukuthi ngeke senelise ukuthokozisa uJehova. Ngokwesibonelo omunye angathi, ‘Mina angisoze ngenelise ukuthola ukuphila okungapheliyo njalo angisoze ngenelise ukwenza lokho uNkulunkulu afuna ngikwenze.’ Khumbula ukuthi u-Elifazi owayesenza angathi ududuza uJobe wakhuluma amazwi ahambelana lalawa lapho esithi: “Uyini umuntu ukuthi angaba ngohlanzekileyo?” Waphinda wakhuluma ngoNkulunkulu wathi: “Phela uNkulunkulu kazithembi lezingilosi zakhe, lamazulu uwabona engahlambulukanga.” (Jobe. 15:14, 15) La ngamanga aluhlaza tshoko! Khumbula ukuthi uSathane nguye ofuna ucabange ngaleyondlela. Uyakwazi ukuthi uzaphelelwa lithemba nxa ungaba lemicabango enjalo. Yikho ungawakholwa amanga la kodwa cabanga ngezithembiso zikaJehova. Ungakuthandabuzi ukuthi uJehova ufuna uphile kuze kube nini lanini lokuthi uzakuncedisa ukuthi ukuthole ukuphila lokhu.—1 Thim. 2:3, 4.
Woba Lesihawu Njalo Uthobeke NjengoJesu
16 Amazwi ethu. Ukuzwela abanye isihawu kusenza ‘siqinise abadanileyo’ ngamazwi aduduzayo. (1 Thes. 5:14, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) Singathini ukuze sibakhuthaze? Singabatshela amazwi azakwenza babone ukuthi silendaba labo sibili. Singabancoma ngenhliziyo yonke ukuze babone ukuthi kukhona abenelisa ukukwenza lokuthi balobuntu obuhle. Singabakhumbuza ukuthi baligugu kuJehova yikho wabasondeza eNdodaneni yakhe. (Joh. 6:44) Kanti njalo singabanceda lokuthi bangathandabuzi ukuthi uJehova uyabakhathalela kakhulu abantu bakhe “abalezinhliziyo ezephukileyo” kumbe “abadabukileyo emoyeni.” (Hubo. 34:18) Amazwi ethu aduduzayo angabanceda kakhulu abangabe bedinga ukududuzwa.—Zaga. 16:24.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJobe
7:9, 10; 10:21; 16:22—Ingabe la mazwi abonisa ukuthi uJobe wayengakholelwa ovukweni? Lawa amazwi ayebhekisela kulokho okwakuzokwehlela uJobe maduze. Ngakho, wayesho ukuthini? Kungenzeka wayesho ukuthi uma ayengafa, akekho owayezobe esambona kubantu ababephila ngaleso sikhathi. Ngokwabo, wayengeke aphinde abuyele endlini yakhe noma aqashelwe kuze kube isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu esimisiwe. Kungenzeka nokuthi uJobe wayesho ukuthi akekho umuntu ongazibuyela yena eShiyoli. Ukuthi uJobe wayenethemba lovuko kucaciswe kuJobe 14:13-15.
NOVEMBER 20-26
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 18-19
“Ungabalahli Abafowenu Labodadewenu”
Ukukhala KukaJesu Kusifundisani?
9 Ungabancedisa labo abafelweyo. UJesu kazange akhale loMatha loMariya kuphela kodwa wabalalela futhi wabaduduza. Lathi singenza njalo kulabo abafelweyo. Umdala webandla okuthiwa nguDan ohlala e-Australia uthi: “Ngathi sengifelwe ngumkami ngangiludinga sibili uncedo. Banengi abafowethu labomkabo ababezimisele ukungilalela. Ngangikhala phambi kwabo kodwa babengayangeki nxa bengibona ngikhala. Babephinda bangincedise ngendlela ezitshiyeneyo. Babengigezisela imota, bengithengela ukudla futhi bengiphekela nxa ngangingenelisi ukuzenzela izinto lezi. Babehlala bethandaza lami. Batshengisa ukuthi bangabangane beqiniso sibili lokuthi bangabazalwane ‘abazalelwe izikhathi zenhlupheko.’”—Zaga. 17:17.
Esingakwenza Nxa Umuntu Esimthandayo Etshiya UJehova
16 Qhubekani lincedisa amalunga emuli athembekileyo. Khathesi badinga ukuthi libatshengise ukuthi liyabathanda njalo libakhuthaze ukwedlula ngezinye izikhathi. (Heb. 10:24, 25) Kwesinye isikhathi, amalunga emuli alabo abasusiweyo ananzelela ukuthi abanye ebandleni sebebaphatha angani labo basusiwe. Asifuni ukuthi lokhu kwenzakale. Kumele sibancome futhi sibakhuthaze abantwana abalabazali abatshiya ukukhonza uJehova. UMaria olomkakhe owasuswayo njalo owatshiya imuli yakhe uthi: “Abanye abangane bami babesivakatshela, basiphekele ukudla njalo bangincedisa ukuthi ngifundise abantwana iBhayibhili. Babebuzwa ubuhlungu engangibuzwa futhi bekhala lami. Babengivikela nxa abantu bekhuluma izinto ezingamanga ngami. Bangikhuthaza sibili!”—Rom. 12:13, 15.
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Ingabe Uyakulwela Ukufaneleka?
20 Indikimba yabadala kufanele iqaphele ukuthi ukugudluza umuntu obengumbonisi noma inceku ekhonzayo kungase kubangele ukucindezeleka, ngisho noma eliyeka ngokuzithandela lelolungelo. Uma engasusiwe ekuhlanganyeleni, kodwa abadala bebona ukuthi lomzalwane ucindezelekile, kumelwe banikeze usizo olungokomoya ngothando. (1 Thesalonika 5:14) Kufanele bamsize abone ukuthi uyadingeka ebandleni. Ngisho noma iseluleko siye sadingeka, kungase kungathathi isikhathi eside kangako ngaphambi kokuba indoda ezithobayo nenokwazisa iphinde futhi yamukele amalungelo engeziwe enkonzo ebandleni.
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Amandla Ezwi Elinomusa
Nokho, lapho uJobe ngokwakhe edinga isikhuthazo, u-Elifazi nabangane bakhe abazange bakhulume amazwi anomusa. Basola uJobe ngokuhlupheka kwakhe, bethi kumelwe ukuba wayenesono sangasese. (Jobe 4:8) I-Interpreter’s Bible ithi: “Lokho uJobe akudingayo isihawu esisenhliziyweni yomuntu. Akutholayo uchungechunge lwamazwi angokwenkolo ‘ayiqiniso’ elimsulwa futhi amahle ngokuphelele nezinkulumo ezingathakazelisi.” UJobe wakhathazeka kakhulu lapho ezwa inkulumo ka-Elifazi nabangane bakhe kangangokuba waphoqeleka ukuba akhale: “Koze kube-nini nihlupha umphefumulo wami, ningiphohloze ngamazwi, na?”—Jobe 19:2.
Akufanele neze sibangele inceku kaNkulunkulu esikanye nayo ukuba ikhale ngokucindezeleka ngenxa yamazwi ethu angacatshangelwe kahle, angenamusa. (Qhathanisa noDuteronomi 24:15.) Isaga seBhayibheli siyaxwayisa: “Lokho okushoyo kungalondoloza ukuphila noma kukubhubhise; ngakho kumelwe wamukele imiphumela yamazwi akho.”—IzAga 18:21, TEV.
NOVEMBER 27–DECEMBER 3
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 20-21
“Ukuba Lenotho Akutsho Ukuthi Ulungile”
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Ingabe ‘Ucebile KuNkulunkulu’?
12 Emazwini kaJesu, ukuba ocebile kuNkulunkulu kuqhathaniswa nokuziqongelelela wena ingcebo, noma ukuzicebisa ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo. Ngakho, uJesu wayethi into emqoka okufanele sikhathazeke ngayo ekuphileni akufanele kube ukuqongelela ingcebo yezinto ezibonakalayo noma ukujabulela lokho esingase sibe nakho. Kunalokho, kufanele sisebenzise umcebo wethu ukuze sakhe noma sikhulise ubuhlobo bethu noJehova. Ukwenza kanjalo ngempela kuyosenza sibe abacebile kuNkulunkulu. Ngani? Ngoba kuvula ithuba lokuthola izibusiso eziningi kuye. IBhayibheli liyasitshela: “Isibusiso sikaJehova—yiso esicebisayo, futhi akenezeli ubuhlungu kanye naso.”—IzAga 10:22.
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Ukunqoba USathane Nemisebenzi Yakhe
19 Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi inceku kaNkulunkulu uJobe kwadingeka ukuba ibhekane ‘nemicabango eyaluzisayo’ uSathane ayidlulisela ngo-Elifazi noSofari. (Jobe 4:13-18, NW, 20:2, 3) Ngaleyondlela uJobe wabhekana ‘nokuncokolozwa,’ okwakubangelwa ukuvumela kwakhe “ukubhuda” ‘ngengebhe’ eyayikhathaza ingqondo yakhe. (Jobe 6:2-4; 30:15, 16) U-Elihu walalela uJobe ngokuthula futhi ngobuqotho wamsiza ukuba abone umbono kaJehova ohlakaniphile ngezindaba. Ngokufanayo nanamuhla, abadala abaqondayo babonisa ukuthi bayabakhathalela abahluphekile ngokungenezeli ‘isisindo’ esengeziwe kwabanjalo. Kunalokho, njengo-Elihu, babalalela ngesineke bese besebenzisa amafutha athobayo eZwi likaNkulunkulu. (Jobe 33:1-3, 7; Jakobe 5:13-15) Kanjalo noma ubani omizwelo yakhe iphazanyiswe ukucindezeleka, kwangempela noma okucatshangelwayo, noma ‘osatshiswa amaphupho nemibono’ njengoba uJobe ayenjalo, angase athole induduzo engokomBhalo ethobayo ngaphakathi ebandleni.—Jobe 7:14; Jakobe 4:7.
DECEMBER 4-10
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 22-24
“Kambe Umuntu Anganceda UNkulunkulu?”
Ungayithola Njani Intokozo Ekukhonzeni uJehova?
2 Lanxa kulezizatho zonke lezi zokuthokoza, abanye abantu bakaNkulunkulu abathembekileyo bathwele nzima ngenxa yokuzikhangelela phansi. Bangazibona bengaqakathekanga kuJehova njalo bacabange ukuthi abakwenzayo akutsho lutho kuye. Abanye ngenxa yokuthi baqhubeka behlutshwa yimicabango enjalo bakubona kuliphupho ukuthi bazake bathokoze ‘bangaze baphile iminyaka emingaki.’ Kubo ukuphila kungakhanya kuyizinsuku zobumnyama eziza ngobunengi.—UmTshu. 11:8.
3 Okunye okungabangela ukuthi abafowethu labodadewethu laba bazikhangelele phansi kungaba yizinto eziqeda amandla, ukugula kanye lalokho abehluleka ukukwenza ngenxa yokuluphala. (Hubo. 71:9; Zaga. 13:12; UmTshu. 7:7) Kanti njalo wonke umKhristu kumele avume ukuthi inhliziyo iyakhohlisa njalo ingenza sizisole lanxa siphila ngendlela ethokozisa uNkulunkulu. (Jer. 17:9; 1 Joh. 3:20) UDeveli laye ukhuluma amanga esola izinceku zikaNkulunkulu. Labanye abantu abalemicabango kaSathane bangazama ukusenza sibe lombono ofanana loka-Elifazi owayengelakholo wokucabanga ukuthi kasiqakathekanga kuNkulunkulu. Lokhu kwakungamanga ngesikhathi sikaJobe njalo lalamuhla kulokhu kungamanga.—Jobe. 4:18, 19.
4 UJehova uyakucacisa eMibhalweni ukuthi uzaqhubeka esekela labo ‘abadabula esigodini sethunzi lokufa.’ (Hubo. 23:4) Enye indlela abasekela ngayo yikusebenzisa iLizwi lakhe. IBhayibhili ‘lilamandla kaNkulunkulu okudiliza izinqaba’ ezigoqela imibono engaqondanga kanye lemicabango eqeda amandla. (2 Khor. 10:4, 5) Ake sihloleni ukuthi singalisebenzisa njani iBhayibhili ukuze lisincede ukuthi sithole intokozo ekukhonzeni kwethu. Ukwenza njalo kungakusiza wena ngokwakho futhi ungathola lamacebo onganceda ngawo abanye.
“Ngizaze Ngiyokufa Ngingabulandulanga Ubuqotho Bami”
Amadoda la amathathu angezelela ngokuthi akuncedi ngalutho ukuthi umuntu abe qotho. U-Elifazi uthi wabona ithonga elamhlasimulisa umzimba. Okwakhulunywa ngu-Elifazi ngemva kokubona idimoni leli kwakuyingozi kakhulu, wathi: ‘UNkulunkulu kazithembi izinceku zakhe njalo ubeka izingilosi zakhe umlandu.’ Ngamanye amazwi wayesithi umuntu ngeke athokozise uNkulunkulu. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uBhilidadi wathi ubuqotho bukaJobe babungancedi ngalutho njengoba nje lobuqotho bempethu bungancedi ngalutho!—UJobe 4:12-18; 15:15; 22:2, 3; 25:4-6.
Okumele Ukwenze Ukuze Ube Ngumngane KaNkulunkulu
14 Sithola izifundo eziqakathekileyo kulokho okwenzakala kuJobe. Lalamuhla uSathane ulokhu esola abantu esithi bakhonza uJehova ngoba kulokuthile abakufuna kuye. KuJobe 2:4 uSathane wathi: “Umuntu anganikela loba yini alayo ukusiza impilo yakhe.” Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi uSathane wayengasoli uJobe kuphela kodwa wayesola bonke abantu. USathane wayelokhu eseyisa uJehova futhi esola labo abamkhonzayo langemva kweminyaka eminengi uJobe efile. Ngokwesibonelo kuZaga 27:11 iBhayibhili lithi: “Hlakanipha, ndodana, ulethe intokozo enhliziyweni yami; lapho ngizakwazi ukumphendula ongeyisayo.”
15 Ulethuba lokukhetha ukulalela uJehova njalo ube ngumngane wakhe, futhi nxa usenza lokhu uyabe utshengisa ukuthi uSathane ulamanga. Nxa kumele wenze untshintsho olukhulu empilweni yakho ukuze ube ngumngane kaNkulunkulu ungathikazi ukulwenza ngoba lokhu kuqakathekile kakhulu. USathane uthi nxa ungaba lezinhlupho awusoze uhlale uqotho kuNkulunkulu. Ufuna ukusiyenga sicine sephule ubuqotho bethu kuNkulunkulu. Ukwenza njani lokhu?
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Sebenzisa Imigomo Engokomoya Ukuze Ukhazimulise UMdali Wakho
Cabanga indlela uJehova awadala ngayo amazulu nomhlaba. Ngamazwi athi “kwaba khona ukuhlwa kwaba khona ukusa,” uJehova waphawula inkathi ngayinye yokudala. (Genesise 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31) Ekuqaleni kwenkathi ngayinye yokudala, wayewazi kahle umgomo noma inhloso yakhe yalolo suku. Futhi uNkulunkulu wayifeza injongo yakhe yokudala izinto. (IsAmbulo 4:11) Inzalamizi uJobe yathi “umphefumulo [kaJehova] unesifiso, futhi uyosenza.” (Jobe 23:13) Yeka indlela okumelwe ukuba kwakwanelisa ngayo kuJehova ukubona “konke ayekwenzile” abese ethi “kuhle kakhulu”!—Genesise 1:31.
Ukuze neyethu imigomo ifezeke, kumelwe sibe nesifiso esinamandla sokuyifinyelela. Yini eyosisiza ukuba sibe naleso sifiso esinamandla? Ngisho nalapho umhlaba ungakabi nasimo, ungakabi nalutho, uJehova wayekwazi ukuwubona umphumela—igugu elihle emkhathini, elimlethela inkazimulo nodumo. Ngokufanayo, isifiso sethu sokufeza lokho esizimisele ukukwenza singahlakulelwa ngokuzindla ngemiphumela nezinzuzo zokufinyelela lowo mgomo. Yilokho okwenzeka kuTony oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala. Akazange akukhohlwe lokho okwamfikela lapho eqala ukuvakashela ihhovisi legatsha loFakazi BakaJehova eNtshonalanga Yurophu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, umbuzo owawuhlala usengqondweni kaTony kwakuwukuthi, ‘Kungaba njani nje uma ngingahlala futhi ngikhonze endaweni enjeya?’ UTony akazange ayeke ukucabanga ngalokhu, futhi waqhubeka ezama ukukufinyelela. Yeka indlela ajabula ngayo lapho ngemva kweminyaka ethile isicelo sakhe sokukhonza egatsheni samukelwa!
DECEMBER 11-17
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 25-27
“Ukuba Qotho Akutsho Ukuthi Awuphambanisi”
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Ubuqotho
UJobe. Kukhanya uJobe waphila ngesikhathi sikaMosi ngemva kokufa kukaJosefa. IBhayibhili lithi indoda le “yayiqotho njalo ihlala isenza okulungileyo, imesaba uNkulunkulu futhi ixwaya okubi.” (Job 1:1) Ngelinye ilanga izingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zama phambi kwakhe futhi uSathane laye wangena khonapho. Okwakhulunywa nguSathane kwenza kwakhanya angani uJobe ukhonza uNkulunkulu ngenxa yezinto azitholayo hatshi ngenxa yokuthi uyamthanda. Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi indaba yokuhlala siqotho kuJehova iqakathekile lakithi lamuhla. USathane wasola ubuqotho bukaJobe. UJobe waqhubeka eqotho lanxa uSathane wamehlisela inhlupho ezinengi kakhulu, njengokuphelelwa yinotho lokufelwa ngabantwabakhe. (Job 1:6–2:3) USathane wathi ebona lokhu wasesithi uJobe uqakathekisa impilo yakhe yikho wayeqhubeke eqotho lanxa wayelahlekelwe yinotho labantwabakhe. (Job 2:4, 5) Ngemva kwalokho uSathane watshaya uJobe ngomkhuhlane omubi kakhulu. Watshelwa lamazwi abuhlungu yinkosikazi yakhe, wachothozwa njalo wasolwa ngabantu ababekhuluma amanga ngoNkulunkulu. (Job 2:6-13; 22:1, 5-11) Kukho konke lokhu uJobe wayezimisele ukuhlala eqotho. Wathi: “Ngizaze ngizifele ngilokhu ngiqotho. Ngizakuma ngelokuthi ngilungile, lapho angitshintshi. Inhliziyo yami ayisoze ingithonisise ngize ngiyekufa.” (Job 27:5, 6) Ukuhlala kukaJobe eqotho kwatshengisa ukuthi isitha sikaNkulunkulu esikhulu sasihutshuze amanga.
Hlala Uqotho!
3 Kutshoni ukuba qotho? Ukuba qotho kutsho ukuthanda uJehova ngenhliziyo yonke lokuzinikela kuye ngokupheleleyo kanye lokwenza izinto ezimthokozisayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ake sihlole okunye okungasinceda ukuthi sizwisise indlela ibala leli elisetshenziswe ngayo eBhayibhilini. Ibala lesiHebheru elihunyutshwe ngokuthi “qotho” litsho into epheleleyo, engelasici futhi engasolekiyo. Ngokwesibonelo abako-Israyeli babenikela ngezinyamazana nxa besenza imihlatshelo kuJehova njalo uMthetho wawusithi izinyamazana lezo zingabi lesici. (Levi. 22:21, 22) Kwakungamelanga banikele ngezinyamazana eziyiziphofu, ezilimeleyo, eziyizilima loba ezigulayo. UJehova wayefuna banikele ngezifuyo eziphilileyo futhi ezingelasici. (Mal. 1:6-9) Lokhu kusinceda sizwisise ukuthi uJehova uyakuqakathekisa ukuzinikela okupheleleyo futhi okungelasici. Phela kakho phakathi kwethu ongathenga isithelo esibolileyo, ibhuku elingela amanye amakhasi kumbe ithuluzi elilokunye okusilelayo. UJehova laye ufuna simthande njalo sibe qotho kuye ngendlela epheleleyo, engelasici lengasolekiyo.
4 Manje singenelisa yini ukuba qotho thina silesono futhi sihlala sisenza amaphutha? Ye, singenelisa. Nanzi izizatho ezimbili ezenza sitsho njalo. Esokuqala, uJehova kahlali ekhangela amaphutha esiwenzayo. ILizwi lakhe lithi: “Aluba wena, O Jehova, ububhala phansi zonke izono, ngubani ongema na?” (Hubo. 130:3) UJehova uyakwazi ukuthi silesono njalo uyasithethelela nxa sisenza amaphutha. (Hubo. 86:5) Okwesibili, uyakwazi ukuthi kungakanani esenelisa ukukwenza futhi kakhangelelanga ukuthi senze okuphezu kwamandla ethu. (Bala iHubo 103:12-14.) Pho singenzani ukuze singabi lesici futhi singasoleki emehlweni akhe?
5 Ukuthanda uJehova yikho okungasinceda ukuthi sibe qotho. Kumele simthande ngenhliziyo yonke uBaba wethu osezulwini njalo sizinikele kuye ngokupheleleyo. Indlela esimthanda ngayo kufanele ihlale ingelasici futhi ingasoleki kungelani lokuthi sihlangana lezilingo bani. Nxa simthanda ngendlela enjalo siyabe siqotho. (1 ImiLan. 28:9; Mat. 22:37) Ake sibuyele kuboFakazi abathathu esikhulume ngabo ekuqaliseni. Kayisikho ukuthi intombazana leyo yayingafuni ukukholisa labanye esikolo kumbe ukuthi ijaha lelo lalifuna ukuyangiswa loba ukuthi indoda leyo yayingasawufuni umsebenzi. Pho kuyini okwabafuqa ukuthi benze lokho abakwenzayo? Babekwazi ukuthi imithetho kaJehova ilungile futhi babezimisele ukumthokozisa. Kanti njalo babemthanda yikho baqala bacabanga ngalokho akufunayo bengakenzi izinqumo. Lokhu kwatshengisa ukuthi baqotho.
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Ukulandela ILizwi LikaNkulunkulu Kwenza Sihleleke
3 Izinto ezidaliweyo zitshengisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uhlelekile okwamagama. IBhayibhili lithi: “Ngokuhlakanipha uJehova wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba, ngokuqedisisa wamisa izulu endaweni yalo.” (Zaga. 3:19) Kodwa-ke thina esikwaziyo “kungamaphethelo nje ezindlela zakhe; kuyilizwi lokunyenyeza nje elizwakalayo ngaye.” (Jobe. 26:14, The Holy Bible in Ndebele) Lanxa kunjalo, okuncane esikwaziyo ngamaplanethi, izinkanyezi lemithala kwenza sibabaze indlela izinto lezi ezihleleke ngayo. (Hubo. 8:3, 4) Ngokwesibonelo imithala igcwele izinkanyezi ezingamamiliyoni futhi zonke zihamba ngendlela ehlelekileyo kakhulu. Kanti njalo lamaplanethi ahamba ezungeze ilanga, kodwa kawathuzani, yinye ngayinye ihamba endleleni yayo. Eqinisweni ubufakazi lobu busitshiya sibambe owangaphansi! Benza sibone lokuthi uJehova “owathi ngokuzwisisa kwakhe wenza amazulu” ukufanele ukudunyiswa lokukhonzwa—Hubo. 136:1, 5-9.
DECEMBER 18-24
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 28-29
“Ukhulunyelwa Kuhle Yini NjengoJobe?”
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Wayengubani UJobe?
Endaweni okwakuthiwa yi-Uzi, kwakulendoda eyayikhonza uJehova. Ibizo layo kwakunguJobe. Yayinothile njalo ilemuli enkulu. Yayilomusa, inceda abantu ababengelamali, abafazi ababefelwe ngamadoda, labantwana ababengela bazali. Njengoba uJobe wayengumuntu owayesenza izinto ezinhle, wayengasoze abe lezinhlupho yini?
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Isembatho
Manengi amavesi akhuluma ngesembatho loba isigqoko ngendlela engokomfanekiso. Abantu bayenelisa ukubona ukuthi umuntu wenza msebenzi bani kumbe ukuthi ngowayiphi inhlanganiso ngokubona iyunifomu kumbe impahla azigqokileyo. Ngezinye izikhathi iBhayibhili lisebenzisa ibala elithi isembatho kumbe isigqoko nxa likhuluma ngobuntu lowo muntu aziwa ngabo kumbe ngomsebenzi awenzayo.
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Limelelani Igama?
Asinakuzikhethela igama esethiwa lona lapho sizalwa. Kodwa, yithina kuphela esizakhela idumela. (IzAga 20:11) Zibuze, ‘Ukube uJesu noma abaphostoli babenethuba, babeyongetha liphi igama? Iliphi igama elifanelekayo ebelingachaza imfanelo evelele enginayo noma idumela lami?’
Lo mbuzo udinga ukucatshangelwa ngokujulile. Ngani? INkosi uSolomoni yabhala: “Yigama okumelwe likhethwe kunengcebo echichimayo.” (IzAga 22:1) Ngokuqinisekile, uma sizuza idumela elihle emphakathini, sinegugu elikhulu. Kodwa, okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi uma sizenzela igama elihle noNkulunkulu, siyothola ingcebo engapheli. Kanjani? UNkulunkulu uthembisa ukuthi uyobhala “encwadini yakhe yenkumbulo” amagama alabo abamesabayo, futhi uyobanika ithemba lokuphila okuphakade.—Malaki 3:16; IsAmbulo 3:5; 20:12-15.
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Mamatheka—Kukulungele!
Ingabe ukumamatheka kuyawenza umehluko ngempela? Uyakhumbula yini lapho ukumamatheka kothile kwakwenza wazizwa ukhululekile noma unethezekile? Noma lapho ubuso obungamamatheki bakwenza wazizwa wethukile noma ngisho ulahliwe? Yebo, ukumamatheka kuyawenza umehluko. Kuthinta kokubili lowo omamathekayo nalowo okubonayo. UJobe okukhulunywa ngaye eBhayibhelini wathi ngezitha zakhe: “[‘Ngabamamathekela,’ NW] bengenakukholwa; ukukhanya kobuso bami kabakufiphazanga.” (Jobe 29:24) Kungenzeka ukuthi “ukukhanya” kobuso bukaJobe kwakubhekisela ekuqhakazeni noma ekwenameni kwakhe.
DECEMBER 25-31
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | UJOBE 30-31
“Okwenza UJobe Wahlala Emsulwa”
“Balekelani Ukuxhwala Kobufebe”
12 USolomoni wathi: “Phezu kwakho konke, gcina inhliziyo yakho, ngoba ingumthombo wokuphila kwakho.” (IZaga 4:23) Nxa ivesi le ikhuluma ngenhliziyo iyabe isitsho lokho esiyikho ngaphakathi. Izinto esizibonayo zingaphambanisa lokho esiyikho ngaphakathi yikho uJobe wathi: “Ngasenza isivumelwano lamehlo ami ukuthi angakhangeli intombi ayihawukele.” (UJobe 31:1) Lathi kumele sinanzelele esikucabangayo lalokho esikubukelayo. Kumele sibe njengomhubi owathi: “Phendula amehlo ami asuke ezintweni ezingesulutho.”—IHubo 119:37.
“Balekelani Ukuxhwala Kobufebe”
IBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi umuntu oziphatha kubi kwezemecansini kumele asuswe ebandleni. (1 KwabaseKhorinte 6:9; ISambulo 22:15) Umuntu oziphatha kubi kwezemacansini ucina engasela sithunzi futhi engasathenjwa. Ukuxhwala kobufebe kuthela umuntu emanyaleni njalo kwenza abe lomzwangedwa olecala. Kanti njalo kubangela izinhlupho emtshadweni, imikhuhlane, ukuzithwala kumbe ukufa. (Bala uGalathiya 6:7, 8.) Nxa umuntu angacabangisisa ngempumela yokuziphatha kubi kwezemacansini kasoze akwenze. Kodwa okwenza abantu abanengi baziphathe kubi kwezemacansini yikuthi bayabe befuna ukugcwalisa izifiso zabo. Ake sixoxe ngokunye okwenza abantu baziphathe kubi kwezemacansini.
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Basha—Qondiswani Yizwi LikaNkulunkulu
15 Ucabanga ukuthi kunini lapho ubuqotho bakho kuNkulunkulu buvivinywa khona kakhulu—yilapho unabanye noma uwedwa? Phela lapho usesikoleni noma usemsebenzini, uhlale uliqaphe kakhulu ingokomoya lakho. Uphaphamele noma yini engalifaka engozini. Lapho uziphumulele futhi ungaqaphile yilapho iba nkulu khona ingozi yokuyekethisa ezindinganisweni zokuziphatha.
16 Kungani kufanele ufune ukulalela uJehova ngisho nalapho uwedwa? Khumbula lokhu: Ungamzwisa ubuhlungu uJehova noma wenze inhliziyo yakhe ijabule. (Gen. 6:5, 6; IzAga 27:11) Izenzo zakho ziyamthinta uJehova ngoba ‘uyakukhathalela.’ (1 Pet. 5:7) Ufuna ukuba umlalele ukuze kuzuze wena. (Isaya 48:17, 18) Lapho ezinye zezinceku zikaJehova kwa-Israyeli wasendulo zingasinaki iseluleko sakhe, zamzwisa ubuhlungu. (IHu. 78:40, 41) Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uJehova wamthanda kakhulu umprofethi uDaniyeli, ngoba ingelosi yambiza ngokuthi ‘umuntu ofiseleka kakhulu.’ (Dan. 10:11) Kungani? Ngoba wahlala eqotho kuNkulunkulu hhayi kuphela lapho ephambi kwabantu kodwa nasekusithekeni.—Funda uDaniyeli 6:10.
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Qhubeka Ubathanda Abanye Ukuze Ubakhe
13 Lalelisisa. (Jak. 1:19) Nxa unika umzalwane wakho indlebe ngesikhathi ekutshela okumhluphayo, uyabe utshengisa ukuthi uyamthanda. Zibuze ukuthi kunguwe osebunzimeni lobo ubuyabe usizwa njani futhi umbuze imibuzo ezakwenza uzwisise ubuhlungu akubo. Nxa ungalalelisisa, uzakwenelisa ukumzwela umzalwane wakho njalo umqinise. Ubuso bakho labo bumele butshengise ukuthi uyamthanda sibili lokuthi ulendaba laye. Nxa efuna ukukuthululela isifuba sakhe, woba lesineke futhi ungambambi umlomo ngoba ukulalela yikho okungakunceda ukuthi uzwisise okusenhliziyweni yakhe. Lokhu kuzakwenza ukuthi akuthembe futhi akulalele nxa usuzama ukumqinisa. Nxa engabona ukuthi ulendaba laye, angaduduzeka kakhulu.