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JULAYI 3-9
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | EZRA 4-6
“Ningacabheli Emsebenzini”
Kghani Uyakubona Lokho UZakariya Akubonako?
13 Umsebenzi wokuvuselela ithempeli wajanyiswa. Amadoda amabili aphakemeko, umphristi ophakemeko uJetjhuwa (Jotjhuwa) nomBusi uZerubhabheli “bathoma ukuvuselela ithempeli lakaZimu.” (Ezra 5:1,2) Isiquntweso kungenzeka amanye amaJuda asibona singasimbono omuhle. Umsebenzi wokwakha ithempeli bengeze wafihlwa emanabenawo, ebewazokulinga nanyana yini bona akhandele umsebenzi lo. Amadoda amabili akhethiweko la, uJotjhuwa noZerubhabheli bewatlhoga isiqinisekiso sokuthi uJehova bekazowasekela. Asifumana isiqinisekisweso. Njani?
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Iso LikaJehova “Laliphezu Kwamadoda Amadala”
Ngemva kokubuya kwensali engamaJuda eBabiloni kwaba nesikhathi sokungasebenzi esiyiminyaka eyi-16. Abaprofethi uHagayi noZakariya baphumelela ekushukumiseni amaJuda ekudebeseleni kwawo, futhi umsebenzi wokwakha ithempeli likaJehova waphinde waqalwa. Nokho ngokushesha lomsebenzi wabekelwa inselele izikhulu ezingamaPheresiya. Abaphikisi babuza, “Ngubani owaniyaleza ukwakha lendlu nokuqeda lolugange na?”—Ezra 5:1-3.
Impendulo kulombuzo yayiyingozi. Uma abadala bazivumela ukuba besatshiswe, ukubuyiselwa kwethempeli kwakuzokuma ngokuzumayo. Uma abadala baphikisana nalezikhulu, ukuvinjelwa okungazelelwe komsebenzi kwakuzokwenziwa. Ngakho-ke abadala, (ngokungangabazeki ababeholwa nguMbusi uZerubabele nomPristi Omkhulu uJoshuwa) banikeza impendulo yokuhlakanipha kodwa ephumelelayo. Bakhumbuza izikhulu ngomthetho kaKoresi okwase kukudala zawukhohlwa owanikeza amaJuda imvume engokomthetho yokuqhubeka nalomsebenzi. Ngokwazi isimiso samaPheresiya sokungawushintshi neze umthetho omisiwe, lezikhulu ngokuhlakanipha zakhetha ukugwema ukuphikisana nomthetho wenkosi. Kanjalo umsebenzi wavunyelwa ukuba uqhubeke kwaze kwaba yilapho iNkosi uDariyu kamuva inikeza imvume yayo engokomthetho yokuqhubeka!—Ezra 5:11-17; 6:6-12.
Kghani Uyakubona Lokho UZakariya Akubonako?
7 Itjhuguluko elaba khona leza netjhaphuluko ethileko kubakhi bethempeli. Ngiliphi itjhugulukwelo? Ngo-520 B.C.E, ikosi etjha uDariyasi woku-I yathoma ukubusa iPheresiya. Ngomnyakayo wesibili wokubusa, yafumana bona ukuvinjelwa kokwakhiwa kwethempeli bekungasi semthethweni. Ikosi le yakhipha umyalo wokobana kuqedelelwe ukwakhiwa. (Ezra 6:1-3) Iindabezi bezikara khulu kodwana bekusesenokunengi ebekusezako. Yalayela bona labo ebebaphikisa ukwakhiwa kwethempeli balise begodu basekele ukwakhiwa kwalo ngeemali nangezinto zokwakha. (Ezra 6:7-12) Umphumela walokho kwaba kukuthi amaJuda aqeda ukwakha ithempeli eminyakeni engaphezudlwana kwemine eyalandelako, ngo-515 B.C.E.—Ezra 6:15.
Kghani Uyakubona Lokho UZakariya Akubonako?
16 Enye indlela uJehova ayisebenzisako bona asinikele iinqophiso, kusebenzisa ‘inceku ethembekileko nehlakaniphileko.’ (Mat. 24:45) Ngezinye iinkhathi, inceku le ingasinikela iinqophiso esingazizwisisi kuhle. Ngokwesibonelo, singafumana iinqophiso ezinqophileko malungana nokulungela ukusinda ngesikhathi sehlekelele ebesicabanga bona ngeze yenzeka endaweni esikiyo. Kokhunye singazizwa ngasuthi inceku le sele ikhupha khulu iinqophiso hlangana nesindabelaphi. Khuyini ekufuze siyenze nasizwa ngasuthi iinqophiso esinikelwa zona azikahlakaniphi? Singacabanga ngokuthi ama-Israyeli azuza njani ngokulalela isinqophiso asifumana kuJotjhuwa noZerubhabheli. Singacabanga godu nangezinye iimbonelo eziseBhayibhelini ekhesazifunda. Ngezinye iinkhathi abantu bakaZimu bebafumana iinqophiso ebezibonakala zingasizi ngalitho ngokubona komuntu kodwana ekugcineni, bezisindisa ukuphila.—Khok. 7:7; 8:10.
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
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Ingabe Ungalethemba IBhayibheli?
Loluhlamvu lwemali lwenziwa eTarsu, idolobha elisengxenyeni engaseningizimu-mpumalanga yalokho namuhla okuthiwa iTurkey. Loluhlamvu lwenziwa ngesikhathi sokubusa kombusi wasePheresiya uMazaeus ngekhulu lesine B.C.E. Lumbonakalisa njengombusi wesifunda ‘esingaphesheya koMfula,’ okungukuthi, uMfula i-Ewufrathe.
Kodwa kungani leyonkulumo ithakazelisa? Kungenxa yokuthi uyothola isiqu esifanayo eBhayibhelini lakho. Incwadi ka-Ezra 5:6–6:13 iveza ukuvumelana phakathi kwenkosi yasePheresiya uDariyu nombusi okuthiwa uThathenayi. Impikiswano eyayihilelekile eyokwakha kabusha kwamaJuda ithempeli lawo eJerusalema. U-Ezra wayengumkopishi onekhono woMthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi ungalindela ukuba ashaye emhloleni, abe ngonembile kulokho akubhala. Uyobona ku-Ezra 5:6 no-6:13 ukuthi wabiza uThathenayi ngokuthi “umbusi waphesheya koMfula.”
U-Ezra wakubhala lokho cishe ngo-460 B.C.E., eminyakeni engaba yikhulu ngaphambi kokwenziwa kwaloluhlamvu lwemali. Nokho, abanye abantu bangase babe nomuzwa wokuthi isiqu somuntu wasendulo oyisikhulu siyinto encane. Kodwa uma ungathembela kuba lobi beBhayibheli ngisho nasezintweni ezincane kanjalo, ingabe lokho akufanele kwandise ukuthembela kwakho kokunye abakubhala?
JULAYI 10-16, 2012
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | EZRA 7-8
“Indlela Ka-Ezra Yokuziphatha Yadumisa UJehova”
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Ukutadisha—Kuyavuza Futhi Kuyajabulisa
8 Yebo, uthando lwethu ngeZwi likaJehova kufanele lusuke enhliziyweni, isizinda semizwelo. Kufanele sikujabulele ukugxila ezindimeni ezithile esisanda kuzifunda. Kufanele sicabange ngemiqondo ejulile engokomoya, sigxile kuyo futhi sizindle ngayo. Lokhu kudinga ukucabangisisa buthule nomthandazo. Njengo-Ezra, kudingeka silungiselele izinhliziyo zethu ukufunda nokutadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Kubhalwé lokhu ngaye: “U-Ezra [“wayelungiselelé,” NW] inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna umthetho kaJehova, nokwenza nokufundisa izimiso nezahlulelo kwa-Israyeli.” (Ezra 7:10) Phawula injongo ekathathu yokulungiselela kuka-Ezra inhliziyo yakhe: ukuze atadishe, akusebenzise kuye akufundile, futhi afundise. Kufanele silandele isibonelo sakhe.
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Incwadi YeBhayibheli Ye-13—1 IziKronike
5 Akekho owayekufanelekela kangcono kunoEzra ukuhlanganisa lomlando oyiqiniso nonembile. “Ngokuba uEzra wayebhekisé inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna umthetho kaJehova, nokwenza nokufundisa izimiso nezahlulelo kwaIsrayeli.” (Ezra 7:10) UJehova wamsiza ngomoya ongcwele. Umbusi wezwe wasePheresiya wakuqaphela ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okwakukuEzra wayesemnika isikhundla esiphakeme esifundeni sakwaJuda. (Ezra 7:12-26) Esehlome kanjalo ngegunya laphezulu nelombuso, uEzra wayengahlanganisa ukulandisa kwakhe ekuthatha ezincwadini ezingcono kakhulu ezazitholakala.
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Ukuthobeka
Kunikela Isinqophiso Esilungileko. Umuntu ozithobako phambi kwakaZimu angalindela ukufumana isinqophiso sakhe. U-Ezra bekanomsebenzi omkhulu wokubuyisela abantu eJerusalema basuka eBhabhiloni, amadoda angaphezu kwe-1 500 ngaphandle kwabaphristi, amaNethini, abafazi nabantwana. Ukungezelela kilokho, bebathwele igolide nesiliva elinengi khulu lokukghabisa ithempeli eJerusalema. Bebatlhoga ukuvikelwa endleleni kodwana u-Ezra akhenge afune ukubawa ikosi yePheresiya bona baphekelelwe masotja, ukwenza njalo bekuzokutjengisa ukuthi bathembele emandleni womuntu. Phambilini watjela ikosi wathi: “Isandla esihle sakaZimu siphezu kwalabo abamfunako.” Wamemezela ukuthi kuzilwe ukudla bona abantu bazithobe phambi kwakaJehova. Babawa uZimu, wabalalela begodu wabavikela enabeni ebelingabakhukhuthela endleleni nje-ke bakhamba ngokuphepha endleleni eyingozi. (Ezr 8:1-14, 21-32) Umphorofidi uDanyela, obekadingiswe eBhabhiloni, bekathandwa nguZimu wabe wamthumelela umbono ngengilozi ngebanga lokuthi uDanyela wazithoba phambi kwakaZimu wafuna isinqophiso sakhe nokuzwisisa.—Dan 10:12.
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Ka-Ezra
7:28–8:20—Kungani amaJuda amaningi aseBhabhiloni ayemadolonzima ukukhuphukela eJerusalema no-Ezra? Ngisho noma kwase kudlule iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-60 kusukela iqembu lokuqala lamaJuda labuyela ezweni lawo, eJerusalema kwakusahlala abantu abayingcosana. Ukubuyela eJerusalema kwakusho ukuqala ukuphila okusha ezimweni ezinzima neziyingozi. IJerusalema langaleso sikhathi lalingenazo izinto ezibonakalayo ezikhangayo kumaJuda okungenzeka ayechuma eBhabhiloni. Okungafanele kunganakwa ukuthi uhambo lwaluyingozi. Ababuyela emuva kwakudingeka babe nokholo oluqinile kuJehova, intshiseko ngokukhulekela kweqiniso kanye nesibindi. Ngisho no-Ezra waziqinisa ngokwesandla sikaJehova esasiphezu kwakhe. Ngenxa yesikhuthazo sika-Ezra, kwasabela imikhaya engu-1 500—mhlawumbe abantu abangaba ngu-6 000. Ngemva kokuba u-Ezra enze eminye imizamo, kwasabela amaLevi angu-38 namaNethini angu-220.
JULAYI 17-23, 2012
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | EZRA 9-10
“Imiphumela Ebuhlungu Yokungalaleli”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Ka-Ezra
9:1, 2—Kwakuwusongo olungathí sina kangakanani ukuganiselana nabantu bezizwe? Isizwe esibuyiselwe kwakumelwe silondoloze ukukhulekelwa kukaJehova kuze kufike uMesiya. Ukuganiselana nezinye izizwe kwakuwusongo ngempela ekukhulekeleni kweqiniso. Ngenxa yokuthi abanye babeshade nabantu abakhulekela izithombe, ekugcineni sonke isizwe sasingase sixubane nezizwe ezingamaqaba. Ukukhulekela okuhlanzekile kwakungase kuphele ebusweni bomhlaba. Ngakho, uMesiya wayezofikela kobani? Akumangalisi ukuthi kwamshaqisa u-Ezra ukubona okwakwenzeka lapho!
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Yini UJehova Ayicela Kithi?
Ukumlalela ngokuzithandela kuyosilethela izibusiso. UMose uyabhala: ‘Gcina imiyalo kaJehova nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngazo namuhla, kube kuhle kuwe.’ (Ivesi 13) Yebo, yonke imiyalo kaJehova—konke asicela khona—kuzuzisa thina, futhi kuba njalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. IBhayibheli lithi: “UNkulunkulu uluthando.” (1 Johane 4:8) Yingakho esinikeze imiyalo eyosizuzisa phakade. (Isaya 48:17) Ukwenza konke lokho uJehova asicela ukuba sikwenze kuyosiphephisa ekukhungathekeni okuningi manje futhi kuyosilethela izibusiso ezingapheli lapho sekubusa uMbuso wakhe.
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Ka-Ezra
10:3, 44—Kungani abantwana balahlwa kanye nabafazi? Ukube abantwana basala, ayengaba maningi amathuba okuba laba bafazi ababexoshiwe babuye ngenxa yabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokuvamile abantwana badinga ukunakekelwa onina.
JULAYI 24-30, 2012
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | NERHEMIYA 1-2
“Khonokho Ngathandaza”
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Gcina UJehova Ephambi Kwakho Njalo
5 Ngezinye izikhathi, kungase kudingeke sithandazele usizo lukaNkulunkulu ngokushesha. Ngesinye isikhathi, inkosi yasePheresiya u-Aritahishashita yaphawula ukuthi umphathindebe wayo, uNehemiya, wayehwaqabele. Inkosi yambuza: “‘Yini le ofuna ukuyenza?’ Ngaso leso sikhathi [uNehemiya wathandaza] kuNkulunkulu wamazulu.” Kwadingeka enze umthandazo omfushane futhi kusobala ukuthi wathandaza ngenhliziyo. Noma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu wawuphendula ngoba inkosi yamnikeza usizo ukuze ayokwakha kabusha izindonga zaseJerusalema. (Funda uNehemiya 2:1-8.) Yebo, ngisho nomthandazo omfushane, oshiwo ngenhliziyo ungasebenza.
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Ukukhuluma Ngamazwi Akho
Lapho ucelwa ukuba uchaze ngezinkolelo zakho ungalungiselelanga kusengaphambili, yini engakusiza ukuba izimpendulo zakho zizwakale? Lingisa uNehemiya owathandaza buthule ngaphambi kokuphendula umbuzo weNkosi u-Aritahishashita. (Neh. 2:4) Ngokushesha yibe sewakha uhlaka engqondweni. Izinyathelo eziyisisekelo zingase zihlelwe ngale ndlela: (1) Khetha iphuzu elilodwa noma amabili okumelwe avele encazelweni (ungase usebenzise amaphuzu atholakala kwethi Ukubonisana NgemiBhalo). (2) Nquma ukuthi imiphi imibhalo oyoyisebenzisa ukuze usekele lawo maphuzu. (3) Hlela ukuthi uyoyiqala kanjani incazelo yakho ngobunyoninco ukuze obuzile azimisele ukulalela. Yibe usukhuluma-ke.
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
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Ukukhulekela Kweqiniso Kuyanqoba
Cha, ngoba incithakalo eyayiseJerusalema kwase kunesikhathi eside uNehemiya eyithandazela “imini nobusuku.” (1:4, 6) Lapho enikezwa ithuba lokutshela iNkosi uAritahishashita ngesifiso sakhe sokwakha kabusha izindonga zeJerusalema, uNehemiya waphinde wathandaza, ngaleyondlela enza lokho kakade ayekwenza ngokuphindaphindiwe. Impendulo kaJehova yomusa yaphumela ekuthunyweni ukuyokwakha kabusha izindonga zomuzi.
Isifundo esisitholayo: UNehemiya wayebheka kuJehova ngokuqondiswa. Lapho sibhekene nesinqumo esingathi sína, nathi futhi, kumelwe ‘ekukhulekeni siqinisele njalo’ futhi senze ngokuvumelana nokuqondisa kukaJehova.—Roma 12:12.
JULAYI 31–ARHOSTOSI 6
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | NERHEMIYA 3-4
“Kghani Uqakatheke Khulu Bona Ungenza Umsebenzi Wezandla?”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaNehemiya
3:5, 27. Akufanele sicabange ukuthi imisebenzi yezandla ethuthukisa ukukhulekela kweqiniso ayisifanele njengoba kwenza “abakhulu” baseThekhowa. Kunalokho, singabalingisa abantu baseThekhowa abavamile abazidela ngokuzithandela emsebenzini.
UJehova Angasisiza Njani Bona Senze Intandwakhe?
11 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithileko, amadodakazi kaTjhalumu bewaphakathi kwabantu uJehova abasebenzisako nakuvuselelwa amaboda weJerusalema. (Nerh. 2:20; 3:12) Ngitjho nanyana ubababo bekayikosi, amadodakazi kaTjhalumu bewazimisele ukwenza umsebenzi obudisi lo noyingozi. (Nerh. 4:15-18) Akhenge afane namadoda wamaTekhowa ebewabosaziwako ‘angazange afake isandla’ emsebenzini. (Nerh. 3:5) Akhucabange ukuthi amadodakazi kaTjhalumu athaba kangangani nakuphela umsebenzi ngamalanga ama-52! (Nerh. 6:15) Namhlanjesi, ngokuzithandela abodadwethu benza imisebenzi ekhethekileko kuZimu njengokwakha nokutlhogomela imakhiwo kaJehova. Umsebenzi lo nawuzakuphumelela, siyabatlhoga abodadwethwaba abanamakghono, itjiseko nabathembekileko.
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Ukuhlakulela Umbono OnjengokaKristu Ngobukhulu
16 Wonke amaKristu, amancane namadala, kufanele afune ukuhlakulela umbono onjengokaKristu ngobukhulu. Miningi imisebenzi okumelwe yenziwe ebandleni. Ungalokothi ucasuke uma ucelwa ukuba wenze izinto ezingase zibonakale ziphansi. (1 Samuweli 25:41; 2 AmaKhosi 3:11) Bazali, niyazikhuthaza na izingane zenu ezincane nesezikhulile ukuba zisenze ngentokozo noma isiphi isabelo ezinikwa sona, kungaba seHholo LoMbuso, enkundleni yomhlangano omncane noma omkhulu? Ziyanibona yini nina nenza imisebenzi ephansi? Omunye umzalwane, manje okhonza endlunkulu yomhlaba wonke yoFakazi BakaJehova, usikhumbula kahle isibonelo sabazali bakhe. Wathi: “Indlela ababewenza ngayo umsebenzi wokuhlanza iHholo LoMbuso noma inkundla yomhlangano omkhulu yangitshela ukuthi babewubheka njengobalulekile. Babevame ukuvolontiyela ukwenza imisebenzi eyayizozuzisa ibandla noma abazalwane, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yayingase ibonakale ideleleke kangakanani. Leso simo sengqondo singisizile ekwamukeleni noma isiphi isabelo somsebenzi ngenhliziyo emhlophe lapha eBethel.”
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaNehemiya
4:17, 18—Umsebenzi wokwakha kabusha udonga wawungenziwa kanjani ngesandla esisodwa? Lokhu kwakungeke kube inkinga kubathwali bemithwalo. Lapho nje imithwalo isisemakhanda noma emahlombe abo, babengakwazi ukuyisekela kalula ngesinye isandla bebe ‘bephethe imicibisholo ngesinye.’ Abakhi ababezidinga zombili izandla ukuze benze umsebenzi wabo “babebhincile, yilowo nalowo enenkemba yakhe okhalweni lwakhe, kuyilapho bakha.” Babekulungele ukulwa uma kwenzeka isitha sihlasela.
ARHOSTOSI 7-13, 2012
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | NERHEMIYA 5-7
“UNerhemiya Bekafuna Ukusebenzela Abanye, Ingasi Ukusetjenzelwa”
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Abasekeli Bokukhulekela Kweqiniso—Endulo Nanamuhla
UNehemiya wanikela ngokungaphezu kwesikhathi namakhono akhe okuhlela. Wasebenzisa nezimpahla zakhe ukuze asekele ukukhulekela kweqiniso. Wasebenzisa imali yakhe ukuze athenge abafowabo abangamaJuda ebugqilini. Wayebolekisa ngemali engafuni nzalo. Akazange ‘awathwese’ amaJuda ngokufuna iholo njengombusi, into ayenelungelo lokuyithola. Kunalokho, ikhaya lakhe lalihlala livuliwe ukuze kudle “abantu abayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu, . . . nabafika kithi bevela kwabezizwe abasizungezayo.” Usuku ngalunye izivakashi zakhe wayezihlabela “inkabi nezimvu eziyisithupha ezikhethekileyo . . . nezinyoni.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, kanye ngemva kwezinsuku eziyishumi wayezihlinzeka ‘ngewayini eliningi lezinhlobo zonke.’—Nehemiya 5:8, 10, 14-18.
“Unganyefisi Izandla Zakho”
16 UJehova wasiza uNerhemiya nabantu bakhe waqinisa izandla zabo bona benze umsebenzakhe. Yeke bakghona ukuthi bakhe baqede amaboda weJerusalema ngamalanga ama-52 kwaphela! (Nerh. 2:18; 6:15, 16) UNerhemiya akhenge amane abe ngukapteni womsebenzi lo. Kodwana naye gade angene ngehloko, akha nabo amaboda weJerusalema. (Nerh. 5:16) Nanamhlanjesi kuyafana, abadala abanengi abanethando balingisa uNerhemiya, basiza emsebenzini wokwakha, ukukulumaga nokutlhogomela amaWolo womBuso. Ngokuthi basebenze nabatjhumayeli esimini, babeluse bebaqinise izandla ezinyefileko zalabo abagandelelekileko.—Funda u-Isaya 35:3, 4.
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UJehova Uzokukhumbula Kanjani?
Ngokungaguquguquki, iBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi kuNkulunkulu, ‘ukukhumbula’ kusho ukuthatha isinyathelo esiqinisekile. Ngokwesibonelo, ngemva kokuba sekuyizinsuku ezingu-150 umhlaba uphuphuma amanzi, “uNkulunkulu wayesemkhumbula uNowa, . . . uNkulunkulu wadlulisa umoya phezu komhlaba, amanzi abohla.” (Genesise 8:1) Ngemva kwamakhulu athile eminyaka, uSamsoni, owayenziwe waba yimpumputhe futhi waboshwa amaFilisti, wathandaza: “Nkulunkulu, ake ungikhumbule, ungiqinise kube kanye kuphela.” UJehova wamkhumbula uSamsoni ngokumnika amandla angaphezu kwavamile ukuze akwazi ukuziphindiselela ezitheni zikaNkulunkulu. (AbAhluleli 16:28-30) UJehova wawubusisa umzamo kaNehemiya, futhi ukukhulekela kweqiniso kwabuyiselwa eJerusalema.
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
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“Qhubeka Unqoba Okubi Ngokuhle”
15 Okwesithathu, izitha zikaNehemiya zasebenzisa umkhapheli, uShemaya ongumIsrayeli, ukuba azame ukwenza uNehemiya ukuba aphule uMthetho kaNkulunkulu. UShemaya wathi kuNehemiya: “Masihlangane ngesivumelwano endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, ngaphakathi ethempelini, sivale iminyango yethempeli; ngoba bayeza ukuzokubulala.” UShemaya wathi uNehemiya wayesezobulawa kodwa wayengasindisa ukuphila kwakhe ngokucasha ethempelini. Nokho, uNehemiya wayengeyena umpristi. Wayeyobe wenza isono ngokucasha endlini kaNkulunkulu. Ingabe wayeyowuphula uMthetho kaNkulunkulu ukuze azame ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe? UNehemiya waphendula: “Ubani onjengami ongangena ethempelini aphile? Ngeke ngingene!” Yini eyenza uNehemiya angaweli esicuphweni ayesibekelwe? Ukwazi ukuthi nakuba uShemaya ayengumIsrayeli njengaye, “kwakungeyena uNkulunkulu owayemthumile.” Phela umprofethi weqiniso akasoze ameluleka ngokuthi aphule uMthetho kaNkulunkulu. Nakulokhu, uNehemiya akazange azivumele ukuba anqotshwe abaphikisi ababi. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho wakwazi ukwenza lo mbiko: “Ekugcineni udonga lwaphela ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu ku-Eluli, ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amahlanu nambili.”—Nehemiya 6:10-15; Numeri 1:51; 18:7.
ARHOSTOSI 14-20, 2012
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | NERHEMIYA 8-9
“Ithabo Elivela KuJehova Lisiphephelo Senu”
Esikufunda Emthandazweni Olungiselelwe Kuhle
2 AmaJuda besekaqedile ukwakha imithangala yeJerusalema ngenyanga engaphambi komhlangano loyo. (Nerh. 6:15) Besekumalanga ama-52 umsebenzi uphelile, ngemva kwalokho-ke bathoma ukutjheja abakutlhogako ngokomoya. Yeke, ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga etja, uTishri, bahlangana boke etatawini ukuzokulalela u-Ezra, ebekakhamba namanye amaLevi, ngesikhathi afunda ngokuzwakalako begodu ahlathulula umThetho kaZimu. (Isithombe 1) Yoke imindeni, kunye nabo boke ebebangakghona ukuzwisisa, bebajamile, babeke indlebe “kusukela ekuseni bekwaba semini.” Qala bona lokho kusibonelo esihle kangangani kilabo abahlanganyela emaWolweni womBuso namhlanjesi, bazigedlile! Nanyana kunjalo, inga-kghani ingqondwakho iyazula, uthome ukucabanga ngezinto ezingakaqakatheki kangako? Nengabe kunjalo, akhewucabange kabutjha ngesibonelo sama-Israyeli wekadeni, angakhenge alalele kwaphela, kodwana athinteka neenhliziyo ngalokho akuzwako kangangobana athoma ukulila, ngebanga lokubhalelwa kulalela umThetho kaZimu.—Nerh. 8:1-9.
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Ingabe ‘Uyoqhubeka Uhamba Ngomoya’?
9 Injabulo iyisimo sentokozo enkulu. UJehova ‘unguNkulunkulu ojabulayo.’ (1 Thimothewu 1:11; IHubo 104:31) INdodana iyakujabulela ukwenza intando kaYise. (IHubo 40:8; Hebheru 10:7-9) Futhi “injabulo kaJehova iyisiphephelo [sethu].”—Nehemiya 8:10.
10 Injabulo evela kuNkulunkulu isenza saneliseke ngokujulile lapho senza intando yakhe ngisho nalapho sisebunzimeni, sisosizini, noma sishushiswa. Yeka injabulo esiyithola ngokuba ‘nolwazi ngoNkulunkulu’! (IzAga 2:1-5) Ubuhlobo obujabulisayo esinabo noNkulunkulu busekelwe olwazini olunembile, nasokholweni esinalo kuye nasemhlatshelweni kaJesu wesihlengo. (1 Johane 2:1, 2) Okunye okusinika injabulo ukuba yingxenye yobuzalwane beqiniso obungukuphela kwabo obuhlanganisa izizwe ezihlukahlukene. (Zefaniya 3:9; Hagayi 2:7) Ithemba lethu loMbuso nelungelo elikhulu lokumemezela izindaba ezinhle kusenza sijabule. (Mathewu 6:9, 10; 24:14) Kunjalo nangethemba lokuphila phakade. (Johane 17:3) Njengoba sinethemba elihle kangaka, kufanele ‘sijabule nje kuphela.’—Duteronomi 16:15.
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
it-1 145 ¶2
Isi-Aramu
Ngemva kweminyaka embalwa amaJuda abuye ekudingisweni eBhabhiloni, u-Ezra umphristi wawafundela incwadi yomThetho nawahlangene eJerusalema begodu amaLevi ahlukahlukeneko ahlathululela abantu okufundwako, uNerhemiya 8:8 uthi: “Baraga nokufunda ngokuzwakalako incwadi yomThetho kaZimu weqiniso, bawuhlathulula ngokukhanyako, baveza nokuthi lokho abakufundako kutjho ukuthini; yeke basiza abantu bona bazwisise lokho ebekufundwa.” Ukufundwa ngokuzwakalako namkha ukuhlathululwa kungenzeka bekuhlanganisa ukutjhugulula umtlolo wesiHebheru usiwa kusi-Aramu, kungenzeka amaHebheru afunda isi-Aramu nakaseBhabhiloni. Ukufunda ngokuzwakalakokhu akunakuzaza ukuthi bekuhlanganisa nokuhlathululwa, ukwenzela bona amaJuda nanyana bewasizwisisa isiHebheru, bewazokukghona ukwazi bona kuqakatheke kangangani lokho ebekufundwa.
ARHOSTOSI 21-27
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | NERHEMIYA 10-11
“Bazidela Ngebanga LakaJehova”
w98-ZU 10/15 22 ¶13
IJerusalema Elivumelana Negama Lalo
13 “Isivumelwano esiqinisileyo” esenziwa osukwini lukaNehemiya salungiselela abantu bakaNkulunkulu basendulo usuku lokunikezelwa kogange lwaseJerusalema. Kodwa kwakusenolunye udaba oluphuthumayo olwaludinga ukunakekelwa. Njengoba manje lase libiyelwe ngogangekazi olunamasango angu-12, iJerusalema lalidinga izakhamuzi ezengeziwe. Nakuba kwakunama-Israyeli athile ayehlala kuwo, “umuzi wawubanzi nxazombili; wawumkhulu, kepha abantu babeyingcosana phakathi kwawo.” (Nehemiya 7:4) Ukuze kuxazululwe le nkinga, abantu “benza inkatho ukuyisa omunye kwabayishumi njalo ukuba ahlale eJerusalema, umuzi ongcwele.” Ukusabela ngokuzimisela kuleli lungiselelo kwashukumisela abantu ukuba babusise “bonke abantu ababezinikela ngenhliziyo ukuhlala eJerusalema.” (Nehemiya 11:1, 2) Yeka isibonelo esihle kubakhulekeli beqiniso namuhla abazimo zabo ziyabavumela ukuba bathuthele lapho kunesidingo esikhudlwana khona sosizo lwamaKristu avuthiwe!
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Ukukhulekela Kweqiniso Kuyanqoba
Ukushiya ifa nokuthuthela eJerusalema kwakungaphumela ezindlekweni ezithile nasekulahlekelweni okuthile. Labo abahlala kulowomuzi nabo kwakungenzeka bahlangabezane nezingozi ezihlukahlukene. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezinjalo, abanye babebheka izisebenzi zokuzithandela njengezitusekayo futhi ngokungangabazeki bathandaza ukuba uJehova azibusise.
Ukuthembeka KuZimu Kusenza Sithandeke Kuye
15 Sathi nasizinikela kuJehova safunga ukuthi sizokwenza intandwakhe ngitjho nanyana kungenzekani. Besazi kuhle ukuthi ngeze kubelula ngaso soke isikhathi ukubulunga isifungweso. Esingazibuza khona kukuthi, sisabela njani nabasibawa bona senze into esingayithandiko? Nasingalwela ukuhlula ivalo bese silalela uZimu ngokuzimisela, sizabe sikubeka ebaleni ukuthi sifisa ukusibulunga isithembisweso. Iye khona kuliqiniso ukuthi kungaba buhlungu ukwenza umhlatjelo kuJehova ngezinye iinkhathi, kodwana isibusiso sakhe sihlala sisikhulu tle! (Malaki 3:10) Kuthiwani-ke ngendodakazi kaJafta? Yasabela njani esithembisweni sakayise?
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
w06-ZU 2/1 11 ¶1
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaNehemiya
10:34—Kungani kwakudingeka ukuba abantu balethe izinkuni? Iminikelo yezinkuni yayingekho eMthethweni KaMose. Imfuneko yayo yaba khona ngenxa yesidingo. Kwakudingeka izinkuni eziningi ukuze kushiswe iminikelo e-altare. Kusobala ukuthi ayengemaningi ngokwanele amaNethini ayekhonza ethempelini njengezigqila ezingewona ama-Israyeli. Ngakho, kwenziwa inkatho ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi kuhlale kunezinkuni.
ARHOSTOSI 28–SEPTEMBA 3
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LAKAZIMU | NERHEMIYA 12-13
“Thembeka KuJehova Nawukhetha Abangani”
it-1 95 ¶5
Ama-Amoni
Ngemva kokuqothwa kwakaThobiya ethempelini umthetho kaZimu okuDuteronomi 23:3-6 othi ama-Amoni nebakwaMowabi akukafuzi bangene ebandleni lakwa-Israyeli wafundwa begodu kwenziwa ngokuvumelana nawo. (Ner 13:1-3) Umthetho lo wabekwa eminyakeni eyi-1 000 ngaphambi kwesenzakalwesi ngebanga lokuthi ama-Amoni nebakwaMowabi akhenge basize ama-Israyeli nakaya eNarheni yesiThembiso, kucatjangwa bona utjho ukuthi iintjhabezi bengeze zaba namalungelo afana newama-Israyeli nanyana zingahlala enarhenawo. Lokho akutjho ukuthi ama-Amoni nebakwaMowabi, bengekhe bazihlanganise namkha bahlale nama-Israyeli, begodu bafumane iimbusiso ezifunyanwa babantu bakaZimu, lokho kubonakala kuhle endabeni kaTselekhi okukhulunywe ngaye, obekahlangana neengorho zakaDavida, kuhlanganise nendaba kaRute uMowabikazi.—Rut 1:4, 16-18.
Nicwengisiwe
5 Funda uNerhemiya 13:4-9. Sibhodwe mikhuba emimbi, ngolokho akusilula ngathi bona sihlale sicwengekile. Cabanga ngo-Eliyatjhibu noThobiya. U-Eliyatjhibu bekamphristi omkhulu, begodu uThobiya bekamAmoni godu kungenzeka gade asikhudlwana esifundeni sombuso wamaPeresiya weJudiya. UThobiya nabangani bakhe baphikisana nemizamo kaNerhemiya yokwakha ngobutjha amaboda weJerusalema. (Nerh. 2:10) Ama-Amoni bekangakavumeleki ukungena emabaleni wetempeli. (Dut. 23:3) Ngalokho kubayini umphristi omkhulu bekanganikela umuntu onjengoThobiya indawo ewolweni lokudlela lethempeli?
6 UThobiya watjhidelana eduze no-Eliyatjhibu. UThobiya nendodanakhe uJorhanani batjhada nabafazi bamaJuda, begodu amaJuda amanengi bekakhuluma kuhle ngoThobiya. (Nerh. 6:17-19) Munye wabazukulu baka-Eliyatjhibu bekatjhade nomzukulu kaSanibhalathi, umbusi weSamariya, obekangomunye wabangani abakhulu bakaThobiya. (Nerh. 13:28) Isinganesi ngiso esingahlathulula bona kubayini uMphristi Omkhulu u-Eliyatjhibu avumela umuntu ongakholwako nomphikisi bona abe nomthelela kuye. Kodwana uNerhemiya watjengisa ukuthembeka kuJehova ngokulahlela yoke ifenitjhara kaThobiya ngaphandle kwewolo lokudlela.
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Ukubhekana Nenselele Yokwethembeka
6 Uma sithembekile kuJehova uNkulunkulu, siyogwema ukuba abangane babo bonke abayizitha zakhe. Kungakho umfundi uJakobe abhala: “Ziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ubungane nezwe buwubutha noNkulunkulu? Ngakho-ke, noma ubani ofuna ukuba umngane wezwe uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu.” (Jakobe 4:4) Sifuna ukuba nokwethembeka iNkosi uDavide eyakubonisa lapho ithi: “Jehova, angibazondi abakuzondayo na? Anginengwa ngabakuvukelayo na? Ngiyabazonda ngenzondo epheleleyo; bayizitha kimi.” (IHubo 139:21, 22) Asifuni ukudlelana nezoni zangabomu, ngoba asihlobene ngalutho nazo. Ingabe ukwethembeka kuNkulunkulu ngeke kusivimbele ukuba sibe nobudlelwane nezitha zikaJehova ezinjalo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokuqondile noma ngethelevishini?
Izinto ZakaZimu Eziligugu
it-2 452 ¶9
Umbhino
Ukubhina bekungenye yeengcenye eziqakathekileko ethempelini. Lokho sikubona ngalokho okutjhiwo miTlolo ngabavumi njengombana ithi, “bebatjhatjhululiwe ekwenzeni eminye imisebenzi” ebeyenziwa maLevi ukwenzela bona bazinikele ngokupheleleko emsebenzinabo wokuvuma. (1Kr 9:33) Ukuragela phambili kwabo nokuba siqhema esikhethekileko samaLevi kubonakala ngokuthi ahlukaniswe, abalwe wodwa hlangana nalabo ababuya eBhabhiloni. (Ezr 2:40, 41) Ngitjho neenkhulu zeKosi yePheresiya u-Aritarhitjhasta (Longimanus) zabasekela abavumaba, ngokuthi bona nezinye iinqhema ezikhethekileko zingabhadeli “umthelo nemali yendlela.” (Ezr 7:24) Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, ikosi yabeka umthetho wokuthi ‘abavumi bafumane isibonelelo esingatjhugulukiko qobe langa.’ Ngitjho nanyana u-Aritarhitjhasta wanikelwa idumo ngomthetho lo, kungenzeka wakhutjhwa ngu-Ezra njengombana u-Aritarhitjhasta amnikele amandla wokwenza njalo. (Ner 11:23; Ezr 7:18-26) Yeke kuyazwisiseka ukuthi nanyana boke abavumi bekumaLevi iBhayibheli liqalisela kibo njengesiqhema esikhethekileko, “abavumi namaLevi.”—Ner 7:1; 13:10.