• Wathola Induduzo KuZimakhe
    Lingisa Ikholo Labo

    • 20, 21. (a) Hlathulula okwabonwa ngu-Elija nekasemnyango werharha eNtabeni iHorebhe. (b) Ukubonisa kwakaJehova amandla kwamfundisani u-Elija?

      20 UJehova wakuqeda njani ukusaba nokutshwenyeka kwaka-Elija? Ingilozi yatjela u-Elija bona ajame emnyango werharha. Walalela, angazi bona kuzokwenzekani. Msinyana kwaba nomoya omkhulu! Kungenzeka bona kwaba netjhada elikhulu, bewunamandla kangangobana waphadlhula iintaba nemibundu phakathi. Cabanga ngo-Elija alinga ukuvikela amehlwakhe kungilapho akakarele isambatho sakhe soboya esibudisi nesinganamikghabiso eminengi njengombana umoya usiphembethela kuye. Bekubudisi ukudzimelela, ngombana iphasi ngokwalo lathoma ukusikinyeka—kwaba nokusikinyeka kwephasi endaweni leyo! Kungakabiphi, kwadlula umlilo omkhulu, owamenza wabuyela erharheni bona azivikele ekurhabukeni.—1 Kho. 19:11, 12.

      U-Elija ujame emnyango werharha begodu uzivikela emlilweni

      UJehova wasebenzisa amandlakhe amakhulu ukududuza nokukhuthaza u-Elija

      21 Kiwo woke amahlandla la, umlando usikhumbuza bona uJehova bekangekho ekubonakalisweni kwamandla wemvelo amakhulu la. U-Elija bekazi bona uJehova bekangasuye uzimu wendalo weentolwaneni njengoBhali, obekaqalwa bakhulekeli bakhe ‘njengokhwele amafu’ namtjhana onisa izulu. UJehova mThombo wamambala wawo woke amandla amakhulu afumaneka endalweni, kodwana mkhulu khulu kunanyana yini ayibumbileko. Ngitjho namazulu angekhe akwazi ukumthwala! (1 Kho. 8:27) Koke lokhu kwamsiza njani u-Elija? Khumbula ukusaba kwakhe. AnoZimu ofana noJehova, uZimu onawo woke amandla amakhulu layo, u-Elija bekanganayo into okufuze ayisabe ku-Ahabi noJezebheli!—Funda IRhalani 118:6.

      22. (a) ‘Ilizwi elipholileko neliphasi’ lamqinisekisa njani u-Elija bona uqakathekile? (b) Kungenzeka bekungubani umthombo ‘welizwi eliphasi nelipholileko?’ (Qala umtlolo waphasi.)

      22 Ngemva kobana umlilo ucime, kwathula du begodu u-Elija wezwa “ilizwi elipholileko neliphasi.” Lathi u-Elija aveze amazizwakhe godu, wenza njalo, wathulula isifuba sakhe kwesibili.a Mhlamunye lokho kwamlethela ukutjhaphuluka okungeziweko. Nokho, ngokunganakuzaza, u-Elija wafumana induduzo ekulu kilokho ‘ilizwi elipholileko neliphasi’ elamtjela khona. UJehova waqinisekisa u-Elija bona uqakathekile. Njani? UZimu wambula umnqophwakhe wesikhathi esizako malungana nokulwa nokukhulekela uBhali kwa-Israyeli. Ngokukhanyako, umsebenzi ka-Elija akhenge uwele phasi, ngombana umnqopho kaZimu malungana nabakhulekeli bakaBhali bewusazokuzaliseka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Elija bekaseseyingcenye yomnqopho loyo, ngombana uJehova wamthumela emva bona ayokwenza umsebenzi wamnikela neenqophiso ezikhethekileko.—1 Kho. 19:12-17.

  • Wathola Induduzo KuZimakhe
    Lingisa Ikholo Labo

    • a Umthombo ‘welizwi eliphasi nelipholileko’ kungenzeka bekumumoya ofanako owasetjenziswa ukudlulisa “ilizwi lakaJehova” ekukhulunywe ngalo ku-1 AmaKhosi 19:9. Evesini 15, ilizweli kuqaliswe kilo ngokuthi “nguJehova.” Kungenzeka sikhumbule ngengilozi uJehova ayisebenzisa ukurhola ama-Israyeli emangweni naleyo athi ngayo: “Ibizo lami lingaphakathi kiyo.” (Eks. 23:21) Asiqiniseki ngalokhu, kodwana kuyasiza ukutjheja bona ngaphambi kobana abelethwe njengomuntu, uJesu wakhonza ‘njengoliZwi,’ umKhulumeli okhethekileko ebantwini bakaJehova.—Jwa. 1:1.