4. Kuzokukhulunywa ngani esihlokwenesi?

⁴ Abelusi abamaKrestwaba kufuze baziphathe njani-ke izimvu? Amalunga webandla akhuthazwa bona ‘alalele abarholi’ bawo. Ngakwelinye ihlangothi, abadala abamaKrestu nabo bakhuthazwa ukuthi ‘bangazenzi amakhosi kilabo [“abalilifa lakaZimu, NW”].’ (Heb. 13:17; funda 1 Pitrosi 5:2, 3.) Manje abadala bangawurhola njani umhlambi ngaphandle kokuzenza amakhosi? Ngamanye amagama, abadala bangazitlhogomela njani izimvu ngaphandle kokweqisa ekusebenziseni igunya uZimu alinikele ababonisi?

9. UJesu wanyula bona abafundi bakhe babe nabuphi ubujamo bomkhumbulo?

⁹ Indlela uJesu egade akuqala ngayo ukuba ngumelusi ongokomoya beyihlukile kuneyakaJakopo noJwanisi. Abapostoli ababilaba bebazifunela isikhundla esiphakemeko emBusweni. Kanti, nabarholi babo abakhulu bebanamandla phezu kwabo boke abantu egade bababusa. Kodwana uJesu wayilungisa indlela yabo yokucabanga ngokuthi: “Niyazi bona ababusi babatjhili bayakuthanda ukulawula abantu babo. Nabarholi babo abakhulu balawula yoke into eyenziwa ngilabo abababusako. Nina-ke ningenzi njengabo. Nengabe nifuna ukuba bakhulu, kufuze nibe ziinceku zabo boke abanye.” (Mat. 20:25, 26, Contemporary English Version) Abapostoli bekufuze balwisane nomukghwa ‘wokuba namandla phezu kwabanye’ namkha ‘ukulawula yoke into eyenziwa’ ngabanye.

10. UJesu ufuna bawuphathe njani umhlambi abadala, begodu uPowula wabeka siphi isibonelo endabeni le?

¹⁰ UJesu ulindele bona abadala abamaKrestu bawuphathe ngendlela egade awuphatha ngayo umhlambi. Kufuze bavume ukuba ziinceku zabakholwa nabo, bangabi bomakhonya phezu kwabo. Umpostoli uPowula yena-ke wathobeka endabeni leyo, ngikho atjela abadala bebandleni le-Efesu wathi: “Nani niyazi bona bengiphila njani isikhathi soke nginani, kusukela elangeni lokuthoma engafika ngalo esifundeni se-Asiya. Ngilotjhe iKosi ngokuzithoba okukhulu nangeenyembezi.” Isifiso sompostoli lo bekukukuthi abadala babasize ngendlela ehle abanye. Wathi: “Kikho koke lokhu, nginitjengisile bona ngokusebenza kabudisi ngendlela le kufanele sibasize abadududu.” (IzE. 20:18, 19, 35) UPowula watjela beKorinte bona akasingumakhonya ekholweni labo. Kunalokho, bekasisebenzi esizigobileko esisebenzisana nabo ngethabo. (2 Kor. 1:24) UPowula ubabekela isibonelo esihle sokuthobeka nokuzikhandla abadala banamhlanjesi.

‘YIBANI ZIIMBONELO EMHLAMBINI’

13, 14. Ngiziphi izici umdala okufuze abe sibonelo kizo emhlambini?

¹³ Ngemva kobana umpostoli uPitrosi eluleke amadoda amadala webandla bona ‘angazenzi amakhosi’ phezu kwalo, wawakhuthaza bona ‘abe ziimbonelo emhlambini.’ (1 Pit. 5:3) Umdala angaba njani-ke sibonelo emhlambini? Cabangela iimfanelo ezimbili loyo ‘olangazelela ukuba mbonisi’ okufuze abe nazo. Kufuze avuthwe emkhumbulweni begodu “abe ngowazi ukuphatha kuhle umzakhe.” Nengabe umdala unomndeni kufuze awengamele ngendlela ehle nesibonelo, ngombana nengabe “umuntu akakwazi ukuphatha umzakhe kuhle, alo, angaliphatha njani ibandla lakaZimu?” (1 Thim. 3:1, 2, 4, 5) Neyizakufanelekela ukuba mbonisi, indoda kufuze ivuthwe engqondweni, izizwisise kuhle iinkambisolawulo zaphezulu, ikwazi nokuzisebenzisa ekuphileni kwayo. Kufuze ibe nomoya ophasi begodu ingathathi izinto ngamawala nayahlulela. Ibandla nalibona umdala aneemfanelwezi, liyakhuthazeka.

¹⁴ Ukudosa phambili ekonzweni yesimini nakho kungenye yeendlela umbonisi angawabekela ngayo isibonelo amaKrestu akhonza nawo. Endabeni le, noJesu wababekela isibonelo ababonisi. Ukutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi zomBuso bekuyingcenye eqakathekileko yekonzo kaJesu ephasini. Watjengisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi umsebenzi lo bewuzokwenziwa njani. (Mar. 1:38; Luk. 8:1) Esikhathini sethu, kusikhuthaza kwamambala ukubona abarhuweleli babambisene nabadala ekutjhumayeleni, bafakazele itjiseko abadala abanayo ngomsebenzi osindisa ipilo lo, nokufunda eendleleni zabo zokufundisa abazisebenzisako! Ibandla liba nomoya ofanako nalibona umbonisi awukhuthalele ngetjiseko umsebenzi wokutjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi, naphezu kokuba majadu nangezinye izinto ezithinta ukuphila. Abadala bangababekela nesibonelo esihle abanakwabo ngokulungiselela nokuba nengcenye emihlanganweni nakwezinye izabelo ezinjengokuhlwengisa nokulungisa iWolo lomBuso.​—Efe. 5:15, 16; funda amaHebheru 13:7.