¹⁰ BoMariya naJosefa befika kunebantfu labanyenti kulelidolobhana. Labantfu bebafike kucala kunabo kute batewubhaliswa, ngako besekute indzawo yekuhlala endlini yekungenisa tihambi.b Ngesizatfu saloko kwadzingeka kutsi bahambe bayohlala esitebeleni ngalobo busuku. Singase sicabange kutsi Josefa abekhatsateke kangakanani njengobe abona umfati wakhe eva buhlungu langakake asabuve, nalobachubeka bukhula. Imihelo yakhe yacala kuyo lendzawo.

11. (a) Kungani bantfu labasikati labakuyo yonkhe indzawo babucondza buhlungu lebebuviwa nguMariya? (b) Jesu ‘abelitibulo’ ngatiphi tindlela?

¹¹ Bantfu labasikati kuyo yonkhe indzawo bayabucondza buhlungu lebebuviwa nguMariya. Eminyakeni lengaba ngu-4 000 lebeseyendlulile, Jehova abebiketele kutsi bonkhe labasikati bebatawuva buhlungu nababeleka ngenca yesono labasitfola kubatali babo bekucala. (Gen. 3:16) Kute bufakazi lobukhombisa kutsi Mariya akazange abuve lobo buhlungu. LiBhayibheli kuLukha alisitjeli ngaloko lokwenteka, kodvwa limane litsi: “Watala indvodzana, yaba litibulo lakhe.” (Luk. 2:7) “Litibulo” lakhe beselifikile​—lendvodzana yaMariya yaba yekucala kubo bonkhe bantfwana bakhe, lokungenteka kutsi bebasikhombisa. (Mak. 6:3) Kodvwa yona beyitawehluka kunabo bonkhe. Lendvodzana yakhe beyingeke igcine ngekuba litibulo lakhe kodvwa beyitawuba “litibulo layo yonkhe indalo” yaJehova, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lekuphela kwayo!​—Khol. 1:15.

12. Mariya wambekaphi umntfwana wakhe, futsi loko lokwenteka mbamba kwehluke ngani kuloko lokuvetwa yimidlalo, yimidvwebo nemifanekiso lemayelana nekutalwa kwaJesu?

¹² LiBhayibheli libese lichaza lomunye umniningwane lowatiwako lotsi: “Wayiphutsetela ngendvwangu wayibeka emkhombeni.” (Luk. 2:7) Emhlabeni wonkhe, imidlalo, imidvwebo nemifanekiso lemayelana nekutalwa kwaJesu ivame kwecisa nayichaza loko lokwenteka. Kodvwa-ke, asewucabange ngaloko lokwenteka mbamba. Umkhombe yindzawo lapho kuphakelwa khona tilwane futsi tidlele khona. Khumbula kutsi boJosefa naMariya bebahleli esitebeleni, lokuyindzawo leyatiwa ngekuba bete kahle umoya nangekungahlanteki. Ecinisweni, bakhona yini batali lebebangakhetsa indzawo lenjena kute batalele khona umntfwana wabo, kube beyikhona lenye? Batali labanyenti babafunela lokuncono bantfwana babo. BoMariya naJosefa nabo bebayifunela lokuncono kakhulu iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.

13. (a) Nguyiphi indlela boMariya naJosefa labenta ngayo konkhe lokusemandleni abo ngaloko lebebanako? (b) Batali labahlakaniphile lamuhla bangacabanga njani ngetintfo letibalulekile njengaJosefa naMariya?

¹³ Nobe kunjalo, abazange bavumele lesimo sabo kutsi sibavise buhlungu, esikhundleni saloko, benta konkhe lokusemandleni abo ngaloko lebebanako. Sibonelo saloko kutsi Mariya walunakekela loluswane, waluphutsetela ngetindvwangu, wase ulubeka kahle emkhombeni kute lulale futsi waciniseka kutsi lufutfumele nekutsi luphephile. Mariya abengafuni kuvumela timo labekuto timente ehluleke kuyinakekela kahle indvodzana yakhe. Yena naJosefa bebati kutsi kufundzisa lomntfwana kutsi atsandze Nkulunkulu bekuyintfo lebaluleke kakhulu lebebangamentela yona. (Fundza Dutheronomi 6:6-8.) Lamuhla, batali labahlakaniphile bacabanga ngetintfo letibalulekile letinjengaleti nabakhulisa bantfwana babo kulelive lelingamtsandzi Nkulunkulu.