3. (a) Thimothi waba ngumKhristu ngephasi kwatiphi timo, futsi yini layenta ngaloko lebekakufundzile? (b) Ngutiphi tintfo letintsatfu Pawula latifundzisa Thimothi?

³ Kungenteka Thimothi waba ngumKhristu nga-47 C.E., ngesikhatsi umphostoli Pawula avakashela kwekucala eListra. Ngisho noma Thimothi bekaseminyakeni yekutfomba, wafundza ngetimfundziso taJesu Khristu. Ngemuva kweminyaka lemibili, wacala kuhamba nemphostoli Pawula nakavakashela emabandla. Nase kuphele iminyaka lengu-16, Pawula wabhalela Thimothi watsi: “Chubeka etintfweni lowatifundza nalowentiwa kutsi utikholwe, wati kutsi watifundza kubani, nekutsi kusukela useluswane wayati imibhalo lengcwele [yesiHebheru], leyo lengakwenta uhlakaniphe kuze usindziswe ngekukholwa kuKhristu Jesu.” (2 Thim. 3:14, 15) Naka kutsi Pawula wakhuluma (1) ngekwati imibhalo lengcwele, (2) ngekwentiwa kutsi utikholwe tintfo lowatifundza, (3)  kanye nangekuhlakanipha kuze usindziswe ngekukholwa kuKhristu Jesu.

“WENTIWA KUTSI ATIKHOLWE”

5. (a) Kusho kutsini ‘kwentiwa kutsi ukholwe’ intfo letsite? (b) Sati ngani kutsi Thimothi wentiwa kutsi akholelwe tindzaba letimnandzi ngaJesu?

⁵ Kubalulekile kwati imiBhalo lengcwele. Nanobe kunjalo, kufundzisa bantfwana kusho lokungetulu nje kwekubafundzisa tindzaba letiseBhayibhelini kanye nangebantfu lokukhulunywa ngabo. Thimothi waphindze “wentiwa kutsi atikholwe” tintfo labetifundzile. Ngelulwimi lwesiGriki, loku kusho “kucinisekiswa ngekutsi intfo letsite iliciniso.” Kusukela aseluswane, Thimothi bekayati imiBhalo yesiHebheru. Kepha ngemuva kwesikhashana, wase utfola bufakazi lobamcinisekisa kutsi Jesu unguMesiya. Ngalamanye emavi, lwati Thimothi lebekanalo beluhambisana nekukholwa. Kukholwa kwakhe etindzabeni letimnandzi bekucine kakhulu kangangekutsi wabhajatiswa futsi wahamba naPawula emsebentini wekuba sitfunywa selivangeli.

6. Ungabasita njani bantfwana bakho kutsi bakukholelwe labakufundza eVini laNkulunkulu??

⁶ Ungabasita njani bantfwana bakho kutsi babe nekukholwa lokucinile njengaThimothi? Kwekucala kufanele ube nesineke. Kukholwa akumane nje kutivelele futsi angeke bantfwana bakho bakholwe ngenca yekutsi wena uyakholwa. Umntfwana ngamunye kufanele asebentise ‘emandla akhe ekucabanga’ kute awakholelwe emaciniso laseBhayibhelini. (Fundza Roma 12:1.) Njengemtali, udlala indzima lebalulekile ekusiteni umntfwana wakho ikakhulukati ekuphendvuleni imibuto yakhe. Cabanga nganasi sibonelo.

7, 8. (a) Lomunye babe longumKhristu ukhombisa njani kutsi unesineke nakafundzisa indvodzakati yakhe? (b) Kunini lapho kudzingeke ube nesineke nemntfwana wakho?

⁷ Thomas longubabe wentfombatana leneminyaka lengu-11 utsi: “Indvodzakati yami ingahle ibute kutsi, ‘Jehova wasebentisa kutigucukela kwemvelo yini nakadala umhlaba?’ noma ‘Kwentiwa yini kutsi tsine singatenti tintfo letentiwa emmangweni, njengekuyovota kute setame kutfutfukisa live?’ Ngaletinye tikhatsi kudzingeka ngitibambe kute ngingamphendvuli kabi. Umuntfu akakholwa ngenca yekutsi ufundziswe intfo yinye, kepha bufakazi lobunyenti ngibo lobungamenta akholwe.”

⁸ Thomas uyati kutsi kute ufundzise kahle, kudzingeka ube nesineke. Ecinisweni kubalulekile kutsi onkhe emaKhristu abe nesineke. (Khol. 3:12) Uyati nekutsi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, kunyenti lokufanele akuchazele indvodzakati yakhe. Kubalulekile kutsi abonisane nayo ngemiBhalo kute ikukholelwe loko layifundzisa kona. Thomas utsi: “Nasikhuluma ngemaphuzu labalulekile, mine nemkami siye sifune kwati kutsi indvodzakati yetfu ikukholelwa mbamba yini loko lesiyifundzisa kona futsi ikutfola kunengcondvo. Siyajabula nangabe inemibuto. Ecinisweni bengingakhatsateka nangabe ingamane nje yemukele lesiyifundzisa kona ngaphandle kwekubuta imibuto.”

9. Ungatinamatsisela njani timfundziso teliBhayibheli kubantfwana bakho?

⁹ Nangabe ubafundzisa ngesineke bantfwana bakho, batawukhona “kubucondzisisa bubanti, budze, kuphakama, kanye nekujula” kwemaciniso. (Ef. 3:18) Kufanele ubafundzise tintfo letihambisana neminyaka yabo nalabangakhona kuticondza. Njengobe bakukholelwa loko labakufundzako, batawukhona kukumelela kulabanye lokufaka ekhatsi labafundza nabo. (1 Phet. 3:15) Nasi sibonelo, bantfwana bakho bangakhona yini kuchaza kutsi liBhayibheli litsi kwentekani kumuntfu nakafa? Bakucondza kahle yini loko lokushiwo liBhayibheli?a Kuliciniso kutsi kunamatsisela timfundziso teliBhayibheli kubantfwana bakho kudzinga sineke, kepha kuletsa imiphumela lemihle.​—Dut. 6:6, 7.

10. Yini lebalulekile kute ufundzise bantfwana bakho?

¹⁰ Kubalulekile nekutsi ube sibonelo lesihle kute bantfwana bakho babe nekukholwa. Stephanie longumake wemantfombatane lamatsatfu utsi: “Kusukela bantfwana bami basebancane, bengisolo ngitibuta kutsi, ‘Ngiyakhuluma yini nabo mayelana nekutsi yini lengenta ngiciniseke kutsi Jehova ukhona mbamba, uyasitsandza futsi tindlela takhe tilungile? Bantfwana bami babona ngalokucacile yini kutsi ngimtsandza mbamba Jehova?’ Angeke ngilindzele kutsi bantfwana bami babe nekukholwa kepha mine ngibe ngite.”