Tikhombo Tencwajana Yekubhalela Emhlanganweni Wekuphila KwemaKhristu Nemsebenti Wawo
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NOVEMBER 6-12
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 13-14
“Nangabe Umuntfu Afa, Angaphindze Aphile Yini?”
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Ukufuna Kwethu Ukuphila Isikhathi Esijana
NGISHO nanamuhla bambalwa abangaphikisana nalo mbono wobufushane bokuphila, nakuba walotshwa eminyakeni engaba ngu-3 500 edlule. Ngaso sonke isikhathi abantu baye bakuthola kungenelisi ukunambitha kancane ukuphila kobungqabavu bese beguga befa. Ngakho-ke, kuwo wonke umlando ziye zanda izindlela zokwenza ukuphila kube kude.
Ngesikhathi sikaJobe abantu baseGibithe babedla amasende ezilwane, bezama ukubuyela ebusheni, kodwa kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya. Enye yezinjongo eziyinhloko zesayensi yokuthakwa kwemithi yangeNkathi Ephakathi yayiwukwenza ikhambi elingaholela ekuphileni isikhathi esijana. Abathaki abaningi bangeNkathi Ephakathi babekholelwa ukuthi igolide lokuzenzela lalingenza umuntu angafi nokuthi ukudlela ezitsheni zegolide kwakuzokwenza umuntu aphile isikhathi eside. AmaShayina asendulo angamaTao ayecabanga ukuthi ayengashintsha izakhi zomzimba ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezinjengokuzindla, ukuzivivinya ngokuphefumula nangokudla ukudla okuthile, ngaleyo ndlela angafi.
Umhloli wamazwe waseSpain uJuan Ponce de León waziwa ngokufuna ngokungadeli umthombo wobusha. Udokotela wangekhulu le-18 encwadini yakhe ethi Hermippus Redivivus watusa ukuba izincasakazi ezisencane zigcinwe egunjini elincane entwasahlobo bese umoya eziwuphefumulayo uqoqelwe emabhodleleni usetshenziswe njengomuthi wokunweba ukuphila. Akudingeki nokuba kushiwo ukuthi ayikho kulezi zindlela eye yaphumelela.
Sihlahla Lesijutjiwe Singaphindze Sihlume Yini?
NASICATSANISWA nesihlahla lesihle semsedari saseLebanoni, sihlahla semncuma lesinesicu lesicangene singase singabonakali sisihle kangako. Kodvwa iyamangalisa indlela tihlahla temncuma letikhona ngayo kuchubeka tiphila ngisho nangaphansi kwetimo letimatima. Letinye setiphile iminyaka lecishe ibe ngu-1 000. Timphandze tesihlahla semncuma tingena ekujuleni kwemhlabatsi, futsi lesihlahla singaphindze sihlume ngisho nobe sicu saso sijutjiwe. Nangabe nje timphandze taso tisaphila, singaphindze sikhule.
Jobe indvodza leyetsembekile abeciniseka kutsi ngisho angafa, utawuphindze aphile. (Jobe 14:13-15) Wabekisa ngesihlahla, lokungenteka bekusihlahla semncuma, kute akhombise kutsi uyaciniseka kutsi Nkulunkulu angakhona kumvusa. Jobe watsi: “Nangabe sihlahla sesijutjiwe, likhona litsemba lekutsi singahle siphindze sihlume futsi.” Nalina ngemuva kwesomiso, sicu semncuma lesomile singaphindze sihlume futsi “kumile emahlumela njengesihlahla” lesisha.—Jobe 14:7-9.
“Uyawufisa”
Emavi aJobe asifundzisa sifundvo lesibalulekile ngaJehova: Kutsi usondzelene kakhulu nalabo labafanana naJobe, labatibeka etandleni takhe, futsi bavume kutsi ababumbe kute babe bantfu labatsandzekako kuye. (Isaya 64:8) Jehova uyatitsandza tikhonti takhe letetsembekile. ‘Uyafisa’ kuvusa bantfu labacotfo. Lesinye sati sitsi leligama lesiHebheru lelisetjentiswe lapha “liligama lelinemandla kakhulu leliveta imiva yekulangatelela kwenta intfo letsite.” Jehova akagcini nje ngekukhumbula tikhonti takhe, kodvwa uyafisa kutivusa ekufeni.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Umlotsa
Umlotsa bewuphindze umelele intfo lengakabaluleki nobe lengenamsebenti, Abrahama bekakwati loko kungako atsi kuJehova “ngilutfuli nemlotsa.” (Gen 18:27; phindze ubuke Isa 44:20; Job 30:19.) NaJobe wafananisa loko lokwashiwo badvudvuti bakhe bemanga ‘netaga letifanana nemlotsa.’—Job 13:12.
NOVEMBER 13-19
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 15-17
“Ungamlingisi Elifazi Nawudvudvuta Lotsite”
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Melana Nokucabanga Okungalungile!
Kuzo zontathu izinkulumo zakhe, u-Elifazi waveza umbono wokuthi uNkulunkulu ulukhuni kangangokuthi ayikho into engenziwa izinceku zakhe engamjabulisa. U-Elifazi watshela uJobe: “Bheka! Akanalo ukholo ezincekwini zakhe, nezithunywa zakhe uzimangalela ngokuba nephutha.” (Jobe 4:18) Kamuva u-Elifazi wathi ngoNkulunkulu: “Akanalo ukholo kwabangcwele bakhe, empeleni namazulu ngokwawo awahlanzekile emehlweni akhe.” (Jobe 15:15) Wabuza: “Ingabe uMninimandla onke uyajabula ngokuthi ulungile?” (Jobe 22:3) UBhilidadi wayevumelana nalo mbono ka-Elifazi ngoba wathi: “Kukhona ngisho nenyanga, kodwa ayikhanyi kakhulu; ngisho nezinkanyezi azizange zibe ezihlanzekile emehlweni [kaNkulunkulu].”—Jobe 25:5.
Kumelwe siqaphele singathonywa yilolu hlobo lokucabanga. Kungasenza sibe nomuzwa wokuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna okungaphezu kwamandla ethu. Lo mbono wonakalisa ubuhlobo bethu noJehova. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma sivumela ukunqotshwa yilolu hlobo lokucabanga, siyosabela kanjani lapho siyalwa? Kunokuba sithobeke samukele ukulungiswa, izinhliziyo zethu zingase ‘zifuthekele uJehova,’ futhi singase simcasukele. (IzAga 19:3) Yeka ukuthi lokho kungasilimaza kanjani ngokomoya!
Lingisa Jesu Ngekutfobeka Kwakhe Nangemusa Wakhe
16 Emavi etfu lanemusa. Kuba nemusa kutawenta kutsi ‘sikhulume ngendlela ledvudvutako nalabacindzetelekile.’ (1 Thesalonika 5:14) Yini lesingayisho kute sibadvudvute? Singabatjela kutsi sibakhatsalela mbamba. Singabancoma futsi sibasite babone buntfu babo lobuhle nemakhono labanawo. Singabakhumbuta kutsi Jehova wabasita kutsi bati liciniso, ngako baligugu kuye. (Johane 6:44) Singabacinisekisa kutsi Jehova utikhatsalela mbamba tinceku takhe ‘letinetinhlitiyo letephukile’ nobe ‘letinemoya lowephukile.’ (Tihlabelelo 34:18) Emavi etfu lanemusa angabakhutsata kakhulu labo labadzinga indvudvuto.—Taga 16:24.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJobe
7:9, 10; 10:21; 16:22—Ingabe la mazwi abonisa ukuthi uJobe wayengakholelwa ovukweni? Lawa amazwi ayebhekisela kulokho okwakuzokwehlela uJobe maduze. Ngakho, wayesho ukuthini? Kungenzeka wayesho ukuthi uma ayengafa, akekho owayezobe esambona kubantu ababephila ngaleso sikhathi. Ngokwabo, wayengeke aphinde abuyele endlini yakhe noma aqashelwe kuze kube isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu esimisiwe. Kungenzeka nokuthi uJobe wayesho ukuthi akekho umuntu ongazibuyela yena eShiyoli. Ukuthi uJobe wayenethemba lovuko kucaciswe kuJobe 14:13-15.
NOVEMBER 20-26
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 18-19
“Ungabalahli Labo Lokholwa Nabo”
Jesu Wakhala—Yini Lesingayifundza?
9 Ungabasekela labo labaselusizini. Jesu akagcinanga ngekukhala naMata naMariya, kodvwa waphindze wabalalela futsi wabadvudvuta. Singenta lokufanako kulabo labaselusizini. Lomunye lomdzala welibandla lohlala e-Australia, lokutsiwa nguDan utsi: “Ngemuva kwekushonelwa ngumkami, bengidzinga kusekelwa. Labashadene labehlukahlukene bebatinika sikhatsi sekungilalela busuku nemini. Bengitiva ngikhululekile kuveta lusizi lwami futsi bebangabi nemahloni nangikhala. Bebangisita ngetintfo letehlukene nangingakhoni kutenta njengekuwasha imoto, kungiyela etitolo nekungiphekela kudla. Bebavame kuthantaza nami. Bakhombisa kutsi babangani sibili futsi ‘babanaketfu lengingetsembela kubo ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka.’”—Taga 17:17.
Nangabe Umuntfu Lesimtsandzako Ashiya Jehova
16 Chubeka usekela emalunga emndeni letsembekile. Aludzinga kakhulu lutsandvo lwakho nesikhutsato. (Heb. 10:24, 25) Ngaletinye tikhatsi, emalunga emndeni aloyo loyekelisiwe kuba nguFakazi ayanaka kutsi labanye ebandleni abasabakhulumisi, kube shengatsi nawo ayekelisiwe kuba boFakazi. Asifuni kubenta bative ngalendlela! Labasebasha labanebatali labayekele kukhonta Jehova bakudzinga kakhulu kunconywa nekukhutsatwa. Indvodza yaMaria yayekeliswa kuba nguFakazi futsi yawushiya umndeni wayo, Maria utsi: “Labanye bangani bami beta ekhaya, basiphekela futsi basisita ekukhonteni kwemndeni. Bebayicondza indlela lebengitiva ngayo futsi bakhala kanye nami. Bangivikela ngesikhatsi labanye bakhuluma tintfo letingemanga ngami. Bangikhutsata kakhulu!”—Rom. 12:13, 15.
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Ingabe Uyakulwela Ukufaneleka?
20 Indikimba yabadala kufanele iqaphele ukuthi ukugudluza umuntu obengumbonisi noma inceku ekhonzayo kungase kubangele ukucindezeleka, ngisho noma eliyeka ngokuzithandela lelolungelo. Uma engasusiwe ekuhlanganyeleni, kodwa abadala bebona ukuthi lomzalwane ucindezelekile, kumelwe banikeze usizo olungokomoya ngothando. (1 Thesalonika 5:14) Kufanele bamsize abone ukuthi uyadingeka ebandleni. Ngisho noma iseluleko siye sadingeka, kungase kungathathi isikhathi eside kangako ngaphambi kokuba indoda ezithobayo nenokwazisa iphinde futhi yamukele amalungelo engeziwe enkonzo ebandleni.
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Amandla Ezwi Elinomusa
Nokho, lapho uJobe ngokwakhe edinga isikhuthazo, u-Elifazi nabangane bakhe abazange bakhulume amazwi anomusa. Basola uJobe ngokuhlupheka kwakhe, bethi kumelwe ukuba wayenesono sangasese. (Jobe 4:8) I-Interpreter’s Bible ithi: “Lokho uJobe akudingayo isihawu esisenhliziyweni yomuntu. Akutholayo uchungechunge lwamazwi angokwenkolo ‘ayiqiniso’ elimsulwa futhi amahle ngokuphelele nezinkulumo ezingathakazelisi.” UJobe wakhathazeka kakhulu lapho ezwa inkulumo ka-Elifazi nabangane bakhe kangangokuba waphoqeleka ukuba akhale: “Koze kube-nini nihlupha umphefumulo wami, ningiphohloze ngamazwi, na?”—Jobe 19:2.
Akufanele neze sibangele inceku kaNkulunkulu esikanye nayo ukuba ikhale ngokucindezeleka ngenxa yamazwi ethu angacatshangelwe kahle, angenamusa. (Qhathanisa noDuteronomi 24:15.) Isaga seBhayibheli siyaxwayisa: “Lokho okushoyo kungalondoloza ukuphila noma kukubhubhise; ngakho kumelwe wamukele imiphumela yamazwi akho.”—IzAga 18:21, TEV.
NOVEMBER 27–DECEMBER 3
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 20-21
“Kuba Nemcebo Akusho Kutsi Ulungile”
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Ingabe ‘Ucebile KuNkulunkulu’?
12 Emazwini kaJesu, ukuba ocebile kuNkulunkulu kuqhathaniswa nokuziqongelelela wena ingcebo, noma ukuzicebisa ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo. Ngakho, uJesu wayethi into emqoka okufanele sikhathazeke ngayo ekuphileni akufanele kube ukuqongelela ingcebo yezinto ezibonakalayo noma ukujabulela lokho esingase sibe nakho. Kunalokho, kufanele sisebenzise umcebo wethu ukuze sakhe noma sikhulise ubuhlobo bethu noJehova. Ukwenza kanjalo ngempela kuyosenza sibe abacebile kuNkulunkulu. Ngani? Ngoba kuvula ithuba lokuthola izibusiso eziningi kuye. IBhayibheli liyasitshela: “Isibusiso sikaJehova—yiso esicebisayo, futhi akenezeli ubuhlungu kanye naso.”—IzAga 10:22.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Ukunqoba USathane Nemisebenzi Yakhe
19 Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi inceku kaNkulunkulu uJobe kwadingeka ukuba ibhekane ‘nemicabango eyaluzisayo’ uSathane ayidlulisela ngo-Elifazi noSofari. (Jobe 4:13-18, NW; 20:2, 3) Ngaleyondlela uJobe wabhekana ‘nokuncokolozwa,’ okwakubangelwa ukuvumela kwakhe “ukubhuda” ‘ngengebhe’ eyayikhathaza ingqondo yakhe. (Jobe 6:2-4; 30:15, 16) U-Elihu walalela uJobe ngokuthula futhi ngobuqotho wamsiza ukuba abone umbono kaJehova ohlakaniphile ngezindaba. Ngokufanayo nanamuhla, abadala abaqondayo babonisa ukuthi bayabakhathalela abahluphekile ngokungenezeli ‘isisindo’ esengeziwe kwabanjalo. Kunalokho, njengo-Elihu, babalalela ngesineke bese besebenzisa amafutha athobayo eZwi likaNkulunkulu. (Jobe 33:1-3, 7; Jakobe 5:13-15) Kanjalo noma ubani omizwelo yakhe iphazanyiswe ukucindezeleka, kwangempela noma okucatshangelwayo, noma ‘osatshiswa amaphupho nemibono’ njengoba uJobe ayenjalo, angase athole induduzo engokomBhalo ethobayo ngaphakathi ebandleni.—Jobe 7:14; Jakobe 4:7.
DECEMBER 4-10
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 22-24
“Umuntfu Angaba Lusito Yini KuNkulunkulu?”
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Melana Nokucabanga Okungalungile!
Omunye umbono ohlobene eduze nokuthi uNkulunkulu ulukhuni yilowo othi ubheka abantu njengabangelutho. Inkulumo ka-Elifazi yesithathu inalo mbuzo: “Ingabe indoda enamandla ingaba lusizo kuNkulunkulu, ukuba onokuqondisisa abe lusizo kuye?” (Jobe 22:2) U-Elifazi wayesho ukuthi umuntu akalutho kuNkulunkulu. NoBhilidadi wakufakazela lokhu: “Umuntu ofayo angaba kanjani ongenaphutha phambi kukaNkulunkulu, noma kungenzeka kanjani ukuba ozalwa ngowesifazane abe ngohlanzekile?” (Jobe 25:4) Ngokusho kwabo, uJobe, umuntu nje, wayengacabanga kanjani nje ukuthi unokuma okuhle phambi kukaNkulunkulu?
Abantu abathile namuhla bahlushwa imizwa edikibalisayo ngabo ngokwabo. Kungenzeka ukuthi indlela abakhuliswa ngayo, izingcindezi zokuphila, noma ukuba izisulu zobandlululo noma ukuzondwa ngenxa yobuhlanga kwaba nomthelela kule nkinga. Kodwa uSathane namademoni akhe nabo bayakujabulela ukuthena umuntu amandla. Bayazi ukuthi uma bengenza umuntu acabange ukuthi ayikho into angayenza engajabulisa uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke, bayobe baphumelele emzamweni wabo wokumthena amandla. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, lowo muntu angase akhukhuleke, amshiye uNkulunkulu ophilayo.—Hebheru 2:1; 3:12.
Ukuguga nezinkinga zempilo kwenza singakwazi ukwenza yonke into esiyifunayo. Kungabonakala sengathi senza okuncane kakhulu enkonzweni yoMbuso uma siqhathanisa nalokho esasikwenza ngesikhathi sisebasha, sisenempilo enhle, futhi siseyimiqemane. Yeka indlela okubaluleke ngayo ukwazi ukuthi uSathane namademoni akhe bafuna sibe nomuzwa wokuthi esikwenzayo ngeke kumjabulise uNkulunkulu! Kumelwe simelane nokucabanga kanjalo.
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Isifundo Ngendlela Yokusingatha Izinkinga
Abangane bakaJobe abathathu baqhubeka bemdumaza ngokuzwakalisa imibono yabo siqu kunokuhlakanipha kokwesaba uNkulunkulu. U-Elifazi waze wathi ‘uNkulunkulu nasezincekwini zakhe akethembi’ nokuthi kwakungenandaba ngempela kuJehova ukuthi uJobe ulungile noma cha. (Jobe 4:18; 22:2, 3) Kunzima ukucabanga amazwi adumaza ngokwengeziwe—noma angamanga ngokwengeziwe—kunalawo! Akumangalisi ukuthi kamuva uJehova wamsola u-Elifazi nabangane bakhe ngalokhu kuhlambalaza. Wathi: “Anikhulumanga okulungileyo ngami.” (Jobe 42:7) Kodwa inkulumo elimaza kakhulu yayiseza.
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Intsha Ejabulisa Inhliziyo KaJehova
10 Njengoba kuvezwa yiBhayibheli, uSathane akangabazanga ubuqotho bukaJobe kuphela kodwa nobabo bonke abanye abakhonza uNkulunkulu—kuhlanganise nawe. Empeleni, ekhuluma ngesintu sisonke, uSathane wathi kuJehova: “Umuntu [noma ubani, hhayi uJobe kuphela] uyokhipha konke anakho ngenxa yomphefumulo wakhe.” (Jobe 2:4) Uyakubona yini wena ongakwenza kule mpikiswano ebalulekile? Njengoba kuboniswe kuzAga 27:11, uJehova uthi kukhona ongamnika kona—isisekelo sokuba aphendule umklolodeli wakhe, uSathane. Cabanga nje—uMbusi Wendawo Yonke ukucela ukuba ube nengxenye ekuxazululeni impikiswano enkulu kunazo zonke. Yeka umthwalo wemfanelo nelungelo elisabekayo onalo! Ungakwenza lokho uJehova akucela kuwe? UJobe wakwenza. (Jobe 2:9, 10) Ngokufanayo noJesu nabanye abaningi kakhulu kuwo wonke umlando, kuhlanganise nentsha eningi. (Filipi 2:8; IsAmbulo 6:9) Nawe ungakwenza. Kodwa ungalenzi iphutha, awukwazi ukungachemi kule ndaba. Ngenkambo yakho, uyobonisa ukuthi usekela ukuklolodela kukaSathane noma impendulo kaJehova. Uyokhetha ukusekela bani?
UJehova Uyakukhathalela!
11 Ingabe kunendaba ngempela kuJehova ukuthi ukhetha kuphi? Abanele yini kakade abantu abaye bahlala bethembekile ukuze aphendule uSathane? Yiqiniso, uDeveli wathi akekho noyedwa okhonza uJehova ngoba emthanda, okuyinto esibonakele kakade ukuthi ingamanga. Noma kunjalo, uJehova ufuna wena ube ngasohlangothini lwakhe empikiswaneni yobukhosi ngoba ukhathalela wena uqobo lwakho. UJesu wathi: “Akuyona into efiselekayo kuBaba osezulwini ukuba kushabalale noyedwa walaba abancane.”—Mathewu 18:14.
12 Kusobala ukuthi uJehova unesithakazelo kulokho okukhethayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyamthinta. IBhayibheli likwenza kucace ukuthi uJehova unemizwa ejulile ethintwa izenzo ezinhle noma ezimbi zabantu. Ngokwesibonelo, lapho ama-Israyeli ehlubuka ephindelela, uJehova ‘wezwa ubuhlungu.’ (IHubo 78:40, 41) Ngaphambi kukaZamcolo wosuku lukaNowa, lapho “ububi bomuntu babudlangile,” uJehova “wezwa ubuhlungu enhliziyweni yakhe.” (Genesise 6:5, 6) Cabanga ukuthi kusho ukuthini lokhu. Uma ungathatha inkambo engalungile, ungazwisa uMdali wakho ubuhlungu. Lokhu akusho ukuthi uNkulunkulu untekenteke noma ubuswa imizwelo. Kunalokho, uyakuthanda futhi uyayikhathalela inhlalakahle yakho. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lapho wenza okulungile, inhliziyo kaJehova iyajabula. Akajabuli kuphela ngoba ethola enye impendulo angayinika uSathane kodwa nangoba kumenza akwazi ukuba uMvuzi wakho. Akeve efuna ukwenza lokho. (Hebheru 11:6) Yeka uBaba onothando uJehova uNkulunkulu anguye kuwe!
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Sebenzisa Imigomo Engokomoya Ukuze Ukhazimulise UMdali Wakho
Cabanga indlela uJehova awadala ngayo amazulu nomhlaba. Ngamazwi athi “kwaba khona ukuhlwa kwaba khona ukusa,” uJehova waphawula inkathi ngayinye yokudala. (Genesise 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31) Ekuqaleni kwenkathi ngayinye yokudala, wayewazi kahle umgomo noma inhloso yakhe yalolo suku. Futhi uNkulunkulu wayifeza injongo yakhe yokudala izinto. (IsAmbulo 4:11) Inzalamizi uJobe yathi “umphefumulo [kaJehova] unesifiso, futhi uyosenza.” (Jobe 23:13) Yeka indlela okumelwe ukuba kwakwanelisa ngayo kuJehova ukubona “konke ayekwenzile” abese ethi “kuhle kakhulu”!—Genesise 1:31.
Ukuze neyethu imigomo ifezeke, kumelwe sibe nesifiso esinamandla sokuyifinyelela. Yini eyosisiza ukuba sibe naleso sifiso esinamandla? Ngisho nalapho umhlaba ungakabi nasimo, ungakabi nalutho, uJehova wayekwazi ukuwubona umphumela—igugu elihle emkhathini, elimlethela inkazimulo nodumo. Ngokufanayo, isifiso sethu sokufeza lokho esizimisele ukukwenza singahlakulelwa ngokuzindla ngemiphumela nezinzuzo zokufinyelela lowo mgomo. Yilokho okwenzeka kuTony oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala. Akazange akukhohlwe lokho okwamfikela lapho eqala ukuvakashela ihhovisi legatsha loFakazi BakaJehova eNtshonalanga Yurophu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, umbuzo owawuhlala usengqondweni kaTony kwakuwukuthi, ‘Kungaba njani nje uma ngingahlala futhi ngikhonze endaweni enjeya?’ UTony akazange ayeke ukucabanga ngalokhu, futhi waqhubeka ezama ukukufinyelela. Yeka indlela ajabula ngayo lapho ngemva kweminyaka ethile isicelo sakhe sokukhonza egatsheni samukelwa!
DECEMBER 11-17
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 25-27
“Akudzingeki Sibe Bete Sono Kute Sihlale Sicotfo”
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Bucotfo
Jobe. Jobe waphila ngemuva kwekufa kwaJosefa, kodvwa ngaphambi kwekutsi Mosi abe ngumholi wema-Israyeli. EBhayibhelini, uchazwa njengendvodza ‘lecotfo [Heb., tam] leyetsembekile, leyesaba Nkulunkulu, futsi lekubalekelako nalokubi.’ (Job 1:1; buka JOB.) Bucotfo bemuntfu ngulenye yetintfo letavusa imphikiswano emkhatsini waJehova naSathane, futsi loku kwabonakala kahle kulemibuto Jehova layibuta Sathane mayelana naJobe ngesikhatsi Sathane afika ezulwini kunemhlangano. Sathane wasola tisusa taJobe tekukhonta Nkulunkulu, watsi Jobe ukhonta Nkulunkulu ngenca yekutsi kukhona lokutsite lakutfolako. Ngekwenta kanjalo bekangabata bucotfo baJobe. Nanobe Jehova bekamvumele kutsi amemuke bantfwana netintfo takhe, kodvwa Sathane wehluleka kucedza bucotfo baJobe. (Job 1:6–2:3) Wabese utsi Jobe bekakulungele kulahlekelwa ngito tonkhe tintfo bekanato kanye nebantfwana bakhe kuze nje alondvolote kuphila kwakhe. (Job 2:4, 5) Ngemuva kwaloko, Sathane wahlasela Jobe ngematfumba labuhlungu labemudla kancane kancane, umkakhe watsi aketfuke Jehova futsi bangani bakhe labasebentisa kabi timiso taNkulunkulu netinjongo takhe bahlekisa ngaye futsi bametfuka. (Job 2:6-13; 22:1, 5-11) Kodvwa kuko konkhe loku, Jobe watsi: “Ngitawuze ngife solo ngingakabulahli bucotfo bami! Ngitawuchubeka ngitsi ngilungile futsi ngeke ngiyekele kusho njalo; inhlitiyo yami angeke ingilahle kuko konkhe kuphila kwami.” (Job 27:5, 6) Ngenca yekutsi Jobe wakhona kugcina bucotfo bakhe, loku kwakhombisa kutsi Sathane bekacamba emanga.
Hlala Ucotfo KuJehova!
3 Tinceku taNkulunkulu tikhombisa njani kutsi ticotfo kuye? Ngekutsi timtsandze ngalokujulile nangenhlitiyo yonkhe futsi umphumela waloko uba kutsi tente loko Nkulunkulu lakufunako. Cabanga ngendlela belisetjentiswa ngayo ligama lelitsi bucotfo nakubhalwa liBhayibheli. EBhayibhelini, ligama lelihunyushwe ngekutsi bucotfo lisho intfo lephelele nalengenasici. Nasi sibonelo, ema-Israyeli bekenta umhlatjelo ngetilwane kuJehova futsi uMtsetfo bewutsi kufanele anikele ngetilwane letingenasici. (Lev. 22:21, 22) Bantfu baNkulunkulu bebangakavumeleki kunikela ngesilwane lebesite umlente, indlebe nobe liso futsi bekungakafaneli banikele ngesilwane lebesigula. Bekubalulekile kuJehova kutsi lesilwane sibe ngulesiphilile futsi sibe bete sici. (Mal. 1:6-9) Loku kusenta sicondze kutsi kungani Jehova afuna sitinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Nangabe sitsenga, ngeke sitsenge sitselo lesibolile, incwadzi ledzabukile nobe lithuluzi lelingasebenti, kodvwa sitawutsenga lokukahle. Ngendlela lefanako, Jehova ufuna simtsandze ngalokujulile futsi setsembeke ngalokuphelele kuye.
4 Kufanele yini sicabange kutsi kudzingeka sibe bete sono kute sihlale sicotfo? Ngenca yekutsi senta emaphutsa lamanyenti, kungenteka sitive singemukeleki kuJehova. Ase sicoce ngetizatfu letimbili letisenta singacabangi kutsi kufanele sibe bete sono kute sibe cotfo. Kwekucala, Jehova akanaki kakhulu emaphutsa etfu. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Kube wena, Simakadze, bewusibalela tono tetfu, ngubani labengaphunyula, angalahlwa?” (Hla. 130:3) Uyati kutsi sinesono futsi ukulungele kusitsetselela. (Hla. 86:5) Kwesibili, akalindzeli kutsi sente lokungetulu kwemandla etfu. (Fundza Tihlabelelo 103:12-14.) Yini lokufanele siyente kute sikhone kuhlala setsembeke ngalokuphelele?
5 Tinceku taJehova kufanele timtsandze kute tibe cotfo. Kufanele sitsandze Nkulunkulu ngenhlitiyo yetfu yonkhe futsi sitinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Nangabe sitawuchubeka simtsandza ngisho nobe sivivinywa, loko kutawusho kutsi sicotfo. (1 Khr. 28:9; Mat. 22:37) Ase siphindze sicabange ngalaBoFakazi BaJehova labatsatfu lesicoce ngabo ekucaleni kwalesihloko. Yini leyabenta bahlala betsembekile? Lentfombatanyana beyingafuni yini kujabula esikolweni, lomzalwane losemusha bekafuna kuhlazeka yini noma lomzalwane bekafuna kulahlekelwa ngumsebenti yini? Cha. Esikhundleni saloko bayati kutsi Jehova unetimiso letilungile futsi bahlala banake kakhulu kwenta loko lokumjabulisako. Kuto tonkhe tincumo labatentako babeka Jehova kucala ngobe bayamtsandza. Nabenta loko basuke bakhombisa kutsi bacotfo.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Kuhlelwa Ngendlela Levumelana NeliVi LaNkulunkulu
3 Indalo ifakazela kutsi Nkulunkulu nguMhleli lomkhulu. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Simakadze wasekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha, wamisa emazulu endzaweni yawo ngekucondza.” (Taga 3:19) Tsine sati “emacentselo nje emisebenti yakhe” futsi “lokukhulunywa ngaye sikuva kalufifi.” (Jobe 26:14) Kodvwa loko lokuncane lesikwatiko mayelana nemaplanethi, tinkhanyeti kanye neticheme tetinkhanyeti kusenta sibone kutsi letibane tesibhakabhaka tihlelwe ngendlela lemangalisako. (Hla. 8:3, 4) Ticheme tetinkhanyenti tinetigidzigidzi tetinkhanyeti letihamba ngekuhleleka esibhakabhakeni. Phela emaplanethi atungeleta lilanga kube shengatsi alandzela imitsetfo yemgwaco! Lobufakazi bekuhleleka lobusesibhakabhakeni busisita sibone kutsi nguJehova “lowenta emazulu ngekuhlakanipha” kanye nemhlaba futsi kufanele simdvumise, setsembeke kuye siphindze simkhonte.—Hla. 136:1, 5-9.
DECEMBER 18-24
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 28-29
“Unelidvumela Lelihle NjengaJobe Yini?”
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Bonisa Umusa Wothando Kwabaswele
19 Ukulandisa kweBhayibheli esixoxe ngako kugcizelela neqiniso lokuthi umusa wothando kufanele uboniswe kulabo abanesidingo abangenakusanelisa bona ngokwabo. Ukuze aqhubekisele phambili uhlu lozalo lwakhe, u-Abrahama wayedinga usizo lukaBhetuweli. Ukuze isidumbu sakhe siyiswe eKhanani, uJakobe wayedinga usizo lukaJosefa. Futhi ukuze abe nendlalifa, uNawomi wayedinga usizo lukaRuthe. Akekho ku-Abrahama, uJakobe noNawomi owayengazanelisa lezo zidingo ngaphandle kosizo. Ngokufanayo nanamuhla, umusa wothando kufanele uboniswe ngokukhethekile kulabo abaswele. (IzAga 19:17) Kufanele silingise inzalamizi uJobe, eyanaka “ohluphekile okhalayo ecela usizo, nentandane nanoma ngubani owayengenamsizi” kanye ‘nowayesezoshabalala.’ UJobe ‘wayenza nenhliziyo yomfelokazi ithokoze’ futhi waba ‘ngamehlo oyimpumputhe nezinyawo kolunyonga.’—Jobe 29:12-15.
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Ingubo
Timphahla betihle tisetjentiswa kuze tifanekisele tintfo letinyenti. Njengoba nje i-uniform nobe kwekugcoka lokutsite kukhombisa kutsi umuntfu ukuyiphi inhlangano nome usekela liphi licembu, kanjalo-ke netimphahla njengoba tisetjentiswa eBhayibhelini kuze tifanekise lokutsite, tikhombisa kutsi umuntfu ukuluphi luhlangotsi kanye nemisebenti layentako. Loku kubonakala kahle emfanekisweni waJesu wetimphahla tasemshadweni. (Mat 22:11, 12; buka HEADDRESS; SANDAL.) KuSembulo 16:14, 15, iNkhosi Jesu Khristu yecwayisa ngekuphelelwa ngemandla ekukhonta Jehova kanye nekukhumula timphahla letikhombisa kutsi ungufakazi lowetsembekile waNkulunkulu weliciniso. Kungasilaleli lesecwayiso kungakwenta kutsi ungasitfoli sivikelo saJehova nasekusondzele ‘lilanga lelikhulu lemphi yaNkulunkulu Somandla.’
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Limelelani Igama?
Asinakuzikhethela igama esethiwa lona lapho sizalwa. Kodwa, yithina kuphela esizakhela idumela. (IzAga 20:11) Zibuze, ‘Ukube uJesu noma abaphostoli babenethuba, babeyongetha liphi igama? Iliphi igama elifanelekayo ebelingachaza imfanelo evelele enginayo noma idumela lami?’
Lo mbuzo udinga ukucatshangelwa ngokujulile. Ngani? INkosi uSolomoni yabhala: “Yigama okumelwe likhethwe kunengcebo echichimayo.” (IzAga 22:1) Ngokuqinisekile, uma sizuza idumela elihle emphakathini, sinegugu elikhulu. Kodwa, okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi uma sizenzela igama elihle noNkulunkulu, siyothola ingcebo engapheli. Kanjani? UNkulunkulu uthembisa ukuthi uyobhala “encwadini yakhe yenkumbulo” amagama alabo abamesabayo, futhi uyobanika ithemba lokuphila okuphakade.—Malaki 3:16; IsAmbulo 3:5; 20:12-15.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Mamatheka—Kukulungele!
Ingabe ukumamatheka kuyawenza umehluko ngempela? Uyakhumbula yini lapho ukumamatheka kothile kwakwenza wazizwa ukhululekile noma unethezekile? Noma lapho ubuso obungamamatheki bakwenza wazizwa wethukile noma ngisho ulahliwe? Yebo, ukumamatheka kuyawenza umehluko. Kuthinta kokubili lowo omamathekayo nalowo okubonayo. UJobe okukhulunywa ngaye eBhayibhelini wathi ngezitha zakhe: “[‘Ngabamamathekela,’ NW] bengenakukholwa; ukukhanya kobuso bami kabakufiphazanga.” (Jobe 29:24) Kungenzeka ukuthi “ukukhanya” kobuso bukaJobe kwakubhekisela ekuqhakazeni noma ekwenameni kwakhe.
DECEMBER 25-31
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | JOBE 30-31
“Lokwentiwa NguJobe Kuze Ahlale Amsulwa”
Fulatselisa Emehlo Akho Ekubukeni Tintfo Letingenamsebenti!
8 EmaKhristu eliciniso nawo iyawatsintsa lenkhanuko yemehlo neyenyama. Ngako-ke, liVi laNkulunkulu lisikhutsata kutsi sitikhute kuko konkhe lesikubonako nalesikufisako. (1 Khor. 9:25, 27; fundza 1 Johane 2:15-17.) Indvodza leyayilungile, Jobe, yayingulomunye walabo labacaphela buhlobo lobunemandla emkhatsini wekubona kanye nekufisa. Naku lakusho: “Ngenta sivumelwane nemehlo ami kutsi ngingeke ngiyibuke ngenkhanuko intfombi.” (Jobe 31:1) Jobe akazange nje abalekele kubamba umuntfu lomsikati ngendlela letamvusela inkhanuko kuphela, kodvwa waze wangavumeli ngisho nengcondvo yakhe kutsi ijatjuliswe kucabanga ngentfo lenjalo. Jesu wagcizelela kutsi ingcondvo kufanele ihlale ihlobile ingacabangi ngetintfo letingcolile ngalesikhatsi atsi: ‘Ngulowo nalowo lochubeka abuka lomsikati, bese uyamkhanuka, sewuphinge naye enhlitiyweni yakhe.’—Mat. 5:28, catsanisa ne-NW.
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Cabanga ‘Ngesiphetho Kamuva’
Ngaphambi kokuqala ukuthatha inkambo enjalo, zibuze, ‘Buzongiholela kuphi lobu buhlobo?’ Ukuma isikhashana ucabange ngalokho okungaba ‘isiphetho’ kungase kwanele ukukusiza ungathathi inkambo engaholela emiphumeleni emibi. Ingculaza nezinye izifo ezithathelwana ngobulili, ukukhulelwa okungafunwa, ukukhishwa kwezisu, ubuhlobo obonakalisiwe nomuzwa wecala kugcwele endleleni yalabo abakhethe ukungazinaki izimpawu ezinjalo. Umphostoli uPawulu wasisho ngokucacile isiphetho salabo abaphila ukuphila kokuziphatha kabi. “Ngeke balizuze ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu.”—1 Korinte 6:9, 10.
Bantfu Labasha—Condziswani LiVi LaNkulunkulu
15 Ucabanga kutsi kunini lapho bucotfo bakho kuNkulunkulu buvivinywa khona kakhulu? Kulapho unalabanye nobe uwedvwana yini? Nawusesikolweni nobe usemsebentini, uyatinaka tintfo letingafaka buhlobo bakho naNkulunkulu engotini. Kodvwa nawutiphumulele futsi ungakagadzi lutfo, uba sengotini yekutiphatsa kabi.
16 Kungani kufanele ufune kulalela Jehova ngisho nalapho uwedvwana? Khumbula loku: Ungamvisa buhlungu Jehova nobe umjabulise. (Gen. 6:5, 6; Taga 27:11) Konkhe lokwentako kuyamtsintsa Jehova, ngobe ‘uyakukhatsalela.’ (1 Phet. 5:7) Ufuna umlalele kute uzuze. (Isa. 48:17, 18) Ngesikhatsi letinye tetinceku taJehova taka-Israyeli wasendvulo tingasilaleli seluleko sakhe, tamvisa buhlungu. (Hla. 78:40, 41) Ngakulokunye, Jehova abemtsandza umphrofethi Danyela, nengilosi yakhe yate yambita ngekutsi ‘ngulotsandzekako.’ (Dan. 10:11) Kungani? Kungobe Danyela wahlala acotfo kuNkulunkulu, hhayi lapho asemkhatsini webantfu kuphela, kodvwa nalapho ayedvwana.—Fundza Danyela 6:10.
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Ikhono Lokulalela Ngothando
Abangane bakaJobe bezwa izinkulumo zakhe ezingengaphansi kweshumi. Noma kunjalo, uJobe wathi: “O ukube benginothile ongilalele!” (Jobe 31:35) Kungani asho la mazwi? Ngoba ukulalela kwabo akumnikezanga induduzo. Babengenandaba noJobe bengafune nakuqonda imizwa yakhe. Ngokuqinisekile babengazwelani naye njengezilaleli ezinozwela. Kodwa umphostoli uPetru uyeluleka: “Nonke yibani nomqondo ofanayo, nibonisa ukuzwelana, ninothando lobuzalwane, ninobubele besisa, nithobekile engqondweni.” (1 Petru 3:8) Singalubonisa kanjani uzwela? Enye indlela ingokukhathalela imizwa yomunye umuntu nokuzama ukuyiqonda. Ukusho amazwi ozwela anjengokuthi “kumelwe ukuba kwakucasula lokho” noma “kumelwe ukuthi wazizwa ungaqondwa ngokufanele” kungenye yezindlela zokubonisa ukuthi siyamkhathalela. Enye indlela iwukubeka amazwi alo muntu ngawethu, ngaleyo ndlela sibonisa ukuthi siyakuqonda akushilo. Ukulalela ngothando akusho ukunaka amazwi kuphela kodwa nemizwelo ecindezelwe.