Tikhombo Tencwajana Yekubhalela Emhlanganweni Wekuphila KwemaKhristu Nemsebenti Wawo
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NOVEMBER 4-10
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 105
“Uhlale Asikhumbula Sivumelwane Lasenta”
Singakucinisa Njani Kukholwa Kwetfu Esetsembisweni SaJehova Selive Lelisha?
11 Cabanga ngaletinye tintfo Jehova latetsembisa bantfu bakhe esikhatsini lesendlulile lebetibonakala tingeke tenteke. Watjela Abrahama naSara kutsi batawuba nendvodzana sebakhulile. (Gen. 17:15-17) Waphindze watjela Abrahama kutsi situkulwane sakhe besitawunikwa live laseKhenani. Kuleminyaka leminyenti situkulwane sa-Abrahama, lokungema-Israyeli, sigcilatwe eGibhithe, bekubonakala ngatsi lesetsembiso ngeke sifezeke. Kodvwa safezeka. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Jehova watsi Elizabethe losakhulile bekatawuba nemntfwana. Jehova waphindze watjela Mariya, lobekayintfombi ntfo kutsi utawutala iNdvodzana yakhe, loku bekutawufeza setsembiso lebekasente ensimini yase-Edeni etinkhulungwaneni teminyaka ngaphambili!—Gen. 3:15.
12 Nasicabanga ngato tonkhe tetsembiso letentiwe nguJehova nendlela latifeze ngayo, siyacondza kutsi unemandla lamakhulu. Loko kusenta sisetsembe kakhulu setsembiso selive lelisha. (Fundza Joshuwa 23:14; Isaya 55:10, 11.) Kuphindze kusente sikulungele kusita labanye bacondze kutsi setsembiso selive lelisha asisilo liphupho. Jehova nakakhuluma ngemazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha watsi: “Lamavi etsembekile futsi aliciniso.”—Semb. 21:1, 5.
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Livi
Yonkhe indalo lokufaka ekhatsi lephilako nalengaphili, iyalilalela livi laNkulunkulu futsi Jehova angayisebentisa kuze ifeze injongo yakhe. (Hl 103:20; 148:8) Lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu singakwetsemba futsi lakwetsembisile uyakhumbula kukufeza. (Dut 9:5; Hl 105:42-45) Njengobe Nkulunkulu ashito, livi lakhe “lihlala kuze kube phakadze” futsi angeke libuyele kuye lingakakufezi loko lalitfumele kona.—Isa 40:8; 55:10, 11; 1Ph 1:25
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Basha—Ingxenye Yenu Emkhayeni Othokozayo, Onobunye
15 “Balimaza izinyawo zakhe [zikaJosefa] ngamaketanga, waboshwa ngensimbi. Kwaze kwaba-yisikhathi elagcwaliseka ngaso izwi lakhe, izwi likaJehova lamhola [“lamlolonga,” NW].” (IHubo 105:17-19) UJosefa wahlupheka iminyaka eyi-13 njengesigqila nesiboshwa kwaze kwaba yilapho isithembiso sikaJehova sigcwaliseka. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kwamlolonga. Nakuba uJehova engazibangeli izinkathazo, wazivumela ngenxa yenjongo ethile. Ingabe uJosefa wayeyolondoloza ithemba lakhe ‘eZwini likaJehova’ naphezu kokuhlupheka kanzima? Ingabe wayeyokwenza izimfanelo zakhe ezinhle zivuthwe, futhi ahlakulele ukubekezela okudingekile, ukuzithoba, ukuqina ngokomoya, nokuzimisela ukusingatha isabelo esinzima? Nokho, uJosefa waphuma njengegolide emlilweni womhlanzi—ehlanzekile futhi eyigugu ngisho nangokwengeziwe kuNkulunkulu, owamsebenzisa ngokumangalisayo ngemva kwalokho.—Genesise 41:14, 38-41, 46; 42:6, 9.
NOVEMBER 11-17
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 106
“Bamkhohlwa Nkulunkulu LonguMsindzisi Wabo”
“Bani Seluhlangotsini LwaJehova”
13 Ema-Israyeli esaba ngenca yetintfo Jehova bekatentile nakatibonakalisa kuwo. Ngako Mosi waya eNtsabeni iSinayi futsi wawakhulumela kuJehova. (Eks. 20:18-21) Kwaphela sikhatsi lesidze Mosi akulentsaba. Ema-Israyeli bekadidekile njengoba besekete umholi labemetsemba. Kubonakala ngatsi ema-Israyeli beketsembele kakhulu kuMosi lebekangumholi wawo. Akhatsateka, futsi atsi ku-Aroni: “Kota, usentele nkulunkulu lotawuhamba embikwetfu, ngobe phela asati kutsi sekwente njani kulendvodza lenguMosi leyasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.”—Eks. 32:1, 2.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesithathu NeYesine YamaHubo
106:36, 37. La mavesi ahlobanisa ukukhulekela izithombe nokwenzela amademoni imihlatshelo. Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi umuntu osebenzisa izithombe angaba ngaphansi kwethonya lamademoni. IBhayibheli liyasinxusa: “Ziqapheni ezithombeni.”—1 Johane 5:21.
NOVEMBER 18-24
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 107-108
“Bongani Jehova Ngobe Muhle”
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Ibandla Malidumise UJehova
2 Ibandla alilona iqembu likaqed’ isizungu. Aliyona inhlangano yomphakathi noma iqembu lokuhlanganisa abantu abanezizinda ezifanayo noma abathanda umdlalo noma umsebenzana othile wokuzilibazisa ofanayo. Kunalokho, injongo eyinhloko yelungiselelo lebandla ukudumisa uJehova uNkulunkulu. Sekuyisikhathi eside kunjalo, njengoba kugcizelela incwadi yamaHubo. KumaHubo 35:18, siyafunda: “Ngiyokudumisa ebandleni elikhulu; phakathi kwabantu abaningi ngiyokudumisa.” Ngokufanayo, iHubo 107:31, 32, liyasikhuthaza: “Abantu mabambonge uJehova ngenxa yomusa wakhe wothando nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzela abantwana babantu. Mabambabaze ebandleni lesizwe.”
Bonga Jehova Futsi Utfole Tibusiso
4 Kuze sihlale sibantfu lababongako, kufanele sitibone tibusiso Jehova lasinikete tona futsi sizindle ngato bese sicabangisisa ngetento takhe telutsandvo. Ngesikhatsi umhlabeli enta njalo, kwammangalisa kubona tintfo letinyenti letinhle Jehova labetentile.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 40:5; 107:43.
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BakaMowabi
Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Davide sekayinkhosi, kwaphindze kwaba nemphi emkhatsini wema-Israyeli nebakaMowabi. BakaMowabi bancotjwa. Davide wabalalisa phansi futsi wabakala baba ngemalayini lamatsatfu, wabulala lamabili washiya linye. BakaMowabi base baba tinceku taDavide futsi wabenta kutsi baletse tipho kuye. (2Sa 8:2, 11, 12; 1Tk 18:2, 11) Kubonakala shengatsi nakusachubeka lemphi, Bhenaya indvodzana yaJehoyada “wabulala emadvodzana lamabili a-Ariyeli wakaMowabi.” (2Sa 23:20; 1Tk 11:22) Ngesikhatsi Davide ancoba bantfu bakaMowabi kwagcwaliseka siphrofetho lesashiwo nguBhalamu eminyakeni lengu-400 ngaphambi kwalemphi. Lesiphrofetho besitsi: “Kutawuvela inkhanyeti kuJakobe, kuphume nentfonga yebukhosi ku-Israyeli. Nakanjani utawuphihlita libunti laMowabi nelukhakhayi lwemadvodzana latsandza imphi.” (Num 24:17) Kungenteka umhlabeleli bekakhuluma ngalokuncotjwa loku nakatsi Nkulunkulu ufananisa bakaMowabi ‘nendishi yakhe yekugezela.’—Hl 60:8; 108:9.
NOVEMBER 25–DECEMBER 1
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 109-112
Sekela Jesu, INkhosi!
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesihlanu YamaHubo
110:1, 2—Yayenzani ‘iNkosi kaDavide,’ uJesu Kristu, ngesikhathi ihlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu? Ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe, uJesu wenyukela ezulwini futhi walinda ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu kwaze kwaba ngo-1914 lapho aqala khona ukubusa njengeNkosi. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uJesu wayebusa abalandeli bakhe abagcotshiwe, ebaqondisa emsebenzini wabo wokushumayela nokwenza abafundi kanye nokubalungiselela ukubusa naye eMbusweni wakhe.—Mathewu 24:14; 28:18-20; Luka 22:28-30.
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Abalwa NoNkulunkulu Ngeke Banqobe!
3 Abantu bakaJehova bebelokhu behlaselwa kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. Emazweni amaningi, abantu abanezinhloso ezimbi baye bazama ukuthiya—yebo, ukuthulisa—ukumenyezelwa kwezindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Baye bagqugquzelwa yiSitha sethu esikhulu, uDeveli, ‘ohambahamba njengengonyama ebhongayo, efuna ukushwabadela othile.’ (1 Petru 5:8) Ngemva kokuphela ‘kwezikhathi ezimisiwe zezizwe’ ngo-1914, uNkulunkulu wabeka iNdodana yakhe ukuba ibe yiNkosi entsha yomhlaba, wayiyala: “Busa wena phakathi kwezitha zakho.” (Luka 21:24; IHubo 110:2) Esebenzisa amandla akhe, uKristu wamkhipha uSathane ezulwini, wamvalela emhlabeni. Njengoba azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane, uDeveli ukhiphela ulaka lwakhe kumaKristu agcotshiwe nabangane bawo. (IsAmbulo 12:9, 17) Iye yaba yini imiphumela yokuhlasela okuphindaphindiwe kwalaba abalwa noNkulunkulu?
Ttfutfuka—Uchubekele Embili
Kuze usebentise sipho sakho kudzingeka utsatse sinyatselo. Uyasitsatsa yini sinyatselo kucala kute usebente nalabanye ensimini? Uyawafuna yini ematfuba ekusita labasandza kukholwa, labasebasha nobe labagulako ebandleni? Uyatinikela yini ngekutitsandzela kute uhlante liHholwa LeMbuso nobe usite ngetindlela letehlukene emihlanganweni lemikhulu nalemincane? Ungaba yini lihlahlandlela lelisitako ngaletinye tikhatsi? Ungakhona yini kuba lihlahlandlela lelivamile nobe usite ebandleni lelinesidzingo lesikhulu? Nangabe ungumzalwane, uyetama yini kufinyelela tintfo letisemiBhalweni letidzingekako kute ube yinceku lesebentako nobe lomdzala welibandla? Sifiso sakho sekusita kanye nekwemukela kwakho tabelo kuluphawu lwentfutfuko.—Hla. 110:3.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Sivumelwane
Sivumelwane Sekuba NgumPhristi NjengaMelkhisedeki. Lesivumelwane siyavela kuTihlabelelo 110:4, futsi umbhali wencwadzi leya kumaHebheru usebentisa lesivumelwane nakakhuluma ngaJesu kumaHebheru 7:1-3, 15-17. Jehova wenta lesivumelwane naJesu kuphela. Jesu wakhuluma ngaso nakenta sivumelwane seMbuso nebalandzeli bakhe. (Luk 22:29) Jehova wafunga watsi Jesu loyiNdvodzana yakhe utawuba ngumphristi njengaMelkhisedeki. Melkhisedeki abeyinkhosi nemphristi waNkulunkulu emhlabeni. Jesu Khristu bekatawuba yiNkhosi nemPhristi ezulwini hhayi emhlabeni. Futsi wabekwa kutsi abe kulesikhundla phakadze ngemuva kwekwenyukela ezulwini. (Heb 6:20; 7:26, 28; 8:1) Lesivumelwane sitawusebenta kuze kube phakadze, njengobe Jesu loyiNkhosi nemPhristi utawube acondziswa nguJehova kuze kube phakadze.—Heb 7:3.
DECEMBER 2-8
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 113-118
Singamkhombisa Njani Jehova Kutsi Siyabonga?
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Mawakhiwe Uthando
13 Ngokwamazwi kaJesu, kusobala ukuthi ngokuyinhloko kufanele sithande uJehova kuqala. Nokho, asizalwa sinothando olukhule ngokugcwele ngoJehova. Kumelwe siluhlakulele. Lapho siqala ukuzwa ngaye, sakhangwa nguye ngenxa yalokho esakuzwa. Kancane kancane, safunda indlela alungiselela ngayo isintu umhlaba. (Genesise 2:5-23) Safunda ngendlela aye wasebenzelana ngayo nesintu, ukuthi akasilahlanga lapho isono singena emkhayeni wesintu ekuqaleni, kodwa wathatha izinyathelo zokusihlenga. (Genesise 3:1-5, 15) Wasebenzelana ngomusa nalabo ababethembekile, futhi ekugcineni waletha iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuze sithethelelwe izono zethu. (Johane 3:16, 36) Lolu lwazi olwandayo lwasenza samazisa nakakhulu uJehova. (Isaya 25:1) INkosi uDavide yathi yamthanda uJehova ngenxa yokukhathalela kwaKhe kothando. (IHubo 116:1-9) Namuhla, uJehova uyasinakekela, asiqondise, asiqinise futhi asikhuthaze. Lapho sifunda okwengeziwe ngaye, izinga esimthanda ngalo lijula ngokwengeziwe.—IHubo 31:23; Zefaniya 3:17; Roma 8:28.
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Yamukela Ngokwazisa Uphe Ngenhliziyo Yonke
Umhubi wazibuza: “Ngizombuyisela ngani uJehova ngazo zonke izinzuzo zakhe kimi?” (IHu. 116:12) Wayekhuluma ngaziphi izinzuzo? UJehova wayemsekele phakathi nenkathi ‘yokucindezeleka nosizi.’ Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehova ‘wayesindise umphefumulo wakhe ekufeni.’ Manje, umhubi wayesefuna ‘ukubuyisela’ okuthile kuJehova. Yini ayengayenza? Wathi: “Ngizogcwalisa kuJehova izifungo zami.” (IHu. 116:3, 4, 8, 10-14) Wazimisela ukuba afeze zonke izithembiso ayezenze kuJehova futhi afeze izibopho zakhe.
Nawe ungenza okufanayo. Kanjani? Ngokuphila njalo ngendlela evumelana nemithetho nezimiso zikaNkulunkulu. Ngakho, qikelela ukuba ukukhulekela kwakho uJehova kuhlale kuyinto ebaluleke kunazo zonke ekuphileni kwakho nokuthi uvumela umoya wakhe ukuba ukuqondise kukho konke okwenzayo. (UmSh. 12:13; Gal. 5:16-18) Empeleni, ngeke uze ukwazi ukumbuyisela ngokugcwele ngakho konke lokho akwenzele kona. Noma kunjalo, ‘inhliziyo yakhe iyajabula’ uma ekubona uzinikela ngenhliziyo yakho yonke enkonzweni yakhe. (IzAga 27:11) Yeka ukuthi kuyilungelo elimangalisa kangakanani ukujabulisa uJehova ngale ndlela!
Tifundvo Lesingatifundza Encwadzini YaLevithikhusi
9 Sifundvo sesibili: Sikhonta Jehova ngobe simbonga. Lesifundvo sitasifundza njengobe sihlolisisa iminikelo yekuthula lebeyentiwa ngema-Israyeli. Encwadzini yaLevithikhusi sifundza kutsi um-Israyeli bekenta umnikelo wekuthula ‘njengemnikelo wekubonga.’ (Lev. 7:11-13, 16-18) Bekangawenti lomnikelo ngobe bekufanele kutsi awente, kodvwa bekawenta ngobe bekafuna. Bekatimisela kuwenta ngobe bekatsandza Jehova Nkulunkulu wakhe. Lomuntfu lonikelako, umndeni wakhe kanye nebapristi bebayidla lenyama yesilwane lesinikelwe. Kodvwa letinye tincenye talesilwane bekunikelwa ngato kuJehova kuphela. Ngutiphi letincenye?
10 Sifundvo sesitsatfu: Siniketa Jehova lokuncono kakhulu ngoba siyamtsandza. Jehova bekatsatsa silwane lesikhuluphele njengalesincono kakhulu. Watsi letinye tincenye talesilwane, lokufaka ekhatsi tinso, betibaluleke kakhulu. (Fundza Levithikhusi 3:6, 12, 14-16.) Ngako Jehova bekajabula nangabe um-Israyeli anikela ngekutitsandzela ngaleto tincenye tesilwane futsi anikela nangemanoni. Um-Israyeli lobekanikela ngesilwane lesinjalo bekakhombisa kutsi uyafuna kuniketa Jehova lokuncono kakhulu. Ngendlela lefanako, Jesu bekamtsandza Jehova futsi wamniketa lokuncono kakhulu ngekutsi ente konkhe lokusemandleni akhe kuze amkhonte. (Joh. 14:31) Kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu bekubaluleke kakhulu kuJesu futsi bekawutsandza mbamba umtsetfo waKhe. (Hla. 40:8) Jehova bekajabula kakhulu nakabona Jesu amkhonta ngekutitsandzela!
11 Umsebenti lesiwentela Jehova uyafana naleminikelo yekuthula ngobe uyindlela lesikhombisa ngayo kutsi siyamtsandza. Simniketa lokuncono kakhulu, futsi loko sikwenta ngobe simtsandza mbamba. Jehova ujabula kakhulu nakabona tigidzi tebantfu timkhonta ngekutitsandzela ngobe timtsandza futsi titsandza netindlela takhe! Singadvudvuteka nasikhumbula kutsi Jehova akagcini ngekukubona loko lesikwentako kodvwa uyabona nekutsi sikwentelani. Nasi sibonelo, nangabe sewukhulile futsi ungasakhoni kukhonta Jehova ngendlela lofuna ngayo, ungaciniseka kutsi Jehova uyasicondza simo sakho. Kungenteka uva shengatsi ngeke ukhone kumentela lokunyenti, kodvwa Jehova uyalubona lutsandvo lonalo kanye naloko lofisa kukwenta. Ukwemukela ngenjabulo loko lokuncono kakhulu lomniketa kona.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Imibuto Levela Kubafundzi
Umhlabeli lophefumulelwe wahlabela watsi: ‘Kuligugu emehlweni aSimakadze kufa kwalabacotfo bakhe.’ (Hla. 116:15) Kuphila kwemuntfu lokhonta Jehova ngeliciniso kubalulekile kuYe. Nanobe kunjalo, emavi lacashunwe kuTihlabelelo 116 awakhulumeli kufa kwemuntfu ngamunye.
Nakubekwa inkhulumo yemngcwabo wemKhristu, akukafaneli kusetjentiswe Tihlabelelo 116:15 nakukhulunywa ngalona lofile, ngisho nobe afe ayinceku yaJehova lecotfo. Kungani? Kungobe lamavi alomhlabeli anenchazelo leyenabile. Asho kutsi kufa kwebantfu baNkulunkulu njengelicembu kubita kakhulu kuye kutsi angakuvumela kwenteke.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 72:14; 116:8.
DECEMBER 9-15
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 119:1-56
“Yini Umuntfu Lomusha Lokufanele Ayente Kuze Aphile Imphilo Lehlantekile?”
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Ingabe Uhlala Uhlanzekile Kuzo Zonke Izici?
10 Kwabase-Efesu 5:5 uPawulu waxwayisa: “Ngokuba yazini lokhu, nikuqonde ukuthi akukho-sifebe, noma ongcolileyo, noma onesangabe ongokhonza izithombe, onefa embusweni kaKristu noNkulunkulu.” Kodwa, unyaka ngamunye izinkulungwane ziyasolwa noma zisuswe ekuhlanganyeleni ngenxa yokuziphatha okubi kobulili—‘bona imizimba.’ (1 Korinte 6:18) Ngokuvamile, kumane kuwumphumela ‘wokungaqapheli okwezwi [likaNkulunkulu].’ (IHubo 119:9) Ngokwesibonelo, abazalwane abaningi bayeka ukuqapha ukuziphatha kwabo ngezikhathi zamaholide. Beshiya ukuhlangana okungokwasezulwini, baqalisa ubungane nabantu bezwe abasemaholidini. Ecabanga ukuthi laba ‘abantu abahle ngempela,’ amanye amaKristu aye ahlanganyela nabo ezenzweni ezisolekayo. Ngokufanayo, abanye baye baba nomusa ngokweqile kwabasebenza nabo. Omunye umdala ongumKristu wajwayelana nesisebenzi sesifazane kangangokuthi walahla umkhaya wakhe futhi wahlala naso! Kwalandela ukususwa ekuhlanganyeleni. Yeka ukuthi ayiqiniso kanjani amazwi eBhayibheli, “Ukujwayelana nababi konakalisa ukuziphatha okuhle”!—1 Korinte 15:33.
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“Ngiyazithanda Izikhumbuzo Zakho”
UJEHOVA unikeza abantu bakhe izikhumbuzo ukuze abasize ekubhekaneni nezingcindezi zalezi zikhathi ezinzima. Ezinye zalezi zikhumbuzo zitholakala lapho umuntu efunda iBhayibheli eyedwa, ezinye zitholakale ekwazisweni noma ezimpendulweni ezinikezwa emihlanganweni yobuKristu. Okuningi kwalokho esikuzwayo noma esikufunda lapho asikuqabuki. Cishe kwake kwaxoxwa ngokwaziswa okuthi akufane ngaphambili. Nokho, njengoba sithambekele ekukhohlweni, kudingeka sizikhumbuze njalo izinjongo zikaJehova, imithetho neziyalezo zakhe. Kufanele sizazise izikhumbuzo zikaNkulunkulu. Ziyasivuselela ngokusisiza ukuba sikhumbule izizathu ezasenza samukela indlela yokuphila yokwesaba uNkulunkulu. Ngakho, umhubi wahlabelela uJehova: “Ngiyazithanda izikhumbuzo zakho.”—IHubo 119:24.
Fulatselisa Emehlo Akho Ekubukeni Tintfo Letingenamsebenti!
2 Nobe kunjalo, tintfo lesitibukako tingaphindze tibe yingoti kitsi. Buhlobo lobukhona emkhatsini wemehlo etfu kanye nengcondvo bunemandla kakhulu futsi bungenta loko lesikubona ngemehlo kwakhe tifiso tebugovu etinhlitiyweni tetfu. Ngesizatfu sekutsi siphila eveni lelibuswa nguSathane Develi futsi naleligcwele bubi kanye nebantfu labafuna kutijabulisa bona, siboniswa titfombe letinyenti letingcolile kanye nekwatiswa lokungakalungi lokungasidukisa melula, ngisho nobe singatibuka sikhashana lesincane nje. (1 Joh. 5:19) Kungaleso sizatfu umhlabeli akhala kuNkulunkulu, watsi: “Fulatselisa emehlo ami ekubukeni tintfo letingenamsebenti; ngiphe kuphila ngekwelivi lakho.”—Hla. 119:37.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Thembela Ezwini LikaJehova
2 Iphuzu eliyinhloko leHubo 119 ukubaluleka kwezwi likaNkulunkulu, noma umyalezo wakhe. Cishe ukuze le ngoma ikhumbuleke kalula, umlobi wasebenzisa uhlu lwezinhlamvu zolimi lapho eyihlela. Amavesi ayo angu-176 asekelwe ezinhlamvwini zolimi lwesiHebheru ngokulandelana kwazo. NgesiHebheru sokuqala, isigaba ngasinye kwezingu-22 zaleli hubo sinemigqa engu-8 eqala ngohlamvu olufanayo. Leli hubo likhuluma ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, umthetho, izikhumbuzo, izindlela, imiyalo, iziqondiso, izinqumo zokwahlulela, amazwi, nangezimiso zakhe. Kulesi sihloko nesilandelayo, sizoxoxa ngeHubo 119 ngokwenguqulo enembile yombhalo weBhayibheli lesiHebheru. Ukucabanga ngalokho okwenzeka ezincekwini zikaJehova zesikhathi esidlule nezanamuhla kufanele kujulise ukuyazisa kwethu le ngoma ephefumulelwe uNkulunkulu futhi kusenze sibonge ngokwengeziwe ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu elilotshiwe, iBhayibheli.
DECEMBER 16-22
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 119:57-120
Indlela Yekucinisela Nawubhekene Nebumatima
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“Yeka Indlela Engiwuthanda Ngayo Umthetho Wakho!”
2 Kungakuhle uzibuze, “Umthetho kaNkulunkulu wawungamduduza kanjani umhubi?” Into eyamsekela ukuqiniseka kwakhe ngokuthi uJehova unesithakazelo kuye. Ukwazi amalungiselelo othando alowo mthetho kwakumenza ajabule naphezu kobunzima ayebubangelwa abaphikisi bakhe. Wayeqaphela ukuthi uJehova wayebe nomusa kuye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusebenzisa isiqondiso esisemthethweni kaNkulunkulu kwakumenza ahlakaniphe kunezitha zakhe futhi kwakumlondile nokumlonda. Ukulalela umthetho kwakumnika ukuthula nonembeza ohlanzekile.—IHubo 119:1, 9, 65, 93, 98, 165.
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Ingabe Uzithanda Ngokwedlulele Izikhumbuzo ZikaJehova?
3 Izikhumbuzo zikaNkulunkulu zazithandeka kumhubi owahlabelela: “Ngiyashesha, angilibali ukugcina imiyalo yakho. Izintambo zababi ziyangizungeza, kepha angikhohlwa umthetho wakho.” (IHubo 119:60, 61) Izikhumbuzo zikaJehova zisisiza ukuba sikhuthazelele ukushushiswa ngoba siyaqiniseka ukuthi uBaba wethu osezulwini angazigqashula izintambo zokusikhinyabeza esiboshwa yizitha ngazo. Ngesikhathi esifanele, uyasikhulula kulezo zithiyo ukuze sikwazi ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi wokushumayela ngoMbuso.—Marku 13:10.
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesihlanu YamaHubo
119:71—Ukuhlupheka kungaveza buhle buni? Ubunzima bungasifundisa ukuncika ngokuphelele kuJehova, ukuthandaza ngobuqotho nakakhulu nokulifunda ngenkuthalo iBhayibheli futhi sikusebenzise elikushoyo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, indlela esisabela ngayo lapho sibhekene nokuhlupheka ingembula ukushiyeka esingakulungisa ebuntwini bethu. Ukuhlupheka ngeke kusicasule uma sikuvumela kusicwengisise.
‘Khalani Nalabakhalako’
3 Asingabati kutsi umtfombo wendvudvuto nguBabe wetfu wasezulwini, Jehova. (Fundza 2 Khorinte 1:3, 4.) Jehova usibonelo lesihle sekuba neluvelo futsi ucinisekisa bantfu bakhe ngemavi latsi: “Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako.”—Isa. 51:12; Hla. 119:50, 52, 76.
5 Siyaciniseka kutsi Jehova ngeke asibukelele nje sicedvwa kufa. Ngako, asingalokotsi sibe matsintsanyawo ekumtjeleni loko lokusikhatsatako ikakhulukati nasifelwe bantfu lesibatsandzako. Kudvudvuta kakhulu kwati kutsi Jehova uyayicondza indlela lesitiva ngayo nasikhatsatekile futsi ukulungele kusiniketa indvudvuto lesiyidzingako! Kodvwa ukwenta njani loko?
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesihlanu YamaHubo
119:96—Kushiwoni ngelithi ‘umkhawulo wakho konke ukuphelela’? Umhubi ukhuluma ngokuphelela ngokombono wabantu. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayecabanga ukuthi umbono womuntu ngokuphelela ulinganiselwe. Ngokuphambene, umyalo kaNkulunkulu awunamkhawulo. Isiqondiso sawo sisebenza kuzo zonke izici zokuphila.
DECEMBER 23-29
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 119:121-176
Gwema Kutivisa Buhlungu Ngalokungenasidzingo
Vumela Imitsetfo YaNkulunkulu Netimiso Takhe Ticeceshe Nembeza Wakho
5 Kuze imitsetfo yaNkulunkulu isizuzise, akukafaneli nje sigcine ngekuyifundza nome ngekuyati. Kufanele siyitsandze futsi siyihloniphe. LiVi laNkulunkulu litsi: “Tondzani lokubi nitsandze lokulungile.” (Amo. 5:15) Singakwenta njani loko? Lokubaluleke kakhulu kutsi sibuke tintfo ngendlela Jehova latibuka ngayo. Nasi sibonelo: Ase uticabange ungakhoni kulala kahle. Dokotela wakho ukutjela kutsi udle kudla lokunemphilo, ushukumise umtimba, uphindze wente tingucuko endleleni lophila ngayo. Nasewukwentile loko, ubese uyakhona kulala. Asingabati kutsi ungambonga dokotela wakho ngekukusita ukhone kutfutfukisa imphilo yakho.
6 Ngendlela lefanako, uMdali wetfu usinikete imitsetfo letfutfukisa kuphila kwetfu iphindze isivikele ekulinyatweni yimiphumela yesono. Cabanga ngekutsi timiso teliBhayibheli tisizuzisa njani endzabeni yekucamba emanga, kukhohlisa, kweba, kutiphatsa kabi ngekwelicasi, budlova kanye nebudimoni. (Fundza Taga 6:16-19; Semb. 21:8) Sitamtsandza kakhulu Jehova kanye nemitsetfo yakhe nangabe sitfola imiphumela lemihle ngekwenta tintfo ngendlela yakhe.
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Basha—Yini Eniyiphishekelayo?
12 Okubaluleke kunakho konke, kumelwe ufunde ukuzonda, ukwenyanya, nokunengwa okubi. (IHubo 97:10) Ungakuzonda kanjani lokho okungase kube umdlalo noma kujabulise ekuqaleni? Ngokucabanga ngemiphumela! “Ningaduki; uNkulunkulu akahlekwa. Ngokuba lokho akuhlwanyelayo umuntu, lokho wokuvuna. Ngokuba ohlwanyelela inyama yakhe uyakuvuna ukubhubha kuyo inyama.” (Galathiya 6:7, 8) Lapho ulingelwa ukuba uvumele inkanuko, cabanga ngalokho okungaba umphumela—indlela lokhu okuyodumaza ngayo uJehova uNkulunkulu. (Qhathanisa neHubo 78:41.) Cabanga futhi ngokukhulelwa okungafunwa noma ukungenwa yisifo, esinjengengculaza. Cabangela ukulimala okungokomzwelo nokulahlekelwa ukuzihlonipha oyobhekana nakho. Kungase futhi kube nemiphumela ehlala isikhathi eside. Omunye wesifazane ongumKristu uyavuma: “Mina nomyeni wami sasibe nobuhlobo bobulili nabanye abantu ngaphambi kokuba sibonane. Nakuba sesingamaKristu sobabili namuhla, ukuphila kwethu kobulili kwesikhathi esidlule kungumthombo wokuxabana nomhawu emshadweni wethu.” Futhi okunye okungamelwe kunganakwa, ukulahlekelwa amalungelo akho angokwasezulwini noma ukuba nokwenzeka kokuxoshwa ebandleni lobuKristu! (1 Korinte 5:9-13) Ingabe noma iyiphi injabulo yesikhashana ilifanele inani eliphakeme kangaka?
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Yetsemba Kutsi “LiVi [LaNkulunkulu] Liliciniso”
2 Njengobe sitikhonti taJehova, siyaciniseka kutsi ‘unguNkulunkulu weliciniso’ nekutsi uhlale asifunela lokuhle. (Hla. 31:5, umbhalo longentasi; Isa. 48:17) Siyati kutsi singakwetsemba loko lesikufundza eBhayibhelini. Siyetsemba kutsi “onkhe emavi [aNkulunkulu] aliciniso.” (Fundza Tihlabelelo 119:160.) Siyavumelana naloko lokwashiwo ngulesinye sati seliBhayibheli lesabhala satsi: “Kute ngisho nalokuncane lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu lokungemanga nobe lokungeke kwenteke. Bantfu baNkulunkulu bangakwetsemba loko lakushoko ngobe bayametsemba Nkulunkulu losho letintfo.”
DECEMBER 30–JANUARY 5
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 120-126
Bahlanyela Bakhala, Kodvwa Bajabula Nasebavuna
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Babusisiwe Abanika UNkulunkulu Inkazimulo
10 Uma samukela ijoka lokuba abafundi bakaJesu, silwa noSathane. UJakobe 4:7 uthembisa athi: “Melanani noDeveli khona-ke uyonibalekela.” Lokhu akusho ukuthi kulula ukwenza kanjalo. Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kudinga umzamo omkhulu. (Luka 13:24) Kodwa iBhayibheli lenza lesi sithembiso kuyiHubo 126:5: “Labo abahlwanyela imbewu ngezinyembezi bayovuna ngokukhamuluka kwenjabulo.” Yebo, asikhulekeli uNkulunkulu ongabongi. ‘Ungumvuzi walabo abamfuna ngobuqotho,’ futhi uyababusisa labo abamnika inkazimulo.—Hebheru 11:6.
Kutawube Kucine Kanganani Kukholwa Kwakho?
17 Ushonelwe ngumuntfu lomtsandzako yini? Tinike sikhatsi ucinise litsemba lakho lekutsi labafile batawuvuka ngekutsi ufundze tindzaba letiseBhayibhelini letikhuluma ngalabavuswa ekufeni. Uselusizini yini ngenca yekutsi lilunga lemndeni wakho liyekelisiwe kuba nguFakazi? Dadisha kuze uciniseke mbamba kutsi indlela Nkulunkulu lasijezisa ngayo ihlale ikahle. Nobe nguyiphi inkinga lobhekene nayo, yitsatse njengelitfuba lekucinisa kukholwa kwakho. Thantaza utjele Jehova indlela lotiva ngayo. Ungatehlukanisi nalabanye, kodvwa hlala usondzelene nebazalwane nabodzadze. (Taga 18:1) Yenta tintfo letitakusita kutsi ucinisele, ngisho nobe ungahle ukhale nawukhumbula loko lokwenteke kuwe. (Hla. 126:5, 6) Chubeka uba khona njalo emihlanganweni nasemsebentini wekushumayela futsi uchubeke utidadishela liBhayibheli. Hlale unake tibusiso letinhle Jehova lakwetsembisa tona. Kukholwa kwakho kutawucina kakhulu njengobe ubona indlela Jehova lakusita ngayo.
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Phokophela Phambili Emsebenzini Wokuvuna!
13 Amazwi eHubo 126:5, 6 aziduduza kakhulu izisebenzi zokuvuna zikaNkulunkulu, ikakhulu lezo ezibhekene noshushiso: “Abahlwanyela ngezinyembezi bayakuvuna ngokuthokoza. Ohamba ekhala izinyembezi, ephethe imbewu yokuhlwanyela, uyakubuya ngokuthokoza, ephethe izinyanda zakhe.” Amazwi omhubi aphathelene nokuhlwanyela nokuvuna abonisa ukukhathalela nesibusiso sikaJehova ensalini eyabuya ekuthunjweni eBabiloni lasendulo. Yakujabulela kakhulu ukukhululwa kwayo, kodwa kungenzeka yakhala lapho ihlwanyela imbewu enhlabathini ewuqwathule eyayingalinywanga phakathi nokudingiswa kwayo kweminyaka engu-70. Nokho, labo abaqhubeka nomsebenzi wokuhlwanyela nokwakha bajabulela izithelo nokwaneliseka ekuzikhandleni kwabo.
14 Singase sifikelwe yizinyembezi lapho singaphansi kokulingwa noma lapho esikholwa nabo noma thina sihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga. (1 Petru 3:14) Emsebenzini wethu wokuvuna, izinto zingase zibe nzima ekuqaleni ngoba kubonakala sengathi asiboni zithelo zemizamo yethu enkonzweni. Kodwa uma siqhubeka sihlwanyela futhi sinisela, uNkulunkulu uyokhulisa, ngisho nangaphezu kwalokho ebesikulindele. (1 Korinte 3:6) Lokhu kubonakala kahle emiphumeleni yokusakaza kwethu amaBhayibheli nezincwadi ezingokomBhalo.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amandla Avikelayo—‘UNkulunkulu Uyisiphephelo Sethu’
15 Okokuqala, cabanga ngendaba yokuvikelwa kokuphila kwethu. Njengabakhulekeli bakaJehova singasilindela isivikelo esinjalo njengeqembu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, besingaba izinto zokudlala uSathane. Cabanga ngalokhu: USathane, “umbusi waleli zwe,” angathanda ukuqeda ukukhulekela kweqiniso. (Johane 12:31; IsAmbulo 12:17) Abanye bohulumeni abanamandla kunabo bonke emhlabeni baye bawuvala umsebenzi wethu wokushumayela futhi bazama nokusiqothula kwathina siphele nya. Kodwa abantu bakaJehova baye bahlala beqinile, baqhubeka beshumayela bengayeki! Kungani izizwe ezinamandla zehlulekile ukuvimba umsebenzi waleli qembu lamaKristu elibonakala lingavikelekile nelincane uma liqhathaniswa namanye? Kungoba uJehova usivikele ngamaphiko akhe anamandla!—IHubo 17:7, 8.