1-3. Ngumiphi imibuto bantfu labatibuta yona ngekufa futsi letinye tinkholo tiyiphendvula njani?

LIBHAYIBHELI lisetsembisa kutsi esikhatsini lesitako “kufa ngeke kusaba khona.” (Sembulo 21:4) KuSehluko 5, sifundze kutsi ngenhlawulo singakutfola kuphila lokuphakadze. Nanobe kunjalo, bantfu solo bayafa. (Umshumayeli 9:5) Lomunye umbuto lobalulekile lesitibuta wona ngulotsi: ‘Kwentekani kitsi nasifa?’

² Imphendvulo yalowo mbuto ibalulekile ikakhulukati nasifelwe. Singase sitibute kutsi: ‘Uyephi? Uyasibona yini? Angasisita yini? Sitawuphindze simbone yini?’

³ Tinkholo tiyiphendvula ngetindlela letehlukehlukene lemibuto. Letinye tinkholo tifundzisa kutsi nawulungile utakuya ezulwini, kantsi nawenta tintfo letimbi utawushiswa esihogweni. Labanye batsi nasewufile uba ngumoya bese uphila netihlobo takho lesetashona. Labanye baphindze batsi nasewufile, futsi sewehlulelwe, utalwa kabusha ube ngulomunye umuntfu noma mhlawumbe ube silwane.

4. Ngumuphi umcondvo lofundziswa tinkholo ngekufa?

⁴ Tinkholo tifundzisa tintfo letingafani. Kepha cishe tonkhe tifundzisa umcondvo munye. Tifundzisa kutsi kunencenye lechubeka iphila kumuntfu nakafa. Kuliciniso yini loko?

SIYA KUPHI NASIFA?

5, 6. Kwentekani kitsi nasifa?

⁵ Jehova uyati kutsi kwentekani kitsi nasifa, futsi uyasifundzisa kutsi umuntfu nakafa kusuke sekuphelile ngaye. Loku kusho kutsi nawufile usuke ungaphili. Umuntfu nakafa imiva nemicabango yakhe akuchubeki kusebenta.a Nasesifile asiboni, asiva futsi asicabangi.

⁶ INkhosi Solomoni yabhala yatsi: “Labafile abati lutfo.” Labafile bete lutsandvo nobe inzondo futsi “kute kusebenta, nekucabanga, nelwati kanye nekuhlakanipha” ethuneni.​—Fundza Umshumayeli 9:5, 6, 10.

LOKWASHIWO NGUJESU MAYELANA NEKUFA

7. Yini leyashiwo nguJesu mayelana nekufa?

⁷ Ngesikhatsi kufe umngani wakhe lomkhulu Lazaro, Jesu watjela bafundzi bakhe kutsi: “Umngani wetfu Lazaro ulele.” Jesu bekangasho kutsi Lazaro uphumulile. Wase uchubeka utsi: “Lazaro ufile.” (Johane 11:11-14) Jesu wafananisa kufa nebutfongo. Akazange atsi Lazaro usezulwini nobe unebakubo lasebafa. Akashongo nekutsi Lazaro bekahlushwa esihogweni nobe waphindze watalwa angulomunye umuntfu nobe silwane. Kodvwa abetsi kufana nekutsi Lazaro ukulobukhulu butfongo. Jesu waphindze wafananisa kufa nebutfongo, ngesikhatsi avusa indvodzakati yaJayiru nakatsi: “Akakafi kodvwa ulele.” (Lukha 8:52) Ukhona nalomunye umBhalo lofananisa kufa nebutfongo lobukhulu.​—Tihlabelelo 13:3.

8. Sati ngani kutsi Nkulunkulu bekangakasidaleli kutsi sife?

⁸ Nkulunkulu abehlose kutsi bo-Adamu na-Eva begcine bafile yini? Cha. Jehova bekabadalele kutsi baphile kahle kuze kube phakadze. Jehova wadala bantfu baba nesifiso sekuphila phakadze. (Umshumayeli 3:11) Batali abafisi kubona bantfwababo baguga futsi bafa, naJehova utiva ngendlela lefanako ngatsi. Pho yini leyenta sife nangabe Nkulunkulu asidalela kutsi siphile phakadze?

YINI LEYENTA SIFE?

9. Sisho ngani kutsi umyalo Jehova labewunike bo-Adamu na-Eva bewukhombisa kutsi uyabacabangela?

⁹ Ensimini yase-Edeni, Jehova watsi ku-Adamu: “Ungadla ngekutsandza kwakho tonkhe titselo letilapha ensimini, kodvwa ungasidli sitselo sesihlahla sekwati lokulungile nalokungakalungi, ngobe mhlazana usidla uyakufa nekufa.” (Genesisi 2:9, 16, 17) Lomyalo locacile bekungasilukhuni kuwulalela, futsi Jehova bekanelilungelo lekutjela bo-Adamu na-Eva kutsi ngukuphi lokuhle nalokubi. Ngekulalela Jehova bebatawukhombisa kutsi bayalihlonipha ligunya lakhe. Bebatawuphindze bavete kutsi bayabonga ngako konkhe labekabentele kona.

10, 11. (a) Sathane wabadukisa njani bo-Adamu na-Eva? (b) Kushiwo ngani kutsi bo-Adamu na-Eva bona ngemabomu?

¹⁰ Kuyadzabukisa kutsi bo-Adamu na-Eva bakhetsa kungamlaleli Jehova. Sathane watsi ku-Eva: “Kodvwa ngempela Nkulunkulu ushito yini kutsi: ‘Ningadli nome ngusinye nje sitselo setihlahla letisensimini’?” Eva waphendvula watsi: “Singatidla titselo tetihlahla letisensimini, ngaphandle kwesitselo sesihlahla lesisekhatsi nensimi; Nkulunkulu utsite: ‘Ningasidli sitselo sesihlahla lesisekhatsi nensimi, ningasitsintsi nekusitsintsa, kuze ningafi.’”​—Genesisi 3:1-3.

¹¹ Sathane wase utsi: “Ningeke nife. Kepha Nkulunkulu uyati kutsi mhlazana nisidla, emehlo enu ayawuvuleka, bese nifanana naNkulunkulu nikwati lokuhle nalokubi.” (Genesisi 3:4-6) Sathane bekafuna Eva acabange kutsi angatikhetsela kutsi ngukuphi lokuhle nalokubi. Waphindze wacamba emanga ngekutsi yini lebeyitakwenteka nakangalaleli. Sathane watsi Eva ngeke afe futsi loku kwenta kutsi Eva asidle lesitselo wase unika nendvodza yakhe. Bo-Adamu na-Eva bebati kutsi Jehova bekatse bangasidli lesitselo. Ngekudla lesitselo, bakhetsa kungawulaleli lomyalo locacile nalokhombisa kutsi Jehova uyabacabangela. Bakhombisa nekutsi abamhloniphi Babe wabo losezulwini lonelutsandvo. Bawephula ngemabomu umyalo waNkulunkulu!

12. Yini leyenta kudvumate kangaka kungalaleli kwabo-Adamu na-Eva?

¹² Kuyadvumata kutsi batali betfu bekucala bebangamedzelela ngalendlela uMdali wetfu! Bekungakuphatsa njani kutsi usebente kamatima ukhulisa bantfwabakho bese abasakulaleli bente lokuphambene nalobafundzise kona? Asingabati kutsi bekungakuvisa buhlungu kakhulu!

13. Bekasho kutsini Jehova nakatsi Adamu “uyawubuyela elutfulini”?

¹³ Ngekungalaleli kwabo, bo-Adamu na-Eva balahlekelwa litsemba lekuphila phakadze. Jehova watsi ku-Adamu: “Njengobe ulutfuli, uyawubuyela elutfulini.” (Fundza Genesisi 3:19.) Loko bekutawusho kutsi Adamu bekatawubuyela abelutfuli, kube shengatsi akazange sekabe khona. (Genesisi 2:7) Ngemuva kwekona, Adamu wafa futsi kwaphela ngaye.

14. Yini leyenta sife?

¹⁴ Kube bo-Adamu na-Eva bamlalela Nkulunkulu ngabe basaphila nalamuhla. Kepha ngesikhatsi bangamlaleli Nkulunkulu, bona futsi bagcine bafile. Sono sifana nesifo lesibi lesasitfola kubatali betfu bekucala. Sonkhe sitalwa sinesono, kungako-ke sifa. (Roma 5:12) Kodvwa leyo bekungasiyo injongo yaNkulunkulu ngebantfu. Nkulunkulu akazange sekafise kutsi bantfu bafe futsi liBhayibheli litsi kufa ‘kusitsa.’​—1 Khorinte 15:26.

LICINISO LIYASIKHULULA

15. Kwati liciniso mayelana nalabafile kungasikhulula njani?

¹⁵ Liciniso ngekufa lisikhulula etimfundzisweni letinyenti letingemanga. LiBhayibheli lifundzisa kutsi labafile ababuva buhlungu. Ngeke sikhone kukhuluma nabo futsi nabo abakhoni kukhuluma natsi. Angeke sikhone kubasita futsi nabo abakhoni kusisita. Akudzingeki sibesabe ngoba angeke basilimate. Nanobe kunjalo, tinkholo letinyenti tifundzisa kutsi labafile solo bayaphila kulenye indzawo futsi singabasita ngekutsi sibhadale imali kubafundisi noma labo labatsatfwa ngekutsi bangcwele. Asiyengeki kalula nasilati liciniso mayelana nalabafile.

16. Ngumaphi emanga lafundziswa tinkholo letinyenti mayelana nalabafile?

¹⁶ Sathane usebentisa inkholo yemanga kuze asidukise futsi asente sikholelwe kutsi labafile solo bayaphila. Sibonelo saloko kutsi letinye tinkholo tifundzisa kutsi kunencenye yemuntfu lechubeka iphila kulenye indzawo nakafa. Inkholo yakho ikufundzisa loko yini noma ifundzisa loko lokushiwo liBhayibheli ngalabafile? Sathane usebentisa emanga kute akhweshise bantfu kuJehova.

17. Yini lesenta sitsi imfundziso yekushiswa kwebantfu esihogweni iyamhlambalata Jehova?

¹⁷ Lokufundziswa tinkholo letinyenti mayelana nekufa kwetfusa kakhulu. Sibonelo saloko kutsi letinye tifundzisa kutsi bantfu lababi batawushiswa phakadze esihogweni. Lamanga lawo ayamhlambalata Jehova. Akayuze avumele kutsi bantfu bahlushwe ngalendlela! (Fundza 1 Johane 4:8.) Ungativa njani ngemuntfu lojezisa umntfwana ngekutsi afake sandla sakhe emlilweni, asishise? Bewungamtsatsa njengemuntfu lonenhlitiyo lembi. Ngeke nje sewufise nekumati. Nguleyo kanye-ke indlela Sathane lafuna sitive ngayo ngaJehova!

18. Yini lesenta singabesabi labafile?

¹⁸ Letinye tinkholo titsi bantfu nabafa bagucuka babe yimimoya. Letinkholo tifundzisa kutsi kufanele siyihloniphe siphindze siyesabe lemimoya ngoba ingaba bangani betfu labalusito nobe titsa letiyingoti kakhulu. Bantfu labanyenti bayawakholelwa lawo manga. Bayabesaba labafile kungako babakhonta esikhundleni sekutsi bakhonte Jehova. Ungakhohlwa kutsi labafile abeva lutfo, ngako-ke akukafaneli sibesabe. Jehova unguMdali wetfu. UnguNkulunkulu weliciniso, ngako-ke kufanele sikhonte yena kuphela.​—Sembulo 4:11.

19. Kusisita ngani kwati liciniso ngekufa?

¹⁹ Nasati liciniso ngekufa siyakhululeka kuwo onkhe emanga lafundziswa tinkholo. Leliciniso liphindze lisisite sicondze tonkhe tetsembiso Jehova lasetsembise tona ngemphilo kanye nelikusasa.

20. Sitawufundza ngani esehlukweni lesilandzelako?

²⁰ Jobe, inceku yaNkulunkulu wake wabuta watsi: “Nangabe umuntfu afa, uyawuphindze aphile yini?” (Jobe 14:14) Kungenteka yini vele kutsi umuntfu lofile aphindze aphile? Ijabulisa kakhulu imphendvulo Nkulunkulu lasiniketa yona eBhayibhelini. Sitawufundza ngayo esehlukweni lesilandzelako.

1-3. Yini sonkhe lesigwetjelwe yona, futsi Jehova utasikhulula njani?

ASE uticabange usejele uboshelwe intfo longakayenti, futsi ugwetjwe kutsi uhlale khona imphilo yakho yonkhe. Kute nelitsemba lekutsi uyoke ukhululwe. Likusasa libonakala lingacaci futsi kute nalongakwenta ngaloko. Kutsi kusenjalo, uve kutsi kukhona umuntfu longakhona kukukhulula futsi sewetsembise kukusita. Ungativa njani?

² Sonkhe sifanana netiboshwa letigwetjelwe kufa. Site indlela yekuphunyuka ngisho nobe singentani. Kodvwa Jehova unawo emandla ekusikhulula ekufeni. Futsi wetsembisile kutsi: “Njengesitsa sekugcina, kufa kutawukwentiwa lite.”​—1 Khorinte 15:26.

³ Cabanga nje kutsi utawutiva ukhululeke kangakanani nawungasakhatsateki ngekutsi utakufa! Jehova angeke agcine nje ngekucedza kufa, kodvwa utawuphindze avuse labafile. Ase ucabange nje kutsi loko kutakutsintsa njani wena. Uyasetsembisa kutsi “labafile” batawuphindze baphile. (Isaya 26:19) Loko liBhayibheli likubita ngekutsi kuvuswa ekufeni.

NASIFELWA NGULESIMTSANDZAKO

4. (a) Yini lengasidvudvuta nasifelwe? (b) Bekubobani labanye bangani baJesu?

⁴ Nasifelwa sihlobo setfu noma umngani, buhlungu lesibuvako nelusizi kuba kukhulu futsi ngalesinye sikhatsi akubeketeleleki. Siphelelwa ngemandla. Kute lesingakwenta lokungamenta kutsi aphindze aphile. Kodvwa liBhayibheli lisidvudvuta kakhulu. (Fundza 2 Khorinte 1:3, 4.) Ase sicoce ngendzaba letasikhombisa kutsi Jehova naJesu bafisa kangakanani kuvusa bantfu lesibatsandzako. Ngalesikhatsi Jesu alapha emhlabeni, bekavame kuvakashela Lazaro kanye nabodzadzewabo, boMata naMariya. Bobatsatfu bebabangani baJesu. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Jesu abebatsandza boMata nadzadzewabo, kanye naLazaro.” Ngalelinye lilanga, Larazo wafa.​—Johane 11:3-5.

5, 6. (a) Wenta njani Jesu nakabona tihlobo kanye nebangani baLazaro baselusizini? (b) Yini lesidvudvutako nasicabanga ngendlela Jesu laphatseka ngayo ngekufa?

⁵ Jesu waya kuyodvudvuta boMata naMariya. Watsi Mata nakeva kutsi Jesu uyeta, waphuma edolobheni wayomhlangabeta. Wajabula nakahlangana naJesu, kodvwa wase utsi kuye: “Kube mane bewukhona, ngabe umnaketfu akafi.” Bekacabanga kutsi Jesu sewephutile. Jesu watsi nakabona Mariya akhala, weva buhlungu, naye wakhala. (Johane 11:21, 33, 35) Weva buhlungu natsi lesibuvako nasifelwa ngulesimtsandzako.

⁶ Kuyasidvudvuta kwati kutsi Jesu kumvisa buhlungu njengatsi kufelwa. Jesu ufute Babe wakhe. (Johane 14:9) Jehova unemandla ekucedza kufa kungaphindze kube khona futsi nguloko kanye latakwenta masinyane.

“LAZARO, PHUMA!”

7, 8. Yini lebeyenta Mata angafuni kutsi kususwe lelitje lebelivale umhume waLazaro, kodvwa yini Jesu layenta?

⁷ Watsi Jesu nakefika emhumeni lebekungcwatjwe kuwo Lazaro, wakhandza uvalwe ngelitje lelikhulu. Jesu wase utsi: “Susani lelitje.” Kodvwa Mata abengafuni kutsi balisuse ngobe Lazaro abesanemalanga lamane angcwatjiwe. (Johane 11:39) Bekangakwati loko Jesu bekafuna kukwenta kute asite umnakabo.

⁸ Jesu wase utsi kuLazaro: “Phuma!” Lokwalandzela lapho kwabamangalisa kakhulu boMata naMariya. “Lomuntfu labefile waphuma, tinyawo netandla takhe kugigwe ngetindvwangu.” (Johane 11:43, 44) Lazaro abesavusiwe! Waphindze waba kanye netihlobo takhe nebangani. Bebangambamba, bamtsintse futsi bakhulume naye. Leso bekusimangaliso lesikhulu! Jesu abesamvusile Lazaro.

“NTFOMBATANA, NGITSI KUWE: ‘VUKA!’”

9, 10. (a) Jesu wawatsatsaphi emandla ekuvusa labafile? (b) Tibaluleke ngani tindzaba letimayelana nekuvuswa kwebantfu?

⁹ Bekasebentisa emandla akhe yini Jesu nakavusa bantfu? Cha. Jesu wathantaza kuJehova ngaphambi kwekutsi avuse Lazaro, futsi Jehova wamnika emandla ekumvusa. (Fundza Johane 11:41, 42.) Bakhona labanye bantfu labavuswa ngaphandle kwaLazaro. LiBhayibheli lisitjela ngentfombatana lebeyineminyaka lengu-12 lebeyigula kakhulu. Babe wayo Jayiru, abengenta noma ngabe yini kuze iphile, futsi wancenga Jesu kutsi ayiphilise. Jayiru bekete lomunye umntfwana ngaphandle kwayo. Jayiru watsi asakhuluma naJesu kwefika lamanye emadvodza atsi: “Indvodzakati yakho seyifile. Ungabe usamhlupha uMfundzisi.” Kodvwa Jesu watsi kuJayiru: “Ungesabi, kodvwa bani nekukholwa, lomntfwana utawuphila.” Wase uhamba naye baya ekhaya lakhe. Nabasasondzela kulendlu Jesu abebona futsi eva bantfu bakhala. Wase utsi kubo: “Ningakhali, ngobe akakafi kodvwa ulele.” Batali balentfombatana kungenteka batibuta kutsi abesho kutsini Jesu. Jesu wase ucela bonkhe labebakhona kutsi bahambe, futsi wangenisa batali bayo endlini labekunalentfombatana khona. Wefike wayibamba ngesandla watsi kuyo: “Ntfombatana, ngitsi kuwe: ‘Vuka!’” Ase ucabange nje kutsi batali bayo bajabula kangakanani ngalesikhatsi isukuma masinyane ihamba! Jesu abesayivusile indvodzakati yabo. (Makho 5:22-24, 35-42; Lukha 8:49-56) Kusukela ngalelo langa, njalo nababona lendvodzakati yabo, bebakhumbula loko Jehova bekabentele kona asebentisa Jesu.a

¹⁰ Bantfu lebebavuswe nguJesu baphindze bafa ngemva kwesikhatsi. Kodvwa lesikufundzako ngabo kuligugu ngoba kusiniketa litsemba. Jehova uyafuna kubavusa bantfu, futsi utabavusa.

LESIKUFUNDZAKO ETINDZABENI TALABAKE BAVUSWA

11. UmBhalo weMshumayeli 9:5 usifundzisani ngaLazaro?

¹¹ LiBhayibheli likubeka ebaleni kutsi “labafile abati lutfo.” Nguloko-ke lokwenteka kuLazaro. (Umshumayeli 9:5) Bekufana nekutsi ulele, njengobe Jesu abeshito. (Johane 11:11) Ngalesikhatsi asethuneni, Lazaro ‘abengati lutfo.’

12. Sati ngati kutsi Lazaro wavuswa mbamba?

¹² Banyenti bantfu lababona ngalesikhatsi Jesu avusa Lazaro. Ngisho nebantfu lebebangamtsandzi Jesu bati kutsi umvusile. Lazaro besekaphila futsi loko kwaba bufakazi bekutsi vele uvusiwe. (Johane 11:47) Bantfu labanyenti bebaya kuyovakashela Lazaro, loku kwenta kutsi bakholwe kutsi Jesu abetfunywe nguNkulunkulu. Titsa taJesu taphatseka kabi ngaloko, kangangekutsi taze tenta emacebo ekubulala Jesu naLazaro.​—Johane 11:53; 12:9-11.

13. Yini lesenta singangabati kutsi Jehova utabavusa labafile?

¹³ Jesu watsi “bonkhe labasemathuneni” batawuvuswa. (Johane 5:28) Loku kusho kutsi bonkhe labakhunjulwa nguJehova batawuvuswa. Kodvwa kudzingeka kutsi Jehova akhumbule tonkhe tintfo letimayelana nemuntfu kute akhone kumvusa. Angakhona yini vele kwenta loko? Cabanga ngetigidzigidzi tetinkhanyeti letisesibhakabhakeni. LiBhayibheli lisitjela kutsi utati tonkhe ngemagama ato. (Fundza Isaya 40:26.) Nangabe Jehova angakhumbula tonkhe tinkhanyeti ngemagama ato, asingabati-ke kutsi kungaba melula kukhumbula bonkhe latabavusa. Ngetulu kwaloko, Jehova wadala konkhe lokukhona, ngako unawo emandla ekuvusa bantfu labafile.

14, 15. Lokwashiwo nguJobe kusifundzisani ngekuvuswa kwalabafile?

¹⁴ Jobe, indvodza lebeyetsembekile kuJehova, beketsemba kutsi labafile batawuvuswa. Wake wabuta watsi: “Nangabe umuntfu afa, uyawuphindze aphile yini?” Naku labese uyakusho kuJehova: “Uyawungibita, mine ngikuphendvule. Uyawufisa kubona leso sidalwa lesentiwa tandla takho.” Jobe bekati kutsi Jehova usibuke ngalabovu sikhatsi sekutsi avuse labafile.​—Jobe 14:13-15.

¹⁵ Kukuphatsa njani kwati kutsi bantfu labafile bayophindze bavuswe? Kungenteka uyatibuta kutsi, ‘Batawuvuswa yini bangani bami netihlobo lesetashona?’ Kuyasidvudvuta kwati kutsi Jehova utimisele mbamba kubavusa labafile. Ase sicoce ngekutsi liBhayibheli litsi labafile batawuvuselwa kuphi nekutsi bobani vele labatawuvuswa.

“BATAWULIVA LIVI LAYO FUTSI BAPHUME”

16. Yini letawujabulisa bantfu labatawube bavusiwe emhlabeni?

¹⁶ Bantfu labavuswa lokukhulunywa ngabo eBhayibhelini, bebaphindze baphile lamhlabeni kanye nemindeni yabo nebangani. Nguloko lokutakwenteka nasesikhatsini lesitako, kodvwa khona kutawubancono kakhulu. Sisho ngani? Sisho ngoba labavusiwe batawuphila phakadze bangasaphindzi bafe, netimo labatophila ngaphansi kwato titawehluka kakhulu kuleto lesitibona emhlabeni lamuhla. Kutawube sekute timphi, bubi, kanye nekugula.

17. Bobani labatawuvuswa?

¹⁷ Bobani labatawuvuswa? Jesu watsi: “Bonkhe labasemathuneni batawuliva livi layo futsi baphume.” (Johane 5:28, 29) NemBhalo weSembulo 20:13 utsi: “Lwandle lwakhipha labafile lebebakulo, kufa neliThuna nako kwakhipha labafile lebebakuko.” Kutawuvuswa tigidzigidzi tebantfu. Nemphostoli Pawula, watsi kutawuvuswa ‘labalungile nalabangakalungi.’ (Fundza Imisebenti 24:15.) Kusho kutsini loko?

18. Bobani ‘labalungile’ labatawuvuswa?

¹⁸ ‘Labalungile’ bafaka ekhatsi bonkhe bantfu lebebatsembekile kuJehova, labaphila ngesikhatsi Jesu asengakafiki emhlabeni. Labanye babo boNowa, Abrahama, Sarayi, Mosi, Ruthe kanye na-Esta. Labo bantfu batawuvuselwa kuphila lamhlabeni. Ungafundza ngalabanye babo emBhalweni wemaHebheru sehluko 11. Kutakwentekani kubantfu labafa betsembekile kuJehova esikhatsini salamuhla? Nabo ‘balungile,’ ngako batawuvuswa.

19. Bobani ‘labangakalungi’ labatawuvuswa? Nguliphi litfuba Jehova latawubaniketa lona?

¹⁹ ‘Labangakalungi’ bafaka ekhatsi tigidzigidzi tebantfu labangalitfolanga litfuba lekwati Jehova. Jehova usengakabakhohlwa ngisho nobe sebafa. Utawubavusa batfole litfuba lekufundza ngaye baphindze bamkhonte.

20. Yini letawubangela kutsi kungavuswa wonkhe muntfu?

²⁰ Loko kusho kutsi wonkhe umuntfu lofile utawuvuswa yini? Cha. Jesu washo kutsi labanye bantfu ngeke bavuswe. (Lukha 12:5) Ngubani lotawuncuma kutsi umuntfu uyavuswa nobe akavuswa? Jehova nguye uMehluleli lomkhulu kodvwa uvumele naJesu kutsi “ehlulele labaphilako nalabafile.” (Imisebenti 10:42) Nome ngabe ngubani lowenta tintfo letimbi, longafuni nekutiyekela angeke avuswe.​—Fundza liphuzu 19 ngephasi kwesihloko lesitsi Imininingwane Lesekugcineni.

KUVUSELWA EZULWINI

21, 22. (a) Kusho kutsini kuvuselwa ezulwini? (b) Ngubani umuntfu wekucala lowavuselwa ezulwini?

²¹ LiBhayibheli liphindze lisitjele kutsi bakhona bantfu labatawuphila ezulwini. Umuntfu lovuselwa ezulwini akavuswa anemtimba wenyama, kodvwa uvuswa anemtimba longumoya.

²² Umuntfu wekucala lowavuswa ngalendlela nguJesu. (Johane 3:13) Jehova wamvusa ngemuva kwemalanga lamatsatfu afile. (Tihlabelelo 16:10; Imisebenti 13:34, 35) Jesu akavuswanga anemtimba wenyama. Phetro, umphostoli waJesu uyachaza kutsi Jesu “wabulawa ayinyama, kodvwa wavuswa angumoya.” (1 Phetro 3:18) Jesu wavuswa angumuntfu longumoya lonemandla lamakhulu! (1 Khorinte 15:3-6) Kodvwa liBhayibheli liyasho kutsi bekungeke kube nguye yedvwa lovuswa ngaleyo ndlela.

23, 24. Bobani labakha ‘umhlambi lomncane’ Jesu lakhuluma ngawo, futsi batawuba bangakhi?

²³ Naku Jesu lakutjela bafundzi bakhe ngaphambi nje kwekutsi afe: “Ngiyahamba kuze ngiyonilungisela indzawo.” (Johane 14:2) Loku bekusho kutsi labanye kubalandzeli bakhe bebatawuvuselwa kuyophila naye ezulwini. Bebatawuba bangakhi? Jesu watsi bebatawuba mbalwa, babe ‘ngumhlambi lomncane.’ (Lukha 12:32) Johane, umphostoli waJesu wavele washo kutsi bebayoba bangakhi ngalesikhatsi abona Jesu ‘eme eNtsabeni iSiyoni [lesezulwini], akanye nalabatinkhulungwane letilikhulu nemashumi lamane nakune’ (144 000).​—Sembulo 14:1.

²⁴ Bekutawucala nini kuvuswa kwalamaKhristu langu-144 000? LiBhayibheli liyasitjela kutsi bekutawucala ngemuva kwekutsi Khristu asacale kubusa ezulwini. (1 Khorinte 15:23) Sesiphila kuleso sikhatsi nyalo, futsi linyenti kulaba labangu-144 000 selivele livusiwe. Laba labasesele lamuhla, batawuvele bavuselwe ezulwini nabafa. Kodvwa-ke linyenti lebantfu litawuvuswa esikhatsini lesitako, livukele kuphila emhlabeni loliPharadisi.

25. Sitawufundza ngani esehlukweni lesilandzelako?

²⁵ Sekusele kancane kutsi Jehova akhulule bonkhe bantfu ekufeni futsi kufa ngeke kuphindze kube khona! (Fundza Isaya 25:8.) Kepha bayokwentani-ke laba labaya ezulwini? LiBhayibheli liyasichazela kutsi, bayobusa naJesu kuhulumende wasezulwini. Esehlukweni lesilandzelako sitawufundza kabanti ngalohulumende.