UbuNgendawo

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Kutheni kukho ubungendawo obungaka nje?

UThixo akabekeki tyala. Wanika uluntu isiqalo esigqibeleleyo, kodwa abantu baye bakhetha ukuzityeshela izinto ezifunwa nguThixo baza bazigqibela ngokwabo ngoko kulungileyo noko kubi. (Dut. 32:4, 5; INtshu. 7:29; Gen. 3:5, 6) Ngokwenza oku, baye baba phantsi kwempembelelo yamandla angendawo nangaphaya komntu.—Efe. 6:11, 12.

1 Yoh. 5:19: “Ihlabathi liphela lilele kongendawo.”

ISityhi. 12:7-12: “Kwabakho imfazwe emazulwini, . . . inamba nezithunywa zayo zisilwa; azaba nakweyisa, kanjalo ayaba safunyanwa indawo yazo emazulwini. Yaphoswa phantsi inamba enkulu, inyoka yakudala, leyo kuthiwa nguMtyholi, uSathana ke, lowo ulilahlekisayo elimiweyo liphela; yaphoswa emhlabeni, nezithunywa zayo zaphoswa kunye nayo. . . . Ngenxa yoko yibani nemihlali, nina mazulu, nani ninomnquba kuwo. Yeha, abo bawumiyo umhlaba nolwandle! ngokuba uhlile weza kuni uMtyholi, enomsindo omkhulu, esazi nje ukuba ixesha analo lincinane.” (Lo yeha wandileyo ehlabathini wenzeka ukususela ekuphosweni kukaSathana phantsi evela ezulwini emva kokuzalwa koBukumkani. Bona indinyana 10.)

2 Tim. 3:1-5: “Ke, kwazi oku, ukuba ngemihla yokugqibela kuya kufika amaxesha anomngcipheko. Kuba abantu baya kuba ngabazithandayo, abathandi bemali, abaqhankqalazi, abakratshi, abanyelisi, abangeva bazali, abangabuleliyo, abangengcwele, abangenabubele, abangenatarhu, abatyholi, abangenakuzeyisa, izibhoja, abangenakuthanda kulunga, abancethezi, izityhuthutyhuthu, abathiwe lwale likratshi, abathandi beziyolo kunokuba bathande uThixo; benokumila kokuhlonela uThixo, ukanti bayawakhanyela amandla ako.” (Esi sisiqhamo sokuwexuka kunqulo lokwenyaniso kangangethuba eliziinkulungwane. Ezi meko ziye zavela ngenxa yokuba abantu abebesithi bangabonqulo baye bakutyeshela oko ngokwenene kuthethwa liLizwi likaThixo. Baye bawakhanyela amandla ukulunga kokuhlonel’ uThixo nokukokwenyaniso okunokuba nawo kubomi bukabani.)

Kutheni uThixo ebuvumela nje?

Maxa wambi kuthi kusenokubonakala ukuba eyona nto ilungileyo ibiya kusuka nje ibe kukushenxisa wonk’ ubani ongendawo. Siyakunqwenela ukuphela kobungendawo, ukanti thina sibubone iminyaka embalwa nje kuphela xa kuthelekiswa nexesha ebebukho ngalo ubungendawo. Umele avakalelwe njani uYehova uThixo? Kangangamawakawaka eminyaka abantu baye bambek’ ityala, bade bamthuka, ngenxa yeemeko ezimbi abaye bazinyamezela. Kanti, ezi meko zibangelwa, kungekhona nguye, kodwa zibangelwa nguSathana nabantu abangendawo. UYehova unawo amandla okutshabalalisa abangendawo. Ngokuqinisekileyo kumele kubekho izizathu ezilungileyo zokuba eye wazibamba kangaka. Ukuba indlela kaYehova yokusingatha imeko yahlukile kuleyo besiya kuyincomela, ngaba oko kumele kusimangalise? Amava akhe makhulu ngakumbi kunawomntu, ibe imbono yakhe ngemeko ibanzi ngakumbi kuneyakhe nabani na umntu.—Thelekisa uIsaya 55:8, 9; Hezekile 33:17.

Bebungayi kubakho ubungendawo ukuba uThixo ebengazange azinike inkululeko izidalwa ezinengqiqo. Kodwa uThixo usinike amandla okukhetha ukumthobela ngenxa yokuba simthanda okanye sikhethe ukungamthobeli. (Dut. 30:19, 20; Yosh. 24:15) Ngaba sinqwenela ukuba ngekungazange kwenziwa oko? Ukuba singabazali, yintoni esenza sonwabe ngakumbi—xa abantwana bethu besithobela ngenxa yokuba besithanda okanye xa sibenza basithobele? Ngaba uThixo ngewayenyanzelise uAdam ukuba athobele? Ngaba ngokwenene besiza konwaba ngakumbi ukuba besiphila kwihlabathi apho besinyanzelwa ukuthobela uThixo? Ngaphambi kokutshabalalisa le nkqubo ingendawo, uThixo uvumela ithuba lokuba abantu bazibonakalise enoba bakufuna ngenene na ukuphila ngokuvisisana nemithetho yakhe yobulungisa okanye abafuni na. Ngexesha elimiselwe nguye, ngaphandle kokusilela uya kubatshabalalisa abangendawo.—2 Tes. 1:9, 10.

Ngobulumko uvumela ixesha lokuzinzisa iimbambano ezibalulekileyo: (1) Ubulungisa nokulunga kolawulo lukaYehova kwacelw’ umngeni e-Eden. (Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:1-5) (2) Kwathandatyuzwa ingqibelelo yabo bonke abakhonzi bakaThixo ezulwini nasemhlabeni. (Yob. 1:6-11; 2:1-5; Luka 22:31) UThixo ngewabatshabalalisayo abavukeli (uSathana, uAdam, noEva) ngoko nangoko, kodwa oko ngekwakungazange kwayizinzisa imicimbi. Amandla akangqini ukuba isizathu sikabani sifanelekile. Iimbambano ezaphakanyiswayo yayizezokuziphatha. Ukuvumela kukaThixo ixesha, kwakungekuko ukungqina nayiphi na into kuye, kodwa yayikukuvumela zonke izidalwa zibe nenkululeko yokuzibonela ngokwazo isiqhamo esaveliswa kukuvukelwa kolawulo lwakhe, nokuzinika ithuba lokuzibonakalisa apho ngokobuqu zimi khona kule micimbi ibalulekileyo. Zakuba zizinzisiwe ezi mbambano, akuyi kuze kufuneke ukuba nabani na avunyelwe aphazamise uxolo. Ulungelelwano oluhle, imvisiswano nempilontle yendalo iphela zixhomekeke ekungcwalisweni kwegama likaYehova, ekuphathweni kwakhe ngembeko esuk’ entliziyweni zizo zonke izidalwa ezinengqiqo. (Bona kwanephepha 318, 319, phantsi komxholo othi “USathana UMtyholi.”

Umzekelo: Ukuba ubani ukumangalela phambi kwabantu bonke ngelokuba uye wasisebenzisa kakubi isikhundla sakho njengentloko yentsapho waza wathi abantwana bakho bebeya kuba kwimeko entle ngakumbi ukuba bebenokuzenzela izigqibo ezizezabo ngaphandle kokukhokelwa nguwe, ibe bonke bebekuthobela, kungengakuba bekuthanda, kodwa bekuthobela ngenxa yeengenelo eziphathekayo obanika zona, yiyiphi eyona ndlela ilungileyo obuya kuwuzinzisa ngayo lo mcimbi? Ngaba ukudubula ummangali wobuxoki bekuya kuzenza ezi zimangalo zingabikho kwiingqondo zabantu abebekho? Kunoko, esinjani isicombululo ukuba sihle ebesiya kubakho ukuba ubunokunika abantwana bakho ithuba lokuba babe ngamangqina akho bebonisa ukuba uyintloko yentsapho esesikweni nenothando nokuba bahlala nawe ngenxa yokuba bekuthanda! Ukuba bambi babantwana bakho bebelukholelwa utshaba lwakho, bashiye ikhaya, baze bonakalise ubomi babo ngokwamkela olunye uhlobo lobomi, oko bekuya kwenza abakhi-mkhanya abanyanisekileyo baqonde ukuba aba bantwana ngebekwimeko entle ngakumbi ukuba bebeluthobele ulwalathiso lwakho.

Ngaba nangayiphi na indlela siye sangenelwa kukuvumela kukaThixo ubungendawo ukuza kuthi ga kulo mhla?

2 Pet. 3:9: “INkosi [uYehova, NW] ayilibali dinga, njengoko abathile baba iyalibala; isuka izeke kade umsindo kuthi, ingangi kungatshabalala nabani; inga bonke bangasinga enguqukweni.” (Ngenxa yokuba umonde wakhe uye wafikelela nakumhla wethu, sinethuba lokubonakalisa ukuba siguqukile yaye, endaweni yokuba sizenzele ezethu izigqibo ngokulungileyo nokubi, sifuna ukuzithoba kulawulo lukaYehova lobulungisa.)

Roma 9:14-24: “Sithini na ke ngoko? Kukho ukuswela kulungisa kusini na kuye uThixo? Nakanye! . . . Hi, ukuba ke uThixo, ethanda ukubonakalalisa ingqumbo yakhe, nokwazisa amandla akhe, wathwala enokuzeka kade okukhulu izitya zengqumbo, zilungiselwe intshabalalo [oko kukuthi, wabunyamezela ubukho babantu abangendawo okwexesha elithile]; ukuze abazise ubutyebi bozuko lwakhe ezityeni zenceba, abezilungisele uzuko ngenxa engaphambili [oko kukuthi, elo xesha wayeya kulisebenzisela ukubonakalisa inceba kwabathile, ngokuvisisana nenjongo yakhe]; ezi wazibizayo, kwathina aba, kungekuwo amaYuda odwa, kukwiintlanga nazo?” (Ngaloo ndlela uThixo wayithintela intshabalalo yabangendawo ukuze avumele ixesha lokukhetha abantu awayeza kubazukisa noKristu njengamalungu oBukumkani basezulwini. Ngaba ukwenza kukaThixo oko kube yinto engekho sikweni kuye nabani na? Hayi akunjalo; kuyinxalenye yelungiselelo likaYehova lokusikelela abantu bazo zonke iindidi abaya kubabalwa ngethuba lokuphila ngonaphakade kumhlaba oyiparadisi. Thelekisa INdumiso 37:10, 11.)

Ukuba Ubani Uthi—

‘Kutheni le nto uThixo evumela ubungendawo obunjalo?’

Usenokuphendula uthi: ‘Umbuzo wakho mhle. Abakhonzi abathembekileyo bakaThixo abaninzi baye baphazanyiswa bubungendawo obubangqongileyo. (Hab. 1:3, 13)’ Mhlawumbi usenokongeza uthi: (1) ‘Oku akubangelwanga kukungakhathali kukaThixo. Uyasiqinisekisa ukuba umisele ixesha laxa eya kwenza abangendawo baziphendulele. (Hab. 2:3)’ (2) ‘Kodwa yintoni efunekayo kuthi ukuba siza kuba phakathi kwabasindi xa kufika elo xesha? (Hab. 2:4b; Zef. 2:3)’

Okanye unokuthi: ‘Ndiyavuya kuba uye wawuphakamisa loo mbuzo. Ngumbuzo ophazamisa abantu abaninzi abantliziyo zinyanisekileyo. Apha ndinenkcazelo ethile eluncedo ngokwenene nephendula umbuzo wakho. (Ngoko fundani kunye inkcazelo ethile ekwiphepha 227-229.)’

‘Emva kwayo yonke le minyaka, andikholelwa ukuba uThixo uza kwenza nantoni na ukuguqula imicimbi’

Usenokuphendula uthi: ‘Kuyandivuyisa ukuva ukuba uyakholelwa kuThixo. Ngokuqinisekileyo liyinyaniso elokuba ubungendawo buninzi, ibe baqalisa kudala ngaphambi kwexesha lethu. Kodwa ngaba uye wakuqwalasela oku . . . ? (Sebenzisa iingongoma ezikwisiqendu 2 kwiphepha 227, ngokubhekisele kubude bexesha uThixo athe wabunyamezela ngalo.)’

Okanye unokuthi: ‘Ndiqinisekile uya kuvumelana nam xa ndisithi nabani na onabo ubuchule bokwakha indlu ngokuqinisekileyo unokukwazi nokuyicoca. . . . Ekubeni uThixo wadala umhlaba, bekungayi kuba ngumcimbi onzima ngaye ukuwucoca. Kutheni le nto elinde ithuba elide kangaka? Le mpendulo ndiyifumanise isanelisa gqitha. Khawundixelele oko wena ukucingayo. (Ngoko fundani kunye umbandela okwiphepha 227-229.)’