Yilumkele Imigibe KaMtyholi!

‘Baphume emgibeni kaMtyholi.’—2 TIM. 2:26.

UBUYA KUPHENDULA UTHINI?

Sinokuzihlola njani xa sithanda ukugxeka abanye?

UPilato noPetros banokusifundisa ntoni ngokunganikezeli kuloyiko nakwingcinezelo?

Unokukuphepha njani ukuzibek’ ityala ngokugqithiseleyo?

1, 2. Yiyiphi imigibe kaMtyholi esiza kuthetha ngayo kweli nqaku?

UMTYHOLI uyabazingela abakhonzi bakaYehova. Injongo yakhe ephambili asikokubatshabalalisa, ngendlela umzingeli azibulala ngayo iinyamakazi. Kunoko, olona sukelo lwakhe kukulibamba liphila ixhoba aze alenzise nantoni na ayifunayo.—Funda eyesi-2 kuTimoti 2:24-26.

² Ukuze abambise ixhoba liphila, umbambisi unokusebenzisa umgibe. Unokuzama ukuba ixhoba lize ekuhleni aze alirhintyele. Okanye unokusebenzisa umgibe ofihlakeleyo nonokusibamba isilwanyana singalindelanga. UMtyholi usebenzisa imigibe efanayo ukuze ababambise bephila abakhonzi bakaThixo. Ukuba asikufuni ukubanjiswa, sifanele siphaphe size sithobele imiqondiso ebonisa imigibe kaSathana ekufutshane kuthi. Eli nqaku liza kuthetha ngendlela esinokuyilumkela ngayo imigibe emithathu kaMtyholi aye, ngokomkhamo othile, waphumelela ukuyisebenzisa. Le migibe (1) kukungalulawuli ulwimi, (2) ukoyika kwakunye nengcinezelo (3) nokuzibek’ ityala ngokugqithiseleyo. Inqaku elilandelayo liza kuthetha ngeminye imigibe emibini kaSathana.

WUCIME UMLILO WOLWIMI OLUNGALAWULWAYO

3, 4. Ukungakwazi ukululawula ulwimi kunokuphumela entwenini? Sicela wenze umzekelo.

³ Ukuze akhuphe izilwanyana apho zizimele khona, umzingeli unokutshisa imithi, aze abambise izilwanyana ezizama ukubaleka. Ngokufuziselayo, uMtyholi angakuthanda ukutshisa ibandla lamaKristu. Xa ephumelela, unokuwakhupha amalungu alo aze awabambise. Sinokuwela njani ezandleni zakhe aze asibambise?

⁴ Umfundi uYakobi ufanisa ulwimi nomlilo. (Funda uYakobi 3:6-8.) Ukuba siyasilela ukululawula ulwimi lwethu, ngokufuziselayo kunokubakho umlilo ongalawulekiyo ebandleni. Kunokwenzeka njani oko? Ngokomzekelo: Ezintlanganisweni kwaziswa ukuba udade othile umiselwe njengovulindlela othe ngxi. Emva kweentlanganiso, oodade ababini bancokola ngesi saziso. Omnye kwaba dade uyavuya yaye umnqwenelela okuhle lo vulindlela mtsha. Omnye uyazithandabuza izizathu zakhe zokuba nguvulindlela yaye uthi uzifunela nje udumo ebandleni. Nguwuphi kwaba dade ongathanda ukuba abe ngumhlobo wakho? Kulula ukubona ukuba nguwuphi onokubangela umlilo ebandleni ngenxa yezinto azithethayo.

5. Ukuze sicime umlilo wolwimi olungalawulwayo, simele sizihlole njani?

⁵ Sinokuwucima njani umlilo wolwimi olungalawulwayo? UYesu wathi: “Umlomo uthetha ngokuphuphuma kwentliziyo.” (Mat. 12:34) Ngoko inyathelo lokuqala kukuhlola iintliziyo zethu. Ngaba siyaziphepha iimvakalelo ezingafanelekanga ezinokuphembelela incoko engakhiyo? Ngokomzekelo, xa sisiva ukuba umzalwana othile usukela ilungelo elithile lenkonzo, ngaba sivakalelwa kukuba uneentshukumisa ezintle okanye siyamkrokrela sisithi uqhutywa kukuzingca? Ukuba sisoloko sinotyekelo lokubacingela kakubi abazalwana bethu, kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba noMtyholi wazithandabuza izizathu zikaYobhi othembekileyo zokukhonza uThixo. (Yobhi 1:9-11) Kunokuba simkrokrele lo mzalwana, kufuneka sihlole izizathu zokuba simgxeke. Ngaba sinezizathu ezivakalayo zokuba simgxeke? Okanye ngaba iintliziyo zethu zityhefwe kukungabi nabubele okuxhaphakileyo kule mihla yokugqibela?—2 Tim. 3:1-4.

6, 7. (a) Ziziphi izizathu ezinokubangela ukuba sibagxeke abanye? (b) Sifanele sithini xa sitshabhiswa?

⁶ Nazi ezinye izinto ezinokusenza sibagxeke abanye. Kusenokwenzeka ukuba sifuna kubonakale izinto ezenziwe sithi. Ngenxa yoko, sinokuzama ukubadobelela abanye kuba sifuna kubalasele thina. Okanye sinokuzama ukuzithethelela xa singazenziyo izinto ezifanelekileyo. Enoba likratshi, ngumona okanye kukungazithembi okubangela oko, imiphumo iba yingozi.

⁷ Usenokuzithethelela ngokugxeka omnye umntu. Mhlawumbi naye uye wathetha kakubi ngawe. Nakuba kunjalo, akulungisi nto ukuziphindezelela. Ukwenjenjalo kukugalela iparafini emlilweni yaye kuvisisana nokuthanda kukaMtyholi kungekhona okukaThixo. (2 Tim. 2:26) Kufuneka sixelise uYesu kule nkalo. Xa wayetshabhiswa “akazange aphindise atshabhise.” Kunoko, “wahlala ezinikele kulowo ugweba ngobulungisa.” (1 Pet. 2:21-23) UYesu wayeqinisekile ukuba uYehova uya kuyicombulula ingxaki ngendlela yakhe nangexesha lakhe. Sifanele simthembe ngendlela efanayo uThixo. Ukuba sithetha kakuhle ngabanye, siya kulondoloza ‘umxokelelwane omanyanisayo woxolo’ ebandleni.—Funda eyabase-Efese 4:1-3

KUPHEPHE UKURHINTYELWA LULOYIKO NENGCINEZELO

8, 9. Kwakutheni ukuze uPilato amgwebele ukufa uYesu?

⁸ Isilwanyana esibanjiswe ngumgibe asiphindi sikwazi ukuhambahamba. Ngokufanayo, umntu owoyikayo nophantsi kwengcinezelo akakwazi kulawula ubomi bakhe. (Funda iMizekeliso 29:25.) Makhe sithethe ngamadoda amabini awahluke ngokupheleleyo awanikezelayo kwingcinezelo nakuloyiko size sibone oko sinokukufunda kuwo.

⁹ IRhuluneli yaseRoma uPontiyo Pilato yayisazi ukuba uYesu akanatyala yaye yayingafuni ukuba abulawe. Phofu ke, uPilato wathi uYesu “akukho nto ayenzileyo ingabangela ukuba afe.” Sekunjalo, uPilato wamgwebela ukufa. Ngoba? Kungenxa yokuba uPilato wayesoyika ingcinezelo yehlokondiba. (Luka 23:15, 21-25) Abachasi bekhwaza bathi, “ukuba uyamkhulula lo mntu, akungomhlobo kaKesare” ngaloo ndlela bemcinezela ukuba enze ukuthanda kwabo. (Yoh. 19:12) Kusenokwenzeka ukuba uPilato wayesoyika ukuphulukana nesikhundla sakhe—okanye ubomi bakhe—ngenxa yokuthethelela uKristu. Ngoko wavuma ukuphenjelelwa ukuze enze ukuthanda kukaMtyholi.

10. Yintoni eyabangela ukuba uPetros akhanyele uKristu?

¹⁰ Umpostile uPetros wayengoyena mhlobo kaYesu. Watsho phambi kwabantu abaninzi ukuba uYesu unguMesiya. (Mat. 16:16) UPetros waqhubeka ekunye noYesu xa abanye bengazange bayiqonde intsingiselo yamazwi akhe baza bamshiya. (Yoh. 6:66-69) Xa iintshaba zazibamba uYesu, uPetros wabinza ngekrele ekhusela iNkosi yakhe. (Yoh. 18:10, 11) Noko ke, kamva uPetros woyika waza wakhanyela nokuba uyamazi uYesu Kristu. Kangangethutyana, umpostile uPetros wabanjiswa ngumgibe wokoyika abantu yaye wawuvumela ukuba umenze angabi nankalipho.—Mat. 26:74, 75.

11. Kunokufuneka simelane naziphi iimpembelelo ezimbi?

¹¹ Thina maKristu, masiyixhathise ingcinezelo yokwenza izinto ezingamkholisiyo uThixo. Abaqeshwa nabanye abantu banokuzama ukusinyanzela ukuba singanyaniseki okanye basihende ukuba siziphathe kakubi ngokwesini. Abantwana besikolo banokujamelana nengcinezelo yoontanga abafuna bakope xa kubhalwa iimviwo, babukele iphonografi, batshaye, basebenzise iziyobisi, banxile, okanye baziphathe kakubi ngokwesini. Ngoko, yintoni enokusinceda siphephe umgibe woloyiko nowengcinezelo yokwenza oko uYehova angakufuniyo?

12. Yintoni esinokuyifunda kuPilato nakuPetros?

¹² Masibone oko sinokukufunda kuPilato noPetros. UPilato wayengazi nto kangako ngoKristu. Sekunjalo, wayesazi ukuba uYesu akanatyala yaye akangomntu uqhelekileyo. Kodwa uPilato wayengathobekanga yaye engamthandi uThixo wokwenyaniso. UMtyholi wambambisa lula. UPetros wayemazi kakuhle uThixo yaye emthanda. Noko ke, maxa wambi wayengathozamanga, esoyika yaye enikezela lula kwingcinezelo. Ngaphambi kokuba uYesu abanjwe, uPetros wazingomb’ isifuba ngelithi: “Kwanokuba bonke abanye bayakhubeka, kodwa andisayi kukhubeka.” (Marko 14:29) Lo mpostile ngewayezilungiselele kwangaphambili iimvavanyo awayeza kujamelana nazo ukuba wayethembele kuThixo njengomdumisi owathi: “UYehova usecaleni lam; andiyi koyika. Angandenza ntoni na umntu wasemhlabeni?” (INdu. 118:6) Ngobusuku bokugqibela esemhlabeni, uYesu wahamba noPetros nabanye abapostile ababini ukuya kumyezo waseGetsemane. Kunokuba bahlale bephaphile, uPetros nabanye abapostile balala. UYesu wabavusa waza wathi: “Madoda, hlalani nilindile yaye nithandaza, ukuze ningangeni ekuhendweni.” (Marko 14:38) Kodwa uPetros waphinda walala yaye kamva woyika waza wanikezela kwingcinezelo.

13. Sinokuyixhathisa njani ingcinezelo yokwenza isono?

¹³ Umzekelo kaPilato nokaPetros unokusifundisa esinye isifundo esibalulekileyo: Ukuze siyixhathise ingcinezelo, kufuneka sibe nolwazi oluchanileyo, sithobeke, sithozame, sithande uYehova size soyike yena kungekhona abantu. Ukuba ukholo lwethu lwakhelwe kulwazi oluchanileyo, siya kuthetha ngenkalipho ngeenkolelo zethu. Oko kuya kusinceda ukuba sixhathise ingcinezelo size sikoyise ukoyika abantu. Kambe ke, asifanele sizithembe ngokugqithiseleyo. Kunoko, sifanele ngokuzithoba siqonde ukuba ngamandla kaThixo anokusinceda sixhathise ingcinezelo. Kufuneka sithandazele umoya kaYehova yaye simele siliphakamise igama nemilinganiselo yakhe ngenxa yokuba simthanda. Ukongezelela, kufuneka siyilungele ingcinezelo ngaphambi kokuba sivavanywe. Ngokomzekelo, ukuzilungiselela kwangaphambili nokuthandaza kunokunceda abantwana bethu bakwazi ukuphendula xa iintanga zabo zizama ukubaphembelela ukuba benze isono.—2 Kor. 13:7.a

WULUMKELE UMGIBE OTYUMZAYO WOKUZIBEK’ ITYALA NGOKUGQITHISELEYO

14. UMtyholi ufuna sicinge ntoni ngeempazamo esakha sazenza?

¹⁴ Maxa wambi kudla ngokubekwa isiqobo esinzima somthi okanye ilitye kwindlela elidla ngokuhamba kuyo ixhoba. Isilwanyana esingalumkanga sinokugila ucingo olubotshelelwe kwesi siqobo okanye ilitye, size ke siwelwe ngulo mgibe. Ukuzibek’ ityala ngokugqithiseleyo kunokufaniswa nesiqobo esinzima esityumzayo. Xa sicinga ngeempazamo esakha sazenza, sinokuziva ‘sityumke ngomlinganiselo ogqithileyo.’ (Funda iNdumiso 38:3-5, 8.) USathana ufuna sicinge ukuba asikufanelekeli ukwenzelwa inceba nguYehova yaye asinakuyifikelela imilinganiselo yakhe.

15, 16. Sinokuwuphepha njani umgibe wokuzibek’ ityala ngokugqithiseleyo?

¹⁵ Unokuwuphepha njani lo mgibe utyumzayo? Ukuba ukhe wenza isono esinzulu, zama ngoku ukuhlaziya ubuhlobo bakho noYehova. Cela uncedo lwabadala. (Yak. 5:14-16) Zama ukulungisa umonakalo owenzekileyo. (2 Kor. 7:11) Musa ukutyhafa xa wohlwayiwe. Loo nto iqinisekisa ukuba uYehova uyakuthanda. (Heb. 12:6) Zimisele ukuzilumkela izinto ezabangela ukuba wone. Emva kokuba uguquke ngokupheleleyo, yiba nokholo lokuba idini lentlawulelo likaYesu Kristu liya kukugubungela ukunxaxha kwakho.—1 Yoh. 4:9, 14.

¹⁶ Abanye abantu baqhubeka bezibeka ityala ngezono zabo ezaxolelwayo. Ukuba kunjalo nakuwe, khumbula ukuba uYehova wamxolela uPetros nabanye abapostile abashiya uYesu, uNyana wakhe othandekayo xa kanye kwakufuneka bemxhasile. Indoda eyagxothwa kwibandla laseKorinte ngenxa yokwenza inyala, yaxolelwa nguYehova isakuba iguqukile. (1 Kor. 5:1-5; 2 Kor. 2:6-8) IBhayibhile ithetha ngabantu abenza izono ezinzulu abaguqukayo baza baxolelwa nguThixo.—2 Kron. 33:2, 10-13; 1 Kor. 6:9-11.

17. Inokusinceda njani intlawulelo?

¹⁷ UYehova uya kuzixolela aze azilibale izono zakho zexa elidluleyo ukuba uguquka ngokunyanisekileyo uze uvume akwenzele inceba. Ungaze uvakalelwe kukuba idini lentlawulelo likaYesu alinakuzigubungela ezakho izono. Ukucinga ngolo hlobo kuya kuthetha ukuzifaka komnye umgibe kaSathana. Enoba uMtyholi ufuna uvakalelwe njani na, intlawulelo inokuzigubungela zonke izono zabo baguqukayo. (IMize. 24:16) Ukuba nokholo kwintlawulelo kunokususa umthwalo wokuzibek’ ityala ngokugqithiseleyo kuze kukunike amandla okukhonza uThixo ngentliziyo, ingqondo nomphefumlo wakho uphela.—Mat. 22:37.

SIYAWAZI AMAQHINGA KASATHANA

18. Sinokuyiphepha njani imigibe kaMtyholi?

¹⁸ USathana unokusibekela nawuphi na umgibe, logama nje eza kusibambisa. Ekubeni siwazi amaqhinga akhe, sinokukuphepha ukuba zizisulu zikaMtyholi. (2 Kor. 2:10, 11) Asinakubanjiswa yimigibe yakhe ukuba sithandazela ubulumko bokujamelana nezilingo. UYakobi wabhala wathi: “Ukuba kukho nabani na kuni oswele ubulumko, makaqhubeke ebucela kuThixo, kuba unika bonke ngesisa, engangcikivi; yaye uya kubunikwa.” (Yak. 1:5) Kufuneka senze ngokuvumelana nemithandazo yethu ngokulwenza rhoqo ufundisiso lobuqu nokuphila ngokuvisisana neLizwi likaThixo. Uncwadi lweBhayibhile olulungiselelwe ludidi lwekhoboka elithembekileyo neliyingqondi luyasikhanyisela ngemigibe ebekwa nguMtyholi yaye lusinceda siyiphephe.

19, 20. Kutheni sifanele sikuthiye okubi?

¹⁹ Ukuthandaza nokufunda iBhayibhile kusenza sithande oko kulungileyo. Kodwa kubaluleke ngendlela efanayo ukuhlakulela ukukuthiya okubi. (INdu. 97:10) Ukucamngca ngemiphumo yokwenza izinto ezimbi kunokusinceda siziphephe. (Yak. 1:14, 15) Xa sifunda ukuthiya okubi size sikuthande ngokwenene okulungileyo, asinakubanjiswa yimigibe kaSathana.

²⁰ Simbulela ngokwenene uThixo kuba eye wasikhusela ekubeni zizisulu zikaSathana! UYehova usihlangula ngomoya wakhe, iLizwi lakhe nangentlangano yakhe “kulowo ungendawo.” (Mat. 6:13) Kwinqaku elilandelayo, siza kufunda ngendlela yokuphepha imigibe emibini aye uMtyholi wayisebenzisa ngokuphumelelayo ekubambiseni abakhonzi bakaThixo.

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