Nceda Abantwana Bakho Benze Inkqubela Entsimini
1 Abazali abangamaKristu banembopheleleko enkulu yokuqeqesha abantwana babo entsimini besebancinane. Oku banokukwenza ngeendlela ezininzi. Abanye abantwana bayakwazi ukucengceleza iindinyana ezifanelekileyo zeBhayibhile nangaphambi kokuba bakwazi ukufunda. Oku kunokubachukumisa gqitha abo babaphulaphuleyo. Njengoko abantwana bekhula, banokwenza okungakumbi entsimini. Bazali ninokubanceda njani abantwana benu babe nenxaxheba ekunikeleni ubungqina? Mhlawumbi la macebiso alandelayo anokuninceda.
2 Emva kokubulisa, unokuthi:
◼ “Unyana wam, [chaza igama lakhe], unesibhalo esibangel’ umdla afuna ukukubonisa sona.” Umntwana wakho unokuthi: “Esi sibhalo sikwiiNdumiso sindifundise igama likaThixo. [Lo mntwana ufunda okanye acengceleze INdumiso 83:18.] La maphephancwadi athetha ngoko uYehova uThixo aya kusenzela kona. Ndingakushiyela wona?” Unokuqukumbela le ncoko ngokuchaza indlela umsebenzi wehlabathi lonke oxhaswa ngayo.
3 Okanye unokuzama le ndlela:
◼ “Molo. Ndifundisa intombi yam, [chaza igama layo], ukuba ibe nenkxalabo ngabanye ekuhlaleni. Ingathanda ukwabelana nawe ngesigidimi esifutshane esiseBhayibhileni.” Inokuthi: “Enye indlela endithanda ukubanceda ngayo abantu kukwabelana nabo ngethemba lekamva eliseBhayibhileni. [Lo mntwana ufunda okanye acengceleze ISityhilelo 21:4.] La maphephancwadi achaza okuza kwenziwa buBukumkani bukaThixo. Ndicinga ukuba uza kukunandipha ukuwafunda.”
4 Ukuhlala besebenzisa iintshumayelo ezilula kuyabanceda abantwana baqiniseke ngakumbi njengoko behambisa isigidimi soBukumkani. Xa benikela ingqalelo ekuthetheni ngokuvakalayo xa beqhelisela iintshumayelo zabo, baya kutsho bakwazi ukuthetha kwiimeko ezahlukahlukeneyo. Ukulungiselela kusengaphambili nokubancoma ngokusuk’ entliziyweni kuya kubanceda abantwana bathethe ngeenkolelo zabo.
5 Ngokhuthazo olunjalo, abantwana abaninzi baye bakufanelekela ukuba ngabavakalisi abangabhaptizwanga. Hayi indlela ekuvuyisa ngayo ukubona abantwana bethu besenza inkqubela kubulungiseleli bamaKristu!—INdu. 148:12, 13.