Icandelo 2: Indlela Aphila Ngayo AmaKristu

Ukufunda iBhayibhile kukuncede wakwazi oko uYehova akulindele kuwe nendlela yokufikelela imilinganiselo yakhe yobulungisa. Ukuze ukwenze oko ukufundileyo, mhlawumbi kuye kwafuneka utshintshe indlela obuziphethe ngayo nendlela obujonga ngayo ubomi. Ekubeni ngoku wenze isigqibo sokuphila ngemilinganiselo kaYehova yobulungisa, uza kukwazi ukumkhonza ngendlela ayamkelayo njengomshumayeli weendaba ezilungileyo. Ukuzikhumbuza ngezinto ezikule mibuzo ilandelayo kuza kukunceda ukuba uyibethelele engqondweni imilinganiselo yobulungisa kaYehova kwaye uza kutsho ukhumbule nezinto onokuzenza ukuze umkhonze ngendlela ayifunayo. Kuza kukwenza ukubone ukubaluleka kokwenza izinto unesazela esicocekileyo nokuzukisa uYehova.—2 Kor. 1:12; 1 Tim. 1:19; 1 Pet. 3:16, 21.

Ekubeni sele unethuba ufunda iBhayibhile, ngokuqinisekileyo uyafuna ukumthobela uYehova nokuba kwintlangano yakhe. Imibuzo neZibhalo eziboniswe apha ziza kukunceda uhlole indlela okuqonda ngayo ukuthobela uYehova ebandleni, entsatsheni nendlela okudibana ngayo nokuthobela oorhulumente beli hlabathi. Uza kutsho uzixabise nangakumbi iindlela uYehova abafundisa ngazo abantu bakhe, neendlela omeleza ngazo ukholo lwabo. Enye yazo ziintlanganiso zebandla omele uzimisele ukuya kuzo uze ube nenxaxheba kangangoko unako. Enye into, eli candelo liza kukunceda ubone indlela ekubaluleke ngayo ukushumayela qho ngoBukumkani, uze uncede abantu bamazi uYehova baqonde nezinto abenzela zona. (Mat. 24:14; 28:19, 20) Kwimibuzo yokugqibela, eli candelo liza kukunceda uqonde indlela ekubaluleke ngayo ukuzinikela kwakho kuYehova nokubhaptizwa. Qiniseka ukuba uYehova uyavuya xa ekubona usenza izinto ezibonisa ukuba uyabuxabisa ububele akwenzele bona.

1. UThixo uthanda umtshato onjani? Zithini iZibhalo ngokuqhawula umtshato?

• “Anizange nifunde na ukuba lowo wabadalayo wabadala baba yindoda nomfazi kwasekuqaleni, waza wathi: ‘Yiloo nto indoda iza kumshiya utata nomama wayo, ithi nca emfazini wayo, baze babe nyama-nye’? Ngoko ke, abasekho babini, kodwa bangumntu omnye. Abo ke uThixo abadibanise ngedyokhwe, makungabikho mntu ubahlukanisayo. . . . Nabani na oqhawula umtshato nomfazi wakhe, engakhange ahenyuze, aze atshate omnye, uyakrexeza.”​—Mat. 19:4-6, 9.

2. Xa indoda nomfazi behlala kunye kutheni kufuneka batshate ngokusemthethweni? Ukuba utshatile, ngaba uqinisekile ukuba umtshato wakho ubhalisiwe kwarhulumente?

• “Qhubeka ubakhumbuza ukuba bathobele oorhulumente nabantu abanegunya.”​—Tito 3:1.

• “Wonke umntu makawuhloniphe umtshato, yaye mawungangcoliswa, kuba uThixo uza kubagweba abaziphethe kakubi ngesondo nabakrexezayo.”​—Heb. 13:4.

3. Entsatsheni umele wenze ntoni wena?

• “Yimamele nyana wam, ingqeqesho katata wakho, ungayilahli imfundiso kamama wakho.”​—IMize. 1:8.

• “Umyeni uyintloko yomfazi wakhe njengokuba noKristu eyintloko yebandla . . . Bayeni, qhubekani nibathanda abafazi benu, kanye njengokuba noKristu walithandayo ibandla.”​—Efe. 5:23, 25.

• “Botata, sanukubacaphukisa abantwana benu, kodwa qhubekani nibakhulisa ngokubaqeqesha nangokubafundisa ngendlela kaYehova.”​—Efe. 6:4.

• “Nina bantwana, bathobeleni abazali benu kuyo yonke into, kuba iNkosi iyayithanda loo nto.”​—Kol. 3:20.

• “Nina bafazi, wathobeleni amadoda enu.”​—1 Pet. 3:1.

4. Kutheni simele sibuxabise ubomi?

• “Nguye [uThixo] onika bonke abantu ubomi, umoya abawuphefumlayo nazo zonke izinto. . . . Kuba ngenxa yakhe sinobomi, siyashukuma yaye sikho.”​—IZe. 17:25, 28.

5. Kutheni simele singabulali mntu kuquka nosana olungekazalwa?

• ‘Ukuba amadoda ayalwa aze ayokuphoseka kumfazi okhulelweyo kubekho umntu ofayo, uze ubuyekeze ubomi ngobomi.’​—Eks. 21:22, 23.

• “Amehlo akho andibona ndiseyimbumba; encwadini yakho, kwabhalwa ngeentsuku ezaziza kubunjwa ngazo zonke iinxalenye zam, kungekabikho nanye kuzo.”​—INdu. 139:16.

• ‘UYehova uyazicaphukela izandla ezichitha igazi elimsulwa.’​—IMize. 6:16, 17.

6. Uthini umthetho kaThixo ngegazi?

• ‘Niliphephe igazi nezinto ezikrwitshiweyo.’​—IZe. 15:29.

7. Kutheni simele sibathande abazalwana noodade abangamaKristu?

• “Ndininika umyalelo omtsha, wokuba nithandane. Nimele nithandane ngale ndlela nam ndinithande ngayo. Bonke baza kutsho bazi ukuba ningabafundi bam, ukuba niyathandana.”​—Yoh. 13:34, 35.

8. Ukuze umntu onesifo esosulelayo nesibulalayo aphephe ukosulela abanye: (a) Kutheni imele ingabi nguye oqalayo ukwanga okanye ukuphuza abantu? (b) Kutheni engamele akhubeke xa engamenywa emakhayeni abantu? (c) Kutheni umntu ebekhe wenza izinto ezinokumenza afumane isifo esosulelayo, emele ayokuhlola igazi lakhe ngaphambi kokuba aqalise ukuthandana? (d) Kutheni umntu onesifo esosulelayo emele axelele umnxibelelanisi wequmrhu labadala ngaphambi kokuba abhaptizwe?

• “Sanukuzenzela amatyala, kunoko thandanani. . . . ‘Umele umthande ummelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo nawe.’ Umntu onothando akamenzi into embi ummelwane wakhe.”​—Roma 13:8-10.

• “Ningacingeli kuphela iziqu zenu, kodwa nibacingele nabanye.”​—Fil. 2:4.

9. Kutheni uYehova efuna sibaxolele abanye?

• “Qhubekani ninyamezelana yaye nixolelana ngokusuka entliziyweni nokuba omnye unesizathu sokukhalazela omnye. Xolelanani ngokusuka entliziyweni kanye njengoko uYehova wanixolela ngokusuka entliziyweni.”​—Kol. 3:13.

10. Umele wenze ntoni xa umzalwana ethetha kakubi ngawe okanye exoka kuba efuna ukuthatha imali okanye izinto zakho?

• “Ukuba umzalwana wakho uyakona, hamba uyokuthetha naye ngaloo nto ninobabini kuphela. Ukuba uyakumamela, uya kuba umncedile umzalwana wakho. Kodwa ukuba akakumameli, yiya kuye uhamba nomntu omnye okanye ababini, ukuze kubekho amangqina amabini okanye amathathu xa kugwetywa ityala. Ukuba akawamameli, thetha nebandla. Ukuba akalimameli nebandla, kuwe makabe njengomntu weentlanga nomqokeleli werhafu.”​—Mat. 18:15-17.

11. Uthini uYehova ngezi zono?

▪ Ukuziphatha kakubi ngesondo

▪ Ukukhonza izithixo

▪ Amadoda alala namanye amadoda okanye amabhinqa alala namanye amabhinqa

▪ Ubusela

▪ Ukungcakaza

▪ Ukunxila

• “Ningalahlekiswa. Abantu abaziphethe kakubi ngesondo, abakhonza izithixo, abakrexezayo, amadoda avumayo ukulalwa ngamanye amadoda, amadoda alala amanye amadoda, amasela, abantu ababawayo, amanxila, abantu abathukayo nabantu abanamaqhinga abazukungena eBukumkanini BukaThixo.”​—1 Kor. 6:9, 10.

12. Uzimisele ukwenza ntoni ukuze ukuphephe ukuziphatha kakubi ngesondo, okuquka iindlela ezininzi zokwenza isondo kwabantu abangatshatanga?

• “Ningaze niziphathe kakubi ngesondo!”​—1 Kor. 6:18.

13. Kutheni umele ungawasebenzisi amayeza aziziyobisi anokukwenza ube likhoboka lawo ngaphandle kwaxa unyangwa?

• “Ninikele ngemizimba yenu ibe yimibingelelo ephilayo, engcwele naza kuyamkela uThixo. Ngaloo ndlela niza kuba nikhonza uThixo nisebenzisa ingqondo. Yekani ukulinganisa izinto zeli hlabathi, kodwa guqukani ngokutshintsha indlela enicinga ngayo, ukuze nizibonele ngokwenu ukuthanda kukaThixo afuna sikwenze, okulungileyo, okwamkelekileyo kuye nokugqibeleleyo.”​—Roma 12:1, 2.

14. Ziintoni izinto ezinobudemon uThixo angazifuniyo?

• “Kungabikho mntu uvumisayo, owenza imilingo, ochaza ikamva ngokuvumisa, othakathayo, oya egqirheni okanye kumntu ochaza izinto kwangaphambili, okanye obuza ebantwini abafileyo.”​—Dut. 18:10, 11.

15. Ukuba umntu wenze isono esinzulu ibe ufuna ukuhlala enobuhlobo obuhle noYehova, yintoni amele ayenze ngokukhawuleza?

• “Ndasivuma isono sam kuwe; Andizange ndibufihle ububi endabenzayo. Ndathi: ‘Ndiza kuzivuma izono zam kuYehova.’”​—INdu. 32:5.

• “Ngaba kukho nabani na ogulayo phakathi kwenu? Makabize abadala bebandla, baze bona bamthandazele, bamthambise ngeoli egameni likaYehova. Yaye umthandazo wokholo uza kumphilisa lowo ugulayo, aze uYehova amnike amandla. Ukuba ebenze izono, uza kuxolelwa.”​—Yak. 5:14, 15.

16. Ukuba omnye umKristu wenze isono esinzulu ibe uyayazi loo nto, umele wenze ntoni?

• “Ukuba umntu uye wabona okanye wazi ngesono esenziweyo, ulingqina. Ukuba emva kokuba eve isaziso sokuba aze kuba lingqina ngeso sono aze angasixeli, sisono eso. Umele aphenduliswe ngesono sakhe.”​—Lev. 5:1.

17. Xa kwenziwe isaziso sokuba umntu akaselilo iNgqina LikaYehova simele simphathe njani?

• “Niyeke ukuhlobana naye nabani na ekuthiwa ngumzalwana abe eziphatha kakubi ngesondo, okanye ebawa, okanye ekhonza izithixo, okanye ethuka, okanye enxila, okanye elisela. Ningatyi kwaukutya nomntu onjalo.”​—1 Kor. 5:11.

• “Ukuba kukho umntu oza kuni nemfundiso eyahlukileyo kule, ze ningamamkeli emakhayeni enu, ningambulisi nokumbulisa.”​—2 Yoh. 10.

18. Kutheni abahlobo bakho imele ibe ngabantu abamthandayo uYehova?

• “Ohamba nezilumko uza kuba sisilumko, kodwa osebenzisana nezidenge uza kungena engxakini.”​—IMize. 13:20.

• “Ningalahlekiswa. Ukuba nabahlobo abangalunganga, konakalisa imikhwa elungileyo.”​—1 Kor. 15:33.

19. Kutheni amaNgqina KaYehova engathathi cala kwiipolitiki?

• “Abangabo abehlabathi, njengokuba nam [Yesu] ndingenguye owehlabathi.”​—Yoh. 17:16.

20. Kutheni umele uthobele urhulumente?

• “Wonke umntu makathobele abasemagunyeni, kuba akukho gunya lingaveli kuThixo. Amagunya akhoyo abekwe nguThixo kwiindawo zawo.”​—Roma 13:1.

21. Ukuba umele ukhethe phakathi kokuthobela umthetho wabantu nomthetho kaThixo, umele wenze ntoni?

• “NguThixo umlawuli esimele simthobele kunabantu.”​—IZe. 5:29.

22. Zeziphi izibhalo ezinokukunceda uhlale wahlukile ehlabathini xa ukhetha umsebenzi?

• “Uhlanga aluzukuphakamisela uhlanga ikrele, zingazukuphinda zifunde ukulwa imfazwe.”​—Mika 4:3.

“Phumani kuyo bantu bam [iBhabhiloni Enkulu], ukuba anifuni ukwenza izono ezenzayo, ukuba anifuni ukufumana ezinye zezibetho zayo.”​—ISityhi. 18:4.

23. Zeziphi iindlela zokuzonwabisa oza kuzikhetha, ibe zeziphi oza kuziphepha?

• “UYehova . . . uyamcaphukela nabani na othanda ubundlobongela.”​—INdu. 11:5.

• “Kwenyanyeni ukwenza izinto ezimbi, nizimisele ukwenza izinto ezilungileyo.”​—Roma 12:9.

• “Hlalani nicinga ngezinto eziyinyaniso, izinto ezibalulekileyo, izinto ezibubulungisa, izinto ezicocekileyo, izinto ezithandekayo, izinto ekuthethwa kakuhle ngazo, izinto ezinesidima, nezinto ezincomekayo.”​—Fil. 4:8.

24. Kutheni amaNgqina KaYehova engakhonzi nezinye iinkonzo?

• “Aninakutya ‘etafileni kaYehova’ nasetafileni yeedemon.”​—1 Kor. 10:21.

• “Uthi uYehova, ‘Phumani phakathi kwabo, nizahlule, ningayichukumisi into engcolileyo’; ‘yaye ndiza kunamkela.’”​—2 Kor. 6:17.

25. Yeyiphi imigaqo enokukunceda ukwazi ukugqiba ukuba umele uwenze na umbhiyozo?

• “Bahlobana neentlanga, bafunda imikhwa yazo. Baqhubeka bekhonza izithixo zazo, zaba ngumgibe kubo.”​—INdu. 106:35, 36.

• “Abafileyo abazi nto kwaphela.”​—INtshu. 9:5.

• “Abangabo abehlabathi, njengokuba nam ndingenguye owehlabathi.”​—Yoh. 17:16.

• “Lanele ixesha enilichithe nisenza ukuthanda kweentlanga, niziphethe ngokungenazintloni, nineminqweno engalawulekiyo, nisela kakhulu, nihamba iipati ezingalawulekiyo, nikhuphisana ngokusela utywala, nikhonza izithixo ngendlela eyenyanyekayo.”​—1 Pet. 4:3.

26. Yeyiphi imizekelo eseBhayibhileni yokubhiyozela imihla yokuzalwa? Ufunda ntoni kule mizekelo?

• “Ngolo suku lwesithathu ke yayingumhla wokuzalwa kukaFaro, yaye wazenzela itheko zonke izicaka zakhe, waza wakhupha umphathi wabangcamli nomphathi wababhaki, phambi kwezicaka zakhe. Wambuyisela umphathi wabangcamli esikhundleni sakhe sokuba ngumngcamli . . . Kodwa wamxhoma umphathi wababhaki.”​—Gen. 40:20-22.

• “Xa kwakubhiyozelwa umhla wokuzalwa kukaHerode, intombi kaHerodiya yadanisa kwathi ngco kuHerode kangangokuba wafunga ukuba uza kuyinika nantoni na eyicelayo. Iqhutywa ngumama wayo, yathi: ‘Ndinike ngesitya intloko kaYohane umBhaptizi.’ Ngoko wathumela ukuba uYohane anqunyulwe intloko ejele.”​—Mat. 14:6-8, 10.

27. Kutheni umele uthobele abadala?

• “Bathobeleni abo bakhokelayo phakathi kwenu nize nizithobe kubo, kuba bahlala benigadile kuba beza kuphenduliswa, ukuze bangawenzi umsebenzi wabo bekhathazekile kodwa bawenze bevuya. Kaloku ukuba bangawenza bekhathazekile, loo nto ingenzakalisa kwanina.”​—Heb. 13:17.

28. Kutheni kubalulekile ukuba wena nentsapho yakho nizibekele ixesha lokuyifunda kakuhle iBhayibhile?

• “Othanda umthetho kaYehova, nofunda umthetho wakhe ngelizwi eliphantsi imini nobusuku. Uza kuba njengomthi otyalwe ngakwimisinga yamanzi, umthi ovelisa isiqhamo ngexesha laso, onamagqabi angabuniyo. Yaye yonke into ayenzayo iza kuphumelela.”​—INdu. 1:2, 3.

29. Kutheni ukuthanda ukubakho ezintlanganisweni uze ube nenxaxheba kuzo?

• “Ndiza kubaxelela abantakwethu ngegama lakho; Ndiza kukudumisa ebandleni.”​—INdu. 22:22.

• “Masicingelane ukuze sikhuthazane ukuba sithandane size senze izinto ezilungileyo, singaziphosanisi nokudibana kunye, njengokuba abanye benesiko lokwenjenjalo, kodwa masikhuthazane, ingakumbi njengoko nibona ukuba imini iyasondela.”​—Heb. 10:24, 25.

30. Ngowuphi owona msebenzi ubalulekileyo uYesu awathi masiwenze?

• “Hambani niyokubenza abafundi abantu beentlanga zonke, nibabhaptize . . . , nibafundise ukuba benze yonke into endiniyalele yona.”​—Mat. 28:19, 20.

31. Ukuze uYehova ayivuyele iminikelo yethu, yintoni emele isenze sinikele ukuze sixhase uBukumkani okanye sincede abazalwana noodade?

• “Mnike imbeko uYehova ngezinto zakho ezixabisekileyo.”​—IMize. 3:9.

• “Umntu ngamnye makanikele ngaloo nto agqibe ngayo entliziyweni yakhe, anganikeli enesikrokro okanye kuba enyanzelwa, kuba uThixo uthanda umntu opha evuya.”​—2 Kor. 9:7.

32. Zeziphi iingxaki amaKristu alindele ukuba aza kuba nazo?

• “Bonwabile abo baye batshutshiswa kuba besenza izinto ezilungileyo, kuba uBukumkani bamazulu bobabo. Nonwabile xa abantu benithuka, benitshutshisa, bethetha yonke into embi ngani, bexoka, ngenxa yokuba ningabalandeli bam. Vuyani kakhulu, kuba ninomvuzo omkhulu emazulwini; kaloku babatshutshisa ngaloo ndlela nabaprofeti ababengaphambi kwenu.”​—Mat. 5:10-12.

33. Kutheni kuvuyisa ukubhaptizwa ube liNgqina LikaYehova?

• “Ilizwi lakho lindonwabisile, lavuyisa nentliziyo yam, kuba igama lakho libizwe kum, Yehova Thixo.”​—Yer. 15:16.