Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
FEBRUARY 6-12
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU U-ISAYA 47-51
“Singalalela UJehova Sizabusiswa”
(U-Isaya 48:17) Nanku uJehova akutshoyo, uMhlengi wakho, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli: “Mina nginguJehova, uNkulunkulu wakho, okufundisa lokho okuhle kakhulu kuwe, ekutshengisa indlela okumele uhambe ngayo.
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UJehova Usifundisela Ukuba Sizuze
“Lalela Imiyalo Yami”
18 Umoya kaJehova usumnike amandla, umprofethi uthi: “INkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ingithumile, yebo umoya wayo. Yilokhu uJehova akushilo, Owakuthenga kabusha, oNgcwele ka-Israyeli: ‘Mina, Jehova, nginguNkulunkulu wakho, Lowo okufundisayo ukuze uzizuzise, Lowo okubangela ukuba unyathele endleleni okufanele uhambe ngayo.’” (Isaya 48:16b, 17) La mazwi othando abonisa ukuthi uJehova uyanakekela kumelwe aqinisekise isizwe sakwa-Israyeli ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzosikhulula eBabiloni. Uyena owasithenga kabusha. (Isaya 54:5) Kuyisifiso sikaJehova esisuka enhliziyweni ukuba ama-Israyeli alungise ubuhlobo bawo naye futhi alalele imiyalo yakhe. Ukukhulekela kweqiniso kusekelwe ekulaleleni izimfundiso zaphezulu. Ama-Israyeli awakwazi ukuhamba endleleni efanele uma engafundiswa ‘indlela okufanele ahambe ngayo.’
(U-Isaya 48:18) Aluba wawulalele imilayo yami nje, ukuthula kwakho kwakuzakuba njengomfula, ukulunga kwakho kunjengamagagasi olwandle.
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UJehova Usifundisela Ukuba Sizuze
19 Isifiso sikaJehova sokuba abantu bakhe bagweme inhlekelele, bajabulele ukuphila, sibekwe ngamagama amnandi: “O ukube ubuyoyilalela nokuyilalela imiyalo yami! Khona-ke ukuthula kwakho bekuyoba njengomfula, nokulunga kwakho kube njengamagagasi olwandle.” (Isaya 48:18) Yeka ukunxusa okusuka enhliziyweni koMdali ongumninimandla onke! (Duteronomi 5:29; IHubo 81:13) Esikhundleni sokuya ekuthunjweni, ama-Israyeli angathola ukuthula okungangamanzi ageleza emfuleni. (IHubo 119:165) Izenzo zawo zokulunga zingaba ziningi njengamagagasi olwandle. (Amose 5:24) Njengoba ewakhathalela ngempela, uJehova uyawancenga ama-Israyeli, ngothando ewabonisa indlela okufanele ahambe ngayo. O, ukube nje abeyolalela!
(U-Isaya 48:19) Inzalo yakho yayizakuba ngangetshebetshebe, abantwabakho babe ngangezinhlamvu zalo ezingeke zibalwe; ibizo labo belingayikwesulwa kumbe lidilizwe phambi kwami.”
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UJehova Usifundisela Ukuba Sizuze
20 Zibusiso zini ezingatholwa u-Israyeli uma engaphenduka? UJehova uthi: “Inzalo yakho ibiyoba njengesihlabathi, nozalo oluphuma ezibilinini zakho lube njengezinhlayiya zaso. Igama lomuntu belingeke linqunywe noma libhuqwe phambi kwami.” (Isaya 48:19) UJehova ukhumbuza abantu ngesithembiso sakhe esithi inzalo ka-Abrahama iyoba ningi “ngangezinkanyezi zamazulu futhi ibe ngangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle.” (Genesise 22:17; 32:12) Kodwa, le nzalo ka-Abrahama ibilokhu ivukela, futhi ayinalo ilungelo lokubona ukufezeka kwalesi sithembiso. Empeleni, umlando wayo ubulokhu umubi kangangokuthi ngokoMthetho kaJehova ngokwakhe, ifanelwe ukuba igama layo linqunywe. (Duteronomi 28:45) Noma kunjalo, uJehova akafisi ukuba abantu bakhe baqothulwe, engafuni nokubalahla ngokuphelele.
21 Izimiso ezikuleli vesi elinamandla ziyasebenza kubakhulekeli bakaJehova namuhla. UJehova unguMthombo wokuphila, futhi wazi kangcono ukudlula noma ubani ukuthi kufanele sikusebenzise kanjani ukuphila kwethu. (IHubo 36:9) Usinikeze iziqondiso ukuze sizuze, hhayi ngenjongo yokusephuca injabulo. AmaKristu eqiniso asabela ngokuba afune ukufundiswa uJehova. (Mika 4:2) Iziqondiso zakhe zivikela ingokomoya lethu nobuhlobo bethu naye, zisilondoloze nasemathonyeni kaSathane onakalisayo. Uma siziqonda izimiso esekelwe kuzo imithetho kaNkulunkulu, siye sibone ukuthi ukusifundisa kukaJehova kuzuzisa thina. Siyaqaphela ukuthi “imiyalo yakhe ayiwona umthwalo osindayo.” Futhi ngeke sinqunywe.—1 Johane 2:17; 5:3.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(U-Isaya 49:6) Uthi: “Kuyinto encane kakhulu kuwe ukuba yinceku yami ukuze uvuselele izizwe zikaJakhobe ubuyise labako-Israyeli engibalondolozileyo. Njalo ngizakwenza ube yikukhanya kwabeZizwe, ukuze ufikise usindiso lwami emikhawulweni yomhlaba.”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Ka-Isaya—INgxenye II
49:6—Kungayiphi indlela uMesiya ‘engukukhanya kwezizwe,’ nakuba inkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni ayenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuphela? Lokhu kungenxa yalokho okwenzeka ngemva kokufa kukaJesu. IBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi u-Isaya 49:6 usebenza kubafundi bakhe. (IzEnzo 13:46, 47) Namuhla, amaKristu agcotshiwe, esizwa isixuku esikhulu sabakhulekeli, akhonza ‘njengokukhanya kwezizwe,’ ngenxa yokuthi akhanyisela abantu ‘kuze kufinyelele emkhawulweni womhlaba.’—Mathewu 24:14; 28:19, 20.
(U-Isaya 50:1) Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Singaphi isithupha sikanyoko sokuchitha umtshado engamxotsha ngaso na? Loba nguwuphi walabo engilezikwelede kubo engalithengisa kuye na? Lathengiswa ngenxa yezono zenu, lonyoko waliwa ngenxa yokona kwenu.
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Ukuchitha Umtshado
Okunye Okutshiwo Yikuchitha Umtshado. IBhayibhili liyake likhulume ngabantu abatshadileyo lisitsho okuthile. (Isay 54:1, 5, 6; 62:1-6) Liphinda likhulume ngokuchitha umtshado kumbe ukuxotshwa komfazi otshadileyo.—Jer 3:8.
Ngomnyaka ka-607 B.C.E., umbuso wako-Juda wanqotshwa, idolobho leJerusalema labhujiswa. Izakhamuzi ezazihlala lapho zathunjwa zahanjiswa eBhabhiloni. Kusasele iminyaka ukuthi kwenzakale lokhu, uJehova wabuza amaJuda ayezathunjwa wathi: “Singaphi isithupha sikanyoko sokuchitha umtshado engamxotsha ngaso na?” (Isay 50:1) Umama loba isizwe sonke sako-Israyeli kasizange sithembeke esivumelwaneni soMthetho uJehova ayesenze laso. Yikho uJehova wehlukana laso loba wakhetha ukuchitha umtshado. Lanxa kunjalo kulama-Israyeli amalutshwane aphendukayo ezonweni zawo akhuleka ecela ukuthi uJehova aphinde awamukele njalo awabisele elizweni lawo. Ayezaphinda abe njengomfazi kaJehova. Lakanye uJehova wababisela abantu bakhe elizweni labo ngomnyaka ka-537 B.C.E., sekudlule iminyaka engu-70 besekuthunjweni. UJehova wasigcwalisa isithembiso sakhe esenzela ukuthi ibizo lakhe lidunyiswe.—Hu 137:1-9.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(U-Isaya 51:12-23) “Mina, mina uqobo, nginguye oliduduzayo. Ungubani wena ukuba wesabe abantu abafayo, amadodana abantu, abutshani nje, 13 uze ukhohlwe uJehova, uMenzi wakho, owendlala amazulu wabeka lezisekelo zomhlaba, ukuthi uhlale ngokwesaba okungapheliyo nsuku zonke ngenxa yolaka lomcindezeli, ohlose ukuchitha na? Ngoba lungaphi na ulaka lomcindezeli? 14 Izibotshwa ezitshotshobeleyo zizakhululwa masinyazana, aziyikufela emajele azo, kumbe ziswele ukudla. 15 Ngoba mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ophehla ulwandle ukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome-ibizo lakhe nguJehova uSomandla. 16 Ngifake amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho ngakwembesa ngomthunzi wesandla sami mina engabeka amazulu endaweni yawo, ngabeka izisekelo zomhlaba, njalo othi kuZiyoni, ‘Lina lingabantu bami.’ 17 Vuka, vuka! Phakama wena Jerusalema, wena onathe esandleni sikaJehova inkezo yolaka lwakhe, wena oyikhoce wafika enzeceni zayo; inkezo eyenza amadoda adiyazele. 18 Kuwo wonke amadodana eliwazeleyo, kayikho eyayingalikhokhela; kuwo wonke amadodana elawondlayo, kayikho eyayingalibamba ngesandla. 19 Lezizingozi ezimbili zikwehlele; ngubani ongakududuza na? Incithakalo lokubhujiswa, indlala lenkemba-ngubani ongakududuza na? 20 Amadodana akho aphele amandla, ayalala ezihlokweni zemigwaqo yonke njengenyamazana ebanjwe ngumbule. agcwele ulaka lukaJehova lokukhuza kukaNkulunkulu wakho. 21 Ngakho-ke zwana lokhu wena ohluphekayo lodakisiweyo, kodwa kungasingewayini. 22 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova Wobukhosi bakho, uNkulunkulu wakho ovikela abantu bakhe: “Khangela, sengiyisusile esandleni sakho inkezo ekwenza udiyazele; leyonkezo engeyolaka lwami, awuyikunatha ngayo futhi. 23 Ngizayibeka ezandleni zabakuhluphayo, abathi kuwe, ‘Cambalala ukuze sihambe phezu kwakho.’ Wena-ke wenza umhlane wakho waba njengenhlabathi, lanjengomgwaqo okungahanjwa kuwo.
FEBRUARY 13-19
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU U-ISAYA 52-57
“UKhristu Wahlupheka Ngenxa Yethu”
(U-Isaya 53:3-5) Weyiswa njalo waliwa ngabantu, umuntu wezinsizi, njalo ekujayele ukuhlupheka. Lowo abantu abangafuniyo ukukhangelana laye. Weyiswa, asimhloniphanga. 4 Ngempela wathatha ubucubi bethu wathwala izinsizi zethu, kodwa thina sathi utshaywe nguNkulunkulu, ebethwe nguye, njalo uhlutshiwe. 5 Kodwa wagwazwa ngenxa yeziphambeko zethu, wachobozwa ngenxa yokona kwethu, ukuhlutshwa kwakhe kwasilethela ukuthula, njalo sasiliswa ngamanxeba akhe.
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INceku KaJehova—‘Yahlatshwa Ngenxa Yeseqo Sethu’
‘Yadelelwa Futhi Yabhekwa Njengengento Yalutho’
3 Funda u-Isaya 53:3. Ake ucabange ukuthi kumelwe ukuba kwakuhilelani ngeNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa ukudela injabulo yokukhonza eceleni kukaYise, ize emhlabeni izonikela ngokuphila kwayo njengomhlatshelo wokusindisa isintu esonweni nasekufeni! (Fil. 2:5-8) Umhlatshelo wayo, owawufuziselwa imihlatshelo yezilwane eyayenziwa ngaphansi koMthetho KaMose, waba indlela yangempela yokuthethelelwa kwezono. (Heb. 10:1-4) Kwakungafanele yini le ndodana yamukelwe futhi idunyiswe, okungenani ngamaJuda ayelindele ukufika kukaMesiya othenjisiwe? (Joh. 6:14) Kwakufanele, kodwa amaJuda ‘amdelela’ uKristu futhi “ambheka njengongento yalutho,” njengoba u-Isaya ayebikezele. Umphostoli uJohane wabhala: “Wafika kubo, kodwa abantu bakubo abazange bamamukele.” (Joh. 1:11) Umphostoli uPetru watshela amaJuda: “UNkulunkulu wokhokho bethu, uyikhazimulisile iNceku yakhe, uJesu, leyo nina, enayinikela futhi nayiphika phambi kukaPilatu, lapho esenqume ukuyikhulula. Yebo, namphika lowo ongcwele nolungileyo.”—IzE. 3:13, 14.
4 U-Isaya waprofetha nokuthi uJesu wayehloselwe ukuba “ajwayelane nokugula.” Ngokuqinisekile, phakathi nenkonzo yakhe uJesu wayekhathala ngezinye izikhathi, kodwa akukho okubonisa ukuthi wagula. (Joh. 4:6) Nokho, wababona abantu ayebashumayeza ababegula. Waba nesihawu ngabo futhi waphulukisa abaningi. (Marku 1:32-34) Ngakho, uJesu wagcwalisa isiprofetho esithi: “Ngempela yena ngokwakhe wathwala ukugula kwethu; wathwala izinhlungu zethu.”—Isaya 53:4a; Math. 8:16, 17.
Yabhekwa ‘Njengeshaywe UNkulunkulu’
5 Funda u-Isaya 53:4b. Abantu abaningi ababephila ngesikhathi sikaJesu abazange basiqonde isizathu sokuhlupheka nokufa kwakhe. Babekholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayemjezisa, njengokungathi wayemshaya ngenhlupho yesifo esenyanyekayo. (Math. 27:38-44) AmaJuda amangalela uJesu ngokuthi uyahlambalaza. (Marku 14:61-64; Joh. 10:33) Yebo, uJesu wayengesona isoni noma umhlambalazi. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi wayemthanda kakhulu uYise, kona kanye nje ukuthi wayezofa emangalelwe ngokuhlambalaza kumelwe ukuba kwanezela ebuhlungwini abuzwa njengeNceku kaJehova. Noma kunjalo, wayezimisele ukuzithoba entandweni kaJehova.—Math. 26:39.
(U-Isaya 53:7, 8) Wacindezelwa wahlutshwa, kodwa kawuvulanga umlomo wakhe; wakhokhelwa ukuya bulawa njengewundlu, njalo njengemvu ithule phambi komgundi wayo, laye kawuvulanga umlomo wakhe. 8 Ngokucindezelwa langokwahlulela wathathwa. Ngubani ongakhuluma ngesizukulwane sakhe na? Ngoba wasuswa elizweni labaphilayo; watshaywa ngenxa yeziphambeko zabantu bami.
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INceku KaJehova—‘Yahlatshwa Ngenxa Yeseqo Sethu’
‘Yalethwa Ngokungathi Yimvu Ekuhlatshweni’
10 Funda u-Isaya 53:7, 8. Lapho uJohane uMbhapathizi ebona uJesu eza, wamemeza: “Bhekani, iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa isono sezwe!” (Joh. 1:29) Lapho ebiza uJesu ngeWundlu, kungenzeka ukuthi uJohane wayecabanga ngamazwi ka-Isaya: “Wayelethwa ngokungathi yimvu ekuhlatshweni.” (Isaya 53:7) U-Isaya waprofetha: “Umphefumulo wakhe wawuthululela ekufeni uqobo.” (Isaya 53:12) Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ngobusuku amisa ngabo iSikhumbuzo sokufa kwakhe, uJesu wanika abaphostoli bakhe abathembekile abangu-11 indebe yewayini wayesethi: “Lokhu kusho ‘igazi’ lami ‘lesivumelwano,’ elizothululwa ngenxa yabaningi ngenjongo yokuthethelelwa kwezono.”—Math. 26:28.
(U-Isaya 53:11, 12) Emva kokuhlupheka komoya wakhe, uzabona ukukhanya kokuphila asuthiseke; ngokwazi kwayo inceku yami elungileyo izalungisa abanengi, ithwale izono zabo. 12 Ngakho-ke ngizamnika isabelo phakathi kwabakhulu, njalo uzakwabelana impango labalamandla ngoba wanikela ukuphila kwakhe ekufeni, wabalwa ndawonye lezoni; ngoba wathwala izono zabanengi, wancengela izoni.
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INceku KaJehova—‘Yahlatshwa Ngenxa Yeseqo Sethu’
INceku ‘Yenza Abaningi Babe Nokuma Okulungile’
13 Funda u-Isaya 53:11, 12. Ekhuluma ngeNceku yakhe ekhethiweyo, uJehova wathi: “Olungileyo, inceku yami, uyokwenza abantu abaningi babe nokuma okulungile.” Kanjani? Ingxenye yokugcina yevesi 12 isisiza ukuba sithole impendulo. ‘Futhi iNceku yalamulela izeqamthetho.’ Yonke inzalo ka-Adamu izalwa iyizoni, “izeqamthetho,” ngakho ithola “inkokhelo yesono,” ewukufa. (Roma 5:12; 6:23) Umuntu oyisoni kudingeka abuyisane noJehova. Isahluko 53 sesiprofetho sika-Isaya siyichaza kahle indlela uJesu “alamulela” ngayo isintu esinesono lapho sithi: “Isijeziso esasihloselwe ukuba thina sibe nokuthula sasiphezu kwakhe, futhi ngenxa yamanxeba akhe kubé khona ukuphulukiswa kwethu.”—Isaya 53:5.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(U-Isaya 54:1) “Hlabela wena mfazi oyinyumba, wena ongakaze uzale umntwana; susa ingoma, uhlabe umkhosi ngentokozo wena ongakaze uhelelwe ngoba abantwana bomfazi olahliweyo banengi kulabalowo olendoda,” kutsho uJehova.
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‘Isenzakalo Esingumfanekiso’ Esibalulekile Kithi
Obani-ke abafanekiselwa “owesifazane okhululekile” uSara nendodana yakhe, u-Isaka? UPawulu wabonisa ukuthi uSara, ‘owesifazane oyinyumba,’ wayefanekisela umfazi kaNkulunkulu, ingxenye yenhlangano yakhe esezulwini. Lona wesifazane wasezulwini wayeyinyumba ngoba ngaphambi kokuba uJesu eze wayengenabo “abantwana” abagcotshwe ngomoya emhlabeni. (Galathiya 4:27; Isaya 54:1-6) Nokho, ngePhentekoste lika-33 C.E., kwathululwa umoya ongcwele phezu kweqembu lamadoda nabesifazane ababe sebezalwa kabusha njengabantwana balona wesifazane wasezulwini. Abantwana abazalwa yile nhlangano babe sebemukelwa njengamadodana kaNkulunkulu okutholwa futhi baba izindlalifa ezikanye noJesu Kristu ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esisha. (Roma 8:15-17) Omunye walaba bantwana, umphostoli uPawulu, wayengabhala: “IJerusalema eliphezulu likhululekile, futhi lingumama wethu.”—Galathiya 4:26.
(U-Isaya 57:15) Ngoba ophakemeyo ongaPhezulu—yena ophila kokuphela, obizo lakhe lingcwele uthi: “Ngihlala endaweni ephakemeyo lengcwele, kodwa laye ozisolayo lothobekileyo emoyeni, ukuba kuvuselelwe umoya wabathobekileyo, kuvuselelwe lezinhliziyo zabazisolayo.
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Hlakulela Ukuthobeka Kwangempela
Isibonelo Sokuthobeka Esikhulu Kunazo Zonke
3 UJehova mkhulu futhi uphakeme ngokungaphenyeki. Noma kunjalo, “amehlo akhe aqalaza kuwo wonke umhlaba ukuze abonise amandla akhe ngenxa yalabo abanhliziyo yabo iphelele kuye.” (2 IziKronike 16:9) Yini uJehova ayenzayo lapho ethola abakhulekeli abaphansi abachotshozwe izinhlupheko ezihlukahlukene? Ngomqondo othile, ‘uhlala’ nabo ngomoya wakhe ongcwele ‘ukuze avuselele umoya wabathobekileyo futhi avuselele inhliziyo yabachotshozwayo.’ (Isaya 57:15) Ngenxa yalokho, abakhulekeli bakhe abavuselelekile babe sebekwazi ukuphinde bamkhonze ngokujabula. Yeka ukuthobeka kukaNkulunkulu!
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(U-Isaya 57:1-11) Abalungileyo bayabhubha, kodwa kakho ocabanga ngakho enhliziyweni yakhe. Abantu abazinikele ekukhonzeni bayasuswa, njalo kakho okuzwisisayo ukuthi abalungileyo basuswa ukuba baphetshiswe ebubini. 2 Labo abahamba ngokulunga bayangena ekuthuleni; bathola ukuphumula belele ekufeni. 3 “Kodwa lina–wozani lapha lina, madodana esanusekazi lina nzalo yezifebe lamawule! 4 Ngubani elimklolodelayo na? Ngubani elimtshilela imilomo limkhuphela izindimi zenu? Kalisinzalo yabahlamuki, labantwana babaqamba amanga na? 5 Liyatshiseka ngenkanuko ezihlahleni zem-okhi, langaphansi kwezihlahla zonke eziyizithingithingi; lenza umhlatshelo ngabantwabenu emakhelekehleni langaphansi kwamawa. 6 Izithombe eziphakathi kwamatshe abutshelezi emakhelekehleni yiso isabelo senu, yizo, yizo eziyisabelo senu. Ye, kuzo lithele iminikelo yokunathwayo lanikela leminikelo yamabele. Ngenxa yalezizinto ngingaba lozwelo na? 7 Wenze umbheda wakho phezu koqaqa oluphakemeyo, wakhwela wayanikela imihlatshelo yakho khona. 8 Ngemuva kwezivalo zakho langemuva kwezinsika zomnyango wakho ubeke izifanekiso zakho zobuhedeni. Wathi ungilahla wembula umbheda wakho, wakhwela kuwo wawuvula waba banzi, wavumelana lalabo othanda imibheda yabo, wakhangela ubunqunu babo. 9 Uye kuMoleki ulamafutha e-oliva, wandisa lamakha akho. Uthume izithunywa zakho khatshana wangena ethuneni lona ngokwalo! 10 Wadiniswa yizindlela zakho zonke, kodwa wawungeke uthi, ‘Akusizi ngalutho.’ Wathola ukuvuselelwa kwamandla akho. Ngakho kawuphelanga amandla. 11 “Ngubani omesabe kangaka waze waba lamanga kimi, njalo kawaze wangikhumbula loba ukucabanga lokhu enhliziyweni yakho na? Akusingenxa yokuthi sengathula okwesikhathi eside kakhulu waze wangabe usangesaba na?
FEBRUARY 20-26
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU U-ISAYA 58-62
“Memezela Umnyaka Womusa KaJehova”
(U-Isaya 61:1, 2) Umoya kaJehova Wobukhosi uphezu kwami, ngoba uJehova ungigcobile ukuba ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle kubayanga. Ungithumile ukuba ngibophe izinhliziyo ezidabukileyo, ngimemezele ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, lokukhululwa kwezibotshwa emnyameni, 2 ukumemezela umnyaka womusa kaJehova, losuku lokuphindisela kukaNkulunkulu wethu; ukududuza abalilayo.
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Ukulunga Kuyahluma Eziyoni
“Unyaka Wokuthakazelelwa”
4 U-Isaya uyabhala: “Umoya weNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova uphezu kwami, ngenxa yokuthi uJehova ungigcobile ukuba ngitshele abanobuvi izindaba ezinhle. Ungithumé ukuba ngibophe abanhliziyo zaphukileyo, ukuba ngimemezele inkululeko kulabo abathunjiwe nokuvulwa kakhulu kwamehlo ngisho naseziboshweni.” (Isaya 61:1) Ubani lo othunywa ukuba amemezele izindaba ezinhle? Cishe ekuqaleni ngu-Isaya, ophefumulelwa uNkulunkulu ukuba alobele izithunjwa eziseBabiloni izindaba ezinhle. Nokho, uJesu wakhuluma ngokugcwaliseka okubaluleke kakhulu lapho ethi amazwi ka-Isaya asebenza kuye. (Luka 4:16-21) Yebo, uJesu wathunyelwa ukuba atshele abanobuvi izindaba ezinhle, futhi ukuze enze lokhu, wagcotshwa ngomoya ongcwele ngesikhathi ebhapathizwa.—Mathewu 3:16, 17.
(U-Isaya 61:3, 4) Lokunakekela labo abadabukileyo eZiyoni—ukubapha umqhele wobuhle esikhundleni somlotha, amafutha okujabula esikhundleni sokulila, lengubo yokudumisa esikhundleni somoya wokulahla ithemba. Bazabizwa ngokuthi ngama-okhi okulunga, ahlanyelwe nguJehova ukuba abonakalise inkazimulo yakhe. 4 Bazavuselela njalo amanxiwa asendulo bavuse lezindawo ezadilizwa kudala. Bazavuselela amadolobho adilikayo aleminyaka eminengi adilika.
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Ukulunga Kuyahluma EZiyoni
13 Kusukela ngePhentekoste lika-33 C.E. kuqhubeke, uNkulunkulu watshala “imithi emikhulu yokulunga” efanayo—amaKristu agcotshiwe anesibindi—endaweni engokomoya yesizwe sakhe esisha, “u-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu.” (Galathiya 6:16) Emakhulwini eminyaka edlule, le “mithi” yandile yaba ngu-144 000, yathela izithelo zokulunga zokwenza uJehova uNkulunkulu abe muhle, noma zokumkhazimulisa. (IsAmbulo 14:3) Abokugcina bale “mithi” eyizizemazema baye bachuma kusukela ngo-1919, lapho uJehova evuselela abaseleyo baka-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu esimweni sabo sokungasebenzi okwesikhashana. Ngokubanika amathantala amanzi angokomoya, uJehova uye wenza kwaba nehlathi lemithi elungile, ethela izithelo.—Isaya 27:6.
14 Eqokomisa umsebenzi wale “mithi,” u-Isaya uyaqhubeka: “Bayokwakha kabusha izindawo osekukade zabhuqwa; bayovusa ngisho nezindawo ezenziwe incithakalo zezikhathi zangaphambili, futhi ngokuqinisekile bayoyenza kabusha imizi ebhuqiwe, izindawo ezenziwe incithakalo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.” (Isaya 61:4) Ngomyalo wenkosi yasePheresiya uKoresi, amaJuda athembekile abuya eBabiloni akha kabusha iJerusalema nethempeli lalo, elase linesikhathi eside licekelwe phansi. Imisebenzi yokubuyisela yayizokwenzeka naseminyakeni engemva kuka-33 C.E. no-1919.
15 Ngo-33 C.E., ukuboshwa kukaJesu, ukuqulwa kwecala nokufa kwakhe kwabadabukisa kakhulu abafundi bakaJesu. (Mathewu 26:31) Kodwa, lapho efika kubo ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe, umbono wabo washintsha. Futhi kwathi kungathululwa umoya ongcwele phezu kwabo, baba matasa nomsebenzi wokushumayela izindaba ezinhle, “kokubili eJerusalema nakulo lonke iJudiya neSamariya nasezingxenyeni eziqhele kakhulu zomhlaba.” (IzEnzo 1:8) Ngokwenza kanjalo baqala ukubuyisela ukukhulekela okumsulwa. Ngendlela efanayo, kusukela ngo-1919 kuqhubeke uJesu Kristu wenza ukuba insali yabafowabo abagcotshiwe yakhe kabusha “izindawo ezenziwe incithakalo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.” Kwase kudlule amakhulu eminyaka abefundisi beLobukholwa behlulekile ukunika abantu ulwazi ngoJehova, esikhundleni salo babefundisa amasiko abantu nezimfundiso ezingasekelwe emiBhalweni. Emabandleni awo, amaKristu agcotshiwe ayeka yonke imikhuba eyayinindwe inkolo yamanga ukuze ukubuyiselwa kokukhulekela kweqiniso kuqhubekele phambili. Futhi aqala umkhankaso wokufakaza omkhulu kunayo yonke eyake yaba khona emhlabeni.—Marku 13:10.
(U-Isaya 61:5, 6) Abezizwe bazakwelusa imihlambi yenu; abezizwe bazalima amasimu enu lezivini zenu. 6 Lizabizwa ngokuthi abaphristi bakaJehova, kuzathiwa liyizikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu. Lizakudla inotho yezizwe, lizincome ngenotho yazo.
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“Izakhamuzi Zesikhashana” Zinobunye Ekukhulekeleni Kweqiniso
5 Ngakolunye uhlangothi, omunye angase abhekisele esahlukweni 61 sencwadi ka-Isaya, enesiprofetho esigcwaliseka ebandleni lobuKristu. Ivesi 6 laleso sahluko likhuluma ngalabo abayokhonza ‘njengabapristi bakaJehova.’ Nokho, ivesi 5 likhuluma ‘ngabezinye izizwe’ ababeyobambisana futhi basebenze ndawonye nalabo “bapristi.” Kufanele sikuqonde kanjani lokhu?
6 Siqonda ukuthi labo “bapristi bakaJehova” bangamaKristu agcotshiwe anesabelo “ovukweni lokuqala” futhi ayoba “ngabapristi bakaNkulunkulu nabakaKristu, babuse njengamakhosi kanye naye iminyaka eyinkulungwane.” (IsAm. 20:6) Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunamaKristu amaningi aqotho anethemba lasemhlabeni. Nakuba lawa maKristu esebenza futhi enobudlelwane obuseduze nalabo abayokhonza ezulwini, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, angabantu bezinye izizwe. Ayakujabulela ukusekela nokusebenza kanye ‘nabapristi bakaJehova,’ njengokungathi akhonza ‘njengabalimi nabagcini-zivini.’ Yebo, asiza ekuhlakuleleni izithelo zomoya ezikhazimulisa uNkulunkulu, ekunakekeleni nasekubutheni abantu. Ngempela, abagcotshiweyo ‘nabezinye izimvu’ bathola abantu abaqotho abafisa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu phakade bese bebalusa ngothando.—Joh. 10:16.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(U-Isaya 60:17) Esikhundleni sethusi ngizakulethela igolide, lesiliva esikhundleni sensimbi. Esikhundleni sezigodo ngizakulethela ithusi, lensimbi esikhundleni samatshe. Ngizakwenza ukuthula kube ngumbusi wakho, lokulunga kube yinkosi yakho.
Asiqhubekeni Siqhelisa Ipharadayisi Esikulo
14 Eminyakeni esanda kwedlula, asebelesikhathi eside beseqinisweni bazibonele ngawabo kulungisiswa ezinye izinto enhlanganisweni. Lokhu kwenze ukuthi ingxenye yasemhlabeni yenhlanganiso kaJehova iqhubeke isibanhle. Bayakhumbula ukuthi kudala emabandleni kwakulenceku yebandla hatshi iqula labadala. Ilizwe linye ngalinye lalikhangelwa yinceku yegatsha, hatshi iKhomithi yeGatsha. Kanti njalo umongameli we-Watch Tower Society nguye owayekhokhela ngesikhathi kungakabi leQula Elibusayo laboFakazi bakaJehova elaziwayo lamuhla. Lanxa abafowethu laba ababezinikele babesenza imisebenzi le bencediswa ngabanye abafowethu ababethembekile, kwakungumuntu oyedwa owayesenza izinqumo ebandleni, ewofisini yegatsha lasemawofisini ethu amakhulu omhlaba wonke. Lokhu kwalungisiswa ngemva kuka-1970 njalo izinqumo zaqalisa ukwenziwa liqula labadala kulokuthi zenziwe ngumuntu oyedwa.
15 Untshintsho lolu luncedile yini? Luncede kakhulu ngoba nxa kulungisiswa izinto lezi kuyabe kusetshenziswa ulwazi oluseMibhalweni esiqhubeka siluzwisisa kuhle futhi olusitshengisa indlela okwakuvele kusenziwa ngayo kudala. UJehova usiphe amadoda ‘ayizipho ebantwini’ alezimpawu zobuntu ezinhle njalo lokhu kuyayinceda inhlanganiso ngoba wonke amadoda la asesebenza eliqembu, akusakhokheli umuntu oyedwa kuphela.—Efe. 4:8; Zaga. 24:6.
16 Cabanga langezinto ezisanda kulungisiswa, ngokwesibonelo indlela amabhuku ethu asebukeka ngayo, asebhalwa ngayo kanye lendlela esesiwanika ngayo abantu. Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi nxa sisekutshumayeleni kuyasithokozisa kakhulu ukunika abantu amabhuku amahle, abukekayo njalo akhuluma ngezinto ezibakhathazayo! Kanti njalo sisebenzisa impucuko esikhona lezinsuku ukuze abantu abanengi bathole iqiniso. Ngokwesibonelo sesisebenzisa iwebhusayithi yethu i-jw.org. Konke lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi uJehova ufuna abantu abavela ezindaweni ezitshiyeneyo bathole ulwazi olubancedayo ezimpilweni zabo.
17 Okunye okusithokozisa kakhulu luntshintsho olwasinceda ukuthi sithole isikhathi sokuba lokuKhonza Kwemuli kumbe esokuthi umuntu azifundele eyedwa. Indlela esesifundiswa ngayo nxa sisemihlanganweni emikhulu layo iyasinceda kakhulu. Kuyakhanya sibili ukuthi imihlangano le ilokhu ithuthuka umnyaka ngomnyaka! Kuyasithokozisa lokuthi izikolo zenhlanganiso ezinengi ziqhubeka zisiqeqetsha. Konke lokhu kusicacisela ukuthi uJehova nguye sibili okhokhelayo. Uqhubeka eyicecisa inhlanganiso yakhe kanye lepharadayisi esikulo khathesi.
(U-Isaya 61:8, 9) “Ngoba mina, uJehova, ngithanda ukwahlulela kuhle, ngizonda ubugebenga lobubi. Ngobuqotho bami ngizabanika umvuzo ngenze isivumelwano esingapheliyo labo. 9 Izizukulwane zabo zizakwaziwa phakathi kwezizwe, lenzalo yabo yaziwe phakathi kwabantu. Bonke abababonayo bazavuma ukuthi bangabantu ababusiswe nguJehova.”
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Izimpendulo Zemibuzo YemiBhalo:
61:8, 9—Siyini “isivumelwano esimi kuze kube nini nanini,” futhi ingobani “inzalo”? Lesi isivumelwano esisha uJehova aye wasenza namaKristu agcotshiwe. “Inzalo” ‘ingezinye izimvu’—izigidi ezisabela esigijimini sawo.—Johane 10:16.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(U-Isaya 62:1-12) Ngenxa yeZiyoni angiyikuthula; ngenxa yeJerusalema angiyikuhlala ngithule, ukulunga kwayo kuze kukhanye njengokusa, ukusindiswa kwayo kuze kukhanye njengezibane ezivuthayo. 2 Izizwe zizakubona ukulunga kwakho lamakhosi wonke ayibone inkazimulo yakho. Uzabizwa ngebizo elitsha umlomo kaJehova ozakunika lona. 3 Uzakuba ngumqhele wenkazimulo esandleni sikaJehova, umqhele wobukhosi esandleni sikaNkulunkulu wakho. 4 Kabasayikukubiza ngokuthi oTshiyiweyo kumbe babize ilizwe lakho ngokuthi Chithakele. Kodwa uzabizwa ngokuthi Hefiziba ilizwe lakho kuthiwe yiBhewula, ngoba uJehova uzathokoza ngawe, lelizwe lakho lizakwenda. 5 Njengejaha lithatha intombi, ngokunjalo amadodana akho azakuthatha; lanjengomyeni ethokozela umakoti wakhe, ngokunjalo uNkulunkulu uzathokoza ngawe. 6 Ngibeke abalindi phezu kwemiduli yakho wena Jerusalema; kabayikuthula lanini emini loba ebusuku. Lina elimbizayo uJehova, musani ukuphumula, 7 laye lingamphumuzi aze akhe iJerusalema alenze libe lodumo emhlabeni. 8 UJehova ufungile ngesandla sakhe sokudla langengalo yakhe elamandla wathi; “Angiyikuphinda lanini ukunika izitha zenu amabele enu njengokudla kwazo, njalo lanini abezizwe kabayikuphinda banathe iwayini elitsha elilisebenzele nzima. 9 Kodwa labo abawavunayo bazawadla badumise uJehova, lalabo ababutha amavini bazalinatha emagumeni endlu yami engcwele.” 10 Dlulani, dlulani emasangweni! lungiselani abantu indlela. Candani, candani umgwaqo! Susani amatshe. Phakamiselani izizwe uphawu. 11 UJehova usenze isimemezelo emhlabeni wonke wathi; “Tshonini kuyo iNdodakazi yaseZiyoni lithi, ‘Khangela uMsilisi wakho uyeza! Khangela umvuzo wakhe ulawo, lenhlawulo yakhe ulayo.’” 12 Bazabizwa ngokuthi ngaBantu abaNgcwele, abaHlengiweyo bakaJehova; wena uzathiwa Ofunwayo, iDolobho Elingasatshiywanga.
FEBRUARY 27–MARCH 5
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU U-ISAYA 63-66
“Izulu Elitsha Lomhlaba Omutsha Kuzasilethela Intokozo Enkulu”
(U-Isaya 65:17) Khangelani, ngizadala izulu elitsha lomhlaba omutsha. Izinto zakuqala aziyikukhunjulwa, kumbe zifike engqondweni.
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‘Jabulani Kuze Kube Phakade Ngalokho Engikudalayo’
23 Incwadi yesAmbulo ichaza umbono owabonwa umphostoli uJohane wosuku lukaJehova oluzayo, okuyosuswa ngalo lesi simiso sezinto. Ngemva kwalokho, uSathane uyophonswa kwalasha. (IsAmbulo 19:11–20:3) Ngemva kwaleyo ncazelo, uJohane uphinda amazwi ka-Isaya angokwesiprofetho, ebhala: “Ngabona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha.” Amavesi alandelayo alandisa ngalo mbono okhazimulayo akhuluma ngesikhathi uJehova uNkulunkulu ayozishintsha kakhulu ngaso izimo zalo mhlaba zibe ngcono. (IsAmbulo 21:1, 3-5) Ngokusobala, isithembiso sika-Isaya ‘samazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha’ siyogcwaliseka ngokumangalisayo emhlabeni omusha kaNkulunkulu! Ngaphansi kwamazulu amasha awuhulumeni, umphakathi omusha wasemhlabeni uyojabulela ipharadesi elingokomoya nelingokwenyama. Siyaduduza ngempela isithembiso esithi “izinto zangaphambili [ukugula, ukuhlupheka nosizi oluningi abantu ababhekene nalo] ngeke zikhunjulwe, futhi ngeke zifike enhliziyweni.” Noma yini esingayikhumbula ngaleso sikhathi ngeke isiphathe kabi noma isizwise ubuhlungu obujulile obucindezela izinhliziyo zabantu abaningi manje.
(U-Isaya 65:18, 19) Kodwa thabani lijabule kokuphela ngalokho engizakudala, ngoba ngizadala iJerusalema libe yintokozo labantu balo babe yinjabulo. 19 Ngizathokoza ngeJerusalema njalo ngijabule ngabantu bami; ukulila lokukhala akusayikuzwakala kulo futhi.
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‘Jabulani Kuze Kube Phakade Ngalokho Engikudalayo’
25 Nanamuhla uJehova wenza iJerusalema libe “isizathu sokujabula.” Kanjani? Njengoba sesibonile, amazulu amasha aba khona ngo-1914 ayogcina enababusi abangu-144 000 abayobusa ngokubambisana, babe uhulumeni wasezulwini. Babizwa ngokwesiprofetho ngokuthi “iJerusalema Elisha.” (IsAmbulo 21:2) UNkulunkulu usho ngokuqondene neJerusalema Elisha ukuthi: “Ngidala iJerusalema libe yisizathu sokujabula nabantu balo babe yisizathu sokwethaba.” UNkulunkulu uyolethela isintu esilalelayo izibusiso eziningi, esebenzisa iJerusalema Elisha. Ngeke uphinde uzwakale umsindo wokulila noma wokukhala okulusizi, ngoba uJehova uyokwanelisa “izicelo zenhliziyo [yethu].”—IHubo 37:3, 4.
(U-Isaya 65:21-23) Bazakwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo; bazahlanyela izivini badle izithelo zazo. 22 Kabasayikwakha izindlu zihlalwe ngabanye kumbe bahlanyele, kudle abanye. Ngoba njengezinsuku zesihlahla, zizakuba njalo izinsuku zabantu bami; abakhethiweyo bami bazakholisa umsebenzi wezandla zabo okwesikhathi eside. 23 Kabayikusebenzela ize, kumbe abantwababo bazalelwe ukuhlupheka, ngoba bazakuba ngabantu ababusisiweyo nguJehova, bona kanye lezizukulwane zabo.
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Ukuthula Kweminyaka Eyinkulungwane Nangalé Kwayo!
‘BAYOKWAKHA IZINDLU FUTHI BATSHALE IZIVINI’
4 Ubani ongeke athande ukuba nomuzi othi yena, indawo lapho yena nomkhaya wakhe bengazizwa khona bephephile futhi belondekile? Nokho, kuyinkinga enkulu ezweni namuhla ukutholakala kwezindlu ezifanelekayo. Abantu banqwabelene emadolobheni aminyene. Abaningi bahlala emijondolo. Ukuba nezindlu ezithi bona kuyohlale kuyiphupho nje.
5 Ngaphansi kokubusa koMbuso, isifiso sawo wonke umuntu sokuba nomuzi siyofezeka, ngoba kwaprofethwa ngo-Isaya: “Ngokuqinisekile bayokwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo; nakanjani bayotshala izivini badle izithelo zazo.” (Isaya 65:21) Nokho, ngeke kugcine ngokuba abantu babe nemizi. Ingani kwamanje abanye banemizi ethi bona, abambalwa baze ngisho banezithabathaba zemizi noma izindlu zikanokusho. Kodwa bahlale bekhathazekile ngokuthi bangase balahlekelwe yileyo mizi ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho noma ukuthi bangase bagqekezelwe noma kwenzeke okubi kakhulu kunalokho. Yeka indlela zonke izinto eziyokwehluka ngayo ngaphansi koMbuso! Umprofethi uMika waloba: “Bayohlala, kube yilowo nalowo phansi komvini wakhe naphansi komkhiwane wakhe, ngeke kube khona obenza bathuthumele.”—Mika 4:4.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(U-Isaya 63:5) Ngakhangela, kodwa kakho owayengasiza. Nganengwa yikungabi khona kosekelayo, ngakho ingalo yami yangilethela insindiso lolaka lwami lwangiqinisa.
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63:5—Intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu imsekela kanjani? Intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu iwumzwelo olawulekayo—uthukuthela ngendlela elungile. Intukuthelo yakhe imsekela futhi imshukumise ukuba akhiphe izahlulelo zakhe ezilungile.
(U-Isaya 64:8) Ikanti, O Jehova, wena unguBaba wethu. Thina silibumba, wena ungumbumbi; Sonke singumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
Vumela Ukulaya KukaJehova Kukubumbe
UMBUMBI ULISEBENZISA NJANI ILUNGELO LAKHE?
3 U-Isaya 64:8 uchaza ilungelo likaJehova ebantwini lasezizweni ngomzekeliso othi: “O Jehova, wena unguBaba wethu. Thina silibumba, wena ungumbumbi; sonke singumsebenzi wezandla zakho.” Umbumbi ulelungelo eligcweleyo lokubumba ibumba libe yiloba yisiphi isitsha asifunayo. Ibumba alizikhetheli ukuthi lifuna ukuba yini. Lokhu kufanana loNkulunkulu labantu. Umuntu kalalungelo lokuphikisana loNkulunkulu njengoba ibumba lalo lingaphikisani lombumbi walo.—Bala uJeremiya 18:1-6.
4 UJehova wasebenzisa abako-Israyeli basendulo ukuze atshengise ukuthi uyenelisa ukwenza okwenziwa ngumbumbi ngebumba. Kodwa kulomehluko omkhulu. Umbumbi angenza loba yisiphi isitsha angenelisa ukusenza esebenzisa isigaqa sobumba. UJehova ubumba abantu lezizwe mahlayana yini, esenza abanye babe bahle abanye babe babi? IBhayibhili alikuvumi lokhu. UJehova unike abantu isipho esiligugu kakhulu. Isipho lesi yinkululeko yokuzikhethela. Kasebenzisi ilungelo lakhe lobukhosi ngendlela enza lesisipho singasebenzi. Abantu kumele bakhethe ukubunjwa nguJehova, uMdali.—Bala uJeremiya 18:7-10.
5 Kuthiwani nxa abantu besiba yiziqholo bengafuni ukubunjwa nguMbumbi oMkhulu? Yena ulisebenzisa njani-ke ilungelo lakhe? Cabanga ngokuthi ibumba lenziwani nxa lingasebenziseki kulokho elikuhloselweyo. Umbumbi angenza esinye isitsha ngalo kumbe alilahle. Kodwa nxa ibumba lingasebenziseki, kanengi umbumbi nguye oyabe ephambanisile. Akusoze kwafa kwaba njalo ngoMbumbi wethu. (Dute. 32:4) Nxa umuntu ebunjwa nguJehova kodwa engavumi ukuntshintsha, uhlupho luyabe lukulowo muntu zikhathi zonke. UJehova usebenzisa ilungelo lakhe elinjengelombumbi ebantwini ngokuntshintsha indlela asebenzelana ngayo labo kusiya ngendlela abamukela ngayo ukubunjwa nguye. Abavumayo ukubunjwa nguye bayancedakala. Ngokwesibonelo, amaKhristu agcotshiweyo ‘ayizitsha zomusa’ ezibunjwe zaba ‘yizitsha zomsebenzi omkhulu.’ Kodwa abalobuqholo abaphikisa uNkulunkulu bacina ‘beyizitsha zolaka ezilungiselwe ukubhujiswa.’—Roma. 9:19-23, The Holy Bible in Ndebele.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
(U-Isaya 63:1-10) Ngubani lo ovela e-Edomi, ovela eBhozira egqoke izambatho ezibomvu na? Ngubani lo ogqoke ubucwazicwazi, ohamba ngobukhulu bamandla akhe na? “Yimi okhuluma ngokulunga, olamandla okusindisa.” 2 Kungani izigqoko zakho zibomvu njengezomuntu onyathela isikhamelo sewayini na? 3 “Nginyathele isikhamelo sewayini ngedwa; kakho owezizwe owayelami. Ngabagxoba ngithukuthele, ngabanyathela ngilolaka; igazi labo lachaphakela ezambathweni zami, langcolisa zonke izigqoko zami. 4 Ngoba usuku lokuphindisela lwalusenhliziyweni yami, lomnyaka wokuhlenga kwami usufikile. 5 Ngakhangela, kodwa kakho owayengasiza. Nganengwa yikungabi khona kosekelayo, ngakho ingalo yami yangilethela insindiso lolaka lwami lwangiqinisa. 6 Ngagxoba izizwe ngokuthukuthela kwami, ngazidakisa ngolaka lwami, ngathela igazi lazo phansi.” 7 Ngizalandisa ngomusa kaJehova, izenzo okumele adunyiswe ngenxa yazo, ngakho konke uJehova asenzele khona yebo, izinto ezinengi ezinhle azenzele indlu ka-Israyeli, ngesihawu sakhe langomusa wakhe omkhulu. 8 Wathi, “Ngeqiniso bangabantu bami; amadodana angayikuba lamanga kimi”; ngakho waba nguMsindisi wabo. 9 Kukho konke ukuhlupheka kwabo laye waba losizi; ukuba khona kwengilosi yakhe kwabasindisa. Ngothando lwakhe langesihawu sakhe wabahlenga; wabaphakamisela phezulu, wabathwala izinsuku zonke zakudala. 10 Kodwa bamvukela badanisa uMoya wakhe oNgcwele. Ngakho waphenduka waba yisitha sabo walwa labo yena ngokwakhe.