Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Kugwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
MARCH 4-10
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU KWABASEROMA 12-14
“Kutshoni Ukutshengisa Uthando Lobuzalwane?”
(KwabaseRoma 12:10) Thandanani ngothando lobuzalwane, lithandane ngenhliziyo yonke. Khokhelani ekuhlonipheni abanye.
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Uthando Olukhulu
Uthando lobuzalwane (Gr., phi·la·del·phiʹa, okutsho ukuthi “ukuthanda kakhulu umzalwane”) kumele lube khona kuwo wonke amalunga ebandla lobuKhristu. (Rom 12:10; Heb 13:1; 1Pe 3:8.) Lokhu kutsho ukuthi bonke abantu ebandleni kumele babe ngabangane futhi bathandane sibili ngendlela amalunga emuli athandana ngayo. Lanxa uthando olunjalo lukhona ebandleni, bonke bakhuthazwa ukuthi balutshengise kakhulu.—1Te 4:9, 10.
Ibala lesiGrikhi elithi phi·loʹstor·gos, litsho ‘ukuthanda kakhulu’ futhi lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngabantu abazwanana kakhulu. Elinye ibala elisetshenziswa ukuchaza uthando olukhona emulini ngelithi sterʹgo, futhi liyingxenye yebala elithi phi·loʹstor·gos. Umphostoli uPhawuli wakhuthaza amaKhristu ukuthi atshengise uthando lolu. (Rom 12:10) Kodwa wathi abantu abanengi ezinsukwini zokucina babengasoze ‘bathande abanye’ (Gr., aʹstor·goi) njalo wathi abantu abanjalo kufanele bafe.—2Ti 3:3; Rom 1:31, 32.
(KwabaseRoma 12:17-19) Lowo oliphatha kubi lingambuyiseli ngokubi. Qalani licabange ukuthi kuyini okuhle emehlweni abantu bonke. 18 Nxa kungenzeka futhi kusemandleni enu, hlalani ngokuthula labantu bonke. 19 Lingaziphindiseleli bathandekayo, kodwa nikani ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ithuba, ngoba kubhaliwe ukuthi: “‘Ukuphindisela ngokwami; ngizabuyisela mina,’ kutsho uJehova.”
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“Yibani Nokuthula Nabantu Bonke”
3 Funda amaRoma 12:17. UPawulu wathi lapho siphathwa kabi akufanele siziphindiselele. Kubalulekile ukulalela lesi seluleko ikakhulu emikhayeni ehlukene ngokwenkolo. Umngane womshado ongumKristu umelana nesilingo sokubuyisela ukhahlo ngokhahlo. ‘Ukubuyisela okubi ngokubi’ akufezi lutho oluhle. Kunalokho, isimo sengqondo esinjalo singamane senze isimo sishube.
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“Ningabuyiseli Muntu Okubi Ngokubi”
12 Iseluleko sikaPawulu esilandelayo sendlela yokuphatha abakholwayo nabangakholwa yilesi: “Ningabuyiseli muntu okubi ngokubi.” Kunengqondo ukuba la mazwi alandele lokho ayekusho ngaphambili, okungukuthi: “Yenyanyani okubi.” Kakade, umuntu angasho kanjani ukuthi uyakwenyanya ngempela okubi uma esebenzisa ububi ukuze aziphindiselele kwabanye? Ukwenza kanjalo kungaba okuphambene nokuba nothando ‘olungenabuzenzisi.’ UPawulu ube esethi: “Yenzani izinto ezinhle emehlweni abo bonke abantu.” (Roma 12:9, 17) Siwasebenzisa kanjani lawo mazwi?
13 Ngaphambili, encwadini ayibhalela abaseKorinte, uPawulu wabhala ngoshushiso abaphostoli ababebhekene nalo. Wathi: “Siye saba umbukwane wasenkundleni yemidlalo ezweni, nasezingelosini, nakubantu. . . . Lapho sethukwa, siyabusisa; lapho sishushiswa, siyabekezela; lapho sihlaziswa, siyancenga.” (1 Korinte 4:9-13) Nanamuhla izwe liwabhekile amaKristu eqiniso. Lapho labo abasibhekile bebona izinto ezinhle esizenzayo ngisho nalapho siphathwa ngokungenabulungisa, bangase bathambekele ekusamukeleni isigijimi sethu sobuKristu.—1 Petru 2:12.
(KwabaseRoma 12:20, 21) Ngakho “nxa isitha sakho silambile, sinike ukudla; nxa somile, sinike okunathwayo, ngoba nxa ungenza njalo uyabe ubuthelela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda laso.” 21 Lingavumi ukunqotshwa ngokubi, kodwa qhubekani linqoba okubi ngokuhle.
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Thethelelani Ngokukhululekile
13 Zingase zibe khona izikhathi lapho uba nomuzwa wokuthi ungamsiza othile okonile ukuba azise izindinganiso zobuKristu. Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala: “‘Uma isitha sakho silambile, siphe ukudla; uma somile, sinike okokuphuza; ngoba ngokwenza lokhu uyonqwabelanisa amalahle avuthayo phezu kwekhanda laso.’ Ungazivumeli ukuba unqotshwe okubi, kodwa qhubeka unqoba okubi ngokuhle.” (Roma 12:20, 21) Ngokuqhubeka ubonisa umusa lapho uchukuluzwa, ungase ushintshe ngisho nesimo sengqondo esilukhuni kunazo zonke futhi wenze abantu baveze ubuhle obukubo. Ngokubonisa ukuqonda, uzwela—ngisho nesihawu—ngomoni, ungase ukwazi ukumsiza ukuba afunde amaqiniso eBhayibheli. Kunoma ikuphi, ukusabela okuhle kunika umuntu ithuba lokucabangisisa ngokuziphatha kwakho okuhle.—1 Pet. 2:12; 3:16.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(KwabaseRoma 12:1) Yikho bafowethu ngiyalincenga ngesisa sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi linikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilayo, ongcwele njalo owamukelwa nguNkulunkulu, oyinkonzo engcwele eliyenza ngamandla enu okucabanga.
Khetha Kuhle Ezokuzilibazisa
5 Konke esikwenzayo ekuphileni kumele kutshengise ukuthi siyizikhonzi zikaJehova. UPhawuli wathi: “Linikele imizimba yenu njengemihlatshelo ephilayo, engcwele lemthokozisayo uNkulunkulu.” (KwabaseRoma 12:1) UJesu wathi: “Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke langengqondo yakho yonke langamandla akho wonke.” (UMakho 12:30) Sifuna ukwenza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuthi sithokozise uJehova. UJehova wayefuna ama-Israyeli anikele ngenyamazana ephilileyo. Wayengawamukeli umnikelo wawo nxa wawulesici. (ULevi 22:18-20) Lathi uJehova angacina engasakwamukeli ukukhonza kwethu. Njani?
6 UJehova uthi: “Yibani ngcwele ngoba mina ngingcwele.” (1 UPhetro 1:14-16; 2 UPhetro 3:11) UJehova uzakwamukela ukukhonza kwethu kuphela nxa kungcwele kumbe kuhlanzekile. (UDutheronomi 15:21) Kodwa ngeke akwamukele nxa sisenza izinto azizondayo ezigoqela ukuziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, udlakela lesidimoni. (KwabaseRoma 6:12-14; 8:13) Okunye okungaphambanisa ubuhlobo bethu loNkulunkulu yikubukela izinto ezinjalo.
(KwabaseRoma 13:1) Wonke umuntu kazehlise kuziphathamandla ngoba akulamandla angaveli kuNkulunkulu. Iziphathamandla ezikhona zibekwe nguNkulunkulu ezikhundleni ezitshiyeneyo.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YabaseRoma
13:1—Kungayiphi indlela amagunya aphakeme ‘ebekwe uNkulunkulu ezikhundleni zawo ezilinganiselwe’? Iziphathimandla zezwe ‘zibekwe uNkulunkulu ezikhundleni zazo ezilinganiselwe’ ngomqondo wokuthi zibusa ngemvume kaNkulunkulu, futhi kwezinye izimo wakubona kusengaphambili ukubusa kwazo. Lokhu kubonakala kulokho okwabikezelwa iBhayibheli ngababusi abaningana.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MARCH 11-17
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU KWABASEROMA 15-16
“Vumela UJehova Akududuze Njalo Akuncede Ukuthi Uqinisele”
(KwabaseRoma 15:4) Zonke izinto ezabhalwa kudala zabhalelwa ukuthi kufundiswe thina. Lokho kwenza ukuthi sibe lethemba ngoba iMibhalo le isinceda ukuthi siqinisele njalo iyasiduduza.
‘Lilani Lalabo Abalilayo’
11 Okwenziwa nguJesu ngesikhathi efelwe ngumngane wakhe uLazaro ngesinye isibonelo esiduduzayo esitholakala eLizwini likaNkulunkulu. IMibhalo iyasiduduza sibili “ngoba konke okwalotshwa kudala kwalotshelwa ukusifundisa, ukuze kuthi ngokubekezela langokukhuthazwa yimibhalo sibe lethemba.” (Rom. 15:4) Ngakho ukubala amavesi alandelayo kungakududuza kakhulu nxa ufelwe:
▪ “UJehova useduze labo abalezinhliziyo ezephukileyo asindise labo abadabukileyo emoyeni.”—Hubo. 34:18, 19.
▪ “Nxa ukunqineka kwase kungikhulela, induduzo yakho [Jehova] yaletha intokozo emphefumulweni wami.”—Hubo. 94:19.
▪ “Sengathi iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu uqobo kanye loNkulunkulu uBaba, owasithandayo kwathi ngomusa wakhe wasinika isikhuthazo esingapheliyo lethemba elihle, angalikhuthaza aliqinise.”—2 Thes. 2:16, 17.
(KwabaseRoma 15:5) UNkulunkulu osenza siqinisele njalo osiduduzayo kalincede ukuthi indlela elicabanga ngayo ibe njengaleyo uKhristu uJesu ayecabanga ngayo,
Vumela ‘Ukubekezela Kuqede Umsebenzi Wakho’
5 Cela uJehova akuqinise. UJehova ‘nguNkulunkulu onika ukubekezela lenkuthazo.’ (Rom. 15:5) Nguye yedwa obuzwisisa kuhle ubunzima esingabe siphakathi kwabo, imizwa yethu kanye lendlela esakhuliswa ngayo. Yikho uyakwazi mhlophe esikudingayo ukuze sibekezele. IBhayibhili lithi: “Uyagcwalisa izidingo zalabo abamesabayo; uyezwa ukukhala kwabo abasindise.” (Hubo. 145:19) Manje uNkulunkulu usiphendula njani nxa sithandaza kuye simcela ukuthi asinike amandla okubekezela?
(KwabaseRoma 15:13) UNkulunkulu onika ithemba kaligcwalise ngentokozo yonke langokuthula ngoba liyamthemba, ukuze libe lethemba elikhulu ngenxa yamandla omoya ongcwele.
“Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu Wakho”
11 UJehova ‘uNkulunkulu wethemba usigcwalisa ngentokozo enkulu langokuthula.’ (Rom. 15:13) Ithemba esiliphiwa nguNkulunkulu lenza siqinisele nxa silwisana lezilingo ezingaxegisa ukholo lwethu. Abagcotshiweyo ‘abathembekayo, lanxa kuselungeni lokufa, bazaphiwa umqhele wokuphila [“ezulwini,” NW.] (Isam. 2:10) Kanti-ke abaqotho abalethemba lokuphila emhlabeni bazathola izibusiso ezingapheliyo ePharadayisi esilithenjiswayo. (Luk. 23:43) Sizwa njani nxa sicabanga ngezithembiso lezi? Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi siyathokoza kakhulu, sibe lokuthula njalo simthande kakhulu yena osipha “zonke izipho ezinhle lezipheleleyo”!—Jak. 1:17.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(KwabaseRoma 15:27) Kuyabathokozisa sibili ukwenza njalo, njengoba bebevele belomlandu kubo. Nxa abangcwele babelane labezizweni izinto ezivela kuNkulunkulu, kutsho ukuthi labezizweni balomlandu wokubancedisa ngezinto zokuziphilisa.
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‘Ukuvivinywa Kobuqotho Bothando Lwenu’
Ngokuqinisekile, abafowabo abangabeZizwe kwakufanele bashukunyiselwe ukuba basabele esimweni sawo sosizi. Kakade, ‘babenesikweleti’ esikhethekile ababesikweleta amaJuda aseJerusalema. Kwakungekhona yini eJerusalema lapho izindaba ezinhle zazisakazekele kwabeZizwe zisuka khona? UPawulu wacabanga: “Uma amaKristu angamaJuda ahlanganyela ingcebo yawo engokomoya nabeZizwe, abeZizwe banomsebenzi ocacile wokunikela ezidingweni zawo zezinto ezibonakalayo.”—Roma 15:27, The New English Bible.
(KwabaseRoma 16:25) Izindaba ezinhle engizimemezelayo lokutshumayela ngoJesu Khristu kutshengisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu angaliqinisa. Izindaba lezi ezinhle zimayelana lokwembulwa kwemfihlo engcwele ebilokhu ifihliwe kusukela kudaladala,
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Ukwazi Ikusasa
UMesiya wayeyiNzalo eyayithenjisiwe futhi nguye owayezasetshenziswa ukubusisa bonke abantu abalungileyo. (Gal 3:8, 14) ‘Inzalo’ le kwaqala ukukhulunywa ngayo ngemva kokuhlamuka okwenzakala esivandeni se-Edeni kodwa u-Abela engakazalwa. (Gen 3:15) Kwadlula iminyaka engaba ngu-4 000 “imfihlo engcwele” emayelana ‘lenzalo’ enguMesiya ingakaziwa. Yikho iBhayibhili lisithi yimfihlo “ebilokhu ifihliwe kusukela kudaladala.”—Rom 16:25-27; Efe 1:8-10; 3:4-11.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MARCH 18-24
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 1 KWABASEKHORINTE 1-3
“Ulobuhlobo Obuhle LoNkulunkulu Yini Kumbe Awulandaba Laye?”
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 2:14) Kodwa umuntu okhokhelwa yinyama kazamukeli izinto zomoya kaNkulunkulu ngoba ziyibuthutha kuye, njalo ngeke azazi ngoba zihlolwa ngomoya kaNkulunkulu.
Kutshoni Ukuba Lobuhlobo Obuhle LoNkulunkulu?
4 Okokuqala cabanga ngezenzo zomuntu ongelandaba loNkulunkulu. Izikhathi ezinengi umuntu onjalo ulandela umoya womhlaba lo obangela ukuthi abantu baqakathekise izifiso zabo ezingalunganga. UPhawuli wawuchaza ngokuthi ‘ngumoya osebenzayo lakhathesi kulabo abangalaleliyo.’ (Efe. 2:2) Umoya lo wenza abantu baphonguthatheka nje balandele lokho abakubona kusenziwa ngabanye. Abanengi phakathi kwabo abalandaba lemithetho kaNkulunkulu kodwa bazenzela abakufunayo. Baqakathekisa kakhulu imali, izikhundla abalazo kanye lamalungelo abo ngoba izingqondo zabo zigxile ezintweni lezi.
5 Abantu abangelandaba loNkulunkulu bakhanya langokulandela “izenzo zemvelo yesono.” (Gal. 5:19-21) Ngesikhathi uPhawuli ebhalela amaKhristu aseKhorinte wachaza ezinye izinto ezenziwa ngabantu laba. Ngokwesibonelo wachaza ukuthi babangela ukwahlukana, ukuxabana, bakhuthaza ukuhlamuka, bayamangalelana emithethwandaba, abahloniphi abakhokhelayo njalo bathanda ukuzitika ngokudla lokunatha. Nxa umuntu onjalo ehugwa yisono uyathatheka awele kuso kalula nje. (Zaga. 7:21, 22) UJuda wabhala ukuthi abantu laba balandela izifiso zabo ngoba kabalawo umoya kaNkulunkulu.—Jud. 18, 19.
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 2:15, 16) Loba kunjalo umuntu okhokhelwa ngumoya kaNkulunkulu uhlola izinto zonke kodwa yena kahlolwa ngumuntu, 16 ngoba “ngubani oseyazi ingqondo kaJehova okokuthi usengameluleka?” Kodwa thina silayo ingqondo kaKhristu.
Kutshoni Ukuba Lobuhlobo Obuhle LoNkulunkulu?
6 Umuntu olobuhlobo obuhle loNkulunkulu ukhanya ngokuvuma ukuqondiswa ngumoya ongcwele lokulingisela uJehova kukho konke akwenzayo. (Efe. 5:1) Uyalwisa ukulingisela indlela uNkulunkulu acabanga ngayo futhi kathandabuzi ukuthi ukhona. Konke akwenzayo kutshengisa ukuthi uyayihlonipha imithetho kaJehova kanye lezimiso zakhe. (Hubo. 119:33; 143:10) Kalandeli “izenzo zemvelo yesono” kodwa uzama ngamandla wonke ukuba ‘lezithelo zomoya.’ (Gal. 5:22, 23) Cabanga ngomzekeliso olandelayo: Umuntu oqhuba ibhizimusi uhlala efake ingqondo yakhe emsebenzini awenzayo, kunjalo langomuntu okhutheleyo ekukhonzeni uhlala egxilise ingqondo yakhe ezintweni eziphathelane lokukhonza.
Kutshoni Ukuba Lobuhlobo Obuhle LoNkulunkulu?
15 Singamlingisela njani uKhristu? IBhayibhili lisikhuthaza ukuthi sibe ‘lengqondo kaKhristu.’ (1 Khor. 2:16) Lisitshela lokuthi sibe “lesimo sengqondo esifana laleso uKhristu uJesu ayelaso.” (Rom. 15:5, NW) Ukuze sibe njengoKhristu kumele sizwisise ubuntu bakhe lendlela ayecabanga ngayo njalo silandele ezinyathelweni zakhe. UJesu wayebuqakathekisa ubuhlobo bakhe loNkulunkulu, ngakho ukumlingisela kusenza sisondele eduze kukaBaba wethu osezulwini. Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi ukuba lengqondo kaKhristu kuqakathekile.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 1:20) Ungaphi umuntu ohlakaniphileyo? Ungaphi umbhali? Ungaphi othanda impikiswano kulo umumo wezinto? Kanti uNkulunkulu kakwenzanga kwaba yibuthutha yini ukuhlakanipha komhlaba lo?
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Ukuhlakanipha
Ukuhlakanipha kwabantu bomhlaba lo kubenza bacabange ukuthi inhlawulo iyibuthutha. Lanxa ababusi benelisa ukwenza izinto ezithile ezinhle ‘babulala iNkosi elenkazimulo.’ (1Kr 1:18; 2:7, 8) Kodwa uNkulunkulu wakwenza kwaba yibuthutha ukuhlakanipha komhlaba, wayangisa abantu bawo abahlakaniphileyo ngokusebenzisa “okuyibuthutha okuvela kuNkulunkulu” labantu abakhanya angani ‘bayizithutha, abangahlakaniphanga futhi abangaqakathekanga’ ukuze agcwalise injongo yakhe. (1Kr 1:19-28) UPhawuli wakhumbuza amaKhristu ukuthi “ukuhlakanipha komumo lo wezinto kumbe okwababusi bomumo lo wezinto” kuzadlula. Yikho kazange akhulume ngenhlakanipho yabantu ngesikhathi efundisa. (1Kr 2:6, 13) Waxwayisa amaKhristu aseKholose ukuthi angabanjwa ‘yikuhlakanipha komhlaba lo lobuqili obuyize obusekelwe emasikweni abantu.’—Kol 2:8; qathanisa lamavesi 20-23.
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 2:3-5) Ngafika kini ngibuthakathaka, ngisesaba njalo ngiqhuqha kakhulu. 4 Kangisebenzisanga amazwi ahugayo okuhlakanipha kwabantu ngesikhathi ngikhuluma futhi ngitshumayela, kodwa amazwi ami aba yikubonakaliswa komoya lamandla, 5 ukuze libe lokholo olusekelwe emandleni kaNkulunkulu hatshi ekuhlakanipheni kwabantu.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Yokuqala Neyesibili YabaseKorinte
2:3-5. Ngenkathi efakaza eKorinte, umuzi owawudumile kwezemfundo nefilosofi yamaGreki, kungenzeka ukuthi uPawulu wayekhathazekile ngokuthi wayeyokwazi yini ukukholisa izilaleli zakhe. Nokho, akazange avumele noma yibuphi ubuthakathaka noma ukwesaba okungenzeka wayenakho ukuba kumphazamise ekufezeni inkonzo ayeyinikwe uNkulunkulu. Ngokufanayo, akufanele sivumele izimo esingazejwayele ukuba zisivimbele ekumemezeleni izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. NjengoPawulu, singathembela kuJehova siqiniseka ukuthi uyosisiza.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MARCH 25-31
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU 1 KWABASEKHORINTE 4-6
“Imvubelo Encane Iyayibilisa Yonke Inhlama”
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 5:1, 2) Kubikwa ukuthi phakathi kwenu kulokuziphatha okubi kwezemacansini, ukuziphatha okubi okungekho ngitsho lakwabezizweni: ukuthi indoda ithathe umkayise. 2 Liyazigqaja ngakho yini? Kanti akumelanga lizwe ubuhlungu yini ukuze umuntu okwenzileyo lokho asuswe phakathi kwenu?
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 5:5-8) kumele linikele umuntu lo kuSathane, inyama ibhubhe ukuze umoya usindiswe ngosuku lweNkosi. 6 Akukuhle ukuthi lizikhukhumeze. Kalikwazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane iyayibilisa yonke inhlama? 7 Susani imvubelo endala ukuze libe yinhlama entsha ngoba liyinhlama engabiliswanga. Phela uKhristu, imvana yethu yePhasika, usebe ngumhlatshelo. 8 Ngakho umkhosi lo kasiwugcineni ngesinkwa sobuqotho leqiniso esingelamvubelo, hatshi ngemvubelo endala kumbe ngemvubelo yobubi lokuxhwala.
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 5:13) uNkulunkulu yena esahlulela abangaphandle? “Susani umuntu omubi phakathi kwenu.”
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Imvubelo
Umphostoli uPhawuli wasebenzisa ibala elithi imvubelo ngendlela engokomfanekiso ngesikhathi etshela ibandla laseKhorinte ukuthi lisuse indoda eyaziphatha kubi kwezemacansini. Wathi: “Kalikwazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane iyayibilisa yonke inhlama? Susani imvubelo endala ukuze libe yinhlama entsha ngoba liyinhlama engabiliswanga. Phela uKhristu, imvana yethu yePhasika, usebe ngumhlatshelo.” Amazwi alandelayo ayatshengisa ukuthi ibala elithi ‘imvubelo’ lalisitshoni. Athi: “Ngakho umkhosi lo kasiwugcineni ngesinkwa sobuqotho leqiniso esingelamvubelo, hatshi ngemvubelo endala kumbe ngemvubelo yobubi lokuxhwala.” (1Kr 5:6-8) Umphostoli uPhawuli wakhuluma amazwi la ethathela eMkhosini Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo owawusenziwa ngamaJuda ngemva kokunanza iPhasika. Njengoba nje imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke yesinkwa, lokugcina umuntu owayeziphatha kubi kwezemacansini kwakuzenza uJehova abone ibandla lingasahlanzekanga. Kwakumele basuse ‘imvubelo’ phakathi kwabo njengoba nje ama-Israyeli kwakungamelanga abe lemvubelo ngesikhathi somkhosi wePhasika.
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USathane
Kutshoni ‘ukunikela umuntu kuSathane ukuze inyama ibhubhe’?
Umphostoli uPhawuli watshela ibandla laseKhorinte okwakumele likwenze ngendoda eyayixhwalile, iziphatha kubi kwezemacansini lomkayise. Wathi: “Kumele linikele umuntu lo kuSathane, inyama ibhubhe.” (1Kr 5:5) Lokhu kwakusitsho ukuthi umuntu lowo kwakumele asuswe ebandleni ukuze abanye bangadlelani laye. (1Kr 5:13) Ukumnikela kuSathane kwakusitsho ukuthi wayengasoze aqhubeke elilunga lebandla kodwa wayezakuba semhlabeni obuswa nguSathane. Njengoba nje imvubelo ifakwa phakathi kwenhlama iyibilise, indoda le eyayiziphethe kubi kwezemacansini lomkayise ‘yayiyinyama’ phakathi kwebandla. Lokhu kutsho ukuthi yayilandela izifiso zayo zenyama, yikho ukuyisusa ebandleni kwakuzanceda amaKhristu ayeqinile ekukhonzeni ukuthi angaphanjaniswa yiyo. (1Kr 5:6, 7) UPhawuli wanikela uHimenewu lo-Alekizanda kuSathane ngenxa yokuthi balahla ukholo lomzwangedwa omuhle okwabangela ukuthi babhidlikelwe lukholo lwabo.—1Ti 1:20.
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 5:9-11) Encwadini yami ngathi ngilibhalela ngilitshela ukuthi liyekele ukuba lobudlelwano labantu abaziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, 10 ngangingatsho ukuthi lehlukane labo ngokupheleleyo abantu bomhlaba lo abaziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, kumbe abayizihwaba kumbe abayizigebenga loba abakhonza izithombe. Phela lokho bekuzakutsho ukuthi lisuke emhlabeni. 11 Kodwa khathesi ngilibhalela ngilitshela ukuthi liyekele ukuba lobudlelwano laloba ngubani obizwa ngokuthi ngumzalwane yena eziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, kumbe umuntu oyisihwaba kumbe okhonza izithombe kumbe othethisayo kumbe oyisidakwa kumbe oyisigebenga, lingaqali ukudla lomuntu onjalo.
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Ukususwa Ebandleni
Umuntu owenza isono esikhulu futhi ongafuni ukuntshintsha akumelanga aqhubeke eyingxenye yebandla. Kumele asuswe ebandleni. Nxa umuntu angasuswa kuyabe kungasamelanga sikhulume laye loba sibe lobudlelwano laye. (1 KwabaseKhorinte 5:11; 2 UJohane 9-11) Ukususa umuntu ebandleni kwenza ibizo likaJehova lingangcoliswa njalo kwenza lebandla lihlale lihlanzekile. (1 KwabaseKhorinte 5:6) Kunceda losusiweyo ukuthi antshintshe abesebuyela kuJehova.—ULukha 15:17.
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Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 4:9) Phela kimi kukhanya angathi uNkulunkulu wenze thina abaphostoli saba ngabokucina enkundleni njengoba sigwetshelwe ukufa, ngoba sesibe ngababukiswayo enkundleni yemidlalo emhlabeni, lasezingilosini kanye lasebantwini.
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Izingelosi—“Imimoya Enikela Inkonzo Engcwele Yomphakathi”
16 AmaKristu abhekene novivinyo ‘awumbukwane wasenkundleni ezingelosini.’ (1 Kor. 4:9) Izingelosi zijabula kakhulu lapho zibona izenzo zethu zokwethembeka, futhi ziyajabula nalapho isoni siphenduka. (Luka 15:10) Izingelosi ziyakuphawula ukuziphatha kokwesaba uNkulunkulu kwabesifazane abangamaKristu. IBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi “owesifazane kufanele abe nophawu lwegunya ekhanda lakhe ngenxa yezingelosi.” (1 Kor. 11:3, 10) Yebo, izingelosi ziyajabula lapho zibona abesifazane abangamaKristu nazo zonke ezinye izinceku zikaNkulunkulu emhlabeni zibambisana nokuhleleka okungokwasezulwini nelungiselelo lobunhloko. Ukulalela okunjalo kuyisikhumbuzo esifanelekayo kula madodana kaNkulunkulu asezulwini.
(1 KwabaseKhorinte 6:3) Kalazi yini ukuthi sizakwahlulela izingilosi? Pho kungasehlula njani ukwahlulela izindaba zokuphila kwakhathesi?
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Umthetho
Umthetho Olandelwa Zingilosi: Lanxa izingilosi ziphakeme kulabantu, zilandela imithetho eziyiphiwa nguNkulunkulu. (Heb 1:7, 14; Hu 104:4, TBS) UJehova wake watshela uSathane ayengakwenza lokwakungamelanga akwenze. (Job 1:12; 2:6) Ngesikhathi uMikhayeli ingilosi enkulu ephikisana loSathane watshengisa ukuthi uyakunanzelela ukuthi uJehova unguMahluli oMkhulu. Wathi: “Kwangathi uJehova angakukhuza.” (Jud 9; qathanisa loZek 3:2) UJesu okhazinyulisiweyo unikwe amandla okuqondisa zonke izingilosi. (Heb 1:6; 1Pe 3:22; Mat 13:41; 25:31; Flp 2:9-11) Yikho okwenza uJesu wathuma ingilosi kuJohane. (Sam 1:1) Lanxa kunjalo ku-1 Khorinte 6:3 umphostoli uPhawuli wathi abafowabo bakaKhristu bazakwahlulela izingilosi. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi bazahlanganyela loJesu ekubhubhiseni amadimoni.
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