Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
JANUARY 3-9
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | ABAHLULELI 15-16
“Ukuba Ngumthengisi Yinto Embi!”
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Ukukhaphela—Isici Esethusayo Sesibonakaliso Sezikhathi!
4 Okokuqala, cabanga ngeqili elinguDelila, uMahluleli uSamsoni ayethandana nalo. Inhloso kaSamsoni yayiwukuhola ekulweleni abantu bakaNkulunkulu kumaFilisti. Mhlawumbe izikhulu zamaFilisti ezinhlanu zazazi ukuthi uDelila wayengamthandi ngempela uSamsoni, zabe sezimthembisa ukumnika imali eningi ukuze athole ukuthi yayiyini imfihlo yamandla kaSamsoni amakhulu bese zimbulala. UDelila ohahayo wavumela phezulu, kodwa zaze zaba ntathu izikhathi imizamo yakhe yokuthola imfihlo kaSamsoni yehluleka. Wabe eseqhubeka emcindezela “ngamazwi akhe elokhu emnxusa.” Ekugcineni, “umphefumulo [kaSamsoni] waphelelwa isineke kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lokufuna ukufa.” Ngakho wamtshela ukuthi izinwele zakhe zazingakaze zigundwe nokuthi uma zazingagundwa, amandla akhe ayeyophela. Esekwazi lokho, uDelila wabiza umuntu ukuze agunde izinwele zikaSamsoni ngesikhathi esalele ethangeni lakhe, wabe esemnikela ezitheni zakhe ukuze zenze noma yini eziyithandayo ngaye. (AbaHl. 16:4, 5, 15-21) Yeka isenzo esenyanyekayo! UDelila wakhaphela umuntu owayemthanda ngenxa nje yokuhaha.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YabaHluleli
14:16, 17; 16:16. Ukucindezela umuntu ngokukhala noma ngokufundekela kungalimaza ubuhlobo.—IzAga 19:13; 21:19.
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Ukukhaphela—Isici Esethusayo Sesibonakaliso Sezikhathi!
15 Abantu abashadile bangahlala kanjani bethembekile kubangane babo bomshado? IZwi likaNkulunkulu lithi: “Ujabule ngomfazi [noma ngendoda] wobusha bakho,” libuye lithi, “Jabulela ukuphila nomfazi wakho [noma indoda yakho] omthandayo.” (IzAga 5:18; UmSh. 9:9) Njengoba abangane bomshado bekhula, kumelwe “babe khona ngokugcwele” ebuhlotsheni babo, ngokwenyama nangokomzwelo. Lokho kusho ukuthi kumelwe banakane, bachithe isikhathi ndawonye futhi basondelane ngokwengeziwe. Kudingeka bagxile ekulondolozeni umshado wabo nobuhlobo babo noJehova. Ukuze ifeze lokhu, imibhangqwana kudingeka itadishe iBhayibheli ndawonye, isebenze njalo enkonzweni ndawonye futhi ithandazele isibusiso sikaJehova ndawonye.
HLALE UTHEMBEKILE KUJEHOVA
16 Kunamalungu ebandla enza izono ezingathi sína futhi asolwa ‘kanzima ukuze abe aphilile okholweni.’ (Thithu 1:13) Amanye kuye kwadingeka ukuba asuswe ekuhlanganyeleni ngenxa yokuziphatha kwawo. Isiyalo siye sabasiza “labo abaqeqeshwe yiso,” ukuba bavuseleleke ngokomoya. (Heb. 12:11) Kuthiwani uma sinesihlobo noma umngane oseduze osusiwe? Lesi simo sisuke sivivinya ukwethembeka kwethu, hhayi kulowo muntu, kodwa kuNkulunkulu. UJehova usibhekile ukuze abone ukuthi siyowulalela yini umyalo wakhe wokungaxhumani nanoma ubani osusiwe ekuhlanganyeleni.—Funda eyoku-1 Korinte 5:11-13.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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USamsoni Unqoba Ngamandla KaJehova!
USamsoni wayezimisele ukufeza umgomo wakhe, okungukuthi ukulwa namaFilisti. Wahlala endlini yesifebe eGaza ngenjongo yokulwa nezitha zikaNkulunkulu. USamsoni wayefuna indawo angalala kuyo emzini wesitha, futhi wayithola endlini yesifebe. USamsoni wayengacabangi ngokuziphatha okubi. Wasuka emzini walona wesifazane phakathi kwamabili, wabhoncula amasango omuzi nezigxobo zombili ezisemaceleni, wakuthwala wenyukela nakho esiqongweni sentaba eseduze kweHebroni, eyayiqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-60. Lokhu wakwenza evunyelwe uNkulunkulu futhi nguye owamnika amandla.—AbaHluleli 16:1-3.
JANUARY 10-16
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | ABAHLULELI 17-19
“Ukungalaleli Imithetho KaNkulunkulu Kubangela Inhlupho”
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UMikha
1. Indoda yako-Efrayimi. UMikha wephula uMthetho wesitshiyangalombili (Eks 20:15), ngokutshontshela unina amashekeli esiliva angu-1 100. Wavuma ukuthi wayetshontshile wasekubuyisela kunina owathi: ‘Isiliva sami ngisahlukanisela uJehova ukuba indodana yami yenze isifanekiso esibaziweyo lesithombe esibunjiweyo. Ngizasibuyisela kuwe.’ Unina wasethatha amashekeli esiliva angu-200 wawanika umkhandi wesiliva, owawabumba aba “yisifanekiso lesithombe” futhi ngemva kwalokho kwabekwa endlini kaMikha. UMikha “wayelendawo yokukhonzela,” njalo wenza isambatho semahlombe kanye lezithombe, wasebeka enye yamadodana akhe ukuthi ibe ngumphristi wakhe. Lanxa wayeyenze konke lokhu esithi udumisa uJehova, kwakuyinto embi kakhulu ngoba wayesephula umlayo wokuthi kwakungamelanga bakhonze izithombe (Eks 20:4-6) futhi kwakuyikungalandeli uhlelo lokukhonzela ethabanikeli lapho okwakulabaphristi ababekwe nguJehova. (Aba 17:1-6; Dut 12:1-14) Ngemva kwesikhathi uMikha wathatha uJonathani indodana kaGeshomu, yena owayezalwa nguMosi, wamqhatsha umLevi lo owayelijaha ukuthi abe ngumphristi wakhe. (Aba 18:4, 30) UMikha wayecabanga ukuthi wayeyenze okuhle waze wathi: “Khathesi sengisazi ukuthi uJehova uzakwenza okulungileyo kimi.” (Aba 17:7-13) Kodwa uJonathani wayengayisuye wosendo luka-Aroni yikho wayengafanelanga ukuthi abe ngumphristi. Lokhu kwangezelela amacala kaMikha.—Nan 3:10.
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UMikha
Kungelasikhathi kwenzakele lokhu, uMikha lamanye amadoda babalandela abakoDani. Bathe sebebatholile, abakoDani basebebabuza ukuthi yindaba bebalandela. UMikha wabaphendula wathi: “Lithethe onkulunkulu engabenzayo lomphristi wami, lahamba. Kuyini okunye engilakho?” Amadodana akoDani abaxwayisa ukuthi azabahlasela nxa bengaqhubeka bewalandela futhi bephikisana lawo. UMikha uthe ebona ukuthi abakoDani balamandla kulaye, waphenduka wabuyela ekhaya. (Aba 18:22-26) Ngemva kwalokho abakoDani bahlasela ngenkemba idolobho leLayishi balitshisa, basebesakha idolobho lakoDani lapho. UJonathani lamadodana akhe baba ngabaphristi besizwana sakoDani futhi abakoDani ‘baqhubeka basebenzisa izithombe ezazenziwe nguMikha, ngaso sonke isikhathi indlu kaNkulunkulu [ithabanikeli] iseShilo.’—Aba 18:27-31.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
Lilula, Liyazwisiseka Futhi Liyathophela Enhliziyweni
6 Bunengi ubufakazi obutshengisa ukuthi ibizo likaNkulunkulu kumele libe khona eBhayibhilini. Ku-New World Translation ka-2013 ibizo leli litholakala ka-7 216, okutsho ukuthi litholakala kanengi ukwedlula kuleyo eyaphuma ngo-1984. Selitholakala lasemavesini amahlanu alandelayo: u-1 Samuyeli 2:25; 6:3; 10:26; 23:14, 16. Labuyiselwa emavesini la ngoba kwatholakala ukuthi kuma-Dead Sea Scrolls ibizo leli likhona. Okunye yikuthi imiqulu le midala ngeminyaka edlula 1 000 kulaleyo ebizwa ngokuthi yi-Hebrew Masoretic. Kanti njalo selitholakala lakuBahluleli 19:18 ngoba ukuhlolisiswa kwemiqulu yasendulo kuveza ukuthi lalikhona evesini le.
JANUARY 17-23
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | ABAHLULELI 20-21
“Hlala Ubuza UJehova”
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Ungaba Yini NjengoFinehasi Lapho Ubhekana Nezinselele?
Ngemva kokuba amadoda aseGibheya, esizwe sakwaBhenjamini, edlwengule futhi abulala ngonya isancinza somLevi, ezinye izizwe zahlela ukuyolwa nesizwe sakwaBhenjamini. (AbaHl. 20:1-11) Ngaphambi kokuyolwa, zathandaza kuJehova zicela usizo kodwa zanqotshwa kabili futhi kwaba nabantu abaningi kakhulu abafayo. (AbaHl. 20:14-25) Ingabe zaphetha ngokuthi imithandazo yazo yayingasizi? Ingabe uJehova wayenesithakazelo sangempela sokubona ukuthi zaziyosabela kanjani kulobu bubi obabenziwe?
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YabaHluleli
20:17-48—Kungani uJehova avumela abakwaBhenjamini ukuba banqobe ezinye izizwe kuze kube kabili, yize bona ngokwabo babedinga ukujeziswa? Ngokuqale avumele izizwe ezithembekile ukuba zilimale kakhulu, uJehova wavivinya ukuzimisela kwazo ukuqothula ububi kwa-Israyeli.
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Ungaba Yini NjengoFinehasi Lapho Ubhekana Nezinselele?
Isiphi isifundo esingasifunda kulokhu? Ezinye izinkinga ebandleni ziyaqhubeka nakuba abadala benza imizamo eqotho futhi bethandazela usizo kuNkulunkulu. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, abadala benza kahle ngokukhumbula amazwi kaJesu: “Qhubekani nicela [noma nithandaza], niyophiwa; qhubekani nifuna, niyothola; qhubekani ningqongqoza, niyovulelwa.” (Luka 11:9) Ngisho noma kungabonakala sengathi uJehova uyephuza ukuphendula imithandazo, ababonisi bangaqiniseka ngokuthi uyoyiphendula ngesikhathi sakhe esifanele.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Ingabe Bewazi?
Zazisetshenziswa kanjani izindwayimane ezimpini zasendulo?
Indwayimane yisikhali esasetshenziswa uDavide ukuze abulale uGoliyati. Cishe uDavide wafunda ukusebenzisa lesi sikhali ngesikhathi esengumfanyana ongumalusi.—1 Samuweli 17:40-50.
Indwayimane iyavela emidwebweni yaseGibhithe neyase-Asiriya yangezikhathi zeBhayibheli. Yayinesikhwanyana sesikhumba noma sendwangu okwakuxhunywa kuso izintambo ezimbili. Osebenzisa indwayimane wayefaka kulesi sikhwanyana itshe elibushelelezi noma eliyindilinga elingaba amasentimitha amahlanu kuya kwangu-7,5 ububanzi anesisindo esingaba amagremu angu-250. Wayebe eseyishwilizisa phezu kwekhanda lakhe abese ededela intambo eyodwa, bese itshe lijikijeleka ngesivinini esikhulu liye ngqo lapho eshaya khona.
Kuye kwatholakala izindwayimane eziningi emivubukulweni yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi ezazisetshenziswa ezimpini zasendulo. Kungenzeka ukuthi amaqhawe anekhono ayejikijela amatshe ngazo ngesivinini esingamakhilomitha angu-160 kuya kwangu-240 ngehora. Izazi azivumelani ngokuthi indwayimane yayifana yini nomnsalo ngamandla, kodwa indwayimane nayo yayiyisikhali esibulalayo.—AbaHluleli 20:16.
JANUARY 24-30
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | URUTHE 1-2
“Tshengisa Ukuthi Ulothando Oluqotho”
Lingisela Abangane BakaJehova
5 URuthe wayengakhetha ukubuyela ngakibo koMowabi, phela kulapho okwakulonina khona lezinye izihlobo zakhe futhi zazingamemukela zimgcine. Wayewazi amasiko abo, ekhuluma ulimi ababelukhuluma njalo babeyisizwe sakibo. Kodwa eBhethilehema wayesezazithola eseyindlubu ewele ephokweni. Ngakho uNawomi watshela umalokazana wakhe ukuthi abuyele kibo. UNawomi wayekwazi ukuthi kasoze aphinde enelise ukuzalela omalukazana bakhe amanye amadoda kumbe ukubagcina. Pho uRuthe wayezakwenzani? Wenza okutshiyene kakhulu lalokho okwenziwa ngu-Opha ‘owabuyela kwabakibo kanye labonkulunkulu bakhe.’ (Ruthe. 1:9-15) URuthe wayekufuna yini ukubuyela kubonkulunkulu bamanga bakibo? Hatshi.
Lingisela Abangane BakaJehova
6 Kukhanya angathi uRuthe wayesemazi uJehova uNkulunkulu, mhlawumbe wayefundiswe ngumkakhe kumbe nguninazala uNawomi. Wayesefundile ukuthi uJehova kafanani ngitsho labonkulunkulu bakoMowabi. URuthe wayesekwazi ukuthi kwakumele akhonze uJehova njalo amthande. Kodwa ulwazi lolu ayelalo lwalungenelanga. Kwakumele akhethe ukuthi uzakwenzani. Wayezakhetha ukuthi uJehova abe nguNkulunkulu wakhe yini? Yikho kanye akwenzayo. Watshela uNawomi wathi: “Abantu bakini bazakuba ngabakithi, loNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba nguNkulunkulu wami.” (Ruthe. 1:16) Kungasithokozisa kakhulu ukucabangisisa ngendlela uRuthe ayemthanda ngayo uninazala, kodwa okungaba kuhle kakhulukazi yikunakana ngendlela ayemthanda ngayo uJehova. Indoda eyayinothile okuthiwa nguBhowazi yamncoma uRuthe ngokuza kwakhe ukuzophephela ngaphansi kwamaphiko kaJehova. (Bala uRuthe 2:12.) Lokhu kungasikhumbuza iphuphu elicatshe ngaphansi kwamaphiko kanina alamandla ukuze lithole isivikelo. (Hubo. 36:7; 91:1-4) UJehova waba ngumzali onjalo kuRuthe futhi wamnika umvuzo ngenxa yokholo lwakhe. URuthe kazange lanini azisole ngokukhetha kwakhe.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaRuthe
1:13, 21—Ingabe uJehova wenza ukuphila kukaNawomi kwaba munyu futhi wambangela inhlekelele? Cha, futhi uNawomi akazange asole uNkulunkulu ngakho konke okubi okwamehlela. Nokho, kukho konke okwamehlela, wayecabanga ukuthi uJehova wayemelene naye. Wazizwa enomunyu futhi edumele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngalezo zinsuku ukuthola abantwana kwakubhekwa njengesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu kanti ukuba yinyumba kuyisiqalekiso. Njengoba ayefelwe amadodana akhe amabili futhi engenabo abazukulu, kungenzeka uNawomi wakubona kufaneleka ukucabanga ukuthi nguJehova owayemlulaza.
JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 6
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | URUTHE 3-4
“Yaziwa Ngobuntu Obuhle”
‘Owesifazana Oqotho’
18 UBhowazi wakhuluma ngelizwi elipholileyo futhi kumele ukuthi uRuthe wezwa kusithi hu! Wathi: “UJehova akubusise, ndodakazi yami. Umusa wakho lo mkhulu ukwedlula lokho okwenze kuqala. Awuzange ukhethe ukulandelana lamajaha, ingabe nganothileyo loba angabayanga.” (Ruthe. 3:10) Lapho ekhuluma ngalokho uRuthe akwenza “kuqala” wayesitsho uthando oluqotho alutshengisa lapho ebuya loNawomi ko-Israyeli futhi emnakekela. Lapho esithi “umusa wakho lo,” wayesesitsho lokho ayesanda kukwenza. UBhowazi wayekunanzelela ukuthi owesifazana owayesesemutsha njengoRuthe wayengazitholela indoda phakathi kwamajaha ayenothile kumbe ayengabayanga. Kodwa uRuthe wayefuna ukwenzela uNawomi okuhle futhi wayefuna lokuthi ibizo lomkaNawomi lingatshabalali ko-Israyeli. Kuyasicacela-ke ukuthi okwenza uBhowazi wamncoma kangaka uRuthe yikuthi owesifazana lo wayeziqakathekisa izifiso zabanye.
‘Owesifazana Oqotho’
21 Kumele ukuthi inhliziyo kaRuthe yayincibilika sibili nxa wayecabanga ngokuthi uBhowazi wayethe abantu bonke babekwazi ukuthi yena ‘wayengowesifazana oqotho’! Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi ukufuna kwakhe ukwazi uJehova lokuzimisela ukumkhonza yikho okwakusenza ukuthi abantu bathi uqotho. Wayebe lomusa omkhulu kuNawomi lasebantwini bakibo futhi watshengisa lokhu ngokuzimisela ukulandela indlela ababephila ngayo kanye lamasiko ayengawajayelanga ngitsho. Yikho-ke lathi singalingisela uRuthe owayelokholo ngokuhlonipha amasiko abanye kanye lendlela abaphila ngayo. Nxa singenza njalo, lathi kuzathiwa singabantu abaqotho.
‘Owesifazana Oqotho’
25 URuthe watshada loBhowazi. Ngemva kwalokho “uJehova wenza wakhulelwa, wasezala indodana.” Abesifazana baseBhethilehema bamenzela amhlophe uNawomi bancoma loRuthe besithi wayengcono kuninazala kulamadodana ayisikhombisa. Ngemva kwalokho iBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi indodana kaRuthe yaba ngukhokho weNkosi uDavida. (Ruthe. 4:11-22) UDavida yena waba ngukhokho kaJesu Khristu.—Mat. 1:1.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaRuthe
4:6—Kungayiphi indlela umhlengi ‘ayengachitha’ ifa lakhe ngokuhlenga othile? Okokuqala, uma umuntu eba mpofu bese edayisa izwe eliyifa lakhe, umhlengi kwakungadingeka akhiphe imali athenge izwe ngenani leminyaka esele ngaphambi kokuba kufike iJubili. (Levitikusi 25:25-27) Ukwenza lokho kwakunciphisa imali yakhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma uRuthe ayengathola indodana, yiyo eyayizodla insimu ehlengiwe, kunokuba ithathwe esinye sezihlobo eziseduze.
FEBRUARY 7-13
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 1-2
“Tshela UJehova Konke Okusenhlizi- yweni Yakho”
Watshela UNkulunkulu Konke Okwakusenhliziyweni Yakhe
12 UHana watshiyela zonke izinceku zikaNkulunkulu isibonelo okumele zisilingisele nxa zithandaza. UJehova unxusa abantu bakhe ukuthi bangathikazi ukumtshela okusezinhliziyweni zabo. Ufuna bamtshele konke okubakhathazayo, njengomntwana okhuluma loyise olothando futhi amthembayo. (Bala iHubo 62:8; 1 KwabaseThesalonika 5:17.) Umphostoli uPhetro waphefumulelwa ukuthi alobe amazwi aduduzayo amayelana lokuthandaza kuJehova. Wathi: “Yethulani kuye konke ukukhathazeka kwenu ngoba yena uyalikhathalela.”—1 Phet. 5:7.
Watshela UNkulunkulu Konke Okwakusenhliziyweni Yakhe
15 Kwamnceda ngani uHana ukutshela uJehova konke okwakusenhliziyweni yakhe kanye lokuyamkhonza ethabanikeli? IBhayibhili lithi: “Wasuka wahamba, wadla, njalo ubuso bakhe babungasadananga.” (1 Sam. 1:18) UHana wezwa angathi wethule umthwalo osindayo. Kwakungani uwuthe ji phezu kwamahlombe kaYise osezulwini olamandla amangalisayo futhi angapheliyo. (Bala iHubo 55:22.) Kukhona yini okungamsinda? Hatshi akukho, akukaze kube khona njalo akusoze kwafa kwaba khona!
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
ia 57, ibhokisi
Imithandazo Emibili Emihle Kakhulu
Kulezinto ezinhle kakhulu ezitholakala emithandazweni kaHana emibili. Omunye uku-1 Samuyeli 1:11 futhi omunye uku-1 Samuyeli 2:1-10. Nanzi ezinye zakhona: Imibhalo yakudala ebhalwe ngolimi lwesiHebheru elomthandazo kaHana wokuqala iveza ukuthi wabiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi “Jehova wamabutho.” EBhayibhilini nguye owaqala ukusebenzisa amazwi la. Atholakala ka-285 futhi atshengisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu nguye ongumkhokheli wexuku elikhulu lezidalwa zasezulwini.
Nanzelela ukuthi uHana kazange atsho umthandazo wakhe wesibili ngesikhathi indodana yakhe izalwa kodwa wawutsho lapho yena lo-Elikhana beyihambisa eShilo ukuthi iyesebenzela uNkulunkulu. Kuyakhanya-ke ukuthi okwakumthokozisa kakhulu uHana yikuthi uJehova wayesembusisile, hatshi ukuthi uPhenina wayesequnywe umlomo.
Mhlawumbe lapho uHana esithi “kuJehova uphondo lwami luphakeme,” wayecabanga ngenkunzi, inyamazana elamandla esetshenziswa ukuthwala izinto njalo esebenzisa izimpondo zayo ngendlela elamandla. Ngamanye amazwi wayesithi: ‘Jehova, uyangiqinisa.’—1 Sam. 2:1.
Amazwi kaHana aphathelane “logcotshiweyo” kaNkulunkulu athathwa njengesiphrofetho. Ahunyutshwa langokuthi “mesiya” futhi uHana nguye umuntu wokuqala eBhayibhilini ukuwasebenzisa. Wayekhuluma ngalowo owayezagcotshwa ukuthi abe yinkosi.—1 Sam. 2:10.
Ngemva kweminyaka engaba yi-1 000, uMariya unina kaJesu, laye wakhuluma amazwi ahambelana lakaHana lapho edumisa uJehova.—Luk. 1:46-55
FEBRUARY 14-20
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 3-5
“UJehova Uyazwisisa”
UnguSomandla Kodwa Uyazwisisa
3 USamuyeli waqalisa esesemncane kakhulu ‘ukukhonza phambi kukaJehova’ ethabanikeli. (1 Sam. 3:1) Ngobunye ubusuku elele kwenzakala isimanga. (Bala u-1 Samuyeli 3:2-10.) USamuyeli wezwa ilizwi limbiza ngebizo. Wacabanga ukuthi ubizwa nguMphristi Omkhulu u-Eli, yikho wagijima waya kuye njengoba wayengumfana olalelayo, wafika wathi: “Ngilapha; ungibizile.” Kodwa u-Eli wathi kambizanga. Lokho kwenzakala kwaze kwaba kathathu, u-Eli wasenanzelela ukuthi uNkulunkulu nguye owayebiza uSamuyeli. Ngakho umphristi lo owayesekhulile watshela uSamuyeli ukuthi aphendule athini, lakanye walalela. Kungani uJehova engazange ahle aziveze kuSamuyeli ngesikhathi eqalisa ukumbiza? IBhayibhili kalisitsheli, kodwa kungenzakala ukuthi uJehova kazange ahle aziveze kuSamuyeli ngenxa yokuthi wayelendaba lemizwa yakhe. Kungani sisitsho njalo?
UnguSomandla Kodwa Uyazwisisa
4 Bala u-1 Samuyeli 3:11-18. UMthetho kaJehova wawusithi abantwana kumele bahloniphe abantu abadala, ikakhulu labo ababengabakhokheli. (Eks. 22:28; Levi. 19:32) Pho ubona angathi uSamuyeli wayengaba laso yini isibindi sokuvuka ekuseni ayetshela u-Eli isahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu esiqatha kangaka? Hatshi, iBhayibhili lisitshela ukuthi uSamuyeli “wayesesaba ukutshela u-Eli umbono.” Lanxa kunjalo, uNkulunkulu wakwenza kwacaca ku-Eli ukuthi nguye owayebiza uSamuyeli. Yikho u-Eli walaya uSamuyeli ukuthi akhulume, wathi kuye: “[Ungangifihleli] loba yini akutshele khona.” Ngakho uSamuyeli walalela, “wamtshela konke.”
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
w05-ZU 3/15 21-22 ¶6
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaSamuweli Wokuqala
3:3—Ingabe uSamuweli wayelala eNgcwelengcwele? Cha, akazange alale lapho. USamuweli wayengumLevi womndeni wamaKohati angebona abapristi. (1 IziKronike 6:33-38) Ngakho, wayengavunyelwe ukuba ‘angene abone izinto ezingcwele.’ (Numeri 4:17-20) Ukuphela kwendawo engcwele uSamuweli ayengangena kuyo kwakuyigceke letabernakele. Kumelwe ukuba wayelala lapho. Kubonakala sengathi no-Eli wayelala kwenye indawo kodwa khona egcekeni. Inkulumo ethi “lapho kwakukhona khona umphongolo kaNkulunkulu” ngokusobala ibhekisela etabernakele.
FEBRUARY 21-27
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 6-8
“Ngubani OyiNkosi Yakho?”
it-2-E 163 ¶1
UMbuso KaNkulunkulu
Bacela Inkosi Engumuntu. Sekuleminyaka engaba ngu-400 ama-Israyeli ephume eGibhithe futhi sekuleminyaka edlula 800 uNkulunkulu enze isivumelwano lo-Abhrahama, ama-Israyeli acela ukuba lenkosi engumuntu ukuthi iwakhokhele njengoba ezinye izizwe lazo zazilamakhosi angabantu. Isicelo sawo sasitshengisa ukuthi ayengasafuni ukubuswa nguJehova. (1Sa 8:4-8) Kwakuqondile sibili ukuthi abantu bakhangelele ukuthi uNkulunkulu abeke umbuso ngokuvumelana lesithembiso ayesenze ku-Abhrahama loJakhobe. Okunye okwakusenza baqiniseke ngalokho yisiphrofetho esakhulunywa nguJakhobe esezakufa esimayelana loJuda (Gen 49:8-10), amazwi uJehova awatshela abako-Israyeli ngemva kokusuka eGibhithe (Eks 19:3-6), lokho okwakutshiwo esivumelwaneni soMthetho (Dut 17:14, 15), kanye lamazwi akhulunywa ngumphrofethi uBhalamu ayevela kuNkulunkulu (Nan 24:2-7, 17). UHana unina kaSamuyeli owayethembekile wakhuluma ngethemba leli emthandazweni wakhe. (1Sa 2:7-10) Lanxa kunjalo, uJehova wayengakayivezi ngokupheleleyo “imfihlo engcwele” emayelana loMbuso futhi wayengakatsho isikhathi esifaneleyo lapho uMbuso owawuzabekwa ngaso kumbe ukuthi wawuzabe uhlelwe njani, wawuzabunjwa ngobani lokuthi wawuzabe usemhlabeni yini loba ezulwini. Ngakho ukucela kwabantu ukuba lenkosi engumuntu khathesi kwakuyabe kuyikuhambela uJehova phambili.
Wakhuthazela Lanxa Wehlelwa Yizinto Ezidanisayo
18 UJehova wathini lapho uSamuyeli ethandaza kuye emethulela udaba lolu? Wathi: “Lalela konke lokho abantu abakutshoyo kuwe; akusuwe abamalayo, kodwa bale mina njengoJehova wabo.” Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi amazwi la amqinisa kakhulu uSamuyeli. Kodwa abantu babemdelelile sibili uNkulunkulu uSomandla. UJehova watshela umphrofethi lo ukuthi abaxwayise ukuthi inkosi ababeyifuna yayizabathwalisa amagabha avuzayo. USamuyeli wayehlala emlalela uJehova, yikho wabaxwayisa kodwa bona baphikelela bathi: “Hatshi! Sifuna inkosi ezasibusa.” Ngakho-ke wahamba wayayigcoba inkosi eyayisikhethwe nguJehova.—1 Sam. 8:7-19.
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Indlela KaJehova Yokubusa Ibonakaliswe Ifanele!
9 Umlando uye wabonisa ukuba yiqiniso kwaleso sixwayiso sikaJehova. Lapho ebuswa amakhosi angabantu, ama-Israyeli abhekana nezinkinga ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi lapho inkosi yayingathembekile. Sicabanga ngalesi sibonelo sika-Israyeli, akusimangazi ukuthi kuwo wonke umlando ukubusa kwabantu abangamazi uJehova kuhlulekile ukuletha imiphumela emihle nehlala njalo. Yiqiniso, abanye abezombusazwe baye bacele uNkulunkulu ukuba abusise imizamo yabo yokuletha ukuthula nokulondeka, kodwa angababusisa kanjani labo abangazithobi endleleni yakhe yokubusa?—IHu. 2:10-12.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
w02-ZU 4/1 12 ¶13
Kungani Kufanele Ubhapathizwe?
13 Kumelwe siguquke ngaphambi kokuba sibhapathizwe njengoFakazi BakaJehova. Ukuguquka kuyisenzo sokuzithandela esenziwa umuntu oye wanquma ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke ukulandela uKristu Jesu. Abantu abanjalo bayayilahla inkambo yabo yangaphambili engalungile, banqume ukwenza okulungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. EmiBhalweni, isenzo sesiHeberu nesesiGreki eziphathelene nokuguquka zinomqondo wokuphindela emuva, wokufulathela. Lesi senzo sibonisa ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu ufulathele indlela engalungile. (1 AmaKhosi 8:33, 34) Ukuguquka kudinga “imisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka.” (IzEnzo 26:20) Kudinga ukuba sishiye ukukhulekela kwamanga, senze ngokuvumelana nemiyalo kaNkulunkulu, futhi sizinikele kuJehova yedwa. (Duteronomi 30:2, 8-10; 1 Samuweli 7:3) Ukuguquka kuphumela oshintshweni ekucabangeni, emigomweni nasesimweni sethu sengqondo. (Hezekeli 18:31) ‘Siyaguquka’ lapho sigqoka ubuntu obusha esikhundleni sezici ezingqubuzana nobuntu bukaNkulunkulu.—IzEnzo 3:19; Efesu 4:20-24; Kolose 3:5-14.
FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 6
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 9-11
“USawuli Wayethobekile Ekuqaliseni”
Hamba Ngokuzithoba LoNkulunkulu Wakho
11 Cabanga ngeNkosi uSawuli. Ingakaqalisi ukubusa yayithobekile futhi isazi ukuthi kulezinye izinto engenelisi ukuzenza njalo isesaba ukwenza eminye imisebenzi. (1 Sam. 9:21; 10:20-22) Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uSawuli waqalisa ukuzigqaja futhi wenza izinto ayengelamvumo yokuzenza. Lokhu kwakhanya esanda kuba yinkosi. Ngelinye ilanga wehluleka ukulindela umphrofethi uSamuyeli. Kulokuthi athobeke athembe uJehova ukuthi uzanceda abantu, yena wanikela umhlatshelo wokutshiswa lanxa wayengelamvumo yokwenza njalo. Lokhu kwenza uJehova wangamamukeli futhi wacina emthathela ubukhosi. (1 Sam. 13:8-14) Okwenzakala kuSawuli kuyisixwayiso sokuthi singenzi izinto esingelamvumo yokuzenza.
Ungakwenza Njani Ukuthi Uqhubeke Uzidela?
8 Okwenzakala eNkosini yako-Israyeli, uSawuli, kusixwayisa ukuthi ukuzifunela okwethu kungaqeda ukuzidela esilakho. USawuli wayemnene futhi ethobekile lapho eqalisa ukuba yinkosi. (1 Sam. 9: 21) Wala ukujezisa ama-Israyeli ayekhulume kubi ngokubusa kwakhe lanxa wayengakubona kuqondile ukuthi alwele isikhundla sakhe ayesiphiwe nguNkulunkulu. (1 Sam. 10: 27) INkosi uSawuli yavuma ukuqondiswa ngumoya kaNkulunkulu ngokukhokhela ama-Israyeli esiyanqoba ama-Amoni empini. Iqeda khonapho kayizange izitshaye isifuba, kodwa yathi nguJehova oyenze yanqoba.—1 Sam. 11:6, 11-13.
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Abakwa-Amoni—Abantu Ababebuyisela Umusa Ngenzondo
Abakwa-Amoni base bephinde babuyisela umusa kaJehova ngenzondo. UJehova akazange akushaye indiva lokhu kusongela okubi. “UMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaSawule esezwile lawomazwi [kaNahashi]; intukuthelo yakhe yavutha kakhulu.” Ngaphansi kokuqondisa komoya kaNkulunkulu, uSawule waqoqa ibutho lamadoda empi angu-330 000 elabanqoba ngokuphelele abakwa-Amoni kangangokuthi “akusalanga kubo ababili bendawonye.”—1 Samuweli 11:6, 11.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
w05-ZU 3/15 22 ¶8
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaSamuweli Wokuqala
9:9—Yini ephawulekayo ngamazwi athi “umprofethi wanamuhla wayebizwa ngokuthi umboni ezikhathini zangaphambili”? La mazwi angase abonise ukuthi njengoba indima yabaprofethi yayiya ivelela ngezinsuku zikaSamuweli nangesikhathi samakhosi kwa-Israyeli, igama elithi “umprofethi” langena esikhundleni selithi “umboni.” USamuweli ungowokuqala ohlwini lwabaprofethi.—IzEnzo 3:24.