² Umuntu osethuthuke waze wazinikela njalo wabhaphathizwa uyaqhubeka ekhula. Injongo yakhe yikukhula aze abe yisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulu esivuthiweyo. Kasikhulumi ngokukhula emzimbeni, kodwa sikhuluma ngokukhula okholweni. Umphostoli uPhawuli wabhalela amaKhristu ase-Efesu ewatshela ukuthi kwakumele akhule okholweni. Wawakhuthaza ukuthi ‘afinyelele ekumanyaneni ekukholweni lasekwazini iNdodana kaNkulunkulu akhule okugcweleyo, athole isilinganiso sokuphelela okufunyanwa kuKhristu.’​—Efe. 4:13.

3. Lalinjani ibandla lase-Efesu futhi lifanana njani labantu bakaJehova lamuhla?

³ Ngesikhathi uPhawuli ebhala incwadi le, ibandla lase-Efesu laselileminyaka likhona. Abafundi abanengi ababekulo basebethuthuke baba ngamaKhristu avuthiweyo. Lanxa kunjalo, kulabanye okwakusamele baqhubeke befinyelela ukuvuthwa. Kunjalo lakuboFakazi bakaJehova lamuhla. Abafowethu labodadewethu abanengi sebeleminyaka bekhonza uJehova njalo sebethuthuke baba ngamaKhristu avuthiweyo. Kodwa kusegcekeni ukuthi kayisibo bonke abanjalo. Ngokwesibonelo, kulezigidi zabantu ababhaphathizwayo umnyaka ngamunye, ngakho basesekhona okusamele balwele ukuba ngamaKhristu avuthiweyo. Wena ke?​—Kol. 2:6, 7.

⁵ Kukho konke ukuphila kwayo, inceku kaJehova evuthiweyo ilingisela uJesu owasitshiyela isibonelo ukuze ‘silandele amanyathelo akhe.’ (1 Phet. 2:21) UJesu wathi kuyini okuqakatheke kakhulu? Wathi yikuthanda uJehova ngenhliziyo yonke, ngomphefumulo wonke langengqondo yonke, kanye lokuthanda umakhelwana njengalokhu uzithanda wena. (Mat. 22:37-39) UmKhristu ovuthiweyo uyazama ngazo zonke izindlela ukuthi asebenzise iseluleko lesi empilweni yakhe. Indlela aphila ngayo itshengisa ukuthi uyabuqakathekisa kakhulu ubuhlobo bakhe loJehova lokuthi uyabathanda kakhulu abanye.

8. Singathini ngolwazi lweMibhalo uJesu ayelalo kanye lendlela ayeyizwisisa ngayo?

⁸ UJesu Khristu wayelazi engaliphumputhi iLizwi likaNkulunkulu. Langesikhathi eleminyaka engu-12, wayesesenelisa ukuxoxa ngeMibhalo labafundisi ethempelini. “Wonke umuntu owamuzwayo wamangala ngokuzwisisa kwakhe kanye lezimpendulo zakhe.” (Luk. 2:46, 47) Lapho esemdala eqhuba inkonzo yakhe yasemhlabeni, uJesu wabaquma imilomo labo ababemphikisa esebenzisa izimpendulo ezitshaya ekhanda ezazisuka eLizwini likaNkulunkulu.​—Mat. 22:41-46.

9. (a) Umuntu ofuna ukukhula okholweni kumele alifunde njani iBhayibhili? (b) Kungani kumele sifunde iBhayibhili?

⁹ UmKhristu ofuna ukukhula okholweni ulandela isibonelo esatshiywa nguJesu, kasuthiseki ngokuba lolwazi lweBhayibhili olungayi ngaphi. Sonke isikhathi uyachwayisisa ajule kulo, ngoba uyakwazi ukuthi “ukudla okuqinileyo ngokwabakhulileyo.” (Heb. 5:14) UmKhristu ovuthiweyo ufuna ‘ukwazi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.’ (Efe. 4:13) Wena ulaso yini isikhathi sokufunda iBhayibhili nsuku zonke? Ulohlelo lokufunda uwedwa yini? Wenza konke okusemandleni akho ukuthi uhlele isikhathi sokukhonza kwemuli maviki wonke yini? Ngesikhathi utaditsha iLizwi likaNkulunkulu, zama ukudinga izimiso ezizakusiza ukuthi uyizwisise kuhle indlela uJehova acabanga ngayo lazizwa ngayo. Ngemva kwalokho zama ukusebenzisa izimiso zeBhayibhili ekuphileni kwakho, unamathele kuzo nxa usenza izinqumo. Lokhu kuzakwenza uqhubeke usondela kakhulu kuJehova.