KUNGANI KUMELE ‘SIKHUMBULE ABAKHOKHELAYO’?

⁹ Zinengi izizatho ezenza kuqakatheke ukuthi ‘sikhumbule abakhokhelayo’ futhi sibathembe. Umphostoli uPhawuli wabhala wathi: “Lalelani abakhokhelayo phakathi kwenu, lizehlise kubo, ngoba bayalilinda futhi bazalandisa. Lingenza njalo, umsebenzi wabo bazawenza bethokoza hatshi bekhonona ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kungalilimaza.” (Heb. 13:17) Kuqakathekile ukuthi sizehlise kulabo abasikhokhelayo futhi sibalalele ngoba bayasilinda futhi basivikele ekukhonzeni.

¹⁰ Ku-1 Khorinte 16:14 uPhawuli wathi: “Konke elikwenzayo kwenzeni ngothando.” Zonke izinqumo ezenziwa enhlanganisweni zenziwa ngothando. Uthando lolu luyachazwa ku-1 Khorinte 13:4-8 othi: “Uthando luyabekezela njalo lulomusa. Uthando kalulamhawu. Kaluzitshayi isifuba, kaluzikhukhumezi, kaluziphathi ngendlela engafanelanga, kaluzifuneli okwalo, kalucaphuki. Kalugcini izikhwili. Kaluthokoziswa ngokungalunganga kodwa luthokoziswa liqiniso. Lubekezelela zonke izinto, lukholwa zonke izinto, luthemba zonke izinto, luqinisela ezintweni zonke. Uthando kalupheli.” Silesizatho esiqinileyo sokuyithemba inhlanganiso kaJehova ngoba zonke izinqumo ezenziwayo zisekelwe ethandweni njalo ziyasinceda. Lobu yibufakazi bokuthi uJehova uyasithanda.

¹¹ Lamuhla, uJehova usebenzisa amadoda alesono ukuthi akhokhele abantu bakhe njengoba kwakunjalo ngesikhathi sabaphostoli. Lasendulo wayevele esebenzisa abantu abalesono ukuze agcwalise injongo yakhe. Ngokwesibonelo, wathuma uNowa ukuthi akhe umkhumbi lokuthi axwayise abantu ngokwakuzakwenzakala. (Gen. 6:13, 14, 22; 2 Phet. 2:5) Wasebenzisa uMosi ukuthi akhiphe abantu bakhe eGibhithe. (Eks. 3:10) Waphefumulela lamanye amadoda alesono ukuthi abhale iBhayibhili. (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Phet. 1:21) Lanxa uJehova esebenzisa abantu abalesono ekuqondiseni umsebenzi wokutshumayela, akumelanga siyikhangelele phansi inhlanganiso yakhe. Kodwa kufanele kusiqinise ngoba ukuphumelela kwayo kutshengisa ukuthi uJehova nguye oyiqondisayo. Konke okwenziwe yinceku ethembekileyo lehlakaniphileyo langezikhathi ezinzima kutshengisa ukuthi amadoda la akhokhelwa ngumoya kaJehova. UJehova uyibusisile sibili ingxenye esemhlabeni yenhlanganiso yakhe. Yikho-ke kumele siqhubeke siyisekela ngenhliziyo yonke futhi siyithemba.

¹⁴ Siphinda sitshengise ukuthi siyayithemba inhlanganiso kaJehova ngokusekela zonke izinqumo ezenziwayo. Lokhu kutsho ukulandela esikutshelwa ngabazalwane abasikhokhelayo, kungaba ngabadala emabandleni kumbe ababonisi beziqinti. Abazalwane laba ngabanye balabo “abakhokhelayo” okukhangelelwe ukuthi sizehlise kubo futhi sibalalele. (Heb. 13:7, 17) Lanxa singazwisisi ukuthi kungani kwenziwe izinqumo ezithile, kuhle ukuthi sizilandele ngoba ukwenza njalo kuyasinceda. UJehova uzasibusisa nxa singazimisela ukulandela iLizwi lakhe lalokho esikutshelwa yinhlanganiso yakhe. Ngokwenza njalo siyabe sitshengisa lokuthi siyazithoba kuMkhokheli wethu uJesu Khristu.