10. Yiziphi izinceku zikaNkulunkulu ezahlala ziqotho lanxa zaziphakathi kobunzima njalo zawathatha ngaphi amandla okubekezela?

¹⁰ KumaHebheru isahluko 11 umphostoli uPhawuli ubalisa ngobunzima obutshiyeneyo obabekezelelwa yizinceku zikaNkulunkulu ezinengi ezingaqanjwanga ngamabizo. Ngokwesibonelo ulandisa ngabesifazana ababelokholo abafelwa ngamadodana abo njalo bawamukela esevusiwe. Uphinda aqambe abanye futhi abala ‘ukukhululwa ukuze bathole ukuvuka okuhle.’ (Heb. 11:35) Lanxa singeke sitsho ukuthi ngobani sibili uPhawuli ayekhuluma ngabo, bakhona abanye ababulawayo ngenxa yokulalela uNkulunkulu lokwenza intando yakhe. Abanye babo nguNabothi loZekhariya. (1 AmaKho. 21:3, 15; 2 ImiLan. 24:20, 21) UDanyeli waphoselwa emgodini wezilwane njalo abangane bakhe baphoselwa esithandweni somlilo ohangulayo. Babhejela ukufa kulokuthi bakhonze onkulunkulu bamanga. Babengathandabuzi ukuthi uJehova uzabanika umoya wakhe ongcwele lokuthi uzabanceda ukuthi babekezelele ubunzima ababephakathi kwabo.​—Heb. 11:33, 34; Dan. 3:16-18, 20, 28; 6:13, 16, 21-23.

12. Yisiphi isibonelo esikhulu somuntu owabekezelela ubunzima njalo kuyini okwamsiza ukuthi abekezele?

¹² Ngemva kokulandisa ngabesilisa labesifazana basendulo abatshiyeneyo ababelokholo, uPhawuli wakhuluma ngesibonelo esikhulu kulazo zonke—iNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu. UHebheru 12:2 uthi: “Ngentokozo eyayibekwe phambi kwakhe wabekezelela [“isigodo sokuhlutshwa,” NW] engananzi ihlazo laso, wahlala kwesokudla phansi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu.” Kuqakathekile ukuthi ‘sicabangisise’ ngesibonelo sikaJesu. (Bala uHebheru 12:3.) Amanye amaKhristu ekhulu lokuqala abulawa njengoJesu ngenxa yokuthi ayeqotho kuNkulunkulu. Omunye wawo kwakungu-Antiphasi. (Isam. 2:13) AmaKhristu la ayezathola umvuzo wokuyaphila ezulwini, umvuzo omkhulu kakhulu ukwedlula owokuphila emhlabeni. (Heb. 11:35) Kusanda kusungulwa uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ngo-1914 wonke amaKhristu agcotshiweyo ayethembekile avuswa ukuze ayekuba ngamakhosi kanye loJesu ezulwini.​—Isam. 20:4.