4. Kuzakhulunywa ngani esihlokweni lesi?

⁴ Ngakho-ke, abelusi abangamaKhristu bakhangelelwe ukuthi baziphathe njani izimvu? Amalunga ebandla akhuthazwa ukuthi ‘alalele abakhokhelayo.’ Kanti njalo abadala abangamaKhristu bacetshiswa ukuthi bekele ‘ukubusa ababekwe ezandleni zabo.’ (Heb. 13:17; bala u-1 Phetro 5:2, 3.) Pho-ke, abadala ababekiweyo bangakwenza njani ukuthi bakhokhele kodwa bengazenzi ababusi emhlambini? Ngamanye amazwi, abadala banganakekela njani izimvu kodwa bangasebenzisi kubi amandla abawaphiwe nguNkulunkulu njengoba bengababonisi?

9. UJesu wakhuthaza abafundi bakhe ukuthi babe lawuphi umbono?

⁹ Lokho uJesu ayekukhangelele kumalusi osetshenziswa nguNkulunkulu kwakuhlukene lokwakucatshangwa nguJakhobe loJohane. Abaphostoli laba ababili babefuna isikhundla esiphezulu eMbusweni. Kodwa uJesu waqondisa umbono wabo lapho esithi: “Liyakwazi ukuthi ababusi baleziZizwe bazibusa kalukhuni, kuthi lezikhulu zabo zikhonye phezu kwabo. Kakunjalo kini. Kodwa loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yenu.” (Mat. 20:25, 26) Abaphostoli kwakumele balwisane lesifiso sokufuna ‘ukubusa kalukhuni’ kumbe ukutshayela abantu imithetho.

10. UJesu ufuna abadala bawuphathe njani umhlambi, njalo uPhawuli wabatshiyela siphi isibonelo?

¹⁰ UJesu ukhangelele ukuthi abadala abangamaKhristu baphathe umhlambi ngendlela yena ayewuphatha ngayo. Kumele bazimisele ukuba yizinceku zabantu abakhonza labo hatshi ukubabusa. Umphostoli uPhawuli wayethobekile yikho watshela amadoda amadala ebandla lase-Efesu wathi: “Liyakwazi ukuthi ngaphila njani ngesikhathi sonke ngilani, kusukela ngosuku engafika ngalo esifundeni sase-Asiya. Ngayikhonza inkosi ngokuzithoba okukhulu.” Umphostoli wayefisa ukuthi labobadala bakhuthalele ukunceda abanye njalo benze lokhu ngentobeko. Wathi: “Kukho konke engakwenzayo ngalibonisa ukuthi ngalendlela yokusebenza nzima kumele sisize ababuthakathaka.” (ImiSeb. 20:18, 19, 35) UPhawuli watshela abaseKhorinte ukuthi wayengababambi ngamandla ekukholweni kwabo. Kulokuthi enze njalo, wayesebenza labo ngentobeko ukuze bathokoze. (2 Khor. 1:24) UPhawuli watshiyela labo abangabadala lamuhla isibonelo esihle sokuthobeka lokuzimisela emsebenzini.

‘UKUBA YIZIBONELO EMHLAMBINI’

13, 14. Umdala kumele abe yisibonelo kuziphi izinto emhlambini?

¹³ Ngemva kokuxwayisa amadoda amadala emabandleni ukuthi ekele ‘ukubusa ababekwe ezandleni zawo,’ umphostoli uPhetro wawakhuthaza ukuthi ‘abeyizibonelo emhlambini.’ (1 Phet. 5:3) Umdala angaba njani yisibonelo emhlambini? Cabanga ngezimpawu ezimbili okumele indoda ‘ebeke inhliziyo yayo ekubeni ngumbonisi’ ibe lazo. Kumele ibe ‘lamandla okuzibamba’ njalo ‘iphathe kuhle umuzi wayo.’ Nxa umdala elemuli, kumele abe ngubaba oyisibonelo ekuphatheni imuli yakhe ngoba nxa “umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha umuzi wakhe, angaliphatha njani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na?” (1 Tim. 3:1, 2, 4, 5) Ukuze indoda ibe ngumbonisi kumele ibe lamandla okuzibamba, okutsho ukuthi ayiziphumputhi izimiso zeMibhalo futhi iyakwazi ukuzisebenzisa ekuphileni kwayo. Ayilamawala kodwa iyacabangisisa nxa isahlulela. Ukubona izimpawu zobuntu lezi kwenza amalunga ebandla abathembe abadala.

¹⁴ Ababonisi baphinda babe yizibonelo kumaKhristu abakhonza lawo ngokukhuthala enkonzweni. UJesu watshiyela ababonisi isibonelo esihle kulokhu. Ukutshumayela izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kwakuqakatheke kakhulu ekuphileni kwakhe esesemhlabeni. Watshengisa abafundi bakhe ukuthi umsebenzi lo kwakumele wenziwe njani. (Mak. 1:38; Luk. 8:1) Lamuhla kuqakathekile ukuthi abamemezeli batshumayele ndawonye labadala ukuze babone indlela abadala abakhuthele ngayo emsebenzini lo osindisa impilo futhi bazuze lamakhono okufundisa. Ukuzimisela kwababonisi ukuzinika isikhathi sokusebenza gadalala ekutshumayeleni izindaba ezinhle lanxa belokunengi abakwenzayo kunceda ibandla lonke ukuthi likhuthale njengabo. Kanti njalo abadala banganika abazalwane isibonelo esihle ngokulungiselela imihlangano yebandla, ukuhlanganyela kuyo kanye lokwenza eminye imisebenzi enjengokuhlanza lokulondoloza iWolu loMbuso.​—Efe. 5:15, 16; bala uHebheru 13:7.