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APRIL 3-9

AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UJEREMIYA 17-21

“Vumela UJehova Abumbe Indlela Ocabanga Ngayo Loziphatha Ngayo”

(UJeremiya 18:1-4) Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova lisithi: 2 “Suka wehlele endlini yombumbi, lapho engizakutshelela khona ilizwi lami.” 3 Ngakho ngehlela endlini yombumbi, ngambona esebenza ngevili. 4 Kodwa imbiza ayeyibumba ngebumba yonakala ezandleni zakhe; ngakho umbumbi wayenza yaba ngenye imbiza, ngendlela ayibona ingcono kuye.

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Ubani Obumba Ukucabanga Kwakho?

Isidingo sokusabela ngokuzimisela nangokuthobeka ukuze uzuze ekubunjweni nguJehova saboniswa ngokunamandla lapho uJehova etshela umprofethi uJeremiya ukuba avakashele indawo yombumbi. UJeremiya wabona umbumbi eshintsha umqondo wakhe mayelana nalokho ayezokwenza ngesinye isitsha lapho lokho ayezama ukukubumba ‘konakala esandleni sakhe.’ UJehova wabe esethi: “Bengingenze kinina ndlu ka-Israyeli njengalo mbumbi na?. . . Bhekani, njengebumba esandleni sombumbi, ninjalo esandleni sami nina ndlu ka-Israyeli.” (Jeremiya 18:1-6) Ingabe lokho kwakusho ukuthi abantu bakwa-Israyeli babemane befana nezigaxa zobumba olungaphili olusezandleni zikaJehova ukuze alubumbe ngokuthanda kwakhe lube yinoma yiluphi uhlobo lwesitsha?

(UJeremiya 18:5-10) Ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kimi lisithi; 6 “Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, ngingeze ngenza kuwe njengokwenziwa ngumbumbi lo na?” kutsho uJehova. “Njengebumba esandleni sombumbi lawe unjalo esandleni sami, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli. 7 Uma ngimemezela langasiphi isikhathi ukuthi isizwe loba umbuso uzasuswa udilizwe, uchithwe, 8 kuthi isizwe leso engisixwayisileyo siphenduke ebubini baso, ngizaxola ngingabe ngisasehlisela ebesengimise ukusehlisela khona. 9 Njalo uma ngesinye isikhathi ngimemezela ukuthi isizwe kumbe umbuso ngizawakha ngiwumise, 10 ube ususenza ububi emehlweni ami njalo ungangilaleli, ngizacabanga kutsha ngokuhle ebesengicebe ukukwenzela khona.

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Ukuphenduka

Nxa imbiza yebumba ‘ingonakala ezandleni zombumbi,’ umbumbi angaqalisa ukwenza enye ayifunayo. (Jer 18:3, 4) UJehova kafanani lombumbi ongumuntu ‘owona ngezandla zakhe’ imbiza yebumba. Okutshiwo ngamazwi la yikuthi uJehova uyantshintsha indlela aphatha ngayo abantu ababumbayo kusiya ngokuthi bayavuma yini ukubunjwa nguye kumbe hatshi. (Qathanisa lo-Isay 45:9; Ro 9:19-21.) Nxa isizwe sasiphenduka, sivume ukubunjwa nguye ‘wayexola angabe esasehlisela ayemise ukusehlisela khona,’ kumbe ‘wayecabanga kutsha ngokuhle eyesecebe ukusenzela khona.’ (Jer 18:5-10) UJehova unguMbumbi oMkhulu, kawoni ibumba ngezandla zakhe. Ibumba limela izinhliziyo zabantu. Nxa abantu bevuma ukubunjwa njalo bentshintsha izenzo zabo, uJehova uyaxola abaphathe kuhle, kodwa nxa beqinisa amakhanda abo, uyacabanga kutsha angabe esabenzela okuhle.

(UJeremiya 18:11) “Ngakho khathesi tshela abantu bakoJuda lalabo abahlala eJerusalema uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: Khangelani! Ngilungisela ukulehlisela umonakalo njalo ngibumba lecebo ngani. Ngakho phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, omunye lomunye wenu, lilungise izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu.’”

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Ubani Obumba Ukucabanga Kwakho?

UJehova akalokothi asebenzise amandla akhe amakhulu kunawo wonke ukuze enze abantu benze izinto bengafuni; futhi akanakusolwa ngezinto ezibumbeke kabi, njengoba kungase kube njalo ngombumbi ongumuntu. (Duteronomi 32:4) Ukubumbeka kabi kwenzeka lapho labo uJehova azama ukubabumba ngendlela eyakhayo bemelana nesiqondiso sakhe. Yilowo umahluko omkhulu okhona phakathi kwakho nesigaxa sobumba olungaphili. Wena unenkululeko yokuzikhethela. Ngokuyisebenzisa, ungakhetha ukusabela noma ekubunjweni nguJehova noma ukukwenqaba ngamabomu.

Yeka isifundo esisangulukisayo! Yeka ukuthi kungcono kakhulu kangakanani ukulalela izwi likaJehova kunokuba ugomele ngokuzazisa uthi, “Angitshelwa muntu ukuthi angenzeni”! Sonke siyasidinga isiqondiso sikaJehova. (Johane 17:3) Yiba njengomhubi uDavide, owathandaza: “Ngazise imendo yakho, Jehova; ngifundise izindlela zakho.” (IHubo 25:4) Khumbula lokho okwashiwo yiNkosi uSolomoni: ‘Ohlakaniphileyo uyezwa, aqhubeke ekufundeni.’ (IzAga 1:5) Ingabe uyolalela? Uma ulalela, khona-ke “amasu ayakukulinda, ukuqonda kukugcine.”—IzAga 2:11.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UJeremiya 17:9) Inhliziyo iyakhohlisa okudlula izinto zonke njalo imbi kakhulu. Ngubani ongayizwisisa na?

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Londoloza Inhliziyo Yakho

13 UJeremiya waxwayisa: “Inhliziyo iyakhohlisa ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi imbi; ngubani ongayazi na?” (Jeremiya 17:9) Lokhu kukhohlisa kwenhliziyo kungase kuziveze lapho sibekela amaphutha ethu izaba, silulaza ukushiyeka, sishalazela izisihla ezimbi ebuntwini bethu ngokuzama ukunikeza izizathu zazo, noma ngokuba nehaba mayelana nezinto esizifezayo. Inhliziyo embi iyakwazi nokuba mbaxa-mbili—ilalise ulimi isho okuthile, izenzo zisho okuhlukile. (IHubo 12:2; IzAga 23:7) Yeka indlela okubaluleke ngayo ukuba sethembeke njengoba sihlola lokho okuphuma enhliziyweni!

(UJeremiya 20:7) Awu Jehova, wangiyenga, ngayengeka; wangehlula wanqoba. Ngiyahlekwa izinsuku zonke; bonke bayangiklolodela.

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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJeremiya

20:7—Iyiphi indlela uJehova ‘asebenzisa ngayo amandla akhe’ ngokumelene noJeremiya futhi wamkhohlisa? Ngenxa yokuthi uJeremiya wabhekana nokunganakwa, ukulahlwa nokushushiswa lapho ememezela izahlulelo zikaJehova, kungenzeka ukuthi waba nomuzwa wokuthi akasenamandla okuqhubeka. Nokho, uJehova wasebenzisa amandla akhe ukuze alwe nalokho kuthambekela, enika uJeremiya amandla ukuze aqhubeke. Ngakho uJehova wakhohlisa uJeremiya ngokumsebenzisa ekufezeni lokho umprofethi ngokwakhe ayecabanga ukuthi wayengeke akwenze.

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UJeremiya 21:3-14) Kodwa uJeremiya wathi kubo, “Tshelani uZedekhiya lithi: 4 ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi ngiziphendulele kuwe izikhali zempi ezisezandleni zakho, ozisebenzisayo ekulweni lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni lamaKhaledi angaphandle komduli ekuvimbezele. Njalo ngizawaqoqa phakathi kwalelidolobho. 5 Mina uqobo ngizakulwa lawe ngesandla eseluliweyo langengalo elamandla ngentukuthelo langokufuthelana kanye lolaka olukhulu. 6 Ngizabatshaya abahlala kulelidolobho, abantu lezifuyo—njalo bazabulawa yisifo esesabekayo. 7 Emva kwalokho, kutsho uJehova, uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labantu bakulelidolobho abaphepha emkhuhlaneni, enkembeni lasendlaleni, ngizabanikela kuNebhukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lasezitheni zabo ezifuna ukubabulala. Uzababulala ngenkemba; kayikuba lomusa kumbe uzwelo loba isihawu.’ 8 “Phezu kwalokho, abantu batshele uthi, ‘UJehova uthi: Khangelani, ngiyalimisela phambi kwenu indlela yokuphila lendlela yokufa. 9 Loba ngubani osala kulelidolobho uzabulawa ngenkemba, yindlala loba ngumkhuhlane. Kodwa loba ngubani ophumayo kulo ayezinikela kumaKhaledi alivimbelezeleyo uzasila, aphunyuke lokuphila kwakhe. 10 Sengiqonde ukwenza okubi kulelidolobho hatshi okuhle, kutsho uJehova. Lizanikelwa ezandleni zenkosi yase-Bhabhiloni, ezalitshabalalisa ngomlilo.’ 11 “Phezu kwalokho, uthi kumdlunkulu wakoJuda, ‘Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova; 12 lina abendlu kaDavida, uJehova uthi: “‘Yenzani ukulunga izinsuku zonke ekuseni; mhlengeni esandleni somcindezeli wakhe lowo ophangiweyo, hlezi ulaka lwami luqubuke lutshise njengomlilo ngenxa yobubi elibenzileyo—lutshise engekho ongalucitsha. 13 Ngimelane lawe, Jerusalema wena ohlala ngaphezu kwalesisigodi emagcekeni alamadwala, kutsho uJehova—lina elithi, “Ngubani ongazasihlasela na? Ngubani ongangena esiphephelweni sethu na?” 14 Ngizalijezisa njengokufanele izono zenu, kutsho uJehova. Ngizaphemba umlilo emahlathini enu ozalobisa konke okuseduze lani.’”

APRIL 10-16

AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UJEREMIYA 22-24

“Ulayo Yini ‘Inhliziyo Yokwazi’ UJehova?”

(UJeremiya 24:1-3) Emva kokuba uJehoyakhini indodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda lezikhulu, izingcitshi kanye lezisebenzi zakoJuda sebethunjwe eJerusalema basiwa eBhabhiloni nguNebhukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, uJehova wangitshengisa izitsha ezimbili zomkhiwa zibekwe phambi kwethempeli likaJehova. 2 Esinye isitsha sasilomkhiwa omuhle kakhulu, njengovuthwa kuqala; esinye isitsha sasilomkhiwa omubi, ubolile ungeke wadleka. 3 UJehova wasesithi kimi, “Kuyini okubonayo, Jeremiya?” Ngathi, “Ngumkhiwa. Omuhle muhle kakhulu, kodwa omubi ubole kakhulu ungeke udliwe.”

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Ingabe ‘Unenhliziyo Yokwazi’ UJehova?

2 UJehova wake wahlobanisa amakhiwane nenhliziyo. Wayengakhulumi ngezinzuzo ezingokwempilo zokudla amakhiwane. Wayekhuluma ngendlela engokomfanekiso. Lokho akusho ngomprofethi uJeremiya kuyayithinta inhliziyo yakho nezinhliziyo zabathandekayo bakho. Njengoba sicabangela lokho akusho, zindla ngokuthi lokhu kungasho ukuthini ngamaKristu.

(UJeremiya 24:4-7) Ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kimi lisithi, 5 “UJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Njengalo umkhiwa omuhle, ngibathatha njengabalungileyo abathunjwa bakoJuda, engabasusa kule indawo ngabasa elizweni laseBhabhiloni. 6 Amehlo ami azabakhangela kokuphela, njalo ngizababuyisa kulelilizwe. Ngizabakha ngingabadilizi; ngizabahlanyela ngingabasiphuni. 7 Ngizabapha inhliziyo yokungazi, ukuthi mina nginguJehova. Bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngoba bazabuyela kimi ngenhliziyo yabo yonke.

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Ingabe ‘Unenhliziyo Yokwazi’ UJehova?

4 Nakhu uJehova akusho ngalabo ababemelelwa amakhiwane amahle: “Ngiyobanika inhliziyo yokungazi mina, ukuthi nginguJehova; bayoba ngabantu bami.” (Jer. 24:7) Isihloko sethu sisekelwe kulo mBhalo futhi yeka indlela oyisikhuthazo ngayo! UNkulunkulu ukulungele ukunikeza abantu ngabanye ‘inhliziyo yokumazi.’ Kule ndaba, “inhliziyo” ihlobene nesimo sengqondo somuntu. Ngokuqinisekile, uyafuna ukuba nenhliziyo enjalo nokuba yingxenye yabantu baKhe. Izinyathelo ezingakusiza ufinyelele lokho zihlanganisa ukutadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu nokukusebenzisa elikushoyo, ukuphenduka nokuguquka, ukunikezela ukuphila kwakho kuye nokubhapathizwa egameni likaYise, leNdodana nelomoya ongcwele. (Math. 28: 19, 20; IzE. 3:19) Kungenzeka usuzithathile lezi zinyathelo noma mhlawumbe uhlanganyela njalo noFakazi BakaJehova futhi usuqalile ukuzithatha.

(UJeremiya 24:8-10) “‘Kodwa njengomkhiwa omubi, obolileyo ongeke udliwe,’ kutsho uJehova, ‘ngizamphatha kanjalo uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labasindayo eJerusalema, langabe basele kulelilizwe loba baseGibhithe. 9 Ngizabenza bazondakale njalo babe yisinengiso kuyo yonke imibuso yasemhlabeni, insolo lesiga, into yokuhlekwa lokuthukwa, loba kungaphi engibaxotshela khona. 10 Ngizathumela inkemba, indlala lomkhuhlane baze babhujiswe baphele elizweni engabanika lona kanye labokhokho babo.’”

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Ingabe ‘Unenhliziyo Yokwazi’ UJehova?

3 Okokuqala, ake sicabangele okuthile uNkulunkulu akusho ngamakhiwane ngosuku lukaJeremiya. Ngo-617 B.C.E., isimo esingokomoya sesizwe sakwaJuda sasisibi. UNkulunkulu wanikeza umbono ochaza ngekusasa, efanekisa ngezinhlobo ezimbili zamakhiwane—“ayemahle kakhulu” ‘nayemabi kakhulu.’ (Funda uJeremiya 24:1-3.) Amakhiwane amabi ayemelela iNkosi uZedekiya kanye nabanye abafana nayo ababeyophathwa kabi iNkosi uNebukhadinezari namabutho ayo. Kodwa kuthiwani ngoHezekeli, uDaniyeli nabangane bakhe abathathu abase bethunjelwe eBhabhiloni kakade, kanye namanye amaJuda ayesezothunjelwa khona? Babefana namakhiwane amahle. Insali yabo yayizobuyela emuva iyokwakha kabusha iJerusalema nethempeli lalo. Lokho kwenzeka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.—Jer. 24:8-10; 25:11, 12; 29:10.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UJeremiya 22:30) UJehova uthi: “Bhalani umuntu lo njengongelabantwana, umuntu ongayikuphumelela empilweni yakhe, ngoba kakho owenzalo yakhe ozaphumelela, kakho ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida loba abuse futhi koJuda.”

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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJeremiya

22:30—Ingabe lo myalo wawususa ilungelo likaJesu Kristu lokuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide? (Mathewu 1:1, 11) Cha, wawungalisusi. Lo myalo wawuvimbela noma imuphi umuntu oyinzalo kaJehoyakini ukuba ‘ahlale esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide kwaJuda.’ UJesu wayezobusa esezulwini, hhayi esihlalweni sobukhosi esikwaJuda.

(UJeremiya 23:33, NW) “Nxa abantu laba, loba umphrofethi kumbe umphristi, bebuza besithi, ‘Uyini umthwalo kaJehova?” wothi kubo, ‘Lina yini umthwalo. Ngizakulahla, kutsho uJehova.’

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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJeremiya

23:33—Uyini “umthwalo osindayo kaJehova”? Ngosuku lukaJeremiya, izimemezelo ezinamandla ezashiwo yilo mprofethi ngokubhujiswa kweJerusalema zaziwumthwalo kubantu bakubo. Abantu abangalaleli babewumthwalo omkhulu kuJehova kangangokuthi wayezobalahla. Ngokufanayo, isigijimi esingokomBhalo sokubhujiswa kweLobukholwa okuzayo siwumthwalo kulo, futhi abantu abangasilaleli bawumthwalo osindayo kuNkulunkulu.

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UJeremiya 23:25-36) “Ngikuzwile okutshiwo ngabaphrofethi abaphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami. Bathi, ‘Ngiphuphile! Ngiphuphile!’ 26 Koze kube nini lokhu kuqhubeka ezinhliziyweni zalaba abaphrofethi abalamanga na? 27 Bacabanga ukuthi amaphupho abawatshelanayo azakwenza abantu bami bakhohlwe ibizo lami, njengabokhokho babo abakhohlwa ibizo lami ngenxa yokukhonza uBhali. 28 Akuthi umphrofethi ophupha iphupho kalitsho, kodwa lowo olelizwi lami kalikhulume ngobuqotho, ngoba amakhoba angenzani lamabele na?” kutsho uJehova. 29 “Ilizwi lami kalinjengomlilo,” kutsho uJehova, “lanjengesando esidabula idwala libe yizicucu na? 30 “Ngakho,” kutsho uJehova, “ngimelana labaphrofethi abantshontsha kwabanye amazwi okuthiwa avela kimi. 31 Ye,” kutsho uJehova, “ngimelana labaphrofethi abasebenzisa indimi zabo kodwa bathi, ‘UJehova uthi,’ 32 Ngeqiniso, ngimelana lalabo abaphrofetha amaphupho amanga,” kutsho uJehova. “Bayawatsho baholele abantu bami ekulahlekeni ngamanga abo lamawala, ikanti angizange ngibathume kumbe ngibakhethe. Kababasizi ngalutho abantu laba,” kutsho uJehova. 33 “Nxa abantu laba, loba umphrofethi kumbe umphristi, bebuza besithi, ‘Izilo likaJehova kuyini?” wothi kubo, ‘Izilo liphi? Ngizakulahla, kutsho uJehova.’ 34 Uma umphrofethi loba umphristi kumbe omunye umuntu esithi, ‘Leli lizilo likaJehova,’ lowomuntu ngizamjezisa kanye labendlu yakhe. 35 Lokhu yikho omunye wenu ohlala ekutsho kumngane wakhe loba isihlobo sakhe ukuthi: ‘Impendulo kaJehova ithini na?’ loba ‘UJehova utheni?’ 36 Kodwa akumelanga lithi ‘izilo likaJehova’ futhi, ngoba umuntu wonke ilizwi lakhe liba lizilo lakhe ngoba liyawahlanekela amazwi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu wethu.

APRIL 17-23

AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UJEREMIYA 25-28

“Woba Lesibindi NjengoJeremiya”

(UJeremiya 26:2-6) “UJehova uthi: Mana egumeni lendlu kaJehova ukhulume kubo bonke abantu basemadolobheni akoJuda abeza endlini kaJehova ukuba bakhonze. Batshele konke engakulaya khona, kungabi lelizwi olitshiyayo. 3 Mhlawumbe bazalalela omunye lomunye wabo aphenduke endleleni yakhe embi. Lapho-ke ngizadeda ngingabehliseli umonakalo ebengizawenza kubo ngenxa yobubi ababenzileyo. 4 Tshono kubo uthi, ‘UJehova uthi: Uma lingangilaleli lilandele umthetho wami engalibekela wona, 5 njalo uma lingalaleli amazwi ezinceku zami abaphrofethi, engabathuma kini njalonjalo (lanxa lingalalelanga), 6 ngizakwenza indlu le ibe njengeShilo ledolobho leli libe yinto yokuthukwa phakathi kwezizwe zonke zomhlaba.’”

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UJeremiya Akazange Ayeke

UJehova watshela uJeremiya ukuba axwayise abantu ngokuthi iJerusalema lalizobhujiswa uma babengazishintshi izindlela zabo ezimbi. Lapho uJeremiya exwayisa abantu, bathukuthela bathi: “Lo muntu ufanelwe isahlulelo sokufa.” Nokho, uJeremiya wabanxusa ukuba ‘balalele izwi likaJehova.’ Wabe esethi: ‘Kufanele nazi ukuthi uma ningibulala, niyobe nibulala umuntu ongenacala, nguNkulunkulu ongithume ukuba ngikhulume kini.’ Uyazi yini ukuthi kwabe sekwenzekani?—

(UJeremiya 26:8, 9) Kodwa kwathi uJeremiya eqeda nje ukubatshela bonke abantu konke uJehova ayemlaye ukuba akutsho, abaphristi, labaphrofethi kanye labantu bonke bamphuthuma bathi kuye, ‘Kumele ufe! 9 Kungani uphrofetha ngebizo likaJehova usithi indlu le izakuba njengeShilo ledolobho leli lizachitheka abantu basuke kulo?” Abantu bonke bambuthanela uJeremiya endlini kaJehova.

(UJeremiya 26:12, 13) UJeremiya wasesithi ezikhulwini zonke lasebantwini bonke: “UJehova ungithumile ukuba ngiphrofethe kubi ngendlu le langedolobho leli zonke izinto elizizwileyo. 13 Ngakho lungisani izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu lilalele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Ngalokho uJehova uzadeda angabe esalehlisela umonakalo abememezele ukuwehlisela kini.

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Ukukhonza “Engxenyeni Yokugcina Yezinsuku”

13 Uma ucabanga ngesimo senkolo nesezombusazwe esasikhona kwaJuda, babezosabela kanjani abaholi benkolo esigijimini sikaJeremiya? Ngokwalokho okushiwo yilo mprofethi, “abapristi nabaprofethi nabo bonke abantu [bangibamba], bathi: ‘Uzokufa nokufa.’” Babethukuthele bevutha, bethi: “Lo muntu ufanelwe isahlulelo sokufa.” (Funda uJeremiya 26:8-11.) Noma kunjalo, izitha zikaJeremiya azikwazanga ukumbulala. UJehova wayenaye lo mprofethi wakhe ukuze amophule. UJeremiya naye akazange avumele ukwesabeka kwabaphikisi noma ubuningi babo ukuba kumethuse. Nawe ungakuvumeli.

(UJeremiya 26:16) Izikhulu labantu bonke basebesithi kubaphristi lakubaphrofethi, “Umuntu lo akumelanga abulawe! Ukhulume kithi ngebizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.”

(UJeremiya 26:24) Phezu kwalokho, u-Ahikhami indodana kaShefani wasekela uJeremiya, ngakho kanikezwanga ebantwini ukuba bambulale.

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UJeremiya Akazange Ayeke

IBhayibheli lithi: “Izikhulu nabo bonke abantu bathi kubapristi nakubaprofethi: ‘Lo muntu akafanelwe yisahlulelo sokufa, ngoba ukhulumé nathi egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.’” Ngakho-ke, lapho uJeremiya engakuvumeli ukwesaba ukuba kumyekise, uJehova wamvikela. Ake sibone ukuthi kwenzekani ku-Urija, omunye umprofethi kaJehova, owenza ngendlela ehlukile.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UJeremiya 27:2, 3) UJehova wathi kimi, “Yenza ijogwe ngemichilo langemigoqo uligaxe entanyeni yakho. 3 Ubusuthumela ilizwi enkosini yase-Edomi, leyaseMowabi, leyase-Amoni, eyeThire kanye leyaseSidoni ngezithunywa ezize eJerusalema kuZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda.

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Ukukhonza “Engxenyeni Yokugcina Yezinsuku”

21 Kubonakala sengathi ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaZedekiya kwafika izithunywa eJerusalema zivela emakhosini akwa-Edomi, kwaMowabi, kwa-Amoni, eThire naseSidoni. Kungenzeka zazihlose ukufaka uZedekiya kulo mfelandawonye wokulwa noNebukhadinezari. Nokho, uJeremiya wanxusa uZedekiya ukuba azithobe eBhabhiloni. Ngokuvumelana nalokho, uJeremiya wanika lezi zithunywa imigoqo yejoka ukuze afanekise ukuthi imibuso yazo nayo kwakufanele ikhonze abaseBhabhiloni. (Jer. 27:1-3, 14) Akuzange kuthandeke lokhu futhi umsebenzi kaJeremiya njengomprofethi omemezela isigijimi esingafunwa wenziwa waba nzima nakakhulu uHananiya. Wayengumprofethi wamanga owayegomela obala ngegama likaNkulunkulu ethi ijoka laseBhabhiloni liyokwephulwa. Kodwa izwi likaJehova ngoJeremiya lalithé umkhohlisi uHananiya wayezofa phakathi nalowo nyaka. Yilokho kanye okwenzeka.—Jer. 28:1-3, 16, 17.

(UJeremiya 28:11) Wasesithi phambi kwabantu bonke, ‘UJehova uthi: Ngizalephula kanjalo ijogwe likaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ezintanyeni zezizwe zonke phakathi kweminyaka emibili.’” Ngemva kwalokho umphrofethi uJeremiya wasuka wazihambela.

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“Angikwazi Ukuthula”

11 Kuhle ukukhumbula ukuthi uJeremiya wayengashiseki ngokweqile. Wasebenzisa ingqondo lapho ebhekene nabaphikisi. Wayazi ukuthi kunini lapho kufanele ahoxe. Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngalokho okwenzeka phakathi kwakhe noHananiya. Ngemva kokuba lowo mprofethi wamanga eliphikise obala izwi likaJehova lesiprofetho, uJeremiya wamlungisa futhi wachaza indlela yokubona umprofethi weqiniso. UJeremiya wayekade ethwele ijoka lokhuni ukuze afanekise ukungena ngaphansi kwejoka laseBhabhiloni; ngobudlova uHananiya walephula lelo joka. Ubani owayazi ukuthi yini uHananiya ayezoyenza ngokulandelayo? Ngakho uJeremiya wenzani? Siyafunda: “Umprofethi wazihambela ngendlela yakhe.” Yebo, uJeremiya wasuka kuleyo ndawo. Kamuva, eqondiswa uJehova, wabuya watshela uHananiya lokho uNkulunkulu ayezokwenza—amaJuda ayezoba izigqila zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni futhi uHananiya wayezokufa.—Jer. 28:1-17.

12 Lokhu kulandisa okuphefumulelwe kwenza kucace ukuthi lapho sishumayela, kuyoba kuhle ukuba isibindi sethu sihambisane nokwahlulela okunengqondo. Uma umuntu emzini othile enqaba ukwamukela umbono ongokomBhalo futhi ethukuthela, aze asisongele ngokusilimaza, singacela uxolo ngenhlonipho bese sidlulela kwenye indlu. Akudingeki siphikisane kushunqe uthuli nanoma ubani ngezindaba ezinhle zoMbuso. ‘Ngokuzibamba ngaphansi kokubi,’ siyishiya ivulekile indlela yokusiza umninikhaya ngesikhathi esivumayo.—IzAga 17:14; funda eyesi-2 Thimothewu 2:23-25.

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UJeremiya 27:12-22) UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ngamnika ilizwi elinjalo; Ngathi, “Beka intamo yakho ngaphansi kwejogwe lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni; isebenzele yona kanye labantu bayo, uzaphila. 13 Kungani wena labantu bakho lizabulalwa ngenkemba, indlala lesifo uJehova ayesongele ngakho isizwe esingayikusebenzela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni na? 14 Lingawalaleli amazwi abaphrofethi abathi kini, ‘Kaliyikuyisebenzela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni,’ ngoba baphrofetha amanga kini. 15 ‘Angibathumanga,’ kutsho uJehova. ‘Baphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami. Ngakho ngizalixotsha, libhubhe lina kanye labaphrofethi abaphrofetha kini.’” 16 Ngasengisithi kubaphristi lakubo bonke abantu laba, “UJehova uthi: Lingabalaleli abaphrofethi abathi, ‘Masinyane nje izitsha zasendlini kaJehova zizabuyiswa zivela eBhabhiloni.’ Baphrofetha amanga kini. 17 Lingabalaleli. Isebenzeleni inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, lizaphila. Kungani idolobho leli kumele libe lunxiwa na? 18 Uma bengabaphrofethi njalo belelizwi likaJehova, kabamncenge uJehova uSomandla ukuba imihlobiso eseleyo endlini kaJehova lasesigodlweni senkosi yakoJuda kanye laseJerusalema ingasiwa eBhabhiloni. 19 Ngoba lokhu yikho okutshiwo nguJehova uSomandla mayelana lezinsika, langoLwandle, lokokumisa okuphakamisekayo kanye leminye imihlobiso eseleyo kulelidolobho, 20 uNebhukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni engahambanga layo ekuthatheni kwakhe uJehoyakhini indodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda emsusa eJerusalema emusa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni, kanye lezikhulu zonke zakoJuda lezeJerusalema—21 yebo, lokhu yikho okutshiwo nguJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, mayelana lezinto eziseleyo endlini kaJehova lasesigodlweni senkosi yakoJuda kanye laseJerusalema ukuthi: 22 ‘Zizasiwa eBhabhiloni lapho ezizakuba khona kuze kufike usuku engizazilanda ngalo,’ kutsho uJehova. ‘Laphoke ngizazibuyisela emuva kule indawo.’”

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AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UJEREMIYA 29-31

“UJehova Wakhuluma Ngesivumelwano Esitsha Esasizakuba Khona”

(UJeremiya 31:31) “Isikhathi siyeza,” kutsho uJehova, “lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitsha lendlu ka-Israyeli kanye lendlu kaJuda futhi.

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Isivumelwano

Isivumelwano Esitsha. Kusasele iminyaka engu-700 ukuthi uJesu abuye emhlabeni, uJehova wasebenzisa umphrofethi uJeremiya ukuba aveze ukuthi wayezakwenza isivumelwano esitsha esasingasoze sifanane lesivumelwano soMthetho esephulwa ngama-Israyeli. (Jer 31:31-34) Ngobusuku bokucina elapha emhlabeni, uJesu wasungula iSidlo seNkosi Sakusihlwa. Kwakungu Nisani 14, 33 C.E., njalo ngalelolanga uJesu wakhuluma ngesivumelwano esitsha. Ukuchitheka kwegazi lakhe kwakuzakwenza isivumelwano lesi sisebenze. (Luk 22:20) Ngemva kwensuku ezingu-50 evusiwe, uJesu wabuyela kuYise ezulwini njalo sekwedlule amalanga angu-10 ekhonale, wathululela abafundi bakhe umoya ongcwele ayewuphiwe nguJehova. Abafundi laba babebuthene kwenye indlu eJerusalema.—ImiSeb 2:1-4, 17, 33; 2Khor 3:6, 8, 9; Heb 2:3, 4.

Abasesivumelwaneni esitsha nguJehova kanye ‘lo-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu,’ amadodana kaNkulunkulu agcotshwe ngomoya ongcwele. Bamunye loKhristu njalo babumba umzimba wakhe okutsho ibandla lobuKhristu. (Heb 8:10; 12:22-24; Gal 6:15, 16; 3:26-28; Ro 2:28, 29) Ukuchitheka kwegazi likaJesu Khristu (ukufa kwakhe) yikho okwenza isivumelwano esitsha sisebenze. UJesu wethula inani lomhlatshelo lo kuJehova ngesikhathi esiya ezulwini. (Mt 26:28) Nxa uNkulunkulu angakhetha umuntu ukuthi ayephila ezulwini (Heb 3:1), uyamfaka esivumelwaneni sakhe esenziwa sisebenze ngumhlatshelo kaKhristu. (Hu 50:5; Heb 9:14, 15, 26) UJesu Khristu nguye onguMmeli wesivumelwano esitsha (Heb 8:6; 9:15) njalo ungowokuqala enzalweni ka-Abhrahama. (Gal 3:16) Njengoba uJesu engummeli wesivumelwano esitsha, uyabanceda bonke abasesivumelwaneni lesi ukuthi labo babe yinzalo ka-Abhrahama sibisibili (Heb 2:16; Gal 3:29) ngokubathethelela izono. UJehova ubabona bengabalungileyo.—Ro 5:1, 2; 8:33; Heb 10:16, 17.

(UJeremiya 31:32, 33) Kasiyikuba njengesivumelwano engasenza labakhokho babo lapho ngababamba ngesandla ukubaholela ngaphandle kweGibhithe, ngoba bephula isivumelwano sami, lanxa ngangingumyeni wabo,” kutsho uJehova. 33 “Isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyeli ngemva kwalesosikhathi yilesi,” kutsho uJehova. “Ngizafaka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo, ngiwulobe lasezinhliziyweni zabo. Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami.

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Ungazuza Esivumelwaneni Esisha

11 Ungathanda yini ukwazi ezinye zezici zesivumelwano esisha ezisenza sehluke? Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwaso nesoMthetho KaMose yilokho ezalotshwa kukho. (Funda uJeremiya 31:33.) IMiyalo Eyishumi yesivumelwano soMthetho yayilotshwe ezibhebheni zamatshe, ezagcina zinyamalele. Kanti uJeremiya waprofetha ukuthi umthetho wesivumelwano esisha wawuyolotshwa ezinhliziyweni zabantu futhi uhlale phakade. Labo abanengxenye esivumelwaneni esisha, amaKristu agcotshiwe, bawazisa ngempela lo mthetho. Kuthiwani ngabangahilelekile ngokuqondile esivumelwaneni esisha, “ezinye izimvu,” ezinethemba lokuphila phakade emhlabeni? (Joh. 10:16) Nabo bayawuthokozela umthetho kaNkulunkulu. Bathi abafane nabafokazi bakwa-Israyeli abamukela uMthetho KaMose futhi bazuza kuwo.—Lev. 24:22; Num. 15:15.

12 Ungaphendula uthini uma ungabuzwa, ‘Imuphi lo mthetho olotshwe enhliziyweni yamaKristu agcotshiwe?’ Lo mthetho ubizwa nangokuthi “umthetho kaKristu.” Waqale wanikezwa ama-Israyeli angokomoya, lawo asesivumelwaneni esisha. (Gal. 6:2; Roma 2:28, 29) “Umthetho kaKristu” ungafingqwa ngegama elilodwa: uthando. (Math. 22:36-39) Abagcotshiwe bawuloba kanjani lo mthetho enhliziyweni yabo? Izindlela eziyinhloko ukutadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu nokuya kuJehova ngomthandazo. Wonke amaKristu eqiniso kufanele azenze njalo lezi zici zokukhulekela kweqiniso, ngisho nalawo angekho esivumelwaneni esisha kodwa afuna ukuzuza kuso.

(UJeremiya 31:34) Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwana wakhe, kumbe umuntu afundise umfowabo esithi, ‘Yazi uJehova,’ ngoba bonke bazangazi, kusukela komncane wabo kusiya komkhulukazi,” kutsho uJehova. Ngoba ngizabathethelela ububi babo, ngingazikhumbuli futhi izono zabo.”

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Ungazuza Esivumelwaneni Esisha

18 Isivumelwano esisha siqokomisa isici esihle kakhulu sokusebenzelana kukaJehova nabantu abanesono, kokubili abagcotshiwe, abasesivumelwaneni, nalabo abanethemba lasemhlabeni. Themba ukuthi lapho uJehova esezixolele izono zakho, ngeke aphinde akubalele zona. Ngakho, isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu ngesivumelwano esisha sifundisa ngamunye wethu isifundo. Zibuze, ‘Ingabe ngiyazama ukulingisa uJehova ngokungavundululi amaphutha abanye, iziphambeko zabo esengizithethelele?’ (Math. 6:14, 15) Lokhu kusebenza emaphutheni amancane nakwangathí sina impela, njengesono sokuphinga komuntu oshade naye. Uma lo ongenacala evuma ukusithethelela isiphingi esiphendukayo, kuyinto efanele ‘ukungabe esasikhumbula leso sono,’ akunjalo? Yiqiniso, kungase kungabi lula ukuphonsa iziphambeko ngemva kwethu, nokho kungenye indlela esingalingisa ngayo uJehova.

Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo

(UJeremiya 29:4) UJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi kubo bonke labo engabasa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni besuka eJerusalema:

(UJeremiya 29:7) Funani ukuthula lokuphumelela kwedolobho engilise ekuthunjweni kulo. Likhulekeleni kuJehova, ngoba uma liphumelela lani lizaphumelela.”

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UNkulunkulu NoKesari

5 Emakhulwini eminyaka kamuva umprofethi othembekile uJeremiya waphefumulelwa uJehova ukuba atshele abathunjwa abangamaJuda ukuba bazithobe kubabusi lapho besekuthunjweni eBabiloni futhi bathandazele ukuthula kwalowo muzi. Lapho ebabhalela, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kubo bonke abathunjwa,. . . Funani ukuthula komuzi lapho nginithumbele khona, niwukhulekele kuJehova, ngokuba ekuthuleni kwawo niyakuba-nokuthula.” (Jeremiya 29:4, 7) Zikhathi zonke, abantu bakaJehova banesizathu ‘sokuzifunela ukuthula,’ nesokufunela izwe abahlala kulo ukuze babe nenkululeko yokukhulekela uJehova.—1 Petru 3:11.

(UJeremiya 29:10) UJehova uthi: “Lapho iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile eBhabhiloni, ngizakuza kini ngigcwalise isithembiso sami somusa sokulibuyisela kule indawo.

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IBhayibheli—INcwadi Yesiprofetho Esinembile, Ingxenye 2

Ukugcwaliseka: Ngemva kweminyaka engu-70, kusukela ku-607 kuya ku-537 B.C.E., uKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya wawakhulula amaJuda ayethunjiwe wawavumela ukuba abuyele ezweni lawo ukuze akhe ithempeli eJerusalema.—Ezra 1:2-4.

Okwembulwa umlando:

● Ingabe ama-Israyeli aba yizithunjwa eBhabhiloni iminyaka engu-70 njengoba iBhayibheli lalibikezele? Phawula amazwi omvubukuli ohlonishwayo ongumIsrayeli, u-Ephraim Stern. “Kusukela ngo-604 B.C.E. kuya ku-538 B.C.E.—akunabufakazi bokuthi ukhona owayehlala kwa-Israyeli. Phakathi naso sonke leso sikhathi, alikho ngisho nelilodwa idolobha elalibhujiswe yiBhabhiloni okwakuhlalwa kulo.” Le nkathi eyigebe okuthiwa kwakungahlali muntu ngayo kule ndawo iyahambisana nokuthunjelwa kuka-Israyeli eBhabhiloni kusukela ngo-607 kuya ku-537 B.C.E.—2 IziKronike 36:20, 21.

Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili

(UJeremiya 31:31-40) “Isikhathi siyeza,” kutsho uJehova, “lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitsha lendlu ka-Israyeli kanye lendlu kaJuda futhi. 32 Kasiyikuba njengesivumelwano engasenza labakhokho babo lapho ngababamba ngesandla ukubaholela ngaphandle kweGibhithe, ngoba bephula isivumelwano sami, lanxa ngangingumyeni wabo,” kutsho uJehova. 33 “Isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyeli ngemva kwalesosikhathi yilesi,” kutsho uJehova. “Ngizafaka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo, ngiwulobe lasezinhliziyweni zabo. Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami. 34 Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwana wakhe, kumbe umuntu afundise umfowabo esithi, ‘Yazi uJehova,’ ngoba bonke bazangazi, kusukela komncane wabo kusiya komkhulukazi,” kutsho uJehova. Ngoba ngizabathethelela ububi babo, ngingazikhumbuli futhi izono zabo.” 35 Nanku akutshoyo uJehova, yena obeka ilanga ukuba likhanyise emini, omisa inyanga lezinkanyezi ukuba kukhanye ebusuku, onyakazisa ulwandle ukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome—uJehova uSomandla yilo ibizo lakhe, uthi: 36 “Uma izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,” kutsho uJehova, “kulapho lenzalo ka-Israyeli ingacina ukuba yisizwe phambi kwami.” 37 UJehova uthi: “Uma amazulu phezulu engalinganiswa lezisekelo zomhlaba ngaphansi zihlolwe, kulapho engingayilahla khona yonke inzalo ka-Israyeli ngenxa yakho konke abakwenzileyo,” kutsho uJehova. 38 “Izinsuku ziyeza,” kutsho uJehova, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi. 39 Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa. 40 Isigodi sonke lapho okulahlelwa khona izidumbu zabafileyo lomlotha, lawo wonke amasimu kusiyafika esigodini seKhidroni ngasempumalanga kusiyafika ejikweni leSango leBhiza, kuzakuba ngcwele kuJehova. Idolobho kaliyikusitshunwa futhi loba lidilizwe.”

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