Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
MARCH 5-11
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UMATHEWU 20-21
“Loba Ngubani Ofuna Ukuba Mkhulu Phakathi Kwenu Kabe Yinceku Yenu”
(UMathewu 20:3) Waphuma njalo ngehora lesithathu wabona abanye bezimele nje emsikeni bengenzi lutho.
nwtsty ipikitsha
Umsika
Eminye imisika enjengalowu osepikitsheni eku-Gwalo Lomhlangano yayisemaceleni komgwaqo. Abantu abathengisayo babejayele ukugcwalisa izinto abazithengisayo zize zivale indlela. Izakhamuzi zazithenga khonapho izinto zokusebenzisa endlini, izitsha zebumba lezeglasi ezidulayo kanye lokudla. Kwakungelandawo yokugcina ukudla ukuthi kungonakali, yikho abantu babehamba nsukuzonke emsikeni. Othengayo wayezizwa khonapho izindaba ezazikhulunywa ngabathengisayo lezivakatshi. Abantwana babedlalela khonapho lalabo abadinga imisebenzi babesima khonapho belindele ukuqhatshwa. UJesu wasilisa abantu emsikeni njalo uPhawuli watshumayela khona. (ImiSeb 17:17) Kodwa abafundisi bomthetho labaFarisi abazigqajayo babethanda ukubukwa lokubingelelwa ngabantu ezindaweni lezi.
(UMathewu 20:20, 21) Kwasekufika unina wamadodana kaZebedi kuJesu elamadodana akhe waguqa phansi wacela ukuthi ezwelwe. 21 UJesu wabuza wathi, “Kuyini okufunayo na?” Yena wathi, “Thembisa ukuthi omunye wala amadodana ami amabili uzahlala kwesokunene kwakho kuthi omunye laye ahlale kwesokhohlo kwakho.”
nwtsty imicijo yokutaditsha ekuMt 20:20, 21
unina wamadodana kaZebedi: Kukhulunywa ngonina wabaphostoli uJakhobe loJohane. IVangeli likaMakho lithi yibo abalanda uJesu. Kusegcekeni ukuthi yibo ababecela kodwa basebenzisa unina uSalome ukuthi akhulume loJesu. Kungenzakala ukuthi uSalome wayengudadewabo kanina kaJesu.—Mt 27:55, 56; Mk 15:40, 41; Joh 19:25.
omunye wala amadodana ami . . . kwesokunene kwakho kuthi omunye laye ahlale kwesokhohlo kwakho: Izikhundla zombili lezi ngeziphezulu lezihlonitshwayo, kodwa esiphezulu kakhulu sihlala siyileso esisesandleni sokunene.—Hu 110:1; ImiSeb 7:55, 56; Ro 8:34.
(UMathewu 20:25-28) UJesu wasebabizela ndawonye wathi, “Liyakwazi ukuthi ababusi baleziZizwe bazibusa kalukhuni, kuthi lezikhulu zabo zikhonye phezu kwabo. 26 Kakunjalo kini. Kodwa loba ngubani ofuna ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwenu kabe yinceku yenu, 27 lalowo ofuna ukuba ngowokuqala kabe yisichaka senu—28 njengeNdodana yoMuntu engezelanga ukuzakhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza, lokunikela ukuphila kwayo kube lihlawulo labanengi.”
nwtsty imicijo yokutaditsha ekuMt 20:26, 28
yinceku: Kumbe “isisebenzi.” IBhayibhili lijayele ukusebenzisa ibala lesiGrikhi elithi di·aʹko·nos nxa likhuluma ngomuntu ozehlisayo, ongadinwa yikwenzela abanye imisebenzi ethile. Liyasetshenziswa lapho kukhulunywa ngoKhristu (Ro 15:8), izisebenzi loba izinceku zikaKhristu (1Khor 3:5-7; Kol 1:23), abadikoni kumbe izinceku ezikhonzayo (Flp 1:1; 1Tim 3:8), izinceku ezisebenza ezindlini (Joh 2:5, 9) lezikhulu zikahulumende (Ro 13:4).
engezelanga ukuzakhonzwa, kodwa ukukhonza: Kumbe “engezelanga ukusetshenzelwa, kodwa ukusebenzela abanye.”
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UMathewu 21:9) Amaxuku ayehamba phambi kwakhe lalawo ayelandela amemeza athi, “Hosana kuyo iNdodana kaDavida!” “Ubusisiwe yena ozayo ngebizo leNkosi!” “Hosana phezulu kwaphezulu!”
nwtsty umcijo wokutaditsha okuMt 21:9
Hosana: Ibala leli lesiGrikhi livela emutshweni wesiHebheru otsho ukuthi “sindisa, siyathandaza” kumbe “sindisa, siyacela.” Lapha kucelwa uNkulunkulu ukuthi asindise loba anqobe, yingakho kungathiwa “siyacela, sindisa.” Laselisetshenziswa nxa kukhulekwa lalapho kudunyiswa. Umutsho lo wesiHebheru uyatholakala kuHu 118:25 njalo wawuhlala uhlatshelwa lamanye amaHubo okudumisa uJehova ngePhasika. Amazwi la ayesetshenziswa ngesikhathi sePhasika futhi enye indlela uNkulunkulu awuphendula ngawo umthandazo lo yaba ngeyokuvusa iNdodana kaDavida kwabafileyo. KuMt 21:42 uJesu watsho amazwi akuHu 118:22, 23 njalo watshengisa ukuthi akhuluma ngoMesiya.
INdodana kaDavida: Umutsho lo utshengisa usendo uJesu azalelwa kulo kanye lalokho ayezakwenza njengoMesiya.
(UMathewu 21:18, 19) Ekuseni kakhulu esebuyela edolobheni wezwa eselambile. 19 Wabona isihlahla somkhiwa eceleni kwendlela waqambukela kuso kodwa wathola kungelalutho kuso ngaphandle kwamahlamvu nje. Wasesithi kuso, “Ungaphindi uthele izithelo lanini!” Khonapho nje isihlahla sahle sabuna.
jy-E 244 ¶4-6
Kusetshenziswa Isihlahla Somkhiwa Ukuze Kufundiswe Ngokukholwa
Kuyini okwenza uJesu wabunisa isihlahla? Impendulo yakhe isinika isizatho: “Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi uma lilokukholwa njalo lingathandabuzi, kalisoze lenze nje okwenziwe kulesi isihlahla somkhiwa, kodwa njalo lingathi kule intaba, ‘Suka, ziphosele olwandle,’ lakanye kwenzeke. Uma likholwa lizaphiwa loba yini eliyicelayo ngomthandazo.” (UMathewu 21:21, 22) UJesu uphinda amazwi ake akhuluma ngawo amayelana lokuthi ukholo lungenza intaba isuduke.—UMathewu 17:20.
Yikho uJesu ubunisa isihlahla ukuze afundise ngokuqakatheka kokukholwa kuNkulunkulu. Uthi: “Loba kuyini elikucelayo ngomthandazo, kholwani ukuthi selikwamukele, sekuzakuba ngokwenu.” (UMakho 11:24) Lesi yisifundo esiqakathekileyo kubalandeli bakaJesu. Abaphostoli kumele babe lokukholwa ukuze balwisane lobunzima abasazohlangana labo. Kodwa kulesinye futhi isifundo.
Ama-Israyeli lawo ayafanana lesihlahla lesi. Abantu besizwe lesi bakhethwe nguNkulunkulu ukuthi babe ngabantu bakhe njalo bakhanya angani bayawulandela uMthetho wakhe. Kodwa kabalakho ukukholwa futhi kabalazo izithelo ezinhle. Kabayamukeli leNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Yikho uJesu ubunisa isihlahla lesi ukuze atshengise okwakuzakwehlela isizwe lesi esingatheliyo izithelo lesingakholwayo.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MARCH 12-18
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UMATHEWU 22-23
“Lalela Imilayo Emibili Edlula Yonke”
(UMathewu 22:36-38) “Mfundisi, yiwuphi umlayo omkhulu kulayo yonke eMthethweni?” 37 UJesu waphendula wathi, “‘Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke langengqondo yakho yonke.’ 38 Yiwo oyingqala njalo odlula yonke imilayo.
nwtsty umcijo wokutaditsha okuMt 22:37
ngenhliziyo: Kwesinye isikhathi ibala leli lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngalokho umuntu ayikho khona ngaphakathi. Kodwa nxa lifakwe lelithi ‘umphefumulo’ lelithi ‘ingqondo’ kuyabe sekukhulunywa ngalokho umuntu akucabangayo, izifiso zakhe lendlela azizwa ngayo. Amabala amathathu asetshenziswe lapha (inhliziyo, umphefumulo kanye lengqondo) ahamba ndawonye njalo lokho kutshengisa ukuthi kuqakathekile sibili ukuthi simthande ngokupheleleyo uNkulunkulu.
langomphefumulo: Kumbe “ngomzimba wonke.”
langengqondo: Lapha kukhulunywa ngendlela umuntu acabanga ngayo. Umuntu kumele asebenzise ingqondo yakhe ukuze abe mazi uNkulunkulu njalo amthande. (Joh 17:3; Ro 12:1, NW) KuDut 6:5, imibhalo yokuqala yesiHebheru isebenzisa amabala athi ‘inhliziyo, umphefumulo lamandla.’ Kodwa iVangeli likaMathewu lisebenzisa ibala lesiGrikhi elithi ‘ingqondo’ esikhundleni selithi “amandla.” Kungaba lezizatho ezinengi ezenza kusetshenziswe amabala atshiyeneyo. Esokuqala, lanxa isiHebheru sakudala sasingelabala elitsho ‘ingqondo,’ sasijayele ukusebenzisa ibala lesiHebheru elithi “inhliziyo” nxa sikhuluma ngokucabanga. Ibala elithi “inhliziyo” lijayele ukusetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngalokho umuntu ayikho khona ngaphakathi, okugoqela indlela acabanga ngayo, indlela azizwa ngayo, indlela abona ngayo izinto lalokho okumfuqa ukuthi enze okuthile. (Hu 26:2; 64:6; khangela umcijo wokutaditsha okhuluma ngenhliziyo evesini le.) Yikho i-Septuagint yesiGrikhi ijayele ukusebenzisa ibala lesiGrikhi elihambelana lelitsho “ingqondo” lapho isiHebheru esifake khona elithi “inhliziyo.” (Ge 8:21; 17:17; Zag 2:10; Isay 14:13) Okunye okungabe kwenza uMathewu wasebenzisa ibala lesiGrikhi elitsho “ingqondo” esikhundleni selithi “amandla” ngesikhathi ecupha amazwi akuDut 6:5 yikuthi ibala lesiHebheru elitsho “amandla” lingagoqela ukuqina emzimbeni lokucabanga. Kungelani lokuthi yisiphi isizatho esenza kusetshenziswe amabala atshiyeneyo, ukuhambelana okukhona emabaleni esiHebheru lawesiGrikhi kungasinceda sizwisise ukuthi kungani abalobi bamaVangeli bengasebenzisanga ibala elifananayo ngesikhathi bebhala amazwi athethwe kuDutheronomi.
(UMathewu 22:39) Owesibili unjengawo: ‘Thanda umakhelwana wakho njengalokho uzithanda wena.’
nwtsty umcijo wokutaditsha okuMt 22:39
Owesibili: KuMt 22:37 uJesu uyawuphendula umbuzo womFarisi, kodwa uphinda atsho umlayo wesibili (Lev 19:18), etshengisa ukuthi imilayo le yomibili ihamba ndawonye lokuthi wonke uMthetho labaPhrofethi kusekelwe kuyo.—Mt 22:40.
umakhelwana: Ibala lesiGrikhi elitsho “umakhelwana” (ngesiGrikhi “lowo oseduze”) alitsho abantu abakheleneyo kuphela. Lingatsho loba nguphi umuntu oxoxa laye.—Luk 10:29-37; Ro 13:8-10.
(UMathewu 22:40) Wonke uMthetho labaPhrofethi kweyeme kuyonale imilayo emibili.”
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uMthetho labaPhrofethi: “UMthetho” utsho amabhuku eBhayibhili kusukela kuGenesisi kusiya kuDutheronomi. “Abaphrofethi” kutsho amabhuku eziphrofetho aseMibhalweni YesiHebheru. Loba kunjalo, nxa amabala la ehamba ndawonye angabe esitsho iMibhalo yonke yesiHebheru.—Mt 7:12; 22:40; Luk 16:16.
kweyeme: Lapha ibala lesiGrikhi eliyisenzo elitsho “ukweyama” litsho “ukusekelwa.” Yikho uJesu wayesitsho ukuthi iMibhalo yonke yesiHebheru, okugoqela loMthetho oleMilayo Elitshumi kusekelwe ethandweni.—Ro 13:9.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UMathewu 22:21) Baphendula bathi, “NgokukaKhesari.” Wasesithi kubo, “Phanini uKhesari okungokukaKhesari loNkulunkulu okungokukaNkulunkulu.”
nwtsty umcijo wokutaditsha okuMt 22:21
uKhesari okungokukaKhesari: UJesu ukhuluma ngombusi lo weRoma evesini le lakwamanye akuMk 12:17 loLuk 20:25. ‘OkukaKhesari’ okutshiwo lapha kugoqela ukubhadala imisebenzi esiyenzelwa nguhulumende, ukumhlonipha lokuzithoba kuye.—Ro 13:1-7.
loNkulunkulu okungokukaNkulunkulu: Lokhu kugoqela ukukhonza okwenziwa ngenhliziyo yonke, ukuthanda ngenhliziyo yonke lokulalela ngokupheleleyo.—Mt 4:10; 22:37, 38; ImiSeb 5:29; Ro 14:8.
(UMathewu 23:24) Lina baholi abayiziphofu! Liyacenga ukukhupha ubuyane kodwa lihubule ikamela.
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liyacenga ukukhupha ubuyane kodwa lihubule ikamela: Ubuyane lwaluphakathi kwezibungu ezincane kakhulu ezingcolileyo ngesikhathi sama-Israyeli. Ikamela lona laliphakathi kwezinyamazana ezinkulu ezingcolileyo. (Lev 11:4, 21-24) UJesu uyabhuqa njalo usebenzisa ihaba nxa esithi abakhokheli benkolo bacenga abakunathayo ukuze bangangcoliswa ngubuyane kodwa bengelandaba lezinto eziqakatheke kakhulu eziseMthethweni. Lokhu kufanana lokuginya ikamela.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MARCH 19-25
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UMATHEWU 24
“Hlala Uqinile Ekukhonzeni Kulezinsuku Zokucina”
(UMathewu 24:12) Ngenxa yokwanda kobubi, uthando lwabanengi luzaphola,
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Uthando
Uthando Lungaphola. UJesu Khristu wathi ekhuluma labafundi bakhe ngokuzakwenzakala esikhathini esizayo watsho ukuthi uthando (a·gaʹpe) lwabanengi abathi bakholwa kuNkulunkulu luzaphola. (Mt 24:3, 12) Umphostoli uPhawuli wathi okuzatshengisa ukuthi sesisezikhathini zobunzima yikuthi abantu ‘babezathanda imali.’ (2Tim 3:1, 2) Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi umuntu angaqalisa ukuthanda izinto ezingalunganga njalo uthando ayelalo lungaphola. Yikho kuqakathekile ukuthi umuntu anakane ngeLizwi likaNkulunkulu futhi aphile ngokuvumelana lezimiso zakhe ukuze aqhubeke emthanda uJehova.—Ef 4:15, 22-24.
(UMathewu 24:39) futhi babengazi lutho ngalokho okwakuzakwenzeka uzamcolo waze wafika wabatshabalalisa. Kuzakuba njalo ekufikeni kweNdodana yoMuntu.
w99-ZU 11/15 19 ¶5
Ingabe Uyasifeza Sonke Isibopho Sakho KuNkulunkulu?
5 UJesu Kristu wathi mayelana nezikhathi zethu ezibucayi: “Njengoba nje zazinjalo izinsuku zikaNowa, kuyoba njalo nokuba khona kweNdodana yomuntu. Ngoba njengoba babenjalo ngalezozinsuku zangaphambi kwesikhukhula, bedla futhi bephuza, amadoda eshada futhi abesifazane bendiswa, kwaze kwaba usuku uNowa angena ngalo emkhunjini; futhi abanakanga kwaze kwafika isikhukhula, sabakhukhula bonke, kuyoba njalo nokuba khona kweNdodana yomuntu.” (Mathewu 24:37-39) Lapho kunokulinganisela, akukho lutho olungalungile ngokudla nokuphuza, futhi umshado uyilungiselelo elasungulwa uNkulunkulu uqobo. (Genesise 2:20-24) Nokho, uma siqaphela ukuthi iminako evamile yokuphila isiyiyona nto esiyikhathalela ngokuyinhloko, kungani singayithandazeli le ndaba? UJehova angasisiza ukuba sigcine izithakazelo zoMbuso ziza kuqala, senze okulungile, futhi sifeze isibopho sethu kuye.—Mathewu 6:33; Roma 12:12; 2 Korinte 13:7.
(UMathewu 24:44) Ngakho lani hlalani lilindile, ngokuba iNdodana yoMuntu izafika ngesikhathi leso elizabe lingayikhumbuleli sona.
jy-E 259 ¶5
Abaphostoli Bacela Isiboniso
Utshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi kumele bahlale belindile, bephapheme futhi bezilungiselele. UJesu utshengisa ukuqakatheka kokulalela isixwayiso lesi ngokutsho omunye umzekeliso: “Zwisisani lokhu: Uba umninindlu wayekwazile ukuthi isela lizafika ngasiphi isikhathi sobusuku ngabe walinda kaze avumela ukuthi indlu yakhe igqekezwe. Ngakho lani hlalani lilindile, ngokuba iNdodana yoMuntu izafika ngesikhathi leso elizabe lingayikhumbuleli sona.”—UMathewu 24:43, 44.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UMathewu 24:8) Konke lokhu kuyikuqalisa kobuhlungu bokuhelelwa.
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kobuhlungu bokuhelelwa: Lokhu kuveza ukuthi ukukhathazeka, ubunzima lokuhlupheka kuzafanana lobemihelo okutshengisa ukuthi izinhlupho kanye lokuhlupheka okwaphrofethwa ngakho kuzakwanda ngamandla ngesikhathi kungakafiki ukuhlupheka okukhulu okukhulunywa ngakho kuMt 24:21.
(UMathewu 24:20) Thandazani ukuba ukuphaphatheka kwenu kungabi sebusika loba ngeSabatha.
nwtsty umcijo wokutaditsha okuMt 24:20
sebusika: Izulu elikhulu, izikhukhula kanye lomqando obakhona ngesikhathi lesi kungenza kube nzima ukuhamba futhi kube nzima ukuthola ukudla kanye lendawo yokuhlala.—Ezr 10:9, 13.
ngeSabatha: Ezindaweni ezifanana leJudiya kwakulemithetho eyayifakelwa iSabatha eyayisenza kube nzima ukuthi umuntu ahambe immango emide lokuthi athwale imithwalo; njalo amasango edolobho ayetshona evaliwe ngeSabatha.—Khangela ImiSeb 1:12 lo-sgd (Ibhukwana Elisincedisa Ukufunda ILizwi LikaNkulunkulu) Ingxenye 16-A lo-B.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
MARCH 26–APRIL 1
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU UMATHEWU 25
“Lindani”
(UMathewu 25:1-6) “Kulesosikhathi umbuso wezulu uzakuba njengezintombi ezilitshumi ezathatha izibane zazo zaphuma ukuyehlangabeza umyeni. 2 Ezinhlanu zazo zaziyiziwula, ezinhlanu zihlakaniphile. 3 Eziyiziwula zathatha izibane zazo kodwa kazithathanga amafutha. 4 Kodwa ezihlakaniphileyo zathwala amafutha emagabheni kanye lezibane zazo. 5 Umyeni waphuza ukufika zonke zaze zawozela zathathwa yibuthongo. 6 Phakathi kobusuku kwamenyezwa kwathiwa, ‘Nangu umyeni! Phumani limhlangabeze!’
(UMathewu 25:7-10) “Zasezivuka zonke izintombi zalumathisa izibane zazo. 8 Lezo ezaziyiziwula zathi kwezihlakaniphileyo, ‘Ake lisiphe lathi amanye amafutha enu; izibane zethu ziyacima.’ 9 “Zaphendula ezihlakaniphileyo zathi, ‘Hatshi, kakulamafutha angasanela thina lani. Hambani liye kulabo abathengisa amafutha liyozithengela awenu.’ 10 “Kodwa kwathi besayathenga amafutha umyeni wafika. Izintombi ezazizilungiselele zangena laye edilini lomthimba. Umnyango wase uvalwa.
(UMathewu 25:11, 12) “Ngemuva kwesikhathi ezinye lazo zatsho sezifikile. Zathi, ‘Mnumzana! Mnumzana! Ake usivulele umnyango!’ 12 “Kodwa waphendula wathi, ‘Ngiqinisile, kangilazi.’
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
(UMathewu 25:31-33) “Nxa iNdodana yoMuntu isisiza ngenkazimulo yayo, ikanye lezingilosi zonke, izahlala esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi ilenkazimulo yasezulwini. 32 Zonke izizwe zizabuthaniswa phambi kwayo, ibe isisahlukanisa abantu omunye komunye njengomalusi esahlukanisa izimvu ezimbuzini. 33 Izabeka izimvu ngasekunene kwayo lezimbuzi ngasekhohlo.
Asiqhubekeni Sincedisa Abazalwane BakaKhristu
7 Khathesi sesiwuzwisisa ngendlela ecacileyo umzekeliso wezimvu lezimbuzi. Sesikwazi ukuthi ngobani okwakukhulunywa ngabo. UJesu nguye “iNdodana yoMuntu” loba iNkosi njalo labo okuthiwa ‘ngabazalwane bami’ ngamadoda labesifazana abagcotshwe ngomoya abazabusa loKhristu ezulwini. (Rom. 8:16, 17) ‘Izimvu lezimbuzi’ ngabantu abavela ezizweni zonke. Laba abagcotshwanga ngomoya ongcwele. Abantu bazakwahlulelwa nini? Bazakwahlulelwa ukuhlupheka okukhulu sekusiyaphela. Yisiphi isizathu esizakwenza ukuthi abantu bahlulelwe ngokuthi bayizimvu loba izimbuzi? UJesu uzakwahlulela abantu kusiya ngokuthi bebewaphatha njani amaKhristu agcotshwe ngomoya ngesikhathi esesemhlabeni. Kuyasithokozisa kakhulu ukuthi uJehova ubelokhu eqhubeka esicacisela umzekeliso lo kanye leminye ebhalwe kuMathewu 24 lo-25 ngoba sekuseduze kakhulu ukuthi kususwe bonke ububi emhlabeni.
(UMathewu 25:40) “INkosi izaphendula ithi, ‘Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi loba yini elayenzela loba ngomncinyane kanganani walaba abazalwane bami, lakwenzela mina.’
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“Ningabangane Bami”
16 Uma unethemba lokuphila emhlabeni lapho sekubusa uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, ungabonisa kanjani ukuthi ungumngane wabafowabo bakaKristu? Ake sixoxe ngezindlela ezintathu nje. Eyokuqala, ngokuhlanganyela emsebenzini wokushumayela ngenhliziyo yonke. UKristu wayala abafowabo ukuba bashumayele izindaba ezinhle emhlabeni wonke. (Math. 24:14) Nokho, kwakuyoba nzima ngabafowabo bakaKristu abasasele emhlabeni namuhla ukufeza lo mthwalo wemfanelo ngaphandle kosizo lwabangane babo bezinye izimvu. Ngempela, isikhathi ngasinye lapho abezinye izimvu behlanganyela emsebenzini wokushumayela, basiza abafowabo bakaKristu ukuba bafeze ukuthunywa kwabo okungcwele. NjengoKristu, isigaba senceku ethembekileyo neqondayo sisazisa kakhulu lesi senzo sobungane.
17 Indlela yesibili labo bezinye izimvu abangasiza ngayo abafowabo bakaKristu iwukusekela umsebenzi wokushumayela ngezimali. UJesu wakhuthaza abalandeli bakhe ukuba bazenzele abangane “ngengcebo engalungile.” (Luka 16:9) Lokhu akusho ukuthi singabuthenga ubungane noJesu noma noJehova. Kunalokho, ngokusebenzisa izinto zethu ezibonakalayo ukuze sisekele izithakazelo zoMbuso, sibonisa ubungane nothando lwethu, hhayi ngezwi kuphela, kodwa “ngesenzo nangeqiniso.” (1 Joh. 3:16-18) Sisekela umsebenzi woMbuso ngokwezimali lapho sihlanganyela emsebenzini wokushumayela, lapho sinikela ngemali yokwakha nokunakekela izindawo zethu zokuhlanganyela nalapho sinikelela umsebenzi wokushumayela emhlabeni wonke. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imali esinikela ngayo incane noma inkulu, ngokuqinisekile uJehova noJesu bayakwazisa lapho sipha ngokwenama.—2 Kor. 9:7.
18 Indlela yesithathu sonke esibonisa ngayo ukuthi singabangane bakaKristu iwukulalela isiqondiso esisinikezwa abadala bebandla. La madoda amiswe umoya ongcwele ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaKristu. (Efe. 5:23) Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala: “Lalelani abaholayo phakathi kwenu futhi nizithobe.” (Heb. 13:17) Ngezinye izikhathi, singase sikuthole kuyinselele ukulalela isiqondiso esisekelwe eBhayibhelini esisinikezwa abadala ebandleni. Cishe siyawazi amaphutha abo, futhi lokhu kungase kubangele ukuba sisibheke ngombono ongafanele iseluleko sabo. Noma kunjalo, uKristu, iNhloko yebandla, uyakujabulela ukusebenzisa la madoda angaphelele. Ngakho-ke, indlela esisabela ngayo egunyeni lawo ibuthinta ngokuqondile ubungane bethu noKristu. Lapho singagxili emaphutheni abadala futhi silandela ngenjabulo isiqondiso sabo, sibonisa ukuthi sithanda uKristu.
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