Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
MARCH 7-13
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 12-13
“Ukuziphakamisa Kubangela Ukuthi Izinto Zingakuhambeli Kuhle”
Kungani Kuqakathekile Ukuzithoba?
NGESIKHATHI uSawuli eqalisa ukubusa ko-Israyeli wayezithoba futhi labantu bemhlonipha. (1 Sam. 9:1, 2, 21; 10:20-24) Kodwa ngokuya kwesikhathi waba liqhalaqhala njalo wenza lezinto ezinengi ayengelalungelo lokuzenza. Ngokwesibonelo waphelelwa yisineke lapho ebona umphrofethi uSamuyeli esephuzile ukufika eGiligali. Ngalesosikhathi amaFilisti ayesefuna ukuhlasela njalo ama-Israyeli ayeseqalisa ukubaleka etshiya uSawuli. Kungenzakala ukuthi uSawuli wazitshela ukuthi kungcono enze okuthile masinyane ukuze angabhuqwa yisitha. Yikho wathatha umhlatshelo wawunikela kuNkulunkulu. Wayengelalungelo lokwenza lokhu ngoba kwakungumsebenzi okwakumele wenziwe ngabaphristi kuphela. Lokhu kwamzondisa kakhulu uJehova.—1 Sam. 13:5-9.
Kungani Kuqakathekile Ukuzithoba?
Lapho uSamuyeli efika eGiligali wamkhuza uSawuli ngesenzo sakhe. Kulokuthi avume ukukhuzwa waqalisa ukucatsha ngomunwe, wesulela icala kwabanye futhi wenza angathi kaboni ukuthi wenze inkalakatha yecala. (1 Sam. 13:10-14) Ngemva kwalokho wenza ezinye futhi izinto ezacina zibangela ukuthi uJehova amlahle njalo amthathelwe ubukhosi. (1 Sam. 15:22, 23) Lanxa uSawuli wayeqalise engumuntu ozithobayo futhi ohloniphekayo wacina esifa kabuhlungu ngenxa yokungalaleli.—1 Sam. 31:1-6.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
w11-ZU 7/15 13-14 ¶15
Uzosilandela Yini Isiqondiso SikaJehova Sothando?
Ingabe labo bantu babecabanga ukuthi inkosi engumuntu yayiyoba ngokoqobo ngokwengeziwe, bayethembe ngokwengeziwe kunoJehova? Uma kunjalo, babephishekela into engeyona neze engokoqobo! Babesengozini yokuphishekela nezinye izinto eziwutalagu lukaSathane. Amakhosi angabantu ayeyobaholela kalula ekukhonzeni izithombe. Abantu abakhulekela izithombe benza iphutha lokucabanga ukuthi izinto abazibonayo—onkulunkulu abenziwe ngokhuni noma ngamatshe—zingokoqobo ngokwengeziwe, bangazethemba ngokwengeziwe kunoJehova, uNkulunkulu ongabonakali, owadala zonke izinto. Kodwa njengoba umphostoli uPawulu aphawula, izithombe ‘azilutho.’ (1 Kor. 8:4) Azikwazi ukubona, ukuzwa, ukukhuluma noma ukwenza okuthile. Wena ungazibona futhi uzithinte, kodwa uma ungazikhulekela, empeleni, uyobe uphishekela into engeyona engokoqobo—utalagu oluyokulethela inhlekelele nje kwaphela.—IHu. 115:4-8.
MARCH 14-20
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 14-15
“Ukulalela Kungcono Kulomhlatshelo”
w07-ZU 6/15 26-27 ¶4
UJehova Ukwazisa Kakhulu Ukulalela Kwakho
Kakade zonke izinto ezibonakalayo esinazo zingezikaJehova ngoba unguMdali. Uma kunjalo, kukhona yini esingamnika khona njengesipho? Yebo, singamnika okuthile okuyigugu kakhulu. Ini? Impendulo singayithola kulesi sikhuthazo esilandelayo: “Hlakanipha, ndodana yami, wenze inhliziyo yami ijabule, ukuze ngimphendule ongiklolodelayo.” (IzAga 27:11) Isipho esingasinika uNkulunkulu ukumlalela. Nakuba sinezizinda nezimo ezihlukahlukene, ngokulalela, ngamunye wethu angaphendula emangeni amabi ashiwo uSathane uDeveli okuthi abantu ngeke bahlale beqotho kuNkulunkulu lapho bebhekene nokulingwa. Yeka ilungelo!
it-2-E 521 ¶2
Ukulalela
Kuqakathekile kakhulu ukuthi silalele ukuze uNkulunkulu asamukele. USamuyeli watshela iNkosi uSawuli wathi: “Kambe uJehova uthokozela iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo ngokunjengokulalela [ngesiHebheru sha·maʽʹ] ilizwi likaJehova na? Ukulalela kungcono kulomhlatshelo, lokukhathalela kungcono kulamahwahwa ezinqama.” (1Sa 15:22) Ukungalaleli kutsho ukwala ilizwi likaJehova futhi kutshengisa ukuthi asimkholwa njalo asimthembi yena lalokho asitshela khona. Yikho lowo ongalaleliyo uyazifananela lomuntu owenza izinto zesidimoni kumbe okhonza izithombe. (1Sa 15:23; khangela Rom 6:16.) Ukuphonguvuma nje akuncedi nxa ungakwenzi lokho okutshiwoyo. Ukungenzi okutsheliweyo kutshengisa ukuthi awumkholwa kumbe awumhloniphi lowo okutshele okokwenza. (Mat 21:28-32) Labo abasuthiseka ngokuzwa nje kuphela labalivumayo iqiniso eliseBhayibhilini kodwa bangakwenzi lokho elikutshoyo bayaziyenga ngemicabango engamanga njalo abatholi izibusiso. (Jak 1:22-25) INdodana kaNkulunkulu yakwenza kwacaca ukuthi ngitsho lalabo abenza okuhambelana lalokho abayabe bekutsheliwe kodwa bekwenza ngendlela langesizatho esingayisiso, abasoze bangene eMbusweni kodwa bazalahlwa.—Mat 7:15-23.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
it-1-E 493
Uzwelo
Ukutshengisa uzwelo okungavumelani lentando kaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokufuna ukuthabisa abantu kungaba lesiphetho esibi. Okwenzakala eNkosini uSawuli kuyakufakazela lokhu. Ngemva kokuphuma kwama-Israyeli eGibhithe, ama-Amaleki yiso isizwe sokuqala esawahlaselayo kungelangxabano. Yikho sasesifikile isikhathi sokuthi uJehova asijezise isizwe sama-Amaleki. USawuli watshelwa ukuthi angasizweli isizwe lesi. Kodwa kazange akwenze konke ayekutshelwe nguJehova ngoba walalela ibutho lakhe. Ngakho uJehova wamala uSawuli njengenkosi. (1Sa 15:2-24) Umuntu oqakathekisa kakhulu ukulunga kwezindlela zikaJehova lokuhlala eqotho kuye uyenelisa ukuxwaya ukwenza iphutha elinjengelikaSawuli lokucina engasamukelwa nguJehova.
MARCH 21-27
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 16-17
“Impi NgekaJehova”
“Impi NgekaJehova”
Ukuze uSawuli amkholwe, uDavida wamlandisela ngendlela abulala ngayo isilwane kanye lebhere. Wayesezikhukhumeza yini? Hatshi, ngoba wayemazi owamenza wabulala izinyamazana lezi. Yikho wathi: “UJehova owangikhululayo ezinzitsheni zesilwane lasezinzitsheni zebhere uzangikhulula esandleni somFilisti lo.” USawuli wacina emvumela wathi: “Hamba, uJehova kabe lawe.”—1 USamuyeli 17:37.
Uyafuna yini ukuba lokholo olufanana lolukaDavida? Nanzelela ukuthi ukholo lukaDavida lwalulesisekelo esiqinileyo. Ulwazi ayelalo kanye lalokho ayebone uNkulunkulu emenzela khona kwamenza waba lokholo oluqinileyo. Wayekwazi mhlophe ukuthi uJehova uyabavikela ngothando abantu bakhe kanye lokuthi uyazigcwalisa izithembiso zakhe. Ukuze sibe lokholo oluqinileyo kumele siqhubeke sifunda ngoNkulunkulu eBhayibhilini njalo sikusebenzise esikufundayo.—KumaHebheru 11:1.
“Impi NgekaJehova”
Impendulo kaDavida yatshengisa ukuthi wayelokholo oluqinileyo. Ake umbone ngelihlo lengqondo umfana osakhulayo ememeza esithi: “Wena uzemelana lami ngenkemba lomkhonto kanye lomdikadika, kodwa mina ngizemelana lawe ngebizo likaJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu wamabutho ka-Israyeli wena omeyisayo.” UDavida wayekwazi ukuthi izikhali kanye lamandla akutsho lutho. UGoliyathi wayedelele uJehova uNkulunkulu njalo uJehova nguye owayezalungisa indaba. UDavida wathi, “Impi ngekaJehova.”—1 USamuyeli 17:45-47.
UDavida wayebona ukuthi uGoliyathi unganani futhi lezikhali zakhe wayezikhangele. Kodwa kazange avumele ukuthi izinto lezi zimethuse. Kazange enze iphutha elenziwa nguSawuli lebutho lakhe. UDavida kazange aziqathanise lesitha sakhe, kodwa waqathanisa uGoliyathi loJehova. UGoliyathi wayesedlula amanye amadoda ngobude, phela yena wayengamamitha angu 2.9 ubude. Lanxa kunjalo laye njengabantu bonke wayezifananela lesibungu nje nxa eqathaniswa loMbusi wendawo yonke. Njalo uJehova wayeselungele ukumhlifiza.
“Impi NgekaJehova”
Izinceku zikaNkulunkulu kazisalwi izimpi njengakudala. (UMathewu 26:52) Lanxa kunjalo kumele silingisele ukholo lukaDavida. Lathi kumele sibe lokholo oluqinileyo kuJehova futhi sikhonze yena yedwa. Kwezinye izikhathi singazibona singela mandla okunqoba izinhlupho zethu, kodwa kumele sihlale sikhumbula ukuthi uJehova ulamandla angelamkhawulo. Nxa singakhetha uJehova ukuthi abe nguNkulunkulu wethu njalo sibe lokholo kuye njengoDavida, asisoze siphele amandla loba sekunzima njani. Akulalutho olungehlula uJehova uNkulunkulu!
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
it-2-E 871-872
USawuli
Ngemva kwalokho kanye lokugcotshwa kukaDavida ukuthi abe yinkosi yako-Israyeli umoya kaJehova wasuka kuSawuli. Kusukela ngalesosikhathi ‘umoya omubi owavela kuJehova wawusumchukuluza.’ Ngemva kokuba uJehova esesuse umoya wakhe kuSawuli wavumela ukuthi umoya omubi ungene kuSawuli futhi lokhu kwabangela ukuthi angahlaliseki engqondweni njalo kwaphambanisa indlela ayezizwa ngayo layecabanga ngayo. Ukungalaleli kukaSawuli kwatshengisa ukuthi wayelezifiso ezimbi engqondweni lasenhliziyweni yakhe futhi umoya kaNkulunkulu wawungasamvikeli. Njengoba uJehova wayevumele ukuthi “umoya omubi” uthathe indawo yomoya wakhe kuSawuli njalo umhlukuluze kungathiwa ‘wawungumoya omubi ovela kuJehova.’ Yikho izinceku zikaSawuli lazo zathi ‘ngumoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu.’ Enye yezinceku zakhe yamcebisa ukuthi abize uDavida ukuthi abe emtshayela ichacho esigodlweni sakhe ukuze amenze ahlaliseke nxa esehlutshwa ‘ngumoya omubi.’—1Sa 16:14-23; 17:15.
MARCH 28–APRIL 3
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 18-19
“Hlala Uthobekile Nxa Ubusiswa NguJehova”
w04-ZU 4/1 15 ¶4
Thembela Emoyeni KaNkulunkulu Ekubhekaneni Nezinguquko Ekuphileni
Lo malusi wayezoba nodumo esizweni kungakabi sikhathi. Wabizwa ukuba ayoba isikhonzi senkosi futhi ayidlalele umculo. Wabulala iqhawe uGoliyati, umdondoshiya owawunonya kangangokuthi ngisho namabutho akwa-Israyeli amnkantsh’ ubomvu ayesaba ukubhekana nawo. Lapho esebekwe ukuba abe umholi wamadoda empi, uDavide wawanqoba amaFilisti. Abantu bamthanda. Baqamba izingoma zokumdumisa. Ngaphambili, lapho umeluleki weNkosi uSawule echaza uDavide esemusha akagcinanga ngokuthi ‘unekhono ekubetheni’ ihabhu kodwa futhi wathi ‘uyindoda enamandla, eyiqhawe nendoda yempi futhi uyisikhulumi esikhaliphile nendoda eyakheke kahle.’—1 Samuweli 16:18; 17:23, 24, 45-51; 18:5-7.
Lizawubona Umahluko Phakathi Kolungileyo Lomubi
Okwenza abanye bazigqaje lamuhla yindlela ababukeka ngayo, udumo abalalo, isiphiwo sokuhlabela, izikhundla kanye lobungcitshi abalabo ekwenzeni imisebenzi ethile. UDavida wayelakho konke lokhu kodwa kazange azigqaje loba nini. Wahlala ethobekile impilo yakhe yonke. Ngokwesibonelo wathi esebulele uGoliyathi, iNkosi uSawuli yamnika indodakazi yayo ukuthi ibe ngumkakhe. Kodwa uDavida wathi: “Ngingubani mina labendlu yakwethu bayini, loba isizwana sikababa ko-Israyeli, ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi na?” (1 Sam. 18:18) Kuyini okwamnceda ukuthi ahlale ethobekile? Wayekwazi ukuthi konke okuhle ayelakho okugoqela impawu ezinhle, iziphiwo kanye lezikhundla wayekuphiwe nguNkulunkulu. (Hubo. 113:5-8) Ukukhumbula lokhu kwamnceda ukuthi ahlale ethobekile.—Khangela u-1 Khorinte 4:7.
Lathi lamuhla kumele sizame ukuba ngabantu abathobekileyo njengoDavida. Ukucabangisisa ngesibonelo sikaJehova kungasinceda kakhulu. Khumbula ukuthi lanxa elamandla amangalisayo futhi emkhulu kulabo bonke uthobekile. (Hubo. 18:35) Kufanele sihlale sikhumbula leseluleko lesi esithi: “Zembeseni ngesihawu, umusa, ukuzithoba, ubumnene kanye lokubekezela.” (Kol. 3:12) Kanti njalo siyakwazi ukuthi uthando “kaluzincomi kaluzigqaji.” (1 Khor. 13:4) Nxa singabantu abathobekileyo sizanceda abanye ukuthi babe ngabangane bakaJehova. IBhayibhili litshengisa ukuthi ukuzehlisa kwabafazi kungasiza omkabo ukuthi bafunde iqiniso. Ngakho lokuzithoba kwethu kungabanceda abanye ukuthi bamukele iqiniso.—1 Phet. 3:1.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
it-2-E 695-696
Umphrofethi
Babengenzi izinto ezingajayelekanga kuphela kodwa lesimo sabo kanye lendlela ababesenza ngayo kwakutshengisa sibili indlela engajayelekanga ababezinikele ngayo kulokho ababekwenza. Mhlawumbe lokhu ngokunye okwenza kuthiwe abanye abantu bake ‘benza njengabaphrofethi.’ (1Sa 10:6-11; 19:20-24, NWT; Jer 29:24-32; khangela imiS 2:4, 12-17; 6:15; 7:55.) Ngesikhathi uSawuli ezingela uDavida waqalisa ‘ukwenza angathi ungumphrofethi,’ (NWT) wakhulula izigqoko zakhe walala “enjalo ilanga lonke lobusuku bonke” futhi akuthandabuzwa ukuthi uDavida wabaleka ngalesosikhathi.—1Sa 19:18–20:1.
APRIL 4-10
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 20-22
“Ungenzani Ukuze Ube Ngumngane Omuhle”
Qinisa Ubungane Bakho Labanye Ukuphela Kungakafiki
Lamuhla abafowethu labodadewethu behlelwa yibunzima obutshiyeneyo. Ngokwesibonelo, abanye bathwele nzima ngenxa yomonakalo wemvelo lomonakalo odalwa ngabantu. Nxa bengehlelwa yibunzima obunje, abanye bethu bangabathatha bahlale labo. Abanye bangabanceda ngemali. Kodwa sonke singakhuleka sicela uJehova ukuthi abancedise. Kwesinye isikhathi nxa singezwa ukuthi kulomzalwane odanileyo siyabe singakwazi ukuthi sithini kumbe senzeni kodwa singenelisa ukumnceda. Ngokwesibonelo, singamvakatshela, simlalele nxa ekhuluma futhi simtshele ivesi eduduzayo esiyithandayo. (Isaya. 50:4) Okuqakatheke kakhulu yikuthi ube labafowenu labodadewenu nxa bedinga uncedo lwakho.—Bala iZaga 17:17.
w08-ZU 2/15 8 ¶7
Hamba Ngezindlela ZikaJehova
UNkulunkulu ulindele ukuba sibe abangane abathembekile. (IzAga 17:17) UJonathani, indodana yeNkosi uSawule, waba umngane kaDavide. Lapho uJonathani ezwa ukuthi uDavide wayebulele uGoliyati, “umphefumulo [wakhe] wanamathelana nomphefumulo kaDavide, uJonathani waqala ukumthanda njengoba ethanda umphefumulo wakhe.” (1 Sam. 18:1, 3) UJonathani waze waxwayisa uDavide lapho uSawule efuna ukumbulala. Ngemva kokuba uDavide ebalekile, uJonathani wabonana naye futhi benza isivumelwano. Ukukhuluma kukaJonathani ngoDavide kuSawule kwacishe kwamlahlekisela ngokuphila kwakhe, kodwa laba bangane baphinde babonana futhi bavuselela ubuhlobo babo. (1 Sam. 20:24-41) Lapho bebonana okokugcina, uJonathani waqinisa isandla sikaDavide “ngokuphathelene noNkulunkulu.”—1 Sam. 23:16-18.
w09-ZU 10/15 19-20 ¶11
Ukulondoloza Ubungane Ezweni Elingenalo Uthando
Yiba qotho. USolomoni wabhala: “Umngane weqiniso ubonisa uthando ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi ungumfowabo womuntu ozalelwe isikhathi sosizi.” (IzAga 17:17) Lapho ebhala lawo mazwi, kungenzeka ukuthi uSolomoni wayecabanga ngobungane uyise uDavide ayenabo noJonathani. (1 Sam. 18:1) INkosi uSawule yayifuna ukuba indodana yayo uJonathani ibe inkosi kwa-Israyeli ngemva kwayo. Kodwa uJonathani wakwamukela ukuthi uJehova wayekhethe ukunikeza uDavide lelo lungelo. Ngokungafani noSawule, akazange abe nomona ngoDavide. Akazange aphatheke kabi lapho uDavide edunyiswa, noma akholelwe amanga amabi uSawule ayewasakaza ngoDavide. (1 Sam. 20:24-34) Ingabe sifana noJonathani? Lapho abangane bethu bethola amalungelo athile, ingabe sijabula nabo? Lapho bebhekene nobunzima, ingabe siyabaduduza futhi sibasekele? Uma sizwa abantu behleba ngomngane wethu, ingabe siyashesha ukukukholelwa abakushoyo? Noma, ingabe sivikela umngane wethu ngobuqotho, njengoJonathani?
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
w05-ZU 3/15 24 ¶4
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaSamuweli Wokuqala
21:12, 13. UJehova ulindele ukuba sisebenzise amandla ethu okucabanga namakhono ethu ukuze sibhekane nezimo ezinzima ekuphileni. Usinike iZwi lakhe eliphefumulelwe, elisinika ukuhlakanipha, ulwazi, nekhono lokucabanga. (IzAga 1:4) Sinanosizo lwabadala abamisiwe abangamaKristu.
APRIL 18-24
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 23-24
“Bekezela Ulindele UJehova”
w04-ZU 4/1 16 ¶8
Thembela Emoyeni KaNkulunkulu Ekubhekaneni Nezinguquko Ekuphileni
UDavide wala ukumlimaza uSawule. Ebonisa ukholo nokubekezela, waneliswa ukushiya izinto ezandleni zikaJehova. Ngemva kokuba inkosi isiphumile emgedeni, uDavide wayimemeza wathi: “Kwangathi uJehova angahlulela phakathi kwami nawe; uJehova uzongiphindiselela kuwe, kodwa esami isandla ngeke sibe phezu kwakho.” (1 Samuweli 24:12) Nakuba ayazi ukuthi nguSawule owayesephutheni, uDavide akazange aziphindiselele; futhi akazange akhulume kabi noSawule noma ngaye. Nangezinye izikhathi eziningi, uDavide wazinqanda wangazibambela izinto mathupha. Esikhundleni salokho, wathembela kuJehova ukuba alungise izinto.—1 Samuweli 25:32-34; 26:10, 11.
Vumela ‘Ukubekezela Kuqede Umsebenzi Wakho’
UJakhobe waphefumulelwa ukuba abhale amazwi la: “Ukubekezela kufanele kuqede umsebenzi wakho.” Yiwuphi “umsebenzi” okufanele uqedwe yikubekezela? Ngumsebenzi wokusinceda ukuthi ‘sikhule njalo siphelele, singasileli ngalutho.’ (Jak. 1:4) Phela nxa sisehlelwa yizinhlupho yikho lapho esibona khona ukuthi kungaphi okumele silungisise khona ubuntu bethu. Nxa singazibekezelela izinhlupho lezo, ubuntu bethu buzaphelela singasileli lutho. Ngokwesibonelo ubunzima bungasifundisa ukuthi sibe lesineke, isihawu lokuthi sibe ngababongayo.
Ukubekezela kwenza umsebenzi oqakathekileyo wokusibumba ukuthi sibe ngamaKhristu angcono, ngakho akumelanga siceze izilingo esihlangana lazo ngokwephula izimiso eziseBhayibhilini. Ngokwesibonelo ake sithi uhlutshwa yimicabango emibi. Ungavumeli imicabango enjalo ikuwisele esonweni, kodwa khuleka kuNkulunkulu ukuze akusize ukuthi uyikhuphe engqondweni. Ukwenza njalo kuzakwenza ube ngumuntu ozithibayo. Ulesihlobo sakho esingakhonziyo yini esikuthwalise nzima ngenxa yokuthi unguFakazi? Nxa kunjalo zimisele ukuqhubeka ukhonza uJehova futhi lokhu kuzatshengisa ukuthi uyamethemba kakhulu. Hlala ukhumbula ukuthi nxa ungabekezela uyabe umthokozisa uNkulunkulu.—Rom. 5:3-5; Jak. 1:12.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
Ungavumeli Lutho Lukuphuthise Umvuzo
Ukuba lomusa lothando kuzasinceda ukuthi singabi lomhawu. IBhayibhili lithi: “Uthando luyabekezela, uthando lulomusa. Kalulamona.” (1 Khor. 13:4) Ukulingisela indlela uJehova abona ngayo izinto kungasinceda ukuthi singabi lomhawu kodwa sibone abafowethu labodadewethu njengamalunga omzimba munye. Lokhu kuzasinceda ukuthi sibathande njalo silandele okwatshiwo nguPhawuli lapho esithi: “Uma esinye isitho sibongwa, izitho zonke zithokoza laso.” (1 Khor. 12:16-18, 26) Nxa singenza njalo kasisoze sibe lomhawu lapho abanye bephathiswa imisebenzi ethile enhlanganisweni. Lokhu yikho kanye okwenziwa nguJonathani indodana kaSawuli. Kazange abe lomhawu lapho uDavida ekhethwa ukuthi abe yinkosi kodwa wamqinisa futhi wamkhuthaza. (1 Sam. 23:16-18) Ukulingisela isibonelo sikaJonathani kungasinceda kakhulu.
APRIL 25–MAY 1
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | U-1 SAMUYELI 25-26
“Wenza Izinto Ungacabanganga Yini?”
Watshengisa Ukuthi Wayekhaliphile
Amaqhawe la ayekhuthele abaphatha njani abelusi laba? Ayengenelisa ukuthi abezithathela izimvu zikaNabhali kodwa wona kawazange. Aba ngumduli owawuhonqolozele umhlambi kaNabhali kanye lezinceku zakhe. (Bala u-1 Samuyeli 25:15, 16.) Endaweni le kwakulezingozi ezinengi kakhulu ezazisehlela abelusi kanye lezimvu zabo. Kwakugcwele izinswelaboya njalo kwakuseduze kakhulu lomngcele owawuseningizimu okokuthi babehlala behlaselwa yizikliwi ezivela kwezinye izizwe kanye lamasela.
Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi kwakunzima ukuthola ukudla okwakuzasuthisa amadoda wonke la ayesenkangala. Yikho-ke ngelinye ilanga uDavida wathuma amajaha alitshumi ukuthi ayecela uncedo kuNabhali. UDavida wayewathume ngesikhathi esihle sibili. Phela kwakuyisikhathi sokugunda izimvu lapho abantu ababejayele ukuba lamadili njalo belomusa. Waphinda wakhuluma loNabhali ngenhlonipho, wakhetha lamazwi amahle. Waze wazibiza ngokuthi ‘uyindodana yakhe,’ mhlawumbe etshengisa ukuthi uyamhlonipha ngoba emdala kulaye khatshana. UNabhali yena wathini?—1 Sam. 25:5-8.
Wathukuthela wabila! Ijaha leliya okukhulunywe ngalo ekuqaliseni latshela u-Abhigeli ukuthi uNabhali ‘wazithethisa’ izithunywa zikaDavida. Watshinga uNabhali wazitshela ukuthi kafuni lesinkwa sakhe, lamanzi akhe kanye lenyama yakhe ayeyihlabile. Wathethisa uDavida esithi kasimuntu walutho, waze wathi ufana nje lenceku ebalekele inkosi yayo. Kukhanya angani uNabhali wayenjengoSawuli, emzonda uDavida. Kodwa uJehova yena wayemthanda uDavida. Wayembona eyindoda eyayizakuba yinkosi yako-Israyeli, hatshi inceku ehlamukileyo.—1 Sam. 25:10, 11, 14.
Watshengisa Ukuthi Wayekhaliphile
U-Abhigeli wathatha icala walenza laba ngelakhe, wasezicelela ukuthi uDavida amthethelele. Kanti njalo wavuma ukuthi umkakhe wayeyisithutha sibili njengokutshiwo libizo lakhe, mhlawumbe esitsho ukuthi nxa uDavida wayengalwisana laye wayezabe ezehlisa isithunzi. Watshengisa ukuthi wayekukholwa ukuthi uDavida wayengummeli kaNkulunkulu kanye lokuthi wayesilwa “izimpi zikaJehova.” Wamtshela ukuthi ‘uJehova wayezambeka ukuba ngumkhokheli wako-Israyeli.’ Lokhu kuveza ukuthi wayekwazi ukuthi uJehova wayethembise uDavida ukuthi wayezakuba yinkosi. Waphinda wakhuthaza uDavida ukuthi angenzi loba yini eyayizakwenza ukuthi abe lecala lokuchitha igazi kumbe ahlale ‘elesazela.’ (Bala u-1 Samuyeli 25:24-31.) Kambe amazwi amnandi kangaka ayengeke athophele enhliziyweni?
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
Watshengisa Ukuthi Wayekhaliphile
Manje sesingathi u-Abhigeli wayemdelela yini umkakhe owayeyinhloko yemuli? Hatshi! Khumbula ukuthi uNabhali wayethuke inceku kaJehova egcotshiweyo njalo lokhu kwakungabulalisa abantu abanengi ababengelacala ababesemzini wakhe. Kambe ngabe u-Abhigeli wagoqa izandla, wayengeke yini abe lecala njengomkakhe? Lapha-ke kwasekumele aqakathekise ukuzithoba kuNkulunkulu ukwedlula ukuzithoba kumkakhe.