Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
© 2022 Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
JANUARY 2-8
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 2 AMAKHOSI 22-23
“Kungani Kumele Sithobeke?”
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UJosiya Wayewuthanda Umthetho KaNkulunkulu
Umphristi omkhulu uHilikhiya wathola incwadi yomthetho ethempelini. Mhlawumbe yiyo incwadi eyayibhalwe nguMosi. Unobhala wenkosi okuthiwa nguShafani waletha incwadi leyo kuJosiya futhi wasembalela yona. Ngesikhathi uJosiya elalele incwadi ibalwa, wananzelela ukuthi kwasekuleminyaka eminengi abantu bengamlaleli uJehova. INkosi uJosiya yathi kuHilikhiya: ‘UJehova usizondele. Hamba uyekhuluma laye. Uzakutshela ukuthi senzeni.’ UJehova waphendula esebenzisa umphrofethikazi uHulida. Wathi: ‘Abantu bakoJuda kabasangikhonzi. Ngizabajezisa, kodwa lokhu angisoze ngikwenze uJosiya esaphila ngoba uzithobile.’
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UJosiya Othobekile Wayezuze Umusa KaJehova
Izithunywa zikaJosiya ziya kuHulida umprofethikazi eJerusalema futhi zibuya nombiko. UHulida udlulisele izwi likaJehova, elibonisa ukuthi izinhlekelele ezilotshwe encwadini esanda kutholakala zizokwehlela isizwe esihlubukile. Nokho, ngenxa yokuthi uJosiya uyazithoba kuJehova uNkulunkulu, ngeke kudingeke ukuba abhekane nale nhlekelele. Uzobuthelwa koyise futhi abekwe ethuneni lakhe ngokuthula.—2 AmaKhosi 22:14-20; 2 IziKronike 34:22-28.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Ungaphumelela Kungakhathaliseki Ukuthi Wakhuliswa Kanjani
Naphezu kwezimo ezimbi zasebuntwaneni bakhe, uJosiya wenza okuhle emehlweni kaJehova. Ukubusa kwakhe kwaphumelela kangangokuthi iBhayibheli lithi: “Kwakungekho nkosi phambi kwakhe eyaphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo nangawo onke amandla ayo njengawo wonke umthetho kaMose, nangasemva kwakhe akuvelanga enjengaye.”—2 AmaKhosi 23:19-25.
Yeka ukuthi uJosiya uyisibonelo esikhuthaza kanjani kulabo okungenzeka kuye kwadingeka babekezelele ukuphila okumuncu besebencane! Yini esingayifunda esibonelweni sakhe? Yini eyasiza uJosiya ukuba akhethe inkambo efanele futhi ahlale kuyo?
JANUARY 9-15
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 2 AMAKHOSI 24-25
“Hlala Uphapheme”
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Usuku LukaJehova Lokwahlulela Luseduze!
2 Akungabazeki ukuthi ukuprofetha kukaZefaniya kwenza ukuba inkosi esencane uJosiya isibone nakakhulu isidingo sokuqeda ukukhulekela okungahlanzekile kwaJuda. Kodwa izenzo zenkosi zokuqeda inkolo yamanga ezweni azizange zibususe bonke ububi kubantu noma zihlawulele izono zikayisemkhulu, iNkosi uManase, ‘owayegcwalise iJerusalema ngegazi elingenacala.’ (2 AmaKhosi 24:3, 4; 2 IziKronike 34:3) Ngakho, usuku lukaJehova lokwahlulela lwaluzofika nakanjani.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJeremiya
Unyaka ka-607 B.C.E., futhi sekuwunyaka we-11 wokubusa kukaZedekiya. Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uNebukhadinezari isivimbezele iJerusalema izinyanga ezingu-18. Ngonyaka we-19 wokubusa kukaNebukhadinezari, ngenyanga yesihlanu ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga, uNebuzaradani, induna yemilindankosi, ‘uza,’ noma ufika eJerusalema. (2 AmaKhosi 25:8) Mhlawumbe esekamu lakhe ngaphandle kwezindonga zomuzi, uNebuzaradani uhlola isimo futhi wenza amacebo alokho azokwenza. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga, uyangena eJerusalema futhi uyawushisa lo muzi.—Jeremiya 52:12, 13.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YamaKhosi Esibili
24:3, 4. Ngenxa yokuthi uManase wayechithe igazi, uJehova “akazange avume ukuthethelela” uJuda. UNkulunkulu uyalihlonipha igazi labangenacala. Singaqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uyobaphindiselela abangenacala ababulawa. Lokhu uyokwenza ngokubhubhisa ababulali babo.—IHubo 37:9-11; 145:20.
JANUARY 16-22
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 1 IMILANDO 1-3
“IBhayibhili Libhuku Elileqiniso Hatshi Inganekwane”
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U-Adamu No-Eva—Ingabe Babengabantu Bangempela?
Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngohlu lozalo lwamaJuda olutholakala encwadini yeBhayibheli yeziKronike Zokuqala, isahluko 1 kuya ku-9 neVangeli likaLuka, isahluko 3. IziKronike ziningiliza ngezizukulwane ezingu-48 kanti iVangeli likaLuka lichaza uhlu lozalo olungu-75. ULuka ubika ngohlu lozalo lukaJesu Kristu; iziKronike zichaza uzalo lwasebukhosini nolwabapristi besizwe sakwa-Israyeli. Yomibili le miBhalo inamagama abantu abaziwa kakhulu njengoSolomoni, uDavide, uJakobe, u-Isaka, u-Abrahama, uNowa bese kugcina u-Adamu. Wonke amagama akulezi zahluko angawabantu bangempela futhi u-Adamu wayengumuntu wangempela kuzo zonke lezi zahluko.
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UNowa NeSikhukhula—Iqiniso, Akuyona Insomi
Imilando emibili yozalo eseBhayibhelini ifakazela ukuthi uNowa wayengumuntu wangempela. (1 IziKronike 1:4; Luka 3:36) U-Ezra noLuka, ababhala le milando, babengabacwaningi abacophelelayo. ULuka walandisa ngozalo lukaJesu Kristu kusukela kuNowa.
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U-Adamu No-Eva—Ingabe Babengabantu Bangempela?
Ngokwesibonelo, cabangela imfundiso yeBhayibheli ethandwa abantu abaningi abasontayo—isihlengo. Ngokwale mfundiso, uJesu Kristu wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe kobuntu okuphelele njengesihlengo ukuze ahlenge abantu ezonweni zabo. (Mathewu 20:28; Johane 3:16) Njengoba sazi, isihlengo siyinkokhelo elingana nenani lento elahlekile noma edliwe. Yingakho iBhayibheli lichaza uJesu ngokuthi ‘uyisihlengo esihambelanayo.’ (1 Thimothewu 2:6) Singase sizibuze: ‘Esihambelana nani?’ IBhayibheli liyaphendula: “Njengoba nje bonke befa ku-Adamu, kanjalo nakuKristu bonke bayokwenziwa baphile.” (1 Korinte 15:22) Ukuphila okuphelele uJesu anikela ngakho ukuze ahlenge isintu esilalelayo kulingana nokuphila kuka-Adamu okuphelele okwamlahlekela ngenxa yesono asenza e-Edene. (Roma 5:12) Kusobala-ke ukuthi uma u-Adamu engazange abe khona, isihlengo sikaKristu sasingeke sifeze lutho.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Usendo
Amabizo Abesifazana. Ngezinye izikhathi abesifazana babefakwa oluhlwini lokuzalana ukuze kucaciswe okuthile embalini yemuli. KuGenesisi 11:29, 30 kuqanjwa uSarayi loba uSara. Lokhu kwakungabe kusenzelwa ukuthi kucace ukuthi iNzalo ethenjisiweyo yayizavela kuye hatshi komunye umfazi ka-Abrahama. UMilikha laye uyaqanjwa emavesini la ngenxa yokuthi wayengugogo kaRabhekha umka-Isaka. Lokhu kwakuzakwenza kukhanye ukuthi uRabhekha wayeyisihlobo sika-Abrahama njengoba u-Isaka kwakungamelanga athathe umfazi kwabezinye izizwe. (Gen 22:20-23; 24:2-4) KuGenesisi 25:1, kuqanjwa uKhethura kuthiwe ngumka-Abrahama. Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi u-Abrahama wathatha omunye umfazi ngemva kokufa kukaSara lokuthi wayeseselawo amandla okuzala lanxa kwasekudlule iminyaka engu-40 uJehova wawavuselela. (Rom 4:19; Gen 24:67; 25:20) Kanti njalo kuveza ubuhlobo obukhona phakathi kwama-Israyeli labakoMidiyani lezinye izizwe zama-Arabhu.
ULeya, uRasheli labanye abafazi bakaJakhobe baqanjwa ngamabizo kanye lamadodana abawazalayo. (Gen 35:21-26) Bayaqanjwa ukuze sizwisise okunye iBhayibhili elizakutsho ngamadodana la. Labanye abesifazana bayaqanjwa oluhlwini lokuzalana ngesizatho esifananayo. Nxa babetshiyelwa ilifa amabizo abo ayefakwa ngezinye izikhathi oluhlwini lokuzalana. (Nan 26:33) Abanye abesifazana abasoluhlwini lokuzalana nguThamari, loRahabi, loRuthe. Ngamunye wabo ulendaba emangalisayo eyamenza wafakwa oluhlwini lokuzalwa lukaMesiya, uJesu Khristu. (Gen 38; Rut 1:3-5; 4:13-15; Mat 1:1-5) Kwezinye indawo lapho okutholakala khona uluhlu lokuzalana olulabesifazana kuku-1 ImiLando 2:35, 48, 49; 3:1-3, 5.
JANUARY 23-29
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 1 IMILANDO 4-6
“Imithandazo Yami Itshengisani Ngami?”
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“UMuzwi Womthandazo”
UJabezi wayeyindoda yomthandazo. Waqala umthandazo wakhe ngokucela isibusiso sikaNkulunulu. Wabe esecela izinto ezintathu ezibonisa ukuthi wayenokholo oluqinile.
Okokuqala, wanxusa uNkulunkulu: ‘Yandisa indawo yami.’ (Ivesi 10) Le ndoda enodumo yayingelona igovu, futhi yayingafuni ukwamuka abanye izinto zabo. Kungenzeka ukuthi yacela lokhu ngobuqotho ngoba icabangela abanye abantu. Mhlawumbe yayicela ukuba inwetshelwe indawo ukuze kuhlale abakhulekeli bakaNkulunkulu abengeziwe; kodwa yayifisa ukuba lokhu kwenzeke ngokuthula.
Okwesibili, uJabezi wanxusa uNkulunkulu ukuba “isandla” saKhe sibe naye. Ngolimi olungokomfanekiso, isandla sikaNkulunkulu sisho amandla akhe awasebenzisela ukusiza abakhulekeli bakhe. (1 IziKronike 29:12) Ukuze athole akufisayo, uJabezi wathandaza kuNkulunkulu obavulela isandla sakhe labo ababonisa ukholo kuye.—Isaya 59:1.
Okwesithathu, uJabezi wathandaza: “Ngilonde enhlekeleleni, ukuba ingangilimazi.” Amazwi athi “ukuba ingangilimazi” kungenzeka asho ukuthi uJabezi wathandazela ukuba angapheli amandla lapho ebhekene nezinto ezibuhlungu, hhayi ukuthi wayecela ukuba angabhekani nezinkinga.
Umthandazo kaJabezi wembula ukuthi wayekukhathalela ukukhulekela kweqiniso nokuthi wayenokholo futhi ethembela kuMuzwi womthandazo. UJehova wasabela kanjani? Le ndaba emfushane iphetha ngala mazwi: “Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wenza ukuba kwenzeke lokho ayekucelile.”
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YeziKronike Zokuqala
5:10, 18-22. Ngezinsuku zeNkosi uSawule, izizwe ezisempumalanga yeJordani zanqoba amaHagiri ngisho noma inani lamaHagiri laliphindwe kabili kunelalezi zizwe. Lokhu kwenzeka ngenxa yokuthi amaqhawe alezi zizwe ayethembele kuJehova futhi acela usizo lwakhe. Masithembele kuJehova ngokuphelele njengoba siqhubeka nempi yethu engokomoya silwa nezitha ezinamandla kunathi.—Efesu 6:10-17.
JANUARY 30–FEBRUARY 5
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 1 IMILANDO 7-9
“UJehova Uyasincedisa Ukuthi Senze Imisebenzi Emikhulu”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YeziKronike Zokuqala
9:26, 27. Abalindisango abangamaLevi babenesikhundla esifuna ukwethembeka okukhulu. Babephathiswe isihluthulelo somnyango wezindawo ezingcwele zethempeli. Usuku ngalunye babevula amasango ngokwethembeka. Nathi sinikezwe umthwalo wemfanelo wokufinyelela abantu ensimini yethu futhi sibasize bazokhulekela uJehova. Akufanele yini sizibonakalise sithembekile futhi sinokwethenjelwa njengoba nje kwenza abalindisango abangamaLevi?
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Ungaba Yini NjengoFinehasi Lapho Ubhekana Nezinselele?
UFinehasi wayenomthwalo wemfanelo omkhulu kwa-Israyeli wasendulo; kodwa ngesibindi, ukuqondisisa nangokuthembela kuNkulunkulu, wakwazi ukubhekana nezinselele ngokuphumelelayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukulikhathalela kwakhe ngenkuthalo ibandla likaNkulunkulu, kwathokozisa uJehova. Ngemva kweminyaka engaba inkulungwane, u-Ezra waphefumulelwa ukuba abhale: “NguFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare owabe engumholi phezu kwabo esikhathini esidlule. UJehova wayenaye.” (1 IziKr. 9:20) Kwangathi kungashiwo okufanayo nangabo bonke abaholayo phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu namuhla, empeleni, ngawo wonke amaKristu amkhonza ngokwethembeka.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Hubelani UJehova!
6 Yebo, ngabaprofethi bakhe, uJehova waqondisa abakhulekeli bakhe ukuba bamdumise ngengoma. Abaculi besizwe sabapristi babeze bakhululwe emisebenzini yabo amanye amaLevi okwakudingeka ayenze ukuze bakwazi ukunikela isikhathi esanele ekuqambeni izingoma, mhlawumbe nasekuziprakthizeni.—1 IziKr. 9:33.
FEBRUARY 6-12
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 1 IMILANDO 10-12
“Zimisele Ukwenza Intando KaNkulunkulu”
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“Ngifundise Ukwenza Intando Yakho”
12 Ukuqonda kukaDavide izimiso ezaziqukethwe uMthetho nesifiso sakhe sokuphila ngazo nakho kuyinto okufanele siyilingise. Cabanga ngalokho okwenzeka lapho uDavide ezwakalisa ukunxanela kwakhe ‘ukuphuza amanzi omthombo oseBhetlehema.’ Amadoda kaDavide amathathu afohla angena emzini—ngaleso sikhathi owawudliwe amaFilisti—amlethela lawo manzi. Nokho, “uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kunalokho wawathululela kuJehova.” Kungani? UDavide wachaza: “Kuyinto engacabangeki, ngokuphathelene noNkulunkulu wami, ukuba ngenze lokhu! Ingabe kufanele ngiphuze igazi lala madoda abeke imiphefumulo yawo engozini? Ngoba awalethé ngokubeka imiphefumulo yawo engozini.”—1 IziKr. 11:15-19.
13 UDavide wayazi ukuthi uMthetho wawuthi igazi kwakufanele lithululelwe kuJehova, lingadliwa. Wayeqonda nokuthi kungani kwakufanele kwenziwe lokhu. Wayazi ukuthi “umphefumulo wenyama usegazini.” Kodwa lawa kwakungamanzi nje, kungelona igazi. Pho kungani enqaba ukuwaphuza? Wayeqonda isimiso okwakusekelwe kuso le mfuneko engokomthetho. KuDavide, la manzi ayeyigugu njengegazi lalawo madoda amathathu. Ngenxa yalokho, wayengakucabangi nakukucabanga ukuwaphuza. Kunokuba awaphuze, waphetha ngokuthi kufanele awathululele emhlabathini.—Lev. 17:11; Dut. 12:23, 24.
Qeqetsha Umzwangedwa Wakho Ngezimiso Lemithetho KaNkulunkulu
5 Ukuze imithetho kaNkulunkulu isincede akumelanga siphonguyibala nje kumbe siyibambe ngekhanda. Kufanele siyithande ngenhliziyo yonke njalo siyihloniphe. ILizwi likaNkulunkulu lithi: “Zondani okubi lithande okuhle.” (Amos. 5:15) Singakwenza njani lokhu? Okuqakatheke kakhulu yikuthi sizame ukulingisela uJehova kukho konke esikwenzayo. Ake sithi uhambe kudokotela wakho usiyadinga usizo ngohlupho olalo lokuswela ubuthongo. Ngemva kwalokho wasekutshela ukuthi udle ukudla okwakha umzimba, uqeqetshe umzimba njalo untshintshe indlela obusenza ngayo ezinye izinto. Kawungeke umbonge yini nxa usubona ukuthi akutshele khona kuyasebenza?
6 Ngendlela efananayo uMdali wethu usinike imithetho engasisiza ukuthi sithuthukise impilo zethu njalo sibalekele izenzo ezingabangela ukuthi sehlelwe yimpumela ebuhlungu. Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngokuthi kusinceda njani ukulalela imithetho eseBhayibhilini ephathelane lokubalekela ukuqamba amanga, ubuqili, ukuntshontsha, ukuziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, udlakela kanye lesidimoni. (Bala iZaga 6:16-19; Isam. 21:8) Ukubona impumela emihle ebakhona nxa silalela uJehova kwenza simthande kakhulu njalo singayithontisi imithetho yakhe.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Inhliziyo
Ukukhonza “Ngenhliziyo Yonke.” UDavida wathandaza wathi: “Nginika inhliziyo engaxamalazanga ukuze ngesabe ibizo lakho.” Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi inhliziyo yomuntu ingaxamalaza kusiya ngalokho akufisayo loba akwesabayo. (Hu 86:11) Umuntu onjalo uyabe engakhonzi ngenhliziyo yonke, ezikhudumalela nje. (Hu 119:113; Sam 3:16) Umuntu angaba lenhliziyo examalazileyo ezama ukukhonza amakhosi amabili loba ekhohlisa abantu ngokukhuluma into ethile yena ezicabangela okunye. (1Imi 12:33; Hu 12:2) UJesu wabasola kakhulu abantu abanjalo.—Mat 15:7, 8.
Umuntu ofuna ukuthokozisa uJehova akumelanga abe lenhliziyo examalazileyo kodwa kumele amkhonze ngenhliziyo yonke. (1Imi 28:9) Kumele sisebenze ngamandla ukuze sikwenze lokhu ngoba inhliziyo imbi kakhulu. (Jer 17:9, 10; Gen 8:21) Okungasinceda sikhonze uJehova ngenhliziyo yonke yikuthandaza ngenhliziyo yonke (Hu 119:145; Izil 3:41), ukuhlala sibala iLizwi lakhe (Ezr 7:10; Zag 15:28), ukukhuthala ekutshumayeleni izindaba ezinhle (khangela uJer 20:9), lokuba lobudlelwane labantu abakhonza uJehova ngenhliziyo yonke.—Khangela u-2Am 10:15, 16.
FEBRUARY 13-19
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 1 IMILANDO 13-16
“Ukulalela Kuyanceda”
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Ingabe Uyabuza Uthi, “Uphi UJehova?”
12 Ngemva kokuba umphongolo wesivumelwano usubuyiselwe kwa-Israyeli futhi usuhlale iminyaka eminingi eKiriyati-jeyarimi, iNkosi uDavide yafisa ukuwuyisa eJerusalema. Yabonisana nezinduna zabantu yayisithi uMphongolo wawuzothuthwa ‘uma kubonakala kukuhle kuzo futhi kwamukeleka kuJehova.’ Kodwa ayizange ifune ngokwanele ukuze ithole ukuthi yayiyini intando kaJehova kule ndaba. Ukube yenza kanjalo, uMphongolo wawungeke ukhwezwe enqoleni. Wawuyotshathwa amaLevi angamaKohati, njengoba uNkulunkulu ayesho ngokucacile. Nakuba uDavide ayevamile ukubuza kuJehova, kulokhu akakwenzanga ngendlela efanele. Umphumela waba inhlekelele. Kamuva uDavide wavuma: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wafohla ngokumelene nathi, ngoba singazange simfune ngokuvumelana nenkambiso.”—1 IziKronike 13:1-3; 15:11-13; Numeri 4:4-6, 15; 7:1-9.
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Ingabe Uyabuza Uthi, “Uphi UJehova?”
13 Ekugcineni lapho uMphongolo uthuthwa amaLevi ewususa endlini ka-Obede-edomi ewuyisa eJerusalema, kwahlatshelelwa ingoma eyayiqanjwe uDavide. Yayinalesi sikhumbuzo esisuka ekujuleni kwenhliziyo: “Funani uJehova namandla akhe, bufuneni njalo ubuso bakhe. Khumbulani izenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo azenzile, izimangaliso zakhe nezinqumo zokwahlulela zomlomo wakhe.”—1 IziKronike 16:11, 12.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
Khonza uJehova, iNkosi Yaphakade
14 UDavida wahambisa ibhokisi lesivumelwano elingcwele eJerusalema. Ngelanga lelo elalilentokozo, amaLevi ahlabela ingoma yokudumisa ebhalwe ku-1 ImiLando 16:31 ethi: “Kabathi phakathi kwabezizwe, ‘uJehova uyabusa, [“useyiNkosi.” NW]’” Omunye angacabanga ukuthi, ‘Kanti uJehova waba njani yiNkosi ngesikhathi leso, yena kuthiwa yiNkosi yaphakade?’ UJehova uba yiNkosi nxa etshengisa ubukhosi bakhe loba ebeka omunye umuntu ukuthi ammele ngesikhathi esithile kumbe nxa efuna ukuxazulula udaba oluthile. Indlela le uJehova abusa ngayo iqakatheke kakhulu. UDavida engakafi, uJehova wamthembisa ukuthi ubukhosi bakhe babuzakuma kuze kube nini lanini. Wathi: “Ngizakwenza oyinzalo yakho athathe isikhundla sakho, ozaphuma emzimbeni wakho, ngizawuqinisa umbuso wakhe.” (2 Sam. 7:12, 13) Ekucineni isithembiso leso sagcwaliseka lapho ‘inzalo’ kaDavida ifika ngemva kweminyaka edlula engu-1 000. Yayingubani njalo yabunikwa nini ubukhosi?
FEBRUARY 20-26
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | 1 IMILANDO 17-19
“Hlala Uthokoza Lanxa Kulezinto Ezikudanisayo”
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Gxila Ebuhleni Benhlangano KaJehova
UDAVIDE wakwa-Israyeli wasendulo ungomunye wabantu abavelele okukhulunywa ngabo emiBhalweni YesiHebheru. Lo malusi owayengumculi, umprofethi nenkosi, wayethembele ngokuphelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu. Ubuhlobo obuseduze uDavide ayenabo noJehova bamenza wafisa ukumakhela indlu. Leyo ndlu, noma ithempeli, yayiyoba isikhungo sokukhulekela kweqiniso kwa-Israyeli. UDavide wayazi ukuthi amalungiselelo asethempelini ayezolethela abantu bakaNkulunkulu injabulo nezibusiso. Ngakho-ke, wahlabelela: “Uyajabula umuntu omkhethayo [wena Jehova] wenze ukuba asondele, ukuze ahlale emagcekeni akho. Ngokuqinisekile siyokwaneliswa ubuhle bendlu yakho, indawo engcwele yethempeli lakho.”—IHubo 65:4.
Thokoza Ngalokho Okwenzela UJehova
11 Lathi sizathokoza kakhulu nxa singenza konke okusemandleni ethu kuloba yiwuphi umsebenzi esiwuphiweyo enhlanganisweni kaJehova. Sebenza gadalala emsebenzini wokutshumayela lasebandleni. (ImiSeb. 18:5; Heb. 10:24, 25) Lungiselela kuhle imihlangano yebandla ukuze ukhuthaze abanye ngezimpendulo zakho. Qakathekisa loba yisiphi isabelo osiphiwayo emihlanganweni yaphakathi kweviki. Nxa ungacelwa ukuthi wenze umsebenzi othile ebandleni, fika ngesikhathi njalo uthembeke. Ungacabangi ukuthi umsebenzi owuphiweyo kawutsho lutho lokuthi akumelanga usebenzise isikhathi sakho esinengi uwenza. Zama ukuba yingcitshi emsebenzini owuphiweyo. (Zaga. 22:29) Nxa ungasebenzela uJehova ngamandla akho wonke, ubungane bakho laye buzaqina futhi uzathokoza kakhulu. (Gal. 6:4) Kanti njalo kuzaba lula ukuthi uthokoze nxa abanye bethola imisebenzi yenkonzo obufisa ukuyenza.—Rom. 12:15; Gal. 5:26.
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Siyamthanda Kakhulu UBaba Wethu UJehova
UJehova Uyangazi Yini?
Uyake uzibuze yini ukuthi uJehova uyakubona njengoba kulamabhiliyoni abantu emhlabeni? Nxa uyake uzibuze awuwedwa. Banengi abantu abenza izinto ezinhle abayake bazibuze umbuzo lo. INkosi uDavida yabhala yathi: “Kambe Jehova, umuntu uyini ungaze umnanze, indodana yomuntu ukuthi uyikhumbule na?” (Hubo. 144:3) UDavida wayeqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uyamazi sibili. (1 ImiLan. 17:16-18) UJehova usebenzisa iLizwi lakhe kanye lenhlanganiso yakhe ukukuqinisekisa ukuthi uyalubona uthando omtshengisa lona. Nanka amanye amazwi aseLizwini likaNkulunkulu azakunceda ukuthi ungakuthandabuzi lokhu:
• UJehova wakubona ungakazalwa lokuzalwa.—Hubo. 139:16.
• UJehova uyakwazi okusenhliziyweni yakho lalokho okucabangayo.—1 ImiLan. 28:9.
• UJehova uyayilalela yonke imithandazo yakho.—Hubo. 65:2.
• Okwenzayo kungamthokozisa kumbe kumdanise uJehova.—Zaga. 27:11.
• UJehova ukudonsele kuye.—Joh. 6:44.
• UJehova ukwazi kuhle okokuthi uzenelisa ukukuvusa nxa ungafa. Uzakunika umzimba kanye lengqondo entsha okufanana lalokho olakho khathesi. Ubuntu bakho kanye lenkumbulo yakho akusoze kuntshintshe.—Joh. 11:21-26, 39-44; ImiSeb. 24:15.
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“Ncedisa Abasakhulayo”
“Izinto Lezi Ziphathise Abantu Abathembekileyo”
8 Bala u-1 ImiLando 22:5. UDavida wayengacabanga ukuthi uSolomoni ngeke enelise ukukhokhela umsebenzi omkhulu kangako. Phela ithempeli lelo kwakumele ‘libe yindlu ebukekayo kakhulu’ futhi ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni ‘wayesesengumntwana njalo engakabi lolwazi.’ Loba kunjalo uDavida wayekwazi mhlophe ukuthi uJehova wayezayisiza indodana yakhe ukuthi yenelise ukuphatha lumsebenzi. Ngakho uDavida wamncedisa ngalokho ayekwenelisa ukuze lowomsebenzi uphumelele.
“Izinto Lezi Ziphathise Abantu Abathembekileyo”
7 UDavida esezwe ukuthi uSolomoni nguye owayezakwakha ithempeli, kazange abe lomhawu. Akuzange kumkhathaze ukuthi iNdodana yakhe yiyo eyayizathola lonke udumo lokwakha lelothempeli. Kungenzakala ukuthi wadana sibili esizwa umbiko ovela kuJehova. Kodwa kazange akhalale, wayincedisa ngenhliziyo yonke indodana yakhe. Waqoqa amaqembu abantu ababezakwenza imisebenzi etshiyeneyo, wabuthelela insimbi, ithusi, igolide kanye lezigodo zomsedari. Ngemva kwalokho wakhuthaza uSolomoni wathi: “Ndodana yami, uJehova kabe lawe ukuze uphumelele ukwakha indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njengokutsho kwakhe kuwe.”—1 ImiLan. 22:11, 14-16.
Bazali Ncedisani Abantwabenu Babhabhathizwe
14 Abadala bebandla bangancedisa abazali ngokuxoxa labantwana bebatshela ngemisebenzi etshiyeneyo abangayenza enhlanganisweni kaJehova. Omunye udadewethu ubika ukuthi ngesikhathi eleminyaka eyisithupha umfowethu uCharles T. Russell waxoxa laye okwemizuzu engu-15 embuza ngalokho afisa ukukwenza ekukhonzeni. Ingxoxo le yaba lempumela emihle kakhulu ngoba udade lo waba liphayona lesikhathi sonke okweminyaka edlula 70. Siyabona-ke ukuthi ukuxoxa labanye sibakhuthaza kungabasiza benze izinqumo ezinhle. (Zaga. 25:11) Okunye abadala abangakwenza yikucela abazali labantwababo ukuthi benze imisebenzi ethile eWolu yoMbuso. Abantwana kufanele baphiwe imisebenzi ehambelana leminyaka yabo.
15 Abanye ebandleni bangakwenza lokhu ngokuba lobungane labantwana langokutshengisa ukuthi balendaba labo. Lokhu kugoqela ukunanzelela okuhle abakwenzayo. Ngokwesibonelo ungamncoma nxa ephendule kuhle emhlanganweni kumbe nxa enze inkulumo emhlanganweni waphakathi kweviki. Kungenzakala ukuthi umntwana unqobe isilingo esithile esikolo kumbe utshumayeze afunda labo ngesikhathi bexoxa ngendaba ethile. Mbonge njalo umncome ngalokho akwenzileyo. Okunye ongakwenza yikuxoxa labasakhulayo imihlangano ingakaqalisi loba isiphelile. Nxa ungenza konke lokhu, abantwana bazabona ukuthi bayaqakathekiswa ebandleni.—Hubo. 35:18.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YeziKronike Zokuqala
21:13-15. UJehova wayala ingelosi ukuba iqede isifo ngoba uyabazwela abantu bakhe abahluphekayo. Ngempela, “sikhulu kakhulu isihe sakhe.”