Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Ku-Gwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
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NOVEMBER 4-10
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 105
“Uzasikhumbula Isivumelwano Sakhe Kuze Kube Nini Lanini”
Singenzani Ukuze Siqhubeke Sikholwa Ukuthi Umhlaba Omutsha Uzakuba Khona?
11 Akucabange ngezinye izinto uJehova azithembisa abantu bakhe endulo ezazikhanya angathi ngeke zenzakale. Wathembisa u-Abrahama loSara ukuthi babezakuba lendodana lanxa basebegugile. (Gen. 17:15-17) Waphinda watshela u-Abrahama ukuthi izizukulwane zakhe zazizaphiwa ilizwe leKhenani. Kwakungakhanya angani isithembiso leso ngeke sigcwaliseke njengoba abako-Israyeli ababeyizizukulwane zika-Abrahama basebeleminyaka leminyaka beyizigqili eGibhithe. Kodwa sacina sigcwalisekile. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uJehova watshela u-Elizabethi ukuthi uzakuba lomntwana lanxa wayeseluphele. Waphinda watshela uMariya owayeyintombi egcweleyo ukuthi wayezakuba lendodana. Lokhu kwakugcwalisa isithembiso uJehova ayesenze kudaladala ensimini yase-Edeni.—Gen. 3:15.
12 Ukucabanga ngezithembiso uNkulunkulu azenzileyo lokuthi uzigcwalise njani kusenza sikholwe sibili ukuthi ulamandla okuletha umhlaba omutsha. (Bala uJoshuwa 23:14; u-Isaya 55:10, 11.) Lokhu kwenza senelise ukuncedisa abanye bangathandabuzi ukuthi umhlaba omutsha esiwuthenjiswayo awusilophupho nje kumbe into engeke yenzakale. UJehova wathi ekhuluma ngamazulu amatsha lomhlaba omutsha wathi: “Amazwi la athembekile futhi aliqiniso.”—Isam. 21:1, 5.
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Ilizwi
UNkulunkulu angasebenzisa loba yini ayidalileyo, ephilayo loba engaphiliyo ukuthi afeze ilizwi lakhe njalo agcwalise inhloso yakhe. (Hu 103:20; 148:8) Singalithemba sibili ilizwi lakhe ngoba uhlala egcwalisa zonke izithembiso azenzileyo. (Dut 9:5; Hu 105:42-45) UNkulunkulu ngokwakhe uthi ilizwi lakhe “lihlala kuze kube nini lanini”; kalisoze liphenduke kuye lingafezanga lokho alithume khona.—Isy 40:8; 55:10, 11; 1Pe 1:25.
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Ungakhathazeki Kakhulu Lanxa Izimo Zintshintsha
3 UJakhobe wayethanda uJosefa ukwedlula wonke amadodana akhe. Kodwa uJosefa wathi eseleminyaka engaba ngu-17 abafowabo bamthengisa ukuthi ayekuba yisigqili ngoba babelomhawu. (Gen. 37:2-4, 23-28) Okweminyaka engaba ngu-13 wathwala nzima eyisigqili futhi eyisibotshwa eGibhithe, ehlala khatshana loyise owayemthanda kakhulu. Kodwa kuyini okwanceda uJosefa ukuthi angalahli ithemba njalo angahlali ezondile?
4 Ngesikhathi uJosefa epika ejele, kumele ukuthi wayehlala ecabanga ngendlela uJehova ayembusisa ngayo. (Gen. 39:21; Hubo. 105:17-19) Kungenzakala ukuthi ukukhumbula amaphupho ayeke waba lawo esesemncane kwamenza waba leqiniso lokuthi uJehova kamlahlanga. (Gen. 37:5-11) Mhlawumbe wayehlala ethandaza kuJehova emthululela konke okwakumkhathaza. (Hubo. 145:18) UNkulunkulu wayiphendula imithandazo yakhe esuka enhliziyweni, wamqinisekisa ngokuthi “waye laye” kubo bonke ubunzima ayephakathi kwabo.—ImiSeb. 7:9, 10.
NOVEMBER 11-17
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 106
“Bamkhohlwa UNkulunkulu Wabo Owabasindisayo”
“Ngubani OngokaJehova?”
13 Ama-Israyeli esaba kakhulu ngesikhathi ebona iyezi elimnyama, umbani kanye lezinye izimangaliso ezazisenziwa nguJehova. Lokhu kwenza abantu bacela ukuthi uMosi aqanse eNtabeni ayebakhulumela loJehova. (Eks. 20:18-21) UMosi wahamba waloba njalo abantu basebebona angani sebelahlelwe iganga. Kukhanya abako-Israyeli babethembele kakhulu kuMosi umuntu ababembona ngamehlo futhi bebeke ukholo lwabo kuye. Lokhu kwenza bakhathazeka kakhulu baze bathi ku-Aroni: “Lalela, senzele onkulunkulu abazahamba phambi kwethu, ngoba umuntu lo, uMosi owasikhupha elizweni laseGibhithe, asikwazi osekwenzakale kuye.”—Eks. 32:1, 2.
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Ukuthembeka Kuyamjabulisa UNkulunkulu
4 Kungenzakala ukuthi uJefitha lendodakazi yakhe babenakana nsuku zonke ngempumela emibi eba khona nxa umuntu engamlaleli uJehova. Eminyakeni engaba ngu-300 eyayisanda kwedlula okhokho babo babetshelwe ukuthi babhuqe zonke izizwe ezazingamkhonzi uJehova ezazihlala eLizweni Lesithembiso. (Dute. 7:1-4) Ama-Israyeli kawazange awulalele umlayo lo yikho aqalisa ukulandela izindlela ezimbi zabantu baseKhenani. Lokhu kwabangela ukuthi akhonze onkulunkulu bamanga njalo enze lemikhuba yokuziphatha enyanyekayo.—Bala iHubo 106:34-39.
5 Ukuhlamuka kwama-Israyeli lokhu kakuzange kumthokozise uJehova, ngakho kazange esawavikela. (Abahlu. 2:1-3, 11-15; Hubo. 106:40-43) Kumele ukuthi kwakunzima ngalesosikhathi ukuthi izimuli ezazikhonza uNkulunkulu zihlale zithembekile kuye. Lanxa kunjalo, iBhayibhili liveza ukuthi bakhona abantu abaqhubeka bethembekile. Abanye babo nguJefitha lendodakazi yakhe, u-Elikhana, uHana kanye loSamuyeli.—1 Sam. 1:20-28; 2:26.
NOVEMBER 18-24
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 107-108
“Bongani UJehova Ngoba Muhle”
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Ibandla Malidumise UJehova
2 Ibandla alilona iqembu likaqed’ isizungu. Aliyona inhlangano yomphakathi noma iqembu lokuhlanganisa abantu abanezizinda ezifanayo noma abathanda umdlalo noma umsebenzana othile wokuzilibazisa ofanayo. Kunalokho, injongo eyinhloko yelungiselelo lebandla ukudumisa uJehova uNkulunkulu. Sekuyisikhathi eside kunjalo, njengoba kugcizelela incwadi yamaHubo. KumaHubo 35:18, siyafunda: “Ngiyokudumisa ebandleni elikhulu; phakathi kwabantu abaningi ngiyokudumisa.” Ngokufanayo, iHubo 107:31, 32, liyasikhuthaza: “Abantu mabambonge uJehova ngenxa yomusa wakhe wothando nangenxa yemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo ayenzela abantwana babantu. Mabambabaze ebandleni lesizwe.”
Bonga UJehova Ubusiswe
4 Nxa sifuna ukuba ngabantu ababongayo njalo abahlala bekwenza lokhu, kumele sinanzelele ukuthi yiziphi izibusiso esiziphiwa nguJehova njalo sicabangisise ngazo, siphinde sinakane ngezinto asenzela zona ezitshengisa ukuthi uyasithanda kakhulu. Umhubi wayesithi angakwenza lokhu abone ukuthi zinengi izinto ezimangalisayo uJehova ayemenzele zona.—Bala iHubo 40:5; 107:43.
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UMowabi
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uDavida esebusa kwaphinda kwaba lempi phakathi kwama-Israyeli labakoMowabi. AmaMowabi anqotshwa futhi aqalisa ukubhadala umthelo kuDavida. Kwathi impi le isiphelile uDavida walalisa phansi amadoda akoMowabi aba ngumzila ukuze alinganiswe ngentambo. Kukhanya wenza lokhu ukuze akhethe amadoda ayezabulawa lalawo ayezatshiywa ephila. (2Sa 8:2, 11, 12; 1Imi 18:2, 11) Ngesikhathi sempi leyo uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada “wabulala amadodana amabili ka-Ariyeli wakoMowabi.” (2Sa 23:20; 1Imi 11:22) Ukunqoba kukaDavida amaMowabi kwakugcwalisa isiphrofetho esakhulunywa nguBhalami eminyakeni engu-400 eyadlulayo. Wayethe: “Inkanyezi izaphuma kuJakhobe, intonga yobukhosi ivele ku-Israyeli. Loba sekutheni uzaliphahlaza ibunzi likaMowabi, aphahlaze lokhakhayi lwawo wonke amadodana okuxokozela.” (Nan 24:17) Ukunqotshwa konke lokhu kwamaMowabi yikho okwenza umhubi wathi uMowabi ‘yinditshi yokugezela’ kaNkulunkulu.—Hu 60:8; 108:9.
NOVEMBER 25–DECEMBER 1
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 109-112
Sekela INkosi UJesu!
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesihlanu YamaHubo
110:1, 2—Yayenzani ‘iNkosi kaDavide,’ uJesu Kristu, ngesikhathi ihlezi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu? Ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe, uJesu wenyukela ezulwini futhi walinda ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu kwaze kwaba ngo-1914 lapho aqala khona ukubusa njengeNkosi. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uJesu wayebusa abalandeli bakhe abagcotshiwe, ebaqondisa emsebenzini wabo wokushumayela nokwenza abafundi kanye nokubalungiselela ukubusa naye eMbusweni wakhe.—UMathewu 24:14; 28:18-20; ULukha 22:28-30.
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Abalwa NoNkulunkulu Ngeke Banqobe!
3 Abantu bakaJehova bebelokhu behlaselwa kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. Emazweni amaningi, abantu abanezinhloso ezimbi baye bazama ukuthiya—yebo, ukuthulisa—ukumenyezelwa kwezindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Baye bagqugquzelwa yiSitha sethu esikhulu, uDeveli, ‘ohambahamba njengengonyama ebhongayo, efuna ukushwabadela othile.’ (1 Petru 5:8) Ngemva kokuphela ‘kwezikhathi ezimisiwe zezizwe’ ngo-1914, uNkulunkulu wabeka iNdodana yakhe ukuba ibe yiNkosi entsha yomhlaba, wayiyala: “Busa wena phakathi kwezitha zakho.” (Luka 21:24; IHubo 110:2) Esebenzisa amandla akhe, uKristu wamkhipha uSathane ezulwini, wamvalela emhlabeni. Njengoba azi ukuthi unesikhathi esifushane, uDeveli ukhiphela ulaka lwakhe kumaKristu agcotshiwe nabangane bawo. (IsAmbulo 12:9, 17) Iye yaba yini imiphumela yokuhlasela okuphindaphindiwe kwalaba abalwa noNkulunkulu?
Ncedisa Ebandleni Okulo
Kukhona sonke esingakwenza ukuze sincedise ebandleni. Ngokwesibonelo, nxa kulabakhulileyo kumbe abagulayo, ungabancedisa yini ukuthi benelise ukuba khona emihlanganweni yebandla? Ungabancedisa yini ngokuyabathengela abakudingayo, ukubenzela imisebenzi yangekhaya kumbe okunye nje? (Bala uJakhobe 1:27.) Okunye ongakwenza yikuncedisa nxa kuklinwa kumbe kulungiswa iWolu yoMbuso. Akulamuntu osibamba ngamandla ukwenza konke lokhu. ‘Siyazinikela’ ukukwenza ngenxa yokuthi siyamthanda uNkulunkulu futhi siyabathanda abafowethu labodadewethu.—IHubo 110:3.
OFakazi ababhabhathiziweyo balethuba lokuncedisa ebandleni langezinye indlela ezitshiyeneyo. Ngokwesibonelo, abafowethu bangaba zinceku ezikhonzayo kumbe babe ngabadala nxa belandela lokho iBhayibhili elikukhangelele kulabo abaphiwa imisebenzi le. Kanti njalo abafowethu labodadewethu bangenza okunengi emsebenzini wokutshumayela nxa bangaba ngamaphayona. Abanye bangancedisa ekwakheni izakhiwo zokukhonzela kumbe bathuthele emabandleni adinga ukuncediswa.
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Isivumelwano
Isivumelwano Sokuba NguMphristi NjengoMelikhizedekhi. Isivumelwano lesi kukhulunywa ngaso kuHubo 110:4, futhi umlobi webhuku lamaHebheru ukhuluma ngaso esitsho uKhristu. (Heb 7:1-3, 15-17) Lesi yisivumelwano uJehova asenza loJesu Khristu kuphela. Kungenzakala uJesu wayekhuluma ngaso ngesikhathi esenza isivumelwano sombuso labalandeli bakhe. (Luk 22:29) Isifungo sikaJehova senza uJesu Khristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu abe ngumphristi ngendlela kaMelikhizedekhi. UMelikhizedekhi wayeyinkosi lomphristi kaNkulunkulu. UJesu Khristu laye uyiNkosi loMphristi Omkhulu hatshi emhlabeni kodwa ezulwini. Wafakwa ezikhundleni lezo ngesikhathi esebuyele ezulwini ngemva kokuvuswa kwakhe. (Heb 6:20; 7:26, 28; 8:1) Isivumelwano lesi sizahlala kuze kube nini lanini ngoba uJesu ukhethwe nguJehova ukuthi abe yiNkosi loMphristi Omkhulu kuze kube phakade.—Heb 7:3.
DECEMBER 2-8
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 113-118
Ngizambhadala Ngani UJehova?
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Mawakhiwe Uthando
13 Ngokwamazwi kaJesu, kusobala ukuthi ngokuyinhloko kufanele sithande uJehova kuqala. Nokho, asizalwa sinothando olukhule ngokugcwele ngoJehova. Kumelwe siluhlakulele. Lapho siqala ukuzwa ngaye, sakhangwa nguye ngenxa yalokho esakuzwa. Kancane kancane, safunda indlela alungiselela ngayo isintu umhlaba. (Genesise 2:5-23) Safunda ngendlela aye wasebenzelana ngayo nesintu, ukuthi akasilahlanga lapho isono singena emkhayeni wesintu ekuqaleni, kodwa wathatha izinyathelo zokusihlenga. (Genesise 3:1-5, 15) Wasebenzelana ngomusa nalabo ababethembekile, futhi ekugcineni waletha iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuze sithethelelwe izono zethu. (Johane 3:16, 36) Lolu lwazi olwandayo lwasenza samazisa nakakhulu uJehova. (Isaya 25:1) INkosi uDavide yathi yamthanda uJehova ngenxa yokukhathalela kwaKhe kothando. (IHubo 116:1-9) Namuhla, uJehova uyasinakekela, asiqondise, asiqinise futhi asikhuthaze. Lapho sifunda okwengeziwe ngaye, izinga esimthanda ngalo lijula ngokwengeziwe.—IHubo 31:23; Zefaniya 3:17; Roma 8:28.
Uzimisele Yini “Ukulalela”?
19 Sifunde ukuthi ukulalela kuzakwenza sithole izibusiso ezinengi. Kodwa isizatho esiqakatheke ukwedlula zonke esenza silalele yikuthi siyamthanda uJehova futhi sifuna ukumthokozisa. (1 Joh. 5:3) Ngeke senelise ukumbhadala uJehova ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezinhle asenzele zona. (Hubo. 116:12) Kodwa esingakwenza yikumlalela lokulalela labo abanike amandla phezu kwethu. Nxa singalalela siyabe sitshengisa ukuthi sihlakaniphile. Kanti njalo nxa sihlakaniphile siyabe sisenza ukuthi inhliziyo kaJehova ithokoze.—Zaga. 27:11.
Sifundani Ebhukwini LikaLevi?
9 Isifundo sesibili: Sikhonza uJehova ngoba siyambonga ngalokho asenzele khona. Ake sixoxe ngeminikelo yobudlelwano eyayisenziwa ngama-Israyeli. Ebhukwini likaLevi sifunda ukuthi umuntu wayesenza umnikelo wobudlelwano “njengendlela yokubonga.” (Levi. 7:11-13, 16-18) Wayenganikeli ngoba elandela okwakutshiwo nguMthetho kodwa wayezikhethela ukwenza njalo. Wayesenza umnikelo lo ngoba emthanda uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. Umuntu owayenikela wayesidla inyama yomhlatshelo elemuli yakhe kanye labaphristi. Kodwa ezinye izingxenye zenyamazana okwakunikelwe ngayo zazingezikaJehova kuphela. Yiziphi lezo zingxenye?
10 Isifundo sesithathu: Sinika uJehova okungcono kakhulu ngoba siyamthanda. UJehova wayewaqakathekisa amahwahwa ukwedlula loba yini enyamazaneni. Wacacisa lokuthi ezinye izitho, okugoqela izinso lazo wayeziqakathekisa. (Bala uLevi 3:6, 12, 14-16.) Yikho wayethokoza kakhulu nxa um-Israyeli enikela ngenhliziyo emhlophe ngezitho lezi kanye lamahwahwa. Um-Israyeli owayenikela ngalokhu wayetshengisa ukuthi ufuna ukunika uJehova okungcono kakhulu. UJesu laye wayemthanda uJehova yikho wazimisela ukuthi anikele okungcono kakhulu ngokumkhonza ngenhliziyo yonke. (Joh. 14:31) UJesu wayekuthanda ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu futhi ewuthanda lomthetho wakhe. (Hubo. 40:8) Kumele ukuthi uJehova wathokoza kakhulu embona emkhonza ngenhliziyo yonke.
11 Inkonzo esiyenzela uJehova iyafanana lomnikelo wobudlelwano ngoba itshengisa ukuthi simthanda okunganani. Simthanda ngenhliziyo yonke uJehova yikho simnika okungcono kakhulu. Kumele ukuthi uJehova uyathokoza kakhulu nxa ebona amamiliyoni abantu abamkhonza ngenhliziyo yonke ngoba bemthanda. Kuyasiduduza ukwazi ukuthi uJehova uyakubona njalo uyakuqakathekisa konke esikwenzayo lesizatho sokukwenza. Ngokwesibonelo, nxa usukhulile futhi ungasenelisi ukwenza okunengi ngendlela ofuna ngayo, qiniseka ukuthi uJehova uyasizwisisa isimo okuso. Ungabona angani kuncane okwenzayo kodwa uJehova uyabona ukuthi uyamthanda kakhulu yikho usenza okwenelisayo. Uyakwamukela okungcono kakhulu omnika khona.
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Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
Umhubi owayephefumulelwe wahlabelela: “Kuyigugu emehlweni kaJehova ukufa kwabaqotho bakhe.” (IHu. 116:15) Ukuphila komkhulekeli weqiniso kaJehova ngamunye kuyigugu kakhulu kuye. Nokho, la mazwi akumaHubo 116 awasho nje ukufa komuntu oyedwa.
Lapho kunikezwa inkulumo yomngcwabo womKristu, akufaneleki ukusebenzisa iHubo 116:15 kumuntu oshonile, ngisho noma efe eyinceku kaJehova eqotho. Ngani? Ngoba amazwi omhubi anencazelo ebanzi. Asho ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubheka ukufa kwabo bonke abaqotho bakhe njengeqembu njengokuwukulahlekelwa okukhulu ukuba angakuvumela ukuba kwenzeke.—Bheka amaHubo 72:14; 116:8.
IHubo 116:15 lisiqinisekisa ngokuthi uJehova ngeke avumele izinceku zakhe eziqotho njengeqembu ukuba ziqothulwe ngokuphelele emhlabeni. Eqinisweni, umlando wethu wanamuhla ubonisa uvivinyo noshushiso olukhulu esiye sadlula kulo, okuwubufakazi obucacile bokuthi uNkulunkulu akasoze avume ukuba siqothulwe.
DECEMBER 9-15
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 119:1-56
“Ijaha Lingenzani Ukuze Liphile Impilo Ehlanzekileyo?”
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Ingabe Uhlala Uhlanzekile Kuzo Zonke Izici?
10 Kwabase-Efesu 5:5 uPawulu waxwayisa: “Ngokuba yazini lokhu, nikuqonde ukuthi akukho-sifebe, noma ongcolileyo, noma onesangabe ongokhonza izithombe, onefa embusweni kaKristu noNkulunkulu.” Kodwa, unyaka ngamunye izinkulungwane ziyasolwa noma zisuswe ekuhlanganyeleni ngenxa yokuziphatha okubi kobulili—‘bona imizimba.’ (1 Korinte 6:18) Ngokuvamile, kumane kuwumphumela ‘wokungaqapheli okwezwi [likaNkulunkulu].’ (IHubo 119:9) Ngokwesibonelo, abazalwane abaningi bayeka ukuqapha ukuziphatha kwabo ngezikhathi zamaholide. Beshiya ukuhlangana okungokwasezulwini, baqalisa ubungane nabantu bezwe abasemaholidini. Ecabanga ukuthi laba ‘abantu abahle ngempela,’ amanye amaKristu aye ahlanganyela nabo ezenzweni ezisolekayo. Ngokufanayo, abanye baye baba nomusa ngokweqile kwabasebenza nabo. Omunye umdala ongumKristu wajwayelana nesisebenzi sesifazane kangangokuthi walahla umkhaya wakhe futhi wahlala naso! Kwalandela ukususwa ekuhlanganyeleni. Yeka ukuthi ayiqiniso kanjani amazwi eBhayibheli, “Ukujwayelana nababi konakalisa ukuziphatha okuhle”!—1 Korinte 15:33.
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“Ngiyazithanda Izikhumbuzo Zakho”
UJEHOVA unikeza abantu bakhe izikhumbuzo ukuze abasize ekubhekaneni nezingcindezi zalezi zikhathi ezinzima. Ezinye zalezi zikhumbuzo zitholakala lapho umuntu efunda iBhayibheli eyedwa, ezinye zitholakale ekwazisweni noma ezimpendulweni ezinikezwa emihlanganweni yobuKristu. Okuningi kwalokho esikuzwayo noma esikufunda lapho asikuqabuki. Cishe kwake kwaxoxwa ngokwaziswa okuthi akufane ngaphambili. Nokho, njengoba sithambekele ekukhohlweni, kudingeka sizikhumbuze njalo izinjongo zikaJehova, imithetho neziyalezo zakhe. Kufanele sizazise izikhumbuzo zikaNkulunkulu. Ziyasivuselela ngokusisiza ukuba sikhumbule izizathu ezasenza samukela indlela yokuphila yokwesaba uNkulunkulu. Ngakho, umhubi wahlabelelela uJehova: “Ngiyazithanda izikhumbuzo zakho.”—IHubo 119:24.
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Susa Amehlo Akho Ezintweni Ezingenanzuzo!
2 Nokho, lokho esikubukayo kungabuye kusilimaze. Ukuhlobana okukhona phakathi kwamehlo nengqondo kunamandla kakhulu kangangokuthi lokho esikubonayo kungavusa izifiso nezinkanuko ezinhliziyweni zethu noma kuzenze zibe namandla. Ngenxa yokuthi siphila ezweni elibuswa uSathane uDeveli, elonakele neliphilela ukuzitika, sihlaselwa njalo ngezithombe nangenkulumo-ze engasidukisa kalula—ngisho noma singamane sizithi shazi. (1 Joh. 5:19) Yingakho umhubi anxusa uNkulunkulu: “Yenza ukuba amehlo ami adlule angakuboni okungenanzuzo; ngilonde ngendlela yakho.”—IHu. 119:37.
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Thembela Ezwini LikaJehova
2 Iphuzu eliyinhloko leHubo 119 ukubaluleka kwezwi likaNkulunkulu, noma umyalezo wakhe. Cishe ukuze le ngoma ikhumbuleke kalula, umlobi wasebenzisa uhlu lwezinhlamvu zolimi lapho eyihlela. Amavesi ayo angu-176 asekelwe ezinhlamvwini zolimi lwesiHebheru ngokulandelana kwazo. NgesiHebheru sokuqala, isigaba ngasinye kwezingu-22 zaleli hubo sinemigqa engu-8 eqala ngohlamvu olufanayo. Leli hubo likhuluma ngezwi likaNkulunkulu, umthetho, izikhumbuzo, izindlela, imiyalo, iziqondiso, izinqumo zokwahlulela, amazwi, nangezimiso zakhe. Kulesi sihloko nesilandelayo, sizoxoxa ngeHubo 119 ngokwenguqulo enembile yombhalo weBhayibheli lesiHebheru. Ukucabanga ngalokho okwenzeka ezincekwini zikaJehova zesikhathi esidlule nezanamuhla kufanele kujulise ukuyazisa kwethu le ngoma ephefumulelwe uNkulunkulu futhi kusenze sibonge ngokwengeziwe ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu elilotshiwe, iBhayibheli.
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“Hamba Ngomthetho KaJehova”
IHubo 119 labhalwa laba lezitanza ezihlelwe ngama-alifabhethi. Kungenzeka ukuthi babefuna kube lula ukulikhumbula. IHubo leli lilezitanza ezingu-22 ngasinye silamavesi angu-8. Ivesi ngayinye iqala ngongwaqa wesiHebheru ofananayo. Njengoba i-alifabhethi yesiHebheru ilabongwaqa abangu-22 lokhu kwenza ukuthi iHubo leli libe lamavesi angu-176 okubangela ukuthi libe lide kakhulu kulamanye aseBhayibhilini.
DECEMBER 16-22
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 119:57-120
Ongakwenza Ukuze Uqinisele Nxa Usebunzimeni
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“Yeka Indlela Engiwuthanda Ngayo Umthetho Wakho!”
2 Kungakuhle uzibuze, “Umthetho kaNkulunkulu wawungamduduza kanjani umhubi?” Into eyamsekela ukuqiniseka kwakhe ngokuthi uJehova unesithakazelo kuye. Ukwazi amalungiselelo othando alowo mthetho kwakumenza ajabule naphezu kobunzima ayebubangelwa abaphikisi bakhe. Wayeqaphela ukuthi uJehova wayebe nomusa kuye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusebenzisa isiqondiso esisemthethweni kaNkulunkulu kwakumenza ahlakaniphe kunezitha zakhe futhi kwakumlondile nokumlonda. Ukulalela umthetho kwakumnika ukuthula nonembeza ohlanzekile—IHubo 119:1, 9, 65, 93, 98, 165.
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Ingabe Uzithanda Ngokwedlulele Izikhumbuzo ZikaJehova?
3 Izikhumbuzo zikaNkulunkulu zazithandeka kumhubi owahlabelela: “Ngiyashesha, angilibali ukugcina imiyalo yakho. Izintambo zababi ziyangizungeza, kepha angikhohlwa umthetho wakho.” (IHubo 119:60, 61) Izikhumbuzo zikaJehova zisisiza ukuba sikhuthazelele ukushushiswa ngoba siyaqiniseka ukuthi uBaba wethu osezulwini angazigqashula izintambo zokusikhinyabeza esiboshwa yizitha ngazo. Ngesikhathi esifanele, uyasikhulula kulezo zithiyo ukuze sikwazi ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi wokushumayela ngoMbuso.—Marku 13:10.
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesihlanu YamaHubo
119:71—Ukuhlupheka kungaveza buhle buni? Ubunzima bungasifundisa ukuncika ngokuphelele kuJehova, ukuthandaza ngobuqotho nakakhulu nokulifunda ngenkuthalo iBhayibheli futhi sikusebenzise elikushoyo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, indlela esisabela ngayo lapho sibhekene nokuhlupheka ingembula ukushiyeka esingakulungisa ebuntwini bethu. Ukuhlupheka ngeke kusicasule uma sikuvumela kusicwengisise.
‘Lilani Lalabo Abalilayo’
3 UJehova uNkulunkulu nguye kuphela ongasinika induduzo esiyidingayo. (Bala u-2 Khorinte 1:3, 4.) UnguBaba olesihawu esikhulu kakhulu. Watshela abantu bakhe endulo wathi: “Mina uqobo nginguye oliduduzayo.”—Isaya. 51:12; Hubo. 119:50, 52, 76.
5 Asithandabuzi ukuthi uJehova uzimisele ukusincedisa nxa siphakathi kobunzima. Ngakho kufanele sikhuleke kuye simtshele indlela esizizwa ngayo nxa sisebuhlungwini. Okuhle yikuthi uJehova uyabuzwisisa ubuhlungu esiyabe sibuzwa njalo uyasinika induduzo esiyidingayo. Ukwenza njani lokhu?
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesihlanu YamaHubo
119:96—Kushiwoni ngelithi ‘umkhawulo wakho konke ukuphelela’? Umhubi ukhuluma ngokuphelela ngokombono wabantu. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayecabanga ukuthi umbono womuntu ngokuphelela ulinganiselwe. Ngokuphambene, umyalo kaNkulunkulu awunamkhawulo. Isiqondiso sawo sisebenza kuzo zonke izici zokuphila.
DECEMBER 23-29
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 119:121-176
Ongakwenza Ukuze Ubalekele Izinto Ezizakudanisa
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.
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Basha—Yini Eniyiphishekelayo?
12 Okubaluleke kunakho konke, kumelwe ufunde ukuzonda, ukwenyanya, nokunengwa okubi. (IHubo 97:10) Ungakuzonda kanjani lokho okungase kube umdlalo noma kujabulise ekuqaleni? Ngokucabanga ngemiphumela! “Ningaduki; uNkulunkulu akahlekwa. Ngokuba lokho akuhlwanyelayo umuntu, lokho wokuvuna. Ngokuba ohlwanyelela inyama yakhe uyakuvuna ukubhubha kuyo inyama.” (Galathiya 6:7, 8) Lapho ulingelwa ukuba uvumele inkanuko, cabanga ngalokho okungaba umphumela—indlela lokhu okuyodumaza ngayo uJehova uNkulunkulu. (Qhathanisa neHubo 78:41.) Cabanga futhi ngokukhulelwa okungafunwa noma ukungenwa yisifo, esinjengengculaza. Cabangela ukulimala okungokomzwelo nokulahlekelwa ukuzihlonipha oyobhekana nakho. Kungase futhi kube nemiphumela ehlala isikhathi eside. Omunye wesifazane ongumKristu uyavuma: “Mina nomyeni wami sasibe nobuhlobo bobulili nabanye abantu ngaphambi kokuba sibonane. Nakuba sesingamaKristu sobabili namuhla, ukuphila kwethu kobulili kwesikhathi esidlule kungumthombo wokuxabana nomhawu emshadweni wethu.” Futhi okunye okungamelwe kunganakwa, ukulahlekelwa amalungelo akho angokwasezulwini noma ukuba nokwenzeka kokuxoshwa ebandleni lobuKristu! (1 Korinte 5:9-13) Ingabe noma iyiphi injabulo yesikhashana ilifanele inani eliphakeme kangaka?
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“Ungathandabuzi Ukuthi ILizwi LikaNkulunkulu ‘Liliqiniso’”
2 Zonke izinceku zikaJehova azithandabuzi ukuthi ‘unguNkulunkulu weqiniso’ lokuthi uhlala ezifisela okuhle. (Hubo. 31:5; Isaya. 48:17) Siyakwazi ukuthi singakuthemba konke esikubala eBhayibhilini ngenxa yokuthi ‘ilizwi lakhe lonke liliqiniso.’ (Bala iHubo 119:160.) Sivumelana lokwatshiwo ngesinye isazi seBhayibhili esathi: “Akula ngitsho lokukodwa uNkulunkulu akukhulumileyo okungamanga kumbe okungasoze kugcwaliseke. Abantu bakaNkulunkulu bangakuthemba lokho akutshoyo ngenxa yokuthi bayamthemba lowo okukhulumileyo.”
DECEMBER 30–JANUARY 5
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU | IHUBO 120-126
Bahlanyela Bekhala Kodwa Bavuna Bethokoza
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Bahlanyela Bekhala Kodwa Bavuna Bethokoza
10 Uma samukela ijoka lokuba abafundi bakaJesu, silwa noSathane. UJakobe 4:7 uthembisa athi: “Melanani noDeveli khona-ke uyonibalekela.” Lokhu akusho ukuthi kulula ukwenza kanjalo. Ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kudinga umzamo omkhulu. (Luka 13:24) Kodwa iBhayibheli lenza lesi sithembiso kuyiHubo 126:5: “Labo abahlwanyela imbewu ngezinyembezi bayovuna ngokukhamuluka kwenjabulo.” Yebo, asikhulekeli uNkulunkulu ongabongi. ‘Ungumvuzi walabo abamfuna ngobuqotho,’ futhi uyababusisa labo abamnika inkazimulo.—Hebheru 11:6.
Uzabe Ulokholo Oluqinileyo Yini?
17 Ufelwe ngumuntu omthandayo yini? Bala izindaba eziseBhayibhilini zalabo abavuswayo ukuze ukholwe sibili ukuthi abafileyo bazavuswa. Uzwa ubuhlungu yini ngokususwa kwelunga lemuli ebandleni? Taditsha ukuze ungathandabuzi ukuthi indlela uJehova alaya ngayo ihlala inceda kakhulu. Bona loba yiluphi uhlupho olukwehlelayo njengethuba lokuqinisa ukholo lwakho. Thululela uJehova isifuba sakho. Ungazehlukanisi labanye kodwa hlala useduze labafowenu labodadewenu. (Zaga. 18:1, NWT) Yenza izinto ezizakunceda uqinisele lanxa ukucabanga ngalokho okukwehleleyo kukwenza ukhale. (Hubo. 126:5, 6) Qhubeka ungena imihlangano yebandla, utshumayela njalo ubala iBhayibhili. Kanti njalo hlala ucabanga ngezibusiso ezimangalisayo uJehova azakunika zona esikhathini esizayo. Ukholo lwakho luzaqhubeka luqina nxa ubona indlela uJehova akuncedisa ngayo
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Phokophela Phambili Emsebenzini Wokuvuna!
13 Amazwi eHubo 126:5, 6 aziduduza kakhulu izisebenzi zokuvuna zikaNkulunkulu, ikakhulu lezo ezibhekene noshushiso: “Abahlwanyela ngezinyembezi bayakuvuna ngokuthokoza. Ohamba ekhala izinyembezi, ephethe imbewu yokuhlwanyela, uyakubuya ngokuthokoza, ephethe izinyanda zakhe.” Amazwi omhubi aphathelene nokuhlwanyela nokuvuna abonisa ukukhathalela nesibusiso sikaJehova ensalini eyabuya ekuthunjweni eBabiloni lasendulo. Yakujabulela kakhulu ukukhululwa kwayo, kodwa kungenzeka yakhala lapho ihlwanyela imbewu enhlabathini ewuqwathule eyayingalinywanga phakathi nokudingiswa kwayo kweminyaka engu-70. Nokho, labo abaqhubeka nomsebenzi wokuhlwanyela nokwakha bajabulela izithelo nokwaneliseka ekuzikhandleni kwabo.
14 Singase sifikelwe yizinyembezi lapho singaphansi kokulingwa noma lapho esikholwa nabo noma thina sihlupheka ngenxa yokulunga. (1 Petru 3:14) Emsebenzini wethu wokuvuna, izinto zingase zibe nzima ekuqaleni ngoba kubonakala sengathi asiboni zithelo zemizamo yethu enkonzweni. Kodwa uma siqhubeka sihlwanyela futhi sinisela, uNkulunkulu uyokhulisa, ngisho nangaphezu kwalokho ebesikulindele. (1 Korinte 3:6) Lokhu kubonakala kahle emiphumeleni yokusakaza kwethu amaBhayibheli nezincwadi ezingokomBhalo.
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Amandla Avikelayo—‘UNkulunkulu Uyisiphephelo Sethu’
15 Okokuqala, cabanga ngendaba yokuvikelwa ngokwenyama. Njengabakhulekeli bakaJehova singasilindela isivikelo esinjalo njengeqembu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, besingaba izinto zokudlala uSathane. Cabanga ngalokhu: USathane, “umbusi walelizwe,” angathanda ukuqeda ukukhulekela kweqiniso. (Johane 12:31; IsAmbulo 12:17) Abanye bohulumeni abanamandla kunabo bonke emhlabeni baye bawuvala umsebenzi wethu wokushumayela futhi balinga nokusiqothula kwathina siphele nyá. Kodwa abantu bakaJehova baye bahlala beqinile, baqhubeka beshumayela bengayeki! Kungani izizwe ezinamandla zehlulekile ukuvimba umsebenzi waleli qembu lamaKristu elibonakala lingavikelekile nelincane uma liqhathaniswa namanye? Kungoba uJehova usiphephisile ngamaphiko akhe anamandla!—IHubo 17:7, 8.