Ingxenye 1: Esikukholwayo

Ukufunda kwakho iBhayibhili laboFakazi bakaJehova sekukuncede ukuthi ulazi iqiniso. Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi okufundileyo sekukwenze waba ngumngane kaNkulunkulu njalo waba lethemba lokuphila phakade emhlabeni olipharadayisi lapho okuzabe sekubusa khona uMbuso kaNkulunkulu. Usulikholwa iLizwi likaNkulunkulu futhi ukuba sebandleni lobuKhristu sekukwenze wathola izibusiso ezinengi. Kanti njalo usuyizwisisa indlela uJehova aphatha ngayo abantu bakhe lamuhla.—Zek. 8:23.

Njengoba ulungiselela ukubhabhathizwa, abadala bebandla bazaxoxa lawe ngemfundiso eziyisisekelo esizikholwayo njalo lokhu kuzakunceda kakhulu. (Heb. 6:1-3) Kwangathi uJehova angayibusisa yonke imizamo oyenzayo ukuze uqhubeke ufunda ngaye njalo akunike umvuzo asithembise wona.—Joh. 17:3.

1. Kungani ufuna ukubhabhathizwa?

2. Ngubani uJehova?

• “UJehova unguNkulunkulu [weqiniso, NWT] ezulwini phezulu lasemhlabeni phansi. Kakho omunye.”—Dute. 4:39.

• ‘Wena, obizo lakho unguJehova—wena wedwa ungoPhezukonke emhlabeni wonke.’—Hubo. 83:18.

3. Kungani kuqakathekile ukuthi usebenzise ibizo likaNkulunkulu?

• “Kumele lithandaze kanje: ‘Baba wethu osezulwini, kalingcweliswe ibizo lakho.’”—Mat. 6:9.

• “Wonke umuntu obiza ibizo likaJehova uzasindiswa.”—Rom. 10:13.

4. Yiwaphi amabala aseBhayibhilini achaza lokho uJehova ayikho?

• “UJehova unguNkulunkulu waphakade, uMdali wemikhawulo yomhlaba.”—Isaya. 40:28.

• “Baba wethu osezulwini.”—Mat. 6:9.

• “UNkulunkulu uluthando.”—1 Joh. 4:8.

5. Kuyini ongakunika uJehova uNkulunkulu?

• “Kumele uthande uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, langomphefumulo wakho wonke, langengqondo yakho yonke, langamandla akho wonke.”—Mak. 12:30.

• “NguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho okumele umkhonze, njalo nguye yedwa okumele umenzele inkonzo engcwele.”—Luk. 4:8.

6. Kungani ufuna ukuhlala uqotho kuJehova?

• “Hlakanipha, ndodana, ulethe intokozo enhliziyweni yami; lapho ngizakwazi ukumphendula ongeyisayo.”—Zaga. 27:11.

7. Uthandaza kubani futhi uthandaza ngebizo likabani?

• UJesu wathi: “Ngiqinisile sibili ngithi kini, nxa lingacela loba yini kuBaba, uzalinika yona ebizweni lami.”—Joh. 16:23.

8. Kuyini ongakuthandazela?

• “Ngakho lina kumele lithandaze kanje: ‘Baba wethu osezulwini, kalingcweliswe ibizo lakho. UMbuso wakho kawuze. Intando yakho kayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Siphe lamuhla isinkwa sethu salolusuku; usithethelele amacala ethu njengoba lathi sesibathethelele abalamacala kithi. Ungasingenisi ekulingweni kodwa usikhulule komubi.’”—Mat. 6:9-13.

• “Nanku esimthemba ngakho: ukuthi nxa sicela loba yini evumelana lentando yakhe, uyasizwa.”—1 Joh. 5:14.

9. Kuyini okungenza uJehova angayilaleli eminye imithandazo?

• “Bazakhala kuJehova, kodwa kayikubaphendula, . . . ngenxa yobubi ababenzileyo.”—Mik. 3:4.

• “Amehlo kaJehova akwabalungileyo, lendlebe zakhe ziyabalalela nxa bethandaza bencenga, kodwa ubuso bukaJehova bumelana labenza izinto ezimbi.”—1 Phet. 3:12.

10. Ngubani uJesu Khristu?

• “USimoni Phetro waphendula wathi: ‘UnguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo.’”—Mat. 16:16.

11. Kungani uJesu wabuya emhlabeni?

• “Njengoba nje leNdodana yomuntu ingalandanga ukuzokhonzwa kodwa ukuzokhonza lokuzonikela ngokuphila kwayo kube yinhlawulo yabanengi.”—Mat. 20:28.

• UJesu wathi: “Kufanele ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu lakwamanye amadolobho ngoba yikho engathunywa ukuzokwenza.”—Luk. 4:43.

12. Ungatshengisa njani ukuthi uyawubonga umhlatshelo kaJesu?

• “Wafela abantu bonke ukuze abaphilayo bangasaziphileli bona, kodwa baphilele lowo owabafelayo waphinda wavuswa.”—2 Khor. 5:15.

13. UJesu uphiwe siphi isikhundla?

• “Sengiphiwe amandla wonke ezulwini lasemhlabeni.”—Mat. 28:18.

• “UNkulunkulu wamphakamisa wamnika isikhundla esiphezulu kulaleso ayelaso, njalo ngomusa wakhe wamnika lebizo eliphezu kwawo wonke amabizo.”—Flp. 2:9.

14. Uyakukholwa yini ukuthi iQula Elibusayo laboFakazi bakaJehova yilo ‘eliyinceku ethembekileyo lehlakaniphileyo’ eyabekwa nguJesu?

• “Ngubani sibili oyinceku ethembekileyo lehlakaniphileyo, ebekwe yinkosi yayo ukuthi ikhangele izisebenzi zalapha ekhaya ukuze izinike ukudla kwazo ngesikhathi esifaneleyo?”—Mat. 24:45.

15. Umoya ongcwele ngumuntu yini?

• “Ingilosi yamphendula yathi: ‘Umoya ongcwele uzakwehlela phezu kwakho, amandla oPhezukonke akugubuzele. Yikho lowo ozazalwa uzabizwa ngokuthi ungcwele futhi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.’”—Luk. 1:35.

• “Ngakho nxa lina elibabi lisenelisa ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezinhle, kutsho ukuthi uBaba osezulwini yena uzimisele kakhulu ukubapha umoya ongcwele labo abawucela kuye!”—Luk. 11:13.

16. UJehova uwusebenzise njani umoya wakhe ongcwele?

• “Ngelizwi likaJehova amazulu enziwa, unkanyankanya lwezinkanyezi ngomoya womlomo wakhe.”—Hubo. 33:6.

• “Lizakwamukela amandla nxa umoya ongcwele ufika kini, njalo lizakuba ngofakazi bami . . . kuze kuyefika emaphethelweni omhlaba.”—ImiSeb. 1:8.

• “Asikho isiphrofetho soMbhalo esivela kuloba yikuphi ukuchasisa komuntu, ngoba isiphrofetho kasikaze silethwe ngentando yomuntu, kodwa abantu babekhuluma okuvela kuNkulunkulu, njengoba babeqhutshwa ngumoya ongcwele.”—2 Phet. 1:20, 21.

17. Uyini uMbuso kaNkulunkulu?

• “UNkulunkulu wasezulwini uzabeka umbuso ongasoze wabhidlizwa lanini njalo ongasoze utshiyelwe abanye abantu. Uzayibhidliza yonke leyomibuso iphele, kodwa wona uzakuma laphakade.”—Dan. 2:44.

18. UMbuso kaNkulunkulu uzakunceda njani?

• “Uzakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo, ukufa ngeke kusabakhona, loba ukulila loba ukukhala loba ubuhlungu, ngeke kusabakhona. Izinto zakuqala sezidlulile.”—Isam. 21:4.

19. Ukwazi ngani ukuthi sekuseduze ukuthi uMbuso ulethe izibusiso emhlabeni?

• “Abafundi bamlanda bebodwa bathi kuye: ‘Sitshele, izinto lezi zizakwenzakala nini, njalo sizakuba yini isibonakaliso sokuba khona kwakho lesesiphetho somumo lo wezinto?’ UJesu wabaphendula wathi: ‘. . . Isizwe sizavukela isizwe, lombuso uvukele umbuso, futhi kuzakuba lokuswelakala kokudla kanye lokuzamazama komhlaba ezindaweni ezehlukeneyo. Lezizindaba ezinhle zoMbuso zizatshunyayelwa emhlabeni wonke ukuze kube lobufakazi ezizweni zonke, besekufika ukuphela.’”—Mat. 24:3, 4, 7, 14.

• “Ezinsukwini zokucina kuzakuba lezikhathi ezinzima, okunzima ukuphila kuzo, ngoba abantu bazakuba ngabazithandayo, labathanda imali, labazigqajayo, labaziphakamisayo, labathukayo, labangalaleli abazali, labangabongiyo, labangathembekanga, labangathandi abanye, labangafuni isivumelwano, labanyundeli, labangazikhuziyo, labalolaka, labangakuthandiyo okuhle, labangabathengisi, labalenkani, labazikhukhumezayo, labathanda injabulo kulokuthanda uNkulunkulu, labakhanya angathi bayamesaba uNkulunkulu kodwa bephikisana lamandla alokho kumesaba.”—2 Tim. 3:1-5.

20. Ungatshengisa njani ukuthi uyawuqakathekisa uMbuso?

• “Ngakho qhubekani lifuna kuqala uMbuso kanye lokulunga kwakhe.”—Mat. 6:33.

• “UJesu wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: ‘Loba ngubani ofuna ukungilandela kazidele, athwale isigodo sakhe sokuhlutshwa, aqhubeke engilandela.’”—Mat. 16:24.

21. Ngubani uSathane njalo angobani amadimoni?

• “Lina livela kuyihlo uDeveli . . . Yena wayengumbulali kusukela ekuqaleni.”—Joh. 8:44.

• “Waphoselwa phansi umgobho, inyoka yokuqala ebizwa ngokuthi nguDeveli langokuthi nguSathane, odukisa umhlaba wonke. Waphoselwa phansi emhlabeni, lezingilosi zakhe zaphoselwa phansi kanye laye.”—Isam. 12:9.

22. Yiphi insolo uSathane alayo ngoJehova lalabo abamkhonzayo?

• “Owesifazana wathi enyokeni, ‘Singadla izithelo zezihlahla esivandeni, kodwa uNkulunkulu watsho wathi, “Lingazidli izithelo zesihlahla esiphakathi laphakathi kwesivande, njalo lingasithinti, funa life.”’ Inyoka yathi kowesifazana, ‘Kalisoze life ngempela. Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi lingasidla amehlo enu azavuleka, beselisiba njengoNkulunkulu, lazi okuhle lokubi.’”—Gen. 3:2-5.

• “USathane waphendula wathi, ‘Isikhumba ngesikhumba! Umuntu anganikela loba yini alayo ukusiza impilo yakhe.’”—Jobe. 2:4.

23. Ungatshengisa njani ukuthi insolo kaSathane ingamanga?

• ‘Khonza uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yakho yonke.’—1 ImiLan. 28:9.

• “Ngizaze ngiyokufa ngingabulandulanga ubuqotho bami.”—Jobe. 27:5.

24. Kungani abantu besifa?

• “Isono sangena emhlabeni ngomuntu oyedwa, lokufa kwangena ngesono, ngaleyondlela ukufa kwafika ebantwini bonke ngenxa yokuthi bonke bonile.”—Rom. 5:12.

25. Abafileyo bakusiphi isimo?

• “Abaphilayo bayakwazi ukuthi bazakufa, kodwa abafileyo kabazi lutho.”—UmTshu. 9:5.

26. Yiliphi ithemba elikhona ngabafileyo?

• “Abafileyo bazavuswa, abalungileyo labangalunganga.”—ImiSeb. 24:15.

27. Bangaki abantu abazakuyabusa loJesu ezulwini?

• “Ngasengibona iMvana imi phezu kweNtaba iZiyoni ilabangu-144 000, bebhalwe ibizo layo lebizo likaYise emabunzini abo.”—Isam. 14:1.