Ingxenye 2: Indlela Okumele AmaKhristu Aphile Ngayo

Ukufunda iBhayibhili sekukuncede ukuthi ukwazi okufunwa nguJehova lokuthi ungaphila njani ngezimiso zakhe. Kumele ukuthi ulwazi lolu selukwenze watshintsha okunengi empilweni yakho. Kanti njalo ukuzimisela kwakho ukuphila ngendlela efunwa nguJehova kukwenze wafanela ukuba ngumtshumayeli wezindaba ezinhle.

Ukuxoxa ngemibuzo esengxenyeni le kuzakunceda ukuthi uhlale ukhumbula izimiso zikaJehova ezilungileyo lokuthi kumele wenzeni ukuze ube yinceku yakhe ayamukelayo. Kuzakunceda lokuthi uzwisise ukuthi kungani kuqakathekile ukwenza izinto ezizakutshiya ulomzwangedwa omuhle lezizadumisa uJehova.—2 Khor. 1:12; 1 Tim. 1:19; 1 Phet. 3:16, 21.

Njengoba usufunde wafika kulelibanga, akuthandabuzwa ukuthi usuzimisele ukuba senhlanganisweni kaJehova lokuzehlisa kuye. Imibuzo kanye leMibhalo esengxenyeni le kuzakunceda uzwisise ukuthi kungani kumele uzehlise ebandleni, emulini lakubohulumende abakhona lamuhla. Kuzakunceda lokuthi uqakathekise inhlelo ezenziwe nguJehova ukuze afundise abantu bakhe njalo abaqinise ukholo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imihlangano yebandla okukhangelelwe ukuthi uyingene futhi uhlanganyele kuyo nxa izimo zivuma.

Engxenyeni le sizabona ukuqakatheka kokukhuthala emsebenzini wokutshumayela ngoMbuso ukuze sincedise abantu ukuthi bamazi uJehova lalokho asenzela khona. (Mat. 24:14; 28:19, 20) Kuzakwenza uhlale ukhumbula lokuthi ukuzinikela kwakho kuJehova uNkulunkulu kanye lokubhabhathizwa kuqakatheke kakhulu. UJehova uyakuqakathekisa konke okwenzayo ukuze utshengise ukuthi uyambonga ngomusa omkhulu akutshengise wona.

1. Ngenjani imitshado eyamukelwa nguNkulunkulu? Yisiphi isizatho esiseMibhalweni esingenza abatshadileyo bachithe umtshado?

• “Kalikaze likubale yini ukuthi owabadalayo ekuqaleni wabenza baba ngowesilisa lowesifazana? Kalikaze likubale yini lokuthi wathi: ‘Ngenxa yalesosizatho, indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo, futhi laba ababili bazakuba nyamanye’? Ngakho kabasebabili kodwa sebenyamanye. Yikho-ke lokho uNkulunkulu asekuhlanganisile kakungabi lomuntu okwehlukanisayo. . . . Loba ngubani ochitha umtshado ehlukane lenkosikazi yakhe yona ingazange iziphathe kubi kwezemacansini, abesetshada lomunye umfazi, uyaphinga.”—Mat. 19:4-6, 9.

2. Kungani kumele indoda lomkayo abahlala ndawonye batshade ngokusemthethweni? Nxa utshadile, uleqiniso yini lokuthi umtshado wenu ubhaliswe ngokusemthethweni?

• “Qhubeka ubakhumbuza ukuthi bazehlise futhi balalele ohulumende leziphathamandla.”—Tit. 3:1.

• “Umtshado kumele uhlonitshwe yibo bonke njalo umbheda womtshado akumelanga ungcoliswe ngoba uNkulunkulu uzakwahlulela abantu abaziphatha kubi kwezemacansini kanye leziphingi.”—Heb. 13:4.

3. Kuyini okhangelelwe ukuthi ukwenze emulini?

• “Lalela, ndodana yami, izeluleko zikayihlo njalo ungadeli imfundiso kanyoko.”—Zaga. 1:8.

• “Indoda iyinhloko yomkayo njengoba nje uKhristu eyinhloko yebandla. . . . Madoda qhubekani lithanda omkenu njengoKhristu owathanda ibandla.”—Efe. 5:23, 25.

• “Bobaba lingabazondisi abantwabenu kodwa qhubekani libakhulisa ngokulaya langokuxwayisa okuvela kuJehova.”—Efe. 6:4.

• “Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu kukho konke ngoba lokhu kuyayithokozisa iNkosi.”—Kol. 3:20.

• “Lani makhosikazi, zehliseni kubomkenu.”—1 Phet. 3:1.

4. Kungani kumele siyiqakathekise impilo?

• “[UNkulunkulu] nguye onika abantu bonke ukuphila lokuphefumula lazo zonke izinto. . . . Siyaphila, siyahamba njalo sikhona ngenxa yakhe.”—ImiSeb. 17:25, 28.

5. Kungani kungamelanga sibulale loba ngubani, okugoqela lomntwana ongakazalwa?

• ‘Uma amadoda alwayo angatshaya umfazi ozithweleyo . . . kube lokulimala okubi, kumele impilo ikhwitshizwe ngempilo.’—Eks. 21:22, 23.

• “Amehlo akho awubona umzimba wami ungakabi lesimo. Zonke izinsuku ezamiselwa mina zabhalwa encwadini yakho lalunye lwazo lungakabi khona.”—Hubo. 139:16.

• ‘UJehova uzonda . . . izandla ezichitha igazi elingelacala.’—Zaga. 6:16, 17.

6. Umthetho kaNkulunkulu uthini mayelana legazi?

• ‘Liqhubeke lixwaya . . . igazi, lezinto eziklinyiweyo.’—ImiSeb. 15:29.

7. Kungani kumele sithande abafowethu labodadewethu?

• “Ngilinika umlayo omutsha wokuthi lithandane. Thandanani ngendlela lami engilithande ngayo. Nxa lithandana, abantu bonke bazakwazi ukuthi lingabafundi bami.”—Joh. 13:34, 35.

8. Ukuze singamemethekisi imikhuhlane eyingozi: (a) Kungani kungakuhle ukuthi umuntu olomkhuhlane othelelwanayo enze izinto ezingabangela ukuthi abanye bawubambe masinyane, njengokubagona kumbe ukubaqabuza? (b) Kungani kungamelanga acaphuke kumbe azonde nxa abanye bengamnxusanga ezindlini zabo? (c) Kungani kumele umuntu oke wenza loba yini engabangela ukuthi abe lomkhuhlane othelelwanayo ayehlolwa igazi engakathandani lomunye umuntu? (d) Kungani kumele umuntu olomkhuhlane othelelwanayo atshele umhleli wequla labadala ngesimo sakhe engakabhabhathizwa?

• “Lingabi lesikwelede saloba yini kuloba ngubani ngaphandle kwesikwelede sokuthandana. . . . ‘Kumele uthande umakhelwane wakho ngendlela ozithanda ngayo.’ Umuntu olothando kamenzeli okubi umakhelwane wakhe.”—Rom. 13:8-10.

• “Lingaqakathekisi lokho okufunwa yini kuphela kodwa liqakathekise lalokho okufunwa ngabanye.”—Flp. 2:4.

9. Kungani uJehova efuna sithethelele abanye?

• “Qhubekani libekezelelana futhi lithethelelana ngenhliziyo yonke lanxa umuntu engabe elesizatho sokusola omunye. Njengoba nje uJehova alithethelela ngenhliziyo yonke, lani kufanele lenze njalo.”—Kol. 3:13.

10. Kuyini okumele ukwenze nxa omunye ebandleni angakunyundela kumbe akuqile?

• “Nxa umfowenu angenza isono, hamba uyemvezela icala lakhe libabili kuphela. Angakulalela, usumzuzile umfowenu. Kodwa nxa engakulaleli, hamba lomuntu oyedwa loba ababili, ukuze yonke indaba iqiniswe ngobufakazi obuvela kubofakazi ababili kumbe abathathu. Nxa engabalaleli, khuluma lebandla. Kodwa nxa engalilaleli ngitsho lebandla, kuwe kabe njengomuntu wezizweni lanjengomthelisi.”—Mat. 18:15-17.

11. UJehova uthini ngezono ezilandelayo?

▪ Ukuziphatha kubi kwezemacansini

▪ Ukusebenzisa izithombe ekukhonzeni

▪ Ubutabane

▪ Ubusela

▪ Ukubheja

▪ Ukudakwa

• “Lingadukiswa. Labo abaziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, labakhonza izithombe, labaphingayo, lamadoda avuma ukwenziwa abafazi, lamadoda ayizitabane, lamasela, labayizihwaba, lezidakwa, labathethisayo, kanye labayizigebenga, kabasoze balithole ilifa loMbuso kaNkulunkulu.”—1 Khor. 6:9, 10.

12. Kufanele uzimisele ukwenzani endabeni yokuziphatha kubi kwezemacansini okugoqela loba yisiphi isenzo semacansini lomuntu ongatshadanga laye?

• “Balekelani ukuziphatha okubi kwezemacansini!”—1 Khor. 6:18.

13. Kungani kungamelanga sisebenzise loba yini engaphambanisa indlela ingqondo esebenza ngayo ngaphandle nxa sitshelwe ngudokotela?

• “Linikele imizimba yenu ibe ngumhlatshelo ophilayo, ongcwele njalo owamukelwa nguNkulunkulu, oyinkonzo engcwele eliyenza ngamandla enu okucabanga. Yekelani ukubunjwa ngumumo lo wezinto, kodwa guqulwani lintshintshe indlela elicabanga ngayo ukuze lihlolisise lizibonele intando kaNkulunkulu enhle, eyamukelekayo futhi epheleleyo.”—Rom. 12:1, 2.

14. Yiphi eminye imikhuba yesidimoni engafunwa nguNkulunkulu?

• ‘Akungabi lamuntu phakathi kwenu . . . oyisanuse loba ocasisa ngemibono ocasisa imilingo njalo ophathelene lobuthakathi, ophosayo, loba olamadlozi loba olemimoya loba okhangelele kwabafileyo.’—Dute. 18:10, 11.

15. Nxa umuntu angenza isono esikhulu, kuyini okumele ahle akwenze masinyane ukuze aqhubeke engumngane kaJehova?

• “Ngasengisivuma isono sami kuwe angabe ngisasibekela ububi bami. Ngathi, ‘Ngizazivuma iziphambeko zami kuJehova.’”—Hubo. 32:5.

• “Ukhona yini ogulayo phakathi kwenu? Kabize abadala bebandla njalo kabamthandazele, bamgcobe ngamafutha ebizweni likaJehova. Umthandazo owenziwa ngokholo uzakwenza ogulayo asile futhi uJehova uzamvusa. Kanti njalo nxa enze izono, uzathethelelwa.”—Jak. 5:14, 15.

16. Kumele wenzeni nxa usazi ukuthi umKhristu othile wenze isono esikhulu?

• “Nxa umuntu angona ngenxa yokuthi kakhulumanga ebika ngendaba ethile emphakathini ngokuphathelane lokuthile ayabe ekubonile kumbe ekuzwile, uyabe elomlandu.”—Levi. 5:1.

17. Nxa kungenziwa isaziso sokuthi othile kasenguyeFakazi kaJehova kumele simphathe njani?

• “Liyekele ukuba lobudlelwano laloba ngubani obizwa ngokuthi ngumzalwane yena eziphatha kubi kwezemacansini, kumbe umuntu oyisihwaba kumbe okhonza izithombe kumbe othethisayo kumbe oyisidakwa kumbe oyisigebenga, lingaqali ukudla lomuntu onjalo.”—1 Khor. 5:11.

• “Nxa umuntu angeza kini elemfundiso etshiyene lale, lingamamukeli emizini yenu futhi lingambingeleli.”—2 Joh. 10.

18. Kungani kumele ube labangane abathanda uJehova?

• “Ohamba lezihlakaniphi uyahlakanipha, kodwa othandana leziwula uwela engozini.”—Zaga. 13:20.

• “Lingayengwa. Ukuba lobudlelwano labantu ababi kona imikhuba emihle.”—1 Khor. 15:33.

19. Kungani oFakazi bakaJehova bengangeni kwezombusazwe?

• UJesu wathi: “Kabasibo bomhlaba njengoba nje lami ngingayisuye womhlaba.”—Joh. 17:16.

20. Kungani kumele ulandele imithetho kahulumende?

• “Wonke umuntu kazehlise kuziphathamandla ngoba akulamandla angaveli kuNkulunkulu. Iziphathamandla ezikhona zibekwe nguNkulunkulu ezikhundleni ezitshiyeneyo.”—Rom. 13:1.

21. Kufanele wenzeni nxa umthetho ofakwe ngabantu uphikisana lokaNkulunkulu?

• “Kumele silalele uNkulunkulu umbusi kulokuthi silalele abantu.”—ImiSeb. 5:29.

22. Yiphi imibhalo engakunceda ukuthi ukhethe umsebenzi ongasoze ukwenze ube yingxenye yomhlaba?

• “Isizwe kasiyikuhlomela esinye isizwe ngenkemba, loba zifundele ukulwa impi futhi.”—Mik. 4:3.

• “Phumani kuyo [iBhabhiloni Enkulu] bantu bami nxa lingafuni ukuhlanganyela layo ezonweni zayo futhi lingafuni ukwamukela ezinye zezinhlupho zayo.”—Isam. 18:4.

23. Ngezinjani izinto ongazilibazisa ngazo futhi ngezinjani okumele uzibalekele?

• ‘UJehova uyabazonda labo abathanda udlakela.’—Hubo. 11:5.

• “Yenyanyani okubi, libambelele kokuhle.”—Rom. 12:9.

• “Loba yiziphi izinto eziliqiniso, loba yiziphi izinto eziqakathekileyo, loba yiziphi izinto ezilungileyo, loba yiziphi izinto ezimsulwa, loba yiziphi izinto ezithandekayo, loba yiziphi izinto okukhulunywa kuhle ngazo, loba yiziphi izinto ezinhle, loba yiziphi izinto ezibabazekayo, qhubekani licabanga ngazo.”—Flp. 4:8.

24. Kungani oFakazi bakaJehova bengazihlanganisi lamanye amasonto?

• “Ngeke lidle ‘etafuleni kaJehova’ lasetafuleni yamadimoni.”—1 Khor. 10:21.

• “‘Lehlukane labo,’ kutsho uJehova, ‘njalo yekelani ukuthinta into engcolileyo’; ‘mina ngizalamukela.’”—2 Khor. 6:17.

25. Yiziphi izimiso ezingakunceda nxa ukhetha ukuthi uzahlanganyela yini emkhosini loba edilini elithile?

• ‘[Bazihlanganisa, NWT] labezizwe bathatha imikhuba yazo. Bakhonza izithombe zazo, kwaba yisithiyo kubo.’—Hubo. 106:35, 36.

• “Abafileyo kabazi lutho.”—UmTshu. 9:5.

• “Kabasibo bomhlaba njengoba nje lami ngingayisuye womhlaba.”—Joh. 17:16.

• “Ngesikhathi esedluleyo, laba lesikhathi eseneleyo sokwenza intando yabezizweni, liphatheke ngezenzo zokuxhwala, lezinkanuko ezedlulisa amalawulo, lokunatha kakhulu, lamadili axokozelayo, lemibuthano yokunatha utshwala kanye lokukhonza izithombe okwenyanyekayo.”—1 Phet. 4:3.

26. Yiziphi izibonelo eziseBhayibhilini ezimayelana lokuthakazelela insuku zokuzalwa? Kuyini esikufunda ezibonelweni lezo?

• “Ilanga lesithathu laliyisikhumbuzo sokuzalwa kukaFaro, yikho wenzela izikhulu zakhe idili. Waphakamisa amakhanda elikamphathinkezo omkhulu lelikampheki wezinkwa omkhulu phambi kwezikhulu zakhe: Wabuyisela umphathinkezo esikhundleni sakhe, . . . kodwa walengisa umpheki wezinkwa omkhulu.”—Gen. 40:20-22.

• “Kwathi kuthakazelelwa ilanga lokuzalwa kukaHerodi, indodakazi kaHerodiya yagida phambi kwababemenyiwe, yamthokozisa kakhulu uHerodi, waze wayithembisa efunga ukuthi uzayipha loba kuyini ekucelayo. Yasicela lokho unina ayeyikhuthaze ukuthi ikucele, yathi: ‘Nginika ikhanda likaJohane uMbhabhathizi lisemganwini.’ Ngakho [iNkosi] yathumela ilizwi lokuthi uJohane aqunywe ikhanda ejele.”—Mat. 14:6-8, 10.

27. Kungani kumele ulalele abadala bebandla?

• “Lalelani abakhokhelayo phakathi kwenu, lizehlise kubo ngoba bayalilinda futhi bazalandisa. Lingenza njalo, umsebenzi wabo bazawenza bethokoza hatshi bekhonona ngenxa yokuthi lokhu kungalilimaza.”—Heb. 13:17.

28. Kungani kuqakathekile ukuthi wena lemuli yakho lizinike isikhathi sokubala iBhayibhili nsukuzonke?

• “Ukuthokoza kwakhe kusemthethweni kaJehova, futhi unakana ngomthetho wakhe imini lobusuku. Unjengesihlahla esihlanyelwe emifuleni yamanzi, esithela izithelo zaso ngesikhathi saso, ohlamvu laso kalibuni. Konke akwenzayo kuyaphumelela.”—Hubo. 1:2, 3.

29. Kungani ukuthanda ukungena imihlangano lokuhlanganyela kuyo?

• “Ngizamemezela ibizo lakho kubafowethu; emphakathini ngizakudumisa.”—Hubo. 22:22.

• “Kasicabanganeni ukuze sivuselelane ethandweni lasemisebenzini emihle, singayekeli ukuhlangana ndawonye njengoba abanye belomkhuba wokwenza njalo. Kodwa kasikhuthazaneni, ikakhulu njengoba libona usuku lusondela.”—Heb. 10:24, 25.

30. Yiwuphi umsebenzi oqakatheke kakhulu esiwuphiwe nguJesu?

• “Ngakho-ke hambani liyekwenza abantu bezizwe zonke babe ngabafundi, libabhabhathize . . . , libafundise ukulandela izinto zonke engililaye zona.”—Mat. 28:19, 20.

31. Kuyini okuthokozisa uJehova nxa sinikela ukuze sithuthukise umsebenzi woMbuso njalo sincedisa abafowethu labodadewethu ngalokho abakudingayo?

• “Dumisa uJehova ngemfuyo yakho.”—Zaga. 3:9.

• “Ngamunye wenu kenze lokho akukhethileyo enhliziyweni yakhe, angenzi elensolo loba ebanjwa ngamandla ngoba uNkulunkulu uthanda umuntu opha ethokoza.”—2 Khor. 9:7.

32. AmaKhristu kufanele akhangelele ukuhlangana labuphi ubunzima?

• “Bayathokoza asebeke bahlukuluzwa ngenxa yokwenza okulungileyo, ngoba uMbuso wamazulu ngowabo. Liyathokoza nxa abantu belithethisa, belihlukuluza, njalo bekhuluma ngani yonke imihlobo yezinto ezimbi futhi ezingamanga ngenxa yami. Thabani futhi lijabule kakhulu ngoba umvuzo wenu mkhulu emazulwini. Labaphrofethi bakudala babebahlukuluza njalo.”—Mat. 5:10-12.

33. Kungani kuyisibusiso esikhulu ukuba nguFakazi kaJehova obhabhathiziweyo?

• ‘Amazwi akho aba yintokozo yami lenjabulo yenhliziyo yami, ngoba mina ngibizwa ngebizo lakho, wena Jehova Nkulunkulu.’—Jer. 15:16.