Bani Nemandla Ekumelana Netitsiyo TaSathane!
‘Bani nemandla ekumelana nebucili baSathane.’—EF. 6:11.
UNGAPHENDVULA NJANI?
Inceku yaJehova ingakubalekela njani kubanjwa sitsiyo sekutsandza umcebo?
Yini lengasita umKhristu loshadile kutsi angagcumukeli emgodzini wekuphinga?
Kungani ukholelwa kutsi kuyazuzisa kumelana nekutsandza umcebo nekutiphatsa lokubi ngekwelicasi?
1, 2. (a) Yini leyenta Sathane abebete bubele ngalabagcotjiwe ‘naletinye timvu’? (b) Ngutiphi titsiyo taSathane lokutawucocwa ngato kulesihloko?
SATHANE DEVELI ute bubele ngebantfu, ikakhulukati labo labakhonta Jehova. Ecinisweni, Sathane ulwa nalabagcotjiwe. (Semb. 12:17) Lawo maKhristu letsembekile abesolo awucondzisa umsebenti walamuhla wekushumayela ngeMbuso futsi amveta Sathane njengembusi walelive. Develi akatitsandzi ‘letinye timvu’ letisekela labagcotjiwe futsi letinelitsemba lekuphila phakadze—litsemba Sathane lakete lona. (Joh. 10:16) Akumangalisi-ke kutsi kungani atfukutsele kangaka. Ngisho nobe sinelitsemba lekuphila ezulwini nobe emhlabeni, Sathane akanendzaba nenhlalakahle yetfu. Umgomo wakhe kutsi asibambe.—1 Phet. 5:8.
2 Kute afeze lomgomo, Sathane ubeke ticupho nobe titsiyo letehlukehlukene. Njengobe ‘aphumphutsekise tingcondvo’ talabangakholwa, abatemukeli tindzaba letimnandzi futsi abatiboni titsiyo takhe. Nobe kunjalo, Develi uyababamba labanye labawemukele umlayeto weMbuso. (2 Khor. 4:3, 4) Sihloko lesendlulile sikhombisile kutsi singatibalekela njani titsiyo letintsatfu taSathane: (1) inkhulumo lengalawuleki, (2) kwesaba nekucindzetelwa (3) nekutilahla ngelicala. Nyalo asesicoce ngekutsi singaba nawo njani emandla ekumelana naletinye titsiyo letimbili taSathane—kutsandza umcebo nesilingo sekuphinga.
KUTSANDZA UMCEBO—SITSIYO LESIMINYETELAKO
3, 4. Tinhlupheko macondzana nalemphilo tingasenta njani sitsandze umcebo?
3 Kulomunye wemifanekiso yakhe, Jesu wakhuluma ngenhlanyelo lehlanyelwa emanyeveni. Wachaza kutsi kungenteka umuntfu alive livi, kodvwa “tinhlupheko macondzana nalemphilo nelutsandvo lwebunjinga kuyaye kuliminyetele livi bangabe basatsela titselo.” (Mat. 13:22) Kutsandza umcebo kungulesinye sitsiyo lesisetjentiswa sitsa setfu lesinguSathane.
4 Kunetintfo letimbili letingaliminyanisa livi natihlangene ndzawonye. Lenye yato “tinhlupheko macondzana nalemphilo.” ‘Kuletikhatsi letimatima’ kunyenti lokungasenta sikhatsateke. (2 Thim. 3:1) Njengobe linani letintfo libita kakhulu futsi kwandza nekweswelakala kwemsebenti, ungakutfola kumatima kuphila. Kungenteka uhlushwa kucabanga ngelikusasa futsi uyatibuta: ‘Ngitawuba nayo yini imali leyenele nasengitsetse umhlalaphansi?’ Ngesizatfu sekutsi bakhatsateka ngaloko, labanye baphishanekela umcebo, bacabanga kutsi imali itawuba sicinisekiso sekulondzeka.
5. ‘Emandla elutsandvo lwebunjinga’ angasiyenga njani?
5 Lenye intfo Jesu lakhuluma ngayo—‘ngemandla layengako elutsandvo lwebunjinga.’ Lolutsandvo naluhlanganiswe netinhlupheko lungaminyanisa livi. LiBhayibheli liyavuma kutsi ‘imali yintfo yekukhosela.’ (Shu. 7:12) Nobe kunjalo, akukahlakaniphi kuphishanekela umcebo. Labanyenti batfole kutsi njengobe bachubeka betama kutfola umcebo, sicupho sekutsandza umcebo siyababamba. Labanye baze baba tigcili temcebo.—Mat. 6:24.
6, 7. (a) Kutsandza umcebo kungaba njani yingoti emsebentini wakho wekutiphilisa? (b) Ngutiphi tintfo umKhristu lokufanele acabange ngato nakuvela litfuba lekusebenta sikhatsi lesengetiwe?
6 Sifiso sekunjinga singacala ungakanaki. Asewucabange nganasi simo. Umcashi wakho uta kuwe atsi: “Ngikuphatsele tindzaba letimnandzi. Inkapane yetfu itfole umsebenti lomkhulu. Loku kusho kutsi kuletinyanga letimbalwa letitako kutawudzingeka usebente sikhatsi lesengetiwe. Kodvwa ngingakucinisekisa ngekutsi umholo wakho utawukhula.” Ungenta njani kuleso simo? Kuliciniso kutsi unemsebenti lobalulekile wekondla umndeni wakho, kodvwa loko akusiko kuphela lokufanele ukwente. (1 Thim. 5:8) Tinyenti letinye tintfo lokufanele ucabange ngato. Singakanani sikhatsi lesengetiwe lokutawudzingeka usisebente? Umsebenti wakho wekutiphilisa angeke yini uphatamise imisebenti yakho yebuKhristu lefaka ekhatsi imihlangano yelibandla neKukhonta Kwemndeni kwakusihlwa?
7 Nawenta sincumo, ngukuphi lotawukutsatsa njengalokubalulekile—kutsi kusebenta sikhatsi lesengetiwe kutawukuniketa imali lengakanani nobe kutsi kutabutsintsa njani buhlobo bakho naJehova? Sifiso sekuba nemali lenyenti sitawukwenta yini kutsi utibekele eceleni tintfo letimayelana neMbuso ekuphileni kwakho? Uyabona yini kutsi kutsandza umcebo kungakutsintsa njani nangabe ungabunaki buhlobo bakho naJehova nebemndeni wakho? Nangabe loko kwenteka kuwe, ungaba nawo njani emandla futsi ukhone kumelana nekuminyetelwa kutsandza umcebo?—Fundza 1 Thimothi 6:9, 10.
8. Ngutiphi tibonelo letisemBhalweni lesingacabanga ngato letingasisita kutsi sihlole indlela lesiphila ngayo?
8 Kute sibalekele kuminyaniswa kutsandza umcebo, kudzingeka sihlale sihlola indlela yetfu yekuphila. Asifuni kufanana na-Esawu, lowakhombisa ngetento kutsi akatinaki tintfo letingcwele. (Gen. 25:34; Heb. 12:16) Akukafanele nekutsi sifanane nalelijaha lelalinjingile lokwatsiwa alitsengise konkhe lelinako, liphe labaphuyile bese lilandzela Jesu. Esikhundleni sekutsi lente njalo, lelijaha “lahamba lidzabukile, ngobe belicebe kakhulu.” (Mat. 19:21, 22) Ngesizatfu sekutsi beseliminyaniswe ngumcebo, lelijaha lalahlekelwa lilungelo lelikhulu kakhulu lekulandzela umuntfu lomkhulu lowake waphila. Caphela kutsi lingakulahlekeli lilungelo lekuba ngulomunye webafundzi baJesu Khristu.
9, 10. Ungatsi uyini umbono wemiBhalo ngemcebo?
9 Kute singakhatsateki kakhulu ngemicebo, kufanele silalele seluleko saJesu: “Ningakhatsateki ngekutsi: ‘Sitawudlani?’ nome: ‘Sitawunatsani?’ nome: ‘Sitakwembatsani?’ Ngobe nebetive bafuna tona leto tintfo, kantsi uYihlo losezulwini uyati kutsi niyatidzinga tonkhe letintfo.”—Mat. 6:31, 32; Luk. 21:34, 35.
10 Kunekutsi ubanjwe ngemandla layengako elutsandvo lwebunjinga, timisele kuba nembono lofanana newembhali weliBhayibheli longu-Aguri, lowatsi: “Buphuya nebunjinga ungangiphi, kodvwa umane ungiphe lengikudzingako.” (Taga 30:8) Kuyacaca kutsi Aguri abecondza kutsi imali ingaba sivikelo nekutsi ingaphindze ibe ngemandla layengako elutsandvo lwebunjinga. Caphela kutsi tinhlupheko talokuphila nemandla layengako elutsandvo lwebunjinga kungabulimata buhlobo betfu naJehova. Kukhatsateka kakhulu ngemcebo kungadla sikhatsi sakho, kukucedze emandla futsi kukwente ungatimiseli emsebentini weMbuso. Ngako-ke, timisele kutsi ungabanjwa sitsiyo saSathane sekutsandza umcebo.—Fundza Hebheru 13:5.
KUPHINGA—UMGODZI LOFIHLWE NGEBUCILI
11, 12. UmKhristu angalingeka njani kutsi aphinge emsebenti wakhe wekutiphilisa?
11 Batingeli labafuna kubamba silwane lesinemandla bangagubha umgodzi lapho lesilwane setayele kuhamba khona. Lomgodzi ubese ufihlwa ngetintfungo nemhlabatsi. Lesinye sicupho saSathane lesiphumelela kakhulu sifananiswa naleso sitsiyo. Sono sekutiphatsa kabi. (Taga 22:14; 23:27) EmaKhristu lamanyenti agcumukele kulowo mgodzi ngekuvumela kuba sesimeni lesenta kutsi kube melula kwenta sono. Lamanye emaKhristu lashadile awele ekuphingeni ngemuva kwekutsi atsandzane ngalokungakafaneli nalabanye bantfu.
12 Kutsandzana ngalokungakafaneli nalomunye umuntfu kungenteka nasemsebentini wekutiphilisa. Ecinisweni, luhlolo lolwentiwe luveta kutsi ba-fati labaphingile labangetulu kwehhafu nemadvodza laphingile langaba matsatfu kulamane, atiphatsa kabi emisebentini yekutiphilisa. Umsebenti wakho udzinga kutsi usebente nebantfu bebulili lobehlukile yini? Nangabe kunjalo, bunjani budlelwane bakho nabo? Unayo yini imincele letawunigcina nisebenta futsi ningacali kutsandzana? Nasi sibonelo: Ngemuva kwekucoca kanyenti nalenye indvodza lasebenta nayo, dzadze longumKhristu angagcine asayetsemba, ayitjela ngisho netinkinga takhe temshado. Kulesinye simo, ngemuva kwekwakha bungani newesifazane lesebenta naye, indvodza lengumKhristu ingahle icabange: “Uyayatisa imibono yami futsi uyangilalela nangikhuluma naye. Uyangihlonipha. Ngifisa shengatsi ngabe nasekhaya ngiphatfwa kanjalo.” Uyabona yini kutsi emaKhristu lasetimeni letinjalo angalingeka kutsi aphinge?
13. Kutsandzana nemuntfu ngalokungakafaneli kungakheka njani ebandleni?
13 Kutsandzana nemuntfu kungakafaneli kungakheka nasebandleni. Cabanga nganasi sibonelo lesenteke mbamba. Daniel nemfati wakhe Sarah,a bebangemahlahlandlela lavamile. Daniel utsi yena abengulomdzala loyemukela ngenjabulo yonkhe imisebenti laniketwa yona ebandleni. Njengobe ashumayela, abechuba tifundvo teliBhayibheli nemajaha lasihlanu—matsatfu awo abhajatiswa. Labazalwane labasandza kubhajatiswa bebadzinga lusito lolutsite. Ngesikhatsi Daniel amatasa ngemisebenti yelibandla, Sarah abevame kuwasita. Masinyane loko kwaba ngumkhuba: Lamajaha labekafundzelwa nguDaniel abedzinga kukhutsatwa ngekukhonjiswa lutsandvo, futsi abekutfola loko kuSarah. NaSarah abedzinga kunakwa, futsi abekutfola kuletifundvo taDaniel. Besesibekiwe sicupho lesiyingoti. Daniel utsi: “Buhlobo bemkami naJehova bancipha njengobe kwendlula tinyanga asita lamajaha. Kuleso sikhatsi nami bese ngingasamnaki futsi konkhe loko kwaba nemphumela lomubi. Umkami waphinga nalomunye walamajaha bengiwafundzela. Buhlobo bakhe naJehova baphela ngingakanaki, njengobe bengimatasa kakhulu nginake imisebenti yami yelibandla.” Ungayibalekela njani ingoti lenjalo?
14, 15. Ngutiphi tintfo letingasita emaKhristu lashadile kutsi abalekele umgodzi wekuphinga?
14 Kute ubalekele umgodzi wekuphinga, cabangisisa ngekutsi sisho kutsini sibopho semshado. Jesu watsi: “Loko lakuhlanganisile Nkulunkulu, akungabe kusehlukaniswa ngumuntfu.” (Mat. 19:6) Ungacabangi kutsi imisebenti lonayo ebandleni ibaluleke kakhulu kunemlingani wakho wemshado. Ngetulu kwaloko, caphela kutsi kwetayela kucitsa sikhatsi wenta leminye imisebenti ungekho kanye nemngani wakho wemshado kungakhombisa kutsi umshado wakho unetinkinga futsi loko kunganingenisa esilingweni.
15 Nangabe ungulomdzala welibandla, kutsiwani-ke ngemhlambi? Umphostoli Phetro wabhala: “Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu leniwuphetse, hhayi ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa ngenhlitiyo levumako njengobe Nkulunkulu atsandza kutsi nente, hhayi ngekunaka inkhokhelo nje, kodvwa ngenshisekelo yekukhonta.” (1 Phet. 5:2) Kufanele uwanake emalunga elibandla lophatsiswe wona. Nobe kunjalo, akukafaneli wente umsebenti wakho njengemelusi ube ungawenti umsebenti wakho njengendvodza. Akunangcondvo futsi kuyingoti kunaka kakhulu kondla libandla abe umngani wakho wemshado “alambile” ekhaya. Daniel utsi: “Kunyenti lokufuneka ekuphileni kunekutsi ube matasa unaka imisebenti loniketwe yona bese awusawunaki umndeni wakho.”
16, 17. (a) Ngutiphi tinyatselo emaKhristu lashadile langatitsatsa emsebentini kute akhombise kutsi awakatimiseli kutsandzana nalomunye umuntfu? (b) Niketa sibonelo sekwatiswa lokushicilelwe lokungasita umKhristu loshadile kutsi abalekele kuphinga.
16 Tinyenti teluleko letinhle letivela emakhasini e-Sicongosekulindza ne-“Phaphama!” letingasita emaKhristu lashadile kutsi abalekele kubanjwa ngulesitsiyo sekuphinga. Nasi sibonelo: Sicongosekulindza saSeptember 15, 2006, ngesiZulu, secwayisa ngetimo letingavela emsebentini nakuletinye tindzawo tibangele kutsi utsandzane nemuntfu longakashadi naye. Sibonelo saloko kutsi nawusebenta ema-awa lamanyenti unemuntfu webulili lobehlukile, ungatifaka esilingweni. Nangabe ushadile, kufanele ukwente kucace ngenkhulumo nangetento kutsi awukatimiseli kutsandzana naloyo muntfu. Njengobe utimisele kutinikela kuNkulunkulu, angeke udlale ngelutsandvo nobe ugcoke futsi utilungise ngendlela lengakahlonipheki kute unakwe ngulabanye. Kuba netitfombe temlingani wakho wemshado nebantfwabakho emsebentini wakho wekutiphilisa kungakukhumbuta kutsi umndeni wakho ubaluleke kangakanani, futsi nalabanye bangakubona loko. Timisele kutsi ungakhutsati futsi ungavumeli muntfu akhombise kukunaka ngendlela lengemukeleki.
17 Sihloko lesitsi “Ukuthembeka Emshadweni—Kusho Ukuthini Ngempela?” ku-“Phaphama!” ya-April 2009 ngesiZulu, secwayisa ngemicabango yekutiphatsa lokubi ngekwelicasi nemuntfu longakashadi naye. Lesihloko sakhombisa kutsi imicabango lenjalo ingawakhulisa ematfuba ekutsi uphinge. (Jak. 1:14, 15) Nangabe ushadile, kungaba kuhlakanipha kutsi wena naloshade naye nikubekete ndzawonye lokwatiswa. Umshado ulilungiselelo lelacalwa nguJehova futsi ungcwele. Kuba nesikhatsi sekukhuluma naloshade naye ngemshado wenu kuyindlela lenhle yekukhombisa kutsi unekubonga ngetintfo letingcwele.—Gen. 2:21-24.
18, 19. (a) Kuphinga kunamiphi imiphumela? (b) Kwetsembeka emshadweni kuba namiphi imiphumela?
18 Nangabe ulingeka kutsi utsandzane nalomunye umuntfu ngalokungakafaneli, zindla ngemiphumela lebuhlungu yekutiphatsa kabi ngekwelicasi nekuphinga. (Taga 7:22, 23; Gal. 6:7) Labo labatiphatsa kabi abamjabulisi Jehova futsi batilimata bona nalabashade nabo. (Fundza Malakhi 2:13, 14.) Cabanga ngetinzuzo letitfolwa ngulabo labalondvolota kutiphatsa lokuhle. Abagcini ngekuba nelitsemba lekuphila phakadze kuphela, kodvwa bajabulela nekuphila lokuncono nyalo nekuba nanembeza lohlantekile.—Fundza Taga 3:1, 2.
19 Umhlabeli wahlabela watsi: “Bantfu labatsandza umtsetfo wakho [Nkulunkulu] banekuthula lokuphelele, kute lokuyawubakhuba endleleni.” (Hla. 119:165) Ngako-ke, litsandze liciniso futsi ‘ucaphele kutsi utiphatsa njani, ungatiphatsisi kwebantfu labangakahlakaniphi, kepha njengalabahlakaniphile’ kuletikhatsi letimbi. (Ef. 5:15, 16) Tindlela lesihamba kuto tigcwele titsiyo Sathane latisebentisela kubamba tikhonti teliciniso. Kodvwa tsine sikulungele kutivikela. Jehova usinikete konkhe lesikudzingako kute ‘sibe nemandla’ futsi ‘sicime tonkhe tikhali letivutsako talomubi.’—Ef. 6:11, 16.
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Kutsandza umcebo kungabuminyanisa buhlobo bemuntfu naJehova. Ungakuvumeli loko kwenteke kuwe
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