Tikhombo Tencwajana Yekubhalela Emhlanganweni Wekuphila KwemaKhristu Nemsebenti Wawo
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MAY 6-12
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 36-37
“Ungatfukutseli Ngenca Yebantfu Lababi”
Yini Letawususwa Nakufika Umbuso WaNkulunkulu?
4 Sitiva njani ngebantfu lababi labakhona lamuhla? Ngemuva kwekubiketela kutsi lesikhatsi lesiphila kuso sitawufaka ekhatsi “tikhatsi letibucayi lokumatima kubhekana nato,” umphostoli Pawula waphefumulelwa kutsi abhale kutsi: “bantfu lababi nebakhohlisi batawudlanga ngebubi, badukise futsi nabo badukiswe.” (2 Thim. 3:1-5, 13) Lamavi alesiphrofetho uwabonile yini afezeka? Linyenti letfu like lahlukunyetwa bantfu lababi, labatidlova, bantfu labenenzondo netigebengu letiyingoti. Labanye balabantfu ababufihli bubi babo, labanye bayabufihla, batente bantfu labalungile kantsi babi. Ngisho nobe singakahlukumeteki ngalokucondzile, kodvwa bantfu lababi baseseyinkinga kitsi. Sikhatsateka kakhulu nangabe siva ngetento tabo letihlasimulisa lugogo. Indlela bantfu lababi lababahlukumeta ngayo bantfwana labancane nalasebakhulile labangakhoni kutivikela, isivisa buhlungu kakhulu. Bantfu lababi baveta umoya lobonakala unebulwane kanye nebudimoni. (Jak. 3:15) Esikhundleni setindzaba letimbi, siyajabula kutsi liVi laJehova lisitjela tindzaba letimnandzi.
Jehova Uyababusisa Labacolelako
10 Kuyingoti kuhlale utfukutsele. Kutfukutsela kufana nemtfwalo lowesindzako futsi Jehova ufuna siwulahle kuze sitfole kuthula. (Fundza Kubase-Efesu 4:31, 32.) Usicela kutsi siyekele ‘kutfukutsela nekuba nelulaka.’ (Hla. 37:8) Kukuhlakanipha kulalela leseluleko. Kuhlale sitfukutsele kungasilimata emtimbeni nasengcondvweni. (Taga 14:30) Nangabe sitfukutselele lotsite, loko akumlimati, njengobe nje angeke agule nangabe kungitsi lesinatse shevu. Ngako nasicolela labanye sisuke sitisita tsine. (Taga 11:17) Siba nekuthula, futsi siyakhona kuchubeka sikhonta Jehova.
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“Jabula Kakhulu NgoJehova”
20 Khona-ke, “abamnene bayodla ifa lomhlaba.” (IHubo 37:11a) Kodwa obani laba “abamnene”? Igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi ‘-mnene’ livela emsukeni osho ukuthi “hlupha, ehlisa, thobisa.” Yebo, “abamnene” yilabo abalindela uJehova ngokuthobeka ukuba alungise konke ukungabi nabulungisa okwenziwe kubo. “Ngempela bayothola injabulo enkulu ngokuchichima kokuthula.” (IHubo 37:11b) Ngisho namanje sithola ukuthula okukhulu epharadesi elingokomoya elisebandleni lobuKristu beqiniso.
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Intsaba
Kunganyakatiswa, kuhlala njalo, nobe kuphakama. Ligama lelitsi kunganyakatiswa nalelitsi kuhlala njalo avame kusetjentiswa nakukhulunywa ngetintsaba. (Isa 54:10; Hab 3:6; catsanisa ne-Hl 46:2.) Ngako, umhlabeleli nakatsi kulunga kwaJehova “kunjengetintsaba taNkulunkulu” (Hl 36:6) kungenteka bekasho kutsi kulunga kwaJehova akunyakatiseki. Njengobe tintsaba tiphakeme, loko kungaphindze kusho kutsi kulunga kwaNkulunkulu kuphakeme kunekwebantfu. (Catsanisa na-Isa 55:8, 9.) LiBhayibheli nalikhuluma ngekutfululwa kwesitja sesi-7 sentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu, kuSembulo 16:20 litsi: “Tintsaba atizange tisatfolakala.” Loku kusitjela kutsi ngisho tintfo letiphakeme njengetintsaba betingeke tikhone kubalekela lulaka lwaNkulunkulu.—Catsanisa naJer 4:23-26.
MAY 13-19
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 38-39
Ungahlali Utisola Kakhulu
Libuke Ngalabovu Likusasa
12 Fundza 1 Johane 3:19, 20. Ngaletinye tikhatsi, sonkhe sihle sitiva sinelicala. Nasi sibonelo, labanye bayatisola ngetintfo labatenta basengakabi boFakazi. Labanye bayatisola ngenca yemaphutsa labawenta ngemuva kwekubhajatiswa. (Rom. 3:23) Kuliciniso kutsi sifuna kwenta lokulungile. Kodvwa “sonkhe siyona tikhatsi letinyenti.” (Jak. 3:2; Rom. 7:21-23) Ngisho nobe singakutsandzi kutiva sinelicala, kodvwa ngaletinye tikhatsi kungasisita. Kungani? Kungobe kutiva unelicala kungakwenta wente lushintjo ekuphileni kwakho futsi utimisele kungawaphindzi emaphutsa lafanako.—Heb. 12:12, 13.
13 Nobe kunjalo, singatisola kakhulu, lokusho kuchubeka sitisola ngisho sesiphendvukile futsi Jehova sekakhombisile kutsi usicolele. Kutisola lokunjalo kuyingoti. (Hla. 31:10; 38:3, 4) Kanjani? Cabanga nganasi sibonelo salomunye dzadze lowativa anelicala ngetono lebekatentile. Watsi: “Bengiva shengatsi ngidlala ngesikhatsi sami nangikhonta Jehova ngobe vele bekangeke angisindzise.” Linyenti letfu kungenteka like lativa ngalendlela. Ngako kufanele sicaphele kutsi singahlali sitisola kakhulu. Kungani? Kungobe Sathane angajabula kakhulu nasingayekela kukhonta Jehova, ngisho nobe Jehova asicolele.—Catsanisa na-2 Khorinte 2:5-7, 11.
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Singazenza Kanjani Izinsuku Zethu Zamukeleke KuJehova?
IZINSUKU zokuphila kwethu zibonakala zimbalwa futhi zidlula ngokushesha. Umhubi uDavide wazindla ngobufushane bokuphila washukumiseleka ukuba athandaze athi: “Jehova, ngazise ukuphela kwami, nesilinganiso sezinsuku zami ukuba siyini; mangazi ukuthi ngingodlulayo. Bheka, izinsuku zami wazenza zaba ngangobubanzi besandla; imihla yokuphila kwami ayilutho kuwe.” UDavide wayekhathalela ukuphila ngendlela eyayiyojabulisa uNkulunkulu, ngenkulumo nangezenzo. Ezwakalisa ukwethembela kwakhe kuNkulunkulu, wathi: “Ithemba lami likuwe.” (IHubo 39:4, 5, 7) UJehova walalela. Ngempela wazilinganisa izenzo zikaDavide wayesemvuza ngokufanele.
Kulula ukuba matasa umzuzu ngamunye wosuku nokuxinwa ukuphila okusheshayo nokumatasa. Lokhu kungasenza sikhathazeke, ikakhulu njengoba sinokuningi kangaka okumelwe sikwenze kodwa sisincane kangaka isikhathi sokukwenza. Ingabe nathi sikhathalela into efanayo neyayikhathalelwa uDavide—ukwenza ukuphila kwethu kwamukeleke kuNkulunkulu? Akukho kungabaza ngokuthi uJehova usibhekile futhi uhlolisisa ngamunye wethu. UJobe, indoda eyayimesaba uNkulunkulu, wavuma eminyakeni engaba u-3 600 edlule ukuthi uJehova wayezibona izindlela zakhe futhi ebala zonke izinyathelo zakhe. UJobe wabuza: “Lapho engiphenya, ngingaphendula ngokuthini na?” (Jobe 31:4-6, 14) Singakwazi ukwenza izinsuku zethu zamukeleke kuNkulunkulu ngokwenza izinto ezingokomoya zize kuqala, ngokulalela imiyalo yakhe nangokusebenzisa isikhathi sethu ngokuhlakanipha. Ake sizihlolisise lezi zinto.
Kulungisa Buhlobo Bakho NaJehova
Khuluma naJehova njalo. Babe wakho uyati kutsi nangabe uchubeka utiva unelicala ngalokubi lowakwenta, loko kungahle kwente kutsi kube matima kuthantaza kuye. (Rom. 8:26) Nobe kunjalo, ‘phikelela emthantazweni,’ umtjele kutsi ukufuna kangakanani kuba ngumngani wakhe. (Rom. 12:12) Andrej utsi: “Bengitiva nginelicala futsi nginemahloni kakhulu. Kodvwa njalo nje nangicedza kuthantaza bengitiva ngincono. Bengitiva nginekuthula lokukhulu.” Nangabe ungati kutsi uthantazele ini, cabanga ngemithantazo leyashiwo yiNkhosi Davide lebeyiphendvukile lebhalwe kuTihlabelelo 51 na-65.
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Bani Ngumuntfu Lowetsembekile
16 Kutibamba kubalulekile nangabe sifuna labanye basetsembe. Kusisita kutsi sibindze nasilingeka kutsi sikhulume indzaba leyimfihlo. (Fundza Taga 10:19.) Singakutfola kumatima kutibamba nasisebentisa tekuchumana. Nasingakanaki singatikhandza sesikhuluma tindzaba letiyimfihlo singakacondzi kubantfu labanyenti. Nasesiwusakatile umniningwane kutebuchwephesha, ngeke sisakhona kulawula indlela lotawusetjentiswa ngayo nobe kutsi unganani umonakalo lotawubanga. Kutibamba kuphindze kusisite kutsi sibindze nangabe labo labasiphikisako basebentisa bucili kuze betame kusenta kutsi sikhulume tintfo letingabeka bazalwane betfu nabodzadze engotini. Loku kungenteka nasiphenywa ngemaphoyisa nangabe sihlala eveni lapho umsebenti wetfu uvinjelwe khona. Kuletimo nakuletinye, singasebentisa simiso lesitsi: “Ngitawufaka sifonyo kute ngigadze umlomo wami.” (Hla. 39:1) Kufanele setsembeke kubo bonkhe bantfu, kungaba semndenini, kubangani, kubazalwane betfu nabodzadze nakulabanye nje bantfu. Kuze setsembeke, kudzingeka sitibambe.
MAY 20-26
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 40-41
Kungani Kufanele Sisite Labanye?
Tfola Injabulo Ngekupha
16 Bantfu labephanako abaphi ngobe bafuna kuzuza lokutsite. Jesu watsi: “Nawente lidzili, mema labeswele, labakhubatekile, tinchute netimphumphutse, futsi utawujabula ngekutsi ngeke bakumeme.” (Luk. 14:13, 14) LiBhayibheli litsi: “Lowephanako naye uyawubusiswa.” Liphindze litsi: “Ubusisiwe umuntfu lonakekela lobutsakatsaka.” (Taga 22:9; Hla. 41:1) Kufanele siphe labanye ngoba sijabula kakhulu nangabe sibasita.
17 Ngesikhatsi Pawula acaphuna emavi aJesu latsi “kunenjabulo lenyenti ekupheni kunasekwemukeleni” bekangasho kupha ngetintfo letibonakalako kuphela, kodvwa bekasho nekukhutsata, kucondzisa kanye nekusita labo labadzinga lusito. (Imis. 20:31-35) Pawula wasifundzisa ngemavi nangetento kutsi kubalulekile kupha labanye sikhatsi setfu, emandla etfu, sibanake siphindze sibatsandze.
18 Bacwaningi batfole kutsi kupha kwenta bantfu bajabule. Lesinye sihloko satsi bantfu bajabula kakhulu nangabe bentela labanye tintfo letinhle. Bacwaningi batsi kuphila kwetfu kuba nenjongo nasisita labanye. Tati titsi bantfu benta umsebenti wekuvolontiya kute bative baphilile futsi bajabulile. Loko akumangalisi ngoba Jehova uMdali wetfu lositsandzako utsi kupha kukwenta ujabule.—2 Thim. 3:16, 17.
Jehova Utakucinisa
7 Nangabe ugula, Jehova utakudvudvuta aphindze akunake njengobe atinaka netinceku takhe takadzeni. INkhosi Davide yabhala yatsi: “Ubusisiwe umuntfu lonakekela lobutsakatsaka, Simakadze uyawumsindzisa ngelilanga lekuhlupheka; Simakadze uyawumlondvolotela imphilo yakhe.” (Tihlabelelo 41:1, 2) Davide bekangasho kutsi umuntfu lonakekela lobutsakatseka angeke afe. Jehova bekangamsita njani umuntfu lonakekela lobutsakatsaka? Davide wachaza: “Simakadze uyawumcinisa nakagula, amphilise nakubo bonkhe butsakatsaka bakhe.” (Tihlabelelo 41:3) Jehova ubati kahle bumatima tinceku takhe letibhekene nabo futsi akatikhohlwa. Angatiniketa emandla nekuhlakanipha. Jehova wadala umtimba wetfu kutsi ukhone kutelapha wona.
Lingisa Jehova, Ube Nesihawu
17 Akukafaneli kutsi sibe nesihawu ngesizatfu sekutsi kuzuzisa tsine. Sizatfu lesiyinhloko sekukhombisa sihawu kutsi sifuna kulingisa Jehova Nkulunkulu lonelutsandvo nesihawu futsi simkhatimulise. (Taga 14:31) Usibekela sibonelo lesihle kakhulu. Shengatsi sonkhe singenta konkhe lokusemandleni etfu kute simlingise ngekutsi sibatsandze bazalwane betfu kanye nabomakhelwane betfu futsi sibe nesihawu.—Gal. 6:10; 1 Joh. 4:16.
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Jehova
Cishe wonkhe umlayeto loseBhayibhelini umayelana nekusekelwa kwebukhosi baJehova, futsi loko kuyiveta kahle injongo yaJehova, lekungcweliswa kwelibito lakhe. Kungcweliswa kwelibito laJehova kusho kuhlantwa kwalo kuko konkhe lokulingcolisile. Libito laNkulunkulu lingahlantwa ngekutsi lihlonishwe tidalwa letisezulwini nasemhlabeni, futsi loku tingakwenta ngekutsi tihloniphe Jehova, losetikwako konkhe. Ngenca yekutsi tiyamtsandza, kufanele timkhonte futsi tente nentsandvo yakhe. Umthantazo waDavide lokuTihlabelelo 40:5-10 uyiveta ngalokucacile indlela letidalwa letingangcwelisa ngayo libito laJehova. (Naka indlela umphostoli Pawula lasebentisa ngayo tincenye talombhalo nakakhuluma ngaJesu Khristu kuHeb 10:5-10.)
MAY 27–JUNE 2
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 42-44
Yisebentise Kahle Imfundvo Lesiyitfola KuJehova
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Amaphuzu Avelele ENcwadi Yesibili YamaHubo
42:4, 5, 11; 43:3-5. Uma ngesizathu esithile esingenakusilawula sizithola sihlukene nebandla lobuKristu isikhashana, ukukhumbula injabulo esasinayo kulobo budlelwane kungasiqinisa. Nakuba lokhu ekuqaleni kungase kusenze sibe nesizungu ngokwengeziwe, kungasikhumbuza nokuthi uNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo sethu nokuthi kudingeka silindele yena ukuze sithole impumuzo.
Kwenta Sikhatsi Sekutadisha Sibe Ngulesijabulisa Kakhulu Kanye Nalesizuzisako
1 THANDAZA: Sinyatselo sekucala lokufanele sisitsatse, kuthandaza. (Hla. 42:8) Kungani kunjalo? Kufanele sitsatse kutadisha kwetfu liVi laNkulunkulu njengencenye yekukhonta kwetfu. Ngako-ke, kudzingeka sicele Jehova kutsi asente sibe nesimo sengcondvo lesihle, futsi asiphe umoya wakhe longcwele. (Luk. 11:13) Barbara, losekanesikhatsi lesidze asitfunywa seliVangeli, utsi: “Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ngembikwekutsi ngifundze nobe ngitadishe liBhayibheli, ngicala ngekuthandaza. Ngemuva kwaloko, ngiyeva kutsi Jehova unami futsi uyakujabulela loko lengikwentako.” Kuthandaza ngembikwekutadisha kuvula tingcondvo kanye netinhlitiyo tetfu, kutente temukele inala yekudla kwakamoya lokusuke kusembikwetfu.
‘Ungatiyeketsisi Tandla Takho’
11 Siphindze siciniswe ngemfundvo levela kuNkulunkulu lesiyitfola emihlanganweni yelibandla, yesigodzi, yesifundza kanye nasetikolweni tebuKhristu. Lemfundvo ingasikhutsata, isisite sitibekele imigomo ekukhonteni Nkulunkulu kanye nekutsi siyente kahle imisebenti yetfu yebuKhristu. (Hla. 119:32) Uwafuna ngemdlandla yini emandla latfolakala kuloluhlobo lwemfundvo?
12 Jehova wawasita ema-Israyeli akhona kuncoba ema-Amaleki kanye nemaKushe, futsi waniketa Nehemiya kanye nemadvodza lebekanawo emandla ekucedza umsebenti wekwakha kabusha lubondza. Natsi Nkulunkulu angasiniketa emandla ekuma sicine lapho sibhekene nekuphikiswa, kutondvwa, kanye nekucindzeteleka, kuze sikhone kuchubeka nemsebenti wekushumayela. (1 Phet. 5:10) Asikagadzi kutsi Jehova asentele timangaliso. Kunaloko, kufanele kube khona lesikwentako. Loku kufaka ekhatsi kufundza liVi laNkulunkulu malanga onkhe, kulungiselela imihlangano nekuya kuyo liviki neliviki, kuba nesifundvo lesitichubela sona, kukhonta kwemndeni kanye nekuthantaza kuJehova njalo. Asingavumeli letinye tintfo nobe imikhuba letsite iphatamise tindlela Jehova lasicinisa futsi asikhutsate ngato. Nangabe ubona kutsi tandla takho tiyayeketsisa kunobe ngukuphi kwaloku, cela lusito lwaNkulunkulu. Utawubona umoya waNkululunkulu ‘ukwenta ube nemandla, futsi ukunika sifiso nemandla ekwenta intsandvo yakhe.’ (Fil. 2:13) Kodvwa yini wena longayenta kuze ucinise tandla talabanye?
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Jakalazi
Etikhatsini letinyenti liBhayibheli nalikhuluma ngajakalazi lisuke lifanekisa lokutsite. Sibonelo nje, ngesikhatsi Jobe alila ngesimo labebhekene naso, watsi sewugucuke waba “ngumnakabojakalazi.” (Job 30:29) Akhuluma ngekuncotjwa kwebantfu baNkulunkulu, umhlabeleli watsi “sancotjelwa lapho kubutsana khona bojakalazi” (Hl 44:19) futsi kungenteka bekasho lapho bekuhlangana khona bojakalazi kuze badle tidvumbu talabo bebabulewe emphini (catsanisa Hl 68:23). Kuvinjetelwa kweJerusalema nga-607 B.C.E. kwenta kutsi kube nendlala lenkhulu futsi leyabangela kutsi bomake baphatse kabi bantfwana babo.
JUNE 3-9
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 45-47
Ingoma Lekhuluma Ngemshado WeNkhosi
Jabulani Ngemshado WeliWundlu!
8 Fundza Tihlabelelo 45:13, 14a. Lomakoti ‘uyacwebetela’ kulomshado wasebukhosini. KuSembulo 21:2 lomakoti ufananiswa nelidolobha, iJerusalema Lensha futsi ‘ulungiswe njengamakoti ahlotjiselwe umkhwenyane.’ Lelidolobha lelisezulwini ‘linenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu’ futsi kukhanya kwalo ‘kufana nelitje leliligugu kakhulu, njengelitje lejasiphi lelicwebetelisa kwekristalu.’ (Semb. 21:10, 11) Lobuhle beJerusalema Lensha buchazwe kahle kakhulu encwadzini yeSembulo. (Semb. 21:18-21) Akumangalisi-ke kutsi umhlabeli utsi lomakoti ‘uyacwebetela’! Ngetulu kwako konkhe, lomshado wasebukhosini utawube usezulwini.
9 Lomakoti uletfwa kuMkhwenyane—iNkhosi LenguMesiya. Bekasolo amlungiselela, ‘amhlambulula ngekumgeza ngemanti asebentisa livi.’ Lomakoti ‘ungcwele futsi akasoleki.’ (Ef. 5:26, 27) Asingabati kutsi nalomakoti uwugcokele kahle lomkhosi. Vele kunjalo! Ecinisweni ‘wembetse tingubo letelukwe ngegolide’ futsi ‘umikiswa enkhosini, embetse bukhatikhati.’ Njengobe kungumshado weliWundlu, lomakoti “uvunyelwe kutsi embatse ilineni lekhanyako, lehlantekile, nalecolisakele—ngobe ilineni lecolisakele imelela imisebenti lelungile yalabangcwele.”—Semb. 19:8.
Sembulo—Sisho Kutsini Ngelikusasa Lakho
10 Yini Jehova latayenta nakuhlaselwa bantfu bakhe? Utsi: “Intfukutselo yami lenkhulu itawuphakama.” (Hez. 38:18, 21-23) Sembulo sehluko 19 sisichazela loko lokutawubese kuyenteka. Jehova utawutfumela iNdvodzana yakhe kutsi ivikele bantfu bakhe futsi incobe titsa takhe. “Emabutfo asezulwini” atawuhlanganyela naJesu kulokuhlasela, lokutingilosi letetsembekile kanye nalabo labangu-144 000. (Semb. 17:14; 19:11-15) Utawuba yini umphumela walemphi? Bonkhe bantfu kanye netinhlangano letimelene naJehova kutawubhujiswa!—Fundza Sembulo 19:19-21.
11 Asewucabange nje kutsi batawutiva njani labetsembekile labatawube balamhlabeni labatawusindza nakubhujiswa titsa taNkulunkulu! Leso kuyobe kusikhatsi senjabulo lenkhulu! Kuliciniso kutsi kutawuba nemsindvo wenjabulo ezulwini ngemuva kwekubhujiswa kweBhabhulona Lenkhulu, kodvwa kunalokunye lokutawenta kutsi kube nekuhalalisa lokukhulu. (Semb. 19:1-3) Indzaba ‘yemshado weliWundlu’ ngiyo lebaluleke kakhulu encwadzini yeSembulo.—Semb. 19:6-9.
12 Utawuba nini lomshado? Bonkhe labangu-144 000 batawube basezulwini ngaphambi nje kwekutsi kucale imphi ye-Amagedoni. Nobe kunjalo, leso kutawube kungasiso sikhatsi sekutsi kube ngumshado weliWundlu. (Fundza Sembulo 21:1, 2.) Umshado weliWundlu utawuba ngemuva kwemphi ye-Amagedoni futsi tonkhe titsa taNkulunkulu setibhujisiwe.—Hla. 45:3, 4, 13-17.
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Imphi
Nakuphela lemphi, umhlaba utoba nekuthula iminyaka leyinkhulungwane. Tihlabelelo natikhuluma ngalokuthula titsi “[Jehova] ucedza timphi emhlabeni wonkhe. Wephula butjoki, ephule nesikhali sibe ticucu; futsi ushisa tincola temphi ngemlilo.” Lombhalo wagcwaliseka kwekucala ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu aletsa kuthula ka-Israyeli ngekutsi abhubhise tikhali tetitsa. Ngemuva kwekutsi Jesu sekancobe labo lababanga timphi, kutawuba nekuthula emhlabeni wonkhe. (Hl 46:8-10) Bantfu labatawutfola kuphila lokuphakadze ngulabo labagucule ‘tinkemba tabo taba ngemakhuba netikhali tabo taba tikelo tekutsena tihlahla, futsi ngeke baphindze baceceshelwe kulwa imphi.’ “Ngobe Jehova wemabutfo sewukhulumile.”—Isa 2:4; Mik 4:3, 4.
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Yini Letawususwa Nakufika Umbuso WaNkulunkulu?
9 Yini letawuvala sikhundla sabohulumende labagcwele inkhohlakalo? Ngemuva kwe-Amagedoni, ikhona yini inhlangano letawube isele? LiBhayibheli litsi: “Kunemazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lesikulindzele ngekwesetsembiso sakhe, futsi kuko kutawuba nekulunga.” (2 Phet. 3:13) Emazulu nemhlaba lomdzala, lokusho labohulumende labakhohlakele kanye nebantfu labababusako, batawube sebabhujisiwe. Yini letawuvala sikhundla sabo? Inkhulumo letsi “emazulu lamasha” kanye “nemhlaba lomusha” isho kutsi kutawuba nahulumende lomusha nebantfu labasha labatawubuswa nguloyo hulumende. LoMbuso lotawube uholwa nguJesu Khristu utawukhombisa buntfu baJehova Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu lohlelekile. (1 Khor. 14:33) Ngako emhlabeni lomusha kutawuba nekuhleleka. Kutawuba nemadvodza lalungile lahlela kahle tintfo. (Hla. 45:16) Batawube bacondziswa nguKhristu kanye nalabangu-144 000 labatawubusa naye. Cabanga nje kutsi kutawuba njani kuphila nasekute tinhlangano letikhohlakele, kodvwa sekunenhlangano yinye, lenebunye futsi lete kukhohlakala!
JUNE 10-16
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 48-50
Batali—Sitani Imindeni Yenu Kutsi Iyetsembe Inhlangano YaJehova
Kukhonta Jehova Ngendlela Lekahle Kutakwenta Ujabule Kakhulu
11 Sisuke sikhonta Jehova nasitidadishela liBhayibheli futsi sifundzisa bantfwabetfu ngaye. NgeliSabatha, ema-Israyeli bekangasebenti futsi ngalelo langa bewacinisa buhlobo bawo naJehova. (Eks. 31:16, 17) Tikhonti taJehova letetsembekile betifundzisa bantfwabato ngaye nangebuhle bakhe. Natsi lamuhla kufanele sitinike sikhatsi sekufundza liVi lakhe futsi silidadishe. Lena ngulenye indlela lesikhonta ngayo Jehova futsi isisita sisondzelane naye. (Hla. 73:28) Nangabe umndeni udadisha liBhayibheli kanye kanye, loko kungabasita bantfwana kutsi babe nebuhlobo lobuhle naBabe wetfu wasezulwini lositsandzako.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 48:13.
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Unesizathu Sokujabula
“Zungezani iZiyoni, nina bantu, nihambahambe kulo, nibale imibhoshongo yalo. Bekani izinhliziyo zenu egoqweni lalo lokuvikela. Hlolani imibhoshongo yalo yokuhlala, ukuze nilandise ngalo esizukulwaneni sesikhathi esizayo.” (IHu. 48:12, 13) Lapha umhubi wayenxusa ama-Israyeli ukuba alibukele eduze iJerusalema. Ungacabanga yini ngezingxoxo zezinkumbulo eziyigugu zemikhaya yama-Israyeli eyayithathe uhambo oluya emzini ongcwele, emikhosini yaminyaka yonke futhi yabona ithempeli lawo elihle kakhulu? Kumelwe ukuba yayishukumiseleka ukuba “ilandise ngalo esizukulwaneni sesikhathi esizayo.”
Cabanga ngendlovukazi yaseSheba, eyaqale yangayethemba imibiko yokubusa kukaSolomoni okuhle ngokumangalisayo nokuhlakanipha kwakhe okukhulu. Yini eyayenza yakholelwa ukuthi izinto eyayizizwile zaziyiqiniso? Yathi: “Angizange ngibe nokholo emazwini abo kwaze kwaba yilapho sengifikile ukuze ngizibonele ngamehlo ami.” (2 IziKr. 9:6) Yebo, esikubona ‘ngamehlo ethu’ kungasithinta ngokujulile.
Ungazisiza kanjani izingane zakho ukuba zibone izimangaliso zenhlangano kaJehova ‘ngamehlo azo’? Uma kunehhovisi legatsha loFakazi BakaJehova endaweni yakini, yenzani umzamo wokulivakashela. Ngokwesibonelo, indawo uMandy noBethany abakhulela kuyo yayiqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-1 500 ukusuka eBethel yasezweni lakubo. Nokho, abazali babo babehlela ukuba kuvakashelwe khona njalo kuyobonwa izakhiwo, ikakhulu ngesikhathi besakhula. Bathi: “Ngaphambi kokuba sivakashele eBethel, sasicabanga ukuthi iyindawo ezothe kakhulu neyabantu abadala kuphela. Kodwa sahlangana nabantu abasha ababezikhandla enkonzweni kaJehova futhi beyijabulela! Sabona ukuthi inhlangano kaJehova yayingapheleli nje endaweni yakithi encane, futhi isikhathi ngasinye lapho sivakashela eBethel sasivuseleleka ngokomoya.” Ukuyibukela eduze inhlangano kaNkulunkulu kwakhuthaza uMandy noBethany ukuba baqale ukuphayona, futhi baze bamenyelwa ngisho nokuba bazokhonza eBethel isikhashana.
Chubekani Njengetakhamuti TeMbuso!
5 Fundza umlandvo. Umuntfu lofuna kuba sakhamuti sahulumende lotsite kungadzingeka kutsi afundze ngemlandvo walowo hulumende. Ngendlela lefananako, labo labafuna kuba takhamuti teMbuso benta kahle ngekufundza konkhe labangakufundza ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu. Cabanga ngesibonelo lesabekwa ngemadvodzana aKhora, labekhonta ka-Israyeli wasendvulo. Abelitsandza liJerusalema nendzawo yalo yekukhontela futsi akujabulela kucoca ngemlandvo walelo dolobha. Abengajatjuliswa ngematje neludzaka lokwakhiwa ngalo, kodvwa abejatjuliswa ngulokwakumelelwa ngulelidolobha nendzawo yalo yekukhontela. LiJerusalema ‘kwakulikhaya leNkhosi lenkhulu,’ lenguJehova ngobe beliyindzawo yekukhonta kweliciniso. UMtsetfo waJehova wawufundziselwa lapho. Jehova abekhombisa umusa wakhe kubantfu labebabuswa yiNkhosi yaseJerusalema. (Fundza Tihlabelelo 48:1, 2, 9, 12, 13.) Njengalabo bantfu, unaso yini sifiso sekufundza nekucoca ngemlandvo wencenye lesemhlabeni yenhlangano yaJehova? Njengobe uchubeka ufundza ngenhlangano yaNkulunkulu futsi ufundza ngendlela Jehova labasekela ngayo bantfu bakhe, utawati kahle neMbuso waNkulunkulu. Sifiso sakho sekushumayela tindzaba letimnandzi teMbuso waNkulunkulu sitawuvele sitikhulele.—Jer. 9:24; Luk. 4:43.
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Njengobe ema-Israyeli bewasive lesinjingile, bewakhona kujabulela kudla kanye netinatfo (1Ks 4:20; Shu 5:18, 19), futsi umcebo wawo bowuwavikela ekuhlaselweni yindlala. (Tag 10:15; Shu 7:12) Nanobe bekuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu kutsi ema-Israyeli ajabule ngemisebenti yetandla tawo (catsanisa neTag 6:6-11; 20:13; 24:33, 34), kodvwa waphindze wawecwayisa ngengoti yekwetsembela kulomcebo bese ayamkhohlwa Jehova lokunguye lebekabanikete wona. (Dut 8:7-17; Hl 49:6-9; Tag 11:4; 18:10, 11; Jer 9:23, 24) Ema-Israyeli akhunjutwa kutsi umcebo uyaphela (Tag 23:4, 5), angeke aze awunikete Nkulunkulu njengenhlawulo kuze ativikele ekufeni (Hl 49:6, 7), futsi nakafa bewangeke angcwatjwe nawo (Hl 49:16, 17; Shu 5:15). Aphindze akhunjutwa kutsi nangabe enta umcebo ute kucala ekuphileni kwawo kungawenta angasatsembeki kuJehova futsi alahlekelwe nabuhlobo bawo naye. (Tag 28:20; catsanisa naJer 5:26-28; 17:9-11.) Akhutsatwa nekutsi advumise Jehova ‘ngekumnika lokuncono kakhulu kuloko lanako.’—Tag 3:9.
JUNE 17-23
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 51-53
Longakwenta Kuze Ugweme Kwenta Tono Letinkhulu
Ungayivikela Njani Inhlitiyo Yakho?
4 Ligama lelitsi “inhlitiyo” lelisembhalweni weTaga 4:23 lisho umuntfu lesinguye ngekhatsi noma loko lesingiko. (Fundza Tihlabelelo 51:6.) Ngalamanye emagama “inhlitiyo” isho imicabango yetfu lejulile, indlela lesitiva ngayo, tisusa tetfu, kanye naloko lesikufisako. Liphindze lisho luhlobo lwemuntfu lesingilo ngekhatsi hhayi nje loko bantfu labakubonako kitsi.
5 Cabanga ngekutsi kunakekela imitimba yetfu kusisita njani kutsi sibone kubaluleka kwekunakekela tinhlitiyo tetfu letingekwemfanekiso. Kwekucala, kuze imitimba yetfu ihlale iphilile kufanele sidle kudla lokunemphilo siphindze sitivocavoce. Ngendlela lefanako, kuze inhlitiyo yetfu lengekwemfanekiso ihlale iphilile, kufanele sihlale sifundza liBhayibheli kanye netincwadzi letisekelwe kulo bese siyakhombisa kutsi sinekukholwa. Kute sikhombise kutsi sinekukholwa kuJehova kufanele sikusebentise loko lesikufundzako, siphindze sikhulume ngetintfo lesitikholelwako. (Rom. 10:8-10; Jak. 2:26) Kwesibili, imitimba yetfu ingabonakala iphilile kodvwa sibe sinekugula lokutsite. Ngendlela lefanako, singahle sicabange kutsi sinekukholwa lokucinile ngenca yeluhlelo lesinalo lwekukhonta Nkulunkulu ngisho sinetifiso letimbi. (1 Khor. 10:12; Jak. 1:14, 15) Kufanele sikhumbule kutsi Sathane ufuna kusenta sicabange njengaye. Sathane angetama njani kukwenta loko, futsi yini lesingayenta kute sitivikele?
Singahlala Simsulwa
5 Jehova utasisita kutsi silwisane nemicabango lemibi nangabe sichubeka sithantazela lusito lwakhe. Usinika umoya longcwele kute sibe nemandla ekuhlala simsulwa. Emithantazweni yetfu, singatjela Jehova kutsi sifuna imicabango yetfu imjabulise. (Tihlabelelo 19:14) Ngekutitfoba, simcela abuke kutsi tikhona yini tifiso letimbi enhlitiyweni yetfu letingasenta sone. (Tihlabelelo 139:23, 24) Chubeka ucela Jehova kutsi akusite kute ubalekele kutiphatsa lokubi futsi wente lokulungile ngisho nalapho kumatima.—Matewu 6:13.
6 Ngaphambi kwekufundza ngaJehova, kungenteka besitsandza kwenta tintfo langatemukeli futsi kungenteka sisalwa naletifiso letimbi. Kodvwa Jehova angasisita kutsi sishintje futsi sente tintfo letimjabulisako. Nasi sibonelo: Ngemuva kwekutsi iNkhosi Davide ilele naBatisheba, yaphendvuka futsi yancenga Jehova kutsi ayinike “inhlitiyo lehlantekile” futsi ayisite ilalele. (Tihlabelelo 51:10, 12) Ngako nangabe besinetifiso letimbi letinemandla esikhatsini lesendlulile futsi lesisalwa nato, Jehova angasisita kutsi sibe nesifiso lesikhulu sekumlalela nesekwenta lokulungile. Angasisita kutsi silawule imicabango yetfu lemibi.—Tihlabelelo 119:133.
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Dowegi
Abengum-Edomi futsi ayindvuna yebelusi beNkhosi Sawula, lokwakusikhundla lesisetulu. (1Sa 21:7; 22:9) Dowegi bekagucukele enkholweni yebuJuda. Ngalelinye lilanga wavalelwa ethendeni lekukhontela eNobi, mhlawumbe ngenca yekutsi bekente sifungo lesitsite, mhlawumbe angakahlanteki nobe anebulephelo. Aseselapho, wabona umPhristi Lophakeme Ahimeleki aniketa Davide sinkhwa lesingcwele kanye nenkemba yaGoliyathi. Ngesikhatsi Sawula acedza kutjela tisebenti takhe kutsi kukhona lebebenta licebo lekumelana naye, Dowegi watjela Sawula ngaloko bekakubone eNobi. Sawula watsi akulandvwe umphristi lophakeme kanye nalabanye baphristi. Ngemuva kwaloko, waphenya Ahimeleki ngemibuto futsi nakacedza, watjela bogadzi kutsi bambulale kanye nalalabanye baphristi. Labogadzi bala kubulala labaphristi. Ngako Sawula watjela Dowegi kutsi ababulale, futsi ngekushesha wabulala baphristi labangu-85. Ngetulu kwaloko, wahlasela iNobi, futsi wabulala bonkhe lebebahlala khona lokufaka ekhatsi labancane nalabadzala kanye nemfuyo.—1Sa 22:6-20.
KuTihlabelelo 52, Davide wabhala ngaDowegi watsi: “Lulwimi lwakho lukhalipha njengelezana, lwakha emacebo lamabi futsi luyakhohlisa. Utsandza lokubi kwendlula lokuhle, utsandza nekukhuluma emanga kunekukhuluma liciniso. Utsandza kulimata labanye ngemavi akho, lulwimi lwakho lukhuluma emanga.”—Hl 52:2-4.
JUNE 24-30
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | TIHLABELELO 54-56
Nkulunkulu Uhlale Anawe
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Hlakanipha—Yesaba UNkulunkulu!
10 Ngesinye isikhathi, uDavide waya ku-Akhishi, inkosi yamaFilisti yomuzi waseGati, kubo kaGoliyati, eyocela ukukhoseliswa. (1 Samuweli 21:10-15) Izinceku zenkosi zamangalela uDavide zathi uyisitha sesizwe sazo. Wasabela kanjani uDavide kuleso simo esiyingozi? Wathululela inhliziyo yakhe kuJehova ngomthandazo. (IHubo 56:1-4, 11-13) Nakuba kwadingeka azenze osangene ukuze aphunyuke, uDavide wayazi ukuthi empeleni nguJehova owayemkhululile ngokubusisa imizamo yakhe. Ukuncika kukaDavide kuJehova ngenhliziyo yonke nokuthembela kwakhe kuye kwabonisa ukuthi wayemesaba ngempela uNkulunkulu.—IHubo 34:4-6, 9-11.
11 NjengoDavide singabonisa ukwesaba uNkulunkulu ngokuthembela esithembisweni sakhe sokusisiza ukuba sibhekane ngokuphumelelayo nezinkinga zethu. UDavide wathi: “Gingqela indlela yakho kuJehova, wethembele kuye, yena uyothatha isinyathelo.” (IHubo 37:5) Lokhu akusho ukumane sinikeze uJehova izinkinga zethu bese sisonga izandla singenzi okusemandleni ethu silindele ukuba athathe isinyathelo sokusisiza. UDavide akazange athandazele usizo wabe esesonga izandla. Wasebenzisa amakhono nokuhlakanipha uJehova ayemnike kona ukuze axazulule inkinga ayesuke ebhekene nayo. Nokho, uDavide wayazi ukuthi ngeke kwalindelwa ukuba imizamo yabantu iyodwa iphumelele. Kufanele kube njalo nangathi. Lapho sesenze konke okusemandleni, kumelwe sishiyele konke kuJehova. Eqinisweni, ngokuvamile akukho lutho esingalwenza, ngaphandle kokuncika kuJehova. Yilapho ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kungena khona. Singathola induduzo kula mazwi kaDavide asuka enhliziyweni: “Ukusondelana noJehova kungokwabamesabayo.”—IHubo 25:14.
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Akukho Lutho ‘Olungasihlukanisa Nothando LukaNkulunkulu’
9 UJehova uyakwazisa nokukhuthazela kwethu. (Mathewu 24:13) Khumbula ukuthi uSathane ufuna umshiye uJehova. Usuku ngalunye ohlala ngalo uthembekile kuJehova usuke usizile ekuphenduleni ukukloloda kukaSathane. (IzAga 27:11) Ngezinye izikhathi akulula ukukhuthazela. Izinkinga zempilo, zezimali, ukucindezeleka ngokomzwelo nezinye izithiyo kungenza usuku ngalunye lube umqansa. Ukuhlehliswa kwezinto ezilindelwe nakho kungakudikibalisa. (IzAga 13:12) Ukukhuthazela naphezu kwezinkinga ezinjalo kuyigugu nakakhulu kuJehova. Yingakho nje iNkosi uDavide yacela uJehova ukuba agcine izinyembezi zayo ‘egabheni lesikhumba,’ yabe isinezela ngokuqiniseka: “Azikho yini encwadini yakho?” (IHubo 56:8) Yebo, uJehova uyazazisa futhi uyazikhumbula zonke izinyembezi nokuhlupheka esikukhuthazelelayo sibe sihlala sithembekile kuye. Nazo ziyigugu kuye.
Lutsandvo Lusisita Njani Kutsi Sincobe Kwesaba?
16 Sathane uyati kutsi siyakutsandza kuphila. Nobe kunjalo, utsi singalahlekelwa ngunobe yini lesinayo, lokufaka ekhatsi nebuhlobo betfu naJehova kuze nje sisindzise kuphila kwetfu. (Jobe 2:4, 5) Lawo ngemanga laluhlata klaba! Kodvwa ngenca yekutsi nguye “lonendlela yekubangela kufa,” usebentisa kwesaba kwetfu kufa kuze asente sishiye Jehova. (Heb. 2:14, 15) Kuletinye timo, Sathane usebentisa bantfu bakhe kuze basongele labo labakhonta Jehova ngekubabulala nangabe bangayekeli kukhonta Jehova. Ngalesinye sikhatsi, Sathane usitakala ngekugula kwetfu kuze etame kusenta singetsembeki kuNkulunkulu. Bodokotela nobe emalunga emindeni yetfu langasibo boFakazi bangahle basicindzetele kutsi sivume kumpontjelwa ingati, lokuyintfo lengahambisani nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu. Nobe lomunye angahle asicindzetele kutsi semukele kwelashwa ngendlela lengahambisani netimiso teliBhayibheli.
17 Nanobe singafuni kufa, kodvwa siyati kutsi Jehova angeke ayekele kusitsandza ngisho singafa. (Fundza KubaseRoma 8:37-39.) Nangabe bangani baJehova bafa, uhlale abakhumbula, kube ngatsi basaphila. (Luk. 20:37, 38) Uyakulangatelela kubavusa ekufeni. (Jobe 14:15) Jehova wakhipha linani lelisetulu kuze ‘sitfole kuphila lokuphakadze.’ (Joh. 3:16) Siyati kutsi Jehova usitsandza kakhulu nekutsi unendzaba mbamba natsi. Kunekutsi simshiye nasigula nobe nasisongelwa ngekufa, kufanele setsembele kuye kuze asidvudvute, asinike kuhlakanipha futsi asiphe emandla. Nguloko kanye lokwentiwa nguValérie nendvodza yakhe.—Hla. 41:3.
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Kwati Kusengaphambili, Kuhlela Kusengaphambili
Ngesikhatsi Judasi atsengisa Jesu bekugcwaliseka siphrofetho, futsi kwakhombisa nekutsi Jehova uyakhona kwati kusengaphambili. (Hl 41:9; 55:12, 13; 109:8; Imi 1:16-20) Noma kunjalo, ngeke sisho kutsi Nkulunkulu besekavele akuhlelile kutsi nguJudasi lobekatokwenta loko. Tiphrofetho tabiketela kutsi Jesu abetawutsengiswa ngumngani wakhe lametsembako, kepha atizange tisho ngalokucondzile kutsi bekutawuba ngubani. Umtsetfo waJehova awukusekeli kutsi Nkulunkulu abekuhlele kusengaphambili loko lebekutawentiwa nguJudasi. Umphostoli Pawula wakuveta loku nakatsi: “Ungajaki kubeka nobe ngumuphi umuntfu tandla, futsi ungahlanganyeli etonweni talabanye, kodvwa tigcine umsulwa.” (1Tm 5:22; catsanisa 3:6.) Ngesizatfu sekutsi bekafuna kuciniseka kutsi ubakhetsa kahle baphostoli bakhe labangu-12, Jesu wacitsa busuku bonkhe athantaza kuBabe wakhe ngaphambi kwekutsi abakhetse. (Luk 6:12-16) Kube besekuvele kwatiwa kutsi Judasi utawutsengisa Jesu, loku bekutawusho kutsi Jehova unikete Jesu sicondziso lesingasiso lesikahle nakakhetsa labaphostoli, futsi loku bekutawufana nekutsi uhlanganyela etonweni talabanye, lokuyintfo lephambene nemtsetfo wakhe.
Ngako kuyacaca kutsi ngesikhatsi Judasi akhetfwa kutsi abe ngumphostoli, abengumuntfu lowetsembekile futsi longeke umcabange kutsi angahle ajikele Jesu. Kodvwa wavumela “imphandze lenashevu” kutsi ivele, futsi loko kwamenta kutsi angamlaleli Jehova. Kunaloko wavumela Sathane kutsi amkhohlise. (Heb 12:14, 15; Joh 13:2; Imi 1:24, 25; Jak 1:14, 15; buka JUDAS No. 4.) Ngesikhatsi timphawu tekuhlubuka kwaJudasi tifika ezingeni lelitsite, Jesu wakhona kufundza inhlitiyo yakhe futsi wabona kutsi nguye lobekatamtsengisa.—Joh 13:10, 11.