SIFUNDVO 13
Liyini Lihlahlandlela?
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Leligama lelitsi “lihlahlandlela” livame kusetjentiswa kulabo labasebenta emasimini lamasha futsi babekele nalabanye sibonelo labangasilandzela. Jesu abefanana nelihlahlandlela, ngobe watfunywa emhlabeni kutsi atewenta umsebenti loniketa kuphila aphindze avule nendlela yekusindziswa. (Matewu 20:28) Lamuhla, balandzeli bakhe bayamlingisa ngekucitsa sikhatsi lesinyenti benta “bafundzi.” (Matewu 28:19, 20) Labanye bakhonile kuba ngemahlahlandlela.
Lihlahlandlela ngumshumayeli wasikhatsi sonkhe. Bonkhe boFakazi BaJehova babamemeteli betindzaba letimnandzi. Nanobe kunjalo, labanye bakhonile kuhlela timo tabo kute babe ngemahlahlandlela lavamile, basebente ema-awa langu-70 inyanga ngayinye emsebentini wekushumayela. Kute bakwati kwenta loku, labanye banciphise emalanga labawasebentako emisebentini yabo yekutiphilisa. Labanye bakhetfwa kutsi bakhonte njengemahlahlandlela lakhetsekile etindzaweni letinesidzingo lesikhulu sebamemeteli beMbuso. Bona bacitsa ema-awa langu-130 nobe ngetulu ensimini inyanga ngayinye. Lamahlahlandlela ayanetiseka ngekuphila imphilo lemelula, ngobe anelitsemba lekutsi Jehova utawunakekela tidzingo tawo tekuphila. (Matewu 6:31-33; 1 Thimothi 6:6-8) Labo labangakhoni kuba ngemahlahlandlela asikhatsi sonkhe, bangaba ngemahlahlandlela lasitako nangabe timo tibavumela, bashumayele ema-awa langu-30 nobe langu-50 ngenyanga.
Lihlahlandlela likhutsatwa lutsandvo ngaNkulunkulu nangebantfu. NjengaJesu, siyacaphela kutsi bantfu lamuhla bafuna kwati Nkulunkulu netinjongo takhe. (Makho 6:34) Tsine sinalo lwati lolungabasita nyalo, futsi lubanikete nelitsemba ngelikusasa. Lutsandvo ngebantfu lwenta lihlahlandlela linikele ngesikhatsi nangemandla alo kute licocele labanye tindzaba letimnandzi. (Matewu 22:39; 1 Thesalonika 2:8) Loku kuba nemiphumela lemihle, ngobe kukholwa kwelihlahlandlela kuyacina, lisondzela kakhulu kuNkulunkulu liphindze libe nenjabulo lengapheli.—Imisebenti 20:35.
Ungalichaza njani lihlahlandlela?
Yini lekhutsata labanye kutsi babe ngemahlahlandlela asikhatsi sonkhe?