Yini Nkulunkulu Layentile?

Nangabe ufuna kwati umuntfu kancono, kungakusita kufundza ngetintfo latentile kanye netinkinga latincobile. Ngendlela lefanako, nangabe ufuna kumati kancono Nkulunkulu, kudzingeka ufundze ngetintfo latentile. Nawusachubeka ufundza ngaye, kungenteka kukumangalise kutfola tintfo latenta esikhatsini lesendlulile letisizuzisako, naleto letitsintsa likusasa letfu.

KONKHE KWADALWA NGUNKULUNKULU KUZE SIJABULE

Jehova Nkulunkulu unguMdali Lomkhulu, futsi ‘nanobe angabonakali, kepha kusukela ekudalweni kwelive kuchubeke bantfu bakhonile kuwabona emandla akhe langapheli etintfweni latidalile.’ (KubaseRoma 1:20) LiBhayibheli litsi: “Nkulunkulu wadala umhlaba ngemandla akhe, ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe wamisa umhlaba wacina futsi wendlala emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.” (Jeremiya 10:12) Indalo yaNkulunkulu iphindze ivete kutsi uyasitsandza.

Asesicabange ngendlela Jehova labusise ngayo kuphila kwetfu ngekutsi asidale sibe “ngumfanekiso wakhe.” (Genesisi 1:27) Ngako singakhona kulingisa buntfu bakhe ngelizinga lelitsite. Usidale saba nelikhono lekucondza tintfo letingcwele nobe likhono lekucondza imicabango yakhe netimiso takhe. Nasichubeka senta konkhe lokusemandleni kuze siphile ngetimiso takhe, sitfola injabulo lenkhulu siphindze siphile imphilo lencono. Ngetulu kwaloko, singakhona kuba nebuhlobo lobuhle naye.

Indlela umhlaba lodalwe ngayo usiniketa bufakazi bekutsi Nkulunkulu utiva njani ngatsi. Emavi lashiwo ngumphostoli Pawula atsi Nkulunkulu ‘wasentela lokuhle, wativeta kitsi kutsi ungubani. Wasehlisela imvula ezulwini, wasiletsela netikhatsi tenala, wasinika nekudla lokunyenti futsi wagcwalisa tinhlitiyo tetfu ngenjabulo.’ (Imisebenti 14:17) Nkulunkulu akagcini nje kuphela ngekusinika tintfo lesitidzingako, kodvwa usinika tintfo ngebunyenti nangetinhlobonhlobo tato kuze sikujabulele kuphila. Konkhe loku kumane nje kungemazwibela aloko lafuna kusentela kona.

Jehova wadala umhlaba kuze bantfu bakhone kuphila kuwo kuze kube phakadze. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Umhlaba uwunikete bantfu,” futsi ‘akazange awudalele lite nje, kodvwa wawudalela kutsi kuhlalwe kuwo.’ (Tihlabelelo 115:16; Isaya 45:18) Nkulunkulu bekafuna kuhlale bobani emhlabeni futsi bahlale sikhatsi lesingakanani? LiBhayibheli litsi: “Labalungile batawudla lifa lemhlaba, futsi bahlale kuwo kuze kube phakadze.”​—Tihlabelelo 37:29.

Ngekuvumelana naloko, Nkulunkulu wadala indvodza nemfati wekucala, bo-Adamu na-Eva, futsi wababeka ensimini lelipharadisi emhlabeni ‘kuze bayilime futsi bayinakekele.’ (Genesisi 2:8, 15) Nkulunkulu wabanika umsebenti lojabulisako lokabili nakatsi: “Talanani nandze nigcwale emhlabeni futsi niwuncobe.” (Genesisi 1:28) Ngaleyondlela, bo-Adamu na-Eva bebanelitsemba lekuphila kamnandzi emhlabeni kuze kube phakadze. Lokubuhlungu kutsi bakhetsa kungamlaleli Nkulunkulu futsi ngaleso sizatfu balahlekelwa litsemba lekuba yincenye yebantfu ‘labalungile labatawudla lifa lemhlaba.’ Nobe kunjalo, kungalaleli kwabo akuzange kuyishintje injongo yaJehova ngatsi nobe ngemhlaba, njengobe kusetawuchazwa kulomagazini. Asesicale ngekucoca ngalokunye lesekwentiwe nguNkulunkulu.

NKULUNKULU WASIPHA LIVI LAKHE

LiBhayibheli liphindze latiwe ngekutsi liliVi laNkulunkulu. Yini leyenta Jehova wasilungiselela liBhayibheli? Ngalokuyinhloko, wasilungiselela lona kuze sifundze ngaye. (Taga 2:1-5) LiBhayibheli aliyiphendvuli yonkhe imibuto lesingase sibe nayo ngaNkulunkulu, njengobe nje kute nalenye incwadzi lengakhona. (Umshumayeli 3:11) Noma kunjalo, konkhe lokubhalwe eBhayibhelini kuyasisita kutsi simati kancono Nkulunkulu. Indlela laphatsa ngayo bantfu isikhombisa kutsi uluhlobo lolunjani lwaNkulunkulu. Siphindze sibone neluhlobo lwebantfu lalutsandzako nalangalutsandzi. (Tihlabelelo 15:1-5) Sifundza ngembono wakhe ngendlela lafuna simkhonte ngayo, ngendlela lafuna sitiphatse ngayo kanye nangembono lokufanele sibe nawo ngetintfo lesinato. LiBhayibheli liphindze lisivetele sitfombe lesicacile ngebuntfu baNkulunkulu ngemavi lashiwo yiNdvodzana yakhe, Jesu Khristu kanye naleyakwenta.​—Johane 14:9.

Lesinye sizatfu lesabangela Jehova wasilungiselela liVi lakhe liBhayibheli kutsi ufuna sati indlela yekuphila lejabulisako nalenenjongo. Asebentisa liBhayibheli, Jehova usitjela kutsi singaba nayo kanjani imindeni lejabulako, singanetiseka njani ekuphileni nekutsi singakubeketelela njani kukhatsateka. Njengobe kusetawuchazwa kulomagazini, liBhayibheli liniketa timphendvulo temibuto lebalulekile njengaletsi: Yini lebangela kutsi kube nekuhlupheka lokungaka? Lisiphatseleni likusasa? Liphindze lichaze naloko Nkulunkulu lasakwentile kuze kuphumelele injongo yakhe yasekucaleni.

LiBhayibheli liyincwadzi levela kuNkulunkulu futsi libaluleke kakhulu nangaletinye tindlela. Kwatsatsa sikhatsi lesiyiminyaka lengetulu kwa-1 600 kutsi libhalwe futsi labhalwa bantfu labangaba ngu-40. Ngisho noma kunjalo, linesihloko sinye ngoba umBhali walo nguNkulunkulu. (2 KuThimothi 3:16) Ngalokungafani naleminye imibhalo yakadzeni, liBhayibheli lilondvolotwe ngekucophelela iminyaka leminyenti, njengobe loku kufakazelwa yimibhalo yeliBhayibheli leminyenti yesandla yakadzeni lesesekhona nanyalo. Lokujabulisa nakakhulu kutsi imetamo yekutsi liBhayibheli lingahunyushwa, lingasakatwa kubantfu futsi lingafundvwa ayiphumelelanga. Lamuhla liBhayibheli liyincwadzi lehunyushwe kakhulu naletfolakala kubantfu labanyenti emhlabeni wonkhe. Kuba khona kweliBhayibheli kubufakazi bekutsi “livi laNkulunkulu wetfu lihlala kuze kube phakadze.”​—Isaya 40:8.

NKULUNKULU WETSEMBISA KUTSI INJONGO YAKHE ITAWUPHUMELELA

Lokunye Nkulunkulu lakwentile kutsi asinikete sicinisekiso sekutsi injongo yakhe itawufezeka. Njengoba sekuvetiwe kulomagazini, injongo yaNkulunkulu kutsi bantfu baphile phakadze emhlabeni. Noma kunjalo, ngalesikhatsi Adamu akhetsa kungalaleli Nkulunkulu futsi ona, yena kanye nebantfwana labekatabatala balahlekelwa litfuba lekuphila phakadze. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Sono sangena ngemuntfu munye eveni, nekufa kwangena ngesono, ngenca yaloko kufa kwasakatekela kubo bonkhe bantfu ngobe bonkhe bonile.” (KubaseRoma 5:12) Kungalaleli kwemuntfu kwenta kwangabateka kutsi injongo yaNkulunkulu itawuphumelela. Ngusiphi sinyatselo Jehova lasitsatsa?

Sinyatselo lesatsatfwa nguJehova sahambisana nebuntfu bakhe. Wabajezisa ngendlela lefanele bo-Adamu na-Eva ngesono sabo labasenta, kodvwa ngelutsandvo walungiselela intalelwane yabo likusasa lelihle. Ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, Jehova wancuma indlela lekahle yekucedza lenkinga futsi ngekushesha wamemetela nekutsi utayicedza kanjani. (Genesisi 3:15) Indlela yekuphunyula esonweni nasekufeni beyitawuletfwa ngeNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, Jesu Khristu. Bekutakwenteka kanjani loko?

Kuze akhulule bantfu esonweni lesaba khona ngekuvukela kwa-Adamu, Jehova watfumela Jesu emhlabeni kutsi atofundzisa bantfu indlela leholela ekuphileni kanye ‘nekunikela ngekuphila kwakhe kuze kube yinhlawulo yalabanyenti.’a (Matewu 20:28; Johane 14:6) Jesu bekumlungela kuba yinhlawulo ngobe bekete sono njenga-Adamu. Jesu wehluka ku-Adamu ngobe wetsembeka kwaze kwefika sikhatsi lafa ngaso. Jehova wavusela Jesu ekuphileni kwasezulwini ngobe bekungakafaneli kutsi afe. Ngemuva kwaloko, Jesu wakhona kwenta loko lokwehlula Adamu, kuniketa bantfu labatsembekile litsemba lekuphila phakadze. LiVi laNkulunkulu litsi: “Ngobe njengobe ngekungalaleli kwemuntfu munye, bantfu labanyenti baba toni, ngendlela lefanako, ngekulalela kwemuntfu munye, bantfu labanyenti kutawutsiwa balungile.” (KubaseRoma 5:19) Asebentisa inhlawulo yaJesu, Nkulunkulu utawugcwalisa setsembiso sakhe sekutsi bantfu baphile phakadze emhlabeni.

Kunyenti lesingakufundza ngaJehova endleleni lalungisa ngayo inkinga leyabangelwa kungalaleli kwa-Adamu. Kuyacaca kutsi kute lokungavimba Jehova kutsi acedzele nobe ngabe yini layicalile futsi livi lakhe “nakanjani liyawuphumelela.” (Isaya 55:11) Siphindze sifundze nangelutsandvo Nkulunkulu lanalo ngatsi. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Nayi indlela Nkulunkulu lakhombise ngayo kutsi uyasitsandza: Nkulunkulu watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe lekuphela kwayo eveni kuze sitfole kuphila ngayo. Ngulolo-ke lutsandvo, hhayi kutsi ngitsi lesitsandze Nkulunkulu, kodvwa nguye lowasitsandza, watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe kutsi ibe ngumhlatjelo wekuhlawulela tono tetfu.”​—1 Johane 4:9, 10.

Nkulunkulu ‘akayigodlanga iNdvodzana yakhe kodvwa wanikela ngayo ngenca yetfu,’ ngako asingabati kutsi ‘angasinika ngemusa tonkhe letintfo’ lasetsembise tona. (KubaseRoma 8:32) Yini Nkulunkulu latsembise kusentela yona? Chubeka ufundza kuze utfole lokunyenti.