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    • ‘Guca Kanye Nje Ungikhonte’

      8. Esilingweni sesitsatfu, Sathane wakuveta njani loko bekakufuna mbamba?

      8 Fundza Matewu 4:8-11. Kulesilingo sesitsatfu, Sathane wakushiya phansi kusebentisa tindlela letibhacile futsi wativeta kutsi mbambambamba ufunani. Sathane wakhombisa Jesu (lokungenteka embonweni) “yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba nebuhle bayo”—kepha wangamkhombisi bubi bayo. Wabese utsi kuJesu: “Tonkhe letintfo ngitakunika tona nawungaguca kanye nje ungikhonte.”b Kumkhonta—nguloko lobekubalulekile kuSathane! Sathane abefuna kutsi Jesu alahle Babe wakhe bese Lomlingi sewuba ngunkulunkulu wakhe. Sathane wavete loko lebekubonakala shengatsi kuyindlela lemelula yekuphumelela. Ngalamanye emavi, Jesu angaba nawo onkhe emandla nemcebo wetive, futsi angeke kudzingeke kutsi ahlupheke, kute umchele wemanyeva lebewutawubekwa enhloko yakhe, futsi bekangeke ashaywe nobe abetselwe elugodvweni. Lesi bekusilingo mbamba. Jesu akazange aphikise Sathane kutsi nguye lolawula bohulumende bemhlaba! (Joh. 12:31; 1 Joh. 5:19) Kuyacaca kutsi Sathane abengenta nobe yini kute ente Jesu angasakusekeli kukhonta lokuhlantekile kwaBabe wakhe.

      9. (a) Yini mbambambamba Sathane layifuna etikhontini teliciniso, futsi wetama kanjani kusilinga? (b) Kukhonta kwetfu kufaka ekhatsi ini? (Buka libhokisi lelitsi “Kuyini Kukhonta?”)

      9 Nalamuhla, Sathane ukufuna mbamba kutsi simkhonte, kungaba ngetindlela leticondzile nobe letibhacile. ‘Njengobe angunkulunkulu walelive,’ nguye lokhontwa ngito tonkhe tinkholo teBhabhulona Lenkhulu. (2 Khor. 4:4) Ngenca yekutsi akenetiseki ngetigidzigidzi tetikhonti temanga, ufuna nekulinga tikhonti teliciniso kutsi tingasayenti intsandvo yaNkulunkulu. Wetama kusiyengela kutsi sifune umcebo nemandla kulelive lakhe kunekutsi silandzele indlela yebuKhristu lengahle ifake ekhatsi kuhlupheka “ngenca yekulunga.” (1 Phet. 3:14) Nangabe sivuma kulingwa nguSathane bese silahla kukhonta lokuhlantekile sibe yincenye yelive lakhe, loko kutawukhombisa kutsi siguca embikwakhe siyamkhonta, simenta nkulunkulu wetfu. Singamelana njani nalesilingo?

      10. Jesu wenta njani esilingweni sesitsatfu, futsi kungani?

      10 Naka kutsi Jesu wenta njani kulesilingo sesitsatfu. Akhombisa kuba cotfo kuJehova, ngekushesha watsi kuLomlingi: “Hamba, Sathane!” Njengobe entile kuletilingo letimbili tekucala, Jesu wacaphuna umbhalo lokuDutheronomi lonemavi laneligama laNkulunkulu latsi: “Kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Kufanele ukhotsamele Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho, futsi nguye yedvwa lokufanele umkhonte.’” (Mat. 4:10; Dut. 6:13) Ngaleyondlela, Jesu wakwala kuphila imphilo lenhle nalesetulu futsi lete kuhlupheka kodvwa letawutsatsa sikhashana. Bekati kutsi nguBabe wakhe kuphela lokufanele akhontwe nekutsi kwenta sento sinye nje ‘sekukhonta’ Sathane bekutawusho kutsi sewutitfoba ngaphansi kwakhe. Ngekutimisela Jesu wala kukhonta Lomlingi lomubi. Ngesizatfu sekutsi Jesu akazange akwemukele loko, “Develi wamshiya.”c

      Titfombe: Jesu umelana nesilingo. 1. Jesu uhleti ematjeni futsi uyazindla ehlane laseJudiya. 2. Jesu ume esicongweni selithempeli. 3. Ngesibindzi Jesu utsi, ‘Hamba Sathane!’

      “HAMBA SATHANE!” (Buka sigaba 10)

      11. Singamelana njani naSathane netilingo takhe?

      11 Singamelana naSathane netilingo talelive lelibi ngobe njengaJesu, natsi sinenkhululeko yekutikhetsela. Jehova usinikete sipho lesiligugu, lokuyinkhululeko yekutikhetsela. Ngaleso sizatfu, kute longasiphocelela kutsi silahle kukhonta lokuhlantekile—ngisho nalesidalwa semoya lesinemandla nalesibi—angeke sikhone kusiphocelela. Nangabe ‘simelana naSathane’ ngekwetsembeka futsi ‘sicine ekukholweni,’ kufana nekutsi sitsi: “Hamba Sathane!” (1 Phet. 5:9) Khumbula, Sathane wesuka kuJesu ngemuva kwekutsi amcoshe. Ngendlela lefanako, natsi liBhayibheli liyasicinisekisa litsi: “Nimelane naDeveli, futsi utanibalekela.”—Jak. 4:7.

      Titfombe: Kumelana Nesilingo. 1. Dzadze uhlanta likamelo ehhotela futsi ubona bucwebe besivakashi lesilala kulelikamelo. 2. Umzalwane losemusha esikolweni uyahamba ufulatela emantfombatane lambukako. 3. Umzalwane lotsite uyala nakabitwa bangani bakhe bakadzeni kutsi batonatsa naye, babheme futsi bagembule.

      Singakhetsa kumelana netilingo talelive laSathane (Buka tigaba 11, 19)

      Sitsa Sekukhonta Lokuhlantekile

      12. E-Edeni, Sathane waveta njani kutsi usitsa sekukhonta lokuhlantekile?

      12 Kulesilingo sekugcina Sathane lalinga ngaso Jesu, wakwenta kwacaca kutsi nguye sitsa sekucala sekukhonta lokuhlantekile. Ngesikhatsi asensimini yase-Edeni eminyakeni lengemakhulu leyendlulile, Sathane waveta kutsi akatsandzi kutsi kukhontwe Jehova. Ngekutsi ayenge Eva, lowabese ukhohlisa Adamu, kutsi bangawulaleli umtsetfo waJehova. Sathane wabenta bobabili baba ngephansi kwekubuswa nekulawulwa nguye. (Fundza Genesisi 3:1-5; 2 Khor. 11:3; Semb. 12:9) Ecinisweni, wabese uba ngunkulunkulu wabo, futsi bona baba tikhonti takhe, ngisho nobe kungenteka bebangati kutsi ngubani mbambambamba lona bekabadukisa. Ngetulu kwaloko, ngekuvukela e-Edeni, Sathane akazange amelane nebukhosi baJehova nobe kubusa kwakhe nje kuphela, kodvwa waphindze wahlasela kukhonta lokuhlantekile. Wakwenta njani loko?