Tikhombo Tencwajana Yekubhalela Emhlanganweni Wekuphila KwemaKhristu Nemsebenti Wawo
JANUARY 4-10
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | LEVITHIKHUSI 18-19
“Londvolota Kutiphatsa Lokuhle”
Sivikelo Lesingasetsemba Etingibeni TaSathane
Nakachaza kutiphatsa lokubi lebekwentiwa tive lebetibomakhelwane bema-Israyeli, Jehova wawatjela watsi: “Aniyikwenta njengaloku benta eveni laseKhenani, lapho nginimikisa khona. . . . Ngisho nelive imbala selangcoliseka; ngako ngalijezisela leso sono salo.” Indlela emaKhenani labephila ngayo beyigcwele kutiphatsa lokubi kakhulu kangangekutsi nendzawo lebebahlala kuyo beseyingcolile ngekwembono waNkulunkulu longcwele waka-Israyeli.—Lev. 18:3, 25
Jehova Uyabahola Bantfu Bakhe
13 Lamakhosi letsembekile bekehluke kakhulu kunalabanye baholi bakuletinye tive, lebekungemadvodza lebekatsembele ekuhlakanipheni kwebantfu futsi nalebekete kucondza! Bantfu baseKhenani bebenta tintfo letinyanyekako, letinjengekulalana kwetihlobo, butabane, kulala nesilwane, kunikela ngebantfwana, nangekukhonta titfombe. (Lev. 18:6, 21-25) Ngetulu kwaloko, baholi baseBhabhiloni nebaseGibhithe bebangayilandzeli imitsetfo yaNkulunkulu lebeyiniketwe ema-Israyeli lemayelana nekuhloba. (Num. 19:13) Ngalokwehlukile, bantfu baNkulunkulu basendvulo bayibona indlela baholi labetsembekile labebakhutsata ngayo kukhonta lokuhlantekile, kutiphatsa lokuhlantekile kanye nekuhloba emtimbeni. Kusebaleni kutsi bebacondziswa nguJehova.
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Loko Nkulunkulu Latawukwenta Ngebubi
Kutsiwani ngalabo labala ngemabomu kushintja tindlela tabo nalabachubeka benta tintfo letimbi? Cabanga nganasi setsembiso lesicacile: “Ngulabacotfo bodvwa labatawuhlala emhlabeni, futsi ngulabamsulwa labatawusala kuwo. Kodvwa lababi batawucedvwa emhlabeni, futsi labangaketsembeki batawubhujiswa.” (Taga 2:21, 22) Bubi kanye nebantfu lababi kutawuphela. Ngaphansi kwetimo letinhle njengaleto, bantfu labalalelako batawukhululeka esonweni labatalwa naso.—KubaseRoma 6:17, 18; 8:21.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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“Yeka Indlela Engiwuthanda Ngayo Umthetho Wakho!”
11 Isici sesibili soMthetho KaMose esasibonisa ukukhathalela kukaNkulunkulu inhlalakahle yabantu bakhe kwakuyilungelo lokukhothoza. UJehova wabeka umyalo othi lapho umlimi ongumIsrayeli evuna emasimini akhe, abampofu kufanele bavunyelwe ukuba babuthe lokho okushiywe abavuni. Abalimi kwakufanele bangavuni ngokuphelele emaphethelweni amasimu abo, futhi kwakufanele bangazibuthi izinsalela zamagilebhisi noma zomnqumo. Izithungu zokusanhlamvu ezazisale ngephutha emasimini kwakungafanele zilandwe. Leli kwakuyilungiselelo lothando lokusiza abampofu, abafokazi, izintandane nabafelokazi. Nakuba kwakudingeka basebenze kanzima lapho bekhothoza, leli lungiselelo lalibenza bakwazi ukugwema ukuba izinxibi.—Levitikusi 19:9, 10; Duteronomi 24:19-22; IHubo 37:25.
JANUARY 11-17
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | LEVITHIKHUSI 20-21
“Jehova Utehlukanisela Bantfu Bakhe”
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IPharadesi—Ingabe Ungalifinyelela?
12 Nokho, kukhona into okungamelwe siyishalazele. UNkulunkulu watshela ama-Israyeli: “Kumelwe niwugcine wonke lo myalo enginiyala ngawo namuhla, ukuze nibe namandla futhi impela ningene nilidle izwe.” (Duteronomi 11:8) KuLevitikusi 20:22, 24, kukhulunywa ngalo lelo zwe: “Kumelwe nigcine zonke izimiso zami nazo zonke izinqumo zami zokwahlulela futhi nizenze, ukuze izwe enginiletha kulo ukuba nihlale kulo linganihlanzi linikhiphe. Yingakho ngithé kini: ‘Nina, niyodla ifa lomhlabathi wabo, futhi mina, ngiyowunika nina ukuba nidle ifa lawo, izwe eligeleza ubisi noju.’” Yebo, ukudla iZwe Lesithembiso kwakuxhomeke ebuhlotsheni obuhle noJehova uNkulunkulu. Ngenxa yokuthi ama-Israyeli awamlalelanga uNkulunkulu, wavumela abaseBhabhiloni ukuba bawanqobe futhi bawasuse endaweni yawo.
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Lifa
Ngunobe yini letfolwa yindlalifa nakufa umnikati waleyontfo nobe loyo longena esikhundleni sakhe; nobe yini umuntfu layitfola kubokhokho bakhe nobe bantfu lebebaphila ngaphambikwakhe. Sento sesiHebheru lesisetjentisiwe sitsi na·chalʹ (ligama, na·chalahʹ). Loku kufaka ekhatsi kutfola nobe kuniketa lifa, esikhatsini lesinyenti kuba ngenca yekutsi lendluliselwe kuwe. (Num 26:55; Hez 46:18) Sento lesitsi ya·rashʹ ngalesinye sikhatsi sisetjentiselwa kuchaza umuntfu longena esikhundleni sendlalifa, kodvwa esikhatsini lesinyenti kusho kutfola ngaphandle kwekungena esikhundleni. (Gen 15:3; Lev 20:24) Liphindze libe nemcondvo wekutsatsa intfo yemuntfu, lokwentiwa libutfo lemphi. (Dut 2:12; 31:3) Emagama esiGriki lakhuluma ngelifa ahlobene neligama lelitsi kleʹros, lelinemsuka weligama lelitsi “inkatho” kodvwa labese lisho ‘kwabelana’ futsi ekugcineni labese lisho “umvuzo.”—Mat 27:35; Imi 1:17; 26:18.
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Tinyoni
Ngemuva kwaZamcolo, Nowa wanikela ‘ngetilwane letindizako letihlantekile’ kanye naletinye tilwane kute kube ngumhlatjelo. (Gen 8:18-20) Nkulunkulu wabavumela bantfu kutsi badle tinyoni yingci nje nabangayidli ingati. (Gen 9:1-4; catsanisa naLev 7:26; 17:13.) ‘Kuhlanteka’ kwaletinye tinyoni ngaleso sikhatsi bekubufakazi lobuvela kuNkulunkulu bekutsi uyatemukela kutsi tibe ngumhlatjelo; liBhayibheli liveta kutsi njengobe letinyoni betidliwa, bekute inyoni lebeyitsatfwa ‘njengalengcolile’ kwaze kwaba ngulapho kufika uMtsetfo waMosi. (Lev 11:13-19, 46, 47; 20:25; Dut 14:11-20) Tintfo lebetenta tinyoni titsatfwe njengaleto ‘letingakahlanteki’ atikavetwa eBhayibhelini. Linyenti letinyoni lebetidla tilwane letifile, betitsatfwa njengaleto letingakahlanteki kepha hhayi tonkhe. (Buka HOOPOE.) Lomtsetfo wabese awusasebenti ngemuva kwekutsi kube nesivumelwane lesisha, njengobe Nkulunkulu akwenta kwacaca kuPhetro embonweni.—Imi 10:9-15.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Kutisika
UMtsetfo waNkulunkulu bewungabavumeli bantfu kutsi batisike umtimba ngenca yemuntfu lofile. (Lev 19:28; 21:5; Dut 14:1) Sizatfu saloko kutsi ema-Israyeli abesive lesingcwele kuJehova futsi abeyimphahla lekhetsekile. (Dut 14:2) Ngaleyo ndlela, ema-Israyeli bekufanele ahlale amsulwa kuyo yonkhe imikhuba yekukhonta tithico. Kulila ngendlela leyendlulele nalehambisana nekutilimata bekuyintfo lembi kakhulu kutsi ingentiwa bantfu labasati kahle simo sebantfu labafile kanye nelitsemba lekuvuswa kwabo. (Dan 12:13; Heb 11:19) Kantsi futsi kungavunyelwa kwekutisika bekusita ema-Israyeli kutsi abe nenhlonipho lefanele ngendalo yaNkulunkulu, lokungumtimba wemuntfu.
JANUARY 18-24
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | LEVITHIKHUSI 22-23
“Tikhatsi Temnyaka Letibalulekile Kitsi”
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UMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo
Lilanga lekucala leMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo beliba ngumbutsano lokhetsekile nobe lisabatha. Ngelilanga lesibili, ngaNisan 16, sitfungo sesivuno sekucala sebhali, sivuno sekucala saka-Israyeli bekufanele siletfwe kumphristi. Ngaphambi kwekutsi lilanga lalomkhosi lifike, lokutinhlavu lokusandza kuvunwa, sinkhwa nobe lokutinhlavu lokugayingiwe lokusandza kuvunwa bekungakafaneli kudliwe. Lomphristi bekanikela lesivuno kuJehova ngekwemfanekiso, ngekutsi ajikitise lesitfungo, futsi bekaphindze anikele ngemvu lendvuna lephile kahle lenemnyaka munye, kutsi ibe ngumnikelo wekushiswa kanye nemnikelo walokutinhlavu lobhicwe nemafutsa nemnikelo walokunatfwako. (Lev 23:6-14) Bekute umtsetfo wekutsi kufanele bashise lokutinhlavu nobe fulaha e-al’thare, njengobe loko kwabese kwentiwa baphristi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi. Bekungagcini nje ngekutsi kube nelilungiselelo lekutsi sive sonkhe sinikele ngesivuno sekucala kuphela, kepha bekuphindze kube nelilungiselelo lekutsi umndeni ngamunye nemuntfu ngamunye lebekanalokutsite ka-Israyeli ente imihlatjelo yekubonga ngalesikhatsi salomkhosi.—Eks 23:19; Dut 26:1, 2; buka FIRSTFRUITS.
Kubaluleka kwalomkhosi. Kudliwa kwesinkhwa lesite imvubelo ngalesikhatsi bekuvumelana neticondziso Jehova latiniketa Mosi njengobe tibhalwe ku-Eksodusi 12:14-20, letifaka ekhatsi umtsetfo locinile lokuvesi 19 lotsi: “Kute inhlama lenemvubelo lokufanele itfolakale etindlini tenu kulamalanga langu-7.” KuDutheronomi 16:3 sinkhwa lesite imvubelo sibitwa ngekutsi “sinkhwa selusizi,” futsi besisikhumbuto saminyaka yonkhe kumaJuda sendlela labaphuma ngayo ngematata eveni laseGibhithe (ngalesikhatsi bete sikhatsi sekulatisa inhlama yabo [Eks 12:34]). Ngaleyo ndlela, bebakhumbula lesimo sendlela labaphuma ngayo ngesikhatsi bakhululwa ekutfunjweni, njengobe Jehova matfupha bekatsite, “kuze nikhumbule lilanga lenaphuma ngalo eveni laseGibhithe, yingci nje nanisaphila.” Kukhululwa kwabo njengesive kanye nekubona kutsi Jehova nguMkhululi wabo bekusicalisa kahle lesentakalo semikhosi lemikhulu lemitsatfu yaminyaka yonkhe lebeyigujwa ngema-Israyeli.—Dut 16:16.
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LiPhentekhoste
Sivuno sekucala sakolo bekufanele silungiswe ngendlela leyehlukile kuleyo lokulungiswa ngayo sivuno sekucala sebhali. Fulaha locolisakele logcwele esikoteleni lesingemalitha langaba sihlanu kanye nemvubelo, bekufanele kubhakwe ngako tinkhwa letimbili. Letinkhwa kufanele nibotitsatsa “etindlini tenu,” lokusho kutsi bekufanele kube tinkhwa letifana naleto lebetidliwa onkhe malanga futsi betingakentelwa injongo lengcwele. (Lev 23:17) Iminikelo yekushiswa kanye nemnikelo wesono bekufanele kuhambisane naloku, futsi bekufanele kube netimvu letimbili lebetitawuba ngumnikelo wekuthula. Umphristi bekajikitisa letinkhwa naletimvu embikwaJehova futsi bekafaka tandla takhe ngaphansi kwaletinkhwa nalamacatsa bese uyakujikitisa akuyise emuva nasembili, lebekukhombisa kutsi kunikelwa embikwaJehova. Nasetinikelwe letinkhwa naletimvu, betibese tidliwa ngulomphristi tibe ngumnikelo wekuthula.—Lev 23:18-20.
Uyahambisana Yini Nenhlangano YaJehova?
11 Inhlangano yaJehova isifunela lokuncono kakhulu nayisikhutsata kutsi silalele seluleko semphostoli Pawula lesitsi: “Asinakaneni kuze sikhutsatane elutsandvweni nasemisebentini lemihle, singakuyekeli kuhlangana kwetfu ndzawonye njengobe kungumkhuba walabanye, kodvwa asikhutsatane ikakhulukati njengobe nibona lilanga lisondzela.” (Heb. 10:24, 25) Imikhosi yaminyaka yonkhe naleminye imibutsano yekukhonta beyenta ema-Israyeli abe nebuhlobo lobuhle naNkulunkulu. Ngetulu kwaloko, imikhosi lekhetsekile lefaka ekhatsi uMkhosi Wemadlangala wangesikhatsi saNehemiya beyimibutsano lejabulisako. (Eks. 23:15, 16; Neh. 8:9-18) Sizuza ngendlela lefanako emihlanganweni yelibandla, emihlanganweni yesifundza nalekhetsekile kanye neyesigodzi. Shengatsi singawasebentisa ngalokugcwele lamalungiselelo kute sakhe buhlobo betfu naNkulunkulu futsi sijabule.—Thit. 2:2.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Hlala Ucotfo KuJehova!
3 Tinceku taNkulunkulu tikhombisa njani kutsi ticotfo kuye? Ngekutsi timtsandze ngalokujulile nangenhlitiyo yonkhe futsi umphumela waloko uba kutsi tente loko Nkulunkulu lakufunako. Cabanga ngendlela belisetjentiswa ngayo ligama lelitsi bucotfo nakubhalwa liBhayibheli. EBhayibhelini, ligama lelihunyushwe ngekutsi bucotfo lisho intfo lephelele nalengenasici. Nasi sibonelo, ema-Israyeli bekenta umhlatjelo ngetilwane kuJehova futsi uMtsetfo bewutsi kufanele anikele ngetilwane letingenasici. (Lev. 22:21, 22) Bantfu baNkulunkulu bebangakavumeleki kunikela ngesilwane lebesite umlente, indlebe nobe liso futsi bekungakafaneli banikele ngesilwane lebesigula. Bekubalulekile kuJehova kutsi lesilwane sibe ngulesiphilile futsi sibe bete sici. (Mal. 1:6-9) Loku kusenta sicondze kutsi kungani Jehova afuna sitinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Nangabe sitsenga, ngeke sitsenge sitselo lesibolile, incwadzi ledzabukile nobe lithuluzi lelingasebenti, kodvwa sitawutsenga lokukahle. Ngendlela lefanako, Jehova ufuna simtsandze ngalokujulile futsi setsembeke ngalokuphelele kuye.
JANUARY 25-31
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | LEVITHIKHUSI 24-25
“UMnyaka Wekukhululwa Kanye Nenkhululeko Esikhatsini Lesitako”
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Inkhululeko
Nkulunkulu Wenkhululeko. Jehova unguNkulunkulu wenkhululeko. Wakhulula sive sema-Israyeli ekugcilatweni eGibhithe. Wabatjela kutsi yingci nje nabalalela imitsetfo yakhe bebatawukhululeka ekwesweleni. (Dut 15:4, 5) Davide wakhuluma ‘ngekutiva uvikelekile’ nawuhlala emibhoshongweni yaseJerusalema. (Hla 122:6, 7) Nobe kunjalo, uMtsetfo bewuvuma kutsi nangabe umuntfu aphuyile bekangatitsengisa abe sigcili kute atokwati kunakekela tidzingo takhe netemndeni wakhe. Kodvwa uMtsetfo bewutsi lomHebheru bekangakhululeka ngemuva kweminyaka lengu-7 asebenta njengesigcili. (Eks 21:2) NgeJubili (lokungumnyaka wesi-50), bekumenyetelwa inkhululeko kubo bonkhe labahlala eveni. Tonkhe tigcili letingemaHebheru betikhululwa, futsi wonkhe umuntfu bekabuyela eveni lelilifa lakubo.—Lev 25:10-19.
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Lifa
Njengobe indzawo beyisetjentiswa ngumndeni munye titukulwane ngetitukulwane, bekufanele nayitsengiswa ingabi yaloyo muntfu loyitsengile siphelane. Indzawo bekufana nekutsi iyarentiswa kuye ngesivuno lesitawukhicitwa kulendzawo, futsi imali lerentwa ngayo bekufanele iye ngekukhula kancane kancane kuye ngekuhamba kweminyaka kuze kube yiJubili lelandzelako, lapho khona wonkhe umhlaba utawubuyiselwa kubanikati bawo nangabe bewusolo ungakakhululeki ngembikwaloko. (Lev 25:13, 15, 23, 24) Lomtsetfo bewufaka ekhatsi tindlu letisemadolobheni lete lubondza lolutungeletako, futsi latsatfwa njengendzawo levulekile. Indlu lesedolobheni lelinelubondza lolutungeletako, sikhatsi lebekufanele isitsatse itsengiwe bekuba ngumnyaka, futsi kuloyomnyaka beyiba yalona loyitsengile. Nakutiwa endzabeni yetindlu lebetisemadolobheni emaLevi, lilungelo lekuphindze ayitsenge belihlale likhona ngobe emaLevi bekete lifa eveni.—Lev 25:29-34.
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IJubili
Umtsetfo weJubili, bewutsi nawugcinwa uvikele lesive esimeni lesisibonako lamuhla, lapho khona kunebantfu labanjinge kakhulu nalabaphuye kakhulu. Loku bekuzuzisa sonkhe lesive ngobe bekuba bete umuntfu loweswela kakhulu nobe locindzetelwa temnotfo, kodvwa bonkhe bantfu bebakwati kunikela ngemakhono abo kute kube nenhlalakahle kulelive. Ngesibusiso saJehova lebesenta umhlaba ukhicite kanye nemfundvo ema-Israyeli lebekayitfola, nawalalela, bewangajabulela kuba nahulumende lokahle kakhulu futsi atfole imphumelelo lengaletfwa kuphela nguMbuso wasezulwini.—Isa 33:22.
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Kulungile Yini Ukuziphindiselela?
Uma umIsrayeli ayeshaya omunye umIsrayeli amkhiphe iso, uMthetho wawuthi makukhishwe isijeziso esinobulungisa. Kodwa kwakungashiyelwa neze kulowo oyisisulu ukuba azilungisele indaba ngokuthi ajezise lowo omshayile noma elinye ilungu lomndeni wakhe. UMthetho wawuthi kumelwe ayise indaba kwabaphethe—abahluleli abamisiwe—ukuze bona balungise indaba ngendlela efanele. Ukwazi ukuthi ukwenza into embi ngamabomu noma ukulimaza omunye kungasho ukujeziswa ngendlela efanayo kwakusiza ekuvimbeleni ukuziphindiselela. Kodwa kwakungagcini lapho.
FEBRUARY 1-7
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | LEVITHIKHUSI 26-27
“Indlela Yekutfola Sibusiso Lesivela KuJehova”
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Zilahle “Izinto Ezingasizi Ngalutho”
8 ‘INgcebo’ ingafana kanjani nonkulunkulu? Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngetshe esigangeni kwa-Israyeli wasendulo. Lelo tshe lalingase lisetshenziswe ekwakheni indlu noma udonga. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma lalimiswa ‘njengensika engcwele’ noma “njengombukiso,” laliba isikhubekiso kubantu bakaJehova. (Lev. 26:1) Ngokufanayo, imali ifeza indima ethile. Siyayidinga ukuze siphile, futhi singayisebenzisa kahle enkonzweni kaJehova. (UmSh. 7:12; Luka 16:9) Kodwa uma siyiphishekela ngaphezu kwenkonzo yethu yobuKristu, empeleni iba unkulunkulu kithi. (Funda eyoku-1 Thimothewu 6:9, 10.) Kuleli zwe elinabantu abakubheka njengokubaluleke kakhulu ukuphishekela ingcebo, kufanele siqiniseke ukuthi sihlala sinombono onokulinganisela kule ndaba.—1 Thim. 6:17-19.
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Kwesaba
Ngenca yendlela Mosi lasetjentiswa ngayo nguJehova, Mosi wakhuluma ngekwesaba lokukhulu (Heb., moh·raʼʹ) embikwebantfu baNkulunkulu. (Dut 34:10, 12; Eks 19:9) Bantfu labanekukholwa bebalesaba ngelizinga lelifanele ligunya laMosi. Bebabona kutsi Nkulunkulu usebentisa yena kuze akhulume nabo. Indzawo lengcwele yaJehova nayo bekufanele ema-Israyeli ayesabe. (Lev 19:30; 26:2) Loku bekusho kutsi bekufanele bakhombise inhlonipho ngendzawo lengcwele, bakhontele kuyo ngendlela Jehova labacondzise kutsi bente ngayo, ngekuvumelana nayo yonkhe imiyalo yakhe.
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“Ukuthula KukaNkulunkulu” Makulondoloze Inhliziyo Yakho
10 UJehova watshela lesisizwe: “Uma nihamba ngezimiso zami, nigcine imiyalo yami, niyenze, ngiyakuninika imvula ngesikhathi sayo, izwe lithele ukudla kwalo, imithi yasendle ithele izithelo zayo. Ngiyakunika ukuthula ezweni, nilale phansi ningesatshiswa-muntu; ngiyakuqothula izilwane ezimbi ezweni, nenkemba ayiyikudabula ezweni lakini. Ngiyakuhamba phakathi kwenu, ngibe-nguNkulunkulu wenu, nibe-ngabantu bami.” (Levitikusi 26:3, 4, 6, 12) UIsrayeli wayengajabulela ukuthula ngoba wayelondekile ezitheni zakhe, enenala yezinto ezibonakalayo, futhi enobuhlobo obuseduze noJehova. Kodwa lokhu kwakuyoxhomeka ekubambeleleni kwakhe eMthethweni kaJehova.—IHubo 119:165.
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Sifo Lesibulalako
Siba Khona Ngenca Yekungawulaleli UMtsetfo WaNkulunkulu. Sive saka-Israyeli secwayiswa kutsi kwala kugcina sivumelwane Nkulunkulu lasenta naso kutawenta kutsi ‘abaletsele sifo.’ (Lev 26:14-16, 23-25; Dut 28:15, 21, 22) EmiBhalweni, kuba nemphilo lenhle, kungaba semtimbeni nobe ebuhlotjeni naNkulunkulu, kuhlotjaniswa nesibusiso saNkulunkulu (Dut 7:12, 15; Hla 103:1-3; Tag 3:1, 2, 7, 8; 4:21, 22; Sem 21:1-4), kantsi sifo sihlotjaniswa nekuba nesono kanye nekungapheleli. (Eks 15:26; Dut 28:58-61; Isa 53:4, 5; Mat 9:2-6, 12; Joh 5:14) Nanobe kuliciniso kutsi etimeni letitsite, Jehova Nkulunkulu uyambangela umuntfu kutsi agule, njengobe enta boMiriyamu, Uziya naGehazi kutsi babe nebulephelo (Num 12:10; 2Tk 26:16-21; 2Ks 5:25-27), kodvwa kubonakala shengatsi etimeni letinyenti tifo letibulalako betitivelela futsi betibangwa yimiphumela yesono lesentiwe bantfu nobe tive. Bebasuke bavuna loko labakuhlanyelile; imitimba yabo beyisuke itfola imiphumela yetindlela tabo letimbi. (Gal 6:7, 8) Mayelana nalabo lebebatiphatsa kabi ngekwelicansi, umphostoli Pawula watsi Nkulunkulu “wabayekelela ebubini kuze imitimba yabo ingcoliswe . . . batfola sijeziso lesibafanele ngenca yekona kwabo.”—Rom 1:24-27.
FEBRUARY 8-14
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NUMERI 1-2
“Jehova Uhlela Bantfu Bakhe”
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Indawo Efanele Yokukhulekelwa KukaJehova Ekuphileni Kwethu
4 Uma wawungabuka u-Israyeli ekanise ehlane ukwelenyoni, wawuyobonani? Uhele lwamatende amaningi, kodwa oluhlelekile oluhlalisa cishe abantu abayizigidi ezintathu noma ngaphezulu, oluhlelwe ngokwezigaba zezizwe ezintathu ngasenyakatho, eningizimu, empumalanga, nangasentshonalanga. Uma ubhekisisa, wawuyoqaphela okunye futhi ukuhlelwa ngamaqembu eduze kwendawo ephakathi nekamu. Lamaqoqo amancane amane amatende ayehlalisa imikhaya yesizwe sakwaLevi. Khona kanye enkabeni yekamu, endaweni eyayihlukaniswe ngesihenqo sendwangu, kwakunesakhiwo esiyingqayizivele. Lesisakhiwo ‘sasiyitende lokuhlangana,’ noma itabernakele, ama-Israyeli “ahlakaniphile ngenhliziyo” ayelakhe ngokuvumelana nohlelo lukaJehova.—Numeri 1:52, 53; 2:3, 10, 17, 18, 25; Eksodusi 35:10.
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Inkambu
Inkambu yema-Israyeli beyiyinkhulu kakhulu. Loku bekufaka ekhatsi emadvodza langakhona kuya emphini langu-603 550, kuhlanganise bafati nebantfwana, lasebakhulile kanye netiboshwa, emaLevi langu-22 000 kanye “nelicembu lelikhulu” lebantfu baletinye tive—mhlawumbe nasebabonkhe bebangu-3 000 000 nobe ngetulu. (Eks 12:38, 44; Num 3:21-34, 39) Asiciniseki kutsi ingakanani indzawo lebeyingahlala bantfu labangaka futsi nalabacagelako baveta imibono leyehlukene kakhulu. Ngesikhatsi lenkambu iseceleni kwaseJerikho ehlane lakaMowabi kutsiwa beyisuka “eBhethi-jeshimothi kuze kuyewufika e-Abela-shithimu.”—Num 33:49.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Kubhaliswa
Ngalokuvamile kufaka ekhatsi kubhalisa ligama lakho kanye neluhla lwemndeni losuka kuwo kuye ngesive sakini. Kusho lokungetulu nje kwekubalwa kwebantfu. Kubhaliswa lebekwenteka eveni lonkhe lokukhulunywa ngako eBhayibhelini bekwentelwa tinjongo letehlukahlukene, letifaka ekhatsi kukhokha kwemtselo, imisebenti leyabelwa emasotja, nobe (nangabe kunemisebenti lefaka ekhatsi emaLevi) kubekwa etikhundleni tekunakekela indzawo lengcwele.
FEBRUARY 15-21
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NUMERI 3-4
“Umsebenti WemaLevi”
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Umphristi
Ngaphansi Kwesivumelwane Semtsetfo. Ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli atigcili eGibhithe, Jehova watingcwelisela onkhe emadvodzana langematibulo ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi abhubhisa emadvodzana langematibulo aseGibhithe ngesishayo sesi-10. (Eks 12:29; Num 3:13) Ngako, lamatibulo abetawuba ngewaJehova, futsi abetawusebentela yena ngalokukhetsekile. Nkulunkulu bekangenta onkhe lamadvodzana langematibulo aka-Israyeli kutsi abe baphristi nebanakekeli bendzawo lengcwele. Esikhundleni saloko, wakubona kufaneleka kutsi asebentise ematibulo langemalunga esive semaLevi kulomsebenti. Ngaleso sizatfu wavumela lesive kutsi sifake emadvodzana langematibulo aletive letinye letingu-12 (intalelwane yemadvodzana aJosefa lokungu-Efrayimu naManase bewabalwa njengetive letimbili) esikhundleni semadvodzana langematibulo emaLevi. Ngesikhatsi kwentiwa lubalo, kubonakala shengatsi bekunemadvodzana langematibulo langu-273 langasiwo emadvodzana emaLevi futsi bekanenyanga yinye kuya etulu budzala, futsi Nkulunkulu bekafuna bakhishelwe inhlawulo lengemashekeli lasihlanu ngayinye. Lemali beyitawuniketwa Aroni nemadvodzana akhe. (Num 3:11-16, 40-51) Ngembikwekutsi kukhishwe lemali, Jehova besekavele awakhetsile emalunga lamadvuna emndeni wa-Aroni njengobe abesuka esiveni sakaLevi, kuze abe baphristi baka-Israyeli.—Num 1:1; 3:6-10.
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EmaLevi
Imisebenti. EmaLevi bewakhiwa yimindeni lemitsatfu, lesuka emadvodzaneni aLevi lokunguGeshoni (Geshomu), Khohati naMerari. (Gen 46:11; 1Tk 6:1, 16) Ngamunye walemindeni bewabelwe indzawo eceleni kwelithende lekukhontela ehlane. Umndeni wemaKhohati bewukanekise embikwelithende lekukhontela nawubheka ngasemphumalanga. Lamanye emaKhohati bewakanekise eningizimu, emaGeshoni bewakanekise enshonalanga bese kutsi emaMerari wona bewakanekise enyakatfo. (Num 3:23, 29, 35, 38) Umsebenti wemaLevi bewukwakha lithende lekukhontela, alichache futsi aletfwale nasekuhanjwa. Nasekusikhatsi sekuhamba, Aroni nemadvodzana akhe bekufanele batsatse indvwangu lehlukanisa iNgcwele neNgcwelengcwele bambonye ngayo libhokisi lebufakazi, ema-al’thare, ifenisha lengcwele kanye netitja. EmaKhohati bekufanele abese ayatetfwala letintfo. EmaGeshoni abehamba nemaseyili elithende, tindvwangu, tindvwangu letilenga ebaleni, netintsambo telithende (kubonakala shengatsi leti tintsambo tekufasa lithende), futsi emaMerari abenemsebenti wekunakekela emabhaluko, tinsika, emaseko, tikhonkwane tato, kanye netintsambo telithende (leti tintsambo telibala lebelitungeleta lithende lekukhontela).—Num 1:50, 51; 3:25, 26, 30, 31, 36, 37; 4:4-33; 7:5-9.
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EmaLevi
Ngesikhatsi saMosi, umLevi bekenta imisebenti yakhe ngalokuphelele nasekaneminyaka lengu-30 budzala, futsi lemisebenti beyifaka ekhatsi kwetfwala lithende kanye netintfo talo nalitfutfwa. (Num 4:46-49) Leminye imisebenti beyentiwa ngisho nangemaLevi laneminyaka lengu-25, kodvwa loku bekungafaki ekhatsi umsebenti lodzinga emandla, njengekwetfwala lithende lekukhontela. (Num 8:24) Ngesikhatsi seNkhosi Davide leminyaka yehliswa yayiswa ku-20. Sizatfu Davide lasiniketa saba kutsi lithende lekukhontela (lebelitawutsatselwa indzawo lithempeli) beselingeke letfwalwe kwehliwe kwenyukwa nalo. Tabelo lebekufanele tentiwe nakanjani, umuntfu bekayekela kutenta nasekaneminyaka lengu-50 budzala. (Num 8:25, 26; 1Tk 23:24-26; buka AGE.) EmaLevi bekufanele awati kahle uMtsetfo, futsi esikhatsini lesinyenti bekabitwa kute awufundzele linyenti futsi awufundzise bantfu labavamile.—1Tk 15:27; 2Tk 5:12; 17:7-9; Neh 8:7-9.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Hlakanipha—Yesaba UNkulunkulu!
13 Ukuthola kukaDavide usizo lukaJehova ngesikhathi ecindezelekile kwajulisa kuye ukwesaba uNkulunkulu futhi kwaqinisa nokuthembela kwakhe kuye. (IHubo 31:22-24) Nokho, ngezikhathi ezintathu eziphawulekayo, ukwesaba kukaDavide uNkulunkulu kwancipha, kwaholela emiphumeleni emibi kakhulu. Esokuqala siphathelene nokuhlela ukuba umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova uyiswe eJerusalema ngenqola esikhundleni sokuba amaLevi awutshathe emahlombe, njengokwesiqondiso soMthetho kaNkulunkulu. Lapho u-Uza, owayehola inqola, ebamba uMphongolo ngoba efuna ukuwusekela ukuze ungawi, wafa ngaso leso sikhathi ngenxa ‘yesenzo sakhe sokungahloniphi.’ Yebo, u-Uza wayenze isono esibi, kodwa empeleni kwakuwukwehluleka kukaDavide ukulondoloza inhlonipho efanele ngoMthetho kaNkulunkulu okwabangela lowo mphumela odabukisayo. Ukwesaba uNkulunkulu kusho ukwenza izinto ngokuvumelana nelungiselelo lakhe.—2 Samuweli 6:2-9; Numeri 4:15; 7:9.
FEBRUARY 22-28
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NUMERI 5-6
“Ungawalingisa Njani EmaNaziri?”
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UmNaziri
Bekunemincele lemitsatfu lebekufanele ingeciwa ngumuntfu lofunge kutsi utawuba ngumNaziri: (1) Bekungakafaneli anatse sinatfo lesidzakanako; futsi bekungakafaneli adle nome ngabe yini leyentiwe ngemagilebisi, kungaba ngulangakavutfwa, lavutsiwe nobe lomisiwe. Bekungakafaneli nekutsi anatse ijusi yawo ngisho nobe iyinsha, ilatisiwe nobe yentiwe iviniga. (2) Bekungakafanele ahhule tinwele tawo. (3) Bekungakafanele atsintse sidvumbu, ngisho nobe kungesesihlobo lesisedvute, njengababe, make, bhuti nobe sisi.—Num 6:1-7.
Tifungo Letikhetsekile. Umuntfu lowenta sifungo lesikhetsekile “sekutsi utawuba ngumNaziri [lokusho, kutiniketela, kwehlukaniswa] embikwaJehova,” bekungakafaneli akwente loko kute ajabulise bantfu nobe abukise. Kunaloko, “loyo muntfu [bekaba ngulongcwele] kuJehova kuwo onkhe emalanga latawube angumNaziri ngawo.”—Num 6:2, 8; catsanisa naGen 49:26.
Ngako, letintfo lebetilindzeleke kumaNaziri, betinekubaluleka lokutsite futsi betisho lokutsite ekukhonteni Jehova. Njengemphristi lophakeme, ngenca yemsebenti wakhe longcwele, bekungakafanele atsintse sidvumbu, ngisho nobe sisesihlobo sakhe lesisedvute kakhulu, kanjalo nemNaziri. Umphristi lophakeme nebaphristi lebebangaphansi kwakhe, ngenca yekubaluleka kwemisebenti yabo, bebangakavumeleki kutsi banatse liwayini nobe sinatfo lesidzakanako nabenta imisebenti yabo lengcwele embikwaJehova.—Lev 10:8-11; 21:10, 11.
Ngetulu kwaloko, umNaziri (ngesiHebheru, na·zirʹ) bekufanele ahlale “angcwele ngekutsi ayekele tinwele takhe tikhule,” futsi loko bekufana neluphawu lolungumchele lebelenta wonkhe umuntfu abone ngekushesha kutsi lomuntfu ungumNaziri longcwele. (Num 6:5) Leligama lesiHebheru lelitsi na·zirʹ beliphindze lisetjentiswe nakukhulunywa ngetihlahla temagilebisi “letingakatsenwa” nakuliSabatha lelingcwele nobe iJubili. (Lev 25:5, 11) Ngalokumangalisako, ngcwengcwe weligolide lobewuba ngembili emshuculweni wemphristi lophakeme, futsi lobewubhalwe emavi latsi “Bungcwele ngebaJehova,” bewubitwa ngekutsi “luphawu lolungcwele lwekutinikela [ngesiHebheru litsi, neʹzer, futsi lisukela egameni lelifanako lelitsi na·zirʹ].” (Eks 39:30, 31) Ngendlela lefanako, intfo lesemtsetfweni lebeyifakwa enhloko, nobe umchele, lebewugcokwa ngemakhosi labekwe luphawu aka-Israyeli, nawo bewubitwa ngekutsi neʹzer. (2Sa 1:10; 2Ks 11:12; buka CROWN; DEDICATION.) Ebandleni lebuKhristu, umphostoli watsi umfati unikwe tinwele letindze esikhundleni sentfo yekumbonya enhloko. Loku kusikhumbuto lesingekwemvelo kuye, sekutsi usesigabeni lesehlukile kunesendvodza; kufanele akhumbule kutitfoba ngaphansi kwalelilungiselelo laNkulunkulu. Ngako letintfo letibalulekile lebekufanele umNaziri atente—kungahhuli tinwele (lobekuyintfo lengakavami kutsi ingentiwa yindvodza), kungalinatsi sanhlobo liwayini kanye nesidzingo sekuhlala ahlantekile futsi angakangcoliswa ngulutfo—bekwenta umNaziri lotinikele abone kubaluleka kwekungatenti tintfo letitsite futsi atinikele ngalokuphelele ekwenteni intsandvo yaJehova.—1Kt 11:2-16; buka HAIR; HEAD COVERING; NATURE.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
Nokho, uSamsoni wayengumNaziri ngomqondo ohlukile. Ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaSamsoni, ingelosi kaJehova yatshela unina: “Bheka! uzokhulelwa, ngokuqinisekile uzozala indodana, futhi akukho nsingo okufanele ithinte ikhanda layo, ngoba lo mntwana uyoba umNaziri kaNkulunkulu lapho ephuma esiswini; nguye oyohola ekusindiseni u-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti.” (AbaHluleli 13:5) USamsoni akasenzanga isifungo sobuNaziri. Wamiswa uNkulunkulu njengomNaziri, futhi wayezoba umNaziri ukuphila kwakhe konke. Umthetho onqabela ukuthinta isidumbu wawungenakusebenza kuye. Ukube wawusebenza abese ethinta isidumbu ngephutha, wayengabuqala kanjani phansi ubuNaziri obaqala ekuzalweni kwakhe? Ngakho kusobala ukuthi izimfuneko zobuNaziri bokuphila konke zazingafani ngezindlela ezithile nezimfuneko zobuNaziri bokuzithandela.