Tikhombo Tencwajana Yekubhalela Emhlanganweni Wekuphila KwemaKhristu Nemsebenti Wawo
MAY 2-8
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 SAMUWELI 27-29
“Lichinga LaDavide Lekulwa”
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Akhishi
Ngesikhatsi Davide abalekela Sawula wabhaca endzaweni yeNkhosi Akhishi emahlandla lamabili. Kwekucala, ngesikhatsi bamsola kutsi usitsa, Davide wenta shengatsi ulahlekelwa yingcondvo, futsi Akhishi wamvumela kutsi ahambe. (1Sa 21:10-15; Hl 34:Sup; 56:Sup) Kwesibili Davide bekahamba nemadvodza langu-600 kanye nemindeni yawo, futsi Akhishi wabanika iSikilagi kutsi bahlale kuyo. Kulomnyaka netinyanga letine baseSikilagi, Akhishi bekacabanga kutsi Davide uhlasela emadolobha akaJuda, kantsi ecinisweni Davide bekahlasela emaGeshuri, emaGizi, nema-Amaleki. (1Sa 27:1-12) Lelichinga laDavide laphumelela kangangekutsi Akhishi wabeka Davide kutsi abe ngugadzi wakhe ngesikhatsi emaFilisti ahlela kuyohlasela iNkhosi Sawula, kodvwa ekugcineni, “baholi bemaFilisti,” batsi Davide kanye nalamadvodza labehamba nawo ababuyele emuva eSikilagi. (1Sa 28:2; 29:1-11) Ngesikhatsi Davide aba yinkhosi futsi alwa nesive sakaGathi, Akhishi yena akazange abulawa kodvwa waphila ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaSolomoni.—1Ks 2:39-41; buka GATH.
Nine Bazalwane Labasebasha, Yini Leningayenta Kuze Labanye Banetsembe?
8 Cabanga ngalenye inkinga Davide labhekana nayo. Ngemuva kwekutsi Davide asagcotjiwe kutsi abe yiNkhosi, kwadzingeka kutsi alindze iminyaka leminyenti ngaphambi kwekutsi acale kubusa njengeNkhosi yakaJuda. (1 Sam. 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:3, 4) Kuleso sikhatsi, yini leyamsita kutsi akhone kulindza ngesineke? Kunekutsi aphelelwe ngemandla, wasebentisa leso sikhatsi kuze anake tintfo lebekangakhona kutenta. Nasi sibonelo, ngesikhatsi Davide angumbaleki futsi ahlala endzaweni yemaFilisti, wasebentisa leso sikhatsi kuze alwe netitsa tema-Israyeli. Ngekwenta njalo, wavikela imincele yakaJuda.—1 Sam. 27:1-12.
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Emanga
Nanobe liBhayibheli likuhlala kukhuluma emanga lamabi, kodvwa loko akusho kutsi umuntfu ubophekile kutsi angakhuluma imininingwane leliciniso kubantfu lokungakafaneli bayive. Jesu Khristu weluleka watsi: “Ningatsatsi lokukwaNkulunkulu nikunike tinja, futsi ningawatsatsi ematje enu laligugu niwajike etingulubeni, kute tingetuwagcobagcoba, ticedze tinilimate.” (Mat 7:6) Kungako Jesu ngaletinye tikhatsi angazange avete imininingwane lephelele nobe aphendvule ngalokucondzile imibuto letsite nangabe kwenta njalo bekutamfaka enkingeni ngalokungenasidzingo. (Mat 15:1-6; 21:23-27; Joh 7:3-10) Kufanele sikutsatse ngendlela lefanako loko lokwentiwa ngu-Abrahama, Isaka, Rahabi, na-Elisha ngesikhatsi badukisa nobe bangawaveti emaciniso ngalokuphelele kubantfu labangamkhonti Jehova.—Gen 12:10-19; sehl 20; 26:1-10; Jos 2:1-6; Jak 2:25; 2Ks 6:11-23.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Labafile Bangabasita Yini Labaphilako?
Ase ucabangisise ngaloko. LiBhayibheli likubeka kucace kutsi umuntfu nakafa “ubuyela emhlabatsini” nekutsi ‘tinhloso netifiso takhe tiphela ngalelo langa.’ (Tihlabelelo 146:4) Sawula kanye naSamuweli bobabili bebati kamhlophe kutsi Nkulunkulu uyakulahla kuchumana netangoma. Phela ngembi kwaloko, Sawula abetsetse sinyatselo sekucosha bantfu lebebasebentelana nemimoya.—Levithikhusi 19:31.
Cabangisisa ngalendzaba. Kube Samuweli lowetsembekile abesaphila, abetawuphula yini umtsetfo waNkulunkulu futsi abambisane netangoma kute nje ahlangane naSawula? Jehova wala kukhuluma naSawula. Sangoma besingakwati yini kwenta Nkulunkulu Somandla kutsi akhulume naSawula asebentisa Samuweli lobekafile? Cha, besingeke. Kuyacaca-ke, kutsi lo “Samuweli” abengesuye nani umphrofethi waNkulunkulu lowetsembekile. Kwakungumoya, kodvwa hhayi waSamuweli—kwakulidimoni lelibi lelalitenta shengatsi linguSamuweli lofile.
MAY 9-15
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 SAMUWELI 30-31
“Tfola Emandla KuJehova Nkulunkulu Wakho”
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Yesaba UJehova—Ujabule!
12 Ukwesaba kukaDavide uJehova akugcinanga nje ngokumvimbela ukuba angenzi okubi. Kwamqinisa ukuba athathe izinyathelo eziwujuqu nezihlakaniphile lapho ebhekene nezimo ezinzima. Ngesikhathi uDavide namadoda akhe bebalekela uSawule baphephela emaphandleni amaFilisti, eZikilagi, isikhathi esingangonyaka nezinyanga ezine. (1 Samuweli 27:5-7) Ngesinye isikhathi abesilisa besahambile, kwafika iqembu labaphangi abangama-Amaleki lashisa umuzi lathumba wonke amakhosikazi ala madoda, izingane nemihlambi. Lapho bebuya futhi bebona okwakwenzekile, uDavide namadoda akhe bakhala. Masinyane usizi lwaphenduka intukuthelo, futhi amadoda kaDavide athi makakhandwe ngamatshe. Nakuba ayecindezelekile, uDavide akazange aphelelwe ithemba. (IzAga 24:10) Ukwesaba kwakhe uNkulunkulu kwamshukumisela ukuba aphendukele kuJehova, futhi “waziqinisa ngoJehova.” Ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu, uDavide namadoda akhe bawafica ama-Amaleki futhi babuyisa konke okwakuthunjiwe.—1 Samuweli 30:1-20.
Jehova Uyasigcina Kute Sitewusindziswa
14 Davide wahlangabetana netimo letinyenti letimcindzetelako ekuphileni kwakhe. (1 Sam. 30:3-6) Emavi akhe laphefumulelwe aveta kutsi Jehova abeyati indlela labetiva ngayo. (Fundza Tihlabelelo 34:18; 56:8.) Nkulunkulu uyayati indlela natsi lesitiva ngayo. Nangabe ‘sinetinhlitiyo letephukile’ nobe ‘sinemoya lowephukile,’ uyasondzela kitsi. Loko kungasidvudvuta njengobe kwenteka nakuDavide, lowahlabela: “Ngiyakwetsaba ngijabule ngemusa wakho, ngobe wena ukubonile kuhlupheka kwami, watati tinsizi temphefumulo wami.” (Hla. 31:7) Jehova wenta lokungetulu kwekumane abone kucindzeteleka kwetfu. Uyasicinisa ngekusidvudvuta aphindze asikhutsate. Lenye indlela lakwenta ngayo loko, ngimihlangano yebuKhristu.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaSamuweli Wokuqala
30:23, 24. Lesi sinqumo esisekelwe kuNumeri 31:27, sibonisa ukuthi uJehova uyabazisa labo abafeza ezinye izindima eziwusizo ebandleni. Ngakho, noma ngabe senzani, ‘masiyenzeni ngomphefumulo wonke njengokungathi senzela uJehova, hhayi abantu.’—Kolose 3:23.
MAY 16-22
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 SAMUWELI 1-3
“Sifundzani Endzabeni ‘Yebutjoki’?”
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Bahlonipheni Labo Abanikwe Igunya Phezu Kwenu
9 Ingabe uDavide wayekhathazekile lapho ephathwa kabi? “Izidlova zifuna umphefumulo wami,” esho ekhala kuJehova. (IHubo 54:3) Wathululela inhliziyo yakhe kuJehova: “Ngikhulule ezitheni zami, Nkulunkulu wami, . . . iziqhwaga ziyangihlanganyela, kungekho siphambeko, kungekho sono kimi, Jehova. Ziyagijima, zizilungisele, kungekho cala kimi; vuka, ungihlangabeze, ubone.” (IHubo 59:1-4) Ingabe wake wazizwa ngendlela efanayo—ungenzanga lutho kumuntu othile osegunyeni kodwa elokhu ekubangela izinkinga? UDavide akayekanga ukumhlonipha uSawule. Lapho uSawule efa, kunokuba ajabule, uDavide waqamba ingoma yokulila: “OSawule noJonathani babethandeka, bemnandi; ekuphileni . . . Babenejubane kunezinkozi, babenamandla kunezingonyama. Nina madodakazi akwa-Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawule.” (2 Samuweli 1:23, 24) Yeka isibonelo esihle sokumhlonipha ngobuqotho ogcotshiwe kaJehova, yize uSawule ayemonile uDavide!
Kungetsembeki—Kusibonakaliso Lesetfusako Semalanga Alamuhla!
8 LiBhayibheli liphindze likhulume ngebantfu labanyenti labebatsembekile. Ase sihlole tibonelo talababili babo bese siyabona kutsi yini lesingayifundza kubo. Asicale ngendvodza leyativeta itsembekile kuDavide. Jonathani, indvodzana lendzala yeNkhosi Sawula, abengaba yindlalifa yebukhosi baka-Israyeli, kodvwa Jehova wakhetsa Davide kutsi kube nguye inkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Jonathani wasihlonipha lesincumo saNkulunkulu. Akazange abenemona ngaDavide futsi ambangise, esikhundleni saloko “waba ngumoya munye naDavide” njengobe amtsembisa kutsi utawetsembeka kuye. Wanika Davide tembatfo takhe, sikhali, butjoki kanye nelibhande lakhe. Ngekwenta njalo, abeveta kutsi uyakuhlonipha kubusa kwakhe. (1 Sam. 18:1-4) Jonathani wenta konkhe lokusemandleni akhe kute ‘acinise sandla saDavide’ waphindze wafaka nekuphila kwakhe engotini kute amvikele kuSawula. Ngekwetsembeka, naku Jonathani lakutjela Davide: “Wena utawuba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli, mine nje ngitawuba wesibili kuwe.” (1 Sam. 20:30-34; 23:16, 17) Akumangalisi kutsi ngemuva kwekufa kwaJonathani, Davide waveta buhlungu labebuva kanye nelutsandvo lanalo ngaye ngekubhala ingoma yesililo.—2 Sam. 1:17, 26.
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Mnaketfu
Ligama lelitsi “Mnaketfu” liphindze lisebente kulabo labahlangene ndzawonye ngenca yemigomo netinjongo letifanako. Sibonelo nje, iNkhosi Hiramu yaseThire yabita iNkhosi Solomoni ngekutsi ngumnakabo, hhayi ngenca yekutsi bebasesikhundleni lesilinganako kodvwa kungenca yekutsi bebasitana ngekutsi anikete Solomoni tingodvo naletinye tintfo kuze kwakhiwe lithempeli. (1Ks 9:13; 5:1-12) “Maye kuhle futsi kumnandzi kutsi bazalwane bahlale ndzawonye ngebunye!” Davide wabhala, kute avete kutsi akusibo buhlobo bengati kuphela lobenta kutsi kube nekuthula nebunye emkhatsini webazalwane. (Hl 133:1) Ecinisweni, lutsandvo kanye netifiso letifanako, hhayi buhlobo, lokwenta Davide wabita Jonathani ngekutsi ngumnakabo. (2Sa 1:26) Bangani labenta tintfo letifanako, ngisho nobe tento tabo titimbi, babitwa ngekutsi bobhuti.—Tag 18:9.
MAY 23-29
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 SAMUWELI 4-6
“Hlale Wesaba Kudvumata Jehova”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaSamuweli Wesibili
6:1-7. Nakuba uDavide ayenezinhloso ezinhle, umzamo wakhe wokuthutha uMphongolo ngenqola wawungqubuzana nomyalo kaNkulunkulu futhi awuzange uphumelele. (Eksodusi 25:13, 14; Numeri 4:15, 19; 7:7-9) Futhi ukubamba kuka-Uza uMphongolo kubonisa ukuthi izinhloso ezinhle azizishintshi izimfuneko zikaNkulunkulu.
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UJehova Wenza Okulungile Ngaso Sonke Isikhathi
20 Khumbula ukuthi u-Uza kwakufanele ukuthi wayewazi uMthetho. UMphongolo wawumelela ukuba khona kukaJehova. UMthetho wawusho ngokucacile ukuthi akumelwe uthintwe abantu abangagunyaziwe, uxwayisa ngokucacile ngokuthi abawephulayo lo mthetho babeyojeziswa ngokufa. (Numeri 4:18-20; 7:89) Ngakho, ukuthuthwa kwalelo bhokisi elingcwele kwakungeyona indaba yokuthathwa kalula. Kusobala ukuthi u-Uza wayengumLevi (nakuba ayengeyena umpristi), ngakho kumelwe ukuba wayewazi uMthetho. Ngaphandle kwalokho, eminyakeni ethile ngaphambili uMphongolo wawuthuthelwe endlini kayise ukuba ugcinwe khona. (1 Samuweli 6:20–7:1) Wahlala lapho iminyaka engaba ngu-70, kwaze kwaba ilapho uDavide ewuthutha. Ngakho kumelwe ukuthi kusukela ebuntwaneni, u-Uza wayeyazi imithetho ephathelene noMphongolo.
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UJehova Wenza Okulungile Ngaso Sonke Isikhathi
21 Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, uJehova uyakwazi ukufunda izinhliziyo. Njengoba iZwi lakhe libiza isenzo sika-Uza ngokuthi “isenzo sokungabi nanhlonipho,” kungenzeka ukuthi uJehova wabona isisusa esithile sobugovu esingavezwanga ngokucacile endabeni. Ingabe mhlawumbe u-Uza wayengumuntu ogabadelayo, ojwayele ukweqa imingcele emisiwe? (IzAga 11:2) Ingabe ukuhamba phambi kwabantu ehola uMphongolo umkhaya wakubo owawuwugcine ngasese kwamenza wazizwa ebalulekile? (IzAga 8:13) Ingabe u-Uza wayenokholo oluncane kangangokuthi wayecabanga ukuthi isandla sikaJehova sifushane, ngeke sikwazi ukubamba leli bhokisi elingcwele elifanekisela ukuba khona kwakhe? Noma ngabe ikuphi, singaqiniseka ukuthi uJehova wenza into efanele. Kungenzeka ukuthi wabona okuthile enhliziyweni ka-Uza okwamenza wakhipha isahlulelo esisheshayo.—IzAga 21:2.
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Phonsa Umthwalo Wakho KuJehova Ngaso Sonke Isikhathi
UDavide njengenkosi kwakudingeka athwale icala elithile ngenxa yalokhu. Indlela asabela ngayo ibonisa ukuthi ngisho nalabo abanobuhlobo obuhle noJehova ngezinye izikhathi bangasabela kabi ezimweni ezivivinyayo. Okokuqala uDavide wathukuthela. Ngemva kwalokho wesaba. (2 Samuweli 6:8, 9, qhathanisa ne-NW.) Ubuhlobo bakhe noJehova, obunokumethemba bavivinywa kanzima. Yilesi sikhathi okubonakala sengathi wahluleka ngaso ukuphonsa umthwalo wakhe phezu kukaJehova, lapho engayilaleli imiyalo yakhe. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi nathi siba naleso simo ngezinye izikhathi? Sike simsole yini uJehova ngezinkinga ezibangelwa ukunganaki kwethu iziyalezo zakhe?—IzAga 19:3.
MAY 30–JUNE 5
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 SAMUWELI 7-8
“Jehova Wenta Sivumelwane NaDavide”
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‘Umbuso Wakho Uyokuma Ugxile’
UJehova uyajabula ngesifiso sikaDavide esisuka enhliziyweni. Esabela ekuzinikeleni kwakhe nangokuvumelana nesiprofetho, uNkulunkulu wenza isivumelwano noDavide sokuthi uyovusa othile ohlwini lobukhosi bakhe oyobusa kuze kube phakade. UNathani ube esetshela uDavide lesi sithembiso sikaNkulunkulu esiqinisekisiwe: “Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuyoma kugxile phambi kwakho kuze kube nini nanini; sona kanye isihlalo sakho sobukhosi siyoma siqine kuze kube nini nanini.” (Ivesi 16) Ubani iNdlalifa yaphakade yalesi sivumelwano eyobusa phakade?—IHubo 89:20, 29, 34-36.
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‘Umbuso Wakho Uyokuma Ugxile’
UJesu waseNazaretha wayengowozalo lukaDavide. Lapho ingelosi imemezela ukuzalwa kwakhe yathi: ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu uyomnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide uyise, futhi uyobusa njengenkosi phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade, nombuso wakhe ngeke uphele.’ (Luka 1:32, 33) Isivumelwano noDavide sagcwaliseka kuJesu Kristu. Ngakho, akakhethwanga abantu kodwa ubusa ngenxa yesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu esiqinisekisiwe esimnika ilungelo lokubusa phakade. Kumelwe sikhumbule ukuthi izithembiso zikaNkulunkulu zigcwaliseka njalo.—Isaya 55:10, 11.
Bani Nekukholwa Lokucinile EMbusweni
14 Cabanga ngaloko Jehova lakwetsembisa iNkhosi Davide yaka-Israyeli wasendvulo. Wenta setsembiso lokutsiwa sivumelwane lesentiwa naDavide. (Fundza 2 Samuweli 7:12, 16.) Jehova wenta lesivumelwane naDavide ngesikhatsi abusa eJerusalema, futsi wametsembisa kutsi Mesiya abetawuba yintalelwane yakhe. (Luk. 1:30-33) Ngaleyo ndlela, Jehova washo imininingwane lecacile mayelana neluhla lwekutalwa kwalentalo futsi watsi indlalifa yaDavide beyitawuba nelilungelo ‘lokungelayo sibili’ lekuba yinkhosi yeMbuso lobuswa nguMesiya. (Hez. 21:25-27) NgaJesu, bukhosi baDavide ‘butawumiswa siphelane.’ Ecinisweni, intalo yaDavide ‘iyawuma kuze kube phakadze, nesihlalo sayo sebukhosi . . . siyawuma njengelilanga.’ (Hla. 89:34-37) Kubusa kwaMesiya ngeke kuze kukhohlakale futsi tintfo letitawufezwa ngiko titawuhlala phakadze!
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Emalanga Ekugcina
Siphrofetho saBhalamu. Bekungaphambi kwekutsi ema-Israyeli angene eveni lesetsembiso ngesikhatsi umphrofethi Bhalamu atsi kuBhalaki iNkhosi yakaMowabi: “Wota ngikutjele loko labantfu [ema-Israyeli] labatakwenta kubantfu bakho esikhatsini lesitako. . . . Kutawuvela inkhanyeti kuJakobe, kuphume nentfonga yebukhosi ku-Israyeli. Nakanjani utawuphihlita libunti laMowabi nelukhakhayi lwemadvodzana latsandza imphi.” (Num 24:14-17) Ekugcwalisekeni kwekucala kwalesiphrofetho, “inkhanyeti” beyimelela iNkhosi Davide leyancoba bakaMowabi. (2Sa 8:2) Ngako-ke, ekugcwalisekeni kwalesiphrofetho, ‘kuphela kwemalanga’ kwacala ngesikhatsi Davide aba yinkhosi. Njengobe Davide bekasitfunti saJesu loyiNkhosi lenguMesiya, lesiphrofetho sitawuphindze sisebente nakuJesu nasekancoba titsa takhe.—Isa 9:7; Hl 2:8, 9.
JUNE 6-12
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 SAMUWELI 9-10
“Davide Wakhombisa Lutsandvo Lolucotfo”
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Yebo, Ungayithola Injabulo
UDavide wabhala: “Uyajabula umuntu owenza ngokumcabangela ophansi.” Waqhubeka: “Ngosuku lwenhlekelele uJehova uyomenzela indlela yokuphunyuka. UJehova ngokwakhe uyomqapha futhi amlonde. Kuyothiwa uyajabula.” (IHubo 41:1, 2) UDavide wasinikeza isibonelo sesimo sengqondo esifanele kubantu abaphansi lapho ebonisa ukumcabangela uMefibosheti, indodana ekhubazekile kaJonathani, umngane wakhe.—2 Samuweli 9:1-13.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaSamuweli Wesibili
9:1, 6, 7. UDavide wasifeza isithembiso sakhe. Nathi kumelwe sizame ukukufeza lokho esikuthembisayo.
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Báphila Nameva Enyameni
10 Labo baphikisi bangaphandle bénza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze bavimbe umsebenzi kaNehemiya. Izinsongo zabo, amanga, ukunyundela, ukwesabisa—kuhlanganise nokusebenzisa izinhloli ezazithunyelwe ukuyomdikibalisa—kumelwe ukuba kwaba njengameva abeleselayo enyameni yakhe. Ingabe wavuma ukunqotshwa amaqhinga alezo zitha? Cha! Wathembela ngokugcwele kuNkulunkulu, wangadikibala. Ngakho, lapho ekugcineni sezakhiwe kabusha izingange zeJerusalema, zaba ubufakazi obuhlala njalo bokusekela kukaJehova uNehemiya ngothando.—Nehemiya 4:1-12; 6:1-19.
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Silevu
Kubantfu labanyenti basendvulo lebebahlala eMphumalanga, kuhlanganise nema-Israyeli, silevu besitsatfwa njengentfo lebalulekile njengobe besikhombisa kutsi indvodza ihloniphekile. Umtsetfo waNkulunkulu bewungawavumeli ema-Israyeli kutsi ahhule tilevu tawo “emaceleni,” lokutinwele lebetiba semkhatsini wetindlebe nemehlo, kanye nekusihhula ngalokuphelele silevu. (Lev 19:27; 21:5) Loko akungabateki ngoba loku bekulisiko lenkholo yemacaba.
JUNE 13-19
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 SAMUWELI 11-12
“Ungavumeli Tifiso Letimbi Tekulawule”
Ungaphunyula Etingibeni TaSathane!
10 Bukhali benta iNkhosi Davide yakhohlwa ngako konkhe Jehova lebekayinike kona, lokufaka ekhatsi umcebo, ludvumo nekuncoba titsa tayo letinyenti. Davide wavuma kutsi tipho lebekatiphiwe nguNkulunkulu ‘betitinyenti kakhulu kutsi angatibala!’ (Hla. 40:5) Kodvwa ngalesinye sikhatsi, wakukhohlwa konkhe loko Jehova bekamnikete kona. Bekangasenetiseki; bekafuna lokunyenti. Nanobe Davide bekanebafati labanyenti, kodvwa wavumela sifiso lesibi ngemfati walenye indvodza sakheka enhlitiyweni yakhe. Lomfati bekunguBhatisheba, indvodza yakhe kungu-Uriya umHethi. Davide walala naBhatisheba futsi wakhulelwa. Loko Davide lakwenta bekukubi, kodvwa wenta intfo lembi kakhulu ngobe wahlela kutsi Uriya abulawe! (2 Sam. 11:2-15) Bekacabangani Davide? Bekacabanga kutsi Jehova angeke yini abone? Nanobe bekakhonte Jehova sikhatsi lesidze, waba bukhali futsi loko kwambangela kuhlupheka lokukhulu. Kodvwa lokuhle kutsi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, wasivuma sono sakhe futsi waphendvuka. Wajabula kakhulu ngekutsi Jehova wamcolela!—2 Sam. 12:7-13.
Titfobeni Ngekutitsandzela KuJehova—Kanjani futsi Leni?
15 Jehova waniketa Davide umsebenti wekuhola umndeni wakhe kanye naso sonkhe sive saka-Israyeli. Njengobe bekayinkhosi, Davide bekaneligunya leliphakeme kakhulu. Ngalesinye sikhatsi walisebentisa kabi ligunya lakhe futsi wenta emaphutsa lamakhulu. (2 Sam. 11:14, 15) Kodvwa wakhombisa kutsi utfobekile kuJehova ngekutsi emukele siyalo. Watfulula inhlitiyo yakhe kuJehova ngemthantazo. Wenta konkhe lokusemandleni akhe kuze emukele seluleko saJehova. (Hla. 51:1-4) Ngetulu kwaloko, bekatfobeke kakhulu kangangekutsi bekangagcini nje ngekwemukela seluleko lebekasinikwa ngemadvodza kodvwa bekasemukela nalebakasinikwa bafati. (1 Sam. 19:11, 12; 25:32, 33) Davide wafundza emaphutseni akhe, futsi kukhonta Jehova wakwenta kwaba yintfo lebaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwakhe
Vumela Imitsetfo YaNkulunkulu Netimiso Takhe Ticeceshe Nembeza Wakho
7 Siyajabula kutsi akudzingeki sibhekane nemiphumela lebuhlungu yekwephula imitsetfo yaNkulunkulu kuze sifundze kutsi kuyini lokuhle nalokubi. Singafundza emaphutseni ebantfu lokukhulunywa ngabo eVini laNkulunkulu. Taga 1:5 titsi: “Labahlakaniphile batsi bangatilalela kwengeteke lwati lwabo.” Nangabe sifundza ngetibonelo tebantfu letiseBhayibhelini futsi sizindla ngato, sitfola sicondziso lesivela kuJehova. Nasi sibonelo, cabanga ngebuhlungu iNkhosi Davide leyabuva ngekungalaleli umyalo waNkulunkulu futsi iphinga naBhatisheba. (2 Sam. 12:7-14) Nawufundza indzaba yaDavide, tibute kutsi: ‘Davide bekangayibalekela njani lenhlekelele? Yini lengingayenta nangingaba sesimeni lesifanako? Ngingaphinga yini njengaDavide noma ngingabaleka njengobe kwenta Josefa?’ (Gen. 39:11-15) Nangabe sicabangisisa ngemiphumela lebuhlungu yekwenta sono, ‘sitakutondza lokubi.’
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Davide
Jehova bekabukele, nanobe kunjalo, wayiveta ebaleni yonkhe lendzaba lebeyimayelana nebubi lebebentiwe nguDavide naBhatisheba. Kube Jehova wavumela lendzaba yaDavide naBhatisheba kutsi isingatfwe behluleli lababantfu ngaphansi kweMtsetfo waMosi, bobabili bebatawubulawa futsi nalomntfwana wabo longakatalwa bekatawufa. (Dut 5:18; 22:22) Nanobe kunjalo, Jehova wayisingatsa lendzaba futsi wamkhombisa umusa Davide ngenca yesivumelwane seMbuso (2Sa 7:11-16), nangenca yekutsi Davide bakakhombise umusa (1Sa 24:4-7; catsanisa naJak 2:13) lesinye sizatfu singenca yekutsi Nkulunkulu wabona kutsi baphendvukile. (Hl 51:1-4) Kodvwa abazange basibalekele sonkhe sijeziso. Asebentisa umphrofethi Nathani, Jehova watsi: “Mine ngiletsa inhlekelele futsi itawuvela endlini yakho.”—2Sa 12:1-12.
JUNE 20-26
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 SAMUWELI 13-14
“Kuticabangela Kwa-Amnoni Kwaletsa Inhlekelele”
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Absalomu
Kubulawa kwa-Amnoni. Buhle badzadze wa-Absalomu Thamari benta kutsi umnakabo-Absalomu lomdzala Amnoni amhawukele. Atenta ngatsi uyagula, Amnoni watsi akubitwe Thamari ete endlini yakhe atomphekela, futsi wase uyamdlwengula. Amnoni wase ucala kumzonda kakhulu Thamari futsi waze watsi akakhishelwe ngaphandle. Njengobe Thamari adzabula lengubo lebekayigcokile, lebeyigcokwa ngemadvodzakati enkhosi langakaze alale nemuntfu futsi atitsela ngemlotsa enhloko, Absalomu wambona. Absalomu wasibona ngekushesha lesimo futsi wase usola Amnoni, lokuveta kutsi besekanesikhatsi abona kutsi umnakabo uhawukela Thamari. Absalomu watjela dzadze wabo kutsi angambeki licala Amnoni, kunaloko watsatsa Thamari wayohlala naye endlini yakhe.—2Sa 13:1-20.
Indlela Longatfutfukisa Ngayo Kutibamba
11 LiBhayibheli lisitjela ngetibonelo tebantfu labatiphatsa kabi ngekwelicasi ngenca yekwehluleka kutibamba. Liphindze lisecwayise ngemiphumela lemibi lengaba khona ngenca yekwehluleka kutibamba. Nakwenteka ubhekana nesimo lesifana nesaKim kuhle kucabangisisa ngesibonelo selijaha lelilibele lokukhulunywa ngalo embhalweni weTaga sehluko 7. Cabangisisa nangesento sa-Amnoni kanye nemiphumela lemibi labhekana nayo. (2 Sam. 13:1, 2, 10-15, 28-32) Batali bangasita bantfwababo kutsi bafundze kuhlakanipha kanye nekutibamba endzabeni yekutsandzana nalotsite ngekutsi bacoce ngaloko ekukhonteni kwemndeni basebentisa tibonelo letiseBhayibhelini lesisandza kucoca ngato.
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Absalomu
Besekwendlule iminyaka lemibili futsi besesifikile sikhatsi sekuhhula timvu. Absalomu wahlela lidzili eBhali-hasori lebeyingaba ngemakhilomitha langu-22 nawusuka eJerusalema, futsi wamema emadvodzana enkhosi kanye naDavide. Ngesikhatsi Davide atsi ngeke akhone kuya, Absalomu wamncenga watsi akamane atfumele Amnoni indvodzana yakhe yekucala. (Tag 10:18) Kulelidzili ngesikhatsi Amnoni ‘asajatjuliswe nguleliwayini,’ Absalomu watjela tinceku takhe kutsi timbulale. Lalamanye emadvodzana enkhosi abuyela emuva eJerusalema, futsi Absalomu wabaleka namkhulu wakhe baya eGeshuri leseMphumalanga yeLwandle LwaseGalile. (2Sa 13:23-38) ‘Lenkemba’ umphrofethi Nathani bekakhulume ngayo beseyingenile “endlini” yaDavide futsi beyitawuchubeka ilapho kuphila kwakhe konkhe.—2Sa 12:10.
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Uhlobo Lobuhle Obubaluleke Kakhulu
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, cabanga ngo-Absalomu, omunye wamadodana kaDavide. Waba umuntu ongathandeki naphezu kokuthi wayebukeka ngale ndlela evusa umhobholo. IBhayibheli lithi ngaye: “Uma kuqhathaniswa no-Absalomu akekho umuntu owayemuhle njengaye ku-Israyeli wonke ukuba adunyiswe kangakaya. Kusukela ematheni onyawo lwakhe kuze kube sokhakhayini kwakungekho sici kuye.” (2 Samuweli 14:25) Nokho, ukuhaha kuka-Absalomu kwamqhubela ekubeni avukele uyise omzalayo futhi agagamele isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi. Waze ngisho wadlwengula izancinza zikayise. Ngenxa yalokho, u-Absalomu wazibizela ulaka lukaNkulunkulu futhi wafa kabuhlungu.—2 Samuweli 15:10-14; 16:13-22; 17:14; 18:9, 15.
Ingabe uzizwa umthanda u-Absalomu? Lutho neze. Wayengumuntu onyanyekayo nje kwaphela. Ubuhle bakhe obuvelele abuzange bumboze ukuzidla nokungathembeki kwakhe, futhi abuzange buyivimbele incithakalo yakhe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iBhayibheli liqukethe izibonelo eziningi zabantu abahlakaniphile, abakhangayo elingasho lutho ngokubukeka kwabo. Kusobala ukuthi okwakubaluleke kakhulu kwakuwubuhle babo bangaphakathi.
JUNE 27–JULY 3
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 SAMUWELI 15-17
“Absalomu Wavukela Ngenca Yekutikhukhumeta”
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Ingijimi
Bekulisiko kutsi tingijimi tigijime embikwencola yasebukhosini kute tilungiselele futsi timemetele kuta kwenkhosi tiphindze tiyisite. (1Sa 8:11) Balingisa intfo lefanako kute bahlonipheke fusi bente nebantfu babahloniphe ngenca yalokuvukela kwabo, bo-Absalomu na-Adoniya babeka tingijimi letingu-50 kutsi tigijime embikwetincola tabo.—2Sa 15:1; 1Ki 1:5; buka RUNNERS.
Khonta Nkulunkulu Wenkhululeko
5 Ngesizatfu sekutsi lamavesi lamatsatfu abhalwe ngendlela lecondzile futsi angemaciniso lasisekelo, awaphelelwa sikhatsi futsi asebenta etimeni letehlukehlukene. Kute sifananise, ase utibute imibuto lefanana nalena: Ngingakubalekela njani kutihlanganisa nebantfu ‘labatentisako’? Kunini lapho ngingatikhandza ngitihlanganise nebantfu labanjalo? (Taga 3:32; 6:12) Bobani ‘bantfu labahlakaniphile’ Jehova lafuna ngitihlanganise nabo? Bobani ‘labatilima’ lokufanele ngibabalekele? (Hla. 111:10; 112:1; Taga 1:7) Ngusiphi “similo lesihle” lengitawusona ngekutihlanganisa nebantfu lababi? Ngingabatfola kulelive lelibi kuphela yini bangani lababi? (2 Phet. 2:1-3) Ungayiphendvula njani lemibuto?
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IHebrone
Ngemuva kweminyaka indvodzana yaDavide lokungu-Absalomu yabuyela eHebrone futsi licebo la-Absalomu lekutsatsa bukhosi bababe wakhe alizange liphumelele. (2Sa 15:7-10) Loku kungenteka bekungenca yemlandvo lobalulekile weHebrone lokuyinhloko dolobha yakaJuda, nangenca yekutsi bekulidolobha Absalomu lalikhetsa nakacala lelicebo lakhe lekufuna bukhosi. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, umtukulu waDavide lokuyiNkhosi Rehobhowamu, yakha kabusha iHebrone. (2Tk 11:5-10) Ngemuva kwekubhujiswa kwelive lakaJuda ngebantfu baseBhabhulona nangemuva kwekutsi emaJuda abuye ekutfunjweni, lamanye awo ahlala eHebrone (Khiriyathi-abha).—Neh 11:25.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Uwati Onkhe Yini Emaciniso Endzaba?
11 Ngaletinye tikhatsi singeva buhlungu nangabe bantfu bakhuluma tindzaba letite emaciniso laphelele ngatsi. Cabanga ngalokwenteka eNkhosini Davide nakuMefiboshethi. Davide waba nemusa kuMefiboshethi futsi wamniketa yonkhe indzawo lebeyiyamkhulu wakhe Sawula. (2 Sam. 9:6, 7) Nobe kunjalo, Davide weva umbiko lomubi ngaMefiboshethi, wase umemuka tonkhe tintfo labemnike tona angakatfoli emaciniso laphelele ngalombiko. (2 Sam. 16:1-4) Ngesikhatsi Davide akhuluma naye, wabona kutsi wente liphutsa futsi waphindze wamnika tonkhe tintfo takhe. (2 Sam. 19:24-29) Davide bekangeke amphatse kabi Mefiboshethi kube watinika sikhatsi sekutfola emaciniso ngalendzaba esikhundleni sekutsi asheshe afike esiphetfweni lesingasiso.