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© 2022 Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
JANUARY 2-8
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 EMAKHOSI 22-23
“Kungani Kufanele Utfobeke?”
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UJosiya Othobekile Wayezuze Umusa KaJehova
Ekuseni ngovivi, abalungisi bethempeli basebenza ngomfutho. Ngokuqinisekile uJosiya ubonga uJehova njengoba izisebenzi zilungisa umonakalo endlini kaNkulunkulu owawubangelwé okhokho bakhe abathile ababi. Njengoba umsebenzi uqhubeka, kungena uShafani elethe umbiko. Kodwa uphetheni? Bheka, uphethe umqulu! Uyachaza ukuthi uHilikiya umpristi omkhulu uthole “incwadi yomthetho kaJehova eyalotshwa ngesandla sikaMose.” (2 IziKronike 34:12-18) Yeka okutholakele—ngokungangabazeki ikhophi yokuqala yoMthetho!
UJosiya umagange ukuzwa wonke amazwi ale ncwadi. Njengoba uShafani efunda, inkosi izama ukubona ukuthi umyalo ngamunye usebenza kanjani kuyo nakubantu. Ikakhulukazi ihlatshwa umxhwele indlela le ncwadi ekugcizelela ngayo ukukhulekela kweqiniso futhi ibikezele izinhlupho nokudingiswa okwakuzoza uma abantu behileleka enkolweni yamanga. Manje eqaphela ukuthi yayingagcinwa yonke imithetho kaNkulunkulu, uJosiya udabula izingubo zakhe futhi akhiphe umyalo awubhekise kuHilikiya, uShafani, nakwabanye: ‘Buzani kuJehova ngamazwi ale ncwadi, ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova esivuthelayo ngoba okhokho bethu abawalalelanga amazwi ale ncwadi.’—2 AmaKhosi 22:11-13; 2 IziKronike 34:19-21.
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UJosiya Othobekile Wayezuze Umusa KaJehova
Izithunywa zikaJosiya ziya kuHulida umprofethikazi eJerusalema futhi zibuya nombiko. UHulida udlulisele izwi likaJehova, elibonisa ukuthi izinhlekelele ezilotshwe encwadini esanda kutholakala zizokwehlela isizwe esihlubukile. Nokho, ngenxa yokuthi uJosiya uyazithoba kuJehova uNkulunkulu, ngeke kudingeke ukuba abhekane nale nhlekelele. Uzobuthelwa koyise futhi abekwe ethuneni lakhe ngokuthula.—2 AmaKhosi 22:14-20; 2 IziKronike 34:22-28.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Ungaphumelela Kungakhathaliseki Ukuthi Wakhuliswa Kanjani
Naphezu kwezimo ezimbi zasebuntwaneni bakhe, uJosiya wenza okuhle emehlweni kaJehova. Ukubusa kwakhe kwaphumelela kangangokuthi iBhayibheli lithi: “Kwakungekho nkosi phambi kwakhe eyaphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo nangawo onke amandla ayo njengawo wonke umthetho kaMose, nangasemva kwakhe akuvelanga enjengaye.”—2 AmaKhosi 23:19-25.
Yeka ukuthi uJosiya uyisibonelo esikhuthaza kanjani kulabo okungenzeka kuye kwadingeka babekezelele ukuphila okumuncu besebencane! Yini esingayifunda esibonelweni sakhe? Yini eyasiza uJosiya ukuba akhethe inkambo efanele futhi ahlale kuyo?
JANUARY 9-15
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 2 EMAKHOSI 24-25
“Sinake Sikhatsi Lesiphila Kuso”
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Usuku LukaJehova Lokwahlulela Luseduze!
2 Akungabazeki ukuthi ukuprofetha kukaZefaniya kwenza ukuba inkosi esencane uJosiya isibone nakakhulu isidingo sokuqeda ukukhulekela okungahlanzekile kwaJuda. Kodwa izenzo zenkosi zokuqeda inkolo yamanga ezweni azizange zibususe bonke ububi kubantu noma zihlawulele izono zikayisemkhulu, iNkosi uManase, ‘owayegcwalise iJerusalema ngegazi elingenacala.’ (2 AmaKhosi 24:3, 4; 2 IziKronike 34:3) Ngakho, usuku lukaJehova lokwahlulela lwaluzofika nakanjani.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaJeremiya
Unyaka ka-607 B.C.E., futhi sekuwunyaka we-11 wokubusa kukaZedekiya. Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uNebukhadinezari isivimbezele iJerusalema izinyanga ezingu-18. Ngonyaka we-19 wokubusa kukaNebukhadinezari, ngenyanga yesihlanu ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga, uNebuzaradani, induna yemilindankosi, ‘uza,’ noma ufika eJerusalema. (2 AmaKhosi 25:8) Mhlawumbe esekamu lakhe ngaphandle kwezindonga zomuzi, uNebuzaradani uhlola isimo futhi wenza amacebo alokho azokwenza. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga, uyangena eJerusalema futhi uyawushisa lo muzi.—Jeremiya 52:12, 13.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YamaKhosi Esibili
24:3, 4. Ngenxa yokuthi uManase wayechithe igazi, uJehova “akazange avume ukuthethelela” uJuda. UNkulunkulu uyalihlonipha igazi labangenacala. Singaqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uyobaphindiselela abangenacala ababulawa. Lokhu uyokwenza ngokubhubhisa ababulali babo.—IHubo 37:9-11; 145:20.
JANUARY 16-22
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 TIKHRONIKE 1-3
“LiBhayibheli—Liyincwadzi Leliciniso, Hhayi Yetinganekwane”
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U-Adamu No-Eva—Ingabe Babengabantu Bangempela?
Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngohlu lozalo lwamaJuda olutholakala encwadini yeBhayibheli yeziKronike Zokuqala, isahluko 1 kuya ku-9 neVangeli likaLuka, isahluko 3. IziKronike ziningiliza ngezizukulwane ezingu-48 kanti iVangeli likaLuka lichaza uhlu lozalo olungu-75. ULuka ubika ngohlu lozalo lukaJesu Kristu; iziKronike zichaza uzalo lwasebukhosini nolwabapristi besizwe sakwa-Israyeli. Yomibili le miBhalo inamagama abantu abaziwa kakhulu njengoSolomoni, uDavide, uJakobe, u-Isaka, u-Abrahama, uNowa bese kugcina u-Adamu. Wonke amagama akulezi zahluko angawabantu bangempela futhi u-Adamu wayengumuntu wangempela kuzo zonke lezi zahluko.
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UNowa NeSikhukhula—Iqiniso, Akuyona Insomi
Imilando emibili yozalo eseBhayibhelini ifakazela ukuthi uNowa wayengumuntu wangempela. (1 IziKronike 1:4; Luka 3:36) U-Ezra noLuka, ababhala le milando, babengabacwaningi abacophelelayo. ULuka walandisa ngozalo lukaJesu Kristu kusukela kuNowa.
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U-Adamu No-Eva—Ingabe Babengabantu Bangempela?
Ngokwesibonelo, cabangela imfundiso yeBhayibheli ethandwa abantu abaningi abasontayo—isihlengo. Ngokwale mfundiso, uJesu Kristu wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe kobuntu okuphelele njengesihlengo ukuze ahlenge abantu ezonweni zabo. (Mathewu 20:28; Johane 3:16) Njengoba sazi, isihlengo siyinkokhelo elingana nenani lento elahlekile noma edliwe. Yingakho iBhayibheli lichaza uJesu ngokuthi ‘uyisihlengo esihambelanayo.’ (1 Thimothewu 2:6) Singase sizibuze: ‘Esihambelana nani?’ IBhayibheli liyaphendula: “Njengoba nje bonke befa ku-Adamu, kanjalo nakuKristu bonke bayokwenziwa baphile.” (1 Korinte 15:22) Ukuphila okuphelele uJesu anikela ngakho ukuze ahlenge isintu esilalelayo kulingana nokuphila kuka-Adamu okuphelele okwamlahlekela ngenxa yesono asenza e-Edene. (Roma 5:12) Kusobala-ke ukuthi uma u-Adamu engazange abe khona, isihlengo sikaKristu sasingeke sifeze lutho.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Luhla Lwemndeni
Emagama Ebantfu Besifazane. Bantfu besifazane bebahle babhalwa eluhlwini lwemndeni kuphela nangabe umlandvo uvuma kutsi kwenteke kanjalo. KuGenesisi 11:29, 30, Sarayi (Sara) ubhaliwe, ngesizatfu sekutsi intalelwane leyetsenjisiwe beyitawuba khona ngaye, hhayi ngalomunye umfati wa-Abrahama. Milkha naye kungenteka ufakiwe kuloluhla ngesizatfu sekutsi abengugogo waRebheka, umfati wa-Isaka, lokukhombisa kutsi luhla lwemndeni waRebheka belunetihlobo ta-Abrahama, ngobe Isaka bekangakavumeleki kutsi abe nemfati wakuletinye tive. (Gen 22:20-23; 24:2-4) KuGenesisi 25:1, kuvela ligama lemfati wa-Abrahama lokunguKethura lamtsatsa ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi. Loku kukhombisa kutsi Abrahama waphindze washada ngemuva kwekushona kwaSara nekutsi bekangakhona kuba nebantfwana ngemuva kweminyaka lengu-40 Jehova amente watfola bantfwana ngalokusimangaliso. (Rom 4:19; Gen 24:67; 25:20) Loko kuphindze kuvete buhlobo emkhatsini wemaMidiyani naletinye tive tema-Arabiya nema-Israyeli.
Leya, Rakheli kanye netincekukati tabo, kuhlanganise nemadvodzana abo labawatala, nabo bafakiwe kuloluhla. (Gen 35:21-26) Loku kusisita sicondze indlela Nkulunkulu lasebentelana ngayo nalamadvodzana ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi. Ngetizatfu letifanako siyawatfola emagama alabanye besifazane eluhlwini lwemindeni. Nangabe lifa lendluliselwa kubo, emagama abo bekangahle afakwe kuloluhla. (Num 26:33) Labanye, njengaThamari, Rahabi, naRuthe timo tabo tehlukile. Ngamunye wabo, kunalokunakekako mayelana nendlela labavela ngayo eluhlwini lwekuba ngukhokho waMesiya, Jesu Khristu. (Gen 38; Rut 1:3-5; 4:13-15; Mat 1:1-5) Letinye timo letente bantfu besifazane babhalwa eluhlwini lwemndeni lutfolakala ku-1 Tikhronike 2:35, 48, 49; 3:1-3, 5.
JANUARY 23-29
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 TIKHRONIKE 4-6
“Imithantazo Yami Ivetani Ngami?”
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“UMuzwi Womthandazo”
UJabezi wayeyindoda yomthandazo. Waqala umthandazo wakhe ngokucela isibusiso sikaNkulunulu. Wabe esecela izinto ezintathu ezibonisa ukuthi wayenokholo oluqinile.
Okokuqala, wanxusa uNkulunkulu: ‘Yandisa indawo yami.’ (Ivesi 10) Le ndoda enodumo yayingelona igovu, futhi yayingafuni ukwamuka abanye izinto zabo. Kungenzeka ukuthi yacela lokhu ngobuqotho ngoba icabangela abanye abantu. Mhlawumbe yayicela ukuba inwetshelwe indawo ukuze kuhlale abakhulekeli bakaNkulunkulu abengeziwe; kodwa yayifisa ukuba lokhu kwenzeke ngokuthula.
Okwesibili, uJabezi wanxusa uNkulunkulu ukuba “isandla” saKhe sibe naye. Ngolimi olungokomfanekiso, isandla sikaNkulunkulu sisho amandla akhe awasebenzisela ukusiza abakhulekeli bakhe. (1 IziKronike 29:12) Ukuze athole akufisayo, uJabezi wathandaza kuNkulunkulu obavulela isandla sakhe labo ababonisa ukholo kuye.—Isaya 59:1.
Okwesithathu, uJabezi wathandaza: “Ngilonde enhlekeleleni, ukuba ingangilimazi.” Amazwi athi “ukuba ingangilimazi” kungenzeka asho ukuthi uJabezi wathandazela ukuba angapheli amandla lapho ebhekene nezinto ezibuhlungu, hhayi ukuthi wayecela ukuba angabhekani nezinkinga.
Umthandazo kaJabezi wembula ukuthi wayekukhathalela ukukhulekela kweqiniso nokuthi wayenokholo futhi ethembela kuMuzwi womthandazo. UJehova wasabela kanjani? Le ndaba emfushane iphetha ngala mazwi: “Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wenza ukuba kwenzeke lokho ayekucelile.”
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YeziKronike Zokuqala
5:10, 18-22. Ngezinsuku zeNkosi uSawule, izizwe ezisempumalanga yeJordani zanqoba amaHagiri ngisho noma inani lamaHagiri laliphindwe kabili kunelalezi zizwe. Lokhu kwenzeka ngenxa yokuthi amaqhawe alezi zizwe ayethembele kuJehova futhi acela usizo lwakhe. Masithembele kuJehova ngokuphelele njengoba siqhubeka nempi yethu engokomoya silwa nezitha ezinamandla kunathi.—Efesu 6:10-17.
JANUARY 30–FEBRUARY 5
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 TIKHRONIKE 7-9
“Ngelusito LwaJehova Ungakhona Kufeza Tabelo Letimatima”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YeziKronike Zokuqala
9:26, 27. Abalindisango abangamaLevi babenesikhundla esifuna ukwethembeka okukhulu. Babephathiswe isihluthulelo somnyango wezindawo ezingcwele zethempeli. Usuku ngalunye babevula amasango ngokwethembeka. Nathi sinikezwe umthwalo wemfanelo wokufinyelela abantu ensimini yethu futhi sibasize bazokhulekela uJehova. Akufanele yini sizibonakalise sithembekile futhi sinokwethenjelwa njengoba nje kwenza abalindisango abangamaLevi?
Ungamlingisa Yini Finehasi Nawuhlangabetana Netinsayeya?
Finehasi bekanemisebenti leminyenti lobekufanele ayentele ema-Israyeli asendvulo, kodvwa ngesibindzi, kucondza kanye nekwetsembela kwakhe kuNkulunkulu, wakwati kuphumelela nangetulu kwetinsayeya labekahlangabetana nato. Indlela Finehasi lalinakekela ngayo libandla laNkulunkulu, beyemukeleka kuJehova. Ngemuva kweminyaka lengu-1 000, Ezra waphefumulelwa kutsi abhale: “Finehasi, umsa wa-Eleyazare, ekucaleni bekaphetse labomahlalesangweni, naSimakadze waba naye.” (1 Khr. 9:20) Shengatsi kungaba njalo nakulabo labahola bantfu baNkulunkulu lamuhla, nakuwo onkhe emaKhristu lakhonta Jehova ngekwetsembeka.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Hlabelelani Jehova!
6 Asebentisa baphrofethi bakhe, Jehova watjela tikhonti takhe kutsi timdvumise ngetingoma. Kute bahlabeli labasesiveni sebaphristi banikele ngesikhatsi sabo ekufundzeni kuhlabela, bebangawenti umsebenti lobekufanele wentiwe ngemaLevi.—1 Khr. 9:33.
FEBRUARY 6-12
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 TIKHRONIKE 10-12
“Khulisa Sifiso Sakho Sekwenta Intsandvo YaNkulunkulu”
“Ngifundzise Kwenta Intsandvo Yakho”
12 Lokunye lokufanele sikulingise, yindlela Davide latijabulela ngayo timiso lebetihambisana neMtsetfo nesifiso sakhe sekuphila ngekuvumelana nato. Cabanga ngalokwenteka ngesikhatsi Davide atsi womele “emanti asemtfonjeni longasesangweni laseBhetlehema!” Emadvodza lamatsatfu labekakanye naDavide, afohla angena kulelidolobha lebelihlala emaFilisti futsi amphatsela lamanti. Nobe kunjalo, “Davide wala kuwanatsa lamanti, esikhundleni saloko wawatfululela embikwaSimakadze.” Wakwentelani loko? Davide uyachaza: ‘Nkulunkulu akangivumeli kutsi ngikwente loku! Kufanele yini kutsi nginatse ingati yalamadvodza latilahle ematsambo ngemphilo yawo? Njengobe abetilahle ematsambo ngemphilo yawo ngekungikhelela lamanti.’—1 Khr. 11:15-19.
13 Davide abati kutsi uMtsetfo utsi ingati kufanele itfululelwe kuJehova ingadliwa. Abesicondza nesizatfu sekutsi kwentiwe kanjalo. Davide abati kutsi “kuphila kwemtimba kusengatini.” Nobe kunjalo, lawa bekungemanti, kungesiyo ingati. Yini leyenta Davide wala kuwanatsa? Abesicaphela simiso lebesihambisana nalomtsetfo. KuDavide, lamanti abeligugu njengengati yalamadvodza lamatsatfu. Ngako-ke, abengeke akhone kuwanatsa lamanti. Esikhundleni sekutsi awanatse, wabona kuncono kuwatfululela emhlabatsini.—Lev. 17:11; Dut. 12:23, 24.
Vumela Imitsetfo YaNkulunkulu Netimiso Takhe Ticeceshe Nembeza Wakho
5 Kuze imitsetfo yaNkulunkulu isizuzise, akukafaneli nje sigcine ngekuyifundza nome ngekuyati. Kufanele siyitsandze futsi siyihloniphe. LiVi laNkulunkulu litsi: “Tondzani lokubi nitsandze lokulungile.” (Amo. 5:15) Singakwenta njani loko? Lokubaluleke kakhulu kutsi sibuke tintfo ngendlela Jehova latibuka ngayo. Nasi sibonelo: Ase uticabange ungakhoni kulala kahle. Dokotela wakho ukutjela kutsi udle kudla lokunemphilo, ushukumise umtimba, uphindze wente tingucuko endleleni lophila ngayo. Nasewukwentile loko, ubese uyakhona kulala. Asingabati kutsi ungambonga dokotela wakho ngekukusita ukhone kutfutfukisa imphilo yakho.
6 Ngendlela lefanako, uMdali wetfu usinikete imitsetfo letfutfukisa kuphila kwetfu iphindze isivikele ekulinyatweni yimiphumela yesono. Cabanga ngekutsi timiso teliBhayibheli tisizuzisa njani endzabeni yekucamba emanga, kukhohlisa, kweba, kutiphatsa kabi ngekwelicasi, budlova kanye nebudimoni. (Fundza Taga 6:16-19; Semb. 21:8) Sitamtsandza kakhulu Jehova kanye nemitsetfo yakhe nangabe sitfola imiphumela lemihle ngekwenta tintfo ngendlela yakhe.
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Inhlitiyo
Kukhonta “Ngenhlitiyo Lephelele.” Inhlitiyo mbamba kufanele iphelele kuze isebente kahle, kodvwa inhlitiyo lengumfanekiso ingahlukana ekhatsi. Davide wathantaza: “Ngente ngesabe libito lakho ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe,” lokukhombisa kutsi inhlitiyo yemuntfu ingahlukana ekhatsi kuye ngemiva nekwesaba. (Hl 86:11) Umuntfu lonjalo angaba nenhlitiyo “lehlukene ekhatsi”—nalote sifiso sekukhonta Nkulunkulu. (Hl 119:113; Sem 3:16) Umuntfu angaphindze abe “nenhlitiyo lemphacambili” (lokusho, kuba netinhlitiyo letimbili), azame kukhonta emakhosi lamabili, nobe ngekutikhohlisa asho intfo letsite abe acabanga lenye. (1Tk 12:33; Hl 12:2, umbhalo longentasi) Jesu wakulahla kuba nenhlitiyo lemphacambili.—Mat 15:7, 8.
Umuntfu lofuna kujabulisa Nkulunkulu kufanele angabi nenhlitiyo lehlukene ekhatsi nobe lemphacambili kodvwa kufanele amkhonte ngenhlitiyo lephelele. (1Tk 28:9) Loku kudzinga imetamo ngobe inhlitiyo ikhohlakele futsi ihlale ifuna kwenta lokubi. (Jer 17:9, 10; Gen 8:21) Lokungasisita kutsi sihlale sinenhlitiyo lephelele: ngumthantazo losuka enhlitiyweni (Hl 119:145; Sil 3:41), kudadisha liVi laNkulunkulu njalo (Ezr 7:10; Tag 15:28), kushumayela tindzaba letimnandzi ngekutimisela (catsanisa naJer 20:9), kanye nekutihlanganisa nalabo labakhonta Jehova ngenhlitiyo lephelele.—Catsanisa na-2Ks 10:15, 16.
FEBRUARY 13-19
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 TIKHRONIKE 13-16
“Kulandzela Sicondziso Kuholela Ekuphumeleleni”
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Ingabe Uyabuza Uthi, “Uphi UJehova?”
12 Ngemva kokuba umphongolo wesivumelwano usubuyiselwe kwa-Israyeli futhi usuhlale iminyaka eminingi eKiriyati-jeyarimi, iNkosi uDavide yafisa ukuwuyisa eJerusalema. Yabonisana nezinduna zabantu yayisithi uMphongolo wawuzothuthwa ‘uma kubonakala kukuhle kuzo futhi kwamukeleka kuJehova.’ Kodwa ayizange ifune ngokwanele ukuze ithole ukuthi yayiyini intando kaJehova kule ndaba. Ukube yenza kanjalo, uMphongolo wawungeke ukhwezwe enqoleni. Wawuyotshathwa amaLevi angamaKohati, njengoba uNkulunkulu ayesho ngokucacile. Nakuba uDavide ayevamile ukubuza kuJehova, kulokhu akakwenzanga ngendlela efanele. Umphumela waba inhlekelele. Kamuva uDavide wavuma: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu wafohla ngokumelene nathi, ngoba singazange simfune ngokuvumelana nenkambiso.”—1 IziKronike 13:1-3; 15:11-13; Numeri 4:4-6, 15; 7:1-9.
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Ingabe Uyabuza Uthi, “Uphi UJehova?”
13 Ekugcineni lapho uMphongolo uthuthwa amaLevi ewususa endlini ka-Obede-edomi ewuyisa eJerusalema, kwahlatshelelwa ingoma eyayiqanjwe uDavide. Yayinalesi sikhumbuzo esisuka ekujuleni kwenhliziyo: “Funani uJehova namandla akhe, bufuneni njalo ubuso bakhe. Khumbulani izenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo azenzile, izimangaliso zakhe nezinqumo zokwahlulela zomlomo wakhe.”—1 IziKronike 16:11, 12.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
Khonta Jehova, INkhosi Yaphakadze
14 Davide waletsa libhokisi lesivumelwano lelingcwele eJerusalema. Kulesikhatsi lesijabulisako, emaLevi ahlabela ingoma yekudvumisa lebeyinanawa emavi laphawulekako labhalwe ku-1 Tikhronike 16:31: “Tjelani tive nitsi: ‘Simakadze uyabusa!’” Lomunye angahle atibute kutsi: ‘Njengobe Jehova ayiNkhosi yaphakadze, kwenteka njani kutsi abe yiNkhosi ngalesosikhatsi?’ Jehova uba yiNkhosi nakakhombisa kubusa kwakhe nome nakamisa sisebenti lesitammelela ngesikhatsi lesitsite nobe kute sisingatse simo lesitsite. Ngenca yaletizatfu, Jehova uba yinkhosi lephakeme. Ngaphambi kwekufa kwaDavide, Jehova bekametsembise kutsi bukhosi bakhe butawuhlala kuze kube nini nanini, watsi: “Ngiyawuvusa umliba wakho kutsi uhlale esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, loyo loyawuphuma elukhalweni lwakho, ngiyakuwumisa umbuso wakhe.” (2 Sam. 7:12, 13) Lesetsembiso sagcwaliseka kwekugcina ngesikhatsi ‘intalelwane yakhe’ nome indvodzana yaDavide ivela eminyakeni lengetulu kwa-1 000 leyalandzela. Kwaba ngubani, futsi abetawucala nini kuba yiNkhosi?
FEBRUARY 20-26
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 TIKHRONIKE 17-19
“Kuhlale Sijabulile Ngisho Sidvumatekile”
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Gxila Ebuhleni Benhlangano KaJehova
UDAVIDE wakwa-Israyeli wasendulo ungomunye wabantu abavelele okukhulunywa ngabo emiBhalweni YesiHebheru. Lo malusi owayengumculi, umprofethi nenkosi, wayethembele ngokuphelele kuJehova uNkulunkulu. Ubuhlobo obuseduze uDavide ayenabo noJehova bamenza wafisa ukumakhela indlu. Leyo ndlu, noma ithempeli, yayiyoba isikhungo sokukhulekela kweqiniso kwa-Israyeli. UDavide wayazi ukuthi amalungiselelo asethempelini ayezolethela abantu bakaNkulunkulu injabulo nezibusiso. Ngakho-ke, wahlabelela: “Uyajabula umuntu omkhethayo [wena Jehova] wenze ukuba asondele, ukuze ahlale emagcekeni akho. Ngokuqinisekile siyokwaneliswa ubuhle bendlu yakho, indawo engcwele yethempeli lakho.”—IHubo 65:4.
Jabula Ngaloko Lokhona Kukwentela Jehova
11 Ngendlela lefanako, singajabula kakhulu nangabe siwenta ngekutimisela wonkhe umsebenti lesiniketwe wona emsebentini waJehova. ‘Bani matasatasa’ emsebentini wekushumayela futsi usebente ngekutimisela ebandleni. (Imis. 18:5; Heb. 10:24, 25) Yilungiselele kahle imihlangano kuze utawuniketa timphendvulo letakhako. Titsatse njengaletibalulekile tabelo loba nato emhlanganweni losekhatsi neliviki. Nangabe ucelwe kutsi wente umsebenti lotsite ebandleni, sibambe sikhatsi futsi wetsembeke. Ungacabangi kutsi umsebenti loniketwe wona awukabaluleki nekutsi akudzingeki kutsi ucitse sikhatsi sakho lesinyenti uwenta. Yetama kamatima kutfutfukisa emakhono akho. (Taga 22:29) Nangabe uwenta ngekutimisela umsebenti waJehova, utawuba ngumngani wakhe lomkhulu futsi ujabule kakhulu. (Gal. 6:4) Kutawuba melula nekutsi ujabule nangabe labanye batfola sabelo lebewusifuna.—Rom. 12:15; Gal. 5:26.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Simtsandza Kakhulu Babe Wetfu LonguJehova
Jehova Uyanginaka Yini?
Uke watibuta yini kutsi, ‘kuto tonkhe tigidzigidzi tebantfu letikhona emhlabeni, kungani Jehova anganaka mine?’ Nangabe kunjalo, banyenti bantfu labalungile labatibuta lombuto. Inkhosi Davide yabhala yatsi: “Awu, Simakadze, uyini umuntfu kutsi ungadzimate umnake? Indvodzana yemuntfu bekuyini kutsi ungadzimate uyikhumbule?” (Hla. 144:3) Davide bekaciniseka ngekutsi Jehova umati kahle. (1 Khr. 17:16-18) Asebentisa liVi lakhe kanye nenhlangano yakhe, Jehova uyasicinisekisa kutsi uyayibona indlela lesimtsandza ngayo. Cabanga ngemavesi laseBhayibhelini latakusita uciniseke kutsi Jehova uyakunaka:
• Jehova wakwati ngisho usengakatalwa.—Hla. 139:16.
• Jehova uyakwati lokusenhlitiyweni yakho, futsi uyakwati nalokucabangako.—1 Khr. 28:9.
• Jehova uyilalela yonkhe imithantazo.—Hla. 65:2.
• Tintfo lotentako tiyayitsintsa imiva yaJehova.—Taga 27:11.
• Jehova ukudvonsele kuye.—Joh. 6:44.
• Nawufa, Jehova uyakwati futsi utawukhona kukuvusa. Utakupha umtimba nengcondvo lensha lokufana naloku lonako nyalo. Utawuba nebuntfu lobufana nalobu lonabo nyalo futsi utawukhumbula netintfo letinyenti.—Joh. 11:21-26, 39-44; Imis. 24:15.
FEBRUARY 27–MARCH 5
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | 1 TIKHRONIKE 20-22
“Sita Bantfu Labasha Kutsi Baphumelele”
‘Letintfo Tiphatsise Emadvodza Letsembekile’
8 Fundza 1 Tikhronike 22:5. Kungenteka Davide wacabanga kutsi Solomoni abengakufanelekeli kwengamela lomsebenti lobaluleke kangaka. Ngetulu kwaloko lendlu beyitawuba “ngubhazabhaza futsi ibe yinhle,” futsi ngaleso sikhatsi Solomoni ‘abesemncane futsi angakafundzi lutfo lolunyenti.’ Nobe kunjalo, Davide bekati kutsi Jehova abetawusekela Solomoni futsi uphumelele lomsebenti. Ngako Davide wanaka kakhulu loko bekangakwenta kute asekele lomsebenti ngekutsi alungiselele tintfo letinyenti tekwakha.
‘Letintfo Tiphatsise Emadvodza Letsembekile’
7 Davide akazange ayekele kusekela kwakhiwa kwelithempeli ngoba nje acabanga kutsi ludvumo lwekwakhiwa kwalo belungeke lute kuye. Nembala lesakhiwo satiwa ngekutsi lithempeli laSolomoni hhayi laDavide. Ngisho nobe Davide abedvunyatwe kutsi akakhonanga kwenta loko lebekafise kukwenta, kodwa wawusekela ngemphefumulo wakhe wonkhe lomsebenti. Wahlela umsebenti ngetigaba tawo futsi wacokelela insimbi, litfusi, lisiliva neligolide waphindze wacokelela netingodvo temsedari. Ngetulu kwaloko wakhutsata Solomoni watsi: “Manje-ke, ndvodzana yami, Simakadze akabe nawe ube nemphumelelo, uze wakhe indlu yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, njengobe atsi utakwenta.”—1 Khr. 22:11, 14-16.
Batali, Ningabasita Njani Bantfwana Benu Kutsi Babhajatiswe?
14 Njengebelusi, labadzala belibandla bangasifaka sandla ekusiteni batali ngekutsi bakhulume kahle ngemigomo yekukhonta Nkulunkulu. Lomunye dzadze lowakhonta njengelihlahlandlela iminyaka lengetulu kwa-70 ukhumbula indlela lokwamsita ngayo kucoca neMzalwane Charles T. Russell ngesikhatsi aneminyaka lengu-6 budzala. Watsi: “Kwaphela imizuzu lengu-15 sicoca ngemigomo yami yekukhonta Nkulunkulu.” Emavi lakahle nalakhutsatako angaba nemiphumela lemihle nalehlala njalo. (Taga 25:11) Labadzala bangaphindze bacele batali kanye nebantfwana babo kutsi bahlanganyele emisebentini leyentiwa emaHholweni eMbuso, futsi babele labasebasha imisebenti letsite kuye ngemakhono kanye neminyaka yabo.
15 Emalunga elibandla angasita ngekutsi akhombise kubanaka bantfu labasebasha. Loku kufaka ekhatsi nekutinaka tintfo letikhombisa kutsi bayatfutfuka. Losemusha uke washo imphendvulo lesuka enhlitiyweni nalecatjangelwe kahle yini noma uke wabeka inkhulumo emhlanganweni losekhatsi neliviki? Ukhonile yini kubhekana neluvivinyo lwekwetsembeka kwakhe ngalokuphumelelako noma walisebentisa kahle litfuba lekufakaza esikolweni? Kufanele sisheshe sibancome ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni bantfu labasebasha. Singakwenta umgomo wetfu kutsi sitinike sikhatsi sekubanaka bantfu labasebasha, sicoce nabo ngaphambi nangemuva kwemhlangano. Nasenta njalo, labasha batawubona kutsi bayincenye ‘yelibandla lelikhulu.’—Hla. 35:18.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YeziKronike Zokuqala
21:13-15. UJehova wayala ingelosi ukuba iqede isifo ngoba uyabazwela abantu bakhe abahluphekayo. Ngempela, “sikhulu kakhulu isihe sakhe.”