Tikhombo Tencwajana Yekubhalela Emhlanganweni Wekuphila KwemaKhristu Nemsebenti Wawo
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JULY 3-9
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | EZRA 4-6
“Ningawuphatamisi Lomsebenti”
Uyakubona Yini Loko Lokwabonwa NguZakhariya?
13 Umsebenti wekwakha kabusha lithempeli bewumisiwe. Nobe kunjalo, emadvodza lebekabekwe kutsi ahole bantfu, lokunguMphristi Lophakeme Jeshuwa (Joshuwa) kanye neMbusi Zerubhabheli “bacala kwakha indlu yaNkulunkulu.” (Ezra 5:1, 2) Kungenteka kulamanye emaJuda loko kwabonakala kungasiso sincumo lesikahle. Bewangeke akhone kuwufihlela titsa tawo lomsebenti wekwakha, lebetingenta konkhe letingakwenta kuze tibayekelise. BoJoshuwa naZerubhabheli bebadzinga sicinisekiso sekutsi Jehova uyabasekela, futsi basitfola. Kanjani?
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Iso LikaJehova “Laliphezu Kwamadoda Amadala”
Ngemva kokubuya kwensali engamaJuda eBabiloni kwaba nesikhathi sokungasebenzi esiyiminyaka eyi-16. Abaprofethi uHagayi noZakariya baphumelela ekushukumiseni amaJuda ekudebeseleni kwawo, futhi umsebenzi wokwakha ithempeli likaJehova waphinde waqalwa. Nokho ngokushesha lomsebenzi wabekelwa inselele izikhulu ezingamaPheresiya. Abaphikisi babuza, “Ngubani owaniyaleza ukwakha lendlu nokuqeda lolugange na?”—Ezra 5:1-3.
Impendulo kulombuzo yayiyingozi. Uma abadala bazivumela ukuba besatshiswe, ukubuyiselwa kwethempeli kwakuzokuma ngokuzumayo. Uma abadala baphikisana nalezikhulu, ukuvinjelwa okungazelelwe komsebenzi kwakuzokwenziwa. Ngakho-ke abadala, (ngokungangabazeki ababeholwa nguMbusi uZerubabele nomPristi Omkhulu uJoshuwa) banikeza impendulo yokuhlakanipha kodwa ephumelelayo. Bakhumbuza izikhulu ngomthetho kaKoresi okwase kukudala zawukhohlwa owanikeza amaJuda imvume engokomthetho yokuqhubeka nalomsebenzi. Ngokwazi isimiso samaPheresiya sokungawushintshi neze umthetho omisiwe, lezikhulu ngokuhlakanipha zakhetha ukugwema ukuphikisana nomthetho wenkosi. Kanjalo umsebenzi wavunyelwa ukuba uqhubeke kwaze kwaba yilapho iNkosi uDariyu kamuva inikeza imvume yayo engokomthetho yokuqhubeka!—Ezra 5:11-17; 6:6-12.
Uyakubona Yini Loko Lokwabonwa NguZakhariya?
7 Kwaba nelushintjo lolwenta simo saba ncono kumaJuda lebekakha lithempeli. Nguluphi lolushintjo? Nga-520 B.C.E., Dariyusi I, waba yinkhosi yasePheresiya. Ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwakhe, watfola kutsi kumiswa kwekwakhiwa kwelithempeli bekungekho emtsetfweni. Ngako Dariyusi watsi lomsebenti awuchubeke. (Ezra 6:1-3) Bantfu bamangala nabeva loku, kodvwa kunalokunye inkhosi leyakusho lokwabamangalisa kakhulu. Yatsi bantfu labakhelene nemaJuda abayekele kumelana nemaJuda futsi bawanike imali kanye nato tonkhe tintfo latidzingako kuze acedze kwakha lelithempeli! (Ezra 6:7-12) Ngenca yaloko, nga-515 B.C.E. emaJuda acedza kwakha lithempeli ngemuva nje kweminyaka lengetulu kwalemine.—Ezra 6:15.
Uyakubona Yini Loko Lokwabonwa NguZakhariya?
16 Jehova uphindze asinikete sicondziso asebentisa ‘sisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile.’ (Mat. 24:45) Ngalesinye sikhatsi, lesisebenti singasinika sicondziso lesingasicondzi kahle. Sibonelo nje, singatfola ticondziso letentelwe kutsi silungele sehlakalo semvelo futsi lesicabanga kutsi angeke senteke endzaweni lesihlala kuyo. Nobe kungenteka sive shengatsi lesisebenti sisinika ticondziso letinyenti kakhulu nakunekugula lokuhlasele umhlaba wonkhe. Yini lokufanele siyente nasiva shengatsi ticondziso lesititfolako atisebenti kitsi? Singacabanga ngekutsi kwawasita njani ema-Israyeli kulalela seluleko lasitfola kuJoshuwa nakuZerubhabheli. Singacabanga nangaletinye tindzaba lesitifundze eBhayibhelini. Ngaletinye tikhatsi bantfu baJehova batfole ticondziso lebetibonakala shengatsi angeke tisebente kodvwa letakusindzisa kuphila kwebantfu.—Khu. 7:7; 8:10.
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Ingabe Ungalethemba IBhayibheli?
Loluhlamvu lwemali lwenziwa eTarsu, idolobha elisengxenyeni engaseningizimu-mpumalanga yalokho namuhla okuthiwa iTurkey. Loluhlamvu lwenziwa ngesikhathi sokubusa kombusi wasePheresiya uMazaeus ngekhulu lesine B.C.E. Lumbonakalisa njengombusi wesifunda ‘esingaphesheya koMfula,’ okungukuthi, uMfula i-Ewufrathe.
Kodwa kungani leyonkulumo ithakazelisa? Kungenxa yokuthi uyothola isiqu esifanayo eBhayibhelini lakho. Incwadi ka-Ezra 5:6–6:13 iveza ukuvumelana phakathi kwenkosi yasePheresiya uDariyu nombusi okuthiwa uThathenayi. Impikiswano eyayihilelekile eyokwakha kabusha kwamaJuda ithempeli lawo eJerusalema. U-Ezra wayengumkopishi onekhono woMthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi ungalindela ukuba ashaye emhloleni, abe ngonembile kulokho akubhala. Uyobona ku-Ezra 5:6 no-6:13 ukuthi wabiza uThathenayi ngokuthi “umbusi waphesheya koMfula.”
U-Ezra wakubhala lokho cishe ngo-460 B.C.E., eminyakeni engaba yikhulu ngaphambi kokwenziwa kwaloluhlamvu lwemali. Nokho, abanye abantu bangase babe nomuzwa wokuthi isiqu somuntu wasendulo oyisikhulu siyinto encane. Kodwa uma ungathembela kuba lobi beBhayibheli ngisho nasezintweni ezincane kanjalo, ingabe lokho akufanele kwandise ukuthembela kwakho kokunye abakubhala?
JULY 10-16
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | EZRA 7-8
“Kutiphatsa Kwa-Ezra Kwaletsa Ludvumo KuJehova”
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Ukutadisha—Kuyavuza Futhi Kuyajabulisa
8 Yebo, uthando lwethu ngeZwi likaJehova kufanele lusuke enhliziyweni, isizinda semizwelo. Kufanele sikujabulele ukugxila ezindimeni ezithile esisanda kuzifunda. Kufanele sicabange ngemiqondo ejulile engokomoya, sigxile kuyo futhi sizindle ngayo. Lokhu kudinga ukucabangisisa buthule nomthandazo. Njengo-Ezra, kudingeka silungiselele izinhliziyo zethu ukufunda nokutadisha iZwi likaNkulunkulu. Kubhalwé lokhu ngaye: “U-Ezra [“wayelungiselelé,” NW] inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna umthetho kaJehova, nokwenza nokufundisa izimiso nezahlulelo kwa-Israyeli.” (Ezra 7:10) Phawula injongo ekathathu yokulungiselela kuka-Ezra inhliziyo yakhe: ukuze atadishe, akusebenzise kuye akufundile, futhi afundise. Kufanele silandele isibonelo sakhe.
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Incwadi YeBhayibheli Ye-13—1 IziKronike
5 Akekho owayekufanelekela kangcono kunoEzra ukuhlanganisa lomlando oyiqiniso nonembile. “Ngokuba uEzra wayebhekisé inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna umthetho kaJehova, nokwenza nokufundisa izimiso nezahlulelo kwaIsrayeli.” (Ezra 7:10) UJehova wamsiza ngomoya ongcwele. Umbusi wezwe wasePheresiya wakuqaphela ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu okwakukuEzra wayesemnika isikhundla esiphakeme esifundeni sakwaJuda. (Ezra 7:12-26) Esehlome kanjalo ngegunya laphezulu nelombuso, uEzra wayengahlanganisa ukulandisa kwakhe ekuthatha ezincwadini ezingcono kakhulu ezazitholakala.
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Kutfobeka
Kwenta Utfole Sicondziso Lesikahle. Loyo lotitfobako phambi kwaNkulunkulu angalindzela kuholwa nguye. Ezra bekanemtfwalo lomatima wekuhola emadvodza langetulu kwa-1 500 kusuka eBhabhulona kuya eJerusalema, ngaphandle kwebaphristi, tisebenti tasethempelini, kanye nebafati nebantfwana. Ngetulu kwaloko, bebaphetse ligolide nelisiliva lelinyenti kuze batohlobisa ngako lithempeli eJerusalema. Bebadzinga sivikelo kuloluhambo, kodvwa Ezra bekangafuni kucela inkhosi yasePheresiya kutsi ibanikete libutfo lebelitabavikela futsi loko bekutawukhombisa kutsi batsembele emandleni emuntfu. Ngetulu kwaloko, bekatsite kulenkhosi: “Nkulunkulu wetfu uyabasekela bonkhe labamfunako.” Ngako-ke wamemetela kutsi kuzilwe kudla, kuze bantfu batotitfoba embikwaJehova. Benta sicelo kuNkulunkulu, futsi wabalalela waphindze wabavikela etitseni lebetingabahlasela endleleni kuze loluhambo lwabo loluyingoti luphumelele. (Ezr 8:1-14, 21-32) Nkulunkulu watfumela ingilosi kumphrofethi Danyela, lebekatfunjwe eBhabhulona, ngenca yekutsi watitfoba embikwakhe, afuna sicondziso sakhe kanye nekucondza.—Dan 10:12.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Ka-Ezra
7:28–8:20—Kungani amaJuda amaningi aseBhabhiloni ayemadolonzima ukukhuphukela eJerusalema no-Ezra? Ngisho noma kwase kudlule iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-60 kusukela iqembu lokuqala lamaJuda labuyela ezweni lawo, eJerusalema kwakusahlala abantu abayingcosana. Ukubuyela eJerusalema kwakusho ukuqala ukuphila okusha ezimweni ezinzima neziyingozi. IJerusalema langaleso sikhathi lalingenazo izinto ezibonakalayo ezikhangayo kumaJuda okungenzeka ayechuma eBhabhiloni. Okungafanele kunganakwa ukuthi uhambo lwaluyingozi. Ababuyela emuva kwakudingeka babe nokholo oluqinile kuJehova, intshiseko ngokukhulekela kweqiniso kanye nesibindi. Ngisho no-Ezra waziqinisa ngokwesandla sikaJehova esasiphezu kwakhe. Ngenxa yesikhuthazo sika-Ezra, kwasabela imikhaya engu-1 500—mhlawumbe abantu abangaba ngu-6 000. Ngemva kokuba u-Ezra enze eminye imizamo, kwasabela amaLevi angu-38 namaNethini angu-220.
JULY 17-23
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | EZRA 9-10
“Imiphumela Lebuhlungu Yekungalaleli”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Ka-Ezra
9:1, 2—Kwakuwusongo olungathí sina kangakanani ukuganiselana nabantu bezizwe? Isizwe esibuyiselwe kwakumelwe silondoloze ukukhulekelwa kukaJehova kuze kufike uMesiya. Ukuganiselana nezinye izizwe kwakuwusongo ngempela ekukhulekeleni kweqiniso. Ngenxa yokuthi abanye babeshade nabantu abakhulekela izithombe, ekugcineni sonke isizwe sasingase sixubane nezizwe ezingamaqaba. Ukukhulekela okuhlanzekile kwakungase kuphele ebusweni bomhlaba. Ngakho, uMesiya wayezofikela kobani? Akumangalisi ukuthi kwamshaqisa u-Ezra ukubona okwakwenzeka lapho!
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Yini UJehova Ayicela Kithi?
Ukumlalela ngokuzithandela kuyosilethela izibusiso. UMose uyabhala: ‘Gcina imiyalo kaJehova nezimiso zakhe engikuyala ngazo namuhla, kube kuhle kuwe.’ (Ivesi 13) Yebo, yonke imiyalo kaJehova—konke asicela khona—kuzuzisa thina, futhi kuba njalo ngaso sonke isikhathi. IBhayibheli lithi: “UNkulunkulu uluthando.” (1 Johane 4:8) Yingakho esinikeze imiyalo eyosizuzisa phakade. (Isaya 48:17) Ukwenza konke lokho uJehova asicela ukuba sikwenze kuyosiphephisa ekukhungathekeni okuningi manje futhi kuyosilethela izibusiso ezingapheli lapho sekubusa uMbuso wakhe.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi Ka-Ezra
10:3, 44—Kungani abantwana balahlwa kanye nabafazi? Ukube abantwana basala, ayengaba maningi amathuba okuba laba bafazi ababexoshiwe babuye ngenxa yabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokuvamile abantwana badinga ukunakekelwa onina.
JULY 24-30
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NEHEMIYA 1-2
“Ngaso Leso Sikhatsi Ngathantaza”
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Gcina UJehova Ephambi Kwakho Njalo
5 Ngezinye izikhathi, kungase kudingeke sithandazele usizo lukaNkulunkulu ngokushesha. Ngesinye isikhathi, inkosi yasePheresiya u-Aritahishashita yaphawula ukuthi umphathindebe wayo, uNehemiya, wayehwaqabele. Inkosi yambuza: “‘Yini le ofuna ukuyenza?’ Ngaso leso sikhathi [uNehemiya wathandaza] kuNkulunkulu wamazulu.” Kwadingeka enze umthandazo omfushane futhi kusobala ukuthi wathandaza ngenhliziyo. Noma kunjalo, uNkulunkulu wawuphendula ngoba inkosi yamnikeza usizo ukuze ayokwakha kabusha izindonga zaseJerusalema. (Funda uNehemiya 2:1-8.) Yebo, ngisho nomthandazo omfushane, oshiwo ngenhliziyo ungasebenza.
Kukhuluma Ungafundzi Phansi
Nangabe kufanele uchaze loko lokukholelwako ungakalungiseleli, yini lengakusita kutsi uphendvule kahle? Lingisa Nehemiya lowathantaza ngenhlitiyo ngembikwekutsi aphendvule umbuto weNkhosi Athazeksesi. (Neh. 2:4) Ngemuva kwaloko, yenta luhlaka lolusengcondvweni ngekushesha. Loluhlaka ungaluhlela ngalendlela: (1) Khetsa liphuzu linye nobe lamabili lotawafaka nawuchaza (ungase ukhetse kusebentisa emaphuzu latfolakala esihlokweni lesitsi “Tihloko TeliBhayibheli Tekucocisana”). (2) Khetsa kutsi ngumiphi imibhalo lotayisebentisa kuze usekele lawo maphuzu. (3) Hlela kutsi utawucala kanjani kuchaza ngekuhlakanipha leyo ndzaba kuze loyo lobutile akulalele. Ngemuva kwaloko sewungacala kukhuluma.
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Ukukhulekela Kweqiniso Kuyanqoba
Cha, ngoba incithakalo eyayiseJerusalema kwase kunesikhathi eside uNehemiya eyithandazela “imini nobusuku.” (1:4, 6) Lapho enikezwa ithuba lokutshela iNkosi uAritahishashita ngesifiso sakhe sokwakha kabusha izindonga zeJerusalema, uNehemiya waphinde wathandaza, ngaleyondlela enza lokho kakade ayekwenza ngokuphindaphindiwe. Impendulo kaJehova yomusa yaphumela ekuthunyweni ukuyokwakha kabusha izindonga zomuzi.
Isifundo esisitholayo: UNehemiya wayebheka kuJehova ngokuqondiswa. Lapho sibhekene nesinqumo esingathi sína, nathi futhi, kumelwe ‘ekukhulekeni siqinisele njalo’ futhi senze ngokuvumelana nokuqondisa kukaJehova.—Roma 12:12.
JULY 31–AUGUST 6
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NEHEMIYA 3-4
“Ubaluleke Kakhulu Yini Kutsi Ungenta Umsebenti Lodzinga Emandla?”
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaNehemiya
3:5, 27. Akufanele sicabange ukuthi imisebenzi yezandla ethuthukisa ukukhulekela kweqiniso ayisifanele njengoba kwenza “abakhulu” baseThekhowa. Kunalokho, singabalingisa abantu baseThekhowa abavamile abazidela ngokuzithandela emsebenzini.
Yini Jehova Latawubangela Kutsi Ukhone Kuyenta?
11 Ngemuva kweminyaka leminyenti leyalandzela, emadvodzakati aShalumi bekasemkhatsini walabo labasetjentiswa nguJehova kuze bakhe kabusha lubondza lwaseJerusalema. (Neh. 2:20; 3:12) Nanobe babe wawo bekayindvuna, lamadvodzakati aShalumi bekanesifiso sekwenta lomsebenti lolukhuni naloyingoti. (Neh. 4:15-18) Bewahluke kakhulu emadvodzeni aseThekhowa ‘langazange awusekele umsebenti labenikwe wona.’ (Neh. 3:5) Cabanga ngendlela lamadvodzakati aShalumi lajabula ngayo ngesikhatsi lomsebenti uphela ngemuva nje kwemalanga langu-52! (Neh. 6:15) Nalamuhla, bayajabula bodzadze labanesifiso sekwentela Jehova umsebenti lokhetsekile wekwakha kanye nekunakekela takhiwo letinikelwe kuJehova. Emakhono abo, emandla abo kanye nekwetsembeka kwabo kubalulekile kuze lomsebenti uphumelele.
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Ukuhlakulela Umbono OnjengokaKristu Ngobukhulu
16 Wonke amaKristu, amancane namadala, kufanele afune ukuhlakulela umbono onjengokaKristu ngobukhulu. Miningi imisebenzi okumelwe yenziwe ebandleni. Ungalokothi ucasuke uma ucelwa ukuba wenze izinto ezingase zibonakale ziphansi. (1 Samuweli 25:41; 2 AmaKhosi 3:11) Bazali, niyazikhuthaza na izingane zenu ezincane nesezikhulile ukuba zisenze ngentokozo noma isiphi isabelo ezinikwa sona, kungaba seHholo LoMbuso, enkundleni yomhlangano omncane noma omkhulu? Ziyanibona yini nina nenza imisebenzi ephansi? Omunye umzalwane, manje okhonza endlunkulu yomhlaba wonke yoFakazi BakaJehova, usikhumbula kahle isibonelo sabazali bakhe. Wathi: “Indlela ababewenza ngayo umsebenzi wokuhlanza iHholo LoMbuso noma inkundla yomhlangano omkhulu yangitshela ukuthi babewubheka njengobalulekile. Babevame ukuvolontiyela ukwenza imisebenzi eyayizozuzisa ibandla noma abazalwane, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yayingase ibonakale ideleleke kangakanani. Leso simo sengqondo singisizile ekwamukeleni noma isiphi isabelo somsebenzi ngenhliziyo emhlophe lapha eBethel.”
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaNehemiya
4:17, 18—Umsebenzi wokwakha kabusha udonga wawungenziwa kanjani ngesandla esisodwa? Lokhu kwakungeke kube inkinga kubathwali bemithwalo. Lapho nje imithwalo isisemakhanda noma emahlombe abo, babengakwazi ukuyisekela kalula ngesinye isandla bebe ‘bephethe imicibisholo ngesinye.’ Abakhi ababezidinga zombili izandla ukuze benze umsebenzi wabo “babebhincile, yilowo nalowo enenkemba yakhe okhalweni lwakhe, kuyilapho bakha.” Babekulungele ukulwa uma kwenzeka isitha sihlasela.
AUGUST 7-13
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NEHEMIYA 5-7
“Nehemiya Bekafuna Kusebenta, Hhayi Kusetjentelwa”
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Abasekeli Bokukhulekela Kweqiniso—Endulo Nanamuhla
UNehemiya wanikela ngokungaphezu kwesikhathi namakhono akhe okuhlela. Wasebenzisa nezimpahla zakhe ukuze asekele ukukhulekela kweqiniso. Wasebenzisa imali yakhe ukuze athenge abafowabo abangamaJuda ebugqilini. Wayebolekisa ngemali engafuni nzalo. Akazange ‘awathwese’ amaJuda ngokufuna iholo njengombusi, into ayenelungelo lokuyithola. Kunalokho, ikhaya lakhe lalihlala livuliwe ukuze kudle “abantu abayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu, . . . nabafika kithi bevela kwabezizwe abasizungezayo.” Usuku ngalunye izivakashi zakhe wayezihlabela “inkabi nezimvu eziyisithupha ezikhethekileyo . . . nezinyoni.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, kanye ngemva kwezinsuku eziyishumi wayezihlinzeka ‘ngewayini eliningi lezinhlobo zonke.’—Nehemiya 5:8, 10, 14-18.
‘Ungatiyeketsisi Tandla Takho’
16 Ngekusekelwa nguJehova, tandla taNehemiya kanye nalabo lebekanabo taciniswa kuze bente umsebenti wekwakha. Ngako lolubondza lwaseJerusalema balucedza ngemalanga langu-52 nje kuphela! (Neh. 2:18; 6:15, 16) Nehemiya bekangasuye umcondzisi walomsebenti nje kuphela, naye bekalwakha kanye nabo lolubondza lwaseJerusalema. (Neh. 5:16) Ngalokufanako, bazalwane labadzala emabandleni baye balingisa Nehemiya ngekutsi basite nakwakhiwa takhiwo tenhlangano nobe ekuhlanteni nasekunakekeleni emaHholwa eMbuso. Ngekusebenta nebamemeteli emsebentini wekushumayela kanye nangekubavakashela emakhaya, baye bacinisa tandla letibutsakatsaka talabo labacindzetelekile etinhlitiyweni.—Fundza Isaya 35:3, 4.
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UJehova Uzokukhumbula Kanjani?
Ngokungaguquguquki, iBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi kuNkulunkulu, ‘ukukhumbula’ kusho ukuthatha isinyathelo esiqinisekile. Ngokwesibonelo, ngemva kokuba sekuyizinsuku ezingu-150 umhlaba uphuphuma amanzi, “uNkulunkulu wayesemkhumbula uNowa, . . . uNkulunkulu wadlulisa umoya phezu komhlaba, amanzi abohla.” (Genesise 8:1) Ngemva kwamakhulu athile eminyaka, uSamsoni, owayenziwe waba yimpumputhe futhi waboshwa amaFilisti, wathandaza: “Nkulunkulu, ake ungikhumbule, ungiqinise kube kanye kuphela.” UJehova wamkhumbula uSamsoni ngokumnika amandla angaphezu kwavamile ukuze akwazi ukuziphindiselela ezitheni zikaNkulunkulu. (AbAhluleli 16:28-30) UJehova wawubusisa umzamo kaNehemiya, futhi ukukhulekela kweqiniso kwabuyiselwa eJerusalema.
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“Qhubeka Unqoba Okubi Ngokuhle”
15 Okwesithathu, izitha zikaNehemiya zasebenzisa umkhapheli, uShemaya ongumIsrayeli, ukuba azame ukwenza uNehemiya ukuba aphule uMthetho kaNkulunkulu. UShemaya wathi kuNehemiya: “Masihlangane ngesivumelwano endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, ngaphakathi ethempelini, sivale iminyango yethempeli; ngoba bayeza ukuzokubulala.” UShemaya wathi uNehemiya wayesezobulawa kodwa wayengasindisa ukuphila kwakhe ngokucasha ethempelini. Nokho, uNehemiya wayengeyena umpristi. Wayeyobe wenza isono ngokucasha endlini kaNkulunkulu. Ingabe wayeyowuphula uMthetho kaNkulunkulu ukuze azame ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe? UNehemiya waphendula: “Ubani onjengami ongangena ethempelini aphile? Ngeke ngingene!” Yini eyenza uNehemiya angaweli esicuphweni ayesibekelwe? Ukwazi ukuthi nakuba uShemaya ayengumIsrayeli njengaye, “kwakungeyena uNkulunkulu owayemthumile.” Phela umprofethi weqiniso akasoze ameluleka ngokuthi aphule uMthetho kaNkulunkulu. Nakulokhu, uNehemiya akazange azivumele ukuba anqotshwe abaphikisi ababi. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho wakwazi ukwenza lo mbiko: “Ekugcineni udonga lwaphela ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu ku-Eluli, ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amahlanu nambili.”—Nehemiya 6:10-15; Numeri 1:51; 18:7.
AUGUST 14-20
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NEHEMIYA 8-9
“Injabulo Levela KuJehova Isiphephelo Senu”
Tifundvo Lesititfola Emthantazweni Lolungiselelwe Kahle
2 EmaJuda bewasandza kucedza kwakha kabusha lubondza lwaseJerusalema ngenyanga leyendvulela lokuhlangana lokukhulunywe ngako. (Neh. 6:15) Bantfu baNkulunkulu bawucedza ngemalanga langu-52 nje kuphela lomsebenti futsi ngemuva kwaloko base banaka tintfo letitsintsa buhlobo babo naNkulunkulu. Ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga lelandzelako, Tishri, babutsana enkhundleni yekuhlangana kute balalele lobekushiwo ngu-Ezra kanye nalamanye emaLevi njengobe bebafundza ngelivi lelivakalako futsi bachaza uMtsetfo waNkulunkulu. (Sitfombe sekucala) Imindeni yahlangana, lokufaka ekhatsi “bonkhe lababekhona kuwucondzisisa” lomtsetfo, bema balalela “kusukela ekuseni kuseluvivi, kwaze kwaba ngusemini.” Lesi sibonelo lesihle kakhulu kubantfu labeta emihlanganweni emaHholweni eMbuso. Nome kunjalo kulemihlangano, kuyenteka kutsi ngaletinye tikhatsi ingcondvo yakho izule ucabange ngetintfo letingakabaluleki kangako? Nakwenteka loko, naka sibonelo sema-Israyeli asendvulo langazange agcine ngekulalela kuphela kodvwa aphindze acabangisisa ngaloko labekuva kangangekutsi acala kulila ngenca yekwehluleka kwesive sakubo kulalela uMtsetfo waNkulunkulu.—Neh. 8:1-9.
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Ingabe ‘Uyoqhubeka Uhamba Ngomoya’?
9 Injabulo iyisimo sentokozo enkulu. UJehova ‘unguNkulunkulu ojabulayo.’ (1 Thimothewu 1:11; IHubo 104:31) INdodana iyakujabulela ukwenza intando kaYise. (IHubo 40:8; Hebheru 10:7-9) Futhi “injabulo kaJehova iyisiphephelo [sethu].”—Nehemiya 8:10.
10 Injabulo evela kuNkulunkulu isenza saneliseke ngokujulile lapho senza intando yakhe ngisho nalapho sisebunzimeni, sisosizini, noma sishushiswa. Yeka injabulo esiyithola ngokuba ‘nolwazi ngoNkulunkulu’! (IzAga 2:1-5) Ubuhlobo obujabulisayo esinabo noNkulunkulu busekelwe olwazini olunembile, nasokholweni esinalo kuye nasemhlatshelweni kaJesu wesihlengo. (1 Johane 2:1, 2) Okunye okusinika injabulo ukuba yingxenye yobuzalwane beqiniso obungukuphela kwabo obuhlanganisa izizwe ezihlukahlukene. (Zefaniya 3:9; Hagayi 2:7) Ithemba lethu loMbuso nelungelo elikhulu lokumemezela izindaba ezinhle kusenza sijabule. (Mathewu 6:9, 10; 24:14) Kunjalo nangethemba lokuphila phakade. (Johane 17:3) Njengoba sinethemba elihle kangaka, kufanele ‘sijabule nje kuphela.’—Duteronomi 16:15.
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Si-Aramu
Ngemva kweminyaka leminyenti emaJuda abuyile ekutfunjweni eBhabhulona Ezra umphristi wafundza incwadzi yemtsetfo kumaJuda lebekahlangene eJerusalema, futsi emaLevi lahlukahlukene awuchazela labantfu, njengobe Nehemiya 8:8 uchaza: “Bachubeka bafundza lencwadzi yeMtsetfo waNkulunkulu weliciniso ngelivi lelivakalako, bawuchaza kahle futsi bacacisa kutsi loko bekufundvwa kusho kutsini; ngaleyo ndlela basita bantfu kutsi bakucondze loko bekushiwo ngulencwadzi.” Lokuchaza kungenteka bekufaka ekhatsi kuhumusha lomtsetfo ususelwa elulwimini lwesiHebheru uyiswe kulwesi-Aramu, lesi-Aramu kungenteka emaHebheru asifundza ngesikhatsi aseBhabhulona. Lokuchazwa kwalomtsetfo, bekwentelwe kutsi emaJuda akhone kukucondza ngalokujulile loko bekufundvwa, nanobe bewasicondza siHebheru.
AUGUST 21-27
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NEHEMIYA 10-11
“Batidzela Kuze Bakhonte Jehova”
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IJerusalema Elivumelana Negama Lalo
13 “Isivumelwano esiqinisileyo” esenziwa osukwini lukaNehemiya salungiselela abantu bakaNkulunkulu basendulo usuku lokunikezelwa kogange lwaseJerusalema. Kodwa kwakusenolunye udaba oluphuthumayo olwaludinga ukunakekelwa. Njengoba manje lase libiyelwe ngogangekazi olunamasango angu-12, iJerusalema lalidinga izakhamuzi ezengeziwe. Nakuba kwakunama-Israyeli athile ayehlala kuwo, “umuzi wawubanzi nxazombili; wawumkhulu, kepha abantu babeyingcosana phakathi kwawo.” (Nehemiya 7:4) Ukuze kuxazululwe le nkinga, abantu “benza inkatho ukuyisa omunye kwabayishumi njalo ukuba ahlale eJerusalema, umuzi ongcwele.” Ukusabela ngokuzimisela kuleli lungiselelo kwashukumisela abantu ukuba babusise “bonke abantu ababezinikela ngenhliziyo ukuhlala eJerusalema.” (Nehemiya 11:1, 2) Yeka isibonelo esihle kubakhulekeli beqiniso namuhla abazimo zabo ziyabavumela ukuba bathuthele lapho kunesidingo esikhudlwana khona sosizo lwamaKristu avuthiwe!
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Ukukhulekela Kweqiniso Kuyanqoba
Ukushiya ifa nokuthuthela eJerusalema kwakungaphumela ezindlekweni ezithile nasekulahlekelweni okuthile. Labo abahlala kulowomuzi nabo kwakungenzeka bahlangabezane nezingozi ezihlukahlukene. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezinjalo, abanye babebheka izisebenzi zokuzithandela njengezitusekayo futhi ngokungangabazeki bathandaza ukuba uJehova azibusise.
Kwetsembeka Kungasenta Semukeleke KuNkulunkulu
15 Ngesikhatsi sinikela kuphila kwetfu kuJehova, safunga kutsi sitawenta intsandvo yakhe ngisho nobe kumnyama kubovu. Besati kutsi angeke kube lula ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi kugcina lesetsembiso. Kodvwa senta njani nangabe sicelwa kutsi sente intfo letsite lesingatsandzi kuyenta? Nangabe sincoba imiva yetfu futsi silalela Nkulunkulu, sitawube siyakhombisa kutsi setsembekile kuloko lesikwetsembisile. Kutidzela lesikwentako kungase kube matima, kodvwa Jehova utasibusisa kakhulu. (Malakhi 3:10) Kutsiwani ngendvodzakati yaJeftha? Yenta njani ngesetsembiso lebesentiwe nguyise?
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi KaNehemiya
10:34—Kungani kwakudingeka ukuba abantu balethe izinkuni? Iminikelo yezinkuni yayingekho eMthethweni KaMose. Imfuneko yayo yaba khona ngenxa yesidingo. Kwakudingeka izinkuni eziningi ukuze kushiswe iminikelo e-altare. Kusobala ukuthi ayengemaningi ngokwanele amaNethini ayekhonza ethempelini njengezigqila ezingewona ama-Israyeli. Ngakho, kwenziwa inkatho ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi kuhlale kunezinkuni.
AUGUST 28–SEPTEMBER 3
UMCEBO LOSEVINI LANKULUNKULU | NEHEMIYA 12-13
“Yetsembeka KuJehova Nawukhetsa Bangani”
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Ema-Amoni
Ngemva kwekucoshwa kwaThobiya emabaleni elithempeli, umtsetfo waNkulunkulu lokuDutheronomi 23:3-6 lebewuvimbela ema-Amoni nemaMowabi kutsi angene ka-Israyeli wafundwa waphindze wasetjentiswa. (Neh 13:1-3) Lomtsetfo lowabekwa emnyakeni lengu-1 000 leyendlulile ngesizatfu sekutsi ema-Amoni nemaMowabi ala kuniketa ema-Israyeli sinkhwa nemanti ngesikhatsi asendleleni leya Eveni Lesetsembiso, bewusho kutsi labantfu bebangeke babe yincenye yesive sema-Israyeli futsi bebangeke batfole tinzuzo nobe emalungelo ekuba yincenye yalesive. Loko bekungasho kutsi ema-Amoni nemaMowabi bewangeke asatihlanganisa nema-Israyeli nobe ahlale nawo futsi batfole tibusiso lebetitfolwa bantfu baNkulunkulu, bufakazi baloko sikubona kuSeleki, lesicoce ngaye ekucaleni, lebekalisotja lelilichawe laDavide, kanye naRuthe um-Mowabi.—Rut 1:4, 16-18.
Seningcwelisiwe
5 Fundza Nehemiya 13:4-9. Situngeletwe bantfu lababi, ngako akusimelula ngatsi kuhlale singcwele. Cabanga nga-Eliyashibi naThobiya. Eliyashibi abengumphristi lomkhulu, Thobiya abengumAmoni, futsi kungenteka abesisebenti senkhosi yasePheresiya. Thobiya nebangani bakhe bebaphikisana nemetamo yaNehemiya yekwakha kabusha lithempeli eJerusalema. (Neh. 2:10) Ema-Amoni bekangakavunyelwa kutsi aye emabaleni elithempeli. (Dut. 23:3) Kungani-ke umphristi lomkhulu bekangavulela indvodza lefana naThobiya sikhala endlini yekudlela yelithempeli?
6 Thobiya abesangumngani losedvute wa-Eliyashibi. Thobiya nendvodzana yakhe Jehohanani bebashade nebafati labangemaJuda, ngako-ke emaJuda lamanyenti abemkhuluma kahle Thobiya. (Neh. 6:17-19) Lomunye webatukulu ba-Eliyashibi bekashade nendvodzakati yaSanbalati, umbusi waseSamariya lobekangumngani lomkhulu waThobiya. (Neh. 13:28) Lokuhlobana kungase kuchaze kutsi kungani umPhristi Lomkhulu Eliyashibi avumela kutsi umuntfu longakholwa futsi longumphikisi kutsi amtjele loko lokufanele akwente. Kodvwa Nehemiya wakhombisa kutsi wetsembekile kuJehova ngekukhipha timphahla taThobiya endlini yekudlela atilahlele ngephandle kwelithempeli.
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Ukubhekana Nenselele Yokwethembeka
6 Uma sithembekile kuJehova uNkulunkulu, siyogwema ukuba abangane babo bonke abayizitha zakhe. Kungakho umfundi uJakobe abhala: “Ziphingi, anazi yini ukuthi ubungane nezwe buwubutha noNkulunkulu? Ngakho-ke, noma ubani ofuna ukuba umngane wezwe uzenza isitha sikaNkulunkulu.” (Jakobe 4:4) Sifuna ukuba nokwethembeka iNkosi uDavide eyakubonisa lapho ithi: “Jehova, angibazondi abakuzondayo na? Anginengwa ngabakuvukelayo na? Ngiyabazonda ngenzondo epheleleyo; bayizitha kimi.” (IHubo 139:21, 22) Asifuni ukudlelana nezoni zangabomu, ngoba asihlobene ngalutho nazo. Ingabe ukwethembeka kuNkulunkulu ngeke kusivimbele ukuba sibe nobudlelwane nezitha zikaJehova ezinjalo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokuqondile noma ngethelevishini?
Kufunisisa Umcebo EVini LaNkulunkulu
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Umculo
Kuhlabela ethempelini bekubalulekile. Loko sikubona ngekutsi imiBhalo ikhuluma kanyenti ngebahlabeleli futsi ‘bebangayenti leminye imisebenti’ lebeyentiwa ngemaLevi kuze emini nasebusuku babe semsebentini wekuhlabela. (1Tk 9:33) Bachubeka balicembu lelikhetsekile lemaLevi ngoba ngesikhatsi emaJuda abuya eBhabhulona babalwa bodvwa. (Ezr 2:40, 41) Ngisho nenkhosi yasePheresiya Athazeksesi (Longimanus) yavuma kutsi labahlabeleli kanye nalamanye emacembu lakhetsekile bangakhokhi ‘umtselo wenhloko, umtselo wetimphahla kanye nemtselo wemgwaco.’ (Ezr 7:24) Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, lenkhosi yakhipha umyalo wekutsi kunakekelwe “tidzingo tebahlabeleli tamalanga onkhe.” Nakuba Athazeksesi atfola ludvumo ngaloku kodvwa lomyalo wakhishwa ngu-Ezra ngemvume ya-Athazeksesi (Neh 11:23; Ezr 7:18-26) Loku kusenta sicondze kutsi nakuba labahlabeleli bangemaLevi bonkhe kodvwa liBhayibheli libaveta njengelicembu lelikhetsekile, ngobe litsi “bahlabeleli kanye nemaLevi.”—Neh 7:1; 13:10.