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Indlela Yekulondvolota Umoya Wekutidzela
LIKHASI 7 • TINGOMA: 61, 25
Indlela Yekulondvolota Simo Sengcondvo Lesihle
LIKHASI 12 • TINGOMA: 74, 119
Hloniphani Lasebakhulile Labasemkhatsini Wenu
LIKHASI 20 • TINGOMA: 90, 135
LIKHASI 25 • TINGOMA: 134, 29
▪ Indlela Yekulondvolota Umoya Wekutidzela
Sihlangabetana nesitsa lesinganakeki lesingacedza umoya wetfu wekutidzela. Lesihloko sitawusitjela kutsi ngusiphi lesitsa futsi sivete nendlela lesingalisebentisa ngayo liBhayibheli kute silwe naso.
▪ Indlela Yekulondvolota Simo Sengcondvo Lesihle
Simo sengcondvo lesihle singasisita kutsi sicinisele ekukhonteni kwetfu Jehova. Yini leyenta labanye kutsi bahlushwe kuba nembono longakafaneli? Lesihloko sitawuveta kutsi singalisebentisa njani liBhayibheli kute silondvolote simo sengcondvo lesihle.
▪ Hloniphani Lasebakhulile Labasemkhatsini Wenu
▪ Kunakekela Lasebakhulile
Letihloko tikhuluma ngemitfwalo emaKhristu kanye nemabandla lanayo ekunakekeleni lamanye emakholwa netihlobo lesetikhulile. Sitawuphindze sihlole letinye tindlela letisebentako letingakusita kutsi ufeze lomtfwalo ngemphumelelo.
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JESU KHRISTU watsi: “Hamba uye ekhaya kubakini, ubabikele ngako konkhe Jehova lakwentele kona kanye nemusa lakubonise wona.” Ngesikhatsi asho lamavi kungenteka abeseGadara, lebeyiseningizimu mphumalanga yeLwandle LwaseGalile, akhuluma nendvodza lebeyifuna kuba ngumlandzeli wakhe. Lamavi aJesu akhombisa kutsi abeyicondza intfo levamise kwentiwa bantfu—kutsi banesifiso sekucocela tihlobo tabo ngetintfo letibajabulisako naletimcoka kubo.—Mak. 5:19.
Loku sivamile kukubona lamuhla, kepha kuletinye tive kubonakala kakhulu kunaletinye. Ngako umuntfu nakaba sikhonti saJehova longuNkulunkulu weliciniso, uvamise kufuna kucocela tihlobo takhe ngetinkholelo takhe letinsha. Angakwenta njani loku? Angakhona njani kufinyelela tinhlitiyo tetihlobo takhe letikuletinye tinkholo nome letingakholwa sanhlobo? LiBhayibheli liniketa seluleko lesihle nalesinengcondvo.
Ekhulwini lekucala leminyaka, Andreya abengulomunye kulababa bekucala kwati kutsi Jesu unguMesiya. Ngubani lamtjela ngekushesha ngaloko? “[Andreya] wacale watfola Simoni umnakabo, watsi kuye: ‘Simtfolile Mesiya’ (lokusho kutsi Khristu).” Andreya waya naPhetro kuJesu, ngaleyo ndlela wavulela Phetro litfuba lekutsi naye abe ngumfundzi waJesu.—Joh. 1:35-42.
Ngemuva kweminyaka lesitfupha ngesikhatsi Phetro ahlala eJopha, wacelwa kutsi atsatse luhambo loluya enyakatfo alibangise eKhesariya ayewuvakasha endlini yaKhoneliyuse, lobekayindvuna yelibutfo. Bobani Phetro labakhandza babutsene endlini? “Khoneliyuse abebalindzile [boPhetro kanye nalabo lebekahamba nabo], futsi abite tihlobo nebangani bakhe labakhulu.” Ngaleyo ndlela Khoneliyuse waniketa tihlobo takhe litfuba lekuva loko lebekutawushiwo nguPhetro nekutsi tente tincumo letisekelwe kuloko lebetikuvile.—Imis. 10:22-33.
Yini lesingayifundza endleleni Andreya kanye naKhoneliyuse labatiphatsa ngayo tihlobo tabo?
Andreya kanye naKhoneliyuse abazange nje batsi kutawuvele kutentakalele kutsi tihlobo tabo tati liciniso. Andreya yena matfupha wetfula Phetro kuJesu, kantsi Khoneliyuse wahlela kutsi tihlobo takhe tive loko lobekutawushiwo nguPhetro. Kodvwa bo-Andreya naKhoneliyuse abazange baticindzetele tihlobo tabo nobe basebentise bucili kute batente tibe balandzeli baKhristu. Kukhona yini sifundvo lositfolako kuloku? Kutawuba kuhle nangabe natsi senta ngalendlela. Singase sikhone kucocela tihlobo tetfu emaciniso nobe sivule ematfuba ekutsi tati emaciniso laseBhayibhelini futsi tetayelane nalabo lesikholwa nabo. Nanobe kunjalo, siyayihlonipha inkhululeko yato yekutikhetsela futsi sifuna kukubalekela kuticindzetela. Kuze sibone kutsi singatisita njani tihlobo tetfu, asesicabange ngesibonelo saJürgen naPetra, labashadene labahlala eJalimane.
Petra wafundza liBhayibheli naBoFakazi BaJehova, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi wabhajatiswa. Indvodza yakhe lenguJürgen beyiphetse emasotjeni. Ekucaleni, sincumo lesentiwa ngumkakhe asizange simjabulise Jürgen. Kodvwa ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, wabona kutsi BoFakazi bashumayela liciniso leliseBhayibhelini. Naye wanikela kuphila kwakhe kuJehova, futsi nyalo ungulomdzala ebandleni lakulo. Ngusiphi seluleko lasiniketako mayelana nekufinyelela inhlitiyo yesihlobo lesikulenye inkholo?
Naku lokushiwo nguJürgen: “Akukafaneli setame kuphocelela tihlobo tetfu nobe sikhulume kakhulu mayelana nenkholo. Kwenta kanjalo kungase kucinise tingcondvo tato. Kungase kube ncono kutiniketa lwati kancane kancane futsi loko sikwente ngekuhlakanipha. Kungasita kakhulu kutsi sente tihlobo tetfu tetayelane nalesikholwa nabo lababontsanga yato futsi labatsandza tintfo letifanako. Kwenta njalo kungenta kutsi kube melula kutisita.”
Umphostoli Phetro kanye netihlobo taKhoneliyuse bawemukela ngekushesha umlayeto lovela eBhayibhelini. Labanye labeva liciniso ekhulwini lekucala, bebadzinga sikhatsi lesinyenti kute bente sincumo.
Tihlobo taJesu letinyenti takhombisa kukholwa kuye ngesikhatsi ashumayela. Nasi sibonelo: Kubonakala shengatsi Salome, unina wemphostoli Jakobe kanye naJohane, abengudzadzewabo Mariya unina waJesu. Kungenteka bekangulomunye ‘webafati labanyenti lebebasebentisa tintfo tabo kute basite [Jesu nebaphostoli].’—Luk. 8:1-3.
Nanobe kunjalo, lamanye emalunga emndeni wakuboJesu akazange akukhombise ngekushesha kukholwa. Sibonelo saloko kutsi ngalesinye sikhatsi ngemuva kwemnyaka Jesu abhajatisiwe, ticumbi tebantfu tabutsana endlini letsite kute titewumlalela. “Bakubo nabeva ngaloku, beta batewumlandza ngobe bebatsi: ‘Uyahlanya.’” Ngemuva kwesikhatsi lesitsite, bomnakabo Jesu bambuta ngetinhlelo takhe tekuhamba, kodvwa akazange abaphendvule ngalokucondzile. Kungani enta njalo? Kungobe “bomnakabo bebangakholwa kuye.”—Mak. 3:21; Joh. 7:5.
Yini lesingayifundza endleleni Jesu laphatsa ngayo tihlobo takhe? Akazange acansuke ngesikhatsi letinye timtjela kutsi uyahlanya. Ngisho nangemuva kwekubulawa nekuvuswa kwakhe, Jesu wachubeka atikhutsata tihlobo takhe ngekutsi abonakale kumnakabo longuJakobe. Kubonakala kwakhe kwasita Jakobe waciniseka kutsi Jesu unguMesiya sibili kwaphindze kwacinisekisa nalabanye bomnakabo. Ngako bebanebaphostoli kanye nalabanye ekamelweni lelisetulu eJerusalema futsi asingabati kutsi nabo bemukela umoya longcwele. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Jakobe naJuda lababomnakabo Jesu, batfola emalungelo lakhetsekile.—Imis. 1:12-14; 2:1-4; 1 Khor. 15:7.
Njengobe kwakunjalo ngelikhulu lekucala leminyaka, letinye tihlobo lamuhla tidzinga sikhatsi ngaphambi kwekuba tingene endleleni leya ekuphileni. Cabanga ngesibonelo saRoswitha, lobekangumRoma Katolika loshisekako ngesikhatsi indvodza yakhe ibhajatiswa iba ngulomunye waBoFakazi BaJehova nga-1978. Njengobe abebambelele kuloko labekukholelwa, ekucaleni Roswitha wayiphikisa indvodza yakhe. Kodvwa ngekuhamba kweminyaka, kuphikisa kwakhe kwehla futsi wabona kutsi BoFakazi bafundzisa liciniso. Wabhajatiswa nga-2003. Yini leyambangela kutsi ente lolushintjo? Kunekutsi indvodza yaRoswitha icansulwe kuphikisa kwakhe kwasekucaleni, yamnika ematfuba lamanyenti ekutsi ashintje indlela labecabanga ngayo. Ngusiphi seluleko Roswitha lasiniketa sona? Utsi: “Kunyenti kakhulu longakufeza ngekutsi ubeketele, futsi ubeketele kakhulu.”
Monika wabhajatiswa nga-1974, futsi emadvodzana akhe lamabili aba BoFakazi cishe ngemuva kweminyaka lelishumi. Nanobe indvodza yakhe lenguHans beyingabaphikisi, kodvwa yaze yabhajatiswa nga-2006. Mayelana naloko lokwenteke kuwo, ngusiphi seluleko lomndeni losiniketa sona? Utsi: “Namatsela ngebucotfo kuJehova futsi ungatentisi etindzabeni letiphatselene nekukholwa.” Kuliciniso kutsi bekudzingeka bamtjele njalo Hans kutsi bayamtsandza. Abazange baphelelwe litsemba lekutsi ngalelinye lilanga utakwemukela loko labakukholelwako.
Ngalelinye lilanga Jesu wachaza umlayeto weliciniso ngekutsi ufanana nemanti lakwenta utfole kuphila lokuphakadze. (Joh. 4:13, 14) Sifuna tihlobo tetfu tivuseleleke ngekunatsa lamanti lamnandzi nalahlobile eliciniso. Asifuni tihishwe ngobe tinatsiswa emanti lamanyenti ngenkhani nangekushesha. Kutsi titawutiva tivuselelekile yini nobe titawuhishwa, kungaya ngekutsi sitichazela njani ngaloko lesikukholelwako. LiBhayibheli litsi “umuntfu lolungile ucabanga kucala angakaphendvuli” liphindze litsi “inhlitiyo yemuntfu lohlakaniphile iyakwati kukhetsa emavi, onkhe emavi lawakhulumako ayalandzeleka.” Singasisebentisa njani leseluleko?—Taga 15:28; 16:23.
Umfati angase abe nesifiso sekuchazela indvodza yakhe ngaloko lakukholelwako. Nangabe ‘acabanga kucala angakaphendvuli’ utawakhetsa kahle emavi latawasebentisa futsi angakhulumi angakacabangi. Akukafaneli ente indvodza yakhe ibe nemuva wekutsi utibona alungile nobe aphakeme kunayo. Inkhulumo yakhe lecatjangelwe kahle ingajabulisa futsi yente kube nekuthula. Ngusiphi sikhatsi lapho indvodza yakhe isuke ikhululeke khona futsi ingeneka kalula? Ngutiphi tintfo lejabulela kucoca nobe kufundza ngato? Itsandza kukhuluma ngesayensi yini, ngepolitiki, nobe temidlalo? Angasikhulisa njani sifiso sendvodza yakhe sekufundza liBhayibheli abe ngesikhatsi lesifanako akhombise kuhlonipha indlela letiva ngayo nemibono yayo? Kucabanga ngaloku kutamsita umfati kutsi akhulume futsi ente tintfo ngekucondza.
Kufinyelela tinhlitiyo temalunga emndeni langasibo BoFakazi akufaki nje kuphela kuwachazela kancane kancane ngaloko lesikukholelwako. Kodvwa loko lesikushoko kufanele kuhambisane nekutiphatsa lokuhle.
Jürgen lokukhulunywe ngaye ekucaleni uyachaza: “Chubeka usebentisa timiso teliBhayibheli ekuphileni kwakho kwamalanga onkhe. Leyo yindlela lephumelela kakhulu ekwenteni sihlobo sinake futsi siphawule, ngisho nobe singeke sisho lutfo.” Hans lowabhajatiswa sekwendlule iminyaka lecishe ibengu-30 umfati wakhe abhajatisiwe, uyavumelana naloku. Utsi: “Kutiphatsa kahle kwemKhristu kubalulekile kute sihlobo sibone umphumela lomuhle lobangelwa liciniso ekuphileni kwetfu.” Tihlobo tetfu kufanele tibone kutsi sehluke ngendlela lenhle, hhayi lengatsandzeki nobe lecansulako futsi tibone kutsi loku kubangelwa kukholwa kwetfu.
Umphostoli Phetro waniketa bafati labanemadvodza langasibo BoFakazi leseluleko lesiligugu lesitsi: “Titfobeni emadvodzeni enu, kuze kutsi nangabe lamanye kuwo angalilaleli livi, azuzwe ngaphandle kwemavi ngekutiphatsa kwebafati bawo, ngenca yekutsi atibonele wona kutiphatsa kwenu lokumsulwa nenhlonipho yenu lenkhulu. Kutihlobisa kwenu akungabi kwangaphandle—njengemichino, kufaka imihlobiso yeligolide, nobe timphahla—kodvwa akube nguloko lokusenhlitiyweni, kutihlobisa lokungonakali kwemoya wekuthula nalomuhle, lobaluleke kakhulu emehlweni aNkulunkulu.”—1 Phet. 3:1-4.
Phetro wabhala kutsi indvodza ingase izuzwe ngenca yesibonelo lesihle semfati wayo. Analesimiso semBhalo engcondvweni yakhe, dzadze libito lakhe lokunguChrista abetama kufinyelela inhlitiyo yendvodza yakhe kusukela ngesikhatsi abhajatiswa nga-1972. Nanobe indvodza yakhe yake yafundza naBoFakazi, isengakalenti liciniso laba layo. Yake yaya emihlanganweni yebuKhristu futsi yetayelena nalabo labasebandleni. Nabo bayalihlonipha lilungelo layo lekutikhetsela. Yini Christa layentako kute etame kufinyelela inhlitiyo yayo?
Utsi: “Ngitimisele kuhlala endleleni Jehova lafuna ngihambe ngayo. Ngesikhatsi lesifanako, ngiyetama kuzuza umyeni wami ‘ngaphandle kwemavi’ ngekutiphatsa kwami lokuhle. Nangabe kute timiso teliBhayibheli letiphulwako, ngenta konkhe lokusemandleni kutsi ngivumelane netifiso takhe. Ngiyayihlonipha inkhululeko yakhe yekutikhetsela futsi ngishiyela konkhe kuJehova.”
Loko lokwentiwa nguChrista kukhombisa kubaluleka kwekutivumelanisa netimo. Ubambelela eluhlelweni lwakhe loluhle lwekwenta imisebenti yebuKhristu, lefaka ekhatsi kuya njalo emihlanganweni nekuba nencenye emsebentini wekushumayela. Nanobe kunjalo, ukhombisa kucondza futsi uyati kutsi indvodza yakhe inelilungelo lekulindzela kutsi ayibonise lutsandvo, ayinikete sikhatsi futsi ayinake. Kutivumelanisa netimo kanye nekucondza kukuhlakanipha kunobe ngubani kitsi lonesihlobo lesingasiye Fakazi. LiBhayibheli liyachaza: “Konkhe kunesikhatsi sako.” Loku kufaka ekhatsi sikhatsi lesisicitsa sinemalunga emndeni, ikakhulukati bantfu lesishade nabo labangasibo BoFakazi. Sikhatsi lesisicitsa sindzawonye sitfutfukisa indlela lesikhulumisana ngayo. Lokuhlangenwe nako kukhombisa kutsi kukhulumisana lokuhle kunciphisa ematfuba ekutsi bative banesitunge, banganakwa, nobe banemona.—Shu. 3:1.
Holger, lonababe lowabhajatiswa ngemuva kweminyaka lengu-20 kubhajatiswe lamanye emalunga emndeni, watsi: “Kubalulekile kukhombisa lilunga lemndeni wetfu kutsi siyalitsandza futsi siyalithantazela.” Christa uchubeka atsi ‘ngeke aze aphelelwe litsemba lekutsi ngalelinye lilanga indvodza yakhe itawumelela Jehova futsi yemukele liciniso.’ Kufanele sihlale sinesimo sengcondvo lesihle ngetihlobo tetfu letingasibo BoFakazi futsi singalilahli litsemba.
Umgomo wetfu kutsi sigcine buhlobo lobuhle netihlobo tetfu, sitinikete litfuba lekutfola liciniso futsi sitsintse tinhlitiyo tato ngemlayeto weliBhayibheli. Konkhe lesikwentako kufanele sikwente “ngemoya lomuhle nangenhlonipho lenkhulu.”—1 Phet. 3:15.
“Nangabe umuntfu afuna kungilandzela, akatidzele.”—MAT. 16:24.
1. Jesu wasibeka njani sibonelo lesihle kakhulu sekutidzela?
NGESIKHATSI Jesu asemhlabeni, wabeka sibonelo lesihle kakhulu sekutidzela. Abetibekela eceleni tifiso takhe netintfo lebetimjabulisa kute akwati kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu. (Joh. 5:30) Ngekuhlala etsembekile kuze kube sekufeni elugodvweni, waveta kutsi umoya wakhe wekutidzela bewungapheli.—Fil. 2:8.
2. Singawukhombisa njani umoya wekutidzela, futsi kungani kufanele sente njalo?
2 Njengobe sibalandzeli baJesu, natsi kufanele sibe nemoya wekutidzela. Kusho kutsini kuba nemoya wekutidzela? Ngendlela lelula nje, kusho kutsi umuntfu uyekela tintfo letitsandvwa nguye kute asite labanye ngekutitsandzela. Ngemcondvo lotsite, kwehlukile ekubeni nebugovu. (Fundza Matewu 16:24.) Kuba bete bugovu kungasisita kutsi imiva yalabanye kanye netintfo letitsandvwa ngibo sikubeke kucala kunekwetfu. (Fil. 2:3, 4) Ecinisweni, Jesu wafundzisa kutsi kuba bete bugovu kubaluleke kakhulu ekukhonteni kwetfu. Njani? Lutsandvo emaKhristu lanalo, lokungilo lolusikhutsata kutsi sitidzele, luluphawu loluhamba embili lwebalandzeli baJesu beliciniso. (Joh. 13:34, 35) Cabanga nangetibusiso lesitijabulela ngesizatfu sekutsi siyincenye yebazalwane bemhlaba wonkhe labanemoya wekutidzela.
3. Yini lengase icedze umoya wetfu wekutidzela?
3 Nobe kunjalo, kunesitsa lesingacedza umoya wetfu wekutidzela ngendlela lenganakeki. Lesitsa, ngumkhuba wetfu wekuba nebugovu. Khumbula indlela bo-Adamu na-Eva labakhombisa ngayo kutsi banebugovu. Eva waba nesifiso sebugovu wafuna kufana naNkulunkulu. Na-Adamu wakhombisa kuba nebugovu ngekukhetsa kujabulisa Eva. (Gen. 3:5, 6) Ngemuva kwekubangela bo-Adamu na-Eva kutsi bashiye kukhonta kweliciniso, Develi usachubeka nekulinga bantfu kutsi nabo babe nebugovu. Wakwetama loko ngisho nangesikhatsi alinga Jesu. (Mat. 4:1-9) Esikhatsini setfu, Sathane uphumelele ekudukiseni bantfu labanyenti wabenta kutsi babe nebugovu ngetindlela letinyenti. Loku kufanele sikunakisise ngobe natsi singatitfola sesinalobugovu lobugcwele kulelive.—Ef. 2:2.
4. (a) Kwanyalo singakhona yini kukucedza kuba nebugovu? Chaza. (b) Ngumiphi imibuto lesitawucoca ngayo?
4 Bugovu bungase bufananiswe nekutfomba lokuba sensimbini. Nangabe insimbi itfola umoya nome emanti, ingase icale kutfomba. Kungaba yingoti lenkhulu kungakunaki lokutfomba, ngobe kungandza kute kusiwise sakhiwo lesakhiwe ngensimbi. Ngendlela lefanako, nanobe kwanyalo singeke sikucedze kuba nesono nobe kuba nebugovu, kufanele siticaphele tingoti tako futsi sichubeke silwisana nalemikhuba. (1 Khor. 9:26, 27) Singabona njani kutsi sinetimphawu tebugovu? Futsi singatfutfuka njani ekubeni nemoya wekutidzela?
5. (a) LiBhayibheli lifana njani nesibuko? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesihloko.) (b) Nasitihlola kute sibone kutsi sinabo yini bugovu, yini lokufanele singayenti?
5 Njengobe nje singasebentisa sibuko kute sibone indlela lesibukeka ngayo, singasebentisa liBhayibheli kute sihlole loko lesingiko ngekhatsi futsi silungise nome ngumaphi emaphutsa lesiwatfolako. (Fundza Jakobe 1:22-25.) Nome kunjalo, sibuko sitawusisita kuphela nangabe sisisebentisa kahle. Nasi sibonelo: Nangabe simane sitsi nhla esibukweni, singase singakwati kubona libala lelitsite. Nangabe sitibuka esibukweni sibe sime eceleni, singase sibone lomunye umuntfu. Ngendlela lefanako, nasifuna kusebentisa liBhayibheli kute sikhone kubona liphutsa lelifana nekuba nebugovu, akukafaneli sigcine ngekulifundza nje ngaletinye tikhatsi nobe silisebentisele kubona emaphutsa alabanye.
6. ‘Singaphikelela’ njani emtsetfweni lophelele?
6 Nasi sibonelo: LiVi laNkulunkulu singalifundza njalo, ngisho namalanga onkhe, kodvwa sichubeke singatiboni timphawu tebugovu lesicala kuba nato. Kungenteka njani loko? Ase ucabange nganaku: Emfanekisweni waJakobe wesibuko, inkinga bekungasiyo kutsi lomuntfu bekangatibuki kahle. Jakobe wabhala watsi lomuntfu “uyatibuka.” Kulelivesi Jakobe wasebentisa ligama lesiGriki lelisho kubukisisa nobe kunaka ngekucophelela. Ngako-ke, beyiyini inkinga yalomuntfu? Jakobe wachubeka watsi: ‘Ubese uyesuka ahambe, ngekushesha akhohlwe kutsi unjani.’ Lomuntfu wasuka esibukweni angakakulungisi loko labekubonile. Ngalokwehlukile, umuntfu lophumelelako ‘akaphenyi umtsetfo lophelele’ nje kuphela, kodvwa uphindze “aphikelele kuwo.” Kunekutsi awubeke eceleni umtsetfo lophelele loseVini laNkulunkulu, uyaphikelela kuwo alandzele timfundziso tawo. Jesu washo intfo lefanako ngesikhatsi atsi: “Nanigcina emavi ami, nisuke nibafundzi bami sibili.”—Joh. 8:31.
7. Singalisebentisa njani liBhayibheli kute sihlole timphawu tekuba nebugovu?
7 Ngako-ke, kute uphumelele ekulweni netimphawu tebugovu, kufanele ucale ngekulifundzisisa ngekucophelela liVi laNkulunkulu. Loko kungase kukusite kute ubone tindzawo lokudzingeka utilungise. Kodvwa kufanele wente lokungetulu kwaloko. Phenyisisa ngekutsi wente lucwaningo. Nasewuyifundze kahle indzaba leseBhayibhelini, tifake kuyo ngekutibuta imibuto lenjengekutsi: ‘Bengingenta njani mine kulesimo? Bengitawenta ngendlela lefanele yini?’ Kubaluleke kakhulu kutsi nawucedza kuzindla ngaloko lobewukufundza, wetame kukusebentisa. (Mat. 7:24, 25) Ase sicabange ngendlela lesingayisebentisa ngayo indzaba yeNkhosi Sawula neyemphostoli Phetro kute isisite sikwati kulondvolota umoya wekutidzela.
8. Sawula abenasiphi simo sengcondvo ngesikhatsi acala kubusa, futsi wakukhombisa njani loko?
8 INkhosi yaka-Israyeli lenguSawula isecwayiso kitsi mayelana nendlela bugovu lobungacedza ngayo umoya wetfu wekutidzela. Ngesikhatsi Sawula acala kubusa, bekatfobekile. (1 Sam. 9:21) Akazange avume kujezisa ema-Israyeli labekhulume kabi ngekubusa kwakhe, nanobe abengase ative anesizatfu sekuvikela sikhundla lasinikwa nguNkulunkulu. (1 Sam. 10:27) INkhosi Sawula yasemukela sicondziso semoya waNkulunkulu ngekutsi ihole ema-Israyeli emphini yekuyoncoba ema-Amoni. Ngemuva kwaloko, ngekutitfoba yayisa ludvumo kuJehova ngenca yalokuncoba.—1 Sam. 11:6, 11-13.
9. Kwakhula njani kucabanga ngebugovu kuSawula?
9 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Sawula wavumela kucabanga kwebugovu kanye nekutigabatisa kutsi kwakheke kuye kufane nekutfomba lokonakalisa insimbi. Ngesikhatsi ancoba ema-Amaleki emphini, wabeka tifiso takhe kucala kunekulalela Jehova. Ngebugovu, Sawula wakutsatsa loko lobekusele esikhundleni sekutsi akubhubhise njengobe Nkulunkulu abeshito. Ngekutiphakamisa wabese utimisela litje lesikhumbuto. (1 Sam. 15:3, 9, 12) Ngesikhatsi umphrofethi Samuweli amtjela kutsi Jehova asikamjabulisi lesento sakhe, Sawula wetama kutivikela ngekunaka kakhulu incenye yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu labeyilalele futsi wasola labanye ngeliphutsa lakhe. (1 Sam. 15:16-21) Ngetulu kwaloko, kutigabatisa kwenta kutsi Sawula akhatsateke kakhulu ngekuhlonishwa bantfu kunekujabulisa Nkulunkulu. (1 Sam. 15:30) Singayisebentisa njani indzaba yaSawula njengesibuko kute sikwati kulondvolota umoya wekutidzela?
10, 11. (a) Loko lokwenteka kuSawula kusifundzisani mayelana nekulondvolota umoya wekutidzela? (b) Singakubalekela njani kulingisa sibonelo lesibi saSawula?
10 Kwekucala, loko lokwenteka kuSawula kusikhombisa kutsi akukafaneli sitetsembe kakhulu, sicabange kutsi nangabe sake saba nemoya wekutidzela kutawuvele kutentakalele kutsi sichubeke sinawo. (1 Thim. 4:10) Khumbula kutsi Sawula wenta lokulungile futsi wemukeleka kuNkulunkulu kwesikhashana, kodvwa wehluleka kususa bugovu lobacala kwakheka kuye. Ekugcineni, Jehova wamlahla Sawula ngenca yekungalaleli kwakhe.
11 Kwesibili, kufanele sicaphele kutsi singanaki nje kuphela tindzawo lesenta kahle kuto bese asisatinaki tintfo lokufanele sitilungise. Loku kungafana nekusebentisa sibuko kute sibuke timphahla tetfu letinsha sibe singalinaki libala lelisebusweni betfu. Ngisho nobe singase singenetiseki njengaSawula, kufanele sitimisele kubalekela nobe ngumuphi umkhuba longase usente sifanane naye. Nangabe sitfola seluleko, kufanele siciniseke kutsi asititsetseleli, futsi asiyenti inkinga ibonakale iyincane nobe sisole labanye. Kunekutsi sifane naSawula, kuncono kakhulu kwemukela seluleko.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 141:5.
12. Kuba nemoya wekutidzela kungasisita njani nangabe sente sono lesikhulu?
12 Kodvwa kutsiwani nangabe sente sono lesikhulu? Sawula abefuna kulondvolota lidvumela lakhe, futsi loko kwamvimbela kutsi alungise buhlobo bakhe naNkulunkulu. Ngalokwehlukile kuloku, umoya wekutidzela ungasisita kutsi sincobe kwesaba kuhlazeka futsi sifune lusito lesiludzingako. (Taga 28:13; Jak. 5:14-16) Nasi sibonelo: Lomunye umzalwane wacala kubukela titfombe letikhombisa kungcola ngesikhatsi aneminyaka lengu-12 budzala, futsi wachubeka akwenta ngansense loko iminyaka lengetulu kwalelishumi. Utsi: “Bekumatima kakhulu kuchazela umkami kanye nalabadzala belibandla ngaloko lebengikwenta. Kodvwa nyalo njengobe sengibachazele, ngiva shengatsi kwetfulwe umtfwalo losindzako emahlombe ami. Labanye bangani bami badvumateka ngesikhatsi ngiyekeliswa kuba yinceku lesebentako, beva shengatsi ngibentele phansi. Kodvwa ngiyati kutsi Jehova ujabula kakhulu ngemsebenti wami nyalo kunangesikhatsi ngibukela titfombe letikhombisa kungcola, futsi umbono wakhe nguwo lobaluleke kakhulu.”
13, 14. Phetro wakukhombisa njani kuba nebugovu?
13 Umphostoli Phetro wakhombisa kutidzela ngesikhatsi aceceshwa nguJesu. (Luk. 5:3-11) Nobe kunjalo, bekudzingeka alwisane nekuba nebugovu. Sibonelo saloku kutsi watfukutsela ngesikhatsi umphostoli Jakobe naJohane bacela kunikwa tikhundla letisetulu eceleni kwaJesu eMbusweni waNkulunkulu. Mhlawumbe Phetro wacabanga kutsi lesinye saletihlalo kufanele sibe sakhe ngobe Jesu abesavele atsite Phetro utawunikwa umsebenti lokhetsekile. (Mat. 16:18, 19) Kunobe ngukuphi, Jesu wabecwayisa boJakobe naJohane kanye naPhetro nabo bonkhe labanye baphostoli kutsi bangabi nebugovu betame ‘kutiphakamisa’ kubazalwane babo.—Mak. 10:35-45.
14 Ngisho nangemuva kwekutsi Jesu etame kulungisa kucabanga kwaPhetro, Phetro wachubeka akutfola kumatima kutibona ngendlela lefanele. Ngesikhatsi Jesu atjela baphostoli bakhe kutsi bebatamshiya kwesikhashana, Phetro wababukela phansi lalabanye futsi watiphakamisa ngekutsi atsi nguye kuphela lobekatawuhlala etsembekile. (Mat. 26:31-33) Kutetsemba kwakhe bekungenasisekelo ngobe ngabo lobo busuku wehluleka kubonisa umoya wekutidzela. Etama kutivikela, Phetro waphika Jesu katsatfu.—Mat. 26:69-75.
15. Kungani sibonelo saPhetro sisikhutsata?
15 Nangetulu kwalobumatima nekwehluleka kwakhe, kuphila kwaPhetro kusibonelo lesikhutsatako. Ngekwenta imetamo nangekusitwa ngumoya longcwele waNkulunkulu, Phetro wakhona kuncoba emaphutsa akhe futsi watibamba waphindze waba nelutsandvo lwekutidzela. (Gal. 5:22, 23) Wabeketelela kuvivinywa lobekubonakala kumatima kakhulu kunaloko lobekumehlulile ekucaleni. Wakhombisa kutfobeka endleleni lenta ngayo ngesikhatsi umphostoli Pawula amekhuta embikwebantfu. (Gal. 2:11-14) Ngemuva kwekwekhutwa kwakhe, Phetro akazange abambe emagcubu abone shengatsi ulahlekelwe kuhlonishwa ngenca yekwekhutwa nguPawula. Phetro wachubeka amtsandza Pawula. (2 Phet. 3:15) Sibonelo saPhetro singasisita kutsi sibe nemoya wekutidzela.
16. Singawubonisa njani umoya wekutidzela nasisetimeni letimatima?
16 Cabanga ngaloko wena lokwentako nawusetimeni letimatima. Ngesikhatsi Phetro nalabanye baphostoli baboshwa futsi babhambabulwa ngenca yekushumayela, bajabula “ngobe bebakufanele kuhlazwa ngenca yelibito laJesu.” (Imis. 5:41) Nawe ungatsatsa kuphatfwa kabi njengelitfuba lekulingisa Phetro futsi ulandzele tinyatselo taJesu ngekutsi ube nemoya wekutidzela. (Fundza 1 Phetro 2:20, 21.) Simo sengcondvo lesinjalo singakusita nalapho utfola siyalo kulabadzala belibandla. Lingisa sibonelo saPhetro esikhundleni sekutsi ucansuke.—Shu. 7:9.
17, 18. (a) Yini lesingase sitibute yona mayelana nemigomo lesinayo ekukhonteni Nkulunkulu? (b) Yini lesingayenta nasibona shengatsi kunetimphawu tebugovu etinhlitiyweni tetfu?
17 Ungazuza esibonelweni saPhetro ngisho nasemigomeni lonayo ekukhonteni Nkulunkulu. Ungatibekela imigomo lekhombisa kutsi uyatidzela. Kodvwa caphela kutsi loko ungakwenti ngobe ufuna kuphakanyiswa. Ngako-ke, tibute: ‘Sifiso sami sekutfutfukisa nekwandzisa umsebenti lengiwentela Jehova asiphatanyiswa yini kufuna kunakwa nobe kuba neligunya, njengobe kubonakala shengatsi kwaba njalo ngesikhatsi boJakobe naJohane benta sicelo sabo kuJesu?’
18 Nangabe ubona timphawu tebugovu enhlitiyweni yakho, cela Jehova kutsi akusite ulungise indlela locabanga ngayo nalotiva ngayo, bese uyatimisela kutsi ukhatimulise yena kunekutikhatimulisa wena. (Hla. 86:11) Ungase utibekele nemigomo lengeke ikwente unakeke. Nasi sibonelo: Ungetama kukhombisa incenye letsite yetitselo temoya lokutfola kumatima kuyikhombisa. Nangabe uyilungiselela kahle imihlangano kodvwa ungatsandzisisi kuhlanta liHholwa leMbuso, ungatibekela umgomo wekusebentisa seluleko lesitfolakala kuRoma 12:16.—Fundza.
19. Yini lesingayenta kute loko lesikubona esibukweni lesiliVi laNkulunkulu kungasicedzi emandla?
19 Nasitibukisisa esibukweni lesiliVi laNkulunkulu bese sibona emaphutsa nobe kutsi sinebugovu, singase siphelelwe ngemandla. Nangabe loko kwenteka kuwe, cabangisisa ngemuntfu lophumelelako lokukhulunywa ngaye emfanekisweni waJakobe. Jakobe akazange agcizelele kutsi lomuntfu washesha kangakanani kulungisa tinkinga labetibona nobe kutsi wakwati yini kutilungisa tonkhe, kodvwa watsi lomuntfu ‘uyaphikelela emtsetfweni lophelele.’ (Jak. 1:25) Lomuntfu wakukhumbula loko labekubone esibukweni futsi wachubeka atimisele kukulungisa. Nawe chubeka utibona ngendlela lefanele futsi ube nembono lolingene ngemaphutsa akho. (Fundza Umshumayeli 7:20.) Chubeka uphenyisisa emtsetfweni lophelele futsi utimisele kulondvolota umoya wekutidzela. Jehova ukulungele kukusita njengobe abasitile nebazalwane bakho labanyenti labanesono, kodvwa lababusiswa nguye aphindze abemukele.
“Nangabe umuntfu aphiwe iminyaka leminyenti yekuphila emhlabeni, akatijabulise ngayo yonkhe.”—SHU. 11:8.
1. Ngutiphi tibusiso letivela kuJehova letingasenta sihlale sijabulile?
JEHOVA ufuna sijabule futsi usipha netibusiso letinyenti letingasenta sijabule. Kwekucala nje siyaphila. Ngaleso sizatfu, singasebentisa kuphila kwetfu kute simdvumise njengobe kunguye lowasidvonsa kutsi simkhonte. (Hla. 144:15; Joh. 6:44) Jehova uyasicinisekisa kutsi uyasitsandza futsi uyasisita kute sicinisele njengobe simkhonta. (Jer. 31:3; 2 Khor. 4:16) Sijabulela kuba nekuthula naNkulunkulu njengobe sifundziswa nguye futsi sinebudlelwane lobuhle nebazalwane betfu labasitsandzako. Ngetulu kwako konkhe, sinelitsemba leliligugu lesikhatsi lesitako.
2. Letinye tinceku taNkulunkulu letetsembekile tihlushwa yini?
2 Nangetulu kwekuba naletizatfu tekujabula, letinye tinceku taNkulunkulu letetsembekile tisahlushwa yimicabango yekutikhobosa. Tingase tive shengatsi atikabaluleki kuJehova, tona kanye nemsebenti wato letimentela wona. Kulabo labahlale banemuva lonjalo, umbono wekuhlala ujabulile “iminyaka leminyenti” ungabonakala uliphupho nje. Kubo kuphila kungabonakala kungemalanga nje lamanyenti ebumnyama.—Shu. 11:8.
3. Yini lengase ibangele imiva yekutikhobosa?
3 Lokungabangela bazalwane nabodzadze kutsi babe nemiva yekutikhobosa kungaba kudvumateka, kugula, nome letinye timphawu tekuguga. (Hla. 71:9; Taga 13:12; Shu. 7:7, NW.) Nanobe kunjalo, umKhristu ngamunye kufanele alivume liciniso lekutsi inhlitiyo iyayengana futsi ingasilahla ngisho nome Nkulunkulu ajabula ngatsi. (Jer. 17:9; 1 Joh. 3:20) Develi umangalela tinceku taNkulunkulu ngemanga. Labo labacabanga njengaSathane bangetama kusenta sibe nembono lonjengalowo Elifazi lobekete kukholwa labenawo—umbono wekutsi sitintfo letingenamsebenti kuNkulunkulu. Njengobe lawo bekungemanga ngesikhatsi saJobe, nalamuhla kusengiwo.—Jobe 4:18, 19.
4. Sitawucoca ngani kulesihloko?
4 Jehova ukwenta kucace emiBhalweni kutsi utawuba nalabo ‘labahamba esigodzini lesinelitfunti lekufa.’ (Hla. 23:4) Lenye indlela layisebentisako kute abe natsi liVi lakhe. ‘Ngenca yaNkulunkulu liBhayibheli linemandla ekubhidlita tintfo letimbelwe tacina,’ letifaka ekhatsi imibono leliphutsa nalengakalungi. (2 Khor. 10:4, 5) Nyalo-ke asesicabangele indlela lesingalisebentisa ngayo liBhayibheli kute lisisite sibe nesimo sengcondvo lesihle futsi sisilondvolote. Ungazuza kuloku futsi utfole netindlela tekukhutsata labanye.
5. Ngukuphi kutihlola lokungasisita sibe nesimo sengcondvo lesihle?
5 Umphostoli Pawula wakhuluma ngaletinye tintfo letingasisita sibe nesimo sengcondvo lesihle. Wakhutsata libandla laseKhorinte watsi: “Chubekani nitihlola kutsi nisekukholweni yini.” (2 Khor. 13:5) ‘Kukholwa,’ kungito tonkhe tinkholelo tebuKhristu letembulwe eBhayibhelini. Nangabe emavi etfu kanye netento tetfu kuhambisana naleto tinkholelo, sitawube siphumelele kuloluhlolo futsi sitawukhombisa kutsi ‘sisekukholweni.’ Kuliciniso kutsi kufanele sicatsanise kuphila kwetfu kanye nato tonkhe timfundziso tebuKhristu. Akukafaneli sikhetse kutsi ngukuphi lesitakulalela.—Jak. 2:10, 11.
6. Kungani kufanele sitihlole ‘kutsi sisekukholweni yini’? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesihloko.)
6 Ungase ungabate kutihlola, ikakhulukati nangabe ucabanga kutsi utawehluleka. Nanobe kunjalo, indlela Jehova lasibona ngayo ibaluleke kakhulu kunendlela tsine lesitibona ngayo, futsi kucabanga kwakhe kuphakeme kakhulu kunekwetfu. (Isa. 55:8, 9) Tikhonti takhe utihlola ngenjongo yekutsi abone lokuhle kuto futsi atisite, hhayi ngenjongo yekutsi atilahle. Nawusebentisa liVi laNkulunkulu kute utihlole ‘kutsi usekukholweni yini,’ utawutibona ngendlela Nkulunkulu lakubona ngayo. Loku kungakusita ungacabangi kutsi awukabaluleki kuNkulunkulu kodvwa esikhundleni saloko ube nanasi sicinisekiso lesisekelwe eBhayibhelini: Ubaluleke kakhulu kuJehova. Umphumela waloku utawufana nekuvula emakhethini kute kungene kukhanya ekamelweni lelimnyama.
7. Singazuza njani etibonelweni letiseBhayibhelini tebantfu labetsembekile?
7 Indlela lephumelelako yekutihlola kutsi uzindle ngetibonelo tebantfu labetsembekile lokukhulunywa ngabo eBhayibhelini. Kufanele ucatsanise timo tabo kanye netakho nobe indlela labebativa ngayo nendlela wena lotiva ngayo, kute ubone kutsi bewungenta njani kube bewusesimeni sabo. Asesihlole tibonelo letintsatfu letiveta indlela longalisebentisa ngayo liBhayibheli kute uhlole ‘kutsi usekukholweni yini,’ futsi ngaleyo ndlela ukwati kutibona ngendlela lefanele.
8, 9. (a) Besinjani simo salomfelokati lophuyile? (b) Ngumiphi imiva lengakafaneli lokungenteka lomfelokati abenayo?
8 Ngesikhatsi asethempelini eJerusalema, Jesu wabuka umfelokati lophuyile. Sibonelo salomfelokati singasisita kutsi sihlale sinesimo sengcondvo lesihle nangetulu kwetimo lesikuto. (Fundza Lukha 21:1-4.) Asewucabange ngetimo talomfelokati: Akudzingekanga kutsi abeketelele lusizi lwekufelwa yindvodza yakhe nje kuphela, kodvwa kwadzingeka abeketelele nebaholi benkholo ‘lebebadla tindlu tebafelokati’ esikhundleni sekutsi babasite. (Luk. 20:47) Abephuye kakhulu kangangekutsi ethempelini abekhona kunikela ngemali lelingana naleyo sisebenti lebesingayitfola ngemizuzu nje lembalwa.
9 Asewucabange nje ngendlela lomfelokati lativa ngayo nakangena emabaleni elithempeli aphetse tinhlavu letimbili temali. Kungenteka yini abecabanga ngekutsi imali labetayinikela yincane kangakanani nayicatsaniswa naleyo lebekayinikela ngesikhatsi indvodza yakhe isaphila? Abetawutiva anemahloni yini nakabona imali lenyenti lenikelwa ngulabo labasembikwakhe, mhlawumbe aze atibute nekutsi umnikelo wakhe ubalulekile yini vele? Ngisho nobe kungenteka kutsi abetiva ngaleyo ndlela, wenta konkhe lokusemandleni akhe kute asekele kukhonta kweliciniso.
10. Jesu wakuveta njani kutsi lomfelokati abebalulekile kuNkulunkulu?
10 Jesu waveta kutsi lomfelokati abebalulekile kuJehova, kanye nemnikelo wakhe. Watsi “ufake lokunyenti kwendlula bonkhe [labanjingile].” Umnikelo wakhe bewutawuhlanganiswa newalabanye, kodvwa Jesu wawubonga lomnikelo wakhe. Labo labebatsatsa iminikelo emabhokisini bebatawutfola letinhlavu letimbili temali kodvwa bebangeke bati kutsi tibaluleke kangakanani kuJehova, tona kanye naloyo lotinikele. Nobe kunjalo, umbono waNkulunkulu ngiwo lobewubaluleke kakhulu, hhayi loko labanye lebebakucabanga, ngisho nendlela lomfelokati labetibona ngayo. Ungayisebentisa yini lendzaba kute utihlole kutsi usekukholweni yini?
11. Yini longayifundza endzabeni yalomfelokati?
11 Timo takho tingase tikutsintse ngalokucondzile loko longakhona kukwentela Jehova. Ngenca yekukhula nobe kugula, sincane kakhulu sikhatsi labanye labakhona kusicitsa ekushumayeleni tindzaba letimnandzi. Kungaba kuhle yini bacabange kutsi loko labakwentile kuncane kakhulu kutsi bangakubika? Ngisho nobe ungaguli nobe ungakakhuli kangako, ungase ubone shengatsi imetamo yakho mincane kakhulu kunawo onkhe ema-awa bantfu baNkulunkulu labawacitsa umnyaka nemnyaka bamkhonta. Nobe kunjalo, kulendzaba yemfelokati lophuyile sifundza kutsi Jehova uyakunaka konkhe lesimentela kona futsi kuligugu kuye, ikakhulukati nangabe sikwente sisetimeni letimatima. Asewucabange ngekukhonta kwakho Jehova kulomnyaka lophelile. Akhona yini ema-awa lowawasebenta lapho kwadzingeka kutsi utidzele khona? Nangabe kunjalo, ciniseka kutsi Nkulunkulu ukutsatsa njengalokubalulekile loko lowamentela kona. Nawulingisa lomfelokati lophuyile ngekwenta konkhe lokusemandleni akho emsebentini waJehova, unesizatfu lesicinile sekuciniseka kutsi ‘usekukholweni.’
12-14. (a) Imiva lengakafaneli yamenta wativa njani Elija? (b) Yini lokungenteka yabangela Elija kutsi ative ngalendlela?
12 Umphrofethi Elija abetsembekile kuJehova futsi abenekukholwa lokucinile. Kodvwa ngalesinye sikhatsi wakhatsateka kakhulu kangangekutsi wacela kuJehova kutsi afe, watsi: “Simakadze, sekwenele, sale utsatsa kuphila kwami.” (1 Khos. 19:4) Labo labangakase bahlangabetane nesimo lesinjena bangasheshe bacabange kutsi umthantazo wa-Elija bewumane nje ungemavi langasho lutfo. (Jobe 6:3, NW.) Kodvwa-ke abekhatsateke mbamba. Kepha naka kutsi esikhundleni sekutsi Jehova amtsetsise ngekufuna kwakhe kufa, wamsita.
13 Yini leyabangela Elija kutsi ative ngaleyo ndlela? Abesandza kwenta intfo leyafakazela kuma-Israyeli kutsi Jehova unguNkulunkulu weliciniso, futsi loku kwaphumela ekutseni kubulawe baphrofethi baBhali labangu-450. (1 Khos. 18:37-40) Kungenteka abenelitsemba lekutsi bantfu baNkulunkulu bebatawubuyela ekukhonteni kweliciniso, kodvwa akuzange kube njalo. Jezebeli indlovukazi lembi, watfumela umlayeto ku-Elija watsi uhlela kutsi abulawe. Ngesizatfu sekutsi bekesabela kuphila kwakhe, Elija wabalekela eningizimu wancamula eveni lakaJuda lebelisedvute waya ehlane.—1 Khos. 19:2-4.
14 Njengobe abeyedvwa azindla, Elija wacabanga ngekutsi umsebenti wakhe wekuba ngumphrofethi bewungakabaluleki. Watsi kuJehova: “Kute lengincono ngako kunabokhokho bami.” Ngekusho njalo abebona shengatsi akakabaluleki, ufana nje nelutfuli kanye nematsambo abokhokho bakhe. Ecinisweni abetihlole ngetakhe timiso wase ubona kutsi usehluleki, futsi akakabaluleki kuJehova nakunobe ngumuphi lomunye umuntfu.
15. Nkulunkulu wamcinisekisa njani Elija kutsi abesolo abalulekile kuye?
15 Kodvwa-ke Somandla abembona ngalenye indlela Elija. Abesolo abalulekile kuNkulunkulu, futsi Jehova wamcinisekisa ngaloku. Nkulunkulu watfumela ingilosi kute icinise Elija. Waphindze wamlungiselela kudla kanye nekwekunatsa kute atewuchubeka neluhambo lwakhe lwemalanga langu-40 loluya ngaseningizimu eNtsabeni iHorebe. Ngetulu kwaloko, ngemusa Nkulunkulu wawulungisa umbono loliphutsa wa-Elija wekutsi kute lamanye ema-Israyeli letsembekile kuJehova. Lokubaluleke kakhulu kutsi Nkulunkulu wamnika leminye imisebenti Elija futsi wayemukela. Wazuza kakhulu ngelusito lalunikwa nguJehova, ngako wabuyela emsebentini wakhe wekuba ngumphrofethi emandla akhe asavuselelekile.—1 Khos. 19:5-8, 15-19.
16. Ngutiphi letinye tindlela lokungenteka Nkulunkulu ukusekele ngato?
16 Indzaba ya-Elija ingakusita uhlole kutsi usekukholweni yini futsi ikwente ube nembono lofanele. Kwekucala, cabanga ngetindlela Jehova lakusekele ngato. Kungenteka yini kutsi lenye yetinceku takhe, mhlawumbe lomdzala welibandla nobe umKhristu lovutsiwe wake wakusita ngesikhatsi udzinga lusito? (Gal. 6:2) Uke wasitfola yini sikhutsato eBhayibhelini, etincwadzini tetfu tebuKhristu nobe emihlanganweni yelibandla? Nawuphindze uzuza kuloku, cabanga ngaloyo longuMtfombo welusito lwakho bese uyathantaza umbonge.—Hla. 121:1, 2.
17. Yini Jehova layitsatsa njengalebalulekile etincekwini takhe?
17 Kwesibili, kufanele wati kutsi simo sengcondvo lesingakafaneli singakukhohlisa. Indlela Nkulunkulu lasibona ngayo ngiyo lebalulekile. (Fundza Roma 14:4.) Jehova ukutsatsa njengalokubalulekile kutinikela nekwetsembeka kwetfu kuye; akabuki kutsi kungakanani lesikufezile. Njenga-Elija, kungenteka kutsi nawe umentele lokunyenti Jehova kunaloko lokwatiko. Kungenteka nekutsi bakhona bantfu lobasitile ebandleni, kanye nebantfu labasensimini labafundze liciniso ngenca yemetamo yakho.
18. Umsebenti lowunikwe nguJehova ufakazela ini?
18 Kwekugcina, tabelo letivela kuJehova titsatse njengebufakazi bekutsi uyakusekela. (Jer. 20:11) Njenga-Elija, kungenteka kutsi utiva uphelelwa ngemandla ngobe umsebenti wakho ubonakala ungatseli nobe leminye imigomo yekukhonta Nkulunkulu ibonakala ingafinyeleleki. Kodvwa unelilungelo lelikhulu kakhulu sonkhe lesingaba nalo, lekushumayela tindzaba letimnandzi kanye nekubitwa ngelibito laNkulunkulu. Ngako-ke hlala wetsembekile. Ngaleyo ndlela, lamavi Jesu lawasho kulomunye umfanekiso wakhe angashiwo nakuwe: “Jabula kanye nami.”—Mat. 25:23.
19. Ngusiphi simo umbhali weTihlabelelo 102 labekuso?
19 Umbhali weTihlabelelo 102 abesesimeni lesimatima. ‘Abehluphekile,’ acindzeteleke kakhulu enyameni nasemoyeni futsi angasakhoni nekubeketelela tinkinga takhe. (Hla. 102, umbhalo longenhla) Emavi akhe asenta sibone kutsi abesebuhlungwini lobukhulu, ativa ayedvwa, futsi ahlushwa yimiva yakhe. (Hla. 102:3, 4, 6, 11) Abeciniseka ngekutsi Jehova ufuna kumlahla.—Hla. 102:10.
20. Umthantazo ungamsita njani umuntfu lolwisana nemicabango lengakafaneli?
20 Kodvwa-ke lomhlabeli wachubeka asebentisa kuphila kwakhe kute advumise Jehova. (Fundza Tihlabelelo 102:19-21.) Njengobe kuvetwa kuTihlabelelo 102, ngisho nebantfu labasekukholweni bangaba sebuhlungwini lobukhulu futsi bakutfole kumatima kucabanga ngaletinye tintfo. Umhlabeli weva shengatsi ‘ufanana nenyoni ledliwa situnge, lehleti etikwendlu,’ kwaba shengatsi intfo lebeyikhona nje bekutinkinga takhe kuphela. (Hla. 102:7) Nangabe kwenteka utiva ngaleyo ndlela, tfululela sifuba sakho kuJehova njengobe kwenta umhlabeli. Imithantazo yakho nawuhluphekile ingakusita nawulwisana nemicabango lengakafaneli. Jehova wetsembisa kutsi ‘utayinaka imikhuleko yalabangenabani, angayibukeli phansi imithantazo yabo.’ (Hla. 102:17) Kufanele usetsembe lesetsembiso.
21. Umuntfu lolwisana nemiva lengakafaneli angenta njani kute abe nesimo sengcondvo lesihle?
21 Tihlabelelo 102 tiphindze tisikhombise loko lesingakwenta kute sibe nesimo sengcondvo lesihle. Umhlabeli wakwenta loku ngekutsi anake buhlobo bakhe naJehova. (Hla. 102:12, 27) Wadvudvuteka kakhulu ngekwati kutsi Jehova utawuhlale abasekela bantfu baKhe nabavivinywa. Ngako-ke, nangabe kuba nemiva lengakafaneli kukuphatamisa kwesikhashana ekwenteni loko lobewungafisa kukwenta emsebentini waNkulunkulu, kufanele uthantaze ngako. Cela Nkulunkulu kutsi awuve umthantazo wakho, kungabi ngenjongo yekutsi ukhululeke ekucindzetelekeni kwakho kuphela kodvwa “kuze bantfu bavakalise libito laSimakadze.”—Hla. 102:20, 21.
22. Ngamunye wetfu angamjabulisa njani Jehova?
22 Ngako-ke singasebentisa liBhayibheli kute sibone kutsi sisekukholweni futsi sibalulekile kuJehova. Kuliciniso kutsi kulelive lesiphila kulo kungenteka singakhoni kucedza yonkhe imiva lengakafaneli nobe kudvumateka. Nanobe kunjalo, ngamunye wetfu angakhona kujabulisa Jehova futsi asindziswe ngekuchubeka ngekwetsembeka acinisela emsebentini wakhe.—Mat. 24:13.
Lomunye babe waseBrazil utsi: “Tingcondvo tetfu tisuke setikuloko lesikwentako eKukhonteni Kwemndeni kwakusihlwa kangangekutsi size sicedze ebusuku kakhulu nangabe ngingakasimisi lesifundvo.” Lenye inhloko yemndeni yaseJapan itsi indvodzana yayo leneminyaka lelishumi budzala ayitihluphi ngekunaka sikhatsi futsi isuke isafuna kuchubeka. Kungani yenta njalo? Lobabe utsi: “Iyakhutsateka futsi loko kuyengetela injabulo.”
Nanobe kunjalo, akusibo bonkhe bantfwana labativa ngalendlela futsi ecinisweni, labanye bangase bangakujabuleli kukhonta kwemndeni. Yini lebangela loko? Naku lokwashiwo ngulomunye babe waseTogo: “Kukhonta Jehova akukafaneli kube yintfo lengajabulisi.” Nangabe kunjalo, loko ngeke yini kusho kutsi kukhonta kwemndeni akwentiwa kahle? Imindeni leminyenti itfole kutsi kukhonta kwemndeni kungaba ‘yinjabulo,’ njengobe kwasho Isaya mayelana neliSabatha.—Isa. 58:13, 14.
Bobabe labangemaKhristu batfole kutsi kuze kukhonta kwemndeni kujabulise, kudzingeka wonkhe umuntfu ative akhululekile. Ralf, lonemadvodzakati lamatsatfu nendvodzana yinye, utsi kukhonta kwabo kwemndeni kuba shengatsi bayaticocela nje, akubi ngatsi sifundvo, futsi wonkhe umuntfu uba nencenye. Kuliciniso kutsi akusimelula ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi kwenta wonkhe umuntfu akujabulele kukhonta kwemndeni futsi abe nencenye kuko. Lomunye make uyavuma: “Ngaletinye tikhatsi ngiba bete umdlandla wekwenta kukhonta kwemndeni kujabulise njengobe bengingatsandza.” Ungakhona yini kuncoba lenkinga?
Lomunye babe waseJalimane lonebantfwana lababili utsi: “Kudzingeka sivumelane netimo.” Natalia, longumake lonebantfwana lababili utsi: “Intfo lebaluleke kakhulu emndenini wetfu kwenta tintfo letehlukahlukene.” Imindeni leminyenti yehlukanisa kukhonta kwemndeni kube tincenye letehlukahlukene. Cleiton, longubabe waseBrazil lonebantfwana lababili labaseminyakeni yekutfomba utsi: “Loko kwenta lesifundvo sibe mnandzi kakhulu futsi onkhe emalunga emndeni ayahlanganyela kuso.” Ngekwehlukanisa lesifundvo, batali bangatfola litfuba lekutsi banake tidzingo temntfwana ngamunye nangabe bashiyana kakhulu ngeminyaka. Batali bangacoca nelilunga ngalinye lemndeni ngetidzingo talo futsi bangashintjashintja nabakhetsa loko lokutawufundvwa nendlela lokutakwentiwa ngayo.
Labanye benta njani kute bente tintfo letehlukahlukene ekukhonteni kwabo kwemndeni? Labanye bacala ngekuhlabela tingoma teMbuso. Juan waseMexico utsi: “Loko kwenta wonkhe umuntfu akhululeke kuphindze kwente tingcondvo tetfu tilungele loko lesitakufundza.” Umndeni wakhe ukhetsa tingoma letihambelana naloko lokutawube kufundvwa ngalelo langa.
Imindeni leminyenti ifundza incenye letsite leseBhayibhelini ndzawonye. Kuze ente lokwehlukile, emalunga emndeni afundza tindzima tebantfu labehlukahlukene labakuleyo ndzaba. Lomunye babe eJapan wavuma kutsi “ekucaleni kufundza ngaleyo ndlela bekuyintfo lengaketayeleki” kuye. Kodvwa emadvodzana akhe lamabili bekakujabulela kubona batali bawo bajabula ngekwenta lokutsite nawo. Leminye imindeni ize idlale ema-drama ngetindzaba letiseBhayibhelini. Roger, longubabe waseNingizimu Afrika lonemadvodzana lamabili, utsi: “Bantfwana ngalesinye sikhatsi babona tintfo eBhayibhelini tsine batali lebesingakatiboni.”
Lenye indlela yekwenta tintfo letehlukahlukene kutsi umndeni usebente ndzawonye wakhe lokutsite, njengemkhumbi waNowa nobe lithempeli laSolomoni. Kwenta loku kudzinga kutsi ucwaninge futsi loko kungajabulisa. Nasi sibonelo: Kulomunye umndeni wase-Asia, intfombatanyana leneminyaka lesihlanu budzala beyinebatali bayo kanye nagogo wayo endlini yekuphumula. Bebadlala lomunye umdlalo lokhombisa luhambo lwemphostoli Pawula lwetitfunywa telivangeli. Leminye imindeni idlala imidlalo lesekelwe etindzabeni letisencwadzini ya-Eksodusi. Donald waseTogo loneminyaka lengu-19 budzala utsi: “Kwenta tintfo letehlukahlukene kwente kukhonta kwetfu kwemndeni kwajabulisa, nemndeni wetfu wajabula.” Ukhona yini umdlalo lowucabangako longenta kukhonta kwemndeni wakho kujabulise kakhudlwana?
Nanobe kwenta tintfo letehlukahlukene kanye nekuvumelana netimo kwenta kukhonta kwemndeni kujabulise, kodvwa kuze kufundzise sibili, kudzingeka kutsi nonkhe nilungiselele. Ngaletinye tikhatsi bantfwana bayadzinwa, ngako bobabe kudzingeka bacabangisise ngaloko labakhetsa kutsi kwentiwe baphindze batinikete sikhatsi sekulungiselela kahle. Naku lokushiwo ngulomunye babe: “Nangilungiselele, wonkhe umuntfu uyazuza kulesifundvo.” Lomunye babe eJalimane utjela umndeni wakhe kusenesikhatsi ngaloko lokutawufundvwa emavikini lalandzelako. Lomunye babe waseBenin lonebantfwana labancane labasitfupha, nakahlela kutsi kubukelwe i-DVD lesekelwe eBhayibhelini ekukhonteni kwemndeni, ubaniketa imibuto kusenesikhatsi. Kuyacaca kutsi kulungiselela kwenta kukhonta kwemndeni kuzuzise.
Nangabe umndeni ukwati kusenesikhatsi loko lokutawufundvwa, ungacoca ngako njengobe liviki lisachubeka, lokwenta kutsi ube nenkhaphunkhaphu. Nangabe umuntfu ngamunye abelwe lokutsite, loko kutakwenta kutsi naye ative ayincenye yalokukhonta kwemndeni.
Imindeni leminyenti ikutfola kumatima kuba nekukhonta kwemndeni njalo.
Bobabe labanyenti kudzingeka basebente ema-awa lamanyenti kuze bakhone kondla imindeni yabo. Nasi sibonelo: Lomunye babe lohlala eMexico usuka ekhaya ngensimbi yesitfupha ekuseni aze abuye ngensimbi yesiphohlongo ebusuku. Kuletinye timo, kungase kube nesidzingo sekutsi kushintjwe sikhatsi seKukhonta Kwemndeni ngenca yaleminye imibutsano yebuKhristu leba khona.
Nanobe kunjalo, kudzingeka kutimisela kuze kukhonta kwemndeni kube khona njalo. Nakakhuluma ngekutimisela kwemndeni wakubo, Loïs lohlala eTogo loneminyaka lelishumi nakunye budzala utsi: “Ngisho nobe ngaletinye tikhatsi kudzingeka sicale kukhonta kwemndeni sekwephutile ngenca yalokutsite lokuphatamisile emkhatsini welilanga, siyaciniseka kutsi kuba khona.” Kungaleso sizatfu leminye imindeni ihlela kutsi ibe nekukhonta kwemndeni nakusasuka liviki. Nangabe kuvela simo lebesingakalindzeleki, ingakhona kuphindze ihlele kukuchuba ngalelinye lilanga kulelo viki.
Njengobe kubitwa ngekutsi “kukhonta kwemndeni,” leligama liyaveta kutsi kuyincenye yekukhonta kwenu Jehova. Njalo ngeliviki, onkhe emalunga emndeni kufanele aletse kuJehova ‘titselo temilomo yawo.’ (Hos. 14:2) Shengatsi leso kungaba sikhatsi lesijabulisa kakhulu kuwo onkhe emalunga emndeni, “ngobe injabulo yenu levela kuSimakadze ingemandla enu.”—Neh. 8:9, 10.
‘Niyawubahlonipha lasebakhulile.’—LEV. 19:32.
1. Ngusiphi simo lesibuhlungu bantfu labakuso?
BEKUNGASIYO inhloso yaJehova kutsi bantfu bahlushwe yimiphumela lebuhlungu yekuguga. Kodvwa injongo yakhe bekukutsi bantfu bajabulele imphilo lenhle ePharadisi. Nyalo “indalo yonkhe ichubeka ilila kanye kanye futsi isetinhlungwini.” (Rom. 8:22) Ucabanga kutsi Nkulunkulu utiva njani nakabona umonakalo sono lesiwubange kubantfu? Ngetulu kwaloko, kubantfu labanyenti lasebakhulile kuba nesikhatsi ekuphileni kwabo lapho banganakwa khona, lokusikhatsi lapho basuke baludzinga kakhulu lusito.—Hla. 39:5; 2 Thim. 3:3.
2. Kungani emaKhristu abakhatsalela kakhulu lasebakhulile?
2 Bantfu baJehova bajabula kakhulu ngekutsi banalasebakhulile emabandleni. Siyazuza ekuhlakanipheni kwabo futsi sibonelo sabo sekukholwa siyasikhutsata. Labanyenti betfu bahlobene nalaba lasebakhulile. Kodvwa-ke ngisho sihlobene nabo nobe cha, siyayikhatsalela inhlalakahle yabo. (Gal. 6:10; 1 Phet. 1:22) Sonkhe sitawuzuza ngekuhlola umbono waNkulunkulu ngebantfu lasebakhulile. Sitawuphindze sihlole imitfwalo emalunga emndeni kanye nelibandla lelinayo ekunakekeleni labo lesebakhulile.
3, 4. (a) Ngusiphi sicelo lesibalulekile umbhali weTihlabelelo 71 lasenta kuJehova? (b) Yini labo lasebakhulile ebandleni labangayicela kuNkulunkulu?
3 Umbhali lophefumulelwe weTihlabelelo 71:9 wancenga Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ungangilahli esikhatsini sebudzala bami, ungangikhohlwa nase ngiphelelwa ngemandla.” Kubonakala shengatsi lamavi achubeka kuTihlabelelo 70, letinembhalo longenhla lotsi “Sihlabelelo saDavide.” Ngako kungenteka kutsi nguDavide lowenta lesicelo lesisifundza kuTihlabelelo 71:9. Wakhonta Nkulunkulu kusukela asesemncane kwaze kwaba sekugugeni kwakhe, futsi Jehova wamsebentisa ngetindlela letinyenti. (1 Sam. 17:33-37, 50; 1 Khos. 2:1-3, 10) Nanobe kunjalo, Davide wasibona sidzingo sekucela Jehova kutsi achubeke amnakekela.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 71:17, 18.
4 Bantfu labanyenti lamuhla bafanana naDavide. Nangetulu kwekukhula ngeminyaka kanye ‘netinsuku tekuhlupheka,’ bayachubeka badvumisa Nkulunkulu ngalokusemandleni abo. (Shu. 12:1-7) Labanyenti abasakhoni kwenta tintfo lebebakhona kutenta ngaphambili, lokufaka ekhatsi umsebenti waJehova. Kodvwa nabo bangathantaza kuJehova kutsi achubeke ajabula ngabo futsi abanakekele. Laba labetsembekile lasebakhulile, bangaciniseka kutsi Nkulunkulu utayiphendvula imithantazo yabo. Imithantazo yabo iyafana naloyo Davide lawenta ngesikhatsi aphefumulelwe nguNkulunkulu.
5. Ngumuphi umbono Jehova lanawo ngebantfu labetsembekile lasebakhulile?
5 ImiBhalo ikwenta kucace kutsi labo labetsembekile lasebakhulile babaluleke kakhulu kuJehova nekutsi ulindzele kutsi tinceku takhe tibahloniphe. (Hla. 22:24-26; Taga 16:31; 20:29) Incwadzi yaLevithikhusi 19:32 itsi: “Niyawutitfoba embikwalasebakhulile, nibahloniphe, nidvumise Nkulunkulu wenu. NginguSimakadze.” Ngesikhatsi kubhalwa lamavi, kuhlonipha lasebakhulile ebandleni kwakuyintfo lebaluleke kakhulu, futsi kusenjalo nalamuhla. Kodvwa kutsiwani ngekubanakekela? Ngubani lokufanele ente lowo msebenti?
6. Ngusiphi sibonelo Jesu lasibeka endzabeni yekunakekela batali?
6 LiVi laNkulunkulu litsi: “Hlonipha uyihlo nenyoko.” (Eks. 20:12; Ef. 6:2) Jesu wawugcizelela lomyalo ngekutsi alahle baFarisi netati temtsetfo, lebebangafuni kunakekela batali babo. (Mak. 7:5, 10-13) Naye wasibekela sibonelo lesihle kulendzaba. Ngesikhatsi aselugodvweni sekatawufa, Jesu wacela Johane umfundzi wakhe labemtsandza kutsi anakekele make wakhe, lokungenteka abesangumfelokati.—Joh. 19:26, 27.
7. (a) Ngusiphi simiso umphostoli Pawula lasibeka mayelana nekunakekelwa kwebatali? (b) Itsini ingcikitsi yemavi aPawula?
7 Aphefumulelwe, umphostoli Pawula wabhala kutsi emaKhristu kufanele anakekele imindeni yawo. (Fundza 1 Thimothi 5:4, 8, 16.) Asewucabange ngengcikitsi yalamavi Pawula lawabhalela Thimothi. Wachaza kutsi ngubani longase akufanele kutfola lusito lwetimali ebandleni nekutsi ngubani longase angalutfoli. Wakwenta kwacaca kutsi bantfwana labakholwako, batukulu, kanye netihlobo tebafelokati lasebakhulile ngibo kakhulu lokufanele babanakekele. Ngako-ke loku bekutawenta kutsi libandla lingabi nemtfwalo ngalokungakadzingeki. Nalamuhla, lenye indlela emaKhristu lakhombisa ngayo “kwesaba Nkulunkulu” kutsi anakekele tihlobo tawo letidzinga lusito.
8. Ngukuphi kuhlakanipha lesikubonako endzabeni yekutsi liBhayibheli lingasitjeli ngalokucondzile kutsi batali lasebakhulile kufanele banakekelwe njani?
8 Kalula nje, bantfwana labangemaKhristu lasebakhulile, banemtfwalo wekucinisekisa kutsi tidzingo tebatali babo tiyanakekelwa. Nanobe Pawula abekhuluma ngetihlobo letikholwako, kodvwa nebatali labangasiwo emalunga elibandla lebuKhristu akukafaneli banganakwa. Tindlela bantfwana labanakekela ngato batali babo tiyehluka. Timo tebantfu atifani. Tidzingo, timo kanye nemphilo yalabo labatsintsekako kuyehluka. Labanye bantfu lasebakhulile banebantfwana labanyenti, kantsi labanye banemntfwana munye nje vo. Labanye bangalutfola lusito lwaHulumende kantsi labanye ngeke balutfole. Kantsi futsi tintfo labatifisako bantfu labadzinga lusito atifani. Ngako-ke, ngeke kube kuhlakanipha nobe kukhombisa lutsandvo kutsi sisole indlela umuntfu lotsite layisebentisako kute anakekele tihlobo lesetikhulile. Jehova angasibusisa nobe ngusiphi sincumo lesisekelwe emiBhalweni futsi asente siphumelele, njengobe nje bekunjalo kusukela emalangeni aMosi.—Num. 11:23.
9-11. (a) Ngutiphi timo letimatima labanye labangase bahlangabetane nato? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesihloko.) (b) Kungani bantfwana lasebakhulile kungakafaneli bajake kushiya umsebenti wasikhatsi sonkhe? Fanekisa.
9 Kungaba matima kunakekela batali lasebakhulile nangabe bahlala khashane nebantfwana babo. Kuhhohloka kwemphilo yemtali, mhlawumbe ngesizatfu sekutsi uwile, nobe wephukile, nobe lokunye nje, kungase kwente kutsi kube nesidzingo sekutsi bantfwana baye bayomhlola. Kungase kudzingeka kutsi labatali batfole lusito, mhlawumbe lwesikhashana nobe lwesikhatsi lesidze.*
10 Tisebenti tasikhatsi sonkhe letabelwe khashane nasekhaya, kungadzingeka kutsi tente tincumo letingasimelula. Labo labakhonta eBethel, nalabatitfunywa telivangeli kanye nebabonisi labajikeletako batsatsa tabelo tabo njengaletibalulekile, nanjengesibusiso lesivela kuJehova. Nanobe kunjalo, nangabe batali babo sebagula, intfo yekucala labangase bayicabange kutsi kudzingeka bashiye sabelo sabo, babuyele ekhaya bayewunakekela batali. Kodvwa-ke kukuhlakanipha kutsi bathantaze bahlole kutsi nguloko yini vele batali babo labakudzingako nobe labakufisako. Umuntfu akudzingeki asheshe ashiye sabelo sakhe, futsi etikhatsini letinyenti loko kungase kungadzingeki. Kungenteka yini kutsi lenkinga yemphilo yesikhashana, futsi mhlawumbe ebandleni umtali lakulo bakhona labangakujabulela kumsita?—Taga 21:5.
11 Asewucabange ngesibonelo semadvodzana lamabili lebekabelwe khashane nasekhaya. Lenye beyisitfunywa selivangeli eNingizimu Melika kantsi lena lenye beyikhonta endlunkhulu yaBoFakazi leseBrooklyn, eNew York. Batali babo labakhulile bebadzinga lusito. Lamadvodzana kanye nebafati bawo bavakashela ekhaya eMphumalanga ye-Asia bayewubona kutsi nguluphi lusito lobeludzingwa batali babo. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, laba labebatitfunywa telivangeli eNingizimu Melika bebacabangela kushiya sabelo sabo babuyele ekhaya. Kwatsi kusenjalo umchumanisi wesigungu salabadzala wasebandleni lapho kuhlanganyela khona batali babo, wabashayela lucingo. Labadzala balelibandla besebacocile ngalesimo futsi bebafuna letitfunywa telivangeli tichubeke esabelweni sato sikhatsi lesidze. Labazalwane bebawujabulela umsebenti lobewentiwa nguletitfunywa telivangeli futsi bebatimisele kwenta konkhe lokusemandleni kute babasite ekunakekeleni batali babo. Bonkhe kulomndeni bakujabulela kakhulu kuboniswa lutsandvo ngalendlela.
12. Yini lokufanele umndeni wemaKhristu uyicabangele mayelana nanobe ngutiphi tincumo lotitsatsako kute unakekele batali?
12 Nobe ngabe nguyiphi indlela umndeni wemaKhristu loyisebentisako kute unakekele tidzingo tebatali lasebakhulile, lokumcoka kakhulu kuciniseka kutsi loko kulimelela kahle ligama laNkulunkulu. Asifuni nakancane kuba njengebaholi benkholo bangesikhatsi saJesu. (Mat. 15:3-6) Sifuna kutsi tincumo lesitentako tilimelele kahle libandla tiphindze tidvumise Nkulunkulu.—2 Khor. 6:3.
13, 14. Kungani imiBhalo ingasenta siphetse ngekutsi emabandla anendzaba nekunakekela emalunga elibandla lasakhulile?
13 Akusibo bonkhe labangakhona kusita tisebenti tasikhatsi sonkhe ngalendlela lesisandza kukhuluma ngayo. Nanobe kunjalo, simo lesavela ngelikhulu lekucala sakwenta kwacaca kutsi emabandla anendzaba ekunakekeleni tidzingo tabodzadzewetfu nebazalwane lasebakhulile labatibonelo. Naku lokushiwo liBhayibheli ngelibandla lebeliseJerusalema: “Kute ngisho namunye kubo lobekaswele.” Loku akusho kutsi bonkhe bebeme kahle etimalini. Kubonakala shengatsi labanye bebete imali lenyenti, kodvwa “bonkhe bebehlukaniselwa, kuye ngetidzingo temuntfu ngamunye.” (Imis. 4:34, 35) Ngemuva kwaloko, kwavela inkinga kuleyo ndzawo. Kwabikwa kutsi labanye “bafelokati bebangemukeliswa kudla lobekwabiwa malanga onkhe.” Ngaleso sizatfu, baphostoli batsi akukhetfwe emadvodza labewufanele lomsebenti latawucinisekisa kutsi tidzingo talabafelokati tinakekelwa kahle nangendlela lefanako. (Imis. 6:1-5) Kuliciniso kutsi lokwabiwa kwekudla malanga onkhe bekulilungiselelo lesikhashana lekunakekela tidzingo talabo labebasandza kuba ngemaKhristu ngeliPhentekhoste la-33 C.E. labachubeka bahleti sikhashana eJerusalema kute bafundziswe. Ngisho nome kunjalo, loko lokwentiwa baphostoli kuveta kutsi libandla lingakhona kunakekela labo labadzinga lusito.
14 Njengobe kuvetiwe, Pawula waniketa Thimothi ticondziso lebetitawumsita abone timo lebetingenta bafelokati labangemaKhristu kubafanele kutfola lusito lwelibandla. (1 Thim. 5:3-16) Jakobe, umbhali weliBhayibheli lophefumulelwe, naye walivuma liciniso lekutsi emaKhristu anemtfwalo wekunaka tintsandzane, bafelokati, kanye nalabanye labaselusizini nobe labeswele. (Jak. 1:27; 2:15-17) Umphostoli Johane naye wachaza: “Nobe ngubani lonetintfo tekuphila lotsi nakabona umnakabo eswele angafuni kumvela, lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu lungahlala kanjani kuloyo muntfu?” (1 Joh. 3:17) Nangabe umKhristu ngamunye anemtfwalo wekunakekela labeswele, kusho kutsi libandla nalo linemtfwalo lofanako.
15. Nasinakekela bazalwane nabodzadze lasebakhulile, ngutiphi tintfo lesingase siticabangele?
15 Kulamanye emave, bohulumende banika bantfu lasebakhulile imbasha, labanye banetinhlelo tekubanakekela, futsi labanye bahlela kutsi kube nebantfu lababanakekela emakhaya. (Rom. 13:6) Kuletinye tindzawo, kute tinhlelo letinjengaleti. Ngako-ke kutawuya ngetimo kutsi lasebakhulile badzinga lusito lolungakanani etihlotjeni tabo nobe ebandleni. Nangabe bantfwana labangemaKhristu bahlala khashane nebatali babo, loko kungase kulitsintse lizinga labakhona kubanakekela ngalo. Labantfwana batawube benta kahle nabachumana ngekukhululeka nalabadzala basebandleni batali babo labakulo kute baciniseke kutsi bayasicondza simo lomndeni lokuso. Sibonelo saloku kutsi labadzala bangakhona kusita labo lasebakhulile babakhombise kutsi ngutiphi tinhlelo tahulumende tekubanakekela letikhona endzaweni nekutsi bangazuza njani kuto. Bangase banake timo letifana nekutsi laba lasebakhulile bayalihlola yini liposi nobe kutsi imitsi bayinatsa kahle yini, bese bachazela bantfwana lasebakhulile balabatali ngaloku. Kukhulumisana ngalendlela kungenta simo singabi sibi kakhulu futsi kungaholela ekutfoleni tisombululo letisebentisekako. Nangabe kunalabasedvute labasitako nobe labeluleka emalunga emndeni lahlala khashane, kungenta kutsi simo singabi sibi kakhulu nekutsi umndeni ungakhatsateki kakhulu.
16. Lamanye emaKhristu awasita njani emalunga elibandla lasakhulile?
16 Ngenca yelutsandvo lanalo ngebazalwane lasebakhulile, lamanye emaKhristu anikele ngesikhatsi sawo kanye nemandla awo kute ente konkhe langakwenta ekunakekeleni nobe ngutiphi tidzingo labanato. Ayaciniseka kutsi awanaka kakhulu emalunga elibandla lasakhulile. Emalunga elibandla ayehlukaniselana lemisebenti futsi anakekele tidzingo talaba lasebakhulile ngekushintjana. Ngisho nobe timo tingawavumeli kutsi abe semsebentini wasikhatsi sonkhe, ayakujabulela kusita bantfwana balaba lasebakhulile kutsi bachubeke sikhatsi lesidze etabelweni tabo. Bazalwane labanjalo bakhombisa umoya lomuhle sibili! Nobe kunjalo, kuba nemusa kwalabazalwane akusho kutsi labantfwana sebakhululekile emtfwalweni wekunakekela batali babo.
17, 18. Kuba nesimo sengcondvo lesihle kunayiphi indzima endzabeni yekunakekela lasebakhulile?
17 Bonkhe labo labafaka sandla ekunakekeleni labakhulile bangetama kukwenta kujabulise loko. Nangabe unendzima ekunakekeleni lasebakhulile, yenta konkhe lokusemandleni kute uhlale unesimo sengcondvo lesihle. Kuletinye timo, kukhula kubanga kungajabuli ngisho nekucindzeteleka. Kungadzingeka wente imetamo lemikhulu kute uhloniphe futsi ukhutsate bazalwane nabodzadze lasebakhulile ngekutsi ukhulume tintfo letakhako. Labo labanemlandvo lomuhle wekutidzela ekukhonteni Nkulunkulu kufanele banconywe ngaloko. Jehova akakukhohlwa loko labamentele kona, nebazalwane nabo abakukhohlwa kutidzela kwabo.—Fundza Malakhi 3:16; Hebheru 6:10.
18 Ngetulu kwaloko, emalungiselelo amalanga onkhe ekunakekela labakhulile angabeketeleleka kancono ngekutsi labanakekeli nalaba lasebakhulile bahlale bajabulile ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. (Shu. 3:1, 4) Labo labakhulile bangakhombisa kucabangela ngekutsi bangafuni lusito lolungetulu. Kufanele bati kutsi bantfu bangakujabulela kuchubeka babasita futsi babavakashela nangabe banesimo sengcondvo lesihle. Kuvamile ngetivakashi kutsi tisho nankha emavi: “Ngaya kuyokhutsata lomunye losakhulile, kodvwa nami ngahamba sengitiva ngikhutsatekile.”—Taga 15:13; 17:22.
19. Nguliphi litsemba labasebasha kanye nalabo lasebakhulile labanalo ngelikusasa?
19 Sibuke embili esikhatsini lapho kutawube sekute kuhlupheka kanye nemiphumela yesono. Kwanyalo, tinceku taNkulunkulu kufanele tichubeke tibeka litsemba lato etintfweni letihlala phakadze. Siyati kutsi kukholwa etetsembisweni taNkulunkulu kuyasicinisa etikhatsini letimatima naleticindzetelako. Ngenca yekukholwa “asipheli emandla, kodvwa ngisho nobe umuntfu lesinguye ngephandle ahhohloka, umuntfu lesinguye ngekhatsi uvuselelwa malanga onkhe.” (2 Khor. 4:16-18; Heb. 6:18, 19) Ngetulu kwekuba nekukholwa lokucinile etetsembisweni taNkulunkulu, yini lengakusita ukhone kuhlangabetana nemtfwalo wekunakekela lasebakhulile? Letinye tindlela letisebentisekako kutawucocwa ngato esihlokweni lesilandzelako.
^ sig. 9 Sihloko lesilandzelako sitawucoca ngaletinye tindlela tekunakekela letingasetjentiswa ngulabo lasebakhulile kanye nebantfwana babo.
“Bantfwana, akukafaneli sitsandze ngelivi nobe ngemlomo kuphela, kodvwa kufanele sitsandze ngetento nangeliciniso.”—1 JOH. 3:18.
1, 2. (a) Ngubuphi bumatima imindeni leminyenti leba nabo, futsi loko kuphakamisa miphi imibuto? (b) Batali nebantfwana bangahlangabetana njani netimo letishintjako?
KUNGABA buhlungu kakhulu kubona batali bakho labake baba nemandla futsi bakwati kutentela tintfo kutsi nyalo abasakhoni kutinakekela. Kungenteka kutsi umtali wakho uwile wephuka, mhlawumbe sewucala kudideka nekulahlekelwa yingcondvo, nobe kutfolakele kutsi unesifo lesimatima. Ngakulolunye luhlangotsi, bantfu lasebakhulile bangase bakutfole kumatima kwemukela kutsi lushintjo lolwenteka ekuphileni kwabo nobe letinye timo kungabenta bangasakwati kutinakekela. (Jobe 14:1) Yini lengase yentiwe? Banganakekelwa njani?
2 Lesinye sihloko lesikhuluma ngekunakekela lasebakhulile sitsi: “Nanobe kumatima kucoca ngetindzaba letimayelana nekukhula, kodvwa umndeni lococile ngaletimo futsi wavumelana ngetindlela letingasetjentiswa ungakutfola kumelula kuhlangabetana nanobe yini lengenteka.” Kukhulumisana lokunjena kubalulekile nangabe sivuma kutsi lusizi lolubangelwa kukhula ngeke sikwati kulubalekela. Nanobe kunjalo, singakhona kutilungiselela futsi sente tincumo tisengakefiki leto tikhatsi. Ase sihlole kutsi imindeni ingabambisana njani ngelutsandvo nayilungiselela kuhlangabetana naleto timo.
3. Yini lokungase kudzingeke imindeni iyente lapho sidzingo sekunakekela batali lasebakhulile sikhula? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesihloko.)
3 Kunesikhatsi lapho bantfu labanyenti lasebakhulile bangasakhoni kutinakekela, futsi sebadzinga lusito lolutsite. (Fundza Umshumayeli 12:1-7.) Nangabe batali lasebakhulile bangasakhoni kutinakekela, bona kanye nebantfwana babo lasebakhulile kufanele bancume kutsi ngutiphi tindlela letincono labangatisebentisa nalabangakhona kutibhadalela. Kukuhlakanipha kuba nemhlangano njengemndeni nicoce ngendlela leningabambisana ngayo, ngetidzingo letikhona, kanye nangetindlela letingasetjentiswa. Bonkhe labatsintsekako, ikakhulukati batali, kufanele bayivete ngekukhululeka indlela labativa ngayo futsi bachaze onkhe emaciniso ngendlela leveta kucabangela. Bangacoca nangekutsi nangabe batali bangatfola lusito lolunyenti, bangakhona yini kuchubeka basekhaya labo.* Bangase bacabange nangekutsi kungakanani umuntfu ngamunye langakwenta kute kutfwaliswane lomtfwalo. (Taga 24:6) Nasi sibonelo: Labanye bangakhona kunakekela laba lasebakhulile onkhe malanga kantsi labanye bangakhona kusekela ngetimali. Bonkhe kufanele bati kutsi nguloyo naloyo unendzima yakhe. Nanobe kunjalo, indzima yemuntfu ngamunye ingashintja njengobe sikhatsi sichubeka futsi kungase kudzingeke kushintjwane kuleminye imisebenti.
4. Emalunga emndeni angalutfola kuphi lusito?
4 Nasewucala kunakekela batali lasebakhulile, tinikete sikhatsi sekufundza kabanti ngesimo sabo. Nangabe umtali wakho anesifo lesitawuchubeka siba sibi kakhulu, fundza kutsi ngutiphi tintfo letingase tenteke njengobe sikhatsi sichubeka. (Taga 1:5) Tsintsana nemahhovisi ahulumende lanetinhlelo tekunakekela lasebakhulile. Yetama kutfola kutsi ngutiphi tintfo letikhona emmangweni letingenta lomsebenti wakho ube melula futsi ukwati kuwenta ngendlela lencono. Lushintjo loluba khona etimeni temndeni wakho lungakwenta ube nemiva leshintjashintjako, lefaka ekhatsi kwetfuka, kudideka nobe kutiva shengatsi ulahlekelwe. Khuluma nemngani lometsembako umchazele indlela lotiva ngayo. Ngetulu kwako konkhe, tfululela sifuba sakho kuJehova. Angakunika kuthula kwengcondvo lokudzingako kute ubhekane nanobe ngusiphi simo.—Hla. 55:22; Taga 24:10; Fil. 4:6, 7.
5. Kungani kukuhlakanipha kukufuna kusenesikhatsi kwatiswa lokumayelana netindlela tekunakekela lasebakhulile?
5 Ngekuhlakanipha, labanye bantfu lasebakhulile nemindeni yabo bafuna kwatiswa kusenesikhatsi mayelana netindlela tekunakekela letingase tisetjentiswe, njengekutsi kungenteka yini umtali ahlale nendvodzana nobe indvodzakati yakhe, kungasetjentiswa yini tindzawo talasebakhulile nobe letinye tintfo letikhona emmangweni. Basuke babonile kutsi kungase kuvele ‘kuhlupheka nelusizi,’ ngako batilungiselela kusenesikhatsi. (Hla. 90:10) Imindeni leminyenti ayitilungiseleli, futsi ibese iphoceleleka kutsi itsatse tincumo letimatima ngekubhudvutela nasekuvele inkinga. Lesinye sati sitsi “lesi kusuke kusikhatsi lesibi kakhulu sekwenta tincumo letinjalo.” Nangabe kwentiwa tintfo ngekubhudvutela, emalunga emndeni angase acindzeteleke bese kuba nekungevani. Ngakulolunye luhlangotsi, kuhlela tintfo kusenesikhatsi kwenta kutsi kungabi matima kushintja nangabe sekudzingeka.—Taga 20:18.
6. Batali kanye nebantfwana babo bangazuza njani ngekucoca ngekutsi laba lasebakhulile batawuhlala kuphi?
6 Ungase ukutfole kumatima kukhuluma nebatali bakho ngekutsi batawuhlala kuphi nobe kutsi kungase kudzingeke batfutse. Nanobe kunjalo, labanyenti batfole kutsi kukhuluma ngaletintfo kuba lusito lolukhulu esikhatsini lesitako. Kwentiwa yini loko? Kungobe bahlela tindlela letisebentisekako ngekutsi bakhulume ngekukhululeka futsi babonise kucondza kusesekuhle. Batfola kutsi kuveta imibono yabo kusenesikhatsi ngelutsandvo nangemusa, kwenta kube melula kutsatsa tincumo nasekudzingeka. Ngisho nalapho bantfu lasebakhulile bafuna kuhlala bodvwa futsi bachubeke batinakekela nabasakhona, kuzuzisa kakhulu kucoca nebantfwana babo ngendlela labangafisa kunakekelwa ngayo nasekuvela sidzingo.
7, 8. Ngutiphi tintfo lokungaba kuhle kutsi imindeni ikhulume ngato futsi kungani kunjalo?
7 Batali, nanisakhuluma ngetintfo letinjena kufanele nichazele imindeni yenu ngetifiso tenu, ngetimo temali nangetindlela lenifisa kutsi tisetjentiswe. Loko kungenta imindeni ikwati kwenta tincumo letikahle nangabe kuvela simo lapho ningakhoni kutincumela khona. Batawukhona kutihlonipha tifiso tenu futsi baciniseke kutsi niyatentela tincumo nangabe nisakhona. (Ef. 6:2-4) Nasi sibonelo: Ulindzele kutsi umntfwana wakho akucele kutsi uyewuhlala naye nemndeni wakhe yini, nobe ulindzele lokunye lokwehlukile? Khombisa kucabangela futsi wati kutsi akusibo bonkhe labangabona tintfo ngendlela wena lotibona ngayo, nekutsi kutsatsa sikhatsi nganobe ngubani—lokufaka ekhatsi umtali nobe umntfwana—kutsi alungise indlela lacabanga ngayo.
8 Bonkhe kufanele bati kutsi bangatibalekela tinkinga ngekuhlela kahle nangekukhulumisana. (Taga 15:22) Loko kufaka ekhatsi kukhulumisana ngetindzaba tekwelashwa nangetintfo lenitifisako. Tintfo lokukhulunywa ngato ekhadini lelitsi “Advance Medical Directive” lelisetjentiswa BoFakazi BaJehova, titintfo letibaluleke kakhulu lokufanele kucocwe ngato. Umuntfu ngamunye unelilungelo lekutfola kwatiswa mayelana nekwelashwa lokutsite, futsi unelilungelo lekukwemukela nobe kungakwemukeli. Likhadi lelitsi “Advance Medical Directive,” liyakuchaza loko umuntfu lakufisako endzabeni yekwelashwa. Kuba nemuntfu lotakukhulumela (nangabe kusemtsetfweni loko futsi kuvumelekile kukwenta), kungenta uciniseke kutsi umuntfu lometsembako utawukwentela tincumo letikahle nakudzingeka. Kungaba kuhle kutsi labo labatsintsekako babe nemakhophi ato tonkhe timphepha lokufanele batisebentise nasekudzingeka. Labanye batsetse lawo makhophi bawabeka netincwadzi telifa kanye naletinye timphepha letibalulekile letimayelana nemshuwalensi, timali, kwatiswa lokuvela emahhovisini ahulumende nalokunye lokunyenti.
9, 10. Nguluphi lushintjo lolwenteka kumuntfu losakhulile lolungase lutsintse indlela ladzinga kusitwa ngayo?
9 Etimeni letinyenti, batali nebantfwana bavame kukhetsa kutsi labatali lasebakhulile bachubeke batinakekela bona nangabe basenawo emandla. Kungenteka kutsi basakwati kutiphekela, kuhlanta indlu, kunatsa imitsi nekukhuluma kahle. Ngako bangacinisekisa bantfwana babo kutsi akukadzingeki bakhatsateke kakhulu ngabo. Kodvwa njengobe sikhatsi sichubeka, kungenteka batali bangasakhoni kuhamba, bangasakhoni kutiyela etitolo, nobe bacale kukhohlwa kakhulu, bese kudzingeka kutsi bantfwana babo babanakekele etimeni letinjalo.
10 Kudideka, kucindzeteleka, kutonela, kungeva kahle, kungaboni kahle kanye nekukhohlwa, kunguletinye tetintfo letibangelwa kuguga, kodvwa nangabe tinkinga letinjalo temphilo seticala kuvela, tingakhona kwelashwa kahle. Kufanele nisheshe nifune lusito lwabodokotela nangabe senicala kubona timphawu letifana naleti. Kungase kudzingeke kutsi bantfwana kube ngibo labatsatsa sinyatselo kulesimo. Ngaletinye tikhatsi kungase kudzingeke kutsi kube ngibo labahamba embili ekwenteni tintfo umtali labekakhona kutentela tona. Kute bantfwana banakekele batali ngendlela lencono kakhulu, kungadzingeka kutsi babakhulumele, banake timphepha tabo futsi babashayelele imoto, babentele nalokunye lokunyenti.—Taga 3:27.
11. Yini lengentiwa kute kuncishiswe bumatima lobubangelwa kushintja kwetimo?
11 Nangabe ungakhoni kulungisa tinkinga tebatali bakho, kungase kudzingeke kwentiwe lushintjo endleleni labanakekelwa ngayo nobe endzaweni labahlala kuyo. Naluluncane lushintjo loludzingekako, kungaba melula kakhulu kulwenta. Nangabe uhlala khashane nebatali bakho, kungenela yini kutsi umKhristu lotsite nobe makhelwane ahle aya kubo ayewubahlola bese uyakuchazela kutsi banjani? Badzinga kusitwa ngekuphekelwa nangekuhlantelwa indlu kuphela yini? Nangabe ekhaya labo kungentiwa lushintjo loluncane, kungaba melula yini ngabo futsi kuphephe kutsi bahambahambe, bageze, bente naletinye tintfo? Mhlawumbe kuphela kwentfo batali lasebakhulile labayidzingako kute bakhone kuchubeka batinakekela, kutsi kube nemuntfu lobanakekela ekhaya labo. Kodvwa-ke, nangabe bangeke baphephe nabatihlalela bodvwa, kungase kudzingeke kutsi banakekelwe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Kunobe ngusiphi simo, kufanele uhlolisise kutsi nguluphi lusito lolukhona endzaweni yakini.*—Fundza Taga 21:5.
12, 13. Bantfwana lasebakhulile labahlala khashane nebatali babo bachubeke njani babahlonipha futsi babanakekela?
12 Bantfwana lababatsandzako batali babo bafuna kutsi bahlale kahle. Nangabe bati kutsi batali babo banakekeleke kahle, bativa banekuthula kwengcondvo. Nanobe kunjalo, ngenca yaleminye imitfwalo labanayo, bantfwana labanyenti lasebakhulile bahlala khashane nebatali babo. Etimeni letinjalo, labanye basebentisa sikhatsi sabo sekuphumula kute bavakashele batali babo futsi banakekele tidzingo tabo, babentele nemisebenti labangasakhoni kutentela yona. Kubashayela lucingo njalo—ngisho onkhe emalanga nakungenteka—kubabhalela tincwadzi, nobe kubatfumelela ema-e-mail kungacinisekisa batali kutsi bayatsandvwa.—Taga 23:24, 25.
13 Ngisho nobe simo sinjani, indlela batali bakho labanakekelwa ngayo lilanga ngalinye kudzingeka ihlolisiswe. Nangabe uhlala khashane nebatali bakho futsi baBoFakazi, ungakhuluma nalabadzala belibandla labakulo, ubacele kutsi bavete imibono yabo. Ungakhohlwa kuthantaza ngalendzaba. (Fundza Taga 11:14.) Ngisho nobe batali bakho bangasibo BoFakazi, kufanele ‘uhloniphe uyihlo nenyoko.’ (Eks. 20:12; Taga 23:22) Kuliciniso kutsi imindeni ngeke yente tincumo letifanako. Leminye imindeni ihlela kutsi umtali losakhulile atfutse atewuhlala nawo nobe ahlale edvute nawo. Kodvwa loku ngeke kwenteke ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Labanye batali bakubona kuncono kungahlali nebantfwana babo lasebakhulile kanye nemindeni yabo; banconota kutihlalela bodvwa kute bangabi ngumtfwalo. Labanye kungenteka kutsi banayo imali futsi banconota kutibhadalela tindleko tekutinakekela babe bahlala ekhaya labo.—Shu. 7:12.
14. Ngutiphi tinkinga labangaba nato labo labanakekela batali?
14 Emindenini leminyenti, umtfwalo lomkhulu wekunakekela batali uvame kutfwalwa ngumntfwana munye, loyo losuke ahlala edvute nabo. Nanobe kunjalo, labo labanakekela batali kufanele baciniseke kutsi abanaki kakhulu tidzingo tebatali babo bese bakhohlwa tidzingo temindeni yabo. Umuntfu ngeke akwati kucitsa sonkhe sikhatsi sakhe nemandla anakekela batali. Timo takhe tingase tishintje, futsi kuvele sidzingo sekutsi kushintjwe indlela lobekuhlelwe ngayo tintfo. Kungenteka yini kutsi lilunga lemndeni linye selitfwele imitfwalo leminyenti? Labanye bantfwana bangakhona yini kusita, mhlawumbe bashintjane ekunakekeleni batali?
15. Labo labanakekela lasebakhulile bangakubalekela njani kusheshe badzinwe?
15 Nangabe umtali losakhulile adzinga kusitwa njalo, kungenteka lona lomnakekelako adzinwe. (Shu. 4:6, NW.) Bantfwana lababatsandzako batali babo bafisa kubentela konkhe lokusemandleni abo, kodvwa bangase bacindzeteleke nangabe tidzingo tebatali babo tingapheli. Nangabe labo labanakekela lasebakhulile batikhandza bakulesimo kufanele babe nembono lofanele ngetintfo, futsi mhlawumbe bacele lusito. Kusita batali ngetikhatsi letitsite kungase kube kuphela kwentfo ledzingekako kute bangasheshi bayiswe ekhaya lalasebakhulile.
16, 17. Ngubuphi bumatima bantfwana labangahlangabetana nabo nabanakekela batali lasebakhulile, futsi bangabubeketelela njani? (Fundza nelibhokisi lelitsi “Kujabulela Kunakekela Batali Lasebakhulile.”)
16 Kubuhlungu kubona imiphumela yekuguga kubatali bakho lobatsandzako. Bantfu labanyenti labanakekela batali lasebakhulile bavame kuva buhlungu, kukhatsateka, kucindzeteleka, kutfukutsela, kutisola, ngisho nekuba nenzondo. Ngaletinye tikhatsi umtali losakhulile angase asho tintfo letibuhlungu nobe angabongi. Nangabe loko kwenteka, ungasheshi ucansuke. Lesinye sati sekusebenta kwengcondvo sitsi: “Indlela lencono kakhulu yekubeketelela imiva lonayo, ikakhulukati leyo lekwenta utive ungajabuli, kuvuma kutsi utiva ngaleyo ndlela. Ungenti shengatsi awubuva buhlungu nobe utisole ngendlela lotiva ngayo.” Khuluma nemuntfu loshade naye, nobe lelinye lilunga lemndeni, nobe umngani lometsembako mayelana nendlela lotiva ngayo. Kukhuluma nalabanye kungakusita kutsi ulawule imiva yakho.
17 Kungase kufike sikhatsi lapho umndeni ubabete imali nobe indlela yekuchubeka unakekela umtali ekhaya. Kungase kudzingeke kutsi umtali ayiswe ekhaya lalasebakhulile. Lomunye dzadze longumKhristu abevakashela make wakhe ekhaya lalasebakhulile cishe onkhe emalanga. Naku lakushoko ngemndeni wakubo: “Besingeke sikhone kunakekela make lilanga lonkhe njengobe bekudzingeka. Akuzange kube melula kwenta sincumo sekutsi ayiswe ekhaya lalasebakhulile. Bekumatima kakhulu. Kodvwa kwaba yindlela lencono kakhulu yekumnakekela etinyangeni tekugcina tekuphila kwakhe, futsi wakwemukela loko.”
18. Bantfu labanakekela batali lasebakhulile bangaciniseka ngani?
18 Umtfwalo wekunakekela batali bakho njengobe bakhula ungaba matima futsi ukucedze emandla. Kute indlela lengabekwa yekunakekela batali lasebakhulile lengasebentela bonkhe bantfu. Kodvwa ngekuhlela kahle, ngekubambisana kanye nekukhulumisana kahle, ngisho nekuthantaza ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni, ungakwati kufeza umtfwalo wekunakekela batali bakho lobatsandzako. Nawenta njalo, utawutiva wenetisekile ngekwati kutsi batali bakho banakekeleke kahle futsi batfola lonkhe lusito labaludzingako. (Fundza 1 Khorinte 13:4-8.) Ngetulu kwako konkhe, ungaciniseka ngekutsi utawuba nekuthula kwengcondvo Jehova lakunika labo labahlonipha batali babo.—Fil. 4:7.
^ sig. 3 Loko lokufiswa batali nobe bantfwana babo kungase kuye ngetimo tendzawo. Kuletinye tindzawo kuyintfo levamile nalenconotwako kutsi umndeni wonkhe uhlale ndzawonye nobe uchumane njalo.
^ sig. 11 Nangabe umtali wakho asahlala ekhaya, ciniseka kutsi bantfu lobetsembako labamnakekelako banato tikhiya tasendlini yakhe labangakhona kuvula ngato nakuvela simo lesiphutfumako.
Asewucabange nganasi simo: Umzalwane longulomdzala futsi lolilunga leKomidi Yekubonisana Netibhedlela abehlele kusebenta ensimini nalomunye umzalwane losemusha ngeLisontfo ekuseni. Ngalelo langa lolomdzala utfola lucingo loluphutfumako lolubuya kulomunye umzalwane lomtjela ngemfati wakhe losandza nje kutfola ingoti yemoto futsi lophutfunyiswe esibhedlela. Lomzalwane ucela lolomdzala kutsi amsite atfole dokotela lotawubambisana nabo endzabeni yengati. Ngako-ke, lomzalwane longulomdzala utsi ngeke asaphumelela kusebenta ensimini nalomzalwane losemusha ngesizatfu sekutsi ufuna kusekela lomndeni losewuvelelwe simo lesiphutfumako.
Cabanga nganasi lesinye simo: Make lokhulisa bantfwana lababili ayedvwa utfola simemo kulomunye umndeni losebandleni labo, kutsi ngalenye intsambama bete batewucitsa sikhatsi ndzawonye. Nakatjela bantfwana bakhe ngaloku, buso babo bugcwala injabulo. Bese babuka embili kuleso sikhatsi. Kodvwa ngelilanga lelendvulela lilanga lekuvakasha kwabo, lomndeni lobewubamemile utjela make walabantfwana kutsi kuvele simo lebebangakasilindzeli, ngako ngeke basaba khona. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi lomake wasitfola sizatfu lesenta lomndeni wangasaphumeleli kuba khona. Ngemuva kwekutsi ubamemile, lomndeni wabese umenywa ngulabanye bangani bawo kutsi uye ekhaya labo ngaleyo ntsambama, futsi wasemukela lesimemo.
Njengobe singemaKhristu, kufanele setsembeke emavini etfu. Akukafaneli sitikhandze sesitsi “‘yebo’ kube ‘kungu-cha.’” (2 Khor. 1:18) Nobe kunjalo, njengobe letibonelo letimbili setibonisile, ngeke kwenteke kutsi tonkhe timo tifane. Kungase kwenteke kutsi ngaletinye tikhatsi siphoceleleke kutsi singasasifezi setsembiso lebesisentile. Nemphostoli Pawula wake watikhandza asesimeni lesifananako.
Nga-55 C.E., ngalesikhatsi umphostoli Pawula ase-Efesu eluhambeni lwakhe lwesitsatfu lwetitfunywa telivangeli, bekahlose kwewela Lwandle i-Aegean aye eKhorinte, atsi nakesuka lapho alibangise eMasedoniya. Watsi nakasendleleni abuyela eJerusalema, wahlela kuvakashela libandla laseKhorinte kwesibili ngenjongo yekuyewulandza tipho letiya kubazalwane baseJerusalema. (1 Khor. 16:3) Loku kubekwe ngendlela lecacile ku-2 Khorinte 1:15, 16, lotsi: “Ngenca yalokuciniseka, bengike ngafuna kuta kini kuze niphindze nijabule, bese ngemuva kwekwendlula kuze nginibone nangiya eMasedoniya nanasengibuya khona, ningiphekeletele sigatjana nangiya eJudiya.”
Kubonakala shengatsi encwadzini labekababhalele yona, Pawula abebatjelile bazalwane baseKhorinte ngaloko labekuhlosile. (1 Khor. 5:9) Ngemuva nje kwekutsi asayibhalile leyo ncwadzi, Pawula weva ngebendlu yaKlowe nangalabanye bazalwane kutsi besekunekuphikisana lokunyenti kulelibandla. (1 Khor. 1:10, 11) Pawula wabona kuncono kutsi ashintje luhlelo lwakhe, wabese ubhala lencwadzi lesiyati ngekutsi yiNcwadzi Yekucala kubaseKhorinte. Kulencwadzi, Pawula wabalungisa futsi wabaniketa neseluleko ngelutsandvo. Waphindze wabatjela nekutsi abesalushintjile luhlelo lwendlela labetawuhamba ngayo, washo nekutsi utawucale aye eMasedoniya bese uya eKhorinte.—1 Khor. 16:5, 6.*
Kungenteka kutsi ngalesikhatsi bazalwane baseKhorinte batfola lencwadzi yaPawula, labanye ‘baphostoli labebabonakala babahle’ kulelibandla bamsola ngekutsi aketsembeki futsi akatigcini tetsembiso takhe. Atikhulumela, Pawula wababuta watsi: “Ngesikhatsi ngifuna kwenta loku, angitsi angizange ngiyitsatsele phansi lendzaba? Nobe ngihlela tintfo ngekuvumelana nenyama yami yini, kuze ngitsi ‘Yebo kunjalo,’ bese ngiphindze ngitsi ‘Cha ngeke’?”—2 Khor. 1:17; 11:5.
Singase sitibute nangu umbuto: Kuletimo, vele umphostoli Pawula ‘abeyitsatsela phansi yini lendzaba’? Cha akusinjalo. Emavi lahunyushwe ngekutsi ‘kutsatsela phansi’ anemcondvo wekungetsembeki, njengekungatsi umuntfu akatigcini tetsembiso takhe. Umbuto waPawula lotsi “ngihlela tintfo ngekuvumelana nenyama yami yini?” bekufanele ngabe wakwenta kwacaca kumaKhristu aseKhorinte kutsi sincumo saPawula sekushintja luhlelo lwakhe besingentiwa kutsi akaketsembeki.
Pawula akazange avumelane naloko lebebakusho, ngako wabhala watsi: “Kodvwa singetsembela kuNkulunkulu kutsi loko lesikusho kini akubi ‘ngu-yebo kube kungu-cha.’” (2 Khor. 1:18) Ecinisweni kushintja kwaPawula luhlelo lwakhe bekukhombisa kutsi abebakhatsalela bazalwane bakhe nabodzadze baseKhorinte. Encwadzini ya-2 Khorinte sehluko 1:23, sifundza kutsi kushintja kwakhe luhlelo lwekuya eKhorinte ‘bekungenca yekubasindzisa.’ Nembala abebanikile litfuba lekutsi balungise tintfo ngaphambi kwekutsi yena lucobo lwakhe aye kubo. Njengobe abenalelo tsemba, watsi Pawula nakaseMasedoniya, weva ngaThithusi kutsi lencwadzi yakhe beyibatsintse tinhlitiyo futsi yabenta baphendvuka, loko kwamjabulisa kakhulu.—2 Khor. 6:11; 7:5-7.
Letinsolo tekutsi Pawula akaketsembeki betingenta kucatjangwe kutsi nangabe ehluleka kufeza tetsembiso takhe tamalanga onkhe, ngeke etsenjwe ngisho nasemsebentini wakhe wekushumayela. Nobe kunjalo, Pawula wakhumbuta baseKhorinte kutsi abeshumayele ngaJesu Khristu kubo. Watsi: “INdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lenguKhristu Jesu, lesashumayela ngayo kini, mine naSilvanosi kanye naThimothi, ayizange ibe ngu-yebo kantsi ingu-cha, kodvwa yebo ube ‘ngu-yebo’ ngayo.” (2 Khor. 1:19) Jesu Khristu losibonelo saPawula, abengaketsembeki yini? Cha! Ekuphileni kwakhe konkhe nasemsebentini wakhe, Jesu abehlale akhuluma liciniso. (Joh. 14:6; 18:37) Nangabe loko Jesu labeshumayela ngako bekuliciniso lelimsulwa futsi kwetsembekile kantsi naPawula abeshumayela umlayeto lofanako, kusho kutsi loko lomphostoli labeshumayela ngako bekwetsembekile.
Kuliciniso kutsi Jehova ‘unguNkulunkulu lowetsembekile.’ (Hla. 31:5) Loko sikubona emavini aPawula lalandzelako latsi: “Ngisho nobe tingakanani tetsembiso taNkulunkulu, setibe ‘ngu-yebo’ ngayo,” lokusho kutsi ngaKhristu. Kwetsembeka kwaJesu ngalokuphelele ngalesikhatsi alapha emhlabeni, kwacedza nome ngabe ngukuphi kungabata mayelana netetsembiso taJehova. Pawula wachubeka watsi: “Ngako-ke, ngayo [ngaJesu] sekutsiwa ‘Amen’ kuNkulunkulu, futsi loko kumenta akhatinyuliswe ngatsi.” (2 Khor. 1:20) Jesu usicinisekiso nome ‘ungu-Amen’ wekutsi tonkhe tetsembiso taJehova Nkulunkulu titawufezeka mbamba!
Njengobe Jehova naJesu bakhuluma liciniso ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, ngako-ke naPawula abekhuluma liciniso. (2 Khor. 1:19) Abengasuye umuntfu longaketsembeki, lobekenta tetsembiso “ngekuvumelana nenyama.” (2 Khor. 1:17) Esikhundleni sekutsi ente njalo, ‘abehamba ngemoya.’ (Gal. 5:16) Indlela labephatsa ngayo labanye, yakhombisa kutsi abebakhatsalela. Yebo wakhe abenguYebo!
Kulamalanga lesiphila kuwo, kuyintfo leyetayelekile kubantfu labangaphili ngetimiso teliBhayibheli kutsi bente tetsembiso bese abasatifezi ngenca yekutsi sebabone lokunye lokubakhangako nobe kuvele inkinga nje lengasho lutfo. Etindzabeni temabhizinisi, “yebo” akabi “nguyebo” sibili ngisho nobe kusayinwe tivumelwane. Bantfu labanyenti abasawutsatsi umshado, losuke usivumelwane sebantfu lababili, njengesibopho sekuphila kwabo konkhe. Esikhundleni saloko indlela lizinga lekudivosa lelenyuka ngayo ikhombisa kutsi bantfu labanyenti bawutsatsa kalula umshado, njengentfo longamane uyishiye.—2 Thim. 3:1, 2.
Kutsiwani ngawe? Yebo wakho unguYebo mbamba yini? Njengobe sibonile ekucaleni kwalesihloko, kuliciniso kutsi kutawenteka ngalesinye sikhatsi ungaphumeleli ekufezeni setsembiso losentile, hhayi ngenca yekutsi awuketsembeki kodvwa ngenca yetimo letingetulu kwemandla akho. NjengemKhristu, nawenta setsembiso nobe wenta sifungo, kufanele wente konkhe lokusemandleni akho kutsi usigcine. (Hla. 15:4; Mat. 5:37) Nawenta njalo, utawatiwa njengemuntfu lowetsembekile, lowagcinako emavi akho, nalokhuluma liciniso njalo. (Ef. 4:15, 25; Jak. 5:12) Bantfu nababona kutsi wetsembekile kuto tonkhe tintfo, batakulalela nawubacocela liciniso leMbuso waNkulunkulu. Ngaleso sizatfu, shengatsi Yebo wetfu ungaba nguYebo sibili!
^ sig. 7 Ngemuva kwesikhashana asayibhalile iNcwadzi Yekucala KubaseKhorinte, nembala Pawula waya eMasedoniya wendlula ngaseThrowasi, lapho abhala khona iNcwadzi Yesibili KubaseKhorinte. (2 Khor. 2:12; 7:5) Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, wagcine afikile eKhorinte.
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^ ***bi12 2 Phetro 1:1-3:18***
Incwadzi Yesibili YaPhetro
1 Mine Simoni Phetro, sigcili nemphostoli waJesu Khristu, ngibhalela labo labanekukholwa lokuligugu njengekwetfu, ngekulunga kwaNkulunkulu wetfu kanye nekweMsindzisi longuJesu Khristu:
2 Shengatsi umusa waNkulunkulu nekuthula kungandza kini ngelwati lolungulonalona lwaNkulunkulu nelwaJesu iNkhosi yetfu, 3 ngobe ngemandla aNkulunkulu sinikwe tonkhe tintfo letisenta siphile naletisenta sitinikele kuye, ngelwati lolungulonalona lwaloyo lowasibita ngenkhatimulo nangebuhle. 4 Ngaletintfo, usinike tetsembiso letinhle naletinkhulu kakhulu, kuze kutsi ngato nibe njengaye, njengobe senikubalekele konakala kwelive lokuletfwa tinkhanuko letingalawulwa.
5 Ngaleso sizatfu, yentani konkhe lokusemandleni enu kutsi nengete buhle ekukholweni kwenu, ebuhleni benu nengete lwati, 6 elwatini lwenu nengete kutibamba, ekutibambeni kwenu nengete kucinisela, ekuciniseleni kwenu nengete kutinikela kuNkulunkulu, 7 ekutinikeleni kwenu nengete kutsandza bazalwane, ekutsandzeni kwenu bazalwane nengete lutsandvo ngalabanye bantfu. 8 Nangabe letintfo tikhona kini futsi tiphuphuma, titawunivikela kutsi ningapholi nobe ningabi ngulabangatseli ngalokuphatselene nelwati lolungulonalona lweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
9 Nangabe umuntfu ete letintfo, uyimphumphutse, uvale nemehlo akhe kutsi angakuboni kukhanya, futsi sewukukhohliwe nekuhlantwa kwakhe etonweni takadzeni. 10 Ngesizatfu saloko bazalwane, kubalulekile kutsi nente konkhe lokusemandleni enu kuze niciniseke kutsi nihlala netsembekile njengalababitiwe nalabakhetsiwe; ngobe nanichubeka nitenta letintfo, ngeke nize nehluleke. 11 Ecinisweni, ngalendlela nitawunikwa ngalokuphuphumako lilungelo lekungena eMbusweni waphakadze weNkhosi kanye neMsindzisi wetfu Jesu Khristu.
12 Ngaleso sizatfu ngitawuchubeka nginikhumbuta ngaletintfo, nanobe nitati futsi nicinile ecinisweni lenikulo. 13 Kodvwa ngikubona kukuhle kutsi nginikhutsate ngekunikhumbuta, yingci nje nangisesekulelithende, 14 ngobe ngiyati kutsi lelithende lami selitawususwa, njengobe nje iNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu yakwenta kwacaca loko kimi. 15 Ngako ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ngitawukwenta konkhe lokusemandleni ami kuze kutsi nasengihambile, nikwati kutikhumbulela nine letintfo.
16 Nasinitjela ngemandla nekuba khona kweNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu asizange silandzele tindzaba letingemanga letakhiwe ngebucili, kodvwa sanitjela ngesizatfu sekutsi sibofakazi bekutibonela bebukhulu bakhe. 17 Ngobe watfola ludvumo nenkhatimulo kuNkulunkulu longuBabe, ngesikhatsi atjelwa lamavi lanjengalawa ngenkhatimulo lenkhulu: “Lena yindvodzana yami letsandzekako, mine ngiyemukele.” 18 Lamavi saweva avela ezulwini ngesikhatsi sinaye entsabeni lengcwele.
19 Ngako sinanemavi esiphrofetho lacinisekiswe kakhulu; futsi nenta kahle ngekuwalalela njengekungatsi asibane lesikhanya endzaweni lemnyama, (kuze kube sentsatsakusa futsi kuphume likhweti) etinhlitiyweni tenu. 20 Kwekucala niyakwati loku, kutsi kute siphrofetho semBhalo lesivela embonweni wemuntfu. 21 Ngobe siphrofetho asikaze siletfwe ngentsandvo yemuntfu, kodvwa bantfu bebakhuluma lokuvela kuNkulunkulu njengobe bebachutjwa ngumoya longcwele.
2 Kwaba khona baphrofethi bemanga emkhatsini webantfu, njengobe nje kutawuba nebafundzisi bemanga emkhatsini wenu. Laba batawuletsa emahlelo layingoti ngekunyenya, baphike umnikati wabo lowabatsenga, batiletsele nekubhujiswa lokusheshako. 2 Ngetulu kwaloko, labanyenti batawulandzela kutiphatsa kwabo lokubi kwekweyisa, futsi ngenca yaloku kutawukhulunywa kabi ngendlela yeliciniso. 3 Ngekuba bukhali kwabo, batanicaphata ngemavi lakhohlisako. Kodvwa sehlulelo sabo lesahlelwa kusukela endvulo ngeke sephute, nekubhujiswa kwabo kutawufika nakanjani.
4 Ecinisweni Nkulunkulu akayekelanga kujezisa tingilosi letona, kodvwa ngekutijika eThartharusi, watifaka emigodzini yebumnyama lobukhulu kuze tigcinelwe sehlulelo. 5 Akayekelanga kujezisa live lasendvulo, kodvwa walondvolota Nowa umshumayeli wekulunga, wamgcina aphephile kanye nalabanye labasikhombisa, ngesikhatsi aletsa Zamcolo eveni lebantfu labangamesabi Nkulunkulu. 6 Wawalahla emadolobha aseSodoma naseGomora ngekuwabhubhisa, abekela labo labangamesabi Nkulunkulu sibonelo saloko lobekuseta. 7 Wasindzisa Loti lolungile, labecindzeteleke kakhulu ngenca yekutiphatsa lokubi kwekweyisa kwebantfu labephula umtsetfo, 8 ngobe kwephulwa kwemtsetfo labekubona nalabekuva onkhe malanga ngesikhatsi asahlala emkhatsini walabantfu, bekumhlupha lomuntfu lolungile. 9 Jehova uyakwati kubakhulula ekulingweni bantfu labatinikele kuye, kepha labo labangakalungi abagcinele kubhujiswa ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, 10 ikakhulukati labo labafuna kungcolisa labanye nalabedzelela labo labanemagunya.
Banenkhani futsi bayatigabatisa, abesabi nekukhuluma kabi ngalabangcwele, 11 kepha nanobe tingilosi tinelikhono nemandla lamakhulu kakhulu, atibabeki licala ngemavi lahlambalatako, ngenca yekutsi tiyamhlonipha Jehova. 12 Kodvwa njengetilwane letingenangcondvo letenta ngekuvumelana nemvelo, naletitalelwe kubanjwa nekubulawa, labantfu bakhuluma kabi ngetintfo labangatati. Batawubhujiswa ngembubhiso leletfwa kutiphatsa kwabo lokubhubhisako, 13 bahlupheke ngenca yekutiphatsa kwabo lokulimatako.
Kuyabajabulisa kutitika ngemphilo lentofontofo, ngisho nasemini imbala. Balihlazo nendlisamahloni, bajatjuliswa natimfundziso tabo tekukhohlisa babe bahlanganyela nani edzilini. 14 Emehlo abo agcwele kuphinga, bayehluleka kuyekela kwenta sono, futsi bayenga imiphefumulo lebutsakatsaka. Tinhlitiyo tabo batifundzise kuba bukhali. Babantfwana labacalekisiwe. 15 Ngenca yekulahla indlela lecondzile, bedukisiwe. Balandzele indlela yaBhalamu indvodzana yaBheyori, labetsandza umvuzo webubi, 16 kodvwa wekhutwa ngenca yekwephula umtsetfo. Imbongolo lebeyingakhulumi yakhuluma ngelivi lemuntfu, yavimba kuhlanya kwalomphrofethi.
17 Labantfu bayimitfombo lete emanti, nemafu lapheshulwa sivunguvungu lesinemandla, futsi bagcinelwe bumnyama lobukhulu. 18 Ngobe basho tintfo letibonakala tibalulekile kodvwa letilite. Ngekuvusa tifiso tenyama nangekutiphatsa lokubi kwekweyisa, bayenga bantfu labasandza kuphunyuka kulabo labaphila ngekwenta sono. 19 Nanobe babetsembisa inkhululeko, kwabona batigcili tekonakala. Ngobe nangabe umuntfu ancotjwa ngulotsite, uba sigcili sakhe. 20 Ecinisweni nangabe ngemuva kwekuphunyuka ekungcoleni kwalelive ngelwati lolungulonalona lweNkhosi neMsindzisi, Jesu Khristu, baphindze bente tona letintfo futsi bancotjwe, simo sabo sekugcina siba sibi kakhulu kunesekucala. 21 Ngobe bekutawuba ncono ngabo kutsi bangayati kahle indlela yekulunga kunekutsi ngemuva kwekuyati bafulatsele umyalo longcwele labawemukela. 22 Loko lokushiwo saga lesiliciniso kwenteke kubo, kutsi: “Inja seyibuyele emahlanteni ayo, nengulube legeziwe seyitigicite eludzakeni.”
3 Bazalwane labatsandzekako, lena yincwadzi yesibili lenginibhalela yona, futsi njengakuleyekucala ngivuselela likhono lenu lekucabanga kahle ngekutsi nginikhumbute, 2 kuze nikhumbule emavi labeshiwo baphrofethi labangcwele, kanye nemyalo weNkhosi neMsindzisi leniwutjelwa baphostoli benu. 3 Kwekucala, nibokwati kutsi emalangeni ekugcina kutawufika baphukuti nekuphukuta kwabo, bente ngekuvumelana netifiso tabo, 4 batsi: “Kuphi lokuba khona kwakhe lokwetsenjiswa? Ngobe kusukela ngesikhatsi bokhokho betfu labafa ngaso, tonkhe tintfo tisachubeka njengobe betinjalo ekucaleni kwendalo.”
5 Abalinaki ngemabomu liciniso lekutsi endvulo abekhona emazulu, nekutsi ngelivi laNkulunkulu umhlaba waphuma uvela emantini, waphindze waba semkhatsini wemanti; 6 ngaleyo ndlela live langaleso sikhatsi labhujiswa nalimbonywa ngemanti. 7 Ngalona lelo livi, emazulu nemhlaba lokukhona nyalo kugcinelwe umlilo, futsi kutawugcinwa kudzimate kufike lilanga lekwehlulelwa nelekubhujiswa kwebantfu labangamesabi Nkulunkulu.
8 Ningakhohlwa bazalwane labatsandzekako kutsi lilanga linye kuJehova lifana neminyaka leyinkhulungwane, neminyaka leyinkhulungwane ifana nelilanga linye. 9 Jehova akephuti macondzana nesetsembiso sakhe njengobe labanye bacabanga kanjalo, kodvwa uyanibeketelela ngobe akafisi kutsi kubhubhe ngisho namunye, kepha ufisa kutsi bonkhe bantfu baphendvuke. 10 Nanobe kunjalo, lilanga laJehova litawufika njengelisela, futsi ngalo emazulu atawendlula ngemsindvo lomkhulu losheshako, kodvwa tintfo letisezulwini nasemhlabeni titawuncibilika njengobe titawube tishisa kakhulu, nemhlaba kanye nemisebenti lekuwo kutawembulwa.
11 Njengobe tonkhe letintfo titawuncibilika ngalendlela, cabangani kutsi kufanele nibe luhlobo luni lwebantfu ngekutiphatsa lokungcwele nangetento tekutinikela kuNkulunkulu, 12 nibe nilindzile futsi nihlale nikhumbula kuba khona kwelilanga laJehova, lokutawutsi ngalo, emazulu abhujiswe ngemalangabi, netintfo letisezulwini nasemhlabeni tincibilikiswe kushisa lokukhulu! 13 Kodvwa kunemazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lesikulindzele ngekwesetsembiso sakhe, futsi kuko kutawuba nekulunga.
14 Ngako-ke bazalwane labatsandzekako, njengobe nilindzele letintfo, yentani konkhe lokusemandleni enu kutsi ekugcineni anitfole ningenasici, ningasoleki futsi ninekuthula. 15 Ngetulu kwaloko, tsatsani kubeketela kweNkhosi yetfu njengensindziso, njengobe nje naPawula umzalwane wetfu lotsandzekako anibhalela ngekuhlakanipha lanikwa kona, 16 akhuluma ngaletintfo njengobe enta kuto tonkhe tincwadzi takhe. Letinye taletintfo kumatima kuticondza, futsi bantfu labangati nalababutsakatsaka bayatisontsa njengobe nje benta kuleminye imiBhalo, lokuholela ekubhujisweni kwabo.
17 Njengobe seninalolwati bazalwane labatsandzekako, caphelani kutsi ningadukiswa kanye nabo ngemaphutsa ebantfu labephula umtsetfo, bese nehluleka kuhlala nicinile. 18 Kodvwa chubekani nikhula emseni waNkulunkulu naselwatini lweNkhosi neMsindzisi wetfu, Jesu Khristu. Kuye akube yinkhatimulo nyalo naphakadze.
[Umbhalo longentansi]
Nobe “umtimba wasemhlabeni.”
^ ***bi12 Sililo 1:1-5:22***
IsiLilo
א [ʼA′leph]
1 O yeka ukuthi usuhlala wodwa kanjani, umuzi owawuchichima abantu!
Yeka ukuthi usubé njengomfelokazi kanjani, wona owawunabantu abaningi phakathi kwezizwe!
Yeka indlela osube ngayo owokwenza umsebenzi ophoqelelwe wona owawuyinkosazana phakathi kwezifunda zombuso!
ב [Behth]
2 Ukhala ungathuli ubusuku bonke, izinyembezi zawo zisezihlathini zawo.
Awunaye umuntu wokuwududuza phakathi kwabo bonke abantu obathandayo.
Bonke abangane bawo basebenzelané nawo ngokukhohlisa. Babé yizitha kuwo.
ג [Gi′mel]
3 UJuda uye ekudingisweni ngenxa yokuhlupheka nangenxa yokuvama kobugqila.
Yena luqobo kuye kwadingeka ahlale phakathi kwezizwe. Akayitholanga indawo yokuphumula.
Bonke ababemshushisa bamficé ezimweni ezicindezelayo.
ד [Da′leth]
4 Izindlela zaseZiyoni ziyalila, ngoba akukho muntu oza emkhosini.
Wonke amasango alo enziwe incithakalo; abapristi balo bayabubula.
Izintombi zalo zikhungethwe usizi, lona ngokwalo linomunyu.
ה [Heʼ]
5 Abaphikisana nalo babé yinhloko. Labo abayizitha zalo abanandaba.
Ngoba uJehova ngokwakhe ulilethele usizi ngenxa yobuningi bezeqo zalo,
Abantwana balo bahambé bethunjiwe phambi kophikisana nalo.
ו [Waw]
6 Buyaphuma bonke ubukhazikhazi bendodakazi yaseZiyoni.
Izikhulu zalo zibé njengezindluzele ezingalitholanga idlelo;
Futhi ziqhubeka zihamba zingenamandla phambi kozixoshayo.
ז [Za′yin]
7 Ngezinsuku zokuhlupheka kwalo nezabantu balo abangenamakhaya iJerusalema lizikhumbulile
Zonke izinto zalo ezifiselekayo ezazikhona kusukela ezinsukwini zakudala.
Lapho abantu balo bewela esandleni sophikisana nabo futhi lingenamsizi,
Abaphikisana nalo balibona. Bakuhleka ukuwa kwalo.
ח [Chehth]
8 IJerusalema lenzé isono esisobala. Yingakho liye laba yinto nje enyanyekayo.
Bonke ababelidumisa baliphathé njengento edelelekile, ngoba baboné ubuze balo.
Nalo liyabubula lifulathele.
ט [Tehth]
9 Ukungahlanzeki kwalo kusemiphethweni yezingubo zalo. Alizange lilikhumbule ikusasa lalo,
Lehlela phansi ngendlela emangalisayo. Alinaye umduduzi.
O Jehova, bona ukuhlupheka kwami, ngoba isitha siziphakamisile.
י [Yohdh]
10 Ophikisana nalo welulele isandla sakhe kuzo zonke izinto zalo ezifiselekayo.
Ngoba libone izizwe eziye zangena endlini yalo engcwele,
Owayala ukuthi akufanele zingene ebandleni lakho.
כ [Kaph]
11 Bonke abantu balo bayabubula; bafuna isinkwa.
Banikelé ngezinto zabo ezifiselekayo ukuze bathole okudliwayo, ukuze baqabule umphefumulo.
O Jehova, bheka futhi ubone, ngoba ngibé njengowesifazane ongasizi ngalutho.
ל [La′medh]
12 Akulutho yini kini nonke enidlula ngendlela? Bhekani nibone.
Bukhona yini ubuhlungu obunjengobuhlungu bami engizwiswe bona kanzima,
UJehova abangele ngabo usizi ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakhe evuthayo?
מ [Mem]
13 Uthumelé umlilo emathanjeni ami esendaweni ephakeme, futhi uthobisa lelo nalelo kuwo.
Welulele izinyawo zami inetha. Ungibuyisele emuva.
Ungenzé ngaba ngowesifazane owenziwe incithakalo. Usuku lonke ngiyagula.
נ [Nun]
14 Uzigcina eqaphe izeqo zami. Ziyathandelana esandleni sakhe.
Zikhuphukele entanyeni yami. Amandla ami akhubekile.
UJehova unginikele esandleni salabo engingakwazi ukuvuka ngimelane nabo.
ס [Sa′mekh]
15 Bonke abami abanamandla uJehova ubasusile phakathi kwami wabajikijela eceleni.
Ubize umhlangano ngokumelene nami, ukuze aphihlize izinsizwa zami zibe yizicucu.
UJehova unyathele isikhamo sewayini sendodakazi eseyintombi yakwaJuda.
ע [ʽA′yin]
16 Ngiyakhala njengowesifazane ngenxa yalezi zinto. Iso lami, iso lami ligeleza amanzi.
Ngoba umduduzi ube kude nami, umuntu wokuqabula umphefumulo wami.
Amadodana ami enziwe incithakalo, ngoba isitha siziphakamisile.
פ [Peʼ]
17 IZiyoni lelulé izandla zalo. Alinaye umduduzi.
UJehova unikeze umyalo ngokuphathelene noJakobe kubo bonke abamzungezile bephikisana naye.
IJerusalema selibe yinto enyanyekayo phakathi kwabo.
צ [Tsa·dheh′]
18 UJehova ulungile, ngoba ngidlubulundé emlonyeni wakhe.
Manje, lalelani, nonke nina zizwe, nibubone ubuhlungu bami.
Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziyé ekuthunjweni.
ק [Qohph]
19 Ngibabizile labo abangithanda kakhulu. Bona bangikhohlisile.
Abapristi bami namadoda amadala baphangalele emzini,
Kuyilapho kwakudingeka bazifunele okudliwayo ukuze baqabule umphefumulo wabo.
ר [Rehsh]
20 O Jehova, bona, ngoba ngisebunzimeni obukhulu. Amathumbu ami uqobo ayabila.
Inhliziyo yami iphenduliwe ngaphakathi kimi, ngoba bengidlubulunda ngokuphelele.
Ngaphandle inkemba ibangele ukwephucwa abantwana. Ngaphakathi endlini kuyefana nokufa.
ש [Shin]
21 Abantu bazwile ukuthi ngibubula kanjani njengowesifazane. Anginaye umduduzi.
Zonke izitha zami zizwile ngenhlekelele yami. Ziye zethaba, ngoba kunguwe oyenzile.
Ngokuqinisekile uyoluletha usuku olumemezele, ukuze nazo zibe njengami.
ת [Taw]
22 Kwangathi bonke ububi bazo bungafika phambi kwakho, usebenzelane nazo kanzima,
Njengoba nje uye wasebenzelana nami kanzima ngenxa yazo zonke izeqo zami.
Ngoba ukububula kwami kuningi, futhi inhliziyo yami iyagula.
א [ʼA′leph]
2 Yeka ukuthi uJehova ngentukuthelo yakhe uyisibekela kanjani ngamafu indodakazi yaseZiyoni!
Ubususile ezulwini wabuphonsa phansi emhlabeni ubuhle buka-Israyeli.
Akazange asikhumbule isenabelo sezinyawo zakhe ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakhe.
ב [Behth]
2 UJehova ugwinyile, akazange abubonise ububele kunoma yiziphi izindawo zokuhlala zikaJakobe.
Ngokufutheka kwakhe uzidilizile izindawo ezinezivikelo eziqinile zendodakazi yakwaJuda.
Uthintanise nomhlaba, ungcolisé umbuso nezikhulu zayo.
ג [Gi′mel]
3 Ngokuvutha kwentukuthelo uzinqumé zonke izimpondo zika-Israyeli.
Ubuyisé isandla sakhe sokunene phambi kwesitha;
KuJakobe uqhubeka evutha njengomlilo ovutha amalangabi oshwabadele nxazonke.
ד [Da′leth]
4 Unyathelé umnsalo wakhe njengesitha. Isandla sakhe sokunene simi ngomumo
Njengomuntu ophikisana nabo, futhi waqhubeka ebabulala bonke labo abafiselekayo emehlweni.
Uthululelé ukufutheka kwakhe, njengomlilo, etendeni lendodakazi yaseZiyoni.
ה [Heʼ]
5 UJehova usebé njengesitha. Umgwinyile u-Israyeli.
Uyigwinyile yonke imibhoshongo yalo yokuhlala; uchithé izindawo zakhe ezinezivikelo eziqinile.
Wenza ukuba kuvame ukukhala nesililo endodakazini yakwaJuda.
ו [Waw]
6 Uliphatha ngobudlova idokodo lakhe njengalelo elisensimini. Uwuchithile umkhosi wakhe.
UJehova ubangelé ukuba umkhosi nesabatha kulibaleke eZiyoni,
Futhi ekubalahleni kwakhe ngentukuthelo akabonisi nhlonipho ngankosi nangampristi.
ז [Za′yin]
7 UJehova ulintshingile i-altare lakhe. Uyilahlile indlu yakhe engcwele.
Unikelé izindonga zemibhoshongo yalo yokuhlala esandleni sesitha.
Endlini kaJehova bazwakalisé izwi labo, njengangosuku lomkhosi.
ח [Chehth]
8 UJehova ucabangé ukuluchitha udonga lwendodakazi yaseZiyoni.
Welulé umucu wokulinganisa. Akazange asibuyise isandla sakhe ukuba singagwinyi.
Ubangela ukuba igoqo lokuvikela nodonga kulile. Kuphelile konke.
ט [Tehth]
9 Amasango alo ashoné khona kanye emhlabathini. Ubhubhisé waphihliza imigoqo yalo yaba yizicucu.
Inkosi yalo nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwezizwe. Akukho mthetho.
Abaprofethi balo nabo abatholanga mbono ovela kuJehova.
י [Yohdh]
10 Amadoda amadala endodakazi yaseZiyoni ahlala phansi emhlabathini, lapho ethula khona.
Akhuphulelé uthuli ekhanda lawo. Abhincé indwangu yesaka.
Izintombi zaseJerusalema zehlisele ikhanda lazo emhlabathini.
כ [Kaph]
11 Amehlo ami aphelile ngezinyembezi zodwa. Amathumbu ami ayabila.
Isibindi sami sithululelwé emhlabathini, ngenxa yokuphahlazeka kwendodakazi yabantu bami,
Ngenxa yokufikelwa yisinxi komntwana nosancela ezigcawini zomzana.
ל [La′medh]
12 Baqhubeka bethi konina: “Kuphi okusanhlamvu newayini?”
Ngenxa yokufikelwa kwabo yisinxi njengomuntu obulewe ezigcawini zomuzi,
Ngenxa yomphefumulo wabo othululelwa ezifubeni zonina.
מ [Mem]
13 Ngizokusebenzisa ukuba ube ngufakazi wani? Yini engizoyifanisa nawe ndodakazi yaseJerusalema?
Yini engizoyilinganisa nawe, ukuze ngikududuze ndodakazi eseyintombi yaseZiyoni?
Ngoba ukuphuka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle. Ngubani ongakulethela ukuphulukiswa?
נ [Nun]
14 Abaprofethi bakho bakubonele embonweni izinto ezingenanzuzo nezinganelisi,
Futhi abazange basembule isiphambeko sakho ukuze banqande ukuthunjwa kwakho,
Kodwa baqhubeka bekubonela emibonweni izimemezelo ezingenanzuzo nezidukisayo.
ס [Sa′mekh]
15 Bonke abadlula ngendlela bakushayele izandla.
Bayishayele ikhwelo futhi baqhubeka beyinikinela ikhanda indodakazi yaseJerusalema, bethi:
“Ingabe yiwo lo muzi ababevame ukuthi ngawo, ‘Uwukuphelela kobuhle, ukwethaba kwawo wonke umhlaba’?”
פ [Peʼ]
16 Zonke izitha zakho zikuvulele umlomo.
Zishaye ikhwelo futhi zaqhubeka ziququda amazinyo. Zithé: “Sizoyigwinya.
Impela yilo lolu suku ebesethembe ukuthi luzofika. Sitholile! Sibonile!”
ע [ʽA′yin]
17 UJehova wenzé lokho ayekucabanga. Ulifezile izwi lakhe,
Lokho ayekuyalile kusukela ezinsukwini zakudala. Udilizile, akabonisanga bubele.
Ubangela isitha ukuba sijabule ngawe. Uphakamisé uphondo lwabaphikisana nawe.
צ [Tsa·dheh′]
18 Inhliziyo yabo ikhamuluke yakhala kuJehova, ludonga lwendodakazi yaseZiyoni.
Bangela ukuba kwehle izinyembezi njengesifufula imini nobusuku.
Ungazenzi ube ndikindiki. Kwangathi inhlamvu yeso lakho ingethule.
ק [Qohph]
19 Vuka! Nswininiza ebusuku ekuqaleni kwemilindo yasekuseni.
Thulula inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso bukaJehova.
Phakamisela kuye izintende zezandla zakho ngenxa yomphefumulo wabantwana bakho,
Abafikelwa yisinxi ngenxa yendlala ekuqaleni kwazo zonke izitaladi.
ר [Rehsh]
20 Bheka, Jehova, mbheke lowo osebenzelane naye kanzima ngale ndlela.
Ingabe abesifazane kufanele baqhubeke bedla izithelo zabo siqu, abantwana abazalwe bakheké ngokuphelele,
Noma ingabe umpristi nomprofethi kufanele babulawelwe endlini engcwele kaJehova?
ש [Shin]
21 Umfana nexhegu balele phansi emhlabathini wasezitaladini.
Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziwile ngenkemba.
Uye wabulala ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakho. Uye waceka; awuzange ube nabubele.
ת [Taw]
22 Njengasosukwini lomkhosi wabiza izindawo zami zobufokazi nxazonke.
Futhi ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova akuzange kube khona ophunyukile noma osindile;
Labo engabazala bakheké ngokuphelele ngabakhulisa, isitha sami sibaqothulile.
א [ʼA′leph]
3 Ngiyindoda enamandla eboné ukuhlupheka ngenxa yobhoko lokufutheka kwakhe.
2 Yimina aye wangihola wangenza ukuba ngihambe ebumnyameni hhayi ekukhanyeni.
3 Impela, usuku lonke usiphendula ngokuphindaphindiwe isandla sakhe ngokumelene nami.
ב [Behth]
4 Ubangele ukuba inyama yami nesikhumba sami kuguge. Uphule amathambo ami.
5 Wakhile ngokumelene nami, ukuze angihaqe ngesitshalo esinoshevu nangobunzima.
6 Ungenzé ukuba ngihlale ezindaweni ezimnyama njengabantu asebenesikhathi eside befile.
ג [Gi′mel]
7 Ungivimbele njengokungathi ngodonga lwamatshe, ukuba ngingaphumi. Uzenzé zasinda izibopho zami zethusi.
8 Futhi, lapho ngicela ukulekelelwa ngikhalela usizo, empeleni uyawuthiya umthandazo wami.
9 Uvimbé izindlela zami ngamatshe aqoshiwe. Imigwaqo yami uyisontile.
ד [Da′leth]
10 Kimi unjengebhere eliqamekele, njengengonyama ezindaweni zokucasha.
11 Izindlela zami uziphithanisile, futhi ungenza ngibe yifusi. Ungenzé ngaba ngumuntu owenziwe incithakalo.
12 Unyathelé umnsalo wakhe, futhi ungimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo somcibisholo.
ה [Heʼ]
13 Ufaké amadodana omgodla wemicibisholo yakhe ezinsweni zami.
14 Ngibé yinto yokuhlekwa kubo bonke abantu abamelene nami, isihloko sengoma yabo usuku lonke.
15 Ungigcingcé ngezinto ezibabayo. Ungisuthise ngomhlonyane.
ו [Waw]
16 Wenza amazinyo ami aphuke ngohlalwane. Ungenzé ngathothobala emlotheni.
17 Wena ubuye ulahle kangangokuba umphefumulo wami awunakho ukuthula. Ngikhohliwe ukuthi ubuhle buyini.
18 Ngilokhu ngithi: “Ukuhlonipheka kwami kushabalele, nengikulindele kuJehova.”
ז [Za′yin]
19 Khumbula ukuhlupheka kwami nesimo sami sokungabi nakhaya, umhlonyane nesitshalo esinoshevu.
20 Nakanjani umphefumulo wakho uyokhumbula ukhothamele phezu kwami.
21 Yilokhu engizokubuyisa enhliziyweni yami. Yingakho ngizobonisa isimo sengqondo sokulinda.
ח [Chehth]
22 Kuyizenzo zomusa wothando kaJehova ukuthi asizange siphele, ngoba isihe sakhe ngokuqinisekile ngeke siphele.
23 Sisha njalo ekuseni. Ukuthembeka kwakho kuyachichima.
24 “UJehova uyisabelo sami,” kusho umphefumulo wami, “yingakho ngizobonisa isimo sengqondo sokumlinda.”
ט [Tehth]
25 UJehova muhle kothembela kuye, emphefumulweni oqhubeka ufuna yena.
26 Kuhle ukuba umuntu alinde, yebo buthule, alindele insindiso kaJehova.
27 Kuhle ngendoda enamandla ukuba ithwale ijoka ebusheni bayo.
י [Yohdh]
28 Mayihlale yodwa ithule, ngoba ubeke okuthile phezu kwayo.
29 Mayibeke umlomo wayo othulini. Mhlawumbe likhona ithemba.
30 Mayinike oyishayayo isihlathi sayo. Mayisuthe isihlamba.
כ [Kaph]
31 Ngoba uJehova ngeke aqhubeke elahla kuze kube nini nanini.
32 Ngoba nakuba ebangele usizi, ngokuqinisekile uyobonisa isihe futhi ngokokuchichima komusa wakhe wothando.
33 Ngoba akazange ngokusuka enhliziyweni yakhe ahluphe noma abangele abantwana babantu usizi.
ל [La′medh]
34 Ngenxa yokuchoboza komuntu zonke iziboshwa zasemhlabeni ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe,
35 Ngenxa yokuchilizela eceleni ukwahlulelwa kwendoda enamandla phambi kobuso boPhezukonke,
36 Ngenxa yokugwegwisa umuntu ecaleni lakhe lomthetho, uJehova akazange ajabule.
מ [Mem]
37 Manje, ngubani othé kufanele kwenzeke okuthile lapho uJehova ngokwakhe engakuyalanga?
38 Emlonyeni woPhezukonke akuphumi izinto ezimbi kanye nokuhle.
39 Umuntu ophilayo angahlala kanjani ekhonona, yebo indoda enamandla ngenxa yesono sayo?
נ [Nun]
40 Masiphenyeni izindlela zethu sizihlole, sibuyele impela kuJehova.
41 Masiphakamiseleni inhliziyo yethu kanye nezintende zezandla zethu kuNkulunkulu emazulwini:
42 “Thina seqé umthetho, futhi sidlubulundile. Wena awuzange uthethelele.
ס [Sa′mekh]
43 Ngentukuthelo uvimbile ukuba kungasondelwa, uqhubeka usixosha. Ubulele; awuzange ubonise ububele.
44 Uvimbile ngongqimba lwamafu ukuba kungasondelwa kuwe, ukuze umthandazo ungadluli.
45 Usenza sibe yimfucumfucu nezibi phakathi kwezizwe.”
פ [Peʼ]
46 Zonke izitha zethu zisivulele umlomo wazo.
47 Ingebhe nomgodi kubé ngokwethu, ukuba yincithakalo nokuphuka.
48 Iso lami uqobo lilokhu ligeleza imifudlana yamanzi ngenxa yokuphuka kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
ע [ʽA′yin]
49 Iso lami liyamululeka futhi alivumi ukuthula, kangangokuba akukho zikhawu,
50 Kuze kube yilapho uJehova ebheka phansi futhi ebona esezulwini.
51 Iso lami liwuphathé kabuhlungu umphefumulo wami, ngenxa yawo wonke amadodakazi omuzi wakithi.
צ [Tsa·dheh′]
52 Izitha zami zingizingele nokungizingela njengokungathi zizingela inyoni, ngaphandle kwesizathu.
53 Zithulisé ukuphila kwami egodini, futhi zaqhubeka zingijikijela ngamatshe.
54 Amanzi agelezé phezu kwekhanda lami. Ngithé: “Ngokuqinisekile ngizonqunywa!”
ק [Qohph]
55 O Jehova, ngimemezé igama lakho ngisemgodini wohlobo oluphansi impela.
56 Izwi lami kumelwe ulizwe. Ungayifihli indlebe yakho ekungiphumuzeni, ekukhaleleni kwami usizo.
57 Usondelile ngosuku engaqhubeka ngikubiza ngalo. Wathi: “Ungesabi.”
ר [Rehsh]
58 O Jehova, uye wamela izimpi zomphefumulo wami. Ukuhlengile ukuphila kwami.
59 O Jehova, ukubonile okubi okwenziwe kimi. Siza ungenzele ukwahlulela.
60 Uyibonile yonke impindiselo yabo, yonke imicabango yabo ngokumelene nami,
ש [Sin] noma [Shin]
61 O Jehova, ukuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwabo, yonke imicabango yabo ngokumelene nami,
62 Izindebe zalabo abangivukelayo kanye nokungihleba kwabo usuku lonke.
63 Siza ukubheke ukuhlala kwabo phansi nokusukuma kwabo. Ngiyisihloko sengoma yabo.
ת [Taw]
64 O Jehova, uyobabuyisela impatho evumelana nomsebenzi wezandla zabo.
65 Uyobanika ukweyisa kwenhliziyo, isiqalekiso sakho kubo.
66 Uyobasukela uthukuthele, ubabhuqe basuke phansi kwamazulu kaJehova.
א [ʼA′leph]
4 O yeka indlela elifiphala ngayo igolide elicwebezelayo, igolide elihle!
O yeka indlela amatshe angcwele athululwa ngayo ekuqaleni kwazo zonke izitaladi!
ב [Behth]
2 Ngokuqondene namadodana ayigugu aseZiyoni, akalwa eqhathaniswa negolide elicwengiwe,
O yeka indlela abhekwé ngayo njengezimbiza ezinkulu zobumba, umsebenzi wezandla zombumbi!
ג [Gi′mel]
3 Ngisho nezimpungushe ziwehlisile umbele. Ziwancelisile amawundlu azo.
Indodakazi yabantu bami iba nesihluku, njengezintshe ehlane.
ד [Da′leth]
4 Ulimi loncelayo lunamathele olwangeni lwalo ngenxa yokoma.
Abantwana bacele isinkwa. Akekho obanika sona.
ה [Heʼ]
5 Bona kanye ababedla izinto ezimnandi bafikelwe ukumangala ezitaladini.
Bona kanye ababekhuliswa ngezibubende kuye kwadingeka ukuba bagone izinqwaba zomlotha.
ו [Waw]
6 Isijeziso sesiphambeko sendodakazi yabantu bami futhi siba sikhulu kunesijeziso sesono saseSodoma,
Elagumbuqelwa njengokungathi ngomzuzwana, futhi okungazange kube khona izandla ezaphendukela kulo ukuze zisize.
ז [Za′yin]
7 AmaNaziri alo ayehlanzekile kuneqhwa; ayemhlophe kunobisi.
Empeleni ayebomvu kakhulu kunamakhorali; ukucwazimula kwawo kwakunjengesafire.
ח [Chehth]
8 Ukubukeka kwawo kube mnyama ngaphezu kobumnyama ngokwabo. Awazange abonakale ukuthi angobani ezitaladini.
Isikhumba sawo sishwabene emathanjeni awo. Somile njengomuthi.
ט [Tehth]
9 Ababulewe ngenkemba babe ngcono kunalabo ababulewe yindlala,
Ngoba laba bayawohloka, begwazwa ngenxa yokuntuleka komkhiqizo wensimu.
י [Yohdh]
10 Izandla zabesifazane abanobubele zipheké abantwana babo.
Babe njengesinkwa senduduzo kumuntu ngesikhathi sokuphuka kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
כ [Kaph]
11 UJehova ukufezile ukufutheka kwakhe. Uyithululile intukuthelo yakhe evuthayo.
Uthungela umlilo eZiyoni, odla izisekelo zalo.
ל [La′medh]
12 Amakhosi omhlaba nabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni elikhiqizayo abazange bakholelwe
Ukuthi ophikisana nabo kanye nesitha babeyongena emasangweni eJerusalema.
מ [Mem]
13 Ngenxa yezono zabaprofethi balo, iziphambeko zabapristi balo,
Kwakukhona phakathi kwalo abachitha igazi labalungile.
נ [Nun]
14 Bazulazulé ezitaladini njengezimpumputhe. Bangcoliswé yigazi,
Kangangokuba akekho okwaziyo ukuthinta izingubo zabo.
ס [Sa′mekh]
15 Babamemezile bathi: “Sukani endleleni! Asihlanzekile!” “Sukani endleleni! Sukani endleleni! Ningathinti!”
Ngoba abasenalo ikhaya. Futhi baye bazulazula. Abantu bathé phakathi kwezizwe: “Ngeke baphinde bagogobale.
פ [Peʼ]
16 Ubuso bukaJehova bubahlukanisile. Ngeke aphinde ababheke.
Abantu ngokuqinisekile ngeke babonise ukubacabangela ngisho nabapristi. Ngokuqinisekile ngeke babonise umusa ngisho nasemaxhegwini.”
ע [ʽA′yin]
17 Lapho sisekhona, amehlo ethu aqhubeka ephela ukulubela usizo ngeze.
Phakathi nokuqalaza kwethu siye sabheka esizweni esingeke sakwazi ukuletha insindiso.
צ [Tsa·dheh′]
18 Bazingelé izinyathelo zethu kangangokuba akukho kuhambahamba ezigcawini zethu.
Ukuphela kwethu kusondele. Izinsuku zethu ziphelele, ngoba ukuphela kwethu kufikile.
ק [Qohph]
19 Abasisukelayo baye baba nejubane kunezinkozi zamazulu.
Basihlale ezithendeni phezu kwezintaba. Basiqamekele ehlane.
ר [Rehsh]
20 Wona kanye umoya wamakhala ethu, ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, ubanjiwe emgodini wabo omkhulu,
Lowo esithé ngaye: “Sizohlala emthunzini wakhe phakathi kwezizwe.”
ש [Sin]
21 Yethaba futhi ujabule ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, njengoba nje uhlala ezweni lase-Uze.
Indebe izodlula nangakuwe. Uzodakwa futhi uziveze uhamba-ze.
ת [Taw]
22 O ndodakazi yaseZiyoni, isiphambeko sakho sifinyelele esiphelweni saso. Ngeke aphinde akuyise ekudingisweni futhi.
O ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, yena usinakile isiphambeko sakho. Uzembulile izono zakho.
5 O Jehova, khumbula lokho okwenzeke kithi. Bheka ubone isihlamba sethu.
2 Ifa lethu linikelwe ezihambini, izindlu zethu kwabezinye izizwe.
3 Sibé yizintandane ezingenaye ubaba. Omama banjengabafelokazi.
4 Kuye kwadingeka ukuba siphuze amanzi ethu siqu ngemali. Izinkuni zethu zingena ngentengo.
5 Abasisukelayo sebelapha entanyeni yethu. Sidiniwe. Akukho ukuphumula esikushiyelwe.
6 Siniké iGibhithe isandla; sanika ne-Asiriya, ukuze sithole ukwaneliseka ngesinkwa.
7 Okhokho bethu yibo abonile. Abasekho. Kepha thina, kuye kwadingeka ukuba sithwale iziphambeko zabo.
8 Izinceku nje zisibusile. Akekho osihlwithayo esandleni sazo.
9 Singenisa isinkwa sethu sibeké umphefumulo wethu engozini, ngenxa yenkemba yasehlane.
10 Isikhumba sethu uqobo sesishisa njengesithando somlilo, ngenxa yephango.
11 Bathobisé abafazi abaseZiyoni, izintombi ezisemizini yakwaJuda.
12 Izikhulu ngokwazo zilengiswé ngesandla sazo nje. Ngisho nobuso bamaxhegu abuzange buhlonishwe.
13 Ngisho nezinsizwa ziphakamise itshe lokugaya, futhi abafana bakhubekile bethwele izinkuni.
14 Amaxhegu awasekho ngisho nangaphandle kwesango, nezinsizwa emculweni wazo wezinsimbi.
15 Ukwethaba kwenhliziyo yethu kuphelile. Ukudansa kwethu kushintshé kwaba ngukukhala kuphela.
16 Umqhele wekhanda lethu uwile. Manje, maye kithi, ngoba sonile!
17 Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo yethu iyagula. Ngenxa yalezi zinto amehlo ethu aqundekile,
18 Ngenxa yentaba yaseZiyoni eyenziwe incithakalo; izimpungushe zihambé phezu kwayo.
19 Kepha wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube nini nanini. Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi simi izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
20 Kungani usikhohlwa kuze kube phakade, usishiya ubude bezinsuku?
21 O Jehova, sibuyisele kuwe, sizobuya ngokushesha. Silethele izinsuku ezintsha njengakudala.
22 Nokho, ngokuqinisekile usalile. Usithukuthelele kakhulu.
Is 3:26
Lil 2:10
IHu 122:4
Is 54:4
1Kh 4:20
Dut 28:48
2Kh 25:12
Jer 9:1
Lil 1:16
Jer 13:17
Jer 4:30
Hez 16:37
Jer 30:14
Is 30:3
Lev 26:33
2Kh 24:14
2Kh 25:21
Jer 39:9
Jer 52:27
Dut 30:7
Jer 17:4
Dut 28:64
Jer 24:9
Lil 2:9
Lil 4:19
Lil 2:6
Hos 2:11
Amo 8:10
Is 3:26
Jer 14:2
Jer 4:9
Jer 9:20
Dut 28:44
IHu 80:6
Is 47:6
Zak 1:15
2Kr 36:16
Neh 9:33
Jer 30:14
Lil 1:18
Hez 8:17
Dan 9:7
Dan 9:16
Jer 39:9
Jer 52:30
Hez 24:21
Is 5:13
Jer 46:15
1Kh 9:19
1Kh 10:27
Lil 1:10
Jer 52:4
IHu 137:3
IzA 24:17
Lil 2:16
1Kh 8:46
Is 1:4
Is 59:2
Jer 6:28
Hez 14:13
Hez 22:4
1Kh 9:7
Lil 4:6
Jer 24:9
Jer 13:22
Jer 13:26
Hez 16:37
Hez 23:29
Hos 2:10
Jer 4:31
Jer 2:34
Dut 32:29
Jer 8:7
Shu 4:1
Lil 1:2
Lil 2:13
Eks 3:7
Jer 50:29
2Kr 36:18
Is 39:6
Jer 15:13
Jer 20:5
Jer 52:17
Jer 52:19
Dan 1:2
2Kr 36:17
IHu 74:7
IHu 79:1
Is 63:18
Is 64:11
Jer 52:13
Hez 7:22
Jer 38:9
Jer 52:6
Lil 2:12
Lil 4:4
Gen 18:5
Hla 2:5
Is 54:1
Lil 2:15
Lil 2:13
Dan 9:12
Jer 51:45
IHu 102:3
Job 19:6
IHu 66:11
Hez 12:13
Hez 17:20
Hos 7:12
Dut 28:65
Jer 4:19
Jos 24:19
IHu 5:10
Is 59:12
Dut 28:48
Lev 26:37
Jer 52:28
Hez 11:9
2Kh 24:14
2Kr 36:17
Is 63:3
Jow 3:13
IsA 14:19
IsA 19:15
Jer 14:17
Jer 31:15
Jer 9:1
Jer 13:17
Jer 14:17
Lil 2:18
Jer 9:21
Jer 31:15
IHu 137:3
Jer 50:29
Is 1:15
Jer 4:31
Is 51:18
Jer 30:14
Lil 1:9
Dut 28:49
2Kh 24:2
2Kh 25:1
Lil 1:8
Hez 36:17
Dut 32:4
Neh 9:33
Dan 9:7
1Sa 12:14
1Sa 12:15
IHu 107:11
Is 1:2
Dut 28:32
Jer 30:14
Jer 14:15
Jer 23:11
Lil 1:11
Job 30:27
Jer 4:19
Lil 2:11
IHu 13:2
IHu 25:17
Dut 9:23
IHu 5:10
IHu 107:11
Is 1:2
Is 63:10
Hez 20:8
Dut 32:25
Jer 9:21
Jer 15:2
Jer 14:18
Jer 18:21
Hez 7:15
Lil 1:16
IHu 69:20
Jer 30:14
Jer 40:2
Hez 25:6
Ob 12
IHu 37:13
Is 13:19
Jer 25:14
Jow 3:19
IHu 137:8
Is 51:23
IHu 109:15
Jer 51:35
Rom 2:6
Jak 2:13
Job 34:11
Jer 16:18
Lil 1:11
Is 1:5
Jer 8:18
Lil 5:17
Lil 3:44
Mat 11:23
Lil 2:15
Hez 16:14
1Kr 28:2
IHu 99:5
IHu 132:7
Is 60:13
Dut 28:30
Lil 2:17
Lil 3:43
Dut 28:52
Mik 5:11
Is 25:12
Is 26:5
IHu 89:39
Is 47:6
Hez 21:27
Is 39:7
Is 43:28
Job 16:15
IHu 75:10
IHu 74:11
Dut 32:22
2Kh 25:9
IHu 89:46
Is 42:25
Jer 4:4
Jer 7:20
Lil 4:11
Heb 12:29
Job 6:4
Is 63:10
Jer 21:5
Jer 30:14
Eks 15:6
Dut 28:63
2Kh 25:21
Lil 5:12
Is 42:25
Jer 4:4
Jer 10:20
Jer 30:14
2Kr 36:16
2Kh 25:9
Jer 52:13
Hos 8:14
Jer 5:17
Hez 2:10
2Kr 36:19
IHu 78:60
Is 63:18
Is 64:11
IHu 80:12
IHu 89:40
Is 1:8
Lil 1:4
Hos 2:11
Zef 3:18
Job 34:19
Jer 52:24
Rom 2:11
Jer 52:18
Lev 26:31
Jer 26:6
Jer 52:13
Hez 24:21
Mik 3:12
2Kr 36:19
Jer 32:29
Hos 8:14
IHu 74:4
2Kh 25:10
Jer 39:8
2Kh 21:13
Is 28:17
Amo 7:7
Job 13:21
Lil 2:2
Is 3:26
Neh 1:3
Jer 14:2
Dut 28:36
2Kh 24:15
2Kh 25:7
Is 39:7
Jer 52:9
Lil 1:6
Lil 4:20
Hez 12:13
Dan 1:3
2Kr 15:3
Hez 7:26
IHu 74:9
Jer 23:16
Lil 2:14
Hez 13:3
Is 3:26
Jer 8:14
Lil 3:28
Amo 5:13
Jos 7:6
Job 2:12
Jer 6:26
Hez 7:18
Hez 27:31
Lil 1:4
IHu 6:7
Lil 1:16
Lil 3:48
Lil 1:20
Job 30:16
Is 22:4
Jer 14:17
Jer 11:22
Lil 2:19
Lil 4:4
Dut 28:51
2Kh 25:3
Is 3:1
Jer 18:21
Lil 1:12
Is 51:19
Jer 8:21
Jer 14:17
Dan 9:12
Jer 30:12
Jer 2:8
Jer 5:12
Jer 5:31
Jer 23:16
Jer 27:14
Jer 29:9
Hez 13:2
Is 58:1
Jer 23:14
Jer 23:32
Jer 27:9
Mik 3:5
Zef 3:4
Hez 25:6
Nah 3:19
1Kh 9:8
Jer 18:16
Jer 19:8
Jer 25:9
Mik 6:16
IHu 22:7
IHu 44:14
Mat 27:39
Mar 15:29
IHu 48:2
IHu 50:2
Hez 16:14
Job 16:10
IHu 22:13
IHu 35:21
IHu 109:2
Job 16:9
IHu 37:12
IzE 7:54
Is 49:19
Jer 51:34
Mik 4:11
IHu 35:21
Ob 13
Jer 18:11
Mik 2:3
2Kh 23:27
Is 46:10
Is 55:11
Lev 26:17
Dut 28:15
Hez 5:11
Hez 7:9
Hez 9:10
IHu 38:16
IHu 89:42
Lil 1:5
IHu 119:145
Lil 2:8
Jer 9:1
Jer 13:17
Jer 14:17
Lil 1:16
IHu 119:148
1Sa 1:15
IHu 62:8
IHu 142:2
IHu 88:1
Dan 9:3
1Kh 8:54
Is 51:20
Lil 4:9
Hez 5:16
Jer 14:21
Lev 26:29
Dut 28:53
Jer 19:9
Lil 4:10
Hez 5:10
IHu 78:64
Mat 23:35
Dut 28:50
2Kr 36:17
IHu 18:42
Jer 9:21
Jer 18:21
Lil 1:15
Jer 21:7
Hez 9:6
Eks 34:7
Jer 13:14
Lil 2:2
Lil 3:43
Hez 5:11
Hez 7:4
Dut 16:16
Jer 46:5
Amo 9:1
Dut 28:18
Jer 16:4
Hos 9:12
IHu 71:20
Dut 28:29
Is 59:9
Jer 13:16
Is 63:10
IHu 38:3
IHu 51:8
Is 38:13
Jer 50:17
Job 3:23
Jer 8:14
Jer 9:15
Jer 23:15
Lil 3:19
IHu 88:6
IHu 88:5
IHu 143:3
Job 19:8
IHu 88:8
Hos 2:6
Jer 39:7
Jer 52:11
Job 30:20
IHu 22:2
IHu 80:4
IHu 102:2
IzA 15:29
Is 1:15
Mik 3:4
Job 19:8
Job 34:11
Is 63:17
Hos 13:8
Amo 5:19
Job 10:16
Job 38:40
Hos 5:14
Jer 6:8
Jer 32:43
IHu 7:12
Job 6:4
Job 7:20
Job 16:12
IHu 38:2
Job 6:4
Job 16:13
Job 30:1
IHu 44:13
Jer 20:7
Job 30:9
IHu 69:12
IHu 137:3
Rut 1:20
Job 9:18
Jer 9:15
Jer 23:15
IzA 20:17
IHu 102:9
Jer 6:26
Gen 41:30
Job 17:15
IHu 31:22
Neh 9:32
IHu 137:1
Jer 9:15
Lil 3:5
IHu 113:7
IHu 77:11
IHu 130:7
Mik 7:7
IHu 25:6
IHu 69:16
Ezr 9:8
IHu 77:8
IHu 106:45
Mal 3:6
Neh 9:31
IHu 78:38
IHu 86:15
Jer 30:11
Mik 7:18
Luk 1:50
IHu 30:5
Is 33:2
Dut 32:4
IHu 36:5
IHu 89:2
IHu 16:5
IHu 73:26
IHu 119:57
IHu 142:5
IHu 31:24
IHu 130:7
IHu 25:3
IHu 39:7
IHu 130:5
Is 25:9
Is 30:18
Mik 7:7
1Kr 28:9
IHu 38:9
Is 26:9
Zef 2:3
IHu 31:24
IHu 37:7
IHu 36:6
IHu 116:6
IzA 20:22
IHu 119:71
IHu 4:4
Lil 2:10
IHu 39:9
Jer 15:17
Lil 3:39
Job 42:6
Hez 16:63
2Sa 12:22
Jow 2:14
Jon 3:9
Mik 5:1
Mat 5:39
1Pe 2:23
IHu 123:3
Is 50:6
IHu 77:7
IHu 94:14
Jer 3:12
Jer 31:37
Jer 32:40
Mik 7:18
Job 5:18
IHu 30:5
Is 54:7
2Kh 13:23
IHu 13:5
IHu 78:38
IHu 103:9
IHu 103:11
IHu 106:45
Jer 31:20
Is 55:7
Jer 7:31
Jer 18:8
Hez 33:11
Heb 12:10
Jak 1:13
2Pe 3:9
IHu 69:33
IHu 79:11
IHu 102:20
Is 51:23
IHu 12:5
IHu 140:12
IzA 17:15
IzA 22:22
Is 5:23
Is 59:15
Hab 1:13
IHu 33:9
IzA 16:9
IzA 19:21
Is 46:10
Jak 3:11
IzA 19:3
IHu 103:10
Mik 7:9
IHu 119:59
Hez 18:28
Hag 1:5
Dut 4:30
Is 55:7
Hos 6:1
Jow 2:13
Jak 4:8
Dut 4:29
2Kr 7:14
2Kr 34:27
IHu 28:2
IHu 119:58
Neh 9:26
Is 1:2
Dan 9:5
2Kh 24:4
Hez 24:13
Dan 9:12
IzA 15:8
1Pe 3:12
Dut 28:64
Dut 4:26
Lil 2:2
Hez 9:10
Lil 2:1
IHu 80:4
IzA 15:29
IzA 28:9
Is 1:15
Jer 14:11
Mik 3:4
Zak 7:13
Dut 28:37
Jer 6:30
Job 16:10
IHu 22:13
Lil 2:16
Dut 28:66
Is 24:18
Jer 48:44
Is 51:19
Jer 4:6
Lil 2:13
IHu 119:136
Jer 9:1
Jer 14:17
Lil 1:16
IHu 80:14
IHu 102:19
Is 63:15
Dut 28:34
Jer 14:18
Jer 11:22
Lil 2:21
1Sa 26:20
IHu 11:1
1Sa 26:18
IHu 35:7
IHu 69:4
IHu 109:3
IHu 119:161
Jer 37:18
Jer 37:20
Jer 38:6
IHu 18:4
IHu 69:2
IHu 88:17
IHu 124:4
IHu 31:22
IHu 88:6
IHu 116:4
IHu 130:1
Jon 2:2
IHu 3:4
IHu 6:8
IHu 116:1
IHu 55:1
IHu 69:18
IHu 145:18
Is 58:9
Jak 4:8
Jer 1:8
IHu 7:8
IHu 35:1
IHu 69:18
Jer 11:20
Jer 51:36
IHu 71:23
Jer 50:34
Jer 15:10
1Sa 25:39
IHu 9:4
IHu 35:23
IHu 43:1
Jer 51:36
IHu 10:14
Jer 11:19
IHu 74:18
IHu 89:50
Jer 11:19
Jer 18:18
IHu 59:12
IHu 140:3
Jer 38:4
IHu 1:1
IHu 139:2
Job 30:9
Lil 3:14
Job 34:11
IHu 28:4
Jer 11:20
2Ti 4:14
Dut 2:30
Jer 18:12
Rom 2:5
Heb 3:12
Dut 28:15
Jer 17:5
Dut 4:26
Dut 28:20
IHu 35:6
Jer 11:23
IHu 8:3
Jer 10:12
1Kh 6:22
1Kh 5:17
1Kh 7:9
Jer 52:13
Is 51:18
Is 30:14
Jer 19:11
Jer 22:28
Lil 5:12
Lev 26:29
Dut 28:53
Jer 19:9
Lil 4:10
Job 39:16
IHu 22:15
Lil 2:11
Lil 1:11
Lil 2:12
Jer 52:6
Amo 6:4
Amo 6:7
Jer 6:2
Job 2:8
Gen 19:24
Hez 16:48
Gen 19:25
Dan 9:12
Num 6:2
Hlu 13:5
IHu 51:7
1Sa 16:12
Hla 5:10
Job 28:16
Job 2:12
Job 19:20
Job 33:21
IHu 102:5
Jer 38:2
Jer 29:17
Lev 26:29
Dut 28:55
Lil 2:20
Lil 4:3
Dut 28:57
Is 49:15
Lil 3:48
Dut 28:20
2Kr 36:16
Jer 6:11
Jer 9:11
Hez 22:31
Dan 9:12
Zak 1:6
Lev 26:28
Jer 7:20
Dut 32:22
2Kh 25:9
Dut 29:24
1Kh 9:8
2Kh 25:10
Jer 52:13
Jer 5:31
Jer 6:13
Jer 14:14
Jer 23:11
Lil 2:14
Mik 3:11
Zef 3:4
Jer 26:8
Mat 23:31
Luk 11:47
IzE 7:52
Dut 28:28
Is 56:10
Mat 15:14
Is 59:10
Zef 1:17
Num 35:33
Is 1:15
Jer 2:34
Hez 33:25
Hos 4:2
Num 19:16
Lev 13:45
2Ko 6:17
Lev 26:33
Lil 1:7
Dut 28:65
Dut 28:25
Dut 28:68
Lev 26:33
Dut 28:64
Jer 24:9
Job 34:29
IHu 34:16
Is 59:2
Jer 18:17
Heb 8:9
2Kh 25:18
Lil 5:12
Hez 9:6
2Kh 24:7
Is 20:5
Lil 1:19
Is 30:3
Is 31:3
Jer 37:7
Hez 29:6
2Kh 25:5
Jer 39:4
Lil 3:52
Hez 7:2
Hez 12:23
Amo 8:2
Dut 28:49
Is 5:26
Jer 4:13
Hos 8:1
Hab 1:8
2Kh 25:5
Amo 2:14
Lil 3:10
Gen 2:7
IHu 89:20
Jer 37:1
2Kh 25:6
Jer 39:5
Jer 52:8
Hez 12:13
Hlu 9:15
Dan 4:12
1Sa 9:16
IzA 2:14
1Ko 13:6
IHu 137:7
Ob 12
Jer 25:20
Jer 25:15
Jer 49:12
Ob 16
Jer 49:10
Lev 26:43
Is 40:2
Jer 50:20
Lev 26:44
Is 52:1
Is 60:18
IHu 137:7
Is 34:5
Hez 25:13
Hez 35:15
Amo 1:11
Ob 13
Lev 26:44
Jer 15:15
Lil 1:20
IHu 44:13
IHu 79:4
Lil 2:15
Dut 28:30
IHu 79:1
IHu 136:21
Is 1:7
Jer 6:12
Zef 1:13
Eks 22:24
Jer 18:21
Dut 28:48
Is 3:1
Hez 4:11
Hez 4:16
Dut 28:48
Jer 27:8
Jer 28:14
Dut 28:65
Is 30:2
Is 31:1
Jer 2:18
Jer 2:36
Jer 44:12
Hez 17:18
2Kr 28:16
Hos 5:13
Hos 7:11
Hos 9:3
Hos 12:1
Jer 16:12
Jer 31:29
Hez 18:2
Eks 20:5
Jer 14:20
Zak 1:5
Dut 28:43
IzA 30:22
Is 3:4
Zak 11:6
Jer 52:6
Hez 4:10
2Kh 25:3
Job 30:30
Lil 4:8
Dut 28:30
Zak 14:2
Jer 39:6
Is 47:6
Jer 6:11
Lil 4:16
Hlu 16:21
Eks 1:11
Dut 16:18
Jos 20:4
Rut 4:11
Jer 25:10
Amo 8:10
Job 19:9
IHu 7:5
IHu 89:39
IzA 14:34
Is 3:9
Is 59:12
Is 1:5
Jer 8:18
Lil 1:22
Dut 28:65
Job 17:7
IHu 6:7
Is 59:10
Lil 2:11
Lev 26:43
Jer 26:18
Is 32:14
Jer 9:11
Hez 13:4
IHu 9:7
IHu 90:2
IHu 102:12
IHu 102:27
IHu 145:13
IHu 146:10
Hab 1:12
IHu 13:1
Jer 14:19
IHu 79:5
Dut 4:30
IHu 80:3
IHu 85:4
Jer 31:18
Jer 32:37
Jer 33:13
IHu 44:9
Dut 28:15
IHu 60:1
Jer 31:37
^ (Imis. 10:22-33) Wona atsi: “Khoneliyuse indvuna yelibutfo, loyindvodza lelungile naleyesaba Nkulunkulu, futsi lekhulunyelwa kahle ngiso sonkhe sive semaJuda, utfole umlayeto lovela kuNkulunkulu ngengilosi lengcwele kutsi akulandze ute endlini yakhe kuze eve loko lotakusho.” 23 Ngako wawemukela, wawangenisa endlini. Ngakusasa wavuka wahamba nawo, nalabanye bazalwane baseJopha bahamba naye. 24 Wefika eKhesariya ngelilanga lelilandzelako. Khoneliyuse abebalindzile, futsi abite tihlobo nebangani bakhe labakhulu. 25 Ngesikhatsi Phetro angena, Khoneliyuse wamhlangabeta waguca embikwakhe, wamkhotsamela. 26 Kodvwa Phetro wamphakamisa watsi: “Sukuma, ngobe nami ngingumuntfu nje.” 27 Njengobe akhuluma naye, wangena ngekhatsi wakhandza bantfu labanyenti bahlangene, 28 watsi kubo: “Nati kahle kutsi umJuda akakavumeleki kutsi atihlanganise nemuntfu walesinye sive nobe aye kuye, kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungibonisile kutsi akukafaneli ngitsi umuntfu ungcolile nobe akakahlanteki. 29 Ngako ngitsite nangibitwa ngavele ngeta ngaphandle kwekungabata. Ngicela ningitjele kutsi ningibiteleni.” 30 Khoneliyuse watsi: “Emalangeni lamane lendlulile, ngesikhatsi ngithantaza endlini yami ngato letikhatsi, sekusondzela insimbi yesitsatfu ntsambama, kufike indvodza lebeyembetse tingubo letimhlophe yema embikwami, 31 yatsi: ‘Khoneliyuse, Nkulunkulu uwuvile umthantazo wakho, watikhumbula netipho lebewutipha labanye. 32 Ngako tfuma bantfu eJopha kutsi bayewulandza Simoni lokutsiwa nguPhetro. Lendvodza ingenise endlini yaSimoni umshuki, lohlala ngaselwandle.’ 33 Ngivele ngatfumela kutsi ulandvwe, futsi wena uvumile kuta. Nyalo sonkhe sikhona lapha embikwaNkulunkulu, kuze silalele tonkhe tintfo Jehova latsite usitjele tona.”
^ sig. 13 (Mak. 10:35-45) Emadvodzana lamabili aZebedi, boJakobe naJohane, beta kuye batsi: “Mfundzisi, kukhona lesicela usentele kona.” 36 Yena watsi kubo: “Nifuna nginenteleni?” 37 Batsi kuye: “Sicela kuhlala nawe eMbusweni wakho, lomunye abe ngesekudla sakho, futsi lomunye abe ngesencele sakho.” 38 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Aniyati lentfo leniyicelako. Ningakhona yini kuyinatsa lendzebe lengitayinatsa, futsi ningabhajatiswa yini ngalolubhabhatiso lengitawubhajatiswa ngalo?” 39 Batsi kuye: “Yebo singakhona.” Ngako Jesu watsi kubo: “Lendzebe lengitayinatsa nitayinatsa, futsi nani nitawubhajatiswa ngalolubhabhatiso lengitawubhajatiswa ngalo. 40 Kodvwa akusimi loncumako kutsi ngubani lotawuhlala ngesekudla nobe ngesencele sami eMbusweni, ngobe labo labatawuhlala ngulabo labalungiselwe kona.” 41 Laba labanye labalishumi batsi nabeva ngaloko, babatfukutselela boJakobe naJohane. 42 Kodvwa Jesu wababita watsi kubo: “Niyati kutsi labo lababusa tive bayatiphakamisa futsi tikhulu tibusa ngekucindzetela. 43 Akusinjalo ngani, ngobe nobe ngubani lofuna kuba mkhulu emkhatsini wenu kufanele abe yinceku yenu, 44 nanobe ngubani lofuna kuba wekucala emkhatsini wenu kufanele abe sisebenti senu. 45 Ngobe neNdvodzana yemuntfu ayizange itele kutewusetjentelwa, kodvwa yetela kutewuba yinceku nekunikela ngemphefumulo wayo kutsi ube yinhlawulo yalabanyenti.”
^ (IHu. 102:0-28) Umthandazo wohluphekileyo uma kwenzeka eba buthaka abese ethulula ukukhathazeka kwakhe kuJehova. 102 O Jehova, yizwa umthandazo wami; Kwangathi ukukhalela kwami usizo kungafika kuwe. 2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku engisebunzimeni obukhulu ngalo. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi; Ngosuku engibiza ngalo, shesha, ngiphendule. 3 Ngoba izinsuku zami ziphelé njengomusi nje, Namathambo ami uqobo lwawo enziwe ashisa bhé njengeziko. 4 Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe njengezimila futhi yomile, Ngoba ngikhohliwe ukudla ukudla kwami. 5 Ngenxa yomsindo wokububula kwami Amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami. 6 Ngifana nevuba lasehlane. Sengibé njengesikhovana sasezindaweni ezenziwe incithakalo. 7 Ngizacile, Futhi ngibé njengenyoni engayodwa phezu kophahla. 8 Izitha zami zingihlambalazile usuku lonke. Labo abangenza isiwula bangifungile ngisho nokungifunga. 9 Ngoba ngidlé umlotha njengesinkwa nje; Izinto engiziphuzayo ngizixubanise ngisho nanokukhala, 10 Ngenxa yokulahla kwakho nentukuthelo yakho; Ngoba ungiphakamisile, ukuze ungintshinge. 11 Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elinciphile, Mina ngomile njengezimila nje. 12 Kepha wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube nini nanini, Nesikhumbuzo sakho siyohlala isizukulwane ngesizukulwane. 13 Wena uyovuka, uyoba nesihe ngeZiyoni, Ngoba kuyinkathi yokuba nomusa kulo, Ngoba isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. 14 Ngoba izinceku zakho zithole injabulo ematsheni alo, Futhi zibonisa umusa wazo othulini lwalo. 15 Izizwe ziyolesaba igama likaJehova, Nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba inkazimulo yakho. 16 Ngoba ngokuqinisekile uJehova uyolakha iZiyoni; Kumelwe abonakale ngenkazimulo yakhe. 17 Ngokuqinisekile uyophendukela emthandazweni walabo abaphundlwe konke, Angawudeleli umthandazo wabo. 18 Lokhu kulotshelwe isizukulwane sesikhathi esizayo; Futhi isizwe esisazodalwa siyomdumisa uJah. 19 Ngoba ubhekile phansi esendaweni yakhe ephakeme engcwele, UJehova ubhekile ngisho nasemhlabeni ekhona kanye emazulwini, 20 Ukuze ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, Ukuze akhulule abamiselwe ukufa; 21 Ukuze igama likaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni Nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema, 22 Lapho izizwe zonke ziqoqelwe ndawonye, Nemibuso ukuba ikhonze uJehova. 23 Endleleni wahlupha amandla ami, Wazifinyeza izinsuku zami. 24 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, Ungangisusi lapho ngisesigamwini sezinsuku zami; Iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni zonke. 25 Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba ngokwawo, Futhi amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. 26 Kona kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyoqhubeka umile; Konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje. Njengengubo nje uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, futhi kuyophelelwa isikhathi sako. 27 Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, futhi iminyaka yakho ngeke iphele. 28 Amadodana ezinceku zakho ayoqhubeka ehleli; Inzalo yazo iyomiswa iqine phambi kwakho.”
^ (IHu. 102:0-28) Umthandazo wohluphekileyo uma kwenzeka eba buthaka abese ethulula ukukhathazeka kwakhe kuJehova. 102 O Jehova, yizwa umthandazo wami; Kwangathi ukukhalela kwami usizo kungafika kuwe. 2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku engisebunzimeni obukhulu ngalo. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi; Ngosuku engibiza ngalo, shesha, ngiphendule. 3 Ngoba izinsuku zami ziphelé njengomusi nje, Namathambo ami uqobo lwawo enziwe ashisa bhé njengeziko. 4 Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe njengezimila futhi yomile, Ngoba ngikhohliwe ukudla ukudla kwami. 5 Ngenxa yomsindo wokububula kwami Amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami. 6 Ngifana nevuba lasehlane. Sengibé njengesikhovana sasezindaweni ezenziwe incithakalo. 7 Ngizacile, Futhi ngibé njengenyoni engayodwa phezu kophahla. 8 Izitha zami zingihlambalazile usuku lonke. Labo abangenza isiwula bangifungile ngisho nokungifunga. 9 Ngoba ngidlé umlotha njengesinkwa nje; Izinto engiziphuzayo ngizixubanise ngisho nanokukhala, 10 Ngenxa yokulahla kwakho nentukuthelo yakho; Ngoba ungiphakamisile, ukuze ungintshinge. 11 Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elinciphile, Mina ngomile njengezimila nje. 12 Kepha wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube nini nanini, Nesikhumbuzo sakho siyohlala isizukulwane ngesizukulwane. 13 Wena uyovuka, uyoba nesihe ngeZiyoni, Ngoba kuyinkathi yokuba nomusa kulo, Ngoba isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. 14 Ngoba izinceku zakho zithole injabulo ematsheni alo, Futhi zibonisa umusa wazo othulini lwalo. 15 Izizwe ziyolesaba igama likaJehova, Nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba inkazimulo yakho. 16 Ngoba ngokuqinisekile uJehova uyolakha iZiyoni; Kumelwe abonakale ngenkazimulo yakhe. 17 Ngokuqinisekile uyophendukela emthandazweni walabo abaphundlwe konke, Angawudeleli umthandazo wabo. 18 Lokhu kulotshelwe isizukulwane sesikhathi esizayo; Futhi isizwe esisazodalwa siyomdumisa uJah. 19 Ngoba ubhekile phansi esendaweni yakhe ephakeme engcwele, UJehova ubhekile ngisho nasemhlabeni ekhona kanye emazulwini, 20 Ukuze ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, Ukuze akhulule abamiselwe ukufa; 21 Ukuze igama likaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni Nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema, 22 Lapho izizwe zonke ziqoqelwe ndawonye, Nemibuso ukuba ikhonze uJehova. 23 Endleleni wahlupha amandla ami, Wazifinyeza izinsuku zami. 24 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, Ungangisusi lapho ngisesigamwini sezinsuku zami; Iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni zonke. 25 Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba ngokwawo, Futhi amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. 26 Kona kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyoqhubeka umile; Konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje. Njengengubo nje uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, futhi kuyophelelwa isikhathi sako. 27 Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, futhi iminyaka yakho ngeke iphele. 28 Amadodana ezinceku zakho ayoqhubeka ehleli; Inzalo yazo iyomiswa iqine phambi kwakho.”
^ sig. 19 (IHu. 102:0-28) Umthandazo wohluphekileyo uma kwenzeka eba buthaka abese ethulula ukukhathazeka kwakhe kuJehova. 102 O Jehova, yizwa umthandazo wami; Kwangathi ukukhalela kwami usizo kungafika kuwe. 2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku engisebunzimeni obukhulu ngalo. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi; Ngosuku engibiza ngalo, shesha, ngiphendule. 3 Ngoba izinsuku zami ziphelé njengomusi nje, Namathambo ami uqobo lwawo enziwe ashisa bhé njengeziko. 4 Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe njengezimila futhi yomile, Ngoba ngikhohliwe ukudla ukudla kwami. 5 Ngenxa yomsindo wokububula kwami Amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami. 6 Ngifana nevuba lasehlane. Sengibé njengesikhovana sasezindaweni ezenziwe incithakalo. 7 Ngizacile, Futhi ngibé njengenyoni engayodwa phezu kophahla. 8 Izitha zami zingihlambalazile usuku lonke. Labo abangenza isiwula bangifungile ngisho nokungifunga. 9 Ngoba ngidlé umlotha njengesinkwa nje; Izinto engiziphuzayo ngizixubanise ngisho nanokukhala, 10 Ngenxa yokulahla kwakho nentukuthelo yakho; Ngoba ungiphakamisile, ukuze ungintshinge. 11 Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elinciphile, Mina ngomile njengezimila nje. 12 Kepha wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube nini nanini, Nesikhumbuzo sakho siyohlala isizukulwane ngesizukulwane. 13 Wena uyovuka, uyoba nesihe ngeZiyoni, Ngoba kuyinkathi yokuba nomusa kulo, Ngoba isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. 14 Ngoba izinceku zakho zithole injabulo ematsheni alo, Futhi zibonisa umusa wazo othulini lwalo. 15 Izizwe ziyolesaba igama likaJehova, Nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba inkazimulo yakho. 16 Ngoba ngokuqinisekile uJehova uyolakha iZiyoni; Kumelwe abonakale ngenkazimulo yakhe. 17 Ngokuqinisekile uyophendukela emthandazweni walabo abaphundlwe konke, Angawudeleli umthandazo wabo. 18 Lokhu kulotshelwe isizukulwane sesikhathi esizayo; Futhi isizwe esisazodalwa siyomdumisa uJah. 19 Ngoba ubhekile phansi esendaweni yakhe ephakeme engcwele, UJehova ubhekile ngisho nasemhlabeni ekhona kanye emazulwini, 20 Ukuze ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, Ukuze akhulule abamiselwe ukufa; 21 Ukuze igama likaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni Nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema, 22 Lapho izizwe zonke ziqoqelwe ndawonye, Nemibuso ukuba ikhonze uJehova. 23 Endleleni wahlupha amandla ami, Wazifinyeza izinsuku zami. 24 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, Ungangisusi lapho ngisesigamwini sezinsuku zami; Iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni zonke. 25 Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba ngokwawo, Futhi amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. 26 Kona kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyoqhubeka umile; Konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje. Njengengubo nje uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, futhi kuyophelelwa isikhathi sako. 27 Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, futhi iminyaka yakho ngeke iphele. 28 Amadodana ezinceku zakho ayoqhubeka ehleli; Inzalo yazo iyomiswa iqine phambi kwakho.”
^ sig. 19 (IHu. 102:0-28) Umthandazo wohluphekileyo uma kwenzeka eba buthaka abese ethulula ukukhathazeka kwakhe kuJehova. 102 O Jehova, yizwa umthandazo wami; Kwangathi ukukhalela kwami usizo kungafika kuwe. 2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku engisebunzimeni obukhulu ngalo. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi; Ngosuku engibiza ngalo, shesha, ngiphendule. 3 Ngoba izinsuku zami ziphelé njengomusi nje, Namathambo ami uqobo lwawo enziwe ashisa bhé njengeziko. 4 Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe njengezimila futhi yomile, Ngoba ngikhohliwe ukudla ukudla kwami. 5 Ngenxa yomsindo wokububula kwami Amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami. 6 Ngifana nevuba lasehlane. Sengibé njengesikhovana sasezindaweni ezenziwe incithakalo. 7 Ngizacile, Futhi ngibé njengenyoni engayodwa phezu kophahla. 8 Izitha zami zingihlambalazile usuku lonke. Labo abangenza isiwula bangifungile ngisho nokungifunga. 9 Ngoba ngidlé umlotha njengesinkwa nje; Izinto engiziphuzayo ngizixubanise ngisho nanokukhala, 10 Ngenxa yokulahla kwakho nentukuthelo yakho; Ngoba ungiphakamisile, ukuze ungintshinge. 11 Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elinciphile, Mina ngomile njengezimila nje. 12 Kepha wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube nini nanini, Nesikhumbuzo sakho siyohlala isizukulwane ngesizukulwane. 13 Wena uyovuka, uyoba nesihe ngeZiyoni, Ngoba kuyinkathi yokuba nomusa kulo, Ngoba isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. 14 Ngoba izinceku zakho zithole injabulo ematsheni alo, Futhi zibonisa umusa wazo othulini lwalo. 15 Izizwe ziyolesaba igama likaJehova, Nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba inkazimulo yakho. 16 Ngoba ngokuqinisekile uJehova uyolakha iZiyoni; Kumelwe abonakale ngenkazimulo yakhe. 17 Ngokuqinisekile uyophendukela emthandazweni walabo abaphundlwe konke, Angawudeleli umthandazo wabo. 18 Lokhu kulotshelwe isizukulwane sesikhathi esizayo; Futhi isizwe esisazodalwa siyomdumisa uJah. 19 Ngoba ubhekile phansi esendaweni yakhe ephakeme engcwele, UJehova ubhekile ngisho nasemhlabeni ekhona kanye emazulwini, 20 Ukuze ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, Ukuze akhulule abamiselwe ukufa; 21 Ukuze igama likaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni Nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema, 22 Lapho izizwe zonke ziqoqelwe ndawonye, Nemibuso ukuba ikhonze uJehova. 23 Endleleni wahlupha amandla ami, Wazifinyeza izinsuku zami. 24 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, Ungangisusi lapho ngisesigamwini sezinsuku zami; Iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni zonke. 25 Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba ngokwawo, Futhi amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. 26 Kona kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyoqhubeka umile; Konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje. Njengengubo nje uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, futhi kuyophelelwa isikhathi sako. 27 Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, futhi iminyaka yakho ngeke iphele. 28 Amadodana ezinceku zakho ayoqhubeka ehleli; Inzalo yazo iyomiswa iqine phambi kwakho.”
^ sig. 20 (IHu. 102:0-28) Umthandazo wohluphekileyo uma kwenzeka eba buthaka abese ethulula ukukhathazeka kwakhe kuJehova. 102 O Jehova, yizwa umthandazo wami; Kwangathi ukukhalela kwami usizo kungafika kuwe. 2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku engisebunzimeni obukhulu ngalo. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi; Ngosuku engibiza ngalo, shesha, ngiphendule. 3 Ngoba izinsuku zami ziphelé njengomusi nje, Namathambo ami uqobo lwawo enziwe ashisa bhé njengeziko. 4 Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe njengezimila futhi yomile, Ngoba ngikhohliwe ukudla ukudla kwami. 5 Ngenxa yomsindo wokububula kwami Amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami. 6 Ngifana nevuba lasehlane. Sengibé njengesikhovana sasezindaweni ezenziwe incithakalo. 7 Ngizacile, Futhi ngibé njengenyoni engayodwa phezu kophahla. 8 Izitha zami zingihlambalazile usuku lonke. Labo abangenza isiwula bangifungile ngisho nokungifunga. 9 Ngoba ngidlé umlotha njengesinkwa nje; Izinto engiziphuzayo ngizixubanise ngisho nanokukhala, 10 Ngenxa yokulahla kwakho nentukuthelo yakho; Ngoba ungiphakamisile, ukuze ungintshinge. 11 Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elinciphile, Mina ngomile njengezimila nje. 12 Kepha wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube nini nanini, Nesikhumbuzo sakho siyohlala isizukulwane ngesizukulwane. 13 Wena uyovuka, uyoba nesihe ngeZiyoni, Ngoba kuyinkathi yokuba nomusa kulo, Ngoba isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. 14 Ngoba izinceku zakho zithole injabulo ematsheni alo, Futhi zibonisa umusa wazo othulini lwalo. 15 Izizwe ziyolesaba igama likaJehova, Nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba inkazimulo yakho. 16 Ngoba ngokuqinisekile uJehova uyolakha iZiyoni; Kumelwe abonakale ngenkazimulo yakhe. 17 Ngokuqinisekile uyophendukela emthandazweni walabo abaphundlwe konke, Angawudeleli umthandazo wabo. 18 Lokhu kulotshelwe isizukulwane sesikhathi esizayo; Futhi isizwe esisazodalwa siyomdumisa uJah. 19 Ngoba ubhekile phansi esendaweni yakhe ephakeme engcwele, UJehova ubhekile ngisho nasemhlabeni ekhona kanye emazulwini, 20 Ukuze ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, Ukuze akhulule abamiselwe ukufa; 21 Ukuze igama likaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni Nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema, 22 Lapho izizwe zonke ziqoqelwe ndawonye, Nemibuso ukuba ikhonze uJehova. 23 Endleleni wahlupha amandla ami, Wazifinyeza izinsuku zami. 24 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, Ungangisusi lapho ngisesigamwini sezinsuku zami; Iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni zonke. 25 Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba ngokwawo, Futhi amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. 26 Kona kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyoqhubeka umile; Konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje. Njengengubo nje uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, futhi kuyophelelwa isikhathi sako. 27 Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, futhi iminyaka yakho ngeke iphele. 28 Amadodana ezinceku zakho ayoqhubeka ehleli; Inzalo yazo iyomiswa iqine phambi kwakho.”
^ sig. 21 (IHu. 102:0-28) Umthandazo wohluphekileyo uma kwenzeka eba buthaka abese ethulula ukukhathazeka kwakhe kuJehova. 102 O Jehova, yizwa umthandazo wami; Kwangathi ukukhalela kwami usizo kungafika kuwe. 2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku engisebunzimeni obukhulu ngalo. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi; Ngosuku engibiza ngalo, shesha, ngiphendule. 3 Ngoba izinsuku zami ziphelé njengomusi nje, Namathambo ami uqobo lwawo enziwe ashisa bhé njengeziko. 4 Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe njengezimila futhi yomile, Ngoba ngikhohliwe ukudla ukudla kwami. 5 Ngenxa yomsindo wokububula kwami Amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami. 6 Ngifana nevuba lasehlane. Sengibé njengesikhovana sasezindaweni ezenziwe incithakalo. 7 Ngizacile, Futhi ngibé njengenyoni engayodwa phezu kophahla. 8 Izitha zami zingihlambalazile usuku lonke. Labo abangenza isiwula bangifungile ngisho nokungifunga. 9 Ngoba ngidlé umlotha njengesinkwa nje; Izinto engiziphuzayo ngizixubanise ngisho nanokukhala, 10 Ngenxa yokulahla kwakho nentukuthelo yakho; Ngoba ungiphakamisile, ukuze ungintshinge. 11 Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elinciphile, Mina ngomile njengezimila nje. 12 Kepha wena Jehova, uyohlala kuze kube nini nanini, Nesikhumbuzo sakho siyohlala isizukulwane ngesizukulwane. 13 Wena uyovuka, uyoba nesihe ngeZiyoni, Ngoba kuyinkathi yokuba nomusa kulo, Ngoba isikhathi esimisiwe sesifikile. 14 Ngoba izinceku zakho zithole injabulo ematsheni alo, Futhi zibonisa umusa wazo othulini lwalo. 15 Izizwe ziyolesaba igama likaJehova, Nawo wonke amakhosi omhlaba inkazimulo yakho. 16 Ngoba ngokuqinisekile uJehova uyolakha iZiyoni; Kumelwe abonakale ngenkazimulo yakhe. 17 Ngokuqinisekile uyophendukela emthandazweni walabo abaphundlwe konke, Angawudeleli umthandazo wabo. 18 Lokhu kulotshelwe isizukulwane sesikhathi esizayo; Futhi isizwe esisazodalwa siyomdumisa uJah. 19 Ngoba ubhekile phansi esendaweni yakhe ephakeme engcwele, UJehova ubhekile ngisho nasemhlabeni ekhona kanye emazulwini, 20 Ukuze ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa, Ukuze akhulule abamiselwe ukufa; 21 Ukuze igama likaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni Nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema, 22 Lapho izizwe zonke ziqoqelwe ndawonye, Nemibuso ukuba ikhonze uJehova. 23 Endleleni wahlupha amandla ami, Wazifinyeza izinsuku zami. 24 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, Ungangisusi lapho ngisesigamwini sezinsuku zami; Iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni zonke. 25 Kudala wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba ngokwawo, Futhi amazulu awumsebenzi wezandla zakho. 26 Kona kuyoshabalala, kodwa wena uyoqhubeka umile; Konke kuyoguga njengengubo nje. Njengengubo nje uyobeka okunye esikhundleni sako, futhi kuyophelelwa isikhathi sako. 27 Kodwa wena ulokhu unjalo, futhi iminyaka yakho ngeke iphele. 28 Amadodana ezinceku zakho ayoqhubeka ehleli; Inzalo yazo iyomiswa iqine phambi kwakho.”
^ (IHu. 71:1-24) O Jehova, ngiphephelé kuwe. Kwangathi ngingeze ngaba namahloni. 2 Kwangathi ungangikhulula ungenzele indlela yokuphunyuka ngokulunga kwakho. Thambekisela indlebe yakho kimi ungisindise. 3 Yiba yinqaba eyidwala kimi engizongena kuyo njalo. Yala ukuba ngisindiswe, Ngoba wena uyidwala lami nesiphephelo sami. 4 O Nkulunkulu wami, ngenzele indlela yokuphunyuka esandleni somubi, Entendeni yesandla sowenza ngokungabi nabulungisa nangokucindezela. 5 Ngoba wena uyithemba lami, Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova, ithemba lami kusukela ebusheni bami. 6 Ngizisekelé kuwe kusukela esiswini; Nguwe ongihlukanisa nezibilini zikamama. Nguwe engikudumisa njalo. 7 Ngibé njengesimangaliso nje kubantu abaningi; Kodwa wena uyisiphephelo sami esiqinile. 8 Umlomo wami ugcwele indumiso yakho, Usuku lonke ugcwele ubuhle bakho. 9 Ungangilahli esikhathini sokuguga; Ungangishiyi lapho nje amandla ami ephela. 10 Ngoba izitha zami zishilo ngokuphathelene nami, Nabo abalinde umphefumulo wami bacebisene behlangene, 11 Bathi: “UNkulunkulu umshiyile. Msukeleni nimbambe, ngoba akekho umkhululi.” 12 O Nkulunkulu, mawungaqheleli kude nami. Nkulunkulu wami, shesha ukuzongisiza. 13 Kwangathi labo abamelana nomphefumulo wami bangaba namahloni, kwangathi bangaphela. Kwangathi labo abangifunela inhlekelele bangazemboza ngesihlamba nangokululazeka. 14 Kepha mina, ngizolinda njalo, Ngizokwenezela kulo lonke udumo lwakho. 15 Umlomo wami uyolandisa ukulunga kwakho, Insindiso yakho usuku lonke, Ngoba angikazazi izibalo zako. 16 Ngizoza ngamandla amakhulu, Nkosi EnguMbusi Jehova; Ngizokhuluma ngokulunga kwakho, kwakho wedwa. 17 O Nkulunkulu, ungifundisile kusukela ebusheni bami kuqhubeke, Kuze kube manje ngiyaqhubeka ngilandisa ngemisebenzi yakho emangalisayo. 18 O Nkulunkulu, ungangishiyi, kuze kube ngisho nasekugugeni nasebumpungeni, Ngize ngilandise ngengalo yakho esizukulwaneni, Ngamandla akho kubo bonke abasazofika. 19 Ukulunga kwakho, Nkulunkulu, kuphakeme kakhulu; Ngokuqondene nezinto ezinkulu ozenzile, O Nkulunkulu ubani onjengawe? 20 Ngoba wenze ukuba ngibone ukucindezeleka okuningi nezinhlekelele, Kwangathi ungangivuselela futhi; Kwangathi ungaphinda unginyuse otweni lwamanzi omhlaba. 21 Kwangathi ungangikhulisa nakakhulu, Futhi kwangathi ungangihaqa ungiduduze. 22 Nami futhi, ngizokudumisa ngensimbi yomculo yohlobo olunezintambo, Ngokuqondene nobuqiniso bakho, Nkulunkulu. Ngizokuhubela ngehabhu, wena oNgcwele ka-Israyeli. 23 Izindebe zami ziyokhamuluka ngenjabulo lapho ngithambekela ekukuhubeleni, Yebo umphefumulo wami owukhululile. 24 Futhi, ulimi lwami luzokhuluma ngezwi eliphansi ngokulunga kwakho usuku lonke, Ngoba labo abangifunela inhlekelele babe namahloni, bajabhile.
^ sig. 14 (1 Thim. 5:3-16) Bacabangele bafelokati lababafelokati mbamba. 4 Kodvwa nangabe umfelokati anebantfwana nome batukulu, abacale bafundze kubonisa kwesaba Nkulunkulu emakhaya, futsi babuyisele kubatali nakubogogo nabomkhulu babo loko lokubafanele, ngobe loku kuyemukeleka kuNkulunkulu. 5 Umfati longumfelokati nalongenabani ubeka litsemba lakhe kuNkulunkulu, aphikelele ekuncuseni nasemithantazweni busuku nemini. 6 Kodvwa loyo lotinikela enkhanukweni usuke afile nanobe aphila. 7 Ngako-ke chubeka ubanika lemiyalo kuze bangasoleki. 8 Ecinisweni, nangabe umuntfu angabanakekeli lababakhe, ikakhulukati bendlu yakhe, ukuphikile kukholwa futsi mubi kakhulu kunemuntfu longakholwa. 9 Umfelokati kufanele afakwe eluhlwini nangabe angekho ngaphansi kweminyaka lengemashumi lasitfupha budzala, nangabe abenendvodza yinye, 10 atiwa ngemisebenti lemihle, akhulise bantfwana, nangabe bekemukela tihambi, ageza tinyawo talabangcwele, asita labahluphekile, futsi atinikela kuyo yonkhe imisebenti lemihle. 11 Ngakulokunye, ningabafaki eluhlwini bafelokati labasebasha, ngobe kutsi lapho tinkhanuko tabo tiphatamisa buhlobo babo naKhristu bafune kushada. 12 Batawutfola sehlulelo ngekutsi basephulile setsembiso sabo sasekucaleni. 13 Ngesikhatsi lesifanako babese bayavilapha, futsi batfunge imiti; abagcini ngekuvilapha kuphela, kodvwa bayahleba, batifake etindzabeni tebantfu, bakhulume nangetintfo letingabafuni. 14 Ngako ngifisa kutsi bafelokati labasebasha bashade, batale bantfwana, banakekele emakhaya abo, futsi bangamniki umphikisi litfuba lekukhuluma kabi. 15 Ecinisweni, labanye sebavele baphambukile balandzela Sathane. 16 Nangabe umfati lokholwako anetihlobo letibafelokati, akatisite kuze libandla lingatfwali matima, khona litewukwati kusita bafelokati labangenabani.
^ (2 Khor. 1:1-24) Mine Pawula, umphostoli waKhristu Jesu ngentsandvo yaNkulunkulu, naThimothi umzalwane wetfu, ngibhalela libandla laNkulunkulu leliseKhorinte nabo bonkhe labangcwele labakulo lonkhe lase-Akhaya: 2 Shengatsi ningaba nemusa nekuthula lokuvela kuNkulunkulu longuBabe wetfu, naseNkhosini lenguJesu Khristu. 3 Akadvunyiswe Nkulunkulu, uYise weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, longuYise wemusa, naNkulunkulu wayo yonkhe indvudvuto, 4 losidvudvuta kuko konkhe kuhlupheka kwetfu, kuze ngendvudvuto lesiyemukela kuye natsi sikwati kudvudvuta labanye kunobe ngukuphi kuhlupheka. 5 Njengobe kitsi kuhlupheka ngenca yaKhristu kukunyenti, nendvudvuto lesiyitfola ngaye iyaphuphuma. 6 Ngako-ke nasihlupheka, loko kungenjongo yekutsi kudvudvutwe futsi kusindziswe nine; nasidvudvutwa, loko kungenjongo yekutsi kudvudvutwe nine kuphindze kunisite nibeketelele kuhlupheka lokunjengekwetfu. 7 Nelitsemba letfu ngani licinile, ngobe siyati kutsi njengobe nihlanganyela natsi ekuhluphekeni, nitawuhlanganyela natsi nasendvudvutweni. 8 Ngobe asifisi bazalwane kutsi ningati ngekuhlupheka lesahlangabetana nako esifundzeni sase-Asiya, nekutsi besicindzeteleke kakhulu, ngetulu kwemandla etfu, kangangekutsi besesingetsembi nekutsi sitawusindza. 9 Ecinisweni, besesiciniseka kutsi sitfole sigwebo sekufa. Loku kwenteka kuze singatetsembi tsine, kodvwa setsembele kuNkulunkulu lovusa labafile. 10 Wasisindzisa kulentfo lenkhulu kangaka njengekufa, futsi utasisindzisa; setsembele kuye kutsi utawuchubeka asisindzisa. 11 Nani ningasita ngekutsi nisincusele, kuze labanyenti basibongele kuNkulunkulu ngemusa lesiwutfola ngekuphendvulwa kwemithantazo leyentiwa bantfu labanyenti. 12 Ngobe intfo lesitigabatisa ngayo naleyo nembeza wetfu losifakazela kuyo, kutsi sitiphetse ngebungcwele nangebucotfo lobuvela kuNkulunkulu kulelive, ikakhulukati nakini, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwenyama kodvwa ngemusa waNkulunkulu. 13 Ngobe asinibhaleli lutfo ngaphandle kwaloko lesenivele nikwati kahle nalenikucondzako; futsi ngetsemba kutsi nitawuchubeka nikucondza kudzimate kube sekugcineni, 14 njengobe ngelizinga lelitsite nani nibonile kutsi tsine sisizatfu sekutigabatisa kwenu, nekutsi nani nitawuba ngiso kitsi ngelilanga leNkhosi yetfu Jesu. 15 Ngenca yalokuciniseka, bengike ngafuna kuta kini kuze niphindze nijabule, 16 bese ngemuva kwekwendlula kuze nginibone nangiya eMasedoniya nanasengibuya khona, ningiphekeletele sigatjana nangiya eJudiya. 17 Ngesikhatsi ngifuna kwenta loku, angitsi angizange ngiyitsatsele phansi lendzaba? Nobe ngihlela tintfo ngekuvumelana nenyama yami yini, kuze ngitsi “Yebo kunjalo,” bese ngiphindze ngitsi “Cha ngeke”? 18 Kodvwa singetsembela kuNkulunkulu kutsi loko lesikusho kini akubi ngu-Yebo kube kungu-Cha. 19 Ngobe iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lenguKhristu Jesu, lesashumayela ngayo kini, mine naSilvanosi kanye naThimothi, ayizange ibe ngu-Yebo kantsi ingu-Cha, kodvwa Yebo ube ngu-Yebo ngayo. 20 Ngobe ngisho nobe tingakanani tetsembiso taNkulunkulu, setibe ngu-Yebo ngayo. Ngako-ke, ngayo sekutsiwa “Amen” kuNkulunkulu, futsi loko kumenta akhatinyuliswe ngatsi. 21 Kodvwa nguNkulunkulu locinisekisa kutsi nine kanye natsi sibaKhristu futsi nguye losigcobile. 22 Ubeke neluphawu lwakhe etikwetfu futsi ngemoya losetinhlitiyweni tetfu usinike sicinisekiso saloko lokuseta. 23 Manje ngibeka Nkulunkulu kutsi abe ngufakazi wami, wekutsi kungeti kwami nyalo eKhorinte kungenca yekusindzisa nine. 24 Hhayi kutsi singemakhosi ekukholweni kwenu, kodvwa sitisebenti letikanye nani kute nijabule, ngobe kukholwa kwenu ngiko lokunenta nime nicine.