Amabhuku Asetshenziswe Kugwalo Lwempilo Lenkonzo YamaKhristu
DECEMBER 2-8
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU ISAMBULO 7-9
“Ixuku Elikhulu Libusiswa NguJehova”
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Ixuku Elikhulu
Lokhu kwenza kube lombuzo othi: Nxa ‘ixuku elikhulu’ kungabantu abasindiswayo futhi abazahlala emhlabeni, kungani kuthiwa ‘limi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi laphambi kweMvana’? (Sam 7:9) Ngezinye izikhathi nxa iBhayibhili likhuluma ‘ngokuma’ liyabe lisitsho ukuthi umuntu lowo uyamukeleka kulowo ami phambi kwakhe. (Hu 1:5; 5:5; Zag 22:29; Luk 1:19) Esahlukweni sesithupha seSambulo, “amakhosi omhlaba, leziphathamandla eziphezulu, lezinduna zamabutho, labanothileyo, labalamandla, lezigqili zonke kanye labantu bonke abakhululekileyo” kuthiwa bazama ukuzifihla “ebusweni baLowo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi kanye laselakeni lweMvana, ngoba usuku olukhulu lolaka lwabo selufikile. Ngubani ongalumela?” (Sam 6:15-17; qathanisa loLuk 21:36.) Yikho kukhanya angani “ixuku elikhulu” libunjwa ngabantu abasindiswe ngesikhathi solaka lukaNkulunkulu futhi benelisile ‘ukuma’ besamukelwa nguNkulunkulu leMvana.
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Ukuhlupheka
Ngemva kweminyaka engaba ngu-30 iJerusalema libhujisiwe, umphostoli uJohane watshelwa ngexuku elikhulu elivela kuzo zonke izizwe, izindimi labantu. Watshelwa ukuthi: “Laba yibo abaphuma ekuhluphekeni okukhulu.” (Sam 7:13, 14) Amazwi athi ixuku leli ‘liphuma ekuhluphekeni okukhulu’ atshengisa ukuthi lisindile ekuhluphekeni lokho. Amazwi aphosa ahambelane lalawa siwathola kumiSebenzi 7:9, 10. Athi: “UNkulunkulu wayelaye [uJosefa], futhi wamkhulula kuzo zonke inhlupho zakhe.” Ukukhululwa kukaJosefa ekuhluphekeni kwakhe konke kutsho ukuthi wanikwa amandla okubekezelela inhlupho lezo kanye lokuthi waphuma kuzo.
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Ixuku Elikhulu
Liyini? Okungasinceda sazi ukuthi liyini “ixuku elikhulu” ngokutholakala kuSambulo isahluko 7 lakwamanye amavesi akhuluma ngalo. ISambulo 7:15-17 sithi uNkulunkulu, ‘wendlale itende lakhe phezu kwabo,’ bakhokhelelwa “emithonjeni yamanzi okuphila” njalo uNkulunkulu uzazesula “zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo.” KuSambulo 21:2-4 sithola imitsho efananayo, ethi: “Itende likaNkulunkulu lisebantwini,” “uzakwesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo,” lothi ‘ukufa kuzabe kungasekho.’ Umbono lo awuphathelananga labantu abayabe besezulwini lapho ‘iJerusalema Elitsha elehla livela’ khona, kodwa uphathelane lalabo abayabe besemhlabeni.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Ukubeka Uphawu U-Israyeli KaNkulunkulu
4 Ngokungangabazeki, lezi zingelosi ezine zimelele izigaba ezine zezingelosi, uJehova azisebenzisa ukuba zibambe ukukhishwa kwesahlulelo kuze kube isikhathi esimisiwe. Lapho izingelosi zidedela leyo mimoya yolaka lwaphezulu ukuba ivunguze kanye kanye kusukela enyakatho, eningizimu, empumalanga, nasentshonalanga, incithakalo iyoba nkulu kakhulu. Iyofuza, kodwa ngezinga elikhulu kakhulu, ukusebenzisa kukaJehova imimoya emine ukuba asakaze ama-Elamu asendulo, ewaphihliza futhi ewaqeda. (Jeremiya 49:36-38) Kuyoba isivunguvungu esikhulu esibhubhisa ngaphezulu kakhulu ‘kwesiphepho’ uJehova aqeda ngaso isizwe sama-Amoni. (Amose 1:13-15) Ayikho ingxenye yenhlangano kaSathane emhlabeni eyokwazi ukuma ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaJehova, lapho elwela ubukhosi bakhe kuze kube phakade.—IHubo 83:15, 18; Isaya 29:5, 6.
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U-Abhadoni
Ungubani u-Abhadoni ingilosi yomgodi ongelamkhawulo?
Kodwa kuSambulo 9:11, ibala elithi “Abhadoni” lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngengilosi “yomgodi ongelamkhawulo.” IsiGrikhi sisebenzisa elithi Apholiyoni okutsho ukuthi “Umbhubhisi.” Ngabo-1800 kwenziwa imizamo yokutshengisa ukuthi ivesi le yayiyisiphrofetho esasikhuluma ngabantu abanjengoMbusi uVespasian, uMuhammad, loNapoleon futhi kwakucatshangwa ukuthi yingilosi “kaSathane.” Kodwa kumele sinanzelele ukuthi kuSambulo 20:1-3 ingilosi ‘elekhiye yomgodi ongelamkhawulo’ ingummeli kaNkulunkulu, ivela ezulwini futhi ibopha uSathane imjikele emgodini ongelamkhawulo. I-Interpreter’s Bible ikhuluma ngeSambulo 9:11 ithi: “U-Abhadoni yingilosi kaNkulunkulu hatshi ekaSathane futhi yenza umsebenzi wokubhubhisa ilaywa nguNkulunkulu.”
Emibhalweni yesiHebheru, kuyacaca ukuthi ibala elithi ʼavad·dohnʹ lisetshenziswa nxa kukhulunywa ngeShiyoli loba ngokufa. KuSambulo 1:18 uJesu Khristu uthi: “Sengiphila kuze kube nini lanini futhi ngilamakhiye okufa laweNgcwaba.” ULukha 8:31 utshengisa ukuthi ulamandla phezu komgodi ongelamkhawulo. Kusegcekeni ukuthi uJesu ulamandla okubhubhisa, okugoqela lawokubhubhisa uSathane, ngoba kumaHebheru 2:14, sifunda ukuthi uJesu waba ngowenyama legazi ukuze “ngokufa kwakhe atshabalalise lowo olamandla okubangela ukufa, okutsho uDeveli.” KuSambulo 19:11-16 kuthiwa ubekwe nguNkulunkulu ukuthi abe nguMbhubhisi.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
DECEMBER 9-15
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU ISAMBULO 10-12
“‘Ofakazi Ababili’ Bayabulawa Besebevuswa”
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Imibuzo Evela Kubafundi
Bangobani ofakazi ababili okukhulunywa ngabo kusAmbulo isahluko 11?
IsAmbulo 11:3 sikhuluma ngofakazi ababili ababeyoprofetha izinsuku ezingu-1 260. Lokhu kulandisa kube sekuthi isilo sasendle ‘sasiyobanqoba sibabulale.’ Kodwa ‘ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu nengxenye,’ lab’ ofakazi ababili babeyovuswa, bonke abantu ababukele basale bebambe ongezansi.—IsAm. 11:7, 11.
Bangobani lab’ ofakazi ababili? Imininingwane ekulokhu kulandisa iyasisiza ekutholeni ukuthi bangobani. Okokuqala, sitshelwa ukuthi “bafanekiselwa iminqumo emibili nayizinti zezibani ezimbili.” (IsAm. 11:4) Lokhu kusikhumbuza uthi lwesibani neminqumo emibili okukhulunywa ngakho esiprofethweni sikaZakariya. Leyo minqumo emibili kwathiwa imelela “abagcotshiweyo ababili,” okungukuthi, uMbusi uZerubhabhele noMpristi Ophakeme uJoshuwa, “abemi eceleni kweNkosi yomhlaba wonke.” (Zak. 4:1-3, 14) Okwesibili, ofakazi ababili bachazwa njengabenza izibonakaliso ezifana nalezo ezenziwa uMose no-Eliya.—Qhathanisa isAmbulo 11:5,6 noNumeri 16:1-7, 28-35 neyoku-1 AmaKhosi 17:1; 18:41-45.
Ikuphi ukufana okukhona kule miBhalo? Yomibili ibhekisela kwabagcotshiweyo bakaNkulunkulu ababehola ngesikhathi esinzima sokuvivinywa. Ngakho ekugcwalisekeni kwesAmbulo isahluko 11, abazalwane abagcotshiwe ababehola ngesikhathi sokumiswa koMbuso kaNkulunkulu ezulwini ngo-1914 bashumayela “begqoke indwangu yesaka” iminyaka emithathu nengxenye.
Ekupheleni kokushumayela kwabo begqoke leyo ndwangu yesaka, laba abagcotshiweyo babulawa ngokomfanekiso lapho bephonswa etilongweni isikhathi esifushane, izinsuku ezintathu nengxenye ezingokomfanekiso. Emehlweni ezitha zabantu bakaNkulunkulu, kwakufana nokuthi umsebenzi wabo wawubulewe, okwabajabulisa kakhulu laba baphikisi.—IsAm. 11:8-10.
Nokho, lab’ ofakazi ababili bavuswa ekupheleni kwalezo zinsuku ezintathu nengxenye, njengoba nje isiprofetho sasishilo. Abadedelwanga etilongweni kuphela kodwa futhi labo abahlala bethembekile bamiswa ngokukhethekile uNkulunkulu esebenzisa iNkosi yabo, uJesu Kristu. Ngo-1919 baba phakathi kwalabo abamiswa ‘njengenceku ethembekileyo neqondayo’ ukuba banakekele izidingo ezingokomoya zabantu bakaNkulunkulu phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina.—Math. 24:45-47; IsAm. 11:11, 12.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi isAmbulo 11:1, 2 sihlobanisa lezi zenzakalo nesikhathi ithempeli elingokomoya elaliyolinganiswa noma lihlolwe ngaso. UMalaki isahluko 3 ukhuluma ngokuhlolwa okufanayo kwethempeli elingokomoya okwalandelwa isikhathi sokuhlanzwa. (Mal. 3:1-4) Kwathatha isikhathi esingakanani lokho kuhlolwa nokuhlanzwa? Kwaqala ngo-1914 kwaphela ngasekuqaleni kuka-1919. Le nkathi yesikhathi ihlanganisa izinsuku ezingu-1 260 (izinyanga ezingu-42) nezinsuku ezintathu nengxenye ezingokomfanekiso okukhulunywa ngazo kusAmbulo isahluko 11.
Yeka ukuthi sijabula kanjani ngokuthi uJehova wahlela ukuba kube nalo msebenzi wokucwengisiswa ngokomoya ukuze azihlanzele isizwe esikhethekile esenza imisebenzi emihle! (Thithu 2:14) Ngaphezu kwalokho, siyasazisa isibonelo esibekwe abagcotshiweyo abathembekile ababehola phakathi naleso sikhathi sokuvivinywa ngaleyo ndlela bakhonza njengofakazi ababili abangokomfanekiso.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
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Incwadimgoqwa, Umqulu
Ukusetshenziswa Ngendlela Engokomfanekiso. Ibala elithi “incwadimgoqwa” lisetshenziswa ngezindlela ezitshiyeneyo ezingokomfanekiso eBhayibhilini. UHezekheli wabona umqulu owawubhalwe emaceleni womabili. UZekhariya laye wabona umqulu onjalo. Njengoba kwakujayele ukubhalwa eceleni elilodwa, ukubhala emaceleni womabili kwakutshengisa ukuthi izahlulelo ezazibhalwe emiqulwini le zazilesisindo. (Hez 2:9–3:3; Zek 5:1-4) Embonweni okuSambulo, lowo owayehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi wayebambe incwadimgoqwa eyayivalwe yananyekwa ngezimpawu eziyisikhombisa ngesandla sakhe sokudla. Okwakubhalwe emqulwini lo akuzange kuvele kwaze kwaba yilapho iMvana kaNkulunkulu isiwuvula. (Sam 5:1, 12; 6:1, 12-14) Ngemva kwesikhathi, uJohane waphiwa incwadimgoqwa futhi watshelwa ukuthi ayidle. Yayimnandi emlonyeni kodwa yenza isisu sakhe saba buhlungu. Ukuvulwa kwencwadimgoqwa kutshengisa ukuthi kwakuzamele izwisiseke. ‘Kwakumnandi’ kuJohane ukuthola umlayezo lowo kodwa kwakungumlayezo obuhlungu ayelaywe ukuthi awutshele abantu. (Sam 10:1-11) UHezekheli laye waphiwa incwadimgoqwa eyayilamazwi “okukhala lokulila kanye losizi.”—Hez 2:10.
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Imihelo Yokubeletha
KuSambulo umphostoli uJohane wabona owesifazana kaNkulunkulu ‘ekhala esebuhlungwini, ephakathi kwemihelo yokubeletha.’ Wabeletha “indodana, umntwana wesilisa ozakwelusa zonke izizwe ngentonga yensimbi.” ‘Umntwana wahluthunwa wayiswa kuNkulunkulu lasesihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi’ ngenxa yokuthi umgobho wawufuna ukumginya. (Sam 12:1, 2, 4-6) Ukuhluthunwa komntwana ehanjiswa kuNkulunkulu kutshengisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayemamukela njengomntanakhe. Ngezikhathi zakudala usana lwaluhanjiswa kuyise ukuze alwamukele. Kulengqondo ukuthi “owesifazana” lo ‘yinkosikazi’ kaNkulunkulu okutsho “iJerusalema ephezulu,” “umama” kaKhristu lowabafowabo abagcotshiweyo.”—Ga 4:26; Heb 2:11, 12, 17.
“Owesifazana” kaNkulunkulu kalasono yikho lokubeletha kwakhe ngeke kube lobuhlungu bemihelo. Lokhu kutsho ukuthi imihelo okukhulunywa ngayo evesini ingokomfanekiso, itshengisa ukuthi “owesifazana” lo wayezakunanzelela ukuthi wayesezabeletha futhi wayezakulindela.—Sam 12:2
Yayizakuba ngubani “indodana, umntwana wesilisa,” lo? ‘Wayezakwelusa zonke izizwe ngentonga yensimbi.’ KuHubo 2:6-9, iNkosi enguMesiya eyayibekwe nguNkulunkulu kwathiwa izakwelusa izizwe ngentonga. Kodwa uJohane wabona umbono lo sekudlule iminyaka eminengi uJesu ephile emhlabeni, futhi eseze wabulawa waphinda wavuswa. Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi umbono lo wawungowokuzalwa koMbuso kaMesiya osezandleni zeNdodana kaNkulunkulu uJesu Khristu. Esevusiwe “wahlala esandleni sokudla sikaNkulunkulu, kusukela lapho ulindile kuze kube yisikhathi lapho izitha zakhe eziyabe sezenziwe isenabelo senyawo zakhe.”—Heb 10:12, 13; Hu 110:1; Sam 12:10.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
DECEMBER 16-22
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU ISAMBULO 13-16
“Ungazesabi Izilo Ezesabekayo”
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UJehova ‘Ungumambuli Wezimfihlo’
6 Ekupheleni kwekhulu lokuqala C.E., uJesu ovusiwe wanikeza umphostoli uJohane uchungechunge lwemibono ekhexisayo. (IsAm. 1:1) Komunye wayo, uJohane wabona uDeveli, emelelwe udrako, emi ogwini lolwandle olukhulu. (Funda isAmbulo 13:1, 2.) UJohane wabona nesilo sasendle esiyinqaba siphuma kulolo lwandle futhi uDeveli esinika igunya elikhulu. Kamuva ingelosi yatshela uJohane ukuthi amakhanda angu-7 esilo sasendle esibomvu, esiwumfanekiso wesilo esikusAmbulo 13:1, amelela “amakhosi ayisikhombisa,” noma imibuso. (IsAm. 13:14, 15; 17:3, 9, 10) Ngesikhathi uJohane eloba le ncwadi, amakhosi amahlanu ayesewile, enye yayisabusa kanti enye ‘yayingakafiki.’ Imiphi le mibuso yezwe emikhulu? Ake sidingide ikhanda ngalinye lesilo sasendle esikusAmbulo. Sizobona nendlela incwadi kaDaniyeli eyanezela ngayo imininingwane eningiliziwe esikhanyisela ngeminingi yale mibuso, eminye yayo iyinikeza kusasele amakhulu eminyaka ibe khona.
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Ukulwa Nezilo Ezimbili Ezinolaka
26 Kungase kube siyini? UMbuso Wezwe WamaNgisi NamaMelika—ngokufanayo nekhanda lesikhombisa lesilo sasendle sokuqala kodwa endimeni ekhethekile! Ukusehlukanisa embonweni njengesilo sasendle esihlukile kusisiza ukuba sibone ngokucace ngokwengeziwe indlela esisebenza ngayo ngokuzimela enkundleni yomhlaba. Lesi silo sasendle esingokomfanekiso esinezimpondo ezimbili sakhiwe imibuso emibili yezombangazwe ebusa kanye kanye, ezimele, kodwa esebenzelanayo. Izimpondo zaso ezimbili “njengewundlu” zisikisela ukuthi sizenza esizothile nesingenaluchuku, esinohlobo lukahulumeni olukhanyiselwe lolo izwe lonke okumelwe liphendukele kulo. Kodwa sikhuluma “njengodrako” ngokuthi sisebenzisa ukucindezela nokusongela ngisho nobudlova obuqondile noma kuphi lapho uhlobo lwaso lokubusa lungemukeleki khona. Asizange sikukhuthaze ukuzithoba eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu ngaphansi kokubusa kweWundlu likaNkulunkulu, kodwa kunalokho, ezithakazelweni zikaSathane, udrako omkhulu. Siye sakhuthaza ukwehlukana kobuzwe nenzondo okunezela ekukhulekeleni isilo sasendle sokuqala.
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Ukulwa Nezilo Ezimbili Ezinolaka
30 Ukuqhubeka komlando kuveza lo mfanekiso njengenhlangano eyasungulwa, yathuthukiswa, futhi yasekelwa iBrithani ne-United States futhi yaziwa ekuqaleni ngokuthi iNhlangano Yezizwe. Kamuva, kusAmbulo isahluko 17, sizovela ngaphansi kophawu oluhlukile, lolo lwesilo sasendle esibomvu esiphilayo, esiphefumulayo esizimele. Le nhlangano yezizwe zonke ‘iyakhuluma,’ ngokuthi izisholo ngokuqhosha ukuthi iyo yodwa engaletha ukuthula nokulondeka esintwini. Kodwa eqinisweni iye yaba isigcawu sokuba izizwe ezingamalungu zishintshisane ngamazwi okufutheka nokudelela. Iye yasongela ngokwamuka amalungelo, noma yenze ize, noma isiphi isizwe noma abantu abangalithobeli igunya layo. Eqinisweni iNhlangano Yezizwe yaxosha izizwe ezahluleka ukuhambisana nemibono yayo. Ekuqaleni kosizi olukhulu, “izimpondo” zempi zalo mfanekiso wesilo sasendle ziyofeza indima ebhubhisayo.—IsAmbulo 7:14; 17:8, 16.
31 Kusukela eMpini Yezwe II, umfanekiso wesilo sasendle—manje obonakala njengenhlangano yeZizwe Ezihlangene (UN)—kakade usuye wabulala ngokoqobo. Ngokwesibonelo, ngo-1950 ibutho le-UN langenela empini phakathi kweNyakatho Korea neNingizimu Korea. Ibutho le-UN, kanye nabaseNingizimu Korea, babulala abaseNyakatho Korea namaShayina abalinganiselwa ku-1 420 000. Ngokufanayo, kusukela ngo-1960 kuya ku-1964, amabutho eZizwe Ezihlangene ayengazibekile phansi eCongo (Kinshasa). Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaholi bezwe, kuhlanganise nopapa uPaul VI noJohn Paul II, baye baqhubeka begomela ngokuthi lo mfanekiso uyithemba lomuntu lokugcina nelingcono kakhulu lokuthula. Bagcizelela ukuthi uma isintu sihluleka ukuwukhonza, uhlanga lwesintu luyozibhubhisa ngokwalo. Kanjalo ngendlela engokomfanekiso babangela ukubulawa kwabo bonke abantu abenqabayo ukuvumelana nomfanekiso futhi bawukhulekele.—Duteronomi 5:8,9.
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Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YesAmbulo—II
13:16, 17. Kungakhathaliseki ubunzima esingase sibhekane nabo njengoba senza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ‘enjengokuthenga noma ukuthengisa,’ akufanele sicindezelwe ukuba sivumele isilo sasendle sibuse ukuphila kwethu. Ukwamukela ‘uphawu lwesilo sasendle esandleni noma ebunzini lethu’ bekuyofana nokuthi sisivumela ukuba silawule izenzo noma sithonye ukucabanga kwethu.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
w09-ZU 2/15 4 ¶5
Amaphuzu Avelele Encwadi YesAmbulo—II
16:13-16. ‘Izinkulumo eziphefumulelwe ezingcolile’ zifanekisela inkulumo-ze yamademoni ehloselwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amakhosi omhlaba awathonywa yizitsha eziyisikhombisa zentukuthelo kaNkulunkulu, kunalokho, iwashukumisela ukuba amelane noJehova.—Math. 24:42, 44.
“Ukuhlengwa Kwenu Sekusondela”!
9 Lesi akusoze kube yisikhathi sokutshumayela ‘ivangeli loMbuso.’ Isikhathi leso siyabe sesidlulile ngoba ‘ukucina’ kuyabe sekufikile! (Mat. 24:14) Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi ngalesosikhathi abantu bakaNkulunkulu bazamemezela isahlulelo esibuhlungu. Isimemezelo lesi singagoqela ukutshela abantu ukuthi umhlaba omubi kaSathane usuzabhujiswa. IBhayibhili lifanisa umlayezo lo lesiqhotho. Lithi: “Emkhathini kwehla amatshe amakhulukazi esiqhotho lilinye lingaba ngamakhilogramu angama-30 awela phezu kwabantu. Bamthuka uNkulunkulu ngenxa yesifo sesiqhotho, ngoba isifo lesi sasisesabeka.”—Isam. 16:21.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
DECEMBER 23-29
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU ISAMBULO 17-19
“Impi KaNkulunkulu Izaqeda Zonke Izimpi”
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I-Armagedoni—Impi KaNkulunkulu Yokuqeda Zonke Izimpi
Uma nje abantu ababi besenamandla, abantu abalungile ngeke bakujabulele ukuthula nokulondeka. (IzAga 29:2; UmShumayeli 8:9) Empeleni, asinakuyihlukanisa inkohlakalo nobubi kubantu abakwenzayo. Ngakho, kudingeka ukuba kwenziwe okuthile ukuze sibe nokuthula nobulungisa obuhlala njalo—ukususwa kwababi. USolomoni wabhala: “Omubi uyisihlengo solungile.”—IzAga 21:18.
Njengoba uNkulunkulu enguMahluleli, singaqiniseka ngokuthi esimweni ngasinye izahlulelo ezikhishwa kwababi ziyoba ezilungile. U-Abrahama wabuza: “Ubengeke yini uMahluleli womhlaba wonke enze okulungile?” U-Abrahama wezwa ukuthi impendulo iwukuthi uJehova ulungile ngaso sonke isikhathi! (Genesise 18:25) Ngaphezu kwalokho, iBhayibheli liyasiqinisekisa ukuthi uJehova akakujabuleli ukubhubhisa ababi; wenza lokho njengesixazululo sokugcina kuphela.—Hezekeli 18:32; 2 Petru 3:9.
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Ibhiza
Embonweni womphostoli uJohane, uJesu osekhazinyulisiwe ugade ibhiza elimhlophe futhi amabutho asezulwini ayamlandela lawo egade amabhiza amhlophe. UKhristu wahlulela futhi alwe impi ngokulunga ethanyela izitha zikaYise uJehova. (Sam 19:11, 14) Lokhu kungakenzakali, kwasekukhanya ukuthi uKhristu wayesephiwe amandla okubusa futhi lokhu kwakufanekiselwa ngabagadi bamabhiza atshiyeneyo.—Sam 6:2-8.
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INkosi Eyiqhawe Iyanqoba E-Armagedoni
24 Isilo esinamakhanda ayisikhombisa, esinezimpondo eziyishumi esiphuma olwandle, esimelela inhlangano kaSathane yezombangazwe, siphonswa ekusithekeni, kanye nomprofethi wamanga, umbuso wezwe wesikhombisa. (IsAmbulo 13:1, 11-13; 16:13) “Besaphila,” noma besasebenza ekumelaneni kwabo ngobunye nabantu bakaNkulunkulu emhlabeni, baphonswa “echibini lomlilo.” Ingabe leli ichibi lomlilo lingokoqobo? Cha, njengoba nje nesilo nomprofethi wamanga kungezona izilwane ezingokoqobo. Kunalokho, uphawu lokubhujiswa okuphelele, kokugcina, indawo okungabuywa kuyo. Lapha yilapho, kamuva, ukufa neHayidesi, kanye noDeveli ngokwakhe, beyophonswa khona. (IsAmbulo 20:10, 14) Ngokuqinisekile akusona isihogo sokuhlushwa phakade kwabakhohlakele, njengoba wona kanye umqondo wendawo enjalo wenyanyeka kuJehova.—Jeremiya 19:5; 32:35; 1 Johane 4:8, 16.
re-ZU 286¶25
INkosi Eyiqhawe Iyanqoba E-Armagedoni
25 Bonke abanye ababengeyona ingxenye yohulumeni ngokuqondile kodwa nokho ababeyingxenye engenakulungiseka yaleli zwe lesintu elonakele ngokufanayo “babulawa ngenkemba ende yalowo osehhashini.” UJesu uyobahlulela njengabafanelwe ukufa. Njengoba ngokuqondene nabo lingaphawuliwe ichibi lomlilo, ingabe kumelwe silindele ukuthi bayovuswa? Akukho lapho sitshelwa khona ukuthi labo ababulewe uMahluleli kaJehova ngaleso sikhathi bayovuswa. Njengoba uJesu ngokwakhe asho, bonke labo abangezona “izimvu” baya “emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe uDeveli nezingelosi zakhe,” okungukuthi, “ekunqunyweni kwaphakade.” (Mathewu 25:33, 41, 46) Lokhu kuletha emvuthwandaba ‘usuku lokwahlulelwa nolokubhujiswa kwabantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu.’—2 Petru 3:7; Nahume 1: 2, 7-9; Malaki 4:1
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
re-ZU 247-248 ¶5-6
Imfihlakalo Enkulu Iyaxazululwa
5 “Isilo sasendle . . . sasikhona.” Yebo, sasibe khona njengeNhlangano Yezizwe kusukela ngo-January 10, 1920 kuya phambili, inezizwe ezingu-63 ezihlanganyela kanye kanye noma ngokwahlukana. Kodwa iJapane, iJalimane neNtaliyane kwahoxa, futhi izwe elaliyiSoviet Union lakhishwa eNhlanganweni. Ngo-September 1939 umashiqela waseJalimane ongumNazi wasusa iMpi Yezwe II. Yehlulekile ukugcina ukuthula ezweni, iNhlangano Yezizwe yacwila kwalasha wokungenzi lutho. Ngo-1942 yayisingeyesikhathi esidlule. UJehova akazange acacisele abantu bakhe incazelo ephelele yombono ngaphambi kwalokhu noma kamuva—kodwa ngaso kanye leso sikhathi esibucayi! EMhlanganweni Ongokwasezulwini Wezwe Elisha, uN. H. Knorr wayengamemezela, ngokuvumelana nesiprofetho, ukuthi “isilo sasendle . asisekho.” Wabe esebuza lo mbuzo, “Ingabe iNhlangano iyohlala ikwalasha?” Ecaphuna isAmbulo 17:8, waphendula: “Inhlangano yezizwe zomhlaba izokhuphuka futhi.” Yilokho kanye okwenzeka—kwaba ukulwelwa kweZwi likaJehova lesiprofetho!
Ukwenyuka Kwalasha
6 Ngempela isilo sasendle esibomvu saphuma kwalasha. Ngo-June 26, 1945, kunombukiso onomsindo eSan Francisco, e-U.S.A., izizwe ezingu-50 zavotela ukwamukela isiVumelwano senhlangano yeZizwe Ezihlangene (UN). Le ndikimba “yayizolondoloza ukuthula nokulondeka kwezizwe zonke.” Kunokufana okuningi phakathi kweNhlangano Yezizwe ne-UN. I-World Book Encyclopedia iyaphawula: “Ngezinye izindlela, i-UN ifuze iNhlangano Yezizwe, eyahlelwa ngemva kweMpi Yezwe I . . . Eziningi zezizwe ezaqamba i-UN zaqamba futhi iNhlangano Yezizwe. NjengeNhlangano Yezizwe, i-UN yamiswa ukuba isize ekugcineni ukuthula phakathi kwezizwe. Izingxenye eziyinhloko ze-UN zifana kakhulu nalezo zeNhlangano Yezizwe.” Khona-ke, i-UN eqinisweni iwukuvuka kwesilo esibomvu. Amalungu ayo ayizizwe ezingaba ngu-190 awedlula kude kakhulu aweNhlangano Yezizwe ayengu-63; futhi iye yaba nemisebenzi eminingi kuneyomanduleli wayo.
w12-ZU 6/15 18 ¶17
UJehova Wembula Lokho ‘Okumelwe Kwenzeke Maduzane’
17 Nokho, inkolo yamanga ngeke imane ishabalale. Isifebe siyoqhubeka sinamandla, sizama ukugoba amakhosi ukuba enze intando yaso kuze kube yilapho uNkulunkulu efaka umqondo othile ezinhliziyweni zababusi. (Funda isAmbulo 17:16, 17.) Maduze uJehova uzobangela izingxenye zezombusazwe zesimiso sikaSathane, ezimelelwa iZizwe Ezihlangene, ukuba zihlasele inkolo yamanga. Zizoqeda ithonya layo futhi zichithe nomcebo wayo. Isenzakalo esinjalo sasingabonakala singenakwenzeka emashumini eminyaka nje adlule. Namuhla, isifebe sihlezi lubhojozi emhlane wesilo esibomvu. Noma kunjalo, ngeke simane sishelele kancane kancane bese siwa. Siyowa ngokushesha futhi kabuhlungu.—IsAm. 18: 7, 8, 15-19.
Ukubalwa KweBhayibhili
DECEMBER 30–JANUARY 5
AMAGUGU ASELIZWINI LIKANKULUNKULU ISAMBULO 20-22
“Khangela! Ngenza Izinto Zonke Zibe Zintsha”
re-ZU 301 ¶2
Izulu Elisha Nomhlaba Omusha
2 Emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambi kosuku lukaJohane, uJehova wayethe ku-Isaya: “Ngoba bhekani ngidala amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha; izinto zangaphambili ngeke zikhunjulwe, futhi ngeke zifike enhliziyweni.” (Isaya 65:17; 66:22) Lesi siprofetho sagcwaliseka okokuqala lapho amaJuda athembekile ebuyela eJerusalema ngo-537 B.C.E. ngemva kokuthunjwa kwawo iminyaka engu-70 eBhabhiloni. Kulokho kubuyiselwa, akha umphakathi ohlanziwe, ‘umhlaba omusha,’ ngaphansi kwesimiso esisha sikahulumeni, “amazulu amasha.” Nokho, umphostoli uPetru wakhomba kokunye ukugcwaliseka kwalesi siprofetho, ethi: “Kodwa kukhona amazulu amasha nomhlaba omusha esikulindele ngokwesithembiso sakhe, futhi kukho kuyohlala ukulunga.” (2 Petru 3: 13) Manje uJohane ubonisa ukuthi lesi sithembiso sigcwaliseka phakathi nosuku lweNkosi. “Izulu langaphambili nomhlaba wangaphambili,” isimiso sezinto sikaSathane esihleliwe nesimiso salo sikahulumeni esithonywe uSathane namademoni akhe, kuzodlula. ‘Ulwandle’ oluyaluzayo lwesintu esikhohlakele, esihlubukayo, ngeke lusaba khona. Esikhundleni salo kuyoba ‘nezulu elisha nomhlaba omusha’—umphakathi omusha wasemhlabeni ngaphansi kukahulumeni omusha, uMbuso kaNkulunkulu.—Qhathanisa nesAmbulo 20:11.
“Ngenza Izinto Zonke Zibe Zintsha!”
“[UNkulunkulu] uzazesula zonke izinyembezi emehlweni abo.” (ISambulo 21:4) Uzakwesula izinyembezi ezinjani? Kakusinyembezi zentokozo loba ezokuvikela amehlo ethu. Kodwa isithembiso sikaNkulunkulu sitsho izinyembezi ezibangelwa yikuhlupheka losizi. UNkulunkulu kasoze nje omise izinyembezi ezinjalo kodwa uzazesula zingaphindi zibe khona ngokususa ukuhlupheka losizi okubangela ukuthi abantu bakhale izinyembezi.
“Akusayikuba khona futhi ukufa.” (ISambulo 21:4) Ukufa yikho osekubangele izinyembezi zosizi ezinengi. UJehova uzakhulula abantu abalalelayo esitheni esiyikufa. Njani? Ngokususa okuyikho okubangela ukufa: isono esasithola ku-Adamu. (KwabaseRoma 5:12) UJehova uzakwenza ukuthi abantu abalalelayo baphelele esebenzisa umhlatshelo wenhlawulo kaJesu. Isitha sokucina ukufa ‘sizachithwa.’ (1 KwabaseKhorinte 15:26) Abantu abathembekileyo bazenelisa ukuphila ngendlela uNkulunkulu ayehlose ukuthi baphile ngayo, okutsho ukuthi baphile phakade beqine saka.
‘Abusayikuba khona futhi ubuhlungu.’ (ISambulo 21:4) Yibuhlungu obunjani obungasayikuba khona? Bonke ubuhlungu bokusindwa yimicabango, ubuhlungu benhliziyo lobuhlungu bomzimba obubangelwa yisono njalo obenza impilo ibe munyu ezigidini zabantu buzaphela du.
w03-ZU 8/1 12-13 ¶14
UJehova, UNkulunkulu Weqiniso
14 Kufanele sikuthathe ngokungathí sina lokho uJehova asitshela khona eZwini lakhe. Uyilokho athi uyikho, futhi uyokwenza lokho athi uyokwenza. Sinazo zonke izizathu zokuthembela kuNkulunkulu. Singamkholelwa uJehova lapho ethi uyoletha “impindiselo phezu kwalabo abangamazi uNkulunkulu nakulabo abangazilaleli izindaba ezinhle mayelana neNkosi yethu uJesu.” (2 Thesalonika 1:8) Singamethemba futhi uJehova uma ethi uyabathanda labo abaphishekela ukulunga, lapho ethi uyobanika ukuphila okuphakade labo ababonisa ukholo, nalapho ethi uyobuqeda ubuhlungu, ukukhala, ngisho nokufa. UJehova wagcizelela ukuba nokwethenjelwa kwalesi sithembiso sokugcina ngokunika umphostoli uJohane lo myalo: “Loba, ngoba la mazwi athembekile ayiqiniso.”—IsAmbulo 21: 4, 5; IzAga 15:9; Johane 3:36.
Ukuchwayisisa IMibhalo
it-2-E 249 ¶2
Impilo
Umthetho uNkulunkulu awunika u-Adamu utshengisa ukuthi aluba walalela wayengasoze afe. (Gen 2: 17) Abantu abalalelayo kabasoze bafe nxa isitha sokucina ukufa sesitshabalalisiwe. Bayabe bengasela sono okuyiso esibangela ukufa futhi bazaphila kuze kube nini lanini. (1Kr 15:26) Ukufa kuzatshabalaliswa ekupheleni kokubusa kukaKhristu futhi iSambulo sithi ukubusa kwakhe ngokweminyaka engu-1 000. Labo abazakuba ngamakhosi labaphristi loKhristu ‘bazaphila, babuse bengamakhosi loKhristu okweminyaka eyinkulungwane.’ “Bonke abanye abafileyo” abangazange baphile “yaze yaphela iminyaka eyinkulungwane” kumele ukuthi yilabo abayabe bephila ekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane uSathane engakakhululwa entolongweni yakhe ukuthi ayedukisa abantu okokucina. Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane abantu bazabe sebephelele, sebenjengo-Adamu lo-Eva ngesikhathi bengakabi lesono. Ngaleso sikhathi bazakuba lempilo epheleleyo. Abazahlala bethembekile ngesikhathi uSathane esedukisa abantu okokucina yibo abazaphila kuze kube nini lanini.—Sam 20: 4-10.
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Ichibi Lomlilo
Incwadi yeSambulo yiyo yodwa esitshela ngechibi lomlilo futhi lisetshenziswa ngendlela engokomfanekiso. Incwadi yeSambulo iphinda ichasise ukuthi litshoni. Ithi: “Ichibi lomlilo litsho ukufa kwesibili.”—Sam 20:14; 21:8.
Kwamanye amavesi encwadini yeSambulo kuphinda kucace ukuthi ichibi lomlilo lingokomfanekiso. Kuthiwa ukufa kuzajikelwa echibini lomlilo. (Sam 19:20; 20:14) Phela ukufa ngeke kutshe. Incwadi le iphinda ithi uDeveli uzajikelwa echibini lelo. Lokhu kwenza kucace ukuthi le yindawo engokomfanekiso ngoba uDeveli kalamzimba wenyama yikho ngeke atshe.—Sam 20:10; qathanisa lo-Eks 3:2 lo-Aba 13:20.
Njengoba ichibi lomlilo lisitsho “ukufa kwesibili” futhi iSambulo 20:14 sisithi “ukufa leNgcwaba” kwaphoselwa lapho, kuyacaca-ke ukuthi ichibi leli kalitsho ukufa okwangena ngesono sika-Adamu (Rom 5:12) futhi kalitsho iNgcwaba. Kumele ukuthi ichibi leli lifanekisela ukubhujiswa kwaphakade ngoba akulandawo lapho iBhayibhilli elithi “ichibi” leli lakhipha abafileyo ababekulo. Kodwa incwadi yeSambulo ithi ukufa leNgcwaba kwakhipha abafileyo ababekukho. (Sam 20:13) Yikho loba ngubani ongabhalwanga “egwalweni lokuphila,” okutsho abantu abaphikisana loNkulunkulu ngabomu, baphoselwa echibini lomlilo, okutsho ukutshabalaliswa kwaphakade kumbe ukufa kwesibili.—Sam 20:15.
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