Fundza Kulindza Esibonelweni Sebaphostoli BaJesu
‘Lindzani kanye nami.’—MAT. 26:38.
1-3. Bahluleka njani baphostoli kuhlala balindzile ngebusuku bekugcina Jesu asemhlabeni, futsi yini lekhombisa kutsi bafundza ephutseni labo?
CABANGA ngalokwenteka ngebusuku bekugcina baJesu asemhlabeni. Ngaleso sikhatsi, Jesu bekasendzaweni lebekayitsandza kakhulu, lokuyinsimi yaseGetsemane, lesemphumalanga neJerusalema. Bekete nebaphostoli bakhe labatsembekile kuleyo ndzawo. Njengobe Jesu bekacindzetelekile engcondvweni kanye nasenhlitiyweni, bekadzinga kutfola indzawo lete muntfu kute athandaze.—Mat. 26:36; Joh. 18:1, 2.
2 Labatsatfu bebaphostoli bakhe—Phetro, Jakobe kanye naJohane—bahamba naye kute baye endzaweni lebeyisekhatsi nalensimi. Ngembikwekutsi Jesu ayothandaza, naku labatjela kona: “Salani la, nilindze kanye nami.” Nakabuya kubo, wabatfola batunywe butfongo. Waphindze wabancenga watsi: “Lindzani.” Nangemuva kwekusho loko, baphindze balala emahlandla lamabili. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi ngalobo busuku, bonkhe baphostoli behluleka kuhlala baphapheme ngekwakamoya. Lokubuhlungu kakhulu kutsi bamshiya Jesu, babaleka.—Mat. 26:38, 41, 56.
3 Asingabati kutsi baphostoli batisola ngekwehluleka kwabo kuhlala balindzile. Lamadvodza letsembekile ashesha kutfola sifundvo ephutseni lalenta. Incwadzi yeMisebenti iveta kutsi bachubeka baba sibonelo lesihle ngekuhlala balindzile. Kufanele kutsi imphilo yabo yekwetsembeka yawatsintsa nalamanye emaKhristu kutsi nawo ente lokufanako. Kulesikhatsi lesiphila kuso, sikudzinga kakhulu “kuhlala silindzile.” (Mat. 24:42, NW.) Ase sihlole tifundvo letintsatfu letimayelana nekuhlala silindzile lesingatitfola encwadzini yeMisebenti.
BAKULUNGELA KUTSATSA SICONDZISO
4, 5. Umoya longcwele wabacondzisa njani boPawula kanye nebangani bakhe?
4 Sifundvo sekucala lesisitfolako, kutsi baphostoli bebahlala bakulungele kutsatsa sicondziso endzabeni yekutsi bekumelwe bashumayele kuphi. Kulokunye kulandzisa, sifundza indlela Jesu lasebentisa ngayo umoya longcwele lawuniketwa nguJehova kute acondzise umphostoli Pawula nebangani bakhe eluhambeni lobelungakavami. (Imis. 2:33) Ase sihlole luhambo lwabo.—Fundza Imisebenti 16:6-10.
5 Pawula, Silasi kanye naThimothi, besuka edolobheni laseListra lebeliseningizimu yeGalathiya. Ngemuva kwemalanga lambalwa, befika emgwacweni lomkhulu waseRoma lobewuya ngasenshonalanga yesifundza sase-Asiya, lobekuyindzawo lenebantfu labanyenti. Bebafisa kusebentisa lomgwaco kute bavakashele emadolobha lamakhulu labewanebantfu labanyenti labebadzinga kufundziswa ngaKhristu. Kodvwa kukhona lokwabavimba endleleni. Livesi 6 liyachaza: “Badzabula live laseFrigiya nelaseGalathiya, ngobe [umoya longcwele] wabalela kushumayela livi leNkhosi eveni lase-Asiya.” Ngesizatfu lesingakachazwa, umoya longcwele wavimba boPawula kutsi bayoshumayela esifundzeni sase-Asiya. Kuyakhanya kutsi Jesu—ngemoya waNkulunkulu—bekafuna kucondzisa Pawula kanye nebangani bakhe kutsi baye kulenye indzawo.
6, 7. (a) Yini leyenteka kuPawula kanye nebangani bakhe ngesikhatsi sebasedvute neBhithiniya? (b) Ngusiphi sincumo lesatsatfwa ngulabafundzi, futsi saba namuphi umphumela?
6 Ngemuva kwaloko, baya kuphi labashumayeli labanenshisekelo? Livesi 7 liyachaza: ‘Sebefikile emnyeleni waseMisiya, balinga kuya eveni laseBhithiniya, kodvwa umoya waJesu awubavumelanga.’ Njengobe bebavinjelwe kutsi bayoshumayela e-Asiya, boPawula kanye nebangani bakhe balibangisa ngasenyakatfo, banemgomo wekushumayela emadolobheni aseBhithiniya. Nanobe kunjalo, ngesikhatsi sebasedvute naseBhithiniya, Jesu waphindze wasebentisa umoya longcwele kute abavimbe. Kungenteka kutsi loko kwawamangalisa lamadvodza. Bekakwati loko lobekumelwe ashumayele ngako, nekutsi utakwenta njani, kodvwa abengati kutsi utawushumayela kuphi. Singase sikubeke ngalendlela loko labahlangabetana nako: Banconcotsa emnyango loya e-Asiya kodvwa abavulelwanga. Banconcotsa emnyango loya eBhithiniya, baphindze bangavulelwa. Babese bayayekela yini kunconcotsa? Cha, abazange bayekele!
7 Ngaleso sikhatsi, lamadvodza enta sincumo lebesingabonakala simangalisa. Livesi 8 liyachaza: “Bendlula eMisiya behlela eThrowasi.” Labashumayeli bajikela ngasenshonalanga futsi bachubeka bahamba emakhilomitha langu-563, bendlula emadolobha lamanyenti baze bafika esikhumulweni saseThrowasi, lobekuyindzawo lebeyiphumela eMasedoniya. Kuleyo ndzawo, Pawula kanye nebangani bakhe baphindze banconcotsa lihlandla lesitsatfu, futsi nyalo bavulelwa. Livesi 9 libika loko lokwase kuyenteka: “Ebusuku Pawula wabona umbono, wabona indvodza yaseMasedoniya imile imncenga itsi: ‘Yewelela eMasedoniya utesisita!’” Ekugcineni, Pawula besekati kutsi kufanele ashumayele kuphi. Ngaphandle kwekucitsa sikhatsi, lamadvodza alibangisa eMasedoniya.
8, 9. Yini lesingayifundza ekulandziseni kweluhambo lwaPawula?
8 Yini lesingayifundza kulokulandzisa? Naka kutsi umoya waNkulunkulu wacala kungenela ngemuva kwekutsi Pawula afike e-Asiya. Kantsi Jesu wacala kungenela kulendzaba ngemuva kwekutsi Pawula abe sedvute naseBhithiniya. Kwekugcina, Jesu wacondzisa Pawula kutsi aye eMasedoniya ngemuva kwekutsi efike eThrowasi. NjengeNhloko yelibandla, Jesu angasebentelana natsi ngendlela lefananako. (Khol. 1:18) Nasi sibonelo: Kungenteka uke wacabanga ngekukhonta njengelihlahlandlela nobe kutfutsela endzaweni lenesidzingo lesikhulu sebamemeteli. Kodvwa Jesu, asebentisa umoya waNkulunkulu, angase acale kukucondzisa ngemuva kwekutsi utsatse tinyatselo kute ufinyelele umgomo wakho. Ase sifanekise: Umshayeli angakhona kucondzisa imoto kutsi ijikele ngesencele nobe ngesekudla kuphela nangabe ihamba. Ngalokufananako, Jesu angasicondzisa kutsi sandzise umsebenti wetfu wekushumayela, kodvwa loko angakwenta kuphela nangabe senta lokutsite—lokusho kufaka umfutfo kute sifinyelele umgomo wetfu.
9 Kutsiwani-ke, nangabe umfutfo lowufakako ungaveti titselo ngaleso sikhatsi? Kufanele uphelelwe ngemandla yini, uphetse ngekutsi umoya waNkulunkulu awukucondzisi? Kungaba kuhle kukhumbula kutsi naPawula wahlangabetana netintfo letamdvumata. Nanobe kunjalo, wachubeka afuna futsi anconcotsa kwaze kwaba ngulapho avulelwa umnyango. Ngalokufananako, nangabe uphikelela nekufuna ‘litfuba lekusebenta lelivulekile,’ nawe kungenteka utfole umvuzo.—1 Khor. 16:9.
BAKUPHAPHAMELA KUTHANDAZA
10. Yini lekhombisa kutsi kuphaphamela kuthandaza kumcoka kute sihlale silindzile?
10 Asewucabange ngesifundvo sesibili lesimayelana nekuhlala ulindzile lesingasitfola kubazalwane bangelikhulu lekucala: Bebakuphaphamele kuthandaza. (1 Phet. 4:7) Kuphikelela emthandazweni kubalulekile kute sihlale silindzile. Khumbula kutsi ensimini yaseGetsemane, ngembikwekutsi Jesu aboshwe, naku lakutjela baphostoli bakhe labatsatfu: “Lindzani, nithandaze [njalo].”—Mat. 26:41.
11, 12. Kungani Herodi awaphatsa kabi emaKhristu lafaka ekhatsi Phetro, futsi wakwenta njani loko?
11 Phetro lobeka khona kuleso sentakalo, ngemuva kwesikhatsi watibonela yena emandla ekuphikelela emthandazweni. (Fundza Imisebenti 12:1-6.) Emavesini ekucala alokulandzisa, sifundza kutsi kuze Herodi atfole kwemukelwa ngemaJuda, wawaphatsa kabi emaKhristu. Kungenteka bekati kutsi Jakobe bekangumphostoli lobekanebuhlobo lobusedvute naJesu. Ngaleso sizatfu, Herodi wayala kutsi Jakobe abulawe “ngenkemba.” (Vesi 2) Ngaleyo ndlela, libandla lalahlekelwa ngumphostoli lotsandzekako. Loko kwabavivinya kakhulu bazalwane!
12 Yini leyentiwa nguHerodi ngemuva kwaloko? Livesi 3 liyachaza: “Watsi nakabona kutsi emaJuda ayakujabulela loko lakwentako, wachubekela nasekubopheni Phetro.” Nanobe kunjalo, ngaletinye tikhatsi, emajele bewahluleka kulondvolota baphostoli, lokufaka ekhatsi naPhetro. (Imis. 5:17-20) Kungenteka kutsi Herodi bekakwati kahle loko. Lenkhosi lelicili yasebentisa lelotfuba. Yacondzisa kutsi Phetro agadvwe ‘tigaba letine temasotja, lamane sigaba sisinye, letatimlindza ngekuntjintjana. Herodi abehlose kutsi amletse embikwemaJuda emvakweliPhasika.’ (Vesi 4) Asewucabange nje ngaloko! Herodi bekayale kutsi Phetro aboshwe ngetinketane emkhatsini wabogadzi lababili, futsi bekunabogadzi labangu-16 labebashintjana imini nebusuku kute baciniseke kutsi lomphostoli akaphunyuki. Inhloso yaHerodi bekukunikela ngaPhetro kubantfu ngemuva kweliPhasika, futsi kufa kwakhe bekutawuba sipho lebesitawujabulisa sicumbi sebantfu. Ngephansi kwetimo letimatima ngalendlela, yini lebeyingentiwa ngemaKhristu lakanye naPhetro?
13, 14. (a) Libandla lasabela njani ngekuboshwa kwaPhetro? (b) Yini lesingayifundza esibonelweni semaKhristu labekakanye naPhetro endzabeni yemthandazo?
13 Libandla belikwati kahle loko lobekufanele likwente. Livesi 5 litsi: “Ngako-ke Phetro walondvolotwa ejele, kodvwa libandla belithandaza limncusela kuNkulunkulu.” Kuliciniso kutsi imithandazo labebayentela umzalwane wabo lotsandzekako beyinesisindvo, futsi ikuncusa lokusuka enhlitiyweni. Kuyacaca kutsi kufa kwaJakobe akuzange kubacedze emandla nobe kubente babe nemuva wekutsi imithandazo yabo ayivakali. Kunaloko, bebati kutsi imithandazo yetikhonti leticotfo ibalulekile kuJehova. Nangabe imithandazo lenjalo ihambisana nentsandvo yakhe, uyayiphendvula.—Heb. 13:18, 19; Jak. 5:16.
14 Yini lesingayifundza endleleni emaKhristu lakanye naPhetro lasabela ngayo? Kuhlala silindzile kufaka ekhatsi kungatithandazeli tsine kuphela, kodvwa sithandazele nebazalwane kanye nabodzadzewetfu. (Ef. 6:18) Akhona yini emakholwa lokanye nawo lowatiko laphatanyiswa luvivinyo lolutsite? Kungenteka kutsi lamanye akhutsatelela lushushiso, kuvinjelwa bohulumende nobe tehlakalo temvelo. Kungani ungawathandazeli? Kungenteka kunalabanye lobatiko labahlangabetana nebumatima lobungabonakali melula. Mhlawumbe bakutfola kumatima kubeketelela tinkinga temndeni, kudvumateka nobe kugula. Kungani ungacabangi ngalabatsite longababita ngemagama nawukhuluma naJehova, ‘longuMuvi wemthandazo’?—Hla. 65:2.
15, 16. (a) Chaza indlela ingilosi yaJehova leyamkhulula ngayo Phetro ejele. (Buka sitfombe lesingentansi.) (b) Kungani kudvudvuta kucabanga ngendlela Jehova lakhulula ngayo Phetro?
15 Tamhambela njani tintfo Phetro? Ngebusuku bekugcina asejele, ngesikhatsi akulobudze butfongo, asemkhatsini wabogadzi lababili, wehlelwa tintfo letimangalisako. (Fundza Imisebenti 12:7-11.) Asewucabange ngaloko lokwenteka: Ngekushesha, kukhanya kwagcwala sitokisi labekakuso. Embikwakhe, bekume ingilosi lebeyingabonakali kubogadzi, futsi yamvusa ngekushesha. Tinketane lebekaboshwe ngato tawa. Lengilosi yase ihamba naye, yamkhokha esitokisini embikwalabogadzi labebeme ngephandle, futsi wendlula nasesangweni lelikhulu lensimbi, lelavele ‘lativulekela.’ Ngemuva kwekumkhiphela ngaphandle kwelijele, lengilosi yanyamalala. Phetro bese kakhululekile.
16 Akukucinisi yini kukholwa kwakho kuzindla ngemandla aJehova ekukhulula tinceku takhe? Lamuhla, asikalindzeli kutsi Jehova asikhulule asebentisa simangaliso. Nanobe kunjalo, sinekukholwa kutsi usebentisa emandla akhe kute asite bantfu bakhe lamuhla. (2 Khr. 16:9) Asebentisa umoya wakhe longcwele, angasenta sikhone kuhlangabetana netilingo. (2 Khor. 4:7; 2 Phet. 2:9) Masinyane, Jehova utawuniketa iNdvodzana yakhe emandla kute ikhulule tigidzi tebantfu letifanana netiboshwa tekufa. (Joh. 5:28, 29) Kukholwa kwetfu etitsembisweni taNkulunkulu kungasiniketa sibindzi lesikhulu sekumelana netilingo lesihlangabetana nato lamuhla.
BAFAKAZA NGALOKUPHELELE NANGETULU KWETIPHATAMISO
17. Pawula wasibekela njani sibonelo lesihamba embili endzabeni yekushumayela ngenkhutsalo kanye nekuba nemuva wekuphutfuma?
17 Sifundvo sesitsatfu lesimayelana nekuhlala silindzile lesingasifundza kubaphostoli, kutsi: Bachubeka bafakaza ngalokuphelele nangetulu kwetiphatamiso. Kushumayela ngenkhutsalo futsi sinemuva wekuphutfuma kubalulekile kute sihlale silindzile. Umphostoli Pawula usibonelo lesihamba embili kuloku. Washumayela ngenkhutsalo, wahamba tindzawo letehlukehlukene futsi wasungula emabandla lamanyenti. Wakhutsatelela bumatima lobunyenti, kodvwa akazange alahlekelwe yinkhutsalo nobe ngumuva wekuphutfuma.—2 Khor. 11:23-29.
18. Pawula wachubeka njani afakaza ngesikhatsi aboshwe eRoma?
18 Ase sicabange ngesikhatsi sekugcina lapho incwadzi yeMisebenti ikhuluma ngaPawula khona, njengobe kubhaliwe kuMisebenti sehluko 28. Pawula wafika eRoma lapho bekulindzeleke kutsi ayobonana naNero. Wagcinwa asiboshwa, mhlawumbe aboshwe nangetinketane lebetifaswe kulomunye wabogadzi bakhe. Nanobe kunjalo, tinketane atizange timthulise lomphostoli lobekakhutsele. Pawula wachubeka asebentisa letinye tindlela tekufakaza. (Fundza Imisebenti 28:17, 23, 24.) Ngemuva kwemalanga lamatsatfu, Pawula wabita baholi bemaJuda kute afakaze kubo. Ngemuva kwaloko, ngelilanga lelitsite, waphindze wabaniketa bufakazi lobengetiwe. Livesi 23 liyachaza: “Ngako-ke emaJuda amisa lilanga lekubonana naPawula. Ngalelo langa bantfu befika baba banyenti lapho bekuhlala khona Pawula. Kusukela ekuseni laze layawumbamba unina seloku afakaza [ngalokuphelele] ngekubachazela ngembuso waNkulunkulu. Wetama kubenelisa ngaJesu ngekubakhumbuta lokusemtsetfweni waMosi nangemiBhalo yebaphrofethi.”
19, 20. (a) Kungani Pawula aphumelela ekufakazeni? (b) Wasabela njani Pawula ngesikhatsi labanye bantfu bangatemukeli tindzaba letinhle?
19 Kungani Pawula aphumelela ekufakazeni? Livesi 23 liveta letinye tizatfu taloko. (1) Wakhuluma kakhulu ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu kanye nangaJesu Khristu. (2) Wetama ‘kwenelisa’ tilaleli takhe, ngekutsi atinikete tizatfu tekukukholwa loko lakushoko. (3) Wabonisana nabo asebentisa imiBhalo. (4) Waveta simo sekungabi nebugovu, ngekutsi afakaze “kusukela ekuseni laze layawumbamba unina.” Pawula waniketa bufakazi lobukhulu, kodvwa akusibo bonkhe labamlalela. Livesi 24 litsi: “Labanye beneliswa ngulamavi akhe, noko labanye abazange bakholwe.” Bantfu bacala kumphikisa, base bayahamba.
20 Kwamvisa buhlungu yini Pawula kutsi akusibo bonkhe bantfu labemukela tindzaba letinhle? Cha, akusinjalo! Imisebenti 28:30, 31, itsi: “Wacedza iminyaka lemibili Pawula ahleti lapho, ahlala endlini labeyicashile. Abemukela ngetandla totibili bonkhe labebeta batemvakashela. Abeshumayela ngembuso waNkulunkulu, afundzisa ngeNkhosi Jesu Khristu akhuluma ngesibindzi nangekukhululeka lokukhulu.” Ngalamavi lafutfumule, incwadzi yeMsebenti iphela kanjalo.
21. Yini lesingayifundza esibonelweni saPawula ngesikhatsi aboshwe endlini labekayicashile?
21 Yini lesingayifundza esibonelweni saPawula? Ngesikhatsi aboshelwe endlini labekayicashile, Pawula bekangakhoni kushumayela emtini ngemuti. Nanobe kunjalo, walondvolota simo sengcondvo lesikahle futsi wafakaza kubo bonkhe labebamvakashela. Ngalokufananako, bantfu baNkulunkulu labanyenti lamuhla balondvolota injabulo baphindze bachubeke bashumayela, nangetulu kwekuboshwa ngalokungakafaneli ngesizatfu sekukholwa kwabo. Labanye bazalwane nabodzadzewetfu bavaleleke etindlini, mhlawumbe bahlala emakhaya lanakekela lasebakhulile nobe labagulako. Ngekwelizinga labo, bayakhona kushumayela kubodokotela, etisebentini takuleyo ndzawo, etivakashini kanye nakulabanye labeta kubo. Sifiso sabo lesisuka enhlitiyweni, kufakaza ngalokuphelele ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu. Sisijabulela kakhulu sibonelo labasibekela sona!
22. (a) Yini lesisita kutsi sizuze encwadzini yeMisebenti? (Fundza libhokisi lelingenhla.) (b) Yini lotimisele kuyenta njengobe ulindzele kuphela kwalelive lelibi?
22 Kuyacaca kutsi kunyenti lesingakufundza ngekuhlala silindzile, esibonelweni sebaphostoli kanye nakulamanye emaKhristu elikhulu lekucala lokukhulunywa ngawo encwadzini yeMisebenti. Njengobe silindzele kuphela kwalelive lelibi, asitimisele kulingisa emaKhristu elikhulu lekucala, ngekufakaza ngesibindzi nangenkhutsalo. Awukho umsebenti lomkhulu lesingawenta, lowendlula kuba nencenye ‘ekufakazeni ngalokuphelele’ ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu!—Imis. 28:23.
YINI LONGAYIFUNDZA MAYELANA:
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Nekulandzela sicondziso sekutsi ungashumayela kuphi?
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Nekuhlala uphaphamele kuthandaza?
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Nekufakaza ngalokuphelele nangetulu kwetiphatamiso?
[Libhokisi ekhasini 13]
“KIMI, INCWADZI YEMISEBENTI ANGEKE IPHINDZE IFANANE NASEKUCALENI”
Naku lokwashiwo ngumbonisi lojikeletako ngemuva kwekufundza incwadzi letsi “‘Ukunikeza Ubufakazi Obuphelele’ NgoMbuso KaNkulunkulu”: “Kimi, incwadzi yemisebenti angeke iphindze ifanane nasekucaleni. Bengike ngayifundza kanyenti, kodvwa bekuvele kugcwale inkhungu emehlweni. Kodvwa nyalo, ngiva shengatsi ngibusiswe ngekuniketwa kukhanya lokufanana nekwelilanga.”
[Sitfombe ekhasini 12]
Ingilosi yahola Phetro kutsi aphume esangweni lelikhulu lensimbi