“Ngubani Lengingamesaba?”
“Nome titsa tingangihlasela, noko ngiyawuhlala nginelitsemba.”—HLA. 27:3.
NGEKUSHO KWALEMIBHALO LELANDZELAKO, YINI LENGAKUSITA KUTSI UBE NESIBINDZI?
1. Umbhalo weTihlabelelo 27 ungasisita kutsi sicondze ini?
KUNGANI umsebenti wetfu wekushumayela ukhula kangaka ngisho nobe timo talelive tiba timbi kakhulu? Kungani sinikela ngesikhatsi setfu nangemandla nanobe labanye bantfu banetinkinga temnotfo? Singahlala njani sinesibindzi ngisho nobe labanye balesaba likusasa? Ingoma lephefumulelwe yeNkhosi Davide lekuTihlabelelo 27, iyayiphendvula lemibuto.
2. Kwesaba kwenta umuntfu ative njani, kodvwa nguliphi litsemba lesinalo?
2 Davide ucala lombhalo weTihlabelelo ngalamavi: “Simakadze usibane sami nensindziso yami. Ngiyakwesaba bani? Simakadze uyinqaba yami yekufihla kuphila kwami. Pho, ngubani lengingamesaba?” (Hla. 27:1) Kuba neluvalo nobe kwesaba, kungenta umuntfu aphelelwe ngemandla kakhulu. Kodvwa nangabe sesaba Jehova angeke sibe nalo luvalo. (1 Phet. 3:14) Nangabe setsembela kuJehova ‘sitawuhlala siphephile, sikhululekile, singesabi lutfo lolubi.’ (Taga 1:33; 3:25) Kungani kunjalo?
“SIMAKADZE USIBANE SAMI NENSINDZISO YAMI”
3. Jehova usibane setfu ngamuphi umcondvo, kodvwa yini lokufanele siyente?
3 Lesifananiso ngco lesitsi “Simakadze usibane sami” sikhombisa kutsi Jehova usifundzisa liciniso aphindze asikhiphe ebumnyameni. (Hla. 27:1) Kukhanya sibili kungasenta sibone ingoti nobe sitsiyo endleleni lesihamba ngayo, kodvwa angeke kusisuse. Kufanele sikubalekele loko lesikubonako. Ngendlela lefananako, Jehova usivetela inchazelo yaloko lelive lelingiko. Usecwayisa ngetingoti talelive lelibi laSathane, aphindze asinike timiso letiseBhayibhelini letisebentako. Kodvwa kufanele sikusebentise loko lesikufundzako. Nasenta njalo, sitawuhlakanipha kakhulu kwendlula titsa tetfu nome bafundzisi betfu.—Hla. 119:98, 99, 130.
4. (a) Kungani Davide abengakhuluma ngekuciniseka atsi: ‘Simakadze . . . uyinsindziso yami’? (b) Kunini lapho Jehova angaba yinsindziso yetfu?
4 Emavi aDavide lakuTihlabelelo 27:1 aveta kutsi abeyikhumbula indlela Jehova lamkhulula nobe wamsindzisa ngayo etimeni letinyenti. Sibonelo saloku kutsi Jehova wamkhulula “esidladleni selibhubesi nasesidladleni selibhele.” Waphindze wamsita wancoba sidlakela lesinguGoliyathi. Ngemuva kwaloko, iNkhosi Sawula yetama kugwaza Davide ngesikhali tikhatsi letinyenti, kodvwa Jehova wamsindzisa. (1 Sam. 17:37, 49, 50; 18:11, 12; 19:10) Kungaleso sizatfu Davide akhuluma ngekuciniseka watsi: ‘Simakadze . . . uyinsindziso yami.’ Jehova angatisindzisa tinceku takhe njengobe enta nakuDavide. Njani? Ngekutsi asindzise tikhonti takhe “ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu” lokutako.—Semb. 7:14; 2 Phet. 2:9.
KHUMBULA TONKHE TIKHATSI LOPHUMELELE NGATO
5, 6. (a) Kukhumbula loko lokwenteka kusisita njani kutsi sibe nesibindzi? (b) Indlela Jehova lasebentelana ngayo netinceku takhe tasendvulo isenta njani kutsi sibe nesibindzi?
5 Sici lesibalulekile lesingasisita kutsi sibe nesibindzi sikuTihlabelelo 27:2, 3. (Fundza.) Davide wakhumbula tikhatsi Jehova lamkhulula ngato. (1 Sam. 17:34-37) Kukhumbula leto tikhatsi kwamenta waciniseka ngekutsi angakwati kubeketelela nobe ngutiphi tinkinga letinkhulu letingavela. Nawe utiva ngendlela lefananako yini? Nasi sibonelo: Uke wathantaza yini ngenkinga lekucindzetelako futsi wabona Jehova akunika kuhlakanipha nobe emandla ekuyibeketelela? Uyakhumbula yini kutsi tasuswa njani titsiyo lebetikuvimba ekukhonteni Jehova ngenjabulo nobe kutsi litfuba lekusebenta lakuvulekela njani? (1 Khor. 16:9) Kunamiphi imiphumela kukhumbula kwakho leto tikhatsi ekuphileni? Loko lokukhumbulako akukwenti yini uphetse ngekutsi Jehova angachubeka akusita kutsi ulwisane nobe ubeketelele tilingo netinkinga letingetulu kwemandla akho?—Rom. 5:3-5.
6 Yini lebesingayenta nangabe hulumende lonemandla abengetama kuyicedza yonkhe inhlangano yaboFakazi BaJehova? Bantfu labanyenti lamuhla betamile kwenta njalo kodvwa behluleka. Kukhumbula indlela Jehova labasite ngayo bantfu bakhe esikhatsini lesendlulile kungasenta sibuke likusasa ngekuciniseka.—Dan. 3:28.
JABULELA KUKHONTA KWELICINISO
7, 8. (a) Njengobe sifundza kuTihlabelelo 27:4, yini Davide layicela kuJehova? (b) Liyini lithempeli lelikhulu lelingumfanekiso, futsi sikhonta njani kulo?
7 Lesinye sici lesibalulekile lesingasisita kutsi sibe nesibindzi, kujabulela kukhonta kweliciniso. (Fundza Tihlabelelo 27:4.) Esikhatsini saDavide, ‘indlu yaSimakadze’ beyilithende lekukhontela. NguDavide lowahlela indlela lelithempeli lebelitawakhiwa ngayo. Lelithempeli belitawakhiwa yindvodzana yakhe lenguSolomoni. Ngemuva kwemakhulu eminyaka, Jesu wachaza kutsi bekungeke kusadzingeka kutsi kusetjentiswe sinye sakhiwo lesibusiswe nguNkulunkulu kute sikwati kukhonta Jehova kuso ngendlela leyemukelekako. (Joh. 4:21-23) KumaHebheru sehluko 8 kuya ku-10, umphostoli Pawula washo kutsi lelithempeli lelikhulu lelingumfanekiso lacala kuba khona nakubhajatiswa Jesu nga-29 C.E., ngesikhatsi atinikela ekwenteni intsandvo yaJehova. (Heb. 10:10) Lelithempeli lelikhulu lelingumfanekiso liluhlelo Jehova lasilungisele lona kute kutsi nangabe sinekukholwa emhlatjelweni waJesu sikwati kusondzela kuNkulunkulu. Sikhonta njani kulelithempeli? Ngekutsi sithantaze “ngenhlitiyo lecinisile, nangekwetsemba lokuphelele kwekukholwa”; ngekutjela labanye ngelitsemba lesinalo ngekuciniseka; nangekucabangela siphindze sikhutsate emakholwa lesikanye nawo nasihlangene emihlanganweni yetfu yelibandla nalapho sichuba kukhonta kwemndeni. (Heb. 10:22-25) Kujabulela lelilungiselelo lekukhonta kweliciniso kuyasicinisa kulamalanga ekugcina.
8 Emhlabeni wonkhe, tinceku taJehova letetsembekile tikhulisa lizinga letihlanganyela ngalo emsebentini wekushumayela, tifundza letinye tilwimi tiphindze titfutsele etindzaweni letinesidzingo lesikhulu sebamemeteli beMbuso. Tento tato tiveta kutsi kunentfo yinye kuphela letiyicela kuJehova, njengobe kwenta nemhlabeli. Tifuna kujabulela kudvumisa Jehova tiphindze tente nemsebenti wakhe longcwele ngisho nobe kungavela ini.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 27:6.
TSEMBELA ELUSITWENI LWANKULUNKULU
9, 10. Sisho kutsini lesicinisekiso lesisitfola kuTihlabelelo 27:10?
9 Davide wakhombisa kutsi wetsembele elusitweni lwaJehova ngekutsi atsi: “Nome bobabe namake bangilahlile, kodvwa wena, Simakadze, utangemukela ungigcine.” (Hla. 27:10) Nasifundza lokubhalwe ku-1 Samuweli sehluko 22 singaphetsa ngekutsi batali baDavide abazange bamlahle. Labanyenti lamuhla kudzingeka bakubeketelele kulahlwa ngimindeni yabo. Nobe kunjalo, batfole lusito kanye nesivikelo ebandleni lebuKhristu.
10 Njengobe Jehova ahlale akulungele kusita tinceku takhe natilahlwa ngulabanye, angeke yini aticinise nalapho tihlangabetana netilingo? Nasi sibonelo: Nangabe sikhatsateka ngekutsi sitawondla ngani umndeni wetfu, singaciniseka ngekutsi Jehova utasisita. (Heb. 13:5, 6) Uyatati timo netidzingo tato tonkhe tinceku takhe leticotfo.
11. Kwetsembela kwetfu kuJehova kungabatsintsa njani labanye? Fanekisa.
11 Ase ucabange ngaloko lokwenteka kuVictoria, longumfundzi weliBhayibheli eLiberia. Njengobe besekatawubhajatiswa, indvodza labehlala nayo yamshiya nebantfwana labatsatfu. Ngisho nobe abete likhaya futsi angasebenti, wachubeka atfutfukisa buhlobo bakhe naJehova. Ngemuva kwekubhajatiswa kwakhe, indvodzakati yakhe leneminyaka lengu-13 budzala yatfola sipatji lesinemali lenyenti. Bakhetsa kungayibali lemali kute bangalingeki. Ngekushesha, bachumana nemnikati walesipatji lobekalisotja. Wabatjela kutsi kube bonkhe bantfu bebetsembeke njengaboFakazi BaJehova, umhlaba wonkhe bewutawuba ncono futsi ube nekuthula. Victoria wafundzela lelisotja umbhalo lokhombisa kutsi Jehova usetsembisa umhlaba lomusha. Limangaliswa kuba cotfo kwakhe, lelisotja lanika Victoria imali letsite kulena lebeyilahlekile. Kuliciniso kutsi kukholelwa elusitweni lwaJehova kwente boFakazi BaJehova batiwa ngekwetsembeka.
12. Sisuke sikhombisa ini nasichubeka sikhonta Jehova ngisho nobe silahlekelwa nguloko lesinako? Fanekisa.
12 Ase ucabange ngendlela lativa ngayo Thomas longummemeteli longakabhajatiswa waseSierra Leone. Wacala kuba nguthishela afundzisa esikolweni semabanga laphakeme, kodvwa abengeke awutfole umholo wakhe wemnyaka wonkhe tize tiphelele tonkhe timphepha takhe. Yini lebekudzingeka kutsi Thomas ayente ngembikwekutsi atfole umholo wakhe? Bekudzingeka kutsi ayobonana nemphatsi wesikolwa longumfundisi. Lomfundisi wamchazela kutsi tinkholelo taboFakazi BaJehova atihambisani nemtsetfo wesikolwa. Watjela Thomas kutsi akhetse emkhatsini wemsebenti wakhe kanye netinkholelo takhe letisekelwe eBhayibhelini. Ngemuva kwekuyekela lomsebenti futsi asalahlekelwe ngumholo wemnyaka wonkhe, Thomas watfola lomunye umsebenti wekulungisa emawayilesi kanye nabomakhalekhikhini. Njengobe lesibonelo saThomas kanye naletinye letinyenti letifananako tiveta, kwesaba kulahlekelwa ngulokutsite kungenta labanye bantfu babe neluvalo, kodvwa loko kwehlukile kunekwetsembela kwetfu kuMdali wato tonkhe tintfo neMvikeli webantfu bakhe.
13. Umsebenti wekushumayela ngeMbuso utfutfuka ngelizinga lelingakanani emaveni laphuyile?
13 Emaveni lamanyenti lapho timo tekuphila timatima khona, bashumayeli beMbuso bavame kuwenta ngemdlandla umsebenti wabo. Kungani kunjalo? Lelinye lihhovisi leligatja labhala: “Bantfu labanyenti labemukela tifundvo teliBhayibheli abasebenti, ngako banesikhatsi lesinyenti sekufundza emini. Nebazalwane banesikhatsi lesinyenti sekushumayela. Bantfu labaphila ngephansi kwetimo letimatima akudzingeki batjelwe kutsi siphila emalangeni ekugcina ngobe bayasibona simo labaphila kuso.” Sitfunywa selivangeli lesesikhonte iminyaka lengu-12 endzaweni lapho kulinganiselwa kutsi ummemeteli uchuba tifundvo letingetulu kwaletintsatfu, siyabhala: “Njengobe linyenti lalabamemeteli baphila imphilo lemelula lete tiphatamiso letinyenti, banesikhatsi lesinyenti sekushumayela nesekuchuba tifundvo teliBhayibheli.”
14. Sicumbi lesikhulu singakujabulela ngatiphi tindlela kuvikelwa nguJehova?
14 Jehova wetsembise kutsi utawubasita, abavikele, futsi abasindzise bantfu bakhe njengelicembu, ngekwenyama nasebuhlotjeni babo naye, futsi natsi siyametsemba. (Hla. 37:28; 91:1-3) Bantfu labatawusindza “ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu” batawuba banyenti kakhulu. (Semb. 7:9, 14) Leso sicumbi sebantfu, sitawuvikelwa njengelicembu kulamalanga ekugcina. Sitawunikwa konkhe lesikudzingako kute sibeketelele tilingo futsi silondvolote buhlobo baso naJehova. Ngasekupheleni kwekuhlupheka lokukhulu, Jehova utawuvikela bantfu bakhe.
“NGIFUNDZISE INDLELA YAKHO, SIMAKADZE”
15, 16. Sizuza njani nangabe silalela ticondziso taJehova? Fanekisa.
15 Kute sichubeke sinesibindzi, sidzinga kucondziswa nguNkulunkulu endleleni yakhe. Loku siyakubona kuloko lokwacelwa nguDavide: “Ngifundzise indlela yakho, Simakadze, ungihole endleleni lecondzile ngenca yetitsa tami.” (Hla. 27:11) Kwenta ngekuvumelana nalomthantazo kusho kunakisisa siphindze sisebentise tonkhe ticondziso letiseBhayibhelini lesititfola ngenhlangano yaJehova. Bantfu labanyenti labaphume etikweletini bangakutjela kutsi kusebentisa seluleko lesibalulekile sekuphila imphilo lemelula kubazuzise kakhulu ngesikhatsi setinkinga temnotfo. Kunekutsi batikhandze banetintfo letinyenti labangakhoni kutibhadala, basebentisa sikhatsi sabo ngenkhululeko kute bente imisebenti yaJehova. Ngamunye wetfu wenta kahle kutibuta, ‘Ngikusebentisa ngekushesha yini konkhe lengikufundza eBhayibhelini nasetincwadzini tesisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile, ngisho nobe kudzingeka kutsi ngidzele lokutsite?’—Mat. 24:45.
16 Ngekuvumela Jehova kutsi asicondzise aphindze asiholele endleleni yekulunga, angeke sesabe. Ngesikhatsi lihlahlandlela laseMelika lifaka sicelo semsebenti lobewutalisita kutsi umndeni walo wonkhe ukwati kwenta umsebenti wasikhatsi sonkhe, umphatsi walo walitjela kutsi angeke liwutfole lomsebenti nangabe lite ticu tasekolishi. Nangabe bekungenteka loko kuwe, bewungatisola yini ngekutsi ukhetse kwenta umsebenti wasikhatsi sonkhe kunekutsi utfutfukise imfundvo yakho? Ngemuva kwemaviki lamabili, umphatsi walelihlahlandlela wacoshwa emsebentini, lomunye umphatsi wabuta lomzalwane kutsi iyini imigomo yakhe. Wamchazela kutsi yena nemkakhe batikhonti tesikhatsi sonkhe letiboFakazi BaJehova futsi bafuna kuchubeka bangito. Ngembikwekutsi lomzalwane achubeke naloko labekakusho, lomphatsi watsi: “Bengati kutsi kunalokutsite lokukwenta wehluke. Ngalesikhatsi babe wami agula, bantfu lababili lenikholwa nabo bebeta onkhe emalanga kuye futsi bamfundzele liBhayibheli. Ngatitjela kutsi nangabe kuba nesikhatsi lapho kudzingeka ngisite lomunye waboFakazi BaJehova, ngitawenta njalo.” Ngelilanga lelilandzelako ekuseni, lomzalwane waniketwa lomsebenti umcashi wakhe wasekucaleni labekangafuni kumnika wona. Kuyacaca-ke kutsi nangabe sibeka uMbuso kucala ekuphileni kwetfu, Jehova uyasifeza setsembiso sakhe sekutsi utasinika konkhe lesikudzingako.—Mat. 6:33.
KUKHOLWA NELITSEMBA KUBALULEKILE
17. Yini lengasisita kutsi sibuke likusasa ngekutetsemba?
17 Davide uphindze asho kubaluleka kwekuba nekukholwa kanye nelitsemba ngekutsi atsi: “Impela ngiyakholwa nguloku: Buhle baSimakadze ngiyawububona ngisaphila kulomhlaba!” (Hla. 27:13) Ngako-ke, besitawuba yini ngaphandle kwekukholwa nelitsemba lesilitfola kuNkulunkulu nangekubonga ngaloko lesikufundze kuTihlabelelo 27? Shengatsi singachubeka sithantaza ngekutetsemba sicele emandla kanye nekukhululwa njengobe sibeketelela timo letiholela e-Amagedoni.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 27:14.
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Davide watfola emandla ngekukhumbula indlela Jehova lamkhulula ngayo
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Timo temnotfo sititsatsa njengematfuba ekutfutfukisa umsebenti wetfu wekushumayela yini?