Tsembela KuJehova, ‘LonguNkulunkulu Wayo Yonkhe Indvudvuto’
“Akabongwe Nkulunkulu uYise weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu, longuYise wemusa. Yebo, akabongwe Nkulunkulu longumtfombo wayo yonkhe indvudvuto.”—2 KHOR. 1:3.
1. Ngusiphi sidzingo bantfu labanaso ngisho nobe sebakhulile?
KUSUKELA ekutalweni kwetfu kuchubeke, siba nesidzingo sekudvudvutwa. Luswane luyakhala kute luvete kutsi lufuna kudvudvutwa. Kungenteka kutsi lusuke lufuna kuphatfwa nobe lusuke lulambile. Ngisho nobe sesikhulile, sivame kuba naso sidzingo sekudvudvutwa. Loku kwenteka kakhulu nangabe sihlangabetana netimo letimatima.
2. Ngusiphi sicinisekiso Jehova lasiniketa sona lesiveta kutsi utabadvudvuta labo labetsembela kuye?
2 Emalunga emindeni yetfu kanye nebangani bavame kusidvudvuta ngelizinga lelitsite. Nanobe kunjalo, ngaletinye tikhatsi sihlangabetana nebumatima lokulukhuni ngebantfu kutsi basidvudvute kuko. NguNkulunkulu kuphela longasidvudvuta ngisho nobe simo lesikuso sicindzetela kangakanani. LiVi lakhe liyasicinisekisa: “Simakadze usedvute nabo bonkhe labambitako, . . . uyabeva nabakhalako.” (Hla. 145:18, 19) Liphindze litsi: “Emehlo aSimakadze akesuki kulabalungile, tindlebe takhe atisuki ekukhaleni kwabo.” (Hla. 34:15) Ngako-ke, nangabe sifuna lusito kanye nekudvudvutwa nguNkulunkulu, kufanele setsembele kuye. Umhlabeli Davide wakwenta kwacaca loku ngesikhatsi ahlabela atsi: “Simakadze usiphephelo sebantfu labacindzetelwe. Uyinqaba ngetikhatsi tekweswela. Labati libito lakho bayawukwetsembela kuwe, ngobe wena, Simakadze, awubafulatseli labakufunako.”—Hla. 9:9, 10.
3. Jesu walufanekisa njani lutsandvo lwaJehova ngebantfu baKhe?
3 Tikhonti taJehova tiligugu kuye. Jesu wakwenta kwacaca loku ngesikhatsi atsi: “Boncedze labasihlanu ababiti emasenti lamabili yini? Noko Nkulunkulu akakhohlwa ngisho nome munye wabo. Hhawu, ingani netinwele tenhloko yenu tibaliwe. Ngako ningesabi; nine nibaluleke kakhulu kunaboncedze labanyenti.” (Luk. 12:6, 7) Asebentisa umphrofethi Jeremiya, naku Jehova lakutjela bantfu bakhe basendvulo: “Ngikutsandze ngelutsandvo lwaphakadze, futsi ngisachubeka nekukunakekela ngemusa.”—Jer. 31:3.
4. Kungani singetsembela etetsembisweni taJehova?
4 Kwetsembela kuJehova kanye nasekugcwalisekeni kwetitsembiso takhe kungasidvudvuta ngetikhatsi tekucindzeteleka. Ngako-ke, kufanele setsembe Nkulunkulu njengaJoshuwa, lowatsi: “Kute nome sinye setsembiso lesingazange sifezeke kuto tonkhe letetsembiso letinhle Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laninike tona. Tonkhe tetsembiso takhe tifezekile; kute nasinye lesingazange sifezeke.” (Josh. 23:14) Ngetulu kwaloko, singaciniseka kutsi nanobe singacindzeteleka kwesikhashana, “Nkulunkulu wetsembekile” futsi angeke atishiye tinceku takhe letetsembekile.—Fundza 1 Khorinte 10:13.
5. Singakhona njani kudvudvuta labanye?
5 Umphostoli Pawula watsi Jehova ‘unguNkulunkulu wayo yonkhe indvudvuto.’ “Kudvudvuta” kusho kusita umuntfu locindzetelekile nobe lokhalako. Loku sikwenta ngekutsi setame kunciphisa lusizi lakulo futsi simdvudvute. Jehova uyakwenta loko. (Fundza 2 Khorinte 1:3, 4.) Babe wetfu wasezulwini akavinjwa ngulutfo ngisho nobe ngubani, futsi ngesizatfu saloko angakhona kwenta nobe ngabe yini kute advudvute labo labamtsandzako. Kungako natsi singakhona kudvudvuta emakholwa lesikanye nawo, ‘lasetinhluphekweni.’ Singenta kanjalo ngekutsi sibadvudvute ‘ngendvudvuto lesiyemukela kuNkulunkulu.’ Loku kulichaza kahle likhono laJehova lelehlukile lekudvudvuta labacindzetelekile.
Kubeketelela Tintfo Letisicindzetelako
6. Niketa tibonelo tetintfo letingasicindzetela.
6 Indvudvuto siyidzinga eticini letinyenti tekuphila. Imbangela lenkhulu yekucindzeteleka, kufelwa ngumuntfu lesimtsandzako, ikakhulukati umuntfu lesishade naye nobe umntfwana. Indvudvuto ingase idzingeke nalapho umuntfu abandlululwa ngekweluhlanga. Kugula, kuguga, buphuya kanye netinkinga temshado nobe telive, tingasenta siyidzinge indvudvuto.
7. (a) Etimeni letimatima, nguyiphi indvudvuto lesiyidzingako? (b) Yini Jehova langayenta kute aphilise labo labanetinhlitiyo ‘letephukile futsi letidzabukile’?
7 Ngetikhatsi tekucindzeteleka, singase sidzinge indvudvuto lengatfoba tinhlitiyo tetfu, ingcondvo, imivelo, imphilo kanye nekukholwa kwetfu. Asewucabange ngenhlitiyo. LiVi laNkulunkulu liyavuma kutsi tinhlitiyo tetfu ‘tingaphuka futsi tidzabuke.’ (Hla. 51:17) Jehova angakwati kusisita kuloku, ngobe “labanetinhlitiyo letephukile uyabaphilisa, abophe emanceba abo.” (Hla. 147:3) Ngisho nasetimeni letimatima, Nkulunkulu angabakhulula labo labephukile etinhlitiyweni nangabe bathandaza kuye ngekukholwa lokukhulu futsi bagcina imitsetfo yakhe.—Fundza 1 Johane 3:19-22; 5:14, 15.
8. Jehova angasisita njani nasicindzeteleke engcondvweni?
8 Tingcondvo tetfu tiyayidzinga indvudvuto ngobe sihlangabetana netilingo letinyenti letingasicindzetela engcondvweni. Angeke sikwati kubeketelela luvivinyo lwekukholwa ngemandla etfu. Nanobe kunjalo, umhlabeli wahlabela watsi: “Ngesikhatsi inhlitiyo yami iphitsiteliswa ngimicabango, kudvudvuta kwakho kuyawutfokotisa umphefumulo wami.” (Hla. 94:19) Ngetulu kwaloko, Pawula wabhala: “Ningakhatsateki ngalutfo. Kepha kuko konkhe ticelo tenu atatiwe nguNkulunkulu, ngekukhuleka nekuncusa kanye nekubonga. Kuthula kwaNkulunkulu lokwendlula konkhe kwati kutawulondvolota tinhlitiyo tenu nemicabango yenu kuKhristu Jesu.” (Fil. 4:6, 7) Kufundza kanye nekuzindla ngemiBhalo kungasisita kakhulu kutsi sibeketelele kucindzeteleka engcondvweni.—2 Thim. 3:15-17.
9. Singakubeketelela njani kucindzeteleka emivelweni?
9 Ngaletinye tikhatsi, singase sidvumale kangangekutsi sibe sengotini yekuba nemiva leliphutsa. Mhlawumbe singativa shengatsi angeke sikwati kufeza imitfwalo letsite lesemBhalweni nobe umsebenti lesiniketwe wona nguJehova. Nalapha futsi, Jehova angasidvudvuta aphindze asisite. Nasi sibonelo: Ngesikhatsi Joshuwa atjelwa kutsi ahole ema-Israyeli ngesikhatsi ayolwa netive letinemandla, Mosi watsi kubantfu: “Cinani nime, nibe nesibindzi. Ningatesabi futsi ningatfutfumeli ngato, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uhamba nani; angeke anishiye, futsi angeke aniyekele.” (Dut. 31:6) Ngesivikelo saJehova, Joshuwa wakwati kuhola bantfu baNkulunkulu wabangenisa eVeni Lesetsembiso, futsi watincoba tonkhe titsa tabo. NaseLwandle Lolubovu, Mosi wasekelwa nguNkulunkulu ngendlela lefananako.—Eks. 14:13, 14, 29-31.
10. Nangabe sicindzeteleke emphilweni, nguluphi lusito lesingalutfola?
10 Tehlakalo leticindzetelako tingayitsintsa imphilo yetfu. Kuliciniso kutsi kudla kahle, kuphumula ngalokwenele, kuvivinya imitimba yetfu kanye nekuyigcina ihlobile kungaba nemiphumela lemihle kitsi. Ngendlela lefananako, kuhlanteka emoyeni lokusekelwe etimisweni teliBhayibheli kungaba nemphumela lomuhle emitimbeni yetfu. Kungako kungasisita kutsi nangabe sihlangabetana nebumatima sikhumbule loko lokwenteka kuPawula kanye nemavi akhe lakhutsatako, latsi: “Sicindzetelwa ndzawo tonkhe, kodvwa asibotfoki; siyacakeka, kodvwa asipheli emandla. Siyatingelwa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu akasilahli, siyamukulwa siwiswe phansi, kodvwa asibhujiswa.”—2 Khor. 4:8, 9.
11. Yini lengasisita sincobe kugula ngekwakamoya?
11 Letinye tilingo tingase tingcolise kukholwa kwetfu. Nalapha futsi, Jehova angasikhulula. LiVi lakhe liyasicinisekisa: “Simakadze uyabaphasa bonkhe labawako, abaphakamise bonkhe labatfotjisiwe.” (Hla. 145:14) Kute sisitakale ekuguleni ngekwakamoya, kufanele sifune lusito lwalabadzala labangemaKhristu. (Jak. 5:14, 15) Kuhlale sikhumbula litsemba leliseBhayibhelini lelimayelana nekuphila phakadze kungasisita sibeketele nasihlangabetana neluvivinyo lwekukholwa kwetfu.—Joh. 17:3.
Tibonelo Tendvudvuto Levela KuNkulunkulu
12. Chaza indlela Jehova lamdvudvuta ngayo Abrahama.
12 Umhlabeli lophefumulelwe watsi: “[Jehova] Khumbula setsembiso sakho lowasenta kimi, mine nceku yakho, ngobe ngiso lesinginike litsemba. Indvudvuto yami ekuhluphekeni kwami kutsi setsembiso sakho singinika kuphila.” (Hla. 119:49, 50) Lamuhla, sineliVi laJehova lelibhaliwe, lelinetibonelo letinyenti tendvudvuto levela kuNkulunkulu. Nasi sibonelo: Kungenteka kutsi Abrahama wacindzeteleka kakhulu ngesikhatsi eva kutsi Jehova bekatawubhubhisa iSodoma neGomora. Lendvodza leyetsembekile yabuta Nkulunkulu yatsi: “Uyakubabhubhisa ngempela yini labalungile kanye nalababi?” Jehova wadvudvuta Abrahama ngekumcinisekisa ngekutsi nakangatfola bantfu labalungile labangu-50 nje kuphela, bekangeke ayibhubhise iSodoma. Nanobe kunjalo, Abrahama wabuta Jehova kasihlanu watsi: Utayibhubhisa yini nakwenteka utfola bantfu labalungile labangu-45 kuphela? Labangu-40, labangu-30, labangu-20 nobe labangu-10? Sikhatsi ngasinye Abrahama labuta ngaso, Jehova wamcinisekisa ngesineke kanye nangemusa kutsi nakunjalo bekangeke ayibhubhise iSodoma. Nanobe kungazange kutfolakale ngisho nebantfu labalungile labalishumi kulelo dolobha, Jehova wabasindzisa boLoti kanye nemadvodzakati akhe.—Gen. 18:22-32; 19:15, 16, 26.
13. Hana wakuveta njani kwetsembela kwakhe kuJehova?
13 Elkana kanye naHana, umfati wakhe, bebanesifiso lesikhulu sekuba nebantfwana. Kodvwa Hana bekayinyumba futsi loko bekumcindzetela. Wathandaza kuJehova wamtjela inkinga yakhe, futsi Eli, uMphristi Lomkhulu watsi kuye: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli angakupha loko lokucele kuye.” Loku kwamdvudvuta Hana, “nebuso bakhe abuzange buphindze bubonakale bujabhile.” (1 Sam. 1:8, 17, 18) Hana wetsembela kuJehova futsi washiyela tonkhe tintfo kuye. Nanobe bekangati kutsi umphumela bewutawuba yini, watfola kuthula lokungekhatsi. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Jehova wawuphendvula umthandazo wakhe. Wakhulelwa futsi watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguSamuweli.—1 Sam. 1:20.
14. Kungani Davide abedzinga indvudvuto, futsi wetsembela kubani?
14 Davide, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli wasendvulo, ungulesinye sibonelo semuntfu lowadvudvutwa nguNkulunkulu. Njengobe Jehova “abuka inhlitiyo,” ngesikhatsi akhetsa Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli lelandzelako, bekati kutsi Davide bekatsembekile futsi atinikele ekukhonteni kweliciniso. (1 Sam. 16:7; 2 Sam. 5:10) Nanobe kunjalo, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Davide waphinga naBhatisheba futsi wetama kumbonya sono sakhe ngekutsi abulale indvodza yalomfati. Ngesikhatsi Davide sekacaphela bukhulu besono sakhe, wathandaza kuJehova, watsi: “Ngekwemusa wakho; yesula tiphambuko tami ngekwesihawu sakho lesikhulu. Ngigezisise ebubini bami, ngihlambulule esonweni sami. Ngobe ngiyatati tiphambuko tami, sono sami sisembikwami njalo.” (Hla. 51:1-3) Davide bekaphendvuke mbamba, futsi Jehova wamcolela. Nanobe kunjalo, Davide wawutfola umphumela wesono sakhe. (2 Sam. 12:9-12) Ngisho nangaleso sikhatsi, umusa waJehova nguwo lowadvudvuta lenceku yakhe letfobekile.
15. Nguluphi lusito Jehova laluniketa Jesu ngembikwekufa kwakhe?
15 Ngesikhatsi Jesu asemhlabeni, wahlangabetana netimo letinyenti letimatima. Nkulunkulu wakuvumela lokuvivinywa kwekukholwa, futsi Jesu walondvolota bucotfo bakhe njengemuntfu lote sono, wahlala etsembele kuJehova futsi wasekela bukhosi baKhe. Ngesikhatsi sekatawukhashelwa futsi abulawe, Jesu wathandaza kuJehova watsi: “Kungabi ngentsandvo yami, kodvwa akwenteke intsandvo yakho.” Ngemuva kwaloko, ingilosi yabonakala kuJesu futsi yamcinisa. (Luk. 22:42, 43) Nkulunkulu waniketa Jesu indvudvuto, emandla kanye nekusekelwa labekakudzinga ngaleso sikhatsi.
16. Nkulunkulu angasisita njani nangabe kuphila kwetfu kusengotini ngesizatfu sekutsi sigcina bucotfo?
16 Ngisho nobe kungenteka kudzingeke sife ngesizatfu sekumelela kwetfu liciniso, Jehova angasisita sikwati kulondvolota bucotfo betfu kuye, futsi nguloko latakwenta. Ngetulu kwaloko, sitfola indvudvuto nasicabanga ngeluvuko. Kantsi futsi siyalilangatelela lilanga lapho ‘sekucitfwa’ sitsa sekugcina lesikufa. (1 Khor. 15:26) Tinceku taNkulunkulu letetsembekile lesetafa kanye nalabanye, tisenkhumbulweni yaJehova lesingayetsemba, futsi titawuvuswa. (Joh. 5:28, 29; Imis. 24:15) Kwetsembela esetsembisweni saJehova seluvuko kuyasidvudvuta futsi kusiniketa litsemba ngetikhatsi telushushiso.
17. Jehova angasidvudvuta njani nasishonelwe ngumuntfu lesimtsandzako?
17 Kuyasidvudvuta kwati kutsi bantfu lesibatsandzako labasemathuneni banelitsemba lekuvukela ekuphileni emhlabeni lomusha lote tinkinga letisicindzetelako lamuhla. “Sicumbi lesikhulu,” setinceku taJehova letitawusindza nakuphela lelive lelibi, sitawujabulela kwemukela kanye nekucondzisa labo labatawuvuselwa ekuphileni kwasemhlabeni.—Semb. 7:9, 10.
Ngaphansi Ngimikhono YaNkulunkulu Yaphakadze
18, 19. Nkulunkulu utidvudvute njani tinceku takhe natishushiswa?
18 Emavini lanemandla kanye nasengomeni yakhe ledvudvutako, Mosi wacinisekisa ema-Israyeli watsi: “Nkulunkulu waphakadze siphephelo sakho, ngaphansi ngimikhono yaphakadze.” (Dut. 33:27) Kamuva, umphrofethi Samuweli watjela ema-Israyeli watsi: “Ningasaphambuki kuSimakadze, khontani Simakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu. . . . Ngenca yelibito lakhe lelikhulu Simakadze angeke asilahle sive sakhe.” (1 Sam. 12:20-22) Nasichubeka sinamatsela kuJehova ekukhonteni kweliciniso, angeke asilahle. Utawuchubeka asiniketa kusekelwa lesikudzingako.
19 Nkulunkulu akehluleki kuniketa bantfu bakhe lusito labaludzingako kanye nendvudvuto kulamalanga ekugcina. Sekuphele emakhulu eminyaka, tinkhulungwane tetikhonti lesikanye nato letisemhlabeni wonkhe tishushiswa, futsi tiboshwa ngesizatfu sekukhonta kwato Jehova. Loko lokwenteka kuto, kufakazela kutsi Jehova uba yindvudvuto yetinceku takhe ngetikhatsi tekushushiswa. Nasi sibonelo: Lomunye umzalwane wetfu lobekahlala eveni lebelibitwa ngekutsi yi-Soviet Union wagwetjwa iminyaka lengu-23 abhadla ejele ngesizatfu sekukholwa kwakhe. Nanobe kunjalo, yaba khona indlela yekutsi atfole kudla kwakamoya kute akwati kuhlala acinile futsi advudvuteka. Watsi: “Kuyo yonkhe leyo minyaka, ngafundza kwetsembela kuJehova, futsi wangicinisa.”—Fundza 1 Phetro 5:6, 7.
20. Kungani singaciniseka kutsi Jehova angeke asilahle?
20 Nangetulu kwetintfo lesingase sihlangabetane nato, senta kahle ngekukhumbula emavi emhlabeli ladvudvutako, latsi: “Simakadze angeke asilahle sive sakhe.” (Hla. 94:14) Nanobe sonkhe sikudzinga kudvudvutwa, siphindze sibe nelitfuba lelihle lekudvudvuta labanye. Njengobe sitawubona esihlokweni lesilandzelako, singaba nesandla ekudvudvuteni labo labalilako kulelive lelinetinkinga.
Ungaphendvula Njani?
• Ngutiphi tintfo letingasenta sicindzeteleke?
• Jehova utidvudvuta njani tinceku takhe?
• Yini lengasidvudvuta nakwenteka sishonelwa?
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INDLELA LESINGATIBEKETELELA NGAYO TINTFO LETINGASICINDZETELA . . .
▪ enhlitiyweni Hla. 147:3; 1 Joh. 3:19-22; 5:14, 15
▪ engcondvweni Hla. 94:19; Fil. 4:6, 7
▪ emivelweni Eks. 14:13, 14; Dut. 31:6
▪ emphilweni 2 Khor. 4:8, 9
▪ ekukholweni Hla. 145:14; Jak. 5:14, 15