‘Simakadze Loyedvwa’ Ubutsela Ndzawonye Umndeni Wakhe
‘Ngiyanincenga kutsi nigcine bunye bemoya.’—EF. 4:1, 3.
UNGACHAZA NJANI?
Iyini injongo yesimiso saNkulunkulu?
‘Sibugcina njani bunye bemoya’?
Yini letasisita kutsi “siphatsane ngebumnene”?
1, 2. Beyiyini injongo yaJehova ngemhlaba nangebantfu?
UMNDENI. Yini lefika engcondvweni nawuva leligama? Ucabanga ngelutsandvo yini? Injabulo? Kusebenta ndzawonye ninemgomo lofananako? Indzawo lelondzekile longakhulela kuyo, ufundze lokutsite futsi ucoce nalabanye ngemibono yakho? Kungenteka ucabanga njalo nangabe usemndenini lonelutsandvo. Jehova nguye Umsunguli wemndeni. (Ef. 3:14, 15) Abefuna kutsi tonkhe tidalwa takhe letisezulwini nasemhlabeni tijabulele kulondzeka, tetsembane futsi tibe nebunye lobucotfo.
2 Ngemuva kwekona kwa-Adamu na-Eva, bantfu behlukaniswa nemndeni waNkulunkulu wendzawo yonkhe, kodvwa loko akuzange kuyishintje injongo yaJehova. Utawuciniseka kutsi umhlaba loliPharadisi ugcwala intalo ya-Adamu na-Eva. (Gen. 1:28; Isa. 45:18) Wente konkhe lokudzingekako kute ayifeze lenjongo yakhe. Lokunye kwaloko lakuhlelile sikutfola encwadzini yeliBhayibheli ya-Efesu, lekhuluma ngebunye. Ase sicoce ngalamanye emavesi lakulencwadzi, sibone nekutsi singenta njani ngekuvumelana nenjongo yaJehova yekwenta tidalwa takhe tibe nebunye.
SIMISO KANYE NEMISEBENTI LEHLOBENE NASO
3. Ngusiphi simiso saNkulunkulu lokukhulunywa ngaso ku-Efesu 1:10, futsi incenye yaso yekucala yacala nini kuba khona?
3 Naku Mosi lakutjela ema-Israyeli: “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu nguye yedvwana longuSimakadze.” (Dut. 6:4) Tento taJehova kanye nenjongo yakhe kuyavumelana. Ngako-ke, “ngesikhatsi lesingiso” Nkulunkulu utawusebentisa ‘simiso’—lokuluhlelo lwekwenta tonkhe tidalwa takhe letihlakaniphile kutsi tibe nebunye. (Fundza Efesu 1:8-10, NW.) Loluhlelo lutawusebenta ngetindlela letimbili. Yekucala itawulungisa libandla lalabagcotjiwe labanelitsemba lekuphila ezulwini naJesu Khristu njengeNhloko yalo. Loku kwacala ngeliPhentekhoste la-33 C.E. ngesikhatsi Jehova acala kubutsela ndzawonye labo labatawubusa naKhristu ezulwini. (Imis. 2:1-4) Njengobe emaKhristu lagcotjiwe kutsiwa alungile ngesizatfu senhlawulo yaKhristu, ayati kutsi ‘abantfwana baNkulunkulu.’—Rom. 3:23, 24; 5:1; 8:15-17.
4, 5. Isebenta njani indlela yesibili yesimiso saNkulunkulu?
4 Indlela yesibili ilungisa labo labatawuhlala emhlabeni loliPharadisi lotawubuswa nguMbuso waKhristu webuMesiya. Lelicembu lakhiwa “sicumbi lesikhulu.” (Semb. 7:9, 13-17; 21:1-5) Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaKhristu kweMinyaka leyiNkhulungwane, tigidzigidzi tebantfu labavusiwe titawuba yincenye yalelicembu. (Semb. 20:12, 13) Laba labavusiwe nabo batawuba nebunye njengatsi. Ngemuva kwekubusa kwaKhristu kweminyaka leyinkhulungwane, konkhe ‘lokusemhlabeni’ kutawuvivinywa. Labo labetsembekile batawuba ‘bantfwana baNkulunkulu’ labasemhlabeni.—Rom. 8:21; Semb. 20:7, 8.
5 Totimbili letindlela talesimiso saNkulunkulu tiyenteka lamuhla—ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Kodvwa umuntfu nemuntfu, angambisana njani nesimiso saNkulunkulu lamuhla?
‘GCINA BUNYE BEMOYA’
6. ImiBhalo iveta njani kutsi emaKhristu kufanele abutsane ndzawonye?
6 ImiBhalo iveta kutsi emaKhristu kufanele abutsane ndzawonye. (1 Khor. 14:23; Heb. 10:24, 25) Loko akusho kutsi amane acitse sikhatsi asendzaweni leyodvwa, njengobe kwenta bantfu labaya etimakethe nobe etinkhundleni temidlalo. Bunye lobucotfo bungetulu kwaloko. Bunye lobunjalo sibutfola nasisebentisa ticondziso taJehova siphindze sivumele umoya longcwele wakhe usebente kitsi.
7. Kusho kutsini ‘kugcina bunye bemoya’?
7 Nanobe Jehova atsi emaKhristu lagcotjiwe alungile futsi angemadvodzana akhe, watsi naletinye timvu tilungile futsi tibangani bakhe ngenca yenhlawulo yaKhristu, tinkinga titawuvela njengobe sonkhe sisaphila kulamalanga ekugcina. (Rom. 5:9; Jak. 2:23) Kungaleso sizatfu kudzingeka sisebentise seluleko lesiphefumulelwe sekuchubeka ‘sibeketelelana.’ Singaba nabo njani bunye nalamanye emakholwa? Kudzingeka sibe ‘nekutfobeka, nebumnene.’ Ngetulu kwaloko, Pawula usikhutsata kutsi ‘sigcine bunye bemoya ngesibopho sekuthula.’ (Fundza Efesu 4:1-3.) Kusebentisa leseluleko kufaka ekhatsi kuvumela umoya waNkulunkulu kutsi usebente kitsi futsi uphindze uvete titselo tawo. Leto titselo titasisita kutsi silungise tinkinga letivelako emkhatsini wetfu, kunekutsi sehlukaniswe yimisebenti yenyama.
8. Imisebenti yenyama isehlukanisa njani?
8 Naka indlela “imisebenti yenyama” lesehlukanisa ngayo. (Fundza Galathiya 5:19-21.) Bugwadla benta umuntfu ehlukane naJehova nelibandla, kuphinga kungahlukanisa bantfwana nebatali babo kuphindze kwehlukanise umngani wemshado longenacala naloyo lashade naye. Kungcola kwenta kube matima kutsi umuntfu abe nebunye naNkulunkulu kanye nalabo labamtsandzako. Umuntfu lowetama kunamatselisa tintfo letimbili uyati kutsi kufanele aciniseke kutsi leto tintfo atikangcoli ngembikwekutsi atinamatselise. Kutiphatsa lokungemanyala kuveta kungayilaleli imiyalo yaNkulunkulu lelungile. Yonkhe lemisebenti yenyama yenta bantfu behlukane baphindze babebete bunye naNkulunkulu. Kutiphatsa lokunjalo akuhambisani nebuntfu baJehova.
9. Singatihlola njani kute sibone kutsi ‘sikhutsalela kugcina bunye bemoya’?
9 Ngako-ke sonkhe kudzingeka sitibute: ‘Ngetama kangakanani ‘kugcina bunye bemoya ngesibopho sekuthula’? Ngenta njani nakuvela tinkinga? Ngiyabatjela yini labanye bantfu ngendlela lengitiva ngayo, nginelitsemba lekutsi batangisekela? Ngilindzela kutsi labadzala belibandla bangilungisele tinkinga tami yini, kunekutsi ngente imetamo yekuba nekuthula naloyo lengicabene naye? Ngiyakugwema yini kutihlanganisa nalabanye ngesizatfu sekutsi kunalokutsite lokubi labangente kona futsi ngingabatjeli nangaloko lokungiphetse kabi?’ Tento letinjalo tiyaveta yini kutsi senta ngekuvumelana nenjongo yaJehova yekubutsela ndzawonye tonkhe tintfo kuKhristu?
10, 11. (a) Kubaluleke kangakanani kuba nekuthula nebazalwane betfu? (b) Ngutiphi tento letingenta kube nekuthula ekukhonteni Jehova?
10 Jesu watsi: “Ngako nangabe utawunikela ngesipho sakho elatini kuNkulunkulu, bese ukhumbula kutsi umnakenu unemavundvo nawe, sishiye khona lapho embikwelilati sipho sakho, uhambe uyekubuyisana nemnakenu, bese uyabuya-ke utewunikela ngesipho sakho. Sheshisa ucolisane” naye. (Mat. 5:23-25) Jakobe wabhala kutsi “bantfu labaletsa kuthula, basuke bahlanyela kuthula, bese bavuna kulunga.” (Jak. 3:17, 18) Ngako-ke, angeke sikwati kutiphatsa ngendlela lelungile nangabe site kuthula.
11 Asifananise: Kulinganiselwa kutsi emaveni lokuke kwaba netimphi kuwo, incenye yemhlaba lengemaphesenti langu-35 nobe ngetulu bekungalinywa kuyo kube bekute timayini. Kodvwa nangabe kutfolakala kutsi kunemayini, balimi bayawayekela emasimu abo, bantfu baphelelwe ngimisebenti, futsi nemadolobha awakutfoli kahle kudla. Ngendlela lefananako, kutfutfuka ebuhlotjeni betfu naJehova kungavimbeka nangabe buntfu betfu benta kube matima kutsi sibe nekuthula nalabanye. Kodvwa nasitsetselela ngalokukhululekile futsi sentela labanye tintfo letinhle, kungaba nesimo lesihle lesibangela kuthula ekukhonteni Jehova.
12. Labadzala bangasisita njani kutsi sibe nebunye?
12 ‘Tipho letibantfu’ nato tingasisita kutsi sibe nebunye. Lamadvodza siniketwe wona kute asisite sonkhe kutsi ‘sifinyelele ebunyeni bekukholwa.’ (Ef. 4:8, 13) Nangabe labadzala belibandla basebenta kanye natsi ekukhonteni Jehova futsi basiniketa teluleko letisekelwe eVini laNkulunkulu, basuke basisita kutsi sibe nebuntfu lobusha. (Ef. 4:22-24) Seluleko labakuniketa sona usitsatsa njengaleso lesivela kuJehova yini kute akusite ulungele live lelisha lelitawubuswa yiNdvodzana yakhe? Nine labadzala belibandla, niyetama yini kusita labanye balungele live lelisha?—Gal. 6:1.
“PHATSANANI NGEBUMNENE”
13. Kutawuba namuphi umphumela nangabe singakasilaleli seluleko lesitfolakala ku-Efesu 4:25-32?
13 Umbhalo wa-Efesu 4:25-29, ukhuluma ngekutiphatsa lokufanele sikubalekele. Loko kufaka ekhatsi kucala emanga, kutfukutsela nobe buvila kanye nekukhuluma emavi labolile kunekukhuluma emavi lamahle nalakhako. Nangabe umuntfu ehluleka kulalela leseluleko, utawudzabukisa umoya longcwele waNkulunkulu, ngobe ungemandla lakhutsata bunye. (Ef. 4:30) Kubalulekile kusebentisa loko Pawula laphindze wakusho mayelana nekuthula kanye nebunye. Watsi: “Konkhe lokubabako, nelulaka, nekutfukutsela, nemsindvo, nekuhlambalata akususwe kini, kanye nako konkhe lokubi. Kodvwa phatsanani ngebumnene, nihawukelane, nitsetselelane, njengobe naNkulunkulu wanitsetselela ngaKhristu.”—Ef. 4:31, 32.
14. (a) Asho kutsini lamavi latsi “phatsanani ngebumnene”? (b) Yini lengasisita kutsi sibe mnene?
14 Lamavi latsi “phatsanani ngebumnene” asho kutsi ngaletinye tikhatsi singehluleka kuphatsana ngebumnene futsi kungase kudzingeke sitfutfukise kuloko. Ngako-ke, kubalulekile kutsi siticeceshe kute sikwati kunaka indlela labanye labativa ngayo kucala. (Fil. 2:4) Mhlawumbe kunalokutsite lesifuna kukusho lokutawenta bantfu bahleke nobe sibonakale sihlakaniphile, kodvwa kungaveti kutsi simnene. Kucabangisisa ngaloko lesifuna kukusho kusenesikhatsi, kungasisita kutsi ‘siphatsane ngebumnene.’
KUFUNDZA KUTSANDZA NEKUHLONIPHA EMNDENINI
15. Ngusiphi sici lesavetwa nguPawula ku-Efesu 5:28 mayelana nekusebentelana kwaKhristu nelibandla?
15 LiBhayibheli licatsanisa buhlobo baKhristu nelibandla nalobo bendvodza nemfati wayo. Loku kufanele kusente sibone lutsandvo nekunakekela indvodza lokudzingeka ikuvetele umkayo kanye nenhlonipho umfati lokufanele ayibonise ebuhlotjeni babo. (Ef. 5:22-33) Pawula wabhala: “[Ngalendlela] emadvodza kufanele atsandze bafati bawo, njengobe atsandza imitimba yawo.” Pawula abekhuluma ngayiphi indlela? (Ef. 5:28) Emavi akhe lalandzelwa ngulawa langenhla aveta kutsi “Khristu walitsandza libandla. Wanikela ngekuphila kwakhe ngenca yalo, . . . walihlambulula ngesigezo semanti, ngelivi.” Kuliciniso-ke kutsi indvodza kufanele ikuphaphamele kondla umndeni wayo ngemaciniso lavela eBhayibhelini kute ukwati kwenta ngekuvumelana nenjongo yaJehova yekubutsela ndzawonye bonkhe bantfu kuKhristu.
16. Kuba namiphi imiphumela nangabe batali benta umsebenti labawunikwe nguNkulunkulu ekhaya?
16 Batali benta kahle kukhumbula kutsi benta umsebenti labawunikwe nguJehova. Kuvisa buhlungu kutsi lamuhla bantfu labanyenti ‘bete lutsandvo.’ (2 Thim. 3:1, 3) Bobabe labanyenti, bayawubalekela umsebenti wabo—loko kuba nemiphumela lemibi kubantfwana babo futsi baphatseka kabi. Kodvwa Pawula weluleka bobabe labangemaKhristu watsi: “Ningabaphatsi kabi bantfwabenu, badzimate babe nenzondo, kodvwa bakhuliseni ngekubayala nangekubacondzisa ngemphilo yebuKhristu.” (Ef. 6:4) Bantfwana bafundza kutsandza kanye nendlela yekuhlonipha emndenini. Batali lababafundzise kahle bantfwana babo kutsandza kanye nekuhlonipha, bente ngekuvumelana nesimiso saJehova. Ngekwenta emakhaya etfu abe yindzawo lenelutsandvo nalecedza intfukutselo nenkhulumo lelimatako, sifundzisa bantfwana betfu tifundvo letibalulekile tendlela yekuveta lutsandvo kanye nenhlonipho. Loku kutawenta bantfwana bakulungele kuphila emhlabeni lomusha waNkulunkulu.
17. Yini ledzingekako kute sikwati kumelana naDeveli?
17 Kufanele sicaphele kutsi Develi, lowacedza kuthula kwendzawo yonkhe, utawuchubeka aphatamise imetamo yetfu yekwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu. Kuliciniso kutsi tinjongo taSathane tibangele bantfu labanyenti badivosa, bahlala ndzawonye bangakashadi kanye nekushada kwebantfu bebulili lobufananako. Tsine asikulingisi lokutiphatsa lokwemukelekile kulelive lalamuhla. Silingisa Khristu. (Ef. 4:17-21) Ngako-ke, sikhutsatwa kutsi “sihlome tonkhe tikhali taNkulunkulu” kute sikwati kumelana naDeveli kanye nemadimoni akhe ngemphumelelo.—Fundza Efesu 6:10-13.
‘PHILANI IMPHILO YELUTSANDVO’
18. Yini ledzingekako kute sibe nebunye bebuKhristu?
18 Kudzingeka sibe nelutsandvo kute sibe nebunye bebuKhristu. Ngetinhlitiyo letigcwele lutsandvo ‘ngeNkhosi yetfu yinye,’ ‘ngaNkulunkulu wetfu munye’ nangalabanye, sitimisele ‘kugcina bunye bemoya ngesibopho sekuthula.’ (Ef. 4:3-6) Jesu wathantazela lutsandvo lolunjalo ngesikhatsi atsi: ‘Angithantazeli laba bodvwa, kodvwa ngithantazela nalabo labayawukholwa kimi ngelivi labo. Ngithantazela kutsi babe munye bonkhe, njengaloku wena, Babe, ukimi, nami ngikuwe . . . Ngibatisile libito lakho, futsi ngisetawuchubeka ngente njalo, kuze kutsi lutsandvo longitsandze ngalo lube khona nakubo, nami ngibe kubo.’—Joh. 17:20, 21, 26.
19. Yini lotimisele kuyenta?
19 Nangabe kunencenye yebuntfu betfu lokumatima kuyishintja ngesizatfu sekutsi sinesono, lutsandvo kufanele lusente sithantaze njengemhlabeli lowatsi: “Yenta inhlitiyo yami ihlose intfo yinye: kutsi ilesabe libito lakho.” (Hla. 86:11) Ngako-ke, asitimisele kumelana nemetamo yaDeveli yekusehlukanisa naBabe wetfu lonelutsandvo nalabo labemukelako. Asitimisele kutsi ‘njengobe sibantfwana baNkulunkulu, futsi naye asitsandza, setame kutsi sibe njengaye. Siphile imphilo yelutsandvo’—emndenini, ensimini yetfu nasebandleni.—Ef. 5:1, 2.
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Ushiya sipho sakhe elatini, ahambe ayobuyisana nemnakabo
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Batali, fundzisani bantfwana benu kuhlonipha