2. Nguluphi lutsandvo lolwehlukile bantfu labangamkhonti Nkulunkulu labanalo? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesihloko.)

² Noma kunjalo, imiBhalo yaphindze yabiketela kutsi esikhatsini salamuhla bekutawuba nelutsandvo lwebugovu lebelitawukhonjiswa bantfu labangamkhonti Nkulunkulu. Umphostoli Pawula wabhala kutsi: “Emalangeni ekugcina . . . , bantfu batawutitsandza bona, batsandze imali, . . . batsandze injabulo kunekutsandza Nkulunkulu.” (2 Thim. 3:1-4) Lolutsandvo lolu lwehlukile kulolo emaKhristu lanalo. Kulwela kufinyelela igomo lekhombisa bugovu akubaletseli bantfu injabulo labayilindzele. Kuliciniso kutsi lutsandvo lwebugovu lwenta kube matima kuphila kulelive.

 4. Kungani kungasiko kubi kutitsandza ngelizinga lelifanele?

⁴ Umphostoli lophefumulelwe wabhala kutsi: “Bantfu batawutitsandza bona.” Kukabi yini kutsi sititsandze? Cha, kuyintfo levamile futsi kufanele sititsandze njengobe Jehova wasidala kutsi sititsandze. Jesu watsi: “Kufanele utsandze makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena.” (Mak. 12:31) Nangabe singatitsandzi angeke sibatsandze bomakhelwane betfu. EBhayibhelini siphindze sifundze kutsi: “Emadvodza kufanele atsandze bomkawo njengobe atsandza imitimba yawo. Loyo lotsandza umkakhe utitsandza yena, ngobe kute umuntfu lowake watondza umtimba wakhe, kodvwa uyawondla aphindze awunakekele.” (Ef. 5:28, 29) Ngako kutitsandza ngendlela lefanele kuyintfo lenhle.

 5. Ungabachaza njani bantfu labatitsandza ngalokwecile?

⁵ Lutsandvo lokukhulunywa ngalo ku-2 Thimothi 3:2 akusilo lutsandvo lokufanele sibe nalo ngobe lulutsandvo lwebugovu. Bantfu labatitsandza ngalokwecile baticabangela bona kuphela futsi loko bakwenta ngelizinga lelingakafaneli. (Fundza Roma 12:3.) Batitsatsa njengalababaluleke kakhulu kunalabanye. Nangabe kukhona lokubi lebakwentile basola labanye ngako kunekutsi bavume emaphutsa abo. Bantfu labatitsandza bona batifunela tintfo letincono futsi abanendzaba nalabanye. Bantfu labanjalo bete injabulo sibili.

 6. Nguyiphi imiphumela lesiyitfola ngekutsandza Nkulunkulu?

⁶ Bafundzi beliBhayibheli batsi lutsandvo lwebugovu luyintfo yekucala umphostoli Pawula layisho nakabala buntfu lobungafaneleki lobebutawuba khona ngemalanga ekugcina, ngobe leletinye tintfo tibangelwa ngilo. Bantfu labatsandza Jehova banebuntfu lobuhlukile. LiBhayibheli litsi lutsandvo Nkulunkulu lafuna sibe nalo luhambisana nenjabulo, kuthula, kubeketela, umusa, buhle, kukholwa, umoya lomuhle, nekutibamba. (Gal. 5:22, 23) Umhlabeleli watsi: “Siyajabula leso sive Nkulunkulu waso lekunguJehova!” (Hla. 144:15, NW) Jehova unguNkulunkulu lojabulako futsi nebantfu bakhe bayajabula. Ngetulu kwaloko, ngalokungafani nalabo labatitsandza bona futsi labafuna kuphiwa kuphela, tinceku taJehova titfola injabulo ngekutsi tiphe labanye tintfo letinato.​—Imis. 20:35.

 7. Ngimiphi imibuto letasisita sihlolisise indlela lesitsandza ngayo Jehova?

⁷ Singabona kanjani kutsi indlela lesititsandza ngayo seyendlula indlela lesitsandza ngayo Jehova? Cabanga ngeseluleko lesitfolakala kuFiliphi 2:3, 4 lesitsi: “Ningenti lutfo ngekubanga nome ngekutati, kodvwa ngekutfobeka nitsatse labanye njengalabakhulu kunani. Ningaticabangeli nine kuphela, kodvwa cabangelani nalabanye.” Singatibuta kutsi: ‘Ngiyasisebentisa yini leseluleko ekuphileni kwami? Ngifuna mbamba yini kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu? Ngiyabasita yini labanye, ebandleni kanye nasemsebentini wekushumayela?’ Akusimelula kunikela ngesikhatsi setfu kanye nemandla etfu. Kudzinga kutidzela kanye nekutimisela. Kute lokunye lokungasenta sijabule kwendlula kwati kutsi semukelwa nguMbusi wendzawo yonkhe.

 8. Kutsandza Nkulunkulu kukhutsate labanye kutsi benteni?

⁸ Kutsandza Jehova lwenta bantfu bashiye imisebenti leholela kahle kute bakhonte Jehova sikhatsi sonkhe. Ericka longudokotela lohlala eMelika wayekela kufuna sikhundla lesisetulu sebudokotela, waba lihlahlandlela futsi sewukhonte iminyaka leminyenti akanye nendvodza yakhe. Nakacabanga ngesikhatsi lesendlulile utsi: “Timo letinyenti lesihlangabetene nato nasishumayela endzaweni lapho khona kukhulunywa lolunye lulwimi kanye nebangani lesibatfolile kusente satfola injabulo ekuphileni. Solo ngisengudokotela, kepha kucitsa sikhatsi sami lesinyenti kanye nemandla ami kute ngisite bantfu babe nebuhlobo lobuhle naNkulunkulu nekuphindze nginakekele tidzingo tebazalwane lengikanye nabo, kungijabulisa kakhulu futsi kungenta ngenetiseke.”

 9. Kungani kutsandza imali kungayiletsi injabulo?

⁹ Pawula watsi bantfu ‘bebatawutsandza imali.’ Eminyakeni leyendlulile lelinye lihlahlandlela lacoca nalenye indvodza ngaNkulunkulu. Lendvodza yakhipha sipatji sayo, yakhipha imali, yayiphakamisa ngekutigcabha yase itsi: “Lona ngunkulunkulu wami!” Labanye ngeke sebente njengalendvodza embikwebantfu, kepha lelive ligcwele bantfu labatsandza imali kanye netintfo talelive. Noma kunjalo, liBhayibheli liyasecwayisa litsi: “Umuntfu lotsandza imali akeneliseki ngayo; nemuntfu lotsandza bunjinga lobukhulu akeneliswa nguloko lakutfolile.” (Shu. 5:10) Bantfu labanjalo batawuhlala bafuna imali lenyenti futsi bangenta nome ngabe yini kute bayitfole, batiletsele “buhlungu lobunyenti.”​—1 Thim. 6:9, 10.

10. Litsini liBhayibheli ngemcebo nangebuphuya?

¹⁰ Kuliciniso kutsi sonkhe siyayidzinga imali ngoba ingasinika sivikelo. (Shu. 7:12) Umuntfu angaba nenjabulo sibili yini nangabe anemali lenela tidzingo takhe kuphela? Yebo angajabula! (Fundza Umshumayeli 5:12.) Aguri, umsa waJakhe wabhala watsi: “Buphuya nebunjinga ungangiphi, kodvwa umane ungiphe lengikudzingako.” Singasicondza sizatfu sakhe sekutsi angafuni kuphuya kakhulu. Wachubeka wachaza watsi ngobe akafuni kulingeka kutsi ebe ngobe kweba kuhlazisa Nkulunkulu. Kungani athantaza wacela kutsi anganjingi? Wabhala watsi: “Ngingahle ngicabange kutsi wena angisakudzingi, ngidzimate ngitsi: ‘Ngubani yena loSimakadze?’” (Taga 30:8, 9) Kungenteka kukhona bantfu lobatiko labetsembele emcebeni kunekutsi betsembele kuJehova.

11. Ngusiphi seluleko Jesu lasisho mayelana nemali?

¹¹ Bantfu labatsandza imali angeke bakhone kujabulisa Nkulunkulu. Jesu watsi: “Kute umuntfu longasebentela emakhosi lamabili, ngobe utawutondza lenye atsandze lelenye, nobe ahloniphe lenye edzelele lelenye. Ngeke nikhonte Nkulunkulu kanye nemcebo.” Ngaphambi kwekutsi asho loku watsi: “Ningatibekeli umcebo emhlabeni, lapho umvunya nekutfomba kungawudla khona, nalapho emasela angagcekeza khona awebe. Kodvwa tibekeleni umcebo ezulwini, lapho umvunya nekutfomba kungeke kuwudle khona, nalapho emasela angeke agcekeze khona awebe.”​—Mat. 6:19, 20, 24.

12. Kuphila imphilo lemelula kungakwenta njani kube melula kukhonta Jehova? Shano sibonelo.

¹² Bantfu labanyenti batfole kutsi kuphila imphilo lemelula akubenti bajabule kuphela kepha kuphindze kubente bacitse sikhatsi lesinyenti bakhonta Jehova. Jack, lohlala eMelika, watsengisa indlu yakhe lenkhulu kanye nelibhizinisi lakhe ngoba bekati kutsi kwenta kanjalo bekutomenta akhone kuba lihlahlandlela kanye nemkakhe. Utsi: “Bekulukhuni kutsengisa likhaya letfu lelihle kanye netintfo lebesinato. Kepha iminyaka leminyenti, bengihlala ngibuya ekhaya ngikhatsatekile ngetinkinga temsebenti. Umkami lolihlahlandlela bekahlale ajabulile. Bekatsi: ‘Mine nginemphatsi lokahle kakhulu!’ Nyalo njengobe nami sengilihlahlandlela, sesisebentela umphatsi munye, Jehova.”

13. Yini lengasisita sitihlole endzabeni yekutsandza imali?

¹³ Kuze sihlolisise umbono lesinawo ngemali, kufanele siphendvule lemibuto lelandzelako ngekwetsembeka: ‘Ngikukholelwa mbamba yini lokushiwo liBhayibheli ngemali futsi ngiphila ngekuvumelana nalo yini? Kwakha imali kuta kucala yini ekuphileni kwami? Ngitsandza kakhulu umcebo yini kwendlula buhlobo bami naJehova kanye nebantfu bakhe? Ngimetsemba mbamba yini Jehova kutsi utatinakekela tindzingo tami?’ Singaciniseka kutsi angeke aze abadvumate labo labetsembele kuye.​—Mat. 6:33.