Londvolota Umuva Wakho Wekuphutfuma
“Shumayela livi, [“ngekuphutfuma,” NW].”—2 THIM. 4:2.
UNGACHAZA?
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Kungani emaKhristu angelikhulu lekucala leminyaka ashumayela anemuva wekuphutfuma?
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Singawulondvolota njani umuva wekuphutfuma?
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Kungani kushumayela ngeMbuso kuphutfuma kakhulu nyalo kunakucala?
1, 2. Ngumiphi imibuto lephakamako mayelana nemyalo wekwenta umsebenti ‘wekushumayela ngekuphutfuma’?
NGALOKUVAMILE bantfu umsebenti wabo lokusindzisa kuphila, bawenta banemuva wekuphutfuma. Nasi sibonelo: Beticimamlilo bayagijima baye lapho kunesimo lesiphutfumako khona; basuke bati kutsi timphilo tebantfu kungenteka tisengotini.
2 NjengaboFakazi BaJehova, sifisa kusita bantfu kute basindze. Kungaleso sizatfu siwutsatsa njengalobalulekile umsebenti wetfu wekushumayela tindzaba letinhle teMbuso. Kuliciniso kutsi umsebenti wetfu asiwenti ngekubhudvutela. Kodvwa umphostoli Pawula abesho kutsini nakaniketa lesecwayiso lesitsi: “Shumayela livi [ngekuphutfuma]”? (2 Thim. 4:2) Singashumayela njani sinemuva wekuphutfuma? Kungani umsebenti wetfu uphutfuma kangaka?
KUNGANI KUSHUMAYELA KWETFU KUPHUTFUMA?
3. Kutawuba namiphi imiphumela nangabe bantfu bawemukela nobe bangawemukeli umlayeto weMbuso?
3 Nawucabanga ngetinzuzo kanye nemiphumela yekushumayela, uyasibona sidzingo sekucocela labanye tindzaba letinhle ngekuphutfuma. (Rom. 10:13, 14) LiVi laNkulunkulu litsi: “Nangabe ngikhuluma kumuntfu lomubi, ngitsi: ‘Ngempela utakufa,’ kodvwa bese uyaphendvuka esonweni sakhe, ente loko lokucotfo nalokulungile, . . . ngempela uyawuphila; angeke afe. Kute nome sinye sono kuleto latentile lesiyawukhunjulwa simelane naye.” (Hez. 33:14-16) Naku liBhayibheli lelikutjela labo labafundzisa ngemlayeto weMbuso: ‘Nitawube nitisindzisa nine kanye nalabanivako.’—1 Thim. 4:16; Hez. 3:17-21.
4. Kungani kuhlubuka kwenta umsebenti wekushumayela waphutfuma ekhulwini lekucala leminyaka?
4 Kute sisijabulele sikhutsato Pawula lasiniketa Thimothi sekushumayela ngekuphutfuma, ase sicabangele letinye tici talombhalo wetfu loyinhloko. Siyafundza: “Shumayela livi, [ngekuphutfuma] nome tikhatsi tivuma nome tingavumi; sola, ucwayise, uyale ngako konkhe kubeketela nekufundzisa. Ngobe siyeta sikhatsi lapho bangeyiwuyemukela imfundziso lephilile; kodvwa ngekwenkhanuko yabo bayawutibutsela bafundzisi babo, bafundziswe loko labatsandza kufundziswa kona. Bayawufulatselisa tindlebe tabo ecinisweni.” (2 Thim. 4:2-4) Jesu abebiketele kutsi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi kutawubakhona tihlubuki. (Mat. 13:24, 25, 38) Njengobe vele tase tibonakala, kwakuphutfuma kutsi Thimothi ‘ashumayele livi’ ngisho nasebandleni kute emaKhristu angadukiswa timfundziso temanga. Kuphila kwakusengotini. Kutsiwani ngesikhatsi lesiphila kuso lamuhla?
5, 6. Singahle sihlangabetane natiphi timfundziso ensimini yetfu?
5 Kuhlubuka ekukhonteni kweliciniso sekwandze kakhulu. (2 Thes. 2:3, 8) Ngutiphi timfundziso bantfu labatsandza kufundziswa tona lamuhla? Etindzaweni letinyenti, imfundziso yekutigucukela kwemvelo seyikhutsatwa nayinkholo. Nanobe kutigucukela kwemvelo kuyimfundziso yesayensi, lamuhla sekuyinkholo yemhlaba wonkhe letsintsa indlela bantfu labatsatsa ngayo Nkulunkulu kanye nalabanye. Lenye imfundziso ledvume kakhulu ngulena letsi Nkulunkulu akanendzaba natsi; ngako-ke, natsi akukafaneli sibe nendzaba naye. Kungani letimfundziso tente bantfu labanyenti balala ngakamoya? Kungobe ticuketse umlayeto lotsi: ‘Yenta nobe ngabe yini loyitsandzako ngobe ngeke ulandzise ngako.’ Lena yimfundziso bantfu labanyenti labatsandza kufundziswa yona.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 10:4.
6 Kodvwa kunaletinye timfundziso letijabulisa bantfu. Labanye labaya esontfweni batsandza bafundisi lababatjela kutsi ‘nobe ngabe wentani, Nkulunkulu uyakutsandza.’ Baphristi nebafundisi bajabulisa bantfu ngekubenta bakholelwe kutsi imikhosi, emaMisa, kanye nekukhulekela titfombe kubaletsela tibusiso taNkulunkulu. Labantfu abayiboni ingoti labakuyo. (Hla. 115:4-8) Nangabe sibavusa ngakamoya kute bacondze umlayeto weliBhayibheli loliciniso, bangazuza eMbusweni waNkulunkulu.
KUSHO KUTSINI KUSHUMAYELA NGEKUPHUTFUMA?
7. Singawukhombisa njani umuva wekuphutfuma?
7 Dokotela lohlindzako kufanele awunakisise umsebenti wakhe ngobe utsintsa kuphila kwebantfu. Emsebentini wetfu webuKhristu, singakhombisa kutsi sinemuva wekuphutfuma ngekutsi siwunake. Loko singakwenta ngekutsi sicabange ngetintfo letibakhatsatako, imibuto, nobe kwatisa lokungahle kutsakatelise bantfu lesicoca nabo. Umuva wekuphutfuma ungase usente silungise timo tetfu kute sivakashele bantfu labasidzingako.—Rom. 1:15, 16; 1 Thim. 4:16.
8. Ngalokuvamile kwenta tintfo unemuva wekuphutfuma kufaka ekhatsi ini?
8 Kuba nemuva wekuphutfuma kuphindze kufake ekhatsi kwenta tintfo letibalulekile tite kucala. (Fundza Genesisi 19:15.) Nasi sibonelo: Ticabange ngemuva kwekutfola imiphumela yeluhlolo lwemphilo yakho, dokotela wakho ukubitela ehhovisini lakhe bese utsi: “Simo semphilo yakho kudzingeka usilungise ngekushesha. Unenyanga leyodvwa vo yekwenta lokutsite ngekugula kwakho.” Nase uve loku angeke uphume ngematubane ehhovisini lakhe ulingise beticimamlilo labajakele simo lesiphutfumako. Esikhundleni saloko, utawulalela loko lancoma kutsi ukwente bese uya ekhaya ucabangisise ngaloko lotakwenta kucala.
9. Kungani singatsi Pawula washumayela anemuva wekuphutfuma ngesikhatsi ase-Efesu?
9 Umuva wekuphutfuma labekanawo Pawula, ungasenta sibe nekucondza nasinaka loko lakutjela labadzala base-Efesu ngekushumayela kwakhe tindzaba letinhle esifundzeni sase-Asiya. (Fundza Imisebenti 20:18-21.) Ngelilanga lekucala lafika ngalo, waba matasatasa avakashela bantfu emitini ngemuti abacocela tindzaba letinhle. Ngetulu kwaloko, iminyaka lemibili walandzela luhlelo lwakhe lwekutsi ‘onkhe emalanga abe netinkhulumo . . . eHholeni laThiranusi.’ (Imis. 19:1, 8-10) Kuyacaca kutsi umuva waPawula wekuphutfuma watsintsa indlela labephila ngayo. Lamavi latsi ‘sente umsebenti wetfu ngekuphutfuma,’ awasho kutsi kufanele usicindzetele. Nanobe kunjalo, umsebenti wekushumayela kufanele ute kucala ekuphileni kwetfu.
10. Kungani singajabula ngesizatfu sekutsi emaKhristu aba nemuva wekuphutfuma eminyakeni lengu-100 lendlulile?
10 Sibonelo selicembu lelincane leBafundzi beliBhayibheli labahamba bayewushumayela tindzaba letinhle ngembikwa-1914, sikukhombisa kahle kutsi kusho kutsini kuba nemuva wekuphutfuma. Nanobe bebatinkhulungwane letimbalwa labebacinile ngakamoya, bakubona kuphutfuma kwetikhatsi futsi ngenshisekelo bawenta umsebenti wekushumayela ngeMbuso. Tinshumayelo tabo tasakatwa emaphephandzabeni lamanyenti, futsi kwakukhona nema-slides lanemibala kanye netitfombe letinyakatako letibitwa ngekutsi yi-“Photo Drama of Creation.” Ngalendlela, bakhona kwendlulisela tindzaba letinhle etigidzini tebantfu. Kube bebete umuva wekuphutfuma, bangakhi kitsi labebangeva umlayeto weMbuso?—Fundza Tihlabelelo 119:60.
CAPHELA UNGALAHLEKELWA NGUMUVA WAKHO WEKUPHUTFUMA
11. Yini lebangele labanye balahlekelwa ngumuva wekuphutfuma?
11 Tiphatamiso tingabangela kutsi umuntfu angakunaki kubaluleka kwemsebenti wekushumayela. Live lelibuswa nguSathane lenta kutsi singene shi ekuphishanekeni sifuna tintfo talo. (1 Phet. 5:8; 1 Joh. 2:15-17) Labanye labake benta umsebenti waJehova weta kucala ekuphileni kwabo, nyalo balahlekelwe ngumuva wekuphutfuma. Nasi sibonelo: UmKhristu wangelikhulu lekucala leminyaka Demasi, abe ‘sisebenti kanye’ naPawula kodvwa waphatanyiswa tintfo talelive. Esikhundleni sekutsi akwente kute kucala kucinisa bazalwane bakhe etikhatsini letibucayi, Demasi wamshiya Pawula.—Flm. 23, 24; 2 Thim. 4:10.
12. Nguliphi litfuba lesinalo nyalo, futsi ngumaphi ematfuba lesitawajabulela phakadze?
12 Nangabe sifuna kulondvolota umuva wekuphutfuma, kufanele silwisane nelugibe lwekujatjuliswa kakhulu tintfo talelive. Kufanele silwele kutfola ‘kuphila lokunguko sibili.’ (1 Thim. 6:18, 19) Asingabati kutsi kuphila lokuphakadze emhlabeni ngephansi kweMbuso waNkulunkulu kutasiletsela tintfo letinyenti letijabulisako futsi letingapheli. Kodvwa kwanyalo sinelitfuba lelanele lekusita bantfu kutsi basindze ku-Amagedoni.
13. Njengobe sesingemaKhristu, singawulondvolota njani umuva wetfu wekuphutfuma?
13 Ngesizatfu sekutsi bantfu labanyenti emhlabeni balele ngakamoya, yini lengasisita kutsi singalahlekelwa ngumuva wekuphutfuma? Kufanele sikhumbule kutsi natsi sake salala ebumnyameni. Kodvwa savuswa futsi Khristu wasikhanyisela indlela, njengobe Pawula asho. Nyalo sinelilungelo lekukhanyisela labanye. (Fundza Efesu 5:14.) Ngemuva kwekusho loko, Pawula wabhala: “Caphelani kutsi nitiphatsa njani. Ningatiphatsisi kwebantfu labangakahlakaniphi, kepha njengalabahlakaniphile. Nibambisise ematfuba, ngobe emalanga mabi.” (Ef. 5:15, 16) Njengobe situngeletwe bubi lobungaka, asichubeke ‘sibambisise ematfuba’ kute sente imisebenti letasigcina siphapheme ngakamoya.
SIPHILA ESIKHATSINI LESIBALULEKE KAKHULU
14-16. Yini leyenta kushumayela ngeMbuso kuphutfume kakhulu nyalo kunangesikhatsi lesendlulile?
14 Umsebenti webuKhristu bewusolo uphutfuma, kodvwa nyalo sewuphutfuma kakhulu kunasekucaleni. Kusukela nga-1914 tibonakaliso letichazwe eVini laNkulunkulu setiyabonakala. (Mat. 24:3-51) Kuphila kwebantfu kusengotini lenkhulu. Ngisho nobe kwentiwe tivumelwane tekuthula, emave lanemandla etindzabeni tetemphi solo anetikhali te-nuclear letibalelwa ku-2 000 letingasetjentiswa nobe ngunini. Tiphatsimandla tibika ngekulahleka kwetikhali te-nuclear letinyenti. Tiphekula sikhuni tisenato yini letinye taletikhali? Bahloli batsi bantfu bangacotfulwa melula yimphi yetiphekula sikhuni. Nobe kunjalo, imphi akusiyo kuphela lesongela kuphila kwebantfu.
15 Umbiko wa-2009 we-The Lancet kanye ne-Nyuvesi yaseLondon, utsi: “Kugucugucuka kwesimo selitulu emhlabeni wonkhe kulelikhulu lesi-21 leminyaka, kubeke kuphila kwebantfu engotini.” Yaphindze yatsi: “Imiphumela yekushintja kwesimo selitulu itawutsikameta bantfu labanyenti emphilweni eminyakeni lelishumi letawulandzela, ifake kuphila kwetigidzigidzi tebantfu nenhlalakahle yabo engotini.” Lemiphumela ingenta umonakalo lomkhulu njengekukhuphuka kwelwandle, somiso, tikhukhula, tifo, tiphepho kanye nekulwela iminotfo yelive lewile. Timphi kanye netinhlekelele temvelo tisongela kuphila kwebantfu.
16 Labanye bantfu bangase bacabange kutsi kusongela kwemphi ye-nuclear kungaba nemiphumela leveta kugcwaliseka kwetibonakaliso. Nanobe kunjalo, labanyenti abakucondzi lokugcwaliseka kwaletibonakaliso. Sekungemashumi eminyaka letibonakaliso ticale kugcwaliseka, lokukhombisa kubakhona kwaKhristu nekutsi kuphela kwalelive sekusondzele ngekushesha. (Mat. 24:3) Letinyenti taletibonakaliso tiyabonakala nyalo kunasesikhatsini lesendlulile. Lesi sikhatsi sekutsi bantfu bavuke ngakamoya. Umsebenti wetfu ungabasita kutsi bavuke.
17, 18. (a) “Sikhatsi” lesiphila kuso sisitsintsa njani? (b) Yini lengabangela bantfu kutsi bashintje kucabanga kwabo ngesigijimi seMbuso?
17 Kusele sikhatsi lesincane sekutsi sibonise lutsandvo lwetfu ngaJehova nesekucedza umsebenti wekushumayela lesabelwe kutsi siwente kulamalanga ekugcina. Loko lokwashiwo nguPawula kumaKhristu aseRoma ngelikhulu lekucala leminyaka, sikubona ngelizinga leliphakeme lamuhla: ‘Niyati kutsi sikhatsi sesifikile, ngiso lesikhatsi sekutsi nivuke ebutfongweni. Ngobe nyalo insindziso yetfu seyisedvute kunangalesa sikhatsi lesakholwa ngaso.’—Rom. 13:11.
18 Tintfo lokwabiketelwa kutsi tiyowenteka ngemalanga ekugcina, tingasenta ngabanye sicaphele sidzingo setfu sakamoya. Labanye kuyabakhatsata kukhalela kwebantfu lusito njengobe bacabanga ngekwehluleka kwabohulumende kucedza tinkinga temnotfo, kusongela kwekuhlaselwa ngetikhali te-nuclear, bugebengu nobe konakaliswa kwemvelo. Labanye bayasibona sidzingo sabo sakamoya ngaloko lokwentekako emindenini yabo, lokufaka ekhatsi tinkinga temphilo, idivosi nobe kulahlekelwa ngulotsandzekako. Njengobe sihlanganyela emsebentini wekushumayela, sitenta sitfolakale kute sisite bantfu labanjalo.
KUTSATSA SINYATSELO NGESIZATFU SEMUVA WEKUPHUTFUMA
19, 20. Kuba nemuva wekuphutfuma, kuwente njani emaKhristu lamanyenti ashintja indlela labephila ngayo?
19 Umuva wekuphutfuma ubangele emaKhristu lamanyenti kutsi akhulise sikhatsi lasicitsa asensimini. Nasi sibonelo: Labanye labashadene e-Ecuador, bancuma kuphila imphilo lemelula ngemuva kwekuya emhlanganweni lokhetsekile wanga-2006 lobewunesihloko lesitsi: “Gcina Liso Lakho Lilula.” Babhala luhla lwetintfo labebangatidzingi, ngemuva kwetinyanga letintsatfu basuka endlini labebahlala kuyo lebeyinemakamelo lamatsatfu, batfutsela kuleyayinelikamelo linye, batsengisa letinye tetintfo tabo futsi basala bete sikweleti. Ngekushesha baba ngemahlahlandlela lasitako futsi balandzela kuncoma kwembonisi wesifundza kutsi bayewukhonta lapho kunesidzingo lesikhulu sebamemeteli.
20 Lomunye umzalwane waseNyakatfo yeMelika wabhala: “Ngalesikhatsi mine nemkami sisemhlanganweni lokhetsekile nga-2006, kwase kuphele iminyaka lengu-30 sibhajatisiwe. Nasibuyela ekhaya ngemuva kwalomhlangano, sacoca ngekutsi singasisebentisa njani leseluleko lesiniketwe sona sekwenta imphilo yetfu ibe lula. (Mat. 6:19-22) Sasinemakhaya lamatsatfu, sitandi, timoto takanokusho, sikebhe kanye nekhalavani. Ngesizatfu sekutsi sativa shengatsi sicitse sikhatsi lesinyenti nemandla etfu etintfweni letingakabaluleki, sancuma kungenela umsebenti wasikhatsi sonkhe. Nga-2008 saba ngemahlahlandlela lavamile, njengobe nendvodzakati yetfu yayingilo. Kusijabulise kakhulu kusebentelana dvute nebazalwane betfu. Sibe nelilungelo lekushumayela lapho kunesidzingo lesikhulu sebamemeteli. Lokuhlangenwe nako lesikutfolile ngekwentela Jehova imisebenti leminyenti, kusisondzete kakhulu kuye. Sibusiso lesihamba embili kakhulu lesisitfolile, lilungelo lekubona bantfu bakhanyelwa nabeva futsi bacondza liciniso leliVi laNkulunkulu.”
21. Nguluphi lwati lolusibangela kutsi sitsatse sinyatselo?
21 Siyakwati lokutawutsatsela lelive lelibuswa nguSathane sikhundla ngekushesha—“ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, lapho kuyawubhujiswa khona labangamesabi Nkulunkulu.” (2 Phet. 3:7) Lwati lwetfu ngeliVi laNkulunkulu lusenta simemetele ngenkhutsalo kufika kwekuhlupheka lokukhulu kanye nekwelive lelisha lelitako. Sichubeka sinemuva wekuphutfuma ngekuletsela bantfu litsemba. Ngekuwungenela ngalokugcwele lomsebenti lophutfumako, sikhombisa lutsandvo lwetfu ngaNkulunkulu nangebantfu.