Ol Lapun—Ol i Gutpela Samting Insait Long Lain Brata Kristen Bilong Yumi
“Ol i olsem ol diwai ol i planim pinis long haus bilong Bikpela. Ol i save kamap gutpela tru insait long haus bilong God bilong yumi. Taim ol i olpela pinis, ol i . . . stap strong.”—SONG 92:13, 14.
1. Planti man i gat wanem tingting long ol lapun?
JEHOVA i save laikim tru olgeta gutpela wokman bilong em, ol lapun tu. Ol i painimaut olsem, long olgeta yia long Yunaitet Stets, klostu olsem 500,000 lapun ol i save kisim nogut long han bilong ol man, o ol i no lukautim gut ol. Ol wankain ripot i kamap long ol narapela hap bilong graun i makim olsem pasin bilong mekim nogut long ol lapun em wanpela hevi i stap long olgeta hap. Wanpela lain i tok, as bilong dispela, em “tingting bilong planti man . . . olsem ol lapun i lapun tumas long mekim yet ol gutpela wok, nau ol i stap nating tasol na oltaim ol i mas i gat man i helpim ol.”
2. (a) Jehova i ting olsem wanem long ol lapun wokman bilong em husat i stap gut long em? (b) Song 92:12-15 i mekim wanem gutpela tok long ol lapun na i mekim gut bel bilong ol?
2 God Jehova i save laikim tru ol lapun wokman bilong em husat i stap gut long em. Em i save lukim ‘bel bilong yumi,’ em yumi stap olsem wanem long ol samting bilong spirit—em i no lukim skin bilong yumi i no gat strong long mekim wok. (2 Korin 4:16) Long Baibel yumi lukim wanpela tok i mekim gut bel bilong yumi: “Ol stretpela manmeri bai i kamap gutpela tru olsem diwai i karim gutpela kaikai, na i kamap bikpela olsem ol diwai sida bilong Lebanon. Ol i olsem ol diwai ol i planim pinis long haus bilong Bikpela. Ol i save kamap gutpela tru insait long haus bilong God bilong yumi. Taim ol i olpela pinis, ol i save karim kaikai yet. Ol i stap strong, na ol i no save drai. Lip bilong ol i stap grin oltaim. Long dispela pasin ol i soim ol manmeri olsem, Bikpela em i stretpela olgeta.” (Song 92:12-15) Taim yumi skelim ol dispela ves, dispela bai kamapim klia sampela gutpela samting yupela ol lapun inap givim long lain brata Kristen.
“Taim Ol i Olpela Pinis, Ol i Save Karim Kaikai Yet”
3. (a) Bilong wanem Baibel i tok ol stretpela man i kain olsem diwai det? (b) Olsem wanem ol lapun inap “karim kaikai yet”?
3 Man bilong raitim song i tok ol stretpela man ol i kain olsem ol gutpela diwai ‘ol i planim pinis long haus bilong God bilong yumi.’ “Taim ol i olpela pinis, ol i save karim kaikai yet.” Dispela tok i strongim bel bilong yumi, laka? Long taim bilong ol man i bin raitim Baibel, i gat planti longpela stretpela diwai det long banis bilong ol man long hap bilong Esia. Ol i gutpela bilong bilasim ples, tasol bikpela samting bilong ol dispela diwai, em ol i save karim planti kaikai, na sampela ol i save karim yet taim ol i winim pinis wan handet yia.a Sapos yu sanap strong insait long lotu i tru olsem diwai ol i planim pinis na i sanap strong, yu tu inap “mekim planti kain gutpela wok” na karim kaikai yet.—Kolosi 1:10.
4, 5. (a) Ol Kristen i mas karim wanem kain kaikai? (b) Kamapim stori bilong sampela lapun long Baibel em maus bilong ol i bin karim planti kaikai.
4 Jehova i laik bai ol Kristen i karim kaikai, olsem “oltaim maus bilong yumi i mas litimapim nem bilong en” na tokaut long ol samting em i tingting pinis long mekim. (Hibru 13:15) Sapos yu wanpela lapun, yu ting yu mas bihainim dispela tok? Yes, yu tu yu mas bihainim.
5 Baibel i stori long sampela lapun ol i tokaut strong long nem bilong Jehova na ol samting em i tingting pinis long mekim, na ol i no pret. Moses i winim pinis “70 yia” taim Jehova i makim em long mekim wok olsem profet na stap olsem maus bilong em. (Song 90:10; Kisim Bek 4:10-17) Na maski profet Daniel i lapun pinis, dispela i no pasim em long autim tok olsem Jehova em i nambawan king. Ating Daniel i winim pinis 90 krismas taim Belsasar i singautim em long kamapim insait bilong hanrait i kamap nating long banis. (Daniel, sapta 5) Na olsem wanem long lapun aposel Jon? Klostu long taim wok bilong em i pinis, em i kalabus long ailan Patmos, long wanem, em i bin ‘autim tok bilong God na autim tok olsem em i bilip long Jisas.’ (KTH 1:9) Ating yu inap tingim planti man moa em stori bilong ol i stap long Baibel na taim ol i lapun ol i mekim gutpela wok long maus bilong ol, olsem maus i karim planti kaikai.—1 Samuel 8:1, 10; 12:2; 1 King 14:4, 5; Luk 1:7, 67-79; 2:22-32.
6. Olsem wanem Jehova i bin yusim “ol lapun” long autim tok profet nau long taim bilong las de?
6 Aposel Pita i kamapim tok bilong profet Hibru Joel, olsem: “God i tok, ‘Klostu long las de bai mi kapsaitim Spirit bilong mi long olgeta manmeri [“ol lapun” wantaim] . . . na bai ol i autim tok bilong mi olsem ol profet.’ ” (Aposel 2:17, 18; Joel 2:28) Olsem na nau long taim bilong las de, Jehova i bin yusim ol lapun namel long lain em i bin makim long holi spirit na ol lapun namel long “ol arapela sipsip” bilong autim tok long ol samting em i tingting pinis long mekim. (Jon 10:16) Sampela bilong ol dispela lain ol i bin kamapim kaikai bilong Kingdom inap planti planti yia.
7. Stori long olsem wanem ol lapun i wok yet long kamapim ol kaikai bilong Kingdom maski skin bilong ol i no gat strong.
7 Yumi ken tingim Sonia, em i kirap autim tok bilong Kingdom fultaim long 1941. Maski em i gat wanpela sik i givim hatwok long em long olgeta taim, oltaim em i mekim Baibel stadi long ol manmeri long haus bilong em. Sonia i tok: “Wok bilong autim gutnius em i bikpela samting tru long laip bilong mi, o mi ken tok, em i nambawan samting. Mi no inap ritaia long dispela wok.” I no longtaim i go pinis na Sonia wantaim susa bilong em Olive i bin autim tok bilong Baibel long Janet, em i gat wanpela sik bilong i dai na ol i bin bungim em long haus sik. Mama bilong Janet, em wanpela strongpela Katolik, em i pilim tru pasin bilong tupela long tingim pikinini meri bilong em, olsem na taim tupela i tokim em olsem ol i laik stadi wantaim em long Baibel, em i orait long mekim. Nau em i wok long kamap strong. Orait yu ting yu tu inap kamapim kaikai bilong Kingdom taim rot i op long mekim olsem?
8. Olsem wanem lapun Kalep i kamapim olsem em i bilip long Jehova? Olsem wanem ol lapun Kristen i ken bihainim pasin bilong em?
8 Taim ol lapun i strongim bel na i wok long autim tok bilong Kingdom maski skin bilong ol i no strong, ol i bihainim pasin bilong gutpela man Kalep bilong Israel, em i bin wokabaut wantaim Moses long ples drai nating inap 40 yia. Kalep i gat 79 krismas taim em i brukim wara Jordan na i go insait long Graun Bilong Promis. Taim em i stap soldia long ami bilong Israel inap 6-pela yia pinis, em inap ting em i mekim planti wok pinis na nau em i ken malolo. Tasol nogat. Long pasin bilong strongpela bel em i askim olsem em i laik mekim wok bilong pait na kisim “ol bikpela taun i gat strongpela banis,” ol i stap long ples maunten bilong Juda em ol traipela man bilong lain Anak i stap long en. Orait Jehova i helpim Kalep na em i “rausim ol dispela man, olsem Bikpela i tok pinis.” (Josua 14:9-14; 15:13, 14) Yu ken bilip tru olsem Jehova i stap wantaim yu olsem em i bin stap wantaim Kalep, taim yu wok yet long kamapim kaikai bilong Kingdom maski yu lapun pinis. Na sapos yu stap gut long Jehova, em bai makim wanpela ples bilong yu long nupela taim em i tok promis long kamapim.—Aisaia 40:29-31; 2 Pita 3:13.
“Lip Bilong Ol i Stap Grin Oltaim”
9, 10. Olsem wanem ol lapun Kristen i save stap strong long bilip na ol i gat strong yet long ol samting bilong spirit? (Lukim blok long pes 13.)
9 Man bilong raitim song i tokaut long ol gutpela kaikai ol lapun wokman bilong Jehova i save karim, na em i tok: “Ol stretpela manmeri bai i kamap gutpela tru olsem diwai i karim gutpela kaikai, na i kamap bikpela olsem ol diwai sida bilong Lebanon. Taim ol i olpela pinis, ol i save karim kaikai yet. Ol i stap strong, na ol i no save drai. Lip bilong ol i stap grin oltaim.”—Song 92:12, 14.
10 Olsem wanem yu inap i stap strong yet long ol samting bilong spirit maski yu lapun? Taim diwai det i stap long graun i gat gutpela wara na wara i no save drai, lip bilong en i save stap grin oltaim na i naispela tru. Na olsem tasol yu inap kisim strong long wara bilong tok i tru bilong Baibel taim yu stadi long Tok Bilong God na bung wantaim oganaisesen bilong em. (Song 1:1-3; Jeremaia 17:7, 8) Yu gat strong long ol samting bilong spirit na dispela i mekim na yu wanpela gutpela samting tru long ol wanbilip. Stori bilong Hetpris Jehoiada i strongim dispela tok.
11, 12. (a) Jehoiada i bin mekim wanem bikpela wok insait long kingdom bilong Juda? (b) Olsem wanem Jehoiada i stiaim ol samting bilong helpim lotu i tru?
11 Ating Jehoiada i winim pinis wan handet krismas taim kwin nogut Atalia i kilim i dai ol bubu bilong em yet na em i kirap bosim Juda. Orait, lapun Jehoiada inap mekim wanem? Inap 6-pela yia em wantaim meri bilong em i haitim pikinini Joas insait long tempel, em tasol i bin abrusim bagarap na em i bilong kamap king. Orait nau Jehoiada i kirap na i tokaut olsem Joas, em i gat 7-pela krismas, em i kamap king pinis, na Jehoiada i tok na ol i kilim i dai Atalia.—2 Stori 22:10-12; 23:1-3, 15, 21.
12 Jehoiada i stap olsem was bilong king, olsem na em i stiaim tingting bilong king long mekim ol samting bilong helpim lotu i tru. Em i “tokim King Joas wantaim ol manmeri long mekim kontrak wantaim em, bai ol i stap ol manmeri bilong Bikpela tasol.” Na Jehoiada i tok na ol man i brukbrukim haus bilong god giaman Bal na rausim ol alta, ol piksa na pris bilong en. Na Jehoiada i stiaim Joas na em i kirapim gen ol wok long tempel na i mekim bikpela wok bilong stretim bek ol samting bilong tempel i bagarap. “Long taim Joas i stap king, em i save mekim stretpela pasin long ai bilong Bikpela, long wanem, pris Jehoiada i wok long stiaim tingting bilong en.” (2 Stori 23:11, 16-19; 24:11-14; 2 King 12:2) Taim Jehoiada i gat 130 krismas em i dai, na ol i givim biknem long em na planim em long ples matmat bilong ol king, long wanem, “em i bin mekim planti gutpela wok bilong helpim ol manmeri na bilong helpim wok bilong haus bilong God.”—2 Stori 24:15, 16.
13. Olsem wanem ol lapun Kristen i ken ‘mekim gutpela wok bilong God na helpim wok bilong haus bilong em’?
13 Ating yu gat sik o narapela samting i pasim yu na yu no inap mekim bikpela wok bilong helpim lotu i tru. Sapos olsem, yu inap yet long ‘mekim gutpela wok bilong God na helpim wok bilong haus bilong em.’ Yu ken go long ol miting bilong kongrigesen na bekim tok na autim tok taim yu inap mekim, na long dispela rot yu kamapim olsem yu givim bel long haus spirit bilong Jehova. Yu amamas long bihainim ol tok bilong Baibel na yu stap gut long helpim “wokboi i gat gutpela tingting” na helpim kongrigesen, na dispela bai strongim lain brata Kristen. (Matyu 24:45-47) Na yu ken kirapim ol wanbilip long “laikim ol arapela na mekim gutpela pasin.” (Hibru 10:24, 25; Filemon 8, 9) Na bai yu helpim gut ol arapela sapos yu mekim ol samting i stret wantaim tok bilong aposel Pol, em i tok: “Ol lapun man . . . i no ken spak. Ol i mas tingting stret long pasin ol i mekim na bihainim ol gutpela tingting tasol. Ol i mas save gut long tok tru bilong God, na long pasin bilong laikim tru ol arapela, na long pasin bilong sanap strong na karim olgeta hevi. . . . Ol lapun meri tu . . . i mas wokabaut long pasin God i laikim. Ol i no ken tok nogut long ol arapela. Ol i no ken larim wain i bosim tingting bilong ol. Ol i mas skulim ol arapela long mekim gutpela pasin.”—Taitus 2:2-4.
14. Ol wasman Kristen bilong longtaim ol i ken mekim wanem bilong helpim lotu i tru?
14 Olsem wanem? Yu bin mekim wok elda long kongrigesen inap planti yia pinis? Wanpela elda bilong longtaim i tok olsem: “No ken tingim yu yet—yusim savetingting yu bin kisim insait long ol dispela yia yu stap laip. Givim sampela wok long ol arapela, na ol save yu bin kisim, givim long ol arapela em ol i gat laik long lain na kisim save . . . Lukluk long ol arapela long wanem ol wok ol inap mekim. Helpim ol long kisim gut pasin bilong mekim dispela wok. Redim gut ol long ol wok ol inap mekim bihain.” (Lo 3:27, 28) Sapos yu tingim tru wok bilong autim tok bilong Kingdom, ol arapela insait long lain brata Kristen bilong yumi bai kisim planti blesing.
‘Soim Ol, Bikpela Em i Stretpela Olgeta’
15. Olsem wanem ol lapun Kristen i “soim ol manmeri olsem, Bikpela em i stretpela olgeta”?
15 Ol lapun Kristen i amamas long mekim wok bilong ol long “soim ol manmeri olsem, Bikpela em i stretpela olgeta.” Sapos yu wanpela lapun Kristen, ol tok na pasin bilong yu inap soim ol man olsem Jehova ‘em i save strong long helpim yu, na i no gat rong long em.’ (Song 92:15) Diwai det i no gat maus, tasol i olsem em i tokaut long ol gutpela pasin bilong Man Bilong Wokim em. Tasol Jehova i bin givim gutpela wok long yu bilong tokaut long ol gutpela pasin bilong em long ol manmeri nau ol i wok long kam insait long lotu i tru. (Lo 32:7; Song 71:17, 18; Joel 1:2, 3) Bilong wanem dispela wok i bikpela samting?
16. Wanem ol stori bilong Baibel i kamapim olsem em i bikpela samting long “soim ol manmeri olsem, Bikpela em i stretpela olgeta”?
16 Taim lida bilong ol Israel, em Josua, i “kamap lapun tru,” em i “singautim olgeta Israel wantaim ol hetman na ol lida na ol bikman na ol ofisa,” na em i tokim ol gen long ol stretpela pasin God i bin mekim long ol. Em i tok: “Olgeta samting em i bin promis long mekim, ol i kamap pinis, na i no gat wanpela promis i popaia.” (Josua 23:1, 2, 14) Pastaim dispela tok i kirapim ol manmeri na ol i strong long i stap gut long Jehova. Tasol taim Josua i dai pinis, “nupela lain manmeri i kamap. Dispela nupela lain i lusim tingting long Bikpela na ol samting em i bin mekim bilong helpim ol Israel. Orait ol Israel i lotu long ol giaman god Bal na ol i mekim pasin nogut long ai bilong Bikpela.”—Hetman 2:8-11.
17. Jehova i bin mekim wanem kain pasin long lain bilong em long nau?
17 Tru, i no olsem ol lapun wokman bilong God i mas tokaut long ol pasin bilong God na bai ol Kristen bilong nau inap holimpas pasin bilong i stap gut long Jehova, nogat. Tasol taim yumi harim ol i stori long bikpela wok Jehova i bin mekim bilong helpim lain bilong em nau long taim bilong las de, dispela i strongim bilip bilong yumi long Jehova na ol tok promis em i bin mekim. (Hetman 2:7; 2 Pita 1:16-19) Sapos yu bin bung wantaim oganaisesen bilong Jehova inap planti yia pinis, ating yu inap tingim taim bipo we i no gat planti manmeri bilong autim tok bilong Kingdom long hap bilong yu o kantri bilong yu o long taim ol man i birua long wok bilong autim tok. Tasol bihain yu bin lukim Jehova i rausim sampela samting i pasim rot na em i ‘hariapim’ wok bilong mekim lain bilong autim tok bilong Kingdom i go bikpela. (Aisaia 54:17; 60:22) Yu bin lukim oganaisesen i kamapim klia ol tok i tru bilong Baibel na ol i wok long stretim stretim ol samting insait long oganaisesen bilong God long graun. (Sindaun 4:18; Aisaia 60:17) Olsem wanem? Yu save strongim bel bilong ol arapela na stori long ol ekspiriens bilong yu i kamapim stretpela pasin Jehova i save mekim long lain bilong em? Dispela pasin inap kirapim na strongim tru ol lain brata Kristen!
18. (a) Stori long ol gutpela samting i save kamap taim yumi tokim ol arapela olsem Jehova “em i stretpela olgeta.” (b) Wanem ol samting i bin painim yu na yu pilim tru stretpela pasin bilong Jehova?
18 Olsem wanem long ol samting i bin kamap long laip bilong yu na yu bin pilim tru pasin laikim bilong Jehova long tingim yu na soim rot long yu? (Song 37:25; Matyu 6:33; 1 Pita 5:7) Wanpela lapun sista nem bilong em Martha, bipo em i save strongim bel bilong ol arapela na tokim ol: “Maski wanem samting i kamap, yu no ken tru lusim Jehova. Em bai helpim yu.” Dispela tok i bin strongim tru bel bilong Tolmina, bipo Martha i stadi wantaim em na em i bin kisim baptais long 1962 samting. Tolmina i tok: “Taim man bilong mi i dai mi bel hevi stret, tasol dispela tok i strongim mi na mi tingting strong olsem mi no ken lusim wanpela miting. Na tru tumas, Jehova i strongim mi long mekim i go yet.” Insait long ol yia i go pinis, Tolmina i bin givim dispela wankain tok long ol Baibel sumatin bilong em yet. Em nau, taim yu laik strongim bel bilong ol arapela na yu stori long stretpela pasin Jehova i bin mekim long lain bilong em, yu inap strongim tru bilip bilong ol wanbilip bilong yu.
Jehova i Laikim Tru Ol Lapun i Stap Gut Long Em
19, 20. (a) Jehova i ting olsem wanem long wok bilong ol lapun wokman bilong em? (b) Long stadi i kamap bihain long dispela bai yumi toktok long wanem samting?
19 Ol lain bilong dispela graun long nau i no gat pasin bilong tenkyu, na ol i no tingim tumas ol lapun. (2 Timoti 3:1, 2) Taim ol i tingim ol lapun, ol i tingting long ol gutpela wok na pasin bipo ol i bin mekim—ol i no tingting long ol gutpela wok na pasin nau ol i mekim. Tasol Baibel i tok: “God em i no man nogut, na bai em i lusim tingting long ol gutpela wok yupela i bin mekim. Nogat. Yupela i bin givim bel bilong yupela long God, na dispela i bin kirapim yupela long helpim ol manmeri bilong em. Na yupela i save mekim olsem yet.” (Hibru 6:10) Tru, God Jehova i save tingim ol gutpela wok bipo yu bin mekim. Tasol em i tingim tu ol wok bilong em yu save wok yet long mekim na em i amamas long dispela. Tru tumas, em i tingim ol lapun i stap gut long em olsem ol Kristen i save karim gutpela kaikai, na i gat strong long ol samting bilong spirit, na i wok strong—laip bilong ol i tokaut long bikpela strong bilong Jehova.—2 Korin 4:7.
20 Olsem wanem? Yu gat wankain tingting olsem Jehova long ol lapun insait long lain brata Kristen bilong yumi? Sapos olsem, dispela bai kirapim yu long kamapim klia olsem yu laikim tru ol. (1 Jon 3:18) Stadi i kamap bihain long dispela bai toktok long sampela pasin yu ken mekim bilong lukautim ol long ol samting ol i sot long en, na dispela bai soim olsem yu laikim tru ol.
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a Ol wan wan han bilong det inap karim olsem wan tausen det na hevi bilong sampela han i olsem 8 kilogram samting. Wanpela man bilong raitim buk i tok, “insait long ol yia em i stap laip, olgeta wan wan diwai det bai karim tupela o 3-pela ton det olsem bekim bilong papa bilong en.”
Wanem Ol Bekim Bilong Yu?
• Olsem wanem ol lapun i save “karim kaikai”?
• Bilong wanem pasin bilong ol lapun long stap strong long ol samting bilong spirit i gutpela samting tru?
• Olsem wanem ol lapun inap “soim ol manmeri olsem, Bikpela em i stretpela olgeta”?
• Bilong wanem Jehova i save laikim tru ol wokman bilong em bilong longtaim?
[Blok long pes 13]
Samting Ol i Mekim na Ol i Stap Strong Long Bilip
Wanem samting i bin helpim ol Kristen bilong longtaim long i stap strong long bilip na ol i gat strong yet long ol samting bilong spirit? Sampela i bin tok olsem:
“Mi save ritim ol skripsa i tok long yumi mas pas gut wantaim Jehova. Long planti nait mi save kolim ol tok bilong Song 23 na 91.”—Olive, baptais long 1930.
“Mi bin stap na harim gut olgeta tok bilong baptais i save kamap, i olsem mi yet bai kisim baptais. Oltaim mi save tingim dediket bilong mi na dispela i strongim mi long i stap gut long Jehova.”—Harry, baptais long 1946.
“Yumi mas beten long olgeta de—oltaim askim Jehova long helpim na lukautim yumi, na mekim gut long yumi, na ‘long olgeta samting yumi mekim, yumi tingting strong long em na yumi mekim.’ ” (Sindaun 3:5, 6)—Antônio, baptais long 1951.
“Taim mi harim ekspiriens bilong ol bratasista i bin mekim wok bilong Jehova inap planti yia pinis na ol i mekim yet, mi tingting strong moa long i stap gut long em.”—Joan, baptais long 1954.
“Yumi no ken ting yumi yet i samting tru. Samting yumi holim, em God yet i bin mekim pasin sori long yumi na givim long yumi. Dispela kain tingting i save helpim yumi long lukluk i go long Jehova bilong kisim ol kaikai bilong spirit i save strongim yumi na bai yumi ken i stap strong i go inap long las de.”—Arlene, baptais long 1954.
[Piksa long pes 11]
Ol lapun i save kamapim ol gutpela kaikai bilong Kingdom
[Piksa long pes 14]
Ol lapun i gat strong long ol samting bilong spirit na dispela em i gutpela samting tru