4. Ijoni laseRoma labona njani ukuba uYesu wayengengomntu uqhelekileyo, yaye elo joni lagqiba ngelithini?

⁴ Umthetheli-khulu waseRoma owayeququzelela ukubulawa kukaYesu wakhwankqiswa bubumnyama nayinyikima enkulu eyabakho emva kokufa kukaYesu. Wathi: “Ngokuqinisekileyo lo ibinguNyana kaThixo.” (Mateyu 27:54) Ngokucacileyo, uYesu wayengengomntu uqhelekileyo. Elo joni laliququzelele ukubulawa kokuphela koNyana ozelweyo kaThixo Osenyangweni! Kanye kanye wayexabiseke kangakanani lo Nyana kuYise?

 5. Bunokuzekeliswa njani ubude bexesha elininzi uYehova awalichitha kunye noNyana wakhe ezulwini?

⁵ IBhayibhile ithi uYesu ‘ulizibulo kwindalo yonke.’ (Kolose 1:15) Khawucinge nje—uNyana kaYehova wayekho ngaphambi kokudalwa kwendalo iphela. Ngoko, lithuba elingakanani uYise noNyana bephila kunye? Ezinye izazinzulu ziqikelela ukuba indalo iphela ineminyaka eli-13 lamawaka ezigidi ikho. Ngaba unako nje ukulithelekelela ixesha elininzi kangako? Ukunceda abantu ukuba babuqonde ubudala bendalo iphela njengoko buqikelelwa zizazinzulu, elinye iziko elinezixhobo zokujonga iinkwenkwezi likrwele umgca oziimitha ezili-110 ubude wokulinganisa ixesha. Njengoko iindwendwe zigqitha ngakuwo loo mgca, nyathelo ngalinye ezilithabathayo lilingana neminyaka ezizigidi ezingama-75 yobomi bendalo iphela. Ekupheleni kwaloo mgca wokulinganisa ixesha, kukho umkrwelo omncinane olingana nonwele lomntu, omela yonke imbali yokuphila kwabantu! Ukanti, kwanokuba olo qikelelo beluchanile, uwonke nje loo mgca wokulinganisa ixesha ubungayi kulingana nexesha lokuphila koNyana kaYehova! Wayesenza ntoni ebudeni balo lonke elo xesha?

 6. (a) Wayesenza ntoni uNyana kaYehova ngexesha langaphambi kokuphila kwakhe njengomntu? (b) Luhlobo olunjani lothando olukhoyo phakathi kukaYehova noNyana wakhe?

⁶ Ngovuyo uNyana wayekhonza “njengomsebénzi onobuchule” kaYise. (IMizekeliso 8:30) IBhayibhile ithi: “Ngaphandle [koNyana] akubangakho nanye into.” (Yohane 1:3) Ngoko uYehova noNyana wakhe babesebenza kunye ekwenzeni zonke ezinye izinto. Babenexesha elivuyisa nelichulumancisa ngokwenene! Abaninzi baya kuvuma ukuba uthando oluphakathi komzali nomntwana luqine ngokumangalisayo. Yaye uthando “lungumxokelelwane ogqibeleleyo womanyano.” (Kolose 3:14) Ngubani ke kuthi obenako ukulinganisa ukomelela kothando obelukho kangangexesha elide kangako? Ngokucacileyo, uYehova uThixo noNyana wakhe bamanyaniswe luthando olomelele ngendlela engazange ibonwe ngaphambili.

 7. Xa uYesu wabhaptizwayo, uYehova wayivakalisa njani indlela avakalelwa ngayo ngoNyana wakhe?

⁷ Sekunjalo, uYise wamthumela emhlabeni uNyana wakhe ukuba azalwe njengosana olungumntu. Oko kwathetha ukuba kangangamashumi eminyaka, uYehova wayemele aluncame olo lwalamano lusenyongweni kunye noNyana wakhe othandekayo ezulwini. Ngolangazelelo olukhulu, wamjonga esezulwini njengoko uYesu wayekhula esiba yindoda efezekileyo. Xa wayemalunga nama-30 eminyaka ubudala, uYesu wabhaptizwa. Akukho mfuneko yokuba siyithelekelele indlela awavakalelwa ngayo uYehova ngaye. UYise wathetha esezulwini wathi: “Lo nguNyana wam, oyintanda, endikholisiweyo nguye.” (Mateyu 3:17) Ekubeni uYesu wenza konke oko kwakuprofetiwe ngaye, konke oko wayecelwe ukuba akwenze, umele ukuba uYise wavuya ngokwenene!—Yohane 5:36; 17:4.

8, 9. (a) Yiyiphi imeko awafakwa kuyo uYesu ngoNisan 14, 33 C.E., yaye wachaphazeleka njani uYise wasemazulwini? (b) Kwakutheni ukuze uYehova avumele ukuba uNyana wakhe abandezeleke aze afe?

⁸ Kodwa, wavakalelwa njani uYehova ngoNisan 14, 33 C.E.? Wavakalelwa njani njengoko uYesu wayengcatshwa waza wabanjwa lihlokondiba labantu ngobusuku? Kuthekani ngexesha uYesu eshiywa ngabahlobo bakhe waza wamangalelwa ngokungekho mthethweni? Uthini ngexesha egculelwa, etshicelwa, ebethwa nangamanqindi? Wavakalelwa njani njengoko wayetywatyushwa, umqolo wakhe uzaliswa yimivumbo? Uthini ngexesha lokubethelelwa kwakhe izandla neenyawo esibondeni somthi aze ashiywe ejinga apho egculelwa ngabantu? Wavakalelwa njani uYise njengoko uNyana wakhe oyintanda wayekhala engcungcutheka ziintlungu? Wavakalelwa njani uYehova njengoko uYesu wayephefumla okokugqibela, waza okokuqala ngqa ezimbalini, akabikho lo Nyana Wakhe amthandayo?—Mateyu 26:14-16, 46, 47, 56, 59, 67; 27:38-44, 46; Yohane 19:1.

⁹ Sisuke saphelelwa ngamazwi. Ekubeni uYehova eneemvakalelo, intlungu awaba kuyo ekufeni koNyana wakhe ayichazeki ngamazwi. Into nje esinokukwazi ukuyichaza sisizathu sokuba uYehova akuvumele oko ukuba kwenzeke. Kwakutheni ukuze uYise azivumele angcungcuthekiswe yintlungu engako? UYehova utyhila into emangalisayo kuthi kuYohane 3:16—indinyana yeBhayibhile ebaluleke kangangokuba iye yabizwa ngokuba yingxelo yeVangeli efinyeziweyo. Ithi: “UThixo walithanda ihlabathi kangangokuba wanikela ngoNyana wakhe okuphela kwamzeleyo ukuze wonk’ ubani obonisa ukholo kuye angatshabalali kodwa abe nobomi obungunaphakade.” Ngoko siso eso isizathu sikaYehova: uthando. Isipho sikaYehova—ukuthumela kwakhe uNyana wakhe ukuba abandezeleke aze asifele—yayikukubonakaliswa kolona thando lukhulu.

¹² Igama elithi a·gaʹpe libhekisela kuthando olulawulwa ngumgaqo. Ngoko lungaphezu kokuba neemvakalelo nje ezithile ngomnye umntu. Luthando olubanzi ngakumbi, lunolwazelelo ngakumbi yaye luneziseko eziqinileyo. Ngaphezu koko, uthando oluchazwa ngokuthi a·gaʹpe luthando lokungazingci ngokupheleleyo. Ngokomzekelo, khawuphinde ujonge uYohane 3:16. Liliphi “ihlabathi” uThixo awalithanda kangangokuba wada wanikela ngoNyana wakhe okuphela kwamzeleyo? Lihlabathi loluntu olwalufuna intlawulelo. Luquka abantu abaninzi abazimiseleyo ekhondweni lesono. Ngaba uYehova uthanda mntu ngamnye njengomhlobo wakhe okhethekileyo, ngendlela awayethanda ngayo uAbraham othembekileyo? (Yakobi 2:23) Akunjalo, kodwa ngothando uYehova ubonisa ububele kubo bonke abantu, ade axolele ukulahlekelwa kakhulu. Ufuna ukuba bonke baguquke baze batshintshe iindlela zabo. (2 Petros 3:9) Abaninzi benjenjalo. Ubamkela ngovuyo abanjalo njengabahlobo bakhe.