4. Ngubani onyamekela umhlambi kaThixo namhlanje, yaye uwuphatha njani?

⁴ Esi sithembiso sikaThixo sazaliseka ngokuyintloko kuMalusi Oyintloko wezimvu zikaYehova, uYesu owaba yiNtloko yebandla lamaKristu. Wazibiza ngokuba ‘ungumalusi omhle,’ onovelwano ngokwenene kwabo abakhokelayo. (Yoh. 10:11-15) Namhlanje, uYehova usebenzisa abalusi abangaphantsi kukaYesu ukuze banyamekele umhlambi wakhe osemhlabeni, abo bangabazalwana abathanjisiweyo bodidi lwekhoboka elithembekileyo neliyingqondi kunye nabadala abanenkathalo ‘besihlwele esikhulu.’ (ISityhi. 7:9) Aba balusi bazabalazela ukuxelisa umoya wokuzincama awayenawo uYesu. Bafuna ukondla nokuhlaziya ibandla ngokuxelisa uKristu. Yeha kuye nabani na ongabakhathaleliyo, obagonyamelayo, ongqwabalala okanye onekratshi kubazalwana bakhe! (Mat. 20:25-27; 1 Pet. 5:2, 3) Yintoni efunwa nguYehova kubalusi abangamaKristu namhlanje? Yintoni esinokuyifunda kwiincwadi zikaYeremiya ngokuphathelele isimo sengqondo neentsusa abafanele babe nazo abadala xa benyamekela iimbopheleleko zabo? Makhe siqwalasele indima abanayo njengabancedi nabakhuseli, njengabafundisi ngaphakathi nangaphandle ebandleni nanjengabagwebi.

⁶ Njengabalusi bokoqobo, abaveleli abangamaKristu bamele bangayenzi nakancinane impazamo yokungalikhathaleli ibandla. Ukuba ungumdala, ngaba uzabalazela ukuphaphela nantoni ebonisa ukuba abazalwana bakho banengxaki yaye ukulungele ukubanceda ngokukhawuleza? UKumkani uSolomon osisilumko wathi: “Umele uyazi imbonakalo yomhlambi wakho. Beka intliziyo yakho emihlambini yakho.” (IMize. 27:23) Le ndinyana ibalaselisa ukukhuthala kwabalusi bokoqobo; ukanti umgaqo okuyo unokubhekisela nakwindlela abalusi bokomoya abalinyamekela ngayo ibandla. Ukuba ungumdala, ngaba ukuzabalazela ngamandla ukulwa notyekelo lokufuna ukongamela abanye? Isibakala sokuba uPetros wakhankanya into yokungabi “ziinkosi phezu kwabo balilifa likaThixo” sibonisa ukuba kunokuba lula ngomdala ukwenza oko. Yintoni onokuyenza ukuze uphumeze oko kuchazwe kuYeremiya 33:12? (Funda.) Abazali abangenawo amaqabane, abahlolokazi, iintsapho ezinabazali abangengabomtshato wokuqala, abalupheleyo nabaselula kusenokufuneka bancedwa ngokukhethekileyo kwiinkalo ezithile.