Uhlelo Lwemfundo Olubanzi
“Yilabo abafundile kuphela abakhululekile.”—U-Epictetus, cishe ngo-100 C.E.
UMSHISEKELI wokuqedwa kobugqila wekhulu le-19 uWilliam H. Seward wayekholelwa ekutheni “lonke ithemba lokuthuthuka kwesintu lixhomeke ethonyeni elikhulayo leBhayibheli.”
OFakazi BakaJehova nabo balazisa kakhulu iBhayibheli. Bayaqiniseka ukuthi labo abasebenzisa izimiso zalo baba abayeni abangcono, amakhosikazi angcono nezingane ezingcono—yebo, baba abantu abakahle kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngakho balalela umyalo kaJesu Kristu, othi: “Ngakho-ke hambani niyokwenza abantu bazo zonke izizwe babe abafundi, . . . nibafundise.”—Mathewu 28:19, 20.
Bephishekela lo mgomo wokufundisa abantu iBhayibheli, oFakazi BakaJehova baye bahileleka emkhankasweni wokufundisa obanzi kunayo yonke emlandweni wesintu. Ubanzi kangakanani?
Umsebenzi Wokunyathelisa Emhlabeni Wonke
Enkonzweni yabo yasobala, oFakazi basebenzisa izinguqulo zamaBhayibheli ezitholakala ngamakhulu ezilimi. Kodwa baye bakhiqiza ne-Nguqulo Yezwe Elisha YemiBhalo Engcwele ngezilimi ezingu-21 kanye ne-Nguqulo Yezwe Elisha YemiBhalo YamaKristu YesiGreki (eyaziwa ngokuthi iTestamente Elisha) ngezinye izilimi ezingu-16. Futhi bamatasa nomsebenzi wokuhumushela iBhayibheli kwezinye izilimi ezingu-11. OFakazi bakhiqiza nezincwadi ezikhulisa ukwazisa ngeBhayibheli nezisiza ekuliqondeni kangcono.
Ngokwesibonelo, lo magazini, i-Phaphama!, unyatheliswa ngezilimi ezingu-82, futhi kunyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kuka-20 380 000 kamagazini ngamunye. Umagazini ongumngane wawo, INqabayokulinda, unyatheliswa ngesilinganiso samakhophi angu-22 398 000 kamagazini ngamunye ngezilimi ezingu-137. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kunyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyinkulungwane alab’ omagazini unyaka ngamunye! Ngaphezu kwalokho, INqabayokulinda inyatheliswa kanyekanye ngezilimi ezingu-124 phakathi kwezibaliwe, kanti i-Phaphama! ngezilimi ezingu-58. Ngakho, emhlabeni wonke ukwaziswa okuqukethwe yilab’ omagazini kufundwa abantu bamaqembu ezilimi eziningi ngasikhathi sinye ngolimi lwabo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, emashumini eminyaka amuva nje oFakazi BakaJehova baye bakhiqiza amakhulu ezigidi zezinsiza-kufundisa zeBhayibheli. Kwanyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-107 encwadi ethi IQiniso Eliholela Ekuphileni Okuphakade. Kamuva, kwanyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-81 encwadi ethi Ungaphila Phakade EPharadesi Emhlabeni, futhi muva nje, kuye kwanyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-75 encwadi ethi Ulwazi Oluholela Ekuphileni Okumi Phakade ngezilimi ezingu-146. Futhi kuye kwanyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-113 encwajana enamakhasi angu-32 ethi Yini UNkulunkulu Ayifunayo Kithi? ngezilimi ezingu-240.
Kuye kwakhiqizwa ezinye izincwadi ukuze kwaneliswe izidingo ezikhethekile. Kuye kwanyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-51 e-Ncwadi Yami Yezindaba ZeBhayibheli, eyenzelwe izingane. Izincwadi ezimbili ezalungiselelwa kucatshangwa ngentsha ngokukhethekile, ethi Ubusha Bakho—Ukuthola Okungcono Kakhulu Kubo nethi Intsha Iyabuza—Izimpendulo Ezisebenzayo, ziye zanyatheliswa ngamakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-53. Kanti Imfihlo Yenjabulo Yomkhaya, eye yasiza imikhaya eyizigidi ukuba ibhekane nezinkinga zayo, iye yanyatheliswa ngezilimi ezingu-115.
Kuye kwanyatheliswa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-117 ezinye izincwadi ezine ezakhululwa kusukela ngo-1985 ezakha ukholo ikakhulukazi kuMdali, iNdodana yakhe naseBhayibhelini. Lezi zincwadi zithi Life—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation?, Umuntu Omkhulu Kunabo Bonke Owake Waphila, IBhayibheli—Izwi LikaNkulunkulu Noma Elomuntu? nethi Is There a Creator Who Cares About You?
Namuhla izincwadi ezisekelwe eBhayibhelini ezikhiqizwa oFakazi BakaJehova zitholakala ngezilimi ezingu-353, futhi ezinye zizokhululwa maduzane ngezinye izilimi ezingu-38. Yebo, zingaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-20 izincwadi, izincwajana nomagazini abaye banyatheliswa oFakazi BakaJehova kusukela ngo-1970! Ngaphezu kwalokho, abafundisi abangaba yizigidi eziyisithupha bamatasa besakaza ulwazi lweBhayibheli emazweni angaphezu kuka-230. Kodwa kwenzeka kanjani konke lokhu, futhi ukuphila kwabantu kuthinteka kanjani?
Okwenza Zitholakale Ngolimi Lwabo
Njengoba ungase ucabange, kudinga umzamo wokubambisana omkhulu ukukhiqiza izincwadi ezisezingeni eliphezulu ngezilimi ezingaphezu kwekhulu kanyekanye. Amaqembu okuhumusha, aye anikela ngokuzithandela ngesikhathi namakhono awo, asebenzisa izimiso zama-computer ukuze afinyelele izinga eliphakeme lomsebenzi, ukunemba nejubane. Ngakho, ngisho nasezilimini ezingenabo abahumushi abanele, izincwadi zenziwa zitholakale ngokushesha. Okwamanje, abesilisa nabesifazane abangaphezu kuka-1 950 bahileleke kulo msebenzi wokuhumusha wembulunga yonke, owenziwa ngaphandle kwenzuzo. Kodwa kungani kwenziwa lo mzamo? Ingabe uyavuza, njengoba abantu abaningi abakhuluma izilimi ezingaziwa kakhulu bezazi ezinye izilimi ezinkulu?
OFakazi BakaJehova baye baqaphela ukuthi umzamo uletha umvuzo ngempela ngenxa yesizathu esashiwo uWilliam Tyndale, umhumushi weBhayibheli owaziwayo wekhulu le-16. Wabhala: “Ngizibonele mathupha ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukubonisa abantu abavamile iqiniso, ngaphandle uma imibhalo ibekwe ngokucacile phambi kwabo ngolimi lwabo lwendabuko, ukuze bakwazi ukubona umqondo, ukuhlelwa nencazelo yalokho okulotshiwe.”
Yiqiniso, bekungelula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuba abantu babe nezincwadi zeBhayibheli ngolimi lwabo. Kodwa uma zitholakala, iqiniso leBhayibheli lithinta izinhliziyo zabo ngokushesha nangokujulile. Lokhu kuye kwaphawuleka emazweni ayengaphansi kweSoviet Union lapho kunabantu abakhuluma izilimi eziningi zendabuko. Phakathi nengxenye yokuqala yekhulu leminyaka elidlule, abaningi balaba bantu bafakwa ngaphansi kweSoviet Union bafundiswa isiRashiya—futhi kwadingeka ukuba basisebenzise. Ngakho, bafunda futhi bakhulume isiRashiya, kanti ngesikhathi esifanayo, bakhuluma ulimi lwabo lwendabuko.
Ikakhulukazi selokhu kwachitheka iSoviet Union ngo-1991, abaningi balaba bantu bafuna ukusebenzisa ulimi lwabo lwendabuko. Kunjalo ngalabo abalulimi lwabo lwendabuko isi-Adyghe, isi-Altai, isiBelorussia, isiGeorgia, isiKirghiz, isiKomi, isi-Ossetia, isiTuvia noma ezinye izilimi eziningi. Nakuba abaningi besazi isiRashiya, izincwadi zeBhayibheli zesiRashiya azibathinti inhliziyo ngokushesha. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izincwadi ezitholakala ngezilimi zabo zendabuko zinethonya elimangalisayo. Othile owathola ipheshana leBhayibheli ngesi-Altai wathi: “Kuyinto enhle ukuthi senikhiqiza izincwadi ngolimi lwethu.”
Esinye isibonelo salokhu yiGreenland, isiqhingi sase-Arctic esinabantu abangaba ngu-60 000 kuphela. Kokubili INqabayokulinda ne-Phaphama! kuyanyatheliswa ngolimi lwaseGreenland, futhi lab’ omagazini bayintandokazi—njengoba kunjalo nangezinye izincwadi oFakazi BakaJehova abazinyathelisa ngolimi lwaseGreenland. Eqinisweni, izincwadi ezinjalo zitholakala emizini eminingi esemajukujukwini alesi siqhingi.
ENingizimu Pacific, kunabantu abangaba ngu-7 000 abakhuluma isiNauru, abangu-4 500 abakhuluma isiTokelau nabangu-12 000 abakhuluma isiRotuma. Manje oFakazi bakhiqiza amapheshana nezincwajana zeBhayibheli ngalezo zilimi kanye ne-Nqabayokulinda ephuma kanye ngenyanga ngesiNiue, esikhulunywa abantu abangaba ngu-8 000, nangesiTuvalu, esikhulunywa abantu abangu-11 000. Eqinisweni, oFakazi BakaJehova baphakathi kwabanyathelisi abaphambili bezincwadi ngezilimi ezingaziwa kakhulu, bakhiqiza izincwadi zeBhayibheli ngezilimi ezinjengesiBislama, isiHiri Motu, isiPapiamento, isiCreole saseMauritius, isiPidgin saseNew Guinea, isiCreole saseSeychelles, isiPidgin saseSolomon Islands nezinye eziningi.
Ngokuvamile uma umphakathi okhuluma ulimi oluthile umncane, lowo mphakathi uyahlukana neminye futhi ube mpofu. Nokho, inani labafundile kulezo zindawo lingase libe likhulu. Futhi ngokuvamile iBhayibheli ngolimi lwendawo liphakathi kwezincwadi ezimbalwa izakhamuzi zendawo ezinazo. Eqinisweni, alikho ngisho nephephandaba ngezinye zalezo zilimi, ngoba ukulikhiqiza akulethi nzuzo kwezentengiselwano.
Okwenza Lo Msebenzi Waziswe
Ngenxa yokuthi oFakazi BakaJehova bakhiqiza izincwadi ezithuthukisa ukuphila kwabantu, abantu abaningi baye bazwakalisa ukubonga ngemizamo yabo yokuhumusha. ULinda Crowl, osebenzela i-Institute for Pacific Studies, ezinze e-University of the South Pacific eSuva, eFiji, uthi umsebenzi wokuhumusha woFakazi “uyisenzakalo esijabulisa kunazo zonke ezenzeka ePacific.” Utusa izincwadi zabo ngenxa yezinga lazo eliphakeme.
Lapho i-Phaphama! ephuma kane ngonyaka iqala ukukhishwa ngesiSamoa, lowo mbiko wavezwa emaphephandabeni endawo kanye nasezindabeni ze-TV. Phakathi nombiko, kwavezwa isembozo se-Phaphama!, futhi kwaphenywa isihloko ngasinye salo magazini. Kwabe sekudingidwa isihloko ngasinye.
Ngokuphawulekayo, kwamanye amazwe abahumushi bezincwadi zoFakazi bavame ukuthintwa yizinhlangano zolimi zendawo ngokuphathelene nohlelo lolimi, indlela yokulubhala, ukuqanjwa kwamagama amasha nokunye. Ngokusobala, umsebenzi wokufundisa mahhala owenziwa oFakazi BakaJehova uye wathinta ukuphila kwabantu abaningi ngaphandle nje kwalabo abangamalungu ashisekayo amabandla abo.
Nokho, njengoba kuphawulwe esihlokweni esandulele, abantu abadala abangaba yizigidi eziyinkulungwane—cishe ingxenye yesithupha yabantu emhlabeni—abafundile. Yini eyenziwayo ukuze kusizwe abanjalo bazuze olwazini olubalulekile olutholakala ngokufunda nokutadisha?
Ukwanelisa Izidingo Zemfundo Eyisisekelo
Emazweni amaningi oFakazi baye bahlela amakilasi okufundisa mahhala, befundisa abantu ukufunda nokubhala. Baze bazenzela nezincwadi zabo zokufundisa, njengencwadi ethi Apply Yourself to Reading and Writing, eye yanyatheliswa ngezilimi ezingu-28. Izinkulungwane zabantu, kuhlanganise abesifazane nabantu asebekhulile, ziye zasizwa ukuba zikwazi ukufunda kula makilasi.
EBurundi, oFakazi BakaJehova baye baqhuba amakilasi ezifundo aye asiza amakhulu abantu ukuba akwazi ukufunda nokubhala. Ngemva kokuhlola imiphumela emihle yalolu hlelo, uMnyango Kazwelonke Wemfundo Yabantu Abadala kulelo zwe waklomelisa oFakazi abane abangothisha emkhosini woSuku Lwemfundo Lomhlaba Wonke, ngo-September 8, 1999.
Kwatholakala umbiko olandelayo ngokuphathelene namakilasi okufundisa emabandleni angaba ngu-700 oFakazi BakaJehova eMozambique: “Kule minyaka emine edlule, abafundi abangu-5 089 baye baphothula esikoleni, futhi okwamanje sinabangu-4 000 ababhalisile.” Omunye umfundi wabhala: “Ngifisa ukubonga ngobuqotho ngalesi sikole . . . Ngangingazi lutho. Ngenxa yalesi sikole, sengiyakwazi ukufunda, futhi nakuba ngisaprakthiza, sengiyakwazi ukubhala.”
Kusukela ngo-1946, lapho kuqalwa ukugcina amarekhodi eMexico, abantu abangaphezu kuka-143 000 lapho baye bafundiswa ukuzifundela nokubhala ezikoleni ezikhethekile ezasungulwa ukuze zifundise la makhono. Owesifazane oneminyaka engu-63 ubudala wabhala: “Ngibabonga kakhulu oFakazi BakaJehova, abangifundise ukufunda nokubhala. Ngangilusizi. Kodwa manje, ngifunda iBhayibheli ukuze ngithole iseluleko, futhi isigijimi salo siye sangilethela injabulo.”
Ezweni laseNingizimu Melika, iBrazil, oFakazi baye bafundisa izinkulungwane ukufunda nokubhala. Omunye oneminyaka engu-64 wathi: “Ukufunda indlela yokuzifundela kwaba njengokugqashula emaketangeni ngemva kweminyaka eminingi. Manje ngiyakwazi ukufunda zonke izinto. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, ukufunda nokutadisha iBhayibheli kuye kwangikhulula ezimfundisweni zamanga.”
Ngokuvamile abafundisi beBhayibheli abangoFakazi BakaJehova bafundisa abafundi babo indlela yokuzifundela ngokomuntu siqu. EPhilippines, uMartina wayesevile eminyakeni engu-80 lapho evakashelwa uFakazi othile. UMartina wayefuna isifundo seBhayibheli sasikhathi sonke, kodwa wayengakwazi ukufunda. Esizwa uthisha wakhe weBhayibheli, uMartina wathuthuka, futhi ngokuqeqeshwa okwengeziwe ebandleni lendawo, wafaneleka ukusebenzisa iBhayibheli ukuze afundise abanye. Namuhla ungumfundisi weBhayibheli wesikhathi esigcwele okwazi ukufunda.
Ngokusobala, bonke abantu banekhono lokuba nemfundo. Kodwa singabuza, Ingabe ulwazi lweBhayibheli ngokuphathelene noNkulunkulu nezinjongo zakhe luyabazuzisa ngempela abantu? Isihloko sokugcina salolu chungechunge sizowuphendula lowo mbuzo.
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“Ngiswele Amazwi . . . ”
Iziphathimandla zikahulumeni, izifundiswa nabantu abavamile bayayiqaphela imizamo yoFakazi BakaJehova yokuthuthukisa imfundo yabantu emhlabeni wonke. Nazi izibonelo zalokho abakushoyo:
“Mina nohulumeni wami sijabula kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi le ncwadi [Ungaphila Phakade EPharadesi Emhlabeni, ngesiTuvalu] iyisenezelo esisha nesibalulekile ‘engcebweni’ eyigugu yaseTuvalu. Kumelwe nijabule ngengxenye eniyifezile—indima enhle ekwakheni ukuphila okungokomoya kwabantu balesi sizwe. Ngikholelwa ukuthi le ncwadi iyobhalwa emlandweni waseTuvalu uma kukhulunywa ngokunyatheliswa kwezincwadi ezifundisayo.”—UDkt. T. Puapua, owayengundunankulu waseTuvalu, eNingizimu Pacific.
“OFakazi BakaJehova banohlelo olumatasa kakhulu lokunyathelisa, olusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe besimanje eNingizimu Pacific. . . . Lo msebenzi wokunyathelisa uphawuleka nakakhulu uma ucabangela izindlela zokuxhumana ezinhlobonhlobo . . . phakathi kwabantu baseziQhingini zasePacific.”—ULinda Crowl, e-University of the South Pacific, eSuva, eFiji.
“Yeka ukuthi incwadi yesi-Isoko ethi Imfihlo Yenjabulo Yomkhaya yinhle futhi inamandla kangakanani! Sibonga izisebenzi zokuzithandela ezisebenza eqenjini lokuhumusha lesi-Isoko ngokusisiza ukuba siyiqonde ngokugcwele le ncwadi.”—UC.O.A., eNigeria.
“Ngiswelé amazwi okuchaza indlela engibonga ngayo ngale nguqulo yeBhayibheli [INguqulo Yezwe Elisha ngesiSerbia], okulula ukuyiqonda. Esikhathini esidlule, ngazama ukufunda lonke iBhayibheli, kodwa ngangizithola ngiyeka ngokushesha njalo ngoba ngangingaluqondi ulimi. Manje sengiyakwazi ukufunda le nguqulo eyingqayizivele futhi ngiyiqonde!”—UJ. A., eYugoslavia.
“Ngiyabonga ngezincwadi ezinhle, ezifundisayo nezakhayo ezihunyushelwe olimini lwesiTiv. Eqinisweni, ngiswelé amazwi okuchaza zonke izinzuzo nesikhuthazo esitholakala kulezi zincwadi nezincwajana. Lezi zincwadi ziye zafinyelela izinkulungwane.”—UP.T.S., eNigeria.
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Amakhophi ayizigidi ezingu-36 ngezilimi ezingu-115
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Kuye kwakhiqizwa amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyikhulu e-“Nguqulo Yezwe Elisha” ngezilimi ezingu-37
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Emhlabeni wonke abangaba ngu-2 000 bahlanganyela ekuhumusheni izincwadi zoFakazi BakaJehova. (kwesokunxele, iqembu lesiZulu laseNingizimu Afrika; ngezansi, umhumushi wesiJapane)
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Kunyatheliswa omagazini “INqabayokulinda” ne-“Phaphama!” abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyinkulungwane unyaka ngamunye
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OFakazi BakaJehova baqhuba amakilasi okufundisa emhlabeni wonke. (ngakwesokudla, iMexico; ngezansi, iBurundi. IGhana ivezwe esembozweni)