5. Ubani isitha emfanekisweni, futhi ukhula lumelela obani?

⁵ Ubani isitha, futhi ukhula lumelela obani? UJesu usitshela ukuthi isitha “uDeveli.” Ukhula luchazwa ngokuthi “abantwana bomubi.” (Math. 13:25, 38, 39) Ngomqondo ongokoqobo, ukhula uJesu ayekhuluma ngalo cishe kwakuwuhlobo oluthile lotshani okuthiwa i-bearded darnel. Lobu tshani obunobuthi bucishe bufane nokolweni lapho busebuncane. Yeka ukuthi buwafanekisela kahle kanjani amaKristu-mbumbulu athi angabantwana boMbuso kodwa ebe engatheli izithelo ezinhle! La maKristu angabazenzisi azibiza ngabalandeli bakaKristu, empeleni ayingxenye ‘yenzalo’ kaSathane uDeveli.—Gen. 3:15.

 7. Ingabe omunye ukolweni waphenduka ukhula? Chaza.

⁷ UJesu akazange athi ukolweni wawuyoba ukhula kodwa wathi ukhula lwaluhlwanyelwe phakathi kukakolweni. Ngakho, lo mfanekiso awukhulumi ngamaKristu eqiniso ahlubukayo eqinisweni. Kunalokho, ubhekisela emzamweni kaSathane wangamabomu wokonakalisa ibandla lobuKristu ngokungenisa abantu ababi kulo. Ngesikhathi umphostoli wokugcina, uJohane, esegugile, lokhu kuhlubuka kwase kubonakala ngokucacile.—2 Pet. 2:1-3; 1 Joh. 2:18.

Isikhathi Sokuvuna Okwase Kuyisikhathi Silindelwe

10, 11. (a) Sinini isikhathi sokuvuna? (b) Ukolweni ongokomfanekiso ulethwa kanjani enqolobaneni kaJehova?

¹⁰ UJesu uyasitshela: “Ukuvuna yisiphelo sesimiso sezinto, abavuni yizingelosi.” (Math. 13:39) Ukuhlukaniswa kwenzeka phakathi nezinsuku zokugcina zalesi simiso sezinto esibi—kumelwe kubuthwe abantwana boMbuso bahlukaniswe kwabanjengokhula. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, umphostoli uPetru uyasitshela: “Yisikhathi esimisiwe sokuba ukwahlulela kuqale endlini kaNkulunkulu. Uma kuqala ngathi kuqala, kuyoba yini ukuphela kwalabo abangazilaleli izindaba ezinhle zikaNkulunkulu?”—1 Pet. 4:17.

¹¹ Ngemva nje kokuqala kwezinsuku zokugcina, noma “isiphelo sesimiso sezinto,” ukwahlulela kwaqala kulabo abathi bangamaKristu eqiniso—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ‘babengabantwana bombuso’ ngempela noma “abantwana bomubi.” ‘Kwaqala’ ngokuwa kweBhabhiloni elikhulu, ‘kwase’ kulandela ukubuthelwa ndawonye kwabantwana boMbuso ekuqaleni kokuvuna. (Math. 13:30) Kodwa ukolweni ongokomfanekiso ulethwa kanjani enqolobaneni kaJehova namuhla? Ngokuthi abavuniwe balethwe ebandleni lobuKristu elibuyiselwe lapho bethola khona umusa nesivikelo sikaNkulunkulu, noma ngokunikwa umvuzo wabo wasezulwini.

12. Ukuvuna kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?

¹² Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukwahlulela? UJesu wabhekisela ekuvuneni ‘njengenkathi,’ ngakho kuqhubeka isikhathi eside. (IsAm. 14:15, 16) Ukwahlulelwa kwelungu ngalinye eligcotshiwe kuyaqhubeka phakathi naso sonke isikhathi sokuphela. Kuyoqhubeka kuze kufike isikhathi sokubekwa kwabo uphawu lokugcina.—IsAm. 7:1-4.