‘Ukuthula Kulabo Abakude Nabaseduze’

22. UJehova ubikezela ukuthi liyoba njani ikusasa (a) labaphendukayo? (b) lababi?

²² Eqhathanisa ikusasa lalabo abaphendukayo nelalabo abaphikelelayo ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, uJehova uthi: “Ngidala isithelo sezindebe. Kuyoba khona ukuthula okuqhubekayo kulowo okude nakulowo oseduze, . . . futhi ngiyomphulukisa. Kodwa ababi banjengolwandle olunyakaziswayo, lapho lungakwazi ukuzola, amanzi alo aqhubeka ejikijela phezulu izimila zasolwandle nodaka. Akukho ukuthula kwababi.”—Isaya 57:19-21.

23. Siyini isithelo sezindebe, futhi uJehova ‘usidala’ ngayiphi indlela lesi sithelo?

²³ Isithelo sezindebe siwumhlatshelo wokudumisa owenzelwa uNkulunkulu—ukumemezela igama lakhe obala. (Heberu 13:15) UJehova ‘ukudala’ kanjani ukumemezela obala? Ukuze anikele ngomhlatshelo wokudumisa, umuntu kumelwe aqale afunde ngoNkulunkulu abese eba nokholo kuye. Ukholo—isithelo somoya kaNkulunkulu—lushukumisa lowo muntu ukuba atshele abanye lokho akuzwile. Ngamanye amazwi, amemezele obala. (Roma 10:13-15; Galathiya 5:22) Kufanele kukhunjulwe nokuthi, ekugcineni, uJehova uyena othuma izinceku zakhe ukuba zimemezele udumo lwakhe. Futhi nguJehova okhulula abantu bakhe, okwenza bakwazi ukunikela ngemihlatshelo enjalo yokudumisa. (1 Petru 2:9) Ngakho, kungashiwo kugcwale umlomo ukuthi nguJehova odala lesi sithelo sezindebe.

24. (a) Obani abathola ukwazi ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu, futhi uba yini umphumela? (b) Obani abangakutholi ukwazi ukuthula, futhi uba yini umphumela kubo?

²⁴ Yeka isithelo sezindebe esijabulisayo okumelwe ukuba amaJuda ayasinikela njengoba ephindela kubo ehlabelelela uJehova izindumiso! Kumelwe ukuba ayajabula ngokwazi ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ‘akude’—aqhelile kwaJuda, asalindele ukubuya—noma ‘aseduze’—asesezweni lakubo kakade. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, azive zihlukile izimo zababi! Noma ubani ohluleka ukwamukela izijeziso zikaJehova—ababi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bangobani nokuthi bakuphi, abanako nhlobo ukuthula. Njengoba begubhazela njengolwandle oluyaluzayo, abavezi isithelo sezindebe, kodwa baqhubeka beveza “izimila zasolwandle nodaka,” konke okungahlanzekile.

25. Abaningi abakude naseduze bakuthola kanjani ukwazi ukuthula?

²⁵ Nanamuhla, kuyo yonke indawo abakhulekeli bakaJehova bamemezela izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. AmaKristu akude naseduze emazweni angaphezu kuka-230 anikela ngesithelo sezindebe zawo, amemezela udumo lukaNkulunkulu owukuphela kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Izindumiso azihlabelelayo zizwakala “emkhawulweni womhlaba.” (Isaya 42:10-12) Labo abazizwayo izindumiso zabo futhi bazamukele bamukela iqiniso leZwi likaNkulunkulu, iBhayibheli. Abanjalo bathola ukwazi ukuthula, okuvela ekukhonzeni “uNkulunkulu onika ukuthula.”—Roma 16:20.