“Ngokuba lapho ngiyakunika abantu izindebe ezihlanzekileyo, ukuze bonke babize igama likaJehova, bamkhonze nganhliziyonye.” (Zef. 3:9)

11. (a) Yiluphi “ulimi oluhlanzekile” oluzwakala namuhla? (b) Lusakazeke kangakanani lolu“limi” olukhulunywayo? (c) Labo abalukhulumayo ‘babiza kanjani egameni likaJehova,’ namuphi umphumela?

¹¹ Khona-ke, kuyini lokho kushintshela ‘olimini oluhlanzekile’? Kuwukushintshela esigijimini seqiniso, “izindaba ezinhle” eziqabulayo, “isibonelo samazwi aphilayo,” adumisa uJehova nezinjongo zakhe ezilungileyo ngoKristu Jesu. (2 Thim. 1:13) Lolu‘limi oluhlanzekileyo’ luyabahlanganisa. Futhi lufakazela ukuthi, onyakeni ka-1914 ophawula ukuqala kwenkathi entsha, “umbuso wezwe usungoweNkosi yethu nokaKristu wayo; iyakubusa kuze kube phakade naphakade.” (IsAm. 11:15) Njengoba ephethe lesisigijimi ngezindebe zawo, amaKristu eqiniso ezweni lonke “abiza egameni likaJehova,” ngokuzinikezela, nangobunye enikeza kuye “inkonzo engcwele.” Njengabantu okuwukuphela kwabo abahlangene ngempela emhlabeni, baya emakhaya abantu, bememezela “izindaba ezinhle” zombuso kaJehova omisiwe. Ngakho-ke bakhonza uJehova “nganhliziyonye.” (Math. 24:14; Roma 12:1) Ingabe ungomunye oye wazehlukanisa nezwe, ukuze ukhonze uNkulunkulu ngentshiseko ekuzinikezeleni kuYe? Kungokusebenza kanjalo nabantu bakaJehova abahlelekile ukuthi ‘ungase usindiswe.’—Joweli 2:32; bheka futhi uHoseya 14:1, 2; Heb. 13:15.

12, 13. (a) Iziphi izinkinga ezingase zihileleke ekufundeni ‘lololimi’? (b) Kungani ukuthobeka kudingeka ekukhonzeni “nganhliziyonye”? (c) Singayihlakulela kanjani imfanelo yokuthobeka?

¹² ‘Ukushintshela olimini oluhlanzekileyo’ kuye kwaba nzima ukuba abathile bakwenze. Akulula ukuphuma kulelizwe, ezindleleni zalo ezilula neziyekelelayo, wenze ukuzinikezela okudingekayo ‘kokubiza egameni likaJehova.’ Kuye kwadinga ukulahla kwethu imicabango emibi, imikhuba emibi nezindlela zokuphila zobugovu nezimbi, ukuze sivumelane nezindinganiso ezihlanzekile neziphilisayo zabantu bakaNkulunkulu. (Efe. 4:17, 18, 29; 1 Pet. 4:3) Kuye kwadinga ukuqaphela ngokufanelekile inhlangano eyodwa uJehova ayisebenzisayo emhlabeni namuhla, futhi nalokhu ngokuhlanganyela ‘nenceku ethembekileyo neqondayo.’ Kuye kwadinga ukuthobeka ‘ekuhloleni ngokunakekela’ iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngosizo lwezincwadi zaleyo“nceku,” ukuze siqinise ukholo lwethu.—Math. 24:45; IzE. 17:11.

¹³ Ekukhonzeni uJehova ‘nganhliziyonye,’ sidinga, njengoba uZefaniya egcizelela ngokuphindaphinda, ukuhlakulela imfanelo yokuthobeka. Lapho senza amaphutha, njengoba bonke abantu abangaphelele bewenza, masilungele ukuwavuma, ngisho njengoba nje “inceku ethembekileyo neqondayo,” eyenziwa abantu abangaphelele, kuye kwafuneka yenze ukulungisa okuthile. Nokho, masingayigxeki neze indikimba enhle kakhulu yeqiniso uJehova aye wayakha phakathi kwabantu bakhe ababumbene eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule, naleyo ngokulungisa okuthile eye yakhanyisa ngisho nangokwengeziwe “umkhondo wabalungileyo.”—IzAga 4:18.

Yebo, laba abantu abathobekileyo abasebenza “nganhliziyonye” njengoba behlanganyela ‘emsebenzini ongcwele wezindaba ezinhle.’ (Roma 15:15, 16) Abaqhoshile kakhulu ukuba bangenza umsebenzi ophansi wokuya endlini ngendlu belandela isibonelo abafundi bakaJesu abasifunda eNkosini. (Math. 10:5-13; Luka 9:2-6; IzE. 5:42) Ngokwethemba igama likaJehova, bamemezela lelogama elikhazimulayo nezinjongo zakhe zokulilwela ngombuso onqobayo kaKristu wakhe. (Hez. 38:23; Dan. 2:44) Njengoba abantu bakaJehova bekhonza futhi bephila ngokuvumelana nokulunga kwakhe, bayaqiniseka ukuthi ‘akekho oyakubesabisa.’ (Zef. 3:13) Bajabulela okoqobo ukuthula kwengqondo!

Kusukela ngo-1919, lapho bekhululwa ebugqilini obungokomoya eBabiloni elikhulu, oFakazi BakaJehova abagcotshiwe baye bamkhonza “nganhliziyonye” ekunikezeni ubufakazi basobala obujabulisayo. UJehova uye wahlulela futhi wamukela labantwana beJerusalema lasezulwini. (Gal. 4:26; 1 Pet. 4:17) Amajele namakamu ezigqili abonakale engenamandla okubadonsela ebugqilini obungokomoya futhi. Ukujabula kwabo manje kuhlanganyelwa “isixuku esikhulu” soFakazi abangabangani, abaphawulwa kusukela ngo-1935 njengengxenye ‘yezinye izimvu’ zenkosi.—Joh. 10:16; IsAm. 7:9, 10.

UJehova “uthule” ekutholeni ukuphumula nokuqabuleka ngokubonisa uthando kubantu bakhe ababuyisiwe nabaphulukisiwe, futhi injabulo yakhe nentokozo kukhulu ngenxa yobuqotho babo nentshiseko enkonzweni yakhe. Kulezi“zinsuku zokugcina” kumelwe sibe nomuzwa wokusondela kakhulu kuNkulunkulu wethu ophilayo, uJehova, njengoba silekelela ngokubambisana enkonzweni yakhe.—2 Thim. 3:1.

18. (a) Abantu bakaJehova baye benziwa kanjani “igama nendumiso” kusukela ngo-1919? (b) Singakhonza kanjani “nganhliziyonye” ngenxa yezinkulungwane ezengeziwe?

¹⁸ Kusukela ngo-1919, kuye kwaba usuku oluhle lokubuyiselwa kwabo bonke abantu bakaNkulunkulu. NjengoFakazi abathembekile baye baqhubeka beshumayela ngentshiseko yokuthunywa ivangeli, kangangokuba inhlangano kaJehova yande kwaze kwaba sekupheleni komhlaba. (Roma 10:10, 18) Ngempela kuye kwaba isikhathi sokungenisa abantu bakaNkulunkulu, sokubabuthela ndawonye. Ngenxa yayiphi injongo? UJehova uyaphendula ngokwakhe:

“Ngiyakunenza igama nendumiso phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba.” (Zef. 3:20)

Ngokujabulisayo, insali egcotshiwe yabantu bakaNkulunkulu iye yaba “igama nendumiso” ekuphatheni igama eliyigugu leNkosi eNkulu uJehova, futhi manje abaningi balabo‘bantu bomhlaba’ basebenza nayo “nganhliziyonye,” ekwaziseni izinjongo zoMbuso wakhe. Ukushintshela kwethu ekukhulumeni “ulimi oluhlanzekileyo,” nokuqhubeka kwethu simemezela “lezozindaba ezinhle zombuso,” kusazosiza izinkulungwane ezengeziwe ukuba ‘zibize egameni likaJehova,’ ukuze lezi, nazo, ‘zifihlwe uJehova,’ phakathi nosuku lolaka lwakhe, futhi ngesibindi ziphumele ukumdumisa kuze kube phakade.