1. Yimuphi uhulumeni ongenazo izinkinga zezomnotho, futhi obani manje okumelwe balungise izindaba nalowohumeni?

NGAPHANDLE kowodwa, awukho uhulumeni ongenazo izinkinga zezomnotho. Ohulumeni abaningi bacwile ezikweletini. Lowohulumeni ongenazo “umbuso wezulu” manje omenyezelwa kabanzi. (Mathewu 25:1) Emhlabeni kusekhona abayoba amalungu alowoMbuso wasezulwini abasenkonzweni yalowohulumeni. Phakathi nalesikhathi esibucayi kakhulu kunanini emlandweni wesintu, lezinceku ‘zombuso wezulu’ zibizelwa ukulandisa. Kumelwe zilandise kuhulumeni ngendlela ezisebenzise ngayo izinto eziyigugu eziphathiswe zona.

 2. Kungani kumelwe sibe nesithakazelo esikhulu emfanekisweni othile njengoba walandiswa “iNkosi yokuthula”?

² Ukuze afanekise lendaba, esikhathini eside esidlule ummeleli ovelele walowo “mbuso wezulu” walandisa umfanekiso. Kumelwe usithakazelise namuhla, ngoba “iNkosi yokuthula” yawuhlanganisa esiprofethweni sayo sesikhathi eside esiqondene “nesibonakaliso” esasiyophawula “ukuba khona” kwayo eMbusweni inegunya eligcwele lokubusa. (Mathewu 24:3, qhathanisa neNW) Thina namuhla isithinta ngokungenakugwenywa imiphumela elandela ukugcwaliseka kwalowomfanekiso ongokwesiprofetho, ngoba ukuba khona kwethu, khona kanye ukuphila kwethu, kuhilelekile. Nansi-ke indlela “iNkosi yokuthula” eyalandisa ngayo umfanekiso kubaphostoli bayo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokufa kwayo okungumhlatshelo eKalvari.

 3. Izinceku ezamukela amathalenta enkosini ngaphambi kokuba ihambe zawaphatha kanjani ngesikhathi ingekho?

³ “Ngakho lindani, ngokuba anilwazi usuku nehora. Ngokuba kunjengomuntu owathi eyakuhambela kwelinye izwe wabiza izinceku zakhe, wazinika impahla yakhe; enye wayinika amatalentaa ayisihlanu, enye aba-mabili, enye laba-linye, kwaba-yileyo naleyo njengamandla ayo; wamuka-ke. Lowo obamukele amatalenta ayisihlanu wahamba masinyane, wasebenza ngawo, wazuza amanye ayisihlanu. Kanjalo obamukele amabili wazuza amanye amabili. Kepha obamukele lalinye waya wemba emhlabathini, wayifihla imali yenkosi yakhe.

⁶ “Ngakho mamukeni italenta, nilinike onamatalenta ayishumi. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo onakho uyakuphiwa, avame; kepha ongenakho uyakwamukwa nalokho anakho. Leyonceku engasiziyo yiphonseni ebumnyameni obungaphandle; lapho kuyakuba-khona ukukhala nokugedla kwamazinyo.”—Mathewu 25:13-30.