UJehova UyiNkosi Yethu EnguMbusi!
“Isiphephelo sami ngisibeké eNkosini EnguMbusi uJehova.”—IHU. 73:28.
1. UPawulu wayebhekisele kuphi ngamazwi alotshwe kweyoku-1 Korinte 7:31?
“ISIMO saleli zwe siyashintsha.” La mazwi ashiwo umphostoli uPawulu. (1 Kor. 7:31) Cishe wayefanisa leli zwe nesiteji sedrama esinabalingiswa abahle noma ababi abadlala kuze kube yilapho kushintsha isigcawu.
2, 3. (a) Ingafaniswa nani inselele eyabekelwa ubukhosi bukaJehova? (b) Imiphi imibuzo esizoxoxa ngayo?
2 Namuhla, kunedrama ebaluleke kunawo wonke eqhubekayo—futhi nawe uhilelekile kuyo! Ihlobene ngokukhethekile nokulwelwa kobukhosi bukaJehova uNkulunkulu. Le drama ingase ifanekiswe nesimo esingaba khona ezweni elithile. Kolunye uhlangothi, kunohulumeni osemthethweni olondoloza ukuhleleka. Ngakolunye uhlangothi kunenhlangano engekho emthethweni ebusa ngokukhwabanisa, ngobudlova nebulalayo. Le nhlangano engekho emthethweni ibekela uhulumeni obusayo inselele futhi ivivinya ubuqotho bazo zonke izakhamuzi kuhulumeni wazo.
3 Kwenzeka isimo esifanayo endaweni yonke. Kukhona uhulumeni osemthethweni ‘weNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova.’ (IHu. 71:5) Kodwa isintu manje sisongelwa inhlangano engekho emthethweni eholwa “omubi.” (1 Joh. 5:19) Ibekela uhulumeni kaNkulunkulu omiswe ngokomthetho inselele futhi ivivinya ubuqotho babo bonke abantu ebukhosini bakhe. Lesi simo saqala kanjani? Kungani uNkulunkulu esivumela? Thina singenzani ngaso njengabantu ngabanye?
Izici Ezihilelekile Kule Drama
4. Iziphi izimpikiswano ezimbili ezihlobene ezihileleke edrameni yendawo yonke eqhubekayo?
4 Le drama yendawo yonke eqhubekayo ihilela izimpikiswano ezimbili ezihlobene: ubukhosi bukaJehova nobuqotho babantu. EmiBhalweni, uJehova uvame ukubizwa ngokuthi ‘iNkosi EnguMbusi.’ Ngokwesibonelo, ebonisa ukuthi uthembele ngokuphelele kuye, umhubi wahlabelela: “Isiphephelo sami ngisibeké eNkosini EnguMbusi uJehova.” (IHu. 73:28) Ububusi balolu hlobo buphakeme kakhulu kunohulumeni abavamile. Inkosi engumbusi inegunya eliphakeme kakhulu. Kunezizathu ezinhle zokubheka uJehova uNkulunkulu njengoPhakeme Kunabo Bonke.—Dan. 7:22.
5. Kungani kufanele sishukumiseleke ukuba sisekele ubukhosi bukaJehova?
5 NjengoMdali, uJehova uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi EnguMbusi yomhlaba nendawo yonke. (Funda isAmbulo 4:11.) UJehova ubuye abe nguMahluleli, uMniki-mthetho neNkosi yethu, ngoba eyedwa uhlanganisa imikhakha kahulumeni wendawo yonke yokwahlulela, yokushaya imithetho neyokuphatha. (Isaya 33:22) Njengoba sikhona ngenxa kaNkulunkulu futhi sincike kuye, kufanele simbheke njengeNkosi yethu EnguMbusi. Siyoshukumiseleka ukuba sisekele isikhundla sakhe esiphakeme uma sihlale sikhumbula ukuthi “uJehova usimisé saqina isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi emazulwini ngokwawo; futhi ubukhosi bakhe bubusé phezu kwakho konke.”—IHu. 103:19; IzE. 4:24.
6. Buyini ubuqotho?
6 Ukuze sisekele ubukhosi bukaJehova, kumelwe sigcine ubuqotho bethu kuye. “Ubuqotho” buwukuba nesimilo esingenasici nesiphelele. Umgcini wobuqotho ngumuntu ongenasici nolungile. Inzalamizi uJobe yayingumuntu onjalo.—Jobe 1:1.
Indlela Le Drama Eyaqala Ngayo
7, 8. USathane wakubekela kanjani inselele ukufaneleka kobukhosi bukaJehova?
7 Eminyakeni engaba ngu-6 000 edlule, isidalwa esithile somoya sabekela ukufaneleka kobukhosi bukaJehova inselele. Amazwi nezenzo zalesi sihlubuki kwakushukunyiswa isifiso sobugovu sokufuna ukukhulekelwa. Sayenga umbhangqwana wokuqala, u-Adamu no-Eva, ukuba ungathembeki ebukhosini bukaNkulunkulu futhi sazama ukungcolisa igama likaJehova ngokuba sithi wayeqambe amanga. (Funda uGenesise 3:1-5.) Lesi sihlubuki saba iSitha esikhulu, uSathane (uMphikisi), uDeveli (uMnyundeli), inyoka (umkhohlisi) nodrako (umshwabadeli).—IsAm. 12:9.
8 USathane wazimisa yena waba umbusi oyimbangi. Ibhekene nale nselele, yini iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova eyayizoyenza? Ingabe yayizozibhubhisa ngokushesha lezi zihlubuki ezintathu—uSathane, u-Adamu no-Eva? Ngokuqinisekile yayinawo amandla okwenza kanjalo, futhi ukwenza lokho kwakuyobonisa ngokusobala ukuthi ubani onamandla aphakeme. Kwakuyofakazela nokuthi uJehova wayeqinisile ngokuphathelene nesahlulelo sokwephula umthetho wakhe. Kungani-ke uNkulunkulu engenzanga kanjalo?
9. Yini uSathane ayingabaza?
9 Ngokuqamba amanga nangokuhlubula u-Adamu no-Eva kuNkulunkulu, uSathane wangabaza ilungelo likaJehova lokufuna ukuba abantu bamlalele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokuyenga umbhangqwana wokuqala ukuba ungamlaleli uNkulunkulu, uSathane wangabaza nobuqotho bazo zonke izidalwa ezihlakaniphile. Njengoba kwembulwe endabeni kaJobe owaba qotho ebukhosini bukaJehova, uSathane wathi wayengahlubula bonke abantu kuNkulunkulu.—Jobe 2:1-5.
10. Ngokungalisebenzisi igunya lakhe njengoMbusi ngaleso sikhathi, yini uNkulunkulu aye wayivumela?
10 Ngokungalisebenzisi igunya lakhe njengoMbusi ngaleso sikhathi, uJehova uye wanika uSathane ithuba lokufakazela amazwi akhe. Uye wanikeza nabantu ithuba lokubonisa ubuqotho babo ebukhosini bakhe. Yini eye yenzeka emakhulwini eminyaka? USathane uye wakha inhlangano enamandla engekho emthethweni. Ekugcineni uJehova uyoyibhubhisa le nhlangano kanye noDeveli, enikeza ubufakazi obungenakuphikwa bokufaneleka kobukhosi bakhe. UJehova uNkulunkulu wayeqiniseka ukuthi lokhu kwakuyoba nomphumela omuhle kangangokuthi wakubikezela ekuqaleni kokuhlubuka e-Edene.—Gen. 3:15.
11. Yini abantu abaningi abaye bayenza ngokuphathelene nobukhosi bukaJehova?
11 Abantu abaningi baye babonisa ukholo futhi bagcina ubuqotho babo ngokuphathelene nobukhosi bukaJehova nokungcweliswa kwegama lakhe. Bahlanganisa u-Abela, u-Enoke, uNowa, u-Abrahama, uSara, uMose, uRuthe, uDavide, uJesu, abafundi bakaKristu bokuqala nezigidi zabagcini bobuqotho namuhla. Labo abasekela ubukhosi bukaJehova banengxenye ekuboniseni ukuthi uSathane ungumqambimanga nasekuhlanzeni igama likaJehova kuso sonke isihlamba uDeveli aye walithela ngaso ngokuqhosha athi angahlubula bonke abantu kuNkulunkulu.—IzAga 27:11.
Isiphetho Siqinisekisiwe
12. Kungani singaqiniseka ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ngeke abubekezelele unomphela ububi?
12 Singaqiniseka ngokuthi maduze uJehova uzolisebenzisa igunya lakhe njengoMbusi. Ngeke abubekezelele unomphela ububi, futhi siyazi ukuthi siphila ezinsukwini zokugcina. UJehova wathathela abantu ababi isinyathelo ngoZamcolo. Wabhubhisa iSodoma neGomora kanye noFaro namabutho akhe. USisera nebutho lakhe noSaneheribi namabutho akhe ase-Asiriya abakwazanga ukumelana noPhezukonke. (Gen. 7:1, 23; 19:24, 25; Eks. 14:30, 31; AbaHl. 4:15, 16; 2 AmaKh. 19:35, 36) Ngakho-ke, singaqiniseka ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu ngeke akubekezelele phakade ukungahlonishwa kwegama lakhe nokuphathwa kabi koFakazi bakhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, manje sibona ubufakazi besibonakaliso sokuba khona kukaJesu nesokuphela kwalesi simiso sezinto esibi.—Math. 24:3.
13. Singakugwema kanjani ukubhujiswa kanye nezitha zikaJehova?
13 Ukuze singabhujiswa nezitha zikaNkulunkulu, kumelwe sizibonakalise siqotho ebukhosini bukaJehova. Singakwenza kanjani lokhu? Ngokungazihlanganisi nokubusa kukaSathane okungemthetho nangokwenqaba ukwesatshiswa amanxusa akhe. (Isaya 52:11; Joh. 17:16; IzE. 5:29) Kungaphansi kwalezo zimo kuphela lapho siyokwazi khona ukusekela ubukhosi bukaBaba wethu osezulwini futhi sibe nethemba lokusinda lapho uJehova ehlanza igama lakhe esihlambeni futhi ebonisa ukuthi unguMbusi Wendawo Yonke.
14. Yini eyembulwa ezingxenyeni ezihlukene zeBhayibheli?
14 Imininingwane ephathelene nesintu nobukhosi bukaJehova itholakala kulo lonke iBhayibheli. Izahluko zalo zokuqala ezintathu zisitshela ngendalo nokuwela komuntu esonweni, kanti izahluko ezintathu zokugcina zikhuluma ngokubuyiselwa kwesintu ekupheleleni. Izahluko ezimaphakathi zinikeza imininingwane ephathelene nezinyathelo iNkosi EnguMbusi uJehova ezithathile ukuze ifeze injongo yayo ngesintu, umhlaba nangendawo yonke. Incwadi kaGenesise ibonisa indlela uSathane nobubi okwaqala ngayo emhlabeni, futhi ingxenye yokugcina yencwadi yesAmbulo yembula indlela okuyoqedwa ngayo ububi, ukuthi uDeveli uyobhujiswa futhi intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Ngokuqinisekile, iBhayibheli lembula imbangela yesono nokufa, libonise ukuthi kuyosuswa kanjani emhlabeni futhi kuthathelwe indawo injabulo engenamkhawulo nokuphila okuphakade okuyotholwa abagcini bobuqotho.
15. Ukuze ngabanye sizuze lapho le drama ehilela ubukhosi iphela, yini okumelwe siyenze?
15 Maduze nje isimo saleli zwe sizoshintsha ngokuphelele. Idrama esinamakhulu eminyaka iqhubeka ehilela ubukhosi isizophela. USathane usezosuswa esiteji sale drama futhi ekugcineni uyobhujiswa ngokuphelele, futhi ngokuqinisekile intando kaNkulunkulu izokwenziwa emhlabeni wonke. Kodwa ukuze sizuze kulokhu futhi sithole izibusiso eziningi ezibikezelwe eZwini likaNkulunkulu, kumelwe sisekele ubukhosi bukaJehova manje. Asikwazi ukungathathi hlangothi. Ukuze sikwazi ukuthi: “UJehova ungakimi,” kumelwe sihlale sisohlangothini lwakhe.—IHu. 118:6, 7.
Singabugcina Ubuqotho!
16. Kungani singaqiniseka ngokuthi abantu bangakwazi ukugcina ubuqotho kuNkulunkulu?
16 Singabusekela ubukhosi bukaJehova futhi sigcine ubuqotho ngoba umphostoli uPawulu wabhala: “Asikho isilingo esinificile ngaphandle kwalokho okuvamile kubantu. Kodwa uNkulunkulu uthembekile, futhi ngeke akuvumele ukuba nilingwe ngokungaphezu kwalokho eningakuthwala, kodwa kanye naleso silingo uyokwenza nendlela yokuphuma ukuze nikwazi ukusikhuthazelela.” (1 Kor. 10:13) Isilingo uPawulu akhuluma ngaso sivelaphi, futhi uNkulunkulu usenzela kanjani indlela yokuphuma?
17-19. (a) Isiphi isilingo esanqoba ama-Israyeli ehlane? (b) Kungani singase sikwazi ukugcina ubuqotho bethu kuJehova?
17 Njengoba kuboniswa yilokho okwehlela u-Israyeli ehlane, ‘isilingo’ singavela ezimweni ezingasiyengela ekwephuleni umthetho kaNkulunkulu. (Funda eyoku-1 Korinte 10:6-10.) Ama-Israyeli ayengamelana nesilingo, kodwa “afisa izinto ezilimazayo” lapho uJehova ewalungiselela izigwaca ngokuyisimangaliso ezaziyowaqhuba inyanga yonke. Nakuba kwase kuyisikhathi eside engayitholi inyama, uNkulunkulu wayewanike imana eyanele ukuba adle. Noma kunjalo, avumela isilingo sokuhaha okungalawuliwe lapho ebutha izigwaca.—Num. 11:19, 20, 31-35.
18 Ngaphambi kwalokho, ngesikhathi uMose esanikezwa uMthetho eNtabeni iSinayi, ama-Israyeli aqala ukukhonza izithombe, akhulekela ithole futhi anelisa izinkanuko zenyama. Ngenxa yokuthi umholi wawo obonakalayo wayengekho, awazange amelane naleso silingo. (Eks. 32:1, 6) Ngaphambi nje kokungena eZweni Lesithembiso, izinkulungwane zama-Israyeli zayengwa abesifazane bakwaMowabi, zaziphatha kabi nabo ngokobulili. Kuleso senzakalo, kwafa izinkulungwane zama-Israyeli ngenxa yaleso sono. (Num. 25:1, 9) Ngezinye izikhathi abantu bakwa-Israyeli babewela esilingweni sokukhononda ngokuvukela, kwesinye isenzakalo bakhuluma kabi ngoMose nangoNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe! (Num. 21:5) Abantu bakwa-Israyeli baze bakhononda nangokubhujiswa kukaKhora, uDathani, u-Abhiramu nababekanye nabo, ngephutha becabanga ukuthi ukubulawa kwabo kwakungenabulungisa. Ngenxa yalokho, uNkulunkulu wabathumelela isishayo esabulala ama-Israyeli angu-14 700.—Num. 16:41, 49.
19 Asikho isilingo kwezisanda kushiwo ama-Israyeli ayengenakukwazi ukumelana naso. Abantu bawela esilingweni ngoba baphelelwa ukholo futhi bakhohlwa uJehova, ukubanakekela kwakhe ngothando nokufaneleka kwezindlela zakhe. Njengasendabeni yama-Israyeli, izilingo esibhekana nazo zivamile kubantu. Uma senza umzamo odingekayo wokumelana nazo futhi sincike kuNkulunkulu ukuze asisekele, singakwazi ukugcina ubuqotho bethu. Singaqiniseka ngalokhu ngoba “uNkulunkulu uthembekile” futhi akavumi ukuba ‘silingwe ngokungaphezu kwalokho esingakuthwala.’ UJehova akalokothi asiyeke aze avumele ukuba sibhekane nezimo okungeke kwenzeke ukuba abantu benze intando yakhe kuzo.—IHu. 94:14.
20, 21. Lapho silingwa, uNkulunkulu usenzela kanjani ‘indlela yokuphuma’?
20 UJehova usenzela ‘indlela yokuphuma’ ngokusiqinisa ukuze simelane nesilingo. Ngokwesibonelo, abashushisi bangase basihlukumeze emzimbeni bezama ukusenza silahle ukholo lwethu. Ukuphathwa kanjalo kungase kusilingele ukuba siyekethise ukuze sibalekele okunye ukushaywa, ukuhlushwa mhlawumbe nokufa. Nokho, ngenxa yesiqinisekiso esiphefumulelwe esinikezwa uPawulu kweyoku-1 Korinte 10:13, siyazi ukuthi leso simo esilingayo singesesikhashana. UJehova ngeke asivumele ukuba siqhubeke size singabe sisakwazi ukuthembeka kuye. UNkulunkulu angaluqinisa ukholo lwethu futhi asinike amandla angokomoya esiwadingayo ukuze sigcine ubuqotho bethu.
21 UJehova usiqinisa ngomoya wakhe ongcwele. Lowo moya usikhumbuza nemiBhalo esiyidingayo ukuze simelane nesilingo. (Joh. 14:26) Ngenxa yalokho, asikhohliswa ukuba silandele inkambo engalungile. Ngokwesibonelo, siyazazi izimpikiswano ezihlobene nobukhosi bukaJehova nobuqotho babantu. UNkulunkulu uye waqinisa abaningi ngalolo lwazi ukuze bahlale bethembekile kuze kube sekufeni. Kodwa akukhona ukufa okwaba indlela yabo yokuphuma; kwakuwusizo lukaJehova olwabenza bakwazi ukukhuthazela kwaze kwaba sekugcineni ngaphandle kokunqotshwa isilingo. Angenza okufanayo nakithi. Eqinisweni, usebenzisa nezingelosi zakhe ezithembekile ngenxa yethu njengezinceku zomphakathi ‘ezithunyelwe ukukhonza ngenxa yalabo abayozuza insindiso njengefa.’ (Heb. 1:14) Njengoba isihloko esilandelayo sibonisa, abagcini bobuqotho kuphela abangaba nethemba lokuthola ilungelo elijabulisayo lokusekela ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu phakade. Singaba phakathi kwabo uma sinamathela kuJehova njengeNkosi yethu EnguMbusi.
Ungaphendula Kanjani?
• Kungani kufanele sibheke uJehova njengeNkosi yethu EnguMbusi?
• Kusho ukuthini ukugcina ubuqotho bethu kuNkulunkulu?
• Sazi kanjani ukuthi maduze uJehova uzosebenzisa igunya lakhe njengoMbusi?
• Sicabanga ngamazwi akweyoku-1 Korinte 10:13, kungani singaqiniseka ukuthi singakwazi ukugcina ubuqotho?
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USathane wayenga u-Adamu no-Eva ukuba bangathembeki kuJehova
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Zimisele ukusekela ubukhosi bukaJehova