8, 9. (a) Kungasiphi isisekelo uJehova ayosithethelela ngaso? (b) Ngokuqondene nesono, yini izihlubuki ezithile ezaziyisho, futhi kungani zazinephutha?

⁸ Ngokulandelayo uJohane ucaphuna isisekelo sokuzihlambulula esonweni. (Funda eyoku-1 Johane 1:8–2:2.) Uma sithi, “Asinasono,” siphika iqiniso lokuthi sonke isintu esingaphelele sinesono, futhi “neqiniso alikho kithi.” (Roma 5:12) Kodwa uNkulunkulu “uthembekile” futhi uyasithethelela “uma sizivuma izono zethu” kuye sinombono wokuphenduka osishukumisela ukuba sishiye izenzo ezimbi. (IzAga 28:13) UNkulunkulu wathi ngalabo abasesivumelwaneni esisha: “Nesono sabo angisayikusikhumbula.” (Jeremiya 31:31-34; Heberu 8:7-12) Uthembekile esithembisweni sokubathethelela.

10. UJesu “uyinhlawulo” ngayiphi indlela?

¹⁰ UJohane ubhala “lokhu” ngokuphathelene nesono, ukuthethelelwa, nokuhlanjululwa ukuze singasenzi isono. Amazwi akhe kumelwe asishukumisele ukuba silwe ngamandla ukuba singoni. (1 Korinte 15:34) Kodwa uma ‘sona’ futhi siphenduka, “sinoMmeli kuYise”—“uJesu Kristu olungileyo,” okhulumela izisusa zethu kuNkulunkulu. (Heberu 7:26; qhathanisa noJohane 17:9, 15, 20.) UJesu “uyinhlawulo.” Ukufa kwakhe kwahlawulela ukulunga futhi kwenza kwaba nokwenzeka ngoNkulunkulu ukuba abonise umusa wakhe futhi asuse icala lesono kuIsrayeli ongokomoya ‘nesezwe lonke,’ kuhlanganise ‘nesixuku esikhulu.’ (Roma 6:23; Galathiya 6:16; IsAmbulo 7:4-14) Yeka ukuthi siwazisa kangakanani lowomhlatshelo!