1-3. Omakhelwane bakaJesu benzani ngemfundiso yakhe njalo kuyini abehluleka ukukunanzelela ngaye?

 ABABELALELE babemangele bebambe owangaphansi. UJesu wayephambi kwabo esinagogeni ebafundisa. Wayengasomuntu abangamaziyo ngoba wayekhulele kulelodolobho njalo wayeke wasebenza kuleyondawo engumbazi. Kungenzakala ukuthi abanye babo babelima ngamakhuba lamajogwe ayewenze ngezandla zakhe kumbe behlala ezindlini ayebancedise ukuzakha. a Kodwa babezalalela yini lokho ababekufundiswa yindoda le eyayike yaba ngumbazi?

² Abanengi ababelalele bamangala babuza bathi: “Indoda le yakuthatha ngaphi ukuhlakanipha lokhu?” Baphinda bathi: “Kayisuye yini umbazi indodana kaMariya?” (UMathewu 13:54-58; UMakho 6:1-3) Engqondweni zabo, omakhelwane bakaJesu babesithi, ‘Phela umbazi lo yindoda nje efanana lathi.’ Lanxa amazwi akhe ayelenhlakanipho, abazange bamlalele. Babengakwazi ukuthi inhlakanipho uJesu ayelayo yayingaveli kuye.

³ UJesu wayithatha ngaphi inhlakanipho le? Wathi: “Engikufundisayo ayisikho kwami, ngokwalowo ongithumileyo.” (UJohane 7:16) Umphostoli uPhawuli laye wathi uJesu ‘uyikuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu.’ (1 KwabaseKhorinte 1:30) Inhlakanipho kaJehova ikhanya eNdodaneni yakhe uJesu. Lokhu kuliqiniso okokuthi uJesu wathi: “Mina loBaba simunye.” (UJohane 10:30) Ake sihlole izindlela ezintathu uJesu atshengisa ngazo ‘ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu.’

4. (a) Kuyini uJesu ayetshumayela ngakho kakhulu njalo kungani lokho kwakuqakatheke kakhulu? (b) Kungani iseluleko sikaJesu sasihlala sibanceda abantu?

⁴ Okokuqala, cabanga ngalokho uJesu akufundisayo. Ayetshumayela ngakho kakhulu ‘kwakuzindaba ezinhle zoMbuso.’ (ULukha 4:43) Kwakuqakathekile sibili ukuthi akhulume ngoMbuso lo ngoba yiwo ozalwela ubukhosi bukaJehova futhi ulethe izibusiso ezingapheliyo ebantwini. Ekufundiseni kwakhe, uJesu wayenika abantu izeluleko ezazibanceda empilweni. Watshengisa ukuthi ‘unguMeluleki Omangalisayo’ okwakuphrofethwe ngaye. (U-Isaya 9:6) Kuyini okwakusenza uJesu anike abantu izeluleko ezincedayo? Yikuthi wayelazi kuhle iLizwi likaNkulunkulu. Wayeyizwisisa intando kaNkulunkulu lendlela abantu abadalwe ngayo njalo wayebathanda kakhulu. Ngakho ayekukhuluma kwakuhlala kunceda ngaso sonke isikhathi. UJesu wayekhuluma ‘amazwi okuphila okungapheliyo.’ Nxa singalandela lokho akufundisayo sizathola insindiso.—UJohane 6:68.

5. Yiziphi ezinye izinto uJesu akhuluma ngazo eNtshumayelweni yaseNtabeni?

⁵ INtshumayelo yaseNtabeni iyisibonelo esihle kakhulu esitshengisa ukuthi uJesu ulenhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu. Intshumayelo le siyithola kuMathewu 5:3 kusiya ku-7:27 njalo kungathatha imizuzu engu-20 kuphela ukuyibala. Lanxa kunjalo, imfundiso lezimiso ezikuyo akuphelelwa yisikhathi. Kusasebenza lalamuhla ngendlela okwakusebenza ngayo kudala. UJesu wakhuluma ngezinto ezitshiyeneyo eNtshumayelweni yaseNtabeni ezigoqela ukuba lobudlelwano obuhle labanye (5:23-26, 38-42; 7:1-5, 12), ukuziphatha ngendlela ehlanzekileyo (5:27-32), lesingakwenza ukuze sithokoze (6:19-24; 7:24-27). UJesu wayengaphongutshela abantu ukuthi benzeni kodwa wayebachasisela izizatho aphinde abanike lezibonelo ukuze bazwisise ukuthi ayekutsho kuyabanceda.

6-8. (a) Kungani uJesu wathi akumelanga sikhathazeke? (b) Kuyini okutshengisa ukuthi iseluleko sikaJesu silokuhlakanipha okuvela phezulu?

 ⁶ Ngokwesibonelo, cabanga ngeseluleko sikaJesu esimayelana lendlela yokulwisana lokukhathazeka ngezinto esizidingayo ekuphileni esikuMathewu 6. Wathi: “Yekelani ukukhathazeka ngempilo yenu, ukuthi lizakudlani loba lizanathani, kumbe ngemizimba yenu ukuthi lizagqokani.” (Ivesi 25) Ukudla lokokugqoka kuqakathekile sibili njalo kungokwemvelo ukucabanga ngokuthi sizazithola njani izinto lezi. Kodwa uJesu usitshela ukuthi ‘siyekele ukukhathazeka’ ngazo. b Kungani?

⁷ UJesu uyasitshela ukuthi kungani kungamelanga sikhathazeke. Uthi njengoba uJehova esinike ukuphila, ngeke yini asinike ukudla ukuze siqhubeke siphila? Ngeke yini awugqokise umzimba asiphe wona? (Ivesi 25) Nxa uNkulunkulu enika inyoni ukudla njalo ececisa amaluba abe mahle, kasoze ayekele ukubanakekela abantu abamkhonzayo! (Amavesi 26, 28-30) Ukukhathazeka kakhulu akuncedi ngoba ngeke kungezelele ukuphila kwethu ngitsho lakancane. c (Ivesi 27) Kuyini esingakwenza ukuze singakhathazeki? UJesu uthi yikuqakathekisa ukukhonza uNkulunkulu ukwedlula loba yini. Labo abenza njalo bangaba leqiniso lokuthi uYise osezulwini ‘uzabapha’ konke abakudingayo. (Ivesi 33) Okokucina, uJesu usikhuthaza ukuthi sikhangele inhlupho zamhlalokho kuphela. Akulasidingo sokuzikhathaza ngokwakusasa. (Ivesi 34) Kanti vele kungani kumele ukhathazeke ngezinto okungaziwayo ukuthi zizakwenzakala yini? Ukusebenzisa iseluleko lesi esilenhlakanipho kungenza ukuthi singakhathazeki emhlabeni lo ogcwele izinkathazo.

⁸ Kuyacaca ukuthi iseluleko sikaJesu asikhuluma eminyakeni  engu-2 000 eyadlulayo silokhu sinceda njengakudala. Lokhu kuyibufakazi sibili bokuthi uJesu ulenhlakanipho evela phezulu. Phela leseluleko esingakhulunywa ngumuntu ohlakaniphe kulabo bonke singaphelelwa yisikhathi kumbe sitshintshwe loba nini. Kodwa imfundiso zikaJesu azisoze ziphelelwe yisikhathi. Lokhu akumelanga kusimangalise ngoba uMeluleki lo omangalisayo wayekhuluma “amazwi kaNkulunkulu.”—UJohane 3:34.

9. Kuyini amanye amasotsha akutsho ngokufundisa kukaJesu njalo kungani sisithi ayengaqambi manga?

⁹ Okwesibili okutshengisa ukuthi uJesu ulenhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu yindlela ayefundisa ngayo. Ngesinye isikhathi, amanye amasotsha ayethunywe ukuthi ayembopha aphenduka emangele asesithi: “Akukaze kube lomuntu okhuluma kanje.” (UJohane 7:45, 46) Ayisikho ukuthi babesenga lezimithiyo. UJesu waphila okwesikhathi eside ezulwini engakabuyi emhlabeni, yikho wayelolwazi olunengi kakhulu ukwedlula abantu bonke. (UJohane 8:23) Akulamuntu ongafundisa njengaye. Okwakhathesi ake sixoxe ngezindlela ezimbili uMfundisi lo olenhlakanipho azisebenzisa lapho efundisa.

10, 11. (a) Kungani ukusebenzisa kukaJesu imizekeliso kusimangalisa? (b) Yiphi eyinye indaba uJesu ayixoxela abantu ukuze asifundise isifundo esiqakathekileyo?

¹⁰ Ukusebenzisa imizekeliso ngendlela ephumelelayo. IBhayibhili lithi: “UJesu watshela abantu konke lokhu esebenzisa imizekeliso. Akukho lokukodwa abatshela khona engasebenzisi umzekeliso.” (UMathewu 13:34) Iyamangalisa sibili indlela uJesu ayefundisa ngayo iqiniso esebenzisa imizekeliso yezinto ezazijayelwe ngabantu. Wayesebenzisa ababekubona nsuku zonke okugoqela abalimi abahlanyelayo, abesifazana abalungiselela ukupheka isinkwa, abantwana abadlalayo emakethe, abagoli benhlanzi abadonsa omambule kanye labelusi abadinga izimvu ezilahlekileyo. Nxa iqiniso eliqakathekileyo likhulunywa kusetshenziswa izinto ezijayelekileyo,  okukhulunywayo kuyagxila masinyane enhliziyweni lasengqondweni yomuntu olaleleyo.—UMathewu 11:16-19; 13:3-8, 33, 47-50; 18:12-14.

¹¹ UJesu wayejayele ukusebenzisa imizekeliso kumbe indaba ezimfitshane ukuze abantu bazwisise izinto eziqakathekileyo. Indaba ezazixoxwa nguJesu zazisenza kube lula ukuthi abantu bakusebenzise futhi bakukhumbule lokho ayekufundisa. UJesu wayesebenzisa imizekeliso engakhohlakali lula ukuze achasisele abantu ukuthi uYise unjani. Ngokwesibonelo, ngubani ongehluleka ukuzwisisa isifundo esisithola emzekelisweni wendodana yolahleko. Emzekelisweni lo, uJesu wayesifundisa ukuthi uJehova uyamzwela futhi amtshengise umusa umuntu oke watshiya ukumkhonza kodwa waphinda waphenduka ngeqiniso.—ULukha 15:11-32.

12. (a) UJesu wayeyisebenzisa njani imibuzo lapho efundisa? (b) UJesu wabaphendula njani abakhokheli benkolo?

¹² Ukusebenzisa imibuzo ngobunono. UJesu wasebenzisa imibuzo ukuze ancede ababemlalele bacabangisise ngalokho ayekutsho, benze izinqumo ezinhle lokuthi bahlole izizatho zabo zokwenza okuthile. (UMathewu 12:24-30; 17:24-27; 22:41-46) Ngesikhathi abakhokheli benkolo bebuza uJesu ukuthi amandla akhe ayevela kuNkulunkulu yini, yena wabaphendula wathi: “Ubhabhathizo lukaJohane lwaluvela ezulwini kumbe ebantwini?” Bemangaliswe ngumbuzo lo, bahlanganisa amakhanda bathi: “Nxa singathi, ‘Lwaluvela ezulwini,’ uzakuthi, ‘Pho kungani lingamkholwanga?’ Kodwa ngeke sithi, ‘Lwaluvela ebantwini’! Babesesaba abantu ngoba bonke babekholwa ukuthi uJohane wayengumphrofethi.” Bacina bephendula besithi: “Asikwazi.” (UMakho 11:27-33; UMathewu 21:23-27) UJesu wasebenzisa umbuzo olula owabatshiya bequmeke imilomo futhi waveza obala amacebo amabi ayesezinhliziyweni zabo.

13-15. Umzekeliso womakhelwane ongumSamariya utshengisa njani inhlakanipho kaJesu?

¹³ Ngezinye izikhathi uJesu wayelandisa imizekeliso yakhe  efaka lemibuzo eyayisenza umuntu acabange. Ngesikhathi isazi somthetho esasingumJuda sibuza uJesu ukuthi kuyini okwakudingakala ukuze sithole ukuphila okungapheliyo, uJesu wasikhumbuza uMthetho kaMosi okhuluma ngokuthanda uNkulunkulu kanye lomakhelwane. Isazi lesi sasifuna ukuzigeza yikho sabuza sathi: “Ngubani sibili umakhelwane wami?” UJesu wasiphendula ngokusixoxela indaba le: Indoda ethile eyayingumJuda yayihamba yodwa yasihlaselwa yizigebenga zayitshiya isibangwa lezibi. Kwasekuthutsha amaJuda amabili, owokuqala wayengumphristi ikanti owesibili engumLevi. Bobabili bayidlula indoda le eyayilimele. Ngemva kwalokho kwafika umSamariya othile. Isihawu samenza wabopha amanxeba omJuda lo, wasemthwala wahamba laye endlini yezihambi ukuze ayegcinwa aze asile. Esephetha indaba yakhe uJesu wabuza isazi lesi wathi: “Manje ubona angathi phakathi kwalaba abathathu ngubani owazenza waba ngumakhelwane wendoda eyahlaselwa yizigebenga?” Indoda le yaphendula yathi: “Ngulowo owaba lesihawu kuyo.”—ULukha 10:25-37.

¹⁴ Umzekeliso lo utshengisa njani inhlakanipho kaJesu? Ngesikhathi sikaJesu amaJuda ayesithi ‘omakhelwane’ bawo yilabo ababegcina amasiko abo kuphela, hatshi amaSamariya. (UJohane 4:9) Aluba uJesu walandisa indaba le esithi umJuda nguye owanceda umSamariya, lokhu kwakuzaluqeda yini ubandlululo? UJesu wayicabanga ngenhlakanipho indaba le ngokuthi athi umSamariya nguye owanceda umJuda. Nanzelela ukuthi umbuzo owabuzwa nguJesu ekucineni kwendaba le wakutshintsha njani okutshiwo libala elithi “umakhelwane.” Singathi isazi somthetho lesi sasibuze ukuthi: ‘Ngubani umakhelwane wami okumele ngimthande?’ Kodwa uJesu wabuza wathi: “Ubona angathi phakathi kwalaba abathathu ngubani owazenza waba ngumakhelwane wendoda eyahlaselwa yizigebenga?” UJesu kazange agxile kulowo owatshengiswa umusa kodwa wagxila kumSamariya onguye owatshengisa umusa. Umakhelwane weqiniso ngulowo othatha inyathelo lakuqala lokutshengisa ukuthi uyabathanda abanye  kungelani lokuthi bangumhlobo bani. Ayikho enye indlela uJesu ayengayisebenzisa ukuze acacise umcijo wakhe.

¹⁵ Kuyazikhanyela ukuthi kungani abantu bamangaliswa ‘yikufundisa’ kukaJesu, lokuthi kungani babekhululeka ukusondela kuye. (UMathewu 7:28, 29) Ngesinye isikhathi ixuku labantu lahlala laye okwamalanga amathathu, lingela ngitsho lokokudla!—UMakho 8:1, 2.

16. UJesu watshengisa njani ukuthi wayekhokhelwa yinhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu?

¹⁶ Okwesithathu okutshengisa ukuthi uJesu ulenhlakanipho kaJehova yindlela ayephila ngayo. Inhlakanipho ikhanya ngemisebenzi. Umfundi uJakhobe wabuza wathi: ‘Ngubani ohlakaniphileyo phakathi kwenu?’ Ngemva kwalokho waziphendula wathi: “Katshengise ukuziphatha kwakhe okuhle ngemisebenzi.” (UJakhobe 3:13, The New English Bible) Okwakusenziwa nguJesu ‘kwatshengisa’ ukuthi wayekhokhelwa yinhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu. Ake sixoxe ngokuthi lokhu wakwenza njani endleleni ayephila ngayo layephatha ngayo abanye.

17. Kuyini okutshengisa ukuthi uJesu wayengadlulisi amalawulo ekuphileni kwakhe?

¹⁷ Mhlawumbe uyake unanzelele ukuthi abantu abangahlakaniphanga bajayele ukuwomisa izinto kumbe bakhululeke kakhulu okokuthi bacina bedlulisa amalawulo ezintweni abazikhulumayo labazenzayo. UJesu watshengisa ukuthi ulenhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu ngokwenza izinto engadlulisi amalawulo. Wayeqakathekisa izinto eziphathelane lokukhonza empilweni yakhe, okugoqela lomsebenzi wokutshumayela izindaba ezinhle waze wathi: “Yikho engikulandileyo.” (UMakho 1:38) UJesu wayengaqakathekisi ukunotha ngoba kukhanya wayengelazinto ezinengi. (UMathewu 8:20) Wayengazincitshi isikhathi sokuthi ake akholise labanye. UJesu wayelingisela uYise ohlala ‘ethokoza,’ yikho laye wayehlala ethokoza futhi esenza ukuthi labanye bathokoze. (1 KuThimothi 1:11; 6:15) Ngelinye ilanga waya edilini lomtshado lapho okwakuhlatshelwa,  kugidwa abantu bezikholisela. Kodwa kazange afike aqede injabulo yabantu ababelapho. Iwayini lathi seliphelile watshintsha amanzi aba liwayini elimnandi “elithokozisa inhliziyo yomuntu.” (IHubo 104:15; UJohane 2:1-11) UJesu wayevuma ukumenywa ukuthi ayekudla labantu abathile njalo wayejayele ukusebenzisa amathuba anjalo ukuthi afundise.—ULukha 10:38-42; 14:1-6.

18. UJesu watshengisa njani ukwahlulela okuhle okungelasici endleleni aphatha ngayo abafundi bakhe?

¹⁸ UJesu watshengisa ukwahlulela okuhle endleleni ayephatha ngayo abanye. Ngokwesibonelo wayephatha kuhle abafundi bakhe ngoba wayekwazi ukuthi badalwe njani lokuthi balesono. Wayehlala ebona okuhle kubo. Wayekwazi ukuthi amadoda la ayedonswe nguJehova lokuthi ayesenelisa ukwenza okuhle. (UJohane 6:44) Lanxa abafundi bakhe babesenza amaphutha, uJesu watshengisa ukuthi uyabathemba ngokubanika umsebenzi oqakathekileyo. Wabatshela ukuthi batshumayele izindaba ezinhle futhi wayengathandabuzi ukuthi babezawenza umsebenzi lo. (UMathewu 28:19, 20) Ibhuku lemiSebenzi litshengisa ukuthi abafundi bawenza ngokuthembeka umsebenzi lo. (ImiSebenzi 2:41, 42; 4:33; 5:27-32) Kuyacaca-ke ukuthi uJesu wayetshengise ukuhlakanipha ngokubathemba.

19. UJesu watshengisa njani ukuthi ‘umnene futhi uthobekile’?

¹⁹ Njengoba sifundile eSahlukweni 20, iBhayibhili lithi  ukuthobeka lobumnene kuhamba ndawonye lokuhlakanipha. UJehova uyisibonelo esihle endabeni le. Kodwa uJesu yena ke? Kuyaduduza ukwazi ukuthi lanxa uJesu wayengelasono, wayethobekile ngesikhathi elabafundi bakhe. Kodwa kazange abakhangelele phansi abafundi bakhe. Kazange afune ukubenza bazizwe bengelancedo. Wayekwazi ukuthi kulezinto ababengenelisi ukuzenza futhi wayebabekezelela nxa besenza amaphutha. (UMakho 14:34-38; UJohane 16:12) Ngitsho labantwana babekhululeka nxa beloJesu ngoba babenanzelela ukuthi ‘umnene futhi uthobekile enhliziyweni.’—UMathewu 11:29; UMakho 10:13-16.

20. UJesu watshengisa njani ukuthi uyazwisisa endleleni aphatha ngayo owesifazana owayengasomJuda?

²⁰ UJesu watshengisa langeyinye indlela ukuthi uthobekile njengoNkulunkulu. Wayesiba lesihawu ebantwini. Ngokwesibonelo, khumbula isikhathi lapho owesifazana owayengasomJuda ecela ukuthi uJesu elaphe indodakazi yakhe eyayiledimoni. UJesu waqala wathula wangamphenduli owesifazana lo kodwa yena waqhubeka elokhu emcela, uJesu wasemtshela ukuthi wayengalandanga abantu abangasomaJuda. Ngemva kwalokho wamlandisela umzekeliso owawuveza umcijo ofananayo. Kodwa owesifazana lo waqhubeka emncenga etshengisa ukuthi ulokholo kuJesu. UJesu wenzani? Wayisilisa indodakazi yowesifazana lo. (UMathewu 15:21-28) UJesu wayethobekile sibili. Khumbula futhi ukuthi ukuthobeka kuhamba ndawonye lenhlakanipho yeqiniso.

21. Kungani kumele sizimisele ukulingisela uJesu?

²¹ AmaVangeli amane ayasinceda kakhulu ngoba asitshengisa lokho okwakhulunywa futhi kwenziwa yindoda ehlakaniphileyo eyake yaphila! Khumbula ukuthi uJesu wayetshengisa kuhle lokho uYise ayikho. Nxa singalingisela lokho uJesu ayekukhuluma layekwenza, siyabe silwela ukuhlala silenhlakanipho evela phezulu. Esahlukweni esilandelayo, sizabona ukuthi singenza njani ukuze inhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu isebenze ekuphileni kwethu.