1, 2. (a) Kungani abafundi bedidekile? (b) UJesu ukhuluma ngakuphi ukuvuna?

ABAFUNDI badidekile. UJesu ubatshele wathi: “Ngithi vulani amehlo enu likhangele amasimu! Amabele aselungele ukuvunwa.” Nxa bevusa amehlo bekhangela lapho uJesu akhombele khona, abakubonayo ngamasimu alebhali eluhlaza esanda kumila. Mhlawumbe bayazibuza ukuthi, ‘Kuvunwani? Phela kusasele izinyanga ukuthi kufike isikhathi sokuvuna.’​—Joh. 4:35.

² Kodwa uJesu kakhulumi ngokuvuna abakujayeleyo. Usebenzisa ithuba leli ukuthi afundise abafundi bakhe izifundo ezimbili eziqakathekileyo mayelana lokuvuna okungokomfanekiso, okutsho ukuvunwa kwabantu. Yiziphi izifundo zakhona? Ukuze sithole impendulo, ake siyikhangelisise indaba le.

3. (a) Kuyini okungabe kwenza ukuthi uJesu athi: “Amabele asemhlophe aselungele ukuvunwa”? (Khangela amabala angaphansi.) (b) UJesu wawacacisa njani amazwi akhe?

³ Kwasekuzaphela umnyaka ka-30 C.E. lapho uJesu ekhuluma labafundi bakhe beseduze kweSikhari, umuzi waseSamariya. Ngesikhathi abafundi bakhe bengena emzini lo, uJesu wasala ehlezi emthonjeni lapho atshumayeza khona owesifazane othile, owahle wabona ukuthi lokho ayemfundisa khona kwakuqakathekile. Abafundi bathi bephenduka, owesifazane wahle wabuyela eSikhari esiyatshela omakhelwane bakhe ngezinto ezimangalisayo ayesezifundile. Umbiko wakhe wabenza baba lelukuluku lokuzizwela ngezabo, njalo omakhelwane bakhe abanengi bagijima baya emthonjeni ukuze bayebona uJesu. Kungenzeka ukuthi ngalesosikhathi, uJesu wathi ekhangele ngale kwamasimu wabona ixuku lamaSamariya lithutsha, wasesithi: ‘Khangelani amasimu! Amabele aselungele ukuvunwa.’ * Ukuze acacise ukuthi wayekhuluma ngokuvuna okungokomfanekiso hatshi abakujayeleyo, waqhubeka wathi: ‘Umvuni usebuthela amabele ekuphileni kwaphakade.’​—Joh. 4:5-30, 36.

4. (a) UJesu wafundisa ziphi izifundo ezimbili eziphathelane lokuvuna? (b) Yiphi imibuzo esizayihlola?

⁴ Yiziphi izifundo ezimbili eziqakathekileyo mayelana lokuvuna okungokomfanekiso ezafundiswa nguJesu? Esokuqala, umsebenzi kumele wenziwe masinyane. Lapho uJesu esithi ‘amasimu aselungele ukuvunwa,’ wayetshela abalandeli bakhe ukuthi kwasekumele kusetshenzwe. Ukuze kucace ukuthi  umsebenzi kwakumele wenziwe masinya kangakanani, uJesu waphinda wathi: “Umvuni uvele usehle ezuza iholo lakhe.” Kuliqiniso ukuthi ukuvuna kwasekuvele sekuqalisile, yikho kwakungasamelanga batshone bechitha isikhathi. Esesibili, izisebenzi ziyajabula. UJesu wathi abahlanyelayo labavunayo ‘bajabula ndawonye.’ (Joh. 4:35b, 36) Abalandeli bakhe babezajabula kakhulu ngokusebenza ngomphefumulo wonke ekuvuneni, njengoba nje kumele ukuthi uJesu laye wajabula lapho ebona ‘amaSamariya amanengi ekholwa kuye.’ (Joh. 4:39-42) Indaba le eyenzakala ngekhulu lokuqala iqakatheke kakhulu kithi ngoba ifanana lalokho okwenzakala lamuhla emsebenzini wokuvuna okungokumfanekiso okukhulu kulakho konke. Ukuvuna lokhu kwaqalisa nini? Ngobani abavunayo? Umsebenzi lo uphumelele kangakanani?

5. Ngubani okhokhelayo emsebenzini wokuvuna owenziwa emhlabeni wonke, njalo umbono kaJohane utshengisa njani ukuthi umsebenzi kumele wenziwe masinyane?

⁵ Esebenzisa umbono awunika umphostoli uJohane, uJehova waveza ukuthi wanika uJesu umsebenzi wokukhokhela ukuvunwa kwabantu emhlabeni wonke. (Bala iSambulo 14:14-16.) Embonweni lo uJesu uchazwa njengolomqhele lesikela. ‘Umqhele wegolide osekhanda [likaJesu]’ ufakazela ukuthi uyiNkosi ebusayo. “Isikela ebukhali esandleni sakhe” ifakazela ukuthi unguMvuni. Nxa uJehova wayesithi “isivuno emhlabeni sesivuthiwe,” esebenzisa ingilosi, wayegcizelela ukuthi umsebenzi kumele wenziwe masinyane. “Isikhathi sokuvuna sesifikile” sibili, yikho akusamelanga sidlalise isikhathi! Lapho uNkulunkulu esithi “thatha isikela uvune,” uJesu utshibilikisela isikela yakhe emhlabeni, umhlaba uvunwe, okutsho ukuthi abantu abasemhlabeni bayavunwa. Umbono lo uyasikhumbuza ukuthi ‘amasimu aselungele ukuvunwa.’ Uyasincedisa lokuthi sibone ukuthi ukuvuna komhlaba wonke kwaqalisa nini.

6. (a)  “Isikhathi sokuvuna” saqalisa nini? (b) ‘Ukuvunwa emhlabeni’ kwaqalisa nini? Chaza.

⁶ Njengoba umbono kaJohane okuSambulo 14 usitshengisa uJesu, onguMvuni, egqoke umqhele (kuvesi 14), kutsho ukuthi ukubekwa kwakhe ukuthi abe yiNkosi ngo-1914 kwasekwenzakele. (Dan. 7:13, 14) Ngemva kwalokho, uJesu utshelwa ukuthi aqalise ukuvuna (kuvesi 15). Ukulandelana kwezenzakalo lezi sikubona lasemzekelisweni kaJesu wokuvuna ingqoloyi, emazwini akhe athi: “Isivuno siyikuphela komhlaba” kumbe komumo lo wezinto. Yikho-ke isikhathi sokuvuna kanye lesokuphela komumo lo wezinto saqalisa kanyekanye ngo-1914. Ukuvuna khona ngokwakho kwaqalisa ngemva kweminyaka ethile ‘isikhathi sokuvuna’ siqalisile. (Mat. 13:30, 39) Nxa sihlola sibuyela emuva ngendlela esesizwisisa ngayo, siyakubona ukuthi umsebenzi wokuvuna waqalisa sekwedlule iminyaka ethile uJesu eqalise ukubusa njengeNkosi. UJesu waqala ngokwenza umsebenzi wokuhlambulula abalandeli bakhe abagcotshiweyo kusukela ngo-1914 kwaze kwaba sekuqaliseni kuka-1919. (Mal.  3:​1-3; 1 Phet. 4:17) Ngemva kwalokho, ‘ukuvunwa emhlabeni’ kwasekuqalisa ngo-1919. UJesu kazange aphozise amaseko, wahle wasebenzisa inceku ethembekileyo eyayisanda kubekwa ukuthi isize abafowethu babone ukuthi umsebenzi wokutshumayela kwakumele wenziwe masinyane. Cabanga ngalokho okwenzakalayo.

7. (a) Kuyini okwanceda abafowethu ukuthi babone ukuthi umsebenzi kwakumele wenziwe masinyane? (b) Abafowethu bakhuthazwa ukuthi benzeni?

⁷ I-The Watch Tower kaJuly 1920 yathi: “Nxa sihlola iMibhalo kuyasicacela ukuthi isonto iphiwe isibusiso esikhulu sokumemezela umlayezo ophathelane lombuso.” Ngokwesibonelo, amazwi esiphrofetho sika-Isaya anceda abafowethu ukuthi babone ukuthi izindaba zoMbuso kwakumele zimenyezelwe emhlabeni wonke. (Isaya. 49:6; 52:7; 61:1-3) Babengazi ukuthi umsebenzi lo babezawenza njani, kodwa babelethemba lokuthi uJehova wayezabavulela indlela. (Bala u-Isaya 59:1.) Ngenxa yokuthi kwasekucaca ukuthi umsebenzi wokutshumayela kwakumele wenziwe masinyane, abafowethu bakhuthazwa ukuthi bangezelele umdlandla wokutshumayela. Benzani ngemva kwalokho?

8. Ngo-1921 abafowethu bazwisisa ziphi izinto ezimbili eziqakathekileyo eziphathelane lomsebenzi wokutshumayela?

⁸ NgoDecember 1921, i-The Watch Tower yabika yathi: “Bekungumnyaka omuhle ukwedlula yonke; njalo abantu abazizwileyo izindaba ezinhle emnyakeni ka-1921 banengi ukwedlula loba nini emlandweni.” Yaqhubeka yathi: ‘Kusesekunengi okufanele sikwenze. Kasikwenzeni ngenhliziyo ejabulayo.’ Kuyakhanya ukuthi abafowethu bazizwisisa kuhle izinto ezimbili eziqakathekileyo eziphathelane lomsebenzi wokutshumayela uJesu ayezigcizelele kubaphostoli bakhe: Umsebenzi lo kumele wenziwe masinyane, njalo izisebenzi ziyajabula.

9. (a) INqabayokulinda ka-1954 yathini ngomsebenzi wokuvuna, futhi ngani? (b) Yikuphi ukwanda kwabamemezeli okube khona eminyakeni engu-50 edlulileyo? (Khangela itshathi elithi “ Ukwanda Emhlabeni Wonke.”)

⁹ Ngeminyaka yabo-1930, umsebenzi wokutshumayela wenziwa ngomfutho omkhulu kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi abafowethu basebekuzwisisa ukuthi ixuku elikhulukazi elibunjwa ngezinye izimvu lalizalalela izindaba zoMbuso. (Isaya. 55:5; Joh. 10:16; Isam. 7:9) Kwaba lempumela bani? Inani lalabo ababetshumayela izindaba zoMbuso laqansa lisuka ku-41 000 ngo-1934, laya ku-500 000 ngo-1953! Yikho-ke iNqabayokulinda kaDecember 1, 1954 yathi: “Umoya kaJehova kanye lamandla eLizwi lakhe yikho  okwenze umsebenzi lo omkhulu wokuvuna emhlabeni wonke waphumelela.” *​—Zek. 4:6.

10, 11. Umzekeliso wenhlamvu yemastadi uveza ziphi izinto mayelana lokukhula kwentanga?

¹⁰ UJesu waphrofetha ukuthi umsebenzi wokuvuna wawuzaphumelela kangakanani esebenzisa imizekeliso ecacileyo ephathelane loMbuso. Ake sikhangele umzekeliso wenhlamvu yemastadi lomzekeliso wemvubelo. Sizaxoxa ikakhulu ngokuthi imizekeliso le igcwaliseke njani esikhathini sokucina.

¹¹ Umzekeliso wenhlamvu yemastadi. Indoda ethile ihlanyela inhlamvu yemastadi. Inhlamvu le iyakhula ibe yisihlahla njalo izinyoni zithola indawo yokuhlala kuso. (Bala uMathewu 13:31, 32.) Umzekeliso lo uveza ziphi izinto mayelana lokukhula kwentanga le? (1) Indlela ekhula ngayo isitshiya sibambe owangaphansi. Intanga “encinyane kulazo zonke” iba yisihlahla ‘esilamagatsha amakhulu.’ (Mak. 4:31, 32) (2) Iyakhula loba sekutheni. “Uma [intanga] ihlanyeliwe, iyakhula.” UJesu katsho ukuthi, “Engxenye izakhula.” Kodwa uthi: “Iyakhula.” Akukho okungayivimba. (3) Isihlahla esikhulayo sikhanga izivakatshi njalo siyindawo yokuhlala. ‘Ziyeza izinyoni zezulu’ ‘zihlale emthunzini waso.’ Imicijo le emithathu isebenza njani ekuvuneni okungokomfanekiso okwenziwa lamuhla?

12. Umzekeliso wenhlamvu yemastadi usebenza njani ekuvuneni okwenziwa lamuhla? (Khangela letshathi elithi “ Ukwanda Kwabantu Abafundiswa IBhayibhili.”)

¹² (1) Indlela ekhula ngayo: Umzekeliso lo utshengisa indlela izindaba zoMbuso kanye lebandla lamaKhristu okukhule ngayo. Kusukela ngo-1919, abavuni abakhutheleyo bebebuthelwa ebandleni lamaKhristu elivuselelweyo. Ngalesosikhathi, izisebenzi zazizilutshwana kodwa inani lazo lakhula ngokucwayiza kwelihlo. Iyababazeka sibili indlela ibandla lamaKhristu elikhule ngayo kusukela ekuqaliseni kwabo-1900 kuze kube lamuhla. (Isaya. 60:22) (2) Iyakhula loba sekutheni: Akulalutho olwenelise ukuvimba ukuthi ibandla lamaKhristu likhule. Izitha zikaNkulunkulu beziselekanisa imigoqo eminengi phezu kwentanga encinyane, kodwa iqhubeke ikhula njalo ifuqela eceleni konke obekuzama ukuyiphambanisa. (Isaya. 54:17) (3) Indawo Yokuhlala: “Izinyoni zezulu” ezithola indawo yokuhlala esihlahleni zimela izigidi zabantu ezilezinhliziyo eziqotho, ezisuka emazweni angaba ngu-240 ezitshengisa ukuthi ziyalalela izindaba zoMbuso ngokuzihlanganisa lebandla lamaKhristu. (Hez. 17:​23) Kulapho ezifundiswa khona iqiniso, ziphunyuzwe njalo zivikelwe.​—Isaya. 32:1, 2; 54:13.

13. Umzekeliso wemvubelo uveza ziphi izinto mayelana lokukhula?

¹³ Umzekeliso wemvubelo. Nxa owesifazane esexube imvubelo lenhlama enengi yefulawa, imvubelo iyayikhukhumeza. (Bala uMathewu 13:33.) Umzekeliso lo uvezani mayelana lolukhula? Ake sikhangele okubili. (1) Ukukhula kubangela ukuguquka. Imvubelo yagcwala inhlama yonke “yayikhukhumalisa.” (2) Ukukhula lokhu kuyamemetheka. Imvubelo ikhukhumeza yonke ‘inhlama yefulawa’ esezilinganisweni ezintathu. Imicijo le  isebenza njani ekuvuneni okungokomfanekiso okwenziwa lamuhla?

14. Umzekeliso wemvubelo usebenza njani ekuvuneni okwenziwa lamuhla?

¹⁴ (1) Ukuguquka: Imvubelo imela izindaba zoMbuso, ikanti inhlama yefulawa imela abantu bonke. Njengoba nje imvubelo isenza ukuthi kube lontshintsho ngemva kokuthi ixutshwe lefulawa, izindaba zoMbuso lazo zibangela ukuthi izinhliziyo zalabo abazamukelayo ziguquke. (Rom. 12:2) (2) Ukumemetheka: Ukumemetheka kwemvubelo kumela ukumemetheka kwezindaba zoMbuso. Imvubelo iyamemetheka ize igcwale kuyo yonke inhlama. Ngendlela efananayo, izindaba zoMbuso sezimemetheke zaze zafika “lasemikhawulweni yomhlaba.” (ImiSeb. 1:8) Ukumemetheka kwemvubelo kusitshengisa lokuthi izindaba zoMbuso zizafika ngitsho lasezindaweni lapho umsebenzi wethu wokutshumayela ongavunyelwa khona, lanxa abantu abanengi bengasoze bakunanzelele ukuthi kuyatshunyayelwa kulezozindawo.

15. Agcwaliseke njani amazwi aku-Isaya 60:5, 22? (Khangela lebhokisi elithi “ UJehova Wakwenza Kwenzakala, lelithi ‘ Abancinyane Sebeyisizwe Esilamandla,.)

¹⁵ Kusasele iminyaka engu-800 ukuthi uJesu akhulume ngemizekeliso le, uJehova waphrofetha ngendlela ecacileyo  esebenzisa u-Isaya ukuthi umsebenzi wokuvuna owenziwa lamuhla wawuzakwenziwa emhlabeni wonke njalo wawuzaletha intokozo. * UJehova ukhuluma ngabantu ‘abavela khatshana’ ababuthelwa enhlanganisweni yakhe. Ukhuluma ‘lowesifazane’ [NW ], lamuhla omela abagcotshiweyo abasesemhlabeni, esithi: “Uzakhangela ubobotheke ngokujabula. Inhliziyo yakho izatshaya ikhukhumale ngenxa yentokozo; inotho yasolwandle izalethwa kuwe, lenotho yezizwe izakuza kuwe.” (Isaya. 60:1, 4, 5, 9) Amazwi la aliqiniso sibili! Lamuhla izinceku zikaJehova esezilesikhathi eside zimkhonza ziyabobotheka zijabulela ukubona abamemezeli boMbuso ababeyingcosana besanda besiba yizinkulungwane emazweni abo.

16, 17. Yisiphi esinye isizatho esenza “umhlanyeli lomvuni bajabule ndawonye”? (Khangela lebhokisi elithi “ Amaphetshana Amabili Aguqula Abantu Ababili E-Amazon.”)

¹⁶ Khumbula ukuthi uJesu watshela abaphostoli bakhe wathi: ‘Umvuni usebuthela amabele ekuphileni kwaphakade, ukuze umhlanyeli lomvuni bajabule ndawonye.’ (Joh. 4:36) ‘Sijabula’ njani “ndawonye” ekuvuneni okwenziwa emhlabeni wonke? Ngezindlela ezinengi, kodwa ake sihlole ezintathu zakhona.

¹⁷ Okokuqala, siyajabula nxa sibona lokho okwenziwa nguJehova emsebenzini lo. Nxa sitshumayela izindaba zoMbuso siyabe sihlanyela inhlanyelo. (Mat. 13:18, 19) Nxa sisiza omunye ukuthi abe ngumfundi kaKhristu siyabe sivuna. Sonke siyathokoza kakhulu nxa sibona indlela uJehova enza ngayo ukuthi inhlanyelo yoMbuso ‘imile njalo ikhule.’ (Mak. 4:27, 28) Enye inhlanyelo esiyihazayo imila ngemva kwesikhathi njalo ivunwa ngabanye. Mhlawumbe kwake kwenzakala kuwe lokho okwenzakala kuJoan, udadewethu oseBritain oseleminyaka engu-60 ebhaphathiziwe. Wathi: “Ngake ngahlangana labantu abangitshela ukuthi ngahlanyela inhlanyelo ezinhliziyweni zabo ngesikhathi ngibatshumayeza eminyakeni edlulileyo. Abanye oFakazi bafunda labo iBhayibhili babasiza lokuthi babe yizinceku zikaJehova mina ngingakwazi. Kuyangithabisa ukuthi inhlanyelo engayihlanyelayo yakhula futhi yavunwa.”​—Bala u-1 Khorinte 3:6, 7.

18. Yisiphi isizatho sokujabula esiku-1 Khorinte 3:8?

¹⁸ Okwesibili, siqhubeka siyizisebenzi ezijabulayo nxa sihlala sikhumbula amazwi kaPhawuli athi: “Lowo lalowo uzavuzwa mayelana lokusebenza kwakhe.” (1 Khor. 3:8) Umuntu uphiwa umvuzo ngenxa yokuthi usebenzile, hatshi ngenxa yokuthi ufezeni emsebenzini lo. Amazwi la ayabaduduza kakhulu labo abatshumayela ezindaweni ezilabantu abangafuniyo ukulalela! KuNkulunkulu, wonke uFakazi ohlanyela ngenhliziyo yonke ‘uthela izithelo ezinengi,’ okuyisizatho esihle sokuthi ajabule.​—Joh. 15:8; Mat. 13:23.

19. (a) Ngokwesiphrofetho sikaJesu esikuMathewu 24:14, kungani sijabula? (b) Kuyini okumele uhlale ukukhumbula nxa ungehluleka ukwenza umfundi?

¹⁹ Okwesithathu, siyajabula ngoba umsebenzi wethu ugcwalisa isiphrofetho. Cabanga ngendlela uJesu aphendula ngayo abaphostoli bakhe baze bambuze ukuthi: “Kuzakuba lesiboniso bani sokuza kwakho lokucina kwesikhathi na?” Wabatshela ukuthi umsebenzi wokutshumayela emhlabeni wonke wawuzakuba  yingxenye yaleso siboniso. Wayekhuluma ngomsebenzi wokwenza abafundi yini? Hatshi, ngenxa yokuthi wathi: “Lelivangeli loMbuso lizatshunyayelwa kuwo wonke umhlaba njengobufakazi kuzo zonke izizwe.” (Mat. 24:3, 14) Yikho-ke, ukuhlanyela inhlanyelo, loba ukutshumayela ngoMbuso, kuyingxenye yesiboniso lesi. Nxa utshumayela izindaba ezinhle zoMbuso, kumele uhlale ukhumbula ukuthi lanxa ungehluleka ukwenza umfundi, uyabe ubunikezile “ubufakazi.” * Ngakho-ke, kungelani lokuthi abantu bayasilalela yini loba hatshi, siqhubeka sisigcwalisa isiphrofetho sikaJesu njalo silesibusiso sokuba ‘yizisebenzi kanye loNkulunkulu.’ (1 Khor. 3:9) Lokhu kuyasijabulisa kakhulu!

20, 21. (a) Amazwi akuMalaki 1:11 agcwaliseka njani lamuhla? (b) Kuyini ozimisele ukukwenza emsebenzini wokuvuna, futhi ngani?

²⁰ Ngekhulu lokuqala, uJesu wanceda abaphostoli ukuthi babone ukuthi umsebenzi wokuvuna kwakumele wenziwe masinyane. Kusukela ngomnyaka ka-1919, uJesu ubelokhu esiza abafundi bakhe balamuhla ukuthi labo bazwisise iqiniso leli. Lokhu kwenze abantu bakaNkulunkulu bangezelela umfutho emsebenzini wabo. Kanti njalo akulalutho olweneliseukuwuvimba umsebenzi wokuvuna. Njengoba umphrofethi uMalaki waphrofetha, lamuhla umsebenzi wokutshumayela wenziwa “kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kusiya ekutshoneni kwalo.” (Mal. 1:11) Umhlanyeli lomvuni bayasebenza njalo bayajabula ndawonye kusukela ilanga liphuma lize liyetshona, kusukela empumalanga kuze kuyefika entshonalanga, kungelani lokuthi bangaphi komhlaba. Kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekutshoneni kwalo, loba kusukela ekuseni kuze kube ntambama, sitshumayela sisazi ukuthi umsebenzi lo kumele wenziwe masinyane.

²¹ Nxa sikhangela iminyaka engaba likhulu edlulileyo besesibona indlela iqembu elincinyane lezinceku zikaNkulunkulu elikhule ngayo laba “yisizwe esilamandla,” izinhliziyo zethu ‘ziyatshaya zikhukhumale’ ngentokozo. (Isaya. 60:5, 22) Sithemba ukuthi injabulo esilayo kanye lendlela esimthanda ngayo uJehova, “iNkosi yesivuno,” kuzanika munye ngamunye wethu idlabuzane lokusebenza ngentshiseko ekuvuneni okukhulu kulakho konke osekuzaphela!​—Luk. 10:2.