UJesu wathi wonke umuntu ofuna ukuba ngumKhristu kumele abhabhathizwe. (Bala uMathewu 28:19, 20.) Kutshoni ukubhabhathizwa? Kumele wenzeni nxa ufuna ukubhabhathizwa?

1. Kutshoni ukubhabhathizwa?

Ibala lesiGrikhi elithi “ukubhabhathizwa” litsho “ukucwiliswa” emanzini. UJesu wathi ebhabhathizwa wacwiliswa emfuleni uJodani ‘wasephuma.’ (UMakho 1:9, 10) AmaKhristu eqiniso lawo ayacwiliswa emanzini nxa ebhabhathizwa.

2. Ukubhabhathizwa kutshengisani?

Ukubhabhathizwa kutshengisa ukuthi umuntu usezinikele kuJehova uNkulunkulu. Kodwa kutshoni ukuzinikela? Kutsho ukukhuleka kuJehova umthembisa ukuthi uzakwenza intando yakhe lokuthi uzakhonza yena yedwa okwempilo yakho yonke. Umuntu ozinikela kuNkulunkulu uyabe ekhetha ‘ukuzidela lokuqhubeka elandela’ izimfundiso zikaJesu futhi emlingisela. (UMathewu 16:24) Ukuzinikela lokubhabhathizwa kwakhe kumenza abe ngumngane kaJehova futhi athole labangane abathanda uJehova.

3. Kumele wenzeni nxa ufuna ukubhabhathizwa?

Kuqakathekile ukuthi uqale ufunde ngoJehova futhi ube lokholo kuye ungakabhabhathizwa. (Bala uHebheru 11:6.) Ukuqhubeka ufunda ngoJehova kuzakwenza umthande futhi lokholo lwakho luzaqina. Kuzakwenza ube lesifiso sokutshela abanye ngaye njalo uzimisele ukuphila ngendlela emthokozisayo. (2 KuThimothi 4:2; 1 UJohane 5:3) Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi nxa ungaziphatha ‘ngendlela efaneleyo phambi kukaJehova ukuze umthokozise kukho konke,’ uzakuba lesifiso sokuzinikela kuye lesokubhabhathizwa.—KwabaseKholose 1:9, 10. a

 GEBHA UJULE

4. Ukubhabhathizwa kukaJesu kusifundisani?

Bala uMathewu 3:13-17 ukuze ubone okwenzakala ngesikhathi uJesu ebhabhathizwa. Ngemva kwalokho xoxani ngemibuzo le:

• UJesu wabhabhathizwa elusane yini?

• Wabhabhathizwa njani? Wafafazwa ngamanzi yini?

UJesu waqalisa ukwenza umsebenzi ayewuthunywe nguNkulunkulu esebhabhathiziwe. Bala uLukha 3:21-23 loJohane 6:38 beselixoxa ngombuzo olandelayo:

• UJesu wayeseqakathekisa wuphi umsebenzi ngemva kokubhabhathizwa?

5. Ungesabeli khatshana ukubhabhathizwa

Ukuzinikela lokubhabhathizwa kungakhanya kuyinto eyethusayo. Kodwa nxa ungaqhubeka ufunda ngoNkulunkulu uzakunqoba ukwesaba ubusubhabhathizwa. Bukelani IVIDIYO lizwe okwanceda abanye ukuthi bacine sebebhabhathiziwe.

Bala uJohane 17:3 loJakhobe 1:5 beselixoxa ngombuzo lo:

• Kuyini okumele ukwenze ukuze ubhabhathizwe?

1. Sizinikela kuJehova ngokukhuleka kuye simthembisa ukuthi sizakwenza intando yakhe njalo sikhonze yena yedwa okwempilo yethu yonke

2. Nxa sibhabhathizwa siyabe sitshengisa abanye ukuthi sesizinikele kuNkulunkulu

 6. Ukubhabhathizwa kwenza ube lilunga lemuli kaJehova

Nxa ungabhabhathizwa uba lilunga lemuli emanyeneyo esemhlabeni wonke. Bonke oFakazi bakaJehova bakholwa izinto ezifananayo futhi baziphatha ngendlela efananayo kungelani lokuthi bahlala ngaphi lokuthi bakhuliswe njani. Bala uJakhobe 2:23 lo-1 Phetro 2:17 beselixoxa ngombuzo olandelayo:

• Ukubhabhathizwa kunceda ngani?

 ISIFINQO

UJesu wathi wonke umuntu ofuna ukuba ngumKhristu kumele abhabhathizwe. Ukuze umuntu abhabhathizwe kumele afunde ngoJehova njalo abe lokholo oluqinileyo. Kumele azimisele ukuphila ngendlela emthokozisayo futhi azinikele kuye.

Ufundeni?

• Kutshoni ukubhabhathizwa njalo kungani kuqakathekile?

• Kutshoni ukuzinikela? Ukubhabhathizwa kutshengisani?

• Kumele wenzeni nxa ufuna ukubhabhathizwa?