Madvodza, Niyatitfoba Yini Kulobunhloko BaKhristu?
Madvodza, Niyatitfoba Yini Kulobunhloko BaKhristu?
“Inhloko yawo onkhe emadvodza nguKhristu.”—1 KHOR. 11:3.
1. Yini lekhombisa kutsi Jehova unguNkulunkulu lohlelekile?
INCWADZI yeSembulo 4:11, itsi “Ufanele wena, Nkulunkulu [Jehova] loyiNkhosi yetfu, kutsi wemukele bukhosi, neludvumo, nemandla, ngobe konkhe kwadalwa nguwe. Konkhe kwenteka ngentsandvo yakho kwadalwa ngayo.” Ngesizatfu sekutsi ungumdali wato tonkhe tintfo, Nkulunkulu Jehova unguMbusi weNdzawo Yonkhe futsi uneligunya kuyo yonkhe indalo. Bufakazi bekutsi Jehova ‘unguNkulunkulu longasiye wetiphitsiphitsi kodvwa longuNkulunkulu wekuthula,’ bubonakala endleleni lahlelembise ngayo umndeni wakhe lotingilosi.—1 Khor. 14:33; Isa. 6:1-3; Heb. 12:22, 23.
2, 3. (a) Ngubani loyindalo yekucala yaNkulunkulu? (b) Ngusiphi sikhundla leNdvodzana lelitubulo lenaso nasicatsaniswa nesaBabe wayo?
2 Ngembikwekuba kudalwe tonkhe tintfo, Nkulunkulu besavele aphile iminyaka leminyenti. Indalo yakhe yekucala kwaba sidalwa semoya lesatiwa ngekutsi ‘nguLivi’ ngobe abenguMkhulumeli waJehova. Tonkhe letinye tintfo tabakhona ngaloLivi. Ngemuva kwesikhatsi weta emhlabeni waba ngumuntfu lote sono futsi watiwa ngekutsi nguJesu Khristu.—Fundza Johane 1:1-3, 14.
3 ImiBhalo itsini ngesikhundla saNkulunkulu neseNdvodzana yakhe lelitubulo? Umphostoli Pawula waphefumulelwa kutsi abhale, atsi: “Kepha-ke ngitsandza kutsi nati kutsi, inhloko yawo onkhe emadvodza nguKhristu, nenhloko yemfati yindvodza, nenhloko yaKhristu nguNkulunkulu.” (1 Khor. 11:3) Inhloko yaKhristu nguBabe wakhe. Kuba yinhloko kanye nekutitfoba kutintfo letibalulekile kute kube nekuthula kanye nekuhleleka etidalweni taNkulunkulu. Ngisho naloyo tonkhe letinye tintfo letadalwa ngaye kufanele naye atitfobe kulobunhloko baNkulunkulu.—Khol. 1:16.
4, 5. Jesu wativa njani ngesikhundla sakhe nasicatsaniswa nesaJehova?
4 Jesu wativa njani ngekutitfoba kwakhe kulobunhloko baJehova nangekuta kwakhe emhlabeni? ImiBhalo itsi: “Awube kini lomcondvo lowawukuJesu Khristu, lowatsi anesimo saNkulunkulu, wangete washo kutsi kulingana naNkulunkulu kuyintfo yekunkonkoshelwa. Kepha watidzela, watsatsa simo senceku waba ngumuntfu njengatsi. Watsi atfolakale anjengemuntfu ngesimo, watitfoba walalela kwadzimate kwaba ngusekufeni, yebo ekufeni [elugodvweni lwekuhlushwa.]”—Fil. 2:5-8.
5 Ngato tonkhe tikhatsi Jesu abetitfoba entsandvweni yaBabe wakhe. Watsi: “Mine ngingeke ngitentele lutfo ngekwami; . . . kwehlulela kwami kulungile, ngobe angifuni yona intsandvo yami, kepha intsandvo yalowo longitfumile.” (Joh. 5:30) Waphindze watsi: “Sonkhe sikhatsi ngenta lokutsandzekako kuye.” (Joh. 8:29) Ngasekupheleni kwekuphila kwakhe emhlabeni, Jesu wathandaza kuBabe wakhe watsi: “Ngikudvumisile eveni ngekucedza umsebenti lowanginika wona kutsi ngiwente.” (Joh. 17:4) Kuyakhanya-ke kutsi Jesu abete inkinga ngekwemukela kutsi Nkulunkulu uyinhloko yakhe.
Kutitfoba KuBabe Kuyayizuzisa INdvodzana
6. Ngutiphi timfanelo letinhle Jesu abenato?
6 Ngalesikhatsi alapha emhlabeni, Jesu waveta timfanelo letinhle futsi letinyenti. Lenye yato bekulutsandvo lolukhulu ngaBabe wakhe. Watsi: “Babe ngiyamtsandza.” (Joh. 14:31) Waphindze wakhombisa kubatsandza nebantfu. (Fundza Matewu 22:35-40.) Jesu abenemusa futsi acabangela, abengentisi bantfu tintfo ngenkhani. Watsi: “Wotani kimi, nine nonkhe lenikhatsele nalenisindvwa yimitfwalo ngitaniphumuta. Bekani lijoko lami etikwenu, nifundze kimi, ngobe mine ngimnene, ngitfobekile ngenhlitiyo, khona niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu ngobe lijoko lami lilula, nemtfwalo wami awusindzi.” (Mat. 11:28-30) Bantfu labanjengetimvu, labancane nalabadzala, ikakhulukati labo labacindzetelekile, batfola indvudvuto lenkhulu ebuntfwini baJesu kanye nasemlayetweni wakhe locabulako.
7, 8. NgeMtsetfo waMosi, labasikati labophako bekumelwe bangentini, kodvwa Jesu wamphatsa njani lomsikati lobekopha?
7 Ase ucabange ngendlela Jesu abephatsa ngayo bantfu labasikati. Kuwo wonkhe umlandvo, emadvodza lamanyenti abesolo abaphatsa kabi bantfu labasikati. Bekunjalo nangebafundisi basendvulo ka-Israyeli, kodvwa Jesu abebahlonipha bantfu labasikati. Loku kubonaka endleleni laphatsa ngayo umfati lobekagule iminyaka lengu-12 anesifo sekopha. “Abesagule kakhulu” futsi imali yakhe seyicedvwe ngulabelaphako. Ngetulu kwayo yonkhe lemetamo yakhe “kugula kwaya embili.” NgekweMtsetfo waMosi, umuntfu lonjalo bekutsiwa ungcolile. Nobe ngabe ngubani lomtsintsako naye abengcola.—Lev. 15:19, 25.
8 Ngalesikhatsi lona lomsikati eva kutsi Jesu welapha tigulane kuleyondzawo, wavele washona khona. Nakefika watfola kunebantfu labanyenti, wase utsi: “Nangingamane nje ngitsintse ingubo yakhe, ngitawuphila.” Watsi nakatsintsa ingubo yaJesu, waphila bhoncu! ngaleso sikhatsi. Jesu wavele watibonela kutsi kukhona losatsintse ingubo yakhe. Nobe kunjalo, akamkhahlametanga. Lakwenta, kwaba kumbonisa umusa. Bekayati kahle indlela lomfati bekativa ngayo yonkhe leminyaka agula futsi alambele lusito. Ngeluvelo, Jesu washo naku kulona lomsikati: “Dvodzakati yami, kukholwa kwakho kukuphilisile. Hamba ngekuthula, uphile esifeni sakho.”—Mak. 5:25-34.
9. Wenta njani Jesu ngalesikhatsi bafundzi bakhe betama kuvimbela bantfwana kutsi bete kuye?
9 Ngisho nebantfwana bebativa basekhaya nabanaJesu. Ngalangalimbe, bantfu baletsa bantfwana kuJesu kodvwa bafundzi bakhe babakhuta kamatima banemcabango wekutsi Jesu akanendzaba nalabantfwana. Leyo kwakungesiyo indlela Jesu labetsatsa ngayo bantfwana. Kulandzisa kweliBhayibheli kusho naku: “Kodvwa watsi kube akubone loko Jesu, watfukutsela watsi kubo [bafundzi]: ‘Vumelani bantfwana bete kimi ningabavimbeli, ngobe umbuso waNkulunkulu walabanjalo.’” Waphindze “wabatsatsa labantfwana, wabagona, wabeka tandla etikwabo, wababusisa.” Jesu bebangamcansuli bantfwana kodvwa wabemukela ngaletimhlophe.—Mak. 10:13-16.
10. Jesu watitsatsa kuphi timfanelo latikhombisa nakasemhlabeni?
10 Watitsatsa kuphi Jesu timfanelo letinhle latikhombisa ngesikhatsi asemhlabeni? Ngesikhatsi asengakabi ngumuntfu waba neliso lelikhaliphile kuBabe wakhe losezulwini iminyakanyaka, afundza ngetindlela takhe. (Fundza Taga 8:22, 23, 30.) Ngesikhatsi asasezulwini, wabuka indlela Jehova latibonisa ngayo lutsandvo tidalwa takhe nakutiwa endzabeni yebunhloko futsi loko wakufaka emgodlagodleni wakhe. Abengakhona yini Jesu kwenta loko kube abengatitfobi? Jesu wakutsakasela kutitfoba kuBabe wakhe, futsi kwamletsela injabulo Jehova kuba neNdvodzana lenjalo. Nakasemhlabeni, Jesu wakhombisa ngalokuphelele timfanelo letimangalisako taBabe wakhe wasezulwini. Kulitfuba leliyingcayizivele kutitfoba kuKhristu loyiNkhosi lebekiwe yeMbuso wasezulwini.
Lingisa Timfanelo Letakhombiswa NguKhristu
11. (a) Kufanele sisebente matima silingisa bani? (b) Emadvodza kumelwe azabalaze alingisa Khristu ngasiphi sizatfu?
11 Bonkhe bantfu labasebandleni lebuKhristu, ikakhulukati emadvodza kufanele basebente matima kute balingise timfanelo taKhristu. Naku lokushiwo liBhayibheli ngalendzaba: “Inhloko yawo onkhe emadvodza nguKhristu.” Njengobe Khristu alingisa inhloko yakhe, lokunguNkulunkulu weliciniso, emadvodza langemaKhristu kumelwe asebente kamatima kute alingise inhloko yawo—Khristu. Nguloko lokwentiwa nguPawula nakagucukela enkholweni yebuKhristu. Wancenga lamanye emaKhristu watsi: “Hambani etinyatselweni tami, njengobe nami ngihamba etinyatselweni taKhristu.” (1 Khor. 11:1) Ngendlela lefananako, nemphostoli Phetro watsi: “Nabitelwa kona loko; ngobe Khristu naye wanihluphekela, wanishiyela sibonelo sekutsi nimlandzele etinyatselweni takhe.” (1 Phet. 2:21) Lesikhutsato sekutsi silingise Khristu sibalulekile emadvodzeni, nangalesinye sizatfu. Ngibo kuphela lababekwa njengalabadzala belibandla netinceku letisebentako. Akubutwa kutsi Jesu watfola injabulo ngekulingisa Jehova, nemadvodza langemaKhristu angayitfola nangabe alingisa Khristu netimfanelo takhe.
12, 13. Labadzala kumelwe batiphatse njani timvu labaphatsiswe tona?
12 Labadzala labasebandleni lebuKhristu bangephansi kwesibopho sekufundza kulingisa Khristu. Phetro wancenga emadvodza lamadzala nobe labadzala belibandla watsi: “Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu leniwuphetse, hhayi ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa ngenhlitiyo levumako njengobe Nkulunkulu atsandza kutsi nente, hhayi ngekunaka inkhokhelo nje, kodvwa ngenshisekelo yekukhonta. Ningatenti emakhosi etikwalabo lenibaphetse, kodvwa nibe tibonelo letinhle emhlambini leniwelusile.” (1 Phet. 5:1-3) Labadzala belibandla akukafanele babe bondlovukayiphikiswa, labangenandzaba nebantfu, labatentela matsandza, nobe bakhahlametane. Ekulingiseni kwabo Khristu, benta konkhe lokusemandleni kute bakhombise lutsandvo, kucabangela, kutfobeka, kanye nekuba nemusa ekuphatseni timvu labatibukile.
13 Labo labahola libandla ngemadvodza lanesono futsi kumelwe bahlale bakukhumbula loko. (Rom. 3:23) Kumelwe bahlale banelilukuluku lekufundza ngaJesu futsi balingise lutsandvo lwakhe. Kudzingeka bazindle ngendlela Nkulunkulu naKhristu labaphatsa ngayo bantfu, bawe bavuka babalingisa. Phetro usikhutsata atsi: “Nonkhe yembatsani kutfobeka, nitfobelane, ngobe: ‘Nkulunkulu umelana nalabatigcabhako, kodvwa labatfobekile ubapha umusa.’”—1 Phet. 5:5.
14. Kukhombisa ludvumo kwalabadzala belibandla kufanele kuhambe lukhalo lolungakanani?
14 Kusidzingo kutsi emadvodza labekiwe avete timfanelo letinhle nakasebentelana nemhlambi waNkulunkulu. Naku lokushiwo ngumbhalo waRoma 12:10: “Tsandzanani ngelutsandvo lwebuzalwane, nijakiselane ngekuhloniphana.” Labadzala belibandla netinceku letisebentako babakhombisa inhlonipho labanye. Njengobe kulindzelekile, lamadvodza kufanele ‘angenti lutfo ngembango nangeludvumo lwelive, kepha ngekutfobeka ashaye kungatsi labanye bakhulu kuwo.’ (Fil. 2:3) Labo labaholako kumelwe baphatse labanye shengatsi bakhulu kunabo. Ngekwenta kanjalo, emadvodza labekiwe atawube alalela seluleko saPawula lesitsi: “Tsine lesicinile ekukholweni kufanele sitfwalisane nalababutsakatsaka ekwehlulekeni kwabo, singatijabulisi tsine. Ngako-ke, akube ngulowo ajabulise makhelwane wakhe, khona atekwakheka. Ngobe naKhristu akatijabulisanga yena.”—Rom. 15:1-3.
‘Kubonisa Bafati Ludvumo’
15. Emadvodza kufanele abaphatse njani bafati bawo?
15 Nyalo ase ucabange ngeseluleko saPhetro lesiya emadvodzeni lashadile. Wabhala: “Nani madvodza, hlalisanani kahle nebafati benu, nati kutsi umuntfu lomsikati unjengesitja lesibutsakatsaka; [nibabonise ludvumo.]” (1 Phet. 3:7) Kubonisa umuntfu lotsite ludvumo kusho kumbeka esigabeni lesisetulu. Nangabe wenta njalo kumfati wakho, utawukwati kucabangela imibono yakhe, tidzingo nchanti kanye netintfo letingakabaluleki kangako latifunako, futsi ungativuma ngaphandle nangabe unetizatfu leticinile letikwenta ungahambisani naloko lakushoko. Nguleyo kanye indlela indvodza lokufanele imphatse ngayo umfati wayo
16. Ngusiphi secwayiso liVi laNkulunkulu lelisinika emadvodza mayelana nekubonisa ludvumo bafati bawo?
16 Nakatjela emadvodza kutsi abonise bafati bawo ludvumo, Phetro wengeta nasi secwayiso: “Khona ingetiwuvimbeleka imithandazo yenu.” (1 Phet. 3:7) Loku kukhombisa ngalokusebaleni kutsi Jehova uyitsatsa ngalokubalulekile indlela indvodza lemphatsa ngayo umfati wayo. Kwehluleka kwendvodza kubonisa umfati wayo ludvumo, kungaphumela ekutseni imithandazo yayo ivimbeleke. Ngetulu kwaloko, bafati abajabuli yini ngalesikhatsi baboniswa ludvumo ngemadvodza abo?
17. Indvodza kufanele imtsandze ngelizinga lelingakanani umfati wayo?
17 Endzabeni yekutsandza umfati wakho, liVi laNkulunkulu liyeluleka: “Emadvodza kufanele atsandze bafati bawo, njengobe atsandza imitimba yawo. . . . Phela kute umuntfu lowake watondza umtimba wakhe, kepha uyawondla, awunakekele, njengobe naKhristu enta ebandleni . . . Akube ngulowo nalowo atsandze umkakhe, njengobe atitsandza yena.” (Ef. 5:28, 29, 33) Emadvodza kufanele abatsandze ngelizinga lelingakanani bafati bawo? Pawula wabhala: ‘Madvodza, [chubekani] nitsandza bafati benu, njengobe naKhristu alitsandza libandla. Wanikela ngekuphila kwakhe ngenca yalo.’ (Ef. 5:25) Yebo, indvodza kufanele ibe nesifiso sekunikela ngisho nangekuphila kwayo ngenca nje yemfati wayo, njengobe naKhristu enta kubafundzi bakhe. Nangabe indvodza lengumKhristu iphatsa umfati wayo ngelutsandvo, ngekumcabangela, ngekumnaka kanye nekungatigodli, kuba melula ngemfati wayo kutsi atitfobe kulobunhloko bayo.
18. Nguluphi lusito emadvodza laniketwa lona ekwenteni umsebenti losemahlombe awo emshadweni?
18 Kubonisa ludvumo ngalendlela kuyintfo lelukhuni yini ngemadvodza kutsi ayente? Cha, Jehova angeke awatjele kutsi ente lokungetulu kwemandla awo. Ngetulu kwaloko, tikhonti taJehova titfola umoya wakhe longcwele. Jesu watsi: ‘Nome ningakalungi kodvwa niyakwati kupha bantfwabenu tintfo letinhle, kakhulu kangakanani-ke, Babe losezulwini uyawubanika umoya longcwele labo labamcelako.’ (Luk. 11:13) Emithandazweni yawo, emadvodza angacela kutsi ngemoya wakhe longcwele Jehova awasite ekusebentelaneni nalabanye, lokufaka ekhatsi ngisho nebafati bawo.—Fundza Imisebenti 5:32.
19. Sitawucoca ngani esihlokweni lesilandzelako?
19 Ecinisweni, emadvodza anemsebenti lomkhulu losemahlombe awo wekufundza kutitfoba kuKhristu futsi alingise bunhloko bakhe. Kodvwa kutsiwani ngebantfu labasikati, ikakhulukati bafati? Sihloko lesilandzelako sitawucoca ngekutsi bafati kufanele bayitsatse njani indzima yabo eluhlelweni lwaJehova.
Usakhumbula Yini?
• Ngutiphi timfanelo taJesu lokufanele sitilingise?
• Labadzala ebandleni kufanele batiphatse njani timvu?
• Indvodza kufanele imphatse njani umfati wayo?
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