Nawubona umuntfu kwekucala, uvame kumbuta kutsi: “Ungubani ligama lakho?” Nakungatsiwa ubuta Nkulunkulu loyombuto, angaphendvula atsini?

“NginguJehova. Lelo libito lami.”​—Isaya 42:8.

Leligama libalulekile kuNkulunkulu lucobo lwakhe. Kute lowetsa Nkulunkulu leligama, kodvwa watetsa yena. Jehova wamemetela watsi: “Leli libito lami kuze kube phakadze futsi ngitawukhunjulwa ngalo kuto tonkhe titukulwane.” (Eksodusi 3:15) EBhayibhelini, ligama laNkulunkulu livela kanyenti kwendlula ticu takhe njengaletitsi; Somandla, Babe, Nkhosi, nobe Nkulunkulu, futsi livela kanyenti kwendlula emagama ebantfu lavela eBhayibhelini njengalatsi, Abrahama, Mosi, Davide kanye nalelitsi Jesu. Ngetulu kwaloko, kuyintsandvo yaJehova kutsi silati ligama lakhe. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Shengatsi bantfu bangati kutsi libito lakho nguJehova, nekutsi nguwe wedvwa Losetikwako Konkhe emhlabeni wonkhe.”​—Tihlabelelo 83:18.

Leligama libalulekile kuJesu. Emthantazweni lowatiwa kakhulu ngekutsi nguBabe Wetfu Losezulwini nobe uMthantazo weNkhosi, Jesu wafundzisa balandzeli bakhe kutsi bancuse kuNkulunkulu ngalamavi latsi: “Alingcweliswe libito lakho.” (Matewu 6:9) NaJesu wathantaza kuNkulunkulu watsi: “Babe, khatimulisa libito lakho.” (Johane 12:28) Jesu wakwenta umgomo kukhatimulisa libito laNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwakhe, futsi kungaleso sizatfu athantaza watsi: “Ngibafundzisile ngelibito lakho, futsi ngitawuchubeka ngibafundzisa ngalo.”​—Johane 17:26.

Leligama libalulekile kubantfu labamatiko Nkulunkulu. Bantfu baNkulunkulu esikhatsini lesendlulile bebati kutsi kuvikeleka nekusindziswa kwabo bekuhlobene  neligama laNkulunkulu, lokuligama lakhe kuphela. “Libito laJehova lingumbhoshongo locinile. Umuntfu lolungile ubalekela kulo futsi avikeleke.” (Taga 18:10) “Wonkhe umuntfu lobita libito laJehova utawusindziswa.” (Joweli 2:32) LiBhayibheli likhombisa kutsi ligama laNkulunkulu litawuveta umehluko emkhatsini webantfu labamkhontako nalabangamkhonti. “Nguleso naleso sive sitawuhlonipha nkulunkulu waso, Kodvwa tsine sitawuhlonipha Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu kuze kube phakadze.”​—Mikha 4:5; Imisebenti 15:14.

Leligama lichaza Nkulunkulu ngendlela lekhetsekile. Tati letinyenti tiphetsa ngekutsi ligama lelitsi Jehova lisho kutsi “Ubangela Kutsi Kube Khona.” Jehova wasinika inchazelo yelibito lakhe ngalamavi lawatjela Mosi latsi: “Ngitawuba Nguloko Lengifuna Kuba Ngiko.” (Eksodusi 3:14) Ligama laNkulunkulu aligcini nje ngekusitjela indzima yakhe yekuba nguMdali lobangela kutsi tonkhe tintfo tibe khona, kodvwa liveta nekutsi yena lucobo lwakhe kanye nendalo yakhe bangaba ngunobe yini ledzingekako kute afeze injongo yakhe. Kuyavunywa kutsi ticu taNkulunkulu tichaza sigaba sakhe, ligunya lakhe, nobe emandla akhe, kodvwa ligama lakhe kuphela, lelitsi Jehova, lelimelela konkhe loko langiko naloko langabangiko.

Leligama liveta kutsi Nkulunkulu uyasitsandza. Inchazelo yeligama laNkulunkulu isho kutsi uyayitsandza indalo yakhe lefaka ekhatsi natsi. Ngetulu kwaloko, Nkulunkulu usitjele ligama lakhe ngobe ufuna kutsi simati. Liciniso kutsi, nguye lowatsatsa sinyatselo kucala sekusitjela ligama lakhe. Kuyacaca-ke kutsi Nkulunkulu akafuni simtsatse njengankulunkulu longacondzakali nalokhashane, kodvwa ufuna simtsatse njengeMuntfu lesingasondzelana naye.​—Tihlabelelo 73:28.

Kusebentisa ligama laNkulunkulu kusho kutsi siyamtsandza. Nasi sibonelo, ungase ucele umuntfu lofisa abe ngumngani wakho kutsi akubite ngeligama lakho. Ungaphatseka njani nangabe loyo muntfu angafuni kukubita ngeligama lakho? Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi ungatibuta kutsi lomuntfu uyafuna yini kuba ngumngani wakho. Kuyafana nangaNkulunkulu. Jehova utjele bantfu ligama lakhe futsi usikhutsata kutsi silisebentise. Nasilisebentisa sisuke sikhombisa kutsi sifuna kusondzelana naye. Kuyacaca-ke, kutsi yini leyenta abanake ‘labo labahlale bacabangisisa [nobe ‘labazindla,’ umbhalo longentasi] ngelibito lakhe’!​—Malakhi 3:16.

Kwati ligama laNkulunkulu kusinyatselo sekucala lesibalulekile sekumati, kodvwa akukafaneli sigcine lapho. Kufanele simati kahle uMnikati walelogama. Kufanele sifundze kutsi ungumuntfu lonjani.