1, 2. Yini babonisi betigodzi labayinakile emabandleni lamanyenti?

UMBONISI wesigodzi besekatawephetsa umhlangano labenawo nemadvodza lamadzala. Njengobe abuka labazalwane labasebenta ngekutimisela, wativa abatsandza kakhulu, futsi labanye babo besebakhule kangangekutsi bangaba boyise. Nobe kunjalo bekunalokutsite lokubalulekile lobekumkhatsata. Wababuta watsi: “Bazalwane, yini leniyentile kuze niceceshe labanye kute banakekele imitfwalo yelibandla?” Labazalwane bebati kutsi ekuhambeleni kwakhe lokwendlulile, lombonisi wesigodzi bekabakhutsate kutsi bacitse sikhatsi lesinyenti bacecesha labanye. Ekugcineni lomunye lomdzala wavuma watsi: “Kuncane kakhulu lesikwentile.” Bonkhe bavumelana naye.

² Nangabe ungulomdzala welibandla, kungenteka nawe utiva ngendlela lefanako. Babonisi betigodzi banakile kutsi labadzala labanyenti badzinga kucitsa sikhatsi bacecesha bazalwane labasebasha nalasebakhulile kute basite  ekunakekeleni libandla. Kodvwa loku kungaba matima kakhulu. Kungani kunjalo?

3. (a) LiBhayibheli likhombisa njani kutsi kubalulekile kucecesha labanye, futsi kungani kufanele sonkhe sikunake loko? (Fundza umbhalo longentansi.) (b) Kungani kungase kube matima ngalabanye labadzala kucecesha labanye?

³ Njengobe ungulomdzala, uyati kutsi kubalulekile kucitsa sikhatsi ucecesha bazalwane. * (Fundza umbhalo longentansi.) Uyati kutsi kudzingeka bazalwane labanyenti kute bacinise emabandla nyalo futsi basite emabandla lamasha esikhatsini lesitako. (Fundza Isaya 60:22.) LiBhayibheli litsi kufanele ‘nifundzise labanye.’ (Fundza 2 Thimothi 2:2.) Kodvwa kungaba matima kutinika sikhatsi sekwenta njalo. Kufanele unakekele umndeni wakho futsi wente nemsebenti wekutiphilisa. Kufanele uphindze unakekele tidzingo telibandla kanye naletinye tindzaba letibalulekile. Njengobe kukunyenti lokufanele kwentiwe, asesicoce ngekutsi kungani kubaluleke kakhulu kutinika sikhatsi sekucecesha labanye.

4. Ngalesinye sikhatsi, kungani labadzala bephuta kucecesha bazalwane?

⁴ Kungani kungaba matima kucitsa sikhatsi ucecesha bazalwane ebandleni? Labanye bangatsi: ‘Letinye tindzaba telibandla tiphutfuma kakhulu futsi kufanele tinakwe ngekushesha. Nangabe ngingabaceceshi nyalo labanye, libandla ngeke lilimale.’ Kodvwa kuliciniso yini loko? Letinye tindzaba tidzinga kunakwa ngekushesha. Nanobe kunjalo, nangabe nephuta kucecesha bazalwane, ningalilimata libandla.

5, 6. Yini lesingayifundza esibonelweni semshayeli nasendleleni lanakekela ngayo imoto yakhe? Loku singakucatsanisa njani nekuceceshwa lokwentiwa ebandleni?

⁵ Cabanga nganasi sibonelo. Kuze imoto ihlale iphilile, umshayeli uyati kutsi kudzingeka ahle ashintja oyili. Nanobe kunjalo, kungenteka acabange kutsi kubaluleke kakhulu kwetsa phethiloli ngobe ngaphandle kwawo lemoto ngeke ihambe. Angacabanga kutsi nangabe amatasatasa, angabuye awushintje oyili ngobe lemoto isengakhona kuchubeka ihamba. Kodvwa loko kungaba yingoti. Nangabe umshayeli angawushintji oyili nakunesidzingo sekwenta njalo, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi lemoto ingagcine seyifile. Ekugcineni, kutawudzingeka acitse sikhatsi kanye nemali lenyenti ayilungisa. Sifundzani kuloku?

⁶ Labadzala kufanele batinakekele ngekushesha tindzaba letibalulekile. Nabangenti njalo, libandla litawulimala. Njengalomshayeli lokufanele ahlale etsa phethiloli emotweni yakhe, labadzala kufanele ‘baciniseke ngetintfo letibaluleke kakhulu.’ (Filiphi 1:10) Kodvwa labanye labadzala bangaba matasa ngetintfo letibalulekile bagcine sebete sikhatsi sekucecesha labanye. Loku kungaba njengekungametsi oyili emotweni. Nangabe labadzala bephuta kucecesha bazalwane, ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi libandla lingagcine selite bazalwane labaceceshekile labangakhona kwenta imisebenti yelibandla.

7. Kufanele sibatsatse njani labadzala labatinika sikhatsi sekucecesha labanye?

⁷ Ngako ungacali ucabange kutsi kucecesha labanye akukabaluleki. Labadzala  labanendzaba nelikusasa lelibandla futsi labatinika sikhatsi sekucecesha labanye, batinceku letihlakaniphile naletilusito kubazalwane nabodzadzewabo. (Fundza 1 Phetro 4:10.) Libandla lisitakala njani?

8. (a) Labadzala banatiphi tizatfu tekucecesha labanye? (b) Labadzala labakhonta lapho kunesidzingo lesikhulu khona banamuphi umtfwalo lophutfumako? (Fundza libhokisi lelitsi “ Umsebenti Lophutfumako.”)

⁸ Ngisho nalabadzala labanalokuhlangenwe nako kufanele batfobeke futsi bacondze kutsi njengobe bakhula, ngeke basakhona kwenta loko bebakhona kukwenta. (Mikha 6:8) Labadzala kufanele bati nekutsi “sikhatsi nematfuba” labangakawalindzeli angenta kube matima ngabo kunakekela imitfwalo letsite. (Umshumayeli 9:11, 12; Jakobe 4:13, 14) Ngesizatfu sekutsi bayabatsandza bantfu baJehova futsi bayabanakekela, labadzala basebenta ngekutimisela ekufundziseni bazalwane labasebasha loko labakufundze eminyakeni leyendlulile.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 71:17, 18.

9. Yini letawenteka esikhatsini lesitako leyenta kutsi kubaluleke kucecesha labanye?

⁹ Labadzala labacecesha labanye baphindze babe lusito ngobe umsebenti labawentako ucinisa libandla. Lokucecesha kwenta bazalwane labanyenti bakulungele kusita libandla kutsi lihlale linebunye futsi letsembeke kuNkulunkulu. Loku kubalulekile kulamalanga ekugcina futsi kutawubaluleka kakhulu ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu lokuseta. (Hezekeli 38:10-12; Mikha 5:5, 6) Ngako-ke, nine labadzala labatsandzekako, kusukela lamuhla tinikeni sikhatsi sekucecesha labanye.

10. Kute lomdzala abe nesikhatsi sekucecesha labanye, yini lokungadzingeka ayente?

¹⁰ Siyacondza kutsi tinyenti tintfo lenimatasa ngato ngobe ninakekela  tindzaba letibalulekile telibandla. Ngako-ke kungadzingeka kutsi lesinye sikhatsi lenisicitsa ninakekela lemisebenti yelibandla nisisebentisele kucecesha labanye. (Umshumayeli 3:1) Kwenta njalo kuyindlela lekahle yekusebentisa sikhatsi futsi kungalisita libandla esikhatsini lesitako.

11. (a) Yini lephawulekako ngeteluleko letimayelana nekucecesha letashiwo ngulabadzala labasuka etindzaweni letehlukene? (b) Njengobe kusho Taga 15:22, kungani kubalulekile kucoca ngeteluleko letashiwo ngulabanye labadzala?

¹¹ Labanye labadzala labaphumelele ekucecesheni bazalwane kutsi banakekele imitfwalo leminyenti yelibandla, basandza nje kubutwa kutsi basitwe yini. * (Fundza umbhalo longentansi.) Nanobe timo talamadvodza tingafani, kodvwa seluleko lasisho siyafana. Kukhombisani loku? Kukhombisa kutsi kucecesha lokusekelwe eBhayibhelini kulusito kubafundzi “kuwo onkhe emabandla lakuto tonkhe tindzawo.” (1 Khorinte 4:17) Ngako-ke kulesihloko nakuleso lesilandzelako, sitawucoca ngaletinye teluleko letashiwo ngulamadvodza lamadzala. (Taga 15:22) Labo labaceceshako sitababita ngekutsi bafundzisi futsi labo labaceceshwako sitababita ngekutsi bafundzi.

12. Yini umfundzisi lokufanele acale ayente futsi leni?

¹² Umfundzisi kufanele acale ngekulungisa inhlitiyo yemfundzi. Kungani loko kubalulekile? Njengobe nemlimi kudzingeka alungise umhlaba ngaphambi kwekutsi ahlanyele, nemfundzisi kudzingeka alungise inhlitiyo yemfundzi ngaphambi kwekutsi amfundzise emakhono lamasha. Ngako umfundzisi angayilungisa njani inhlitiyo yemfundzi kuze akhone kumcecesha? Angalingisa sibonelo semphrofethi Samuweli, lobekangumfundzisi wasendvulo lonelikhono.

13-15. (a) Yini Jehova latsi Samuweli akayente? (b) Samuweli wamsita njani Sawula kutsi alungele sabelo sakhe lesisha? (Buka sitfombe lesisekucaleni kwalesihloko.) (c) Kungani lendzaba leseBhayibhelini lemayelana naSamuweli ilusito kulabadzala lamuhla?

¹³ Ngalelinye lilanga eminyakeni lengetulu kwa-3 000 leyendlulile, Jehova watjela umphrofethi Samuweli watsi: “Kusasa ngaso lesikhatsi ngitakutfumelela indvodza lephuma eveni lakaBhenjamini. Uboyigcoba ibe ngumholi etikwesive sami sema-Israyeli.” (1 Samuweli 9:15, 16) Samuweli wacondza kutsi abengeke asasihola sive sema-Israyeli nekutsi Jehova abefuna agcobe umholi lomusha. Ngako kuze ente lomholi asilungele sabelo sakhe lesisha, Samuweli wenta lisu lelitsite.

¹⁴ Ngelilanga lelilandzelako Samuweli wahlangana naSawula, futsi Jehova watjela lomphrofethi watsi: “Nangu-ke lomuntfu.” Ngaso leso sikhatsi, Samuweli wenta loko lebekahlele kukwenta. Wakha litfuba lelihle kute akhone kukhuluma naSawula. Samuweli wamemela Sawula nenceku yakhe edzilini, wabahlalisa etitulweni letisembili futsi wabanika emacatsa lanonile. Samuweli watsi: “Kudle [lokudla], ngobe bekubekelwe wena macondzana nalomsebenti.” Nabacedza kudla, Samuweli wamemela Sawula endlini yakhe. Njengobe bahamba, bebacoca kamnandzi. Nabefika endlini yaSamuweli, bakhuphukela eluphahleni lwendlu futsi Samuweli “wakhuluma naSawula asendlini yakhe lesetulu” kwaze kwefika sikhatsi sekulala.  Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, Samuweli wagcoba Sawula, wamanga futsi wamnika naleminye imiyalo. Ngemuva kwaloko, Sawula wahamba sekakulungele loko lebekutawenteka.—1 Samuweli 9:17-27; 10:1.

¹⁵ Samuweli wagcoba Sawula kutsi abe ngumholi wesive. Kuliciniso kutsi loku kwehluke kakhulu ekucecesheni umzalwane kutsi abe ngulomdzala nobe abe yinceku lesebentako ebandleni. Nobe kunjalo, labadzala bangafundza tifundvo letinyenti letibalulekile endleleni Samuweli lalungisa ngayo inhlitiyo yaSawula. Asesicoce ngaletimbili tato.

16. (a) Samuweli wativa njani ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli acela inkhosi? (b) Yini Samuweli layenta ngesikhatsi Jehova atsi akagcobe Sawula?

¹⁶ Bani nesifiso sekusita futsi ungangabati. Ngesikhatsi Samuweli eva kwekucala kutsi ema-Israyeli afuna kubuswa ngumuntfu, weva buhlungu futsi wativa alahliwe. (1 Samuweli 8:4-8) Ngenca yekutsi Samuweli bekangafuni kuwabekela inkhosi, kwadzingeka kutsi Jehova amtjele emahlandla lamatsatfu kutsi akalalele labantfu. (1 Samuweli 8:7, 9, 22) Nanobe Samuweli abetiva ngalendlela, akazange abe nemona nome ayitfukutselele lendvodza lebeyitawutsatsa sikhundla sakhe sekuba ngumholi. Ngesikhatsi Jehova atsi akagcobe Sawula, Samuweli akazange angabate. Walalela ngekutitsandzela, hhayi ngobe bekufanele ente njalo, kodvwa ngesizatfu sekutsi bekatsandza Jehova.

17. Labadzala basilingisa njani sibonelo saSamuweli lamuhla, futsi loko kubaletsela yiphi injabulo?

¹⁷ Lamuhla, banyenti labadzala labanalokuhlangenwe nako labalingise sibonelo saSamuweli futsi bacecesha labanye ngelutsandvo. (1 Phetro 5:2) Labazalwane labadzala labanemusa banesifiso sekufundzisa labanye futsi bete inkinga nekunika bafundzi lamanye emalungelo abo ebandleni. Kunaloko, batsatsa labazalwane njengalabaligugu ‘nalabatisebenti letikanye nabo’ labangabasita kutsi banakekele tidzingo telibandla. (2 Khorinte 1:24; Hebheru 13:16) Lamadvodza lamadzala lete bugovu ayajabula nawabona bafundzi basebentisa emakhono abo  ekusiteni bantfu baJehova.—Imisebenti 20:35.

18, 19. Lomdzala angayilungisa njani inhlitiyo yemfundzi kute amceceshe, futsi kubaluleke ngani loko?

¹⁸ Bani ngumngani, ungabi ngumfundzisi nje kuphela. Ngesikhatsi Samuweli ahlangana naSawula, abengamgcoba ngekushesha kutsi abe yinkhosi ngekutsi atsele emafutsa enhloko yakhe. Lenkhosi lensha beyitawube seyigcotjiwe kodvwa beyitawube ingakakulungeli kuhola bantfu baNkulunkulu. Ngako Samuweli watinika sikhatsi sekulungisa inhlitiyo yaSawula kute alungele sabelo sakhe lesisha. Ngaphambi kwekutsi amgcobe, badla ndzawonye, belula tinyawo, bacoca sikhatsi lesidze futsi baphumula. Samuweli walindza kwaze kwaba sikhatsi lesikahle sekugcoba lenkhosi lensha.

¹⁹ Ngendlela lefanako, ngaphambi kwekutsi lomdzala aceceshe umzalwane, kufanele ente konkhe lokusemandleni kute abe ngumngani wakhe. Loko lomdzala lakwentako kute ente umfundzi ative akhululekile kutawehluka kuye ngetimo nemasiko endzawo. Ngisho nobe uhlala kuphi, nangabe utsatsa sikhatsi lesitsite eluhlelweni lwakho lolumatasatasa kute ube nemfundzi, lomfundzi utawubona kutsi ubalulekile kuwe. (Fundza Roma 12:10.) Kuyacaca kutsi bafundzi batawujabula kakhulu njengobe ubanakekela ngelutsandvo futsi ubanika sikhatsi sakho.

20, 21. (a) Ungamchaza njani umfundzisi lophumelelako? (b) Sitawucoca ngani esihlokweni lesilandzelako?

²⁰ Kuliciniso kutsi umfundzisi lophumelelako uyakutsandza kucecesha labanye. Kodvwa kufanele amtsandze lomuntfu lamceceshako. (Catsanisa naJohane 5:20.) Kungani kubalulekile kwenta njalo? Kungobe umfundzi nakabona kutsi umkhatsalela mbamba, utawuba nesifiso sekufundza kuwe. Ngako-ke, nine labadzala kufanele nitimisele kungabi bafundzisi nje kuphela kodvwa futsi nibe bangani labakahle.—Taga 17:17; Johane 15:15.

²¹ Ngemuva kwekulungisa inhlitiyo yemfundzi, lomdzala angacala kumcecesha. Angamcecesha njani? Loko sitawucoca ngako esihlokweni lesilandzelako.