Bafati, Kungani Kufanele Nititfobe Kulabo Labatinhloko Tenu?
Bafati, Kungani Kufanele Nititfobe Kulabo Labatinhloko Tenu?
“Nenhloko yemfati yindvodza.”—1 KHOR. 11:3.
1, 2. (a) Umphostoli Pawula wabhala kutsini ngeluhlelo lwaNkulunkulu lwebunhloko nekutitfoba? (b) Shano imibuto lesitayidzingidza kulesihloko.
JEHOVA wente luhlelo loluhle lakhuluma ngalo umphostoli Pawula, watsi: “Inhloko yawo onkhe emadvodza nguKhristu, nenhloko yaKhristu nguNkulunkulu.” (1 Khor. 11:3) Sihloko lesingembi kwalesi sichaze kutsi Jesu wakutsatsa njengentfo lebalulekile naleletsa injabulo kutitfoba kuloyo loyinhloko yakhe, lokunguNkulunkulu Jehova. Nemadvodza anaKhristu loyiNhloko yawo. Khristu bekanemusa, abacabangela labanye, aneluvelo futsi angatigodli kubantfu. Emadvodza kumelwe ente njengaKhristu kubantfu, ikakhulu kubafati bawo.
2 Kutsiwani ke, ngebafati? Ngubani loyinhloko yabo? Umphostoli Pawula wabhala: “Nenhloko yemfati yindvodza.” Bafati kumelwe bayitsatse njani lenkhulumo lephefumulelwe? Lenkulumo yekutitfoba kuloyinhloko kuwe iyasebenta yini nalapho umfati anendvodza lengasiyo umKhristu? Kutitfoba emadvodzeni kwebafati kusho kutitsela kwabo ngalabandzako yini ngalesikhatsi kufanele kutsatfwe tincumo ekhaya? Umfati utitfolela njani ludvumo?
“Ngitamentela Umsiti Lonjengaye”
3, 4. Kungani luhlelo lwebunhloko lunenzuzo emshadweni?
3 Luhlelo lebunhloko, luhlelo lolwasungulwa nguNkulunkulu. Ngemuva kwekudala Adamu, Nkulunkulu Jehova wase utsi: “Akukuhle kutsi umuntfu ahlale yedvwana. Ngitamentela umsiti lolungele yena.” Ngemuva kwekudalwa kwa-Eva, tihlatsi tavakashela tindlebe ku-Adamu ngekutfola umngani nemsiti latsi ngaye: “Lona-ke sewulitsambo lematsambo ami nenyama yenyama yami.” (Gen. 2:18-24) Bo-Adamu na-Eva bebaneliphupho lelinhle lekuba batali bebantfu bonkhe labete sono, labebatawuphila phakadze ngenjabulo emhlabeni wonkhe lolipharadisi.
4 Ngesizatfu sekuhlubuka kuNkulunkulu kwebatali betfu bekucala, bo-Adamu na-Eva, indzawo lenganasici lebekuyinsimi yase-Edeni yalahleka. (Fundza Roma 5:12.) Luhlelo lwekutsi kube nebunhloko alutsikametekanga. Nangabe lusetjentiswa kahle, luletsa inzuzo lenkhulu emshadweni. Umphumela lomuhle wekutitfoba kuloyo loyinhloko wabonakala endleleni Jesu lativa ngayo ekutitfobeni kuloyo loyiNhloko yakhe, Jehova. Ngesikhatsi asengaketi emhlabeni, Jesu ‘abenentfokoto lenkhulu onkhe emalanga [embikwaJehova.]’ (Taga 8:30) Ngesizatfu sekutsi sekanesono, emadvodza akakhoni kuba tinhloko letingenamaphutsa, njengobe nebafati behluleka kukhombisa kutitfoba ngalokuphelele. Nangabe emadvodza nebafati bazabalaza ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ekuhlonipheni bunhloko, umphumela uba ngumshado loletsa injabulo kulesikhatsi lesiphila kuso.
5. Kungasiphi sizatfu bantfu labashadile basifaka enhlitiyweni seluleko lesitfolakala encwadzini yabaseRoma 12:10?
5 Intfo lemcoka lengaletsa imphumelelo emshadweni kusebentisa nasi seluleko lesabhalelwa onkhe emaKhristu: “Tsandzanani ngelutsandvo lwebuzalwane, nijakiselane ngekuhloniphana.” (Rom. 12:10) Emadvodza nebafati kufanele nakanjani basebente kamatima kuze ‘baphatsane ngebumnene, bahawukelane, futsi batsetselelane.’—Ef. 4:32.
Kutsiwani Nangabe Munye Kulabashadile Angasiye UmKhristu
6, 7. Yini lengase yenteke nangabe umfati lonendvodza lengakholwa atitfoba kuyo?
6 Kumelwe kwentiwe njani nangabe munye kulabashadile angasiso sikhonti saJehova? Etikhatsini letinyenti kuvamile kutsi kube yindvodza lengasiye umKhristu. Esimeni lesinjalo, umfati kufanele ayiphatse njani indvodza yakhe? Naku liBhayibheli lelitsi kumelwe akwente: “Nani bafati tfobelani emadvodza enu kuze kutsi nakukhona emadvodza langalikholwa livi, nawo azuzeke ngaphandle kwenkhulumo, azuzwe yintfobeko yebafati bawo, nakabona similo senu lesimsulwa lesinekwesaba Nkulunkulu.”—1 Phet. 3:1, 2.
7 Livi laNkulunkulu liyala umfati kutsi alondvolote simo sengcondvo sekutfobeka nakanedvodza lengakholwa. Kutiphatsa kahle kwakhe kungenta indvodza itibute kutsi lomfati wentiwa yini kutsi atiphatse kahle. Akhona ematfuba ekutsi lendvodza izindle ngetinkholelo temfati wayo bese nayo iba ngumKhristu.
8, 9. Yini umfati longumKhristu langayenta nangabe indvodza yakhe lengakholwa ingakutsandzi kuba kwakhe ngumKhristu?
8 Kutsiwani nangabe indvodza lengakholwa ingakutsandzi kuba kwakho ngumKhristu? ImiBhalo ikhutsata bafati labakholwako kutsi bachubeke babonisa timfanelo tebuKhristu ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, nanobe kumatima kwenta njalo. Nasi sibonelo: Embhalweni wa-1 Khorinte 13:4 siyafundza: “Lutsandvo luyabeketela.” Bafati labangemaKhristu benta kahle ngekuchubeka batiphatsa “ngekutfobeka konkhe, nangebumnene, nangekucinisela,” futsi bacatulula tinkinga ngelutsandvo. (Ef. 4:2) Ngelusito lwemandla aNkulunkulu lawasebentisela kwenta tintfo—umoya wakhe longcwele—singakwati kukhombisa timfanelo tebuKhristu ngisho nangephansi kwetimo letimatima.
9 Pawula wabhala: “Nginemandla ekwenta konkhe ngaye [Jehova] longicinisako.” (Fil. 4:13) Umoya waNkulunkulu usita umngani wemshado longumKhristu kutsi ente tintfo lebekungeke kube melula kutenta ngemandla akhe. Nasi sibonelo: Kuphatfwa kabi ngumuntfu loshade naye kungakwenta ufune kutiphindziselela. Naku liBhayibheli lelikutjela emaKhristu: “Ningabuyiseli kunobe ngubani lokubi ngalokubi. . . Ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Kuphindzisela ngekwami, mine ngiyawubuyisela, kusho iNkhosi [Jehova.]’” (Rom. 12:17-19) Nangendlela lefananako, incwadzi ya-1 Thesalonika 5:15 iyasiyala: “Bonani kutsi kubete lophindzisela kulomunye lokubi ngalokubi, kodvwa ngato tonkhe tikhatsi yetamani kwenta lokuhle kubo bonkhe bantfu.” Ngekusekelwa ngumoya longcwele waJehova, singakwati kwenta loko lokubonakala kungeke kwenteke. Kuyajabulisa kwati kutsi singathandaza sicele umoya longcwele waNkulunkulu kutsi usisite lapho sidzinga kulungisa khona.
10. Jesu abenta njani ngalesikhatsi bantfu bamphatsa kabi?
10 Jesu wasibekela sibonelo lesihle endleleni laphatsa ngayo labo bebangamphatsi kahle. Umbhalo wa-1 Phetro 2:23 utsi: “Kwatsi etfukwa, wangete waphindzisela ngenhlamba; kwatsi ahlushwa, wangete wasongela. Kodvwa watinikela kuNkulunkulu lowehlulela ngekulunga.” Sonkhe siyacelwa kutsi sisilandzele lesibonelo sakhe. Ingakuphatsi kabi indlela labanye bantfu labatiphatsa ngayo. Onkhe emaKhristu ayatjelwa, “nibe nebubele nekutfobeka ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nobe inhlamba ngenhlamba.”—1 Phet. 3:8, 9.
Kufanele Batitsele Ngalabandzako Yini?
11. Ngumuphi umsebenti loligugu Jehova lawunike labanye labasikati labangemaKhristu?
11 Kutitfoba kwebafati kulabo labatinhloko tabo, kusho kutsi akukafanele yini bavete imibono yabo etindzabeni tabo temshado? Cha akusinjalo. Jehova unike bafati kanye nemadvodza imisebenti lebalulekile. Ase ucabange ngemsebenti loligugu labo labangu-144 000 labanawo wekuba ngemakhosi nebaphristi ezulwini, ngephansi kwekubusa kwaKhristu umhlaba wonkhe. Lelo nani lebantfu labangu-144 000 lifaka ekhatsi nebantfu labasikati. (Gal. 3:26-29) Sekuyacaca kutsi Jehova unike bantfu labasikati umsebenti lomcoka.
12, 13. Niketa sibonelo lesibonisa kutsi bantfu labasikati bebaphrofetha.
12 Ngalesikhatsi kusabhalwa liBhayibheli, bantfu labasikati bebaphrofetha. Incwadzi yaJoweli 2:28, 29 yabiketela: ‘Ngiyawutfulula umoya wami etikwabo bonkhe bantfu. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu ayawuphrofetha. . . . Yebo, kulawo malanga ngiyawutfululela umoya wami etincekwini nasetincekukatini tami.’
13 Bafundzi baJesu labangu-120 labebabutsene endlini eJerusalema ngelilanga lePhentekhoste ngemnyaka wanga-33 C.E., bebafaka ekhatsi labasikati nalabadvuna. Umoya waNkulunkulu watfululelwa kubo bonkhe. Kungaleso sizatfu Phetro asho loko lokwabiketelwa ngumphrofethi Joweli akucondzise kubantfu labasikati nalabadvuna. Watsi: ‘Ngiyawutfululela umoya wami etikwabo bonkhe bantfu. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu ayawuphrofetha. . . . Yebo, kulawo malanga ngiyawutfululela umoya wami etincekwini nasetincekukatini tami, tiyawuphrofetha.’—Imis. 2:16-18.
14. Ngumuphi umsebenti lowentiwa bantfu labasikati ekushumayeleni ngeMbuso ngelikhulu lekucala leminyaka?
14 Ekhulwini lekucala leminyaka, bantfu labasikati bebenta umsebenti lobalulekile wekushumayela. Bebashumayela kulabanye ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu futsi benta tintfo letihlobene nemsebenti wekushumayela. Nasi sibonelo: Umphostoli Pawula wabita Foyibe ngekutsi ‘ngumdikhonikati welibandla laseKhenkhariya.’ Nakabingelela lamanye emaKhristu, Pawula wabala emabito ebantfu labasikati labanyenti labetsembekile labafaka ekhatsi “Trayifina naTrayifosa tisebenti, teNkhosi.” Waphindze wabingelela “naPhesisi lowasebenta kakhulu eNkhosini.”—Rom. 16:1, 12.
15. Bafati badlala yiphi indzima ekushumayeleni esikhatsini setfu?
15 Esikhatsini salamuhla, sicumbi lesikhulu saboFakazi lasingetulu kwetigidzi letisikhombisa sishumayela tindzaba letinhle teMbuso waNkulunkulu emhlabeni wonkhe. Linyenti laso lesicumbi lesikhulu ngulabasikati labaneminyaka lehlukene. (Mat. 24:14) Labanyenti babo benta inkonzo yaNkulunkulu sikhatsi sonkhe, labanye batitfunywa telivangeli futsi labanye bangemalunga emndeni waseBethel. Umhlabeli Davide wahlabela: ‘Jehova wakhipha umyalo wakhe. Sicumbi lesikhulu salabasikati siyashumayela.’ (Hla. 68:11 NW.) Lamavi abonakala aliciniso. Jehova uyawujabulela umsebenti lowentiwa ngulabasikati wekushumayela tindzaba letinhle nekuphumelelisa tinjongo takhe. Umtsetfo wakhe wekutsi labasikati labangemaKhristu batitfobe, awusho kutsi kufanele batitsele ngalabandzako ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Bafati Lababili Labangabindzanga
16, 17. Sibonelo saSara sikuveta njani kutsi bafati akukafanele babindze emshadweni?
16 Nangabe Jehova aniketa bafati litfuba lelibaluleke kangaka, loko kusho kutsi emadvodza nawo kufanele achumane nebafati bawo asengakatenti tincumo letibalulekile. Kukuhlakanipha ngawo kwenta njalo. ImiBhalo ikhuluma ngetiwombe letehlukahlukene lapho bafati baveta imibono yabo ngaphandle kwekucelwa ngemadvodza abo. Ase sicabangele tibonelo letimbili.
17 Sara, lobekangumfati wakhokho webantfu Abrahama, abebelesela Abrahama atsi akacoshe zakwabo kanye nendvodzana yakhe ngobe bebangahloniphi. “Loku kwamkhatsata kakhulu Abrahama,” kodvwa akumkhatsatanga Nkulunkulu. Jehova watjela Abrahama: “Ungakhatsateki ngenca yalomfana nangenca yalesigcilakati sakho. Loko lokushiwo nguSara kuwe kwente njengobe akutjelile.” (Gen. 21:8-12) Abrahama wamhlonipha Jehova, wamlalela ngisho nemfati wakhe Sara futsi wenta kona loko abekucelile.
18. Yini leyentiwa ngu-Abigayili?
18 Ase ucabange nanga-Abigayili, umfati waNabali. Ngalesikhatsi Davide abalekela iNkhosi lenemhobholo Sawula, wacitsa sikhatsi ahleti eceleni kwalapho umhlambi waNabali wawukhona khona. Esikhundleni sekutsi angene ngendlovu-iyangena atitsaphutele tintfo taNabali, Davide nelibutfo lakhe bativikela letintfo taNabali. Nobe kunjalo, Nabali ‘abesibheva lesibi’ futsi ‘walitsela ngenhlamba’ lelibutfo laDavide. Nabali ‘abekhohlakele,’ futsi ‘asilima.’ Kwatsi ngalesikhatsi libutfo laDavide licela lusito kuNabali, wala waphetsa. Yini leyentiwa ngu-Abigayili ngalesikhatsi eva ngaloko kwakwentekile? Angakayitsi-vu! kuNabali, “Abigayili akacitsanga sikhatsi. Watsatsa tinkhwa letatingema-200 netikhumbasikhwama letimbili tigcwele liwayini, netimvu letisihlanu lesetihlinziwe nembasha yemmbila lengemakhilogremu labengaba li-17, nemacebelengwane lalikhulu emagelebisi lomisiwe, nemacebelengwane langema-200 emakhiwa lahlutiwe” wakunika Davide kanye nelibutfo lakhe. Wenta kahle yini Abigayili ngekwenta njalo? LiBhayibheli litsi: “Simakadze [Jehova] washaya Nabali wafa.” Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, Davide washada na-Abigayili.—1 Sam. 25:3, 14-19, 23-25, 38-42.
‘Umfati Lozabalazako, Atfole Ludvumo’
19, 20. Yini leyenta umfati aniketwe ludvumo?
19 ImiBhalo iyamncoma umfati lowenta tintfo ngendlela Jehova lafuna ngayo. Incwadzi yeBhayibheli yeTaga, iyamdvumisa “umfati sibili,” itsi: “Uligugu lelengca onkhe ematje laligugu. Indvodza yakhe yetsembele kuye ngenhlitiyo yayo yonkhe, futsi ingeke yeswele lutfo. Uyentela lokuhle ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe, akayenteli lokubi.” Ngetulu kwaloko, “ukhuluma kuhlakanipha, lulwimi lwakhe lugcwele teluleko temusa. Ucaphelisisa konkhe lokwenteka ekhaya lakhe, akavilaphi. Bantfwabakhe bayamhlonipha, nendvodza yakhe futsi iyamdvumisa.”—Taga 31:10-12, 26-28.
20 Yini leyenta kutsi umfati anikwe ludvumo? Incwadzi yeTaga 31:30, itsi: “Buhle buyayengana, nekubukeka kulite; kodvwa umfati lowesaba Simakadze [Jehova] ufanele kudvunyiswa.” Kwesaba Jehova kufaka ekhatsi kutitfoba ngekutitsandzela eluhlelweni lasezulwini lebunhloko. “Inhloko yawo onkhe emadvodza nguKhristu, nenhloko yemfati yindvodza, nenhloko yaKhristu nguNkulunkulu.”—1 Khor. 11:3.
Jabula Ngesipho Lesivela KuNkulunkulu
21, 22. (a) EmaKhristu lashadile anatiphi tizatfu tekujabula mayelana nesipho saNkulunkulu semshado? (b) Kungani kufanele sibonise inhlonipho ngeluhlelo lwaJehova leligunya kanye nelebunhloko? (Fundza libhokisi lelingenhla.)
21 EmaKhristu lashadile anetizatfu letinyenti tekumbonga Nkulunkulu. Angahlala ajabulile emishadweni yawo. Anesizatfu sekubonga Nkulunkulu ngesipho lesikhetsekile ngobe siwanika litfuba lekuhlanganisa kuphila kwawo futsi ahambe naJehova. (Rut. 1:9; Mik. 6:8) Loyo longuMphembi wemshado, ukwati kamhlophe loko lokufunekako kute umshado ujabulise. Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, yentani ngendlela Jehova lafuna ngayo futsi “injabulo yenu levela kuSimakadze ingemandla enu” ngisho nakulelive lelinetinkinga lesiphila kulo.—Neh. 8:10.
22 Indvodza lengumKhristu letsandza umfati wayo njengobe ititsandza itawusebentisa bunhloko bayo kahle nangekucabangela. Umfati wayo lotfobela umtsetfo waNkulunkulu itamtsandza, ngobe utayisekela futsi ayihloniphe ngalokujulile. Lokubaluleke kakhulu kutsi sibonelo semshado wenu sitawudvumisa Nkulunkulu lofanele kudvunyiswa, longuJehova.
Usakhumbula Yini?
• Luyini luhlelo lwaJehova lebunhloko nelekutitfoba?
• Kungani bantfu labashadile kufanele bahloniphane?
• Umfati longumKhristu kufanele ayiphatse njani indvodza yakhe lengasuye umKhristu?
• Kungani emadvodza kudzingeka achumane nebafati bawo kucala asengakatenti tincumo letibalulekile?
[Imibuto Yesihloko Lesifundvwako]
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Kungani Kufanele Sihloniphe Ligunya?
Jehova wente kutsi emkhatsini wetidalwa takhe kube khona luhlelo leligunya kanye nebunhloko. Loku kwentiwe ngenjongo yekutsi kuzuze tidalwa temoya kanye nebantfu. Loluhlelo lubaniketa litfuba lekubonisa inkhululeko yabo yekutikhetsela kanye neyekudvumisa Nkulunkulu ngekutsi bamkhonte ngebunye nangekuthula.—Tihlabelelo 133:1.
Libandla lemaKhristu lagcotjiwe lalicaphela ligunya kanye nebunhloko baJesu Khristu. (Efesu 1:22, 23) Ngekucaphela ligunya laJehova, ekugcineni “nayo iNdvodzana yemuntfu iyawutitfoba ngephansi kwalowo lowatfobisa tonkhe tintfo ngephansi kwayo, kuze Nkulunkulu abe nguko konkhe kuko konkhe.” (1 Khorinte 15:27, 28) Ngako-ke, kubaluleke kakhulu kutsi bantfu labatinikele kuNkulunkulu babambisane naloluhlelo lwebunhloko ebandleni ngisho nasemindenini. (1 Khorinte 11:3; Hebheru 13:17) Ngekwenta kanjalo, siyazuza njengobe semukelwa nguJehova futsi sitfola netibusiso takhe.—Isaya 48:17.
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Umthandazo ungasita umfati longuKhristu kutsi akhombise timfanelo taNkulunkulu