SIFUNDVO 5
Iyini Injongo YaNkulunkulu Ngemhlaba?
1. Kungani Nkulunkulu adala lomhlaba?
Jehova lomhlaba wawuniketa bantfu. Umhlaba ulikhaya letfu. Ngako bantfu bekucala, bo-Adamu na-Eva bebangakadalelwa kuhlala ezulwini, ngobe Nkulunkulu abesavele adale tingilosi kutsi tihlale khona. (Jobe 38:4, 7) Esikhundleni saloko, Nkulunkulu watsatsa umuntfu wambeka epharadisi lelihle lelalibitwa ngekutsi yinsimi yase-Edeni. (Genesisi 2:15-17) Jehova waniketa lomuntfu kanye nebantfwana bakhe labetawubatala litsemba lekuphila phakadze emhlabeni.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 37:29; 115:16.
Ekucaleni, bekuyinsimi yase-Edeni kuphela lebeyilipharadisi. Labantfu bekucala bekufanele bagcwalise lomhlaba ngebantfwana babo. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi bekufanele bawunakekele wonkhe lomhlaba futsi bawente lipharadisi. (Genesisi 1:28) Umhlaba awusoze wabhujiswa. Utawuhlala ulikhaya lebantfu.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 104:5.
2. Kungani nyalo umhlaba ungasilo lipharadisi?
Bo-Adamu na-Eva abazange bamlalele Nkulunkulu, ngako wabacosha kulensimi. Lipharadisi labese liyabalahlekela, futsi kute umuntfu lowakwati kuphindze alitfole. LiBhayibheli litsi: ‘Live liniketelwe etandleni tebantfu lababi’—Jobe 9:24.—Fundza Genesisi 3:23, 24.
Jehova sewuyishintjile yini injongo yakhe yasekucaleni ngebantfu? Cha! UnguSomandla, ngako-ke angeke ehluleke. (Isaya 45:18) Utawubuyisela bantfu, kute babe nguloko labekuhlosile ekucaleni.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 37:11, 34.
3. LiPharadisi litawubuyiselwa njani?
Lomhlaba utawentiwa lipharadisi Ngalesikhatsi Jesu asabusa njengeNkhosi yaNkulunkulu. Emphini lebitwa ngekutsi yi-Amagedoni, Jesu utawuhola tingilosi taNkulunkulu abhubhise bonkhe labaphikisana naNkulunkulu. Ngemuva kwaloko, Sembulo 20:1-3; 21:3, 4.
Jesu utawubopha Sathane iminyaka lengu-1 000. Bantfu baNkulunkulu batawusindza kulokubhujiswa, ngobe Jesu utawubahola futsi abavikele. Batawujabulela kuphila lokuphakadze emhlabeni loliPharadisi.—Fundza4. Kuhlupheka kutawuphela nini?
Nkulunkulu utawubucedza nini bubi emhlabeni? Jesu washo tintfo lebetiyawukhombisa kutsi kuphela sekusedvute. Timo letibucayi naletibeka kuphila kwebantfu engotini lamuhla tikhombisa kutsi sesiphila ‘ekupheleni kwetikhatsi.’—Fundza Matewu 24:3, 7-14, 21, 22.
Kuleminyaka lengu-1 000 yekubusa kwakhe asezulwini, Jesu utawucedza konkhe kuhlupheka emhlabeni. (Isaya 9:6, 7; 11:9) Ngetulu kwekuba yiNkhosi, Jesu utawuba nguMphristi Lophakeme, futsi utawesula tonkhe tono talabo labatsandza Nkulunkulu. Ngako Nkulunkulu utawusebentisa Jesu kute acedze kugula, kuguga kanye nekufa.—Fundza Isaya 25:8; 33:24.
5. Bobani labatawuhlala ePharadisi?
Bantfu labalalela Nkulunkulu ngibo labatawuhlala ePharadisi. (1 Johane 2:17) Jesu watfuma balandzeli bakhe kutsi bayofuna bantfu labatfobekile, futsi babafundzise kutsi yini lokufanele bayente kute bemukeleke kuNkulunkulu. Lamuhla, Jehova usita tigidzi tebantfu kute titewuphila ePharadisi emhlabeni esikhatsini lesitako. (Zefaniya 2:3) EmaHholweni eMbuso aboFakazi BaJehova, bantfu bafundziswa tindlela tekuba madvodza, bobabe, bafati kanye nabomake labakahle. Bantfwana kanye nebatali babo bakhonta Nkulunkulu ndzawonye, baphindze bafundze nekutsi bangazuza njani kuletindzaba letimnandzi.—Fundza Mikha 4:1-4.