1. Kutheni simele sibhinq’ omfutshane ukuze ubuhlobo bethu noYehova buhlale bomelele?

UKUBA sele uliNgqina likaYehova elibhaptiziweyo, uneyona nto ixabisekileyo. Unobuhlobo obusondeleyo noYehova. Kodwa ihlabathi likaSathana lifuna ukubuqhawula obo buhlobo, ibe nokungafezeki kwethu kunokubenza buthathaka. Ngenxa yaloo nto, sonke simele sibhinq’ omfutshane ukuze sigcine ubuhlobo bethu noYehova bomelele.

2. (a) Buyintoni ubuhlobo? (Jonga umbhalo osemazantsi.) (b) Sinokubomeleza njani ubuhlobo bethu noYehova?

² Ngaba uyakholelwa nyhani ukuba uYehova ukho? Ngaba umjonga njengoMhlobo wakho? Ngaba awungethandi ukuba ubuhlobo bakho naye bomelele nangakumbi? UYakobi 4:8 uthi: “Sondelani kuThixo, naye uya kusondela kuni.” Ubuhlobo bakho noYehova bakhiwa nguwe naye. *  (Funda umbhalo osemazantsi.) Ukuba uyazisondeza kuye, naye uya kuzisondeza kuwe. Okukhona uzisondeza kuye, kokukhona eya kuba ngumntu wokwenene kuwe, ibe niya kusondelelana kangangokuba ude uvakalelwe njengoYesu xa wathi: “Lowo undithumileyo uyinene” futhi “mna ndiyamazi.” (Yohane 7:28, 29) Kodwa ke ungazisondeza njani kuYehova?

3. Sinokunxibelelana njani noYehova?

³ Ukuba uyafuna ukusondela kuYehova, kubalulekile ukuba nihlale ninxibelelana. Kodwa inokwenzeka njani loo nto? Khawucinge ngendlela eninxibelelana ngayo nomhlobo wakho ohlala kude. Ninokuhlala nibhalelana nize nifowunelane. Nawe unokuthetha noYehova ngokuhlala uthandaza. (Funda iNdumiso 142:2.) Kodwa ke ungamvumela njani uYehova ukuba naye athethe nawe? Kufuneka ulifunde rhoqo ilizwi lakhe, iBhayibhile, uze ucinge nzulu ngaloo nto uyifundayo. (Funda uIsaya 30:20, 21.) Makhe sibone ukuba ukunxibelelana ngolu hlobo noYehova kunokumenza njani abe nguMhlobo wakho wokwenene.

4, 5. UYehova uthetha njani nawe xa ufunda iBhayibhile? Zekelisa.

⁴ Siyayazi into yokuba iBhayibhile inomyalezo kaThixo oya kubo bonke abantu. Kodwa ngaba inokukunceda wena ukuba usondele kuYehova? Ewe! Njengoko uqhubeka uyifunda yonk’ imihla iBhayibhile, qwalasela indlela ovakalelwa ngayo ngale nto uyifundayo. Emva koko, cinga indlela onokuyisebenzisa ngayo. Xa uyenza le nto, uvumela ukuba uYehova athethe nawe. Uba nguMhlobo onokukunceda, ibe nawe uyasondela kuye.—Hebhere 4:12; Yakobi 1:23-25.

⁵ Ngokomzekelo, uvakalelwa njani xa ufunda la mazwi kaYesu athi: “Musani ukuziqwebela ubuncwane emhlabeni”? Ukuba uzama ngamandla akho onke ukumbeka kwindawo yokuqala ebomini bakho, uya kutsho ubone ukuba uYehova uyakholiswa nguwe. Kodwa usenokuthi xa ufunda la amazwi kaYesu, uqonde ukuba kufuneka ubenze lula ubomi bakho uze umsebenzele  ngakumbi uThixo. Ukuba kunjalo, uYehova uyakunceda wazi kakuhle ukuba yintoni wena onokuyenza ukuze usondele kuye.—Mateyu 6:19, 20.

6, 7. (a) Xa sifunda iBhayibhile, yintoni eyenzekayo kuthando lwethu nolukaYehova? (b) Sifanele sibe yintoni esona sizathu sethu sokufunda iBhayibhile?

⁶ Xa siyifunda iBhayibhile, siye sibone izinto esinokuzitshintsha ukuze simkhonze kakuhle uYehova. Kodwa siye sibone nezinto ezintle azenzayo kunye nendlela athandeka ngayo, zinto ezo zisenza simthande nangakumbi. Ibe njengoko sisiya simthanda nangakumbi, naye uya esithanda, ngaloo ndlela ubuhlobo bethu naye buya busomelela.—Funda eyoku-1 kwabaseKorinte 8:3.

⁷ Ukuba sifuna ukusondela kuYehova, kubalulekile ukuba siyifunde ngeenjongo ezintle iBhayibhile. Kaloku uYesu wathi: “Oku kuthetha ubomi obungunaphakade, ukungenisa kwabo ulwazi ngawe, wena ukuphela koThixo oyinyaniso, nangalowo umthumileyo, uYesu Kristu.” (Yohane 17:3) Zininzi izinto ezintsha nezibangela umdla esinokuzifumana eBhayibhileni xa siyifunda, kodwa esona sizathu sethu sokuyifunda sifanele sibe kukumazi kakuhle uYehova.—Funda iEksodus 33:13; iNdumiso 25:4.

8. (a) Abanye basenokuvakalelwa njani ngokohlwaya kukaYehova uKumkani uAzariya? (b) Ukuba umazi nyhani uYehova, yintoni onokuqiniseka ngayo?

⁸ Xa uYehova enguMhlobo esisondeleyo kuye, asiyi kuba nangxaki xa iBhayibhile ingasoloko isichazela isizathu sokuba azenze ngendlela ethile ezinye izinto. Ngokomzekelo, xa uAzariya wayengukumkani kwaYuda, abantu babenqula izithixo. UAzariya akazange ayenze yena loo nto. “Waqhubeka esenza oko kuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova.” (2 Kumkani 15:1-5) Kodwa uYehova wamohlwaya ngesifo seqhenqa. Kwakutheni? Le nxalenye yeli bali ayisicaciseli. Ngoko uvakalelwa njani ngale nto wayenzayo uYehova? Ngaba iyakukhathaza, ikwenza ucinge ukuba uYehova wayemdlel’ indlala uAzariya, emohlwaya ngaphandle kwesizathu? Ayifanelanga ikukhathaze. Kaloku, ukuba umazi nyhani uYehova, uyazi ukuba ingqeqesho yakhe isoloko ilungile. Usoloko esohlwaya “ukusa kumlinganiselo ofanelekileyo.” (Yeremiya 30:11) Ngoko ke, nangona ungazi ukuba kwakutheni ukuze uYehova ohlwaye uAzariya, unako ukuqiniseka ukuba akazange amdlel’ indlala.

9. Yiyiphi ingcombolo esinceda siqonde ukuba kwakutheni ukuze uYehova amohlwaye ngeqhenqa uAzariya?

⁹ IBhayibhile iyasichazela iinkcukacha ezingakumbi ngobomi bukaKumkani uAzariya, owayekwabizwa ngokuthi nguKumkani u-Uziya. (2 Kumkani 15:7, 32) Xa liqhubeka eli bali kweyesi-2 yeziKronike 26:3-5, 16-21, siva ukuba wenza “okulungileyo emehlweni kaYehova.” Kodwa ke kuphinda kuthiwe, kamva “intliziyo yakhe yaba nekratshi ukusa kwinqanaba lokonakala.” Lo kumkani wazama ukwenza into ekwakuvumeleke ababingeleli kuphela ukuba bayenze. Ababingeleli abayi-81 bazama ukumnqanda. Wenza ntoni ngaloo nto? Ikratshi lakhe lalisele liqatsele kangangokuba wade waba nomsindo! Le ngcombolo  isinceda siqonde ukuba kwakutheni ukuze uYehova amohlwaye ngeqhenqa lo kumkani.

10. Kutheni kungeyomfuneko ukusoloko sizazi izizathu zokuba uYehova enze izinto ngendlela ethile? Yintoni enokukwenza uyithembe into yokuba uYehova usoloko esenza okulungileyo?

¹⁰ Isifundisa ntoni yonke le nto? Eli bali likaKumkani uAzariya linengcombolo eyaneleyo ukusinceda siqonde isizathu sokuba uYehova amohlwaye. Kodwa uza kuthini xa iBhayibhile ingasiniki zonke iinkcukacha? Ngaba uza kuthandabuza ukuba uYehova wenze okulungileyo? Okanye ngaba uza kubona ukuba iBhayibhile ineenkcukacha ezininzi ezisenza siyithembe into yokuba uThixo usoloko esenza okulungileyo? (Duteronomi 32:4) Njengoko usiya umazi kakuhle uYehova, uya kumthanda uze umthembe nangakumbi. Xa kunjalo ke, akuyomfuneko ukufuna ukwazi isizathu sayo yonk’ into ayenzayo. Njengoko ufunda iBhayibhile, uza kuya ubuqonda ubuntu bukaYehova uze usondele kuye.—INdumiso 77:12, 13.

11-13. Uyazi njani into yokuba uYehova uyayiphulaphula imithandazo? (Jonga umfanekiso osekuqaleni.)

¹¹ Xa sithandaza, siyasondela kuYehova. Siyamdumisa, simbulele, simcele nokuba asincede. (INdumiso 32:8) Kodwa ukuze ube ngumhlobo osondeleyo kaYehova, umele weyiseke ukuba uyayiva imithandazo.

¹² Abanye abantu bathi uThixo akayimameli imithandazo, ibe ukuthandaza yindlela nje yokukwenza uzive  ubhetele. Bakholelwa ukuba ukuthandaza kuphelela nje ekukuncedeni ucinge kakuhle ngeengxaki zakho uze uzifumanele izicombululo. Ewe kona, umthandazo unokuzenza ezi zinto. Kodwa xa uthandaza kuYehova, uyakuphulaphula. Uyazi njani loo nto?

¹³ Khumbula kaloku ukuba, ngaphambi kokuba eze emhlabeni, uYesu wambona uYehova eyiphendula imithandazo yabakhonzi bakhe. Xa wayelaph’ emhlabeni, uYesu wathandaza kuYise emchazela izinto azicingayo nendlela avakalelwa ngayo. Ngeny’ imini, wathandaza ubusuku bonke. (Luka 6:12; 22:40-46) Ngaba uYesu wayenokude azihluphe kangako ukuba wayecinga ukuba uYehova akamphulaphulanga? UYesu wafundisa nabafundi bakhe indlela yokuthandaza kuYehova. Ngaba wayenokuyenza loo nto ukuba wayecinga ukuba uYehova akayiphulaphuli imithandazo? Icacile ke into yokuba uYesu wayesazi ukuba uYehova uyayiphulaphula imithandazo. Wade wathi: “Bawo, ndiyakubulela ngokuba uye wandiva. Enyanisweni, bendisazi ukuba usoloko undiva.” Nathi asinasizathu sakuthandabuza ukuba uYehova uyayiphulaphula imithandazo yethu.—Yohane 11:41, 42; INdumiso 65:2.

14, 15. (a) Kusinceda njani ukungqala kwimithandazo yethu? (b) Imithandazo kaKathy yamnceda njani ukuba asondele kuYehova?

¹⁴ Kakade ke, imithandazo yakho ayinakusoloko iphendulwa ngendlela ecacileyo. Kodwa xa ungqala kwimithandazo yakho, uza kuzibona kakuhle iindlela aphendula ngazo uYehova, nento yokuba unguThixo ophilayo. Ukuba umchazela zonk’ izinto ezikuxhalabisayo, uYehova uya kusondela kuwe.

 ¹⁵ Ngokomzekelo, uKathy wayeman’ esiya entsimini, kodwa engayithandi ncam. * (Funda umbhalo osemazantsi.) Lo dade uthi: “Ndandingenamdla wayo intsimi. Ndandingayithandi tu.” Emva kokuba ethathe umhlala-phantsi, omny’ umdala wamkhuthaza ukuba abe nguvulindlela othe ngxi. Uphind’ athi: “Wade wandinika nefomu. Ndagqiba kwelokuba ndibe nguvulindlela, kodwa ndaqalisa nokuthandaza yonk’ imihla ndicela uYehova ukuba andenze ndiyithande intsimi.” Ngaba uYehova wayiphendula imithandazo yakhe? Emva kweminyaka emithathu enguvulindlela, uthi: “Ngenxa yokuchitha ixesha elininzi entsimini nokufunda kwabanye oodade, ndiye ndaphucula ubuchule bam bokufundisa. Kungoku nje, ndiyithand’ egazini intsimi. Eny’ into, ngoku ndisondele ngakumbi kuYehova kunangaphambili.” Imithandazo kaKathy yamnceda wasondela kuYehova.

16, 17. (a) Yintoni esimele siyenze ukuze siqhubeke sisomeleza ubuhlobo bethu noYehova? (b) Yintoni esiza kuthetha ngayo kwinqaku elilandelayo?

¹⁶ Sinako ukuhlala sisondela kuYehova ngonaphakade. Ngoko masiqhubeke simmamela ngokuyifunda qho iBhayibhile, size singayeki ukuthetha naye ngomthandazo. Xa sisenjenjalo, ubuhlobo bethu noYehova buza komelela, ibe uza kusinceda sinyamezele izilingo.

¹⁷ Kodwa ngamany’ amaxesha iingxaki zethu ziye zifune ukusongamela nangona siqhubeka sithandaza kuYehova. Ngamaxesha anjalo, sinokuqalisa ukungamthembi uYehova. Sinokuvakalelwa ngathi akayimameli imithandazo yethu size sithandabuze kwaubuhlobo bethu naye. Kuthiwani ke xa kunjalo? Inqaku elilandelayo liza kusiphendula.