[Kusuka ku-ws11 / 16 p. I-26 Disemba 5, 19-25]

“Manje ukukholwa kungukuqiniseka kwezinto ezinethemba,
ukuqiniseka ngezinto ezingabonakali. ”
—Wena. I-11: I-1 BLB[i]

Isigaba 3 salolu cwaningo lwaleli sonto sisibuza: “Kodwa luyini ngempela ukholo? Ingabe kukhawulelwe ekuqondeni kwengqondo izibusiso uNkulunkulu asibekele zona? ”

Ukuphendula lowo mbuzo wokuqala futhi ubone ukuthi umbuzo wesibili ulugeja kanjani uphawu, funda ngokucophelela sonke isahluko seshumi nanye samaHeberu. Njengoba ubheka isibonelo ngasinye umlobi asikhomba ezikhathini zangaphambi kobuKristu, khumbula ukuthi Imfihlo Engcwele yayiseyimfihlo kulabo. (Kol 1:26, 27) Alikho kahle ngokucacile ithemba lovuko emiBhalweni YesiHeberu noma eTestamenteni Elidala. UJobe ukhuluma ngomuntu ophilayo futhi, kepha abukho ubufakazi bokuthi uNkulunkulu wamtshela lokhu, noma wenza isithembiso esithile kuye. Kungenzeka ukuthi inkolelo yakhe yayisuselwa emazwini awadluliselwa kokhokho bakhe nasekuthembeleni kwakhe ebuhleni, ekulungeni nasothandweni lukaNkulunkulu. (Jobe 14:14, 15)

Kukhulunywa ngo-Abela nakulesi sahluko, kepha abukho ubufakazi bokuthi u-Abela watshelwa ngethemba lovuko. (Heberu 11: 4) Singase siqagele, kodwa uma ithemba lalicacile ngaleso sikhathi — noma kamuva lapho uMose, owakhuluma ubuso nobuso noNkulunkulu, eqala ukubhala iBhayibheli — umuntu wayengalindela ukulibona libhalwa; nokho ayikho lapho. (Eks 33:11) Konke esikubonayo kuyizinkomba ezingacacile ngakho.[Ii] IBhayibheli likhuluma ngokukholwa egameni likaNkulunkulu nakuKristu. (IHu 105: 1; Johane 1:12; Izenzo 3:19) Lokhu kusho ukuthi sithembela esimilweni sikaNkulunkulu ukuthi singaphoxeki, kepha sikhokhe okuhle kulabo abathembele kuye nabamthandayo. Ngamafuphi, ukholo luyinkolelo yokuthi uNkulunkulu akasoze asiphoxa. Kungakho-ke 'sinesiqiniseko sezinto esinethemba lazo' futhi kungani siqiniseka ukuthi izinto ezingakabonwa zingokoqobo.

Lapho uJobe wayenethemba lokuphila futhi, ngabe wayeqonda imvelo yovuko lokuqala, ukuvuka kwabalungileyo okukhulunywa ngabo kuSambulo 20: 4-6? Cishe akunjalo, ngoba leyo mfihlo engcwele yayisazokwembulwa. Ngakho ithemba lakhe lalingenakusekelwa “ekuqondeni kwengqondo izibusiso uNkulunkulu ayemgcinele zona”. Kodwa noma yini ayenethemba layo ngokukhethekile, wayenesiqiniseko sokuthi iqiniso laliyokwenzeka ekukhetheni kukaNkulunkulu futhi noma yini okwakuzokwenzeka kwakuzokwamukeleka ngokuphelele kuJobe.

Bonke labo okukhulunywa ngabo KumaHeberu isahluko 11 babenethemba lovuko olungcono, kepha kuze kwambulwe imfihlo engcwele, babengeke bazi ukuthi luzothatha hlobo luni. (He 11: 35) Ngisho nanamuhla, sinebhayibheli eligcwele ezandleni zethu, sithembele okholweni, ngoba sinokuqonda okucacile kwalokho okungokoqobo.

Akunjalo ngoFakazi BakaJehova. Isigaba 4 sithi "Ukholo luhilela okungaphezu kokuqonda ngengqondo injongo kaNkulunkulu '. Lokhu kusho ukuthi sesivele sinokuqonda okunje ngenhloso kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa thina? OFakazi ababoni kabi njengesibuko sensimbi, kodwa babona ngokucacile ngosizo lwemifanekiso emibalabala edwetshwe ngabadwebi abanamakhono kanye namavidiyo ashukumisayo ashukumisayo alandwe ku-jw.org. (1Ko 13:12) Lokhu kubenza baziqonde kahle “izithembiso” zikaNkulunkulu. Kepha ngabe lokho 'okungokoqobo akukabonakali' ngempela? Kungaphikiswa ukuthi kuzoba lapho abangalungile bevuselwa esimweni sokungabi nasono ekupheleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane; lapho ukufa kungasekho. (1Ko 15: 24-28) Kepha akusona “isithembiso” leso oFakazi abasilangazelela. Le mifanekiso ibonisa izigcawu ezivela eNew World ezilandela i-Armagedoni, hhayi eminyakeni eyinkulungwane phambili. Ngandlela thile izigidigidi zabangalungile abazophila ngeke zibe nomthelela omncane esimweni esihle se-JWs abazicabangela bona.

Ingabe yilokhu ngempela iBhayibheli elifundisa amaKristu ukuba abe nethemba ngakho? Noma ingabe amadoda asenza sibeke ukholo esithembisweni uNkulunkulu angazange asenzele amaKristu?

Ngabe ukholo ludinga noma yikuphi ukuqonda kwengqondo ngenhloso kaNkulunkulu? Kungakanani ukuqonda okwakulenga umenzi wobubi eceleni kukaJesu lapho ecela ukukhunjulwa ngenkathi uJesu engena embusweni wakhe? Konke ayekukholelwa ukuthi uJesu wayeyiNkosi. Lokho kwakwanele ukuthi angasindiswa. Lapho uJehova ecela u-Abrahama ukuthi anikele ngendodana yakhe, u-Abrahama wayeqonda kangakanani ngengqondo? Konke ayekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayethembise ukwenza isizwe esinamandla ngenzalo ka-Isaka, kodwa ukuthi wayezosala kanjani ebumnyameni kanjani, nini, kuphi, yini nokuthi kungani.

OFakazi bavame ukuphatha ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu njengenkontileka. UNkulunkulu uthembisa ukwenza u-X uma senza u-Y no-Z. Konke kuphawulwe. Lokho akulona neze uhlobo lokholo uJehova alifunayo kulabo abakhethiweyo.

Isizathu sokuthi "ukuqonda kwengqondo injongo kaNkulunkulu" kugcizelelwa kakhulu lapha ukuthi iNhlangano incike kithina ukubeka isithombe esithombeni abasidwebile, sengathi empeleni sivela kuNkulunkulu.

"Ngokusobala, ithemba lethu lokujabulela ukuphila okuphakade ezweni elisha likaNkulunkulu lincike ekutheni sibe nokholo futhi silugcine luqinile." - isig. I-5

Yebo, abantu bayokujabulela ukuphila okuphakade ezweni elisha likaNkulunkulu, kodwa ithemba lamaKristu liwukuba yingxenye yesixazululo. Ithemba lokuba yingxenye yombuso wamazulu noKristu. Lezi yizinto ezingabonakali esinethemba lazo.

Kusukela kuleli phuzu kuye phambili, lo mbhalo ubeka amaphuzu amahle kakhulu ngokholo nemisebenzi. Esinye isici sokholo, njengoba siboniswa yizibonelo ezinikezwe kumaHeberu isahluko 11, ukuthi bonke labo bantu besilisa nabesifazane basendulo senze ekukholweni kwabo. Ukholo lukhiqize imisebenzi. Izigaba 6 kuya ku-11 zinikeza izibonelo eziseBhayibhelini ukuveza leli qiniso.

Iseluleko esihle siyaqhubeka ezigabeni 12 thru 17, sibonisa ukuthi ukholo nothando kudingeka kanjani zombili ukuthokozisa uNkulunkulu.

Ukubonisa Ukuhluzeka kwengqondo

Njengoba sinaleso seluleko seBhayibheli esihle engqondweni yethu, sikulungele kahle ukubheja nokushintshana okuye kwaba yinto evamile ezihlokweni zomagazini esizifundayo.

“Osukwini lwethu lwamanje, abantu bakaJehova bebelokhu babonisa ukholo lwabo eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu omisiwe. " - isig. I-19

Sonke lesi sikhathi besikhuluma ngokukholwa kuNkulunkulu nakuKristu, kepha nokho lapha, ekugcineni, sikhuluma ngokukholwa eMbusweni kaNkulunkulu omisiwe. Kunezinkinga ezimbili ngalokhu. Okokuqala, asikaze sitshelwe eBhayibhelini ukuba sikholelwe eMbusweni. Umbuso uyinto, hhayi umuntu. Ayikwazi ukugcina izithembiso. Lo mbhalo wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi ukholo nenkolelo akuyona into efanayo. (Bheka isigaba 8) Kepha lapha okushiwo ngempela ukukholwa yinkolelo — inkolelo yokuthi imfundiso yeNdikimba Ebusayo yokuthi umbuso wamiswa ngo-1914 iyiqiniso ngempela. Okusiletha enkingeni yesibili ngalesi sitatimende.  Umbuso kaNkulunkulu awuzange usungulwe ku-1914. Ngakho-ke basicela ukuthi sibeke ukholo entweni, hhayi kumuntu, okuvele kube yindaba yabantu.

Lesi sihloko sikhuluma ngokuqinisa ukholo lwethu kuJehova. Kodwa-ke, iNhlangano ibhekwa njengefana noJehova. Lapho uFakazi etshelwa ngabadala ukuthi "sifuna ukulandela ukuqondiswa nguJehova", basuke beqonde ukuthi "sifuna ukulandela ukuholwa yiNdikimba Ebusayo". Lapho uFakazi ethi, 'sidinga ukulalela isigqila', akaboni lokhu njengokulalela abantu, kepha ukulalela uNkulunkulu. Inceku ikhulumela uNkulunkulu ngakho, empeleni, inceku inguNkulunkulu. Labo abangaphikisana nesitatimende esinjalo basazovuma ukuthi kulindeleke ukuthi silalele ukuholwa “kwesigqila” ngaphandle kwemibandela.

Ngakho-ke le ndatshana imayelana nokuqinisa ukholo lwethu eNhlanganweni naseNdikimbeni Ebusayo eyiqondisayo. Ukusisiza ekwenzeni lokhu, sinamagama alandelayo okusenza sizizwe sikhethekile.

“Lokhu kube nomphumela wokwakhiwa kwepharadesi elingokomoya lomhlaba wonke elinabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyisishiyagalombili. Yindawo evama ngezithelo zomoya kaNkulunkulu. (Gal. 5: 22, 23) Isibonakaliso esinamandla sokholo lobuKristu nothando! ” - isig. I-19

Amazwi azwakala ngempela! Kodwa-ke singayibiza ngokuthi ipharadesi elingokomoya uma, uma sibala udaba nje olulodwa, abantu bethu abasengozini enkulu abavikelekile ngokwanele ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye? Uphenyo lwakamuva lukahulumeni lubonise ukuthi, ezweni elilodwa nje, amacala angaphezu kwenkulungwane okunukubezwa kwabantwana ngokocansi aya ezikhulwini ezingabikwa.[Iii]  Lokhu kushukumisela eminye imibuzo ngemigomo nemikhuba yoFakazi BakaJehova ngokuphathelene nokuvikelwa okufanele kwezingane.[Iv] 

Kube yini ukusabela kule 'nkathazo epharadesi? Ingabe ofakazi baye bazibonakalisa izithelo zomoya kaNkulunkulu kwabanjalo? Ngabe kube khona “ukubonakaliswa okunamandla kothando lweqiniso lobuKristu…”? Cha. Ngokuvamile, lapho izisulu zikhuluma noma zithatha izinyathelo zomthetho, ziyasuswa ohlakeni lwazo lokusekela ngokomzwelo lomndeni nabangane umkhuba ongekho ngokombhalo wokuzihlukanisa. (Uma ungavumelani, sicela unikeze isisekelo esingokomBhalo sale nqubomgomo usebenzisa isigaba sokuphawula sale ndatshana.) 

Ngokwengeziwe, ingaba yipharadesi elingokomoya uma ingekho inkululeko? UJesu wathi iqiniso lizosikhulula. Kodwa-ke uma umuntu ekhuluma ngeqiniso futhi anikeze ukulungiswa okusekelwe emiBhalweni kubadala, ababonisi abajikelezayo, noma iNdikimba Ebusayo, umuntu nakanjani uzokwesatshiswa ngokusongelwa ngokususwa ekuhlanganyeleni (ukuxoshwa). Akulona neze ipharadesi lapho umuntu esaba ukukhuluma ngoba esaba ukushushiswa.

Ngakho Yebo! Sebenzisa ukholo kuJehova nakuJesu, kodwa hhayi emadodeni.

____________________________________________________

[i] IBerean Literal Bible

[Ii] Izimo zesiprofetho sika-Isaya esinezimpikiswano eziningi kusesahluko 11 zibonakala zibonisa ukuthi lo mprofethi ukhuluma ngepharadesi elingokomoya elihlobene nokuza kukaMesiya, hhayi isiprofetho esiphathelene novuko lwasemhlabeni.

[Iii] Bona Case 29

[Iv] Bona Case 54

UMeleti Vivlon

Imibhalo kaMeleti Vivlon.
    19
    0
    Ungathanda imibono yakho, ngicela uphawule.x