OFakazi BakaJehova baqeqeshelwe ukuzola, ukucabangela nokuhlonipha emsebenzini wabo wokushumayela obala. Noma behlangana nokubizwa ngamagama, intukuthelo, izimpendulo ezilahlayo, noma nje umnyango osemdala obhaxabulwe ngobuso, balwela ukugcina isimilo esihle. Lokhu kuyancomeka.

Kulezo zikhathi lapho oFakazi bethola khona ukuvakashelwa kwendlu ngendlu — ngokwesibonelo ngamaMormon — bavame ukusabela ngenhlonipho, yize kungenzeka bakuphikise okushunyayelwa isivakashi. Kulungile futhi lokho. Noma ngabe bahambela abanye, noma basemsebenzini wokubashumayeza, bazimisele ukuxoxa ngoba bayaqiniseka ukuthi baneqiniso nokuthi bangavikela izinkolelo zabo besebenzisa iZwi likaNkulunkulu eliphefumulelwe, iBhayibheli.

Konke lokhu kuyashintsha, kepha lapho umthombo wokushunyayelwa ungowabo. Uma kwenzeka omunye woFakazi BakaJehova engavumelani nemfundiso ethile yezimfundiso, noma ekhomba iphutha noma ukushiyeka okuthile eNhlanganweni, isimilo seJW esimaphakathi sishintsha ngokuphelele. Kudlulile ukuvikela okuzolile nokuhloniphekile kwezinkolelo zakho, kufakwe amacala okungathembeki, ukuhlasela abalingiswa, ukwenqaba ukuxoxisana, ngisho nokusongelwa ngokujeziswa. Kulabo bangaphandle abajwayele umuntu ababona emnyango wabo, lokhu kungethusa. Bangakuthola kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi sikhuluma ngabantu abafanayo. Kodwa-ke, njengoba kade sithola izingxoxo ezinjalo kaninginingi, labo bethu abavame ukungena kulawa masayithi bangafakazela ukuthi lezi zimpendulo azikhona nje kuphela, kodwa zivamile. OFakazi babheka noma ikuphi ukusikisela ukuthi ubuholi babo bufundisa amanga noma benza ngokungalungile njengokuhlasela uNkulunkulu uqobo.

Lokhu kuyefana nemvelo kwa-Israyeli kumaKristu ekhulu lokuqala. Ukushumayela ngaleso sikhathi kwakusho ukugwenywa ontanga yabo bonke, ukususwa ekuhlanganyeleni esinagogeni nokukhishwa inyumbazane ngumphakathi wamaJuda. (Johane 9:22) OFakazi BakaJehova abavamile ukuhlangabezana nalolu hlobo lwesimo ngaphandle kwenhlangano yabo. Bangashumayeza umphakathi wonkana futhi baqhubeke nokuqhuba ibhizinisi, bakhulume ngokukhululeka nanoma ngubani, futhi bajabulele amalungelo wanoma yisiphi isakhamuzi ezweni labo. Kodwa-ke, ngaphakathi kweNhlangano YoFakazi BakaJehova, ukuphathwa kwanoma ngubani ophikisayo kufana nalokho okwatholwa amaKristu angamaJuda ngekhulu lokuqala iJerusalema.

Njengoba sazi ukuthi kufanele sibhekane nezithiyo ezinjalo, singawenza kanjani umsebenzi wethu wokwazisa ngeZindaba Ezinhle zikaKristu lapho sishumayeza oFakazi BakaJehova abangavuki? UJesu wathi:

“Nina ningukukhanya kwezwe. Umuzi awunakufihlwa lapho uhlala phezu kwentaba. 15 Abantu bakhanyisa isibani bangasibeki ngaphansi kwebhasikidi lokulinganisa, kodwa basibeka othini lwesibani, sikhanyisele bonke abasendlini. 16 Ngokufanayo ukukhanya kwenu makukhanye phambi kwabantu, ukuze babone imisebenzi yenu emihle bese benika uYihlo osemazulwini inkazimulo. ” (Mt 5: 14-16)

 Kodwa-ke, uphinde wasixwayisa ukuthi singaphonsi amaparele ethu ngaphambi kwengulube.

"Ungaziniki izinja okungcwele, futhi ungaphonsi amaparele akho ngaphambi kwezingulube, ukuze zingalokothi ziwanyathele ngaphansi kwezinyawo zazo bese ziphenduka futhi ziklebhule." (Mt 7: 6)

Uphinde wathi usithuma “njengezimvu phakathi kwezimpisi” ngakho-ke kufanele sizibonakalise siqaphe njengezinyoka kepha simsulwa njengamajuba ”. (Mt 10:16)

Ngakho-ke sikwenza kanjani ukukhanya kwethu kukhanye ngenkathi silalela ezinye iziqondiso zikaJesu? Inhloso yethu kulolu chungechunge— “Ukubonisana noFakazi BakaJehova” —ukuvula ingxoxo yokuthola izindlela zokushumayela ngempumelelo, ngobuhlakani nangokuphepha nalabo abavame ukuphendukela ekushushisweni okusobala njengendlela yokuvala noma ngubani ongavumelani nalokhu. Ngakho-ke ngicela ukhululeke ukusebenzisa isici sokuphawula esihlokweni ngasinye njengoba sishicilelwa ukwabelana ngemicabango yakho kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho ngenjongo yokucebisa bonke ubuzalwane bethu ngolwazi lwamasu aphumelelayo okushumayela.

Kuyavunywa, alikho inani le-faesse elizowina bonke abalaleli. Abukho ubufakazi, noma ngabe buningi kangakanani futhi abunakuphikiswa, obuyonelisa yonke inhliziyo. Uma ungangena eHholo LoMbuso, welule isandla sakho welaphe abakhubazekile, ubuyisele ukubona kwabangaboni futhi uzwa nabangezwa, abaningi bebengakulalela, kodwa ngisho nokuvezwa okunje okukhulu kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esisebenza ngomuntu bekungeke kwanele ukukholisa bonke, noma ukudabukisa ukusho, ngisho iningi. Lapho uJesu eshumayeza abantu bakaNkulunkulu abakhethiwe, iningi labantu wamlahla. Noma esephefumulela abafileyo impilo, bekunganele. Ngenkathi abaningi baba nokholo kuye ngemuva kokuvusa uLazaru, abanye bahlela ukumbulala bobabili futhi ULazaru. Ukholo aluwona umkhiqizo wobufakazi obungenakuphikiswa. Kuyisithelo somoya. Uma umoya kaNkulunkulu ungekho, ukukholwa akukwazi ukuba khona. Ngakho-ke, ngekhulu lokuqala iJerusalema, ngokukhonjiswa okukhulu kwamandla kaNkulunkulu okufakaza ngoKristu, abaholi bamaJuda babesakwazi ukulawula abantu baze bafike ezingeni lapho babiza ukufa kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu elungileyo. Anjalo-ke amandla abaholi abangabantu ukulawula umhlambi; amandla okubonakala sengathi awazange anciphe phakathi namakhulu eminyaka. (Johane 12: 9, 10; Marku 15:11; IzEnzo 2:36)

Ngakho-ke, akufanele kusimangaze lapho abangane bethu bangaphambili besivukela futhi benza konke umthetho wezwe okuvumela ukusithulisa. Lokhu sekwenziwe ngaphambili, ikakhulukazi ngabaHoli bamaJuda ngekhulu lokuqala abebesebenzisa amaqhinga afanayo ukuzama ukuthulisa abaPhostoli abahluphekayo. (Izenzo 5: 27, 28, 33) Bobabili uJesu nabalandeli bakhe basongele amandla abo, indawo kanye nezwe labo. (UJohane 11: 45-48) Ngendlela efanayo, igunya lobufundisi loFakazi BakaJehova abavela kwiNdikimba Ebusayo kuya phansi kubabonisi bayo abajikelezayo ngqo kubadala bendawo basebenzisa amandla, banendawo noma isikhundla phakathi kwabantu bakhona, futhi basebenza njengeqembu buse phezu kwalokho abachaza bona uqobo ngokuthi “yisizwe esinamandla”.[i]  UFakazi ngamunye unemali enkulu ayitshalile eNhlanganweni. Kwabaningi, lokhu kuwukutshala imali impilo yonke. Noma iyiphi inselelo yalokhu inselelo hhayi kuphela ekubukeni kwabo komhlaba, kepha nakwisithombe sabo. Bazibheka njengabangcwele, abahlukaniswe nguNkulunkulu, futhi baqinisekiswa ngensindiso ngenxa yendawo yabo eNhlanganweni. Abantu nakanjani bazivikela izinto ezinjalo ngokuqina okukhulu.

Okwembula kakhulu izindlela abazisebenzisayo ukuvikela izindinganiso nezinkolelo zabo. Uma laba bengavikelwa ngokusebenzisa inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili yeZwi likaNkulunkulu, bebeyokwenza lokho ngenjabulo futhi ngaleyo ndlela bathulise abaphikisi babo; ngoba asikho isikhali esikhulu kuneqiniso. (He 4:12) Kodwa-ke, iqiniso lokuthi ezingxoxweni ezinjalo abalisebenzisi neze iBhayibheli, kukodwa nje, liyicala lesikhundla sabo esinciphile, njengoba kwaba njalo kubaholi bamaJuda ngekhulu lokuqala. Uzokhumbula ukuthi uJesu wayevame ukucaphuna imiBhalo, futhi abaphikisi bakhe baphindisele ngokucaphuna imithetho yabo, amasiko abo nangokusebenzisa igunya labo. Akukho okuningi okushintshile kusukela lapho.

Ukuhlonza Inkolo Yeqiniso

Njengoba kunikezwe konke lokhu okungenhla, kungasiphi isisekelo noma isisekelo esingacabanga ngaso ukubonisana nalo mqondo ogxilile? Kungakumangaza ukwazi ukuthi iNhlangano uqobo lwayo ilungiselele izindlela.

Ngo-1968, i-Watchtower Bible & Tract Society (manje eseyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi yi-JW.org) yashicilela incwadi eyayibizwa ngegama elithi "The Blue Bomb".  Iqiniso eliholela ekuPhileni okuPhakade yayihloselwe ukuba kube nesifundo esisheshayo sokuyisa umfundi weBhayibheli ezingeni lokubhapathizwa ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuphela. (Lokhu kwenzeka ngesikhathi kuholela ku-1975.) Ingxenye yaleyo nqubo kwakungu-14th isahluko esithi “Ungayibona Kanjani Inkolo Yeqiniso” esinikeze izindlela ezinhlanu zokusiza umfundi ukuthi anqume ngokushesha ukuthi iyiphi inkolo okuyiyo kuphela eyiqiniso. Kwakucatshangwa ukuthi amaKristu eqiniso:

  1. hlukanani nomhlaba nezindaba zalo (k. 129)
  2. babe nothando phakathi kwabo (iphe. 123)
  3. Hlonipha iZwi LikaNkulunkulu (k. 125)
  4. ngcwelise igama likaNkulunkulu (k. 127)
  5. bamemezele umbuso kaNkulunkulu njengethemba lomuntu weqiniso (k. 128)

Kusukela lapho, incwadi ngayinye yokufunda yanyatheliswa njengokufaka okunye Iqiniso eliholela ekuPhileni okuPhakade ube nesahluko esifanayo. Kusisetshenziswa samanje sokufunda—Yini Esingayifundiswa YiBhayibheli?- lezi zindlela zifiphele ngandlela thile kwengezwa neyesithupha. Uhlu lutholakala ekhasini le-159 lolo lwazi.

LABO ABAKHONZA UNKULUNKULU

  1. ungangeni kwezepolitiki
  2. thandanani
  3. kusekelwa abakufundisayo eBhayibhelini
  4. khonza uJehova kuphela futhi ufundise abanye igama lakhe
  5. shumayela ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu ungaxazulula izinkinga zomhlaba
  6. kholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthumele uJesu ukuthi asisindise[Ii]

(Lezi zinhlu ezimbili zihlelwe kabusha futhi zabalwa ukuthola ireferensi elula.)

OFakazi BakaJehova bakholelwa ukuthi lezi zinqubo zenza oFakazi BakaJehova babe inkolo eyodwa yeqiniso emhlabeni namuhla. Ngenkathi ezinye izinkolo zobuKristu zingahlangabezana nephuzu elilodwa noma amabili kulawa, oFakazi BakaJehova bakholelwa futhi bafundisa ukuthi yiwona kuphela ahlangabezana nazo zonke. Ngokwengeziwe, oFakazi bafundisa ukuthi amaphuzu aphelele kuphela afaneleka njengophawu lokudlula. Phuthelwa elilodwa nje lala maphuzu, futhi awunakuthi inkolo yakho iyona kuphela inkolo yeqiniso yobuKristu uJehova ayamukelayo.

Kuyaziwa kabanzi ukuthi ukuphenduka kungukudlala okulungile. Lapho kugqama ukukhanya eNhlanganweni YoFakazi BakaJehova, ingabe bayahlangabezana nala maphuzu wokuhlola? Lokhu kuzoba yisisekelo sochungechunge lwezindatshana lapho sizobe sihlaziya ukuthi ngabe i-JW.org iyahlangabezana yini nenqubo yayo yokuba inkolo eyodwa yeqiniso uNkulunkulu akhethe ukuyibusisa.

Lezi zihloko kuhloswe ngazo ukuba zingaphezu kokuphindaphindwa nje kwamaqiniso. Abafowethu baphambukile eqinisweni, noma ngokunembile, badukiswa, ngakho-ke esikufunayo izindlela zokudlulisa iqiniso ukuze sikwazi ukufinyelela izinhliziyo.

“Bafowethu, uma noma ubani phakathi kwenu edukiswa eqinisweni futhi omunye ambuyise, 20 Yazi ukuthi noma ngubani osusa isoni esiphambekweni sendlela yakhe uzomsindisa ekufeni futhi amboze inqwaba yezono. ”(Jas 5: 19, 20)

Kunezingxenye ezimbili kule nqubo. Okokuqala kufaka ukukholisa umuntu ukuthi basendleleni engafanele. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kungenzeka kubashiye bezizwa bengavikelekile noma belahlekile. Umbuzo uthi, “Sizoyaphi futhi?” Ngakho-ke ingxenye elandelayo yenqubo ukubanikeza indawo engcono, okuyisenzo esiphakeme. Umbuzo awuthi, "Singaya kuphi futhi?" kodwa “Singaphendukela kubani?” Kufanele sikulungele ukunikeza leyo mpendulo ngokubakhombisa ukuthi bangabuyela kanjani kuKristu.

Izindatshana ezilandelayo zizobhekana nesinyathelo sokuqala saleyo nqubo, kepha sizobhekana nombuzo obalulekile wokuthi singabaholela kanjani kuKristu ekugcineni kwalolu chungechunge.

Isimo Sethu Sengqondo

Into yokuqala okufanele sibhekane nayo yisimo sethu sengqondo. Njengoba singazizwa sithukuthele ngemuva kokuthola ukuthi sidukiswe futhi sanikelwa kanjani, kufanele sikugqibe lokho futhi sikhulume ngomusa njalo. Amagama ethu kufanele afakwe ukuze akwazi ukugayeka kalula.

"Inkulumo yakho mayibe nomusa njalo, kungathi ungayinambitha ngosawoti, ukuze wazi ukuthi kufanele uphendule kanjani kumuntu ngamunye." (Col 4: 6 NASB)

Umusa kaNkulunkulu kithi uboniswa ngomusa wakhe, uthando, nesihe. Kumele silingise uJehova ukuze umusa wakhe usebenze ngathi, ungene ezingxoxweni zethu zonke nabangane nomndeni. Ukungqubuzana ebusweni benkani, ukubizwa ngamagama, noma ukuphathwa kwezingulube kuphela kuzoqinisa imibono yabaphikisi abasiphethe.

Uma sicabanga ukuthi singanqoba abantu ngesizathu sodwa, nakanjani siyodumazeka futhi sibhekane nokushushiswa okungadingekile. Kufanele kube khona ukuthanda iqiniso kwasekuqaleni, noma kuncane okungafezwa. Maye, lokhu kubonakala kungokwabambalwa kuphela futhi kufanele sivumelane nalelo qiniso.

“Ngenani ngesango elincane, ngoba libanzi futhi isango liyindlela ebheke ekubhujisweni, futhi abaningi bangena ngayo; 14 kanti lincane isango futhi inyinyekile indlela eholela ekuphileni, futhi bambalwa abayitholayo. ”(Mt 7: 13, 14)

Ukuqalisa

Kuwethu isihloko esilandelayo, sizosebenzisana nenqubo yokuqala: Abakhulekeli beqiniso bahlukene nomhlaba nezindaba zawo; ungangeni kwezepolitiki futhi uhlale ungathathi hlangothi.

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[i] w02 7 / 1 p. I-19 par. I-16 Inkazimulo KaJehova Ikhanya Kubantu Bakhe
“Njengamanje lesi“ sizwe ”- u-Israyeli kaNkulunkulu kanye“ nabafokazi ”abazinikezele abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyisithupha - baningi kakhulu kunabezizwe eziningi ezizimele zomhlaba.”

[Ii] Iphuzu lesithupha ukungezwa kwakamuva. Kubukeka kungajwayelekile ukukufaka kulolu hlu ngoba zonke izinkolo zobuKristu zifundisa uKristu njengoMsindisi. Mhlawumbe lengezelwe ukuze kubhekwane nezinsolo ezivame ukuzwakala zokuthi oFakazi BakaJehova abakholelwa kuKristu.

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