Umngani obhekene nesikhathi esinzima njengamanje, ngenxa yokuthanda nokunamathela eqinisweni eliseBhayibhelini esikhundleni sokwamukela ngokungaboni izimfundiso zabantu, wabuzwa ngomunye wabadala bakhe ukuthi achaze ngesinqumo sakhe sokuyeka ukuya emihlanganweni. Lapho sixoxa ngama-imeyili, umdala waphawula ukuthi umngane wami ubengalisebenzisi igama likaJehova. Lokhu kwamkhathaza, futhi wamcela ngokuqondile ukuba achaze ukungabi khona kwama-imeyili akhe.

Uma ungeyena uFakazi KaJehova, kungenzeka ungakuqondi okushiwo lapha. Kuma-JWs, ukusetshenziswa kwegama likaNkulunkulu kuyinkomba yobuKristu beqiniso. OFakazi BakaJehova bakholelwa ukuthi bebodwa ababuyisele igama likaNkulunkulu endaweni yalo efanele. Amasonto angalisebenzisi igama likaNkulunkulu ahlukaniswa “njengenkolo yamanga”. Eqinisweni, ukusetshenziswa kwegama laphezulu kungesinye sezimpawu eziyinhloko ezingokwenkolo yeqiniso ezingqondweni zoFakazi BakaJehova.[i]

Ngakho-ke lapho umngane wami engayiphathi ingxoxo yakhe negama likaJehova, ifulegi elibomvu lakhuphuka engqondweni yalomdala. Umngani wami wachaza ukuthi yize engenankinga yokusebenzisa igama laphezulu, ubengalisebenzisi kaningi ngoba ebheka uJehova njengoyise osezulwini. Uqhubeke wachaza ukuthi njengendoda ayivamisile ukubiza igama likayise wenyama — ikhetha igama elisondele futhi elifanele, “ubaba”, noma “ubaba” —ngakho ikubone kufanelekile ukubiza uJehova ngokuthi “Baba . ”

Umdala wabonakala esamukela lesi sizathu, kodwa kuphakamisa umbuzo othakazelisayo: Uma ukwehluleka ukusebenzisa igama elithi “Jehova” engxoxweni yeBhayibheli kumaka umuntu njengelungu lenkolo yamanga, ukwehluleka ukusebenzisa igama elithi “Jesu” kungakhombisa ukuthini?

Lo mdala waba nomuzwa wokuthi ukwehluleka komngane wami ukusebenzisa igama likaJehova kukhombisa ukuthi wayephelelwa yiNhlangano, ngokunokwenzeka abe eyisihlubuki.

Ake sibeke isicathulo kolunye unyawo?

Uyini umKristu weqiniso? Noma yibaphi oFakazi BakaJehova bazophendula bathi, "Umlandeli weqiniso kaKristu". Uma ngilandela othile futhi ngizama ukwenza abanye ukuba benze okufanayo, akufanele yini igama lakhe libe sezindebeni zami njalo?

Muva nje ngibe nengxoxo eyathatha amahora amathathu nabangane bami abahle lapho kukhulunywa khona ngoJehova ngamazwi afanelekayo, kodwa abangane bami abakaze babhekisele kuJesu nakanye. Lokhu akuhlukile neze. Hlanganisa iqembu lama-JW ngokuhlangana futhi igama likaJehova lizovela ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uma usebenzisa igama likaJesu kaningi futhi kumongo ofanayo, abangane bakho abangoFakazi bazoqala ukukhombisa izimpawu zokungaphatheki kahle.

Ngakho-ke uma ukwehluleka ukusebenzisa igama likaNkulunkulu kumaka umuntu ngokuthi “ongeyena uFakazi KaJehova”, ngabe ukuhluleka ukusebenzisa igama likaJesu kuhlaba umkhosi othile “njengomKristu”?

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[i] Bona Lifundisani Ngempela IBhayibheli? I-Chap. I-15 p. I-148 par. I-8

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