[Kusuka ku-ws8 / 17 p. I-3 - Septhemba 25-Okthoba 1]

“Nawe yiba nesineke.” - UJames 5: 8

(Imisebenzi: uJehova = 36; Jesus = 5)

Ngemuva kokuxoxa ngokuthi kungaba nzima kanjani ukulinda, ikakhulukazi ngenxa ye "Izingcindezi zokuphila kulezi 'zikhathi ezibucayi' okunzima kakhulu ukubhekana nazo '", Isigaba 3 siyafundeka:

Kodwa yini engasisiza lapho sibhekana ubuso nobuso nalezo zimo ezinzima? Umfundi uJakobe, umfowabo kaJesu ngamzali munye, waphefumulelwa ukuba asitshele: “Ngakho-ke, bekezelani, bazalwane, kuze kube-khona kweNkosi.” (Jak. 5: 7) Yebo, sonke siyakudinga ukubekezela. Kepha kuhilelani ukuba nale mfanelo yokwesaba uNkulunkulu? - isig. I-3

NgokukaJames, kufanele kuphela sibekezele kuze ubukhona beNkosi. NgokweNdikimba Ebusayo, ukuba khona kweNkosi kuqala ngo-1914. Ngakho-ke lokho akusenzi yini le nkulumo esele ibe yisixuku? Ngokucabanga kweNhlangano, sesibe sebusweni bukaKristu cishe ikhulu leminyaka, ngakho-ke ngokusho kukaJames, asisenaso isidingo sokubekezela, ngoba iqiniso lilapha. (Manje sinesinye isikhonkwane sesikwele sokuzama ukungena emgodini oyindilinga.)

Kuyini Ukubekezela?

Esigabeni 6, isifundo sicaphuna kuMika. Lesi sisho sivame ukusetshenziswa kabi oFakazi BakaJehova. Kanjani?

Izimo esibhekana nazo namuhla ziyefana nalezo ezinsukwini zomprofethi uMika. Wayephila ngesikhathi sokubusa kweNkosi embi u-Ahazi, isikhathi lapho kwakugcwele khona zonke izinhlobo zenkohliso. Eqinisweni, abantu base 'beyingcweti yokwenza okubi.' (Funda uMika 7: 1-3.) UMika wabona ukuthi wayengeke akwazi ukuzishintsha ngokwakhe lezi zimo. Ngakho-ke, yini ayengayenza? Uyasitshela: “Kepha mina, ngizoqhubeka ngibheke uJehova. Ngizobonisa isimo sengqondo sokulinda [“Ngizolinda ngesineke,” ftn] uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami. UNkulunkulu wami uzongizwa. ”(Mic. 7: 7) NjengoMika, nathi kudingeka sibe 'nesimo sengqondo sokulinda.' - isig. I-6

Izimo ezimbi uMika ayengakwazi ukuzishintsha zazikhona esizweni sakwa-Israyeli, noma ukusibeka ngamagama bonke oFakazi abangasiqonda, lezi zimo ezimbi zazikhona enhlanganweni kaJehova yasemhlabeni yangaleso sikhathi. UMicah wayazi ukuthi ngeke akwazi ukubashintsha, ngakho-ke wanquma "ukulinda uJehova". Lapho bebhekene nezimo eziphazamisayo eNhlanganweni yanamuhla, oFakazi BakaJehova bavame ukusebenzisa indlela efanayo yokubonisana futhi bavume ukuthi njengoba bengenakukuguqula okungahambi kahle eNhlanganweni, bayoba nesineke futhi 'balindele uJehova' ukuba ayilungise.

Inkinga ngale ndlela yokucabanga ukuthi isetshenziselwa ukuthethelela ukungenzi lutho nokuhambisana nokwenza okungalungile. Siyazi ukuthi akulungile ukufundisa amanga. Siyazi ukuthi akulungile ukuxhasa nokuqhubeka namanga. (Re 22: 15) Siyazi futhi ukuthi imfundiso yamanga—ngokwencazelo yenhlangano uqobo—Ufaka amanga. Ngakho-ke uma "ukulindela uJehova" kusho ukuthi ufakazi angaqhubeka afundise amanga athi kufanele alinde kuze kube yilapho uJehova elungisa iphutha, uphuthelwa isifundo esingokomlando esivela kuMika.

UMika wayengumprofethi kaJehova. Waqhubeka ememezela umyalezo kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Kuyiqiniso, akazange akuthathele kuye ukulungisa izinto, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi wayezivumela ukuba akhulekele okungamukeleki kuJehova. (2 AmaKh. 16: 3, 4) Akazange acabange ukuthi lokhu kukhulekela kwamanga kwakuthuthukiswa yiNdikimba Ebusayo yosuku lwakhe, iNkosi u-Ahazi. Empeleni, wayilahla obala imikhuba enjalo.

Ngakho-ke uma sizowabeka la mazwi ezinhliziyweni zethu, asifuni ukuvumela noma ukusabalalisa noma yiziphi izimfundiso noma imikhuba engamanga yoFakazi BakaJehova noma ngabe singakhetha ukuhlala siyilungu leNhlangano. Ngokwengeziwe, kufanele sikulungele ukukhuluma iqiniso lapho kuvela isikhathi, noma ngabe lokhu kusho ukuzibeka engcupheni yokushushiswa. Isibonelo, ake sithi isisulu sokuhlukunyezwa kwengane siyayilahla iNhlangano. Abadala bafunda isimemezelo sokuthi uSibanibani akaseyena omunye woFakazi BakaJehova, okuyikhodi yokuthi “bonke kumele bamxoshe lo muntu”.

Ngabe sizowuthobela umkhuba onjalo ongavumelani nemiBhalo, noma sizoqhubeka nokuxhasa ngothando umuntu okudingayo ngenxa yokuhlukunyezwa kabuhlungu? Isimo sokulinda uJehova singase sibonakale siyindlela ephephile, njengokungathi asithathi sinqumo, kodwa ukuthatha isinqumo sokungenzi lutho kuyisinqumo ngokwako. Noma yisiphi isinqumo, noma sithathe isinqumo sokuhlala singenzi lutho, sithwala umthwalo wemiphumela phambi kweNkosi. (Mt 10:32, 33)

Ngokuvala, isigaba 19 siyafundeka:

Khumbula nokuthi yini eyasiza u-Abrahama, uJosefa noDavide ukuba balinde ngesineke ukugcwaliseka kwezithembiso zikaJehova. Kwakuwukholo lwabo kuJehova nokuthembela kwabo ekusebenzelaneni kwakhe nabo. Abazange bagxile nje kubo nasenduduzweni yabo yomuntu siqu. Lapho sicabanga ngendlela izinto ezabasebenzela ngayo, nathi sizokhuthazeka ukuba sikhombise ukulinda. - isig. I-19

Kungani lolu hlobo lwesihloko lubusa kakhulu ezincwadini zoFakazi BakaJehova? Kungani oFakazi kubonakala bedinga izikhumbuzo ezingapheli? Impela ababekezeli njengabalingani babo kulo lonke eLobukholwa?

Kungenzeka yini ukuthi kunesidingo salezi zihloko ngoba kugcizelelwa ukuthi ukuphela kusondele kangakanani? Singabantu abahlala befuna izimpawu zokuhumusha. (Mt 12: 39) Emihlanganweni yesifunda yalo nyaka, ilungu leNdikimba Ebusayo u-Anthony Morris III wasebenzisa igama elithi “okuseduze” ukuze akhulume ngokusondela koSizi Olukhulu. "Okuseduze" kusho "okuzokwenzeka". Leli yigama ebelisetshenziswa ukucindezela oFakazi BakaJehova ngomqondo wokuzenzisa wokuphuthuma iminyaka eyikhulu — leli engilizwe impilo yami yonke ende.

Kusuka ku-December 1, 1952 The INqabayokulinda:
UMhlaba awupheli nsuku zonke! Akukaze kube lapho uzamcolo omkhulu wesikhathi sikaNowa unamandla “wezwe” noma uhlelo lwezinto zokubusa izindaba zesintu sonke selungekho. Kepha manje, lapho kuvela yonke imininingwane yesibonakaliso esikhulu esanikezwa nguJesu, siyazi ukuthi sibhekene ukuphela okusondele sohlelo lwamanje lomhlaba.

Yebo, kufanele sibekezele futhi silindele ngokulangazela ukuphela kobubi nobukhona bukaKristu obusazokwenzeka, kepha masingafani nalabo abagxila ekugcineni kanye nomvuzo wokukhishwa kwazo zonke ezinye izinto. Lowo mgwaqo uholela ekuphoxekeni kuphela. (IzA 13:12)

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