Indlela Eya

Ekuphileni Okuphakade
Ingabe Usuyitholile?
U NKULUNKULU UMNINIMANDLA ONKE unguMbusi wendawo yonke. Ukuphila
kwethu kwamanje nokwangesikhathi esizayo kuncike kuye. Unamandla oku-
vuza namandla okujezisa. Unamandla okunika ukuphila nawokuthatha ukuphi-
la. Uma samukeleka kuye kuyosihambela kahle; uma singamukeleki, kuyosihambela
kabi. Yeka ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukuba ukukhulekela kwethu kwamukeleke
kuye!
Abantu bakhulekela ngezindlela eziningi. Uma inkolo injengendlela, ingabe zonke
izindlela eziyizinkolo ziyamukeleka kuNkulunkulu? Cha, azamukeleki. UJesu, umpro-
fethi kaNkulunkulu, wabonisa ukuthi kunezindlela ezimbili kuphela. Wathi: “Ibanzi
futhi ivulekile indlela eholela ekubhujisweni, futhi baningi abangena ngayo; kanti li-
ncane isango futhi inyinyekile indlela eholela ekuphileni, futhi bambalwa abayitho-
layo.”—Mathewu 7:13, 14.
Kunezinhlobo ezimbili kuphela zenkolo: eholela ekuphileni nehole-
la ekubhujisweni. Injongo yale ncwajana iwu-
kukusiza ukuba uthole indlela eholela
ekuphileni okuphakade.
 Okuphakathi
Indlela Eya 1 Ingabe Zonke Izinkolo
Zifundisa Iqiniso? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ekuphileni 2 Ungalithola Kanjani Iqiniso

Okuphakade NgoNkulunkulu? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Obani Abahlala Endaweni Yomoya? . . . 8
Ingabe Usuyitholile? 4 Bakuphi Okhokho Bethu? . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5 Iqiniso Ngomlingo
Nokuthakatha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6 Ingabe UNkulunkulu
Uyazamukela Zonke
Izinkolo? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7 Obani Abaqhuba
Inkolo Yeqiniso? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8 Shiya Inkolo Yamanga;
Ngena Enkolweni Yeqiniso . . . . . . . . . . 25
9 Inkolo Yeqiniso Ingakuzuzisa
Kuze Kube Phakade! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Indlela Eya Ekuphileni Okuphakade—Ingabe Usuyitholile?
The Road to Everlasting Life—Have You Found It?
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 1 Ingabe Zonke Izinkolo
Zifundisa Iqiniso?
C ISHE bonke abantu e-Afrika bayavu-
ma ukuthi kubalulekile ukukhuleke-
la uNkulunkulu. Kodwa abavumelani ngo-
kuthi kumelwe akhulekelwe kanjani. Aba-
nye bakhulekela esontweni lamaSulumane,
abanye baya emsamo. Kanti abanye baya
esontweni elivamile. Kodwa uyobe ushaye
phansi uma ucabanga ukuthi zintathu ku-
phela izinkolo e-Afrika. AmaSulumane ane-
mithetho nezinkolelo ezihlukahlukene. Izi-
nkolo zendabuko ziyahlukahluka kuye nge-
zindawo. Emasontweni athi awobuKristu,
ukuhlukana kukhulu nakakhulu. Ngapha-
ndle kwamasonto ayinhloko, kunenqwaba
yamasonto azimele kulo lonke elase-Afrika.
1. Yiziphi ezinye zezinkolo ezikhona e-Afrika?
4 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Inkolo Yethu Kumelwe
2
Isekelwe Eqinisweni
Kungani abantu bekhulekela ngendle-
la abenza ngayo? Abantu abaningi batha-
tha inkolo yabazali babo. Izenzakalo zaku-
dala nazo zinomthelela enkolweni abantu
abakuyo namuhla. Incwadi ethi The Afri-
cans—A Triple Heritage ithi: “Inkolo yama-
Sulumane yanda enyakatho yeSahara nge-
nxa yokunqoba kwezizwe zamaSulumane,
. . . UbuKristu banda eningizimu yeSahara
ngendlela efanayo. Uma inkolo yamaSulu-
mane esenyakatho yeSahara yanda ngenxa
2. (a) Ngokuvamile yini enquma inkolo yomuntu?
(b) Yini engebona ubufakazi bokuthi inkolo yethu
iyamjabulisa uNkulunkulu?
yokusongelwa ngenkemba, ubuKristu
obuseningizimu yeSahara bona ba-
nda ngenxa yokusongelwa ngesibhamu.”
Noma kunjalo, abaningi bethu bakho-
lelwa ukuthi inkolo yabo iyamjabulisa
uNkulunkulu. Kodwa inkolo ayibi elungi-
le ngenxa nje yokuthi abazali bethu baku-
yo noma ngenxa yokuthi umbuso wakwe-
linye izwe wayifaka ngenkani kokhokho
bethu.
3 Nakuba zonke izinkolo zithi zinikeza
isiqondiso esithembekile ngokukhonza
uNkulunkulu, imibono yazo iyashiyana.
Zifundisa izinto eziningi ezihlukahluke-
ne ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani no-
kuthi yini ayilindele kithi. Cabanga nga-
lokhu: Ake sithi uthole umsebenzi enka-
mpanini enkulu. Ngosuku lokuqala emse-
benzini, uthola ukuthi ubasi akekho use-
holidini. Ngakho ubuza izisebenzi ezinta-
thu ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze. Isisebe-
nzi sokuqala sithi ubasi ufuna ushane-
le phansi. Esesibili sithi kufanele upende
isakhiwo. Esesithathu sithi kufanele uha-
mbise iposi.
4 Kamuva, sewubuza lezi zisebenzi ngo-
basi. Esokuqala sithi ubasi mude, usem-
ncane futhi unokhahlo. Esesibili sithi uyi-
ndoda emfushane, esikhulile futhi eno-
musa. Esesithathu sithi ubasi akuyona
indoda—kodwa inkosikazi. Cishe uphetha
ngokuthi lezi zisebenzi ezintathu azikhu-
lumi iqiniso zonke. Uma ufuna ukuhlala
kulo msebenzi wakho omusha, cishe uyo-
hlola ukuthi unjani ngempela ubasi no-
kuthi ufuna wenzeni.
5 Kungokufanayo nangenkolo. Ngenxa
yokuthi miningi kangaka imibono ngoku-
thi ungubani uNkulunkulu nangalokho
akufunayo kithi, kudingeka siqiniseke
ukuthi indlela yethu yokukhulekela ivu-
melana neqiniso. Kodwa singalithola ka-
njani iqiniso ngoNkulunkulu?
3-5. Yimuphi umfanekiso osisiza sibone ukuthi
akuzona zonke izinkolo ezifundisa iqiniso?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
2
Ungalithola
Kanjani Iqiniso
NgoNkulunkulu?
S INGAMAZI kanjani uNkulunkulu? Kuya-
dingeka yini sizihlole zonke izimfundiso
zezinkolo eziningi? Ngeke sikwazi ukukwe-
nza lokho. Ngisho noma besingase sikwazi,
besiyokwazi kanjani ukuthi iyiphi imfundiso
eyiqiniso?
2 Ngempela, ngenxa yayo yonke imibono
ehlukahlukene ngoNkulunkulu, sidinga
indlela yokwazi okuyiqiniso, indinganiso
abantu abangavumelana ngayo. Ngokwesi-
bonelo: Ake sithi esitolo sezindwangu ku-
phikiswana ngobude besiqephu sendwangu.
Umdayisi uthi le ndwangu ingamamitha
amathathu, kodwa umthengi unomuzwa wo-
kuthi imfushane kunalokho. Ingaxazululwa
kanjani le ndaba? Ngokukala indwangu nge-
thephu.
3 Ikhona yini ithephu noma indinganiso
yokunquma ezindabeni zenkolo? Yebo, iBha-
yibheli. UNkulunkulu wenza ukuba kulo-
tshwe iBhayibheli ukuze yonke indawo aba-
ntu bafunde iqiniso ngaye. Kunyatheliswe
amakhophi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane. Li-
lonke noma ingxenye yalo liye lahunyushe-
lwa ezilimini ezingaphezu kuka-2 100. Cishe
bonke abantu bangalifunda iqiniso ngoNku-
lunkulu ngolimi lwabo.
4 IBhayibheli liyisipho esiyigugu esive-
la kuNkulunkulu. Lichaza izinto ebesinge-
ke sizazi ngaphandle kwalo. Lisitshela nge-
zidalwa ezihlala endaweni yomoya. Lembula
1, 2. Yimuphi umfanekiso obonisa isidingo sendi-
nganiso yokunquma ezindabeni zenkolo?
3. Kungani kwalotshwa iBhayibheli?
4. Lisitshela ngani iBhayibheli?
5

imicabango kaNkulunkulu, ubuntu bakhe
nenjongo yakhe. Lisitshela ngokusebenzela-
na kwakhe nabantu eminyakeni eyizinku-
lungwane edlule. Likhuluma ngezinto eziyo-
kwenzeka esikhathini esizayo. Libonisa no-
kuthi singayithola kanjani indlela eya eku-
phileni okuphakade.
Isizathu Sokuba Ulikholelwe IBhayibheli
5 Ziningi izizathu zokuba sikholelwe uku-
thi iBhayibheli liyiZwi likaNkulunkulu nge-
mpela. Esinye siwukuthi iBhayibheli liyavu-
melana nesayensi. Emandulo abantu emhla-
beni wonke babecabanga ukuthi umhlaba
uphaswe okuthile. Ngokwesibonelo, eNtsho-
nalanga Afrika abantu bake bakholelwa
ukuthi umhlaba uphaswe inyoka ezisongi-
le, ezisonge izikhathi ezingu-3 500 ngaphe-
zu komhlaba nezingu-3 500 ngaphansi. Ko-
dwa ngokuvumelana nesayensi, eminyake-
ni engaphezu kuka-3 500 edlule umlobi we-
Bhayibheli wabhala ukuthi uNkulunkulu
‘ulengise umhlaba phezu kweze.’—Jobe 26:7.
6 Ubufakazi obukhulu kunabo bonke bo-
5. Yisiphi isibonelo esibonisa ukuthi iBhayibheli li-
yavumelana nesayensi?
6. Yibuphi ubufakazi obukhulu kunabo bonke bo-
kuthi iBhayibheli livela kuNkulunkulu?
6 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Mother and starving child: ˘ Giacomo Pirozzi/Panos Pictures
kuthi iBhayibheli livela kuNkulunkulu nge-
mpela umlando walo ongenaphutha eku-
bikezeleni ikusasa. Ngokungafani nababoni
abangabantu, uNkulunkulu uyalazi ngempe-
la ikusasa; konke akushoyo kuyenzeka njalo
nje.
7 Iziprofetho zeBhayibheli eziningi zagcwa-
liseka endulo. Ngokwesibonelo, kusasele imi-
nyaka engu-700 ngaphambi kokuba uJe-
su azalwe, iBhayibheli lasho ngokunembile
ukuthi wayezozalelwa emzini waseBhetlehe-
ma, futhi yilokho kanye okwenzeka. (Mika
5:2; Mathewu 2:3-9) Ngal e´ kwezinye izi-
profetho eziningi ngoJesu, iBhayibheli la-
bikezela nokuthi wayezozalwa intombi futhi
ekugcineni akhashelwe ngezinhlamvu zesili-
va ezingu-30. Nalezo ziprofetho zagcwalise-
ka. Impela akekho umuntu owayengabikeze-
la lezo zinto!—Isaya 7:14; Zakariya 11:12, 13;
Mathewu 1:22, 23; 27:3-5.
8 Ziningi iziprofetho zeBhayibheli ezigcwa-
liseka esikhathini sethu. Nazi ezimbalwa:
˘ “Isizwe siyovukela isizwe [ezimpini], no-
7. Yiziphi ezinye zeziprofetho zeBhayibheli ezagcwa-
liseka endulo?
8. Yiziphi ezinye zeziprofetho zeBhayibheli ezigcwa-
liseka namuhla, futhi zifakazelani?

mbuso uvukele umbuso; futhi kuyoba kho-
na ukuzamazama okukhulu komhlaba, fu-
thi ezindaweni ngezindawo kube khona izifo
eziwumshayabhuqe nokusweleka kokudla.”
—Luka 21:10, 11.
˘ ‘Kuyokwanda ukwephulwa komthetho.’
—Mathewu 24:12.
˘ “Ezinsukwini zokugcina . . . abantu ba-
yokuba abazithandayo, abathandi bemali, . . .
abangalaleli abazali, . . . abangenakho ukuzi-
thiba, abanolaka, abangenalo uthando loku-
hle, . . . abakhukhumele, abathandi benjabu-
lo kunokuba abathandi bakaNkulunkulu.”
—2 Thimothewu 3:1-5.
Awuvumi yini ukuthi lezi zinto ziyenze-
ka manje? Ukuba yiqiniso nokunemba kwe-
ziprofetho zeBhayibheli kubonisa ukuthi
iBhayibheli aliyona incwadi evamile. LiyiZwi
likaNkulunkulu eliphefumulelwe!—2 Thimo-
thewu 3:16.
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Ingabe IBhayibheli
Liye Lashintshwa?
9 Ake sithi unenkampani futhi
odongeni uhlome uhide lwemi-
thetho yezisebenzi zakho. Ubu-
yokwenzenjani uma isitha esithi-
le sishintsha lokho obukubhali-
le? Ubungeke yini ukulungise lo-
kho okushintshiwe? UNkulunku-
lu naye akabavumeli abantu bashi-
ntshe iqiniso leZwi lakhe, iBhayi-
bheli.
10 Labo abaye bazama ukushi-
ntsha izimfundiso zeZwi likaNkulu-
nkulu abazange baphumelele. La-
pho siqhathanisa iBhayibheli esi-
nalo namuhla namakhophi aku-
dala eBhayibheli, kuyafana. Lokhu
kubonisa ukuthi iBhayibheli aliza-
nge lishintshwe phakathi neminya-
ka edlule.
9, 10. Yini ebonisa ukuthi uNkulunku-
lu akabavumelanga abantu ukuba bashi-
ntshe iBhayibheli?
Isiko Elidluliselwa Ngomlomo
—Ingabe Singalethemba?
Izinkolo zendabuko zase-Afrika azinazo
izincwadi ezingcwele zasendulo. Amasiko,
imikhuba nemibono ephathelene noNkulu-
nkulu idluliselwa ngomlomo isuka kwesinye
isizukulwane iye kwesinye. Incwadi ethi
West African Traditional Religion ithi: “Ngeke
ugomele ngokuthi indaba exoxwa ngomlo-
mo inembile. Ezikhathini eziningi, kuleyo
ndaba edluliswa ngomlomo kungase kwe-
nezelwe okuthile noma kukhishwe, ingase
ishintshwe futhi isontwe, yenziwe ihaba fu-
thi ibe exakayo, bese ngokuvamile kuba nzi-
ma ukuhlukanisa iqiniso namanga.”
Ibhokisi: Ithini enye incwadi ngokwethembeka
kwesiko elidluliselwa ngomlomo?
7
 3 Obani Abahlala Endaweni Yomoya?
I ZINKOLELO zezinkolo zendabuko zase-
Afrika ziye zafaniswa nombhoshongo oci-
jile. Phezulu kukhona uNkulunkulu, onama-
ndla omoya aphakeme kunawo wonke. Ema-
celeni kukhona onkulunkulu abancane,
noma imimoya, eyizinceku zikaNkulunku-
lu. Eceleni kwabo kukhona amadlozi, abhe-
ka imindeni yawo esemhlabeni futhi ayina-
kekele. Ekugcineni kukhona amandla omo-
ya amancane: umlingo, ukubhula nobutha-
kathi.
2 Lezi zinkolelo zendabuko ziye zazithonya
kakhulu ezinye izinkolo e-Afrika. Esinye isa-
ga sase-Afrika sikubeka kanje: “UkuKholwa
(kobuKristu noma kobuSulumane) akusenzi
siyeke ukukhulekela onkulunkulu bakithi.”
3 Ziyiqiniso kangakanani izinkolelo zenda-
buko zase-Afrika? IBhayibheli lisitshela iqi-
niso ngalabo abahlala endaweni yomoya.
UJehova, UNkulunkulu Weqiniso
4
Izinkolo ezinkulu ezintathu zase-Afrika
ziyavuma ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona no-
kuthi uphakeme. IBhayibheli limchaza ngo-
kuthi “unguNkulunkulu wonkulunkulu ne-
1. Izinkolo zendabuko ziye zafaniswa kanjani nom-
bhoshongo ocijile?
2. Esinye isaga sase-Afrika sikubonisa kanjani
ukuthi izinkolelo zendabuko ziyayithonya inkolo?
3. Singalitholaphi iqiniso ngalabo abahlala enda-
weni yomoya?
4. Zivumelana ngani izinkolo ezinkulu zase-Afrika?
8 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Nkosi yamakhosi, uNkulunkulu omkhulu,
onamandla nowesabekayo.” (Duteronomi 10:
17) AmaSulumane nawo akholelwa kuNku-
lunkulu oyedwa ophakeme. Ngokuqonde-
ne nezinkolo zendabuko zase-Afrika, uProfe-
sa Geoffrey Parrinder uthi: “Abantu abaningi
abaNsundu bebelokhu bekholelwa kuNkulu-
nkulu ophakeme, uyise wonkulunkulu naba-
ntu, umdali wendawo yonke.”
5 Nokho, phezu kokuba yande kangaka
inkolelo ngoNkulunkulu, abantu abaningi
abanawo umbono ocacile ngokuthi uNku-
lunkulu ungubani. Isinyathelo sokuqala so-
kwazi umuntu siwukwazi igama lakhe. Izi-
nkolo zididekile ngokuqondene negama lika-
Nkulunkulu. KweLobukholwa, uvame uku-
bizwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu, isiqu esisho
ukuthi “Onamandla.” AmaSulumane athi
u-Allah. Kulabo abasenkolweni yendabuko,
igama okubizwa ngalo oPhakeme liyashi-
ntshashintsha kuye ngolimi. Encwadini ya-
khe ethi Concepts of God in Africa, uJohn
S. Mbiti ubala amagama neziqu ezingaphe-
zu kuka-500 okubizwa ngazo uNkulunkulu
e-Afrika. Ngokwesibonelo, ngesiYoruba (eNi-
geria), uNkulunkulu ubizwa ngokuthi u-Olo-
dumare; amaKikuyu (eKenya), athi uNgai;
amaZulu (eNingizimu Afrika), athi uNkulu-
nkulu (noma uMvelinqangi).
5. Yimaphi amanye amagama okubizwa ngawo
uNkulunkulu?
 6 Yena uNkulunkulu uthini ngegama la-
khe? Ngenkathi uNkulunkulu eyala uMo-
se ukuba ahole ama-Israyeli aphume eGi-
bhithe, uMose wabuza: “Ake ngithi sengifi-
kile kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli futhi ngathi
kubo, ‘UNkulunkulu wokhokho benu ungi-
´
thume kini,’ bona bathi kimi, ‘Ngubani igama
lakhe?’ Ngizothini kubo?”—Eksodusi 3:13.
7 UNkulunkulu waphendula: “Yilokhu
okumelwe ukusho kubantwana bakwa-Isra-
yeli, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu wokhokho benu
´
. . . ungithume kini.’ Yileli igama lami kuze
kube nini nanini, futhi lesi yisikhumbu-
zo sami ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.”
(Eksodusi 3:15) Leli gama likaNkulunkulu li-
vela izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezingu-7 000
eBhayibhelini, nakuba abanye abahumushi
beBhayibheli beye bafaka iziqu ezithi “Nkulu-
nkulu” noma “Nkosi” esikhundleni salo.
8 Unjani ngempela uJehova? Ungumoya,
ungumninimandla onke, uyakhazimula.
Uphakeme, akanakuqhathaniswa namuntu,
akalingani namuntu. (Duteronomi 6:4; Isa-
ya 44:6) UJehova wathi kuMose: “Mina Jeho-
va uNkulunkulu wakho nginguNkulunkulu
ofuna ukuzinikela kimi kuphela.” Ngamanye
amazwi, ukuze uJehova asamukele kumelwe
sikhulekele yena yedwa. Akafuni sikhuleke-
le noma yini enye nanoma ubani omunye.
—Eksodusi 20:3-5.
UJesu Kristu,
INkosi YoMbuso KaNkulunkulu
9 Namuhla abaningi badidekile ngokuthi
ungubani uJesu. Abaningi kweLobukholwa
bakholelwa ukuthi uJesu uyingxenye kaZi-
qu-zintathu “Ongcwele.” Kodwa iBhayibheli
alifundisi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungabantu
abathathu koyedwa. Futhi alifundisi ukuthi
uJesu ulingana noJehova. UJesu ngokwa-
khe wathi: “UBaba mkhulu kunami.”—Joha-
ne 14:28.
6, 7. Ubani igama likaNkulunkulu, futhi sazi ka-
njani?
8. Unjani uJehova, futhi yini okumelwe siyenze
uma sifuna asamukele?
9. Kungani sithi uJesu akalingani noJehova?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
10 IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi ngaphambi
kokuba uJesu aphile njengomuntu emhlabe-
ni, wayephila ezulwini njengesidalwa somo-
ya esinamandla. Njengoba nje uJehova ada-
la u-Adamu no-Eva emhlabeni, wadala naba-
ntu bomoya ezulwini. UJesu ungumuntu wo-
moya wokuqala owadalwa uJehova.—Johane
17:5; Kolose 1:15.
11 Eminyakeni engaba ngu-2 000 edlule
uJehova wadlulisela ukuphila kwalesi sida-
lwa somoya esibelethweni sentombi uMari-
ya. Ingelosi uGabriyeli yathi kuye: “Uzokhule-
lwa, ubelethe indodana, kumelwe uyiqambe
ngokuthi uJesu. Futhi iyobusa njengenkosi
. . . , nombuso wayo ngeke uphele.”—Luka 1:
31, 33.1
12 Ngakho uJesu wazalwa, wakhula waba
indoda futhi wafundisa abantu intando ne-
njongo kaJehova. Wathi kumbusi waseRo-
ma: ‘Ngizalelwe lokhu, futhi ngizele [lesi
sizathu] ezweni, ukuba ngifakazele iqiniso.’
(Johane 18:37) Ngokucabangela lokho uJe-
su akufundisa, singalithola iqiniso ngenta-
ndo nangenjongo kaNkulunkulu. Singathola
ukuthi singakuzuza kanjani ukwamukelwa
uNkulunkulu.
13 Isizathu sesibili sokuba uJesu eze em-
hlabeni sasiwukuba anikele ukuphila kwa-
khe njengomuntu kube isihlengo sesintu.
(Mathewu 20:28) Wenza lokhu ukuze sikhu-
luleke esonweni esasizuza ngefa kukhokho
1 IKoran ibhekisela ekuzalweni kukaJesu ngokuyisima-
ngaliso kuyiSurah 19 (uMariya). Ithi: “Sathumela umo-
ya Wethu [kuMariya] usesimweni somuntu omdala. Futhi
lapho ewubona wathi: ‘Kwangathi Onesihe angangivikela
kuwe! Uma uyesaba iNkosi, ngiyeke uhambe.’ ‘Ngiyisithu-
nywa seNkosi yakho,’ kuphendula umoya, ‘futhi ngizele
ukuzokunika indodana engcwele.’ ‘Ngingayithola kanjani
ingane,’ ephendula, ‘ngoba ngiyintombi, angikaze ngithi-
ntwe yindoda?’ ‘Yileyo intando yeNkosi yakho,’ uphendula.
‘Akunzima lokho kuYo. INkosi ithi: “Iyoba isibonakaliso ku-
bantu nesibusiso esivela Kithi. Yilowo umyalo Wethu.” ’ ”
10. Wayekuphi uJesu ngaphambi kokuba eze em-
hlabeni?
11. Kwenzeka kanjani ukuba uJesu azalwe njengo-
muntu?
12. Yisiphi isizathu sokuqala sokuba uJesu eze em-
hlabeni?
13. Yisiphi isizathu sesibili sokuba uJesu eze em-
hlabeni?
9
wethu u-Adamu. Lokhu kwakuzokwenza
ukuba sikwazi ukuphila phakade. Umpho-
stoli uJohane wabhala: “UNkulunkulu wa- Izingelosi
lithanda izwe kangangokuba waze wanikela ezithembekile
ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuze wo- ziyenqaba
nke umuntu obonisa ukholo kuyo angabhu- ukukhulekelwa
bhi kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.”—Jo-
hane 3:16.
14 Ngemva kokufa kwakhe njengomuntu,
uJesu wavuselwa ezulwini lapho aphinde
aqala khona ukuphila njengesidalwa somoya
esinamandla. (IzEnzo 2:32, 33) Kamuva, uJe-
hova wamnika “ububusi nesithunzi nombu-
so, ukuze zonke izizwe, amaqembu ezizwe
nezilimi zimkhonze.” (Daniyeli 7:13, 14) UJe-
su usenziwe iNkosi enamandla; uyiNkosi ka-
hulumeni osezulwini kaJehova. Maduze nje
uzobonisa amandla akhe emhlabeni wonke.

Izingelosi, Izikhonzi ZikaNkulunkulu

15 UJehova noJesu akubona bodwa aba-
hlala endaweni yomoya. UJehova wadala ne-
zinye izidalwa zomoya, izingelosi. UGabriye-
li owakhuluma noMariya ungomunye wazo.
Izingelosi azizange ziqale ziphile njengaba-
ntu emhlabeni. Zadalelwa ezulwini kusasele
isikhathi eside kudalwe abantu emhlabeni.
(Jobe 38:4-7) Kunezigidi zezingelosi.—Daniye-
li 7:10.
16 Izingelosi ezithembekile azifuni sizikhu-
lekele. Lapho umphostoli uJohane ezama
kuze kube kabili ukukhulekela izingelosi,
zamkhuza, zathi: “Qaphela! Ungakwenzi lo-
kho! . . . Khulekela uNkulunkulu.”—IsAmbu-
lo 19:10; 22:8, 9.
17 Izingelosi azisezi kubantu bakaNkulu-
nkulu emhlabeni, njengoba zenza ngenkathi
(IzEnzo 5:18, 19) Noma zingasezi, uma uJeho-
va simkhulekela ngokuvumelana neZwi la-
khe, iBhayibheli, singaqiniseka ukuthi ama-
butho kaNkulunkulu ayizingelosi ezinama-
ndla ezingabonakali ayosivikela. IBhayibheli
lithi: “Ingelosi kaJehova ikanise nxazonke za-
labo abamesabayo, futhi iyabophula.” (IHubo
34:7; 91:11) Kungani kufanele kusiduduze lo-
khu? Ngoba endaweni yomoya kunezitha ezi-
yingozi ezifuna ukusilimaza!
USathane, Isitha SikaNkulunkulu
18 Akuzona zonke izingelosi zikaNkulu-

zikhulula abaphostoli bakaJesu etilongweni. nkulu ezahlala zithembekile kuye. Ezinye

14. (a) Kwenzekani kuJesu ngemva kokufa kwakhe
njengomuntu? (b) UJesu unasiphi isikhundla ezu-
lwini manje?
15. Izingelosi zadalwa nini futhi kuphi?
16. Kungani kungafanele abantu bakhulekele izi-
ngelosi?
17. Yini ebonisa ukuthi izingelosi ziyakwazi ukuvi-
kela izinceku zikaNkulunkulu, futhi kungani kudu-
duza lokhu?
zamhlubuka. Zazenza zona ngokwazo izitha
zikaNkulunkulu nezabantu emhlabeni. Kwe-
nzeka kanjani lokhu? Zonke izidalwa ezi-
yizingelosi uJehova azidala zazilungile fu-
thi zizinhle. Kodwa eyodwa kula madodana
18. (a) Kungani ingelosi ethile yahlubuka uNkulu-
nkulu? (b) Yaqanjwa maphi amagama le ngelosi eyi-
sihlubuki?

10 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?

omoya aphelele yafuna ukukhulekelwa aba-
ntu futhi yenza ngokuvumelana nalesi sifi-
so esibi. Leso sidalwa somoya saqanjwa ngo-
kuthi uSathane, okusho ukuthi “uMphikisi
[kaNkulunkulu].” Ubizwa nangokuthi uDeve-
li, okusho ukuthi “uMnyundeli,” ngoba uqa-
´
mbela uJehova amanga aluhlaza cwe.
19 USathane ucindezela abantu ukuba ba-
hlanganyele naye ekuhlubukeni uNkulu-
nkulu. Cabanga ngalokho akwenza encekwi-
ni kaNkulunkulu ethembekile uJobe. UJo-
be wayeyisigwili. Wayenezimvu ezingu-7 000,
amakamela angu-3 000, izinkomazi nezi-
nkunzi ezingu-1 000, kanye nezimbongolo-
kazi ezingu-500. Wayenezingane eziyishumi
nenqwaba yezinceku. Okokuqala, uSathane
wabulala imfuyo kaJobe nezinceku zakhe.
Wabe esebangela “umoya omkhulu” uku-
ba ubhidlize indlu, zafa zonke izingane zi-
kaJobe. Kamuva, uSathane wahlupha uJo-
be “ngamathumba abulalayo kusukela ema-
theni onyawo kwaze kwaba sokhakhayini.”
—Jobe 1:3-19; 2:7.
20 Naphezu kwalolu vivinyo olubuhlungu,
uJobe wahlala ethembekile kuNkulunku-
lu. Ngakho uJehova wamphulukisa, “wa-
qala ukwenezela kukho konke okwakungo-
kukaJobe, ngokuphindwe kabili.” (Jobe 42:
10) USathane wahluleka ukuphula ubuqo-
tho bukaJobe, kodwa uphumelele ekuhlubu-
leni abanye abantu abaningi kuNkulunku-
lu. IBhayibheli lithi: “Lonke izwe lisemandle-
ni omubi.”—1 Johane 5:19.
21 USathane ufuna simkhulekele. Wakwe-
nza kwacaca lokhu lapho elinga uJesu emi-
nyakeni ecishe ibe ngu-2 000 edlule. IBha-
yibheli liyalandisa: “UDeveli . . . wamthatha
[uJesu] waya naye entabeni ephakeme ngo-
kungajwayelekile, wambonisa yonke imibuso
19. Kungani uSathane ahlupha uJobe, futhi wam-
hlupha kanjani?
20. (a) Wavuzwa kanjani uJobe ngokwethembeka
kwakhe? (b) Nakuba uJobe athembeka kuNkulu-
nkulu, uSathane wenzeni kwabanye abantu abani-
ngi?
21. (a) USathane wasibonisa kanjani isifiso sakhe
sokukhulekelwa? (b) Kungani uJesu enqaba uku-
khulekela uSathane?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
yezwe nenkazimulo yayo, wathi kuye: ‘Zonke
lezi zinto ngizokunika zona uma uwa pha-
nsi wenze isenzo sokukhuleka kimi.’ ” UJe-
su wenqaba, wathi: “Hamba, Sathane! Ngo-
ba kulotshiwe ukuthi, ‘NguJehova uNkulu-
nkulu wakho okumelwe umkhulekele, futhi
nguye yedwa okumelwe unikele kuye inkonzo
engcwele.’ ” (Mathewu 4:8-10) UJesu wayewa-
zi kahle umthetho kaJehova, akakwenzanga
lokho uSathane ayekufuna.
Amademoni, Imimoya Emibi
22 Nezinye izingelosi zahlanganyela noSa-
thane ekuhlubukeni kuNkulunkulu. Lezi zi-
ngelosi ezingamademoni ziyizitha zabantu
emhlabeni. Zinonya nesihluku. Esikhathini
esidlule zenza abantu abathile baba izimu-
ngulu nezimpumputhe. (Mathewu 9:32, 33;
12:22) Abanye zabagulisa noma zabahlanyi-
sa. (Mathewu 17:15, 18; Marku 5:2-5) Zazihlu-
pha ngisho nezingane.—Luka 9:42.
23 NjengoSathane, le mimoya emibi ifu-
na ukukhulekelwa. Esikhundleni soku-
ba yenqabe ukukhulekelwa abantu—iqaphe-
le ukuthi nguJehova kuphela ofanelwe uku-
khulekelwa—iyakuhahela, iyakufuna, fu-
thi iyakukhuthaza. USathane namademoni
baye benza abantu babakhulekela besebe-
nzisa ubuqili, amanga nokubesabisa. Ababa-
ningi-ke kodwa abantu abaziyo ukuthi ba-
khulekela uSathane namademoni akhe. Aba-
ntu abaningi bangashaqeka uma bezwa uku-
thi inkolo yabo idumisa uSathane. Nokho,
iBhayibheli liyaxwayisa: “Izinto izizwe ezize-
nza umhlatshelo zizihlabela amademoni,
hhayi uNkulunkulu.”—1 Korinte 10:20.
24 Enye indlela uSathane namademoni
akhe abadukisa ngayo abantu ukuba baba-
khulekele iwukusakaza imibono engamanga
ngabafileyo. Ake sibone ukuthi iBhayibheli li-
fundisani ngalokhu.
22. Amademoni abenzeni abantu?
23. (a) Imimoya emibi ifunani kubantu? (b) USa-
thane namademoni baye babenzisani abantu ngo-
buqili?
24. Yiliphi iqhinga uSathane alisebenzisela ukudu-
kisa abantu?
11
 4 Bakuphi
Okhokho Bethu?
I ZIGIDI zabantu e-Afrika zikholelwa uku-
thi ukufa akusona isiphetho sokuphila,
kodwa kumane nje kuwukudlulela ekuphile-
ni kwenye indawo. Abaningi bacabanga uku-
thi okhokho babo asebefile basukile ezweni
esilibonayo baya kwelingabonakali, basukile
ezweni labantu baya kwelemimoya.
2 La madlozi, noma abangasekho, kuthi-
wa abheka imindeni yawo esemhlabeni ayi-
sindise futhi ayilethele izinhlanhla. Ngokwa-
lo mbono, amadlozi angabangane abanama-
ndla abakwazi ukuletha isivuno esihle, ba-
dale ukuthula futhi bavikele abantu ezingo-
zini. Kuthiwa uma ungawanaki noma uwa-
thukuthelisa aletha amashwa—izifo, ubu-
mpofu nemihlola. nganisa lo mbono nezinkolelo zendabuko.
3 Abaphilayo benza amasiko okuhlonipha
Ngokwesibonelo, izimemezelo zemingcwabo
imimoya yabangasekho futhi bangayicasuli. emaphephandabeni nasemisakazweni ngezi-
La masiko, anjengomlindelo, abonakala ika- nye izikhathi zithi umuntu “usewelele nga-
khulu lapho kufiwe nasemingcwabeni. Uku- phesheya” noma “useye koyisemkhulu.” Zo-
khulekela amadlozi kuboniswa nangezinye nke lezi zinkolelo zisekelwe embonweni wo-
izindlela. Ngokwesibonelo, abanye abantu kuthi umphefumulo, noma umoya, uyasi-
ngaphambi kokuba baphuze utshwala ba- nda lapho kufa umzimba. Lithini iBhayibhe-
buthi chatha enhlabathini bebuthelela ama- li ngalokhu?
dlozi. Kanti futhi kushiywa ukudla ebhodwe-
ni ukuze amadlozi adle uma efika. Umphefumulo Nomoya
4 Abanye abantu bakholelwa ukuthi aba- 5 IBhayibheli libonisa ukuthi umphefu-
philayo banomphefumulo ongafi osindayo la- mulo awuyona into ethile engaphakathi ku-
pho kufa umzimba. Kuthiwa uma umuntu muntu; umphefumulo ungumuntu ngokwa-
eziphethe kahle, umphefumulo wakhe uya khe. Ngokwesibonelo, ngenkathi uNkulu-
ezulwini noma epharadesi, kodwa uma ekho- nkulu edala u-Adamu, lo “muntu waba
hlakele kuthiwa umphefumulo wakhe ula- ngumphefumulo ophilayo.” (Genesise 2:7)
hlwa esihogweni. Abantu bavame ukuhla- U-Adamu akanikezwanga umphefumulo; wa-
yeyiwo umphefumulo, umuntu ophelele.
1, 2. Yini abantu abaningi abayikholelwayo ngaba- 6 Yingakho sifunda ukuthi imiphefumulo
fileyo?
3. Abanye abantu bawakhulekela kanjani ama- iyazalwa. (Genesise 46:18) Ingadla noma izi-
dlozi? le ukudla. (Levitikusi 7:20; IHubo 35:13) Iya-
4. Yini abantu abaningi abayikholelwayo ngomphe-
fumulo? 5, 6. NgokweBhayibheli, uyini umphefumulo?

12 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?

khala futhi ifikelwe yisinxi. (Jeremiya 13:
17; Jona 2:7) Imiphefumulo ingathunjwa,
ixoshwe, iboshwe ngezinsimbi. (Duteronomi
24:7; IHubo 7:5; 105:18) Amanye amaBhayi-
bheli ahumusha igama lolimi lokuqala ngo-
kuthi “umphefumulo” kulawo mavesi, kanti
amanye asebenzisa amagama athi “umuntu”
noma “isidalwa.” Wonke asho into efanayo.
7 Njengoba umphefumulo ungumuntu, la-
pho umuntu efa, kufa umphefumulo. UHeze-
keli 18:4 uthi: “Umphefumulo owonayo—yiwo
oyokufa.” Kanti nezEnzo 3:23 zithi: “Noma
imuphi umphefumulo [noma umuntu] onga-
mlaleli lowo mProfethi uyobhujiswa ngoku-
phelele phakathi kwabantu.” Ngakho um-
phefumulo awuyona into esindayo lapho
kufa umuntu.
8 Umoya awuyona into eyodwa nomphefu-
mulo. Umoya okubantu ungamandla okuphi-
la abenza bakwazi ukwenza izinto ekuphile-
ni. Lo moya unjengogesi. Ugesi ungenza isi-
phephetha-moya noma isiqandisi sisebenze,
kodwa wona uwodwa ugesi ngeke ukwazi
ukuphephetha umoya noma ukubandisa izi-
nto. Ngendlela efanayo, umoya okithi usenza
sikwazi ukubona, ukulalela, nokucabanga.
Kodwa wona uwodwa ngeke ukwazi ukwenza
lezo zinto ngaphandle kwamehlo, izindlebe,
noma ubuchopho. Yingakho iBhayibheli lithi
ngomuntu: ‘Umoya wakhe uyaphuma, aphi-
ndele emhlabathini wakhe; ngalolo suku imi-
cabango yakhe iyashabalala.’—IHubo 146:4.
9 Ngakho-ke, ngokweBhayibheli lapho
umuntu efa umphefumulo noma umoya
awuphumi uyoqhubeka nokuphila endaweni
yomoya.
Isimo Sabafileyo
10Abafileyo bakusiphi-ke isimo? Njengo-
ba uJehova kunguyena owadala abantu,
uyazi nokuthi kwenzekani kithi lapho sifa.
7. Yimaphi amavesi eBhayibheli abonisa ukuthi
umphefumulo ungafa?
8. Uyini umoya okubantu?
9. Yini ongayenzi umphefumulo nomoya?
10. Lithini iBhayibheli ngesimo sabafileyo?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
IZwi lakhe lifundisa ukuthi abafileyo abaphi-
li, abakwazi ukulalela, ukubona, ukukhulu-
ma noma ukucabanga noma yini. IBhayibhe-
li lithi:
˘ “Abafileyo . . . abazi lutho.”—UmShuma-
yeli 9:5.
˘ “Uthando lwabo nenzondo yabo nomha-
wu wabo sekushabalele kakade.”—UmShu-
mayeli 9:6.
˘ “Akukho msebenzi namacebo nalwa-
zi nakuhlakanipha [ethuneni], indawo oya
kuyo.”—UmShumayeli 9:10.
11 Cabanga ngalokho iBhayibheli eliku-
shoyo ngokhokho wethu wokuqala, u-Ada-
mu. UJehova wabumba u-Adamu “ngothu-
li lomhlabathi.” (Genesise 2:7) Ukube u-Ada-
mu wawulalela umthetho kaJehova, ngabe
waphila phakade ngenjabulo emhlabeni. No-
kho, u-Adamu wawephula umthetho kaJeho-
va, isijeziso saba ukufa. Washonaphi u-Ada-
mu lapho esefile? UNkulunkulu wathi kuye:
“[Uyobuyela] emhlabathini, ngoba watha-
thwa kuwo. Ngoba uluthuli, uyobuyela othu-
lini.”—Genesise 3:19.
12 Wayekuphi u-Adamu ngaphambi koku-
ba uJehova amdale ngothuli? Wayengekho
ndawo. Wayengaphili. Ngakho lapho uJehova
ethi u-Adamu ‘wayeyobuyela othulini,’ waye-
sho ukuthi u-Adamu wayezophinde angaphi-
li, njengothuli. U-Adamu akazange aqhube-
ke ephila ezweni lemimoya. Akazange ‘awele-
le ngaphesheya’ ezweni labangasekho. Aka-
yanga ezulwini noma esihogweni. Wabuye-
la esimweni sokungaphili; akabange esaba
khona.
13 Ingabe nakwabanye abantu kwenzeka
okufanayo? Yebo, kunjalo. IBhayibheli liya-
chaza: “[Abantu nezilwane] kuya endaweni
yinye. Konke kuye kwaba khona kuvela othu-
lini, futhi konke kubuyela othulini.”—Um-
Shumayeli 3:19, 20.
11. Lapho u-Adamu esonile, uJehova wathini kuye?
12. Kwenzekani ku-Adamu lapho esefile?
13. Kwenzekani kubantu nasezilwaneni lapho ko-
kubili lokhu kufa?
13
 Abafileyo Abakwazi Ukusisiza
Ngo-1990 kwakhothama inkosi edumile eNtshona-
langa Afrika. Yayinamakhosikazi amahlanu nenqwaba
yabantwana. Yayinamabhizinisi amabili ayengenisa
imali enjengemali.
Lapho le nkosi isikhotheme, umndeni wawagci-
na kahle amasiko owawukholelwa ukuthi azohloni-
pha umoya wayo. Amakhosikazi ayo azila ngezimnya-
ma, ayeka izinwele zimahlikihliki, adla kancane, futhi
angageza. Akhala ebangalasa izinsuku eziyisikhombi-
sa ngemva komngcwabo. Ngokuvumelana nesiko le-
ndawo, umndeni wabe usuhlangana nezihlobo kwe-
nziwa umsebenzi wokuphothula isiko lokungcwaba
—isiphihli sedili elihambisana nokusina.
Impela, ukube le nkosi yayikwazi ukugcina umndeni
wayo futhi iwulethele izinhlanhla, yayizokwenza ka-
njalo! Kodwa akwenzekanga lokho. Amabhizinisi ayo
awa. Abomndeni babanga ifa, kwathi kamuva kwaba
noqhekeko emndenini. Manje sekunengcosana yaba-
ntu kulesi sigodlo esikhulu senkosi esasike saba ne-
nqwaba yabantu.
Abafileyo Abakwazi Ukusilimaza
Emaphandleni aseNigeria, kwafa indoda ethile ya-
ngcwatshwa. Ngemva kwesikhathi, umkayo wafikelwa
iphupho lathi umyeni wakhe ufuna iwashi lakhe. Na-
ngempela walithatha iwashi walimbela eduze kwesi-
dumbu sakhe.
Insizwa enguDunikan yalimba ingabonwa muntu
yalisebenzisa isikhathi eside laze lazigugela. Ayive-
lelwanga yilutho. Ukube umufi wayenawo amandla
okwenza okuthile kwabaphilayo, nakanjani wayezoli-
lethela amashwa leli sela elalintshontshe iwashi lakhe
khona kanye ethuneni lakhe!
14 IBhayibheli lithembisa ukuthi
uNkulunkulu uyovusela abafileyo
ekuphileni emhlabeni oyipharade-
si. (Johane 5:28, 29; IzEnzo 24:15)
Kodwa leso sikhathi siseza. Okwa-
manje balele ekufeni. (Johane 11:
11-14) Akufanele sibesabe noma si-
bakhulekele ngoba abakwazi uku-
sisiza noma ukusilimaza.
15 Umqondo wokuthi asifi nge-
mpela ungamanga asakazwa uSa-
thane uDeveli. Ukuze enze abantu
bawakholwe la manga, yena nama-
demoni akhe bazama ukwenza aba-
ntu bacabange ukuthi ukugula ne-
zinye izinkinga zibangelwa imimoya
yabafileyo. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi ezi-
nye izinkinga zibangelwa yiwo ama-
demoni. Kuyiqiniso nokuthi ezi-
nye izinkinga azibangelwa amandla
emimoya. Kodwa akulona iqiniso
ukuthi singalinyazwa yilabo abale-
le ekufeni.
16 Kukhona nenye indlela amade-
moni azama ukwenza ngayo abantu
bacabange ukuthi kungamanga lo-
kho okushiwo iBhayibheli ngokufa.
Akhohlisa abantu bacabange uku-
thi babone abafileyo noma bakhu-
lume nabo. Akwenza lokhu esebe-
nzisa imibono, amaphupho, abane-
mimoya, noma ngezinye izindlela.
Kodwa abantu basuke bengakhu-
lumi nabafileyo, kodwa namademo-
ni azenza abantu abafileyo. Yinga-
kho uJehova engafuni nokubabo-
na abanemimoya nalabo ababuza
kwabafileyo.—Duteronomi 18:10-12;
Zakariya 10:2.
14. Kunaliphi ithemba ngabafileyo?
15, 16. USathane uzama kanjani ukwe-
nza abantu bakholelwe ukuthi abafileyo
abafile ngempela?
Ibhokisi: Yiziphi izigigaba ezibonisa uku-
thi abafileyo abakwazi ukusisiza noma
ukusilimaza?
 5
Iqiniso
Ngomlingo
Nokuthakatha

“E -AFRIKA k uwuk udlala

ngesikhathi ukubuza ukuthi
bakhona yini abathakathi noma cha,”
kusho incwadi ethi African Traditional Reli-
gion, bese inezela ukuthi “abantu abaNsu-
ndu bazo zonke izigaba bayazi ukuthi ubu-
thakathi bukhona.” Abangafundile nabayizi- 4 Okunye okuthi
fundiswa bayakholelwa emilingweni nasebu-
akufane nakho ubuthakathi. Kuthiwa aba-
thakathini. Abaholi benkolo yamaSulumane
thakathi bashiya imizimba yabo ebusu-
nabeLobukholwa nabo bayakholelwa kulezi
ku bandize bayohlangana nabanye aba-
zinto.
thakathi noma bayobulala abantu. Njengo-
2 Ngokwenkolelo ethandwayo e-Afrika, ku-
ba imizimba yabathakathi isala ilele emi-
namandla angokomoya angaqondakali. Ala-
bhedeni, lezi zindaba zixoxwa ikakhulu aba-
wulwa uNkulunkulu. Abanemimoya naba-
ntu abasuke sebeyekile ukuthakatha. Ngo-
phansi bangawasebenzisa. Nabantu abathi-
kwesibonelo, omunye umagazini wase-Afri-
le bayakwazi ukuwathola bawasebenzise, ba-
ka ucaphuna ababengabathakathi (ikakhu-
wasebenzisele izinhlanhla noma amashwa.
lu amantombazane asakhula) bethi: “Nga-
3 Yizitha ezithunyelelwa amashwa noma
bulala abantu abangu-150 ngokubabangela
eziloywayo. Kuthiwa abantu abaloyayo ba- izingozi zezimoto.” “Ngabulala izingane ezi-
namandla okuthumela amalulwane, izinyo- nhlanu ngokumunca lonke igazi lazo.” “Nga-
ni, izimpukane nezinye izilwane ziyohlasela bulala amasoka ami amathathu ngoba anga-
abantu. Abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi la.”
ukuloywa kwenza abantu balwe, babe yizi- 5 Kucatshangwa ukuthi ukugqaba kuvike-
nyumba, bagule, bafe nokufa.
la umuntu kokubi. Labo abagqabile ba-
1. Kwande kangakanani ukukholelwa emilingweni faka izindandatho noma amasongo abhi-
nasebuthakathini?
2. Ngokwenkolelo ethandwayo, avelaphi amandla 4. Yini abaningi abayikholelwayo ngabathakathi,
okwenza imilingo? futhi yiziphi izinto abaye bazivuma abanye ababe-
3. Kuyini ukuloya, futhi yini abantu abakholelwa ngabathakathi?
ukuthi kungayenza? 5. Yini ukugqaba, futhi kwenziwa kanjani?

INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE? 15

liwe. Baphuza imithi ethile noma bagco-
be izigqabo. Endlini noma egcekeni babe-
thela izikhonkwane abakholewa ukuthi ziqi-
nisa umuzi. Bathembela ezigqizweni zenhla-
nhla ezinamazwi athathwe kuyiKoran noma
eBhayibhelini.
Abathakathi abakwazi
ukushiya imizimba
yabo
Amanga Nokukhohlisa
6 Kuyiqiniso ukuthi uSathane namademo-
ni akhe bayizitha zabantu eziyingozi. Ba-
namandla okuthonya izingqondo nokuphila
kwabantu, futhi esikhathini esidlule bakwa-
zile nokungena kubantu nasezilwaneni. (Ma-
thewu 12:43-45) Nakuba kungafanele sicaba-
nge ukuthi mancane amandla abo, akufane-
le futhi siwakhulise ngokweqile.
7 USathane ungumpetha wokukhohlisa.
Ukhohlisa abantu bacabange ukuthi una-
mandla angaphezu kwalawo anawo ngempe-
la. Nasi isibonelo: Muva nje lapho kulwiwa
kwelinye izwe e-Afrika, amasosha asebenzisa
imishini yokukhulisa umsindo ukuze ethu-
se izitha zawo. Ngaphambi kokuba ahlase-
le, amasosha ayedlala imisindo eqoshiwe yo-
kuqhuma okukhulu kombayimbayi nezibha-
mu. Ayefuna isitha sicabange ukuthi sihlase-
lwa ibutho elinezikhali eziningi ezinamandla.
6. Yini uSathane namademoni akhe abayenzile esi-
khathini esidlule, futhi kufanele siwabheke kanjani
amandla abo?
7. Yini uSathane afuna siyikholelwe, futhi yisiphi
isibonelo salokhu?
16 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Ngendlela efanayo, uSathane ufuna abantu
bakholelwe ukuthi unamandla angenam-
khawulo. Injongo yakhe ukwesabisa abantu
bese benza intando yakhe hhayi intando ka-
Jehova. Manje ake sicabangele amanga ama-
thathu uSathane afuna abantu bawakhole-
lwe.
8 Nawa amanga okuqala uSathane awa-
bhebhethekisayo: Ayikho into embi ezenza-
kalelayo; yonke into embi engabangelwa mu-
ntu ngokuqondile ibangelwa amandla emi-
moya. Ngokwesibonelo, ake sithi ingane ibu-
lawa umalaleveva. Kungenzeka unina uya-
zi ukuthi umalaleveva isifo esithwalwa omi-
yane. Kodwa angase akholelwe nawukuthi
kunomuntu othakathe ingane yakhe ngoku-
thumela umiyane ukuba uyilume.
9 Yize uSathane enamandla okudala izi-
nkinga ezithile, kuyiphutha ukukholelwa
ukuthi unamandla okudala zonke izinkinga.
IBhayibheli lithi: “Ukuphumelela umncinti-
swano akuyi ngabanejubane, noma impi nga-
banamandla, noma ukudla ngabahlakani-
phileyo noma ingcebo ngabaqondayo, ngisho
nalabo abanolwazi abawutholi umusa; ngo-
ba isikhathi nesenzakalo esingalindelekile
sibehlela bonke.” (UmShumayeli 9:11) Umgi-
jimi emncintiswaneni angase abe nejubane
kunabanye, kodwa angaphumeleli. Angase
ehlulwe ngenxa ‘yesenzakalo esingalindeleki-
le.’ Angase aqhuzuke awe, agule noma enye-
le. Lezi zinto zingehlela noma ubani. Aziba-
ngelwa ngempela uSathane noma ubuthaka-
thi; zimane zenzeke nje.
10 Nawa amanga esibili uSathane awabhe-
bhethekisayo: Abathakathi bashiya imizi-
mba yabo bahambe ebusuku bayohlangana
nabanye abathakathi noma bayobulala aba-
ntu. Ake uzibuze-ke: ‘Uma abathakathi be-
kwazi ukwenza lokho, yini ngempela le ephu-
8. Yimaphi amanga okuqala abhebhethekiswa uSa-
thane?
9. IBhayibheli libonisa kanjani ukuthi uSathane
akabangeli zonke izinkinga?
10. Kuthiwa abathakathi benzani, futhi sazi kanja-
ni ukuthi kungamanga lokhu?
mayo ishiye umzimba?’ Njengoba sesiboni-
le, umphefumulo unguye umuntu, awuyona
into ethile ekwazi ukuphuma kumuntu. Ka-
nti okunye ukuthi umoya ungamandla oku-
phila anikeza umzimba amandla, kodwa ayi-
kho into okwazi ukuyenza ngaphandle ko-
mzimba.
11 Umphefumulo noma umoya ngeke
ukwazi ukushiya umzimba uyokwenza noma
yini, enhle noma embi. Ngakho abathaka-
thi ngeke bakwazi ukushiya imizimba yabo.
Abazenzi ngempela izinto abathi bayazenza
noma abacabanga ukuthi bazenzile.
12 Basuke bezithathaphi pho izindaba aba-
zixoxayo labo ababethakatha? USathane
angenza abantu bakholelwe ukuthi kwenze-
ke kubo izinto ezingazange zenzeke. Esebe-
nzisa imibono, uSathane angenza abantu ba-
cabange ukuthi kunezinto abazibonile, bazi-
zwa, futhi bazenza kube kungenjalo. Ngokwe-
nza kanjalo, uSathane usuke enethemba lo-
kwenza abantu bashiye uJehova futhi baca-
bange ukuthi iBhayibheli linephutha.
11. Sazi kanjani ukuthi abathakathi abakwazi
ukushiya imizimba yabo, futhi ingabe
wena uyakukholelwa lokhu?
12. USathane ubenza kanjani aba-
ntu bakholelwe ukuthi benze izi-
nto abangazenzanga?
Ngezinye izikhathi izinto
ezimbi zimane zenzeke nje
13 Nawa amanga esithathu: Umlingo we-
zinhlanhla—umlingo owenzelwa ukuvimba
amashwa—ulungile. IBhayibheli alenzi me-
hluko phakathi komlingo wamashwa nowezi-
nhlanhla. Liyayilahla yonke imilingo. Caba-
nga ngemithetho uJehova ayinika isizwe sa-
kwa-Israyeli ephathelene nemilingo nababe-
yenza:
˘ “Ningayenzi imilingo.”—Levitikusi 19:26.
˘ “Ngokuqondene nendoda noma owesifa-
zane oba nomoya osebenza ngabantu noma
umoya wokubikezela, kufanele babulawe na-
kanjani.”—Levitikusi 20:27.
˘ “Akufanele kutholakale kuwe . . . owe-
nza umlingo nanoma ubani ofuna amabi-
ka noma umthakathi, noma ophonsa aba-
nye ngeziphonso noma obuza konemimoya.”
—Duteronomi 18:10-14.
13. (a) Ingabe umlingo wezinhlanhla ulungile?
(b) Ithini imiBhalo ngemilingo?
 14 Le mithetho yakwenza kwacaca ukuthi
uNkulunkulu wayengafuni ukuba abantu
bakhe benze imilingo. UJehova wanika aba-
ntu bakhe le mithetho ngoba wayebathanda
futhi engafuni bagqilazwe ukwesaba noku-
kholelwa ezeni. Wayengafuni bacindezelwe
amademoni.
15 Nakuba iBhayibheli linganingilizi nga-
lokho amademoni akwazi ukukwenza na-
ngakwazi, liyabonisa ukuthi uJehova uNku-
lunkulu unamandla kakhulu kunoSathane
namademoni akhe. UJehova wenza ukuba
uSathane axoshwe ezulwini. (IsAmbulo 12:9)
Phawula nokuthi uSathane wacela imvu-
me yokuvivinya uJobe futhi wasilalela isi-
xwayiso sikaNkulunkulu sokuba angambu-
lali uJobe.—Jobe 2:4-6.
16 IzAga 18:10 zithi: “Igama likaJehova li-
ngumbhoshongo oqinile. Olungileyo ugijime-
la kuwo athole isivikelo.” Ngakho kufanele
sithembele kuJehova ukuze sithole isivike-
lo. Izinceku zikaNkulunkulu azithembeli ezi-
ntelezini nasemakhubalweni ukuze zivikele-
ke ezenzweni ezimbi zikaSathane namade-
moni, futhi azizesabi iziphonso zabathaka-
thi. Izinceku zikaNkulunkulu zikholelwa yi-
lokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo: “Ngokuqonde-
ne noJehova, amehlo akhe aqalaza kuwo wo-
nke umhlaba ukuze abonise izikhwepha za-
khe ngenxa yalabo abanhliziyo yabo iphelele
kuye.”—2 IziKronike 16:9.
17 Nawe ungaqiniseka ngalokhu uma
ukhonza uJehova. UJakobe 4:7 uthi: “Nga-
kho-ke, zithobeni kuNkulunkulu; kodwa me-
lanani noDeveli khona-ke uyonibalekela.”
Uma ukhonza uNkulunkulu weqiniso, uzi-
thoba kuye, ungaqiniseka ukuthi uJehova
uyokuvikela.
14. Kungani uJehova abeka imithetho emelene ne-
milingo?
15. IBhayibheli libonisa kanjani ukuthi uJehova
unamandla kakhulu kunoSathane?
16. Kufanele sithembele kubani ukuze sithole isivi-
kelo?
17. UJakobe 4:7 usiqinisekisa ngani, kodwa yini
okumelwe siyenze?
18 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Ingabe Abathakathi
Bangawusebenzisa
Umphezulu?
Ekuqaleni kuka-1977, abantu abangu-
14 ababenukwa ngokuthi bangabathakathi
bashiswa baze bafa eduze kwasePieters-
burg, eNingizimu Afrika. Uphawula ngalo-
khu, umagazini i-Drum wathi: “Amadoda
nabesifazane bendawo bagajwe ukwesaba.
Besaba ukuthakathwa nokushaywa umphe-
zulu . . .
“Kumelwe kube nokwenziwayo . . . Nga-
kho i-DRUM iphonsela zonke izinyanga le
nselele: Kuno-R5 000 onilindile emahhovisi
ethu uma phakathi nalo March 1977 noma
ubani kini engashaya uStanley Motjuwadi
ngomphezulu afe. Uma nehluleka, bonke
abantu mabazi ukuthi ukuzishaya kwenu
abakwaziyo ukusebenzisa umphezulu ku-
wumbhedo, imbudane uqobo lwayo.
“Nina bathakathi ndini, qalani ukubilisa
ogalaza benu. Soke sibone phela.”
Abathakathi bakwazi yini ukuphendula
le nselele ngokuthumela umphezulu? Cha
abakwazanga. UMnu. Motjuwadi, umlobe-
li we-Drum, akehlelwanga yilutho futhi izi-
nto zamhambela kahle, wagcina esingum-
hleli walowo magazini.
Ibhokisi: Umlobi waseNingizimu Afrika wabapho-
nsela kanjani inselele abathakathi, futhi waba
yini umphumela?
 6 Ingabe UNkulunkulu
Uyazamukela Zonke Izinkolo?
“N GENANI ngesango elincane,” kusho
uJesu, “ngoba ibanzi futhi ivulekile
indlela eholela ekubhujisweni, futhi baningi
abangena ngayo; kanti lincane isango futhi
inyinyekile indlela eholela ekuphileni, futhi
bambalwa abayitholayo.” (Mathewu 7:13, 14)
Ngokusho kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, kunezi-
nhlobo ezimbili kuphela zenkolo: eyodwa eye-
qiniso enye eyamanga; eyodwa ilungile enye
ayilungile; eyodwa iholela ekuphileni enye
iholela ekubhujisweni.
2 Abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi zonke
izinkolo ziyamjabulisa uNkulunkulu. Ama-
vesi eBhayibheli alandelayo abonisa ukuthi
akunjalo:
˘ “Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baphinda be-
nza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, bakhonza
oBhali nemifanekiso ka-Ashitoreti nonkulu-
nkulu baseSiriya nonkulunkulu baseSidoni
nonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi nonkulunku-
lu babantwana bakwa-Amoni nonkulunkulu
bamaFilisti. Ngakho bamshiya uJehova ba-
ngamkhonza. Khona-ke intukuthelo kaJeho-
va yamvuthela u-Israyeli.” (AbAhluleli 10:6, 7)
Uma sikhulekela izithombe noma omunye
unkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu
weqiniso, uJehova ngeke asamukele.
˘ “Lesi sizwe singidumisa ngezindebe
[mina Nkulunkulu], kodwa izinhliziyo zaso zi-
kude nami. Siqhubeka singikhulekela nge-
ze, ngoba sifundisa imiyalo yabantu njenge-
zimfundiso.” (Marku 7:6, 7) Uma abantu aba-
thi bakhulekela uNkulunkulu befundisa imi-
bono yabo esikhundleni salokho okufundi-
swa iBhayibheli, ukukhulekela kwabo kuyi-
ze. UNkulunkulu akakwamukeli.
1. Ngokusho kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, yiziphi izi-
nhlobo ezimbili kuphela zenkolo?
2. ImiBhalo ibonisa kanjani ukuthi akuzona zonke
izinkolo ezijabulisa uNkulunkulu?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
˘ “UNkulunkulu unguMoya, futhi abam-
khulekelayo kumelwe bakhulekele ngomoya
nangeqiniso.” (Johane 4:24) Ukukhulekela
kwethu kumelwe kuvumelane neqiniso leZwi
likaNkulunkulu.
Izithelo Zenkolo Yamanga
3 Singabona kanjani ukuthi inkolo ethile
iyamjabulisa uNkulunkulu noma cha? UJe-
su wathi: “Yonke imithi emihle ithela izithelo
ezinhle, kodwa yonke imithi ebolile ithela izi-
thelo ezingenamsebenzi . . . Khona-ke, nge-
mpela labo bantu niyobazi ngezithelo zabo.”
Ngamanye amazwi, uma inkolo ethile ivela
kuNkulunkulu iyoveza okuhle; kodwa uma
ivela kuSathane iyoveza okubi.—Mathewu 7:
15-20.
4 Inkolo yeqiniso iveza abantu abanotha-
ndo phakathi kwabo nababonisa abanye
uthando. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uJeho-
va ngokwakhe unguNkulunkulu onothando.
UJesu wathi: “Bonke bayokwazi ngalokho
ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninotha-
ndo phakathi kwenu.” Izinkolo ziyayifinyele-
la yini le ndinganiso yokukhulekela kweqi-
niso?—Johane 13:35; Luka 10:27; 1 Johane
4:8.
5 Cabanga ngokuhweba ngezigqila kwase-
Afrika. I-New Encyclopædia Britannica
ithi: “Babalelwa ku-18 000 000 abantu
abaNsundu abathathwa amaSulumane aba-
nqamulisa iSahara ne-Indian Ocean aba-
thengisa njengezigqila phakathi kuka-
650 no-1905. Engxenyeni yesibili yekhu-
lu le-15 abeLungu baqala ukuhweba ogwini
3. Iyiphi indlela esingahlukanisa ngayo inkolo yeqi-
niso kweyamanga?
4. Iyiphi imfanelo eboniswa abakhulekeli bakaJe-
hova?
5. Enye i-encyclopedia ikuchaza kanjani ukuhweba
ngezigqila e-Afrika?
19
 Inkolo yamanga iye
yaba nesandla ezimpini
nasekuhwebeni ngezigqila

Blessing troops: Daily Times of Nigeria; child laborers: ˘ Penny Tweedie/Panos Pictures;
slave boat: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture/The New York
Public Library/Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations

olusentshonalanga ye-Afrika, ngo-1867 kwa-

se kuthunyelwe ngemikhumbi abaNsundu
abaphakathi kuka-7 000 000 no-10 000 000
njengezigqila bayiswa eNtshonalanga Nenka-
bazwe.”
6 Yathatha luphi uhlangothi inkolo phaka- Inkolo Nempi
7 Inkolo yamanga iye yazibonisa nangezi-
thi nalesi sikhathi sesiyaluyalu e-Afrika la-
pho abesilisa, abesifazane nezingane behlu- nye izindlela izithelo zayo ezibolile. Ngokwe-
kaniswa nemizi yabo nemikhaya yabo, bebo- sibonelo, nakuba iBhayibheli lithi ‘thanda
shwa ngamaketanga, begxivizwa ngezinsimbi umakhelwane wakho,’ abaholi benkolo em-
ezishisayo, bethengwa futhi bethengiswa nje- hlabeni wonke baye bayisekela futhi bayigqu-
ngezinkomo? UBethwell Ogot uyabhala kuyi- gquzela ngentshiseko impi.—Mathewu 22:39.
Daily Nation yaseNairobi, eKenya: “Kokubili 8 Kwaziwa kahle ukuthi ngo-1994, ezinye
ubuKristu nobuSulumane bukholelwa uku- izindela nabapristi baba nesandla ekubula-
thi isintu simunye, kodwa kokubili kwasu- weni kwabantu eRwanda. Inkolo iye yaba ne-
ngula imiphakathi enezigqila egcwele uba- ngxenye enkulu nakwezinye izimpi zase-Afri-
ndlululo. . . . Kufanele silivume icala lama- ka. Ngokwesibonelo, empini yombango eya-
Sulumane namaKristu, labaseNtshonalanga chitha igazi eliningi eNigeria, izinkolo zanhla-
nabaseMpumalanga Ephakathi, nokungabi ngothi zombili zakhuthaza abantu ukuba
nanembeza okwaholela ekuhluphekeni oku-
7. Abaholi benkolo baye bafeza yiphi indima
khulu kwabantu abaNsundu amakhulu emi- empini?
nyaka.” 8. (a) Abaholi benkolo bakukhuthaza kanjani uku-
bulala ezimpini zase-Afrika? (b) Omunye umfundisi
6. Yayihileleke kanjani inkolo ekuhwebeni ngezi- wathini ngabaholi benkolo phakathi nempi yomba-
gqila? ngo yaseNigeria?

20 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?

 balwe. Njengoba leyo ˘ ‘Isifebe esikhulu amakhosi omhlaba afe-
mpi yadonsa, omunye ba naso.’ (IsAmbulo 17:1, 2) Kunokuba ithe-
umfundisi wathi abaho- mbeke kuNkulunkulu, inkolo yamanga igxa-
li benkolo base “bewu- mbukele kwezombusazwe, ngokuvamile
beke eceleni umsebe- itshela ohulumeni ukuthi benzeni.
nzi abawunikwe uNku- ˘ “Kwatholakala kulo igazi labaprofethi ne-
lunkulu.” Wabuye wathi: labangcwele nelabo bonke abaye babulawa
“Thina esithi siyizikho- emhlabeni.” (IsAmbulo 18:24) Inkolo yamanga
nzi zikaNkulunkulu se- iye yashushisa futhi yabulala izinceku zika-
siphenduke izikhonzi zi- Nkulunkulu ezithembekile futhi iye yaba ne-
kaSathane.” cala lokufa kwezigidi zabantu ezimpini.
9 IBhayibheli lisho ˘ ‘Lazikhazimulisa futhi laphila ngokune-
okufanayo: “USathane thezeka kokungabi namahloni.’ (IsAmbulo
ngokwakhe uqhubeka 18:7) Inkolo yamanga inengcebo eningi, aba-
eziguqula ingelosi yoku- holi bayo abaphila ngayo ngokunethezeka.
khanya. Ngakho-ke aku- ˘ “Izizwe zonke zadukiswa ukusebenzelana
yona into enkulu uma [kwakhe] nemimoya.” (IsAmbulo 18:23) Nge-
nezikhonzi zakhe ziqhu- mfundiso yayo yamanga ethi umphefumulo
beka ziziguqula izikho- awufi, inkolo yamanga yenze kwaba khona
nzi zokulunga.” (2 Kori- zonke izinhlobo zokusebenzelana nemimoya
nte 11:14, 15) Njengoba nje abantu abaningi nokuloya futhi ibangele nokuba kwesatshwe
ababi bezenza abalungile, uSathane ukhohli- abafileyo kukhulekelwe nabangasekho.
sa abantu ngezikhonzi ezibonakala zilungi- 12 Linikeza abantu isixwayiso esinama-
le kodwa imisebenzi yazo ibe imibi nezithelo ndla sokuba bazehlukanise nenkolo yama-
zazo zibe zibolile. nga, iBhayibheli lithi: “Phumani kulo, bantu
10 Emhlabeni wonke abaholi benkolo baye bami, uma ningafuni ukuhlanganyela nalo
bashumayela uthando, ukuthula nobuhle, ezonweni zalo, futhi ningafuni ukwamuke-
kodwa bona baye balwa, benza nezenzo ezi- la ingxenye yezinhlupho zalo.”—IsAmbulo 18:
bonisa inzondo nokungamesabi uNkulunku- 4, 5.
lu. IBhayibheli libachaza kahle. Lithi: “Bavu- 13 Maduze nje, iBhabhiloni Elikhulu,
ma obala ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu, ko- umbuso wezwe wenkolo yamanga, lizobhuji-
dwa bayamphika ngemisebenzi yabo.”—Thi- swa liphele nya. IBhayibheli lithi: “Zizofika
thu 1:16. ngalusuku lunye izinhlupho zalo, ukufa no-
kulila nendlala, futhi liyoshiswa ngomlilo li-
Phumani ‘EBhabhiloni Elikhulu’ phele, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu, olahlu-
11 Singakubona lokho uJehova akucaba- lele, unamandla.” (IsAmbulo 18:8) Ukuze si-
ngayo ngenkolo yamanga ngokufunda incwa- ngazitholi izinhlupho zalo, kumelwe sigqa-
di yeBhayibheli isAmbulo. Lapho, inkolo ya- shule zonke izibopho esinazo nenkolo yama-
manga ichazwe njengowesifazane ongoko- nga, singahlanganyeli emikhubeni, emikho-
mfanekiso, “iBhabhiloni Elikhulu.” (IsAmbu- sini, nasezinkolelweni ezingamjabulisi uNku-
lo 17:5) Yizwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu umchaza lunkulu. Kuyaphuthuma lokhu. Ukuphila
kanjani: kwethu kusengozini!—2 Korinte 6:14-18.
9. Lithini iBhayibheli ngezikhonzi zikaSathane? 12. IBhayibheli linikeza siphi isixwayiso ngenkolo
10. Abaholi benkolo baye bamphika ngayiphi indle- yamanga?
la uNkulunkulu? 13. Kuyokwenzekani enkolweni yamanga nakulabo
11. IBhayibheli liyichaza kanjani inkolo yamanga? abakuyo?

INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE? 21

 7 Obani Abaqhuba Inkolo Yeqiniso?
U KUZE sibe nobuhlobo obunemfuduma-
lo nobunothando noNkulunkulu ku-
melwe singazihlanganisi nhlobo nenkolo ya-
manga. Kumelwe siqhube inkolo yeqiniso.
Namuhla izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke
ziyakwenza lokho.
2 Njengoba iBhayibheli labikezela, abakhu-
lekeli beqiniso bakha “isixuku esikhulu” esi-
phume “kuzo zonke izizwe nezinhlanga na-
bantu nezilimi.” (IsAmbulo 7:9) Emazwe-
ni angu-235 oFakazi BakaJehova abayizigidi
bamatasa ekusizeni abanye bafunde ngezi-
ndlela nezimfuneko zikaJehova zothando.
Ukubona Abakhulekeli Beqiniso
3 OFakazi bayaqaphela ukuthi nguJehova
kuphela ofanelwe ukukhulekelwa. Bayenqa-
ba ukukhothamela izithombe noma imifa-
nekiso yenkolo. (1 Johane 5:21) Ababahloni-
phi abafileyo ngokuya emilindelweni noma
kweminye imisebenzi ekhuthaza izinkolelo
zenkolo yamanga “nezimfundiso zamademo-
ni.” (1 Thimothewu 4:1) Nokho, abashonelwe
bona bayabaduduza ngokubachazela isithe-
mbiso sikaNkulunkulu sokuthi abafileyo ba-
yovuselwa emhlabeni oyipharadesi.—Johane
5:28, 29; IzEnzo 24:15.
4 OFakazi abayenzi imilingo, abaloyi fu-
thi abathakathi, ngoba bayazi ukuthi lezi
zinto zivela kuDeveli. Abathembeli ekuvike-
lweni imilingo—bathembela kuJehova.—IzA-
ga 18:10.
5 UJesu wathi abafundi bakhe ‘babenge-
ke babe ingxenye yezwe.’ (Johane 17:16) Kwa-
1. Yini okumelwe siyenze ukuze sithokozise uNku-
lunkulu?
2. Bangatholakalaphi oFakazi BakaJehova, futhi
uyini umsebenzi wabo?
3. OFakazi bakhulekela bani, futhi yiziphi izinhlo-
bo zokukhulekela abazigwemayo?
4. Uyini umbono wabantu bakaNkulunkulu ngo-
mlingo?
5. Kungayiphi indlela oFakazi BakaJehova ‘benge-
yona ingxenye yezwe’?
22 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
yena uJesu wenqaba ukuhlanganyela kwe-
zombangazwe zosuku lwakhe. (Johane 6:
15) OFakazi nabo abahlanganyeli kwezomba-
ngazwe, kwezobuzwe, nasekubangeni izikhu-
ndla kuleli zwe. Kodwa izintela zona ba-
yazikhokha futhi bayayilalela imithetho ye-
zwe abahlala kulo.—Johane 15:19; Roma 13:
1, 7.
6 Ngenxa yokuthi bayasilalela isiqondiso
sikahulumeni, oFakazi bayaqikelela uku-
thi imishado yabo ibhaliswe ngokomthetho.
(Thithu 3:1) Balalela isiqondiso sikaNkulu-
nkulu futhi ngenxa yalokho abasithathi isi-
thembu. (1 Thimothewu 3:2) Ngaphezu kwa-
lokho, akuvamile ukuba imishado yezinceku
zikaNkulunkulu iqedwe isehlukaniso ngoba
zisebenzisa izimiso zeBhayibheli ekuphileni
kwazo.
7 OFakazi bayathandana. Lokhu kutha-
ndana, kanye nokuthanda kwabo uNkulu-
nkulu, kuyababopha bakhe ubuzalwane be-
qiniso nakuba bevela ezizweni eziningi ezi-
ncane nezinkulu. Lapho kuvela izinhlekelele
noma kuphakama izikhathi zokuswela, oFa-
kazi basukumela phezulu basizane. OFakazi
babonisa uthando ngendlela abaphila ngayo.
—Johane 13:35.
8 Abantu bakaJehova bayazikhandla uku-
ze baphile ngokwethembeka nangobuqo-
tho. Bayakugwema ukweba, ukuqamba ama-
nga, ukuziphatha okubi, ukudakwa nemi-
khuba yokungathembeki ebhizinisini. Ama-
doda awabashayi omkawo. Ngesikhathi be-
ngakabi oFakazi, abanye babezenza lezi zinto
kodwa ngosizo lukaJehova baziyeka. ‘Bage-
zwa bahlanzeka’ kuNkulunkulu.—1 Korinte
6:9-11.
6. Yiziphi iziqondiso ezilandelwa izinceku zikaNku-
lunkulu ngomshado nesehlukaniso?
7. OFakazi balubonisana kanjani uthando?
8. Yimiphi imikhuba emibi abantu bakaNkulunku-
lu abayigwemayo?
OFakazi BakaJehova
banobunye ebuzalwaneni
bomhlaba wonke
 Abenzi Bentando KaNkulunkulu
9 Izinkolo eziningi zithi zineqiniso. Lokhu
ezikushoyo zingase zikusekele ngokukho-
mba imisebenzi emikhulu. Ngokwesibone-
lo, mayelana namasonto okuthiwa awomo-
ya e-Afrika, incwadi ethile ithi: “Umsebe-
nzi womenzi wemilingo noma inyanga usu-
thathwe [amaqembu amasha amaKristu].
. . . Athi anikeza izibikezelo enze nezimanga-
liso. Abaprofethi bawo babona imibono ba-
chaze namaphupho. Basebenzisa iziwasho,
amafutha angcwele, umlotha, amakhandlela
nempepho ukuze belaphe futhi bagomele izi-
fo.”
10 Amalungu alezi zinkolo athi izimanga-
liso zifakazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyayi-
busisa inkolo yawo. Kodwa lokho okuthiwa
kuyizimangaliso akufakazeli ukuthi uJeho-
va uyayamukela inkolo ethile. USathane uni-
ka abakhulekeli bamanga abathile amandla
okwenza “imisebenzi yamandla.” (2 Thesalo-
nika 2:9) Ngaphezu kwalokho, iBhayibheli la-
bikezela ukuthi izipho ezivela kuNkulunku-
lu zokwenza izimangaliso, njengokuprofetha,
ukukhuluma ngezilimi nolwazi olukhetheki-
le, ‘zaziyoqedwa.’—1 Korinte 13:8.
11 UJesu waxwayisa: “Akuyena wonke
umuntu othi kimi, ‘Nkosi, Nkosi,’ oyongena
embusweni wamazulu, kodwa lowo owenza
intando kaBaba osemazulwini uyongena.
Abaningi bayokuthi kimi ngalolo suku, ‘Nko-
si, Nkosi, asiprofethanga yini egameni lakho,
saxosha amademoni egameni lakho, senza
nemisebenzi eminingi yamandla egameni la-
kho?’ Kodwa nokho ngiyovuma kubo ngale-
so sikhathi ngithi: Angikaze nginazi! Sukani
kimi, nina benzi bokungemthetho.”—Mathe-
wu 7:21-23.
12 Obani-ke abayongena eMbusweni wa-
mazulu? Yilabo abenza intando kaJehova.
9. Incwadi ethile yathini ngamasonto omoya ase-
Afrika?
10, 11. Kungani lokho okuthiwa izimangaliso na-
muhla kungabonisi ukuthi inkolo ethile ivela ku-
Nkulunkulu?
12. Obani abayongena eMbusweni wamazulu?
24 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Abashumayeli BoMbuso KaNkulunkulu
13 Iyini intando kaNkulunkulu ngabantu
bakhe namuhla? UJesu wathi: “Lezi zindaba
ezinhle zombuso ziyoshunyayelwa emhlabe-
ni wonke owakhiwe ngenjongo yobufakazi ezi-
zweni zonke.” (Mathewu 24:14) Lona umsebe-
nzi oFakazi BakaJehova abawenza ngentshi-
seko.
14 Kuwo ‘wonke umhlaba owakhiwe,’ oFa-
kazi BakaJehova bamemezela ukuthi uMbu-
so kaNkulunkulu uwuhulumeni wasezulwi-
ni oyobusa umhlaba wonke ngokulunga. Ba-
fundisa ukuthi uJehova umise uKristu Jesu
njengeNkosi yalowo Mbuso, kanye nayobusa
nabo abangu-144 000 abakhethwe kubantu.
—Daniyeli 7:14, 18; IsAmbulo 14:1, 4.
15 Besebenzisa iBhayibheli, oFakazi babo-
nisa abantu ukuthi uMbuso kaNkulunkulu
uyobhubhisa sonke isimiso sikaSathane. Iyo-
be ingasekho inkolo yamanga nezimfundiso
zayo ezihlazisa uNkulunkulu zikhazimulise
uDeveli! (IsAmbulo 18:8) Bayobe bengasekho
nabo bonke ohulumeni babantu abamelene
noNkulunkulu!—Daniyeli 2:44.
16 Ngaphezu kwalokho, oFakazi BakaJeho-
va benza kwaziwe ukuthi uKristu Jesu uyoba-
lethela izinzuzo ezinhle kakhulu bonke abe-
nza lokho uNkulunkulu akufunayo. Bayoba
izikhonzi zakhe emhlabeni. IBhayibheli liya-
thembisa: ‘Uyokhulula ompofu okhalela usi-
zo, nohluphekile nanoma ubani ongenamsizi.
Uyohawukela ophansi nompofu, imiphefumu-
lo yabampofu uyoyisindisa.’—IHubo 72:12, 13.
17 Alikho elinye iqembu labantu elenza inta-
ndo kaNkulunkulu ngokushumayela izinda-
ba ezinhle zoMbuso. OFakazi BakaJehova ku-
phela abazisa abanye ngoMbuso kaNkulu-
nkulu kuwo wonke umhlaba.
13. Imuphi umsebenzi uNkulunkulu ayala abantu
bakhe ukuba bawenze namuhla, futhi obani abawe-
nzayo?
14. Uyini uMbuso kaNkulunkulu, futhi obani aba-
yobusa kulo Mbuso?
15. Uyobhubhisani uMbuso?
16. Obani abayoba izikhonzi zikaKristu Jesu, futhi
bayohlalaphi?
17. Obani abawukuphela kwabantu abamemezela
uMbuso kaNkulunkulu?
 8
Shiya Inkolo Yamanga;
Ngena Enkolweni Yeqiniso
U JESU wathi: “Ongekho ngasohlangothi-
ni lwami umelene nami.” (Mathewu 12:
30) Kuphakathi kokuthi sisohlangothini lu-
kaJehova noma lukaSathane. Abantu aba-
ningi bacabanga ukuthi bakhonza uNkulu-
nkulu ngendlela ayamukelayo, kodwa iBhayi-
bheli lithi uSathane ‘udukisa umhlaba wo-
nke owakhiwe.’ (IsAmbulo 12:9) Izigidi zaba-
ntu zicabanga ukuthi zikhulekela uNkulu-
nkulu, kodwa empeleni zikhonza uSathane
uDeveli! Abantu namuhla kufanele bakhe-
the: Kumelwe bakhonze uJehova, ‘uNkulu-
nkulu weqiniso,’ noma uSathane, ‘uyise wa-
manga.’—IHubo 31:5; Johane 8:44.
Gqashula Enkolweni Yamanga
2 Ukwenza isinqumo sokukhonza uJeho-
va kuwukukhetha okuhlakaniphile, okwe-
nza uNkulunkulu akwamukele. Kodwa uSa-
thane akajabuli ngomuntu okhonza uNkulu-
nkulu; uyabahlupha labo abakhonza uNku-
lunkulu. Enye indlela akwenza ngayo lokhu
ukwenza abanye bakuhleke usulu noma ba-
kuphikise, ngisho nabangane bakho noma
abakini. UJesu waxwayisa: “Ngempela, izi-
tha zomuntu kuyoba abantu bendlu yaku-
bo.”—Mathewu 10:36.
3 Uyokwenzenjani uma lokhu kwenzeka
kuwe? Abantu abaningi bayazi ukuthi indle-
la yabo yokukhulekela ayilungile, kodwa ba-
madolonzima ukuyiyeka. Bacabanga uku-
thi bayobe bengathembeki kwabakubo uma
1. Ngokuqondene nokukhulekela, yikuphi ukukhe-
tha okufanele abantu bakwenze namuhla?
2. Iyiphi enye indlela uSathane azama ukuvimba
ngayo abantu ukuba bakhulekele uJehova?
3. Uyokwenzenjani uma abakini noma abanga-
ne bakho bephikisa ukukhulekela kwakho uNkulu-
nkulu?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
Izimfundiso Zenkolo
—Eziyiqiniso Nezingamanga
˘ UZiqu-zintathu: Izinkolo eziningi zifu-
ndisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguZiqu-zintathu.
Zithi “uNkulunkulu uYise, uNkulunkulu iNdo-
dana [uJesu], noNkulunkulu uMoya Ongcwele,
kodwa ababathathu oNkulunkulu, uyedwa.”
IBhayibheli alikhulumi nanokukhuluma nge-
gama elithi “Ziqu-zintathu,” futhi alifundisi no-
kuthi uJehova ungabantu abathathu koyedwa.
UJehova yedwa onguNkulunkulu. Eyoku-1 Ko-
rinte 8:6 ithi: “Empeleni kithi kukhona uNku-
lunkulu oyedwa uBaba.” UJehova ungoPhezu-
konke. UJesu akayena uNkulunkulu kodwa
“uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” (1 Johane 4:15)
Umoya ongcwele nawo awuyena uNkulunkulu.
Umoya ongcwele awuyena ngisho nomuntu.
Ungamandla kaNkulunkulu asebenzayo.—IzE-
nzo 1:8; Efesu 5:18.
˘ Umphefumulo: Izinkolo eziningi zifu-
ndisa ukuthi umphefumulo uyinto ethile enga-
phakathi kumuntu engasoze yafa. IBhayibheli
lifundisa ukuthi umphefumulo unguye umu-
ntu, futhi-ke umuntu uyafa.—Genesise 2:7; He-
zekeli 18:4.
˘ Isihogo Somlilo: Izinkolo zamanga zifu-
ndisa ukuthi imiphefumulo yababi ihlushwa
phakade esihogweni. IBhayibheli lithi abafileyo
“abazi lutho.” (UmShumayeli 9:5) IBhayibheli
lifundisa nokuthi “uNkulunkulu uluthando.”
(1 Johane 4:8) UJehova, uNkulunkulu onotha-
ndo, akasoze ahlupha abantu emlilweni.
Ibhokisi: IBhayibheli lifundisani ngoZiqu-zinta-
thu, umphefumulo, nesihogo somlilo?
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Ungakuqhuba
kanjani
ukukhulekela
kweqiniso?
benza kanjalo. Ingabe kunengqondo lokho?
Ukube ubungezwa ukuthi abantu bakini
osondelene nabo basebenzisa izidakamizwa
eziyingozi, ubungeke yini ubaxwayise ngo-
kuthi zizobalimaza? Ubungeke uhlanganyele
nabo ekusebenziseni lezo zidakamizwa, aku-
njalo?
4 UJoshuwa wakhuthaza ama-Israyeli
ukuba ayeke imikhuba yenkolo namasiko
angalungile okhokho bawo. Wathi: ‘Manje ye-
sabani uJehova nimkhonze ngokungabi na-
phutha nangeqiniso, nisuse onkulunkulu
okhokho benu ababebakhonza ngapheshe-
ya koMfula naseGibhithe, nikhonze uJeho-
va.’ (Joshuwa 24:14) UJoshuwa wayethembe-
kile kuNkulunkulu futhi uJehova wambusi-
sa. Uma sithembekile kuJehova, nathi uyosi-
busisa.—2 Samuweli 22:26.
Lahla Izinto Ezisetshenziselwa
Ukukhulekela Kwamanga
5 Ukugqashula enkolweni yamanga kusho
nokuthi kufanele silahle noma yiziphi izinto
zemilingo okungenzeka sinazo njengezintele-
zi, izigqizo, izindandatho namasongo, no-
kunye. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba kubonisa
ukuthi sithembela ngokugcwele kuJehova.
6 Cabanga ngalokho amanye amaKristu
okuqala akwenza lapho esenqume ukunge-
na enkolweni yeqiniso. IBhayibheli lithi:
“Abaningana impela kulabo ababenza ubuci-
ko bemilingo babuthela izincwadi zabo nda-
wonye bazishisa phambi kwawo wonke umu-
ntu.”—IzEnzo 19:19.
7 Abanye abaqala ukukhonza uJehova
abebethakatha noma benza imilingo banga-
se bahlushwe amademoni. Uma kwenzeka
kuwe lokho, thandaza kuJehova ngokuzwa-
kalayo ubize igama lakhe. Uyokusiza.—IzA-
ga 18:10; Jakobe 4:7.
4. UJoshuwa wathini kuma-Israyeli mayelana no-
kukhulekela kosuku lwakhe?
5. Kungani kufanele silahle izinto zemilingo?
6. AmaKristu okuqala enzani ngezincwadi zawo ze-
milingo?
7. Yini esingayenza uma amademoni esihlupha?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
8 Labo abafisa ukukhonza uJehova aku-
fanele babe nesithombe, isithixo noma umfa-
nekiso wokukhulekela kwamanga noma
bawusebenzise. AmaKristu eqiniso ‘aha-
mba ngokholo, hhayi ngokubona.’ (2 Kori-
nte 5:7) Ayawuhlonipha umthetho kaNkulu-
nkulu onqabela ukusetshenziswa kwanoma
yisiphi isithombe ekukhulekeleni.—Eksodu-
si 20:4, 5.
Zihlanganise Nabantu BakaJehova
9 IBhayibheli lithi: “Ohamba nabahlakani-
phile uyohlakanipha.” (IzAga 13:20) Uma sifu-
na ukuhlakanipha kufanele sihambe noFa-
kazi BakaJehova noma sizihlanganise nabo.
Yibona bantu abahamba endleleni eholela
ekuphileni.—Mathewu 7:14.
10 OFakazi bayabakhathalela ngempela
abantu. Umsebenzi wabo ukusiza abanhlizi-
yo ziqotho baqonde amaqiniso eBhayibheli
aholela ekuphileni okuphakade. Bangakusi-
za ngokutadisha iBhayibheli nawe, mahha-
la. Bayophendula imibuzo yakho bakuboni-
se nokuthi ungalusebenzisa kanjani ulwa-
zi lweBhayibheli ekuphileni kwakho.—Joha-
ne 17:3.
11 Emihlanganweni yabo, evame ukuba se-
Hholo LoMbuso, uyofunda okuningi ngezi-
ndlela zikaJehova. Isifiso sakho sokuqhuba
inkolo yeqiniso siyokhula nakakhulu. Uyoqe-
qeshelwa nokuthi ungabasiza kanjani aba-
nye bafunde amaqiniso eBhayibheli.—Hebe-
ru 10:24, 25.
12 Njengoba uyobe ufunda okwengeziwe
ngentando kaJehova nenjongo yakhe, cishe
ukuqonda kwakho izindlela zakhe zothando
kuyojula. Kufanele sikhule nesifiso sakho
8. AmaKristu azibheka kanjani izithombe, izithixo
nemifanekiso esetshenziswa ekukhulekeleni kwa-
manga?
9. Yisiphi iseluleko iBhayibheli elisinikezayo ngo-
kuba ohlakaniphile?
10. OFakazi BakaJehova bangakusiza kanjani uku-
ba ukhonze uNkulunkulu?
11. Iyokusiza kanjani imihlangano yobuKristu?
12. Umthandazo ungakusiza kanjani ukuba ukho-
nze uNkulunkulu?
27
 Ngagqashula tshela nokuthi kufanele ba-
khokhe malini abantu.
Emademonini
Kwakutheleka imali nezi-
Kwathi ngobunye ubusuku pho ngenxa yokuthi abantu
ngilele embhedeni nomyeni babelapheka. Ngaba “isice-
wami, ngezwa izwi lingibiza bi,” kodwa ngathola no-
kathathu. Ngabe sengibona kuthi kusho ukuthini uku-
uphahla luhlukana phakathi, thi “esingenangane.” Njalo
kwaqathaka into enjengebho- nje lapho ngithola umntwa-
la evuthayo yawela esiswini na, kwakushona amelama-
sami. Umyeni wami wayenga- yo. Kwakungikhathaza ka-
ziboni lezi zinto. Noma aye- khulu lokhu. Phakathi nemi-
ngaziboni, mina ngangizwa nyaka engu-12 ngisebenzela
ukushisa okwadonsa izinya- lo moya, kwashona izingane
nga eziningana. zami eziyisithupha.
Ngemva kwezinyanga eziyi- Ngaqala ukuthandaza ku-
sithupha, izwi laphinda langi- Nkulunkulu ngicela usizo.
biza. Khona manjalo ngabona Ngathandaza ngokujulile.
sengathi yonke indlu icwile Langa limbe kwafika oFakazi
emanzini ajulile. Kwaphuma inhlwathi emanzini BakaJehova emzini wami. Nakuba ngangijwaye-
yazithandela esandleni sami. Ngazama ngehlu- le ukubaxosha, ngalelo langa nganquma ukuba-
leka ukuyisusa. Ngangithuthumela. Abe esenya- lalela. Ezingxoxweni esaba nazo, ngezwa ukuthi
malala amanzi nenhlwathi, ngabe sengiqimzeka ngangisebenzela idemoni! Nganquma ukuyeka
phansi. Kwaphela amahora amaningi ngiquleki- ukusebenzela imimoya.
le. Izwi labe selithi kimi mangibuyele esontweni Lapho ngiwutshela umoya ngesinqumo sami,
langakithi elelapha ngomoya. Lapho ngiwubuza wangikhuza. Kodwa ngathi: “Kuphelile okwami
igama lawo lo moya, wangitshela igama elisho nawe.”
ukuthi “isicebi esingenangane.” Wangithembisa
Ngazishisa zonke izinto engangibhula ngazo.
ukungicebisa ngamandla okwelapha.
Ngatadisha iBhayibheli noFakazi, ngaba inceku
Abantu abagulayo batheleka bephuma kude kaJehova, futhi ngabhapathizwa ngo-1973. Ma-
naseduze. Bengakafiki emzini wami, ngangiba- ´
nje nginezingane eziyisihlanu eziphile saka. No-
bona esibukweni sami esikhethekile. Kwakuthi myeni wami waba uFakazi obhapathiziwe.—Ila-
lapho umuntu efika, sishayane ngezintende
ndiswa uJosephine Ikezu.
naye, bese ngembulelwa ngaso leso sikhathi
ukuthi uphethwe yini noma unayiphi inkinga ka- Ibhokisi: Inkosikazi ethile yagqashula kanjani
nye nendlela yokumelapha. Umoya wawungi- emademonini?

sokwenza okumjabulisayo nokugwema lo- uyosibona isidingo sokuba uFakazi KaJeho-

kho okungamjabulisi. Khumbula ukuthi
ungathandaza kuJehova umcele akusize we-
nze okulungile futhi ugweme okungalungile.
—1 Korinte 6:9, 10; Filipi 4:6.
13 Ngemva kwesikhathi, njengoba uyobe
ukhula ngokomoya, akungabazeki ukuthi
13. Ungayenza kanjani inhliziyo kaJehova ijabule?
28 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
va ozinikezele futhi wabhapathizwa. Ngoku-
ngena ezinhlwini zabantu bakaJehova, uyo-
kwenza inhliziyo yakhe ijabule. (IzAga 27:
11) Uyoba phakathi kwabantu abathokoza-
yo uNkulunkulu athi ngabo: “Ngiyohlala pha-
kathi kwabo futhi ngihambe phakathi kwa-
bo, ngiyoba uNkulunkulu wabo, bona bayo-
ba ngabantu bami.”—2 Korinte 6:16.
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Inkolo Yeqiniso
Ingakuzuzisa Kuze
Kube Phakade!
U JEHOVA uyabathanda abamkhonzayo.
Uma ukhulekela uJehova, uyokubusisa
manje nasesikhathini esizayo. IBhayibheli li-
thi: ‘Sondela kuNkulunkulu, naye uyosonde-
la kuwe.’—Jakobe 4:8.
2 Ukuze usondele kuNkulunkulu kumelwe
utadishe iZwi lakhe futhi ukusebenzise lo-
kho okufundayo. Uma uthandaza ngokuvu-
melana nentando yakhe, uJehova uyoyizwa
imithandazo yakho futhi ayiphendule. Um-
phostoli uJohane ongumKristu wabhala: “Yi-
lokhu ukuqiniseka esinakho [kuNkulunku-
lu], ukuthi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini
esiyicelayo ngokwentando yakhe, uyasizwa.
Futhi, uma sazi ukuthi uyasizwa nganoma
yini esiyicelayo, siyazi ukuthi siyozithola izi-
nto esizicelile ngoba sizicele kuye.”—1 Joha-
ne 5:14, 15.
3 Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho usondela ku-
Nkulunkulu, uyokunika ukuhlakanipha ko-
kusingatha izindaba zokuphila zansuku zo-
nke. IBhayibheli lithi: “Uma noma ubani kini
entula ukuhlakanipha, makaqhubeke eku-
cela kuNkulunkulu.”—Jakobe 1:5.
4 Kungakusiza kanjani ukuhlakanipha
okuvela kuNkulunkulu? Phakathi kokunye,
kungakusiza ukuba wazi izinto ezicasula
uJehova. Ungafunda nokuthi kungani lezi zi-
nto zingalungile nokuthi yini ongayenza uku-
ze ugweme ukuzenza. Lolo lwazi lungaku-
1. Kuyokwenzekani uma ‘sisondela kuNkulunku-
lu’?
2. Singasondela kanjani kuNkulunkulu, futhi lo-
khu kuyoyithinta kanjani imithandazo yethu?
3-7. Singakuthola kanjani ukuhlakanipha okuvela
kuNkulunkulu, futhi kungasisiza kanjani?
INDLELA E YA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
vikela ezinkingeni eziningi ezikhathaza aba-
ntu. Ngokwesibonelo, ukulalela iseluleko si-
kaNkulunkulu sokuziphatha ngendlela ehla-
nzekile kuvikela abantu bakaNkulunkulu
ekukhulelweni bengafuni, ezifweni ezitha-
thelwana ngobulili, nasemishadweni engena-
njabulo noma echithekayo.
5 Yini enye ukuhlakanipha okuvela ku-
Nkulunkulu okungakwenzela yona? Kunge-
nza ukuphila kwakho kube nenjongo. Ku-
ngakusiza wenze izinqumo ezihlakaniphi-
le ezintweni ezithile, njengokuphatha imali.
Uyokwazi ukuphishekela imigomo ezuzisayo
futhi uyeke imigomo engenanzuzo.
6 Ukuhlakanipha okuvela kuNkulunkulu
kungakusiza nasebudlelwaneni bakho naba-
nye. Ungaba nomkhaya ojabula ngokwenge-
ziwe. Ungakha ubungane beqiniso nobunga-
pheli nabanye futhi ungase uhlonishwe ngi-
sho nayilabo abangamkhonzi uNkulunkulu.
7 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma unokuhlaka-
nipha kukaNkulunkulu uyoba nombo-
no ongcono ngokuphila. Kuyokusiza ukwazi
ukubhekana nobunzima ekuphileni nezinto
ezidumazayo. Futhi uyoba nombono olinga-
niselayo nomuhle ngekusasa. Umbono omu-
hle wona uyothuthukisa impilo yakho engqo-
ndweni nasemzimbeni.—IzAga 14:30; Isaya
48:17.
8 Uma ukhonza uNkulunkulu weqiniso,
uyokhululeka ekwesabeni okukhathaza
labo abangamkhonzi. Ngenxa yokuthi uya-
zi ukut hi abafileyo abaphili et huneni,
8. Yini ongeke uyesabe uma ukhonza uNkulu-
nkulu?
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ngeke ubesabe abafileyo. Ngenxa yokuthi
uyaqiniseka ngesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu
sokuvusa abafileyo, ngeke ukwesabe ukufa.
Futhi njengoba wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu
unawo wonke amandla, ngeke ubesabe ubu-
thakathi.—Johane 8:32.
Abalungileyo Bayodla Ifa Lomhlaba
9 Uma usondela kuNkulunkulu, ngeke ule-
sabe ikusasa. Njengoba sesibonile, iBhayi-
bheli lazibikezela eziningi zezinkinga esizibo-
na emhlabeni namuhla. UJehova usitshela
ukuthi lezi zinto ezesikhashana; maduze nje
uMbuso kaNkulunkulu uzokwenza lo mhla-
ba ube ipharadesi.—Luka 21:10, 11, 31; 23:43.
10 Labo abasondela kuJehova futhi bam-
khonze yibo kuphela abayophila ePharade-
si. IBhayibheli lithi: “Sekuyisikhashana nje,
omubi abe engasekho; ngokuqinisekile uyo-
yibheka indawo yakhe, futhi uyobe engekho.
Kodwa abamnene bayodla ifa lomhlaba, futhi
ngempela bayothola injabulo enkulu ngoku-
chichima kokuthula.”—IHubo 37:10, 11.
11 Labo abanenkani abenqaba ukulale-
la imithetho kaNkulunkulu yokulunga ba-
yolahlekelwa ukuphila kwabo unomphela.
(2 Thesalonika 1:8, 9) Ngeke baphinde babe
khona. Bayolandela uSathane namademoni
akhe baye ekufeni kwaphakade. (IsAmbulo
20:10, 14) Kodwa labo abafunda ngoJehova
futhi bamkhonze bayothola injabulo enkulu
ePharadesi emhlabeni.
Ikusasa Elihle Kakhulu!
12 UJehova ubagcinele izinto ezimangalisa-
yo labo abamthandayo! Buka nje ukuthi iZwi
lakhe lithini ngokuphila emhlabeni oyiPhara-
desi:
˘ Kuyoba nenala yokudla: “Kuyoba khona
inala yokusanhlamvu [noma yokudla] emhla-
beni; kuyoba khona ukuchichima esiqongwe-
ni sezintaba.”—IHubo 72:16.
˘ Kuyoba nezindlu ezinhle: “Ngokuqiniseki-
9-11. Obani abayophila ePharadesi, futhi obani
abangeke?
12. Lithini iBhayibheli ngekusasa?
30 INDLELA EYA EKUPHILENI OKUPHAKADE—INGABE USUYITHOLILE?
le bayokwakha izindlu bahlale kuzo.”—Isaya
65:21.
˘ Kuyoba nomsebenzi ojabulisayo: “Nomse-
benzi wezandla zabo abakhethiweyo bami ba-
yowusebenzisa ngokugcwele. Ngeke bakha-
ndlekele ize.”—Isaya 65:22, 23.
˘ Ngeke kube khona ukugula: “Akekho ohla-
la khona oyothi: ‘Ngiyagula.’ ”—Isaya 33:24.
˘ Ngeke babe khona abakhubazekile: “Ngale-
so sikhathi amehlo ezimpumputhe ayovulwa,
nazo kanye izindlebe zabayizithulu ziyovulwa.
Ngaleso sikhathi olunyonga uyoqombola nje-
ngendluzele [inyamazane yeduna], nolimi lo-
yisimungulu luyokhamuluka ngokuthokoza.”
—Isaya 35:5, 6.
˘ Ngeke bube khona ubuhlungu, ukudabuka,
ukufa: “[UNkulunkulu] uyosula zonke izinye-
mbezi emehlweni aso, ukufa ngeke kusaba
khona, noma ukulila noma ukukhala noma
ubuhlungu ngeke kusaba khona. Izinto za-
ngaphambili zidlulile.”—IsAmbulo 21:4.
˘ Ngeke ibe khona impi: “[UNkulunkulu]
uqeda izimpi kuze kube semkhawulweni
womhlaba.”—IHubo 46:9.
˘ Ukuphila okuphakade: “Abalungile bayo-
kudla ifa lomhlaba, futhi bayohlala kuwo
kuze kube phakade.”—IHubo 37:29.
13 Abantu abasoze bazenza lezi zinto kodwa
uJehova unamandla okwenza noma yini athi
uzoyenza. Akukho lutho olungamvimba ekwe-
nzeni lokho afuna ukukwenza. IBhayibheli li-
thi: “KuNkulunkulu akukho simemezelo esi-
yoba yinto engenakwenzeka.”—Luka 1:37.
14 Esebenzisa oFakazi bakhe, uJehova uni-
ka abantu yonke indawo ithuba ‘lokungena
ngesango elincane’ bese behamba endleleni
eholela ekuphileni okuphakade. Kwangathi
ungaba phakathi kwabantu abajabulayo aba-
mukela leso simemo. Kwangathi ungangena
enkolweni yeqiniso futhi ujabulele isibusiso
sikaJehova kuze kube phakade!—Mathewu 7:
13, 14.
13. Ubani ongukuphela komuntu ongenza lo mhla-
ba ube yipharadesi, futhi ngani?
14. Ungafika kanjani endleleni eya ekuphileni oku-
phakade?
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