Ungumuntfu Lonjani Nkulunkulu?
Nangabe sichubeka sifundza ngebuntfu balotsite, sibese simati kahle loyo muntfu futsi nebungani betfu buyacina. Kuyafanana nangaJehova, nangabe sati lokunyenti ngebuntfu bakhe sibese simati kancono kutsi ungumuntfu lonjani futsi buhlobo betfu naye buyacina. Buntfu baJehova lobuhamba embili ngemandla, kuhlakanipha, bulungisa kanye nelutsandvo.
NKULUNKULU UNEMANDLA
“Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Wena wente emazulu nemhlaba ngemandla akho lamakhulu.”—JEREMIYA 32:17.
Bufakazi bemandla aNkulunkulu sibubona endalweni yakhe. Nasi sibonelo, nangabe ume ngephandle emini libalele, uvani esikhumbeni sakho? Uva kushisa kwelilanga. Ecinisweni usuke uva umphumela wemandla aJehova ekudala. Linemandla kangakanani lilanga? Bososayensi batsi kushisa kwalo kulinganiselwa ku-15 000 000°C (27 000 000 degrees Fahrenheit). Njalo ngemzuzu, lilanga likhipha emandla lalingana nekuchuma kwemabhomu e-nuclear latitigidzigidzi.
Noma kunjalo, lilanga lincane nalicatsaniswa netinkhanyeti letitigidzigidzi letisesibhakabhakeni. Bososayensi balinganisela kutsi bubanti bayinye yetinkhanyeti letinkhulu lebitwa ngekutsi yi-UY Scuti bungalingana nebukhulu belilanga naliphindvwe ka-1 700. Uma bewungatsatsa i-UY Scuti, uyibeke endzaweni yelilanga, beyingambonya wonkhe umhlaba ize iyewufika lapho kune-Jupiter khona. Mhlawumbe loku kungasisita siwacondze kancono emavi
aJeremiya latsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wadala emazulu nemhlaba, nako konkhe lokukhona ngemandla akhe lamakhulu.Sizuza njani emandleni aNkulunkulu? Kuphila kwetfu kusekelwa yindalo yaNkulunkulu, lefaka ekhatsi lilanga kanye nato tonkhe tintfo letilusito emhlabeni. Ngetulu kwaloko, Nkulunkulu usebentisa emandla akhe kuze umuntfu ngamunye azuze. Kanjani? Ngesikhatsi Jesu alapha emhlabeni, Nkulunkulu wamniketa emandla ekwenta timangaliso. UmBhalo utsi: “Labangaboni emehlweni sebayabona, labachutako sebahamba kahle, labanebulephelo bayahlanjululwa, labangeva etindlebeni sebayeva, labafile bayavuswa.” (Matewu 11:5) Kutsiwani ngesikhatsi salamuhla? LiBhayibheli litsi: “Umniketa emandla lodziniwe,” futsi lichubeka litsi: “labo labetsembele kuJehova batawutfola emandla kabusha.” (Isaya 40:29, 31) Nkulunkulu angasinika “emandla lamakhulu kakhulu” kute sikhone kubhekana nobe sibeketelele tinkinga netilingo ekuphileni. (2 KubaseKhorinte 4:7) Asingabati kutsi nawe uyafuna kuba nebuhlobo naNkulunkulu lositsandza kangangekutsi usebentisa emandla akhe lamakhulu kuze kuzuze tsine.
NKULUNKULU UHLAKANIPHILE
“Awu Jehova, maye minyenti imisebenti yakho! Yonkhe uyente ngekuhlakanipha.”—TIHLABELELO 104:24.
Nasichubeka sifundza kabanti ngetintfo letidalwe nguNkulunkulu, kuba kunyenti lokusimangalisako ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe. Kunelucwaningo lwabososayensi lapho bahlolisisa khona tintfo letidalwe nguJehova bese bakopa indlela latidale ngayo kuze bakhe tabo tintfo. Lolucwaningo lubitwa ngekutsi yi-biomimetics nobe i-biomimicry. Loku kusukela ekwakheni tintfo tekufasa kuya ekwakhiweni kwetindiza.
Kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kuphindze kubonakale nakakhulu endleleni ladale ngayo umtimba wemuntfu. Cabanga ngendlela umtimba wemntfwana lowakheka ngayo. Loku kucala nge-cell lencane leyakheka nakuhlangana babe namake. Le-cell isuke inayo yonkhe imininingwane yetakhi telufuto letidzingekile. Le-cell bese yehlukana ekhatsi iba ngema-cells lamanyenti lafananako. Lama-cells abese acala kwehlukana abe ngema-cells lamanyenti lahlukahlukene njengema-blood cells, nerve cells, kanye nema-bone cells. Ngekushesha nje bese kucala kwakheka titfo temtimba, futsi ticale kusebenta. Ngetinyanga letiyimfica, le-cell yekucala ibese iba ngumntfwana lophelele lowakhiwe ngema-cells latigidzigidzi. Lokuhlakanipha lesikubona kuloku lesicoce ngako kwenta bantfu labanyenti bavumelane nalamavi embhali weliBhayibheli latsi: “Ngiyakudvumisa ngobe ungidale ngendlela lemangalisako.”—Tihlabelelo 139:14.
Sizuza njani ekuhlakanipheni kwaNkulunkulu? UMdali uyati kutsi yini lesiyidzingako kuze sijabule. Ngenca yekutsi unelwati lolunyenti futsi usati kahle, usiniketa seluleko lesihlakaniphile lesiseVini lakhe liBhayibheli. Nasi sibonelo, liBhayibheli litsi: “Chubekani . . . nitsetselelana ngekukhululeka.” (KubaseKholose 3:13) Siyasita yini leseluleko? Yebo, siyasita. Bodokotela batfole kutsi kucolela kungenta umuntfu alale kahle futsi kwehlise sifo se-B.P. Kungaphindze kunciphise ematfuba ekuba nesifo sekucindzeteleka kanye naletinye tifo. Nkulunkulu ufanana nemngani lohlakaniphile nalokukhatsalelako longayekeli kukusita nekukuniketa seluleko lesilusito. (2 KuThimothi 3:16, 17) Angeke sewutsandze yini kuba nemngani lofana nalona?
NKULUNKULU WEHLULELA NGEKULUNGA
“Jehova uyakutsandza kulunga.”—TIHLABELELO 37:28.
Nkulunkulu wenta lokulungile ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Nkulunkulu weliciniso akakucabangi ngisho nekukucabanga kwenta lokubi, futsi Somandla akabenti bubi!” (Jobe 34:10) Tehlulelo takhe tilungile, kunjengobe nje umhlabeli asho lamavi nakakhuluma naJehova: “Ngobe wena utawehlulela bantfu ngendlela lelungile.” (Tihlabelelo 67:4) Ngesizatfu sekutsi “Jehova ubona lokusenhlitiyweni,” uyakhona kubona kutentisa futsi uyakhona nekubona liciniso bese wehlulela ngendlela lelungile. (1 Samuweli 16:7) Ngetulu kwaloko, Nkulunkulu uyatibona tintfo letilungile letentiwa bantfu kanye nekukhohlakala lokwenteka emhlabeni, futsi wetsembisa nekutsi bantfu “lababi batawucedvwa emhlabeni.”—Taga 2:22.
Nobe kunjalo, Nkulunkulu akasuye umehluleli lonelunya lohlale agadze kujezisa bantfu. Unemusa nangabe kudzingeka. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Jehova unesihawu neluvelo,” ngisho nakubantfu lababi, nangabe baphendvuka ngebucotfo. Loko akusiko yini kwehlulela ngeliciniso?—Tihlabelelo 103:8; 2 Phetro 3:9.
Kusizuzisa njani kwehlulela kwaNkulunkulu ngekulunga? Umphostoli Phetro watsi: “Nyalo sengiyacondza kutsi Nkulunkulu akakhetsi, kodvwa wonkhe umuntfu lomesabako nalowenta lokulungile uyemukeleka kuye.” (Imisebenti 10:34, 35) Siyazuza ekwahluleleni kwaNkulunkulu ngekulunga ngobe akakhetsi muntfu. Singemukeleka kuye futsi sibe tikhonti takhe ngisho nobe sinelibala lelingafani, buve lobungafani, sifundze ngelizinga lelingafanani, sinjingile nobe siphuyile.
Ngesizatfu sekutsi Nkulunkulu ufuna siyicondze kahle indlela yakhe yekwehlulela, usiphe bonembeza. ImiBhalo ichaza kutsi nembeza usebenta ‘njengemtsetfo lobhalwe etinhlitiyweni tetfu, lovumelana natsi’ nangabe senta lokulungile nobe usilahle nasenta KubaseRoma 2:15) Kusisita ngani loko? Nangabe bonembeza betfu baceceshwe kahle, bangasikhutsata kutsi singatenti tintfo letingasilimata netento letingakalungi. Nasenta liphutsa, lonembeza ungasenta siphendvuke bese siyalungisa lapho sone khona. Asingabati kutsi kwati indlela yaNkulunkulu yekwehlulela ngekulunga kuyasisita futsi kusenta sisondzele kuye!
lokungakalungi. (NKULUNKULU ULUTSANDVO
“Nkulunkulu ulutsandvo.”—1 JOHANE 4:8.
Nanobe Nkulunkulu anemandla, kuhlanipha nekulunga, liBhayibheli alisho kutsi Nkulunkulu ungemandla, ukuhlakanipha nobe ukulunga. Kunaloko, litsi ulutsandvo. Leni? Sizatfu kutsi emandla akhe ngiwo lawasebentisako kuze atsatse sinyatselo futsi kulunga kanye nekuhlakanipha kwakhe kucondzisa loko lakwentako. Lutsandvo lwakhe ngilo lolumenta ente nobe ngabe yini. Ngako lutsandvo ngilo lolulawula konkhe lakwentako.
Jehova bekangadzingi lutfo, kodvwa lutsandvo lwakhe ngilo lolwamenta wadala tidalwa letihlakaniphile ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Letidalwa tiyazuza kulolutsandvo lwakhe futsi tijabulele nekunakekelwa nguye. Walungiselela umhlaba kutsi ube likhaya lelikahle labo bonkhe bantfu. Nalamuhla usabatsandza bantfu ngobe “wenta lilanga liphumele bantfu lababi nalabahle, aphindze ente imvula inele bantfu labalungile nalabangakalungi.”—Matewu 5:45.
Ngetulu kwaloko, “Jehova unelutsandvo lolukhulu futsi unemusa.” (Jakobe 5:11) Uyabatsandza bantfu labatsatsa tinyatselo tekumati kancono baphindze basondzele kuye. Kulabanjalo, Nkulunkulu unakekela sidzingo semuntfu ngamunye. Ecinisweni liBhayibheli litsi “uyanikhatsalela.”—1 Phetro 5:7.
Lusisita njani lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu? Siyabujabulela buhle bekushona kwelilanga. Siyachazeka nasibona umntfwana ahleka. Kumnandzi kusondzelana nemalunga emndeni. Letintfo tingabonakala titincane, kodvwa tenta imphilo yetfu ibe mnandzi.
Siphindze sizuze nasithantaza, lokungulenye yetindlela Nkulunkulu lakhombisa ngayo kutsi uyasitsandza. LiBhayibheli litsi: “Ningakhatsateki ngalutfo, kodvwa kuko konkhe ticelo tenu atatiwe nguNkulunkulu ngekuthantaza, ngekuncusa nangekubonga.” Njengababe lonelutsandvo, Nkulunkulu ufuna sicele lusito lwakhe nangabe sibhekene netinkinga letimatima. Ngelutsandvo lwakhe lolute umona, Jehova usetsembisa “kuthula kwaNkulunkulu lokwendlula konkhe kucondza.”—KubaseFiliphi 4:6, 7.
Lobuntfu baNkulunkulu lobuyinhloko lesesicoce ngabo lobufaka ekhatsi emandla, kuhlakanipha, kulunga kanye nelutsandvo, abukakusiti yini wabona kancono kutsi Nkulunkulu ungumuntfu lonjani? Kuze uchubeke ubonga Nkulunkulu, sicela kutsi ufundze ngaloko lakwentile nangaloko latakwentela bantfu.
UNGUMUNTFU LONJANI NKULUNKULU? Jehova unemandla lamakhulu, uhlakaniphile futsi ulunge kwendlula nobe ngabe ngubani. Lokwenta simtsandze kakhulu lutsandvo lwakhe