3 Kufanele Sithandaze Njani?

ENDZABENI yemthandazo, emasontfo lamanyenti anaka kakhulu tintfo umuntfu latentako nakathandaza, lokufaka ekhatsi simo semtimba, emagama lawasebentisako, kanye naloko lokufanele akwente ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi nakathandaza. Nanobe kunjalo, liBhayibheli lisisita kutsi singanaki kuphela simo semtimba nobe loko lokufanele sikwente nasithandaza, kodvwa siphindze sinake netincenye letibalulekile talombuto lotsi: “Kufanele sithandaze njani?”

LiBhayibheli likhuluma ngetinceku taNkulunkulu letetsembekile lebetithandaza etindzaweni letehlukehlukene futsi time ngetindlela letingafanani. Betivumelanisa imithandazo yato nesimo, ngalesinye sikhatsi betithandaza ngenhlitiyo nobe tiphumisele. Betithandaza tibuke ezulwini nobe tigucile. Esikhundleni sekusebentisa titfombe, buhlalu nobe tincwadzi temithandazo kute tifundze imithandazo yato phansi, betivele tithandaze ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni tisebentisa emavi ato. Yini leyenta imithandazo yato yaviwa nguNkulunkulu?

Njengobe kuchaziwe esihlokweni lesengcile, beticondzisa imithandazo yato kuNkulunkulu loyedvwa kuphela—longuJehova. Kunalokunye lokubalulekile lebeticiniseka ngako. Ku-1 Johane 5:14 siyafundza: “Sinesibindzi kutsi nasicela lutfo kuNkulunkulu ngekwentsandvo yakhe, uyasiva.” Imithandazo yetfu kufanele ivumelane nentsandvo yaNkulunkulu. Kusho kutsini loko?

Kute sikwati kuthandaza ngekuvumelana nentsandvo yaNkulunkulu, kudzingeka sati kucala kutsi iyini intsandvo yakhe. Kufundza liBhayibheli kubalulekile kute sikwati kuthandaza. Loku kusho kutsi Nkulunkulu angeke ayilalele yini imithandazo yetfu nangabe singasito tifundziswa teliBhayibheli? Cha akusinjalo, kodvwa ulindzele kutsi sifundze ngentsandvo yakhe, siyicondze kutsi iyini bese siyayenta. (Matewu 7:21-23) Kufanele sithandaze ngekuvumelana naloko lesikufundzako.

Njengobe sifundza ngaJehova nangentsandvo yakhe, siyakhula ekukholweni—lokungulenye incenye lebalulekile emthandazweni. Jesu watsi: “Konkhe leniyakucela ngekukhuleka nikholwa, niyakukwemukeliswa.” (Matewu 21:22) Kuba nekukholwa akusho kwetsemba yonkhe intfo. Kodvwa kusho kwetsemba intfo lokutsi ngisho nobe ingakabonwa, isekelwe bufakazi lobucinile. (Hebheru 11:1) LiBhayibheli ligcwele bufakazi lobuveta kutsi Jehova, lesingeke sikwati kumbona, ukhona mbamba, singametsemba futsi utimisele kuphendvula imithandazo yalabo lababa nekukholwa kuye. Ngetulu kwaloko, singacela kukholwa lokwengetiwe kuJehova, futsi uyakujabulela  kusipha loko lesikudzingako.—Lukha 17:5; Jakobe 1:17.

Nayi lenye indlela lebalulekile lesingayisebentisa nasithandaza. Jesu watsi: “Kute longeta kuBabe nakangeti ngami.” (Johane 14:6) Ngako Jesu uyindlela yekusondzela kuBabe, Jehova. Kungaleso sizatfu atjela balandzeli bakhe kutsi bathandaze egameni lakhe. (Johane 14:13; 15:16) Loku akusho kutsi kufanele sithandaze kuJesu. Kodvwa kusho kutsi sithandaza egameni lakhe, sikhumbula kutsi nguye lowenta kutsi kube melula ngatsi kusondzela kuBabe wetfu lote sono futsi longcwele.

Balandzeli baJesu labesondzelene kakhulu nabo, batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sifundzise kuthandaza.” (Lukha 11:1) Bebangafuni nje kutsi abafundzise indlela yekuthandaza njengobe sesicoce ngako lapha ngenhla. Ecinisweni, bebafuna kwati kutsi ‘yini lokufanele bayithandazele?’

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Imithandazo leviwa nguNkulunkulu ivumelana nentsandvo yakhe, ishiwo ngekukholwa futsi yendluliswa egameni laJesu