SIFUNDVO 12
Ungasondzela Njani KuNkulunkulu?
1. Nkulunkulu uyilalela yonkhe yini imithandazo?
Nkulunkulu umema bantfu bato tonkhe tive kutsi basondzele kuye ngemthandazo. (Tihlabelelo 65:2) Nobe kunjalo, akalaleli yonkhe imithandazo nobe ayiphendvule yonkhe. Sibonelo saloku kutsi imithandazo yendvodza lephatsa kabi umfati wayo akayilaleli. (1 Phetro 3:7) Nangalesikhatsi ema-Israyeli achubeka nekwenta bubi, Nkulunkulu abengayilaleli imithandazo yawo. Kusebaleni-ke kutsi kuthandaza kulilungelo lelikhulu. Nobe kunjalo, Nkulunkulu uyayemukela imithandazo yalabo labenta tono letinkhulu nangabe baphendvuka.—Fundza Isaya 1:15; 55:7.
2. Kufanele sithandaze njani?
Umthandazo uyincenye yekukhonta kwetfu Nkulunkulu, kungaleso sizatfu kufanele sithandaze kuphela kuMdali wetfu Jehova. (Matewu 4:10; 6:9) Njengobe sibantfu labanesono, kufanele sithandaze ngelibito laJesu ngobe nguye lowasifela. (Johane 14:6) Jehova akafuni kutsi sisolo siphindzaphindza imithandazo lesiyifake enhloko nobe lebhalwe phansi. Ufuna sithandaze ngalokusuka etinhlitiyweni tetfu.—Fundza Matewu 6:7; Filiphi 4:6, 7.
UMdali wetfu uyayiva ngisho nemithandazo lesiyenta enhlitiyweni. (1 Samuweli 1:12, 13) Usimema kutsi sithandaze nome ngunini, njenganakucala lusuku nanaluphela, nasitawudla, ngisho nanasinetinkinga.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 55:22; Matewu 15:36.
3. Kungani emaKhristu ahlangana ndzawonye?
Kusondzela kuNkulunkulu akusiyo intfo lemelula ngobe siphila nebantfu labangakholwa kuNkulunkulu futsi labedzelela setsembiso sakhe sekuphila emhlabeni lonekuthula. (2 Thimothi 3:1, 4; 2 Phetro 3:3, 13) Ngako-ke siyakudzinga kuhlangana nebazalwane betfu kute sikhutsatane, kantsi nabo futsi bayasidzinga.—Fundza Hebheru 10:24, 25.
Imihlangano yaboFakazi BaJehova isivulela ematfuba lamahle ekutsi sikhutsatwe kukholwa kwalabanye.—Fundza Roma 1:11, 12.
Kuba nebantfu labatsandza Nkulunkulu kuyasisita kutsi natsi sisondzele kuNkulunkulu.4. Ungakwati yini wena kusondzela kuNkulunkulu?
Ungasondzela kuJehova ngekuzindla ngaloko lokufundza eVini lakhe. Cabanga ngaloko longakufundza emisebentini yakhe, eselulekweni sakhe, ngisho nasetetsembisweni takhe. Kuzindla nekuthandaza kusisita sicondze kubaluleka kwelutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu kanye nekuhlakanipha kwakhe.—Fundza Joshuwa 1:8; Tihlabelelo 1:1-3.
Ungaba sedvute naNkulunkulu kuphela nangabe umetsemba futsi ukholwa kuye. Kepha kukholwa kufanana nentfo lephilako ledzinga kondliwa. Kufanele ukondle kukholwa kwakho ngekuhlale uzindla ngetintfo lokholwa kuto.—Fundza Matewu 4:4; Hebheru 11:1, 6.
5. Kutakusita ngani kusondzela kuNkulunkulu?
Jehova uyabakhatsalela labo labamtsandzako. Uyakwati kubavikela kunome yini lengenta kukholwa kwabo nelitsemba labo lekuphila phakadze libe sengotini. (Tihlabelelo 91:1, 2, 7-10) Uyasecwayisa ngetindlela tekuphila letingafaka imphilo kanye nenjabulo yetfu engotini. Jehova usifundzisa indlela lencono kakhulu yekuphila.—Fundza Tihlabelelo 73:27, 28; Jakobe 4:4, 8.