UbucikoBokubusa-UkubusaKwezepolitiki
Incwadika-Aristeas
Inkosiyatholaimpendulongemvumofuthiyabuzaolandelayo,'Yisiphiisiciesibalulekekakhulu sokubusa?''Ukugcina,'ephendula,'ukungabinemfumbathisonokuzithibaphakathinengxenyeenkulu yokuphilakomuntu,ukuhloniphaukulungangaphezukwakhokonke,nokwenzaabanganebabantu baloluhlobo.NgobanoNkulunkuluungumthandiwobulungisa!Incwadika-Aristeas8:12-13
Inkosiyabonisaisivumelwanosayoyathikomunye,'Uyiniumongowobukhosi?'Waphendulawathi, 'Ukuzibusakahlefuthiungadukiswayingcebonomaudumouyeezifisweniezingafanelekinoma ezingafanele,lenayindlelayangempelayokubusaumaucabangisisakahlengalendabaNgobakonke okudingayongempelakungokwakho,futhiuNkulunkuluakanasidingofuthiakanamusa.Imicabango yakhomayibeyindoda,ungafisiizintoeziningikodwakuphelalokhookudingekayoekubuseni! Incwadika-Aristeas8:15-16
Ngosukuolulandelayo,kwagcinwailungiseleloelifanayo,kwathilaphoinkosiitholaithubalokubuza amadodaimibuzo,yabuzaowokuqalakulaboababeseleukuzekuphenyweokulandelayo,ukuthi, Yiluphiuhlobooluphakemekakhululukahulumeni?Yaphendulayathi,'Ukuzibusahhayi ukuthathekayizifiso.Ngobabonkeabantubanengqondoethileyemvelo.Kungenzekaukuthiiningi labantulithambekeleekudleninasekuphuzeninasenjabulweni,kantiamakhosiathambekele ekutholeniindawonodumoolukhuluKodwakuhleukuthikubenokulinganiselakuzozonkeizinto Incwadika-Aristeas8:26-27
Inkosiyamukelaindodangomusayabuzaolandelayoukuthiaphenduleumbuzo,ukuthi angakugwemakanjaniukuphilaokululanenjabulo?Waphendulawathi,'Umaekhumbulanjalo ukuthiungumbusiwombusoomkhulukanyenenkosiyezixukuezinkulu,nokuthiingqondoyakhe akufaneleikhathazekengezinyeizinto,kodwa,kufaneleahlaleecabangangendlelaangayithuthukisa ngayoinhlalakahleyazoKumelwefuthiathandazekuNkulunkuluukuthikungabikhomsebenzi onganakwa'Incwadika-Aristeas9:17-18
'Umuntuangazigcinakanjaniekuziqhenyeni?'Waphendulawathi,'Umaegcinaukulinganafuthi ekhumbulangazozonkeizikhathiukuthiungumuntuobusaabantu.FuthiuNkulunkuluuyabachitha abaqhoshayo,futhiuphakamisaabamnenenabathobekile!Incwadika-Aristeas9:45-46
Inkosiyathinalomuntuukhulumekahle,yabuzaolandelayo,ukuthi,Ubaniokufanelesimmise njengababusi?Yaphendulayathi,'Bonkeabazondaububi,futhiabalingisaukuziphathakwenubenza ngokulungaukuzebahlalebenodumooluhle.Ngobayilokhuokwenzayo,Nkosienamandla,'yathi, 'futhinguNkulunkuluokunikeumqhelewokulunga.'Incwadika-Aristeas10:7-8
Inkosiyachithaisikhathiesithileidumisalendodayabeisibuzaowokugcina,ukuthi,Iyini impumeleloenkuluekubuseniumbuso?Yaphendula,'Ukuthiabantukufanelebahlalengokuthula njalo,nokuthiubulungiswakufanelebuphathwengokusheshaumakunezingxabano'IncwadikaAristeas10:23-24
I-Pentateuch
Ngokubangiyamazi,ukuthiuyakuyalaabantwanabakhenendluyakheemvakwakhe,bagcine indlelakaJehova,benzeukulunganokwahlulela,ukuzeuJehovaamenzeleu-Abrahamalokho akushilongayeGenesise18:19
Futhi-ke,funakubobonkeabantuamadodaanekhono,amesabayouNkulunkulu,amadodaeqiniso, azondaukuhaha;ubekephezukwabo,abeyizindunazezinkulungwane,nezindunazamakhulu, nezindunazamashumiayisihlanu,nezindunazamashumi:Mabahluleleabantungezikhathizonke; kuyakuthizonkeizindabaezinkulubazilethekuwe,kephazonkeizindabaezincanebazihlulelezona; ukuzekubelulakuwe,bathwaleumthwalonaweEksodusi18:21-22
Ungakhulumiamanga;ungafakiisandlasakhokubabiukuzeubengufakaziongalungileUngalandeli isixukuukwenzaokubi;futhiungakhulumiecaleniukuzeuphambukeulandeleabaningiukuze uphendukezeleisahlulelo;futhiungakhethiumuntuompofuecalenilakhe.Ungaphendukezeli isahlulelosompofuwakhoecalenilakheZigcinekudenendabaengamanga;futhiungambulali ongenacalanolungile,ngobaangiyikumthethelelaomubi.Eksodusi23:1-3,6-7
Ningakhethiubusobompofu,ningahloniphiubusobomuntuonamandla;kephaniyakwahlulela umakhelwanewenungokulunga.Ningakhethiubusobomuntungokulinganisa,ngesisindo,noma ngesilinganisoLevitikusi19:15,35
Zithatheleniamadodaahlakaniphileyo,aqondayo,naziwayophakathikwezizwezenu,ngiwabekeabe yizinhlokophezukwenu.Ngabayalaabahlulelibenungalesosikhathi,ngathi:“Zwaniniamacala phakathikwabafowenu,nahlulelengokulungaphakathikomuntunomfowabo,nomfokaziokanye nayeNingakhethiabantuekwahluleleni;kephalalelaniomncanenomkhulu;ningesabiubuso bomuntu,ngokubaukwahlulelakungokukaNkulunkulu;indabaenzimakininiyilethekimi, ngiyakuyizwa”Duteronomi1:13,16-17
Ngakho-ke,Israyeli,lalelaniizimisonezahluleloenginifundisazona,ukuzenizenze,ukuzeniphile, ningenenidleizweuJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyihloaninikalonaDuteronomi4:1
Uyahlulelaintandanenomfelokazi,futhiuthandaumfokazingokumnikaukudlanezingubo Duteronomi10:18
UyakubekaabahlulelinezindunakuwowonkeamasangoakhouJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoakunika wona,ngokwezizwezakho;bayakwahlulelaabantungokwahlulelaokulungile. Awuyikuphendukezelaukwahlulela,ungakhethiubuso,ungamukeliisipho,ngokubaisipho siphuphuthekisaamehloabahlakaniphileyo,siphendukezeleamazwiabalungileyoDuteronomi 16:18-19
Kuyothilaphoesehleziesihlalwenisobukhosisombusowakhe,azibhaleleikhophiyalomthetho encwadini,ethathakulokhookuphambikwabapristibamaLevi:Uyakubanaye,afundekuwozonke izinsukuzokuphilakwakhe,ukuzeafundeukwesabauJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe,agcineonke
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
amazwialomthethonalezizimiso,azenze:Inhliziyoyakheingaphakamingaphezukwabafowabo, angaphambukiemyalweni,ayengakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo,ukuzeazandiseizinsuku zakheembusweniwakhe,yenanabantwanabakhe,phakathikuka-IsrayeliDuteronomi17:18-20
Ungaphendukezeliukwahlulelwakomfokazinomakwentandane;ungathathiinguboyomfelokaziibe yisibambiso:Duteronomi24:17
Umakukhonaukuxabanaphakathikwabantu,bazebafikeekwahlulelweni,abahlulelibabahlulele, khona-kebayakuthethelelaolungileyo,balahleomubiDuteronomi25:1
Makaqalekisweophendukezelaisahlulelosomfokazi,nesentandane,nesomfelokaziBonkeabantu mabathi:Amen.Duteronomi27:19
Umlando
NokhouJehovawavusaabahluleli,ababasindisaesandlenisalaboababaphangayoAbaHluleli2:16
Inhliziyoyamiikuboababusibakwa-Israyeli,abazinikelangokuzithandelaphakathikwabantu DumisaniuJehova.AbaHluleli5:9
UDavidewabusaphezukuka-Israyeliwonke,uDavidewaphathaukwahlulelanokulungakubobonke abantubakhe.2Samuweli8:15
UNkulunkuluka-Israyeliwathi,iDwalalika-Israyelilikhulumilekimi,lithi:“Obusaabantuumelwe ukubangolungileyo,abusengokwesabauNkulunkulu.”Uyobanjengokukhanyakwasekuseni,lapho ilangaliphuma,ngishonasekusenielingenamafu,njengotshaniobushaobuhlumaemhlabathini ngokukhanyaokukhanyayongemvakwemvula.”2Samuweli23:3-4
Manje,JehovaNkulunkuluwami,ubekeincekuyakhoinkosiesikhundlenisikaDavideubaba;mina ngingumntwanaomncanenje;angaziukuphumanokungena.Incekuyakhoiphakathikwabantu bakhoobakhethileyo,isizweesikhulu,esingenakubalwa,esingenakubalwangobuningiNgakho-ke yiphaincekuyakhoinhliziyoeqondayoukwahlulelaabantubakho,ukuzengahlukaniseokuhle nokubi;ngokubangubaniongahlulelalesisizwesakhoesikhulukangakana?Lelozwilamjabulisa uJehovaukuthiuSolomoniucelelentoUNkulunkuluwathikuye:“Ngenxayokuthiucelelento, awuzicelelangaizinsukuezinde,awuzicelelangaingcebo,awuzicelelanganokuphilakwezithazakho, kodwauziceleleukuqondakokwahlulela;bheka,ngenzenjengamazwiakho:bheka,ngikunike inhliziyoehlakaniphileyoneqondayo;kangangokuthikwakungekhoonjengawengaphambikwakho, futhiakuyikuvelaonjengaweemvakwakho”1AmaKhosi3:7-12
Wonkeu-Israyeliwezwangesahluleloinkosieyayisahlulelengaso,bamesabainkosi,ngokuba babonaukuthiukuhlakaniphakukaNkulunkulukwakukuyeukubaenzeisahlulelo1AmaKhosi3:28
Futhiumauzohambaphambikwami,njengobauDavideuyihloahamba,ngenhliziyoephelele nangobuqotho,ukwenzakonkeengikuyalengakho,ugcineizimisozaminezahlulelozami,khona-ke ngiyakumisaisihlalosobukhosisombusowakhophezukuka-Israyelikuzekubephakade,njengoba ngathembisakuDavideuyihlo,ngathi:‘Akuyikunqunywamuntuesihlalwenisobukhosisika-Israyeli’ 1AmaKhosi9:4-5
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
Babusisiweabantubakho,babusisiwelabazincekuzakhoezimiphambikwakhonjalo,zizwa ukuhlakaniphakwakho.MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,ojabulelewena,ukukubeka esihlalwenisobukhosisakwa-Israyeli;ngokubauJehovawamthandau-Israyelikuzekubephakade, ngalokhowakubekainkosi,ukubawenzeukwahlulelanokulunga1AmaKhosi10:8-9
LendodauJerobowamuyayiyiqhaweelinamandla;uSolomoniebonalensizwaukuthiikhuthele, wayibekaphezukwayoyonkeimisebenziyendlukaJosefa.1AmaKhosi11:28
UDavidewabusaphezukuka-Israyeliwonke,waphathaukwahlulelanokulungaphakathikwabantu bakhebonke.1IziKronike18:14
Khona-keuyophumelela,umauqaphelaukufezaizimisonezahlulelouJehovaayalangazouMose ngo-Israyeli:qina,ubenesibindi;ungesabi,ungapheliamandla.1IziKronike22:13
Futhingiyakuwuqinisaumbusowakhekuzekubephakade,umaeqhubekanokwenzaimiyaloyami nezahlulelozami,njenganamuhla1IziKronike28:7
USolomoniindodanakaDavidewaqiniswaembusweniwakhe,uJehovauNkulunkuluwakhe wayenaye,wamkhulisakakhulu2IziKronike1:1
Ngiphemanjeukuhlakaniphanolwazi,ukuzengiphumengingenephambikwalababantu,ngoba ngubaniongahlulelalababantubakhoabakhulukangakana?”UNkulunkuluwathikuSolomoni: “Ngenxayokuthilokhukwakusenhliziyweniyakho,awucelangaingcebo,nengcebo,nodumo, nokuphilakwezithazakho,futhiawucelangaimpiloende;kodwauziceleleukuhlakaniphanokwazi, ukuzewahluleleabantubamiengikubekeinkosiphezukwabo,ukuhlakaniphanokwazikunikwe wena;futhingizokunikaingcebo,nengcebo,nodumo,okungakazekubekhonakumakhosi ayengaphambikwakho,futhiokungekekubekhonangemvakwakhookunjengakho”2IziKronike 1:10-12
USolomoniwanqumaukwakhelaigamalikaJehovaindlu,nendluyombusowakhe.UHiramuwathi futhi:“MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,owenzaizulunomhlaba,onikeuDavide inkosiindodanaehlakaniphileyo,enolwazinokuqonda,eyakwakhelauJehovaindlu,nendluyombuso wakhe.”2IziKronike2:1,12
Futhiwena,umauzohambaphambikwami,njengobauDavideuyihloahamba,wenzenjengakho konkeengikuyalengakho,ugcineizimisozaminezahlulelozami,khona-kengizomisaisihlalo sobukhosisombusowakho,njengobangavumelananoDavideuyihlo,ngathi:‘Awuyikuswelamuntu wokubangumbusikwa-Israyeli.’2IziKronike7:17-18
MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,oyewakujabulelaukukubekaesihlalwenisakhe sobukhosi,ubeyinkosiyeNkosiuNkulunkuluwakho:ngokubauNkulunkuluwakhowamthandauIsrayeli,wamenzawabayinkosikuzekubephakade,ngalokhowakubekainkosiphezukwabo,ukuba wenzeukwahlulelanokulunga.2IziKronike9:8
Wathikubahluleli:“Qaphelanienikwenzayo,ngokubaanihluleliabantu,kephanihlulelauJehova, onaniekwahluleleni.”Ngakho-keukwesabauJehovamakubephezukwenu;qaphelani,nikwenze, ngokubaakukhoukungalungikuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,nokukhethaabantu,nokwamukela izipho.”2IziKronike19:6-7
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
YekaniumsebenziwalendlukaNkulunkulu;myekeniumbusiwamaJudanabadalabamaJudabakhe lendlukaNkulunkuluendaweniyayo.Ezra6:7
Ngobau-EzrawayelungiseinhliziyoyakheukufunaumthethokaJehova,nokuwenza,nokufundisa kwa-Israyeliizimisonezahlulelo.Ezra7:10
Wena-ke,Ezra,ngokuhlakaniphakukaNkulunkuluwakhookusesandlenisakho,misaomahluleli nabahluleliabazokwahlulelabonkeabantuabangaphesheyakoMfula,bonkeabaziimithetho kaNkulunkuluwakho;futhiufundiseabangayaziFuthinomangubaniongawugciniumthetho kaNkulunkuluwakhonomthethowenkosi,kufaneleahlulelwengokushesha,nomangabeukufa, nomaukuxoshwa,nomaukuphucwaimpahla,nomaukuboshwaEzra7:25-26
NganikaumfowethuuHananinoHananiyaumphathiwendluyenkosiukubabaphatheiJerusalema, ngokubawayengumuntuothembekile,owesabauNkulunkulukunabaningiNehemiya7:2
NgobauMoridekayiumJudawayengowesibilienkosiniu-Ahashiveroshi,futhiemkhuluphakathi kwamaJuda,futhiethandwayiningilabafowabo,efunaingceboyabantubakubo,ekhulumaukuthula kuyoyonkeinzaloyakhe.Esteri10:3
Masikhetheukwahlulela:saziphakathikwethuokuhle.Jobe34:4
AmaHubo
KodwauJehovauyakuhlalakuzekubephakade,umisileisihlalosakhesobukhosiukwahlulela. Uyakwahlulelaizwengokulunga,ahluleleabantungobuqotho.IHubo9:7-8
Uthandaukulunganokwahlulela:umhlabaugcweleubuhlebukaJehova.IHubo33:5
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakhe.IHubo 33:12
NgokubauJehovauthandaukwahlulela,akabashiyiabangcwelebakhe;bayalondolozwakuzekube phakade,kephainzaloyababiiyakunqunywaUmlomowolungileyoukhulumaukuhlakanipha, nolimilwakhelukhulumaukwahlulelaIHubo37:28,30
Nikainkosiizahlulelozakho,Nkulunkulu,nendodanayenkosiukulungakwakhoIyokwahlulela abantubakhongokulunga,nabampofubakhongokwahlulela.Iyokwahlulelaabampofubabantu, iyosindisaabantwanababampofu,ichobozeumcindezeliIHubo72:1-2,4
Vikelaniabampofunabangenayise;yenzaniubulungisakwabahluphekayonabampofu.Khululani abampofunabampofu;nibakhululeesandlenisababiIHubo82:3-4
Ukulunganokwahlulelakuyindawoyokuhlalayesihlalosakhosobukhosi;umusaneqiniso kuyakuhambaphambikobusobakhoIHubo89:14
Kodwaukwahlulelakuyobuyelaekulungeni,futhibonkeabaqothoenhliziywenibayokulandela IHubo94:15
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
Amafunobumnyamakuyamzungezile;ukulunganokwahlulelakuyindawoyokuhlalayesihlalosakhe sobukhosi.IHubo97:2
Amandlaenkosinawoayathandaukwahlulela;wenaumisaubuqotho,wenzaukwahlulelanokulunga kwaJakobe.IHubo99:4
UJehovaubenzelabonkeabacindezelwayoukulunganokwahlulela.IHubo103:6
Babusisiweabagcinaukwahlulela,nalowoowenzaukulungangezikhathizonkeIHubo106:3
Imisebenziyezandlazakheiyiqinisonokwahlulela;yonkeimiyaloyakheiqinisekileIHubo111:7
Ngikhetheindlelayeqiniso;ngibekeizahlulelozakhophambikwami.Ngifundiseukwahlulelaokuhle nokwazi,ngokubangikholwayimiyaloyakhoNgifungile,futhingizokufeza,ukuthingizogcina izahlulelozakhoezilungileyo.Ngenzileukwahlulelanokulunga;unganginikelikubacindezelibami. IHubo119:30,66,106,121
UbusisiwelowoosizolwakhelukaNkulunkulukaJakobe,othembalakhelikuJehovauNkulunkulu wakhe:Owenzaizulunomhlaba,nolwandle,nakhokonkeokukuwo;ogcinaiqinisokuzekube phakade;owenzelaabacindezelweyoukwahlulela;ophaabalambileyoukudla.UJehova uyabakhululaiziboshwa:IHubo146:5-7
IzagazeNkosiuSolomoni
IzagazikaSolomoniindodanakaDavide,inkosiyakwa-Israyeli;ukwaziukuhlakaniphanokulaywa; ukuqondaamazwiokuqonda;ukwamukelaimfundoyokuhlakanipha,ukulunga,nokwahlulela, nobuqotho;ukunikaabangenalwaziukuhlakanipha,nensizwaulwazinokuqonda.IzAga1:1-4
NgokubauJehovauyaphaukuhlakanipha;emlonyeniwakhekuvelaulwazinokuqonda.Uyabekela abalungileyoukuhlakaniphaokupheleleyo;uyihawukwabahambangobuqotho.Uyagcinaizindlela zokwahlulela,alondolozeizindlelazabangcwelebakheKhonauyakuqondaukulunga,nokwahlulela, nobuqotho,yebo,zonkeizindlelaezinhle.IzAga2:6-9
UkwesabauJehovakungukuzondaokubi;ukuzidla,nokuzikhukhumeza,nendlelaembi,nomlomo ophambeneyo,ngiyakuzonda.Iselulekosingesami,nokuhlakaniphaokuhle;ngingukuqonda; nginamandlaAmakhosiayabusangami,nezikhuluzimisaukulungaIzikhuluzibusangami, nezikhulu,yebo,bonkeabahlulelibomhlaba.IzAga8:13-16
Isandlasabakhutheleyosiyakubusa,kephaabavilaphayobayakuphoqelelwaIzAga12:24
IsinqumosikaNkulunkulusisezindebenizenkosi;umlomowayoawuphambukiekwahluleleni Kuyisinengisoemakhosiniukwenzaokubi,ngokubaisihlalosobukhosisimiswangokulunga. Izindebezokulungaziyintokozoyamakhosi;futhiayamthandaokhulumaiqiniso.IzAga16:10,12-13
Owephuzaukuthukuthelaungconokunonamandla,nobusaumoyawakheungconokunonqobaumuzi. IzAga16:32
Umuntuomubiuthathaisiphoesifubeniukuzeaphambukiseizindlelazokwahlulela.IzAga17:23
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
Akukuhleukwamukelaubusobomubi,nokuchithaolungileyoekwahluleleniIzAga18:5
InkosiehleziesihlalwenisokwahlulelaihlakazabonkeububingamehloayoIzAga20:8
Inkosiehlakaniphileyoiyahlakazaababi,ibuyiseleisondophezukwabo.IzAga20:26
Umusaneqinisokuyalondolozainkosi;isihlalosayosobukhosisisekelwangomusa.IzAga20:28
UkwenzaukulunganokwahlulelakuyamukelekakuJehovakunemihlatsheloUkuphangakwababi kuyakubabhubhisa,ngokubabenqabaukwenzaukwahlulela.IzAga21:3,7
Kuyinjabulokwabalungileyoukwenzaukwahlulela,kephaincithakaloiyakubakwabenzaokubi. IzAga21:15
Lezizintonazozingezabahlakaniphileyo.Akukuhleukukhethaabantuekwahluleleni.Oshoyo komubiukuthi:“Ulungile,”abantubayakumqalekisa,izizweziyakumzonda;kephaabamsolayo bayakujabula,nesibusisoesihlesiyakufikaphezukwabo.”IzAga24:23-25
OngabuswaumoyawakheunjengomuziodiliziweongenaludongaIzAga25:28
Abantuababiabaqondiukwahlulela,kephaabafunauJehovabaqondakonkeIzAga28:5
Njengengonyamaebhongayonebhereelizulazulayo,unjaloumbusiomubiphezukwabantu abampofuIzAga28:15
Laphoabalungileyobesesikhundleni,abantubayajabula;kodwalaphoababibebusa,abantubayalila IzAga29:2
Inkosiiqinisaizwengokwahlulela,kephaowamukelaiziphouyalichithaIzAga29:4
Umaumbusielalelaamanga,zonkeizincekuzakhezimbiIzAga29:12
Inkosieyahlulelaabampofungokwethembeka,isihlalosayosobukhosisiyakumakuzekubephakade. IzAga29:14
Abaningibafunaumusawombusi,kodwaukwahlulelakomuntuwonkekuvelakuJehova.IzAga 29:26
Akusikhookwamakhosi,Lemuweli,akusikhookwamakhosiukuphuzaiwayini,nomaokwamakhosi ukuphuzautshwala:funabaphuze,bakhohlweumthetho,baphendukezeleukwahlulelwakwanoma yimuphiwabahluphekayo.IzAga31:4-5
Vulaumlomowakhongenxayesimungulu,umelebonkeabamiselweukubhujiswa.Vulaumlomo wakho,wahlulelengokulunga,umeleabampofunabampofuIzAga31:8-9
Futhingabonaphansikwelangaindawoyokwahlulelaukuthikukhonaububi,nendawoyokulunga ukuthikukhonaububiNgathienhliziyweniyami:“UNkulunkuluuyakwahlulelaabalungileyonababi, ngokubakukhonaisikhathilaphosezinhlosozonkenesazozonkeizenzo.”UmShumayeli3:16-17
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
Umaubonaukucindezelwakwabampofunokuphambukakokwahlulelanokulungaesifundazweni, ungamangalingalendaba,ngokubaophakemekunabaphakemeuyabona,futhikukhonaabaphakeme kunaboUmShumayeli5:8
Ogcinaumyaloakayikuzwaokubi,nenhliziyoyomuntuohlakaniphileyoiyakuqondaisikhathi nokwahlulelaNgokubakukhonaisikhathinokwahlulelakuzozonkeizinto;ngalokhousizilomuntu lukhuluphezukwakhe.UmShumayeli8:5-6
Abaprofethi
Fundaniukwenzaokuhle;funaniukwahlulela,nisizeabacindezelweyo,nahluleleizintandane,nimele umfelokazi.Isaya1:17
Ngokubasizalelweumntwana,siphiweindodana;umbusouyakubasemahlombeakhe;igamalakhe liyakuthiwauMlulekiOmangalisayo,uNkulunkuluonamandla,uYiseongunaphakade,iNkosana YokuthulaUkwandakombusowakhenokuthulaakuyikuphela,esihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavide, naphezukombusowakhe,ukuwumisa,nokuwuqinisangokwahlulelanangokulungakusukelamanje kuzekubephakadeIntshisekokaJehovaSebawotiiyakukwenzalokhuIsaya9:6-7
Mayekulaboabamisaimithethoengalungile,nababhaliababhalaizintoezilukhuniabazimisile, ukuzebasuseabampofuekwahluleleni,basuseilungelokwabampofubabantubami,ukuze abafelokazibabeyimpangoyabo,baphangeizintandane!Isaya10:1-2
Isihlalosobukhosisiyakumiswangomusa,ahlalekusongeqinisoetendenilikaDavide,ahlulele,afune ukwahlulela,asheshiseukulunga.Isaya16:5
Bheka,inkosiiyakubusangokulunga,nezikhuluziyakubusangokwahlulela.Isaya32:1
UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Gcinaniukwahlulela,nenzeukulunga,ngokubainsindisoyamiiseduze ukubaifike,nokulungakwamiukubakwambulwe.”Isaya56:1
Futhiuyofungauthi,‘KuphilakukaJehova,’ngeqiniso,ngokwahlulelanangokulunga,izizwe ziyozibusisangaye,futhiziyozidumisakuye”Jeremiya4:2
Kephaozibongayomakazibongengalokhu,ukuthiuyangiqondafuthiuyangazi,ukuthinginguJehova owenzaumusa,ukwahlulela,nokulungaemhlabeni,ngokubangiyathokozangalezizinto,usho uJehova.Jeremiya9:24
NinandlukaDavide,ushokanjeuJehova:Yenzaniisahluleloekuseni,nikhululeophangiweyo esandlenisomcindezeli,funaintukutheloyamiiphumenjengomlilo,ishise,kungabikhoongayicima ngenxayobubibezenzozenuJeremiya21:12
UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:Yenzaniukwahlulelanokulunga,nikhululeophangiweyoesandleni somcindezeli,ningoni,ningaphangiumfokazi,intandane,nomfelokazi,ningachithiigazi elingenacalakulendawo.Jeremiya22:3
Bheka,izinsukuziyeza,kushouJehova,laphongiyakumisakhonauDavideiHlumelaelilungileyo, inkosiiyakubusa,iphumelele,yenzeukwahlulelanokulungaemhlabeni.Jeremiya23:5
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
Ngalezozinsukunangalesosikhathi,ngiyohlumisaiHlumelaLokulungakuDavide,futhiuyokwenza ukwahlulelanokulungaezweni.Jeremiya33:15
Lowoongabolekisingenzalo,nongathathinzalo,obuyisaisandlasakheebubini,owenzaukwahlulela okuqothophakathikomuntunomuntu,ohambangezimisozami,ogcinaizahlulelozami,ukubaenze iqiniso;ulungile,uyakuphilanokuphila,ishoiNkosiuJehovaHezekeli18:8-9
IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:“Makwaneleninazikhuluzakwa-Israyeli;susaniubudlova nokuphanga,nenzeukwahlulelanokulunga,nisuseukuxoshakwenukubantubami,ishoiNkosi uJehova.”Hezekeli45:9
Ngakho-ke,nkosi,iselulekosamimasibesamukelekakuwe,ulahleizonozakhongokulunga,nobubi bakhongokubanomusakwabampofu;umakungasekwelulweukuthulakwakho.Manjemina Nebukadinesaringidumisa,ngiphakamisa,ngidumisaiNkosiyezulu,yonkeimisebenziyayo iyiqiniso,nezindlelazayozingukwahlulela;nalaboabahambangokuzidlaiyakwaziukubathobisa. Daniyeli4:27,37
InkosiuDariyuyabhalelabonkeabantu,izizwe,nezilimiezihlalaemhlabeniwonke,yathi: “Makwandisweukuthulakini”Ngikhiphaisimemezelosokuthikuzozonkeizifundazombusowami abantubathuthumele,besabephambikukaNkulunkulukaDaniyeli,ngokubaunguNkulunkulu ophilayo,ohlalanjalokuzekubephakade,nombusowakheawuyikubhujiswa,nokubusakwakhe kuyakumakuzekubesekupheleni.Uyakhulula,akhulule,enzeizibonakalisonezimangalisoezulwini nasemhlabeni,yenaokhululeuDaniyeliemandleniezingonyama.Daniyeli6:25-27
Ngakho-kephendukelakuNkulunkuluwakho:gcinaumusanokwahlulela,ulindeuNkulunkulu wakhonjaloHoseya12:6
Zondaniokubi,nithandeokuhle,nimiseukwahlulelaesangweni;mhlawumbeuJehovauNkulunkulu SebawotiangabanomusakuyoinsaliyakwaJosefaKephaukwahlulelamakugobhozenjengamanzi, nokulunganjengomfulaonamandla.Amose5:15,24
UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:Yenzaniizahluleloeziqinisileyo,niboniseumusanobubele,kube yilowonalowokumfowabo;ningacindezeliabafelokazi,nezintandane,nezihambi,nezimpofu; kungabikhonoyedwakiniocebaokubingomfowaboenhliziyweniyakheZakariya7:9-10
Yileziizintoeniyakuzenza:Khulumaniiqiniso,kubeyilowonalowokumakhelwanewakhe, nahluleleiqinisonokuthulaemasangwenienu,ningabinamuntuocebaokubiezinhliziywenizenu ngomakhelwanewakhe,ningathandiisifungosamanga,ngokubakonkelokhungiyakuzonda,usho uJehovaZakariya8:16-17
AmaVangeli
KodwauJesuwathi:“Vumelaniabantwanaabancane,ningabavimbeliukuzakimi,ngokubaumbuso wezuluungowabanjalo”Mathewu19:14
Pho-ke,ngubaniincekuethembekileyonehlakaniphileyo,inkosiyayoeyimisilephezukwabendlu yayo,ukubaibanikeukudlangesikhathiesifanele?Ngiqinisilengithikini:Iyoyimisaphezukwayo yonkeimpahlayayo.Mathewu24:45,47
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
Inkosiyakheyathikuye:“Wenzekahle,ncekuenhlenethembekile;uthembekileezintweni ezimbalwa;ngizokumisaubengumbusiwezintoeziningi;ngenaenjabulweniyenkosiyakho.”Inkosi yakheyathikuye:“Wenzekahle,ncekuenhlenethembekile;uthembekileezintweniezimbalwa; ngizokumisaubengumbusiwezintoeziningi;ngenaenjabulweniyenkosiyakho”Mathewu25:21,23
UJesuwababiza,wathikubo:“Niyaziukuthilaboababizwangokuthibabusaizizwebazenza amakhosiphezukwazo,nezikhuluzazoziphetheamandlaphezukwazo.Kodwa-keakumelwekube njalophakathikwenu;kodwanomaubaniofunaukubamkhuluphakathikwenumakabeyisikhonzi senu;nalowokiniofunaukubamkhulumakabeyisikhonzisabobonkeNgokubaneNdodana yomuntuayizelangaukukhonzwa,kodwaukukhonzanokunikelangokuphilakwayokubeyisihlengo sabaningi”Marku10:42-45
Ningahlulelingokubonakwangaphandle,kodwayahlulelaniukwahlulelaokulungileyo.Ingabe umthethowethuuyamgwebaumuntu,ungakamzwa,waziakwenzayo?Johane7:24,51
Izincwadi
Nomaoyalayo,ngokuyala:ophayo,makenzengobumnene;obusa,ngenkuthalo;obonisaisihawu, ngentokozo.KwabaseRoma12:8
WonkeumphefumulomawuzithobephansikwamandlaaphezuluNgokubaakukhomandla ngaphandlekwavelakuNkulunkulu;amandlaakhonaamiswenguNkulunkulu.Ngakho-kenoma ngubaniomelananamandla,umelananomthethokaNkulunkulu;futhilaboabamelananawo bayakwamukelaisijeziso.Ngobaababusiabawonaumsebenziwokwesabaokuhle,kodwaububi. Ngakho-keawuyikwesabaamandla?Yenzaokuhle,futhiuzodunyiswayiwo;ngobauyisikhonzi sikaNkulunkulukuweukuzekubekuhleKodwaumawenzaokubi,yesaba;ngobaakaphathelingeze inkemba;ngobauyisikhonzisikaNkulunkulu,umphindiseliwokwehliselaulakakowenzaokubi. KwabaseRoma13:1-4
ZithobenikuzozonkeizimisozabantungenxayeNkosi:nomakuyinkosi,njengephakeme;noma kubabusi,njengalaboabathunyweyiyoukujezisaabenzibokubinodumolwabenzaokuhle1Petru 2:13-14
I-Apocrypha
UJehovawavusaumoyakaKoresiinkosiyamaPheresiya,wamemezelakuwowonkeumbusowakhe, futhingokubhala,ethi:“UshokanjeuKoresiinkosiyamaPheresiya,uthi:‘INkosika-Israyeli,iNkosi ePhakemekakhulu,ingibekeinkosiyomhlabawonke,futhiingiyaleukubangimakheleindlu eJerusalemaeJudiya.’1Esdras2:2-4
FuthiwayalaukuthiuSisinnesumbusiwaseSiriyanaseFenike,noSathrabuzane,nabanganebabo, nalaboababemiswenjengababusieSiriyanaseFenike,baqapheleukuthibangaphazamisiindawo, kodwabavumeleuZerubabele,incekuyeNkosi,nombusiwaseJudiya,nabadalabamaJuda,ukuba bakheindluyeNkosikuleyondawo.1Esra6:27
Ngobau-Ezrawayenekhonoelikhulukakhulu,kangangokuthiakashiyangaluthoemthethweni nasemiyalweniyeNkosi,kodwawafundisawonkeu-Israyeliizimisonezahlulelo.1Esdras8:7
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
Ngakho-kezonkeizizweziyakudumisauJehova,nabantubakhebayakuvumauNkulunkulu,iNkosi iyakuphakamisaabantubayo;bonkeabathandaiNkosiuNkulunkulungeqinisonangobulungisa bayakujabula,bebonisaisihawukubafowethu(Tobit14:7)
Ngemvakwalokhongabayinkosiphezukwezizweeziningifuthingabanombusophezukomhlaba wonke,ngingaziphakamisingokuzikhukhumezangegunyalami,kodwangiziphethenjalo ngokulunganangobumnene,ngangihloseukuhlalisaizikhonzizaminjaloekuphileniokuthule, nokwenzaumbusowamiubenokuthula,futhiuvulekeleukudlulelaemaphethelweniolwandle,ukuze ngivuseleleukuthula,okufiswayibobonkeabantuOkungeziweku-Esteri13:2
Ngakho-kezwanini,ninamakhosi,niqonde;fundani,ninabahlulelibemikhawuloyomhlaba Lalelani,ninaenibusaizizwe,nizibongengobuningibezizwe.NgokubaamandlaaninikweyiNkosi, nombusoovelakoPhezukonke,oyakuhlolaimisebenziyenu,ahloleamasuenu.Ukuhlakanipha kukaSolomoni6:1-3
Ngakho-keisifisosokuhlakaniphasilethaumbusoUmainjabuloyakhoitholakalaezihlalweni zobukhosinasezintweninga,ninamakhosiabantu,dumisaniukuhlakanipha,ukuzenibusekuzekube phakade.UkuhlakaniphakukaSolomoni6:20-21
Umaingceboiyimpahlayokufiselekakulokhukuphila;yiniecebilekunokuhlakanipha,esebenza zonkeizinto?Futhiumaukuhlakaniphakusebenza;ubanikukhokonkeokukhonaoyisisebenzi esinobuqilikunaye?Futhiumaumuntuethandaukulungaimisebenziyakheiyizimfaneloezinhle: ngobaufundisaukuzithibanokuhlakanipha,ubulungisanamandla:okuyizintoezinjalo,njengoba abantubengenakutholaluthoolungconoekuphilenikwaboUkuhlakaniphakukaSolomoni8:5-7
Mkhululeohlushwayoesandlenisomcindezeli,ungapheliamandlalaphouhlalaekwahluleleni Sirach4:9
Umsebenziuyodunyiswangenxayesandlasomdwebi,kanyenombusiohlakaniphilewabantu ngenkulumoyakhe.(Sirach9:17)
Umahluleliohlakaniphileyouyofundisaabantubakhe;futhiukubusakomuntuohlakaniphileyo kuhlelekile.Njengobaumahluleliwabantuenguye,nezikhuluzakhezinjalo;futhiukuthiumbusi womuziungumuntuonjani,banjalobonkeabahlalakuwoInkosiengenangqondoibhubhisaabantu bayo;kodwangokuhlakaniphakwabaphetheyoumuziuzohlalwa.Sirach10:1-3
UkwesabauJehovakuyandulelaukutholaigunya,kodwaubudlovanokuzidlayikhookubangela ukulahleka.Amadodaamakhulu,nabahluleli,nababusi,bayodunyiswa;kodwaakekhokubo omkhulukunowesabauJehovaSirach10:21,24
Ngobaekuhlukaniseniizizwezomhlabawonkewamisaumbusiphezukwazozonkeizizwe;kodwa u-IsrayeliuyisabeloseNkosi:Sirach17:17
LaboabesabauJehovabayotholaukwahlulela,futhibayokhanyisaukulunganjengokukhanya (Sirach32:16)
Wamnikaimiyaloyakhe,negunyaezimiswenizezahlulelo,ukuzeafundiseuJakobeubufakazi,futhi afundiseu-Israyeliimithethoyakhe.(Sirach45:17)
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12
UDavidengenxayokubanesihewayenesihlalosobukhosisombusowaphakade1Maccabees2:57
Ngakho-keabantubahlabelelaimisebenzikaSimoni,futhiinkazimuloayecabangaukuyiletha esizwenisakhe,yamenzaumbusinompristiwaboomkhulu,ngobawayenzezonkelezizinto, nangenxayobulungisanokholoayelugcineesizwenisakhe,nokuthiwayefunangazozonkeizindlela ukuphakamisaabantubakhe1Maccabees14:35
SibusisiweisizweesiNkulunkuluwasounguJehova,nesizweasikhethileyosibeyifalakheIHubo33:12