(III) Amazwi Ngenkathi Yombuso—Inkathi Yokugcina

28. Ngesikhathi uJesu eza emhlabeni wabantu, weza neNkathi Yomusa waqeda iNkathi Yomthetho. Ezinsukwini zokugcina, uNkulunkulu wabuye waba yinyama, wathi ukuba abe yinyama ngalesi sikhathi, waqeda iNkathi Yomusa waletha iNkathi Yombuso. Bonke labo abemukela ukuba senyameni kwesibili kukaNkulunkulu bazongena eNkathini Yombuso, bakwazi ukuvuma ngokwabo ukuholwa nguNkulunkulu.

(II) Amazwi Ngokwembula Umsebenzi Wenkathi Yomusa

22. UJesu umele wonke umsebenzi weNkathi yoMusa; waba senyameni wabethelwa esiphambanweni, waphinda wangenisa iNkathi yoMusa. Wabethelwa ukuze agcwalise umsebenzi wokuhlenga, ukuqeda iNkathi yoMthetho nokuqala iNkathi yoMusa, ngakho-ke wabe esebizwa “ngeNkosi Ephakeme,” “uMnikelo wesono,” “uMhlengi.” Ngakho umsebenzi kaJesu wehluka ngokuqukethweyo emsebenzini kaJehova, yize ngokwesimiso babefana.

(I) Amazwi Ngokwembula Umsebenzi Wenkathi Yomthetho

16. Umsebenzi uJehova awenza kuma-Israyeli wamisa phakathi kwesintu indawo kaNkulunkulu yokudabuka emhlabeni, futhi okwakuyindawo engcwele ayekhona kuyo. Wawugcina umsebenzi wakhe ukubantu bakwa-Israyeli kuphela. Ekuqaleni, akazange asebenze ngaphandle kwakwa-Israyeli; kunalokho, wakhetha abantu abathola befanelekile ukuze anciphise ububanzi bomsebenzi Wakhe. Kwa-Israyeli yindawo lapho uNkulunkulu adala khona u-Adamu no-Eva, futhi ngothuli lwaleyo ndawo, uJehova wenza umuntu; le ndawo yaba yisizinda somsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni. Abakwa-Israyeli, ababeyinzalo kaNowa babeyinzalo ka-Adamu futhi, babeyisisekelo esingabantu somsebenzi kaJehova emhlabeni.

IV Amazwi Avelele NgeBhayibheli

1. Eminyakeni eminingi, izindlela zomdabu zabantu zokukholwa (lezo zobuKristu, okungenye yezinkolo ezintathu ezinkulu emhlabeni) bekuwukufunda iBhayibheli; ukusuka eBhayibhelini akulona ukholo eNkosini, ukusuka eBhayibhelini kuyinkolelo ephambukile nedukisayo, futhi ngisho lapho abantu befunda ezinye izincwadi, isisekelo salezo zincwadi kufanele kube ukuchazwa kweBhayibheli. Okungukuthi, uma uthi ukholwa eNkosini, kufanele ufunde iBhayibheli, kufanele udle uphinde uphuze iBhayibheli, futhi ngaphandle kweBhayibheli akufanele ukhonze noma iyiphi enye incwadi engaphathelene neBhayibheli.

Izingxenye Ezine Ezikhethwe Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu Ngesithi “Iqiniso Elingaphakathi Lomsebenzi Wokunqoba”

1. Isintu esonakaliswe kakhulu uSathane, asigcini nje ngokwazi ukuthi kunoNkulunkulu kodwa siyekile ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Ekuqaleni, lapho kudalwa u-Adamu no-Eva, inkazimulo kaJehova nobufakazi Bakhe kwakuhlale kukhona. Kodwa ngemva kokonakaliswa, umuntu yamlahlekela inkazimulo kanye nobufakazi ngenxa yokuthi wonke umuntu wahlubuka kuNkulunkulu futhi wayeka nokumhlonipha. Umsebenzi wanamuhla wokunqoba uwukubuyisa bonke ubufakazi nayo yonke inkazimulo, nokuthi bonke abantu bakhonze uNkulunkulu, ukuze kube nobufakazi phakathi kwezidalwa. Yilokho okudingeka kwenziwe kulesi sigaba somsebenzi.

VI Amazwi Avelele Ngesimo SikaNkulunkulu Nalokho Anakho Nayikho

1. Injabulo kaNkulunkulu ibangelwa ubukhona nokuvela kokukulunga nokukhanya; ngenxa yokushabalaliswa kobumnyama nobubi. Ujabuliswa ukuthi ulethe ukukhanya nokuphila okumnandi kubantu; injabulo Yakhe yinjabulo elungile, iwuphawu lokuba khona kwakho konke okuhle futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, iwuphawu lwentokozo. Intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu ibangelwa ukuba khona kokungalungi nokuphazamisa okukudalayo okulimaza isintu Sakhe; ngenxa yokuba khona kobubi nobumnyama, ukuba khona kwezinto ezihlanekezela iqiniso, ngisho nokuba khona kwezinto ezimelana nezinto ezilungile nezinhle. Intukuthelo Yakhe iwuphawu lokuthi azisekho izinto ezimbi, futhi iwuphawu lobungcwele Bakhe. Ukudabuka Kwakhe kubangelwa isintu, anethemba ngaso kodwa esiwele ebumnyameni, ngoba umsebenzi awenza kumuntu awufinyeleli kulokho akulindele, nangenxa yokuthi isintu asithandayo asikwazi sonke ukuphila ekukhanyeni.

Ngonjani umuntu othembekile? Kungani uNkulunkulu ethanda abantu abathembekile?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Ukwethembeka kusho ukunikela inhliziyo yakho kuNkulunkulu; ungamenzi isiwula kunoma yini; uvuleleke Kuye kukho konke, ungalifihli iqiniso; ungakwenzi lokho okuzokhohlisa labo abaphezulu futhi kudukise labo abangaphansi; nokungakwenzi lokho okwenzela ukuzincengela kuNkulunkulu. Ngamafuphi nje, ukwethembeka ukuzehlukanisa nokungcola ezenzweni zakho kanye nasemazwini, kanye nokungakhohlisi uNkulunkulu noma umuntu.

Izingxenye Eziyishumi Ezikhethwe Ezwini LikaNkulunkulu Ngesithi “Mayelana NeBhayibheli”

1. Eminyakeni eminingi, izindlela zomdabu zabantu zokukholwa (lezo zobuKristu, okungenye yezinkolo ezintathu ezinkulu emhlabeni) bekuwukufunda iBhayibheli; ukusuka eBhayibhelini akulona ukholo eNkosini, ukusuka eBhayibhelini kuyinkolelo-ze embi, kanye nokuhlubuka, futhi ngisho lapho abantu befunda ezinye izincwadi, isisekelo salezo zincwadi kufanele kube ukuchazwa kweBhayibheli.

Okukhethwe Eziqeshini Ezine Zezwi LikaNkulunkulu Esihlokweni esithi “Imfihlakalo Yokuba Senyameni”

1. ENkathini Yomusa, uJohane walungiselela uJesu indlela. Wayengeke akwazi ukwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu uqobo futhi wamane wafeza umsebenzi womuntu. Nakuba uJohane alungisela iNkosi indlela, wayengeke amele uNkulunkulu; wayengumuntu nje kuphela owayesetshenziswa uMoya oNgcwele.

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KuNkulunkulu, umuntu ufana nento yokudlala ayibambe Kuye, njengendolomba edonswe ezandleni Zakhe—engancishiswa noma ikhuliswe ngendlela uNkulunkulu afisa ukwenza ngayo, ukuze enze akuthandayo ngayo. Kulungile ukusho ukuthi umuntu ngempela uyinto yokudlala ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, njengekati le-Persian elithengwe owesifazane emakethe. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, uyinto yokudlala ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu—ngakho bekungekho phutha ngolwazi lukaPetru.

Indlela Yokukhonza Ngokuvumelana Nentando KaNkulunkulu

Namuhla, ngizobe ngikhuluma ikakhulu ngendlela okumele abantu bakhonze ngayo uNkulunkulu, ekukholweni kwabo kuNkulunkulu, yimiphi imibandela okumele ifezwe kanye nokuthi yini ekumele iqondwe yilabo abakhonza uNkulunkulu, nokuthi yiziphi iziphambeko ezikhona ekukhonzeni kwakho. Kumele nikuqonde konke lokhu. Lezi zindaba zithinta indlela enikhonza uNkulunkulu ngayo, nendlela enihamba ngayo endleleni yokuqondiswa uMoya oNgcwele, kanye nendlela enithobela ngayo izinhlelo zikaNkulunkulu kuzo zonke izinto, futhi zizokwenza ukuba nazi wonke amagxathu omsebenzi kaNkulunkulu kini.