1. Yini ibandla likaNkulunkulu? Yini inhlangano yezenkolo?

Izikhombo Zamavesi Ebhayibheli:

“Futhi uJesu wangena ethempelini likaNkulunkulu, futhi waxosha bonke ababethengisa nababethenga ethempelini, futhi wagumbuqela amatafula abashintshelana imali, nezihlalo zalabo ababethengisa amajuba, Futhi wathi kubo, Kulotshiwe ukuthi, Indlu yami iyobizwa ngokuthi yindlu yomthandazo; kodwa seniyenze yaba umhume wabaphangi” (UMathewu 21:12-13).

2. Yini injongo nokubaluleka kokuthatha kukaNkulunkulu isimo somuntu eShayina ukuze asebenze ngezinsuku zokugcina?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Sonke isigaba somsebenzi kaNkulunkulu senzelwe sonke isintu, futhi siqondiswe kuso sonke isintu. Ngisho noma kungumsebenzi Wakhe enyameni, usaqondiswe kuso sonke isintu; unguNkulunkulu waso sonke isintu, futhi unguNkulunkulu wakho konke okudaliwe nokungadaliwe. Nakuba umsebenzi Wakhe enyameni unomthamo onomkhawulo, futhi nomgomo walo msebenzi nawo unomkhawulo, isikhathi ngasinye lapho eba inyama khona ukuze enze umsebenzi Wakhe, ukhetha injongo yomsebenzi wakhe enokumela okuphakeme; akakhethi nje ukusebenza neqembu labantu abangavelele, kunalokho ukhetha ukusebenza neqembu elikwaziyo ukumela umsebenzi Wakhe wenyama. 

1. UNkulunkulu usesimweni somuntu eShayina ngezinsuku zokugcina; yini isisekelo salokhu eBhayibhelini kanye nasemazwini kaNkulunkulu?

Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Ngoba kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga ngisho nasekushoneni kwalo igama lami liyoba likhulu phakathikwaBezizwe”(UMalaki 1:11).

“Njengoba nje umbani uvela empumalanga, futhi ukhanya ngisho nasentshonalanga; kuyoba njalo nokuza kweNdodana yomuntu” (Math 24:27).

3. Yini umehluko phakathi kwamazwi kaNkulunkulu edluliswa ngabaphrofethi Ngenkathi Yomthetho kanye namazwi kaNkulunkulu echazwa nguNkulunkulu esenyameni?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

ENkathini Yomusa, uJesu wakhuluma futhi wenza umsebenzi omkhulu. Wayehluke kangakanani kuno-Isaya? Wayehluke kangakanani noDaniyeli? Ngabe wayengumprofethi? Kungani kuthiwa unguKristu? Yini umehluko phakathi kwabo? Bonke babengamadoda ayekhulume amazwi, futhi amazwi abo ayefuna ukufana kumuntu. Bonke babekhuluma futhi benze umsebenzi. Abaprofethi bakwiTestamente Elidala baprofetha, futhi ngokufanayo, noJesu wayengakwazi ukwenza lokho.

2. Yini umehluko phakathi kwamazwi abantu esetshenziswa uNkulunkulu ezinkathini zonke ezihambisana neqiniso namazwi kaNkulunkulu?

Amazwi KaNkulunkulu Abalulekile:

Iqiniso livela emhlabeni wabantu, kodwa iqiniso kubantu ledluliselwa uKristu. Lisuka kuKristu, okusho ukuthi kuNkulunkulu uqobo, futhi umuntu angelithole.

1. Ingabe ngempela umuntu kufanele alizwe kanjani izwi likaNkulunkulu? Ingabe umuntu angaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngempela nguNkulunkulu uSomandla yiNkosi uJesu ebuyisiwe?

Izikhombo Zamavesi EBhayibheli:

“Izimvu zami zizwa izwi lami, futhi ngiyazazi, ziyangilandela” (Johane 10:27).

“Ngisenezinto eziningi engingazisho kini, kodwa ningekwazi ukuzithwala manje. Noma kunjalo, uma esefikile yena, uMoya weqiniso, uzoniholela kulo lonke iqiniso: ngoba akazukuzikhulumela, kodwa lokho azokuzwa, uzokusho: futhi uzonikhombisa okuzayo” (Johane 16:12-13).

Ngakwamukela Ukubuya KweNkosi

uQingxin, eMyanmar

Abazali bami bobabili bangamaKristu futhi kusukela ebuncaneni bami ngaqala ukuya nabo enkonzweni ukuze ngithamele izinkonzo. Lapho ngineminyaka eyi-12 ngahambela ikhempu enkulukazi yamaKristu eMyanmar, futhi ngenkathi ngilapho umfundisi othile wathi kimina: “Ukuphela kwendlela yokugwema ukufa beseungena embusweni wezulu ukubhaphathizwa.”

Ngokuncintisana Ngale Ndlela, Ngihlomula Kakhulu

uMa Xin, eChina 

Njengoba umyeni wami wayengeyena umuntu ozibandakanya emsebenzini wokwethembeka, wayevame ukuphuza utshwala futhi engabonakalisi kukhathalela izindaba zomndeni, ngangivame ukucwila enhliziyweni embi nasebuhlungwini. Esikhathini lapho ngingenamandla okuzabalaza ngiqhubeke, isihlobo esithile sangilethela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu uSomandla. Ngokufunda izwi likaNkulunkulu, ngaqonda ukuthi: UNkulunkulu uveza iqiniso futhi wenza umsebenzi wokwahlulela wezinsuku zokugcina ukuze asindise isintu ezandleni zikaSathane.

Livela Kuphi Leli Zwi

UShiyin, EChina 

Ngazalelwa emndenini wamaKristu, futhi nginezihlobo eziningi ezingabashumayeli. Kusukela ngesikhathi ngisemncane, ngalandela abazali bami ekukholweni eNkosini. Emva kokuba sengikhulile, ngabhekisa eNkosini ngomkhuleko: uma nje ngingathola umyeni okholwa eNkosini, ngingazinikela mina kanye naye sisebenzele iNkosi. Emva kokuba sengishadile, umyeni wami wayekholwa ngempela eNkosini, futhi waba ngumshumayeli ozinikele ngokuphelele.

Iposi “Lejuba”

USu Jie, eChina

Ngelinye ilanga ngo-1999, emuva kokuphela komhlangano, umfundisi wathi kimina, “Su Jie, nansi incwadi yakho.” Ngithe nje lapho ngiyibona, ngavele ngabona ukuthi ivela ebandleni engangilisungule eShandong.

Ukuhamba Endleleni Ekhanyayo Yempilo

uXieli, eMelika 

Ngangivame ukuba ngumuntu owayelandela izinto zezwe, ngangifuna ukuzinikela empilweni yokuzijabulisa, futhi engangikukhathalela nje kwakuyinjabulo yenyama. Ngangivame ukuhamba nabangani bami siye e-KTV ubusuku bonke, ngangithokozela ama-joyride phakathi nobusuku, ngangiya kodoba olwandle, futhi ngihambe yonke indawo ngifuna ukudla kweqophelo eliphezulu. Ngangiye ngibone nalabo ababengizungezile, nabo bonke babezama ukudla kahle, bagqoke izingubo ezinhle, futhi bajabulele izinto ezinhle.