2 Kufanele Sithandaze Kubani?

NKULUNKULU ulalela yonkhe imithandazo yini, ngisho nemithandazo lecondziswe kulabanye bonkulunkulu? Kulelive lalamuhla, sekuyintfo levamile kucabanga kanjalo. Lenkholelo itsandvwa kakhulu bantfu labanyenti labahlanganisa tinkholo, futsi labafuna kutsi tonkhe tinkholo temukeleke ngisho nobe tingafanani. Iliciniso yini lenkholelo?

LiBhayibheli lifundzisa kutsi etikhatsini letinyenti bantfu abathandazi kunkulunkulu lofanele. Esikhatsini sekubhalwa kweliBhayibheli, bekuvamisile kutsi bantfu bathandaze emifanekisweni lebatiwe. Nanobe kunjalo, Nkulunkulu abecwayisa ngalokuphindzaphindziwe ngalomkhuba. Encwadzini yeTihlabelelo 115:4-6 sitfola sibonelo saloko ngobe itsi ngetithico: “Tinetindlebe, kodvwa ativa.” Ngako-ke, kuyacaca kutsi asikho sidzingo sekuthandaza kunkulunkulu longeke akuve.

Indzaba lemfishane letfolakala eBhayibhelini ilicacisa kabanti leliphuzu. Umphrofethi weliciniso Elija wabekela baphrofethi baBhali insayeya yekutsi bathandaze kunkulunkulu wabo, ngemuva kwaloko naye Elija abetawuthandaza kuNkulunkulu wakhe. Elija watsi Nkulunkulu weliciniso utawuphendvula kodvwa lona wemanga angeke aphendvule. Baphrofethi baBhali bayemukela lensayeya, futsi bathandaza sikhatsi lesidze, baze bakhala nekukhala—kodvwa kwaba bete imphumelelo! Lokulandzisa kufundzeka ngalendlela: “Kute lowaphendvula, kute nalowanaka.” (1 Emakhosi 18:29) Kwentekani ngesikhatsi sekuthandaza Elija?

Elija wathandaza, futsi Nkulunkulu wakhe wamphendvula ngaleso sikhatsi, ngekutfumela umlilo lowachamuka ezulwini wawushisa wonkhe umhlatjelo wakhe. Bewuyini umehluko kulemithandazo lemibili? Imfihlo yemthandazo wa-Elija beyiyinye nje kuphela, ibhalwe ku-1 Emakhosi 18:36, 37 (catsanisa ne-NW.) Lona ngumthandazo lomfishane kakhulu lonemagama langaba ngu-30 kuphela emibhalweni yekucala yesiHebheru. Kodvwa kulamavi lambalwa, Elija wabita Nkulunkulu katsatfu ngelibito lakhe lelitsi Jehova.

Bhali, lokusho kutsi ‘umnikati’ nobe ‘inkhosi,’ abengunkulunkulu wemaKhenani futsi bekunetindlela letinyenti labechazwa ngato. Nanobe kunjalo, libito laJehova alifanani nalamanye, nguye yedvwa lonalo kuyo yonkhe indzawo. LoNkulunkulu watjela bantfu watsi: ‘NginguJehova; lelo libito lami! Inkhatimulo yami ngingeke ngiyinike lomunye.’—Isaya 42:8, NW.

Umthandazo wa-Elija newebaphrofethi baBhali, bewuya kunkulunkulu munye yini? Kukhonta Bhali bekufaka ekhatsi bugwadla nekwenta bantfu babe ngumhlatjelo. Ngalokwehlukile kuloko, Jehova wayala bantfu bakhe baka-Israyeli kutsi bamkhonte ngendlela lehloniphekile, lebakhulula kulemikhuba lengcolile. Asewucabange nje ngaloku: Nangabe ubhala incwadzi uyitfumela kumngani wakho lomhlonipha kakhulu, bewungalindzela yini kutsi lencwadzi ifikele kulomunye umuntfu longasiye umngani wakho nalongamhloniphi,  futsi lonemikhuba lengafanani neyakhe? Cha, bewungeke!

Nangabe uthandaza kuJehova, uthandaza kuMdali, longuBabe wabo bonkhe bantfu. a Umphrofethi Isaya wathandaza watsi: “Wena [Jehova] unguBabe wetfu.” (Isaya 63:16) Lona Nguye Jesu Khristu lakhuluma ngaye ngalesikhatsi atsi kubalandzeli bakhe: “Sengiyenyuka ngibuyela kuye longuBabe wami neYihlo, Nkulunkulu wami naNkulunkulu wenu.” (Johane 20:17) Jehova unguBabe waJesu. UnguNkulunkulu, loyo Jesu labethandaza kuye, futsi nguye loNkulunkulu Jesu latsi balandzeli bakhe bathandaze kuye.—Matewu 6:9.

LiBhayibheli liyasikhutsata yini kutsi sithandaze kuJesu, kuMariya, kubosanta nobe etingilosini? Cha! Kodvwa lisikhutsata kutsi sithandaze kuJehova kuphela. Cabanga ngetizatfu letimbili tekutsi kungani kunjalo. Kwekucala, umthandazo usici sekukhonta, futsi liBhayibheli litsi kukhonta lokunjalo kufanele kuyiswe kuJehova kuphela. (Eksodusi 20:5) Kwesibili, liBhayibheli liveta kutsi nguye ‘lova imithandazo.’ (Tihlabelelo 65:2) Nanobe Jehova angumuntfu lophanako, lomsebenti angeke awunikete lomunye umuntfu. Nkulunkulu wetsembisa kuyilalela yena matfupha imithandazo yetfu.

Ngako-ke, nangabe ufuna kutsi Nkulunkulu ayive imithandazo yakho, khumbula lesikhutsato semBhalo lesitsi: “Labo-ke, labayawubita libito leNkhosi [Jehova], bayawusindziswa.” (Imisebenti 2:21) Jehova uyilalela yonkhe yini imithandazo ngaphandle kwemibandzela letsite? Nobe kukhona yini lokunye lesidzinga kukwati nangabe sifuna imithandazo yetfu iviwe nguJehova?

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Insayeya Elija layibekela baphrofethi baBhali yaveta kutsi yonkhe imithandazo ayiyi kunkulunkulu munye