“Uma uboleka omunye wabantu bami ompofu ngakuwe imali, ungabi kuye njengombolekisi, ungambiki inzalo. Eksodusi 22:25 Futhi ungabheki ompofu ecaleni lakhe. Eksodusi 23:3 Ungaphendukezeli isahlulelo sompofu wakho ecaleni lakhe. Kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uyakuwuyeka, ulale; ukuze abampofu babantu bakho badle, nokushiya kwabo kuyodliwa yizilwane zasendle. Uzakwenza njalo ngesivini sakho lesivini sakho. Eksodusi 23:6, 11 “Awuyikukhothoza isivini sakho, ungabuthi izithelo zesivini sakho; uyakuzishiyela ompofu nomfokazi; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Ningenzi ukungalungi ekwahluleleni, ningakhethi ubuso bompofu, ningahloniphi ubuso bonamandla, kepha wahlulele umakhelwane wakho ngokulunga. Levitikusi 19:10, 15 “Nxa nivuna isivuno sezwe lakini, ungachithi emagumbini ensimu yakho ekuvuneni kwakho, ungakhothozi esivunweni sakho, ukushiyele abampofu nomfokazi; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Levitikusi 23:22 “Uma umfowenu eba mpofu, athengise ngefa lakhe, futhi uma kufika isihlobo sakhe ukusihlenga, uyakusihlenga umfowabo athengisile ngaso. “Uma umfowenu eba mpofu, awe ekuboleni kanye nawe; uyakumsiza, yebo, nakuba engowezizwe noma engowezizwe; ukuze ahlale lawe. “ 'Uma umfowenu eba mpofu kuwe, azithengise kuwe; ungamphoqeleli ukuba abe yisigqila, kepha njengesisebenzi esiqashwayo noma njengomfokazi uyakuba nawe, akukhonze kuze kube umnyaka wejubili, andukuba asuke kuwe, yena nendlu yakhe. abantwana bakhe kanye naye, abuyele emndenini wakhe, abuyele efeni likayise. “ ‘Uma umfokazi noma umfokazi eba mpofu ngakuwe, umfowenu eba mpofu, azithengise kumfokazi noma kumfokazi okuwe, noma ohlotsheni lwendlu yomfokazi, emva kwalokho esethengisiwe angahlengwa. futhi; omunye wabafowabo angamhlenga, noma uyisekazi noma indodana kayisekazi angamhlenga, noma isihlobo sakhe somndeni wakhe angamhlenga; noma uma enamandla, angazihlenga. Levitikusi 25:25,35,39-41,47 Njalo ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa uyakwenza uyelelo. Nansi indlela yoyekelo: Yilowo nalowo otshelekayo uyakumkhulula umakhelwane wakhe; akayikubiza kumakhelwane wakhe, noma kumfowabo; ngoba kuthiwa ukukhululwa kweNkosi. Kowezizwe ungakubiza, kepha okwakho okukumfowenu isandla sakho siyakukukhulula; kuphela lapho kungabikho ompofu phakathi kwenu; ngokuba uJehova uyakukubusisa nokukubusisa ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa ukuba ulidle; kuphela uma ulalela nokulalela izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, uqaphele ukwenza yonke le miyalo engikuyala ngayo. usuku. Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubusisa njengokukwethembisa kwakhe; uyakubusa izizwe eziningi, kepha aziyikubusa phezu kwakho. 7 “Uma kukhona phakathi kwakho ompofu wakomunye wabafowenu kwelinye lamasango akho ezweni lakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, ungayenzi lukhuni inhliziyo yakho, ungamvaleli umfowenu ompofu isandla sakho; isandla sakhe kuye, futhi ngokuqinisekile uzomboleka okwanele ukuswela kwakhe, kulokho akufunayo. Xwaya ukuba kungabikho mcabango omubi enhliziyweni yakho othi: ‘Umnyaka wesikhombisa, umnyaka woyekelelo, ususondele; iso lakho libe libi kumfowenu ompofu, ungamniki lutho; wakhala ngawe
kuJehova, kube yisono kuwe. Womnika nokumnika, inhliziyo yakho ingabi lusizi lapho umnika, ngokuba ngenxa yale nto uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakukubusisa emsebenzini wakho wonke nakukho konke obeka kukho isandla sakho. Ngokuba ompofu akasoze aphela ezweni; ngalokho ngiyakuyala ngokuthi: 'Womvulela kakhulu umfowenu isandla sakho, ompofu wakho, nompofu wakho ezweni lakini.' Duteronomi 15:1-11 “Uma umuntu empofu, ungalali nesibambiso sakhe; uyakubuye umbuyisele isibambiso ekushoneni kwelanga, alale ngengubo yakhe, akubusise, kube ngukulunga kuye. phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Ungamcindezeli oqashwayo ompofu noswelayo, noma engowabafowenu noma engumfokazi osezweni lakini phakathi kwamasango akho; yona; ngokuba umpofu, ubeka inhliziyo yakhe kuyo, funa akhale ngawe kuJehova, kube yisono kuwe. Duteronomi 24:12-15 UJehova uyampofu, uyacebisa; uyathobisa, aphakamise. Uyavusa ompofu othulini, aphakamise ompofu ethulini, ukuze abamise phakathi kwezikhulu, abenze badle ifa lesihlalo sobukhosi senkazimulo, ngokuba izinsika zomhlaba zingezikaJehova, futhi nguyena omisile. umhlaba phezu kwabo. 1 Samuweli 2:7-8 Njengezinsuku amaJuda aphumula ngazo ezitheni zawo, nenyanga eyaphendulelwa kubo kusukela osizini yaba yinjabulo, nasekulileni yaba usuku oluhle, ukuze bazenze izinsuku zedili nezokujabula, nezokuthumelelana izabelo. , nezipho kwabampofu. Esteri 9:22 Kepha uyasindisa ompofu enkembeni, emlonyeni wabo, nasesandleni sabanamandla. Kanjalo ompofu unethemba, nobubi buvala umlomo wabo. Bheka, ubusisiwe umuntu uNkulunkulu amlayayo; ngalokho ungadeleli ukulaya kukaSomandla, ngokuba uyalimaza, abophe; uyalimaza, izandla zakhe ziphilise. Jobe 5:15-18 Ngokuba ucindezele, wabalahla abampofu; ngokuba uphuce indlu angayakhanga; Impela akayikuzwa ukuthula esiswini sakhe, akayikusindisa kulokho akufisayo. Jobe 20:19-20 Lapho indlebe ingizwa, yangibusisa; lapho iso lingibona, lafakaza kimi, ngokuba ngakhulula ompofu owayekhala, nezintandane, nowayengenamsiza. Isibusiso sobhubhayo safika phezu kwami, ngenza inhliziyo yomfelokazi ihube ngokujabula. Ngembatha ukulunga, kwangembathisa; ukwahlulela kwami kwaba njengesambatho nomqhele. Ngangingamehlo empumputhe, nezinyawo zezinyonga. Nganginguyise kwabampofu, nendaba engingayazi ngaphenya. Ngaphula imihlathi yomubi, ngakhipha impango emazinyweni akhe. Jobe 29:11-17 Bheka, uNkulunkulu unamandla, kepha akadeleli muntu, unamandla amakhulu nokuhlakanipha. Akagcini ukuphila kwababi, kepha abampofu uyabapha ubulungisa. Akawasusi amehlo akhe kwabalungileyo, kepha uhlezi kanye namakhosi ezihlalweni zobukhosi; yebo, uyaziqinisa kuze kube phakade, futhi ziphakeme. Uma beboshiwe ngamaketanga, bebanjwe ngezintambo zokuhlupheka; Khona-ke uyababonisa umsebenzi wabo, neziphambeko zabo ukuthi beqile. Uvula izindlebe zabo ekulayweni, uyabalaya ukuthi babuye ebubini. Uma belalela futhi bamkhonze, bayochitha izinsuku zabo ebuhleni neminyaka yabo ezintweni ezijabulisayo. Kodwa uma bengalaleli, bayobhubha ngenkemba, futhi bayokufa
bengenalwazi. Kepha abazenzisi ngenhliziyo baqongelela ulaka, abakhali lapho ebabopha. Bafa besebasha, nokuphila kwabo kuphakathi kwabangcolileyo. Uyakhulula ompofu osizini lwakhe, avule izindlebe zabo ngokucindezelwa. Jobe 36:5-15 Ngokuba ompofu akayikukhohlakala njalo, ithemba labampofu aliyikubhubha kuze kube phakade. IHubo 9:18 Jehova, umeleni kude na? uzifihlelani ngezikhathi zokuhlupheka na? Omubi ngokuzigqaja kwakhe uyazingela ompofu, babanjwe ngamasu abawacabangayo. Ngokuba omubi uyazigabisa ngokufisa kwenhliziyo yakhe, nohahayo uyamenyanya uJehova. Omubi ngokuzikhukhumeza kobuso bakhe akayikufuna uNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu akekho kuyo yonke imicabango yakhe. Izindlela zakhe zinzima njalo; izahlulelo zakho ziphakeme kakhulu, azikho emehlweni akhe; zonke izitha zakhe uyazidelela. Uthé enhliziyweni yakhe: “Angiyikunyakaziswa, ngokuba angiyikuba sebubini naphakade. Umlomo wakhe ugcwele isiqalekiso nenkohliso nenkohliso; Uhlezi ezindaweni zokuqamekela zemizi, ekusithekeni ubulala ongelacala, amehlo akhe akhangele ompofu. Uqamekela ngasese njengengonyama emphandwini wayo, uqamekela ukubamba ompofu, ubamba ompofu, lapho emdonsela enetheni lakhe. Uyaguqa, azithobe, ukuze abampofu bawe ngabanamandla bakhe. Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: “UNkulunkulu ukhohliwe; akasoze ayibona. Vuka, Jehova; Nkulunkulu, phakamisa isandla sakho, ungakhohlwa abathobekileyo. Ababi badelelani uNkulunkulu na? ushilo enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi: 'Awuyikukubuza.' Ubonile; ngokuba ubona ububi nobubi ukukubuyisela esandleni sakho; ompofu uyazinikela kuwe; wena ungumsizi wezintandane. Yaphula ingalo yomubi nomubi, ufune ububi bakhe, ungabufumani. UJehova uyinkosi kuze kube phakade naphakade; abezizwe bayabhubha ezweni lakhe. Jehova, usizwile isifiso sabathobekileyo; uyakulungisa inhliziyo yabo, wenze indlebe yakho izwe ukuba wahlulele intandane nocindezelweyo, ukuze umuntu wasemhlabeni angabe esacindezela. Amahubo 10 Ngenxa yokucindezelwa kwabampofu, ngenxa yokububula kwabampofu, manje ngiyakuvuka,” usho uJehova; ngizambeka ekuphepheni kuye omklolodelayo. IHubo 12:5 Nijabhile isiluleko sompofu, ngokuba uJehova uyisiphephelo sakhe. IHubo 14:6 Lo muntu ompofu wakhala, uJehova wamuzwa, wamsindisa kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe. IHubo 34:6 Onke amathambo ami ayakuthi: “Jehova, ngubani onjengawe, wena okhulula ompofu konamandla kunaye, nompofu nompofu kumphangayo, na? IHubo 35:10 Ababi bahosha inkemba, bansale umnsalo wabo, ukuze bawise phansi ompofu nompofu, babulale abahamba kahle. IHubo 37:14 Kepha mina ngimpofu, ngimpofu; nokho uJehova uyangikhumbula: wena ungumsizi wami nomkhululi wami; ungalibali, Nkulunkulu wami. IHubo 40:17 Ubusisiwe oqaphela ompofu; uJehova ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka. IHubo 41:1
uyakumkhulula
Ibandla lakho lihlezi kulo; wena, Nkulunkulu, ubuhle bakho ubalungisele abampofu. IHubo 68:10
Kepha mina ngimpofu, ngidabukile; insindiso yakho, Nkulunkulu, mayingibeke phezulu. Ngokuba uJehova uyabezwa abampofu, akazideleli iziboshwa zakhe. IHubo 69:29, 33 Kepha mina ngimpofu nompofu; shesha uze kimi, Nkulunkulu, ungumsizi wami nomkhululi wami; O Jehova, ungalibali. IHubo 70:5 Iyakwahlulela abantu bakho ngokulunga, nabampofu bakho ngokwahlulela. IHubo 72:2 Uyakwahlulela abampofu babantu, asindise abantwana abampofu, aphahlaze umcindezeli. Ngokuba uyakukhulula ompofu okhalelayo; nompofu nongenamsizi. Iyakuhawukela ompofu nompofu, isindise imiphefumulo yabampofu. IHubo 72:4, 12-13 Ungawunikeli umphefumulo wejuba lakho phakathi kwababi, ungakhohlwa kuze kube phakade ibandla labampofu bakho. Ocindezelweyo makangabuyi ejabhile; ompofu nompofu mabadumise igama lakho. IHubo 74:19, 21 Mela ompofu nezintandane, wenze ubulungisa kwabampofu nompofu. khulula ompofu nompofu, ubakhulule esandleni sababi. IHubo 82:3-4 beka indlebe yakho, Jehova, ungiphendule, ngokuba ngimpofu, ngimpofu. IHubo 86:1 Nokho uyambeka ompofu phezulu osizini, amenze imindeni njengomhlambi. IHubo 107:41 Ngokuba ngimpofu nompofu, nenhliziyo yami ilimele phakathi kwami. Ngihamba njengethunzi lapho lishona, ngijikijelwa phansi njengesikhonyane. Amadolo ami abuthakathaka ngokuzila ukudla; nenyama yami iswele ukukhuluphala. Ngaba yisihlamba kubo; lapho bengibona banikina amakhanda abo. Ngisize, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ngisindise ngokomusa wakho, ukuze bazi ukuthi lesi yisandla sakho; ukuthi wena Jehova ukwenzile. Mabaqalekise bona, kepha wena ubusise; kepha mayijabule inceku yakho. Abamelene nami mabembeswe amahloni, bazimboze ihlazo labo njengengubo. Ngizamdumisa kakhulu uJehova ngomlomo wami; yebo, ngiyakumdumisa phakathi kwesixuku. Ngokuba uyakuma ngakwesokunene sompofu ukumsindisa kwabalahla umphefumulo wakhe. IHubo 109:22-31 Uhlakazile, wapha abampofu; ukulunga kwakhe kumi phakade; uphondo lwakhe luyakuphakanyiswa ngodumo. IHubo 112:9 Uyavusa ompofu othulini, aphakamise ompofu ethulini. IHubo 113:7 ngiyakubusisa kakhulu ukudla kwalo, ngisuthise abampofu balo ngesinkwa. IHubo 132:15 Ngiyazi ukuthi uJehova uyakumela icala lohluphekayo nompofu. IHubo 140:12 Hamba entuthwaneni, vilandini; bheka izindlela zayo, uhlakaniphe, yona engenamkhokheli, nambonisi, nambusi, ilungisa ukudla kwayo ehlobo, ibuthe ukudla kwayo ngesikhathi sokuvuna. Koze kube nini ulala, vilandini? Uyakuvuka nini ebuthongweni bakho na? “Ubuthongo
obuncane, ukozela okuncane, nokusonga izandla kancane ukuze ulale, 19 11 11 11 11 21 11 11 22 11 11 11 25 25 11 25 25 11 21 21 25 Kanjalo buyakufika ubumpofu bakho njengomhambi, nokuswela kwakho njengomuntu ohlomile. IzAga 6:6-11 Osebenza ngesandla esivilaphayo uba mpofu, kepha isandla sabakhutheleyo siyacebisa. Imfuyo yesicebi ingumuzi waso onamandla; incithakalo yabampofu ingubumpofu babo. IzAga 10:4, 15 Kukhona ohlakazayo, ayanda; kukhona ogodla okungaphezu kokufanele, kepha kuholela ebumpofu. IzAga 11:24 Kukhona ozenza onothileyo, kepha engenalutho; Isihlengo sokuphila komuntu siyingcebo yakhe, kepha ompofu akezwa ukusolwa. Ubumpofu nehlazo kuyakuba kowalayo ukulaywa, kepha onaka ukusolwa uyakudunyiswa. Ukulima kompofu kukhona ukudla okuningi, kepha kukhona ochithwa ngokuswela ukwahlulela. IzAga 13:7-8, 18, 23 Ompofu uyazondwa nangumakhelwane wakhe, kepha ocebileyo unabangane abaningi. Odelela umakhelwane wakhe uyona, kepha ohawukela abampofu ubusisiwe. Ocindezela ompofu usola uMenzi wakhe, kepha omdumisayo uhawukela ompofu. IzAga 14:20-21, 31 Oklolodela ompofu usola uMenzi wakhe, nojabula ngenhlekelele akayekwa. IzAga 17:5 Ompofu uyancenga; kodwa isicebi siphendula kalukhuni. IzAga 18:23 Ungcono ompofu ohamba ngobuqotho kunomuntu onezindebe zomlomo oyisiwula. Ingcebo yenza abangane abaningi; kepha ompofu wehlukaniswa nomakhelwane wakhe. Bonke abafowabo bompofu bayamzonda; uyabaxosha ngamazwi, kepha bayamdinga. Ohawukela ompofu uboleka uJehova; futhi lokho akunikezile uyokubuyisela kuye. Isifiso somuntu singumusa wakhe, kepha ompofu ungcono kunomuntu onamanga. IzAga 19:1, 4, 7, 17, 22
nokusonga izandla kancane ukuba ngilale. nokuswela kwakho njengomuntu ohlomile. IzAga 24:30-34 Ompofu ocindezela abampofu unjengemvula ekhukhulayo engashiyi ukudla. Ungcono ompofu ohamba ngobuqotho kunonobubi ezindleleni zakhe, nakuba ecebile. Owandisa impahla yakhe ngenzuzo nangenzuzo engenabulungisa, uyakubuthela ohawukela abampofu. Isicebi sihlakaniphile emehlweni aso; kepha ompofu onokuqonda uyamphenya. Njengengonyama ebhongayo, nebhere elihahayo; unjalo umbusi omubi phezu kwabantu abampofu. Olima insimu yakhe uyakuba nesinkwa sokusutha, kepha osukela abantu abayize uyakuba nobumpofu. Ojaha ukuceba uneso elibi, futhi akazi ukuthi ubuyanga buyomehlela. Opha abampofu akayikuswela, kepha ovala amehlo akhe uyakuba neziqalekiso eziningi. IzAga 28:3, 6,8,11,15,19,22,27 Olungileyo uyayiqaphela indaba yompofu, kepha omubi akanaki ukuba azi. Ompofu nokhohlisayo bayahlangana; uJehova ukhanyisa amehlo abo bobabili. Inkosi eyahlulela abampofu ngeqiniso, isihlalo sayo sobukhosi siyakuma kuze kube phakade. IzAga 29:7, 13-14 Zimbili izinto engizicele kuwe; ungangiphiki lokho ngingakafi; susa kude nami okuyize namanga; unganginiki ubumpofu nengcebo; ngiphakele ngokudla okungilungeleyo, funa ngisuthe, ngikuphike, ngithi: ‘Ungubani uJehova? funa ngibe mpofu, ngebe, ngiphathe ngeze igama likaNkulunkulu wami. Kukhona isizukulwane esimazinyo aso ayinkemba, namazinyo omhlathi anjengomese wokuqeda abampofu emhlabeni, nabampofu phakathi kwabantu. IzAga 30:7-9, 14 Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga, umele abampofu nabampofu. Welulela ompofu isandla sakhe; yebo, uyelulela izandla zakhe kwabampofu. IzAga 31:9, 20 Ungcono umntwana ompofu nohlakaniphileyo kunenkosi endala eyisiwula engasayikuyalwa. Ngokuba uphuma etilongweni ukuba abuse; kanti nozelwe embusweni wakhe uba mpofu. UmShumayeli 4:13-14
Ungathandi ubuthongo, funa ube mpofu; vula amehlo akho, usuthe ngesinkwa. IzAga 20:13
Uma ubona ukucindezelwa kompofu nokuhlanekezelwa kokwahlulela nokulunga ezweni, ungamangali ngaleyo ndaba; futhi kukhona abaphakeme kunabo. UmShumayeli 5:8
Ovala izindlebe zakhe ekukhaleni kompofu naye uyakukhala, kepha akayi kuzwakala. Othanda injabulo uyakuba mpofu; othanda iwayini namafutha akayikuceba. IzAga 21:13, 17
Ngokuba ohlakaniphileyo unenani elingaphezu kwesiwula na? uyini ompofu owazi ukuhamba phambi kwabaphilayo na? UmShumayeli 6:8
Ocebileyo nompofu bayahlangana; uJehova ungumenzi wabo bonke. Ocebileyo ubusa ompofu, nobolekayo uyisigqila somboleki. Oneso elihle uyakubusiswa; ngokuba upha abampofu ukudla kwakhe. Ocindezela ompofu ukuze andise ingcebo yakhe, nopha ocebileyo uyakuba nokuswela. Ungamhlukumezi ompofu, ngokuba empofu, ungamcindezeli ohluphekayo esangweni: IzAga 22:2,7,9,16,22.
Lokhu kuhlakanipha ngikubonile phansi kwelanga, kwaba kukhulu kimi: Kwakukhona umuzi omncane, unabantu abambalwa phakathi kwawo; kwafika inkosi enkulu kuwo, yawuvimbezela, yakha izinqaba ezinkulu ngakuwo; nokho akakho owamkhumbula lowo muntu ompofu. Ngase ngithi: “Ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunamandla, nokho ukuhlakanipha kompofu kuyadelelwa, namazwi akhe awezwakali. Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo ezwakala ngokuthula kunokukhala kobusa phakathi kweziwula. Ukuhlakanipha kungcono kunezikhali zokulwa, kepha isoni sinye sichitha okuhle okuningi. UmShumayeli 9:13-18
Ungabi phakathi kwezinseli zewayini; phakathi kwabadla inyama abahahayo, ngokuba isidakwa nesiminzi bayakubampofu; ukozela kuyakwembathisa umuntu amanikiniki. IzAga 23:20-21 Ngadlula ensimini yevila nasesivini somuntu ongenangqondo; bheka, wawusumila ameva wonke, wawusibekele izimbabazane ebusweni bawo, nogange lwawo lwamatshe lwalubhidlikile. Ngabona, ngacabangisisa; ngabona, ngathola ukulaywa. Ubuthongo obuncane, ukozela okuncane,
UJehova uyakungena ekwahluleleni namalunga abantu bakhe nezikhulu zabo, ngokuba nisidlile isivini; impango yabampofu isezindlini zenu. Nenzelani ukuba nishaye abantu bami babe yizicucu, nigaye ubuso babampofu na? isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti. Isaya 3:14-15
Maye kulabo abamisa izimiso ezingalungile, nabaloba ukucindezeleka abakushilo; ukuze basuse abampofu ekwahlulelweni, baphuce abampofu babantu bami ilungelo, ukuze abafelokazi babe yimpango yabo, baphange izintandane! Isaya 10:2 Kepha uyakwahlulela abampofu ngokulunga, asole abathobekileyo bomhlaba ngobuqotho, ashaye umhlaba ngentonga yomlomo wakhe, abulale omubi ngomoya wezindebe zakhe. Isaya 11:4 Amazibulo abampofu ayakudla, nabampofu bayakulala belondekile; ngiyakubulala impande yakho ngendlala, nensali yakho iyakuyibulala. Ziyakuziphendula zithini izithunywa zesizwe na? Ukuthi uJehova ulibekile iSiyoni, nabampofu babantu bakhe bayakwethemba kulo. Isaya 14:30, 32 Jehova, unguNkulunkulu wami; ngiyakukuphakamisa, ngidumise igama lakho; ngoba wenze izimangaliso; izinjongo zakho zasendulo ziyiqiniso neqiniso. Ngokuba wenzile umuzi waba yinqwaba; umuzi obiyelweyo ube yincithakalo; isigodlo sabafokazi singabi ngumuzi; kayiyikwakhiwa naphakade. Ngalokho abantu abanamandla bayakukukhazimulisa, umuzi wezizwe ezesabekayo uyakukwesaba. Ngokuba ubuyinqaba kompofu, inqaba kompofu ekuhluphekeni kwakhe, isiphephelo esivunguvungwini, umthunzi ekushiseni, lapho ukufutha kwabacindezelayo kufana nesiphepho odongeni. Isaya 25:1-4 Thembani kuJehova kuze kube phakade, ngokuba uJehova, uJehova, ungamandla aphakade, ngokuba wehlisela phansi abahlezi phezulu; umuzi ophakemeyo uyawuthobisa; uyawuwisa phansi, kuze kube semhlabathini; uyakuyisa othulini. Unyawo luyakuwunyathela, izinyawo zabampofu nezinyathelo zabampofu. Isaya 26:4-6 Abathobekileyo bayakwandisa intokozo yabo kuJehova, nabampofu phakathi kwabantu bathokoze koNgcwele kaIsrayeli. Isaya 29:19 Izikhali zomkhohlisi zimbi; uceba amacebo amabi ukuba achithe ompofu ngamazwi amanga, nalapho ompofu ekhuluma kahle. Isaya 32:7 Lapho abampofu nabampofu befuna amanzi, kepha awekho, nolimi lwabo luphele ukoma, mina Jehova ngiyakubaphendula, mina Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli angiyikubashiya. Isaya 41:17 Lokhu akusikho ukuzila engikukhethileyo na? ukuthukulula izibopho zobubi, ukuqaqa imithwalo enzima, lokukhulula abacindezelweyo, lokuthi lephule wonke amajogwe? Akukhona ukwabela abalambile isinkwa sakho, nokuletha abampofu abaxoshiweyo endlini yakho, na? lapho ubona onqunu, umembese; nokuthi ungazifihli enyameni yakho na? Khona ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuphuma njengokusa, nokuphulukiswa kwakho kuyakuvela masinyane; ukulunga kwakho kuyakuhamba phambi kwakho; inkazimulo kaJehova iyakuba semuva kwakho. Isaya 58:6-8 Ngokuba zonke lezo zinto zenziwe yisandla sami, zavela zonke lezo zinto,” usho uJehova, “kepha kulo muntu engiyakubheka kuye, ompofu onomoya ochobozekileyo, othuthumela ngezwi lami. Isaya 66:2 Nasemiphethweni yakho kufunyanwa igazi lemiphefumulo yabampofu engenacala; Jeremiya 2:34
Ngase ngithi: Impela laba bampofu; bayiziwula, ngokuba abayazi indlela kaJehova, nokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu wabo. Jeremiya 5:4 Hlabelelani kuJehova, nimdumise uJehova, ngokuba uwukhululile umphefumulo wompofu esandleni sababi. Jeremiya 20:13 Wahlulela ompofu nompofu; kwase kuba kuhle kuye; lokhu bekungesikho ukungazi mina? usho uJehova. Jeremiya 22:16 UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wathumba insali yabantu ababesele emzini, nabahlubukileyo abahlubukayo kuye, nabanye abantu ababesele, wabayisa eBabele. Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabashiya ezweni lakwaJuda abantu abampofu abangenalutho, wabanika izivini namasimu ngasikhathi sinye. Jeremiya 39:9-10 Bheka, lokhu kwakungububi bukadadewenu iSodoma: ukuzidla, ukusutha kwesinkwa, nokuvilapha kwakukhona kulo namadodakazi alo, futhi aliqinisanga isandla sabampofu nabampofu. Hezekeli 16:49 “Uma ezala indodana engumphangi, echitha igazi, eyenza okufana nalokhu kunoma iyiphi yalezo zinto, engenzi noma iyiphi yalezo zibopho, kodwa idle naphezu kwezintaba, ingcolise umkamakhelwane wakhe, “Ocindezele ompofu nompofu, aphanga ngobudlova, engasibuyiseli isibambiso, aphakamisele amehlo akhe ezithombeni, enze okunengekayo, enze inzalo, athathe inzuzo, aphile, na? akayikuphila; wenze zonke lezi zinengiso; uyakufa nokufa; igazi lakhe liyakuba phezu kwakhe. Manje, bheka, uma izala indodana ebona zonke izono zikayise azenzileyo, icabange, ingenzi okunjalo, engadlanga phezu kwezintaba, engaphakamiselanga amehlo ayo kuzo izithombe zendlu. ka-Israyeli, engangcolisanga umkamakhelwane wakhe, engacindezeli muntu, engagodli isibambiso, engaphanga ngokuphanga, kepha anike olambileyo isinkwa sakhe, wembese onqunu ingubo, okhumula olambileyo isinkwa sakhe. isandla kwabampofu, ongamukeli inzalo noma inzalo, owenza izahlulelo zami, ohamba ngezimiso zami; akayikufa ngenxa yobubi bukayise, uyakuphila impela. Hezekeli 18:10-17 Abantu bezwe bacindezele, baphanga, bahlukumeza abampofu nabampofu, bacindezela umfokazi ngokungeyikho. Hezekeli 22:29 Ngalokho-ke, nkosi, makwamukeleke isiluleko sami kuwe, wephule izono zakho ngokulunga, nobubi bakho ngokuhawukela abampofu; uma kungukwelulwa kokuthula kwakho. Daniyeli 4:27 Usho kanje uJehova; Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaIsrayeli, ngenxa yezine, angiyikukubuyisa ukujeziswa kwakhe; ngokuba bathengisa olungileyo ngesiliva, nabampofu ngezicathulo. Enilangazelela uthuli lomhlaba ekhanda lompofu, niphambuke endleleni yabampofu, umuntu noyise bangene entombininye, bahlambalaze igama lami elingcwele; Amose 2:6-7 Yizwani leli zwi, nina zimazi zaseBashani, enisentabeni yaseSamariya, enicindezela abampofu, enicindezela abampofu, enithi enkosini yenu: 'Lethani, siphuze.' INkosi uJehova ifungile ubungcwele bayo ukuthi, bhekani, niyakufikelwa yizinsuku lapho niyakumuka ngezingwegwe, nenzalo yenu ngezingwegwe. Amose 4:1-2
Ngakho-ke, njengokuba ninyathela ompofu, nithatha kuye imithwalo kakolweni; nitshale izivini ezithandekayo, kepha aniyikuphuza iwayini lazo. Ngokuba ngiyazazi iziphambeko zenu ukuthi ziningi kangakanani, nezono zenu ezinamandla; Amose 5:11-12 Yizwani lokhu nina enigwinya abampofu, niqeda abampofu bezwe, nithi: 'Kuyakudlula nini ukwethwasa kwenyanga ukuze sithengise ngamabele? nesabatha, ukuze sikhiphe ukolweni, sinciphise i-efa, neshekeli libe likhulu, sikhohlise isikali ngenkohliso, na? Ukuze sithenge abampofu ngesiliva, nabampofu ngezicathulo ezimbili; yebo, nithengise ngemfucumfucu kakolweni na? Amose 8:4-6 Wagwaza inhloko yemizi yakhe ngezinduku zakhe, baphuma njengesivunguvungu ukungihlakaza; ukujabula kwabo kwaba njengokudla abampofu ngasese. Habakuki 3:14 Ngiyakushiya phakathi kwakho abantu abahluphekayo nabampofu, abayakwethemba egameni likaJehova. Zefaniya 3:12 Ningacindezeli umfelokazi, nentandane, nomfokazi, noma ompofu; makungabikho muntu kini oceba okubi ngomfowabo enhliziyweni yakhe. Zakariya 7:10 Ngiyakwelusa izimvu zokuhlatshwa, wena ompofu womhlambi. Ngase ngizithathela izinti ezimbili; enye ngayibiza ngokuthi nguBuhle, nenye ngayibiza ngokuthi iZibopho; ngalusa umhlambi. Yaphulwa ngalolo suku; kanjalo abampofu bomhlambi ababengikhonza bazi ukuthi kwakuyizwi likaJehova. Zakariya 11:7, 11 Babusisiwe abampofu emoyeni, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabo. Mathewu 5:3 Izimpumputhe ziyabona, nezinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, nezithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, nabampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli. Mathewu 11:5 UJesu wathi kuye: “Uma uthanda ukuphelela, hamba uthengise ngalokho onakho, uphe abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; Mathewu 19:21 Kwathi uJesu eseBethaniya endlini kaSimoni onochoko, kweza kuye owesifazane ephethe umfuma we-alabaste wamafutha anenani elikhulu, wawathela ekhanda lakhe ehlezi ekudleni. Kepha abafundi bakhe bekubona bathukuthela, bathi: “Kwenzelwani lokho kuchitha na? Ngokuba lawa mafutha ngabe athengiswe ngemali enkulu, kuphiwe abampofu. UJesu ekwazi wathi kubo: “Nimhluphelani owesifazane na? ngoba wenzé umsebenzi omuhle kimi. Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; kepha mina aninami njalo. Ngokuba lapho ethela lawa mafutha emzimbeni wami, ukwenzele ukungcwatshwa kwami. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nomaphi lapho liyakushunyayelwa khona leli vangeli emhlabeni wonke, kuyakuba-khona nalokhu akwenzileyo lona wesifazane, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye. Mathewu 26:6-13 UJesu embona emthanda, wathi kuye: “Kunye uswele: hamba uthengise ngakho konke onakho, uphe abampofu, uzakuba negugu ezulwini; uze, uthabathe isiphambano, ulandele mina. Marku 10:21 Kwase kufika umfelokazi othile ompofu, waphonsa amafadingi* amabili okuyidenariyo. Wayesebizela kuye
abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubeke okuningi kunabo bonke abaphonse esitsheni somnikelo; kepha yena ekusweleni kwakhe ubeke konke abenakho, konke abeziphilisa ngakho. Marku 12:42-44 UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngokuba ingigcobile ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kwabampofu; ingithumile ukuba ngiphulukise abadabukileyo, ngishumayele ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, nokubona kwabayizimpumputhe, ngikhulule abachotshoziweyo, Luka 4:18. Wayesephakamisela amehlo akhe kubafundi bakhe, wathi: “Manibusiswe nina bampofu, ngokuba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowenu. Luka 6:20 Khona uJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Hambani nimtshele uJohane lokho enikubonile nenikuzwile; ukuthi izimpumputhe ziyabona, izinyonga ziyahamba, abanochoko bayahlanjululwa, izithulu ziyezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa, abampofu bayashunyayelwa ivangeli. Luka 7:22 Kepha nxa usenza idili, mema abampofu, nezinyonga, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe, khona uyakubusiswa; ngokuba abanakukubuyisela, ngokuba uyakuvuzwa ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo. Yafika leyo nceku, yabikela inkosi yayo lokho. Khona umninindlu wathukuthela, wathi encekwini yakhe: Phuma masinyane, uye emigwaqweni nasemigwaqweni yomuzi, ungenise lapha abampofu, nezilima, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe. Luka 14:13, 21 UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kuye: “Usasilalelwe into eyodwa: thengisa ngakho konke onakho, wabele abampofu, khona uzakuba negugu ezulwini; Luka 18:22 UZakewu wema, wathi eNkosini; Bheka, Nkosi, inxenye yempahla yami ngiyipha abampofu; futhi uma ngithathe utho kumuntu ngamanga, ngimbuyisela ngokuphindwe kane. Luka 19:8 Wabona nomfelokazi othile ompofu ephonsa khona amafadingi* amabili. Wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu uphonse okungaphezu kwabo bonke, ngokuba bonke laba baphosele eminikelweni kaNkulunkulu kokuchichima kwabo, kepha yena ekusweleni kwakhe ubeke bonke abaphilayo. ayenakho. Luka 21:2-4 Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo; kepha mina aninami njalo. Johane 12:8 Ngokuba kwaba kuhle kwabaseMakedoniya nase-Akhaya ukunikela okuthile kwabangcwele baseJerusalema abampofu. Roma 15:26 Noma ngabela abampofu konke enginakho, noma nginikela umzimba wami ukuba ushiswe, kepha ngingenalo uthando, akungisizi ngalutho. 1 Korinte 13:3 njengabadabukileyo, kodwa abahlezi bethokoza; njengabampofu, kepha senza abaningi bacebe; njengabangenalutho, kanti sinezinto zonke. 2 Korinte 6:10 Siyanazisa, bazalwane, ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ophiwe amabandla aseMakedoniya; ukuthi ekulingweni okukhulu kosizi, ukuchichima kwentokozo yawo, nobumpofu bawo obukhulu, kwaphumela engcebweni yokuphana kwabo. Ngokuba niyawazi umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu ukuthi, nakuba ecebile, waba mpofu ngenxa yenu, ukuze ngobumpofu bakhe nina nicebe. 2 Korinte 8:1-2, 9
(njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: “Wahlakaza, wapha abampofu; ukulunga kwakhe kumi phakade.” 2 Korinte 9:9 Kuphela bathanda ukuthi sikhumbule abayanga; lokho nami ebengikulangazelela ukukwenza. Galathiya 2:10 Bazalwane bami, ukukholwa kwenu yiNkosi yethu yenkazimulo uJesu Kristu makungabi nokubandlulula abantu. Ngokuba uma kungena ebandleni lenu indoda enendandatho yegolide, ingubo enhle, kungena nompofu ogqoke izingubo ezingcolile; Nimhlonipha owembethe ingubo ewubukhazikhazi, nithi kuye: “Hlala lapha endaweni enhle; nithi kwabampofu: “Yima wena lapho, noma uhlale lapha phansi kwesenabelo sezinyawo zami; Lalelani, bazalwane bami abathandekayo: UNkulunkulu kabakhethanga yini abampofu balumhlaba abacebile ekukholweni, lezindlalifa zombuso awuthembisa labo abamthandayo? Jakobe 2:2-5 Nakuyo ingelosi yebandla laseLawodikeya loba ukuthi: Nakhu akushoyo u-Amen, ufakazi othembekileyo noqinisileyo, owokuqala kokudaliweyo kukaNkulunkulu; Ngiyayazi imisebenzi yakho, ukuthi awubandi, awushisi; ngabe uyabanda noma uyashisa. Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yokuba usivivi, ungashisi, ungabandi, ngiyakukuhlanza uphume emlonyeni wami. Ngokuba uthi: Ngicebile, ngicebile, angisweli lutho; ungazi ukuthi ulusizi, nowokuhawukelwa, nompofu, nempumputhe, nohamba ze; nezingubo ezimhlophe, ukuze wembathe, kungabonakali ihlazo lobunqunu bakho; futhi ugcobe amehlo akho ngomuthi wamehlo, ukuze ubone. Bonke engibathandayo ngiyabasola, ngibayale; ngakho shiseka, uphenduke. Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami. Onqobayo ngiyakumnika ukuba ahlale nami esihlalweni sami sobukhosi, njengalokho nami nganqoba, ngahlala noBaba esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni. IsAmbulo 3:14-22 Wasesithi: O madoda! idukisa bonke abayiphuzayo; yenza inhliziyo yenkosi neyentandane ibenye; owesigqila nokhululekileyo, owempofu nocebileyo: 1 Esdras 3:18-19 Yenzani okulungile kumfelokazi, yahluleleni izintandane, niphe abampofu, vikela intandane, gqokisa abanqunu, Yelapha abaphukile nababuthaka, ungahleki isishosha sokuklolodela, vikela izilima, nempumputhe mayingene. ukubona ukucaca kwami. 2 Esdras 2:20-21 Kwathi ngibona inala yokudla ngathi endodaneni yami: Hamba ulethe loba ngubani ompofu ozakuthola kubazalwane bethu abakhumbula iNkosi; futhi bheka, ngilindele wena. Isiqephu 2:2 Phana izipho ngempahla yakho; futhi lapho upha izipho, iso lakho malingabi nomhawu, futhi ungabususi ubuso bakho kunoma yimuphi ompofu, futhi ubuso bukaNkulunkulu abuyikufulathela kuwe. Isiqephu 4:7 Ungesabi, ndodana yami, ukuthi simpofu, ngokuba unengcebo eningi, uma umesaba uNkulunkulu, udeda kuzo zonke izono, wenze okuhle emehlweni akhe. IHubo 4:21 Ungakwethembi ukwesaba uJehova lapho umpofu, ungezi kuye ngenhliziyo embaxa-mbili. UmShumayeli 1:28
Ndodana yami, ungamhlukumezi ompofu ukuphila kwakhe, ungalindisi amehlo abampofu. Ungalahli ukunxusa kohluphekayo; futhi ungafulatheli ubuso bakho kumuntu ompofu. Ungakukhathazi ukulalela ompofu, umnikeze impendulo enobungane ngobumnene. UmShumayeli 4:1, 4, 8 Futhi yelulela isandla sakho kwabampofu, ukuze isibusiso sakho sipheleliswe. UmShumayeli 7:32 Noma ecebile, noma eyisicukuthwane, noma empofu, udumo lwabo luwukumesaba uJehova. Akulungile ukudelela ompofu onengqondo; futhi akulungile ukukhulisa umuntu oyisoni. UmShumayeli 10:22-23 Ompofu uyahlonishwa ngobuhlakani bakhe, nesicebi sihlonishwa ngengcebo yaso. Odunyiswa ngobumpofu, kakhulu kangakanani ngengcebo? odelelwa engcebweni, kakhulu kangakanani ebumpofu? UmShumayeli 10:30-31 Kukhona okhandlekayo, ohluphekayo, osheshayo, osasele kakhulu. “Futhi kukhona omunye owephuzayo, odinga usizo, oswele amandla, ogcwele ubumpofu; nokho iso leNkosi lambheka kwaba kuhle, yamphakamisa ekuphansi kwakhe, yaphakamisa ikhanda lakhe osizini; baze abaningi ababekubona bamangala ngaye. Inhlanhla nokuhlupheka, ukuphila nokufa, ubumpofu nengcebo kuvela eNkosini. Ukuhlakanipha, nokwazi, nokuqonda umthetho kuvela eNkosini; uthando, nendlela yemisebenzi emihle, kuvela kuyo. Ungamangali ngemisebenzi yezoni; kepha thembela kuJehova, uhlale emsebenzini wakho, ngokuba kulula emehlweni kaJehova ukucebisa ompofu masinyane. UmShumayeli 11:1115, 21 Ocebileyo wonile, nokho uyasongela; ompofu uphathwa kabi, naye uyancenga. Isiphi isivumelwano esikhona phakathi kwempisi nenja? futhi yikuphi ukuthula phakathi kwabacebile nabampofu? Njengembongolo yasendle iyimpango yengonyama ehlane, kanjalo abacebileyo badla abampofu. Njengozidlayo ezonda ukuthobeka, nocebileyo wenyanya ompofu. Ocebileyo eqala ukuwa ubanjwa ngabangane bakhe, kepha ompofu uxoshwa ngabangane bakhe. Lapho isicebi siwile, sinabasizi abaningi; wakhuluma ngokuhlakanipha, wangaba nandawo. Nxa isicebi sikhuluma, ngulowo lalowo ubamba ulimi lwakhe, njalo khangela, akutshoyo bakuphakamisa emayezini; kodwa nxa ompofu ekhuluma, bathi: Ungubani lo? futhi uma ekhubeka, bayosiza ekumgumbuqeleni. Ingcebo muhle kongenasono, nobumpofu bubi emlonyeni womubi. UmShumayeli 13:3, 18-24 Lapho ususuthile, khumbula isikhathi sendlala, nalapho usucebile, cabanga ngobumpofu nokuswela. UmShumayeli 18:25 Umkhuleko ophuma emlonyeni wompofu ufinyelela ezindlebeni zikaNkulunkulu; ukwahlulela kwakhe kufike masinyane. UmShumayeli 21:5 Thembeka kumakhelwane wakho ebumpofu bakhe, ukuze ujabule ekuphumeleleni kwakhe, uhlale uqinile kuye esikhathini sokuhlupheka kwakhe, ukuze ube yindlalifa kanye naye efeni lakhe, ngokuba ifa aliyikudelelwa njalo; nesicebi esiyisiwula ukuba situswe. UmShumayeli 22:23 Izinhlobo ezintathu zabantu umphefumulo wami uzizondayo, futhi ngicasukile kakhulu ngokuphila kwabo: ompofu ozidlayo, nocebile onamanga, nesiphingi esizidlayo. UmShumayeli 25:2
Noma umuntu ecebile noma empofu, uma enenhliziyo enhle kuJehova, uyakuthokoza ngobuso obunenjabulo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kunezinto ezimbili ezidabukisa inhliziyo yami; neyesithathu iyangithukuthelisa: umuntu wempi ohluphekayo; namadoda ahlakaniphileyo angabekwanga; nobuyela ekulungeni, abuyele esonweni; onjalo uJehova umlungisela inkemba. UmShumayeli 26:4, 28 Kepha yiba nesineke kumuntu ompofu, ungalibali ukumhawukela. Siza ompofu ngenxa yomthetho, ungamhlukumezi ngenxa yobumpofu bakhe. Ingcono impilo yomuntu ompofu endlini encane kunentokozo endlini yomunye umuntu. UmShumayeli 29:8-9, 22 Ungcono ompofu, oqondileyo noqinile ngokomthetho, kunesicebi esihluphekayo emzimbeni. UmShumayeli 30:14 Ompofu uyasebenza ebumpofu bakhe; nalapho eyeka, usaswele. UmShumayeli 31:4 Onikela empahleni yompofu oletha umnikelo wenza njengokubulala indodana phambi kwamehlo kayise. UmShumayeli 34:20 Akayikwamukela muntu ngokumelene nompofu, kodwa uyolalela umkhuleko wabacindezelweyo. UmShumayeli 35:13 Osizini kuhlala usizi, nokuphila kompofu kuyisiqalekiso senhliziyo. UmShumayeli 38:19 INkosi yacasuka ngalokho nangayo yonke imisebenzi yemizi yaseSodoma, ngokuba yayinechichima yokudla, nokuthula phakathi kwayo, ingavumanga ukondla abampofu nabampofu, nangalezo zinsuku izenzo zabo ezimbi nezimbi. izono zaba zinkulu phambi kukaJehova. UJehova wathuma wabiza izingelosi ezimbili ezazifike endlini ka-Abrahama ukuba zichithe iSodoma nemizi yalo. Jasher 19:44-45 UJosefa ekhwele ihhashi lakhe waphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, wamemeza, wathi: “Uyavusa ompofu othulini, aphakamise ompofu edulini. Jehova Sebawoti, ubusisiwe umuntu othembela kuwe. Jasher 49:30 UMariya oyiNcasakazi ebusisekile nekhazimulayo njalo, eyaphuma esizweni sobukhosi nomndeni kaDavide, yazalelwa emzini waseNazaretha, yafunda eJerusalema, ethempelini likaJehova. Igama likayise kwakunguJoakim, no-Ana kanina. Umndeni kayise wawuseGalile nomuzi waseNazaretha. Umndeni kanina wawuseBhetlehema. Izimpilo zabo zazisobala futhi zilungile emehlweni kaJehova, beqotho futhi bengenasici phambi kwabantu. Ngoba bahlukanisa yonke impahla yabo kwaba izingxenye ezintathu: Enye yazo banikela ethempelini nezinduna zethempeli; enye bayabela phakathi kwezihambi, nabantu abampofu; kanti eyesithathu bazibekela yona kanye nezinto ezisetshenziswa umndeni wabo. IVangeli Lokuzalwa KukaMariya 1:1-4 Kodwa uTrifina wayethumele izizumbulu zemali kuPaul, kanye nezingubo ngezandla zikaThecla, ukuze kusizwe abampofu. Izenzo zikaPawulu noThecla 10:5 Ocebileyo makabele abampofu, nompofu makabonge uNkulunkulu, ngokuba umuphile, ukuswela kwakhe kungasizwa ngaye. Incwadi yokuqala kaClement eya kwabaseKorinte 17:35
Ngokuba usho kanje uDavide oNgcwele, uthi: Ngiyakuvuma kuJehova, kube kuhle kuye kuneduna elinezimpondo nezinselo. Abampofu mababone, bajabule. Incwadi yokuqala kaClement eya kwabaseKorinte 22:8 Kodwa kithi usho kanje. Lokhu akusikho ukuzila engikukhethileyo, ukuthukulula izibopho zobubi, ukuqaqa imithwalo enzima, nokukhulula abacindezelweyo, na? nokuthi naphula onke amajoka na? Akukhona ukwabela abalambile isinkwa sakho, nokuletha abampofu abaxoshiweyo endlini yakho, na? Lapho ubona onqunu umembese, futhi ungazifihli enyameni yakho. Khona ukukhanya kwakho kuyakuphuma njengokusa, nokuphulukiswa kwakho kuyakuhluma masinyane; ukulunga kwakho kuyakuhamba phambi kwakho, inkazimulo yeNkosi ibe ngumvuzo wakho. Incwadi Ejwayelekile KaBarnaba 2:1618 Futhi uzosebenza ngezandla zakho ukuze uphe abampofu, ukuze uthethelelwe izono zakho. Awuyikukhuluma ngamabomu ukuthi unikele, noma uphiwe, ukhononde ngakho. Incwadi Ejwayelekile KaBarnaba 14:20 Futhi futhi, ukuthi babusisiwe abampofu, nalabo abazingelwa ngenxa yokulunga; ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowabo. Incwadi kaPolycarp eya kwabaseFilipi 1:11 Abadala mababe nozwelo nesihawu kubo bonke; ebasusa eziphambekweni zabo; lidinga ababuthakathaka; ngingakhohlwa abafelokazi, nezintandane, nabampofu; kodwa njalo unika okuhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu kanye labantu. Incwadi kaPolycarp eya kwabaseFilipi 2:15 Lapho umuntu eguga, uphelelwa ithemba ngenxa yobuthakathaka bakhe nobumpofu bakhe, futhi akalindele lutho ngaphandle kosuku lokugcina lokuphila kwakhe. Umalusi kaHermas 3:124 Akukho lutho olungcono kunalezi zinto ekuphileni komuntu; abayakugcina futhi benze lezizinto ekuphileni kwabo. Yizwa ngokulandelayo ukuthi yini elandela laba. Ukukhonza abafelokazi; lingadeleli intandane labampofu; ukuhlenga izinceku zikaNkulunkulu ekudingeni; ukungenisa izihambi; (ngoba ekwemukeleni izihambi kukhona isithelo esikhulu) kungabi lokuxabana, kodwa ukuthula. Incwadi Yesibili kaHermas 8:9-10 Kwathi ngisahamba ngiya ensimini, ngibuka isihlahla somqhele nesivini, ngicabanga ngezithelo zakho, ingelosi yabonakala kimi, yathi kimi; Yini oyicabangayo phakathi kwakho isikhathi eside kangaka? Ngase ngithi kuyo: ‘Nkosi, ngicabanga ngalo mvini naleli sihlahla somuthi, ngokuba izithelo zakho zizinhle. Wathi kimi; Lezi zihlahla ezimbili zibekelwe isibonelo ezincekwini zikaNkulunkulu. Ngathi kuyo: ‘Nkosi, ngingathanda ukwazi ukuthi umfanekiso walezi zihlahla okhuluma ngazo unjani. “Lalelani, usho; uyawubona lo mvini nalesi sihlahla; Wathi: “Nkosi, ngiyababona, lo mvini uthela izithelo, kepha isihlahla somuthi esingatheli. Nokho lomvini ngaphandle kokuba ubekwe yilo elm, futhi usekelwe yiwo, wawungeke uthele izithelo eziningi; kepha elele phansi, yayingathela izithelo ezimbi, ngokuba yayingalenganga ethini; kanti, njengoba isekelwe phezu kweelm, ithela izithelo kokubili yona kanye nalokho. Ngakho-ke, bhekani ukuthi i-elmu ayitheli kancane, kodwa isithelo esikhulu kunomvini. Ngathi, Nkosi, lithela kanjani isithelo esiningi kunomvini na? Ngoba, wathi, umvini usekelwe eelim uthela izithelo eziningi ezinhle; kanti, uma ilala phansi,
izozala kancane, futhi igula kakhulu futhi. Ngakho-ke lomfanekiso ubekwe ezincekwini zikaNkulunkulu; futhi limelela umuntu ocebile nompofu. Ngaphendula ngathi: Nkosi, ngibonise lokhu. Yizwani, wathi; isicebi sinengcebo; kepha kuJehova umpofu; ngokuba uthathiwe ngengcebo yakhe, ukhuleka kancane kuJehova; nemikhuleko ayenzayo iyavilapha futhi ayinamandla. Ngakho-ke, uma isicebi selulela abampofu lokho esikufunayo, ompofu ukhulekela abacebile eNkosini; futhi uNkulunkulu unika isicebi zonke izinto ezinhle, ngoba ompofu ucebile emikhulekweni; futhi izicelo zakhe zinamandla amakhulu eNkosini. Khona-ke ocebile ukhonza abampofu zonke izinto, ngoba ebona ukuthi uzwiwe yiNkosi, futhi ngokuthanda kakhulu futhi ngaphandle kokungabaza, uyomnika lokho akufunayo, futhi uyaqaphela ukuthi angasweli lutho. Ompofu ubonga uJehova ngocebileyo; ngoba bobabili benza umsebenzi wabo weNkosi. Nge amadoda ngakho-ke, i-elm ayicatshangwa ukuthi inikeza noma yisiphi isithelo; kabazi futhi kabaqedisisi ukuthi isithako sawo sesithelwe emvinini, umvini uthela izithelo eziphindwe kabili, ngokwawo langenxa yesihlahla somvini. Kanjalo nompofu ekhuleka kuJehova ecela abacebile, uyazwiwa nguye; ingcebo yabo iye yanda, ngokuba bakhonza abampofu benotho yabo. Ngakho bobabili bahlanganyela emisebenzini emihle yomunye nomunye. Ngakho-ke noma ubani ozokwenza lezi zinto, akayikushiywa yiNkosi, kodwa uyolotshwa encwadini yokuphila. Babusisiwe abanothileyo nabazibona benokuchuma, ngokuba onengqondo kulokhu uyakuba namandla okusiza abanye. Incwadi Yesithathu kaHermas 2 Ngakho yenzani kanjalo. Ngemva kokuba usukwenzile okwakulotshiwe ngaphambili, ngalolo suku ozila ngalo awusayikunambitha lutho ngaphandle kwesinkwa namanzi; ubala inani lokudla ojwayele ukukudla ngezinye izinsuku, ubeke eceleni izindleko obufanele ukuzisebenzisa ngalolo suku, ukunike umfelokazi, nezintandane, nabampofu. Incwadi Yesithathu kaHermas 5:30 Ngathi, Nkosi, ngiyazi ukuthi luhlobo luni lobuhlungu umuntu ngamunye abuzwayo na? Lalela, wathi; Izinhlungu nezinhlungu ezimbalwa yilezo amadoda abhekana nazo nsuku zonke ekuphileni kwawo kwamanje. Abanye bayalahlekelwa; abanye ubumpofu; abanye izifo ezihlukahlukene. Abanye abakahlaliseki; abanye balinyazwa yilabo abangafaneleki; abanye bawela ngaphansi kwezinye izilingo eziningi kanye nokuphazamiseka. Incwadi Yesithathu kaHermas 6:22 Khona ababekwe phezu kwezinkonzo eziphansi; futhi baye bavikela abampofu nabafelokazi; njalo babe nenkulumo emhlophe; ngakho-ke nabo bavikelekile yiNkosi. Incwadi Yesithathu kaHermas 9:231 Yelulela izandla zakho kwabampofu ngokwamandla akho. Ungafihli isiliva lakho emhlabeni. Siza othembekileyo osizini, ukuhlupheka ngeke kukuthole ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho. Incwadi Yezimfihlo zika-Enoke 51:1-3 Lapho umuntu egqokisa abanqunu futhi asuthise abalambileyo, uyothola umvuzo kuNkulunkulu. Kepha uma inhliziyo yakhe ikhononda, wenza okubi okuphindiwe; futhi kuye ngeke kutholakale umvuzo ngenxa yalokho. Uma inhliziyo yakhe igcwele ukudla kwakhe, nenyama yakhe ngezambatho zakhe, uyadelela, alahlekelwe yikho konke ukubekezela kwakhe ebumpofu, angayitholi umvuzo wemisebenzi yakhe emihle. Bonke abantu abazidlayo nabaziqhenyayo bayazondwa kuJehova, nayo yonke inkulumo yamanga yembethe amanga;
lizaqunywa ngenkemba yenkemba yokufa, liphoselwe emlilweni, litshise kuze kube nininini. Incwadi Yezimfihlo zika-Enoke 63 Nkosi Nkulunkulu, ngizadumisa igama lakho ngentokozo, phakathi kwabazaziyo izahlulelo zakho ezilungileyo. Ngokuba wena umuhle, unesihe, uyisiphephelo sabampofu; Lapho ngikhala kuwe, unganginaki buthule. Ngokuba akakho ophanga iqhawe; Ubani-ke ongathatha konke okwenzileyo, ngaphandle kokuthi uzinike wena? Ngokuba umuntu nesabelo sakhe kulele phambi kwakho esikalini; Angeke anezele kukho, ukuze andise, lokho okuyale Nguwe... Wondla izinyoni nezinhlanzi, Ngokunisa imvula emathafeni ukuze kuhlume utshani obuluhlaza, Ukuze kulungiselelwe yonke into ephilayo ifolishi emathafeni. ; Futhi uma belambile, baphakamisela kuwe ubuso babo. Amakhosi, nababusi, nezizwe, uyakondla, Nkulunkulu; Futhi ngubani usizo lompofu nompofu, ngaphandle kwakho, O Jehova? Futhi uyakulalela - ngokuba ngubani omuhle nomnene ngaphandle kwakho na? Ukujabulisa umphefumulo wabathobekileyo ngokuvula isandla sakho ngomusa… AmaHubo kaSolomoni 5 ...Abangcwele bayakubonga ebandleni labantu; UNkulunkulu uyakuba nomusa kwabampofu entokozweni yakwa-Israyeli; Ngokuba uNkulunkulu muhle, unesihe kuze kube phakade; imihlangano yakwa-Israyeli iyakulidumisa igama likaJehova... Amahubo 10 Lapho ngisekuhluphekeni ngalibiza ibizo le Nkosi, ngathemba usizo lukaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ngasindiswa; Ngokuba ithemba nesiphephelo sabampofu wena Nkulunkulu… Amahubo kaSolomoni 15 ...Ngokuba uma unganiki amandla, ngubani ongabekezelela ukujeziswa ngobumpofu na? Lapho umuntu esolwa ngokonakala kwakhe, ukumvivinya kwakho kusenyameni yakhe nasekuhluphekeni kobumpofu… Amahubo 16 Nkosi, umusa wakho uphezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho kuze kube phakade; Ubuhle bakho buphezu kuka-Israyeli ngesipho esicebile. Amehlo akho azibheka, ukuze kungabikho oswelayo kuzo; Izindlebe zakho zilalele umkhuleko wethemba wompofu… AmaHubo kaSolomoni 18 O ndodana yami! uma umuntu ocebile edla inyoka, bathi, -"Ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe," futhi uma ompofu eyidla, abantu bathi: "Ekulambeni kwakhe." O ndodana yami! vivinya indodana yakho nenceku yakho, ungakabeki kubo okungokwakho, funa bakuqede; ngoba onesandla esigcweleyo ubizwa ngokuthi ohlakaniphileyo, noma eyisiphukuphuku futhi engenalwazi, nonesandla esingenalutho kuthiwa ompofu, ongenalwazi, noma eyisikhulu sezazi. O ndodana yami! Ngidlile inhlaba, ngigwinye inhlaba, angitholanga lutho olubabayo njengokuswela nokuswela. O ndodana yami! fundisa indodana yakho ukonga nokulamba, ukuze yenze kahle ekuphatheni indlu yayo. Awu ngane yami! ithanga lesele esandleni sakho lingcono kunehansi embizeni yomakhelwane wakho; nemvu eseduze nawe ingcono kunenkomo ekude; nondlunkulu esandleni sakho muhle kunemizwilili eyinkulungwane endizayo; futhi ubumpofu obubuthayo bungcono kunokusabalalisa ukudla okuningi; futhi impungushe ephilayo ingcono kunengonyama efileyo; futhi iphawundi loboya lingcono kunepondo lengcebo, ngisho igolide nesiliva; ngokuba igolide nesiliva kuthukusiwe, kusitshekelwe emhlabathini, akubonakali; kepha uboya buhlala ezimakethe bubonakale, bube buhle kobugqokile. O
ndodana yami! ingcebo encane ingcono kunenhlanhla ehlakazekile. O ndodana yami! inja ephilayo ingcono kunompofu ofileyo. O ndodana yami! ompofu owenza ukulunga ungcono kunesicebi esifele ezonweni. O ndodana yami! hambela ompofu osizini lwakhe, ukhulume ngaye ebusweni boMbusi, wenze ngenkuthalo ukumsindisa emlonyeni wengonyama. Kunezinto ezine inkosi nebutho layo elingavikeleka kuzo: ukucindezelwa yi-vizier, nohulumeni omubi, nokuhlanekezelwa kwentando, nobushiqela phezu kwesihloko; nezinto ezine ezingenakufihlwa: ohlakaniphileyo, neziwula, nabacebileyo, nabampofu. Indaba ka-Ahikar 2:17,39-41,49-52,57,67 Ngokuba abaningi babhubhile ubufebe; ngokuba, noma umuntu esemdala noma eyisikhulu, noma ecebile noma empofu, uletha ihlazo phezu kwakhe namadodana abantu nokuklolodelwa kanye noBeliyari. ITestamente likaRubeni 2:8 Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yangibonisa ukuthi abesifazane bayabusa enkosini kuze kube phakade nabampofu. Futhi enkosini bathatha inkazimulo yayo, futhi endodeni eyiqhawe amandla ayo, futhi kusukela isinxibi ngisho nalokho okuncane okuyizisekelo zobumpofu bakhe. ITestamente likaJuda 3:2223 Nabafe bedabukile bayovuka ngenjabulo, nabampofu ngenxa yeNkosi bayoceba, nababulawa ngenxa yeNkosi bayovuka baphile. ITestamente likaJuda 4:31 Ngokuba phezu kwabo bonke abampofu nabacindezelweyo ngeneka okuhle komhlaba ngobuqotho benhliziyo yami. Ngakho-ke, gcinani, bantwana bami, umthetho kaNkulunkulu, futhi nithole ukungashadi, futhi ningene ukungabi nacala, ungadlali ngokugabadela ngebhizinisi lomakhelwane wakho, kodwa thanda iNkosi nomakhelwane wakho, hawukela abampofu nababuthakathaka. ITestamente lika-Isakare 1:31, 38 Uma umuntu ecindezelekile ngangihlanganisa ukububula kwami nokwakhe, ngihlanganyele isinkwa sami nabampofu. ITestamente lika-Isakare 2:11-12 Ngokuba ompofu, uma engenamhawu ethokozisa iNkosi kukho konke, ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabantu bonke, ngokuba umshikashika wabantu abayize akanawo. Ngakho lahlani umhawu emiphefumulweni yenu, nithandane ngobuqotho benhliziyo. ITestamente likaGadi 2:15-16 Omunye uyeba, wenza kabi, uyaphanga, uyaphamba, futhi uhawukela abampofu; nalokhu kugeza kukabili, kepha kubi konke. Ophamba umakhelwane wakhe ucunula uNkulunkulu, ufunga amanga ngoPhezukonke, nokho uhawukela abampofu; ITestamente lika-Asheri 1:14-15 Uma inkosi yami ibingekho ekhaya, angiphuzanga wayini; futhi angidlanga ukudla kwami izinsuku ezintathu, kepha ngapha abampofu nabagulayo. ITestamente likaJosefa 1:30 Uma umuntu edunyiswa, akanamhawu ngaye; uma umuntu enothisa, akanamhawu; uma umuntu eyiqhawe, uyamdumisa; umuntu olungileyo uyamtusa; ompofu uhawukela; uhawukela ababuthakathaka; kuNkulunkulu uyahlabelela indumiso. ITestamente likaBenjamini 1:26