Umfana wami, yizwa ukulaya kukayihlo, futhi ungawushiyi umthetho kanyoko: Ngokuba ziyakuba ngumhlobiso womusa ekhanda lakho, namaketanga entanyeni yakho (Izaga 1:8-9)
Kungani kubalulekile ukulalela abazali?
KuZaga 1:8-9, sifunda omunye wemithetho kaNkulunkulu, ukuhlonipha uyihlo nonyoko. Umlayo wokuqala onesithembiso. Uma uhlonipha uyihlo nonyoko kungakuhle kuwe, uphile isikhathi eside emhlabeni (Kwabase-Efesu 6:2).
Ukuhlonipha uyihlo nonyoko kusho ukuthi uyabahlonipha abazali bakho. Uzobahlonipha, zithobe kubo, balalele, thatha izeluleko zabo, futhi nihlale nibalalela.
Niyakulalela, nizwe iziyalezo zikayihlo, futhi ufunde kuye. Uyakulalela umthetho (izimfundiso, iseluleko) kamama wakho, futhi ukusebenzise ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke.
Lapho uphila ngokulalela abazali bakho, uzophumelela futhi ube nezinsuku eziningi.
Ubaba Izingane zidinga iziyalo neziqondiso ezivela kubaba nonina
Izingane zidinga imfundo nesiqondiso esivela kuyise nonina, ngoba izingane azikwazi ezikufunayo futhi azinayo (ngokwengqondo) ikhono lokucabanga ngendlela enengqondo, hlukanisa okuhle nokubi, futhi wenze izinqumo ezifanele. Nakuba umhlaba ungavumelani nalesi sitatimende, futhi bacabange ukuthi bangakwazi.
Kubalulekile, ukuthi abazali bakhulise izingane zabo ekwesabeni uJehova futhi bazifundise intando kaNkulunkulu futhi zifunde ukuzithoba entandweni yaKhe.
Uma bengalifundi iBhayibheli futhi ngamunye nezingane zabo iZwi likaNkulunkulu, ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba izingane zibe amahlongandlebe.
Lapho abazali bengabangi izingane zabo ngoJesu Kristu noMbuso kaNkulunkulu, futhi bangakhulisi izingane zabo nsuku zonke eZwini likaNkulunkulu, khona-ke ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuthi udeveli afike, uyabakhohlisa, ebahlwitha ezandleni zabo, futhi azizuzele yena; NgoMbuso wakhe.
UDeveli usebenzisa zonke izindlela zokuzijabulisa zezwe ukuze ahehe izingane futhi azibandakanye nobumnyama.
Ubudala abunandaba nodeveli, omncane, okungcono.
Abantwana abancane kakhulu ukuba baqonde iBhayibheli
Nakuba abazali abaningi abangamaKristu bevame ukusho ukuthi izingane zabo zisencane kakhulu ukuba ziqonde iBhayibheli, futhi ngenxa yalokho abazifundisi izingane zabo eBhayibhelini. Kodwa uma abazali bengazifundisi izingane zabo ukusebenzisa iZwi likaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwazo, usathane uyobeba abantwana babo.
Njengabazali kufanele nivikele izingane zenu, bakhulise, banakekele, bathande, futhi ubakhulise eZwini likaNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu unikeze abazali umthwalo wemfanelo wokukhulisa izingane zabo
UNkulunkulu unikeze abazali umthwalo wemfanelo wokukhulisa izingane zabo ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, bakhulise, bavikele, baqondise, bakhuze, futhi ubalungise.
Inqobo nje uma izingane zakho zihlala ngaphansi kophahla lwakho, uyanquma ukuthi kwenzekani, hhayi izingane.
Kufanele ufundise izingane zakho ukuzithoba nokulalela. Kuphela-ke kuphela, ingabe izingane zizokwazi ukuzithoba futhi zikulalele (abazali) noNkulunkulu.
Uma bengafundi ukuthobela nokulalela abazali, bazozithoba futhi bamlalele kanjani uNkulunkulu?
Lapho izingane zizimisele ukuzwa nokulalela iziqondiso zabazali bazo, kube ngumqhele womusa emakhanda abo, namaketanga entanyeni yabo.
AmaKristu kufanele alalele futhi alalele imiyalo kaBaba
NjengamaKristu, kufanele futhi sithathe lesi seluleko futhi sizithobe kuNkulunkulu futhi sisebenzise imiyalelo kaBaba ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke. Kufanele simlalele, mlalele, futhi sisebenzise amazwi Akhe ezimpilweni zethu ukuze sihambe entandweni Yakhe.
Thembeka futhi uhambe ngendlela Yakhe esikhundleni sokuhlubuka emazwini Akhe futhi uhambe ngendlela yakho.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
