“Mormoni uMprofethi,” Izindaba zeNcwadi kaMormoni (2023)
AmaZwi kaMormoni 1; Mormoni 1–8
UMormoni uMprofethi
Imibhalo yeNcwadi kaMormoni
UMormoni wayengumNefi owayekholelwa kuJesu Kristu. Wakhula ngesikhathi abantu abaningi babengayilaleli imithetho kaNkulunkulu. Abantu babephanga futhi bebulalana bodwa ngenxa yemali namandla. Kwakunezimpi eziningi.
3 Nefi 5:12–13; 4 Nefi 1:27–49; Mormoni 1:1–3, 15, 18–19
Ngenkathi uMormoni eneminyaka eyi-10, indoda ogama layo u-Amaroni yeza kuye. U-Amaroni wayenakekela amarekhodi omlando wamaNefi. U-Amaroni wamethemba uMormoni futhi wamutshela ukuthi amarekhodi ayefihlwe egqumeni. U-Amaroni washo lokhu ngenkathi uMormoni enama-24 eminyaka, uMormoni kumele abhale izinto ake azibona ngabantu babo futhi azifake kumarekhodi.
Ekhula uMormoni, wakhumbula okwacelwa u-Amaroni ukuthi akwenze. Ngenkathi uMormoni eneminyaka engama-15, uJesu Kristu wamuvakashela. UMormoni wafunda ngobuhle bukaJesu.
Noma uMormoni ayemcane, wayenamandla. AmaNefi akhetha yena ukuba ahole ibutho labo. UMormoni wayebathanda abantu ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke. Wayefuna bamlalele uNkulunkulu futhi bajabule.
Mormoni 2:1–2, 12,15, 19; 3:12
UMormoni wazama ukusiza abantu. Wabathandazela usuku nosuku. Abantu babazi ukuthi benza izinto ezimbi, kodwa babengafuni ukuphenduka. Babengesanawo amandla kaNkulunkulu ukubasiza. Ngoba babengenalo ukholo, izimangaliso zasezimile. Baqhubeka balwa, futhi abaningi bafa. UMormoni wadumala.
Mormoni 1:13–14, 16–19; 2:23–27; 3:1–12; 4:5, 9–12; 5:1–7
Ngenkathi uMormoni enama-24 eminyaka, waya egqumeni lapho amarekhodi ayefihlwe khona. Waqala ukubhala izindaba nezimfundiso zabantu ezingcwepheni zensimbi. UNkulunkulu wamsiza ukuthi azi izinto okwakumele azibhale. UMormoni wasebenza kwirekhodi iminyaka eminingi. Namhlanje, irekhodi libizwa ngeNcwadi kaMormoni.
AmaZwi kaMormoni 1:3–9; Mormoni 1:3–4; 2:17–18
Emuva kwezimpi eziningi, amaLamani ayesebulale cishe wonke amaNefi. UMormoni wayazi abantu bakhe babezophela maduze. Wayedumele ngoba babengaphenduki futhi bacele usizo kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa wathandaza futhi wacela iNkosi ivikele izingcwephe. Wayazi ukuthi izingcwephe zizovikeleka ngoba amazwi kaNkulunkulu ayekuzona.
AmaZwi kaMormoni 1:11; Mormoni 5:11; 6:6, 16–22
UMormoni wayefuna abantu ukuba bakholelwe kuJesu. Wayethemba ukuthi abantu abaningi bayoyifunda incwadi esikhathini esizayo. Wayefuna ikakhulukazi imindeni yamaLamani iyifunde ngelinye ilanga. Uma beyifundile, bayokufunda ngoJesu. Ngaphambi kokuba uMormoni afe, wanikeza irekhodi indodana yakhe uMoroni ukuze livikeleke.
AmaZwi kaMormoni 1:1–2; Mormoni 3:17–22; 5:8–24; 6:6; 7; 8:1