IMfundiso neMinqophiso 3–5

Ekuqaleni kobulungiseleli bukaJoseph Smith, kwakunzima ukufumana abahlobo abalungileyo—ingakumbi abahlobo abafana noMartin Harris, indoda ehloniphekileyo, ephumeleleyo eyenza amadini amakhulu ukuxhasa umsebenzi kaJoseph. Ngoko ke xa uMartin wacela imvume yokubonisa amaphepha okuqala ali-116 emibhalo-ngqangi yoguqulelo lweNcwadi kaMormoni kumfazi wakhe, uJoseph ngokwemvelo wayefuna ukuhlonipha isicelo sakhe, nangona iNkosi yayilumkisile ngokuchasene nayo. Okubuhlungu, kukuba amaphepha aye alahleka xeshikweni ayeselugcinweni lukaMartin, uJoseph noMartin bohlwaywa kabukhali yiNkosi (bona Saints,, 1:51–53).

Njengoko ufunda IMfundiso neMinqophiso 3:1–15, cingisisa ngento iNkosi efuna ukuba ufunde kumava wabo. Ngokomzekelo, ufunda ntoni malunga:

• Umsebenzi kaThixo? (bona imiqolo 1–3, 16).

• Iziphumo zokoyika abantu endaweni yokukholosa ngoThixo? (bona imiqolo 4–8).

• Iintsikelelo ezifumaneka ngokuhlala uthembekile? (bona umqolo 8).

• Indlela iNkosingokumbini yamlungisa kwaye yamkhuthaza ngayo uJoseph? (bona imiqolo 9–16).

Ufunda ntoni kwezi ngxelo? Ngawaphi amava oye waba nawo apho uthe wathembela eNkosini xa ujongene noxinzelelo lokwenza into eyahlukileyo? Zaba yintoni iziphumo zezenzo zakho?

Icandelo 4 lisoloko lisetyenziswa kubafundisi bevangeli besigxina. Nangona kunjalo, kunikisa umdla kakhulu ukuphawula ukuba esi sityhilelo sasinikwe uJoseph Smith Sr. ekuqaleni, owayengabizelwa emsebenzini wokufundisa ivangeli kodwa wayesese “neminqweno yokusebenzela uThixo” (umqolo 3).

Enye indlela yokufunda eli candelo kukuba nomfanekiso-ngqondweni walo njengenkcazelo yomsebenzi womntu ofuna ukunceda ngomsebenzi weNkosi. Yintoni iNkosi eyikhangelayo? Zeziphi iinzuzo Yena anikezela ngazo?

Ufunda ntoni ngokukhonza iNkosi kwesi sityhilelo?

UMongameli uRussell M. Nelson wayibiza indibano kaSirayeli “ngo owona mceli mngeni omkhulu, unobangela omkhulu, kunye nomsebenzi omkhulu emhlabeni” (“Hope of Israel” [worldwide youth devotional, June 3, 2018], Gospel Library). Ufumana ntoni kwintetho yakhe ekukhuthaza ukuba uthathe inxaxheba kulo msebenzi?

NgoMatshi 1829, inkosikazi kaMartin Harris, uLucy, yafaka ibango enkundleni yokuba uJoseph Smith wayekhohlisa abantu ngokwenza ngathi uguqulela amacwecwe egolide (bona Saints [Abangcwele], 1:56–58). Ngoko ke uMartin wacela uJoseph ukuba amnike ubungqina obungakumbi bokuba amacwecwe egolide ayeyinyani. IMfundiso Neminqophiso 5 sisityhilelo esiyimpendulo kwisicelo sikaMartin. Ufunda ntoni kweli candelo malunga nokulandelayo:

• Oko iNkosi ithi kuya kwenzeka ukuba amacwecwe egolide ebenokuboniswa ukuze ihlabathi liwabone (bona IMfundiso neMinqophiso 5:7). Kutheni ucinga ukuba kunjalo?

• Indima yamangqina emsebenzini weNkosi (bona imiqolo 11–15; bona kananjalo Kwabasekorinte II 13:1).

• Indlela yokuzizuzela ubungqina beNcwadi kaMormoni ngokunokwakho (bona imiqolo 16, 24; bona kananjalo Moronayi 10:3–5).

Yintoni IMfundiso Neminqophiso 5:1–10 ekufundisa yona malunga nendima kaJoseph Smith kumhla wethu—nasebomini bakho? (Bona kananjalo 2 Nifayi 3:6–24.)

• To start a discussion about learning to trust Heavenly Father, you might want to review the story of the lost manuscript pages (bona Doctrine and Covenants Stories [Amabali eMfundiso neMinqophiso], 18–21). Ungadlala indima kunye nabantwana bakho kwiimeko apho banokuhendeka ukuba benze into abayaziyo ukuba ayilunganga. Ngawaphi amagama okanye amabinzana kuyo IMfundiso neMinqophiso 3:5–8; 5:21–22 anokubanceda ngelixesha lezi meko?

  

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• Umqolo namnye kuyo IMfundiso neMinqophiso 4 iqulethe iinyaniso ezixabisekileyo ezinokunceda abantwana bakho bafunde ngokukhonza uThixo. Nazi ezinye izimvo zokubanceda bafumane ezi nyaniso:

  • Ninokufunda kunye IMfundiso neMinqophiso 4:1 nize nibonise imifanekiso ebonisa umsebenzi “omangalisayo” kaThixo wemihla yokugqibela (njengabafundisi bevangeli, iitempile, neNcwadi kaMormoni).

  • Abantwana bakho banokucinga ngezenzo okanye bazobe imifanekiso enebinzana elithi “nimsebenzela ngentliziyo yenu yonke, ngamandlakazi, ngengqondo nangokomelela.” (IMfundiso neMinqophiso 4:2).

  • Ninokujonga kunye izixhobo ezisetyenziselwa ukusebenza entsimini. Zisinceda njani ezi zixhobo? Emva koko abantwana bakho banokufumana izinto kwiMfundiso neMinqophiso 4:5–6 ezifana nezixhobo zokwenza umsebenzi kaThixo.

  • Abantwana abadala banokukhangela IMfundiso neMinqophiso 4 ngokwabo baze benze uludwe lwezinto abazifundayo okokuba kuthetha ukuthini ukukhonza uThixo.

  • Nisenokucula kunye ingoma engomsebenzi wobuvangeli.

• Ukuze ufundise abantwana bakho ngamangqina, unokubacela ukuba bacinge ukuba umhlobo wabo ubaxelele ukuba babone ikati ihamba ngemilenze yayo yangaphambili. Ngaba babeza kuyikholelwa? Ukuba omnye umhlobo uthethe into efanayo? Thetha malunga nokuba yintoni “ingqina” kwaye kutheni amangqina ebalulekile. Emva koko unokunceda abantwana bakho bakhangele IMfundiso neMinqophiso 5:1–3, 7, 11 iimpendulo kwimibuzo efana nale:

  • Yintoni uMartin Harris awayefuna ukuyazi?

  • Ngubani owayenokuboniswa nguJoseph Smith amacwecwe egolide?

  • Kutheni ukubona amacwecwe mhlawumbi kungenako ukuqinisekisa umntu iNcwadi kaMormoni iyinyani?

  • Singenza ntoni ukuze sibe ngamangqina eNcwadi kaMormoni? (bona IMfundiso neMinqophiso 5:16; kuMoroni 10:3–5).