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IZINHLELO ZOKUGCINA ISABATHU SINGCWELE
1 – Ngoba uNkulunkulu uqobo wathi kumele sihloniphe isabatha. Ngokuba wathi:
'Khumbula usuku lwesabatha, ukuze ulugcine lungcwele.
Ezinsukwini eziyisithupha niyosebenza nenze yonke imisebenzi yenu. Kodwa usuku lwesikhombisa luyisiSabatha likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; ningasebenzi lutho—nina, noma indodana yenu, noma indodakazi yenu, noma isicakeni senu esiyindoda, noma isicakeni senu esiyisifazane, noma izilwane zenu, noma umuntu ongumakhelwane ongene ngaphakathi kwezango zenu.
Ngokuba ezinsukwini eziyisithupha iNkosi yenza izulu nomhlaba, ulwandle nazo zonke izinto ezikuzo, kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa yaphumula; ngakho-ke iNkosi yasibusisa usuku lweSabatha yayingcwalisile.' Kuma-Exo. 20:8–11.

2 – Ngoba kuyisibonakaliso phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu bakhe."Gcina izinsuku zami zesabatha zingcwele, zizoba uphawu phakathi kwami nawe, ukuze wazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho." Hezekiheli 20:20.
3 – Ngoba iyisikhumbuzo sokudala.

"Lapho uNkulunkulu eseqedile ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe awenzile, waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe ayenzile." Genesa 2:2.

4 – Ngoba uNkulunkulu waphumula ngalo.
"Lapho uNkulunkulu eseqedile ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe awenzile, waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe ayenzile. UNkulunkulu wasibusisa usuku lwesikhombisa, waluhlonipha; ngoba ngalo waphumula kuyo yonke imisebenzi ayidalile uNkulunkulu." Gen. 2:2 no 3.

5 – Ngoba uNkulunkulu wabusisa futhi wangcwela usuku lwesabatha.
"UNkulunkulu wabusisa usuku lwesikhombisa, waluhlonipha; ngoba ngalo waphumula kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe ayidalile." Genesa 2:3.

6 – Ngoba kuyingxenye yokulunga kukaNkulunkulu.
"Imiyalo yakho iyobulungisa." IHubo 119:172, ingxenye yokuqala.

7 – Ngoba kuyingxenye ebalulekile yomthetho kaNkulunkulu.
Khumbula usuku lwesabatha ukuze ulugcine lungcwele. Usebenze izinsuku eziyisithupha wenze yonke imisebenzi yakho. Kodwa usuku lwesikhombisa luyisabatha lweNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho; akukho msebenzi ongakwenza, noma wena, noma indodana yakho, noma indodakazi yakho, noma isicakakazi sakho, noma isicakakazi sakho, noma izinkomo zakho, noma umhlali ongaphakathi emnyango wakho.
Ngokuba ezinsukwini eziyisithupha iNkosi yenza izulu nomhlaba, ulwandle nazo zonke izinto ezikuzo, yaze yaphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa; ngakho-ke iNkosi yasibusisa usuku lweSabatha yayingcwalisile.' Kuma-Exo. 20:8–11.

8 – Ngokuba lowo nalowo ogcina lona uyabusisiwe.
"Ubusisiwe indoda eyenza lokhu, nendodana yomuntu ebambelela kukho; egcina ukuthi ingangcolisi uSonto, futhi igcine isandla sayo ekwenzeni noma yini embi." Isa. 56:2.

9 – Ngoba liyinsuku engcwele yeNkosi.
"Uma ungaphuli uSonto ngenyawo lakho, ungawenzi umsebenzi wakho noma umhloso wakho ngosuku lwami olungcwele; kodwa ubize uSonto injabulo, insuku engcwele yeNkosi, insuku yokuhlonipha, ungawuhloniphi ngokulandela izindlela zakho, noma ngokufuna umhloso wakho, noma ngokukhuluma amazwi akho, nizojabula eNkosini, ngizokwenza ninyuke ezintabeni zomhlaba, nginondle ngifa likayihlo uJakobe; ngoba umlomo weNkosi ukhulume." Isa. 58:13–14.

10 – Ngoba umthetho kaNkulunkulu ungaphakade."Ubulungisa bakho bubulungisa obungunaphakade, nempimiso yakho iyinyani." IHubo 119:142.

11 – Ngoba noma ubani oenza ubulungisa bukaNkulunkulu ulungile, njengalokhu yena alungile.
"Bantwana abancane, ningavunyelwa muntu ukukhohlisa. Lowo owenza ubulungisa ulungile, njengalokhu yena alungile." 1 Johane 3:7.

12 – Ngoba, ngenxa yokwephula uSaba, uNkulunkulu wayalela ukubulawa komuntu owabanjwa eqoqa izinkuni ngalolo suku.
'Manje lapho ama-Israyeli esesendle, bathola indoda iqoqa izinkuni ngosuku lweSabatha. Labo abamthola eqoqa izinkuni bamletha kuMose no-Aroni nakubo bonke ibandla. Bamhlawula ejele; ngoba kwakungakayinqukwa ukuthi kwakumele kwenziwe ngaye. Kwathi-ke uJehova kuMose, 'Lowo muntu kumele ngempela afe; lonke ibandla makamshaye ngamatshe ngaphandle kwenkampu.' Ngakho lonke ibandla lamkhipha ngaphandle kwenkampu lamshaya ngamatshe, wafa, njengalokhu uJehova ayeyalele uMose." Num. 15:32–36.

13 – Ngoba ngabo sinempilo.
"Kodwa indlu ka-Israyeli yaphikisana nami ehlane; abazange bahambe ngemithetho yami, futhi baphikisa imiyalo yami—eyokuthi uma umuntu eyigcina, uyophila ngayo—baphula kakhulu izinsuku zami ezingcwele; ngathi ngizathulula intukuthelo yami kubo ehlane ukuze ngibabhubhise." Hezeki. 20:13.

14 – Ngokuba yena uyinyaniso kaNkulunkulu.
"Umthetho wakho uyinyaniso." IHubo 119:142, ingxenye yesibili.

15 – Ngenxa yokwephula kwabo uSuku lweSabatha, uNkulunkulu wathulula intukuthelo yakhe phezu kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
"Kepha nezingane nazo zaphikisa kimi; azizange zihambe ngemithetho yami, futhi azizange zigcine imigomo yami ukuze ziyigcwalise—okuthi, uma umuntu eyigcwalisa, uyophila ngayo—zangcolisa izinsuku zami ezingcwele; ngakho ngathi ngizathulula intukuthelo yami phezu kwabo, ukuze ngiqedele ulaka lwami kubo ehlane." "Ngokuba abazange bagcine imithetho yami, baphika imigomo yami futhi bahlambalaza amaSabatha ami; futhi amehlo abo abebheke ezithixweni zabokhokho babo." Hezekiheli 20:21 no-24.

16 – Ngokomyalelo onikezwe uNkulunkulu, kuthiwa:
"Ungaphumi ngaphandle kwezindlu zakho noma yiluphi umthwalo ngosuku lweSabatha, ungawenzi umsebenzi; kodwa gcina usuku lweSabatha lungcwele, njengalokhu engiyalele ngakho abokhokho bakho." v. 22.

17 – Ngoba uNehemia wakhumbuza abantu ukuthi, ngenxa yokwephula kwabo iSabatha, uNkulunkulu wathukuthela kubokhokho babo.
'Ngaleso sikhathi ngabona eJuda abanye abacindezela umvubkolanga ngeSabatha futhi bethwala izigaxa, abazithwala ngamahashe; kanti futhi wayethwala iwayini, amagilebhisi namafigi, kanye nazo zonke izinhlobo zemithwalo, abaziletha eJerusalema ngeSabatha; ngabaxwayisa ngalolo suku ababathengisa izimpahla zokudla.' Kwabe sekukhona amaTiyara ayehlala eJerusalema abelethisa izinhlanzi nazo zonke izinhlobo zempahla, abazidayisa ngoSabatha kubantu baseJuda naseJerusalema. Ngakho ngabhekana nezikhulu zaseJuda ngabatshela: 'Lena yini into embi eniyenzayo, ukungcolisa uSabatha? Ingabe abokhokho benu abazange benze kanjalo, ingabe uNkulunkulu wethu akazange aletha zonke lezi zinhlekelele kithi nakuleli dolobha? Futhi niyengeza ekushiseni kwentukuthelo yakhe ku-Israyeli ngokungahloniphi uSonto. Ngakho-ke, lapho umthunzi usewele eminyango yaseJerusalema ngaphambi kweSonto, ngalaya ukuthi iminyango ivalwe; ngaphinde ngalaya ukuthi ingavulwa kuze kube sekupheleni kweSonto; ngabeka abanye benceku zami eminyango, ukuze kungangeni mthwalo ngosuku lweSonto." Neh. 13:15–19.

18 – Ngoba umbhali weNcwadi YamaHubheru ukhuluma ngaye, esikhuthaza ukuba singene kulowo mphumulo, hleze siwele esifaneni sokungaziphathi ngokulalela.
Ngakho-ke masesabe, hleze isithembiso sokungena ekuhlaleni kwakhe sishiywe singagcwaliseki, futhi kuvele ukuthi kukhona kini oshiywe ngemuva. Ngokuba izindaba ezinhle zasishumayelwa thina njengokwasishumayelwa bona, kodwa izwi abalilalelayo alizange libanilethele inzuzo, ngoba alizange lixubane nokholo kulabo abalilalelayo. Ngokuba thina esikholwayo singena kulowo mphumulo, njengoba yena ethi: 'Ngakho ngafunga entukuthelweni yami, "Abazongeni ephumulweni lami"—nakuba imisebenzi yakhe yayivele yaqedwa kusukela ekusungulweni komhlaba.' Ngokuba kwenye indawo uthi ngosuku lwesikhombisa: 'Futhi uNkulunkulu waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa kukho konke okwakwenziwa nguye.' Futhi futhi kulesi sigaba: 'Abazongeni ekuphumuleni kwami.' Ngakho-ke, njengoba kusele abanye abangena kuyo, futhi labo abashumayelwa kuqala izindaba ezinhle abangangeni ngenxa yokungaziphathi kahle, uphinde abeke elinye ilanga, elithi 'Namuhla', ekhuluma ngoDavide, emva kwesikhathi eside, njengoba kubhalwe: 'Namuhla, uma nizwa izwi lakhe, ningaqini izinhliziyo zenu.' Ngokuba uJoshuwa enikeze bona ukuphumula, wayengeke akhulume ngenye imini ngemuva kwalokho. Ngakho-ke kusele ikhefu lesabatha kubantu bakaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba lowo ongenile ekuphumuleni kwakhe naye uphumule emsebenzini wakhe, njengalokhu uNkulunkulu ephumule kwakhe. Ngakho-ke masizame ukungena kulelo khefu, ukuze kungabikho ongawole ngokungezwani okufanayo." Heb. 4:1–11.

19 – Ngoba lokhu kwakuyisiko likaJesu.
"Futhi lapho efika eNazareth, lapho akhulele khona, wangena esinagogeni ngesonto, njengokuvamile kwakhe, wema ukuze afunde." Luka 4:16.

20 – Ngoba uPhawuli, umphostoli wamaHlathi, naye walandela leli siko elifanayo."Baphuma ePerga, bafika e-Antiokiya ePisidiya; bangena esinagogeni ngosuku lweSabatha, bahlala phansi." Izenzo 13:14.
"Abantu abangamaJuda baphuma esinagogeni, abangewona amaJuda bacela ukuthi lezi zinto zikhulunywe kubo ngesabatha elandelayo." Izenzo 13:42.21 – Ngoba leli yilanga iSonto lasendulo elaliwugcina.
"Ngokuba uMose unabo kuzo zonke izizukulwane kuyo yonke idolobha abamemezela ngaye, futhi ufundwa ezindlini zesinagoge zonke iSabatha." Izenzo 15:21."UPawulu, njengokuvamile kwakhe, wahamba waya kubo; kwathi ngezinsuku ezintathu zamaSabatha waxoxa nabo ngezibhalo." Izenzo 17:2.
"Futhi nsuku zonke ngamaSabatha wayexoxa esinagogeni, futhi ekholisa amaJuda namaGrikhi." Izenzo 18:4.

22 – Ngoba lowo ongasigcini iSabatha, noma ngabe uyigcina yonke eminye imiyalo, usolwa ngazo zonke.
"Ngoba lowo ogcina umthetho wonke kodwa ehluleka enkambeni eyodwa, usolwa ngazo zonke." Jakobe 2:10.

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