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umhlambi

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flock

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A large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together.

Ngeli xesha lonyaka, impahla emfutshane iyazala nto leyo eza kuwandisa umhlambi.
During this season, the birth of lambs and kids would expand the size of the flock.

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Hayi indlela oku okufanele kubashukumise ngayo abadala bale nkulungwane yama-20 ukuba bawuthantamise umhlambi kaThixo!
How this should move 20th-century elders to treat God’s flock with tenderness!

Ekubeni naye wayengumalusi, uDavide wayekwazi oko kuthethwa kukwalusa umhlambi.
Being a shepherd himself, David knew what was involved in caring for a flock.

23 Umhlambi omncinane kunye nezinye izimvu ngokufanayo ziyaqhubeka zibunjwa ukuze zibe zizitya zomsebenzi obekekileyo.
23 Little flock and other sheep alike continue to be molded into vessels for honorable use.

(Efese 2:6, 7) Noko ke, umpostile uPawulos walumkisa ngelokuba phakathi kwabanjalo abafana neenkwenkwezi kwakuya kuvela abawexuki, abantu abathanda amahlelo, ababeya kuwulahlekisa umhlambi.
(Ephesians 2:6, 7) However, the apostle Paul warned that from among such starlike ones would come apostates, sectarians, who would mislead the flock.

(1 Tesalonika 2:7, 8) Xa kukho ukusondelelana okunjalo, umhlambi owonwabileyo, oshukunyiswa ngokupheleleyo luthando lukaThixo, uya kusabela kakuhle kulwalathiso ngaphandle kokunyanzelwa yaye uya kwenza konke okusemandleni awo ukuze umkhonze ngentliziyo evumayo.—Thelekisa Eksodus 35:21.
(1 Thessalonians 2:7, 8) When such closeness exists, a happy flock, motivated fully by love of God, will respond well to direction without coercion and will do their utmost in willing service to him. —Compare Exodus 35:21.

(1 Petros 5:2) Ukunyamekela abalupheleyo ngokubanceda xa kufuneka yinxalenye yokunyamekela umhlambi kaThixo.
(1 Peter 5:2) Caring for the elderly in practical ways is part of taking care of God’s flock.

20 Ngoku uZekariya unikwa isabelo sokwalusa umhlambi, oye wathengiselwa ekuxhelweni ngabelusi abangenamfesane abathi: “Makabongwe uYehova, ndinobutyebi.”
20 Zechariah is now assigned to shepherd the flock, which has been sold into slaughter by compassionless shepherds who say: “May Jehovah be blessed, while I shall gain riches.”

Ukumanyanisa Umhlambi Owandayo
Unifying the Growing Flock

Njengoko kwakukho abaveleli abafanelekayo abangakumbi bokunyamekela umhlambi kaThixo, inani labavakalisi neloovulindlela landa minyaka le ebudeni beminyaka yee-1960, lada lafikelela incopho yabavakalisi abali-18 763 noovulindlela abali-1 299 ngowe-1970.
With more qualified overseers to care for the flock of God, the number of publishers and pioneers increased every year during the 1960’s, reaching a peak of 18,763 publishers and 1,299 pioneers by 1970.

Abadala banembopheleleko yokwalusa nokunyamekela umhlambi, kodwa kuthekani ngabazali ngokwabo?
The elders do have the responsibility to shepherd and care for the flock, but what about the parents themselves?

□ Yiyiphi indima eyintloko abalusi abangaphantsi abanayo ekunyamekeleni umhlambi?
□ What key role do undershepherds play in caring for the flock?

Abadala bakwamele bakhusele umhlambi ekonakaleni kokuziphatha kweli hlabathi lithe phithi sisini.
The elders must also protect the flock from the moral corruption of this sex-oriented world.

Eli khaya lasehlotyeni leegusha, elikhethwe ngenxa yokuba kufuphi neendawo eziluhlaza nokuba namanzi aneleyo, linceda umhlambi utyebe uze wande.
This summer home for the sheep, chosen for its proximity to green pastures and a good water source, helps the flock to thrive.

(Efese 4: 11) Ayikho into enokuvuyisa uSathana ngaphezu kokuba la madoda awuphathe kakubi umhlambi.
(Ephesians 4:11) Satan would like nothing better than for them to mistreat the flock.

1 Korinte, isahluko 14) Yaye amadoda aqolileyo ‘anokuwalusa umhlambi kaThixo.’—1 Petros 5:2.
(1 Corinthians, chapter 14) And mature men could “shepherd the flock of God.” —1 Peter 5:2.

17 Ewe, kwaye niya akubethwa kuzo zonke izandla, kwaye niya kuqhutywa kwaye nisasazwe ngapha nangapha, nanjengokuba umhlambi wasendle uqhutywa zizilo ezindlongondlongo nezinoburhalarhume.
17 Yea, and ye shall be smitten on every hand, and shall be driven and scattered to and fro, even as a wild flock is driven by wild and ferocious beasts.

14 Abadala bebandla bayazincama ukuze ‘baluse umhlambi.’
14 Congregation elders make many sacrifices to “shepherd the flock.”

Omnye umakhi-mkhanya wale mihla owondela abalusi kumathambeka eNtaba yeHermon kuMbindi-Mpuma uthi: “Malusi ngamnye wayewujonga ngenyameko umhlambi wakhe ukuze abone ukuba uqhuba njani na.
A modern-day observer who watched shepherds on the slopes of Mount Hermon in the Middle East reports: “Each shepherd watched his flock closely to see how they fared.

Entwasahlobo, suku ngalunye umalusi wayekhaphela umhlambi wakhe kumadlelo akufutshane nakowabo.
In spring, each day a shepherd might take his flock from a pen near his home to graze on the fresh, succulent growth in the nearby village pastures.

(1 Petros 3:18) Ngaloo ndlela uYesu ‘wawuzuzela intlangulo engunaphakade’ ‘umhlambi omncinane.’
(1 Peter 3:18) Jesus thus “obtained an everlasting deliverance for us,” meaning the “little flock.”

Wambi kula malungu ebandla asenokuba aye aphambuka, eshiya umhlambi aza ayeka ukukhonza uThixo.
Some of these individuals may have strayed from the flock and have stopped engaging in Christian activities.

UPawulos wayethetha nabo balusi bangaphantsi xa wayesithi: “Zilumkeleni nina nawo wonke umhlambi, ekuthe phakathi kwawo umoya oyingcwele wanimisela nangabaveleli, ukuba nilaluse ibandla likaThixo, elo walithenga ngegazi lowakhe uNyana.”—IZenzo 20:28.
Paul addressed such undershepherds when he said: “Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son.” —Acts 20:28.

Abadala bakuxhalabele ukwalusa wonke umhlambi abawuphathiswe ukuba bawunyamekele—kuquka nabo bakhathazwa kukudandatheka ngokweemvakalelo.
Elders are concerned with shepherding all the flock entrusted to their care —including those suffering emotional distress.

Ekubeni siphila ‘kumaxesha anomngcipheko ekunzima ukujamelana nawo,’ umhlambi kufuneka ukhuthazwe yaye ukhokelwe.
Living in “critical times hard to deal with,” the flock is in need of encouragement and guidance.

7 Ngoku, kweli xesha lokusetyenziswa kukamabonwakude, sibona abashumayeli abavela kumabonwakude belisebenzisa kakubi eli jelo ngabo nabuphi na ubuqhinga obusetyenziswa kwiholo yemidlalo nokuthimba iingqondo zabantu ukuze bakhohlise abaninzi baze bakhuthuze umhlambi.
7 Now, in the age of television, we have TV preachers exploiting that medium with every kind of theatrical trick and psychological device to beguile the masses and empty the pockets of the flock.