12 Isivumelwano somThetho sihluke njani esivumelwaneni esitjha? Njengombana isivumelwano somThetho besihlangana kwakaJehova no-Israyeli wendabuko, isivumelwano esitjha sibopha uJehova no-Israyeli ongokomfanekiso. Njengombana uMosi bekangumlamuleli wesivumelwano somThetho, uJesu uMlamuleli wesivumelwano esitjha. Umthetho wesivumelwano somThetho bewuqiniswa ngeengazi zesilwana; isivumelwano esitjha sona siqiniswa ngeengazi zakaJesu ezaphalakako. Njengombana isitjhaba sakwa-Israyeli besihlelwe ngokuya ngokwesivumelwano somThetho kaMosi, labo abasesivumelwaneni esitjha bahlelwe baba ngaphasi kwakaJesu—oyiHloko yebandla.—Efe. 1:22. Ebhekene nesimo somuntu nangendlela abheka ngayo uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wenze umsebenzi omusha, uvumela umuntu abe nolwazi kanye nomthobela Yena, kanjalo nothando nobufakazi. Yingakho, umuntu kufanele abhekane nokucwengwa nguYe uNkulunkulu, kanjalo nokwahlulelwa nguYe, ukumazi kanye nokuthenwa nguYe, ngaphandle kwalokho umuntu ngeke abe nakho ukumazi uNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke akwazi ukumthanda ngokweqiniso kanye nokufakaza ngaYe. Ukucwengwa nguNkulunkulu komuntu akukona nje okokuzuzisa uhlangothi olulodwa, kodwa kunomphumela onezinhlangothi eziningi. Kungale ndlela kuphela lapho uNkulunkulu enza umsebenzi wokucwenga kulabo abazimisele ukufuna iqiniso, ukuze ukuzimisela kwakhe kanye nothando kwenziwe kuphelele nguNkulunkulu. Kulabo abazimisele ukufuna iqiniso, nalabo abalangazelele uNkulunkulu, ayikho into ebaluleke ngaphezu kwale, noma ewusizo ukwedlula, ukudlula ukucwengwa. Isimo sikaNkulunkulu asaziwa noma asiqondwa kalula ngumuntu, ngoba uNkulunkulu, ekugcineni, unguNkulunkulu. Ekupheleni kwakho konke, akwenzeki ukuthi uNkulunkulu abe nesimo esifanayo nesomuntu, yingakho kungelula ukuba umuntu asazi isimo saKhe. Iqiniso umuntu akazalwa nalo, futhi akulula ukuba liqondwe yilabo abangcoliswe nguSathane; umuntu akanalo iqiniso, futhi akanawo amandla okuphila ngeqiniso, futhi uma engahlupheki, futhi angacwengwa noma ahlulelwe, lapho-ke amandla akhe ngeke apheleliswe. Kubo bonke abantu, ukucwengwa kubuhlungu, futhi kunzima ukukwemukela—kodwa noma kunjalo kungesikhathi sokucwengwa lapho uNkulunkulu enza isimo saKhe sokulunga sicace bha kumuntu, futhi azise nomuntu izidingo nezimfuno zaKhe, futhi ahlinzeke ngokukhanya okuthe xaxa, kanye nokuthenwa nokusebenzelana; ngokuqhathaniswa phakathi kwamaphuzu namaqiniso, unikeza umuntu ulwazi oluthe xaxa ngaye nangeqiniso, aphinde anikeze umuntu ukuqonda okukhulu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, ngaleyo ndlela avumele umuntu ukuba abe nothando lweqiniso nolumsulwa lukaNkulunkulu. Lezi yizinhloso zikaNkulunkulu lapho enza ukucwengwa kwethu. Wonke umsebenzi awenzayo uNkulunkulu unezinhloso kanye nokubaluleka kwawo; uNkulunkulu akawenzi umsebenzi ongenamsebenzi nanhloso, futhi akawenzi umsebenzi ongeke uhlomulise umuntu. Ukucwengwa akuchazi ukususa abantu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi akuchazi ukubashabalalisa esihogweni. Kuchaza ukushintsha isimo somuntu ngesikhathi sokucwengwa, ukushintsha izintshisekelo zakhe, imibono yakhe yakudala, ukushintsha uthando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu, kanye nokushintsha impilo yakhe yonke. Ukucwengwa ukuvivinywa kwangempela komuntu, kanye nendlela yangokoqobo yokuqeqeshwa, futhi kungesikhathi sokucwengwa kuphela lapho uthando lwakhe lungenza umsebenzi walo ophelele.